Numbers 35:12 BSB — MannaFest

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13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָי֨וּ	ve.ha.Yu	and they will become	H1961 →
לָכֶ֧ם	la.Khem	for <the> you
הֶעָרִ֛ים	he.'a.Rim	the cities	H5892 →
לְמִקְלָ֖ט	le.mik.Lat	<into> a refuge	H4733 →
מִגֹּאֵ֑ל	mi.go.'El	from an avenger	H1350 →
וְלֹ֤א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יָמוּת֙	ya.Mut	he will die	H4191 →
הָרֹצֵ֔חַ	ha.ro.Tze.ach	the killer	H7523 →
עַד־	'ad-	until	H5704 →
עָמְד֛וֹ	a.me.Do	stands he	H5975 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הָעֵדָ֖ה	ha.'e.Dah	the congregation	H5712 →
לַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃	la.mish.Pat	for <the> judgment	H4941 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 20:9
These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of…
leads to
- Numbers 35:15
  These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.
Through
Numbers 35:19
The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
leads to
- Joshua 20:5
  Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 19:12
  the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.
- Numbers 35:21
  or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death; he is a murderer. When the avenger of blood finds…
- Deuteronomy 19:6
  Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not…
- Joshua 20:3
  so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
Through
2 Samuel 14:7
Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother…
leads to
- Numbers 35:19
  The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.
- Matthew 21:38
  But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Joshua 20:6He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the manslayer may return to his own home in the city from which he fled.”Matthew 5:21You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’Joshua 20:3–6so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.Deuteronomy 19:6Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.Joshua 20:5Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.Numbers 35:24then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.2 Samuel 14:7Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”Joshua 20:9These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.Numbers 35:19The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him.Numbers 35:24–27then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.Deuteronomy 19:11–12If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,

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