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Numbers 35:25

The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

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ASV

and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

KJV

And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהִצִּ֨ילוּve.hi.Tzi.luand they will deliverH5337 →
הָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achthe killerH7523 →
מִיַּד֮mi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027 →
גֹּאֵ֣לgo.'El[the] avenger ofH1350 →
הַדָּם֒ha.Dam<the> bloodH1818 →
וְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּve.he.Shi.vuand they will returnH7725 →
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
הָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
עִ֥יר'ir[the] city ofH5892 →
מִקְלָט֖וֹmik.la.Torefuge hisH4733 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whereH834 →
נָ֣סnashe had fledH5127 →
שָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahthere towardsH8033 →
וְיָ֣שַׁבve.Ya.shavand he will dwellH3427 →
בָּ֗הּBahin <the> it
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
מוֹת֙mOt[the] death ofH4194 →
הַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
הַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whomH834 →
מָשַׁ֥חma.Shachsomeone had anointedH4886 →
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
בְּשֶׁ֥מֶןbe.She.menwith [the] oil ofH8081 →
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.desh<the> holinessH6944 →

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2 Samuel 14:14For surely we will die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”Exodus 29:7Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.Exodus 30:25Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.Romans 3:24–26and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.Leviticus 4:3If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.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.”Hebrews 10:19–22Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,Hebrews 7:25–28Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.Leviticus 21:10The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.Hebrews 9:12–15He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.Hebrews 4:14–16Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.Ephesians 2:16–18and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.Numbers 35:28because the manslayer must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. Only after the death of the high priest may he return to the land he owns.Leviticus 8:12He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.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.Deuteronomy 19:5If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber and swings his axe to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his neighbor, he may flee to one of these cities to save his life.

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