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Joshua 20

1AndJehovahspake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2SpeakH1696tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Assignyouthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733, whereofIspake untoyoubyMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872,

3thatthemanslayerthatkillethanypersonנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unwittinglyandunawaresmayfleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thither:andtheyshallbeH1961untoyouforarefugeלְמִקְלָ֔טle.mik.LatH4733fromtheavengerמִגֹּאֵ֖לmi.go.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.

4Andheshallfleeוְנָ֞סve.NasH5127untooneאַחַ֣ת׀'a.ChatH259ofthosecitiesמֵהֶעָרִ֣יםme.he.'a.RimH5892,andshallstandוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975attheentranceפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,anddeclarehiscauseintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֛יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241oftheeldersזִקְנֵ֥י־zik.Nei-H2205ofthatcityהָעִֽירha.'ir-H5892;andtheyshalltakehimintothecityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892untothem,andgiveוְנָתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414himaplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725,thathemaydwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427amongthem.

5Andiftheavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818pursueיִרְדֹּ֜ףyir.DofH7291afterhim,thentheyshallnotdeliverיַסְגִּ֥רוּyas.Gi.ruH5462upthemanslayerintohishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;becausehesmotehisneighborרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453unawares,andhatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130himnotbeforetime.

6Andheshalldwellוְיָשַׁ֣ב׀ve.ya.ShavH3427inthatcityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,untilhestandעָמְד֞וֹa.me.DoH5975beforethecongregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941,untilthedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194ofthehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548thatshallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117:thenאָ֣ז׀'azH227shallthemanslayerreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725,andcomeH935untohisowncityעִירוֹ֙i.RoH5892,anduntohisownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, untothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892fromwhencehefledH5127.

7Andtheysetוַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּvai.yak.Di.shuH6942apartH6942Kedeshקֶ֤דֶשׁKe.deshH6943inGalileeבַּגָּלִיל֙ba.ga.LilH1551inthehill-countryofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,andShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927inthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andKiriath-arbaH7153(thesameisHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275)inthehill-countryofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8AndbeyondtheJordanלְיַרְדֵּ֤ןle.yar.DenH3383atJerichoיְרִיחוֹ֙ye.ri.ChoH3405eastward, theyassignedBezerבֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerH1221inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.BarH4057intheplainבַּמִּישֹׁ֖רba.mi.ShorH4334outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,andRamothרָאמֹ֤תra.MotH7216inGileadבַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'AdH1568outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּה־mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָ֔דGadH1410,andGolanגּוֹלָ֥ןga.lonH1474inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֥הmi.ma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

9ThesewereH1961theappointedH5975citiesעָרֵ֨י'a.ReiH5892forallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andforthestrangerthatsojournethamongthem,thatwhosoever killethanypersonנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unwittinglymightfleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thither,andnotdieיָמ֗וּתya.MutH4191bythehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027oftheavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,untilhestoodעָמְד֖וֹa.me.DoH5975beforethecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

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