Berean Standard Bible

Joshua 20

(Numbers 35:9–34; Deuteronomy 4:41–43; Deuteronomy 19:1–14)

1Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃ye.ho.Shu.a' le.MorH3091 H559,

2“Tellדַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רbe.Nei Yis.ra.'El le.MorH1121 H3478 H559to designateתְּנ֤וּte.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of refugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733,asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I instructedדִּבַּ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֖םdi.Bar.ti 'a.lei.KhemH1696 H413you throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872,

3so that anyoneרוֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523who killsמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221anotherנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָ֖הbish.ga.GahH7684or accidentallyבִּבְלִי־ דָ֑עַתbiv.li- Da.'atH1097 H1847may fleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033.These will beוְהָי֤וּve.ha.YuH1961yourrefugeלְמִקְלָ֔טle.mik.LatH4733from the avengerמִגֹּאֵ֖לmi.go.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.

4When someone fleesוְנָ֞סve.NasH5127toאֶל־'el-H413oneאַחַ֣ת׀'a.ChatH259of theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesמֵהֶעָרִ֣יםme.he.'a.RimH5892,standsוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975at the entranceפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,and statesוְדִבֶּ֛ר בְּאָזְנֵ֛יve.di.Ber be.'a.ze.NeiH1696 H241his caseדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697before its eldersזִקְנֵ֥י־ הַהִ֖יאzik.Nei- ha.Hi'H2205 H1931אֶת־'et-H853הָעִֽירha.'ir-H5892,they are to bringוְאָסְפ֨וּve.'a.se.FuH622himאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853into the cityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ אֲלֵיהֶ֔םha.'I.rah 'a.lei.HemH5892 H413and giveוְנָתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414hima placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725to liveוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427among themעִמָּֽם׃'i.MamH5973.

5Now ifוְכִ֨יve.KhiH3588the avengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּם֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יוha.Dam 'a.cha.RavH1818 H310pursues himיִרְדֹּ֜ףyir.DofH7291,they must notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808surrenderיַסְגִּ֥רוּyas.Gi.ruH5462the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523אֶת־'et-H853into his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588that mankilledהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H853his neighborרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453accidentallyבִבְלִי־ דַ֙עַת֙viv.li- da.'atH1097 H1847withoutוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808priorמִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃mi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032maliceשֹׂנֵ֥א ה֛וּאso.Ne' hu'H8130 H1931.

6He is to stayוְיָשַׁ֣ב׀ve.ya.ShavH3427in thatהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892untilעַד־'ad-H5704he standsעָמְד֞וֹa.me.DoH5975trialלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the assemblyהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712and untilעַד־'ad-H5704the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834servingיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961at thatהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992timeבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117.Thenאָ֣ז׀'azH227the manslayerהָרוֹצֵ֗חַ וּבָ֤אha.ro.Tze.ach u.Va'H7523 H935may returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725to his own homeאֶל־ עִירוֹ֙ בֵּית֔וֹ'el- i.Ro bei.ToH1004 H413 H5892inוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the cityאֶל־ הָעִ֖יר'el- ha.'IrH5892 H413from whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he fledנָ֥ס מִשָּֽׁם׃nas mi.ShamH5127 H8033.”

7So they set apartוַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּvai.yak.Di.shuH6942אֶת־'et-H853Kedeshקֶ֤דֶשׁKe.deshH6943in Galileeבַּגָּלִיל֙ba.ga.LilH1551in the hill countryבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927in the hill countryבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Kiriath-arbaH7153(that isהִ֥יאhi'H1931,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275)in the hill countryבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8And beyondוּמֵעֵ֜בֶרu.me.'E.verH5676the Jordanלְיַרְדֵּ֤ןle.yar.DenH3383,eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹ֙ye.ri.ChoH3405,they designatedנָתְנ֞וּna.te.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853Bezerבֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerH1221on the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.BarH4057plateauבַּמִּישֹׁ֖רba.mi.ShorH4334from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Ramothרָאמֹ֤תra.MotH7216in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'AdH1568from the tribeמִמַּטֵּה־mi.ma.teh-H4294of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Golanגּוֹלָ֥ןga.lonH1474in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֥הmi.ma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

9Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428areהָיוּ֩ha.YuH1961the citiesעָרֵ֨י'a.ReiH5892appointedהַמּֽוּעָדָ֜הha.mu.'a.DahH4152for allלְכֹ֣ל׀le.KholH3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and foreignersוְלַגֵּר֙ הַגָּ֣רve.la.Ger ha.GarH1616 H1481among themבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432,so that anyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who killsמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָ֑הbish.ga.GahH7684may fleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dieיָמ֗וּתya.MutH4191by the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818priorעַד־'ad-H5704to standingעָמְד֖וֹa.me.DoH5975trialbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the assemblyהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

(Numbers 35:9–34; Deuteronomy 4:41–43; Deuteronomy 19:1–14)

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