Berean Standard Bible

Joshua 20:1-4

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.

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