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Joshua 20:3-5

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.

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