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Joshua 20

1AndJehovahspokeH1696toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2SpeakH1696tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Appointforyourselvesthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733, whereofIspokeH1696untoyouthroughMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872,

3thattheslayerwhounwittinglywithoutintent smitethanyonemortallymayfleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thither:andtheyshallbeH1961yourrefugeלְמִקְלָ֔טle.mik.LatH4733fromtheavengerמִגֹּאֵ֖לmi.go.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.

4Andheshallfleeוְנָ֞סve.NasH5127untooneאַחַ֣ת׀'a.ChatH259ofthosecitiesH5892andstandוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975attheentranceפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607ofthecity-gate,andshalldeclarehismatterH1697intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֛יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241oftheeldersזִקְנֵ֥י־zik.Nei-H2205ofthatcityH5892;andtheyshalltakehimintothecityH5892untothem,andgiveוְנָתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414himaplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725,thathemaydwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427amongthem.

5Andiftheavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818pursueיִרְדֹּ֜ףyir.DofH7291afterhim,theyshallnotdeliverיַסְגִּ֥רוּyas.Gi.ruH5462theslayerupintohishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;forhesmotehisneighbour unwittingly,andhatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130himnotpreviously.

6Andheshalldwellוְיָשַׁ֣ב׀ve.ya.ShavH3427inthatcityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,untilhehavestoodעָמְד֞וֹa.me.DoH5975beforetheassemblyH5712injudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941,untilthedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194ofthehigh-priestthatshallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117;thenאָ֣ז׀'azH227shalltheslayerreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725,andcomeH935untohisowncityעִירוֹ֙i.RoH5892,anduntohisownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, untothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892fromwhencehefledH5127.

7AndtheyhallowedKedeshקֶ֤דֶשׁKe.deshH6943inGalileeבַּגָּלִיל֙ba.ga.LilH1551inthehill-countryofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,andShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927inthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andKirjath-Arba,thatis,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275,inthehill-countryofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8AndbeyondtheJordanלְיַרְדֵּ֤ןle.yar.DenH3383fromJerichoיְרִיחוֹ֙ye.ri.ChoH3405eastward, theyassignedBezerבֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerH1221inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.BarH4057,intheplateau,outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,andRamothרָאמֹ֤תra.MotH7216inGileadבַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'AdH1568outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּה־mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָ֔דGadH1410,andGolanגּוֹלָ֥ןga.lonH1474inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316ofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֥הmi.ma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

9ThesewereH1961thecitiesעָרֵ֨י'a.ReiH5892appointedH5975forallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andforthestrangerthatsojournethamongthem,thatwhosoever smitethanyonemortallywithoutintentmightfleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thither,andnotdieיָמ֗וּתya.MutH4191bythehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027oftheavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,untilhestoodעָמְד֖וֹa.me.DoH5975beforetheassemblyH5712.

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