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Joshua 20:2-6

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.

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