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Joshua 20:7-9

7And they appointedוַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּvai.yak.Di.shuH6942Kedeshקֶ֤דֶשׁKe.deshH6943in Galileeבַּגָּלִיל֙ba.ga.LilH1551in mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927in mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Kirjath–arbaH7153, which isHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275,in the mountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8And on the other sideוּמֵעֵ֜בֶרu.me.'E.verH5676Jordanלְיַרְדֵּ֤ןle.yar.DenH3383by Jerichoיְרִיחוֹ֙ye.ri.ChoH3405eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,they assignedנָתְנ֞וּna.te.NuH5414Bezerבֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerH1221in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.BarH4057upon the plainבַּמִּישֹׁ֖רba.mi.ShorH4334out of the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,and Ramothרָאמֹ֤תra.MotH7216in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'AdH1568out of the tribeמִמַּטֵּה־mi.ma.teh-H4294of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410,and Golanגּוֹלָ֥ןga.lonH1474in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316out of the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֥הmi.ma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

9These were the citiesעָרֵ֨י'a.ReiH5892appointedהַמּֽוּעָדָ֜הha.mu.'a.DahH4152for all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and for the strangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616that sojournethהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them, that whosoever killethמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221anypersonנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315at unawaresבִּשְׁגָגָ֑הbish.ga.GahH7684might fleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thither, and not dieיָמ֗וּתya.MutH4191by the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,until he stoodעָמְד֖וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

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