New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 20:1-4

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Designateתְּנ֤וּte.NuH5414the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of refugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733,of whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I spokeדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to youthroughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872,

3so that one who commitsH7523manslaughterH7523bykillingמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a personנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָ֖הbish.ga.GahH7684,withoutבִּבְלִי־biv.li-H1097premeditationדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,may fleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033,and they shall becomeוְהָי֤וּve.ha.YuH1961your refugeלְמִקְלָ֔טle.mik.LatH4733from the avengerמִגֹּאֵ֖לmi.go.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.

4Then he shall fleeוְנָ֞סve.NasH5127to oneאַחַ֣ת׀'a.ChatH259of theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesמֵהֶעָרִ֣יםme.he.'a.RimH5892,and shall standוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975at the entranceפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and stateוְדִבֶּ֛רve.di.BerH1696his caseדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697in thepresenceבְּאָזְנֵ֛יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the eldersזִקְנֵ֥י־zik.Nei-H2205of that cityהָעִֽירha.'ir-H5892; and they shallreceiveוְאָסְפ֨וּve.'a.se.FuH622him into the cityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892to them and giveוְנָתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414him a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725,so that he may remainוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427amongעִמָּֽם׃'i.MamH5973them.

Read all of Joshua 20

Commentaries on Joshua 20