New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 20:7-9

7So theysetוַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּvai.yak.Di.shuH6942apartH6942Kedeshקֶ֤דֶשׁKe.deshH6943inGalileeבַּגָּלִיל֙ba.ga.LilH1551in the hillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927in the hillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Kiriath-arbaH7153(that is, Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275) inthe hillH2022countryH2022of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8And beyondH4480the Jordanלְיַרְדֵּ֤ןle.yar.DenH3383eastמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹ֙ye.ri.ChoH3405, theydesignatedנָתְנ֞וּna.te.NuH5414Bezerבֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerH1221in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.BarH4057on the plainבַּמִּישֹׁ֖רba.mi.ShorH4334from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205,and Ramothרָאמֹ֤תra.MotH7216in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'AdH1568from the tribeמִמַּטֵּה־mi.ma.teh-H4294of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410,and Golanגּוֹלָ֥ןga.lonH1474in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֥הmi.ma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

9Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the designatedהַמּֽוּעָדָ֜הha.mu.'a.DahH4152citiesעָרֵ֨י'a.ReiH5892for allלְכֹ֣ל׀le.KholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478and for the strangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616who residesהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them, so that whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605killsמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָ֑הbish.ga.GahH7684may fleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033,and not dieיָמ֗וּתya.MutH4191by the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818untilעַד־'ad-H5704he standsעָמְד֖וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

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