Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 20:3-5

3That the slayerרוֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523that killethמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221anypersonנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unawaresבִּשְׁגָגָ֖הbish.ga.GahH7684andunwittinglyדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847may fleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thither: and they shall be your refugeלְמִקְלָ֔טle.mik.LatH4733from the avengerמִגֹּאֵ֖לmi.go.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.

4And when he that doth fleeוְנָ֞סve.NasH5127unto oneאַחַ֣ת׀'a.ChatH259of those citiesמֵהֶעָרִ֣יםme.he.'a.RimH5892shall standוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975at the enteringפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and shall declareוְדִבֶּ֛רve.di.BerH1696his causeדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֛יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the eldersזִקְנֵ֥י־zik.Nei-H2205of that cityהָעִֽירha.'ir-H5892,they shall takeוְאָסְפ֨וּve.'a.se.FuH622him into the cityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892unto them, and giveוְנָתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414him a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725,that he may dwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427among them.

5And if the avengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818pursueיִרְדֹּ֜ףyir.DofH7291afterאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, then they shall not deliverיַסְגִּ֥רוּyas.Gi.ruH5462the slayerהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523up into his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;because he smoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221his neighbourרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453unwittinglyבִבְלִי־ דַ֙עַת֙viv.li- da.'atH1847 H1097,and hatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130him not beforetimeמִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃mi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H8543.

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