Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 20:4-6

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.

6And he shall dwellוְיָשַׁ֣ב׀ve.ya.ShavH3427in that cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,until he standעָמְד֞וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the congregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941, anduntil the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548thatH834shall be in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117:then shall the slayerהָרוֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725,and comeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935unto his own cityעִירוֹ֙i.RoH5892,and unto his own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,unto the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892from whence he fledנָ֥סnasH5127.

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