Revised Version 1895

Joshua 20

1And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2SpeakH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Assignתְּנ֤וּte.NuH5414youH834thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733, whereof I spake untoyouH834by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872:

3that themanslayerרוֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523that killethanyוְהָי֤וּve.ha.YuH1961personנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unwittingly and unawares mayfleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thither: and they shall be untoyouמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221for arefugeלְמִקְלָ֔טle.mik.LatH4733from theavengerמִגֹּאֵ֖לmi.go.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.

4And he shallfleeוְנָ֞סve.NasH5127unto one ofthoseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesמֵהֶעָרִ֣יםme.he.'a.RimH5892, and shallstandוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975at the entering of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, anddeclareוְדִבֶּ֛רve.di.BerH1696hiscauseדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֛יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of theeldersזִקְנֵ֥י־zik.Nei-H2205of thatcityהָעִֽירha.'ir-H5892; and they shalltakeוְאָסְפ֨וּve.'a.se.FuH622himintoH413thecityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892unto them, andgiveוְנָתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414him aplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725, that he maydwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427among them.

5Andifוְכִ֨יve.KhiH3588theavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818pursueיִרְדֹּ֜ףyir.DofH7291afterאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, then they shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808deliverיַסְגִּ֥רוּyas.Gi.ruH5462upH5462themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523intoH3027hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588hesmoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221his neighbour unawares, andhatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130himnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808beforetime.

6And he shalldwellוְיָשַׁ֣ב׀ve.ya.ShavH3427in thatcityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,untilעַד־'ad-H5704hestandעָמְד֞וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thecongregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941,untilעַד־'ad-H5704thedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of thehighהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548that shall be inthoseH834daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117: then shall themanslayerהָרוֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725, andcomeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935unto hisownH1961cityעִירוֹ֙i.RoH5892, and unto hisownH1961houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, unto thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892from whence hefledנָ֥סnasH5127.

7And theysetוַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּvai.yak.Di.shuH6942apartH6942Kedeshקֶ֤דֶשׁKe.deshH6943inGalileeבַּגָּלִיל֙ba.ga.LilH1551in thehillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321, andShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927in thehillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, andKiriath-arbaH7153(thesameהִ֥יאhi'H1931isHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275) in thehillH2022countryH2022ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8Andbeyondוּמֵעֵ֜בֶרu.me.'E.verH5676theJordanלְיַרְדֵּ֤ןle.yar.DenH3383atJerichoיְרִיחוֹ֙ye.ri.ChoH3405eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217, theyassignedנָתְנ֞וּna.te.NuH5414Bezerבֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerH1221in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.BarH4057in theplainבַּמִּישֹׁ֖רba.mi.ShorH4334outאֶת־'et-H853of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205, andRamothרָאמֹ֤תra.MotH7216inGileadבַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'AdH1568outוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853of thetribeמִמַּטֵּה־mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָ֔דGadH1410, andGolanגּוֹלָ֥ןga.lonH1474inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316outוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֥הmi.ma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

9Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were theappointedH5975citiesעָרֵ֨י'a.ReiH5892forallלְכֹ֣ל׀le.KholH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and for thestrangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killethanyכָּל־kol-H3605personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unwittingly mightfleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thither, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dieיָמ֗וּתya.MutH4191by thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,untilעַד־'ad-H5704hestoodעָמְד֖וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.

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