Revised Webster's Bible
Joshua 20
2Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Appointתְּנ֤וּte.NuH5414for youcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733, of which Ispokeדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872:
3That theslayerרוֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523thatkillethמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221anypersonנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָ֖הbish.ga.GahH7684andunknowinglyדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847mayfleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127there: and they shall be yourrefugeלְמִקְלָ֔טle.mik.LatH4733from theavengerמִגֹּאֵ֖לmi.go.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.
4And when he that dothfleeוְנָ֞סve.NasH5127tooneאַחַ֣ת׀'a.ChatH259of thosecitiesמֵהֶעָרִ֣יםme.he.'a.RimH5892shallstandוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975at theentranceפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and shalldeclareוְדִבֶּ֛רve.di.BerH1696hiscauseדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֛יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of theeldersזִקְנֵ֥י־zik.Nei-H2205of thatcityהָעִֽירha.'ir-H5892, they shalltakeוְאָסְפ֨וּve.'a.se.FuH622him into thecityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892to them, andgiveוְנָתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414him aplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725, that he maydwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427among them.
5And if theavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818shallpursueיִרְדֹּ֜ף אַֽחֲרָ֔יוyir.Dof 'a.cha.RavH7291H310him, then they shall notdeliverיַסְגִּ֥רוּyas.Gi.ruH5462theslayerהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523into hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; because hesmoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221hisneighbourרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453unknowinglyבִבְלִי־ דַ֙עַת֙viv.li- da.'atH1097H1847, and had nothatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130him in timespastמִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃mi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543H8032.
6And he shalldwellוְיָשַׁ֣ב׀ve.ya.ShavH3427in thatcityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892, until he shallstandעָמְד֞וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thecongregationהָֽעֵדָה֙ha.'e.DahH5712forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טla.mish.PatH4941, and until thedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of thehighהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548thatH834shall be in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117: then shall theslayerהָרוֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725, andcomeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935to his owncityעִירוֹ֙i.RoH5892, and to his ownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, to thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892from which hefledנָ֥סnasH5127.
7And theyappointedוַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּvai.yak.Di.shuH6942Kedeshקֶ֤דֶשׁKe.deshH6943inGalileeבַּגָּלִיל֙ba.ga.LilH1551inmountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321, andShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927inmountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, andKirjatharbaH7153, which isHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275, in themountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
8And on the othersideוּמֵעֵ֜בֶרu.me.'E.verH5676ofJordanלְיַרְדֵּ֤ןle.yar.DenH3383byJerichoיְרִיחוֹ֙ye.ri.ChoH3405eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217, theyassignedנָתְנ֞וּna.te.NuH5414Bezerבֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerH1221in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.BarH4057upon theplainבַּמִּישֹׁ֖רba.mi.ShorH4334out of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205, andRamothרָאמֹ֤תra.MotH7216inGileadבַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'AdH1568out of thetribeמִמַּטֵּה־mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָ֔דGadH1410, andGolanגּוֹלָ֥ןga.lonH1474inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316out of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֥הmi.ma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.
9These were thecitiesעָרֵ֨י'a.ReiH5892appointedהַמּֽוּעָדָ֜הha.mu.'a.DahH4152for all thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and for thestrangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616sojourningהַגָּ֣רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them, that whoever shouldkillמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221anypersonנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָ֑הbish.ga.GahH7684mightfleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127there, and notdieיָמ֗וּתya.MutH4191by thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, until hestoodעָמְד֖וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thecongregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ פha.'e.DahH5712.
Commentaries on Joshua 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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