Joshua 20:9
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These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
In other translations
These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
Hebrew words
אֵלֶּה'elehtheseH428הָיוּhayuthey wereH1961עָרֵי'arei[the] cities ofH5892הַמּוּעָדָהhamu'adah<the> appointingH4152לְכֹל׀lekholfor allH3605בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְלַגֵּרvelagerand for the sojournerH1616הַגָּרhagarwho sojournsH1481בְּתוֹכָםbetokhamin midst of themH8432לָנוּסlanusto fleeH5127שָׁמָּהshamahthere towardsH8033כָּל־kol-anyH3605מַכֵּה־makeh-[one who] strikes downH5221נֶפֶשׁnefesh<of> a personH5315בִּשְׁגָגָהbishgagahby inadvertenceH7684וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יָמוּתyamuthe will dieH4191בְּיַדbeyadby [the] hand ofH3027גֹּאֵלgo'el[the] avenger ofH1350הַדָּםhadam<the> bloodH1818עַד־'ad-untilH5704עָמְדוֹamedostands heH5975לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440הָעֵדָה׃ פha'edahthe congregationH5712
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Related verses
- Numbers 35:15These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.
- Joshua 20:6And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the manslayer may return to his own home in the city from which he fled.”
- Joshua 20:4And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.
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