the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.Deuteronomy 19:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ זִקְנֵ֣י עִיר֔וֹ וְלָקְח֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ מִשָּׁ֑ם וְנָתְנ֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ בְּיַ֛ד גֹּאֵ֥ל הַדָּ֖ם וָמֵֽת׃
- וְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ve.sha.le.Chu“and they will send”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
- זִקְנֵ֣יzik.Nei“[the] elders of”Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
- עִיר֔וֹi.Ro“city his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- וְלָקְח֥וּve.la.ke.Chu“and they will take”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- אֹת֖וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- מִשָּׁ֑םmi.Sham“from there”Preposition + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- וְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.Nu“and they will give”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- אֹת֗וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בְּיַ֛דbe.Yad“in [the] hand of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “to” · Strong's H3027K
- גֹּאֵ֥לgo.'El“[the] avenger of”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from גָּאַל · “avenge” · Strong's H1350H
- הַדָּ֖םha.Dam“<the> blood”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
- וָמֵֽת׃va.Met“and he will die”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)