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Deuteronomy 19:3

You are to build roads for yourselves and divide into three regions the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that any manslayer can flee to these cities.
Deuteronomy 19:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

תָּכִ֣ין לְךָ֮ הַדֶּרֶךְ֒ וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ אֶת־גְּב֣וּל אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַנְחִֽילְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָ֕ה לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֖מָּה כָּל־רֹצֵֽחַ׃

  1. תָּכִ֣יןta.Khin“you will establish”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כּוּן · “right” · Strong's H3559K
  2. לְךָ֮le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  3. הַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKh“the journey”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
  4. וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.Ta“and you will divide into three”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַשׁ · “to do three” · Strong's H8027
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. גְּב֣וּלge.Vul“[the] territory of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from גְּבוּל · “area” · Strong's H1366H
  7. אַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.Kha“land your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  8. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  9. יַנְחִֽילְךָ֖yan.chi.le.Kha“he will give as an inheritance you”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָחַל · “to inherit” · Strong's H5157
  10. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  12. וְהָיָ֕הve.ha.Yah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. לָנ֥וּסla.Nus“to flee”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  14. שָׁ֖מָּהSha.mah“there towards”
    Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  15. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. רֹצֵֽחַ׃ro.Tze.ach“killer”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָצַח · “to murder” · Strong's H7523
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)