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Deuteronomy 19:4

Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:
Deuteronomy 19:4
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Original language and places

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)

וְזֶה֙ דְּבַ֣ר הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֲשֶׁר־יָנ֥וּס שָׁ֖מָּה וָחָ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַכֶּ֤ה אֶת־רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ בִּבְלִי־דַ֔עַת וְה֛וּא לֹא־שֹׂנֵ֥א ל֖וֹ מִתְּמֹ֥ל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃

  1. וְזֶה֙ve.Zeh“and this”
    Conjunction + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  2. דְּבַ֣רde.Var“[will be] [the] case of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “case” · Strong's H1697L
  3. הָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.ach“the killer”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָצַח · “to murder” · Strong's H7523
  4. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. יָנ֥וּסya.Nus“he will flee”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  6. שָׁ֖מָּהSha.mah“there towards”
    Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  7. וָחָ֑יva.Chai“and he will live”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  8. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  9. יַכֶּ֤הya.Keh“he will strike”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.hu“companion his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
  12. בִּבְלִי־biv.li-“with not”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בְּלִי · “without” · Strong's H1097
  13. דַ֔עַתDa.'at“knowledge”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
  14. וְה֛וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  15. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  16. שֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'“[was] hating”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  17. ל֖וֹlo“<to> <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  18. מִתְּמֹ֥לmi.te.Mol“from yesterday”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תְּמוֹל · “yesterday” · Strong's H8543
  19. שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃shil.Shom“[the] third day”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שִׁלְשֹׁם · “before” · Strong's H8032
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)