This is why I am commanding you to set apart for yourselves three cities.Deuteronomy 19:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עַל־כֵּ֛ן אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר שָׁלֹ֥שׁ עָרִ֖ים תַּבְדִּ֥יל לָֽךְ׃ ס
- עַל־'al-“there-”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- כֵּ֛ןken“-fore”Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
- אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.Khi“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
- מְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.Kha“[am] commanding you”Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- שָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.Losh“three”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
- עָרִ֖ים'a.Rim“cities”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- תַּבְדִּ֥ילtav.Dil“you will set apart”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּדַל · “to separate” · Strong's H0914
- לָֽךְ׃ סLakh“for <the> yourself”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)