God & Savior

Numbers 35:11

designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
Numbers 35:11
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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)

וְהִקְרִיתֶ֤ם לָכֶם֙ עָרִ֔ים עָרֵ֥י מִקְלָ֖ט תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה לָכֶ֑ם וְנָ֥ס שָׁ֙מָּה֙ רֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה־נֶ֖פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃

  1. וְהִקְרִיתֶ֤םve.hik.ri.Tem“and you will make happen”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from קָרָה · “to meet” · Strong's H7136A
  2. לָכֶם֙la.Khem“to <the> yourselves”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  3. עָרִ֔ים'a.Rim“cities”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  4. עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei“cities of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  5. מִקְלָ֖טmik.Lat“refuge”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִקְלָט · “refuge” · Strong's H4733
  6. תִּהְיֶ֣ינָהtih.Yei.nah“they will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. לָכֶ֑םla.Khem“for <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  8. וְנָ֥סve.Nas“and he will flee”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  9. שָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mah“there towards”
    Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  10. רֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.ach“a killer”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָצַח · “to murder” · Strong's H7523
  11. מַכֵּה־ma.keh-“[who] has struck down”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  12. נֶ֖פֶשׁNe.fesh“<of> a person”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “person” · Strong's H5315J
  13. בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.Gah“by inadvertence”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁגָגָה · “unintentionally” · Strong's H7684
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)