These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.Numbers 35:15
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְלַגֵּ֤ר וְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ בְּתוֹכָ֔ם תִּהְיֶ֛ינָה שֵׁשׁ־הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לְמִקְלָ֑ט לָנ֣וּס שָׁ֔מָּה כָּל־מַכֵּה־נֶ֖פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃
- לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Nei“for [the] people of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- וְלַגֵּ֤רve.la.Ger“and for the sojourner”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֵּר · “sojourner” · Strong's H1616
- וְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ve.la.to.Shav“and for the resident alien”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תּוֹשָׁב · “sojourner” · Strong's H8453A
- בְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.Kham“in midst of them”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- תִּהְיֶ֛ינָהtih.Yei.nah“they will become”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- שֵׁשׁ־shesh-“[the] six”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from שֵׁשׁ · “six” · Strong's H8337
- הֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.Rim“the cities”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh“<the> these”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- לְמִקְלָ֑טle.mik.Lat“<into> a refuge”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִקְלָט · “refuge” · Strong's H4733
- לָנ֣וּסla.Nus“to flee”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
- שָׁ֔מָּהSha.mah“there towards”Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- כָּל־kol-“any”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- מַכֵּה־ma.keh-“[one who] strikes down”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
- נֶ֖פֶשׁNe.fesh“<of> a person”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “person” · Strong's H5315J
- 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)