Deuteronomy 19:11

“But if there is a man who hates his neighbor, and lies in wait for him and rises against him and strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,”

Deuteronomy 19:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 19:11, word by word

there isיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yihye” appears
a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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who hatesשֹׂנֵאsone

hate

To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.

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his neighborרֵעֵree

neighbor

The person living near, anyone one deals with.

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and lies in waitאָרַבarav

lie in wait

Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.

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and risesקָםkam

rise against

To rise against someone to attack or confront him.

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and strikes himהִכָּהhika

strike dead

To strike dead, kill.

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mortallyנֶפֶשׁnefesh

life

Life, when it is at stake.

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so that he diesמֵתmet

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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and he fleesנָסnas

flee

To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.

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to oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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of theseאֵלel

these

These, those.

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citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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The context

10so that innocent blood is not shed in the midst of your land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance, and bloodguilt be on you.

11 · This verse (above)

12the elders of his city shall send and take him from there and hand him over to the avenger of blood, so that he dies.

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