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the eldersזִקְנֵיof his cityעִירוֹshall sendוְשָׁלְחוּand takeוְלָקְחוּhimאֹתוֹfrom thereמִשָּׁםand handוְנָתְנוּhimאֹתוֹover toבְּיַדthe avengerגֹּאֵלof blood,הַדָּםso that he dies.וָמֵת
Deuteronomy 19:12
Study it in the app“the elders of his city shall send and take him from there and hand him over to the avenger of blood, so that he dies.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 19:12, word by word
- the eldersזִקְנֵיzikne
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appears- of his cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- shall sendשָׁלְחוּshalchu
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalchu” appears- and takeלָקְחוּlakchu
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “lakchu” appears- and handנָתְנוּnatnu
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “natnu” appears- over toיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- the avengerגֹּאֵלgoel
avenger
The relative who paid back the killing of a family member.
Where else “goel” appears- of bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- so that he diesמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears
The context
11But 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,
12 · This verse (above)
13Your eye shall not pity him, and you shall remove the innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.