Deuteronomy 4:42

“for the manslayer to flee there, who kills his neighbor unknowingly, and he did not hate him previously, so that by fleeing to one of these cities he may live:”

Deuteronomy 4:42 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 4:42, word by word

for the manslayerרוֹצֵחַrotseach

manslayer

One who caused a death and fled to a city of refuge.

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to fleeנֻסnus

flee

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

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his neighborרֵעֵree

neighbor

The person living near, anyone one deals with.

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unknowinglyבְלִיveli

without; not

Without; not; nothing.

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unknowinglyדַעַתdaat

unknowingly

Doing something unintentionally, without realizing the harm.

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hateשֹׂנֵאsone

hate

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

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previouslyתְּמוֹלtemol

formerly

What was already so in times past, up to now.

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previouslyשִׁלְשׁוֹםshilshom

day before yesterday

The day before yesterday; formerly. With "yesterday" it forms the idiom "as before".

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oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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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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he may liveחָיchay

live

Live.

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Translation note

The cities of refuge are explained in Numbers 35:9-28.

The context

41Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan, toward the sunrise,

42 · This verse (above)

43Bezer in the wilderness, in the land of the plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.

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