for the manslayerרוֹצֵחַto fleeלָנֻסthere,שָׁמָּהwhoאֲשֶׁרkillsיִרְצַחhis neighborאֶת רֵעֵהוּunknowingly,בִּבְלִי דַעַתand heוְהוּאdid notלֹאhateשֹׂנֵאhimלוֹpreviously,מִתְּמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹםso that by fleeingוְנָסtoאֶלoneאַחַתofמִןtheseהָאֵלcitiesהֶעָרִיםhe may live:וָחָי
Deuteronomy 4:42
Study it in the app“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:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 4:42, word by word
- for the manslayerרוֹצֵחַrotseach
manslayer
One who caused a death and fled to a city of refuge.
Where else “rotseach” appears- to fleeנֻסnus
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nus” appears- his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- unknowinglyבְלִיveli
without; not
Without; not; nothing.
Where else “veli” appears- unknowinglyדַעַתdaat
unknowingly
Doing something unintentionally, without realizing the harm.
Where else “daat” appears- hateשֹׂנֵאsone
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sone” appears- previouslyתְּמוֹלtemol
formerly
What was already so in times past, up to now.
Where else “temol” appears- previouslyשִׁלְשׁוֹםshilshom
day before yesterday
The day before yesterday; formerly. With "yesterday" it forms the idiom "as before".
Where else “shilshom” appears- oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- theseאֵלel
these
These, those.
Where else “el” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- he may liveחָיchay
live
Live.
Where else “chay” appears
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.