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But if heוַאֲשֶׁרdid not lie in wait,לֹא צָדָהbut Elohimוְהָאֱלֹהִיםlet him fallאִנָּהinto his hand,לְיָדוֹI will appointוְשַׂמְתִּיfor youלְךָa placeמָקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁמָּהhe may flee.יָנוּס
Exodus 21:13
Study it in the app“But if he did not lie in wait, but Elohim let him fall into his hand, I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 21:13, word by word
- did not lie in waitצָדָהtsada
lie in wait
To hide and watch for a chance to attack.
Where else “tsada” appears- but Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- let him fallאִנָּהina
let happen
Allow something to come upon someone; come upon.
Where else “ina” appears- into his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- I will appointשַׂמְתִּיsamti
appoint
To set someone as leader, or fix something.
Where else “samti” appears- a placeמָקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- he may fleeיָנוּסyanus
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “yanus” appears
Translation note
Compare the cities of refuge of Numbers 35:9-15.
The context
12Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.
13 · This verse (above)
14But if a man acts presumptuously against his neighbor to kill him by treachery, you shall take him from my altar to die.