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“Speakדַּבֵּרtoאֶלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Set apartתְּנוּfor yourselvesלָכֶםthe citiesעָרֵיof refuge,הַמִּקְלָטof whichאֲשֶׁרI spokeדִּבַּרְתִּיto youאֲלֵיכֶםthroughבְּיַדMoses,מֹשֶׁה
Joshua 20:2
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Joshua 20:2, word by word
- “Speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- ‘Set apartתְּנוּtenu
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “tenu” appears- the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of refugeמִּקְלָטmiklat
refuge
Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.
Where else “miklat” appears- throughיַדyad
through
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears
Translation note
The command is in Numbers 35:9-34 and Deuteronomy 19:1-13.
The context
1And YHWH spoke to Joshua, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3so that the manslayer who mortally strikes a person inadvertently, unknowingly, may flee there; and they shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood.