And he shall fleeוְנָסtoאֶלoneאַחַתof theseמֵ הָאֵלֶּהcitiesהֶעָרִיםand standוְעָמַדat the entranceפֶּתַחof the gateשַׁעַרof the city,הָעִירand speakוְדִבֶּרhis wordsאֶת דְּבָרָיוin the earsבְּאָזְנֵיof the eldersזִקְנֵיof thatהַהִיאcity;הָעִירand they shall take himוְאָסְפוּ אֹתוֹinto the cityהָעִירָהto themselves,אֲלֵיהֶםand giveוְנָתְנוּhimלוֹa place,מָקוֹםand he shall liveוְיָשַׁבwith them.עִמָּם
Joshua 20:4
Study it in the app“And he shall flee to one of these cities and stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and speak his words in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city to themselves, and give him a place, and he shall live with them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 20:4, word by word
- And he shall fleeנָסnas
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nas” appears- oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- and standעָמַדamad
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amad” appears- at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- of the gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- and speakדִבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- his wordsדְּבָרָיdevaray
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devaray” appears- in the earsאָזְנֵיazne
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appears- of the eldersזִקְנֵיzikne
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appears- and they shall take himאָסְפוּasfu
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “asfu” appears- and giveנָתְנוּnatnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natnu” appears- a placeמָקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- and he shall liveיָשַׁבyashav
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashav” appears
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not hand over the manslayer into his hand, because he struck his neighbor unknowingly, and did not hate him beforehand.