And he shall liveוְיָשַׁבin thatבָּ הַהִיאcityעִירuntilעַדhe standsעָמְדוֹbeforeלִפְנֵיthe communityהָעֵדָהfor judgment,לַמִּשְׁפָּטuntilעַדthe deathמוֹתof the highהַגָּדוֹלpriestהַכֹּהֵןwhoאֲשֶׁרisיִהְיֶהin thoseבַּ הָהֵםdays.יָּמִיםThenאָזthe manslayerהָרוֹצֵחַshall returnיָשׁוּבand comeוּבָאtoאֶלhis cityעִירוֹand toוְאֶלhis house,בֵּיתוֹtoאֶלthe cityהָעִירfrom whichאֲשֶׁר מִשָּׁםhe fled.’”נָס
Joshua 20:6
Study it in the app“And he shall live in that city until he stands before the community for judgment, until the death of the high priest who is in those days. Then the manslayer shall return and come to his city and to his house, to the city from which he fled.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 20:6, word by word
- And he shall liveיָשַׁבyashav
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- he standsעָמְדamd
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amd” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- for judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- the deathמוֹתmot
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mot” appears- of the highגָּדוֹלgadol
high
Literally "the great priest": the chief of all priests.
Where else “gadol” appears- priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- isיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- the manslayerרוֹצֵחַrotseach
manslayer
One who caused a death and fled to a city of refuge.
Where else “rotseach” appears- shall returnיָשׁוּבyashuv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuv” appears- and comeבָאva
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “va” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- he fled.’נָסnas
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nas” appears
The context
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.
6 · This verse (above)
7So they consecrated Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.