Study it in the app“These were the appointed cities for all the sons of Israel and for the resident alien who resides among them, that anyone who mortally strikes a person inadvertently might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stands before the community.”
Theseאֵלֶּהwereהָיוּthe appointedהַמּוּעָדָהcitiesעָרֵיfor allלְכֹלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand for the resident alienוְלַגֵּרwho residesהַגָּרamong them,בְּתוֹכָםthatלָanyoneכָּלwho mortally strikes a personמַכֵּה נֶפֶשׁinadvertentlyבִּשְׁגָגָהmight fleeנוּסthere,שָׁמָּהand notוְלֹאdieיָמוּתby the handבְּיַדof the avengerגֹּאֵלof blood,הַדָּםuntilעַדhe standsעָמְדוֹbeforeלִפְנֵיthe community.הָעֵדָה
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appearsappointed
Appointed, fixed beforehand; said of the cities appointed as places of refuge.
Where else “muada” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsIsrael
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” appearsresident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appearssojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “gar” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appearsstrike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “make” appearsperson
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appearsinadvertence
Inadvertence: a sin committed without realizing it or without intending it.
Where else “shegaga” appearsflee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nus” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appearsthrough
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appearsavenger
The relative who paid back the killing of a family member.
Where else “goel” appearsbloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appearsstand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amd” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearscommunity
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears8And beyond the Jordan at Jericho, to the east, they gave Bezer in the wilderness, on the plateau, from the tribe of Reuben; and Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
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