Numbers 35:15

“For the sons of Israel and for the resident alien and for the temporary resident among them these six cities shall be for refuge, for anyone who strikes down a person inadvertently to flee there.”

Numbers 35:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 35:15, word by word

For the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” 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
and for the resident alienגֵּרger

resident 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” appears
and for the temporary residentתּוֹשָׁבtoshav

sojourner, settler

Sojourner, settler: someone who lives in a place without being from there or owning land.

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among themתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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sixשֵׁשׁshesh

six

Six; also "sixth".

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citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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shall beתִּהְיֶינָהtihyena

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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for refugeמִקְלָטmiklat

refuge

Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.

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who strikes downמַכֵּהmake

strike dead

To strike dead, kill.

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a personנֶפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

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inadvertentlyשְׁגָגָהshegaga

inadvertence

Inadvertence: a sin committed without realizing it or without intending it.

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to fleeנוּסnus

flee

To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.

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The context

14Three cities you shall give beyond the Jordan, and three cities you shall give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

15 · This verse (above)

16But if with an object of iron he struck him and he died, he is a manslayer; the manslayer shall surely be put to death.

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