For the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand for the resident alienוְלַגֵּרand for the temporary residentוְלַתּוֹשָׁבamong themבְּתוֹכָםtheseהָאֵלֶּהsixשֵׁשׁcitiesהֶעָרִיםshall beתִּהְיֶינָהfor refuge,לְמִקְלָטfor anyoneכָּלwho strikes downמַכֵּהa personנֶפֶשׁinadvertentlyבִּשְׁגָגָהto fleeלָנוּסthere.שָׁמָּה
Numbers 35:15
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “toshav” appears- among themתוֹכָtocha
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appears- sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- shall beתִּהְיֶינָהtihyena
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihyena” appears- for refugeמִקְלָטmiklat
refuge
Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.
Where else “miklat” appears- who strikes downמַכֵּהmake
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “make” appears- a personנֶפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- inadvertentlyשְׁגָגָהshegaga
inadvertence
Inadvertence: a sin committed without realizing it or without intending it.
Where else “shegaga” appears- to fleeנוּסnus
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nus” appears
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.