KJV: These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
YLT: To sons of Israel, and to a sojourner, and to a settler in their midst, are these six cities for a refuge, for the fleeing thither of any one smiting a person unawares.
Darby: For the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them shall these six cities be a refuge, that one who smiteth a person mortally without intent may flee thither.
ASV: For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that every one that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
| לִבְנֵ֣י | For the sons |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | of Israel |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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| וְלַגֵּ֤ר | for the stranger |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: גֵּר Sense: sojourner. |
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| וְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ | for the sojourner |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: תֹּושָׁב Sense: sojourner, stranger. |
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| בְּתוֹכָ֔ם | among them |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: תָּוֶךְ Sense: midst, middle. |
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| תִּהְיֶ֛ינָה | shall be |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| שֵׁשׁ־ | six |
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Parse: Number, feminine singular construct Root: שֵׁשׁ Sense: six. |
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| הֶעָרִ֥ים | cities |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish. |
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| הָאֵ֖לֶּה | these |
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Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural Root: אֵהֶל Sense: these. |
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| לְמִקְלָ֑ט | for refuge |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִקְלָט Sense: refuge, asylum. |
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| לָנ֣וּס | may flee |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: נוּס Sense: to flee, escape. |
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| כָּל־ | That anyone |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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| מַכֵּה־ | who kills |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill. |
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| נֶ֖פֶשׁ | a person |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |
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| בִּשְׁגָגָֽה | accidentally |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׁגָגָה Sense: sin, sin of error or inadvertence, inadvertent sin. |
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