Deuteronomy 4:42 Go deeper
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That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: (KJV)
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לָנֻ֨סla.Nusto flee
Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to flee
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 1
שָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahthere towards
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 2
רוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.acha killer
Lemma: רָצַח (ra.tsach) · Strong's: H7523
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to murder
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 20:13, Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:16, Numbers 35:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7523; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 4
יִרְצַ֤חyir.Tzachhe will kill
Lemma: רָצַח (ra.tsach) · Strong's: H7523
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to murder
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 20:13, Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:16, Numbers 35:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7523; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 6
רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huneighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 7
בִּבְלִי\־biv.li-with no
Lemma: בְּלִי (be.li) · Strong's: H1097
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: without
Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 31:20, Exodus 14:11, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 28:55, Joshua 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1097; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 8
דַ֔עַתDa.'atknowledge
Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: knowledge
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 19:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 9
וְה֛וּאve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 10
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 11
שֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'[was] hating
Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to hate
Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 12
מִתְּמ֣וֹלmi.te.Molfrom yesterday
Lemma: תְּמוֹל (te.mol) · Strong's: H8543
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: yesterday
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:5, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8543; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 13
שִׁלְשׁ֑וֹםshil.Shom[the] third day
Lemma: שִׁלְשֹׁם (shil.shom) · Strong's: H8032
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: three days ago
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:5, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 5:7, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8032; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 14
וְנָ֗סve.Nasand he will flee
Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to flee
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 15
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 16
אַחַ֛ת'a.Chatone
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 17
מִן\־min-of
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 18
הֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.Rimthe cities
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 19
הָאֵ֖לha.'El<the> these
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0411
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 26:3, Genesis 26:4, Leviticus 18:27, Deuteronomy 7:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0411; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 20
וָחָֽי\׃va.Chaiand he will live
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Deuteronomy 4:42 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| to which | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| a manslayer | → | רָצַח H7523 to murder |
| could flee | → | נוּס H5127 to flee |
| after killing | → | רָצַח H7523 to murder |
| his neighbor | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| unintentionally | → | בְּלִי H1097 without |
| . . . | → | דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| without | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| prior | → | תְּמוֹל H8543 yesterday |
| . . . | → | שִׁלְשֹׁם H8032 three days ago |
| malice | → | שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate |
| To save one’s own life | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
| he could flee | → | נוּס H5127 to flee |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| one | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| of | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| these | → | אֵל H0411 these |
| cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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