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That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לָנ֥וּסla.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 Joshua 20:3 word 1

שָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.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 Joshua 20:3 word 2

רוֹצֵ֔חַro.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 Joshua 20:3 word 3

מַכֵּה\־ma.keh-[who] strikes down

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVhrmsc)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Joshua 20:3 word 4

נֶ֥פֶשׁNe.fesh<of> a person

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul: person

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 36:6, Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315J; TAHOT Joshua 20:3 word 5

בִּשְׁגָגָ֖הbish.ga.Gahby inadvertence

Lemma: שְׁגָגָה (she.ga.gah) · Strong's: H7684

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: unintentionally

Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 4:2, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 4:27, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 5:18, Leviticus 22:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7684; TAHOT Joshua 20:3 word 6

בִּבְלִי\־biv.li-with not

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 4:42, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 28:55 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1097; TAHOT Joshua 20:3 word 7

דָ֑עַתDa.'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 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Joshua 20:3 word 8

וְהָי֤וּve.ha.Yuand they will become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Joshua 20:3 word 9

לְמִקְלָ֔טle.mik.Lat<into> a refuge

Lemma: מִקְלָט (miq.lat) · Strong's: H4733

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: refuge

Used 20 times. Also: Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:13, Numbers 35:14, Numbers 35:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4733; TAHOT Joshua 20:3 word 10

מִגֹּאֵ֖לmi.go.'Elfrom [the] avenger of

Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1350H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to redeem: avenge

Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:19, Numbers 35:21, Numbers 35:24, Numbers 35:25, Numbers 35:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1350H; TAHOT Joshua 20:3 word 11

הַדָּֽם\׃ha.Dam<the> blood

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Joshua 20:3 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

so that anyone	→	רָצַח H7523 to murder
who kills	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
another	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person
unintentionally	→	שְׁגָגָה H7684 unintentionally
or accidentally	→	בְּלִי H1097 without
. . .	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
may flee	→	נוּס H5127 to flee
there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
These will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
your	→
refuge	→	מִקְלָט H4733 refuge
from the avenger	→	גָּאַל H1350H to redeem: avenge
of blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood

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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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