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Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. (KJV)

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וְהִקְרִיתֶ֤םve.hik.ri.Temand you will make happen

Lemma: קָרָה (qa.rah) · Strong's: H7136A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhq2mp)

Meaning: to meet

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 24:12, Genesis 27:20, Genesis 42:29, Genesis 44:29, Exodus 3:18, Numbers 11:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7136A; TAHOT Numbers 35:11 word 1

עָרִ֔ים'a.Rimcities

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 Numbers 35:11 word 2

עָרֵ֥י'a.Reicities of

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 Numbers 35:11 word 3

מִקְלָ֖טmik.Latrefuge

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

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

Meaning: refuge

Used 20 times. Also: Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:13, Numbers 35:14, Numbers 35:15, Numbers 35:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4733; TAHOT Numbers 35:11 word 4

תִּהְיֶ֣ינָהtih.Yei.nahthey will be

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)

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 Numbers 35:11 word 5

וְנָ֥סve.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 Numbers 35:11 word 6

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 Numbers 35:11 word 7

רֹצֵ֔חַro.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 35:12, Numbers 35:16, Numbers 35:17, Numbers 35:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7523; TAHOT Numbers 35:11 word 8

מַכֵּה\־ma.keh-[who] has struck 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 Numbers 35:11 word 9

נֶ֖פֶשׁNe.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 Numbers 35:11 word 10

בִּשְׁגָגָֽה\׃bish.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 Numbers 35:11 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

designate	→	קָרָה H7136A to meet
cities	→	עִיר H5892B city
to serve as	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
your	→
cities	→	עִיר H5892B city
of refuge	→	מִקְלָט H4733 refuge
so that a person	→	רָצַח H7523 to murder
who kills	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
someone	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person
unintentionally	→	שְׁגָגָה H7684 unintentionally
may flee	→	נוּס H5127 to flee
there	→	שָׁם H8033G there

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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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