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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. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neifor [the] people of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

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

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 35:15 word 1

יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 35:15 word 2

וְלַגֵּ֤רve.la.Gerand for the sojourner

Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616

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

Meaning: sojourner

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Numbers 35:15 word 3

וְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ve.la.to.Shavand for the resident alien

Lemma: תּוֹשָׁב (to.shav) · Strong's: H8453A

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

Meaning: sojourner

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 23:4, Exodus 12:45, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 25:6, Leviticus 25:23, Leviticus 25:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8453A; TAHOT Numbers 35:15 word 4

בְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.Khamin midst of them

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Numbers 35:15 word 5

תִּהְיֶ֛ינָהtih.Yei.nahthey will become

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 35:15 word 6

שֵׁשׁ\־shesh-[the] six

Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8337

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: six

Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 30:20, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8337; TAHOT Numbers 35:15 word 7

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 Numbers 35:15 word 8

הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> these

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Numbers 35:15 word 9

לְמִקְלָ֑טle.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 35:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4733; TAHOT Numbers 35:15 word 10

לָנ֣וּסla.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 Numbers 35:15 word 11

שָׁ֔מָּהSha.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 35:15 word 12

כָּל\־kol-any

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Numbers 35:15 word 13

מַכֵּה\־ma.keh-[one 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 Numbers 35:15 word 14

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 35:15 word 15

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 35:15 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

These	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
six	→	שֵׁשׁ H8337 six
cities	→	עִיר H5892B city
will serve	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
as a refuge	→	מִקְלָט H4733 refuge
for the Israelites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
and for the foreigner	→	גֵּר H1616 sojourner
or stranger	→	תּוֹשָׁב H8453A sojourner
among them	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
so that anyone	→	כֹּל H3605 all
who kills	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
a person	→	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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