Joshua 20
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וְנָ֞סand he will fleeאֶל־toאַחַ֣ת׀oneמֵהֶעָרִ֣יםof the citiesהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseוְעָמַד֙and he will standפֶּ֚תַחthe entrance ofשַׁ֣עַרthe gate ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityוְדִבֶּ֛רand he will speakבְּאָזְנֵ֛יin the ears ofזִקְנֵ֥י־the elders ofהָעִֽירthe cityהַהִ֖יאthe thatאֶת־obj.דְּבָרָ֑יוwords hisוְאָסְפ֨וּand they will gatherאֹת֤וֹobj. himהָעִ֙ירָה֙the city towardsאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themselvesוְנָתְנוּ־and they will giveל֥וֹto the himמָק֖וֹםa placeוְיָשַׁ֥בand he will dwellעִמָּֽם׃with them
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וְכִ֨יand ifיִרְדֹּ֜ףhe will pursueגֹּאֵ֤לthe avenger ofהַדָּם֙the bloodאַֽחֲרָ֔יוafter himוְלֹֽא־and notיַסְגִּ֥רוּthey will deliver upאֶת־obj.הָרֹצֵ֖חַthe killerבְּיָד֑וֹin hand hisכִּ֤יforבִבְלִי־with notדַ֙עַת֙knowledgeהִכָּ֣הhe struckאֶת־obj.רֵעֵ֔הוּneighbor hisוְלֹֽא־and notשֹׂנֵ֥אwas hatingה֛וּאheל֖וֹto the himמִתְּמ֥וֹלfrom yesterdayשִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃the third day
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וְיָשַׁ֣ב׀and he will dwellבָּעִ֣ירin the cityהַהִ֗יאthe thatעַד־untilעָמְד֞וֹstands heלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeהָֽעֵדָה֙the congregationלַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טfor the judgmentעַד־untilמוֹת֙the death ofהַכֹּהֵ֣ןthe priestהַגָּד֔וֹלthe greatאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיִהְיֶ֖הhe will beבַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵ֑םthe thoseאָ֣ז׀thenיָשׁ֣וּבhe will returnהָרוֹצֵ֗חַthe killerוּבָ֤אand he will goאֶל־toעִירוֹ֙own city hisוְאֶל־and toבֵּית֔וֹown house hisאֶל־toהָעִ֖ירthe cityאֲשֶׁר־whereנָ֥סhe fledמִשָּֽׁם׃from there
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וַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּand they set apartאֶת־obj.קֶ֤דֶשׁKedeshבַּגָּלִיל֙in the Galileeבְּהַ֣רin the hill country ofנַפְתָּלִ֔יNaphtaliוְאֶת־and obj.שְׁכֶ֖םShechemבְּהַ֣רin the hill country ofאֶפְרָ֑יִםEphraimוְאֶת־and obj.קִרְיַ֥תKiriathאַרְבַּ֛עArbaהִ֥יאthatחֶבְר֖וֹןis Hebronבְּהַ֥רin the hill country ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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וּמֵעֵ֜בֶרand from the other sideלְיַרְדֵּ֤ןof the Jordanיְרִיחוֹ֙of Jerichoמִזְרָ֔חָהeast -wardנָתְנ֞וּthey assignedאֶת־obj.בֶּ֧צֶרBezerבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רin the wildernessבַּמִּישֹׁ֖רin the plainמִמַּטֵּ֣הfrom the tribe ofרְאוּבֵ֑ןReubenוְאֶת־and obj.רָאמֹ֤תRamothבַּגִּלְעָד֙in the Gileadמִמַּטֵּה־from the tribe ofגָ֔דGadוְאֶת־and obj.גּוֹלָ֥ןGolanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןin the Bashanמִמַּטֵּ֥הfrom the tribe ofמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Manasseh
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אֵ֣לֶּהtheseהָיוּ֩they wereעָרֵ֨יthe cities ofהַמּֽוּעָדָ֜הthe appointingלְכֹ֣ל׀for allבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelוְלַגֵּר֙and for the sojournerהַגָּ֣רwho sojournsבְּתוֹכָ֔םin midst of themלָנ֣וּסto fleeשָׁ֔מָּהthere towardsכָּל־anyמַכֵּה־one who strikes downנֶ֖פֶשׁof a personבִּשְׁגָגָ֑הby inadvertenceוְלֹ֣אand notיָמ֗וּתhe will dieבְּיַד֙by the hand ofגֹּאֵ֣לthe avenger ofהַדָּ֔םthe bloodעַד־untilעָמְד֖וֹstands heלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהָעֵדָֽה׃ פthe congregation
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