Berean Interlinear
Joshua
Chapter 20
Then the LORD said to Joshua,
Yah·weh
Then the LORD
Then the LORD
way·ḏab·bêr
said
said
’el-
to
to
yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘
Joshua
Joshua
lê·mōr
. . . ,
. . . ,
“Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
dab·bêr
“ Tell
“ Tell
’el-
. . .
. . .
bə·nê
the Israelites
the Israelites
yiś·rā·’êl
. . .
. . .
lê·mōr
. . .
. . .
tə·nū
to designate
to designate
lā·ḵem
’eṯ-
-
-
‘ā·rê
the cities
the cities
ham·miq·lāṭ
of refuge ,
of refuge ,
’ă·šer-
as
as
dib·bar·tî
I instructed
I instructed
’ă·lê·ḵem
. . .
. . .
bə·yaḏ-
you through
you through
mō·šeh
Moses ,
Moses ,
so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
rō·w·ṣê·aḥ
so that anyone
so that anyone
mak·kêh-
who kills
who kills
ne·p̄eš
another
another
biš·ḡā·ḡāh
unintentionally
unintentionally
biḇ·lî-
or accidentally
or accidentally
ḏā·‘aṯ
. . .
. . .
lā·nūs
may flee
may flee
šām·māh
there .
there .
wə·hā·yū
These will be
These will be
lā·ḵem
your
your
lə·miq·lāṭ
refuge
refuge
mig·gō·’êl
from the avenger
from the avenger
had·dām
of blood .
of blood .
When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.
wə·nās
When someone flees
When someone flees
’el-
to
to
’a·ḥaṯ
one
one
hā·’êl·leh
of these
of these
mê·he·‘ā·rîm
cities ,
cities ,
wə·‘ā·maḏ
stands
stands
pe·ṯaḥ
at the entrance
at the entrance
hā·‘îr
of the city
of the city
ša·‘ar
gate ,
gate ,
wə·ḏib·ber
and states
and states
bə·’ā·zə·nê
. . .
. . .
də·ḇā·rāw
his case
his case
ziq·nê
before [its] elders
before [its] elders
ha·hî
. . .
. . .
’eṯ-
-
-
hā·‘îr-
- ,
- ,
wə·’ā·sə·p̄ū
they are to bring
they are to bring
’ō·ṯōw
him
him
hā·‘î·rāh
into the city
into the city
’ă·lê·hem
. . .
. . .
wə·nā·ṯə·nū-
and give
and give
lōw
him
him
mā·qō·wm
a place
a place
wə·yā·šaḇ
to live
to live
‘im·mām
among them .
among them .
Now if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the manslayer into his hand, because that man killed his neighbor accidentally without prior malice.
wə·ḵî
Now if
Now if
gō·’êl
the avenger
the avenger
had·dām
of blood
of blood
’a·ḥă·rāw
. . .
. . .
yir·dōp̄
pursues him ,
pursues him ,
wə·lō-
they must not
they must not
yas·gi·rū
surrender
surrender
hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ
the manslayer
the manslayer
’eṯ-
-
-
bə·yā·ḏōw
into his hand ,
into his hand ,
kî
because
because
hik·kāh
[that man] killed
[that man] killed
’eṯ-
-
-
rê·‘ê·hū
his neighbor
his neighbor
ḇiḇ·lî-
accidentally
accidentally
ḏa·‘aṯ
. . .
. . .
wə·lō-
without
without
mit·tə·mō·wl
vvv
vvv
šil·šō·wm
prior
prior
śō·nê
malice
malice
hū
. . .
. . .
lōw
.
.
He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the manslayer may return to his own home in the city from which he fled.”
mō·wṯ
the death
the death
hag·gā·ḏō·wl
of the high
of the high
hak·kō·hên
priest
priest
’ă·šer
-
-
yih·yeh
serving
serving
hā·hêm
at that
at that
bay·yā·mîm
time .
time .
’āz
Then
Then
hā·rō·w·ṣê·aḥ
the manslayer
the manslayer
ū·ḇā
. . .
. . .
yā·šūḇ
may return
may return
bê·ṯōw
to his own home
to his own home
’el-
. . .
. . .
hā·‘îr
. . .
. . .
’el-
in
in
‘î·rōw
the city
the city
wə·’el-
. . .
. . .
’ă·šer-
from which
from which
nās
he fled
he fled
miš·šām
. . . . ”
. . . . ”
wə·yā·šaḇ
He is to stay
He is to stay
ha·hî
in that
in that
bā·‘îr
city
city
‘aḏ-
until
until
‘ā·mə·ḏōw
he stands
he stands
lam·miš·pāṭ
trial
trial
lip̄·nê
before
before
hā·‘ê·ḏāh
the assembly
the assembly
‘aḏ-
and until
and until
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
way·yaq·di·šū
So they set apart
So they set apart
’eṯ-
-
-
qe·ḏeš
Kedesh
Kedesh
bag·gā·lîl
in Galilee
in Galilee
bə·har
in the hill country
in the hill country
nap̄·tā·lî
of Naphtali
of Naphtali
wə·’eṯ-
- ,
- ,
šə·ḵem
Shechem
Shechem
bə·har
in the hill country
in the hill country
’ep̄·rā·yim
of Ephraim ,
of Ephraim ,
wə·’eṯ-
-
-
qir·yaṯ
vvv
vvv
’ar·ba‘
and Kiriath-arba
and Kiriath-arba
hî
(that is ,
(that is ,
ḥeḇ·rō·wn
Hebron )
Hebron )
bə·har
in the hill country
in the hill country
yə·hū·ḏāh
of Judah .
of Judah .
And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
ū·mê·‘ê·ḇer
And beyond
And beyond
lə·yar·dên
the Jordan ,
the Jordan ,
miz·rā·ḥāh
east
east
yə·rî·ḥōw
of Jericho ,
of Jericho ,
nā·ṯə·nū
they designated
they designated
’eṯ-
-
-
be·ṣer
Bezer
Bezer
bam·miḏ·bār
on the wilderness
on the wilderness
bam·mî·šōr
plateau
plateau
mim·maṭ·ṭêh
from the tribe
from the tribe
rə·’ū·ḇên
of Reuben ,
of Reuben ,
wə·’eṯ-
-
-
rā·mōṯ
Ramoth
Ramoth
bag·gil·‘āḏ
in Gilead
in Gilead
mim·maṭ·ṭêh-
from the tribe
from the tribe
ḡāḏ
of Gad ,
of Gad ,
wə·’eṯ-
and
and
gå̄·lōn
Golan
Golan
bab·bā·šān
in Bashan
in Bashan
mim·maṭ·ṭêh
from the tribe
from the tribe
mə·naš·šeh
of Manasseh .
of Manasseh .
These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
’êl·leh
These
These
hā·yū
are
are
‘ā·rê
the cities
the cities
ham·mū·‘ā·ḏāh
appointed
appointed
lə·ḵōl
for all
for all
bə·nê
the Israelites
the Israelites
yiś·rā·’êl
. . .
. . .
wə·lag·gêr
and foreigners
and foreigners
hag·gār
. . .
. . .
bə·ṯō·w·ḵām
among them ,
among them ,
kāl-
so that anyone
so that anyone
mak·kêh-
who kills
who kills
ne·p̄eš
a person
a person
biš·ḡā·ḡāh
unintentionally
unintentionally
lā·nūs
may flee
may flee
šām·māh
there
there
wə·lō
and not
and not
yā·mūṯ
die
die
bə·yaḏ
by the hand
by the hand
gō·’êl
of the avenger
of the avenger
had·dām
of blood
of blood
‘aḏ-
prior
prior
‘ā·mə·ḏōw
to standing [trial]
to standing [trial]
lip̄·nê
before
before
hā·‘ê·ḏāh
the assembly .
the assembly .