{ "verseID": "Joshua.20.1", "source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "And *wədabbēr* *YHWH* unto *Yəhôšuaʿ* *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*wədabbēr*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say/saying" }, "variants": { "*wədabbēr*": "spoke/declared/commanded", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/commanding/instructing" } }

{ "verseID": "Joshua.20.2", "source": "דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר תְּנ֤וּ לָכֶם֙ אֶת־עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃", "text": "*Dabbēr* unto *bənê Yiśrāʾēl* *lēʾmōr*: *tənû* to yourselves *ʿārê hammiqləṭ* which *dibbartî* unto you by hand of *Mōšeh*", "grammar": { "*Dabbēr*": "Piel imperative masculine singular - speak!", "*bənê Yiśrāʾēl*": "construct state + proper noun - sons/children of Israel", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say/saying", "*tənû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - give!", "*ʿārê hammiqləṭ*": "construct state + definite article + noun - cities of the refuge", "*dibbartî*": "Piel perfect 1st person singular - I spoke" }, "variants": { "*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants", "*ʿārê hammiqləṭ*": "cities of refuge/asylum/sanctuary", "*dibbartî*": "I spoke/I promised/I commanded" } }

{ "verseID": "Joshua.20.3", "source": "לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֙מָּה֙ רוֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה־נֶ֥פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה בִּבְלִי־דָ֑עַת וְהָי֤וּ לָכֶם֙ לְמִקְלָ֔ט מִגֹּאֵ֖ל הַדָּֽם׃", "text": "For *lānûs* there *rôṣēaḥ* *makkēh*-*nepeš* *bišəgāgāh* *biblî*-*dāʿat* and they shall be for you for *miqlāṭ* from *gōʾēl* *haddām*", "grammar": { "*lānûs*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to flee", "*rôṣēaḥ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - one who murders/killer", "*makkēh*": "Hiphil participle construct - one who strikes", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/person/life", "*bišəgāgāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - in error/unintentionally", "*biblî*": "preposition + negative particle - without", "*dāʿat*": "feminine singular noun - knowledge/intent", "*miqlāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - refuge/asylum", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct - redeemer/avenger", "*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood" }, "variants": { "*rôṣēaḥ*": "murderer/killer/manslayer", "*nepeš*": "soul/person/life", "*bišəgāgāh*": "unintentionally/by mistake/in error", "*biblî-dāʿat*": "without knowledge/unintentionally/without premeditation", "*gōʾēl haddām*": "avenger of blood/blood redeemer/kinsman-redeemer of blood" } }

{ "verseID": "Joshua.20.4", "source": "וְנָ֞ס אֶל־אַחַ֣ת ׀ מֵהֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְעָמַד֙ פֶּ֚תַח שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֔יר וְדִבֶּ֛ר בְּאָזְנֵ֛י זִקְנֵ֥י־הָעִֽיר הַהִ֖יא אֶת־דְּבָרָ֑יו וְאָסְפ֨וּ אֹת֤וֹ הָעִ֙ירָה֙ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְנָתְנוּ־ל֥וֹ מָק֖וֹם וְיָשַׁ֥ב עִמָּֽם׃", "text": "And *nās* to *ʾaḥat* from *heʿārîm* *hāʾēlleh* and *ʿāmad* *petaḥ* *šaʿar* *hāʿîr* and *dibber* in *ʾoznê* *ziqnê*-*hāʿîr* *hahîʾ* *dəbārāyw* and *ʾāsəpû* him *hāʿîrāh* unto them and *nātənû*-to him *māqôm* and *yāšab* with them", "grammar": { "*nās*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he fled", "*ʾaḥat*": "feminine singular numeral - one", "*heʿārîm*": "definite article + feminine plural noun - the cities", "*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - these", "*ʿāmad*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he stood", "*petaḥ*": "masculine singular construct - opening of", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of", "*hāʿîr*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the city", "*dibber*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he spoke", "*ʾoznê*": "feminine dual construct - ears of", "*ziqnê*": "masculine plural construct - elders of", "*hahîʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that", "*dəbārāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his words/matters", "*ʾāsəpû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they gathered", "*hāʿîrāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun + directional he - to the city", "*nātənû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they gave", "*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun - place", "*yāšab*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he dwelt" }, "variants": { "*petaḥ šaʿar*": "entrance of the gate/opening of the gate", "*dibber*": "spoke/declared/stated", "*ʾoznê*": "ears/hearing", "*dəbārāyw*": "his words/his matters/his case", "*ʾāsəpû*": "gathered/brought in/collected", "*māqôm*": "place/location/dwelling" } }

{ "verseID": "Joshua.20.5", "source": "וְכִ֨י יִרְדֹּ֜ף גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־יַסְגִּ֥רוּ אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֖חַ בְּיָד֑וֹ כִּ֤י בִבְלִי־דַ֙עַת֙ הִכָּ֣ה אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ וְלֹֽא־שֹׂנֵ֥א ה֛וּא ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃", "text": "And if *yirdōp* *gōʾēl* *haddām* after him, and not *yasgîrû* *hārōṣēaḥ* in his hand, for *biblî*-*daʿat* *hikkāh* *rēʿēhû* and not *śōnēʾ* he to him from *təmôl* *šilšôm*", "grammar": { "*yirdōp*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he pursues", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct - avenger of", "*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood", "*yasgîrû*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they deliver up", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine singular - the murderer", "*biblî*": "preposition + negative particle - without", "*daʿat*": "feminine singular noun - knowledge/intent", "*hikkāh*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he struck", "*rēʿēhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his neighbor", "*śōnēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - hating/being hostile", "*təmôl*": "adverb - yesterday", "*šilšôm*": "adverb - three days ago/before" }, "variants": { "*gōʾēl haddām*": "avenger of blood/blood redeemer/kinsman-redeemer of blood", "*yasgîrû*": "deliver up/surrender/hand over", "*biblî-daʿat*": "without knowledge/unintentionally/without premeditation", "*hikkāh*": "struck/killed/injured", "*rēʿēhû*": "his neighbor/his fellow/his friend", "*təmôl šilšôm*": "previously/beforehand/in the past" } }

{ "verseID": "Joshua.20.6", "source": "וְיָשַׁ֣ב ׀ בָּעִ֣יר הַהִ֗יא עַד־עָמְד֞וֹ לִפְנֵ֤י הָֽעֵדָה֙ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט עַד־מוֹת֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֑ם אָ֣ז ׀ יָשׁ֣וּב הָרוֹצֵ֗חַ וּבָ֤א אֶל־עִירוֹ֙ וְאֶל־בֵּית֔וֹ אֶל־הָעִ֖יר אֲשֶׁר־נָ֥ס מִשָּֽׁם׃", "text": "And he shall *yāšab* in *hāʿîr* *hahîʾ* until *ʿāmədô* before *hāʿēdāh* for *mišpāṭ*, until *môt* *hakkōhēn* *haggādôl* who *yihyeh* in *hayyāmîm* *hāhēm*; then *yāšûb* *hārôṣēaḥ* and *bāʾ* to his city and to his house, to *hāʿîr* from which he *nās* from there", "grammar": { "*yāšab*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he dwelt", "*hāʿîr*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the city", "*hahîʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that", "*ʿāmədô*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his standing", "*hāʿēdāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the congregation/assembly", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - judgment", "*môt*": "Qal infinitive construct - death of", "*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the priest", "*haggādôl*": "definite article + adjective masculine singular - the great", "*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will be", "*hayyāmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the days", "*hāhēm*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - those", "*yāšûb*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will return", "*hārôṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine singular - the murderer", "*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he came", "*nās*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he fled" }, "variants": { "*yāšab*": "dwell/remain/stay", "*hāʿēdāh*": "congregation/assembly/community", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision", "*hakkōhēn haggādôl*": "high priest/chief priest", "*yāšûb*": "return/go back/turn back" } }

{ "verseID": "Joshua.20.7", "source": "וַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּ אֶת־קֶ֤דֶשׁ בַּגָּלִיל֙ בְּהַ֣ר נַפְתָּלִ֔י וְאֶת־שְׁכֶ֖ם בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּהַ֥ר יְהוּדָֽה׃", "text": "And they *yaqdišû* *Qedeš* in *Gālîl* in *har* *Naptālî* and *Šəkem* in *har* *ʾEprāyim* and *Qiryat* *ʾArbaʿ* (it is *Ḥebrôn*) in *har* *Yəhûdāh*", "grammar": { "*yaqdišû*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - they sanctified/set apart", "*Qedeš*": "proper noun - Kedesh", "*Gālîl*": "proper noun - Galilee", "*har*": "masculine singular construct - mountain of", "*Naptālî*": "proper noun - Naphtali", "*Šəkem*": "proper noun - Shechem", "*ʾEprāyim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*Qiryat*": "feminine singular construct - city of", "*ʾArbaʿ*": "proper noun - Arba", "*Ḥebrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron", "*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah" }, "variants": { "*yaqdišû*": "sanctified/set apart/consecrated", "*har*": "mountain/hill country of", "*Qiryat ʾArbaʿ*": "City of Arba/Kiriath-arba" } }

{ "verseID": "Joshua.20.8", "source": "וּמֵעֵ֜בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֤ן יְרִיחוֹ֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה נָתְנ֞וּ אֶת־בֶּ֧צֶר בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר בַּמִּישֹׁ֖ר מִמַּטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֑ן וְאֶת־רָאמֹ֤ת בַּגִּלְעָד֙ מִמַּטֵּה־גָ֔ד וְאֶת־גּוֹלָ֥ן בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן מִמַּטֵּ֥ה מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃", "text": "And from *ʿēber* to *Yardēn* *Yərîḥô* eastward, they *nātənû* *Beṣer* in *midbar* in *mîšôr* from *maṭṭēh* *Rəʾûbēn*, and *Rāmôt* in *Gilʿād* from *maṭṭēh*-*Gād*, and *Gôlān* in *Bāšān* from *maṭṭēh* *Mənaššeh*", "grammar": { "*ʿēber*": "masculine singular construct - side of/beyond", "*Yardēn*": "proper noun - Jordan", "*Yərîḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho", "*nātənû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they gave", "*Beṣer*": "proper noun - Bezer", "*midbar*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the wilderness", "*mîšôr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the plain", "*maṭṭēh*": "masculine singular construct - tribe of", "*Rəʾûbēn*": "proper noun - Reuben", "*Rāmôt*": "proper noun - Ramoth", "*Gilʿād*": "proper noun with definite article - the Gilead", "*Gād*": "proper noun - Gad", "*Gôlān*": "proper noun - Golan", "*Bāšān*": "proper noun with definite article - the Bashan", "*Mənaššeh*": "proper noun - Manasseh" }, "variants": { "*ʿēber*": "beyond/side/across", "*midbar*": "wilderness/desert", "*mîšôr*": "plain/level land/plateau", "*maṭṭēh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } }

{ "verseID": "Joshua.20.9", "source": "אֵ֣לֶּה הָיוּ֩ עָרֵ֨י הַמּֽוּעָדָ֜ה לְכֹ֣ל ׀ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְלַגֵּר֙ הַגָּ֣ר בְּתוֹכָ֔ם לָנ֣וּס שָׁ֔מָּה כָּל־מַכֵּה־נֶ֖פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה וְלֹ֣א יָמ֗וּת בְּיַד֙ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם עַד־עָמְד֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י הָעֵדָֽה׃", "text": "These *hāyû* *ʿārê* *hammûʿādāh* for all *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* and for *gēr* *haggār* among them, for *lānûs* there all *makkēh*-*nepeš* *bišəgāgāh*, and not *yāmût* by hand of *gōʾēl* *haddām* until *ʿāmədô* before *hāʿēdāh*", "grammar": { "*hāyû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were", "*ʿārê*": "feminine plural construct - cities of", "*hammûʿādāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the appointment", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons/children of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*gēr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sojourner", "*haggār*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine singular - the one dwelling", "*lānûs*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to flee", "*makkēh*": "Hiphil participle construct - one who strikes", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/person/life", "*bišəgāgāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - in error/unintentionally", "*yāmût*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he dies", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct - redeemer/avenger of", "*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood", "*ʿāmədô*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his standing", "*hāʿēdāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the congregation/assembly" }, "variants": { "*ʿārê hammûʿādāh*": "appointed cities/cities of appointment/designated cities", "*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants", "*gēr haggār*": "stranger who dwells/resident alien/foreigner residing", "*makkēh-nepeš*": "slayer of life/killer/one who strikes a person", "*bišəgāgāh*": "unintentionally/by mistake/in error", "*gōʾēl haddām*": "avenger of blood/blood redeemer/kinsman-redeemer of blood", "*hāʿēdāh*": "congregation/assembly/community" } }