Hebrew Interlinear
Joshua 20:3 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Joshua 20:3, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“may flee That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly thither and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לָנ֥וּס | H5127 | may flee | to flit, i.e., vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver) |
| 2 | שָׁ֙מָּה֙ | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | |
| 3 | רוֹצֵ֔חַ | H7523 | That the slayer | properly, to dash in pieces, i.e., kill (a human being), especially to murder |
| 4 | מַכֵּה | H5221 | that killeth | to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) |
| 5 | נֶ֥פֶשׁ | H5315 | any person | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 6 | בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה | H7684 | unawares | a mistake or inadvertent transgression |
| 7 | בִּבְלִי | H1097 | properly, failure, i.e., nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc | |
| 8 | דָ֑עַת | H1847 | and unwittingly | knowledge |
| 9 | וְהָי֤וּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 10 | לָכֶם֙ | H0 | ||
| 11 | לְמִקְלָ֔ט | H4733 | thither and they shall be your refuge | an asylum (as a receptacle) |
| 12 | מִגֹּאֵ֖ל | H1350 | from the avenger | to redeem (according to the middle eastern law of kinship), i.e., to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his wido |
| 13 | הַדָּֽם׃ | H1818 | of blood | blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe |
Verse Context
Joshua 20:2Speak to the children of Israel saying Appoint out...
Joshua 20:3 (current)may flee That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly thither and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood
Joshua 20:4And when he that doth flee unto one him into the city shall stand...