King James Version
Exodus 21:13 in the King James Version says “And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.”
Exodus 21:13 · KJV
And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
KJV Study — Public Domain
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“but God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“him into his hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“then I will appoint”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“thee a place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“whither he shall flee”
H5127to flit, i.e., vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
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