Joshua 20:3
that whoever slayeth unwittingly a man, flee to those cities; that when he hath fled to one of those cities, he may escape the ire or wrath of the neighbour, which is avenger of blood.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שְׁגָגָהshᵉgâgâha mistake or inadvertent transgression
- מִקְלָטmiqlâṭan asylum (as a receptacle)
- רָצַחrâtsachproperly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder
- דַּעַתdaʻathknowledge
- גָּאַלgâʼalto be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc
- נוּסnûwçto flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- נָכָהnâkâhto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- נֶפֶשׁnepheshproperly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.