NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon These were the cities`iyr (eer) or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. appointed muw`adah (moo-aw-daw') an appointed place, i.e. asylum -- appointed. for all the children ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. and for the stranger ger (gare) a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger. that sojourneth guwr (goor) to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid) among tavek (taw'-vek) a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in). them that whosoever killeth nakah (naw-kaw') to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) any person nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) at unawares shgagah (sheg-aw-gaw') a mistake or inadvertent transgression -- error, ignorance, at unawares; unwittingly. might flee nuwc (noos) to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver) thither and not die muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill by the hand yad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), of the avenger ga'al (gaw-al') to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.); of blood dam (dawm) 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) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood) until he stood `amad (aw-mad') to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) before paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) the congregation `edah (ay-daw') a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible These were the appointed cities for all the sons of Israel and for the stranger who sojourns among them, that whoever kills any person unintentionally may flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stands before the congregation. King James Bible These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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 at the hand of the avenger of blood until he stands before the assembly. International Standard Version These were appointed to be cities for all the Israelis and for the foreigner who lives among them, so that whoever kills anyone unintentionally may run there and not die at the hands of a closely related avenger until he stands for trial before the community. NET Bible These were the cities of refuge appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly. GOD'S WORD® Translation These are the cities chosen as cities of refuge for all Israelites, including the foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally kills someone may escape to these cities. Then he will not be handed over to the relative who can avenge a death before he stands trial in front of the congregation. King James 2000 Bible These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourns among them, that whosoever kills any person accidentally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. Links Joshua 20:9Joshua 20:9 NIV Joshua 20:9 NLT Joshua 20:9 ESV Joshua 20:9 NASB Joshua 20:9 KJV |
    |