Numbers 35:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Theseהָאֵ֖לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
sixשֵׁשׁ־
(shesh-)
8337a: six (a card. number)from an unused word
citiesהֶעָרִ֥ים
(he·'a·rim)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
shall be for refugeלְמִקְלָ֑ט
(le·mik·lat;)
4733: refuge, asylumfrom an unused word
for the sonsלִבְנֵ֣י
(liv·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and for the alienוְלַגֵּ֤ר
(ve·lag·ger)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
and for the sojournerוְלַתֹּושָׁב֙
(ve·lat·to·v·shav)
8453: a sojournerfrom yashab
amongבְּתֹוכָ֔ם
(be·to·v·cham,)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
them; that anyoneכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who killsמַכֵּה־
(mak·keh-)
5221: to smitea prim. root
a personנֶ֖פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃
(bish·ga·gah.)
7684: sin of error or inadvertancefrom shagag
may fleeלָנ֣וּס
(la·nus)
5127: to flee, escapea prim. root
there.שָׁ֔מָּה
(sham·mah,)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb


















KJV Lexicon
These six
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
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.
shall be a refuge
miqlat  (mik-lawt')
an asylum (as a receptacle) -- refuge.
both for 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.
and for the sojourner
towshab  (to-shawb')
resident alien -- foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.
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 every one that 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)
unawares
shgagah  (sheg-aw-gaw')
a mistake or inadvertent transgression -- error, ignorance, at unawares; unwittingly.
may flee
nuwc  (noos)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
thither
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'These six cities shall be for refuge for the sons of Israel, and for the alien and for the sojourner among them; that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.

King James Bible
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or temporary resident among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there."

International Standard Version
that is, places of refuge for the Israelis, the resident alien, and any travelers among them. Anyone who kills a person inadvertently may flee there."

NET Bible
These six towns will be places of refuge for the Israelites, and for the foreigner, and for the settler among them, so that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These six cities will be places of refuge for Israelites, foreigners, and strangers among you. Anyone who unintentionally kills another person may flee to these cities.

King James 2000 Bible
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that kills any person unintentionally may flee there.
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