Joshua 20:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 20:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְנָ֞ס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַחַ֣ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
מֵהֶעָרִ֣ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הָאֵ֗לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וְעָמַד֙
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
פֶּ֚תַח
pethach
H6607
doorway
שַׁ֣עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְדִבֶּ֛ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בְּאָזְנֵ֛י
ʼôzen
H241
ear
זִקְנֵ֥י
zâqên
H2205
old
הָעִֽיר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַהִ֖יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
דְּבָרָ֑יו
dâbâr
H1697
word
וְאָסְפ֨וּ
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
אֹת֤וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
הָעִ֨ירָה֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
וְנָתְנוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֥וֹ
מָק֖וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
וְיָשַׁ֥ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עִמָּֽם
ʻim
H5973
with
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World English Bible Public Domain
He shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city to them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he shall flee to one from these cities and stand the entrance of the gate of the city, and he shall speak his words in the ears of the elders of that city. And they shall gather him into the city to themselves, and they shall give to him a place, and he shall dwell with them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).