Joshua 20:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 20:5 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 →
וְכִ֨י
kîy
H3588
that
יִרְדֹּ֜ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
גֹּאֵ֤ל
gâʼal
H1350
to redeem
הַדָּם֙
dâm
H1818
blood
אַֽחֲרָ֔יו
ʼachar
H310
after
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַסְגִּ֥רוּ
çâgar
H5462
to shut
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָרֹצֵ֖חַ
râtsach
H7523
to murder
בְּיָד֑וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
בִבְלִי
bᵉlîy
H1097
without
דַ֨עַת֙
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
הִכָּ֣ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
רֵעֵ֔הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שֹׂנֵ֥א
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
ה֛וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
ל֖וֹ
מִתְּמ֥וֹל
tᵉmôwl
H8543
formerly
שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם
shilshôwm
H8032
heretofore
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World English Bible Public Domain
If the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he struck his neighbor unawares, and didn't hate him before.
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King James Version Public Domain
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbor unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And if the avenger of blood pursues after him, then they shall not deliver the one having killed into his hand. For without knowledge he struck his neighbor, and he was not hating him from yesterday the third day.
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