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Joshua 20

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 9 verses

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  1. 1

    וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר

    and to speak · LORD · to · Joshua · to say

  2. 2

    דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר תְּנ֤וּ לָכֶם֙ אֶת עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בְּיַד מֹשֶֽׁה

    speak · to · sons of · Israel · to say · give · to/for you · - · cities of · the refuge · which · to speak · to you · in/at hand of · Moses

  3. 3

    לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֨מָּה֙ רוֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה נֶ֥פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה בִּבְלִי דָ֑עַת וְהָי֤וּ לָכֶם֙ לְמִקְלָ֔ט מִגֹּאֵ֖ל הַדָּֽם

    to flee · there toward · murdering · striking · soul · in/at sin · in/at without of · knowledge · and to be · to/for you · to/for refuge · from redeeming · the blood

    Septuagint runs longer here

  4. 4

    וְנָ֞ס אֶל אַחַ֣ת מֵהֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְעָמַד֙ פֶּ֚תַח שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֔יר וְדִבֶּ֛ר בְּאָזְנֵ֛י זִקְנֵ֥י הָעִֽיר הַהִ֖יא אֶת דְּבָרָ֑יו וְאָסְפ֨וּ אֹת֤וֹ הָעִ֨ירָה֙ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְנָתְנוּ ל֥וֹ מָק֖וֹם וְיָשַׁ֥ב עִמָּֽם

    and to flee · to · one · from the cities · the these · and to stand · doorway of · gate of · the city · and to speak · in/at ears of · old of · the city · the he · - · words his · and to gather · - him · the city toward · to them · and to give · to/for him · place · and to dwell · with them

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  5. 5

    וְכִ֨י יִרְדֹּ֜ף גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו וְלֹֽא יַסְגִּ֥רוּ אֶת הָרֹצֵ֖חַ בְּיָד֑וֹ כִּ֤י בִבְלִי דַ֨עַת֙ הִכָּ֣ה אֶת רֵעֵ֔הוּ וְלֹֽא שֹׂנֵ֥א ה֛וּא ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם

    and that · to pursue · redeeming · the blood · after him · and not · to shut · - · the murdering · in/at hand his · that · in/at without · knowledge · to strike · - · friend his · and not · hating · he · to/for him · from formerly · heretofore

  6. 6

    וְיָשַׁ֣ב בָּעִ֣יר הַהִ֗יא עַד עָמְד֞וֹ לִפְנֵ֤י הָֽעֵדָה֙ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט עַד מוֹת֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֑ם אָ֣ז יָשׁ֣וּב הָרוֹצֵ֗חַ וּבָ֤א אֶל עִירוֹ֙ וְאֶל בֵּית֔וֹ אֶל הָעִ֖יר אֲשֶׁר נָ֥ס מִשָּֽׁם

    and to dwell · in/at the city · the he · until · to stand him · to/for face(s) of · the congregation · to/for the judgment · until · death of · the priest · the great · which · to be · in/at the days · the they · then · to return · the murdering · and to enter · to · city his · and to · house his · to · the city · which · to flee · from there

  7. 7

    וַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּ אֶת קֶ֤דֶשׁ בַּגָּלִיל֙ בְּהַ֣ר נַפְתָּלִ֔י וְאֶת שְׁכֶ֖ם בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּהַ֥ר יְהוּדָֽה

    and to consecrate · - · Kedesh · in/at the Galilee · in/at mountain of · Naphtali · and - · Shechem · in/at mountain of · Ephraim · and - · Kirjath-arba · Kirjath-arba · he · Hebron · in/at mountain of · Judah

  8. 8

    וּמֵעֵ֜בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֤ן יְרִיחוֹ֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה נָתְנ֞וּ אֶת בֶּ֧צֶר בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר בַּמִּישֹׁ֖ר מִמַּטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֑ן וְאֶת רָאמֹ֤ת בַּגִּלְעָד֙ מִמַּטֵּה גָ֔ד וְאֶת גלון גּוֹלָ֥ן בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן מִמַּטֵּ֥ה מְנַשֶּֽׁה

    and from side · to/for Jordan · Jericho · east toward · to give · - · Bezer · in/at the wilderness · in/at the plain · from staff of · Reuben · and - · Ramoth · in/at the Gilead · from staff of · Gad · and - · Golan · Golan · in/at the Bashan · from staff of · Manasseh

  9. 9

    אֵ֣לֶּה הָיוּ֩ עָרֵ֨י הַמּֽוּעָדָ֜ה לְכֹ֣ל בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְלַגֵּר֙ הַגָּ֣ר בְּתוֹכָ֔ם לָנ֣וּס שָׁ֔מָּה כָּל מַכֵּה נֶ֖פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה וְלֹ֣א יָמ֗וּת בְּיַד֙ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם עַד עָמְד֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י הָעֵדָֽה

    these · to be · cities of · the cities of refuge · to/for all of · sons of · Israel · and to/for the sojourner · the sojourning · in/at midst their · to flee · there toward · all of · striking · soul · in/at sin · and not · to die · in/at hand of · redeeming · the blood · until · to stand him · to/for face(s) of · the congregation

About this chapter

  • 9 Verses
  • 173 Hebrew words
  • 91 Distinct lemmas

2 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 1 longer) — 20:3, 20:4. Open any to read the two side by side.

Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →

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