Deuteronomy 19:3:12Deut.19.3.W12TAB
לָנ֥וּ
lanus
“for to flee”
- Transliteration
- la-NUS
- Extended
- lah-NOOS
- IPA
- /laːˈnus/
Meaning by language
- English
- for to flee
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
la-NUS
- phraseyour reading level
la-NUS sha-MAH
- clause
ve-ha-YA la-NUS sha-MAH kol-ro-TSE-akh
- sentence
ta-KHIN le-KHA ha-DE-rekh ve-shi-LASH-ta et-ge-VUL ar-tsekha a-SHER yan-KHIL-kha Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-ha-YA la-NUS sha-MAH kol-ro-TSE-akh
Exegesis
The result clause vehayah lanus shamah kol rotseach {וְהָיָה לָנ֥וּס שָׁמָּה כָּל־רֹצֵֽחַ | wə·hā·yāh lā·nûs šām·mā kol rō·ṣē·aḥ} utilizes an infinitive construct plus purpose to denote refuge provision. English rendering preserves Hebrew verb-object-relative ordering and the emphatic thematic link between divine allotment and sanctuary provision.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:3
You shall prepare the way for yourself and divide the territory within the boundary of your land into three parts that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that every killer may flee there.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 19:3, so the Hebrew word לָנ֥וּ (lanus) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.19.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.3.W12.S1) and character.