| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 20:3:1 ⧉לָנ֥וּסlanusto flee Joshua 20:3:2 ⧉שָׁ֙מָּה֙shamahthere Joshua 20:3:3 ⧉רוֹצֵ֔חַrotseakha killer Joshua 20:3:4 ⧉מַכֵּה־נֶ֥פֶשׁmakehnefeshone who strikes a person Joshua 20:3:5 ⧉בִּשְׁגָגָ֖הbishgagahby accident Joshua 20:3:6 ⧉בִּבְלִי־דָ֑עַתbivlidaatwithout intention Joshua 20:3:7 ⧉וְהָי֤וּvehayuand they shall be Joshua 20:3:8 ⧉לָכֶם֙lakhemfor you Joshua 20:3:9 ⧉לְמִקְלָ֔טlemiklata refuge Joshua 20:3:10 ⧉מִגֹּאֵ֖לmiggoelfrom the avenger Joshua 20:3:11 ⧉הַדָּֽם׃hadamof blood |
| 3. Formal Translation The manslayer who strikes a person unintentionally without knowledge may flee there, and they shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Someone who has killed a person unknowingly may run there; those places will serve as refuge for you from the avenger of blood. |