| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 20:5:1 ⧉וְכִ֨יvekhiAnd if Joshua 20:5:2 ⧉יִרְדֹּ֜ףyirdofthe pursuer Joshua 20:5:3 ⧉גֹּאֵ֤לgoelthe avenger Joshua 20:5:4 ⧉הַדָּם֙hadamof blood Joshua 20:5:5 ⧉אַֽחֲרָ֔יוakharavafter him Joshua 20:5:6 ⧉וְלֹֽא־יַסְגִּ֥רוּveloyasgiruand they shall not give up Joshua 20:5:7 ⧉אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֖חַetharotseakhthe manslayer Joshua 20:5:8 ⧉בְּיָד֑וֹbeyadointo his hand Joshua 20:5:9 ⧉כִּ֤יkibecause Joshua 20:5:10 ⧉בִבְלִי־דַ֙עַת֙bivlidaatunintentionally Joshua 20:5:11 ⧉הִכָּ֣הhikahe struck Joshua 20:5:12 ⧉אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּetreehuhis neighbor Joshua 20:5:13 ⧉וְלֹֽא־שֹׂנֵ֥אvelosoneand did not hate Joshua 20:5:14 ⧉ה֛וּאhuhe Joshua 20:5:15 ⧉ל֖וֹloto him Joshua 20:5:16 ⧉מִתְּמ֥וֹלmittemolfrom yesterday Joshua 20:5:17 ⧉שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃shilshompreviously |
| 5. Formal Translation If the avenger of blood pursues him, the elders must not hand over the slayer into his hands, because he struck his neighbor without knowledge and had not hated him previously. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation If the avenger of blood pursues him, the elders must not hand over the killer because he struck his neighbor unintentionally and did not hate him before. |