Joshua 20:9:21Josh.20.9.W21TAB
לִפְנֵ֥י
lifnei
“before”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI
- Extended
- lif-NEI
- IPA
- /lifˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
lif-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEI ha-e-DAH
- clause
ve-LO ya-MUT be-YAD go-EL ha-DAM ad-am-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH
- sentence
E-leh ha-YU a-REI ha-mu-a-DAH le-KOL be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-la-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM la-NUS sha-MAH kol-ma-KE-ne-FESH bish-ga-GAH ve-LO ya-MUT be-YAD go-EL ha-DAM ad-am-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH
Exegesis
The temporal clause ʿad ʿomdô liphnei hāʿĕdāh {עַד־עָמְד֖וֹ לִפְנֵי הָעֵדָה | ʿad ʿomdô liphnei hāʿĕdāh} ‘until he stands before the congregation’ underscores procedural accountability.
In context — Joshua 20:9
These were the appointed cities for all the sons of Israel and for the foreigner living among them, so that anyone who struck a life unintentionally could flee there and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood until he stood before the congregation.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:9:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Joshua 20:9, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵ֥י (lifnei) 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 Josh.20.9.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.9.W21.S1) and character.