Joshua 20:3

Hebrew	לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֨מָּה֙ רוֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה נֶ֥פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה בִּבְלִי דָ֑עַת וְהָי֤וּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 לָכֶם֙ לְמִקְלָ֔ט מִגֹּאֵ֖ל הַדָּֽם
ESV	that the manslayer who strikes any person without intent or unknowingly may flee there. They shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood.
NIV	so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood.
NLT	Anyone who kills another person accidentally and unintentionally can run to one of these cities; they will be places of refuge from relatives seeking revenge for the person who was killed.
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KJV	That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

^{Joshua 20:2 ← Joshua 20:3 → Joshua 20:4}

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