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Numbers 35:26

But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;

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וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יָצֹ֥אyatsobring forthיָצָאverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “bring forth”, the verb used for emphasisH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…יֵצֵ֖אyetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…הָרֹצֵ֑חַharotsechathe murderרָצַחdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the murder”, a verb used as a describing wordH7523properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murderput to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).גְּבוּל֙gevulborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.עִ֣ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.מִקְלָט֔וֹmiqlatvorefugeמִקְלָטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “refuge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4733an asylum (as a receptacle)refuge.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יָנ֖וּסyanusawayנוּסverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “away”, an unfinished actionH5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)[idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.שָֽׁמָּהshamahthereשָׁםadverb, directional ending — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth,

Young’s Literal Translation

'And if the man-slayer at all go out [from] the border of the city of his refuge whither he fleeth,

World English Bible

“‘But if the man slayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge where he flees,

Darby Translation

But if the manslayer shall in any way come outside the limits of the city of his refuge whither he hath fled,

Douay-Rheims

If the murderer be found without the limits of the cities that are appointed for the banished,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But if the slayer should in any wise go out beyond the bounds of the city whither he fled for refuge,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ ἐξόδῳ ἐξέλθῃ ὁ φονεύασς τὰ ὅρια τῆς πόλεως εἰς ἣν κατέφυγεν ἐκεῖ,