Numbers Chapter 35 verse 28 Holy Bible
because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.
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Because he had been ordered to keep inside the safe town till the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the taker of life may come back to the place of his heritage.
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for the manslayer should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high-priest; but after the death of the high-priest he may return into the land of his possession.
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Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
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Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
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because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.
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for in the city of his refuge he doth dwell till the death of the chief priest; and after the death of the chief priest doth the man-slayer turn back unto the city of his possession.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewbecauseכִּ֣י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunction[the manslayer] must remainיֵשֵׁ֔ב (yê·šêḇ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marryin his cityבְעִ֤יר (ḇə·‘îr)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 5892: Excitementof refugeמִקְלָטוֹ֙ (miq·lā·ṭōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 4733: Refuge, asylumuntilעַד־ (‘aḏ-)PrepositionStrong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, whilethe deathמ֖וֹת (mō·wṯ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruinof the highהַגָּדֹ֑ל (hag·gā·ḏōl)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentpriest.הַכֹּהֵ֣ן (hak·kō·hên)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3548: PriestOnly afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥י (wə·’a·ḥă·rê)Conjunctive waw | PrepositionStrong's 310: The hind or following partthe deathמוֹת֙ (mō·wṯ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruinof the highהַגָּדֹ֔ל (hag·gā·ḏōl)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentpriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן (hak·kō·hên)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3548: Priestmay [he]הָרֹצֵ֔חַ (hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murderreturnיָשׁוּב֙ (yā·šūḇ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againtoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe landאֶ֖רֶץ (’e·reṣ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 776: Earth, landhe owns.אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ (’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 272: Something seized, a possessionJump to PreviousAccused Chief City Death Dwell High Inside Life Manslayer Man-Slayer Ordered Possession Priest Property Refuge Safe Slayer Taker Turn