Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleOtherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm. Young's Literal Translation lest the redeemer of blood pursue after the man-slayer when his heart is hot, and hath overtaken him (because the way is great), and hath smitten him—the life, and he hath no sentence of death, for he is not hating him heretofore; King James Bible Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he [was] not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. Hebrew Otherwise,פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest the avenger גֹּאֵ֨ל (gō·’êl) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman of blood הַדָּ֜ם (had·dām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed might pursue יִרְדֹּף֩ (yir·dōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute the manslayer הָרֹצֵ֗חַ (hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder in a rage, לְבָבוֹ֒ (lə·ḇā·ḇōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart overtake him וְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹ (wə·hiś·śî·ḡōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5381: To reach, overtake since the distance הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ (had·de·reḵ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action is great, יִרְבֶּ֥ה (yir·beh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great and strike וְהִכָּ֣הוּ (wə·hik·kā·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike him dead נָ֑פֶשׁ (nā·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion though he did not אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle deserve מִשְׁפַּט־ (miš·paṭ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style to die, מָ֔וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he ה֛וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are did not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no intend any harm. שֹׂנֵ֥א (śō·nê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8130: To hate |
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