Joshua 20

1 And the Lord spak to Josue, and seide, Spek thou to the sones of Israel, and seie thou to hem,

and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Joshua to/for to say

2 Departe ye the citees of fugytyues, `ether of men exilid for vnwilful schedyng of blood, of whiche citees Y spak to you bi the hond of Moises,

to speak: speak to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel to/for to say to give: put to/for you [obj] city [the] refuge which to speak: speak to(wards) you in/on/with hand: by Moses

3 that whoeuer sleeth vnwytyngli a man, fle to tho citees;

to/for to flee there [to] to murder to smite soul: person in/on/with unintentionally in/on/with without knowledge and to be to/for you to/for refuge from to redeem: avenge [the] blood

4 that whanne he hath fled to oon of these citees, he may ascape the ire of the neiybore, which is veniere of blood. And he schal stonde bifor the yatis of the citee, and he schal speke to the eldre men of that citee tho thingis that schulen preue hym innocent; and so thei schulen reseyue hym, and schulen yyue to hym place to dwelle.

and to flee to(wards) one from [the] city [the] these and to stand: stand entrance gate [the] city and to speak: speak in/on/with ear: to ears (old: elder [the] city *LA(bh)*) [the] he/she/it [obj] word: case his and to gather [obj] him [the] city [to] to(wards) them and to give: give to/for him place and to dwell with them

5 And whanne the vengere of blood pursueth hym, thei schulen not bitake hym in to the hondis of the vengere; for vnwityngli he killide his neiybore, and is not preued his enemy bifor the secounde dai ethir the thridde dai.

and for to pursue to redeem: avenge [the] blood after him and not to shut [obj] [the] to murder in/on/with hand: power his for in/on/with without knowledge to smite [obj] neighbor his and not to hate he/she/it to/for him from yesterday three days ago

6 And he schal dwelle in that citee, til he stonde bifor the doom, and yelde cause of his dede. And he that killide a man, dwelle `in that citee, til the grete preest die, which is in that tyme; thanne the mansleere schal turne ayen, and he schal entre in to his citee and hows, `fro which he fledde.

and to dwell in/on/with city [the] he/she/it till to stand: stand he to/for face: before [the] congregation to/for justice: judgement till death [the] priest [the] great: large which to be in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) then to return: return [the] to murder and to come (in): come to(wards) city his and to(wards) house: home his to(wards) [the] city which to flee from there

7 And thei ordeyneden Cedes in Galilee, of the hil of Neptalym, and Sichem in the hil of Effraym, and Cariatharbe, thilke is Ebron, in the hil of Juda.

and to consecrate: prepare [obj] Kedesh in/on/with Galilee in/on/with mountain: hill country Naphtali and [obj] Shechem in/on/with mountain: hill country Ephraim and [obj] Kiriath-arba Kiriath-arba he/she/it Hebron in/on/with mountain: hill country Judah

8 And biyende Jordan, ayens the eest coost of Jerico, thei ordeyneden Bosor, which is set in the feeldi wildirnesse of the lynage of Ruben, and Ramoth in Galaad, of the lynage of Gad, and Gaulon in Basan, of the lynage of Manasses.

and from side: beyond to/for Jordan Jericho east [to] to give: put [obj] Bezer in/on/with wilderness in/on/with plain from tribe Reuben and [obj] Ramoth in/on/with Gilead from tribe Gad and [obj] (Golan *Q(K)*) in/on/with Bashan from tribe Manasseh

9 These citees weren ordeyned to alle the sones of Israel, and to comelyngis that dwellen among hem, that he that killide vnwityngli a man, schulde fle to tho citees; and he schulde not die in the hond of neiybore, coueitynge to venge the blood sched out, til he stood bifor the puple, to declare his cause.

these to be city [the] designated to/for all son: descendant/people Israel and to/for sojourner [the] to sojourn in/on/with midst their to/for to flee there [to] all to smite soul: person in/on/with unintentionally and not to die in/on/with hand to redeem: avenge [the] blood till to stand: stand he to/for face: before [the] congregation