Numbers 35:28 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | | כִּ֣י | h3588 |
| 1 | in the city | בְעִ֤יר | h5892 |
| 2 | of his refuge | מִקְלָטוֹ֙ | h4733 |
| 3 | Because he should have remained | יֵשֵׁ֔ב | h3427 |
| 4 | | עַד | h5704 |
| 9 | the death | מוֹת֙ | h4194 |
| 10 | priest | הַכֹּהֵ֣ן | h3548 |
| 11 | of the high | הַגָּדֹ֔ל | h1419 |
| 8 | but after | וְאַֽחֲרֵ֥י | h310 |
| 9 | the death | מוֹת֙ | h4194 |
| 10 | priest | הַכֹּהֵ֣ן | h3548 |
| 11 | of the high | הַגָּדֹ֔ל | h1419 |
| 12 | shall return | יָשׁוּב֙ | h7725 |
| 13 | the slayer | הָֽרֹצֵ֔חַ | h7523 |
| 14 | | אֶל | h413 |
| 15 | into the land | אֶ֖רֶץ | h776 |
| 16 | of his possession | אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ | h272 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
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.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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.