eer
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4)
{aw-yar'}; from 5782 a 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.
see Hebrew for [05782]
And what the land [0776] is that they dwell in [03427], whether it be good [02896] or bad [07451]; and what cities [05892] they be that they dwell [03427] in [02007], whether in tents [04264], or in strong holds [04013];
Nevertheless [0657] the people [05971] be strong [05794] that dwell [03427] in the land [0776], and the cities [05892] are walled [01219], and very [03966] great [01419]: and moreover we saw [07200] the children [03211] of Anak [06061] there.
And when we cried [06817] unto the Lord [03068], he heard [08085] our voice [06963], and sent [07971] an angel [04397], and hath brought us forth [03318] out of Egypt [04714]: and, behold, we are in Kadesh [06946], a city [05892] in the uttermost [07097] of thy border [01366]:
And Israel [03478] vowed [05087] a vow [05088] unto the Lord [03068], and said [0559], If thou wilt indeed [05414] deliver [05414] this people [05971] into my hand [03027], then I will utterly destroy [02763] their cities [05892].
And the Lord [03068] hearkened [08085] to the voice [06963] of Israel [03478], and delivered up [05414] the Canaanites [03669]; and they utterly destroyed [02763] them and their cities [05892]: and he called [07121] the name [08034] of the place [04725] Hormah [02767].Hormah: that is, Utter destruction
And Israel [03478] took [03947] all these cities [05892]: and Israel [03478] dwelt [03427] in all the cities [05892] of the Amorites [0567], in Heshbon [02809], and in all the villages [01323] thereof.villages: Heb. daughters
For Heshbon [02809] was the city [05892] of Sihon [05511] the king [04428] of the Amorites [0567], who had fought [03898] against the former [07223] king [04428] of Moab [04124], and taken [03947] all his land [0776] out of his hand [03027], even unto Arnon [0769].
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs [04911] say [0559], Come [0935] into Heshbon [02809], let the city [05892] of Sihon [05511] be built [01129] and prepared [03559]:
And when Balak [01111] heard [08085] that Balaam [01109] was come [0935], he went out [03318] to meet [07125] him unto a city [05892] of Moab [04124], which is in the border [01366] of Arnon [0769], which is in the utmost [07097] coast [01366].
Out of Jacob [03290] shall come he that shall have dominion [07287], and shall destroy [06] him that remaineth [08300] of the city [05892].
And they burnt [08313] all their cities [05892] wherein they dwelt [04186], and all their goodly castles [02918], with fire [0784].
And they came near [05066] unto him, and said [0559], We will build [01129] sheepfolds [06629] [01448] here for our cattle [04735], and cities [05892] for our little ones [02945]:
But we ourselves [0587] will go ready [02363] armed [02502] before [06440] the children [01121] of Israel [03478], until we have brought [0935] them unto their place [04725]: and our little ones [02945] shall dwell [03427] in the fenced [04013] cities [05892] because [06440] of the inhabitants [03427] of the land [0776].
Build [01129] you cities [05892] for your little ones [02945], and folds [01448] for your sheep [06792]; and do [06213] that which hath proceeded [03318] out of your mouth [06310].
Our little ones [02945], our wives [0802], our flocks [04735], and all our cattle [0929], shall be there in the cities [05892] of Gilead [01568]:
And Moses [04872] gave [05414] unto them, even to the children [01121] of Gad [01410], and to the children [01121] of Reuben [07205], and unto half [02677] the tribe [07626] of Manasseh [04519] the son [01121] of Joseph [03130], the kingdom [04467] of Sihon [05511] king [04428] of the Amorites [0567], and the kingdom [04467] of Og [05747] king [04428] of Bashan [01316], the land [0776], with the cities [05892] thereof in the coasts [01367], even the cities [05892] of the country [0776] round about [05439].
And Beth–nimrah [01039], and Beth–haran [01028], fenced [04013] cities [05892]: and folds [01448] for sheep [06629].Beth–nimrah: also called, Nimrah
And Nebo [05015], and Baal–meon [01186], (their names [08034] being changed [04142],) and Shibmah [07643]: and gave [07121] other names [08034] [08034] unto the cities [05892] which they builded [01129].gave…: Heb. they called by names the names of the cities
Command [06680] the children [01121] of Israel [03478], that they give [05414] unto the Levites [03881] of the inheritance [05159] of their possession [0272] cities [05892] to dwell in [03427]; and ye shall give [05414] also unto the Levites [03881] suburbs [04054] for the cities [05892] round about [05439] them.
And the cities [05892] shall they have to dwell in [03427]; and the suburbs [04054] of them shall be for their cattle [0929], and for their goods [07399], and for all their beasts [02416].
And the suburbs [04054] of the cities [05892], which ye shall give [05414] unto the Levites [03881], shall reach from the wall [07023] of the city [05892] and outward [02351] a thousand [0505] cubits [0520] round about [05439].
And ye shall measure [04058] from without [02351] the city [05892] on the east [06924] side [06285] two thousand [0505] cubits [0520], and on the south [05045] side [06285] two thousand [0505] cubits [0520], and on the west [03220] side [06285] two thousand [0505] cubits [0520], and on the north [06828] side [06285] two thousand [0505] cubits [0520]; and the city [05892] shall be in the midst [08432]: this shall be to them the suburbs [04054] of the cities [05892].
And among the cities [05892] which ye shall give [05414] unto the Levites [03881] there shall be six [08337] cities [05892] for refuge [04733], which ye shall appoint [05414] for the manslayer [07523], that he may flee [05127] thither: and to them ye shall add [05414] forty [0705] and two [08147] cities [05892].to them…: Heb. above them ye shall give
So all the cities [05892] which ye shall give [05414] to the Levites [03881] shall be forty [0705] and eight [08083] cities [05892]: them shall ye give with their suburbs [04054].
And the cities [05892] which ye shall give [05414] shall be of the possession [0272] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478]: from them that have many [07227] ye shall give many [07235]; but from them that have few [04592] ye shall give few [04591]: every one [0376] shall give [05414] of his cities [05892] unto the Levites [03881] according [06310] to his inheritance [05159] which he inheriteth [05157].he…: Heb. they inherit
Then ye shall appoint [07136] you cities [05892] to be cities [05892] of refuge [04733] for you; that the slayer [07523] may flee [05127] thither, which killeth [05221] any person [05315] at unawares [07684].at…: Heb. by error
And they shall be unto you cities [05892] for refuge [04733] from the avenger [01350]; that the manslayer [07523] die [04191] not, until he stand [05975] before [06440] the congregation [05712] in judgment [04941].
And of these cities [05892] which ye shall give [05414] six [08337] cities [05892] shall ye have for refuge [04733].
Ye shall give [05414] three [07969] cities [05892] on this side [05676] Jordan [03383], and three [07969] cities [05892] shall ye give [05414] in the land [0776] of Canaan [03667], which shall be cities [05892] of refuge [04733].
These six [08337] cities [05892] shall be a refuge [04733], both for the children [01121] of Israel [03478], and for the stranger [01616], and for the sojourner [08453] among [08432] them: that every one that killeth [05221] any person [05315] unawares [07684] may flee [05127] thither.
And the congregation [05712] shall deliver [05337] the slayer [07523] out of the hand [03027] of the revenger [01350] of blood [01818], and the congregation [05712] shall restore [07725] him to the city [05892] of his refuge [04733], whither he was fled [05127]: and he shall abide [03427] in it unto the death [04194] of the high [01419] priest [03548], which was anointed [04886] with the holy [06944] oil [08081].
But if the slayer [07523] shall at any time [03318] come [03318] without the border [01366] of the city [05892] of his refuge [04733], whither he was fled [05127];
And the revenger [01350] of blood [01818] find [04672] him without [02351] the borders [01366] of the city [05892] of his refuge [04733], and the revenger [01350] of blood [01818] kill [07523] the slayer [07523]; he shall not be guilty of blood [01818]:he…: Heb. no blood shall be to him
Because he should have remained [03427] in the city [05892] of his refuge [04733] until the death [04194] of the high [01419] priest [03548]: but after [0310] the death [04194] of the high [01419] priest [03548] the slayer [07523] shall return [07725] into the land [0776] of his possession [0272].
And ye shall take [03947] no satisfaction [03724] for him that is fled [05127] to the city [05892] of his refuge [04733], that he should come again [07725] to dwell [03427] in the land [0776], until the death [04194] of the priest [03548].