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עִיר (ʻîyr) n-m (eer)
Source: or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782
Meaning: a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Displaying only every 20^th verse out of 936:

JOS 19:30

OET-LV: 30 And_Umah and_ʼAfēq and_Rəḩoⱱ cities twenty and_two and_villages _of_their. (JOS_19:30)

OET-RV: 30 It also included Ummah, Afek, and Rehob—a total of twenty-two cities as well as their surrounding villages. (JOS 19:30)

JDG 21:23

OET-LV: 23 and_they _did thus the _descendants _of Binyāmīn and_they _carried _off wives to_number _of_their from the_dancers whom they _seized and_they _went and_they _returned to inheritance _of_their and_they _rebuilt DOM the_cities and_they _lived in_them. (JDG_21:23)

OET-RV: 23 So that’s what the Benyamites did—they grabbed enough dancing girls to be their wives, then they returned to their allocated land and rebuilt their cities and lived in them. (JDG 21:23)

JER 26:12

OET-LV: 12 And_ Yirmə^yāh _he/it _said to all _of the_officials and_near/to all _of the_people to_ YHWH _say he_sent _me to_prophesy against the_house the_this and_near/to the_city (the)_this DOM all _of the_words/messages which you(pl)_have _heard. (JER_26:12)

OET-RV: 12 So Yirmeyah spoke to all the officials and all the people and said, “Yahweh has sent me out to prophesy to say all the words that you have heard, against both this temple and this city. (JER 26:12)

KI1 15:24

OET-LV: 24 And_ ʼĀşāʼ _he _lay _down with ancestors _of_his and_he _was _buried with ancestors _of_his in_the _city _of Dāvid his/its_father and_ Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) _he _became _king his/its_son in_place _of _him. (KI1_15:24)

OET-RV: 24 Then he died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David (also his ancestor) and his son Yehoshafat replaced him as king. (KI1 15:24)

NUM 32:33

OET-LV: 33 And_he/it _gave to/for_them Mosheh to_the _descendants _of Gād and_to_the _descendants _of Rəʼūⱱēn and_to_the _half _of the _tribe _of Mənashsheh the _son _of Yōşēf/(Joseph) DOM the _kingdom _of Şīḩōn the _king _of the_ʼAmorī and_DOM the _kingdom _of ˊŌg the _king _of (the)_Bāshān the_earth/land to_cities _of_its with_territories _of the _cities _of the_earth/land all _around. (NUM_32:33)

OET-RV: 33 So Mosheh gave that region to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, the half-tribe of Yosef’s son Menashsheh, encompassing the kingdoms of the Amorite King Sihon and the Bashan’s King Og, plus the surrounding territories. (NUM 32:33)

JDG 19:11

OET-LV: 11 They were_near Yəⱱūş/(Jebus) and_the_day it _had _gone _down exceedingly and_he/it _said the_servant to master(s)_of_his come please and_let _us _turn _aside to the _city _of the_Yəⱱūşī (the)_this and_let _us _spend _the _night in_it. (JDG_19:11)

OET-RV: 11 They got close to Yebus and the daylight had mostly gone, so the young man said to his master, “Come, please, we should turn aside into this city of the Yebusites so we can spend the night there.” (JDG 19:11)

GEN 23:10

OET-LV: 10 And_ˊEfrōn was_sitting in _the_middle the _people _of Ḩēt and_ ˊEfrōn _he _answered the_Ḩētite DOM ʼAⱱrāhām in_the _ears _of the _people _of Ḩēt to_all/each/any/every (of)_the _gate _of those _who _were_entering _of his _city _of_his to_say. (GEN_23:10)

OET-RV: 10 Now Efron (a Hittite) was sitting there among Het’s other descendants, so he responded to Abraham while the other land-owners were listening, along with everyone else at the city gate, (GEN 23:10)

JOS 13:30

OET-LV: 30 And_he/it _was territory _of_their from_Maḩₐnāyim all _of (the)_Bāshān all _of the _kingdom _of ˊŌg the _king _of (the)_Bāshān and_all the _villages _of Yāʼīr/(Jair) which are_in_Bāshān sixty citi[es]. (JOS_13:30)

OET-RV: 30 It went from Mahanaim, all the Bashan, all the kingdom of Og (the king of the Bashan), and all the towns of Yair, which are in the Bashan—sixty cities. (JOS 13:30)

EZE 35:9

OET-LV: 9 Desolations _of perpetuity I_will _make _you and_cities _of_your not they _will _return and_you(pl)_will _know if/because _that I am_YHWH. (EZE_35:9)

OET-RV: 9 I’ll make your land perpetually desolate. Your cities won’t be inhabited, and then you’ll know that I am Yahweh. (EZE 35:9)

SA1 9:14

OET-LV: 14 And_they _went _up the_city they were_coming in _the_middle the_city and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) was_coming _out to_meet_them to_go _up the _high_place. (SA1_9:14)

OET-RV: 14 So they went on up into the city, and as they were entering, wow, there was Shemuel coming out towards them to go up to the high place. (SA1 9:14)

EZE 48:30

OET-LV: 30 and_these will _be_the _exits _of the_city from_the_side _of the_north will _be_five hundred(s) and_four _of thousand_cubits the_measurement. (EZE_48:30)

OET-RV: 30 These will be the exits from the city: On the northern side (which will be just over two kilometres long), (EZE 48:30)

KI2 6:15

OET-LV: 15 And_he _rose _early of _the _man _of the _servant _of the_ʼElohīm to_arise and_he/it _went _out and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE an _army was_surrounding DOM the_city and_horse[s] and_chariotry servant _of_his and_he/it _said to_him/it alas my_master how will _we _do. (KI2_6:15)

OET-RV: 15 Early the next morning, the servant of the man of God got up, and going outside he was shocked to see chariots and horses and an army surrounding the town, so he called Elisha, “Oh, my master! What will we do?” (KI2 6:15)

NUM 35:26

OET-LV: 26 And_if ever _(go _out) he _will _go _out the_killer DOM the _border _of the _city _of his _refuge _of_his where he _will _flee to_(to). (NUM_35:26)

OET-RV: 26 However, if they then ever left the refuge city that they’d fled to, (NUM 35:26)

DEU 13:17

OET-LV: 17  and_DOM all _of plunder _of_its you _will _gather into the _middle _of its _open _place _of_her and_you _will _burn with_fire DOM the_city and_DOM all _of plunder _of_its a _whole _offering to/for_YHWH god _of_your and_it _will _be a _mound _of perpetuity not it _will _be _built again. (DEU_13:17)

OET-RV: 17 Don’t be tempted to pick anything valuable out from the pile headed for destruction, but obey carefully so that Yahweh’s anger will subside. Then he’ll show compassion to you and mercy, and make you increase like he promised to your ancestors (DEU 13:17)

NUM 21:25

OET-LV: 25 And_ Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he/it _took DOM all _of the_cities the_these and_ Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he/it _sat _down//remained//lived in_all the _cities _of the_ʼAmorī in_Ḩeshbōn and_on/over_all daughters _of_its. (NUM_21:25)

OET-RV: 25 So Yisrael took those Amorite cities including Heshbon and the surrounding villages, and started living in them. (NUM 21:25)

JOS 21:19

OET-LV: 19 All _of the _cities _of the _descendants _of ʼAhₐron the_priests were_thir- teen cities and_their _pasture _of_lands. (JOS_21:19)

OET-RV: 19 Thus the descendants of Aharon the priests received thirteen cities with their surrounding fields. (JOS 21:19)

KI2 18:8

OET-LV: 8 He he _defeated DOM the_Fəlishtiy to ˊAzzāh and_DOM territories _of_its from_a _tower _of watchmen unto a _city _of fortification. (KI2_18:8)

OET-RV: 8 He attacked and defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders—both the smaller towns and the fortified city. (KI2 18:8)

JDG 11:33

OET-LV: 33 And_he_defeated _them from_ˊArōˊēr and_unto come_you Minnit twenty citi[es] and_unto Abel Keramim a _defeat great very and_ the _people _of _they _were _subdued of _ˊAmmōn from_face/in _front _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (JDG_11:33)

OET-RV: 33 Then he attacked them from Aroer and as far as the entrance to Minnith, twenty cities, and then up to Avel -Keramim, slaughtering a huge number. So the Ammonites were subdued by the presence of the Israelis. (JDG 11:33)

EZE 39:9

OET-LV: 9 And_they _will _go _out the _inhabitants _of the _cities _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _will _kindle and_they _will _kindle _a _fire with_weaponry and_shield and_body _shield with_bow and_with_arrows and_with_staff _of hand and_with_spear and_they _will _kindle in/among_them fire seven years. (EZE_39:9)

OET-RV: 9 The people living in Yisrael’s cities will go out and they’ll use those weapons to kindle and make fires and burn them—small shields, large shields, bows, arrows, the clubs and spears—they’ll make fires with them for seven years. (EZE 39:9)

JER 5:17

OET-LV: 17 And_he/it _will _eat harvest _of_your and_food _of_your they _will _devour sons _of_your and_daughters _of_your it _will _devour flock[s]_of_your and_herd[s]_of_your it _will _devour vine[s]_of_your and_your _fig _of_tree[s] it _will _shatter the _cities _of your(pl)_fortifications _of_your which you are_trusting in_them with_sword. (JER_5:17)

OET-RV: 17 It will consume your grain and your food.
⇔ They’ll devour your sons and daughters, and your flocks and your cattle.
⇔ They’ll strip your grapevines and your fig trees.
⇔ With their swords, they’ll shatter your fortified cities that you were trusting in. (JER 5:17)

JDG 20:38

OET-LV: 38 And_the _appointed_signal which_it _belonged to_the _man _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) with the_ambusher was_do _much they_to_cause _to _go _up the _rising _of the _smoke from the_city. (JDG_20:38)

OET-RV: 38 Then they started a fire as the prearranged signal was to be the rising column of smoke up out of the city. (JDG 20:38)

JER 21:9

OET-LV: 9 The_one_who_remains in_city (the)_this he _will _die by_sword and_by_famine and_by_pestilence and_the_one_who_goes _out and_he _will _fall on the_ones_from _Kasdiy who_are_laying _siege on_you(pl) wwww and_it _will _belong for_him/it life _of_his to_plunder. (JER_21:9)

OET-RV: 9 Anyone who stays in this city will die from war, famine, or plague, but anyone who goes out and falls to their knees in front of the Babylonians who’ve surrounded you all, will live They’ll escape with their lives that way (JER 21:9)

NUM 35:27

OET-LV: 27 And_he _will _find DOM_him/it the _avenger _of (the)_blood from_the_outside of_the _border _of of _the _city _of his _refuge _of_his and_he _will _kill the _avenger _of (the)_blood DOM the_killer there_will_not_be to_him/it blood. (NUM_35:27)

OET-RV: 27 and the avenger found them outside the city boundary, then that relative of the dead person is permitted to kill that person and won’t be accountable for their blood. (NUM 35:27)

EZE 4:1

OET-LV:  and_you(ms) Oh _son _of humankind take to/for_yourself(m) a _brick and_you(ms)_will _give it to_your_face and_you _will _inscribe on/upon_it(f) a _city DOM Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (EZE_4:1)

OET-RV:  But you, humanity’s child, get yourself a brick and place it in front of you and carve Yerushalem City on it. (EZE 4:1)

JER 1:15

OET-LV: 15 If/because HERE_I am_about _to _summon to/from_all/each/any/every the_clans _of the_kingdoms _of northward_of the _utterance _of YHWH and_they _will _come and_they _will _set each _one throne _of_his the _entrance _of the _gates _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_on all _of walls _of_its all _around and_on all _of the _cities _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah). (JER_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 “Listen, I’m about to summon all the clans of the northern kingdoms, and they’ll come and attack the walls around Yerushalem and all of Yehudah’s other cities, then each king will place his throne at the entrance to Yerushalem’s gates.” That is Yahweh’s declaration. (JER 1:15)

JDG 9:45

OET-LV: 45 And_ʼAⱱīmelek was_fighting against_city all _of the_day (the)_that and_he _captured DOM the_city and_DOM the_people which was_in_it he _killed and_he _pulled _down DOM the_city and_he_sowed _it salt. (JDG_9:45)

OET-RV: 45 Abimelek spent that whole day attacking Shekem. He captured the city and they killed the people who were in it. Then he tore it down, and scattered salt on the land. (JDG 9:45)

SA2 12:30

OET-LV: 30 And_he/it _took DOM the _crown _of their _king _of_their from_under his/its_head and_weight _of_its was_a _talent _of gold and_stone _of precious and_it _became on the _head _of Dāvid and_the _plunder _of the_city he _brought _out much very. (SA2_12:30)

OET-RV: 30 He took the king’s crown off his head (it was gold and weighed around 30kg), and it was placed on his head. A lot of other plunder was also taken from the city. (SA2 12:30)

KI1 22:51

OET-LV: 51  and_ Yəhōshāfāţ _he _lay _down with ancestors _of_his and_he _was _buried with ancestors _of_his in_the _city _of Dāvid his/its_father and_ Yəhōrām/(Jehoram) _he _became _king his/its_son in_place _of _him. (KI1_22:51)

OET-RV: 51 Ahav’s son Ahazyah began to reign over Yisrael from Samaria in the seventeenth year of King Yehoshafat’s reign over Yehudah, and he reigned over Yisrael for two years. (KI1 22:51)

ISA 17:9

OET-LV: 9 In _the_day (the)_that they _will _be the _cities _of his _refuge _of_his like_the _abandoned_place_of the _forest and_the_top which they _abandoned from_face/in _front _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_it _will _be a _desolation. (ISA_17:9)

OET-RV: 9 At that time, their fortified cities will be abandoned like a deserted part of the forest,
⇔ ≈ and their summits will be abandoned and desolate as Yisrael advances, (ISA 17:9)

JOS 19:38

OET-LV: 38 And_Yiron and ^ʼēl Horem and anath and shemesh cities nine- teen and_villages _of_their. (JOS_19:38)

OET-RV: 38 Yiron, Migdal-El, Horem, Beyt-Anat, and Beyt-Shemesh—a total of nineteen cities as well as their surrounding villages. (JOS 19:38)

JDG 17:8

OET-LV: 8 And_he/it _went the_man from_the_city from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh to_sojourn in_where he _will _find and_he _came the _hill _country _of ʼEfrayim to the _house _of Mīkāh for_doing its_road/course. (JDG_17:8)

OET-RV: 8 He left Bethlehem to find another place to say, and on his way, he ended up arriving at Micah’s place in the Efrayimite hill country. (JDG 17:8)

JER 47:2

OET-LV: 2 thus YHWH he _says HERE waters are_rising from_the_north and_they _will _be (into)_a_torrent overflowing and_they _will _overflow a _land and_what _of_fills _it a _city and_those _who_dwell _of in_it and_they _will _cry _out the_humankind and_ every _of _he _will _wail (the)_inhabitant _of the_earth/land. (JER_47:2)

OET-RV: 2 Yahweh says this:
⇔ Listen, armies are rising in the north like floods of water.
⇔ They’ll be like an overflowing river.
⇔ Then they’ll overflow the land and everything in it—
⇔ its cities and its inhabitants.
⇔ So everyone will shout out for help,
⇔ and all the land’s inhabitants will wail. (JER 47:2)

EZR 10:14

OET-LV: 14 Let _them _stand please leaders _of_our to/from_all/each/any/every the_assembly and_all/each/any/every one_who is_in_cities _of_our who_he _has _married women foreign let _him _come to_times appointed and_with_them the_elders _of a _city and_a _city and_judges _of_its until (to)_turn_back the _burning _of the _anger our _god _of_our from_him/it until to_the _message/thing/matter (the)_this. (EZR_10:14)

OET-RV: 14 So let’s delegate our leaders to make the decisions for all of us. Then we can arrange to meet together by city with our elders and judges to apply the decisions about our foreign wives, until God’s anger towards us about these matters cools down. (EZR 10:14)

ISA 1:26

OET-LV: 26 And_I _will _restore judges _of_your as_at_time and_counsellors _of_your as_at_beginning after thus it _will _be _called to/for_you(fs) the _city _of (the)_righteousness a _town faithful. (ISA_1:26)

OET-RV: 26 Then I’ll restore your judges like they were before,
⇔ and your counsellors like they were at the start.
⇔ Afterwards you’ll be a faithful city called ‘The city of integrity’.” (ISA 1:26)

CH2 8:2

OET-LV: 2 And_the_cities which he _had _given Ḩūrām to_Shəlomoh he _rebuilt Shəlomoh DOM_them and_he _caused _to _dwell there DOM the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (CH2_8:2)

OET-RV: 2 he rebuilt the cities that King Huram had given to him, and he got Israelis to live in them. (CH2 8:2)

JOB 15:28

OET-LV: 28 And_he _dwelt cities destroyed houses which_not people _will _dwell (for)_themselves which they _are _destined for_heaps _of _stones. (JOB_15:28)

OET-RV: 28 they’ll live in broken-down houses
⇔ which people normally wouldn’t live in because they’re marked for demolition. (JOB 15:28)

PSA 127:1

OET-LV:  The _song _of the _ascents of_Shəlomoh/(Solomon) if YHWH not he _will _build a _house vanity they _have _toiled builders _of_its in/on/over_him/it if YHWH not he _will _watch _over a _city vanity he _has _kept _awake the_watchman. (PSA_127:1)

OET-RV: A song by Solomon while walking uphill to Yerushalem.
⇔  1 If it’s not Yahweh who builds the house, those who build it are just wasting their time.
⇔ ≈ If it’s not Yahweh who guards the city, the watchman stands guard uselessly. (PSA 127:1)

ISA 42:11

OET-LV: 11 Let _them _lift _up the_wilderness and_cities _of_its the_villages where_it _dwells Qēdār let _them _shout _for _joy the _inhabitants _of Şelaˊ from_the_top _of the_mountains let _them _cry _aloud. (ISA_42:11)

OET-RV: 11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice—
⇔ the villages where the Bedouins live.
⇔ Let the inhabitants of Edom’s capital Sela sing.
⇔ ≈ Let them shout from the mountaintops. (ISA 42:11)

RUT 3:15

OET-LV: 15 And_he/it _said give the_shawl which is_on_you and_take _hold on_it and_she _took _hold on_it and_he _measured _out six barley(s) and_he _put_it on/upon_it(f) and_he _came the_city. (RUT_3:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then Boaz said, “Bring your cloak here and hold it out.” So she held it while he poured a generous amount of barley into it, and lifted it onto her shoulder. Then he or she went into the town. (RUT 3:15)

SA2 20:6

OET-LV: 6 and_ Dāvid _he/it _said to ʼAⱱīshay now he _will _be _bad to/for_us Sheⱱaˊ the _son _of Bicri more _than ʼAⱱīshālōm you take DOM the _servants _of your(pl)_master(s)_of_your and_pursue after_him lest he _has _found to_him/it cities fortified and_he _will _tear _out eye _of_our. (SA2_20:6)

OET-RV: 6 Meanwhile David told Abishai, “Bikri’s son Sheva will do more harm to us now than Abshalom. Take some of my warriors and chase him down, in case he finds some fortified city to hide in and gets away from us.” (SA2 20:6)

LEV 25:29

OET-LV: 29 And_anyone if/because he _will _sell a _house _of dwelling _of a _city a _wall and_it _will _be of _redemption _of_its _right until is _finished the _year _of its _sale _of_his days it _will _be of _redemption _of_its _right. (LEV_25:29)

OET-RV: 29 If a house inside a walled city is sold, then the right to buy it back will last until one full year after the sale. (LEV 25:29)

CH2 9:31

OET-LV: 31 And_ Shəlomoh _he _lay _down with ancestors _of_his and_people_buried _him in_the _city _of Dāvid his/its_father and_ Rəḩaⱱˊām _he _became _king his/its_son in_place _of _him. (CH2_9:31)

OET-RV: 31 then he died and was buried with his father in ‘The City of David’, and his son Rehaveam (Rehoboam) replaced him as king. (CH2 9:31)

KI2 6:14

OET-LV: 14 And_he _sent to_(to) horses and_chariotry and_an _army massive and_they _came night and_they _surrounded (on) the_city. (KI2_6:14)

OET-RV: 14 So he sent chariots and horses and a large contingent, and they arrived there at night and surrounded the town. (KI2 6:14)

JOS 3:16

OET-LV: 16 And_they _stood the_waters which_came_down from_to_above they _rose a _heap one far _away very from_ʼĀdām the_city which is_from_the _side _of Tsₑrətān/(Zarethan) and_those_which_went _down to the _sea _of the _ˊArāⱱāh the _Sea _of (the)_Salt they _were _complete they _were _cut _off and_the_people they _passed _over before Yərīḩō/(Jericho). (JOS_3:16)

OET-RV: 16 then the water coming from upstream suddenly stopped flowing. The water far upstream piled up near a town called Adam (near Tsaretan), and the water that normally flowed down towards the Sea of Aravah (also called the Dead Sea or the Salt Sea) stopped flowing, so the people were able to cross what was the Yordan River opposite Yeriho (Jericho). (JOS 3:16)

EST 9:19

OET-LV: 19 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) the the_are]_dwelling in_the _cities _of the _open _regions are_observing DOM day _of four- teen of_the _month _of Adar joy and_a _feast and_a _day good and_the_sending _of portions each to_neighbour _of_his. (EST_9:19)

OET-RV: 19 So that’s why the Jews who live in the rural villages observe this holiday on the 14th rather than the 15th. They celebrate with feasting and by giving gifts to each other. (EST 9:19)

PSA 87:3

OET-LV: 3 Glorious_things is_spoken on/over_you(fs) Oh _city _of the_ʼElohīm Şelāh. (PSA_87:3)

OET-RV: 3 Wonderful things are said about you, city of God. (Instrumental break.) (PSA 87:3)

DEU 9:1

OET-LV:  hear Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) you are_about _to _pass _over the_day DOM the_Yardēn/(Jordan) to_go to_dispossess nations great and_mighty more_than _you cities large and_fortified in_heavens. (DEU_9:1)

OET-RV:  Listen Yisrael: Today you’ll cross the Yarden river to drive out peoples that are larger and more powerful than yourselves and who are protected in large, fortified cities with high walls. (DEU 9:1)

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