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Hebrew wordlink #108705

Key: khaki:verbs.
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OSHB Jos 20:5 גֹּאֵל (goʼēl) Strongs=1350 a Lemma=‘גָּאַל’
contextual word gloss=‘the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’
Morphology=Vqrmsc PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-1443

OET-LV: 5 And_because/when the_avenger_of (the)_blood he _will _pursue after_him and_not they _will _deliver _up DOM the_killer in_his/its_hand if/because with_not knowledge he _struck _down DOM his/its_neighbour and_not he was_hating to_him/it from_yesterday the_third _day. (JOS 20:5)

OET-RV: 5 Now if a relative of the deceased comes to avenge the death, the city elders won’t hand over the killer because the death was accidental and didn’t happen because of hate or premeditation. (JOS 20:5)

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Other uses (11) of identical word form גֹּאֵל (Morphology=Vqrmsc PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘גֹּאֵל’ (Morphology=Vqrmsc PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 3 different glosses: ‘the_avenger_of’(8), ‘of_the_avenger_of’(3), ‘the_redeemer_of’(1).

NUM 35:19 contextual word gloss=‘the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB NUM 35:19 word 1

OET-LV: 19 The_avenger_of (the)_blood he he _will _put _to _death DOM the_killer when_meets_he in_him/it he he_will _put _him _to _death. (NUM 35:19)

OET-RV: 19 The relative who is avenging the spilt blood must execute the murderer as soon as he finds them. (NUM 35:19)

NUM 35:21 contextual word gloss=‘the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB NUM 35:21 word 11

OET-LV: 21 Or in_enmity he_struck _him _down with_hand _of_his and_he/it _died surely _(die) the_one_who_struck _down he _will _be _put _to _death is_a _killer he the_avenger_of (the)_blood he _will _put _to _death DOM the_killer when_meets_he in_him/it. (NUM 35:21)

OET-RV: 21 or angrily strikes them with their hand, and then they die, it must be regarded as murder, and when the avenger of their blood finds the murderer, he must execute them. (NUM 35:21)

NUM 35:24 contextual word gloss=‘the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB NUM 35:24 word 6

OET-LV: 24 And_ the_congregation _they _will _judge between the_one_who_struck _down and_between the_avenger_of (the)_blood on the_judgements the_these. (NUM 35:24)

OET-RV: 24 then the community must judge between the one who killed and the avenger of the dead person, in accordance with these regulations. (NUM 35:24)

NUM 35:25 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB NUM 35:25 word 6

OET-LV: 25 And_ the_congregation _they _will _deliver DOM the_killer from_the _hand _of the_avenger_of (the)_blood and_ the_congregation _they _will _return DOM_him/it to the _city _of his _refuge _of_his where he _had _fled to_(to) and_he _will _dwell in_it until the _death _of the_priest/officer the_big/great(sg) whom someone _had _anointed DOM_him/it with_the _oil _of (the)_holiness. (NUM 35:25)

OET-RV: 25 If the one who killed is declared innocent, then the community must rescue them from the avenger and return them to the refuge city that they’d fled to, and that accidental killer must live there until after the death of the high priest (who had been anointed with sacred oil). (NUM 35:25)

NUM 35:27 contextual word gloss=‘the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB NUM 35:27 word 3

OET-LV: 27 And_ the_avenger_of (the)_blood _he _will _find DOM_him/it from_the_outside of_the _border _of of _the _city _of his _refuge _of_his and_ the _avenger _of (the)_blood _he _will _kill 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)

NUM 35:27 contextual word gloss=‘the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB NUM 35:27 word 10

OET-LV: 27 And_ the _avenger _of (the)_blood _he _will _find DOM_him/it from_the_outside of_the _border _of of _the _city _of his _refuge _of_his and_ the_avenger_of (the)_blood _he _will _kill 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)

DEU 19:6 contextual word gloss=‘the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB DEU 19:6 word 3

OET-LV: 6 Lest the_avenger_of (the)_blood he _should _pursue after the_killer if/because heart _of_his it _will _be _hot and_he_will _overtake _him if/because the_journey it _will _be _great and_he_will _strike _him life and_to/for_him/it there_belonged_not a _sentence _of death if/because not he was_hating to_him/it from_yesterday the_third _day. (DEU 19:6)

OET-RV: 6 Otherwise a friend or relative of the dead person might chase the killer in a sudden rage and overtake and kill the accidental killer if the city was too far away. However, the killer doesn’t deserve death if they hadn’t hated that person from past events— (DEU 19:6)

DEU 19:12 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB DEU 19:12 word 10

OET-LV: 12 And_ the _elders _of his _city _of_his _they _will _send and_they _will _take DOM_him/it from_there and_they _will _give DOM_him/it in_the _hand _of the_avenger_of (the)_blood and_he _will _die. (DEU 19:12)

OET-RV: 12 then the elders from their home town should go and get that person from the refuge city and hand that killer over to the relatives handling the case, and the murderer must be executed. (DEU 19:12)

JOS 20:5 contextual word gloss=‘the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB JOS 20:5 word 3

JOS 20:9 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB JOS 20:9 word 20

OET-LV: 9 These they _were the _cities _of (the)_appointment to_all/each/any/every the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_for_sojourner who_sojourns among_them to_flee to_(to) any _of one _who_strikes _down _of (of)_a _person by_inadvertence and_not he _will _die by_the _hand _of the_avenger_of (the)_blood until stands_he to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_congregation. (JOS 20:9)

OET-RV: 9 Those were the appointed cities for both Israelis and foreigners living among them, so that anyone who accidentally killed someone could flee there and be safe from being avenged by the deceased’s relatives until they could receive a proper trial. (JOS 20:9)

2 SAM 14:11 contextual word gloss=‘the_avenger_of’ word gloss=‘avenger_of’ OSHB 2 SAM 14:11 word 9

OET-LV: 11 And_she/it _said let _him _remember please the_king DOM YHWH god _of_your mmm the_avenger_of (the)_blood to_destroy and_not they _will _destroy DOM son _of_my and_he/it _said by_the _life of_YHWH if one_of _the _hair[s]_of your _son _of_your it _will _fall ground_to_the. (SA2 14:11)

OET-RV: 11 “Please,” she insisted, “may the king ask your god Yahweh to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the tragedy, so my son won’t be destroyed.”
¶ “As surely as Yahweh lives,” he vowed, “not a hair from your son’s head will fall to the ground.” (SA2 14:11)

ISA 49:7 contextual word gloss=‘the_redeemer_of’ word gloss=‘redeemer_of’ OSHB ISA 49:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 thus YHWH the_redeemer_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) its _holy _of_one he _says to_despise life to_one _who_abhors _of (of)_a _nation to_a _servant _of rulers kings they _will _see and_ princes _they _will _stand _up and_they _will _bow _down on _account _of YHWH who is_reliable the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he_has _chosen _you. (ISA 49:7)

OET-RV: ⇔  7 Yahweh, Yisrael’s holy one,
⇔ the one who paid the price for their freedom
⇔ says to the one whose life is despised,
⇔ the one who’s hated by the nations—a slave of rulers:
⇔ ‘Kings will see and stand up,
⇔ and princes will bow down
⇔ on account of Yahweh who is faithful—Yisrael’s holy one
⇔ because he has chosen you.’ (ISA 49:7)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘גָּאַל’’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a_kinsman-redeemer’, ‘of_the_avenger_of’, ‘the_avenger_of’, ‘the_redeemer_of’.