Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIf, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities, Young's Literal Translation ‘And when a man is hating his neighbour, and hath lain in wait for him, and risen against him, and smitten him—the life, and he hath died, and he hath fled unto one of these cities, King James Bible But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: Hebrew If, however,וְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a man אִישׁ֙ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person hates שֹׂנֵ֣א (śō·nê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8130: To hate his neighbor לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ (lə·rê·‘ê·hū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow and lies in wait, וְאָ֤רַב (wə·’ā·raḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 693: To lie in wait attacks וְקָ֣ם (wə·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand him עָלָ֔יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against and kills him, וְהִכָּ֥הוּ (wə·hik·kā·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike and then flees וְנָ֕ס (wə·nās) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to one אַחַ֖ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 259: United, one, first of these הָאֵֽל׃ (hā·’êl) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 411: These, those cities, הֶעָרִ֥ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement |