Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethey were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer, Young's Literal Translation and they give to them the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Shechem and its suburbs, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs, King James Bible For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, Hebrew they were givenוַיִּתְּנ֨וּ (way·yit·tə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set Shechem שְׁכֶ֥ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor in the hill country בְּהַ֣ר (bə·har) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country of Ephraim אֶפְרָ֑יִם (’ep̄·rā·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory (a city עִ֨יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of refuge מִקְלַ֧ט (miq·laṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4733: Refuge, asylum for the manslayer), הָרֹצֵ֛חַ (hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder Gezer, גֶּ֖זֶר (ge·zer) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1507: Gezer -- 'portion', a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim |