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Joshua 20 Interlinear

KJV text aligned with Hebrew and Aramaic forms, Strong’s numbers, and morphology. Open any Strong’s number for its full definition and complete KJV concordance.

Joshua 20:1

The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,

The
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LORD
יְהוָ֔הH3068 · YᵉhôvâhHebrew proper name noun
also
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spake
יְדַבֵּ֣רH1696 · dâbarHebrew piel sequential imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
unto
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Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַH3091 · YᵉhôwshûwaʻHebrew proper name noun
,
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saying
אמֹֽרH559 · ʼâmarHebrew qal infinitive construct verb
,
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Joshua 20:2

Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

Speak
דַּבֵּ֛רH1696 · dâbarHebrew piel imperative verb · second person · masculine · singular
to the
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children
בְּנֵ֥יH1121 · bênHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · construct
of
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Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478 · YisrâʼêlHebrew proper name noun
,
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saying
אמֹ֑רH559 · ʼâmarHebrew qal infinitive construct verb
, Appoint
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out
תְּנ֤וּH5414 · nâthanHebrew qal imperative verb · second person · masculine · plural
for you
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cities
עָרֵ֣יH5892 · ʻîyrHebrew common noun · feminine · plural · construct
of
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refuge
מִּקְלָ֔טH4733 · miqlâṭHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
, whereof I
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spake
דִּבַּ֥רְתִּיH1696 · dâbarHebrew piel perfect verb · first person · common gender · singular
unto you by the
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hand
יַדH3027 · yâdHebrew common noun · both genders · singular · construct
of
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Moses
מֹשֶֽׁהH4872 · MôshehHebrew proper name noun
:
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Joshua 20:3

That the slayer that killeth [any] person unawares [and] unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

That the
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slayer
רוֹצֵ֔חַH7523 · râtsachHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absolute
that
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killeth
מַכֵּהH5221 · nâkâhHebrew hiphil active participle verb · masculine · singular · construct
[any]
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person
נֶ֥פֶשׁH5315 · nepheshHebrew common noun · both genders · singular · absolute
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unawares
שְׁגָגָ֖הH7684 · shᵉgâgâhHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
[and]
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unwittingly
דָ֑עַתH1847 · daʻathHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
may
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flee
נ֥וּסH5127 · nûwçHebrew qal infinitive construct verb
thither: and they shall be your
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refuge
מִקְלָ֔טH4733 · miqlâṭHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
from the
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avenger
גֹּאֵ֖לH1350 · gâʼalHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · singular · construct
of
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blood
דָּֽםH1818 · dâmHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
.
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Joshua 20:4

And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

And when he that doth
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flee
נָ֞סH5127 · nûwçHebrew qal sequential perfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
unto
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one
אַחַ֣תH259 · ʼechâdHebrew cardinal number · feminine · singular · absolute
of those
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cities
עָרִ֣יםH5892 · ʻîyrHebrew common noun · feminine · plural · absolute
shall
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stand
עָמַד֙H5975 · ʻâmadHebrew qal sequential perfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
at the
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entering
פֶּ֚תַחH6607 · pethachHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
of the
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gate
שַׁ֣עַרH8179 · shaʻarHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
of the
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city
עִ֔ירH5892 · ʻîyrHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
, and shall
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declare
דִבֶּ֛רH1696 · dâbarHebrew piel sequential perfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
his
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cause
דְּבָרָ֑יH1697 · dâbârHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · construct
in the
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ears
אָזְנֵ֛יH241 · ʼôzenHebrew common noun · feminine · dual · construct
of the
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elders
זִקְנֵ֥יH2205 · zâqênHebrew adjective · masculine · plural · construct
of that
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city
עִֽירH5892 · ʻîyrHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
, they shall
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take
אָסְפ֨וּH622 · ʼâçaphHebrew qal perfect verb · third person · common gender · plural
him into the
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city
עִ֨ירָH5892 · ʻîyrHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
unto them, and
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give
נָתְנוּH5414 · nâthanHebrew qal sequential perfect verb · third person · common gender · plural
him a
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place
מָק֖וֹםH4725 · mâqôwmHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
, that he may
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dwell
יָשַׁ֥בH3427 · yâshabHebrew qal sequential perfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
among them.
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Joshua 20:5

And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.

And if the
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avenger
גֹּאֵ֤לH1350 · gâʼalHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · singular · construct
of
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blood
דָּם֙H1818 · dâmHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
pursue
יִרְדֹּ֜ףH7291 · râdaphHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
after
אַֽחֲרָ֔יH310 · ʼacharHebrew preposition
him, then they shall not
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deliver
יַסְגִּ֥רוּH5462 · çâgarHebrew hiphil imperfect verb · third person · masculine · plural
the
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slayer
רֹצֵ֖חַH7523 · râtsachHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absolute
up into his
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hand
יָד֑H3027 · yâdHebrew common noun · both genders · singular · construct
; because he
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smote
הִכָּ֣הH5221 · nâkâhHebrew hiphil perfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
his
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neighbour
רֵעֵ֔H7453 · rêaʻHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
unwittingly
בְלִיH1097 · bᵉlîyHebrew negative particle
, and
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
hated
שֹׂנֵ֥אH8130 · sânêʼHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absolute
him not
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beforetime
תְּמ֥וֹלH8543 · tᵉmôwlHebrew adverb
.
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Joshua 20:6

And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, [and] until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.

And he shall
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dwell
יָשַׁ֣בH3427 · yâshabHebrew qal sequential perfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
in that
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city
עִ֣ירH5892 · ʻîyrHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
, until he
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
stand
עָמְד֞H5975 · ʻâmadHebrew qal infinitive construct verb
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
before
פְנֵ֤יH6440 · pânîymHebrew common noun · both genders · plural · construct
the
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congregation
עֵדָה֙H5712 · ʻêdâhHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
for
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judgment
מִּשְׁפָּ֔טH4941 · mishpâṭHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
, [and] until the
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death
מוֹת֙H4194 · mâvethHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
of the
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high
גָּד֔וֹלH1419 · gâdôwlHebrew adjective · masculine · singular · absolute
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priest
כֹּהֵ֣ןH3548 · kôhênHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
that
אֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · ʼăsherHebrew relative particle
shall be in those
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days
יָּמִ֣יםH3117 · yôwmHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · absolute
: then shall the
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slayer
רוֹצֵ֗חַH7523 · râtsachHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absolute
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
return
יָשׁ֣וּבH7725 · shûwbHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
, and
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come
בָ֤אH935 · bôwʼHebrew qal perfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
unto his own
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city
עִירH5892 · ʻîyrHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · construct
, and unto his own
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house
בֵּית֔H1004 · bayithHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
, unto the
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city
עִ֖ירH5892 · ʻîyrHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
from whence he
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
fled
נָ֥סH5127 · nûwçHebrew qal perfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
.
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Joshua 20:7

¶ And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which [is] Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

¶ And they
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appointed
יַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּH6942 · qâdashHebrew hiphil sequential imperfect verb · third person · masculine · plural
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Kedesh
קֶ֤דֶשׁH6943 · QedeshHebrew proper name noun
in
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Galilee
גָּלִיל֙H1551 · GâlîylHebrew proper name noun
in
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mount
הַ֣רH2022 · harHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Naphtali
נַפְתָּלִ֔יH5321 · NaphtâlîyHebrew proper name noun
, and
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Shechem
שְׁכֶ֖םH7927 · ShᵉkemHebrew proper name noun
in
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mount
הַ֣רH2022 · harHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Ephraim
אֶפְרָ֑יִםH669 · ʼEphrayimHebrew proper name noun
, and
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Kirjath-arba
קִרְיַ֥תH7153 · Qiryath ʼArbaʻHebrew proper name noun
, which [is]
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Hebron
חֶבְר֖וֹןH2275 · ChebrôwnHebrew proper name noun
, in the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
mountain
הַ֥רH2022 · harHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
of
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Judah
יְהוּדָֽהH3063 · YᵉhûwdâhHebrew proper name noun
.
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Joshua 20:8

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

And on the other
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side
עֵ֜בֶרH5676 · ʻêberHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Jordan
יַרְדֵּ֤ןH3383 · YardênHebrew proper name noun
by
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Jericho
יְרִיחוֹ֙H3405 · YᵉrîychôwHebrew proper name noun
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
eastward
מִזְרָ֔חָH4217 · mizrâchHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
, they
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assigned
נָתְנ֞וּH5414 · nâthanHebrew qal perfect verb · third person · common gender · plural
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Bezer
בֶּ֧צֶרH1221 · BetserHebrew proper name noun
in the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
wilderness
מִּדְבָּ֛רH4057 · midbârHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
upon the
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plain
מִּישֹׁ֖רH4334 · mîyshôwrHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
out of the
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tribe
מַּטֵּ֣הH4294 · maṭṭehHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
of
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Reuben
רְאוּבֵ֑ןH7205 · RᵉʼûwbênHebrew proper name noun
, and
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Ramoth
רָאמֹ֤תH7216 · RâʼmôwthHebrew proper name noun
in
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Gilead
גִּלְעָד֙H1568 · GilʻâdHebrew proper name noun
out of the
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tribe
מַּטֵּהH4294 · maṭṭehHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
of
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Gad
גָ֔דH1410 · GâdHebrew proper name noun
, and
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Golan
גלוןH1474 · GôwlânHebrew proper name noun
in
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Bashan
בָּשָׁ֖ןH1316 · BâshânHebrew proper name noun
out of the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
tribe
מַּטֵּ֥הH4294 · maṭṭehHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
of
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Manasseh
מְנַשֶּֽׁהH4519 · MᵉnashshehHebrew proper name noun
.
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Joshua 20:9

These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth [any] person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

These were the
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cities
עָרֵ֨יH5892 · ʻîyrHebrew common noun · feminine · plural · construct
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
appointed
מּֽוּעָדָ֜הH4152 · mûwʻâdâhHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
for all the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
children
בְּנֵ֣יH1121 · bênHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · construct
of
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478 · YisrâʼêlHebrew proper name noun
, and for the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
stranger
גֵּר֙H1616 · gêrHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
that
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
sojourneth
גָּ֣רH1481 · gûwrHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · singular · absolute
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
among
תוֹכָ֔H8432 · tâvekHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
them, that whosoever
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
killeth
מַכֵּהH5221 · nâkâhHebrew hiphil active participle verb · masculine · singular · construct
[any]
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
person
נֶ֖פֶשׁH5315 · nepheshHebrew common noun · both genders · singular · absolute
at
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
unawares
שְׁגָגָ֑הH7684 · shᵉgâgâhHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
might
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
flee
נ֣וּסH5127 · nûwçHebrew qal infinitive construct verb
thither, and not
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
die
יָמ֗וּתH4191 · mûwthHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
by the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
hand
יַד֙H3027 · yâdHebrew common noun · both genders · singular · construct
of the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
avenger
גֹּאֵ֣לH1350 · gâʼalHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · singular · construct
of
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
blood
דָּ֔םH1818 · dâmHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
, until he
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
stood
עָמְד֖H5975 · ʻâmadHebrew qal infinitive construct verb
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
before
פְנֵ֥יH6440 · pânîymHebrew common noun · both genders · plural · construct
the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
congregation
עֵדָֽהH5712 · ʻêdâhHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
.
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.

KJV and Strong’s alignment: public-domain KJV 2006 word alignment. Greek: Maurice A. Robinson Textus Receptus morphology, public domain. Hebrew and Aramaic: Original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb (CC BY 4.0); underlying Westminster Leningrad Codex text is public domain.