Joshua 20:2-4
Lexham English Bible
2 “Speak to the Israelites,[a] saying, ‘Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through the hand of Moses. 3 Anyone who kills a person by accident or unintentionally[b] may flee there; they will be for yourselves a refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 The killer will flee to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and state his case to the elders of that city;[c] and they will take him[d] into the city and give him a place, and he will dwell among them.
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- Joshua 20:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Joshua 20:3 Or “by not knowing”
- Joshua 20:4 Literally “he will speak his words in the ears of the elders of that city”
- Joshua 20:4 Or “they will gather him”
Joshua 20:2-4
New International Version
2 “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, 3 so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally(A) may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood.(B) 4 When they flee to one of these cities, they are to stand in the entrance of the city gate(C) and state their case before the elders(D) of that city. Then the elders are to admit the fugitive into their city and provide a place to live among them.
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