Joshua 20
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 20:1-4

1Then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to JoshuaH3091, sayingH559,

2“SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559, ‘1DesignateH5414 2the citiesH5892 of refugeH4733, of whichH834 I spokeH1696 to you 3throughH3027 MosesH4872,

3that the manslayerH7523 who 4killsH5221 any personH5315 unintentionallyH7684, withoutH1097 premeditationH1847, may fleeH5127 thereH8033, and they shall becomeH1961 your refugeH4733 from the avengerH1350 of bloodH1818.

4He shall fleeH5127 to oneH259 of theseH428 citiesH5892, and shall standH5975 at the entranceH6607 of the 5gateH8179 of the cityH5892 and stateH1696 his caseH1697 in the hearingH241 of the eldersH2205 of that cityH5892; and they shall 6takeH622 him into the cityH5892 to them and giveH5414 him a placeH4725, so that he may dwellH3427 amongH5973 them.

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Notes

  1. 1. Joshua 20:2 Lit Set for yourselves ↩
  2. 2. Joshua 20:2 Num 35:6-34; Deut 4:41-43; 19:2ff ↩
  3. 3. Joshua 20:2 Lit by the hand of ↩
  4. 4. Joshua 20:3 Lit smites ↩
  5. 5. Joshua 20:4 Ruth 4:1; Job 5:4; Jer 38:7 ↩
  6. 6. Joshua 20:4 Lit gather ↩

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