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Joshua 20:1

Joshua
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,

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:

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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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Then the LORD said to Joshua,
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The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
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The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
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And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,
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And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
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And YHWH spoke to Joshua, saying,
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og Herren talte til Josva og sa:
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Da talte Herren til Josva og sa:
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og Herren talte til Josva og sa:

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Cross references

  • Joshua 13:1–7

    Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.

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  • Joshua 5:14

    And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

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  • Joshua 7:10

    And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?

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  • Joshua 6:2

    And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

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