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Joshua 20:2

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1 The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,

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.

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.

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BSB
“Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
KJV
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
WEB
“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Assign the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses,
ASV
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by Moses,
DARBY
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint for yourselves the cities of refuge, whereof I spoke unto you through Moses,
BLB
“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you⁺ by the hand of Moses,
ÅB
Tal til Israels barn og si: Avgi de tilfluktsstæder som jeg talte til dere om ved Moses,
OTB
"Tal til israelittene og be dem utpeke tilfluktsbyene, slik jeg påla deg gjennom Moses,
B1930
Tal til Israels barn og si: Avgi de tilfluktsstæder som jeg talte til eder om ved Moses,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Deuteronomy 19:2–13

    Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

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  • Numbers 35:6

    And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:41–43

    Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;

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  • Numbers 35:11–24

    Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.

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  • Romans 8:1

    There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

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  • Hebrews 6:18–19

    That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

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  • Exodus 21:13–14

    And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

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  • Romans 8:33–34

    Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.

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