Joshua 20
20
Israel Designates Cities of Refuge
1 The Lord instructed Joshua: 2 “Have the Israelites select#tn Heb “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘Set aside for yourselves.’” the cities of refuge#tn Or “asylum.” that I told you about through Moses. 3 Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there;#tn Heb “so that the one who kills, taking life accidentally without knowledge, may flee there.” these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood. 4 The one who committed manslaughter#tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity. should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city.#tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.” They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there.#tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.” 5 When the avenger of blood comes after him, they must not hand over to him the one who committed manslaughter, for he accidentally killed his fellow man without premeditation.#tn Heb “for without knowledge he killed his neighbor, and he was not hating him prior to that.” 6 He must remain#tn Or “live.” in that city until his case is decided by the assembly#tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.” and the high priest dies.#tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.” Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.”#tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”
7 So they selected#tn Heb “set apart.” Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. 8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho#map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1. they selected#tn Or “set aside.” Bezer in the desert on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh. 9 These were the cities of refuge#tn The Hebrew text reads simply “the cities.” The words “for refuge” are supplied for clarification. appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by#tn Heb “and not die by the hand of.” the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly.#tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly.” The words “at least” are supplied for clarification.
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Joshua 20
20
Cities of Refuge Are Established
1And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying, 2“Speak to the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” saying, ‘Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through the hand of Moses. 3Anyone who kills a person by accident or unintentionally#Or “by not knowing” may flee there; they will be for yourselves a refuge from the avenger of blood. 4The 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;#Literally “he will speak his words in the ears of the elders of that city” and they will take him#Or “they will gather him” into the city and give him a place, and he will dwell among them. 5And if the avenger of blood pursues after him, they will not hand over the killer into his hand, because he killed his neighbor unintentionally, and he did not hate him previously.#Literally “he did not hate him since yesterday and the day before that” 6The killer will stay in that city until he stands before the congregation for the trial, until the death of the one who is the high priest in those days. Then the killer will return#Literally “the killer will return and go” to his city and to his house, to the city from which he fled.’ ”
7So they set apart#Or “consecrated” Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba#Or “the city of Arba” (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. 8Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they appointed Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau, from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in the Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh. 9These were the cities designated for all the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” and for the foreigners#Hebrew “foreigner” dwelling among them, for anyone that kills a person unintentionally to flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until there is a trial#Literally “until he stands” before the congregation.
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