Joshua 20:4-6
New English Translation
4 The one who committed manslaughter[a] 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.[b] They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there.[c] 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.[d] 6 He must remain[e] in that city until his case is decided by the assembly,[f] and the high priest dies.[g] Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.”[h]
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- Joshua 20:4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Joshua 20:4 tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”
- Joshua 20:4 tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”
- Joshua 20:5 tn Heb “for without knowledge he killed his neighbor, and he was not hating him prior to that.”
- Joshua 20:6 tn Or “live.”
- Joshua 20:6 tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.”
- Joshua 20:6 tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”
- Joshua 20:6 tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”
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