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Joshua 20:4

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20:4 The one who committed manslaughter 1  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. 2  They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there. 3 

Joshua 20:6

Context
20:6 He must remain 4  in that city until his case is decided by the assembly 5  and the high priest dies. 6  Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.” 7 

1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”

3 tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”

4 tn Or “live.”

5 tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.”

6 tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”

7 tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”



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