Discovery BoxJoshua 20:5-6 
Context20:5 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. 1 20:6 He must remain 2 in that city until his case is decided by the assembly 3 and the high priest dies. 4 Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.” 5
Joshua 21:32
Context21:32 from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of three cities.
Joshua 22:17
Context22:17 The sin we committed at Peor was bad enough. To this very day we have not purified ourselves; it even brought a plague on the community of the Lord. 6
1 tn Heb “for without knowledge he killed his neighbor, and he was not hating him prior to that.”
2 tn Or “live.”
3 tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.”
4 tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”
5 tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”
6 tn Heb “Was the sin of Peor too insignificant for us, from which we have not made purification to this day? And there was a plague in the assembly of the
