约书亚记 20:1

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

避難城（參民35:9~28；申19:1~13）耶和華對約書亞說：

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
耶 和 华 晓 谕 约 书 亚 说 ：

Contextual Overview

¹ Then the Lord said to Joshua: ² "Tell the Israelites to choose the special cities of safety, as I had Moses command you to do. ³ If a person kills someone accidentally and without meaning to kill him, that person may go to a city of safety to hide. There the killer will be safe from the relative who has the duty of punishing a murderer. ⁴ "When the killer runs to one of those cities, he must stop at the entrance gate, stand there, and tell the leaders of the people what happened. Then that person will be allowed to enter the city and will be given a place to live among them. ⁵ But if the one who is chasing him follows him to that city, the leaders of the city must not hand over the killer. It was an accident. He did not hate him beforehand or kill him on purpose. ⁶ The killer must stay in the city until a court comes to a decision and until the high priest dies. Then he may go back home to the town from which he ran away."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

spake: Joshua 5:14, Joshua 6:2, Joshua 7:10, Joshua 13:1-7

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
Their land reached from Sidon to Gerar as far as Gaza, and then to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

Genesis 13:1
So Abram, his wife, and Lot left Egypt, taking everything they owned, and traveled to southern Canaan.

Genesis 14:7
Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh). They defeated all the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon Tamar.

Genesis 16:1
Sarai, Abram's wife, had no children, but she had a slave girl from Egypt named Hagar.

Genesis 16:7
The angel of the Lord found Hagar beside a spring of water in the desert, by the road to Shur.

Genesis 16:14
So the well there, between Kadesh and Bered, was called Beer Lahai Roi.

Genesis 18:1
Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day.

Genesis 20:13
When God told me to leave my father's house and wander in many different places, I told Sarah, ‘You must do a special favor for me. Everywhere we go tell people I am your brother.'"

Genesis 20:14
Then Abimelech gave Abraham some sheep, cattle, and male and female slaves. He also gave Sarah, Abraham's wife, back to him

Genesis 24:62
At this time Isaac had left Beer Lahai Roi and was living in southern Canaan.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord also spake unto Joshua,.... Out of the tabernacle, at the door of which he with the high priest and princes were; the Lord had spoken to him before concerning dividing the land among the tribes,

Joshua 13:1; and this being done he speaks to him again:

saying: as follows.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XX

Joshua is commanded to appoint cities of refuge, 1, 2.

The purpose of their institution, 34.

Three cities are appointed in the promised land, 7;

and three on the east side of Jordan, 8, 9.

NOTES ON CHAP. XX