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THE MESSAGE
Joshua 20:1
Then God spoke to Joshua: "Tell the People of Israel: Designate the asylum-cities, as I instructed you through Moses, so that anyone who kills a person accidentally—that is, unintentionally—may flee there as a safe place of asylum from the avenger of blood.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Lord spoke to Joshua,
Then the Lord spoke to Joshua,
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD spoke to Yehoshua, saying,
The LORD spoke to Yehoshua, saying,
King James Version
The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying,
The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying,
Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
English Standard Version
Then the Lord said to Joshua,
Then the Lord said to Joshua,
New Century Version
Then the Lord said to Joshua:
Then the Lord said to Joshua:
New English Translation
The Lord instructed Joshua:
The Lord instructed Joshua:
Amplified Bible
The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lord also spake vnto Ioshua, saying,
The Lord also spake vnto Ioshua, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
Then Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
Contemporary English Version
One day the Lord told Joshua:
One day the Lord told Joshua:
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said to Y'hoshua,
Adonai said to Y'hoshua,
Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said to Joshua:
Then the Lord said to Joshua:
George Lamsa Translation
THEN the LORD said to Joshua,
THEN the LORD said to Joshua,
Good News Translation
Then the Lord told Joshua
Then the Lord told Joshua
Literal Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE spake vnto Iosua, and sayde:
And the LORDE spake vnto Iosua, and sayde:
American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,
And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Joshua,
And the Lord said to Joshua,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde also spake vnto Iosuah, saying:
The Lorde also spake vnto Iosuah, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
King James Version (1611)
The Lord also spake vnto Ioshua, saying,
The Lord also spake vnto Ioshua, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Joshua,
Then the LORD said to Joshua,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord spak to Josue, and seide, Spek thou to the sones of Israel, and seie thou to hem,
And the Lord spak to Josue, and seide, Spek thou to the sones of Israel, and seie thou to hem,
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,
And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD also spoke to Joshua, saying,
The LORD also spoke to Joshua, saying,
World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
New King James Version
Numbers 35:9-28; Deuteronomy 19:1-13">[xr] The LORD also spoke to Joshua, saying,
Numbers 35:9-28; Deuteronomy 19:1-13">[xr] The LORD also spoke to Joshua, saying,
New Living Translation
The Lord said to Joshua,
The Lord said to Joshua,
New Life Bible
The Lord said to Joshua,
The Lord said to Joshua,
New Revised Standard
Then the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
Then the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh spake unto Joshua, saying:
And Yahweh spake unto Joshua, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord spoke to Josue, saying: Speak to children of Israel and say to them:
And the Lord spoke to Josue, saying: Speak to children of Israel and say to them:
Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD said to Joshua,
Then the LORD said to Joshua,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Contextual Overview
1Then God spoke to Joshua: "Tell the People of Israel: Designate the asylum-cities, as I instructed you through Moses, so that anyone who kills a person accidentally—that is, unintentionally—may flee there as a safe place of asylum from the avenger of blood. 4 "A person shall escape for refuge to one of these cities, stand at the entrance to the city gate, and lay out his case before the city's leaders. The leaders must then take him into the city among them and give him a place to live with them. 5"If the avenger of blood chases after him, they must not give him up—he didn't intend to kill the person; there was no history of ill-feeling. He may stay in that city until he has stood trial before the congregation and until the death of the current high priest. Then he may go back to his own home in his hometown from which he fled."
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 13:1
So Abram left Egypt and went back to the Negev, he and his wife and everything he owned, and Lot still with him. By now Abram was very rich, loaded with cattle and silver and gold.
So Abram left Egypt and went back to the Negev, he and his wife and everything he owned, and Lot still with him. By now Abram was very rich, loaded with cattle and silver and gold.
Genesis 16:1
Sarai, Abram's wife, hadn't yet produced a child. She had an Egyptian maid named Hagar. Sarai said to Abram, " God has not seen fit to let me have a child. Sleep with my maid. Maybe I can get a family from her." Abram agreed to do what Sarai said.
Sarai, Abram's wife, hadn't yet produced a child. She had an Egyptian maid named Hagar. Sarai said to Abram, " God has not seen fit to let me have a child. Sleep with my maid. Maybe I can get a family from her." Abram agreed to do what Sarai said.
Genesis 16:7
An angel of God found her beside a spring in the desert; it was the spring on the road to Shur. He said, "Hagar, maid of Sarai, what are you doing here?" She said, "I'm running away from Sarai my mistress."
An angel of God found her beside a spring in the desert; it was the spring on the road to Shur. He said, "Hagar, maid of Sarai, what are you doing here?" She said, "I'm running away from Sarai my mistress."
Genesis 16:14
That's how that desert spring got named "God-Alive-Sees-Me Spring." That spring is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.
That's how that desert spring got named "God-Alive-Sees-Me Spring." That spring is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.
Genesis 18:1
God appeared to Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. It was the hottest part of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing. He ran from his tent to greet them and bowed before them.
God appeared to Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. It was the hottest part of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing. He ran from his tent to greet them and bowed before them.
Genesis 20:14
Then Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham, and along with her sent sheep and cattle and servants, both male and female. He said, "My land is open to you; live wherever you wish."
Then Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham, and along with her sent sheep and cattle and servants, both male and female. He said, "My land is open to you; live wherever you wish."
Genesis 24:62
Isaac was living in the Negev. He had just come back from a visit to Beer Lahai Roi. In the evening he went out into the field; while meditating he looked up and saw camels coming. When Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel and asked the servant, "Who is that man out in the field coming toward us?" "That is my master." She took her veil and covered herself.
Isaac was living in the Negev. He had just come back from a visit to Beer Lahai Roi. In the evening he went out into the field; while meditating he looked up and saw camels coming. When Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel and asked the servant, "Who is that man out in the field coming toward us?" "That is my master." She took her veil and covered herself.
Genesis 26:1
There was a famine in the land, as bad as the famine during the time of Abraham. And Isaac went down to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, in Gerar.
There was a famine in the land, as bad as the famine during the time of Abraham. And Isaac went down to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, in Gerar.
Genesis 26:6
So Isaac stayed put in Gerar.
So Isaac stayed put in Gerar.
Genesis 26:26
Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his advisor and Phicol the head of his troops. Isaac asked them, "Why did you come to me? You hate me; you threw me out of your country."
Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his advisor and Phicol the head of his troops. Isaac asked them, "Why did you come to me? You hate me; you threw me out of your country."
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
