Verse 9
Joshua 20:9
World English Bible
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These were the appointed cities for all the children of Israel, and for the alien who lives among them, that whoever kills any person unintentionally might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stands trial before the congregation.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֵ֣לֶּה הָיוּ֩ עָרֵ֨י הַ/מּֽוּעָדָ֜ה לְ/כֹ֣ל בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְ/לַ/גֵּר֙ הַ/גָּ֣ר בְּ/תוֹכָ֔/ם לָ/נ֣וּס שָׁ֔מָּ/ה כָּל מַכֵּה נֶ֖פֶשׁ בִּ/שְׁגָגָ֑ה וְ/לֹ֣א יָמ֗וּת בְּ/יַד֙ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַ/דָּ֔ם עַד עָמְד֖/וֹ לִ/פְנֵ֥י הָ/עֵדָֽה
English Translation
These were the cities of refuge for all the children of Israel and for the stranger who dwells among them, to flee there, anyone who strikes a person unintentionally and does not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stands before the congregation.
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Chapter 20 Context
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Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
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“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Assign the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by M...
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that the man slayer who kills any person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there. They shall...
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He shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and d...
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If the avenger of blood pursues him, then they shall not deliver up the man slayer into his hand; be...
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He shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, until the death of...
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Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the...
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These were the appointed cities for all the children of Israel, and for the alien who lives among th...