Joshua 20:1
The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying,
Joshua 20:1 in other translations
| BSB | Then the LORD said to Joshua, |
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| WEB | The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying, |
| ASV | And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying, |
| YLT | And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying, |
| DARBY | And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying, |
| BBE | And the Lord said to Joshua, |
| Webster | The LORD also spoke to Joshua, saying, |
What does Joshua 20:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 20:1-3
Jos 20:1-6. The Lord Commands the Cities of Refuge.
1-3. The Lord spake unto Joshua ... Appoint out for you cities of refuge--(See Nu 35:9-28; De 19:1-13). The command here recorded was given on their going to occupy their allotted settlements. The sanctuaries were not temples or altars, as in other countries, but inhabited cities; and the design was not to screen criminals, but only to afford the homicide protection from the vengeance of the deceased's relatives until it should have been ascertained whether the death had resulted from accident and momentary passion, or from premeditated malice. The institution of the cities of refuge, together with the rules prescribed for the guidance of those who sought an asylum within their walls, was an important provision, tending to secure the ends of justice as well as of mercy.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 20:1-6
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Joshua 20:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 20:1
- Joshua 13:1-7
Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: …
- Joshua 5:14
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
- Joshua 7:10
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
- Joshua 6:2
And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
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Context
- Joshua 20:1
The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying,
- Joshua 20:2
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
Joshua 20:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y HABLÓ Jehová á Josué, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | *Et l’ Éternel parla à Josué, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova redete zu Josua und sprach: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et locutus est Dominus ad Josue, dicens: Loquere filiis Israël, et dic eis: |