Joshua 20:4
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20:4The one who committed manslaughter4 should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city.5 They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there.6
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- 4 Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 5 Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”
- 6 Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
He shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and explain his case to the elders of that city. Then they shall take him into the city and give him a place, and he shall remain with them.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When they flee to one of these cities, they are to stand in the entrance of the city gate and state their case before the elders of that city. Then the elders are to admit the fugitive into their city and provide a place to live among them.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before the elders of that city, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Upon reaching one of these cities, the one who caused the death will appear before the elders at the city gate and present his case. They must allow him to enter the city and give him a place to live among them.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The killer will flee to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and state his case to the elders of that city; and they will take him into the city and give him a place, and he will dwell among them.
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KJV 1900King James Version
And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
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