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Joshua 20:1 KJV
Joshua · chapter 20 · verse 1
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,Joshua 20:1 · King James Version
Joshua 20:1 in context
1The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
3That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JoshuaYᵉhôwshûwaʻJehoshua , the Jewish leaderH3091 →
- spakedâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Many things were by the law of Moses ordered to be done when they came to Canaan and this among the rest, the appointing of sanctuaries for the protecting of those that were guilty of casual murder, which was a privilege to all Israel, since no man could be sure but some time or other it might be his own case;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6