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Wycliffe Bible
Joshua 20:1
And the Lord spak to Josue, and seide, Spek thou to the sones of Israel, and seie thou to hem,
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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,
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,
THE MESSAGE
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.
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
Contextual Overview
1 And the Lord spak to Josue, and seide, Spek thou to the sones of Israel, and seie thou to hem, 2 Departe ye the citees of fugytyues, `ether of men exilid for vnwilful schedyng of blood, of whiche citees Y spak to you bi the hond of Moises, 3 that whoeuer sleeth vnwytyngli a man, fle to tho citees; 4 that whanne he hath fled to oon of these citees, he may ascape the ire of the neiybore, which is veniere of blood. And he schal stonde bifor the yatis of the citee, and he schal speke to the eldre men of that citee tho thingis that schulen preue hym innocent; and so thei schulen reseyue hym, and schulen yyue to hym place to dwelle. 5 And whanne the vengere of blood pursueth hym, thei schulen not bitake hym in to the hondis of the vengere; for vnwityngli he killide his neiybore, and is not preued his enemy bifor the secounde dai ethir the thridde dai. 6 And he schal dwelle in that citee, til he stonde bifor the doom, and yelde cause of his dede. And he that killide a man, dwelle `in that citee, til the grete preest die, which is in that tyme; thanne the mansleere schal turne ayen, and he schal entre in to his citee and hows, `fro which he fledde.
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 10:19
And the termes of Chanaan weren maad to men comynge fro Sidon to Gerara, til to Gasa, til thou entre in to Sodom and Gomore, and Adama, and Seboyne, til to Lesa.
And the termes of Chanaan weren maad to men comynge fro Sidon to Gerara, til to Gasa, til thou entre in to Sodom and Gomore, and Adama, and Seboyne, til to Lesa.
Genesis 13:1
Therfore Abram stiede fro Egipt, he, and his wijf, and alle thingis that he hadde; and Loth stiede with hym, to the south coost.
Therfore Abram stiede fro Egipt, he, and his wijf, and alle thingis that he hadde; and Loth stiede with hym, to the south coost.
Genesis 14:7
And thei turneden ayen, and camen til to the welle Mesphath; thilke is Cades. And thei `han smyte al the cuntre of men of Amalec, and Amorrei, that dwellide in Asason Thamar.
And thei turneden ayen, and camen til to the welle Mesphath; thilke is Cades. And thei `han smyte al the cuntre of men of Amalec, and Amorrei, that dwellide in Asason Thamar.
Genesis 16:1
Therfor Sarai, wijf of Abram, hadde not gendrid fre children; but sche hadde a seruauntesse of Egipt, Agar bi name, and seide to hir hosebonde, Lo!
Therfor Sarai, wijf of Abram, hadde not gendrid fre children; but sche hadde a seruauntesse of Egipt, Agar bi name, and seide to hir hosebonde, Lo!
Genesis 16:7
And whanne the aungel of the Lord hadde founde hir bisidis a welle of watir in wildernesse, which welle is in the weie of Sur in deseert,
And whanne the aungel of the Lord hadde founde hir bisidis a welle of watir in wildernesse, which welle is in the weie of Sur in deseert,
Genesis 16:14
Therfor sche clepide thilke pit, the pit of hym that lyueth and seeth me; thilk pit is bitwixe Cades and Barad.
Therfor sche clepide thilke pit, the pit of hym that lyueth and seeth me; thilk pit is bitwixe Cades and Barad.
Genesis 18:1
Forsothe in the valei of Mambre the Lord apperide to Abraham, sittynge in the dore of his tabernacle, in thilke heete of the dai.
Forsothe in the valei of Mambre the Lord apperide to Abraham, sittynge in the dore of his tabernacle, in thilke heete of the dai.
Genesis 20:13
sotheli aftir that God ladde me out of the hous of my fadir, Y seide to hir, Thou schalt do this mercy with me in ech place to which we schulen entre; thou schalt seie, that Y am thi brother.
sotheli aftir that God ladde me out of the hous of my fadir, Y seide to hir, Thou schalt do this mercy with me in ech place to which we schulen entre; thou schalt seie, that Y am thi brother.
Genesis 20:14
Therfore Abymelech took scheep, and oxun, and seruauntis, and handmaydenes, and yaf to Abraham; and he yeldide to him Sare, `his wijf, and seide, The lond is bifor you;
Therfore Abymelech took scheep, and oxun, and seruauntis, and handmaydenes, and yaf to Abraham; and he yeldide to him Sare, `his wijf, and seide, The lond is bifor you;
Genesis 24:62
In that tyme Ysaac walkide bi the weie that ledith to the pit, whos name is of hym that lyueth and seeth; for he dwellide in the south lond.
In that tyme Ysaac walkide bi the weie that ledith to the pit, whos name is of hym that lyueth and seeth; for he dwellide in the south lond.
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
