Joshua 20:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.”
Joshua 20:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 20:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 20:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that the man slayer who kills any person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there. They shall be to you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.”
Joshua 20:3 — World English Bible
Joshua 20:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly and unawares may flee thither: and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.”
Joshua 20:3 — American Standard Version
Joshua 20:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for the fleeing thither of a man-slayer smiting life inadvertently, without knowledge; and they have been to you for a refuge from the redeemer of blood.”
Joshua 20:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 20:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that the slayer who unwittingly without intent smiteth any one mortally may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.”
Joshua 20:3 — Darby Translation
Joshua 20:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That the slaier that killeth any person by ignorance, and vnwittingly, may flee thither, and they shall be your refuge from the auenger of blood.”
Joshua 20:3 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 20:3 in Context — Joshua 20
1 The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying,
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:
3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
4 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.
5 And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
What Does Joshua 20:3 Mean?
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