Joshua 20:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joshua 20:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 20:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 20:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If the avenger of blood pursues him, then they shall not deliver up the man slayer into his hand; because he struck his neighbor unintentionally, and didn’t hate him before.”
Joshua 20:5 — World English Bible
Joshua 20:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he smote his neighbor unawares, and hated him not beforetime. ”
Joshua 20:5 — American Standard Version
Joshua 20:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And when the redeemer of blood doth pursue after him, then they do not shut up the man-slayer into his hand, for without knowledge he hath smitten his neighbour, and is not hating him hitherto;”
Joshua 20:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 20:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; for he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not previously. ”
Joshua 20:5 — Darby Translation
Joshua 20:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And if the auenger of blood pursue after him, they shall not deliuer the slaier into his hand because hee smote his neighbour ignorantly, neither hated he him before time:”
Joshua 20:5 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 20:5 in Context — Joshua 20
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.
6 And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
7 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
What Does Joshua 20:5 Mean?
Joshua 20:5 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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