Joshua 20:2 - Easy To Read Version

² “I used Moses to give you a command. Moses told you to choose cities to be special cities of safety.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Say to the Israelites, Appoint among you cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses,

American Standard Version (1901)

² Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by Moses,

Common English Bible

² “Say to the Israelites, ‘Set up refuge cities for yourselves. I spoke to you about these through Moses.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Separate the cities of refuge, about which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Appoint cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses.

Joshua 20:2 Cross References

Numbers 35:6

Six of those cities will be cities of safety. If a person {accidentally} kills someone, then that person can run to those towns for safety. In addition to those six cities, you will also give 42 more cities to the Levites.

Romans 8:1

So now people that are in Christ Jesus are not judged guilty.

Joshua 20:1

Then the Lord said to Joshua:

Joshua 20:3

If any person kills another person, but it is an accident and he did not mean to kill that person, then he can go to a city of safety to hide from the relatives who want to kill him.