Joshua 20:4

New English Translation

The one who committed manslaughter should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there.

Cross References

Job 29:7

When I went out to the city gate and secured my seat in the public square,

Job 5:4

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them.

Psalm 26:9

Do not sweep me away with sinners, or execute me along with violent people,

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is well-known in the city gate when he sits with the elders of the land.

Jeremiah 38:7

An Ethiopian, Ebed Melech, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. While the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate,

Hebrews 6:18

so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

Joshua 20:3

Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.