Joshua 20:4

The Passion Translation

The one who has committed manslaughter shall escape for protection to one of these cities and stand at the entrance to the city gates and explain his case to the leaders of the city. The leaders must then receive him into their city and grant him asylum.

Cross References

Psalm 26:9

Don’t treat me as one of these scheming sinners who plot violence against the innocent.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is famous and admired by all, sitting as the venerable judge of his people.

Jeremiah 38:7

Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, a palace official, heard that I had been put into the cistern. As the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,

Hebrews 6:18

So it is impossible for God to lie for we know that his promise and his vow will never change! And now we have run into his heart to hide ourselves in his faithfulness. This is where we find his strength and comfort, for he empowers us to seize what has already been established ahead of time—an unshakable hope!