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 L’Éternel parla à Josué, et dit:
2 Parle aux enfants d’Israël, et dis: Établissez-vous, comme je vous l’ai ordonné par Moïse, des villes de refuge,
3 où pourra s’enfuir le meurtrier qui aura tué quelqu’un involontairement, sans intention; elles vous serviront de refuge contre le vengeur du sang.
4 Le meurtrier s’enfuira vers l’une de ces villes, s’arrêtera à l’entrée de la porte de la ville, et exposera son cas aux anciens de cette ville; ils le recueilleront auprès d’eux dans la ville, et lui donneront une demeure, afin qu’il habite avec eux.
5 Si le vengeur du sang le poursuit, ils ne livreront point le meurtrier entre ses mains; car c’est sans le vouloir qu’il a tué son prochain, et sans avoir été auparavant son ennemi.
What Does Joshua 20:3 Mean?
Joshua 20:3 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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