Joshua 20:6

He shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days. Then the man slayer shall return, and come to his own city, and to his own house, to the city he fled from.’”

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WEBBE

He shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgement, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days. Then the man slayer shall return, and come to his own city, and to his own house, to the city he fled from.’”

BSB

He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the manslayer may return to his own home in the city from which he fled.”

KJV

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.

ASV

And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the manslayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.

BBE

And he is to go on living in that town till he has to come before the meeting of the people to be judged; (till the death of him who is high priest at that time:) then the taker of life may come back to his town and to his house, to the town from which he had gone in flight.

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וְיָשַׁב ve·ya·shav and he will dwell H3427 בָּעִיר ba·'ir in the city H5892 הַהִיא ha·hi' (the) that H1931 עַד־ 'ad- until H5704 עָמְדוֹ a·me·do stands he H5975 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 הָעֵדָה ha·'e·dah the congregation H5712 לַמִּשְׁפָּט la·mish·pat for (the) judgment H4941 עַד־ 'ad- until H5704 מוֹת mot [the] death of H4194 הַכֹּהֵן ha·ko·hen the priest H3548 הַגָּדוֹל ha·ga·dol (the) great H1419 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 יִהְיֶה yih·yeh he will be H1961 בַּיָּמִים bai·ya·mim in the days H3117 הָהֵם ha·hem (the) those H1992 אָז 'az then H227 יָשׁוּב ya·shuv he will return H7725 הָרוֹצֵחַ ha·ro·tze·ach the killer H7523 וּבָא u·va' and he will go H935 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 עִירוֹ i·ro own city his H5892 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 בֵּיתוֹ bei·to own house his H1004 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 הָעִיר ha·'ir the city H5892 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- where H834 נָס nas he fled H5127 מִשָּׁם mi·sham from there H8033

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

When the Israelites were settled in their promised inheritance, they were reminded to set apart the cities of refuge, whose use and typical meaning have been explained, Nu 35; De 19. God's spiritual Israel have, and shall have in Christ and heaven, not only rest to repose in, but refuge to secure themselves in. These cities were designed to typify the relief which the gospel provides for penitent sinners, and their protection from the curse of the law and the wrath of God, in our Lord Jesus, to whom believers flee for refuge, He 6:18.

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