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Selected Verse: Joshua 20:4 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jos 20:4 |
Strong Concordance |
And when he that doth flee [05127] unto one [0259] of those cities [05892] shall stand [05975] at the entering [06607] of the gate [08179] of the city [05892], and shall declare [01696] his cause [01697] in the ears [0241] of the elders [02205] of that city [05892], they shall take [0622] him into the city [05892] unto them, and give [05414] him a place [04725], that he may dwell [03427] among them. |
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King James |
And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city--It was the place of public resort, and on arriving there he related his tale of distress to the elders, who were bound to give him shelter and the means of support, until the local authorities (Jos 20:6), having carefully investigated the case, should have pronounced the decision. If found guilty, the manslayer was surrendered to the blood-avenger; if extenuating circumstances appeared, he was to remain in the city of refuge, where he would be safe from the vindictive feelings of his pursuers; but he forfeited the privilege of immunity the moment he ventured beyond the walls. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| As soon as the manslayer presented himself at the city of refuge, the elders of the city were to hold an inquiry, and receive him provisionally into the city. Afterward, when the avenger of blood should have tracked his victim to the city, and appear to claim him, a more formal and thorough investigation Jos 20:6 was to be made. Consult the marginal references. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The gate - Where the judges used to sit. His cause - Shall give them a true relation of the fact, and all its circumstances. They shall take him - If they are satisfied in the relation he makes, concerning the fact, otherwise it had been a vain thing to examine. Give a place - Which they might well allow him, because God gave them the city with a reservation for such persons. |
6 And he shall dwell [03427] in that city [05892], until he stand [05975] before [06440] the congregation [05712] for judgment [04941], and until the death [04194] of the high [01419] priest [03548] that [0834] shall be in those days [03117]: then shall the slayer [07523] return [07725], and come [0935] unto his own city [05892], and unto his own house [01004], unto the city [05892] from whence he fled [05127].
6 And he shall dwell [03427] in that city [05892], until he stand [05975] before [06440] the congregation [05712] for judgment [04941], and until the death [04194] of the high [01419] priest [03548] that [0834] shall be in those days [03117]: then shall the slayer [07523] return [07725], and come [0935] unto his own city [05892], and unto his own house [01004], unto the city [05892] from whence he fled [05127].