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Joshua 20

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1And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
1And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign the cities of refuge, [of] which I spoke to you by Moses.
2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign the cities of refuge, [of] which I spoke to you by Moses.
3[Even] a refuge to the slayer who has smitten a man unintentionally; and the cities shall be to you a refuge, and the slayer shall not be put to death by the avenger of blood, until he have stood before the congregation for judgment.
3[Even] a refuge to the slayer who has struck a man unintentionally; and the cities shall be to you a refuge, and the slayer shall not be put to death by the avenger of blood, until he have stood before the congregation for judgment.