2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint for yourselves the cities of refuge, whereof I spoke unto you through Moses,


In Context

1 And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,

2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint for yourselves the cities of refuge, whereof I spoke unto you through Moses,

3 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.

4 And he shall flee unto one of those cities and stand at the entrance of the city-gate, and shall declare his matter in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

Joshua 20:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:2"Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:2Appoint cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by Moses,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint for you cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2|Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'Assign the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:2'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Give for you cities of refuge, as I have spoken unto you by the hand of Moses,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spoke to you by the hand of Moses: