Joshua 20:2

2 "Say to the Israelites, "Appoint the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses,

Joshua 20:2 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 20:2

Speak to the children of Israel, saying
Whom the affair concerned the Lord spake to Joshua about, they having now the whole land divided among them:

appoint out for you cities of refuge;
of the name, nature, use, and number of these cities, (See Gill on Numbers 35:6);

whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
( Numbers 35:1-34 ) ( Deuteronomy 19:1-21 ) .

Joshua 20:2 In-Context

1 Then the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

2 "Say to the Israelites, "Appoint the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses,

3 so that anyone who kills a person without intent or by mistake may flee there; they shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood.

4 The slayer shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and explain the case to the elders of that city; then the fugitive shall be taken into the city, and given a place, and shall remain with them.

5 And if the avenger of blood is in pursuit, they shall not give up the slayer, because the neighbor was killed by mistake, there having been no enmity between them before.