Josué 20:4

4 »Cuando tal persona huya a una de esas ciudades, se ubicará a la entrada y allí presentará su caso ante los ancianos de la ciudad. Acto seguido, los ancianos lo aceptarán en esa ciudad y le asignarán un lugar para vivir con ellos.

Josué 20:4 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 20:4

And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities
Any one of them, that was nearest to him:

shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city;
for he might not rush in without leave:

and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city;
lay before them the whole matter, how that he had killed a person unawares, by what means it came about, and that it was merely through error, without any malicious design, and was a mere accident:

they shall take him into the city unto them;
directly, lest the avenger of blood should come and seize on him, and kill him; and they were to take him into the city, not only to prevent that, but to examine him still more closely about the matter, and get further satisfaction; and being satisfied, were to continue him in it:

and give him a place, that he might dwell among them;
until his death, or the death of the high priest, if that was first. Kimchi observes from their Rabbins, the he was not to hire a house all the time of his dwelling there, but was to have one freely, because it is said, "and give him"

Josué 20:4 In-Context

2 «Pídeles a los israelitas que designen algunas ciudades de refugio, tal como te lo ordené por medio de Moisés.

3 Así cualquier persona que mate a otra accidentalmente o sin premeditación podrá huir a esas ciudades para refugiarse del vengador del delito de sangre.

4 »Cuando tal persona huya a una de esas ciudades, se ubicará a la entrada y allí presentará su caso ante los ancianos de la ciudad. Acto seguido, los ancianos lo aceptarán en esa ciudad y le asignarán un lugar para vivir con ellos.

5 Si el vengador del delito de sangre persigue a la persona hasta esa ciudad, los ancianos no deberán entregárselo, pues ya habrán aceptado al que mató sin premeditación ni rencor alguno.

6 El acusado permanecerá en aquella ciudad hasta haber comparecido ante la asamblea del pueblo y hasta que el sumo sacerdote en funciones haya fallecido. Solo después de esto el acusado podrá regresar a su hogar y al pueblo del cual huyó tiempo atrás».