Joshua 20:6
“And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Joshua 20:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the manslayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und er soll in jener Stadt wohnen, bis er vor der Gemeinde zu Gericht gestanden hat, bis zum Tode des Hohenpriesters, der in jenen Tagen sein wird; alsdann mag der Totschläger zurückkehren und in seine Stadt und in sein Haus kommen, in die Stadt, aus welcher er geflohen ist. -
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y quedará en aquella ciudad hasta que parezca en juicio delante del ayuntamiento, hasta la muerte del gran sacerdote que fuere en aquel tiempo: entonces el homicida tornará y vendrá á su ciudad y á su casa y á la ciudad de donde huyó.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E ficará naquela cidade até que compareça em juízo diante do ajuntamento, até a morte do grande sacerdote que for naquele tempo: então o homicida voltará e virá à sua cidade e à sua casa e à cidade de onde fugiu.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O homicida deve permanecer naquela cidade até que compareça diante da assembleia para julgamento, e ali permanecerá até a morte do sumo sacerdote que estava servindo naqueles dias. Então, aquele que, acidentalmente, matou alguém poderá voltar à sua própria cidade e à sua casa, à cidade de onde fugiu'".
📖 Joshua 20:6 in Context
4And 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.
5And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
6And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
7And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
8And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
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