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Six Cities of Refuge

Joshua 20:1

In 11 translations

BSB
Then the LORD said to Joshua,
KJV
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
WEB
Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
ASV
And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,
LSV
And YHWH speaks to Joshua, saying,
YLT
And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,
DBY
And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
DRC
And the Lord spoke to Josue, saying: Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:
GNV
The Lord also spake vnto Ioshua, saying,
JPS
And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
LXXE
And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος τῷ Ἰησοῖ, λέγων,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Joshua 6:2And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.
  • Joshua 5:14“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
  • Joshua 7:10But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
  • Joshua 13:1–7Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed. This is the land that remains: All the territory of the…

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  • Content check: text resembles KJV Josh.20.2 (word overlap 0.44) more than Josh.20.1 (0.20); mapping unverified.

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