Verse List for JOS 20:2

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “Tell the Israelis to select some cities that people can flee to in order to be safe, just as I instructed you through Mosheh,

OET-LV Speak to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_say assign to/for_you(pl) DOM the _cities _of (the)_refuge which I _spoke to_you(pl) by_the _hand _of Mosheh.

ULT “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘Give for yourselves the cities of refuge that I spoke to you by the hand of Moses

UST “Tell the Israelite people that they should choose some cities to which people can flee in order to be safe, as I told Moses that you should do.

BSB & MSB “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,

OEB to tell the Israelites to ‘Assign the towns of refuge of which I spoke to you by Moses,

WEBBE & WMBB “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Assign the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses,

NET “Have the Israelites select the cities of refuge that I told you about through Moses.

LSV “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, Give cities of refuge for yourselves, as I have spoken to you by the hand of Moses,

FBV “Tell the Israelites, ‘Assign sanctuary towns, as I instructed you through Moses.

T4T “Tell the Israeli people that they should choose some cities to which people can run in order to be safe/protected, like I told Moses that they should do.

LEB “Speak to the _⌊Israelites_⌋,[fn] saying, ‘Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through the hand of Moses.

BBE Say to the children of Israel, Let certain towns be marked out as safe places, as I said to you by the mouth of Moses,

Moff to tell the Israelites to “Assign the towns of refuge of which I spoke to you by Moses,

JPS 'Speak to the children of Israel, saying: Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spoke unto you by the hand of Moses;

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

DRA Appoint cities of refuge, a of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses:

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

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

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

SLT Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, Ye shall give to yourselves cities of refuge which I spake to you by the hand of Moses:

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

KJB-1769 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

KJB-1611 Speake to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake vnto you by the hand of Moses:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Speake to the children of Israel, and saye: Appoint out fro amog you cities of refuge, wherof I spake vnto you by the hande of Moyses:
(Speak to the children of Israel, and say: Appoint out from among you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:)

Gnva Speake to the children of Israel, and say, Appoint you cities of refuge, whereof I spake vnto you by the hand of Moses,
(Speak to the children of Israel, and say, Appoint you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses,)

Cvdl Speake to the children of Israel: Geue amonge you fre cities, wherof I spake vnto you by Moses,
(Speak to the children of Israel: Give among you free cities, whereof I spake unto you by Moses,)

Wycl Departe ye the citees of fugytyues, `ether of men exilid for vnwilful schedyng of blood, of whiche citees Y spak to you bi the hond of Moises,
(Depart ye/you_all the cities of fugytyues, either of men exilid for unwilful scheding of blood, of which cities I spake to you by the hand of Moses,)

Luth Sage den Kindern Israel: Gebet unter euch Freistädte, davon ich durch Mose euch gesagt habe,
(Say_to the children Israel: prayer under you Freistädte, of_that I through Moses you said have,)

ClVg Separate urbes fugitivorum, de quibus locutus sum ad vos per manum Moysi:[fn]
(Separate cities fugitivorum, from/about to_whom spoke I_am to you(pl) through hand of_Moses:)

UHB דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר תְּנ֤וּ לָ⁠כֶם֙ אֶת־עָרֵ֣י הַ⁠מִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵי⁠כֶ֖ם בְּ⁠יַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ ‡

BrLXX λάλησον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, λέγων, δότε τὰς πόλεις τῶν φυγαδευτηρίων, ἃς εἶπα πρὸς ὑμᾶς διὰ Μωυσῆ.

BrTr Speak to the children of Israel, saying, [fn]Assign the cities [fn]of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses.