JOS 20:2 Parallel Verse View

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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,

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX λάλησον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, λέγων, δότε τὰς πόλεις τῶν φυγαδευτηρίων, ἃς εἶπα πρὸς ὑμᾶς διὰ Μωυσῆ.
(lalaʸson tois huiois Israaʸl, legōn, dote tas poleis tōn fugadeutaʸriōn, has eipa pros humas dia Mōusaʸ. )

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

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

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

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

OEB No OEB JOS 20:2 verse available

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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.

20:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

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:

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 [fn]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 apart from footnotes)

20:2 Exod.21. 13. num. 35.6,11. 14. deut.19.2.

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 amog you cities of refuge, wherof 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, wherof 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, `ether of men exilid for unwilful schedyng 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 Kindern Israel: Gebet under you Freistädte, davon I through Mose you said have,)

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

20.2 Separate urbes fugitivorum, etc. ORIG., hom. 34 in Num. Ad civitates refugii confugiunt non omnes homicidæ, sed qui ignoranter homicidium commiserunt. Sunt enim aliqua peccata, quæ si proposito ac voluntate committimus, homicidas nos faciunt, et sunt alia quæ nos, si ignoranter admittimus, decernitur nobis, credo, et præparatur ex præcepto Dei aliquis locus, ubi ad certum tempus habitare debeamus, si qui non voluntaria peccata commisimus, si tamen mundi inveniamur ab his peccatis quæ voluntate commissa sunt. Et ob hoc secernuntur quædam civitates refugii.

20.2 Separate urbes fugitivorum, etc. ORIG., hom. 34 in Num. Ad civitates refugii confugiunt not/no everyone homicidæ, but who ignoranter homicidium commiserunt. Sunt because aliqua peccata, which when/but_if proposito ac voluntate committimus, homicidas we faciunt, and are other which we, when/but_if ignoranter admittimus, decernitur nobis, credo, and præparatur from præcepto of_God aliwho/any locus, where to certum tempus to_live debeamus, when/but_if who not/no voluntaria sins commisimus, when/but_if tamen mundi inveniamur away his sins which voluntate commissa are. And ob this secernuntur quædam civitates refugii.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר תְּנ֤וּ לָ⁠כֶם֙ אֶת עָרֵ֣י הַ⁠מִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵי⁠כֶ֖ם בְּ⁠יַד מֹשֶֽׁה

tell to/towards sons_of Yisrael to=say appoint to/for=you_all DOM cities the,refuge which/who spoke to,you_all in/on/at/with,hand Mosheh

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “Speak to the sons of Israel and tell them to give for themselves the cities of refuge that I spoke to them about by the hand of Moses”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בְּ⁠יַד מֹשֶֽׁה

in/on/at/with,hand Mosheh

See how you translated the same expression in 14:2. Alternate translation: “through Moses”

Parallel JOS 20:2

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