Joshua 20:4

And 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.

And when he that doth flee {H5127} unto one {H259} of those cities {H5892} shall stand {H5975} at the entering {H6607} of the gate {H8179} of the city {H5892}, and shall declare {H1696} his cause {H1697} in the ears {H241} of the elders {H2205} of that city {H5892}, they shall take {H622} him into the city {H5892} unto them, and give {H5414} him a place {H4725}, that he may dwell {H3427} among them.

He is to flee to one of those cities, stand at the entrance to the city gate and state his cause to the city leaders. Then they will bring him into the city with them and give him a place, so that he may live among them.

When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.

And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Jeremiah 38:7

    Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

  • Ruth 4:1

    ¶ Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

  • Ruth 4:2

    And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

  • Job 29:7

    ¶ When I went out to the gate through the city, [when] I prepared my seat in the street!

  • Proverbs 31:23

    Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

  • Job 5:4

    His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither [is there] any to deliver [them].

  • Psalms 26:9

    Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

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