Joshua 1:3

1:3 I am handing over to you every place you set foot, as I promised Moses. ¹ 

Joshua 20:4

20:4 The one who committed manslaughter ²  should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. ³  They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “Every place on which the sole of your foot walks, to you I have given it, as I said to Moses.” The second person pronouns in vv. 3-4 are plural, indicating that all the people are addressed here. The verbal form נְתַתִּיו (nÿtattiv, “I have given it”) is probably a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action. Another option is to translate, “I have already assigned it.” In this case the verb would probably refer to the Lord’s decree to Abraham that he would give this land to his descendants.

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”

⁴ tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”