Joshua 20:1

Israel Designates Cities of Refuge

20:1 The Lord instructed Joshua:

Joshua 9:22

9:22 ¹ Joshua summoned the Gibeonites ²  and said to them, “Why did you trick ³  us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby? ⁴ 

[9:22]  ¹ sn Verses 22-27 appear to elaborate on v. 21b.

[9:22]  ² tn Heb “them.”

[9:22]  ³ tn Or “deceive.”

[9:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “live in our midst?”