What Does Joshua 20:6 Mean?

“And he shall dwell”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

“in that city”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“until he stand”

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

“before”

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

“the congregation”

a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)

“for judgment”

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“and until the death”

death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin

“priest”

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

“of the high”

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

“that”

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“shall be in those days”

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso

they (only used when emphatic)

at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore

“return”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

“then shall the slayer”

properly, to dash in pieces, i.e., kill (a human being), especially to murder

“and come”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“in that city”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“and unto his own house”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“in that city”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

“that”

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“from whence he fled”

to flit, i.e., vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence