Yosua 5:6

5:6 Indeed, for forty years the Israelites traveled through the desert until all the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt, the ones who had disobeyed the Lord, died off. ¹  For the Lord had sworn a solemn oath to them that he would not let them see the land he had sworn on oath to give them, ²  a land rich in ³  milk and honey.

Yosua 20:4

20:4 The one who committed manslaughter ⁴  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. ⁵  They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there. ⁶ 

[5:6]  ¹ tn Heb “all the nation, the men of war who went out from Egypt, who did not listen to the voice of the Lord, came to an end.”

[5:6]  ² tn Some Hebrew mss, as well as the Syriac version, support this reading. Most ancient witnesses read “us.”

[5:6]  ³ tn Heb “flowing with.”

[5:6]  sn The word picture a land rich in milk and honey depicts the land as containing many grazing areas (which would produce milk) and flowering plants (which would support the bees that produced honey).

[20:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”

[20:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”