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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Joshua 20:6

Standing was the posture of the accused and accusers, Exodus 18:13 Isaiah 1:8 Malachi 3:1. Before the congregation, or, company, or assembly, to wit, the council appointed to judge of these matters: not the council of the city of refuge, for they had examined him before, Joshua 20:4; but of the city to which he belonged, or in or nigh which the fact was committed, as appears from Numbers 35:25. Until the death of the high priest; of which See Poole on "Numbers 35:25".

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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