Joshua 20:4

And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities. This passage is in accordance with the instructions given in Numbers 35:1-34 , but is not a quotation from it. The passage may be translated, "and he shall flee ... and shall stand." Shall declare his cause. Literally, shall speak. This was to be clone at the "gate of the city," the place where all legal business was transacted (see Ruth 4:1 ; 2 Samuel 15:2 ).