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Jos 20:1-6.
英文原文
Jos 20:1-6.
THE LORD COMMANDS THE CITIES OF REFUGE.
1-3. The Lord spake unto Joshua . . . Appoint out for you cities of refuge--(See
Nu 35:9-28; De 19:1-13).
The command here recorded was given on their going to occupy their allotted settlements. The sanctuaries were not temples or altars, as in other countries, but inhabited cities; and the design was not to screen criminals, but only to afford the homicide protection from the vengeance of the deceased's relatives until it should have been ascertained whether the death had resulted from accident and momentary passion, or from premeditated malice. The institution of the cities of refuge, together with the rules prescribed for the guidance of those who sought an asylum within their walls, was an important provision, tending to secure the ends of justice as well as of mercy.
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4. 那逃到逃城的人，要站在城门口——城门口是公众聚集之所，他到了那里，便将自己遭难的经历向长老陈明；长老有义务收留他，供给他养生之需，直等到地方官长
(书 20:6)
仔细查明案情、作出判决为止。若查明确有罪，误杀人者便被交在报血仇的人手中；若情有可原，他就可以留在逃城之内，得以脱离追赶者复仇的毒手；但他一旦冒险越出城墙，便丧失了这免死的特权。
英文原文
4. he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city--It was the place of public resort, and on arriving there he related his tale of distress to the elders, who were bound to give him shelter and the means of support, until the local authorities
(Jos 20:6),
having carefully investigated the case, should have pronounced the decision. If found guilty, the manslayer was surrendered to the blood-avenger; if extenuating circumstances appeared, he was to remain in the city of refuge, where he would be safe from the vindictive feelings of his pursuers; but he forfeited the privilege of immunity the moment he ventured beyond the walls.
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6. 等到大祭司死了——大祭司的死使误杀人者从其罪中得着完全的释放，只因他曾受圣膏油所膏
(民 35:25)，
那是圣灵的象征；因此地上大祭司的死，便成了天上大祭司之死的预表
(来 9:14、15)。
英文原文
6. until the death of the high priest--His death secured the complete deliverance of the manslayer from his sin, only because he had been anointed with the holy oil
(Nu 35:25),
the symbol of the Holy Ghost; and thus the death of the earthly high priest became a type of that of the heavenly one
(Heb 9:14, 15).
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Jos 20:7-9.
书 20:7-9。
以色列人按名设立逃城
7-9. 他们就设立……城邑——共有六座；约旦河西三座，河东三座。这些城首先乃是希伯来人刑律上的一种安排，因这百姓的特殊情形而不可或缺
(参
民 35:11；
申 19:2)。
同时，这些城在预表上也用以指明罪人归向基督的道路
(来 6:18)。
英文原文
Jos 20:7-9.
THE ISRAELITES APPOINT BY NAME THE CITIES OF REFUGE.
7-9. they appointed . . . cities--There were six; three on the west, and three on the east, of Jordan. In the first instance, they were a provision of the criminal law of the Hebrews, necessary in the circumstances of that people (see on
Nu 35:11;
De 19:2).
At the same time they were designed also typically to point out the sinner's way to Christ
(Heb 6:18).
约书亚记 20:1-6。
耶和华吩咐设立逃城
1-3. 耶和华晓谕约书亚说……你们要选定逃城—— （参 民 35:9-28； 申 19:1-13）。
此处所记的命令，是在他们前往占据各自产业时下达的。这些庇护所并非像别国那样的庙宇或祭坛，而是有人居住的城邑；其目的不是要包庇罪犯，只是要在查明死亡究竟是因意外和一时冲动、还是因蓄意怀恨所致之前，保护误杀者免遭死者亲属的报复。逃城的设立，连同为寻求庇护之人所定的规则，是一项重要的安排，既有助于伸张公义，也有助于彰显怜悯。