Deuteronomy 19:2

thou shall set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which LORD thy God gives thee to possess it.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

In Context

1When LORD thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land LORD thy God gives thee, and thou succeed them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses,

3Thou shall prepare for thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which LORD thy God causes thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee there.

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Cross References

Numbers 35:10Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise,

Joshua 20:2Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, Assign for you the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses,

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 19:2-14

The Cities of Refuge. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 When the Lord thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; 2 Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. 3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither. 4 And this is the case of… Read the whole commentary →

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