Deuteronomy 19:2

you shall separate for yourselves three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give to you as a possession,

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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

1“When the Lord your God will have destroyed the nations, whose land he will deliver to you, and when you possess it and live in its cities and buildings,

3paving the road carefully. And you shall divide the entire province of your land equally into three parts, so that he who is forced to flee because of manslaughter may have a place nearby to which he may be able to escape.

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Cross References

Numbers 35:10“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses set aside three cities, across the Jordan toward the eastern region,

Joshua 20:2Separate the cities of refuge, about which I spoke to you by the hand of 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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