Deuteronomy 19:2

thou shalt separate for thyself three cities in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God gives thee.

Brenton Septuagint

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

1And when the Lord thy God shall have destroyed the nations, which God gives thee, even the land, and ye shall inherit them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses,

3Take a survey of thy way, and thou shalt divide the coasts of thy land, which the Lord thy God apportions to thee, into three parts, and there shall be there a refuge for every manslayer.

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Cross References

Numbers 35:10Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Ye are to cross over Jordan into the land of Chanaan.

Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses separated three cities beyond Jordan on the east,

Joshua 20:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, + 20:2 Gr. give.Assign the cities + 20:2 Gr. refugees.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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