Deuteronomy 19:2

then you are to choose three sanctuary towns in the country that the Lord your God is giving you to own.

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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

1After the Lord your God has destroyed the nations whose land he's giving you, and after you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses,

3You are to build roads to these towns. Divide the country the Lord is giving you into three sections. This way anyone who kills someone else can easily run to these towns for protection.

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Cross References

Numbers 35:10“Tell the Israelites: ‘When you cross over the Jordan into Canaan,

Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses assigned three sanctuary towns to the east of the Jordan

Joshua 20:2“Tell the Israelites, ‘Assign sanctuary towns, as I instructed you through 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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