Deuteronomy 4:41

Then, did Moses set apart three cities, over the Jordan,—towards the rising of the sun:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;

In Context

40So shalt thou keep his statutes and his commandments which, I, am commanding thee to-day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy sons after thee,—and to the end thou mayest prolong thy days upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God, is giving thee, all the days.

42that the manslayer might flee thither who should slay his neighbour unawares, he, not having hated him, aforetime,—and might flee unto one of these cities, and live:

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Cross References

Numbers 35:14Three of the cities, shall ye give, on this side the Jordan, and three of the cities, shall ye give in the land of Canaan,—cities of refuge, shall they be.

Deuteronomy 19:7For this cause, am I commanding thee saying,—Three cities, shalt thou set apart for thee.

Joshua 20:2Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying,—Set out for you the cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you, by the hand of Moses:

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 4:2-41

Exhortations and Arguments. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. 2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. 3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed… Read the whole commentary →

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