Deuteronomy 19:2

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

Thou shalt separate {H914} three {H7969} cities {H5892} for thee in the midst {H8432} of thy land {H776}, which the LORD {H3068} thy God {H430} giveth {H5414} thee to possess {H3423} it.

you are to set aside three cities for yourselves in your land that ADONAI your God is giving you to possess.

then you are to set apart for yourselves three cities within the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

thou shalt set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 21:13 (4 votes)

    And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver [him] into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

  • Joshua 20:2 (3 votes)

    Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

  • Joshua 20:7 (3 votes)

    ¶ And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

  • Numbers 35:10 (3 votes)

    Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

  • Numbers 35:15 (3 votes)

    These six cities shall be a refuge, [both] for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

  • Deuteronomy 4:41 (3 votes)

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

  • Deuteronomy 4:43 (3 votes)

    [Namely], Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.