Deuteronomy 19:2 · KJV
“Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.”
— Deuteronomy 19:2
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; {succeedest: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest}
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.
Deuteronomy 19 — Context
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; {succeedest: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest}
2Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
3Thou 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.
4And this {is} the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past; {in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day}
Cross References
Exodus 21:13
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.
Deuteronomy 4:41-43
Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
Numbers 35:10-15
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
Joshua 20:2-7
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
Hebrews 6:18
That by two immutable things, in which {it was} impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: