Deuteronomy 19:2 KJV — MannaFest

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.

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

three cities thou dost separate for thee in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.

DBT

thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thyGod giveth thee to possess.

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Deuteronomy — Moses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.

Author: Moses — the sermons on the plains of Moab; ch. 34 (his death) traditionally attributed to Joshua
Date: The final weeks of Moses' life on the plains of Moab, c. 15th–13th century BC

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5 verses on the floor

Joshua 20:2
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
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.
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;
Deuteronomy 4:41–43
Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
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:

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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Thus Christ is not a refuge at a distance, which we must ascend to heaven or go down to the deep for, but the word is nigh us, and Christ in the word, Rom. x. The gospel brings salvation to our door, and there it knocks for admission.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land--Goelism, or the duty of the nearest kinsmen to avenge the death of a slaughtered relative, being the customary law of that age (as it still is among the Arabs and other people of the East), Moses incorporated it in an improved form with his legislative code.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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