Deuteronomy 19:3

You shall prepare the way, and divide the borders of your land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit into three parts, that every man slayer may flee there.

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WEBBE

You shall prepare the way, and divide the borders of your land which the LORD your God causes you to inherit into three parts, that every man slayer may flee there.

BSB

You are to build roads for yourselves and divide into three regions the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that any manslayer can flee to these cities.

KJV

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.

ASV

Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which Jehovah thy God causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee thither.

BBE

You are to make ready a way, and see that the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, is marked out into three parts, to which any taker of life may go in flight.

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תָּכִין ta·khin you will establish H3559 לְךָ le·kha for (the) yourself H9031 הַדֶּרֶךְ ha·de·rekh the journey H1870 וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ ve·shi·lash·ta and you will divide into three H8027 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 גְּבוּל ge·vul [the] territory of H1366 אַרְצְךָ 'ar·tze·kha land your H776 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 יַנְחִילְךָ yan·chi·le·kha he will give as an inheritance you H5157 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 וְהָיָה ve·ha·yah and it will be H1961 לָנוּס la·nus to flee H5127 שָׁמָּה sha·mah there towards H8033 כָּל־ kol- every H3605 רֹצֵחַ ro·tze·ach killer H7523

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–13

Here is the law settled between the blood of the murdered, and the blood of the murderer; provision is made, that the cities of refuge should be a protection, so that a man should not die for that as a crime, which was not his willing act. In Christ, the Lord our Righteousness, refuge is provided for those who by faith flee unto him. But there is no refuge in Jesus Christ for presumptuous sinners, who go on still in their trespasses. Those who flee to Christ from their sins, shall be safe in him, but not those who expect to be sheltered by him in their sins.

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