you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the middle of your land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
- BSB then you are to set apart for yourselves three cities within the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
- NKJV you shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
- NASB you shall set aside for yourself three cities in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
- NLT Then you must set apart three cities of refuge in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
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- Exod 21:13but not if it is unintentional, but God allows it to happen: then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee.
- Deut 4:41–43Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise;
- Heb 6:18that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.
- Josh 20:2–7“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Assign the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses,
- Num 35:10–15“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
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