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Deuteronomy 19:2

1 When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land He is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses,

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

3 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.

4 Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
then you are to set apart for yourselves three cities within the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
KJV
Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
WEB
you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the middle of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess.
ASV
thou shalt set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.
DARBY
thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
BLB
you shall separate for yourself three cities in the midst of your land that YHWH your God is giving you to possess.
ÅB
så skal du skille ut tre byer midt i det land som Herren din Gud gir deg til eie.
OTB
skal du utpeke tre byer for deg selv midt i landet som Herren din Gud gir deg til eie.
B1930
så skal du skille ut tre byer midt i det land som Herren din Gud gir dig til eie.

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