Deuteronomy 4:41
39 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
42 That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
43 Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east
- KJV
- Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
- WEB
- Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise,
- ASV
- Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising;
- DARBY
- Then Moses separated three cities on this side the Jordan toward the sun-rising,
- BLB
- Then Moses set apart three cities on this side of the Jordan toward the rising of the sun,
- ÅB
- På den tid skilte Moses ut tre byer på andre siden av Jordan, på østsiden,
- OTB
- På den tiden utpekte Moses tre byer øst for Jordan,
- B1930
- På den tid skilte Moses ut tre byer på hin side Jordan, på østsiden,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 35:6
And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
Read in contextNumbers 35:14–15
Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
Read in contextJoshua 20:2–9
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
Read in context