40 Thou shalt keep therefore his ordinances, and his commandments which I command thee this day, that it may [a]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 forever.

41 ¶ Then Moses separated three cities on this side of Jordan toward the sun rising:

42 That the slayer should flee thither, which had killed his neighbor at unawares, and hated him not in time past, might flee, I say, unto one of those cities, and live:

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:40 God promiseth reward not for our merits, but to encourage us, and to assure us that our labor shall not be lost.

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