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40 And you shall keep his rules and his commandments that I am commanding you today,[a] so that it may go well[b] for you and for your children[c] after you, and so that you may remain a long time[d] on the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you during all of those days.”

41 Then Moses set apart three cities on the other side of the Jordan,[e] toward the east,[f] 42 in order for a manslayer[g] to flee there who has killed his neighbor without intent[h] and was not hating him previously,[i] and so he could flee to one of these cities and be safe.[j]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:40 Literally “the day”
  2. Deuteronomy 4:40 Literally “he/it is good”
  3. Deuteronomy 4:40 Or “descendants”
  4. Deuteronomy 4:40 Literally “you may make long/prolong days”
  5. Deuteronomy 4:41 Literally “in the beyond of the Jordan”
  6. Deuteronomy 4:41 Literally “toward rising of the sun”
  7. Deuteronomy 4:42 Literally “a killer of a man”
  8. Deuteronomy 4:42 Literally “without previous knowledge”
  9. Deuteronomy 4:42 Literally “the day before yesterday”
  10. Deuteronomy 4:42 Literally “and live”