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Deuteronomy 19:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Deuteronomy 19:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 19
Cities of Refuge. 1 When the Lord, your God, has destroyed the nations whose land he is giving you, when you have driven them out and you are dwelling in their cities and houses, 2 [a]then set aside three cities in the land that the Lord, your God, is giving you to possess. 3 Build roads to them, and divide the land that the Lord, your God, is giving you as an inheritance into three parts so that anyone who has killed another can flee to them.
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- Deuteronomy 19:2 As described in Num 35:7-34 six cities of refuge were to be designated for those guilty of the accidental death of another person. In this section, Moses speaks specifically about the three cities to be built in Canaan, west of the Jordan.
Deuteronomy 19:1-3
New International Version
Deuteronomy 19:1-3
New International Version
Cities of Refuge(A)
19 When the Lord your God has destroyed the nations whose land he is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their towns and houses,(B) 2 then set aside for yourselves three cities in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess. 3 Determine the distances involved and divide into three parts the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that a person who kills someone may flee for refuge to one of these cities.
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