But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee.
Deuteronomy 19:7 - Revised Standard Version CI Therefore I command you, You shall set apart three cities. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore I command you, You shall set apart three [refuge] cities. American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt set apart three cities for thee. Common English Bible This is why I am commanding you as follows: Designate three cities for your use. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, I instruct you to separate three cities at equal distance from one another. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore I command thee, that thou separate three cities at equal distance one from another. |
But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee.
lest the avenger of blood in hot anger pursue the manslayer and overtake him, because the way is long, and wound him mortally, though the man did not deserve to die, since he was not at enmity with his neighbor in time past.
And if the Lord your God enlarges your border, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which he promised to give to your fathers—
“And I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess; all your men of valor shall pass over armed before your brethren the people of Israel.