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 19:2 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) you shall set apart three cities for you in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess. American Standard Version (1901) thou shalt set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it. Common English Bible you must designate three cities for your use in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess. Catholic Public Domain Version you shall separate for yourselves three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give to you as a possession, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt separate to thee three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give thee in possession, |
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.
You shall prepare the roads, and divide into three parts the area of the land which the Lord your God gives you as a possession, so that any manslayer can flee to them.
“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.
so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.