Deuteronomy 19:2

New International Reader's Version

When you do, set apart for yourselves three cities in the land. It’s the land the Lord your God is giving you to take as your own.

Cross References

Exodus 21:13

Suppose they did not do it on purpose. Suppose I let it happen. Then they can escape to a place I will choose.

Deuteronomy 19:3

Figure out the distances and then separate the land into three parts. Then anyone who kills another person can run to one of these cities for safety. They are in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your own.

Deuteronomy 3:18

Here is the command I gave at that time to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. I said, “The Lord your God has given you this land as your very own. But all your strong men must be prepared for battle. They must cross over ahead of the rest of the Israelites.

Hebrews 6:18

When God made his promise, he gave his word. He did this so we would have good reason not to give up. Instead, we have run to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope is set before us in God’s promise. So God made his promise and gave his word. These two things can’t change. He couldn’t lie about them.