Deuteronomy 19:3

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

Isaiah 35:8

A wide road will go through the land. It will be called the Way of Holiness. Only those who lead a holy life can use it. “Unclean” and foolish people can’t walk on it.

Isaiah 57:14

A messenger says, “Build up the road! Build it up! Get it ready! Remove anything that would keep my people from coming back.”

Isaiah 62:10

Go out through your gates, people of Jerusalem! Go out! Prepare the way for the rest of your people to return. Build up the road! Build it up! Remove the stones. Raise a banner over the city for the nations to see.

Deuteronomy 19:2

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.

Deuteronomy 19:4

Here is the rule about a person who kills someone. That person can run to one of those cities for safety. The rule applies to anyone who kills a neighbor they didn’t hate and didn’t mean to kill.

Deuteronomy 26:1

You will enter the land the Lord your God is giving you as your own. You will take it over. You will make your homes in the land.

Deuteronomy 4:21

The Lord was angry with me because of what you did. He promised that he would never let me go across the Jordan River. He promised that I would never enter that good land. It’s the land the Lord your God is giving you as your own.

Hebrews 12:13

“Make level paths for your feet to walk on.” (Proverbs 4:26) Then those who have trouble walking won’t be disabled. Instead, they will be healed.