Deuteronomy 19:2

Deuteronomy 19:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.
• New International Version (NIV)then set aside for yourselves three cities in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
• English Standard Version (ESV)you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
• New King James Version (NKJV)you shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.

Context of Deuteronomy 19:2

1When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it. 3Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which the LORD thy God causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee thither. 4And this is the case of the manslayer, which shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in time past;

Deuteronomy 19:2 word by word

שָׁל֥וֹשׁ עָרִ֖ים תַּבְדִּ֣יל לָ֑ךְ בְּת֣וֹךְ אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• separateבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 19:2

• Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses separated three cities beyond Jordan toward the sunrising;
• Exodus 23:12Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
• Numbers 35:10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over Jordan into the land of Canaan,
• Joshua 20:2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
• Hebrews 6:18that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us;

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thou shalt separate three cities - See on Numbers 35:11; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-13Verses 1-13 This and the next two chapters contain enactments designed to protect human life, and to impress its sanctity on Israel. In Deuteronomy 19:1-13 the directions respecting the preparation of the roads to the cities of refuge, the provision of additional cities in case of an extension of territory, and the intervention of the elders as representing the congregation, are unique to Deuteronomy and supplementary to the laws on the same subject given…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The three cities mentioned here were in Canaan, west of the Jordan River. Three other cities were located east of the Jordan in Transjordan (see Numbers 35:13–14; Joshua 20:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-132. Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land--Goelism, or the duty of the nearest kinsmen to avenge the death of a slaughtered relative, being the customary law of that age (as it still is among the Arabs and other people of the East), Moses incorporated it in an improved form with his legislative code. For the protection of the unintentional homicide, he provided certain cities of refuge--three had been destined for this purpose…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 19:2

• Homicide
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings