Verse 2

Thou shalt separate{H914}{(H8686)} three{H7969} cities{H5892} for thee in the midst{H8432} of thy land{H776}, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} it.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 21:13 : 13 And if a man lie not in wait{H6658}{(H8804)}, but God{H430} deliver{H579}{(H8765)} him into his hand{H3027}; then I will appoint{H7760}{(H8804)} thee a place{H4725} whither he shall flee{H5127}{(H8799)}.
• Heb 6:18 : 18 That{G2443} by{G1223} two{G1417} immutable{G276} things{G4229}, in{G1722} which{G3739} it was impossible{G102} for God{G2316} to lie{G5574}{(G5664)}, we might have{G2192}{(G5725)} a strong{G2478} consolation{G3874}, who{G3588} have fled for refuge{G2703}{(G5631)} to lay hold{G2902}{(G5658)} upon the hope{G1680} set before us{G4295}{(G5740)}:
• Num 35:10-15 : 10 Speak{H1696}{(H8761)} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, and say{H559}{(H8804)} unto them, When ye be come over{H5674}{(H8802)} Jordan{H3383} into the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}; 11 Then ye shall appoint{H7136}{(H8689)} you cities{H5892} to be cities{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for you; that the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} may flee{H5127}{(H8804)} thither, which killeth{H5221}{(H8688)} any person{H5315} at unawares{H7684}. 12 And they shall be unto you cities{H5892} for refuge{H4733} from the avenger{H1350}{(H8802)}; that the manslayer{H7523}{(H8802)} die{H4191}{(H8799)} not, until he stand{H5975}{(H8800)} before{H6440} the congregation{H5712} in judgment{H4941}. 13 And of these cities{H5892} which ye shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} six{H8337} cities{H5892} shall ye have for refuge{H4733}. 14 Ye shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} three{H7969} cities{H5892} on this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383}, and three{H7969} cities{H5892} shall ye give{H5414}{(H8799)} in the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}, which shall be cities{H5892} of refuge{H4733}. 15 These six{H8337} cities{H5892} shall be a refuge{H4733}, both for the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, and for the stranger{H1616}, and for the sojourner{H8453} among{H8432} them: that every one that killeth{H5221}{(H8688)} any person{H5315} unawares{H7684} may flee{H5127}{(H8800)} thither.
• Deut 4:41-43 : 41 Then Moses{H4872} severed{H914}{(H8686)} three{H7969} cities{H5892} on this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383} toward the sunrising{H8121}{H4217}; 42 That the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} might flee{H5127}{(H8800)} thither, which should kill{H7523}{(H8799)} his neighbour{H7453} unawares{H1097}{H1847}, and hated{H8130}{(H8802)} him not in times{H8543} past{H8032}; and that fleeing{H5127}{(H8804)} unto one{H259} of these{H411} cities{H5892} he might live{H2425}{(H8804)}: 43 Namely, Bezer{H1221} in the wilderness{H4057}, in the plain{H4334} country{H776}, of the Reubenites{H7206}; and Ramoth{H7216} in Gilead{H1568}, of the Gadites{H1425}; and Golan{H1474} in Bashan{H1316}, of the Manassites{H4520}.
• Josh 20:2-7 : 2 Speak{H1696}{(H8761)} to the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Appoint out{H5414}{(H8798)} for you cities{H5892} of refuge{H4733}, whereof I spake{H1696}{(H8765)} unto you by the hand{H3027} of Moses{H4872}: 3 That the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} that killeth{H5221}{(H8688)} any person{H5315} unawares{H7684} and unwittingly{H1847} may flee{H5127}{(H8800)} thither: and they shall be your refuge{H4733} from the avenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818}. 4 And when he that doth flee{H5127}{(H8804)} unto one{H259} of those cities{H5892} shall stand{H5975}{(H8804)} at the entering{H6607} of the gate{H8179} of the city{H5892}, and shall declare{H1696}{(H8765)} his cause{H1697} in the ears{H241} of the elders{H2205} of that city{H5892}, they shall take{H622}{(H8804)} him into the city{H5892} unto them, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} him a place{H4725}, that he may dwell{H3427}{(H8804)} among them. 5 And if the avenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818} pursue{H7291}{(H8799)} after{H310} him, then they shall not deliver{H5462}{(H8686)} the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} up into his hand{H3027}; because he smote{H5221}{(H8689)} his neighbour{H7453} unwittingly{H1097}{H1847}, and hated{H8130}{(H8802)} him not beforetime{H8543}{H8032}. 6 And he shall dwell{H3427}{(H8804)} in that city{H5892}, until he stand{H5975}{(H8800)} before{H6440} the congregation{H5712} for judgment{H4941}, and until the death{H4194} of the high{H1419} priest{H3548} that{H834} shall be in those days{H3117}: then shall the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} return{H7725}{(H8799)}, and come{H935}{(H8804)} unto his own city{H5892}, and unto his own house{H1004}, unto the city{H5892} from whence he fled{H5127}{(H8804)}. 7 And they appointed{H6942}{(H8686)} Kedesh{H6943} in Galilee{H1551} in mount{H2022} Naphtali{H5321}, and Shechem{H7927} in mount{H2022} Ephraim{H669}, and Kirjatharba{H7153}, which is Hebron{H2275}, in the mountain{H2022} of Judah{H3063}.