Deuteronomy 19:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.”
Deuteronomy 19:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 19:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 19:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You shall prepare the way, and divide the borders of your land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit into three parts, that every man slayer may flee there.”
Deuteronomy 19:3 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 19:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which Jehovah thy God causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee thither. ”
Deuteronomy 19:3 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 19:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thou dost prepare for thee the way, and hast divided into three parts the border of thy land which Jehovah thy God doth cause thee to inherit, and it hath been for the fleeing thither of every man-slayer.”
Deuteronomy 19:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 19:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the territory of thy land, which Jehovah thyGod giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, so that every slayer may flee thither. ”
Deuteronomy 19:3 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 19:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and deuide the coastes of the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee to inherite, into three parts, that euery manslayer may flee thither.”
Deuteronomy 19:3 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 19:3 in Context — Deuteronomy 19
1 When the Lord thy God hath 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;
2 Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.
3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.
4 And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
5 As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
What Does Deuteronomy 19:3 Mean?
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