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Deuteronomy 19:3

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.

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Deuteronomy 19:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Determine the distances involved and divide into three parts the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that a person who kills someone may flee for refuge to one of these cities.

Deuteronomy 19:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

You shall measure the distances and divide into three parts the area of the land that the Lord your God gives you as a possession, so that any manslayer can flee to them.

Deuteronomy 19:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Survey the territory, and divide the land the Lord your God is giving you into three districts, with one of these cities in each district. Then anyone who has killed someone can flee to one of the cities of refuge for safety.

Deuteronomy 19:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

You shall prepare roads for yourself, and divide into three parts the territory of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, that any manslayer may flee there.

Deuteronomy 19:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Build roads to these cities, and divide the land the Lord is giving you into three parts so that someone who kills another person may run to these cities.

Deuteronomy 19:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the territory of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, so that every slayer may flee thither.

Deuteronomy 19:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Provide a route to each of these cities and divide the land that the Lord your God is giving you into three regions. Whoever kills someone may run to one of these cities. 

Deuteronomy 19:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

You are to determine the distances and divide the land the Lord your God is granting you as an inheritance into three regions, so that anyone who commits manslaughter can flee to these cities.

Deuteronomy 19:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

You shall calculate the distances and divide into three regions the land that the Lord your God gives you as a possession, so that any homicide can flee to one of them.

Deuteronomy 19:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

You shall prepare the roads for yourselves, and you shall divide the regions of your land into thirds that Yahweh your God gives you as a possession, so that it will be available for any manslayer to flee there.

Deuteronomy 19:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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

Deuteronomy 19:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“You shall prepare the roads for yourself, and divide into three parts the territory of your land which the Lord your God will give you as a possession, so that any manslayer may flee there.


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