Deuteronomy 19:2
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.
In context
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;
Deuteronomy 19:2 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
- WEB World English Bible
- you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the middle of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- then you are to set apart for yourselves three cities within the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
- ASV American Standard Version
- thou shalt set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- three cities thou dost separate for thee in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.
- DBY Darby Translation
- thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.