Deuteronomy 19:3
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New American Standard Bible

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.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

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.

International Standard Version

Build roads throughout the land that the LORD your God is providing as an inheritance, and then divide it into three districts so that any killer may flee there.

A Conservative Version

Thou shall prepare for thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which LORD thy God causes thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee there.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

You shall prepare and maintain for yourself the roads [to these cities], and divide the territory of your land into three parts, so that anyone who kills another unintentionally may escape there [for asylum].

Bible in Basic English

You are to make ready a way, and see that the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, is marked out into three parts, to which any taker of life may go in flight.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt prepare to thee the way, and divide into three parts the boundary of thy land which Jehovah thy God causes thee to inherit; and it was for every slayer to flee there.

King James 2000

You shall prepare you a way, and divide the territory of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee there.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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}.

Modern King James verseion

You shall prepare you a way, and divide the borders of your land which Jehovah your God gives you to inherit, into three parts, so that every slayer may flee there.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou shalt prepare the way and divide the coasts of thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts that whosoever committeth murder may flee thither.

NET Bible

You shall build a roadway and divide into thirds the whole extent of your land that the Lord your God is providing as your inheritance; anyone who kills another person should flee to the closest of these cities.

New Heart English Bible

You shall prepare you the way, and divide the borders of your land, which the LORD your God causes you to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee there.

The Emphasized Bible

Thou shalt prepare for thee a way, and shalt divide into three parts the boundary of thy land which Yahweh thy God shall cause thee to inherit, - and it shall be that every manslayer shall flee thither.

Webster

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

World English Bible

You shall prepare you the way, and divide the borders of your land, which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee there.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Themes

Cities » Of refuge

Cities of refuge » Required to be » Easy of access

Highways » Made to all cities of refuge

Homicide » Accidental

Refuge » Cities of » From the avenger of blood

Refuge » Cities of » Roads made to

Roads » To cities of refuge

Topics

Asylum

Making Roads

Dividing Into Three Things

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Thou shalt prepare
H3559
כּוּן 
Kuwn 
prepare, establish, ready, stablish, provide, right, fixed, set, direct, order, fashion, variant, certain, confirmed, firm, preparation,
Usage: 217

thee a way
H1870
דּרך 
Derek 
way, toward, journey, manner,
Usage: 704

and divide the coasts
H1366
גּבל גּבוּל 
G@buwl 
border, coast, bound, landmark, space, limit, quarters, non translated variant
Usage: 240

of thy land
H776
ארץ 
'erets 
land, earth, country, ground, world, way, common, field, nations, wilderness
Usage: 2504

which the Lord
H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant
Usage: 0

thy God
H430
אלהים 
'elohiym 
God, god, judge, GOD, goddess, great, mighty, angels, exceeding, God-ward , godly
Usage: 2600

giveth thee to inherit
H5157
נחל 
Nachal 
inherit, inheritance, possess, have, divide, heritage, possession, strong's synonym
Usage: 59

into three parts
H8027
שׁלשׁ 
Shalash 
three years old, third time, threefold, three, three parts, three days
Usage: 9

that every slayer
H7523
רצח 
Ratsach 
slayer, murderer, kill, murder, slain, manslayer, killing, slayer , slayeth, death
Usage: 47

may flee
H5127
נוּס 
Nuwc 
flee, flee away, abated, displayed, flight, hide, flee out, lift up a standard, variant
Usage: 160

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 19:3

Verse Info

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

2 you shall set aside three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which the Lord your God gives you to possess. 3 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. 4 “Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: when he kills his friend unintentionally, not hating him previously—


Other Readings

As an Inheritance

Prepare the Way

As A Possession

Jehovah

Cross References

Isaiah 57:14

And it will be said,
“Build up, build up, prepare the way,
Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.”

Isaiah 35:8

A highway will be there, a roadway,
And it will be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for him who walks that way,
And fools will not wander on it.

Isaiah 62:10

Go through, go through the gates,
Clear the way for the people;
Build up, build up the highway,
Remove the stones, lift up a standard over the peoples.

Hebrews 12:13

and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.

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