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So I command you to choose three cities to be safe cities for yourselves.[a]

The Lord your God promised your ancestors to give you more land to live in. When all that land belongs to you, you must continue to obey all the commands that I am giving you today. You must continue to love the Lord your God and live in a way that pleases him. Then, when your land becomes bigger, you must choose three more cities to be safe cities.

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  1. 19:7 Moses had already chosen three cities on the east side of the Jordan River. So there would be six safe cities.