(A)Thou shalt separate three cities for thee, in the midst of thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.

Thou shalt [a]prepare thee the way, and divide the coasts of the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every [b]manslayer may flee thither.

¶ This also is the cause wherefore the manslayer shall flee thither, and live: who so killeth his neighbor ignorantly, and hated him not in time passed:

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 19:3 Make an open and ready way.
  2. Deuteronomy 19:3 Which killeth against his will, and bare no hatred in his heart.

then set aside for yourselves three cities in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess. 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.

This is the rule concerning anyone who kills a person and flees there for safety—anyone who kills a neighbor unintentionally, without malice aforethought.

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