Deuteronomy 19:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 19:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 19:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 19:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You shall prepare the way, and divide the borders of your land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit into three parts, that every man slayer may flee there.”
Deuteronomy 19:3 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 19:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 19:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 19:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 19:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 19:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and deuide the coastes of the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee to inherite, into three parts, that euery manslayer may flee thither.”
Deuteronomy 19:3 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 19:3 in Context — Deuteronomy 19
1 Lorsque l’Éternel, ton Dieu, aura exterminé les nations dont l’Éternel, ton Dieu, te donne le pays, lorsque tu les auras chassées et que tu habiteras dans leurs villes et dans leurs maisons,
2 tu sépareras trois villes au milieu du pays dont l’Éternel, ton Dieu, te donne la possession.
3 Tu établiras des routes, et tu diviseras en trois parties le territoire du pays que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, va te donner en héritage. Il en sera ainsi afin que tout meurtrier puisse s’enfuir dans ces villes.
4 Cette loi s’appliquera au meurtrier qui s’enfuira là pour sauver sa vie, lorsqu’il aura involontairement tué son prochain, sans avoir été auparavant son ennemi.
5 Un homme, par exemple, va couper du bois dans la forêt avec un autre homme; la hache en main, il s’élance pour abattre un arbre; le fer échappe du manche, atteint le compagnon de cet homme, et lui donne la mort. Alors il s’enfuira dans l’une de ces villes pour sauver sa vie,
What Does Deuteronomy 19:3 Mean?
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