Deuteronomy 19:2

“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 separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it." - Deuteronomy 19:2
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What does Deuteronomy 19:2 mean?

Deuteronomy 19:2 (KJV) states, "Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it." This verse is part of the laws given to the Israelites by Moses. The context of this verse is that the Israelites are about to…

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Deuteronomy 19:16 - "¶ If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;"
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Deuteronomy 28:19 - "Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out."
Deuteronomy 32:19 - "And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters."
Deuteronomy 2:2 - "And the LORD spake unto me, saying,"
Deuteronomy 19:18 - "And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;"
Deuteronomy 19:20 - "And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you."
Deuteronomy 33:19 - "They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand."
Deuteronomy 19:10 - "That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee."
Deuteronomy 19:21 - "And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot."
Deuteronomy 19:12 - "Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die."
Deuteronomy 19:17 - "Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;"
Deuteronomy 19:13 - "Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee."
Deuteronomy 18:19 - "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him."
Deuteronomy 23:19 - "¶ Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:"
Deuteronomy 19:4 - "¶ 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 9:19 - "For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also."
Deuteronomy 31:19 - "Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel."