- I will appoint:
- "Then ye shall appointª° you citiesª to be¹ citiesª of refugeª for you; that the slayerª° may fleeª° thither,¹ which killethª° any personª at unawares.ª" {Num 35:11} + "Then¹ Mosesª severedª° threeª citiesª on this sideª Jordanª toward the sunrising;ªª ... [Namely],¹ Bezerª in the wilderness,ª in the plainª country,ª of the Reubenites;ª and Ramothª in Gilead,ª of the Gadites;ª and Golanª in Bashan,ª of the Manassites.ª" {Deu 4:41-43} + "When¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath cut offª°¹ the nations,ª whose¹¹ landª the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, and thou succeedestª° them, and dwellestª° in their cities,ª and in their houses;ª ... Thou shalt prepareª° thee a way,ª and divide¹¹ the coastsª of thy land,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª giveth thee to inherit,ª° into three parts,²° that every¹ slayerª° may¹ fleeª° thither.¹" {Deu 19:1-3} + "If¹ thou shalt keepª°¹ all¹ these¹ commandmentsª to doª° them, which¹ I¹ commandª° thee this day,ª to loveª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª and to walk²°¹ everª¹ in his ways;ª then shalt thou addª° threeª citiesª more¹ for thee, beside¹ these¹ three:ª" {Deu 19:9} + "Speakª° to¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª saying,ª° Appoint¹ out²° for you¹ citiesª of refuge,ª whereof¹ I spakeª° unto¹ you by the handª of Moses:ª ... These¹ were¹ the citiesª appointedª for all¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª and for the strangerª that sojournethª° amongª them, that whosoever¹ killethª° [any] personª at unawaresª might fleeª° thither,¹ and not¹ dieª° by the handª of the avengerª° of blood,ª until¹ he stoodª° beforeª the congregation.ª" {Jsh 20:2-9}
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