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Deuteronomy 19:3

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← Deuteronomy 19:2	Deuteronomy 19:3 (KJV)	Deuteronomy 19:4 →
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 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.	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;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Thou shalt prepare^H3559 thee a way^H1870, and divide the coasts^H1366 of thy land^H776, which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth thee to inherit^H5157, into three parts^H8027, that every slayer^H7523 may flee^H5127 thither.

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Original Hebrew

תָּכִין לְךָ הַדֶּרֶךְ וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ אֶת־גְּבוּל אַרְצְךָ אֲשֶׁר יַנְחִילְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְהָיָה לָנוּס שָׁמָּה כָּל־רֹצֵחַ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
תָּכִ֣ין	ta.Khin	H3559	HVhi2ms	you will establish
לְ/ךָ֮	le./Kha		HR/Sp2ms	for (the)/ yourself
הַ/דֶּרֶךְ֒	ha./de.reKh	H1870	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ journey
וְ/שִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙	ve./shi.lash.Ta	H8027	HC/Vpq2ms	and/ you will divide into three
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
גְּב֣וּל	ge.Vul	H1366	HNcmsc	(the) territory of
אַרְצְ/ךָ֔	'ar.tze./Kha	H776	HNcbsc/Sp2ms	land/ your
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	which
יַנְחִֽילְ/ךָ֖	yan.chi.le./Kha	H5157	HVhi3ms/Sp2ms	he will give as an inheritance/ you
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ	'e.lo.Hei./kha	H430	HNcmpc/Sp2ms	God/ your
וְ/הָיָ֕ה	ve./ha.Yah	H1961	HC/Vqq3ms	and/ it will be
לָ/נ֥וּס	la./Nus	H5127	HR/Vqc	to/ flee
שָׁ֖מָּ/ה	Sha.ma/h	H8033	HD/Sd	there/ towards
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	every
רֹצֵֽחַ	ro.Tze.ach	H7523	HVqrmsa	killer

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H1366 — גְּבוּל (gᵉbûwl, gheb-ool'): or גְּבֻל; (shortened) from גָּבַל; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed; border, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
• H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3559 — כּוּן (kûwn, koon): a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
• H5127 — נוּס (nûwç, noos): a primitive root; to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver); [idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.
• H5157 — נָחַל (nâchal, naw-khal'): a primitive root; to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate; divide, have (inheritance), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion).
• H7523 — רָצַח (râtsach, raw-tsakh'): a primitive root; properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder; put to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).
• H8027 — שָׁלַשׁ (shâlash, shaw-lash'): a primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. treble; but apparently used only as denominative from שָׁלוֹשׁ,; to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years); do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

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Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CITIES, SLAYER, THE
• Torrey’s: CITIES OF REFUGE, HIGHWAYS
• Nave’s: HOMICIDE, REFUGE, ROADS

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