Deuteronomy:19:2-13
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Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land ,
which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it .
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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 .
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And this is the case of the slayer ,
which shall flee thither ,
that he may live :
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whom he hated not in time past ;
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As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood ,
and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree ,
and the head slippeth from the helve ,
and lighteth upon his neighbour ,
that he die ;
he shall flee unto one of those cities ,
and live :
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Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer #
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while his heart is hot ,
and overtake him ,
because the way is long ,
and slay him ;
whereas he was not worthy of death ,
inasmuch as he hated him not in time past .
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Wherefore I command thee ,
saying ,
Thou shalt separate three cities for thee .
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And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast ,
as he hath sworn unto thy fathers ,
and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers ;
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If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them ,
which I command thee this day ,
to love the LORD thy God ,
and to walk ever in his ways ;
then shalt thou add three cities more for thee ,
beside these three :
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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 .
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But if any man hate his neighbour ,
and lie in wait for him ,
and rise up against him ,
and smite him mortally that he die ,
and fleeth into one of these cities :
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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 .
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Thine eye shall not pity him ,
but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel Yisra #
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that it may go well with thee .