Deuteronomy 19:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
then set aside for yourselves three cities in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

New Living Translation
Then you must set apart three cities of refuge in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

English Standard Version
you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

Berean Study Bible
then you are to set apart for yourselves three cities within the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

New American Standard Bible
you shall set aside for yourself three cities in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

NASB 1995
you shall set aside three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess.

NASB 1977
you shall set aside three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess.

Amplified Bible
you shall designate three cities for yourself in the central area of the land, which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

Christian Standard Bible
you are to set apart three cities for yourselves within the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
you are to set apart three cities for yourselves within the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When all this is done, set aside three cities in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

International Standard Version
You must reserve three cities within the land that the LORD your God is about to give you to possess.

NET Bible
you must set apart for yourselves three cities in the middle of your land that the LORD your God is giving you as a possession.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

New King James Version
you shall separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall set apart three cities for you in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess it.

New Heart English Bible
you shall set apart three cities for you in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess it.

World English Bible
you shall set apart three cities for you in the midst of your land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it.

American King James Version
You shall separate three cities for you in the middle of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess it.

American Standard Version
thou shalt set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.

A Faithful Version
You shall separate three cities for you in the middle of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess it.

Darby Bible Translation
thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.

English Revised Version
thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the middes of thy lande which the Lorde thy God giueth thee to possesse it.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou shalt seperate three cities for thee in the middes of the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee to possesse it:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
thou shalt appoynte the out thre cities in the myddes of the lode, yt the LORDE thy God shal geue ye to possesse.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
thou shalt appoynte .iij. cities in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to possesse it:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
you separate three cities for yourself in the midst of your land which your God YHWH is giving to you to possess it.

Young's Literal Translation
three cities thou dost separate for thee in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.

Smith's Literal Translation
Three cities shalt thou separate to thee in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee to possess it.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt separate to thee three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give thee in possession,

Catholic Public Domain Version
you shall separate for yourselves three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give to you as a possession,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Set aside three towns for yourselves within your land that LORD JEHOVAH your God gives to you as an inheritance.

Lamsa Bible
You shall set apart for you three cities in the midst of your land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy GOD giveth thee to possess it.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
thou shalt separate for thyself three cities in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God gives thee.
















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