“Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.”
You shall set apart three cities in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess — you shall calculate the distances and divide into three regions the land that the LORD your God gives you as a possession, so that any homicide can flee to one of them — the three cities of refuge create accessible sanctuaries throughout Canaan; the distance criterion (the journey to safety must be manageable) reflects practical mercy for the fleeing manslayer.
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