But if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as he swore to your ancestors — and gives you all the land that he promised to give to your ancestors — then you shall add three more cities to these three — the conditional expansion (from three to six cities of refuge) reflects Israel's territorial growth and maintains the principle of accessible sanctuary throughout the expanding land; the promise-fulfillment theme shows how covenantal expansion requires institutional expansion.

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