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Deuteronomy 19:8 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 19 · verse 8
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;Deuteronomy 19:8 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 19:8 in context
6Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, 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.
7Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
8And 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;
9If 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:
10That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- promiseddâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- enlargerâchabto broadenH7337 →
- fathersʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- coastgᵉbûwlproperly, a cordH1366 →
- swornshâbaʻto seven oneselfH7650 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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It was one of the precepts given to the sons of Noah that whoso sheddeth man's blood by man shall his blood be shed, that is, by the avenger of blood, Gen 9:6. Now here we have the law settled between blood and blood, between the blood of the murdered and the blood of the murderer, and effectual provision made, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13