3Thou 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 shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-13)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. That the cities of refuge should be a protection to him that slew another casually…
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