KJV King James Version
If 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:
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Deuteronomy 19:9
If 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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you today, loving the LORD your God and walking in His ways at all times, then you are to add three more cities to these three.
WEB World English Bible
if you keep all this commandment to do it, which I command you this day, to love Yahweh your God, and to walk ever in his ways; then you shall add three cities more for yourselves, besides these three:
ASV American Standard Version
if thou shalt keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, besides these three:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
when thou keepest all this command to do it, which I am commanding thee to-day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in His ways all the days—then thou hast added to thee yet three cities to these three;
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 19
6 Lest 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.
7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
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;
9 If 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:
10 That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance, and [so] blood be upon thee.
11 But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
12 Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
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כִּֽי־H3588 · kiforתִשְׁמֹר֩H8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהַמִּצְוָ֨הH4687 · mits.vahcommandmentהַזֹּ֜אתH2063 · zotthisלַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichאָנֹכִ֣יH595 · a.no.khiIמְצַוְּךָ֮H6680 · tsa.vahto commandהַיּוֹם֒H3117 · yomdayלְאַהֲבָ֞הH157 · a.havto love: loverאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָ֧הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָH430 · e.lo.himGodוְלָלֶ֥כֶתH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentבִּדְרָכָ֖יוH1870 · de.rekhway: conductכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַיָּמִ֑יםH3117 · yomdayוְיָסַפְתָּ֨H3254 · ya.saphto add: againלְךָ֥H9031 · kayouעוֹד֙H5750 · odstillשָׁלֹ֣שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeעָרִ֔יםH5892 · irexcitementעַ֖לH5921 · aluponהַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeהָאֵֽלֶּה׃H428 · el.lehthese
Cross-references
Joshua 20:7-8And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.Deuteronomy 12:32What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.Deuteronomy 11:22-25For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
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