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Matthew Poole and continuators on Deuteronomy 19:3

Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.

Deuteronomy19:3

3 Thou 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.

Distinguish it by evident marks, and make it plain and convenient, to prevent mistakes and delays.

Not into more, because it was fit that these places should, as far as it was possible, be at some considerable distance from the friends of the slain person, least the sight of the manslayer might have provoked their passion and occasioned his ruine.

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