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Deuteronomy 4:41

Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;

KJV

Tunc separavit Moyses tres civitates trans Jordanem ad orientalem plagam,

Vulgate

Τότε ἀφώρισεν Μωυσῆς τρεῖς πόλεις πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου,

LXX

Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising;

ASV

אָ֣ז יַבְדִּ֤יל מֹשֶׁה֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ עָרִ֔ים בְּ/עֵ֖בֶר הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֑ן מִזְרְחָ֖/ה שָֽׁמֶשׁ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אָ֣ז
'z
adverb · 139×
ה
h
noun · 74×
הַבְדִּ֕יל
hbdyl
verb · 42×
יַּרְדֵּ֔ן
yrdn
proper_noun · 182×
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
mshh
proper_noun · 750×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עֵ֣בֶר
'br
noun · 91×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shmsh
noun · 132×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 19:2 — Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
  • Exod 21:13 — And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
  • Josh 20:2 — Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
  • Num 35:6 — And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and t
  • Num 35:14 — Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.