Deuteronomy 19:8-10
New American Standard Bible 1995
8 “If the Lord your God (A)enlarges your territory, just as He has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which He [a]promised to give your fathers— 9 if you [b]carefully observe all this commandment which I command you today, (B)to love the Lord your God, and to walk in His ways always—(C)then you shall add three more cities for yourself, besides these three. 10 So innocent blood will not be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance, and (D)bloodguiltiness be on you.
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- Deuteronomy 19:8 Lit spoke
- Deuteronomy 19:9 Lit keep...to do it
Deuteronomy 19:8-10
New King James Version
8 “Now if the Lord your God (A)enlarges your territory, as He swore to (B)your fathers, and gives you the land which He promised to give to your fathers, 9 and if you keep all these commandments and do them, which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and to walk always in His ways, (C)then you shall add three more cities for yourself besides these three, 10 (D)lest innocent blood be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and thus guilt of bloodshed be upon you.
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Deuteronomy 19:8-10
English Standard Version
8 (A)And if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, (B)as he has sworn to your fathers, and (C)gives you all the land that he promised to give to your fathers— 9 provided you are careful to keep all this commandment, which I command you today, by loving the Lord your God and by walking ever in his ways—(D)then you shall add three other cities to these three, 10 lest innocent blood be shed in your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance, and so the guilt of bloodshed be upon you.
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