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Designate cities of refuge and prepare routes of access

Commandment 490Positive commandmentParashat ShoftimA Murder and the Preservation of Life

Scripture

"You shall prepare the roads for yourself, and divide into three parts the territory of your land which the LORD your God will give you as a possession, so that any manslayer may flee there.

Hebrew

ג תָּכִין לְךָ, הַדֶּרֶךְ, וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ אֶת-גְּבוּל אַרְצְךָ, אֲשֶׁר יַנְחִילְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ; וְהָיָה, לָנוּס שָׁמָּה כָּל-רֹצֵחַ.

Greek

3 στόχασαί σοι τὴν ὁδὸν καὶ τριμεριεῖς τὰ ὅρια τῆς γῆς σου, ἣν καταμερίζει σοι κύριος ὁ θεός σου, καὶ ἔσται καταφυγὴ ἐκεῖ παντὶ φονευτῇ.

Classification

  • Parashah: Shoftim
  • Sefer HaChinuch: 520
  • Mishneh Torah: Injuries — A Murder and the Preservation of Life

Stated in

Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.