Bible in Basic English
"You are to have three towns marked out in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage."
— Deuteronomy 19:2, Bible in Basic English
“Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.”
“thou shalt set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it. ”
“you shall set apart three cities for you in the midst of your land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it.”
When the nations, whose land the Lord your God is giving you, have been cut off by him, and you have taken their place and are living in their towns and in their houses;
You are to have three towns marked out in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.
You are to make ready a way, and see that the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, is marked out into three parts, to which any taker of life may go in flight.
This is to be the rule for anyone who goes in flight there, after causing the death of his neighbour in error and not through hate;
For example, if a man goes into the woods with his neighbour for the purpose of cutting down trees, and when he takes his axe to give a blow to the tree, the head of the axe comes off, and falling on to his neighbour gives him a wound causing his death; then the man may go in flight to one of these towns and be safe: