Deu 19 | TSK | STEP | The cities of refuge. The privilege thereof for the manslayer. The land-mark is not to be removed. Two witnesses at the least are required. The punishment of a false witness. hath cut. succeedest. Heb. inheritest, or possessest.

Deuteronomy 19

1 The cities of refuge.

4 The privilege thereof for the manslayer.

14 The land-mark is not to be removed.

15 Two witnesses at the least are required.

16 The punishment of a false witness.

hath cut.

6:10; 7:1,2; 12:1,29; 17:14

succeedest. Heb. inheritest, or possessest.

12:29

separate three cities.Unquestionably in imitation of these cities, the heathen had their {asyla,} and the Roman Catholics their privileged altars: and similar traditions seem to obtain in many barbarous nations, for "the North American Indian nations have most of them either a house or town of refuge, which is a sure asylum to protect a manslayer, or the unfortunate captive, if he once enter it. In almost every Indian nation, there are several towns, which are called old beloved, ancient, holy, or white towns, (white being their fixed emblem of peace, friendship, prosperity, happiness, purity, etc.) They seem to have been formerly towns of refuge; for it is not in the memory of the oldest people that human blood was shed in them."

4:41-43; Ex 21:13; Nu 35:10-15; Jos 20:2-7; Heb 6:18

Isa 35:8; 57:14; 62:10; Heb 12:13

the slayer.

4:42; Nu 35:15-24

in time past. Heb. from yesterday the third day.

6; Ge 31:2; Jos 3:4; 1Ch 11:2; Isa 30:33; *margins

head. Heb. iron.

2Ki 6:5-7

helve. Heb. wood. lighteth. Heb. findeth. he shall flee.

Nu 35:25; Pr 27:12; Isa 32:2

the avenger.

Nu 35:12; Jos 20:5; 2Sa 14:7

slay him. Heb. smite him in life. not worthy.

21:22; Jer 26:15,16

in time past. Heb. from yesterday the third day.

11:24,25; 12:20; Ge 15:18-21; 28:14; Ex 23:31; 34:24; 1Ki 4:21

Ezr 4:20

If thou shalt.

11:22-25; 12:32

then shalt thou.

Jos 20:7,8

13; 21:8; 1Ki 2:31; 2Ki 21:16; 24:4; Ps 94:21; Pr 6:17; Isa 59:7

Jer 7:6,7; Joe 3:19; Jon 1:14; Mt 27:4,5

But if any.

27:24; Ge 9:6; Ex 21:12-14; Nu 35:16-21,24; Pr 28:17

mortally. Heb. in life.

1Ki 2:5,6,28-34

Thine eye.

7:16; 13:8; 25:12; Eze 16:5

but thou.

21:9; Ge 9:6; Le 24:17,21; Nu 35:33,34; 2Sa 21:1,14; 1Ki 2:31

shalt not remove.Before the extensive use of fences, landed property was marked out by stones or posts, set up so as to ascertain the divisions of family estates. It was easy to remove one of these landmarks, and set it in a different place; and thus a dishonest man might enlarge his own estate by contracting that of his neighbour. Hence it was a matter of considerable importance to prevent this crime among the Israelites; among whom, removing them would be equivalent to forging, altering, destroying, or concealing the title-deeds of an estate among us. Accordingly, by the Mosaic law, it was not only prohibited in the commandment against covetousness, but we find a particular curse expressly annexed to it in ch. 27:17. Josephus considers this law a general prohibition, intended not only to protect private property, but also to preserve the boundaries of kingdoms and countries inviolable.

27:17; Job 24:2; Pr 22:28; 23:10; Ho 5:10

at the mouth.

17:6; Nu 35:30; 1Ki 21:10,13; Mt 18:16; 26:60,61; Joh 8:17

2Co 13:1; 1Ti 5:19; Heb 10:28; Re 11:3-7

a false witness.

Ex 23:1-7; 1Ki 21:10-13; Ps 27:12; 35:11; Mr 14:55-59; Ac 6:13

that which is wrong. or, falling away.

17:9; 21:5; Mal 2:7; Mt 23:2,3

diligent.

13:14; 17:4; 2Ch 19:6,7; Job 19:16

Then shall.

Pr 19:5,9; Jer 14:15; Da 6:24

so shalt.

13:5; 17:7; 19:20; 21:20,21; 22:21,24; 24:7

13:11; 17:7,13; 21:21; Pr 21:11; Ro 13:3,4; 1Ti 5:20

thine eye.

life shall.

Ex 21:23-25; Le 24:17-21; Mt 5:38,39