Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 19

47 catchwords234 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19 . 1 , The cities of refuge; Deuteronomy 19 . 4 , The privilege thereof for the manslayer; Deuteronomy 19 . 14 , The land-mark is not to be removed; Deuteronomy 19 . 15 , Two witnesses at the least are required; Deuteronomy 19 . 16 , The punishment of a false witness.

Deuteronomy 19:1

When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land He is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses,

Deuteronomy 19:1 · BSB

hath cut6 parallels

succeedest1 parallel

Heb. inheritest , or possessest

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Deuteronomy 19:2

then you are to set apart for yourselves three cities within the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

Deuteronomy 19:2 · BSB

separate three cities5 parallels

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."

Deuteronomy 19:3

You are to build roads for yourselves and divide into three regions the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that any manslayer can flee to these cities.

Deuteronomy 19:3 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19:4

Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:

Deuteronomy 19:4 · BSB

the slayer2 parallels

in time past5 parallels

Heb. from yesterday the third day

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Deuteronomy 19:5

If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber and swings his axe to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his neighbor, he may flee to one of these cities to save his life.

Deuteronomy 19:5 · BSB

head1 parallel

Heb. iron

he shall flee3 parallels

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helve Heb. wood

lighteth Heb. findeth

Deuteronomy 19:6

Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.

Deuteronomy 19:6 · BSB

the avenger3 parallels

not worthy3 parallels

in time past1 parallel

Heb. from yesterday the third day

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slay him Heb. smite him in life

Deuteronomy 19:8

And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your fathers, and gives you all the land He promised them,

Deuteronomy 19:8 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 19:9

and if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you today, loving the LORD your God and walking in His ways at all times, then you are to add three more cities to these three.

Deuteronomy 19:9 · BSB

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then shalt thou2 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19:10

Thus innocent blood will not be shed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.

Deuteronomy 19:10 · BSB

the whole verse14 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19:11

If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,

Deuteronomy 19:11 · BSB

But if any6 parallels

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mortally Heb. in life

Deuteronomy 19:12

the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.

Deuteronomy 19:12 · BSB

the whole verse3 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19:13

You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.

Deuteronomy 19:13 · BSB

Thine eye4 parallels

but thou9 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19:14

You must not move your neighbor's boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

Deuteronomy 19:14 · BSB

shalt not remove6 parallels

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

Deuteronomy 19:15

A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Deuteronomy 19:15 · BSB

at the mouth12 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19:16

If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

Deuteronomy 19:16 · BSB

a false witness6 parallels

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that which is wrong or , falling away

Deuteronomy 19:17

both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.

Deuteronomy 19:17 · BSB

the whole verse5 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19:18

The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

Deuteronomy 19:18 · BSB

diligent5 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19:19

you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.

Deuteronomy 19:19 · BSB

Then shall4 parallels

so shalt8 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19:20

Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.

Deuteronomy 19:20 · BSB

the whole verse8 parallels

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Deuteronomy 19:21

You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

Deuteronomy 19:21 · BSB

thine eye1 parallel

life shall4 parallels

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web21 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Matthew 18:16 → Deuteronomy 19:15, 2 Corinthians 13:1 → Deuteronomy 19:15, 1 Timothy 5:19 → Deuteronomy 19:15, Deuteronomy 19:18-21 → Exodus 21:24, Deuteronomy 19:18-21 → Leviticus 24:20, Deuteronomy 19:21 → Exodus 21:24, Deuteronomy 19:21 → Leviticus 24:20
Allusions Deuteronomy 19:1 → Exodus 21:12, Deuteronomy 19:1 → Numbers 35:9, Deuteronomy 19:1-13 → Exodus 21:12-14, Deuteronomy 19:1-13 → Numbers 35:9-34, Deuteronomy 19:15 → Numbers 35:30, Deuteronomy 19:18 → Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 19:18-21 → Exodus 20:16, Hosea 5:10 → Deuteronomy 19:14
Echoes James 2:11 → Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 19:1-13 → Genesis 13:17
Trajectories
Cities of Refuge (Safety in Christ)
Chiasms
Shaped Deuteronomy 19:1–7, Deuteronomy 19:15–21, Deuteronomy 19:8–14
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