Deuteronomy 19:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
you shall set asideתַּבְדִּ֣יל
(tav·dil)
914: to be divided, separatea prim. root
threeשָׁלֹ֥ושׁ
(sha·lo·vsh)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
citiesעָרִ֖ים
(a·rim)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
for yourself in the midstבְּתֹ֣וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of your land,אַרְצְךָ֔
(ar·tze·cha,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
whichאֲשֶׁר֙
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the LORDיְהוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
(e·lo·hei·cha,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
givesנֹתֵ֥ן
(no·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
you to possess.לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃
(le·rish·tah.)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Thou shalt separate
badal  (baw-dal')
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
for thee in the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of thy land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
which the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
thy God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
giveth
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
thee to possess
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
you shall set aside three cities for yourself in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess.

King James Bible
Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
you are to set apart three cities for yourselves within the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

International Standard Version
You must reserve three cities within the land that the LORD your God is about to give you to possess.

NET Bible
you must set apart for yourselves three cities in the middle of your land that the LORD your God is giving you as a possession.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When all this is done, set aside three cities in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall set apart three cities for you in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess it.
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