³ You shall measure the distances[1] and divide into three parts the area of the land that the Lord your God gives you as a possession, so that any manslayer can flee to them.

³ Survey the territory, and divide the land the Lord your God is giving you into three districts, with one of these cities in each district. Then anyone who has killed someone can flee to one of the cities of refuge for safety.

³ "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 .