If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:
If you carefully obey all these commands that I'm giving you today—to love the LORD your God and always follow his ways—then you should set aside three more cities in addition to these three.
God is telling the Israelites that if they faithfully obey his commands and love him wholeheartedly, they should establish three additional cities of refuge.
📚 Historical Context
Moses was instructing the Israelites about establishing cities of refuge—safe places where someone who accidentally killed another person could flee for protection from revenge. Initially, three cities were to be set up, but if Israel expanded their territory through faithful obedience to God, they would need three more cities to serve the larger population and area.
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