The Meaning of Deuteronomy 19:2 Explained

Deuteronomy 19:2

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

YLT: three cities thou dost separate for thee in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.

Darby: thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.

ASV: thou shalt set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Deuteronomy 19:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 19

1  The cities of refuge
4  The privilege thereof for the manslayer
14  The landmark is not to be removed
15  At least two witnesses are required
16  the punishment of a false witness

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 19:2 mean?

three cities you shall separate for yourself in the midst of your land which Yahweh your God is giving you to possess
שָׁל֥וֹשׁ עָרִ֖ים תַּבְדִּ֣יל לָ֑ךְ בְּת֣וֹךְ אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ

שָׁל֥וֹשׁ  three 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
עָרִ֖ים  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
תַּבְדִּ֣יל  you  shall  separate 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּדַל  
Sense: to divide, separate.
לָ֑ךְ  for  yourself 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
בְּת֣וֹךְ  in  the  midst 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
אַרְצְךָ֔  of  your  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
יְהוָ֣ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
נֹתֵ֥ן  is  giving 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ  to  possess 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular
Root: יָרַשׁ  
Sense: to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir.