Deuteronomy 19:3

19:3 You shall build a roadway and divide into thirds the whole extent ¹  of your land that the Lord your God is providing as your inheritance; anyone who kills another person should flee to the closest of these cities.

Deuteronomy 28:7

28:7 The Lord will cause your enemies who attack ²  you to be struck down before you; they will attack you from one direction ³  but flee from you in seven different directions.

Deuteronomy 28:25

Curses by Defeat and Deportation

28:25 “The Lord will allow you to be struck down before your enemies; you will attack them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions and will become an object of terror ⁴  to all the kingdoms of the earth.

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¹ tn Heb “border.”

² tn Heb “who rise up against” (so NIV).

³ tn Heb “way” (also later in this verse and in v. 25).

⁴ tc The meaningless MT reading זַעֲוָה (za’avah) is clearly a transposition of the more commonly attested Hebrew noun זְוָעָה (zÿva’ah, “terror”).