THEOSISEphraem the Syrian
"Make ready the path to the cities of refuge, ensuring that the journey there is unobstructed, allowing one to reach them easily and evade retribution."
Deuteronomy 19:3Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Paving diligently the way: and thou shalt divide the whole province of thy land equally into three parts: that he who is forced to flee for manslaughter, may have near at hand whither to escape.
תָּכִ֣ין לְךָ֮ הַדֶּרֶךְ֒ וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ אֶת־גְּב֣וּל אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַנְחִֽילְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָ֕ה לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֖מָּה כָּל־רֹצֵֽחַ׃
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Isa 57:14And I will say: Make a way: give free passage, turn out of the path, take away the stumblingblocks out of the way of my people.
- Isa 35:8And a path and a way shall be there, and it shall be called the holy way: the unclean shall not pass over it, and this shall be unto you a straight way, so that fools shall not err therein.
- Heb 12:13And make straight steps with your feet: that no one, halting, may go out of the way; but rather be healed.
- Isa 62:10Go through, go through the gates, prepare the way for the people, make the road plain, pick out the stones, and lift up the standard to the people.