Deuteronomy 19:9

19:9 and then you are careful to observe all these commandments ¹  I am giving ²  you today (namely, to love the Lord your God and to always walk in his ways), then you must add three more cities ³  to these three.

Deuteronomy 28:58

The Curse of Covenant Termination

28:58 “If you refuse to obey ⁴  all the words of this law, the things written in this scroll, and refuse to fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,

[19:9]  ¹ tn Heb “all this commandment.” This refers here to the entire covenant agreement of the Book of Deuteronomy as encapsulated in the Shema (Deut 6:4-5).

[19:9]  ² tn Heb “commanding”; NAB “which I enjoin on you today.”

[19:9]  ³ sn You will add three more cities. Since these are alluded to nowhere else and thus were probably never added, this must be a provision for other cities of refuge should they be needed (cf. v. 8). See P. C. Craigie, Deuteronomy (NICOT), 267.

[28:58]  ⁴ tn Heb “If you are not careful to do.”