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a -sı̄n ( נתן , nāthan , "to give," or "grant," i.e. apportion): Used (Joshua 20:8 ) of Moses setting apart Bezer as one of the three cities of refuge on the East of the Jordan (compare Deuteronomy 4:41-43 ); also of Joab's stationing Uriah in a place of mortal peril in battle (2 Samuel 11:16 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Assign'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/assign.html. 1915.
 
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