KJV King James Version
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, [namely], Hebron, [the city] of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
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1 Chronicles 6:57
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, [namely], Hebron, [the city] of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
WEB World English Bible
To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
ASV American Standard Version
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah and its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 6
54 Now these [are] their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, [namely], Hebron, [the city] of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
58 And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59 And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:
60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families [were] thirteen cities.
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וְלִבְנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childאַהֲרֹ֗ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronנָתְנוּ֙H5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עָרֵ֣יH5892 · irexcitementהַמִּקְלָ֔טH4733 · miq.latrefugeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]חֶבְר֥וֹןH2275 · chev.ronHebronוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]לִבְנָ֖הH3841 · liv.nahLibnahוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָH4054 · mig.rashpastureוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יַתִּ֥רH3492 · yat.tirJattirוְאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַH851 · esh.te.mo.aEshtemoaוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃H4054 · mig.rashpasture
Cross-references
Joshua 21:13-14Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,Joshua 15:48And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,Joshua 20:7-9And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.1 Chronicles 4:17And the sons of Ezra [were], Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.Joshua 10:29Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:Joshua 21:19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.Joshua 15:42Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,Numbers 35:13-15And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
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