Joshua 21:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

To the descendants of Aaron, the priest, they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone), along with its pasture lands, and Libnah with its pasture lands.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Thus 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,

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its suburbs,

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Thus 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,

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And unto the children{H1121} of Aaron{H175} the priest{H3548} they gave{H5414} Hebron{H2275} with its suburbs,{H4054} the city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the manslayer,{H7523} and Libnah{H3841} with its suburbs,{H4054}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thus they gave{H5414}{(H8804)} to the children{H1121} of Aaron{H175} the priest{H3548} Hebron{H2275} with her suburbs{H4054}, to be a city{H5892} of refuge{H4733} for the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)}; and Libnah{H3841} with her suburbs{H4054},

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus gaue they vnto the children of Aaron the prest, the fre cite of the deed sleyers, Hebron and the suburbes therof, Libna and the suburbes therof,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus they gaue to the children of Aaron the Priest, a citie of refuge for the slaier, euen Hebron with her suburbes, and Libnah with her suburbes,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And thus they gaue to the childre of Aaron the priest, a citie to the which the slayer myght flee, euen Hebron with her suburbes, and Libna with her suburbes,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Thus 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,

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge `for' the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Libnah with its grass-lands;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron(a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah,

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 15:42 : 42 Libnah, Ether, and Ashan.
  • Josh 15:54 : 54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities with their villages.
  • Josh 20:7 : 7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
  • Josh 10:29 : 29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it.
  • Num 35:6 : 6 The cities that you give to the Levites shall include six cities of refuge for someone who kills another unintentionally to flee to; in addition, give them forty-two more cities.
  • 1 Chr 6:56-57 : 56 To the sons of Gershom, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands. 57 From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands.
  • Isa 37:8 : 8 Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria waging war against Libnah, for he had heard that he had left Lachish.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Chr 6:55-58
    4 verses
    88%

    55 From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands for the remaining families of the Kohathites.

    56 To the sons of Gershom, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.

    57 From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands.

    58 Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.

  • Josh 21:8-12
    5 verses
    79%

    8 So the Israelites gave these cities with their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, by lot.

    9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they gave the following cities by name.

    10 These cities were for the descendants of Aaron, who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, for the first lot was for them.

    11 They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasture lands. Arba was the ancestor of the Anakites.

    12 However, the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

  • Josh 21:18-22
    5 verses
    78%

    18 Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

    19 In total, the descendants of Aaron, the priests, received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

    20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites received cities allotted to them from the tribe of Ephraim.

    21 They were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,

    22 Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands—four cities.

  • Num 35:11-15
    5 verses
    74%

    11 you shall designate cities to serve as cities of refuge where someone who unintentionally kills another may flee.

    12 These cities shall serve as a refuge from the avenger of blood, so that the one who killed someone unintentionally may not be put to death until they stand trial before the congregation.

    13 The cities you are to give will serve as six cities of refuge.

    14 Three of these cities you shall give on the east side of the Jordan, and three in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

    15 These six cities will be a refuge for the Israelites, for the foreigner, and for the sojourner living among them, so that anyone who unintentionally kills another can flee there.

  • Josh 21:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 So the Israelites gave the Levites, according to the LORD’s command, the following cities and pasture lands from their inheritance.

    4 The lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The descendants of Aaron, the priest, who were from the Levites, received, by lot, thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

  • Josh 21:31-33
    3 verses
    74%

    31 Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands—four cities.

    32 From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands—three cities.

    33 In total, the families of the Gershonites received thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

  • Josh 21:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26 In total, the remaining Kohathite clans received ten cities with their pasture lands.

    27 To the descendants of Gershon, from the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands—two cities.

  • Josh 21:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14 Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

    15 Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands.

  • Josh 20:7
    73%

    7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

  • Josh 15:13
    72%

    13 To Caleb son of Jephunneh, he was given a portion among the descendants of Judah, based on the Lord’s command to Joshua, the city of Arba (father of Anak), which is Hebron.

  • Num 35:6
    71%

    6 The cities that you give to the Levites shall include six cities of refuge for someone who kills another unintentionally to flee to; in addition, give them forty-two more cities.

  • Josh 20:2-4
    3 verses
    71%

    2 Speak to the people of Israel, saying: Appoint for yourselves the cities of refuge that I spoke about to you through Moses.

    3 These cities are to be a place where someone who unintentionally kills another person without malice can flee. They will serve as a refuge from the avenger of blood.

    4 The one who flees to one of these cities must stand at the entrance of the city gate and explain their case to the elders of that city. They should take the person into the city, provide a place for them to stay, and allow them to live among them.

  • Josh 21:42
    70%

    42 Each of these cities had its surrounding pasture lands. This was true for all these cities.

  • Josh 14:13
    70%

    13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

  • Josh 21:37-38
    2 verses
    70%

    37 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

    38 From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who had killed someone) with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

  • Num 35:2
    69%

    2 Command the Israelites to give the Levites cities to live in from their inheritance, and give them pasture lands around the cities.

  • 1 Chr 6:64
    69%

    64 They also gave Kedemoth with its pasturelands and Mephaath with its pasturelands.

  • Deut 4:42-43
    2 verses
    69%

    42 These were for anyone who accidentally killed a neighbor without prior hostility, so that they could flee to one of these cities and live.

    43 The cities were Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.

  • 2 Chr 11:10
    69%

    10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

  • Josh 20:9
    68%

    9 These were the appointed cities for all the Israelites and for the foreigners living among them, so that anyone who unintentionally killed another person could flee there and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood until they stood trial before the assembly.

  • Josh 15:42
    68%

    42 Libnah, Ether, and Ashan.

  • 2 Chr 31:19
    68%

    19 For the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the fields surrounding their towns, men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone enlisted in the genealogical records among the Levites.

  • Judg 1:20
    68%

    20 They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised, and Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from it.

  • Josh 21:35
    68%

    35 Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands—four cities in total.

  • Josh 15:54
    67%

    54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities with their villages.