Joshua 21:13

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{ "verseID": "Joshua.21.13", "source": "וְלִבְנֵ֣י ׀ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֗ן נָֽתְנוּ֙ אֶת־עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־חֶבְר֖וֹן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ וְאֶת־לִבְנָ֖ה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃", "text": "And to *liḇnê* *ʾahărōn* the *hakkōhēn* *nāṯnû* *ʾeṯ* *ʿîr* *miqlat* the *hārōṣēaḥ* *ʾeṯ* *ḥeḇrôn* and *ʾeṯ* *miḡrāšehā* and *ʾeṯ* *liḇnāh* and *ʾeṯ* *miḡrāšehā*", "grammar": { "*liḇnê*": "preposition + construct plural - to sons of", "*ʾahărōn*": "proper name - Aaron", "*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + noun - the priest", "*nāṯnû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they gave", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ʿîr*": "construct - city of", "*miqlat*": "construct - refuge of", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle - the murderer/manslayer", "*ḥeḇrôn*": "proper name - Hebron", "*miḡrāšehā*": "noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its pasture land", "*liḇnāh*": "proper name - Libnah" }, "variants": { "*ʿîr* *miqlat*": "city of refuge/asylum", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "the murderer/manslayer/one who kills", "*miḡrāšehā*": "its pasture land/open land/suburb" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלִבְנֵ֣י ׀ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֗ן נָֽתְנוּ֙ אֶת־עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־חֶבְר֖וֹן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ וְאֶת־לִבְנָ֖ה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

Transliteration

And to liḇnê ʾahărōn the hakkōhēn nāṯnû ʾeṯ ʿîr miqlat the hārōṣēaḥ ʾeṯ ḥeḇrôn and ʾeṯ miḡrāšehā and ʾeṯ liḇnāh and ʾeṯ miḡrāšehā

Grammar Details

• *liḇnê*: preposition + construct plural - to sons of
• *ʾahărōn*: proper name - Aaron
• *hakkōhēn*: definite article + noun - the priest
• *nāṯnû*: Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they gave
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *ʿîr*: construct - city of
• *miqlat*: construct - refuge of
• *hārōṣēaḥ*: definite article + Qal participle - the murderer/manslayer
• *ḥeḇrôn*: proper name - Hebron
• *miḡrāšehā*: noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its pasture land
• *liḇnāh*: proper name - Libnah

Word Meanings

• *ʿîr* *miqlat*: city of refuge/asylum
• *hārōṣēaḥ*: the murderer/manslayer/one who kills
• *miḡrāšehā*: its pasture land/open land/suburb

Other Translations

• 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.

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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,

• 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 { "verseID": "Joshua.15.42", "source": "לִבְנָ֥ה וָעֶ֖תֶר וְעָשָֽׁן׃", "text": "*libnāh* *wā*-*ʿeter* *wә*-*ʿāšān*", "grammar": { "*libnāh*": "proper noun - Libnah", "*wā*-*ʿeter*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Ether", "*wә*-*ʿāšān*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Ashan" }, "variants": {} }
• Josh 15:54 : 54 { "verseID": "Joshua.15.54", "source": "וְחֻמְטָ֗ה וְקִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן וְצִיעֹ֑ר עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ ס", "text": "And-*ḥumṭâ* and-*qiryat* *ʾarbaʿ* *hîʾ* *ḥebrôn* and-*ṣîʿōr* *ʿārîm* *tēšaʿ* and-*ḥaṣrêhen*", "grammar": { "*ḥumṭâ*": "proper noun - Humtah (city name)", "*qiryat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - city of", "*ʾarbaʿ*": "proper noun/number - Arba (name meaning 'four')", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - it/she/that is", "*ḥebrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron (city name)", "*ṣîʿōr*": "proper noun - Zior (city name)", "*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities", "*tēšaʿ*": "number - nine", "*ḥaṣrêhen*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their villages/settlements" }, "variants": { "*qiryat* *ʾarbaʿ*": "City of Arba/Kiriath-arba", "*ḥebrôn*": "Hebron (major city, meaning possibly 'association/alliance')", "*ḥaṣrêhen*": "their villages/settlements/hamlets/unwalled towns" } }
• Josh 20:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Joshua.20.7", "source": "וַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּ אֶת־קֶ֤דֶשׁ בַּגָּלִיל֙ בְּהַ֣ר נַפְתָּלִ֔י וְאֶת־שְׁכֶ֖ם בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּהַ֥ר יְהוּדָֽה׃", "text": "And they *yaqdišû* *Qedeš* in *Gālîl* in *har* *Naptālî* and *Šəkem* in *har* *ʾEprāyim* and *Qiryat* *ʾArbaʿ* (it is *Ḥebrôn*) in *har* *Yəhûdāh*", "grammar": { "*yaqdišû*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - they sanctified/set apart", "*Qedeš*": "proper noun - Kedesh", "*Gālîl*": "proper noun - Galilee", "*har*": "masculine singular construct - mountain of", "*Naptālî*": "proper noun - Naphtali", "*Šəkem*": "proper noun - Shechem", "*ʾEprāyim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*Qiryat*": "feminine singular construct - city of", "*ʾArbaʿ*": "proper noun - Arba", "*Ḥebrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron", "*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah" }, "variants": { "*yaqdišû*": "sanctified/set apart/consecrated", "*har*": "mountain/hill country of", "*Qiryat ʾArbaʿ*": "City of Arba/Kiriath-arba" } }
• Josh 10:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Joshua.10.29", "source": "וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מִמַּקֵּדָ֖ה לִבְנָ֑ה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עִם־לִבְנָֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿăbōr* *yəhôšuʿa* and all-*yiśrāʾēl* with-him from-*maqqēdâ* to-*libnâ* and *wayyillāḥem* with-*libnâ*", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿăbōr*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he passed over/crossed", "*yəhôšuʿa*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*maqqēdâ*": "proper noun - Makkedah", "*libnâ*": "proper noun - Libnah", "*wayyillāḥem*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3ms - and he fought" }, "variants": { "*wayyaʿăbōr*": "and he passed over/crossed/moved", "*wayyillāḥem*": "and he fought/battled/waged war" } }
• Num 35:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Numbers.35.6", "source": "וְאֵ֣ת הֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּתְּנוּ֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֵ֚ת שֵׁשׁ־עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּתְּנ֔וּ לָנֻ֥ס שָׁ֖מָּה הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם תִּתְּנ֔וּ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם עִֽיר׃", "text": "And *wəʾēṯ* the cities *ʾăšer* you shall give to *halwiyyim* *ʾēṯ* six-cities of *hammiqlāṭ* *ʾăšer* you shall give *lānus* *šāmmâ* *hārōṣēaḥ* and upon them you shall give forty and two city.", "grammar": { "*wəʾēṯ*": "waw-consecutive + direct object marker", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*titənu*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall give", "*halwiyyim*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Levites", "*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker", "*hammiqlāṭ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the refuge", "*lānus*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to flee", "*šāmmâ*": "adverb with directional *he* - there/thither", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer" }, "variants": { "*miqlāṭ*": "refuge/asylum", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another" } }
• 1 Chr 6:56-57 : 56 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.6.56", "source": "לִבְנֵי֮ גֵּרְשׁוֹם֒ מִמִּשְׁפַּ֗חַת חֲצִי֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה אֶת־גּוֹלָ֥ן בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ וְאֶת־עַשְׁתָּר֖וֹת וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ ס", "text": "*li-ḇənê gērəšôm mi-mišpaḥat ḥăṣî maṭṭēh mənaššeh ʾet-gôlān ba-bbāšān wə-ʾet-miḡrāšêhā wə-ʾet-ʿaštārôt wə-ʾet-miḡrāšêhā* [ס]", "grammar": { "*li-ḇənê*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - to/for sons of", "*gērəšôm*": "proper noun - Gershom", "*mi-mišpaḥat*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - from family of", "*ḥăṣî*": "noun masculine singular construct - half of", "*maṭṭēh*": "noun masculine singular construct - tribe of", "*mənaššeh*": "proper noun - Manasseh", "*gôlān*": "proper noun - Golan", "*ba-bbāšān*": "preposition + definite article + proper noun - in the Bashan", "*ʿaštārôt*": "proper noun - Ashtaroth", "ס": "section marker in the Masoretic text" }, "variants": { "*mišpaḥat*": "family/clan", "*maṭṭēh*": "tribe/staff/rod", "*ba-bbāšān*": "in the fertile/rich region" } } 57 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.6.57", "source": "וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה יִשָׂשכָ֔ר אֶת־קֶ֖דֶשׁ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ אֶת־דָּבְרַ֖ת וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃", "text": "*û-mi-mmaṭṭēh yiśāśḵār ʾet-qedeš wə-ʾet-miḡrāšêhā ʾet-dāḇərat wə-ʾet-miḡrāšêhā*", "grammar": { "*û-mi-mmaṭṭēh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular construct - and from tribe of", "*yiśāśḵār*": "proper noun - Issachar", "*qedeš*": "proper noun - Kedesh", "*dāḇərat*": "proper noun - Daberath" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭēh*": "tribe/staff/rod", "*qedeš*": "also means 'holiness/sanctuary'" } }
• Isa 37:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Isaiah.37.8", "source": "וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּמְצָא֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר נִלְחָ֖ם עַל־לִבְנָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י נָסַ֖ע מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃", "text": "And-*wayyāshāb* *Rab*-*shāqēh* and-*wayyimtsāʾ* *ʾet*-king-of *melek* *ʾAshshûr* fighting *nilḥām* against-*ʿal*-*Libnāh* for *kî* he-heard *shāmaʿ* that *kî* he-journeyed *nāsaʿ* from-*Lākîsh*.", "grammar": { "*wayyāshāb*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he returned", "*Rab-shāqēh*": "proper noun/title - Rabshakeh/chief cupbearer", "*wayyimtsāʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he found", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*ʾAshshûr*": "proper noun - Assyria", "*nilḥām*": "niphal participle masculine singular - fighting/waging war", "*ʿal*": "preposition - against", "*Libnāh*": "proper noun - Libnah", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that", "*shāmaʿ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he heard", "*nāsaʿ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he journeyed/departed", "*Lākîsh*": "proper noun - Lachish" }, "variants": { "*Rab-shāqēh*": "Rabshakeh/Chief Cupbearer (title)", "*nilḥām*": "fighting/waging war/battling", "*nāsaʿ*": "journeyed/departed/moved" } }