To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands, Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes. Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities. All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
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The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands. The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin. The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh. The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun. The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses. They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name: and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot. They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it. But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands, Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes. Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities. All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
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To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,
Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.
Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
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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,
And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
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And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;
and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;
and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;
and Ain with the open land about it, and Juttah with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it; nine cities out of those two tribes.
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;
Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
Cross-references (27)
- Joshua 15:42 (vv13, 16) Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
- Joshua 15:10 (v16) and the border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim (also called Chesalon) on the…
- Joshua 15:48 (v14) In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
- Joshua 15:50 (v14) Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
- Joshua 15:55 (v16) Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,
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- 1 Chronicles 6:59 (v16) Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands;
- Joshua 9:3 (v17) But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,
- Joshua 10:29 (v13) Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
- Joshua 15:49 (v15) Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (which is Debir),
- Joshua 15:51 (v15) Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.
- Joshua 15:54 (v13) Humtah, Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
- Joshua 18:24-25 (v17) Chephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages. Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
- Joshua 20:7 (v13) They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (also called…
- 1 Chronicles 6:60 (vv17–18) and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All…
- Numbers 35:6 (v13) “The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the man slayer to flee…
- Joshua 12:13 (v15) the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
- 1 Samuel 6:9 (v16) Behold, if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know…
- 1 Samuel 6:12 (v16) The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh. They went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn’t turn away to the…
- 1 Samuel 30:27-28 (v14) He sent it to those who were in Bethel, to those who were in Ramoth of the South, to those who were in Jattir, to those who were in Aroer,…
- 1 Kings 2:26 (v18) To Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to Anathoth, to your own fields; for you are worthy of death. But I will not at this time put you…
- 1 Chronicles 6:56-57 (v13) but the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge,…
- 1 Chronicles 6:58 (v15) Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
- Isaiah 10:30 (v18) Cry aloud with your voice, daughter of Gallim! Listen, Laishah! You poor Anathoth!
- Isaiah 37:8 (v13) So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
- Jeremiah 1:1 (v18) The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv13, 17 That is, the Priest of the family of the…
That is, the Priest of the family of the Kohathites, of whom Aaron was chief.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv15–16 Holon, called Hilen, 1Ch 6:58, as Juttah here is…
Holon, called Hilen, 1Ch 6:58, as Juttah here is called Ashan, 1Ch 6:59, and Kibzaim called Jokmeam, 1Ch 6:68, and so some others, the names of the places being changed by length of time, and upon special occasions, as was frequent among the Jews; though their doctors add, that some of these places here mentioned, being now in the Canaanites’ possession, and not speedily recovered from them, there were others put in their stead.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv13–19 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the…
Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest,.... The families of the Kohathites, that part of them which descended from him, and were priests:
Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; that had slain a person unawares, and without design; see on Jos 20:3,
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and Libnah with her suburbs; a royal city, of which see Jos 10:29.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v16 And Ain - Ain and Gibeon, and some others…
And Ain - Ain and Gibeon, and some others here named are not named, 1 Chron. vi, 59. Either they were destroyed in some of those invasions wherewith their land was grievously wasted before that time; or they appear there under other names.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv18–19 Verse 18. Anathoth.] Celebrated as the birthplace of Jeremiah,…
Verse 18. Anathoth.] Celebrated as the birthplace of Jeremiah, about three miles northward of Jerusalem, according to St. Jerome.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v16 Jos 21:16. And Ain — Ain and Gibeon, and…
Jos 21:16. And Ain — Ain and Gibeon, and some others here named, are not named 1Ch 6:59. Either they were destroyed in some of those invasions wherewith their land was grievously wasted before that time, or they appear there under other names.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v16 Ain and Jeta. Septuagint of Grabe agrees with the…
Ain and Jeta. Septuagint of Grabe agrees with the Vulgate. But the Vatican copy (Haydock) has, "Asa....and Tanu." In 1 Paralipomenon vi. 59, only Asan and Bethsemes are mentioned. Several other variations may also be observed, which may be attributed either to the changes which were afterwards made when the Chanaanites kept their hold, (Rabbins) or to the different places having two names, or to the mistakes of transcribers, &c. See chap xv. 62. Only eleven cities are specified in the Book of Paralipomenon, though it observes that there were thirteen. (Calmet) --- As hath, &c., words added by St. Jerome, or rather expressing more fully the Hebrew, "those" two tribes. (Haydock)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv13, 14, 18 13. Libnah — See on Jos_10:29. In the following…
13. Libnah — See on Jos_10:29. In the following list no comment is made on those cities that are now unknown.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv13, 15, 16, 17, 18 13. Libnah] See above ch. Jos_10:29; Jattir, see Jos_15:48;…
13. Libnah] See above ch. Jos_10:29; Jattir, see Jos_15:48; Eshtemoa, see Jos_15:50.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv13, 16, 18 Hebron with her suburbs to be a city of…
Hebron with her suburbs to be a city of refuge for the slayer. Rather, the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and her cattle drives (see note above on ver. 2). The translation in our version obscures the meaning, which is clearly that the cities of refuge were first fixed on, and then assigned to the Levites. Most of the cities in the following list have been noticed already.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv13, 17 Libnah ... Jattir ... Eshtemoa ... Holon ... Debir…
Libnah ... Jattir ... Eshtemoa ... Holon ... Debir ... Ain ... Juttah
These are all names of cities. (See: How to Translate Names)
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nine cities ... two tribes
The number of cities and tribes in the passage. (See: Numbers)
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Aaron
Hebron
Beth Shemesh
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