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KJV Lexicon Thus they gavenathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) to the children ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Aaron 'Aharown (a-har-one') Aharon, the brother of Moses -- Aaron. the priest kohen (ko-hane') literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer. Hebron Chebrown (kheb-rone') seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites -- Hebron. with her suburbs migrash (mig-rawsh') a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea -- cast out, suburb. to be a city `iyr (eer) or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. of refuge miqlat (mik-lawt') an asylum (as a receptacle) -- refuge. for the slayer ratsach (raw-tsakh') to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er). and Libnah Libnah (lib-naw') Libnah, a place in the Desert and one in Palestine -- Libnah. with her suburbs migrash (mig-rawsh') a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea -- cast out, suburb. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible So to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Libnah with its pasture lands, King James Bible 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, Holman Christian Standard Bible They gave to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands, International Standard Version So they gave Hebron to the descendants of Aaron the priest to serve as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, Libnah with its pasture lands, NET Bible So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah, GOD'S WORD® Translation So they gave the following cities with pasturelands to the descendants of Aaron, the priest. The nine cities from those two tribes were Hebron (a city of refuge for murderers), Libnah, King James 2000 Bible Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with its pasture lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its pasture lands, Links Joshua 21:13Joshua 21:13 NIV Joshua 21:13 NLT Joshua 21:13 ESV Joshua 21:13 NASB Joshua 21:13 KJV |
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