1 Chronicles 6:57

“And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron; Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,”

1 Chronicles 6:57 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 6:57, word by word

And to the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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they gaveנָתְנוּnatnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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the citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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of refugeמִּקְלָטmiklat

refuge

Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.

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Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron

Hebron

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Libnahלִבְנָהlivna

Libnah

Libnah, a place in the wilderness where Israel camped; also a city in Canaan. The name means "whiteness."

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with its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁיmigrashe

pasturelands

Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.

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Jattirיַתִּרyatir

Jattir

Jattir: a town of Judah in the hill country.

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Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹעַeshtmoa

Eshtemoa

Eshtemoa: a town of Judah in the hill country.

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Translation note

“Cities of refuge”: places where someone who had killed a person without intending to could flee (Numbers 35). Of these cities, only Hebron was a city of refuge according to Joshua 21:13.

Places in this verse

JerusalemDead SeaHebron
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Hebron

    Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.

    Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).

    Genesis 23:2Genesis 13:182 Samuel 2:12 Samuel 5:3

The context

56but the field of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

57 · This verse (above)

58Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,

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