And to the sonsוְלִבְנֵיof Aaronאַהֲרֹןthe priestהַכֹּהֵןthey gaveנָתְנוּHebron,אֶת חֶבְרוֹןthe cityעִירof refugeמִקְלַטfor the manslayer,הָרֹצֵחַwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָand Libnahוְ לִבְנָהwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָ
Joshua 21:13
Study it in the app“And to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, and Libnah with its pasturelands,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:13, word by word
- And to the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- they gaveנָתְנוּnatnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natnu” appears- Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of refugeמִקְלַטmiklat
refuge
Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.
Where else “miklat” appears- for the manslayerרֹצֵחַrotseach
manslayer
One who caused a death and fled to a city of refuge.
Where else “rotseach” appears- its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁmigrashe
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrashe” appears- and Libnahלִבְנָהlivna
Libnah
Libnah, a place in the wilderness where Israel camped; also a city in Canaan. The name means "whiteness."
Where else “livna” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
12But the field of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 · This verse (above)
14and Jattir with its pasturelands, and Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,