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1 Chronicles 6:57

1 Chronicles 6:57 is verse 57 of 1 Chronicles chapter 6, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

As in the parallel text at Joshua 21:13; Hebrew were given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah

King James Version

And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

World English Bible

To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

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1 Chronicles 6:55–59 · Berean Standard Bible

55 They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.

56 But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

58 Hilen, Debir,

59 Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.

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Hebrew words

וְלִבְנֵ֣יand to [the] descendants of אַהֲרֹ֗ןAaron נָתְנוּ֙people gave אֶת<obj.>עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of הַמִּקְלָ֔ט<the> refuge אֶת<obj.>חֶבְר֥וֹןHebron וְאֶתand <obj.>לִבְנָ֖הLibnah וְאֶתand <obj.>מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָpasture lands its וְאֶתand <obj.>יַתִּ֥רJattir וְאֶֽתand <obj.>אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַEshtemoa וְאֶתand <obj.>מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָpasture lands its

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Numbers 35:13
The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.

Numbers 35:14
Select three cities across the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan as cities of refuge.

Numbers 35:15
These six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.

Joshua 20:7
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

Joshua 20:8
And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 20:9
These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.

Joshua 10:29
Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.

Joshua 15:42
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

Joshua 21:13
So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,

Joshua 21:14
Jattir, Eshtemoa,

1 Chronicles 4:17
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

Joshua 15:48
These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

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