Joshua 21:13

And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the + 21:13 The Greek word is different from that translated 'suburbs.' above. - q.d. glebe. suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;

LXX2012 (British)

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

12But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.

14and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;

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Cross References

Numbers 35:6And you⌃ shall give the cities to the Levites, the six cities of refuge which you⌃ shall give for the slayer to flee there, and in addition to these, forty-two cities.

Joshua 15:42Lebna, and Ithac, and Anoch,

Isaiah 37:8So Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the Assyrians besieging Lobna: for he had heard that he had departed from Lachis.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 21:10-43

9 And 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 here mentioned by name, 10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to… Read the whole commentary →

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