Joshua 21:13
What does Joshua 21:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 21:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thus 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,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Libnah with its grass-lands;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge <FI>for<Fi> the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Lebna with the suburbs thereof,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 35:6
And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities.
- Joshua 20:7
And they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah.
- Joshua 15:54
and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
- Isaiah 37:8
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
- Joshua 10:29
And Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
- Joshua 15:42
Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
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