1 Chronicles 6:57-60
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57 To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,(A) 58 Hilen[a] with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, 59 Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands. 60 From the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their towns throughout their families were thirteen.
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- 6.58 Heb mss: MT Hilez
1 Chronicles 6:57-60
New International Version
57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah,[a](A) Jattir,(B) Eshtemoa, 58 Hilen, Debir,(C) 59 Ashan,(D) Juttah[b] and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands. 60 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,[c] Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth,(E) together with their pasturelands.
The total number of towns distributed among the Kohathite clans came to thirteen.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 6:57 See Joshua 21:13; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:59 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not have Juttah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:60 See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not have Gibeon.
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