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Joshua 21:13

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,

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וְלִבְנֵ֣יvelivneand to sonבֵּןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אַהֲרֹ֣ןaharonAaronאַהֲרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.הַכֹּהֵ֗ןhakohenthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.נָֽתְנוּ֙natenvgiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עִיר֙ircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.מִקְלַ֣טmiqlatrefugeמִקְלָטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “refuge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4733an asylum (as a receptacle)refuge.הָרֹצֵ֔חַharotsechathe murderרָצַחdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the murder”, a verb used as a describing wordH7523properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murderput to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).חֶבְר֖וֹןchevronHebronחֶבְרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Hebron”H2275Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two IsraelitesHebron.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmigrashehasuburbמִגְרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “suburb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4054a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the seacast out, suburb.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לִבְנָ֖הlivnahLibnahלִבְנָהnoun, proper name — “Libnah”H3841Libnah, a place in the Desert and one in PalestineLibnah.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָmigrashehasuburbמִגְרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “suburb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4054a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the seacast out, suburb.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And 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,

Young’s Literal Translation

And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,

World English Bible

To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

Darby Translation

And 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,

Douay-Rheims

He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof: and Lobna with the suburbs thereof,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἀαρὼν ἔδωκε τὴν πόλιν φυγαδευτήριον τῷ φονεύσαντι, τὴν Χεβρὼν, καὶ τὰ ἀφωρισμένα τὰ σὺν αὐτῇ· καὶ τὴν Λεμνὰ, καὶ τὰ ἀφωρισμένα τὰ πρὸς αὐτῇ·