1 Chronicles 6:57
in 1 Chronicles 6So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
KJV
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,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
for theirs was the lot
on 1 Chronicles 6:54-60
The priests receive Hebron first, a city of refuge already bound to Caleb's conquest in Joshua, its fields kept for Caleb's own family while the town and its suburbs went to Aaron's sons. Twelve more towns across Judah, Simeon and Benjamin round out the priests' thirteen cities, a roster Gill sets beside Joshua 21 and finds matching with only a few names spelled differently.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
17 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; 18 And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
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The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלִבְנֵ֣י | velivnei | and to [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֗ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| נָתְנוּ֙ | natenu | people gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עָרֵ֣י | ʾarei | [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הַמִּקְלָ֔ט | hamiklat | <the> refuge | H4733 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חֶבְר֥וֹן | chevron | Hebron | H2275 → | 72 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| לִבְנָ֖ה | livnah | Libnah | H3841 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ | migrasheiha | pasture lands its | H4054 → | 119 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יַתִּ֥ר | yatir | Jattir | H3492 → | |
| וְאֶֽת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ | ʾeshtemoa' | Eshtemoa | H851 → | 6 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ | migrasheiha | pasture lands its | H4054 → | 119 times |
וְלִבְנֵ֣יand to [the] descendants of
velivneiH1121 →4930 times
אַהֲרֹ֗ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
נָתְנוּ֙people gave
natenuH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of
ʾareiH5892 →1090 times
הַמִּקְלָ֔ט<the> refuge
hamiklatH4733 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
חֶבְר֥וֹןHebron
chevronH2275 →72 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
לִבְנָ֖הLibnah
livnahH3841 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָpasture lands its
migrasheihaH4054 →119 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יַתִּ֥רJattir
yatirH3492 →
וְאֶֽת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַEshtemoa
ʾeshtemoa'H851 →6 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃pasture lands its
migrasheihaH4054 →119 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 10:29Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
it leads to
- 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 15:42
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
- Numbers 33:20
They set out from Rimmon-perez and camped at Libnah.
- 2 Kings 8:22
So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.
- Joshua 6:21
At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.
- Joshua 21:13
Through
1 Chronicles 4:17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 4:19
The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
- Joshua 15:50
Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
- 1 Samuel 30:28
to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa;
- 1 Chronicles 4:19
About 1 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonExodus eraAaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line carried the…
- PlaceJudean hill countryHebronThe city of the patriarchs, where Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah, Caleb took his inheritance, and David reigned seven years…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
