Joshua 21:13
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He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Lebna with the suburbs thereof,

they gave

1 Chronicles 6:56 But the fields of the city, and the villages to Caleb son of Jephone.

Hebron

Joshua 15:54 Athmatha and Cariath-Arbe, this is Hebron and Sior: nine cities and their villages.

a city

Joshua 20:7 And they appointed Cedes in Galilee of mount Nephtali, and Sichem in mount Ephraim, and Cariath-Arbe, the same is Hebron in the mountain of Juda.

Numbers 35:6 And among the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for refuge to fugitives, that he who hath shed blood may flee to them: and besides these there shall be other forty-two cities,

Libnah

Joshua 10:29 And he passed from Maceda with all Israel to Lebna, and fought against it:

Joshua 15:42 Labana and Ether and Asan,

1 Chronicles 6:57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities for refuge Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbs thereof,

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

Context
Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites
12But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession. 13He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Lebna with the suburbs thereof,14And Jether and Estemo,…
Cross References
Joshua 10:29
And he passed from Maceda with all Israel to Lebna, and fought against it:

Joshua 15:42
Labana and Ether and Asan,

Joshua 15:54
Athmatha and Cariath-Arbe, this is Hebron and Sior: nine cities and their villages.

Joshua 21:12
But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession.

2 Kings 8:22
So Edom revolted from being under Juda, unto this day. Then Lobna also revolted at the same time.

1 Chronicles 6:57
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities for refuge Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbs thereof,

Lexicon
So to the descendants
וְלִבְנֵ֣י ׀ (wə·liḇ·nê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Aaron
אַהֲרֹ֣ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

the priest
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

they gave
נָֽתְנוּ֙ (nā·ṯə·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

[these cities]
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

with their pasturelands:
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ (miḡ·rā·še·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4054: A suburb, the area around a, building, the margin of the sea

Hebron,
חֶבְר֖וֹן (ḥeḇ·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2275: Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah

a city
עִיר֙ (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

of refuge
מִקְלַ֣ט (miq·laṭ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4733: Refuge, asylum

for the manslayer,
הָרֹצֵ֔חַ (hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder

Libnah,
לִבְנָ֖ה (liḇ·nāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3841: Libnah -- a city in soutwest Judah, also a place in the wilderness


Additional Translations
So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,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,

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,

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;

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,

And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with her suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with her suburbs;

Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its suburbs,

To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,

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,
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