Joshua 21:11-13

New King James Version

¹¹^(A)And they gave them ^[a]Kirjath Arba (Arba was the father of ^(B)Anak), ^(C)which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it. ¹²But ^(D)the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.

¹³Thus ^(E)to the children of Aaron the priest they gave ^(F)Hebron with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), ^(G)Libnah with its common-land,

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Footnotes

Joshua 21:11 Lit. City of Arba

Joshua 21:11-13

New International Version

¹¹They gave them Kiriath Arba^(A) (that is, Hebron^(B)), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) ¹²But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.^(C)

¹³So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge^(D) for one accused of murder), Libnah,^(E)

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