To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married; and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name.