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, daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married, and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.
The towns of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen in all, with their pasturelands.
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
Then Joshua passed on from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
They also gave them by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these towns that are mentioned by name.