1 Chronicles 6:61

1 Chronicles 6:61 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
• New International Version (NIV)The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To the rest of the Kohathites were given by lot out of the clan of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
• New King James Version (NKJV)To the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave by lot ten cities from half the tribe of Manasseh.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:61

59Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; 60and from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, with their pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. Then to the rest of the sons of Kohath were given ten cities by lot from the family of the tribe [of Ephraim and of Dan and], from the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh. 62To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, were given thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and [the other half of] Manasseh in Bashan. 63To the sons of Merari were given twelve cities by lot, according to their families, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

1 Chronicles 6:61 word by word

וְלִבְנֵ֨י קְהָ֜ת הַנּוֹתָרִ֗ים מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמַּטֶּ֡ה מִֽ֠מַּחֲצִית מַטֵּ֨ה חֲצִ֧י מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה בַּגּוֹרָ֖ל עָרִ֥ים עָֽשֶׂר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And unto the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
• leftיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
• of the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of that tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• out of the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• the halfמַחֲצִיתmachătsîyth · halfH4276
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• by lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:61

• 1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 6:66Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their [allotted] territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
• Joshua 21:4The [first] lot (allotment) came out for the families of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were sons (descendants) of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of Simeon and from the tribe of Benjamin.
• Joshua 14:2by the lot of their inheritance, as the Lord had commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
• Joshua 21:26All the cities with their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath totaled ten.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:61

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 56-81Verses 56-81 The writer evidently had before him 1 Chronicles 6:58, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Chronicles 6:72, etc.); in a few he substituted for the old an entirely new name, the modern apellation, probably, of the ancient site 1 Chronicles 6:70, 1 Chronicles 6:77. At one time, it would seem, his intention was to give the cities of the priests only, and to content himself with stating the mere number of the rest. His account of the matter was then brought to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 54-81The list of Levitical cities comes from Joshua 21. It follows a geographical order, with families grouped by specific areas. This list shows Israel's unity and completeness. It presents the Levites as settled in the land just like the other tribes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6161. unto the sons of Kohath, which were left--that is, in addition to the priests belonging to the same family and tribe of Levi. by lot, ten cities--(Jos 21:26). The sacred historian gives an explanation (1Ch 6:66). Eight of these are mentioned, but only two of them are taken out of the half tribe of Manasseh (1Ch 6:70). The names of the other two are given (Jos 21:21), where full and detailed notices of these arrangements may be found.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:61

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary