1 Chronicles 6:66

1 Chronicles 6:66 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
• New International Version (NIV)Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:66

64So the sons of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands. 65They gave by lot from the tribes of the sons of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities which are mentioned by name. Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their [allotted] territory from the tribe of Ephraim. 67They gave to the Levites the following cities of refuge: Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands, Gezer with its pasture lands; 68Jokmeam and Beth-horon with their pasture lands,

1 Chronicles 6:66 word by word

וּמִֽמִּשְׁפְּח֖וֹת בְּנֵ֣י קְהָ֑ת וַיְהִי֙ עָרֵ֣י גְבוּלָ֔ם מִמַּטֵּ֖ה אֶפְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• of the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
• had citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of their coastsגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• out of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:66

• 1 Chronicles 6:61Then 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.
• Joshua 21:20Then the cities from the tribe of Ephraim were allotted to the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, even to the rest of the sons of Kohath.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:66

• 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

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• Levites

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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