1 Chronicles 6:57

1 Chronicles 6:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
• New International Version (NIV)So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
• English Standard Version (ESV)To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And to the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:57

55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands, 56but the fields and settlements around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. Aaron’s descendants were given: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, 58Hilen and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands, 59Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands.

1 Chronicles 6:57 word by word

וְלִבְנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֗ן נָתְנוּ֙ אֶת־עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֶת־חֶבְר֥וֹן וְאֶת־לִבְנָ֖ה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ וְאֶת־יַתִּ֥ר וְאֶֽת־אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And to the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• of refugeמִקְלָטmiqlâţ · refugeH4733
• and Libnahלִבְנָהlibnâh · LibnahH3841
• with her suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• and Jattirיַתִּירyattîyr · JattirH3492
• and Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ'eshtemôa‛ 'eshtemôa‛ 'eshtemôh · EshtemoaH851

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:57

• 1 Samuel 22:10Ahimelech inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
• 2 Chronicles 31:15Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests were to distribute it faithfully under his authority to their brothers by divisions, whether large or small.
• Numbers 35:13The cities you select will be your six cities of refuge.
• Joshua 20:7So they designated Kedesh in the hill country of Naphtali in Galilee, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
• Joshua 10:29Joshua and all Israel with him crossed from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
• Joshua 15:42Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
• Joshua 21:13They gave to the descendants of the priest Aaron: Hebron, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands,
• 1 Chronicles 4:17Ezrah’s sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
• Joshua 15:48In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:57

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:57

• Eshtemoa
• Jattir
• Levites
• Libnah
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Hebron
• Judah
• Hebron, Kiriath Arba
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Eshtemoa
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament

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