1 Chronicles 6:55

1 Chronicles 6:55 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
• New International Version (NIV)They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding common-lands.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:55

53Zadok was Ahitub's son. Ahimaaz was Zadok's son. 54Aaron's descendants belonged to the clan of Levi's son, Kohath. When the leaders used lots to divide the land, Kohath's clan received the first part of the land. These places belonged to them: They had Hebron city in Judah's land. They had the fields around the city. 56But Jephunneh's son, Caleb, had the villages around the city, with their fields. 57Aaron's descendants received these towns with the fields around them: Hebron (a safe city), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

1 Chronicles 6:55 word by word

וַֽיִּתְּנ֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם אֶת־חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and the suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• thereof round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:55

• Joshua 14:13Then Joshua blessed Caleb, Jephunneh's son. Joshua gave Hebron to him as his part of the land.
• Joshua 15:13The Lord had told Joshua to give Kiriath Arba to Caleb, Jephunneh's son. That was the part of Judah's land that Caleb received. Arba was the father of Anak. Kiriath Arba was now called Hebron.
• Joshua 21:11They received Kiriath Arba (or Hebron), with land near to it, in the hill country of Judah. Arba was the father of Anak.
• Judges 1:20Caleb received Hebron for his family, as Moses had promised him. Caleb had chased out the three clans of Anak who lived there.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:55

• 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 6:55

• 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