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, Juttah and Beth-Shemesh. 60They also received some towns in land that belonged to Benjamin's tribe. They received these towns with the fields around them: Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth. So there were 13 towns for Aaron's descendants to live in. The other people who were Kohath's descendants received ten towns in land that belonged to the half tribe of Manasseh. They used lots to choose the towns. 62Gershon's descendants received 13 towns. The lots showed which towns they would receive. Their towns were in land that belonged to the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, as well as in Manasseh's land in the region of Bashan, on the east side of the Jordan River. 63Merari's descendants received 12 towns. The lots showed which towns they would receive. Their towns were in land that belonged to 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 6:1Levi's sons were: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 6:66Descendants of Kohath received towns in land that belonged to Ephraim's tribe. They received these towns with the fields around them:
• Joshua 21:4They gave towns first to the clans of Kohath. They gave 13 towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. They gave these to Levites who were descendants of Aaron, the priest.
• Joshua 14:2The leaders used lots to decide which parts of the land God had chosen for each of the 9½ tribes. This is what the Lord had told Moses to do.
• Joshua 21:26So these Kohathite clans received ten towns with their fields.

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

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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