1 Chronicles 6:65

1 Chronicles 6:65 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
• New International Version (NIV)From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their names.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:65

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. 64So the Israelites gave those towns and the fields around them to the Levites. They used lots to choose these towns, including the towns in land that belonged to the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. 66Descendants of Kohath received towns in land that belonged to Ephraim's tribe. They received these towns with the fields around them: 67Shechem (a safe city in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer,

1 Chronicles 6:65 word by word

וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ בַגּוֹרָ֗ל מִמַּטֵּ֤ה בְנֵי־יְהוּדָה֙ וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה בְנֵי־שִׁמְע֔וֹן וּמִמַּטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן אֵ֚ת הֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרְא֥וּ אֶתְהֶ֖ם בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• by lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• out of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• of Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshim‛ôn · SimeonH8095
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• these citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• which are calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:65

• 1 Chronicles 6:57Aaron's descendants received these towns with the fields around them: Hebron (a safe city), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:65

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 65Which are called by their names - Probably each family gave its own name to the city that fell to its lot.Read the comment
• 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 6:65

• Levites
• Lot, the

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• Benjamin
• Judah
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• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
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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