English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 6:61
61To 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:61
59Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands; 60and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon, Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities throughout their clans were thirteen. 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. 62To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan. 63To the Merarites according to their clans were allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 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 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:66And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- Joshua 21:4The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities.
- Joshua 14:2Their inheritance was by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes.
- Joshua 21:26The cities of the clans of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all with their pasturelands.
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
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