English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 6:65
65They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:65
63To the Merarites according to their clans were allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 64So the people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name. 66And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 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
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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
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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
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- 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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