1 Chronicles 6:66

1 Chronicles 6:66 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
• New International Version (NIV)Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:66

64So the Israelites gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. 65They gave ⌞them⌟ the cities chosen by lot and mentioned here by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Some of the families of Kohath’s descendants had cities chosen by lot from the tribe of Ephraim. 67They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its pastureland in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer with its pastureland, 68Jokmeam with its pastureland, Beth Horon with its pastureland,

1 Chronicles 6:66 word by word

וּמִֽמִּשְׁפְּח֖וֹת בְּנֵ֣י קְהָ֑ת וַיְהִי֙ עָרֵ֣י גְבוּלָ֔ם מִמַּטֵּ֖ה אֶפְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• of the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
• had citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of their coastsגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• out of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:66

• 1 Chronicles 6:61The rest of Kohath’s descendants received 10 cities chosen by lot from the families of half of the tribe of Manasseh.
• Joshua 21:20Cities were chosen by lot from the tribe of Ephraim to give to the rest of Levi’s descendants who were from the families of Kohath.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:66

• 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 6:66

• 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