God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 6:78
78From the tribe of Reuben, Merari’s descendants received land east of the Jordan River and across from Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness with its pastureland, Jahzah with its pastureland,
1 Chronicles 6:78 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
- New International Version (NIV)from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho they received Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
- English Standard Version (ESV)and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And on the other side of the Jordan, across from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, they were given from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its common-lands, Jahzah with its common-lands,
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:78
76From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee with its pastureland, Hammon with its pastureland, and Kiriathaim with its pastureland. 77The rest of Merari’s descendants received Rimmono with its pastureland and Tabor with its pastureland from the tribe of Zebulun. From the tribe of Reuben, Merari’s descendants received land east of the Jordan River and across from Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness with its pastureland, Jahzah with its pastureland, 79Kedemoth with its pastureland and Mephaath with its pastureland. 80From the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead with its pastureland, Mahanaim with its pastureland,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:78 word by word
וּמֵעֵ֜בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֣ן יְרֵחוֹ֮ לְמִזְרַ֣ח הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ מִמַּטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן אֶת־בֶּ֥צֶר בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ וְאֶת־יַ֖הְצָה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And on the other sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
- Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
- by Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
- on the east sideמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
- out of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
- Bezerבֶּ֫צֶרbetser · BezerH1221
- in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- with her suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
- and Jahzahיַ֫הַץהyahats yahtsâh yahtsâh · JahazH3096
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:78
- Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses set aside three cities on the east side of the Jordan River.
- Joshua 20:8Bezer on the desert plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh were chosen as cities of refuge on the east side of the Jordan River, east of Jericho.
- Joshua 21:36The tribe of Reuben also gave them four cities with pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,
- Joshua 13:18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Jeremiah 48:21“Judgment has come to all the cities on the plain: to Holon, Jahzah, Mephaath,
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:78
- 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. 67-8167-81. they gave unto them of the cities of refuge--The names of the cities given here are considerably different from those applied to them (Jos 21:13-19). In the lapse of centuries, and from the revolutions of society, changes might have been expected to take place in the form or dialectic pronunciation of the names of those cities; and this will sufficiently account for the variations that are found in the lists as enumerated here and in an earlier…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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