1 Chronicles 6:62

1 Chronicles 6:62 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:62

60and from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. Their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities in all. 61Then to the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, from the family of the tribe, from the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, were given from the tribe of Issachar, the tribe of Asher, the tribe of Naphtali, and the tribe of Manasseh, thirteen cities in Bashan. 63To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 64So the sons of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.

1 Chronicles 6:62 word by word

וְלִבְנֵ֨י גֵרְשׁ֜וֹם לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה יִ֠שָׂשכָר וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה אָשֵׁ֜ר וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה נַפְתָּלִ֗י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה מְנַשֶּׁה֙ בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• To the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁםgêreshôm · GershomH1647
• according to their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• from the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyiώώâώkâr · IssacharH3485
• of Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• thirteenשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• thirteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• in Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:62

• 1 Chronicles 6:71To the sons of Gershom were given, from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
• Exodus 2:22Then she gave birth to a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”
• Joshua 21:27And to the sons of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands; two cities.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:62

• 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. 6262. to the sons of Gershom--Supply "the children of Israel gave."Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:62

• Gershon
• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Asher
• Bashan
• Issachar
• Manasseh
• Naphtali
• Gershom
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy

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