1 Chronicles 6:55

1 Chronicles 6:55 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
• New International Version (NIV)They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding common-lands.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:55

53his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz. 54These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment: They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands. 56(But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.) 57The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,

1 Chronicles 6:55 word by word

וַֽיִּתְּנ֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם אֶת־חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and the suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• thereof round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:55

• Joshua 14:13Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron.
• Joshua 15:13Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba (that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the Lord’s instructions to Joshua. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
• Joshua 21:11They assigned them Kiriath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas.
• Judges 1:20Caleb received Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:55

• 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 6:55

• Levites

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• Hebron
• Judah
• Hebron, Kiriath Arba
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Abiasaph
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• Chronology of the Old Testament
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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