New English Translation
1 Chronicles 6:71
71The following belonged to Gershom’s descendants: Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands.
1 Chronicles 6:71 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
- New International Version (NIV)The Gershonites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;
- English Standard Version (ESV)To the Gershomites were given out of the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands;
- New King James Version (NKJV)From the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh the sons of Gershon were given Golan in Bashan with its common-lands and Ashtaroth with its common-lands.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:71
69Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands. 70Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the rest of Kohath’s descendants received Aner and its pasturelands and Bileam and its pasturelands. The following belonged to Gershom’s descendants: Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands. 72Within the territory of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands, 73Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:71 word by word
לִבְנֵי֮ גֵּרְשׁוֹם֒ מִמִּשְׁפַּ֗חַת חֲצִי֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה אֶת־גּוֹלָ֥ן בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ וְאֶת־עַשְׁתָּר֖וֹת וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Unto the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁםgêreshôm · GershomH1647
- out of the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
- tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- Golanגּוֹלָןgôlân · GolanH1474
- in Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
- with her suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
- and Ashtarothעַשְׁתָּרוֹת‛ashtârôth ‛ashtârôth · AshtarothH6252
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:71
- Deuteronomy 4:43These cities are Bezer, in the desert plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassehites.
- Joshua 20:8Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho they selected Bezer in the desert on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.
- Joshua 21:27They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities;
- Numbers 21:33Then they turned and went up by the road to Bashan. And King Og of Bashan and all his forces marched out against them to do battle at Edrei.
- Joshua 12:4The territory of King Og of Bashan, one of the few remaining Rephaites, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei
- 1 Kings 4:13Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.
- Deuteronomy 1:4This took place after the defeat of King Sihon of the Amorites, whose capital was in Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, whose capital was in Ashtaroth, specifically in Edrei.
- Joshua 9:10and all he did to the two Amorite kings on the other side of the Jordan – King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan in Ashtaroth.
- Judges 2:13They abandoned the Lord and worshiped Baal and the Ashtars.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:71
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 71We shall see from Joshua 21:28, etc., that several of these cities have different names. How barren to us is this register, both of incident and interest! and yet, as barren rocks and sandy deserts make integral and necessary parts of the globe; so do these genealogical tables make necessary parts of the history of providence and grace in the maintenance of truth, and the establishment of the Church of Christ. Therefore no one that fears God will either…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
- 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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