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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:55

53Zadok his son and Ahimaaz his son. 54These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them): They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. 56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. 57So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

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 14:13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
• Joshua 15:13In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
• Joshua 21:11They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
• Judges 1:20As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.

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

In the dictionaries

• Hebron
• Judah
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Phinees
• Shimei
• Text of the Old Testament
• Cities of Refuge

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