1 Chronicles 6:64

1 Chronicles 6:64 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands to the Levites.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:64

62The 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. 63The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands. 65From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns. 66Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.

1 Chronicles 6:64 word by word

וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַלְוִיִּ֑ם אֶת־הֶעָרִ֖ים וְאֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• with their suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:64

• Joshua 21:41The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.
• Numbers 35:2“Command the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. And give them pasturelands around the towns.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:64

• 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

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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