1 Chronicles 6:56

1 Chronicles 6:56 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
• New International Version (NIV)But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
• New Living Translation (NLT)but the fields and outlying areas belonging to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:56

54Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites: 55They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding common-lands. But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57And to the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands, 58Hilen with its common-lands, Debir with its common-lands,

1 Chronicles 6:56 word by word

וְאֶת־שְׂדֵ֥ה הָעִ֖יר וְאֶת־חֲצֵרֶ֑יהָ נָתְנ֖וּ לְכָלֵ֥ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the fieldsשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and the villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691
• thereof, they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to Calebכָּלֵבkâlêb · CalebH3612
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהyephûnneh · JephunnehH3312

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:56

• Joshua 14:13And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
• Joshua 15:13Now to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, namely, Kirjath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).
• 1 Chronicles 4:15The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:56

• 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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• Levites

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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