1 Chronicles 6:62

1 Chronicles 6:62 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
• New International Version (NIV)The 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:62

60And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands, Alemeth with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen. 61To the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave by lot ten cities from half the tribe of Manasseh. And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 63To the sons of Merari, throughout their families, they gave twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun. 64So the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands to the Levites.

1 Chronicles 6:62 word by word

וְלִבְנֵ֨י גֵרְשׁ֜וֹם לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה יִ֠שָׂשכָר וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה אָשֵׁ֜ר וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה נַפְתָּלִ֗י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה מְנַשֶּׁה֙ בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And to the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁםgêreshôm · GershomH1647
• throughout their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• out of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyiώώâώkâr · IssacharH3485
• of Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• in Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• thirteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• thirteenשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:62

• 1 Chronicles 6:71From 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.
• Exodus 2:22And she bore him a son. He called his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”
• Joshua 21:27Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities;

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:62

• 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. 6262. to the sons of Gershom--Supply "the children of Israel gave."Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:62

• Gershon
• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Asher
• Bashan
• Issachar
• Manasseh
• Naphtali
• Gershom
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy

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