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.
• New International Version (NIV)They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands.
• 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:55

53Zadok, and Ahimaaz. 54This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath. This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah, 56but the fields and outlying areas belonging to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. 57So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron (a city of refuge), 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 14:13So Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave Hebron to him as his portion of land.
• Joshua 15:13The Lord commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah’s territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak’s ancestor.
• Joshua 21:11Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.)
• Judges 1:20The town of Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses had promised. And Caleb drove out the people living there, who were descendants of 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

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• Hebron
• Judah
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
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• 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