1 Chronicles 6:63

1 Chronicles 6:63 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To the Merarites according to their clans were allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
• New King James Version (NKJV)To 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:63

61The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots. 62The 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. The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 64So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites. 65The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots.

1 Chronicles 6:63 word by word

לִבְנֵ֨י מְרָרִ֜י לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה רְ֠אוּבֵן וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־גָ֞ד וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה זְבוּלֻן֙ בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Unto the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• by lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• throughout their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• out of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• of Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzebûlûn zebûlûn zebûlûn · ZebulunH2074
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:63

• Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• Numbers 3:20The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.
• Joshua 21:7The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:63

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:63

• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Lot
• Reuben
• Zebulun
• Abiasaph
• Bezer
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Merari

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