Revised Webster's Bible
1 Chronicles 6:66
66And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their land out of the tribe of Ephraim.
1 Chronicles 6:66 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- New International Version (NIV)Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:66
64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their common lands. 65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names. And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their land out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67And they gave to them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with its common lands; they gave also Gezer with its common lands, 68And Jokmeam with its common lands, and Bethhoron with its common lands,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:66 word by word
וּמִֽמִּשְׁפְּח֖וֹת בְּנֵ֣י קְהָ֑ת וַיְהִי֙ עָרֵ֣י גְבוּלָ֔ם מִמַּטֵּ֖ה אֶפְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:66
- 1 Chronicles 6:61And to the sons of Kohath, who were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
- Joshua 21:20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites who remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:66
- 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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- 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
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