1 Chronicles 6:55
in 1 Chronicles 6They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it;
KJV
And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6
Commentary
1 note on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
17 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; 18 And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
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The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיִּתְּנ֥וּ | vaiyitenu | and people gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָהֶ֛ם | lahem | to them | ||
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חֶבְר֖וֹן | chevron | Hebron | H2275 → | 72 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ | migrasheiha | pasture lands its | H4054 → | 119 times |
| סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ | sevivoteiha | around it | H5439 → | 336 times |
וַֽיִּתְּנ֥וּand people gave
vaiyitenuH5414 →2011 times
לָהֶ֛םto them
lahem
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
חֶבְר֖וֹןHebron
chevronH2275 →72 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָpasture lands its
migrasheihaH4054 →119 times
סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃around it
sevivoteihaH5439 →336 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Judges 1:20Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
it leads to
- Judges 1:10
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
- Numbers 14:24
But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.
- Joshua 15:13–14
According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
- Deuteronomy 1:36
except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”
- Judges 1:10
Through
Joshua 14:13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
it leads to
- Judges 1:20
Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
- Joshua 22:6
So Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.
- 1 Chronicles 6:55–56
They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.
- Joshua 10:36–37
Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
- Judges 1:20
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceJudean hill countryHebronThe city of the patriarchs, where Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah, Caleb took his inheritance, and David reigned seven years…
This page draws on Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
