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1 Chronicles 6:61

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To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

KJV

And unto the sons of Kohath, which 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.

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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 Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

unto the sons of Kohath, which were left--that is, in addition to the priests belonging to the same family and tribe of Levi. by lot, ten cities-- (Jos 21:26). The sacred historian gives an explanation (1Ch 6:66). Eight of these are mentioned, but only two of them are taken out of the half tribe of Manasseh (1Ch 6:70).

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The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְלִבְנֵ֨יand to [the] descendants of

    velivneiH1121 →4930 times

  • קְהָ֜תKohath

    kehatH6955 →32 times

  • הַנּוֹתָרִ֗יםwhich remained

    hanotarimH3498 →106 times

  • מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתof [the] clan of

    mimishpachatH4940 →303 times

  • הַמַּטֶּ֡הthe tribe

    hamatehH4294 →252 times

  • מִֽ֠מַּחֲצִיתfrom [the] half of

    mimachatzitH4276 →

  • מַטֵּ֨ה[the] tribe of

    matehH4294 →252 times

  • חֲצִ֧י[the] half of

    chatziH2677 →125 times

  • מְנַשֶּׁ֛הManasseh

    menashehH4519 →146 times

  • בַּגּוֹרָ֖לby the lot

    bagoralH1486 →78 times

  • עָרִ֥יםcities

    ʾarimH5892 →1090 times

  • עָֽשֶׂר׃ סten

    ʾaserH6235 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

7 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Chronicles 6:1–2The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.2 worksJoshua 21:4–5The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.2 works1 Chronicles 6:18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.2 works1 Chronicles 6:66–70And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:2 works1 Chronicles 6:33These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites:2 worksJoshua 21:20–26The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities:2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
Joshua 21:5The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.2 works

The walk

7 stops

Each 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

    1 Chronicles 6:33

    These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites:

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 6:28

      The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.

    • 1 Chronicles 15:17

      So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

    • 1 Chronicles 16:41–42

      With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”

    • 1 Chronicles 15:19

      The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.

    • 1 Samuel 1:20

      So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 6:18

    The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

    it leads to

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Chronicles

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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