1 Chronicles 6:63
in 1 Chronicles 6The Merarites, according to their families, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
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.
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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
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לִבְנֵ֨י | livnei | to [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מְרָרִ֜י | merari | Merari | H4847 → | 36 times |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗ם | lemishpechotam | to clans their | H4940 → | 303 times |
| מִמַּטֵּ֣ה | mimateh | from [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| רְ֠אוּבֵן | reuven | Reuben | H7205 → | 72 times |
| וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־ | umimateh- | and from [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| גָ֞ד | gad | Gad | H1410 → | 72 times |
| וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה | umimateh | and from [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| זְבוּלֻן֙ | zevulun | Zebulun | H2074 → | 45 times |
| בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל | bagoral | by the lot | H1486 → | 78 times |
| עָרִ֖ים | ʾarim | cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| שְׁתֵּ֥ים | sheteim | two [plus] | H8147 → | 768 times |
| עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ | ʾesreh | ten | H6240 → | 338 times |
לִבְנֵ֨יto [the] descendants of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
מְרָרִ֜יMerari
merariH4847 →36 times
לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗םto clans their
lemishpechotamH4940 →303 times
מִמַּטֵּ֣הfrom [the] tribe of
mimatehH4294 →252 times
רְ֠אוּבֵןReuben
reuvenH7205 →72 times
וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־and from [the] tribe of
umimateh-H4294 →252 times
גָ֞דGad
gadH1410 →72 times
וּמִמַּטֵּ֤הand from [the] tribe of
umimatehH4294 →252 times
זְבוּלֻן֙Zebulun
zevulunH2074 →45 times
בַּגּוֹרָ֔לby the lot
bagoralH1486 →78 times
עָרִ֖יםcities
ʾarimH5892 →1090 times
שְׁתֵּ֥יםtwo [plus]
sheteimH8147 →768 times
עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ten
ʾesrehH6240 →338 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
Numbers 3:20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
it leads to
- Exodus 6:19
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 6:19
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
- Exodus 6:19
Through
Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
it leads to
- Genesis 29:34
Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named…
- 1 Chronicles 6:1–3
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 4:1–49
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
- 1 Chronicles 6:16
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- Genesis 29:34
Through
Joshua 21:7And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
it leads to
- Joshua 21:34–40
This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:
- Joshua 21:34–40
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
