1 Chronicles 6:64 BSB

1 Chronicles 6:64

So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

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ASV

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.

KJV

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

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8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ	vai.yi.te.Nu	and they gave	H5414 →
בְנֵי־	ve.nei-	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
לַלְוִיִּ֑ם	lal.vi.Yim	to the Levites	H3881 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הֶעָרִ֖ים	he.'a.Rim	the cities	H5892 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃	mig.re.shei.Hem	pasture lands their	H4054 →

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Joshua 21:3
So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
leads to
- Genesis 49:7
  Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54–81
  Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:
- Deuteronomy 33:8–10
  Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.

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