1 Chronicles 6:65
in 1 Chronicles 6They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And 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 mentioned by name.
KJV
And 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.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6
Commentary
2 notes 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 Nineteenth Century1 voice
Which are called by their names - Probably each family gave its own name to the city that fell to its lot.
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ | vaiyitenu | and they gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בַגּוֹרָ֗ל | vagoral | by the lot | H1486 → | 78 times |
| מִמַּטֵּ֤ה | mimateh | from [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוּדָה֙ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה | umimateh | and from [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שִׁמְע֔וֹן | shimon | Simeon | H8095 → | 44 times |
| וּמִמַּטֵּ֖ה | umimateh | and from [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בִנְיָמִ֑ן | vinyamin | Benjamin | H1144 → | 166 times |
| אֵ֚ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הֶעָרִ֣ים | hearim | the cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הָאֵ֔לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִקְרְא֥וּ | yikreu | they called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| אֶתְהֶ֖ם | ʾethem | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ ס | beshemot | by names | H8034 → | 864 times |
וַיִּתְּנ֣וּand they gave
vaiyitenuH5414 →2011 times
בַגּוֹרָ֗לby the lot
vagoralH1486 →78 times
מִמַּטֵּ֤הfrom [the] tribe of
mimatehH4294 →252 times
בְנֵי־[the] descendants of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוּדָה֙Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וּמִמַּטֵּ֣הand from [the] tribe of
umimatehH4294 →252 times
בְנֵי־[the] descendants of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
שִׁמְע֔וֹןSimeon
shimonH8095 →44 times
וּמִמַּטֵּ֖הand from [the] tribe of
umimatehH4294 →252 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
בִנְיָמִ֑ןBenjamin
vinyaminH1144 →166 times
אֵ֚ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
הֶעָרִ֣יםthe cities
hearimH5892 →1090 times
הָאֵ֔לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יִקְרְא֥וּthey called
yikreuH7121 →733 times
אֶתְהֶ֖ם<obj.> them
ʾethemH853 →10935 times
בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ סby names
beshemotH8034 →864 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles
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 (…
- PersonNew TestamentSimeonA righteous and devout man of Jerusalem on whom the Holy Spirit rested, promised he would not die before seeing the Lord's Christ.…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.