1 Chronicles 6:67
in 1 Chronicles 6They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,
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ASV
And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,
KJV
And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
which were left of the family
on 1 Chronicles 6:61-81
The rest of the Levites receive their portion by lot from the remaining tribes: Kohath's remainder from Ephraim and half of Manasseh, Gershom's from Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Bashan, and Merari's from Reuben, Gad and Zebulun, closing the record of a tribe with no territory of its own. Henry notes that every region of Israel kept a Levite's city inside it, so that no part of the land lacked someone to teach the law. Among Kohath's grant stand cities of refuge such as Shechem, folding the sanctuary and the place of safety into the same set of towns.
The 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
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
they gave unto them of the cities of refuge--The names of the cities given here are considerably different from those applied to them (Jos 21:13-19).
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The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ | vaiyitenu | and they gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָהֶ֜ם | lahem | to them | ||
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עָרֵ֧י | ʾarei | [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הַמִּקְלָ֛ט | hamiklat | <the> refuge | H4733 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁכֶ֥ם | shekhem | Shechem | H7927 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ | migrasheiha | pasture lands its | H4054 → | 119 times |
| בְּהַ֣ר | behar | in [the] hill country of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| אֶפְרָ֑יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גֶּ֖זֶר | gezer | Gezer | H1507 → | 15 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ | migrasheiha | pasture lands its | H4054 → | 119 times |
וַיִּתְּנ֨וּand they gave
vaiyitenuH5414 →2011 times
לָהֶ֜םto them
lahem
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עָרֵ֧י[the] cities of
ʾareiH5892 →1090 times
הַמִּקְלָ֛ט<the> refuge
hamiklatH4733 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁכֶ֥םShechem
shekhemH7927 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָpasture lands its
migrasheihaH4054 →119 times
בְּהַ֣רin [the] hill country of
beharH2022 →546 times
אֶפְרָ֑יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
גֶּ֖זֶרGezer
gezerH1507 →15 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃pasture lands its
migrasheihaH4054 →119 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
Joshua 12:12the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
it leads to
- Joshua 10:33
At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 10:33
Through
Joshua 20:7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
it leads to
- Joshua 21:11
They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
- 1 Chronicles 6:76
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
- Luke 1:39
In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
- Joshua 21:32
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
- Joshua 21:11
Through
Joshua 21:21From the tribe of Ephraim they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
it leads to
- Joshua 20:7
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
- 1 Kings 9:15–17
This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor,…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 20:7
Through
1 Kings 9:16Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 3:1
Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the…
- 1 Kings 3:1
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
