1 Chronicles 6:54
What does 1 Chronicles 6:54 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 6:54 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now these are their living-places, the limits inside which they were to put up their tents: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, because they had the first selection,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And these <FI>are<Fi> their dwellings, throughout their towers, in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathite, for theirs was the lot;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And these are their dwelling places by the towns and confines, to wit, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Caathites: for they fell to them by lot.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 35:1
And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
- Joshua 21:10
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
- Genesis 25:16
these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.
- Joshua 21:3
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.
- Numbers 31:10
And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.
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