1 Chronicles 6:61

What does 1 Chronicles 6:61 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 6:61 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And to the rest of the sons of Kohath there were given by the Lord's decision ten towns out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and out of the tribe of Dan and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And to the sons of Kohath, those left of the family of the tribe, from the half of the tribe, the half of Manasseh, by lot, <FI>are<Fi> ten cities.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And to the sons of Caath that remained of their kindred they gave out of the half tribe of Manasses ten cities in possession.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And to the children of Kohath that remained [were given] by lot out of the families of the tribe [of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan and] of the half tribe, half Manasseh, ten cities.

Context

v.60and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

v.61This passage

v.62And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 21:20

    And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:33

    And these are they that waited, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:1

    The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:66

    And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:18

    And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

  • Joshua 21:4

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

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