1CH 6

1 Chronicles 6:61

WEB

To 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.

BSB

To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

Verses 54–81

1 Chronicles 6:54–81

We have here an account of the Levites' cities. They are here called their castles (Ch1 6:54), not only because walled and fortified, and well guarded by the country (for it is the interest of every nation to protect its ministers), but because they and their possessions were, in a particular manner, the care of the divine providence: as God was their portion, so God was their protection; and a cottage will be a castle to those that abide under the shadow of the Almighty. This account is much the same with that which we had, Jos. 21. We need not be critical in comparing them (what good will it do us?) nor will it do any hurt to the credit of the holy scripture if the names of some of the places be not spelt just the same here as they were there. We know it is common for cities to have several names. Sarum and Salisbury, Salop and Shrewsbury, are more unlike than Hilen (Ch1 6:58) and Holon (Jos 21:15), Ashan (Ch1 6:59) and Ain (Jos 21:16), Alemeth (Ch1 6:60) and Almon (Jos 21:18); and time changes names. We are only to observe that in this appointment of cities for the Levites God took care, 1. For the accomplishment of dying Jacob's prediction concerning this tribe, that it should be scattered in Israel, Gen 49:7. 2. For the diffusing of the knowledge of himself and his law to all parts of the land of Israel. Every tribe had Levites' cities in it; and so every room was furnished with a candle, so that none could be ignorant of his duty but it was either his own fault or the Levites'. 3. For a comfortable maintenance for those that ministered in holy things. Besides their tithes and offerings, they had glebe-lands and cities of their own to dwell in. Some of the most considerable cities of Israel fell to the Levites' lot. Every tribe had benefit by the Levites, and therefore every tribe must contribute to their support. Let him that is taught in the word communicate to him that teacheth, and do it cheerfully.

Cross-references: 1Chr 6:54 · 1Chr 6:58 · Josh 21:15 · 1Chr 6:59 · Josh 21:16 · 1Chr 6:60 · Josh 21:18 · Gen 49:7

Hebrew interlinear

H1121

בֵּןbên/bane/

n-m — son

Derivation: from 1129;

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

KJV: afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ( ) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, (young) bullock, (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, very fruitful, postage, × in, kid, lamb, ( ) man, meet, mighty, nephew, old, ( ) people, rebel, robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, spark, steward, stranger, × surely, them of, tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

בֵּן

n.m — son

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

1. son, male child, born of a woman

2. children (male and female)

3. youth, young men

4. the young of animals

5. of plant shoots

6. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

7.

a. member of a guild, order or class

b. of animals son of (the) herd

8. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

9. n. relat. of age

בְּנוֹ

n.pr.m — his son

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

H6955

קְהָתQᵉhâth/keh-hawth'/

n-pr-m — Kehath

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to ally oneself; allied;

Kehath, an Israelite

KJV: Kohath.

קְהָת

n.pr.m — Kohath

קְהָת 30 n.pr.m. son of Levi

H3498

יָתַרyâthar/yaw-thar'/

v — jut, exceed, excel, remain, be left, leave, cause to abound, preserve

Derivation: a primitive root;

to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve

KJV: excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.

יָתַר

vb — remain over

[יָתַר] 107 vb. remain over

Qal Pt. the remainder

Niph. be left over, remain over

Hiph.

1.

a. leave over, leave

b. abs. leave a remnant

c. save over, i.e. presevre alive

2. excel, shew pre-eminence

3. shew excess = have more than enough

H4940

מִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh/mish-paw-khaw'/

n-f — family, circle of relatives, class, species, sort, tribe, people

Derivation: from 8192 (compare 8198);

a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people

KJV: family, kind(-red).

מִשְׁפָּחָה

n.f — clan

מִשְׁפָּחָה 303 n.f. clan

1. clan

2. = guild

3. = species, kind

4. pl. = aristocrats

H4294

מַטֶּהmaṭṭeh/mat-teh'/

n-m — branch, extending, tribe, rod, correction, sceptre, lance, staff, support

Derivation: or (feminine) מַטָּה; from 5186;

a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)

KJV: rod, staff, tribe.

מַטֶּה

n.m — branch

מַטֶּה 251 n.m.

1. staff, rod, shaft

2. branch

3. tribe

H4276

מַחֲצִיתmachătsîyth/makh-ats-eeth'/

n-f — halving, middle

Derivation: from 2673;

a halving or the middle

KJV: half (so much), mid(-day).

מַחֲצִית

n.f — half

מַחֲצִית n.f. half, middle

1. half of a shekel

2. middle = midday, noon

H2677

חֵצִיchêtsîy/khay-tsee'/

n-m — half, middle

Derivation: from 2673;

the half or middle

KJV: half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.

חֲצִי

n.m — half

חֲצִי 123 n.m. half

1. half of anything

2. middlemidnight

H4519

מְנַשֶּׁהMᵉnashsheh/men-ash-sheh'/

n-pr-m — Menashsheh

Derivation: from 5382; causing to forget;

Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

KJV: Manasseh.

מְנַשֶּׁה

n.pr.m — Manasseh

מְנַשֶּׁה 136 n.pr.m. et trib. Manasseh

1.

a. Manasseh, eldest son of Joseph

b. of tribe

2. son of Hezekiah

3. two who had taken strange wives

H1486

גּוֹרָלgôwrâl/go-rawl'/

n-m — pebble, lot, portion, destiny

Derivation: or (shortened) גֹּרָל; from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone);

properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)

KJV: lot.

גּוֹרָל

n.m — lot

גּוֹרָל 77 n.m. & f. lot

1. lot for dividing land

2. lot for assigning to service, duty or punishment

3. thing assigned, apportioned, allotted

4. portion = recompence, retribution

H5892

עִירʻîyr/eer/

n-m — city, waking, encampment, post

Derivation: or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from 5782

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

KJV: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

עִיר

n.f — city

עִיר 1092 n.f. city, town

1. city, town, abode of men

2. of fortress in a city

3. appar. fortified place, of any size

עִיר

n.[m.] — excitement

עִיר n.[m.] excitement;—of terror; of rage

H6235

עֶשֶׂרʻeser/eh'ser/

n — ten

Derivation: masculine of term עֲשָׂרָה; from 6237;

ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)

KJV: ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.

עֶשֶׂר

n.m — ten

עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה 176 n.m. and f. ten

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