1 Chronicles 6:71
WEB
To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
BSB
The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.
KJV
Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H1121
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.
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
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.
H1647
n-pr-m — Gereshom
Derivation: for 1648;
Gereshom, the name of four Israelites
KJV: Gershom.
n.pr.m — Gershom
גֵּרְשֹׁם n.pr.m.
1. son of Moses and Ṣipporah
2. a son of Levi
3. a son of Phinehas
H4940
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).
n.f — clan
מִשְׁפָּחָה 303 n.f. clan
1. clan
2. = guild
3. = species, kind
4. pl. = aristocrats
H2677
n-m — half, middle
Derivation: from 2673;
the half or middle
KJV: half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
n.m — half
חֲצִי 123 n.m. half
1. half of anything
2. middle … midnight
H4294
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.
n.m — branch
מַטֶּה 251 n.m.
1. staff, rod, shaft
2. branch
3. tribe
H4519
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.
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
H853
prt — self, even, namely
Derivation: apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity;
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
KJV: [as such unrepresented in English].
mark of the accusative
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
H1474
n-pr-loc — Golan
Derivation: from 1473; captive;
Golan, a place east of the Jordan
KJV: Golan.
n.pr.loc — Golan
גּוֹלָן n.pr.loc. city of Manasseh in Bashan, named as a city of refuge
H1316
n-pr-loc — Bashan
Derivation: of uncertain derivation;
Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan
KJV: Bashan.
n.pr.terr.m — Bashan
בָּשָׁן 60 n.pr.terr.m. (smooth (& fertile) land) Bashan, first mentioned as kingdom of Og, E. of Jordan, stretching from stream Jabboḳ (thus including northern Gilead) northward to Hermon, between Gennesaret (W) and mts of Hauran (E)
H4054
n-m — suburb, area around a building, margin of the sea
Derivation: also (in plural) feminine (Ezekiel 27:28) מִגְרָשָׁה; from 1644;
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea
KJV: cast out, suburb.
n.m — common
מִגְרָשׁ n.m. common, common-land, open land
H6252
n-pr-f — Ashtaroth
Derivation: or עַשְׁתָּרֹת; plural of 6251;
Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan
KJV: Asharoth, Astaroth. See also 1045, 6253, 6255.
Asharoth
עַשְׁתָּרוֹת E. of Jordan
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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