1 Chronicles 6:62

And to the sons of Gershom throughout 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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sons	וְלִבְנֵ֨י ve.liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Gershom	גֵרְשׁ֜וֹם ge.re.Shom	H1647	Gereshom · proper noun, a man's name
families	לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗ם le.mish.pe.cho.Tam	H4940	a family · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
tribe	מִמַּטֵּ֣ה mi.ma.Teh	H4294	a branch (as extending) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Issachar	יִ֠שָׂשכָר Yi.so.sh.khor	H3485	Jissaskar · proper noun, a man's name
tribe	וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה u.mi.ma.Teh	H4294	a branch (as extending) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Asher	אָשֵׁ֜ר 'a.Sher	H836	happy · proper noun, a man's name
tribe	וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה u.mi.ma.Teh	H4294	a branch (as extending) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Naphtali	נַפְתָּלִ֗י naf.ta.Li	H5321	Naphtali · proper noun, a man's name
tribe	וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה u.mi.ma.Teh	H4294	a branch (as extending) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁה֙ me.na.Sheh	H4519	Menashsheh · proper noun, a man's name
Bashan	בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן ba.ba.Shan	H1316	Bashan (often with the article) · preposition with the article + proper noun, a place name
thirteen	שְׁלֹ֥שׁ she.Losh	H7969	three · noun, common both genders singular construct
cities	עָרִ֖ים 'a.Rim	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Exodus 2:22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Joshua 21:27-33 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her…
1 Chronicles 6:71-76 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 he…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 6:54–end

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 pla…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 6:62

to the sons of Gershom--Supply "the children of Israel gave."

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 6:60

All their cities - were thirteen - But there are only eleven reckoned here, Gibeon and Juttah being omitted, and the names of some of the others changed. None of the versions give the full number of names, although they all give the whole sum thirteen.

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54

Now these are their dwelling places,.... The dwelling places of the priests and Levites, assigned and given to them in the several tribes of Israel; and the account of them agrees with that in Joshua 21:1 with some few variations of names of places, which have been there observed: see the notes there; only in 1 Chronicles 6:57 two cities are omitted, Juttah and Gibeon, through want of care in transcribing, since they are said to be "thirteen", as they should be, whereas eleven only are mentioned. The Jews say (h), the cities of the suburbs (those here mentioned) ceased from the time the first temple was destroyed; and yet Ezra, who lived after the captivity, and the building the second templ…

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Dictionary and topics

Elkanah, Or Elkonah — (God-provided).
Gershom — Expulsion. (1.) The eldest son of Levi (1 Chr. 6:16, 17, 20, 43, 62, 71; 15:7)=GERSHON (q.v.). (2.) The elder of the two sons of Moses born to him in Midian (Ex. 2:22; 18:3). On his way to Egypt with…
Tabor — A height. (1.) Now Jebel et-Tur, a cone-like prominent mountain, 11 miles west of the Sea of Galilee. It is about 1,843 feet high. The view from the summit of it is said to be singularly extensive…
Gershon · General references — General references

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Chronicles 6:62

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 6:54–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 6:62

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 6:60

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54

Dictionary and topics

1 Chronicles 6:62

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 6:54–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 6:62

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 6:60

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 6:44–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:54-81

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 6:62