1 Chronicles 6:63

Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sons	לִבְנֵ֨י liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Merari	מְרָרִ֜י me.ra.Ri	H4847	Merari · proper noun, a man's name
lot	בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל ba.go.Ral	H1486	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
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
Reuben	רְ֠אוּבֵן Re.'u.ven	H7205	Reuben · proper noun, a man's name
tribe	וּֽמִמַּטֵּה u.mi.ma.teh-	H4294	a branch (as extending) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Gad	גָ֞ד gad	H1410	Gad · proper noun, a man's name
tribe	וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה u.mi.ma.Teh	H4294	a branch (as extending) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Zebulun	זְבוּלֻן֙ ze.vu.Lun	H2074	Zebulon · proper noun, a man's name
twelve	שְׁתֵּ֥ים she.Teim	H8147	two · noun, common feminine dual absolute
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

Joshua 21:7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelv…
Joshua 21:34-40 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah…
Genesis 46:11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Numbers 3:20 And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
1 Chronicles 6:77-81 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:

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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).
Merari, Merarites — (bitter, unhappy), third son of Levi and head of the third great division of the Levites, the Merarites. (Genesis 46:8,11) At the time of the exodus and the numbering in the wilderness, the Merarites…
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…

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 6:63

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

1 Chronicles 6:63

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