1 Chronicles 6:71

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:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sons	לִבְנֵי֮ liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Gershom	גֵּרְשׁוֹם֒ ge.re.shOm	H1647	Gereshom · proper noun, a man's name
family	מִמִּשְׁפַּ֗חַת mi.mish.Pa.chat	H4940	a family · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
half	חֲצִי֙ cha.Tzi	H2677	the half or middle · noun, common masculine singular construct
tribe	מַטֵּ֣ה ma.Teh	H4294	a branch (as extending) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה me.na.Sheh	H4519	Menashsheh · proper noun, a man's name
Golan	גּוֹלָ֥ן go.Lan	H1474	Golan · proper noun, a place name
Bashan	בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן ba.ba.Shan	H1316	Bashan (often with the article) · preposition with the article + proper noun, a place name
suburbs	מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ mig.ra.Shei.ha	H4054	a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven f… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
Ashtaroth	עַשְׁתָּר֖וֹת ash.ta.Rot	H6252	Ashtaroth · proper noun, a place name
suburbs	מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ mig.ra.Shei.ha	H4054	a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven f… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Joshua 21:27 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…
Joshua 9:10 And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was…
Joshua 20:8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramot…
Deuteronomy 1:4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
Deuteronomy 4:43 Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the…

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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 6:67

they gave unto them of the cities of refuge--The names of the cities given here are considerably different from those applied to them (Jos 21:13-19). In the lapse of centuries, and from the revolutions of society, changes might have been expected to take place in the form or dialectic pronunciation of the names of those cities; and this will sufficiently account for the variations that are found in the lists as enumerated here and in an earlier book. As to these cities themselves that were assigned to the Levites, they were widely remote and separated--partly in fulfilment of Jacob's prophecy (Gen 49:7), and partly that the various districts of the country might obtain a competent supply of…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 6:71

We shall see from Jos 21:28, etc., that several of these cities have different names. How barren to us is this register, both of incident and interest! and yet, as barren rocks and sandy deserts make integral and necessary parts of the globe; so do these genealogical tables make necessary parts of the history of providence and grace in the maintenance of truth, and the establishment of the Church of Christ. Therefore no one that fears God will either despise or lightly esteem them.

Dictionary and topics

Ashtaroth — A city of Bashan, in the kingdom of Og (Deut. 1:4; Josh. 12:4; 13:12; 9:10). It was in the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 13:12), and as a Levitical city was given to the Gershonites (1 Chr. 6:71).…
Beeshterah — (house of Ashterah), one of the two cities allotted to the sons of Gershon out of the tribe of Manasseh beyond Jordan. (Joshua 21:27) Probably identical with Ashtaroth. (1 Chronicles 6:71)
Cities Of Refuge — six Levitical cities specially chosen for refuge to the involuntary homicide until released from banishment by the death of the high priest. (Numbers 35:6,13,15; Joshua 20:2,7,9) There were three on…
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…
Ashtaroth · .Allotted to Manasseh — .Allotted to Manasseh
Beesh-Terah · General references — General references
Gershon · General references — General references
Golan · A Leviti — A Leviti

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 6:71

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 6:54–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 6:67

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 6:71

Dictionary and topics

1 Chronicles 6:71

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 6:54–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 6:67

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 6:71

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 6:44–end

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

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 6:62