Joshua 21:6

And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	וְלִבְנֵ֣י ve.liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Gershon	גֵרְשׁ֗וֹן ge.re.Shon	H1648	Gereshon or Gereshom · proper noun, a man's name
lot	בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל ba.go.Ral	H1486	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
families	מִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת mi.mish.pe.Chot	H4940	a family · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
tribe	מַטֵּֽה ma.teh-	H4294	a branch (as extending) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Issachar	יִשָּׂשכָ֣ר yi.so.sh.Khar	H3485	Jissaskar · proper noun, a man's name
tribe	וּמִמַּטֵּֽה u.mi.ma.teh-	H4294	a branch (as extending) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Asher	אָ֠שֵׁר 'a.Sher	H836	happy · proper noun, a man's name
tribe	וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה u.mi.ma.Teh	H4294	a branch (as extending) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Naphtali	נַפְתָּלִ֜י naf.ta.Li	H5321	Naphtali · proper noun, a man's name
half	וּ֠מֵחֲצִי U.me.cha.tzi	H2677	the half or middle · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
tribe	מַטֵּ֨ה ma.Teh	H4294	a branch (as extending) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה me.na.Sheh	H4519	Menashsheh · proper noun, a man's name
Bashan	בַבָּשָׁן֙ va.ba.Shan	H1316	Bashan (often with the article) · preposition with the article + proper noun, a place name
thirteen	שְׁלֹ֥שׁ she.Losh	H7969	three · cardinal number, 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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

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…
Exodus 6:16-17 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Le…
Numbers 3:21-22 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
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 Na…
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 Joshua 21:1-8

Here is, I. The Levites' petition presented to this general convention of the states, now sitting at Shiloh, Jos 21:1, Jos 21:2. Observe, 1. They had not their lot assigned them till they made their claim. There is an inheritance provided for all the saints, that royal priesthood, but then they must petition for it. Ask, and it shall be given you. Joshua had quickened the rest of the tribes who were slack to put in their claims, but the Levites, it may be supposed, knew their duty and interest better than the rest, and were therefore forward in this matter, when it came to their turn, without being called upon. They build their claim upon a very good foundation, not their own merits nor serv…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 21:4

the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites--The Levites were divided into Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites. Among the former the family of Aaron were exclusively appointed to the priesthood, and all the rest were ranked in the common order of Levites. The first lot was drawn by the Kohathites; and the first of theirs again by the priests, to whom thirteen cities were granted, and ten to the rest of the Kohathites (Jos 21:5); thirteen to the Gershonites (Jos 21:6), and twelve to the Merarites (Jos 21:7).

Adam Clarke on Joshua 21:5

And the rest of the children of Kohath - That is, the remaining part of that family that were not priests, for those who were priests had their lot in the preceding tribes. Those, therefore, of the family of Kohath, who were simply Levites, and not of the priests or Aaron's family, (see Jos 21:10), had their habitations in Ephraim, Dan, and the half tribe of Manasseh. It has been asked in what sense did the Levites possess those cities, seeing they had no inheritance? To which it may be answered that it is not likely the Levites had the exclusive property of the cities in which they dwelt, for it is evident that the other Israelites dwelt among them. We know, says Calmet, by history, that th…

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Dictionary and topics

Kibzaim — Two heaps, a city of Ephraim, assigned to the Kohathite Levites, and appointed as a city of refuge (Josh. 21: 22). It is also called Jokmeam (1 Chr. 6:68).
Levite — A descendant of the tribe of Levi (Ex. 6:25; Lev. 25:32; Num. 35:2; Josh. 21:3, 41). This name is, however, generally used as the title of that portion of the tribe which was set apart for the…
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).

Joshua 21:6

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 21:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 21:4

Adam Clarke on Joshua 21:5

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Joshua 21:6

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 21:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 21:4

Adam Clarke on Joshua 21:5

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Joshua 21:6

John Calvin on Joshua 21:1-19

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 21:4-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 21:6

Rashi on Joshua 21:5