KJV King James Version
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families [were] thirteen cities.
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1 Chronicles 6:60
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families [were] thirteen cities.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
WEB World English Bible
and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
ASV American Standard Version
and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs. All their cities are thirteen cities, for their families.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 6
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, [namely], Hebron, [the city] of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
58 And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59 And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:
60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families [were] thirteen cities.
61 And unto the sons of Kohath, [which were] left of the family of that tribe, [were cities given] out of the half tribe, [namely, out of] the half [tribe] of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
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.
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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וּמִמַּטֵּ֣הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodבִנְיָמִ֗ןH1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]גֶּ֤בַעH1387 · ge.vaGebaוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶׁ֙יהָ֙H4054 · mig.rashpastureוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עָלֶ֣מֶתH5964 · a.le.metAlemethוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָH4054 · mig.rashpastureוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֲנָת֖וֹתH6068 · a.na.totAnathothוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָH4054 · mig.rashpastureכָּל־H3605 · kolallעָרֵיהֶ֛םH5892 · irexcitementשְׁלֹשׁ־H7969 · sha.loshthreeעֶשְׂרֵ֥הH6240 · a.sartenעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementבְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ סH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]גִּבְעוֹןH1391 · giv.onGibeonוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶׁיהָH4054 · mig.rashpasture
Cross-references
Jeremiah 1:1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that [were] in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:Jeremiah 11:23And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, [even] the year of their visitation.Joshua 21:17-18And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,Isaiah 10:30Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.Jeremiah 37:12Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.Joshua 18:24And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:1 Kings 2:26And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou [art] worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.1 Chronicles 8:6And these [are] the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:1 Samuel 13:3And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that [was] in Geba, and the Philistines heard [of it]. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
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