KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Chronicles 6:61
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
WEB World English Bible
To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
ASV American Standard Version
And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And to the sons of Kohath, those left of the family of the tribe, from the half of the tribe, the half of Manasseh, by lot, are ten cities.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 6
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.
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites [these] cities with their suburbs.
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וְלִבְנֵ֨יH1121 · benson: childקְהָ֜תH6955 · qe.hatKohathהַנּוֹתָרִ֗יםH3498 · ya.tarto remainמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַמַּטֶּ֡הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodמִֽ֠מַּחֲצִיתH4276 · ma.cha.tsithalfמַטֵּ֨הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodחֲצִ֧יH2677 · che.tsihalfמְנַשֶּׁ֛הH4519 · me.nash.shehManassehבַּגּוֹרָ֖לH1486 · go.ralallottedעָרִ֥יםH5892 · irexcitementעָֽשֶׂר׃ סH6235 · e.serten
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 6:33And these [are] they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,Joshua 21:4-5And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, [which were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.Joshua 21:20-26And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.1 Chronicles 6:66-70And [the residue] of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.1 Chronicles 6:1-2The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.1 Chronicles 6:18And the sons of Kohath [were], Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
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