KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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 Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
WEB World English Bible
To the sons of Gershom, according to 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.
ASV American Standard Version
And to the sons of Gershom, according to 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And to the sons of Gershom, for their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 6
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.
65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by [their] names.
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וְלִבְנֵ֨יH1121 · benson: childגֵרְשׁ֜וֹםH1647 · ge.re.shomGershomלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗םH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyמִמַּטֵּ֣הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodיִ֠שָׂשכָרH3485 · yis.sa.s.kharIssacharוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodאָשֵׁ֜רH836 · a.sherAsherוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodנַפְתָּלִ֗יH5321 · naph.ta.liNaphtaliוּמִמַּטֵּ֤הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodמְנַשֶּׁה֙H4519 · me.nash.shehManassehבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןH1316 · ba.shanBashanעָרִ֖יםH5892 · irexcitementשְׁלֹ֥שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeעֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סH6240 · a.sarten
Cross-references
Exodus 2:22And she bare [him] a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.1 Chronicles 6:71-76Unto 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:Joshua 21:27-33And 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 suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
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