1 Chronicles 6 · Verse 54

1 Chronicles 6:54

Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
1 Chronicles 6:54, King James Version

1 Chronicles 6:54 in other translations

BSBNow these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:
WEBNow these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
ASVNow these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
YLTAnd these are their dwellings, throughout their towers, in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathite, for theirs was the lot;
DARBYAnd these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;
BBENow these are their living-places, the limits inside which they were to put up their tents: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, because they had the first selection,
WebsterNow these are their dwelling-places throughout their castles in their limits, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

What does 1 Chronicles 6:54 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 54 Theirs was the lot - All the tribes and families obtained their respective inheritances by lot, but to the sons of Aaron was the first lot; and so the Syriac and Arabic have understood this place. The first lot, says Jarchi, fell to Judah, that they might give to the priests and the Levites the cities marked below. See an account of the possessions of the priests and Levites, Jos 20:1-9, 21.

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1 Chronicles 6:54 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehand theseH428
מוֹשְׁבוֹתָ֔םmo.she.vo.Tam[were] dwelling places theirH4186
לְטִירוֹתָ֖םle.ti.ro.Tamto encampments theirH2918
בִּגְבוּלָ֑םbig.vu.Lamin territory theirH1366
לִבְנֵ֤יliv.Neito [the] descendants ofH1121
אַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonAaronH175
לְמִשְׁפַּחַ֣תle.mish.pa.Chatto [the] clan ofH4940
הַקְּהָתִ֔יha.ke.ha.Tithe Kohathite[s]H6956
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto them
הָיָ֥הha.Yahit belongedH1961
הַגּוֹרָֽל\׃ha.go.Ralthe lotH1486

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 6:54

  • Genesis 25:16

    These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.

  • Numbers 31:10

    And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.

  • Numbers 35:1-8

    And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. …

  • Joshua 21:3-8

    And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs. And 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. And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. 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. …

  • Joshua 21:10

    Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 2561. B.C. 1443. these are.
Nu 35:1-8; Jos 21:3-8
castles.
Ge 25:16
of the families.
Jos 21:4,5

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 6:53

    Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:54

    Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:55

    And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.

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1 Chronicles 6:54 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y estas son sus habitaciones, conforme á sus domicilios y sus términos, las de los hijos de Aarón por las familias de los Coathitas, porque de ellos fué la suerte:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et Ajalon et sa banlieue, et Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dies waren ihre Wohnsitze, nach ihren Gehöften in ihren Grenzen: Den Söhnen Aarons von dem Geschlecht der Kehathiter,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et hæc habitacula eorum per vicos atque confinia, filiorum scilicet Aaron, juxta cognationes Caathitarum: ipsis enim sorte contigerant.