1 Chronicles 6 · Verse 65

1 Chronicles 6:65

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.
1 Chronicles 6:65, King James Version

1 Chronicles 6:65 in other translations

BSBThey assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
WEBThey 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 mentioned by name.
ASVAnd 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 mentioned by name.
YLTAnd they give by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name;
DARBYAnd 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 were mentioned by name.
BBEAnd they gave by the Lord's decision 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 towns whose names are given.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 1 Chronicles 6:65 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 65 Which are called by their names - Probably each family gave its own name to the city that fell to its lot.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 6:65 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they gaveH5414
בַגּוֹרָ֗לva.go.Ralby the lotH1486
מִמַּטֵּ֤הmi.ma.Tehfrom [the] tribe ofH4294
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.Tehand from [the] tribe ofH4294
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
שִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onSimeonH8095
וּמִמַּטֵּ֖הu.mi.ma.Tehand from [the] tribe ofH4294
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
בִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
הֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.Rimthe citiesH5892
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'Uthey calledH7121
אֶתְהֶ֖ם'et.Hem<obj.> themH853
בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת\׃\ \סbe.she.Motby namesH8034

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 6:65

  • 1 Chronicles 6:57-60

    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, And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs: 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
these cities.
57-60

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 6:64

    And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:65

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:66

    And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

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1 Chronicles 6:65 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dieron por suerte de la tribu de los hijos de Judá, y de la tribu de los hijos de Simeón, y de la tribu de los hijos de Benjamín, las ciudades que nombraron por sus nombres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et de la tribu de Gad: Ramoth, en Galaad, et sa banlieue, et Mahanaïm et sa banlieue,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und zwar gaben sie durchs Los vom Stamme der Kinder Juda und vom Stamme der Kinder Simeon und vom Stamme der Kinder Benjamin diese Städte, die sie mit Namen nannten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
dederuntque per sortem, ex tribu filiorum Juda, et ex tribu filiorum Simeon, et ex tribu filiorum Benjamin urbes has, quas vocaverunt nominibus suis,