1 Chronicles 6 · Verse 67

1 Chronicles 6:67

And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:67, King James Version

1 Chronicles 6:67 in other translations

BSBThey were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,
WEBThey gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands and Gezer with its pasture lands,
ASVAnd they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,
YLTand they give to them the cities of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,
DARBYthey gave the city of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
BBEAnd they gave them the town to which men might go in flight and be safe, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its outskirts, and Gezer with its outskirts,
WebsterAnd they gave to them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with its suburbs; they gave also Gezer with its suburbs,

What does 1 Chronicles 6:67 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 6:67-81
67-81. they gave unto them of the cities of refuge--The names of the cities given here are considerably different from those applied to them (Jos 21:13-19). In the lapse of centuries, and from the revolutions of society, changes might have been expected to take place in the form or dialectic pronunciation of the names of those cities; and this will sufficiently account for the variations that are found in the lists as enumerated here and in an earlier book. As to these cities themselves that were assigned to the Levites, they were widely remote and separated--partly in fulfilment of Jacob's prophecy (Ge 49:7), and partly that the various districts of the country might obtain a competent supply of teachers who might instruct the people in the knowledge, and animate them to the observance, of a law which had so important a bearing on the promotion both of their private happiness and their national prosperity.

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1 Chronicles 6:67 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they gaveH5414
לָהֶ֜םla.Hemto them
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עָרֵ֧י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892
הַמִּקְלָ֛טha.mik.Lat<the> refugeH4733
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemShechemH7927
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָmig.ra.Shei.hapasture lands itsH4054
בְּהַ֣רbe.Harin [the] hill country ofH2022
אֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
גֶּ֖זֶרGe.zerGezerH1507
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ\׃mig.ra.Shei.hapasture lands itsH4054

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 6:67

  • Joshua 21:21

    For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

  • Joshua 16:10

    And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

  • Joshua 16:3

    And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

  • Joshua 20:7

    And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

  • Joshua 12:12

    The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

  • Genesis 35:4

    And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

  • 1 Kings 9:16

    For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

  • Genesis 33:18

    And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan–aram; and pitched his tent before the city.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Shechem.
Ge 33:18; 35:4; Jos 20:7; 21:21
Gezer.
Jos 12:12; 16:3,10; 21:21; 1Ki 9:16

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:67

    And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:68

    And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs,

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1 Chronicles 6:67 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y diéronles las ciudades de acogimiento, á Sichêm con sus ejidos en el monte de Ephraim, y á Gezer con sus ejidos,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie gaben ihnen die Zufluchtstadt Sichem und ihre Bezirke, im Gebirge Ephraim; und Geser und seine Bezirke,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dederunt ergo eis urbes ad confugiendum, Sichem cum suburbanis suis in monte Ephraim, et Gazer cum suburbanis suis,