1 Chronicles 6 · Verse 71

1 Chronicles 6:71

Unto 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:
1 Chronicles 6:71, King James Version

1 Chronicles 6:71 in other translations

BSBThe Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.
WEBTo the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
ASVUnto the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;
YLTTo the sons of Gershom from the family of the half of the tribe of Manasseh are Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;
DARBYTo the children of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;
BBETo the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its outskirts, and Ashtaroth with its outskirts;
WebsterTo the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs:

What does 1 Chronicles 6:71 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 71 We shall see from Jos 21:28, etc., that several of these cities have different names. How barren to us is this register, both of incident and interest! and yet, as barren rocks and sandy deserts make integral and necessary parts of the globe; so do these genealogical tables make necessary parts of the history of providence and grace in the maintenance of truth, and the establishment of the Church of Christ. Therefore no one that fears God will either despise or lightly esteem them.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 6:71 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.

לִבְנֵי֮liv.Neito [the] descendants ofH1121
גֵּרְשׁוֹם֒ge.re.shOmGershomH1647
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֗חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatfrom [the] clan ofH4940
חֲצִי֙cha.Tzi[the] half ofH2677
מַטֵּ֣הma.Teh[the] tribe ofH4294
מְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
גּוֹלָ֥ןgo.LanGolanH1474
בַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.Shanin <the> BashanH1316
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָmig.ra.Shei.hapasture lands itsH4054
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עַשְׁתָּר֖וֹתash.ta.RotAshtarothH6252
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ\׃\ \סmig.ra.Shei.hapasture lands itsH4054

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 6:71

  • Joshua 21:27

    And 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 Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities.

  • Joshua 9:10

    And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.

  • Joshua 20:8

    And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Deuteronomy 1:4

    After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:

  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Golan.
De 4:43; Jos 20:8; 21:27
Ashtaroth.
De 1:4; Jos 9:10; 21:27
Beesh-terah.

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 6:70

    And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:71

    Unto 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:

  • 1 Chronicles 6:72

    And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,

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1 Chronicles 6:71 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y á los hijos de Gersón dieron de la familia de la media tribu de Manasés, á Golan en Basán con sus ejidos y á Astharoth con sus ejidos;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Den Söhnen Gersoms: vom Geschlecht des halben Stammes Manasse: Golan in Basan und seine Bezirke, und Astaroth und seine Bezirke;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Filiis autem Gersom de cognatione dimidiæ tribus Manasse, Gaulon in Basan, et suburbana ejus, et Astaroth cum suburbanis suis.