1-Chronicles - 6:61



61 To the rest of the sons of Kohath (were given) by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Chronicles 6:61.

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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.
And to the sons of Caath that remained of their kindred they gave out of the half tribe of Manasses ten cities in possession.
And to the children of Kohath that remained were given by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan and of the half tribe, half Manasseh, ten cities.
And to the sons of Kohath who 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.
And to the sons of Kohath, those left of the family of the tribe, from the half of the tribe, the half of Manasseh, by lot, are ten cities.
And to the rest of the sons of Kohath there were given by the Lord's decision ten towns out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and out of the tribe of Dan and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Now to the sons of Kohath, those remaining from their kindred, they gave ten cities, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, as a possession;

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Unto the sons of Kohath which were left - i. e. to such of them as were not priests.
Out of the half tribe ten cities - The half tribe furnished two cities only (1-Chronicles 6:70, and compare Joshua 21:25). It is evident therefore that something has fallen out. We may supply from Joshua the words "out of Ephraim and out of Daniel, and" before "out of the half tribe."

And unto the sons of (r) 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.
(r) That is, they gave a portion to the Kohathites, who were the remnant of the tribe of Levi, out of the half tribe of Manasseh and out of Ephraim, (1-Chronicles 6:66).

unto the sons of Kohath, which were left--that is, in addition to the priests belonging to the same family and tribe of Levi.
by lot, ten cities-- (Joshua 21:26). The sacred historian gives an explanation (1-Chronicles 6:66). Eight of these are mentioned, but only two of them are taken out of the half tribe of Manasseh (1-Chronicles 6:70). The names of the other two are given (Joshua 21:21), where full and detailed notices of these arrangements may be found.

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