1 Chronicles 6:65
New International Version
From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.

New Living Translation
The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots.

English Standard Version
They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name.

Berean Standard Bible
They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their names.

New American Standard Bible
They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

NASB 1995
They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, the tribe of the sons of Simeon and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

NASB 1977
And they gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

Legacy Standard Bible
They also gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned here by name.

Amplified Bible
They gave by lot from the tribes of the sons of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities which are mentioned by name.

Christian Standard Bible
They assigned by lot the towns named above from the tribes of the descendants of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They assigned by lot the towns named above from the tribes of the Judahites, Simeonites, and Benjaminites.

American Standard Version
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 mentioned by name.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they gave by lots from the tribe of the house of Yehuda, and from the tribe of the children of Shemon, and from the tribe of Benyamin these cities that were themselves called by the name of the families of the children of Qahath.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Juda, and out of the tribe of the children of Symeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name.

Contemporary English Version
All the towns were chosen with the LORD's help, including those towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Juda, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they called by their names.

English Revised Version
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 mentioned by name.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They gave [them] the cities chosen by lot and mentioned here by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Good News Translation
The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were also assigned by drawing lots.)

International Standard Version
allocating these towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

JPS Tanakh 1917
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 mentioned by name.

Literal Standard Version
And 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;

Majority Standard Bible
They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

New American Bible
The clans of the Merarites obtained twelve cities by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

NET Bible
They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

New Revised Standard Version
They also gave them by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these towns that are mentioned by name.

New Heart English Bible
They gave by lot out of the tribe of the people of Judah, and out of the tribe of the people of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the people of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And 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;

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Context
Territories for the Levites
64So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands. 65They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. 66And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:…

Cross References
1 Chronicles 6:57
So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

1 Chronicles 6:66
And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:


Treasury of Scripture

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.

these cities.

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, …

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1 Chronicles 6
1. The sons of Levi.
4. The line of Eleazar unto the captivity.
16. The families of Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
49. The office of Aaron, and his line unto Ahimaaz.
54. The cities of the priests and Levites.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They assigned
וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ (way·yit·tə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

by lot
בַגּוֹרָ֗ל (ḇag·gō·w·rāl)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting)

the cities
הֶעָרִ֣ים (he·‘ā·rîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5892: Excitement

named
יִקְרְא֥וּ (yiq·rə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

above
בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ (bə·šê·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8034: A name

from the tribes
מִמַּטֵּ֤ה (mim·maṭ·ṭêh)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe

of Judah,
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

Simeon,
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

and Benjamin.
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son


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