1 Chronicles 6:54

“And these are their dwelling places according to their encampments within their territory. To the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot,”

1 Chronicles 6:54 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 6:54, word by word

their dwelling placesמוֹשְׁבוֹתָmoshvota

dwelling

A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.

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according to their encampmentsטִירוֹתָtirota

encampment

A camp where clans and their flocks live in tents.

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within their territoryגְבוּלָgevula

territory

The land within that border.

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To the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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of the familyמִשְׁפַּחַתmishpachat

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

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of the Kohathitesקְּהָתִיkehati

Kohathite

Kohathite: a descendant of Kohath, son of Levi.

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wasהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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the lotגּוֹרָלgoral

lot

Small stones cast to decide something.

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Translation note

The list of the cities of the Levites is also in Joshua 21, with some names written in another form and others different. “The lot”: the distribution was made by casting lots before YHWH (Joshua 18:6; 21:4-8).

The context

53Zadok, his son; Ahimaaz, his son.

54 · This verse (above)

55they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its pasturelands around it;

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