1 Chronicles 6:65

“And they gave by lot, from the tribe of the sons of Judah, from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities that they call by name.”

1 Chronicles 6:65 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 6:65, word by word

And they gaveיִּתְּנוּyitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “yitnu” appears
by lotגּוֹרָלgoral

lot

Small stones cast to decide something.

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from the tribeמַּטֵּהmate

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

Where else “mate” appears
of the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

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

Where else “vene” appears
of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

Where else “yehuda” appears
of Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshimon

Simeon

Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".

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of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

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citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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they callיִקְרְאוּyikru

name

To give someone a name.

Where else “yikru” appears
by nameשֵׁמוֹתshemot

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shemot” appears

The context

64And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasturelands.

65 · This verse (above)

66And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

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