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And they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּthemלָהֶםthe citiesאֶת עָרֵיof refuge:הַמִּקְלָטShechemאֶת שְׁכֶםwith its pasturelandsוְאֶת מִגְרָשֶׁיהָin the hill countryבְּהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרָיִםGezerוְאֶת גֶּזֶרwith its pasturelands,וְאֶת מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ
1 Chronicles 6:67
Study it in the app“And they gave them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 6:67, 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- the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of refugeמִּקְלָטmiklat
refuge
Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.
Where else “miklat” appears- Shechemשְׁכֶםshechem
Shechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechem” appears- with its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁיmigrashe
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrashe” appears- in the hill countryהַרhar
hill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרָיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- Gezerגֶּזֶרgezer
Gezer
See it on the mapWhere else “gezer” appears
Places in this verse
1Shechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
2Gezer
Today: Tel Gezer ruins, Israel
A city on the plain, about 19 miles (30 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Joshua defeated its king (Josh 10:33). Pharaoh took it and gave it to his daughter, Solomon's wife, and Solomon fortified it (1 Kgs 9:16-17).
The context
66And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 · This verse (above)
68Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands,