1 Chronicles 6:71

“To the sons of Gershom, from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands;”

1 Chronicles 6:71 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 6:71, word by word

To the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

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

Where else “vene” appears
of Gershomגֵּרְשׁוֹםgershom

Gershom

Gershom, the elder son of Moses; his name sounds like "a stranger there". Other men also bore it, among them a son of Levi (1 Chronicles 6:16).

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from the familyמִּשְׁפַּחַתmishpachat

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

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of the half-tribeחֲצִיchatsi

half

One of two equal parts of something.

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of the half-tribeמַטֵּהmate

tribe

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

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of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe

Manasseh

Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".

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Golanגּוֹלָןgolan

Golan

Golan, a city of refuge in Bashan for the half tribe of Manasseh.

Where else “golan” appears
in Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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with its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁיmigrashe

pasturelands

Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.

Where else “migrashe” appears
and Ashtarothעַשְׁתָּרוֹתashtarot

Ashtaroth

Ashtaroth, a city of Bashan, east of the Jordan, where Og reigned. It bears the name of a Canaanite goddess.

Where else “ashtarot” appears

Places in this verse

Sea of GalileeBashan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Bashan

    Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights

    A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.

    Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).

    Numbers 21:33Deuteronomy 3:1Psalms 22:12Amos 4:1

The context

70and from the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its pasturelands, and Balaam with its pasturelands, for the family of the sons of Kohath who remained.

71 · This verse (above)

72and from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,

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