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1 Chronicles 6

1 Chron. 6:63 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Unto the sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Merari
Mrariy (Hebrew #4847)
bitter; Merari, an Israelite
KJV usage: Merari. See also 4848.
Pronounce: mer-aw-ree'
Origin: from 4843
i were given by lot
gowral (Hebrew #1486)
from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone); properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)
KJV usage: lot.
Pronounce: go-rawl'
Origin: or (shortened) goral {go-ral'}
, throughout their families
mishpachah (Hebrew #4940)
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people
KJV usage: family, kind(-red).
Pronounce: mish-paw-khaw'
Origin: from 8192 (compare 8198)
, out of the tribe
matteh (Hebrew #4294)
from 5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
KJV usage: rod, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: mat-teh'
Origin: or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}
of Reuben
R'uwben (Hebrew #7205)
see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob
KJV usage: Reuben.
Pronounce: reh-oo-bane'
Origin: from the imperative of 7200 and 1121
, and out of the tribe
matteh (Hebrew #4294)
from 5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
KJV usage: rod, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: mat-teh'
Origin: or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}
of Gad
Gad (Hebrew #1410)
Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
KJV usage: Gad.
Pronounce: gawd
Origin: from 1464
, and out of the tribe
matteh (Hebrew #4294)
from 5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
KJV usage: rod, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: mat-teh'
Origin: or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}
of Zebulun
Zbuwluwn (Hebrew #2074)
or Zbuwlun {zeb-oo-loon'}; from 2082; habitation; Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
KJV usage: Zebulun.
Pronounce: zeb-oo-loon'
Origin: or Zbuluwn {zeb-oo-loon'}
, twelve
`asar (Hebrew #6240)
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
KJV usage: (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
Pronounce: aw-sawr'
Origin: for 6235
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
cities
`iyr (Hebrew #5892)
or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV usage: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pronounce: eer
Origin: or (in the plural) par {awr}
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Num. 3:20• 20{i}And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi.{/i} These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. (Num. 3:20)

More on:

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Gad,
Merari; Merarites,
Reuben,
Tribe,
Twelve,
Zebulun

Cross References

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Merari.
1 Chron. 6:77‑81• 77{i}To the children of Merari that remained were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono and its suburbs, and Tabor and its suburbs;{/i}
 78{i}and on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,{/i}
 79{i}and Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs;{/i}
 80{i}and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,{/i}
 81{i}and Heshbon and its suburbs, and Jaazer and its suburbs.{/i} (1 Chron. 6:77‑81)
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Gen. 46:11• 11And the sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath and Merari; (Gen. 46:11)
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Num. 3:20• 20{i}And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi.{/i} These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. (Num. 3:20)
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Josh. 21:7,34‑40• 7{i}The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.{/i}
 34{i}And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, they gave out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,{/i}
 35{i}Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;{/i}
 36{i}and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,{/i}
 37{i}Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;{/i}
 38{i}and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,{/i}
 39{i}Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.{/i}
 40{i}These were all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.{/i} (Josh. 21:7,34‑40)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the children of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

W. Kelly Translation

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To the children of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)