The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:63 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:63

KJV: Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

YLT: To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, by lot, twelve cities.

Darby: 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.

ASV: Unto the sons 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Unto the sons  of Merari  [were given] by lot,  throughout their families,  out of the tribe  of Reuben,  and out of the tribe  of Gad,  and out of the tribe  of Zebulun,  twelve  cities. 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:63 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 6

1  The sons of Levi
4  The line of Eleazar unto the captivity
16  The families of Gershom, Kohath, and Merari
49  The office of Aaron, and his line unto Ahimaaz
54  The cities of the priests and Levites

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 6:63 mean?

To the sons of Merari throughout their families from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun - [they gave] cities two [and] ten
לִבְנֵ֨י מְרָרִ֜י לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה רְ֠אוּבֵן וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־ גָ֞ד וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה זְבוּלֻן֙ בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה

לִבְנֵ֨י  To  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְרָרִ֜י  of  Merari 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְרָרִי  
Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family.
לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗ם  throughout  their  families 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
מִמַּטֵּ֣ה  from  the  tribe 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
רְ֠אוּבֵן  of  Reuben 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְאוּבֵן  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah.
וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־  and  from  the  tribe 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
גָ֞ד  of  Gad 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גָּד  
Sense: seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, and full brother of Asher.
וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה  and  from  the  tribe 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
זְבוּלֻן֙  of  Zebulun 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְבוּלוּן  
Sense: the 0th of the sons of Jacob, 6th and last of Leah; progenitor of Zebulun.
בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל    - 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֹּורָל  
Sense: lot.
עָרִ֖ים  [they  gave]  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
שְׁתֵּ֥ים  two 
Parse: Number, fd
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
עֶשְׂרֵֽה  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).

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