The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:66 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:66

KJV: And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

YLT: and some of the families of the sons of Kohath have cities of their border from the tribe of Ephraim;

Darby: And to the families of the children of Kohath who had the cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim,

ASV: And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And [the residue] of the families  of the sons  of Kohath  had cities  of their coasts  out of the tribe  of Ephraim. 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:66 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 6:66 mean?

And some of the families of the sons of Kohath and [were [given] cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim
וּמִֽמִּשְׁפְּח֖וֹת בְּנֵ֣י קְהָ֑ת וַיְהִי֙ עָרֵ֣י גְבוּלָ֔ם מִמַּטֵּ֖ה אֶפְרָֽיִם

וּמִֽמִּשְׁפְּח֖וֹת  And  some  of  the  families 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
בְּנֵ֣י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קְהָ֑ת  of  Kohath 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קְהָת  
Sense: the 2nd of the 3 sons of Levi and progenitor of a family in the tribe of Levi.
וַיְהִי֙  and  [were  [given] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
עָרֵ֣י  cities  as 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
גְבוּלָ֔ם  their  territory 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
מִמַּטֵּ֖ה  from  the  tribe 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
אֶפְרָֽיִם  of  Ephraim 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶפְרַיִם  
Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.

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