The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:54 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:54

KJV: Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

YLT: And these are their dwellings, throughout their towers, in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathite, for theirs was the lot;

Darby: And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;

ASV: Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now these [are] their dwelling places  throughout their castles  in their coasts,  of the sons  of Aaron,  of the families  of the Kohathites:  for theirs was the lot. 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:54 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 6:54 mean?

Now these [are] their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory to the sons of Aaron of the family of the Kohathites for they were [given] by lot
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ מוֹשְׁבוֹתָ֔ם לְטִירוֹתָ֖ם בִּגְבוּלָ֑ם לִבְנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ לְמִשְׁפַּחַ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֔י כִּ֥י לָהֶ֖ם הָיָ֥ה הַגּוֹרָֽל

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙  Now  these  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
מוֹשְׁבוֹתָ֔ם  their  dwelling  places 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מֹושָׁב  
Sense: seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers.
לְטִירוֹתָ֖ם  throughout  their  settlements 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: טִירָה  
Sense: encampment, battlement.
בִּגְבוּלָ֑ם  in  their  territory 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
לִבְנֵ֤י  to  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַהֲרֹן֙  of  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
לְמִשְׁפַּחַ֣ת  of  the  family 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
הַקְּהָתִ֔י  of  the  Kohathites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קְהָתִי  
Sense: the descendants of Kohath, the 2nd son of Levi.
הָיָ֥ה  were  [given] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הַגּוֹרָֽל  by  lot 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֹּורָל  
Sense: lot.

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