The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:55 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:55

KJV: And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.

YLT: and they give to them Hebron in the land of Judah and its suburbs round about it;

Darby: and they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;

ASV: to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they gave  them Hebron  in the land  of Judah,  and the suburbs  thereof round about  it. 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:55 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 6:55 mean?

And they gave them - Hebron in the land of Judah and with its common-lands surrounding
וַֽיִּתְּנ֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם אֶת־ חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ

וַֽיִּתְּנ֥וּ  And  they  gave 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
חֶבְר֖וֹן  Hebron 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶבְרֹון 
Sense: a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar.
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
יְהוּדָ֑ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
מִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ  with  its  common-lands 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מִגְרָשׁ 
Sense: common, common land, open land, suburb.
סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ  surrounding 
Parse: Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.

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