The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:61 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:61

KJV: And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

YLT: And to the sons of Kohath, those left of the family of the tribe, from the half of the tribe, the half of Manasseh, by lot, are ten cities.

Darby: And to the children of Kohath that remained were given by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan and of the half tribe, half Manasseh, ten cities.

ASV: And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And unto the sons  of Kohath,  [which were] left  of the family  of that tribe,  [were cities given] out of the half  tribe,  [namely, out of] the half  [tribe] of Manasseh,  by lot,  ten  cities. 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:61 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1Chronicles 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 6:61 mean?

And to the Kohathites the rest of the family of the tribe from half the tribe of Manasseh [they gave] by lot cities ten -
וְלִבְנֵ֨י קְהָ֜ת הַנּוֹתָרִ֗ים מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמַּטֶּ֡ה מִֽ֠מַּחֲצִית מַטֵּ֨ה חֲצִ֧י מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה בַּגּוֹרָ֖ל עָרִ֥ים עָֽשֶׂר ס

וְלִבְנֵ֨י  And  to 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קְהָ֜ת  the  Kohathites 
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.
הַנּוֹתָרִ֗ים  the  rest 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יָתַר  
Sense: to be left over, remain, remain over, leave.
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת  of  the  family 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
הַמַּטֶּ֡ה  of  the  tribe 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
מִֽ֠מַּחֲצִית  from  half 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מַחֲצִית  
Sense: half, middle.
מַטֵּ֨ה  the  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
בַּגּוֹרָ֖ל  [they  gave]  by  lot 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֹּורָל  
Sense: lot.
עָרִ֥ים  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
עָֽשֶׂר  ten 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: עֶשֶׂר 
Sense: ten.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation