Then to the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, from the family of the tribe, from the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
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- WEB To 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 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.
- BSB To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- NKJV To the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave by lot ten cities from half the tribe of Manasseh.
- NLT The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots.
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The rest of the Kohathites received ten cities by lot from the half-tribe of Manasseh and others. The non-priestly Kohathites also received their towns.
Overview
Beyond the Aaronic priests, the other Kohathite families needed dwelling places too, and these were assigned by lot. Casting lots entrusted the distribution to God's providence rather than human preference (Proverbs 16:33). The orderly allotment shows that every branch of the Levites was provided for in God's gracious arrangement.
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Cross-references · 6
- Josh 21:4–5The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
- Josh 21:20–26The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- 1 Chr 6:33These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
- 1 Chr 6:66–70Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- 1 Chr 6:1–2The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chr 6:18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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