The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
- BSB The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- NKJV The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- NASB And to the rest of the sons of Kohath ten cities were given by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- NLT The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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Quick answer
The rest of the Kohathites receive ten cities from Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. The non-priestly Kohathites are settled in the central tribes.
Overview
The Kohathites who were not of Aaron's line still held an honored role in carrying the sacred objects of the tabernacle. Their cities lay among the central and coastal tribes, spreading Levitical presence across the land. The distribution shows how God placed those devoted to His service throughout Israel so that worship and instruction were near to every tribe.
Cross-references & the web
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- 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 6:61To 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.
- Num 3:27Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
- Exod 6:16–25These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.
- 1 Chr 6:66–70Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- Gen 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chr 6:18–19The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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