1 Chronicles 6:63 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.”

1 Chronicles 6:63 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 6:63 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 6:63 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.”

1 Chronicles 6:63 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 6:63 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. ”

1 Chronicles 6:63 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 6:63 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, by lot, twelve cities.”

1 Chronicles 6:63 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 6:63 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“To the children of Merari [were given] by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. ”

1 Chronicles 6:63 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 6:63 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Vnto the sonnes of Merari according to their families out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, by lot twelue cities.”

1 Chronicles 6:63 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 6:63 in Context — 1 Chronicles 6

61 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.

62 And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 6:63 Mean?

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