King James Version
1 Chronicles 6:59 in the King James Version says “And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs: Ashan: or, Ain” — study this verse from 1 Chronicles chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs: Ashan: or, Ain”
1 Chronicles 6:59 · KJV
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, Hilen: or, Holon
And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs: Ashan: or, Ain
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. Alemeth: or, Almon
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“with her suburbs”
H4054a suburb (i.e., open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“with her suburbs”
H4054a suburb (i.e., open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea
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