1 Chronicles 6:54

52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Dwelling Places of the Levites

54 ^aNow these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites:

55 ^aThey gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding¹ common-lands.

56 ^aBut the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

57 And ^ato the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands,

58 Hilen with its common-lands, Debir with its common-lands,

59 Ashan with its common-lands, and Beth Shemesh with its common-lands.

60 And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands, Alemeth with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen.

61 ^aTo the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave ^bby lot ten cities from half the tribe of Manasseh.

62 And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

Verse Comparison: 1 Chronicles 6:54

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American Standard Version
Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the `first' lot),

Amplified® Bible
Their dwelling places are according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites, for theirs was the [first] lot--

Contemporary English Version
Aaron's descendants belonged to the Levite clan of Kohath, and they were the first group chosen to receive towns to live in.

Darby English Version
And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;

Good News Bible
This is the territory assigned to the descendants of Aaron of the clan of Kohath. They received the first share of the land assigned to the Levites.

King James Version
Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

New American Standard Bible
Now these are their settlements according to their camps within their borders. To the sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the {first} lot),

New International Version
These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):

New King James Version
Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now these we identify as their settlements according to their camps within their borders. To the sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs became the first lot),

Revised Standard Version
These are their dwelling places according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the families of Ko'hathites, for theirs was the lot,

Young's Literal Translation
And these `are' their dwellings, throughout their towers, in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathite, for theirs was the lot;

New English Translation
These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived:¹ The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment:²

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Dwelling Places of the Levites

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