King James Version

1 Chronicles 6:66

And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Chronicles 6:51.

וּמִֽמִּשְׁפְּח֖וֹתumimishpechotand from familyמִשְׁפָּחָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and from family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4940a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or peoplefamily, kind(-red).בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […קְהָ֑תqehatKohathקְהָתnoun, proper name — “Kohath”H6955Kehath, an IsraeliteKohath.וַיְהִי֙vayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עָרֵ֣יarecityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.גְבוּלָ֔םgevulamborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.מִמַּטֵּ֖הmimatehfrom rodמַטֶּהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from rod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.אֶפְרָֽיִםefrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-51) And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Young’s Literal Translation

and some of the families of the sons of Kohath have cities of their border from the tribe of Ephraim;

World English Bible

Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Darby Translation

And to the families of the children of Kohath who had the cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim,

Douay-Rheims

And to them that were of the kindred of the sons of Caath, and the cities in their borders were of the tribe of Ephraim.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-51) And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And to the members of the families of the sons of Caath there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν πατριῶν υἱῶν Καὰθ, καὶ ἐγένοντο πόλεις τῶν ὁρίων αὐτῶν ἐκ φυλῆς Ἐφραίμ.