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.
The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by drawing lots from the families of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
This verse describes how the remaining Kohathite families received their assigned cities through a fair distribution process among three specific tribes.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the account of how the Levitical cities were distributed after Israel conquered the Promised Land. The Kohathites were one of the three main Levite clans descended from Levi's son Kohath, and they served important roles in maintaining the tabernacle and later the temple. The distribution by lot was seen as allowing God to determine the fair allocation of cities for the Levites, who didn't receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes but instead lived in designated cities throughout Israel.
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