6:54a Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements,

This is a record of the towns and territory assigned to those in the clan of Kohath who were descended from Aaron.
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The descendants of Aaron’s grandson Kohath received/got the following land as their inheritance.
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These are the places that ⌊God⌋ gave to the descendants of Aaron’s grandson Kohath.

6:54b because the first lot fell to them:

⌊They were the first clan to receive/inherit/get land⌋ because the first lot fell to them.
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⌊It was determined that they would be the first clan to receive a territory⌋ because the first lot/stone/stick had their name on it.
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⌊The Israelites used lots/stones/sticks to find out which territories Yahweh had chosen for the Levites⌋ . The first lot/stone/stick ⌊that the Israelites threw/took⌋ was for the descendants of Aaron’s grandson Kohath.

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