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Levites

Meaning of “Levites”

Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.

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265 occurrences237 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 6:25

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1 Chronicles 23:3
Now the levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 23:3 · retained source text

Now the Leuites were numbred from the age of thirtie yeeres and vpward: and their number, by their polles, man by man, was thirtie and eight thousand.

1611 marginal noteNum. 4.3.

1 Chronicles 23:26
And also unto the levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 23:26 · retained source text

And also vnto the Leuites: they shall no more cary the Tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the seruice thereof.

1 Chronicles 23:27
For by the last words of David the levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 23:27 · retained source text

For by the last words of Dauid, the Leuites were numbred from twentie yeeres olde, and aboue:

1611 marginal noteHeb. number.

1 Chronicles 24:6
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 24:6 · retained source text

And Shemaiah the sonne of Nathanael the Scribe, one of the Leuites, wrote them before the King and the Princes, and Zadok the Priest, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, and before the chiefe of the fathers of the priests and Leuites: one principall houshold being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

1611 marginal noteHeb. house of the father

1 Chronicles 24:30
The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the levites after the house of their fathers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 24:30 · retained source text

The sonnes also of Mushi, Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth. These were the sonnes of the Leuites after the house of their fathers.

1 Chronicles 24:31
These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 24:31 · retained source text

These likewise cast lots ouer against their brethren the sonnes of Aaron, in the presence of Dauid the King, and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the chiefe of the fathers of the priests and Leuites, euen the principall fathers ouer against their yonger brethren.

1 Chronicles 26:17
Eastward were six levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:17 · retained source text

Eastward were sixe Leuites, Northward foure a day, Southward foure a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

1 Chronicles 26:20
¶ And of the levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:20 · retained source text

¶ And of the Leuites, Ahiiah was ouer the treasures of the house of God, and ouer the treasures of the dedicate things.

1611 marginal noteHeb, holy things.

1 Chronicles 27:17
Of the levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 27:17 · retained source text

Of the Leuites: Hashabiah the sonne of Kemuel; of the Aaronites, Zadok.

1 Chronicles 28:13
Also for the courses of the priests and the levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 28:13 · retained source text

Also for the courses of the Priests and the Leuites, & for all the worke of the seruice of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of seruice in the house of the LORD.

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