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1 Chronicles 6:16–21
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1 Chronicles 6:16
16¶ The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
16¶ The sonnes of Leui: *‖Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- Or, Geshon, ver. 1.
- Exod. 6.17.
1 Chronicles 6:17
17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
17And these be the names of the sonnes of Gershom: Libni, & Shimei.
1 Chronicles 6:18
18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
18And the sonnes of Kohath were: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
1 Chronicles 6:19
19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
19The sonnes of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Leuites, according to their fathers.
1 Chronicles 6:20
20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
20Of Gershom: Libni his sonne, Iahath his sonne, *Zimmah his sonne,
- Vers. 42.
1 Chronicles 6:21
21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.
21‖Ioah his sonne, ‖Iddo his sonne, Zerah his sonne, Ieaterai his sonne,
- Or, Ethan. ver. 2.
- Or, Adaia. ver. 41.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Chronicles 6:16
Levi, a son of Jacob and ancestor of the tribe bearing his name.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
DEFINED WORDS
1 Chronicles 6:17
Words or titles by which persons or things are known; also reputation, authority, or the persons named, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
DEFINED WORDS
1 Chronicles 6:19
Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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From verse 16
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Open the full verse study16¶ And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
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Open the full verse study1THE sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
From verse 17
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Open the full verse study7¶ Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
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Open the full verse study17The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
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Open the full verse study18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
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Open the full verse study21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
From verse 18
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Open the full verse study12¶ The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
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Open the full verse study2And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
From verse 19
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Open the full verse study21¶ The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
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Open the full verse study26The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
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Open the full verse study19And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
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Open the full verse study57¶ And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
58These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.
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Open the full verse study20And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
From verse 20
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Open the full verse study43The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
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