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1 Chronicles 6:16–30
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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.
1 Chronicles 6:22
22The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
22The sonnes of Kohath: ‖Amminadab his sonne, Korah his sonne, Assir his sonne,
- Or, Izahar, ver. 2,18.
1 Chronicles 6:23
23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
23Elkanah his sonne, and Ebiasaph his sonne, and Assir his sonne,
1 Chronicles 6:24
24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
24Tahath his sonne, Uriel his sonne, Uzziah his sonne, and Shaul his sonne.
1 Chronicles 6:25
25And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
25And the sonnes of Elkanah: *Amasai, and Ahimoth.
- See verses. 35. & 36.
1 Chronicles 6:26
26As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
26 As for Elkanah: the sonnes of Elkanah, ‖Zophai his sonne, and Nahath his sonne,
- Or Zuph, 1.Sam. 1.1.
1 Chronicles 6:27
27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
27Eliab his sonne, Ieroham his sonne, Elkanah his sonne.
1 Chronicles 6:28
28And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
28And the sonnes of Samuel: the first borne †Uashni, and Abiah.
- Called also Ioel in ver. 33. & 1.Sam. 8.2.
1 Chronicles 6:29
29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
29The sonnes of Merari: Mahli, Libni his sonne, Shimei his sonne, Uzza his sonne,
1 Chronicles 6:30
30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
30Shimea his sonne, Haggiah his sonne, Asaiah his sonne.
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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.
From verse 22
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Open the full verse study24And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
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Open the full verse study18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Open the full verse study2And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Open the full verse study21¶ And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
From verse 25
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Open the full verse study24And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
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Open the full verse study35The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
From verse 26
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Open the full verse study1NOW there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
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Open the full verse study35The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
From verse 27
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Open the full verse study1NOW there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
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Open the full verse study19¶ And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.
20Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.
From verse 28
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Open the full verse study33And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
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Open the full verse study2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
From verse 29
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Open the full verse study19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
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Open the full verse study33¶ Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
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