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Numbers 3:17–28

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And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.
¶ And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
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From verse 17

  1. Genesis 46:11Rank 1 from verse 17
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    11¶ And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  2. Exodus 6:16–19Rank 2 from verse 17
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    16¶ 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.

    17The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

    18And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

    19And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

  3. 1 Chronicles 6:1–2Rank 3 from verse 17
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    1THE sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

    2And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

  4. 1 Chronicles 6:16–19Rank 4 from verse 17
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    16¶ The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

    17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.

    18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

    19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

  5. Joshua 21:1–45Rank 5 from verse 17
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    1THEN came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

    2And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.

    3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.

    4And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

    5And 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.

    6And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

    7The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

    8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.

    9¶ And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,

    10Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

    11And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

    12But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

    13¶ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

    14And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

    15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

    16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

    17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

    18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

    19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

    20¶ And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

    21For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

    22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.

    23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

    24Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

    25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

    26All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

    27¶ And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.

    28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

    29Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.

    30And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,

    31Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

    32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

    33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

    34¶ And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

    35Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.

    36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

    37Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

    38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

    39Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

    40So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

    41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

    42These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.

    43¶ And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

    44And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.

    45There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

  6. Nehemiah 11:1–12Rank 6 from verse 17
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    1AND the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

    2And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

    3¶ Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants.

    4And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;

    5And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

    6All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

    7And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.

    8And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.

    9And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.

    10Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.

    11Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.

    12And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

  7. Numbers 15:5–23Rank 7 from verse 17
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    5And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.

    6Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil.

    7And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.

    8And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the Lord:

    9Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil.

    10And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

    11Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid.

    12According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number.

    13All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

    14And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; as ye do, so he shall do.

    15One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord.

    16One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

    17¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

    18Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,

    19Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the Lord.

    20Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it.

    21Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the Lord an heave offering in your generations.

    22¶ And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses,

    23Even all that the Lord hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the Lord commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations;

  8. Numbers 23:6–23Rank 8 from verse 17
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    6And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.

    7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

    8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?

    9For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

    10Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

    11And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

    12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the Lord hath put in my mouth?

    13And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

    14¶ And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

    15And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.

    16And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

    17And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?

    18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

    19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

    20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

    21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

    22God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

    23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

  9. Numbers 24:1–25Rank 9 from verse 17
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    1AND when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

    2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

    3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

    4He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

    5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

    6As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

    7He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

    8God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

    9He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

    10¶ And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

    11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.

    12And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

    13If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?

    14And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

    15¶ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

    16He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

    17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

    18And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

    19Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

    20¶ And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

    21And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

    22Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

    23And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

    24And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

    25And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.

  10. Numbers 26:57–58Rank 10 from verse 17
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    57¶ 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.

From verse 18

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:17Rank 1 from verse 18
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    17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.

  2. Exodus 6:17–19Rank 2 from verse 18
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    17The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

    18And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

    19And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

  3. 1 Chronicles 23:7–11Rank 3 from verse 18
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    7¶ Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

    8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

    9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

    10And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

    11And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.

  4. 1 Chronicles 25:4Rank 4 from verse 18
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    4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

  5. 1 Chronicles 26:1–32Rank 5 from verse 18
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    1CONCERNING the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

    2And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

    3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

    4Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

    5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.

    6Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.

    7The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

    8All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom.

    9And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.

    10Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)

    11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

    12Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.

    13¶ And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

    14And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counseller, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

    15To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

    16To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

    17Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

    18At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

    19These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.

    20¶ And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

    21As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

    22The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.

    23Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

    24And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.

    25And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

    26Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

    27Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.

    28And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.

    29¶ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

    30And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king.

    31Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.

    32And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.

  6. 1 Chronicles 6:20–21Rank 6 from verse 18
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    20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

    21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.

  7. Nehemiah 12:1–26Rank 7 from verse 18
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    1NOW these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

    2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

    3Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

    4Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

    5Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

    6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

    7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

    8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

    9Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.

    10¶ And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

    11And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.

    12And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

    13Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

    14Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

    15Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

    16Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

    17Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

    18Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

    19And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

    20Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

    21Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

    22¶ The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

    23The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

    24And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

    25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.

    26These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

  8. Numbers 3:21Rank 8 from verse 18
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    21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

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  1. Exodus 6:18Rank 1 from verse 19
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    18And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

  2. 1 Chronicles 6:18Rank 2 from verse 19
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    18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

  3. 1 Chronicles 15:17–21Rank 3 from verse 19
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    17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

    18And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.

    19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

    20And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;

    21And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

  4. 1 Chronicles 15:5Rank 4 from verse 19
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    5Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:

  5. 1 Chronicles 15:8–10Rank 5 from verse 19
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    8Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:

    9Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:

    10Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.

  6. 1 Chronicles 23:12–13Rank 6 from verse 19
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    12¶ The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

    13The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

  7. 1 Chronicles 23:18–20Rank 7 from verse 19
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    18Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

    19Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

    20Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.

  8. 1 Chronicles 25:4Rank 8 from verse 19
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    4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

  9. 1 Chronicles 26:1–32Rank 9 from verse 19
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    1CONCERNING the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

    2And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

    3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

    4Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

    5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.

    6Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.

    7The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

    8All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom.

    9And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.

    10Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)

    11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

    12Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.

    13¶ And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

    14And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counseller, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

    15To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

    16To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.

    17Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

    18At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

    19These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.

    20¶ And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

    21As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

    22The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.

    23Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

    24And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.

    25And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

    26Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

    27Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.

    28And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.

    29¶ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

    30And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king.

    31Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.

    32And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.

  10. 1 Chronicles 6:38Rank 10 from verse 19
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    38The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

  11. Exodus 6:20Rank 11 from verse 19
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    20And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

  12. Nehemiah 12:1–26Rank 12 from verse 19
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    1NOW these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

    2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

    3Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

    4Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

    5Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

    6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

    7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

    8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

    9Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.

    10¶ And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

    11And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.

    12And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

    13Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

    14Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

    15Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

    16Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

    17Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

    18Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

    19And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

    20Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

    21Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

    22¶ The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

    23The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

    24And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

    25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.

    26These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

  13. Numbers 3:27Rank 13 from verse 19
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    27¶ And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

From verse 20

  1. Exodus 6:19Rank 1 from verse 20
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    19And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

  2. 1 Chronicles 6:19Rank 2 from verse 20
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    19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

  3. 1 Chronicles 15:6Rank 3 from verse 20
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    6Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:

  4. 1 Chronicles 23:21–23Rank 4 from verse 20
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    21¶ The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.

    22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

    23The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

  5. 1 Chronicles 24:27–30Rank 5 from verse 20
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    27¶ The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

    28Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.

    29Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

    30The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.

  6. 1 Chronicles 25:3Rank 6 from verse 20
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    3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

  7. 1 Chronicles 6:29Rank 7 from verse 20
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    29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

  8. 1 Chronicles 6:44–47Rank 8 from verse 20
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    44And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

    45The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

    46The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

    47The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

  9. Numbers 3:33Rank 9 from verse 20
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    33¶ Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

From verse 22

  1. Numbers 4:38–40Rank 1 from verse 22
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    38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,

    39From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

    40Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

From verse 23

  1. Numbers 1:53Rank 1 from verse 23
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    53But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

  2. Numbers 2:17Rank 2 from verse 23
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    17¶ Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

From verse 25

  1. Exodus 25:9Rank 1 from verse 25
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    9According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

  2. 1 Chronicles 23:32Rank 2 from verse 25
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    32And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.

  3. 1 Chronicles 26:21–22Rank 3 from verse 25
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    21As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

    22The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.

  4. 1 Chronicles 9:14–33Rank 4 from verse 25
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    14And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

    15And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

    16And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

    17And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;

    18Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

    19And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry.

    20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with him.

    21And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

    22All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

    23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

    24In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

    25And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

    26For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

    27¶ And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

    28And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.

    29Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

    30And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

    31And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.

    32And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

    33And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.

  5. 1 Timothy 1:18Rank 5 from verse 25
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    18This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

  6. 2 Chronicles 31:11–18Rank 6 from verse 25
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    11¶ Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them,

    12And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

    13And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

    14And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things.

    15And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

    16Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the Lord, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;

    17Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;

    18And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:

  7. 2 Chronicles 31:2Rank 7 from verse 25
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    2¶ And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord.

  8. Colossians 4:17Rank 8 from verse 25
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    17And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

  9. Exodus 26:1–14Rank 9 from verse 25
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    1MOREOVER thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

    2The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.

    3The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.

    4And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

    5Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.

    6And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.

    7¶ And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.

    8The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.

    9And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

    10And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.

    11And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

    12And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.

    13And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

    14And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.

  10. Exodus 26:36–37Rank 10 from verse 25
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    36And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.

    37And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

  11. Exodus 36:37–38Rank 11 from verse 25
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    37¶ And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;

    38And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.

  12. Exodus 36:8–19Rank 12 from verse 25
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    8¶ And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.

    9The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.

    10And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another.

    11And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

    12Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.

    13And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.

    14¶ And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.

    15The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.

    16And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.

    17And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.

    18And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.

    19And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers’ skins above that.

  13. Exodus 40:19Rank 13 from verse 25
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    19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  14. Exodus 40:28Rank 14 from verse 25
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    28¶ And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.

  15. Ezra 8:28–30Rank 15 from verse 25
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    28And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers.

    29Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.

    30So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

  16. Mark 13:34Rank 16 from verse 25
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    34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

  17. Numbers 10:17Rank 17 from verse 25
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    17And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

  18. Numbers 3:7Rank 18 from verse 25
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    7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

  19. Numbers 4:24–28Rank 19 from verse 25
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    24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:

    25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

    26And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.

    27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.

    28This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

  20. Numbers 7:7Rank 20 from verse 25
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    7Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:

  21. Romans 12:6–8Rank 21 from verse 25
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    6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

    7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

    8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

From verse 26

  1. Exodus 35:18Rank 1 from verse 26
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    18The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,

  2. Exodus 27:9–16Rank 2 from verse 26
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    9¶ And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:

    10And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

    11And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

    12¶ And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.

    13And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

    14The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

    15And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

    16¶ And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.

  3. Exodus 38:9–16Rank 3 from verse 26
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    9¶ And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:

    10Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

    11And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

    12And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

    13And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

    14The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

    15And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

    16All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.

From verse 27

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    23Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

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    12¶ The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

  3. Numbers 3:19Rank 3 from verse 27
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    19And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

From verse 28

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    31And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

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    7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

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    35From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:

    36And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

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DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:17

COMBINED MEANING

Levi

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Levi, a son of Jacob and ancestor of the tribe bearing his name.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

names

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Sense 1: Words or titles by which persons or things are known. Sense 2: Reputation, authority, or the persons named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:18

COMBINED MEANING

names

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Sense 1: Words or titles by which persons or things are known. Sense 2: Reputation, authority, or the persons named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:19

COMBINED MEANING

families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:20

COMBINED MEANING

families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Levites

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:21

COMBINED MEANING

family

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A household, kindred, lineage, tribe, or group descended from a common ancestor.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:22

COMBINED MEANING

numbered

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Counted, reckoned, enrolled, listed, included in a company or class, or measured as to number or extent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:23

COMBINED MEANING

families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

pitch

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Sense 1: A thick resinous substance used for coating or sealing; to coat with that substance. Sense 2: To set, fix, place, or encamp.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

behind

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Sense 1: At or toward the back or rear of a person, place, or thing; following after. Sense 2: Remaining or left after another has departed or died. Sense 3: Inferior, deficient, or falling short in relation to another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tabernacle

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Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:24

COMBINED MEANING

chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:25

COMBINED MEANING

charge

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Sense 1: To command, enjoin, or solemnly require; a command or injunction. Sense 2: A duty, trust, care, oversight, or a person or thing entrusted. Sense 3: To impute or accuse; an accusation or liability imputed. Sense 4: To impose a burden, payment, or obligation; a cost or expense. Sense 5: To entrust with or make responsible for a person, duty, or burden.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tabernacle

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Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tent

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A movable shelter or dwelling made of curtains, skins, or fabric supported by cords, poles, and stakes; by extension, a temporary habitation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hanging

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Sense 1: A curtain or drapery hung as a screen or enclosure. Sense 2: The state of being suspended from something above.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:26

COMBINED MEANING

court

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An enclosed yard, a royal residence or attendants, or a place of judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tabernacle

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Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

service

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Work, duty, ministry, worship, attendance, military obligation, or servitude performed for another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:27

COMBINED MEANING

family

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A household, kindred, lineage, tribe, or group descended from a common ancestor.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 3:28

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

keeping

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of keep, meaning to guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

charge

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Sense 1: To command, enjoin, or solemnly require; a command or injunction. Sense 2: A duty, trust, care, oversight, or a person or thing entrusted. Sense 3: To impute or accuse; an accusation or liability imputed. Sense 4: To impose a burden, payment, or obligation; a cost or expense. Sense 5: To entrust with or make responsible for a person, duty, or burden.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3:14¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

3:15Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

3:16And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.

3:17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

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3:18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

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3:19And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

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3:20And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

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3:21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

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3:22Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.

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3:23The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

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3:24And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

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3:25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

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3:26And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

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3:27¶ And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

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3:28In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

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3:29The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

3:30And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

3:31And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

3:32And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

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