1 Chronicles 6:47

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“the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.”

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BSBPD

“the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.”

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KJVPD

“The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 6:47 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
  2. Numbers 3:20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
  3. Numbers 3:33From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
  4. Numbers 4:42And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families,
  5. Numbers 7:8and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
  6. Numbers 10:17Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
  7. Joshua 21:7And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
  8. Joshua 21:27This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
  9. Joshua 21:34This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:
  10. 1 Chronicles 6:56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
  11. 1 Chronicles 23:21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
  12. 1 Chronicles 23:28but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,

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