KJV King James Version
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
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1 Chronicles 23:22
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
WEB World English Bible
Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them as wives.
ASV American Standard Version
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Eleazar dieth, and he had no sons, but daughters, and sons of Kish their brethren take them.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 23
19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 These [were] the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; [even] the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
25 For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
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וַיָּ֙מָת֙H4191 · mutto dieאֶלְעָזָ֔רH499 · el.a.zarEleazarוְלֹא־H3808 · lonotהָ֥יוּH1961 · ha.yahto beל֛וֹH9033 · ohimבָּנִ֖יםH1121 · benson: childכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאִם־H518 · imifבָּנ֑וֹתH1323 · batdaughterוַיִּשָּׂא֥וּםH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseבְּנֵי־H1121 · benson: childקִ֖ישׁH7027 · qishKishאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃H251 · achbrother: male-sibling
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