KJV King James Version
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
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1 Chronicles 6:47
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
WEB World English Bible
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
ASV American Standard Version
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 6
44 And their brethren the sons of Merari [stood] on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48 Their brethren also the Levites [were] appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, [and were appointed] for all the work of the [place] most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50 And these [are] the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
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1 Chronicles 23:21The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.Exodus 6:19And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these [are] the families of Levi according to their generations.1 Chronicles 23:28Because their office [was] to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;Numbers 10:17And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.Numbers 3:33-36Of Merari [was] the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these [are] the families of Merari.Joshua 21:7The 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.Numbers 4:42And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,Joshua 21:34-40And 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,Numbers 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.Numbers 7:8And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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