1 Chronicles 24:30 BSB

1 Chronicles 24:30

And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The particular account of these establishments is of little use to us now; but, when Ezra published it, it was of great use to direct their church affairs after their return from captivity into the old channel again.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבְנֵ֣י	u.ve.Nei	and [the] sons of	H1121 →
מוּשִׁ֔י	mu.Shi	Mushi	H4187 →
מַחְלִ֥י	mach.Li	Mahli	H4249 →
וְעֵ֖דֶר	ve.'E.der	and Eder	H5740 →
וִירִימ֑וֹת	vi.ri.Mot	and Jerimoth	H3406 →
אֵ֛לֶּה	'E.leh	these	H428 →
בְּנֵ֥י	be.Nei	[were] [the] sons of	H1121 →
הַלְוִיִּ֖ם	hal.vi.Yim	the Levites	H3881 →
לְבֵ֥ית	le.Veit	to [the] house of	H1004 →
אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃	'a.vo.tei.Hem	ancestors their	H1 →

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Where the connections lead

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1 Chronicles 6:47
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
leads to
- Numbers 10:17
  Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
- Numbers 7:8
  and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
- Joshua 21:34–40
  This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:
- Numbers 4:42
  And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families,
- Numbers 3:33–36
  From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.

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06About 1 Chronicles

Where the connections lead

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