1 Chronicles 6:49
in 1 Chronicles 6But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt-offering, and upon the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThey only were to sprinkle the blood and burn the incense; as for the work of the most holy place, that was to be done by the high priest only. Each had his work, and they both needed one another and both helped one another in it. Concerning the work of the priests we are here told, 1.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
But Aaron and his sons,.... Those that descended from him, though of the same tribe of Levi were all priests: and they offered upon the altar of burnt offerings; the daily sacrifice, and all the offerings of the people brought to them: and on the altar of incense; they burnt incense night and morning: and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy; such as were high priests of the line of Eleazar, whose work it was to go into the most holy place once a year: to make atonement for all Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God commanded; in Lev 16:1 which see; and on mention of this, a list of the high priests from Aaron, in the line of Eleazar, is given, to the times of Solomon, in the four following verses, just in the same order as in 1Ch 6:4.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
But Aaron and his sons offered, &c.--The office and duties of the high priests having been already described, the names of those who successively filled that important office are recorded.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְֽאַהֲרֹ֨ן | veaharon | and Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּבָנָ֜יו | uvanav | and descendants his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מַקְטִירִ֨ים | maktirim | [were] making smoke | H6999 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מִזְבַּ֤ח | mizbach | [the] altar of | H4196 → | 401 times |
| הָֽעוֹלָה֙ | haolah | the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מִזְבַּ֣ח | mizbach | [the] altar of | H4196 → | 401 times |
| הַקְּטֹ֔רֶת | haketoret | the incense | H7004 → | |
| לְכֹ֕ל | lekhol | for all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְלֶ֖אכֶת | melekhet | [the] work of | H4399 → | 167 times |
| קֹ֣דֶשׁ | kodesh | [the] holy place of | H6944 → | 469 times |
| הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים | hakodashim | the holy places | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וּלְכַפֵּר֙ | ulekhaper | and to make atonement | H3722 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כְּכֹל֙ | kekhol | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֔ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| עֶ֥בֶד | ʾeved | [the] servant of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
וְֽאַהֲרֹ֨ןand Aaron
veaharonH175 →347 times
וּבָנָ֜יוand descendants his
uvanavH1121 →4930 times
מַקְטִירִ֨ים[were] making smoke
maktirimH6999 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מִזְבַּ֤ח[the] altar of
mizbachH4196 →401 times
הָֽעוֹלָה֙the burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
מִזְבַּ֣ח[the] altar of
mizbachH4196 →401 times
הַקְּטֹ֔רֶתthe incense
haketoretH7004 →
לְכֹ֕לfor all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
מְלֶ֖אכֶת[the] work of
melekhetH4399 →167 times
קֹ֣דֶשׁ[the] holy place of
kodeshH6944 →469 times
הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםthe holy places
hakodashimH6944 →469 times
וּלְכַפֵּר֙and to make atonement
ulekhaperH3722 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כְּכֹל֙according to all
kekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֔הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
עֶ֥בֶד[the] servant of
ʾevedH5650 →799 times
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 4:20He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
it leads to
- Numbers 15:25
The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD an offering made by…
- Leviticus 12:8
But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement…
- Hebrews 10:10–12
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- Numbers 15:25
Through
Exodus 29:33They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.
it leads to
- Numbers 18:4
They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.
- Numbers 16:5
Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one…
- Numbers 3:38
Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service…
- Numbers 1:51
Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must…
- Numbers 16:40
just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the…
- Numbers 18:4
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.