Because 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;
The 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.
And [under] the custody and charge of the sons of Merari [shall be] the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
And 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,
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were [by] their lot twelve cities.
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Commentary for 1 Chronicles 6:47
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Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
Strong's Number: H1121 There are 3654 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: בֵּן Transliteration: bên Pronunciation: bane Description: from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Strong's Number: H4249 There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: מַחְלִי Transliteration: Machlîy Pronunciation: makh-lee' Description: from חָלָה; sick; Machli, the name of two Israelites; Mahli.
Strong's Number: H4187 There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: מוּשִׁי Transliteration: Mûwshîy Pronunciation: moo-shee' Description: or מֻשִּׁי; from מוּשׁ; sensitive; Mushi, a Levite; Mushi.
Strong's Number: H4847 There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: מְרָרִי Transliteration: Mᵉrârîy Pronunciation: mer-aw-ree' Description: from מָרַר; bitter; Merari, an Israelite; Merari. See also מְרָרִי.
Strong's Number: H3878 There are 61 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: לֵוִי Transliteration: Lêvîy Pronunciation: lay-vee' Description: from לָוָה; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob; Levi. See also לֵוִי, לֵוִיִּי.