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1 Chronicles

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And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And David David Noun H1732 דָּוִ֖יד da·vid
Analysis:
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divided deal Verb H2505 וַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥ם vai·ye·cha·le·kem
them into courses company Noun H4256 מַחְלְקֹ֑ות mach·le·ko·vt;
among the sons afflicted Noun H1121 לִבְנֵ֣י liv·nei
of Levi Levi Noun H3878 לֵוִ֔י le·vi,
Analysis:
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Kohath Kohath Noun H6955 קְהָ֥ת ke·hat
and Merari Merari Noun H4847 וּמְרָרִֽי׃ u·me·ra·ri.
Analysis:
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People

Levi

a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him

Merari

a son of Levi

Merari

descendant of Merari

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Levi

Levi [N] [H] [S] adhesion.  The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah's words ( Genesis 29:34 ), "This time will my husband be joined [Heb. yillaveh] unto me." He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah ( Genesis 34:25-31 ). He and his three sons went down with Jacob ( 46:11 ) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundre... View Details

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King James Bible And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Hebrew Greek English And David divided them into courses among divisions according to the sons of Levi, namely, Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And David divided them into courses among divisions according to the sons of Levi, namely, Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.