1 Chronicles 23:12

“The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.”

1 Chronicles 23:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 23:12, word by word

The sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bene” appears
of Kohathקְהָתkehat

Kohath

Kohath, a son of Levi; Moses and Aaron came from his family.

Where else “kehat” appears
Amramעַמְרָםamram

Amram

Amram, grandson of Levi, father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam; also another Israelite (Ezra 10:34).

Where else “amram” appears
Izharיִצְהָרyitshar

Izhar

Izhar, grandson of Levi, father of Korah.

Where else “yitshar” appears
Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron

Hebron

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and Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵלuziel

Uzziel

Uzziel: the name of several Israelites, among them a grandson of Levi.

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fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemDead SeaHebron
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Hebron

    Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.

    Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).

    Genesis 23:2Genesis 13:182 Samuel 2:12 Samuel 5:3

The context

11Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s house in a single census.

12 · This verse (above)

13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to offer up in smoke before YHWH, to minister to him, and to bless in his name forever.

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