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Davidדָּוִידdivided themוַיֶּחָלְקֵםinto divisionsמַחְלְקוֹתaccording to the sonsלִבְנֵיof Levi:לֵוִיGershon,לְגֵרְשׁוֹןKohath,קְהָתand Merari.וּמְרָרִי
1 Chronicles 23:6
Study it in the app“David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 23:6, word by word
- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- divided themיֶּחָלְקֵyechalke
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “yechalke” appears- into divisionsמַחְלְקוֹתmachlkot
division
Division: each of the parts into which a group is divided.
Where else “machlkot” appears- according to the sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- Gershonגֵרְשׁוֹןgershon
Gershon
Gershon, the eldest son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “gershon” appears- Kohathקְהָתkehat
Kohath
Kohath, a son of Levi; Moses and Aaron came from his family.
Where else “kehat” appears- and Merariמְרָרִיmerari
Merari
Merari, a son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “merari” appears
The context
5and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand praising YHWH with the instruments that I made for praising.
6 · This verse (above)
7Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.