New English Translation
1 Chronicles 6:49
49But Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary. They made atonement for Israel, just as God’s servant Moses had ordered.
1 Chronicles 6:49 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But Aaron and his sons offered sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and on 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.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:49
47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. 48The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary. But Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary. They made atonement for Israel, just as God’s servant Moses had ordered. 50These were the descendants of Aaron: His son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, 51his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:49 word by word
וְֽאַהֲרֹ֨ן וּבָנָ֜יו מַקְטִירִ֨ים עַל־מִזְבַּ֤ח הָֽעוֹלָה֙ וְעַל־מִזְבַּ֣ח הַקְּטֹ֔רֶת לְכֹ֕ל מְלֶ֖אכֶת קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים וּלְכַפֵּר֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֥בֶד הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- offeredקָטַרqâţar · to offer: offerH6999
- upon the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
- of the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
- of incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
- for all the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
- mostקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Most Holy PlaceH6944
- and to make an atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
- for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- according to all that Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- had commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:49
- Exodus 27:1“You are to make the altar of acacia wood, seven feet six inches long, and seven feet six inches wide; the altar is to be square, and its height is to be four feet six inches.
- Exodus 30:1“You are to make an altar for burning incense; you are to make it of acacia wood.
- Leviticus 1:5Then the one presenting the offering must slaughter the bull before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must present the blood and splash the blood against the sides of the altar which is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.
- Leviticus 8:1Then the Lord spoke to Moses:
- Leviticus 21:1The Lord said to Moses: “Say to the priests, the sons of Aaron – say to them, ‘For a dead person no priest is to defile himself among his people,
- Numbers 16:16Then Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company present yourselves before the Lord – you and they, and Aaron – tomorrow.
- Numbers 17:1The Lord spoke to Moses:
- Deuteronomy 18:1The Levitical priests – indeed, the entire tribe of Levi – will have no allotment or inheritance with Israel; they may eat the burnt offerings of the Lord and of his inheritance.
- Hebrews 7:11So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood – for on that basis the people received the law – what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in Aaron’s order?
- Exodus 29:33They are to eat those things by which atonement was made to consecrate and to set them apart, but no one else may eat them, for they are holy.
- Exodus 30:10Aaron is to make atonement on its horns once in the year with some of the blood of the sin offering for atonement; once in the year he is to make atonement on it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”
- Leviticus 4:20He must do with the rest of the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering; this is what he must do with it. So the priest will make atonement on their behalf and they will be forgiven.
- Numbers 15:25And the priest is to make atonement for the whole community of the Israelites, and they will be forgiven, because it was unintentional and they have brought their offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord, and their purification offering before the Lord, for their unintentional offense.
- Numbers 16:46Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take the censer, put burning coals from the altar in it, place incense on it, and go quickly into the assembly and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone out from the Lord – the plague has begun!”
- Job 33:24and if God is gracious to him and says, ‘Spare him from going down to the place of corruption, I have found a ransom for him,’
- Deuteronomy 34:5So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab as the Lord had said.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:49
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49This explanation of the priests' rights introduces the following list.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4949. 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.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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