New King James Version
1 Chronicles 6:49
49But 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:49
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to every kind of service of the tabernacle of the house of God. 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. 50Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, 51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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 shall make an altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide—the altar shall be square—and its height shall be three cubits.
- Exodus 30:1“You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood.
- Leviticus 1:5He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
- Leviticus 8:1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
- Leviticus 21:1And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘None shall defile himself for the dead among his people,
- Numbers 16:16And Moses said to Korah, “Tomorrow, you and all your company be present before the Lord—you and they, as well as Aaron.
- Numbers 17:1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
- Deuteronomy 18:1“The priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and His portion.
- Hebrews 7:11Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron?
- Exodus 29:33They shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but an outsider shall not eat them, because they are holy.
- Exodus 30:10And Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”
- Leviticus 4:20And he shall do with the bull as he did with the bull as a sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So the priest shall make atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.
- Numbers 15:25So the priest shall make atonement for the whole congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them, for it was unintentional; they shall bring their offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their unintended sin.
- Numbers 16:46So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar, put incense on it, and take it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from the Lord. The plague has begun.”
- Job 33:24Then He is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom’;
- Deuteronomy 34:5So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord.
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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