New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 6:49
49Only 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.
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
47Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi. 48Their fellow Levites were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God. 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. 50The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, 51Bukki, Uzzi, 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“Using acacia wood, construct a square altar 7-1/2 feet wide, 7-1/2 feet long, and 4-1/2 feet high.
- Exodus 30:1“Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense.
- Leviticus 1:5Then slaughter the young bull in the Lord’s presence, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the animal’s blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle.
- Leviticus 8:1Then the Lord said to Moses,
- Leviticus 21:1The Lord said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. “A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean by touching the dead body of a relative.
- Numbers 16:16And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers must come here tomorrow and present yourselves before the Lord. Aaron will also be here.
- Numbers 17:1Then the Lord said to Moses,
- Deuteronomy 18:1“Remember that the Levitical priests—that is, the whole of the tribe of Levi—will receive no allotment of land among the other tribes in Israel. Instead, the priests and Levites will eat from the special gifts given to the Lord, for that is their share.
- Hebrews 7:11So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God intended, why did God need to establish a different priesthood, with a priest in the order of Melchizedek instead of the order of Levi and Aaron?
- Exodus 29:33They alone may eat the meat and bread used for their purification in the ordination ceremony. No one else may eat them, for these things are set apart and holy.
- Exodus 30:10“Once a year Aaron must purify the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the Lord’s most holy altar.”
- Leviticus 4:20just as he does with the bull offered as a sin offering for the high priest. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the Lord, and they will be forgiven.
- Numbers 15:25With it the priest will purify the whole community of Israel, making them right with the Lord, and they will be forgiven. For it was an unintentional sin, and they have corrected it with their offerings to the Lord—the special gift and the sin offering.
- Numbers 16:46And Moses said to Aaron, “Quick, take an incense burner and place burning coals on it from the altar. Lay incense on it, and carry it out among the people to purify them and make them right with the Lord. The Lord’s anger is blazing against them—the plague has already begun.”
- Job 33:24he will be gracious and say, ‘Rescue him from the grave, for I have found a ransom for his life.’
- Deuteronomy 34:5So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, just 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
In the dictionaries
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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