1 Chronicles 6:49

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

47To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, 13 cities were assigned from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from tribe of Naphtali and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 48To the sons of Merari 12 cities were assigned by lot, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun. So Bnei-Yisrael gave to the Levites the cities with their open land. 50They also assigned by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities that were mentioned by name. 51Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

1 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“Make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide. The altar will be square and its height is to be three cubits.
• Exodus 30:1“You are to make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense.
• Leviticus 1:5He is to slaughter the bull before Adonai. Then Aaron’s sons, the kohanim, are to present the blood and splash it around on the altar that is at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
• Leviticus 8:1Then Adonai spoke to Moses, saying:
• Leviticus 21:1Then Adonai said to Moses, “Speak to the kohanim, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: A kohen is not to allow himself to become unclean for the dead among his people,
• Numbers 16:16So Moses said to Korah, “You and your whole following are to appear before Adonai—you, they and Aaron—tomorrow!
• Numbers 17:1Adonai spoke to Moses saying,
• Deuteronomy 18:1“The Levitical kohanim, all the tribe of Levi, are to have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the offerings made to Adonai by fire as His inheritance.
• Hebrews 7:11Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for based on it the people had been given the Torah), what further need was there for a different kohen to arise—designated according to the order of Melechizedek , not according to the order of Aaron?
• Exodus 29:33They are to eat those things with which atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them, but a layman is not to eat them, because they are holy.
• Exodus 30:10Aaron is to make atonement upon the horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering throughout your generations. It is most holy to Adonai.”
• Leviticus 4:20He is also to do with the bull just as he did with the bull of the sin offering—he must do the same with it. So the kohen should make atonement for them—and they will be forgiven.
• Numbers 15:25So the kohen will make atonement for the entire community of Bnei-Yisrael, and they will be forgiven, for it was unintentional and they brought a fire offering and their sin offering to Adonai for their error.
• Numbers 16:46Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take the censer, put into it fire from the altar and put in incense. Get going and hurry to the assembly and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from Adonai and the plague has started.”
• 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 Adonai died there in the land of Moab, as was from the mouth of Adonai.

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

• Aaron
• God
• Israel
• Moses
• Burnt offering
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Phinees

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