1 Chronicles 23:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

These were the sons of Levi by their families, the heads of the fathers' households, listed by name, individually numbered, who were doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and older.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    These were the sons of Levi according to the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by head, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    These are the children of Leui amonge their fathers houses, and the chefest of the fathers, which were counted after the nombre of ye names heade by heade: which executed the worke of the offices in the house of the LORDE from thirtie yeare olde & aboue.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    These were the sonnes of Leui according to the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe fathers according to their offices, according to the nomber of names and their summe that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lorde from the age of twentie yeeres and aboue.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    These are the children of Leui after the houshold of their fathers, euen the auncient of the fathers according to their offices, and after the number and summe of the names of them that dyd the worke in the seruice of the house of the Lord, from the age of twentie yeres and aboue.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ These [were] the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; [even] the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of those of those who were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and upward.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    These `are' sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their polls, doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from a son of twenty years and upward,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' `houses' of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and upward.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the LORD’s temple and were twenty years old and up.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 10:17 : 17 Then the Tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the Tabernacle, set out.
  • Num 10:21 : 21 Then the Kohathites, who carried the holy things, set out; the Tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
  • 1 Chr 23:3 : 3 The Levites, thirty years old and older, were counted by their heads, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.
  • Num 4:3 : 3 Count all those from thirty years old to fifty years old who come to serve in the work of the tent of meeting.
  • Num 8:24 : 24 This applies to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upward, they shall enter to perform the work of the tent of meeting.
  • Ezra 3:8 : 8 In the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers—the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned from captivity to Jerusalem—began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years old and older to oversee the work on the house of the LORD.
  • Num 4:34-49 : 34 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their clans and by their ancestral houses, 35 from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone eligible to work in the service of the tent of meeting. 36 Their number by their families was 2,750. 37 These are the counts of the Kohathite families, all those who served in the work of the tent of meeting. They were numbered by Moses and Aaron according to the LORD’s command through Moses. 38 The Gershonite men were counted by their families and by their ancestral houses. 39 From thirty years old to fifty years old, all those who were eligible to serve in the work of the tent of meeting were counted. 40 The total number of those counted by their families and their ancestral houses was 2,630. 41 These are the counts of the Gershonite families who served in the work of the tent of meeting. They were counted by Moses and Aaron according to the LORD's command. 42 The Merarite men were counted by their families and by their ancestral houses. 43 From thirty years old to fifty years old, all those who were eligible for service in the work of the tent of meeting were counted. 44 The total number of those counted by their families was 3,200. 45 These are the counts of the Merarite families who were numbered by Moses and Aaron according to the LORD’s command through Moses. 46 All those numbered by Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel were counted among the Levite clans by their families and by their ancestral houses. 47 From thirty years old to fifty years old, all those who were eligible for the work of serving and for carrying burdens in the tent of meeting were counted. 48 Their total number was 8,580. 49 Each man was assigned his work and his burden to carry, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they were numbered by Moses according to the LORD's command.
  • 1 Chr 23:27 : 27 According to the last instructions of David, the number of the Levites was from twenty years old and upward.
  • Num 1:2-4 : 2 Take a census of the entire community of the Israelites, by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males, head by head. 3 You must count all those who are twenty years old or older, who are able to serve in the army of Israel, division by division—you and Aaron together. 4 A man from each tribe, the head of his ancestral house, will assist you.
  • Num 1:18 : 18 and they assembled the entire community on the first day of the second month. They recorded their lineage by their clans and ancestral houses, counting the names of those twenty years old or older, individually,
  • Num 1:22 : 22 The descendants of Simeon were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.
  • Num 2:32 : 32 These are the Israelites counted according to their families and ancestral houses. The total number in the camps, by divisions, is 603,550.
  • Num 3:15 : 15 Take a census of the sons of Levi, by their fathers' houses and by their clans. Count every male a month old and upward.
  • Num 3:20 : 20 The sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi, according to their fathers' houses.
  • Num 3:47 : 47 collect five shekels for each individual, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 23:27-28
    2 verses
    85%

    27According to the last instructions of David, the number of the Levites was from twenty years old and upward.

    28Their job was to assist the descendants of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, overseeing the courtyards, the rooms, the ceremonial cleansing of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God.

  • 1 Chr 23:3-4
    2 verses
    82%

    3The Levites, thirty years old and older, were counted by their heads, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.

    4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,

  • Num 8:23-26
    4 verses
    82%

    23The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    24This applies to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upward, they shall enter to perform the work of the tent of meeting.

    25But at fifty years old, they must retire from regular service and shall no longer work.

    26Instead, they may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must no longer do the work. This is how you are to assign the Levites to their responsibilities.

  • 2 Chr 31:16-17
    2 verses
    80%

    16They distributed to all the males from three years old and above who were registered to come daily to the house of the Lord to perform their duties in accordance with their divisions.

    17They also ensured the genealogical enrollment of the priests by their family divisions, and the Levites from twenty years old and older followed their duties according to their assigned divisions.

  • Num 4:46-47
    2 verses
    78%

    46All those numbered by Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel were counted among the Levite clans by their families and by their ancestral houses.

    47From thirty years old to fifty years old, all those who were eligible for the work of serving and for carrying burdens in the tent of meeting were counted.

  • Num 3:39
    78%

    39The total number of Levites whom Moses and Aaron counted as commanded by the LORD, by their clans, every male a month old and upward, was 22,000.

  • Num 4:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their ancestral houses and by their clans.

    23Count all men from thirty years old to fifty years old who are eligible to serve in the work of the tent of meeting.

  • Neh 12:23-24
    2 verses
    77%

    23The descendants of Levi, the heads of families, were recorded in the book of the annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

    24The leaders of the Levites were: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, as prescribed by David, the man of God, alternating duty by duty.

  • Num 4:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and by their ancestral houses.

    3Count all those from thirty years old to fifty years old who come to serve in the work of the tent of meeting.

  • Num 3:15
    77%

    15Take a census of the sons of Levi, by their fathers' houses and by their clans. Count every male a month old and upward.

  • Num 1:3
    76%

    3You must count all those who are twenty years old or older, who are able to serve in the army of Israel, division by division—you and Aaron together.

  • Num 1:26
    76%

    26The descendants of Judah were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

  • Num 1:24
    75%

    24The descendants of Gad were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

  • 1 Chr 24:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19These were their assigned duties for their service when they came into the house of the Lord, as prescribed by their father Aaron, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

    20As for the rest of the Levites: from the sons of Amram, Shubael, and from the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

  • Num 4:35-40
    6 verses
    75%

    35from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone eligible to work in the service of the tent of meeting.

    36Their number by their families was 2,750.

    37These are the counts of the Kohathite families, all those who served in the work of the tent of meeting. They were numbered by Moses and Aaron according to the LORD’s command through Moses.

    38The Gershonite men were counted by their families and by their ancestral houses.

    39From thirty years old to fifty years old, all those who were eligible to serve in the work of the tent of meeting were counted.

    40The total number of those counted by their families and their ancestral houses was 2,630.

  • Num 1:30
    75%

    30The descendants of Zebulun were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

  • Num 26:2
    74%

    2“Take a census of the entire assembly of the Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, according to their ancestral families, all who are able to serve in Israel’s army.

  • Num 4:29-30
    2 verses
    74%

    29Count the sons of Merari by their clans and by their ancestral houses.

    30Count all men from thirty years old to fifty years old who qualify to work in the service of the tent of meeting.

  • 1 Chr 24:30-31
    2 verses
    74%

    30The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their ancestral families.

    31They also cast lots, like their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and of the Levites, the families of the chief just as the youngest, all alike.

  • Num 4:42-44
    3 verses
    74%

    42The Merarite men were counted by their families and by their ancestral houses.

    43From thirty years old to fifty years old, all those who were eligible for service in the work of the tent of meeting were counted.

    44The total number of those counted by their families was 3,200.

  • 1 Chr 12:26
    74%

    26From the tribe of Levi: 4,600 men.

  • Num 1:45
    74%

    45So all the Israelites who were twenty years old or older and able to serve in the army were counted according to their ancestral houses.

  • 1 Chr 27:1
    73%

    1The sons of Israel were counted by their numbers, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters of the divisions, those who came in and went out month by month for all the months of the year. Each division had twenty-four thousand men.

  • Num 1:18
    73%

    18and they assembled the entire community on the first day of the second month. They recorded their lineage by their clans and ancestral houses, counting the names of those twenty years old or older, individually,

  • Num 1:32
    72%

    32The descendants of Joseph, specifically the tribe of Ephraim, were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

  • Num 1:28
    72%

    28The descendants of Issachar were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

  • Num 3:17
    72%

    17These were the names of the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 1 Chr 25:27
    72%

    27The twentieth lot came out for Eliathah, and his sons and relatives—twelve in all.

  • Ezra 2:40
    72%

    40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), seventy-four.