1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 23:12–13

¹²The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel— four in all.

¹³The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.

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1 Chronicles 23:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Kohath	קְהָ֗ת	qə·hāṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6955 Kehath
Amram	עַמְרָ֥ם	‘am·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6019 Amram
Izhar	יִצְהָ֛ר	yiṣ·hār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3324 Jitshar
Hebron	חֶבְר֥וֹן	ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2275 Hebron
and Uzziel	וְעֻזִּיאֵ֖ל	wə·‘uz·zî·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5816 Uzziel
four	אַרְבָּעָֽה׃ס	’ar·bā·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H702 four

1 Chronicles 23:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Amram	עַמְרָ֖ם	‘am·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6019 Amram
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֣ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
and Moses	וּמֹשֶׁ֑ה	ū·mō·šeh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֡ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
and his descendants	וּבָנָיו֙	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
were set apart	וַיִּבָּדֵ֣ל	way·yib·bā·ḏêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H914 be divided, separate
forever	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
to consecrate	לְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ֩	lə·haq·dî·šōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
the most holy things	קֹ֨דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity
to burn incense	לְהַקְטִיר֩	lə·haq·ṭîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
before	לִפְנֵ֨י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to minister before Him	לְשָׁרְת֛וֹ	lə·šā·rə·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H8334 minister, serve
and to pronounce blessings	וּלְבָרֵ֥ךְ	ū·lə·ḇā·rêḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1288 kneel, bless
in His name	בִּשְׁמ֖וֹ	biš·mōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
forever	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while

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1 Chronicles 23:12 Exodus 6:18

1 Chronicles 23:13 Exodus 6:20 · Deuteronomy 21:5 · Exodus 30:6–10 · 1 Samuel 2:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.