King James Version

1 Chronicles 6:19

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Chronicles 6:4.

בְּנֵ֥יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […מְרָרִ֖יmerariMerari. See also H4848מְרָרִיnoun, proper name — “Merari. See also H4848”H4847Merari, an IsraeliteMerari. See also H4848 (מְרָרִי).מַחְלִ֣יmachliMahliמַחְלִיnoun, proper name — “Mahli”H4249Machli, the name of two IsraelitesMahli.וּמֻשִׁ֑יumushiand Mushiמוּשִׁיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Mushi”H4187Mushi, a LeviteMushi.וְאֵ֛לֶּהveelehand theseאֵלֶּהconjunction, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “and these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmishpechotfamilyמִשְׁפָּחָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4940a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or peoplefamily, kind(-red).הַלֵּוִ֖יhalevithe Leviiteלֵוִיִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.לַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽםlaavoteyhemto fatherאָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-4) The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses .

Young’s Literal Translation

Sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. And these [are] families of the Levite according to their fathers;

World English Bible

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

Darby Translation

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of Levi according to their fathers.

Douay-Rheims

The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. And these are the kindreds of Levi according to their families.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-4) The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sons of Merari; Mooli and Musi: and these are the families of Levi, according to their families.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱοὶ Μεραρὶ, Μοολὶ, καὶ ὁ Μουσί· καὶ αὗται αἱ πατριαὶ τοῦ Λευὶ κατὰ πατριὰς αὐτῶν.