Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

for their station is at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,

New American Standard Bible

For their office is to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God,

King James Version

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

Holman Bible

“but their duty will be to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the Lord’s temple, being responsible for the courts and the chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of God’s temple—

International Standard Version

David issued these orders:

A Conservative Version

For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God, also

American Standard Version

For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;

Amplified

For their duty is to assist [the priests] the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, in [caring for] the courtyards, the chambers, the purifying of all holy things, and any work of the service of the house of God,

Bible in Basic English

Their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron in all the work of the house of the Lord, in the open spaces and in the rooms, in the making clean of all the holy things, in doing all the work of the house of the Lord,

Darby Translation

For their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of all holy things, and for the work of the service of the house of God;

Julia Smith Translation

For from their station at the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, upon the enclosures and upon the cells and for the cleansing to all the holy place and the works of the service of the house of God.

King James 2000

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

Lexham Expanded Bible

For their station [was] {to assist} the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of Yahweh, over the courtyards, over the chambers, and over the cleansing of all the sanctified objects, and [with] the work of the service of the house of God,

Modern King James verseion

because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"To wait at the hands of the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, and to have the oversight of the courts and of the store houses, and of the purifying of all holy things, and of the work of the things that served for the house of God,

NET Bible

Their job was to help Aaron's descendants in the service of the Lord's temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God's temple.

New Heart English Bible

For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God's house;

The Emphasized Bible

For, their duty, was - to be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron, in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of everything holy, - and doing the laborious work, of the house of God;

Webster

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

World English Bible

For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Yahweh, in the courts, and in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מעמד 
Ma`amad 
Usage: 5

was to wait
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

on the sons

Usage: 0

of Aaron
אהרון 
'Aharown 
Usage: 347

for the service
עבודה עבדה 
`abodah 
Usage: 146

of the house
בּית 
Bayith 
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053
Usage: 2053

of the Lord

Usage: 0

in the courts
חצר 
Chatser 
Usage: 190

and in the chambers
לשׁכּה 
Lishkah 
Usage: 47

and in the purifying
טהרה 
Tohorah 
Usage: 13

קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

and the work
מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

of the service
עבודה עבדה 
`abodah 
Usage: 146

References

Context Readings

David Organizes The Levites

27 for by the last words of David they took the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward, 28 for their station is at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God, 29 and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for the work of the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all liquid measure and solid measure;



Cross References

Nehemiah 13:9

and I speak, and they cleanse the chambers, and I bring back thither the vessels of the house of God with the present and the frankincense.

Numbers 3:6-9

'Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou hast caused it to stand before Aaron the priest, and they have served him,

1 Kings 6:5

And he buildeth against the wall of the house a couch round about, even the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the oracle, and maketh sides round about.

1 Chronicles 9:28-29

And some of them are over the vessels of service, for by number they bring them in, and by number they take them out.

1 Chronicles 18:17

and Benaiah son of Jehoiada is over the Cherethite and the Pelethite, and the elder sons of David are at the hand of the king.

1 Chronicles 23:4

Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah are twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,

1 Chronicles 28:13

and for the courses of the priests and of the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all vessels of service of the house of Jehovah,

2 Chronicles 29:5

And he saith to them, 'Hear me, O Levites, now, sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, God of your fathers, and bring out the impurity from the sanctuary,

2 Chronicles 29:18-19

And they come in within unto Hezekiah the king, and say, 'We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and the table of the arrangement, and all its vessels,

2 Chronicles 31:11

And Hezekiah saith to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah, and they prepare,

2 Chronicles 35:3-6

and saith to the Levites -- who are teaching all Israel -- who are sanctified to Jehovah, 'Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon son of David king of Israel built; it is not to you a burden on the shoulder. 'Now, serve Jehovah your God, and His people Israel,

2 Chronicles 35:11-14

and they slaughter the passover-offering, and the priests sprinkle out of their hand, and the Levites are striping;

Ezra 8:29

watch, and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.'

Nehemiah 11:24

And Pethahiah son of Meshezabeel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, is by the hand of the king, for every matter of the people.

Nehemiah 13:4-5

And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, is a relation of Tobiah,

Jeremiah 35:4

and bring them into the house of Jehovah, unto the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, that is near to the chamber of the princes, that is above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold;

Ezekiel 41:6-11

And the side-chambers are side-chamber by side-chamber, three and thirty times; and they are entering into the wall -- which the house hath for the side-chambers all round about -- to be taken hold of, and they are not taken hold of by the wall of the house.

Ezekiel 41:26

And narrow windows and palm-trees are on this side, and on that side, at the sides of the porch, and the side-chambers of the house, and the thick places.

Ezekiel 42:3

Over-against the twenty cubits that are to the inner court, and over-against the pavement that is to the outer court, is gallery over-against gallery, in the three storeys.

Ezekiel 42:13

And he saith unto me, 'The north chambers, the south chambers, that are at the front of the separate place, they are holy chambers, where the priests (who are near to Jehovah) eat the most holy things, there they place the most holy things, and the present, and the sin-offering, and the guilt-offering, for the place is holy.

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