Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the distribution.

New American Standard Bible

and they were for the sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, for the lot was theirs first.

King James Version

Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

Holman Bible

to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because they received the first lot.

International Standard Version

for the descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the descendants of Kohath, of the descendants of Levi, since the lot fell in their favor first.

A Conservative Version

and they were for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the sons of Levi, for theirs was the first lot.

American Standard Version

and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

Amplified

and they were for the sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, because the lot fell to them first.

Darby Translation

and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be to the sons of Aaron from the families of the Kohathites, from the sons of Levi: for to them was the first lot.

King James 2000

Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

Lexham Expanded Bible

and they were for the descendants of Aaron, from the families of the Kohathites, from the descendants of Levi, because the first lot was theirs.

Modern King James verseion

which the sons of Aaron had, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the sons of Levi, for theirs was the first lot.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

which the children of Aaron, being of the kindreds of the Kohathites, and of the children of Levi, obtained - for theirs was the first lot.

NET Bible

They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.

New Heart English Bible

and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

The Emphasized Bible

And the sons of Aaron, from among the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, had them, - because, theirs, was the first lot;

Webster

Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

World English Bible

and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been the first lot;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of Aaron
אהרון 
'Aharown 
Usage: 347

being of the families
משׁפּחה 
Mishpachah 
Usage: 303

of the Kohathites
קהתי 
Qohathiy 
Usage: 15

of Levi
לוי 
Leviy 
Usage: 66

ראשׁן ראשׁון 
Ri'shown 
Usage: 182

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Cities Of Aaron's Descendants

9 From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name: 10 These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the distribution. 11 They gave them Kiriath-arba, the town of Arba, the father of Anak, (which is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah, with its grass-lands.

Cross References

Joshua 21:4

And the heritage came out for the families of the Kohathites: the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Exodus 6:18

And the sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel: and the years of Kohath's life were a hundred and thirty-three.

Exodus 6:20-26

And Amram took Jochebed, his father's sister, as wife; and she gave birth to Aaron and Moses: and the years of Amram's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.

Numbers 3:2-4

These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the oldest, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Numbers 3:19

And the sons of Kohath, by their families: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel.

Numbers 3:27

From Kohath come the Amramites and the Izharites and the Hebronites and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.

Numbers 4:2

Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

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