19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
19 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levitical clans according to families:
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. Now these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers:
19 The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent:
47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
47 Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi.
Genealogies.
We have an account of Levi in this chapter. The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites, to preserve their descent clear, and to be able to prove it; because all the honours and privileges of their office depended upon their descent. Now, the Spirit of God calls ministers to their work, without any limit as to the families they came from; and then, as now, though believers and ministers may be very useful to the church, none but our great High Priest can make atonement for sin, nor can any be accepted but through his atonement.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 6:19
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Genealogies.
We have an account of Levi in this chapter. The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites, to preserve their descent clear, and to be able to prove it; because all the honours and privileges of their office depended upon their descent. Now, the Spirit of God calls ministers to their work, without any limit as to the families they came from; and then, as now, though believers and ministers may be very useful to the church, none but our great High Priest can make atonement for sin, nor can any be accepted but through his atonement.