1 Chronicles 9:30

Contemporary English Version

But only the priests could mix the spices.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Some of the priests’ sons mixed the spices.

Hebrew Names Version
Some of the sons of the Kohanim prepared the confection of the spices.

King James Version
And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

English Standard Version
Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,

New Century Version
but some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.

New English Translation
(But some of the priests mixed the spices.)

Amplified Bible
Other sons of the priests prepared the mixture of spices.

New American Standard Bible
Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the balsam oil.

World English Bible
Some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And certaine of the sonnes of the Priestes made oyntments of sweete odours.

Legacy Standard Bible
Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.

Berean Standard Bible
And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices.

Complete Jewish Bible
Some of the sons of the cohanim mixed together the ingredients for the perfumes.

Darby Translation
And it was [some one] of the sons of the priests who compounded the ointment of the spices.

Easy-to-Read Version
But it was the priests who had the job of mixing the special oil.

George Lamsa Translation
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the incense for the censers, and the gifts were given by the Levites.

Good News Translation
But the responsibility for mixing the spices belonged to the priests.

Lexham English Bible
And some of the sons of the priests mixed the fragrant ointment for the spices.

Literal Translation
And certain of the sons of the priests blended the mixture for spices.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but some of ye prestes children made the incense.

American Standard Version
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

Bible in Basic English
And some of the sons of the priests were responsible for crushing the spices.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And certaine of the sonnes of the priestes made oyntmentes of the sweete odours.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

King James Version (1611)
And some of the sonnes of the Priests made the oyntment of the spices.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And some of the priests were makers of the ointment, and appointed to prepare the spices.

English Revised Version
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli the sones of preestis maden oynementis of swete smellynge spiceries.

Update Bible Version
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

Webster's Bible Translation
And [some] of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

New King James Version
And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

New Living Translation
But it was the priests who blended the spices.

New Life Bible
And some of the sons of the religious leaders did the work of mixing the spices.

New Revised Standard
Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, some from among the sons of the priests, were compounders of perfumes, with the spices.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of the priests made the ointments of the spices.

Revised Standard Version
Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,

Young's Literal Translation
And [some] of the sons of the priests are mixing the mixture for spices.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.

Contextual Overview

¹⁴Here is a list of Levites who settled in Jerusalem: Shemaiah from the Merari clan, whose ancestors included Hasshub, Azrikam, and Hashabiah; Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattaniah son of Mica, whose ancestors included Zichri and Asaph; Obadiah son of Shemaiah, whose ancestors included Galal and Jeduthun; Berechiah son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah, who had lived in the villages near the town of Netophah. ¹⁷ Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives were the guards at the temple gates. Shallum was the leader of this clan, ¹⁸ and for a long time they had been the guards at the King's Gate on the east side of the city. Before that, their ancestors guarded the entrance to the Levite camp. ¹⁹ Shallum son of Kore, as well as the other men in the Korahite clan, guarded the entrance to the temple, just as their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the sacred tent. ²⁰ Phinehas son of Eleazar had supervised their work because the Lord was with him. ²¹ Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was also one of the guards at the temple. ²² There was a total of two hundred twelve guards, all of them listed in the family records in their towns. Their ancestors had been chosen by King David and by Samuel the prophet to be responsible for this work, ²³ and now they guarded the temple gates. ²⁴ There was one full-time guard appointed to each of the four sides of the temple. ²⁵ Their assistants lived in the villages outside the city, and every seven days a group of them would come into the city and take their turn at guard duty.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

of the sons: Exodus 30:25, Exodus 30:33, Exodus 30:35-38, Exodus 37:29

Reciprocal: Exodus 30:34 - frankincense

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. For though the Levites had the care of the spices, they might not make the ointment with them, only the priests, see Exodus 30:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 30. The sons of the priests made the ointment — Only the priests were permitted to make this ointment; all others were forbidden to do it on pain of death; see Exodus 30:34-38, and the notes there.