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Literal Standard Version

1 Chronicles 9:30

And [some] of the sons of the priests are mixing the mixture for spices.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Incense;   Oil;   Porters;   Thompson Chain Reference - Anointing Oil;   Oil;   Olive Oil;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anointing, Sacred;   Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Hananiah;   Spices;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ointment;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Priests and Levites;   Writing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ointment;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Balsam;   Confection;   Korahites;   Oil, Anointing;  

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.
Contemporary English Version
But only the priests could mix 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

14And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hashshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zichri, son of Asaph; 16and Obadiah son of Shemariah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah, son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who is dwelling in the villages of the Netophathite. 17And the gatekeepers [are] Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers—Shallum [is] the head; 18and until now they [are] at the gate of the king eastward; they [are] the gatekeepers for the companies of the sons of Levi. 19And Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brothers, of the house of his father, the Korahites, [are] over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers [are] over the camp of YHWH, keepers of the entrance; 20and Phinehas son of Eleazar has been leader over them formerly; YHWH [is] with him. 21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah [is] gatekeeper at the opening of the Tent of Meeting. 22All of those who are chosen for gatekeepers at the thresholds [are] two hundred and twelve; they [are] in their villages, by their genealogy; they whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office. 23And they and their sons [are] over the gates of the house of YHWH, even of the house of the tent, by watches.

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.


 
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