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The Merarites

1 Chronicles 23:22

In 11 translations

BSB
Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
KJV
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.brethren: or, kinsmen
WEB
Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
ASV
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.
LSV
And Eleazar dies, and he had no sons, but daughters, and their brothers, sons of Kish, take them.
YLT
And Eleazar dieth, and he had no sons, but daughters, and sons of Kish their brethren take them.
DBY
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
DRC
And Eleazar died, and had no sons but daughters: and the sons of Cis their brethren took them.
GNV
And Eleazar dyed, and had no sonnes, but daughters, and their brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them.
JPS
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.
LXXE
And Eleazar died, and he had no sons, but daughters: and the sons of Kis, their brethren, took them.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּ֨מָת֙ אֶלְעָזָ֔ר וְלֹא־הָ֥יוּ ל֛וֹ בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת וַיִּשָּׂא֥וּם בְּנֵי־קִ֖ישׁ אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀπέθανεν Ἐλεάζαρ· καὶ οὐκ ἦσαν αὐτῷ υἱοὶ, ἀλλʼ ἢ θυγατέρες· καὶ ἔλαβον αὐτὰς υἱοὶ Κὶς ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν.

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  • 1 Chronicles 24:28From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
  • Numbers 36:6–8This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father. No inheritance in Israel may be transferred…

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