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The Descendants of Levi

1 Chronicles 6:26

In 11 translations

BSB
Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,Some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah:
KJV
As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,Zophai: or, Zuph
WEB
As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
ASV
As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
LSV
Elkanah—sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
YLT
Elkanah; sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
DBY
Elkanah, — the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
DRC
And Elcana. The sons of Elcana: Sophai his son, Nahath his son,
GNV
Elkanah. the sonnes of Elkanah, Zophai his sonne, and Nahath his sonne,
JPS6:11
As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son;
LXXE6:11
Helcana his son, Suphi his son, Cainaath his son;

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  • Written (Ketiv): בְּנוֹ (“son his”). Read aloud (Qere): בְּנֵי֙ (“[the] sons”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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  • Leningrad Codex reads בְּנֵו֙; read aloud (Qere) reads בְּנֵי֙ (“[the] sons”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC6:11
אֶלְקָנָ֑ה בנו אֶלְקָנָ֔ה צוֹפַ֥י בְּנ֖וֹ וְנַ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃KJV:1Chr.6.26Read aloud as (qere): בְּנֵי֙
LXX-Br6:11
Ἑλκανὰ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Σουφὶ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Καιναὰθ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ,

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  • 1 Samuel 1:1Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

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  • 6:11 in some Bibles
  • 6:26 in most Bibles

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