Passage

1 Chronicles 23.27

Book: 1 Chronicles · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

25. For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever: 26. and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.

27. For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God; 29. for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size; (1 Chronicles 23:25-29, ASV)

WEB

25. For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26. Also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.”

27. For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, from twenty years old and upward.

For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of Yahweh’s house, in the courts, and in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God’s house; 29. for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all measurements of quantity and size; (1 Chronicles 23:25-29, WEB)

KJV

25. For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever: ^{that: or, and he dwelleth in Jerusalem, etc} 26. And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

27. For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above: ^{numbered: Heb. number}

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God; ^{their: Heb. their station was at the hand of the sons of Aaron} 29. Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size; ^{pan: or, flat plate} (1 Chronicles 23:25-29, KJV)

YLT

25. for David said, 'Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given rest to His people, and He doth tabernacle in Jerusalem unto the age;' 26. and also of the Levites, 'None [are] to bear the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service;'

27. for by the last words of David they [took] the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,

for their station [is] at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God, 29. and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for [the work of] the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all [liquid] measure and [solid] measure; (1 Chronicles 23:25-29, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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