Eleazar died and had no sons, but only daughters; so their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
Parallel translations
- WEB Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them as wives.
- KJV And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
- BSB Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
- NKJV And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters; and their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
- NLT Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.
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Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters, who married their cousins, the sons of Kish. The family line was preserved through these marriages.
Overview
When Eleazar left only daughters, they married within the wider family so the household and its inheritance would continue, in keeping with the law concerning inheriting daughters. This note shows God's provision for preserving family lines and Levitical heritage. It reflects the care taken to maintain continuity in the families set apart for God's service.
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Cross-references · 2
- 1 Chr 24:28Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
- Num 36:6–8This is the thing which Yahweh does command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them be married to whom they think best; only they shall marry into the family of the tribe of their father.
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