6:44 Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by 1 Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
27:16 The officers of the Israelite tribes:
Eliezer son of Zikri was the leader of the Reubenites,
Shephatiah son of Maacah led the Simeonites,
1 tn Heb “and the sons of Merari, their brothers, on the left.”
2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word שְׁמִינִית (shÿminit) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See HALOT 1562 s.v. שְׁמִינֹי.
3 tn Heb “for” or “according to.”