Mahli (son of Levi)
말리 (레위의 아들)
Named at Ezra 8:18: “According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen”. The Korean Revised Version reads 이스라엘의 손자 레위의 아들 말리, Mahli the son of Levi, the grandson of Israel. This collection keeps him apart from the Mahli whom Numbers 3:20 names as a son of Merari, and does not decide whether they are the same man.
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- EZR 8:15–20, engwebp
15I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days. Then I looked around at the people and the priests, and found there were none of the sons of Levi.
16Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.
17I sent them out to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo and his brothers the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
18According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
19and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;
20and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.
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Unresolved interpretation: Mahli son of Levi and Mahli son of Merari
- Numbers 3:20 says, “The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.”
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- NUM 3:20, engwebp
20The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
- NUM 3:20, engwebp
- Ezra 8:18 says, “According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel”.
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- EZR 8:15–20, engwebp
15I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days. Then I looked around at the people and the priests, and found there were none of the sons of Levi.
16Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.
17I sent them out to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo and his brothers the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
18According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
19and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;
20and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.
- EZR 8:15–20, engwebp
- 1 Chronicles 6:19 says, “The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi,” and 6:47 gives Ethan’s forebears as “the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.”
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- 1CH 6:16–19, engwebp
16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
- 1CH 6:44–48, engwebp
44On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.
- 1CH 6:16–19, engwebp
Numbers 3:20 names Mahli a son of Merari, and Ezra 8:18 names “Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel”. 1 Chronicles 6:19 names the sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi, and 6:47 names “Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari”. In these passages both editions name Merari, Levi and Mushi as the father of a Mahli. The text does not say whether any of them are the same man. This collection records the Mahli of Numbers 3:20 and 1 Chronicles 6:19 as Mahli (son of Merari) and the Mahli of Ezra 8:18 apart, as Mahli (son of Levi); it records the Mahli son of Mushi of 1 Chronicles 6:47 in the name list 1ch-6-44-47, linked to no entry, and decides nothing.
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Levi (son of Jacob) — Father of — Mahli (son of Levi)
Evidence: Ezra 8:15–20
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According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
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Current wording: Named at Ezra 8:18: “According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen”. The Korean Revised Version reads 이스라엘의 손자 레위의 아들 말리, Mahli the son of Levi, the grandson of Israel. This collection keeps him apart from the Mahli whom Numbers 3:20 names as a son of Merari, and does not decide whether they are the same man.
Cited evidence: EZR 8:15–20, engwebp
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