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ABDI

1. Member of the Merari clan of Levites. Abdi’s grandson Ethan was a musician in David’s time (1 Chr 6:44; 15:17).

Show passage in OET: CH1 6:44

OET-RV CH1 6:44

44 Heyman’s cousin Merari’s group stood to the left. Eytan was Kishi’s son. Kishi was Avdi’s son. Avdi was Maluk’s son.

OET-LV CH1 6:29

29  And_the _sons of _Mərārī relatives _of_their were_at the _left_hand ʼĒytān the _son _of Kishi the _son _of ˊAⱱdiy the _son _of Mallūk.

Show passage in OET: CH1 15:17

OET-RV CH1 15:17

17 The Levites assigned Yoel’s son Heyman and his relative Asaf (son of Berekyah) and Eytan (Kushayah’s son, a descendant of Merari),

OET-LV CH1 15:17

17 And_ the_Lēviyyiy _they _appointed DOM Hēymān the _son _of Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) and_from relatives _of_his ʼĀşāf the _son _of Berek^yāh and_from the _descendants _of Mərārī relatives _of_their ʼĒytān the _son _of Qūshā^yāhū.

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2. Levite whose son Kish served in Hezekiah’s time (2 Chr 29:12). This Abdi has sometimes been confused with Abdi #1.

Show passage in OET: CH2 29:12

OET-RV CH2 29:12

12 Then these Levites took action:

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from the Kohatites: Mahat (Amasay’s son) and Yoel (Joel) (Azaryah’s son),

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from the descendants of Merari: Kish (Avdi’s son) and Azaryah (Yehalel’el’s son),

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from the Gershonim: Yoah (Zimah’s son) and Eden (Yoah’s son),

OET-LV CH2 29:12

12 And_ the_Lēviyyiy _they _arose Maḩat the _son _of ˊAmāsāʼi and_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the _son _of ˊAzar^yāh of the _descendants _of the _Qəhātite[s] and_from the _descendants _of Mərārī Qīsh the _son _of ˊAⱱdiy and_ˊAzar^yāh the _son _of Yəhallel^ʼēl/(Jehallelel) and_from the_Gershonite[s] Yōʼāḩ/(Joah) the _son _of Zimmāh and_ˊĒden the _son _of Yōʼāḩ.

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3. Member of the Elam clan in Ezra’s time. This Abdi is listed as one of the Israelites who married a foreign wife after the exile (Ezr 10:26).

Show passage in OET: EZR 10:26

OET-RV EZR 10:26

• 26 From Heylam’s descendants: Matanyah, Zekaryah (Zechariah), Yehiel, Avdi, Yerimot, and Eliyah (Elijah).

OET-LV EZR 10:26

26 And_of_the _sons _of ˊĒylām Mattan^yāh Zəkar^yāh and_Yəḩī^ʼēl and_ˊAⱱdiy and_Yərīmōt/(Jeremoth) and_ʼĒliy^yāh.

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