1 Now David וְדָוִ֥יד ve.da.Vid H1732 was old and full of days יָמִ֑ים ya.Mim H3117 ; and he made Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה she.lo.Moh H8010 his son בְנ֖וֹ ve.No H1121 king וַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְ vai.yam.Lekh H4427 over Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 2 And he gathered וַיֶּאֱסֹף֙ vai.ye.'e.Sof H622 together all the princes H8269 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , with the priests וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים ve.ha.ko.ha.Nim H3548 and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ ve.hal.vi.Yim H3881 . 3 And the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֔ם hal.vi.Yim H3881 were H1961 numbered from thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים she.lo.Shim H7970 years שָׁנָ֖ה sha.Nah H8141 old and upward H4605 : and their number מִסְפָּרָ֤ם mis.pa.Ram H4557 by their polls, man H1397 by man H1397 , was H1961 thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים she.lo.Shim H7970 and eight וּשְׁמוֹנָ֖ה u.she.mo.Nah H8083 thousand אָֽלֶף׃ 'A.lef H505 . 4 Of these , twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 'es.Rim H6242 and four וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה ve.'ar.ba.'Ah H702 thousand אָ֑לֶף 'A.lef H505 were to oversee the work מְלֶ֣אכֶת me.Le.khet H4399 of the house בֵּית־ beit- H1004 of Jehovah ; and six שֵׁ֥שֶׁת She.shet H8337 thousand אֲלָפִֽים׃ 'a.la.Fim H505 were officers H7860 and judges H8199 ; 5 and four וְאַרְבַּ֥עַת ve.'ar.Ba.'at H702 thousand אֲלָפִ֖ים 'a.la.Fim H505 were doorkeepers; and four וְאַרְבַּ֤עַת ve.'ar.Ba.'at H702 thousand אֲלָפִים֙ 'a.la.Fim H505 praised H1984 Jehovah with the instruments בַּכֵּלִ֕ים ba.ke.Lim H3627 which I made H6213 , said David, to praise H1984 therewith. 6 And David דָּוִ֖יד da.Vid H1732 divided H2505 them into courses according to the sons לִבְנֵ֣י liv.Nei H1121 of Levi לֵוִ֔י le.Vi H3878 : Gershon, Kohath קְהָ֥ת ke.Hat H6955 , and Merari וּמְרָרִֽי׃ ס u.me.ra.Ri H4847 . 7 Of the Gershonites : Ladan לַעְדָּ֥ן la'.Dan H3936 and Shimei וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ ס ve.shim.'I H8096 . 8 The sons בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei H1121 of Ladan לַעְדָּ֗ן la'.Dan H3936 : Jehiel יְחִיאֵ֛ל ye.chi.'El H3171 the chief הָרֹ֧אשׁ ha.Rosh H7218 , and Zetham וְזֵתָ֥ם ve.ze.Tam H2241 , and Joel וְיוֹאֵ֖ל ve.yo.'El H3100 , three שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ ס she.lo.Shah H7969 . 9 The sons בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei H1121 of Shimei שִׁמְעִ֗י shim.'I H8096 : Shelomoth H8013 , and Haziel , and Haran וְהָרָ֖ן ve.ha.Ran H2039 , three שְׁלֹשָׁ֑ה she.lo.Shah H7969 . These were the heads רָאשֵׁ֥י ra.Shei H7218 of the fathers’ הָאָב֖וֹת ha.'a.Vot H1 houses of Ladan לְלַעְדָּֽן׃ ס le.la'.Dan H3936 . 10 And the sons וּבְנֵ֣י u.ve.Nei H1121 of Shimei שִׁמְעִ֔י shim.'I H8096 : Jahath יַ֣חַת Ya.chat H3189 , Zina , and Jeush וִיע֖וּשׁ vi.'Ush H3266 , and Beriah וּבְרִיעָ֑ה u.ve.ri.'Ah H1283 . These four אַרְבָּעָֽה׃ 'ar.ba.'Ah H702 were the sons בְנֵי־ ve.nei- H1121 of Shimei שִׁמְעִ֖י shim.'I H8096 . 11 And Jahath יַ֣חַת Ya.chat H3189 was H1961 the chief הָרֹ֔אשׁ ha.Rosh H7218 , and Zizah the second הַשֵּׁנִ֑י ha.she.Ni H8145 : but Jeush וִיע֤וּשׁ vi.'Ush H3266 and Beriah וּבְרִיעָה֙ u.ve.ri.'Ah H1283 had not many הִרְבּ֣וּ hir.Bu H7235 sons בָנִ֔ים va.Nim H1121 ; therefore they became H1961 a fathers’ אָ֔ב 'Av H1 house לְבֵ֣ית le.Veit H1004 in one אֶחָֽת׃ ס 'e.Chat H259 reckoning. 12 The sons בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei H1121 of Kohath קְהָ֗ת ke.Hat H6955 : Amram עַמְרָ֥ם 'am.Ram H6019 , Izhar יִצְהָ֛ר yitz.Har H3324 , Hebron חֶבְר֥וֹן chev.Ron H2275 , and Uzziel וְעֻזִּיאֵ֖ל ve.'u.zi.'El H5816 , four אַרְבָּעָֽה׃ ס 'ar.ba.'Ah H702 . 14 But as for Moses וּמֹשֶׁ֖ה u.mo.Sheh H4872 the man אִ֣ישׁ 'ish H376 of God הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים ha.'E.lo.Him H430 , his sons H1121 were named among the tribe שֵׁ֥בֶט She.vet H7626 of Levi H3878 . 15 The sons בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei H1121 of Moses מֹשֶׁ֔ה mo.Sheh H4872 : Gershom גֵּרְשֹׁ֖ם ge.re.Shom H1647 and Eliezer וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ ve.'e.li.'E.zer H461 . 16 The sons בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei H1121 of Gershom גֵרְשׁ֖וֹם ge.re.Shom H1647 : Shebuel שְׁבוּאֵ֥ל she.vu.'El H7619 the chief הָרֹֽאשׁ׃ ha.Rosh H7218 . 17 And the sons בְנֵי־ ve.nei- H1121 of Eliezer אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר 'e.li.'E.zer H461 were H1961 : Rehabiah רְחַבְיָ֣ה re.chav.Yah H7345 the chief הָרֹ֑אשׁ ha.Rosh H7218 ; and Eliezer לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ le.'e.li.'E.zer H461 had no other אֲחֵרִ֔ים 'a.che.Rim H312 sons בָּנִ֣ים ba.Nim H1121 ; but the sons וּבְנֵ֥י u.ve.Nei H1121 of Rehabiah רְחַבְיָ֖ה re.chav.Yah H7345 were H1961 very many H7235 . 18 The sons בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei H1121 of Izhar יִצְהָ֖ר yitz.Har H3324 : Shelomith שְׁלֹמִ֥ית she.lo.Mit H8019 the chief הָרֹֽאשׁ׃ ס ha.Rosh H7218 . 19 The sons בְּנֵ֖י be.Nei H1121 of Hebron חֶבְר֑וֹן chev.Ron H2275 : Jeriah יְרִיָּ֤הוּ ye.ri.Ya.hu H3404 the chief הָרֹאשׁ֙ ha.roSh H7218 , Amariah אֲמַרְיָ֣ה 'a.mar.Yah H568 the second הַשֵּׁנִ֔י ha.she.Ni H8145 , Jahaziel יַחֲזִיאֵל֙ ya.cha.zi.'El H3166 the third הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י ha.she.li.Shi H7992 , and Jekameam וִֽיקַמְעָ֖ם vi.kam.'Am H3360 the fourth הָרְבִיעִֽי׃ ha.re.vi.'I H7243 . 20 The sons בְּנֵ֖י be.Nei H1121 of Uzziel עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל 'u.zi.'El H5816 : Micah מִיכָ֣ה mi.Khah H4318 the chief הָרֹ֔אשׁ ha.Rosh H7218 , and Isshiah וְיִשִּׁיָּ֖ה ve.yi.shi.Yah H3449 the second הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ ס ha.she.Ni H8145 . 21 The sons בְּנֵ֤י be.Nei H1121 of Merari מְרָרִי֙ me.ra.Ri H4847 : Mahli מַחְלִ֣י mach.Li H4249 and Mushi וּמוּשִׁ֔י u.mu.Shi H4187 . The sons בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei H1121 of Mahli מַחְלִ֖י mach.Li H4249 : Eleazar אֶלְעָזָ֥ר 'el.'a.Zar H499 and Kish וְקִֽישׁ׃ ve.Kish H7027 . 22 And Eleazar אֶלְעָזָ֔ר 'el.'a.Zar H499 died H4191 , and had no sons בָּנִ֖ים ba.Nim H1121 , but daughters בָּנ֑וֹת ba.Not H1323 only : and their brethren the sons בְּנֵי־ be.nei- H1121 of Kish קִ֖ישׁ kish H7027 took H5375 them to wife. 23 The sons בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei H1121 of Mushi מוּשִׁ֗י mu.Shi H4187 : Mahli מַחְלִ֥י mach.Li H4249 , and Eder וְעֵ֛דֶר ve.'E.der H5740 , and Jeremoth וִירֵמ֖וֹת vi.re.Mot H3406 , three שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ she.lo.Shah H7969 . 24 These were the sons H1121 of Levi לֵוִי֩ le.Vi H3878 after their fathers’ H1 houses לְבֵ֨ית le.Veit H1004 , even the heads H7218 of the fathers’ H1 houses בֵּ֣ית beit H1004 of those of them that were counted , in the number בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר be.mis.Par H4557 of names H8034 by their polls, who did the work הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה ha.me.la.Khah H4399 for the service לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת la.'a.vo.Dat H5656 of the house H1004 of Jehovah , from twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 'es.Rim H6242 years שָׁנָ֖ה sha.Nah H8141 old and upward H4605 . 25 For David דָּוִ֔יד da.Vid H1732 said H559 , Jehovah , the God אֱלֹהֵֽי־ 'e.lo.hei- H430 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , hath given H5117 rest הֵנִ֛יחַ he.Ni.ach H5117 unto his people לְעַמּ֑וֹ le.'a.Mo H5971 ; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם bi.ru.sha.Lim H3389 for ever לְעוֹלָֽם׃ le.'o.Lam H5769 : 26 and also וְגַ֖ם ve.Gam H1571 the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֑ם lal.vi.Yim H3881 shall no more have need to carry לָשֵׂ֧את la.Set H5375 the tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן ha.mish.Kan H4908 and all the vessels H3627 of it for the service לַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃ la.'a.vo.da.To H5656 thereof. 27 For by the last הָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔ים ha.'A.cha.ro.Nim H314 words בְדִבְרֵ֤י ve.div.Rei H1697 of David דָוִיד֙ da.Vid H1732 the sons H1121 of Levi H3881 were numbered מִסְפַּ֣ר mis.Par H4557 , from twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 'es.Rim H6242 years שָׁנָ֖ה sha.Nah H8141 old and upward וּלְמָֽעְלָה׃ u.le.Ma.'e.lah H4605 . 28 For their office was to wait on the sons H1121 of Aaron אַהֲרֹ֗ן 'a.ha.Ron H175 for the service לַעֲבֹדַת֙ la.'a.vo.Dat H5656 of the house בֵּ֣ית beit H1004 of Jehovah , in the courts, and in the chambers , and in the purifying of all holy קֹ֑דֶשׁ Ko.desh H6944 things H6944 , even the work וּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔ה u.ma.'a.Seh H4639 of the service עֲבֹדַ֖ת 'a.vo.Dat H5656 of the house בֵּ֥ית beit H1004 of God הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ha.'E.lo.Him H430 ; 29 for the showbread also, and for the fine וּלְסֹ֤לֶת u.le.So.let H5560 flour H5560 for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened הַמַּצּ֔וֹת ha.ma.Tzot H4682 wafers וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣י ve.lir.ki.Kei H7550 , or of that which is baked in the pan , or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure H4884 and size H4060 ; 30 and to stand וְלַעֲמֹד֙ ve.la.'a.Mod H5975 every morning H1242 to thank לְהֹד֥וֹת le.ho.Dot H3034 and praise וּלְהַלֵּ֖ל u.le.ha.Lel H1984 Jehovah , and likewise at even ; 31 and to offer H5927 all burnt-offerings unto Jehovah , on the sabbaths לַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹת la.sha.ba.Tot H7676 , on the new לֶחֳדָשִׁ֖ים le.cho.da.Shim H2320 moons H2320 , and on the set feasts וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים ve.la.mo.'a.Dim H4150 , in number בְּמִסְפָּ֨ר be.mis.Par H4557 according to the ordinance כְּמִשְׁפָּ֧ט ke.mish.Pat H4941 concerning them , continually תָּמִ֖יד ta.Mid H8548 before Jehovah ; 32 and that they should keep H8104 the charge H4931 of the tent אֹֽהֶל־ 'o.hel- H168 of meeting מוֹעֵ֗ד mo.'Ed H4150 , and the charge H4931 of the holy הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ ha.Ko.desh H6944 place H6944 , and the charge H4931 of the sons H1121 of Aaron אַהֲרֹ֖ן 'a.ha.Ron H175 their brethren , for the service לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת la.'a.vo.Dat H5656 of the house בֵּ֥ית beit H1004 of Jehovah . ← 1 Chronicles 22 1 Chronicles 24 → Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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