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1 Chronicles 23:2-32

2Andhegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹף֙vai.ye.'e.SofH622togetheralltheprincesH8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,withthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881.

3AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881wereH1961numberedfromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605:andtheirnumberמִסְפָּרָ֤םmis.pa.RamH4557bytheirpolls,manH1397bymanH1397,wasH1961thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andeightוּשְׁמוֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

4Ofthese,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505weretooverseetheworkמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah;andsixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505wereofficersH7860andjudgesH8199;

5andfourוְאַרְבַּ֥עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505weredoorkeepers;andfourוְאַרְבַּ֤עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505praisedH1984Jehovahwiththeinstrumentsבַּכֵּלִ֕יםba.ke.LimH3627whichImadeH6213, said David,topraiseH1984therewith.

6AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dividedH2505theminto courses accordingtothesonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878: Gershon,Kohathקְהָ֥תke.HatH6955,andMerariוּמְרָרִֽי׃ סu.me.ra.RiH4847.

7OftheGershonites:Ladanלַעְדָּ֥ןla'.DanH3936andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סve.shim.'IH8096.

8Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLadanלַעְדָּ֗ןla'.DanH3936:Jehielיְחִיאֵ֛לye.chi.'ElH3171thechiefהָרֹ֧אשׁha.RoshH7218,andZethamוְזֵתָ֥םve.ze.TamH2241,andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100,threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סshe.lo.ShahH7969.

9Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096:ShelomothH8013,andHaziel,andHaranוְהָרָ֖ןve.ha.RanH2039,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969.Theseweretheheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218ofthefathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesofLadanלְלַעְדָּֽן׃ סle.la'.DanH3936.

10Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096:Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189,Zina,andJeushוִיע֖וּשׁvi.'UshH3266,andBeriahוּבְרִיעָ֑הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283.Thesefourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃'ar.ba.'AhH702werethesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096.

11AndJahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189wasH1961thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218,andZizahthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145:butJeushוִיע֤וּשׁvi.'UshH3266andBeriahוּבְרִיעָה֙u.ve.ri.'AhH1283hadnotmanyהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121;thereforetheybecameH1961afathers’אָ֔ב'AvH1houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004inoneאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.ChatH259reckoning.

12Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֗תke.HatH6955:Amramעַמְרָ֥ם'am.RamH6019,Izharיִצְהָ֛רyitz.HarH3324,Hebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275,andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֖לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816,fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ ס'ar.ba.'AhH702.

13ThesonsH1121ofAmramעַמְרָ֖ם'am.RamH6019:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872;andAaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175wasseparatedH914,thatheshouldsanctifyH6942themostholyH6944thingsH6944,heandhissonsH1121,foreverH5769,toburnincenseH6999beforeJehovah,toministeruntohim,andtoblessוּלְבָרֵ֥ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288inhisnameבִּשְׁמ֖וֹbish.MoH8034,foreverH5769.

14ButasforMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֖הu.mo.ShehH4872themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,hissonsH1121werenamedamongthetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofLeviH3878.

15Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872:Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֖םge.re.ShomH1647andEliezerוֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ve.'e.li.'E.zerH461.

16Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGershomגֵרְשׁ֖וֹםge.re.ShomH1647:Shebuelשְׁבוּאֵ֥לshe.vu.'ElH7619thechiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218.

17Andthesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461wereH1961:Rehabiahרְחַבְיָ֣הre.chav.YahH7345thechiefהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218;andEliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙le.'e.li.'E.zerH461hadnootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121;butthesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofRehabiahרְחַבְיָ֖הre.chav.YahH7345wereH1961verymanyH7235.

18Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIzharיִצְהָ֖רyitz.HarH3324:Shelomithשְׁלֹמִ֥יתshe.lo.MitH8019thechiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ סha.RoshH7218.

19Thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275:Jeriahיְרִיָּ֤הוּye.ri.Ya.huH3404thechiefהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣ה'a.mar.YahH568thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,andJekameamוִֽיקַמְעָ֖םvi.kam.'AmH3360thefourthהָרְבִיעִֽי׃ha.re.vi.'IH7243.

20Thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofUzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816:Micahמִיכָ֣הmi.KhahH4318thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218,andIsshiahוְיִשִּׁיָּ֖הve.yi.shi.YahH3449thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ סha.she.NiH8145.

21Thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847:Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249andMushiוּמוּשִׁ֔יu.mu.ShiH4187.Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofMahliמַחְלִ֖יmach.LiH4249:Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499andKishוְקִֽישׁ׃ve.KishH7027.

22AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499diedH4191,andhadnosonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,butdaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323only:andtheirbrethrenthesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofKishקִ֖ישׁkishH7027tookH5375themtowife.

23Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMushiמוּשִׁ֗יmu.ShiH4187:Mahliמַחְלִ֥יmach.LiH4249,andEderוְעֵ֛דֶרve.'E.derH5740,andJeremothוִירֵמ֖וֹתvi.re.MotH3406,threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969.

24ThesewerethesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִי֩le.ViH3878aftertheirfathers’H1housesלְבֵ֨יתle.VeitH1004,eventheheadsH7218ofthefathers’H1housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofthoseofthemthatwerecounted,inthenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557ofnamesH8034bytheirpolls,whodidtheworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399fortheserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656ofthehouseH1004ofJehovah,fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605.

25ForDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidH559,Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hathgivenH5117restהֵנִ֛יחַhe.Ni.achH5117untohispeopleלְעַמּ֑וֹle.'a.MoH5971;andhedwellethinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:

26andalsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881shallnomorehaveneedtocarryלָשֵׂ֧אתla.SetH5375thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908andallthevesselsH3627ofitfortheserviceלַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃la.'a.vo.da.ToH5656thereof.

27Forbythelastהָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔יםha.'A.cha.ro.NimH314wordsבְדִבְרֵ֤יve.div.ReiH1697ofDavidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732thesonsH1121ofLeviH3881werenumberedמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557,fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardוּלְמָֽעְלָה׃u.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

28FortheirofficewastowaitonthesonsH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175fortheserviceלַעֲבֹדַת֙la.'a.vo.DatH5656ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,inthecourts,andinthechambers,andinthepurifyingofallholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingsH6944,eventheworkוּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הu.ma.'a.SehH4639oftheserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430;

29fortheshowbreadalso,andforthefineוּלְסֹ֤לֶתu.le.So.letH5560flourH5560forameal-offering, whetherofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682wafersוְלִרְקִיקֵ֣יve.lir.ki.KeiH7550,orofthatwhichisbakedinthepan,orofthatwhichissoaked,andforallmannerofmeasureH4884andsizeH4060;

30andtostandוְלַעֲמֹד֙ve.la.'a.ModH5975everymorningH1242tothankלְהֹד֥וֹתle.ho.DotH3034andpraiseוּלְהַלֵּ֖לu.le.ha.LelH1984Jehovah,andlikewiseateven;

31andtoofferH5927allburnt-offerings untoJehovah,onthesabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676,onthenewלֶחֳדָשִׁ֖יםle.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320,andonthesetfeastsוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150,innumberבְּמִסְפָּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557accordingtotheordinanceכְּמִשְׁפָּ֧טke.mish.PatH4941concerningthem,continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548beforeJehovah;

32andthattheyshouldkeepH8104thechargeH4931ofthetentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,andthechargeH4931oftheholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,andthechargeH4931ofthesonsH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175theirbrethren,fortheserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656ofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

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