Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 23

1When Davidוְדָוִ֥ידve.da.VidH1732was oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204and full ofוְשָׂבַ֣עve.sa.Va'H7646yearsיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,he installed his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010as kingוַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427אֶת־'et-H853overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Then he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹף֙vai.ye.'e.SofH622אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as well as the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881.

3The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970years of ageמִבֶּ֛ן שָׁנָ֖הmi.Ben sha.NahH1121 H8141or olderוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605were countedוַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙vai.yi.sa.fe.RuH5608,and the total numberמִסְפָּרָ֤םmis.pa.RamH4557of menלִגְבָרִ֔יםlig.va.RimH1397wasוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH196138,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃she.lo.Shim u.she.mo.Nah 'A.lefH7970 H8083 H505לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙le.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538.

4“Of theseמֵאֵ֗לֶּהme.'E.lehH428,” said David, “24,000עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָ֑לֶף'es.Rim ve.'ar.ba.'Ah 'A.lefH6242 H702 H505are to overseeלְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙le.na.Tze.achH5329עַל־'al-H5921the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,6,000שֵׁ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִֽים׃She.shet 'a.la.FimH8337 H505are to be officersוְשֹׁטְרִ֥יםve.sho.te.RimH7860and judgesוְשֹׁפְטִ֖יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199,

54,000וְאַרְבַּ֥עַת אֲלָפִ֖יםve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH702 H505are to be gatekeepersשֹׁעֲרִ֑יםsho.'a.RimH7778,and 4,000וְאַרְבַּ֤עַת אֲלָפִים֙ve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH702 H505are to praiseמְהַֽלְלִ֣יםme.ha.LimH1984the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068with the instrumentsבַּכֵּלִ֕יםba.ke.LimH3627אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have madeעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for giving praiseלְהַלֵּֽל׃le.ha.LelH1984.”

6Then Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dividedוַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥םvai.ye.chal.KemH2505the Levitesinto divisionsמַחְלְק֑וֹת סmach.le.KotH4256according to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878:Gershonלְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןle.ge.re.ShonH1648,Kohathקְהָ֥תke.HatH6955,and Merariוּמְרָרִֽי׃ סu.me.ra.RiH4847.

The Gershonites

(Numbers 3:21–26; Numbers 4:21–28)

7The Gershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יla.ge.re.shu.NiH1649:Ladanלַעְדָּ֥ןla'.DanH3936and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סve.shim.'IH8096.

8The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ladanלַעְדָּ֗ןla'.DanH3936:Jehielיְחִיאֵ֛לye.chi.'ElH3171the firstהָרֹ֧אשׁha.RoshH7218,Zethamוְזֵתָ֥םve.ze.TamH2241,and Joelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100—threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סshe.lo.ShahH7969in all.

9The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096:ShelomothH8013,Hazielוַחֲזִיאֵ֛לva.cha.zi.'ElH2381,and Haranוְהָרָ֖ןve.ha.RanH2039—threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969in all.Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Ladanלְלַעְדָּֽן׃ סle.la'.DanH3936.

10And the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096:Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189,ZinaH2126,Jeushוִיע֖וּשׁvi.'UshH3266,and Beriahוּבְרִיעָ֑הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283.Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096—fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃'ar.ba.'AhH702in all.

11Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961the firstהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218and Zizahוְזִיזָ֖הve.zi.ZahH2125was the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145;but Jeushוִיע֤וּשׁvi.'UshH3266and Beriahוּבְרִיעָה֙u.ve.ri.'AhH1283did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808have manyהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,so they were counted asוַיִּֽהְיוּ֙vai.yih.YuH1961one familyלְבֵ֣ית אָ֔בle.Veit 'AvH1 H1004and received a singleאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.ChatH259assignmentלִפְקֻדָּ֖הlif.ku.DahH6486.

The Kohathites

(Numbers 3:27–32; Numbers 4:1–20)

12The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֗תke.HatH6955:Amramעַמְרָ֥ם'am.RamH6019,Izharיִצְהָ֛רyitz.HarH3324,Hebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275,and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֖לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816—fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ ס'ar.ba.'AhH702in all.

13The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Amramעַמְרָ֖ם'am.RamH6019:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872.Aaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175and his descendantsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121were set apartוַיִּבָּדֵ֣לvai.yi.ba.DelH914foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֔ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769to consecrateלְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ֩le.hak.di.ShoH6942the most holy thingsהֽוּא־hu'-H6944 H1931,to burn incenseלְהַקְטִיר֩le.hak.TirH6999beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068,to minister before Himלְשָׁרְת֛וֹle.sha.re.ToH8334,and to pronounce blessingsוּלְבָרֵ֥ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in His nameבִּשְׁמ֖וֹbish.MoH8034foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

14As for Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֖הu.mo.ShehH4872the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,his sonsבָּנָ֕יוba.NavH1121were namedיִקָּרְא֖וּyi.ka.re.'UH7121amongעַל־'al-H5921the tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of Leviהַלֵּוִֽי׃ha.le.ViH3878.

15The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872:Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֖םge.re.ShomH1647and Eliezerוֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ve.'e.li.'E.zerH461.

16The descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Gershomגֵרְשׁ֖וֹםge.re.ShomH1647:Shebuelשְׁבוּאֵ֥לshe.vu.'ElH7619was the firstהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218.

17The descendantsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461:Rehabiahרְחַבְיָ֣הre.chav.YahH7345wasוַיִּֽהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961the firstהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218.Eliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙le.'e.li.'E.zerH461did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808haveהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961any otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,but the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Rehabiahרְחַבְיָ֖הre.chav.YahH7345were veryלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605numerousרָב֥וּra.VuH7235.

18The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Izharיִצְהָ֖רyitz.HarH3324:Shelomithשְׁלֹמִ֥יתshe.lo.MitH8019wasthe firstהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ סha.RoshH7218.

19The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275:Jeriahיְרִיָּ֤הוּye.ri.Ya.huH3404wasthe firstהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣ה'a.mar.YahH568the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,and Jekameamוִֽיקַמְעָ֖םvi.kam.'AmH3360the fourthהָרְבִיעִֽי׃ha.re.vi.'IH7243.

20The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816:Micahמִיכָ֣הmi.KhahH4318wasthe firstהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218and Isshiahוְיִשִּׁיָּ֖הve.yi.shi.YahH3449the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ סha.she.NiH8145.

The Merarites

(Numbers 3:33–37; Numbers 4:29–33)

21The sonsH1121of Merariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847:MahliH4249and Mushiוּמוּשִׁ֔יu.mu.ShiH4187.

22The sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121of MahliH4249:Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499and Kishקִ֖ישׁkishH7027.EleazarH499diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191withoutוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808havingהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961anysonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121;he had onlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323.Their cousinsאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251,the sonsH1121of KishH7027,married themוַיִּשָּׂא֥וּםvai.yi.sa.'UmH5375.

23The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Mushiמוּשִׁ֗יmu.ShiH4187:Mahliמַחְלִ֥יmach.LiH4249,Ederוְעֵ֛דֶרve.'E.derH5740,and Jeremothוִירֵמ֖וֹתvi.re.MotH3406—threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969in all.

Levite Duties Revised

24Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the descendantsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִי֩le.ViH3878by their familiesלְבֵ֨ית אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֜םle.Veit 'a.vo.tei.HemH1 H1004—the headsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of familiesהָאָב֣וֹתha.'a.VotH1,registeredלִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗ם בְּמִסְפַּ֤רlif.ku.dei.Hem be.mis.ParH6485 H4557individuallyלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םle.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538by nameשֵׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034—those twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242years of ageמִבֶּ֛ן שָׁנָ֖הmi.Ben sha.NahH1121 H8141or olderוָמָֽעְלָה׃va.Ma.'e.lahH4605who workedעֹשֵׂה֙ הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה'o.Seh ha.me.la.KhahH6213 H4399in the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

25Forכִּ֚יkiH3588Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has given restהֵנִ֛יחַhe.Ni.achH5117to His peopleלְעַמּ֑וֹle.'a.MoH5971and has come to dwellוַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןvai.yish.KonH7931in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389foreverעַד־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃'ad- le.'o.LamH5704 H5769.

26So nowוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881noאֵין־'ein-H369longer need to carryלָשֵׂ֧אתla.SetH5375אֶת־'et-H853the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853or anyכָּל־kol-H3605of the articlesכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627for its serviceלַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃la.'a.vo.da.ToH5656.”

27Forכִּ֣יkiH3588according to the finalהָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔ים הֵ֖מָּהha.'A.cha.ro.Nim He.mahH314 H1992instructionsבְדִבְרֵ֤יve.div.ReiH1697of Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732,the Levitesבְּנֵי־ לֵוִ֑יbe.nei- le.ViH1121 H3878twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242years of ageמִבֶּ֛ן שָׁנָ֖הmi.Ben sha.NahH1121 H8141or olderוּלְמָֽעְלָה׃u.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605were countedמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557,

28butכִּ֣יkiH3588their dutyמַעֲמָדָ֞םma.'a.ma.DamH4612was to assistלְיַד־le.yad-H3027the descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175with the serviceלַעֲבֹדַת֙la.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,being responsible forעַל־'al-H5921the courtsהַחֲצֵרוֹת֙ וְעַל־ha.cha.tze.rOt ve.'al-H2691 H5921and chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת וְעַֽל־ha.le.sha.Khot ve.'al-H3957 H5921,the purificationטָהֳרַ֖תto.ho.RatH2893of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the holy thingsקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,and the workוּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430,

29as well as for the rowsהַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶתha.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635of the showbreadוּלְלֶ֨חֶםu.le.Le.chemH3899,the fine flourוּלְסֹ֤לֶתu.le.So.letH5560for the grain offeringלְמִנְחָה֙le.min.ChahH4503,the wafersוְלִרְקִיקֵ֣יve.lir.ki.KeiH7550of unleavened breadהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682,the bakingוְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖תve.la.ma.cha.VatH4227,the mixingוְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶתve.la.mur.Ba.khetH7246,and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605measurements of quantityמְשׂוּרָ֖הme.su.RahH4884and sizeוּמִדָּֽה׃u.mi.DahH4060.

30They were also to standוְלַעֲמֹד֙ve.la.'a.ModH5975every morningH1242to give thanksלְהֹד֥וֹתle.ho.DotH3034and praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֖לu.le.ha.LelH1984to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and likewiseוְכֵ֖ןve.KhenH3651in the eveningלָעָֽרֶב׃la.'A.revH6153.

31Wheneverוּלְכֹ֨לu.le.KholH3605burnt offeringsעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930were presentedהַעֲל֤וֹתha.'a.LotH5927to the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068on the Sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676,New Moonsלֶחֳדָשִׁ֖יםle.cho.da.ShimH2320,and appointed feastsוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150,they were to serve regularlyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068in the numbersבְּמִסְפָּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557prescribedכְּמִשְׁפָּ֧טke.mish.PatH4941for themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921.

32So the Levites were to carry outוְשָׁמְר֞וּve.sha.me.RuH8104אֶת־'et-H853the responsibilitiesמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931for the Tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150andוְאֵת֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתve.'Et mish.Me.retH853 H4931the Holy Placeהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,and, underוּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251the descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.