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1 Chronicles 23:6-23

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.

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.

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.

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.

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