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1 Chronicles 23:1-19

1AndDavidוְדָוִ֥ידve.da.VidH1732wasoldandfullofdaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;andhemadeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121kingוַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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

3AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881wereH1961numberedfromthirtyH7970yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605;andtheirnumberמִסְפָּרָ֤םmis.pa.RamH4557,bytheirpolls,manH1397bymanH1397,wasH1961thirty-eightthousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

4Ofthese,twenty-fourthousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505weretopresideovertheworkמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.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,]topraiseH1984[therewith].

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

7OftheGershonites: LaadanandShimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סve.shim.'IH8096.

8Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLaadan:theheadH7218wasJehielיְחִיאֵ֛לye.chi.'ElH3171,andZethamוְזֵתָ֥םve.ze.TamH2241,andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100,threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סshe.lo.ShahH7969.

9Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096:Shelomith,andHaziel,andHaranוְהָרָ֖ןve.ha.RanH2039,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969.ThesewerethechiefH7218fathersהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1ofLaadan.

10Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096:Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189, Ziza,andJeushוִיע֖וּשׁvi.'UshH3266,andBeriahוּבְרִיעָ֑הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283.Thesewerethefourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃'ar.ba.'AhH702sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096.

11AndJahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189wasH1961theheadH7218,andZizathesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145;andJeushוִיע֤וּשׁvi.'UshH3266andBeriahוּבְרִיעָה֙u.ve.ri.'AhH1283hadnotmanyהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121:asfather'shouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,therefore,theywereH1961reckonedasoneאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.ChatH259.

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

13ThesonsH1121ofAmramעַמְרָ֖ם'am.RamH6019:Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872.AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175wasseparatedH914,thatheshouldbehallowedasmostholyH6944,heandhissonsH1121foreverH5769,toofferbeforeJehovah,todoservicetohim,andtoblessוּלְבָרֵ֥ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288inhisnameבִּשְׁמ֖וֹbish.MoH8034foreverH5769.

14—AndastoMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֖הu.mo.ShehH4872themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,hissonsH1121werenamedofthetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofLeviH3878.

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

16Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGershomגֵרְשׁ֖וֹםge.re.ShomH1647:Shebuelשְׁבוּאֵ֥לshe.vu.'ElH7619theheadH7218.

17Andthesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461:Rehabiahרְחַבְיָ֣הre.chav.YahH7345theheadH7218;andEliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙le.'e.li.'E.zerH461hadnootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,butthesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofRehabiahרְחַבְיָ֖הre.chav.YahH7345wereH1961verymanyH7235.

18—Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJizhar:Shelomithשְׁלֹמִ֥יתshe.lo.MitH8019theheadH7218.

19Thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275:Jeriahיְרִיָּ֤הוּye.ri.Ya.huH3404theheadH7218,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣ה'a.mar.YahH568thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992,andJekameamוִֽיקַמְעָ֖םvi.kam.'AmH3360thefourthהָרְבִיעִֽי׃ha.re.vi.'IH7243.

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