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1 Chronicles 23:1-5

1So when Davidוְדָוִ֥ידve.da.VidH1732was oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204and fullוְשָׂבַ֣עve.sa.Va'H7646of daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,he made Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121kingוַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And he gathered togetherוַיֶּאֱסֹף֙vai.ye.'e.SofH622all the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,with the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881.

3Now the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881were numberedוַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙vai.yi.sa.fe.RuH5608from the ageמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121of thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605:and their numberמִסְפָּרָ֤םmis.pa.RamH4557by their pollsלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙le.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538,man by manלִגְבָרִ֔יםlig.va.RimH1397,was thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and eightוּשְׁמוֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

4Of whichמֵאֵ֗לֶּהme.'E.lehH428,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505wereto set forwardלְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙le.na.Tze.achH5329the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505wereofficersוְשֹׁטְרִ֥יםve.sho.te.RimH7860and judgesוְשֹׁפְטִ֖יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199:

5Moreover fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505wereportersשֹׁעֲרִ֑יםsho.'a.RimH7778;and fourוְאַרְבַּ֤עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505praisedמְהַֽלְלִ֣יםme.ha.LimH1984the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068with the instrumentsבַּכֵּלִ֕יםba.ke.LimH3627which I madeעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, said David,to praiseלְהַלֵּֽל׃le.ha.LelH1984therewith.

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