New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 23

Solomon Reigns

1Now when Davidוְדָוִ֥ידve.da.VidH1732reachedH2204oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204ageיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,he madeH4427his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010kingוַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹף֙vai.ye.'e.SofH622together allכָּל־kol-H3605the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478with the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881.

Offices of the Levites

3The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881were numberedוַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙vai.yi.sa.fe.RuH5608from thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, andtheir numberמִסְפָּרָ֤םmis.pa.RamH4557bycensusלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙le.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538of menלִגְבָרִ֔יםlig.va.RimH1397was 38,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃she.lo.Shim u.she.mo.Nah 'A.lefH7970 H8083 H505.

4Of theseמֵאֵ֗לֶּהme.'E.lehH428,24,000עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָ֑לֶף'es.Rim ve.'ar.ba.'Ah 'A.lefH702 H6242 H505wereto overseeלְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙le.na.Tze.achH5329the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and 6,000שֵׁ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִֽים׃She.shet 'a.la.FimH8337 H505wereofficersוְשֹׁטְרִ֥יםve.sho.te.RimH7860and judgesוְשֹׁפְטִ֖יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199,

5and 4,000וְאַרְבַּ֥עַת אֲלָפִ֖יםve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH702 H505weregatekeepersשֹׁעֲרִ֑יםsho.'a.RimH7778, and4,000וְאַרְבַּ֤עַת אֲלָפִים֙ve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH702 H505werepraisingH1984the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068with the instrumentsבַּכֵּלִ֕יםba.ke.LimH3627whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834David madeעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for givingH1984praiseH1984.

6Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dividedוַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥םvai.ye.chal.KemH2505them into divisionsמַחְלְק֑וֹת סmach.le.KotH4256according to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878:Gershonלְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןle.ge.re.ShonH1648,Kohathקְהָ֥תke.HatH6955,and Merariוּמְרָרִֽי׃ סu.me.ra.RiH4847.

Gershonites

7Of the Gershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יla.ge.re.shu.NiH1649wereLadanלַעְדָּ֥ןla'.DanH3936and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סve.shim.'IH8096.

8The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ladanלַעְדָּ֗ןla'.DanH3936wereJehielיְחִיאֵ֛לye.chi.'ElH3171the firstהָרֹ֧אשׁha.RoshH7218and Zethamוְזֵתָ֥םve.ze.TamH2241and Joelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100,threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סshe.lo.ShahH7969.

9The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096wereShelomothH8013and Hazielוַחֲזִיאֵ֛לva.cha.zi.'ElH2381and Haranוְהָרָ֖ןve.ha.RanH2039,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969.Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428were the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof Ladanלְלַעְדָּֽן׃ סle.la'.DanH3936.

10The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096wereJahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189,ZinaH2126,Jeushוִיע֖וּשׁvi.'UshH3266and Beriahוּבְרִיעָ֑הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283.Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃'ar.ba.'AhH702werethe sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096.

11Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189was the firstהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218and Zizahוְזִיזָ֖הve.zi.ZahH2125the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145;but Jeushוִיע֤וּשׁvi.'UshH3266and Beriahוּבְרִיעָה֙u.ve.ri.'AhH1283did not have manyהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,so they becameH1961a father’sאָ֔ב'AvH1householdלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,oneאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.ChatH259classלִפְקֻדָּ֖הlif.ku.DahH6486.

Kohathites

12The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֗תke.HatH6955were fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ ס'ar.ba.'AhH702:Amramעַמְרָ֥ם'am.RamH6019,Izharיִצְהָ֛רyitz.HarH3324,Hebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֖לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

13The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Amramעַמְרָ֖ם'am.RamH6019were Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872. AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175was setH914apartH914to sanctifyלְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ֩le.hak.di.ShoH6942him as mostקֹ֨דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֤יםka.da.ShimH6944,he and his sonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֔ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,to burnH6999incenseH6999beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068,to ministerלְשָׁרְת֛וֹle.sha.re.ToH8334to Him and to blessוּלְבָרֵ֥ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in His nameבִּשְׁמ֖וֹbish.MoH8034foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

14But as forMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֖הu.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.ShehH4872wereGershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֖םge.re.ShomH1647and Eliezerוֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ve.'e.li.'E.zerH461.

16Thesonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Gershomגֵרְשׁ֖וֹםge.re.ShomH1647wasShebuelשְׁבוּאֵ֥לshe.vu.'ElH7619the chiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218.

17Thesonבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461was Rehabiahרְחַבְיָ֣הre.chav.YahH7345the chiefהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218;and Eliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙le.'e.li.'E.zerH461hadH1961noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121,but the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Rehabiahרְחַבְיָ֖הre.chav.YahH7345were veryלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605manyרָב֥וּra.VuH7235.

18Thesonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Izharיִצְהָ֖רyitz.HarH3324wasShelomithשְׁלֹמִ֥יתshe.lo.MitH8019the chiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ סha.RoshH7218.

19The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275wereJeriahיְרִיָּ֤הוּye.ri.Ya.huH3404the firstהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣ה'a.mar.YahH568the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992and Jekameamוִֽיקַמְעָ֖םvi.kam.'AmH3360the fourthהָרְבִיעִֽי׃ha.re.vi.'IH7243.

20The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816wereMicahמִיכָ֣הmi.KhahH4318the firstהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218and Isshiahוְיִשִּׁיָּ֖הve.yi.shi.YahH3449the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ סha.she.NiH8145.

Merarites

21The sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847were Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249and Mushiוּמוּשִׁ֔יu.mu.ShiH4187.The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Mahliמַחְלִ֖יmach.LiH4249wereEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499and Kishוְקִֽישׁ׃ve.KishH7027.

22Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191and hadהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,but daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323onlyאִם־'im-H518,so their brothersאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251,the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Kishקִ֖ישׁkishH7027,tookוַיִּשָּׂא֥וּםvai.yi.sa.'UmH5375them as wives.

23The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Mushiמוּשִׁ֗יmu.ShiH4187werethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969:Mahliמַחְלִ֥יmach.LiH4249,Ederוְעֵ֛דֶרve.'E.derH5740and Jeremothוִירֵמ֖וֹתvi.re.MotH3406.

Duties Revised

24Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִי֩le.ViH3878according to their fathers’אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1householdsלְבֵ֨יתle.VeitH1004, eventhe headsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָאָב֣וֹתha.'a.VotH1households of those of them who werecountedלִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗םlif.ku.dei.HemH6485,in the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034by theircensusלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םle.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538,doingעֹשֵׂה֙'o.SehH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃va.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

25For Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has givenH5117restהֵנִ֛יחַhe.Ni.achH5117to His peopleלְעַמּ֑וֹle.'a.MoH5971,and He dwellsוַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןvai.yish.KonH7931in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389foreverעַד־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃'ad- le.'o.LamH5704 H5769.

26Alsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571,the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881will noאֵין־'ein-H369longer need to carryלָשֵׂ֧אתla.SetH5375the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908and allכָּל־kol-H3605its utensilsכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627for its serviceלַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃la.'a.vo.da.ToH5656.”

27For by the lastהָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔יםha.'A.cha.ro.NimH314wordsבְדִבְרֵ֤יve.div.ReiH1697of Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878werenumberedמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוּלְמָֽעְלָה׃u.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

28For their officeמַעֲמָדָ֞םma.'a.ma.DamH4612isto assistלְיַד־le.yad-H3027the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175with the serviceלַעֲבֹדַת֙la.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,in the courtsהַחֲצֵרוֹת֙ha.cha.tze.rOtH2691and in the chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957and in the purifyingטָהֳרַ֖תto.ho.RatH2893of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingsH6944,even the workוּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430,

29and with the showbreadוּלְלֶ֨חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶתu.le.Le.chem ha.ma.'a.Re.khetH3899 H4635, andthe fineוּלְסֹ֤לֶתu.le.So.letH5560flourH5560for a grain offeringלְמִנְחָה֙le.min.ChahH4503,and unleavenedהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682wafersוְלִרְקִיקֵ֣יve.lir.ki.KeiH7550, or what is baked inthe panוְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖תve.la.ma.cha.VatH4227orwhat is well-mixedוְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶתve.la.mur.Ba.khetH7246, andallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605measuresH4060of volumeמְשׂוּרָ֖הme.su.RahH4884and sizeH4060.

30They are to standוְלַעֲמֹד֙ve.la.'a.ModH5975everyבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to thankלְהֹד֥וֹתle.ho.DotH3034and to praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֖לu.le.ha.LelH1984the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and likewiseוְכֵ֖ןve.KhenH3651at eveningלָעָֽרֶב׃la.'A.revH6153,

31and to offerהַעֲל֤וֹתha.'a.LotH5927allוּלְכֹ֨לu.le.KholH3605burntעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930offeringsH5930to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,on the sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676,the newלֶחֳדָשִׁ֖יםle.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320andthe fixedH4150festivalsH4150in the numberבְּמִסְפָּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557setby the ordinanceכְּמִשְׁפָּ֧טke.mish.PatH4941concerningעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921them, continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

32Thusthey are to keepוְשָׁמְר֞וּve.sha.me.RuH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of meetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,and chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place, andchargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175theirrelativesאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251,for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.