New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 23:20-29

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

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.

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.

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