New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 23:6-13

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.

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.

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.

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