New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 24:1-18

1Now the divisionsמַחְלְקוֹתָ֑םmach.le.ko.TamH4256of thedescendantsוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175were these:the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175wereNadabנָדָב֙na.DavH5070,Abihuוַאֲבִיה֔וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499and Ithamarוְאִיתָמָֽר׃ve.'i.ta.MarH385.

2But Nadabנָדָ֤בna.DavH5070and Abihuוַאֲבִיהוּא֙va.'a.vi.Hu'H30diedוַיָּ֨מָתvai.Ya.motH4191beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1and hadהָי֣וּha.YuH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808sonsוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121.So Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499and Ithamarוְאִיתָמָֽר׃ve.'i.ta.MarH385servedH3547as priestsוַֽיְכַהֲנ֔וּvay.kha.ha.NuH3547.

3Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, withZadokוְצָדוֹק֙ve.tza.dOkH6659of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499and Ahimelechוַאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְva.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ithamarאִיתָמָ֑ר'i.ta.MarH385,dividedוַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֣םvai.ye.chal.KemH2505them according to their officesלִפְקֻדָּתָ֖םlif.ku.da.TamH6486for their ministryבַּעֲבֹדָתָֽם׃ba.'a.vo.da.TamH5656.

4Since moreרַבִּ֞יםra.BimH7227chiefלְרָאשֵׁ֧יle.ra.SheiH7218menהַגְּבָרִ֛יםha.ge.va.RimH1397were foundוַיִּמָּצְא֣וּvai.yi.ma.tze.'UH4672from thedescendantsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֡ר'el.'a.ZarH499thanמִן־min-H4480thedescendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ithamarאִיתָמָ֖ר'i.ta.MarH385,they dividedוַֽיַּחְלְק֑וּםvai.yach.le.KumH2505them thus: there weresixteenשִׁשָּׁ֣ה עָשָׂ֔רshi.Shah 'a.SarH8337 H6240headsרָאשִׁ֤יםra.ShimH7218of fathers’אָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1householdsלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of thedescendantsלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֜ר'el.'a.ZarH499and eightשְׁמוֹנָֽה׃she.mo.NahH8083of thedescendantsוְלִבְנֵ֧יve.liv.NeiH1121of Ithamarאִיתָמָ֛ר'i.ta.MarH385,according to their fathers’אֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004.

5Thus they were dividedוַיַּחְלְק֥וּםvai.yach.le.KumH2505by lotבְּגוֹרָל֖וֹתbe.go.ra.LotH1486,the oneאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428as the otherאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428;for they were officersשָֽׂרֵי־sa.rei-H8269of the sanctuaryקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944and officersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, both from thedescendantsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499and thedescendantsוּבִבְנֵ֥יu.viv.NeiH1121of Ithamarאִיתָמָֽר׃ ס'i.ta.MarH385.

6Shemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָה֩she.ma'.YahH8098,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nethanelנְתַנְאֵ֨לne.tan.'ElH5417the scribeH5613,from the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.ViH3881,recordedוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֡םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789them in the presenceלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the princesוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269,Zadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,Ahimelechוַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙va.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.TarH54,and the headsוְרָאשֵׁי֙ve.ra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and of the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֑םve.lal.vi.YimH3881;oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259father’sאָ֣ב'avH1householdבֵּֽית־beit-H1004takenH270for Eleazarלְאֶלְעָזָ֔רle.'el.'a.ZarH499and one takenH270for Ithamarלְאִיתָמָֽר׃ פle.'i.ta.MarH385.

7Now the firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223lotהַגּוֹרָ֤לha.go.RalH1486cameוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out for Jehoiaribלִיה֣וֹיָרִ֔יבli.Ho.ya.RivH3080,the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145for Jedaiahלִֽידַעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,

8the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992for Harimלְחָרִם֙le.cha.RimH2766,the fourthהָרְבִעִֽי׃ha.re.vi.'IH7243for Seorimלִשְׂעֹרִ֖יםlis.'o.RimH8188,

9the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֔יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549for Malchijahלְמַלְכִּיָּה֙le.mal.ki.YahH4441,the sixthהַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃ha.shi.ShiH8345for Mijaminלְמִיָּמִ֖ןle.mi.ya.MinH4326,

10the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637for Hakkozלְהַקּוֹץ֙le.ha.kOtzH6976,the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִֽי׃ha.she.mi.NiH8066forAbijahלַאֲבִיָּ֖הla.'a.vi.YahH29,

11the ninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֔יha.te.shi.'IH8671for JeshuaH3091,the tenthהָעֲשִׂרִֽי׃ha.'a.si.RiH6224for Shecaniahלִשְׁכַנְיָ֖הוּlish.khan.Ya.huH7935,

12the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עָשָׂ֔ר'ash.Tei 'a.SarH6249 H6240for Eliashibלְאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙le.'el.ya.ShivH475,the twelfthשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240for Jakimלְיָקִ֖יםle.ya.KimH3356,

13the thirteenthשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה עָשָׂ֔רshe.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240for Huppahלְחֻפָּה֙le.chu.PahH2647,the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240for Jeshebeabלְיֶֽשֶׁבְאָ֖בle.ye.shev.'AvH3428,

14the fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה עָשָׂ֔רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240for Bilgahלְבִלְגָּה֙le.vil.GahH1083,the sixteenthשִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃shi.Shah 'a.SarH8337 H6240for Immerלְאִמֵּ֖רle.'i.MerH564,

15the seventeenthשִׁבְעָ֣ה עָשָׂ֔רshiv.'Ah 'a.SarH7651 H6240for Hezirלְחֵזִיר֙le.che.ZirH2387,the eighteenthשְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083 H6240for Happizzezלְהַפִּצֵּ֖ץle.hap.pi.TzetzH6483,

16the nineteenthתִּשְׁעָ֣ה עָשָׂ֔רtish.'Ah 'a.SarH8672 H6240for Pethahiahלִֽפְתַחְיָה֙lif.tach.YahH6611,the twentiethהָעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ha.'es.RimH6242for Jehezkelלִֽיחֶזְקֵ֖אלli.chez.KelH3168,

17the twenty-firstאֶחָ֣ד וְעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'e.Chad ve.'es.RimH6242 H259for Jachinלְיָכִין֙le.ya.KhinH3199,the twenty-secondשְׁנַ֥יִם וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃she.Na.yim ve.'es.RimH6242 H8147for Gamulלְגָמ֖וּלle.ga.MulH1577,

18the twenty-thirdשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֔יםshe.lo.Shah ve.'es.RimH6242 H7969for Delaiahלִדְלָיָ֙הוּ֙lid.la.Ya.huH1806,the twenty-fourthאַרְבָּעָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ פ'ar.ba.'Ah ve.'es.RimH6242 H702for Maaziahלְמַֽעַזְיָ֖הוּle.ma.'az.Ya.huH4590.

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