New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 6:1-48

1The sonsH1121of LeviH3878wereGershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,KohathH6955and MerariH4847.

2The sonsH1121of Kohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955wereAmramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019,Izharיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3324,Hebronוְחֶבְר֖וֹןve.chev.RonH2275and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ סve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

3The childrenH1121of AmramH6019wereAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175,Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֖הu.mo.ShehH4872and Miriamוּמִרְיָ֑ם סu.mir.YamH4813.And the sonsH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175wereNadabנָדָב֙na.DavH5070,Abihuוַאֲבִיה֔וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499and Ithamarוְאִיתָמָֽר׃ סve.'i.ta.MarH385.

4Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֔סpin.ChasH6372, andPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֖סpin.ChasH6372becameH3205the fatherהֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of Abishuaאֲבִישֽׁוּעַ׃'a.vi.Shu.a'H50,

5and Abishuaוַאֲבִישׁ֙וּעַ֙va.'a.vi.Shu.a'H50becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Bukkiבֻּקִּ֔יbu.KiH1231,and Bukkiוּבֻקִּ֖יu.vu.KiH1231becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of Uzziעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5813,

6and Uzziוְעֻזִּי֙ve.'u.ZiH5813becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Zerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֔הze.rach.YahH2228,and Zerahiahוּֽזְרַֽחְיָ֖הu.ze.rach.YahH2228becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of Meraiothמְרָיֽוֹת׃me.ra.YotH4812,

7Meraiothמְרָיוֹת֙me.ra.yOtH4812becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֔ה'a.mar.YahH568,and Amariahוַאֲמַרְיָ֖הva.'a.mar.YahH568becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of Ahitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

8andAhitubוַאֲחִיטוּב֙va.'a.chi.TuvH285becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Zadokצָד֔וֹקtza.DokH6659,and Zadokוְצָד֖וֹקve.tza.DokH6659becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of Ahimaazאֲחִימָֽעַץ׃'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290,

9and Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙va.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֔ה'a.zar.YahH5838,and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הva.'a.zar.YahH5838becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of JohananH3076,

10and JohananH3076becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֑ה'a.zar.YahH5838(it was he whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834servedH3547as the priestכִּהֵ֔ןki.HenH3547in the houseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389),

11andAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838becameH3205the fatherוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֑ה'a.mar.YahH568,and Amariahוַאֲמַרְיָ֖הva.'a.mar.YahH568becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of Ahitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

12and Ahitubוַאֲחִיטוּב֙va.'a.chi.TuvH285becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Zadokצָד֔וֹקtza.DokH6659,and Zadokוְצָד֖וֹקve.tza.DokH6659becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205ofShallumשַׁלּֽוּם׃sha.LumH7967,

13and Shallumוְשַׁלּוּם֙ve.sha.LumH7967becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֔הchil.ki.YahH2518,and Hilkiahוְחִלְקִיָּ֖הve.chil.ki.YahH2518becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of Azariahעֲזַרְיָֽה׃'a.zar.YahH5838,

14and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָה֙va.'a.zar.YahH5838becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205ofSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֔הse.ra.YahH8304,and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of Jehozadakיְהוֹצָדָֽק׃ye.ho.tza.DakH3087;

15and Jehozadakוִיהוֹצָדָ֣קvi.ho.tza.DakH3087wentהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980alongwhen the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068carriedH1540Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389awayH1540into exileבְּהַגְל֣וֹתbe.hag.LotH1540by Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּֽר׃ סne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019.

16The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878wereGershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֕םge.re.ShomH1647,Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955and Merariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

17Theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gershomגֵרְשׁ֖וֹםge.re.ShomH1647:Libniלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH3845and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ve.shim.'IH8096.

18The sonsH1121of Kohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955wereAmramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019,Izharוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3324,Hebronוְחֶבְר֖וֹןve.chev.RonH2275and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

19The sonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֖יme.ra.RiH4847wereMahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249and Mushiוּמֻשִׁ֑יu.mu.ShiH4187.And theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881according to their fathers’לַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.HemH1households.

20Of Gershomלְֽגֵרְשׁ֑וֹםle.ge.re.ShomH1647:Libniלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH3845his sonH1121,Jahathיַ֥חַתYa.chatH3189his sonH1121,Zimmahזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2155his sonH1121,

21Joahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098his sonH1121,Iddoעִדּ֣וֹi.DoH5714his sonH1121,Zerahזֶ֥רַחZe.rachH2226his sonH1121,Jeatheraiיְאָתְרַ֥יye.'a.te.RaiH2979his sonH1121.

22The sonsH1121of Kohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955wereAmminadabעַמִּינָדָ֣ב'a.mi.na.DavH5992his sonH1121,KorahH7141his sonH1121,AssirH617his sonH1121,

23Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֥ה'el.ka.NahH511his sonH1121,Ebiasaphוְאֶבְיָסָ֥ףve.'ev.ya.SafH43his sonH1121and Assirוְאַסִּ֥ירve.'a.SirH617his sonH1121,

24Tahathתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8480his sonH1121,Urielאוּרִיאֵ֣ל'u.ri.'ElH222his sonH1121,Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֥ה'u.zi.YahH5818his sonH1121and Shaulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586his sonH1121.

25The sonsH1121of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֔ה'el.ka.NahH511wereAmasaiעֲמָשַׂ֖י'a.ma.SaiH6022and Ahimothוַאֲחִימֽוֹת׃va.'a.chi.MotH287.

26As forElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֑ה'el.ka.NahH511,the sonsH1121of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֔ה'el.ka.NahH511wereZophaiצוֹפַ֥יtzo.FaiH6689his sonH1121and Nahathוְנַ֥חַתve.Na.chatH5184his sonH1121,

27Eliabאֱלִיאָ֥ב'e.li.'AvH446his sonH1121,Jerohamיְרֹחָ֥םye.ro.ChamH3395his sonH1121,Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֥ה'el.ka.NahH511his sonH1121.

28The sonsH1121of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050wereJoelיוֹאֵלyo.'ElH3100the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֥רha.be.KhorH1060,and Abijahוַאֲבִיָּֽה׃ סva.'a.vi.YahH29the secondH8145.

29The sonsH1121of MerariH4847wereMahliמַחְלִ֑יmach.LiH4249,Libniלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH3845his sonH1121,Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096his sonH1121,UzzahH5804his sonH1121,

30Shimeaשִׁמְעָ֥אshim.'A'H8092his sonH1121,Haggiahחַגִּיָּ֥הcha.gi.YahH2293his sonH1121,Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222his sonH1121.

31Now theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are those whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732appointedהֶעֱמִ֥ידhe.'e.MidH5975overעַל־'al-H5921the serviceיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of songשִׁ֖ירshirH7892in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,afterH4480the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727restedמִמְּנ֖וֹחַmi.me.No.achH4494there.

32They ministeredמְשָׁרְתִ֜יםme.sha.re.TimH8334with songבַּשִּׁ֔ירba.ShirH7892beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֤ןmish.KanH4908of the tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of meetingמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150,untilעַד־'ad-H5704Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010had builtבְּנ֧וֹתbe.NotH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; and theyservedוַיַּעַמְד֥וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in their officeעֲבוֹדָתָֽם׃a.vo.da.TamH5656accordingעַל־'al-H5921to their orderכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֖םkhe.mish.pa.TamH4941.

33Theseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are those whoservedהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975with their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.nei.HemH1121:From the sonsמִבְּנֵי֙mi.be.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֔יha.ke.ha.TiH6956wereHemanהֵימָן֙hei.ManH1968the singerהַמְשׁוֹרֵ֔רham.sho.RerH7891,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joelיוֹאֵ֖לyo.'ElH3100,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050,

34the sonH1121of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה֙'el.ka.NahH511,the sonH1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָ֔םye.ro.ChamH3395,the sonH1121of Elielאֱלִיאֵ֖ל'e.li.'ElH447,the sonH1121of Toahתּֽוֹחַ׃To.achH8430,

35the sonH1121of Zuphצוּף֙tzifH6689,the sonH1121of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֔ה'el.ka.NahH511,the sonH1121of Mahathמַ֖חַתMa.chatH4287,the sonH1121of Amasaiעֲמָשָֽׂי׃'a.ma.SaiH6022,

36the sonH1121of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה֙'el.ka.NahH511,the sonH1121of Joelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100,the sonH1121of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,the sonH1121of Zephaniahצְפַנְיָֽה׃tze.fan.YahH6846,

37the sonH1121of Tahathתַּ֙חַת֙ta.chatH8480,the sonH1121of Assirאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH617,the sonH1121of Ebiasaphאֶבְיָסָ֖ף'ev.ya.SafH43,the sonH1121of Korahקֹֽרַח׃Ko.rachH7141,

38the sonH1121of Izharיִצְהָ֣רyitz.HarH3324,the sonH1121of Kohathקְהָ֔תke.HatH6955,the sonH1121of Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878,the sonH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

39Heman’sbrotherוְאָחִ֣יוve.'a.ChivH251Asaphאָסָ֔ף'a.SafH623stoodהָעֹמֵ֖דha.'o.MedH5975at his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225,even Asaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623the sonH1121of Berechiahבֶּרֶכְיָ֖הוּbe.rekh.Ya.huH1296,the sonH1121of Shimeaשִׁמְעָֽא׃shim.'A'H8092,

40the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Michaelמִיכָאֵ֥לmi.kha.'ElH4317,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Baaseiahבַּעֲשֵׂיָ֖הba.'a.se.YahH1202,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּֽה׃mal.ki.YahH4441,

41the sonH1121of Ethniאֶתְנִ֥י'et.NiH867,the sonH1121of Zerahזֶ֖רַחZe.rachH2226,the sonH1121of Adaiahעֲדָיָֽה׃'a.da.YahH5718,

42the sonH1121of Ethanאֵיתָ֥ן'ei.TanH387,the sonH1121of Zimmahזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2155,the sonH1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִֽי׃shim.'IH8096,

43the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jahathיַ֥חַתYa.chatH3189,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֖םge.re.ShomH1647,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃ סle.ViH3878.

44On the leftהַשְּׂמֹ֑אולha.se.MolH8040handH8040were theirkinsmenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251the sonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֛יme.ra.RiH4847:Ethanאֵיתָן֙'ei.TanH387the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishiקִישִׁ֔יki.ShiH7029,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abdiעַבְדִּ֖י'av.DiH5660,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malluchמַלּֽוּךְ׃ma.LukhH4409,

45the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֥הcha.shav.YahH2811,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֖ה'a.matz.YahH558,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽה׃chil.ki.YahH2518,

46the sonH1121of Amziאַמְצִ֥י'am.TziH557,the sonH1121of Baniבָּנִ֖יba.NiH1137,the sonH1121of Shemerשָֽׁמֶר׃Sha.merH8106,

47the sonH1121of Mahliמַחְלִי֙mach.LiH4249,the sonH1121of Mushiמוּשִׁ֔יmu.ShiH4187,the sonH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֖יme.ra.RiH4847,the sonH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃ סle.ViH3878.

48Theirkinsmenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881wereappointedנְתוּנִ֕יםne.tu.NimH5414for allלְכָ֨ל־le.kholH3605the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֔תa.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֖ןmish.KanH4908of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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