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1 Chronicles 23:6-23

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.NiH1649there wereLadanלַעְדָּ֥ןla'.DanH3936and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סve.shim.'IH8096.

8The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ladanלַעְדָּ֗ןla'.DanH3936wereJehielיְחִיאֵ֛לye.chi.'ElH3171the firstהָרֹ֧אשׁha.RoshH7218,and Zethamוְזֵתָ֥םve.ze.TamH2241and Joelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100,threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סshe.lo.ShahH7969.

9The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096wereShelomothH8013,Hazielוַחֲזִיאֵ֛לva.cha.zi.'ElH2381,and 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.'UshH3266,and 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 haveH7235manyהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,so they becameH1961a father’sאָ֔ב'AvH1householdלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,oneאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.ChatH259groupלִפְקֻדָּ֖הlif.ku.DahH6486forH6486dutyH6486.

12The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֗תke.HatH6955were fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ ס'ar.ba.'AhH702in number:Amramעַמְרָ֥ם'am.RamH6019,Izharיִצְהָ֛רyitz.HarH3324,Hebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275,and 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 serveלְשָׁרְת֛וֹle.sha.re.ToH8334Him and blessוּלְבָרֵ֥ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in His nameבִּשְׁמ֖וֹbish.MoH8034foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

14But as forMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֖הu.mo.ShehH4872,the 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.YahH7345wereH7235veryלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605manyH7235.

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.ShiH7992,and 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.

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 onlyאִם־'im-H518daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323;so their relativesאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'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.derH5740,and Jeremothוִירֵמ֖וֹתvi.re.MotH3406.

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