Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 23:20-29

20Of the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816;Michahמִיכָ֣הmi.KhahH4318the firstהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218,and Jesiahוְיִשִּׁיָּ֖הve.yi.shi.YahH3449the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ סha.she.NiH8145.

21The sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847;Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249,and Mushiוּמוּשִׁ֔יu.mu.ShiH4187.The sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Mahliמַחְלִ֖יmach.LiH4249;Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499,and Kishוְקִֽישׁ׃ve.KishH7027.

22And Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191,and had no sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,but daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323:and their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Kishקִ֖ישׁkishH7027tookוַיִּשָּׂא֥וּםvai.yi.sa.'UmH5375them.

23The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Mushiמוּשִׁ֗יmu.ShiH4187;Mahliמַחְלִ֥יmach.LiH4249,and Ederוְעֵ֛דֶרve.'E.derH5740,and Jeremothוִירֵמ֖וֹתvi.re.MotH3406,threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969.

24These werethe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Leviלֵוִי֩le.ViH3878after the houseלְבֵ֨יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1; eventhe chiefרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֣וֹתha.'a.VotH1,as they were countedלִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗םlif.ku.dei.HemH6485by numberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034by their pollsלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םle.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538,that didעֹשֵׂה֙'o.SehH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,from the ageמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141and upwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃va.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

25For Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath given restהֵנִ֛יחַhe.Ni.achH5117unto his peopleלְעַמּ֑וֹle.'a.MoH5971,that they may dwellוַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןvai.yish.KonH7931in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:

26And also unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881; they shall no morecarryלָשֵׂ֧אתla.SetH5375the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908,nor any vesselsכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627of it for the serviceלַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃la.'a.vo.da.ToH5656thereof.

27For by the lastהָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔יםha.'A.cha.ro.NimH314wordsבְדִבְרֵ֤יve.div.ReiH1697of Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732the LevitesH3881werenumberedמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldH1121and aboveוּלְמָֽעְלָה׃u.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605:

28Because their officeמַעֲמָדָ֞םma.'a.ma.DamH4612wasto waitלְיַד־le.yad-H3027on the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַת֙la.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,in the courtsהַחֲצֵרוֹת֙ha.cha.tze.rOtH2691,and in the chambersהַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957,and in the purifyingטָהֳרַ֖תto.ho.RatH2893of all holy thingsקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,and the workוּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430;

29Both for the shewbreadוּלְלֶ֨חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶתu.le.Le.chem ha.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635 H3899,and for the fine flourוּלְסֹ֤לֶתu.le.So.letH5560for grain offeringלְמִנְחָה֙le.min.ChahH4503,and for the unleavenedהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682cakesוְלִרְקִיקֵ֣יve.lir.ki.KeiH7550, and for that which is baked inthe panוְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖תve.la.ma.cha.VatH4227,and for that which is friedוְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶתve.la.mur.Ba.khetH7246,and for all manner of measureמְשׂוּרָ֖הme.su.RahH4884and sizeוּמִדָּֽה׃u.mi.DahH4060;

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