Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 23:24-27

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:

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