Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 6:1-48

1The sonsH1121of LeviH3878;Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648,KohathH6955,and MerariH4847.

2And the sonsH1121of Kohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955;Amramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019,Izharיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3324,and Hebronוְחֶבְר֖וֹןve.chev.RonH2275,and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ סve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

3And the childrenH1121of AmramH6019;Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175,and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֖הu.mo.ShehH4872,and Miriamוּמִרְיָ֑ם סu.mir.YamH4813.The sonsH1121also of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175;Nadabנָדָב֙na.DavH5070,and Abihuוַאֲבִיה֔וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499,and Ithamarוְאִיתָמָֽר׃ סve.'i.ta.MarH385.

4Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֔סpin.ChasH6372,Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֖סpin.ChasH6372begatהֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Abishuaאֲבִישֽׁוּעַ׃'a.vi.Shu.a'H50,

5And Abishuaוַאֲבִישׁ֙וּעַ֙va.'a.vi.Shu.a'H50begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Bukkiבֻּקִּ֔יbu.KiH1231,and Bukkiוּבֻקִּ֖יu.vu.KiH1231begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Uzziעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5813,

6And Uzziוְעֻזִּי֙ve.'u.ZiH5813begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Zerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֔הze.rach.YahH2228,and Zerahiahוּֽזְרַֽחְיָ֖הu.ze.rach.YahH2228begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Meraiothמְרָיֽוֹת׃me.ra.YotH4812,

7Meraiothמְרָיוֹת֙me.ra.yOtH4812begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֔ה'a.mar.YahH568,and Amariahוַאֲמַרְיָ֖הva.'a.mar.YahH568begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Ahitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

8And Ahitubוַאֲחִיטוּב֙va.'a.chi.TuvH285begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Zadokצָד֔וֹקtza.DokH6659,and Zadokוְצָד֖וֹקve.tza.DokH6659begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Ahimaazאֲחִימָֽעַץ׃'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290,

9And Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙va.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֔ה'a.zar.YahH5838,and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הva.'a.zar.YahH5838begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Johananיוֹחָנָֽן׃yo.cha.NanH3110,

10And Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֖ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֑ה'a.zar.YahH5838, (he it isthat executed the priest’s officeכִּהֵ֔ןki.HenH3547in the templeבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389:)

11And Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֑ה'a.mar.YahH568,and Amariahוַאֲמַרְיָ֖הva.'a.mar.YahH568begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Ahitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

12And Ahitubוַאֲחִיטוּב֙va.'a.chi.TuvH285begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Zadokצָד֔וֹקtza.DokH6659,and Zadokוְצָד֖וֹקve.tza.DokH6659begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Shallumשַׁלּֽוּם׃sha.LumH7967,

13And Shallumוְשַׁלּוּם֙ve.sha.LumH7967begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֔הchil.ki.YahH2518,and Hilkiahוְחִלְקִיָּ֖הve.chil.ki.YahH2518begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Azariahעֲזַרְיָֽה׃'a.zar.YahH5838,

14And Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָה֙va.'a.zar.YahH5838begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֔הse.ra.YahH8304,and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Jehozadakיְהוֹצָדָֽק׃ye.ho.tza.DakH3087,

15And Jehozadakוִיהוֹצָדָ֣קvi.ho.tza.DakH3087wentהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980into captivity,when Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068carried awayבְּהַגְל֣וֹתbe.hag.LotH1540Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389by the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּֽר׃ סne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019.

16The sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878;Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֕םge.re.ShomH1647,Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955,and Merariוּמְרָרִֽי׃u.me.ra.RiH4847.

17And these bethe namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gershomגֵרְשׁ֖וֹםge.re.ShomH1647;Libniלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH3845,and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ve.shim.'IH8096.

18And the sonsH1121of Kohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955were,Amramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019,and Izharוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3324,and Hebronוְחֶבְר֖וֹןve.chev.RonH2275,and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

19The sonsH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֖יme.ra.RiH4847;Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249,and Mushiוּמֻשִׁ֑יu.mu.ShiH4187. And these arethe familiesמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881according to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

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

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

22The sonsH1121of Kohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955;Amminadabעַמִּינָדָ֣ב'a.mi.na.DavH5992his sonH1121,KorahH7141his sonH1121,AssirH617his sonH1121,

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

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

25And the sonsH1121of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֔ה'el.ka.NahH511;Amasaiעֲמָשַׂ֖י'a.ma.SaiH6022,and Ahimothוַאֲחִימֽוֹת׃va.'a.chi.MotH287.

26As forElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֑ה'el.ka.NahH511:the sonsH1121of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֔ה'el.ka.NahH511;Zophaiצוֹפַ֥יtzo.FaiH6689his sonH1121,and Nahathוְנַ֥חַתve.Na.chatH5184his sonH1121,

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

28And the sonsH1121of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050;the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֥רha.be.KhorH1060Vashniוַשְׁנִ֖יvash.NiH2059,and Abiahוַאֲבִיָּֽה׃ סva.'a.vi.YahH29.

29The sonsH1121of MerariH4847;Mahliמַחְלִ֑יmach.LiH4249,Libniלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH3845his sonH1121,Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096his sonH1121,Uzzaעֻזָּ֥ה'u.ZahH5798his sonH1121,

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

31And these are theywhom Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732setהֶעֱמִ֥ידhe.'e.MidH5975over the serviceיְדֵי־ye.dei-H3027of songשִׁ֖ירshirH7892in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,after that the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727had restמִמְּנ֖וֹחַmi.me.No.achH4494.

32And they ministeredמְשָׁרְתִ֜יםme.sha.re.TimH8334beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the dwellingמִשְׁכַּ֤ןmish.KanH4908place of the tabernacleאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of the congregationמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150with singingבַּשִּׁ֔ירba.ShirH7892,until Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010had builtבְּנ֧וֹתbe.NotH1129the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and thenthey waitedוַיַּעַמְד֥וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975on their officeעֲבוֹדָתָֽם׃a.vo.da.TamH5656according to their orderכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֖םkhe.mish.pa.TamH4941.

33And these arethey that waitedהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975with their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.nei.HemH1121.Of the sonsמִבְּנֵי֙mi.be.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֔יha.ke.ha.TiH6956:Hemanהֵימָן֙hei.ManH1968a singerהַמְשׁוֹרֵ֔רham.sho.RerH7891,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joelיוֹאֵ֖לyo.'ElH3100,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shemuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃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.

39And his brotherוְאָחִ֣יוve.'a.ChivH251Asaphאָסָ֔ף'a.SafH623,who stoodהָעֹמֵ֖דha.'o.MedH5975on his right handיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225, evenAsaphאָסָ֥ף'a.SafH623the sonH1121of Berachiahבֶּרֶכְיָ֖הוּbe.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 Malchiahמַלְכִּיָּֽה׃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.

44And their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251the sonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֛יme.ra.RiH4847stoodon the left handהַשְּׂמֹ֑אולha.se.MolH8040: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 Shamerשָֽׁמֶר׃Sha.merH8106,

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

48Their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251also the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881wereappointedנְתוּנִ֕יםne.tu.NimH5414unto all manner of serviceעֲבוֹדַ֔תa.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֖ןmish.KanH4908of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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