Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 23

1NowH3117Davidוְדָוִ֥ידve.da.VidH1732wasoldH1121andfullH3117ofdaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117; and he madeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121kingוַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And hegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹף֙vai.ye.'e.SofH622togetherH622allכָּל־kol-H3605theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, with thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881.

3And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881werenumberedוַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙vai.yi.sa.fe.RuH5608fromthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605: and theirnumberמִסְפָּרָ֤םmis.pa.RamH4557by their polls,manH1397bymanH1397, wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andeightוּשְׁמוֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

4Oftheseמֵאֵ֗לֶּהme.'E.lehH428,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505were tooverseeלְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙le.na.Tze.achH5329theworkמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; andsixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505wereofficersוְשֹׁטְרִ֥יםve.sho.te.RimH7860andjudgesוְשֹׁפְטִ֖יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199:

5andfourוְאַרְבַּ֥עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505were doorkeepers; andfourוְאַרְבַּ֤עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505praisedמְהַֽלְלִ֣יםme.ha.LimH1984theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068with theinstrumentsבַּכֵּלִ֕יםba.ke.LimH3627whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Imadeעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, said David, topraiseלְהַלֵּֽל׃le.ha.LelH1984therewith.

6AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dividedוַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥םvai.ye.chal.KemH2505them into courses according to thesonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878; Gershon,Kohathקְהָ֥תke.HatH6955, andMerariוּמְרָרִֽי׃ סu.me.ra.RiH4847.

7Of theGershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יla.ge.re.shu.NiH1649;Ladanלַעְדָּ֥ןla'.DanH3936andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סve.shim.'IH8096.

8Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLadanלַעְדָּ֗ןla'.DanH3936;Jehielיְחִיאֵ֛לye.chi.'ElH3171thechiefהָרֹ֧אשׁha.RoshH7218, andZethamוְזֵתָ֥םve.ze.TamH2241, andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100,threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סshe.lo.ShahH7969.

9Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096;ShelomothH8013, andHazielוַחֲזִיאֵ֛לva.cha.zi.'ElH2381, andHaranוְהָרָ֖ןve.ha.RanH2039,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969.Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428were theheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of thefathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses ofLadanלְלַעְדָּֽן׃ סle.la'.DanH3936.

10And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096;Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189,ZinaH2126, andJeushוִיע֖וּשׁvi.'UshH3266, andBeriahוּבְרִיעָ֑הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283.Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃'ar.ba.'AhH702were thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096.

11AndJahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189was thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218, andZizahוְזִיזָ֖הve.zi.ZahH2125thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145: butJeushוִיע֤וּשׁvi.'UshH3266andBeriahוּבְרִיעָה֙u.ve.ri.'AhH1283hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manyהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121; therefore theybecameH1961afathers’אָ֔ב'AvH1houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004in one reckoning.

12Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֗תke.HatH6955;Amramעַמְרָ֥ם'am.RamH6019,Izharיִצְהָ֛רyitz.HarH3324,Hebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275, andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֖לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816,fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ ס'ar.ba.'AhH702.

13Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmramעַמְרָ֖ם'am.RamH6019;Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872: andAaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175wasseparatedוַיִּבָּדֵ֣לvai.yi.ba.DelH914, that he shouldsanctifyלְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ֩le.hak.di.ShoH6942themostקֹ֨דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֤יםka.da.ShimH6944things, he and hissonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121, foreverעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769, toburnH6999incenseH6999beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068, toministerלְשָׁרְת֛וֹle.sha.re.ToH8334unto him, and toblessוּלְבָרֵ֥ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in hisnameבִּשְׁמ֖וֹbish.MoH8034, foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14But as forMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֖הu.mo.ShehH4872themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, hissonsבָּנָ֕יוba.NavH1121werenamedיִקָּרְא֖וּyi.ka.re.'UH7121among thetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofLeviהַלֵּוִֽי׃ha.le.ViH3878.

15Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872;Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֖םge.re.ShomH1647andEliezerוֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ve.'e.li.'E.zerH461.

16Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGershomגֵרְשׁ֖וֹםge.re.ShomH1647;Shebuelשְׁבוּאֵ֥לshe.vu.'ElH7619thechiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218.

17And thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461were,Rehabiahרְחַבְיָ֣הre.chav.YahH7345thechiefהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218. AndEliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙le.'e.li.'E.zerH461hadnoneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121; but thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofRehabiahרְחַבְיָ֖הre.chav.YahH7345wereveryלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605manyרָב֥וּra.VuH7235.

18Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIzharיִצְהָ֖רyitz.HarH3324;Shelomithשְׁלֹמִ֥יתshe.lo.MitH8019thechiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ סha.RoshH7218.

19Thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275;Jeriahיְרִיָּ֤הוּye.ri.Ya.huH3404thechiefהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣ה'a.mar.YahH568thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992, andJekameamוִֽיקַמְעָ֖םvi.kam.'AmH3360thefourthהָרְבִיעִֽי׃ha.re.vi.'IH7243.

20Thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofUzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816;Micahמִיכָ֣הmi.KhahH4318thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218, andIsshiahוְיִשִּׁיָּ֖הve.yi.shi.YahH3449thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ סha.she.NiH8145.

21Thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847;Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249andMushiוּמוּשִׁ֔יu.mu.ShiH4187. Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofMahliמַחְלִ֖יmach.LiH4249;Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499andKishוְקִֽישׁ׃ve.KishH7027.

22AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191, and hadnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121, butdaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323onlyאִם־'im-H518: and theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofKishקִ֖ישׁkishH7027tookוַיִּשָּׂא֥וּםvai.yi.sa.'UmH5375them to wife.

23Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMushiמוּשִׁ֗יmu.ShiH4187;Mahliמַחְלִ֥יmach.LiH4249, andEderוְעֵ֛דֶרve.'E.derH5740, andJeremothוִירֵמ֖וֹתvi.re.MotH3406,threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969.

24TheseH428were thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofLeviלֵוִי֩le.ViH3878afterH8141theirfathers’אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1housesלְבֵ֨יתle.VeitH1004,evenH6213theheadsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of thefathers’הָאָב֣וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofthoseH428of them that werecountedH4557, in thenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557ofnamesשֵׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034by their polls, whodidH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399for theserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃va.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

25ForDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hathgivenH5117restהֵנִ֛יחַhe.Ni.achH5117unto hispeopleלְעַמּ֑וֹle.'a.MoH5971; and he dwelleth inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:

26and also theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881shallnoH369moreH369have need tocarryלָשֵׂ֧אתla.SetH5375thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908andallכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627of it for theserviceלַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃la.'a.vo.da.ToH5656thereof.

27For by thelastהָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔יםha.'A.cha.ro.NimH314wordsבְדִבְרֵ֤יve.div.ReiH1697ofDavidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofLeviH3881werenumberedמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557, fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוּלְמָֽעְלָה׃u.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

28For theirofficeH5656was to wait on thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175for theserviceלַעֲבֹדַת֙la.'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, in the courts, and in thechambersהַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957, and in thepurifyingטָהֳרַ֖תto.ho.RatH2893ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944things,evenכִּ֣יkiH3588theworkוּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of theserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430;

29for the shewbread also, and for thefineוּלְסֹ֤לֶתu.le.So.letH5560flourH5560for amealלְמִנְחָה֙le.min.ChahH4503offering, whether ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682wafersוְלִרְקִיקֵ֣יve.lir.ki.KeiH7550, or of thatwhichH3899is baked in thepanוְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖תve.la.ma.cha.VatH4227, or of thatwhichH3899is soaked, and forallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605manner ofmeasureמְשׂוּרָ֖הme.su.RahH4884andsizeוּמִדָּֽה׃u.mi.DahH4060;

30and tostandוְלַעֲמֹד֙ve.la.'a.ModH5975everyבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242tothankלְהֹד֥וֹתle.ho.DotH3034andpraiseוּלְהַלֵּ֖לu.le.ha.LelH1984theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, and likewise atevenוְכֵ֖ןve.KhenH3651;

31and toofferהַעֲל֤וֹתha.'a.LotH5927allוּלְכֹ֨לu.le.KholH3605burntעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930offeringsH3068unto theLORDH3068, in thesabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676, in thenewלֶחֳדָשִׁ֖יםle.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320, and on thesetH4150feastוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150, innumberבְּמִסְפָּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557accordingעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921to theordinanceכְּמִשְׁפָּ֧טke.mish.PatH4941concerning them,continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDH3068:

32and that they shouldkeepוְשָׁמְר֞וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thetentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150, and thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944, and thechargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251, for theserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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