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1 Chronicles 6:39-66

39And his brother Asaph, who stood on hisrightאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175hand,evenכִּ֥יkiH3588Asaph thesonH1121of Berechiah, thesonH1121of Shimea;

40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah;

41thesonH1121of Ethni, thesonH1121of Zerah, thesonH1121of Adaiah;

42thesonH1121of Ethan, thesonH1121of Zimmah, thesonH1121of Shimei;

43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch;

45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah;

46thesonH1121of Amzi, thesonH1121of Bani, thesonH1121of Shemer;

47thesonH1121of Mahli, thesonH1121of Mushi, thesonH1121of Merari, thesonH1121of Levi.

48And their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

49But Aaron and hissonsH1121offeredH5414upon the altar of burnt offering, and upon the altar of incense, for all theworkH5414of the most holyplaceH5414, and tomakeH5414atonement forIsraelH3478, according to all thatMosesH5414the servant ofGodH5414had commanded.

50AndtheseH428are thesonsH1121of Aaron; Eleazar hissonH1121, Phinehas hissonH1121, Abishua hissonH1121;

51Bukki hissonH1121, Uzzi hissonH1121, Zerahiah hissonH1121;

52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son;

53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot,

55to them they gave Hebron in thelandלְמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתle.mish.Pa.chatH4940of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it;

56but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb thesonH1121of Jephunneh.

57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs;

58and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs;

59and Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:

60andoutH853of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Allemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

61And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot,outH853of the family of thetribeH4294,outH853of the halftribeH4294, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

62And to thesonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121of Gershom, according to theirfamiliesלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121,outH853of thetribeH4294of Issachar, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of Asher, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of Naphtali, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

63Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families,outH853of thetribeH4294ofReubenH7205, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of Gad, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of Zebulun, twelve cities.

64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.

65And they gave by lotoutH853of thetribeH4294of the children of Judah, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of the children of Simeon, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

66And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their bordersoutH853of the tribe of Ephraim.

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