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1 Chronicles 23

1So whenDavidוְדָוִ֥ידve.da.VidH1732wasoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204andfullוְשָׂבַ֣עve.sa.Va'H7646ofdaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, he madeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121kingוַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And he gatheredtogetherוַיֶּאֱסֹף֙vai.ye.'e.SofH622all theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, with thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881.

3Now theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881werenumberedוַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙vai.yi.sa.fe.RuH5608from theageמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121ofthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141andupwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605: and theirnumberמִסְפָּרָ֤ם לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙mis.pa.Ram le.gul.ge.lo.TamH4557 H1538, man bymanלִגְבָרִ֔יםlig.va.RimH1397, wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andeightוּשְׁמוֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

4Ofwhichמֵאֵ֗לֶּהme.'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:

5Moreoverfourוְאַרְבַּ֥עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505wereportersשֹׁעֲרִ֑יםsho.'a.RimH7778; andfourוְאַרְבַּ֤עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505praisedמְהַֽלְלִ֣יםme.ha.LimH1984theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068with theinstrumentsבַּכֵּלִ֕יםba.ke.LimH3627which Imadeעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, said David, topraiseלְהַלֵּֽל׃le.ha.LelH1984with them .

6AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dividedוַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥םvai.ye.chal.KemH2505them intodivisionsמַחְלְק֑וֹת סmach.le.KotH4256among thesonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878, namely,Gershonלְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןle.ge.re.ShonH1648,Kohathקְהָ֥תke.HatH6955, andMerariוּמְרָרִֽי׃ סu.me.ra.RiH4847.

7Of theGershonitesלַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יla.ge.re.shu.NiH1649were,Laadanלַעְדָּ֥ןla'.DanH3936, andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סve.shim.'IH8096.

8Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLaadanלַעְדָּ֗ןla'.DanH3936; thechiefהָרֹ֧אשׁha.RoshH7218wasJehielיְחִיאֵ֛לye.chi.'ElH3171, andZethamוְזֵתָ֥םve.ze.TamH2241, andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100,threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סshe.lo.ShahH7969.

9Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096;Shelomithשְׁלוֹמִ֧יתshe.lo.motH8019 H8013, andHazielוַחֲזִיאֵ֛לva.cha.zi.'ElH2381, andHaranוְהָרָ֖ןve.ha.RanH2039,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969. These were theheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of thefather’sהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses ofLaadanלְלַעְדָּֽן׃ סle.la'.DanH3936.

10And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096were,Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189,ZinaH2126, andJeushוִיע֖וּשׁvi.'UshH3266, andBeriahוּבְרִיעָ֑הu.ve.ri.'AhH1283. Thesefourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃'ar.ba.'AhH702were thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofShimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096.

11AndJahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189was thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218, andZizahוְזִיזָ֖הve.zi.ZahH2125thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145: butJeushוִיע֤וּשׁvi.'UshH3266andBeriahוּבְרִיעָה֙u.ve.ri.'AhH1283had notmanyהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121; therefore they were inoneאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.ChatH259reckoningלִפְקֻדָּ֖הlif.ku.DahH6486, according to theirfather’sאָ֔ב'AvH1houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004.

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.deshH6944holythingsקָֽדָשִׁ֤יםka.da.ShimH6944, he and hissonsוּבָנָיו֙u.va.NavH1121forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769, to burnincenseלְהַקְטִיר֩le.hak.TirH6999beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068, toministerלְשָׁרְת֛וֹle.sha.re.ToH8334to him, and toblessוּלְבָרֵ֥ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in hisnameבִּשְׁמ֖וֹbish.MoH8034forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14Now concerningMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֖הu.mo.ShehH4872themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, hissonsבָּנָ֕יוba.NavH1121werenamedיִקָּרְא֖וּyi.ka.re.'UH7121of thetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofLeviהַלֵּוִֽי׃ha.le.ViH3878.

15Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872were,Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֖םge.re.ShomH1647, andEliezerוֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ve.'e.li.'E.zerH461.

16Of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGershomגֵרְשׁ֖וֹםge.re.ShomH1647,Shebuelשְׁבוּאֵ֥לshe.vu.'ElH7619was thechiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218.

17And thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461were,Rehabiahרְחַבְיָ֣הre.chav.YahH7345thechiefהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218. AndEliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙le.'e.li.'E.zerH461had nootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121; but thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofRehabiahרְחַבְיָ֖הre.chav.YahH7345wereveryלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605manyרָב֥וּra.VuH7235.

18Of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIzharיִצְהָ֖רyitz.HarH3324;Shelomithשְׁלֹמִ֥יתshe.lo.MitH8019thechiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ סha.RoshH7218.

19Of thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275;Jeriahיְרִיָּ֤הוּye.ri.Ya.huH3404thefirstהָרֹאשׁ֙ha.roShH7218,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣ה'a.mar.YahH568thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992, andJekameamוִֽיקַמְעָ֖םvi.kam.'AmH3360thefourthהָרְבִיעִֽי׃ha.re.vi.'IH7243.

20Of thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofUzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816;Michahמִיכָ֣הmi.KhahH4318thefirstהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218, andJesiahוְיִשִּׁיָּ֖הve.yi.shi.YahH3449thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ סha.she.NiH8145.

21Thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847;Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249, andMushiוּמוּשִׁ֔יu.mu.ShiH4187. Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofMahliמַחְלִ֖יmach.LiH4249;Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499, andKishוְקִֽישׁ׃ve.KishH7027.

22AndEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191, and had nosonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121, butdaughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323: and theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofKishקִ֖ישׁkishH7027tookוַיִּשָּׂא֥וּםvai.yi.sa.'UmH5375them.

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

24These were thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofLeviלֵוִי֩le.ViH3878after thehouseלְבֵ֨יתle.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1; even theheadsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of thefather’sהָאָב֣וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses, as they werecountedלִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗םlif.ku.dei.HemH6485bynumberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557ofnamesשֵׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034by theirpollsלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םle.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538, thatdidעֹשֵׂה֙'o.SehH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399for theserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, from theageמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141andupwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃va.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

25ForDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath givenrestהֵנִ֛יחַhe.Ni.achH5117to hispeopleלְעַמּ֑וֹle.'a.MoH5971, that they maydwellוַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןvai.yish.KonH7931inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:

26And also to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881; they shall no morecarryלָשֵׂ֧אתla.SetH5375thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908, nor anyvesselsכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627of it for itsserviceלַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃la.'a.vo.da.ToH5656.

27For by thelastהָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔יםha.'A.cha.ro.NimH314wordsבְדִבְרֵ֤יve.div.ReiH1697ofDavidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732theLevitesH3881werenumberedמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldH1121andaboveוּלְמָֽעְלָה׃u.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605:

28Because theirofficeמַעֲמָדָ֞םma.'a.ma.DamH4612was towaitלְיַד־le.yad-H3027on thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175for theserviceלַעֲבֹדַת֙la.'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, in thecourtsהַחֲצֵרוֹת֙ha.cha.tze.rOtH2691, and in thechambersהַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹתha.le.sha.KhotH3957, and in thepurifyingטָהֳרַ֖תto.ho.RatH2893of all holythingsקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, and theworkוּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of theserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430;

29Both for theshowbreadוּלְלֶ֨חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶתu.le.Le.chem ha.ma.'a.Re.khetH3899 H4635, and for the fineflourוּלְסֹ֤לֶתu.le.So.letH5560for meatofferingלְמִנְחָה֙le.min.ChahH4503, and for theunleavenedהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682cakesוְלִרְקִיקֵ֣יve.lir.ki.KeiH7550, and for that which is baked in thepanוְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖תve.la.ma.cha.VatH4227, and for that which isfriedוְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶתve.la.mur.Ba.khetH7246, and for all measures ofvolumeמְשׂוּרָ֖הme.su.RahH4884andsizeוּמִדָּֽה׃u.mi.DahH4060;

30And tostandוְלַעֲמֹד֙ve.la.'a.ModH5975everymorningH1242tothankלְהֹד֥וֹתle.ho.DotH3034andpraiseוּלְהַלֵּ֖לu.le.ha.LelH1984theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, and likewise ateveningלָעָֽרֶב׃la.'A.revH6153;

31And toofferהַעֲל֤וֹתha.'a.LotH5927all burntsacrificesעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930to theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068on thesabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676, in the newmoonsלֶחֳדָשִׁ֖יםle.cho.da.ShimH2320, and on the setfeastsוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150, bynumberבְּמִסְפָּ֨רbe.mis.ParH4557, according to theorderכְּמִשְׁפָּ֧טke.mish.PatH4941commanded to them,continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

32And that they shouldkeepוְשָׁמְר֞וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thetabernacleאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150, and thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place, and thechargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251, in theserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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