| English Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. | 1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. | 2The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
| 3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. | 3The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 4Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua, | 4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua. |
| 5Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, | 5Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi. |
| 6Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth, | 6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth. |
| 7Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, | 7Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub. |
| 8Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz, | 8Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz. |
| 9Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, | 9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan. |
| 10and Johanan fathered Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem). | 10Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest at the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem. |
| 11Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, | 11Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub. |
| 12Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum, | 12Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum. |
| 13Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, | 13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah. |
| 14Azariah fathered Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak; | 14Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak, |
| 15and Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. | 15who went into exile when the LORD sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into captivity under Nebuchadnezzar. The Levite Clans |
| 16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. | 16 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. | 17The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei. |
| 18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. | 18The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
| 19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers. | 19The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent: |
| 20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, | 20The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah, |
| 21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. | 21Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai. |
| 22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, | 22The descendants of Kohath included Amminadab, Korah, Assir, |
| 23Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, | 23Elkanah, Abiasaph, Assir, |
| 24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. | 24Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, and Shaul. |
| 25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth, | 25The descendants of Elkanah included Amasai, Ahimoth, |
| 26Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, | 26Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath, |
| 27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. | 27Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and Samuel. |
| 28The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn, the second Abijah. | 28The sons of Samuel were Joel (the older) and Abijah (the second). |
| 29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, | 29The descendants of Merari included Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, |
| 30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son. | 30Shimea, Haggiah, and Asaiah. The Temple Musicians |
| 31These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there. | 31David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the LORD after the Ark was placed there. |
| 32They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order. | 32They ministered with music at the Tabernacle until Solomon built the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. They carried out their work, following all the regulations handed down to them. |
| 33These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of Samuel, | 33These are the men who served, along with their sons: Heman the musician was from the clan of Kohath. His genealogy was traced back through Joel, Samuel, |
| 34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, | 34Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, |
| 35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, | 35Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai, |
| 36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, | 36Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah, |
| 37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, | 37Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph, Korah, |
| 38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel; | 38Izhar, Kohath, Levi, and Israel. |
| 39and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, | 39Heman’s first assistant was Asaph from the clan of Gershon. Asaph’s genealogy was traced back through Berekiah, Shimea, |
| 40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, | 40Michael, Baaseiah, Malkijah, |
| 41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, | 41Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, |
| 42son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, | 42Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, |
| 43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. | 43Jahath, Gershon, and Levi. |
| 44On the left hand were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, | 44Heman’s second assistant was Ethan from the clan of Merari. Ethan’s genealogy was traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch, |
| 45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, | 45Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, |
| 46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, | 46Amzi, Bani, Shemer, |
| 47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. | 47Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi. |
| 48And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. | 48Their fellow Levites were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God. Aaron’s Descendants |
| 49But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. | 49Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them. |
| 50These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, | 50The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, |
| 51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, | 51Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, |
| 52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, | 52Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, |
| 53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. | 53Zadok, and Ahimaaz. Territory for the Levites |
| 54These are their dwelling places according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the clans of Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot, | 54This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath. |
| 55to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands, | 55This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah, |
| 56but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. | 56but the fields and outlying areas belonging to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. |
| 57To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, | 57So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, |
| 58Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, | 58Holon, Debir, |
| 59Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands; | 59Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh. |
| 60and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon, Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities throughout their clans were thirteen. | 60And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron. |
| 61To the rest of the Kohathites were given by lot out of the clan of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. | 61The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots. |
| 62To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh in Bashan. | 62The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan. |
| 63To the Merarites according to their clans were allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. | 63The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. |
| 64So the people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. | 64So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites. |
| 65They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name. | 65The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots. |
| 66And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim. | 66The descendants of Kohath were given the following towns from the territory of Ephraim, each with its pasturelands: |
| 67They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, | 67Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer, |
| 68Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands, | 68Jokmeam, Beth-horon, |
| 69Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands, | 69Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon. |
| 70and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands, for the rest of the clans of the Kohathites. | 70The remaining descendants of Kohath were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands. |
| 71To the Gershomites were given out of the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands; | 71The descendants of Gershon received the towns of Golan (in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands. |
| 72and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, | 72From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath, |
| 73Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands; | 73Ramoth, and Anem, each with its pasturelands. |
| 74out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, | 74From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon, |
| 75Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands; | 75Hukok, and Rehob, each with its pasturelands. |
| 76and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands. | 76From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands. |
| 77To the rest of the Merarites were allotted out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands, | 77The remaining descendants of Merari received the towns of Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmon, and Tabor from the territory of Zebulun, each with its pasturelands. |
| 78and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands, | 78From the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho, they received Bezer (a desert town), Jahaz, |
| 79Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands; | 79Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each with its pasturelands. |
| 80and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, | 80And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, |
| 81Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands. | 81Heshbon, and Jazer, each with its pasturelands. |
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