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| 1The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. | 1Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 2And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. | 2Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
| 3And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. | 3Amram's children: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, | 4Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua; |
| 5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, | 5Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi; |
| 6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, | 6Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth; |
| 7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, | 7Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub; |
| 8And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, | 8Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz; |
| 9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, | 9Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan; |
| 10And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:) | 10Johanan fathered Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem; |
| 11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, | 11Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub; |
| 12And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, | 12Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum; |
| 13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah, | 13Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah; |
| 14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, | 14Azariah fathered Seraiah; and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak. |
| 15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. | 15Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar. |
| 16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. | 16Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei. | 17These are the names of Gershom's sons: Libni and Shimei. |
| 18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. | 18Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. |
| 19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. | 19Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levites' families according to their fathers: |
| 20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, | 20Of Gershom: his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, |
| 21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. | 21his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai. |
| 22The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, | 22Kohath's sons: his son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, |
| 23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, | 23his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, |
| 24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. | 24his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul. |
| 25And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. | 25Elkanah's sons: Amasai and Ahimoth, |
| 26As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, | 26his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath, |
| 27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. | 27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah. |
| 28And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah. | 28Samuel's sons: his firstborn Joel, and his second son Abijah. |
| 29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, | 29Merari's sons: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, |
| 30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. | 30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah. |
| 31And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest. | 31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the LORD's temple after the ark came to rest there. |
| 32And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order. | 32They ministered with song in front of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the LORD's temple in Jerusalem, and they performed their task according to the regulations given to them. |
| 33And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, | 33These are the men who served with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel, |
| 34The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, | 34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, |
| 35The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, | 35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, |
| 36The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, | 36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, |
| 37The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, | 37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, |
| 38The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. | 38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel. |
| 39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, | 39Heman's relative was Asaph, who stood at his right hand: Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, |
| 40The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, | 40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, |
| 41The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, | 41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, |
| 42The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, | 42son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, |
| 43The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. | 43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. |
| 44And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, | 44On the left, their relatives were Merari's sons: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, |
| 45The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, | 45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, |
| 46The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, | 46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, |
| 47The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. | 47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. |
| 48Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God. | 48Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle, God's temple. |
| 49But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. | 49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the most holy place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offerings and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. |
| 50And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, | 50These are Aaron's sons: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, |
| 51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, | 51his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah, |
| 52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, | 52his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub, |
| 53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. | 53his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz. |
| 54Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot. | 54These were the places assigned to Aaron's sons from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them. |
| 55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. | 55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands, |
| 56But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. | 56but the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. |
| 57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, | 57Aaron's sons were given: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, |
| 58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, | 58Hilen and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands, |
| 59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs: | 59Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands. |
| 60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. | 60From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. They had 13 towns in all among their families. |
| 61And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities. | 61To the rest of the Kohathites, 10 towns from half the tribe of Manasseh were assigned by lot. |
| 62And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. | 62The Gershomites were assigned 13 towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan according to their families. |
| 63Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. | 63The Merarites were assigned by lot 12 towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun according to their families. |
| 64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs. | 64So the Israelites gave these towns and their pasturelands to the Levites. |
| 65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names. | 65They assigned by lot the towns named above from the tribes of the Judahites, Simeonites, and Benjaminites. |
| 66And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. | 66Some of the families of the Kohathites were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory: |
| 67And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs, | 67Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasturelands, |
| 68And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs, | 68Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth-horon and its pasturelands, |
| 69And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs: | 69Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon and its pasturelands. |
| 70And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath. | 70From half the tribe of Manasseh, Aner and its pasturelands, and Bileam and its pasturelands were given to the rest of the families of the Kohathites. |
| 71Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs: | 71The Gershomites received: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands from the families of half the tribe of Manasseh. |
| 72And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs, | 72From the tribe of Issachar they received Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands, |
| 73And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs: | 73Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands. |
| 74And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs, | 74From the tribe of Asher they received Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands, |
| 75And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs: | 75Hukok and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands. |
| 76And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs. | 76From the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammon and its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim and its pasturelands. |
| 77Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs: | 77The rest of the Merarites received: From the tribe of Zebulun they received Rimmono and its pasturelands and Tabor and its pasturelands. |
| 78And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs, | 78From the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan at Jericho, to the east of the Jordan, they received Bezer in the desert and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands, |
| 79Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs: | 79Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands. |
| 80And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs, | 80From the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands, |
| 81And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs. | 81Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands. |
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