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| 1The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. | 1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 2And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. | 2The sons of Kohath: 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. | 3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, | 4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas was the father of Abishua. |
| 5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, | 5Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi. |
| 6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, | 6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth. |
| 7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, | 7Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub. |
| 8And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, | 8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz. |
| 9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, | 9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan. |
| 10And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:) | 10Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem. |
| 11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, | 11Azariah was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub. |
| 12And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, | 12Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum. |
| 13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah, | 13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah. |
| 14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, | 14Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of 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 the people of Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. |
| 16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. | 16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei. | 17These are the names of the sons Gershom: Libni and Shimei. |
| 18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. | 18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
| 19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. | 19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their families. |
| 20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, | 20To 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, | 22The sons of Kohath: 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. | 25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, 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. | 28The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second oldest. |
| 29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, | 29The descendants of Merari: 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 music in the LORD's sanctuary, after the ark was placed 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 performed music before the sanctuary of the meeting tent until Solomon built the LORD's temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations. |
| 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 ones who served along with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman the musician, 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, | 39Serving beside him was his fellow Levite 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 Malkijah, |
| 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, | 44Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by 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. | 48The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God's sanctuary. |
| 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 descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary. They made atonement for Israel, just as God's servant Moses had ordered. |
| 50And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, | 50These were the descendants of Aaron: 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 areas where Aaron's descendants lived: The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment: |
| 55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. | 55They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands. |
| 56But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. | 56(But the city's land and nearby towns were allotted 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, | 57The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, |
| 58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, | 58Hilez 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. | 60Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted thirteen cities in all. |
| 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. | 61The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh. |
| 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 clans of Gershom's descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh (in Bashan). |
| 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 clans of Merari's descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. |
| 64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs. | 64So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands. |
| 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 allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. |
| 66And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. | 66The clans of Kohath's descendants also received territory within the tribe of Ephraim. |
| 67And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs, | 67They were allotted as cities of refuge Shechem and 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. | 70Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the rest of Kohath's descendants received Aner and its pasturelands and Bileam and its pasturelands. |
| 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 following belonged to Gershom's descendants: Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands. |
| 72And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs, | 72Within the territory of the tribe of Issachar: 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, | 74Within the territory of the tribe of Asher: 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. | 76Within the territory of the tribe of Naphtali: 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 following belonged to the rest of Merari's descendants: Within the territory of the tribe of Zebulun: 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, | 78Within the territory of the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan River east of Jericho: 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, | 80Within the territory of the tribe of Gad: 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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