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| 1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. | 1 Levi's descendants included Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. | 2Kohath's sons included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
| 3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. | 3Amram's descendants included Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's sons included Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas was the father of Abishua. | 4Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua, |
| 5Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi. | 5Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, |
| 6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth. | 6Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth, |
| 7Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub. | 7Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, |
| 8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz. | 8Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz, |
| 9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan. | 9Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, |
| 10Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem. | 10and Johanan fathered Azariah, who served as priest in the Temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem. |
| 11Azariah was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub. | 11Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, |
| 12Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum. | 12Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum, |
| 13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah. | 13Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, |
| 14Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak. | 14Azariah fathered Seraiah, and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak. |
| 15Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. | 15The LORD sent Jehozadak, Judah, and Jerusalem into exile, using Nebuchadnezzar to do it. |
| 16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. | 16 Levi's descendants included Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 17These are the names of the sons Gershom: Libni and Shimei. | 17These are the names of Gershom's descendants: Libni and Shimei. |
| 18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. | 18Kohath's sons included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
| 19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their families. | 19Merari's sons included Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the descendants of Levi according to their ancestry: |
| 20To Gershom: His son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, | 20Gershom's clan included his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, |
| 21his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai. | 21his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai. |
| 22The sons of Kohath: His son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, | 22Kohath's descendants included Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, |
| 23his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, | 23his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, |
| 24his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul. | 24his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul. |
| 25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth, | 25Elkanah's descendants included Amasai and Ahimoth, |
| 26his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath, | 26his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath, |
| 27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah. | 27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah. |
| 28The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second oldest. | 28Samuel's descendants included Joel his firstborn and his second son Abijah. |
| 29The descendants of Merari: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, | 29Merari's descendants included Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, |
| 30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah. | 30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah. |
| 31These are the men David put in charge of music in the LORD's sanctuary, after the ark was placed there. | 31These are the men to whom David handed responsibility for music in the Temple of the LORD, after the ark came to rest there. |
| 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. | 32They ministered in song in front of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. They served in accordance with orders of service designated for them. |
| 33These are the ones who served along with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel, | 33These are the men who served, including their descendants: From the descendants of Kohath, there was Heman the singer, who had been fathered by Joel, who had been fathered by Samuel, |
| 34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, | 34who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Jeroham, who had been fathered by Eliel, who had been fathered by Toah, |
| 35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, | 35who had been fathered by Zuph, who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Mahath, who had been fathered by Amasai, |
| 36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, | 36who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Joel, who had been fathered by Azariah, who had been fathered by Zephaniah, |
| 37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, | 37who had been fathered by Tahath, who had been fathered by Assir, who had been fathered by Ebiasaph, who had been fathered by Korah, |
| 38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel. | 38who had been fathered by Izhar, who had been fathered by Kohath, who had been fathered by Levi, who had been fathered by Israel. |
| 39Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, | 39There was also his brother Asaph, who stood to Heman's right. Asaph had been fathered by Berechiah, who had been fathered by Shimea, |
| 40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah, | 40who had been fathered by Michael, who had been fathered by Baaseiah, who had been fathered by Malchijah, |
| 41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, | 41who had been fathered by Ethni, who had been fathered by Zerah, who had been fathered by Adaiah, |
| 42son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, | 42who had been fathered by Ethan, who had been fathered by Zimmah, who had been fathered by Shimei, |
| 43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. | 43who had been fathered by Jahath, who had been fathered by Gershom, and who had been fathered by Levi. |
| 44Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, | 44To Heman's left were their relatives who were Merari's sons: Ethan, who had been fathered by Kishi, who had been fathered by Abdi, who had been fathered by Malluch, |
| 45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, | 45who had been fathered by Hashabiah, who had been fathered by Amaziah, who had been fathered by Hilkiah, |
| 46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, | 46who had been fathered by Amzi, who had been fathered by Bani, who had been fathered by Shemer, |
| 47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. | 47who had been fathered by Mahli, who had been fathered by Mushi, who had been fathered by Merari, who had been fathered by Levi, |
| 48The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God's sanctuary. | 48along with their relatives, descendants of Levi who had been appointed for all the service of the tent of the Temple of God. |
| 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. | 49Meanwhile, Aaron and his sons presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, carrying out the work of the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel in accordance with everything that Moses the servant of God had commanded. |
| 50These were the descendants of Aaron: His son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, | 50These are Aaron's sons: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, |
| 51his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah, | 51his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah, |
| 52his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub, | 52his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub, |
| 53his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz. | 53his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz. |
| 54These were the areas where Aaron's descendants lived: The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment: | 54These are the settlement locations allotted within their borders to Aaron's descendants in the Kohathite clan since the lot was cast in their favor first. |
| 55They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands. | 55Hebron in the territory of Judah was allotted to them, along with its surrounding suburbs. |
| 56(But the city's land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.) | 56The fields adjacent to the city and its villages were allotted to Jephunneh's son Caleb. |
| 57The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, | 57They allotted these cities of refuge to the descendants of Aaron: Hebron, Libnah with its surrounding suburbs, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its surrounding suburbs, |
| 58Hilez and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands, | 58Hilen with its surrounding suburbs, Debir with its surrounding suburbs, |
| 59Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands. | 59Ashan with its surrounding suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its surrounding suburbs. |
| 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. | 60From the tribe of Benjamin were allotted Geba with its surrounding suburbs, Alemeth with its surrounding suburbs, and Anathoth with its surrounding suburbs. All their towns allotted to their families totaled thirteen. |
| 61The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh. | 61Ten towns were allocated to the rest of the descendants of Kohath by lot out of the family of the tribe, that is, the half-tribe of Manasseh. |
| 62The clans of Gershom's descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh (in Bashan). | 62To the descendants of Gershom according to their families were allotted 13 towns in Bashan from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh. |
| 63The clans of Merari's descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. | 63The descendants of Merari were allotted 12 towns according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. |
| 64So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands. | 64So the people of Israel gave the descendants of Levi the towns with their surrounding suburbs, |
| 65They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. | 65allocating these towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. |
| 66The clans of Kohath's descendants also received territory within the tribe of Ephraim. | 66A few of the families of Kohath's descendants had towns of their territory allotted from the tribe of Ephraim. |
| 67They were allotted as cities of refuge Shechem and its pasturelands (in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer and its pasturelands, | 67They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its surrounding suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its surrounding suburbs, |
| 68Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth Horon and its pasturelands, | 68Jokmeam with its surrounding suburbs, Beth-horon with its surrounding suburbs, |
| 69Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands. | 69Aijalon with its surrounding suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its surrounding suburbs, |
| 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. | 70and (from of the half-tribe of Manasseh), Aner with its surrounding suburbs, and Bileam with its surrounding suburbs for the rest of the Kohathite families. |
| 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. | 71From the half-tribe of Manasseh the descendants of Gershom were allotted Golan in Bashan with its surrounding suburbs and Ashtaroth with its surrounding suburbs. |
| 72Within the territory of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands, | 72From the tribe of Issachar were allotted Kedesh with its surrounding suburbs, Daberath with its surrounding suburbs, |
| 73Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands. | 73Ramoth with its surrounding suburbs, and Anem with its surrounding suburbs. |
| 74Within the territory of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands, | 74From of the tribe of Asher were allotted Mashal with its surrounding suburbs, Abdon with its surrounding suburbs, |
| 75Hukok and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands. | 75Hukok with its surrounding suburbs, and Rehob with its surrounding suburbs. |
| 76Within the territory of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammon and its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim and its pasturelands. | 76From the tribe of Naphtali were allotted Kedesh in Galilee with its surrounding suburbs, Hammon with its surrounding suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its surrounding 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. | 77From the tribe of Zebulun the rest of the descendants of Merari were allotted Rimmono with its surrounding suburbs, and Tabor with its surrounding 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, | 78across the Jordan from Jericho, that is, on the east side of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben were allotted Bezer in the steppe with its surrounding suburbs, Jahzah with its surrounding suburbs, |
| 79Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands. | 79Kedemoth with its surrounding suburbs, and Mephaath with its surrounding suburbs. |
| 80Within the territory of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands, | 80From the tribe of Gad were allotted Ramoth in Gilead with its surrounding suburbs, Mahanaim with its surrounding suburbs, |
| 81Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands. | 81Heshbon with its surrounding suburbs, and Jazer with its surrounding suburbs. |
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