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