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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 fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua, | 4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, |
| 5Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, | 5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, |
| 6Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth, | 6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, |
| 7Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, | 7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, |
| 8Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz, | 8And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, |
| 9Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, | 9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, |
| 10and Johanan fathered Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that 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 fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, | 11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, |
| 12Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum, | 12And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, |
| 13Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, | 13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah, |
| 14Azariah fathered Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak; | 14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, |
| 15and Jehozadak went into exile 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: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. | 16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: 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 according to their fathers. | 19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. |
| 20Of Gershom: 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, Jeatherai his son. | 21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. |
| 22The sons 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 sons of Elkanah: Amasai and 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. | 27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. |
| 28The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn, the second Abijah. | 28And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah. |
| 29The sons 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 whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the LORD after the ark rested 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 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. | 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. |
| 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, | 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, |
| 34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, | 34The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, |
| 35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, | 35The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, |
| 36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, | 36The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, |
| 37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, | 37The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, |
| 38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel; | 38The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. |
| 39and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, | 39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, |
| 40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, | 40The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, |
| 41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, | 41The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, |
| 42son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, | 42The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, |
| 43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. | 43The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. |
| 44On the left hand were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, | 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, |
| 45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, | 45The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, |
| 46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, | 46The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, |
| 47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. | 47The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. |
| 48And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of 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 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. | 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 are the sons 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, Ahimaaz his son. | 53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. |
| 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, | 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. |
| 55to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands, | 55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. |
| 56but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. | 56But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. |
| 57To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, | 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 with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, | 58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, |
| 59Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands; | 59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs: |
| 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 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 62To the Gershomites according to their clans were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh 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. |
| 63To the Merarites according to their clans were allotted twelve cities out of 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 people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. | 64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs. |
| 65They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name. | 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. |
| 66And some of the clans of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of 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. |
| 67They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, | 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 with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands, | 68And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs, |
| 69Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands, | 69And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs: |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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; | 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: |
| 72and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, | 72And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs, |
| 73Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands; | 73And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs: |
| 74out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, | 74And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs, |
| 75Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands; | 75And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs: |
| 76and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with 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. |
| 77To the rest of the Merarites were allotted out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, Tabor with 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: |
| 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, | 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 with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands; | 79Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs: |
| 80and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, | 80And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs, |
| 81Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands. | 81And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs. |
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