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| 1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. | 1Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. | 2Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
| 3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. | 3Amram's children: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas the father of Abishua, | 4Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua; |
| 5Abishua the father of Bukki, Bukki the father of Uzzi, | 5Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi; |
| 6Uzzi the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah the father of Meraioth, | 6Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth; |
| 7Meraioth the father of Amariah, Amariah the father of Ahitub, | 7Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub; |
| 8Ahitub the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Ahimaaz, | 8Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz; |
| 9Ahimaaz the father of Azariah, Azariah the father of Johanan, | 9Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan; |
| 10Johanan the father of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem), | 10Johanan fathered Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem; |
| 11Azariah the father of Amariah, Amariah the father of Ahitub, | 11Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub; |
| 12Ahitub the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Shallum, | 12Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum; |
| 13Shallum the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah the father of Azariah, | 13Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah; |
| 14Azariah the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah the father of Jozadak. | 14Azariah fathered Seraiah; and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak. |
| 15Jozadak was deported when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile 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: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. | 16Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 17These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. | 17These are the names of Gershom's sons: Libni and Shimei. |
| 18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. | 18Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. |
| 19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers: | 19Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levites' families according to their fathers: |
| 20Of Gershon: 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 and Jeatherai his son. | 21his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai. |
| 22The descendants 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, Ebiasaph his son, 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. |
| 25The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth, | 25Elkanah's sons: Amasai and Ahimoth, |
| 26Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, | 26his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath, |
| 27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son and Samuel his son. | 27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah. |
| 28The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son. | 28Samuel's sons: his firstborn Joel, and his second son Abijah. |
| 29The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, | 29Merari's sons: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, |
| 30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son and Asaiah his son. | 30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah. |
| 31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark came to rest there. | 31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the LORD's temple after the ark came to rest there. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 33Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the musician, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, | 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 Heman's associate Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph son of Berekiah, 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 Malkijah, | 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 Gershon, the son of Levi; | 43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, 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, | 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 Shemer, | 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 fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God. | 48Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle, God's temple. |
| 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 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. |
| 50These were the descendants 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 and Ahimaaz his son. | 53his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz. |
| 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): | 54These were the places assigned to Aaron's descendants from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them. |
| 55They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. | 55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands, |
| 56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. | 56but the fields and settlements around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. |
| 57So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, | 57Aaron's descendants were given: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, |
| 58Hilen, Debir, | 58Hilen and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands, |
| 59Ashan, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands. | 59Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands. |
| 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. | 60From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. They had thirteen towns in all among their families. |
| 61The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh. | 61To the rest of the Kohathites, ten towns from half the tribe of Manasseh were assigned by lot. |
| 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. | 62The Gershomites were assigned thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan according to their families. |
| 63The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. | 63The Merarites were assigned by lot twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun according to their families. |
| 64So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands. | 64So the Israelites gave these towns and their pasturelands to the Levites. |
| 65From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns. | 65They assigned by lot the towns named above from the tribes of the descendants of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. |
| 66Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim. | 66Some of the families of the Kohathites were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory: |
| 67In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer, | 67Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasturelands, |
| 68Jokmeam, Beth Horon, | 68Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth-horon and its pasturelands, |
| 69Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands. | 69Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon and its pasturelands. |
| 70And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans. | 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. |
| 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; | 71The Gershomites received: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands from the families of half the tribe of Manasseh. |
| 72from the tribe of Issachar they received Kedesh, Daberath, | 72From the tribe of Issachar they received Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands, |
| 73Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands; | 73Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands. |
| 74from the tribe of Asher they received Mashal, Abdon, | 74From the tribe of Asher they received Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands, |
| 75Hukok and Rehob, together with their pasturelands; | 75Hukok and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands. |
| 76and from the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands. | 76From the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammon and its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim and its pasturelands. |
| 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; | 77The rest of the Merarites received: From the tribe of Zebulun they received Rimmono and its pasturelands and Tabor and its pasturelands. |
| 78from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho they received Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, | 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 and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands; | 79Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands. |
| 80and from the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, | 80From the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands, |
| 81Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands. | 81Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands. |
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