1The sons of Levi were Gershon , Kohath, and Merari. 2The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3The sons of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Marie (The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam). The sons of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4Eleazar begat Phinehas, and Phinehas begat Abishua, 5Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, 6Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth. 7Forsooth Meraioth begat Amariah, Amariah begat Ahitub, 8Ahitub begat Zadok, Zadok begat Ahimaaz, 9Ahimaaz begat Azariah, Azariah begat Johanan, 10Johanan begat Azariah; he it is that was set in priesthood, in the house that Solomon builded in Jerusalem. (Johanan begat Azariah; it was he who served as High Priest, in the House that Solomon built in Jerusalem.) 11Forsooth Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 12Ahitub begat Zadok, Zadok begat Shallum, 13Shallum begat Hilkiah, Hilkiah begat Azariah, 14Azariah begat Seraiah, Seraiah begat Jehozadak. 15Forsooth Jehozadak went out, when the Lord translated Judah and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nebuchadnezzar the king. (And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem, by the hand, or the power, of King Nebuchadnezzar.)

16Therefore the sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 17And these were the names of the sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimei. 18The sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 19The sons of Merari were Mahli, and Mushi. Soothly these were the kindreds of Levi by the families of them; 20(of) Gershon; Libni, his son; Jahath, his son; Zimmah, 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; 23Elkanah, his son; Ebiasaph, his son; Assir, his son; 24Tahath, his son; Uriel, his son; Uzziah, his son; Saul, his son. 25The sons of Elkanah were Amasai, and Ahimoth; 26and (the son of Ahimoth was) Elkanah. The sons of (this) Elkanah; Zophai, his son; Nahath, his son; 27Eliab, his son; Jeroham, his son; Elkanah, his son. 28The sons of Samuel; the first begotten Vashni, and Abiah. (The sons of Samuel; Joel, the first-born son, and Abijah.) 29Soothly the sons of Merari; Mahli, his son; Libni, his son; Shimei, his son; Uzza, his son; 30Shimea, his son; Haggiah, his son; Asaiah, his son.

31These it be that David ordained on the singers of the house of the Lord, since the ark of the Lord was set (there); (These it be whom David ordained over the music in the House of the Lord, after the Ark of the Lord was moved there;) 32and they ministered before the tabernacle of witnessing, and sang, till Solomon builded the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; forsooth they stood by their order in [their] service. (and they served before, or in front of, the Tabernacle, or the Tent, of the Witnessing, and sang, until Solomon built the House of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they did their duty in their proper turn.) 33And these it be that stood nigh with their sons. Of the sons of Kohath; Heman the chanter, the son of Joel, son of Shemuel, (And these were they who did their duty with their kinsmen. Of the sons of Kohath; Heman the cantor, or the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,) 34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, 35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, 36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, 37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, 38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, the son of Israel. 39And his brethren; Asaph, that stood at the right half of him, (that is) Asaph, the son of Berachiah, son of Shimea, (And his kinsman, Asaph, who stood at his right hand, that is Asaph, the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,) 40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchiah, 41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, 42son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, 43son of Jahath, son of Gershon, the son of Levi. 44Forsooth the sons of Merari, the brethren of them, were at the left side; Ethan, the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, (And their kinsman, Ethan, the son of Merari, who stood at their left side, that is, Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,) 45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, 46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer, 47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. 48And deacons, the brethren of them, that were ordained into all the service of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord. (And the Levites, their kinsmen, who were ordained to do all the service of the Tabernacle, the House of the Lord.)

49Forsooth Aaron and his sons burnt incense upon the altar of brunt sacrifices, and upon the altar of incense, into all the work of the holy of holy things; and that they should pray for Israel, by all things which Moses, the servant of God, commanded (and they prayed for Israel, following the commands which Moses, the servant of God, had given). 50And these be the sons of Aaron; Eleazar, his son; Phinehas, his son; Abishua, his son; 51Bukki, his son; Uzzi, his son; Zerahiah, his son; 52Meraioth, his son; Amariah, his son; Ahitub, his son; 53Zadok, his son; Ahimaaz, his son.

54And these were the dwelling places, by the towns and coasts of them, that is, of the sons of Aaron, by the kindreds of Kohathites; for those befelled to them by lot. 55Therefore the children of Israel gave to them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof by compass; (And so the children of Israel gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs all around;) 56and they gave the fields and towns of the cities to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. 57And they gave cities to the sons of Aaron, Hebron to refuge, and they gave Libnah, with his suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, (And they gave to the sons of Aaron, the city of Hebron for refuge, and also Libnah, with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,) 58but also Hilen, and Debir, with their suburbs; (and Hilen, and Debir, with their suburbs;) 59also they gave Ashan, and Bethshemesh, and the suburbs of those. (and Ashan, and Bethshemesh, and their suburbs.) 60And of the lineage of Benjamin they gave Geba, and the suburbs thereof, and Alemeth with his suburbs, Anathoth also with his suburbs; all the cities were thirteen with their suburbs, by the kindreds of them. (And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Geba, and its suburbs, and Alemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs; so all the cities with their suburbs, were thirteen, for their kindreds, or families.)

61And [to] the sons of Kohath, (to) the residues of their kindred, they gave of the half lineage of Manasseh, ten cities into possession. (And to the sons of Kohath, for the rest of their kindred, they gave from the western half of the tribe of Manasseh, ten cities for a possession.) 62And to the sons of Gershon by their kindreds, they gave fourteen cities in Bashan, of the lineage of Issachar, and of the lineage of Asher, and of the lineage of Naphtali, and of the lineage of Manasseh. (And to the sons of Gershon by their kindreds, they gave thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, and Asher, and Naphtali, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.) 63And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, they gave by lots twelve cities, of the lineage of Reuben, of the lineage of Gad, and of the lineage of Zebulun. (And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, they gave by lot twelve cities, from the tribes of Reuben, and Gad, and Zebulun.) 64And the sons of Israel gave to [the] deacons (the) cities and suburbs of those; (And the Israelites gave these cities, and their suburbs, to the Levites;) 65and they gave by lot, of the sons of the lineage of Judah, and of the lineage of the sons of Simeon, and of the lineage of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which the deacons called by their names; (and they gave by lot, from the tribes of Judah, and of Simeon, and of Benjamin, these cities, which be named above.)

66and of them that were of the kindred of the sons of Kohath, and in the terms of them, were the cities of the lineage of Ephraim. (And for those who were of the kindred of the sons of Kohath, there were cities in the land of the tribe of Ephraim.) 67And the sons of Israel gave to them (the) cities of refuge, Shechem with his suburbs, in the hill of Ephraim; and Gezer with his suburbs, (Yea, the Israelites gave them the city of refuge, Shechem with its suburbs, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Gezer with its suburbs,) 68also Jokmeam with his suburbs, and Bethhoron also. (and Jokmeam, and Bethhoron, with their suburbs.) 69Also of the lineage of Dan they gave Aijalon, with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon by the same manner. (And from the tribe of Dan they gave Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gathrimmon with its suburbs.) 70And of the half lineage of Manasseh they gave Aner, and the suburbs thereof, (and) Bileam, and the suburbs thereof; that is, to them that were residue/that were left of the kindred of the sons of Kohath. (And from the western half of the tribe of Manasseh they gave Aner, and its suburbs, and Bileam, and its suburbs; that is, to those who were left of the kindred of the sons of Kohath.)

71And to the sons of Gershon they gave of the kindred of half the lineage of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, and the suburbs thereof, and Ashtaroth with his suburbs. (And to the sons of Gershon they gave from the kindred of the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs.) 72Of the lineage of Issachar they gave Kedesh, and the suburbs thereof, and Daberath with his suburbs; (And from the tribe of Issachar they gave Kedesh, and its suburbs, and Daberath with its suburbs;) 73also Ramoth, and his suburbs, and Anem with his suburbs. (and Ramoth, and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs.) 74Also of the lineage of Asher they gave Mashal with his suburbs, and Abdon also, (And from the tribe of Asher, they gave Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon with its suburbs,) 75and Hukok, and the suburbs thereof, and Rehob with his suburbs. (and Hukok, and its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs.) 76And of the lineage of Naphtali they gave Kedesh in Galilee, and the suburbs thereof, Hammon with his suburbs, and Kiriathaim, and the suburbs thereof. (And from the tribe of Naphtali they gave Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs, Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim, and its suburbs.)

77Soothly to the residue sons of Merari they gave of the lineage of Zebulun, Rimmon, and the suburbs thereof, and Tabor with his suburbs. (And to the rest of the sons of Merari they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon, and its suburbs, and Tabor with its suburbs.) 78Also beyond (the) Jordan, even against Jericho, against the east of (the) Jordan, they gave of the lineage of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with his suburbs, and Jahzah with his suburbs, (And beyond the Jordan River, opposite Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan River, they gave from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,) 79also Kedemoth, and his suburbs, and Mephaath with his suburbs. (and Kedemoth, and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs.) 80Also of the lineage of Gad, they gave Ramoth in Gilead, and the suburbs thereof, Mahanaim with his suburbs, (And from the tribe of Gad, they gave Ramoth in Gilead, and its suburbs, Mahanaim with its suburbs,) 81but also Heshbon with his suburbs, and Jazer with his suburbs. (and Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.)