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1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

2The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3And the children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

3The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

5and Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

5Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi.

6and Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.

7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

7Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

8and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.

9and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan.

10and Johanan begat Azariah (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),

10Johanan was the father of Azariah (the one who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem).

11and Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

11Azariah was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

12and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

12Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum.

13and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.

14and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak;

14Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.

15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when Jehovah carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

15Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD used Nebuchadnezzar to carry away the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

16The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

17The names of the sons of Gershom were Libni and Shimei.

18And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.

19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites, listed by their ancestors.

20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

20From Gershom came his son Libni, then Jahath, then Zimmah,

21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

21then Joah, then Iddo, then Zerah, and then Jeatherai.

22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

22The descendants of Kohath were his son Amminadab, then Korah, then Assir,

23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

23then Elkanah, then Ebiasaph, then Assir,

24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

24then Tahath, then Uriel, then Uzziah, and then Shaul.

25And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai, and Ahimoth.

25The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth.

26As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

26The descendants of Elkanah continued with Zophai, then Nahath,

27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

27then Eliab, then Jeroham, and then Elkanah.

28And the sons of Samuel: the first-born, Joel, and the second Abijah.

28The sons of Samuel were Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second.

29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

29The descendants of Merari were Mahli, then Libni, then Shimei, then Uzzah,

30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

30then Shimea, then Haggiah, and then Asaiah.

31And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah, after that the ark had rest.

31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark was placed there.

32And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.

32They served with singing in front of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon built the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their duties according to the rules.

33And these are they that waited, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

33These are the men who served and their sons. From the Kohathites was Heman the singer, who was the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

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,

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,

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, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

39Heman’s relative Asaph served at his right hand. Asaph was the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

41the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

44On the left side were their relatives from the family of Merari: 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,

46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,

47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48And their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

48Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other work in the Tabernacle, the house of God.

49But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt-offering, and upon 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 descendants were the ones who offered sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and incense on the altar of incense. They did all the work in the Most Holy Place and made atonement for Israel, exactly as Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

50These were the descendants of Aaron: his son Eleazar, then Phinehas, then Abishua,

51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

51then Bukki, then Uzzi, then Zerahiah,

52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

52then Meraioth, then Amariah, then Ahitub,

53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

53then Zadok, and then Ahimaaz.

54Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),

54These are the places where they lived, according to the settlements in their territory. First, the lot was drawn for the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan.

55to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it;

55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah, along with the pasturelands surrounding it.

56but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

57To the descendants of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

58and Hilen with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

58Hilen, Debir,

59and Ashan with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs;

59Ashan, and Beth-shemesh, all with their pasturelands.

60and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

60From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba, Allemeth, and Anathoth, with their pasturelands. There were thirteen cities in all for their families.

61And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

61The rest of the Kohathite clan was given ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

62And to the sons of Gershom, according to 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.

62The Gershomite clan, according to its families, was given thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of Manasseh that lived in Bashan.

63Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

63The Merari clan, according to its families, was given twelve cities by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.

64So the Israelites gave these cities and their pasturelands to the Levites.

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 mentioned by name.

65They assigned by lot the cities mentioned by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

66And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

66Some of the Kohathite families were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory.

67And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,

67They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,

68and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs,

68Jokmeam, Beth-horon,

69and Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs;

69Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, all with their pasturelands.

70and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

70From the half-tribe of Manasseh, the rest of the Kohathite clan was given Aner and Bileam, with their pasturelands.

71Unto the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;

71The Gershomites were given Golan in Bashan and Ashtaroth from the half-tribe of Manasseh, with their pasturelands.

72and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

72From the tribe of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath,

73and Ramoth with its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs;

73Ramoth, and Anem, with their pasturelands.

74and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon with its suburbs,

74From the tribe of Asher, they were given Mashal, Abdon,

75and Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;

75Hukok, and Rehob, with their pasturelands.

76and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, and Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs.

76From the tribe of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, with their pasturelands.

77Unto the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs;

77The rest of the Levites, the Merari clan, was given Rimmono and Tabor from the tribe of Zebulun, with their pasturelands.

78and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,

78Across the Jordan River from Jericho, on the east side, they were given cities from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the desert, Jahzah,

79and Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;

79Kedemoth, and Mephaath, with their pasturelands.

80and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

80From the tribe of Gad, they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,

81and Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.

81Heshbon, and Jazer, with their pasturelands.