1 Chronicles 6

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

Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

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

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

And sons of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and [his daughter] Miriam. And sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar conceived Phinehas, and Phinehas conceived Abishua.

Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua,

5 Truly, Abishua conceived Bukki, and Bukki conceived Uzzi.

and Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi,

6 Uzzi conceived Zerahiah, and Zerahiah conceived Meraioth.

and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth,

7 Then Meraioth conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

8 Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Ahimaaz.

and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,

9 Ahimaaz conceived Azariah; Azariah conceived Johanan.

and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan,

10 Johanan conceived Azariah. He is the one who executed the priestly office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

and Johanan begot Azariah—him who acted as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 Now Azariah conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

And Azariah begets Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

12 Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Shallum.

and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum,

13 Shallum conceived Hilkiah, and Hilkiah conceived Azariah.

and Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah,

14 Azariah conceived Seraiah, and Seraiah conceived Jehozadak.

and Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak;

15 Now Jehozadak departed, when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.

and Jehozadak has gone in YHWH’s removing Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 So the sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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

And these [are] names of sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

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

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

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And so these are the kindred of Levi, according to their families.

Sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. And these [are] families of the Levite according to their fathers;

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

of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.

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

Sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

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

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

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

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

25 The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth

And sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

26 and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

Elkanah—sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

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

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

28 The sons of Samuel: Vasseni the firstborn, and Abijah.

And sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni, and the second Abijah.

29 Now the sons of Merari were: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

Sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

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

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

31 These are the ones whom David appointed over the singing men in the house of the Lord, in the place where the ark was located.

And these [are] they whom David stationed over the parts of the song of the house of YHWH, from the resting of the Ark,

32 And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. And they would stand according to their order in the ministry.

and they are ministering before the Dwelling Place of the Tent of Meeting, in song, until the building by Solomon of the house of YHWH in Jerusalem; and they stand according to their ordinance over their service.

33 Truly, these are the ones who were assisting, with their sons, from the sons of Kohath: the singer Heman, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

And these [are] those standing, and their sons, of the sons of the Kohathite: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Shemuel,

34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,

35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,

36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,

37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,

38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

39 And there was also his brother, Asaph, who was standing at his right, Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

And his brother Asaph, who is standing on his right—Asaph, son of Berachiah, son of Shimea,

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

son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchiah,

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

son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,

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

son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,

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

son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

44 Now the sons of Merari, their brothers, were on the left: Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

And sons of Merari, their brothers, on the left: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,

46 the son of Amzi, the son of Boni, the son of Shemer,

son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer,

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

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

48 There were also their brothers, Levites who were appointed for every ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.

And their brothers the Levites are put to all the service of the Dwelling Place of the house of God.

49 Truly, Aaron and his sons were burning offerings upon the altar of holocausts and upon the altar of incense, for the entire work of the Holy of Holies, and to pray on behalf of Israel, in accord with all the things that Moses, the servant of God, had instructed.

And Aaron and his sons are making incense on the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of the incense, for all the work of the Holy of Holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses servant of God commanded.

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

And these [are] sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

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

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

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

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

53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 And these are their habitations according to the villages and confines, specifically of the sons of Aaron, according to the kindred of the Kohathites. For it fell to them by lot.

And these [are] their dwellings, throughout their towers, in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathite, for the lot was theirs;

55 And so, they gave Hebron, in the land of Judah, and its suburbs all around, to them,

and they give to them Hebron in the land of Judah and its outskirts around it;

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

and they gave the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

57 Then, to the sons of Aaron, they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah with its suburbs,

And they gave the cities of refuge to the sons of Aaron: Hebron, and Libnah and its outskirts, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its outskirts,

58 also Jattir and Eshtemoa with their suburbs, then also Hilen and Debir with their suburbs,

and Hilen and its outskirts, Debir and its outskirts,

59 as well as Ashan and Beth-shemesh with their suburbs.

and Ashan and its outskirts, and Beth-Shemesh and its outskirts.

60 And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its suburbs, and Alemeth with its suburbs, as well as Anathoth with its suburbs. All the cities throughout their kindred were thirteen.

And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba and its outskirts, and Allemeth and its outskirts, and Anathoth and its outskirts. All their cities [are] thirteen cities among their families.

61 Now to the sons of Kohath, those remaining from their kindred, they gave ten cities, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, as a possession;

And to the sons of Kohath, those left of the family of the tribe, from the half of the tribe, the half of Manasseh, by lot, [are] ten cities.

62 and to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe Manasseh in Bashan: thirteen cities.

And to the sons of Gershom, for their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, [are] thirteen cities.

63 Then to the sons of Merari, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave by lot twelve cities.

To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, by lot, [are] twelve cities.

64 Also, the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, cities and their suburbs,

And the sons of Israel give the cities and their outskirts to the Levites.

65 and they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which they called by their names.

And they give by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name;

66 And for those who were from the kindred of the sons of Kohath, the cities with their borders were from the tribe of Ephraim.

and some of the families of the sons of Kohath have cities of their border from the tribe of Ephraim;

67 Then they gave to them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its suburbs on mount Ephraim, and Gezer with its suburbs,

and they give the cities of refuge to them: Shechem and its outskirts in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its outskirts,

68 as well as Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon similarly,

and Jokmeam and its outskirts, and Beth-Horan and its outskirts,

69 and indeed Hilen with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon in the same manner.

and Aijalon and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts;

70 Then too, out of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, Bileam and its suburbs; these in particular went to those who were remaining from the kindred of the sons of Kohath.

and from the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its outskirts, and Bileam and its outskirts, for the family of the sons of Kohath who are left.

71 And to the sons of Gershom, from the kindred of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Golan, in Bashan, and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;

To the sons of Gershom from the family of the half of the tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its outskirts, and Ashtaroth and its outskirts;

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

and from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its outskirts, Daberath and its outskirts,

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

and Ramoth and its outskirts, and Anem and its outskirts;

74 truly, from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon similarly;

and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its outskirts, and Abdon and its outskirts,

75 as well as Hukkok and its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;

and Hukok and its outskirts, and Rehob and its outskirts;

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

and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its outskirts, and Hammon and its outskirts, and Kirjathaim and its outskirts.

77 Then to the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and its suburbs, and Tabor with its suburbs;

To the sons of Merari who are left, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmon and its outskirts, Tabor and its outskirts;

78 and also, across the Jordan opposite Jericho, facing the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs;

and from beyond the Jordan by Jericho, at the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its outskirts, and Jahzah and its outskirts,

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

and Kedemoth and its outskirts, and Mephaath and its outskirts;

80 indeed also, from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs;

and from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its outskirts, and Mahanaim and its outskirts,

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

and Heshbon and its outskirts, and Jazer and its outskirts.