1 Chronicles 6

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

The 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, the children of Amram, Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam, —and, the sons of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar conceived Phinehas, and Phinehas conceived Abishua.

Eleazar, begat Phinehas, Phinehas, begat Abishua;

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

and, Abishua, begat Bukki, and, Bukki, begat Uzzi;

6 Uzzi conceived Zerahiah, and Zerahiah conceived Meraioth.

and, Uzzi, begat Zerahiah, and, Zerahiah, begat Meraioth;

7 Then Meraioth conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

Meraioth, begat Amariah, and, Amariah, begat Ahitub;

8 Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Ahimaaz.

and, Ahitub, begat Zadok, and, Zadok, begat Ahimaaz;

9 Ahimaaz conceived Azariah; Azariah conceived Johanan.

and, Ahimaaz, begat Azariah, and, Azariah, begat Johanan,

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

and, Johanan, begat Azariah, —he, it was who ministered as priest, in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem;

11 Now Azariah conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

and Azariah begat Amariah, —and, Amariah, begat Ahitub;

12 Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Shallum.

and, Ahitub, begat Zadok, and, Zadok, begat Shallum;

13 Shallum conceived Hilkiah, and Hilkiah conceived Azariah.

and, Shallum, begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah, begat Azariah;

14 Azariah conceived Seraiah, and Seraiah conceived Jehozadak.

and, Azariah, begat Seraiah, and, Seraiah, begat Jehozadak;

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

and, Jehozadak, departed, when Yahweh carried away Judah and Jerusalem into captivity, —by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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

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

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

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

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

And, the sons of Kohath, were 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.

The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi. And, these, are the families of Levi by their fathers:

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

To Gershom, pertained 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, Jeatherai his son.

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

The 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, the sons of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth.

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

As for Elkanah, the 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, the sons of Samuel, the firstborn, [Joel], and, the second, Abiah.

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

the 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 caused to stand, as the servants of song, in the house of Yahweh, when he had given rest unto 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.

so they became attendants before the habitation of the tent of meeting, with song, until Solomon built the house of Yahweh, in Jerusalem, —and they took their stand according to their prescribed manner over their work.

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,

Yea, these, are they who stood, with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites, Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel,

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 stood on his right hand, Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, —

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

son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, —

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, the sons of Merari, their brethren, on the left hand, 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 Shemer; —

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.

Howbeit, their brethren, the Levites, were given, for all the work of the habitation, 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.

But, Aaron and his sons, were to make perfume upon the altar of ascending-sacrifice, and upon the altar of incense, according to all the service of the holy of holies, —even for putting a propitiatory-covering over Israel, according go all that, Moses, the servant of God, commanded.

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

And, these, are the 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 dwelling-places, according to their encampments, in their boundary, —pertaining to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, for, theirs, was the lot:

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

so they gave them Hebron, in the land of Judah, and the pasture lands thereof, round about it;

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

but, the field-land of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they 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, to the sons of Aaron, gave they, the cities of refuge—Hebron, and Libnah, with her pasture lands, —and Jattir and Eshtemoa, with her pasture lands;

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

and Hilen with her pasture lands, Debir, with her pasture lands;

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

and Ashan, with her pasture lands, and Bethshemesh, with her pasture lands;

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, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba, with her pasture lands, and Allemeth, with her pasture lands, —and Anathoth, with her pasture lands; —all their cities, were thirteen cities, throughout 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, unto the rest of the sons of Kohath—of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, by lot 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, by their families—out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, 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.

And, unto sons of Merari, by their families—out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, by lot twelve cities.

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

So then the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, —the cities and the pasture lands thereof;

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.

yea they gave, 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 are mentioned 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.

But, as for some of the families of the sons of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot, out of 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 gave unto them the cities of refuge—Shechem and her pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, —and Gezer, with her pasture lands;

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

and Jokmeam, with her pasture lands, and Beth-heron, with her pasture lands;

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

and Aijalon, with her pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon, with her pasture lands;

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, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner, with her pasture lands, and Bileam, with her pasture lands, —for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

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;

Unto the sons of Gershom—out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, with her pasture lands, —and Ashtaroth, with her pasture lands.

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

And, out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh, with her pasture lands, —Daberath, with her pasture lands;

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

and Ramoth, with her pasture lands, and Anem, with her pasture lands.

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

And, out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal, with her pasture lands, —and Abdon, with her pasture lands;

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

and Hukok, with her pasture lands, —and Rehob, with her pasture lands.

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

And, out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, with her pasture lands, and Hammon, with her pasture lands, —and Kiryathaim, with her pasture lands.

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

Unto the rest of the sons of Merari—out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono, with her pasture lands, —Tabor, with her pasture lands.

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, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east of the Jordan—out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness, with her pasture lands, —and Jahzah, with her pasture lands;

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

and Kedemoth, with her pasture lands, and Mephaath, with her pasture lands.

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

And, out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, with her pasture lands, —and Mahanaim, with her pasture lands;

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

and Heshbon, with her pasture lands, and Jazer, with her pasture lands.