1 Chronicles 23

1 So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel.

and David be old and to satisfy day and to reign [obj] Solomon son: child his upon Israel

2 And hee gathered together all the princes of Israel with the Priestes and the Leuites.

and to gather [obj] all ruler Israel and [the] priest and [the] Levi

3 And the Leuites were numbred from ye age of thirtie yeere and aboue, and their nomber according to their summe was eight and thirtie thousand men.

and to recount [the] Levi from son: aged thirty year and above [to] and to be number their to/for head their to/for great man thirty and eight thousand

4 Of these foure and twentie thousande were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord, and sixe thousand were ouerseers and iudges.

from these to/for to conduct upon work house: temple LORD twenty and four thousand and official and to judge six thousand

5 And foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

and four thousand gatekeeper and four thousand to boast: praise to/for LORD in/on/with article/utensil which to make to/for to boast: praise

6 So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

and to divide them David division to/for son: child Levi to/for Gershon Kohath and Merari

7 Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei.

to/for Gershonite Ladan and Shimei

8 The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham and Ioel, three.

son: child Ladan [the] head: leader Jehiel and Zetham and Joel three

9 The Sonnes of Shimei, Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haram, three: these were the chiefe fathers of Laadan.

son: child Shimei (Shelomoth *Q(K)*) and Haziel and Haran three these head: leader [the] father to/for Ladan

10 Also the sonnes of Shimei were Iahath, Zina, Ieush, and Beriah: these foure were ye sonnes of Shimei.

and son: child Shimei Jahath Zizah and Jeush and Beriah these son: child Shimei four

11 And Iahath was the chiefe, and Zizah the seconde, but Ieush and Beriah had not many sonnes: therfore they were in the families of their father, counted but as one.

and to be Jahath [the] head: leader and Zizah [the] second and Jeush and Beriah not to multiply son: child and to be to/for house: household father to/for punishment one

12 The sonnes of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron aud Vzziel, foure.

son: child Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four

13 The sonnes of Amram, Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated to sanctifie the most holy place, hee and his sonnes for euer to burne incense before the Lord, to minister to him, and to blesse in his Name for euer.

son: descendant/people Amram Aaron and Moses and to separate Aaron to/for to consecrate: dedicate him holiness holiness he/she/it and son: descendant/people his till forever: enduring to/for to offer: offer to/for face: before LORD to/for to minister him and to/for to bless in/on/with name his till forever: enduring

14 Moses also the man of God, and his children were named with the tribe of Leui.

and Moses man [the] God son: child his to call: call by upon tribe [the] Levi

15 The sonnes of Moses were Gershom, and Eliezer,

son: child Moses Gershom and Eliezer

16 Of the sonnes of Gershom was Shebuel the chiefe.

son: descendant/people Gershom Shebuel [the] head: leader

17 And the sonne of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chiefe: for Eliezer had none other sonnes: but the sonnes of Rehabiah were very many.

and to be son: descendant/people Eliezer Rehabiah [the] head: leader and not to be to/for Eliezer son: child another and son: child Rehabiah to multiply to/for above [to]

18 The sone of Izhar was Shelomith ye chiefe.

son: child Izhar Shelomith [the] head: leader

19 The sonnes of Hebron were Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth.

son: child Hebron Jeriah [the] head: leader Amariah [the] second Jahaziel [the] third and Jekameam [the] fourth

20 The sones of Vzziel were Michah the first, and Isshiah the second.

son: child Uzziel Micah [the] head: leader and Isshiah [the] second

21 The sonnes of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli, Eleazar and Kish.

son: child Merari Mahli and Mushi son: child Mahli Eleazar and Kish

22 And Eleazar dyed, and had no sonnes, but daughters, and their brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them.

and to die Eleazar and not to be to/for him son: child that if: except if: except daughter and to lift: marry them son: child Kish brother: male-relative their

23 The sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three.

son: child Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth three

24 These were the sonnes of Leui according to the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe fathers according to their offices, according to the nomber of names and their summe that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord from the age of twentie yeeres and aboue.

these son: child Levi to/for house: household father their head: leader [the] father to/for to reckon: list their in/on/with number name to/for head their to make: do [the] work to/for service: ministry house: temple LORD from son: aged twenty year and above [to]

25 For Dauid sayde, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer.

for to say David to rest LORD God Israel to/for people his and to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem till to/for forever: enduring

26 And also the Leuites shall no more beare the Tabernacle and al the vessels for the seruice thereof.

and also to/for Levi nothing to/for to lift: bear [obj] [the] tabernacle and [obj] all article/utensil his to/for service: ministry his

27 Therefore according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were nombred from twentie yeere and aboue,

for in/on/with word David [the] last they(masc.) number son: aged Levi from son: aged twenty year and to/for above [to]

28 And their office was vnder the hand of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lord in the courtes, and chambers, and in the purifiyng of all holy thinges, and in the worke of the seruice of the house of God,

for office their to/for hand: to son: descendant/people Aaron to/for service: ministry house: temple LORD upon [the] court and upon [the] chamber and upon purifying to/for all holiness and deed: work service: ministry house: temple [the] God

29 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine floure, for the meate offring, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for the fryed things, and for that which was rosted, and for all measures and cise,

and to/for food: bread [the] row and to/for fine flour to/for offering and to/for flatbread [the] unleavened bread and to/for griddle and to/for to stir and to/for all capacity and measure

30 And for to stand euery morning, to giue thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise at euen,

and to/for to stand: stand in/on/with morning in/on/with morning to/for to give thanks and to/for to boast: praise to/for LORD and so to/for evening

31 And to offer all burnt offrings vnto the Lord, in the Sabbaths, in the moneths, and at the appointed times, according to the nomber and according to their custome continually before the Lord,

and to/for all to ascend: offer up burnt offering to/for LORD to/for Sabbath to/for month: new moon and to/for meeting: festival in/on/with number like/as justice: rule upon them continually to/for face: before LORD

32 And that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of ye holy place, and the charge of ye sonnes of Aaron their brethren in the seruice of ye house of the Lord.

and to keep: obey [obj] charge tent meeting and [obj] charge [the] holiness and charge son: descendant/people Aaron brother: male-relative their to/for service: ministry house: temple LORD