1 Chronicles 6

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

Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 And the sons of Kehath: 'Amram, Yizhar, and Chebron, and 'Uzziel.

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

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

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

4 El'azar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua',

Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua,

5 And Abishua' begat Bukki, and Bukki begat 'Uzzi,

and Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi,

6 And 'Uzzi begat Zerachyah, and Zerachyah begat Merayoth,

and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth,

7 Merayoth begat Amaryah, and Amaryah begat Achitub,

Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

8 And Achitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Achima'az,

and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,

9 And Achima'az begat 'Azaryah, and 'Azaryah begat Jochanan,

and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan,

10 And Jochanan begat 'Azaryah, he it is that officiated as priest in the house that Solomon had built in Jerusalem;

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

11 And 'Azaryah begat Amaryah, and Amaryah begat Achitub,

And Azariah begets Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

12 And Achitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum,

13 And Shallum begat Chilkiyah, and Chilkiyah begat 'Azaryah,

and Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah,

14 And 'Azaryah begat Serayah, and Serayah begat Jehozadak,

and Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak;

15 And Jehozadak went away, when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into exile through the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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

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

Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni, and Shim'i.

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

18 And the sons of Kehath were, 'Amram, and Yizhar, and Chebron, and 'Uzziel.

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

19 The sons of Merari: Machli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

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

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

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

21 Yoach his son, 'Iddo his son, Zerach his son, Yeatherai his son.

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

22 The sons of Kehath: 'Amminadab his son, Korach his son, Assir his son,

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

23 Elkanah his son, and Ebyassaph his son, and Assir his son,

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

24 Tachath his son, Uriel his son, 'Uzziyah his son, and Saul his son.

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

25 And the sons of Elkanah: 'Amassai, and Achimoth,

And sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

26 [And] Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nachath his son.

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

27 Eliab his son, Jerocham his son, Elkanah his son.

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

28 And the sons of Samuel: the first-born Vashni, and Abiyah.

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

29 The sons of Merari: Machli, Libni his son, Shim'i his son, 'Uzzah his son,

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

30 Shim'a his son, Chaggiyah his son, 'Assayah his son.

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

31 And these are those whom David appointed for the purpose of conducting the singing in the house of the Lord, after the ark had a resting-place.

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 tent of the congregation with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they acted according to their prescribed manner in their service.

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 And these are those that so acted with their sons. Of the sons of the Kehathites: Heman the singer, 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 Jerocham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toach,

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

35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machath, the son of 'Amassai,

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

36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of 'Azaryah, the son of Zephanyah,

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

37 The son of Tachath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebyassaph, the son of Korach,

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

38 The son of Yizhar, the son of Kehath, the son at Levi, the son of Israel.

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

39 And his relative Assaph was he, who stood on his right hand, [even] Assaph the son of Berachyah, the son of Shim'a,

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 Ba'asseyah, the son of Malkiyah,

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

41 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerach, the son of 'Adayah.

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

42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shim'i,

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

43 The son of Jachath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

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

44 And their brethren the sons of Merari [stood] on the left hand: 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 Chashabyah, the son of Amazyah, the son of Chilkiyah,

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

46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

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

47 The son of Machli, 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 And their brethren the Levites were superadded for all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

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

49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and upon the altar of incense, [and were] for all the work of the most holy place, and to make an atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

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 And these are the sons of Aaron: El'azar 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, Zerachyah his son,

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

52 Merayoth his son, Amaryah his son, Achitub his son,

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

53 Zadok his son, Achima'az his son.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 And these are their dwelling-places with their castles in their boundaries; unto the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kehathites; for theirs was the [first] 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 they gave unto them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its open spaces round about it.

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

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

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

57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave [of] the cities of refuge Hebron, and Libnah with its open spaces, and Jattir, and Eshthemoa, with its open spaces.

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 And Chilen with its open spaces, Debir with its open spaces,

and Hilen and its outskirts, Debir and its outskirts,

59 And 'Ashan with its open spaces, and Beth-shemesh with its open spaces.

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

60 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba' with its open spaces, and 'Alemeth with its open spaces, and 'Anathoth with its open spaces. And all their cities were thirteen cities after their families.

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 And unto the sons of Kehath that were left of the family of that tribe, [were given] from the half tribe, the half tribe of Menasseh, by lot, ten cities.

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 or Gershom after their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Menasseh in Bashan, [were given] 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 Unto the sons of Merari after their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, [were given] 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 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their open spaces.

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

65 And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, and from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities, which they called by 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 some of the families of the sons of Kehath had the cities of their territory 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 And they gave unto them, [of] the cities of refuge Sechem with its open spaces in the mountain of Ephraim, and Gezer with its open spaces.

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 And Jokme'am with its open spaces, and Beth-choron with its open spaces,

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

69 And Ayalon with its open spaces, and Gath-rimmon with its open spaces.

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

70 And from the half tribe of Menasseh: 'Aner with its open spaces: and Bil'am with its open spaces, for the family of the remaining portion of the sons of Kehath.

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 Unto the sons of Gershom [were given] from the family of the half tribe of Menasseh, Golan in Bashan with its open spaces, and 'Ashtaroth with its open spaces.

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 And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its open spaces, Dobrath with its open spaces,

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

73 And Ramoth with its open spaces, and 'Anem with its open spaces.

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

74 And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its open spaces, and 'Abdon with its open spaces,

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

75 And Chukok with its open spaces, and Rechob with its open spaces.

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

76 And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its open spaces, and Chammon with its open spaces, and Kiryathayim with its open spaces.

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

77 Unto the remaining portion of the children of Merari [were given] from the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its open spaces, Tabor with its open spaces.

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

78 And on the other side the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its open spaces, and Jahzah with its open spaces,

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 And Kedemoth with its open spaces, and Mepha'ath with its open spaces.

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

80 And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gila'd with its open spaces, and Machanayim with its open spaces.

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

81 And Cheshbon with its open spaces, and Ja'azer with its open spaces.

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