1 Chronicles 6

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,

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

and Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi,

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

and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth,

7 Merayoth begat Amaryah, and Amaryah begat Achitub,

Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,

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

and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz,

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

and Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan,

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

and Johanan became the father of Azariah, (he it is who executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),

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

and Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,

12 And Achitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum,

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

and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah,

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

and Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak;

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

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

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

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

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

These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

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

The sons of Kohath were 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.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

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, Jeatherai his son.

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

The descendants 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 Abiasaph 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,

The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, and Ahimoth.

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

Elkanah his son, Zuphai 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, Samuel his son.

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

The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Joel, and the second Abijah.

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

The descendants of Merari: Mahli his son, 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.

These are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of YHWH, after that the ark had rest.

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.

They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the house of YHWH in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.

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,

These are those who waited, and their sons. Of the descendants of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jerocham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toach,

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

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

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

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

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

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

the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Korah,

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

the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the 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,

His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

40 The son of Michael, the son of Ba'asseyah, the son of Malkiyah,

the son of Michael, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

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

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

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

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

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

the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the 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,

On the left hand their brothers the descendants of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

45 The son of Chashabyah, the son of Amazyah, the son of Chilkiyah,

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

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

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

47 The son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

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

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

Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle 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.

But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on 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.

50 And these are the sons of Aaron: El'azar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua' his son,

These are the descendants 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, —

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

55 And they gave unto them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its open spaces round about it.

to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs around it;

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

but the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the 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.

To the descendants of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

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

and Hilen with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

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

and Ashan with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs;

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

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.

To the rest of the descendants of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, 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.

To the descendants 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.

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 descendants 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.

64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their open spaces.

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

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.

They gave by lot out of the tribe of the descendants of Judah, and out of the tribe of the people of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the people of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

66 And some of the families of the sons of Kehath had the cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

Some of the families of the descendants of Kohath, of the Levites, even the rest of the descendants of Kohath, had cities of their borders out of 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.

They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,

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

and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs,

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

and Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs;

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 out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Ibleam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the descendants of Kohath.

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 descendants 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 rest of the Levites, the descendants of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Rimmon with its suburbs, and Tabor with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs.

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 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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