1 Chronicles 6
1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehath, and Merari.
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 And the sons of Kehath: 'Amram, Yizhar, and Chebron, and 'Uzziel.
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, 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 were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 El'azar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua',
Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas became the father of Abishua.
5 And Abishua' begat Bukki, and Bukki begat 'Uzzi,
Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
6 And 'Uzzi begat Zerachyah, and Zerachyah begat Merayoth,
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,
Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
9 And Achima'az begat 'Azaryah, and 'Azaryah begat Jochanan,
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;
Johanan became the father of Azariah, who served in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11 And 'Azaryah begat Amaryah, and Amaryah begat Achitub,
Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
12 And Achitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum.
13 And Shallum begat Chilkiyah, and Chilkiyah begat 'Azaryah,
Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
14 And 'Azaryah begat Serayah, and Serayah begat Jehozadak,
Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jozadak.
15 And Jehozadak went away, when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into exile through the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
Jozadak went into captivity when Yahweh exiled Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kehath, and Merari.
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni, and Shim'i.
The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei.
18 And the sons of Kehath were, 'Amram, and Yizhar, and Chebron, and 'Uzziel.
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, 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 were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers.
20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jachath his son, Zimmah his son,
The descendants of Gershon: His son was Libni. Libni's son was Jahath. His son was Zimmah.
21 Yoach his son, 'Iddo his son, Zerach his son, Yeatherai his son.
His son was Joah. His son was Iddo. His son was Zerah. His son was Jeatherai.
22 The sons of Kehath: 'Amminadab his son, Korach his son, Assir his son,
The descendants of Kohath: His son was Amminadab. His son was Korah. His son was Assir.
23 Elkanah his son, and Ebyassaph his son, and Assir his son,
His son was Elkanah. His son was Ebiasaph. His son was Assir.
24 Tachath his son, Uriel his son, 'Uzziyah his son, and Saul his son.
His son was Tahath. His son was Uriel. His son was Uzziah. His son was Shaul.
25 And the sons of Elkanah: 'Amassai, and Achimoth,
The sons of Elkanah were Amasai, Ahimoth,
26 [And] Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nachath his son.
And a son named Elkanah; Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
27 Eliab his son, Jerocham his son, Elkanah his son.
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
28 And the sons of Samuel: the first-born Vashni, and Abiyah.
The sons of Samuel were the firstborn, Joel, and Abijah, the second-born.
29 The sons of Merari: Machli, Libni his son, Shim'i his son, 'Uzzah his son,
The son of Merari was Mahli. His son was Libni. His son was Shimei. His son was Uzzah.
30 Shim'a his son, Chaggiyah his son, 'Assayah his son.
His son was Shimea. His son was Haggiah. His son was Asaiah.
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 the names of the men whom David put in charge of music in the house of Yahweh, after the ark came to rest there.
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 served by singing before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem. They fulfilled their duties according to the instructions given to them.
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 were those who served with their sons. From the clans of the Kohathites came Heman the musician. Here were his ancestors, going back in time: Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.
34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jerocham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toach,
Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.
35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machath, the son of 'Amassai,
Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai. Amasai was son of Elkanah.
36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of 'Azaryah, the son of Zephanyah,
Amasai was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
37 The son of Tachath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebyassaph, the son of Korach,
Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
38 The son of Yizhar, the son of Kehath, the son at Levi, the son of Israel.
Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was 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,
Heman's colleague was Asaph, who stood at his right hand. Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Shimea.
40 The son of Michael, the son of Ba'asseyah, the son of Malkiyah,
Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
41 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerach, the son of 'Adayah.
Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shim'i,
Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
43 The son of Jachath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon. Gershon was 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,
At Heman's left hand were his colleagues the sons of Merari. They included Ethan son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluk.
45 The son of Chashabyah, the son of Amazyah, the son of Chilkiyah,
Malluk was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
47 The son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari. Merari was 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 associates, the Levites, were assigned to do all the work for the tabernacle, 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.
Aaron and his sons made the offerings on the altar for burnt offerings; and the offering on the incense altar for all the work on the most holy place. These offerings made 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,
Aaron's descendants are reckoned as follows: Aaron's son was Eleazar. Eleazar's son was Phinehas. Phinehas's son was Abishua.
51 Bukki his son, 'Uzzi his son, Zerachyah his son,
Abishua's son was Bukki. Bukki's son was Uzzi. Uzzi's son was Zerahiah.
52 Merayoth his son, Amaryah his son, Achitub his son,
Zerahiah's son was Meraioth. Meraioth's son was Amariah. Amariah's son was Ahitub.
53 Zadok his son, Achima'az his son.
Ahitub's son was Zadok. Zadok's son was Ahimaaz.
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, —
These are the locations where Aaron's descendants were assigned to live, that is, for the descendants of Aaron who were from the clans of the Kohathites (the first lot was theirs).
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 pasturelands,
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 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: Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
58 And Chilen with its open spaces, Debir with its open spaces,
Hilen with its pasturelands, and Debir with its pasturelands.
59 And 'Ashan with its open spaces, and Beth-shemesh with its open spaces.
They also gave to the descendants of Aaron: Ashan with its pasturelands, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands;
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 they were given Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities numbered thirteen. These towns were distributed among the clans of the Kohathite, thirteen in all.
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 clans of the Kohathites were allotted ten cities from the half tribe of Manasseh.
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 Gershon's descendants in their various clans were given thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
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 Merari's descendants they gave twelve cities, clan by clan, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their open spaces.
So the people of Israel gave these cities with their pasturelands 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.
They assigned by lot the towns mentioned earlier from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
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 clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the territory 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 them: Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
68 And Jokme'am with its open spaces, and Beth-choron with its open spaces,
Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth Horon with its pasturelands,
69 And Ayalon with its open spaces, and Gath-rimmon with its open spaces.
Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands.
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.
The half tribe of Manasseh gave the Kohathites Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands. These became the possessions of the rest of the Kohathite clans.
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 Gershon's descendants out of the clans of the half tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.
72 And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its open spaces, Dobrath with its open spaces,
The tribe of Issachar gave to Gershon's descendants Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,
73 And Ramoth with its open spaces, and 'Anem with its open spaces.
Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.
74 And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its open spaces, and 'Abdon with its open spaces,
Issachar received from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
75 And Chukok with its open spaces, and Rechob with its open spaces.
Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands.
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.
They received from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.
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.
The rest of Merari's descendants received from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, and Rimmono with its pasturelands and Tabor with its pasturelands;
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 the tribe of Reuben, across the Jordan on the east side of Jericho, they received Bezer in the desert, Jahzah,
79 And Kedemoth with its open spaces, and Mepha'ath with its open spaces.
Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands.
80 And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gila'd with its open spaces, and Machanayim with its open spaces.
The Levites received from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
81 And Cheshbon with its open spaces, and Ja'azer with its open spaces.
Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
