1 Chronicles 23

1 And David was old and satisfied with days, and he causes his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

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

2 and gathers all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;

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

3 and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, for their counted heads, is of thirty-eight thousand mighty 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, twenty-four thousand [are] to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, and six thousand officers and judges,

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

5 and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to YHWH, “with instruments that I made for praising,” [says David.]

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 And David distributes them into divisions of the sons of Levi—of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

7 Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.

to/for Gershonite Ladan and Shimei

8 Sons of Laadan: the head [is] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel—three.

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

9 Sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran—three; these [are] heads of the fathers of Laadan.

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

10 And sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these [are] the four sons of Shimei.

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

11 And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.

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 Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four.

son: child Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four

13 Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the Holy of Holies, he and his sons, for all time, to make incense before YHWH, to serve Him, and to bless in His Name for all time.

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 As for Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.

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

15 Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

son: child Moses Gershom and Eliezer

16 Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

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

17 And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.

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 Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.

son: child Izhar Shelomith [the] head: leader

19 Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

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

20 Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah the second.

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

21 Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

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

22 And Eleazar dies, and he had no sons, but daughters, and their brothers, sons of Kish, take 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 Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth—three.

son: child Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth three

24 These [are] sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their counted heads, doing the work for the service of the house of YHWH, from a son of twenty years and upward,

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 David said, “YHWH, God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem for all time”;

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 of the Levites, “None [are] to carry the Dwelling Place and all its vessels for its service”;

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 for by the last words of David they [took] the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,

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 for their station [is] at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service 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 and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for [the work of] the pan, and for that which is stirred, and for all [liquid] measure and [solid] measure;

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 to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to YHWH, and so at evening;

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 for all the burnt-offerings—burnt-offerings to YHWH for Sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed times, by number, according to the ordinance on them continually, before YHWH.

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 they have kept the charge of the Tent of Meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of their brothers, the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH.

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