1 Chronicles 6

1 [the] sons of Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari.

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

2 And [the] sons of Kohath Amram Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel.

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

3 And [the] children of Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam. And [the] sons of Aaron Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar.

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

4 Eleazar he fathered Phinehas Phinehas he fathered Abishua.

Eleazar conceived Phinehas, and Phinehas conceived Abishua.

5 And Abishua he fathered Bukki and Bukki he fathered Uzzi.

Truly, Abishua conceived Bukki, and Bukki conceived Uzzi.

6 And Uzzi he fathered Zerahiah and Zerahiah he fathered Meraioth.

Uzzi conceived Zerahiah, and Zerahiah conceived Meraioth.

7 Meraioth he fathered Amariah and Amariah he fathered Ahitub.

Then Meraioth conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

8 And Ahitub he fathered Zadok and Zadok he fathered Ahimaaz.

Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Ahimaaz.

9 And Ahimaaz he fathered Azariah and Azariah he fathered Johanan.

Ahimaaz conceived Azariah; Azariah conceived Johanan.

10 And Johanan he fathered Azariah he [was [the] one] who he served as a priest in the house which he had built Solomon in Jerusalem.

Johanan conceived Azariah. He is the one who executed the priestly office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 And he fathered Azariah Amariah and Amariah he fathered Ahitub.

Now Azariah conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

12 And Ahitub he fathered Zadok and Zadok he fathered Shallum.

Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Shallum.

13 And Shallum he fathered Hilkiah and Hilkiah he fathered Azariah.

Shallum conceived Hilkiah, and Hilkiah conceived Azariah.

14 And Azariah he fathered Seraiah and Seraiah he fathered Jehozadak.

Azariah conceived Seraiah, and Seraiah conceived Jehozadak.

15 And Jehozadak he went when sent into exile Yahweh Judah and Jerusalem by [the] hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

Now Jehozadak departed, when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 [the] sons of Levi Gershom Kohath and Merari.

So the sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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

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

18 And [the] sons of Kohath Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel.

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

19 [the] sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi and these [are] [the] clans of the Levite[s] to ancestors their.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And so these are the kindred of Levi, according to their families.

20 Of Gershom Libni son his Jahath son his Zimmah son his.

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

21 Joah son his Iddo son his Zerah son his Jeatherai son his.

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

22 [the] sons of Kohath Amminadab son his Korah son his Assir son his.

The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

23 Elkanah son his and Ebiasaph son his and Assir son his.

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

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

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

25 And [the] sons of Elkanah Amasai and Ahimoth.

The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth

26 Elkanah ([the] sons *Q(K)*) Elkanah Zophai son his and Nahath son his.

and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

27 Eliab son his Jeroham son his Elkanah (son his and Samuel *X*) son his.

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

28 And [the] sons of Samuel the firstborn (Joel *X*) second and Abijah.

The sons of Samuel: Vasseni the firstborn, and Abijah.

29 [the] sons of Merari Mahli Libni son his Shimei son his Uzzah son his.

Now the sons of Merari were: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

30 Shimea son his Haggiah son his Asaiah son his.

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

31 And these [are those] whom he appointed David over [the] hands of song [the] house of Yahweh from [the] rest of the ark.

These are the ones whom David appointed over the singing men in the house of the Lord, in the place where the ark was located.

32 And they were serving before [the] tabernacle of [the] tent of meeting with song until built Solomon [the] house of Yahweh in Jerusalem and they stood according to custom their on service their.

And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. And they would stand according to their order in the ministry.

33 And these [were] the [ones who] stood and descendants their from [the] descendants of the Kohathite[s] Heman the singer [the] son of Joel [the] son of Samuel.

Truly, these are the ones who were assisting, with their sons, from the sons of Kohath: the singer Heman, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

34 [the] son of Elkanah [the] son of Jeroham [the] son of Eliel [the] son of Toah.

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

35 [the] son of (Zuph *Q(K)*) [the] son of Elkanah [the] son of Mahath [the] son of Amasai.

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 Azariah [the] son of Zephaniah.

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

37 [the] son of Tahath [the] son of Assir [the] son of Ebiasaph [the] son of Korah.

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

38 [the] son of Izhar [the] son of Kohath [the] son of Levi [the] son of Israel.

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

39 And relative his Asaph who stood at right [hand] his Asaph [the] son of Berekiah [the] son of Shimea.

And there was also his brother, Asaph, who was standing at his right, Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

40 [the] son of Michael [the] son of Baaseiah [the] son of Malkijah.

the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

41 [the] son of Ethni [the] son of Zerah [the] son of Adaiah.

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

42 [the] son of Ethan [the] son of Zimmah [the] son of Shimei.

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

43 [the] son of Jahath [the] son of Gershom [the] son of Levi.

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

44 And [the] descendants of Merari relatives their [were] at the left [hand] Ethan [the] son of Kishi [the] son of Abdi [the] son of Malluch.

Now the sons of Merari, their brothers, were on the left: Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

45 [the] son of Hashabiah [the] son of Amaziah [the] son of Hilkiah.

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

46 [the] son of Amzi [the] son of Bani [the] son of Shemer.

the son of Amzi, the son of Boni, the son of Shemer,

47 [the] son of Mahli [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 relatives their the Levites [were] assigned to all [the] service of [the] tabernacle of [the] house of God.

There were also their brothers, Levites who were appointed for every ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.

49 And Aaron and descendants his [were] making smoke on [the] altar of the burnt offering and on [the] altar of the incense for all [the] work of [the] holy place of the holy places and to make atonement on Israel according to all that he had commanded Moses [the] servant of God.

Truly, Aaron and his sons were burning offerings upon the altar of holocausts and upon the altar of incense, for the entire work of the Holy of Holies, and to pray on behalf of Israel, in accord with all the things that Moses, the servant of God, had instructed.

50 And these [are] [the] descendants of Aaron Eleazar son his Phinehas son his Abishua son his.

Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

51 Bukki son his Uzzi son his Zerahiah son his.

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

52 Meraioth son his Amariah son his Ahitub son his.

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

53 Zadok son his Ahimaaz son his.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 And these [were] dwelling places their to encampments their in territory their to [the] descendants of Aaron to [the] clan of the Kohathite[s] for to them it belonged the lot.

And these are their habitations according to the villages and confines, specifically of the sons of Aaron, according to the kindred of the Kohathites. For it fell to them by lot.

55 And people gave to them Hebron in [the] land of Judah and pasture lands its around it.

And so, they gave Hebron, in the land of Judah, and its suburbs all around, to them,

56 And [the] field of the city and villages its people gave to Caleb [the] son of Jephunneh.

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

57 And to [the] descendants of Aaron people gave [the] cities of refuge Hebron and Libnah and pasture lands its and Jattir and Eshtemoa and pasture lands its.

Then, to the sons of Aaron, they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah with its suburbs,

58 And Hilez and pasture lands its Debir and pasture lands its.

also Jattir and Eshtemoa with their suburbs, then also Hilen and Debir with their suburbs,

59 And Ashan and pasture lands its (and Juttah and pasture lands its *X*) and Beth Shemesh and pasture lands its.

as well as Ashan and Beth-shemesh with their suburbs.

60 And from [the] tribe of Benjamin (Gibeon and pasture lands its *X*) Geba and pasture lands its and Alemeth and pasture lands its and Anathoth and pasture lands its all cities their [were] thir-teen citi[es] in clans their.

And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its suburbs, and Alemeth with its suburbs, as well as Anathoth with its suburbs. All the cities throughout their kindred were thirteen.

61 And to [the] descendants of Kohath which remained of [the] clan of the tribe from [the] half of [the] tribe of [the] half of Manasseh by the lot cities ten.

Now to the sons of Kohath, those remaining from their kindred, they gave ten cities, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, as a possession;

62 And to [the] descendants of Gershom to clans their 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 cities thir-teen.

and to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe Manasseh in Bashan: thirteen cities.

63 To [the] descendants of Merari to clans their from [the] tribe of Reuben and from [the] tribe of Gad and from [the] tribe of Zebulun by the lot cities two [plus] ten.

Then to the sons of Merari, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave by lot twelve cities.

64 And they gave [the] people of Israel to the Levites the cities and pasture lands their.

Also, the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, cities and their suburbs,

65 And they gave by the lot from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Judah and from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Simeon and from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Benjamin the cities these which they called them by names.

and they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which they called by their names.

66 And some of [the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath and it was [the] cities of territory their [were] from [the] tribe of Ephraim.

And for those who were from the kindred of the sons of Kohath, the cities with their borders were from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 And they gave to them [the] cities of refuge Shechem and pasture lands its in [the] hill country of Ephraim and Gezer and pasture lands its.

Then they gave to them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its suburbs on mount Ephraim, and Gezer with its suburbs,

68 And Jokmeam and pasture lands its and Beth Horon and pasture lands its.

as well as Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon similarly,

69 And Aijalon and pasture lands its and Gath Rimmon and pasture lands its.

and indeed Hilen with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon in the same manner.

70 And from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh Aner and pasture lands its and Bileam and pasture lands its for [the] clan of [the] descendants of Kohath which remained.

Then too, out of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, Bileam and its suburbs; these in particular went to those who were remaining from the kindred of the sons of Kohath.

71 To [the] descendants of Gershom from [the] clan of [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan and pasture lands its and Ashtaroth and pasture lands its.

And to the sons of Gershom, from the kindred of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Golan, in Bashan, and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;

72 And from [the] tribe of Issachar Kedesh and pasture lands its Daberath and pasture lands its.

from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, and Daberath with its suburbs,

73 And Ramoth and pasture lands its and Anem and pasture lands its.

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

74 And from [the] tribe of Asher Mashal and pasture lands its and Abdon and pasture lands its.

truly, from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon similarly;

75 And Hukok and pasture lands its and Rehob and pasture lands its.

as well as Hukkok and its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;

76 And from [the] tribe of Naphtali Kedesh in Galilee and pasture lands its and Hammon and pasture lands its and Kiriathaim and pasture lands its.

moreover, from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim and its suburbs.

77 To [the] descendants of Merari which remained of [the] tribe of Zebulun (Jokneam and pasture lands its Kartah and pasture lands its *X*) Rimmono and pasture lands its Tabor and pasture lands its.

Then to the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and its suburbs, and Tabor with its suburbs;

78 And from [the] other side of [the] Jordan of Jericho to [the] east of the Jordan from [the] tribe of Reuben Bezer in the wilderness and pasture lands its and Jahaz and pasture lands its.

and also, across the Jordan opposite Jericho, facing the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs;

79 And Kedemoth and pasture lands its and Mephaath and pasture lands its.

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

80 And from [the] tribe of Gad Ramoth in Gilead and pasture lands its and Mahanaim and pasture lands its.

indeed also, from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs;

81 And Heshbon and pasture lands its and Jazer and pasture lands its.

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