< 1 Chronicles 23 >
1 and David be old and to satisfy day and to reign [obj] Solomon son: child his upon Israel
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
2 and to gather [obj] all ruler Israel and [the] priest and [the] Levi
Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
3 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
The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
4 from these to/for to conduct upon work house: temple LORD twenty and four thousand and official and to judge six thousand
“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
5 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
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
6 and to divide them David division to/for son: child Levi to/for Gershon Kohath and Merari
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
7 to/for Gershonite Ladan and Shimei
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8 son: child Ladan [the] head: leader Jehiel and Zetham and Joel three
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
9 son: child Shimei (Shelomoth *Q(K)*) and Haziel and Haran three these head: leader [the] father to/for Ladan
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10 and son: child Shimei Jahath Zizah and Jeush and Beriah these son: child Shimei four
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
11 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
Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.
12 son: child Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
13 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
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
14 and Moses man [the] God son: child his to call: call by upon tribe [the] Levi
As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15 son: child Moses Gershom and Eliezer
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 son: descendant/people Gershom Shebuel [the] head: leader
The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
17 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]
The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18 son: child Izhar Shelomith [the] head: leader
The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.
19 son: child Hebron Jeriah [the] head: leader Amariah [the] second Jahaziel [the] third and Jekameam [the] fourth
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 son: child Uzziel Micah [the] head: leader and Isshiah [the] second
The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.
21 son: child Merari Mahli and Mushi son: child Mahli Eleazar and Kish
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 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
Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 son: child Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth three
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all.
24 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]
These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
25 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
For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
26 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
So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
27 for in/on/with word David [the] last they(masc.) number son: aged Levi from son: aged twenty year and to/for above [to]
For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
28 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
but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
29 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
as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
30 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
They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
31 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
Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.
32 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
So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.