1 Chronicles 23

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

And when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

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

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the 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

And then were numbered the Levites from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, of men, was thirty and eight thousand.

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 were twenty and four thousand to superintend the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were 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

And four thousand were gatekeepers: and four thousand those who praised the Lord with the instruments which I have made, to praise therewith.

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

And David divided them into divisions after the sons of Levi, after Gershon, Kehath, and Merari.

7 to/for Gershonite Ladan and Shimei

Of the Gershunites: La'dan, and Shim'i.

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

The sons of La'dan: The chief was Jechiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

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

The sons of Shim'i: Shelomith, and Chaziel, and Haran, three. These were the chiefs of the families of La'dan.

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

And the sons of Shim'i were, Jachath, Zina, and Je'ush, and Beri'ah. These four were the sons of Shim'i.

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

And Jachath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Je'ush and Beri'ah had not many sons: therefore were they accounted as one family division in the numbering.

12 son: child Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four

The sons of Kehath: 'Amram, Yizhar, Hebron, and 'Uzziel, four.

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: and Aaron was set apart, to sanctify him as most holy, he with his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

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

But as regardeth Moses the man of God, his sons were named after the tribe of Levi.

15 son: child Moses Gershom and Eliezer

The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eli'ezer.

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

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

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]

And the sons of Eli'ezer were, Rechahyah the chief. And Eli'ezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rechahyah became exceedingly numerous.

18 son: child Izhar Shelomith [the] head: leader

Of the sons of Yizhar, was Shelomith the chief.

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

The sons of Hebron: Jeriyahu the chief, Amaryah the second, Jachaziel the third, and Jekam'am the fourth.

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

The sons of 'Uzziel: Michah the chief, and Yishiyah the second.

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

The sons of Merari: Machli, and Mushi. The sons of Machli: El'azar, 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

And El'azar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and the sons of Kish, their brethren, took them [for wives].

23 son: child Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth three

The sons of Mushi: Machli, and 'Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

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 sons of Levi after their family divisions, even the chiefs of the families, as they were counted by numbering the names after their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

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 said, The Lord the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for evermore.

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

And also the Levites are no more bound to carry the tabernacle, and all its vessels for the service thereof.

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]

Therefore by the last words of David were there numbered of the Levites those who were from twenty years old and above;

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

Because their station was to be at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and by the purification of all 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

And for the shew-bread, which was put in rows, and for the fine flour for meat-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is sodden, and for all manner of dry and wet measure;

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

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and so also at 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

And at all the offering of burnt-offerings unto the Lord on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts, according to the number, and after the manner prescribed for them, continually before the Lord;

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

And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.