1 Chronicles 6
1 son: child Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari
Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 and son: child Kohath Amram Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel
Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 and son: child Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam and son: child Aaron Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar
Amram’s children were Miriam and [her younger brothers] Aaron and Moses. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar to beget [obj] Phinehas Phinehas to beget [obj] Abishua
Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
5 and Abishua to beget [obj] Bukki and Bukki to beget [obj] Uzzi
Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
6 and Uzzi to beget [obj] Zerahiah and Zerahiah to beget [obj] Meraioth
Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
7 Meraioth to beget [obj] Amariah and Amariah to beget [obj] Ahitub
Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
8 and Ahitub to beget [obj] Zadok and Zadok to beget [obj] Ahimaaz
Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
9 and Ahimaaz to beget [obj] Azariah and Azariah to beget [obj] Johanan
Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.
10 and Johanan to beget [obj] Azariah he/she/it which to minister in/on/with house: temple which to build Solomon in/on/with Jerusalem
Johanan was the father of Azariah. Azariah was a priest in the temple that Solomon commanded to be built in Jerusalem.
11 and to beget Azariah [obj] Amariah and Amariah to beget [obj] Ahitub
Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
12 and Ahitub to beget [obj] Zadok and Zadok to beget [obj] Shallum
Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.
13 and Shallum to beget [obj] Hilkiah and Hilkiah to beget [obj] Azariah
Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
14 and Azariah to beget [obj] Seraiah and Seraiah to beget [obj] Jehozadak
Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
15 and Jehozadak to go: went in/on/with to reveal: remove LORD [obj] Judah and Jerusalem in/on/with hand: power Nebuchadnezzar
Jehozadak was forced to leave his home when Yahweh sent [King] Nebuchadnezzar’s [army] [MTY] to capture many people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah and compel them [to go to Babylonia].
16 son: child Levi Gershom Kohath and Merari
Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17 and these name son: child Gershom Libni and Shimei
Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei.
18 and son: child Kohath Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel
Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 son: child Merari Mahli and Mushi and these family [the] Levi to/for father their
Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. Here is a list of the descendants of Levi, who became leaders of their clans.
20 to/for Gershom Libni son: child his Jahath son: child his Zimmah son: child his
Gershon’s [oldest] son was Libni. Libni’s son was Jehath. Jehath’s son was Zimmah.
21 Joah son: child his Iddo son: child his Zerah son: child his Jeatherai son: child his
Zimmah’s son was Joah. Joah’s son was Iddo. Iddo’s son was Zerah. Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.
22 son: descendant/people Kohath Izhar son: child his Korah son: child his Assir son: child his
Kohath’s [other] son was Amminadab. Amminadab’s son was Korah. Korah’s son was Assir.
23 Elkanah son: child his and Ebiasaph son: child his and Assir son: child his
Assir’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph’s son was Assir.
24 Tahath son: child his Uriel son: child his Uzziah son: child his and Shaul son: child his
Assir’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Uriel. Uriel’s son was Uzziah. Uzziah’s son was Shaul.
25 and son: child Elkanah Amasai and Ahimoth
Elkanah’s [other] sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.
26 Elkanah (son: child *Q(K)*) Elkanah Zuph son: child his and Nahath son: child his
Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath.
27 Eliab son: child his Jeroham son: child his Elkanah (son: child his and Samuel *X*) son: child his
Nahath’s son was Eliab. Eliab’s son was Jeroham. Jeroham’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Samuel.
28 and son: child Samuel [the] firstborn (Joel *X*) `second` and Abijah
Samuel’s oldest son was Joel; his other son was Abijah.
29 son: descendant/people Merari Mahli Libni son: child his Shimei son: child his Uzzah son: child his
Merari’s oldest son was Mahli. Mahli’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uzzah.
30 Shimea son: child his Haggiah son: child his Asaiah son: child his
Uzzah’s son was Shimea. Shimea’s son was Haggiah. Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.
31 and these which to stand: appoint David upon hand: power song house: temple LORD from resting [the] ark
After the Sacred Chest was brought [to Jerusalem, King] David appointed some of the men who were descendants of Levi to be in charge of the music in [the Sacred Tent where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
32 and to be to minister to/for face: before tabernacle tent meeting in/on/with song till to build Solomon [obj] house: temple LORD in/on/with Jerusalem and to stand: appoint like/as justice: custom their upon service: ministry their
Those musicians first sang and played their instruments in the Sacred Tent, which was also called the Tent of Meeting, and they continued to do that until Solomon’s [workers] built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. In all their work, they obeyed the instructions [that David had given them].
33 and these [the] to stand: appoint and son: child their from son: child [the] Kohathite Heman [the] to sing son: child Joel son: child Samuel
Here is a list of the musicians and their sons: From Kohath’s descendants there was Heman, the leader of the singers. Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.
34 son: child Elkanah son: child Jeroham son: child Eliel son: child Toah
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 son: child (Zuph *Q(K)*) son: child Elkanah son: child Mahath son: child Amasai
Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai.
36 son: child Elkanah son: child Joel son: child Azariah son: child Zephaniah
Amasai was the son of [another man whose name was] Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
37 son: child Tahath son: child Assir son: child Ebiasaph son: child Korah
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 son: child Izhar son: child Kohath son: child Levi son: child Israel
Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Jacob.
39 and brother: male-sibling his Asaph [the] to stand: stand upon right his Asaph son: child Berechiah son: child Shimea
Heman’s helper was Asaph. His group [of singers] stood at the right side of Heman. Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Shimea.
40 son: child Michael son: child Baaseiah son: child Malchijah
Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
41 son: child Ethni son: child Zerah son: child Adaiah
Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
42 son: child Ethan son: child Zimmah son: child Shimei
Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
43 son: child Jahath son: child Gershom son: child Levi
Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon, and Gershon was the son of Levi.
44 and son: child Merari brother: male-sibling their upon [the] left Ethan son: child Kishi son: child Abdi son: child Malluch
[A group of singers from] Merari’s family helped Heman and Asaph. They stood to the left of Heman. The leader of this group was Ethan, the son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluch.
45 son: child Hashabiah son: child Amaziah son: child Hilkiah
Malluch was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
46 son: child Amzi son: child Bani son: child Shemer
Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
47 son: child Mahli son: child Mushi son: child Merari son: child Levi
Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari, and Merari was the son of Levi.
48 and brother: male-sibling their [the] Levi to give: put to/for all service: ministry tabernacle house: temple [the] God
The other descendants of Levi were appointed to do other work in the sacred tent, the place [where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
49 and Aaron and son: child his to offer: offer upon altar [the] burnt offering and upon altar [the] incense to/for all work Most Holy Place [the] Most Holy Place and to/for to atone upon Israel like/as all which to command Moses servant/slave [the] God
Aaron and his descendants were the ones who placed on the altar the sacrifices that were to be burned completely, and they burned incense on another altar. Those sacrifices were in order that Yahweh would no longer be angry with the people of Israel for having sinned. Those men also did other work in the Very Holy Place in the sacred tent, obeying the instructions that Moses, who served God [well], had given to them.
50 and these son: descendant/people Aaron Eleazar son: child his Phinehas son: child his Abishua son: child his
These were the descendants of Aaron: Aaron’s son was Eleazar. Eleazar’s son was Phinehas. Phinehas’s son was Abishua.
51 Bukki son: child his Uzzi son: child his Zerahiah son: child his
Abishua’s son was Bukki. Bukki’s son was Uzzi. Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.
52 Meraioth son: child his Amariah son: child his Ahitub son: child his
Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth. Meraioth’s son was Amariah. Amariah’s son was Ahitub.
53 Zadok son: child his Ahimaaz son: child his
Ahitub’s son was Zadok, and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.
54 and these seat their to/for encampment their in/on/with border: boundary their to/for son: child Aaron to/for family [the] Kohathite for to/for them to be [the] allotted
Here is a list of the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. Those who were descendants of Kohath were the first group to be allotted cities to live in.
55 and to give: give to/for them [obj] Hebron in/on/with land: country/planet Judah and [obj] pasture her around her
They were allotted Hebron [city] in Judah and the pastureland around the city,
56 and [obj] land: country [the] city and [obj] village her to give: give to/for Caleb son: child Jephunneh
but the fields farther from the city and the villages near the city were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
57 and to/for son: child Aaron to give: give [obj] city [the] refuge [obj] Hebron and [obj] Libnah and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Jattir and [obj] Eshtemoa and [obj] pasture her
The descendants of Aaron [who were descendants of Kohath] were allotted Hebron, one of the cities [to which people could flee] and be protected [if they accidentally killed someone]. They also were allotted the towns and pastureland near Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
58 and [obj] Hilen and [obj] pasture her [obj] Debir and [obj] pasture her
Hilen, Debir,
59 and [obj] Ashan and [obj] pasture her (and [obj] Juttah and [obj] pasture her *X*) and [obj] Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh and [obj] pasture her
Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh.
60 and from tribe Benjamin ([obj] Gibeon and [obj] pasture her *X*) [obj] Geba and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Alemeth and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Anathoth and [obj] pasture her all city their three ten city in/on/with family their
They were also allotted Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth [cities] from the tribe of Benjamin. Altogether, these clans descended from Kohath were allotted 13 towns.
61 and to/for son: descendant/people Kohath [the] to remain from family [the] tribe from half tribe half Manasseh in/on/with allotted city ten
The other clans descended from Kohath were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River].
62 and to/for son: descendant/people Gershom to/for family their from tribe Issachar and from tribe Asher and from tribe Naphtali and from tribe Manasseh in/on/with Bashan city three ten
The descendants of Gershon were allotted 13 cities and towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived in [the] Bashan [region on the east side of the Jordan River].
63 to/for son: descendant/people Merari to/for family their from tribe Reuben and from tribe Gad and from tribe Zebulun in/on/with allotted city two ten
The descendants of Merari were allotted twelve cities and towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
64 and to give: give son: descendant/people Israel to/for Levi [obj] [the] city and [obj] pasture their
The leaders of Israel allotted those towns and the nearby pasturelands to the descendants of Levi.
65 and to give: give in/on/with allotted from tribe son: descendant/people Judah and from tribe son: descendant/people Simeon and from tribe son: descendant/people Benjamin [obj] [the] city [the] these which to call: call by [obj] them in/on/with name
They also allotted to them the cities and towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin that were listed previously.
66 and from family son: child Kohath and to be city border: area their from tribe Ephraim
Some of the descendants of Kohath were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 and to give: give to/for them [obj] city [the] refuge [obj] Shechem and [obj] pasture her in/on/with mountain: mount Ephraim and [obj] Gezer and [obj] pasture her
They were allotted Shechem, which was one of the cities [to which people could flee] and be protected [if they accidentally killed someone], along with the nearby pastureland in the hills of Ephraim. They were also allotted these towns and pastureland near them: Gezer,
68 and [obj] Jokmeam and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Beth-horon Beth-horon and [obj] pasture her
Jokmeam, Beth-Horon,
69 and [obj] Aijalon and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Gath-rimmon Gath-rimmon and [obj] pasture her
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
70 and from half tribe Manasseh [obj] Aner and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Bileam and [obj] pasture her to/for family to/for son: descendant/people Kohath [the] to remain
The other descendants of Kohath were allotted Aner and Bileam towns and the nearby pastureland from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived west [of the Jordan River].
71 to/for son: descendant/people Gershom from family half tribe Manasseh [obj] Golan in/on/with Bashan and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Ashtaroth and [obj] pasture her
The descendants of Gershon, who were part of the tribe of Manasseh, lived east [of the Jordan River]. They were allotted the cities and towns and pastureland near them: Golan in [the] Bashan and Ashtaroth [regions].
72 and from tribe Issachar [obj] Kedesh and [obj] pasture her [obj] Daberath and [obj] pasture her
From the tribe of Issachar they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh, Daberath,
73 and [obj] Ramoth and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Anem and [obj] pasture her
Ramoth, and Anem.
74 and from tribe Asher [obj] Mashal and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Abdon and [obj] pasture her
From the tribe of Asher they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Mashal, Abdon,
75 and [obj] Hukok and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Rehob and [obj] pasture her
Hukok, and Rehob.
76 and from tribe Naphtali [obj] Kedesh in/on/with Galilee and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Hammon and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Kiriathaim and [obj] pasture her
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh in [the] Galilee [region], and Hammon and Kiriathaim [towns].
77 to/for son: descendant/people Merari [the] to remain from tribe Zebulun ([obj] Jokneam and [obj] pasture her [obj] Kartah and [obj] pasture her *X*) [obj] Rimmon and [obj] pasture her [obj] Tabor and [obj] pasture her
The other descendants of Levi, those descended from Merari, were allotted towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun near Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor.
78 and from side: beyond to/for Jordan Jericho to/for east [the] Jordan from tribe Reuben [obj] Bezer in/on/with wilderness and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Jahaz [to] and [obj] pasture her
From the tribe of Reuben they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. The tribe of Reuben lived east of the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.
79 and [obj] Kedemoth and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Mephaath and [obj] pasture her
80 and from tribe Gad [obj] Ramoth in/on/with Gilead and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Mahanaim and [obj] pasture her
From the tribe of Gad, they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Ramoth in [the] Gilead [region], [the cities of] Mahanaim,
81 and [obj] Heshbon and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Jazer and [obj] pasture her
Heshbon, and Jazer.
