1 Chronicles 23

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וְדָוִ֥ידand David זָקֵ֖ןhe was old וְשָׂבַ֣עand he was satisfied יָמִ֑יםdays וַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְand he made king אֶת־obj.שְׁלֹמֹ֥הSolomon בְנ֖וֹson his עַל־over יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיֶּאֱסֹף֙and he gathered אֶת־obj.כָּל־all שָׂרֵ֣יthe leaders of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםand the priests וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃and the Levites

וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙and they were counted הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites מִבֶּ֛ןfrom a son of שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםthirty שָׁנָ֖הyears וָמָ֑עְלָהand up -wards וַיְהִ֨יand it was מִסְפָּרָ֤םnumber their לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙to skulls their לִגְבָרִ֔יםto men שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםthirty וּשְׁמוֹנָ֖הand eight אָֽלֶף׃thousand

מֵאֵ֗לֶּהfrom these לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙are to act as overseers עַל־over מְלֶ֣אכֶתthe work of בֵּית־the house of יְהוָ֔הYahweh עֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwenty וְאַרְבָּעָ֖הand four אָ֑לֶףthousand וְשֹׁטְרִ֥יםand officials וְשֹׁפְטִ֖יםand judges שֵׁ֥שֶׁתsix אֲלָפִֽים׃thousands

וְאַרְבַּ֥עַתand four אֲלָפִ֖יםthousands שֹׁעֲרִ֑יםgatekeepers וְאַרְבַּ֤עַתand four אֲלָפִים֙thousands מְהַֽלְלִ֣יםthose praising לַיהוָ֔הto Yahweh בַּכֵּלִ֕יםwith the instruments אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich עָשִׂ֖יתִיI made לְהַלֵּֽל׃to praise

וַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥םand he divided them דָּוִ֖ידDavid מַחְלְק֑וֹת סdivisions לִבְנֵ֣יto the sons of לֵוִ֔יLevi לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹןto Gershon קְהָ֥תKohath וּמְרָרִֽי׃ סand Merari

לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יof the Gershonites לַעְדָּ֥ןLadan וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סand Shimei

בְּנֵ֣יthe sons of לַעְדָּ֗ןLadan הָרֹ֧אשׁthe chief יְחִיאֵ֛לJehiel וְזֵתָ֥םand Zetham וְיוֹאֵ֖לand Joel שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סthree

בְּנֵ֣יthe sons of שִׁמְעִ֗יShimei שְׁלוֹמִ֧יתShelomith וַחֲזִיאֵ֛לand Haziel וְהָרָ֖ןand Haran שְׁלֹשָׁ֑הthree אֵ֛לֶּהthese רָאשֵׁ֥יwere the heads of הָאָב֖וֹתthe fathers לְלַעְדָּֽן׃ סof Ladan

וּבְנֵ֣יand the sons of שִׁמְעִ֔יShimei יַ֣חַתJahath זִינָ֔אZina וִיע֖וּשׁand Jeush וּבְרִיעָ֑הand Beriah אֵ֥לֶּהthese בְנֵי־were the sons of שִׁמְעִ֖יShimei אַרְבָּעָֽה׃four

וַֽיְהִי־and he was יַ֣חַתJahath הָרֹ֔אשׁthe chief וְזִיזָ֖הand Zizah הַשֵּׁנִ֑יthe second וִיע֤וּשׁand Jeush וּבְרִיעָה֙and Beriah לֹֽא־not הִרְבּ֣וּthey had many בָנִ֔יםsons וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙and they became לְבֵ֣יתinto a house of אָ֔בa father לִפְקֻדָּ֖הinto a group אֶחָֽת׃ סone

בְּנֵ֣יthe sons of קְהָ֗תKohath עַמְרָ֥םAmram יִצְהָ֛רIzhar חֶבְר֥וֹןHebron וְעֻזִּיאֵ֖לand Uzziel אַרְבָּעָֽה׃ סfour

וּמֹשֶׁ֖הand Moses אִ֣ישׁthe man of הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe God בָּנָ֕יוdescendants his יִקָּרְא֖וּthey were named עַל־on שֵׁ֥בֶטthe tribe of הַלֵּוִֽי׃the Levites

בְּנֵ֣יthe sons of מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses גֵּרְשֹׁ֖םGershom וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃and Eliezer

בְּנֵ֥יthe sons of גֵרְשׁ֖וֹםGershom שְׁבוּאֵ֥לShebuel הָרֹֽאשׁ׃the chief

וַיִּֽהְי֥וּand they were בְנֵי־the sons of אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶרEliezer רְחַבְיָ֣הRehabiah הָרֹ֑אשׁthe chief וְלֹא־and not הָיָ֤הit belonged לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙to Eliezer בָּנִ֣יםsons אֲחֵרִ֔יםother וּבְנֵ֥יand the sons of רְחַבְיָ֖הRehabiah רָב֥וּthey were numerous לְמָֽעְלָה׃to upwards towards

בְּנֵ֥יthe sons of יִצְהָ֖רIzhar שְׁלֹמִ֥יתShelomith הָרֹֽאשׁ׃ סthe chief

בְּנֵ֖יthe sons of חֶבְר֑וֹןHebron יְרִיָּ֤הוּJeriah הָרֹאשׁ֙the chief אֲמַרְיָ֣הAmariah הַשֵּׁנִ֔יthe second יַחֲזִיאֵל֙Jahaziel הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יthe third וִֽיקַמְעָ֖םand Jekameam הָרְבִיעִֽי׃the fourth

בְּנֵ֖יthe sons of עֻזִּיאֵ֑לUzziel מִיכָ֣הMicah הָרֹ֔אשׁthe chief וְיִשִּׁיָּ֖הand Isshiah הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ סthe second

בְּנֵ֤יthe sons of מְרָרִי֙Merari מַחְלִ֣יMahli וּמוּשִׁ֔יand Mushi בְּנֵ֥יthe sons of מַחְלִ֖יMahli אֶלְעָזָ֥רEleazar וְקִֽישׁ׃and Kish

וַיָּ֙מָת֙and he died אֶלְעָזָ֔רEleazar וְלֹא־and not הָ֥יוּthey belongedל֛וֹto himבָּנִ֖יםsons כִּ֣יthat אִם־except בָּנ֑וֹתdaughters וַיִּשָּׂא֥וּםand they took them בְּנֵי־the sons of קִ֖ישׁKish אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃relatives their

בְּנֵ֣יthe sons of מוּשִׁ֗יMushi מַחְלִ֥יMahli וְעֵ֛דֶרand Eder וִירֵמ֖וֹתand Jeremoth שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃three

כִּ֚יfor אָמַ֣רhe had said דָּוִ֔ידDavid הֵנִ֛יחַhe has given rest יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֵֽי־the God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael לְעַמּ֑וֹto people his וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןand he has settled בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalem עַד־until לְעוֹלָֽם׃for ever

וְגַ֖םand also לַלְוִיִּ֑םto the Levites אֵין־there not לָשֵׂ֧אתis to carry אֶת־obj.הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןthe tabernacle וְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־all כֵּלָ֖יוarticles its לַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃for service its

כִּ֣יfor בְדִבְרֵ֤יby the words of דָוִיד֙David הָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔יםthe last הֵ֖מָּהthey מִסְפַּ֣רwere the number of בְּנֵי־the descendants of לֵוִ֑יLevi מִבֶּ֛ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwenty שָׁנָ֖הyears וּלְמָֽעְלָה׃and to upwards towards

וּלְלֶ֨חֶםand to the bread of הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶתthe row וּלְסֹ֤לֶתand to fine flour לְמִנְחָה֙for a grain offering וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣יand to the wafers of הַמַּצּ֔וֹתthe unleavened breads וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖תand to the baked cake וְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶתand to the mixed dough וּלְכָל־and to every מְשׂוּרָ֖הmeasurement וּמִדָּֽה׃and measurement

וְלַעֲמֹד֙and to stand בַּבֹּ֣קֶרin the morning בַּבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning לְהֹד֥וֹתto give thanks וּלְהַלֵּ֖לand to praise לַיהוָ֑הto Yahweh וְכֵ֖ןand thus לָעָֽרֶב׃to the evening

וּלְכֹ֨לand to every of הַעֲל֤וֹתering up of עֹלוֹת֙burnt offerings לַיהוָ֔הto Yahweh לַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹתfor the sabbaths לֶחֳדָשִׁ֖יםfor the new moons וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםand for the appointed feasts בְּמִסְפָּ֨רby number כְּמִשְׁפָּ֧טaccording to the ordinance עֲלֵיהֶ֛םon them תָּמִ֖ידcontinually לִפְנֵ֥יto before יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וְשָׁמְר֞וּand they kept אֶת־obj.מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתthe duty of אֹֽהֶל־the tent of מוֹעֵ֗דmeeting וְאֵת֙and obj.מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתthe duty of הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁthe holy place וּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶתand the duty of בְּנֵ֥יthe descendants of אַהֲרֹ֖ןAaron אֲחֵיהֶ֑םrelatives their לַעֲבֹדַ֖תfor the service of בֵּ֥יתthe house of יְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh

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