1 Chronicles 24
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וַיִּמָּצְא֣וּand they were foundבְֽנֵי־the descendants ofאֶלְעָזָ֡רEleazarרַבִּ֞יםmanyלְרָאשֵׁ֧יto the chiefs ofהַגְּבָרִ֛יםthe menמִן־more thanבְּנֵ֥יthe descendants ofאִיתָמָ֖רIthamarוַֽיַּחְלְק֑וּםand they divided themלִבְנֵ֨יbelonged to the descendants ofאֶלְעָזָ֜רEleazarרָאשִׁ֤יםheadsלְבֵית־of a house ofאָבוֹת֙ancestorsשִׁשָּׁ֣הsix-עָשָׂ֔רteenוְלִבְנֵ֧יand belonged to the descendants ofאִיתָמָ֛רIthamarלְבֵ֥יתof the house ofאֲבוֹתָ֖םancestors theirשְׁמוֹנָֽה׃eight
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וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֡םand he recorded themשְֽׁמַֽעְיָה֩Shemaiahבֶן־the son ofנְתַנְאֵ֨לNethanelהַסּוֹפֵ֜רthe scribeמִן־one ofהַלֵּוִ֗יthe Levitesלִפְנֵ֨יto beforeהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingוְהַשָּׂרִים֙and the officialsוְצָד֣וֹקand Zadokהַכֹּהֵ֗ןthe priestוַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙and Ahimelechבֶּן־the son ofאֶבְיָתָ֔רAbiatharוְרָאשֵׁי֙and the heads ofהָֽאָב֔וֹתthe fathersלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםof the priestsוְלַלְוִיִּ֑םand of the Levitesבֵּֽית־a house ofאָ֣בa fatherאֶחָ֗דoneאָחֻז֙drawnלְאֶלְעָזָ֔רfor Eleazarוְאָחֻ֥ז׀and drawnאָחֻ֖זdrawnלְאִיתָמָֽר׃ פfor Ithamar
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אֵ֣לֶּהtheseפְקֻדָּתָ֞םwere groups theirלַעֲבֹדָתָ֗םfor service theirלָב֤וֹאto goלְבֵית־to the house ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םaccording to ordinance theirבְּיַ֖דby the hand ofאַהֲרֹ֣ןAaronאֲבִיהֶ֑םancestor theirכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asצִוָּ֔הוּhe had commanded himיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
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וַיַּפִּילוּ֩and they castגַם־alsoהֵ֨םtheyגּוֹרָל֜וֹתlotsלְעֻמַּ֣ת׀to corresponding toאֲחֵיהֶ֣םrelatives theirבְּנֵֽי־the descendants ofאַהֲרֹ֗ןAaronלִפְנֵ֨יto beforeדָוִ֤ידDavidהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingוְצָד֣וֹקand Zadokוַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְand Ahimelechוְרָאשֵׁי֙and the heads ofהָֽאָב֔וֹתthe fathersלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםof the priestsוְלַלְוִיִּ֑םand of the Levitesאָב֣וֹתfathersהָרֹ֔אשׁthe chiefלְעֻמַּ֖תto corresponding toאָחִ֥יוbrother hisהַקָּטָֽן׃ סthe young
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