1 Chronicles 23
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- 1Now David was old and full of days; and he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
- 2And he got together all the chiefs of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
- 3And the Levites, all those of thirty years old and over, were numbered; and the number of them, by heads, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
- 4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to be overseers of the work of the house of the Lord, and six thousand were judges and men of authority;
- מֵאֵ֗לֶּה
- לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙
- עַל־
- עַל'al-overH5921A
- מְלֶ֣אכֶת
- מְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khet[the] work ofH4399
- בֵּית־
- בֵּיתbeit-[the] house ofH1004Q
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
- עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
- וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה
- אָ֑לֶף
- אָ֑לֶף'A.lefthousandH0505G
- וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים
- וְשֹׁפְטִ֖ים
- שֵׁ֥שֶׁת
- שֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetsixH8337
- אֲלָפִֽים׃
- אֲלָפִֽים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H0505G
- 5Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.
- וְאַרְבַּ֥עַת
- אֲלָפִ֖ים
- אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H0505G
- שֹׁעֲרִ֑ים
- שֹׁעֲרִ֑יםsho.'a.RimgatekeepersH7778
- וְאַרְבַּ֤עַת
- אֲלָפִים֙
- אֲלָפִים֙'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H0505G
- מְהַֽלְלִ֣ים
- מְהַֽלְלִ֣יםme.ha.Lim[those] praisingH1984B
- לַיהוָ֔ה
- בַּכֵּלִ֕ים
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- עָשִׂ֖יתִי
- עָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiI madeH6213H
- לְהַלֵּֽל׃
- 6And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 7Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
- 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham and Joel, three.
- 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three; these were the heads of the families of Ladan.
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121A
- שִׁמְעִ֗י
- שִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IShimeiH8096V
- שְׁלוֹמִ֧יתQere, written (Ketiv): שְׁלֹמוֹת
- שְׁלוֹמִ֧יתshe.lo.motShelomithH8019K
- וַחֲזִיאֵ֛ל
- וְהָרָ֖ן
- שְׁלֹשָׁ֑ה
- שְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969
- אֵ֛לֶּה
- אֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehtheseH0428
- רָאשֵׁ֥י
- רָאשֵׁ֥יra.Shei[were] [the] heads ofH7218H
- הָאָב֖וֹת
- לְלַעְדָּֽן׃
- בְּנֵ֣י
- 10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zizah and Jeush and Beriah; these four were the sons of Shimei.
- 11Jahath was the chief and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had only a small number of sons, so they were grouped together as one family.
- 12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
- 13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was made separate and holy, he and his sons for ever, for the care of the most holy things and the burning of offerings before the Lord, to do his work and give blessings in his name for ever.
- בְּנֵ֥י
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121G
- עַמְרָ֖ם
- עַמְרָ֖ם'am.RamAmramH6019G
- אַהֲרֹ֣ן
- אַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonAaronH0175
- וּמֹשֶׁ֑ה
- וַיִּבָּדֵ֣ל
- אַהֲרֹ֡ן
- אַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonAaronH0175
- לְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ֩
- קֹ֨דֶשׁ
- קֹ֨דֶשׁKo.desha holy one ofH6944G
- קָֽדָשִׁ֤ים
- קָֽדָשִׁ֤יםka.da.Shimholy onesH6944G
- הֽוּא־
- הֽוּאhu'-heH1931
- וּבָנָיו֙
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- עוֹלָ֔ם
- עוֹלָ֔םo.LamperpetuityH5769G
- לְהַקְטִיר֩
- לִפְנֵ֨י
- יְהוָ֧ה
- יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לְשָׁרְת֛וֹ
- וּלְבָרֵ֥ךְ
- בִּשְׁמ֖וֹ
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- עוֹלָֽם׃
- עוֹלָֽםo.LamperpetuityH5769G
- בְּנֵ֥י
- 14And the sons of Moses, the man of God, were put into the list of the tribe of Levi.
- 15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
- 16The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the first.
- 17And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the first; and Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had a great number.
- וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ
- בְנֵי־
- בְנֵיve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121G
- אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר
- אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר'e.li.'E.zerEliezerH0461H
- רְחַבְיָ֣ה
- רְחַבְיָ֣הre.chav.YahRehabiahH7345
- הָרֹ֑אשׁ
- וְלֹא־
- הָיָ֤ה
- הָיָ֤הha.Yahit belongedH1961
- לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙
- בָּנִ֣ים
- בָּנִ֣יםba.NimsonsH1121A
- אֲחֵרִ֔ים
- אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimotherH0312
- וּבְנֵ֥י
- רְחַבְיָ֖ה
- רְחַבְיָ֖הre.chav.YahRehabiahH7345
- רָב֥וּ
- רָב֥וּra.Vuthey were numerousH7235A
- לְמָֽעְלָה׃
- 18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the first.
- 19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
- 20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first, and Isshiah the second.
- 21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
- 22And at his death Eleazar had no sons, but only daughters, and their relations, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
- וַיָּ֙מָת֙
- אֶלְעָזָ֔ר
- אֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarEleazarH0499J
- וְלֹא־
- הָ֥יוּ
- הָ֥יוּHa.yuthey belongedH1961
- ל֛וֹ
- בָּנִ֖ים
- בָּנִ֖יםba.NimsonsH1121A
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkithatH3588B
- אִם־
- אִם'im-exceptH0518B
- בָּנ֑וֹת
- בָּנ֑וֹתba.NotdaughtersH1323G
- וַיִּשָּׂא֥וּם
- בְּנֵי־
- בְּנֵיbe.nei-[the] sons ofH1121A
- קִ֖ישׁ
- קִ֖ישׁkishKishH7027H
- אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃
- 23The sons of Mushi: Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.
- 24These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.
- אֵ֣לֶּה
- אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehtheseH0428
- בְנֵֽי־
- בְנֵֽיve.nei-[were] [the] descendants ofH1121A
- לֵוִי֩
- לֵוִי֩le.ViLeviH3878
- לְבֵ֨ית
- אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם
- רָאשֵׁ֧י
- רָאשֵׁ֧יra.Shei[the] chiefs ofH7218H
- הָאָב֣וֹת
- לִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗ם
- בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר
- שֵׁמוֹת֙
- שֵׁמוֹת֙she.mOtnamesH8034
- לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם
- עֹשֵׂה֙
- עֹשֵׂה֙'o.Sehdoer[s] ofH6213A
- הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה
- לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת
- בֵּ֣ית
- בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004Q
- יְהוָ֑ה
- יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- מִבֶּ֛ן
- עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
- עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
- שָׁנָ֖ה
- שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
- וָמָֽעְלָה׃
- אֵ֣לֶּה
- 25For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;
- כִּ֚י
- כִּ֚יkiforH3588A
- אָמַ֣ר
- אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe had saidH0559
- דָּוִ֔יד
- דָּוִ֔ידda.VidDavidH1732
- הֵנִ֛יחַ
- הֵנִ֛יחַhe.Ni.achhe has given restH5117
- יְהוָ֥ה
- יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֵֽי־
- אֱלֹהֵֽי'e.lo.hei-[the] God ofH0430G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- לְעַמּ֑וֹ
- וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ן
- בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- לְעוֹלָֽם׃
- כִּ֚י
- 26And from now, there will be no need for the House of the Lord, and the vessels used in it, to be moved about by the Levites.
- 27So among the last acts of David was the numbering of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and over.
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- בְדִבְרֵ֤י
- דָוִיד֙
- דָוִיד֙da.VidDavidH1732
- הָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔ים
- הֵ֖מָּה
- הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
- מִסְפַּ֣ר
- מִסְפַּ֣רmis.Par[were] [the] number ofH4557
- בְּנֵי־
- בְּנֵיbe.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121L
- לֵוִ֑י
- לֵוִ֑יle.ViLeviH3878
- מִבֶּ֛ן
- עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
- עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
- שָׁנָ֖ה
- שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
- וּלְמָֽעְלָה׃
- כִּ֣י
- 28Their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron in all the work of the house of the Lord, in the open spaces and in the rooms, in the making clean of all the holy things, in doing all the work of the house of the Lord,
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- מַעֲמָדָ֞ם
- לְיַד־
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121G
- אַהֲרֹ֗ן
- אַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonAaronH0175
- לַעֲבֹדַת֙
- בֵּ֣ית
- בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004Q
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- עַל־
- עַל'al-overH5921A
- הַחֲצֵרוֹת֙
- וְעַל־
- הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת
- וְעַֽל־
- טָהֳרַ֖ת
- טָהֳרַ֖תto.ho.Rat[the] purificationH2893
- לְכָל־
- קֹ֑דֶשׁ
- קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshholy thingH6944G
- וּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔ה
- עֲבֹדַ֖ת
- עֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.Dat[the] service ofH5656H
- בֵּ֥ית
- בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004Q
- הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
- כִּ֣י
- 29The holy bread was in their care, and the crushed grain for the meal offering, of unleavened cakes or meal cooked over the fire or in water; they had control of all sorts of weights and measures;
- וּלְלֶ֨חֶם
- הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶת
- וּלְסֹ֤לֶת
- לְמִנְחָה֙
- וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣י
- הַמַּצּ֔וֹת
- וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת
- וְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶת
- וּלְכָל־
- מְשׂוּרָ֖ה
- מְשׂוּרָ֖הme.su.RahmeasurementH4884
- וּמִדָּֽה׃
- 30They had to take their places every morning to give praise and make melody to the Lord, and in the same way at evening;
- וְלַעֲמֹד֙
- בַּבֹּ֣קֶר
- בַּבֹּ֔קֶר
- לְהֹד֥וֹת
- וּלְהַלֵּ֖ל
- לַיהוָ֑ה
- וְכֵ֖ן
- לָעָֽרֶב׃
- 31At every offering of burned offerings to the Lord, on Sabbaths, and at the new moons, and on the regular feasts, in the number ordered by the law, at all times before the Lord;
- 32And they had the care of the Tent of meeting and the holy place, under the direction of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the work of the house of the Lord.
- וְשָׁמְר֞וּ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת
- מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.ret[the] duty ofH4931
- אֹֽהֶל־
- אֹֽהֶל'o.hel-[the] tent ofH0168G
- מוֹעֵ֗ד
- מוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdmeetingH4150I
- וְאֵת֙
- מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת
- מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.ret[the] duty ofH4931
- הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ
- וּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶת
- בְּנֵ֥י
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121G
- אַהֲרֹ֖ן
- אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH0175
- אֲחֵיהֶ֑ם
- לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת
- בֵּ֥ית
- בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004Q
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
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