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Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

לְּךָ֤ (לְּ) le. “to”וְלִשְׁמ֕וֹר (לִ) li “to”

And all will go well for you, if you take care to keep the laws and the rules which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel: be strong and take heart; have no fear and do not be troubled.

לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ (לַ) la. “to”

Now see, poor though I am, I have got ready for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver; and a weight of brass and iron greater than may be measured; and wood and stone have I made ready, and you may put m

לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “for”וְלַנְּחֹ֤שֶׁת (לַ) la. “[belongs] to the”וְלַבַּרְזֶל֙ (לַ) la. “to the”לָרֹ֖ב (לָ) la. “to”

And you have a great number of workmen, cutters and workers of stone and wood, and experts in every sort of work,

לָרֹב֙ (לָ) la. “to”

In gold and silver and brass and iron more than may be numbered. Up! then, and to work; and may the Lord be with you.

לַזָּהָ֥ב (לַ) la. “of <the>”לַכֶּ֛סֶף (לַ) la. “of <the>”וְלַנְּחֹ֥שֶׁת (לַ) la. “of <the>”וְלַבַּרְזֶ֖ל (לַ) la. “of <the>”

Then David gave orders to all the chiefs of Israel to give their help to Solomon his son, saying,

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לַעְזֹ֖ר (לַ) la “to”לִשְׁלֹמֹ֥ה (לִ) li “<to>”

Is not the Lord your God with you? and has he not given you rest on every side? for the Lord has given the people of the land into my hands, and the land is overcome before the Lord and before his people.

לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”וְלִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

Now give your heart and soul to the worship of the Lord your God; and get to work on the building of the holy place of the Lord God, so that you may put the ark of the Lord's agreement and the holy vessels of God in the house which is to be made for the

לִדְר֖וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”לַיהוָ֣ה (לַ) la. “<to>”לְהָבִ֞יא (לְ) le. “to”לַבַּ֖יִת (לַ) la. “to the”לְשֵׁם־ (לְ) le. “for”

And 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.

לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִגְבָרִ֔ים (לִ) li “to”

Of 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;

לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙ (לְ) le. “[are] to”

Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.

לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “<to>”לְהַלֵּֽל׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹן (לְ) le. “to”

Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י (לַ) la. “of the”

The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three; these were the heads of the families of Ladan.

לְלַעְדָּֽן׃ (לְ) le. “of”

Jahath 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.

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “<into>”לִפְקֻדָּ֖ה (לִ) li “<into>”

The 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.

לְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ֩ (לְֽ) le. “to”לְהַקְטִיר֩ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֨י (לִ) li “<to>”לְשָׁרְת֛וֹ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְבָרֵ֥ךְ (לְ) le. “to”

And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the first; and Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had a great number.

לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ (לֶ) le. “to”לְמָֽעְלָה׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And at his death Eleazar had no sons, but only daughters, and their relations, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “to”

These 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.

לְבֵ֨ית (לְ) le. “to”לִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗ם (לִ) li “to”לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת (לַ) la. “of”

For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;

לְעַמּ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And 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.

לַלְוִיִּ֑ם (לַ) la “to the”לָשֵׂ֧את (לָ) la. “[is] to”לַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃ (לַ) la. “for”

So among the last acts of David was the numbering of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and over.

וּלְמָֽעְלָה׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Their 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,

לְיַד־ (לְ) le. “[was] to”לַעֲבֹדַת֙ (לַ) la. “for”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “of”

The 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 (לְ) le. “to”וּלְסֹ֤לֶת (לְ) le. “to”לְמִנְחָה֙ (לְ) le. “for”וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣י (לִ) li “to”וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת (לַֽ) la. “to the”וְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶת (לַ) la. “to the”וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

They had to take their places every morning to give praise and make melody to the Lord, and in the same way at evening;

וְלַעֲמֹד֙ (לַ) la. “to”לְהֹד֥וֹת (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהַלֵּ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “<to>”לָעָֽרֶב׃ (לָ) la. “to the”