H9005–/ל–l

The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.

לְיַֽעֲזִיָּ֣הֽוּ (לְ) le. “of”

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

לְמַחְלִי֙ (לְ) le. “for”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to”

Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

לְקִ֖ישׁ (לְ) le. “for”

And the sons of Mushi: Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites by their families.

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those o

לְעֻמַּ֣ת׀ (לְ) le. “<to>”לִפְנֵ֨י (לִ) li “<to>”לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (לַ) la. “of the”וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם (לַ) la “of the”לְעֻמַּ֖ת (לְ) le. “<to>”

Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work

לַעֲבֹדָ֗ה (לַ) la. “for”לִבְנֵ֤י (לִ) li “<to>”לַעֲבֹדָתָֽם׃ (לַ) la. “for”

Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah, sons of Asaph; under the direction of Asaph, acting as a prophet under the orders of the king;

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “of”

Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to the Lord.

לִידוּת֑וּן (לִ) li. “for”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “<to>”

Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;

לְהֵימָ֑ן (לְ) le. “for”

All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God. And to make great his power God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

לְהֵימָ֗ן (לְ) le. “of”לְהָרִ֣ים (לְ) le. “to”לְהֵימָ֗ן (לְ) le. “to”

All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.

לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת (לַ) la. “for”

And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to”

And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.

לְעֻמַּת֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?

לְאָסָ֖ף (לְ) le. “for”לְיוֹסֵ֑ף (לְ) le. “to”

The fourth Izri, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לַיִּצְרִ֔י (לַ) la “to <the>”

The twelfth Hashabiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לַחֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”

The thirteenth Shubael, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה (לִ) li “for”

The fourteenth Mattithiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לְאַרְבָּעָ֤ה (לְ) le. “for”

The fifteenth Jeremoth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לַחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה (לַ) la. “for”לִֽירֵמ֔וֹת (לִֽ) li. “to”

The sixteenth Hananiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה (לְ) le. “for”לַחֲנַנְיָ֔הוּ (לַ) la. “to”

The seventeenth Joshbekashah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לְשִׁבְעָ֤ה (לְ) le. “for”לְיָשְׁבְּקָ֔שָׁה (לְ) le. “to”

The eighteenth Hanani, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לִשְׁמוֹנָ֤ה (לִ) li “for”לַחֲנָ֔נִי (לַ) la. “to”

The nineteenth Mallothi, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לְתִשְׁעָ֤ה (לְ) le. “for”לְמַלּ֔וֹתִי (לְ) le. “to”

The twentieth Eliathah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לְעֶשְׂרִים֙ (לְ) le. “for”לֶֽאֱלִיָּ֔תָה (לֶֽ) le. “to”

The twenty-first Hothir, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;

לְאֶחָ֤ד (לְ) le. “for”לְהוֹתִ֔יר (לְ) le. “to”