H9002–/וְ–v

At 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;

וּלְכֹ֨ל (וּ) u. “and”וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And 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.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶת (וּ) u. “and”

Now the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

וְלִבְנֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲבִיה֔וּא (וַ) va. “and”וְאִיתָמָֽר׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

But Nadab and Abihu came to their end before their father, and had no children; so Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests.

וַאֲבִיהוּא֙ (וַ) va. “and”וּבָנִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וְאִיתָמָֽר׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, made distribution of them into their positions for their work.

וְצָדוֹק֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”

And there were more chiefs among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar; and this is how they were grouped: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, all heads of families; and of the sons of Ithamar, heads of families, there were eight.

וְלִבְנֵ֧י (וְ) ve. “and”

So they were put into groups, by the Lord's decision, one with another; for there were rulers of the holy place and rulers of the house of God among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.

וְשָׂרֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִבְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was a Levite, put down their names in writing, the king being present with the rulers, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites; o

וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְצָד֣וֹק (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְרָאשֵׁי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָחֻ֥ז׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

The twenty-first Jachin, the twenty-second Gamul,

וְעֶשְׂרִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

The twenty-third Delaiah, the twenty-fourth Maaziah.

וְעֶשְׂרִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

וְלִבְנֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And the sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

וּבְנָ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah.

וּמוּשִׁ֔י (וּ) u. “and”

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

וְשֹׁ֥הַם (וְ) ve. “and”וְזַכּ֖וּר (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִבְרִֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּבְנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְעֵ֖דֶר (וְ) ve. “and”וִירִימ֑וֹת (וִ) vi. “and”

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

וְצָד֣וֹק (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וְרָאשֵׁי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְשָׂרֵ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵימָ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽידוּת֔וּן (וִֽ) vi. “and”וּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִם (וּ) u. “and”

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;

וְיוֹסֵ֛ף (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַנְיָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲשַׂרְאֵ֖לָה (וַ) va. “and”

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.

וּצְרִ֡י (וּ) u. “and”וִֽ֠ישַׁעְיָהוּ (וִֽ֠) Vi. “and”וּמַתִּתְיָ֜הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַלֵּ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וִֽירִימ֜וֹת (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְרֹמַ֣מְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וּבָנ֥וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וְכִנֹּר֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וִידוּת֖וּן (וִ) vi. “and”וְהֵימָֽן׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וּשְׁמוֹנָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

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?

וְאֶחָיו (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנָיו (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶחָ֥יו (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”