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1 The divisions of the descendants of Aharon were as follows: The sons of Aharon: Nadav, Avihu, El'azar and Itamar.
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These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 But Nadav and Avihu died before their father and had no children; therefore El'azar and Itamar functioned as the cohanim.
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But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests.
3 David, together with Tzadok from the descendants of El'azar, and Achimelekh from the descendants of Itamar, arranged them in divisions for service.
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With the help of Zadok a descendant of Eleazar and Ahimelek a descendant of Ithamar, David separated them into divisions for their appointed order of ministering.
4 There were more men who were chiefs found among the descendants of El'azar than among the descendants of Itamar; therefore there were sixteen divisions of the descendants of El'azar, headed by clan leaders, and eight divisions of the descendants of Itamar, according to their clans.
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A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than among Ithamar’s, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar’s descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar’s descendants.
5 They were assigned [periods of service] by lot, the one group equally with the other, since both the descendants of El'azar and the descendants of Itamar had officers of the sanctuary and officers of God.
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They divided them impartially by casting lots, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
6 Sh'ma'yah the son of N'tan'el the secretary, one of the L'vi'im, recorded them in the presence of the king, the officers, Tzadok the cohen, Achimelekh the son of Evyatar, and the clan leaders of the cohanim and of the L'vi'im - with two clan divisions taken from El'azar for each one from Itamar.
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The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelek son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar.
7 The first lot drawn was for Y'hoyariv, the second for Y'da'yah,
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The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 the third for Harim, the fourth for S'orim,
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the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth for Malkiyah, the sixth for Miyamin,
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the fifth to Malkijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 the seventh for Hakotz, the eighth for Aviyah,
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the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 the ninth for Yeshua, the tenth for Sh'khanyahu,
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the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shekaniah,
12 the eleventh for Elyashiv, the twelfth for Yakim,
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the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thirteenth for Hupah, the fourteenth for Yeshev'av,
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the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
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the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for HaPitzetz
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the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 the nineteenth for P'tachyah, the twentieth for Yechezk'el,
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the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 the twenty-first for Yakhin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
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the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third for D'layahu, and the twenty-fourth for Ma'azyahu.
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the twenty-third to Delaiah and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 These are the divisions and the sequence in which they served in the house of ADONAI, in accordance with the rule they were given through Aharon their ancestor, as ADONAI the God of Isra'el had ordered him.
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This was their appointed order of ministering when they entered the temple of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their ancestor Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
20 The rest of the descendants of Levi: of the descendants of 'Amram, Shuva'el; of the descendants of Shuva'el, Yechd'yah.
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As for the rest of the descendants of Levi: from the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
21 Of Rechavyahu: of the descendants of Rechavyahu, Yishiyah the chief.
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As for Rehabiah, from his sons: Ishiah was the first.
22 Of the Yitz'hari, Shlomot; of the descendants of Shlomot, Yachat.
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From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 Of the sons [of Hevron]: Yeriyahu, Amaryahu second, Yachzi'el third and Y'kam'am fourth.
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The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
24 The descendants of 'Uzi'el: Mikhah; of the descendants of Mikhah, Shamir.
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The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 The brother of Mikhah: Yishiyah; of the descendants of Yishiyah, Z'kharyahu.
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The brother of Micah: Ishiah; from the sons of Ishiah: Zechariah.
26 The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. The descendants of his son Ya'aziyahu,
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 that is, the descendants of M'rari through his descendant Ya'aziyahu: Shoham, Zakur and 'Ivri.
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The sons of Merari: from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zakkur and Ibri.
28 Of Machli: El'azar, who had no sons.
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From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Of Kish: the descendants of Kish, Yerachme'el.
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From Kish: the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 And the sons of Mushi: Machli, 'Eder and Yerimot. These were the descendants of the L'vi'im according to their clans.
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And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, according to their families.
31 These likewise cast lots, as had their kinsmen the descendants of Aharon, in the presence of David the king, Tzadok, Achimelekh, and the clan leaders of the cohanim and of the L'vi'im; with the senior and junior clans casting lots equally.
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They also cast lots, just as their relatives the descendants of Aaron did, in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelek, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same as those of the youngest.
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