Hebrew Names Version HNV
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Shlomo his son king over Yisra'el.
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And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,
2 He gathered together all the princes of Yisra'el, with the Kohanim and the Levites.
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and gathereth all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;
3 The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
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and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, by their polls, is of mighty men thirty and eight thousand.
4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges
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Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah [are] twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand
5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith.
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and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' [saith David.]
6 David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.
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And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the Gershoni: La`dan and Shim`i.
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Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.
8 The sons of La`dan: Yechi'el the chief, and Zetham, and Yo'el, three.
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Sons of Laadan: the head [is] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 The sons of Shim`i: Shelomit, and Hazi'el, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' [houses] of La`dan.
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Sons of Shimei [are] Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three; these [are] heads of the fathers of Laadan.
10 The sons of Shim`i: Yachat, Zina, and Ye`ush, and Beri`ah. These four were the sons of Shim`i.
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And sons of Shimei [are] Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these [are] sons of Shimei, four.
11 Yachat was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Ye`ush and Beri`ah didn't have many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
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And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.
12 The sons of Kehat: `Amram, Yitzhar, Hevron, and `Uzzi'el, four.
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Sons of Kohath [are] Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 The sons of `Amram: Aharon and Moshe; and Aharon was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever.
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Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the holy of holies, he and his sons -- unto the age, to make perfume before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name -- unto the age.
14 But as for Moshe the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi
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As to Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi
15 The sons of Moshe: Gershom and Eli`ezer.
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Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 The sons of Gershom: Shevu'el the chief.
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Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.
17 The sons of Eli`ezer were: Rechavyah the chief; and Eli`ezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rechavyah were very many.
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And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.
18 The sons of Yitzhar: Shelomit the chief.
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Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.
19 The sons of Hevron: Yeriyahu the chief, Amaryah the second, Yachazi'el the third, and Yekam`am the fourth
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Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth
20 The sons of `Uzzi'el: Mikhah the chief, and Yishshiyah the second.
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Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah, the second.
21 The sons of Merari: Machli and Mushi. The sons of Machli: El`azar and Kish
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Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish
22 El`azar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them [to wife].
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And Eleazar dieth, and he had no sons, but daughters, and sons of Kish their brethren take them.
23 The sons of Mushi: Machli, and `Eder, and Yeremot, three.
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Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.
24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of those of those who were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.
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These [are] sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their polls, doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from a son of twenty years and upward,
25 For David said, the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Yerushalayim forever:
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for David said, `Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given rest to His people, and He doth tabernacle in Jerusalem unto the age;'
26 and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tent and all the vessels of it for the service of it.
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and also of the Levites, `None [are] to bear the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service;'
27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
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for by the last words of David they [took] the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,
28 For their office was to wait on the sons of Aharon for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
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for their station [is] at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,
29 for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;
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and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for [the work of] the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all [liquid] measure and [solid] measure;
30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
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and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to Jehovah, and so at evening;
31 and to offer all burnt offerings to the LORD, on the Shabbatot, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before the LORD;
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and for all the burnt-offerings -- burnt-offerings to Jehovah for sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed seasons, by number, according to the ordinance upon them continually, before Jehovah.
32 and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aharon their brothers, for the service of the house of the LORD.
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And they have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.
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