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For the
divisions of the
gatekeepers there were of the
Korahites,
Meshelemiah the
son of
Kore, of the
sons of
Asaph.
aer{q -n,b .Wh'y.m,l,v.m ~yix.r'Q;l ~yir][{v.l tw{q.l.x;m.l ? @'s'a yen.B -nim
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Meshelemiah had
sons:
Zechariah the
firstborn,
Jediael the
second,
Zebadiah the
third,
Jathniel the
fourth,
lea][yid.y rw{k.B;h .Wh'y.r;k.z ~yin'B .Wh'y.m,l,v.mil.w ? yi[yib.r'h leayin.t;y yivyil.V;h .Wh'y.d;b.z yineV;h
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Elam the
fifth,
Johanan the
sixth,
Eliehoenai the
seventh.
y;nye[w{h.y.l,a yiViV;h !'n'xw{h.y yivyim]x;h ~'lye[ ? yi[yib.V;h
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Obed-edom had
sons:
Shemaiah the
firstborn,
Jehozabad the
second,
Joah the
third,
Sacar the
fourth,
Nethanel the
fifth,
d'b'zw{h.y rw{k.B;h h'y.[;m.v ~yin'B ~{d/a deb{[.l.W ? lea.n;t.n.W yi[yib.r'h r'k'f.w yivil.V;h x'aw{y yineV;h ? yivyim]x;h
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Ammiel the
sixth,
Issachar the
seventh and
Peullethai the
eighth;
God had
indeed blessed him.
yinyim.V;h y;t.LU[.P yi[yib.V;h r'kf'fIy yiViV;h leayiM;[ ? ~yih{l/a w{k]reb yiK
6
Also to his
son Shemaiah sons were
born who
ruled over the
house of their
father, for they were
mighty men of
valor.
tyeb.l ~yil'v.miM;h ~yin'B d;lw{n w{n.b h'y.[;m.vil.w ? h'Meh lIy;x yerw{Big -yiK ~,hyib]a
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The
sons of
Shemaiah were
Othni,
Rephael,
Obed and
Elzabad, whose
brothers,
Elihu and
Semachiah, were
valiant men.
d'b'z.l,a debw{[.w lea'p.r.W yin.t'[ h'y.[;m.v yen.B ? .Wh'y.k;m.s.W .Whyil/a lIy'x -yen.B wy'x,a
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All these were of the
sons of
Obed-edom; they and their
sons and their
relatives were
able men with
strength for the
service,
62 * from
Obed-edom.
~,hyen.b.W h'Meh ~{d/a deb{[ yen.Bim h,Lea -l'K ? ~yiViv h'd{b][;l ;x{K;B lIy;x -vyia ~,hyex]a;w ? ~{d/a deb{[.l ~Iy;n.v.W
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Meshelemiah had
sons and
relatives,
18 * valiant men.
h'nw{m.v lIy'x -yen.B ~yix;a.w ~yin'B .Wh'y.m,l,v.mil.w ? r'f'[
10
Also
Hosah, one of the
sons of
Merari had
sons:
Shimri the
first (
although he was not the
firstborn, his
father made him
first ),
h'y'h(for -a{l yiK va{r'h yir.miv ~yin'B yir'r.m -yen.B -nim h's{x.l.W ? va{r.l(for .Whyib'a .Whemyif.y;w rw{k.b
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Hilkiah the
second,
Tebaliah the
third,
Zechariah the
fourth;
all the
sons and
relatives of
Hosah were
13 *.
.Wh'y.r;k.z yivil.V;h .Wh'y.l;b.j yineV;h .Wh'Yiq.lix ? h'v{l.v h's{x.l ~yix;a.w ~yin'B -l'K yi[ib.r'h ? r'f'[
12
To
these divisions of the
gatekeepers, the
chief men, were given
duties like their
relatives to
minister in the
house of the
LORD.
~yir'b.G;h yeva'r.l ~yir][{V;h tw{q.l.x;m h,Lea.l ? h'wh.y tyeb.B ter'v.l ~,hyex]a t;MU[.l tw{r'm.vim
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They
cast lots, the
small and the
great alike, according to their
fathers' households, for
every gate.
~'tw{b]a tyeb.l lw{d'G;K !{j'Q;K tw{l'rw{g .WlyiP;Y;w ? r;['v'w r;[;v.l
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The
lot to the
east fell to
Shelemiah. Then they
cast lots for his
son Zechariah, a
counselor with
insight, and his
lot came out to the
north.
.Wh'y.r;k.z.W .Wh'y.m,l,v.l h'x'r.zim l'rw{G;h l{PiY;w ? aeceY;w tw{l'rw{G .WlyiPih l,k,f.B #e[w{y w{n.b ? h'nw{p'c w{l'rw{g
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For
Obed-edom it fell to the
south, and to his
sons went the
storehouse.
~yiPUs]a'h tyeB wy'n'b.l.W h'B.g,n ~{d/a deb{[.l
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For
Shuppim and
Hosah it was to the
west, by the
gate of
Shallecheth, on the
ascending highway.
Guard corresponded to
guard.
h'Lis.m;B t,k,L;v r;[;v ~i[ b'r][;M;l h's{x.l.W ~yiPUv.l ? r'm.vim t;MU[.l r'm.vim h'lw{['h
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On the
east there were
six Levites, on the
north four daily, on the
south four daily, and at the
storehouse two by
two.
h'['B.r;a ~w{Y;l h'nw{p'C;l h'Viv ~iYiw.l;h x'r.ziM;l ? ~Iy'n.v ~Iy;n.v ~yiPUs]a'l.w h'['B.r;a ~w{Y;l h'B.g,N;l
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At the
Parbar on the
west there were
four at the
highway and
two at the
Parbar.
r'B.r;P;l ~Iy;n.v h'Lis.m;l h'['B.r;a b'r][;M;l r'B.r;P;l
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These were the
divisions of the
gatekeepers of the
sons of
Korah and of the
sons of
Merari.
yen.bil.w yix.r'Q;h yen.bil ~yir][{V;h tw{q.l.x;m h,Lea ? yir'r.m
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The
Levites, their
relatives, had
charge of the
treasures of the
house of
God and of the
treasures of the
dedicated gifts.
~yih{l/a'h tyeB tw{r.cw{a -l;[ h'Yix]a ~iYiw.l;h.w ? ~yiv'd\Q;h tw{r.c{a.l.W
21
The
sons of
Ladan, the
sons of the
Gershonites belonging to
Ladan, namely, the
Jehielites, were the
heads of the
fathers' households, belonging to
Ladan the
Gershonite.
yeva'r !'D.[;l.l yiNUv.reG;h yen.B !'D.[;l yen.B ? yileayix.y yiNUv.reG;h !'D.[;l.l tw{b'a'h
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The
sons of
Jehieli,
Zetham and
Joel his
brother, had
charge of the
treasures of the
house of the
LORD.
tw{r.c{a -l;[ wyix'a leaw{y.w ~'tez yileayix.y yen.B ? h'wh.y tyeB
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As for the
Amramites, the
Izharites, the
Hebronites and the
Uzzielites,
yileayiZ'['l yinw{r.b,x;l yir'h.ciY;l yim'r.m;[;l
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Shebuel the
son of
Gershom, the
son of
Moses, was
officer over the
treasures.
tw{r'c{a'h -l;[ dyig'n h,v{m -n,B ~w{v.reG -n,B leaUb.v.W
25
His
relatives by
Eliezer were
Rehabiah his
son,
Jeshaiah his
son,
Joram his
son,
Zichri his
son and
Shelomoth his
son.
.Wh'y.[;vyiw w{n.b .Wh'y.b;x.r r,z,[yil/a,l wy'x,a.w ? w{n.B tw{m{l.v.W w{n.b yir.kiz.w w{n.B ~'r{y.w w{n.b
26
This Shelomoth and his
relatives had
charge of
all the
treasures of the
dedicated gifts which King David and the
heads of the
fathers' households, the
commanders of
thousands and
hundreds, and the
commanders of the
army, had
dedicated.
~yiv'd\Q;h tw{r.c{a -l'K l;[ wy'x,a.w tw{m{l.v a.Wh ? tw{b'a'h yeva'r.w .$,l,M;h dyiw'D vyiD.qih r,v]a ? a'b'C;h yer'f.w tw{aeM;h.w ~yip'l]a'h -yer'f.l
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They
dedicated part of the
spoil won in
battles to
repair the
house of the
LORD.
qeZ;x.l .WvyiD.qih l'l'V;h -nim.W tw{m'x.liM;h -nim ? h'wh.y tyeb.l
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And
all that
Samuel the
seer had
dedicated and
Saul the
son of
Kish,
Abner the
son of
Ner and
Joab the
son of
Zeruiah,
everyone who had
dedicated anything, all of this was in the
care of
Shelomoth and his
relatives.
vyiq -n,B l.Wa'v.w h,a{r'h lea.Wm.v vyiD.qih;h l{k.w ? l{K h'y.Wr.c -n,B b'aw{y.w ren -n,B ren.b;a.w ? wy'x,a.w tyim{l.v -d;y l;[ vyiD.q;M;h
29
As for the
Izharites,
Chenaniah and his
sons were assigned to
outside duties for
Israel, as
officers and
judges.
h'nw{cyix;h h'ka'l.M;l wy'n'b.W .Wh'y.n;n.K yir'h.ciY;l ? ~yij.p{v.l.W ~yir.j{v.l lea'r.fIy -l;[
30
As for the
Hebronites,
Hashabiah and his
relatives,
1,700 * * capable men, had charge of the
affairs of
Israel west of the
Jordan, for
all the
work of the
LORD and the
service of the
king.
@,l,a lIy;x -yen.B wy'x,a.w .Wh'y.b;v]x yinw{r.b,x;l ? !eD.r;Y;l r,be[em lea'r.fIy t;DUq.P l;[ tw{aem -[;b.v.W ? .$,l,M;h t;d{b][;l.w h'wh.y t,ka,l.m l{k.l h'b'r.[;m
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As for the
Hebronites,
Jerijah the
chief (these
Hebronites were
investigated according to their
genealogies and
fathers' households, in the
fortieth year of
David's reign, and
men of
outstanding capability were
found among them at
Jazer of
Gilead )
wy't{d.l{t.l yinw{r.b,x;l va{r'h h'Yir.y yinw{r.b,x;l ? dyiw'D t.Wk.l;m.l ~yi['B.r;a'h t;n.viB tw{b'a.l ? ryez.[;y.B lIy;x yerw{BiG ~,h'b aec'MiY;w .Wv'r.din ? d'[.liG
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and his
relatives,
capable men, were
2,700 * * in number,
heads of
fathers' households. And
King David made them
overseers of the
Reubenites, the
Gadites and the
half-tribe * of the
Manassites concerning
all the
affairs of
God and of the
king.
tw{aem [;b.v.W ~Iy;P.l;a lIy;x -yen.B wy'x,a.w ? yineb.War'h -l;[ .$,l,M;h dyiw'D ~edyiq.p;Y;w tw{b'a'h yeva'r ? ~yih{l/a'h r;b.D -l'k.l yiV;n.m;h j,bev yic]x;w yid'G;h.w ? .$,l,M;h r;b.d.W