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1 igitur David senex et plenus dierum regem constituit Salomonem filium suum super Israhel
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When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 et congregavit omnes principes Israhel et sacerdotes atque Levitas
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David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
3 numeratique sunt Levitae a triginta annis et supra et inventa sunt triginta octo milia virorum
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The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was ,000 men.
4 ex his electi sunt et distributi in ministerium domus Domini viginti quattuor milia praepositorum autem et iudicum sex mili
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“Twenty-four thousand of these, ” David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be officers and judges,
5 porro quattuor milia ianitores et totidem psaltae canentes Domino in organis quae fecerat ad canendum
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4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise. ”
6 et distribuit eos David per vices filiorum Levi Gersom videlicet et Caath et Merari
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And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Gersom Leedan et Semei
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The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
8 filii Leedan princeps Ieihel et Zetham et Iohel tres
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The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 filii Semei Salomith et Ozihel et Aran tres isti principes familiarum Leedan
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The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.
10 porro filii Semei Ieeth et Ziza et Iaus et Baria isti filii Semei quattuor
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And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11 erat autem Ieeth prior Ziza secundus porro Iaus et Baria non habuerunt plurimos filios et idcirco in una familia unaque domo conputati sunt
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Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, therefore they became counted as a single father’s house.
12 filii Caath Amram et Isaar Hebron et Ozihel quattuor
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 filii Amram Aaron et Moses separatusque est Aaron ut ministraret in sancto sanctorum ipse et filii eius in sempiternum et adoleret incensum Domino secundum ritum suum ac benediceret nomini eius in perpetuum
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The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever should make offerings before the Lord and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name forever.
14 Mosi quoque hominis Dei filii adnumerati sunt in tribu Lev
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But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi.
15 filii Mosi Gersom et Eliezer
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The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 filii Gersom Subuhel primus
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The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
17 fuerunt autem filii Eliezer Roobia primus et non erant Eliezer filii alii porro filii Roobia multiplicati sunt nimis
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The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18 filii Isaar Salumith primus
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The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
19 filii Hebron Ieriau primus Amarias secundus Iazihel tertius Iecmaam quartu
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The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 filii Ozihel Micha primus Iesia secundus
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The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.
21 filii Merari Mooli et Musi filii Mooli Eleazar et Ci
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 mortuus est autem Eleazar et non habuit filios sed filias acceperuntque eas filii Cis fratres earum
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Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 filii Musi Mooli et Eder et Ierimuth tres
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The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 hii filii Levi in cognationibus et familiis suis principes per vices et numerum capitum singulorum qui faciebant opera ministerii domus Domini a viginti annis et supra
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These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses, the heads of fathers’ houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
25 dixit enim David requiem dedit Dominus Deus Israhel populo suo et habitationem Hierusalem usque in aeternum
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For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
26 nec erit officii Levitarum ut ultra portent tabernaculum et omnia vasa eius ad ministrandum
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And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service. ”
27 iuxta praecepta quoque David novissima supputabitur numerus filiorum Levi a viginti annis et supra
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For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.
28 et erunt sub manu filiorum Aaron in cultum domus Domini in vestibulis et in exedris et in loco purificationis et in sanctuario et in universis operibus ministerii templi Domini
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For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God.
29 sacerdotes autem super panes propositionis et ad similae sacrificium et ad lagana et azyma et sartaginem et ad ferventem similam et super omne pondus atque mensuram
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Their duty was also to assist with the showbread, the flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and all measures of quantity or size.
30 Levitae vero ut stent mane ad confitendum et canendum Domino similiterque ad vesperam
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And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening,
31 tam in oblatione holocaustorum Domini quam in sabbatis et kalendis et sollemnitatibus reliquis iuxta numerum et caerimonias uniuscuiusque rei iugiter coram Domino
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and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the Lord on Sabbaths, new moons, and feast days, according to the number required of them, regularly before the Lord.
32 et custodiant observationes tabernaculi foederis et ritum sanctuarii et observationem filiorum Aaron fratrum suorum ut ministrent in domo Domini
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Thus they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the Lord.
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