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1 Now the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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4 Now these are the divisions of the Bnei Aharon; the Bnei Aharon; Nadav, and Avihu, Eleazar, and Itamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu came to their end before their father, and had no children; so Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests.
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But Nadav and Avihu died before avihem (their father), and had no banim; therefore Eleazar and Itamar became Kohanim.
3 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.
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And Dovid with both Tzadok of the Bnei Eleazar, and Achimelech of the Bnei Itamar, divided them according to their pekudim (offices, assignments) in their avodah.
4 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.
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And there were more Rashei HaGevarim found of the Bnei Eleazar than of the Bnei Itamar, and thus were they divided. Among the Bnei Eleazar there were sixteen Rashim l’Bais Avot, and eight among the Bnei Itamar according to the Bais of their Avot.
5 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.
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Thus were they divided by goralot (lots) with one another; for the Sarei Kodesh and Sarei HaElohim, were of the Bnei Eleazar, and of the Bnei Itamar.
6 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; one family being taken for Eleazar and then one for Ithamar, and so on.
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And Shema’yah ben Netanel the Sofer, one of the Levi’im, wrote them before HaMelech, and the Sarim, and Tzadok HaKohen, and Achimelech ben Evyatar (Abiathar), and before the Rashei HaAvot of the Kohanim and Levi’im, Bais Avechad being chosen for Eleazar, and one chosen for Itamar.
7 Now the first name to come out was that of Jehoiarib; the second Jedaiah,
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Now the first goral (lot) came forth to Yehoyariv, the second to Yedayah,
8 The third Harim, the fourth Seorim,
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The third to Charim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 The fifth Malchijah, the sixth Mijamin,
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The fifth to Malkiyyah, the sixth to Miyamin,
10 The seventh Hakkoz, the eighth Abijah,
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The seventh to Hakotz, the eighth to Aviyah,
11 The ninth Jeshua, the tenth Shecaniah,
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The ninth to Yeshua, the tenth to Shekhanyahu,
12 The eleventh Eliashib, the twelfth Jakim,
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The eleventh to Elyashiv, the twelfth to Yakim,
13 The thirteenth Huppah, the fourteenth Jeshebeab,
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The thirteenth to Chuppah, the fourteenth to Yeshevav,
14 The fifteenth Bilgah, the sixteenth Immer,
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The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 The seventeenth Hezir, the eighteenth Happizzez,
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The seventeenth to Chezir, the eighteenth to Happitztzetz,
16 The nineteenth Pethahiah, the twentieth Jehezkel,
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The nineteenth to Petakhyah, the twentieth to Yechezkel,
17 The twenty-first Jachin, the twenty-second Gamul,
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The one and twentieth to Yachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
18 The twenty-third Delaiah, the twenty-fourth Maaziah.
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The three and twentieth to Delayahu, the four and twentieth to Ma’azyahu.
19 So they were put into their different groups, to take their places in the house of the Lord, in agreement with the rules made by Aaron their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.
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These were the pekudim (offices, assigments) of them in their avodah to come into the Bais Hashem, according to their mishpatim (regulations), under Aharon Avihem just as Hashem Elohei Yisroel had commanded him.
20 And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
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And the rest of the Bnei Levi were these: Of the Bnei Amram: Shuvael; of the Bnei Shuvael: Yechdeyahu.
21 Of Rehabiah; of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
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Concerning Rechavyahu, of the Bnei Rechavyahu, the first was Yishshiyah.
22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
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Of the Yitzhari: Shelomot; of the Bnei Shelomot: Yachat.
23 And the sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
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And [the Bnei Chevron]: Yeriyahu the first, Amaryahu the second, Yakhaziel the third, Yekam’am the fourth.
24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
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Of the Bnei Uzziel: Michah; of the Bnei Michah: Shamir.
25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
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The brother of Michah was Yishshiyah; of the Bnei Yishshiyah: Zecharyah.
26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah.
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The Bnei Merari were Machli and Mushi; the Bnei Ya’aziyahu, Beno.
27 The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.
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The Bnei Merari: by Yaaziyahu: Beno, and Shoham, and Zakkur, and Ivri.
28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
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Of Machli came Eleazar, who had no banim.
29 Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.
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Concerning Kish: the ben Kish was Yerachme’el.
30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites by their families.
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The Bnei Mushi: Machli, and Eder, and Yerimot. These were the Bnei HaLevi’im after the Bais Avoteihem.
31 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 of his younger brother.
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These likewise cast goralot (lots) corresponding to their brethren the Bnei Aharon in the presence of Dovid HaMelech, and Tzadok, and Achimelech, and the Rashei HaAvot LaKohanim and Levi’im, even the Avot HaRosh as well as Achiv HaKatan.
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