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1 porro filiis Aaron hae partitiones erunt filii Aaron Nadab et Abiu et Eleazar et Ithamar
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The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 mortui sunt autem Nadab et Abiu ante patrem suum absque liberis sacerdotioque functus est Eleazar et Ithamar
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But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.
3 et divisit eos David id est Sadoc de filiis Eleazar et Ahimelech de filiis Ithamar secundum vices suas et ministerium
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With the help of Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service.
4 inventique sunt multo plures filii Eleazar in principibus viris quam filii Ithamar divisit autem eis hoc est filiis Eleazar principes per familias sedecim et filiis Ithamar per familias et domos suas octo
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Since more chief men were found among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar, they organized them under sixteen heads of fathers’ houses of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar.
5 porro divisit utrasque inter se familias sortibus erant enim principes sanctuarii et principes Dei tam de filiis Eleazar quam de filiis Ithamar
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They divided them by lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.
6 descripsitque eos Semeias filius Nathanahel scriba Levites coram rege et principibus et Sadoc sacerdote et Ahimelech filio Abiathar principibus quoque familiarum sacerdotalium et leviticarum unam domum quae ceteris praeerat Eleazar et alteram domum quae sub se habebat ceteros Ithamar
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And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites, one father’s house being chosen for Eleazar and one chosen for Ithamar.
7 exivit autem sors prima Ioiarib secunda Iedeiae
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The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 tertia Arim quarta Seorim
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the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 quinta Melchia sexta Maiman
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the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 septima Accos octava Abia
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the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 nona Hiesu decima Sechenia
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the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 undecima Eliasib duodecima Iacim
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the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 tertiadecima Oppa quartadecima Isbaal
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the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 quintadecima Belga sextadecima Emmer
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the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 septimadecima Ezir octavadecima Hapses
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the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 nonadecima Phetheia vicesima Iezecel
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the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 vicesima prima Iachin vicesima secunda Gamul
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the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 vicesima tertia Dalaiau vicesima quarta Mazziau
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the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 hae vices eorum secundum ministeria sua ut ingrediantur domum Domini et iuxta ritum suum sub manu Aaron patris eorum sicut praecepit Dominus Deus Israhel
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These had as their appointed duty in their service to come into the house of the Lord according to the procedure established for them by Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.
20 porro filiorum Levi qui reliqui fuerant de filiis Amram erat Subahel et filiis Subahel Iedeia
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And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 de filiis quoque Roobiae princeps Iesias
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Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
22 Isaaris vero Salemoth filiusque Salemoth Iaath
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Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
23 filiusque eius Ieriahu Amarias secundus Iazihel tertius Iecmaam quartus
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The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 filius Ozihel Micha filius Micha Samir
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The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
25 frater Micha Iesia filiusque Iesiae Zaccharias
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The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
26 filii Merari Mooli et Musi filius Ioziau Benno
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 filius quoque Merari Oziau et Soem et Zacchur et Hebri
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The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 porro Mooli filius Eleazar qui non habebat liberos
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Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 filius vero Cis Ierahemel
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Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 filii Musi Mooli Eder et Ierimoth isti filii Levi secundum domos familiarum suarum
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The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
31 miseruntque et ipsi sortes contra fratres suos filios Aaron coram David rege et Sadoc et Ahimelech et principibus familiarum sacerdotalium et leviticarum tam maiores quam minores omnes sors aequaliter dividebat
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These also, the head of each father’s house and his younger brother alike, cast lots, just as their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites.
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