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1 Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:
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5 Moreover Dovid and the sarim of the tzava separated for avodah of the Bnei Asaph, and of Heman, and of Yedutun, who should prophesy with kinnorot, with nevalim, and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen according to their avodah (service) was;
2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah, sons of Asaph; under the direction of Asaph, acting as a prophet under the orders of the king;
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Of the Bnei Asaph; Zakkur, and Yosef, and Netanyah, and Asarelah, the Bnei Asaph under the hand of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of HaMelech.
3 Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to the Lord.
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Of Yedutun, the Bnei Yedutun: Gedalyah, and Tzeri, and Yeshayahu, Chashavyahu, and Mattityahu, six, under the hands of their av Yedutun, who prophesied with a kinnor, to give thanks and to praise Hashem.
4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth;
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Of Heman, the Bnei Heman: Bukiyahu, Matanyahu, Uzziel, Shevuel, and Yerimot, Chananyah, Chanani, Eliatah, Giddalti, and Romamti, Ezer, Yoshbekashah, Maloti, Hotir, and Machazi’ot;
5 All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God. And to make great his power God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
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All these were the banim Heman the chozer (seer) of HaMelech in the devarim of Elohim, to lift up the keren. And HaElohim gave to Heman fourteen banim and three banot.
6 All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.
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All these were under the hands of their av for shir in the Beis Hashem, with cymbals, nevalim, and kinnorot, for avodas Beis HaElohim, under the support of HaMelech to Asaph, Yedutun, and Heman.
7 And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
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So the number of them, with their brethren that were trained in the shir Hashem (music, songs of Hashem), even all that were skilled, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
8 And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.
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And they cast goralot, shift against shift, katon as well as gadol, the meiven as well as the talmid (student).
9 Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?
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Now the first goral which was for Asaph fell to Yosef; the second to Gedalyahu, who with his brethren and banim were 12;
10 The third Zaccur, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The third to Zakkur, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
11 The fourth Izri, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The fourth to Yitzri, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
12 The fifth Nethaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The fifth to Netanyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
13 The sixth Bukkiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The sixth to Bukiyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
14 The seventh Jesharelah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The seventh to Yesarelah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
15 The eighth Jeshaiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The eighth to Yeshayahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
16 The ninth Mattaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The ninth to Matanyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
17 The tenth Shimei, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The tenth to Shimei, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
18 The eleventh Azarel, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The eleventh to Azare’el, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
19 The twelfth Hashabiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The twelfth to Chashavyah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
20 The thirteenth Shubael, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The thirteenth to Shuva’el, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
21 The fourteenth Mattithiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The fourteenth to Mattityahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
22 The fifteenth Jeremoth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The fifteenth to Yeremot, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
23 The sixteenth Hananiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The sixteenth to Chananyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
24 The seventeenth Joshbekashah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The seventeenth to Yoshbekashah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
25 The eighteenth Hanani, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The eighteenth to Chanani, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
26 The nineteenth Mallothi, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The nineteenth to Maloti, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
27 The twentieth Eliathah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The twentieth to Eliyatah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
28 The twenty-first Hothir, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The one and twentieth to Hotir, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
29 The twenty-second Giddalti, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
30 The twenty-third Mahazioth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
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The three and twentieth to Machziot, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;
31 The twenty-fourth Romamti-ezer, with his sons and his brothers, twelve.
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The four and twentieth to Romamti Ezer, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12.
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