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1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 And the sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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Amram had two sons, Aaron and Moses, and one daughter, Miriam. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas; Phinehas was the father of Abishua;
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The descendants of Eleazar from generation to generation are as follows: Phinehas, Abishua,
5 And Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi,
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Bukki, Uzzi,
6 And Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth;
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Zerahiah, Meraioth,
7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
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Amariah, Ahitub,
8 And Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
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Zadok, Ahimaaz,
9 And Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan,
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Azariah, Johanan,
10 And Johanan was the father of Azariah, (he was priest in the house which Solomon put up in Jerusalem:)
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Azariah (the one who served in the Temple which King Solomon built in Jerusalem),
11 And Azariah was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
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Amariah, Ahitub,
12 And Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum,
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Zadok, Shallum,
13 And Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,
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Hilkiah, Azariah,
14 And Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak;
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Seraiah, Jehozadak.
15 And Jehozadak went as a prisoner when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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King Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehozadak along with the other people of Judah and Jerusalem whom the Lord sent into exile.
16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
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Each of them also had sons. Gershon was the father of Libni and Shimei;
18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Kohath was the father of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel;
19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites listed by the names of their fathers.
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and Merari was the father of Mahli and Mushi.
20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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These are the descendants of Gershon from generation to generation: Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
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Joah, Iddo, Zerah, Jeatherai.
22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
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These are the descendants of Kohath from generation to generation: Amminadab, Korah, Assir,
23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
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Elkanah, Ebiasaph, Assir,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
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Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, Shaul.
25 And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
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Elkanah had two sons, Amasai and Ahimoth.
26 Elkanah his son: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
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These are Ahimoth's descendants from generation to generation: Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath,
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son, Samuel his son.
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Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah.
28 And the sons of Samuel: the oldest Joel, and the second Abiah.
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Samuel had two sons: Joel, the older, and Abijah, the younger.
29 The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
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These are the descendants of Merari from generation to generation: Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
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Shimea, Haggiah, Asaiah.
31 And these are those whom David made responsible for the music in the house of the Lord, after the ark had rest.
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These are the men whom King David put in charge of the music at the place of worship in Jerusalem after the Covenant Box was moved there.
32 They gave worship with songs before the House of the Tent of meeting, till Solomon put up the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they took their places for their work in their regular order.
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They took regular turns of duty at the Tent of the Lord's presence during the time before King Solomon built the Temple.
33 And these are those who did this work, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman, who made melody, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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The family lines of those who held this office are as follows: The clan of Kohath: Heman, the leader of the first choir, was the son of Joel. His family line went back to Jacob as follows: Heman, Joel, Samuel,
34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
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Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah,
35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai,
36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah,
37 The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
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Tahath, Assir, Ebiasaph, Korah,
38 The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
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Izhar, Kohath, Levi, Jacob.
39 And his brother Asaph, whose place was at his right hand, Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
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Asaph was leader of the second choir. His family line went back to Levi as follows: Asaph, Berechiah, Shimea,
40 The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
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Michael, Baaseiah, Malchijah,
41 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
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Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah,
42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
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Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei,
43 The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
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Jahath, Gershon, Levi.
44 And on the left their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
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Ethan of the clan of Merari was the leader of the third choir. His family line went back to Levi as follows: Ethan, Kishi, Abdi, Malluch,
45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
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Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah,
46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
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Amzi, Bani, Shemer,
47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
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Mahli, Mushi, Merari, Levi.
48 And their brothers the Levites were responsible for all the work of the Tent of the house of God.
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The other Levites were assigned all the other duties at the place of worship.
49 But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burned offering, and on the altar of perfume, for all the work of the most holy place, and to take away the sin of Israel, doing everything ordered by Moses, the servant of God.
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Aaron and his descendants presented the offerings of incense and offered the sacrifices that were burnt on the altar. They were responsible for all the worship in the Most Holy Place and for the sacrifices by which God forgives Israel's sins. They did all this in accordance with the instructions given by Moses, God's servant.
50 And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
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This is the line of Aaron's descendants: Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua,
51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah,
52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub,
53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
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Zadok, Ahimaaz.
54 Now these are their living-places, the limits inside which they were to put up their tents: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, because they had the first selection,
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This is the territory assigned to the descendants of Aaron of the clan of Kohath. They received the first share of the land assigned to the Levites.
55 To them they gave Hebron and its outskirts in the land of Judah;
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This included Hebron in the territory of Judah and the pasture lands around it.
56 But the open country of the town, and the small places round it, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
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The fields and villages, however, that belonged to the city were assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave Hebron, the town to which men might go in flight and be safe, and Libnah with its outskirts, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its outskirts,
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The following towns were assigned to Aaron's descendants: Hebron, a city of refuge, Jattir, and the towns of Libnah, Eshtemoa, Hilen, Debir, Ashan, and Beth Shemesh, with their pasture lands.
58 And Hilen with its outskirts, Debir with its outskirts,
59 And Ashan with its outskirts, and Beth-shemesh with its outskirts;
60 And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its outskirts, and Alemeth with its outskirts, and Anathoth with its outskirts. All their towns among their families were thirteen towns.
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In the territory of Benjamin they were assigned the following towns with their pasture lands: Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth. This made a total of thirteen towns for all their families to live in.
61 And to the rest of the sons of Kohath there were given by the Lord's decision ten towns out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and out of the tribe of Dan and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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Ten towns in the territory of West Manasseh were assigned by lot to the rest of the clan of Kohath, family by family.
62 And to the sons of Gershom, by their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen towns.
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To the clan of Gershon, family by family, were assigned thirteen towns in the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and East Manasseh in Bashan.
63 And to the sons of Merari, by their families, twelve towns were given by the Lord's decision, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
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In the same way, twelve towns in the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun were assigned to the clan of Merari, family by family.
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the towns with their outskirts.
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In this way the people of Israel assigned towns for the Levites to live in, together with the pasture lands around the towns
65 And they gave by the Lord's decision out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these towns whose names are given.
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(The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were also assigned by drawing lots.)
66 And to the families of the sons of Kohath were given towns by the Lord's decision out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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Some of the families of the clan of Kohath were assigned towns and pasture lands in the territory of Ephraim:
67 And they gave them the town to which men might go in flight and be safe, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its outskirts, and Gezer with its outskirts,
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Shechem, the city of refuge in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer,
68 And Jokmeam with its outskirts, and Beth-horon with its outskirts,
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Jokmeam, Beth Horon,
69 And Aijalon with its outskirts, and Gath-rimmon with its outskirts;
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Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon.
70 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its outskirts, and Bileam with its outskirts, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
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In the territory of West Manasseh they were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam with the surrounding pasture lands.
71 To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its outskirts, and Ashtaroth with its outskirts;
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The families of the clan of Gershon were assigned the following towns, with the surrounding pasture lands: In the territory of East Manasseh: Golan in Bashan, and Ashtaroth.
72 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its outskirts, and Daberath with its outskirts,
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In the territory of Issachar: Kedesh, Daberath,
73 And Ramoth with its outskirts, and Anem with its outskirts;
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Ramoth, and Anem.
74 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its outskirts, and Abdon with its outskirts,
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In the territory of Asher: Mashal, Abdon,
75 And Hukok with its outskirts, and Rehob with its outskirts;
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Hukok, and Rehob.
76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its outskirts, and Hammon with its outskirts, and Kiriathaim with its outskirts.
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In the territory of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim.
77 To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its outskirts, Tabor with its outskirts;
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The remaining families of the clan of Merari were assigned the following towns with the surrounding pasture lands: In the territory of Zebulun: Rimmono and Tabor.
78 And on the other side of Jordan, at Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the waste land with its outskirts, and Jahzah with its outskirts,
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In the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River beyond Jericho: Bezer on the plateau, Jahzah,
79 And Kedemoth with its outskirts, and Mephaath with its outskirts;
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Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
80 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its outskirts, and Mahanaim with its outskirts,
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In the territory of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
81 And Heshbon with its outskirts, and Jazer with its outskirts.
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Heshbon, and Jazer.
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