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1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
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The sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
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The Sons of Caath: Amram, Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel.
3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Mary. The Sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abiu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas the father of Abishua,
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Eleazar begot Phinees, and Phinees begot Abisue,
5 Abishua the father of Bukki, Bukki the father of Uzzi,
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And Abisue begot Bocci, and Bocci begot Ozi.
6 Uzzi the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah the father of Meraioth,
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Ozi begot Zaraias, and Zaraias begot Maraioth.
7 Meraioth the father of Amariah, Amariah the father of Ahitub,
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And Maraioth begot Amarias, and Amarias begot Achitob.
8 Ahitub the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Ahimaaz,
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Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas.
9 Ahimaaz the father of Azariah, Azariah the father of Johanan,
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Achimaas begot Azarias, Azarias begot Johanan,
10 Johanan the father of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem),
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Johanan begot Azarias. This is he that executed the priestly office in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11 Azariah the father of Amariah, Amariah the father of Ahitub,
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And Azarias begot Amarias, and Amarias begot Achitob.
12 Ahitub the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Shallum,
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And Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Sellum,
13 Shallum the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah the father of Azariah,
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Sellum begot Helcias, and Helcias begot Azarias,
14 Azariah the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah the father of Jozadak.
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Azarias begot Saraias, and Saraias begot Josedec.
15 Jozadak was deported when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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Now Josedec went out, when the Lord carried away Juda, and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nabuchodonosor.
16 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
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So the sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
17 These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
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And these are the names of the sons of Gerson: Lobni and Semei.
18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
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The sons of Caath: Amram, and Isaar, and Hebron, and Oziel.
19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
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The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. And these are the kindreds of Levi according to their families.
20 Of Gershon: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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Of Gerson: Lobni his son, Jahath his son, Zamma his son,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son and Jeatherai his son.
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Joah his son, Addo his son, Zara his son, Jethrai his son.
22 The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
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The sons of Caath, Aminadab his son, Core his son, Asir his son,
23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
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Elcana his son, Abiasaph his son, Asir his son,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.
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Thahath his son, Uriel his son, Ozias his son, Saul his son.
25 The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,
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The sons of Elcana: Amasai, and Achimoth.
26 Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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And Elcana. The sons of Elcana: Sophai his son, Nahath his son,
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son and Samuel his son.
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Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elcana his son.
28 The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son.
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The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vasseni, and Abia.
29 The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
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And the sons of Merari, Moholi: Lobni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son and Asaiah his son.
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Sammaa his son, Haggia his son, Asaia his son.
31 These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark came to rest there.
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These are they, whom David set over the singing men of the house of the Lord, after that the ark was placed.
32 They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.
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And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony, with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they stood according to their order in the ministry.
33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the musician, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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And these are they that stood with their sons, of the sons of Caath, Hemam a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Sammuel,
34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
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The son of Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Thohu,
35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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The son of Suph, the son of Elcana, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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The son of Elcana, the son of Johel, the son of Azarias, the son of Sophonias,
37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
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The son of Thahath, the son of Asir, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core,
38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel;
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The son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39 and Heman’s associate Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,
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And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa.
40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,the son of Malkijah,
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The son of Michael, the son of Basaia, the, son of Melchia.
41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
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The son of Athanai, the son of Zara, the son of Adaia.
42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
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The son of Ethan, the son of Zamma, the son of Semei.
43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;
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The son of Jeth, the son of Gerson, the son of Levi.
44 and from their associates, the Merarites, at his left hand: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluk,
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And the sons of Merari their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan the son of Cusi, the son of Abdi, the son of Meloch,
45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
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The son of Hasabia, the son of Amasai, the son of Helcias,
46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
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The son of Amasai, the son of Boni, the son of Somer,
47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
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The son of Moholi, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48 Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God.
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Their brethren also the Levites, who were appointed for all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.
49 But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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But Aaron and his sons offered burnt offerings upon the altar of holocausts, and upon the altar of incense, for every work of the holy of holies: and to pray for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50 These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
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And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisue his son,
51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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Bocci his son, Ozi his son, Zarahia his son,
52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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Meraioth his son, Amarias his son, Achitob his son,
53 Zadok his son and Ahimaaz his son.
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Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.
54 These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):
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And these are their dwelling places by the towns and confines, to wit, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Caathites: for they fell to them by lot.
55 They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands.
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And they gave them Hebron in the land of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about:
56 But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
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But the fields of the city, and the villages to Caleb son of Jephone.
57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
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And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities for refuge Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbs thereof,
58 Hilen, Debir,
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And Jether and Esthemo, with their suburbs, and Helon, and Dabir with their suburbs:
59 Ashan, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands.
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Asan also, and Bethsames, with their suburbs.
60 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. The total number of towns distributed among the Kohathite clans came to thirteen.
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And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gabee and its suburbs, Almath with its suburbs, Anathoth also with its suburbs: all their cities throughout their families were thirteen.
61 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh.
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And to the sons of Caath that remained of their kindred they gave out of the half tribe of Manasses ten cities in possession.
62 The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.
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And to the sons of Gerson by their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephtali, and out of the tribe Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities.
63 The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
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And to the sons of Merari by their families out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, they gave by lot twelve cities.
64 So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands.
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And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities, and their suburbs.
65 From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.
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And they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Juda, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they called by their names.
66 Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
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And to them that were of the kindred of the sons of Caath, and the cities in their borders were of the tribe of Ephraim.
67 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer,
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And they gave the cities of refuge Sichem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer with its suburbs,
68 Jokmeam, Beth Horon,
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Jecmaan also with its suburbs, and Beth-horon in like manner,
69 Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands.
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Helon also with its suburbs, and Gethremmon in like manner,
70 And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
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And out of the half tribe of Manasses, Aner and its suburbs, Baalam and its suburbs, to wit, to them that were left of the family of the sons of Caath.
71 The Gershonites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;
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And to the sons of Gersom, out the kindred of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon, in Basan, and its suburbs, and Astharoth with its suburbs.
72 from the tribe of Issachar they received Kedesh, Daberath,
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Out of the tribe of Issachar, Cedes and its suburbs, and Dabereth with its suburbs;
73 Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands;
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Ramoth also and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs.
74 from the tribe of Asher they received Mashal, Abdon,
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And out of the tribe of Aser: Masal with its suburbs, and Abdon in like manner;
75 Hukok and Rehob, together with their pasturelands;
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Hucac also and its suburbs, and Rohol with its suburbs.
76 and from the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
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And out of the tribe of Nephtali, Cedes in Galilee and its suburbs, Hamon with its suburbs, and Cariathaim, and its suburbs.
77 The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they received Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;
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And to the sons of Merari that remained: out of the tribe of Zabulon, Remmono and its suburbs, and Thabor with its suburbs.
78 from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho they received Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
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Beyond the Jordan also over against Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan and out of the tribe of Ruben, Bosor in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jassa with its suburbs;
79 Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;
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Cademoth also and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;
80 and from the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
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Moreover also out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad and its suburbs, and Manaim with its suburbs;
81 Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.
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Hesebon also with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.
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