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1 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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And the sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas of Abishua,
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Eleazar was the father of Phinehas; Phinehas was the father of Abishua;
5 Abishua of Bukki, Bukki of Uzzi,
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And Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi,
6 Uzzi of Zerahiah, Zerahiah of Meraioth,
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And Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth;
7 Meraioth of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub,
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Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
8 Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Ahimaaz,
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And Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
9 Ahimaaz of Azariah, Azariah of Johanan,
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And Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan,
10 and Johanan of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem).
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And Johanan was the father of Azariah, (he was priest in the house which Solomon put up in Jerusalem:)
11 Azariah became the father of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub,
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And Azariah was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
12 Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Shallum,
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And Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum,
13 Shallum of Hilkiah, Hilkiah of Azariah,
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And Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,
14 Azariah of Seraiah, Seraiah of Jehozadak;
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And Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak;
15 and Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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And Jehozadak went as a prisoner when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
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And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their ancestry.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites listed by the names of their fathers.
20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
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Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
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The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
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Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
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Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25 The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth,
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And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
26 Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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Elkanah his son: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
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Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son, Samuel his son.
28 The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn, the second Abijah.
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And the sons of Samuel: the oldest Joel, and the second Abiah.
29 The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
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The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
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Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
31 These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the ark came to rest there.
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And these are those whom David made responsible for the music in the house of the Lord, after the ark had rest.
32 They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they performed their service in due order.
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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.
33 These are the men who served; and their sons were: Of the Kohathites: Heman, the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel,
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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,
34 son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,
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The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,
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The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,
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The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,
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The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel;
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The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39 and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right, namely, Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,
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And his brother Asaph, whose place was at his right hand, Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah,
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The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
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The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,
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The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
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The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
44 On the left were their kindred the sons of Merari: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
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And on the left their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,
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The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
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The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi;
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The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48 and their kindred the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
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And their brothers the Levites were responsible for all the work of the Tent of the house of God.
49 But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, doing all the work of the most holy place, to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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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.
50 These are the sons 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, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
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Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
54 These are their dwelling places according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the families of Kohathites—for the lot fell to them first—
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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,
55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasture lands,
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To them they gave Hebron and its outskirts in the land of Judah;
56 but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
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But the open country of the town, and the small places round it, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
57 To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
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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,
58 Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
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And Hilen with its outskirts, Debir with its outskirts,
59 Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands.
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And Ashan with its outskirts, and Beth-shemesh with its outskirts;
60 From the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Alemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their towns throughout their families were thirteen.
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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.
61 To the rest of the Kohathites were given by lot out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten towns.
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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.
62 To the Gershomites according to their families were allotted thirteen towns out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
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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.
63 To the Merarites according to their families were allotted twelve towns out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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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.
64 So the people of Israel gave the Levites the towns with their pasture lands.
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And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the towns with their outskirts.
65 They also gave them by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these towns that are mentioned by name.
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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.
66 And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had towns of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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And to the families of the sons of Kohath were given towns by the Lord's decision out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67 They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,
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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,
68 Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth-horon with its pasture lands,
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And Jokmeam with its outskirts, and Beth-horon with its outskirts,
69 Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands;
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And Aijalon with its outskirts, and Gath-rimmon with its outskirts;
70 and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands, and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the families of the Kohathites.
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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.
71 To the Gershomites: out of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
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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;
72 and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
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And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its outskirts, and Daberath with its outskirts,
73 Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands;
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And Ramoth with its outskirts, and Anem with its outskirts;
74 out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
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And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its outskirts, and Abdon with its outskirts,
75 Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands;
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And Hukok with its outskirts, and Rehob with its outskirts;
76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.
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And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its outskirts, and Hammon with its outskirts, and Kiriathaim with its outskirts.
77 To the rest of the Merarites out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasture lands, Tabor with its pasture lands,
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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;
78 and across the Jordan from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the steppe with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
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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,
79 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
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And Kedemoth with its outskirts, and Mephaath with its outskirts;
80 and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
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And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its outskirts, and Mahanaim with its outskirts,
81 Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.
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And Heshbon with its outskirts, and Jazer with its outskirts.
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