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1 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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Levi's family: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Kohath's family: 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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Amram's family: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's family: Nadab, 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 of Abishua,
5 Abishua of Bukki, Bukki of Uzzi,
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Abishua of Bukki, Bukki of Uzzi,
6 Uzzi of Zerahiah, Zerahiah of Meraioth,
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Uzzi of Zerahiah, Zerahiah of Meraioth,
7 Meraioth of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub,
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Meraioth of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub,
8 Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Ahimaaz,
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Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Ahimaaz,
9 Ahimaaz of Azariah, Azariah of Johanan,
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Ahimaaz of Azariah, Azariah 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 of Azariah. He was the one who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11 Azariah became the father of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub,
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Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub,
12 Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Shallum,
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Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Shallum,
13 Shallum of Hilkiah, Hilkiah of Azariah,
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Shallum of Hilkiah, Hilkiah of Azariah,
14 Azariah of Seraiah, Seraiah of Jehozadak;
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Azariah of Seraiah, and Seraiah 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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Jehozadak went away when the LORD caused Judah and Jerusalem to be exiled by Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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Levi's family: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
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These are the names of Gershom's family: Libni and Shimei.
18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Kohath's family: 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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Merari's family: Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levites' clans according to their fathers:
20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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Of Gershom: his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
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his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.
22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
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Kohath's family: his son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir,
23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
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his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
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his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul.
25 The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth,
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Elkanah's family: Amasai and Ahimoth,
26 Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath,
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
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his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah.
28 The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn, the second Abijah.
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Samuel's family: the oldest Joel, and the second Abijah.
29 The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
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Merari's family: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
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his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah.
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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David put the following in charge of the music in the LORD's house after the chest was placed there.
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 ministered with song before the dwelling of the meeting tent, until Solomon built the LORD's temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their usual duties.
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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Those who served and their families were: Kohath's family: Heman the singer, son of Joel son of Samuel
34 son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,
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son of Elkanah son of Jeroham son of Eliel son of Toah
35 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,
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son of Zuph son of Elkanah son of Mahath son of Amasai
36 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,
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son of Elkanah son of Joel son of Azariah son of Zephaniah
37 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,
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son of Tahath son of Assir son of Ebiasaph son of Korah
38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel;
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son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi 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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His relative was Asaph, who stood on his right, that is, Asaph son of Berechiah son of Shimea
40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah,
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son of Michael son of Baaseiah son of Malchijah
41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
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son of Ethni son of Zerah son of Adaiah
42 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,
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son of Ethan son of Zimmah son of Shimei
43 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
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son of Jahath son of Gershom 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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On the left were their relatives, Merari's family: Ethan son of Kishi son of Abdi son of Malluch
45 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,
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son of Hashabiah son of Amaziah son of Hilkiah
46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
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son of Amzi son of Bani son of Shemer
47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi;
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son of Mahli son of Mushi son of Merari 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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Their relatives the Levites were dedicated to all the services of the dwelling for God's house.
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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Aaron and his sons sacrificed on the altar for entirely burned offerings and on the altar for incense, doing all the work of the holiest place, to make reconciliation for Israel, just as Moses, God's servant, had commanded.
50 These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
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This was Aaron's family: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,
51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah,
52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub,
53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
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his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz.
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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These are the places they lived by their camps within their territory. To Aaron's family from the Kohathite clan, as chosen by lot,
55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasture lands,
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they gave Hebron in the land of Judah with its surrounding pasturelands.
56 but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
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But the city's fields and its settlements they gave to Caleb, Jephunneh's son.
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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To Aaron's family they gave the refuge cities: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
58 Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
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Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
59 Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands.
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Ashan with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands.
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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From Benjamin's tribe: Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. They had thirteen towns within their clan.
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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The remaining Kohathites were given ten towns by lot from the clan of half the 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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The Gershomites received by lot according to their clans thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
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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The Merarites received by lot according to their clans twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
64 So the people of Israel gave the Levites the towns with their pasture lands.
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In this way the Israelites gave the Levites the towns with their pasturelands.
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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They gave these towns, which they designated by name, by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
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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Some of the Kohathite clans had towns of their territory from 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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They gave them refuge cities: Shechem with its pasturelands in the Ephraimite highlands, Gezer with its pasturelands,
68 Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth-horon with its pasture lands,
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Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands,
69 Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands;
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Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands;
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 from half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands, for the Kohathite clans who remained.
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 Gershomites from the clan of half the tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands;
72 and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
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from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands and Daberath with its pasturelands,
73 Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands;
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Ramoth with its pasturelands and Anem with its pasturelands;
74 out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
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from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, and
75 Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands;
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Helkath with its pasturelands and Rehob with its pasturelands;
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 from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.
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 remaining Merarites from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Rimmon with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands;
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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on the other side of the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the desert with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,
79 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
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Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands;
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 from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
81 Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.
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Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
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