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The sons of `Uzzi'el: Mikhah the chief, and Yishshiyah the second.
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The sons of Merari: Machli and Mushi. The sons of Machli: El`azar and Kish
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El`azar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them [to wife].
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The sons of Mushi: Machli, and `Eder, and Yeremot, three.
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These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of those of those who were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.
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For David said, the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Yerushalayim forever:
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and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tent and all the vessels of it for the service of it.
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For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
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For their office was to wait on the sons of Aharon for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
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for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;
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and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;