I Chronicles 23

vedavid zaqen vesava yamim vayyamlekh et-shelomoh veno al-yisra'el

When David reached a ripe old age, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

vayye'esof et-kol-sare yisra'el vehakkohanim vehaleviyyim

Then David assembled all the officers of Israel and the priests and the Levites.

vayyissaferu haleviyyim mibben sheloshim shanah vama'elah vayehi misparam legulgelotam ligvarim sheloshim ushemonah alef

The Levites, from the age of thirty and upward, were counted; the head-count of their males was 38,000:

me'elleh lenatseakh al-melekhet bet-Adonai esrim ve'arba'ah alef veshoterim veshofetim sheshet alafim

of these there were 24,000 in charge of the work of the House of GOD, 6,000 officers and magistrates,

ve'arba'at alafim sho'arim ve'arba'at alafim mehalelim la-Adonai bakkelim asher asiti lehallel

4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 for praising GOD “with instruments I devised for singing praises.”

vayyekhaleqem david makhleqot livne levi legereshon qehat umerari

David formed them into divisions: The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

laggereshunni ladan veshimi

The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

bene ladan harosh yekhi'el vezetam veyo'el sheloshah

The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel—3.

bene shimi (shlmvt) [shelomit] vakhazi'el veharan sheloshah elleh rashe ha'avot leladan

The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—3. These were the chiefs of the clans of the Ladanites.

uvene shimi yakhat zina vi'ush uveri'ah elleh vene-shimi arba'ah

And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah; these were the sons of Shimei—4.

vayehi-yakhat harosh vezizah hasheni vi'ush uveri'ah lo-hirbu vanim vayyihyu levet av lifquddah ekhat

Jahath was the chief and Zizah the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many children, so they were enrolled together as a single clan.

bene qehat amram yitshar khevron ve'uzzi'el arba'ah

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—4.

bene amram aharon umosheh vayyibbadel aharon lehaqdisho qodesh qodashim hu-uvanayw ad-olam lehaqtir lifne Adonai leshareto ulevarekh bishmo ad-olam

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart, he and his sons, forever, to be consecrated as most holy, to make burnt offerings to GOD and render service and pronounce blessings in God’s name forever.

umosheh ish ha'elohim banayw yiqqare'u al-shevet hallevi

As for Moses, the agent of God, his sons were named after the tribe of Levi.

bene mosheh gereshom ve'eli'ezer

The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

bene gereshom shevu'el harosh

The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.

vayyihyu vene-eli'ezer rekhavyah harosh velo-hayah le'eli'ezer banim akherim uvene rekhavyah ravu lema'elah

And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

bene yitshar shelomit harosh

The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

bene khevron yeriyyahu harosh amaryah hasheni yakhazi'el hashelishi viqamam harevi'i

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

bene uzzi'el mikhah harosh veyishiyyah hasheni

The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.

bene merari makhli umushi bene makhli elazar veqish

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

vayyamot elazar velo-hayu lo banim ki im-banot vayyissa'um bene-qish akhehem

Eleazar died having no sons but only daughters; the sons of Kish, their kindred, married them.

bene mushi makhli ve'eder viremot sheloshah

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—3.

elleh vene-levi levet avotehem rashe ha'avot lifqudehem bemispar shemot legulgelotam oseh hammelakhah la'avodat bet Adonai mibben esrim shanah vama'elah

These are the sons of Levi by clans, with their clan chiefs as they were enrolled, with a list of their names by heads, who did the work of the service of the House of GOD from the age of twenty and upward.

ki amar david heniakh Adonai elohe-yisra'el le'ammo vayyishkon birushalai͏m ad-le'olam

For David said, “The ETERNAL God of Israel has given rest to this people and will dwell in Jerusalem forever.

vegam lalviyyim en-laset et-hammishkan ve'et-kol-kelayw la'avodato

Therefore the Levites need not carry the Tabernacle and all its various service vessels.”

ki vedivre david ha'akharonim hemmah mispar bene-levi mibben esrim shanah ulema'elah

Among the last acts of David was the counting of the Levites from the age of twenty and upward.

ki ma'amadam leyad-bene aharon la'avodat bet Adonai al-hakhatserot ve'al-halleshakhot ve'al-tohorat lekhol-qodesh uma'aseh avodat bet ha'elohim

For their appointment was alongside the Aaronites for the service of the House of GOD, to look after the courts and the chambers, and the purity of all the holy things, and the performance of the service of the House of God,

ulelekhem hamma'arekhet ulesolet leminkhah velirqiqe hammatsot velammakhavat velammurbakhet ulekhol-mesurah umiddah

and the rows of bread, and the fine flour for the grain offering, and the unleavened wafers, and the cakes made on the griddle and soaked, and every measure of capacity and length;

vela'amod babboqer babboqer lehodot ulehallel la-Adonai vekhen la'arev

and to be present every morning to praise and extol GOD, and at evening too,

ulekhol ha'alot olot la-Adonai lashabbatot lekhodashim velammo'adim bemispar kemishpat alehem tamid lifne Adonai

and whenever offerings were made to GOD, according to the quantities prescribed for them, on sabbaths, new moons and holidays, regularly, before GOD;

veshameru et-mishmeret ohel-mo'ed ve'et mishmeret haqqodesh umishmeret bene aharon akhehem la'avodat bet Adonai

and so to keep watch over the Tent of Meeting, over the holy things, and over the Aaronites their kindred, for the service of the House of GOD.