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DAVID HAS SHELOMOH REIGN OVER YISRA EL
And David ages, satisfied of days; and he has Shelomoh his son reign over Yisra El: 2 and he gathers all the governors of Yisra El, with the priests and the Leviym. 3
SCRIBING THE LEVIYM
And they scribe the Leviym from sons of thirty years and upward: and their number per cranium - mighty by mighty, is thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of these, to oversee the work of the house of Yah Veh: twenty-four thousand: and six thousand officers and judges: 5 and four thousand porters; and four thousand to halal Yah Veh with the instruments I worked to halal. 6
ALLOTMENTS OF THE SONS OF LEVI
And David allots them allotments of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Qehath and Merari. 7
SCRIBING THE GERSHONIY
Of the Gershoniy: Ladan and Shimi. 8 The sons of Ladan: the head is Yechi El and Zetham and Yah El - three. 9 The sons of Shimi: Shelomoth and Hazi El and Haran - three. - these are the head of the fathers of Ladan. 10 And the sons of Shimi: Yachath, Zina and Yeush and Beriah. - these are the sons of Shimi - four. 11 And Yachath is the head and Zizah the second: but Yeush and Beriah abound no sons; so they are in one mustering, according to the house of their father. 12
SCRIBING THE SONS OF QEHATH
The sons of Qehath: Am Ram, Yishar, Hebron and Uzzi El - four. 13 The sons of Am Ram: Aharon and Mosheh; and Aharon is separated to hallow the Holy of Holies - he and his sons eternally to incense at the face of Yah Veh to minister to him and to bless in his name eternally. 14 As for Mosheh the man of Elohim, his sons are called of the scion of Levi. 15 The sons of Mosheh: Gershom and Eli Ezer. 16 Of the sons of Gershom: Shebu El, the head. 17 And the sons of Eli Ezer: Rechab Yah the head. And Eli Ezer has no other sons: and the sons of Rechab Yah abound above. 18 Of the sons of Yishar: Shelomith the head. 19 Of the sons of Hebron: Yeri Yah the head, Amar Yah the second, Yachazi El the third and Yeqam Am the fourth. 20 Of the sons of Uzzi El: Michah Yah the head and Yishshi Yah the second. 21
SCRIBING THE SONS OF MERARI
The sons of Merari: Machli and Mushi. The sons of Machli: El Azar and Qish; 22 and El Azar dies and has no sons, but daughters; and their brothers the sons of Qish lift them. 23 The sons of Mushi: Machli and Eder and Yeremoth - three. 24
THE NEW SERVICE OF THE LEVIYM
These are the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers - the head of the fathers, as they are mustered by number of names per cranium; who work the work for the service of the house of Yah Veh, from sons of twenty years and upward. 25 For David says, Yah Veh Elohim of Yisra El rests his people, to tabernacle in Yeru Shalem eternally: 26 and also of the Leviym; they neither bear the tabernacle, nor any instruments thereof for the service thereof: 27 for by the last words of David the sons of Levi are numbered from sons of twenty years and above: 28 because of their function at the hand of the sons of Aharon for the service of the house of Yah Veh - in the courts and in the chambers and in the purifying of all the holies and the work of the service of the house of Elohim: 29 and for the bread arrangement and for the flour for offering and for the matsah wafers and for the griddled and for the deep fried and for all manner of measure by measure: 30 and to stand morning by morning to spread hands and halal Yah Veh - and likewise at evening: 31 and to holocaust all holocausts to Yah Veh in the shabbaths, in the new moons, festivals by number, according to their judgment, continually at the face of Yah Veh: 32 and to guard the guard of the tent of the congregation and the guard of the holies and the guard of the sons of Aharon their brothers in the service of the house of Yah Veh. 24 1
THE ALLOTMENTS OF THE SONS OF AHARON
And to the sons of Aharon, these allotments: The sons of Aharon: Nadab and Abi Hu, El Azar and Iy Thamar: 2 and Nadab and Abi Hu die at the face of their father and have no sons; and El Azar and Iy Thamar priest. 3 And David allots them, both Sadoq of the sons of El Azar and Achiy Melech of the sons of Iy Thamar, according to their overseeing in their service. 4 And they find more mighty heads of the sons of El Azar than of the sons of Iy Thamar; and they allot thus: Among the sons of El Azar: sixteen head men of the house of their fathers and eight among the sons of Iy Thamar according to the house of their fathers. 5 And they allot by pebble these with those: for the governors of the holies and governors of Elohim are of the sons of El Azar and of the sons of Iy Thamar: 6 and Shema Yah the son of Nethan El the scribe of the Leviym, inscribes them at the face of the sovereign and the governors and Sadoq the priest and Achiy Melech the son of Abi Athar and the head of the fathers of the priests and Leviym: one house of the fathers possessed for El Azar and one possessed for Iy Thamar. 7 And the first pebble goes to Yah Arib, the second to Yeda Yah, 8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 the fifth to Malki Yah, the sixth to Mi Yamin, 10 the seventh to Qos, the eighth to Abi Yah, 11 the ninth to Yah Shua, the tenth to Shechan Yah, 12 the eleventh to El Yashib, the twelfth to Yaqim, 13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Yesheb Ab, 14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Pisses, 16 the nineteenth to Pethach Yah, the twentieth to Yechezq El, 17 the twenty-first to Yachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, 18 the twenty-third to Dela Yah, the twenty-fourth to Maaz Yah: 19 these are the overseeings of their service to come into the house of Yah Veh - according to their judgment by the hand of Aharon their father as Yah Veh Elohim of Yisra El misvahed him. 20 And of the sons of Levi who remain: Of the sons of Am Ram: Shuba El. Of the sons of Shuba El: Yachdi Yah. 21 Of Rechab Yah: of the sons of Rechab Yah, the head is Yishshi Yah. 22 Of the Yishariy: Shelomoth. Of the sons of Shelomoth: Yachath. 23 And the sons of Yeri Yah: Amar Yah the second, Yachazi El the third, Yeqam Am the fourth. 24 Of the sons of Uzzi El: Michah: Of the sons of Michah: Shamur. 25 The brother of Michah, Yishshi Yah. Of the sons of Yishshi Yah: Zechar Yah. 26 The sons of Merari: Machli and Mushi. The sons of Yaazi Yah: Beno. 27 The sons of Merari by Yaazi Yah: Beno and Shoham and Zakkur and Ibri. 28 Of Machli: El Azar, who has no sons. 29 Concerning Qish - the sons of Qish: Yerachme El. 30 And sons of Mushi: Machli and Eder and Yerimoth. These are the sons of the Leviym after the house of their fathers: 31 these likewise felled pebbles beside their brothers the sons of Aharon in the face of David the sovereign and Sadoq and Achiy Melech and the head of the fathers of the priests and Leviym - even the head fathers beside their younger brothers. 25 1
DAVID SEPARATES THE PROPHET MUSICIANS
And David and the governors of the host separate to the service of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Yeduthun - prophets with harps, with bagpipes and with cymbals. And the number of the workmen according to their service: 2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zakkur and Yoseph and Nethan Yah and Ashar Elah - the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph who prophesy at the hand of the sovereign. 3 Of Yeduthun; the sons of Yeduthun: Gedal Yah and Seri and Yesha Yah, Hashab Yah and Mattith Yah - six under the hands of their father Yeduthun who prophesy with a harp, to spread hands and to halal Yah Veh. 4 Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Buqqi Yah, Mattan Yah, Uzzi El, Shebu El and Yerimoth, Hanan Yah, Hanani, Eli Athah, Giddalti and Romamti Ezer, Yoshbe Qashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Machazioth. 5 - all these are the sons of Heman the seer of the sovereign in the words of Elohim to lift up the horn: and Elohim gives Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these are under the hands of their father for song in the house of Yah Veh - with cymbals, bagpipes and harps, for the service of the house of Elohim. At the hand of the sovereign: Asaph, Yeduthun and Heman. 7 And their number, with their brothers - those taught in the songs of Yah Veh all the discerning, two hundred eighty-eight. 8 And they fell pebbles, by guards - the small as well as the great the discerner as the scholar. 9 And the first pebble goes for Asaph to Yoseph: the second to Gedal Yah - he and his brothers and his sons - twelve; 10 the third to Zakkur his sons and his brothers - twelve; 11 the fourth to Yisri his sons and his brothers - twelve; 12 the fifth to Nethan Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 13 the sixth to Buqqi Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 14 the seventh to Yesar Elah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 15 the eighth to Yesha Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 16 the ninth to Mattan Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 17 the tenth to Shimi his sons and his brothers - twelve; 18 the eleventh to Azar El his sons and his brothers - twelve; 19 the twelfth to Hashab Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 20 the thirteenth to Shuba El his sons and his brothers - twelve; 21 the fourteenth to Mattith Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 22 the fifteenth to Yeremoth his sons and his brothers - twelve; 23 the sixteenth to Hanan Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 24 the seventeenth to Yoshbe Qashah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 25 the eighteenth to Hanani his sons and his brothers - twelve; 26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers - twelve; 27 the twentieth to Eli Athah, his sons and his brothers - twelve; 28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers - twelve; 29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers - twelve; 30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers - twelve; 31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti Ezer his sons and his brothers - twelve. 26 1
\b \ul ALLOTMENTS OF THE PORTERS he allotments of the porters: Of the Qorachiy: Meshelem Yah the son of Qore of the sons of Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meshelem Yah: Zechar Yah the firstbirthed Yedia El the second Zebad Yah the third Yathni El the fourth 3 Elam the fifth Yah Hanan the sixth El Ya Enay the seventh. 4 And the sons of Obed Edom: Shema Yah the firstbirthed Yah Zabad the second Yah Ach the third and Sachar the fourth and Nethan El the fifth 5 Ammi El the sixth Yissachar the seventh Peullthay the eighth: for Elohim blessed him. 6 And to his son Shema Yah, sons are birthed who reign throughout the house of their father; - mighty of valour. 7 The sons of Shema Yah: Othni and Repha El and Obed, El Zabad - whose brothers Eli Hu and Semach Yah are sons of valour. 8 All these of the sons of Obed Edom: they and their sons and their brothers men of valour - of force for the service - sixty-two of Obed Edom. 9 And Meshelem Yah has sons and brothers: sons of valour - eighteen. 10 And Hosah of the sons of Merari has sons: Shimri the head - not the firstbirthed, yet his father set him the head; 11 Hilqi Yah the second Tebal Yah the third Zechar Yah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah - thirteen. 12 Among these are the allotments of the porters; even among the head mighty; guards beside brothers to minister in the house of Yah Veh. 13 And they fell pebbles the small as well as the great according to the house of their fathers - portal by portal. 14 And the pebble from the rising falls to Shelem Yah. And they fell pebbles for Zechar Yah his son a counsellor of comprehension; and his pebble goes northward. 15 To Obed Edom southward: and to his sons, the house of Gatherings: 16 To Shuppim and Hosah duskward - with the portal Shallecheth by the highway of the ascent from guard to guard. 17 Toward the rising: Leviym - six: northward four a day; southward four a day; and to the Gatherings, two by two 18 at the suburb duskward: four at the highway; two at the suburb. 19 - these are the allotments of the porters among the Qorachiy and among the sons of Merari.
DAVID HAS SHELOMOH REIGN OVER YISRA EL
And David ages, satisfied of days; and he has Shelomoh his son reign over Yisra El: 2 and he gathers all the governors of Yisra El, with the priests and the Leviym. 3
SCRIBING THE LEVIYM
And they scribe the Leviym from sons of thirty years and upward: and their number per cranium - mighty by mighty, is thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of these, to oversee the work of the house of Yah Veh: twenty-four thousand: and six thousand officers and judges: 5 and four thousand porters; and four thousand to halal Yah Veh with the instruments I worked to halal. 6
ALLOTMENTS OF THE SONS OF LEVI
And David allots them allotments of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Qehath and Merari. 7
SCRIBING THE GERSHONIY
Of the Gershoniy: Ladan and Shimi. 8 The sons of Ladan: the head is Yechi El and Zetham and Yah El - three. 9 The sons of Shimi: Shelomoth and Hazi El and Haran - three. - these are the head of the fathers of Ladan. 10 And the sons of Shimi: Yachath, Zina and Yeush and Beriah. - these are the sons of Shimi - four. 11 And Yachath is the head and Zizah the second: but Yeush and Beriah abound no sons; so they are in one mustering, according to the house of their father. 12
SCRIBING THE SONS OF QEHATH
The sons of Qehath: Am Ram, Yishar, Hebron and Uzzi El - four. 13 The sons of Am Ram: Aharon and Mosheh; and Aharon is separated to hallow the Holy of Holies - he and his sons eternally to incense at the face of Yah Veh to minister to him and to bless in his name eternally. 14 As for Mosheh the man of Elohim, his sons are called of the scion of Levi. 15 The sons of Mosheh: Gershom and Eli Ezer. 16 Of the sons of Gershom: Shebu El, the head. 17 And the sons of Eli Ezer: Rechab Yah the head. And Eli Ezer has no other sons: and the sons of Rechab Yah abound above. 18 Of the sons of Yishar: Shelomith the head. 19 Of the sons of Hebron: Yeri Yah the head, Amar Yah the second, Yachazi El the third and Yeqam Am the fourth. 20 Of the sons of Uzzi El: Michah Yah the head and Yishshi Yah the second. 21
SCRIBING THE SONS OF MERARI
The sons of Merari: Machli and Mushi. The sons of Machli: El Azar and Qish; 22 and El Azar dies and has no sons, but daughters; and their brothers the sons of Qish lift them. 23 The sons of Mushi: Machli and Eder and Yeremoth - three. 24
THE NEW SERVICE OF THE LEVIYM
These are the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers - the head of the fathers, as they are mustered by number of names per cranium; who work the work for the service of the house of Yah Veh, from sons of twenty years and upward. 25 For David says, Yah Veh Elohim of Yisra El rests his people, to tabernacle in Yeru Shalem eternally: 26 and also of the Leviym; they neither bear the tabernacle, nor any instruments thereof for the service thereof: 27 for by the last words of David the sons of Levi are numbered from sons of twenty years and above: 28 because of their function at the hand of the sons of Aharon for the service of the house of Yah Veh - in the courts and in the chambers and in the purifying of all the holies and the work of the service of the house of Elohim: 29 and for the bread arrangement and for the flour for offering and for the matsah wafers and for the griddled and for the deep fried and for all manner of measure by measure: 30 and to stand morning by morning to spread hands and halal Yah Veh - and likewise at evening: 31 and to holocaust all holocausts to Yah Veh in the shabbaths, in the new moons, festivals by number, according to their judgment, continually at the face of Yah Veh: 32 and to guard the guard of the tent of the congregation and the guard of the holies and the guard of the sons of Aharon their brothers in the service of the house of Yah Veh. 24 1
THE ALLOTMENTS OF THE SONS OF AHARON
And to the sons of Aharon, these allotments: The sons of Aharon: Nadab and Abi Hu, El Azar and Iy Thamar: 2 and Nadab and Abi Hu die at the face of their father and have no sons; and El Azar and Iy Thamar priest. 3 And David allots them, both Sadoq of the sons of El Azar and Achiy Melech of the sons of Iy Thamar, according to their overseeing in their service. 4 And they find more mighty heads of the sons of El Azar than of the sons of Iy Thamar; and they allot thus: Among the sons of El Azar: sixteen head men of the house of their fathers and eight among the sons of Iy Thamar according to the house of their fathers. 5 And they allot by pebble these with those: for the governors of the holies and governors of Elohim are of the sons of El Azar and of the sons of Iy Thamar: 6 and Shema Yah the son of Nethan El the scribe of the Leviym, inscribes them at the face of the sovereign and the governors and Sadoq the priest and Achiy Melech the son of Abi Athar and the head of the fathers of the priests and Leviym: one house of the fathers possessed for El Azar and one possessed for Iy Thamar. 7 And the first pebble goes to Yah Arib, the second to Yeda Yah, 8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 the fifth to Malki Yah, the sixth to Mi Yamin, 10 the seventh to Qos, the eighth to Abi Yah, 11 the ninth to Yah Shua, the tenth to Shechan Yah, 12 the eleventh to El Yashib, the twelfth to Yaqim, 13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Yesheb Ab, 14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Pisses, 16 the nineteenth to Pethach Yah, the twentieth to Yechezq El, 17 the twenty-first to Yachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, 18 the twenty-third to Dela Yah, the twenty-fourth to Maaz Yah: 19 these are the overseeings of their service to come into the house of Yah Veh - according to their judgment by the hand of Aharon their father as Yah Veh Elohim of Yisra El misvahed him. 20 And of the sons of Levi who remain: Of the sons of Am Ram: Shuba El. Of the sons of Shuba El: Yachdi Yah. 21 Of Rechab Yah: of the sons of Rechab Yah, the head is Yishshi Yah. 22 Of the Yishariy: Shelomoth. Of the sons of Shelomoth: Yachath. 23 And the sons of Yeri Yah: Amar Yah the second, Yachazi El the third, Yeqam Am the fourth. 24 Of the sons of Uzzi El: Michah: Of the sons of Michah: Shamur. 25 The brother of Michah, Yishshi Yah. Of the sons of Yishshi Yah: Zechar Yah. 26 The sons of Merari: Machli and Mushi. The sons of Yaazi Yah: Beno. 27 The sons of Merari by Yaazi Yah: Beno and Shoham and Zakkur and Ibri. 28 Of Machli: El Azar, who has no sons. 29 Concerning Qish - the sons of Qish: Yerachme El. 30 And sons of Mushi: Machli and Eder and Yerimoth. These are the sons of the Leviym after the house of their fathers: 31 these likewise felled pebbles beside their brothers the sons of Aharon in the face of David the sovereign and Sadoq and Achiy Melech and the head of the fathers of the priests and Leviym - even the head fathers beside their younger brothers. 25 1
DAVID SEPARATES THE PROPHET MUSICIANS
And David and the governors of the host separate to the service of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Yeduthun - prophets with harps, with bagpipes and with cymbals. And the number of the workmen according to their service: 2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zakkur and Yoseph and Nethan Yah and Ashar Elah - the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph who prophesy at the hand of the sovereign. 3 Of Yeduthun; the sons of Yeduthun: Gedal Yah and Seri and Yesha Yah, Hashab Yah and Mattith Yah - six under the hands of their father Yeduthun who prophesy with a harp, to spread hands and to halal Yah Veh. 4 Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Buqqi Yah, Mattan Yah, Uzzi El, Shebu El and Yerimoth, Hanan Yah, Hanani, Eli Athah, Giddalti and Romamti Ezer, Yoshbe Qashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Machazioth. 5 - all these are the sons of Heman the seer of the sovereign in the words of Elohim to lift up the horn: and Elohim gives Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these are under the hands of their father for song in the house of Yah Veh - with cymbals, bagpipes and harps, for the service of the house of Elohim. At the hand of the sovereign: Asaph, Yeduthun and Heman. 7 And their number, with their brothers - those taught in the songs of Yah Veh all the discerning, two hundred eighty-eight. 8 And they fell pebbles, by guards - the small as well as the great the discerner as the scholar. 9 And the first pebble goes for Asaph to Yoseph: the second to Gedal Yah - he and his brothers and his sons - twelve; 10 the third to Zakkur his sons and his brothers - twelve; 11 the fourth to Yisri his sons and his brothers - twelve; 12 the fifth to Nethan Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 13 the sixth to Buqqi Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 14 the seventh to Yesar Elah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 15 the eighth to Yesha Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 16 the ninth to Mattan Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 17 the tenth to Shimi his sons and his brothers - twelve; 18 the eleventh to Azar El his sons and his brothers - twelve; 19 the twelfth to Hashab Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 20 the thirteenth to Shuba El his sons and his brothers - twelve; 21 the fourteenth to Mattith Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 22 the fifteenth to Yeremoth his sons and his brothers - twelve; 23 the sixteenth to Hanan Yah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 24 the seventeenth to Yoshbe Qashah his sons and his brothers - twelve; 25 the eighteenth to Hanani his sons and his brothers - twelve; 26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers - twelve; 27 the twentieth to Eli Athah, his sons and his brothers - twelve; 28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his brothers - twelve; 29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers - twelve; 30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers - twelve; 31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti Ezer his sons and his brothers - twelve. 26 1
\b \ul ALLOTMENTS OF THE PORTERS he allotments of the porters: Of the Qorachiy: Meshelem Yah the son of Qore of the sons of Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meshelem Yah: Zechar Yah the firstbirthed Yedia El the second Zebad Yah the third Yathni El the fourth 3 Elam the fifth Yah Hanan the sixth El Ya Enay the seventh. 4 And the sons of Obed Edom: Shema Yah the firstbirthed Yah Zabad the second Yah Ach the third and Sachar the fourth and Nethan El the fifth 5 Ammi El the sixth Yissachar the seventh Peullthay the eighth: for Elohim blessed him. 6 And to his son Shema Yah, sons are birthed who reign throughout the house of their father; - mighty of valour. 7 The sons of Shema Yah: Othni and Repha El and Obed, El Zabad - whose brothers Eli Hu and Semach Yah are sons of valour. 8 All these of the sons of Obed Edom: they and their sons and their brothers men of valour - of force for the service - sixty-two of Obed Edom. 9 And Meshelem Yah has sons and brothers: sons of valour - eighteen. 10 And Hosah of the sons of Merari has sons: Shimri the head - not the firstbirthed, yet his father set him the head; 11 Hilqi Yah the second Tebal Yah the third Zechar Yah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah - thirteen. 12 Among these are the allotments of the porters; even among the head mighty; guards beside brothers to minister in the house of Yah Veh. 13 And they fell pebbles the small as well as the great according to the house of their fathers - portal by portal. 14 And the pebble from the rising falls to Shelem Yah. And they fell pebbles for Zechar Yah his son a counsellor of comprehension; and his pebble goes northward. 15 To Obed Edom southward: and to his sons, the house of Gatherings: 16 To Shuppim and Hosah duskward - with the portal Shallecheth by the highway of the ascent from guard to guard. 17 Toward the rising: Leviym - six: northward four a day; southward four a day; and to the Gatherings, two by two 18 at the suburb duskward: four at the highway; two at the suburb. 19 - these are the allotments of the porters among the Qorachiy and among the sons of Merari.