1. Tarihler 6

¹Levi'nin oğulları: Gedşon, Kaat ve Merari.

²Gedşon'un oğullarının adları şunlardır: Lobeni ve Semei.

³Kaat'ın oğulları: Ambram, Issaar, Hevron ve Oziel.

⁴Merari'nin oğulları: Mooli ve Homusi. Kendi boylarına göre Levi'nin aileleri bunlardır.

⁵Gedşon'a gelince: Oğlu Lobeni, onun oğlu Iet, onun oğlu Zamma,

⁶onun oğlu Ioah, onun oğlu Addi, onun oğlu Zara, onun oğlu Iethri.

⁷Kaat'ın oğulları: Oğlu Aminadab, onun oğlu Kore, onun oğlu Aser,

⁸onun oğlu Elkana, onun oğlu Abisaf,

⁹onun oğlu Taat, onun oğlu Uriel, onun oğlu Ozia, onun oğlu Saul.

¹⁰Elkana'nın oğulları: Amasi ve Ahimoth,

¹¹onun oğlu Elkana, onun oğlu Sufi ve onun oğlu Naath,

¹²onun oğlu Eliab, onun oğlu Ieream, onun oğlu Elkana.

¹³Samuel'in oğulları: İlk doğan Sani ve Avia.

¹⁴Merari'nin oğulları: Mooli, onun oğlu Lobeni, onun oğlu Semei, onun oğlu Oza,

¹⁵onun oğlu Samaa, onun oğlu Angia, onun oğlu Asaias.

¹⁶Antlaşma sandığı rahata kavuştuktan sonra, Davut'un Rab'bin evinde ezgi söylemekle görevlendirdiği kişiler şunlardı:

¹⁷Süleyman Yeruşalim'de Rab'bin tapınağını inşa edinceye dek, tanıklık çadırının önünde çalgılar eşliğinde hizmet ettiler; kendilerine belirlenen düzene göre hizmetlerini yerine getirirlerdi.

¹⁸Hizmet edenler ve oğulları şunlardı: Kaat oğullarından ezgici Heman; kendisi Yoel oğlu, o da Samuel oğlu,

¹⁹o Elkana oğlu, o Yerebam oğlu, o Eliel oğlu, o Toou oğlu,

²⁰o Suf oğlu, o Elkana oğlu, o Maat oğlu, o Amati oğlu,

²¹o Elkana oğlu, o Yoel oğlu, o Azarya oğlu, o Safania oğlu,

²²o Taat oğlu, o Aser oğlu, o Abiasaf oğlu, o Kore oğlu,

²³o Isaar oğlu, o Kaat oğlu, o Levi oğlu, o İsrail oğlu.

²⁴Heman'ın sağında duran kardeşi Asaf'tı; Asaf Barahia oğlu, o Samaa oğlu,

²⁵o Mikail oğlu, o Baasia oğlu, o Melhia oğlu,

²⁶o Athani oğlu, o Zarai oğlu, o Adai oğlu,

²⁷o Eithan oğlu, o Zamma oğlu, o Semei oğlu,

²⁸o Ieeth oğlu, o Gethson oğlu, o Levi oğlu.

²⁹Sol tarafta duran kardeşleri Merari oğulları ise şunlardı: Eithan; kendisi Kisa oğlu, o Abai oğlu, o Maloh oğlu,

³⁰o Asebi oğlu, o Amesia oğlu, o Helkias oğlu,

³¹o Amasai oğlu, o Bani oğlu, o Semer oğlu,

³²o Mooli oğlu, o Mousi oğlu, o Merari oğlu, o Levi oğlu.

³³Onların boylarına göre kardeşleri olan diğer Levililer ise Tanrı Evi'nin konutundaki her türlü hizmet için adanmışlardı.

³⁴Ancak Harun'la oğulları, yakmalık sunu sunağında ve buhur sunağında sunular sunar, En Kutsal Yer'deki tüm işleri yürütür ve Tanrı'nın kulu Musa'nın buyurduğu her şeye göre İsrail için günah bağışlatma töreni yaparlardı.

³⁵Harun'un oğulları şunlardı: Oğlu Eleazar, onun oğlu Phinees, onun oğlu Abisou,

³⁶onun oğlu Bokai, onun oğlu Ozi, onun oğlu Zaraia,

³⁷onun oğlu Mariel, onun oğlu Amaria, onun oğlu Ahitob,

³⁸onun oğlu Sadok, onun oğlu Ahimaas.

³⁹Sınırları içindeki yerleşim yerlerinde, Harun'un soyundan gelen Kehat boyuna düşen konutlar şunlardı (çünkü ilk kura onlara çıkmıştı):

⁴⁰Yahuda topraklarındaki Hevron'u ve çevresindeki otlakları onlara verdiler;

⁴¹ama kentin tarlalarını ve köylerini Yefunne oğlu Kaleb'e verdiler.

⁴²Harun'un oğullarına sığınak kentleri olan Hevron'u, çevresindeki otlaklarıyla birlikte Livna'yı, çevresindeki otlaklarıyla birlikte Esthamo'yu,

⁴³çevresindeki otlaklarıyla birlikte Ieththar'ı, çevresindeki otlaklarıyla birlikte Dabir'i,

⁴⁴çevresindeki otlaklarıyla birlikte Asan'ı ve çevresindeki otlaklarıyla birlikte Basamys'i verdiler.

⁴⁵Benyamin oymağından da çevresindeki otlaklarıyla birlikte Gabae'yi, çevresindeki otlaklarıyla birlikte Galemeth'i ve çevresindeki otlaklarıyla birlikte Anathoth'u verdiler. Boylarına göre bütün kentleri on üç kentti.

⁴⁶Geriye kalan Kehat oğullarına, oymakların ailelerinden, yani Manasse oymağının yarısından kura ile on kent verildi.

⁴⁷Boylarına göre Gedşon oğullarına İssakar, Aşer, Naftali oymaklarından ve Başan’daki Manasse oymağından on üç kent verildi.

⁴⁸Boylarına göre Merari oğullarına kura ile Ruben, Gad ve Zevulun oymaklarından on iki kent verildi.

⁴⁹Böylece İsrailoğulları Levililere kentleri ve çevresindeki otlakları verdiler.

⁵⁰Yahuda, Şimon ve Benyamin oğullarının oymaklarından, adlarıyla belirtilen bu kentleri kura ile verdiler.

⁵¹Kehat oğullarının bazı ailelerine de sınır kentleri olarak Efrayim oymağından kentler düştü.

⁵²Onlara sığınak kentleri olarak Efrayim’in dağlık bölgesindeki Şekem’i ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Gezer’i ve çevresindeki otlaklarını,

⁵³Iekmaan’ı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Beythoron’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını,

⁵⁴Eglam’ı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Gethremmon’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını verdiler.

⁵⁵Manasse oymağının yarısından da Kehat oğullarının geri kalan aileleri için Anar’ı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Iemblaan’ı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını verdiler.

⁵⁶Gedşon oğullarına, Manasse oymağının yarısının ailelerinden Başan’daki Golan’ı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Aseroth’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını verdiler.

⁵⁷İssakar oymağından Kedes’i ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Deberi’yi ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Dabor’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını,

⁵⁸Zabor’u ve Ainan’ı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını verdiler.

⁵⁹Aşer oymağından Maasal’ı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Abdon’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını,

⁶⁰Akak’ı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Roob’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını verdiler.

⁶¹Naftali oymağından Galile’deki Kedes’i ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Hamoth’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Kariathaim’i ve çevresindeki otlaklarını verdiler.

⁶²Geriye kalan Merari oğullarına Zevulun oymağından Remmon’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Thallia’yı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını verdiler,

⁶³Şeria Irmağı’nın karşı yakasında, Eriha’nın batısında, Ruben oymağından çöldeki Bosor’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Iasa’yı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını,

⁶⁴Kadmoth’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Maephla’yı ve çevresindeki otlaklarını,

⁶⁵Gad oymağından Gilead’daki Rammoth’u ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Maanaim’i ve çevresindeki otlaklarını,

⁶⁶ve ...’i ve çevresindeki otlaklarını, Iazir’i ve çevresindeki otlaklarını verdiler.

¹ΥΙΟΙ Λευί· Γεδσών, Καὰθ καὶ Μεραρί.

²καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν υἱῶν Γεδσών· Λοβενὶ καὶ Σεμεΐ.

³υἱοὶ Καάθ· ῎Αμβραμ καὶ ᾿Ισσάαρ, Χεβρὼν καὶ ᾿Οζιήλ.

⁴υἱοὶ Μεραρί· Μοολὶ καὶ ῾Ομουσί. καὶ αὗται αἱ πατριαὶ τοῦ Λευὶ κατὰ πατριὰς αὐτῶν.

⁵τῷ Γεδσών· τῷ Λοβενὶ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ ᾿Ιὲθ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Ζαμμὰ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ,

⁶᾿Ιωὰχ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Αδδὶ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Ζαρὰ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Ιεθρὶ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ.

⁷υἱοὶ Καάθ· ᾿Αμιναδὰβ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Κορὲ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Ασὴρ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ.

⁸῾Ελκανὰ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Αβισὰφ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ,

⁹Θαὰθ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Οὐριὴλ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Οζία υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Σαοὺλ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ.

¹⁰καὶ υἱοὶ ῾Ελκανά, ᾿Αμασὶ καὶ ᾿Αχιμώθ,

¹¹῾Ελκανὰ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Σουφὶ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ Ναὰθ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ,

¹²᾿Ελιὰβ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ῾Ιερεὰμ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ῾Ελκανὰ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ.

¹³υἱοὶ Σαμουήλ· ὁ πρωτότοκος Σανὶ καὶ ᾿Αβιά.

¹⁴υἱοὶ Μεραρί· Μοολί, Λοβενὶ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Σεμεΐ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Οζὰ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ,

¹⁵Σαμαὰ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Αγγία υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Ασαΐας υἱὸς αὐτοῦ.

¹⁶καὶ οὗτοι, οὓς κατέστησε Δαυὶδ ἐπὶ χεῖρας ἆδόντων ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου ἐν τῇ καταπαύσει τῆς κιβωτοῦ,

¹⁷καὶ ἦσαν λειτουργοῦντες ἐναντίον τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἐν ὀργάνοις, ἕως οὗ ᾠκοδόμησε Σαλωμὼν τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου ἐν ῾Ιερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἔστησαν κατὰ τὴν κρίσιν αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὰς λειτουργίας αὐτῶν.

¹⁸καὶ οὗτοι οἱ ἑστηκότες καὶ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ Καάθ· Αἰμὰν ὁ ψαλτῳδὸς υἱὸς ᾿Ιωήλ, υἱοῦ Σαμουήλ,

¹⁹υἱοῦ ῾Ελκανά, υἱοῦ ῾Ιερεβὰμ υἱοῦ ᾿Ελιὴλ υἱοῦ Θοοὺ

²⁰υἱοῦ Σοὺφ υἱοῦ ῾Ελκανὰ υἱοῦ Μαὰθ υἱοῦ ᾿Αμαθὶ

²¹υἱοῦ ῾Ελκανὰ υἱοῦ ᾿Ιωὴλ υἱοῦ ᾿Αζαρία υἱοῦ Σαφανία

²²υἱοῦ Θαὰθ υἱοῦ ᾿Ασὴρ υἱοῦ ᾿Αβιασὰφ υἱοῦ Κορὲ

²³υἱοῦ ᾿Ισάαρ υἱοῦ Καὰθ υἱοῦ Λευὶ υἱοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ.

²⁴καὶ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ ᾿Ασὰφ ὁ ἑστηκὼς ἐν δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ· ᾿Ασὰφ υἱὸς Βαραχία υἱοῦ Σαμαὰ

²⁵υἱοῦ Μιχαὴλ υἱοῦ Βαασία υἱοῦ Μελχία

²⁶υἱοῦ ᾿Αθανὶ υἱοῦ Ζαραΐ υἱοῦ ᾿Αδαΐ

²⁷υἱοῦ Αἰθὰν υἱοῦ Ζαμμὰ υἱοῦ Σεμεΐ

²⁸υἱοῦ ᾿Ιεὲθ υἱοῦ Γεθσὼν υἱοῦ Λευί.

²⁹καὶ υἱοὶ Μεραρὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν ἐξ ἀριστερῶν· Αἰθὰν υἱὸς Κισὰ υἱοῦ ᾿Αβαΐ υἱοῦ Μαλὼχ

³⁰υἱοῦ ᾿Ασεβὶ υἱοῦ ᾿Αμεσία υἱοῦ Χελκίου

³¹υἱοῦ ᾿Αμασαΐ υἱοῦ Βανὶ υἱοῦ Σεμὴρ

³²υἱοῦ Μοολὶ υἱοῦ Μουσὶ υἱοῦ Μεραρὶ υἱοῦ Λευί.

³³καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν κατ᾿ οἴκους πατριῶν αὐτῶν, οἱ Λευῖται οἱ δεδομένοι εἰς πᾶσαν ἐργασίαν λειτουργίας σκηνῆς οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ.

³⁴καὶ ᾿Ααρὼν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ θυμιῶντες ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τῶν ὁλοκαυτωμάτων καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τῶν θυμιαμάτων εἰς πᾶσαν ἐργασίαν ἅγια τῶν ἁγίων καὶ ἐξιλάσκεσθαι περὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ κατὰ πάντα, ὅσα ἐνετείλατο Μωυσῆς παῖς τοῦ Θεοῦ.

³⁵καὶ οὗτοι υἱοὶ ᾿Ααρών· ᾿Ελεάζαρ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Φινεὲς υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Αβισοὺ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ,

³⁶Βωκαὶ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Οζὶ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, Ζαραΐα υἱὸς αὐτοῦ,

³⁷Μαριὴλ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Αμαρία υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Αχιτὼβ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ,

³⁸Σαδὼκ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Αχιμάας υἱὸς αὐτοῦ.

³⁹καὶ αὗται αἱ κατοικίαι αὐτῶν ἐν ταῖς κώμαις αὐτῶν, ἐν τοῖς ὁρίοις αὐτῶν· τοῖς υἱοῖς ᾿Ααρὼν τῇ πατριᾷ τοῦ Κααθὶ —ὅτι αὐτοῖς ἐγένετο ὁ κλῆρος—

⁴⁰καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτοῖς τὴν Χεβρὼν ἐν γῇ ᾿Ιούδα καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς κύκλῳ αὐτῆς·

⁴¹καὶ τὰ πεδία τῆς πόλεως καὶ τὰς κώμας αὐτῆς ἔδωκαν τῷ Χαλὲβ υἱῷ ᾿Ιεφοννή.

⁴²καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς ᾿Ααρὼν ἔδωκαν τὰς πόλεις τῶν φυγαδευτηρίων, τὴν Χεβρὼν καὶ τὴν Λοβνὰ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν ᾿Εσθαμὼ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς

⁴³καὶ τὴν ᾿Ιεθθὰρ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Δαβὶρ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς

⁴⁴καὶ τὴν ᾿Ασὰν καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Βασαμὺς καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς.

⁴⁵καὶ ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμὶν τὴν Γαβαὲ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Γαλεμὲθ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν ᾿Αναθὼθ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς· πᾶσαι αἱ πόλεις αὐτῶν τρισκαίδεκα πόλεις κατὰ πατριὰς αὐτῶν.

⁴⁶καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς Καὰθ τοῖς καταλοίποις ἐκ τῶν πατριῶν ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς ἐκ τοῦ ἡμίσους φυλῆς Μανασσῆ κλήρῳ πόλεις δέκα.

⁴⁷καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς Γεδσὼν κατὰ πατριὰς αὐτῶν ἐκ φυλῆς ᾿Ισσάχαρ, ἐκ φυλῆς ᾿Ασήρ, ἀπὸ φυλῆς Νεφθαλί, ἐκ φυλῆς Μανασσῆ ἐν τῇ Βασὰν πόλεις τρισκαίδεκα.

⁴⁸καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς Μεραρί κατὰ πατριὰς αὐτῶν ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβήν, ἐκ φυλῆς Γάδ, ἐκ φυλῆς Ζαβουλὼν κλήρῳ πόλεις δεκαδύο.

⁴⁹καὶ ἔδωκαν οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ τοῖς Λευίταις τὰς πόλεις καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῶν·

⁵⁰καὶ ἔδωκαν ἐν κλήρῳ ἐκ φυλῆς υἱῶν ᾿Ιούδα καὶ ἐκ φυλῆς υἱῶν Συμεὼν καὶ ἐκ φυλῆς υἱῶν Βενιαμὶν τὰς πόλεις ταύτας, ἃς ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὰς ἐπ᾿ ὀνόματος.

⁵¹καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν πατριῶν υἱῶν Καὰθ καὶ ἐγένοντο πόλεις τῶν ὁρίων αὐτῶν ἐκ φυλῆς ᾿Εφραίμ.

⁵²καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς πόλεις τῶν φυγαδευτηρίων, τὴν Συχὲμ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς ἐν ὄρει ᾿Εφραὶμ καὶ τὴν Γαζὲρ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς

⁵³καὶ τὴν ᾿Ιεκμαὰν καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Βαιθωρὼν καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς

⁵⁴καὶ τὴν ᾿Εγλὰμ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Γεθρεμμὼν καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς

⁵⁵καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἡμίσους φυλῆς Μανασσῆ τὴν ᾿Ανὰρ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν ᾿Ιεμβλάαν καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς, κατὰ πατριὰν τοῖς υἱοῖς Καὰθ τοῖς καταλοίποις.

⁵⁶τοῖς υἱοῖς Γεδσὼν ἀπὸ πατριῶν ἡμίσους φυλῆς Μανασσῆ τὴν Γωλὰν ἐκ τῆς Βασὰν καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν ᾿Ασηρὼθ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς·

⁵⁷καὶ ἐκ φυλῆς ᾿Ισσάχαρ τὴν Κέδες καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Δεβερὶ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Δαβὼρ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς

⁵⁸καὶ τὴν Ζαβὼρ καὶ τὴν Αἰνὰν καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς·

⁵⁹καὶ ἐκ φυλῆς ᾿Ασὴρ τὴν Μαασὰλ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν ᾿Αβδὼν καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς

⁶⁰καὶ τὴν ᾿Ακὰκ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Ῥοὼβ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς·

⁶¹καὶ ἀπὸ φυλῆς Νεφθαλὶ τὴν Κέδες ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Χαμὼθ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Καριαθαΐμ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς.

⁶²τοῖς υἱοῖς Μεραρὶ τοῖς καταλοίποις ἐκ φυλῆς Ζαβουλὼν τὴν Ῥεμμὼν καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Θαλλιὰ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς,

⁶³ἐκ τοῦ πέραν τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου τὴν ῾Ιεριχὼ κατὰ δυσμὰς τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν τὴν Βοσὸρ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν ᾿Ιασὰ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς

⁶⁴καὶ τὴν Καδμὼθ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Μαεφλὰ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς

⁶⁵καὶ ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ τὴν Ῥαμμὼθ Γαλαὰδ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Μααναΐμ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς

⁶⁶καὶ τὴν ’ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν ᾿Ιαζὴρ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς.

¹The sons of Levi: Gershom, K’hat and M’rari.

²(17) These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i.

³(18) The sons of K’hat: ‘Amram, Yitz’har, Hevron and ‘Uzi’el.

⁴(19) The sons of M’rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L’vi’im according to father’s clans:

⁵(20) [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah,

⁶(21) his son Yo’ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye’atrai.

⁷(22) The descendants of K’hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir,

⁸(23) his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir,

⁹(24) his son Tachat, his son Uri’el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha’ul.

¹⁰(25) The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot.

¹¹(26) As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat,

¹²(27) his son Eli’av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah.

¹³(28) The sons of Sh’mu’el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah.

¹⁴(29) The descendants of M’rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah,

¹⁵(30) his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah.

¹⁶(31) David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place.

¹⁷(32) They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order.

¹⁸(33) Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K’hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo’el the son of Sh’mu’el,

¹⁹(34) the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli’el, the son of Toach,

²⁰(35) the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai,

²¹(36) the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo’el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz’fanyah,

²²(37) the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach,

²³(38) the son of Yitz’har, the son of K’hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra’el.

²⁴(39) His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a,

²⁵(40) the son of Mikha’el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah,

²⁶(41) the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah,

²⁷(42) the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i,

²⁸(43) the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

²⁹(44) On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M’rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh,

³⁰(45) the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah,

³¹(46) the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,

³²(47) the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M’rari, the son of Levi.

³³(48) Their kinsmen the L’vi’im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

³⁴(49) But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra’el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done.

³⁵(50) These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua,

³⁶(51) his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z’rachyah,

³⁷(52) his son M’rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv,

³⁸(53) his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz.

³⁹(54) These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K’hati — for the first lot fell to them —

⁴⁰(55) they gave Hevron in the land of Y’hudah with the open land surrounding it,

⁴¹(56) but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y’funeh.

⁴²(57) To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht’moa with its surrounding open land,

⁴³(58) Hilen with its surrounding open land, D’vir with its surrounding open land,

⁴⁴(59) ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land;

⁴⁵(60) and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities.

⁴⁶(61) The rest of the descendants of K’hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M’nasheh.

⁴⁷(62) The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M’nasheh in Bashan.

⁴⁸(63) To the descendants of M’rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re’uven, Gad and Z’vulun.

⁴⁹(64) So the people of Isra’el gave the L’vi’im these cities with the surrounding open land.

⁵⁰(65) From the tribes of the descendants of Y’hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name.

⁵¹(66) Some of the clans of the descendants of K’hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim.

⁵²(67) They gave them the city of refuge Sh’khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land,

⁵³(68) Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land,

⁵⁴(69) Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land;

⁵⁵(70) and out of the half-tribe of M’nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K’hat.

⁵⁶(71) The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M’nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land;

⁵⁷(72) and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land,

⁵⁸(73) Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land;

⁵⁹(74) and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land,

⁶⁰(75) Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land;

⁶¹(76) and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land.

⁶²(77) To the rest [of the L’vi’im], the descendants of M’rari, were given, from the tribe of Z’vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land;

⁶³(78) and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re’uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land,

⁶⁴(79) K’demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land;

⁶⁵(80) and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land,

⁶⁶(81) Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.