1 Chronicles 23:2-6
English Standard Version
2 David[a] assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. 3 The Levites, (A)thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and (B)the total was (C)38,000 men. 4 “Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said,[b] (D)“shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be (E)officers and judges, 5 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments (F)that I have made for praise.” 6 (G)And David organized them in divisions (H)corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:2 Hebrew He
- 1 Chronicles 23:4 Hebrew lacks David said
1 Chronicles 23:2-6
New English Translation
2 David[a] assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites. 3 The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.[b] 4 David said,[c] “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges; 5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.”[d] 6 David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 1 Chronicles 23:3 tn Heb “and their number by their heads, by men, was 38,000.”
- 1 Chronicles 23:4 tn The words “David said” are supplied here in the translation for clarification. The appearance of the first person verb “I supplied” in v. 5 indicates that David is speaking here.
- 1 Chronicles 23:5 tn Heb “made to [or “for”] praise.”
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