³⁰ And as for his ^[a]provisions, there was a ^[b]regular ration given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life.

²³ For ^(A)it was the king’s command concerning them that a ^[a]certain portion should be for the singers, a quota day by day.

⁵ And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might ^(A)serve before the king.

⁴⁷ In the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah all Israel gave the portions for the singers and the gatekeepers, a portion for ^(A)each day. ^(B)They also ^[a]consecrated holy things for the Levites, ^(C)and the Levites consecrated them for the children of Aaron.

Seven Chosen to Serve

6 Now in those days, ^(A)when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the ^(B)Hellenists,^[a] because their widows were neglected ^(C)in the daily distribution.

¹⁵ And ^(A)he blessed Joseph, and said: