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24 These were the sons of Levi according to the house of their fathers, the heads of the families,[a] according to their enrollment, by the number of the names, according to their head count, who were to do the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and above. 25 For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 And also, the Levites do not need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David, they are the number of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and above. 28 For their station was to assist[b] the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of Yahweh, over the courtyards, over the chambers, and over the cleansing of all the sanctified objects, and with the work of the service of the house of God, 29 and with the rows of bread, the flour, the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and for all the amounts and measurements. 30 And they were to stand every morning,[c] thanking and praising Yahweh, and likewise in the evening, 31 and for every burnt offering offered to Yahweh, on Sabbaths, on new moon festivals, and at the appointed feasts, according to the customary number required of them,[d] regularly before Yahweh. 32 And they shall keep the responsibility of the tent of assembly,[e] the responsibility of the sanctified objects, and the responsibility of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, to serve the house of Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 23:24 Literally “fathers”
  2. 1 Chronicles 23:28 Literally “for the hand of”
  3. 1 Chronicles 23:30 Literally “in the morning, in the morning”
  4. 1 Chronicles 23:31 Literally “over them”
  5. 1 Chronicles 23:32 Or “meeting”

24 (A)These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, the heads of fathers' houses (B)as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from (C)twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord. 25 For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, (D)has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 And so the Levites no longer need (E)to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from (F)twenty years old and upward. 28 For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God. 29 Their duty was also to assist with the (G)showbread, the (H)flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the (I)baked offering, the (J)offering mixed with oil, and all (K)measures of quantity or size. 30 And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening, 31 and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the Lord (L)on Sabbaths, (M)new moons, and feast days, (N)according to the number required of them, regularly before the Lord. 32 Thus (O)they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the (P)service of the house of the Lord.

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