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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”

Duties Revised

24 (A)These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those among them who were [a]counted, in the number of names by their [b]head count, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, (B)from twenty years old and upward. 25 For David said, “The Lord God of Israel (C)has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 Also, (D)the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David, the sons of Levi were counted from twenty years old and upward. 28 For their office is [c]to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord, in the courtyards and in the chambers, and in the purification of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, 29 (E)and with the showbread, and (F)the fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or (G)what is baked in the pan or (H)what is well-mixed, and (I)all measures of volume and size. 30 They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise at evening, 31 and to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord, (J)on the Sabbaths, the new moons and (K)the appointed festivals, in the number determined by the ordinance concerning them, continually before the Lord. 32 So (L)they are to perform the [d]duties of the tent of meeting, the holy place, and (M)of assisting the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 23:24 Lit mustered
  2. 1 Chronicles 23:24 Lit heads
  3. 1 Chronicles 23:28 Lit at the hand of
  4. 1 Chronicles 23:32 Lit duty of...the duty of...