Chronological

23 So when Dovid was old and full of days, he made Sh’lomo bno Melech Yisroel.

² And he gathered together all the sarim of Yisroel, with the Kohanim and the Levi’im.

³ Now the Levi’im were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward; and their number by their gulgelot (totals, head count), gevarim (men), was thirty and eight elef.

⁴ Of which, twenty and four elef were to look after the work of the Beis Hashem; and six alafim were shoterim (officials) and shofetim (judges);

⁵ Moreover four alafim were sho’arim (gatekeepers); and four alafim praised Hashem with the kelim (instruments) which I made, said Dovid, to praise therewith.

⁶ And Dovid divided them into divisions among the Bnei Levi, namely, Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.

⁷ Of the Gershoni were La’dan, and Shimei.

⁸ The Bnei La’dan; the rosh was Yechiel, and Zetam, and Yoel, three.

⁹ The Bnei Shimei; Shlomit, and Chaziel, and Haran, three. These were the rashei avot of La’dan.

¹⁰ And the Bnei Shimei were Yachat, Zina, and Yeush, and Beriah. These four were the Bnei Shimei.

¹¹ And Yachat was rosh, and Zizah the second; but Yeush and Beriah had not many banim; therefore they were in pekudah echad (one reckoning), according to their bais av.

¹² The Bnei Kehat; Amram, Yitzhar, Chevron, and Uzziel, four.

¹³ The Bnei Amram; Aharon and Moshe; Aharon was separated, to set him apart as Kodesh Kodashim, he and his banim ad olam, to burn offerings before Hashem, to minister unto Him, and to bless b’Shmo ad olam.

¹⁴ Now concerning Moshe the Ish HaElohim, his banim were reckoned of the Shevet Levi.

¹⁵ The Bnei Moshe were Gershom, and Eliezer.

¹⁶ Of the Bnei Gershom, Shevuel was the rosh.

¹⁷ And the Bnei Eliezer were Rechavyah the rosh. And Eliezer had no banim acharim; but the Bnei Rechavyah were very many.

¹⁸ Of the Bnei Yitzhar: Shlomit the rosh.

¹⁹ Of the Bnei Chevron: Yeriyahu the first, Amaryah the seond, Yachziel the third, and Yekam’am the fourth.

²⁰ Of the Bnei Uzziel: Michah the first and Yishiyah the second.

²¹ The Bnei Merari: Machli, and Mushi. The Bnei Machli; Eleazar, and Kish.

²² And Eleazar died, and had no banim, only banot, and their brethren the Bnei Kish took them as wives.

²³ The Bnei Mushi; Machli, and Eder, and Yeremot, three.

²⁴ These were the Bnei Levi after the bais avoteihem; even the rashei avot, as they were counted by number of shmot by their head count, that did the work for the avodas Beis Hashem, from the age of twenty shanah and upward.

²⁵ For Dovid said, Hashem Elohei Yisroel hath given rest unto His people, that they may dwell in Yerushalayim ad l’olam;

²⁶ And also unto the Levi’im; they shall no more carry the Mishkan, nor any kelim (vessels) of it for the avodah thereof.

²⁷ According to the last instructions of Dovid the Bnei Levi were numbered from those twenty shanah and above;

²⁸ Because their ma’amad (position) was to wait on the Bnei Aharon for the avodas Beis Hashem, in the khatzerot, and in the rooms, and in the tahorat (cleansing) of kol kodesh, and the work of the avodas Beis HaElohim;

²⁹ Both for the Lechem HaMa’arechet (showbread), and for the solet (flour) for minchah, and for the cakes of matzot, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is scalded, and for all manner of measure and size;

³⁰ And to stand baboker baboker to thank and praise Hashem, and likewise at erev (evening);

³¹ And to offer all olot (burnt offerings) unto Hashem on Shabbatot, at Rosh Chodesh, and at mo’adim, according to their number ordained for them, tamid before Hashem;

³² And that they should be shomer to keep the mishmeret (watch, guard responsibility) of the Ohel Mo’ed and the mishmeret of the Kodesh, and the mishmeret of the Bnei Aharon their brethren, in the avodas Beis Hashem.

24 Now these are the divisions of the Bnei Aharon; the Bnei Aharon; Nadav, and Avihu, Eleazar, and Itamar.

² But Nadav and Avihu died before avihem (their father), and had no banim; therefore Eleazar and Itamar became Kohanim.

³ And Dovid with both Tzadok of the Bnei Eleazar, and Achimelech of the Bnei Itamar, divided them according to their pekudim (offices, assignments) in their avodah.

⁴ And there were more Rashei HaGevarim found of the Bnei Eleazar than of the Bnei Itamar, and thus were they divided. Among the Bnei Eleazar there were sixteen Rashim l’Bais Avot, and eight among the Bnei Itamar according to the Bais of their Avot.

⁵ Thus were they divided by goralot (lots) with one another; for the Sarei Kodesh and Sarei HaElohim, were of the Bnei Eleazar, and of the Bnei Itamar.

⁶ And Shema’yah ben Netanel the Sofer, one of the Levi’im, wrote them before HaMelech, and the Sarim, and Tzadok HaKohen, and Achimelech ben Evyatar (Abiathar), and before the Rashei HaAvot of the Kohanim and Levi’im, Bais Avechad being chosen for Eleazar, and one chosen for Itamar.

⁷ Now the first goral (lot) came forth to Yehoyariv, the second to Yedayah,

⁸ The third to Charim, the fourth to Seorim,

⁹ The fifth to Malkiyyah, the sixth to Miyamin,

¹⁰ The seventh to Hakotz, the eighth to Aviyah,

¹¹ The ninth to Yeshua, the tenth to Shekhanyahu,

¹² The eleventh to Elyashiv, the twelfth to Yakim,

¹³ The thirteenth to Chuppah, the fourteenth to Yeshevav,

¹⁴ The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

¹⁵ The seventeenth to Chezir, the eighteenth to Happitztzetz,

¹⁶ The nineteenth to Petakhyah, the twentieth to Yechezkel,

¹⁷ The one and twentieth to Yachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

¹⁸ The three and twentieth to Delayahu, the four and twentieth to Ma’azyahu.

¹⁹ These were the pekudim (offices, assigments) of them in their avodah to come into the Bais Hashem, according to their mishpatim (regulations), under Aharon Avihem just as Hashem Elohei Yisroel had commanded him.

²⁰ And the rest of the Bnei Levi were these: Of the Bnei Amram: Shuvael; of the Bnei Shuvael: Yechdeyahu.

²¹ Concerning Rechavyahu, of the Bnei Rechavyahu, the first was Yishshiyah.

²² Of the Yitzhari: Shelomot; of the Bnei Shelomot: Yachat.

²³ And [the Bnei Chevron]: Yeriyahu the first, Amaryahu the second, Yakhaziel the third, Yekam’am the fourth.

²⁴ Of the Bnei Uzziel: Michah; of the Bnei Michah: Shamir.

²⁵ The brother of Michah was Yishshiyah; of the Bnei Yishshiyah: Zecharyah.

²⁶ The Bnei Merari were Machli and Mushi; the Bnei Ya’aziyahu, Beno.

²⁷ The Bnei Merari: by Yaaziyahu: Beno, and Shoham, and Zakkur, and Ivri.

²⁸ Of Machli came Eleazar, who had no banim.

²⁹ Concerning Kish: the ben Kish was Yerachme’el.

³⁰ The Bnei Mushi: Machli, and Eder, and Yerimot. These were the Bnei HaLevi’im after the Bais Avoteihem.

³¹ These likewise cast goralot (lots) corresponding to their brethren the Bnei Aharon in the presence of Dovid HaMelech, and Tzadok, and Achimelech, and the Rashei HaAvot LaKohanim and Levi’im, even the Avot HaRosh as well as Achiv HaKatan.

25 Moreover Dovid and the sarim of the tzava separated for avodah of the Bnei Asaph, and of Heman, and of Yedutun, who should prophesy with kinnorot, with nevalim, and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen according to their avodah (service) was;

² Of the Bnei Asaph; Zakkur, and Yosef, and Netanyah, and Asarelah, the Bnei Asaph under the hand of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of HaMelech.

³ Of Yedutun, the Bnei Yedutun: Gedalyah, and Tzeri, and Yeshayahu, Chashavyahu, and Mattityahu, six, under the hands of their av Yedutun, who prophesied with a kinnor, to give thanks and to praise Hashem.

⁴ Of Heman, the Bnei Heman: Bukiyahu, Matanyahu, Uzziel, Shevuel, and Yerimot, Chananyah, Chanani, Eliatah, Giddalti, and Romamti, Ezer, Yoshbekashah, Maloti, Hotir, and Machazi’ot;

⁵ All these were the banim Heman the chozer (seer) of HaMelech in the devarim of Elohim, to lift up the keren. And HaElohim gave to Heman fourteen banim and three banot.

⁶ All these were under the hands of their av for shir in the Beis Hashem, with cymbals, nevalim, and kinnorot, for avodas Beis HaElohim, under the support of HaMelech to Asaph, Yedutun, and Heman.

⁷ So the number of them, with their brethren that were trained in the shir Hashem (music, songs of Hashem), even all that were skilled, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

⁸ And they cast goralot, shift against shift, katon as well as gadol, the meiven as well as the talmid (student).

⁹ Now the first goral which was for Asaph fell to Yosef; the second to Gedalyahu, who with his brethren and banim were 12;

¹⁰ The third to Zakkur, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹¹ The fourth to Yitzri, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹² The fifth to Netanyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹³ The sixth to Bukiyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁴ The seventh to Yesarelah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁵ The eighth to Yeshayahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁶ The ninth to Matanyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁷ The tenth to Shimei, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁸ The eleventh to Azare’el, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

¹⁹ The twelfth to Chashavyah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁰ The thirteenth to Shuva’el, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²¹ The fourteenth to Mattityahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²² The fifteenth to Yeremot, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²³ The sixteenth to Chananyahu, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁴ The seventeenth to Yoshbekashah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁵ The eighteenth to Chanani, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁶ The nineteenth to Maloti, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁷ The twentieth to Eliyatah, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁸ The one and twentieth to Hotir, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

²⁹ The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

³⁰ The three and twentieth to Machziot, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12;

³¹ The four and twentieth to Romamti Ezer, he, his banim, and his brethren, were 12.