Historical

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.