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וְלִבְנֵי אַהֲרֹן מַחְלְקוֹתָם בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא אֶלְעָזָר וְאִיתָמָר׃   24:1

1Chr. 24:1   And in regard to the sons of Aaron, their courses:  The sons of Aaron were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

וַיָּמָת נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא לִפְנֵי אֲבִיהֶם וּבָנִים לֹא־הָיוּ לָהֶם וַיְכַהֲנוּ אֶלְעָזָר וְאִיתָמָר׃   24:2

1Chr. 24:2   But Nadab died, along with Abihu, before their father, and there had been no sons for them, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

וַיֶּחָלְקֵם דָּוִיד וְצָדוֹק מִן־בְּנֵי אֶלְעָזָר וַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ מִן־בְּנֵי אִיתָמָר לִפְקֻדָּתָם בַּעֲבֹדָתָם׃   24:3

1Chr. 24:3   And David divided them, with Zadok, from the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech from the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.

וַיִּמָּצְאוּ בְנֵי־אֶלְעָזָר רַבִּים לְרָאשֵׁי הַגְּבָרִים מִן־בְּנֵי אִיתָמָר וַיַּחְלְקוּם לִבְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר רָאשִׁים   24:4

 לְבֵית־אָבוֹת שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר וְלִבְנֵי אִיתָמָר לְבֵית אֲבוֹתָם שְׁמוֹנָה׃

1Chr. 24:4   And they found more sons of Eleazar to be the heads of able men than sons of Ithamar as they divided them:  For the sons of Eleazar sixteen heads of households, and for the sons of Ithamar eight for the house of their fathers.

וַיַּחְלְקוּם בְּגוֹרָלוֹת אֵלֶּה עִם־אֵלֶּה כִּי־הָיוּ שָׂרֵי־קֹדֶשׁ וְשָׂרֵי הָאֱלֹהִים מִבְּנֵי אֶלְעָזָר וּבִבְנֵי אִיתָמָר׃   24:5

1Chr. 24:5   And they divided them by lots, these beside those, for they were princes of the holy place and the princes of God, from the sons of Eleazar and among the sons of Ithamar.

וַיִּכְתְּבֵם שְׁמַעְיָה בֶן־נְתַנְאֵל הַסּוֹפֵר מִן־הַלֵּוִי לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהַשָּׂרִים וְצָדוֹק הַכֹּהֵן וַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָר   24:6

 וְרָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם בֵּית־אָב אֶחָד אָחֻז לְאֶלְעָזָר וְאָחֻז אָחֻז לְאִיתָמָר׃

1Chr. 24:6   And Shemaiah son of Nethanel, the scribe for the Levite, recorded them before the king and the princes and Zadok, the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar and the heads of the households for the priests and for the Levites, Eleazar's possession one house of a father, and Ithamar's a proportional possession.

וַיֵּצֵא הַגּוֹרָל הָרִאשׁוֹן לִיהוֹיָרִיב לִידַעְיָה הַשֵּׁנִי׃   24:7

1Chr. 24:7   And the first lot came out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

לְחָרִם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לִשְׂעֹרִים הָרְבִעִי׃   24:8

1Chr. 24:8   the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

לְמַלְכִּיָּה הַחֲמִישִׁי לְמִיָּמִן הַשִּׁשִּׁי׃   24:9

1Chr. 24:9   the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

לְהַקּוֹץ הַשְּׁבִעִי לַאֲבִיָּה הַשְּׁמִינִי׃   24:10

1Chr. 24:10   the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

לְיֵשׁוּעַ הַתְּשִׁעִי לִשְׁכַנְיָהוּ הָעֲשִׂרִי׃   24:11

1Chr. 24:11   the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Jechaniah,

לְאֶלְיָשִׁיב עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר לְיָקִים שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר׃   24:12

1Chr. 24:12   the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

לְחֻפָּה שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר לְיֶשֶׁבְאָב אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר׃   24:13

1Chr. 24:13   the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

לְבִלְגָּה חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר לְאִמֵּר שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר׃   24:14

1Chr. 24:14   the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

לְחֵזִיר שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר לְהַפִּצֵּץ שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר׃   24:15

1Chr. 24:15   the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

לִפְתַחְיָה תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר לִיחֶזְקֵאל הָעֶשְׂרִים׃   24:16

1Chr. 24:16   the nineteenth to Pethachiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

לְיָכִין אֶחָד וְעֶשְׂרִים לְגָמוּל שְׁנַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִים׃   24:17

1Chr. 24:17   the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

לִדְלָיָהוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים לְמַעַזְיָהוּ אַרְבָּעָה וְעֶשְׂרִים׃   24:18

1Chr. 24:18   the twenty-third to Deliah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

אֵלֶּה פְקֻדָּתָם לַעֲבֹדָתָם לָבוֹא לְבֵית־יְהוָה כְּמִשְׁפָּטָם בְּיַד אַהֲרֹן אֲבִיהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי   24:19

יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

1Chr. 24:19   These were the order of their mustering for their service to come in to the house of the Lord according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron, their father, as the Lord, God of Israel, had commanded him.

וְלִבְנֵי לֵוִי הַנּוֹתָרִים לִבְנֵי עַמְרָם שׁוּבָאֵל לִבְנֵי שׁוּבָאֵל יֶחְדְּיָהוּ׃   24:20

1Chr. 24:20   As for the remaining sons of Levi, Shubael belonged to the sons of Amram, Jehdeiah belonged to the sons of Shubael,

לִרְחַבְיָהוּ לִבְנֵי רְחַבְיָהוּ הָרֹאשׁ יִשִּׁיָּה׃   24:21

1Chr. 24:21   for Rechabiah, Isshiah, the head, belonged to the sons of Rechabiah,

לַיִּצְהָרִי שְׁלֹמוֹת לִבְנֵי שְׁלֹמוֹת יָחַת׃   24:22

1Chr. 24:22   Shelomoth belonged to the Izharites, Jahath belonged to the sons of Shelomoth.

וּבְנָי יְרִיָּהוּ אֲמַרְיָהוּ הַשֵּׁנִי יַחֲזִיאֵל הַשְּׁלִישִׁי יְקַמְעָם הָרְבִיעִי׃   24:23

1Chr. 24:23   And Jeriah, Amariah, the second, Jahaziel, the third, Jekameam, the fourth, were of Benai.

בְּנֵי עֻזִּיאֵל מִיכָה לִבְנֵי מִיכָה (שָׁמוּר) [שָׁמִיר]׃   24:24

1Chr. 24:24   Micah was of the sons of Uzziel, Shamir belonged to the sons of Micah.

The name Shamir is misspelled in the parentheses.  The correction, replacing the vav with a yad, is in the brackets.

אֲחִי מִיכָה יִשִּׁיָּה לִבְנֵי יִשִּׁיָּה זְכַרְיָהוּ׃   24:25

1Chr. 24:25   Isshiah was the brother of Micah, Zechariah belonged to the sons of Isshiah.

בְּנֵי מְרָרִי מַחְלִי וּמוּשִׁי בְּנֵי יַעֲזִיָּהוּ בְנוֹ׃   24:26

1Chr. 24:26   The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi, Beno was of the sons of Jaaziah.

בְּנֵי מְרָרִי לְיַעֲזִיָּהוּ בְנוֹ וְשֹׁהַם וְזַכּוּר וְעִבְרִי׃   24:27

1Chr. 24:27   Of the sons of Merari, Beno belonged to Jaaziah, and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.

לְמַחְלִי אֶלְעָזָר וְלֹא־הָיָה לוֹ בָּנִים׃   24:28

1Chr. 24:28   Eleazar belonged to Mahli, but there was for him no sons.

לְקִישׁ בְּנֵי־קִישׁ יְרַחְמְאֵל׃   24:29

1Chr. 24:29   For Kish, Jerachmeel was of the sons of Kish.

וּבְנֵי מוּשִׁי מַחְלִי וְעֵדֶר וִירִימוֹת אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי הַלְוִיִּם לְבֵית אֲבֹתֵיהֶם׃   24:30

1Chr. 24:30   And the sons of Mushi were Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth.  These were the sons of the Levites belonging to the house of their fathers.

וַיַּפִּילוּ גַם־הֵם גּוֹרָלוֹת לְעֻמַּת אֲחֵיהֶם בְּנֵי־אַהֲרֹן לִפְנֵי דָוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ וְצָדוֹק וַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ וְרָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת   24:31

 לַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם אָבוֹת הָרֹאשׁ לְעֻמַּת אָחִיו הַקָּטָן׃

1Chr. 24:31   And they also cast lots as did their brethren, the sons of Aaron, before David, the king, and Zadok and Ahimelech and the heads of households for the priests and for the Levites, the households of the chief being similar to his younger brother.

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