Levi
In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66. 1The sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
2The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
3The children of Amram:
Aaron, Moses and Miriam.
The sons of Aaron:
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas,
Phinehas the father of Abishua,
5Abishua the father of Bukki,
Bukki the father of Uzzi,
6Uzzi the father of Zerahiah,
Zerahiah the father of Meraioth,
7Meraioth the father of Amariah,
Amariah the father of Ahitub,
8Ahitub the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Ahimaaz,
9Ahimaaz the father of Azariah,
Azariah the father of Johanan,
10Johanan the father of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem),
11Azariah the father of Amariah,
Amariah the father of Ahitub,
12Ahitub the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Shallum,
13Shallum the father of Hilkiah,
Hilkiah the father of Azariah,
14Azariah the father of Seraiah,
and Seraiah the father of Jozadak.6:14 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15
15Jozadak was deported when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16The sons of Levi:
Gershon,6:16 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71 Kohath and Merari.
17These are the names of the sons of Gershon:
Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
20Of Gershon:
Libni his son, Jahath his son,
Zimmah his son, 21Joah his son,
Iddo his son, Zerah his son
and Jeatherai his son.
22The descendants of Kohath:
Amminadab his son, Korah his son,
Assir his son, 23Elkanah his son,
Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
24Tahath his son, Uriel his son,
Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.
25The descendants of Elkanah:
Amasai, Ahimoth,
26Elkanah his son,6:26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Ahimoth 26 and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son,
Nahath his son, 27Eliab his son,
Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son
and Samuel his son.6:27 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Samuel 1:19,20 and 1 Chron. 6:33,34); Hebrew does not have and Samuel his son.
28The sons of Samuel:
Joel6:28 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 8:2 and 1 Chron. 6:33); Hebrew does not have Joel. the firstborn
and Abijah the second son.
29The descendants of Merari:
Mahli, Libni his son,
Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son
and Asaiah his son.
The Temple Musicians
31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there. 32They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.
33Here are the men who served, together with their sons:
From the Kohathites:
Heman, the musician,
the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham,
the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah,
the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel,
the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir,
the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath,
the son of Levi, the son of Israel;
39and Heman’s associate Asaph, who served at his right hand:
Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,
40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,6:40 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one Septuagint manuscript and Syriac Maaseiah
the son of Malkijah, 41the son of Ethni,
the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah,
the son of Shimei, 43the son of Jahath,
the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;
44and from their associates, the Merarites, at his left hand:
Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi,
the son of Malluk, 45the son of Hashabiah,
the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani,
the son of Shemer, 47the son of Mahli,
the son of Mushi, the son of Merari,
the son of Levi.
48Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God. 49But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50These were the descendants of Aaron:
Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son,
Abishua his son, 51Bukki his son,
Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son,
Ahitub his son, 53Zadok his son
and Ahimaaz his son.
54These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):
55They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. 56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
57So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah,6:57 See Joshua 21:13; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah. Jattir, Eshtemoa, 58Hilen, Debir, 59Ashan, Juttah6:59 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not have Juttah. and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands. 60And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,6:60 See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not have Gibeon. Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands.
The total number of towns distributed among the Kohathite clans came to thirteen.
61The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh.
62The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.
63The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
64So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands. 65From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.
66Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
67In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer,6:67 See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer. 68Jokmeam, Beth Horon, 69Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands.
70And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
71The Gershonites received the following:
From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh
they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;
72from the tribe of Issachar
they received Kedesh, Daberath, 73Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands;
74from the tribe of Asher
they received Mashal, Abdon, 75Hukok and Rehob, together with their pasturelands;
76and from the tribe of Naphtali
they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
77The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following:
From the tribe of Zebulun
they received Jokneam, Kartah,6:77 See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not have Jokneam, Kartah. Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;
78from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho
they received Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, 79Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;
80and from the tribe of Gad
they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, 81Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.
利未的后裔
1利未的儿子是革顺、哥辖和米拉利。 2哥辖的儿子是暗兰、以斯哈、希伯伦和乌薛。 3暗兰的儿子是亚伦和摩西，女儿是米利暗。亚伦的儿子是拿答、亚比户、以利亚撒和以他玛。 4以利亚撒生非尼哈，非尼哈生亚比书， 5亚比书生布基，布基生乌西， 6乌西生西拉希雅，西拉希雅生米拉约， 7米拉约生亚玛利雅，亚玛利雅生亚希突， 8亚希突生撒督，撒督生亚希玛斯， 9亚希玛斯生亚撒利雅，亚撒利雅生约哈难， 10约哈难生亚撒利雅，亚撒利雅在耶路撒冷、所罗门建的圣殿里任祭司。 11亚撒利雅生亚玛利雅，亚玛利雅生亚希突， 12亚希突生撒督，撒督生沙龙， 13沙龙生希勒迦，希勒迦生亚撒利雅， 14亚撒利雅生西莱雅，西莱雅生约萨答。 15在耶和华借尼布甲尼撒掳掠犹大和耶路撒冷人的时候，约萨答也一起被掳去了。
16利未的儿子是革顺、哥辖和米拉利。 17革顺的儿子一个叫立尼，一个叫示每。 18哥辖的儿子是暗兰、以斯哈、希伯伦、乌薛。 19米拉利的儿子是抹利和姆示。以上是利未人按宗族分的各家族。
20革顺的儿子是立尼，立尼的儿子是雅哈，雅哈的儿子是薪玛， 21薪玛的儿子是约亚，约亚的儿子是易多，易多的儿子是谢拉，谢拉的儿子是耶特赖。
22哥辖的儿子是亚米拿达，亚米拿达的儿子是可拉，可拉的儿子是亚惜， 23亚惜的儿子是以利加拿，以利加拿的儿子是以比雅撒，以比雅撒的儿子是亚惜， 24亚惜的儿子是他哈，他哈的儿子是乌列，乌列的儿子是乌西雅，乌西雅的儿子是少罗。 25以利加拿的儿子是亚玛赛和亚希摩。 26亚希摩的儿子是以利加拿，以利加拿的儿子是琐菲，琐菲的儿子是拿哈， 27拿哈的儿子是以利押，以利押的儿子是耶罗罕，耶罗罕的儿子是以利加拿，以利加拿的儿子是撒母耳。 28撒母耳的长子是约珥，次子是亚比亚。 29米拉利的儿子是抹利，抹利的儿子是立尼，立尼的儿子是示每，示每的儿子是乌撒， 30乌撒的儿子是示米亚，示米亚的儿子是哈基雅，哈基雅的儿子是亚帅雅。
圣殿的歌乐手
31约柜安放在耶和华的殿中之后，大卫便派人在那里负责歌乐。 32他们按班次供职，在会幕歌唱，一直到所罗门在耶路撒冷建造了耶和华的殿。 33以下是负责歌乐的人及其后代：
哥辖的后代有希幔。希幔是约珥的儿子，约珥是撒母耳的儿子， 34撒母耳是以利加拿的儿子，以利加拿是耶罗罕的儿子，耶罗罕是以利业的儿子，以利业是陀亚的儿子， 35陀亚是苏弗的儿子，苏弗是以利加拿的儿子，以利加拿是玛哈的儿子，玛哈是亚玛赛的儿子， 36亚玛赛是以利加拿的儿子，以利加拿是约珥的儿子，约珥是亚撒利雅的儿子，亚撒利雅是西番雅的儿子， 37西番雅是他哈的儿子，他哈是亚惜的儿子，亚惜是以比雅撒的儿子，以比雅撒是可拉的儿子， 38可拉是以斯哈的儿子，以斯哈是哥辖的儿子，哥辖是利未的儿子，利未是以色列的儿子。 39希幔的族兄和助手亚萨是比利迦的儿子，比利迦是示米亚的儿子， 40示米亚是米迦勒的儿子，米迦勒是巴西雅的儿子，巴西雅是玛基雅的儿子， 41玛基雅是伊特尼的儿子，伊特尼是谢拉的儿子，谢拉是亚大雅的儿子， 42亚大雅是以探的儿子，以探是薪玛的儿子，薪玛是示每的儿子， 43示每是雅哈的儿子，雅哈是革顺的儿子，革顺是利未的儿子。 44希幔和亚萨的族兄和助手有米拉利的后代以探。以探是基示的儿子，基示是亚伯底的儿子，亚伯底是玛鹿的儿子， 45玛鹿是哈沙比雅的儿子，哈沙比雅是亚玛谢的儿子，亚玛谢是希勒迦的儿子， 46希勒迦是暗西的儿子，暗西是巴尼的儿子，巴尼是沙麦的儿子， 47沙麦是末力的儿子，末力是姆示的儿子，姆示是米拉利的儿子，米拉利是利未的儿子。 48希幔和亚萨的同族弟兄利未人都被派到上帝殿的会幕担任各种职务。
49亚伦和他的后代在祭坛和香坛上献祭烧香，负责至圣所里的各种工作，为以色列人赎罪，正如上帝的仆人摩西的吩咐。 50以下是亚伦的后代：以利亚撒、非尼哈、亚比书、 51布基、乌西、西拉希雅、 52米拉约、亚玛利雅、亚希突、 53撒督、亚希玛斯。
利未人住的地方
54以下是亚伦的后代哥辖族人分到的地方：
他们抽中第一签， 55得到了犹大境内的希伯仑城及其周围的草场， 56但城外的田地和村庄分给了耶孚尼的儿子迦勒。 57亚伦的子孙得到避难城希伯仑、立拿及其周围的草场、雅提珥、以实提莫及其周围的草场、 58希仑、底璧、 59亚珊、伯·示麦及这些城邑周围的草场。 60他们还得到了便雅悯支派的迦巴、阿勒篾、亚拿突及这些城邑周围的草场。他们各宗族所得的城邑共十三座。
61哥辖族其余的人从玛拿西半个支派中抽签分到了十座城。 62革顺各宗族的人从以萨迦、亚设和拿弗他利各支派，以及玛拿西支派的巴珊地区分到了十三座城。 63米拉利各宗族的人从吕便、迦得和西布伦各支派抽签分到十二座城。 64以色列人把这些城邑及其周围的草场分给了利未人。 65以上提到的犹大、西缅和便雅悯各支派的城邑也是用抽签的方式分给他们的。 66哥辖的一些宗族从以法莲支派分到城邑， 67其中有以法莲山区的避难城示剑及其周围的草场，还有基色、 68约缅、伯·和仑、 69亚雅仑和迦特·临门及这些城邑周围的草场。 70哥辖族其余的人从玛拿西半个支派中得到了亚乃、比连城及其周围的草场。 71革顺族从玛拿西半个支派中得到了巴珊的哥兰及其周围的草场，亚斯她录及其周围的草场。 72他们从以萨迦支派得到了基低斯、大比拉、 73拉末、亚年及这些城邑周围的草场。 74他们从亚设支派得到了玛沙、押顿、 75户割、利合及这些城邑周围的草场。 76他们从拿弗他利支派得到了加利利的基低斯、哈们、基列亭及这些城邑周围的草场。 77米拉利族的人从西布伦支派得到了临摩挪和他泊城及其周围的草场； 78从约旦河东岸、耶利哥对面的吕便支派得到了旷野中的比悉、雅杂、 79基底莫、米法押及这些城邑的草场； 80从迦得支派得到了基列的拉末、玛哈念、 81希实本、雅谢及这些城邑周围的草场。
