| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari. | 1Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 2The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. | 2Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
| 3The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. | 3Amram's children: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 4Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas became the father of Abishua, | 4Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua; |
| 5and Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi, | 5Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi; |
| 6and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth, | 6Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth; |
| 7Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub, | 7Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub; |
| 8and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz, | 8Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz; |
| 9and Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan, | 9Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan; |
| 10and Johanan became the father of Azariah (it was he who served as the priest in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem), | 10Johanan fathered Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem; |
| 11and Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub, | 11Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub; |
| 12and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum, | 12Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum; |
| 13and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah, | 13Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah; |
| 14and Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak; | 14Azariah fathered Seraiah; and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak. |
| 15and Jehozadak went along when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem away into exile by Nebuchadnezzar. | 15Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar. |
| 16The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath and Merari. | 16Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. | 17These are the names of Gershom's sons: Libni and Shimei. |
| 18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. | 18Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. |
| 19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' households. | 19Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levites' families according to their fathers: |
| 20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, | 20Of Gershom: his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, |
| 21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. | 21his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai. |
| 22The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, | 22Kohath's sons: his son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, |
| 23Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son and Assir his son, | 23his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, |
| 24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son. | 24his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul. |
| 25The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth. | 25Elkanah's sons: Amasai and Ahimoth, |
| 26As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son and Nahath his son, | 26his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath, |
| 27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. | 27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah. |
| 28The sons of Samuel were Joel the firstborn, and Abijah the second. | 28Samuel's sons: his firstborn Joel, and his second son Abijah. |
| 29The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, | 29Merari's sons: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, |
| 30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. | 30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah. |
| 31Now these are those whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after the ark rested there. | 31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the LORD's temple after the ark came to rest there. |
| 32They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem; and they served in their office according to their order. | 32They ministered with song in front of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the LORD's temple in Jerusalem, and they performed their task according to the regulations given to them. |
| 33These are those who served with their sons: From the sons of the Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, | 33These are the men who served with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel, |
| 34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, | 34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, |
| 35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, | 35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, |
| 36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, | 36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, |
| 37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, | 37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, |
| 38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. | 38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel. |
| 39Heman's brother Asaph stood at his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, | 39Heman's relative was Asaph, who stood at his right hand: Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, |
| 40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, | 40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, |
| 41the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, | 41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, |
| 42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, | 42son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, |
| 43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. | 43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. |
| 44On the left hand were their kinsmen the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, | 44On the left, their relatives were Merari's sons: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, |
| 45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, | 45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, |
| 46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, | 46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, |
| 47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. | 47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. |
| 48Their kinsmen the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. | 48Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle, God's temple. |
| 49But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. | 49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the most holy place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offerings and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. |
| 50These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, | 50These are Aaron's sons: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, |
| 51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, | 51his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah, |
| 52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, | 52his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub, |
| 53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. | 53his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz. |
| 54Now these are their settlements according to their camps within their borders. To the sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot), | 54These were the places assigned to Aaron's descendants from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them. |
| 55to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its pasture lands around it; | 55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands, |
| 56but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. | 56but the fields and settlements around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. |
| 57To the sons of Aaron they gave the following cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, | 57Aaron's descendants were given: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, |
| 58Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, | 58Hilen and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands, |
| 59Ashan with its pasture lands and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; | 59Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands. |
| 60and from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. | 60From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. They had thirteen towns in all among their families. |
| 61Then to the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, from the family of the tribe, from the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. | 61To the rest of the Kohathites, ten towns from half the tribe of Manasseh were assigned by lot. |
| 62To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, were given from the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher, the tribe of Naphtali, and the tribe of Manasseh, thirteen cities in Bashan. | 62The Gershomites were assigned thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan according to their families. |
| 63To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. | 63The Merarites were assigned by lot twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun according to their families. |
| 64So the sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands. | 64So the Israelites gave these towns and their pasturelands to the Levites. |
| 65They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, the tribe of the sons of Simeon and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name. | 65They assigned by lot the towns named above from the tribes of the descendants of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. |
| 66Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim. | 66Some of the families of the Kohathites were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory: |
| 67They gave to them the following cities of refuge: Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands, Gezer also with its pasture lands, | 67Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasturelands, |
| 68Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth-horon with its pasture lands, | 68Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth-horon and its pasturelands, |
| 69Aijalon with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; | 69Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon and its pasturelands. |
| 70and from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its pasture lands and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath. | 70From half the tribe of Manasseh, Aner and its pasturelands, and Bileam and its pasturelands were given to the rest of the families of the Kohathites. |
| 71To the sons of Gershom were given, from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands; | 71The Gershomites received: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands from the families of half the tribe of Manasseh. |
| 72and from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands | 72From the tribe of Issachar they received Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands, |
| 73and Ramoth with its pasture lands, Anem with its pasture lands; | 73Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands. |
| 74and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, | 74From the tribe of Asher they received Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands, |
| 75Hukok with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands; | 75Hukok and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands. |
| 76and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands. | 76From the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammon and its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim and its pasturelands. |
| 77To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasture lands, Tabor with its pasture lands; | 77The rest of the Merarites received: From the tribe of Zebulun they received Rimmono and its pasturelands and Tabor and its pasturelands. |
| 78and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands, | 78From the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan at Jericho, to the east of the Jordan, they received Bezer in the desert and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands, |
| 79Kedemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands; | 79Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands. |
| 80and from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands, | 80From the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands, |
| 81Heshbon with its pasture lands and Jazer with its pasture lands. | 81Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands. |
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