1 Chronicles 23 — TOJB
23Verse 1So when Dovid was old and full of days, he made Sh'lomo bno Melech Yisroel.Verse 2And he gathered together all the sarim of Yisroel, with the Kohanim and the Levi'im.Verse 3Now 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.Verse 4Of which, twenty and four elef were to look after the work of the Beis Hashem; and six alafim were shoterim (officials) and shofetim (judges);Verse 5Moreover four alafim were sho'arim (gatekeepers); and four alafim praised Hashem with the kelim (instruments) which I made, said Dovid, to praise therewith.Verse 6And Dovid divided them into divisions among the Bnei Levi, namely, Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.Verse 7Of the Gershoni were La'dan, and Shime'i.Verse 8The Bnei La'dan; the rosh was Yechiel, and Zetam, and Yoel, three.Verse 9The Bnei Shime'i; Shelomit, and Chaziel, and Haran, three. These were the rashei avot of La'dan.Verse 10And the Bnei Shime'i were Yachat, Zina, and Ye'ush, and Beri'ah. These four were the Bnei Shime'i.Verse 11And Yachat was rosh, and Zizah the second; but Ye'ush and Beri'ah had not many banim; therefore they were in pekudah echad (one reckoning), according to their bais av.Verse 12The Bnei Kehat; Amram, Yitzhar, Chevron, and Uzziel, four.Verse 13The 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.Verse 14Now concerning Moshe the Ish HaElohim, his banim were reckoned of the Shevet Levi.Verse 15The Bnei Moshe were Gershom, and Eli'ezer.Verse 16Of the Bnei Gershom, Shevuel was the rosh.Verse 17And the Bnei Eli'ezer were Rechavyah the rosh. And Eli'ezer had no banim acharim; but the Bnei Rechavyah were very many.Verse 18Of the Bnei Yitzhar: Shelomit the rosh.Verse 19Of the Bnei Chevron: Yeriyahu the first, Amaryah the seond, Yachaziel the third, and Yekam'am the fourth.Verse 20Of the Bnei Uzziel: Michah the first and Yishiyah the second.Verse 21The Bnei Merari: Machli, and Mushi. The Bnei Machli; El'azar, and Kish.Verse 22And El'azar died, and had no banim, only banot, and their brethren the Bnei Kish took them as wives.Verse 23The Bnei Mushi; Machli, and Eder, and Yeremot, three.Verse 24These 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.Verse 25For Dovid said, Hashem Elohei Yisroel hath given rest unto His people, that they may dwell in Yerushalayim ad l'olam;Verse 26And also unto the Levi'im; they shall no more carry the Mishkan, nor any kelim (vessels) of it for the avodah thereof.Verse 27According to the last instructions of Dovid the Bnei Levi were numbered from those twenty shanah and above;Verse 28Because 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;Verse 29Both 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;Verse 30And to stand baboker baboker to thank and praise Hashem, and likewise at erev (evening);Verse 31And 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;Verse 32And 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.