They were assigned by families for guard duty at the various gates, without regard to age or training, for it was all decided by means of sacred lots.

他们无论大小，都按着宗族掣签分守各门。

他们无论大小，都按着父系抽签，分守各门。

他们无论大小，都按着父系抽签，分守各门。

他们无论大小，都按照族系抽签，以决定看守哪个门。

他们无论大小，都按着他们的家族抽签，看守各门。

他們無論大小，都按着宗族掣籤分守各門。

他們無論大小，都按着父系抽籤，分守各門。

他們無論大小，都按着父系抽籤，分守各門。

他們無論大小，都按照族系抽籤，以決定看守哪個門。

他們無論大小，都按著他們的家族抽籤，看守各門。

他們無論大小、都按父系的家屬拈鬮，一門一門分守。

無論尊卑、俱按室家、掣籤守門、

各掣籤以守四門、循其世系、自尊逮卑。

循其宗族、無論尊卑、俱掣籤而分守諸門、

Lots were cast for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.

Lots were cast for each gate, family by family. Young and old alike were chosen.

And they cast lots by fathers’ houses, small and great alike, for their gates.

They cast lots for each temple gate according to their ancestral families, young and old alike.

They cast lots, the small and the great alike, according to their fathers’ households, for every gate.

And they cast lots for each gate, the small as well as the great, according to their father’s house.

And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.

They cast lots for each gate according to their ancestral houses, young and old alike.

And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for.

They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.

The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.

Like the descendants of Aaron, they were assigned to their duties by means of sacred lots, without regard to age or rank. Lots were drawn in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and the Levites.

All tasks were assigned to the various groups by means of sacred lots so that no preference would be shown, for there were many qualified officials serving God in the sanctuary from among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.