as well as the priests who were enrolled genealogically according to their fathers’ households, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, by their duties and their divisions.

又按宗族家谱分给祭司，按班次职任分给二十岁以外的利未人，

也发放给按父家登录在家谱的祭司；又按班次职任分给二十岁以上的利未人，

也发放给按父家登录在家谱的祭司；又按班次职任分给二十岁以上的利未人，

并分给按宗族登记在家谱上的祭司，按班次和职任分给二十岁及二十岁以上的利未人，

又分发给按着家族登记在家谱上的祭司，也按着班次职责分给二十岁及以上的利未人。

又按宗族家譜分給祭司，按班次職任分給二十歲以外的利未人，

也發放給按父家登錄在家譜的祭司；又按班次職任分給二十歲以上的利未人，

也發放給按父家登錄在家譜的祭司；又按班次職任分給二十歲以上的利未人，

並分給按宗族登記在家譜上的祭司，按班次和職任分給二十歲及二十歲以上的利未人，

又分發給按著家族登記在家譜上的祭司，也按著班次職責分給二十歲及以上的利未人。

又發放給那些按父系家屬登記在家譜上的祭司，以及從二十歲和以上的利未人、按班次以盡職守的。

又頒於祭司、循其宗族譜系、又頒於利未人、自二十歲以上、循其班次職任、

祭司依其世系、利未人依其班列、自二十歲以上、爰及妻孥、凡在會中潔己者、當以所獻之物頒之、一以均平為本、

又頒於祭司、循宗族入譜系者、又頒於利未人、自二十歲以上循班列盡職者、

And they distributed to the priests enrolled by their families in the genealogical records and likewise to the Levites twenty years old or more, according to their responsibilities and their divisions.

Kore and his Levite companions also handed out gifts to the priests. The priests were listed by their families in their family history. Those Levites also handed out gifts to the Levites who were 20 years old or more. Each group did all the different things it was supposed to do.

The enrollment of the priests was according to their fathers’ houses; that of the Levites from twenty years old and upward was according to their offices, by their divisions.

They distributed gifts to the priests who were listed by their families in the genealogical records, and to the Levites twenty years old or older who were listed according to their jobs and their divisions.

They distributed also to those recorded by genealogy of the priests by their ancestral families and the Levites twenty years old and above, by their responsibilities in their divisions;

and to the priests who were written in the genealogy according to their father’s house, and to the Levites from twenty years old and up according to their work, by their divisions,

and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers’ houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their courses;

They distributed also to those recorded by genealogy of the priests by their ancestral families and the Levites 20 years old and above, by their responsibilities in their divisions;

Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;

They made disbursements to the priests listed in the genealogical records by their families, and to the Levites twenty years old and up, according to their duties as assigned to their divisions,

and those who were listed by genealogy of the priests by their fathers’ houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their divisions;

These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those among them who were counted, in the number of names by their head count, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

For by the last words of David, the sons of Levi were counted from twenty years old and upward.

And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites by their divisions, each according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to serve and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord.

And the numbered men of the sons of Gershon by their families and by their fathers’ households,

and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

“ This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty five years old and upward they shall enter to perform service in the work of the tent of meeting.

Now these were the ones who came up from Tel melah, Tel harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to provide evidence of their fathers’ households and their descendants, whether they were of Israel:

All the numbered men of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ households,

Now for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah, the first.Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.By Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.These also cast lots just as their relatives, the sons of Aaron did in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites— the head of fathers’ households as well as those of his younger brother.Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals; and the number of those who performed this service was:Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord.Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer to exalt him according to the words of God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.All of these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.Their number who were trained in singing to the Lord, with their relatives, all who were skillful, was 288.They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;the fourth to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve;the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve;the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

from thirty years old and upward, even to fifty years old, everyone who can enter the service of ministry to do work in the tent of meeting.

And the numbered men of the families of the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers’ households,

“ Count the sons of Levi by their fathers’ households, by their families; every male from a month old and upward you shall count.”

“ Speak to the sons of Israel, and obtain from them a staff for each father’s household: twelve staffs, from all their leaders for their fathers’ households. You shall write each man’s name on his staff,and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi; for there is to be one staff for the head of each of their fathers’ households.