1 So sind nun die Kinder Levis diese: Gerson, Kahath, Merari.

2 So heißen aber die Kinder Gersons: Libni und Simei.

3 Aber die Kinder Kahaths heißen: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron und Usiel.

4 Die Kinder Meraris heißen: Maheli und Musi. Das sind die Geschlechter der Leviten nach ihren Vaterhäusern.

5 Gerson Sohn war Libni; des Sohn war Jahath; des Sohn war Simma;

6 des Sohn war Joah; des Sohn war Iddo; des Sohn war Serah; des Sohn war Jeathrai.

7 Kahaths Sohn aber war Aminadab; des Sohn war Korah; des Sohn war Assir;

8 des Sohn war Elkana; des Sohn war Abiasaph; des Sohn war Assir;

9 des Sohn war Thahat; des Sohn war Uriel; des Sohn war Usia; des Sohn war Saul.

10 Die Kinder Elkanas waren: Amasai und Ahimoth;

11 des Sohn war Elkana; des Sohn war Elkana von Zoph; des Sohn war Nahath;

12 des Sohn war Eliab; des Sohn war Jeroham; des Sohn war Elkana.

13 Und die Kinder Samuels waren: der Erstgeborene Vasni und Abia.

14 Meraris Sohn war Maheli; des Sohn war Libni; des Sohn war Simei; des Sohn war Usa;

15 des Sohn war Simea; des Sohn war Haggia; des Sohn war Asaja.

16 Dies sind aber, die David bestellte, zu singen im Hause des HERRN, als die Lade des Bundes zur Ruhe gekommen war;

17 und sie dienten vor der Wohnung der Hütte des Stifts mit Singen, bis daß Salomo das Haus des HERRN baute zu Jerusalem, und standen nach ihrer Weise in ihrem Amt.

18 Und dies sind sie, die da standen, und ihre Kinder: Von den Kindern Kahaths war Heman, der Sänger, der Sohn Joels, des Sohnes Samuel;

19 des Sohnes Elkanas, des Sohnes Jerohams, des Sohnes Eliels, des Sohnes Thoahs,

20 des Sohnes Zuphs, des Sohnes Elkanas, des Sohnes Mahaths, des Sohnes Amasais,

21 des Sohnes Elkanas, des Sohnes Joels, des Sohnes Asarjas, des Sohnes Zephanjas,

22 des Sohnes Thahaths, des Sohnes Assirs, des Sohnes Abiasaphs, des Sohnes Korahs,

23 des Sohnes Jizhars, des Sohnes Kahaths, des Sohnes Levis, des Sohnes Israels.

24 Und sein Bruder Asaph stand zu seiner Rechten. Und er, der Asaph, war ein Sohn Berechjas, des Sohnes Simeas,

25 des Sohnes Michaels, des Sohnes Baesejas, des Sohnes Malchias,

26 des Sohnes Athnis, des Sohnes Serahs, des Sohnes Adajas,

27 des Sohnes Ethans, des Sohnes Simmas, des Sohnes Simeis,

28 des Sohnes Jahats, des Sohnes Gersons, des Sohnes Levis.

29 Ihre Brüder aber, die Kinder Meraris, standen zur Linken: nämlich Ethan, der Sohn Kusis, des Sohnes Abdis, des Sohnes Malluchs,

30 des Sohnes Hasabjas, des Sohnes Amazjas, des Sohnes Hilkias,

31 des Sohnes Amzis, des Sohnes Banis, des Sohnes Semers,

32 des Sohnes Mahelis, des Sohnes Musis, des Sohnes Meraris, des Sohnes Levis.

33 Ihre Brüder aber, die Leviten, waren gegeben zu allerlei Amt an der Wohnung des Hauses Gottes.

34 Aaron aber und seine Söhne waren im Amt, anzuzünden auf dem Brandopferaltar und auf dem Räucheraltar und zu allem Geschäft im Allerheiligsten und zu versöhnen Israel, wie Mose, der Knecht Gottes, geboten hatte.

35 Dies sind aber die Kinder Aarons: Eleasar, sein Sohn: des Sohn war Pinehas; des Sohn war Abisua;

36 des Sohn war Bukki, des Sohn war Usi; des Sohn war Serahja;

37 des Sohn war Merajoth; des Sohn war Amarja; des Sohn war Ahitob;

38 des Sohn war Zadok; des Sohn war Ahimaaz.

39 Und dies ist ihre Wohnung und Sitz in ihren Grenzen, nämlich der Kinder Aaron, des Geschlechts der Kahathiter; denn das Los fiel ihnen zu,

40 und sie gaben ihnen Hebron im Lande Juda und desselben Vorstädte umher.

41 Aber das Feld der Stadt und ihre Dörfer gaben sie Kaleb, dem Sohn Jephunnes.

42 So gaben sie nun den Kinder Aaron die Freistädte Hebron und Libna samt ihren Vorstädten, Jatthir und Esthemoa mit ihren Vorstädten.

43 Hilen, Debir,

44 Asan und Beth-Semes mit ihren Vorstädten;

45 und aus dem Stamm Benjamin: Geba, Alemeth und Anathoth mit ihren Vorstädten, daß aller Städte in ihren Geschlechtern waren dreizehn.

46 Aber den Kindern Kahaths nach ihren Geschlechtern wurden durch Los aus dem Stamm Ephraim, aus dem Stamm Dan und aus dem halben Stamm Manasse zehn Städte.

47 Den Kindern Gerson nach ihren Geschlechtern wurden aus dem Stamm Isaschar und aus dem Stamm Asser und aus dem Stamm Naphthali und aus dem Stamm Manasse in Basan dreizehn Städte.

48 Den Kindern Merari nach ihren Geschlechtern wurden durch das Los aus dem Stamm Ruben und aus dem Stamm Gad und aus dem Stamm Sebulon zwölf Städte.

49 Und die Kinder Israel gaben den Leviten die Städte mit ihren Vorstädten,

50 nämlich durchs Los aus dem Stamm der Kinder Juda und aus dem Stamm der Kinder Simeon und aus dem Stamm der Kinder Benjamin die Städte, die sie mit Namen bestimmten.

51 Aber den Geschlechtern der Kinder Kahath wurden Städte ihres Gebietes aus dem Stamm Ephraim.

52 So gaben sie nun ihnen, dem Geschlecht der andern Kinder Kahath, die Freistädte: Sichem auf dem Gebirge Ephraim, Geser,

53 Jokmeam, Beth-Horon,

54 Ajalon und Gath-Rimmon mit ihren Vorstädten.

55 Dazu aus dem halben Stamm Manasse: Aner und Bileam mit ihren Vorstädten.

56 Aber den Kindern Gerson gaben sie aus dem Geschlecht des halben Stammes Manasse: Golan in Basan und Astharoth mit ihren Vorstädten.

57 Aus dem Stamm Isaschar: Kedes, Dabrath,

58 Ramoth und Anem mit ihren Vorstädten.

59 Aus dem Stamm Asser: Masal, Abdon,

60 Hukok und Rehob mit ihren Vorstädten.

61 Aus dem Stamm Naphthali: Kedes in Galiläa, Hammon und Kirjathaim mit ihren Vorstädten.

62 Den andern Kindern Merari gaben sie aus dem Stamm Sebulon: Rimmono und Thabor mit ihren Vorstädten;

63 und jenseit des Jordans gegenüber Jericho, gegen der Sonne Aufgang am Jordan, aus dem Stamm Ruben: Bezer in der Wüste, Jahza,

64 Kedemoth und Mephaat mit ihren Vorstädten.

65 Aus dem Stamm Gad: Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,

66 Hesbon und Jaser mit ihren Vorstädten.

1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 And the children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, 5 and Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, 6 and Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, 7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 8 and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, 9 and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, 10 and Johanan begat Azariah (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem), 11 and Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 12 and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, 13 and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah, 14 and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak; 15 And Jehozadak went into captivity, when Jehovah carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. 18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses. 20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. 22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25 And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai, and Ahimoth. 26 As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, 27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. 28 And the sons of Samuel: the first-born, Joel, and the second Abijah. 29 The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah, after that the ark had rest. 32 And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order. 33 And these are they that waited, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, 35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, 36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, 37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, 40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, 41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. 44 And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, 47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48 And their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt-offering, and upon 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. 50 And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, 51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, 52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, 53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot), 55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it; 56 but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs, 58 and Hilen with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs, 59 and Ashan with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; 60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

61 And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. 62 And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs. 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

66 And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs, 68 and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs, 69 and Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; 70 and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs; 72 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs, 73 and Ramoth with its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs; 74 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon with its suburbs, 75 and Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; 76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, and Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs.

77 Unto the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs; 78 and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs, 79 and Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; 80 and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs, 81 and Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.