1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua, 5 Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi. 6 Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth. 7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub. 8 Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz. 9 Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan. 10 Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem. 11 Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub. 12 Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum. 13 Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah. 14 Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak. 15 Jehozadak went into captivity when Yahweh carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. 18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households. 20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. 22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25 The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth. 26 As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son, 27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. 28 The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, 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 These are they whom David set over the service of song in Yahweh’s house after the ark came to rest there. 32 They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon had built Yahweh’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order. 33 These are those who served, 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 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 On the left hand their brothers 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 Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house. 49 But 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.
50 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, and 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 its pasture lands around it; 56 but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, 58 Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, 59 Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands; 60 and out of 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.
61 To 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 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 To 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 The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands. 65 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 Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands and Gezer with its pasture lands, 68 Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth Horon with its pasture lands, 69 Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands; 70 and out of 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.
71 To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands; 72 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, 73 Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands; 74 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, 75 Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands; 76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.
77 To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, and Tabor with its pasture lands; 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 pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands, 79 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands; 80 and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands, 81 Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.
1 Levis söner voro Gerson, Kehat och Merari.
2 Kehats söner voro Amram, Jishar, Hebron och Ussiel.
3 Amrams barn voro Aron, Mose och Mirjam. Arons söner voro Nadab och Abihu, Eleasar och Itamar.
4 Eleasar födde Pinehas, Pinehas födde Abisua.
5 Abisua födde Bucki, och Bucki födde Ussi.
6 Ussi födde Seraja, och Seraja födde Merajot.
7 Merajot födde Amarja, och Amarja födde Ahitub.
8 Ahitub födde Sadok, och Sadok födde Ahimaas.
9 Ahimaas födde Asarja, och Asarja födde Johanan.
10 Johanan födde Asarja; det var han som var präst i det tempel som Salomo byggde i Jerusalem.
11 Asarja födde Amarja, och Amarja födde Ahitub.
12 Ahitub födde Sadok, och Sadok födde Sallum.
13 Sallum födde Hilkia, och Hilkia födde Asarja.
14 Asarja födde Seraja, och Seraja födde Josadak.
15 Men Josadak måste gå med i fångenskap, när HERREN lät Juda och Jerusalem föras bort genom Nebukadnessar.
16 Levis söner voro Gersom, Kehat och Merari.
17 Och dessa voro namnen på Gersoms söner: Libni och Simei.
18 Och Kehats söner voro Amram, Jishar, Hebron och Ussiel.
19 Meraris söner voro Maheli och Musi. Dessa voro leviternas släkter, efter deras fäder.
20 Från Gersom härstammade hans son Libni, dennes son Jahat, dennes son Simma,
21 dennes son Joa, dennes son Iddo, dennes son Sera, dennes son Jeaterai.
22 Kehats söner voro hans son Amminadab, dennes son Kora, dennes son Assir,
23 dennes son Elkana, dennes son Ebjasaf, dennes son Assir,
24 dennes son Tahat, dennes son Uriel, dennes son Ussia och dennes son Saul.
25 Elkanas söner voro Amasai och Ahimot.
26 Hans son var Elkana; hans son var Elkana-Sofai; hans son var Nahat.
27 Hans son var Eliab; hans son var Jeroham; hans son var Elkana.
28 Och Samuels söner voro Vasni, den förstfödde, och Abia.
29 Meraris söner voro Maheli, dennes son Libni, dennes son Simei, dennes son Ussa,
30 dennes son Simea, dennes son Haggia, dennes son Asaja.
31 Och dessa voro de som David anställde för att ombesörja sången i HERRENS hus, sedan arken hade fått en vilostad.
32 De gjorde tjänst inför uppenbarelsetältets tabernakel såsom sångare, till dess att Salomo byggde HERRENS hus i Jerusalem; de stodo där och förrättade sin tjänst, såsom det var föreskrivet för dem.
33 Dessa voro de som så tjänstgjorde, och dessa voro deras söner: Av kehatiternas barn: Heman, sångaren, son till Joel, son till Samuel,
34 son till Elkana, son till Jeroham, son till Eliel, son till Toa,
35 son till Sif, son till Elkana, son till Mahat, son till Amasai,
36 son till Elkana, son till Joel, son till Asarja, son till Sefanja,
37 son till Tahat, son till Assir, son till Ebjasaf, son till Kora,
38 son till Jishar, son till Kehat, son till Levi, son till Israel;
39 vidare hans broder Asaf, som hade sin plats på hans högra sida, Asaf, son till Berekja, son till Simea,
40 son till Mikael, son till Baaseja, son till Malkia,
41 son till Etni, son till Sera, son till Adaja,
42 son till Etan, son till Simma, son till Simei,
43 son till Jahat, son till Gersom, son till Levi.
44 Och deras bröder, Meraris barn stodo på den vänstra sidan: Etan son till Kisi, son till Abdi, son till Malluk,
45 son till Hasabja, son till Amasja, son till Hilkia,
46 son till Amsi, son till Bani, son till Semer,
47 son till Maheli, son till Musi, son till Merari, son till Levi.
48 Och deras bröder, de övriga leviterna, hade blivit givna till allt slags tjänstgöring vid tabernaklet, Guds hus.
49 Men Aron och hans söner ombesörjde offren på brännoffersaltaret och på rökelsealtaret, och skulle utföra all förrättning i det allraheligaste och bringa försoning för Israel, alldeles såsom Mose, Guds tjänare, hade bjudit.
50 Och dessa voro Arons söner: hans son Eleasar, dennes son Pinehas, dennes son Abisua,
51 dennes son Bucki, dennes son Ussi, dennes son Seraja,
52 dennes son Merajot, dennes son Amarja, dennes son Ahitub,
53 dennes son Sadok, dennes son Ahimaas.
54 Och dessa voro deras boningsorter, efter deras tältläger inom deras område: Åt Arons söner av kehatiternas släkt -- ty dem träffade nu lotten --
55 åt dem gav man Hebron i Juda land med dess utmarker runt omkring.
56 Men åkerjorden och byarna som hörde till staden gav man åt Kaleb, Jefunnes son.
57 Åt Arons söner gav man alltså fristäderna Hebron och Libna med dess utmarker, vidare Jattir och Estemoa med dess utmarker.
58 Hilen med dess utmarker, Debir med dess utmarker,
59 Asan med dess utmarker och Bet-Semes med dess utmarker;
60 och ur Benjamins stam Geba med dess utmarker, Alemet med dess utmarker och Anatot med dess utmarker, så att deras städer tillsammans utgjorde tretton städer, efter deras släkter.
61 Och Kehats övriga barn fingo ur en stamsläkt, nämligen den stamhalva som utgjorde ena hälften av Manasse stam, genom lottkastning tio städer.
62 Gersoms barn åter fingo, efter sina släkter, ur Isaskars stam, ur Asers stam, ur Naftali stam och ur Manasse stam i Basan tretton städer.
63 Meraris barn fingo, efter sina släkter, ur Rubens stam, ur Gads stam och ur Sebulons stam genom lottkastning tolv städer.
64 Så gåvo Israels barn åt leviterna dessa städer med deras utmarker.
65 Genom lottkastning gåvo de åt dem ur Juda barns stam, ur Simeons barns stam och ur Benjamins barns stam dessa städer, som de namngåvo.
66 Och bland Kehats barns släkter fingo några följande städer ur Efraims stam såsom sitt område:
67 Man gav dem fristäderna Sikem med dess utmarker i Efraims bergsbygd, Geser med dess utmarker,
68 Jokmeam med dess utmarker, Bet-Horon med dess utmarker;
69 vidare Ajalon med dess utmarker och Gat-Rimmon med dess utmarker;
70 och ur ena hälften av Manasse stam Aner med dess utmarker och Bileam med dess utmarker. Detta tillföll Kehats övriga barns släkt.
71 Gersoms barn fingo ur den släkt som utgjorde ena hälften av Manasse stam Golan i Basan med dess utmarker och Astarot med dess utmarker;
72 och ur Isaskars stam Kedes med dess utmarker, Dobrat med dess utmarker,
73 Ramot med dess utmarker och Anem med dess utmarker;
74 och ur Asers stam Masal med dess utmarker, Abdon med dess utmarker,
75 Hukok med dess utmarker och Rehob med dess utmarker;
76 och ur Naftali stam Kedes i Galileen med dess utmarker, Hammon med dess utmarker och Kirjataim med dess utmarker.
77 Meraris övriga barn fingo ur Sebulons stam Rimmono med dess utmarker och Tabor med dess utmarker,
78 och på andra sidan Jordan mitt emot Jeriko, öster om Jordan, ur Rubens stam Beser i öknen med dess utmarker, Jahas med dess utmarker,
79 Kedemot med dess utmarker och Mefaat med dess utmarker;
80 och ur Gads stam Ramot i Gilead med dess utmarker, Mahanaim med dess utmarker,
81 Hesbon med dess utmarker och Jaeser med dess utmarker.