1 Chronicles 23

David, in his old age, appoints Solomon as king over Israel and gathers the leaders, priests, and Levites to organize them for temple service and worship.[1][2] David reorganizes the Levites' duties, lowering the service age from 30 to 20 years old, and assigns them specific roles including assisting the priests, maintaining the temple, leading worship with musical instruments, serving as officials and judges, and acting as gatekeepers, since YHWH has given Israel rest and the tabernacle will now permanently reside in Jerusalem.[1][2]

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בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc עַמְרָ֖ם 𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤌 ameram Amram Exalted People Ameram HNp אַהֲרֹ֣ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וּ/מֹשֶׁ֑ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤄 umosheh and Moses and Mosheh and Mosheh HC/Np וַ/יִּבָּדֵ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤃𐤋 vayibadel and was set apart and he was set apart and he was separated HC/VNw3ms אַהֲרֹ֡ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon-2 Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp לְֽ/הַקְדִּישׁ/וֹ֩ 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤔/𐤅 lehaqedisho to consecrate him to consecrate him to consecrate him HR/Vhc/Sp3ms קֹ֨דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh holy set-apartness holiness HNcmsc קָֽדָשִׁ֤ים 𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 qadashim of holies sacred things holy things HNcmpa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms וּ/בָנָי/ו֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uvanayv Bene (Bemba) and his sons his sons and his sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age forever HNcmsa לְ/הַקְטִיר֩ 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤈𐤉𐤓 lehaqetir to burn incense to make smoke ascend to burn incense HR/Vhc לִ/פְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/שָׁרְת֛/וֹ 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤕/𐤅 leshareto to minister to him to minister to him to minister to him HR/Vpc/Sp3ms וּ/לְ/בָרֵ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤊 ulevarekhe baraka (Swahili) and to bless and to bestow blessing and to bless HC/R/Vpc בִּ/שְׁמ֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤔𐤌/𐤅 bishemo in his name in his name in his name HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 until up to until HR עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam-2 forever hidden age forever HNcmsa
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אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh These these ones these ones HPdxcp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of sons of HNcmpc לֵוִי֩ 𐤋𐤅𐤉 levi of Levi Joined-One Levi HNp לְ/בֵ֨ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt according to the house to a house of to the house of HR/Ncmsc אֲבֹתֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 avoteyhem of their fathers their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp רָאשֵׁ֧י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey heads heads of heads of HNcmpc הָ/אָב֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot of the fathers the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa לִ/פְקוּדֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤐𐤒𐤅𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifequdeyhem as their musterings for their mustered-ones for their attended-ones HR/Vqsmpc/Sp3mp בְּ/מִסְפַּ֤ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 bemisepar by number in counted number of in the number of HR/Ncmsc שֵׁמוֹת֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 shemot of names names names HNcmpa לְ/גֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋𐤕/𐤌 legulegelotam by their polls to their skulls by their polls HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp עֹשֵׂה֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh doing doer doing HVqrmsc הַ/מְּלָאכָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 hamelakhah the work the accomplished work the skilled work HTd/Ncfsa לַ/עֲבֹדַ֖ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 laavodat for the service for service of for service of HR/Ncfsc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of the house house-of the house of HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִ/בֶּ֛ן 𐤌/𐤁𐤍 miben Bene (Bemba) from a son from a son of from a son of HR/Ncmsc עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim of twenty twenty twenty HAcbpa שָׁנָ֖ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle year-cycle HNcfsa וָ/מָֽעְלָ/ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 vamaelah and upward and upward and above HC/D/Sd
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כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because for HC מַעֲמָדָ֞/ם 𐤌𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤌 maamadam their station their standing-place their station HNcmsc/Sp3mp לְ/יַד 𐤋/𐤉𐤃 leyad at-the-hand-of to the hand of to the hand of HR/Ncbsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of sons of HNcmpc אַהֲרֹ֗ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp לַ/עֲבֹדַת֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 laavodat for-the-service-of for service of for service of HR/Ncfsc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house-of house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon over HR הַ/חֲצֵרוֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 hachatserot the-courts the enclosures the enclosures HTd/Ncbpa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-over and upon and over HC/R הַ/לְּשָׁכ֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤋𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤕 haleshakhot the-chambers the set-apart chambers the set-apart chambers HTd/Ncfpa וְ/עַֽל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-2 and-over and upon and over HC/R טָהֳרַ֖ת 𐤈𐤄𐤓𐤕 tahorat purifying-of ritual purity of purifying of HNcbsc לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal kila (Swahili) to-all to the whole of to all HR/Ncmsc קֹ֑דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh holy-thing set-apartness holy things HNcmsa וּ/מַֽעֲשֵׂ֔ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 umaaseh and-work-of and deed-of and work of HC/Ncmsc עֲבֹדַ֖ת 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 avodat service-of service-work of service-work of HNcfsc בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 house-of house-of house of HNcmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the-God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa
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