1 Chronicles 6

1 Chronicles 6 records the genealogy of the tribe of Levi, beginning with his sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, tracing the priestly line through Amram to Aaron, Moses, and Miriam, and listing high priests down to the time of David along with Levitical musicians like Heman, Asaph, and Ethan. It details the roles of Aaron's descendants in offering sacrifices and atonement at the tabernacle as commanded by Moses, and the other Levites in tabernacle service, concluding with the cities and pasturelands allotted to Levite clans from tribes including Judah, Ephraim, and Manasseh.

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Verse 17
וַ/יִּהְי֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 vayiheyu and they were and they became and they were HC/Vqw3mp מְשָׁרְתִ֜ים 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤌 mesharetim servants ministering attendants ministering attendants HVprmpa לִ/פְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc מִשְׁכַּ֤ן 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍 mishekan the tabernacle dwelling of dwelling of HNcmsc אֹֽהֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent portable tent-dwelling portable tent-dwelling HNcmsc מוֹעֵד֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting appointed time appointed time HNcmsa בַּ/שִּׁ֔יר 𐤁/𐤔𐤉𐤓 bashir in song in the song in the song HRd/Ncbsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR בְּנ֧וֹת 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 benot akha (Zulu) the building daughters of the building HVqc שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh of Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np וַ/יַּעַמְד֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 vayaamedu ima (Bemba) and they stood and they stood and they stood HC/Vqw3mp כְ/מִשְׁפָּטָ֖/ם 𐤊/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤌 khemishepatam according to their custom according to their judgment according to their custom HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon over HR עֲבוֹדָתָֽ/ם 𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤕/𐤌 avodatam their service their service-labor their service-labor HNcfsc/Sp3mp
Verse 34
וְֽ/אַהֲרֹ֨ן 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 veaharon and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon HC/Np וּ/בָנָ֜י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uvanayv Bene (Bemba) and his sons his sons his sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms מַקְטִירִ֨ים 𐤌𐤒𐤈𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 maqetirim were offering those making smoke rise those burning incense HVhrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR מִזְבַּ֤ח 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebach altar sacrifice-place altar of HNcmsc הָֽ/עוֹלָה֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 haolah the burnt offering the ascending-offering the whole-burnt-offering HTd/Ncfsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon and upon HC/R מִזְבַּ֣ח 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebach-2 altar sacrifice-place altar of HNcmsc הַ/קְּטֹ֔רֶת 𐤄/𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤕 haqetoret the incense the incense-mixture the incense-mixture HTd/Ncfsa לְ/כֹ֕ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol kila (Swahili) for all to the entirety of to all HR/Ncmsc מְלֶ֖אכֶת 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤕 melekhet work skilled work of skilled work of HNcfsc קֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh holy set-apartness holiness HNcmsc הַ/קֳּדָשִׁ֑ים 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 haqodashim the most holy the holy things the holy things HTd/Ncmpa וּ/לְ/כַפֵּר֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤐𐤓 ulekhaper kúfúla (Kikongo) and to make atonement and to wipe away and to make atonement HC/R/Vpc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for upon for HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כְּ/כֹל֙ 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol kila (Swahili) according to all as the whole as all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr צִוָּ֔ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded he commanded HVpp3ms מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp עֶ֥בֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved servant serving-man servant of HNcmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa
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וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 veliveney Bene (Bemba) And to the sons of and to the sons of and to the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc אַהֲרֹ֗ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp נָתְנוּ֙ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 natenu they gave they gave they gave HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo עָרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities settlements of settlements of HNcfpc הַ/מִּקְלָ֔ט 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤈 hamiqelat of refuge the receiving-place the place of refuge HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo חֶבְר֥וֹן 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 cheveron Hebron Alliance-Place Cheveron HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To לִבְנָ֖ה 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤄 livenah Libnah Place of Whiteness Livenah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker [·] HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֑י/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤄 migerasheyha its pasturelands her open-tract lands her pasturelands HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and object-marker [·] HC/To יַתִּ֥ר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yatir Jattir Abundance-town Yatir HNp וְ/אֶֽת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and and object-marker [·] HC/To אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ 𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤌𐤏 eshetemoa Eshtemoa Eshtemoa Eshetemoa HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-5 and and object-marker [·] HC/To מִגְרָשֶֽׁי/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤄 migerasheyha-2 its pasturelands her open-tract lands her pasturelands HNcmpc/Sp3fs
Verse 45
וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh mat-taw' (Akan Twi) and from the tribe and from the branch-of and from the tribe of HC/R/Ncmsc בִנְיָמִ֗ן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 vineyamin of Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo גֶּ֤בַע 𐤂𐤁𐤏 geva Geba Geba Hill-town Geva HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤄 migerasheyha its pasturelands her open-tract lands her pasturelands HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To עָלֶ֣מֶת 𐤏𐤋𐤌𐤕 alemet Alemeth Hidden-One Alemet HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֔י/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤄 migerasheyha-2 its pasturelands her open-tract lands her pasturelands HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To עֲנָת֖וֹת 𐤏𐤍𐤕𐤅𐤕 anatot Anathoth Anathoth Anatot HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-5 and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֑י/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤄 migerasheyha-3 its pasturelands her open-tract lands her pasturelands HNcmpc/Sp3fs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc עָרֵי/הֶ֛ם 𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 areyhem their cities their settlements their cities HNcfpc/Sp3mp שְׁלֹשׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shelosh thirteen three thirteen HAcfsa עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh thirteen -esreh teen-suffix -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa עִ֖יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir cities watchful settlement cities HNcfsa בְּ/מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵי/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bemishepechoteyhem among their families in their clans among their families HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
Verse 46
Verse 47
וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֨י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 veliveney Bene (Bemba) and to the sons of and to the sons of and to the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc גֵרְשׁ֜וֹם 𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤅𐤌 gereshom Gershom sojourner there Gereshom HNp לְ/מִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗/ם 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕/𐤌 lemishepechotam to their families to their joined clans to their joined clans HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה 𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 mimateh mat-taw' (Akan Twi) from the tribe of from a staff-branch from the tribe HR/Ncmsc יִ֠שָׂשכָר 𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓 yisashkhar Issachar He-Brings-Reward Yisashkhar HNp וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh mat-taw' (Akan Twi) and from the tribe of and from the branch-of and from the tribe of HC/R/Ncmsc אָשֵׁ֜ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher Asher that-which Asher HNp וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh-2 mat-taw' (Akan Twi) and from the tribe of and from the branch-of and from the tribe of HC/R/Ncmsc נַפְתָּלִ֗י 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 nafetali Naphtali My Struggle Nafetali HNp וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh-3 mat-taw' (Akan Twi) and from the tribe of and from the branch-of and from the tribe of HC/R/Ncmsc מְנַשֶּׁה֙ 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp בַּ/בָּשָׁ֔ן 𐤁/𐤁𐤔𐤍 babashan in Bashan in Bashan in Bashan HRd/Np עָרִ֖ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements cities HNcfpa שְׁלֹ֥שׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shelosh thirteen three three HAcfsa עֶשְׂרֵֽה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh thirteen -esreh teen-suffix -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa
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Verse 50
וַ/יִּתְּנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 vayitenu and they gave and they gave and they gave HC/Vqw3mp בַ/גּוֹרָ֗ל 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 vagoral by lot by the lot by lot HRd/Ncmsa מִ/מַּטֵּ֤ה 𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 mimateh mat-taw' (Akan Twi) from the tribe from a staff-branch from the tribe HR/Ncmsc בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of sons of HNcmpc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh mat-taw' (Akan Twi) and from the tribe and from the branch-of and from the tribe of HC/R/Ncmsc בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney-2 Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of sons of HNcmpc שִׁמְע֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 shimeon of Simeon Hearer Shimeon HNp וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh-2 mat-taw' (Akan Twi) and from the tribe and from the branch-of and from the tribe of HC/R/Ncmsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of sons of HNcmpc בִנְיָמִ֑ן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 vineyamin of Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin HNp אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo הֶ/עָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim the cities the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr יִקְרְא֥וּ 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 yiqereu they call they will call they will call HVqi3mp אֶתְ/הֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤄𐤌 etehem them object-marker them [·] HTo/Sp3mp בְּ/שֵׁמֽוֹת 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 beshemot by names in names in names HR/Ncmpa
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Verse 61
וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh mat-taw' (Akan Twi) and-from-tribe and from the branch-of and from the tribe of HC/R/Ncmsc נַפְתָּלִ֗י 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 nafetali Naphtali My Struggle Nafetali HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo קֶ֤דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qedesh Kadesh Set-Apart Place Qedesh HNp בַּ/גָּלִיל֙ 𐤁/𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤋 bagalil in-the-Galilee in the Galil Circuit in Galil HRd/Np וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֔י/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤄 migerasheyha its-pasturelands her open-tract lands her pasturelands HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To חַמּ֖וֹן 𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤍 chamon Hamon Warm-Spring Place Chamon HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֑י/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤄 migerasheyha-2 its-pasturelands her open-tract lands her pasturelands HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To קִרְיָתַ֖יִם 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤌 qireyatayim Kiriathaim Two Cities Qireyatayim HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-5 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To מִגְרָשֶֽׁי/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤄 migerasheyha-3 its-pasturelands her open-tract lands her pasturelands HNcmpc/Sp3fs
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Verse 63
וּ/מֵ/עֵ֜בֶר 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤁𐤓 umeever and beyond and from the far side and from beyond HC/R/Ncmsa לְ/יַרְדֵּ֣ן 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 leyareden the Jordan to Yarden the Descender to Yareden HR/Np יְרֵחוֹ֮ 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤅 yerecho Jericho Moon-City Yericho HNp לְ/מִזְרַ֣ח 𐤋/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇 lemizerach eastward toward the rising-place toward the rising-place HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּן֒ 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden of the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה 𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 mimateh mat-taw' (Akan Twi) from the tribe from a staff-branch from the tribe HR/Ncmsc רְאוּבֵ֔ן 𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤁𐤍 reuven of Reuben See—a Son Reuven HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo בֶּ֥צֶר 𐤁𐤑𐤓 betser Bezer Fortified-Place Betser HNp בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֖ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) in the wilderness in the grazing steppe in the wilderness HRd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֑י/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤄 migerasheyha its pasturelands her open-tract lands her pasturelands HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker [·] HC/To יַ֖הְצָ/ה 𐤉𐤄𐤑/𐤄 yahetsah Jahzah Yahats Yahats HNp/Sd וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and object-marker [·] HC/To מִגְרָשֶֽׁי/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤄 migerasheyha-2 its pasturelands her open-tract lands her pasturelands HNcmpc/Sp3fs