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The cities were Betzer in the desert, in the flatland, for the Re'uveni; Ramot in Gil‘ad for the Gadi; and Golan in Bashan for the M'nashi.

Beyond the Yarden east of Yericho they selected Betzer in the desert, on the plateau, out of the tribe of Re'uven; Ramot in Gil‘ad out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of M'nasheh.

To the descendants of Gershon, of the families of the L'vi'im, out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh they gave: Golan in Bashan with its surrounding open land, the city of refuge for the killer; and B'esht'rah with its surrounding open land — two cities.

Then the leaders of the ancestral clans of the L'vi'im approached El‘azar the cohen, Y'hoshua the son of Nun and the leaders of the ancestral clans of the tribes of the people of Isra'el. It was at Shiloh in the land of Kena‘an that they spoke to them; they said, " Adonai ordered through Moshe that we be given cities to live in, with the surrounding open land for our livestock." So out of their inheritance the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im the following cities with the surrounding open land: The lot came out for the families of the K'hati. The descendants of Aharon the cohen, who were of the L'vi'im, received by lot thirteen cities from the tribes of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin. The rest of the descendants of K'hat received by lot ten cities from the families of the tribes of Efrayim and Dan and the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershon received by lot thirteen cities from the families of the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and the half-tribe of M'nasheh in Bashan. The descendants of M'rari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. The people of Isra'el gave by lot to the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land, as Adonai had ordered through Moshe. They gave from the tribe of the descendants of Y'hudah and from the tribe of the descendants of Shim‘on these cities here mentioned by name; they were for the descendants of Aharon, of the families of the K'hati, who were among the descendants of Levi; because theirs was the first lot. They gave them: Kiryat-Arba — this Arba was the father of ‘Anak — (that is, Hevron), in the hills of Y'hudah, with the surrounding open land; but the fields and villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh as his possession. Thus to the descendants of Aharon the cohen they gave: Hevron with its surrounding open land, already a city of refuge for the killer; Livnah with its surrounding open land; Yatir with its surrounding open land; Esht'moa with its surrounding open land; Holon with its surrounding open land; D'vir with its surrounding open land; ‘Ayin with its surrounding open land, Yutah with its surrounding open land and Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land — nine cities out of these two tribes. Out of the tribe of Binyamin: Giv‘on with its surrounding open land, Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land and ‘Almon with its surrounding open land — four cities. All the cities of the descendants of Aharon, the cohanim, numbered thirteen cities with their surrounding open land. The families of the descendants of K'hat, who were L'vi'im, that is, the rest of the descendants of K'hat, received the cities of their lot. Out of the tribe of Efrayim they gave them: Sh'khem with its surrounding open land, in the hills of Efrayim, the city of refuge for the killer; Gezer with its surrounding open land; Kivtzayim with its surrounding open land and Beit-Horon with its surrounding open land — four cities. Out of the tribe of Dan: Elt'ke with its surrounding open land, Gib'ton with its surrounding open land, Ayalon with its surrounding open land and Gat-Rimmon with its surrounding open land — four cities. Out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Ta‘nakh with its surrounding open land and Gat-Rimmon with its surrounding open land — two cities. All the cities of the families of the rest of the descendants of K'hat numbered ten with their surrounding open land. To the descendants of Gershon, of the families of the L'vi'im, out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh they gave: Golan in Bashan with its surrounding open land, the city of refuge for the killer; and B'esht'rah with its surrounding open land — two cities. Out of the tribe of Yissakhar: Kishyon with its surrounding open land, Dovrat with its surrounding open land, Yarmut with its surrounding open land and ‘Ein-Ganim with its surrounding open land — four cities. Out of the tribe of Asher: Mishal with its surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with its surrounding open land, Helkat with its surrounding open land and Rechov with its surrounding open land — four cities. Out of the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with its surrounding open land, the city of refuge for the killer; Hammot-Dor with its surrounding open land; and Kartan with its surrounding open land — three cities. All the cities of the Gershuni according to their families were thirteen cities with their surrounding open land. To the families of the descendants of M'rari, the rest of the L'vi'im, out of the tribe of Z'vulun: Yokne‘am with its surrounding open land, Kartah with its surrounding open land, Dimnah with its surrounding open land and Nahalal with its surrounding open land — four cities. {Out of the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer with its surrounding open land, Yachtzah with its surrounding open land, K'demot with its surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with its surrounding open land — four cities.}* Out of the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with its surrounding open land, the city of refuge for the killer; Machanayim with its surrounding open land; Heshbon with its surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with its surrounding open land — four cities in all. All these were the cities of the descendants of M'rari according to their families, the rest of the families of the L'vi'im; their lot totaled twelve cities. All the cities of the L'vi'im, forty-eight cities with their surrounding open land, are to be in among the lands possessed by the people of Isra'el — these cities, each with its surrounding open land; thus is it to be with all these cities. So Adonai gave Isra'el all the land which he swore to give to their ancestors, and they took possession of it and lived in it. Then Adonai gave them rest all around, according to everything he had sworn to their ancestors. Not a man from all their enemies stood against them; Adonai handed all their enemies over to them. Not one good thing that Adonai had spoken of to the household of Isra'el failed to happen; it all took place.

Then the leaders of the ancestral clans of the L'vi'im approached El‘azar the cohen, Y'hoshua the son of Nun and the leaders of the ancestral clans of the tribes of the people of Isra'el. It was at Shiloh in the land of Kena‘an that they spoke to them; they said, " Adonai ordered through Moshe that we be given cities to live in, with the surrounding open land for our livestock." So out of their inheritance the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im the following cities with the surrounding open land: The lot came out for the families of the K'hati. The descendants of Aharon the cohen, who were of the L'vi'im, received by lot thirteen cities from the tribes of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin. The rest of the descendants of K'hat received by lot ten cities from the families of the tribes of Efrayim and Dan and the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershon received by lot thirteen cities from the families of the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and the half-tribe of M'nasheh in Bashan. The descendants of M'rari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. The people of Isra'el gave by lot to the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land, as Adonai had ordered through Moshe. They gave from the tribe of the descendants of Y'hudah and from the tribe of the descendants of Shim‘on these cities here mentioned by name; they were for the descendants of Aharon, of the families of the K'hati, who were among the descendants of Levi; because theirs was the first lot. They gave them: Kiryat-Arba — this Arba was the father of ‘Anak — (that is, Hevron), in the hills of Y'hudah, with the surrounding open land; but the fields and villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh as his possession. Thus to the descendants of Aharon the cohen they gave: Hevron with its surrounding open land, already a city of refuge for the killer; Livnah with its surrounding open land; Yatir with its surrounding open land; Esht'moa with its surrounding open land; Holon with its surrounding open land; D'vir with its surrounding open land; ‘Ayin with its surrounding open land, Yutah with its surrounding open land and Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land — nine cities out of these two tribes. Out of the tribe of Binyamin: Giv‘on with its surrounding open land, Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land and ‘Almon with its surrounding open land — four cities. All the cities of the descendants of Aharon, the cohanim, numbered thirteen cities with their surrounding open land. The families of the descendants of K'hat, who were L'vi'im, that is, the rest of the descendants of K'hat, received the cities of their lot. Out of the tribe of Efrayim they gave them: Sh'khem with its surrounding open land, in the hills of Efrayim, the city of refuge for the killer; Gezer with its surrounding open land; Kivtzayim with its surrounding open land and Beit-Horon with its surrounding open land — four cities. Out of the tribe of Dan: Elt'ke with its surrounding open land, Gib'ton with its surrounding open land, Ayalon with its surrounding open land and Gat-Rimmon with its surrounding open land — four cities. Out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Ta‘nakh with its surrounding open land and Gat-Rimmon with its surrounding open land — two cities. All the cities of the families of the rest of the descendants of K'hat numbered ten with their surrounding open land. To the descendants of Gershon, of the families of the L'vi'im, out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh they gave: Golan in Bashan with its surrounding open land, the city of refuge for the killer; and B'esht'rah with its surrounding open land — two cities. Out of the tribe of Yissakhar: Kishyon with its surrounding open land, Dovrat with its surrounding open land, Yarmut with its surrounding open land and ‘Ein-Ganim with its surrounding open land — four cities. Out of the tribe of Asher: Mishal with its surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with its surrounding open land, Helkat with its surrounding open land and Rechov with its surrounding open land — four cities. Out of the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with its surrounding open land, the city of refuge for the killer; Hammot-Dor with its surrounding open land; and Kartan with its surrounding open land — three cities. All the cities of the Gershuni according to their families were thirteen cities with their surrounding open land. To the families of the descendants of M'rari, the rest of the L'vi'im, out of the tribe of Z'vulun: Yokne‘am with its surrounding open land, Kartah with its surrounding open land, Dimnah with its surrounding open land and Nahalal with its surrounding open land — four cities. {Out of the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer with its surrounding open land, Yachtzah with its surrounding open land, K'demot with its surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with its surrounding open land — four cities.}* Out of the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with its surrounding open land, the city of refuge for the killer; Machanayim with its surrounding open land; Heshbon with its surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with its surrounding open land — four cities in all. All these were the cities of the descendants of M'rari according to their families, the rest of the families of the L'vi'im; their lot totaled twelve cities. All the cities of the L'vi'im, forty-eight cities with their surrounding open land, are to be in among the lands possessed by the people of Isra'el — these cities, each with its surrounding open land; thus is it to be with all these cities. So Adonai gave Isra'el all the land which he swore to give to their ancestors, and they took possession of it and lived in it. Then Adonai gave them rest all around, according to everything he had sworn to their ancestors. Not a man from all their enemies stood against them; Adonai handed all their enemies over to them. Not one good thing that Adonai had spoken of to the household of Isra'el failed to happen; it all took place.

The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land;

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim‘i. The sons of K'hat: ‘Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and ‘Uzi'el. The sons of M'rari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the L'vi'im according to father's clans: [The descendants] of Gershom: his son Livni, his son Yachat, his son Zimah, his son Yo'ach, his son ‘Iddo, his son Zerach, his son Ye'atrai. The descendants of K'hat: his son ‘Amminadav, his son Korach, his son Asir, his son Elkanah, his son Evyasaf, his son Asir, his son Tachat, his son Uri'el, his son ‘Uziyah and his son Sha'ul. The sons of Elkanah: ‘Amasai and Achimot. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: his son Tzofai, his son Nachat, his son Eli'av, his son Yerocham and his son Elkanah. The sons of Sh'mu'el: Vashni the firstborn, then Aviyah. The descendants of M'rari: Machli, his son Livni, his son Shim‘i, his son ‘Uzah, his son Shim‘a, his son Hagiyah and his son ‘Asayah. David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place. They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order. Those who carried out these tasks and their descendants were — starting with descendants of the K'hati — Heman the singer, the son of Yo'el the son of Sh'mu'el, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yerocham, the son of Eli'el, the son of Toach, the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of ‘Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah, the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach, the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el. His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim‘a, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba‘aseyah, the son of Malkiyah, the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of ‘Adayah, the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim‘i, the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of ‘Avdi, the son of Malukh, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of M'rari, the son of Levi. Their kinsmen the L'vi'im were put in charge of all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aharon and his sons were the ones who offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the service of the Especially Holy Place and to make atonement for Isra'el, in keeping with all that Moshe the servant of God had ordered to be done. These are the descendants of Aharon: his son El‘azar, his son Pinchas, his son Avishua, his son Buki, his son ‘Uzi, his son Z'rachyah, his son M'rayot, his son Amaryah, his son Achituv, his son Tzadok and his son Achima‘atz. These were the settlements of the descendants of Aharon according to the territories assigned them: to the descendants of Aharon, of the clans of the K'hati — for the first lot fell to them — they gave Hevron in the land of Y'hudah with the open land surrounding it, but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh. To the descendants of Aharon they gave the city of refuge Hevron, also Livnah with its surrounding open land, Yatir, Esht'moa with its surrounding open land, Hilen with its surrounding open land, D'vir with its surrounding open land, ‘Ashan with its surrounding open land, Beit-Shemesh with its surrounding open land; and out of the tribe of Binyamin: Geva with its surrounding open land, ‘Alemet with its surrounding open land and ‘Anatot with its surrounding open land. All the cities for all their clans amounted to thirteen cities. The rest of the descendants of K'hat were assigned by lot, clan by clan, ten cities from the half-tribe of M'nasheh. The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan. To the descendants of M'rari were assigned by lot, clan by clan, twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun. So the people of Isra'el gave the L'vi'im these cities with the surrounding open land. From the tribes of the descendants of Y'hudah, Shim‘on and Binyamin they assigned these cities mentioned by name. Some of the clans of the descendants of K'hat were given cities in territory from the tribe of Efrayim. They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land, Yokme‘am with the surrounding open land, Beit-Horon with the surrounding open land, Ayalon with the surrounding open land, and Gat-Rimmon with the surrounding open land; and out of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: ‘Aner with the surrounding open land and Bil‘am with the surrounding open land, for the rest of the clans of the descendants of K'hat. The descendants of Gershom were given, from the clans of the half-tribe of M'nasheh: Golan in Bashan with the surrounding open land and ‘Ashtarot with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Yissakhar: Kedesh with the surrounding open land, Davrat with the surrounding open land, Ramot with the surrounding open land and ‘Anem with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with the surrounding open land, ‘Avdon with the surrounding open land, Hukok with the surrounding open land and Rechov with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Naftali: Kedesh in the Galil with the surrounding open land, Hamon with the surrounding open land and Kiryatayim with the surrounding open land. To the rest [of the L'vi'im], the descendants of M'rari, were given, from the tribe of Z'vulun: Rimmono with the surrounding open land and Tavor with the surrounding open land; and beyond the Yarden at Yericho, on the east side of the Yarden, they were given, from the tribe of Re'uven: Betzer in the desert with the surrounding open land, Yahatz with the surrounding open land, K'demot with the surrounding open land and Mefa‘at with the surrounding open land; and from the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil‘ad with the surrounding open land, Machanayim with the surrounding open land, Heshbon with the surrounding open land and Ya‘zer with the surrounding open land.