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1. The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2. And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3. And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4. Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
5. And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
6. And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
7. Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
8. And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
9. And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
10. And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
11. And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
12. And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
13. And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
14. And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
15. And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16. The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17. And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
18. And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
19. The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
20. Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21. Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.
22. The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23. Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
24. Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25. And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
26. As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
27. Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
28. And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
29. The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
30. Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
31. And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
32. And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
33. And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
34. The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35. The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36. The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37. The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38. The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39. And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
40. The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
41. The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42. The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43. The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
44. And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45. The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46. The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
47. The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48. Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
49. But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50. And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
51. Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52. Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
53. Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
54. Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
55. And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
56. But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57. And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
58. And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59. And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:
60. And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
61. And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
62. And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
63. Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
64. And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.
65. And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
66. And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67. And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
68. And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
69. And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:
70. And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
71. Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
72. And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
73. And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
74. And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
75. And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
76. And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
77. Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun. Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
78. And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
79. Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
80. And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81. And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
1. Fils de Lévi: Guershon, Kehath et Merari.
2. Voici les noms des fils de Guershon: Libni et Shimeï.
3. Fils de Kehath: Amram, Jitsehar, Hébron et Uziel.
4. Fils de Merari: Machli et Mushi. Tels sont les clans de Lévi en fonction de leurs ancêtres.
5. De Guershon descend Libni, lui-même père de Jachath, père de Zimma,
6. père de Joach, père d'Iddo, père de Zérach, père de Jeathraï.
7. Descendants de Kehath: Amminadab, père de Koré, père d'Assir,
8. père d'Elkana, père d'Ebjasaph, père d'Assir,
9. père de Thachath, père d'Uriel, père d'Ozias, père de Saül.
10. Fils d'Elkana: Amasaï, Achimoth
11. et Elkana. Descendants d'Elkana: Tsophaï lui-même père de Nachath,
12. père d'Eliab, père de Jerocham, père d'Elkana
13. et les fils de Samuel, l'aîné et le second, Abija.
14. Fils de Merari: Machli, lui-même père de Libni, père de Shimeï, père d'Uzza,
15. père de Shimea, père de Hagguija, père d'Asaja.
16. Voici ceux que David établit pour diriger le chant dans la maison de l'Eternel, depuis que l'arche eut un emplacement fixe.
17. Ils remplirent les fonctions de musiciens devant le tabernacle, devant la tente de la rencontre, jusqu'à ce que Salomon ait construit la maison de l'Eternel à Jérusalem. Ils accomplissaient leur service conformément à leur règle.
18. Voici ceux qui officiaient avec leurs fils. Parmi les descendants des Kehathites figurait Héman, le musicien, fils de Joël et petit-fils de Samuel,
19. descendant d'Elkana, Jerocham, Eliel, Thoach,
20. Tsuph, Elkana, Machath, Amasaï,
21. Elkana, Joël, Azaria, Sophonie,
22. Thachath, Assir, Ebjasaph, Koré,
23. Jitsehar, Kehath et Lévi, lui-même fils d'Israël.
24. Asaph, qui lui était apparenté et qui se tenait à sa droite, était fils de Bérékia et petit-fils de Shimea,
25. descendant de Micaël, Baaséja, Malkija,
26. Ethni, Zérach, Adaja,
27. Ethan, Zimma, Shimeï,
28. Jachath et Guershon, lui-même fils de Lévi.
29. Les descendants de Merari, qui leur étaient apparentés, se tenaient à gauche; il y avait Ethan, fils de Kishi et petit-fils d'Abdi, descendant de Malluc,
30. Hashabia, Amatsia, Hilkija,
31. Amtsi, Bani, Shémer,
32. Machli, Mushi et Merari, lui-même fils de Lévi.
33. Leurs frères lévites étaient chargés de tout le service du tabernacle, de la maison de Dieu.
34. C'étaient Aaron et ses descendants qui offraient les sacrifices sur l'autel des holocaustes ainsi que l'encens sur l'autel des parfums. Ils remplissaient toutes les tâches liées au lieu très saint et faisaient l'expiation pour Israël, conformément à tout ce qu'avait ordonné Moïse, le serviteur de Dieu.
35. Voici les descendants d'Aaron: ses fils Eléazar et Phinées, lui-même père d'Abishua,
36. père de Bukki, père d'Uzzi, père de Zerachja,
37. père de Merajoth, père d'Amaria, père d'Achithub,
38. père de Tsadok, père d'Achimaats.
39. Voici leurs lieux d'habitation, en fonction des domaines qu'ils formaient avec leurs limites. Aux descendants d'Aaron du clan des Kehathites, qui furent les premiers bénéficiaires du tirage au sort,
40. on donna Hébron, dans le pays de Juda, et le territoire qui l'entoure.
41. La campagne et les villages rattachés à la ville avaient été attribués à Caleb, fils de Jephunné,
42. mais on donna aux descendants d'Aaron la ville de refuge d'Hébron, Libna et ses environs, Jatthir, Eshthemoa et ses environs,
43. Hilen et ses environs, Debir et ses environs,
44. Ashan et ses environs ainsi que Beth-Shémesh et ses environs.
45. Dans la tribu de Benjamin, on leur donna Guéba et ses environs, Allémeth et ses environs, Anathoth et ses environs. Total de leurs villes: 13, d'après leurs clans.
46. Les autres descendants de Kehath reçurent par tirage au sort 10 villes situées chez les clans des tribus d'Ephraïm et de Dan ainsi que de la demi-tribu de Manassé.
47. Les descendants de Guershon, en fonction de leurs clans, eurent 13 villes prises aux tribus d'Issacar, d'Aser, de Nephthali et de Manassé en Basan.
48. Les descendants de Merari, en fonction de leurs clans, reçurent par tirage au sort 12 villes prises aux tribus de Ruben, de Gad et de Zabulon.
49. Les Israélites donnèrent ces villes et leurs environs aux Lévites.
50. Ils attribuèrent par tirage au sort, dans les tribus des Judéens, des Siméonites et des Benjaminites, les villes qui ont été citées.
51. Quant aux autres clans des descendants de Kehath, les villes de leur territoire furent prises dans la tribu d'Ephraïm.
52. On leur donna la ville de refuge de Sichem et ses environs, dans la région montagneuse d'Ephraïm, Guézer et ses environs,
53. Jokmeam et ses environs, Beth-Horon et ses environs,
54. Ajalon et ses environs, ainsi que Gath-Rimmon et ses environs.
55. Dans la demi-tribu de Manassé, on donna Aner et ses environs ainsi que Bileam et ses environs au clan des autres descendants de Kehath.
56. On donna aux descendants de Guershon: dans le clan de la demi-tribu de Manassé, Golan en Basan et ses environs ainsi qu'Ashtaroth et ses environs;
57. dans la tribu d'Issacar, Kédesh et ses environs, Dobrath et ses environs,
58. Ramoth et ses environs, ainsi qu'Anem et ses environs;
59. dans la tribu d'Aser, Mashal et ses environs, Abdon et ses environs,
60. Hukok et ses environs, ainsi que Rehob et ses environs;
61. et dans la tribu de Nephthali, Kédesh en Galilée et ses environs, Hammon et ses environs ainsi que Kirjathaïm et ses environs.
62. On donna au reste des Lévites, aux descendants de Merari, dans la tribu de Zabulon, Rimmono et ses environs ainsi que Thabor et ses environs.
63. De l'autre côté du Jourdain, vis-à-vis de Jéricho, à l'est du Jourdain on leur donna: dans la tribu de Ruben, Betser, ville située dans le désert, et ses environs, Jahtsa et ses environs,
64. Kedémoth et ses environs ainsi que Méphaath et ses environs;
65. et dans la tribu de Gad, Ramoth en Galaad et ses environs, Mahanaïm et ses environs,
66. Hesbon et ses environs, et Jaezar et ses environs.
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