¹The sons of Levi (Levite) [Adhesion, Joiner] ; Gershon [Exile] , K’hat [assembly, congregation] , and M’rari [Bitter] .

²And the sons of K’hat [assembly, congregation] ; ‘Amram [exalted people] , Yitz’har [Shining Oil] , and Hevron [Seat of Association] , and Uzziel [My Strength is God] .

³And the children of ‘Amram [exalted people] ; Aharon [Bright, Very High] , and Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] , and Miryam [rebellion] . The sons also of Aharon [Bright, Very High] ; Nadav [Generous] , and Avihu [he is my father] , El’azar [God has helped] , and Itamar [Coast of Palms] .

⁴El’azar [God has helped] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Pinchas [mouth of brass] , Pinchas [mouth of brass] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Avishua [my father is safety] ,

⁵And Avishua [my father is safety] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Buki [Wasting] , and Buki [Wasting] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) ‘Uzi [strong] ,

⁶And ‘Uzi [strong] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Z’rachyah [Yehovah has risen] , and Z’rachyah [Yehovah has risen] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) M’rayot [rebellious] ,

⁷M’rayot [rebellious] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Amaryah [Yehovah speaks] , and Amaryah [Yehovah speaks] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Achituv [my brother is good] ,

⁸And Achituv [my brother is good] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Tzadok [righteous] , and Tzadok [righteous] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Achima’atz [my brother is anger (wrath)] ,

⁹And Achima’atz [my brother is anger (wrath)] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) ‘Azaryah [Yehovah has helped] , and ‘Azaryah [Yehovah has helped] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Yochanan [Yehovah has graced] ,

¹⁰And Yochanan [Yehovah has graced] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) ‘Azaryah [Yehovah has helped] , (he [it is] that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Shlomo (Solomon) [peace] built in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] )

¹¹And ‘Azaryah [Yehovah has helped] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Amaryah [Yehovah speaks] , and Amaryah [Yehovah speaks] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Achituv [my brother is good] ,

¹²And Achituv [my brother is good] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Tzadok [righteous] , and Tzadok [righteous] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Shalum [retribution] ,

¹³And Shalum [retribution] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Hilkiyahu [my portion is Yehovah] , and Hilkiyahu [my portion is Yehovah] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) ‘Azaryah [Yehovah has helped] ,

¹⁴And ‘Azaryah [Yehovah has helped] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) S’rayah [Yehovah is ruler] , and S’rayah [Yehovah is ruler] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) Jehozadak,

¹⁵And Y’hozadak [Yehovah is righteous] went [into captivity] , when the Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) carried away Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] and Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] by the hand of N’vukhadnetzar [May Nebo protect the crown] .

¹⁶The sons of Levi (Levite) [Adhesion, Joiner] ; Gershom [Exiled One] , K’hat [assembly, congregation] , and M’rari [Bitter] .

¹⁷And these [be] the names of the sons of Gershom [Exiled One] ; Livni [White] , and Shime’i [Fame] .

¹⁸And the sons of K’hat [assembly, congregation] [were] , ‘Amram [exalted people] , and Yitz’har [Shining Oil] , and Hevron [Seat of Association] , and Uzziel [My Strength is God] .

¹⁹The sons of M’rari [Bitter] ; Machli [Sick] , and Mushi [Yielding] . And these [are] the families of the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to] according to their fathers.

²⁰Of Gershom [Exiled One] ; Livni [White] his son, Yachat [He will snatch up] his son, Zimah [plotter] his son,

²¹Yo’ach [Yahovah is brother] his son, ‘Iddo [His witness] his son, Zerach [Rising] his son, Ye’atrai [whom Yehovah leads] his son.

²²The sons of K’hat [assembly, congregation] ; ‘Amminadav [family of the prince] his son, Korakh [Bald] his son, Asir [Prisoner] his son,

²³Elkanah [God Has Taken Possession] his son, and Evyasaf [my father has gathered] his son, and Asir [Prisoner] his son,

²⁴Tachat [Station] his son, Uri’el [God is my light] his son, ‘Uziyah [my strength is Yehovah] his son, and Sha’ul [Desired] his son.

²⁵And the sons of Elkanah [God Has Taken Possession] ; ‘Amasai [burdensome] , and Achimot [brother of death] .

²⁶[As for] Elkanah [God Has Taken Possession] : the sons of Elkanah [God Has Taken Possession] ; Tzofai [honeycomb] his son, and Nachat [rest] his son,

²⁷‘Eli’av [My Father is God] his son, Yerocham [showing pity] his son, Elkanah [God Has Taken Possession] his son.

²⁸And the sons of Sh’mu’el [His name is El] ; the firstborn Vashni [strong] , and Aviyah [Yehovah is (my) father] .

²⁹The sons of M’rari [Bitter] ; Machli [Sick] , Livni [White] his son, Shime’i [Fame] his son, ‘Uza [strength] his son,

³⁰Shim’a [fame] his son, Hagiyah [festival of Yehovah] his son, ‘Asayah [made by Yehovah] his son.

³¹And these [are they] whom David [beloved] set over the service of song in the house of the Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) , after that the ark had rest.

³²And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Shlomo (Solomon) [peace] had built the house of the Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] : and [then] they waited on their office according to their order.

³³And these [are] they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the K’hati: Heiman [faithful] a singer, the son of Yo’el [Yehovah is God] , the son of Sh’mu’el [His Name is El] ,

³⁴The son of Elkanah [God Has Taken Possession] , the son of Yerocham [showing pity] , the son of Eli’el [my God is God] , the son of Toach [lowly] ,

³⁵The son of Tzuf [honeycomb] , the son of Elkanah [God Has Taken Possession] , the son of Machat [grasping] , the son of ‘Amasai [burdensome] ,

³⁶The son of Elkanah [God Has Taken Possession] , the son of Yo’el [Yehovah is God] , the son of ‘Azaryah [Yehovah has helped] , the son of Tzefan’yahu [Yehovah has treasured] ,

³⁷The son of Tachat [Station] , the son of Asir [Prisoner] , the son of Evyasaf [my father has gathered] , the son of Korakh [Bald] ,

³⁸The son of Yitz’har [Shining Oil] , the son of K’hat [assembly, congregation] , the son of Levi (Levite) [Adhesion, Joiner] , the son of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] .

³⁹And his brother Asaf [gatherer] , who stood on his right hand, [even] Asaf [gatherer] the son of Berekhyah [Yehovah blesses] , the son of Shim’a [fame] ,

⁴⁰The son of Mikha’el [Who is Like God?] , the son of Ba’aseyah [in the service of Yehovah] , the son of Malkiyah [my king is Yehovah] ,

⁴¹The son of Etni [my hire] , the son of Zerach [Rising] , the son of ‘Adayah [Yehovah has adorned Himself] ,

⁴²The son of Eitan [enduring] , the son of Zimah [plotter] , the son of Shime’i [Fame] ,

⁴³The son of Yachat [He will snatch up] , the son of Gershom [Exiled One] , the son of Levi (Levite) [Adhesion, Joiner] .

⁴⁴And their brethren the sons of M’rari [Bitter] [stood] on the left hand: Eitan [enduring] the son of Kishi [bow of Yehovah] , the son of ‘Abdi [servant of Yehovah] , the son of Malukh [counsellor] ,

⁴⁵The son of Hashavyah [Yehovah has considered] , the son of Amatzyah [Yehovah is mighty] , the son of Hilkiyahu [my portion is Yehovah] ,

⁴⁶The son of Amtzi [my strength] , the son of Bani [built] , the son of Shamer [preserved] ,

⁴⁷The son of Machli [Sick] , the son of Mushi [Yielding] , the son of M’rari [Bitter] , the son of Levi (Levite) [Adhesion, Joiner] .

⁴⁸Their brethren also the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to] [were] appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] .

⁴⁹But Aharon [Bright, Very High] 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 Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] , according to all that Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] the servant of God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] had commanded.

⁵⁰And these [are] the sons of Aharon [Bright, Very High] ; El’azar [God has helped] his son, Pinchas [mouth of brass] his son, Avishua [my father is safety] his son,

⁵¹Buki [Wasting] his son, ‘Uzi [strong] his son, Z’rachyah [Yehovah has risen] his son,

⁵²M’rayot [rebellious] his son, Amaryah [Yehovah speaks] his son, Achituv [my brother is good] his son,

⁵³Tzadok [righteous] his son, Achima’atz [my brother is anger (wrath)] his son.

⁵⁴Now these [are] their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aharon [Bright, Very High] , of the families of the K’hati: for theirs was the lot.

⁵⁵And they gave them Hevron [Seat of Association] in the land of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] , and the suburbs thereof round about it.

⁵⁶But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Kalev [Dog] the son of Y’funeh [He Will Face] .

⁵⁷And to the sons of Aharon [Bright, Very High] they gave the cities of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] , [namely] , Hevron [Seat of Association] , [the city] of refuge, and Livnah [Pavement] with her suburbs, and Yatir [Plenty] , and Esht’moa [I will make myself heard] , with their suburbs,

⁵⁸And Hilen [place of caves] with her suburbs, D’vir [Sanctuary] with her suburbs,

⁵⁹And ‘Ashan [Smoke] with her suburbs, and Beit-Shemesh [House of the Sun] with her suburbs:

⁶⁰And out of the tribe of Binyamin [Son of the Right Hand/Strength] ; Geva [hill] with her suburbs, and ‘Alemet [covering] with her suburbs, and ‘Anatot [answers to prayer] with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families [were] thirteen cities.

⁶¹And unto the sons of K’hat [assembly, congregation] , [which were] left of the family of that tribe, [were cities given] out of the half tribe, [namely, out of] the half [tribe] of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] , by lot, ten cities.

⁶²And to the sons of Gershom [Exiled One] throughout their families out of the tribe of Yissakhar [There Is Recompense] , and out of the tribe of Asher [Happy] , and out of the tribe of Naftali [My Wrestling] , and out of the tribe of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] in Bashan [Fruitful] , thirteen cities.

⁶³Unto the sons of M’rari [Bitter] [were given] by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Re’uven [Behold a Son] , and out of the tribe of Gad [Good Fortune with Troublesome Effort] , and out of the tribe of Z’vulun [Glorious Dwelling Place] , twelve cities.

⁶⁴And the people of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] gave to the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to] [these] cities with their suburbs.

⁶⁵And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] , and out of the tribe of the children of Shim’on [he who hears] , and out of the tribe of the children of Binyamin [Son of the Right Hand/Strength] , these cities, which are called by [their] names.

⁶⁶And [the residue (part that remains, the rest)] of the families of the sons of K’hat [assembly, congregation] had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful] .

⁶⁷And they gave unto them, [of] the cities of refuge, Sh’khem [Shoulder] in mount Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful] with her suburbs; [they gave] also Gezer [Portion] with her suburbs,

⁶⁸And Yokme’am [gathered by the people] with her suburbs, and Beit-Horon [House of Hollowness] with her suburbs,

⁶⁹And Ayalon [Field of Deer] with her suburbs, and Gat-Rimmon [winepress of the pomegranate] with her suburbs:

⁷⁰And out of the half tribe of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] ; ‘Aner [boy] with her suburbs, and Bil’am [not of the people] with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of K’hat [assembly, congregation] .

⁷¹Unto the sons of Gershom [Exiled One] [were given] out of the family of the half tribe of M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] , Golan [Their Captivity] in Bashan [Fruitful] with her suburbs, and ‘Ashtarot [Star (female deity)] with her suburbs:

⁷²And out of the tribe of Yissakhar [There Is Recompense] ; Kedesh [Holy Place] with her suburbs, Dovrat [Word] with her suburbs,

⁷³And Ramot [Heights] with her suburbs, and ‘Anem [fountains] with her suburbs:

⁷⁴And out of the tribe of Asher [Happy] ; Mashal [entreaty] with her suburbs, and Avdon [Servile] with her suburbs,

⁷⁵And Hukok [appointed] with her suburbs, and Rechov [Broad Place] with her suburbs:

⁷⁶And out of the tribe of Naftali [My Wrestling] ; Kedesh [Holy Place] in Galil [circuit, district] with her suburbs, and Hamon [warm springs] with her suburbs, and Kiryatayim [Two Cities] with her suburbs.

⁷⁷Unto the rest of the children of M’rari [Bitter] [were given] out of the tribe of Z’vulun [Glorious Dwelling Place] , Rimmon [Pomegranate] with her suburbs, Tavor [Mound] with her suburbs:

⁷⁸And on the other side Yarden [Descender] by Yericho [Its Moon] , on the east side of Yarden [Descender] , [were given them] out of the tribe of Re’uven [Behold a Son] , Betzer [Remote Fortress] in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Yahatz [trampled down] with her suburbs,

⁷⁹K’demot [Eastern] also with her suburbs, and Mepha’et [Spendour or Height] with her suburbs:

⁸⁰And out of the tribe of Gad [Good Fortune with Troublesome Effort] ; Ramot [Heights] in Gil’ad [Rocky Region] with her suburbs, and Machanayim [Two Camps] with her suburbs,

⁸¹And Heshbon [Stronghold] with her suburbs, and Ya’zer [Helped] with her suburbs.