1 Chronicles 6

1 The sones of Leuy weren Gerson, Caath, and Merary.

The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 The sones of Chaath weren Amram, Isaar, Ebron, and Oziel.

And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 The sones of Amram weren Aaron, Moyses, and Marie. The sones of Aaron weren Nadab,

And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 and Abyu, Eleazar, and Ythamar. Eleazar gendride Phynees, and Phynees gendride Abisue,

Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

5 Abisue gendride Bocci, and Bocci gendride Ozi,

And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

6 Ozi gendride Zaraie, and Zaraie gendride Meraioth.

And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

7 Forsothe Meraioth gendride Amarie, Amarie gendride Achitob,

Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

8 Achitob gendride Sadoch, Sadoch gendride Achymaas, Achymaas gendride Azarie,

And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

9 Azarie gendride Johannam,

And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

10 Johannam gendride Azarie; he it is that was set in preesthod, in the hows which Salomon bildide in Jerusalem.

And Johanan begat Azariah, (he [it is] that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem: )

11 Forsothe Azarie gendride Amarye, and Amarie gendride Achitob,

And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

12 Achitob gendride Sadoch, Sadoch gendride Sellum,

And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

13 Sellum gendride Helchie,

And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

14 Helchie gendride Azarie, Azarie gendride Saraie, Saraie gendride Josedech.

And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

15 Forsothe Josedech yede out, whanne the Lord translatide Juda and Jerusalem bi the hondis of Nabugodonosor kyng.

And Jehozadak went [into captivity], when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 Therfor the sones of Leuy weren Gerson, Caath, and Merary.

The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 And these weren the names of the sones of Gerson; Lobeni, and Semei.

And these [be] the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.

18 The sones of Caath weren Amram, and Isaar, and Ebron, and Oziel.

And the sons of Kohath [were], Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 The sones of Merari weren Moli, and Musi. Sotheli these weren the kynredis of Leuy bi the meynees of hem;

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these [are] the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

20 Gerson; Lobony, his sone; Jaath, his sone; Zama, his sone;

Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

21 Joaith, his sone; Addo, his sone; Zara, his sone; Jethrai, his sone.

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.

22 The sones of Caath; Amynadab, his sone; Chore, his sone;

The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

23 Azyra, his sone; Helcana, his sone; Abiasaph, his sone;

Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

24 Aser, his sone; Caath, his sone; Vriel, his sone; Azias, his sone; Saul, his sone.

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

25 The sones of Helchana weren Amasay, and Achymoth, and Helcana.

And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.

26 The sones of Helcana; Saphay, his sone;

[As for] Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

27 Naath, his sone; Heliab, his sone; Heroam, his sone; Helcana, his sone.

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

28 The sones of Samuel; the firste gendrid Nasen, and Abia.

And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.

29 Sotheli the sones of Merari; Moli, his sone; Lobeny, his sone; Semey, his sone;

The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

30 Oza, his sone; Sama, his sone; Aggias, his sone; Azaya, his sone;

Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

31 These it ben whiche Dauid ordeynede on the syngeris of the hows of the Lord, sithen the arke of the Lord was set;

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 thei mynystriden bifor the tabernacle of witnessyng, and sungun, til Salomon bildide the hows of the Lord in Jerusalem; forsothe thei stoden bi her ordre in seruyce.

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 Sotheli thes it ben that stoden nyy with her sones. Of the sones of Caath; Heman the chauntor, the sone of Joel, sone of Samuel,

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 sone of Helcana, sone of Joroam, sone of Heliel,

The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

35 sone of Thou, sone of Suph,

The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

36 sone of Helcana, sone of Mabath, sone of Amasi, sone of Helcana, sone of Joel, sone of Azarie, sone of Sophonye, sone of Caath,

The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

37 sone of Asyr, sone of Abiasaph,

The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

38 sone of Chore, sone of Isaar, sone of Caath, sone of Leuy, sone of Israel.

The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

39 And hise britheren; Asaph, that stood at the riythalf of hym, Asaph, the sone of Barachie,

And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, [even] Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

40 sone of Samaa, sone of Mychael, sone of Basye, sone of Melchie, sone of Atthay,

The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,

41 sone of Zara, sone of Adala,

The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

42 sone of Edan, sone of Zama, sone of Semey,

The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

43 sone of Geth, sone of Gerson, sone of Leuy.

The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44 Forsothe the sones of Merary, the britheren of hem, weren at the leftside; Ethan, the sone of Chusi, sone of Abdi, sone of Moloch, sone of Asabie,

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 sone of Amasie, sone of Helchie,

The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

46 sone of Amasay, sone of Bonny, sone of Soomer,

The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

47 sone of Moli, sone of Musi, sone of Merarie, sone of Leuy.

The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48 And dekenes, the britheren of hem, that weren ordeyned in to al the seruyce of the tabernacle of the hows of the Lord.

Their brethren also the Levites [were] appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

49 Forsothe Aaron and hise sones brenten encense on the auter of brent sacrifices, and on the auter of encense, in to al the werk `of the hooli of hooli thingis; and that thei schulden preie for Israel, by alle thingis whiche Moises, the seruaunt of God, comaundide.

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 Sotheli these ben the sones of Aaron; Eleazar, his sone; Phynes, his sone;

And these [are] the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

51 Abisue, his sone; Bocci, his sone; Ogzi, his sone; Zara, his sone; Meraioth, his sone;

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

52 Amarias, his sone; Achitob, his sone;

Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

53 Sadoch, his sone; Achimaas, his sone.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 And these weren the dwelling places, bi the townes and coostis of hem, that is, of the sones of Aaron, bi the kynredis of Caathitis; for tho bifelden to hem bi lot.

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 Therfor the children of Israel yauen to hem Ebron in the lond of Juda, and the subarbis therof bi cumpas;

And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.

56 sotheli thei yauen the feeldis and townes of the citees to Caleph, sone of Jephone.

But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

57 Forsothe thei yauen citees to the sones of Aaron, Ebron to refuyt; and thei yauen Lobna,

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 with hise subarbis, and Jether, and Escamo, with her subarbis, but also Helon, and Dabir, with her subarbis; also thei yauen Asan,

And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

59 and Bethsames, and the subarbis of tho.

And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:

60 Sotheli of the lynage of Beniamyn thei yauen Gabee, and the subarbis therof, and Alamach with hise subarbis, Anathot also with hise subarbis; alle the citees weren threttene with her subarbis, bi the kynredis of hem.

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 Forsothe to the sones of Caath, residues of her kynrede, thei yauen of the half lynage of Manasses ten citees `in to possessioun.

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 Sotheli to the sones of Gerson bi her kynredis thei yauen fourtene citees in Basan, of the lynage of Ysacar, and of the lynage of Aser, and of the lynage of Neptalym, and of the lynage of Manasses.

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 Forsothe to the sones of Merary by her kynredis thei yauen bi lottis twelue citees, of the lynage of Ruben, of the lynage of Gad, and of the lynage of Zabulon.

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 sones of Israel yauen to dekenes citees and subarbis of tho;

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites [these] cities with their suburbs.

65 and thei yauen bi lot, of the sones of the lynage of Juda, and of the lynage of the sones of Symeon, and of the lynage of the sones of Beniamyn, these citees, which the dekenes clepiden bi her names;

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 of hem that weren of the kynrede of the sones of Caath, and in the termes of hem weren the citees of the lynage of Effraym.

And [the residue] of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

67 And the sones of Israel yauen to hem citees of refuyt; Sichem with hise subarbis in the hil of Effraym, and Gazer with hise subarbis, also Hicmaan with hise subarbis,

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 Betheron also.

And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,

69 Also of the lynage of Dan thei yauen Ebethe, Gebethor, and Heialan, and Helon, with her subarbis, and Gethremon bi the same maner.

And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:

70 Forsothe of the half lynage of Manasses thei yauen Aner, and the subarbis therof, Balaam, and the subarbis therof; that is, to hem that weren residue of the kynrede of the sones of Caath.

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 Sotheli to the sones of Gerson thei yauen of the kynrede of half the lynage of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, and the subarbis therof, and Astoroth with hise subarbis.

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 Of the lynage of Isachar thei yauen Cedes, and the subarbis therof, and Daberith with hise subarbis; also Samoth,

And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,

73 and his subarbis, `and Anem with hise subarbis.

And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:

74 Also of the linage of Aser thei yauen Masal with hise subarbis, and Abdon also,

And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,

75 and Asach, and the subarbis therof, and Roob with hise subarbis.

And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:

76 Sotheli of the lynage of Neptalym thei yauen Cedes in Galilee, and the subarbis therof, Amon with hise subarbis, and Cariathiarym, and subarbis therof.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.

77 Sotheli to the residue sones of Merary thei yauen of the lynage of Zabulon, Remon, and subarbis therof, and Thabor with hise subarbis.

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 Also biyende Jordan, euene ayens Jerico, ayens the eest of Jordan, thei yauen of the lynage of Ruben, Bosor in the wildirnesse with hise subarbis, and Jasa with hise subarbis,

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 also Cademoth, and hise subarbis, and Myphaat with hise subarbis.

Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:

80 Also and of the lynage of Gad thei yauen Ramoth in Galaath, and the subarbis therof, Manaym with hise subarbis,

And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

81 but also Esebon with hise subarbis, and Jezer with hise subarbis.

And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.