1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.4 Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua,5 Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi,6 Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth,7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,8 Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,9 Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan,10 Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),11 Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,12 Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum,13 Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah,14 Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak.15 Jehozadak went into captivity when Jehovah carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.16 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.17 These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.20 Of Gershon: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.25 The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.26 Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.28 The sons of Samuel: Vashni the firstborn, and Abijah.29 The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.31 Now these are the ones whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of Jehovah, after the ark was in its resting place.32 They were serving with song before the dwelling place of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, and they attended to their service according to the ordinance.33 And these are the ones who attended with their sons; of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,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 at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,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 Their brethren, the sons of Merari, 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 Shemer,47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.48 And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.49 But Aaron and his sons were offering sacrifices with smoke upon the altar of burnt offering and upon the altar of incense, all the service of the Holy of Holies, to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.50 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, and Ahimaaz his son.54 These were their dwelling places throughout their encampments in their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites:55 They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding common lands.56 But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave cities of refuge: Hebron, also Libnah with its common lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common lands,58 Hilen with its common lands, Debir with its common lands,59 Ashan with its common lands, and Beth Shemesh with its common lands.60 And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common lands, Alemeth with its common lands, and Anathoth with its common lands. All their cities among their families; thirteen.61 To the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave by lot ten cities from the half-tribe of Manasseh.62 And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.63 To the sons of Merari, throughout their families, they gave twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.64 The sons of Israel gave these cities with their common lands to the Levites.65 And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their names.66 And some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.67 And they gave them cities of refuge: Shechem with its common lands in the mountains of Ephraim, Gezer with its common lands,68 Jokmeam with its common lands, Beth Horon with its common lands,69 Aijalon with its common lands, and Gath Rimmon with its common lands.70 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its common lands and Bileam with its common lands, for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath.71 To the sons of Gershon from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its common lands and Ashtaroth with its common lands.72 And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its common lands, Daberath with its common lands,73 Ramoth with its common lands, and Anem with its common lands.74 And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its common lands, Abdon with its common lands,75 Hukok with its common lands, and Rehob with its common lands.76 And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its common lands, Hammon with its common lands, and Kirjathaim with its common lands.77 To the rest of the sons of Merari from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmon with its common lands and Tabor with its common lands.78 And on the other side of the Jordan, across from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its common lands, Jahzah with its common lands,79 Kedemoth with its common lands, and Mephaath with its common lands.80 And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its common lands, Mahanaim with its common lands,81 Heshbon with its common lands, and Jazer with its common lands.

1 The sones of Leuy weren Gerson, Caath, and Merary.2 The sones of Chaath weren Amram, Isaar, Ebron, and Oziel.3 The sones of Amram weren Aaron, Moyses, and Marie. The sones of Aaron weren Nadab,4 and Abyu, Eleazar, and Ythamar. Eleazar gendride Phynees, and Phynees gendride Abisue,5 Abisue gendride Bocci, and Bocci gendride Ozi,6 Ozi gendride Zaraie, and Zaraie gendride Meraioth.7 Forsothe Meraioth gendride Amarie, Amarie gendride Achitob,8 Achitob gendride Sadoch, Sadoch gendride Achymaas, Achymaas gendride Azarie,9 Azarie gendride Johannam,10 Johannam gendride Azarie; he it is that was set in preesthod, in the hows which Salomon bildide in Jerusalem.11 Forsothe Azarie gendride Amarye, and Amarie gendride Achitob,12 Achitob gendride Sadoch, Sadoch gendride Sellum,13 Sellum gendride Helchie,14 Helchie gendride Azarie, Azarie gendride Saraie, Saraie gendride Josedech.15 Forsothe Josedech yede out, whanne the Lord translatide Juda and Jerusalem bi the hondis of Nabugodonosor kyng.16 Therfor the sones of Leuy weren Gerson, Caath, and Merary.17 And these weren the names of the sones of Gerson; Lobeni, and Semei.18 The sones of Caath weren Amram, and Isaar, and Ebron, and Oziel.19 The sones of Merari weren Moli, and Musi. Sotheli these weren the kynredis of Leuy bi the meynees of hem;20 Gerson; Lobony, his sone; Jaath, his sone; Zama, his sone;21 Joaith, his sone; Addo, his sone; Zara, his sone; Jethrai, his sone.22 The sones of Caath; Amynadab, his sone; Chore, his sone;23 Azyra, his sone; Helcana, his sone; Abiasaph, his sone;24 Aser, his sone; Caath, his sone; Vriel, his sone; Azias, his sone; Saul, his sone.25 The sones of Helchana weren Amasay, and Achymoth, and Helcana.26 The sones of Helcana; Saphay, his sone;27 Naath, his sone; Heliab, his sone; Heroam, his sone; Helcana, his sone.28 The sones of Samuel; the firste gendrid Nasen, and Abia.29 Sotheli the sones of Merari; Moli, his sone; Lobeny, his sone; Semey, his sone;30 Oza, his sone; Sama, his sone; Aggias, his sone; Azaya, his sone;31 These it ben whiche Dauid ordeynede on the syngeris of the hows of the Lord, sithen the arke of the Lord was set;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.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,34 sone of Helcana, sone of Joroam, sone of Heliel,35 sone of Thou, sone of Suph,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,37 sone of Asyr, sone of Abiasaph,38 sone of Chore, sone of Isaar, sone of Caath, sone of Leuy, sone of Israel.39 And hise britheren; Asaph, that stood at the riythalf of hym, Asaph, the sone of Barachie,40 sone of Samaa, sone of Mychael, sone of Basye, sone of Melchie, sone of Atthay,41 sone of Zara, sone of Adala,42 sone of Edan, sone of Zama, sone of Semey,43 sone of Geth, sone of Gerson, sone of Leuy.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,45 sone of Amasie, sone of Helchie,46 sone of Amasay, sone of Bonny, sone of Soomer,47 sone of Moli, sone of Musi, sone of Merarie, sone of Leuy.48 And dekenes, the britheren of hem, that weren ordeyned in to al the seruyce of the tabernacle of the hows of the Lord.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.50 Sotheli these ben the sones of Aaron; Eleazar, his sone; Phynes, his sone;51 Abisue, his sone; Bocci, his sone; Ogzi, his sone; Zara, his sone; Meraioth, his sone;52 Amarias, his sone; Achitob, his sone;53 Sadoch, his sone; Achimaas, his sone.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.55 Therfor the children of Israel yauen to hem Ebron in the lond of Juda, and the subarbis therof bi cumpas;56 sotheli thei yauen the feeldis and townes of the citees to Caleph, sone of Jephone.57 Forsothe thei yauen citees to the sones of Aaron, Ebron to refuyt; and thei yauen Lobna,58 with hise subarbis, and Jether, and Escamo, with her subarbis, but also Helon, and Dabir, with her subarbis; also thei yauen Asan,59 and Bethsames, and the subarbis of tho.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.61 Forsothe to the sones of Caath, residues of her kynrede, thei yauen of the half lynage of Manasses ten citees `in to possessioun.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.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.64 And the sones of Israel yauen to dekenes citees and subarbis of tho;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;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.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,68 and Betheron also.69 Also of the lynage of Dan thei yauen Ebethe, Gebethor, and Heialan, and Helon, with her subarbis, and Gethremon bi the same maner.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.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.72 Of the lynage of Isachar thei yauen Cedes, and the subarbis therof, and Daberith with hise subarbis; also Samoth,73 and his subarbis, `and Anem with hise subarbis.74 Also of the linage of Aser thei yauen Masal with hise subarbis, and Abdon also,75 and Asach, and the subarbis therof, and Roob with hise subarbis.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.77 Sotheli to the residue sones of Merary thei yauen of the lynage of Zabulon, Remon, and subarbis therof, and Thabor with hise subarbis.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,79 also Cademoth, and hise subarbis, and Myphaat with hise subarbis.80 Also and of the lynage of Gad thei yauen Ramoth in Galaath, and the subarbis therof, Manaym with hise subarbis,81 but also Esebon with hise subarbis, and Jezer with hise subarbis.