1 Chronicles 24

David and Zadok divided the sons of Aaron—Eleazar and Ithamar, after Nadab and Abihu died before YHWH—into **24 priestly divisions** by lot for temple service, ensuring impartiality regardless of family size or age.[1][2][3] Shemaiah recorded the order, from Jehoiarib to the 24th division, as per Aaron's regulations commanded by YHWH Elohim of Israel, with remaining Levites also assigned by lot.[1][2]

Interlinear Text

Verse 4
וַ/יִּמָּצְא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayimatseu and there were found and they were found HC/VNw3mp בְֽנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc אֶלְעָזָ֡ר 𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 eleazar Eleazar El has helped Eleazar HNp רַבִּ֞ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim more many HAampa לְ/רָאשֵׁ֧י 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 lerashey for heads of to heads of HR/Ncmpc הַ/גְּבָרִ֛ים 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hagevarim the men the mighty men HTd/Ncmpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min than from HR בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc אִיתָמָ֖ר 𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤓 itamar Ithamar Ithamar Itamar HNp וַֽ/יַּחְלְק֑וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤅/𐤌 vayachelequm and they divided them and they apportioned them HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp לִ/בְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) for the sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc אֶלְעָזָ֜ר 𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 eleazar-2 Eleazar El has helped Eleazar HNp רָאשִׁ֤ים 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 rashim heads heads HNcmpa לְ/בֵית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt of house of to a house of HR/Ncmsc אָבוֹת֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 avot fathers fathers of HNcmpa שִׁשָּׁ֣ה 𐤔𐤔𐤄 shishah sixteen six HAcmsa עָשָׂ֔ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar -teen or -teenth HAcmsa וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֧י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 veliveney Bene (Bemba) and to sons of and to the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc אִיתָמָ֛ר 𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤓 itamar-2 Ithamar Ithamar Itamar HNp לְ/בֵ֥ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt-2 of house of to a house of HR/Ncmsc אֲבוֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 avotam their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp שְׁמוֹנָֽה 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 shemonah eight eight HAcmsa
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Verse 6
וַֽ/יִּכְתְּבֵ֡/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤕𐤁/𐤌 vayikhetevem and wrote them down and he wrote them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp שְֽׁמַֽעְיָה֩ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤄 shemaeyah Shemaiah Yah Has Heard Shemaeyah HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) the son of son of HNcmsc נְתַנְאֵ֨ל 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤀𐤋 netaneel Nethanel El has given Netaneel HNp הַ/סּוֹפֵ֜ר 𐤄/𐤎𐤅𐤐𐤓 hasofer the scribe the record-keeper HTd/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/לֵּוִ֗י 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉 halevi the Levites the Levite the Leviyi HTd/Ngmsa לִ/פְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/שָּׂרִים֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehasarim and the officials and the ruling-officials HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/צָד֣וֹק 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤅𐤒 vetsadoq and Zadok and Righteous-one and Tsadoq HC/Np הַ/כֹּהֵ֗ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa וַ/אֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 vaachimelekhe and Ahimelech and Brother-of-a-King and Achimelekhe HC/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc אֶבְיָתָ֔ר 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤓 eveyatar Abiathar Father Is Abundant Eveyatar HNp וְ/רָאשֵׁי֙ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 verashey and heads of and heads-of HC/Ncmpc הָֽ/אָב֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa לַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 lakohanim to the priests to the priestly officiants HRd/Ncmpa וְ/לַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 velaleviyim and to the Levites and to the Levites and to Leviyim HC/Rd/Ngmpa בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc אָ֣ב 𐤀𐤁 av father father of HNcmsa אֶחָ֗ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa אָחֻז֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achuz was taken seized HVqsmsa לְ/אֶלְעָזָ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 leeleazar for Eleazar to El-is-Help to Eleazar HR/Np וְ/אָחֻ֥ז 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤆 veachuz and being taken seized one HC/Vqsmsa אָחֻ֖ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achuz-2 was taken seized HVqsmsa לְ/אִיתָמָֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤓 leitamar for Ithamar to Ithamar to Itamar HR/Np
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Verse 31
וַ/יַּפִּילוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤅 vayapilu and they cast and they caused to fall HC/Vhw3mp גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HD הֵ֨ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they HPp3mp גּוֹרָל֜וֹת 𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋𐤅𐤕 goralot lots allotted lots HNcmpa לְ/עֻמַּ֣ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤕 leumat corresponding to in alignment with HR/Ncfsc אֲחֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 acheyhem their brothers their brothers HNcmpc/Sp3mp בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc אַהֲרֹ֗ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp לִ/פְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc דָוִ֤יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/צָד֣וֹק 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤅𐤒 vetsadoq and Zadok and Righteous-one and Tsadoq HC/Np וַ/אֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 vaachimelekhe and Ahimelech and Brother-of-a-King and Achimelekhe HC/Np וְ/רָאשֵׁי֙ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 verashey and heads of and heads-of HC/Ncmpc הָֽ/אָב֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa לַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 lakohanim of the priests to the priestly officiants HRd/Ncmpa וְ/לַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 velaleviyim and of the Levites and to the Levites and to Leviyim HC/Rd/Ngmpa אָב֣וֹת 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 avot fathers fathers of HNcmpa הָ/רֹ֔אשׁ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔 harosh the chief the head HTd/Ncmsa לְ/עֻמַּ֖ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤕 leumat-2 corresponding to in alignment with HR/Ncfsc אָחִ֥י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms הַ/קָּטָֽן 𐤄/𐤒𐤈𐤍 haqatan the younger the small one HTd/Aamsa