I Chronicles 24 · דברי הימים א

The divisions of the sons of Aharon. The sons of Aharon; Nadav, and Avihu, El῾azar, and Itamar.

But Nadav and Avihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore El῾azar and Itamar executed the priest’s office.

And David and Żadoq of the sons of El῾azar, and Aĥimelekh of the sons of Itamar, divided them up according to their offices in their service.

And there were more chief men found of the sons of El῾azar than of the sons of Itamar; and thus they were divided. Among the sons of El῾azar there were sixteen heads of fathers’ houses and among the sons of Itamar eight for the houses of their fathers.

Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were officers of the sanctuary, and officers of God, among the sons of El῾azar, and of the sons of Itamar.

And Shema῾ya the son of Netan᾽el the scribe, one of the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Żadoq the priest, and Aĥimelekh the son of Evyatar, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites: one father’s house being chosen for El῾azar, and one chosen for Itamar.

Now the first lot fell to Yehoyariv, the second to Yeda῾ya,

the third to Ḥarim, the fourth to Se῾orim,

the fifth to Malkiyya, the sixth to Miyyamin,

the seventh to Haqqoż, the eighth to Aviyya,

the ninth to Yeshua, the tenth to Shekhanyahu,

the eleventh to Elyashiv, the twelfth to Yaqim,

the thirteenth to Ḥuppa, the fourteenth to Yeshev᾽av,

the fifteenth to Bilga, the sixteenth to Immer,

the seventeenth to Ḥezir, the eighteenth to Happiżżeż,

the nineteenth to Petaĥya, the twentieth to Yeĥezqel,

the twenty first to Yakhin, the twenty second to Gamul,

the twenty third to Delayahu, the twenty fourth to Ma῾azyahu.

These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to the form prescribed to them by the hand of Aharon their father, as the Lord God of Yisra᾽el had commanded him.

And the rest of the sons of Levi were: of the sons of ῾Amram; Shuva᾽el: of the sons of Shuva᾽el; Yeĥdeyahu.

Of Reĥavyahu: of the sons of Reĥavyahu, the chief was Yishshiyya.

Of the Yiżhari; Shelomot: of the sons of Shelomot; Yaĥat.

And the sons of Yeriyyahu: Amaryahu the second, Yaĥazi᾽el the third, Yeqam῾am the fourth.

Of the sons of ῾Uzzi᾽el; Mikha: of the sons of Mikha; Shamir.

The brother of Mikha was Yishshiyya: of the sons of Yishshiyya; Zekharyahu.

The sons of Merari were Maĥli and Mushi: the sons of Ya῾aziyyahu; Beno.

The sons of Merari by Ya῾aziyyahu; Beno, and Shoham, and Zakkur, and ῾Ivri.

Of Maĥli came El῾azar, who had no sons.

Concerning Qish: the son of Qish was Yeraĥme᾽el.

And the sons of Mushi; Maĥli, and ῾Eder, and Yerimot. These were the sons of the Levites according to the houses of their fathers.

These also cast lots in the same manner as their brethren the sons of Aharon, in the presence of David the king, and Żadoq, and Aĥimelekh, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites; the head of each father’s house in the same manner as his younger brother.