1   The sonnes of Leui: Gerson, Caath, and Merari.

2   The sonnes of Caath: Amram, Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel.

3   The children of Amram: Aaron, Moyses, and Maria. The sonnes of Aaron: Nadab and Abiu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4    ^noteEleazar begat Phinees, and Phinees begat Abisue,

5   and Abisue begat Bocci, & Bocci begat Ozi.

6   Ozi begat Zaraias, and Zaraias begat Maraioth.

7   Moreouer Meraioth begat Amarias, and Amarias begat Achitob.

8   Achitob begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achimaas,

9   Achimaas begat Azarias, Azarias begat Iohanan,

10   Iohanan begat Azarias, the same is he that executed the priestlie office in the house, which Salomon built in Ierusalem.

11   And Azarias begat Amarias, and Amarias begat Achitob,

12   and Achitob begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Sellum,

13   Sellum begat Helcias, and Helcias begat Azarias,

14   Azarias begat Saraias, and Saraias begat Iosedec.

15   Moreouer Iosedec went forth, when our Lord transported Iuda, and Ierusalem by the handes of Nabuchodonosor.

16   The sonnes then of Leui: Gerson, Caath, and Merari.

17   And these be the names of the sonnes of Gerson: Lobni and Semei.

18   The sonnes of Caath: Amram, and Isaar, and Hebron, and Oziel.

19   The sonnes of Merari: Moholi and Musi. And these are the kinredes of Leui according to their families.

20   Gerson, Lobni his sonne, Iahath his sonne, Zamma his sonne,

21   Ioah his sonne, Addo his sonne, Zara his sonne, Iethrai his sonne.

22   The sonnes of Caath, Aminadab his sonne, Core his sonne, Asir his sonne,

23   Elcana his sonne, Abiasaph his sonne, Asir his sonne.

24   Thahath his sonne, Vriel his sonne, Ozias his sonne, Saul his sonne.

25   The sonnes of Elcana:

Genealogies. Amasai, and Achimoth,

26   and Elcana: The sonnes of Elcana: Sophai his sonne, Nahath his sonne,

27   Eliab his sonne, Ieroham his sonne, Elcana his sonne.

28   The sonnes of Samuel: the first begotten Vasleni, and Abia.

29   And the sonnes of Merari, Moholi: Lobni his sonne, Semei his sonne, Oza his sonne,

30   Sammaa his sonne, Haggia his sonne, Asaia his sonne.

31   These are they, whom Dauid appointed ouer the singing men of the house of our Lord, since the Arke was placed:

32   and they ministred before the tabernacle of testimonie, singing vntil Salomon built the house of our Lord in Ierusalem: and they stood according to their order in the ministerie.

33   And these are they, which assisted with their sonnes, of the sonnes of Caath, Hemam singing man, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Samuel,

34   the sonne of Elcana, the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Eliel, the sonne of Thohu,

35   the sonne of Suph, the sonne of Elcana, the sonne of Mahath, the sonne of Amasai,

36   the sonne of Elcana, the sonne of Iohel, the sonne of Azaries, the sonne of Sophonias,

37   the sonne of Thahath, the sonne of Asir, the sonne of Abiasaph, the sonne of C'ore,

38   the sonne of Isaar, the sonne of Caath, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Israel.

39   And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, Asaph the sonne of Barachias, the sonne of Samaa,

40   the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Basaia, the sonne of Melchia,

41   the sonne of Athanai, the sonne of Zara, the sonne of Adaia,

42   the sonne of Ethan, the sonne of Zamma, the sonne of Semei.

43   the sonne of Ieth, the sonne of Gerson, the sonne of Leui.

44   And the children of Merari their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan the sonne of Cusi, the sonne of Abdi, the sonne of Maloch,

45   the sonne of Hasabia, the sonne of Amasia, the sonne of Helcias,

46   the sonne of Amasai, the sonne of Boni, the sonne of Somer,

47   the sonne of Moholi, the sonne of Mosi, the sonne of Merari, the sonne of Leui.

48   Their brethren also the Leuites, which were ordained for al the ministerie of the tabernacle of the house of our Lord.

49   But Aaron, and his sonnes burnt incense vpon the altar of holocaust, and vpon the altar of incense, for euerie worke of Sancta Sanctorum: and to pray for Israel according to al thinges, which Moyses the seruant of God had commanded.

50   And these are the sonnes of Aaron: Eleazar his sonne, Phinees his sonne, Abisue his sonne

51   Bocci his sonne, Ozi his sonne, Zarahia his sonne,

52   Meraioth his sonne, Amarias

Genealogies. his sonne, Achitob his sonne,

53    ^noteSadoc his sonne, Achimaas his sonne.

54   And these are their habitations by the townes and confines, to witte, of the sonnes of Aaron, according to the kinredes of the Caathires: for they were fallen to them by lotte.

55   They gaue therfore to them Hebron in the Land of Iuda, and the suburbes therof round about:

56   but the fieldes of the citie, and the townes to Caleb the sonne of Iephone.

57   Moreouer to the sonnes of Aaron they gaue cities, to flee vnto, Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbes thereof,

58   Iether also and Esthemo with the suburbes therof, yea & Helon, and Dabir with their suburbes:

59   As an also & Bethsemes, & their suburbes.

60   And of the tribe of Beniamin: Gabec and the suburbes therof, Almath with the suburbes therof, Anothoth also with the suburbes therof. al the cities, thirtene, by their kinredes.

61   And to the children of Caath the residue of their kinred they gaue of the halfe tribe of Manasses in possession ten cities.

62   Moreouer to the children of Gerson by their kinredes of the tribe of Issachar, & of the tribe of Aser, and of the tribe of Nephthali, and of the tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirtene cities.

63   And to the sonnes of Merari by their kinredes of the tribe of Ruben, and of the tribe of Gad, and of the tribe of Zabulon, they gaue by lot twelue cities.

64   Also the children of Israel gaue to the Leuites cities, and their suburbes:

65   and they gaue by lot, of the tribe of the children of Iuda, & of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and of the tribe of the children of Beniamin, these cities, which they called by their names,

66   and to them, that were of the kinred of the sonnes of Caath, and the cities in their borders were of the tribe of Ephraim.

67   They therfore gaue them cities, to flee vnto, Sichem with the suburbes therof in mount Ephraim, and Gazer with the suburbes therof,

68   Iecmaan also with the suburbes therof, and Bethhoron in like maner,

69   moreouer Helon also with the suburbes therof, and Gethremmon in like maner.

70   Moreouer of the halfe tribe of Manasses, Aner & the suburbes therof, Balaam and the suburbes therof: to witte, to them, which were leaft of the kinred of the sonnes of Caath.

71   And to the sonnes of Gersom of the kinred of the halfe tribe of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, and the suburbes therof, and Astaroth with the suburbes therof.

72   Of the tribe of Issachar, Cedes and the suburbes therof, and Dabereth with the suburbes therof,

73   Ramoth also and the suburbes therof, and Anem

Genealogies. with the suburbes therof.

74   And of the tribe of Aser: Masal with the suburbes therof, & Abdon in like mamer,

75   Hucac also and the suburbes therof, and Rohob with the suburbes thereof.

76   Moreouer of the tribe of Nephthali, Cedes in Galilee and the suburbes therof, Hamon with the suburbes therof, and Cariathaim, and the suburbes therof.

77   And to the rest of the sonnes of Merari: of the tribe of Zabulon, Remmono and the suburbes therof, and Thabor with the suburbes therof:

78   beyond Iordan also ouer agaynst Iericho, agaynst the East of Iordan, of the tribe of Ruben, Bosor in the wildernesse with the suburbes therof, and Iassa with the suburbes theref,

79   Cademoth also and the suburbes therof, and Mephaath with the suburbes thereof.

80   Moreouer also of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad and the suburbes therof, and Manaim with the suburbes therof,

81   yea and Hesebon with the suburbes therof, and Iezer with the suburbes therof.

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