1So kol Yisroel were reckoned by genealogies; and, hinei, they were recorded and written down in the sefer of the melachim of Yisroel and Yehudah, who were carried away into the Golus to Bavel for their unfaithfulness.

2Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their towns were Yisroel, the kohanim, Levi'im, and the Netinim. ⁵

3And in Yerushalayim dwelt of the Bnei Yehudah, and of the Bnei Binyamin, and of the Bnei Ephrayim, and Menasheh:

4Utai Ben Ammihud Ben Omri Ben Imri Ben Banimin, of the Bnei Peretz Ben Yehudah.

5And of the Shiloni: Asayah the bechor, and his banim.

6The Bnei Zerach: Yeu'el and their brethren, 690.

7And of the Bnei Binyamin: Sallu Ben Meshullam Ben Hodavyah Ben Hasenuah,

8And Yivneyah Ben Yerocham, and Elah Ben Uzzi Ben Mikhri and Meshullam Ben Shephatyah Ben Re'uel Ben Yivniyah;

9And their brethren, according to their toldot, 956. All these anashim were rashei avot in the bais avoteihem.

10And of the kohanim; Yedayah, and Yehoyariv, and Yachin,

11And Azaryah Ben Chilkiyah Ben Meshullam Ben Tzadok Ben Merayot Ben Achituv, the nagid of the Bais HaElohim;

12And Adayah Ben Yerocham Ben Pashchur Ben Malkiyah, and Ma'asai Ben Adiel Ben Yachzerah, Ben Meshullam Ben Meshilemit Ben Immer;

13And their brethren, heads of their bais avot, 1,760; gibborei chayil for the work of the avodas Bais HaElohim.

14And of the Levi'im: Shema'yah Ben Chashuv Ben Azrikam Ben Chashavyah of the Bnei Merari;

15And Bakbakkar, Cheresh, Galal, and Matanyah Ben Micha Ben Zichri Ben Asaph;

16And Ovadyah Ben Shema'yah Ben Galal Ben Yedutun, and Berechyah Ben Asa Ben Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophati.

17And the sho'arim were Shallum, Akkuv, Talmon, Achiman, and their brethren; Shallum was HaRosh,

18Who up to now had been stationed at Sha'ar HaMelech eastward; they were sho'arim in the machanot Bnei Levi.

19And Shallum Ben Kore Ben Evyasaph Ben Korach and his brethren of the bais aviv, the Korchim, were over the work of the avodah, shomrei hasapim laOhel (keepers of the thresholds of the Tent); ⁶and avoteihem, being over the Machaneh Hashem, were shomrim of the entrance.

20And Pinchas Ben El'azar was nagid over them in time past, and Hashem was with him.

21And Zecharyah Ben Meshelemyah was sho'er (doorkeeper, gatekeeper) of the Petach of the Ohel Mo'ed.

22All these which were haberurim (the ones being chosen) to be sho'arim (gatekeepers) in the sapim (thresholds) were 212. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom Dovid and Shmuel the Ro'eh (seer) did assign in their emunah (set office, entrusted responsibility).

23So they and their banim had the oversight of the she'arim (gates) of the Beis Hashem, namely, the Beis HaOhel, by mishmarot (shifts, watches).

24In four quarters were the sho'arim, toward the east, west, north, and south.

25And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after shivat hayamim from time to time with them.

26For these Levi'im, the four gibborei hasho'arim, were in their emunah (set office, entrusted responsibility), and were over the rooms and otzarot (treasuries) of the Bais HaElohim.

27And they spent the night around the Bais HaElohim, because the mishmeret was upon them; they were responsible for the mafte'ach (key) thereof laboker laboker.

28And certain of them had the charge of the kelim (vessels) of the avodah (service, ministry), that they should bring them in and out by inventory count.

29Some of them also were appointed to oversee the kelim (vessels), and all the k'lei haKodesh, and the solet (flour), and the yayin, and the shemen, and the incense, and the spices.

30And some of the Bnei HaKohanim mixed the blending of the spices. ⁷

31And Mattityah, one of the Levi'im, who was the bechor of Shallum the Korchi, had the emunah (set office, entrusted responsibility) over the things that were made in hachavitim (panbaking). ⁸

32And other of their brethren, of the Bnei HaKehati, were over the Lechem HaMaarechet (Bread of Array, Showbread), to prepare it Shabbos Shabbos.

33And these are the meshorerim (singers), family heads of the Levi'im, who remained in the Peturim Chambers; for they were employed in that work yomam valailah.

34These family heads of the Levi'im were heads throughout their toldot; these dwelt at Yerushalayim.

35And in Giv'on dwelt the avi Giv'on, Ye'iel, the shem of whose isha was Ma'achah,

36And his bechor Avdon, then Tzur, and Kish, and Ba'al, and Ner, and Nadav.

37And Gedor, and Achyo, and Zecharyah, and Miklot.

38And Miklot fathered Shim'am. And they also dwelt near their brethren at Yerushalayim with their brethren.

39And Ner fathered Kish; and Kish fathered Sha'ul; and Sha'ul fathered Yonatan, and Malki-Shu'a, and Avinadav, and Eshba'al.

40And the Ben Yonatan was Meriv-Ba'al; and Meriv-Ba'al fathered Michah.

41And the Bnei Michah were Piton, and Melech, and Tachre'a.

42And Achaz fathered Yarah; and Yarah fathered Alemet, and Azmavet, and Zimri; and Zimri fathered Motza;

43And Motza fathered Bine'a; and Refayah bno, El'asah bno, Atzel bno.

44And Atzel had six banim, whose shmot are these; Azrikam, Bocheru, and Yishmael, and She'aryah, and Ovadyah, and Chanan; these were the Bnei Atzel.