and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers and the temple servants at the place Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God.

我打发他们往迦西斐雅地方去见那里的首领易多，又告诉他们当向易多和他的弟兄尼提宁说什么话，叫他们为我们神的殿带使用的人来。

我吩咐他们往迦西斐雅地方去见那里的领袖易多，又告诉他们当向易多和他的弟兄，就是迦西斐雅那地方的殿役说什么话，好为我们上帝的殿带事奉的人来。

我吩咐他们往迦西斐雅地方去见那里的领袖易多，又告诉他们当向易多和他的弟兄，就是迦西斐雅那地方的殿役说什么话，好为我们神的殿带事奉的人来。

我派他们去见迦西斐雅的首领易多，请他们告诉易多及其做殿役的亲族带一些人来我们上帝的殿里事奉。

差派他们到迦西斐雅的地方那里去见首领易多，又把他们在迦西斐雅的地方，对易多和他作殿役的亲族所当说的话都告诉他们，请他们为我们神的殿打发仆人到我们这里来。

我打發他們往迦西斐雅地方去見那裏的首領易多，又告訴他們當向易多和他的弟兄尼提寧說甚麼話，叫他們為我們神的殿帶使用的人來。

我吩咐他們往迦西斐雅地方去見那裏的領袖易多，又告訴他們當向易多和他的弟兄，就是迦西斐雅那地方的殿役說甚麼話，好為我們上帝的殿帶事奉的人來。

我吩咐他們往迦西斐雅地方去見那裏的領袖易多，又告訴他們當向易多和他的弟兄，就是迦西斐雅那地方的殿役說甚麼話，好為我們神的殿帶事奉的人來。

我派他們去見迦西斐雅的首領易多，請他們告訴易多及其做殿役的親族帶一些人來我們上帝的殿裡事奉。

差派他們到迦西斐雅的地方那裡去見首領易多，又把他們在迦西斐雅的地方，對易多和他作殿役的親族所當說的話都告訴他們，請他們為我們神的殿打發僕人到我們這裡來。

我打發他們在迦西斐雅地方見首領易多；又將他們在迦西斐雅地方向易多和他弟族兄當殿役的該說甚麼話、親口教給他們，叫他們要為我們的上帝的殿打發使用的人到我們這裏來。

遣之至迦西斐雅、見其地族長易多、使告易多、與其昆弟尼提甯人、令人至此、為我上帝室供其役事、

遣之至加西巴、見民長易多、告之、又告其同宗、殿中奔走者、當令人至此、可於上帝殿、供其職司。

命之往迦西斐雅、見其處族長易多、又傳之所當告易多、及其兄弟、並居迦西斐雅地殿役之言、即勸其遣人來、在我天主之殿供役事、

and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God.

I ordered all those men to go to Iddo. He was the leader in Kasiphia. He and his Levite relatives were temple servants there. I told my men what to say to them. I wanted Iddo and his Levite relatives to bring some attendants to us for the house of our God.

I sent them to Iddo, the leader of the Levites at Casiphia, to ask him and his relatives and the Temple servants to send us ministers for the Temple of God at Jerusalem.

I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his brothers, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring us ministers for the house of our God.

And I sent them to Iddo the leading man at the place called Casiphia; and I told them what to say to Iddo and his brothers, the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God.

And I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia— that they should bring us servants for the house of our God.

And I sent them forth unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and his brethren the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his brothers, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring us ministers for the house of our God.

And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo,[ and] to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

I sent them to Iddo, who was the leader in the place called Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives, who were the temple servants in Casiphia, so they would bring us attendants for the temple of our God.

I sent them out to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo, and his brothers the temple servants, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men.“ Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said,“ shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be officers and judges,4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise.”And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon’s servants were 392.

The king said,“ Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered and said,“ As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. It was your servant Joab who commanded me; it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant.

Go to the king and speak thus to him.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.

And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. They are a gift to you, given to the Lord, to do the service of the tent of meeting.

Therefore thus says the Lord:“ If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall be as my mouth. They shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them.

This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—

And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,“ This applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall come to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting.And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the duty of the service and serve no more.They minister to their brothers in the tent of meeting by keeping guard, but they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties.”

And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service.”For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God.Their duty was also to assist with the showbread, the flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and all measures of quantity or size.And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening,and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the Lord on Sabbaths, new moons, and feast days, according to the number required of them, regularly before the Lord.Thus they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the Lord.

I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.

Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me,“ Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.

You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do.

And there went up also to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king, some of the people of Israel, and some of the priests and Levites, the singers and gatekeepers, and the temple servants.