## I Chronicles Chapter 23

###### I Chronicles 23:1
[I Chronicles 23:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:1)

וְדָוִ֥יד זָקֵ֖ן וְשָׂבַ֣ע יָמִ֑ים וַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְ אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So when David was old and full of days, he made Shelomo his son king over Yisra᾽el.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David was old and sated of days and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.


###### I Chronicles 23:2
[I Chronicles 23:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:2)

וַיֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ אֶת־כׇּל־שָׂרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he gathered together all the princes of Yisra᾽el, with the priests and the Levites.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he gathered together all the officers of Israel and the priests and the Levites.


###### I Chronicles 23:3
[I Chronicles 23:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:3)

וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִבֶּ֛ן שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וָמָ֑עְלָה וַיְהִ֨י מִסְפָּרָ֤ם לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙ לִגְבָרִ֔ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upwards: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty eight thousand.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the Levites were counted from thirty years old and above, and their number by their heads was thirty-three thousand men.


###### I Chronicles 23:4
[I Chronicles 23:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:4)

מֵאֵ֗לֶּה לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙ עַל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת בֵּית־יְהֹוָ֔ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים וְשֹׁפְטִ֖ים שֵׁ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Twenty four thousand of these were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Of these [(I, David, appointed)] to officiate at the service of the house of the L-rd, twenty-four thousand; and officers and judges, six thousand.


###### I Chronicles 23:5
[I Chronicles 23:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:5)

וְאַרְבַּ֥עַת אֲלָפִ֖ים שֹׁעֲרִ֑ים וְאַרְבַּ֤עַת אֲלָפִים֙ מְהַֽלְלִ֣ים לַיהֹוָ֔ה בַּכֵּלִ֕ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתִי לְהַלֵּֽל׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and four thousand were gatekeepers; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made for praise.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And four thousand gatekeepers and four thousand praising the L-rd with instruments that I made for (such) praise.


###### I Chronicles 23:6
[I Chronicles 23:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:6)

וַיֶּחָלְקֵ֥ם דָּוִ֖יד מַחְלְק֑וֹת{ס}לִבְנֵ֣י לֵוִ֔י לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹן קְהָ֥ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David divided them into sections according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Qehat, and Merari.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David made divisions of the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kehoth and Merari:


###### I Chronicles 23:7
[I Chronicles 23:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:7)

לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י לַעְדָּ֥ן וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Of the Gershoni there were: La῾adan, and Shim῾i.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Of the Gershunites: La'adan and Shim'i.


###### I Chronicles 23:8
[I Chronicles 23:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:8)

בְּנֵ֣י לַעְדָּ֗ן הָרֹ֧אשׁ יְחִיאֵ֛ל וְזֵתָ֥ם וְיוֹאֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The sons of La῾adan; the chief was Yeĥi᾽el, and Zetam, and Yo᾽el three.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of La'adan: the head, Yechiel, and Zetham and Yoel, three.


###### I Chronicles 23:9
[I Chronicles 23:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:9)

בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְעִ֗י (שלמות) [שְׁלֹמִ֧ית] וַחֲזִיאֵ֛ל וְהָרָ֖ן שְׁלֹשָׁ֑ה אֵ֛לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֥י הָאָב֖וֹת לְלַעְדָּֽן׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The sons of Shim῾i; Shelomit, and Ḥazi᾽el, and Ḥaran; three. These were the chiefs of the fathers’ houses of La῾adan.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of Shim'i: Shlomith, Chaziel and Haran. These three were heads of the fathers' houses of La'adan.


###### I Chronicles 23:10
[I Chronicles 23:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:10)

וּבְנֵ֣י שִׁמְעִ֔י יַ֣חַת זִינָ֔א וִיע֖וּשׁ וּבְרִיעָ֑ה אֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵֽי־שִׁמְעִ֖י אַרְבָּעָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the sons of Shim῾i were, Yaĥat, Zina, and Ye῾ush, and Beri῾a. These four were the sons of Shim῾i.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the sons of Shim'i [(the son of Gershon)]: Yachath, Zina, and Yeush and Beriah. These, the sons of Shim'i, were four.


###### I Chronicles 23:11
[I Chronicles 23:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:11)

וַיְהִי־יַ֣חַת הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְזִיזָ֖ה הַשֵּׁנִ֑י וִיע֤וּשׁ וּבְרִיעָה֙ לֹא־הִרְבּ֣וּ בָנִ֔ים וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ לְבֵ֣ית אָ֔ב לִפְקֻדָּ֖ה אֶחָֽת׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And Yaĥat was the chief, and Ziza the second: but Ye῾ush and Beri῾a had not many sons; therefore they became a father’s house in one reckoning.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Yachath was the head, and Zizah, the second. And Yeush and Beriah did not have many children and they were a father's house as one.


###### I Chronicles 23:12
[I Chronicles 23:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:12)

בְּנֵ֣י קְהָ֗ת עַמְרָ֥ם יִצְהָ֛ר חֶבְר֥וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵ֖ל אַרְבָּעָֽה׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The sons of Qehat; ῾Amram, Yiżhar, Ḥevron, and ῾Uzzi᾽el; four.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of Kehoth: Amram, Yitzhar, Chevron and Uziel, four.


###### I Chronicles 23:13
[I Chronicles 23:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:13)

בְּנֵ֥י עַמְרָ֖ם אַהֲרֹ֣ן וּמֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּבָּדֵ֣ל אַהֲרֹ֡ן לְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ֩ קֹ֨דֶשׁ קׇדָשִׁ֤ים הֽוּא־וּבָנָיו֙ עַד־עוֹלָ֔ם לְהַקְטִיר֩ לִפְנֵ֨י יְהֹוָ֧ה לְשָׁרְת֛וֹ וּלְבָרֵ֥ךְ בִּשְׁמ֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The sons of ῾Amram; Aharon and Moshe: and Aharon was separated, that he should be sanctified as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to him, and to bless in his name forever.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to be sanctified as holy of holies, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the L-rd, to minister before the L-rd and to bless [(Israel)] in His name, forever.


###### I Chronicles 23:14
[I Chronicles 23:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:14)

וּמֹשֶׁ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים בָּנָ֕יו יִקָּרְא֖וּ עַל־שֵׁ֥בֶט הַלֵּוִֽי׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Now concerning Moshe the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Moses, the man of G-d — his sons were ascribed to the tribe of Levi.


###### I Chronicles 23:15
[I Chronicles 23:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:15)

בְּנֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה גֵּרְשׁ֖וֹם וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The sons of Moshe were, Gershom, and Eli῾ezer.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.


###### I Chronicles 23:16
[I Chronicles 23:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:16)

בְּנֵ֥י גֵרְשׁ֖וֹם שְׁבוּאֵ֥ל הָרֹֽאשׁ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Of the sons of Gershom, Shevu᾽el was the chief.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of Gershom: Shevuel, the head.


###### I Chronicles 23:17
[I Chronicles 23:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:17)

וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵֽי־אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר רְחַבְיָ֣ה הָרֹ֑אשׁ וְלֹא־הָיָ֤ה לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ בָּנִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וּבְנֵ֥י רְחַבְיָ֖ה רָב֥וּ לְמָֽעְלָה׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the sons of Eli῾ezer were, Reĥavya the chief. And Eli῾ezer had no other sons; but the sons of Reĥavya were very many.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the sons of Eliezer: Rechaviah, the head. And Eliezer had no other sons. And the sons of Rechaviah multiplied exceedingly.


###### I Chronicles 23:18
[I Chronicles 23:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:18)

בְּנֵ֥י יִצְהָ֖ר שְׁלֹמִ֥ית הָרֹֽאשׁ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Of the sons of Yiżhar; Shelomit the chief.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of Yitzhar: Shlomith, the head.


###### I Chronicles 23:19
[I Chronicles 23:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:19)

בְּנֵ֖י חֶבְר֑וֹן יְרִיָּ֤הוּ הָרֹאשׁ֙ אֲמַרְיָ֣ה הַשֵּׁנִ֔י יַֽחֲזִיאֵל֙ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י וִֽיקַמְעָ֖ם הָרְבִיעִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Of the sons of Ḥevron; Yeriyyahu the first, Amarya the second, Yaĥazi᾽el the third, and Yeqam῾am the fourth.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of Chevron: Yeriyahu, the head; Amaryahu, the second; Yachaziel, the third; and Yekamam, the fourth.


###### I Chronicles 23:20
[I Chronicles 23:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:20)

בְּנֵ֖י עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל מִיכָ֣ה הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְיִשִּׁיָּ֖ה הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Of the sons of ῾Uzzi᾽el; Mikha the first, and Yishshiyya the second.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of Uziel: Michah, the head, and Yishiyah, the second.


###### I Chronicles 23:21
[I Chronicles 23:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:21)

בְּנֵ֤י מְרָרִי֙ מַחְלִ֣י וּמוּשִׁ֔י בְּנֵ֥י מַחְלִ֖י אֶלְעָזָ֥ר וְקִֽישׁ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The sons of Merari; Maĥli, and Mushi. The sons of Maĥli; El῾azar, and Qish.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of Merari: Machli and Mushi. The sons of Machli: Elazar and Kish.


###### I Chronicles 23:22
[I Chronicles 23:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:22)

וַיָּ֙מׇת֙ אֶלְעָזָ֔ר וְלֹא־הָ֥יוּ ל֛וֹ בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת וַיִּשָּׂא֥וּם בְּנֵי־קִ֖ישׁ אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And El῾azar died, and had no sons, but only daughters: and their brethren the sons of Qish took them to wife.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Elazar died, and he did not have sons, but daughters, and the sons of Kish, their brethren, wed them.


###### I Chronicles 23:23
[I Chronicles 23:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:23)

בְּנֵ֣י מוּשִׁ֗י מַחְלִ֥י וְעֵ֛דֶר וִירֵמ֖וֹת שְׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The sons of Mushi; Maĥli, and ῾Eder, and Yeremot, three.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sons of Mushi: Machli and Eder and Yeremoth: three.


###### I Chronicles 23:24
[I Chronicles 23:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:24)

אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵֽי־לֵוִי֩ לְבֵ֨ית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֜ם רָאשֵׁ֧י הָאָב֣וֹת לִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗ם בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר שֵׁמוֹת֙ לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם עֹשֵׂה֙ הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֣ית יְהֹוָ֑ה מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וָמָֽעְלָה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
These were the sons of Levi according to the houses of their fathers; the heads of father’s houses, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upwards.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
These are the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, the heads of the fathers' [houses] by their count, by the number of names according to head (count), doing the work for the service of the house of the L-rd, from twenty years and above.


###### I Chronicles 23:25
[I Chronicles 23:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:25)

כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר דָּוִ֔יד הֵנִ֛יחַ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְעַמּ֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ן בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם עַד־לְעוֹלָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For David said, The Lord God of Yisra᾽el has given rest to his people, that they may dwell in Yerushalayim forever:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For David said: The L-rd G-d has given rest to His people Israel, and He has made Jerusalem His abode forever.


###### I Chronicles 23:26
[I Chronicles 23:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:26)

וְגַ֖ם לַלְוִיִּ֑ם אֵין־לָשֵׂ֧את אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן וְאֶת־כׇּל־כֵּלָ֖יו לַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and also to the Levites that they shall no more need to carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for its service.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And, also, the Levites need not bear the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.


###### I Chronicles 23:27
[I Chronicles 23:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:27)

כִּ֣י בְדִבְרֵ֤י דָוִיד֙ הָאַ֣חֲרוֹנִ֔ים הֵ֖מָּה מִסְפַּ֣ר בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִ֑י מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּלְמָֽעְלָה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For by the last ordinances of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For, in the latter words of David [(as opposed to the former [verse 3])], they are the number of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and above.


###### I Chronicles 23:28
[I Chronicles 23:28](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:28)

כִּ֣י מַעֲמָדָ֞ם לְיַד־בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֗ן לַֽעֲבֹדַת֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהֹוָ֔ה עַל־הַֽחֲצֵרוֹת֙ וְעַל־הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת וְעַֽל־טׇהֳרַ֖ת לְכׇל־קֹ֑דֶשׁ וּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔ה עֲבֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
because their station was at the side of the sons of Aharon for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For their posts were alongside the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the L-rd, for the [(Temple)] courts and for the chambers and for the purity of all sacred (objects) and (for) performance of the service of the house of G-d.


###### I Chronicles 23:29
[I Chronicles 23:29](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:29)

וּלְלֶ֨חֶם הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶת וּלְסֹ֤לֶת לְמִנְחָה֙ וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣י הַמַּצּ֔וֹת וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת וְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶת וּלְכׇל־מְשׂוּרָ֖ה וּמִדָּֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
both for the showbread, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And for the showbread and for the fine flour for the meal-offering, and for unleavened wafers and for griddle [meal-offerings] and for soaked [fine flour meal-offerings] and for all liquid measures and dry measures.


###### I Chronicles 23:30
[I Chronicles 23:30](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:30)

וְלַֽעֲמֹד֙ בַּבֹּ֣קֶר בַּבֹּ֔קֶר לְהֹד֥וֹת וּלְהַלֵּ֖ל לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה וְכֵ֖ן לָעָֽרֶב׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening;

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And to stand every morning [(to sing at the daily offerings)] to give thanks and praise to the L-rd, and so in the evening.


###### I Chronicles 23:31
[I Chronicles 23:31](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:31)

וּלְכֹ֨ל הַעֲל֤וֹת עֹלוֹת֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה לַשַּׁ֨בָּת֔וֹת לֶחֳדָשִׁ֖ים וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים בְּמִסְפָּ֨ר כְּמִשְׁפָּ֧ט עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם תָּמִ֖יד לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and whenever burnt sacrifices are offered to the Lord on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the appointed seasons, by number, according to the order commanded to them, continually before the Lord:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And for all the burnt-offering sacrifices to the L-rd, on Sabbaths, New Moons and festivals, according to their ordained number, always, before the L-rd.


###### I Chronicles 23:32
[I Chronicles 23:32](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/23:32)

וְשָׁמְר֞וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֗ד וְאֵת֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ וּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶת בְּנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן אֲחֵיהֶ֑ם לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית יְהֹוָֽה׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and that they should keep the charge of the Tent of Meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aharon their brethren, for the service of the house of the Lord.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they shall keep the watch of the tent of meeting and the watch of the sacred (objects) and the watch of the sons of Aaron their brothers for the service of the house of the L-rd.