1 Chronicles 23:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Young's Literal Translation

And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

King James Bible

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Hebrew
Then David
דָּוִ֖יד (dā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

divided [the Levites]
וַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥ם (way·ye·ḥā·lə·qêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate

into divisions
מַחְלְק֑וֹת (maḥ·lə·qō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4256: Division, course

according to the sons
לִבְנֵ֣י (liḇ·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Levi:
לֵוִ֔י (lê·wî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3878: Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him

Gershom,
לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹן (lə·ḡê·rə·šō·wn)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1647: Gershom -- three Israelites

Kohath,
קְהָ֥ת (qə·hāṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6955: Kohath -- a son of Levi

and Merari.
וּמְרָרִֽי׃ (ū·mə·rā·rî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4847: Merari -- a son of Levi

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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