31:18a The genealogy included all the little ones, wives, sons, and daughters in the whole assembly.

They distributed the gifts to the young children, the wives, and the sons and daughters of all the men whose names were found in the list of priestly families.
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They gave gifts to all the family members including the babies, the boys and girls, and the wives of the ones ⌊identified⌋ in the records ⌊of the clan of Levi⌋.

31:18b For they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy.

These priests and Levites had been faithful to purify themselves ⌊to serve Yahweh⌋.
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This was because they had been faithful to set themselves apart ⌊for service to Yahweh⌋.

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