For [there was] a commandmentfrom the kingconcerningthem and a firmregulationfor the songleadersdayby day.
and for his allowance,a regularallowancewas givenhim by the king,a portionfor eachday,allthe daysof his life.
Now theseare the singers,headsof fathers'[households] of the Levites,[who lived] in the chambers[of the temple] free[from other service]; for they were engagedin their workdayand night.
So allIsraelin the daysof Zerubbabeland Nehemiahgavethe portionsdue the singersand the gatekeepersas eachdayrequired,and setapartthe consecrated[portion] for the Levites,and the Levitessetapartthe consecrated[portion] for the sonsof Aaron.
