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Nehemiah 11

1AndtheprincesH8269ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971dweltH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:therestוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605ofthepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971alsocastהִפִּ֨ילוּhi.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,tobringלְהָבִ֣יא׀le.ha.Vi'H935oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259oftenהָעֲשָׂרָ֗הha.'a.sa.RahH6235todwellH3427inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389theholyH6944cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,andnineוְתֵ֥שַׁעve.Te.sha'H8672partsintheothercitiesבֶּעָרִֽים׃be.'a.RimH5892.

2Andthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971blessedH1288allthemenH376thatwillinglyofferedH5068themselvestodwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3NowthesearethechiefsH7218oftheprovinceהַמְּדִינָ֔הha.me.di.NahH4082thatdweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:butinthecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063dweltיָֽשְׁב֞וּya.she.VuH3427everyoneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376inhispossessionH272intheircitiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892,towit,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֣םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andtheNethinim,andthechildrenofSolomon’sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.

4AndinJerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389dweltיָֽשְׁב֔וּya.she.VuH3427certainofthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,andofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144.OfthechildrenofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063:AthaiahthesonH1121ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜ה'u.zi.YahH5818,thesonH1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֧הze.khar.YahH2148,thesonH1121ofAmariahאֲמַרְיָ֛ה'a.mar.YahH568,thesonH1121ofShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֥הshe.fat.YahH8203,thesonH1121ofMahalalelמַהֲלַלְאֵ֖לma.ha.lal.'ElH4111,ofthechildrenofPerezפָֽרֶץ׃Fa.retzH6557;

5andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBaruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCol-hozehH3626,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHazaiah,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAdaiahעֲדָיָ֧ה'a.da.YahH5718,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoiaribיוֹיָרִ֛יבyo.ya.RivH3114,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121oftheShilonite.

6AllthesonsH1121ofPerezפֶ֕רֶץFe.retzH6557thatdweltH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389werefourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967threescoreandeightוּשְׁמֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083valiantmenH376.

7AndthesearethesonsH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144:Salluסַלֻּ֡אsa.Lu'H5543thesonH1121ofMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֡םme.shu.LamH4918,thesonH1121ofJoed,thesonH1121ofPedaiahפְּדָיָה֩pe.da.YahH6305,thesonH1121ofKolaiahק֨וֹלָיָ֧הko.la.YahH6964,thesonH1121ofMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641,thesonH1121ofIthielאִֽיתִיאֵ֖ל'i.ti.'ElH384,thesonH1121ofJeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָֽה׃ye.Sha'.YahH3470.

8AndafterhimGabbai, Sallai,nineתְּשַׁ֥עte.Sha'H8672hundredH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andeightוּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃u.she.mo.NahH8083.

9AndJoelוְיוֹאֵ֥לve.yo.'ElH3100thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZichriwastheiroverseerפָּקִ֣ידpa.KidH6496;andJudahוִיהוּדָ֧הvi.hu.DahH3063thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHassenuahwassecondמִשְׁנֶֽה׃ פmish.NehH4932overthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.

10Ofthepriestsהַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548:Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֥הye.da'.YahH3048thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoiaribיוֹיָרִ֖יבyo.ya.RivH3114,Jachin,

11Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֨הse.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הchil.ki.YahH2518,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֣םme.shu.LamH4918,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeraiothמְרָיוֹת֙me.ra.yOtH4812,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,therulerH5057ofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430,

12andtheirbrethrenthatdidtheworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399ofthehouseלַבַּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004,eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנָ֑יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147;andAdaiahוַ֠עֲדָיָהVa.'a.da.yahH5718thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֤םye.ro.ChamH3395,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPelaliah,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmziאַמְצִ֣י'am.TziH557,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֔הze.khar.YahH2148,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPashhurפַּשְׁח֖וּרpash.ChurH6583,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMalchijah,

13andhisbrethren,chiefsH7218offathers’לְאָב֔וֹתle.'a.VotH1houses,twoוּשְׁנָ֑יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoH8147;andAmashsaithesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzarelעֲזַרְאֵ֛ל'a.zar.'ElH5832,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhzai,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeshillemothמְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹתme.shi.le.MotH4919,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImmerאִמֵּֽר׃'i.MerH564,

14andtheirbrethren,mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368ofvalor,ahundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242andeightוּשְׁמֹנָ֑הu.she.mo.NahH8083;andtheiroverseerוּפָקִ֣ידu.fa.KidH6496wasZabdielזַבְדִּיאֵ֖לzav.di.'ElH2068,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHaggedolim.

15AndoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881:Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHasshubחַשּׁ֛וּבcha.ShuvH2815,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzrikamעַזְרִיקָ֥ם'az.ri.KamH5840,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֖הcha.shav.YahH2811,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBunniבּוּנִּֽי׃bu.NiH1138;

16andShabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַ֨יve.sha.be.TaiH7678andJozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֜דve.yo.za.VadH3107,ofthechiefsH7218oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881,whohadtheoversightoftheoutwardbusinessH4399ofthehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;

17andMattaniahוּמַתַּנְיָ֣הu.ma.tan.YahH4983thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMica,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֜ף'a.SafH623,whowasthechiefH7218tobeginthethanksgivinginprayerלַתְּפִלָּ֔הla.te.fi.LahH8605,andBakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּקְיָ֖הu.vak.buk.YahH1229,thesecondמִשְׁנֶ֣הmish.NehH4932amonghisbrethren;andAbdaוְעַבְדָּא֙ve.'av.Da'H5653thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShammuaשַׁמּ֔וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGalalגָּלָ֖לga.LalH1559,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeduthunיְדוּתֽוּן׃ye.di.tunH3038.

18AlltheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881intheholyH6944cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892weretwoמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967fourscoreandfourוְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ פve.'ar.ba.'AhH702.

19Moreovertheporters,Akkubעַקּ֣וּב'a.KuvH6126,Talmonטַלְמ֔וֹןtal.MonH2929,andtheirbrethren, thatkeptH8104watchהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104atthegatesH8179,wereahundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andtwoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃u.she.Na.yimH8147.

20AndtheresidueofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881,wereinallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376inhisinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃be.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

21ButtheNethinimdweltH3427inOphelבָּעֹ֑פֶלba.'O.felH6077:andZihaוְצִיחָ֥אve.tzi.Cha'H6727andGishpawereovertheNethinim.

22Theoverseerוּפְקִ֤ידu.fe.KidH6496alsooftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881atJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389wasUzziעֻזִּ֤י'u.ZiH5813thesonH1121ofBaniבָּנִי֙ba.NiH1137,thesonH1121ofHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,thesonH1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֖הma.tan.YahH4983,thesonH1121ofMicaמִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'H4316,ofthesonsH1121ofAsaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623,thesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891,overthebusinessH4399ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

23Fortherewasacommandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687fromthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428concerningthem,andasettled provisionforthesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםham.sho.re.RimH7891,aseverydayH3117required.

24AndPethahiahוּפְתַֽחְיָ֨הu.fe.tach.YahH6611thesonH1121ofMeshezabelמְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜לme.shei.zav.'ElH4898,ofthechildrenofZerahזֶ֤רַחZe.rachH2226thesonH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,wasattheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428handH3027inallmattersדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697concerningthepeopleלָעָֽם׃la.'AmH5971.

25Andasforthevillages,withtheirfieldsבִּשְׂדֹתָ֑םbis.do.TamH7704, someofthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063dweltיָֽשְׁב֞וּya.she.VuH3427inKiriath-arbaH7153andthetownsthereof,andinDibonוּבְדִיבֹן֙u.ve.di.VonH1769andthetownsthereof,andinJekabzeelandthevillagesthereof,

26andinJeshuaוּבְיֵשׁ֥וּעַu.ve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,andinMoladahוּבְמוֹלָדָ֖הu.ve.mo.la.DahH4137,andBeth-peletH1046,

27andinHazar-shualH2705,andinBeer-shebaandthetownsthereof,

28andinZiklagוּבְצִֽקְלַ֥גu.ve.tzik.LagH6860,andinMeconahandinthetownsthereof,

29andinEn-rimmon,andinZorahוּבְצָרְעָ֖הu.ve.tza.re.'AhH6881,andinJarmuthוּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃u.ve.yar.MutH3412,

30Zanoahזָנֹ֤חַza.No.achH2182,Adullamעֲדֻלָּם֙'a.du.LamH5725,andtheirvillages,Lachishלָכִישׁ֙la.KhishH3923andthefieldsוּשְׂדֹתֶ֔יהָu.se.do.Tei.haH7704thereof,Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825andthetownsthereof.Sotheyencampedוַיַּחֲנ֥וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583fromBeer-sheba untothevalleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516ofHinnomהִנֹּֽם׃hi.NomH2011.

31ThechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144alsodweltfromGebaמִגָּ֑בַעmi.Ga.va'H1387onward,atMichmashandAija,andatBeth-elandthetownsthereof,

32atAnathothעֲנָת֥וֹתa.na.TotH6068,Nobנֹ֖בnoH5011,Ananiahעֲנָֽנְיָֽה׃'a.Na.ne.YahH6055,

33Hazorחָצ֥וֹר׀cha.TzorH2674,Ramahרָמָ֖הra.MahH7414,Gittaimגִּתָּֽיִם׃gi.Ta.yimH1664,

34Hadidחָדִ֥ידcha.DidH2307,Zeboimצְבֹעִ֖יםtze.vo.'ImH6650,Neballat,

35Lod,andOnoוְאוֹנ֖וֹve.'o.NoH207, thevalleyגֵּ֥יgeiH1516ofcraftsmen.

36AndoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, certain coursesinJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063werejoinedtoBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽין׃ פle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11

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