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Nehemiah 12

1Nowthesearethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881thatwentH5927upwithZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597,andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֑וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442:Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֥הse.ra.YahH8304,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir.me.YahH3414,Ezraעֶזְרָֽא׃'ez.Ra'H5830,

2Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568,Malluchמַלּ֖וּךְma.LukhH4409,Hattushחַטּֽוּשׁ׃cha.TushH2407,

3Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֥הshe.khan.YahH7935,Rehumרְחֻ֖םre.ChumH7348,Meremothמְרֵמֹֽת׃me.re.MotH4822,

4Iddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714,Ginnethoi,Abijahאֲבִיָּֽה׃'a.vi.YahH29,

5Mijaminמִיָּמִ֥יןmi.ya.MinH4326,Maadiah,Bilgahבִּלְגָּֽה׃bil.GahH1083,

6Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098,andJoiaribוְיוֹיָרִ֖יבve.yo.ya.RivH3114,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָֽה׃ye.Da'.YahH3048.

7Salluסַלּ֣וּsa.LuH5543,Amokעָמ֔וֹקa.MokH5987,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048.ThesewerethechiefsH7218ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andoftheirbrethreninthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofJeshuaיֵשֽׁוּעַ׃ פye.Shu.a'H3442.

8MoreovertheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881:Jeshuaיֵשׁ֧וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Binnuiבִּנּ֛וּיbi.NuiH1131,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֥לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063,andMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983,whowasoverthethanksgiving,heandhisbrethren.

9AlsoBakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨הu.vak.buk.YahH1229andUnno,theirbrethren,wereoveragainstthemaccordingtotheiroffices.

10AndJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֖וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442begatJoiakimיֽוֹיָקִ֑יםyo.ya.KimH3113,andJoiakimוְיֽוֹיָקִים֙ve.yo.ya.KimH3113begatEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475,andEliashibוְאֶלְיָשִׁ֖יבve.'el.ya.ShivH475begatJoiadaיוֹיָדָֽע׃yo.ya.Da'H3111,

11andJoiadaוְיוֹיָדָע֙ve.yo.ya.Da'H3111begatJonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֖ןve.yo.na.TanH3129begatJadduaיַדּֽוּעַ׃ya.Du.a'H3037.

12Andinthedaysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117ofJoiakimיֽוֹיָקִ֔יםyo.ya.KimH3113wereH1961priestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548,headsH7218offathers’הָאָב֑וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses:ofSeraiahלִשְׂרָיָ֣הlis.ra.YahH8304,Meraiah;ofJeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֖הle.yir.me.YahH3414,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָֽה׃cha.nan.YahH2608;

13ofEzraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֔םme.shu.LamH4918; ofAmariahלַאֲמַרְיָ֖הla.'a.mar.YahH568,Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָֽן׃ye.ho.cha.NanH3076;

14ofMalluchi,Jonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129;ofShebaniahלִשְׁבַנְיָ֖הlish.van.YahH7645,Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130;

15ofHarimלְחָרִ֣םle.cha.RimH2766,Adnaעַדְנָ֔א'ad.Na'H5733; ofMeraiothלִמְרָי֖וֹתlim.ra.YotH4812,Helkai;

16ofIddoלְעִדּ֥וֹאla.'a.da.ya'H5714,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148;ofGinnethonלְגִנְּת֥וֹןle.gi.ne.TonH1599,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃me.shu.LamH4918;

17ofAbijahלַאֲבִיָּ֖הla.'a.vi.YahH29,Zichri; ofMiniaminלְמִ֨נְיָמִ֔יןle.Min.ya.MinH4509, of Moadiah,Piltai;

18ofBilgahלְבִלְגָּ֣הle.vil.GahH1083,Shammuaשַׁמּ֔וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051; ofShemaiahלִֽשְׁמַעְיָ֖הlish.ma'.YahH8098,Jehonathan;

19andofJoiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִ֣יבu.le.yo.ya.RivH3114,Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֔יma.te.NaiH4982; ofJedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Uzziעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5813;

20of Sallai,Kallai; ofAmokלְעָמ֥וֹקle.'a.MokH5987,Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677;

21ofHilkiahלְחִלְקִיָּ֣הle.chil.ki.YahH2518,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811; ofJedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Nethanelנְתַנְאֵֽל׃ne.tan.'ElH5417.

22AsfortheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881,inthedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֜יב'el.ya.ShivH475,Joiadaיוֹיָדָ֤עyo.ya.Da'H3111,andJohananוְיוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110,andJadduaוְיַדּ֔וּעַve.ya.Du.a'H3037, therewererecordedכְּתוּבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789theheadsH7218offathers’אָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1houses;alsothepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,inthereignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867thePersian.

23ThesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878,headsH7218offathers’הָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses,werewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechronicles,evenuntilthedaysH3117ofJohananיֽוֹחָנָ֥ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonH1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃'el.ya.ShivH475.

24AndthechiefsH7218oftheLevitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881:Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֨הcha.shav.YahH2811,Sherebiahשֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֤וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKadmielקַדְמִיאֵל֙kad.mi.'ElH6934,withtheirbrethrenoveragainstthem,topraiseלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984andgiveלְהוֹד֔וֹתle.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034,accordingtothecommandmentבְּמִצְוַ֖תbe.mitz.VatH4687ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,watchnexttowatch.

25Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֧הma.tan.YahH4983,andBakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛הu.vak.buk.YahH1229,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֥ה'oad.YahH5662,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918,Talmonטַלְמ֣וֹןtal.MonH2929,Akkubעַקּ֑וּב'a.KuvH6126,wereporterskeepingשֹׁמְרִ֤יםsho.me.RimH8104thewatchH8104atthestore-housesofthegatesH8179.

26Thesewereinthedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJoiakimיוֹיָקִ֥יםyo.ya.KimH3113thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֖וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJozadak,andinthedaysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166thegovernorהַפֶּחָ֔הha.pe.ChahH6346,andofEzraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548thescribeהַסּוֹפֵֽר׃ פha.so.FerH5608.

27Andatthededicationוּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞תu.va.cha.nu.KatH2598ofthewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389theysoughtH1245theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881outofalltheirplacesH4725,tobringלַהֲבִיאָ֖םla.ha.vi.'AmH935themtoJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,tokeepthededicationחֲנֻכָּ֤הcha.nu.KahH2598withgladnessH8057,bothwiththanksgivings,andwithsinging,withcymbalsמְצִלְתַּ֖יִםme.tzil.Ta.yimH4700, psalteries,andwithharpsוּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃u.ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

28Andthesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofthesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891gatheredוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622themselvestogether,bothoutoftheplainroundH5439aboutJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andfromthevillagesoftheNetophathites;

29alsofromBeth-gilgal,andoutofthefieldsוּמִשְּׂד֥וֹתu.mi.se.DotH7704ofGebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387andAzmavethוְעַזְמָ֑וֶתve.'az.Ma.vetH5820:forthesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רֲרִ֔יםham.Sho.ra.RimH7891hadbuildedthemvillagesroundH5439aboutJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

30Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881purifiedH2891themselves;andtheypurifiedH2891thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andthegatesH8179,andthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

31ThenIbroughtH5927uptheprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063uponthewallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,andappointedוָאַעֲמִ֡ידָהva.'a.'a.Mi.dahH5975twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147greatH1419companiesthatgavethanksandwentוָאַעֲלֶה֙va.'a.'a.LehH5927inprocession; whereofonewentH5927ontherightלַיָּמִין֙lai.ya.MinH3225handH3225uponthewallלַחוֹמָ֔הla.cho.MahH2346towardthedunggateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179:

32andafterthemwentHoshaiahהוֹשַׁ֣עְיָ֔הho.Sha'.YahH1955,andhalfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677oftheprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

33andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הva.'a.zar.YahH5838,Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830,andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃u.me.shu.LamH4918,

34Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,andJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָֽה׃ סve.yir.me.YahH3414,

35andcertainofthepriests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689:Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֨הze.khar.YahH2148thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֜ןyo.na.TanH3129,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָה֙ma.tan.YahH4983,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMicaiahמִ֣יכָיָ֔הmi.kha.YahH4320,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623;

36andhisbrethren,Shemaiahשְֽׁמַעְיָ֡הshe.ma'.YahH8098,andAzarelוַעֲזַרְאֵ֡לva.'a.zar.'ElH5832,Milalai,Gilalai,Maai,Nethanelנְתַנְאֵ֤לne.tan.'ElH5417,andJudahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607,withthemusicalinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andEzraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֖רha.so.FerH5608wasbeforethem.

37Andbythefountaingateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179,andstraightbeforethem,theywentH5927upbythestairsofthecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,attheascentבַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖הba.ma.'a.LehH4608ofthewallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,abovethehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,evenuntothewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179eastward.

38AndtheothercompanyofthemthatgavethankswentH1980tomeetthem,andIafterthem,withthehalfוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677ofthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,uponthewallלְהַחוֹמָ֗הle.ha.cho.MahH2346,abovethetowerלְמִגְדַּ֣לle.mig.DalH4026ofthefurnacesH8574,evenuntothebroadהָרְחָבָֽה׃ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallהַחוֹמָ֥הha.cho.MahH2346,

39andabovethegateלְשַֽׁעַר־le.sha.'ar-H8179ofEphraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669,andbytheoldgateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179,andbythefishהַדָּגִ֗יםha.da.GimH1709gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,andthetowerוּמִגְדַּ֤לu.mig.DalH4026ofHananelחֲנַנְאֵל֙cha.nan.'ElH2606,andthetowerוּמִגְדַּ֣לu.mig.DalH4026ofHammeah,evenuntothesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179:andtheystoodH5975stillH5975inthegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179oftheguardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

40Sostoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975thetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147companiesofthemthatgavethanksinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andI,andthehalfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677oftherulerswithme;

41andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֡ים'el.ya.KimH471,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Miniaminמִ֠נְיָמִיןMin.ya.minH4509,Micaiahמִיכָיָ֧הmi.kha.YahH4320,Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֛י'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148,andHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608,withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689;

42andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֨הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641,andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499,andUzziוְעֻזִּ֛יve.'u.ZiH5813,andJehohananוִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ןvi.ho.cha.NanH3076,andMalchijah,andElamוְעֵילָ֣םve.'ei.LamH5867,andEzerוָעָ֑זֶרva.'A.zerH5829.Andthesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891sangH7891loud,withJezrahiahtheiroverseerהַפָּקִֽיד׃ha.pa.KidH6496.

43AndtheyofferedH2076greatגְּדוֹלִ֜יםge.do.LimH1419sacrificesH2077thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,andrejoicedH8055;forGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadmadeH8055themrejoiceH8055withgreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419joyH8057;andthewomenH802alsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571andthechildrenH3206rejoicedH8055:sothatthejoyH8057ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389washeardH8085evenafarH7350off.

44Andonthatdayבַיּוֹם֩vai.yOmH3117weremenH376appointedH5975overthechambersforthetreasuresH214,fortheheave-offerings,forthefirst-fruits,andforthetithesH4643,togatherלִכְנ֨וֹסlikh.NosH3664intothem,accordingtothefieldsלִשְׂדֵ֤יlis.DeiH7704ofthecitiesהֶעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892,theportionsמְנָא֣וֹתme.na.'otH4521appointedH5975bythelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451forthepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548andLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֑םve.lal.vi.YimH3881:forJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedforthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andfortheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881thatwaited.

45AndtheykeptH8104thechargeH4931oftheirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andthechargeH4931ofthepurificationהַֽטָּהֳרָ֔הha.to.ho.RahH2893,andsodidthesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891andtheporters, accordingtothecommandmentH4687ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732,andofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121.

46Forinthedaysבִימֵ֥יvi.MeiH3117ofDavidדָוִ֛ידda.VidH1732andAsaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623ofoldtherewasachiefH7218ofthesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891,andsongsוְשִׁיר־ve.shir-H7892ofpraiseתְּהִלָּ֥הte.hi.LahH8416andthanksgivinguntoGodלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430.

47AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478inthedaysH3117ofZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,andinthedaysH3117ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֗הne.chem.YahH5166,gaveH5414theportionsמְנָי֛וֹתme.na.YotH4521ofthesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֥יםham.sho.re.RimH7891andtheporters,aseverydayH3117required:andtheysetH5414apartוּמַקְדִּשִׁים֙u.mak.di.ShimH6942thatwhichwasfortheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881;andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881setH5414apartמַקְדִּשִׁ֖יםmak.di.ShimH6942thatwhichwasforthesonsH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃ פ'a.ha.RonH175.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12

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