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Nehemiah 12:27-40

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;

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