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Nehemiah 13:4-13

4Nowbeforethis,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,whowasappointedoverthechambersofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,beingallied untoTobiahלְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃le.toi.YahH2900,

5hadpreparedforhimagreatH1419chamber,whereaforetimetheylaidthemeal-offerings,thefrankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָ֜הha.le.vo.NahH3828,andthevesselsH3627,andthetithesוּמַעְשַׂ֤רu.ma'.SarH4643ofthegrainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,thenewהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,andtheoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,whichwereH1961givenH5414bycommandmentמִצְוַת֙mitz.VatH4687totheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,andthesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,andtheporters;andtheheave-offeringsforthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

6ButinallthistimeIwasH1961notatJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;forinthetwoוּשְׁתַּ֜יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147andthirtiethyearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894IwentH935untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:andaftercertaindaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117askedH7592Ileaveofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

7andIcameH935toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,andunderstoodH995theevilבָרָעָ֗הva.ra.'AhH7451thatEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475haddoneforTobiahלְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔הle.Toi.YahH2900,inpreparinghimachamberinthecourtsofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8Anditgrievedmesore: thereforeIcastH7993forthallthehouseholdבֵית־veit-H1004stuffofTobiahטוֹבִיָּ֛הtoi.YahH2900outofthechamber.

9ThenIcommanded,andtheycleansedH2891thechambers:andthitherbroughtH7725IagainthevesselsH3627ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,withthemeal-offeringsandthefrankincenseוְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ פve.ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

10AndIperceivedthattheportionsמְנָי֥וֹתme.na.YotH4521oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881hadnotbeengivenH5414them;sothattheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881andthesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,thatdidtheworkהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399,werefledH1272everyoneאִישׁ־'ish-H376tohisfieldלְשָׂדֵ֛הוּle.sa.De.huH7704.

11Thencontendedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378Iwiththerulers,andsaidH559,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069isthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430forsaken?AndIgatheredH6908themtogetherH6908,andsetH5975themintheirplaceעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

12ThenbroughtH935allJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063thetitheמַעְשַׂ֧רma'.SarH4643ofthegrainהַדָּגָ֛ןha.da.GanH1715andthenewוְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492andtheoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֖רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323untothetreasuriesH214.

13AndImade treasurersoverthetreasuriesH214,Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֨הshe.lem.YahH8018thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,andZadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,andoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,Pedaiahוּפְדָיָה֙u.fe.da.YahH6305:andnexttothemwasHananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983;fortheywerecountedH5608faithfulH539,andtheirbusinesswastodistribute untotheirbrethren.

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