1Now theseוְאֵ֣לֶּה׀ve.'E.lehH428arethe peopleבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֗הha.me.di.NahH4082who came upהָֽעֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927from the captivityמִשְּׁבִ֣יmi.she.ViH7628of the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834carried awayהֶגְלָ֛הheg.LahH1540to Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894by NebuchadnezzarH5020itskingמֶֽלֶךְ־ לְבָבֶ֑לMe.lekh- le.va.VelH4428H894.They returnedוַיָּשׁ֛וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֥םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his own townלְעִירֽוֹ׃le.'i.RoH5892,
2אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834accompaniedבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935byעִם־'im-H5973Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,Jeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Nehemiahנְ֠חֶמְיָהNe.chem.yahH5166,Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֨הse.ra.YahH8304,Reelaiahרְֽעֵלָיָ֜הre.'e.la.YahH7480,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֥יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,Bilshanבִּלְשָׁ֛ןbil.ShanH1114,Misparמִסְפָּ֥רmis.ParH4558,Bigvaiבִּגְוַ֖יbig.VaiH902,Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348,and Baanahבַּעֲנָ֑הba.'a.NahH1196. This isthe countמִסְפַּ֕רmis.ParH4557of the menאַנְשֵׁ֖י עַ֥ם'an.Shei 'amH582H5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478:
59The followingוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428came upהָֽעֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927from Tel-melahH8528,Tel-harshaH8521,Cherubכְּר֥וּבke.RuvH3743,Addanאַדָּ֖ן'a.DanH135,and Immerאִמֵּ֑ר'i.MerH564,but they could notוְלֹ֣א יָֽכְל֗וּve.Lo' ya.khe.LuH3808H3201proveלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046that their familiesבֵּית־ אֲבוֹתָם֙beit- 'a.vo.TamH1004H1were descendedוְזַרְעָ֔ם אִ֥םve.zar.'Am 'imH2233H518from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽם׃mi.Yis.ra.'El HemH3478H1992:
60the descendantsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Delaiahדְלָיָ֥הde.la.YahH1806,the descendantsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֖הtoi.YahH2900,and the descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Nekodaנְקוֹדָ֑אne.ko.Da'H5353,652שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סshesh me.'ot cha.mi.Shim u.she.Na.yimH8337H3967H2572H8147in all.
61And fromוּמִבְּנֵי֙u.mi.be.NeiH1121among the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548:the descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Hobaiahחֳבַיָּ֖הchoai.YahH2252,the descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Hakkozהַקּ֑וֹץha.KotzH6976,and the descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֗יvar.zi.LaiH1271(whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had marriedלָ֠קַח אִשָּׁ֔הLa.kach 'i.ShahH3947H802a daughterמִבְּנ֞וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֤יbar.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569and was calledוַיִּקָּרֵ֖אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121byעַל־'al-H5921their nameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034).
62Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428mensearched forבִּקְשׁ֧וּbik.ShuH1245their family recordsכְתָבָ֛ם הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖יםkhe.ta.Vam ha.mit.yach.SimH3791H3187,but they could notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find themנִמְצָ֑אוּnim.Tza.'uH4672and so were excludedוַֽיְגֹאֲל֖וּvay.go.'a.LuH1351fromמִן־min-H4480the priesthood as uncleanהַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ha.ke.hu.NahH3550.
63The governorהַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660orderedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834notלֹא־lo'-H3808to eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398the most holy thingsH6944untilעַ֛ד עֲמֹ֥ד'ad 'a.ModH5704H5975there was a priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548to consult the Urimלְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.RimH224and Thummimוּלְתֻמִּֽים׃u.le.tu.MimH8550.
68When they arrivedבְּבוֹאָ֕םbe.vo.'AmH935at the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, someof the headsוּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙u.me.ra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1gave freewill offeringsהִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙hit.na.de.VuH5068to rebuildלְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹle.ha.'a.mi.DoH5975the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430onעַל־'al-H5921its original siteמְכוֹנֽוֹ׃me.kho.NoH4349.
69According to their abilityכְּכֹחָ֗םke.kho.ChamH3581,they gaveנָתְנוּ֮na.te.NuH5414to the treasuryלְאוֹצַ֣רle.'o.TzarH214for this workהַמְּלָאכָה֒ha.me.la.KhahH439961,000שֵׁשׁ־ רִבֹּ֣אות וָאֶ֔לֶף סshesh- ri.Bot va.'E.lefH8337H7239H505daricsדַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙dar.ke.mo.NimH1871of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,5,000חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֑יםcha.Me.shet 'a.la.FimH2568H505minasמָנִ֖יםma.NimH4488of silverוְכֶ֕סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701,and 100מֵאָֽה׃ סme.'AhH3967priestlyכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548garmentsוְכָתְנֹ֥תve.kha.te.NotH3801.
70So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּםVe.hal.vi.yimH3881,the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,the gatekeepersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,and the temple servantsוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411,along with someוּֽמִן־u.min-H4480of the peopleהָעָ֞םha.'AmH5971,settledוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their own townsבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892;and the restוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478settledבְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סbe.'a.rei.HemH5892in their towns.
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