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Ezra 8:1-20

1Theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the familyאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218and genealogical recordsוְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֑םve.hit.yach.SamH3187of those who returnedהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927with meעִמִּ֗י'i.MiH5973from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃ סmi.ba.VelH894during the reignבְּמַלְכ֛וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438of Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783:

2from the descendantsH1121of Phinehasפִֽינְחָס֙fi.ne.ChasH6372,Gershomגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם סge.re.ShomH1647;from the descendantsH1121of Ithamarאִיתָמָ֖ר'i.ta.MarH385,Danielדָּנִיֵּ֑אל סda.ni.YelH1841;

3from the descendants ofמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121DavidH1732,HattushH2407of the descendantsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֔ה סshe.khan.YahH7935;from the descendantsH1121of Paroshפַרְעֹ֖שׁfar.'OshH6551,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,and with himוְעִמּ֛וֹve.'i.MoH5973wereregisteredהִתְיַחֵ֥שׂhit.ya.ChesH3187150מֵאָ֥ה וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ סme.'Ah va.cha.mi.ShimH3967 H2572menלִזְכָרִ֖יםliz.kha.RimH2145;

4from the descendantsמִבְּנֵי֙mi.be.NeiH1121of Pahath-MoabH6355,Eliehoenaiאֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַ֖י'el.ye.ho.'ei.NaiH454sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֑הze.rach.YahH2228,and with himוְעִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH5973200מָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145;

5from the descendantsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Zattu,Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֖הshe.khan.YahH7935sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵ֑לya.cha.zi.'ElH3166,and with himוְעִמּ֕וֹve.'i.MoH5973300שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹתshe.Losh me.'otH7969 H3967menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145;

6from the descendantsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Adinעָדִ֔ין'a.DinH5720,Ebedעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5651sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֑ןyo.na.TanH3129,and with himוְעִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH597350חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145;

7from the descendantsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Elamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867,Jeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֑ה'a.tal.YahH6271,and with himוְעִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH597370שִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145;

8from the descendantsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֔הshe.fat.YahH8203,Zebadiahזְבַדְיָ֖הze.vad.YahH2069sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֑לmi.kha.'ElH4317,and with himוְעִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH597380שְׁמֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145;

9from the descendantsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖ה'oad.YahH5662sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehielיְחִיאֵ֑לye.chi.'ElH3171,and with himוְעִמּ֕וֹve.'i.MoH5973218מָאתַ֛יִם וּשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רma.Ta.yim u.she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH3967 H8083 H6240menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145;

10from the descendantsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Bani,Shelomithשְׁלוֹמִ֖יתshe.lo.MitH8019sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiphiahיוֹסִפְיָ֑הyo.sif.YahH3131,and with himוְעִמּ֕וֹve.'i.MoH5973160מֵאָ֥ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםme.'Ah ve.shi.ShimH3967 H8346menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145;

11from the descendantsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Bebaiבֵבַ֔יve.VaiH893,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bebaiבֵּבָ֑יbe.VaiH893,and with himוְעִמּ֕וֹve.'i.MoH597328עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה'es.Rim u.she.mo.NahH6242 H8083menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145;

12from the descendantsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Azgadעַזְגָּ֔ד'az.GadH5803,Johananיוֹחָנָ֖ןyo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hakkatanהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6997,and with himוְעִמּ֕וֹve.'i.MoH5973110מֵאָ֥ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֖הme.'Ah va.'a.sa.RahH3967 H6235menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145;

13from the laterאַחֲרֹנִים֒'a.cha.ro.NimH314descendantsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Adonikamאֲדֹנִיקָם֮'a.do.ni.KamH140,theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428weretheir namesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034:Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467,Jeielיְעִיאֵ֣לye.'i.'ElH3273,and Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַעְיָ֑הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,and with themוְעִמָּהֶ֖םve.'i.ma.HemH597360שִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145;

14and from the descendantsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Bigvaiבִגְוַ֖יvig.VaiH902, bothUthaiעוּתַ֣י'u.TaiH5793and Zaccurוְזַכּ֑וּרve.zakh.vurH2139,and with themוְעִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH597370שִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ פha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

15Now I assembledוָֽאֶקְבְּצֵ֗םva.'ek.be.TzemH6908these exilesatאֶל־'el-H413the canalהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104that flowsהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935toאֶֽל־'el-H413Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163,and we campedוַנַּחֲנֶ֥הva.na.cha.NehH2583thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117.And when I searchedוָאָבִ֤ינָהva.'a.Vi.nahH995among the peopleבָעָם֙va.'AmH5971and priestsוּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםu.va.Ko.ha.NimH3548,I foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808Levitesוּמִבְּנֵ֥י לֵוִ֖יu.mi.be.Nei le.ViH1121 H3881thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

16Then I summonedוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971the leadersרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218:Eliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461,Arielלַאֲרִיאֵ֡לla.'a.ri.'ElH740,Shemaiahלִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָהLish.ma'.yahH8098,Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,Jaribוּלְיָרִ֜יבu.le.ya.RivH3402,Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,Nathanוּלְנָתָ֛ןu.le.na.TanH5416,Zechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֥הve.liz.khar.YahH2148,and Meshullamוְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖םve.lim.shu.LamH4918,as well as the teachersמְבִינִֽים׃me.vi.NimH995Joiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִ֥יבu.le.yo.ya.RivH3114and Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494.

17And I sentH3318themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853toעַל־'al-H5921Iddoאִדּ֣וֹ'i.DoH112,the leaderהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218at Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֖א הַמָּק֑וֹם וָאָשִׂימָה֩ בְּפִיהֶ֨םbe.kha.sif.Ya' ha.ma.Kom va.'a.si.Mah be.fi.HemH3703 H4725 H7760 H6310,with a messageדְּבָרִ֜ים לְ֠דַבֵּרde.va.Rim Le.da.berH1697 H1696forאֶל־'el-H413himאִדּ֨וֹ'i.DoH112and his kinsmenאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251,the temple servantsH5414at Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֣א הַמָּק֔וֹםbe.kha.sif.Ya' ha.ma.KomH3703 H4725,that they should bringלְהָֽבִיא־le.ha.vi'-H935to usministersמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםme.sha.re.TimH8334for the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

18And since the graciousהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430was upon usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921,they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935usSherebiahוְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛הve.she.re.ve.YahH8274—a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of insightשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922from the descendantsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Mahliמַחְלִ֔יmach.LiH4249sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3881,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478—along with his sonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121and brothersוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251,18שְׁמֹנָ֥הshe.mo.NahH8083menעָשָֽׂר׃'a.SarH6240;

19alsoוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,together withוְאִתּ֥וֹve.'i.ToH854Jeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470,from the descendantsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,and his brothersאֶחָ֥יו'e.ChavH251and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,20 menעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס'es.RimH6242.

20They also brought220מָאתַ֣יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםma.Ta.yim ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480the temple servantsהַנְּתִינִ֗יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411,allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605designatedנִקְּב֥וּni.ke.VuH5344by nameבְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ve.she.MotH8034.Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732and the officialsוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269had appointedשֶׁנָּתַ֨ןshe.na.TanH5414themנְתִינִ֖יםne.ti.NimH5411to assistלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881.

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