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Ezra 8:16-20

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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