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Nehemiah 11:20-36

20The restוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,with the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881, werein allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the villagesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376on his own inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃be.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

21The temple servantsוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411livedיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427on the hill of Ophelבָּעֹ֑פֶלba.'O.felH6077,with Zihaוְצִיחָ֥אve.tzi.Cha'H6727and Gishpaוְגִשְׁפָּ֖אve.gish.Pa'H1658overעַל־'al-H5921themהַנְּתִינִֽים׃ פha.ne.ti.NimH5411.

22Now the overseerוּפְקִ֤ידu.fe.KidH6496of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389was Uzziעֻזִּ֤י'u.ZiH5813sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Baniבָּנִי֙ba.NiH1137,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֖הma.tan.YahH4983,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Micaמִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'H4316. He wasone of Asaph’sאָסָף֙'a.SafH623descendantsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121,who were the singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891in chargeלְנֶ֖גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048of the serviceמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

23Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588there wasa commandמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687from the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428concerningעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921the singers,an ordinanceוַאֲמָנָ֥הva.'a.ma.NahH548regulatingעַל־'al-H5921theirהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםham.sho.re.RimH7891dailyH3117activitiesדְּבַר־de.var-H1697.

24Pethahiahוּפְתַֽחְיָ֨הu.fe.tach.YahH6611sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meshezabelמְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜לme.shei.zav.'ElH4898,a descendantמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Zerahזֶ֤רַחZe.rachH2226sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,was the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428agentלְיַ֣דle.YadH3027in everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697concerning the peopleלָעָֽם׃la.'AmH5971.

25As forוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the villagesהַחֲצֵרִ֖יםha.cha.tze.RimH2691with their fieldsבִּשְׂדֹתָ֑םbis.do.TamH7704,some of the peopleמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063livedיָֽשְׁב֞וּya.she.VuH3427in Kiriath-arbaH7153וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,Dibonוּבְדִיבֹן֙u.ve.di.VonH1769וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,Jekabzeelוּבִֽיקַּבְצְאֵ֖לu.vi.kav.tze.'ElH3343,and their villagesוַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃va.cha.tze.Rei.haH2691;

26in Jeshuaוּבְיֵשׁ֥וּעַu.ve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,Moladahוּבְמוֹלָדָ֖הu.ve.mo.la.DahH4137,and Beth-peletH1046;

27in Hazar-shualH2705;in BeershebaH884and its villagesוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323;

28in Ziklagוּבְצִֽקְלַ֥גu.ve.tzik.LagH6860;in Meconahוּבִמְכֹנָ֖הu.vim.kho.NahH4368and its villagesוּבִבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.viv.no.Tei.haH1323;

29in En-rimmonH5884,Zorahוּבְצָרְעָ֖הu.ve.tza.re.'AhH6881,Jarmuthוּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃u.ve.yar.MutH3412,

30Zanoahזָנֹ֤חַza.No.achH2182,Adullamעֲדֻלָּם֙'a.du.LamH5725,and their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶ֔םve.chatz.rei.HemH2691;in Lachishלָכִישׁ֙la.KhishH3923and its fieldsוּשְׂדֹתֶ֔יהָu.se.do.Tei.haH7704;and in Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825and its villagesוּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.So they settledוַיַּחֲנ֥וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583from BeershebaH884all the way toעַד־'ad-H5704the Valleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516of Hinnomהִנֹּֽם׃hi.NomH2011.

31The descendantsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144from Gebaמִגָּ֑בַעmi.Ga.va'H1387livedin Michmashמִכְמָ֣שׂmikh.MasH4363,Aijaוְעַיָּ֔הve.'ai.YahH5857,and BethelH1008with its villagesוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323;

32in Anathothעֲנָת֥וֹתa.na.TotH6068,Nobנֹ֖בnoH5011,Ananiahעֲנָֽנְיָֽה׃'a.Na.ne.YahH6055,

33Hazorחָצ֥וֹר׀cha.TzorH2674,Ramahרָמָ֖הra.MahH7414,Gittaimגִּתָּֽיִם׃gi.Ta.yimH1664,

34Hadidחָדִ֥ידcha.DidH2307,Zeboimצְבֹעִ֖יםtze.vo.'ImH6650,Neballatנְבַלָּֽט׃ne.va.LatH5041,

35Lodלֹ֥דlodH3850,and Onoוְאוֹנ֖וֹve.'o.NoH207;and in the Valleyגֵּ֥יgeiH1516of the CraftsmenH2798.

36And someוּמִן־u.min-H4480divisionsמַחְלְק֥וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063settled in Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽין׃ פle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

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