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Nehemiah 12:23-27

23As for the descendantsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878,the familyהָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218up toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117of Johananיֽוֹחָנָ֥ןyo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃'el.ya.ShivH475were recordedכְּתוּבִ֕יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣י יְמֵ֖יdiv.Rei ye.MeiH1697 H3117.

24The leadersוְרָאשֵׁ֣יve.ra.SheiH7218of the Levitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881wereHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֨הcha.shav.YahH2811,Sherebiahשֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֤וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵל֙kad.mi.'ElH6934,along with their associatesוַאֲחֵיהֶ֣םva.'a.chei.HemH251, who stoodacross from themלְנֶגְדָּ֔םle.neg.DamH5048to give praiseלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984and thanksgivingלְהוֹד֔וֹתle.ho.DotH3034as one sectionמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929alternated withלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980the otherמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929,as prescribedבְּמִצְוַ֖תbe.mitz.VatH4687by Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

25Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֧הma.tan.YahH4983,Bakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛הu.vak.buk.YahH1229,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֥ה'oad.YahH5662,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918,Talmonטַלְמ֣וֹןtal.MonH2929, andAkkubעַקּ֑וּב'a.KuvH6126weregatekeepersשֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙sho.'a.RimH7778who guardedשֹׁמְרִ֤ים מִשְׁמָ֔רsho.me.Rim mish.MarH8104 H4929the storeroomsבַּאֲסֻפֵּ֖יba.'a.su.PeiH624at the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃ha.she.'a.RimH8179.

26Theyאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428servedin the daysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117of Joiakimיוֹיָקִ֥יםyo.ya.KimH3113sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeshuaיֵשׁ֖וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jozadakיוֹצָדָ֑קyo.tza.DakH3136,and in the daysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117of Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166the governorהַפֶּחָ֔הha.pe.ChahH6346and Ezraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548and scribeהַסּוֹפֵֽר׃ פha.so.FerH5608.

27At the dedicationוּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞תu.va.cha.nu.KatH2598of the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881were sought outבִּקְשׁ֤וּbik.ShuH1245אֶת־'et-H853from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605their homesמְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔םme.Ko.mo.TamH4725and broughtלַהֲבִיאָ֖םla.ha.vi.'AmH935to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389to celebrateלַעֲשֹׂ֨תla.'a.SotH6213the joyousוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057dedicationחֲנֻכָּ֤הcha.nu.KahH2598with thanksgivingוּבְתוֹד֣וֹתu.ve.to.DotH8426and singingוּבְשִׁ֔ירu.ve.ShirH7892,accompanied by cymbalsמְצִלְתַּ֖יִםme.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,harpsנְבָלִ֥יםne.va.LimH5035,and lyresוּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃u.ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

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