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Nehemiah 12:27-34

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.

28The singers were alsoבְּנֵ֖י הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםbe.Nei ham.sho.re.RimH1121 H7891assembledוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the regionהַכִּכָּר֙ha.ki.KarH3603aroundסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the villagesחַצְרֵ֖יchatz.ReiH2691of the Netophathitesנְטֹפָתִֽי׃ne.to.fa.TiH5200,

29from Beth-gilgalH1019,and from the fieldsוּמִשְּׂד֥וֹתu.mi.se.DotH7704of Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387and Azmavethוְעַזְמָ֑וֶתve.'az.Ma.vetH5820,forכִּ֣יkiH3588theyהַמְשֹׁ֣רֲרִ֔יםham.Sho.ra.RimH7891had builtבָּנ֤וּba.NuH1129villagesחֲצֵרִ֗יםcha.tze.RimH2691for themselvesaroundסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

30After the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881had purified themselvesוַיִּֽטַּהֲר֔וּvai.yi.ta.ha.RuH2891,they purifiedוַֽיְטַהֲרוּ֙vay.ta.ha.RuH2891אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֖יםha.she.'a.RimH8179וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853,and the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

31Then I brought the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063upוָאַעֲלֶה֙va.'a.'a.LehH5927אֶת־'et-H853onמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the wallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,and I appointedוָאַעֲמִ֡ידָהva.'a.'a.Mi.dahH5975twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147greatגְּדוֹלֹ֨תge.do.LotH1419thanksgivingתוֹדֹת֩to.DotH8426choirs.One was to proceedוְתַהֲלֻכֹ֤תve.ta.ha.lu.KhotH8418along the topמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921of the wallלַחוֹמָ֔הla.cho.MahH2346to the rightלַיָּמִין֙lai.ya.MinH3225,toward the Dungהָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃ha.'ash.PotH830Gateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179.

32Hoshaiahהוֹשַׁ֣עְיָ֔הho.Sha'.YahH1955and halfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677the leadersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063followedוַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙vai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.rei.HemH1980 H310,

33along with Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הva.'a.zar.YahH5838,Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830,Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃u.me.shu.LamH4918,

34Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָֽה׃ סve.yir.me.YahH3414,

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