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Nehemiah 13:10-13

10I also learnedוָאֵ֣דְעָ֔הva.'E.de.'AhH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588because the portionsמְנָי֥וֹתme.na.YotH4521for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881had notלֹ֣אlo'H3808been given to themנִתָּ֑נָהni.Ta.nahH5414,allאִישׁ־'ish-H376the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881and singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891responsible for performingעֹשֵׂ֥י'o.SeiH6213the serviceהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399had gone backוַיִּבְרְח֧וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272to their own fieldsלְשָׂדֵ֛הוּle.sa.De.huH7704.

11So I rebukedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378אֶת־'et-H854the officialsהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461and askedוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559, “Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430been neglectedנֶעֱזַ֣בne.'e.ZavH5800?”Then I gathered the Levites and singers togetherוָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔םva.'Ek.be.TzemH6908and stationed themוָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖םva.'a.'a.mi.DemH5975atעַל־'al-H5921their postsעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977,

12and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063broughtהֵבִ֜יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935a tenthמַעְשַׂ֧רma'.SarH4643of the grainהַדָּגָ֛ןha.da.GanH1715,new wineוְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֖רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323into the storeroomsלָאוֹצָרֽוֹת׃la.'o.tza.RotH214.

13I appointed as treasurersוָאוֹצְרָ֣הva.'otz.RahH686overעַל־'al-H5921the storeroomsא֠וֹצָרוֹת'o.tza.rotH214Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֨הshe.lem.YahH8018the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,Zadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,and Pedaiahוּפְדָיָה֙u.fe.da.YahH6305ofמִן־min-H4480the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,with Hananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983,to assistוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921themיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they were consideredנֶחְשָׁ֔בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803trustworthyנֶאֱמָנִים֙ne.'e.ma.NimH539.They were responsible forוַעֲלֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.lei.HemH5921distributing the suppliesלַחֲלֹ֥קla.cha.LokH2505to their fellowלַאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ פla.'a.chei.HemH251Levites.

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