6Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428are the peopleבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֗הha.me.di.NahH4082who came upהָעֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927from the captivityמִשְּׁבִ֣יmi.she.ViH7628of the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834carried awayהֶגְלָ֔הheg.LahH1540to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894by Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019itskingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.They returnedוַיָּשׁ֧וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוְלִיהוּדָ֖הve.li.hu.DahH3063,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his own townלְעִירֽוֹ׃le.'i.RoH5892,
7accompaniedהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935byעִם־'im-H5973Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,Jeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֡הne.chem.YahH5166,Azariahעֲ֠זַרְיָה'A.zar.yahH5838,Raamiahרַֽעַמְיָ֨הra.'am.YahH7485,Nahamaniנַחֲמָ֜נִיna.cha.Ma.niH5167,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֥יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,Bilshanבִּלְשָׁ֛ןbil.ShanH1114,Misperethמִסְפֶּ֥רֶתmis.Pe.retH4559,Bigvaiבִּגְוַ֖יbig.VaiH902,Nehumנְח֣וּםne.ChumH5149,and Baanahבַּעֲנָ֑הba.'a.NahH1196. This isthe countמִסְפַּ֕רmis.ParH4557of the menאַנְשֵׁ֖י עַ֥ם'an.Shei 'amH582H5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478:
61The followingוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428came upהָֽעוֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927from Tel-melahH8528,Tel-harshaH8521,Cherubכְּר֥וּבke.RuvH3743,Addonאַדּ֖וֹן'a.DonH114,and Immerוְאִמֵּ֑רve.'i.MerH564,but they could notוְלֹ֣א יָכְל֗וּve.Lo' ya.khe.LuH3808H3201proveלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046that their familiesבֵּית־ אֲבוֹתָם֙beit- 'a.vo.TamH1004H1were descendedוְזַרְעָ֔ם אִ֥םve.zar.'Am 'imH2233H518from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽם׃mi.Yis.ra.'El HemH3478H1992:
62the descendantsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Delaiahדְלָיָ֥הde.la.YahH1806,the descendantsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֖הtoi.YahH2900,and the descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Nekodaנְקוֹדָ֑אne.ko.Da'H5353,642שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סshesh me.'ot ve.'ar.ba.'Im u.she.Na.yimH8337H3967H705H8147in all.
63And fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480among the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548:the descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Hobaiahחֳבַיָּ֖הchoai.YahH2252,the descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Hakkozהַקּ֑וֹץha.KotzH6976,and the descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֗יvar.zi.LaiH1271(whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had marriedלָ֠קַח אִשָּׁ֔הLa.kach 'i.ShahH3947H802a daughterמִבְּנ֞וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֤יbar.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569and was calledוַיִּקָּרֵ֖אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121byעַל־'al-H5921their nameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034).
64Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428mensearched forבִּקְשׁ֧וּbik.ShuH1245their family recordsכְתָבָ֛ם הַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖יםkhe.ta.Vam ha.mit.yach.SimH3791H3187,but they could notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find themנִמְצָ֑אnim.Tza'H4672and so were excludedוַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּvay.go.'a.LuH1351fromמִן־min-H4480the priesthood as uncleanהַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ha.ke.hu.NahH3550.
65The governorהַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834orderedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themnotלֹא־lo'-H3808to eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398the most holy thingsH6944untilעַ֛ד'adH5704there wasעֲמֹ֥ד'a.ModH5975a priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548to consult the Urimלְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.RimH224and Thummimוְתוּמִּֽים׃ve.tu.MimH8550.
67in addition toמִ֠לְּבַדMi.le.vadH905their7,337אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ'a.la.Fim she.LoshH7651H505H7969H3967H7970menservantsעַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם'av.dei.HemH5650and maidservantsוְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ אֵ֔לֶּהve.'am.ho.tei.Hem 'E.lehH519H428,as well as their 245וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סve.'ar.ba.'Im va.cha.mi.ShahH3967H705H2568male and female singersH7891.
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