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.
70Some ofוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH7117the headsH7218of the familiesH1contributedH5414to the projectH4399.The governorהַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660gaveH5414to the treasuryH2141,000H505daricsH1871of goldH2091,50חֲמִשִּׁ֔יםcha.mi.ShimH2572bowlsמִזְרָק֣וֹתmiz.ra.KotH4219,and 530שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁshe.lo.Shim va.cha.MeshH7970H2568H3967priestlyכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548garmentsכָּתְנוֹת֙ka.te.nOtH3801.
71And some of the headsוּמֵֽרָאשֵׁ֣יu.me.ra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1gaveH5414to the treasuryלְאוֹצַ֣רle.'o.TzarH214for the projectהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH439920,000H8147H7239daricsH1871of goldH2091and 2,200וּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH505H3967minasH4488of silverH3701.
72וַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834The restשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the peopleH5971gaveנָתְנוּ֮na.te.NuH5414a total of20,000שְׁתֵּ֣י רִבּ֔וֹאshe.Tei ri.Bo'H8147H7239daricsדַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙dar.ke.mo.NimH1871of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,2,000אַלְפָּ֑יִם'al.Pa.yimH505minasמָנִ֣יםma.NimH4488of silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701,and 67שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ פshi.Shim ve.shiv.'AhH8346H7651priestlyH3548garmentsוְכָתְנֹ֥תve.kha.te.NotH3801.
73So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֡םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,gatekeepersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים֩ve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֨יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,and temple servantsוְהַנְּתִינִ֛יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411,along with someוּמִן־u.min-H4480of the peopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971and the rest ofוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,settledוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their own townsבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892.And by the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320וַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478had settled in their townsבְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.rei.HemH5892.
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