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Nehemiah 12

1Andthesearethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881thatwentH5927upwithZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597,andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֑וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442:Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֥הse.ra.YahH8304,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir.me.YahH3414,Ezraעֶזְרָֽא׃'ez.Ra'H5830,

2Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568,Malluchמַלּ֖וּךְma.LukhH4409,Hattushחַטּֽוּשׁ׃cha.TushH2407,

3Shechaniah,Rehumרְחֻ֖םre.ChumH7348,Meremothמְרֵמֹֽת׃me.re.MotH4822,

4Iddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714,Ginnethoi,Abijahאֲבִיָּֽה׃'a.vi.YahH29,

5Mijaminמִיָּמִ֥יןmi.ya.MinH4326,Maadiah,Bilgahבִּלְגָּֽה׃bil.GahH1083,

6Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098,andJoiaribוְיוֹיָרִ֖יבve.yo.ya.RivH3114,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָֽה׃ye.Da'.YahH3048,

7Salluסַלּ֣וּsa.LuH5543,Amokעָמ֔וֹקa.MokH5987, Hilkijah,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048.ThesewerethechiefH7218ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andoftheirbrethreninthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofJeshuaיֵשֽׁוּעַ׃ פye.Shu.a'H3442.

8AndtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881:Jeshuaיֵשׁ֧וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Binnuiבִּנּ֛וּיbi.NuiH1131,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֥לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063,Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983, [whowas]overthethanksgiving,heandhisbrethren;

9andBakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨הu.vak.buk.YahH1229andUnniוְעֻנִּ֧יve.'u.novH6042,theirbrethren,wereoveragainstthemas watches.

10AndJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֖וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442begotJoiakimיֽוֹיָקִ֑יםyo.ya.KimH3113,andJoiakimוְיֽוֹיָקִים֙ve.yo.ya.KimH3113begotEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475,andEliashibוְאֶלְיָשִׁ֖יבve.'el.ya.ShivH475begotJoiadaיוֹיָדָֽע׃yo.ya.Da'H3111,

11andJoiadaוְיוֹיָדָע֙ve.yo.ya.Da'H3111begotJonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֖ןve.yo.na.TanH3129begotJadduaיַדּֽוּעַ׃ya.Du.a'H3037.

12Andinthedaysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117ofJoiakimיֽוֹיָקִ֔יםyo.ya.KimH3113wereH1961priestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548,chiefH7218fathersהָאָב֑וֹתha.'a.VotH1:ofSeraiahלִשְׂרָיָ֣הlis.ra.YahH8304,Meraiah;ofJeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֖הle.yir.me.YahH3414,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָֽה׃cha.nan.YahH2608;

13ofEzraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֔םme.shu.LamH4918; ofAmariahלַאֲמַרְיָ֖הla.'a.mar.YahH568,Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָֽן׃ye.ho.cha.NanH3076;

14ofMelicu,Jonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129;ofShebaniahלִשְׁבַנְיָ֖הlish.van.YahH7645,Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130;

15ofHarimלְחָרִ֣םle.cha.RimH2766,Adnaעַדְנָ֔א'ad.Na'H5733; ofMeraiothלִמְרָי֖וֹתlim.ra.YotH4812,Helkai;

16ofIddoלְעִדּ֥וֹאla.'a.da.ya'H5714,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148;ofGinnethonלְגִנְּת֥וֹןle.gi.ne.TonH1599,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃me.shu.LamH4918;

17ofAbijahלַאֲבִיָּ֖הla.'a.vi.YahH29,Zichri; ofMiniaminלְמִ֨נְיָמִ֔יןle.Min.ya.MinH4509[and] Moadiah,Piltai;

18ofBilgahלְבִלְגָּ֣הle.vil.GahH1083,Shammuaשַׁמּ֔וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051; ofShemaiahלִֽשְׁמַעְיָ֖הlish.ma'.YahH8098,Jehonathan;

19andofJoiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִ֣יבu.le.yo.ya.RivH3114,Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֔יma.te.NaiH4982; ofJedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Uzziעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5813;

20of Sallai,Kallai; ofAmokלְעָמ֥וֹקle.'a.MokH5987,Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677;

21of Hilkijah,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811; ofJedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048, Nethaneel.

22oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881,thechiefH7218fathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1wererecordedכְּתוּבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789inthedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֜יב'el.ya.ShivH475,Joiadaיוֹיָדָ֤עyo.ya.Da'H3111,andJohananוְיוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110,andJadduaוְיַדּ֔וּעַve.ya.Du.a'H3037,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,untilthereignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867thePersian.

23ThechildrenofLeviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878,thechiefH7218fathersהָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1,wererecordedכְּתוּבִ֕יםke.tu.VimH3789inthebookH5612ofthechronicles,evenuntilthedaysH3117ofJohananיֽוֹחָנָ֥ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonH1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃'el.ya.ShivH475.

24AndthechiefH7218Levitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881:Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֨הcha.shav.YahH2811,Sherebiahשֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֤וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKadmielקַדְמִיאֵל֙kad.mi.'ElH6934,withtheirbrethrenoveragainstthem,topraiseלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984[and]togiveלְהוֹד֔וֹתle.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034,accordingtothecommandmentבְּמִצְוַ֖תbe.mitz.VatH4687ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, wardoveragainstward.

25Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֧הma.tan.YahH4983andBakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛הu.vak.buk.YahH1229,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֥ה'oad.YahH5662,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918,Talmonטַלְמ֣וֹןtal.MonH2929,Akkubעַקּ֑וּב'a.KuvH6126,weredoorkeeperskeepingשֹׁמְרִ֤יםsho.me.RimH8104thewardatthestorehousesofthegatesH8179.

26Thesewereinthedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJoiakimיוֹיָקִ֥יםyo.ya.KimH3113thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֖וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJozadak,andinthedaysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166thegovernorהַפֶּחָ֔הha.pe.ChahH6346,andofEzraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,thescribeהַסּוֹפֵֽר׃ פha.so.FerH5608.

27Andatthededicationוּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞תu.va.cha.nu.KatH2598ofthewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389theysoughtH1245theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881outofalltheirplacesH4725,tobringלַהֲבִיאָ֖םla.ha.vi.'AmH935themtoJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,toholdthededicationחֲנֻכָּ֤הcha.nu.KahH2598withgladnessH8057,bothwiththanksgivings,andwithsinging, [with]cymbalsמְצִלְתַּ֖יִםme.tzil.Ta.yimH4700, lutesandharpsוּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃u.ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

28Andthechildrenofthesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891wereassembled,bothfromtheplain[ofJordan]roundH5439aboutJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andfromthevillagesoftheNetophathites,

29alsofromBeth-Gilgal,andoutofthefieldsוּמִשְּׂד֥וֹתu.mi.se.DotH7704ofGebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387andAzmavethוְעַזְמָ֑וֶתve.'az.Ma.vetH5820;forthesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רֲרִ֔יםham.Sho.ra.RimH7891hadbuiltH1129themselveshamletsroundH5439aboutJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

30Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881purifiedH2891themselves;andtheypurifiedH2891thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andthegatesH8179andthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

31AndIbroughtH5927uptheprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063uponthewallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,andappointedוָאַעֲמִ֡ידָהva.'a.'a.Mi.dahH5975twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147greatH1419choirsתוֹדֹת֩to.DotH8426andprocessions,ontherightלַיָּמִין֙lai.ya.MinH3225handH3225uponthewallלַחוֹמָ֔הla.cho.MahH2346towardsthedung-gate.

32AndafterthemwentHoshaiahהוֹשַׁ֣עְיָ֔הho.Sha'.YahH1955,andhalfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677oftheprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

33andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הva.'a.zar.YahH5838,Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830,andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃u.me.shu.LamH4918,

34Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,andJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָֽה׃ סve.yir.me.YahH3414,

35and[certain]ofthepriests'sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689:Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֨הze.khar.YahH2148thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֜ןyo.na.TanH3129,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָה֙ma.tan.YahH4983,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMicaiahמִ֣יכָיָ֔הmi.kha.YahH4320,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623;

36andhisbrethren,Shemaiahשְֽׁמַעְיָ֡הshe.ma'.YahH8098,andAzareel,Milalai,Gilalai,Maai, Nethaneel,andJudahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607,withthemusicalinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andEzraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֖רha.so.FerH5608beforethem.

37Andatthefountain-gate,andoveragainstthem,theywentH5927upbythestairsofthecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,attheascentבַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖הba.ma.'a.LehH4608ofthewallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,abovethehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,eventothewater-gateeastward.

38Andthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֛יתha.she.NitH8145choirH8426wentH1980intheoppositeH4136directionuponthewallלְהַחוֹמָ֗הle.ha.cho.MahH2346,andIafterthem,andthehalfוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677ofthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,frombeyondthetowerלְמִגְדַּ֣לle.mig.DalH4026ofthefurnacesH8574eventothebroadהָרְחָבָֽה׃ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallהַחוֹמָ֥הha.cho.MahH2346;

39andfromabovethegateH8179ofEphraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669,andabovethegateH8179oftheold[wall],andabovethefish-gate,andthetowerוּמִגְדַּ֤לu.mig.DalH4026ofHananeel,andthetowerוּמִגְדַּ֣לu.mig.DalH4026ofMeah,eventothesheep-gate;andtheystoodH5975stillH5975intheprison-gate.

40Andbothchoirsהַתּוֹדֹ֖תha.to.DotH8426stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975inthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andI,andthehalfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677oftherulerswithme;

41andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֡ים'el.ya.KimH471,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Miniaminמִ֠נְיָמִיןMin.ya.minH4509,Micaiahמִיכָיָ֧הmi.kha.YahH4320,Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֛י'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608,withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689;

42andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֨הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641,andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499,andUzziוְעֻזִּ֛יve.'u.ZiH5813,andJehohananוִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ןvi.ho.cha.NanH3076,andMalchijah,andElamוְעֵילָ֣םve.'ei.LamH5867,andEzerוָעָ֑זֶרva.'A.zerH5829.Andthesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891sangH7891loud;andJizrahiahwastheiroverseerהַפָּקִֽיד׃ha.pa.KidH6496.

43Andthatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117theyofferedH2076greatגְּדוֹלִ֜יםge.do.LimH1419sacrificesH2077,andrejoicedH8055:forGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadmadeH8055themrejoiceH8055withgreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419joyH8057;andalsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571thewomenH802andthechildrenH3206rejoicedH8055.AndthejoyH8057ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389washeardH8085evenafarH7350off.

44AndatthattimemenH376wereappointedH5975overthechambersofthetreasuresH214fortheheave-offerings,forthefirst-fruits,andforthetithesH4643,togatherלִכְנ֨וֹסlikh.NosH3664intothem,outofthefieldsלִשְׂדֵ֤יlis.DeiH7704ofthecitiesהֶעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892,theportionsמְנָא֣וֹתme.na.'otH4521assignedbythelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451forthepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֑םve.lal.vi.YimH3881;forJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedoverthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andovertheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881thatwaited.

45And,withthesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891andthedoorkeepers,theykeptH8104thewardoftheirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andthewardofthepurificationהַֽטָּהֳרָ֔הha.to.ho.RahH2893, accordingtothecommandmentH4687ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732[and]ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121.

46Forofold,inthedaysבִימֵ֥יvi.MeiH3117ofDavidדָוִ֛ידda.VidH1732andAsaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623,therewerethechiefsH7218ofthesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891,andsongsוְשִׁיר־ve.shir-H7892ofpraiseתְּהִלָּ֥הte.hi.LahH8416andthanksgivingstoGodלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430.

47AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478,inthedaysH3117ofZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216andinthedaysH3117ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֗הne.chem.YahH5166,gaveH5414theportionsמְנָי֛וֹתme.na.YotH4521ofthesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֥יםham.sho.re.RimH7891andthedoorkeepers,everydayH3117whatwasneeded,andtheyconsecratedH6942thingsH1697fortheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881;andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881consecratedH6942forthechildrenofAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃ פ'a.ha.RonH175.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12

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