Nehemiah 12
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Nehemiah 12:31-39

31And I broughtH5927 up the princesH8269 of JudahH3063 upon the wallH2346, and appointedH5975 twoH8147 greatH1419 choirsH8426 and processions, on the rightH3225 handH3225 upon the wallH2346 towards the dung-gate.

32And after them went HoshaiahH1955, and halfH2677 of the princesH8269 of JudahH3063,

33and AzariahH5838, EzraH5830, and MeshullamH4918,

34JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144, and ShemaiahH8098, and JeremiahH3414,

35and [certain] of the priests' sonsH1121 with trumpetsH2689: ZechariahH2148 the sonH1121 of JonathanH3129, the sonH1121 of ShemaiahH8098, the sonH1121 of MattaniahH4983, the sonH1121 of MicaiahH4320, the sonH1121 of ZaccurH2139, the sonH1121 of AsaphH623;

36and his brethren, ShemaiahH8098, and Azareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and JudahH3063, HananiH2607, with the musical instrumentsH3627 of DavidH1732 the manH376 of 1GodH430; and EzraH5830 the scribeH5608 before them.

37And at the fountain-gate, and over against them, they wentH5927 up by the stairs of the cityH5892 of DavidH1732, at the ascentH4608 of the wallH2346, above the houseH1004 of DavidH1732, even to the water-gate eastward.

38And the secondH8145 choirH8426 wentH1980 in the oppositeH4136 direction upon the wallH2346, and I after them, and the halfH2677 of the peopleH5971, from beyond the towerH4026 of the furnacesH8574 even to the broadH7342 wallH2346;

39and from above the gateH8179 of EphraimH669, and above the gateH8179 of the old [wall], and above the fish-gate, and the towerH4026 of Hananeel, and the towerH4026 of Meah, even to the sheep-gate; and they stoodH5975 stillH5975 in the prison-gate.

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  1. 1. Nehemiah 12:36 12.36 Elohim ↩

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