1Now these arethe childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֗הha.me.di.NahH4082that went upהָֽעֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927out of the captivityמִשְּׁבִ֣יmi.she.ViH7628,of those which had been carried awayהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473,whom Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.tzorH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894had carried awayהֶגְלָ֛הheg.LahH1540unto Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH894,and came againוַיָּשׁ֛וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725unto Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֥םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376unto his cityלְעִירֽוֹ׃le.'i.RoH5892;
2Which cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216:Jeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Nehemiahנְ֠חֶמְיָהNe.chem.yahH5166,Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֨הse.ra.YahH8304,Reelaiahרְֽעֵלָיָ֜הre.'e.la.YahH7480,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֥יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,Bilshanבִּלְשָׁ֛ןbil.ShanH1114,Misparמִסְפָּ֥רmis.ParH4558,Bigvaiבִּגְוַ֖יbig.VaiH902,Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348,Baanahבַּעֲנָ֑הba.'a.NahH1196.The numberמִסְפַּ֕רmis.ParH4557of the menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478:
58All the Nethinimsהַנְּתִינִ֔יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411,and the childrenוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650, werethreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673and twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סu.she.Na.yimH8147.
59And these werethey which went upהָֽעֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927from Tel–melahH8528,Tel–harsaH8521,Cherubכְּר֥וּבke.RuvH3743,Addanאַדָּ֖ן'a.DanH135, andImmerאִמֵּ֑ר'i.MerH564:but they couldיָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201not shewלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046their father’sאֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and their seedוְזַרְעָ֔םve.zar.'AmH2233, whether they wereof Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
61And of the childrenוּמִבְּנֵי֙u.mi.be.NeiH1121of the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548:the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Habaiahחֳבַיָּ֖הchoai.YahH2252,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Kozהַקּ֑וֹץha.KotzH6976,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֗יvar.zi.LaiH1271;which tookלָ֠קַחLa.kachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802of the daughtersמִבְּנ֞וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֤יbar.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569,and was calledוַיִּקָּרֵ֖אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121after their nameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034:
62These soughtבִּקְשׁ֧וּbik.ShuH1245their registerכְתָבָ֛םkhe.ta.VamH3791amongthose that were reckoned by genealogyהַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖יםha.mit.yach.SimH3187,but they were not foundנִמְצָ֑אוּnim.Tza.'uH4672:therefore were they, as pollutedוַֽיְגֹאֲל֖וּvay.go.'a.LuH1351,put from the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ha.ke.hu.NahH3550.
63And the Tirshathaהַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, that they should not eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398of the mostמִקֹּ֣דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,till there stood upעֲמֹ֥ד'a.ModH5975a priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548with Urimלְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.RimH224and with Thummimוּלְתֻמִּֽים׃u.le.tu.MimH8550.
64The whole congregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951togetherכְּאֶחָ֑דke.'e.ChadH259wasfortyאַרְבַּ֣ע רִבּ֔וֹא'ar.Ba' ri.Bo'H7239H702and two thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967andthreescoreשִׁשִּֽׁים׃shi.ShimH8346,
65Beside their servantsעַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם'av.dei.HemH5650and their maidsוְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.'am.ho.tei.HemH519, of whom there weresevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֑הve.shiv.'AhH7651: andthere wereאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428among them two hundredמָאתָֽיִם׃ma.Ta.yimH3967singing menמְשֹׁרְרִ֥יםme.sho.re.RimH7891and singing womenוּֽמְשֹׁרְר֖וֹתu.me.sho.re.RotH7891.
68And someof the chiefוּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙u.me.ra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1,when they cameבְּבוֹאָ֕םbe.vo.'AmH935to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which isat Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,offered freelyהִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙hit.na.de.VuH5068for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to set it upלְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹle.ha.'a.mi.DoH5975in his placeמְכוֹנֽוֹ׃me.kho.NoH4349:
69They gaveנָתְנוּ֮na.te.NuH5414after their abilityכְּכֹחָ֗םke.kho.ChamH3581unto the treasureלְאוֹצַ֣רle.'o.TzarH214of the workהַמְּלָאכָה֒ha.me.la.KhahH4399threescoreשֵׁשׁ־ רִבֹּ֣אותshesh- ri.BotH7239H8337and one thousandוָאֶ֔לֶף סva.'E.lefH505dramsדַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙dar.ke.mo.NimH1871of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505poundמָנִ֖יםma.NimH4488of silverוְכֶ֕סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701,and one hundredמֵאָֽה׃ סme.'AhH3967priests’כֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548garmentsוְכָתְנֹ֥תve.kha.te.NotH3801.
70So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the Levitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּםVe.hal.vi.yimH3881, and someof the peopleהָעָ֞םha.'AmH5971,and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,and the portersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,and the Nethinimsוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411,dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סbe.'a.rei.HemH5892.
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