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Ezra 8:1-20

1These arenow the chiefרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, and this isthe genealogyוְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֑םve.hit.yach.SamH3187of them that went upהָעֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927with me from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃ סmi.ba.VelH894,in the reignבְּמַלְכ֛וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

2Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of Phinehasפִֽינְחָס֙fi.ne.ChasH6372;Gershomגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם סge.re.ShomH1647:of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Ithamarאִיתָמָ֖ר'i.ta.MarH385;DanielH1840:of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732;Hattushחַטּֽוּשׁ׃ סcha.TushH2407.

3Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Shechaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֔ה סshe.khan.YahH7935,of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Pharoshפַרְעֹ֖שׁfar.'OshH6551;Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148:and with him were reckoned by genealogyהִתְיַחֵ֥שׂhit.ya.ChesH3187of the malesלִזְכָרִ֖יםliz.kha.RimH2145an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ סva.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

4Of the sonsמִבְּנֵי֙mi.be.NeiH1121of Pahath–moabH6355;Elihoenaiאֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַ֖י'el.ye.ho.'ei.NaiH454the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֑הze.rach.YahH2228,and with him two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

5Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Shechaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֖הshe.khan.YahH7935;the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵ֑לya.cha.zi.'ElH3166,and with him threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

6Of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121also of Adinעָדִ֔ין'a.DinH5720;Ebedעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5651the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֑ןyo.na.TanH3129,and with him fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

7And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Elamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867;Jeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֑ה'a.tal.YahH6271,and with him seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

8And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֔הshe.fat.YahH8203;Zebadiahזְבַדְיָ֖הze.vad.YahH2069the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֑לmi.kha.'ElH4317,and with him fourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

9Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097;Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖ה'oad.YahH5662the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehielיְחִיאֵ֑לye.chi.'ElH3171,and with him two hundredמָאתַ֛יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and eighteenוּשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רu.she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH6240 H8083malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

10And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Shelomithשְׁלוֹמִ֖יתshe.lo.MitH8019;the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiphiahיוֹסִפְיָ֑הyo.sif.YahH3131,and with him an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםve.shi.ShimH8346malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

11And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Bebaiבֵבַ֔יve.VaiH893;Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bebaiבֵּבָ֑יbe.VaiH893,and with him twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and eightוּשְׁמֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

12And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Azgadעַזְגָּ֔ד'az.GadH5803;Johananיוֹחָנָ֖ןyo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hakkatanהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6997,and with him an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֖הva.'a.sa.RahH6235malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

13And of the lastאַחֲרֹנִים֒'a.cha.ro.NimH314sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Adonikamאֲדֹנִיקָם֮'a.do.ni.KamH140,whose namesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034arethese, Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467,Jeielיְעִיאֵ֣לye.'i.'ElH3273,and Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַעְיָ֑הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,and with them threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

14Of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121also of Bigvaiבִגְוַ֖יvig.VaiH902;Uthaiעוּתַ֣י'u.TaiH5793,and Zabbudוְזַכּ֑וּרve.zakh.vurH2139 H2072,and with them seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ פha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

15And I gathered them togetherוָֽאֶקְבְּצֵ֗םva.'ek.be.TzemH6908to the riverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104that runnethהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935to Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163;and there abode we in tentsוַנַּחֲנֶ֥הva.na.cha.NehH2583threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117:and I viewedוָאָבִ֤ינָהva.'a.Vi.nahH995the peopleבָעָם֙va.'AmH5971,and the priestsוּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםu.va.Ko.ha.NimH3548,and foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672there none of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of LeviH3878.

16Then sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971I for Eliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461,for Arielלַאֲרִיאֵ֡לla.'a.ri.'ElH740,for Shemaiahלִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָהLish.ma'.yahH8098,and for Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,and for Jaribוּלְיָרִ֜יבu.le.ya.RivH3402,and for Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,and for Nathanוּלְנָתָ֛ןu.le.na.TanH5416,and for Zechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֥הve.liz.khar.YahH2148,and for Meshullamוְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖םve.lim.shu.LamH4918,chief menרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218;also for Joiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִ֥יבu.le.yo.ya.RivH3114,and for Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,men of understandingמְבִינִֽים׃me.vi.NimH995.

17And I sentוָאֲצַוֶּ֤הva.'o.tzi.'ahH6680them with commandmentH3318unto Iddoאִדּ֣וֹ'i.DoH112the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218at the placeהַמָּק֑וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֖אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703,and I toldוָאָשִׂימָה֩ בְּפִיהֶ֨םva.'a.si.Mah be.fi.HemH6310 H7760them whatדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697they should sayלְ֠דַבֵּרLe.da.berH1696unto Iddoאִדּ֨וֹ'i.DoH112, andto his brethrenאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251the Nethinimsהַנְּתִינִים֙ha.ne.tu.nimH5411,at the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֣אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703,that they should bringלְהָֽבִיא־le.ha.vi'-H935unto us ministersמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםme.sha.re.TimH8334for the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

18And by the goodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430upon us they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935us a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of understandingשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922,of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Mahliמַחְלִ֔יmach.LiH4249,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of LeviH3878,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and Sherebiahוְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛הve.she.re.ve.YahH8274,with his sonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251,eighteenשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH6240 H8083;

19And Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,and with him Jeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,his brethrenאֶחָ֥יו'e.ChavH251and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס'es.RimH6242;

20Also of the Nethinimsהַנְּתִינִ֗יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411,whom Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269had appointedשֶׁנָּתַ֨ןshe.na.TanH5414for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,two hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242Nethinimsנְתִינִ֖יםne.ti.NimH5411:all of them were expressedנִקְּב֥וּni.ke.VuH5344by nameבְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ve.she.MotH8034.

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