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Nehemiah 12:1-22

1Now these arethe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881that went upעָל֛וּ'a.LuH5927with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597,and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֑וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442:Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֥הse.ra.YahH8304,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir.me.YahH3414,Ezraעֶזְרָֽא׃'ez.Ra'H5830,

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

3Shechaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֥הshe.khan.YahH7935,Rehumרְחֻ֖םre.ChumH7348,Meremothמְרֵמֹֽת׃me.re.MotH4822,

4Iddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714,Ginnethoגִנְּת֖וֹיgi.ne.ToH1599,Abijahאֲבִיָּֽה׃'a.vi.YahH29,

5Miaminמִיָּמִ֥יןmi.ya.MinH4326,Maadiahמַֽעַדְיָ֖הma.'ad.YahH4573,Bilgahבִּלְגָּֽה׃bil.GahH1083,

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

7Salluסַלּ֣וּsa.LuH5543,Amokעָמ֔וֹקa.MokH5987,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048. These werethe chiefרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and of their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Jeshuaיֵשֽׁוּעַ׃ פye.Shu.a'H3442.

8Moreover the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881:Jeshuaיֵשׁ֧וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Binnuiבִּנּ֛וּיbi.NuiH1131,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֥לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063, andMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983, which wasover the thanksgivingהֻיְּד֖וֹתh.ye.DotH1960,he and his brethrenוְאֶחָֽיו׃ve.'e.ChavH251.

9Also Bakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨הu.vak.buk.YahH1229and Unniוְעֻנִּ֧יve.'u.novH6042,their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֛ם'a.chei.HemH251, wereover against them in the watchesלְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃le.mish.ma.RotH4931.

10And Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֖וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442begatH3205Joiakimיֽוֹיָקִ֑יםyo.ya.KimH3113,Joiakimוְיֽוֹיָקִים֙ve.yo.ya.KimH3113also begatH3205Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475,and Eliashibוְאֶלְיָשִׁ֖יבve.'el.ya.ShivH475begatH3205Joiadaיוֹיָדָֽע׃yo.ya.Da'H3111,

11And Joiadaוְיוֹיָדָע֙ve.yo.ya.Da'H3111begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,and Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֖ןve.yo.na.TanH3129begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Jadduaיַדּֽוּעַ׃ya.Du.a'H3037.

12And in the daysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117of Joiakimיֽוֹיָקִ֔יםyo.ya.KimH3113were priestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548,the chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֑וֹתha.'a.VotH1:of Seraiahלִשְׂרָיָ֣הlis.ra.YahH8304,Meraiahמְרָיָ֔הme.ra.YahH4811;of Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֖הle.yir.me.YahH3414,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָֽה׃cha.nan.YahH2608;

13Of Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֔םme.shu.LamH4918;of Amariahלַאֲמַרְיָ֖הla.'a.mar.YahH568,Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָֽן׃ye.ho.cha.NanH3076;

14Of Melicuלִמְלִ֙יכוּ֙lim.lu.khiH4409,Jonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129;of Shebaniahלִשְׁבַנְיָ֖הlish.van.YahH7645,Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130;

15Of Harimלְחָרִ֣םle.cha.RimH2766,Adnaעַדְנָ֔א'ad.Na'H5733;of Meraiothלִמְרָי֖וֹתlim.ra.YotH4812,Helkaiחֶלְקָֽי׃chel.KaiH2517;

16Of Iddoלְעִדּ֥וֹאla.'a.da.ya'H5714,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148;of Ginnethonלְגִנְּת֥וֹןle.gi.ne.TonH1599,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃me.shu.LamH4918;

17Of Abijahלַאֲבִיָּ֖הla.'a.vi.YahH29,Zichriזִכְרִ֑יzikh.RiH2147;of Miniaminלְמִ֨נְיָמִ֔יןle.Min.ya.MinH4509,of Moadiahלְמוֹעַדְיָ֖הle.mo.'ad.YahH4153,Piltaiפִּלְטָֽי׃pil.TaiH6408;

18Of Bilgahלְבִלְגָּ֣הle.vil.GahH1083,Shammuaשַׁמּ֔וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051;of Shemaiahלִֽשְׁמַעְיָ֖הlish.ma'.YahH8098,Jehonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ye.ho.na.TanH3083;

19And of Joiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִ֣יבu.le.yo.ya.RivH3114,Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֔יma.te.NaiH4982;of Jedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Uzziעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5813;

20Of Sallaiלְסַלַּ֥יle.sa.LaiH5543,Kallaiקַלָּ֖יka.LaiH7040;of Amokלְעָמ֥וֹקle.'a.MokH5987,Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677;

21Of Hilkiahלְחִלְקִיָּ֣הle.chil.ki.YahH2518,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811;of Jedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Nethaneelנְתַנְאֵֽל׃ne.tan.'ElH5417.

22The Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881in the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֜יב'el.ya.ShivH475,Joiadaיוֹיָדָ֤עyo.ya.Da'H3111,and Johananוְיוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110,and Jadduaוְיַדּ֔וּעַve.ya.Du.a'H3037, wererecordedכְּתוּבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the fathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1:also the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,to the reignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867the Persianהַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃ פha.Pa.re.SiH6542.

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