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Nehemiah 12:44-47

44And at that timeבַיּוֹם֩vai.yOmH3117were someאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582appointedוַיִּפָּקְד֣וּvai.yi.pa.ke.DuH6485over the chambersהַנְּשָׁכ֗וֹתha.ne.sha.KhotH5393for the treasuresלָא֨וֹצָר֥וֹתla.'o.tza.RotH214,for the offeringsלַתְּרוּמוֹת֮la.te.ru.mOtH8641,for the firstfruitsלָרֵאשִׁ֣יתla.re.ShitH7225,and for the tithesוְלַמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת֒ve.la.ma.'as.rOtH4643,to gatherלִכְנ֨וֹסlikh.NosH3664into them out of the fieldsלִשְׂדֵ֤יlis.DeiH7704of the citiesהֶעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892the portionsמְנָא֣וֹתme.na.'otH4521of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֑םve.lal.vi.YimH3881:for Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedשִׂמְחַ֣תsim.ChatH8057for the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881that waitedהָעֹמְדִֽים׃ha.'o.me.DimH5975.

45And both the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891and the portersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778keptוַֽיִּשְׁמְר֞וּvai.yish.me.RuH8104the wardמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and the wardוּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of the purificationהַֽטָּהֳרָ֔הha.to.ho.RahH2893,according to the commandmentכְּמִצְוַ֥תke.mitz.VatH4687of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732, andof Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121.

46For in the daysבִימֵ֥יvi.MeiH3117of Davidדָוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and Asaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623of oldמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924there werechiefרָאשֵׁי֙roshH7218of the singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891,and songsוְשִׁיר־ve.shir-H7892of praiseתְּהִלָּ֥הte.hi.LahH8416and thanksgivingוְהֹד֖וֹתve.ho.DotH3034unto Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430.

47And all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478in the daysH3117of Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,and in the daysH3117of Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֗הne.chem.YahH5166,gaveנֹֽתְנִ֛יםno.te.NimH5414the portionsמְנָי֛וֹתme.na.YotH4521of the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֥יםham.sho.re.RimH7891and the portersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,every dayH3117his portionדְּבַר־de.var-H1697:and they sanctifiedוּמַקְדִּשִׁים֙u.mak.di.ShimH6942holy thingsunto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881;and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881sanctifiedמַקְדִּשִׁ֖יםmak.di.ShimH6942themunto the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃ פ'a.ha.RonH175.

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