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Nehemiah 12:45-47

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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