1Now it came to pass, when the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346was builtנִבְנְתָה֙niv.ne.TahH1129,and I had set upוָאַעֲמִ֖ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975the doorsהַדְּלָת֑וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817,and the portersהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881were appointedוַיִּפָּֽקְד֛וּvai.yi.Pa.ke.DuH6485,
2That I gave my brotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607,and Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֛הcha.nan.YahH2608the rulerשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the palaceהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002,chargeוָאֲצַוֶּ֞הva.'a.tza.VehH6680over Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: for he wasa faithfulאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,and fearedוְיָרֵ֥אve.ya.Re'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430above manyמֵרַבִּֽים׃me.ra.BimH7227.
3And I saidוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559unto them, Let not the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֤יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389be openedיִפָּֽתְח֞וּyi.pa.te.ChuH6605until the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121be hotH2527;and while they stand byעֹמְדִ֛ים'o.me.DimH5975,let them shutיָגִ֥יפוּya.Gi.fuH1479the doorsהַדְּלָת֖וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817,and barוֶאֱחֹ֑זוּve.'e.Cho.zuH270them:and appointוְהַעֲמֵ֗ידve.ha.'a.MeidH5975watchesמִשְׁמְרוֹת֙mish.me.rOtH4931of the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,every oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376in his watchבְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹbe.mish.ma.RoH4929,and every oneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376to beover against his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.
4Now the cityוְהָעִ֞ירve.ha.'IrH5892waslargeרַחֲבַ֤ת יָדַ֙יִם֙ra.cha.Vat ya.Da.yimH3027H7342and greatוּגְדוֹלָ֔הu.ge.do.LahH1419:but the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971werefewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592thereinבְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.KhahH8432,and the housesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004werenot buildedבְּנוּיִֽם׃be.nu.YimH1129.
5And my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414into mine heartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820to gather togetherוָאֶקְבְּצָ֞הva.'ek.be.TzahH6908the noblesהַחֹרִ֧יםha.cho.RimH2715,and the rulersהַסְּגָנִ֛יםha.se.ga.NimH5461,and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,that they might be reckoned by genealogyלְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂle.hit.ya.ChesH3187.And I foundוָֽאֶמְצָ֗אva.'em.Tza'H4672a registerסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of the genealogyהַיַּ֙חַשׂ֙hai.Ya.chasH3188of them which came upהָעוֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927at the firstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,and foundוָאֶמְצָ֖אva.'em.Tza'H4672writtenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789therein,
6These arethe childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֗הha.me.di.NahH4082,that went upהָעֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927out of the captivityמִשְּׁבִ֣יmi.she.ViH7628,of those that had been carried awayהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473,whom Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894had carried awayהֶגְלָ֔הheg.LahH1540,and came againוַיָּשׁ֧וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and to Judahוְלִיהוּדָ֖הve.li.hu.DahH3063,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376unto his cityלְעִירֽוֹ׃le.'i.RoH5892;
7Who cameהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,Jeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֡הne.chem.YahH5166,Azariahעֲ֠זַרְיָה'A.zar.yahH5838,Raamiahרַֽעַמְיָ֨הra.'am.YahH7485,Nahamaniנַחֲמָ֜נִיna.cha.Ma.niH5167,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֥יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,Bilshanבִּלְשָׁ֛ןbil.ShanH1114,Misperethמִסְפֶּ֥רֶתmis.Pe.retH4559,Bigvaiבִּגְוַ֖יbig.VaiH902,Nehumנְח֣וּםne.ChumH5149,Baanahבַּעֲנָ֑הba.'a.NahH1196.The numberמִסְפַּ֕רmis.ParH4557, I say,of the menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478was this;
60All the Nethinimsהַ֨נְּתִינִ֔יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411,and the childrenוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650, werethreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673and twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ פu.she.Na.yimH8147.
61And these werethey which went upהָֽעוֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927alsofrom Tel–melahH8528,Tel–hareshaH8521,Cherubכְּר֥וּבke.RuvH3743,Addonאַדּ֖וֹן'a.DonH114,and Immerוְאִמֵּ֑רve.'i.MerH564:but they couldיָכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201not shewלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046their father’sאֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,nor their seedוְזַרְעָ֔םve.zar.'AmH2233, whether they wereof Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
63And of the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548:the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Habaiahחֳבַיָּ֖הchoai.YahH2252,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Kozהַקּ֑וֹץha.KotzH6976,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֗יvar.zi.LaiH1271,which tookלָ֠קַחLa.kachH3947oneof the daughtersמִבְּנ֞וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֤יbar.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569to wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,and was calledוַיִּקָּרֵ֖אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121after their nameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034.
64These soughtבִּקְשׁ֧וּbik.ShuH1245their registerכְתָבָ֛םkhe.ta.VamH3791amongthose that were reckoned by genealogyהַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖יםha.mit.yach.SimH3187,but it was not foundנִמְצָ֑אnim.Tza'H4672:therefore were they, as pollutedוַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּvay.go.'a.LuH1351,put from the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ha.ke.hu.NahH3550.
65And 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 stoodעֲמֹ֥ד'a.ModH5975upa priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548with Urimלְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.RimH224and Thummimוְתוּמִּֽים׃ve.tu.MimH8550.
66The whole congregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951togetherכְּאֶחָ֑דke.'e.ChadH259wasfortyאַרְבַּ֣ע רִבּ֔וֹא'ar.Ba' ri.Bo'H7239H702and two thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967and threescoreוְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃ve.shi.ShimH8346,
67Beside their manservantsעַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם'av.dei.HemH5650and their maidservantsוְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.'am.ho.tei.HemH519, of whom there weresevenH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967thirtyH7970and sevenH7651:and they had two hundredH3967fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and fiveוַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סva.cha.mi.ShahH2568singing menמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891and singing womenוּמְשֹׁ֣רֲר֔וֹתu.me.Sho.ra.RotH7891.
70And some ofוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH7117the chiefH7218of the fathersH1gaveH5414unto the workH4399.The Tirshathaהַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660gaveH5414to the treasureH214a thousandH505dramsH1871of goldH2091,fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםcha.mi.ShimH2572basonsמִזְרָק֣וֹתmiz.ra.KotH4219,fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredH3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםshe.lo.ShimH7970priests’כֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548garmentsכָּתְנוֹת֙ka.te.nOtH3801.
71And someof the chiefוּמֵֽרָאשֵׁ֣יu.me.ra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1gaveH5414to the treasureלְאוֹצַ֣רle.'o.TzarH214of the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399twentyH8147thousandH7239dramsH1871of goldH2091,and two thousandH505and two hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967poundH4488of silverH3701.
72And thatwhich the restשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the peopleH5971gaveנָתְנוּ֮na.te.NuH5414wastwentyשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147thousandרִבּ֔וֹאri.Bo'H7239dramsדַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙dar.ke.mo.NimH1871of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and two thousandאַלְפָּ֑יִם'al.Pa.yimH505poundמָנִ֣יםma.NimH4488of silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701,and threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346and sevenוְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ פve.shiv.'AhH7651priests’H3548garmentsוְכָתְנֹ֥תve.kha.te.NotH3801.
73So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֡םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and the portersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים֩ve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֨יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891, and someof the peopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971,and the Nethinimsוְהַנְּתִינִ֛יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892;and when the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320cameוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060,the childrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werein their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.rei.HemH5892.
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