New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 11:1-4

1Nowthe leadersשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971livedוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,but the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971castהִפִּ֨ילוּhi.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486to bringלְהָבִ֣יא׀le.ha.Vi'H935oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259out of tenהָעֲשָׂרָ֗הha.'a.sa.RahH6235to liveלָשֶׁ֙בֶת֙la.She.vetH3427in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,while nine-tenthsוְתֵ֥שַׁעve.Te.sha'H8672remained in the othercitiesבֶּעָרִֽים׃be.'a.RimH5892.

2And the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the menH376whovolunteeredהַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֔יםha.mit.na.de.VimH5068to liveלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Now theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the provincesהַמְּדִינָ֔הha.me.di.NahH4082whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834livedיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,but in the citiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376livedיָֽשְׁב֞וּya.she.VuH3427on his own propertyבַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹ֙ba.'a.chu.za.ToH272in their citiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892--theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֣םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, thetempleוְהַנְּתִינִ֔יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsH5411and thedescendantsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.

4SomeH4480of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and someH4480of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144livedיָֽשְׁב֔וּya.she.VuH3427in Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.From the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063:Athaiahעֲתָיָ֨ה'a.ta.YahH6265the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜ה'u.zi.YahH5818,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֧הze.khar.YahH2148,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֛ה'a.mar.YahH568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֥הshe.fat.YahH8203,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Mahalalelמַהֲלַלְאֵ֖לma.ha.lal.'ElH4111,of the sonsמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Perezפָֽרֶץ׃Fa.retzH6557;

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