New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 12:1-22

1Now theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428arethe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834cameעָל֛וּ'a.LuH5927up with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597,and JeshuaH3091:Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֥הse.ra.YahH8304,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir.me.YahH3414,Ezraעֶזְרָֽא׃'ez.Ra'H5830,

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

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

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

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

6Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098and JoiaribH3080,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָֽה׃ye.Da'.YahH3048,

7Salluסַלּ֣וּsa.LuH5543,Amokעָמ֔וֹקa.MokH5987,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518and Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048.Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the headsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theirkinsmenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of JeshuaH3091.

8The Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wereJeshuaH3091,Binnuiבִּנּ֛וּיbi.NuiH1131,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֥לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063, andMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983who wasin chargeעַֽל־'al-H5921of the songsH1960of thanksgivingH1960,he and his brothersוְאֶחָֽיו׃ve.'e.ChavH251.

9Also Bakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨הu.vak.buk.YahH1229and Unniוְעֻנִּ֧יve.'u.novH6042,their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֛ם'a.chei.HemH251,stood oppositeלְנֶגְדָּ֖םle.neg.DamH5048them in theirserviceH4931divisionsH4931.

10JeshuaH3091becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of JoiakimH3079,and JoiakimH3079becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475,and Eliashibוְאֶלְיָשִׁ֖יבve.'el.ya.ShivH475becameH3205the father of JoiadaH3077,

11and JoiadaH3077becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205of JonathanH3083,and JonathanH3083becameH3205the fatherהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205of Jadduaיַדּֽוּעַ׃ya.Du.a'H3037.

12Now in the daysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117of JoiakimH3079,the priestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548,the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָאָב֑וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdswere: 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;

14ofMalluchiH4424,JonathanH3083;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 MoadiahH4573,Piltaiפִּלְטָֽי׃pil.TaiH6408;

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

19of JoiaribH3080,Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֔יma.te.NaiH4982;of Jedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Uzziעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5813;

20of SallaiH5546,Kallaiקַלָּ֖יka.LaiH7040;of Amokלְעָמ֥וֹקle.'a.MokH5987,Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677;

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

22As for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881,the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of fathers’אָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1householdswere registeredכְּתוּבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789in the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֜יב'el.ya.ShivH475,JoiadaH3077,and JohananH3076and Jadduaוְיַדּ֔וּעַve.ya.Du.a'H3037; so werethe priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548in the reignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867the Persianהַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃ פha.Pa.re.SiH6542.

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