New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 12:44-47

44On that dayבַיּוֹם֩vai.yOmH3117menH376were also appointedוַיִּפָּקְד֣וּvai.yi.pa.ke.DuH6485overH5921the chambersהַנְּשָׁכ֗וֹתha.ne.sha.KhotH5393for the storesלָא֨וֹצָר֥וֹתla.'o.tza.RotH214,the contributionsלַתְּרוּמוֹת֮la.te.ru.mOtH8641,the firstלָרֵאשִׁ֣יתla.re.ShitH7225fruitsH7225and the tithesוְלַמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת֒ve.la.ma.'as.rOtH4643,to gatherלִכְנ֨וֹסlikh.NosH3664into them from the fieldsלִשְׂדֵ֤יlis.DeiH7704of the citiesהֶעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892the portionsמְנָא֣וֹתme.na.'otH4521required by the lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֑םve.lal.vi.YimH3881;for Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedשִׂמְחַ֣תsim.ChatH8057overH5921the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881whoservedהָעֹמְדִֽים׃ha.'o.me.DimH5975.

45For they performedוַֽיִּשְׁמְר֞וּvai.yish.me.RuH8104theworshipמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430and the serviceוּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of purificationהַֽטָּהֳרָ֔הha.to.ho.RahH2893,together with the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891and the gatekeepersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778in accordance with the commandכְּמִצְוַ֥תke.mitz.VatH4687of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732andof his sonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010.

46For in the daysבִימֵ֥יvi.MeiH3117of Davidדָוִ֛ידda.VidH1732andAsaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623,in ancientH6924timesH6924, there wereleadersרָאשֵׁי֙roshH7218of the singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891,songsוְשִׁיר־ve.shir-H7892of praiseתְּהִלָּ֥הte.hi.LahH8416and hymnsH3034of thanksgivingH3034to Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430.

47So allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478in the daysH3117of Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216and Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֗הne.chem.YahH5166gaveנֹֽתְנִ֛יםno.te.NimH5414the portionsמְנָי֛וֹתme.na.YotH4521due the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֥יםham.sho.re.RimH7891and the gatekeepersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778as eachH3117dayH3117requiredדְּבַר־de.var-H1697, andsetH6942apartוּמַקְדִּשִׁים֙u.mak.di.ShimH6942the consecratedH6942portionfor the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881setH6942apartמַקְדִּשִׁ֖יםmak.di.ShimH6942the consecratedH6942portionfor the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃ פ'a.ha.RonH175.

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