6Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428are thepeopleבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֗הha.me.di.NahH4082who cameהָעֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927up from the captivityמִשְּׁבִ֣יmi.she.ViH7628of the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894had carriedH1540awayH1540,and who returnedוַיָּשׁ֧וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוְלִיהוּדָ֖הve.li.hu.DahH3063,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his cityלְעִירֽוֹ׃le.'i.RoH5892,
7who cameהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,JeshuaH3091,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.ParH4557of menH376of the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478:
61Theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428werethey who cameהָֽעוֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927up from Tel-melahH8528,Tel-harshaH8521,Cherubכְּר֥וּבke.RuvH3743,Addonאַדּ֖וֹן'a.DonH114and Immerוְאִמֵּ֑רve.'i.MerH564;but they couldיָכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201not showלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046their fathers’אֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1housesבֵּית־beit-H1004or theirdescendantsוְזַרְעָ֔םve.zar.'AmH2233,whetherאִ֥ם'imH518they were of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
63Of the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548:the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofHobaiahחֳבַיָּ֖הchoai.YahH2252,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Hakkozהַקּ֑וֹץha.KotzH6976,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֗יvar.zi.LaiH1271,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834tookלָ֠קַחLa.kachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802of the daughtersמִבְּנ֞וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֤יbar.zi.LaiH1271,the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569,and was namedוַיִּקָּרֵ֖א שְׁמָֽם׃vai.yi.ka.Re' she.MamH7121H8034afterעַל־'al-H5921them.
64Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428searchedבִּקְשׁ֧וּbik.ShuH1245amongtheir ancestralH3187registrationכְתָבָ֛םkhe.ta.VamH3791H3187,but it could not be locatedנִמְצָ֑אnim.Tza'H4672;therefore they were considered uncleanוַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּvay.go.'a.LuH1351and excludedfrom the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ha.ke.hu.NahH3550.
65Thegovernorהַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them that they should not eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398from the mostH6944holyמִקֹּ֣דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944untilעַ֛ד'adH5704a priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548aroseעֲמֹ֥ד'a.ModH5975withUrimלְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.RimH224and Thummimוְתוּמִּֽים׃ve.tu.MimH8550.
67besidesמִ֠לְּבַדMi.le.vadH4480H905their maleעַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם'av.dei.HemH5650and their femaleוְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.'am.ho.tei.HemH519servantsH5650H519,of whomאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428there were7,337אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ'a.la.Fim she.LoshH7651H505H7969H3967H7970;and they had 245וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סve.'ar.ba.'Im va.cha.mi.ShahH3967H705H2568male and female singersH7891.
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