New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 7:63-73

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.MamH7121 H8034afterעַל־'al-H5921them.

64Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428searchedבִּקְשׁ֧וּbik.ShuH1245amongtheir ancestralH3187registrationכְתָבָ֛םkhe.ta.VamH3791 H3187,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.

66The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951togetherכְּאֶחָ֑דke.'e.ChadH259was42,360אַרְבַּ֣ע רִבּ֔וֹא אַלְפַּ֖יִם שְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹת וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃'ar.Ba' ri.Bo' 'al.Pa.yim she.losh- me.'ot ve.shi.ShimH702 H7239 H505 H7969 H3967 H8346,

67besidesמִ֠לְּבַדMi.le.vadH4480 H905their maleעַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם'av.dei.HemH5650and their femaleוְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.'am.ho.tei.HemH519servantsH5650 H519,of whomאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428there were7,337אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ'a.la.Fim she.LoshH7651 H505 H7969 H3967 H7970;and they had 245וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סve.'ar.ba.'Im va.cha.mi.ShahH3967 H705 H2568male and female singersH7891.

68Their horsesסוּסֵיהֶםsu.sei.HemH5483were 736H7651 H3967 H7970 H8337;their mulesפִּרְדֵיהֶםpir.dei.HemH6505,245וְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH3967 H705 H2568;

69theircamelsגְּמַלִּ֕יםge.ma.LimH1581,435אַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702 H3967 H7970 H2568; theirdonkeysחֲמֹרִ֕יםcha.mo.RimH2543,6,720שֵׁ֣שֶׁת שְׁבַ֥ע וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃She.shet she.Va' ve.'es.RimH8337 H505 H7651 H3967 H6242.

70SomeH4480from among the headsH7218of fathers’H1householdsgaveH5414to the workH4399. Thegovernorהַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660gaveH5414to the treasuryH2141,000H505goldH2091drachmasH1871,50חֲמִשִּׁ֔יםcha.mi.ShimH2572basinsמִזְרָק֣וֹתmiz.ra.KotH4219,530שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁshe.lo.Shim va.cha.MeshH7970 H2568 H3967priests’כֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548garmentsכָּתְנוֹת֙ka.te.nOtH3801.

71SomeH4480of the headsוּמֵֽרָאשֵׁ֣יu.me.ra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsgaveH5414into the treasuryלְאוֹצַ֣רle.'o.TzarH214of the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH439920,000H8147 H7239goldH2091drachmasH1871and 2,200וּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH505 H3967silverH3701minasH4488.

72That whichוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834the restשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the peopleH5971gaveנָתְנוּ֮na.te.NuH5414was 20,000שְׁתֵּ֣י רִבּ֔וֹאshe.Tei ri.Bo'H8147 H7239goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091drachmasדַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙dar.ke.mo.NimH1871and 2,000אַלְפָּ֑יִם'al.Pa.yimH505silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701minasמָנִ֣יםma.NimH4488and 67שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ פshi.Shim ve.shiv.'AhH8346 H7651priests’H3548garmentsוְכָתְנֹ֥תve.kha.te.NotH3801.

73Nowthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֡םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,the gatekeepersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים֩ve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֨יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,someוּמִן־u.min-H4480of the peopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971,the templeוְהַנְּתִינִ֛יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsH5411and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,livedוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892.And when the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320cameוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060,the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werein their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.rei.HemH5892.

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