Nehemiah 12

Priests and Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel

1Now theseH428 are 1the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 whoH834 cameH5927 up with ZerubbabelH2216 the sonH1121 of ShealtielH7597, and JeshuaH3091: SeraiahH8304, JeremiahH3414, EzraH5830, 2AmariahH568, MalluchH4409, HattushH2407, 3ShecaniahH7935, RehumH7348, MeremothH4822, 4IddoH5714, GinnethoiH1599, AbijahH29, 5MijaminH4326, MaadiahH4573, BilgahH1083, 6ShemaiahH8098 and JoiaribH3080, JedaiahH3048, 7SalluH5543, AmokH5987, HilkiahH2518 and JedaiahH3048. TheseH428 were the headsH7218 of the priestsH3548 and their 2kinsmenH251 in the daysH3117 of JeshuaH3091.

8The LevitesH3881 were JeshuaH3091, BinnuiH1131, KadmielH6934, SherebiahH8274, JudahH3063, and MattaniahH4983 who was 3in chargeH5921 of the songsH1960 of thanksgivingH1960, he and his brothersH251. 9Also BakbukiahH1229 and UnniH6042, their brothersH251, stood oppositeH5048 them 4in their serviceH4931 divisionsH4931. 10JeshuaH3091 5becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of JoiakimH3079, and JoiakimH3079 6becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of EliashibH475, and EliashibH475 7becameH3205 the father of JoiadaH3077, 11and JoiadaH3077 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of JonathanH3083, and JonathanH3083 becameH3205 the fatherH3205 of JadduaH3037.

12Now in the daysH3117 of JoiakimH3079, the priestsH3548, the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households were: of SeraiahH8304, MeraiahH4811; of JeremiahH3414, HananiahH2608; 13of EzraH5830, MeshullamH4918; of AmariahH568, JehohananH3076; 14of 8MalluchiH4424, JonathanH3083; of ShebaniahH7645, JosephH3130; 15of HarimH2766, AdnaH5733; of MeraiothH4812, HelkaiH2517; 16of IddoH5714, ZechariahH2148; of GinnethonH1599, MeshullamH4918; 17of AbijahH29, ZichriH2147; of MiniaminH4509, of MoadiahH4573, PiltaiH6408; 18of BilgahH1083, ShammuaH8051; of ShemaiahH8098, JehonathanH3083; 19of JoiaribH3080, MattenaiH4982; of JedaiahH3048, UzziH5813; 20of SallaiH5546, KallaiH7040; of AmokH5987, EberH5677; 21of HilkiahH2518, HashabiahH2811; of JedaiahH3048, NethanelH5417.

The Chief Levites

22As for the LevitesH3881, the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households were registeredH3789 in the daysH3117 of EliashibH475, JoiadaH3077, and JohananH3076 and JadduaH3037; so were the priestsH3548 in the reignH4438 of DariusH1867 the PersianH6542. 23The sonsH1121 of LeviH3878, the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households, were registeredH3789 in the BookH5612 of the ChroniclesH1697H3117 up to the daysH3117 of JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of EliashibH475. 24The headsH7218 of the LevitesH3881 were HashabiahH2811, SherebiahH8274 and JeshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of KadmielH6934, with their brothersH251 oppositeH5048 them, 9to praiseH1984 and giveH3034 thanksH3034, 10as prescribedH4687 by DavidH1732 the manH376 of GodH430, 11divisionH4929 correspondingH5980 to divisionH4929. 25MattaniahH4983, BakbukiahH1229, ObadiahH5662, MeshullamH4918, TalmonH2929 and AkkubH6126 were gatekeepersH7778 keepingH4929 watchH4929 at 12the storehousesH624 of the gatesH8179. 26TheseH428 served in the daysH3117 of JoiakimH3079 the sonH1121 of JeshuaH3091, the sonH1121 of JozadakH3087, and in the daysH3117 of 13NehemiahH5166 the governorH6346 and of EzraH5830 the priestH3548 and scribeH5613.

Dedication of the Wall

27Now at the dedicationH2598 of the wallH2346 of JerusalemH3389 they soughtH1245 out the LevitesH3881 from allH3605 their placesH4725, to bringH935 them to JerusalemH3389 so that they might celebrateH6213 the dedicationH2598 with gladnessH8057, with hymnsH8426 of thanksgivingH8426 and with songsH7892 14to the accompaniment of cymbalsH4700, harpsH5035 and lyresH3658. 28So the sonsH1121 of the singersH7891 were assembledH622 from the districtH3603 aroundH5439 JerusalemH3389, and from 15the villagesH2691 of the NetophathitesH5200, 29from Beth-gilgalH1019 and from their fieldsH7704 in GebaH1387 and AzmavethH5820, for the singersH7891 had builtH1129 themselves villagesH2691 aroundH5439 JerusalemH3389. 30The priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 16purifiedH2891 themselves; they also purifiedH2891 the peopleH5971, the gatesH8179 and the wallH2346.

Procedures for the Temple

31Then I had the leadersH8269 of JudahH3063 comeH5927 up on topH4480H5921 of the wallH2346, and I appointedH5975 twoH8147 greatH1419 17choirsH8426, 1819the first proceedingH8418 to the rightH3225 on topH4480H5921 of the wallH2346 toward 20the RefuseH830 GateH8179. 32HoshaiahH1955 and halfH2677 of the leadersH8269 of JudahH3063 followedH1980H310 them, 33with AzariahH5838, EzraH5830, MeshullamH4918, 34JudahH3063, BenjaminH1144, ShemaiahH8098, JeremiahH3414, 35and someH4480 of the sonsH1121 of the priestsH3548 with trumpetsH2689; and ZechariahH2148 the sonH1121 of JonathanH3083, the sonH1121 of ShemaiahH8098, the sonH1121 of MattaniahH4983, the sonH1121 of MicaiahH4320, the sonH1121 of ZaccurH2139, the sonH1121 of AsaphH623, 36and his 21kinsmenH251, ShemaiahH8098, AzarelH5832, MilalaiH4450, GilalaiH1562, MaaiH4597, NethanelH5417, JudahH3063 and HananiH2607, 22with the musicalH7892 instrumentsH3627 of DavidH1732 the manH376 of GodH430. And EzraH5830 the scribeH5613 went beforeH6440 them. 37At 23the FountainH5871 GateH8179 they wentH5927 directlyH5048 up 24the stepsH4609 of the cityH5892 of DavidH1732 by the stairwayH4608 of the wallH2346 aboveH4480H5921 the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 to 25the WaterH4325 GateH8179 on the eastH4217.

3826The secondH8145 27choirH8426 proceededH1980 to the 28leftH4136, while I followedH310 them with halfH2677 of the peopleH5971 on the wallH2346, 29aboveH4480H5921 the TowerH4026 of FurnacesH8574, to 30the BroadH7342 WallH2346, 39and aboveH4480H5921 31the GateH8179 of EphraimH669, by 32the OldH3465 GateH8179, by the 33FishH1709 GateH8179, 34the TowerH4026 of HananelH2606 and the TowerH4026 of the HundredH3968, as farH5704 as the SheepH6629 GateH8179; and they stoppedH5975 at 35the GateH8179 of the GuardH4307. 40Then the twoH8147 choirsH8426 tookH5975 their standH5975 in the houseH1004 of GodH430. So did I and halfH2677 of the officialsH5461 with me; 41and the priestsH3548, EliakimH471, MaaseiahH4641, MiniaminH4509, MicaiahH4320, ElioenaiH454, ZechariahH2148 and HananiahH2608, with the trumpetsH2689; 42and MaaseiahH4641, ShemaiahH8098, EleazarH499, UzziH5813, JehohananH3076, MalchijahH4441, ElamH5867 and EzerH5827. And the singersH7891 36sangH8085, with JezrahiahH3156 their leaderH6496, 43and on that dayH3117 they offeredH2076 greatH1419 sacrificesH2077 and rejoicedH8055 becauseH3588 37GodH430 had givenH8055 them greatH1419 joyH8057, evenH1571 the womenH802 and childrenH3206 rejoicedH8055, so that the joyH8057 of JerusalemH3389 was heardH8085 from afarH7350.

44On that dayH3117 38menH376 were also appointedH6485 overH5921 the chambersH5393 for the storesH214, the contributionsH8641, the firstH7225 fruitsH7225 and the tithesH4643, to gatherH3664 into them from the fieldsH7704 of the citiesH5892 the portionsH4521 required by the lawH8451 for the priestsH3548 and LevitesH3881; for JudahH3063 rejoicedH8057 overH5921 the priestsH3548 and LevitesH3881 who 39servedH5975. 45For they performedH8104 the 40worshipH4931 of their GodH430 and the serviceH4931 of purificationH2893, together with the singersH7891 and the gatekeepersH7778 41in accordance with the commandH4687 of DavidH1732 and of his sonH1121 SolomonH8010. 46For in the daysH3117 of DavidH1732 and 42AsaphH623, in ancientH6924 timesH6924, there were 4344leadersH7218 of the singersH7891, songsH7892 of praiseH8416 and hymnsH3034 of thanksgivingH3034 to GodH430. 47So allH3605 IsraelH3478 in the daysH3117 of ZerubbabelH2216 and NehemiahH5166 gaveH5414 the portionsH4521 due the singersH7891 and the gatekeepersH7778 45as eachH3117 dayH3117 requiredH1697, and 46setH6942 apartH6942 the consecratedH6942 portion for the LevitesH3881, and the LevitesH3881 setH6942 apartH6942 the consecratedH6942 portion for the sonsH1121 of AaronH175.