1Now theseוְאֵ֣לֶּה׀ve.'E.lehH428are thepeopleבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֗הha.me.di.NahH4082who cameH5927upH5927out of the captivityמִשְּׁבִ֣יmi.she.ViH7628of the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.tzorH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894had takenH1540intoH1540exileהֶגְלָ֛הheg.LahH1540to Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH894,and they returnedוַיָּשׁ֛וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֥םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his cityלְעִירֽוֹ׃le.'i.RoH5892.
2Theseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,JeshuaH3091,Nehemiahנְ֠חֶמְיָהNe.chem.yahH5166,Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֨הse.ra.YahH8304,Reelaiahרְֽעֵלָיָ֜הre.'e.la.YahH7480,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֥יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,Bilshanבִּלְשָׁ֛ןbil.ShanH1114,Misparמִסְפָּ֥רmis.ParH4558,Bigvaiבִּגְוַ֖יbig.VaiH902,Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348, andBaanahבַּעֲנָ֑הba.'a.NahH1196. This isthe numberמִסְפַּ֕רmis.ParH4557of the menH376of the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478:
58Allכָּ֨ל־Kal-H3605thetempleהַנְּתִינִ֔יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsH5411and the sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650totaled392שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סshe.Losh me.'ot tish.'Im u.she.Na.yimH7969H3967H8673H8147.
59Now theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428werethe ones who cameH5927upH5927from Tel-melahH8528,Tel-harshaH8521,Cherubכְּר֥וּבke.RuvH3743,Addanאַדָּ֖ן'a.DanH135, andImmerאִמֵּ֑ר'i.MerH564,but they wereH3201not ableיָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201toprovideH5046evidenceH5046of their fathers’אֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1householdsבֵּית־beit-H1004and theirdescendantsוְזַרְעָ֔םve.zar.'AmH2233,whetherאִ֥ם'imH518they wereof Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
61Of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵי֙u.mi.be.NeiH1121of the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548:the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Hobaiahחֳבַיָּ֖הchoai.YahH2252,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Hakkozהַקּ֑וֹץha.KotzH6976,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBarzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֗יvar.zi.LaiH1271,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834tookלָ֠קַחLa.kachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802from the daughtersמִבְּנ֞וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֤יbar.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569,and he was calledוַיִּקָּרֵ֖אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121by their nameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034.
62Theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428searchedבִּקְשׁ֧וּbik.ShuH1245amongtheir genealogicalH3187registrationכְתָבָ֛םkhe.ta.VamH3791H3187but they could not be locatedנִמְצָ֑אוּnim.Tza.'uH4672;so they were considered defiledוַֽיְגֹאֲל֖וּvay.go.'a.LuH1351and excludedfrom the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ha.ke.hu.NahH3550.
63Thegovernorהַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themthat they were not to eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398from the mostH6944holyמִקֹּ֣דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944untilעַ֛ד'adH5704a priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548stoodעֲמֹ֥ד'a.ModH5975up withUrimלְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.RimH224and Thummimוּלְתֻמִּֽים׃u.le.tu.MimH8550.
65besidesמִ֠לְּבַדMi.le.vadH4480H905their maleעַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם'av.dei.HemH5650and femaleוְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.'am.ho.tei.HemH519slavesH5650H519whoאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428totaled7,337אֲלָפִ֔ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים'a.la.Fim she.Losh she.lo.ShimH7651H505H7969H3967H7970;and they had twoH3967hundredH3967singingH7891men and women.
68SomeH4480of the headsוּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙u.me.ra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1households,when they arrivedבְּבוֹאָ֕םbe.vo.'AmH935at the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,offeredהִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙hit.na.de.VuH5068willinglyH5068for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to erectלְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹle.ha.'a.mi.DoH5975it on its siteמְכוֹנֽוֹ׃me.kho.NoH4349.
69According to their abilityכְּכֹחָ֗םke.kho.ChamH3581they gaveנָתְנוּ֮na.te.NuH5414to the treasuryלְאוֹצַ֣רle.'o.TzarH214forthe workהַמְּלָאכָה֒ha.me.la.KhahH4399sixty-oneH8337H7239H505thousandרִבֹּ֣אות וָאֶ֔לֶף סri.Bot va.'E.lefH8337H7239H505goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091drachmasדַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙dar.ke.mo.NimH1871,fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505silverוְכֶ֕סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701minasמָנִ֖יםma.NimH4488,and a hundredמֵאָֽה׃ סme.'AhH3967priestlyכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548garmentsוְכָתְנֹ֥תve.kha.te.NotH3801.
70Now the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּםVe.hal.vi.yimH3881,someוּֽמִן־u.min-H4480of the peopleהָעָ֞םha.'AmH5971,the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,the gatekeepersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,and the templeוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsH5411livedוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סbe.'a.rei.HemH5892.
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