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Nehemiah 11:20-36

20The restוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881, werein allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376on his own inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃be.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

21Butthe templeוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsH5411were livingיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427in Ophelבָּעֹ֑פֶלba.'O.felH6077,and Zihaוְצִיחָ֥אve.tzi.Cha'H6727and Gishpaוְגִשְׁפָּ֖אve.gish.Pa'H1658wereinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the templeהַנְּתִינִֽים׃ פha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsH5411.

22Nowthe overseerוּפְקִ֤ידu.fe.KidH6496of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389was Uzziעֻזִּ֤י'u.ZiH5813the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Baniבָּנִי֙ba.NiH1137,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֖הma.tan.YahH4983,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Micaמִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'H4316,from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of Asaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623, who werethe singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891for theserviceמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

23For there wasa commandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687from the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428concerningH5921them and a royalH548commandH548for the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםham.sho.re.RimH7891dayי֥וֹםYomH3117by dayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117.

24And Pethahiahוּפְתַֽחְיָ֨הu.fe.tach.YahH6611the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meshezabelמְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜לme.shei.zav.'ElH4898,of the sonsמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Zerahזֶ֤רַחZe.rachH2226the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, was theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428representativeלְיַ֣דle.YadH3027for everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697concerning the peopleלָעָֽם׃la.'AmH5971.

25Now as for the villagesהַחֲצֵרִ֖יםha.cha.tze.RimH2691with their fieldsבִּשְׂדֹתָ֑םbis.do.TamH7704,someH4480of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063livedיָֽשְׁב֞וּya.she.VuH3427inKiriath-arbaH7153and itstownsוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, inDibonוּבְדִיבֹן֙u.ve.di.VonH1769and itstownsוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,and in JekabzeelH6909and its villagesוַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃va.cha.tze.Rei.haH2691,

26and in JeshuaH3091,in Moladahוּבְמוֹלָדָ֖הu.ve.mo.la.DahH4137,and Beth-peletH1046,

27and in Hazar-shualH2705,in BeershebaH884and its townsוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,

28and in Ziklagוּבְצִֽקְלַ֥גu.ve.tzik.LagH6860,in Meconahוּבִמְכֹנָ֖הu.vim.kho.NahH4368and in its townsוּבִבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.viv.no.Tei.haH1323,

29and in En-rimmonH5884,in Zorahוּבְצָרְעָ֖הu.ve.tza.re.'AhH6881,and in Jarmuthוּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃u.ve.yar.MutH3412,

30Zanoahזָנֹ֤חַza.No.achH2182,Adullamעֲדֻלָּם֙'a.du.LamH5725,and their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶ֔םve.chatz.rei.HemH2691,Lachishלָכִישׁ֙la.KhishH3923and its fieldsוּשְׂדֹתֶ֔יהָu.se.do.Tei.haH7704,Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825and its townsוּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.So they campedוַיַּחֲנ֥וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583from BeershebaH884as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the Valleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516of Hinnomהִנֹּֽם׃hi.NomH2011.

31The sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144also livedfrom Gebaמִגָּ֑בַעmi.Ga.va'H1387onward,at Michmashמִכְמָ֣שׂmikh.MasH4363and Aijaוְעַיָּ֔הve.'ai.YahH5857,at BethelH1008and its townsוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,

32at Anathothעֲנָת֥וֹתa.na.TotH6068,Nobנֹ֖בnoH5011,Ananiahעֲנָֽנְיָֽה׃'a.Na.ne.YahH6055,

33Hazorחָצ֥וֹר׀cha.TzorH2674,Ramahרָמָ֖הra.MahH7414,Gittaimגִּתָּֽיִם׃gi.Ta.yimH1664,

34Hadidחָדִ֥ידcha.DidH2307,Zeboimצְבֹעִ֖יםtze.vo.'ImH6650,Neballatנְבַלָּֽט׃ne.va.LatH5041,

35Lodלֹ֥דlodH3850,and Onoוְאוֹנ֖וֹve.'o.NoH207,the Valleyגֵּ֥יgeiH1516of Craftsmenהַחֲרָשִֽׁים׃ha.cha.ra.ShimH2796.

36And from the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, somedivisionsמַחְלְק֥וֹתmach.le.KotH4256in Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063belongedto Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽין׃ פle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

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