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Nehemiah 12:1-26

1Now theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428arethe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834cameH5927upH5927with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597,and JeshuaH3091:Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֥הse.ra.YahH8304,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir.me.YahH3414,Ezraעֶזְרָֽא׃'ez.Ra'H5830,

2Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568,Malluchמַלּ֖וּךְma.LukhH4409,Hattushחַטּֽוּשׁ׃cha.TushH2407,

3Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֥הshe.khan.YahH7935,Rehumרְחֻ֖םre.ChumH7348,Meremothמְרֵמֹֽת׃me.re.MotH4822,

4Iddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714,Ginnethoiגִנְּת֖וֹיgi.ne.ToH1599,Abijahאֲבִיָּֽה׃'a.vi.YahH29,

5Mijaminמִיָּמִ֥יןmi.ya.MinH4326,Maadiahמַֽעַדְיָ֖הma.'ad.YahH4573,Bilgahבִּלְגָּֽה׃bil.GahH1083,

6Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098and JoiaribH3080,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָֽה׃ye.Da'.YahH3048,

7Salluסַלּ֣וּsa.LuH5543,Amokעָמ֔וֹקa.MokH5987,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518, andJedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048.Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the headsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and their kinsmenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of JeshuaH3091.

8And the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wereJeshuaH3091,Binnuiבִּנּ֛וּיbi.NuiH1131,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֥לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063, andMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983who wasinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the songsH1960ofH1960thanksgivingH1960,he and his brothersוְאֶחָֽיו׃ve.'e.ChavH251.

9Also Bakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨הu.vak.buk.YahH1229and Unniוְעֻנִּ֧יve.'u.novH6042,their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֛ם'a.chei.HemH251, stoodoppositeלְנֶגְדָּ֖םle.neg.DamH5048them in theirserviceH4931divisionsH4931.

10JeshuaH3091fatheredהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205JoiakimH3079,JoiakimH3079fatheredהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475,Eliashibוְאֶלְיָשִׁ֖יבve.'el.ya.ShivH475fatheredJoiadaH3077,

11JoiadaH3077fatheredהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205JonathanH3083,and JonathanH3083fatheredהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Jadduaיַדּֽוּעַ׃ya.Du.a'H3037.

12Now in the daysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117of JoiakimH3079,the priestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548,the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָאָב֑וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdswere: of Seraiahלִשְׂרָיָ֣הlis.ra.YahH8304,Meraiahמְרָיָ֔הme.ra.YahH4811;of Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֖הle.yir.me.YahH3414,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָֽה׃cha.nan.YahH2608;

13of Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֔םme.shu.LamH4918;of Amariahלַאֲמַרְיָ֖הla.'a.mar.YahH568,Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָֽן׃ye.ho.cha.NanH3076;

14ofMalluchiH4424,JonathanH3083;of Shebaniahלִשְׁבַנְיָ֖הlish.van.YahH7645,Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130;

15of Harimלְחָרִ֣םle.cha.RimH2766,Adnaעַדְנָ֔א'ad.Na'H5733;of Meraiothלִמְרָי֖וֹתlim.ra.YotH4812,Helkaiחֶלְקָֽי׃chel.KaiH2517;

16of Iddoלְעִדּ֥וֹאla.'a.da.ya'H5714,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148;of Ginnethonלְגִנְּת֥וֹןle.gi.ne.TonH1599,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃me.shu.LamH4918;

17of Abijahלַאֲבִיָּ֖הla.'a.vi.YahH29,Zichriזִכְרִ֑יzikh.RiH2147;of Miniaminלְמִ֨נְיָמִ֔יןle.Min.ya.MinH4509,of MoadiahH4573,Piltaiפִּלְטָֽי׃pil.TaiH6408;

18of Bilgahלְבִלְגָּ֣הle.vil.GahH1083,Shammuaשַׁמּ֔וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051;of Shemaiahלִֽשְׁמַעְיָ֖הlish.ma'.YahH8098,Jehonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ye.ho.na.TanH3083;

19of JoiaribH3080,Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֔יma.te.NaiH4982;of Jedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Uzziעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5813;

20of SallaiH5546,Kallaiקַלָּ֖יka.LaiH7040;of Amokלְעָמ֥וֹקle.'a.MokH5987,Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677;

21of Hilkiahלְחִלְקִיָּ֣הle.chil.ki.YahH2518,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811; andof Jedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Nethanelנְתַנְאֵֽל׃ne.tan.'ElH5417.

22As for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881,the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of fathers’אָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1householdswere registeredכְּתוּבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789in the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֜יב'el.ya.ShivH475,JoiadaH3077,and JohananH3076,and Jadduaוְיַדּ֔וּעַve.ya.Du.a'H3037; so werethe priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548in the reignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867the Persianהַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃ פha.Pa.re.SiH6542.

23The sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878,the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1households,were registeredכְּתוּבִ֕יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֑יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117up to the daysיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117of JohananH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃'el.ya.ShivH475.

24And the headsוְרָאשֵׁ֣יve.ra.SheiH7218of the Levitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881wereHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֨הcha.shav.YahH2811,Sherebiahשֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,and JeshuaH3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵל֙kad.mi.'ElH6934,with their brothersוַאֲחֵיהֶ֣םva.'a.chei.HemH251oppositeלְנֶגְדָּ֔םle.neg.DamH5048them,to praiseלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984andgiveלְהוֹד֔וֹתle.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034,as prescribedבְּמִצְוַ֖תbe.mitz.VatH4687by Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,divisionמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929correspondingלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980to divisionמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929.

25Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֧הma.tan.YahH4983,Bakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛הu.vak.buk.YahH1229,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֥ה'oad.YahH5662,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918,Talmonטַלְמ֣וֹןtal.MonH2929, andAkkubעַקּ֑וּב'a.KuvH6126weregatekeepersשֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙sho.'a.RimH7778keepingשֹׁמְרִ֤יםsho.me.RimH8104watchמִשְׁמָ֔רmish.MarH4929atthe storeroomsבַּאֲסֻפֵּ֖יba.'a.su.PeiH624of the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃ha.she.'a.RimH8179.

26TheseH428menH428servedin the daysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117of JoiakimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JeshuaH3091,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JozadakH3087,and in the daysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166the governorהַפֶּחָ֔הha.pe.ChahH6346and Ezraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548andscribeH5613.

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