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Nehemiah 12:22-43

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.

27Now at the dedicationוּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞תu.va.cha.nu.KatH2598of the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389they soughtH1245outH1245the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605their placesמְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔םme.Ko.mo.TamH4725,to bringלַהֲבִיאָ֖םla.ha.vi.'AmH935them to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389so that they could celebrateלַעֲשֹׂ֨תla.'a.SotH6213the dedicationחֲנֻכָּ֤הcha.nu.KahH2598with joyוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057,with songsH8426ofH8426thanksgivingH8426and with songsוּבְשִׁ֔ירu.ve.ShirH7892to the accompanimentof cymbalsמְצִלְתַּ֖יִםme.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,harpsנְבָלִ֥יםne.va.LimH5035,and lyresוּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃u.ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

28So the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891were assembledוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622from the territoryהַכִּכָּר֙ha.ki.KarH3603aroundסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and fromthe villagesחַצְרֵ֖יchatz.ReiH2691of the Netophathitesנְטֹפָתִֽי׃ne.to.fa.TiH5200,

29from Beth-gilgalH1019and from theirfieldsוּמִשְּׂד֥וֹתu.mi.se.DotH7704in Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387and Azmavethוְעַזְמָ֑וֶתve.'az.Ma.vetH5820,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רֲרִ֔יםham.Sho.ra.RimH7891had builtבָּנ֤וּba.NuH1129themselves villagesחֲצֵרִ֗יםcha.tze.RimH2691aroundסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

30The priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881purifiedוַיִּֽטַּהֲר֔וּvai.yi.ta.ha.RuH2891themselves; they also purifiedוַֽיְטַהֲרוּ֙vay.ta.ha.RuH2891the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֖יםha.she.'a.RimH8179,and the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

31Then I had the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063comeH5927upH5927on topמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH4480 H5921of the wallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,and I appointedוָאַעֲמִ֡ידָהva.'a.'a.Mi.dahH5975twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147largeגְּדוֹלֹ֨תge.do.LotH1419choirsתוֹדֹת֩to.DotH8426,the first proceedingוְתַהֲלֻכֹ֤תve.ta.ha.lu.KhotH8418to the rightלַיָּמִין֙lai.ya.MinH3225on topמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH4480 H5921of the wallלַחוֹמָ֔הla.cho.MahH2346towardthe Dungהָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃ha.'ash.PotH830Gateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179.

32Hoshaiahהוֹשַׁ֣עְיָ֔הho.Sha'.YahH1955and halfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677of the leadersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063followedוַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙vai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.rei.HemH1980 H310them,

33with Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הva.'a.zar.YahH5838,Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830,Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃u.me.shu.LamH4918,

34Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָֽה׃ סve.yir.me.YahH3414,

35and someH4480of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689; andZechariahזְכַרְיָ֨הze.khar.YahH2148the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of JonathanH3083,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָה֙ma.tan.YahH4983,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Micaiahמִ֣יכָיָ֔הmi.kha.YahH4320,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623,

36and his kinsmenוְֽאֶחָ֡יוve.'e.ChavH251,Shemaiahשְֽׁמַעְיָ֡הshe.ma'.YahH8098,Azarelוַעֲזַרְאֵ֡לva.'a.zar.'ElH5832,Milalaiמִֽלֲלַ֡יmi.la.LaiH4450,Gilalaiגִּֽלֲלַ֡יgi.la.LaiH1562,Maaiמָעַ֞יma.'AiH4597,Nethanelנְתַנְאֵ֤לne.tan.'ElH5417,Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063, andHananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607,with the musicalשִׁ֥ירshirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And Ezraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeH5613wentbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

37Atthe FountainH5871Gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179they wentH5927directlyוְנֶגְדָּ֗םve.neg.DamH5048upH5927the stepsמַעֲלוֹת֙ma.'a.lOtH4609of the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732by the stairwayבַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖הba.ma.'a.LehH4608of the wallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,aboveH4480 H5921the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732tothe Waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325Gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179on the eastמִזְרָֽח׃miz.RachH4217.

38The secondהַשֵּׁנִ֛יתha.she.NitH8145choirוְהַתּוֹדָ֧הve.ha.to.DahH8426proceededהַהוֹלֶ֥כֶתha.ho.Le.khetH1980to theleftלְמ֖וֹאלle.MolH4136,while I followedאַחֲרֶ֑יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310them with halfוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971on the wallלְהַחוֹמָ֗הle.ha.cho.MahH2346,aboveH4480 H5921the Towerלְמִגְדַּ֣לle.mig.DalH4026of Furnacesהַתַּנּוּרִ֔יםha.ta.nu.RimH8574, tothe Broadהָרְחָבָֽה׃ha.re.cha.VahH7342Wallהַחוֹמָ֥הha.cho.MahH2346,

39and aboveH4480 H5921the Gateלְשַֽׁעַר־le.sha.'ar-H8179of Ephraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669, bythe AncientH3465Gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179, by theFishהַדָּגִ֗יםha.da.GimH1709Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,the Towerוּמִגְדַּ֤לu.mig.DalH4026of Hananelחֲנַנְאֵל֙cha.nan.'ElH2606,and the Towerוּמִגְדַּ֣לu.mig.DalH4026of the Hundredהַמֵּאָ֔הha.me.'AhH3968,as farוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704as the Sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179;and they stoppedוְעָ֣מְד֔וּve.'A.me.DuH5975atthe Gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the Guardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

40Then the twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147choirsהַתּוֹדֹ֖תha.to.DotH8426tookH5975their positionsH5975in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.So did I and halfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677of the officialsהַסְּגָנִ֖יםha.se.ga.NimH5461with me;

41and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֡ים'el.ya.KimH471,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Miniaminמִ֠נְיָמִיןMin.ya.minH4509,Micaiahמִיכָיָ֧הmi.kha.YahH4320,Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֛י'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148,and Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608,with the trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689;

42and Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֨הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641,Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499,Uzziוְעֻזִּ֛יve.'u.ZiH5813,Jehohananוִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ןvi.ho.cha.NanH3076,Malchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֖הu.mal.ki.YahH4441,Elamוְעֵילָ֣םve.'ei.LamH5867,and EzerH5827.And the singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891sangוַיַּשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙vai.yash.Mi.'uH8085,with Jezrahiahוְיִֽזְרַחְיָ֖הve.yiz.rach.YahH3156theirleaderהַפָּקִֽיד׃ha.pa.KidH6496,

43and on that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117they offeredוַיִּזְבְּח֣וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076greatגְּדוֹלִ֜יםge.do.LimH1419sacrificesזְבָחִ֨יםze.va.ChimH2077and rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמָ֗חוּvai.yis.Ma.chuH8055becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430had givenשִׂמְּחָם֙si.me.ChamH8055them greatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057,and the womenהַנָּשִׁ֛יםha.na.ShimH802and childrenוְהַיְלָדִ֖יםve.hay.la.DimH3206rejoicedשָׂמֵ֑חוּsa.Me.chuH8055asH1571wellH1571,so that the joyשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389was heardוַתִּשָּׁמַ֛עva.ti.sha.Ma'H8085from farH7350awayH7350.

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