New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 12:23-27

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.

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