New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 13:10-14

10I alsodiscoveredוָאֵ֣דְעָ֔הva.'E.de.'AhH3045thatthe portionsמְנָי֥וֹתme.na.YotH4521of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881had not been givenנִתָּ֑נָהni.Ta.nahH5414to them,so the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891who performedעֹשֵׂ֥י'o.SeiH6213the serviceהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399hadgoneH1272awayH1272,eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376to his own fieldלְשָׂדֵ֛הוּle.sa.De.huH7704.

11So Ireprimandedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378the officialsהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461and saidוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559, “Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430been neglectedנֶעֱזַ֣בne.'e.ZavH5800?”Then I gatheredוָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔םva.'Ek.be.TzemH6908them together and stationedוָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖םva.'a.'a.mi.DemH5975them at their postsעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

12Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063then broughtהֵבִ֜יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935the titheמַעְשַׂ֧רma'.SarH4643of the grainהַדָּגָ֛ןha.da.GanH1715,wineוְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֖רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323into the storehousesלָאוֹצָרֽוֹת׃la.'o.tza.RotH214.

13To beinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the storehousesא֠וֹצָרוֹת'o.tza.rotH214,I appointedוָאוֹצְרָ֣הva.'otz.RahH686Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֨הshe.lem.YahH8018the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,Zadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the scribeH5613,and Pedaiahוּפְדָיָה֙u.fe.da.YahH6305from the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,and inH5921additionH5921toH5921them was Hananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983; forthey were consideredנֶחְשָׁ֔בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803reliableנֶאֱמָנִים֙ne.'e.ma.NimH539, and it wastheir taskH5921to distributeלַחֲלֹ֥קla.cha.LokH2505to their kinsmenלַאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ פla.'a.chei.HemH251.

14Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142me for thisH2088,my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,and do not wipeתֶּ֣מַחTe.machH4229outH4229my loyalH2617deedsH2617whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have performedעָשִׂ֛יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430and its servicesוּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃u.ve.mish.ma.RavH4929.

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