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1 Chronicles 9:1-3

1So all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were reckoned by genealogiesהִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּhit.yach.SuH3187; and, behold, they werewrittenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָ֛הvi.hu.DahH3063, whowere carried awayהָגְל֥וּha.ge.LuH1540to Babylonלְבָבֶ֖לle.va.VelH894for their transgressionבְּמַעֲלָֽם׃ סbe.ma.'a.LamH4604.

2Now the firstהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223inhabitantsוְהַיּוֹשְׁבִים֙ve.hai.yo.she.VimH3427that dweltin their possessionsבַּאֲחֻזָּתָ֖םba.'a.chu.za.TamH272in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892were,the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881,and the Nethinimsוְהַנְּתִינִֽים׃ve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411.

3And in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389dweltיָשְׁב֔וּya.she.VuH3427of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144,and of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃u.me.na.ShehH4519;

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