Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 2:40-63

40The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881:the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Jeshuaיֵשׁ֧וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442and Kadmielוְקַדְמִיאֵ֛לve.kad.mi.'ElH6934,of the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Hodaviahהוֹדַוְיָ֖הho.dav.YahH1938,seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657and fourוְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ סve.'ar.ba.'AhH702.

41The singersהַֽמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891:the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Asaphאָסָ֔ף'a.SafH623,an hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and eightוּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃ פu.she.mo.NahH8083.

42The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the portersהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֗יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778:the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Shallumשַׁלּ֤וּםsha.LumH7967,the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Aterאָטֵר֙'a.TerH333,the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Talmonטַלְמ֣וֹןtal.MonH2929,the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Akkubעַקּ֔וּב'a.KuvH6126,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Hatitaחֲטִיטָ֖אcha.ti.Ta'H2410,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Shobaiשֹׁבָ֑יsho.VaiH7630, inall an hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and nineוְתִשְׁעָֽה׃ פve.tish.'AhH8672.

43The Nethinimsהַנְּתִינִ֑יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411:the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Zihaצִיחָ֥אtzi.Cha'H6727,the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hasuphaחֲשׂוּפָ֖אcha.su.Fa'H2817,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Tabbaothטַבָּעֽוֹת׃ta.ba.'otH2884,

44The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Kerosקֵרֹ֥סke.RosH7026,the childrenבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Siahaסִֽיעֲהָ֖אsi.'a.Ha'H5517,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Padonפָדֽוֹן׃fa.DonH6303,

45The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Lebanahלְבָנָ֥הle.va.NahH3838,the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hagabahחֲגָבָ֖הcha.ga.VahH2286,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Akkubעַקּֽוּב׃'a.KuvH6126,

46The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Hagabחָגָ֥בcha.GavH2285,the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of ShalmaiH8073,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Hananחָנָֽן׃cha.NanH2605,

47The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Giddelגִדֵּ֥לgi.DelH1435,the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Gaharגַ֖חַרGa.charH1515,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Reaiahרְאָיָֽה׃re.'a.YahH7211,

48The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Rezinרְצִ֥יןre.TzinH7526,the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Nekodaנְקוֹדָ֖אne.ko.Da'H5353,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Gazzamגַזָּֽם׃ga.ZamH1502,

49The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Uzzaעֻזָּ֥א'u.Za'H5798,the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Paseahפָסֵ֖חַfa.Se.achH6454,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Besaiבֵסָֽי׃ve.SaiH1153,

50The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Asnahאַסְנָ֥ה'as.NahH619,the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Mehunimמְעוּנִ֖יםme.'i.nimH4586,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Nephusimנְפוּסִֽים׃ne.fi.simH5304 H5300,

51The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Bakbukבַקְבּ֥וּקvak.BukH1227,the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Hakuphaחֲקוּפָ֖אcha.ku.Fa'H2709,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Harhurחַרְחֽוּר׃char.ChurH2744,

52The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Bazluthבַצְל֥וּתvatz.LutH1213,the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Mehidaמְחִידָ֖אme.chi.Da'H4240,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Harshaחַרְשָֽׁא׃char.Sha'H2797,

53The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Barkosבַרְק֥וֹסvar.KosH1302,the childrenבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֖אsis.Ra'H5516,the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Thamahתָֽמַח׃Ta.machH8547,

54The childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Neziahנְצִ֖יחַne.Tzi.achH5335,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Hatiphaחֲטִיפָֽא׃cha.ti.Fa'H2412.

55The childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650:the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Sotaiסֹטַ֥יso.TaiH5479,the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Sopherethהַסֹּפֶ֖רֶתha.so.Fe.retH5618,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Perudaפְרוּדָֽא׃fe.ru.Da'H6514,

56The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Jaalahיַעְלָ֥הya'.LahH3279,the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Darkonדַרְק֖וֹןdar.KonH1874,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Giddelגִדֵּֽל׃gi.DelH1435,

57The childrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֣הshe.fat.YahH8203,the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Hattilחַטִּ֗ילcha.TilH2411,the childrenבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Pochereth of ZebaimH6380,the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Amiאָמִֽי׃'a.MiH532.

58All the Nethinimsהַנְּתִינִ֔יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411,and the childrenוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650, werethreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673and twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סu.she.Na.yimH8147.

59And these werethey which went upהָֽעֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927from Tel–melahH8528,Tel–harsaH8521,Cherubכְּר֥וּבke.RuvH3743,Addanאַדָּ֖ן'a.DanH135, andImmerאִמֵּ֑ר'i.MerH564:but they couldיָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201not shewלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046their father’sאֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and their seedוְזַרְעָ֔םve.zar.'AmH2233, whether they wereof Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

60The childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Delaiahדְלָיָ֥הde.la.YahH1806,the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֖הtoi.YahH2900,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Nekodaנְקוֹדָ֑אne.ko.Da'H5353,sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572and twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סu.she.Na.yimH8147.

61And of the childrenוּמִבְּנֵי֙u.mi.be.NeiH1121of the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548:the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Habaiahחֳבַיָּ֖הchoai.YahH2252,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Kozהַקּ֑וֹץha.KotzH6976,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֗יvar.zi.LaiH1271;which tookלָ֠קַחLa.kachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802of the daughtersמִבְּנ֞וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֤יbar.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569,and was calledוַיִּקָּרֵ֖אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121after their nameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034:

62These soughtבִּקְשׁ֧וּbik.ShuH1245their registerכְתָבָ֛םkhe.ta.VamH3791amongthose that were reckoned by genealogyהַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖יםha.mit.yach.SimH3187,but they were not foundנִמְצָ֑אוּnim.Tza.'uH4672:therefore were they, as pollutedוַֽיְגֹאֲל֖וּvay.go.'a.LuH1351,put from the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ha.ke.hu.NahH3550.

63And the governorהַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, that they should not eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398of the mostמִקֹּ֣דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,till there stood upעֲמֹ֥ד'a.ModH5975a priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548with Urimלְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.RimH224and with Thummimוּלְתֻמִּֽים׃u.le.tu.MimH8550.

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