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Ezra 8:16-20

16Then sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971I for Eliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461,for Arielלַאֲרִיאֵ֡לla.'a.ri.'ElH740,for Shemaiahלִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָהLish.ma'.yahH8098,and for Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,and for Jaribוּלְיָרִ֜יבu.le.ya.RivH3402,and for Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,and for Nathanוּלְנָתָ֛ןu.le.na.TanH5416,and for Zechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֥הve.liz.khar.YahH2148,and for Meshullamוְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖םve.lim.shu.LamH4918,chief menרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218;also for Joiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִ֥יבu.le.yo.ya.RivH3114,and for Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,men of understandingמְבִינִֽים׃me.vi.NimH995.

17And I sentוָאֲצַוֶּ֤הva.'o.tzi.'ahH6680them with commandmentH3318unto Iddoאִדּ֣וֹ'i.DoH112the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218at the placeהַמָּק֑וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֖אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703,and I toldוָאָשִׂימָה֩ בְּפִיהֶ֨םva.'a.si.Mah be.fi.HemH6310 H7760them whatדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697they should sayלְ֠דַבֵּרLe.da.berH1696unto Iddoאִדּ֨וֹ'i.DoH112, andto his brethrenאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251the Nethinimsהַנְּתִינִים֙ha.ne.tu.nimH5411,at the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֣אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703,that they should bringלְהָֽבִיא־le.ha.vi'-H935unto us ministersמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםme.sha.re.TimH8334for the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

18And by the goodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430upon us they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935us a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of understandingשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922,of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Mahliמַחְלִ֔יmach.LiH4249,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of LeviH3878,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and Sherebiahוְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛הve.she.re.ve.YahH8274,with his sonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251,eighteenשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH6240 H8083;

19And Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,and with him Jeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,his brethrenאֶחָ֥יו'e.ChavH251and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס'es.RimH6242;

20Also of the Nethinimsהַנְּתִינִ֗יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411,whom Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269had appointedשֶׁנָּתַ֨ןshe.na.TanH5414for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,two hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242Nethinimsנְתִינִ֖יםne.ti.NimH5411:all of them were expressedנִקְּב֥וּni.ke.VuH5344by nameבְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ve.she.MotH8034.

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