Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 8:3-16

3Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Shechaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֔ה סshe.khan.YahH7935,of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Pharoshפַרְעֹ֖שׁfar.'OshH6551;Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148:and with him were reckoned by genealogyהִתְיַחֵ֥שׂhit.ya.ChesH3187of the malesלִזְכָרִ֖יםliz.kha.RimH2145an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ סva.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

4Of the sonsמִבְּנֵי֙mi.be.NeiH1121of Pahath–moabH6355;Elihoenaiאֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַ֖י'el.ye.ho.'ei.NaiH454the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֑הze.rach.YahH2228,and with him two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

5Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Shechaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֖הshe.khan.YahH7935;the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵ֑לya.cha.zi.'ElH3166,and with him threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

6Of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121also of Adinעָדִ֔ין'a.DinH5720;Ebedעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5651the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֑ןyo.na.TanH3129,and with him fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

7And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Elamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867;Jeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֑ה'a.tal.YahH6271,and with him seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

8And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֔הshe.fat.YahH8203;Zebadiahזְבַדְיָ֖הze.vad.YahH2069the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Michaelמִֽיכָאֵ֑לmi.kha.'ElH4317,and with him fourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

9Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097;Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖ה'oad.YahH5662the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehielיְחִיאֵ֑לye.chi.'ElH3171,and with him two hundredמָאתַ֛יִםma.Ta.yimH3967and eighteenוּשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רu.she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH6240 H8083malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

10And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Shelomithשְׁלוֹמִ֖יתshe.lo.MitH8019;the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiphiahיוֹסִפְיָ֑הyo.sif.YahH3131,and with him an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםve.shi.ShimH8346malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

11And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Bebaiבֵבַ֔יve.VaiH893;Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bebaiבֵּבָ֑יbe.VaiH893,and with him twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and eightוּשְׁמֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

12And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Azgadעַזְגָּ֔ד'az.GadH5803;Johananיוֹחָנָ֖ןyo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hakkatanהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6997,and with him an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֖הva.'a.sa.RahH6235malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

13And of the lastאַחֲרֹנִים֒'a.cha.ro.NimH314sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Adonikamאֲדֹנִיקָם֮'a.do.ni.KamH140,whose namesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034arethese, Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467,Jeielיְעִיאֵ֣לye.'i.'ElH3273,and Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַעְיָ֑הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,and with them threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

14Of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121also of Bigvaiבִגְוַ֖יvig.VaiH902;Uthaiעוּתַ֣י'u.TaiH5793,and Zabbudוְזַכּ֑וּרve.zakh.vurH2139 H2072,and with them seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ פha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

15And I gathered them togetherוָֽאֶקְבְּצֵ֗םva.'ek.be.TzemH6908to the riverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104that runnethהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935to Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163;and there abode we in tentsוַנַּחֲנֶ֥הva.na.cha.NehH2583threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117:and I viewedוָאָבִ֤ינָהva.'a.Vi.nahH995the peopleבָעָם֙va.'AmH5971,and the priestsוּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםu.va.Ko.ha.NimH3548,and foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672there none of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of LeviH3878.

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.

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