Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 11

1And the rulersשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971also castהִפִּ֨ילוּhi.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,to bringלְהָבִ֣יא׀le.ha.Vi'H935oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of tenהָעֲשָׂרָ֗הha.'a.sa.RahH6235to dwellלָשֶׁ֙בֶת֙la.She.vetH3427in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,and nineוְתֵ֥שַׁעve.Te.sha'H8672partsהַיָּד֖וֹתhai.ya.DotH3027to dwell in othercitiesבֶּעָרִֽים׃be.'a.RimH5892.

2And the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288all the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,that willingly offeredהַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֔יםha.mit.na.de.VimH5068themselves to dwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Now these arethe chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the provinceהַמְּדִינָ֔הha.me.di.NahH4082that dweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:but in the citiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063dweltיָֽשְׁב֞וּya.she.VuH3427every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376in his possessionבַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹ֙ba.'a.chu.za.ToH272in their citiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892, to wit,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֣םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and the Nethinimsוְהַנְּתִינִ֔יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411,and the childrenוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.

4And at Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389dweltיָֽשְׁב֔וּya.she.VuH3427certainof the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and of the childrenוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144.Of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063;Athaiahעֲתָיָ֨ה'a.ta.YahH6265the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜ה'u.zi.YahH5818,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֧הze.khar.YahH2148,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֛ה'a.mar.YahH568,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֥הshe.fat.YahH8203,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Mahalaleelמַהֲלַלְאֵ֖לma.ha.lal.'ElH4111,of the childrenמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Perezפָֽרֶץ׃Fa.retzH6557;

5And Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Col–hozehH3626,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hazaiahחֲזָיָ֨הcha.za.YahH2382,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Adaiahעֲדָיָ֧ה'a.da.YahH5718,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Joiaribיוֹיָרִ֛יבyo.ya.RivH3114,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shiloniהַשִּׁלֹנִֽי׃ha.shi.lo.NiH8023.

6All the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Perezפֶ֕רֶץFe.retzH6557that dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389werefourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346and eightוּשְׁמֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083valiantחָֽיִל׃ סCha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582.

7And these arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144;Salluסַלֻּ֡אsa.Lu'H5543the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֡םme.shu.LamH4918,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joedיוֹעֵ֡דyo.'EdH3133,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pedaiahפְּדָיָה֩pe.da.YahH6305,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Kolaiahק֨וֹלָיָ֧הko.la.YahH6964,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ithielאִֽיתִיאֵ֖ל'i.ti.'ElH384,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָֽה׃ye.Sha'.YahH3470.

8And afterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him Gabbaiגַּבַּ֣יga.BaiH1373,Sallaiסַלָּ֑יsa.LaiH5543,nineתְּשַׁ֥עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and eightוּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃u.she.mo.NahH8083.

9And Joelוְיוֹאֵ֥לve.yo.'ElH3100the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zichriזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2147wastheir overseerפָּקִ֣ידpa.KidH6496:and Judahוִיהוּדָ֧הvi.hu.DahH3063the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Senuahהַסְּנוּאָ֛הha.se.nu.'AhH5574wassecondמִשְׁנֶֽה׃ פmish.NehH4932over the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.

10Of the priestsהַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548:Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֥הye.da'.YahH3048the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Joiaribיוֹיָרִ֖יבyo.ya.RivH3114,Jachinיָכִֽין׃ya.KhinH3199.

11Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֨הse.ra.YahH8304the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הchil.ki.YahH2518,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֣םme.shu.LamH4918,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meraiothמְרָיוֹת֙me.ra.yOtH4812,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285, wasthe rulerנְגִ֖דne.GidH5057of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

12And their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֗םva.'a.chei.HemH251that didעֹשֵׂ֤י'o.SeiH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399of the houseלַבַּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004wereeightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242and twoוּשְׁנָ֑יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147:and Adaiahוַ֠עֲדָיָהVa.'a.da.yahH5718the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָ֤םye.ro.ChamH3395,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pelaliahפְּלַלְיָה֙pe.lal.YahH6421,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amziאַמְצִ֣י'am.TziH557,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֔הze.khar.YahH2148,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pashurפַּשְׁח֖וּרpash.ChurH6583,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchiahמַלְכִּיָּֽה׃mal.ki.YahH4441,

13And his brethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251,chiefרָאשִׁ֣יםra.ShimH7218of the fathersלְאָב֔וֹתle.'a.VotH1,twoוּשְׁנָ֑יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and twoH8147:and Amashaiוַעֲמַשְׁסַ֧יva.'a.mash.SaiH6023the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azareelעֲזַרְאֵ֛ל'a.zar.'ElH5832,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahasaiאַחְזַ֥י'ach.ZaiH273,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meshillemothמְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹתme.shi.le.MotH4919,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Immerאִמֵּֽר׃'i.MerH564,

14And their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶם֙va.'a.chei.HemH251,mighty menגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valourחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428,an hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242and eightוּשְׁמֹנָ֑הu.she.mo.NahH8083:and their overseerוּפָקִ֣ידu.fa.KidH6496wasZabdielזַבְדִּיאֵ֖לzav.di.'ElH2068,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of one ofthe great menהַגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ סha.ge.do.LimH1419.

15Also of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881:Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hashubחַשּׁ֛וּבcha.ShuvH2815,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azrikamעַזְרִיקָ֥ם'az.ri.KamH5840,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֖הcha.shav.YahH2811,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bunniבּוּנִּֽי׃bu.NiH1138;

16And Shabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַ֨יve.sha.be.TaiH7678and Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֜דve.yo.za.VadH3107,of the chiefמֵרָאשֵׁ֖יme.ra.SheiH7218of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881, hadthe oversight of the outwardהַחִֽיצֹנָה֙ha.chi.tzo.NahH2435businessהַמְּלָאכָ֤הha.me.la.KhahH4399of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

17And Mattaniahוּמַתַּנְיָ֣הu.ma.tan.YahH4983the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of MichaH4316,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֜ף'a.SafH623, wasthe principalרֹ֗אשׁRoshH7218to beginהַתְּחִלָּה֙ha.te.chi.LahH8462the thanksgivingיְהוֹדֶ֣הye.ho.DehH3034in prayerלַתְּפִלָּ֔הla.te.fi.LahH8605:and Bakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּקְיָ֖הu.vak.buk.YahH1229the secondמִשְׁנֶ֣הmish.NehH4932among his brethrenמֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.ChavH251,and Abdaוְעַבְדָּא֙ve.'av.Da'H5653the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shammuaשַׁמּ֔וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Galalגָּלָ֖לga.LalH1559,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeduthunיְדוּתֽוּן׃ye.di.tunH3038.

18All the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881in the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892weretwo hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967fourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084and fourוְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ פve.'ar.ba.'AhH702.

19Moreover the portersוְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙ve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,Akkubעַקּ֣וּב'a.KuvH6126,Talmonטַלְמ֔וֹןtal.MonH2929,and their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251that keptהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104the gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֑יםba.she.'a.RimH8179, werean hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657and twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃u.she.Na.yimH8147.

20And the residueוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, andthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881, werein all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,every oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376in his inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃be.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

21But the Nethinimsוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411dweltיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427in Ophelבָּעֹ֑פֶלba.'O.felH6077:and Zihaוְצִיחָ֥אve.tzi.Cha'H6727and Gispaוְגִשְׁפָּ֖אve.gish.Pa'H1658wereover the Nethinimsהַנְּתִינִֽים׃ פha.ne.ti.NimH5411.

22The overseerוּפְקִ֤ידu.fe.KidH6496also of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881at Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389wasUzziעֻזִּ֤י'u.ZiH5813the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Baniבָּנִי֙ba.NiH1137,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֖הma.tan.YahH4983,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Michaמִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'H4316.Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of Asaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623,the singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891wereoverלְנֶ֖גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048the businessמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

23For it wasthe king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687concerning them, that a certain portionוַאֲמָנָ֥הva.'a.ma.NahH548should be for the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםham.sho.re.RimH7891,dueדְּבַר־de.var-H1697for every dayH3117.

24And Pethahiahוּפְתַֽחְיָ֨הu.fe.tach.YahH6611the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Meshezabeelמְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜לme.shei.zav.'ElH4898,of the childrenמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Zerahזֶ֤רַחZe.rachH2226the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, wasat the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428handלְיַ֣דle.YadH3027in all mattersדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697concerning the peopleלָעָֽם׃la.'AmH5971.

25And for the villagesהַחֲצֵרִ֖יםha.cha.tze.RimH2691,with their fieldsבִּשְׂדֹתָ֑םbis.do.TamH7704, someof the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063dweltיָֽשְׁב֞וּya.she.VuH3427at Kirjath–arbaH7153, and inthe villagesוַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃va.cha.tze.Rei.haH2691thereof, and at Dibonוּבְדִיבֹן֙u.ve.di.VonH1769, and inthe villagesוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof, and at Jekabzeelוּבִֽיקַּבְצְאֵ֖לu.vi.kav.tze.'ElH3343, and inthe villagesוּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof,

26And at Jeshuaוּבְיֵשׁ֥וּעַu.ve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,and at Moladahוּבְמוֹלָדָ֖הu.ve.mo.la.DahH4137,and at Beth–pheletH1046,

27And at Hazar–shualH2705,and at Beer–shebaH884, and inthe villagesוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof,

28And at Ziklagוּבְצִֽקְלַ֥גu.ve.tzik.LagH6860,and at Mekonahוּבִמְכֹנָ֖הu.vim.kho.NahH4368,and in the villagesוּבִבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.viv.no.Tei.haH1323thereof,

29And at En–rimmonH5884,and at Zareahוּבְצָרְעָ֖הu.ve.tza.re.'AhH6881,and at Jarmuthוּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃u.ve.yar.MutH3412,

30Zanoahזָנֹ֤חַza.No.achH2182,Adullamעֲדֻלָּם֙'a.du.LamH5725, and intheir villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶ֔םve.chatz.rei.HemH2691,at Lachishלָכִישׁ֙la.KhishH3923,and the fieldsוּשְׂדֹתֶ֔יהָu.se.do.Tei.haH7704thereof, at Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825, and inthe villagesוּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof. And they dweltוַיַּחֲנ֥וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583from Beer–shebaH884unto the valleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516of Hinnomהִנֹּֽם׃hi.NomH2011.

31The childrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121also of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144from Gebaמִגָּ֑בַעmi.Ga.va'H1387dweltat Michmashמִכְמָ֣שׂmikh.MasH4363,and Aijaוְעַיָּ֔הve.'ai.YahH5857,and Beth–elH1008, and intheir villagesוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,

32Andat Anathothעֲנָת֥וֹתa.na.TotH6068,Nobנֹ֖בnoH5011,Ananiahעֲנָֽנְיָֽה׃'a.Na.ne.YahH6055,

33Hazorחָצ֥וֹר׀cha.TzorH2674,Ramahרָמָ֖הra.MahH7414,Gittaimגִּתָּֽיִם׃gi.Ta.yimH1664,

34Hadidחָדִ֥ידcha.DidH2307,Zeboimצְבֹעִ֖יםtze.vo.'ImH6650,Neballatנְבַלָּֽט׃ne.va.LatH5041,

35Lodלֹ֥דlodH3850,and Onoוְאוֹנ֖וֹve.'o.NoH207,the valleyגֵּ֥יgeiH1516of craftsmenH2798 H2791.

36And of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881weredivisionsמַחְלְק֥וֹתmach.le.KotH4256inJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, andin Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽין׃ פle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11