Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 11:1-4

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;

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