Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 11:3-6

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.

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