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Nehemiah 12:1-9

1Now these arethe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881that went upעָל֛וּ'a.LuH5927with Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597,and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֑וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442:Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֥הse.ra.YahH8304,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir.me.YahH3414,Ezraעֶזְרָֽא׃'ez.Ra'H5830,

2Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568,Malluchמַלּ֖וּךְma.LukhH4409,Hattushחַטּֽוּשׁ׃cha.TushH2407,

3Shechaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֥הshe.khan.YahH7935,Rehumרְחֻ֖םre.ChumH7348,Meremothמְרֵמֹֽת׃me.re.MotH4822,

4Iddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714,Ginnethoגִנְּת֖וֹיgi.ne.ToH1599,Abijahאֲבִיָּֽה׃'a.vi.YahH29,

5Miaminמִיָּמִ֥יןmi.ya.MinH4326,Maadiahמַֽעַדְיָ֖הma.'ad.YahH4573,Bilgahבִּלְגָּֽה׃bil.GahH1083,

6Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098,and Joiaribוְיוֹיָרִ֖יבve.yo.ya.RivH3114,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָֽה׃ye.Da'.YahH3048,

7Salluסַלּ֣וּsa.LuH5543,Amokעָמ֔וֹקa.MokH5987,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048. These werethe chiefרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and of their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Jeshuaיֵשֽׁוּעַ׃ פye.Shu.a'H3442.

8Moreover the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881:Jeshuaיֵשׁ֧וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Binnuiבִּנּ֛וּיbi.NuiH1131,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֥לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063, andMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983, which wasover the thanksgivingהֻיְּד֖וֹתh.ye.DotH1960,he and his brethrenוְאֶחָֽיו׃ve.'e.ChavH251.

9Also Bakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨הu.vak.buk.YahH1229and Unniוְעֻנִּ֧יve.'u.novH6042,their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֛ם'a.chei.HemH251, wereover against them in the watchesלְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃le.mish.ma.RotH4931.

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