Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 12:23-27

23The sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878,the chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1, werewrittenכְּתוּבִ֕יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697,even until the daysH3117of Johananיֽוֹחָנָ֥ןyo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃'el.ya.ShivH475.

24And the chiefוְרָאשֵׁ֣יve.ra.SheiH7218of the Levitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881:Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֨הcha.shav.YahH2811,Sherebiahשֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֤וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵל֙kad.mi.'ElH6934,with their brethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֣םva.'a.chei.HemH251over against them, to praiseלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984andto give thanksלְהוֹד֔וֹתle.ho.DotH3034,according to the commandmentבְּמִצְוַ֖תbe.mitz.VatH4687of Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,wardמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929over againstלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980wardמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929.

25Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֧הma.tan.YahH4983,and Bakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛הu.vak.buk.YahH1229,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֥ה'oad.YahH5662,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918,Talmonטַלְמ֣וֹןtal.MonH2929,Akkubעַקּ֑וּב'a.KuvH6126, wereportersשֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙sho.'a.RimH7778keepingשֹׁמְרִ֤יםsho.me.RimH8104the wardמִשְׁמָ֔רmish.MarH4929at the thresholdsבַּאֲסֻפֵּ֖יba.'a.su.PeiH624of the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃ha.she.'a.RimH8179.

26These werein the daysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117of Joiakimיוֹיָקִ֥יםyo.ya.KimH3113the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeshuaיֵשׁ֖וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jozadakיוֹצָדָ֑קyo.tza.DakH3136,and in the daysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117of Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166the governorהַפֶּחָ֔הha.pe.ChahH6346,and of Ezraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,the scribeהַסּוֹפֵֽר׃ פha.so.FerH5608.

27And at the dedicationוּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞תu.va.cha.nu.KatH2598of the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389they soughtבִּקְשׁ֤וּbik.ShuH1245the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881out of all their placesמְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔םme.Ko.mo.TamH4725,to bringלַהֲבִיאָ֖םla.ha.vi.'AmH935them to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,to keepלַעֲשֹׂ֨תla.'a.SotH6213the dedicationחֲנֻכָּ֤הcha.nu.KahH2598with gladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057,both with thanksgivingsוּבְתוֹד֣וֹתu.ve.to.DotH8426,and with singingוּבְשִׁ֔ירu.ve.ShirH7892, withcymbalsמְצִלְתַּ֖יִםme.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,psalteriesנְבָלִ֥יםne.va.LimH5035,and with harpsוּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃u.ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

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