Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 12:27-31

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.

28And the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891gathered themselves togetherוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622,both out of the plain countryהַכִּכָּר֙ha.ki.KarH3603round aboutסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and from the villagesחַצְרֵ֖יchatz.ReiH2691of Netophathiנְטֹפָתִֽי׃ne.to.fa.TiH5200;

29Also from the houseH1004of GilgalH1019 H1537,and out of the fieldsוּמִשְּׂד֥וֹתu.mi.se.DotH7704of Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387and Azmavethוְעַזְמָ֑וֶתve.'az.Ma.vetH5820:for the singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רֲרִ֔יםham.Sho.ra.RimH7891had buildedבָּנ֤וּba.NuH1129them villagesחֲצֵרִ֗יםcha.tze.RimH2691round aboutסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

30And the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881purifiedוַיִּֽטַּהֲר֔וּvai.yi.ta.ha.RuH2891themselves, and purifiedוַֽיְטַהֲרוּ֙vay.ta.ha.RuH2891the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֖יםha.she.'a.RimH8179,and the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

31Then I brought upוָאַעֲלֶה֙va.'a.'a.LehH5927the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063upon the wallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,and appointedוָאַעֲמִ֡ידָהva.'a.'a.Mi.dahH5975twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147greatגְּדוֹלֹ֨תge.do.LotH1419companies of them that gavethanksתוֹדֹת֩to.DotH8426, whereof onewentוְתַהֲלֻכֹ֤תve.ta.ha.lu.KhotH8418on the right handלַיָּמִין֙lai.ya.MinH3225upon the wallלַחוֹמָ֔הla.cho.MahH2346toward the dungהָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃ha.'ash.PotH830gateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179:

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