Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 12:27-40

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:

32And afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them wentH3212Hoshaiahהוֹשַׁ֣עְיָ֔הho.Sha'.YahH1955,and halfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677of the princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

33And Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הva.'a.zar.YahH5838,Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830,and Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃u.me.shu.LamH4918,

34Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,and Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָֽה׃ סve.yir.me.YahH3414,

35And certainof the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689; namely,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֨הze.khar.YahH2148the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֜ןyo.na.TanH3129,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָה֙ma.tan.YahH4983,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Michaiahמִ֣יכָיָ֔הmi.kha.YahH4320,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623:

36And his brethrenוְֽאֶחָ֡יוve.'e.ChavH251,Shemaiahשְֽׁמַעְיָ֡הshe.ma'.YahH8098,and Azaraelוַעֲזַרְאֵ֡לva.'a.zar.'ElH5832,Milalaiמִֽלֲלַ֡יmi.la.LaiH4450,Gilalaiגִּֽלֲלַ֡יgi.la.LaiH1562,Maaiמָעַ֞יma.'AiH4597,Nethaneelנְתַנְאֵ֤לne.tan.'ElH5417,and Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607,with the musicalשִׁ֥ירshirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and Ezraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֖רha.so.FerH5608beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

37And at the fountainהָעַ֜יִןha.'A.yinH5869gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179,which was over against them, they went upעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927by the stairsמַעֲלוֹת֙ma.'a.lOtH4609of the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,at the going upבַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖הba.ma.'a.LehH4608of the wallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,above the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,even unto the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179eastwardמִזְרָֽח׃miz.RachH4217.

38And the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֛יתha.she.NitH8145company of them that gavethanksוְהַתּוֹדָ֧הve.ha.to.DahH8426wentהַהוֹלֶ֥כֶתha.ho.Le.khetH1980over againstלְמ֖וֹאלle.MolH4136them,and I afterאַחֲרֶ֑יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310them, and the halfוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971upon the wallלְהַחוֹמָ֗הle.ha.cho.MahH2346,from beyond the towerלְמִגְדַּ֣לle.mig.DalH4026of the furnacesהַתַּנּוּרִ֔יםha.ta.nu.RimH8574even unto the broadהָרְחָבָֽה׃ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallהַחוֹמָ֥הha.cho.MahH2346;

39And from above the gateלְשַֽׁעַר־le.sha.'ar-H8179of Ephraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669,and above the oldH3465gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179,and above the fishהַדָּגִ֗יםha.da.GimH1709gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,and the towerוּמִגְדַּ֤לu.mig.DalH4026of Hananeelחֲנַנְאֵל֙cha.nan.'ElH2606,and the towerוּמִגְדַּ֣לu.mig.DalH4026of Meahהַמֵּאָ֔הha.me.'AhH3968,even unto the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179:and they stood stillוְעָ֣מְד֔וּve.'A.me.DuH5975in the prisonהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

40So stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975the twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147companies of them that gavethanksהַתּוֹדֹ֖תha.to.DotH8426in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and I, and the halfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677of the rulersהַסְּגָנִ֖יםha.se.ga.NimH5461with me:

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