Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 12:37-42

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:

41And the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548;Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֡ים'el.ya.KimH471,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Miniaminמִ֠נְיָמִיןMin.ya.minH4509,Michaiahמִיכָיָ֧הmi.kha.YahH4320,Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֛י'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148, andHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608,with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689;

42And Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֨הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641,and Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499,and Uzziוְעֻזִּ֛יve.'u.ZiH5813,and Jehohananוִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ןvi.ho.cha.NanH3076,and Malchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֖הu.mal.ki.YahH4441,and Elamוְעֵילָ֣םve.'ei.LamH5867,and Ezerוָעָ֑זֶרva.'A.zerH5829.And the singersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891sang loudוַיַּשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙vai.yash.Mi.'uH8085,with Jezrahiahוְיִֽזְרַחְיָ֖הve.yiz.rach.YahH3156theiroverseerהַפָּקִֽיד׃ha.pa.KidH6496.

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