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Nehemiah 13:10-12

10And I perceivedוָאֵ֣דְעָ֔הva.'E.de.'AhH3045that the portionsמְנָי֥וֹתme.na.YotH4521of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881had not been givenנִתָּ֑נָהni.Ta.nahH5414them:for the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֥םhal.vi.YimH3881and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,that didעֹשֵׂ֥י'o.SeiH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399,were fledוַיִּבְרְח֧וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272every oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376to his fieldלְשָׂדֵ֛הוּle.sa.De.huH7704.

11Then contendedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378I with the rulersהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461,and saidוָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הva.'O.me.RahH559,Why is the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430forsakenנֶעֱזַ֣בne.'e.ZavH5800?And I gathered them togetherוָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔םva.'Ek.be.TzemH6908,and setוָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖םva.'a.'a.mi.DemH5975them in their placeעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

12Then broughtהֵבִ֜יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935all Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063the titheמַעְשַׂ֧רma'.SarH4643of the grainהַדָּגָ֛ןha.da.GanH1715and the new wineוְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492and the oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֖רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323unto the treasuriesלָאוֹצָרֽוֹת׃la.'o.tza.RotH214.

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