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Nehemiah 13:10-14

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.

13And I made treasurersוָאוֹצְרָ֣הva.'otz.RahH686over the treasuriesא֠וֹצָרוֹת'o.tza.rotH214,Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֨הshe.lem.YahH8018the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,and Zadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,and of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,Pedaiahוּפְדָיָה֙u.fe.da.YahH6305:and next to themיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027wasHananחָנָ֥ןcha.NanH2605the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983:for they were countedנֶחְשָׁ֔בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803faithfulנֶאֱמָנִים֙ne.'e.ma.NimH539, and their office wasto distributeלַחֲלֹ֥קla.cha.LokH2505unto their brethrenלַאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ פla.'a.chei.HemH251.

14Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142me, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,concerning this, and wipe not outתֶּ֣מַחTe.machH4229my goodחֲסָדַ֗יcha.sa.DaiH2617deeds that I have doneעָשִׂ֛יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,and for the officesוּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃u.ve.mish.ma.RavH4929thereof.

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