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Nehemiah 13:5-6

5And he had preparedוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for him a greatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419chamberלִשְׁכָּ֣הlish.KahH3957,where aforetimeלְפָנִ֟יםle.fa.NimH6440they laidנֹ֠תְנִיםNo.te.nimH5414the grain offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֨הha.min.ChahH4503,the frankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָ֜הha.le.vo.NahH3828,and the vesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֗יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627,and the tithesוּמַעְשַׂ֤רu.ma'.SarH4643of the grainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,the new wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and the oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,which was commandedמִצְוַת֙mitz.VatH4687to be givento the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,and the singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,and the portersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778;and the offeringsוּתְרוּמַ֖תu.te.ru.MatH8641of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

6But in all this timewas not I at Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:for in the twoוּשְׁתַּ֜יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141of Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894cameבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935I unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and afterוּלְקֵ֥ץu.le.KetzH7093certain daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117obtained I leaveנִשְׁאַ֥לְתִּיnish.'Al.tiH7592of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428:

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