Revised Version 1895

Ezra 8:1-20

1Nowtheseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are theheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of theirfathers’אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1houses, and this is thegenealogyוְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֑םve.hit.yach.SamH3187of them thatwentH5927upH5927withmeעִמִּ֗י'i.MiH5973fromBabylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃ סmi.ba.VelH894, in thereignבְּמַלְכ֛וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438ofArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

2Of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121ofPhinehasפִֽינְחָס֙fi.ne.ChasH6372,Gershomגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם סge.re.ShomH1647: of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIthamarאִיתָמָ֖ר'i.ta.MarH385,DanielH1840: of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732,Hattushחַטּֽוּשׁ׃ סcha.TushH2407.

3Of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofShecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֔ה סshe.khan.YahH7935; of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofParoshפַרְעֹ֖שׁfar.'OshH6551,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148: and with him were reckoned bygenealogyהִתְיַחֵ֥שׂhit.ya.ChesH3187of themalesלִזְכָרִ֖יםliz.kha.RimH2145anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ סva.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

4Of thesonsמִבְּנֵי֙mi.be.NeiH1121ofPahath-moabH6355,Eliehoenaiאֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַ֖י'el.ye.ho.'ei.NaiH454thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֑הze.rach.YahH2228; and with himtwoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

5Of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofShecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֖הshe.khan.YahH7935, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJahazielיַחֲזִיאֵ֑לya.cha.zi.'ElH3166; and with himthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

6And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofAdinעָדִ֔ין'a.DinH5720,Ebedעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5651thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJonathanיוֹנָתָ֑ןyo.na.TanH3129; and with himfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

7And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofElamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867,Jeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֑ה'a.tal.YahH6271; and with himseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

8And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֔הshe.fat.YahH8203,Zebadiahזְבַדְיָ֖הze.vad.YahH2069thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMichaelמִֽיכָאֵ֑לmi.kha.'ElH4317; and with him fourscoremalesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

9Of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖ה'oad.YahH5662thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehielיְחִיאֵ֑לye.chi.'ElH3171; and with himtwoמָאתַ֛יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andeighteenעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

10And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofShelomithשְׁלוֹמִ֖יתshe.lo.MitH8019, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiphiahיוֹסִפְיָ֑הyo.sif.YahH3131; and with him anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and threescoremalesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

11And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofBebaiבֵבַ֔יve.VaiH893,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBebaiבֵּבָ֑יbe.VaiH893; and with himtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andeightוּשְׁמֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

12And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofAzgadעַזְגָּ֔ד'az.GadH5803,Johananיוֹחָנָ֖ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHakkatanהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6997; and with him anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֖הva.'a.sa.RahH6235malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

13And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofAdonikamאֲדֹנִיקָם֮'a.do.ni.KamH140, that were thelastאַחֲרֹנִים֒'a.cha.ro.NimH314; andtheseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are theirnamesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034,Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467,Jeuelיְעִיאֵ֣לye.'i.'ElH3273, andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַעְיָ֑הu.she.ma'.YahH8098, and with them threescoremalesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

14And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofBigvaiבִגְוַ֖יvig.VaiH902,Uthaiעוּתַ֣י'u.TaiH5793andZabbudH2072; and with themseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ פha.ze.kha.RimH2145.

15And IgatheredH6908themtogetherH6908to theriverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104that runneth toAhavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163; and thereweH3117encampedוַנַּחֲנֶ֥הva.na.cha.NehH2583threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117: and I viewed thepeopleבָעָם֙va.'AmH5971, and thepriestsוּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםu.va.Ko.ha.NimH3548, andfoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672therenoneלֹא־lo'-H3808of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofLeviH3878.

16Thensentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971I forEliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461, forArielלַאֲרִיאֵ֡לla.'a.ri.'ElH740, forShemaiahלִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָהLish.ma'.yahH8098, and forElnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494, and forJaribוּלְיָרִ֜יבu.le.ya.RivH3402, and forElnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494, and forNathanוּלְנָתָ֛ןu.le.na.TanH5416, and forZechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֥הve.liz.khar.YahH2148, and forMeshullamוְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖םve.lim.shu.LamH4918,chiefרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218menH7218; also forJoiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִ֥יבu.le.yo.ya.RivH3114, and forElnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494, which wereteachersמְבִינִֽים׃me.vi.NimH995.

17And IsentH3318themforthH3318untoIddoאִדּ֣וֹ'i.DoH112thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218at theplaceהַמָּק֑וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֖אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703; and ItoldH1696themwhatדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697they shouldsayH1696untoIddoאִדּ֨וֹ'i.DoH112, and hisbrethrenאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251the Nethinim, at theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֣אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703, that they shouldbringלְהָֽבִיא־le.ha.vi'-H935untousאֶל־'el-H413ministersמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםme.sha.re.TimH8334for thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

18AndaccordingH5921to thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430uponH5921usH5921theybroughtוַיָּבִ֨יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935usH5921amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofdiscretionשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922, of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofMahliמַחְלִ֔יmach.LiH4249, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLeviH3878, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andSherebiahוְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛הve.she.re.ve.YahH8274, with hissonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251,eighteenעָשָֽׂר׃'a.SarH6240;

19andHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811, and with himJeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847, hisbrethrenאֶחָ֥יו'e.ChavH251and theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס'es.RimH6242;

20and of the Nethinim, whomDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269hadgivenשֶׁנָּתַ֨ןshe.na.TanH5414for theserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,twoוּמִן־u.min-H4480hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242Nethinim:allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of them were expressed bynameבְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ve.she.MotH8034.

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