Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 11

1And theprincesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: therestוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971alsocastהִפִּ֨ילוּhi.Pi.luH5307lotsגוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486, tobringלְהָבִ֣יא׀le.ha.Vi'H935one oftenהָעֲשָׂרָ֗הha.'a.sa.RahH6235todwellלָשֶׁ֙בֶת֙la.She.vetH3427inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944cityעִ֣יר'irH5892, andnineוְתֵ֥שַׁעve.Te.sha'H8672partsהַיָּד֖וֹתhai.ya.DotH3027in theotherאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259citiesבֶּעָרִֽים׃be.'a.RimH5892.

2And thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605themenH376thatwillinglyH5068offeredH5068themselves todwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Nowtheseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are thechiefsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of theprovinceהַמְּדִינָ֔הha.me.di.NahH4082thatdweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: but in thecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063dweltיָֽשְׁב֞וּya.she.VuH3427everyאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376one in hispossessionבַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹ֙ba.'a.chu.za.ToH272in theircitiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892, to wit,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֣םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and the Nethinim, and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.

4And inJerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389dweltיָֽשְׁב֔וּya.she.VuH3427certain of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, and of thechildrenוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144. Of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063:Athaiahעֲתָיָ֨ה'a.ta.YahH6265thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜ה'u.zi.YahH5818, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֧הze.khar.YahH2148, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmariahאֲמַרְיָ֛ה'a.mar.YahH568, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֥הshe.fat.YahH8203, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMahalalelמַהֲלַלְאֵ֖לma.ha.lal.'ElH4111, of thechildrenמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofPerezפָֽרֶץ׃Fa.retzH6557;

5andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBaruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCol-hozehH3626, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHazaiahחֲזָיָ֨הcha.za.YahH2382, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAdaiahעֲדָיָ֧ה'a.da.YahH5718, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoiaribיוֹיָרִ֛יבyo.ya.RivH3114, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the Shilonite.

6Allכָּל־kol-H3605thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofPerezפֶ֕רֶץFe.retzH6557thatdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389werefourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967threescore andeightוּשְׁמֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083valiantחָֽיִל׃ סCha.yilH2428menH376.

7Andtheseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144:Salluסַלֻּ֡אsa.Lu'H5543thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֡םme.shu.LamH4918, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoedיוֹעֵ֡דyo.'EdH3133, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPedaiahפְּדָיָה֩pe.da.YahH6305, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofKolaiahק֨וֹלָיָ֧הko.la.YahH6964, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הma.'a.se.YahH4641, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIthielאִֽיתִיאֵ֖ל'i.ti.'ElH384, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָֽה׃ye.Sha'.YahH3470.

8Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310himGabbaiגַּבַּ֣יga.BaiH1373, Sallai,nineתְּשַׁ֥עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andeightוּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃u.she.mo.NahH8083.

9AndJoelוְיוֹאֵ֥לve.yo.'ElH3100thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZichriזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2147was theiroverseerפָּקִ֣ידpa.KidH6496: andJudahוִיהוּדָ֧הvi.hu.DahH3063thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHassenuahהַסְּנוּאָ֛הha.se.nu.'AhH5574wassecondמִשְׁנֶֽה׃ פmish.NehH4932over thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.

10Of thepriestsהַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548:Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֥הye.da'.YahH3048thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoiaribיוֹיָרִ֖יבyo.ya.RivH3114,Jachinיָכִֽין׃ya.KhinH3199,

11Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֨הse.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הchil.ki.YahH2518, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֣םme.shu.LamH4918, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֗וֹקtza.DokH6659, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeraiothמְרָיוֹת֙me.ra.yOtH4812, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285, therulerנְגִ֖דne.GidH5057of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430,

12and theirbrethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֗םva.'a.chei.HemH251thatdidעֹשֵׂ֤י'o.SeiH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399of thehouseלַבַּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004,eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנָ֑יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147: andAdaiahוַ֠עֲדָיָהVa.'a.da.yahH5718thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֤םye.ro.ChamH3395, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPelaliahפְּלַלְיָה֙pe.lal.YahH6421, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmziאַמְצִ֣י'am.TziH557, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֔הze.khar.YahH2148, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPashhurפַּשְׁח֖וּרpash.ChurH6583, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMalchijahמַלְכִּיָּֽה׃mal.ki.YahH4441,

13and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251,chiefsרָאשִׁ֣יםra.ShimH7218offathers’לְאָב֔וֹתle.'a.VotH1houses,twoוּשְׁנָ֑יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoH8147: andAmashsaiוַעֲמַשְׁסַ֧יva.'a.mash.SaiH6023thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzarelעֲזַרְאֵ֛ל'a.zar.'ElH5832, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhzaiאַחְזַ֥י'ach.ZaiH273, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeshillemothמְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹתme.shi.le.MotH4919, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImmerאִמֵּֽר׃'i.MerH564,

14and theirbrethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶם֙va.'a.chei.HemH251,mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368of valour, anhundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242andeightוּשְׁמֹנָ֑הu.she.mo.NahH8083: and theiroverseerוּפָקִ֣ידu.fa.KidH6496wasZabdielזַבְדִּיאֵ֖לzav.di.'ElH2068, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Haggedolim.

15And of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881:Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHasshubחַשּׁ֛וּבcha.ShuvH2815, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzrikamעַזְרִיקָ֥ם'az.ri.KamH5840, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֖הcha.shav.YahH2811, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBunniבּוּנִּֽי׃bu.NiH1138;

16andShabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַ֨יve.sha.be.TaiH7678andJozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֜דve.yo.za.VadH3107, of thechiefsמֵרָאשֵׁ֖יme.ra.SheiH7218of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881, who had the oversight of the outwardbusinessהַמְּלָאכָ֤הha.me.la.KhahH4399of thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;

17andMattaniahוּמַתַּנְיָ֣הu.ma.tan.YahH4983thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of Mica, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֜ף'a.SafH623, who was thechiefרֹ֗אשׁRoshH7218to begin thethanksgivingיְהוֹדֶ֣הye.ho.DehH3034inprayerלַתְּפִלָּ֔הla.te.fi.LahH8605, andBakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּקְיָ֖הu.vak.buk.YahH1229, thesecondמִשְׁנֶ֣הmish.NehH4932among hisbrethrenמֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.ChavH251; andAbdaוְעַבְדָּא֙ve.'av.Da'H5653thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShammuaשַׁמּ֔וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGalalגָּלָ֖לga.LalH1559, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeduthunיְדוּתֽוּן׃ye.di.tunH3038.

18Allכָּל־kol-H3605theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881in theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892weretwoמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967fourscore andfourוְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ פve.'ar.ba.'AhH702.

19Moreover the porters,Akkubעַקּ֣וּב'a.KuvH6126,Talmonטַלְמ֔וֹןtal.MonH2929, and theirbrethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251, thatkeptH8104watchהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104at thegatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֑יםba.she.'a.RimH8179, were anhundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andtwoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃u.she.Na.yimH8147.

20And the residue ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881, were inallH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,everyH3605one in hisinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃be.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

21But the Nethinimdweltיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427inOphelבָּעֹ֑פֶלba.'O.felH6077: andZihaוְצִיחָ֥אve.tzi.Cha'H6727andGishpaוְגִשְׁפָּ֖אve.gish.Pa'H1658were over the Nethinim.

22Theoverseerוּפְקִ֤ידu.fe.KidH6496also of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881atJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389wasUzziעֻזִּ֤י'u.ZiH5813thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBaniבָּנִי֙ba.NiH1137, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֖הma.tan.YahH4983, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMicaמִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'H4316, of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121ofAsaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623, thesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891, over thebusinessמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

23For there was acommandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687from thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428concerning them, and a settled provision for thesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםham.sho.re.RimH7891, aseveryי֥וֹםYomH3117dayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117requiredדְּבַר־de.var-H1697.

24AndPethahiahוּפְתַֽחְיָ֨הu.fe.tach.YahH6611thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeshezabelמְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜לme.shei.zav.'ElH4898, of thechildrenמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofZerahזֶ֤רַחZe.rachH2226thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, was at theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428handלְיַ֣דle.YadH3027inallלְכָל־le.kholH3605mattersדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697concerning thepeopleלָעָֽם׃la.'AmH5971.

25And for thevillagesH1323, with theirfieldsבִּשְׂדֹתָ֑םbis.do.TamH7704, some of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063dweltיָֽשְׁב֞וּya.she.VuH3427inKiriath-arbaH7153and thetownsH1323thereof, and inDibonוּבְדִיבֹן֙u.ve.di.VonH1769and thetownsH1323thereof, and in Jekabzeel and thevillagesH1323thereof;

26and inJeshuaוּבְיֵשׁ֥וּעַu.ve.ye.Shu.a'H3442, and inMoladahוּבְמוֹלָדָ֖הu.ve.mo.la.DahH4137, andBeth-peletH1046;

27and inHazar-shualH2705, and in Beer-sheba and thetownsוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof;

28and inZiklagוּבְצִֽקְלַ֥גu.ve.tzik.LagH6860, and inMeconahוּבִמְכֹנָ֖הu.vim.kho.NahH4368and in thetownsוּבִבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.viv.no.Tei.haH1323thereof;

29and inEn-rimmonH5884, and inZorahוּבְצָרְעָ֖הu.ve.tza.re.'AhH6881, and inJarmuthוּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃u.ve.yar.MutH3412;

30Zanoahזָנֹ֤חַza.No.achH2182,Adullamעֲדֻלָּם֙'a.du.LamH5725, and theirvillagesH1323,Lachishלָכִישׁ֙la.KhishH3923and thefieldsוּשְׂדֹתֶ֔יהָu.se.do.Tei.haH7704thereof,Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825and thetownsH1323thereof.Soעַד־'ad-H5704theyencampedוַיַּחֲנ֥וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583from Beer-sheba unto thevalleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516ofHinnomהִנֹּֽם׃hi.NomH2011.

31Thechildrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144also dwelt fromGebaמִגָּ֑בַעmi.Ga.va'H1387onward, atMichmashמִכְמָ֣שׂmikh.MasH4363andAijaוְעַיָּ֔הve.'ai.YahH5857, and at Beth-el and thetownsוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof;

32atAnathothעֲנָת֥וֹתa.na.TotH6068,Nobנֹ֖בnoH5011,Ananiahעֲנָֽנְיָֽה׃'a.Na.ne.YahH6055;

33Hazorחָצ֥וֹר׀cha.TzorH2674,Ramahרָמָ֖הra.MahH7414,Gittaimגִּתָּֽיִם׃gi.Ta.yimH1664;

34Hadidחָדִ֥ידcha.DidH2307,Zeboimצְבֹעִ֖יםtze.vo.'ImH6650,Neballatנְבַלָּֽט׃ne.va.LatH5041;

35Lod, andOnoוְאוֹנ֖וֹve.'o.NoH207, thevalleyגֵּ֥יgeiH1516of craftsmen.

36And of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, certain courses inJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063were joined toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽין׃ פle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11

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