Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 12

1Nowtheseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881thatwentH5927upH5927withZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597, andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֑וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442:Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֥הse.ra.YahH8304,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir.me.YahH3414,Ezraעֶזְרָֽא׃'ez.Ra'H5830;

2Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568,Malluchמַלּ֖וּךְma.LukhH4409,Hattushחַטּֽוּשׁ׃cha.TushH2407;

3Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֥הshe.khan.YahH7935,Rehumרְחֻ֖םre.ChumH7348,Meremothמְרֵמֹֽת׃me.re.MotH4822;

4Iddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714,Ginnethoiגִנְּת֖וֹיgi.ne.ToH1599,Abijahאֲבִיָּֽה׃'a.vi.YahH29;

5Mijaminמִיָּמִ֥יןmi.ya.MinH4326,Maadiahמַֽעַדְיָ֖הma.'ad.YahH4573,Bilgahבִּלְגָּֽה׃bil.GahH1083;

6Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098, andJoiaribוְיוֹיָרִ֖יבve.yo.ya.RivH3114,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָֽה׃ye.Da'.YahH3048;

7Salluסַלּ֣וּsa.LuH5543,Amokעָמ֔וֹקa.MokH5987,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518,Jedaiahיְדַֽעְיָ֑הye.da'.YahH3048.Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were thechiefsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and of theirbrethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofJeshuaיֵשֽׁוּעַ׃ פye.Shu.a'H3442.

8Moreover theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881:Jeshuaיֵשׁ֧וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Binnuiבִּנּ֛וּיbi.NuiH1131,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֥לkad.mi.'ElH6934,Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahH8274,Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063, andMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֑הma.tan.YahH4983,whichה֥וּאhu'H1931was over thethanksgivingהֻיְּד֖וֹתh.ye.DotH1960, he and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָֽיו׃ve.'e.ChavH251.

9AlsoBakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨הu.vak.buk.YahH1229and Unno, theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֛ם'a.chei.HemH251, were overagainstלְנֶגְדָּ֖םle.neg.DamH5048them in wards.

10AndJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֖וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442begatJoiakimיֽוֹיָקִ֑יםyo.ya.KimH3113, andJoiakimוְיֽוֹיָקִים֙ve.yo.ya.KimH3113begatEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475, andEliashibוְאֶלְיָשִׁ֖יבve.'el.ya.ShivH475begatJoiadaיוֹיָדָֽע׃yo.ya.Da'H3111,

11andJoiadaוְיוֹיָדָע֙ve.yo.ya.Da'H3111begatJonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129, andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֖ןve.yo.na.TanH3129begatJadduaיַדּֽוּעַ׃ya.Du.a'H3037.

12And in thedaysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117ofJoiakimיֽוֹיָקִ֔יםyo.ya.KimH3113werepriestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548,headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֑וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses: ofSeraiahלִשְׂרָיָ֣הlis.ra.YahH8304,Meraiahמְרָיָ֔הme.ra.YahH4811; ofJeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֖הle.yir.me.YahH3414,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָֽה׃cha.nan.YahH2608;

13ofEzraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֔םme.shu.LamH4918; ofAmariahלַאֲמַרְיָ֖הla.'a.mar.YahH568,Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָֽן׃ye.ho.cha.NanH3076;

14of Malluchi,Jonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129; ofShebaniahלִשְׁבַנְיָ֖הlish.van.YahH7645,Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130;

15ofHarimלְחָרִ֣םle.cha.RimH2766,Adnaעַדְנָ֔א'ad.Na'H5733; ofMeraiothלִמְרָי֖וֹתlim.ra.YotH4812,Helkaiחֶלְקָֽי׃chel.KaiH2517;

16ofIddoלְעִדּ֥וֹאla.'a.da.ya'H5714,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148; of Gennethon,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃me.shu.LamH4918;

17ofAbijahלַאֲבִיָּ֖הla.'a.vi.YahH29,Zichriזִכְרִ֑יzikh.RiH2147; ofMiniaminלְמִ֨נְיָמִ֔יןle.Min.ya.MinH4509, of Moadiah,Piltaiפִּלְטָֽי׃pil.TaiH6408;

18ofBilgahלְבִלְגָּ֣הle.vil.GahH1083,Shammuaשַׁמּ֔וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051; ofShemaiahלִֽשְׁמַעְיָ֖הlish.ma'.YahH8098,Jehonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ye.ho.na.TanH3083;

19and ofJoiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִ֣יבu.le.yo.ya.RivH3114,Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֔יma.te.NaiH4982; ofJedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Uzziעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5813;

20of Sallai,Kallaiקַלָּ֖יka.LaiH7040; ofAmokלְעָמ֥וֹקle.'a.MokH5987,Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677;

21ofHilkiahלְחִלְקִיָּ֣הle.chil.ki.YahH2518,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811; ofJedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Nethanelנְתַנְאֵֽל׃ne.tan.'ElH5417.

22TheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881in thedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֜יב'el.ya.ShivH475,Joiadaיוֹיָדָ֤עyo.ya.Da'H3111, andJohananוְיוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110, andJadduaוְיַדּ֔וּעַve.ya.Du.a'H3037, wererecordedכְּתוּבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218offathers’אָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1houses: also thepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, in thereignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867thePersianהַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃ פha.Pa.re.SiH6542.

23Thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878,headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218offathers’הָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses, werewrittenכְּתוּבִ֕יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697,evenH5704untilH5704thedaysH3117ofJohananיֽוֹחָנָ֥ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃'el.ya.ShivH475.

24And thechiefsוְרָאשֵׁ֣יve.ra.SheiH7218of theLevitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881:Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֨הcha.shav.YahH2811,Sherebiahשֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜הshe.re.ve.YahH8274, andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֤וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKadmielקַדְמִיאֵל֙kad.mi.'ElH6934, with theirbrethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֣םva.'a.chei.HemH251overagainstH5048them, topraiseלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984andgiveלְהוֹד֔וֹתle.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034,accordingH376to thecommandmentבְּמִצְוַ֖תbe.mitz.VatH4687ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, wardagainstH5048ward.

25Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֧הma.tan.YahH4983, andBakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛הu.vak.buk.YahH1229,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֥ה'oad.YahH5662,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918,Talmonטַלְמ֣וֹןtal.MonH2929,Akkubעַקּ֑וּב'a.KuvH6126, were porterskeepingשֹׁמְרִ֤יםsho.me.RimH8104the ward at thestorehousesבַּאֲסֻפֵּ֖יba.'a.su.PeiH624of thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃ha.she.'a.RimH8179.

26Theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428were in thedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJoiakimיוֹיָקִ֥יםyo.ya.KimH3113thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֖וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jozadak, and in thedaysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166thegovernorהַפֶּחָ֔הha.pe.ChahH6346, and ofEzraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548thescribeהַסּוֹפֵֽר׃ פha.so.FerH5608.

27And at thededicationוּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞תu.va.cha.nu.KatH2598of thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389theysoughtH1245theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881outH1245ofallH3605theirplacesמְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔םme.Ko.mo.TamH4725, tobringלַהֲבִיאָ֖םla.ha.vi.'AmH935them toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389, tokeepלַעֲשֹׂ֨תla.'a.SotH6213thededicationחֲנֻכָּ֤הcha.nu.KahH2598, withgladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057,bothH3605with thanksgivings, and withsingingוּבְשִׁ֔ירu.ve.ShirH7892, withcymbalsמְצִלְתַּ֖יִםme.tzil.Ta.yimH4700, psalteries, and withharpsוּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃u.ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

28And thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of thesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891gatheredוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622themselvesH622togetherH622,bothוּמִן־u.min-H4480outוּמִן־u.min-H4480of theplainהַכִּכָּר֙ha.ki.KarH3603roundH5439aboutH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and from the villages of theNetophathitesנְטֹפָתִֽי׃ne.to.fa.TiH5200;

29also from Beth-gilgal, and out of thefieldsוּמִשְּׂד֥וֹתu.mi.se.DotH7704ofGebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387andAzmavethוְעַזְמָ֑וֶתve.'az.Ma.vetH5820: for thesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רֲרִ֔יםham.Sho.ra.RimH7891had builded them villagesroundH5439aboutH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

30And thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881purifiedH2891themselvesH2891; and theypurifiedH2891thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֖יםha.she.'a.RimH8179, and thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

31Then IbroughtH5927upH5927theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063uponH5921thewallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346, andappointedוָאַעֲמִ֡ידָהva.'a.'a.Mi.dahH5975twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147greatגְּדוֹלֹ֨תge.do.LotH1419companies that gavethanksתוֹדֹת֩to.DotH8426andwentוָאַעֲלֶה֙va.'a.'a.LehH5927in procession; whereof onewentH5927on therightלַיָּמִין֙lai.ya.MinH3225handH3225uponH5921thewallלַחוֹמָ֔הla.cho.MahH2346towardH5921the dunggateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179:

32andafterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them wentHoshaiahהוֹשַׁ֣עְיָ֔הho.Sha'.YahH1955, andhalfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677of theprincesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

33andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הva.'a.zar.YahH5838,Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830, andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃u.me.shu.LamH4918,

34Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הu.she.ma'.YahH8098, andJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָֽה׃ סve.yir.me.YahH3414,

35and certain of thepriests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689:Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֨הze.khar.YahH2148thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֜ןyo.na.TanH3129, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָה֙ma.tan.YahH4983, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMicaiahמִ֣יכָיָ֔הmi.kha.YahH4320, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623;

36and hisbrethrenוְֽאֶחָ֡יוve.'e.ChavH251,Shemaiahשְֽׁמַעְיָ֡הshe.ma'.YahH8098, andAzarelוַעֲזַרְאֵ֡לva.'a.zar.'ElH5832,Milalaiמִֽלֲלַ֡יmi.la.LaiH4450,Gilalaiגִּֽלֲלַ֡יgi.la.LaiH1562,Maaiמָעַ֞יma.'AiH4597,Nethanelנְתַנְאֵ֤לne.tan.'ElH5417, andJudahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607, with themusicalH3627instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; andEzraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֖רha.so.FerH5608wasbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them:

37And by the fountaingateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179, andstraightH5048beforeH5048them, theywentH5927upH5927by the stairs of thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, at thegoingH5927upH5927of thewallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346,aboveH5921thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,evenוְעַ֛דve.'AdH5704unto thewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179eastwardמִזְרָֽח׃miz.RachH4217.

38And theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֛יתha.she.NitH8145company of them that gavethanksוְהַתּוֹדָ֧הve.ha.to.DahH8426wentH1980tomeetH1980them, and Iafterאַחֲרֶ֑יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310them, with thehalfוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677of thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,uponמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921thewallלְהַחוֹמָ֗הle.ha.cho.MahH2346,aboveמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921thetowerלְמִגְדַּ֣לle.mig.DalH4026of thefurnacesהַתַּנּוּרִ֔יםha.ta.nu.RimH8574,evenוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704unto thebroadהָרְחָבָֽה׃ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallהַחוֹמָ֥הha.cho.MahH2346;

39andaboveH5921thegateלְשַֽׁעַר־le.sha.'ar-H8179ofEphraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669, and by theoldH5975gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179, and by thefishהַדָּגִ֗יםha.da.GimH1709gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, and thetowerוּמִגְדַּ֤לu.mig.DalH4026ofHananelחֲנַנְאֵל֙cha.nan.'ElH2606, and thetowerוּמִגְדַּ֣לu.mig.DalH4026of Hammeah,evenוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704unto thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179: and theystoodH5975stillH5975in thegateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of theguardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

40SoH5975stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975thetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147companies of them that gavethanksהַתּוֹדֹ֖תha.to.DotH8426in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and I, and thehalfוַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.TziH2677of therulersהַסְּגָנִ֖יםha.se.ga.NimH5461withmeוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589:

41and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֡ים'el.ya.KimH471,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Miniaminמִ֠נְיָמִיןMin.ya.minH4509,Micaiahמִיכָיָ֧הmi.kha.YahH4320,Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֛י'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148, andHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608, withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689;

42andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֨הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641, andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הu.she.ma'.YahH8098, andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֧רve.'el.'a.ZarH499, andUzziוְעֻזִּ֛יve.'u.ZiH5813, andJehohananוִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ןvi.ho.cha.NanH3076, andMalchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֖הu.mal.ki.YahH4441, andElamוְעֵילָ֣םve.'ei.LamH5867, andEzerוָעָ֑זֶרva.'A.zerH5829. And thesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891sangH7891loud, withJezrahiahוְיִֽזְרַחְיָ֖הve.yiz.rach.YahH3156theiroverseerהַפָּקִֽיד׃ha.pa.KidH6496.

43And theyofferedוַיִּזְבְּח֣וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076greatגְּדוֹלִ֜יםge.do.LimH1419sacrificesזְבָחִ֨יםze.va.ChimH2077thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117, andrejoicedH8055; forGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadmadeH8055themrejoiceH8055withgreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057; and thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֛יםha.na.ShimH802also and thechildrenוְהַיְלָדִ֖יםve.hay.la.DimH3206rejoicedH8055:soH1571that thejoyשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389washeardוַתִּשָּׁמַ֛עva.ti.sha.Ma'H8085evenH1571afarH7350offH7350.

44And on thatdayבַיּוֹם֩vai.yOmH3117weremenH376appointedH5975over thechambersהַנְּשָׁכ֗וֹתha.ne.sha.KhotH5393for thetreasuresלָא֨וֹצָר֥וֹתla.'o.tza.RotH214, for theheaveH8641offeringsH8641, for the firstfruits, and for thetithesוְלַמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת֒ve.la.ma.'as.rOtH4643, togatherלִכְנ֨וֹסlikh.NosH3664intoH5921them,accordingH5921to thefieldsלִשְׂדֵ֤יlis.DeiH7704of thecitiesהֶעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892, theportionsמְנָא֣וֹתme.na.'otH4521appointedH5975by thelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451for thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548andLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֑םve.lal.vi.YimH3881: forJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedשִׂמְחַ֣תsim.ChatH8057for thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and for theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881thatwaitedH5975.

45And theykeptH8104the ward of theirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and the ward of thepurificationהַֽטָּהֳרָ֔הha.to.ho.RahH2893, and sodidH8104thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891and the porters, according to thecommandmentכְּמִצְוַ֥תke.mitz.VatH4687ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732, and ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121.

46For in thedaysבִימֵ֥יvi.MeiH3117ofDavidדָוִ֛ידda.VidH1732andAsaphוְאָסָ֖ףve.'a.SafH623of old there was achiefרָאשֵׁי֙roshH7218of thesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםham.Sho.re.RimH7891, andsongsוְשִׁיר־ve.shir-H7892ofpraiseתְּהִלָּ֥הte.hi.LahH8416andthanksgivingוְהֹד֖וֹתve.ho.DotH3034untoGodלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430.

47AndallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478in thedaysH3117ofZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216, and in thedaysH3117ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֗הne.chem.YahH5166,gaveנֹֽתְנִ֛יםno.te.NimH5414theportionsמְנָי֛וֹתme.na.YotH4521of thesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֥יםham.sho.re.RimH7891and the porters, aseveryH3605dayH3117requiredדְּבַר־de.var-H1697: and theysanctifiedוּמַקְדִּשִׁים֙u.mak.di.ShimH6942for theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881; and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881sanctifiedמַקְדִּשִׁ֖יםmak.di.ShimH6942for thesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃ פ'a.ha.RonH175.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 12

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