Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 12:27-40

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:

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