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Nehemiah 12:44-47

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.

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