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Nehemiah 12:1-26

1Now these are thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881that wentupעָל֛וּ'a.LuH5927withZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.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,

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

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

5Miaminמִיָּמִ֥יןmi.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. These were thechiefרָאשֵׁ֧יra.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, who was over thethanksgivingהֻיְּד֖וֹתh.ye.DotH1960, he and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָֽיו׃ve.'e.ChavH251.

9AlsoBakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨הu.vak.buk.YahH1229andUnniוְעֻנִּ֧יve.'u.novH6042, theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֛ם'a.chei.HemH251, stood opposite them in thewatchesלְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃le.mish.ma.RotH4931.

10AndJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֖וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442begatH3205Joiakimיֽוֹיָקִ֑יםyo.ya.KimH3113,Joiakimוְיֽוֹיָקִים֙ve.yo.ya.KimH3113alsobegatH3205Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב'el.ya.ShivH475, andEliashibוְאֶלְיָשִׁ֖יבve.'el.ya.ShivH475begatH3205Joiadaיוֹיָדָֽע׃yo.ya.Da'H3111,

11AndJoiadaוְיוֹיָדָע֙ve.yo.ya.Da'H3111begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129, andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֖ןve.yo.na.TanH3129begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Jadduaיַדּֽוּעַ׃ya.Du.a'H3037.

12And in thedaysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117ofJoiakimיֽוֹיָקִ֔יםyo.ya.KimH3113werepriestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548, theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of thefathersהָאָב֑וֹתha.'a.VotH1: 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;

14OfMelicuלִמְלִ֙יכוּ֙lim.lu.khiH4409,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; ofGinnethonלְגִנְּת֥וֹןle.gi.ne.TonH1599,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃me.shu.LamH4918;

17OfAbijahלַאֲבִיָּ֖הla.'a.vi.YahH29,Zichriזִכְרִ֑יzikh.RiH2147; ofMiniaminלְמִ֨נְיָמִ֔יןle.Min.ya.MinH4509, ofMoadiahלְמוֹעַדְיָ֖הle.mo.'ad.YahH4153,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;

20OfSallaiלְסַלַּ֥יle.sa.LaiH5543,Kallaiקַלָּ֖יka.LaiH7040; ofAmokלְעָמ֥וֹקle.'a.MokH5987,Eberעֵֽבֶר׃'E.verH5677;

21OfHilkiahלְחִלְקִיָּ֣הle.chil.ki.YahH2518,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811; ofJedaiahלִֽידַֽעְיָ֖הli.da'.YahH3048,Nethaneelנְתַנְאֵֽל׃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.SheiH7218of thefathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1: also thepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, to thereignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867thePersianהַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃ פha.Pa.re.SiH6542.

23Thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878, theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of thefathersהָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1, werewrittenכְּתוּבִ֕יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697, even till thedaysH3117ofJohananיֽוֹחָנָ֥ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃'el.ya.ShivH475.

24And thechiefוְרָאשֵׁ֣יve.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.HemH251opposite them, topraiseלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984and to givethanksלְהוֹד֔וֹתle.ho.DotH3034, according to thecommandmentבְּמִצְוַ֖תbe.mitz.VatH4687ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,divisionמִשְׁמָ֖רmish.MarH4929side by sidewithלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980divisionמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929.

25Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֧הma.tan.YahH4983, andBakbukiahוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛הu.vak.buk.YahH1229,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֥ה'oad.YahH5662,Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֖םme.shu.LamH4918,Talmonטַלְמ֣וֹןtal.MonH2929,Akkubעַקּ֑וּב'a.KuvH6126, wereportersשֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙sho.'a.RimH7778keepingשֹׁמְרִ֤יםsho.me.RimH8104thewatchמִשְׁמָ֔רmish.MarH4929at thestorehousesבַּאֲסֻפֵּ֖יba.'a.su.PeiH624of thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃ha.she.'a.RimH8179.

26These were in thedaysבִּימֵ֛יbi.MeiH3117ofJoiakimיוֹיָקִ֥יםyo.ya.KimH3113thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֖וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJozadakיוֹצָדָ֑קyo.tza.DakH3136, and in thedaysוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117ofNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166thegovernorהַפֶּחָ֔הha.pe.ChahH6346, and ofEzraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, thescribeהַסּוֹפֵֽר׃ פha.so.FerH5608.

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