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Nehemiah 12:22-43

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.

27And at thededicationוּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞תu.va.cha.nu.KatH2598of thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389theysoughtבִּקְשׁ֤וּbik.ShuH1245theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881out of all theirplacesמְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔םme.Ko.mo.TamH4725, tobringלַהֲבִיאָ֖םla.ha.vi.'AmH935them toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389, tokeepלַעֲשֹׂ֨תla.'a.SotH6213thededicationחֲנֻכָּ֤הcha.nu.KahH2598withgladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057, both withthanksgivingsוּבְתוֹד֣וֹתu.ve.to.DotH8426, and withsingingוּבְשִׁ֔ירu.ve.ShirH7892, withcymbalsמְצִלְתַּ֖יִםme.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,psalteriesנְבָלִ֥יםne.va.LimH5035, and withharpsוּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃u.ve.khi.no.RotH3658.

28And thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of thesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑יםham.sho.re.RimH7891gathered themselvestogetherוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622, both out of the plaincountryהַכִּכָּר֙ha.ki.KarH3603aroundסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and from thevillagesחַצְרֵ֖יchatz.ReiH2691ofNetophathiנְטֹפָתִֽי׃ne.to.fa.TiH5200;

29Also from thehouseH1004ofGilgalH1537 H1019, and from thefieldsוּמִשְּׂד֥וֹתu.mi.se.DotH7704ofGebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387andAzmavethוְעַזְמָ֑וֶתve.'az.Ma.vetH5820: for thesingersהַמְשֹׁ֣רֲרִ֔יםham.Sho.ra.RimH7891hadbuiltבָּנ֤וּba.NuH1129themvillagesחֲצֵרִ֗יםcha.tze.RimH2691aroundסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

30And thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881purifiedוַיִּֽטַּהֲר֔וּvai.yi.ta.ha.RuH2891themselves, andpurifiedוַֽיְטַהֲרוּ֙vay.ta.ha.RuH2891thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֖יםha.she.'a.RimH8179, and thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

31Then I broughtupוָאַעֲלֶה֙va.'a.'a.LehH5927theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063upon thewallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346, andappointedוָאַעֲמִ֡ידָהva.'a.'a.Mi.dahH5975twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147greatגְּדוֹלֹ֨תge.do.LotH1419companies of them that gavethanksתוֹדֹת֩to.DotH8426, of which onewentוְתַהֲלֻכֹ֤תve.ta.ha.lu.KhotH8418on the righthandלַיָּמִין֙lai.ya.MinH3225upon thewallלַחוֹמָ֔הla.cho.MahH2346toward thedungהָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃ha.'ash.PotH830gateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179:

32Andafterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310themwentH3212Hoshaiahהוֹשַׁ֣עְיָ֔הho.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 thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548’sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689; namely,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֨הze.khar.YahH2148thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֜ןyo.na.TanH3129, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahH8098, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָה֙ma.tan.YahH4983, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMichaiahמִ֣יכָיָ֔הmi.kha.YahH4320, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZaccurזַכּ֖וּרza.KurH2139, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָֽף׃'a.SafH623:

36And hisbrethrenוְֽאֶחָ֡יוve.'e.ChavH251,Shemaiahשְֽׁמַעְיָ֡הshe.ma'.YahH8098, andAzaraelוַעֲזַרְאֵ֡לva.'a.zar.'ElH5832,Milalaiמִֽלֲלַ֡יmi.la.LaiH4450,Gilalaiגִּֽלֲלַ֡יgi.la.LaiH1562,Maaiמָעַ֞יma.'AiH4597,Nethaneelנְתַנְאֵ֤לne.tan.'ElH5417, andJudahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607, with themusicalשִׁ֥ירshirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andEzraוְעֶזְרָ֥אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֖רha.so.FerH5608beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

37And at thefountainהָעַ֜יִןha.'A.yinH5869gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179, which was opposite them, they wentupעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927by thestairsמַעֲלוֹת֙ma.'a.lOtH4609of thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, at theascentבַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖הba.ma.'a.LehH4608of thewallלַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.MahH2346, above thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, even to thewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179eastwardמִזְרָֽח׃miz.RachH4217.

38And theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֛יתha.she.NitH8145company of them that gavethanksוְהַתּוֹדָ֧הve.ha.to.DahH8426wentהַהוֹלֶ֥כֶתha.ho.Le.khetH1980tomeetלְמ֖וֹאלle.MolH4136them, and Iafterאַחֲרֶ֑יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310them, and thehalfוַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.TziH2677of thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971upon thewallלְהַחוֹמָ֗הle.ha.cho.MahH2346, from beyond thetowerלְמִגְדַּ֣לle.mig.DalH4026of thefurnacesהַתַּנּוּרִ֔יםha.ta.nu.RimH8574even to thebroadהָרְחָבָֽה׃ha.re.cha.VahH7342wallהַחוֹמָ֥הha.cho.MahH2346;

39And from above thegateלְשַֽׁעַר־le.sha.'ar-H8179ofEphraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669, and above theoldH3465gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179, and above thefishהַדָּגִ֗יםha.da.GimH1709gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, and thetowerוּמִגְדַּ֤לu.mig.DalH4026ofHananeelחֲנַנְאֵל֙cha.nan.'ElH2606, and thetowerוּמִגְדַּ֣לu.mig.DalH4026ofMeahהַמֵּאָ֔הha.me.'AhH3968, even to thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179: and they stoodstillוְעָ֣מְד֔וּve.'A.me.DuH5975in theprisonהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

40Sostoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָהva.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.NimH5461with me:

41And thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548;Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֡ים'el.ya.KimH471,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Miniaminמִ֠נְיָמִיןMin.ya.minH4509,Michaiahמִיכָיָ֧הmi.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.RimH7891sangloudוַיַּשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙vai.yash.Mi.'uH8085, withJezrahiahוְיִֽזְרַחְיָ֖הve.yiz.rach.YahH3156theiroverseerהַפָּקִֽיד׃ha.pa.KidH6496.

43Also thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117theyofferedוַיִּזְבְּח֣וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076greatגְּדוֹלִ֜יםge.do.LimH1419sacrificesזְבָחִ֨יםze.va.ChimH2077, andrejoicedוַיִּשְׂמָ֗חוּvai.yis.Ma.chuH8055: forGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430had made themrejoiceשִׂמְּחָם֙si.me.ChamH8055withgreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057: thewivesהַנָּשִׁ֛יםha.na.ShimH802also and thechildrenוְהַיְלָדִ֖יםve.hay.la.DimH3206rejoicedשָׂמֵ֑חוּsa.Me.chuH8055: so that thejoyשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389washeardוַתִּשָּׁמַ֛עva.ti.sha.Ma'H8085even afaroffמֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.ChokH7350.

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