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Nehemiah 12:27-40

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:

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