1Now it came to pass, when thewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346wasbuiltנִבְנְתָה֙niv.ne.TahH1129, and I had setupוָאַעֲמִ֖ידva.'a.'a.MidH5975thedoorsהַדְּלָת֑וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817, and theportersהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֥יםha.sho.'a.RimH7778and thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881wereappointedוַיִּפָּֽקְד֛וּvai.yi.Pa.ke.DuH6485,
2That I gave mybrotherאָחִ֗י'a.ChiH251Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607, andHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֛הcha.nan.YahH2608therulerשַׂ֥רsarH8269of thepalaceהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002,chargeוָאֲצַוֶּ֞הva.'a.tza.VehH6680overJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: for he was afaithfulאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376, andfearedוְיָרֵ֥אve.ya.Re'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430abovemanyמֵרַבִּֽים׃me.ra.BimH7227.
3And Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559to them, Let not thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֤יsha.'a.ReiH8179ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389beopenedיִפָּֽתְח֞וּyi.pa.te.ChuH6605until thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121shall behotH2527; and while they standbyעֹמְדִ֛ים'o.me.DimH5975, let themshutיָגִ֥יפוּya.Gi.fuH1479thedoorsהַדְּלָת֖וֹתha.de.la.TotH1817, andbarוֶאֱחֹ֑זוּve.'e.Cho.zuH270them : andappointוְהַעֲמֵ֗ידve.ha.'a.MeidH5975soldiersמִשְׁמְרוֹת֙mish.me.rOtH4931of theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, everyoneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376in hiswatchבְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹbe.mish.ma.RoH4929, and everyoneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376to be opposite hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.
4Now thecityוְהָעִ֞ירve.ha.'IrH5892waslargeרַחֲבַ֤ת יָדַ֙יִם֙ra.cha.Vat ya.Da.yimH7342H3027andgreatוּגְדוֹלָ֔הu.ge.do.LahH1419: but thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971initבְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.KhahH8432werefewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592, and thehousesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004were notbuiltבְּנוּיִֽם׃be.nu.YimH1129.
5And myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414into myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820togatherוָאֶקְבְּצָ֞הva.'ek.be.TzahH6908thenoblesהַחֹרִ֧יםha.cho.RimH2715, and therulersהַסְּגָנִ֛יםha.se.ga.NimH5461, and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971, that they might be reckoned bygenealogyלְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂle.hit.ya.ChesH3187. And Ifoundוָֽאֶמְצָ֗אva.'em.Tza'H4672a familyrecordסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of thegenealogyהַיַּ֙חַשׂ֙hai.Ya.chasH3188of them who cameupהָעוֹלִ֣יםha.'o.LimH5927at thefirstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, andfoundוָאֶמְצָ֖אva.'em.Tza'H4672writtenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789in it,
6These are thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of theprovinceהַמְּדִינָ֗הha.me.di.NahH4082, that wentupהָעֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927out of thecaptivityמִשְּׁבִ֣יmi.she.ViH7628, of those that had been carriedawayהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473, whomNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894had carriedawayהֶגְלָ֔הheg.LahH1540, and cameagainוַיָּשׁ֧וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and toJudahוְלִיהוּדָ֖הve.li.hu.DahH3063, everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hiscityלְעִירֽוֹ׃le.'i.RoH5892;
7Whocameהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935withZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֗לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,Jeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֡הne.chem.YahH5166,Azariahעֲ֠זַרְיָה'A.zar.yahH5838,Raamiahרַֽעַמְיָ֨הra.'am.YahH7485,Nahamaniנַחֲמָ֜נִיna.cha.Ma.niH5167,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֥יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,Bilshanבִּלְשָׁ֛ןbil.ShanH1114,Misperethמִסְפֶּ֥רֶתmis.Pe.retH4559,Bigvaiבִּגְוַ֖יbig.VaiH902,Nehumנְח֣וּםne.ChumH5149,Baanahבַּעֲנָ֑הba.'a.NahH1196. Thenumberמִסְפַּ֕רmis.ParH4557, I say, of themenאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478was this ;
39Thepriestsהַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548: thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofJedaiahיְדַֽעְיָה֙ye.da'.YahH3048, of thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֔וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,nineתְּשַׁ֥עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סu.she.lo.ShahH7969.
43TheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881: thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֧וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442, ofKadmielלְקַדְמִיאֵ֛לle.kad.mi.'ElH6934, and of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofHodevahלְהוֹדְוָ֖הle.hod.VahH1937,seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andfourוְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ סve.'ar.ba.'AhH702.
60All theNethinimsהַ֨נְּתִינִ֔יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411, and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650, werethreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673andtwoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ פu.she.Na.yimH8147.
61And these were they who wentupהָֽעוֹלִים֙ha.'o.LimH5927also fromTelmelahH8528,TelhareshaH8521,Cherubכְּר֥וּבke.RuvH3743,Addonאַדּ֖וֹן'a.DonH114, andImmerוְאִמֵּ֑רve.'i.MerH564: but theycouldיָכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201notshowלְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.GidH5046theirfather’sאֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, nor theirseedוְזַרְעָ֔םve.zar.'AmH2233, whether they were ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
63And of thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548: thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofHabaiahחֳבַיָּ֖הchoai.YahH2252, thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofKozהַקּ֑וֹץha.KotzH6976, thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBarzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֗יvar.zi.LaiH1271, whotookלָ֠קַחLa.kachH3947one of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֞וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofBarzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֤יbar.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569for awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802, and wascalledוַיִּקָּרֵ֖אvai.yi.ka.Re'H7121after theirnameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034.
64Thesesoughtבִּקְשׁ֧וּbik.ShuH1245their familyrecordכְתָבָ֛םkhe.ta.VamH3791among those that were reckoned bygenealogyהַמִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖יםha.mit.yach.SimH3187, but it was notfoundנִמְצָ֑אnim.Tza'H4672: therefore were they, aspollutedוַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּvay.go.'a.LuH1351, put from thepriesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ha.ke.hu.NahH3550.
65And theTirshathaהַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, that they should noteatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398of themostמִקֹּ֣דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944holythingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944, till there shouldstandעֲמֹ֥ד'a.ModH5975up apriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548withUrimלְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.RimH224andThummimוְתוּמִּֽים׃ve.tu.MimH8550.
67Besides theirmaleעַבְדֵיהֶ֤ם'av.dei.HemH5650and femaleservantsוְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ve.'am.ho.tei.HemH519, of whom there weresevenH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967andthirtyH7970andsevenH7651: and they had twohundredH3967andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705andfiveוַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סva.cha.mi.ShahH2568menמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891and womensingersוּמְשֹׁ֣רֲר֔וֹתu.me.Sho.ra.RotH7891.
71And some of theheadsוּמֵֽרָאשֵׁ֣יu.me.ra.SheiH7218of thefathers’הָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesgaveH5414to thetreasuryלְאוֹצַ֣רle.'o.TzarH214of theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399twentyH8147thousandH7239dramsH1871ofgoldH2091, and twothousandH505and twohundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967poundsH4488ofsilverH3701.
72And that which therestשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thepeopleH5971gaveנָתְנוּ֮na.te.NuH5414wastwentyשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147thousandרִבּ֔וֹאri.Bo'H7239dramsדַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙dar.ke.mo.NimH1871ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, and twothousandאַלְפָּ֑יִם'al.Pa.yimH505poundsמָנִ֣יםma.NimH4488ofsilverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701, andsixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346andsevenוְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ פve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsH3548’garmentsוְכָתְנֹ֥תve.kha.te.NotH3801.
73So thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֡םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and theportersוְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים֩ve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778, and thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֨יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891, and some of thepeopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971, and theNethinimsוְהַנְּתִינִ֛יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theircitiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892; and when theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320cameוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060, thechildrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were in theircitiesבְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.rei.HemH5892.
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