Nehemiah 11

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וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּand they dwelt שָׂרֵֽי־the leaders of הָעָ֖םthe people בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem וּשְׁאָ֣רand the rest of הָ֠עָםthe people הִפִּ֨ילוּthey cast גוֹרָל֜וֹתlots לְהָבִ֣יא׀to bring אֶחָ֣דone מִן־of הָעֲשָׂרָ֗הthe ten לָשֶׁ֙בֶת֙to dwell בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙in Jerusalem עִ֣ירthe city of הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁthe holiness וְתֵ֥שַׁעand nine הַיָּד֖וֹתthe hands בֶּעָרִֽים׃were in the cities

וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּand they blessed הָעָ֑םthe people לְכֹל֙to all הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםthe men הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֔יםwho volunteered לָשֶׁ֖בֶתto dwell בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פin Jerusalem

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙and these רָאשֵׁ֣יare the leaders of הַמְּדִינָ֔הthe province אֲשֶׁ֥רwho יָשְׁב֖וּthey dwelt בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem וּבְעָרֵ֣יand in the cities of יְהוּדָ֗הJudah יָֽשְׁב֞וּthey dwelt אִ֤ישׁeach one בַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹ֙on own property his בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םin own cities their יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsrael הַכֹּהֲנִים֙the priests וְהַלְוִיִּ֣םand the Levites וְהַנְּתִינִ֔יםand the temple servants וּבְנֵ֖יand the descendants of עַבְדֵ֥יthe servants of שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon

וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הand Maaseiah בֶן־the son of בָּר֣וּךְBaruch בֶּן־the son of כָּל־Col-חֹ֠זֶהHozeh בֶּן־the son of חֲזָיָ֨הHazaiah בֶן־the son of עֲדָיָ֧הAdaiah בֶן־the son of יוֹיָרִ֛יבJoiarib בֶּן־the son of זְכַרְיָ֖הZechariah בֶּן־the son of הַשִּׁלֹנִֽי׃the Shilonite

כָּל־all בְּנֵי־the descendants of פֶ֕רֶץPerez הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםwho were dwelling בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem אַרְבַּ֥עfour מֵא֛וֹתhundreds שִׁשִּׁ֥יםsixty וּשְׁמֹנָ֖הand eight אַנְשֵׁי־men of חָֽיִל׃ סstrength

וְאֵ֖לֶּהand these בְּנֵ֣יare the descendants of בִנְיָמִ֑ןBenjamin סַלֻּ֡אSallu בֶּן־the son of מְשֻׁלָּ֡םMeshullam בֶּן־the son of יוֹעֵ֡דJoed בֶּן־the son of פְּדָיָה֩Pedaiah בֶן־the son of ק֨וֹלָיָ֧הKolaiah בֶן־the son of מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הMaaseiah בֶּן־the son of אִֽיתִיאֵ֖לIthiel בֶּן־the son of יְשַֽׁעְיָֽה׃Jeshaiah

וְאַחֲרָ֖יוand after him גַּבַּ֣יGabbai סַלָּ֑יSallai תְּשַׁ֥עnine מֵא֖וֹתhundreds עֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwenty וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃and eight

וְיוֹאֵ֥לand Joel בֶּן־the son of זִכְרִ֖יZikri פָּקִ֣ידwas overseer עֲלֵיהֶ֑םover them וִיהוּדָ֧הand Judah בֶן־the son of הַסְּנוּאָ֛הthe Senaah עַל־over הָעִ֖ירthe city מִשְׁנֶֽה׃ פwas second in command

מִן־of הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑יםthe priests יְדַֽעְיָ֥הJedaiah בֶן־the son of יוֹיָרִ֖יבJoiarib יָכִֽין׃Jakin

שְׂרָיָ֨הSeraiah בֶן־the son of חִלְקִיָּ֜הHilkiah בֶּן־the son of מְשֻׁלָּ֣םMeshullam בֶּן־the son of צָד֗וֹקZadok בֶּן־the son of מְרָיוֹת֙Meraioth בֶּן־the son of אֲחִיט֔וּבAhitub נְגִ֖דthe supervisor of בֵּ֥יתthe house of הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃the God

וְאֶחָיו֙and brothers his רָאשִׁ֣יםleaders לְאָב֔וֹתof fathers מָאתַ֖יִםtwo hundred אַרְבָּעִ֣יםforty וּשְׁנָ֑יִםand two וַעֲמַשְׁסַ֧יand Amashsai בֶּן־the son of עֲזַרְאֵ֛לAzarel בֶּן־the son of אַחְזַ֥יAhzai בֶּן־the son of מְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹתMeshillemoth בֶּן־the son of אִמֵּֽר׃Immer

וַאֲחֵיהֶם֙and brothers their גִּבּ֣וֹרֵיmighty men of חַ֔יִלstrength מֵאָ֖הone hundred עֶשְׂרִ֣יםtwenty וּשְׁמֹנָ֑הand eight וּפָקִ֣ידand was overseer עֲלֵיהֶ֔םover them זַבְדִּיאֵ֖לZabdiel בֶּן־the son of הַגְּדוֹלִֽים׃ סHaggedolim

וּמִֽן־and of הַלְוִיִּ֑םthe Levites שְׁמַעְיָ֧הShemaiah בֶן־the son of חַשּׁ֛וּבHasshub בֶּן־the son of עַזְרִיקָ֥םAzrikam בֶּן־the son of חֲשַׁבְיָ֖הHashabiah בֶּן־the son of בּוּנִּֽי׃Bunni

וְשַׁבְּתַ֨יand Shabbethai וְיוֹזָבָ֜דand Jozabad עַל־over הַמְּלָאכָ֤הthe work הַחִֽיצֹנָה֙the external לְבֵ֣יתof the house of הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe God מֵרָאשֵׁ֖יwere of the leaders of הַלְוִיִּֽם׃the Levites

כָּל־all הַלְוִיִּם֙the Levites בְּעִ֣ירin the city of הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁthe holiness מָאתַ֖יִםtwo hundred שְׁמֹנִ֥יםeighty וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ פand four

וְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙and the gatekeepers עַקּ֣וּבAkkub טַלְמ֔וֹןTalmon וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םand brothers their הַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםwho kept watch בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑יםat the gates מֵאָ֖הone hundred שִׁבְעִ֥יםseventy וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃and two

וּשְׁאָ֨רand the rest of יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsrael הַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםthe priests הַלְוִיִּם֙the Levites בְּכָל־were in all עָרֵ֣יthe cities of יְהוּדָ֔הJudah אִ֖ישׁeach one בְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃on own inheritance his

וְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםand the temple servants יֹשְׁבִ֣יםwere dwelling בָּעֹ֑פֶלon the Ophel וְצִיחָ֥אand Ziha וְגִשְׁפָּ֖אand Gishpa עַל־were over הַנְּתִינִֽים׃ פthe temple servants

וּפְקִ֤ידand the overseer of הַלְוִיִּם֙the Levites בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םin Jerusalem עֻזִּ֤יwas Uzzi בֶן־the son of בָּנִי֙Bani בֶּן־the son of חֲשַׁבְיָ֔הHashabiah בֶּן־the son of מַתַּנְיָ֖הMattaniah בֶּן־the son of מִיכָ֑אMica מִבְּנֵ֤יone of the descendants of אָסָף֙Asaph הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔יםthe singers לְנֶ֖גֶדto before מְלֶ֥אכֶתthe work of בֵּית־the house of הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃the God

כִּֽי־for מִצְוַ֥תthe commandment of הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king עֲלֵיהֶ֑םwas on them וַאֲמָנָ֥הand a firm ordinance עַל־was on הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםthe singers דְּבַר־the matter of י֥וֹםa day בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃in day its

וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨הand Pethahiah בֶּן־the son of מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜לMeshezabel מִבְּנֵי־one of the descendants of זֶ֤רַחZerah בֶּן־the son of יְהוּדָה֙Judah לְיַ֣דwas to the side of הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king לְכָל־to every דָּבָ֖רmatter לָעָֽם׃of the people

וְאֶל־and to הַחֲצֵרִ֖יםthe villages בִּשְׂדֹתָ֑םwith fields their מִבְּנֵ֣יsome of the people of יְהוּדָ֗הJudah יָֽשְׁב֞וּthey dwelt בְּקִרְיַ֤תin Kiriath הָֽאַרְבַּע֙the Arba וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָand daughters its וּבְדִיבֹן֙and in Dibon וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָand daughters its וּבִֽיקַּבְצְאֵ֖לand in Jekabzeel וַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃and villages its

וּבְיֵשׁ֥וּעַand in Jeshua וּבְמוֹלָדָ֖הand in Moladah וּבְבֵ֥יתand in Beth פָּֽלֶט׃Pelet

וּבַחֲצַ֥רand in Hazar שׁוּעָ֛לShual וּבִבְאֵ֥רand in Beer שֶׁ֖בַעSheba וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃and daughters its

וּבְצִֽקְלַ֥גand in Ziklag וּבִמְכֹנָ֖הand in Meconah וּבִבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃and in daughters its

וּבְעֵ֥יןand in En רִמּ֛וֹןRimmon וּבְצָרְעָ֖הand in Zorah וּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃and in Jarmuth

זָנֹ֤חַZanoah עֲדֻלָּם֙Adullam וְחַצְרֵיהֶ֔םand villages their לָכִישׁ֙Lachish וּשְׂדֹתֶ֔יהָand fields its עֲזֵקָ֖הAzekah וּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָand daughters its וַיַּחֲנ֥וּand they encamped מִבְּאֵֽר־from Beer שֶׁ֖בַעSheba עַד־to גֵּֽיא־the valley of Ben הִנֹּֽם׃Hinnom

וּבְנֵ֥יand the descendants of בִנְיָמִ֖ןBenjamin מִגָּ֑בַעwere from Geba מִכְמָ֣שׂMicmash וְעַיָּ֔הand Aija וּבֵֽית־and Beth-אֵ֖ל-el וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃and daughters its

עֲנָת֥וֹתAnathoth נֹ֖בNob עֲנָֽנְיָֽה׃Ananiah

חָצ֥וֹר׀Hazor רָמָ֖הRamah גִּתָּֽיִם׃Gittaim

חָדִ֥ידHadid צְבֹעִ֖יםZeboim נְבַלָּֽט׃Neballat

לֹ֥דLod וְאוֹנ֖וֹand Ono גֵּ֥יvalley of הַחֲרָשִֽׁים׃the craftsmen

וּמִן־and some of הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites מַחְלְק֥וֹתthe divisions of יְהוּדָ֖הJudah לְבִנְיָמִֽין׃ פbelonged to Benjamin

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