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Nehemiah 12 (WEBP)
[1] Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
[2] Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
[3] Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
[4] Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
[5] Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
[6] Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
[7] Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
[8] Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving songs, he and his brothers.
[9] Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were close to them according to their offices.
[10] Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada,
[11] and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.
[12] In the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ households: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
[13] of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
[14] of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
[15] of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
[16] of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
[17] of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
[18] of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
[19] of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
[20] of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
[21] of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
[22] As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ households; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
[23] The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ households, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
[24] The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers close to them, to praise and give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, section next to section.
[25] Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.
[26] These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest and scribe.
[27] At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to keep the dedication with gladness, both with giving thanks and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.
[28] The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;
[29] also from Beth Gilgal and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.
[30] The priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
[31] Then I brought the princes of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two great companies who gave thanks and went in procession. One went on the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate;
[32] and after them went Hoshaiah, with half of the princes of Judah,
[33] and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
[34] Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
[35] and some of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;
[36] and his brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.
[37] By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of David’s city, at the ascent of the wall, above David’s house, even to the water gate eastward.
[38] The other company of those who gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people on the wall above the tower of the furnaces, even to the wide wall,
[39] and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate; and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
[40] So the two companies of those who gave thanks in God’s house stood, and I and the half of the rulers with me;
[41] and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
[42] and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
[43] They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even far away.
[44] On that day, men were appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the wave offerings, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them according to the fields of the cities the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who served.
[45] They performed the duty of their God and the duty of the purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and of Solomon his son.
[46] For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
[47] All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, as every day required; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.
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Nehemiah 12 (KJVS)
[1] Now these [are] the priests H3548 and the Levites H3881 that went up H5927 (8804) with Zerubbabel H2216 the son H1121 of Shealtiel H7597, and Jeshua H3442: Seraiah H8304, Jeremiah H3414, Ezra H5830,
[2] Amariah H568, Malluch H4409, Hattush H2407,
[3] Shechaniah H7935, Rehum H7348, Meremoth H4822,
[4] Iddo H5714, Ginnetho H1599, Abijah H29,
[5] Miamin H4326, Maadiah H4573, Bilgah H1083,
[6] Shemaiah H8098, and Joiarib H3114, Jedaiah H3048,
[7] Sallu H5543, Amok H5987, Hilkiah H2518, Jedaiah H3048. These [were] the chief H7218 of the priests H3548 and of their brethren H251 in the days H3117 of Jeshua H3442.
[8] Moreover the Levites H3881: Jeshua H3442, Binnui H1131, Kadmiel H6934, Sherebiah H8274, Judah H3063, [and] Mattaniah H4983, [which was] over the thanksgiving H1960, he and his brethren H251.
[9] Also Bakbukiah H1229 and Unni H6042, their brethren H251, [were] over against them in the watches H4931.
[10] And Jeshua H3442 begat H3205 (8689) Joiakim H3113, Joiakim H3113 also begat H3205 (8689) Eliashib H475, and Eliashib H475 begat H3205 (8689) Joiada H3111,
[11] And Joiada H3111 begat H3205 (8689) Jonathan H3129, and Jonathan H3129 begat H3205 (8689) Jaddua H3037.
[12] And in the days H3117 of Joiakim H3113 were priests H3548, the chief H7218 of the fathers H1: of Seraiah H8304, Meraiah H4811; of Jeremiah H3414, Hananiah H2608;
[13] Of Ezra H5830, Meshullam H4918; of Amariah H568, Jehohanan H3076;
[14] Of Melicu H4409, Jonathan H3129; of Shebaniah H7645, Joseph H3130;
[15] Of Harim H2766, Adna H5733; of Meraioth H4812, Helkai H2517;
[16] Of Iddo H5714, Zechariah H2148; of Ginnethon H1599, Meshullam H4918;
[17] Of Abijah H29, Zichri H2147; of Miniamin H4509, of Moadiah H4153, Piltai H6408;
[18] Of Bilgah H1083, Shammua H8051; of Shemaiah H8098, Jehonathan H3083;
[19] And of Joiarib H3114, Mattenai H4982; of Jedaiah H3048, Uzzi H5813;
[20] Of Sallai H5543, Kallai H7040; of Amok H5987, Eber H5677;
[21] Of Hilkiah H2518, Hashabiah H2811; of Jedaiah H3048, Nethaneel H5417.
[22] The Levites H3881 in the days H3117 of Eliashib H475, Joiada H3111, and Johanan H3110, and Jaddua H3037, [were] recorded H3789 (8803) chief H7218 of the fathers H1: also the priests H3548, to the reign H4438 of Darius H1867 the Persian H6542.
[23] The sons H1121 of Levi H3878, the chief H7218 of the fathers H1, [were] written H3789 (8803) in the book H5612 of the chronicles H1697, even until the days H3117 of Johanan H3110 the son H1121 of Eliashib H475.
[24] And the chief H7218 of the Levites H3881: Hashabiah H2811, Sherebiah H8274, and Jeshua H3442 the son H1121 of Kadmiel H6934, with their brethren H251 over against them, to praise H1984 (8763) [and] to give thanks H3034 (8687), according to the commandment H4687 of David H1732 the man H376 of God H430, ward H4929 over against H5980 ward H4929.
[25] Mattaniah H4983, and Bakbukiah H1229, Obadiah H5662, Meshullam H4918, Talmon H2929, Akkub H6126, [were] porters H7778 keeping H8104 (8802) the ward H4929 at the thresholds H624 of the gates H8179.
[26] These [were] in the days H3117 of Joiakim H3113 the son H1121 of Jeshua H3442, the son H1121 of Jozadak H3136, and in the days H3117 of Nehemiah H5166 the governor H6346, and of Ezra H5830 the priest H3548, the scribe H5608 (8802).
[27] And at the dedication H2598 of the wall H2346 of Jerusalem H3389 they sought H1245 (8765) the Levites H3881 out of all their places H4725, to bring H935 (8687) them to Jerusalem H3389, to keep H6213 (8800) the dedication H2598 with gladness H8057, both with thanksgivings H8426, and with singing H7892, [with] cymbals H4700, psalteries H5035, and with harps H3658.
[28] And the sons H1121 of the singers H7891 (8789) gathered themselves together H622 (8735), both out of the plain country H3603 round about H5439 Jerusalem H3389, and from the villages H2691 of Netophathi H5200;
[29] Also from the house H1004 of Gilgal H1537 (8677) H1019, and out of the fields H7704 of Geba H1387 and Azmaveth H5820: for the singers H7891 (8789) had builded H1129 (8804) them villages H2691 round about H5439 Jerusalem H3389.
[30] And the priests H3548 and the Levites H3881 purified H2891 (8691) themselves, and purified H2891 (8762) the people H5971, and the gates H8179, and the wall H2346.
[31] Then I brought up H5927 (8686) the princes H8269 of Judah H3063 upon the wall H2346, and appointed H5975 (8686) two H8147 great H1419 [companies of them that gave] thanks H8426, [whereof one] went H8418 on the right hand H3225 upon the wall H2346 toward the dung H830 gate H8179:
[32] And after H310 them went H3212 (8799) Hoshaiah H1955, and half H2677 of the princes H8269 of Judah H3063,
[33] And Azariah H5838, Ezra H5830, and Meshullam H4918,
[34] Judah H3063, and Benjamin H1144, and Shemaiah H8098, and Jeremiah H3414,
[35] And [certain] of the priests H3548’ sons H1121 with trumpets H2689; [namely], Zechariah H2148 the son H1121 of Jonathan H3129, the son H1121 of Shemaiah H8098, the son H1121 of Mattaniah H4983, the son H1121 of Michaiah H4320, the son H1121 of Zaccur H2139, the son H1121 of Asaph H623:
[36] And his brethren H251, Shemaiah H8098, and Azarael H5832, Milalai H4450, Gilalai H1562, Maai H4597, Nethaneel H5417, and Judah H3063, Hanani H2607, with the musical H7892 instruments H3627 of David H1732 the man H376 of God H430, and Ezra H5830 the scribe H5608 (8802) before H6440 them.
[37] And at the fountain H5869 gate H8179, which was over against them, they went up H5927 (8804) by the stairs H4609 of the city H5892 of David H1732, at the going up H4608 of the wall H2346, above the house H1004 of David H1732, even unto the water H4325 gate H8179 eastward H4217.
[38] And the other H8145 [company of them that gave] thanks H8426 went H1980 (8802) over against H4136 [them], and I after H310 them, and the half H2677 of the people H5971 upon the wall H2346, from beyond the tower H4026 of the furnaces H8574 even unto the broad H7342 wall H2346;
[39] And from above the gate H8179 of Ephraim H669, and above the old H3465 gate H8179, and above the fish H1709 gate H8179, and the tower H4026 of Hananeel H2606, and the tower H4026 of Meah H3968, even unto the sheep H6629 gate H8179: and they stood still H5975 (8804) in the prison H4307 gate H8179.
[40] So stood H5975 (8799) the two H8147 [companies of them that gave] thanks H8426 in the house H1004 of God H430, and I, and the half H2677 of the rulers H5461 with me:
[41] And the priests H3548; Eliakim H471, Maaseiah H4641, Miniamin H4509, Michaiah H4320, Elioenai H454, Zechariah H2148, [and] Hananiah H2608, with trumpets H2689;
[42] And Maaseiah H4641, and Shemaiah H8098, and Eleazar H499, and Uzzi H5813, and Jehohanan H3076, and Malchijah H4441, and Elam H5867, and Ezer H5829. And the singers H7891 (8789) sang loud H8085 (8686), with Jezrahiah H3156 [their] overseer H6496.
[43] Also that day H3117 they offered H2076 (8799) great H1419 sacrifices H2077, and rejoiced H8055 (8799): for God H430 had made them rejoice H8055 (8765) with great H1419 joy H8057: the wives H802 also and the children H3206 rejoiced H8055 (8804): so that the joy H8057 of Jerusalem H3389 was heard H8085 (8735) even afar off H7350.
[44] And at that time H3117 were some H582 appointed H6485 (8735) over the chambers H5393 for the treasures H214, for the offerings H8641, for the firstfruits H7225, and for the tithes H4643, to gather H3664 (8800) into them out of the fields H7704 of the cities H5892 the portions H4521 of the law H8451 for the priests H3548 and Levites H3881: for Judah H3063 rejoiced H8057 for the priests H3548 and for the Levites H3881 that waited H5975 (8802).
[45] And both the singers H7891 (8789) and the porters H7778 kept H8104 (8799) the ward H4931 of their God H430, and the ward H4931 of the purification H2893, according to the commandment H4687 of David H1732, [and] of Solomon H8010 his son H1121.
[46] For in the days H3117 of David H1732 and Asaph H623 of old H6924 [there were] chief H7218 of the singers H7891 (8789), and songs H7892 of praise H8416 and thanksgiving H3034 (8687) unto God H430.
[47] And all Israel H3478 in the days H3117 of Zerubbabel H2216, and in the days H3117 of Nehemiah H5166, gave H5414 (8802) the portions H4521 of the singers H7891 (8789) and the porters H7778, every day H3117 his portion H1697: and they sanctified H6942 (8688) [holy things] unto the Levites H3881; and the Levites H3881 sanctified H6942 (8688) [them] unto the children H1121 of Aaron H175.
Young’s Literal Translation
Nehemiah 12 (YLT)
[1] And these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua; Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
[2] Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
[3] Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
[4] Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
[5] Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
[6] Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
[7] Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah; these are heads of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
[8] And the Levites are Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, he is over the thanksgiving, and his brethren,
[9] and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, are over-against them in charges.
[10] And Jeshua hath begotten Joiakim, and Joiakim hath begotten Eliashib, and Eliashib hath begotten Joiada,
[11] and Joiada hath begotten Jonathan, and Jonathan hath begotten Jaddua.
[12] And in the days of Joiakim have been priests, heads of the fathers; of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
[13] of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
[14] of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
[15] of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
[16] of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
[17] of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin; of Moadiah, Piltai;
[18] of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
[19] and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
[20] of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
[21] of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
[22] The Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, are written, heads of fathers, and of the priests, in the kingdom of Darius the Persian.
[23] Sons of Levi, heads of the fathers, are written on the book of the Chronicles even till the days of Johanan son of Eliashib;
[24] and heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brethren, are over-against them, to give praise, to give thanks, by command of David the man of God, charge over-against charge.
[25] Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, are gatekeepers, keeping charge in the gatherings of the gates.
[26] These are in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
[27] And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them in to Jerusalem, to make the dedication even with gladness, and with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps;
[28] and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi,
[29] and from the house of Gilgal, and from fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for villages have the singers built for themselves round about Jerusalem;
[30] and the priests and the Levites are cleansed, and they cleanse the people, and the gates, and the wall.
[31] And I bring up the heads of Judah upon the wall, and appoint two great thanksgiving companies and processions. At the right, on the wall, to the dung-gate;
[32] and after them goeth Hoshaiah, and half of the heads of Judah,
[33] and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
[34] Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah;
[35] and of the sons of the priests with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Michaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,
[36] and his brethren Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with instruments of song of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe is before them;
[37] and by the gate of the fountain and over-against them, they have gone up by the steps of the city of David, at the going up of the wall beyond the house of David, and unto the water-gate eastward.
[38] And the second thanksgiving company that is going over-against, and I after it, and half of the people on the wall from beyond the tower of the furnaces and unto the broad wall,
[39] and from beyond the gate of Ephraim, and by the old-gate, and by the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, and unto the sheep-gate-and they have stood at the prison-gate.
[40] And the two thanksgiving companies stand in the house of God, and I and half of the prefects with me,
[41] and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, with trumpets,
[42] and Masseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer, and the singers sound, and Jezrahiah the inspector;
[43] and they sacrifice on that day great sacrifices and rejoice, for God hath made them rejoice with great joy, and also, the women and the children have rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem is heard-unto a distance.
[44] And certain are appointed on that day over the chambers for treasures, for heave-offerings, for first-fruits, and for tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for priests, and for Levites, for the joy of Judah is over the priests, and over the Levites, who are standing up.
[45] And the singers and the gatekeepers keep the charge of their God, even the charge of the cleansing-according to the command of David and Solomon his son,
[46] for in the days of David and Asaph of old were heads of the singers, and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.
[47] And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, are giving the portions of the singers, and of the gatekeepers, the matter of a day in its day, and are sanctifying to the Levites, and the Levites are sanctifying to the sons of Aaron.