1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Nehemiah 12
1 The priests, 8 and the Levites, which came up with Zerubbabel. 10 The succession of high priests. 22 Certain chief Levites. 27 The solemnity of the dedication of the walls. 44 The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the Temple.
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Now these 428 are the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881 who 834 came 5927 up with Zerubbabel 2216 the son 1121 of Shealtiel 7597, and Jeshua 3091: Seraiah 8304, Jeremiah 3414, Ezra 5830,
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Amariah 568, Malluch 4409, Hattush 2407,
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Shecaniah 7935, Rehum 7348a, Meremoth 4822,
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Iddo 5714, Ginnethoi 1599, Abijah 29,
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Mijamin 4326, Maadiah 4573, Bilgah 1083,
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Shemaiah 8098 and Joiarib 3080, Jedaiah 3048,
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Sallu 5543a, Amok 5987, Hilkiah 2518 and Jedaiah 3048. These 428 were the heads 7218 of the priests 3548 and their kinsmen 251 in the days 3117 of Jeshua 3091.
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¶ The Levites 3881 [were] Jeshua 3091, Binnui 1131b, Kadmiel 6934, Sherebiah 8274, Judah 3063, [and] Mattaniah 4983 [who was] in charge 5921 of the songs 1960 of thanksgiving 1960, he and his brothers 251.
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Also Bakbukiah 1229 and Unni 6042, their brothers 251, stood opposite 5048 them in [their] service 4931 divisions 4931.
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Jeshua 3091 became 3205 the father 3205 of Joiakim 3079, and Joiakim 3079 became 3205 the father 3205 of Eliashib 475, and Eliashib 475 became 3205 the father of Joiada 3077,
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and Joiada 3077 became 3205 the father 3205 of Jonathan 3083, and Jonathan 3083 became 3205 the father 3205 of Jaddua 3037.
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¶ Now in the days 3117 of Joiakim 3079, the priests 3548, the heads 7218 of fathers’ 1 [households] were: of Seraiah 8304, Meraiah 4811; of Jeremiah 3414, Hananiah 2608a;
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of Ezra 5830, Meshullam 4918; of Amariah 568, Jehohanan 3076;
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of Malluchi 4424b, Jonathan 3083; of Shebaniah 7645, Joseph 3130;
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of Harim 2766, Adna 5733; of Meraioth 4812, Helkai 2517;
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of Iddo 5714, Zechariah 2148a; of Ginnethon 1599, Meshullam 4918;
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of Abijah 29, Zichri 2147; of Miniamin 4509, of Moadiah 4573, Piltai 6408;
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of Bilgah 1083, Shammua 8051; of Shemaiah 8098, Jehonathan 3083;
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of Joiarib 3080, Mattenai 4982; of Jedaiah 3048, Uzzi 5813;
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of Sallai 5546b, Kallai 7040; of Amok 5987, Eber 5677;
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of Hilkiah 2518, Hashabiah 2811; of Jedaiah 3048, Nethanel 5417.
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¶ As for the Levites 3881, the heads 7218 of fathers’ 1 [households] were registered 3789 in the days 3117 of Eliashib 475, Joiada 3077, and Johanan 3076 and Jaddua 3037; so [were] the priests 3548 in the reign 4438 of Darius 1867 the Persian 6542.
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The sons 1121 of Levi 3878, the heads 7218 of fathers’ 1 [households], were registered 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles 1697 3117 up to the days 3117 of Johanan 3076 the son 1121 of Eliashib 475.
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The heads 7218 of the Levites 3881 [were] Hashabiah 2811, Sherebiah 8274 and Jeshua 3091 the son 1121 of Kadmiel 6934, with their brothers 251 opposite 5048 them, to praise 1984b [and] give 3034 thanks 3034, as prescribed 4687 by David 1732 the man 376 of God 430, division 4929 corresponding 5980 to division 4929.
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Mattaniah 4983, Bakbukiah 1229, Obadiah 5662, Meshullam 4918, Talmon 2929 [and] Akkub 6126 [were] gatekeepers 7778 keeping 4929 watch 4929 at the storehouses 624 of the gates 8179.
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These 428 [served] in the days 3117 of Joiakim 3079 the son 1121 of Jeshua 3091, the son 1121 of Jozadak 3087, and in the days 3117 of Nehemiah 5166 the governor 6346 and of Ezra 5830 the priest 3548 [and] scribe 5613b.
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¶ Now at the dedication 2598 of the wall 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 they sought 1245 out the Levites 3881 from all 3605 their places 4725, to bring 935 them to Jerusalem 3389 so that they might celebrate 6213a the dedication 2598 with gladness 8057, with hymns 8426 of thanksgiving 8426 and with songs 7892a [to the accompaniment] of cymbals 4700, harps 5035b and lyres 3658.
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So the sons 1121 of the singers 7891 were assembled 622 from the district 3603 around 5439 Jerusalem 3389, and from the villages 2691b of the Netophathites 5200,
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from Beth-gilgal 1019 and from [their] fields 7704 in Geba 1387 and Azmaveth 5820b, for the singers 7891 had built 1129 themselves villages 2691b around 5439 Jerusalem 3389.
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The priests 3548 and the Levites 3881 purified 2891 themselves; they also purified 2891 the people 5971a, the gates 8179 and the wall 2346.
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¶ Then I had the leaders 8269 of Judah 3063 come 5927 up on top 4480 5921 of the wall 2346, and I appointed 5975 two 8147 great 1419 choirs 8426, the first proceeding 8418 to the right 3225 on top 4480 5921 of the wall 2346 toward the Refuse 830 Gate 8179.
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Hoshaiah 1955 and half 2677 of the leaders 8269 of Judah 3063 followed 1980 310 them,
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with Azariah 5838, Ezra 5830, Meshullam 4918,
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Judah 3063, Benjamin 1144, Shemaiah 8098, Jeremiah 3414,
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and some 4480 of the sons 1121 of the priests 3548 with trumpets 2689; [and] Zechariah 2148a the son 1121 of Jonathan 3083, the son 1121 of Shemaiah 8098, the son 1121 of Mattaniah 4983, the son 1121 of Micaiah 4320, the son 1121 of Zaccur 2139, the son 1121 of Asaph 623,
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and his kinsmen 251, Shemaiah 8098, Azarel 5832, Milalai 4450, Gilalai 1562, Maai 4597, Nethanel 5417, Judah 3063 [and] Hanani 2607, with the musical 7892a instruments 3627 of David 1732 the man 376 of God 430. And Ezra 5830 the scribe 5613b went before 6440 them.
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At the Fountain 5871a Gate 8179 they went 5927 directly 5048 up the steps 4609b of the city 5892b of David 1732 by the stairway 4608 of the wall 2346 above 4480 5921 the house 1004 of David 1732 to the Water 4325 Gate 8179 on the east 4217.
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¶ The second 8145 choir 8426 proceeded 1980 to the left 4136, while I followed 310 them with half 2677 of the people 5971a on the wall 2346, above 4480 5921 the Tower 4026 of Furnaces 8574, to the Broad 7342 Wall 2346,
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and above 4480 5921 the Gate 8179 of Ephraim 669, by the Old 3465 Gate 8179, by the Fish 1709 Gate 8179, the Tower 4026 of Hananel 2606 and the Tower 4026 of the Hundred 3968, as far 5704 as the Sheep 6629 Gate 8179; and they stopped 5975 at the Gate 8179 of the Guard 4307.
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Then the two 8147 choirs 8426 took 5975 their stand 5975 in the house 1004 of God 430. So did I and half 2677 of the officials 5461 with me;
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and the priests 3548, Eliakim 471, Maaseiah 4641, Miniamin 4509, Micaiah 4320, Elioenai 454b, Zechariah 2148a and Hananiah 2608a, with the trumpets 2689;
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and Maaseiah 4641, Shemaiah 8098, Eleazar 499, Uzzi 5813, Jehohanan 3076, Malchijah 4441, Elam 5867b and Ezer 5827. And the singers 7891 sang 8085, with Jezrahiah 3156 [their] leader 6496,
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and on that day 3117 they offered 2076 great 1419 sacrifices 2077 and rejoiced 8055 because 3588 God 430 had given 8055 them great 1419 joy 8057, even 1571 the women 802 and children 3206 rejoiced 8055, so that the joy 8057 of Jerusalem 3389 was heard 8085 from afar 7350.
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¶ On that day 3117 men 376 were also appointed 6485 over 5921 the chambers 5393 for the stores 214, the contributions 8641, the first 7225 fruits 7225 and the tithes 4643, to gather 3664 into them from the fields 7704 of the cities 5892b the portions 4521 required by the law 8451 for the priests 3548 and Levites 3881; for Judah 3063 rejoiced 8057 over 5921 the priests 3548 and Levites 3881 who served 5975.
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For they performed 8104 the worship 4931 of their God 430 and the service 4931 of purification 2893, together with the singers 7891 and the gatekeepers 7778 in accordance with the command 4687 of David 1732 [and] of his son 1121 Solomon 8010.
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For in the days 3117 of David 1732 and Asaph 623, in ancient 6924a times 6924a, [there were] leaders 7218 of the singers 7891, songs 7892a of praise 8416 and hymns 3034 of thanksgiving 3034 to God 430.
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So all 3605 Israel 3478 in the days 3117 of Zerubbabel 2216 and Nehemiah 5166 gave 5414 the portions 4521 due the singers 7891 and the gatekeepers 7778 as each 3117 day 3117 required 1697, and set 6942 apart 6942 the consecrated 6942 [portion] for the Levites 3881, and the Levites 3881 set 6942 apart 6942 the consecrated 6942 [portion] for the sons 1121 of Aaron 175.
