"And the childrenª of Israel,ª the priests,ª and the Levites,ª and the restª of the childrenª of the captivity,ª keptª° the dedicationª of thisª houseª of Godª with joy,ª ... And offeredª° at the dedicationª of thisª houseª of Godª an hundredª bullocks,ª two hundredª rams,ª fourª hundredª lambs;ª and for a sin offeringª²° forª allª Israel,ª twelveªª he² goats,ª¹ according to the numberª of the tribesª of Israel.ª" {Ezr 6:16-17} + "And moreover¹ in time² past,ª¹¹ even¹ when Saulª was¹ king,ª thou¹ [wast] he that leddest outª° and broughtest inª°¹ Israel:ª and the LORDª thy Godª saidª° unto thee, Thou¹ shalt feedª°¹ my peopleª¹ Israel,ª and thou¹ shalt be¹ rulerª over¹ my people²¹ Israel.ª" {1Ch 11:2} + "So the priests,ª and the Levites,ª and the porters,ª and the singers,ª° and [some] of¹ the people,ª and the Nethinims,ª and all¹ Israel,ª dweltª° in their cities;ª and when the seventhª monthª came,ª° the childrenª of Israelª [were] in their cities.ª" {Neh 7:73} + "Now these¹ [are] the chiefª of the provinceª that¹ dweltª° in Jerusalem:ª but in the citiesª of Judahª dweltª° every oneª in his possessionª in their cities,ª [to wit], Israel,ª the priests,ª and the Levites,ª and the Nethinims,ª and the childrenª of Solomon'sª servants.ª ... And of¹ the Levitesª [were] divisionsª [in] Judah,ª [and] in Benjamin.ª" {Neh 11:3-36} |
