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Now the
leaders of the
people lived in
Jerusalem, but the
rest of the
people cast lots to
bring one out of
ten to
live in
Jerusalem, the
holy city, while
nine-tenths remained in the other
cities.
~'['h r'a.v.W ~i'l'v.WryiB ~'['h -yer'f .Wb.veY;w ? h'r'f]['h -nim d'x,a ayib'h.l tw{l'rw{g .WlyiPih ? tw{d'Y;h [;vet.w v,d{Q;h ryi[ ~i;l'v.WryiB t,b,v'l ? ~yir'[,B
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And the
people blessed all the
men who
volunteered to
live in
Jerusalem.
~yib.D;n.tiM;h ~yiv'n]a'h l{k.l ~'['h .Wk]r'b.y;w ? ~i'l'v.WryiB t,b,v'l
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Now
these are the
heads of the
provinces who lived in
Jerusalem, but in the
cities of
Judah each lived on his own
property in their
cities -the
Israelites, the
priests, the
Levites, the
temple servants and the
descendants of
Solomon's servants.
~i'l'v.WryiB .Wb.v'y r,v]a h'nyid.M;h yeva'r h,Lea.w ? ~,hyer'[.B w{t'ZUx]a;B vyia .Wb.v'y h'd.Wh.y yer'[.b.W ? yen.b.W ~yinyit.N;h.w ~iYiw.l;h.w ~yin]h{K;h lea'r.fIy ? h{m{l.v yed.b;[
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Some of the
sons of
Judah and
some of the
sons of
Benjamin lived in
Jerusalem. From the
sons of
Judah:
Athaiah the
son of
Uzziah, the
son of
Zechariah, the
son of
Amariah, the
son of
Shephatiah, the
son of
Mahalalel, of the
sons of
Perez;
yen.Bim.W h'd.Wh.y yen.Bim .Wb.v'y ~i;l'v.Wryib.W ? h'YiZU[ -n,b h'y't][ h'd.Wh.y yen.Bim !im'y.nib ? lea.l;l]h;m -n,b h'y.j;p.v -n,B h'y.r;m]a -n,b h'y.r;k.z -n,B ? #,r'p -yen.Bim
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and
Maaseiah the
son of
Baruch, the
son of
Col-hozeh, the
son of
Hazaiah, the
son of
Adaiah, the
son of
Joiarib, the
son of
Zechariah, the
son of the
Shilonite.
-n,B h,z{x -l'K -n,B .$.Wr'B -n,b h'yef][;m.W ? ]yin{liV;h -n,B h'y.r;k.z -n,B byir'yw{y -n,b h'y'd][ -n,b h'y'z]x
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All the
sons of
Perez who
lived in
Jerusalem were
468 * * * able men.
[;B.r;a ~i'l'v.WryiB ~yib.v{Y;h #,r,p -yen.B -l'K ? lIy'x -yev.n;a h'n{m.v.W ~yiViv tw{aem
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Now
these are the
sons of
Benjamin:
Sallu the
son of
Meshullam, the
son of
Joed, the
son of
Pedaiah, the
son of
Kolaiah, the
son of
Maaseiah, the
son of
Ithiel, the
son of
Jeshaiah;
de[w{y -n,B ~'LUv.m -n,B aUL;s !im'y.nib yen.B h,Lea.w ? leayityia -n,B h'yef][;m -n,b h'y'lw{q -n,b h'y'd.P -n,B ? h'y.[;v.y -n,B
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and
after him
Gabbai and
Sallai,
928 * * *.
h'n{m.v.W ~yir.f,[ tw{aem [;v.T y'L;s y;B;G wy'r]x;a.w
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Joel the
son of
Zichri was their
overseer, and
Judah the
son of
Hassenuah was
second in
command of the
city.
h'd.Whyiw ~,hyel][ dyiq'P yir.kiz -n,B leaw{y.w ? h,n.vim ryi['h -l;[ h'a.Wn.S;h -n,b
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From the
priests:
Jedaiah the
son of
Joiarib,
Jachin,
!yik'y byir'yw{y -n,b h'y.[;d.y ~yin]h{K;h -nim
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Seraiah the
son of
Hilkiah, the
son of
Meshullam, the
son of
Zadok, the
son of
Meraioth, the
son of
Ahitub, the
leader of the
house of
God,
qw{d'c -n,B ~'LUv.m -n,B h'Yiq.lix -n,b h'y'r.f ? ~yih{l/a'h tyeB dig.n b.Wjyix]a -n,B tw{y'r.m -n,B
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and their
kinsmen who
performed the
work of the
temple,
822 * * *; and
Adaiah the
son of
Jeroham, the
son of
Pelaliah, the
son of
Amzi, the
son of
Zechariah, the
son of
Pashhur, the
son of
Malchijah,
h,n{m.v tIy;B;l h'ka'l.M;h yef{[ ~,hyex]a;w ? -n,B ~'x{r.y -n,B h'y'd][;w ~Iy'n.v.W ~yir.f,[ tw{aem ? h'YiK.l;m -n,B r.Wx.v;P -n,B h'y.r;k.z -n,b yic.m;a -n,B h'y.l;l.P
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and his
kinsmen,
heads of
fathers' households,
242 * *; and
Amashsai the
son of
Azarel, the
son of
Ahzai, the
son of
Meshillemoth, the
son of
Immer,
~yi['B.r;a ~Iy;ta'm tw{b'a.l ~yiva'r wy'x,a.w ? y;z.x;a -n,B lea.r;z][ -n,B y;s.v;m][;w ~Iy'n.v.W ? reMia -n,B tw{meLiv.m -n,B
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and their
brothers,
valiant warriors,
128 * *. And their
overseer was
Zabdiel, the
son of
Haggedolim.
h'n{m.v.W ~yir.f,[ h'aem lIy;x yerw{BiG ~,hyex]a;w ? ~yilw{d.G;h -n,B leayiD.b;z ~,hyel][ dyiq'p.W
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Now from the
Levites:
Shemaiah the
son of
Hasshub, the
son of
Azrikam, the
son of
Hashabiah, the
son of
Bunni;
~'qyir.z;[ -n,B b.WV;x -n,b h'y.[;m.v ~iYiw.l;h -nim.W ? yiN.WB -n,B h'y.b;v]x -n,B
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and
Shabbethai and
Jozabad, from the
leaders of the
Levites, who were in
charge of the
outside work of the
house of
God;
h'n{cyix;h h'ka'l.M;h -l;[ d'b'zw{y.w y;t.B;v.w ? ~iYiw.l;h yeva'rem ~yih{l/a'h tyeb.l
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and
Mattaniah the
son of
Mica, the
son of
Zabdi, the
son of
Asaph, who was the
leader in
beginning the
thanksgiving at
prayer, and
Bakbukiah, the
second among his
brethren; and
Abda the
son of
Shammua, the
son of
Galal, the
son of
Jeduthun.
-n,b yiD.b;z -n,B h'kyim -n,b h'y.n;T;m.W ? h'y.qUB.q;b.W h'Lip.T;l h,dw{h.y h'Lix.T;h va{r @'s'a ? !.Wtyid.y -n,B l'l'G -n,B ;[.WM;v -n,B a'D.b;[.w wy'x,aem h,n.vim
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All the
Levites in the
holy city were
284 * *.
~yin{m.v ~Iy;ta'm v,d{Q;h ryi[.B ~iYiw.l;h -l'K ? h'['B.r;a.w
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Also the
gatekeepers,
Akkub,
Talmon and their
brethren who
kept watch at the
gates, were
172 * *.
~yir.m{V;h ~,hyex]a;w !w{m.l;j b.WQ;[ ~yir][w{V;h.w ? ~Iy'n.v.W ~yi[.biv h'aem ~yir'[.V;B