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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
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The
rest of
Israel, of the
priests and of the
Levites, were in
all the
cities of
Judah,
each on his own
inheritance.
yer'[ -l'k.B ~iYiw.l;h ~yin]h{K;h lea'r.fIy r'a.v.W ? w{t'l]x;n.B vyia h'd.Wh.y
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But the
temple servants were
living in
Ophel, and
Ziha and
Gishpa were in
charge of the
temple servants.
a'P.vig.w a'xyic.w l,p{['B ~yib.v{y ~yinyit.N;h.w ? ~yinyit.N;h -l;[
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Now the
overseer of the
Levites in
Jerusalem was
Uzzi the
son of
Bani, the
son of
Hashabiah, the
son of
Mattaniah, the
son of
Mica, from the
sons of
Asaph, who were the
singers for the
service of the
house of
God.
yin'B -n,b yiZU[ ~i;l'v.WryiB ~iYiw.l;h dyiq.p.W ? yen.Bim a'kyim -n,B h'y.n;T;m -n,B h'y.b;v]x -n,B ? ~yih{l/a'h -tyeB t,ka,l.m d,g,n.l ~yir.r{v.m;h @'s'a
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For there was a
commandment from the
king concerning them and a
firm regulation for the
song leaders day by
day.
~yir.r{v.m;h -l;[ h'n'm]a;w ~,hyel][ .$,l,M;h t;w.cim -yiK ? w{mw{y.B ~w{y -r;b.D
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Pethahiah the
son of
Meshezabel, of the
sons of
Zerah the
son of
Judah, was the
king's representative in
all matters concerning the
people.
h'd.Wh.y -n,B x;r,z -yen.Bim lea.b;zyev.m -n,B h'y.x;t.p.W ? ~'['l r'b'D -l'k.l .$,l,M;h d;y.l
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Now as for the
villages with their
fields,
some of the
sons of
Judah lived in
Kiriath-arba and its
towns, in
Dibon and its
towns, and in
Jekabzeel and its
villages,
.Wb.v'y h'd.Wh.y yen.Bim ~'t{d.fiB ~yirec]x;h -l,a.w ? 'hy,t{n.b.W !{byid.b.W 'hy,t{n.b.W [;B.r;a'h t;y.riq.B ? 'hy,rec]x;w lea.c.b;Qyib.W
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and in
Jeshua, in
Moladah and
Beth-pelet,
j,l'P tyeb.b.W h'd'lw{m.b.W ;[.Wvey.b.W
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and in
Hazar-shual, in
Beersheba and its
towns,
'hy,t{n.b.W [;b,v rea.bib.W l'[.Wv r;c]x;b.W
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and in
Ziklag, in
Meconah and in its
towns,
'hy,t{n.bib.W h'n{k.mib.W g;l.qic.b.W
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and in
En-rimmon, in
Zorah and in
Jarmuth,
t.Wm.r;y.b.W h'[.r'c.b.W !w{Mir !ye[.b.W
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Zanoah,
Adullam, and their
villages,
Lachish and its
fields,
Azekah and its
towns. So they
encamped from
Beersheba as
far as the
valley of
Hinnom.
'hy,t{d.f.W vyik'l ~,hyer.c;x.w ~'LUd][ ;x{n'z ? ~{Nih -ayeG -d;[ [;b,v -rea.Bim .Wn]x;Y;w 'hy,t{n.b.W h'qez][
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The
sons of
Benjamin also lived from
Geba onward, at
Michmash and
Aija, at
Bethel and its
towns,
lea -tyeb.W h'Y;[.w f'm.kim [;b'Gim !im'y.nib yen.b.W ? 'hy,t{n.b.W
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Lod and
Ono, the
valley of
craftsmen.
~yiv'r]x;h yeG w{nw{a.w d{l
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From the
Levites, some
divisions in
Judah belonged to
Benjamin.
!yim'y.nib.l h'd.Wh.y tw{q.l.x;m ~iYiw.l;h -nim.W ? @