Nehemiah 12

Nehemiah lists the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel and served through successive generations, emphasizing accurate records for temple service and tithes[3][7]. The chapter culminates in the joyful dedication of Jerusalem's wall: priests and Levites purify themselves, the people, gates, and wall; two large choirs process atop the wall giving thanks with instruments and loud singing; great sacrifices are offered, and rejoicing so great—even women and children joining—is heard afar off[2][4][6].

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Verse 24 וְ/רָאשֵׁ֣י 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 verashey and the heads and heads of HC/Ncmpc הַ֠/לְוִיִּם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim of the Levites the joined-ones HTd/Ngmpa חֲשַׁבְיָ֨ה 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤄 chashaveyah Hashabiah Yah-has-regarded HNp שֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜ה 𐤔𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤄 shereveyah Sherebiah Yah-Has-Scorched HNp וְ/יֵשׁ֤וּעַ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏 veyeshua and Jeshua and Yeshua ("He-Saves") HC/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc קַדְמִיאֵל֙ 𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤀𐤋 qademiel of Kadmiel Before‑El HNp וַ/אֲחֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vaacheyhem and their brothers and their brothers HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp לְ/נֶגְדָּ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤃/𐤌 lenegedam opposite them in front of them HR/R/Sp3mp לְ/הַלֵּ֣ל 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤋 lehalel to praise to cause to shine in praise HR/Vpc לְ/הוֹד֔וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤕 lehodot to give thanks to cause to extend the hand in thanks HR/Vhc בְּ/מִצְוַ֖ת 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 bemitsevat according to the commandment at the command of HR/Ncfsc דָּוִ֣יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of David Beloved-one (David) HNp אִישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man individual man HNcmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa מִשְׁמָ֖ר 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓 mishemar watch a guarding-charge HNcmsa לְ/עֻמַּ֥ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤕 leumat corresponding to to the side of HR/Ncfsc מִשְׁמָֽר 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓 mishemar-2 watch a guarding-charge HNcmsa
Verse 27 וּ/בַ/חֲנֻכַּ֞ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤍𐤊𐤕 uvachanukat And at the dedication HC/R/Ncfsc חוֹמַ֣ת 𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 chomat of the wall wall-of HNcfsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) HNp בִּקְשׁ֤וּ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 biqeshu they sought they sought after HVpp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/לְוִיִּם֙ 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim Levites the joined-ones HTd/Ngmpa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal out of all from-of every-his HR/Ncmsc מְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔/ם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤕/𐤌 meqomotam their places their standing-places HNcmpc/Sp3mp לַ/הֲבִיאָ֖/ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤌 lahaviam to bring them to cause-them-to-come-in HR/Vhc/Sp3mp לִֽ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushalaim to Jerusalem to Foundation-of-Peace HR/Np לַ/עֲשֹׂ֨ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤕 laasot to celebrate to do-make HR/Vqc חֲנֻכָּ֤ה 𐤇𐤍𐤊𐤄 chanukah the dedication initiation HNcfsa וְ/שִׂמְחָה֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 vesimechah and gladness rejoicing-joy HC/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/תוֹד֣וֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤕 uvetodot both with thanksgivings HC/R/Ncfpa וּ/בְ/שִׁ֔יר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤉𐤓 uveshir and with singing and in song HC/R/Ncbsa מְצִלְתַּ֖יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 metsiletayim cymbals HNcfda נְבָלִ֥ים 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 nevalim lyres skin-bag lyres HNcmpa וּ/בְ/כִנֹּרֽוֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 uvekhinorot and with harps and with twanging-harps HC/R/Ncmpa
Verse 39 וּ/מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤋 umeal and from above and from upon HC/R/R לְ/שַֽׁעַר 𐤋/𐤔𐤏𐤓 leshaar the gate to the gate-of HR/Ncmsc אֶ֠פְרַיִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double-Fruitfulness HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and above and upon HC/R שַׁ֨עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar the gate opening-gate of HNcmsc הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה 𐤄𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤄 hayeshanah of the old HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-2 and above and upon HC/R שַׁ֣עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar-2 the gate opening-gate of HNcmsc הַ/דָּגִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤂𐤉𐤌 hadagim of the fish the fishes HTd/Ncmpa וּ/מִגְדַּ֤ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 umigedal and the tower and a tower-of-greatness HC/Ncbsc חֲנַנְאֵל֙ 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤀𐤋 chananeel of Hananeel Ḥanan-El (“God-has-shown-favor”) HNp וּ/מִגְדַּ֣ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 umigedal-2 and the tower and a tower-of-greatness HC/Ncbsc הַ/מֵּאָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤄 hameah of the Hundred the Hundred HTd/Acbsa וְ/עַ֖ד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and unto (the limit of) HC/R שַׁ֣עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar-3 the gate opening-gate of HNcmsc הַ/צֹּ֑אן 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤍 hatson of the sheep the migrating flock HTd/Ncbsa וְ/עָ֣מְד֔וּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 veamedu and they stood and they stood HC/Vqp3cp בְּ/שַׁ֖עַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 beshaar at the gate in the gate of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מַּטָּרָֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤓𐤄 hamatarah of the guard the watch-place HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 43 וַ/יִּזְבְּח֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅 vayizebechu and they offered and they slaughtered in sacrifice HC/Vqw3mp בַ/יּוֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 vayom on the day the hot day HRd/Ncmsa הַ֠/הוּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms זְבָחִ֨ים 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 zevachim sacrifices slaughter-offerings HNcmpa גְּדוֹלִ֜ים 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌 gedolim great great ones HAampa וַ/יִּשְׂמָ֗חוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 vayisemachu and they rejoiced and they rejoiced HC/Vqw3mp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa שִׂמְּחָ/ם֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤇/𐤌 simecham had made them rejoice he gladdened them HVpp3ms/Sp3mp שִׂמְחָ֣ה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah joy glad rejoicing HNcfsa גְדוֹלָ֔ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great (feminine singular) HAafsa וְ/גַ֧ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta הַ/נָּשִׁ֛ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim the women the women HTd/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/יְלָדִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉𐤌 vehayeladim and the children and the born-boys HC/Td/Ncmpa שָׂמֵ֑חוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 samechu rejoiced they grew glad HVqp3cp וַ/תִּשָּׁמַ֛ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 vatishama and was heard and she was heard HC/VNw3fs שִׂמְחַ֥ת 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤕 simechat joy gladness-of HNcfsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) HNp מֵ/רָחֽוֹק 𐤌/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒 merachoq from afar from a distant place HR/Aamsa
Verse 44 וַ/יִּפָּקְד֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤅 vayipaqedu And they were appointed And they were appointed HC/VNw3mp בַ/יּוֹם֩ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 vayom on the day the hot day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֨וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms אֲנָשִׁ֜ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon (up-over) HR הַ/נְּשָׁכ֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤕 haneshakhot the storerooms HTd/Ncfpa לָ/א֨וֹצָר֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 laotsarot for the treasures for the storehouses HRd/Ncmpa לַ/תְּרוּמוֹת֮ 𐤋/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤅𐤕 laterumot for the contributions HRd/Ncfpa לָ/רֵאשִׁ֣ית 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 lareshit for the firstfruits HRd/Ncfsa וְ/לַ/מַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת֒ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤕 velamaaserot and for the tithes HC/Rd/Ncmpa לִ/כְנ֨וֹס 𐤋/𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤎 likhenos to gather to gather together HR/Vqc בָּ/הֶ֜ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem into them HR/Sp3mp לִ/שְׂדֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤔𐤃𐤉 lisedey from the fields to the spreading-fields of HR/Ncmpc הֶ/עָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim of the cities the guarded cities HTd/Ncfpa מְנָא֣וֹת 𐤌𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤕 menaot portions HNcfpc הַ/תּוֹרָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah of the law the Instruction HTd/Ncfsa לַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 lakohanim for the priests to the officiating-priests HRd/Ncmpa וְ/לַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 velaleviyim and for the Levites and to the joined-ones HC/Rd/Ngmpa כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC שִׂמְחַ֣ת 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤕 simechat joy gladness-of HNcfsc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Praised-One HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over upon (up-over) HR הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests the officiating priests HTd/Ncmpa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R הַ/לְוִיִּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the joined-ones HTd/Ngmpa הָ/עֹמְדִֽים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 haomedim who were standing the standing ones HTd/Vqrmpa
Verse 47 וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal And all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp בִּ/ימֵ֨י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in days of in the days of HR/Ncmpc זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל 𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤋 zerubavel Zerubbabel Seed-of-Babylon HNp וּ/בִ/ימֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 uvimey and in days of and in the days of HC/R/Ncmpc נְחֶמְיָ֗ה 𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤄 nechemeyah Nehemiah Yah-Comforts HNp נֹֽתְנִ֛ים 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤌 notenim were giving the ones giving HVqrmpa מְנָי֛וֹת 𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤅𐤕 menayot portions allotted portions of HNcfpc הַ/מְשֹׁרְרִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 hameshorerim of the singers the singing-men HTd/Vormpa וְ/הַ/שֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehashoarim and the gatekeepers and the gate-keepers HC/Td/Ncmpa דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar matter word-of HNcmsc י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsa בְּ/יוֹמ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌/𐤅 beyomo in his day in his day HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּ/מַקְדִּשִׁים֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 umaqedishim and they sanctified and those making-holy HC/Vhrmpa לַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to the Levites to the Joined-ones HRd/Ngmpa וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and the Levites and the joined-ones HC/Td/Ngmpa מַקְדִּשִׁ֖ים 𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 maqedishim sanctified the ones causing to be holy HVhrmpa לִ/בְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) for sons of to the sons HR/Ncmpc אַהֲרֹֽן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon HNp