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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וְ/רָאשֵׁ֣י 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 verashey and the heads and heads-of HC/Ncmpc הַ֠/לְוִיִּם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim of the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa חֲשַׁבְיָ֨ה 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤄 chashaveyah Hashabiah Yah has considered Chashaveyah HNp שֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜ה 𐤔𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤄 shereveyah Sherebiah Yah Burns Shereveyah HNp וְ/יֵשׁ֤וּעַ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏 veyeshua and Jeshua and Yeshua and Yeshua HC/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc קַדְמִיאֵל֙ 𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤀𐤋 qademiel of Kadmiel El-is-Ancient Qademiel 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 before them HR/R/Sp3mp לְ/הַלֵּ֣ל 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤋 lehalel to praise to extol in praise HR/Vpc לְ/הוֹד֔וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤕 lehodot to give thanks to publicly acknowledge HR/Vhc בְּ/מִצְוַ֖ת 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 bemitsevat according to the commandment by command-of HR/Ncfsc דָּוִ֣יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of David David David HNp אִישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa מִשְׁמָ֖ר 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓 mishemar watch guard-duty HNcmsa לְ/עֻמַּ֥ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤌𐤕 leumat corresponding to in alignment with HR/Ncfsc מִשְׁמָֽר 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓 mishemar-2 watch guard-duty HNcmsa
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וּ/בַ/חֲנֻכַּ֞ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤍𐤊𐤕 uvachanukat And at the dedication and in the dedication-of HC/R/Ncfsc חוֹמַ֣ת 𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 chomat of the wall enclosing wall of HNcfsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp בִּקְשׁ֤וּ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 biqeshu they sought they earnestly sought HVpp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הַ/לְוִיִּם֙ 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal out of all from the entirety of 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 bring them in HR/Vhc/Sp3mp לִֽ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushalaim to Jerusalem to Foundation-of-Wholeness to Yerushalam HR/Np לַ/עֲשֹׂ֨ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤕 laasot to celebrate to do or make HR/Vqc חֲנֻכָּ֤ה 𐤇𐤍𐤊𐤄 chanukah the dedication dedication ceremony HNcfsa וְ/שִׂמְחָה֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 vesimechah and gladness rejoicing HC/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/תוֹד֣וֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤕 uvetodot both with thanksgivings and with thanksgivings HC/R/Ncfpa וּ/בְ/שִׁ֔יר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤉𐤓 uveshir and with singing and with a song HC/R/Ncbsa מְצִלְתַּ֖יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 metsiletayim cymbals ringing cymbal-pair HNcfda נְבָלִ֥ים 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 nevalim lyres skin-bag vessels HNcmpa וּ/בְ/כִנֹּרֽוֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 uvekhinorot and with harps and with lyres HC/R/Ncmpa
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וַ/יִּזְבְּח֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅 vayizebechu and they offered they slaughtered for sacrifice HC/Vqw3mp בַ/יּוֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 vayom on the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ֠/הוּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms זְבָחִ֨ים 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 zevachim sacrifices ritual slaughters HNcmpa גְּדוֹלִ֜ים 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌 gedolim great great ones HAampa וַ/יִּשְׂמָ֗חוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 vayisemachu and they rejoiced they rejoiced HC/Vqw3mp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because 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 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 boys HC/Td/Ncmpa שָׂמֵ֑חוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 samechu rejoiced they rejoiced HVqp3cp וַ/תִּשָּׁמַ֛ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 vatishama and was heard and she was heard HC/VNw3fs שִׂמְחַ֥ת 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤕 simechat joy joy of HNcfsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp מֵ/רָחֽוֹק 𐤌/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒 merachoq from afar from a distant place HR/Aamsa
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וַ/יִּפָּקְד֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤅 vayipaqedu And they were appointed and they were attended to HC/VNw3mp בַ/יּוֹם֩ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 vayom on the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֨וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms אֲנָשִׁ֜ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR הַ/נְּשָׁכ֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤕 haneshakhot the storerooms the storage chambers HTd/Ncfpa לָ/א֨וֹצָר֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 laotsarot for the treasures to the storehouses HRd/Ncmpa לַ/תְּרוּמוֹת֮ 𐤋/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤅𐤕 laterumot for the contributions for the raised-up offerings HRd/Ncfpa לָ/רֵאשִׁ֣ית 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 lareshit for the firstfruits to the first part HRd/Ncfsa וְ/לַ/מַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת֒ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤕 velamaaserot and for the tithes tenth-portions 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 open-fields of HR/Ncmpc הֶ/עָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim of the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa מְנָא֣וֹת 𐤌𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤕 menaot portions assigned portions of HNcfpc הַ/תּוֹרָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah of the law the instruction HTd/Ncfsa לַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 lakohanim for the priests to the priestly officiants HRd/Ncmpa וְ/לַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 velaleviyim and for the Levites and to the Levites and to Leviyim HC/Rd/Ngmpa כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC שִׂמְחַ֣ת 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤕 simechat joy joy of HNcfsc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over upon 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 Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa הָ/עֹמְדִֽים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 haomedim who were standing the standing ones HTd/Vqrmpa
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וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal And all and whole of HC/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בִּ/ימֵ֨י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in days of in the days of HR/Ncmpc זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל 𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤋 zerubavel Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel HNp וּ/בִ/ימֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 uvimey and in days of and in days of HC/R/Ncmpc נְחֶמְיָ֗ה 𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤄 nechemeyah Nehemiah Yahweh-has-comforted Nechemeyah HNp נֹֽתְנִ֛ים 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤌 notenim were giving the giving-ones HVqrmpa מְנָי֛וֹת 𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤅𐤕 menayot portions assigned portions of HNcfpc הַ/מְשֹׁרְרִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 hameshorerim of the singers the singing-ones HTd/Vormpa וְ/הַ/שֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehashoarim and the gatekeepers and the gate-guards 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 consecrating HC/Vhrmpa לַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to the Levites to the Levite-descendants to Leviyim HRd/Ngmpa וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and the Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim HC/Td/Ngmpa מַקְדִּשִׁ֖ים 𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 maqedishim sanctified those who consecrate HVhrmpa לִ/בְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) for sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc אַהֲרֹֽן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp