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Nehemiah 12
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1Now these [are] the priests and the Levites that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel and Jesus: Saraia, Jeremia, Esdra,
1Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2Amaria, Maluch,
2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3Sechenia.
3Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
7These [were] the chiefs of the priests, and their brethren in the days of Jesus.
7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
8And the Levites [were], Jesus, Banui, Cadmiel, Sarabia, Jodae, Matthania: he [was] over the bands,
8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
9and his brethren [were appointed] to the daily courses.
9Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
10And Jesus begot Joakim, and Joakim begot Eliasib, and Eliasib [begot] Jodae,
10And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
11and Jodae begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jadu.
11And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
12And in the days of Joakim, his brethren the priests and the heads of families [were, belonging] to Saraia, Amaria; to Jeremia, Anania;
12And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13to Esdra, Mesulam; to Amaria, Joanan;
13Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14to Amaluch, Jonathan; to Sechenia, Joseph;
14Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15to Are, Mannas; to Marioth, Elcai;
15Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16to Adadai, Zacharia; to Ganathoth, Mesolam;
16Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17to Abia, Zechri; to Miamin, Maadai; to Pheleti, [one];
17Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
18to Balgas, Samue; to Semia, Jonathan;
18Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19to Joarib, Matthanai; to Edio, Ozi;
19And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20to Salai, Callai; to Amec, Abed;
20Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21to Elkia, Asabias; to Jedeiu, Nathanael.
21Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
22The Levites in the days of Eliasib, Joada, and Joa, and Joanan, and Idua, [were] recorded heads of families: also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
22The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
23And the sons of Levi, heads of families, [were] written in the book of the chronicles, even to the days of Joanan son of Elisue.
23The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
24And the heads of the Levites [were] Asabia, and Sarabia, and Jesu: and the sons of Cadmiel, and their brethren over against them, were to sing hymns of praise , according to the commandment of David the man of God, course by course.
24And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
25When I gathered the porters,
25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
26[it was] in the days of Joakim son of Jesus, son of Josedec, and in the days of Neemia: and Esdras the priest [was] scribe.
26These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep a feast of dedication and gladnesswith thanksgiving, and they sounded cymbals with songs, and [had] lutes and harps.
27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
28And the sons of the singers were assembled both from the neighbourhood round about to Jerusalem, and from the villages,
28And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
29and from the country: for the singers built themselves villages by Jerusalem.
29Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the porters, and the wall.
30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
31And they brought up the princes of Juda on the wall, and they appointed two great [companies] for thanksgiving, and they passed on the right hand on the wall of the dung -gate.
31Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
32And after them went Osaia, and half the princes of Juda,
32And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
33and Azarias, and Esdras, and Mesollam,
33And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
34and Juda, and Benjamin, and Samaias and Jeremia.
34Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35And [some] of the sons of the priest with trumpets, Zacharias son of Jonathan, son of Samaias, son of Matthania, son of Michaia, son of Zacchur, son of Asaph:
35And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
36and his brethren, Samaia, and Oziel, Gelol, Jama, Aia, Nathanael, and Juda, Anani, to praise with the hymns of David the man of God; and Esdras the scribe [was] before them,
36And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
37at the gate, to praise before them, and they went up by the steps of the city of David, in the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water -gate
37And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
39of Ephraim, and to the fish -gate, and by the tower of Anameel, and as far as the sheep -gate.
39And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
42And the singers were heard, and were numbered.
42And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
43And in that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced; for God had made them very joyful: and their wives and their children rejoiced: and the joy in Jerusalem was heard from afar off.
43Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
44And in that day they appointed men over the treasuries, for the treasures, the first fruits, and the tithes, and [for] the chiefs of the cities who were assembled among them, [to furnish] portions for the priests and Levites: for [there was] joy in Juda over the priests and over the Levites that waited.
44And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
45And they kept the charges of their God, and the charges of the purification, and [ordered] the singers and the porters, according to the commandments of Davidand his son Solomon.
45And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
46For in the days of David Asaph was originally first of the singers, and [they sang] hymns and praise to God.
46For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
47And all Israel in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Neemias, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, a daily rate: and consecrated them to the Levites: and the Levites consecrated them to the sons of Aaron.
47And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.