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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 who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2Amaria, Maluch,
2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3Sechenia.
3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
7These [were] the chiefs of the priests, and their brethren in the days of Jesus.
7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
8And the Levites [were], Jesus, Banui, Cadmiel, Sarabia, Jodae, Matthania: he [was] over the bands,
8Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving songs, he and his brothers.
9and his brethren [were appointed] to the daily courses.
9Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were close to them according to their offices.
10And Jesus begot Joakim, and Joakim begot Eliasib, and Eliasib [begot] Jodae,
10Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada,
11and Jodae begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jadu.
11and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.
12And in the days of Joakim, his brethren the priests and the heads of families [were, belonging] to Saraia, Amaria; to Jeremia, Anania;
12In the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ households: 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 Malluchi, 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;
19of 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, Nethanel.
22The Levitesin 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.
22As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ households; also the priests, in 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, heads of fathers’ households, 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.
24The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers close to them, to praise and give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, section next to section.
25When I gathered the porters,
25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses 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 and scribe.
27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalemthey sought the Levites in their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep a feast of dedication and gladness with thanksgiving, and they sounded cymbals with songs, and [had] lutes and harps.
27At 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 giving thanks and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.
28And the sons of the singers were assembled both from the neighbourhood round about to Jerusalem, and from the villages,
28The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;
29and from the country: for the singers built themselves villages by Jerusalem.
29also from Beth Gilgal and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.
30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people, and the porters, and the wall.
30The priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, 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 the princes of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two great companies who gave thanks and went in procession. One went on the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate;
32And after them went Osaia, and half the princes of Juda,
32and after them went Hoshaiah, with 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, Benjamin, Shemaiah, 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 some of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, 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 brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was 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
37By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of David’s city, at the ascent of the wall, above David’s house, even to 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 above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate; and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
42And the singers were heard, and were numbered.
42and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. 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.
43They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even far away.
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.
44On that day, men were appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the wave offerings, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them according to the fields of the cities the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who served.
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 David and his son Solomon.
45They performed the duty of their God and the duty of the purification, and so did the singers and the gatekeepers, 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 was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to 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.
47All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, as every day required; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.