Nehemiah 12

The priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel

וְאֵלֶּה הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר עָלוּ עִם-זְרֻבָּבֶל בֶּן-שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל וְיֵשׁוּעַ שְׂרָיָה יִרְמְיָה עֶזְרָֽא׃
1
Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
אֲמַרְיָה מַלּוּךְ חַטּֽוּשׁ׃
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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
שְׁכַנְיָה רְחֻם מְרֵמֹֽת׃
3
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
עִדּוֹא גִנְּתוֹי אֲבִיָּֽה׃
4
Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
מִיָּמִין מַֽעַדְיָה בִּלְגָּֽה׃
5
Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
שְׁמַֽעְיָה וְיֽוֹיָרִיב יְדַֽעְיָֽה׃
6
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
סַלּוּ עָמוֹק חִלְקִיָּה יְדַֽעְיָה אֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וַֽאֲחֵיהֶם בִּימֵי יֵשֽׁוּעַ׃
7
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
וְהַלְוִיִּם יֵשׁוּעַ בִּנּוּי קַדְמִיאֵל שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה יְהוּדָה מַתַּנְיָה עַֽל-הֻיְּדוֹת הוּא וְאֶחָֽיו׃
8
Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָה ‫(וענו)‬ וְעֻנִּי אֲחֵיהֶם לְנֶגְדָּם לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃
9
Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
וְיֵשׁוּעַ הוֹלִיד אֶת-יֽוֹיָקִים וְיֽוֹיָקִים הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֶלְיָשִׁיב וְאֶלְיָשִׁיב אֶת-יֽוֹיָדָֽע׃
10
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
וְיֽוֹיָדָע הוֹלִיד אֶת-יֽוֹנָתָן וְיֽוֹנָתָן הוֹלִיד אֶת-יַדּֽוּעַ׃
11
And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
וּבִימֵי יֽוֹיָקִים הָיוּ כֹֽהֲנִים רָאשֵׁי הָֽאָבוֹת לִשְׂרָיָה מְרָיָה לְיִרְמְיָה חֲנַנְיָֽה׃
12
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
לְעֶזְרָא מְשֻׁלָּם לַֽאֲמַרְיָה יְהֽוֹחָנָֽן׃
13
Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
‫(למלוכי)‬ לִמְלִיכוּ יֽוֹנָתָן לִשְׁבַנְיָה יוֹסֵֽף׃
14
Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
לְחָרִם עַדְנָא לִמְרָיוֹת חֶלְקָֽי׃
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Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
‫(לעדיא)‬ לְעִדּוֹא זְכַרְיָה לְגִנְּתוֹן מְשֻׁלָּֽם׃
16
Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
לַֽאֲבִיָּה זִכְרִי לְמִנְיָמִין לְמֽוֹעַדְיָה פִּלְטָֽי׃
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Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
לְבִלְגָּה שַׁמּוּעַ לִֽשְׁמַעְיָה יְהֽוֹנָתָֽן׃
18
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
וּלְיֽוֹיָרִיב מַתְּנַי לִֽידַֽעְיָה עֻזִּֽי׃
19
And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
לְסַלַּי קַלָּי לְעָמוֹק עֵֽבֶר׃
20
Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
לְחִלְקִיָּה חֲשַׁבְיָה לִֽידַֽעְיָה נְתַנְאֵֽל׃
21
Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
הַלְוִיִּם בִּימֵי אֶלְיָשִׁיב יֽוֹיָדָע וְיֽוֹחָנָן וְיַדּוּעַ כְּתוּבִים רָאשֵׁי אָבוֹת וְהַכֹּהֲנִים עַל-מַלְכוּת דָּֽרְיָוֶשׁ הַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃
22
The 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.
בְּנֵי לֵוִי רָאשֵׁי הָֽאָבוֹת כְּתוּבִים עַל-סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים וְעַד-יְמֵי יֽוֹחָנָן בֶּן-אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃
23
The 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.
וְרָאשֵׁי הַלְוִיִּם חֲשַׁבְיָה שֵֽׁרֵבְיָה וְיֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן-קַדְמִיאֵל וַֽאֲחֵיהֶם לְנֶגְדָּם לְהַלֵּל לְהוֹדוֹת בְּמִצְוַת דָּוִיד אִישׁ-הָֽאֱלֹהִים מִשְׁמָר לְעֻמַּת מִשְׁמָֽר׃
24
And 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.
מַתַּנְיָה וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָה עֹֽבַדְיָה מְשֻׁלָּם טַלְמוֹן עַקּוּב שֹֽׁמְרִים שֽׁוֹעֲרִים מִשְׁמָר בַּֽאֲסֻפֵּי הַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃
25
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
אֵלֶּה בִּימֵי יֽוֹיָקִים בֶּן-יֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן-יֽוֹצָדָק וּבִימֵי נְחֶמְיָה הַפֶּחָה וְעֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן הַסּוֹפֵֽר׃
26
These 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.

The dedication of the wall of Jerusalem

וּבַֽחֲנֻכַּת חוֹמַת יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם בִּקְשׁוּ אֶת-הַלְוִיִּם מִכָּל-מְקוֹמֹתָם לַֽהֲבִיאָם לִֽירוּשָׁלִָם לַֽעֲשֹׂת חֲנֻכָּה וְשִׂמְחָה וּבְתוֹדוֹת וּבְשִׁיר מְצִלְתַּיִם נְבָלִים וּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃
27
And 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.
וַיֵּאָסְפוּ בְּנֵי הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִים וּמִן-הַכִּכָּר סְבִיבוֹת יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם וּמִן-חַצְרֵי נְטֹֽפָתִֽי׃
28
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
וּמִבֵּית הַגִּלְגָּל וּמִשְּׂדוֹת גֶּבַע וְעַזְמָוֶת כִּי חֲצֵרִים בָּנוּ לָהֶם הַמְשֹׁרֲרִים סְבִיבוֹת יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
29
Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
וַיִּֽטַּהֲרוּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וַֽיְטַהֲרוּ אֶת-הָעָם וְאֶת-הַשְּׁעָרִים וְאֶֽת-הַחוֹמָֽה׃
30
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
וָאַֽעֲלֶה אֶת-שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה מֵעַל לַֽחוֹמָה וָאַֽעֲמִידָה שְׁתֵּי תוֹדֹת גְּדוֹלֹת וְתַֽהֲלֻכֹת לַיָּמִין מֵעַל לַֽחוֹמָה לְשַׁעַר הָֽאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃
31
Then 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:
וַיֵּלֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם הוֹשַׁעְיָה וַֽחֲצִי שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָֽה׃
32
And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
וַֽעֲזַרְיָה עֶזְרָא וּמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃
33
And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָה וְיִרְמְיָֽה׃
34
Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
וּמִבְּנֵי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים בַּחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת זְכַרְיָה בֶן-יֽוֹנָתָן בֶּן-שְׁמַֽעְיָה בֶּן-מַתַּנְיָה בֶּן-מִיכָיָה בֶּן-זַכּוּר בֶּן-אָסָֽף׃
35
And 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:
וְֽאֶחָיו שְֽׁמַעְיָה וַֽעֲזַרְאֵל מִֽלֲלַי גִּֽלֲלַי מָעַי נְתַנְאֵל וִֽיהוּדָה חֲנָנִי בִּכְלֵי-שִׁיר דָּוִיד אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים וְעֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃
36
And 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.
וְעַל שַׁעַר הָעַיִן וְנֶגְדָּם עָלוּ עַֽל-מַעֲלוֹת עִיר דָּוִיד בַּֽמַּעֲלֶה לַֽחוֹמָה מֵעַל לְבֵית דָּוִיד וְעַד שַׁעַר הַמַּיִם מִזְרָֽח׃
37
And 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.
וְהַתּוֹדָה הַשֵּׁנִית הַֽהוֹלֶכֶת לְמוֹאל וַֽאֲנִי אַֽחֲרֶיהָ וַֽחֲצִי הָעָם מֵעַל לְהַֽחוֹמָה מֵעַל לְמִגְדַּל הַתַּנּוּרִים וְעַד הַֽחוֹמָה הָֽרְחָבָֽה׃
38
And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
וּמֵעַל לְשַֽׁעַר-אֶפְרַיִם וְעַל-שַׁעַר הַיְשָׁנָה וְעַל-שַׁעַר הַדָּגִים וּמִגְדַּל חֲנַנְאֵל וּמִגְדַּל הַמֵּאָה וְעַד שַׁעַר הַצֹּאן וְעָמְדוּ בְּשַׁעַר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃
39
And 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.
וַֽתַּעֲמֹדְנָה שְׁתֵּי הַתּוֹדֹת בְּבֵית הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַֽאֲנִי וַֽחֲצִי הַסְּגָנִים עִמִּֽי׃
40
So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֶלְיָקִים מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה מִנְיָמִין מִֽיכָיָה אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַי זְכַרְיָה חֲנַנְיָה בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת׃
41
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָה וְאֶלְעָזָר וְעֻזִּי וִֽיהוֹחָנָן וּמַלְכִּיָּה וְעֵילָם וָעָזֶר וַיַּשְׁמִיעוּ הַמְשֹׁרְרִים וְיִֽזְרַחְיָה הַפָּקִֽיד׃
42
And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
וַיִּזְבְּחוּ בַיּוֹם-הַהוּא זְבָחִים גְּדוֹלִים וַיִּשְׂמָחוּ כִּי הָֽאֱלֹהִים שִׂמְּחָם שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה וְגַם הַנָּשִׁים וְהַיְלָדִים שָׂמֵחוּ וַתִּשָּׁמַע שִׂמְחַת יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם מֵֽרָחֽוֹק׃
43
Also 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.

Provision for the priests, Levites, singers and gatekeepers

וַיִּפָּֽקְדוּ בַיּוֹם הַהוּא אֲנָשִׁים עַל-הַנְּשָׁכוֹת לָאוֹצָרוֹת לַתְּרוּמוֹת לָֽרֵאשִׁית וְלַמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת לִכְנוֹס בָּהֶם לִשְׂדֵי הֶֽעָרִים מְנָאוֹת הַתּוֹרָה לַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם כִּי שִׂמְחַת יְהוּדָה עַל-הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְעַל-הַלְוִיִּם הָעֹֽמְדִֽים׃
44
And 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.
וַֽיִּשְׁמְרוּ מִשְׁמֶרֶת אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם וּמִשְׁמֶרֶת הַֽטָּהֳרָה וְהַמְשֹֽׁרְרִים וְהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִים כְּמִצְוַת דָּוִיד שְׁלֹמֹה בְנֽוֹ׃
45
And 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.
כִּֽי-בִימֵי דָוִיד וְאָסָף מִקֶּדֶם ‫(ראש)‬ רָאשֵׁי הַמְשֹׁרְרִים וְשִׁיר-תְּהִלָּה וְהֹדוֹת לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃
46
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּימֵי זְרֻבָּבֶל וּבִימֵי נְחֶמְיָה נֹֽתְנִים מְנָיוֹת הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִים וְהַשֹּֽׁעֲרִים דְּבַר-יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ וּמַקְדִּשִׁים לַלְוִיִּם וְהַלְוִיִּם מַקְדִּשִׁים לִבְנֵי אַֽהֲרֹֽן׃
47
And 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.

Places in Nehemiah 12

People, Places & Things in Nehemiah 12