Nehemiah 12

1 ♥ 📝 N ow these are the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 that went up^H5927 with Zerubbabel^H2216 the son^H1121 of Shealtiel,^H7597 and Jeshua:^H3442 Seraiah,^H8304 Jeremiah,^H3414 Ezra,^H5830

2 ♥ 📝 Amariah,^H568 Malluch,^H4409 Hattush,^H2407

3 ♥ 📝 Shecaniah,^H7935 Rehum,^H7348 Meremoth,^H4822

4 ♥ 📝 Iddo,^H5714 Ginnethoi,^H1599 Abijah,^H29

5 ♥ 📝 Mijamin,^H4326 Maadiah,^H4573 Bilgah,^H1083

6 ♥ 📝 Shemaiah,^H8098 and Joiarib,^H3114 Jedaiah.^H3048

7 ♥ 📝 Sallu,^H5543 Amok,^H5987 Hilkiah,^H2518 Jedaiah.^H3048 These were the chiefs^H7218 of the priests^H3548 and of their brethren^H251 in the days^H3117 of Jeshua.^H3442

8 ♥ 📝 Moreover the Levites:^H3881 Jeshua,^H3442 Binnui,^H1131 Kadmiel,^H6934 Sherebiah,^H8274 Judah,^H3063 [and] Mattaniah,^H4983 who was over the thanksgiving,^H1960 he and his brethren.^H251

9 ♥ 📝 Also Bakbukiah^H1229 and Unno,^H6042 their brethren,^H251 were over against them according to their offices.^H4931

10 ♥ 📝 And Jeshua^H3442 begat^H3205 Joiakim,^H3113 and Joiakim^H3113 begat^H3205 Eliashib,^H475 and Eliashib^H475 begat^H3205 Joiada,^H3111

11 ♥ 📝 and Joiada^H3111 begat^H3205 Jonathan,^H3129 and Jonathan^H3129 begat^H3205 Jaddua.^H3037

12 ♥ 📝 And in the days^H3117 of Joiakim^H3113 were priests,^H3548 heads^H7218 of fathers'^H1 [houses]: of Seraiah,^H8304 Meraiah;^H4811 of Jeremiah,^H3414 Hananiah;^H2608

13 ♥ 📝 of Ezra,^H5830 Meshullam;^H4918 of Amariah,^H568 Jehohanan;^H3076

14 ♥ 📝 of Malluchi,^H4409 Jonathan;^H3129 of Shebaniah,^H7645 Joseph;^H3130

15 ♥ 📝 of Harim,^H2766 Adna;^H5733 of Meraioth,^H4812 Helkai;^H2517

16 ♥ 📝 of Iddo,^H5714 Zechariah;^H2148 of Ginnethon,^H1599 Meshullam;^H4918

17 ♥ 📝 of Abijah,^H29 Zichri;^H2147 of Miniamin,^H4509 of Moadiah,^H4153 Piltai;^H6408

18 ♥ 📝 of Bilgah,^H1083 Shammua;^H8051 of Shemaiah,^H8098 Jehonathan;^H3083

19 ♥ 📝 and of Joiarib,^H3114 Mattenai;^H4982 of Jedaiah,^H3048 Uzzi;^H5813

20 ♥ 📝 of Sallai,^H5543 Kallai;^H7040 of Amok,^H5987 Eber;^H5677

21 ♥ 📝 of Hilkiah,^H2518 Hashabiah;^H2811 of Jedaiah,^H3048 Nethanel.^H5417

22 ♥ 📝 As for the Levites,^H3881 in the days^H3117 of Eliashib,^H475 Joiada,^H3111 and Johanan,^H3110 and Jaddua,^H3037 there were recorded^H3789 the heads^H7218 of fathers'^H1 [houses]; also the priests,^H3548 in the reign^H4438 of Darius^H1867 the Persian.^H6542

23 ♥ 📝 The sons^H1121 of Levi,^H3878 heads^H7218 of fathers'^H1 [houses], were written^H3789 in the book^H5612 of the chronicles,^H1697 even until the days^H3117 of Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Eliashib.^H475

24 ♥ 📝 And the chiefs^H7218 of the Levites:^H3881 Hashabiah,^H2811 Sherebiah,^H8274 and Jeshua^H3442 the son^H1121 of Kadmiel,^H6934 with their brethren^H251 over against them, to praise^H1984 and give thanks,^H3034 according to the commandment^H4687 of David^H1732 the man^H376 of God,^H430 watch^H4929 next^H5980 to watch.^H4929

25 ♥ 📝 Mattaniah,^H4983 and Bakbukiah,^H1229 Obadiah,^H5662 Meshullam,^H4918 Talmon,^H2929 Akkub,^H6126 were porters^H7778 keeping^H8104 the watch^H4929 at the store-houses^H624 of the gates.^H8179

26 ♥ 📝 These were in the days^H3117 of Joiakim^H3113 the son^H1121 of Jeshua,^H3442 the son^H1121 of Jozadak,^H3136 and in the days^H3117 of Nehemiah^H5166 the governor,^H6346 and of Ezra^H5830 the priest^H3548 the scribe.^H5608

27 ♥ 📝 And at the dedication^H2598 of the wall^H2346 of Jerusalem^H3389 they sought^H1245 the Levites^H3881 out of all their places,^H4725 to bring^H935 them to Jerusalem,^H3389 to keep^H6213 the dedication^H2598 with gladness,^H8057 both with thanksgivings,^H8426 and with singing,^H7892 with cymbals,^H4700 psalteries,^H5035 and with harps.^H3658

28 ♥ 📝 And the sons^H1121 of the singers^H7891 gathered themselves together,^H622 both out of the plain^H3603 round about^H5439 Jerusalem,^H3389 and from the villages^H2691 of the Netophathites;^H5200

29 ♥ 📝 also from Beth -^H1004 gilgal,^H1537 and out of the fields^H7704 of Geba^H1387 and Azmaveth:^H5820 for the singers^H7891 had builded^H1129 them villages^H2691 round about^H5439 Jerusalem.^H3389

30 ♥ 📝 And the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 purified^H2891 themselves; and they purified^H2891 the people,^H5971 and the gates,^H8179 and the wall.^H2346

31 ♥ 📝 Then I brought up^H5927 the princes^H8269 of Judah^H3063 upon the wall,^H2346 and appointed^H5975 two^H8147 great^H1419 companies that gave thanks^H8426 and went in procession; [whereof one went]^H8418 on the right hand^H3225 upon the wall^H2346 toward the dung^H830 gate:^H8179

32 ♥ 📝 and after^H310 them went^H3212 Hoshaiah,^H1955 and half^H2677 of the princes^H8269 of Judah,^H3063

33 ♥ 📝 and Azariah,^H5838 Ezra,^H5830 and Meshullam,^H4918

34 ♥ 📝 Judah,^H3063 and Benjamin,^H1144 and Shemaiah,^H8098 and Jeremiah,^H3414

35 ♥ 📝 and certain of the priests'^H3548 sons^H1121 with trumpets:^H2689 Zechariah^H2148 the son^H1121 of Jonathan,^H3129 the son^H1121 of Shemaiah,^H8098 the son^H1121 of Mattaniah,^H4983 the son^H1121 of Micaiah,^H4320 the son^H1121 of Zaccur,^H2139 the son^H1121 of Asaph;^H623

36 ♥ 📝 and his brethren,^H251 Shemaiah,^H8098 and Azarel,^H5832 Milalai,^H4450 Gilalai,^H1562 Maai,^H4597 Nethanel,^H5417 and Judah,^H3063 Hanani,^H2607 with the musical^H7892 instruments^H3627 of David^H1732 the man^H376 of God;^H430 and Ezra^H5830 the scribe^H5608 was before^H6440 them.

37 ♥ 📝 And by the fountain^H5869 gate,^H8179 and straight before them, they went up^H5927 by the stairs^H4609 of the city^H5892 of David,^H1732 at the ascent^H4608 of the wall,^H2346 above the house^H1004 of David,^H1732 even unto the water^H4325 gate^H8179 eastward.^H4217

38 ♥ 📝 And the other^H8145 company of them that gave thanks^H8426 went^H1980 to meet^H4136 them, and I after^H310 them, with the half^H2677 of the people,^H5971 upon the wall,^H2346 above the tower^H4026 of the furnaces,^H8574 even unto the broad^H7342 wall,^H2346

39 ♥ 📝 and above the gate^H8179 of Ephraim,^H669 and by the old^H3465 gate,^H8179 and by the fish^H1709 gate,^H8179 and the tower^H4026 of Hananel,^H2606 and the tower^H4026 of Hammeah,^H3968 even unto the sheep^H6629 gate:^H8179 and they stood still^H5975 in the gate^H8179 of the guard.^H4307

40 ♥ 📝 So stood^H5975 the two^H8147 companies of them that gave thanks^H8426 in the house^H1004 of God,^H430 and I, and the half^H2677 of the rulers^H5461 with me;

41 ♥ 📝 and the priests,^H3548 Eliakim,^H471 Maaseiah,^H4641 Miniamin,^H4509 Micaiah,^H4320 Elioenai,^H454 Zechariah,^H2148 and Hananiah,^H2608 with trumpets;^H2689

42 ♥ 📝 and Maaseiah,^H4641 and Shemaiah,^H8098 and Eleazar,^H499 and Uzzi,^H5813 and Jehohanan,^H3076 and Malchijah,^H4441 and Elam,^H5867 and Ezer.^H5829 And the singers^H7891 sang loud,^H8085 with Jezrahiah^H3156 their overseer.^H6496

43 ♥ 📝 And they offered^H2076 great^H1419 sacrifices^H2077 that day,^H3117 and rejoiced;^H8055 for God^H430 had made them rejoice^H8055 with great^H1419 joy;^H8057 and the women^H802 also and the children^H3206 rejoiced:^H8055 so that the joy^H8057 of Jerusalem^H3389 was heard^H8085 even afar off.^H7350

44 ♥ 📝 And on that day^H3117 were men^H582 appointed^H6485 over the chambers^H5393 for the treasures,^H214 for the heave-offerings,^H8641 for the first-fruits,^H7225 and for the tithes,^H4643 to gather^H3664 into them, according to the fields^H7704 of the cities,^H5892 the portions^H4521 appointed by the law^H8451 for the priests^H3548 and Levites:^H3881 for Judah^H3063 rejoiced^H8057 for the priests^H3548 and for the Levites^H3881 that waited.^H5975

45 ♥ 📝 And they kept^H8104 the charge^H4931 of their God,^H430 and the charge^H4931 of the purification,^H2893 and [so did] the singers^H7891 and the porters,^H7778 according to the commandment^H4687 of David,^H1732 and of Solomon^H8010 his son.^H1121

46 ♥ 📝 For in the days^H3117 of David^H1732 and Asaph^H623 of old^H6924 there was a chief^H7218 of the singers,^H7891 and songs^H7892 of praise^H8416 and thanksgiving^H3034 unto God.^H430

47 ♥ 📝 And all Israel^H3478 in the days^H3117 of Zerubbabel,^H2216 and in the days^H3117 of Nehemiah,^H5166 gave^H5414 the portions^H4521 of the singers^H7891 and the porters,^H7778 as every day^H3117 required:^H1697 and they set apart^H6942 [that which was] for the Levites;^H3881 and the Levites^H3881 set apart^H6942 [that which was] for the sons^H1121 of Aaron.^H175