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Nehemiah 12 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Priests and Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel

(cf. Ezr 2:36–40 )

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Now these^H428 are the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 who^H834 came^H5927 up^H5927 with Zerubbabel^H2216 the son^H1121 of Shealtiel^H7597, and Jeshua^H3091: Seraiah^H8304, Jeremiah^H3414, Ezra^H5830,

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Neh 12:2 - Amariah^H568, Malluch^H4409, Hattush^H2407,

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Neh 12:3 - Shecaniah^H7935, Rehum^H7348, Meremoth^H4822,

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Neh 12:4 - Iddo^H5714, Ginnethoi^H1599, Abijah^H29,

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Neh 12:5 - Mijamin^H4326, Maadiah^H4573, Bilgah^H1083,

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Neh 12:6 - Shemaiah^H8098 and Joiarib^H3080, Jedaiah^H3048,

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Neh 12:7 - Sallu^H5543, Amok^H5987, Hilkiah^H2518, and Jedaiah^H3048. These^H428 were the heads^H7218 of the priests^H3548 and their kinsmen^H251 in the days^H3117 of Jeshua^H3091.

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And the Levites^H3881 were Jeshua^H3091, Binnui^H1131, Kadmiel^H6934, Sherebiah^H8274, Judah^H3063, and Mattaniah^H4983 who was [fn]in^H5921 charge^H5921 of^H5921 the songs^H1960 of^H1960 thanksgiving^H1960, he and his brothers^H251.

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Neh 12:9 - Also Bakbukiah^H1229 and Unni^H6042, their brothers^H251, stood opposite^H5048 them in their service^H4931 divisions^H4931.

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Neh 12:10 - Jeshua^H3091 fathered^H3205 Joiakim^H3079, Joiakim^H3079 fathered^H3205 Eliashib^H475, Eliashib^H475 fathered Joiada^H3077,

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Neh 12:11 - Joiada^H3077 fathered^H3205 Jonathan^H3083, and Jonathan^H3083 fathered^H3205 Jaddua^H3037.

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Now in the days^H3117 of Joiakim^H3079, the priests^H3548, the heads^H7218 of fathers’^H1 households were: of Seraiah^H8304, Meraiah^H4811; of Jeremiah^H3414, Hananiah^H2608;

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Neh 12:13 - of Ezra^H5830, Meshullam^H4918; of Amariah^H568, Jehohanan^H3076;

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Neh 12:14 - of [fn]Malluchi^H4409, Jonathan^H3083; of Shebaniah^H7645, Joseph^H3130;

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Neh 12:15 - of Harim^H2766, Adna^H5733; of Meraioth^H4812, Helkai^H2517;

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Neh 12:16 - of Iddo^H5714, Zechariah^H2148; of Ginnethon^H1599, Meshullam^H4918;

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Neh 12:17 - of Abijah^H29, Zichri^H2147; of Miniamin^H4509, of Moadiah^H4573, Piltai^H6408;

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Neh 12:18 - of Bilgah^H1083, Shammua^H8051; of Shemaiah^H8098, Jehonathan^H3083;

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Neh 12:19 - of Joiarib^H3080, Mattenai^H4982; of Jedaiah^H3048, Uzzi^H5813;

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Neh 12:20 - of Sallai^H5543, Kallai^H7040; of Amok^H5987, Eber^H5677;

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Neh 12:21 - of Hilkiah^H2518, Hashabiah^H2811; and of Jedaiah^H3048, Nethanel^H5417.

The Chief Levites

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As for the Levites^H3881, the heads^H7218 of fathers’^H1 households were registered^H3789 in the days^H3117 of Eliashib^H475, Joiada^H3077, and Johanan^H3076, and Jaddua^H3037; so were the priests^H3548 in the reign^H4438 of Darius^H1867 the Persian^H6542.

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Neh 12:23 - The sons^H1121 of Levi^H3878, the heads^H7218 of fathers’^H1 households, were registered^H3789 in the Book^H5612 of the Chronicles^H1697^H3117 up to the days^H3117 of Johanan^H3076 the son^H1121 of Eliashib^H475.

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Neh 12:24 - And the heads^H7218 of the Levites^H3881 were Hashabiah^H2811, Sherebiah^H8274, and Jeshua^H3091 the son^H1121 of Kadmiel^H6934, with their brothers^H251 opposite^H5048 them, to praise^H1984 and give^H3034 thanks^H3034, [fn]as prescribed^H4687 by David^H1732 the man^H376 of God^H430, division^H4929 corresponding^H5980 to division^H4929.

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Neh 12:25 - Mattaniah^H4983, Bakbukiah^H1229, Obadiah^H5662, Meshullam^H4918, Talmon^H2929, and Akkub^H6126 were gatekeepers^H7778 keeping^H8104 watch^H4929 at the storerooms^H624 of the gates^H8179.

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Neh 12:26 - These^H428 men^H428 served in the days^H3117 of Joiakim^H3079 the son^H1121 of Jeshua^H3091, the son^H1121 of Jozadak^H3087, and in the days^H3117 of Nehemiah^H5166 the governor^H6346 and Ezra^H5830 the priest^H3548 and scribe^H5608.

Dedication of the Wall

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Now at the dedication^H2598 of the wall^H2346 of Jerusalem^H3389 they sought^H1245 out^H1245 the Levites^H3881 from all^H3605 their places^H4725, to bring^H935 them to Jerusalem^H3389 so that they could celebrate^H6213 the dedication^H2598 with joy^H8057, with songs^H8426 of^H8426 thanksgiving^H8426 and with songs^H7892 to the accompaniment of cymbals^H4700, harps^H5035, and lyres^H3658.

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Neh 12:28 - So the sons^H1121 of the singers^H7891 were assembled^H622 from the territory^H3603 around^H5439 Jerusalem^H3389, and from the villages^H2691 of the Netophathites^H5200,

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Neh 12:29 - from Beth-gilgal^H1019 and from their fields^H7704 in Geba^H1387 and Azmaveth^H5820, because^H3588 the singers^H7891 had built^H1129 themselves villages^H2691 around^H5439 Jerusalem^H3389.

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Neh 12:30 - The priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 purified^H2891 themselves; they also purified^H2891 the people^H5971, the gates^H8179, and the wall^H2346.

Procedures for the Temple

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Then I had the leaders^H8269 of Judah^H3063 come^H5927 up^H5927 on top^H4480^H5921 of the wall^H2346, and I appointed^H5975 two^H8147 large^H1419 [fn]choirs^H8426, [fn]the first proceeding^H8418 to the right^H3225 on top^H4480^H5921 of the wall^H2346 toward the Dung^H830 Gate^H8179.

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Neh 12:32 - Hoshaiah^H1955 and half^H2677 of the leaders^H8269 of Judah^H3063 followed^H1980^H310 them,

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Neh 12:33 - with Azariah^H5838, Ezra^H5830, Meshullam^H4918,

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Neh 12:34 - Judah^H3063, Benjamin^H1144, Shemaiah^H8098, Jeremiah^H3414,

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Neh 12:35 - and some^H4480 of the sons^H1121 of the priests^H3548 with trumpets^H2689; and Zechariah^H2148 the son^H1121 of Jonathan^H3083, 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,

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Neh 12:36 - and his kinsmen^H251, Shemaiah^H8098, Azarel^H5832, Milalai^H4450, Gilalai^H1562, Maai^H4597, Nethanel^H5417, Judah^H3063, and Hanani^H2607, with the musical^H7892 instruments^H3627 of David^H1732 the man^H376 of God^H430. And Ezra^H5830 the scribe^H5608 went before^H6440 them.

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Neh 12:37 - At the Fountain^H5869 Gate^H8179 they went^H5927 directly^H5048 up^H5927 the steps^H4609 of the city^H5892 of David^H1732 by the stairway^H4608 of the wall^H2346, above^H4480^H5921 the house^H1004 of David^H1732 to the Water^H4325 Gate^H8179 on the east^H4217.

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The second^H8145 [fn]choir^H8426 proceeded^H1980 to the [fn]left^H4136, while I followed^H310 them with half^H2677 of the people^H5971 on the wall^H2346, above^H4480^H5921 the Tower^H4026 of Furnaces^H8574, to the Broad^H7342 Wall^H2346,

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Neh 12:39 - and above^H4480^H5921 the Gate^H8179 of Ephraim^H669, by the Ancient^H3465 Gate^H8179, by the Fish^H1709 Gate^H8179, the Tower^H4026 of Hananel^H2606, and the Tower^H4026 of the Hundred^H3968, as far^H5704 as the Sheep^H6629 Gate^H8179; and they stopped^H5975 at the Gate^H8179 of the Guard^H4307.

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Neh 12:40 - Then the two^H8147 choirs^H8426 took^H5975 their positions^H5975 in the house^H1004 of God^H430. So did I and half^H2677 of the officials^H5461 with me;

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Neh 12:41 - and the priests^H3548, Eliakim^H471, Maaseiah^H4641, Miniamin^H4509, Micaiah^H4320, Elioenai^H454, Zechariah^H2148, and Hananiah^H2608, with the trumpets^H2689;

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Neh 12:42 - and Maaseiah^H4641, Shemaiah^H8098, Eleazar^H499, Uzzi^H5813, Jehohanan^H3076, Malchijah^H4441, Elam^H5867, and Ezer^H5827. And the singers^H7891 [fn]sang^H8085, with Jezrahiah^H3156 their leader^H6496,

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Neh 12:43 - and on that day^H3117 they offered^H2076 great^H1419 sacrifices^H2077 and rejoiced^H8055 because^H3588 God^H430 had given^H8055 them great^H1419 joy^H8057, and the women^H802 and children^H3206 rejoiced^H8055 as^H1571 well^H1571, so that the joy^H8057 of Jerusalem^H3389 was heard^H8085 from far^H7350 away^H7350.

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On that day^H3117 men^H376 were also appointed^H6485 over^H5921 the chambers^H5393 for the supplies^H214, the contributions^H8641, the first^H7225 fruits^H7225, and the tithes^H4643, to gather^H3664 into them from the fields^H7704 of the cities^H5892 the portions^H4521 required by the Law^H8451 for the priests^H3548 and Levites^H3881; for Judah^H3063 rejoiced^H8057 over^H5921 the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 who [fn]served^H5975.

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Neh 12:45 - For they performed^H8104 the [fn]worship^H4931 of their God^H430 and the service^H4931 of purification^H2893, together with the singers^H7891 and the gatekeepers^H7778 in accordance with the command^H4687 of David^H1732 and of his son^H1121 Solomon^H8010.

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Neh 12:46 - For in the days^H3117 of David^H1732 and Asaph^H623, in ancient^H6924 times^H6924, there were [fn]leaders^H7218 of the singers^H7891, songs^H7892 of praise^H8416 and songs^H3034 of thanksgiving^H3034 to God^H430.

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Neh 12:47 - So all^H3605 Israel^H3478 in the days^H3117 of Zerubbabel^H2216 and Nehemiah^H5166 gave^H5414 the portions^H4521 due the singers^H7891 and the gatekeepers^H7778 as each^H3117 day^H3117 required^H1697, and they [fn]set^H6942 apart^H6942 the consecrated^H6942 portion for the Levites^H3881, and the Levites^H3881 [fn]set^H6942 apart^H6942 the consecrated^H6942 portion for the sons^H1121 of Aaron^H175.

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(12:8)

Lit over

(12:14)

In v 2, Malluch

(12:24)

Lit by the commandment of

(12:31)

Lit thanksgiving choirs

(12:31)

Heb and processions to the right

(12:38)

Lit thanksgiving choir

(12:38)

Heb uncertain, perhaps opposite

(12:42)

Lit made themselves heard

Lit stood

Lit service

Lit heads

Or gave votive offerings to

(12:47)

Or gave votive offerings to

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