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The music-makers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.

וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

The door-keepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.

וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon's servants were three hundred and ninety-two.

וּבְנֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

All these were the people who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but because they had no knowledge of their fathers' families or offspring, it was not certain if they were Israelites:

וְאֵ֗לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִמֵּ֑ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְזַרְעָ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who was married to one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and took their name.

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

They made search for their record among the lists of families, but their names were nowhere to be seen, so they were looked on as unclean and no longer priests.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Tirshatha said that they were not to have the most holy things for their food, till a priest came to give decision by the Urim and Thummim.

וְתוּמִּֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty;

וְשִׁשִּֽׁים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

As well as their men-servants and their women-servants, of whom there were seven thousand, three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five men and women to make music.

וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁבְעָ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָהֶ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְשֹׁ֣רֲר֔וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

They had seven hundred and thirty-six horses, two hundred and forty-five transport beasts;

וְשִׁשָּׁה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ (וַ) va. “and”

Four hundred and thirty-five camels, six thousand, seven hundred and twenty asses.

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה (וַ) va. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And some of the heads of families gave money for the work. The Tirshatha gave into the store a thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests' robes.

וּמִקְצָת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ (וַ) va. “and”

And some of the heads of families gave into the store for the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand, two hundred pounds of silver.

וּמֵֽרָאשֵׁ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְכֶ֕סֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָאתָֽיִם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' robes.

וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר (וַ) va. “and”וְכֶ֖סֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָתְנֹ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the priests and the Levites and the door-keepers and the music-makers and some of the people and the Nethinim, and all Israel, were living in their towns.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֡ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַנְּתִינִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And Ezra the priest put the law before the meeting of the people, before the men and women and all those who were able to take it in, on the first day of the seventh month.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

He was reading it in the wide place in front of the water-doorway, from early morning till the middle of the day, in the hearing of all those men and women whose minds were able to take it in; and the ears of all the people were open to the book of the l

וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמְּבִינִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָזְנֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ezra the scribe took his place on a tower of wood which they had made for the purpose; and by his side were placed Mattithiah and Shema and Anaiah and Uriah and Hilkiah and Maaseiah on the right; and on the left, Pedaiah and Mishael and Malchijah and

וְשֶׁ֡מַע (וְ) ve. “and”וַ֠עֲנָיָה (וַ֠) Va. “and”וְאוּרִיָּ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְחִלְקִיָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל (וּ) u. “and”וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛ה (וּ) u. “and”וְחָשֻׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ezra took the book, opening it before the eyes of all the people (for he was higher than the people); and when it was open, all the people got to their feet:

וּכְפִתְח֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And Jeshua and Bani and Sherebiah and Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites made the law clear to the people: and the people kept in their places.

וְיֵשׁ֡וּעַ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנִ֡י (וּ) u. “and”וְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they gave out the words of the book the law of God, clearly, and gave the sense of it, so that their minds were able to take it in.

וְשׂ֣וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord your God; let there be no sorrow or weeping; for all the people were weeping o

וְעֶזְרָ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּם֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is yo

וּשְׁת֣וּ (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׁלְח֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the Levites made all the people quiet, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; and do not give way to grief.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”