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and in Hazar Shual, and in Beersheba and the towns of it,

וּבַחֲצַ֥ר (בַ) va. “in”וּבִבְאֵ֥ר (בִ) vi “in”

and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in the towns of it,

וּבְצִֽקְלַ֥ג (בְ) ve. “in”וּבִמְכֹנָ֖ה (בִ) vi “in”וּבִבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (בִ) vi “in”

and in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,

וּבְעֵ֥ין (בְ) ve. “in”וּבְצָרְעָ֖ה (בְ) ve. “in”וּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃ (בְ) ve. “in”

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.

בִּימֵ֥י (בִּ) bi. “in”

In the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' [ergänzt: houses]: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

וּבִימֵי֙ (בִ) vi. “in”

As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' [ergänzt: houses]; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

בִּימֵ֨י (בִּ) bi. “in”

The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.

בְּמִצְוַ֖ת (בְּ) be. “by”

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the store-houses of the gates.

בַּאֲסֻפֵּ֖י (בַּ) ba. “at”

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.

בִּימֵ֛י (בִּ) bi. “[were] in”וּבִימֵי֙ (בִ) vi. “in”

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 giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת (בַ) va. “at”וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת (בְ) ve. “with”וּבְשִׁ֔יר (בְ) ve. “with”וּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃ (בְ) ve. “with”

and certain 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;

בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת (בַּ) ba. “with”

and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.

בִּכְלֵי־ (בִּ) bi “with”

By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water gate eastward.

בַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖ה (בַּֽ) ba. “at the”

and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

בְּשַׁ֖עַר (בְּ) be. “at”

So stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”

and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ (בַּ) ba. “with”

They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

בַיּוֹם־ (בַ) va “on the”

On that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-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 waited.

בַיּוֹם֩ (בַ) va “on the”בָּהֶ֜ם (בָּ) ba. “in”

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

בִימֵ֥י (בִ) vi. “in”

All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they set apart [ergänzt: that which was] for the Levites; and the Levites set apart [ergänzt: that which was] for the sons of Aaron.

בִּימֵ֨י (בִּ) bi. “in”וּבִימֵ֣י (בִ) vi. “in”בְּיוֹמ֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בְּסֵ֥פֶר (בְּ) be. “in”בְּאָזְנֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בּ֔וֹ (בּ֔) b “in”בִּקְהַ֥ל (בִּ) bi “in”

because they didn't meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: however our God turned the curse into a blessing.

בַּלֶּ֣חֶם (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”וּבַמָּ֑יִם (בַ) va. “with <the>”

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,

בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת (בְּ) be. “over”

But in all this [ergänzt: time] I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king: and after certain days asked I leave of the king,

וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “in”בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּֽ) bi. “in”בִּשְׁנַת֩ (בִּ) bi “in”

and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

בָרָעָ֗ה (בָ) va. “<in> the”בְּחַצְרֵ֖י (בְּ) be. “in”