Nehemiah 12 (Nechemyah) in Hebrew and English

12:1Now these are the priests and the Levi’im (Levites) that went up with Zerubavel (Zerubbabel) the son of She’alti’el (Shealtiel), and Yeshua (Jeshua): Serayah (Seraiah), Yirmeyah (Jeremiah), Ezra,

אוְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָל֛וּ עִם־זְרֻבָּבֶ֥ל בֶּן־שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖ל וְיֵשׁ֑וּעַ שְׂרָיָ֥ה יִרְמְיָ֖ה עֶזְרָֽא׃

12:2Amaryah (Amariah), Maluch (Malluch), Chatush (Hattush),

באֲמַרְיָ֥ה מַלּ֖וּךְ חַטּֽוּשׁ׃

12:3Shechanyah (Shechaniah), Rechum (Rehum), Meremot (Meremoth),

גשְׁכַנְיָ֥ה רְחֻ֖ם מְרֵמֹֽת׃

12:4Iddo, Ginetoi (Ginnetho), Aviyah (Abijah),

דעִדּ֥וֹא גִנְּת֖וֹי אֲבִיָּֽה׃

12:5Miyamin (Miamin), Ma’adyah (Maadiah), Bilgah,

המִיָּמִ֥ין מַֽעַדְיָ֖ה בִּלְגָּֽה׃

12:6Shema’yah (Shemaiah), and Yoyariv (Joiarib), Yeda’yah (Jedaiah),

ושְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה וְיוֹיָרִ֖יב יְדַֽעְיָֽה׃

12:7Salu (Sallu), Amok, Chilkiyah (Hilkiah), Yeda’yah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Yeshua.

זסַלּ֣וּ עָמ֔וֹק חִלְקִיָּ֖ה יְדַֽעְיָ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֧י הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם בִּימֵ֥י יֵשֽׁוּעַ׃

12:8Moreover the Levi’im: Yeshua, Binui (Binnui), Kadmi’el (Kadmiel), Sherevyah (Sherebiah), Yehudah (Judah), and Matanyah (Mattaniah), which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

חוְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם יֵשׁ֧וּעַ בִּנּ֛וּי קַדְמִיאֵ֥ל שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖ה יְהוּדָ֣ה מַתַּנְיָ֑ה עַֽל־הֻיְּד֖וֹת ה֥וּא וְאֶחָֽיו׃

12:9Also Bakbukyah (Bakbukiah) and Uni (Unni), their brethren, were over against them in the watches.

טוּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֨ה וְעֻנִּ֧י (כתיב וענו) אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם לְנֶגְדָּ֖ם לְמִשְׁמָרֽוֹת׃

12:10And Yeshua begat Yoyakim (Joiakim), Yoyakim also begat Elyashiv (Eliashib), and Elyashiv begat Yoyada (Joiada),

יוְיֵשׁ֖וּעַ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יֽוֹיָקִ֑ים וְיֽוֹיָקִים֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־אֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב וְאֶלְיָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־יוֹיָדָֽע׃

12:11And Yoyada begat Yonatan (Jonathan), and Yonatan begat Yadua (Jaddua).

יאוְיוֹיָדָע֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֔ן וְיוֹנָתָ֖ן הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־יַדּֽוּעַ׃

12:12And in the days of Yoyakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Serayah, Merayah (Meraiah); of Yirmeyah, Chananyah (Hananiah);

יבוּבִימֵי֙ יֽוֹיָקִ֔ים הָי֥וּ כֹהֲנִ֖ים רָאשֵׁ֣י הָאָב֑וֹת לִשְׂרָיָ֣ה מְרָיָ֔ה לְיִרְמְיָ֖ה חֲנַנְיָֽה׃

12:13Of Ezra, Meshulam (Meshullam); of Amaryah, Yehochanan (Jehohanan);

יגלְעֶזְרָ֣א מְשֻׁלָּ֔ם לַאֲמַרְיָ֖ה יְהוֹחָנָֽן׃

12:14Of Melichu (Melicu), Yonatan; of Shevanyah (Shebaniah), Yosef (Joseph);

ידלִמְלִ֨יכוּ֙ (כתיב למלוכי) יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן לִשְׁבַנְיָ֖ה יוֹסֵֽף׃

12:15Of Charim (Harim), Adna; of Merayot (Meraioth), Chelkai (Helkai);

טולְחָרִ֣ם עַדְנָ֔א לִמְרָי֖וֹת חֶלְקָֽי׃

12:16Of Iddo, Zecharyah (Zechariah); of Gineton (Ginnethon), Meshulam;

טזלְעִדּ֥וֹא (כתיב לעדיא) זְכַרְיָ֖ה לְגִנְּת֥וֹן מְשֻׁלָּֽם׃

12:17Of Aviyah, Zichri; of Minyamin (Miniamin), of Mo’adyah (Moadiah), Piltai;

יזלַאֲבִיָּ֖ה זִכְרִ֑י לְמִ֨נְיָמִ֔ין לְמוֹעַדְיָ֖ה פִּלְטָֽי׃

12:18Of Bilgah, Shamua (Shammua); of Shema’yah, Yehonatan (Jehonathan);

יחלְבִלְגָּ֣ה שַׁמּ֔וּעַ לִֽשְׁמַעְיָ֖ה יְהוֹנָתָֽן׃

12:19And of Yoyariv, Matenai (Mattenai); of Yeda’yah, Uzzi;

יטוּלְיוֹיָרִ֣יב מַתְּנַ֔י לִֽידַֽעְיָ֖ה עֻזִּֽי׃

12:20Of Salai (Sallai), Kalai (Kallai); of Amok, Ever (Eber);

כלְסַלַּ֥י קַלָּ֖י לְעָמ֥וֹק עֵֽבֶר׃

12:21Of Chilkiyah, Chashavyah (Hashabiah); of Yeda’yah, Netan’el (Nethaneel).

כאלְחִלְקִיָּ֣ה חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה לִֽידַֽעְיָ֖ה נְתַנְאֵֽל׃

12:22The Levi’im in the days of Elyashiv, Yoyada, and Yochanan (Johanan), and Yadua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Daryavesh (Darius) the Parsi (Persian).

כבהַלְוִיִּם֩ בִּימֵ֨י אֶלְיָשִׁ֜יב יוֹיָדָ֤ע וְיוֹחָנָן֙ וְיַדּ֔וּעַ כְּתוּבִ֖ים רָאשֵׁ֣י אָב֑וֹת וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים עַל־מַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ הַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃

12:23The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Yochanan the son of Elyashiv.

כגבְּנֵ֤י לֵוִי֙ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָֽאָב֔וֹת כְּתוּבִ֕ים עַל־סֵ֖פֶר דִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֑ים וְעַד־יְמֵ֖י יֽוֹחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃

12:24And the chief of the Levi’im: Chashavyah, Sherevyah, and Yeshua the son of Kadmi’el, 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.

כדוְרָאשֵׁ֣י הַ֠לְוִיִּם חֲשַׁבְיָ֨ה שֵֽׁרֵבְיָ֜ה וְיֵשׁ֤וּעַ בֶּן־קַדְמִיאֵל֙ וַאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם לְנֶגְדָּ֔ם לְהַלֵּ֣ל לְהוֹד֔וֹת בְּמִצְוַ֖ת דָּוִ֣יד אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים מִשְׁמָ֖ר לְעֻמַּ֥ת מִשְׁמָֽר׃

12:25Matanyah, and Bakbukyah, Ovadyah (Obadiah), Meshulam, Talmon, Akuv (Akkub), were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.

כהמַתַּנְיָ֧ה וּבַקְבֻּֽקְיָ֛ה עֹבַדְיָ֥ה מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם טַלְמ֣וֹן עַקּ֑וּב שֹׁמְרִ֤ים שֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙ מִשְׁמָ֔ר בַּאֲסֻפֵּ֖י הַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃

12:26These were in the days of Yoyakim the son of Yeshua, the son of Yotzadak (Jozadak), and in the days of Nechemyah (Nehemiah) the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

כואֵ֕לֶּה בִּימֵ֛י יוֹיָקִ֥ים בֶּן־יֵשׁ֖וּעַ בֶּן־יוֹצָדָ֑ק וּבִימֵי֙ נְחֶמְיָ֣ה הַפֶּחָ֔ה וְעֶזְרָ֥א הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַסּוֹפֵֽר׃

12:27And at the dedication of the wall of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) they sought the Levi’im out of all their places, to bring them to Yerushalayim, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

כזוּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם בִּקְשׁ֤וּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם֙ מִכָּל־מְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔ם לַהֲבִיאָ֖ם לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לַעֲשֹׂ֨ת חֲנֻכָּ֤ה וְשִׂמְחָה֙ וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת וּבְשִׁ֔יר מְצִלְתַּ֖יִם נְבָלִ֥ים וּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃

12:28And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Yerushalayim, and from the villages of Netofati (Netophathi);

כחוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ בְּנֵ֖י הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים וּמִן־הַכִּכָּר֙ סְבִיב֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וּמִן־חַצְרֵ֖י נְטֹפָתִֽי׃

12:29Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geva (Geba) and Azmavet (Azmaveth): for the singers had builded them villages round about Yerushalayim.

כטוּמִבֵּית֙ הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל וּמִשְּׂד֥וֹת גֶּ֖בַע וְעַזְמָ֑וֶת כִּ֣י חֲצֵרִ֗ים בָּנ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ הַמְשֹׁ֣רֲרִ֔ים סְבִיב֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

12:30And the priests and the Levi’im purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

לוַיִּֽטַּהֲר֔וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַֽיְטַהֲרוּ֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאֶת־הַשְּׁעָרִ֖ים וְאֶֽת־הַחוֹמָֽה׃

12:31Then I brought up the princes of Yehudah 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:

לאוָאַעֲלֶה֙ אֶת־שָׂרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל לַחוֹמָ֑ה וָאַעֲמִ֡ידָה שְׁתֵּ֣י תוֹדֹת֩ גְּדוֹלֹ֨ת וְתַהֲלֻכֹ֤ת לַיָּמִין֙ מֵעַ֣ל לַחוֹמָ֔ה לְשַׁ֖עַר הָאַשְׁפֹּֽת׃

12:32And after them went Hosha’yah (Hoshaiah), and half of the princes of Yehudah,

לבוַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אַחֲרֵיהֶם֙ הוֹשַׁ֣עְיָ֔ה וַחֲצִ֖י שָׂרֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

12:33And Azaryah (Azariah), Ezra, and Meshulam,

לגוַעֲזַרְיָ֥ה עֶזְרָ֖א וּמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃

12:34Yehudah, and Binyamin (Benjamin), and Shema’yah, and Yirmeyah,

לדיְהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖ה וְיִרְמְיָֽה׃

12:35And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zecharyah the son of Yonatan, the son of Shema’yah, the son of Matanyah, the son of Michayah (Michaiah), the son of Zakur (Zaccur), the son of Asaf (Asaph):

להוּמִבְּנֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת זְכַרְיָ֨ה בֶן־יֽוֹנָתָ֜ן בֶּן־שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה בֶּן־מַתַּנְיָה֙ בֶּן־מִ֣יכָיָ֔ה בֶּן־זַכּ֖וּר בֶּן־אָסָֽף׃

12:36And his brethren, Shema’yah, and Azar’el (Azarael), Milalai, Gilalai, Ma’ai (Maai), Netan’el, and Yehudah, Chanani (Hanani), with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.

לווְֽאֶחָ֡יו שְֽׁמַעְיָ֡ה וַעֲזַרְאֵ֡ל מִֽלֲלַ֡י גִּֽלֲלַ֡י מָעַ֞י נְתַנְאֵ֤ל וִֽיהוּדָה֙ חֲנָ֔נִי בִּכְלֵי־שִׁ֥יר דָּוִ֖יד אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְעֶזְרָ֥א הַסּוֹפֵ֖ר לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

12:37And 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.

לזוְעַל֩ שַׁ֨עַר הָעַ֜יִן וְנֶגְדָּ֗ם עָלוּ֙ עַֽל־מַעֲלוֹת֙ עִ֣יר דָּוִ֔יד בַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖ה לַחוֹמָ֑ה מֵעַל֙ לְבֵ֣ית דָּוִ֔יד וְעַ֛ד שַׁ֥עַר הַמַּ֖יִם מִזְרָֽח׃

12:38And 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;

לחוְהַתּוֹדָ֧ה הַשֵּׁנִ֛ית הַהוֹלֶ֥כֶת לְמ֖וֹאל וַאֲנִ֣י אַחֲרֶ֑יהָ וַחֲצִ֨י הָעָ֜ם מֵעַ֣ל לְהַחוֹמָ֗ה מֵעַל֙ לְמִגְדַּ֣ל הַתַּנּוּרִ֔ים וְעַ֖ד הַחוֹמָ֥ה הָרְחָבָֽה׃

12:39And from above the gate of Efrayim (Ephraim), and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Chanan’el (Hananeel), and the tower of Me’ah (Meah), even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

לטוּמֵעַ֣ל לְשַֽׁעַר־אֶ֠פְרַיִם וְעַל־שַׁ֨עַר הַיְשָׁנָ֜ה וְעַל־שַׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֗ים וּמִגְדַּ֤ל חֲנַנְאֵל֙ וּמִגְדַּ֣ל הַמֵּאָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד שַׁ֣עַר הַצֹּ֑אן וְעָ֣מְד֔וּ בְּשַׁ֖עַר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃

12:40So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

מוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָה שְׁתֵּ֥י הַתּוֹדֹ֖ת בְּבֵ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַאֲנִ֕י וַחֲצִ֥י הַסְּגָנִ֖ים עִמִּֽי׃

12:41And the priests; Elyakim (Eliakim), Ma’aseyah (Maaseiah), Minyamin, Michayah, Elyo’enai (Elioenai), Zecharyah, and Chananyah, with trumpets;

מאוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים אֶלְיָקִ֡ים מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה מִ֠נְיָמִין מִיכָיָ֧ה אֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֛י זְכַרְיָ֥ה חֲנַנְיָ֖ה בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃

12:42And Ma’aseyah, and Shema’yah, and El’azar (Eleazar), and Uzzi, and Yehochanan, and Malkiyah (Malchijah), and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Yizrachyah (Jezrahiah) their overseer.

מבוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֨ה וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר וְעֻזִּ֛י וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ן וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה וְעֵילָ֣ם וָעָ֑זֶר וַיַּשְׁמִ֨יעוּ֙ הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים וְיִֽזְרַחְיָ֖ה הַפָּקִֽיד׃

12:43Also 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 Yerushalayim was heard even afar off.

מגוַיִּזְבְּח֣וּ בַיּוֹם־הַ֠הוּא זְבָחִ֨ים גְּדוֹלִ֜ים וַיִּשְׂמָ֗חוּ כִּ֤י הָאֱלֹהִים֙ שִׂמְּחָם֙ שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וְגַ֧ם הַנָּשִׁ֛ים וְהַיְלָדִ֖ים שָׂמֵ֑חוּ וַתִּשָּׁמַ֛ע שִׂמְחַ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מֵרָחֽוֹק׃

12:44And 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 Torah for the priests and Levi’im: for Yehudah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levi’im that waited.

מדוַיִּפָּקְד֣וּ בַיּוֹם֩ הַה֨וּא אֲנָשִׁ֜ים עַל־הַנְּשָׁכ֗וֹת לָא֨וֹצָר֥וֹת לַתְּרוּמוֹת֮ לָרֵאשִׁ֣ית וְלַמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת֒ לִכְנ֨וֹס בָּהֶ֜ם לִשְׂדֵ֤י הֶעָרִים֙ מְנָא֣וֹת הַתּוֹרָ֔ה לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם כִּ֚י שִׂמְחַ֣ת יְהוּדָ֔ה עַל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים וְעַל־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם הָעֹמְדִֽים׃

12:45And 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 Shlomo (Solomon) his son.

מהוַֽיִּשְׁמְר֞וּ מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ וּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַֽטָּהֳרָ֔ה וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים כְּמִצְוַ֥ת דָּוִ֖יד שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃

12:46For in the days of David and Asaf of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

מוכִּֽי־בִימֵ֥י דָוִ֛יד וְאָסָ֖ף מִקֶּ֑דֶם רָאשֵׁי֙ (כתיב ראש) הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים וְשִׁיר־תְּהִלָּ֥ה וְהֹד֖וֹת לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃

12:47And all Israel in the days of Zerubavel, and in the days of Nechemyah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levi’im; and the Levi’im sanctified them unto the children of Aharon (Aaron).

מזוְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ בִּימֵ֨י זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וּבִימֵ֣י נְחֶמְיָ֗ה נֹֽתְנִ֛ים מְנָי֛וֹת הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֥ים וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים דְּבַר־י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֑וֹ וּמַקְדִּשִׁים֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם מַקְדִּשִׁ֖ים לִבְנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹֽן׃