Verse 27
Nehemiah 12:27
World English Bible
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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, stringed instruments, and with harps.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/בַ/חֲנֻכַּ֞ת חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם בִּקְשׁ֤וּ אֶת הַ/לְוִיִּם֙ מִ/כָּל מְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔/ם לַ/הֲבִיאָ֖/ם לִֽ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לַ/עֲשֹׂ֨ת חֲנֻכָּ֤ה וְ/שִׂמְחָה֙ וּ/בְ/תוֹד֣וֹת וּ/בְ/שִׁ֔יר מְצִלְתַּ֖יִם נְבָלִ֥ים וּ/בְ/כִנֹּרֽוֹת
English Translation
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites from all their places to bring them to Jerusalem to do the dedication and joy, with thanksgivings and with songs, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.
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Chapter 12 Context
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Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jesh...
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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
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Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
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Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
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Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
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Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
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Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the...
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Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the tha...
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Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were close to them according to their offices.
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Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became...
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and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.
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In the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ households: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah,...
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of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
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of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
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of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
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of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
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of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
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of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
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and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
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of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
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of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
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As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded th...
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The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ households, were written in the book of the chronicles, even unt...
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The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers...
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Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were gatekeepers keeping the watch at t...
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These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah...
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At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to brin...
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The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem and fro...
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also from Beth Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built themsel...
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The priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and th...
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Then I brought up the princes of Judah on the wall, and appointed two great companies who gave thank...
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and after them went Hoshaiah, with half of the princes of Judah,
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and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
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Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
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and some of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the...
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and his brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the mu...
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By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of David’s city, at the asc...
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The other company of those who gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the...
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and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel,...
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So the two companies of those who gave thanks in God (Elohim)’s house stood, and I, and the half of...
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and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trump...
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and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud,...
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They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God (Elohim) had made them rejoice with gr...
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On that day were men appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the wave offerings, for the fir...
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They performed the duty of their God (Elohim), and the duty of the purification, and so did the sing...
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For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and...
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All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers...
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