Verse 27
Nehemiah 12:27
Darby Translation
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And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to hold the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, [with] cymbals, lutes and 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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And these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jes...
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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
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Shechaniah, 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, Hilkijah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the day...
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And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, [who was] over the thanksgivi...
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and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them as watches.
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And Jeshua begot Joiakim, and Joiakim begot Eliashib, and Eliashib begot Joiada,
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and Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.
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And in the days of Joiakim were priests, chief fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
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of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
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of Melicu, 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 [and] 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 Hilkijah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
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of the Levites, the chief fathers were recorded in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Ja...
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The children of Levi, the chief fathers, were recorded in the book of the chronicles, even until the...
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And the chief Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over...
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Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were doorkeepers keeping the ward at the...
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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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And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to b...
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And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain [of Jordan] round about Jerusale...
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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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And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates and...
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And I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs and processions,...
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And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
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and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
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Judah and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
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and [certain] of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah...
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and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with...
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And at the fountain-gate, and over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at...
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And the second choir went in the opposite direction upon the wall, and I after them, and the half of...
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and from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the gate of the old [wall], and above the fish-gate, a...
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And both choirs stood in the house of God (Elohim), and I, and the half of the rulers with me;
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and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, with trumpets;
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and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer....
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And that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God (Elohim) had made them rejoice wit...
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And at that time men were appointed over the chambers of the treasures for the heave-offerings, for...
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And, with the singers and the doorkeepers, they kept the ward of their God (Elohim), and the ward of...
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For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were the chiefs of the singers, and songs of prais...
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And all Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the sing...
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