These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
Nehemiah 11
Tanakh 36 verses
- 1 And the princes of the people dwelt in ; the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in the city, and nine parts in the other cities.
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And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in .
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Now these are the chiefs of the province that dwelt in ; but in the cities of dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israelites, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants.
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And in dwelt certain of the children of , and of the children of . Of the children of : Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of , the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;
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and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of , the son of the Shilonite.
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- 6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt in were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
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And these are the sons of : Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.
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- 8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
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And the son of Zichri was their overseer; and the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
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Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
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- 11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of ,
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and their brethren that did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty and two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of , the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
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- 13 and his brethren, chiefs of fathers’ houses, two hundred forty and two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
- 14 and their brethren, mighty men of valour, a hundred twenty and eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
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And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
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and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of ;
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- 17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
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All the Levites in the city were two hundred fourscore and four.
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Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.
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And the residue of , of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of , every one in his inheritance.
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But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
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- 22 The overseer also of the Levites at was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the business of the house of .
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For there was a from the concerning them, and a sure concerning the singers, as every day required.
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And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of , was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
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And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of dwelt in Kiriath-arba and the towns thereof, and in Dibon and the towns thereof, and in Jekabzeel and the villages thereof;
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and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
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and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and the towns thereof;
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and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in the towns thereof;
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and in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth;
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- 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
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And the children of from Geba onward, at Michmas and Aijah, and at Beth-el and the towns thereof;
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at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah;
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Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim;
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Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat;
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Lod, and Ono, Ge-harashim.
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And of the Levites, certain courses in were joined to .
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