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| 1Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, | 1These are the priests and descendants of Levi who had returned with Shealtiel's son Zerubbabel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, |
| 2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, | 2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, |
| 3Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, | 3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, |
| 4Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, | 4Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, |
| 5Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, | 5Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, |
| 6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, | 6Shemaih, Joiarib, Jedaiah, |
| 7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. | 7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the time of Jeshua. |
| 8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. | 8The descendants of Levi included Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving. |
| 9Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. | 9Bakbukiah and Unni and their associates stood opposite them in the service. |
| 10And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, | 10Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada. |
| 11And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. | 11Joiada fathered Jonathan and Jonathan fathered Jaddua. |
| 12And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; | 12These were the priests and heads of their ancestors' houses in the time of Joiakim: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; |
| 13Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; | 13of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; |
| 14Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; | 14of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; |
| 15Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; | 15of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; |
| 16Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; | 16of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; |
| 17Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; | 17of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; |
| 18Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; | 18of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; |
| 19And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; | 19of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; |
| 20Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; | 20of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; |
| 21Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. | 21of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel. |
| 22The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. | 22When Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were serving, the descendants of Levi were recorded as heads of their ancestors' houses, as were the priests during the reign of Darius the Persian. |
| 23The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. | 23The leaders of the ancestors of Levi were written in the Book of Annals until the time of Eliashib's son Johanan. |
| 24And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, 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. | 24The leaders of the descendants of Levi were: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Kadmiel's son Jeshua, along with their associates who served opposite them to give praise and thanks, division by division, according to the commands given by David the man of God. |
| 25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. | 25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the store houses of the gates. |
| 26These 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. | 26These were at the time of Jeshua's son Joiakim, the grandson of Jozadak, and in the time of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe. |
| 27And 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 thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. | 27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they invited the descendants of Levi to come from wherever they lived to Jerusalem so they could celebrate the dedication with joy, thanksgiving, and songs, accompanied by cymbals, lyres, and harps. |
| 28And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; | 28So the descendants of the singers gathered themselves together from the region surrounding Jerusalem, from the villages of Netophathi, |
| 29Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. | 29from Beth-gilgal, and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, because the singers had built villages for themselves in the vicinity of Jerusalem. |
| 30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. | 30The priests and the descendants of Levi purified themselves, and also purified the people, the gates, and the wall. |
| 31Then I brought up the princes of Judah 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: | 31Then I brought up the leaders of Judah to the crest of the wall, and appointed two large thanksgiving choirs, the first of which proceeded on the wall to the right toward the Dung Gate. |
| 32And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, | 32Following them were Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah, |
| 33And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, | 33including Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, |
| 34Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, | 34Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah. |
| 35And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: | 35Some of the priests' sons were trumpeters, including Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, |
| 36And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. | 36with his associates Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, accompanied by the musical instruments of David, the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession. |
| 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. | 37At the Fountain Gate, which stood opposite them, they ascended the stairs of the City of David where the wall rose above the house of David east of the Water Gate. |
| 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; | 38The second thanksgiving choir approached opposite them, and I followed them. Half of the people stood on the crest of the wall from beyond the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall, |
| 39And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. | 39and from above the Ephraim Gate, above the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Guard Gate. |
| 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: | 40Then the two choirs assembled in the Temple of God, as did I, along with half of the officials who accompanied me, |
| 41And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; | 41and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah with trumpeters |
| 42And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. | 42Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers made their presence known, with Jezrahiah to lead them. |
| 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 Jerusalem was heard even afar off. | 43That day they offered a large number of sacrifices, and they rejoiced, because God had caused them to rejoice enthusiastically. Their wives and children rejoiced, so that Jerusalem's joy was heard from a long distance. |
| 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 law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. | 44Also at that time men were appointed over the storerooms for the contributions, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, so those portions required by the Law could be gathered from the fields adjacent to the towns to benefit the priests and descendants of Levi, for the people of Judah rejoiced over the priests and the descendants of Levi who were serving. |
| 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 Solomon his son. | 45They carried out their service obligations to their God and their service obligations of purification according to what David and his son Solomon had commanded. |
| 46For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. | 46For in David's lifetime—and in the lifetime of Asaph, choir master of old—there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. |
| 47And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron. | 47All Israel in the time of Zerubbabel and in the time of Nehemiah gave allotments to each of the singers and gate keepers on a daily basis, setting them apart to benefit the descendants of Levi. And the descendants of Levi set them apart to benefit the descendants of Aaron. |
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