KJV NEH12 with Strong's Hebrew/Greek
NEH11.htm NEH13.htm12:1 Now these [are] the priests [H3548] and the Levites [H3881] that went up [H5927] with Zerubbabel [H2216] the son [H1121] of Shealtiel [H7597] , and Jeshua [H3442] : Seraiah [H8304] , Jeremiah [H3414] , Ezra [H5830] ,
12:2 Amariah [H568] , Malluch [H4409] , Hattush [H2407] ,(Malluch: or, Melicu)
12:3 Shechaniah [H7935] , Rehum [H7348] , Meremoth [H4822] ,(Shechaniah: or, Shebaniah)(Rehum: or, Harim)(Meremoth: or, Meraioth)
12:4 Iddo [H5714] , Ginnetho [H1599] , Abijah [H29] ,(Ginnetho: or, Ginnethon)
12:5 Miamin [H4326] , Maadiah [H4573] , Bilgah [H1083] ,(Miamin: or, Miniamin)(Maadiah: or, Moadiah)
12:6 Shemaiah [H8098] , and Joiarib [H3114] , Jedaiah [H3048] ,
12:7 Sallu [H5543] , Amok [H5987] , Hilkiah [H2518] , Jedaiah [H3048] . These [were] the chief [H7218] of the priests [H3548] and of their brethren [H251] in the days [H3117] of Jeshua [H3442] .(Sallu: or, Sallai)
12:8 Moreover the Levites [H3881] : Jeshua [H3442] , Binnui [H1131] , Kadmiel [H6934] , Sherebiah [H8274] , Judah [H3063] , [and] Mattaniah [H4983] , [which was] over the thanksgiving [H1960] , he and his brethren [H251] .(the thanksgiving: that is, the psalms of thanksgiving)
12:9 Also Bakbukiah [H1229] and Unni [H6042] , their brethren [H251] , [were] over against them in the watches [H4931] .
12:10 And Jeshua [H3442] begat [H3205] Joiakim [H3113] , Joiakim [H3113] also begat [H3205] Eliashib [H475] , and Eliashib [H475] begat [H3205] Joiada [H3111] ,
12:11 And Joiada [H3111] begat [H3205] Jonathan [H3129] , and Jonathan [H3129] begat [H3205] Jaddua [H3037] .
12:12 And in the days [H3117] of Joiakim [H3113] were priests [H3548] , the chief [H7218] of the fathers [H1] : of Seraiah [H8304] , Meraiah [H4811] ; of Jeremiah [H3414] , Hananiah [H2608] ;
12:13 Of Ezra [H5830] , Meshullam [H4918] ; of Amariah [H568] , Jehohanan [H3076] ;
12:14 Of Melicu [H4409] , Jonathan [H3129] ; of Shebaniah [H7645] , Joseph [H3130] ;
12:15 Of Harim [H2766] , Adna [H5733] ; of Meraioth [H4812] , Helkai [H2517] ;
12:16 Of Iddo [H5714] , Zechariah [H2148] ; of Ginnethon [H1599] , Meshullam [H4918] ;
12:17 Of Abijah [H29] , Zichri [H2147] ; of Miniamin [H4509] , of Moadiah [H4153] , Piltai [H6408] ;
12:18 Of Bilgah [H1083] , Shammua [H8051] ; of Shemaiah [H8098] , Jehonathan [H3083] ;
12:19 And of Joiarib [H3114] , Mattenai [H4982] ; of Jedaiah [H3048] , Uzzi [H5813] ;
12:20 Of Sallai [H5543] , Kallai [H7040] ; of Amok [H5987] , Eber [H5677] ;
12:21 Of Hilkiah [H2518] , Hashabiah [H2811] ; of Jedaiah [H3048] , Nethaneel [H5417] .
12:22 The Levites [H3881] in the days [H3117] of Eliashib [H475] , Joiada [H3111] , and Johanan [H3110] , and Jaddua [H3037] , [were] recorded [H3789] chief [H7218] of the fathers [H1] : also the priests [H3548] , to the reign [H4438] of Darius [H1867] the Persian [H6542] .
12:23 The sons [H1121] of Levi [H3878] , the chief [H7218] of the fathers [H1] , [were] written [H3789] in the book [H5612] of the chronicles [H1697] , even until the days [H3117] of Johanan [H3110] the son [H1121] of Eliashib [H475] .
12:24 And the chief [H7218] of the Levites [H3881] : Hashabiah [H2811] , Sherebiah [H8274] , and Jeshua [H3442] the son [H1121] of Kadmiel [H6934] , with their brethren [H251] over against them, to praise [H1984] [and] to give thanks [H3034] , according to the commandment [H4687] of David [H1732] the man [H376] of God [H430] , ward [H4929] over against [H5980] ward [H4929] .
12:25 Mattaniah [H4983] , and Bakbukiah [H1229] , Obadiah [H5662] , Meshullam [H4918] , Talmon [H2929] , Akkub [H6126] , [were] porters [H7778] keeping [H8104] the ward [H4929] at the thresholds [H624] of the gates [H8179] .(thresholds: or, treasuries, or, assemblies)
12:26 These [were] in the days [H3117] of Joiakim [H3113] the son [H1121] of Jeshua [H3442] , the son [H1121] of Jozadak [H3136] , and in the days [H3117] of Nehemiah [H5166] the governor [H6346] , and of Ezra [H5830] the priest [H3548] , the scribe [H5608] .
12:27 And at the dedication [H2598] of the wall [H2346] of Jerusalem [H3389] they sought [H1245] the Levites [H3881] out of all their places [H4725] , to bring [H935] them to Jerusalem [H3389] , to keep [H6213] the dedication [H2598] with gladness [H8057] , both with thanksgivings [H8426] , and with singing [H7892] , [with] cymbals [H4700] , psalteries [H5035] , and with harps [H3658] .
12:28 And the sons [H1121] of the singers [H7891] gathered themselves together [H622] , both out of the plain country [H3603] round about [H5439] Jerusalem [H3389] , and from the villages [H2691] of Netophathi [H5200] ;
12:29 Also from the house [H1004] of Gilgal [H1537] [H1019] , and out of the fields [H7704] of Geba [H1387] and Azmaveth [H5820] : for the singers [H7891] had builded [H1129] them villages [H2691] round about [H5439] Jerusalem [H3389] .
12:30 And the priests [H3548] and the Levites [H3881] purified [H2891] themselves, and purified [H2891] the people [H5971] , and the gates [H8179] , and the wall [H2346] .
12:31 Then I brought up [H5927] the princes [H8269] of Judah [H3063] upon the wall [H2346] , and appointed [H5975] two [H8147] great [H1419] [companies of them that gave] thanks [H8426] , [whereof one] went [H8418] on the right hand [H3225] upon the wall [H2346] toward the dung [H830] gate [H8179] :
12:32 And after [H310] them went [H3212] Hoshaiah [H1955] , and half [H2677] of the princes [H8269] of Judah [H3063] ,
12:33 And Azariah [H5838] , Ezra [H5830] , and Meshullam [H4918] ,
12:34 Judah [H3063] , and Benjamin [H1144] , and Shemaiah [H8098] , and Jeremiah [H3414] ,
12:35 And [certain] of the priests' [H3548] sons [H1121] with trumpets [H2689] ; [namely], Zechariah [H2148] the son [H1121] of Jonathan [H3129] , the son [H1121] of Shemaiah [H8098] , the son [H1121] of Mattaniah [H4983] , the son [H1121] of Michaiah [H4320] , the son [H1121] of Zaccur [H2139] , the son [H1121] of Asaph [H623] :
12:36 And his brethren [H251] , Shemaiah [H8098] , and Azarael [H5832] , Milalai [H4450] , Gilalai [H1562] , Maai [H4597] , Nethaneel [H5417] , and Judah [H3063] , Hanani [H2607] , with the musical [H7892] instruments [H3627] of David [H1732] the man [H376] of God [H430] , and Ezra [H5830] the scribe [H5608] before [H6440] them.
12:37 And at the fountain [H5869] gate [H8179] , which was over against them, they went up [H5927] by the stairs [H4609] of the city [H5892] of David [H1732] , at the going up [H4608] of the wall [H2346] , above the house [H1004] of David [H1732] , even unto the water [H4325] gate [H8179] eastward [H4217] .
12:38 And the other [H8145] [company of them that gave] thanks [H8426] went [H1980] over against [H4136] [them], and I after [H310] them, and the half [H2677] of the people [H5971] upon the wall [H2346] , from beyond the tower [H4026] of the furnaces [H8574] even unto the broad [H7342] wall [H2346] ;
12:39 And from above the gate [H8179] of Ephraim [H669] , and above the old [H3465] gate [H8179] , and above the fish [H1709] gate [H8179] , and the tower [H4026] of Hananeel [H2606] , and the tower [H4026] of Meah [H3968] , even unto the sheep [H6629] gate [H8179] : and they stood still [H5975] in the prison [H4307] gate [H8179] .
12:40 So stood [H5975] the two [H8147] [companies of them that gave] thanks [H8426] in the house [H1004] of God [H430] , and I, and the half [H2677] of the rulers [H5461] with me:
12:41 And the priests [H3548] ; Eliakim [H471] , Maaseiah [H4641] , Miniamin [H4509] , Michaiah [H4320] , Elioenai [H454] , Zechariah [H2148] , [and] Hananiah [H2608] , with trumpets [H2689] ;
12:42 And Maaseiah [H4641] , and Shemaiah [H8098] , and Eleazar [H499] , and Uzzi [H5813] , and Jehohanan [H3076] , and Malchijah [H4441] , and Elam [heb5867] , and Ezer [H5829] . And the singers [H7891] sang loud [H8085] , with Jezrahiah [H3156] [their] overseer [H6496] .(sang: Heb. made their voice to be heard)
12:43 Also that day [H3117] they offered [H2076] great [H1419] sacrifices [H2077] , and rejoiced [H8055] : for God [H430] had made them rejoice [H8055] with great [H1419] joy [H8057] : the wives [H802] also and the children [H3206] rejoiced [H8055] : so that the joy [H8057] of Jerusalem [H3389] was heard [H8085] even afar off [H7350] .
12:44 And at that time [H3117] were some [H582] appointed [H6485] over the chambers [H5393] for the treasures [H214] , for the offerings [H8641] , for the firstfruits [H7225] , and for the tithes [H4643] , to gather [H3664] into them out of the fields [H7704] of the cities [H5892] the portions [H4521] of the law [H8451] for the priests [H3548] and Levites [H3881] : for Judah [H3063] rejoiced [H8057] for the priests [H3548] and for the Levites [H3881] that waited [H5975] .(of the law: that is, appointed by the law)(for Judah: Heb. for the joy of Judah)(waited: Heb. stood)
12:45 And both the singers [H7891] and the porters [H7778] kept [H8104] the ward [H4931] of their God [H430] , and the ward [H4931] of the purification [H2893] , according to the commandment [H4687] of David [H1732] , [and] of Solomon [H8010] his son [H1121] .
12:46 For in the days [H3117] of David [H1732] and Asaph [H623] of old [H6924] [there were] chief [H7218] of the singers [H7891] , and songs [H7892] of praise [H8416] and thanksgiving [H3034] unto God [H430] .
12:47 And all Israel [H3478] in the days [H3117] of Zerubbabel [H2216] , and in the days [H3117] of Nehemiah [H5166] , gave [H5414] the portions [H4521] of the singers [H7891] and the porters [H7778] , every day [H3117] his portion [H1697] : and they sanctified [H6942] [holy things] unto the Levites [H3881] ; and the Levites [H3881] sanctified [H6942] [them] unto the children [H1121] of Aaron [H175] .(sanctified: that is, set apart)