Nehemiah - douay rheims

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¹ Now these are the priests and the Levites, that went up with Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue: Saraia, Jeremias, Esdras,
² Amaria, Melluch, Hattus,
³ Sebenias, Rheum, Merimuth,
⁴ Addo, Genthon, Abia,
⁵ Miamin, Madia, Belga,
⁶ Semeia, and Joiarib, Idaia, Sellum, Amoc, Helcias,
⁷ Idaia. These were the chief of the priests, and of their brethren in the days of Josue.
⁸ And the Levites, Jesua, Bennui, Cedmihel, Sarebia, Juda, Mathanias, they and their brethren were over the hymns:
⁹ And Becbecia, and Hanni, and their brethren every one in his office.
¹⁰ And Josue beget Joacim, and Joacim beget Eliasib, and Eliasib beget Joiada,
¹¹ And Joiada beget Jonathan, and Jonathan beget Jeddoa.
¹² And in the days of Joacim the priests and heads of the families were : Of Saraia, Maraia: of Jeremias, Hanania:
¹³ Of Esdras, Mosollam: and of Amaria, Johanan:
¹⁴ Of Milicho, Jonathan: of Sebenia, Joseph:
¹⁵ Of Haram, Edna: of Maraioth, Helci:
¹⁶ Of Adaia, Zacharia: of Genthon, Mosollam:
¹⁷ Of Abia, Zechri: of Miamin and Moadia, Phelti:
¹⁸ Of Belga, Sammua of Semaia, Jonathan:
¹⁹ Of Joiarib, Mathanai: of Jodaia, Azzi:
²⁰ Of Sellai, Celai: of Amoc, Heber:
²¹ Of Helcias, Hasebia: of Idaia, Nathanael.
²² The Levites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jeddoa, were recorded, and the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.
²³ The sons of Levi, heads of the families were written in the book of Chronicles, even unto the days of Jonathan the son of Eliasib.
²⁴ Now the chief of the Levites were Hasebia, Serebia, and Josue the son of Cedmihel: and their brethren by their courses, to praise and to give thanks ac- cording to the commandment of David the man of God, and to wait equally in order.
²⁵ Mathania, and Becbecia, Obedia, and Mosollam, Telmon, Accub, were keepers of the gates and of the entrances before the gates.
²⁶ These were in the days of Joacim the son of Josue, the son of Josedec, and in the days of Nehemias the governor, and of Esdras the priest and scribe.
²⁷ And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, and to keep the dedication, and to rejoice with thanksgiving, and with singing, and with cymbals, and psalteries and harps.
²⁸ And the sons of the singing men were gathered together out of the plain country about Jerusalem, and out of the villages of Nethuphati,
²⁹ And from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singing men had built themselves villages round about Jerusalem.
³⁰ And the priests and the Levites purified, and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
³¹ And I made the princes of Juda go up upon the wall, and I appointed two great choirs to give praise. And they went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dunghill gate.
³² And after them went Osaias, and half of the princes of Juda,
³³ And Azarias, Esdras, and Mosollam, Judas, and Benjamin, and Semeia, and Jeremias.
³⁴ And of the sons of the priests with trumpets, Zacharias the son of Jonathan. the son of Semeia, the son of Mathania; the son of Michaia, the son of Zechur, the son of Asaph,
³⁵ And his brethren Semeia, and Azareel Malalai, Galalai, Maai, Nathanael, and Judas, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God: and Esdras the scribe before them at the fountain gate.
³⁶ And they went up over against them by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall of the house of David, and to the water gate eastward:
³⁷ And the second choir of them that gave thanks went on the opposite side, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, and upon the tower of the furnaces, even to the broad wall,
³⁸ And above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Emath, and even to the flock gate: and they stood still in the watch gate.
³⁹ And the two choirs of them that gave praise stood still at the house of God, and I and the half of the magistrates with me.
⁴⁰ And the priests, Eliachim, Maasia, Miamin, Michea, Elioenai, Zacharia, Hanania with trumpets,
⁴¹ And Maasia, and Semeia, and Eleazar, and Azzi, and Johanan, and Melchia, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sung loud, and Jezraia was their overseer:
⁴² And they sacrificed on that day great sacrifices, and they rejoiced: for God had made them joyful with great joy: their wives also and their children rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off.
⁴³ They appointed also in that day men over the storehouses of the treasure, for the libations, and for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, that the rulers of the city might bring them in by them in honour of thanksgiving, for the priests and Levites: for Juda was joyful in the priests and Levites that assisted.
⁴⁴ And they kept the watch of their God, and the observance of expiation, and the singing men, and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
⁴⁵ For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God.
⁴⁶ And all Israel, in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Nehemias gave portions to the singing men, and to the porters, day by day, and they sanctified the Levites, and the Levites sanctified the sons of Aaron.

Nehemiah - webster

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¹ Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
² Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
³ Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
⁴ Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
⁵ Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
⁶ Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
⁷ Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
⁸ Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
⁹ Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
¹⁰ And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
¹¹ And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
¹² And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
¹³ Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
¹⁴ Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
¹⁵ Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
¹⁶ Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
¹⁷ Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
¹⁸ Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
¹⁹ And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
²⁰ Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
²¹ Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
²² The 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.
²³ The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even till the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
²⁴ And 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.
²⁵ Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the threshholds of the gates.
²⁶ These 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.
²⁷ And 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.
²⁸ And the sons of the singers assembled, both out of the plain country around Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
²⁹ Also from the house of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages around Jerusalem.
³⁰ And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
³¹ Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, of which one went on the right hand upon the wall towards the dung-gate:
³² And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
³³ And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
³⁴ Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
³⁵ And 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:
³⁶ And 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.
³⁷ And at the fountain-gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water-gate eastward.
³⁸ And 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 to the broad wall;
³⁹ And 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 to the sheep-gate: and they stood still in the prison-gate.
⁴⁰ So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
⁴¹ And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
⁴² And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
⁴³ Also 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.
⁴⁴ And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the first-fruits, 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.
⁴⁵ And 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.
⁴⁶ For in the days of David, and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
⁴⁷ And 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 to the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them to the children of Aaron.

Nehemiah - world english bible

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¹ these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
² Malluch, Hattush,
³ Rehum, Meremoth,
⁴ Ginnethoi, Abijah,
⁵ Maadiah, Bilgah,
⁶ and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
⁷ Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
⁸ the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers.
⁹ Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were over against them according to their offices.
¹⁰ became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada,
¹¹ Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.
¹² the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' [houses]: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
¹³ Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
¹⁴ Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
¹⁵ Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
¹⁶ Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
¹⁷ Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
¹⁸ Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
¹⁹ of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
²⁰ Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
²¹ Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
²² for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' [houses]; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
²³ sons of Levi, heads of fathers' [houses], were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
²⁴ chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.
²⁵ and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.
²⁶ 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.
²⁷ 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.
²⁸ sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
²⁹ from Beth Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages around Jerusalem.
³⁰ priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
³¹ I brought up the princes of Judah on the wall, and appointed two great companies who gave thanks and went in procession. [One went] on the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate;
³² after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
³³ Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
³⁴ and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
³⁵ certain of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;
³⁶ his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.
³⁷ the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water gate eastward.
³⁸ other company of those who gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, on the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even to the broad wall,
³⁹ above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
⁴⁰ stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;
⁴¹ the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
⁴² Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
⁴³ offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
⁴⁴ that day were men appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the wave offerings, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who waited.
⁴⁵ performed the duty of their God, and the duty of the purification, and [so did] the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
⁴⁶ in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
⁴⁷ Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they set apart [that which was] for the Levites; and the Levites set apart [that which was] for the sons of Aaron.

Nehemiah - darby

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¹ And these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
² Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
³ Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
⁴ Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
⁵ Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
⁶ Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
⁷ Sallu, Amok, Hilkijah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
⁸ And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, [who was] over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren;
⁹ and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them as watches.
¹⁰ And Jeshua begot Joiakim, and Joiakim begot Eliashib, and Eliashib begot Joiada,
¹¹ and Joiada begot Jonathan, and Jonathan begot Jaddua.
¹² And in the days of Joiakim were priests, chief fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
¹³ of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
¹⁴ of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
¹⁵ of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
¹⁶ of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
¹⁷ of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin [and] Moadiah, Piltai;
¹⁸ of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
¹⁹ and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
²⁰ of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
²¹ of Hilkijah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
²² of the Levites, the chief fathers were recorded in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, and the priests, until the reign of Darius the Persian.
²³ The children of Levi, the chief fathers, were recorded in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
²⁴ And the chief 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.
²⁵ Mattaniah and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were doorkeepers keeping the ward at the storehouses of the gates.
²⁶ These 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.
²⁷ 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.
²⁸ And the children of the singers were assembled, both from the plain [of Jordan] round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,
²⁹ also from Beth-Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves hamlets round about Jerusalem.
³⁰ And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates and the wall.
³¹ And I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs and processions, on the right hand upon the wall towards the dung-gate.
³² And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
³³ and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
³⁴ Judah and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
³⁵ and [certain] of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;
³⁶ and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe before them.
³⁷ And at the fountain-gate, and over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water-gate eastward.
³⁸ And the second choir went in the opposite direction upon the wall, and I after them, and the half of the people, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall;
³⁹ and from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the gate of the old [wall], and above the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even to the sheep-gate; and they stood still in the prison-gate.
⁴⁰ And both choirs stood in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;
⁴¹ and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, with trumpets;
⁴² and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud; and Jizrahiah was their overseer.
⁴³ And that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and also the women and the children rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
⁴⁴ And at that time men were appointed over the chambers of the treasures for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, out of the fields of the cities, the portions assigned by the law for the priests and the Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests, and over the Levites that waited.
⁴⁵ And, with the singers and the doorkeepers, they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David [and] of Solomon his son.
⁴⁶ For of old, in the days of David and Asaph, there were the chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgivings to God.
⁴⁷ And all Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the doorkeepers, every day what was needed, and they consecrated things for the Levites; and the Levites consecrated for the children of Aaron.

Nehemiah - american standard version

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¹ Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
² Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
³ Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
⁴ Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
⁵ Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
⁶ Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
⁷ Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
⁸ Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
⁹ Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brethren, were over against them according to their offices.
¹⁰ And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
¹¹ and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
¹² And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' [houses]: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
¹³ of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
¹⁴ of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
¹⁵ of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
¹⁶ of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
¹⁷ of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
¹⁸ of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
¹⁹ and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
²⁰ of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
²¹ of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
²² As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' [houses]; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
²³ The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' [houses], were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
²⁴ And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.
²⁵ Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the store-houses of the gates.
²⁶ These 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.
²⁷ And 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.
²⁸ And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
²⁹ also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
³⁰ And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
³¹ Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession; [whereof one went] on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
³² and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
³³ and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
³⁴ Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
³⁵ and certain of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;
³⁶ and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.
³⁷ And by the fountain gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
³⁸ And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad wall,
³⁹ and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
⁴⁰ So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;
⁴¹ and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
⁴² and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
⁴³ And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
⁴⁴ And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
⁴⁵ And they kept the charge of their God, and the charge of the purification, and [so did] the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
⁴⁶ For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
⁴⁷ And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they set apart [that which was] for the Levites; and the Levites set apart [that which was] for the sons of Aaron.

Nehemiah - basic english

Chapter 12

¹ Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
² Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
³ Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
⁴ Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
⁵ Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
⁶ Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
⁷ Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
⁸ And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the music-makers, he and his brothers.
⁹ And Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were opposite them in their watches.
¹⁰ And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
¹¹ And Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
¹² And in the days of Joiakim there were priests, heads of families: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
¹³ Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
¹⁴ Of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
¹⁵ Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
¹⁶ Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
¹⁷ Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
¹⁸ Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
¹⁹ And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
²⁰ Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
²¹ Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
²² The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were listed as heads of families; and the priests, when Darius the Persian was king.
²³ The sons of Levi, heads of families, were recorded in the book of the histories, even till the days of Johanan, the son of Eliashib.
²⁴ And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to give blessing and praise as ordered by David, the man of God, watch against watch.
²⁵ Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were door-keepers keeping the watch at the store-houses of the doors.
²⁶ These were in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the ruler and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
²⁷ And when the time came for the wall of Jerusalem to be made holy, they sent for the Levites out of all their places to come to Jerusalem, to keep the feast with joy, and with praise and melody, with brass and corded instruments of music.
²⁸ And the sons of the music-makers came together from the lowland round about Jerusalem and from the daughter-towns of the Netophathites,
²⁹ And from Beth-gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the music-makers had made daughter-towns for themselves round about Jerusalem.
³⁰ And the priests and the Levites made themselves clean; and they made the people clean, and the doorways and the wall.
³¹ Then I made the rulers of Judah come up on the wall, and I put in position two great bands of them who gave praise, walking in ordered lines; one went to the right on the wall, in the direction of the doorway where the waste was put;
³² And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the rulers of Judah,
³³ And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
³⁴ Judah and Benjamin and Shemaiah and Jeremiah,
³⁵ And certain of the priests' sons with wind instruments; Zechariah, the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
³⁶ And his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel and Judah, Hanani, with the music-instruments of David, the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was at their head;
³⁷ And by the doorway of the fountain and straight in front of them, they went up by the steps of the town of David, at the slope up of the wall, over the house of David, as far as the water-doorway to the east.
³⁸ And the other band of those who gave praise went to the left, and I went after them with half the people, on the wall, over the tower of the ovens, as far as the wide wall;
³⁹ And over the doorway of Ephraim and by the old door and the fish door and the tower of Hananel and the tower of Hammeah, as far as the sheep door: and at the doorway of the watchmen they came to a stop.
⁴⁰ So the two bands of those who gave praise took up their positions in the house of God, and I and half of the chiefs with me:
⁴¹ And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with wind instruments;
⁴² And Maaseiah and Shemaiah and Eleazar and Uzzi and Jehohanan and Malchijah and Elam and Ezer. And the makers of melody made their voices loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
⁴³ And on that day they made great offerings and were glad; for God had made them glad with great joy; and the women and the children were glad with them: so that the joy of Jerusalem came to the ears of those who were far off.
⁴⁴ And on that day certain men were put over the rooms where the things which had been given were stored, for the lifted offerings and the first-fruits and the tenths, and to take into them the amounts, from the fields of every town, fixed by the law for the priests and the Levites: for Judah was glad on account of the priests and the Levites who were in their places.
⁴⁵ And they kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean, and so did the music-makers and the door-keepers, as it was ordered by David and Solomon his son.
⁴⁶ For in the days of David and Asaph in the past, there was a master of the music, and songs of blessing and praise to God.
⁴⁷ And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave what was needed by the music-makers and the door-keepers day by day: and they made the offerings holy for the Levites; and the Levites did the same for the sons of Aaron.