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Nehemiah Chapter 11

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וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ שָׂרֵֽי־הָעָ֖ם בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וּשְׁאָ֣ר הָ֠עָ֠ם הִפִּ֨ילוּ גוֹרָל֜וֹת לְהָבִ֣יא**׀** אֶחָ֣ד מִן־הָעֲשָׂרָ֗ה לָשֶׁ֙בֶת֙ בִּֽירוּשָׁלַ֙͏ִם֙ עִ֣יר הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ וְתֵ֥שַׁע הַיָּד֖וֹת בֶּעָרִֽים׃

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And the rulers of the people dwelt at Yerushalayim: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Yerushalayim the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And the chiefs of the cities dwelt in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one-tenth to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, [(to defend it)], and nine-tenths in the (other) cities.

וַֽיְבָרְכ֖וּ הָעָ֑ם לְכֹל֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֔ים לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃{פ}

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And the people blessed all the men, who willingly offered to dwell in Yerushalayim.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And the people blessed all those who volunteered to dwell in Jerusalem.

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ רָאשֵׁ֣י הַמְּדִינָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשְׁב֖וּ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וּבְעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה יָֽשְׁב֞וּ אִ֤ישׁ בַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹ֙ בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ וְהַלְוִיִּ֣ם וְהַנְּתִינִ֔ים וּבְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

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Now these are the chiefs of the province who dwelt in Yerushalayim: but in the cities of Yehuda everyone dwelt in his possession in their cities: Yisra᾽el, the priests, and the Levites, and the temple servants, and the children of the servants of Shelomo.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And these [viz. 43] are the heads of the land who dwelt in Jerusalem. And in the cities of Judah there dwelt, each man in his holding in their cities — Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the sons of the servants of Solomon.

וּבִֽירוּשָׁלַ֙͏ִם֙ יָֽשְׁב֔וּ מִבְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וּמִבְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן מִבְּנֵ֣י יְ֠הוּדָ֠ה עֲתָיָ֨ה בֶן־עֻזִּיָּ֜ה בֶּן־זְכַרְיָ֧ה בֶן־אֲמַרְיָ֛ה בֶּן־שְׁפַטְיָ֥ה בֶן־מַהֲלַלְאֵ֖ל מִבְּנֵי־פָֽרֶץ׃

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And at Yerushalayim dwelt certain of the children of Yehuda, of the children of Binyamin. Of the children of Yehuda; ῾Ataya the son of ῾Uzziyya, the son of Zekharya, the son of Amarya, the son of Shefatya, the son of Mahalal᾽el, of the children of Pereż;

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And in Jerusalem there dwelt of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah [(the most eminent)]: Athayah the son of Uzziyah the son of Zecharyah the son of Amaryah the son of Shefatyah the son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Peretz.

וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣ה בֶן־בָּר֣וּךְ בֶּן־כׇּל־חֹ֠זֶ֠ה בֶּן־חֲזָיָ֨ה בֶן־עֲדָיָ֧ה בֶן־יוֹיָרִ֛יב בֶּן־זְכַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־הַשִּׁלֹנִֽי׃

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and Ma῾aseya the son of Barukh, the son of Kol-ĥoze, the son of Ḥazaya, the son of ῾Adaya, the son of Yoyariv, the son of Zekharya, the son of the Shilonite.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And Ma'aseyah the son of Baruch the son of Kol-chozeh, the son of Chazayah the son of Adayah the son of Yoyariv the son of Zecharyah the son of Hashiloni.

כׇּל־בְּנֵי־פֶ֕רֶץ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֛וֹת שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה אַנְשֵׁי־חָֽיִל׃{פ}

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All the sons of Pereż who dwelt in Yerushalayim, were four hundred and sixty eight men at arms.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

All the sons of Peretz who dwelt in Jerusalem, four hundred and sixty-eight men of war.

וְאֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן סַלֻּ֡א בֶּן־מְשֻׁלָּ֡ם בֶּן־יוֹעֵ֡ד בֶּן־פְּדָיָה֩ בֶן־ק֨וֹלָיָ֧ה בֶן־מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה בֶּן־אִֽיתִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־יְשַֽׁעְיָֽה׃

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And these are the sons of Binyamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Yo῾ed, the son of Pedaya, the son of Qolaya, the son of Ma῾aseya, the son of Iti᾽el, the son of Yesha῾ya.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And these are the sons of Benjamin: Salu the son of Meshulam the son of Yoed the son of Pedayah the son of Kolayah the son of Ma'aseyah the son of Ithiel the son of Yeshayah.

וְאַחֲרָ֖יו גַּבַּ֣י סַלָּ֑י תְּשַׁ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָֽה׃

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And after him Gabbay, Sallay, nine hundred and twenty eight.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And, after him, Gabbai-sallai, nine-hundred and twenty-eight.

וְיוֹאֵ֥ל בֶּן־זִכְרִ֖י פָּקִ֣יד עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וִיהוּדָ֧ה בֶן־הַסְּנוּאָ֛ה עַל־הָעִ֖יר מִשְׁנֶֽה׃{פ}

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And Yo᾽el the son of Zikhri was their overseer: and Yehuda the son of Senu᾽a was second over the city.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And Yoel the son of Zichri appointed over them, and Yehudah the son of Hasnuah, second over the city.

מִן־הַֽכֹּהֲנִ֑ים יְדַֽעְיָ֥ה בֶן־יוֹיָרִ֖יב יָכִֽין׃

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Of the priests: Yeda῾ya the son of Yoyariv, Yakhin,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Of the priests, Yedayah the son of Yoyariv, Yachin.

שְׂרָיָ֨ה בֶן־חִלְקִיָּ֜ה בֶּן־מְשֻׁלָּ֣ם בֶּן־צָד֗וֹק בֶּן־מְרָיוֹת֙ בֶּן־אֲחִיט֔וּב נְגִ֖ד בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

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Seraya the son of Ḥilqiyya, the son of Meshullam, the son of Żadoq, the son of Merayot, the son of Aĥituv, ruler of the house of God.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Serayah the son of Chilkiyah the son of Meshulam the son of Tzaddok the son of Merayoth the son of Achituv, appointed over the house of G-d.

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֗ם עֹשֵׂ֤ה הַמְּלָאכָה֙ לַבַּ֔יִת שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֣ים וּשְׁנָ֑יִם וַ֠עֲדָיָ֠ה בֶּן־יְרֹחָ֤ם בֶּן־פְּלַלְיָה֙ בֶּן־אַמְצִ֣י בֶן־זְכַרְיָ֔ה בֶּן־פַּשְׁח֖וּר בֶּן־מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃

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And their brethren who did the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty two: and ῾Adaya the son of Yeroĥam, the son of Pelalya, the son of Amżi, the son of Zekharya, the son of Pashĥur, the son of Malkiyya,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And their brethren, who performed the Temple services, eight hundred and twenty-two, and Adayah the son of Yerocham the son of Pelalyah the son of Amtzi the son of Zecharyah the son of Pashchur the son of Milkyah.

וְאֶחָיו֙ רָאשִׁ֣ים לְאָב֔וֹת מָאתַ֖יִם אַרְבָּעִ֣ים וּשְׁנָ֑יִם וַעֲמַשְׁסַ֧י בֶּן־עֲזַרְאֵ֛ל בֶּן־אַחְזַ֥י בֶּן־מְשִׁלֵּמ֖וֹת בֶּן־אִמֵּֽר׃

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And his brethren, heads of fathers’ houses, two hundred and forty two: and ῾Amashsay the son of ῾Azar᾽el, the son of Aĥzay, the son of Meshillemot, the son of Immer,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And his brethren, heads of the fathers' [houses of the priests], two hundred and forty-two, and Amashsai the son of Azriel the son of Achzai the son of Meshilemoth the son of Immer.

וַאֲחֵיהֶם֙ גִּבֹּ֣רֵי חַ֔יִל מֵאָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֣ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֑ה וּפָקִ֣יד עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם זַבְדִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־הַגְּדוֹלִֽים׃{ס}

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and their brethren, mighty men of valour, a hundred and twenty eight: and their overseer was Zavdi᾽el, the son of Haggedolim.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And their brethren, men of war, one hundred and twenty-eight, and appointed over them, Zavdiel, son of the great ones.

וּמִֽן־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם שְׁמַעְיָ֧ה בֶן־חַשּׁ֛וּב בֶּן־עַזְרִיקָ֥ם בֶּן־חֲשַׁבְיָ֖ה בֶּן־בּוּנִּֽי׃

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Also of the Levites: Shema῾ya the son of Ḥashshuv, the son of ῾Azriqam, the son of Ḥashavya, the son of Bunni;

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And of the Levites, Shemayah the son of Chashuv the son of Azrikam the son of Chashavyah the son of Buni.

וְשַׁבְּתַ֨י וְיוֹזָבָ֜ד עַל־הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה הַחִֽיצֹנָה֙ לְבֵ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מֵרָאשֵׁ֖י הַלְוִיִּֽם׃

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and Shabbetay and Yozavad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outside work of the house of God.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And Shabthai and Yozavad over the external work of the house of G-d [i.e., Temple maintenance, etc.], of the heads of the Levites.

וּמַתַּנְיָ֣ה בֶן־מִ֠יכָ֠א בֶּן־זַבְדִּ֨י בֶן־אָסָ֜ף רֹ֗אשׁ הַתְּחִלָּה֙ יְהוֹדֶ֣ה לַתְּפִלָּ֔ה וּבַקְבֻּקְיָ֖ה מִשְׁנֶ֣ה מֵאֶחָ֑יו וְעַבְדָּא֙ בֶּן־שַׁמּ֔וּעַ בֶּן־גָּלָ֖ל בֶּן־[יְדוּתֽוּן] (ידיתון)׃

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And Mattanya the son of Mikha, the son of Zavdi, the son of Asaf, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Baqbuqya the second among his brethren, and ῾Avda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Yedutun.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And Matanyah the son of Michah the son of Zavdi the son of Asaf, the head, for the initiation of praise and prayer [(in the songs of the Levites)] and Bakbukyah, his second, of his brethren, and Avda the son of Shamua the son of Galal the son of Yeduthun.

כׇּל־הַלְוִיִּם֙ בְּעִ֣יר הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ מָאתַ֖יִם שְׁמֹנִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃{פ}

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All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty four.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

All the Levites in the holy city, two hundred and forty-eight.

וְהַשּֽׁוֹעֲרִים֙ עַקּ֣וּב טַלְמ֔וֹן וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַשֹּׁמְרִ֣ים בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑ים מֵאָ֖ה שִׁבְעִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃

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Moreover the gate keepers, ῾Aqquv, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were a hundred and seventy two.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And [appointed over] the keepers of the [Temple] gates, Akkuv, Talmon, and their brethren; the watchers at the gates were one hundred and seventy-two.

וּשְׁאָ֨ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים הַלְוִיִּם֙ בְּכׇל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה אִ֖ישׁ בְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃

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And the residue of Yisra᾽el, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Yehuda, everyone in his inheritance.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And the rest of Israel, the priests, the Levites, in all the cities of Judah, each [dwelt] in his inheritance.

וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בָּעֹ֑פֶל וְצִיחָ֥א וְגִשְׁפָּ֖א עַל־הַנְּתִינִֽים׃{פ}

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But the temple servants dwelt in ῾Ofel: and Żiĥa and Gishpa were over the temple servants.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And the Nethinim dwelt in the Ofel [in Jerusalem]. And Tzicha and Gishpa were [appointed] over the Nethinim.

וּפְקִ֤יד הַלְוִיִּם֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם עֻזִּ֤י בֶן־בָּנִי֙ בֶּן־חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה בֶּן־מַתַּנְיָ֖ה בֶּן־מִיכָ֑א מִבְּנֵ֤י אָסָף֙ הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים לְנֶ֖גֶד מְלֶ֥אכֶת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

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The overseer also of the Levites at Yerushalayim was ῾Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Ḥashavya, the son of Mattanya, the son of Mikha, of the sons of Asaf, the singers, over the business of the house of God.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And appointed over the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Buni the son of Matanyah the son of Michah, of the sons of Asaf, the singers, over the [external] work of the house of G-d [viz. 16].

כִּֽי־מִצְוַ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַאֲמָנָ֥ה עַל־הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים דְּבַר־י֥וֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃

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For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, and a certain portion for the singers, as every day required.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

For the charge of the king was upon them, and the singers were entrusted [(to take money from King Darius's treasury)], each day's need in its day [(for Temple exigencies)].

וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨ה בֶן־מְשֵֽׁיזַבְאֵ֜ל מִבְּנֵי־זֶ֤רַח בֶּן־יְהוּדָה֙ לְיַ֣ד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְכׇל־דָּבָ֖ר לָעָֽם׃

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And Pataĥya the son of Meshezav᾽el, of the children of Zeraĥ the son of Yehuda, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And Petachyah the son of Meshezavel of the sons of Zerach the son of Judah was a courtier to the king for all the needs of the people.

וְאֶל־הַחֲצֵרִ֖ים בִּשְׂדֹתָ֑ם מִבְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה יָֽשְׁב֞וּ בְּקִרְיַ֤ת הָֽאַרְבַּע֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וּבְדִיבֹן֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וּבִֽיקַּבְצְאֵ֖ל וַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃

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And for the settlements, with their fields, some of the children of Yehuda dwelt at Qiryat-arba, and in its hamlets, and at Divon, and in its hamlets, and at Yeqavże᾽el, and in its hamlets,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And [the dwellers of] the unwalled cities amongst the fields: [some] of the sons of Judah dwelt in Kiryath-ha'arba and its villages, and in Divon and its villages and in Yekavtze'el and environs.

וּבְיֵשׁ֥וּעַ וּבְמֹלָדָ֖ה וּבְבֵ֥ית פָּֽלֶט׃

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and at Yeshua, and at Molada, and at Bet-pelet,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And in Yeshua and in Molada and in Beith-palet.

וּבַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָ֛ל וּבִבְאֵ֥ר שֶׁ֖בַע וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃

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and at Ḥażar-shu῾al, and at Be᾽er-sheva, and in its hamlets,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And in Chatzar-shual and in Beersheva and its villages.

וּבְצִֽקְלַ֥ג וּבִמְכֹנָ֖ה וּבִבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃

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and at Żiqlag, and at Mekhona, and in its hamlets,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And in Tziklag and in Mechonah and its villages.

וּבְעֵ֥ין רִמּ֛וֹן וּבְצׇרְעָ֖ה וּבְיַרְמֽוּת׃

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and at ῾En-rimmon, and at Żor῾a, and at Yarmut,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And in Ein-rimmon and in Tzarah and in Yarmuth.

זָנֹ֤חַ עֲדֻלָּם֙ וְחַצְרֵיהֶ֔ם לָכִישׁ֙ וּשְׂדֹתֶ֔יהָ עֲזֵקָ֖ה וּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ וַיַּחֲנ֥וּ מִבְּאֵֽר־שֶׁ֖בַע עַד־גֵּ֥יא הִנֹּֽם׃

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Zanoaĥ, ῾Adullam, and their settlements, Lakhish, and its fields, ῾Azeqa, and its hamlets. And they dwelt from Be᾽er-sheva as far as the valley of Hinnom.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Zanoach, Addulam and environs. Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its villages. And they camped from Beersheva to Gei-hinnom.

וּבְנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן מִגָּ֑בַע מִכְמָ֣שׂ וְעַיָּ֔ה וּבֵֽית־אֵ֖ל וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃

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And the children of Binyamin from Geva, at Mikhmash, and ῾Ayya, and Bet-el, and in its hamlets,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And the sons of Benjamin, from Gava, Michmash, and Ayah, and Beth-el and its villages.

עֲנָת֥וֹת נֹ֖ב עֲנָֽנְיָֽה׃

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and at ῾Anatot, Nov, ῾Ananya,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Anathoth, Nov, Ananyah.

חָצ֥וֹר׀רָמָ֖ה גִּתָּֽיִם׃

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Ḥażor, Rama, Gittayim,

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Chatzor, Ramah, Gittaim.

חָדִ֥יד צְבֹעִ֖ים נְבַלָּֽט׃

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Ḥadid, Żevo῾im, Nevallat,

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Chadid, Tzvoim, Nevalat.

לֹ֥ד וְאוֹנ֖וֹ גֵּ֥י הַחֲרָשִֽׁים׃

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Lod, Ono, Ge-ĥarashim.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Lod and Ono, Gei-hacharashim.

וּמִ֨ן־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מַחְלְק֥וֹת יְהוּדָ֖ה לְבִנְיָמִֽין׃{פ}

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And of the Levites, certain sections in Yehuda were attached to Binyamin.

The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And the Levites (divided themselves by their) classes between Judah and Benjamin.

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