And allוְכָלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלin the daysבִּימֵיof Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶלand in the daysוּבִימֵיof Nehemiah,נְחֶמְיָהwere givingנֹתְנִיםthe portionsמְנָיוֹתof the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִיםand the gatekeepers,וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִיםwhat was dueדְּבַרeach dayיוֹםon its day;בְּיוֹמוֹand they consecrated themוּמַקְדִּשִׁיםfor the Levites,לַלְוִיִּםand the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםconsecrated themמַקְדִּשִׁיםfor the sonsלִבְנֵיof Aaron.אַהֲרֹן
Nehemiah 12:47
Study it in the app“And all Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, were giving the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, what was due each day on its day; and they consecrated them for the Levites, and the Levites consecrated them for the sons of Aaron.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:47, word by word
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- in the daysימֵיyme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appears- of Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶלzerubavel
Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel: a descendant of David who led the return of the exiles from Babylon and the rebuilding of the house of YHWH (Ezra 3; Haggai 1-2).
Where else “zerubavel” appears- of Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָהnechemya
Nehemiah
Nehemiah: the name of several people. The best known is the governor who rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem; also one of those who returned with Zerubbabel and another who repaired a section of the wall. It means "Yah comforts".
Where else “nechemya” appears- were givingנֹתְנִיםnotnim
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “notnim” appears- the portionsמְנָיוֹתmenayot
portion
Portion: the share that falls to someone, by law or by distribution.
Where else “menayot” appears- of the singersמְשֹׁרְרִיםmeshorrim
singer
Levites in charge of leading the singing in the house of YHWH, with instruments.
Where else “meshorrim” appears- and the gatekeepersשֹּׁעֲרִיםshoarim
gatekeeper
Gatekeeper: one who guards the gate of a city, a palace or the temple. In Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah it is an office of the Levites.
Where else “shoarim” appears- what was dueדְּבַרdevar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devar” appears- and they consecrated themמַקְדִּשִׁיםmakdishim
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “makdishim” appears- for the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- for the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears
The context
46For in the days of David and Asaph, of old, there were heads of the singers and song of praise and thanksgivings to Elohim.
47 · This verse (above)