Nehemiah 12:47

“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.”

Nehemiah 12:47 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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).

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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".

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were givingנֹתְנִיםnotnim

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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the portionsמְנָיוֹתmenayot

portion

Portion: the share that falls to someone, by law or by distribution.

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of the singersמְשֹׁרְרִיםmeshorrim

singer

Levites in charge of leading the singing in the house of YHWH, with instruments.

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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.

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what was dueדְּבַרdevar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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and they consecrated themמַקְדִּשִׁיםmakdishim

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

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for the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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for the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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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.

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