Nehemiah Chapter 12
So, here are the priests and Levites who showed up with Zerubbabel, Shealtiel's kid, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, for real.
Now these {are} the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, no cap.
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, {Malluch: also called, Melicu}
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, all part of the crew.
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, {Shechaniah: also called, Shebaniah} {Rehum: also called, Harim} {Meremoth: also called, Meraioth}
Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, keeping it fire.
Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, {Ginnetho: also called, Ginnethon}
Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, they chillin’.
Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, {Miamin: also called, Miniamin} {Maadiah: also called, Moadiah}
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, bringing that solid energy.
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the main priests and their squad back in Jeshua's time, bet.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These {were} the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. {Sallu: also called, Sallai}
Also the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was all about that thankfulness vibe with his crew.
Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, {and} Mattaniah, {which was} over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. {the thanksgiving: that is, the psalms of thanksgiving}
Bakbukiah and Unni were on the watch, holding it down, for real.
Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, {were} over against them in the watches.
Jeshua had Joiakim, Joiakim had Eliashib, and Eliashib had Joiada, keeping the fam tree tight.
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
Joiada's kid was named Jonathan, and Jonathan had Jaddua. Family tree vibes.
And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
In the days of Joiakim, the priests were the main crew: Seraiah, Meraiah; Jeremiah, Hananiah; real ones.
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
Then you got Ezra and Meshullam; Amariah and Jehohanan, keeping it fire.
Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
Melicu had Jonathan; Shebaniah had Joseph, stacking the lineup.
Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
Harim repped Adna; Meraioth was all about Helkai, no cap.
Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
Iddo had Zechariah; Ginnethon brought in Meshullam, straight up.
Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
Abijah had Zichri; Miniamin and Moadiah were all about Piltai, periodt.
Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
Bilgah had Shammua; Shemaiah was with Jehonathan, that's savage.
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
Joiarib had Mattenai; Jedaiah was rolling with Uzzi, keeping it 100.
And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
Sallai had Kallai; Amok was vibing with Eber, just chilling.
Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
Hilkiah, Hashabiah, Jedaiah, and Nethaneel were all part of the crew.
Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
The Levites during Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were the OGs, and the priests too, rolling with Darius the Persian.
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.
Levi's fam, the top dogs, were in the chronicles until Johanan, Eliashib's son.
The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, {were} written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
The Levite leaders: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, Kadmiel's son, with their crew, ready to praise and give thanks, just like David said.
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.
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub were the gatekeepers, holding it down at the thresholds.
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, {were} porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. {thresholds: or, treasuries, or, assemblies}
This all went down in the days of Joiakim, Jeshua’s son, and Nehemiah the governor, plus Ezra the priest, the scribe.
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.
When Jerusalem's wall was dedicated, they called the Levites from everywhere to vibe with the dedication, all about thanks and singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps.
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.
The singers linked up from the fields around Jerusalem and the Netophathi villages.
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
Also from Gilgal's spot, and the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, ‘cause the singers built their own places around Jerusalem.
Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
The priests and Levites cleaned themselves up, got the people right, and purified the gates and the wall.
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
So I gathered the Judah squad on the wall, and set up two dope crews to give thanks, one vibing on the right side by the dung gate.
Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great {companies of them that gave} thanks, {whereof one} went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
Hoshaiah and half the Judah crew rolled out after them, no cap.
And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
Then came Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, all part of the squad.
And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah were in the mix too.
Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
And some priest's kids had trumpets, like Zechariah, son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Michaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph—big family vibes.
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:
His crew, Shemaiah, Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Hanani from Judah, were rocking David's musical vibes, with Ezra leading the charge.
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.
At the fountain gate, they climbed up the steps of the city of David, going up the wall, past David's crib, all the way to the water gate eastward.
And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
The other crew giving thanks was opposite them, and I was trailing behind, with half the people on the wall, from the furnace tower to the broad wall, lit.
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 unto the broad wall;
From above the Ephraim gate, past the old gate, fish gate, Hananeel tower, Meah tower, all the way to the sheep gate, they stopped at the prison gate.
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 unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
So the two crews giving thanks stood in the house of God, with me and half the rulers, just chilling.
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:
And the squad of priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, {and} Hananiah, with trumpets;
And Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers were vibing loud, with Jezrahiah their hype man.
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. {sang...: Heb. made their voice to be heard}
That day they threw down some serious sacrifices and were lit: God made them feel all the joy: the wives and kids were also hype: the joy of Jerusalem was heard from way far off.
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.
At that time, some were put in charge of the treasure rooms for the offerings, firstfruits, and tithes, gathering the goods from the fields for the priests and Levites: Judah was vibing for the priests and Levites who were waiting.
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, 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. {of the law: that is, appointed by the law} {for Judah...: Heb. for the joy of Judah} {waited: Heb. stood}
Both the singers and the porters kept it 100 with their God, following the command of David and his son Solomon.
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.
Back in the day of David and Asaph, there were the top singers, and they dropped songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
For in the days of David and Asaph of old {there were} chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah gave their portions to the singers and porters, each day getting their share: they made holy things for the Levites; and the Levites made them holy for the kids of Aaron.
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} unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified {them} unto the children of Aaron. {sanctified: that is, set apart}