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Nechemyah 12:10-25 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

10. And Yeshua fathered Yoyakim, Yoyakim also fathered Elyashiv, and Elyashiv fathered Yoyada,

11. And Yoyada fathered Yonatan, and Yonatan fathered Yaddua.

12. And in the days of Yoyakim these were Kohanim rashei haAvot; of Serayah, Merayah; of Yirmeyah, Chananyah;

13. Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amaryah, Yehochanan;

14. Of Melichu, Yonatan; of Shevanyah, Yosef;

15. Of Charim, Adna; of Merayot, Chelkai;

16. Of Iddo, Zecharyah; of Ginton, Meshullam;

17. Of Achiyah, Zichri; of Minyamin, of Moadyah, Piltai;

18. Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemayah, Yehonatan;

19. And of Yoyariv, Matnai; of Yedayah, Uzzi;

20. Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Ever;

21. Of Chilkiyah, Chashavyah; of Yedayah, Netanel.

22. The Levi'im in the days of Elyashiv, Yoyada, and Yochanan, and Yaddua, were recorded rashei haAvot; also the kohanim, to the reign of Daryavesh the Persian.

23. The Bnei Levi, the rashei haAvot, were written in the Sefer Divrei Hayamim, even until the days of Yochanan ben Elyashiv.

24. And the chiefs of the Levi'im: Chashavyah, Sherevyah, and Yeshua ben Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the mitzvat Dovid Ish HaElohim, choir opposite choir.

25. Matanyah, and Bakbukyah, Ovadyah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akuv, were gatekeepers keeping the storerooms of the gates.

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