Priestly Leaders in the Next Generation

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In the days of Yoyakim these were the cohanim who were heads of fathers'clans: of S'rayah, M'rayah; of Yirmeyah, Hananyah;

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of 'Ezra, Meshulam; of Amaryah, Y'hochanan;

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of M'likhu, Yonatan; of Sh'vanyah, Yosef;

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of Harim, 'Adna; of M'rayot, Helkai;

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of 'Iddo, Z'kharyah; of Ginton, Meshulam;

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of Achiyah, Zikhri; of Minyamin, of Mo'adyah, Piltai;

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of Bilgai, Shamua; of Sh'ma'yah, Y'honatan;

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of Yoyariv, Matnai; of Y'da'yah, 'Uzi;

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of Salai, Kallai; of 'Amok, 'Ever;

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of Hilkiyah, Hashavyah; and of Y'da'yah, N'tan'el.

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As for the L'vi'im, the heads of fathers' clans in the days of Elyashiv, Yoyada, Yochanan and Yadua were recorded; also the cohanim, up to the reign of Daryavesh the Persian.

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The descendants of Levi who were heads of fathers' clans were recorded in the annals until the days of Yochanan the [grand]son of Elyashiv.

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The chiefs of the L'vi'im were Hashavyah, Sherevyah and Yeshua the son of Kadmi'el, with their kinsmen in an antiphonal choir, to praise and give thanks, in accordance with the order of David the man of God, choir opposite choir.

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Mattanyah, Bakbukyah, 'Ovadyah, Meshulam, Talmon and 'Akuv were the gatekeepers who guarded the supplies kept at the gates.

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This was in the days of Yoyakim the son of Yeshua, the son of Yotzadak, and in the days of Nechemyah the governor and of 'Ezra the cohen and Torah-teacher.

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