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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from the book of

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Nehemiah, chapters 11 and 12. Chapter 11 Now

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the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem.

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The rest of the people cast lots to bring one

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out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city,

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and nine tenths were to dwell in other cities.

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And the people blessed all the men who willingly

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offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. These

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are the heads of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem.

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But in the cities of Judah, everyone dwelt in

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his own possession in their cities, Israelites,

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priests, Levites, Nethanim, and descendants of

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Solomon's servants. Also in Jerusalem dwelt some

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of the children of Judah and of the children

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of Benjamin. of the children of Perez. And Masiah,

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the son of Baruch, the son of Kolhoseh, the son

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of Haziah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joareb,

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the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. All

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the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem were

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468 valiant men. And these are the sons of Benjamin,

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Salo the son of Meshulam, the son of Joad, the

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son of Pediah, the son of Koliah, the son of

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Masiah, the son of Etiel, the son of Jeshiah,

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and after him, Gabai and Salai. 928. Joel, the

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son of Zichri, was their overseer, and Judah,

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the son of Sinua, was second over the city. Of

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the priests, Jediah, the son of Joarib, and Jesheen.

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Sariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Mishulam,

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the son of Zadok, the son of Mariot, the son

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of Ahitub, was the leader of the house of God.

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Their brethren who did the work of the house

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were eight hundred and twenty -two. And Adaiah

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the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the

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son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of

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Pashur, the son of Malkijah. And his brethren,

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heads of the fathers' houses, were two hundred

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and forty -two. And Amashai the son of Azarel,

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the son of Ahzai, the son of Mishilemot, the

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son of Emer. And their brethren, mighty men of

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valor, were one hundred and twenty -eight. Their

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overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great

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men. Also of the Levites, Shemaiah, the son of

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Hashub, the son of Azrikim, the son of Hashabiah,

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the son of Buni. Shabitai and Jezebel, of the

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heads of the Levites, had the oversight of the

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business outside of the house of God. Mataniah,

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the son of Micah, the son of Zabdi, the son of

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Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving

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with prayer. Bakbukiah, the second among his

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brethren. and Abda the son of Shammuah, the son

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of Galal, the son of Jedusun. All the Levites

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in the holy city were 284. Moreover, the gatekeepers,

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Akub, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the

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gates were 172. And the rest of Israel, of the

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priests and Levites, were in all the cities of

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Judah, everyone in his inheritance. But the Nethanim

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dwelt in Ophel, and Zihah and Gishpah were over

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the Nethanim. Also the overseer of the Levites

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at Jerusalem was Uzi the son of Bani, the son

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of Hashabiah, the son of Mataniah, the son of

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Micah, of the sons of Asaph, the singers in charge

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of the service of the house of God. For it was

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the king's command concerning them that a certain

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portion should be for the singers, a quota, day

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by day. Pitaiah the son of Meshizabel, of the

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children of Zerah, the son of Judah, was the

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king's deputy in all matters concerning the people.

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And as for the villages with their fields, some

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of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjas Arba

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and its villages, Dibon and its villages, Jekabzeel

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and its villages, in Jeshua, Molada, Beit Pelet,

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Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages,

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in Ziklag and Mekona and its villages, in Ein

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Ramon, Zorah, Jarmud, Zanoa, Adulam and their

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villages, in Lashish and its fields, in Azekah

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and its villages, They dwelt from Beersheba to

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the valley of Hinnom. Also the children of Benjamin

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from Geba dwelt in Mikmash, Ija, and Bethel,

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and their villages, in Anatoth, Nob, Anania,

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in Hazor, Ramah, Gittim, in Hadid, Zebuim, Nibalat,

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in Lod, Ono, and the valley of Craftsman. Some

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of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.

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Chapter 12 Now these are the priests and the

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Levites who came up with Zerubbabel, the son

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of Shealtiel and Jeshua. These were the heads

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of the priests and their brethren in the days

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of Jeshua. Moreover, the Levites were Jeshua,

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Binwi, Kadmiel, Sherabiah, Judah, and Mataniah,

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who led the thanksgiving psalms, he and his brethren.

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Also, Bakbukia and Uni, their brethren, stood

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across from them in their duties. Now in the

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days of Joachim, the priests, the heads of the

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father's houses were the son of Minjameen, of

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Mudaya Piltai, of Bilga Shamua, of Shamaya Jehonathan,

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of Joyarib Matanai, of Jedaya Uzi, of Salai Kalai,

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of Amok Eber, of Hilkaya Hashabaya, and of Jedaya

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Nithano. During the reign of Darius the Persian,

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A record was also kept of the Levites and priests

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who had been heads of their fathers' houses in

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the days of Eliashib, Jehoiada, Johanan, and

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Jadwa. The sons of Levi, the heads of the fathers'

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houses until the days of Johanan, the son of

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Eliashib, were written in the book of the Chronicles.

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And the heads of the Levites were Hashabiah,

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Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, with

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their brothers across from them, to praise and

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give thanks. group alternating with group, according

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to the command of David, the man of God. They

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lived in the days of Joachim, the son of Jeshua,

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the son of Josedach, and in the days of Nehemiah,

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the governor, and of Ezra, the priest, the scribe.

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Now, at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem,

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they sought out the Levites in all their places

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to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication

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with gladness, both with thanksgivings and singing,

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with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps.

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And the sons of the singers gathered together

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from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the

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villages of the Netophetites, from the house

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of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Asmavit.

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For the singers had built themselves villages

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all around Jerusalem. Then the priests and Levites

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purified themselves and purified the people,

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the gates, and the wall. So I brought the leaders

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of Judah up on the wall and appointed two large

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thanksgiving choirs. One went to the right hand

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on the wall toward the refuse gate. After them

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went Hoshiah and half of the leaders of Judah,

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and Azariah, Ezra, Meshulam, Judah, Benjamin,

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Shemaiah, Jeremiah, and some of the priests'

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sons with trumpets, Zechariah the son of Jonathan,

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the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mataniah, the

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son of Micaiah, the son of Zechur, the son of

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Asaph, and his brethren Shemaiah, Azariel, Melali,

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Gilali, Mai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with

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the musical instruments of David the man of God.

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And Ezra the scribe went before them, by the

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fountain gate in front of them, They went up

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the stairs of the city of David, on the stairway

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of the wall, beyond the house of David as far

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as the water gate eastward. The other thanksgiving

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choir went the opposite way, and I was behind

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them with half of the people on the wall, going

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past the tower of the ovens as far as the broad

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wall, and above the gate of Ephraim, above the

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old gate, above the fish gate, the tower of Hananel,

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the tower of the hundred, as far as the sheep

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gate, and they stopped by the gate of the prison.

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So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house

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of God likewise, I and the half of the rulers

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with me, and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseah, Minjamim,

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Micaiah, Elionai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with

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trumpets, also Maaseah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzi,

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Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers

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sang loudly, with Jezriah the director. also

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that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced

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for God had made them rejoice with great joy

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the women and the children also rejoiced so that

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the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off and at

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the same time Some were appointed over the rooms

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of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits,

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and the tithe, to gather into them from the fields

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of the cities the portions specified by the law

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for the priests and Levites. For Judah rejoiced

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over the priests and Levites who ministered.

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Both the singers and the gatekeepers kept the

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charge of their God and the charge of the purification,

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according to the command of David and Solomon

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his son. For in the days of David and Asaph of

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old, there were chiefs of the singers and songs

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of praise and thanksgiving to God. In the days

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of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, all

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Israel gave the portions for the singers and

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the gatekeepers, a portion for each day. They

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also consecrated holy things for the Levites,

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and the Levites consecrated them for the children

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of Aaron. I hope you enjoyed today's reading

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as much as I did and I look forward to seeing

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you again tomorrow to continue on our journey.

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God bless you and have a great day.