Zaccur to Zakkur II

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 \v 6 Then Joseph, all his brothers, and all that generation died.
-\v 7 The Israelites were fruitful, increased greatly in numbers, and became very strong; the land was filled with them.
+\v 7 But the Israelites were fruitful, increased in numbers, became great, and became very, very mighty; the land was filled with them.
 
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 \v 12 But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites increased in numbers and spread. So the Egyptians began to dread the Israelites.
 
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-\v 13 The Egyptians made the Israelites work rigorously.
-\v 14 They made their lives bitter with hard service with mortar and brick, and with all kinds of work in the fields. All their required work was hard.
+\v 13 The Egyptians severely forced the Israelites to serve.
+\v 14 They made their lives bitter with hard service with mortar and brick, and with all kinds of work in the fields. All their required work was severe.
 
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 \v 19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, "The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. They are vigorous and have finished giving birth before a midwife comes to them."
 
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-\v 20 God protected these midwives. The people increased in numbers and became very strong.
+\v 20 God protected these midwives. The people increased in numbers and became very mighty.
 \v 21 Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
 \v 22 Pharaoh ordered all his people, "You must throw every son that is born into the river, but every daughter you will let live."
 
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-\v 11 When Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and observed their hard work. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his own people.
+\v 11 When Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and observed their hard labors. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his own people.
 \v 12 He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one there, he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
 
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 \v 4 When Yahweh saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him out of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses." Moses said, "Here I am."
-\v 5 God said, "Do not come any closer! Take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are standing is ground that is set apart to me."
+\v 5 God said, "Do not come any closer! Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is ground that is set apart to me."
 \v 6 He added, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses covered his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
 
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 \v 8 I have come down to free them from the Egyptians' power and to bring them up from that land to a good, large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the region of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
 
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-\v 9 Now the shouts of the people of Israel have come to me. Moreover, I have seen the oppression caused by the Egyptians.
+\v 9 Now the shouts of the people of Israel have come to me. Moreover, I have seen the way the Egyptians have been oppressing them.
 \v 10 Now then, I will send you to Pharaoh so that you may bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt."
 
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 \v 16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together. Say to them, 'Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me and said, "I have indeed observed you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.
-\v 17 I have promised to bring you up from the oppression in Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey."'
+\v 17 I have promised to bring you up from the affliction in Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey."'
 \v 18 They will listen to you. You and the elders of Israel must go to the king of Egypt, and you must tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, in order that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.'
 
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-\v 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, unless his hand is forced.
+\v 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go except under a mighty hand.
 \v 20 I will reach out with my hand and attack the Egyptians with all the miracles that I will do among them. After that, he will let you go.
 \v 21 I will grant this people favor from the Egyptians, so when you leave, you will not go empty-handed.
 \v 22 Every woman will ask for silver and gold jewels and for clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and any women staying in her neighbors' houses. You will put them on your sons and daughters. In this way you will plunder the Egyptians."
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 \v 29 Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the Israelites.
 \v 30 Aaron spoke all the words that Yahweh had spoken to Moses. He also displayed the signs of Yahweh's power in the sight of the people.
-\v 31 The people believed. When they heard that Yahweh had observed the Israelites and that he had seen their oppression, then they bowed down and worshiped him.
+\v 31 The people believed. When they heard that Yahweh had observed the Israelites and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed down and worshiped him.
 
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 \v 3 They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to Yahweh our God so that he does not attack us with plague or with the sword."
-\v 4 But the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people from their work? Go back to your work."
-\v 5 He also said, "There are now many people in our land, and you are making them stop their work."
+\v 4 But the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people from their work? Go back to your labors."
+\v 5 Pharaoh also said, "There are now many people in our land, and you are making them stop their labors."
 
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-\v 6 On that same day, Pharaoh gave a command to the people's taskmasters and foremen. He said,
+\v 6 On that same day, Pharaoh gave a command to the people's taskmasters and overseers. He said,
 \v 7 "Unlike before, you must no longer give the people straw to make bricks. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
 \v 8 However, you must still demand from them the same number of bricks as they made before. Do not accept any fewer, because they are lazy. That is why they are calling out and saying, 'Allow us to go and sacrifice to our God.'
 \v 9 Increase the workload for the men so that they keep at it and pay no more attention to deceptive words."
 
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-\v 10 So the people's taskmasters and foremen went out and informed the people. They said, "This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will no longer give you any straw.
+\v 10 So the people's taskmasters and overseers went out and informed the people. They said, "This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will no longer give you any straw.
 \v 11 You yourselves must go and get straw wherever you can find it, but your workload will not be reduced.'"
 
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 \v 12 So the people scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
 \v 13 The taskmasters kept urging them and saying, "Finish your work, just as when straw was given to you."
-\v 14 Pharaoh's taskmasters beat the Israelite foremen, those same men whom they had put in charge of the workers. The taskmasters kept asking them, "Why have you not produced all the bricks required of you, either yesterday and today, as you used to do in the past?"
+\v 14 Pharaoh's taskmasters beat the Israelite overseers, those same men whom they had put in charge of the workers. The taskmasters kept asking them, "Why have you not produced all the bricks required of you, either yesterday and today, as you used to do in the past?"
 
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-\v 15 So the Israelite foremen came to Pharaoh and cried out to him. They said, "Why are you treating your servants this way?
+\v 15 So the Israelite overseers came to Pharaoh and cried out to him. They said, "Why are you treating your servants this way?
 \v 16 No straw is being given to your servants anymore, but they are still telling us, 'Make bricks!' We, your servants, are even beaten now, but it is the fault of your own people."
 \v 17 But Pharaoh said, "You are lazy! You are lazy! You say, 'Allow us to go sacrifice to Yahweh.'
 \v 18 So now go back to work. No more straw will be given to you, but you must still make the same number of bricks."
 
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-\v 19 The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, "You must not reduce the daily number of bricks."
+\v 19 The Israelite overseers saw that they were in trouble when they were told, "You must not reduce the daily number of bricks."
 \v 20 They met Moses and Aaron, who were standing outside the palace, as they went away from Pharaoh.
 \v 21 They said to Moses and Aaron, "May Yahweh look at you and punish you, because you have made us offensive in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants. You have put a sword in their hand to kill us."
 
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 \v 2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am Yahweh.
 \v 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty; but by my name, Yahweh, I was not known to them.
-\v 4 I also established my covenant with them, in order to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as non-citizens, the land in which they wandered about.
+\v 4 I also established my covenant with them, in order to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they sojourned.
 \v 5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians have enslaved, and I have called to mind my covenant.
 
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-\v 6 Therefore, say to the Israelites, 'I am Yahweh. I will bring you out from slavery under the Egyptians, and I will free you from their power. I will rescue you with a display of my power, and with mighty acts of judgment.
-\v 7 I will take you to myself as my people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from slavery under the Egyptians.
+\v 6 Therefore, say to the Israelites, 'I am Yahweh. I will bring you out from under the hard labors of the Egyptians, and I will free you from their power. I will rescue you with a display of my power, and with mighty acts of judgment.
+\v 7 I will take you to myself as my people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from under the hard labors of the Egyptians.
 
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 \v 8 I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am Yahweh.'"
-\v 9 When Moses told this to the Israelites, they would not listen to him because of their discouragement about their harsh slavery.
+\v 9 When Moses told this to the Israelites, they would not listen to him because of their discouragement about their severe slavery.
 
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-\v 16 Here are listed the names of the sons of Levi, together with their descendants. They were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived until he was 137 years old.
-\v 17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their families.
+\v 16 Here are listed the names of the sons of Levi, according to their genealogies. They were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived until he was 137 years old.
+\v 17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, according to their clans.
 \v 18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived until he was 133 years old.
 \v 19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These became the clan ancestors of the Levites, together with their descendants.
 
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-\v 26 These two men were the Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, "Bring out the Israelites from the land of Egypt, by their groups of fighting men."
+\v 26 These two men were the Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, "Bring out the Israelites from the land of Egypt, by their hosts."
 \v 27 Aaron and Moses spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to allow them bring out the Israelites from Egypt. These were the same Moses and Aaron.
 
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 \v 3 But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and I will display many signs of my power, many wonders, in the land of Egypt.
-\v 4 But Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will put my hand on Egypt and bring out my groups of fighting men, my people, the people of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of punishment.
+\v 4 But Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will put my hand on Egypt and bring out my hosts, my people, the people of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
 \v 5 The Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh when I reach out with my hand on Egypt and bring out the Israelites from among them."
 
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 \v 10 Then Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh, and they did just as Yahweh had commanded. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a snake.
 
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-\v 11 Then Pharaoh also called for his wise men and sorcerers. They did the same thing by their magic.
+\v 11 Then Pharaoh also called for his Egyptian wise men and sorcerers. They did the same thing by their magic.
 \v 12 Each man threw down his staff, and the staffs became snakes. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their snakes.
 \v 13 Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen, just as Yahweh had foretold.
 
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 \v 8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray to Yahweh for him to take away the frogs from me and my people. Then I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to him."
-\v 9 Moses said to Pharaoh, "You can have the privilege of telling me when I should pray for you, your servants, and your people, so that the frogs may be removed from you and your houses and stay only in the river."
+\v 9 Moses said to Pharaoh, "Honor yourself over me. When should I pray for you, your servants, and your people, so that the frogs may be removed from you and your houses and stay only in the river?"
 
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 \v 10 Pharaoh said, "Tomorrow." Moses said, "Let it be as you say, so that you may know that there is no one like Yahweh, our God.
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 \v 21 But if you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you, your servants, and your people, and into your houses. The Egyptians' houses will be full of swarms of flies, and even the ground on which they stand will be full of flies.
 
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-\v 22 But on that day I will treat the land of Goshen differently, the land in which my people are living, so that no swarms of flies will be there. This will happen so that you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of this land.
+\v 22 But on that day I will set the land of Goshen apart, the land in which my people are living, so that no swarms of flies will be there. This will happen so that you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of this land.
 \v 23 I will make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign of my power will take place tomorrow."'"
 \v 24 Yahweh did so, and thick swarms of flies came into Pharaoh's house and into his servants' houses. Throughout the whole land of Egypt, the land was ruined because of the swarms of flies.
 
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 \v 1 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says this: "Let my people go so that they may worship me."
 \v 2 But if you refuse to let them go, if you still keep them back,
 \v 3 then Yahweh's hand will bring a terrible plague on your livestock that are in the field—the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
-\v 4 But Yahweh will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal that belongs to the Israelites will die.
+\v 4 But Yahweh will set the livestock of Israel apart from the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal that belongs to the Israelites will die.
 
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 \v 5 Yahweh has fixed a time; he has said, "It is tomorrow that I will do this thing in the land."'"
 \v 6 Yahweh did this the next day: All the cattle of Egypt died, but none of the Israelites' animals died, not one animal.
-\v 7 Pharaoh investigated, and, behold, not even one animal of the Israelites died. But his heart was stubborn, so he did not let the people go.
+\v 7 Pharaoh investigated, and, behold, not even one livestock of the Israelites died. But his heart was stubborn, so he did not let the people go.
 
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 \v 14 For this time I will send all my plagues on you yourself, on your servants and your people. I will do this so that you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth.
 
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-\v 15 By now I could have reached out with my hand and attacked you and your people with disease, and you would have been eradicated from the land.
+\v 15 By now I could have reached out with my hand and attacked you and your people with plague, and you would have been eradicated from the land.
 \v 16 But it was for this reason I allowed you to survive: In order to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed throughout all the earth.
 \v 17 You are still lifting yourself up against my people by not letting them go.
 
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-\v 18 Listen! Tomorrow about this time I will bring a very strong hail storm, such as has not been seen in Egypt since the day it was begun until now.
+\v 18 Listen! Tomorrow about this time I will bring a very strong hail storm, such as has not been seen in Egypt since the day it was founded until now.
 \v 19 Now then, send men and gather your livestock and everything you have in the fields to a safe place. Every man and animal that is in the field and is not brought home—the hail will come down on them, and they will die."'"
 
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-\v 20 Then those of Pharaoh's servants who believed in Yahweh's message hurried to bring their slaves and livestock into the houses.
+\v 20 Then those of Pharaoh's servants who feared Yahweh's message hurried to bring their slaves and livestock into the houses.
 \v 21 But those who did not take Yahweh's message seriously left their slaves and livestock in the fields.
 
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 \v 6 They will fill your houses, those of all your servants, and those of all the Egyptians—something neither your father nor your grandfather ever saw, nothing ever seen since the day that they were on the earth to this present day.'" Then Moses left and went out from Pharaoh.
 
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-\v 7 Pharaoh's servants said to him, "How long will this man be a menace to us? Let the Israelites go so that they may worship Yahweh their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is destroyed?"
+\v 7 Pharaoh's servants said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the Israelites go so that they may worship Yahweh their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is destroyed?"
 \v 8 Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, who said to them, "Go worship Yahweh your God. But what people will go?"
 
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 \v 3 Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, so that they might obey Yahweh's command. All of them were leaders among the people of Israel.
-\v 4 These were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
+\v 4 These were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;
 
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 \v 26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
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-\v 27 The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
+\v 27 The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zakkur, and Ibri.
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 \v 28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
 
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 \v 1 David and the leaders of the army selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with lutes and harps, and with cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
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-\v 2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, \f + \ft This is the same person referred to in 1 Chronicles 25:14 as Jesarelah. \f* the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.
+\v 2 From the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, \f + \ft This is the same person referred to in 1 Chronicles 25:14 as Jesarelah. \f* the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.
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 \v 3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, \f + \ft This is a variant of the name \fqa Izri \fqa* , which is found in 1 Chronicles 25:11, and refers to the same person. \f* Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, playing the harp for giving thanks and praising Yahweh.
 
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 \v 9 Now regarding Asaph's sons: The first lot fell to Joseph's family; the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number;
-\v 10 the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
+\v 10 the third fell to Zakkur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
 \v 11 the fourth fell to Izri, \f + \ft This is a variant of \fqa Zeri \fqa* , found in 1 Chronicles 25:3, and refers to the same person. \f* his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
 \v 12 the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;
 

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 \v 13 Those of the descendants of Adonikam came later. These were their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah and with them came sixty males.
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-\v 14 Of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur and with him were listed seventy males.
+\v 14 Of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur and with him were listed seventy males.
 
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 \v 11 Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,
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-\v 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
+\v 12 Zakkaiur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
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 \v 13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
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 \v 32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
 \v 33 and after them went Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
 \v 34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
-\v 35 and some of the priests' sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zaccur son of Asaph.
+\v 35 and some of the priests' sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zakkur son of Asaph.
 
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 \v 36 There also were Zechariah's relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe was in front of them.
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 \v 12 Then all Judah brought in the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the storehouses.
-\v 13 I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and from the Levites, Pedaiah. Next to them was Hanan son of Zaccur son of Mattaniah, for they were counted as trustworthy. Their duties were to distribute the supplies to their associates.
+\v 13 I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and from the Levites, Pedaiah. Next to them was Hanan son of Zakkur son of Mattaniah, for they were counted as trustworthy. Their duties were to distribute the supplies to their associates.
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 \v 14 Call me to mind, my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out the good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and its services.