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הַלְוִיִּם֩ בִּימֵ֨י אֶלְיָשִׁ֜יב יֹויָדָ֤ע וְיֹוחָנָן֙ וְיַדּ֔וּעַ כְּתוּבִ֖ים רָאשֵׁ֣י אָבֹ֑ות וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים עַל־מַלְכוּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ הַפָּֽרְסִֽי׃ (Nehemiah 12:22) The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as heads of fathers; and the priests under the reign of Darius the Persian. Names, Memory, and Power At first glance, Nehemiah 12:22 may appear to be a dry administrative note. But beneath its surface lies a syntactic architecture that mirrors Israel’s theological record-keeping. The verse is a syntactically dense list that maps Levitical and priestly continuity during Persian imperial rule.… Learn Hebrew