## translationWords

* [[en:tw:gate]]
* [[en:tw:jerusalem]]
* [[en:tw:levite]]
* [[en:tw:priest]]
* [[en:tw:purify]]

## translationNotes

* **Beth Gilgal...Geba and Azmaveth...Jerusalem** - These are the names of places. (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names]])
* **for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem** - "for the singers lived in musical communities they had built in places surrounding Jerusalem."
* **The priests and the Levites purified** - This refers to a process of ritually purifying everything participating in the dedication ceremony: leaders, participants, instruments, buildings, even the walls themselves.