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1:1	NowIn in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia that the word of Jehovahthe Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished Jehovahthe Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it also in writing saying :
1:2	Thus saithsays Cyrus king of Persia: AllThe Lord the kingdomsGod of theheaven earthhas hathgiven Jehovahme all the Godkingdoms of heaventhe givenearth me; and he hathhas charged me to build him a house inat Jerusalem which is in Judah
1:3	WhosoeverWhoever there is among you of all his people may his God be with him and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and buildrebuild the house of Jehovahthe Lord the God of Israel —he is the God whichwho is in Jerusalem;
1:4	Andand whosoeverlet iseach leftsurvivor in anywhatever place where he sojournethsojourns letbe assisted by the men of his place help him with silver and with gold and with goods and with beasts besides the freewill offeringofferings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem
1:5	Then rose up the heads of the fathers houses of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites evenevery allone whose spirit God had stirred to go up to buildrebuild the house of Jehovahthe Lord which is in Jerusalem;
1:6	Andand all theywho that were round about them strengthenedaided theirthem hands with vessels of silver with gold with goods and with beasts and with preciouscostly thingswares besides all that was willinglyfreely offered
1:7	Also Cyrus the king also brought forthout the vessels of the house of Jehovahthe Lord which NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnez′zar had broughtcarried forthaway outfrom of Jerusalem and hadplaced put in the house of his gods;
1:8	even those did Cyrus king of Persia bringbrought forththese byout thein handcharge of MithredathMith′redath the treasurer andwho numberedcounted them untoout Sheshbazzarto Shesh baz′zar the prince of Judah
1:9	And this iswas the number of them: thirtya plattersthousand basins of gold a thousand plattersbasins of silver twenty nine andcensers twenty knives
1:10	thirty bowls of gold silvertwo bowlsthousand of a second sort four hundred and ten andbowls otherof vesselssilver and a thousand other vessels;
1:11	Allall the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred and sixty nine All these did SheshbazzarShesh baz′zar bring up when they of the captivityexiles were brought up from BabylonBabylonia untoto Jerusalem
2:1	Now these arewere the childrenpeople of the province thatwho wentcame up out of the captivity of those thatexiles had been carried away whom NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnez′zar the king of Babylon had carried awaycaptive untoto BabylonBabylonia; andthey that returned untoto Jerusalem and Judah everyeach oneto unto his city;own town
2:2	whoThey came with ZerubbabelZerub′babel Jeshua NehemiahNehemi′ah SeraiahSerai′ah ReelaiahReel Mordecaiai′ah Mor′decai Bilshan Mispar BigvaiBig′vai Rehum Baanahand Ba′anah The number of the men of the people of Israel:
2:3	Thethe childrensons of Parosh two thousand aone hundred and seventy and two
2:4	The childrensons of ShephatiahShephati′ah three hundred and seventy and two
2:5	The childrensons of Arah seven hundred and seventy and five
2:6	The childrensons of PahathPa′hath moabmo′ab ofnamely the childrensons of Jeshua and JoabJo′ab two thousand eight hundred and twelve
2:7	The childrensons of Elam aone thousand two hundred and fifty and four
2:8	The childrensons of Zattu nine hundred and forty and five
2:9	The childrensons of ZaccaiZac′cai seven hundred and threescoresixty
2:10	The childrensons of Bani six hundred and forty and two
2:11	The childrensons of BebaiBe′bai six hundred and twenty and three
2:12	The childrensons of Azgad aone thousand two hundred and twenty and two
2:13	The childrensons of AdonikamAdoni′kam six hundred and sixty and six
2:14	The childrensons of BigvaiBig′vai two thousand and fifty and six
2:15	The childrensons of Adin four hundred and fifty and four
2:16	The childrensons of Ater namely of HezekiahHezeki′ah ninety and eight
2:17	The childrensons of BezaiBe′zai three hundred and twenty and three
2:18	The childrensons of Jorah aone hundred and twelve
2:19	The childrensons of Hashum two hundred and twenty and three
2:20	The childrensons of Gibbar ninety and five
2:21	The childrensons of BethBethlehem lehemone a hundred and twenty and three
2:22	The men of NetophahNeto′phah fifty and six
2:23	The men of AnathothAn′athoth aone hundred and twenty and eight
2:24	The childrensons of AzmavethAz′maveth forty and two
2:25	The childrensons of KiriathKir′iathar′im arimChephi′rah Chephirah and BeerothBe er′oth seven hundred and forty and three
2:26	The childrensons of Ramah and Geba six hundred and twenty and one
2:27	The men of Michmas aone hundred and twenty and two
2:28	The men of BethBethel el and Ai two hundred and twenty and three
2:29	The childrensons of Nebo fifty and two
2:30	The childrensons of Magbish aone hundred and fifty and six
2:31	The childrensons of the other Elam aone thousand two hundred and fifty and four
2:32	The childrensons of Harim three hundred and twenty
2:33	The childrensons of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty and five
2:34	The childrensons of Jericho three hundred and forty and five
2:35	The childrensons of SenaahSena′ah three thousand and six hundred and thirty
2:36	The priests: the childrensons of JedaiahJedai′ah of the house of Jeshua nine hundred and seventy and three
2:37	The childrensons of Immer aone thousand and fifty and two
2:38	The childrensons of Pashhur aone thousand two hundred and forty and seven
2:39	The childrensons of Harim aone thousand and seventeen
2:40	The Levites: the childrensons of Jeshua and KadmielKad′mi el of the childrensons of HodaviahHodavi′ah seventy and four
2:41	The singers: the childrensons of Asaph aone hundred and twenty and eight
2:42	The childrensons of the portersgatekeepers: the childrensons of Shallum the childrensons of Ater the childrensons of Talmon the childrensons of Akkub the childrensons of HatitaHati′ta and the childrensons of ShobaiSho′bai in all aone hundred and thirty and nine
2:43	The Nethinimtemple servants: the childrensons of Ziha the childrensons of HasuphaHasu′pha the childrensons of TabbaothTabba′oth
2:44	the childrensons of Keros the childrensons of SiahaSi′aha the childrensons of Padon
2:45	the childrensons of LebanahLeba′nah the childrensons of HagabahHag′abah the childrensons of Akkub
2:46	the childrensons of Hagab the childrensons of Shamlai the childrensons of Hanan
2:47	the childrensons of Giddel the childrensons of Gahar the childrensons of ReaiahRe ai′ah
2:48	the childrensons of Rezin the childrensons of NekodaNeko′da the childrensons of Gazzam
2:49	the childrensons of Uzza the childrensons of PaseahPase′ah the childrensons of Besai
2:50	the childrensons of Asnah the childrensons of MeunimMe u′nim the childrensons of NephisimNephi′sim
2:51	the childrensons of Bakbuk the childrensons of HakuphaHaku′pha the childrensons of Harhur
2:52	the childrensons of Bazluth the childrensons of MehidaMehi′da the childrensons of Harsha
2:53	the childrensons of Barkos the childrensons of SiseraSis′era the childrensons of Temah
2:54	the childrensons of NeziahNezi′ah and the childrensons of HatiphaHati′pha
2:55	The childrensons of Solomons servants: the childrensons of SotaiSo′tai the childrensons of HassopherethHasso′phereth the childrensons of PerudaPeru′da
2:56	the childrensons of JaalahJa′alah the childrensons of Darkon the childrensons of Giddel
2:57	the childrensons of ShephatiahShephati′ah the childrensons of Hattil the childrensons of PocherethPo′chereth hazzebaimhazzeba′im and the childrensons of Ami
2:58	All the Nethinimtemple servants and the childrensons of Solomons servants were three hundred and ninety and two
2:59	AndThe thesefollowing were theythose thatwho wentcame up from Tel melahme′lah Tel harshahar′sha Cherub Addan and Immer; butthough they could not showprove their fathers houses andor their seeddescent whether they werebelonged ofto Israel:
2:60	the childrensons of DelaiahDelai′ah the childrensons of TobiahTobi′ah and the childrensons of NekodaNeko′da six hundred and fifty and two
2:61	AndAlso of the childrensons of the priests: the childrensons of HabaiahHabai′ah the childrensons of Hakkoz and the childrensons of BarzillaiBarzil′lai who tookhad taken a wife offrom the daughters of BarzillaiBarzil′lai the Gileadite and was called afterby their name
2:62	These sought their registerregistration among those thatenrolled werein reckonedthe bygenealogies genealogy but they were not found: thereforethere wereand so they deemedwere pollutedexcluded and put from the priesthood as unclean;
2:63	And the governor saidtold unto them that they shouldwere not eatto partake of the most holy thingsfood tilluntil there stoodshould upbe a priest withto consult Urim and with Thummim
2:64	The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescoresixty
2:65	besides their menmenservants servants and theirmaidservants maid servants of whom there were seven thousandthouand three hundred and thirty and seven:; and they had two hundred singingmale men and singingfemale womensingers
2:66	Their horses were seven hundred and thirty and six; their mules were two hundred and forty and five;
2:67	their camels were four hundred and thirty five and five; their asses were six thousand seven hundred and twenty
2:68	AndSome some of the heads of fathersfamilies houses when they came to the house of Jehovahthe Lord which is in Jerusalem offeredmade willinglyfreewill offerings for the house of God to seterect it upon in its place:site;
2:69	theyaccording gaveto after their ability intothey gave to the treasury of the work threescoresixty and one thousand darics of gold and five thousand poundsminas of silver and one hundred priests garments
2:70	SoThe the priests and the Levites and some of the people lived in Jerusalem and theits singersvicinity; and the porterssingers the gatekeepers and the Nethinimtemple dweltservants lived in their citiestowns and all Israel in their citiestowns
3:1	AndWhen when the seventh month wascame come and the childrensons of Israel were in the citiestowns the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem
3:2	Then stoodarose up Jeshua the son of JozadakJo′zadak andwith his brethrenfellow the priests and ZerubbabelZerub′babel the son of ShealtielShe andal′ti el with his brethrenkinsmen and buildedthey built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings thereonupon it as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God
3:3	AndThey they set the altar uponin its base;place for fear was upon them because of the peoples of the countries:lands and they offered burnt offerings thereonupon untoit Jehovahto eventhe Lord burnt offerings morning and evening
3:4	And they kept the feast of tabernaclesbooths as it is written and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the ordinance as theeach duty of every day required;
3:5	and afterwardafter that the continual burnt offeringofferings and the offerings ofat the new moonsmoon and ofat all the setappointed feasts of Jehovahthe thatLord wereand consecratedthe andofferings of every one thatwho willinglymade offered a freewill offering untoto Jehovahthe Lord
3:6	From the first day of the seventh month they began they to offer burnt offerings untoto Jehovah:the butLord But the foundation of the temple of Jehovahthe Lord was not yet laid
3:7	TheySo they gave money alsoto unto the masons and to the carpenters; and food and drink and oil untoto themthe ofSido′nians Sidon and tothe themTyrians of Tyre to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea untoto Joppa according to the grant thatwhich they had offrom Cyrus king of Persia
3:8	Now in the second year of their coming untoto the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month beganZerub′babel Zerubbabel the son of ShealtielShe al′ti el and Jeshua the son of JozadakJo′zadak andmade a beginning together with the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites and all theywho thathad were come outto ofJerusalem from the captivity untoThey Jerusalem and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and upward to have the oversight of the work of the house of Jehovahthe Lord
3:9	ThenAnd stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethrenkinsmen Kadmieland Kad′mi el and his sons the sons of Judah together totook have the oversight of the workmen in the house of God: along with the sons of HenadadHen′adad withand the Levites their sons and their brethren the Levites kinsmen
3:10	And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovahthe theyLord set the priests in their apparelvestments came forward with trumpets and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals to praise Jehovahthe afterLord according to the orderdirections of David king of Israel;
3:11	Andand they sang oneresponsively to another in praising and giving thanks untoto Jehovahthe sayingLord For he is good for his lovingkindnesssteadfast endurethlove endures for ever toward Israel And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised Jehovahthe Lord because the foundation of the house of Jehovahthe Lord was laid
3:12	But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers houses the old men thatwho had seen the first house wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house wasbeing laid beforethough their eyes wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:;
3:13	so that the people could not discerndistinguish the noisesound of the joyful shout of joy from the noisesound of the peoples weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loudgreat shout and the noisesound was heard afar off
4:1	Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the childrenreturned ofexiles the captivity were building a temple untoto Jehovahthe Lord the God of Israel;
4:2	then they drewapproached nearZerub′babel to Zerubbabel and to the heads of fathers houses and said untoto them Let us build with you; for we seekworship your God as yeyou do; and we sacrificehave untobeen sacrificing to him ever since the days of EsarE′sar haddonhad′don king of Assyria who brought us uphere hither
4:3	But ZerubbabelZerub′babel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of fathers houses ofin Israel said untoto them YeYou have nothing to do with us in building a house untoto our God; but we ourselvesalone together will build untoto Jehovahthe Lord the God of Israel as kingKing Cyrus the king of Persia hathhas commanded us
4:4	Then the people of the land weakeneddiscouraged the hands of the people of Judah and troubledmade them inafraid buildingto build
4:5	and hired counsellorscounselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia even until the reign of Darius king of Persia
4:6	And in the reign of AhasuerusAhasu e′rus in the beginning of his reign they wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem
4:7	And in the days of ArtaxerxesAr wroteta xerx′es Bishlam Mithredathand TabeelMith′redath and Tab′eel and the rest of histheir companionsassociates untowrote Artaxerxesto Ar ta xerx′es king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in theAramaic Syrian character and settranslated forth in the Syrian tongue
4:8	Rehum the chancellorcommander and ShimshaiShim′shai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to ArtaxerxesAr ta xerx′es the king inas thisfollows— sort:
4:9	then wrote Rehum the chancellorcommander andShim′shai Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their companionsassociates the Dinaitesjudges and the Apharsathchitesgovernors the Tarpelitesofficials the ApharsitesPersians the Archevitesmen of Erech the Babylonians the Shushanchitesmen theof DehaitesSusa that is the Elamites
4:10	and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble OsnapparOsnap′par broughtdeported over and setsettled in the citycities of SamariaSamar′ia and in the rest of the countryprovince beyondBeyond the River and sonow forth
4:11	Thisthis is thea copy of the letter that they sent—To untoAr Artaxerxesta xerx′es the king: ThyYour servants the men beyondof the province Beyond the River andsend sogreeting forthAnd now
4:12	Bebe it known untoto the king that the Jews thatwho came up from theeyou are come to us untohave gone to Jerusalem; theyThey are buildingrebuilding thethat rebellious and thewicked bad city; andthey haveare finishedfinishing the walls and repairedrepairing the foundations
4:13	BeNow be it known nowto unto the king that if this city beis buildedrebuilt and the walls finished they will not pay tribute custom or toll and in the endroyal itrevenue will be hurtfulimpaired unto the kings
4:14	Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not meetfitting for us to seewitness the kings dishonor therefore have we sentsend and certifiedinform the king;
4:15	in order that search may be made in the book of the records of thyyour fathers: soYou shaltwill thou find in the book of the records and knowlearn that this city is a rebellious city and hurtful untoto kings and provinces and that theysedition havewas movedstirred seditionup withinin theit samefrom of old time;That forwas whichwhy cause was this city was laid waste
4:16	We certifymake known to the king that if this city beis buildedrebuilt and theits walls finished byyou thiswill meansthen thou shalt have no portionpossession beyondin the province Beyond the River
4:17	ThenThe king sent the king an answer: untoTo Rehum the chancellorcommander and toShim′shai Shimshai the scribe and to the rest of their companionsassociates thatwho dwelllive in SamariaSamar′ia and in the rest of the countryprovince beyondBeyond the River: Peacegreeting andAnd sonow forth
4:18	Thethe letter which yeyou sent untoto us hathhas been plainly read before me
4:19	And I decreedmade a decree and search hathhas been made and it ishas been found that this city from of old timehas hathrisen made insurrection against kings and that rebellion and sedition have been made thereinin it
4:20	ThereAnd have been mighty kings alsohave been over Jerusalem who have ruled over all the countrywhole beyondprovince Beyond the River; andto whom tribute custom and toll waswere paid unto them
4:21	MakeTherefore yemake now a decree tothat cause these men be made to cease and that this city be not buildedrebuilt until a decree shallis be made by me
4:22	And take heedcare thatnot yeto be not slack herein:in this matter; why should damage grow to the hurt of the kingsking
4:23	Then when the copy of kingKing ArtaxerxesAr ta xerx′es letter was read before Rehum and ShimshaiShim′shai the scribe and their companionsassociates they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews andat madeJerusalem themand to cease by force and power made them cease
4:24	Then ceased the work ofon the house of God which is atin Jerusalem stopped; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia
5:1	Now the prophets Haggai the prophet and ZechariahZechari′ah the son of Iddo prophesied untoto the Jews thatwho were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel prophesiedwho theywas untoover them
5:2	Then roseZerub′babel up Zerubbabel the son of ShealtielShe al′ti el and Jeshua the son of JozadakJo′zadak arose and began to buildrebuild the house of God which is atin Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God helping them
5:3	At the same time cameTat′tenai tothe themgovernor Tattenaiof the governorprovince beyondBeyond the River and ShetharShe′thar bozenaiboz′enai and their companionsassociates came to them and saidspoke thusto unto them thus Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this wallstructure
5:4	ThenThey wealso toldasked them after this mannerWhat whatare the names of the men werewho thatare werebuilding making this building
5:5	But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews and they did not makestop them cease till thea matterreport should comereach to Darius and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it
5:6	The copy of the letter thatwhich TattenaiTat′tenai the governor beyondof the province Beyond the River and ShetharShe′thar bozenaiboz′enai and his companionsassociates the Apharsachitesgovernors who were beyondin the province Beyond the River sent untoto Darius the king;
5:7	they sent him a letterreport untoin himwhich wherein was written thusas follows: UntoTo Darius the king all peace
5:8	Be it known untoto the king that we went intoto the province of Judah to the house of the great God whichIt is buildedbeing built with greathuge stones and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goethgoes on withdiligently diligence and prosperethprospers in their hands
5:9	Then we asked we those elders and saidspoke untoto them thus Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this wallstructure
5:10	We also asked them their names alsofor toyour certifyinformation thee that we might write down the names of the men that were at thetheir head of them
5:11	And thusthis theywas returnedtheir usreply answerto sayingus: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and we are buildingrebuilding the house that was buildedbuilt these many years ago which a great king of Israel buildedbuilt and finished
5:12	But afterbecause that our fathers had provokedangered the God of heaven unto wrath he gave them into the hand of NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnez′zar king of Babylon the ChaldeanChalde′an who destroyed this house and carried away the people awayto intoBabylonia Babylon
5:13	ButHowever in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon Cyrus the king made a decree tothat build this house of God should be rebuilt
5:14	And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God which NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnez′zar tookhad taken out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon thosethese did Cyrus the king taketook out of the temple of Babylon and they were delivered untoto one whose name was SheshbazzarShesh baz′zar whom he had made governor;
5:15	and he said untoto him Take these vessels go and put them in the temple thatwhich is in Jerusalem and let the house of God be buildedrebuilt inon its placesite
5:16	Then camethis theShesh samebaz′zar Sheshbazzarcame and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem:; and sincefrom that time even until now hath it has been in building and yet it is not completedyet finished
5:17	NowTherefore therefore if it seem good to the king let theresearch be search made in the kingsroyal treasurearchives house which is there atin Babylon whetherto itsee bewhether so that a decree was madeissued ofby Cyrus the king tofor buildthe rebuilding of this house of God atin Jerusalem; andAnd let the king send us his pleasure toin us concerning this matter
6:1	Then Darius the king made a decree and search was made in Babylonia in the house of the archives where the treasuresdocuments were laidstored up in Babylon
6:2	And therein wasEcbat′ana found at Achmetha in the palacecapital thatwhich is in the province of Media a rollscroll andwas thereinfound on which this was thus written: forA a record:
6:3	In the first year of Cyrus the king Cyrus the king madeissued a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem let the house be buildedrebuilt the place where theysacrifices offerare sacrificesoffered and letburnt theofferings foundationsare thereof be strongly laidbrought; theits height thereofshall threescorebe sixty cubits and theits breadth thereofsixty threescore cubits;
6:4	with three courses of great stones and aone course of new timber:; and let the expensescost be givenpaid outfrom of the kingsroyal housetreasury
6:5	And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God which NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnez′zar took forth out of the temple whichthat is atin Jerusalem and brought untoto Babylon be restored and brought againback untoto the temple which is atin Jerusalem everyeach one to its place; andyou thoushall shalt put them in the house of God
6:6	Now therefore TattenaiTat′tenai governor beyondof the province Beyond the River ShetharShe′thar bozenaiboz′enai and your companionsassociates the Apharsachitesgovernors who are beyondin the Riverprovince beBeyond yethe farRiver fromkeep thence:away;
6:7	let the work ofon this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews buildrebuild this house of God inon its placesite
6:8	Moreover I make a decree regarding what yeyou shall do tofor these elders of the Jews for the buildingrebuilding of this house of God:; thatthe ofcost theis kingsto goodsbe evenpaid ofto thethese tributemen beyondin thefull Riverand expenseswithout bedelay givenfrom withthe allroyal diligencerevenue untothe thesetribute menof thatthe theyprovince befrom notBeyond hinderedthe River
6:9	And thatwhatever whichis they have need of both needed—young bullocksbulls and rams andor lambssheep for burnt offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat salt wine andor oil accordingas to the word of the priests that are at Jerusalem require—let itthat be given to them day by day without fail;
6:10	that they may offer pleasing sacrifices ofto sweet savor unto the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and of his sons
6:11	Also I havemake made a decree that whosoeverif shallany alterone alters this wordedict let a beam shall be pulled out fromof his house and lethe himshall be liftedimpaled upupon andit fastened thereon; and let his house shall be made a dunghill for this:
6:12	andMay the God thatwho hathhas caused his name to dwell there overthrow allany kingsking andor peoplespeople that shall put forth theira hand to alter thethis sameor to destroy this house of God which is atin Jerusalem I Darius havemake made a decree; let it be done with all diligence
6:13	Then Tattenaiaccording to the word sent by Darius the king Tat′tenai the governor beyondof the province Beyond the River ShetharShe′thar bozenaiboz′enai and their companionsassociates becausedid thatwith all diligence what Darius the king had sentordered did accordingly with all diligence
6:14	And the elders of the Jews buildedbuilt and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and ZechariahZechari′ah the son of Iddo AndThey they builded and finished ittheir accordingbuilding toby thecommand commandment of the God of Israel and accordingby to the decree of Cyrus and Darius and ArtaxerxesAr ta xerx′es king of Persia;
6:15	Andand this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king
6:16	And the childrenpeople of Israel the priests and the Levites and the rest of the childrenreturned ofexiles thecelebrated captivity kept the dedication of this house of God with joy
6:17	AndThey they offered at the dedication of this house of God aone hundred bullocksbulls two hundred rams four hundred lambs; and foras a sin offering for all Israel twelve he goats according to the number of the tribes of Israel
6:18	And they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses for the service of God which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses
6:19	AndOn the childrenfourteenth day of the captivityfirst keptmonth the passoverreturned uponexiles thekept fourteenth day of the firstpassover month
6:20	For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure:clean andSo they killed the passover lamb for all the childrenreturned ofexiles the captivity and for their brethrenfellow the priests and for themselves;
6:21	Andit was eaten by the childrenpeople of Israel thatwho werehad comereturned againfrom outexile ofand thealso captivityby andevery allone suchwho as had separatedjoined themselvesthem untoand themseparated himself from the filthinesspollutions of the nationspeoples of the land to seekworship Jehovahthe Lord the God of Israel did eat
6:22	andAnd they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy:; for Jehovahthe Lord had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria untoto them toso strengthenthat theirhe handsaided them in the work of the house of God the God of Israel
7:1	Now after thesethis things in the reign of ArtaxerxesAr ta xerx′es king of Persia Ezra the son of SeraiahSerai′ah the son of AzariahAzari′ah the son of HilkiahHilki′ah
7:2	the son of Shallum the son of Zadok the son of AhitubAhi′tub
7:3	the son of AmariahAmari′ah the son of AzariahAzari′ah the son of MeraiothMerai′oth
7:4	the son of ZerahiahZerahi′ah the son of Uzzi the son of Bukki
7:5	the son of AbishuaAbishu′a the son of PhinehasPhin′ehas the son of EleazarElea′zar the son of Aaron the chief priest—
7:6	this Ezra went up from BabylonBabylonia AndHe he was a ready scribe skilled in the law of Moses which Jehovahthe Lord the God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all histhat requesthe accordingasked tofor the hand of Jehovahthe Lord his God was upon him
7:7	And there went up somealso ofto Jerusalem in the childrenseventh year of IsraelAr andta ofxerx′es the priestsking andsome of the Levitespeople andof theIsrael singers and thesome portersof and the Nethinimpriests untoand JerusalemLevites in the seventhsingers yearand ofgatekeepers Artaxerxesand the kingtemple servants
7:8	And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month which was in the seventh year of the king;
7:9	Forfor uponon the first day of the first month he began he to go up from Babylon;Babylonia and on the first day of the fifth month he came he to Jerusalem accordingfor to the good hand of his God was upon him
7:10	For Ezra had set his heart to seekstudy the law of Jehovahthe Lord and to do it and to teach inhis Israel statutes and ordinances in Israel
7:11	NowThis this is thea copy of the letter thatwhich theKing kingAr Artaxerxesta xerx′es gave untoto Ezra the priest the scribe evenlearned thein scribematters of the wordscommandments of the commandmentsLord of Jehovah and of his statutes tofor Israel:
7:12	ArtaxerxesAr ta xerx′es king of kings untoto Ezra the priest the scribe of the law of the God of heaven perfectAnd andnow so forth
7:13	I make a decree that allany theyone of the people of Israel andor their priests andor the Levites in my realmkingdom thatwho arefreely mindedoffers of their own free will to go to Jerusalem may go with theeyou
7:14	ForasmuchFor asyou thouare art sent ofby the king and his seven counsellorscounselors to inquiremake concerninginquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of thyyour God which is in thyyour hand
7:15	and also to carryconvey the silver and gold which the king and his counsellorscounselors have freely offered untoto the God of Israel whose habitationdwelling is in Jerusalem
7:16	andwith all the silver and gold thatwhich thouyou shaltshall find in all the whole province of BabylonBabylonia and with the freewill offeringofferings of the people and of the priests offeringvowed willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
7:17	thereforeWith thouthis shaltmoney then you shall with all diligence buy withbulls thisrams moneyand bullocks rams lambs with their mealcereal offerings and their drink offerings and shaltyou shall offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem
7:18	AndWhatever whatsoeverseems shall seem good to theeyou and toyour thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold thatyou may do yeaccording afterto the will of your God
7:19	AndThe the vessels that arehave been given theeyou for the service of the house of thyyour God you shall deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem
7:20	And whatsoeverwhatever moreelse shallis berequired needful for the house of thyyour God which thouyou shalt have occasion to bestowprovide bestowyou may provide it out of the kings treasure house treasury
7:21	And I evenAr Ita Artaxerxesxerx′es the king do make a decree to all the treasurers thatin arethe beyondprovince Beyond the River: thatWhatever whatsoever Ezra the priest the scribe of the law of the God of heaven shallrequires require of you be it be done with all diligence
7:22	untoup to a hundred talents of silver and to a hundred measurescors of wheat and to a hundred baths of wine and to a hundred baths of oil and salt without prescribing how much
7:23	WhatsoeverWhatever is commanded by the God of heaven let it be done exactlyin full for the house of the God of heaven; forlest whyhis shouldwrath there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons
7:24	AlsoWe wealso certifynotify you that touchingit anyshall ofnot thebe priestslawful andto Levitesimpose thetribute singerscustom porters Nethinim or servantstoll ofupon thisany houseone of Godthe itpriests shallthe notLevites bethe lawfulsingers tothe imposedoorkeepers tributethe customtemple servants or tollother uponservants themof this house of God
7:25	And thouyou Ezra afteraccording to the wisdom of thyyour God thatwhich is in thyyour hand appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people thatin arethe beyondprovince Beyond the River all such as know the laws of thyyour God; and teachthose yewho himdo thatnot knowethknow them notyou shall teach
7:26	AndWhoever whosoever will not doobey the law of thyyour God and the law of the king let judgment be strictly executed upon him with all diligence whether itfor be unto death or tofor banishment or tofor confiscation of his goods or tofor imprisonment
7:27	Blessed be Jehovahthe Lord the God of our fathers who hath put such a thing as this ininto the kings heart of the king to beautify the house of Jehovahthe Lord which is in Jerusalem;
7:28	and hathwho extended lovingkindnessto unto me his steadfast love before the king and his counsellorscounselors and before all the kings mighty princesofficers And I wastook strengthenedcourage accordingfor to the hand of Jehovahthe Lord my God was upon me and I gathered togetherleading outmen offrom Israel chief men to go up with me
8:1	NowThese these are the heads of their fathers houses and this is the genealogy of themthose thatwho went up with me from BabylonBabylonia in the reign of ArtaxerxesAr ta xerx′es the king:
8:2	Of the sons of PhinehasPhin′ehas Gershom Of the sons of IthamarIth′amar Daniel Of the sons of David Hattush
8:3	Ofof the sons of ShecaniahShecani′ah ofOf the sons of Parosh Zechariah;Zechari′ah and with himwhom were reckonedregistered byone genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty men
8:4	Of the sons of PahathPa′hath moabmo′ab EliehoenaiEli e ho e′nai the son of Zerahiah;Zerahi′ah and with him two hundred malesmen
8:5	Of the sons of ShecaniahZattu Shecani′ah the son of Jahaziel;Jaha′ziel and with him three hundred malesmen
8:6	AndOf of the sons of Adin Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty malesmen
8:7	AndOf of the sons of Elam JeshaiahJeshai′ah the son of Athaliah;Athali′ah and with him seventy malesmen
8:8	AndOf of the sons of ShephatiahShephati′ah ZebadiahZebadi′ah the son of Michael; and with him fourscoreeighty malesmen
8:9	Of the sons of JoabJo′ab ObadiahObadi′ah the son of Jehiel;Jehi′el and with him two hundred and eighteen malesmen
8:10	AndOf of the sons of ShelomithBani Shelo′mith the son of Josiphiah;Josiphi′ah and with him a hundred and threescoresixty malesmen
8:11	AndOf of the sons of BebaiBe′bai ZechariahZechari′ah the son of Bebai;Be′bai and with him twenty and eight malesmen
8:12	AndOf of the sons of Azgad JohananJoha′nan the son of Hakkatan;Hak′katan and with him a hundred and ten malesmen
8:13	AndOf of the sons of AdonikamAdoni′kam thatthose werewho thecame last;later and these are their names: Elipheletbeing JeuelEliph′elet Jeu′el and Shemaiah;Shemai′ah and with them threescoresixty malesmen
8:14	AndOf of the sons of BigvaiBig′vai Uthai and Zabbud;Zaccur and with them seventy malesmen
8:15	And I gathered them together to the river that runnethruns to Ahava;Aha′va and there we encamped three days: andAs I viewedreviewed the people and the priests andI found there none of the sons of Levi
8:16	Then I sent I for EliezerElie′zer for Ariel forShemai′ah ShemaiahElna′than and for Elnathan and for Jarib andElna′than for Elnathan and for Nathan andZechari′ah for Zechariah and forMeshul′lam Meshullamleading chief men; alsoand for JoiaribJoi′arib and forElna′than Elnathan who were teachersmen of insight
8:17	Andand I sent them forthto unto Iddo the chiefleading man at the place Casiphia;Casiphi′a andtelling I told them what theyto should say untoto Iddo and his brethren the Nethinimtemple servants at the place CasiphiaCasiphi′a thatnamely theyto shouldsend bring unto us ministers for the house of our God
8:18	And accordingby to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of discretion of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi the son of Israel; andnamely SherebiahSherebi′ah with his sons and hiskinsmen brethren eighteen;
8:19	andalso HashabiahHashabi′ah and with him JeshaiahJeshai′ah of the sons of MerariMerar′i with his brethrenkinsmen and their sons twenty;
8:20	besides two hundred and twenty of the Nethinimtemple servants whom David and thehis princesofficials had givenset forapart theto serviceattend of the Levites twoThese hundredwere and twenty Nethinim: all of them were mentioned by name
8:21	Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river AhavaAha′va that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek offrom him a straight way for usourselves and for our littlechildren ones and for all our substancegoods
8:22	For I was ashamed to ask of the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to helpprotect us against the enemy inon theour way; becausesince we had spokentold unto the king saying The hand of our God is for good upon all them that seek him forand good;the but his power andof his wrath is against all them that forsake him
8:23	So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he waslistened entreatedto ofour usentreaty
8:24	Then I set apart twelve of the chiefsleading of the priests: evenSherebi′ah SherebiahHashabi′ah Hashabiah and ten of their brethrenkinsmen with them
8:25	andAnd I weighed untoout to them the silver and the gold and the vessels even the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counsellorscounselors and his princeslords and all Israel there present had offered:;
8:26	I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver and silver vessels worth a hundred talents; ofand gold a hundred talents; of gold
8:27	and twenty bowls of gold ofworth a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brassbronze as precious as gold
8:28	And I said untoto them YeYou are holy untoto Jehovahthe Lord and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering untoto Jehovahthe Lord the God of your fathers
8:29	WatchGuard yethem and keep them until yeyou weigh them before the chiefschief of the priests and the Levites and the princesheads of the fathers houses ofin Israel at Jerusalem inwithin the chambers of the house of Jehovahthe Lord
8:30	So the priests and the Levites receivedtook over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels to bring them to Jerusalem untoto the house of our God
8:31	Then we departed from the river AhavaAha′va on the twelfth day of the first month to go untoto Jerusalem:; and the hand of our God was upon us and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and thefrom lierambushes in wait by the way
8:32	AndWe we came to Jerusalem and abode there we remained three days
8:33	AndOn on the fourth day within the house of our God the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed ininto the househands of ourMer′emoth God into the handpriest of Meremoth the son of UriahUri′ah the priest and with him was EleazarElea′zar the son of Phinehas:Phin′ehas and with them waswere Jozabadthe Levites Jo′zabad the son of Jeshua and NoadiahNo adi′ah the son of BinnuiBin′nui the Levites—
8:34	theThe whole bywas numbercounted and byweighed weight: and all the weight wasof writteneverything atwas that timerecorded
8:35	TheAt childrenthat oftime thethose captivitywho thathad were come outfrom ofcaptivity exilethe returned exiles offered burnt offerings untoto the God of Israel twelve bullocksbulls for all Israel ninety and six rams seventy and seven lambs twelveand heas goats for a sin offering: twelve he goats; all this was a burnt offering untoto Jehovahthe Lord
8:36	AndThey theyalso delivered the kings commissions untoto the kings satraps and to the governors beyondof the province Beyond the River:; and they furtheredaided the people and the house of God
9:1	NowAfter when these things werehad been done the princesofficials drewapproached nearme untoand mesaid saying The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands doingwith according to their abominations evenfrom of the Canaanites the Hittites the PerizzitesPer′izzites the JebusitesJeb′usites the Ammonites the Moabites the Egyptians and the Amorites
9:2	For they have taken some of their daughters to be wives for themselves and for their sons; so that the holy seedrace havehas mingledmixed themselvesitself with the peoples of the lands: yeaAnd in this faithlessness the hand of the princesofficials and rulerschief hathmen has been chiefforemost in this trespass
9:3	AndWhen when I heard this thing I rent my garmentgarments and my robemantle and pluckedpulled off the hair offrom my head and of my beard and sat downappalled confounded
9:4	Then wereall assembledwho unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel because of the trespassfaithlessness of themthe ofreturned theexiles captivity;gathered andround me while I sat confoundedappalled until the evening oblationsacrifice
9:5	And at the evening oblationsacrifice I aroserose up from my humiliationfasting even with my garmentgarments and my robemantle rent; and I fell upon my knees and spread out my hands untoto Jehovahthe Lord my God;
9:6	andsaying: I said O my God I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee my God; for our iniquities arehave increasedrisen overhigher than our headheads and our guiltinessguilt ishas grownmounted up untoto the heavens
9:7	SinceFrom the days of our fathers to this day we have been exceedingin guiltygreat unto this dayguilt; and for our iniquities have we our kings and our priests have been deliveredgiven into the hand of the kings of the lands to the sword to captivity and to plunderplundering and to confusionutter ofshame face as itat is this day
9:8	AndBut now for a littlebrief moment gracefavor hathhas been showedshown fromby Jehovahthe Lord our God to leave us a remnant to escape and to give us a nailsecure inhold within his holy place that our God may lightenbrighten our eyes and givegrant us a little reviving in our bondage
9:9	For we are bondmen; yet our God hathhas not forsaken us in our bondage but hathhas extended lovingkindnessto unto us inhis thesteadfast sightlove ofbefore the kings of Persia to givegrant us asome reviving to set up the house of our God and to repair theits ruins thereof and to give us aprotection wall in JudahJudea and in Jerusalem
9:10	And now O our God what shall we say after this forFor we have forsaken thy commandments
9:11	which thou hastdidst commandedcommand by thy servants the prophets saying The land unto which yeyou goare entering to possesstake possession of it is ana land unclean landwith through the uncleannesspollutions of the peoples of the lands throughwith their abominations which have filled it from one end to anotherend with their filthiness:uncleanness
9:12	nowTherefore therefore give not your daughters untoto their sons neither take their daughters untofor your sons norand never seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that yeyou may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever
9:13	And after all that ishas come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deservedeserved and hast given us such a remnant as this
9:14	shall we again break thy commandments again and joinintermarry in affinity with the peoples thatwho dopractice these abominations wouldestWouldst thou not thou be angry with us till thou hadstwouldst consumedconsume us so that there should be no remnant nor any to escape
9:15	O JehovahLord the God of Israel thou art righteous;just for we are left a remnant that ishas escaped as itat is this day: beholdBehold we are before thee in our guiltiness;guilt for none can stand before thee because of this
10:1	NowWhile while Ezra prayed and made confession weeping and casting himself down before the house of God there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children gathered to him out of Israel; for the people wept verybitterly sore
10:2	And ShecaniahShecani′ah the son of JehielJehi′el one of the sons of Elam answeredaddressed and said unto Ezra: We have trespassedbroken againstfaith with our God and have married foreign women offrom the peoples of the land: yetbut even now there is hope for Israel concerningin spite of this thing
10:3	NowTherefore therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all thethese wives and suchtheir aschildren are born of them according to the counsel of my lord and of those thatwho tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law
10:4	Arise; for theit matteris belongethyour untotask thee and we are with thee:you; be ofstrong good courage and do it
10:5	Then Ezra arose Ezra and made the chiefsleading of the priests theand Levites and all Israel totake swearoath that they would do accordingas tohad thisbeen wordsaid So they swaretook the oath
10:6	Then Ezra rosewithdrew up from before the house of God and went intoto the chamber of JehohananJehoha′nan the son of Eliashib:Eli′ashib andwhere when he camespent thitherthe henight didneither eateating no bread nor drinkdrinking water; for he mournedwas becausemourning ofover the trespassfaithlessness of them of the captivityexiles
10:7	And theya proclamation was made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem untoto all the childrenreturned ofexiles the captivity that they should gatherassemble themselvesat together unto Jerusalem;
10:8	and that whosoeverif cameany one did not come within three days accordingby toorder the counsel of the princesofficials and the elders all his substanceproperty should be forfeited and he himself separatedbanned from the assemblycongregation of the captivityexiles
10:9	Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gatheredassembled themselvesat together unto Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month on the twentieth day of the month; andAnd all the people sat in the broadopen placesquare before the house of God trembling because of this matter and forbecause of the greatheavy rain
10:10	And Ezra the priest stood up and said untoto them YeYou have trespassed and have married foreign women toand increaseso increased the guilt of Israel
10:11	Now thereforethen make confession untoto Jehovahthe Lord the God of your fathers and do his pleasurewill; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign womenwives
10:12	Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice AsIt thouis hastso; saidwe concerningmust usdo soas mustyou wehave dosaid
10:13	But the people are many and it is a time of muchheavy rain; and we arecannot notstand ablein tothe standopen without:Nor neither is this a work offor one day or for two; for we have greatly transgressed in this matter
10:14	Let now our princesofficials bestand appointed for all the whole assembly; and let all them that are in our cities thatwho have marriedtaken foreign womenwives come at appointed times and with them the elders and judges of every city andtill the judges thereof until the fierce wrath of our God beover turned from us until this matter be despatchedaverted from us
10:15	Only Jonathan the son of AsahelAs′ahel and JahzeiahJahzei′ah the son of Tikvah stoodopposed up against this matter: and MeshullamMeshul′lam and ShabbethaiShab′bethai the Levite helpedsupported them
10:16	AndThen the childrenreturned ofexiles the captivity did so And Ezra the priest withselected certainmen heads of fathers houses afteraccording to their fathers houses andeach all of them designated by theirname namesOn were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month they sat down to examine the matter;
10:17	Andand theyby madethe anfirst endday withof all the menfirst thatmonth they had marriedcome foreignto womenthe byend of all the firstmen daywho ofhad themarried firstforeign monthwomen
10:18	AndOf among the sons of the priests therewho had married foreign women were found thatMa hadasei′ah marriedElie′zer foreignJarib women:and namelyGedali′ah of the sons of Jeshua the son of JozadakJo′zadak and his brethren Maaseiah and Eliezer and Jarib and Gedaliah
10:19	AndThey theypledged gavethemselves theirto hand that they would put away their wives; and beingtheir guiltyguilt theyoffering offeredwas a ram of the flock for their guilt
10:20	AndOf of the sons of Immer: HananiHana′ni and ZebadiahZebadi′ah
10:21	AndOf of the sons of Harim: MaaseiahMa andasei′ah ElijahEli′jah andShemai′ah ShemaiahJehi′el and JehielUzzi′ah and Uzziah
10:22	AndOf of the sons of Pashhur: ElioenaiEli Maaseiaho Ishmaele′nai NethanelMa Jozabadasei′ah Ish′mael Nethan′el Jo′zabad and ElasahEla′sah
10:23	AndOf of the Levites: JozabadJo′zabad andShim′e Shimeii andKelai′ah Kelaiahthat theis sameKeli′ta isPetha Kelitahi′ah Pethahiah Judah and EliezerElie′zer
10:24	AndOf of the singers: EliashibEli′ashib AndOf of the portersgatekeepers: Shallum and Telem and Uri
10:25	And of Israel: Ofof the sons of Parosh: RamiahRami′ah andIzzi′ah IzziahMalchi′jah andMi′jamin MalchijahElea′zar andHashabi′ah Mijamin and EleazarBenai′ah and Malchijah and Benaiah
10:26	AndOf of the sons of Elam: MattaniahMattani′ah ZechariahZechari′ah andJehi′el Jehiel and Abdi andJer′emoth Jeremoth and ElijahEli′jah
10:27	AndOf of the sons of Zattu: ElioenaiEli Eliashibo Mattaniahe′nai andEli′ashib JeremothMattani′ah andJer′emoth Zabad and AzizaAzi′za
10:28	AndOf of the sons of Bebai:Be′bai Jehohananwere HananiahJehoha′nan ZabbaiHanani′ah AthlaiZab′bai and Ath′lai
10:29	AndOf of the sons of Bani: Meshullamwere Meshul′lam Malluch andAdai′ah Adaiah Jashub She′al and ShealJer′emoth Jeremoth
10:30	AndOf of the sons of PahathPa′hath moabmo′ab: Adna and Chelal BenaiahBenai′ah MaaseiahMa Mattaniahasei′ah BezalelMattani′ah andBez′alel BinnuiBin′nui and ManassehManas′seh
10:31	AndOf of the sons of Harim: EliezerElie′zer IsshijahIsshi′jah MalchijahMalchi′jah ShemaiahShemai′ah ShimeonShim′e on
10:32	Benjamin Malluch Shemariahand Shemari′ah
10:33	Of the sons of Hashum: MattenaiMatte′nai MattattahMat′tattah Zabad ElipheletEliph′elet JeremaiJer′emai ManassehManas′seh Shimeiand Shim′e i
10:34	Of the sons of Bani: MaadaiMa ada′i Amram and Uel
10:35	BenaiahBenai′ah BedeiahBedei′ah CheluhiChel′uhi
10:36	VaniahVani′ah MeremothMer′emoth EliashibEli′ashib
10:37	MattaniahMattani′ah MattenaiMatte′nai andJa′asu Jaasu
10:38	andOf Banithe andsons Binnuiof ShimeiBin′nui: Shim′e i
10:39	andShelemi′ah Shelemiah and Nathan andAdai′ah Adaiah
10:40	MachnadebaiMachnad′ebai Shashai SharaiSha′rai
10:41	AzarelAz′arel andShelemi′ah ShelemiahShemari′ah Shemariah
10:42	Shallum AmariahAmari′ah and Joseph
10:43	Of the sons of Nebo: JeielJe Mattithiahi′el Mattithi′ah Zabad ZebinaZebi′na IddoJaddai Jo′el and JoelBenai′ah Benaiah
10:44	All these had takenmarried foreign wives;women and somethey ofput them hadaway wiveswith bytheir whom they had children