Ezra

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1:1	In the first year of King Cyrus king of Persia in order that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished the Lord stirred up the spirit of King Cyrus king of Persia so that he madesent a proclamationherald throughout all his kingdom and also putin ita inwritten writingedict declared:
1:2	Thus says King Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord the God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah
1:3	WhoeverAny isof those among you who are of all his people —may histheir God be with himthem—are andnow letpermitted himto go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the Lord the God of Israel—he is the God who is in Jerusalem;
1:4	and let eachall survivorsurvivors in whatever place hethey sojournsreside be assisted by the menpeople of histheir place with silver and gold with goods and with beastsanimals besides freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem
1:5	ThenThe rose up the heads of the fathersfamilies houses of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites—everyone every one whose spirit God had stirred—got ready to go up toand rebuild the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem;
1:6	andAll alltheir whoneighbors were about them aided them with silver vessels of silver with gold with goods with beastsanimals and with costlyvaluable waresgifts besides all that was freely offered
1:7	King Cyrus thehimself king also brought out the vessels of the house of the Lord whichthat Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods
1:8	King Cyrus king of Persia broughthad thesethem outreleased ininto the charge of Mith′redathMithredath the treasurer who counted them out to SheshSheshbazzar baz′zar the prince of Judah
1:9	And this was the numberinventory: ofgold them:basins athirty; thousandsilver basins ofone gold a thousand; basinsknives of silver twenty nine; censers
1:10	thirtygold bowls ofthirty; goldother twosilver thousandbowls four hundred and ten; bowlsother ofvessels silverone and a thousand other vessels;
1:11	all the vesselstotal of the gold and of silver werevessels was five thousand four hundred and sixty nine All these didSheshbazzar Sheshbrought baz′zar bring up when the exiles were brought up from Babylonia to Jerusalem
2:1	Now these were the people of the province who came upfrom outthose ofcaptive the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnez′zarKing theNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia; they returned to Jerusalem and Judah eachall to histheir own towntowns
2:2	They came with Zerub′babelZerubbabel Jeshua Nehemi′ahNehemiah Serai′ahSeraiah ReelReelaiah ai′ahMordecai Mor′decai Bilshan Mispar Big′vaiBigvai Rehum and Ba′anahBaanah The number of the menIsraelite of the people of Israel:
2:3	the sonsdescendants of Parosh two thousand one hundred and seventy two
2:4	TheOf sonsShephatiah of Shephati′ah three hundred and seventy two
2:5	TheOf sons of Arah seven hundred and seventy five
2:6	TheOf sonsPahath ofmoab Pa′hath mo′ab namely the sonsdescendants of Jeshua and Jo′abJoab two thousand eight hundred and twelve
2:7	TheOf sons of Elam one thousand two hundred and fifty four
2:8	TheOf sons of Zattu nine hundred and forty five
2:9	TheOf sonsZaccai of Zac′cai seven hundred and sixty
2:10	TheOf sons of Bani six hundred and forty two
2:11	TheOf sonsBebai of Be′bai six hundred and twenty three
2:12	TheOf sons of Azgad one thousand two hundred and twenty two
2:13	TheOf sonsAdonikam of Adoni′kam six hundred and sixty six
2:14	TheOf sonsBigvai of Big′vai two thousand and fifty six
2:15	TheOf sons of Adin four hundred and fifty four
2:16	TheOf sons of Ater namely of Hezeki′ahHezekiah ninety eight
2:17	TheOf sonsBezai of Be′zai three hundred and twenty three
2:18	TheOf sons of Jorah one hundred and twelve
2:19	TheOf sons of Hashum two hundred and twenty three
2:20	TheOf sons of Gibbar ninety five
2:21	TheOf sons of Bethlehem one hundred and twenty three
2:22	The menpeople of Neto′phahNetophah fifty six
2:23	TheOf menAnathoth of An′athoth one hundred and twenty eight
2:24	The sonsdescendants of Az′mavethAzmaveth forty two
2:25	TheOf sonsKiriatharim ofChephirah Kir′iathar′im Chephi′rah and BeBeeroth er′oth seven hundred and forty three
2:26	TheOf sons of Ramah and Geba six hundred and twenty one
2:27	The menpeople of Michmas one hundred and twenty two
2:28	TheOf men of Bethel and Ai two hundred and twenty three
2:29	The sonsdescendants of Nebo fifty two
2:30	TheOf sons of Magbish one hundred and fifty six
2:31	TheOf sons of the other Elam one thousand two hundred and fifty four
2:32	TheOf sons of Harim three hundred and twenty
2:33	TheOf sons of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty five
2:34	TheOf sons of Jericho three hundred and forty five
2:35	TheOf sonsSenaah of Sena′ah three thousand six hundred and thirty
2:36	The priests: the sonsdescendants of Jedai′ahJedaiah of the house of Jeshua nine hundred and seventy three
2:37	TheOf sons of Immer one thousand and fifty two
2:38	TheOf sons of Pashhur one thousand two hundred and forty seven
2:39	TheOf sons of Harim one thousand and seventeen
2:40	The Levites: the sonsdescendants of Jeshua and Kad′miKadmiel el of the sonsdescendants of Hodavi′ahHodaviah seventy four
2:41	The singers: the sonsdescendants of Asaph one hundred and twenty eight
2:42	The sonsdescendants of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum the sons of Ater the sons of Talmon the sons of Akkub the sons of Hati′taHatita and the sons of Sho′baiShobai in all one hundred and thirty nine
2:43	The temple servants: the sonsdescendants of Ziha theHasupha sonsTabbaoth of Hasu′pha the sons of Tabba′oth
2:44	the sons of Keros theSiaha sons of Si′aha the sons of Padon
2:45	theLebanah sonsHagabah of Leba′nah the sons of Hag′abah the sons of Akkub
2:46	the sons of Hagab the sons of Shamlai the sons of Hanan
2:47	the sons of Giddel the sons of Gahar theReaiah sons of Re ai′ah
2:48	the sons of Rezin theNekoda sons of Neko′da the sons of Gazzam
2:49	the sons of Uzza thePaseah sons of Pase′ah the sons of Besai
2:50	the sons of Asnah theMeunim sonsNephisim of Me u′nim the sons of Nephi′sim
2:51	the sons of Bakbuk theHakupha sons of Haku′pha the sons of Harhur
2:52	the sons of Bazluth theMehida sons of Mehi′da the sons of Harsha
2:53	the sons of Barkos theSisera sons of Sis′era the sons of Temah
2:54	theNeziah sons of Nezi′ah and the sons of Hati′phaHatipha
2:55	The sonsdescendants of Solomons servants: theSotai sonsHassophereth ofPeruda So′tai the sons of Hasso′phereth the sons of Peru′da
2:56	theJaalah sons of Ja′alah the sons of Darkon the sons of Giddel
2:57	theShephatiah sons of Shephati′ah the sons of Hattil thePochereth sonshazzebaim of Po′chereth hazzeba′im and the sons of Ami
2:58	All the temple servants and the sonsdescendants of Solomons servants were three hundred and ninety two
2:59	The following were those who came up from Tel me′lahmelah Tel har′shaharsha Cherub Addan and Immer though they could not prove their fathersfamilies houses or their descent whether they belonged to Israel:
2:60	the sonsdescendants of Delai′ahDelaiah theTobiah sons of Tobi′ah and theNekoda sons of Neko′da six hundred and fifty two
2:61	Also of the sonsdescendants of the priests: the sonsdescendants of Habai′ahHabaiah the sons of Hakkoz and theBarzillai sons of Barzil′lai who had takenmarried aone wifeof from the daughters of Barzil′laiBarzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name
2:62	These soughtlooked for their registrationentries among those enrolled in the genealogiesgenealogical records but they were not found there and so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean;
2:64	The whole assembly together was forty two thousand three hundred and sixty
2:65	besides their menservantsmale and maidservantsfemale servants of whom there were seven thouandthousand three hundred and thirty seven; and they had two hundred male and female singers
2:66	TheirThey horseshad were seven hundred and thirty six theirhorses mules were two hundred and forty five mules
2:67	their camels were four hundred and thirty five camels and their asses were six thousand seven hundred andtwenty twentydonkeys
2:68	SomeAs ofsoon theas heads of families when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem some of the heads of families made freewill offerings for the house of God to erect it on its site;
2:69	accordingAccording to their abilityresources they gave to the treasurybuilding offund the work sixty one thousand darics of gold five thousand minas of silver and one hundred priestspriestly garmentsrobes
3:1	When the seventh month came and the sonsIsraelites of Israel were in the towns the people gathered astogether onein man to Jerusalem
3:2	Then arose Jeshua the son of Jo′zadakJozadak with his fellow priests and Zerub′babelZerubbabel the son of SheShealtiel al′ti el with his kinsmenkin andset theyout builtto build the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings uponon it as itprescribed is written in the law of Moses the man of God
3:3	They set up the altar inon its placefoundation forbecause fearthey waswere uponin themdread because of the neighboring peoples of the lands and they offered burnt offerings upon it to the Lord burnt offerings morning and evening
3:4	And they kept the feastfestival of booths as itprescribed is written and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the ordinance as required for each day required
3:5	and after that the continualregular burnt offerings the offerings at the new moon and at all the appointedsacred feastsfestivals of the Lord and the offerings of everyeveryone one who made a freewill offering to the Lord
3:7	So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters and food drink and oil to the Sido′niansSidonians and the Tyrians to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea to Joppa according to the grant whichthat they had from King Cyrus king of Persia
3:8	NowIn in the second year ofafter their comingarrival toat the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month Zerub′babelZerubbabel the son of SheShealtiel al′ti el and Jeshua the son of Jo′zadakJozadak made a beginning together with the rest of their brethrenpeople the priests and the Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem from the captivity They appointed the Levites from twenty years old and upward to have the oversight of the work ofon the house of the Lord
3:9	And Jeshua with his sons and his kinsmenkin and Kad′miKadmiel el and his sons theBinnui sonsand ofHodaviah Judahalong togetherwith took the oversightsons of Henadad the workmenLevites intheir thesons houseand ofkin Godtogether alongtook withcharge of the sonsworkers ofin Hen′adad and the Leviteshouse theirof sons and kinsmenGod
3:10	AndWhen when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord the priests in their vestments camewere forwardstationed to praise the Lord with trumpets and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals to praise the Lord according to the directions of King David king of Israel;
3:11	and they sang responsively praising and giving thanks to the Lord For he is good for his steadfast love endures forforever ever toward Israel And all the people shoutedresponded with a great shout when they praised the Lord because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid
3:12	But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathersfamilies houses old menpeople who had seen the first house on its foundations wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid though many shouted aloud for joy;
3:13	so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the peoples weeping for the people shouted withso aloudly greatthat shout and the sound was heard afarfar away
4:1	NowWhen when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord the God of Israel
4:2	they approached Zerub′babelZerubbabel and the heads of fathersfamilies houses and said to them Let us build with you; for we worship your God as you do and we have been sacrificing to him ever since the days of E′sarKing had′donEsar kinghaddon of Assyria who brought us here
4:3	But Zerub′babelZerubbabel Jeshua and the rest of the heads of fathersfamilies houses in Israel said to them You shall have nothingno topart do with us in building a house to our God; but we alone will build to the Lord the God of Israel as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us
4:5	and hiredthey counselorsbribed againstofficials them to frustrate their purposeplan allthroughout the daysreign of King Cyrus king of Persia evenand until the reign of King Darius king of Persia
4:6	AndIn in the reign of AhasuAhasuerus e′rus in thehis beginningaccession ofyear his reign they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem
4:7	And in the days of ArArtaxerxes ta xerx′es Bishlam and Mith′redathMithredath and Tab′eelTabeel and the rest of their associates wrote to ArKing taArtaxerxes xerx′es king of Persia; the letter was written in Aramaic and translated
4:8	Rehum the commanderroyal deputy and Shim′shaiShimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to ArKing taArtaxerxes xerx′es the king as follows—
4:9	then wrote Rehum the commanderroyal Shim′shaideputy Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their associates the judges the governorsenvoys the officials the Persians the menpeople of Erech the Babylonians the menpeople of Susa that is the Elamites
4:10	and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnap′parOsnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samar′iaSamaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River wrote—and now
4:11	this is a copy of the letter that they sent—: To ArKing ta xerx′es the kingArtaxerxes: Your servants the menpeople of the province Beyond the River send greeting And now
4:12	bemay it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city; they are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations
4:13	Now bemay it be known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished they will not pay tribute custom or toll and the royal revenue will be impairedreduced
4:14	Now because we eatshare the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the kings dishonor therefore we send and inform the king
4:15	inso order that a search may be made in the bookannals of the records of your fathersancestors You will finddiscover in the bookannals of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city hurtful to kings and provinces and that sedition was stirred up in it from oflong oldago ThatOn wasthat whyaccount this city was laid waste
4:17	The king sent an answer: To Rehum the commanderroyal deputy and Shim′shaiShimshai the scribe and the rest of their associates who live in Samar′iaSamaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River greeting And now
4:18	the letter whichthat you sent to us has been plainly read in translation before me
4:19	AndSo I made a decree and searchsomeone hassearched been made and itdiscovered has been found that this city from of old has risen against kings from long ago and that rebellion and sedition have been made in it
4:20	AndJerusalem has had mighty kings have been over Jerusalem who ruled over the whole province Beyond the River to whom tribute custom and toll were paid
4:21	Therefore makeissue aan decreeorder that these menpeople be made to cease and that this city not be not rebuilt until I make a decree is made by me
4:22	AndMoreover take care not to be slack in this matter; why should damage grow to the hurt of the king
4:23	Then when the copy of King ArArtaxerxes ta xerx′es letter was read before Rehum and Shim′shai the scribe Shimshai and their associates they wenthurried in haste to the Jews atin Jerusalem and by force and power made them cease
4:24	ThenAt that time the work on the house of God which is in Jerusalem stopped; and itwas ceaseddiscontinued until the second year of the reign of King Darius king of Persia
5:1	Now the prophets Haggai and Zechari′ahZechariah the son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel who was over them
5:2	Then Zerub′babelZerubbabel the son of SheShealtiel al′ti el and Jeshua the son of Jo′zadakJozadak aroseset andout began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God helping them
5:3	At the same time Tat′tenaiTattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and She′tharShethar boz′enaibozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure
5:5	But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews and they did not stop them tilluntil a report shouldreached reach Darius and then answer bewas returned by letter concerningin reply to it
5:6	The copy of the letter whichthat Tat′tenaiTattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and She′tharShethar boz′enaibozenai and his associates the governorsenvoys who were in the province Beyond the River sent to King Darius the king;
5:8	BeMay it be known to the king that we went to the province of Judah to the house of the great God It is being built withof hugehewn stonesstone and timber is laid in the walls; this work goesis onbeing done diligently and prospers in their hands
5:9	Then we askedspoke to those elders and spokeasked to them thus Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure
5:10	We also asked them their names for your information so that we might write down the names of the men at their head
5:11	AndThis this was their reply to us: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago which a great king of Israel built and finished
5:12	But because our fathersancestors had angered the God of heaven he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnez′zarKing kingNebuchadnezzar of Babylon the Chalde′anChaldean who destroyed this house and carried away the people to Babylonia
5:13	However King Cyrus of Babylon in the first year of Cyrushis kingreign of Babylon Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be rebuilt
5:14	AndMoreover the gold and silver vessels of the house of God which Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and had brought into the temple of Babylon these King Cyrus the king took out of the temple of Babylon and they were delivered to onea whoseman namenamed wasSheshbazzar Shesh baz′zar whom he had made governor;
5:15	andHe he said to him Take these vessels; go and put them in the temple which is in Jerusalem and let the house of God be rebuilt on its site
5:16	Then this SheshSheshbazzar baz′zar came and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and from that time until now it has been inunder buildingconstruction and it is not yet finished
5:17	ThereforeAnd now if it seemseems good to the king lethave a search be made in the royal archives there in Babylon to see whether a decree was issued by King Cyrus the king for the rebuilding of this house of God in Jerusalem AndLet let the king send us his pleasure in this matter
6:1	Then King Darius the king made a decree and searchthey wassearched made in Babylonia in the house of the archives where the documents were stored in Babylon
6:2	AndBut it was in Ecbat′anaEcbatana the capital which is in the province of Media that a scroll was found on which this was written: A record
6:3	In the first year of Cyrushis thereign kingKing Cyrus the king issued a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem let the house be rebuilt the place where sacrifices are offered and burnt offerings are brought; its height shall be sixty cubits and its breadthwidth sixty cubits
6:4	with three courses of greathewn stones and one course of timber; let the cost be paid from the royal treasury
6:5	AndMoreover also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God which Nebuchadnez′zarNebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon be restored and brought back to the temple which is in Jerusalem each to its place; you shall put them in the house of God
6:6	Now thereforeyou Tat′tenaiTattenai governor of the province Beyond the River She′tharShethar boz′enaibozenai and youryou their associates the governorsenvoys who are in the province Beyond the River keep away;
6:8	Moreover I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the rebuilding of this house of God;: the cost is to be paid to these menpeople in full and without delay from the royal revenue the tribute of the province from Beyond the River
6:9	AndWhatever whatever is needed—young bulls rams or sheep for burnt offerings to the God of heaven wheat salt wine or oil as the priests atin Jerusalem require—let that be given to them day by day without fail
6:10	so that they may offer pleasing sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sonschildren
6:11	AlsoFurthermore I make a decree that if anyanyone one alters this edict a beam shall be pulled out of histhe house andof hethe perpetrator who then shall be impaled uponon it andThe his house shall be made a dunghill
6:12	May the God who has causedestablished his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people that shall put forth a hand to alter this or to destroy this house of God which is in Jerusalem I Darius make a decree; let it be done with all diligence
6:13	Then according to the word sent by King Darius theTattenai king Tat′tenai the governor of the province Beyond the River She′tharShethar boz′enaibozenai and their associates did with all diligence what King Darius the king had ordered
6:14	AndSo the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet Haggai and Zechari′ahZechariah the son of Iddo They finished their building by command of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and ArKing taArtaxerxes xerx′es king of Persia;
6:15	and this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius the king
6:16	AndThe the people of Israel the priests and the Levites and the rest of the returned exiles celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy
6:17	They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls two hundred rams four hundred lambs and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve hemale goats according to the number of the tribes of Israel
6:18	AndThen they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses for the service of God at Jerusalem as it is written in the book of Moses
6:20	For both the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were clean So they killed the passover lamb for all the returned exiles for their fellow priests and for themselves;
6:21	itIt was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile and also by everyall one who had joined them and separated himselfthemselves from the pollutions of the peoplesnations of the land to worship the Lord the God of Israel
6:22	AndWith joy they keptcelebrated the feastfestival of unleavened bread seven days with joy; for the Lord had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them so that he aided them in the work ofon the house of God the God of Israel
7:1	NowAfter after this in the reign of ArKing taArtaxerxes xerx′es king of Persia Ezra the son of Serai′ahSeraiah son of Azari′ahAzariah son of Hilki′ahHilkiah
7:2	son of Shallum son of Zadok son of Ahi′tubAhitub
7:3	son of Amari′ahAmariah son of Azari′ahAzariah son of Merai′othMeraioth
7:4	son of Zerahi′ahZerahiah son of Uzzi son of Bukki
7:5	son of Abishu′aAbishua son of Phin′ehasPhinehas son of Elea′zarEleazar son of Aaron the chief priest Aaron—
7:6	this Ezra went up from Babylonia He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses whichthat the Lord the God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all that he asked for the hand of the Lord his God was upon him
7:7	AndSome there went up also to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Ar ta xerx′es the king some of the people of Israel and some of the priests and Levites the singers and gatekeepers and the temple servants also went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes
7:8	AndThey he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month which was in the seventh year of the king;
7:9	forOn on the first day of the first month hethe beganjourney to go up from BabyloniaBabylon was begun and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem for the goodgracious hand of his God was upon him
7:10	For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord and to do it and to teach histhe statutes and ordinances in Israel
7:11	This is a copy of the letter whichthat King ArArtaxerxes ta xerx′es gave to Ezra the priest Ezra the scribe learneda inscholar mattersof the text of the commandments of the Lord and his statutes for Israel:
7:12	ArArtaxerxes ta xerx′es king of kings to Ezra the priest Ezra the scribe of the law of the God of heaven: Peace And now
7:13	I make a decree that any one of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom who freely offers to go to Jerusalem may go with you
7:15	and also to convey the silver and gold whichthat the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel whose dwelling is in Jerusalem
7:16	with all the silver and gold whichthat you shall find in the whole province of Babylonia and with the freewill offerings of the people and the priests vowedgiven willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem
7:17	With this money then you shall with all diligence buy bulls rams and lambs withand their cerealgrain offerings and their drink offerings and you shall offer them uponon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem
7:18	Whatever seems good to you and your brethrencolleagues to do with the rest of the silver and gold you may do according to the will of your God
7:20	And whatever else is required for the house of your God which you haveare occasionresponsible tofor provideproviding you may provide it out of the kings treasury
7:21	And I ArKing taArtaxerxes xerx′es the king make a decree to all the treasurers in the province Beyond the River: Whatever Ezra the priest Ezra the scribe of the law of the God of heaven requires of you belet it be done with all diligence
7:22	up to aone hundred talents of silver aone hundred cors of wheat aone hundred baths of wine aone hundred baths of oil and unlimited salt without prescribing how much
7:23	Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven let it be done inwith fullzeal for the house of the God of heaven lestor his wrath bewill againstcome upon the realm of the king and his sonsheirs
7:24	We also notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute custom or toll uponon any one of the priests the Levites the singers the doorkeepers the temple servants or other servants of this house of God
7:25	And you Ezra according to the wisdom of your God whichgiven iswisdom inyou yourpossess hand appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River allwho such as know the laws of your God; and you shall teach those who do not know them you shall teach
7:26	WhoeverAll who will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king let judgment be strictly executed uponon himthem whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of histheir goods or for imprisonment
7:27	Blessed be the Lord the God of our fathersancestors who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king to beautifyglorify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem
7:28	and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king and his counselors and before all the kings mighty officers I took courage for the hand of the Lord my God was upon me and I gathered leadingleaders men from Israel to go up with me
8:1	These are the heads of their fathersfamily housesheads and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia in the reign of ArKing ta xerx′es the kingArtaxerxes:
8:2	Of the sonsdescendants of Phin′ehasPhinehas Gershom Of theIthamar sons of Ith′amar Daniel Of the sons of David Hattush
8:3	of the sonsdescendants of Shecani′ahShecaniah Of the sons of Parosh Zechari′ahZechariah with whom were registered one hundred and fifty menmales
8:4	Of the sonsdescendants of Pa′hathPahath mo′abmoab EliEliehoenai e ho e′nai the son of Zerahi′ahZerahiah and with him two hundred menmales
8:5	Of the sonsdescendants of Zattu Shecani′ahShecaniah the son of Jaha′zielJahaziel and with him three hundred menmales
8:6	Of the sonsdescendants of Adin Ebed the son of Jonathan and with him fifty menmales
8:7	Of the sonsdescendants of Elam Jeshai′ahJeshaiah the son of Athali′ahAthaliah and with him seventy menmales
8:8	Of the sonsdescendants of Shephati′ahShephatiah Zebadi′ahZebadiah the son of Michael and with him eighty menmales
8:9	Of the sonsdescendants of Jo′abJoab Obadi′ahObadiah the son of Jehi′elJehiel and with him two hundred and eighteen menmales
8:10	Of the sonsdescendants of Bani Shelo′mithShelomith the son of Josiphi′ahJosiphiah and with him aone hundred and sixty menmales
8:11	Of the sonsdescendants of Be′baiBebai Zechari′ahZechariah the son of Be′baiBebai and with him twenty eight menmales
8:12	Of the sonsdescendants of Azgad Joha′nanJohanan the son of Hak′katanHakkatan and with him aone hundred and ten menmales
8:13	Of the sonsdescendants of Adoni′kamAdonikam those who came later their names being Eliph′eletEliphelet Jeu′elJeuel and Shemai′ahShemaiah and with them sixty menmales
8:14	Of the sonsdescendants of Big′vaiBigvai Uthai and Zaccur and with them seventy menmales
8:15	I gathered them toby the river that runs to Aha′vaAhava and there we encampedcamped three days As I reviewed the people and the priests I found there none of the sonsdescendants of Levi
8:16	Then I sent for Elie′zerEliezer Ariel Shemai′ahShemaiah Elna′thanElnathan Jarib Elna′thanElnathan Nathan Zechari′ahZechariah and Meshul′lamMeshullam leadingwho menwere leaders and for Joi′aribJoiarib and Elna′thanElnathan who were menwise of insight
8:17	and sent them to Iddo the leadingleader man at the place Casiphi′acalled Casiphia telling them what to say to Iddo and his brethrencolleagues the temple servants at theCasiphia place Casiphi′a namely to send us ministers for the house of our God
8:18	AndSince by the goodgracious hand of our God was upon us they brought us a man of discretion of the sonsdescendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel namely Sherebi′ahSherebiah with his sons and kinsmenkin eighteen;
8:19	also Hashabi′ahHashabiah and with him Jeshai′ahJeshaiah of the sonsdescendants of Merar′iMerari with his kinsmenkin and their sons twenty;
8:20	besides two hundred and twenty of the temple servants whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites These were all mentioned by name
8:21	Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Aha′vaAhava that we might humbledeny ourselves before our God to seek from him a straightsafe wayjourney for ourselves our children and all our goodspossessions
8:22	For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemencavalry to protect us against the enemy on our way; since we had told the king Thethat the hand of our God is forgracious goodto upon all thatwho seek him andbut thehis power ofand his wrath isare against all thatwho forsake him
8:23	So we fasted and besoughtpetitioned our God for this and he listened to our entreaty
8:24	Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebi′ahSherebiah Hashabi′ahHashabiah and ten of their kinsmenkin with them
8:25	And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels the offering for the house of our God whichthat the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered;
8:26	I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver and one hundred silver vessels worth a hundred talents and aone hundred talents of gold
8:27	twenty gold bowls of gold worth a thousand darics and two vessels of fine brightpolished bronze as precious as gold
8:28	And I said to them You are holy to the Lord and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord the God of your fathersancestors
8:29	Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathersfamilies houses in Israel at Jerusalem within the chambers of the house of the Lord
8:30	So the priests and the Levites took over the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels as they were weighed out to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God
8:31	Then we departedleft from the river Aha′vaAhava on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem; the hand of our God was upon us and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes byalong the way
8:32	We came to Jerusalem and remained there we remained three days
8:33	On the fourth day within the house of our God the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed into the hands of Mer′emoth the priest Meremoth son of Uri′ahUriah and with him was Elea′zarEleazar the son of Phin′ehasPhinehas and with them were the Levites Jo′zabadJozabad the son of Jeshua and NoNoadiah adi′ah the son of Bin′nuiBinnui
8:34	The wholetotal was counted and weighed and the weight of everything was recorded
8:35	At that time those who had come from captivity the returned exiles offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel twelve bulls for all Israel ninety six rams seventy seven lambs and as a sin offering twelve hemale goats; all this was a burnt offering to the Lord
8:36	They also delivered the kings commissions to the kings satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River; and they aidedsupported the people and the house of God
9:1	After these things had been done the officials approached me and said The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations from the Canaanites the Hittites the Per′izzitesPerizzites the Jeb′usitesJebusites the Ammonites the Moabites the Egyptians and the Amorites
9:2	For they have taken some of their daughters toas be wives for themselves and for their sons; soThus that the holy raceseed has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands Andand in this faithlessness the hand of the officials and chiefleaders menhave hasled beenthe foremostway
9:3	When I heard this I renttore my garmentsgarment and my mantle and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled
9:4	Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel because of the faithlessness of the returned exiles gathered roundaround me while I sat appalled until the evening sacrifice
9:5	AndAt at the evening sacrifice I rosegot up from my fasting with my garments and my mantle renttorn and fell uponon my knees and spread out my hands to the Lord my God
9:6	saying:and said O my God I am too ashamed and blushembarrassed to lift my face to theeyou my God for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens
9:7	From the days of our fathersancestors to this day we have been deep in great guilt; and for our iniquities we our kings and our priests have been givenhanded intoover theto hand of the kings of the lands to the sword to captivity to plundering and to utter shame as atis thisnow daythe case
9:8	But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God towho leavehas left us a remnant and togiven give us a securestake holdin within his holy place in order that ourhe God may brighten our eyes and grant us a little revivingsustenance in our bondageslavery
9:9	For we are bondmenslaves; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondageslavery but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia to grantgive us somenew revivinglife to set up the house of our God to repair its ruins and to give us protectiona wall in Judea and Jerusalem
9:10	And now O our God what shall we say after this For we have forsaken thyyour commandments
9:11	which thouyou didstcommanded command by thyyour servants the prophets saying The land whichthat you are entering to takepossess possession of it is a land unclean with the pollutions of the peoples of the lands with their abominations whichThey have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness
9:12	Therefore givedo not give your daughters to their sons neither take their daughters for your sons and never seek their peace or prosperity so that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children forforever ever
9:13	AndAfter after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt seeing that thouyou our God hasthave punished us less than our iniquities deserved and hasthave given us such a remnant as this
9:14	shall we break thyyour commandments again and intermarry with the peoples who practice these abominations WouldstWould thouyou not be angry with us tilluntil thouyou wouldstdestroy consume us sowithout that there should be no remnant noror anysurvivor to escape
9:15	O Lord the God of Israel thouyou artare just forbut we arehave leftescaped as a remnant thatas hasis escapednow asthe atcase thisHere day Behold we are before theeyou in our guilt forthough noneno one can standface beforeyou thee because of this
10:1	While Ezra prayed and made confession weeping and castingthrowing himself down before the house of God a very great assembly of men women and children gathered to him out of Israel; for the people also wept bitterly
10:2	AndShecaniah Shecani′ah the son of Jehi′elJehiel of the sonsdescendants of Elam addressed Ezra: saying We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this
10:3	ThereforeSo now let us make a covenant with our God to putsend away all these wives and their children according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law
10:4	AriseTake action for it is your taskduty and we are with you; be strong and do it
10:5	Then Ezra arosestood up and made the leading priests andthe Levites and all Israel takeswear oath that they would do as had been said So they took the oathswore
10:6	Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the chamber of Jehoha′nanJehohanan the son of Eli′ashibEliashib where he spent the night neitherHe eatingdid not eat bread noror drinkingdrink water; for he was mourning over the faithlessness of the exiles
10:7	AndThey made a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the returned exiles that they should assemble at Jerusalem
10:8	and that if any one did not come within three days by order of the officials and the elders all histheir property should be forfeited and hethey himselfthemselves banned from the congregation of the exiles
10:9	Then all the menpeople of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month on the twentieth day of the month AndAll all the people sat in the open square before the house of God trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain
10:10	AndThen Ezra the priest stood up and said to them You have trespassed and married foreign women and so increased the guilt of Israel
10:11	Now then make confession to the Lord the God of your fathersancestors and do his will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives
10:13	But the people are many and it is a time of heavy rain; we cannot stand in the open Nor is this a worktask for one day or for two; for wemany of us have greatly transgressed in this matter
10:14	Let our officials standrepresent for the whole assembly; and let all in our citiestowns who have taken foreign wives come at appointed times and with them the elders and judges of every citytown tilluntil the fierce wrath of our God overon this matteraccount beis averted from us
10:15	Only Jonathan the son of As′ahelAsahel and Jahzei′ahJahzeiah the son of Tikvah opposed this and Meshul′lamMeshullam and Shab′bethaiShabbethai the LeviteLevites supported them
10:16	Then the returned exiles did so Ezra the priest selected men heads of fathersfamilies houses according to their fathersfamilies houses each of them designated by name On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to examine the matter;
10:17	andBy by the first day of the first month they had come to the end of all the men who had married foreign women
10:18	OfThere were found of the sonsdescendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found Ma asei′ah Elie′zer Jarib and Gedali′ah of the sonsdescendants of Jeshua the son of Jo′zadakJozadak and his brethrenbrothers: Maaseiah Eliezer Jarib and Gedaliah
10:19	They pledged themselves to putsend away their wives and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt
10:20	Of the sonsdescendants of Immer: Hana′niHanani and Zebadi′ahZebadiah
10:21	Of the sonsdescendants of Harim: MaMaaseiah asei′ahElijah Eli′jahShemaiah Shemai′ahJehiel Jehi′el and Uzzi′ahUzziah
10:22	Of the sonsdescendants of Pashhur: EliElioenai oMaaseiah e′naiIshmael MaNethanel asei′ahJozabad Ish′mael Nethan′el Jo′zabad and Ela′sahElasah
10:23	Of the Levites: Jo′zabadJozabad Shim′eShimei iKelaiah Kelai′ah that is Keli′taKelita PethaPethahiah hi′ah Judah and Elie′zerEliezer
10:24	Of the singers: Eli′ashibEliashib Of the gatekeepers: Shallum Telem and Uri
10:25	And of Israel: of the sonsdescendants of Parosh: Rami′ahRamiah Izzi′ahIzziah Malchi′jahMalchijah Mi′jaminMijamin Elea′zarEleazar Hashabi′ahHashabiah and Benai′ahBenaiah
10:26	Of the sonsdescendants of Elam: Mattani′ahMattaniah Zechari′ahZechariah Jehi′elJehiel Abdi Jer′emothJeremoth and Eli′jahElijah
10:27	Of the sonsdescendants of Zattu: EliElioenai oEliashib e′naiMattaniah Eli′ashibJeremoth Mattani′ah Jer′emoth Zabad and Azi′zaAziza
10:28	Of the sonsdescendants of Be′baiBebai: wereJehohanan Jehoha′nanHananiah Hanani′ahZabbai Zab′bai and Ath′laiAthlai
10:29	Of the sonsdescendants of Bani: wereMeshullam Meshul′lam Malluch Adai′ahAdaiah Jashub She′alSheal and Jer′emothJeremoth
10:30	Of the sonsdescendants of Pa′hathPahath mo′abmoab: Adna Chelal Benai′ahBenaiah MaMaaseiah asei′ahMattaniah Mattani′ahBezalel Bez′alelBinnui Bin′nui and Manas′sehManasseh
10:31	Of the sonsdescendants of Harim: Elie′zerEliezer Isshi′jahIsshijah Malchi′jahMalchijah Shemai′ahShemaiah Shim′eShimeon on
10:32	Benjamin Malluch and Shemari′ahShemariah
10:33	Of the sonsdescendants of Hashum: Matte′naiMattenai Mat′tattahMattattah Zabad Eliph′eletEliphelet Jer′emaiJeremai Manas′sehManasseh and Shim′eShimei i
10:34	Of the sonsdescendants of Bani: MaMaadai ada′i Amram Uel
10:35	Benai′ahBenaiah Bedei′ahBedeiah Chel′uhiCheluhi
10:36	Vani′ahVaniah Mer′emothMeremoth Eli′ashibEliashib
10:37	Mattani′ahMattaniah Matte′naiMattenai Ja′asuand Jaasu
10:38	Of the sonsdescendants of Bin′nuiBinnui: Shim′eShimei i
10:39	Shelemi′ahShelemiah Nathan Adai′ahAdaiah
10:40	Machnad′ebaiMachnadebai Shashai Sha′raiSharai
10:41	Az′arelAzarel Shelemi′ahShelemiah Shemari′ahShemariah
10:42	Shallum Amari′ahAmariah and Joseph
10:43	Of the sonsdescendants of Nebo: JeJeiel i′elMattithiah Mattithi′ah Zabad Zebi′naZebina Jaddai Jo′elJoel and Benai′ahBenaiah
10:44	All these had married foreign women and they putsent them away with their children