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The words of Nehemi′ahNehemiah the son of Hacali′ahHacaliah NowIn it happened in the month of Chislev in the twentieth year aswhile I was in Susa the capital |
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that Hana′ni one of my brethrenbrothers Hanani came with certain men outfrom of Judah; and I asked them concerningabout the Jews that survived those who had escaped exilethe captivity and concerningabout Jerusalem |
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AndThey theyreplied said to me The survivors there in the province who escaped exilecaptivity are in great trouble and shame; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates arehave been destroyed by fire |
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When I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven |
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And I said O Lord God of heaven the great and terribleawesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments; |
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let thyyour ear be attentive and thyyour eyes open to hear the prayer of thyyour servant whichthat I now pray before theeyou day and night for your servants the people of Israel thy servants confessing the sins of the people of Israel which we have sinned against theeyou YeaBoth I and my fathersfamily house have sinned |
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We have actedoffended veryyou corruptlydeeply againstfailing theeto andkeep have not kept the commandments the statutes and the ordinances whichthat thouyou didstcommanded commandyour thy servant Moses |
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Remember the word whichthat thouyou didstcommanded commandyour thy servant Moses saying If you are unfaithful I will scatter you among the peoples; |
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but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them though your dispersedoutcasts beare under the farthest skies I will gather them thencefrom there and bring them to the place at which I have chosen to makeestablish my name dwell there |
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They are thyyour servants and thyyour people whom thouyou hast redeemed by thyyour great power and byyour thy strong hand |
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O Lord let thyyour ear be attentive to the prayer of thyyour servant and to the prayer of thyyour servants who delight toin fearrevering thyyour name; andGive give success to thyyour servant today and grant him mercy in the sight of this man NowAt the time I was cupbearer to the king |
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In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King ArArtaxerxes ta xerx′es when wine was beforeserved him I tookcarried up the wine and gave it to the king Now I had notnever been sad in his presence before |
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AndSo the king said to me Why is your face sad seeingsince you are not sick This iscan nothingonly elsebe but sadness of the heart Then I was very much afraid |
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I said to the king LetMay the king live forforever ever Why should not my face not be sad when the city the place of my fathersancestors sepulchresgraves lies waste and its gates have been destroyed by fire |
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Then the king said to me ForWhat what do you make request So I prayed to the God of heaven |
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AndThen I said to the king If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor inwith youryou sightI ask that you send me to Judah to the city of my fathersancestors sepulchresgraves so that I may rebuild it |
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AndThe the king said to me the queen also was sitting beside him How long will you be gone and when will you return So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a timedate |
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AndThen I said to the king If it pleases the king let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River that they may letgrant me passpassage through until I comearrive toin Judah; |
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and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the kings forest thatdirecting hehim mayto give me timber to make beams for the gates of the temple fortress of the temple and for the wall of the city and for the house whichthat I shall occupy And the king granted me what I asked for the goodgracious hand of my God was upon me |
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Then I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River and gave them the kings letters Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemencavalry with me |
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ButWhen whenSanballat Sanbal′lat the Hor′oniteHoronite and Tobi′ahTobiah the servantAmmonite theofficial Ammonite heard this it displeased them greatly that somesomeone one had come to seek the welfare of the childrenpeople of Israel |
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So I came to Jerusalem and was there for three days |
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Then I arosegot inup during the night I and a few men with me; and I told no one what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem ThereThe wasonly noanimal beastI withtook mewas but the beastanimal on which I rode |
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I went out by night by the Valley Gate topast the JackalsDragons WellSpring and to the Dung Gate and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem whichthat werehad been broken down and its gates whichthat had been destroyed by fire |
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Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the Kings Pool; but there was no place for the beastanimal thatI was underriding me to passcontinue |
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ThenSo I went up inby way of the nightvalley by thenight valley and inspected the wall; andThen I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate and so returned |
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AndThe the officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing; and I had not yet told the Jews the priests the nobles the officials and the rest that were to do the work |
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Then I said to them You see the trouble we are in how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its gates burned Come let us buildrebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that we may no longer suffer disgrace |
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And I told them ofthat the hand of my God which had been gracious upon me for good and also of the words whichthat the king had spoken to me AndThen they said Let us risestart upbuilding and build So they strengthenedcommitted theirthemselves handsto for the common good work |
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But when Sanbal′latSanballat the Hor′oniteHoronite and Tobi′ahTobiah the servantAmmonite theofficial Ammonite and Geshem the Arab heard of it they deridedmocked us and despisedridiculed us andsaying said What is this thing that you are doing Are you rebelling against the king |
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Then I replied to them The God of heaven is the one who will makegive us prospersuccess and we his servants willare arisegoing andto buildstart building; but you have no portionshare or rightclaim or memorialhistoric right in Jerusalem |
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Then Eli′ashib the high priest roseEliashib upset to work with his brethrenfellow the priests and theyrebuilt built the Sheep Gate They consecrated it and set up its doors; they consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and as far as the Tower of Hanan′elHananel |
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And next to him the men of Jericho built next to him And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built |
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AndThe the sons of Hassena′ahHassenaah built the Fish Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors its bolts and its bars |
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AndNext next to them Mer′emothMeremoth the son of Uri′ahUriah son of Hakkoz repairedmade Andrepairs nextNext to them Meshul′lamMeshullam the son of Berechi′ahBerechiah son of Meshez′abelMeshezabel repairedmade Andrepairs nextNext to them Zadok the son of Ba′anaBaana repairedmade repairs |
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AndNext next to them the Teko′itesTekoites repairedmade repairs; but their nobles didwould not put their necksshoulders to the work of their Lord |
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AndJoiada Joi′ada the son of Pase′ahPaseah and Meshul′lamMeshullam the son of Besodei′ahBesodeiah repaired the Old Gate; they laid its beams and set up its doors its bolts and its bars |
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AndNext next to them repairedrepairs Melati′ahwere made by Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meron′othite Meronothite—the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah —who were under the jurisdiction of the governor of the province Beyond the River |
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Next to them Uz′zielUzziel the son of Harhai′ahHarhaiah one of the goldsmiths repairedmade repairs Next to him Hanani′ahHananiah one of the perfumers repairedmade repairs; and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall |
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Next to them Rephai′ahRephaiah the son of Hur ruler of half the district of Jerusalem repairedmade repairs |
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Next to them Jedai′ahJedaiah the son of Haru′maphHarumaph repairedmade repairs opposite his house; and next to him Hattush the son of Hashabnei′ahHashabneiah repairedmade repairs |
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Malchi′jahMalchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pa′hathPahath mo′abmoab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens |
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Next to him Shallum the son of Hallo′heshHallohesh ruler of half the district of Jerusalem repairedmade repairs he and his daughters |
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Hanun and the inhabitants of Zano′ahZanoah repaired the Valley Gate; they rebuilt it and set up its doors its bolts and its bars and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate |
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Malchi′jahMalchijah the son of Rechab ruler of the district of Beth hacche′remhaccherem repaired the Dung Gate; he rebuilt it and set up its doors its bolts and its bars |
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And Shallum the son of Colho′zehCol hozeh ruler of the district of Mizpah repaired the Fountain Gate; he rebuilt it and covered it and set up its doors its bolts and its bars; and he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the kings garden as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David |
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After him Nehemi′ahNehemiah the son of Azbuk ruler of half the district of Beth zur repaired tofrom a point opposite the sepulchresgraves of David toas far as the artificial pool and to the house of the mightywarriors men |
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After him the Levites repairedmade repairs: Rehum the son of Bani; next to him Hashabi′ahHashabiah ruler of half the district of Kei′lahKeilah repairedmade repairs for his district |
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After him their brethrenkin repairedmade repairs: Bav′vaiBinnui the son of Hen′adadHenadad ruler of half the district of Kei′lahKeilah; |
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next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua ruler of Mizpah repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the Angle |
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After him Baruch the son of Zab′baiZabbai repaired another section from the Angle to the door of the house of Eli′ashib the high priest Eliashib |
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After him Mer′emothMeremoth the son of Uri′ahUriah son of Hakkoz repaired another section from the door of the house of Eli′ashibEliashib to the end of the house of Eli′ashibEliashib |
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After him the priests the men of the Plainsurrounding repairedarea made repairs |
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After them Benjamin and Hasshub repairedmade repairs opposite their house After them Azari′ahAzariah the son of MaMaaseiah asei′ah son of Anani′ahAnaniah repairedmade repairs beside his own house |
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After him Bin′nuiBinnui the son of Hen′adadHenadad repaired another section from the house of Azari′ahAzariah to the Angle and to the corner |
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and to the corner Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the Angle and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard After him Pedai′ahPedaiah the son of Parosh |
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and the temple servants living on Ophel repairedmade repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower |
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After him the Teko′itesTekoites repaired another section opposite the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel |
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Above the Horse Gate the priests repairedmade repairs each one opposite his own house |
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After them Zadok the son of Immer repairedmade repairs opposite his own house After him Shemai′ahShemaiah the son of Shecani′ahShecaniah the keeper of the East Gate repairedmade repairs |
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After him Hanani′ahHananiah the son of Shelemi′ahShelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section After him Meshul′lamMeshullam the son of Berechi′ahBerechiah repairedmade repairs opposite his chamberliving quarters |
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After him Malchi′jahMalchijah one of the goldsmiths repairedmade repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants opposite the Muster Gate and to the upper chamberroom of the corner |
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And between the upper chamberroom of the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and the merchants repairedmade repairs |
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Now when Sanbal′latSanballat heard that we were building the wall he was angry and greatly enraged and he ridiculedmocked the Jews |
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AndHe he said in the presence of his brethrenassociates and of the army of Samar′iaSamaria What are these feeble Jews doing Will they restore things Will they sacrifice Will they finish upit in a day Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish —and burned ones at that |
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Tobi′ahTobiah the Ammonite was bybeside him and he said YesThat whatstone wall they are building—ifany a fox goesgoing up on it hewould will break it down their stone wall |
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Hear O our God for we are despised; turn back their taunt uponback on their own heads and give them upover toas beplunder plundered in a land whereof theycaptivity are captives |
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Do not cover their guilt and letdo not let their sin be blotted out from thyyour sight; for they have provokedhurled theeinsults toin angerthe beforeface of the builders |
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So we builtrebuilt the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half its height; Forfor the people had a mind to work |
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But when Sanbal′latSanballat and Tobi′ahTobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ash′doditesAshdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breachesgaps were beginning to be closed they were very angry; |
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and they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it |
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AndSo we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night |
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But Judah said The strength of the burden bearers is failing and there is too much rubbish; so that we are notunable able to work on the wall |
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And our enemies said They will not know or see tillanything before we come intoupon the midst of them and kill them and stop the work |
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When the Jews who lived bynear them came they said to us ten times From all the places where they live they will come up against us |
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AndAfter I looked andthese arosethings over I stood up and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people Do not be afraid of them Remember the Lord who is great and terribleawesome and fight for your brethrenkin your sons your daughters your wives and your homes |
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When our enemies heard that ittheir plot was known to us and that God had frustrated theirit plan we all returned to the wall each to his work |
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From that day on half of my servants worked on construction and half held the spears shields bows and coatsbody of mailarmor; and the leaders stoodposted themselves behind all the whole house of Judah |
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who were building on the wall ThoseThe whoburden bearers carried burdenstheir wereloads laden in such a way that each with one hand labored on the work with one hand and with the other held hisa weapon |
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And each of the builders had his sword girdedstrapped at his side while he built The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me |
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And I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people The work is great and widely spread out and we are separated on the wall far from one another on the wall |
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InRally theto placeus wherewherever you hear the sound of the trumpet rally to us there Our God will fight for us |
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So we labored at the work and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn tilluntil the stars came out |
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I also said to the people at that time Let every man and his servant pass the night withininside Jerusalem so that they may be a guard for us by night and may labor by day |
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So neither I nor my brethrenbrothers nor my servants nor the men of the guard who followed me noneever of us took off our clothes; each kept his weapon in his right hand |
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Now there arosewas a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brethrenkin |
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For there were those who said With our sons and our daughters we are many; letwe usmust get grain so that we may eat and keepstay alive |
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There were also those who said We are mortgaginghaving to pledge our fields our vineyards and our houses in order to get grain becauseduring of the famine |
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And there were those who said We haveare borrowedhaving moneyto forborrow themoney kingson tax upon our fields and our vineyards to pay the kings tax |
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Now our flesh is the same as thethat flesh of our brethrenkindred; our children are the same as their children; and yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves and some of our daughters have already been enslavedravished; butwe itare ispowerless notand in our powerfields toand helpvineyards itnow forbelong otherto men have our fields and our vineyardsothers |
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I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these wordscomplaints |
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IAfter tookthinking counselit withover myself and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials; I said to them You are exactingall taking interest each from hisyour brotherown people And I heldcalled a great assembly againstto deal with them |
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and said to them WeAs as far as we arewere able we have bought back our Jewish brethrenkindred who havehad been sold to theother nations; but now you evenare sellselling your brethrenown thatkin theywho maymust then be soldbought toback by us They were silent and could not find a word to say |
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So I said The thing that you are doing is not good OughtShould you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies |
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Moreover I and my brethrenbrothers and my servants are lending them money and grain Let us leavestop off this taking of interest |
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ReturnRestore to them this very day their fields their vineyards their olive orchards and their houses and the hundredthinterest ofon money grain wine and oil whichthat you have been exacting offrom them |
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Then they said We will restore theseeverything and requiredemand nothing more from them We will do as you say And I called the priests and tookmade them take an oath of them to do as they had promised |
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I also shook out the fold of my lapgarment and said So may God shake out everyeveryone man from his house and from hisproperty labor who does not perform this promise SoThus may hethey be shaken out and emptied And all the assembly said Amen and praised the Lord And the people did as they had promised |
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Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah from the twentieth year to the thirty second year of ArKing taArtaxerxes xerx′es the king twelve years neither I nor my brethrenbrothers ate the food allowance of the governor |
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The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens uponon the people and took from them food and wine from them besides forty shekels of silver Even their servants lorded it over the people But I did not do so because of the fear of God |
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Indeed I alsodevoted heldmyself to the work on this wall and acquired no land; and all my servants were gathered there for the work |
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Moreover there were at my table aone hundred and fifty menpeople Jews and officials besides those who came to us from the nations whicharound were about us |
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Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls likewise were prepared for me and every ten days skins of wine in abundance; yet with all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor because of the servitudeheavy wasburden heavyof uponlabor thison the people |
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Now when it was reported to Sanbal′latSanballat and Tobi′ahTobiah and to Geshem the Arab and to the rest of our enemies that I had built the wall and that there was no breachgap left in it althoughthough up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates |
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Sanbal′latSanballat and Geshem sent to me saying Come and let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono But they intended to do me harm |
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AndSo I sent messengers to them saying I am doing a great work and I cannot come down Why should the work stop while I leave it andto come down to you |
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AndThey they sent to me four times in this way and I answered them in the same manner |
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In the same way Sanbal′latSanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand |
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In it was written It is reported among the nations —and Geshem also says it —that you and the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall; and according to this report you wish to become their king according to this report |
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AndYou you have also set up prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you in Jerusalem There is a king in Judah And now it will be reported to the king according to these words So now come therefore and let us takeconfer counsel together |
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Then I sent to him saying No such things as you say have been done; for you are inventing them out of your own mind |
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For—for they all wanted to frighten us thinking Their hands will drop from the work and it will not be done But now O God strengthen thou my hands |
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NowOne day when I went into the house of Shemai′ahShemaiah the son of Delai′ahDelaiah son of Mehet′abelMehetabel who was shutconfined upto his house he said Let us meet together in the house of God within the temple and let us close the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill you; atindeed nighttonight they are coming to kill you |
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But I said Should such a man aslike Ime fleerun Andaway whatWould a man suchlike asme I could go into the temple andto livesave his life I will not go in |
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AndThen I understoodperceived and saw that God had not sent him at all but he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobi′ahTobiah and Sanbal′latSanballat had hired him |
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ForHe was hired for this purpose heto wasintimidate hiredme thatand Imake shouldme besin afraidby andacting act in this way and sin and so they could give me ana evilbad name in order to taunt me |
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Remember Tobi′ahTobiah and Sanbal′latSanballat O my God according to these things that they did and also the prophetess NoNoadiah adi′ah and the rest of the prophets who wanted to make me afraid |
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And when all our enemies heard of it all the nations roundaround about us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem; for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God |
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Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobi′ahTobiah and Tobi′ahsTobiahs letters came to them |
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For many in Judah were bound by oath to him because he was the son in law of Shecani′ahShecaniah the son of Arah: and his son Jehoha′nanJehohanan had takenmarried the daughter of Meshul′lamMeshullam the son of Berechi′ahBerechiah as his wife |
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Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence and reported my words to him And Tobi′ahTobiah sent letters to makeintimidate me afraid |
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I gave my brother Hana′niHanani andcharge Hanani′ahover theJerusalem governoralong ofwith Hananiah the castlecommander chargeof overthe Jerusalem citadel—for he was a more faithful man and feared God fearingmore man than many |
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And I said to them LetThe not the gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot; and while theythe gatekeepers are still standing guard let them shut and bar the doors Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem eachsome toat histheir stationwatch posts and eachothers oppositebefore histheir own househouses |
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Then my God put it into my mind to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy And I found the book of the genealogy of those who camewere up at the first to come back and I found the following written in it: |
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These wereare the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnez′zarKing theNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried into exile; they returned to Jerusalem and Judah each to his town |
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They came with Zerub′babelZerubbabel Jeshua Nehemi′ahNehemiah Azari′ahAzariah Raami′ahRaamiah Naham′aniNahamani Mor′decaiMordecai Bilshan Mis′perethMispereth Big′vaiBigvai Nehum Ba′anahBaanah The number of the menIsraelite of the people of Israel: |
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the sonsdescendants of Parosh two thousand aone hundred and seventy two |
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TheOf sonsShephatiah of Shephati′ah three hundred and seventy two |
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TheOf sons of Arah six hundred and fifty two |
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TheOf sonsPahath ofmoab Pa′hath mo′ab namely the sonsdescendants of Jeshua and Jo′abJoab two thousand eight hundred and eighteen |
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TheOf sons of Elam aone thousand two hundred and fifty four |
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TheOf sons of Zattu eight hundred and forty five |
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TheOf sonsZaccai of Zac′cai seven hundred and sixty |
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TheOf sonsBinnui of Bin′nui six hundred and forty eight |
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TheOf sonsBebai of Be′bai six hundred and twenty eight |
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TheOf sons of Azgad two thousand three hundred and twenty two |
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TheOf sonsAdonikam of Adoni′kam six hundred and sixty seven |
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TheOf sonsBigvai of Big′vai two thousand and sixty seven |
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TheOf sons of Adin six hundred and fifty five |
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TheOf sons of Ater namely of Hezeki′ahHezekiah ninety eight |
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TheOf sons of Hashum three hundred and twenty eight |
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TheOf sonsBezai of Be′zai three hundred and twenty four |
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TheOf sons of Hariph aone hundred and twelve |
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TheOf sons of Gibeon ninety five |
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The menpeople of Bethlehem and Neto′phahNetophah aone hundred and eighty eight |
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TheOf menAnathoth ofone An′athoth a hundred and twenty eight |
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TheOf men of Beth az′mavethazmaveth forty two |
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TheOf menKiriath ofjearim Kir′iathChephirah je′arim Chephi′rah and BeBeeroth er′oth seven hundred and forty three |
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TheOf men of Ramah and Geba six hundred and twenty one |
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TheOf men of Michmas aone hundred and twenty two |
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TheOf men of Bethel and Ai aone hundred and twenty three |
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TheOf men of the other Nebo fifty two |
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The sonsdescendants of the other Elam aone thousand two hundred and fifty four |
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TheOf sons of Harim three hundred and twenty |
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TheOf sons of Jericho three hundred and forty five |
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TheOf sons of Lod Hadid and Ono seven hundred and twenty one |
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TheOf sonsSenaah of Sena′ah three thousand nine hundred and thirty |
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The priests: the sonsdescendants of Jedai′ahJedaiah namely the house of Jeshua nine hundred and seventy three |
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TheOf sons of Immer aone thousand and fifty two |
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TheOf sons of Pashhur aone thousand two hundred and forty seven |
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TheOf sons of Harim aone thousand and seventeen |
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The Levites: the sonsdescendants of Jeshua namely of Kad′miKadmiel el of the sonsdescendants of Ho′devahHodevah seventy four |
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The singers: the sonsdescendants of Asaph aone hundred and forty eight |
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The gatekeepers: the sonsdescendants of Shallum the sons of Ater the sons of Talmon the sons of Akkub the sons of Hati′taHatita the sons of Sho′baiShobai aone hundred and thirty eight |
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The temple servants: the sonsdescendants of Ziha the sons of Hasu′phaHasupha the sons of Tabba′othTabbaoth |
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the sons of Keros the sons of Si′aSia the sons of Padon |
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the sons of Leba′naLebana the sons of Hag′abaHagaba the sons of Shalmai |
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the sons of Hanan the sons of Giddel the sons of Gahar |
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the sons of ReReaiah ai′ah the sons of Rezin the sons of Neko′daNekoda |
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the sons of Gazzam the sons of Uzza the sons of Pase′ahPaseah |
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the sons of Besai the sons of MeMeunim u′nim the sons of Nephush′esimNephushesim |
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the sons of Bakbuk the sons of Haku′phaHakupha the sons of Harhur |
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the sons of Bazlith the sons of Mehi′daMehida the sons of Harsha |
| 7:55 |
the sons of Barkos the sons of Sis′eraSisera the sons of Temah |
| 7:56 |
the sons of Nezi′ahNeziah the sons of Hati′phaHatipha |
| 7:57 |
The sonsdescendants of Solomons servants: the sons of So′taiSotai the sons of So′pherethSophereth the sons of Peri′daPerida |
| 7:58 |
the sons of Ja′alaJaala the sons of Darkon the sons of Giddel |
| 7:59 |
the sons of Shephati′ahShephatiah the sons of Hattil the sons of Po′cherethPochereth hazzeba′imhazzebaim the sons of Amon |
| 7:60 |
All the temple servants and the sonsdescendants of Solomons servants were three hundred and ninety two |
| 7:61 |
The following were those who came up from Tel me′lahmelah Tel har′shaharsha Cherub Addon and Immer but they could not prove their fathersancestral houses noror their descent whether they belonged to Israel: |
| 7:62 |
the sonsdescendants of Delai′ahDelaiah the sons of Tobi′ahTobiah the sons of Neko′daNekoda six hundred and forty two |
| 7:63 |
Also of the priests: the sonsdescendants of Hobai′ahHobaiah the sons of Hakkoz the sons of Barzil′laiBarzillai who had takenmarried aone wife of the daughters of Barzil′laiBarzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name |
| 7:65 |
the governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arisecome |
| 7:66 |
The whole assembly together was forty two thousand three hundred and sixty |
| 7:67 |
besides their menservantsmale and maidservantsfemale slaves of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty seven; and they had two hundred and forty five singers male and female |
| 7:68 |
TheirThey horseshad were seven hundred and thirty six theirhorses mules two hundred and forty five mules |
| 7:69 |
their camels four hundred and thirty five camels and their asses six thousand seven hundred andtwenty twentydonkeys |
| 7:70 |
Now some of the heads of fathersancestral houses gavecontributed to the work The governor gave to the treasury aone thousand darics of gold fifty basins and five hundred and thirty priestspriestly garmentsrobes |
| 7:71 |
And some of the heads of fathersancestral houses gave into the treasurybuilding offund the work twenty thousand darics of gold and two thousand two hundred minas of silver |
| 7:72 |
And what the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold two thousand minas of silver and sixty seven priestspriestly garmentsrobes |
| 7:73 |
So the priests the Levites the gatekeepers the singers some of the people the temple servants and all Israel livedsettled in their towns AndWhen when the seventh month had come came—the childrenpeople of Israel werebeing settled in their towns — |
| 8:1 |
And all the people gathered astogether one man into the square before the Water Gate; andThey they told Ezra the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel |
| 8:2 |
AndAccordingly Ezra the priest Ezra brought the law before the assembly both men and women and all who could hear with understanding This was on the first day of the seventh month |
| 8:3 |
AndHe he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law |
| 8:4 |
AndThe scribe Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden pulpitplatform whichthat they had been made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithi′ahMattithiah Shema Anai′ahAnaiah Uri′ahUriah Hilki′ahHilkiah and MaMaaseiah asei′ah on his right hand; and Pedai′ahPedaiah Mish′aMishael elMalchijah Malchi′jah Hashum Hash bad′danahbaddanah Zechari′ahZechariah and Meshul′lamMeshullam on his left hand |
| 8:5 |
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it all the people stood up |
| 8:6 |
AndThen Ezra blessed the Lord the great God; and all the people answered Amen Amen lifting up their hands; andThen they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground |
| 8:7 |
Also Jeshua Bani Sherebi′ahSherebiah Jamin Akkub Shab′bethaiShabbethai Hodi′ahHodiah MaMaaseiah asei′ahKelita Keli′taAzariah Azari′ahJozabad Jo′zabad Hanan Pelai′ahPelaiah the Levites helped the people to understand the law while the people remained in their places |
| 8:8 |
AndSo they read from the book from the law of God clearly;with andinterpretation theyThey gave the sense so that the people understood the reading |
| 8:9 |
And Nehemi′ahNehemiah who was the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law |
| 8:10 |
Then he said to them Go your way eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to himthose for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved for the joy of the Lord is your strength |
| 8:13 |
On the second day the heads of fathersancestral houses of all the people with the priests and the Levites came together to Ezra the scribe Ezra in order to study the words of the law |
| 8:14 |
And they found it written in the law thatwhich the Lord had commanded by Moses that the people of Israel should dwelllive in booths during the feastfestival of the seventh month |
| 8:15 |
and that they should publish and proclaim in all their towns and in Jerusalem as follows Go out to the hills and bring branches of olive wild olive myrtle palm and other leafy trees to make booths as it is written |
| 8:16 |
So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves each on histhe roofroofs of their houses and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of E′phraimEphraim |
| 8:17 |
And all the assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and dweltlived in the boothsthem; for from the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the people of Israel had not done so And there was very great rejoicing |
| 8:18 |
And day by day from the first day to the last day he read from the book of the law of God They kept the feastfestival seven days; and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly according to the ordinance |
| 9:1 |
Now on the twenty fourth day of this month the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth and with earth uponon their heads |
| 9:2 |
AndThen thethose Israelitesof Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathersancestors |
| 9:3 |
AndThey they stood up in their place and read from the book of the law of the Lord their God for a fourth part of the day; and for another fourth of it they made confession and worshiped the Lord their God |
| 9:4 |
UponThen theJeshua stairsBani ofKadmiel theShebaniah LevitesBunni stoodSherebiah Jeshua Bani Kad′miand elChenani Shebani′ahstood Bunnion Sherebi′ahthe Banistairs andof Chena′ni;the Levites and they cried out with a loud voice to the Lord their God |
| 9:5 |
Then the Levites Jeshua Kad′mielKadmiel Bani Hashabnei′ahHashabneiah Sherebi′ahSherebiah Hodi′ahHodiah Shebani′ahShebaniah and Pethahi′ahPethahiah said Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting Blessed be thyyour glorious name which is exalted above all blessing and praise |
| 9:6 |
And Ezra said: ThouYou artare the Lord thouyou alone; thouyou hasthave made heaven the heaven of heavens with all their host the earth and all that is on it the seas and all that is in them; andTo thou preservest all of them; you give life and the host of heaven worships theeyou |
| 9:7 |
ThouYou artare the Lord the God who didstchose choose Abram and bringbrought him forth out of Ur of the Chalde′ansChaldeans and givegave him the name Abraham; |
| 9:8 |
and thouyou didstfound find his heart faithful before theeyou and didstmade make with him thea covenant to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanite the Hittite the Amorite the Per′izzitePerizzite the Jeb′usiteJebusite and the Gir′gashiteGirgashite; and thouyou hasthave fulfilled thyyour promise for thouyou artare righteous |
| 9:9 |
And thouyou didstsaw see the afflictiondistress of our fathersancestors in Egypt and hearheard their cry at the Red Sea |
| 9:10 |
andYou didstperformed perform signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land for thouyou knewestknew that they acted insolently against our fathers;ancestors andYou thoumade didst get thee a name asfor ityourself iswhich remains to this day |
| 9:11 |
And thouyou didstdivided divide the sea before them so that they wentpassed through the midst of the sea on dry land; andbut thouyou didstthrew cast their pursuers into the depths aslike a stone into mighty waters |
| 9:12 |
ByMoreover ayou pillarled ofthem cloudby thouday didstwith leada thempillar inof thecloud day and by night with a pillar of fire into thegive nightthem to light foron them the way in which they should go |
| 9:13 |
ThouYou didstcame come down also upon Mount Sinai and speakspoke with them from heaven and givegave them right ordinances and true laws good statutes and commandments |
| 9:14 |
and thouyou didstmade make known toyour them thy holy sabbath to them and commandgave them commandments and statutes and a law bythrough Mosesyour thy servant Moses |
| 9:15 |
ThouFor didsttheir givehunger you gave them bread from heaven and for their hungerthirst andyou bringbrought forth water for them fromout of the rock for their thirst and thouyou didsttold tell them to go in to possess the land whichthat thouyou hadstswore sworn to give them |
| 9:16 |
But they and our fathersancestors acted presumptuously and stiffened their necknecks and did not obey thyyour commandments; |
| 9:17 |
they refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders whichthat thouyou didstperformed perform among them; but they stiffened their necknecks and appointeddetermined a leader to return to their bondageslavery in Egypt But thouyou artare a God ready to forgive gracious and merciful slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and didstyou did not forsake them |
| 9:18 |
Even when they had madecast foran themselvesimage of a molten calf for themselves and said This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt and had committed great blasphemies |
| 9:19 |
thouyou in thyyour great mercies didstdid not forsake them in the wilderness; the pillar of cloud whichthat led them in the way did not departleave from them by day nor the pillar of fire by night whichthat lightedgave for them light on the way by which they should go |
| 9:20 |
ThouYou gavestgave thyyour good Spiritspirit to instruct them and didstdid not withhold thyyour manna from their mouthmouths and gavestgave them water for their thirst |
| 9:21 |
Forty years didstyou thousustained sustain them in the wilderness andso that they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell |
| 9:22 |
And thouyou didstgave give them kingdoms and peoples and didstallotted allot to them every corner; so they took possession of the land of King Sihon king of Heshbon and the land of King Og king of Bashan |
| 9:23 |
ThouYou didstmultiplied multiply their descendants aslike the stars of heaven and thoubrought didst bring them into the land whichthat thouyou hadsthad told their fathersancestors to enter and possess |
| 9:24 |
So the descendants went in and possessed the land and thouyou didstsubdued subdue before them the inhabitants of the land the Canaanites and didstgave give them into their hands with their kings and the peoples of the land thatto they might do with them as they wouldpleased |
| 9:25 |
And they captured fortifiedfortress cities and a rich land and took possession of houses fullfilled ofwith all goodsorts thingsof cisternsgoods hewn outcisterns vineyards olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance; so they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in thyyour great goodness |
| 9:26 |
Nevertheless they were disobedient and rebelled against theeyou and cast thyyour law behind their backbacks and killed thyyour prophets who had warned them in order to turn them back to theeyou and they committed great blasphemies |
| 9:27 |
Therefore thouyou didstgave give them into the handhands of their enemies who made them suffer; andThen in the time of their suffering they cried out to theeyou and thouyou didstheard hear them from heaven; and according to thyyour great mercies thouyou didstgave give them saviors who saved them from the handhands of their enemies |
| 9:28 |
But after they had rest they again did evil again before theeyou and thouyou didstabandoned abandon them to the handhands of their enemies so that they had dominion over them; yet when they turned and cried to theeyou thouyou didstheard hear from heaven and many times thouyou didstrescued deliver them according to thyyour mercies |
| 9:29 |
And thouyou didstwarned warn them in order to turn them back to thyyour law Yet they acted presumptuously and did not obey thyyour commandments but sinned against thyyour ordinances by the observance of which a manperson shall live andThey turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not obey |
| 9:30 |
Many years thouyou didstwere bearpatient with them and didstwarned warn them by thyyour Spiritspirit through thyyour prophets; yet they would not givelisten ear Therefore thouyou didsthanded give them intoover theto hand of the peoples of the lands |
| 9:31 |
Nevertheless in thyyour great mercies thouyou didstdid not make an end of them or forsake them; for thouyou artare a gracious and merciful God |
| 9:32 |
Now therefore our God —the great and mighty and terribleawesome God whokeeping keepest covenant and steadfast love—do let not treat lightly all the hardship seem little to thee that has come upon us upon our kings our princesofficials our priests our prophets our fathersancestors and all thyyour people since the time of the kings of Assyria until thistoday day |
| 9:33 |
YetYou thouhave hast been just in all that has come upon us for thouyou hasthave dealt faithfully and we have acted wickedly; |
| 9:34 |
our kings our princesofficials our priests and our fathersancestors have not kept thyyour law or heeded thythe commandments and thythe warnings whichthat thouyou didstgave give them |
| 9:35 |
TheyEven did not serve thee in their own kingdom and in thythe great goodness whichyou thoubestowed gaveston them and in the large and rich land whichthat thouyou didst set before them; and they did not serve you and did not turn from their wicked works |
| 9:36 |
BeholdHere we are slaves to this day;—slaves in the land that thouyou gavestgave to our fathersancestors to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts behold we are slaves |
| 9:37 |
AndIts its rich yield goes to the kings whom thouyou hasthave set over us because of our sins; they have power also over our bodies and over our cattlelivestock at their pleasure and we are in great distress |
| 9:38 |
Because of all this we make a firm covenantagreement in writing and writeon itthat andsealed document are inscribed the names of our princesofficials our Levites and our priests set their seal to it |
| 10:1 |
ThoseUpon whothe setsealed theirdocument seal are Nehemi′ahthe names of Nehemiah the governor the son of Hacali′ahHacaliah Zedeki′ahand Zedekiah; |
| 10:2 |
Serai′ahSeraiah Azari′ahAzariah Jeremiah |
| 10:3 |
Pashhur Amari′ahAmariah Malchi′jahMalchijah |
| 10:4 |
Hattush Shebani′ahShebaniah Malluch |
| 10:5 |
Harim Mer′emothMeremoth Obadi′ahObadiah |
| 10:6 |
Daniel Gin′nethonGinnethon Baruch |
| 10:7 |
Meshul′lamMeshullam Abi′jahAbijah Mi′jaminMijamin |
| 10:8 |
MaMaaziah azi′ahBilgai Bil′gai Shemai′ahShemaiah; these are the priests |
| 10:9 |
And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azani′ahAzaniah Bin′nuiBinnui of the sons of Hen′adadHenadad Kad′mi elKadmiel; |
| 10:10 |
and their brethrenassociates Shebani′ahShebaniah Hodi′ahHodiah Keli′taKelita Pelai′ahPelaiah Hanan |
| 10:11 |
Mica Rehob Hashabi′ahHashabiah |
| 10:12 |
Zaccur Sherebi′ahSherebiah Shebani′ahShebaniah |
| 10:13 |
Hodi′ahHodiah Bani Beni′nuBeninu |
| 10:14 |
The chiefsleaders of the people: Parosh Pa′hathPahath mo′abmoab Elam Zattu Bani |
| 10:15 |
Bunni Azgad Be′baiBebai |
| 10:16 |
Adoni′jahAdonijah Big′vaiBigvai Adin |
| 10:17 |
Ater Hezeki′ahHezekiah Azzur |
| 10:18 |
Hodi′ahHodiah Hashum Be′zaiBezai |
| 10:19 |
Hariph An′athothAnathoth Ne′baiNebai |
| 10:20 |
Mag′piashMagpiash Meshul′lamMeshullam Hezir |
| 10:21 |
Meshez′abelMeshezabel Zadok Jad′duJaddua a |
| 10:22 |
Pelati′ahPelatiah Hanan Anai′ahAnaiah |
| 10:23 |
Hoshe′aHoshea Hanani′ahHananiah Hasshub |
| 10:24 |
Hallo′heshHallohesh Pil′haPilha Shobek |
| 10:25 |
Rehum Hashab′nahHashabnah MaMaaseiah asei′ah |
| 10:26 |
Ahi′ahAhiah Hanan Anan |
| 10:27 |
Malluch Harim Ba′anahand Baanah |
| 10:28 |
The rest of the people the priests the Levites the gatekeepers the singers the temple servants and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to adhere to the law of God their wives their sons their daughters all who have knowledge and understanding |
| 10:29 |
join with their brethrenkin their nobles and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in Gods law which was given by Moses the servant of God and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his ordinances and his statutes |
| 10:31 |
and if the peoples of the land bring in waresmerchandise or any grain on the sabbath day to sell we will not buy it from them on the sabbath or on a holy day; and we will forego the crops of the seventh year and the exaction of every debt |
| 10:32 |
We also lay uponon ourselves the obligation to charge ourselves yearly withone the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God: |
| 10:33 |
for the showbreadrows of bread the continualregular cerealgrain offering the continualregular burnt offering the sabbaths the new moons the appointed feastsfestivals the holysacred thingsdonations and the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel and for all the work of the house of our God |
| 10:34 |
We have likewisealso cast lots among the priests the Levites and the people for the wood offering to bring it into the house of our God accordingby toancestral our fathers houses at appointed times appointed year by year to burn uponon the altar of the Lord our God as it is written in the law |
| 10:35 |
We obligate ourselves to bring the first fruits of our groundsoil and the first fruits of all fruit of every tree year by year to the house of the Lord; |
| 10:36 |
also to bring to the house of our God to the priests who minister in the house of our God the firstfirstborn born of our sons and of our cattlelivestock as it is written in the law and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks; |
| 10:37 |
and to bring the first of our coarsedough meal and our contributions the fruit of every tree the wine and the oil to the priests to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our groundsoil for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our rural towns |
| 10:38 |
And the priest the sondescendant of Aaron shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes; and the Levites shall bring up thea tithe of the tithes to the house of our God to the chambers toof the storehouse |
| 10:39 |
For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain wine and oil to the chambersstorerooms where are the vessels of the sanctuary are and where the priests that minister and the gatekeepers and the singers are We will not neglect the house of our God |
| 11:1 |
Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem; and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city Jerusalem while nine tenths remained in the other towns |
| 11:2 |
And the people blessed all thethose men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem |
| 11:3 |
These are the chiefsleaders of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah everyall one lived on histheir property in their towns: Israel the priests the Levites the temple servants and the descendants of Solomons servants |
| 11:4 |
And in Jerusalem lived certainsome of the sonsJudahites of Judah and of the sonsBenjaminites of Benjamin Of the sons of JudahJudahites: Athai′ahAthaiah the son of Uzzi′ahUzziah son of Zechari′ahZechariah son of Amari′ahAmariah son of Shephati′ahShephatiah son of Mahal′alelMahalalel of the sonsdescendants of Perez; |
| 11:5 |
and MaMaaseiah asei′ah the son of Baruch son of Col ho′zehhozeh son of Hazai′ahHazaiah son of Adai′ahAdaiah son of Joi′aribJoiarib son of Zechari′ahZechariah son of the Shilo′niteShilonite |
| 11:6 |
All the sonsdescendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty eight valiant menwarriors |
| 11:7 |
And these are the sons of BenjaminBenjaminites: Sallu the son of Meshul′lamMeshullam son of Jo′edJoed son of Pedai′ahPedaiah son of Kolai′ahKolaiah son of MaMaaseiah asei′ah son of Ith′iIthiel el son of Jeshai′ahJeshaiah |
| 11:8 |
And afterhis himbrothers Gabba′iGabbai Sal′laiSallai: nine hundred and twenty eight |
| 11:9 |
Jo′elJoel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenu′ahHassenuah was second overin charge of the city |
| 11:10 |
Of the priests: Jedai′ahJedaiah the son of Joi′aribJoiarib Jachin |
| 11:11 |
Serai′ahSeraiah the son of Hilki′ahHilkiah son of Meshul′lamMeshullam son of Zadok son of Merai′othMeraioth son of Ahi′tubAhitub rulerofficer of the house of God |
| 11:12 |
and their brethrenassociates who did the work of the house eight hundred and twenty two; and Adai′ahAdaiah the son of Jero′hamJeroham son of Pelali′ahPelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechari′ahZechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchi′jahMalchijah |
| 11:13 |
and his brethrenassociates heads of fathersancestral houses two hundred and forty two; and Amash′saiAmashsai the son of Az′arelAzarel son of Ah′zaiAhzai son of Meshil′lemothMeshillemoth son of Immer |
| 11:14 |
and their brethrenassociates mightyvaliant menwarriors ofone valor a hundred and twenty eight; their overseer was Zab′dielZabdiel the son of Haggedo′limHaggedolim |
| 11:15 |
And of the Levites: Shemai′ahShemaiah the son of Hasshub son of Azri′kamAzrikam son of Hashabi′ahHashabiah son of Bunni; |
| 11:16 |
and Shab′bethaiShabbethai and Jo′zabadJozabad of the chiefsleaders of the Levites who were over the outside work of the house of God; |
| 11:17 |
and Mattani′ahMattaniah the son of Mica son of Zabdi son of Asaph who was the leader to begin the thanksgiving in prayer and Bakbuki′ahBakbukiah the second among his brethrenassociates; and Abda the son of Sham′muaShammua son of Galal son of Jedu′thunJeduthun |
| 11:18 |
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty four |
| 11:19 |
The gatekeepers Akkub Talmon and their brethrenassociates who kept watch at the gates were aone hundred and seventy two |
| 11:20 |
And the rest of Israel and of the priests and the Levites were in all the towns of Judah everyall oneof them in histheir inheritance |
| 11:22 |
The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani son of Hashabi′ahHashabiah son of Mattani′ahMattaniah son of Mica of the sonsdescendants of Asaph the singers overin charge of the work of the house of God |
| 11:23 |
For there was a command from the king concerning them and a settled provision for the singers as was required every day required |
| 11:24 |
And Pethahi′ahPethahiah the son of Meshez′abelMeshezabel of the sonsdescendants of Zerah the son of Judah was at the kings hand in all matters concerning the people |
| 11:25 |
And as for the villages with their fields some of the people of Judah lived in Kir′iathKiriath ar′baarba and its villages and in Dibon and its villages and in Jekab′zeelJekabzeel and its villages |
| 11:26 |
and in Jeshua and in Mola′dahMoladah and Beth pe′letpelet |
| 11:27 |
in Ha′zarHazar shu′alshual in Beer sheba and its villages |
| 11:28 |
in Ziklag in Meco′nahMeconah and its villages |
| 11:29 |
in En rim′monrimmon in Zorah in Jarmuth |
| 11:30 |
Zano′ahZanoah Adullam and their villages Lachish and its fields and Aze′kahAzekah and its villages So they encampedcamped from Beer sheba to the valley of Hinnom |
| 11:31 |
The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward at Michmash Ai′jaAija Bethel and its villages |
| 11:32 |
An′athothAnathoth Nob Anani′ahAnaniah |
| 11:33 |
Hazor Ramah Git′taimGittaim |
| 11:34 |
Hadid Zebo′imZeboim Nebal′latNeballat |
| 11:35 |
Lod and Ono the valley of craftsmenartisans |
| 12:1 |
These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerub′babelZerubbabel the son of SheShealtiel al′ti el and Jeshua: Serai′ahSeraiah Jeremiah Ezra |
| 12:2 |
Amari′ahAmariah Malluch Hattush |
| 12:3 |
Shecani′ahShecaniah Rehum Mer′emothMeremoth |
| 12:4 |
Iddo Gin′nethoiGinnethoi Abi′jahAbijah |
| 12:5 |
Mi′jaminMijamin MaMaadiah adi′ah Bilgah |
| 12:6 |
Shemai′ahShemaiah Joi′aribJoiarib Jedai′ahJedaiah |
| 12:7 |
Sallu Amok Hilki′ahHilkiah Jedai′ahJedaiah These were the chiefsleaders of the priests and of their brethrenassociates in the days of Jeshua |
| 12:8 |
And the Levites: Jeshua Bin′nuiBinnui Kad′miKadmiel elSherebiah Sherebi′ah Judah and Mattani′ahMattaniah who with his brethrenassociates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving |
| 12:9 |
And Bakbuki′ahBakbukiah and Unno their brethrenassociates stood opposite them in the service |
| 12:10 |
And Jeshua was the father of Joi′akimJoiakim Joi′akimJoiakim the father of Eli′ashibEliashib Eli′ashibEliashib the father of Joi′adaJoiada |
| 12:11 |
Joi′adaJoiada the father of Jonathan and Jonathan the father of Jad′du aJaddua |
| 12:12 |
AndIn in the days of Joi′akimJoiakim werethe priests heads of fathersancestral houses were: of Serai′ahSeraiah Merai′ahMeraiah; of Jeremiah Hanani′ahHananiah; |
| 12:13 |
of Ezra Meshul′lamMeshullam; of Amari′ahAmariah Jehoha′nanJehohanan; |
| 12:14 |
of Mal′luchiMalluchi Jonathan; of Shebani′ahShebaniah Joseph; |
| 12:15 |
of Harim Adna; of Merai′othMeraioth Hel′kaiHelkai; |
| 12:16 |
of Iddo Zechari′ahZechariah; of Gin′nethonGinnethon Meshul′lamMeshullam; |
| 12:17 |
of Abi′jahAbijah Zichri; of Mini′aminMiniamin of Moadi′ahMoadiah Pil′taiPiltai; |
| 12:18 |
of Bilgah Sham′mu aShammua; of Shemai′ahShemaiah Jehon′athanJehonathan; |
| 12:19 |
of Joi′aribJoiarib Matte′naiMattenai; of Jedai′ahJedaiah Uzzi; |
| 12:20 |
of Sal′laiSallai Kal′laiKallai; of Amok Eber; |
| 12:21 |
of Hilki′ahHilkiah Hashabi′ahHashabiah; of Jedai′ahJedaiah Nethan′elNethanel |
| 12:22 |
As for the Levites in the days of Eli′ashibEliashib Joi′adaJoiada Joha′nanJohanan and Jad′duJaddua a there were recorded the heads of fathersancestral houses; also the priests until the reign of Darius the Persian |
| 12:23 |
The sonsLevites of Levi heads of fathersancestral houses were writtenrecorded in the Book of the ChroniclesAnnals until the days of Joha′nanJohanan the son of Eli′ashibEliashib |
| 12:24 |
And the chiefsleaders of the Levites: Hashabi′ahHashabiah Sherebi′ahSherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kad′miKadmiel el with their brethrenassociates over against them to praise and to give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God watchsection correspondingopposite to watchsection |
| 12:25 |
Mattani′ahMattaniah Bakbuki′ahBakbukiah Obadi′ahObadiah Meshul′lamMeshullam Talmon and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storehouses of the gates |
| 12:26 |
These were in the days of Joi′akimJoiakim the son of Jeshua son of Jo′zadakJozadak and in the days of Nehemi′ah the governor Nehemiah and of Ezra the priest Ezra the scribe |
| 12:27 |
AndNow at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladnessrejoicing with thanksgivings and with singing with cymbals harps and lyres |
| 12:28 |
AndThe thecompanies sons of the singers gathered together from the circuit roundaround Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netoph′athitesNetophathites; |
| 12:29 |
also from Beth gilgal and from the region of Geba and Az′mavethAzmaveth; for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem |
| 12:31 |
Then I brought up the princesleaders of Judah uponup onto the wall and appointed two great companies whichthat gave thanks and went in procession One went to the right uponon the wall to the Dung Gate; |
| 12:32 |
and after them went Hoshai′ahHoshaiah and half of the princesofficials of Judah |
| 12:33 |
and Azari′ahAzariah Ezra Meshul′lamMeshullam |
| 12:34 |
Judah Benjamin Shemai′ahShemaiah and Jeremiah |
| 12:35 |
and certainsome of the young priests sons with trumpets: Zechari′ahZechariah the son of Jonathan son of Shemai′ahShemaiah son of Mattani′ahMattaniah son of Micai′ahMicaiah son of Zaccur son of Asaph; |
| 12:36 |
and his kinsmenkindred Shemai′ahShemaiah Az′arelAzarel Mil′alaiMilalai Gil′alaiGilalai Ma′aiMaai Nethan′elNethanel Judah and Hana′niHanani with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe Ezra went beforein front of them |
| 12:37 |
At the Fountain Gate in front of them they went up straight beforeup them by the stairs of the city of David at the ascent of the wall above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east |
| 12:38 |
The other company of those who gave thanks went to the left and I followed them with half of the people uponon the wall above the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall |
| 12:39 |
and above the Gate of E′phraimEphraim and by the Old Gate and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hanan′elHananel and the Tower of the Hundred to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard |
| 12:41 |
and the priests Eli′akimEliakim MaMaaseiah asei′ahMiniamin Mini′aminMicaiah Micai′ahElioenai EliZechariah o e′nai Zechari′ah and Hanani′ahHananiah with trumpets; |
| 12:42 |
and MaMaaseiah asei′ahShemaiah Shemai′ahEleazar Elea′zar Uzzi Jehoha′nanJehohanan Malchi′jahMalchijah Elam and Ezer And the singers sang with Jezrahi′ahJezrahiah as their leader |
| 12:43 |
AndThey they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced AndThe the joy of Jerusalem was heard afarfar offaway |
| 12:44 |
On that day men were appointed over the chambers for the stores the contributions the first fruits and the tithes to gather into them the portions required by the law for the priests and for the Levites accordingfrom to the fields ofbelonging to the towns; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered |
| 12:45 |
AndThey they performed the service of their God and the service of purification as did the singers and the gatekeepers according to the command of David and his son Solomon |
| 12:46 |
For in the days of David and Asaph oflong oldago there was a chiefleader of the singers and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God |
| 12:47 |
AndIn all Israel in the days of Zerub′babelZerubbabel and in the days of Nehemi′ahNehemiah all Israel gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; andThey they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sonsdescendants of Aaron |
| 13:1 |
On that day they read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God; |
| 13:2 |
forbecause they did not meet the childrenIsraelites of Israel with bread and water but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing |
| 13:4 |
Now before this Eli′ashib the priest Eliashib who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God and who was connectedrelated withto Tobi′ahTobiah |
| 13:5 |
prepared for Tobi′ahTobiah a large chamberroom where they had previously put the cerealgrain offering the frankincense the vessels and the tithes of grain wine and oil which were given by commandment to the Levites singers and gatekeepers and the contributions for the priests |
| 13:6 |
While this was taking place I was not in Jerusalem for in the thirty second year of ArKing taArtaxerxes xerx′es king of Babylon I went to the king AndAfter after some time I asked leave of the king |
| 13:7 |
and camereturned to Jerusalem and I then discovered the evilwrong that Eli′ashibEliashib had done foron Tobi′ahbehalf of Tobiah preparing a room for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God |
| 13:8 |
And I was very angry and I threw all the household furniture of Tobi′ahTobiah out of the chamberroom |
| 13:9 |
Then I gave orders and they cleansed the chambers; and I brought back thither the vessels of the house of God with the cerealgrain offering and the frankincense |
| 13:10 |
I also found out that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them; so that the Levites and the singers who didhad conducted the workservice had fledgone eachback to histheir fieldfields |
| 13:13 |
And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemi′ah the priest ZadokShelemiah the scribe Zadok and Pedai′ahPedaiah of the Levites and as their assistant Hanan the son of Zaccur son of Mattani′ahMattaniah for they were countedconsidered faithful; and their duty was to distribute to their brethrenassociates |
| 13:14 |
Remember me O my God concerning this and wipedo not wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and for his service |
| 13:15 |
In those days I saw in Judah menpeople treading wine presses on the sabbath and bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on assesdonkeys; and also wine grapes figs and all kinds of burdens which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I warned them onat thethat daytime whenagainst theyselling sold food |
| 13:16 |
MenTyrians of Tyre also who lived in the city brought in fish and all kinds of waresmerchandise and sold them on the sabbath to the people of Judah and in Jerusalem |
| 13:17 |
Then I remonstrated with the nobles of Judah and said to them What is this evil thing whichthat you are doing profaning the sabbath day |
| 13:18 |
Did not your fathersancestors act in this way and did not our God bring all this evildisaster on us and on this city Yet you bring more wrath uponon Israel by profaning the sabbath |
| 13:19 |
When it began to be dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the sabbath I commanded that the doors should be shut and gave orders that they should not be opened until after the sabbath And I set some of my servants over the gates thatto noprevent any burden mightfrom bebeing brought in on the sabbath day |
| 13:20 |
Then the merchants and sellers of all kinds of waresmerchandise lodgedspent the night outside Jerusalem once or twice |
| 13:21 |
But I warned them and said to them Why do you lodgespend beforethe night in front of the wall If you do so again I will lay hands on you From that time on they did not come on the sabbath |
| 13:22 |
And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates to keep the sabbath day holy Remember this also in my favor O my God and spare me according to the greatness of thyyour steadfast love |
| 13:23 |
In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod Ammon and Moab; |
| 13:24 |
and half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod and they could not speak the language of Judah but spoke the language of eachvarious peoplepeoples |
| 13:25 |
And I contended with them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair; and I made them take an oath in the name of God saying You shall not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves |
| 13:26 |
Did not King Solomon king of Israel sin on account of such women Among the many nations there was no king like him and he was beloved by his God and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless foreign women made even him to sin |
| 13:28 |
And one of the sons of Jehoi′adaJehoiada the son of Eli′ashib the high priest Eliashib was the son in law of Sanbal′latSanballat the Hor′oniteHoronite; therefore I chased him away from me |
| 13:29 |
Remember them O my God because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthoodpriests and the Levites |