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Ezra 1





1. Now in the first <0259> year <08141> of Cyrus < 03566> king
<04428> of Persia <06539>, that the word <01697> of the LORD
<03068> by the mouth <06310> of Jeremiah <03414> might be
fulfilled <03615>, the LORD <03068> stirred < 05782> up the
spirit <07307> of Cyrus <03566> king <04428> of Persia <06539>,
that he made a proclamation throughout all <03605> his kingdom
<04438>, and [put it] also <01571> in writing < 04385>, saying
<0559>,



2 Thus <03541> saith <0559> Cyrus <03566> king <04428> of
Persia <06539>, The LORD <03068> God <0430> of heaven <08064>
hath given <05414> me all <03605> the kingdoms < 04467> of the
earth <0776>; and he hath charged <06485> me to build <01129>
him an house <01004> at Jerusalem <03389>, which < 0834> [is] in
Judah <03063>.



3 Who <04310> [is there] among you of all <03605> his people
<05971>? his God <0430> be with him, and let him go <05927> up
to Jerusalem <03389>, which <0834> [is] in Judah < 03063>, and
build <01129> the house <01004> of the LORD < 03068> God <0430>
of Israel <03478>, (he [is] the God <0430>,) which <0834> [is]
in Jerusalem <03389>.



4 And whosoever <03605> remaineth <07604> in any < 03605> place
<04725> where he sojourneth <01481>, let the men < 0582> of his
place <04725> help <05375> him with silver < 03701>, and with
gold <02091>, and with goods <07399>, and with beasts <0929>,
beside <05973> the freewill <05071> offering for the house
<01004> of God <0430> that [is] in Jerusalem < 03389>.



5. Then rose <06965> up the chief <07218> of the fathers <01>
of Judah <03063> and Benjamin <01144>, and the priests <03548>,
and the Levites <03881>, with all <03605> [them] whose <0853>
spirit <07307> God <0430> had raised <05782>, to go <05927> up
to build <01129> the house <01004> of the LORD < 03068> which
<0834> [is] in Jerusalem <03389>.



6 And all <03605> they that [were] about <05439> them
strengthened <02388> their hands <03027> with vessels <03627> of
silver <03701>, with gold <02091>, with goods < 07399>, and with
beasts <0929>, and with precious <04030> things, beside all
<03605> [that] was willingly <05068> offered.



7 Also Cyrus <03566> the king <04428> brought < 03318> forth
<03318> the vessels <03627> of the house <01004> of the LORD
<03068>, which <0834> Nebuchadnezzar <05019> had brought <03318>
forth <03318> out of Jerusalem <03389>, and had put <05414> them
in the house <01004> of his gods <0430>;



8 Even those did Cyrus <03566> king <04428> of Persia <06539>
bring <03318> forth <03318> by the hand <03027> of Mithredath
<04990> the treasurer <01489>, and numbered < 05608> them unto
Sheshbazzar <08339>, the prince <05387> of Judah < 03063>.



9 And this <0428> [is] the number <04557> of them: thirty
<07970> chargers <0105> of gold <02091>, a thousand <0505>
chargers <0105> of silver <03701>, nine <08672> and twenty
<06242> knives <04252>,



10 Thirty <07970> basons <03713> of gold < 02091>, silver
<03701> basons <03713> of a second <04932> [sort] four <0702>
hundred <03967> and ten <06235>, [and] other < 0312> vessels
<03627> a thousand <0505>.



11 All <03605> the vessels <03627> of gold < 02091> and of
silver <03701> [were] five <02568> thousand < 0505> and four
<0702> hundred <03967>. All <03605> [these] did Sheshbazzar
<08339> bring <05927> up with [them of] the captivity <01473>
that were brought <05927> up from Babylon <0894> unto Jerusalem
<03389>.



Ezra 2



1. Now these <0428> [are] the children <01121> of the province
<04082> that went <05927> up out of the captivity < 07628>, of
those which had been carried <01540> away <01473>, whom <0834>
Nebuchadnezzar <05019> the king <04428> of Babylon <0894> had
carried <01540> away <01540> unto Babylon <0894> , and came
<07725> again <07725> unto Jerusalem <03389> and Judah <03063>,
every <0376> one <0376> unto his city <05892>;



2 Which <0834> came <0935> with Zerubbabel < 02216>: Jeshua
<03442>, Nehemiah <05166>, Seraiah <08304>, Reelaiah <07480>,
Mordecai <04782>, Bilshan <01114>, Mispar < 04558>, Bigvai <0902>,
Rehum <07348>, Baanah <01195>. The number < 04557> of the men
<0582> of the people <05971> of Israel <03478>:



3 The children <01121> of Parosh <06551>, two thousand <0505>
an hundred <03967> seventy <07657> and two < 08147>.



4 The children <01121> of Shephatiah <08203>, three <07969>
hundred <03967> seventy <07657> and two.



5 The children <01121> of Arah <0733>, seven < 07651> hundred
<03967> seventy <07657> and five <02568>.



6 The children <01121> of Pahathmoab <06355>, of the children
<01121> of Jeshua <03442> [and] Joab <03097>, two thousand
<0505> eight <08083> hundred <03967> and twelve.



7 The children <01121> of Elam <05867>, a thousand <0505> two
hundred <03967> fifty <02572> and four <0702>.



8 The children <01121> of Zattu <02240>, nine < 08672> hundred
<03967> forty <0705> and five <02568>.



9 The children <01121> of Zaccai <02140>, seven < 07651> hundred
<03967> and threescore <08346>.



10 The children <01121> of Bani <01137>, six < 08337> hundred
<03967> forty <0705> and two <08147>.



11 The children <01121> of Bebai <0893>, six < 08337> hundred
<03967> twenty <06242> and three <07969>.



12 The children <01121> of Azgad <05803>, a thousand <0505> two
<08147> hundred <03967> twenty <06242> and two <08147>.



13 The children <01121> of Adonikam <0140>, six < 08337> hundred
<03967> sixty <08346> and six <08337>.



14 The children <01121> of Bigvai <0902>, two thousand <0505>
fifty <02572> and six <08337>.



15 The children <01121> of Adin <05720>, four < 0702> hundred
<03967> fifty <02572> and four <0702>.



16 The children <01121> of Ater <0333> of Hezekiah <02396>,
ninety <08673> and eight <08083>.



17 The children <01121> of Bezai <01209>, three < 07969> hundred
<03967> twenty <06242> and three <07969>.



18 The children <01121> of Jorah <03139>, an hundred <03967>
and twelve.



19 The children <01121> of Hashum <02828>, two hundred <03967>
twenty <06242> and three <07969>.



20 The children <01121> of Gibbar <01402>, ninety <08673> and
five <02568>.



21 The children <01121> of Bethlehem <01035>, an hundred
<03967> twenty <06242> and three <07969>.



22 The men <0582> of Netophah <05199>, fifty < 02572> and six
<08337>.



23 The men <0582> of Anathoth <06068>, an hundred <03967>
twenty <06242> and eight <08083>.



24 The children <01121> of Azmaveth <05820>, forty <0705> and
two <08147>.



25 The children <01121> of Kirjatharim <07157>, Chephirah
<03716>, and Beeroth <0881>, seven <07651> hundred <03967> and
forty <0705> and three <07969>.



26 The children <01121> of Ramah <07414> and Gaba <01387>, six
<08337> hundred <03967> twenty <06242> and one <0259>.



27 The men <0582> of Michmas <04363>, an hundred < 03967> twenty
<06242> and two <08147>.



28 The men <0582> of Bethel <01008> and Ai < 05857>, two hundred
<03967> twenty <06242> and three <07969>.



29 The children <01121> of Nebo <05015>, fifty < 02572> and two
<08147>.



30 The children <01121> of Magbish <04019>, an hundred <03967>
fifty <02572> and six <08337>.



31 The children <01121> of the other <0312> Elam < 05867>, a
thousand <0505> two hundred <03967> fifty < 02572> and four
<0702>.



32 The children <01121> of Harim <02766>, three < 07969> hundred
<03967> and twenty <06242>.



33 The children <01121> of Lod <03850>, Hadid < 02307>, and Ono
<0207>, seven <07651> hundred <03967> twenty <06242> and five
<02568>.



34 The children <01121> of Jericho <03405>, three <07969>
hundred <03967> forty <0705> and five <02568>.



35 The children <01121> of Senaah <05570>, three < 07969>
thousand <0505> and six <08337> hundred <03967> and thirty
<07970>.



36. The priests <03548>: the children <01121> of Jedaiah
<03048>, of the house <01004> of Jeshua <03442>, nine <08672>
hundred <03967> seventy <07657> and three < 07969>.



37 The children <01121> of Immer <0564>, a thousand <0505>
fifty <02572> and two <08147>.



38 The children <01121> of Pashur <06583>, a thousand <0505>
two hundred <03967> forty <0705> and seven < 07651>.



39 The children <01121> of Harim <02766>, a thousand <0505> and
seventeen <07651>.



40 The Levites <03881>: the children <01121> of Jeshua <03442>
and Kadmiel <06934>, of the children <01121> of Hodaviah <01938>,
seventy <07657> and four <0702>.



41 The singers <07891>: the children <01121> of Asaph <0623>,
an hundred <03967> twenty <06242> and eight < 08083>.



42 The children <01121> of the porters <07778>: the children
<01121> of Shallum <07967>, the children <01121> of Ater <0333>,
the children <01121> of Talmon <02929>, the children <01121> of
Akkub <06126>, the children <01121> of Hatita < 02410>, the
children <01121> of Shobai <07630>, [in] all < 03605> an hundred
<03967> thirty <07970> and nine <08672>.



43 The Nethinims <05411>: the children <01121> of Ziha <06727>,
the children <01121> of Hasupha <02817>, the children <01121> of
Tabbaoth <02884>,



44 The children <01121> of Keros <07026>, the children <01121>
of Siaha <05517>, the children <01121> of Padon < 06303>,



45 The children <01121> of Lebanah <03848>, the children
<01121> of Hagabah <02286>, the children <01121> of Akkub
<06126>,



46 The children <01121> of Hagab <02285>, the children <01121>
of Shalmai <08073>, the children <01121> of Hanan < 02605>,



47 The children <01121> of Giddel <01435>, the children <01121>
of Gahar <01515>, the children <01121> of Reaiah < 07211>,



48 The children <01121> of Rezin <07526>, the children <01121>
of Nekoda <05353>, the children <01121> of Gazzam < 01502>,



49 The children <01121> of Uzza <05798>, the children <01121>
of Paseah <06454>, the children <01121> of Besai < 01153>,



50 The children <01121> of Asnah <0619>, the children <01121>
of Mehunim <04586>, the children <01121> of Nephusim <05304>,



51 The children <01121> of Bakbuk <01227>, the children <01121>
of Hakupha <02709>, the children <01121> of Harhur <02744>,



52 The children <01121> of Bazluth <01213>, the children
<01121> of Mehida <04240>, the children <01121> of Harsha
<02797>,



53 The children <01121> of Barkos <01302>, the children <01121>
of Sisera <05516>, the children <01121> of Thamah < 08547>,



54 The children <01121> of Neziah <05335>, the children <01121>
of Hatipha <02412>.



55 The children <01121> of Solomon's <08010> servants <05650>:
the children <01121> of Sotai <05479>, the children <01121> of
Sophereth <05618>, the children <01121> of Peruda < 06514>,



56 The children <01121> of Jaalah <03279>, the children <01121>
of Darkon <01874>, the children <01121> of Giddel < 01435>,



57 The children <01121> of Shephatiah <08203>, the children
<01121> of Hattil <02411>, the children <01121> of Pochereth
<06380> of Zebaim <06380>, the children <01121> of Ami <0532>.



58 All <03605> the Nethinims <05411>, and the children <01121>
of Solomon's <08010> servants <05650>, [were] three <07969>
hundred <03967> ninety <08673> and two <08147>.



59 And these <0428> [were] they which went <05927> up from
Telmelah <08528>, Telharsa <08521>, Cherub < 03743>, Addan <0135>,
[and] Immer <0564>: but they could <03201> not shew <05046>
their father's <01> house <01004>, and their seed < 02233>,
whether <0518> they [were] of Israel <03478>:



60 The children <01121> of Delaiah <01806>, the children
<01121> of Tobiah <02900>, the children <01121> of Nekoda
<05353>, six <08337> hundred <03967> fifty < 02572> and two
<08147>.



61 And of the children <01121> of the priests <03548> : the
children <01121> of Habaiah <02252>, the children < 01121> of Koz
<06976>, the children <01121> of Barzillai < 01271>; which <0834>
took <03947> a wife <0802> of the daughters < 01121> of Barzillai
<01271> the Gileadite <01569>, and was called < 07121> after
<05921> their name <08034>:



62 These <0428> sought <01245> their register < 03791> [among]
those that were reckoned <03187> by genealogy <03188>, but they
were not found <04672>: therefore were they, as polluted <01351>,
put from the priesthood <03550>.



63 And the Tirshatha <08660> said <0559> unto them, that they
should not eat <0398> of the most <06944> holy < 06944> things,
till <05704> there stood <05975> up a priest < 03548> with Urim
<0224> and with Thummim <08550>.



64. The whole <03605> congregation <06951> together <0259>
[was] forty and two thousand <0505> three <07969> hundred
<03967> [and] threescore <08346>,



65 Beside <0905> their servants <05650> and their maids <0519>,
of whom <0428> [there were] seven <07651> thousand <0505> three
<07969> hundred <03967> thirty <07970> and seven <07651>: and
[there were] among them two hundred <03967> singing < 07891> men
<0582> and singing <07891> women.



66 Their horses <05483> [were] seven <07651> hundred <03967>
thirty <07970> and six <08337>; their mules < 06505>, two hundred
<03967> forty <0705> and five <02568>;



67 Their camels <01581>, four <0702> hundred < 03967> thirty
<07970> and five <02568>; [their] asses <02543>, six <08337>
thousand <0505> seven <07651> hundred <03967> and twenty <06242>.



68 And [some] of the chief <07218> of the fathers < 01>, when
they came <0935> to the house <01004> of the LORD < 03068> which
<0834> [is] at Jerusalem <03389>, offered freely for the house
<01004> of God <0430> to set <05975> it up in his place <04349>:



69 They gave <05414> after their ability <03581> unto the
treasure <0214> of the work <04399> threescore < 07239> and one
thousand <0505> drams <01871> of gold <02091>, and five <02568>
thousand <0505> pound <04488> of silver <03701>, and one hundred
<03967> priests <03548>' garments <03801>.



70 So the priests <03548>, and the Levites <03881>, and [some]
of the people <05971>, and the singers <07891>, and the porters
<07778>, and the Nethinims <05411>, dwelt < 03427> in their
cities <05892>, and all <03605> Israel <03478> in their cities
<05892>.



Ezra 3



1. And when the seventh <07637> month <02320> was come <05060>,
and the children <01121> of Israel <03478> [were] in the cities
<05892>, the people <05971> gathered <0622> themselves together
as one <0259> man <0376> to Jerusalem <03389>.



2 Then stood <06965> up Jeshua <03442> the son < 01121> of
Jozadak <03136>, and his brethren <0251> the priests <03548>,
and Zerubbabel <02216> the son <01121> of Shealtiel <07597>, and
his brethren <0251>, and builded <01129> the altar <04196> of
the God <0430> of Israel <03478>, to offer < 05927> burnt <05930>
offerings thereon <05921>, as [it is] written <03789> in the law
<08451> of Moses <04872> the man <0376> of God <0430>.



3 And they set <03559> the altar <04196> upon his bases <04350>;
for fear <0367> [was] upon them because of the people < 05971>
of those countries <0776>: and they offered <05927> burnt
<05930> offerings thereon <05921> unto the LORD < 03068>, [even]
burnt <05930> offerings morning <01242> and evening <06153>.



4 They kept <06213> also the feast <02282> of tabernacles
<05521>, as [it is] written <03789>, and [offered] the daily
<03117> burnt <05930> offerings by number < 04557>, according to
the custom <04941>, as the duty <01697> of every day <03117>
required <03117>;



5 And afterward [offered] the continual <08548> burnt < 05930>
offering, both of the new <02320> moons <02320>, and of all
<03605> the set <04150> feasts <04150> of the LORD <03068> that
were consecrated <06942>, and of every <03605> one that
willingly <05068> offered <05068> a freewill < 05071> offering
unto the LORD <03068>.



6 From the first <0259> day <03117> of the seventh <07637>
month <02320> began <02490> they to offer < 05927> burnt <05930>
offerings unto the LORD <03068>. But the foundation < 03245> of
the temple <01964> of the LORD <03068> was not [yet] laid.



7 They gave <05414> money <03701> also unto the masons <02672>,
and to the carpenters <02796>; and meat <03978>, and drink
<04960>, and oil <08081>, unto them of Zidon < 06722>, and to
them of Tyre <06876>, to bring <0935> cedar < 0730> trees <06086>
from Lebanon <03844> to the sea <03220> of Joppa < 03305>,
according to the grant <07558> that they had of Cyrus < 03566>
king <04428> of Persia <06539>.



8. Now in the second <08145> year <08141> of their coming
<0935> unto the house <01004> of God <0430> at Jerusalem <03389>,
in the second <08145> month <02320>, began < 02490> Zerubbabel
<02216> the son <01121> of Shealtiel <07597>, and Jeshua <03442>
the son <01121> of Jozadak <03136>, and the remnant <07605> of
their brethren <0251> the priests <03548> and the Levites
<03881>, and all <03605> they that were come < 0935> out of the
captivity <07628> unto Jerusalem <03389>; and appointed <05975>
the Levites <03881>, from twenty <06242> years < 08141> old
<01121> and upward <04605>, to set <05329> forward <05921> the
work <04399> of the house <01004> of the LORD < 03068>.



9 Then stood <05975> Jeshua <03442> [with] his sons <01121> and
his brethren <0251>, Kadmiel <06934> and his sons < 01121>, the
sons <01121> of Judah <03063>, together <0259>, to set <05329>
forward <05921> the workmen in the house <01004> of God <0430>:
the sons <01121> of Henadad <02582>, [with] their sons <01121>
and their brethren <0251> the Levites <03881>.



10 And when the builders <01129> laid the foundation < 03245> of
the temple <01964> of the LORD <03068>, they set < 05975> the
priests <03548> in their apparel <03847> with trumpets <02689>,
and the Levites <03881> the sons <01121> of Asaph < 0623> with
cymbals <04700>, to praise <01984> the LORD < 03068>, after
<05921> the ordinance <03027> of David <01732> king <04428> of
Israel <03478>.



11 And they sang <06030> together by course in praising <01984>
and giving thanks <03034> unto the LORD <03068>; because <03588>
[he is] good <02896>, for his mercy <02617> [endureth] for ever
<05769> toward <05921> Israel <03478>. And all <03605> the
people <05971> shouted <07321> with a great < 01419> shout
<08643>, when they praised <01984> the LORD < 03068>, because
<05921> the foundation <03245> of the house < 01004> of the LORD
<03068> was laid.



12 But many <07227> of the priests <03548> and Levites <03881>
and chief <07218> of the fathers <01>, [who were] ancient
<02204> men, that had seen <07200> the first < 07223> house
<01004>, when <03588> the foundation <03245> of this <02088>
house <01004> was laid before <06440> their eyes < 05870>, wept
<01058> with a loud <01419> voice <06963>; and many <07227>
shouted <08643> aloud for joy <08057>:



13 So that the people <05971> could not discern < 05234> the
noise <06963> of the shout <08643> of joy < 08057> from the noise
<06963> of the weeping <01065> of the people < 05971>: for the
people <05971> shouted <07321> with a loud < 01419> shout <08643>,
and the noise <06963> was heard <08085> afar < 07350> off.



Ezra 4



1. Now when the adversaries <06862> of Judah <03063> and
Benjamin <01144> heard <08085> that the children < 01121> of the
captivity <01473> builded <01129> the temple < 01964> unto the
LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>;



2 Then they came <05066> to Zerubbabel <02216>, and to the
chief <07218> of the fathers <01>, and said < 0559> unto them,
Let us build <01129> with you: for we seek <01875> your God
<0430>, as ye [do]; and we do sacrifice <02076> unto him since
the days <03117> of Esarhaddon <0634> king < 04428> of Assur
<0804>, which brought <05927> us up hither.



3 But Zerubbabel <02216>, and Jeshua <03442>, and the rest
<07605> of the chief <07218> of the fathers <01> of Israel
<03478>, said <0559> unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to
build <01129> an house <01004> unto our God < 0430>; but we
ourselves <0587> together <03162> will build < 01129> unto the
LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>, as king <04428> Cyrus
<03566> the king <04428> of Persia <06539> hath commanded
<06680> us.



4 Then the people <05971> of the land <0776> weakened <07503>
the hands <03027> of the people <05971> of Judah < 03063>, and
troubled <01089> them in building <01129>,



5 And hired <07936> counsellors <03289> against < 05921> them,
to frustrate <0656> their purpose <06098>, all < 03605> the days
<03117> of Cyrus <03566> king <04428> of Persia <06539>, even
until <05704> the reign <04438> of Darius < 01867> king <04428>
of Persia <06539>.



6. And in the reign <04438> of Ahasuerus <0325>, in the
beginning <08462> of his reign <04438>, wrote < 03789> they [unto
him] an accusation <07855> against <05921> the inhabitants
<03427> of Judah <03063> and Jerusalem <03389>.



7 And in the days <03117> of Artaxerxes <0783> wrote <03789>
Bishlam <01312>, Mithredath <04990>, Tabeel < 02870>, and the
rest <07605> of their companions <03675>, unto Artaxerxes <0783>
king <04428> of Persia <06539>; and the writing < 03791> of the
letter <05406> [was] written <03789> in the Syrian <0762> tongue
<0762>, and interpreted <08638> in the Syrian < 0762> tongue
<0762>.



8 Rehum <07348> the chancellor and Shimshai <08124> the scribe
<05613> wrote <03790> a letter <0104> against <05922> Jerusalem
<03390> to Artaxerxes <0783> the king <04430> in this <03660>
sort <03660>:



9 Then <0116> [wrote] Rehum <07348> the chancellor, and
Shimshai <08124> the scribe <05613>, and the rest < 07606> of
their companions <03675>; the Dinaites <01784>, the
Apharsathchites <0671>, the Tarpelites <02967>, the Apharsites
<0670>, the Archevites <0756>, the Babylonians < 0896>, the
Susanchites <07801>, the Dehavites <01723>, [and] the Elamites
<05962>,



10 And the rest <07606> of the nations <0524> whom <01768> the
great <07229> and noble <03358> Asnappar <0620> brought <01541>
over <01541>, and set <03488> in the cities < 07141> of Samaria
<08115>, and the rest <07606> [that are] on this side <05675>
the river <05103>, and at such <03706> a time.



11 This <01836> [is] the copy <06573> of the letter <0104> that
they sent <07972> unto him, [even] unto Artaxerxes < 0783> the
king <04430>; Thy servants <05649> the men < 0606> on this side
<05675> the river <05103>, and at such <03706> a time.



12 Be it known <03046> unto the king <04430>, that the Jews
<03062> which <01768> came <05559> up from thee to us are come
<0858> unto Jerusalem <03390>, building <01124> the rebellious
<04779> and the bad <0873> city <07149>, and have set <03635> up
the walls <07791> [thereof], and joined <02338> the foundations
<0787>.



13 Be it known <03046> now <03705> unto the king < 04430>, that,
if <02006> this <01791> city <07149> be builded <01124>, and the
walls <07791> set <03635> up [again, then] will they not pay
<05415> toll <04061>, tribute <01093>, and custom <01983>, and
[so] thou shalt endamage <05142> the revenue <0674> of the kings
<04430>.



14 Now <03705> because we have maintenance <04415> from [the
king's <04430>] palace <01964>, and it was not meet <0749> for
us to see <02370> the king's <04430> dishonour < 06173>,
therefore have we sent <07972> and certified <03064> the king
<04430>;



15 That search <01240> may be made in the book < 05609> of the
records <01799> of thy fathers <02>: so shalt thou find <07912>
in the book <05609> of the records <01799>, and know <03046>
that this <01791> city <07149> [is] a rebellious < 04779> city
<07149>, and hurtful <05142> unto kings <04430> and provinces
<04083>, and that they have moved <05648> sedition <0849> within
<04481> the same <01459> of old <05957> time <03118>: for which
<01836> cause was this <01791> city <07149> destroyed <02718>.



16 We certify <03046> the king <04430> that, if < 02006> this
<01791> city <07149> be builded <01124> [again], and the walls
<07791> thereof set <03635> up, by this <01836> means <06903>
thou shalt have <0383> no <03809> portion < 02508> on this side
<05675> the river <05103>.



17. [Then] sent <07972> the king <04430> an answer <06600> unto
Rehum <07348> the chancellor, and [to] Shimshai < 08124> the
scribe <05613>, and [to] the rest <07606> of their companions
<03675> that dwell <03488> in Samaria <08115>, and [unto] the
rest <07606> beyond <05675> the river <05103>, Peace <08001>,
and at such <03706> a time.



18 The letter <05407> which <01768> ye sent < 07972> unto us
hath been plainly <06568> read <07123> before < 06925> me.



19 And I commanded, and search <01240> hath been made, and it
is found <07912> that this <01791> city <07149> of old <05957>
time <03118> hath made insurrection <05376> against <05922>
kings <04430>, and [that] rebellion <04776> and sedition <0849>
have been made <05648> therein.



20 There have <01934> been <01934> mighty < 08624> kings <04430>
also over <05922> Jerusalem <03390>, which have ruled <07990>
over all <03606> [countries] beyond <05675> the river <05103>;
and toll <04061>, tribute <01093>, and custom < 01983>, was paid
<03052> unto them.



21 Give <07761> ye now <03705> commandment < 02942> to cause
these <0479> men <01400> to cease <0989>, and that this <01791>
city <07179> be not builded <01124>, until < 05704> [another]
commandment <02941> shall be given <07761> from me.



22 Take <02095> heed <02095> now that ye fail < 07960> not to do
<05648> this <01836>: why <04101> should damage <02257> grow
<07680> to the hurt <05142> of the kings <04430> ?



23 Now <0116> when the copy <06573> of king < 04430> Artaxerxes
<0783>' letter <05407> [was] read <07123> before <06925> Rehum
<07348>, and Shimshai <08124> the scribe <05613> , and their
companions <03675>, they went <0236> up in haste < 0924> to
Jerusalem <03390> unto the Jews <03062>, and made them to cease
<0989> by force <0153> and power <02429>.



24 Then <0116> ceased <0989> the work <05673> of the house
<01005> of God <0426> which <01768> [is] at Jerusalem <03390>.
So it ceased <0989> unto the second <08648> year < 08140> of the
reign <04437> of Darius <01868> king <04430> of Persia <06540>.



Ezra 5



1. Then the prophets <05029>, Haggai <02292> the prophet
<05029>, and Zechariah <02148> the son <01247> of Iddo <05714>,
prophesied <05013> unto the Jews <03062> that [were] in Judah
<03061> and Jerusalem <03390> in the name < 08036> of the God
<0426> of Israel <03479>, [even] unto them.



2 Then <0116> rose <06965> up Zerubbabel < 02217> the son
<01247> of Shealtiel <07597>, and Jeshua <03443> the son <01247>
of Jozadak <03136>, and began <08271> to build < 01124> the house
<01005> of God <0426> which <01768> [is] at Jerusalem <03390>:
and with them [were] the prophets <05029> of God < 0426> helping
<05582> them.



3. At the same time <02166> came <0858> to them Tatnai <08674>,
governor <06347> on this side <05675> the river < 05103>, and
Shetharboznai <08370>, and their companions <03675>, and said
<0559> thus <03652> unto them, Who <04479> hath commanded you to
build <01124> this <01836> house <01005>, and to make <03635> up
this <01836> wall <0846>?



4 Then <0116> said <0559> we unto them after < 0310> this
<03660> manner, What <04479> are the names < 08036> of the men
<01400> that make <01124> this <01836> building <01147>?



5 But the eye <05870> of their God <0426> was upon the elders
<07868> of the Jews <03062>, that they could not cause them to
cease <0989>, till <05705> the matter <02941> came <01946> to
Darius <01868>: and then <0116> they returned < 08421> answer
<08421> by letter <05407> concerning <05922> this <01836>
[matter].



6 The copy <06573> of the letter <0104> that Tatnai <08674>,
governor <06347> on this side <05675> the river < 05103>, and
Shetharboznai <08370>, and his companions <03675> the
Apharsachites <0671>, which <01768> [were] on this side <05675>
the river <05103>, sent <07972> unto Darius < 01868> the king
<04430>:



7 They sent <07972> a letter <06600> unto him, wherein <01459>
was written <03790> thus <01836>; Unto Darius < 01868> the king
<04430>, all <03606> peace <08001>.



8 Be it known <03046> unto the king <04430>, that we went
<0236> into the province <04083> of Judea < 03061>, to the house
<01005> of the great <07229> God <0426>, which <01931> is
builded <01124> with great <01560> stones <069>, and timber
<0636> is laid <07760> in the walls <03797>, and this <01791>
work <05673> goeth <05648> fast <0629> on, and prospereth
<06744> in their hands <03028>.



9 Then <0116> asked <07593> we those <0479> elders <07868>,
[and] said <0559> unto them thus <03660>, Who < 04479> commanded
you to build <01124> this <01836> house <01005>, and to make
<03635> up these <01836> walls <0846>?



10 We asked <07593> their names <08036> also < 0638>, to certify
<03046> thee, that we might write <03790> the names <08036> of
the men <01400> that [were] the chief <07217> of them.



11 And thus <03660> they returned <08421> us answer <06600>,
saying <0560>, We are the servants <05649> of the God <0426> of
heaven <08065> and earth <0772>, and build < 01129> the house
<01005> that was builded <01124> these <01836> many <07690>
years <08140> ago <06928>, which a great <07229> king <04430> of
Israel <03479> builded <01124> and set <03635> up.



12 But after <04481> that our fathers <02> had provoked <07265>
the God <0426> of heaven <08065> unto wrath < 07265>, he gave
<03052> them into the hand <03028> of Nebuchadnezzar <05020> the
king <04430> of Babylon <0895>, the Chaldean < 03777>, who
destroyed <05642> this <01836> house <01005>, and carried
<01541> the people <05972> away <01541> into Babylon <0895>.



13 But in the first <02298> year <08140> of Cyrus <03567> the
king <04430> of Babylon <0895> [the same] king < 04430> Cyrus
<03567> made <07761> a decree <02942> to build <01124> this
<01836> house <01005> of God <0426>.



14 And the vessels <03984> also <0638> of gold < 01722> and
silver <03702> of the house <01005> of God < 0426>, which <01768>
Nebuchadnezzar <05020> took <05312> out of the temple <01965>
that [was] in Jerusalem <03390>, and brought <02987> them into
the temple <01965> of Babylon <0895>, those < 01994> did Cyrus
<03567> the king <04430> take <05312> out of the temple <01965>
of Babylon <0895>, and they were delivered <03052> unto [one],
whose name <08036> [was] Sheshbazzar <08339>, whom <01768> he
had made <07761> governor <06347>;



15 And said <0559> unto him, Take <05376> these < 0412> vessels
<03984>, go <0236>, carry <05182> them into the temple <01965>
that [is] in Jerusalem <03390>, and let the house < 01005> of God
<0426> be builded <01124> in his place <0870>.



16 Then <0116> came <0858> the same <01791> Sheshbazzar <08339>,
[and] laid <03052> the foundation <0787> of the house <01005>
of God <0426> which <01768> [is] in Jerusalem < 03390>: and since
<04481> that time <0116> even until <05704> now <03705> hath it
been in building <01124>, and [yet] it is not finished < 08000>.



17 Now <03705> therefore, if <02006> [it seem] good <02869> to
the king <04430>, let there be search <01240> made in the king's
<04430> treasure <01596> house <01005>, which <01768> [is] there
<08536> at Babylon <0895>, whether <02006> it be [so], that a
decree <02942> was made <07761> of Cyrus <03567> the king
<04430> to build <01124> this <01791> house < 01005> of God
<0426> at Jerusalem <03390>, and let the king < 04430> send
<07972> his pleasure <07470> to us concerning < 05922> this
<01836> matter <01836>.



Ezra 6



1. Then <0116> Darius <01868> the king <04430> made <07761> a
decree <02942>, and search <01240> was made in the house <01005>
of the rolls <05609>, where <08536> the treasures < 01596> were
laid <05182> up in Babylon <0895>.



2 And there was found <07912> at Achmetha <0307>, in the palace
<01002> that [is] in the province <04082> of the Medes <04074>,
a roll <04040>, and therein <01459> [was] a record <01799> thus
<03652> written <03790>:



3 In the first <02298> year <08140> of Cyrus < 03567> the king
<04430> [the same] Cyrus <03567> the king < 04430> made <07761> a
decree <02942> [concerning] the house <01005> of God <0426> at
Jerusalem <03390>, Let the house <01005> be builded <01124>, the
place <0870> where <01768> they offered <01684> sacrifices
<01685>, and let the foundations <0787> thereof be strongly laid
<05446>; the height <07312> thereof threescore < 08361> cubits
<0521>, [and] the breadth <06613> thereof threescore <08361>
cubits <0521>;



4 [With] three <08532> rows <05073> of great < 01560> stones
<069>, and a row <05073> of new <02323> timber <0636>: and let
the expenses <05313> be given <03052> out of the king's <04430>
house <01004>:



5 And also <0638> let the golden <01722> and silver <03702>
vessels <03984> of the house <01005> of God < 0426>, which
<01768> Nebuchadnezzar <05020> took <05312> forth <05312> out of
the temple <01965> which <0834> [is] at Jerusalem < 03390>, and
brought <02987> unto Babylon <0895>, be restored < 08421>, and
brought <01946> again <01946> unto the temple < 01965> which
<01768> [is] at Jerusalem <03390>, [every one] to his place
<0870>, and place <05182> [them] in the house < 01005> of God
<0426>.



6 Now <03705> [therefore], Tatnai <08674>, governor <06347>
beyond <05675> the river <05103>, Shetharboznai < 08370>, and
your companions <03675> the Apharsachites <0671>, which <01768>
[are] beyond <05675> the river <05103>, be ye far < 07352> from
thence <08536>:



7 Let the work <05673> of this <01791> house < 01005> of God
<0426> alone <07662>; let the governor <06347> of the Jews
<03062> and the elders <07868> of the Jews < 03062> build <01124>
this <01791> house <01005> of God <0426> in his place <0870>.



8 Moreover I make <07761> a decree <02942> what ye shall do
<05648> to the elders <07868> of these <0479> Jews <03062> for
the building <01124> of this <01791> house < 01005> of God <0426>:
that of the king's <04430> goods <05232>, [even] of the tribute
<04061> beyond <05675> the river <05103>, forthwith <0629>
expenses <05313> be given <03052> unto these < 0479> men <01400>,
that they be not hindered <0989>.



9 And that which they have need <02818> of, both young < 01123>
bullocks <08450>, and rams <01798>, and lambs < 0563>, for the
burnt <05928> offerings of the God <0426> of heaven <08065>,
wheat <02591>, salt <04416>, wine <02562>, and oil <04887>,
according to the appointment <03883> of the priests < 03549>
which <01768> [are] at Jerusalem <03390>, let it be given
<03052> them day <03118> by day <03118> without fail <07960>:



10 That they may offer <07127> sacrifices of sweet < 05208>
savours <05208> unto the God <0426> of heaven < 08065>, and pray
<06739> for the life <02417> of the king <04430> , and of his
sons <01123>.



11 Also I have made <07761> a decree <02942>, that whosoever
<03605> shall alter <08133> this <01836> word <06600>, let
timber <0636> be pulled <05256> down from his house <01005>, and
being set <02211> up, let him be hanged <04223> thereon <05921>;
and let his house <01005> be made <05648> a dunghill <05122> for
this <01836>.



12 And the God <0426> that hath caused his name < 08036> to
dwell <07932> there <08536> destroy <04049> all <03606> kings
<04430> and people <05972>, that shall put < 07972> to their hand
<03028> to alter <08133> [and] to destroy < 02255> this <01791>
house <01005> of God <0426> which <01768> [is] at Jerusalem
<03390>. I Darius <01868> have made <07761> a decree <02942>;
let it be done <05648> with speed <0629>.



13. Then <0116> Tatnai <08674>, governor < 06347> on this side
<05675> the river <05103>, Shetharboznai <08370> , and their
companions <03675>, according <06903> to that which <01768>
Darius <01868> the king <04430> had sent <07972> , so <03660>
they did speedily <0629>.



14 And the elders <07868> of the Jews <03062> builded <01124>,
and they prospered <06744> through the prophesying < 05017> of
Haggai <02292> the prophet <05029> and Zechariah < 02148> the son
<01247> of Iddo <05714>. And they builded < 01124>, and finished
<03635> [it], according <04481> to the commandment <02941> of
the God <0426> of Israel <03479>, and according to the
commandment <02942> of Cyrus <03567>, and Darius < 01868>, and
Artaxerxes <0783> king <04430> of Persia <06540> .



15 And this <01836> house <01005> was finished < 03319> on
<05705> the third <08531> day <03118> of the month <03393> Adar
<0144>, which <01768> was in the sixth <08353> year <08140> of
the reign <04437> of Darius <01868> the king < 04430>.



16 And the children <01121> of Israel <03479>, the priests
<03549>, and the Levites <03879>, and the rest < 07606> of the
children <01121> of the captivity <01547>, kept < 05648> the
dedication <02597> of this <01836> house <01005> of God <0426>
with joy <02305>,



17 And offered <07127> at the dedication <02597> of this
<01836> house <01005> of God <0426> an hundred <03969> bullocks
<08450>, two hundred <03969> rams <01798>, four <0703> hundred
<03969> lambs <0563>; and for a sin <02409> offering for all
<03606> Israel <03479>, twelve he goats <05795>, according to
the number <04510> of the tribes <07626> of Israel <03479>.



18 And they set <06966> the priests <03549> in their divisions
<06392>, and the Levites <03879> in their courses < 04255>, for
the service <05673> of God <0426>, which <01768> [is] at
Jerusalem <03390>; as it is written <03792> in the book <05609>
of Moses <04873>.



19 And the children <01121> of the captivity <01473> kept
<06213> the passover <06453> upon the fourteenth [day] of the
first <07223> month <02320>.



20 For the priests <03548> and the Levites <03881> were
purified <02891> together <0259>, all <03605> of them [were]
pure <02889>, and killed <07819> the passover < 06453> for all
<03605> the children <01121> of the captivity < 01473>, and for
their brethren <0251> the priests <03548>, and for themselves
<01992>.



21 And the children <01121> of Israel <03478>, which were come
<07725> again <07725> out of captivity <01473>, and all <03605>
such as had separated <06395> themselves unto them from the
filthiness <02932> of the heathen <01471> of the land <0776>, to
seek <01875> the LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>, did
eat <0398>,



22 And kept <06213> the feast <02282> of unleavened <04682>
bread seven <07651> days <03117> with joy < 08057>: for the LORD
<03068> had made them joyful <08055>, and turned < 05437> the
heart <03820> of the king <04428> of Assyria < 0804> unto them,
to strengthen <02388> their hands <03027> in the work <04399> of
the house <01004> of God <0430>, the God <0430> of Israel
<03478>.



Ezra 7



1. Now after <0310> these <0428> things <01697> , in the reign
<04438> of Artaxerxes <0783> king <04428> of Persia <06539>,
Ezra <05830> the son <01121> of Seraiah <08304>, the son <01121>
of Azariah <05838>, the son <01121> of Hilkiah < 02518>,



2 The son <01121> of Shallum <07967>, the son < 01121> of Zadok
<06659>, the son <01121> of Ahitub <0285>,



3 The son <01121> of Amariah <0568>, the son < 01121> of Azariah
<05838>, the son <01121> of Meraioth <04812>,



4 The son <01121> of Zerahiah <02228>, the son < 01121> of Uzzi
<05813>, the son <01121> of Bukki <01231>,



5 The son <01121> of Abishua <050>, the son < 01121> of Phinehas
<06372>, the son <01121> of Eleazar <0499>, the son <01121> of
Aaron <0175> the chief <07218> priest <03548>:



6 This <01931> Ezra <05830> went <05927> up from Babylon <0894>;
and he [was] a ready <04106> scribe <05608> in the law <08451>
of Moses <04872>, which <0834> the LORD <03068> God <0430> of
Israel <03478> had given <05414>: and the king < 04428> granted
<05414> him all <03605> his request <01246>, according to the
hand <03027> of the LORD <03068> his God <0430> upon him.



7 And there went <05927> up [some] of the children < 01121> of
Israel <03478>, and of the priests <03548>, and the Levites
<03881>, and the singers <07891>, and the porters < 07778>, and
the Nethinims <05411>, unto Jerusalem <03389>, in the seventh
<07651> year <08141> of Artaxerxes <0783> the king <04428>.



8 And he came <0935> to Jerusalem <03389> in the fifth <02549>
month <02320>, which <01958> [was] in the seventh < 07637> year
<08141> of the king <04428>.



9 For upon the first <0259> [day] of the first < 07223> month
<02320> began <03246> he to go <04609> up from Babylon <0894>,
and on the first <0259> [day] of the fifth <02549> month <02320>
came <0935> he to Jerusalem <03389>, according to the good
<02896> hand <03027> of his God <0430> upon him.



10 For Ezra <05830> had prepared <03559> his heart <03824> to
seek <01875> the law <08451> of the LORD <03068> , and to do
<06213> [it], and to teach <03925> in Israel < 03478> statutes
<02706> and judgments <04941>.



11. Now this <02088> [is] the copy <06573> of the letter
<05406> that the king <04428> Artaxerxes <0783> gave <05414>
unto Ezra <05830> the priest <03548>, the scribe < 05608>, [even]
a scribe <05608> of the words <01697> of the commandments
<04687> of the LORD <03068>, and of his statutes < 02706> to
Israel <03478>.



12 Artaxerxes <0783>, king <04430> of kings < 04428>, unto Ezra
<05830> the priest <03548>, a scribe <05613> of the law <01882>
of the God <0426> of heaven <08065>, perfect < 01585> [peace],
and at such <03706> a time.



13 I make <07761> a decree <02942>, that all < 03606> they of
the people <05972> of Israel <03479>, and [of] his priests
<03549> and Levites <03879>, in my realm <04437> , which <01768>
are minded of their own freewill <05069> to go <01946> up to
Jerusalem <03390>, go <01946> with thee.



14 Forasmuch as thou art sent <07972> of the king < 04430>, and
of his seven <07655> counsellors <03272>, to enquire <01240>
concerning <05922> Judah <03061> and Jerusalem < 03390>,
according to the law <01882> of thy God <0426> which <01768>
[is] in thine hand <03028>;



15 And to carry <02987> the silver <03702> and gold <01722>,
which <01768> the king <04430> and his counsellors <03272> have
freely offered <05069> unto the God <0426> of Israel <03479>,
whose <01768> habitation <04907> [is] in Jerusalem <03390>,



16 And all <03606> the silver <03702> and gold < 01722> that
thou canst find <07912> in all <03606> the province <04082> of
Babylon <0895>, with the freewill <05069> offering of the people
<05972>, and of the priests <03549>, offering willingly <05068>
for the house <01005> of their God <0426> which < 01768> [is] in
Jerusalem <03390>:



17 That thou mayest buy <07069> speedily <0629> with this
<01836> money <03702> bullocks <08450>, rams <01798>, lambs
<0563>, with their meat offerings <04503> and their drink
<05261> offerings, and offer <07127> them upon the altar <04196>
of the house <01005> of your God <0426> which < 01768> [is] in
Jerusalem <03390>.



18 And whatsoever shall seem <03191> good <03191> to thee, and
to thy brethren <0252>, to do <05648> with the rest <07606> of
the silver <03702> and the gold <01722>, that do < 05648> after
the will <07470> of your God <0426>.



19 The vessels <03984> also that are given <03052> thee for the
service <06402> of the house <01005> of thy God < 0426>, [those]
deliver <08000> thou before <06925> the God < 0426> of Jerusalem
<03390>.



20 And whatsoever more <07608> shall be needful < 02819> for the
house <01005> of thy God <0426>, which <01768> thou shalt have
occasion <05308> to bestow <05415>, bestow < 05415> [it] out of
the king's <04430> treasure <01596> house < 01005>.



21 And I, [even] I Artaxerxes <0783> the king <04430> , do make
<07761> a decree <02942> to all <03606> the treasurers <01490>
which <01768> [are] beyond <05675> the river < 05103>, that
whatsoever Ezra <05830> the priest <03548>, the scribe <05613>
of the law <01882> of the God <0426> of heaven < 08065>, shall
require <07593> of you, it be done <05648> speedily <0629>,



22 Unto an hundred <03969> talents <03604> of silver <03702>,
and to an hundred <03969> measures <03734> of wheat <02591>, and
to an hundred <03969> baths <01325> of wine < 02562>, and to an
hundred <03969> baths <01324> of oil <04887>, and salt <04416>
without <03809> prescribing <03792> [how much < 07227>].



23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God <0426> of heaven < 08065>,
let it be diligently <0149> done <05648> for the house <01005>
of the God <0426> of heaven <08065>: for why < 04101> should
there be wrath <07109> against <05922> the realm < 04437> of the
king <04430> and his sons <01123>?



24 Also we certify <03046> you, that touching any < 03606> of
the priests <03549> and Levites <03879>, singers < 02171>,
porters <08652>, Nethinims <05412>, or ministers < 06399> of this
<01836> house <01005> of God <0426>, it shall not be lawful
<07990> to impose <07412> toll <04061>, tribute <01093>, or
custom <01983>, upon them.



25 And thou, Ezra <05830>, after the wisdom <02452> of thy God
<0426>, that [is] in thine hand <03028>, set < 04483> magistrates
<08200> and judges <01782>, which <01768> may judge all <03606>
the people <05972> that [are] beyond <05675> the river <05103>,
all <03606> such as know <03046> the laws < 01882> of thy God
<0426>; and teach <03046> ye them that know < 03046> [them] not.



26 And whosoever <03605> will not do <05648> the law <01882> of
thy God <0426>, and the law <01882> of the king < 04430>, let
judgment <01780> be executed <05648> speedily < 0629> upon him,
whether <02006> [it be] unto death <04193>, or < 02006> to
banishment <08331>, or <02006> to confiscation < 06065> of goods
<05232>, or to imprisonment <0613>.



27. Blessed <01288> [be] the LORD <03068> God < 0430> of our
fathers <01>, which <0834> hath put <05414> [such a thing] as
this <02063> in the king's <04428> heart <03820> , to beautify
<06286> the house <01004> of the LORD <03068> which <0834> [is]
in Jerusalem <03389>:



28 And hath extended <05186> mercy <02617> unto me before
<06440> the king <04428>, and his counsellors < 03289>, and
before <06440> all <03605> the king's <04428> mighty <01368>
princes <08269>. And I was strengthened <02388> as the hand
<03027> of the LORD <03068> my God <0430> [was] upon me, and I
gathered <06908> together out of Israel <03478> chief <07218>
men <0582> to go <05927> up with me.



Ezra 8



1. These <0428> [are] now the chief <07218> of their fathers
<01>, and [this <0428> is] the genealogy <03188> of them that
went <05927> up with me from Babylon <0894>, in the reign
<04438> of Artaxerxes <0783> the king <04428>.



2 Of the sons <01121> of Phinehas <06372>; Gershom <01648>: of
the sons <01121> of Ithamar <0385>; Daniel < 01840>: of the sons
<01121> of David <01732>; Hattush <02407>.



3 Of the sons <01121> of Shechaniah <07935>, of the sons
<01121> of Pharosh <06551>; Zechariah <02148>: and with him were
reckoned <03187> by genealogy <03188> of the males <02145> an
hundred <03967> and fifty <02572>.



4 Of the sons <01121> of Pahathmoab <06355>; Elihoenai <0454>
the son <01121> of Zerahiah <02228>, and with him two hundred
<03967> males <02145>.



5 Of the sons <01121> of Shechaniah <07935>; the son <01121> of
Jahaziel <03166>, and with him three <07969> hundred <03967>
males <02145>.



6 Of the sons <01121> also of Adin <05720>; Ebed < 05651> the
son <01121> of Jonathan <03083>, and with him fifty <02572>
males <02145>.



7 And of the sons <01121> of Elam <05867>; Jeshaiah <03740> the
son <01121> of Athaliah <06271>, and with him seventy <07657>
males <02145>.



8 And of the sons <01121> of Shephatiah <08203>; Zebadiah
<02069> the son <01121> of Michael <04317>, and with him
fourscore <08084> males <02145>.



9 Of the sons <01121> of Joab <03097>; Obadiah < 05662> the son
<01121> of Jehiel <03171>, and with him two hundred <03967> and
eighteen males <02145>.



10 And of the sons <01121> of Shelomith <08019>; the son
<01121> of Josiphiah <03131>, and with him an hundred <03967>
and threescore <08346> males <02145>.



11 And of the sons <01121> of Bebai <0893>; Zechariah <02148>
the son <01121> of Bebai <0893>, and with him twenty <06242> and
eight <08083> males <02145>.



12 And of the sons <01121> of Azgad <05803>; Johanan <03110>
the son <01121> of Hakkatan <06997>, and with him an hundred
<03967> and ten <06235> males <02145>.



13 And of the last <0314> sons <01121> of Adonikam <0140>,
whose names <08034> [are] these <0428>, Eliphelet < 0467>, Jeiel
<03273>, and Shemaiah <08098>, and with them threescore <08346>
males <02145>.



14 Of the sons <01121> also of Bigvai <0902>; Uthai <05793>,
and Zabbud, and with them seventy <07657> males < 02145>.



15 And I gathered <06908> them together to the river < 05104>
that runneth <0935> to Ahava <0163>; and there < 08033> abode
<02583> we in tents <02583> three <07969> days <03117>: and I
viewed <0995> the people <05971>, and the priests < 03548>, and
found <04672> there <08033> none <03808> of the sons <01121> of
Levi <03878>.



16 Then sent <07971> I for Eliezer <0461>, for Ariel <0740>,
for Shemaiah <08098>, and for Elnathan <0494>, and for Jarib
<03402>, and for Elnathan <0494>, and for Nathan < 05416>, and
for Zechariah <02148>, and for Meshullam <04918>, chief <07218>
men <01400>; also for Joiarib <03114>, and for Elnathan <0494>,
men <0582> of understanding <0995>.



17 And I sent <06680> them with commandment <03318> unto Iddo
<0112> the chief <07218> at the place <04725> Casiphia <03703>,
and I told them what <01697> they should say <01696> unto Iddo
<0112>, [and] to his brethren <0251> the Nethinims <05411>, at
the place <04725> Casiphia <03703>, that they should bring
<0935> unto us ministers <08334> for the house < 01004> of our
God <0430>.



18 And by the good <02896> hand <03027> of our God <0430> upon
us they brought <0935> us a man <0376> of understanding <07922>,
of the sons <01121> of Mahli <04249>, the son < 01121> of Levi
<03878>, the son <01121> of Israel <03478>; and Sherebiah
<08274>, with his sons <01121> and his brethren < 0251>, eighteen;



19 And Hashabiah <02811>, and with him Jeshaiah < 03740> of the
sons <01121> of Merari <04847>, his brethren < 0251> and their
sons <01121>, twenty <06242>;



20 Also of the Nethinims <05411>, whom David <01732> and the
princes <08269> had appointed <05414> for the service <05656> of
the Levites <03881>, two hundred <03967> and twenty <06242>
Nethinims <05411>: all <03605> of them were expressed by name
<08034>.



21. Then I proclaimed <07121> a fast <06685> there <08033>, at
<05921> the river <05104> of Ahava <0163>, that we might afflict
<06031> ourselves before <06440> our God <0430>, to seek <01245>
of him a right <03477> way <01870> for us, and for our little
<02945> ones, and for all <03605> our substance < 07399>.



22 For I was ashamed <0954> to require <07592> of the king
<04428> a band <02428> of soldiers <02428> and horsemen <06571>
to help <05826> us against the enemy <0341> in the way <01870>:
because <03588> we had spoken <0559> unto the king <04428>,
saying <0559>, The hand <03027> of our God < 0430> [is] upon all
<03605> them for good <02896> that seek <01245> him; but his
power <05797> and his wrath <0639> [is] against < 05921> all
<03605> them that forsake <05800> him.



23 So we fasted <06684> and besought <01245> our God <0430> for
this <02063>: and he was intreated <06279> of us.



24. Then I separated <0914> twelve of the chief < 08269> of the
priests <03548>, Sherebiah <08274>, Hashabiah < 02811>, and ten
<06235> of their brethren <0251> with them,



25 And weighed <08254> unto them the silver <03701>, and the
gold <02091>, and the vessels <03627>, [even] the offering
<08641> of the house <01004> of our God <0430>, which the king
<04428>, and his counsellors <03289>, and his lords <08269>, and
all <03605> Israel <03478> [there] present < 04672>, had offered
<07311>:



26 I even weighed <08254> unto their hand <03027> six <08337>
hundred <03967> and fifty <02572> talents < 03603> of silver
<03701>, and silver <03701> vessels <03627> an hundred <03967>
talents <03603>, [and] of gold <02091> an hundred < 03967>
talents <03603>;



27 Also twenty <06242> basons <03713> of gold < 02091>, of a
thousand <0505> drams <0150>; and two <08147> vessels <03627> of
fine <06668> copper <05178>, precious <02530> as gold <02091>.



28 And I said <0559> unto them, Ye [are] holy <06944> unto the
LORD <03068>; the vessels <03627> [are] holy < 06944> also; and
the silver <03701> and the gold <02091> [are] a freewill <05071>
offering unto the LORD <03068> God <0430> of your fathers <01>.



29 Watch <08245> ye, and keep <08104> [them], until <05704> ye
weigh <08254> [them] before <06440> the chief < 08269> of the
priests <03548> and the Levites <03881>, and chief <08269> of
the fathers <01> of Israel <03478>, at Jerusalem < 03389>, in the
chambers <03957> of the house <01004> of the LORD < 03068>.



30 So took <06901> the priests <03548> and the Levites <03881>
the weight <04948> of the silver <03701>, and the gold <02091>,
and the vessels <03627>, to bring <0935> [them] to Jerusalem
<03389> unto the house <01004> of our God <0430> .



31. Then we departed <05265> from the river <05104> of Ahava
<0163> on the twelfth [day] of the first <07223> month <02320>,
to go <03212> unto Jerusalem <03389>: and the hand <03027> of
our God <0430> was upon us, and he delivered <05337> us from the
hand <03709> of the enemy <0341>, and of such as lay in wait
<0693> by the way <01870>.



32 And we came <0935> to Jerusalem <03389>, and abode <03427>
there <08033> three <07969> days <03117>.



33 Now on the fourth <07243> day <03117> was the silver <03701>
and the gold <02091> and the vessels <03627> weighed <08254> in
the house <01004> of our God <0430> by the hand < 03027> of
Meremoth <04822> the son <01121> of Uriah <0223> the priest
<03548>; and with him [was] Eleazar <0499> the son <01121> of
Phinehas <06372>; and with them [was] Jozabad <03107> the son
<01121> of Jeshua <03443>, and Noadiah <05129> the son <01121>
of Binnui <01131>, Levites <03881>;



34 By number <04557> [and] by weight <04948> of every <03605>
one: and all <03605> the weight <04948> was written <03789> at
that time <06256>.



35 [Also] the children <01121> of those that had been carried
<01473> away <01473>, which were come <0935> out of the
captivity <07628>, offered <07126> burnt <05930> offerings unto
the God <0430> of Israel <03478>, twelve bullocks < 06499> for
all <03605> Israel <03478>, ninety <08673> and six <08337> rams
<0352>, seventy <07657> and seven <07651> lambs <03532>, twelve
he goats <06842> [for] a sin <02403> offering: all <03605> [this
was] a burnt <05930> offering unto the LORD <03068>.



36 And they delivered <05414> the king's <04428> commissions
<01881> unto the king's <04428> lieutenants < 0323>, and to the
governors <06346> on this side <05676> the river < 05104>: and
they furthered <05375> the people <05971>, and the house <01004>
of God <0430>.



Ezra 9



1. Now when <03588> these <0428> things were done <03615>, the
princes <08269> came <05066> to me, saying < 0559>, The people
<05971> of Israel <03478>, and the priests < 03548>, and the
Levites <03881>, have not separated <0914> themselves from the
people <05971> of the lands <0776>, [doing] according to their
abominations <08441>, [even] of the Canaanites <03669> , the
Hittites <02850>, the Perizzites <06522>, the Jebusites <02983>,
the Ammonites <05984>, the Moabites <04124>, the Egyptians
<04713>, and the Amorites <0567>.



2 For they have taken <05375> of their daughters < 01121> for
themselves <01992>, and for their sons <01121>: so that the holy
<06944> seed <02233> have mingled <06148> themselves with the
people <05971> of [those] lands <0776>: yea, the hand <03027> of
the princes <08269> and rulers <05461> hath been < 01961> chief
<07223> in this <02088> trespass <04604>.



3 And when <03588> I heard <08085> this <02088> thing <01697>,
I rent <07167> my garment <0899> and my mantle < 04598>, and
plucked <04803> off the hair <08181> of my head < 07218> and of
my beard <02206>, and sat <03427> down astonied < 08074>.



4 Then were assembled <0622> unto me every <03605> one that
trembled <02730> at the words <01697> of the God < 0430> of
Israel <03478>, because <05921> of the transgression <04604> of
those that had been carried <01473> away <01473>; and I sat
<03427> astonied <08074> until <05704> the evening <06153>
sacrifice <04503>.



5. And at the evening <06153> sacrifice <04503> I arose <06965>
up from my heaviness <08589>; and having rent <07167> my garment
<0899> and my mantle <04598>, I fell <03766> upon my knees
<01290>, and spread <06566> out my hands <03709> unto the LORD
<03068> my God <0430>,



6 And said <0559>, O my God <0430>, I am ashamed < 0954> and
blush <03637> to lift <07311> up my face <06440> to thee, my God
<0430>: for our iniquities <05771> are increased < 07235> over
<04605> [our] head <07218>, and our trespass < 0819> is grown
<01431> up unto the heavens <08064>.



7 Since the days <03117> of our fathers <01> [have] we [been]
in a great <01419> trespass <0819> unto this < 02088> day <03117>;
and for our iniquities <05771> have we, our kings < 04428>,
[and] our priests <03548>, been delivered <05414> into the hand
<03027> of the kings <04428> of the lands <0776> , to the sword
<02719>, to captivity <07628>, and to a spoil < 0961>, and to
confusion <01322> of face <06440>, as [it is] this <02088> day
<03117>.



8 And now <06258> for a little <04592> space < 07281> grace
<08467> hath been [shewed] from the LORD <03068> our God <0430>,
to leave <07604> us a remnant to escape <06413>, and to give
<05414> us a nail <03489> in his holy <06944> place <04725>,
that our God <0430> may lighten <0215> our eyes < 05869>, and
give <05414> us a little <04592> reviving < 04241> in our bondage
<05659>.



9 For we [were] bondmen <05650>; yet our God <0430> hath not
forsaken <05800> us in our bondage <05659>, but hath extended
<05186> mercy <02617> unto us in the sight < 06440> of the kings
<04428> of Persia <06539>, to give <05414> us a reviving <04241>,
to set <07311> up the house <01004> of our God < 0430>, and to
repair <05975> the desolations <02723> thereof, and to give
<05414> us a wall <01447> in Judah <03063> and in Jerusalem
<03389>.



10 And now <06258>, O our God <0430>, what < 04100> shall we say
<0559> after <0310> this <02063>? for we have forsaken <05800>
thy commandments <04687>,



11 Which <0834> thou hast commanded <06680> by thy servants
<05650> the prophets <05030>, saying <0559>, The land <0776>,
unto which <0834> ye go <0935> to possess < 03423> it, is an
unclean <05079> land <0776> with the filthiness < 05079> of the
people <05971> of the lands <0776>, with their abominations
<08441>, which <0834> have filled <04390> it from one end
<06310> to another with their uncleanness <02932>.



12 Now <06258> therefore give <05414> not your daughters
<01121> unto their sons <01121>, neither <0408> take <05375>
their daughters <01121> unto your sons <01121>, nor <03808> seek
<01875> their peace <07965> or their wealth < 02896> for ever
<05769>: that ye may be strong <02388>, and eat < 0398> the good
<02898> of the land <0776>, and leave [it] for an inheritance
<03423> to your children <01121> for ever < 05769>.



13 And after <0310> all <03605> that is come < 0935> upon us for
our evil <07451> deeds <04639>, and for our great < 01419>
trespass <0819>, seeing <03588> that thou our God < 0430> hast
punished <02820> us less <04295> than <04480> our iniquities
<05771> [deserve], and hast given <05414> us [such] deliverance
<06413> as this <02063>;



14 Should we again <07725> break <06565> thy commandments
<04687>, and join <02859> in affinity <02859> with the people
<05971> of these <0428> abominations <08441>? wouldest not thou
be angry <0599> with us till <05704> thou hadst consumed <03615>
[us], so that [there should be] no <0369> remnant < 07611> nor
escaping <06413>?



15 O LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>, thou [art]
righteous <06662>: for we remain <07604> yet escaped <06413>, as
[it is] this <02063> day <03117>: behold <02005> , we [are]
before <06440> thee in our trespasses <0819>: for we cannot
<03808> stand <05975> before <06440> thee because <05921> of
this <02063>.



Ezra 10



1. Now when Ezra <05830> had prayed <06419>, and when he had
confessed <03034>, weeping <01058> and casting < 05307> himself
down <05307> before <06440> the house <01004> of God <0430>,
there assembled <06908> unto him out of Israel <03478> a very
<03966> great <07227> congregation <06951> of men <0582> and
women <0802> and children <03206>: for the people < 05971> wept
<01058> very sore.



2 And Shechaniah <07935> the son <01121> of Jehiel <03171>,
[one] of the sons <01121> of Elam <05867>, answered <06030> and
said <0559> unto Ezra <05830>, We have trespassed < 04603>
against our God <0430>, and have taken <03427> strange <05237>
wives <0802> of the people <05971> of the land < 0776>: yet now
<06258> there is hope <04723> in Israel <03478> concerning
<05921> this <02063> thing.



3 Now <06258> therefore let us make <03772> a covenant <01285>
with our God <0430> to put <03318> away <03318> all <03605> the
wives <0802>, and such as are born <03205> of them, according to
the counsel <06098> of my lord <0136>, and of those that tremble
<02730> at the commandment <04687> of our God < 0430>; and let it
be done <06213> according to the law <08451>.



4 Arise <06965>; for [this] matter <01697> [belongeth] unto
thee: we also [will be] with thee: be of good courage < 02388>,
and do <06213> [it].



5 Then arose <06965> Ezra <05830>, and made the chief <08269>
priests <03548>, the Levites <03881>, and all < 03605> Israel
<03478>, to swear <07650> that they should do < 06213> according
to this <02088> word <01697>. And they sware < 07650>.



6. Then Ezra <05830> rose <06965> up from before < 06440> the
house <01004> of God <0430>, and went <03212> into <0413> the
chamber <03957> of Johanan <03076> the son < 01121> of Eliashib
<0475>: and [when] he came <03212> thither < 08033>, he did eat
<0398> no <03808> bread <03899>, nor < 03808> drink <08354> water
<04325>: for he mourned <056> because <03588> of the
transgression <04604> of them that had been carried < 01473> away
<01473>.



7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah <03063> and
Jerusalem <03389> unto all <03605> the children < 01121> of the
captivity <01473>, that they should gather <06908> themselves
together unto Jerusalem <03389>;



8 And that whosoever <03605> would not come <0935> within three
<07969> days <03117>, according to the counsel < 06098> of the
princes <08269> and the elders <02205>, all < 03605> his
substance <07399> should be forfeited <02763>, and himself
<01931> separated <0914> from the congregation < 06951> of those
that had been carried <01473> away <01473>.



9 Then all <03605> the men <0582> of Judah < 03063> and Benjamin
<01144> gathered <06908> themselves together unto Jerusalem
<03389> within three <07969> days <03117>. It [was] the ninth
<08671> month <02320>, on the twentieth <06242> [day] of the
month <02320>; and all <03605> the people < 05971> sat <03427> in
the street <07339> of the house <01004> of God < 0430>, trembling
<07460> because <03588> of [this] matter <01697> , and for the
great rain <01653>.



10 And Ezra <05830> the priest <03548> stood < 06965> up, and
said <0559> unto them, Ye have transgressed <04603>, and have
taken <03427> strange <05237> wives <0802>, to increase <03254>
the trespass <0819> of Israel <03478>.



11 Now <06258> therefore make <05414> confession < 08426> unto
the LORD <03068> God <0430> of your fathers <01> , and do <06213>
his pleasure <07522>: and separate <0914> yourselves from the
people <05971> of the land <0776>, and from the strange <05237>
wives <0802>.



12 Then all <03605> the congregation <06951> answered <06030>
and said <0559> with a loud <01419> voice < 06963>, As thou hast
said <01697>, so <03651> must we do <06213>.



13 But the people <05971> [are] many <07227>, and [it is] a
time <06256> of much rain <01653>, and we are not able <03581>
to stand <05975> without <02351>, neither < 03808> [is this] a
work <04399> of one <0259> day <03117> or two <08147>: for we
are many <07235> that have transgressed <06586> in this <02088>
thing <01697>.



14 Let now <04994> our rulers <08269> of all < 03605> the
congregation <06951> stand <05975>, and let all < 03605> them
which have taken <03427> strange <05237> wives < 0802> in our
cities <05892> come <0935> at appointed <02163> times <06256>,
and with them the elders <02205> of every city <05892> , and the
judges <08199> thereof, until <05704> the fierce < 02740> wrath
<0639> of our God <0430> for this <02088> matter <01697> be
turned <07725> from us.



15. Only <0389> Jonathan <03083> the son < 01121> of Asahel
<06214> and Jahaziah <03167> the son <01121> of Tikvah <08616>
were employed <05975> about <05921> this <02063> [matter]: and
Meshullam <04918> and Shabbethai <07678> the Levite <03881>
helped <05826> them.



16 And the children <01121> of the captivity <01473> did
<06213> so <03651>. And Ezra <05830> the priest <03548>, [with]
certain <0592> chief <07218> of the fathers <01> , after the
house <01004> of their fathers <01>, and all < 03605> of them by
[their] names <08034>, were separated <0914>, and sat <03427>
down in the first <0259> day <03117> of the tenth < 06224> month
<02320> to examine <01875> the matter <01697>.



17 And they made an end <03615> with all <03605> the men <0582>
that had taken <03427> strange <05237> wives < 0802> by the first
<0259> day <03117> of the first <07223> month <02320>.



18 And among the sons <01121> of the priests <03548> there were
found <04672> that had taken <03427> strange < 05237> wives
<0802>: [namely], of the sons <01121> of Jeshua < 03442> the son
<01121> of Jozadak <03136>, and his brethren < 0251>; Maaseiah
<04641>, and Eliezer <0461>, and Jarib <03402>, and Gedaliah
<01436>.



19 And they gave <05414> their hands <03027> that they would
put <03318> away <03318> their wives <0802>; and [being] guilty
<0816>, [they offered] a ram <0352> of the flock < 06629> for
their trespass <0819>.



20 And of the sons <01121> of Immer <0564>; Hanani <02607>, and
Zebadiah <02069>.



21 And of the sons <01121> of Harim <02766>; Maaseiah <04641>,
and Elijah <0452>, and Shemaiah <08098>, and Jehiel <03171>, and
Uzziah <05818>.



22 And of the sons <01121> of Pashur <06583>; Elioenai <0454>,
Maaseiah <04641>, Ishmael <03458>, Nethaneel < 05417>, Jozabad
<03107>, and Elasah <0501>.



23 Also of the Levites <03881>; Jozabad <03107>, and Shimei
<08096>, and Kelaiah <07041>, (the same <01933> [is] Kelita
<07042>,) Pethahiah <06611>, Judah <03063>, and Eliezer <0461>.



24 Of the singers <07891> also; Eliashib <0475>: and of the
porters <07778>; Shallum <07967>, and Telem < 02928>, and Uri
<0221>.



25 Moreover of Israel <03478>: of the sons <01121> of Parosh
<06551>; Ramiah <07422>, and Jeziah <03150>, and Malchiah
<04441>, and Miamin <04326>, and Eleazar, and Malchijah <04441>,
and Benaiah <01141>.



26 And of the sons <01121> of Elam <05867>; Mattaniah <04983>,
Zechariah <02148>, and Jehiel <03171>, and Abdi < 05660>, and
Jeremoth <03406>, and Eliah <0452>.



27 And of the sons <01121> of Zattu <02240>; Elioenai <0454>,
Eliashib <0475>, Mattaniah <04983>, and Jeremoth < 03406>, and
Zabad <02066>, and Aziza <05819>.



28 Of the sons <01121> also of Bebai <0893>; Jehohanan <03076>,
Hananiah <02608>, Zabbai <02079>, [and] Athlai < 06270>.



29 And of the sons <01121> of Bani <01137>; Meshullam <04918>,
Malluch <04409>, and Adaiah <05718>, Jashub < 03437>, and Sheal
<07594>, and Ramoth <03406>.



30 And of the sons <01121> of Pahathmoab <06355>; Adna <05733>,
and Chelal <03636>, Benaiah <01141>, Maaseiah < 04641>, Mattaniah
<04983>, Bezaleel <01212>, and Binnui <01131>, and Manasseh
<04519>.



31 And [of] the sons <01121> of Harim <02766>; Eliezer <0461>,
Ishijah <03449>, Malchiah <04441>, Shemaiah < 08098>, Shimeon
<08095>,



32 Benjamin <01144>, Malluch <04409>, [and] Shemariah <08114>.



33 Of the sons <01121> of Hashum <02828>; Mattenai <04982>,
Mattathah <04992>, Zabad <02066>, Eliphelet < 0467>, Jeremai
<03413>, Manasseh <04519>, [and] Shimei <08096>.



34 Of the sons <01121> of Bani <01137>; Maadai < 04572>, Amram
<06019>, and Uel <0177>,



35 Benaiah <01141>, Bedeiah <0912>, Chelluh < 03622>,



36 Vaniah <02057>, Meremoth <04822>, Eliashib < 0475>,



37 Mattaniah <04983>, Mattenai <04982>, and Jaasau <03299>,



38 And Bani <01137>, and Binnui <01131>, Shimei < 08096>,



39 And Shelemiah <08018>, and Nathan <05416>, and Adaiah
<05718>,



40 Machnadebai <04367>, Shashai <08343>, Sharai < 08298>,



41 Azareel <05832>, and Shelemiah <08018>, Shemariah <08114>,



42 Shallum <07967>, Amariah <0568>, [and] Joseph < 03130>.



43 Of the sons <01121> of Nebo <05015>; Jeiel < 03273>,
Mattithiah <04993>, Zabad <02066>, Zebina, Jadau < 03035>, and
Joel <03100>, Benaiah <01141>.



44 All <03605> these <0428> had taken <05375> strange <05237>
wives <0802>: and [some] of them had <03426> wives <0802> by
whom they had <07760> children <01121>.









  
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