▲1.1 Now in the first H259 year H8141
of Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539, that the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 by the mouth H6310 of Jeremiah H3414 might be fulfilled H3615, the LORD H3068 stirred up H5782 the spirit H7307 of Cyrus H3566
king H4428 of Persia H6539, that he made a proclamation H5674H6963
throughout all his kingdom H4438,
and [put it] also in writing H4385,
saying H559, 1.2 Thus
saith H559 Cyrus H3566 king H4428
of Persia H6539, The LORD H3068 God H430
of heaven H8064 hath given H5414 me all the kingdoms H4467 of the earth H776; and he hath charged H6485 me to build H1129 him an house H1004 at Jerusalem H3389, which [is] in Judah H3063. 1.3 Who [is
there] among you of all his people H5971?
his God H430 be with him, and
let him go up H5927 to
Jerusalem H3389, which [is] in
Judah H3063, and build H1129 the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 God H430
of Israel H3478, (he [is] the
God H430,) which [is] in
Jerusalem H3389. 1.4 And
whosoever remaineth H7604 in
any place H4725 where he
sojourneth H1481, let the men H582 of his place H4725 help H5375
him with silver H3701, and
with gold H2091, and with
goods H7399, and with beasts H929, beside the freewill offering H5071 for the house H1004 of God H430
that [is] in Jerusalem H3389. 1.5 Then
rose up H6965 the chief H7218 of the fathers H1 of Judah H3063
and Benjamin H1144, and the
priests H3548, and the Levites
H3881, with all
[them] whose spirit H7307 God H430 had raised H5782, to go up H5927 to build H1129
the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 which [is] in Jerusalem H3389. 1.6 And all
they that [were] about H5439
them strengthened H2388 their
hands H3027 with vessels H3627 of silver H3701, with gold H2091, with goods H7399, and with beasts H929, and with precious things H4030, beside all [that] was willingly
offered H5068. 1.7 Also
Cyrus H3566 the king H4428 brought forth H3318 the vessels H3627 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068, which Nebuchadnezzar H5019 had brought forth H3318 out of Jerusalem H3389, and had put H5414 them in the house H1004 of his gods H430; 1.8 Even
those did Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539 bring forth H3318 by the hand H3027 of Mithredath H4990 the treasurer H1489, and numbered H5608 them unto Sheshbazzar H8339, the prince H5387 of Judah H3063. 1.9 And
this [is] the number H4557 of
them: thirty H7970 chargers H105 of gold H2091,
a thousand H505 chargers H105 of silver H3701,
nine H8672 and twenty H6242 knives H4252, 1.10 Thirty
H7970 basons H3713 of gold H2091,
silver H3701 basons H3713 of a second H4932 [sort] four H702 hundred H3967
and ten H6235, [and] other H312 vessels H3627
a thousand H505. 1.11 All
the vessels H3627 of gold H2091 and of silver H3701 [were] five H2568 thousand H505
and four H702 hundred H3967. All [these] did Sheshbazzar H8339 bring up H5927
with [them of] the captivity H1473
that were brought up H5927
from Babylon H894 unto
Jerusalem H3389. ▲2.1 Now these [are] the
children H1121 of the province
H4082 that went up H5927 out of the captivity H7628, of those which had been carried
away H1473, whom
Nebuchadnezzar H5019 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 had carried away H1540 unto Babylon H894, and came again H7725 unto Jerusalem H3389 and Judah H3063, every one H376 unto his city H5892; 2.2 Which
came H935 with Zerubbabel H2216: Jeshua H3442,
Nehemiah H5166, Seraiah H8304, Reelaiah H7480, Mordecai H4782, Bilshan H1114,
Mispar H4558, Bigvai H902, Rehum H7348,
Baanah H1196. The number H4557 of the men H582 of the people H5971 of Israel H3478: 2.3 The
children H1121 of Parosh H6551, two thousand H505 an hundred H3967 seventy H7657
and two H8147. 2.4 The
children H1121 of Shephatiah H8203, three H7969
hundred H3967 seventy H7657 and two H8147. 2.5 The
children H1121 of Arah H733, seven H7651
hundred H3967 seventy H7657 and five H2568. 2.6 The
children H1121 of Pahathmoab H6355, of the children H1121 of Jeshua H3442 [and] Joab H3097, two thousand H505 eight H8083
hundred H3967 and twelve H8147H6240. 2.7 The
children H1121 of Elam H5867, a thousand H505 two hundred H3967 fifty H2572
and four H702. 2.8 The
children H1121 of Zattu H2240, nine H8672
hundred H3967 forty H705 and five H2568. 2.9 The
children H1121 of Zaccai H2140, seven H7651
hundred H3967 and threescore H8346. 2.10 The
children H1121 of Bani H1137, six H8337
hundred H3967 forty H705 and two H8147. 2.11 The
children H1121 of Bebai H893, six H8337
hundred H3967 twenty H6242 and three H7969. 2.12 The
children H1121 of Azgad H5803, a thousand H505 two H8147
hundred H3967 twenty H6242 and two H8147. 2.13 The
children H1121 of Adonikam H140, six H8337
hundred H3967 sixty H8346 and six H8337. 2.14 The
children H1121 of Bigvai H902, two thousand H505 fifty H2572
and six H8337. 2.15 The
children H1121 of Adin H5720, four H702
hundred H3967 fifty H2572 and four H702. 2.16 The
children H1121 of Ater H333 of Hezekiah H3169, ninety H8673
and eight H8083. 2.17 The
children H1121 of Bezai H1209, three H7969
hundred H3967 twenty H6242 and three H7969. 2.18 The
children H1121 of Jorah H3139, an hundred H3967 and twelve H8147H6240. 2.19 The
children H1121 of Hashum H2828, two hundred H3967 twenty H6242
and three H7969. 2.20 The
children H1121 of Gibbar H1402, ninety H8673
and five H2568. 2.21 The
children H1121 of Bethlehem H1035, an hundred H3967 twenty H6242
and three H7969. 2.22 The
men H582 of Netophah H5199, fifty H2572
and six H8337. 2.23 The
men H582 of Anathoth H6068, an hundred H3967 twenty H6242
and eight H8083. 2.24 The
children H1121 of Azmaveth H5820, forty H705
and two H8147. 2.25 The
children H1121 of Kirjatharim H7157, Chephirah H3716, and Beeroth H881, seven H7651
hundred H3967 and forty H705 and three H7969. 2.26 The
children H1121 of Ramah H7414 and Gaba H1387,
six H8337 hundred H3967 twenty H6242
and one H259. 2.27 The
men H582 of Michmas H4363, an hundred H3967 twenty H6242
and two H8147. 2.28 The
men H582 of Bethel H1008 and Ai H5857,
two hundred H3967 twenty H6242 and three H7969. 2.29 The
children H1121 of Nebo H5015, fifty H2572
and two H8147. 2.30 The
children H1121 of Magbish H4019, an hundred H3967 fifty H2572
and six H8337. 2.31 The
children H1121 of the other H312 Elam H5867,
a thousand H505 two hundred H3967 fifty H2572
and four H702. 2.32 The
children H1121 of Harim H2766, three H7969
hundred H3967 and twenty H6242. 2.33 The
children H1121 of Lod H3850, Hadid H2307,
and Ono H207, seven H7651 hundred H3967
twenty H6242 and five H2568. 2.34 The
children H1121 of Jericho H3405, three H7969
hundred H3967 forty H705 and five H2568. 2.35 The
children H1121 of Senaah H5570, three H7969
thousand H505 and six H8337 hundred H3967
and thirty H7970. 2.36 The
priests H3548: the children H1121 of Jedaiah H3048, of the house H1004 of Jeshua H3442, nine H8672
hundred H3967 seventy H7657 and three H7969. 2.37 The
children H1121 of Immer H564, a thousand H505 fifty H2572
and two H8147. 2.38 The
children H1121 of Pashur H6583, a thousand H505 two hundred H3967 forty H705
and seven H7651. 2.39 The
children H1121 of Harim H2766, a thousand H505 and seventeen H7651H6240. 2.40 The
Levites H3881: the children H1121 of Jeshua H3442 and Kadmiel H6934, of the children H1121 of Hodaviah H1938, seventy H7657
and four H702. 2.41 The
singers H7891: the children H1121 of Asaph H623,
an hundred H3967 twenty H6242 and eight H8083. 2.42 The
children H1121 of the porters H7778: the children H1121 of Shallum H7967, the children H1121 of Ater H333,
the children H1121 of Talmon H2929, the children H1121 of Akkub H6126,
the children H1121 of Hatita H2410, the children H1121 of Shobai H7630, [in] all an hundred H3967 thirty H7970
and nine H8672. 2.43 The
Nethinims H5411: the children H1121 of Ziha H6727,
the children H1121 of Hasupha H2817, the children H1121 of Tabbaoth H2884, 2.44 The
children H1121 of Keros H7026, the children H1121 of Siaha H5517,
the children H1121 of Padon H6303, 2.45 The
children H1121 of Lebanah H3838, the children H1121 of Hagabah H2286, the children H1121 of Akkub H6126, 2.46 The
children H1121 of Hagab H2285, the children H1121 of Shalmai H8073, the children H1121 of Hanan H2605, 2.47 The
children H1121 of Giddel H1435, the children H1121 of Gahar H1515,
the children H1121 of Reaiah H7211, 2.48 The
children H1121 of Rezin H7526, the children H1121 of Nekoda H5353, the children H1121 of Gazzam H1502, 2.49 The
children H1121 of Uzza H5798, the children H1121 of Paseah H6454, the children H1121 of Besai H1153, 2.50 The
children H1121 of Asnah H619, the children H1121 of Mehunim H4586, the children H1121 of Nephusim H5300H5304, 2.51 The
children H1121 of Bakbuk H1227, the children H1121 of Hakupha H2709, the children H1121 of Harhur H2744, 2.52 The
children H1121 of Bazluth H1213, the children H1121 of Mehida H4240, the children H1121 of Harsha H2797, 2.53 The
children H1121 of Barkos H1302, the children H1121 of Sisera H5516, the children H1121 of Thamah H8547, 2.54 The
children H1121 of Neziah H5335, the children H1121 of Hatipha H2412. 2.55 The
children H1121 of Solomon's H8010 servants H5650:
the children H1121 of Sotai H5479, the children H1121 of Sophereth H5618, the children H1121 of Peruda H6514, 2.56 The
children H1121 of Jaalah H3279, the children H1121 of Darkon H1874, the children H1121 of Giddel H1435, 2.57 The
children H1121 of Shephatiah H8203, the children H1121 of Hattil H2411, the children H1121 of Pochereth of Zebaim H6380, the children H1121 of Ami H532. 2.58 All
the Nethinims H5411, and the
children H1121 of Solomon's H8010 servants H5650,
[were] three H7969 hundred H3967 ninety H8673
and two H8147. 2.59 And
these [were] they which went up H5927
from Telmelah H8528, Telharsa H8521, Cherub H3743,
Addan H135, [and] Immer H564: but they could H3201 not shew H5046
their father's H1 house H1004, and their seed H2233, whether they [were] of Israel H3478: 2.60 The
children H1121 of Delaiah H1806, the children H1121 of Tobiah H2900, the children H1121 of Nekoda H5353, six H8337
hundred H3967 fifty H2572 and two H8147. 2.61 And of
the children H1121 of the
priests H3548: the children H1121 of Habaiah H2252, the children H1121 of Koz H6976,
the children H1121 of
Barzillai H1271; which took H3947 a wife H802
of the daughters H1323 of
Barzillai H1271 the Gileadite H1569, and was called H7121 after their name H8034: 2.62 These
sought H1245 their register H3791 [among] those that were reckoned by
genealogy H3187, but they were
not found H4672: therefore
were they, as polluted H1351,
put from the priesthood H3550. 2.63 And
the Tirshatha H8660 said H559 unto them, that they should not eat H398 of the most H6944 holy things H6944, till there stood up H5975 a priest H3548
with Urim H224 and with
Thummim H8550. 2.64 The
whole congregation H6951
together H259 [was] forty H702H7239
and two thousand H505 three H7969 hundred H3967
[and] threescore H8346, 2.65 Beside
their servants H5650 and their
maids H519, of whom [there
were] seven H7651 thousand H505 three H7969
hundred H3967 thirty H7970 and seven H7651: and [there were] H428 among them two hundred H3967 singing men H7891 and singing women H7891. 2.66 Their
horses H5483 [were] seven H7651 hundred H3967
thirty H7970 and six H8337; their mules H6505, two hundred H3967 forty H705
and five H2568; 2.67 Their
camels H1581, four H702 hundred H3967
thirty H7970 and five H2568; [their] asses H2543, six H8337
thousand H505 seven H7651 hundred H3967
and twenty H6242. 2.68 And
[some] of the chief H7218 of
the fathers H1, when they came
H935 to the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 which [is] at Jerusalem H3389, offered freely H5068 for the house H1004 of God H430
to set it up H5975 in his
place H4349: 2.69 They
gave H5414 after their ability
H3581 unto the
treasure H214 of the work H4399 threescore H8337H7239
and one thousand H505 drams H1871 of gold H2091,
and five H2568 thousand H505 pound H4488
of silver H3701, and one
hundred H3967 priests' H3548 garments H3801. 2.70 So the
priests H3548, and the Levites
H3881, and [some]
of the people H5971, and the
singers H7891, and the porters
H7778, and the
Nethinims H5411, dwelt H3427 in their cities H5892, and all Israel H3478 in their cities H5892. ▲3.1 And when the seventh H7637 month H2320
was come H5060, and the
children H1121 of Israel H3478 [were] in the cities H5892, the people H5971 gathered themselves together H622 as one H259
man H376 to Jerusalem H3389. 3.2 Then
stood up H6965 Jeshua H3442 the son H1121
of Jozadak H3136, and his
brethren H251 the priests H3548, and Zerubbabel H2216 the son H1121
of Shealtiel H7597, and his
brethren H251, and builded H1129 the altar H4196 of the God H430 of Israel H3478,
to offer H5927 burnt offerings
H5930 thereon, as
[it is] written H3789 in the
law H8451 of Moses H4872 the man H376
of God H430. 3.3 And
they set H3559 the altar H4196 upon his bases H4350; for fear H367 [was] upon them because of the
people H5971 of those
countries H776: and they
offered H5927 burnt offerings H5930 thereon unto the LORD H3068, [even] burnt offerings H5930 morning H1242
and evening H6153. 3.4 They
kept H6213 also the feast H2282 of tabernacles H5521, as [it is] written H3789, and [offered] the daily H3117H3117
burnt offerings H5930 by
number H4557, according to the
custom H4941, as the duty H1697 of every day H3117 required H3117; 3.5 And
afterward H310 [offered] the
continual H8548 burnt offering
H5930, both of the
new moons H2320, and of all
the set feasts H4150 of the
LORD H3068 that were
consecrated H6942, and of
every one that willingly offered H5068
a freewill offering H5071 unto
the LORD H3068. 3.6 From
the first H259 day H3117 of the seventh H7637 month H2320
began H2490 they to offer H5927 burnt offerings H5930 unto the LORD H3068. But the foundation H3245 of the temple H1964 of the LORD H3068 was not [yet] laid H3245. 3.7 They
gave H5414 money H3701 also unto the masons H2672, and to the carpenters H2796; and meat H3978, and drink H4960, and oil H8081,
unto them of Zidon H6722, and
to them of Tyre H6876, to
bring H935 cedar H730 trees H6086
from Lebanon H3844 to the sea H3220 of Joppa H3305,
according to the grant H7558
that they had of Cyrus H3566
king H4428 of Persia H6539. 3.8 Now in
the second H8145 year H8141 of their coming H935 unto the house H1004 of God H430
at Jerusalem H3389, in the
second H8145 month H2320, began H2490
Zerubbabel H2216 the son H1121 of Shealtiel H7597, and Jeshua H3442 the son H1121
of Jozadak H3136, and the
remnant H7605 of their
brethren H251 the priests H3548 and the Levites H3881, and all they that were come out H935 of the captivity H7628 unto Jerusalem H3389; and appointed H5975 the Levites H3881, from twenty H6242 years H8141
old H1121 and upward H4605, to set forward H5329 the work H4399
of the house H1004 of the LORD
H3068. 3.9 Then
stood H5975 Jeshua H3442 [with] his sons H1121 and his brethren H251, Kadmiel H6934
and his sons H1121, the sons H1121 of Judah H3063,
together H259, to set forward H5329 the workmen H6213H4399
in the house H1004 of God H430: the sons H1121
of Henadad H2582, [with] their
sons H1121 and their brethren H251 the Levites H3881. 3.10 And
when the builders H1129 laid
the foundation H3245 of the
temple H1964 of the LORD H3068, they set H5975 the priests H3548 in their apparel H3847 with trumpets H2689, and the Levites H3881 the sons H1121
of Asaph H623 with cymbals H4700, to praise H1984 the LORD H3068,
after the ordinance H3027 of
David H1732 king H4428 of Israel H3478. 3.11 And
they sang together by course H6030
in praising H1984 and giving
thanks H3034 unto the LORD H3068; because [he is] good H2896, for his mercy H2617 [endureth] for ever H5769 toward Israel H3478. And all the people H5971 shouted H7321
with a great H1419 shout H8643, when they praised H1984 the LORD H3068,
because the foundation H3245
of the house H1004 of the LORD
H3068 was laid H3245. 3.12 But
many H7227 of the priests H3548 and Levites H3881 and chief H7218 of the fathers H1, [who were] ancient men H2205, that had seen H7200 the first H7223 house H1004,
when the foundation H3245 of
this house H1004 was laid H3245 before their eyes H5869, wept H1058
with a loud H1419 voice H6963; and many H7227 shouted H8643
aloud H7311 for joy H8057: 3.13 So
that the people H5971 could
not discern H5234 the noise H6963 of the shout H8643 of joy H8057
from the noise H6963 of the
weeping H1065 of the people H5971: for the people H5971 shouted H7321
with a loud H1419 shout H8643, and the noise H6963 was heard H8085 afar off H7350. ▲4.1 Now when the adversaries H6862 of Judah H3063
and Benjamin H1144 heard H8085 that the children H1121 of the captivity H1473 builded H1129
the temple H1964 unto the LORD
H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478; 4.2 Then
they came H5066 to Zerubbabel H2216, and to the chief H7218 of the fathers H1, and said H559
unto them, Let us build H1129
with you: for we seek H1875
your God H430, as ye [do]; and
we do sacrifice H2076 unto him
since the days H3117 of
Esarhaddon H634 king H4428 of Assur H804,
which brought us up hither H5927. 4.3 But
Zerubbabel H2216, and Jeshua H3442, and the rest H7605 of the chief H7218 of the fathers H1 of Israel H3478,
said H559 unto them, Ye have
nothing to do with us to build H1129
an house H1004 unto our God H430; but we ourselves together H3162 will build H1129 unto the LORD H3068 God H430
of Israel H3478, as king H4428 Cyrus H3566
the king H4428 of Persia H6539 hath commanded H6680 us. 4.4 Then
the people H5971 of the land H776 weakened H7503
the hands H3027 of the people H5971 of Judah H3063,
and troubled H926H1089 them in building H1129, 4.5 And
hired H7936 counsellors H3289 against them, to frustrate H6565 their purpose H6098, all the days H3117 of Cyrus H3566
king H4428 of Persia H6539, even until the reign H4438 of Darius H1867 king H4428
of Persia H6539. 4.6 And in
the reign H4438 of Ahasuerus H325, in the beginning H8462 of his reign H4438, wrote H3789
they [unto him] an accusation H7855
against the inhabitants H3427
of Judah H3063 and Jerusalem H3389. 4.7 And in
the days H3117 of Artaxerxes H783 wrote H3789
Bishlam H1312, Mithredath H4990, Tabeel H2870,
and the rest H7605 of their
companions H3674, unto
Artaxerxes H783 king H4428 of Persia H6539; and the writing H3791 of the letter H5406 [was] written H3789 in the Syrian tongue H762, and interpreted H8638 in the Syrian tongue H762. 4.8 Rehum H7348 the chancellor H1169H2942
and Shimshai H8124 the scribe H5613 wrote H3790
a H2298 letter H104 against H5922
Jerusalem H3390 to Artaxerxes H783 the king H4430
in this sort H3660: 4.9 Then H116 [wrote] Rehum H7348 the chancellor H1169H2942,
and Shimshai H8124 the scribe H5613, and the rest H7606 of their companions H3675; the Dinaites H1784, the Apharsathchites H671, the Tarpelites H2967, the Apharsites H670, the Archevites H756, the Babylonians H896, the Susanchites H7801, the Dehavites H1723, [and] the Elamites H5962, 4.10 And
the rest H7606 of the nations H524 whom H1768
the great H7229 and noble H3358 Asnappar H620
brought over H1541, and set H3488H1994
in the cities H7149 of Samaria
H8115, and the rest
H7606 [that are] on
this side H5675 the river H5103, and at such a time H3706. 4.11 This H1836 [is] the copy H6573 of the letter H104 that H1768
they sent H7972 unto him H5922, [even] unto Artaxerxes H783 the king H4430;
Thy servants H5649 the men H606 on this side H5675 the river H5103, and at such a time H3706. 4.12 Be it H1934 known H3046
unto the king H4430, that the
Jews H3062 which H1768 came up H5559
from H4481 thee H3890 to us H5922
are come H858 unto Jerusalem H3390, building H1124 the rebellious H4779 and the bad H873 city H7149,
and have set up H3635H3635 the walls H7792 [thereof], and joined H2338 the foundations H787. 4.13 Be it
known H3046H1934 now H3705
unto the king H4430, that, if H2006 this H1791
city H7149 be builded H1124, and the walls H7792 set up H3635
[again, then] will they not H3809
pay H5415 toll H4061, tribute H1093,
and custom H1983, and [so]
thou shalt endamage H5142 the
revenue H674 of the kings H4430. 4.14 Now H3705 because H6903H3606 we have H1768 maintenance H4415H4416
from [the king's] palace H1965,
and it was not H3809 meet H749 for us to see H2370 the king's H4430 dishonour H6173, therefore H5922H1836
have we sent H7972 and
certified H3046 the king H4430; 4.15 That
search H1240 may be made in
the book H5609 of the records H1799 of thy fathers H2: so shalt thou find H7912 in the book H5609 of the records H1799, and know H3046 that this H1791 city H7149
[is] a rebellious H4779 city H7149, and hurtful H5142 unto kings H4430 and provinces H4083, and that they have moved H5648 sedition H849
within the same H1459 of H4481 old H5957
time H3118: for H5922 which H1836
cause was this H1791 city H7149 destroyed H2718. 4.16 We H586 certify H3046
the king H4430 that, if H2006 this H1791
city H7149 be builded H1124 [again], and the walls H7792 thereof set up H3635, by this H1836
means H6903 thou shalt have H383 no H3809
portion H2508 on this side H5675 the river H5103. 4.17 [Then]
sent H7972 the king H4430 an answer H6600 unto H5922
Rehum H7348 the chancellor H1169H2942,
and [to] Shimshai H8124 the
scribe H5613, and [to] the
rest H7606 of their companions
H3675 that dwell H3488 in Samaria H8115, and [unto] the rest H7606 beyond H5675
the river H5103, Peace H8001, and at such a time H3706. 4.18 The
letter H5407 which ye sent H7972 unto us H5922
hath been plainly H6568 read H7123 before H6925
me. 4.19 And I H4481 commanded H7761H2942,
and search H1240 hath been
made, and it is found H7912
that this H1791 city H7149 of H4481
old H5957 time H3118 hath made insurrection H5376 against H5922
kings H4430, and [that]
rebellion H4776 and sedition H849 have been made H5648 therein. 4.20 There
have been H1934 mighty H8624 kings H4430
also over H5922 Jerusalem H3390, which have ruled H7990 over all H3606
[countries] beyond H5675 the
river H5103; and toll H4061, tribute H1093,
and custom H1983, was paid H3052 unto them. 4.21 Give H7761 ye now H3705
commandment H2942 to cause H989 these H479
men H1400 to cease H989, and that this H1791 city H7149
be not H3809 builded H1124, until H5705
[another] commandment H2941
shall be given H7761 from me H4481. 4.22 Take
heed H1934H2095 now that ye fail H7960 not to do H5922H5648
this H1836: why H4101 should damage H2257 grow H7680
to the hurt H5142 of the kings
H4430? 4.23 Now H116 when H4481H1768 the copy H6573 of king H4430
Artaxerxes' H783 letter H5407 [was] read H7123 before H6925
Rehum H7348, and Shimshai H8124 the scribe H5613, and their companions H3675, they went up H236 in haste H924
to Jerusalem H3390 unto H5922 the Jews H3062,
and made them H1994 to cease H989 by force H153
and power H2429. 4.24 Then H116 ceased H989
the work H5673 of the house H1005 of God H426
which [is] at Jerusalem H3390.
So it ceased H1934H989 unto H5705
the second H8648 year H8140 of the reign H4437 of Darius H1868 king H4430
of Persia H6540. ▲5.1 Then the prophets H5029, Haggai H2292
the prophet H5029, and
Zechariah H2148 the son H1247 of Iddo H5714,
prophesied H5013 unto H5922 the Jews H3062
that [were] in Judah H3061 and
Jerusalem H3390 in the name H8036 of the God H426 of Israel H3479,
[even] unto H5922 them. 5.2 Then H116 rose up H6966
Zerubbabel H2217 the son H1247 of Shealtiel H7598, and Jeshua H3443 the son H1247
of Jozadak H3136, and began H8271 to build H1124
the house H1005 of God H426 which [is] at Jerusalem H3390: and with them H5974 [were] the prophets H5029 of God H426
helping H5583 them. 5.3 At the
same time H2166 came H858 to them Tatnai H8674, governor H6347 on this side H5675 the river H5103, and Shetharboznai H8370, and their companions H3675, and said H560 thus H3652
unto them H5922, Who H4479 hath commanded H7761H2942
you to build H1124 this H1836 house H1005,
and to make up H3635 this H1836 wall H846? 5.4 Then H116 said H560
we unto them after this manner H3660,
What H4479 are H581 the names H8036
of the men H1400 that make H1124 this H1836
building H1147? 5.5 But the
eye H5870 of their God H426 was H1934
upon H5922 the elders H7868 of the Jews H3062, that they could not H3809 cause H989
them H1994 to cease H989, till H5705
the matter H2941 came H1946 to Darius H1868: and then H116 they returned answer H8421 by letter H5407 concerning H5922 this H1836
[matter]. 5.6 The
copy H6573 of the letter H104 that Tatnai H8674, governor H6347 on this side H5675 the river H5103, and Shetharboznai H8370, and his companions H3675 the Apharsachites H671, which [were] on this side H5675 the river H5103, sent H7972
unto H5922 Darius H1868 the king H4430: 5.7 They
sent H7972 a letter H6600 unto H5922
him, wherein H1459 was written
H3790 thus H1836; Unto Darius H1868 the king H4430,
all H3606 peace H8001. 5.8 Be it
known H1934H3046 unto the king H4430, that we went H236 into the province H4083 of Judea H3061,
to the house H1005 of the
great H7229 God H426, which is builded H1124 with great H1560 stones H69,
and timber H636 is laid H7761 in the walls H3797, and this H1791 work H5673
goeth H5648 fast H629 on, and prospereth H6744 in their hands H3028. 5.9 Then H116 asked H7593
we those H479 elders H7868, [and] said H560 unto them thus H3660, Who H4479
commanded H7761H2942 you to build H1124 this H1836
house H1005, and to make up H3635 these H1836
walls H846? 5.10 We
asked H7593 their names H8036 also H638,
to certify H3046 thee, that we
might write H3790 the names H8036 of the men H1400 that [were] the chief H7217 of them. 5.11 And
thus H3660 they returned H8421 us answer H6600, saying H560,
We H586 are H1994 the servants H5649 of the God H426 of heaven H8065
and earth H772, and build H1124 the house H1005 that was H1934
builded H1124 these H1836 many H7690
years H8140 ago H6928, which a great H7229 king H4430
of Israel H3479 builded H1124 and set up H3635. 5.12 But H3861 after H4481
that our fathers H2 had
provoked H7265 the God H426 of heaven H8065
unto wrath H7265, he gave H3052 them H1994
into the hand H3028 of
Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 of Babylon H895, the Chaldean H3679, who destroyed H5642 this H1836
house H1005, and carried H1541 the people H5972 away H1541
into Babylon H895. 5.13 But H1297 in the first H2298 year H8140
of Cyrus H3567 the king H4430 of Babylon H895 [the same] king H4430 Cyrus H3567
made H7761 a decree H2942 to build H1124
this H1836 house H1005 of God H426. 5.14 And
the vessels H3984 also H638 of H1768
gold H1722 and silver H3702 of the house H1005 of God H426,
which Nebuchadnezzar H5020
took H5312 out of H4481 the temple H1965 that [was] in Jerusalem H3390, and brought H2987 them into the temple H1965 of Babylon H895, those H1994
did Cyrus H3567 the king H4430 take H5312
out of H4481 the temple H1965 of Babylon H895, and they were delivered H3052 unto [one], whose name H8036 [was] Sheshbazzar H8340, whom he had made H7761 governor H6347; 5.15 And
said H560 unto him, Take H5376 these H412
vessels H3984, go H236, carry H5182
them H1994 into the temple H1965 that [is] in Jerusalem H3390, and let the house H1005 of God H426
be builded H1124 in H5922 his place H870. 5.16 Then H116 came H858
the same H1791 Sheshbazzar H8340, [and] laid H3052 the foundation H787 of the house H1005 of God H426
which [is] in Jerusalem H3390:
and since H4481 that time H116 even until H5705 now H3705
hath it been in building H1124,
and [yet] it is not H3809
finished H8000. 5.17 Now H3705 therefore, if H2006 [it seem] good H2869 to H5922
the king H4430, let there be
search H1240 made in the
king's H4430 treasure H1596 house H1005,
which [is] there H8536 at
Babylon H895, whether H2006 it be H383
[so], that a decree H2942 was
made H7761 of H4481 Cyrus H3567
the king H4430 to build H1124 this H1791
house H1005 of God H426 at Jerusalem H3390, and let the king H4430 send H7972
his pleasure H7470 to us
concerning H5922 this matter H1836. ▲6.1 Then H116 Darius H1868
the king H4430 made H7761 a decree H2942,
and search H1240 was made in
the house H1005 of the rolls H5609, where H8536
the treasures H1596 were laid
up H5182 in Babylon H895. 6.2 And
there was found H7912 at
Achmetha H307, in the palace H1001 that [is] in the province H4083 of the Medes H4076, a H2298
roll H4040, and therein H1459 [was] a record H1799 thus H3652
written H3790: 6.3 In the
first H2298 year H8140 of Cyrus H3567
the king H4430 [the same]
Cyrus H3567 the king H4430 made H7761
a decree H2942 [concerning]
the house H1005 of God H426 at Jerusalem H3390, Let the house H1005 be builded H1124, the place H870 where they offered H1684 sacrifices H1685, and let the foundations H787 thereof be strongly laid H5446; the height H7314 thereof threescore H8361 cubits H521,
[and] the breadth H6613
thereof threescore H8361
cubits H521; 6.4 [With]
three H8532 rows H5073 of great H1560
stones H69, and a row H5073 of new H2323
timber H636: and let the
expenses H5313 be given H3052 out of H4481
the king's H4430 house H1005: 6.5 And
also H638 let the golden H1722 and silver H3702 vessels H3984
of the house H1005 of God H426, which Nebuchadnezzar H5020 took forth H5312 out of H4481
the temple H1965 which [is] at
Jerusalem H3390, and brought H2987 unto Babylon H895, be restored H8421, and brought again H1946 unto the temple H1965 which [is] at Jerusalem H3390, [every one] to his place H870, and place H5182 [them] in the house H1005 of God H426. 6.6 Now H3705 [therefore], Tatnai H8674, governor H6347 beyond H5675
the river H5103, Shetharboznai
H8370, and your
companions H3675 the
Apharsachites H671, which
[are] beyond H5675 the river H5103, be ye H1934
far H7352 from H4481 thence H8536: 6.7 Let the
work H5673 of this H1791 house H1005
of God H426 alone H7662; let the governor H6347 of the Jews H3062 and the elders H7868 of the Jews H3062 build H1124
this H1791 house H1005 of God H426
in H5922 his place H870. 6.8
Moreover I H4481 make H7761 a decree H2942
what H3964 ye shall do H5648 to H5974
the elders H7868 of these H479 Jews H3062
for the building H1124 of this
H1791 house H1005 of God H426:
that of the king's H4430 goods
H5232, [even] of H1768 the tribute H4061 beyond H5675
the river H5103, forthwith H629 expenses H5313
be H1934 given H3052 unto these H479 men H1400,
that they be not H3809
hindered H989. 6.9 And
that which H4101 they have
need of H2818, both young H1123 bullocks H8450,
and rams H1798, and lambs H563, for the burnt offerings H5928 of the God H426 of heaven H8065,
wheat H2591, salt H4416, wine H2562,
and oil H4887, according to
the appointment H3983 of the
priests H3549 which [are] at
Jerusalem H3390, let it be H1934 given H3052
them day H3118 by day H3118 without H3809
fail H7960: 6.10 That
they may offer H1934H7127 sacrifices of sweet savours H5208 unto the God H426 of heaven H8065,
and pray H6739 for the life H2417 of the king H4430, and of his sons H1123. 6.11 Also H4481 I have made H7761 a decree H2942,
that whosoever H3606H606 shall alter H8133 this H1836
word H6600, let timber H636 be pulled down H5256 from H4481
his house H1005, and being set
up H2211, let him be hanged H4223 thereon H5922;
and let his house H1005 be
made H5648 a dunghill H5122 for H5922
this H1836. 6.12 And
the God H426 that hath caused
his name H8036 to dwell H7932 there H8536
destroy H4049 all H3606 kings H4430
and people H5972, that shall
put H7972 to their hand H3028 to alter H8133
[and] to destroy H2255 this H1791 house H1005
of God H426 which [is] at
Jerusalem H3390. I H576 Darius H1868
have made H7761 a decree H2942; let it be done H5648 with speed H629. 6.13 Then H116 Tatnai H8674,
governor H6347 on this side H5675 the river H5103, Shetharboznai H8370, and their companions H3675, according H6903 to that which Darius H1868 the king H4430
had sent H7972, so H3660 they did H5648
speedily H629. 6.14 And
the elders H7868 of the Jews H3062 builded H1124,
and they prospered H6744
through the prophesying H5017
of Haggai H2292 the prophet H5029 and Zechariah H2148 the son H1247
of Iddo H5714. And they
builded H1124, and finished H3635 [it], according H4481 to the commandment H2941 of the God H426 of Israel H3479,
and according to the commandment H2942
of Cyrus H3567, and Darius H1868, and Artaxerxes H783 king H4430
of Persia H6540. 6.15 And
this H1836 house H1005 was finished H3319 on H5705
the third H8532 day H3118 of the month H3393 Adar H144,
which was H1932 in the sixth H8353 year H8140
of the reign H4437 of Darius H1868 the king H4430. 6.16 And
the children H1123 of Israel H3479, the priests H3549, and the Levites H3879, and the rest H7606 of the children H1123 of the captivity H1547, kept H5648
the dedication H2597 of this H1836 house H1005
of God H426 with joy H2305, 6.17 And
offered H7127 at the
dedication H2597 of this H1836 house H1005
of God H426 an hundred H3969 bullocks H8450,
two hundred H3969 rams H1798, four H703
hundred H3969 lambs H563; and for a sin offering H2402H2409
for H5922 all H3606 Israel H3479,
twelve H8648H6236 he H6841
goats H5796, according to the
number H4510 of the tribes H7625 of Israel H3479. 6.18 And
they set H6966 the priests H3549 in their divisions H6392, and the Levites H3879 in their courses H4255, for H5922
the service H5673 of God H426, which [is] at Jerusalem H3390; as it is written H3792 in the book H5609 of Moses H4873. 6.19 And
the children H1121 of the
captivity H1473 kept H6213 the passover H6453 upon the fourteenth H702H6240
[day] of the first H7223 month
H2320. 6.20 For
the priests H3548 and the
Levites H3881 were purified H2891 together H259,
all of them [were] pure H2889,
and killed H7819 the passover H6453 for all the children H1121 of the captivity H1473, and for their brethren H251 the priests H3548, and for themselves. 6.21 And
the children H1121 of Israel H3478, which were come again H7725 out of captivity H1473, and all such as had separated H914 themselves unto them from the
filthiness H2932 of the
heathen H1471 of the land H776, to seek H1875
the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478,
did eat H398, 6.22 And
kept H6213 the feast H2282 of unleavened bread H4682 seven H7651
days H3117 with joy H8057: for the LORD H3068 had made them joyful H8055, and turned H5437 the heart H3820 of the king H4428 of Assyria H804 unto them, to strengthen H2388 their hands H3027 in the work H4399 of the house H1004 of God H430,
the God H430 of Israel H3478. ▲7.1 Now after H310 these things H1697, in the reign H4438 of Artaxerxes H783 king H4428
of Persia H6539, Ezra H5830 the son H1121
of Seraiah H8304, the son H1121 of Azariah H5838, the son H1121
of Hilkiah H2518, 7.2 The son
H1121 of Shallum H7967, the son H1121
of Zadok H6659, the son H1121 of Ahitub H285, 7.3 The son
H1121 of Amariah H568, the son H1121
of Azariah H5838, the son H1121 of Meraioth H4812, 7.4 The son
H1121 of Zerahiah H2228, the son H1121
of Uzzi H5813, the son H1121 of Bukki H1231, 7.5 The son
H1121 of Abishua H50, the son H1121
of Phinehas H6372, the son H1121 of Eleazar H499, the son H1121
of Aaron H175 the chief H7218 priest H3548: 7.6 This
Ezra H5830 went up H5927 from Babylon H894; and he [was] a ready H4106 scribe H5608
in the law H8451 of Moses H4872, which the LORD H3068 God H430
of Israel H3478 had given H5414: and the king H4428 granted H5414
him all his request H1246,
according to the hand H3027 of
the LORD H3068 his God H430 upon him. 7.7 And
there went up H5927 [some] of
the children H1121 of Israel H3478, and of the priests H3548, and the Levites H3881, and the singers H7891, and the porters H7778, and the Nethinims H5411, unto Jerusalem H3389, in the seventh H7651 year H8141
of Artaxerxes H783 the king H4428. 7.8 And he
came H935 to Jerusalem H3389 in the fifth H2549 month H2320,
which [was] in the seventh H7637
year H8141 of the king H4428. 7.9 For
upon the first H259 [day] of
the first H7223 month H2320 began H3246
he to go up H4609 from Babylon
H894, and on the
first H259 [day] of the fifth H2549 month H2320
came H935 he to Jerusalem H3389, according to the good H2896 hand H3027
of his God H430 upon him. 7.10 For
Ezra H5830 had prepared H3559 his heart H3824 to seek H1875
the law H8451 of the LORD H3068, and to do H6213 [it], and to teach H3925 in Israel H3478 statutes H2706
and judgments H4941. 7.11 Now
this [is] the copy H6572 of
the letter H5406 that the king
H4428 Artaxerxes H783 gave H5414
unto Ezra H5830 the priest H3548, the scribe H5608, [even] a scribe H5608 of the words H1697 of the commandments H4687 of the LORD H3068, and of his statutes H2706 to Israel H3478. 7.12
Artaxerxes H783, king H4430 of kings H4430,
unto Ezra H5831 the priest H3549, a scribe H5613 of the law H1882 of the God H426 of heaven H8065,
perfect H1585 [peace], and at
such a time H3706. 7.13 I H4481 make H7761
a decree H2942, that all H3606 they of H4481
the people H5972 of Israel H3479, and [of] his priests H3549 and Levites H3879, in my realm H4437, which are minded of their own
freewill H5069 to go up H1946 to Jerusalem H3390, go H1946
with thee H5974. 7.14
Forasmuch H1768H6903 as H3606
thou art sent H7972 of H4481H6925
the king H4430, and of his
seven H7655 counsellors H3272, to enquire H1240 concerning H5922 Judah H3061
and Jerusalem H3390, according
to the law H1882 of thy God H426 which [is] in thine hand H3028; 7.15 And to
carry H2987 the silver H3702 and gold H1722,
which the king H4430 and his
counsellors H3272 have freely
offered H5069 unto the God H426 of Israel H3479,
whose H1768 habitation H4907 [is] in Jerusalem H3390, 7.16 And
all H3606 the silver H3702 and gold H1722
that thou canst find H7912 in
all H3606 the province H4083 of Babylon H895, with H5974
the freewill offering H5069 of
the people H5972, and of the
priests H3549, offering
willingly H5069 for the house H1005 of their God H426 which [is] in Jerusalem H3390: 7.17 That H3606H6903
thou mayest buy H7066 speedily
H629 with this H1836 money H3702
bullocks H8450, rams H1798, lambs H563,
with their meat offerings H4504
and their drink offerings H5261,
and offer H7127 them H1994 upon H5922
the altar H4056 of the house H1005 of your God H426 which [is] in Jerusalem H3390. 7.18 And
whatsoever H4101H1768 shall seem good H3191 to thee, and to H5922 thy brethren H252, to do H5648
with the rest H7606 of the
silver H3702 and the gold H1722, that do H5648
after the will H7470 of your
God H426. 7.19 The
vessels H3984 also that are
given H3052 thee for the
service H6402 of the house H1005 of thy God H426, [those] deliver H8000 thou before H6925 the God H426
of Jerusalem H3390. 7.20 And
whatsoever more H7606 shall be
needful H2819 for the house H1005 of thy God H426, which thou shalt have occasion H5308 to bestow H5415, bestow H5415
[it] out of H4481 the king's H4430 treasure H1596
house H1005. 7.21 And I H4481, [even] I H576 Artaxerxes H783 the king H4430,
do make H7761 a decree H2942 to all H3606
the treasurers H1490 which
[are] beyond H5675 the river H5103, that whatsoever Ezra H5831 the priest H3549, the scribe H5613 of the law H1882 of the God H426 of heaven H8065,
shall require H7593 of you, it
be done H5648 speedily H629, 7.22 Unto H5705 an hundred H3969 talents H3604
of silver H3702, and to an
hundred H3969 measures H3734 of wheat H2591,
and to an hundred H3969 baths H1325 of wine H2562,
and to an hundred H3969 baths H1325 of oil H4887,
and salt H4416 without H3809 prescribing H3792 [how much]. 7.23
Whatsoever H3606 is commanded
by H2941H4481 the God H426
of heaven H8065, let it be
diligently H149 done H5648 for the house H1005 of the God H426 of heaven H8065:
for H1768 why H4101 should there be H1934 wrath H7109
against H5922 the realm H4437 of the king H4430 and his sons H1123? 7.24 Also
we certify H3046 you, that
touching any H3606 of the
priests H3549 and Levites H3879, singers H2171,
porters H8652, Nethinims H5412, or ministers H6399 of this H1836
house H1005 of God H426, it shall not H3809 be lawful H7990 to impose H7412 toll H4061,
tribute H1093, or custom H1983, upon H5922
them. 7.25 And
thou H607, Ezra H5831, after the wisdom H2452 of thy God H426, that [is] in thine hand H3028, set H4483
magistrates H8200 and judges H1782, which may judge H1934H1778
all H3606 the people H5972 that [are] beyond H5675 the river H5103, all H3606
such as know H3046 the laws H1882 of thy God H426; and teach H3046 ye them that know H3046 [them] not H3809. 7.26 And
whosoever H3606 will not H3809 do H1934H5648 the law H1882 of thy God H426, and the law H1882 of the king H4430, let judgment H1780 be H1934
executed H5648 speedily H629 upon him H4481,
whether H2006 [it be] unto
death H4193, or H2006 to banishment H8332, or H2006
to confiscation H6065 of goods
H5232, or to
imprisonment H613. 7.27
Blessed H1288 [be] the LORD H3068 God H430
of our fathers H1, which hath
put H5414 [such a thing] as
this in the king's H4428 heart
H3820, to beautify H6286 the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 which [is] in Jerusalem H3389: 7.28 And
hath extended H5186 mercy H2617 unto me before H6440 the king H4428,
and his counsellors H3289, and
before all the king's H4428
mighty H1368 princes H8269. And I was strengthened H2388 as the hand H3027 of the LORD H3068 my God H430
[was] upon me, and I gathered together H6908
out of Israel H3478 chief men H7218 to go up H5927
with me. ▲8.1 These [are] now the chief H7218 of their fathers H1, and [this is] the genealogy H3187 of them that went up H5927 with me from Babylon H894, in the reign H4438 of Artaxerxes H783 the king H4428. 8.2 Of the
sons H1121 of Phinehas H6372; Gershom H1647:
of the sons H1121 of Ithamar H385; Daniel H1840:
of the sons H1121 of David H1732; Hattush H2407. 8.3 Of the
sons H1121 of Shechaniah H7935, of the sons H1121 of Pharosh H6551; Zechariah H2148: and with him were reckoned by
genealogy H3187 of the males H2145 an hundred H3967 and fifty H2572. 8.4 Of the
sons H1121 of Pahathmoab H6355; Elihoenai H454 the son H1121
of Zerahiah H2228, and with
him two hundred H3967 males H2145. 8.5 Of the
sons H1121 of Shechaniah H7935; the son H1121
of Jahaziel H3166, and with
him three H7969 hundred H3967 males H2145. 8.6 Of the
sons H1121 also of Adin H5720; Ebed H5651
the son H1121 of Jonathan H3129, and with him fifty H2572 males H2145. 8.7 And of
the sons H1121 of Elam H5867; Jeshaiah H3470 the son H1121
of Athaliah H6271, and with
him seventy H7657 males H2145. 8.8 And of
the sons H1121 of Shephatiah H8203; Zebadiah H2069 the son H1121
of Michael H4317, and with him
fourscore H8084 males H2145. 8.9 Of the
sons H1121 of Joab H3097; Obadiah H5662
the son H1121 of Jehiel H3171, and with him two hundred H3967 and eighteen H8083H6240
males H2145. 8.10 And of
the sons H1121 of Shelomith H8019; the son H1121
of Josiphiah H3131, and with
him an hundred H3967 and
threescore H8346 males H2145. 8.11 And of
the sons H1121 of Bebai H893; Zechariah H2148 the son H1121
of Bebai H893, and with him
twenty H6242 and eight H8083 males H2145. 8.12 And of
the sons H1121 of Azgad H5803; Johanan H3110
the son H1121 of Hakkatan H6997, and with him an hundred H3967 and ten H6235
males H2145. 8.13 And of
the last H314 sons H1121 of Adonikam H140, whose names H8034 [are] these, Eliphelet H467, Jeiel H3273,
and Shemaiah H8098, and with
them threescore H8346 males H2145. 8.14 Of the
sons H1121 also of Bigvai H902; Uthai H5793,
and Zabbud H2072H2139, and with them seventy H7657 males H2145. 8.15 And I
gathered them together H6908
to the river H5104 that
runneth H935 to Ahava H163; and there abode we in tents H2583 three H7969
days H3117: and I viewed H995 the people H5971, and the priests H3548, and found H4672 there none of the sons H1121 of Levi H3878. 8.16 Then
sent H7971 I for Eliezer H461, for Ariel H740, for Shemaiah H8098, and for Elnathan H494, and for Jarib H3402, and for Elnathan H494, and for Nathan H5416, and for Zechariah H2148, and for Meshullam H4918, chief men H7218; also for Joiarib H3114, and for Elnathan H494, men of understanding H995. 8.17 And I
sent H6680 them with
commandment H3318 unto Iddo H112 the chief H7218
at the place H4725 Casiphia H3703, and I told H7760H6310
them what H1697 they should
say H1696 unto Iddo H112, [and] to his brethren H251 the Nethinims H5411H5411,
at the place H4725 Casiphia H3703, that they should bring H935 unto us ministers H8334 for the house H1004 of our God H430. 8.18 And by
the good H2896 hand H3027 of our God H430 upon us they brought H935 us a man H376
of understanding H7922, of the
sons H1121 of Mahli H4249, the son H1121
of Levi H3878, the son H1121 of Israel H3478; and Sherebiah H8274, with his sons H1121 and his brethren H251, eighteen H8083H6240; 8.19 And
Hashabiah H2811, and with him
Jeshaiah H3470 of the sons H1121 of Merari H4847, his brethren H251 and their sons H1121, twenty H6242; 8.20 Also
of the Nethinims H5411, whom
David H1732 and the princes H8269 had appointed H5414 for the service H5656 of the Levites H3881, two hundred H3967 and twenty H6242 Nethinims H5411: all of them were expressed H5344 by name H8034. 8.21 Then I
proclaimed H7121 a fast H6685 there, at the river H5104 of Ahava H163,
that we might afflict H6031
ourselves before H6440 our God
H430, to seek H1245 of him a right H3477 way H1870
for us, and for our little ones H2945,
and for all our substance H7399. 8.22 For I
was ashamed H954 to require H7592 of the king H4428 a band of soldiers H2428 and horsemen H6571 to help H5826
us against the enemy H341 in
the way H1870: because we had
spoken H559 unto the king H4428, saying H559,
The hand H3027 of our God H430 [is] upon all them for good H2896 that seek H1245 him; but his power H5797 and his wrath H639 [is] against all them that forsake H5800 him. 8.23 So we
fasted H6684 and besought H1245 our God H430
for this: and he was intreated H6279
of us. 8.24 Then I
separated H914 twelve H8147H6240
of the chief H8269 of the
priests H3548, Sherebiah H8274, Hashabiah H2811, and ten H6235
of their brethren H251 with
them, 8.25 And
weighed H8254 unto them the
silver H3701, and the gold H2091, and the vessels H3627, [even] the offering H8641 of the house H1004 of our God H430, which the king H4428, and his counsellors H3289, and his lords H8269, and all Israel H3478 [there] present H4672, had offered H7311: 8.26 I even
weighed H8254 unto their hand H3027 six H8337
hundred H3967 and fifty H2572 talents H3603
of silver H3701, and silver H3701 vessels H3627
an hundred H3967 talents H3603, [and] of gold H2091 an hundred H3967 talents H3603; 8.27 Also
twenty H6242 basons H3713 of gold H2091,
of a thousand H505 drams H150; and two H8147
vessels H3627 of fine H2896H6668
copper H5178, precious H2532 as gold H2091. 8.28 And I
said H559 unto them, Ye [are]
holy H6944 unto the LORD H3068; the vessels H3627 [are] holy H6944 also; and the silver H3701 and the gold H2091 [are] a freewill offering H5071 unto the LORD H3068 God H430
of your fathers H1. 8.29 Watch H8245 ye, and keep H8104 [them], until ye weigh H8254 [them] before H6440 the chief H8269 of the priests H3548 and the Levites H3881, and chief H8269 of the fathers H1 of Israel H3478,
at Jerusalem H3389, in the
chambers H3957 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068. 8.30 So
took H6901 the priests H3548 and the Levites H3881 the weight H4948 of the silver H3701, and the gold H2091, and the vessels H3627, to bring H935 [them] to Jerusalem H3389 unto the house H1004 of our God H430. 8.31 Then
we departed H5265 from the
river H5104 of Ahava H163 on the twelfth H8147H6240
[day] of the first H7223 month
H2320, to go H3212 unto Jerusalem H3389: and the hand H3027 of our God H430 was upon us, and he delivered H5337 us from the hand H3709 of the enemy H341, and of such as lay in wait H693 by the way H1870. 8.32 And we
came H935 to Jerusalem H3389, and abode H3427 there three H7969 days H3117. 8.33 Now on
the fourth H7243 day H3117 was the silver H3701 and the gold H2091 and the vessels H3627 weighed H8254
in the house H1004 of our God H430 by the hand H3027 of Meremoth H4822 the son H1121
of Uriah H223 the priest H3548; and with him [was] Eleazar H499 the son H1121
of Phinehas H6372; and with
them [was] Jozabad H3107 the
son H1121 of Jeshua H3442, and Noadiah H5129 the son H1121
of Binnui H1131, Levites H3881; 8.34 By
number H4557 [and] by weight H4948 of every one: and all the weight H4948 was written H3789 at that time H6256. 8.35 [Also]
the children H1121 of those
that had been carried away H1473,
which were come out H935 of
the captivity H7628, offered H7126 burnt offerings H5930 unto the God H430 of Israel H3478,
twelve H8147H6240 bullocks H6499
for all Israel H3478, ninety H8673 and six H8337
rams H352, seventy H7657 and seven H7651 lambs H3532,
twelve H8147H6240 he goats H6842
[for] a sin offering H2403:
all [this was] a burnt offering H5930
unto the LORD H3068. 8.36 And
they delivered H5414 the
king's H4428 commissions H1881 unto the king's H4428 lieutenants H323, and to the governors H6346 on this side H5676 the river H5104: and they furthered H5375 the people H5971, and the house H1004 of God H430. ▲9.1 Now when these things were
done H3615, the princes H8269 came H5066
to me, saying H559, The people
H5971 of Israel H3478, and the priests H3548, and the Levites H3881, have not separated H914 themselves from the people H5971 of the lands H776, [doing] according to their
abominations H8441, [even] of
the Canaanites H3669, the
Hittites H2850, the Perizzites
H6522, the
Jebusites H2983, the Ammonites
H5984, the Moabites
H4125, the
Egyptians H4713, and the
Amorites H567. 9.2 For
they have taken H5375 of their
daughters H1323 for
themselves, and for their sons H1121:
so that the holy H6944 seed H2233 have mingled H6148 themselves with the people H5971 of [those] lands H776: yea, the hand H3027 of the princes H8269 and rulers H5461 hath been chief H7223 in this trespass H4604. 9.3 And
when I heard H8085 this thing H1697, I rent H7167
my garment H899 and my mantle H4598, and plucked off H4803 the hair H8181
of my head H7218 and of my
beard H2206, and sat down H3427 astonied H8074. 9.4 Then
were assembled H622 unto me
every one that trembled H2730
at the words H1697 of the God H430 of Israel H3478,
because of the transgression H4604
of those that had been carried away H1473;
and I sat H3427 astonied H8074 until the evening H6153 sacrifice H4503. 9.5 And at
the evening H6153 sacrifice H4503 I arose up H6965 from my heaviness H8589; and having rent H7167 my garment H899 and my mantle H4598, I fell H3766
upon my knees H1290, and
spread out H6566 my hands H3709 unto the LORD H3068 my God H430, 9.6 And
said H559, O my God H430, I am ashamed H954 and blush H3637
to lift up H7311 my face H6440 to thee, my God H430: for our iniquities H5771 are increased H7235 over H4605
[our] head H7218, and our
trespass H819 is grown up H1431 unto the heavens H8064. 9.7 Since
the days H3117 of our fathers H1 [have] we [been] in a great H1419 trespass H819
unto this day H3117; and for
our iniquities H5771 have we,
our kings H4428, [and] our
priests H3548, been delivered H5414 into the hand H3027 of the kings H4428 of the lands H776, to the sword H2719, to captivity H7628, and to a spoil H961, and to confusion H1322 of face H6440,
as [it is] this day H3117. 9.8 And now
for a little H4592 space H7281 grace H8467
hath been [shewed] from the LORD H3068
our God H430, to leave H7604 us a remnant to escape H6413, and to give H5414 us a nail H3489 in his holy H6944 place H4725,
that our God H430 may lighten H215 our eyes H5869,
and give H5414 us a little H4592 reviving H4241
in our bondage H5659. 9.9 For we
[were] bondmen H5650; yet our
God H430 hath not forsaken H5800 us in our bondage H5659, but hath extended H5186 mercy H2617
unto us in the sight H6440 of
the kings H4428 of Persia H6539, to give H5414
us a reviving H4241, to set up
H7311 the house H1004 of our God H430, and to repair H5975 the desolations H2723 thereof, and to give H5414 us a wall H1447 in Judah H3063
and in Jerusalem H3389. 9.10 And
now, O our God H430, what
shall we say H559 after H310 this? for we have forsaken H5800 thy commandments H4687, 9.11 Which
thou hast commanded H6680 by H3027 thy servants H5650 the prophets H5030, saying H559,
The land H776, unto which ye
go H935 to possess H3423 it, is an unclean H5079 land H776
with the filthiness H5079 of
the people H5971 of the lands H776, with their abominations H8441, which have filled H4390 it from one end H6310 to another H6310 with their uncleanness H2932. 9.12 Now
therefore give H5414 not your
daughters H1323 unto their
sons H1121, neither take H5375 their daughters H1323 unto your sons H1121, nor seek H1875 their peace H7965 or their wealth H2896 for H5704
ever H5769: that ye may be
strong H2388, and eat H398 the good H2898
of the land H776, and leave
[it] for an inheritance H3423
to your children H1121 for
ever H5769. 9.13 And
after H310 all that is come H935 upon us for our evil H7451 deeds H4639,
and for our great H1419
trespass H819, seeing that
thou our God H430 hast
punished H2820 us less H4295 than our iniquities H5771 [deserve], and hast given H5414 us [such] deliverance H6413 as this; 9.14 Should
we again H7725 break H6565 thy commandments H4687, and join in affinity H2859 with the people H5971 of these abominations H8441? wouldest not thou be angry H599 with us till thou hadst consumed H3615 [us], so that [there should be] no
remnant H7611 nor escaping H6413? 9.15 O LORD
H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478,
thou [art] righteous H6662:
for we remain H7604 yet
escaped H6413, as [it is] this
day H3117: behold, we [are]
before H6440 thee in our
trespasses H819: for we cannot
stand H5975 before H6440 thee because of this. ▲10.1 Now when Ezra H5830 had prayed H6419, and when he had confessed H3034, weeping H1058
and casting himself down H5307
before H6440 the house H1004 of God H430,
there assembled H6908 unto him
out of Israel H3478 a very H3966 great H7227
congregation H6951 of men H582 and women H802
and children H3206: for the
people H5971 wept H1058 very H7235
sore H1059. 10.2 And
Shechaniah H7935 the son H1121 of Jehiel H3171, [one] of the sons H1121 of Elam H5867,
answered H6030 and said H559 unto Ezra H5830,
We have trespassed H4603
against our God H430, and have
taken H3427 strange H5237 wives H802
of the people H5971 of the
land H776: yet now there is H3426 hope H4723
in Israel H3478 concerning
this thing. 10.3 Now
therefore let us make H3772 a
covenant H1285 with our God H430 to put away H3318 all the wives H802, and such as are born H3205 of them, according to the counsel H6098 of my lord H136, and of those that tremble H2730 at the commandment H4687 of our God H430; and let it be done H6213 according to the law H8451. 10.4 Arise H6965; for [this] matter H1697 [belongeth] unto thee: we also
[will be] with thee: be of good courage H2388,
and do H6213 [it]. 10.5 Then
arose H6965 Ezra H5830, and made the chief H8269 priests H3548,
the Levites H3881, and all
Israel H3478, to swear H7650 that they should do H6213 according to this word H1697. And they sware H7650. 10.6 Then
Ezra H5830 rose up H6965 from before H6440 the house H1004 of God H430,
and went H3212 into the
chamber H3957 of Johanan H3076 the son H1121
of Eliashib H475: and [when]
he came H3212 thither, he did
eat H398 no bread H3899, nor drink H8354 water H4325:
for he mourned H56 because of
the transgression H4604 of
them that had been carried away H1473. 10.7 And
they made proclamation H5674H6963 throughout Judah H3063 and Jerusalem H3389 unto all the children H1121 of the captivity H1473, that they should gather themselves
together H6908 unto Jerusalem H3389; 10.8 And
that whosoever would not come H935
within three H7969 days H3117, according to the counsel H6098 of the princes H8269 and the elders H2205, all his substance H7399 should be forfeited H2763, and himself separated H914 from the congregation H6951 of those that had been carried away
H1473. 10.9 Then
all the men H582 of Judah H3063 and Benjamin H1144 gathered themselves together H6908 unto Jerusalem H3389 within three H7969 days H3117.
It [was] the ninth H8671 month
H2320, on the
twentieth H6242 [day] of the
month H2320; and all the
people H5971 sat H3427 in the street H7339 of the house H1004 of God H430,
trembling H7460 because of
[this] matter H1697, and for
the great rain H1653. 10.10 And
Ezra H5830 the priest H3548 stood up H6965,
and said H559 unto them, Ye
have transgressed H4603, and
have taken H3427 strange H5237 wives H802,
to increase H3254 the trespass
H819 of Israel H3478. 10.11 Now
therefore make H5414
confession H8426 unto the LORD
H3068 God H430 of your fathers H1, and do H6213
his pleasure H7522: and
separate H914 yourselves from
the people H5971 of the land H776, and from the strange H5237 wives H802. 10.12 Then
all the congregation H6951
answered H6030 and said H559 with a loud H1419 voice H6963,
As thou hast said H1697, so
must we do H6213. 10.13 But H61 the people H5971
[are] many H7227, and [it is]
a time H6256 of much rain H1653, and we are not able H3581 to stand H5975
without H2351, neither [is
this] a work H4399 of one H259 day H3117
or two H8147: for we are many H7235 that have transgressed H6586 in this thing H1697. 10.14 Let
now our rulers H8269 of all
the congregation H6951 stand H5975, and let all them which have taken H3427 strange H5237
wives H802 in our cities H5892 come H935
at appointed H2163 times H6256, and with them the elders H2205 of every city H5892, and the judges H8199 thereof, until the fierce H2740 wrath H639
of our God H430 for this
matter H1697 be turned H7725 from us. 10.15 Only
Jonathan H3129 the son H1121 of Asahel H6214 and Jahaziah H3167 the son H1121
of Tikvah H8616 were employed H5975 about this [matter]: and Meshullam H4918 and Shabbethai H7678 the Levite H3881 helped H5826
them. 10.16 And
the children H1121 of the
captivity H1473 did so H6213. And Ezra H5830 the priest H3548, [with] certain H582 chief H7218
of the fathers H1, after the
house H1004 of their fathers H1, and all of them by [their] names H8034, were separated H914, and sat down H3427 in the first H259 day H3117
of the tenth H6224 month H2320 to examine H1875 the matter H1697. 10.17 And
they made an end H3615 with
all the men H582 that had
taken H3427 strange H5237 wives H802
by the first H259 day H3117 of the first H7223 month H2320. 10.18 And
among the sons H1121 of the
priests H3548 there were found
H4672 that had
taken H3427 strange H5237 wives H802:
[namely], of the sons H1121 of
Jeshua H3442 the son H1121 of Jozadak H3136, and his brethren H251; Maaseiah H4641,
and Eliezer H461, and Jarib H3402, and Gedaliah H1436. 10.19 And
they gave H5414 their hands H3027 that they would put away H3318 their wives H802; and [being] guilty H818, [they offered] a ram H352 of the flock H6629 for their trespass H819. 10.20 And
of the sons H1121 of Immer H564; Hanani H2607,
and Zebadiah H2069. 10.21 And
of the sons H1121 of Harim H2766; Maaseiah H4641, and Elijah H452, and Shemaiah H8098, and Jehiel H3171, and Uzziah H5818. 10.22 And
of the sons H1121 of Pashur H6583; Elioenai H454, Maaseiah H4641,
Ishmael H3458, Nethaneel H5417, Jozabad H3107,
and Elasah H501. 10.23 Also
of the Levites H3881; Jozabad H3107, and Shimei H8096, and Kelaiah H7041, (the same [is] Kelita H7042,) Pethahiah H6611, Judah H3063,
and Eliezer H461. 10.24 Of
the singers H7891 also;
Eliashib H475: and of the
porters H7778; Shallum H7967, and Telem H2928, and Uri H221. 10.25
Moreover of Israel H3478: of
the sons H1121 of Parosh H6551; Ramiah H7422,
and Jeziah H3150, and Malchiah
H4441, and Miamin H4326, and Eleazar H499, and Malchijah H4441, and Benaiah H1141. 10.26 And
of the sons H1121 of Elam H5867; Mattaniah H4983, Zechariah H2148, and Jehiel H3171, and Abdi H5660, and Jeremoth H3406, and Eliah H452. 10.27 And
of the sons H1121 of Zattu H2240; Elioenai H454, Eliashib H475,
Mattaniah H4983, and Jeremoth H3406, and Zabad H2066, and Aziza H5819. 10.28 Of
the sons H1121 also of Bebai H893; Jehohanan H3076, Hananiah H2608, Zabbai H2140H2079, [and] Athlai
H6270. 10.29 And
of the sons H1121 of Bani H1137; Meshullam H4918, Malluch H4409,
and Adaiah H5718, Jashub H3437, and Sheal H7594, and Ramoth H7433. 10.30 And
of the sons H1121 of
Pahathmoab H6355; Adna H5733, and Chelal H3636, Benaiah H1141,
Maaseiah H4641, Mattaniah H4983, Bezaleel H1212, and Binnui H1131, and Manasseh H4519. 10.31 And
[of] the sons H1121 of Harim H2766; Eliezer H461,
Ishijah H3449, Malchiah H4441, Shemaiah H8098, Shimeon H8095, 10.32
Benjamin H1144, Malluch H4409, [and] Shemariah H8114. 10.33 Of
the sons H1121 of Hashum H2828; Mattenai H4982, Mattathah H4992, Zabad H2066,
Eliphelet H467, Jeremai H3413, Manasseh H4519, [and] Shimei H8096. 10.34 Of
the sons H1121 of Bani H1137; Maadai H4572,
Amram H6019, and Uel H177, 10.35
Benaiah H1141, Bedeiah H912, Chelluh H3622, 10.36
Vaniah H2057, Meremoth H4822, Eliashib H475, 10.37
Mattaniah H4983, Mattenai H4982, and Jaasau H3299, 10.38 And
Bani H1137, and Binnui H1131, Shimei H8096, 10.39 And
Shelemiah H8018, and Nathan H5416, and Adaiah H5718, 10.40
Machnadebai H4367, Shashai H8343, Sharai H8298, 10.41
Azareel H5832, and Shelemiah H8018, Shemariah H8114, 10.42
Shallum H7967, Amariah H568, [and] Joseph H3130. 10.43 Of
the sons H1121 of Nebo H5015; Jeiel H3273,
Mattithiah H4993, Zabad H2066, Zebina H2081,
Jadau H3035, and Joel H3100, Benaiah H1141. 10.44 All
these had taken H5375H5375 strange H5237
wives H802: and [some] of them
had H3426 wives H802 by whom they had H7760 children H1121.