Chapter 1
1 Nehemiah's Grief for the Exiles
The words 1697 of Nehemiah 5166 the son 1121 of Hacaliah 2446.
2 ¶ that Hanani 2607, one 259 of my brothers 251, and some men 376 from Judah 3063 came 935; and I asked 7592 them concerning 5921 the Jews 3064 who had escaped 6413 {and} had survived 7604 the captivity 7628, and about 5921 Jerusalem 3389.
3 They said 559 to me, "The remnant 7604 there 8033 in the province 4082 who 834 survived 7604 the captivity 7628 are in great 1419 distress 7463 and reproach 2781, and the wall 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 is broken 6555 down 6555 and its gates 8179 are burned 3341 with fire 784."
4 ¶ When I heard 8085 these 428 words 1697, I sat 3427 down 3427 and wept 1058 and mourned 56 for days 3117; and I was fasting 6684 and praying 6419 before 6440 the God 430 of heaven 8064.
5 I said 559, "I beseech 577 You, O LORD 3068 God 430 of heaven 8064, the great 1419 and awesome 3372 God 410, who preserves 8104 the covenant 1285 and lovingkindness 2617 for those who love 157 Him and keep 8104 His commandments 4687,
6 let Your ear 241 now 4994 be attentive 7183 and Your eyes 5869 open 6605 to hear 8085 the prayer 8605 of Your servant 5650 which 834 I am praying 6419 before 6440 You now 3117, day 3119 and night 3915, on behalf 5921 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 Your servants 5650, confessing 3034 the sins 2403 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 which 834 we have sinned 2398 against You; I and my father's 1 house 1004 have sinned 2398.
7 "We have acted 2254 very 2254 corruptly 2254 against You and have not kept 8104 the commandments 4687, nor 3808 the statutes 2706, nor 3808 the ordinances 4941 which 834 You commanded 6680 Your servant 5650 Moses 4872.
8 "Remember 2142 the word 1697 which 834 You commanded 6680 Your servant 5650 Moses 4872, saying 559, 'If you are unfaithful 4603 I will scatter 6327 you among the peoples 5971;
9 but {if} you return 7725 to Me and keep 8104 My commandments 4687 and do 6213 them, though 518 those of you who have been scattered 5080 were in the most 7097 remote 7097 part 7097 of the heavens 8064, I will gather 6908 them from there 8033 and will bring 935 them to the place 4725 where I have chosen 977 to cause My name 8034 to dwell 7931.'
10 "They are Your servants 5650 and Your people 5971 whom 834 You redeemed 6299 by Your great 1419 power 3581 and by Your strong 2389 hand 3027.
11 "O 577 Lord 136, I beseech 577 You, may Your ear 241 be attentive 7183 to the prayer 8605 of Your servant 5650 and the prayer 8605 of Your servants 5650 who delight 2655 to revere 3372 Your name 8034, and make 6743 Your servant 5650 successful 6743 today 3117 and grant 5414 him compassion 7356 before 6440 this 2088 man 376."
Chapter 2
1 ¶ Nehemiah's Prayer Answered
And it came 1961 about in the month 2320 Nisan 5212, in the twentieth 6242 year 8141 of King 4428 Artaxerxes 783, that wine 3196 {was} before 6440 him, and I took 5375 up the wine 3196 and gave 5414 it to the king 4428. Now I had not been 1961 sad 7451 in his presence 6440.
2 So the king 4428 said 559 to me, "Why 4069 is your face 6440 sad 7451 though you are not sick 2470? This 2088 is nothing 369 but sadness 7455 of heart 3820." Then I was very 3966 much 7235 afraid 3372.
3 I said 559 to the king 4428, "Let the king 4428 live 2421 forever 5769. Why 4069 should my face 6440 not be sad 7489 when 834 the city 5892, the place 1004 of my fathers' 1 tombs 6913, lies desolate 2720 and its gates 8179 have been consumed 398 by fire 784?"
4 Then the king 4428 said 559 to me, "What 4100 would you request 1245?" So I prayed 6419 to the God 430 of heaven 8064.
5 I said 559 to the king 4428, "If 518 it please 2895 the king 4428, and if 518 your servant 5650 has found 3190 favor 3190 before 6440 you, send 7971 me to Judah 3063, to the city 5892 of my fathers' 1 tombs 6913, that I may rebuild 1129 it."
6 Then the king 4428 said 559 to me, the queen 7694 sitting 3427 beside 681 him, "How 4970 long will your journey 4109 be, and when 4970 will you return 7725?" So it pleased 3190 the king 4428 to send 7971 me, and I gave 5414 him a definite 2165 time 2165.
7 And I said 559 to the king 4428, "If 518 it please 2895 the king 4428, let letters 107 be given 5414 me for the governors 6346 {of the provinces} beyond 5676 the River 5104, that they may allow me to pass 5674 through 5674 until I come 935 to Judah 3063,
8 and a letter 107 to Asaph 623 the keeper 8104 of the king's 4428 forest 6508, that he may give 5414 me timber 6086 to make 7136 beams 7136 for the gates 8179 of the fortress 1002 which 834 is by the temple 1004, for the wall 2346 of the city 5892 and for the house 1004 to which 834 I will go 935." And the king 4428 granted 5414 {them} to me because the good 2896 hand 3027 of my God 430 {was} on me.
9 ¶ Then I came 935 to the governors 6346 {of the provinces} beyond 5676 the River 5104 and gave 5414 them the king's 4428 letters 107. Now the king 4428 had sent 7971 with me officers 8269 of the army 2428 and horsemen 6571.
10 When Sanballat 5571 the Horonite 2772 and Tobiah 2900 the Ammonite 5984 official 5650 heard 8085 {about it,} it was very displeasing 7489 to them that someone 120 had come 935 to seek 1245 the welfare 2899 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
11 Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem's Walls
¶ So I came 935 to Jerusalem 3389 and was there 8033 three 7969 days 3117.
12 And I arose 6965 in the night 3915, I and a few 4592 men 376 with me. I did not tell 5046 anyone 120 what 4100 my God 430 was putting 5414 into my mind 3820 to do 6213 for Jerusalem 3389 and there 369 was no 369 animal 929 with me except the animal 929 on which 834 I was riding 7392.
13 So I went 3318 out at night 3915 by the Valley 1516 Gate 8179 in the direction 6440 of the Dragon's 5886 Well 5886 and {on} to the Refuse 830 Gate 8179, inspecting 7663 the walls 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 which 834 were broken 6555 down 6555 and its gates 8179 which were consumed 398 by fire 784.
14 Then I passed 5674 on to the Fountain 5871 Gate 8179 and the King's 4428 Pool 1295, but there 369 was no 369 place 4725 for my mount 929 to pass 5674.
15 So I went 5927 up at night 3915 by the ravine 5158 and inspected 7663 the wall 2346. Then I entered 935 the Valley 1516 Gate 8179 again and returned 7725.
16 The officials 5461 did not know 3045 where 575 I had gone 1980 or what 4100 I had done 6213; nor 3808 had I as yet 3651 told 5046 the Jews 3064, the priests 3548, the nobles 2715, the officials 5461 or the rest 3499 who did 6213 the work 4399.
17 ¶ Then I said 559 to them, "You see 7200 the bad 7451 situation 7463 we are in, that Jerusalem 3389 is desolate 2720 and its gates 8179 burned 3341 by fire 784. Come 1980, let us rebuild 1129 the wall 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 so 3808 that we will no 3808 longer 5750 be a reproach 2781."
18 I told 5046 them how 834 the hand 3027 of my God 430 had been favorable 2896 to me and also 637 about the king's 4428 words 1697 which 834 he had spoken 559 to me. Then they said 559, "Let us arise 6965 and build 1129." So they put 2388 their hands 3027 to the good 2899 {work.}
19 But when Sanballat 5571 the Horonite 2772 and Tobiah 2900 the Ammonite 5984 official 5650, and Geshem 1654 the Arab 6163 heard 8085 {it,} they mocked 3932 us and despised 959 us and said 559, "What 4100 is this 2088 thing 1697 you are doing 6213? Are you rebelling 4775 against 5921 the king 4428?"
20 So I answered 7725 them and said 559 to them, "The God 430 of heaven 8064 will give 6743 us success 6743; therefore we His servants 5650 will arise 6965 and build 1129, but you have 369 no 369 portion 2506, right 6666 or memorial 2146 in Jerusalem 3389."
Chapter 3
1 Builders of the Walls
Then Eliashib 475 the high 1419 priest 3548 arose 6965 with his brothers 251 the priests 3548 and built 1129 the Sheep 6629 Gate 8179; they consecrated 6942 it and hung 5975 its doors 1817. They consecrated 6942 the wall to the Tower 4026 of the Hundred 3968 {and} the Tower 4026 of Hananel 2606.
2 Next 3027 to him the men 376 of Jericho 3405 built 1129, and next to them Zaccur 2139 the son 1121 of Imri 566 built 1129.
3 ¶ Now the sons 1121 of Hassenaah 5570 built 1129 the Fish 1709 Gate 8179; they laid 7136 its beams 7136 and hung 5975 its doors 1817 with its bolts 4514 and bars 1280.
4 Next 3027 to them Meremoth 4822 the son 1121 of Uriah 223 the son 1121 of Hakkoz 6976 made 2388 repairs 2388. And next to him Meshullam 4918 the son 1121 of Berechiah 1296 the son 1121 of Meshezabel 4898 made 2388 repairs 2388. And next to him Zadok 6659 the son 1121 of Baana 1195 {also} made 2388 repairs 2388.
5 Moreover, next to him the Tekoites 8621 made 2388 repairs 2388, but their nobles 117 did not support the work 5656 of their masters 113.
6 ¶ Joiada 3077 the son 1121 of Paseah 6454 and Meshullam 4918 the son 1121 of Besodeiah 1152 repaired 2388 the Old 3465 Gate 8179; they laid 7136 its beams 7136 and hung 5975 its doors 1817 with its bolts 4514 and its bars 1280.
7 Next to them Melatiah 4424 the Gibeonite 1393 and Jadon 3036 the Meronothite 4824, the men 376 of Gibeon 1391 and of Mizpah 4709, also made 2388 repairs 2388 for the official 3678 seat 3678 of the governor 6346 {of the province} beyond 5676 the River 5104.
8 Next to him Uzziel 5816 the son 1121 of Harhaiah 2744 of the goldsmiths 6884 made 2388 repairs 2388. And next to him Hananiah 2608, one 1121 of the perfumers 7546, made 2388 repairs 2388, and they restored 5800 Jerusalem 3389 as far 5704 as the Broad 7342 Wall 2346.
9 Next 5921 to them Rephaiah 7509 the son 1121 of Hur 2354, the official 8269 of half 2677 the district 6418 of Jerusalem 3389, made 2388 repairs 2388.
10 Next to them Jedaiah 3042 the son 1121 of Harumaph 2739 made 2388 repairs 2388 opposite 5048 his house 1004. And next to him Hattush 2407 the son 1121 of Hashabneiah 2813 made 2388 repairs 2388.
11 Malchijah 4441 the son 1121 of Harim 2766 and Hasshub 2815 the son 1121 of Pahath-moab 6355 repaired 2388 another 8145 section 4060 and the Tower 4026 of Furnaces 8574.
12 Next 5921 to him Shallum 7967 the son 1121 of Hallohesh 3873, the official 8269 of half 2677 the district 6418 of Jerusalem 3389, made 2388 repairs 2388, he and his daughters 1323.
13 ¶ Hanun 2586 and the inhabitants 3427 of Zanoah 2182 repaired 2388 the Valley 1516 Gate 8179. They built 1129 it and hung 5975 its doors 1817 with its bolts 4514 and its bars 1280, and a thousand 505 cubits 520 of the wall 2346 to the Refuse 830 Gate 8179.
14 ¶ Malchijah 4441 the son 1121 of Rechab 7394, the official 8269 of the district 6418 of Beth-haccherem 1021 repaired 2388 the Refuse 830 Gate 8179. He built 1129 it and hung 5975 its doors 1817 with its bolts 4514 and its bars 1280.
15 ¶ Shallum 7968 the son 1121 of Col-hozeh 3626, the official 8269 of the district 6418 of Mizpah 4709, repaired 2388 the Fountain 5871 Gate 8179. He built 1129 it, covered 2926 it and hung 5975 its doors 1817 with its bolts 4514 and its bars 1280, and the wall 2346 of the Pool 1295 of Shelah 7975 at the king's 4428 garden 1588 as far 5704 as the steps 4609 that descend 3381 from the city 5892 of David 1732.
16 After 310 him Nehemiah 5166 the son 1121 of Azbuk 5802, official 8269 of half 2677 the district 6418 of Beth-zur 1049, made 2388 repairs 2388 as far 5704 as {a point} opposite 5048 the tombs 6913 of David 1732, and as far 5704 as the artificial 6213 pool 1295 and the house 1004 of the mighty 1368 men 1368.
17 After 310 him the Levites 3881 carried 2388 out repairs 2388 {under} Rehum 7348 the son 1121 of Bani 1137. Next to him Hashabiah 2811, the official 8269 of half 2677 the district 6418 of Keilah 7084, carried 2388 out repairs 2388 for his district 6418.
18 After 310 him their brothers 251 carried 2388 out repairs 2388 {under} Bavvai 942 the son 1121 of Henadad 2582, official 8269 of {the other} half 2677 of the district 6418 of Keilah 7084.
19 Next 5921 to him Ezer 5829 the son 1121 of Jeshua 3091, the official 8269 of Mizpah 4709, repaired 2388 another 8145 section 4060 in front 5048 of the ascent 5927 of the armory 5402 at the Angle 4740.
20 After 310 him Baruch 1263 the son 1121 of Zabbai 2079 zealously 2734 repaired 2388 another 8145 section 4060, from the Angle 4740 to the doorway 6607 of the house 1004 of Eliashib 475 the high 1419 priest 3548.
21 After 310 him Meremoth 4822 the son 1121 of Uriah 223 the son 1121 of Hakkoz 6976 repaired 2388 another 8145 section 4060, from the doorway 6607 of Eliashib's 475 house 1004 even as far 5704 as the end 8503 of his house 1004.
22 After 310 him the priests 3548, the men 376 of the valley 3603, carried 2388 out repairs 2388.
23 After 310 them Benjamin 1144 and Hasshub 2815 carried 2388 out repairs 2388 in front 5048 of their house 1004. After 310 them Azariah 5838 the son 1121 of Maaseiah 4641, son 1121 of Ananiah 6055, carried 2388 out repairs 2388 beside 681 his house 1004.
24 After 310 him Binnui 1131 the son 1121 of Henadad 2582 repaired 2388 another 8145 section 4060, from the house 1004 of Azariah 5838 as far 5704 as the Angle 4740 and as far 5704 as the corner 6438.
25 Palal 6420 the son 1121 of Uzai 186 {made repairs} in front 5048 of the Angle 4740 and the tower 4026 projecting 3318 from the upper 5945 house 1004 of the king 4428, which 834 is by the court 2691 of the guard 4307. After 310 him Pedaiah 6305 the son 1121 of Parosh 6551 {made repairs.}
26 The temple 5411 servants 5411 living 3427 in Ophel 6077 {made repairs} as far 5704 as the front 5048 of the Water 4325 Gate 8179 toward the east 4217 and the projecting 3318 tower 4026.
27 After 310 them the Tekoites 8621 repaired 2388 another 8145 section 4060 in front 5048 of the great 1419 projecting 3318 tower 4026 and as far 5704 as the wall 2346 of Ophel 6077.
28 ¶ Above the Horse 5483 Gate 8179 the priests 3548 carried 2388 out repairs 2388, each 376 in front 5048 of his house 1004.
29 After 310 them Zadok 6659 the son 1121 of Immer 564 carried 2388 out repairs 2388 in front 5048 of his house 1004. And after 310 him Shemaiah 8098 the son 1121 of Shecaniah 7935, the keeper 8104 of the East 4217 Gate 8179, carried 2388 out repairs 2388.
30 After 310 him Hananiah 2608 the son 1121 of Shelemiah 8018, and Hanun 2586 the sixth 8345 son 1121 of Zalaph 6764, repaired 2388 another 8145 section 4060. After 310 him Meshullam 4918 the son 1121 of Berechiah 1296 carried 2388 out repairs 2388 in front 5048 of his own quarters 5393.
31 After 310 him Malchijah 4441, one 1121 of the goldsmiths 6885, carried 2388 out repairs 2388 as far 5704 as the house 1004 of the temple 5411 servants 5411 and of the merchants 7402, in front 5048 of the Inspection 4663 Gate 8179 and as far 5704 as the upper 5944 room 5944 of the corner 6438.
32 Between 996 the upper 5944 room 5944 of the corner 6438 and the Sheep 6629 Gate 8179 the goldsmiths 6884 and the merchants 7402 carried 2388 out repairs 2388.
Chapter 4
1 Work Is Ridiculed
Now it came 1961 about that when 3512 Sanballat 5571 heard 8085 that we were rebuilding 1129 the wall 2346, he became 2734 furious 2734 and very 7235 angry 3707 and mocked 3932 the Jews 3064.
2 He spoke 559 in the presence 6440 of his brothers 251 and the wealthy 2428 {men} of Samaria 8111 and said 559, "What 4100 are these feeble 537 Jews 3064 doing 6213? Are they going to restore 5800 {it} for themselves? Can they offer 2076 sacrifices 2076? Can they finish 3615 in a day 3117? Can they revive 2421 the stones 68 from the dusty 6083 rubble 6194 even the burned 8313 ones?"
3 Now Tobiah 2900 the Ammonite 5984 {was} near 681 him and he said 559, "Even 1571 what 834 they are building 1129--if 518 a fox 7776 should jump 5927 on {it,} he would break 6555 their stone 68 wall 2346 down 6555!"
4 ¶ Hear 8085, O our God 430, how 3588 we are despised 939! Return 7725 their reproach 2781 on their own heads 7218 and give 5414 them up for plunder 961 in a land 776 of captivity 7633.
5 Do not forgive 3680 their iniquity 5771 and let not their sin 2403 be blotted 4229 out before You, for they have demoralized the builders 1129.
6 ¶ So we built 1129 the wall 2346 and the whole 3605 wall 2346 was joined 7194 together 7194 to half 2677 its {height,} for the people 5971 had 1961 a mind 3820 to work 6213.
7 ¶ Now when 3512 Sanballat 5571, Tobiah 2900, the Arabs 6163, the Ammonites 5984 and the Ashdodites 796 heard 8085 that the repair 724 of the walls 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 went 5927 on, {and} that the breaches 6555 began 2490 to be closed 5640, they were very 3966 angry 2734.
8 All 3605 of them conspired 7194 together 3164 to come 935 {and} fight 3898 against Jerusalem 3389 and to cause 6213 a disturbance 8442 in it.
9 Discouragement Overcome
But we prayed 6419 to our God 430, and because 5921 of them we set 5975 up a guard 4929 against 5921 them day 3119 and night 3915.
10 ¶ Thus in Judah 3063 it was said 559, "The strength 3581 of the burden 5449 bearers 5449 is failing 3782, Yet there is much 7235 rubbish 6083; And we ourselves 587 are unable To rebuild 1129 the wall 2346."
11 Our enemies 6862 said 559, "They will not know 3045 or see 7200 until we come 935 among them, kill 2026 them and put 7673 a stop 7673 to the work 4399."
12 When 3512 the Jews 3064 who lived 3427 near 681 them came 935 and told 559 us ten 6235 times 6471, "They will come up against 5921 us from every 3605 place 4725 where 834 you may turn 7725,"
13 then I stationed 5975 {men} in the lowest 8482 parts 8482 of the space 4725 behind 310 the wall 2346, the exposed 6706 places 6706, and I stationed 5975 the people 5971 in families 4940 with their swords 2719, spears 7420 and bows 7198.
14 When I saw 7200 {their fear,} I rose 6965 and spoke 559 to the nobles 2715, the officials 5461 and the rest 3499 of the people 5971: "Do not be afraid 3372 of them; remember 2142 the Lord 136 who is great 1419 and awesome 3372, and fight 3898 for your brothers 251, your sons 1121, your daughters 1323, your wives 802 and your houses 1004."
15 ¶ When 3512 our enemies 340 heard 8085 that it was known 3045 to us, and that God 430 had frustrated 6565 their plan 6098, then all 3605 of us returned 7725 to the wall 2346, each 376 one 376 to his work 4399.
16 From that day 3117 on, half 2677 of my servants 5288 carried 6213 on the work 4399 while half 2677 of them held 2388 the spears 7420, the shields 4043, the bows 7198 and the breastplates 8302; and the captains 8269 {were} behind 310 the whole 3605 house 1004 of Judah 3063.
17 Those who were rebuilding 1129 the wall 2346 and those who carried 5375 burdens 5447 took 6006 {their} load 6006 with one 259 hand 3027 doing 6213 the work 4399 and the other 259 holding 2388 a weapon 7973.
18 As for the builders 1129, each 376 {wore} his sword 2719 girded 631 at his side 4975 as he built 1129, while the trumpeter {stood} near 681 me.
19 I said 559 to the nobles 2715, the officials 5461 and the rest 3499 of the people 5971, "The work 4399 is great 7235 and extensive 7342, and we are separated 6504 on the wall 2346 far 7350 from one 376 another 251.
20 "At whatever 834 place 4725 you hear 8085 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, rally 6908 to us there 8033. Our God 430 will fight 3898 for us."
21 ¶ So we carried 6213 on the work 4399 with half 2677 of them holding 2388 spears 7420 from dawn until 5704 the stars 3556 appeared 3318.
22 At that time 6256 I also 1571 said 559 to the people 5971, "Let each 376 man 376 with his servant 5288 spend 3885 the night 3885 within 8432 Jerusalem 3389 so that they may be a guard 4929 for us by night 3915 and a laborer 4399 by day 3117."
23 So neither 369 I, my brothers 251, my servants 5288, nor 369 the men 376 of the guard 4929 who 834 followed 310 me, none 369 of us removed 6584 our clothes 899, each 376 {took} his weapon 7973 {even to} the water 4325.
Chapter 5
1 Usury Abolished
Now there was a great 1419 outcry 6818 of the people 5971 and of their wives 802 against 413 their Jewish 3064 brothers 251.
2 For there 3426 were those who 834 said 559, "We, our sons 1121 and our daughters 1323 are many 7227; therefore let us get 3947 grain 1715 that we may eat 398 and live 2421."
3 There 3426 were others who 834 said 559, "We are mortgaging 6148 our fields 7704, our vineyards 3754 and our houses 1004 that we might get 3947 grain 1715 because of the famine 7458."
4 Also there 3426 were those who 834 said 559, "We have borrowed 3867 money 3701 for the king's 4428 tax 4060 {on} our fields 7704 and our vineyards 3754.
5 "Now 6258 our flesh 1320 is like the flesh 1320 of our brothers 251, our children 1121 like their children 1121. Yet behold 2009, we are forcing 3533 our sons 1121 and our daughters 1323 to be slaves 5650, and some 4480 of our daughters 1323 are forced 3533 into bondage 3533 {already,} and we are helpless because our fields 7704 and vineyards 3754 belong to others 312."
6 ¶ Then I was very 3966 angry 2734 when 3512 I had heard 8085 their outcry 2201 and these 428 words 1697.
7 I consulted 4427 with myself and contended 7378 with the nobles 2715 and the rulers 5461 and said 559 to them, "You are exacting 5377 usury 4855, each 376 from his brother 251!" Therefore, I held 5414 a great 1419 assembly 6952 against 5921 them.
8 I said 559 to them, "We according to our ability 1767 have redeemed 7069 our Jewish 3064 brothers 251 who were sold 4376 to the nations 1471; now would you even 1571 sell 4376 your brothers 251 that they may be sold 4376 to us?" Then they were silent 2790 and could not find 4672 a word 1697 {to say.}
9 Again I said 559, "The thing 1697 which 834 you are doing 6213 is not good 2896; should you not walk 1980 in the fear 3374 of our God 430 because 4480 of the reproach 2781 of the nations 1471, our enemies 340?
10 "And likewise 1571 I, my brothers 251 and my servants 5288 are lending 5383 them money 3701 and grain 1715. Please 4994, let us leave 5800 off this 2088 usury 4855.
11 "Please 4994, give 7725 back 7725 to them this very day 3117 their fields 7704, their vineyards 3754, their olive 2132 groves 2132 and their houses 1004, also the hundredth 3967 {part} of the money 3701 and of the grain 1715, the new 8492 wine 8492 and the oil 3323 that you are exacting 5383 from them."
12 Then they said 559, "We will give 7725 {it} back 7725 and will require 1245 nothing 3808 from them; we will do 6213 exactly 3651 as you say 559." So I called 7121 the priests 3548 and took 7650 an oath 7650 from them that they would do 6213 according to this 2088 promise 1697.
13 I also 1571 shook 5287 out the front 2684 of my garment 2684 and said 559, "Thus 3602 may God 430 shake 5287 out every 3605 man 376 from his house 1004 and from his possessions 3018 who 834 does not fulfill 6965 this 2088 promise 1697; even thus 3602 may he be shaken 5287 out and emptied 7386." And all 3605 the assembly 6951 said 559, "Amen 543!" And they praised 1984 the LORD 3068. Then the people 5971 did 6213 according to this 2088 promise 1697.
14 Nehemiah's Example
¶ Moreover 1571, from the day 3117 that I was appointed 6680 to be their governor 6346 in the land 776 of Judah 3063, from the twentieth 6242 year 8141 to the thirty-second year 8141 of King 4428 Artaxerxes 783, {for} twelve years 8141, neither 3808 I nor 3808 my kinsmen 251 have eaten 398 the governor's 6346 food 3899 {allowance.}
15 But the former 7223 governors 6346 who 834 were before 6440 me laid 3513 burdens 3513 on the people 5971 and took 3947 from them bread 3899 and wine 3196 besides 310 forty 705 shekels 8255 of silver 3701; even 1571 their servants 5288 domineered 7980 the people 5971. But I did not do 6213 so 3651 because of the fear 3374 of God 430.
16 I also 1571 applied 2388 myself to the work 4399 on this 2088 wall 2346; we did not buy 7069 any land 7704, and all 3605 my servants 5288 were gathered 6908 there 8033 for the work 4399.
17 Moreover, {there were} at my table 7979 one hundred 3967 and fifty 2572 Jews 3064 and officials 5461, besides those who came 935 to us from the nations 1471 that were around 5439 us.
18 Now that which 834 was prepared 6213 for each day 3117 was one 259 ox 7794 {and} six 8337 choice 1305 sheep 6629, also birds 6833 were prepared 6213 for me; and once 996 in ten 6235 days 3117 all 3605 sorts of wine 3196 {were furnished} in abundance 7235. Yet for all this 2088 I did not demand 1245 the governor's 6346 food 3899 {allowance,} because 3588 the servitude 5656 was heavy 3513 on this 2088 people 5971.
19 Remember 2142 me, O my God 430, for good 2899, {according to} all 3605 that I have done 6213 for this 2088 people 5971.
Chapter 6
1 The Enemy's Plot
Now when 3512 it was reported 8085 to Sanballat 5571, Tobiah 2900, to Geshem 1654 the Arab 6163 and to the rest 3499 of our enemies 340 that I had rebuilt 1129 the wall 2346, and {that} no 3808 breach 6556 remained 3498 in it, although 1571 at that time 6256 I had not set 5975 up the doors 1817 in the gates 8179,
2 then Sanballat 5571 and Geshem 1654 sent 7971 {a message} to me, saying 559, "Come 1980, let us meet 3259 together 3164 at Chephirim 3716 in the plain 1237 of Ono 207." But they were planning 2803 to harm 7463 me.
3 So I sent 7971 messengers 4397 to them, saying 559, "I am doing 6213 a great 1419 work 4399 and I cannot come 3381 down 3381. Why 4100 should the work 4399 stop 7673 while 3512 I leave 7503 it and come 3381 down 3381 to you?"
4 They sent 7971 {messages} to me four 702 times 6471 in this 2088 manner 1697, and I answered 7725 them in the same 2088 way 1697.
5 Then Sanballat 5571 sent 7971 his servant 5288 to me in the same 2088 manner 1697 a fifth 2549 time 6471 with an open 6605 letter 107 in his hand 3027.
6 In it was written 3789, "It is reported 8085 among the nations 1471, and Gashmu 1654 says 559, that you and the Jews 3064 are planning 2803 to rebel 4775; therefore you are rebuilding 1129 the wall 2346. And you are to be their king 4428, according to these 428 reports 1697.
7 "You have also 1571 appointed 5975 prophets 5030 to proclaim 7121 in Jerusalem 3389 concerning 5921 you, 'A king 4428 is in Judah 3063!' And now 6258 it will be reported 8085 to the king 4428 according to these 428 reports 1697. So come 1980 now 6258, let us take 3289 counsel 3289 together 3164."
8 Then I sent 7971 {a message} to him saying 559, "Such 428 things 1697 as you are saying 559 have not been 1961 done 1961, but you are inventing 908 them in your own mind 3820."
9 For all 3605 of them were {trying} to frighten 3372 us, thinking 559, "They will become discouraged with the work 4399 and it will not be done 6213." But now 6258, {O God,} strengthen 2388 my hands 3027.
10 ¶ When I entered 935 the house 1004 of Shemaiah 8098 the son 1121 of Delaiah 1806, son 1121 of Mehetabel 4105, who 1931 was confined 6113 at home, he said 559, "Let us meet 3259 together 3259 in the house 1004 of God 430, within 8432 the temple 1964, and let us close 5462 the doors 1817 of the temple 1964, for they are coming 935 to kill 2026 you, and they are coming 935 to kill 2026 you at night 3915."
11 But I said 559, "Should a man 376 like 3644 me flee 1272? And could one such 3644 as I go 935 into the temple 1964 to save 2421 his life 2421? I will not go 935 in."
12 Then I perceived 5234 that surely 2009 God 430 had not sent 7971 him, but he uttered 1696 {his} prophecy 5016 against 5921 me because Tobiah 2900 and Sanballat 5571 had hired 7936 him.
13 He was hired 7936 for this 4616 reason 4616, that I might become 3372 frightened 3372 and act 6213 accordingly 3651 and sin 2398, so that they might have 1961 an evil 7451 report 8034 in order 4616 that they could reproach 2778 me.
14 Remember 2142, O my God 430, Tobiah 2900 and Sanballat 5571 according to these 428 works 4639 of theirs, and also 1571 Noadiah 5129 the prophetess 5031 and the rest 3499 of the prophets 5030 who 834 were {trying} to frighten 3372 me.
15 The Wall Is Finished
¶ So the wall 2346 was completed 7999 on the twenty-fifth of {the month} Elul 435, in fifty-two 2572 days 3117.
16 When 3512 all 3605 our enemies 340 heard 8085 {of it,} and all 3605 the nations 1471 surrounding 5439 us saw 7200 {it,} they lost 5307 their confidence 5869; for they recognized 3045 that this 384 work 4399 had been accomplished 6213 with the help of our God 430.
17 Also 1571 in those 1992 days 3117 many 7235 letters 107 went 1980 from the nobles 2715 of Judah 3063 to Tobiah 2900, and Tobiah's 2900 {letters} came 935 to them.
18 For many 7227 in Judah 3063 were bound 1167 by oath 7621 to him because 3588 he was the son-in-law 2860 of Shecaniah 7935 the son 1121 of Arah 733, and his son 1121 Jehohanan 3076 had married 3947 the daughter 1323 of Meshullam 4918 the son 1121 of Berechiah 1296.
19 Moreover 1571, they were speaking 559 about his good 2899 deeds 2899 in my presence 6440 and reported 3318 my words 1697 to him. Then Tobiah 2900 sent 7971 letters 107 to frighten 3372 me.
Chapter 7
1 Census of First Returned Exiles
Now when 3512 the wall 2346 was rebuilt 1129 and I had set 5975 up the doors 1817, and the gatekeepers 7778 and the singers 7891 and the Levites 3881 were appointed 6485,
2 then I put 6680 Hanani 2607 my brother 251, and Hananiah 2608 the commander 8269 of the fortress 1002, in charge 5921 of Jerusalem 3389, for he was a faithful 571 man 376 and feared 3372 God 430 more 4480 than 4480 many 7227.
3 Then I said 559 to them, "Do not let the gates 8179 of Jerusalem 3389 be opened 6605 until 5704 the sun 8121 is hot 2552, and while 5704 they are standing 5975 {guard,} let them shut 1479 and bolt 270 the doors 1817. Also appoint 5975 guards 4931 from the inhabitants 3427 of Jerusalem 3389, each 376 at his post 4929, and each 376 in front 5048 of his own house 1004."
4 Now the city 5892 was large and spacious 1419, but the people 5971 in it were few 4592 and the houses 1004 were not built 1129.
5 ¶ Then my God 430 put 5414 it into my heart 3820 to assemble 6908 the nobles 2715, the officials 5461 and the people 5971 to be enrolled 3187 by genealogies 3187. Then I found 4672 the book 5612 of the genealogy 3188 of those who came 5927 up first 7223 in which I found 4672 the following record 3789:
6 ¶ These 428 are the people 1121 of the province 4082 who came 5927 up from the captivity 7628 of the exiles 1473 whom 834 Nebuchadnezzar 5019 the king 4428 of Babylon 894 had carried 1540 away 1540, and who returned 7725 to Jerusalem 3389 and Judah 3063, each 376 to his city 5892,