## 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,
7 who came 935 with Zerubbabel 2216, Jeshua 3091, Nehemiah 5166, Azariah 5838, Raamiah 7485, Nahamani 5167, Mordecai 4782, Bilshan 1114, Mispereth 4559, Bigvai 902, Nehum 5149, Baanah 1196.
8 ¶ the sons 1121 of Parosh 6551, 2,172;
9 the sons 1121 of Shephatiah 8203, 372;
10 the sons 1121 of Arah 733, 652;
11 the sons 1121 of Pahath-moab 6355 of the sons 1121 of Jeshua 3091 and Joab 3097, 2,818;
12 the sons 1121 of Elam 5867, 1,254;
13 the sons 1121 of Zattu 2240, 845;
14 the sons 1121 of Zaccai 2140, 760;
15 the sons 1121 of Binnui 1131, 648;
16 the sons 1121 of Bebai 893, 628;
17 the sons 1121 of Azgad 5803, 2,322;
18 the sons 1121 of Adonikam 140, 667;
19 the sons 1121 of Bigvai 902, 2,067;
20 the sons 1121 of Adin 5720, 655;
21 the sons 1121 of Ater 333, of Hezekiah 2396, 98;
22 the sons 1121 of Hashum 2828, 328;
23 the sons 1121 of Bezai 1209, 324;
24 the sons 1121 of Hariph 2756, 112;
25 the sons 1121 of Gibeon 1391, 95;
26 the men 376 of Bethlehem 1035 and Netophah 5199, 188;
27 the men 376 of Anathoth 6068, 128;
28 the men 376 of Beth-azmaveth 1041, 42;
29 the men 376 of Kiriath-jearim 7157, Chephirah 3716 and Beeroth 881, 743;
30 the men 376 of Ramah 7414 and Geba 1387, 621;
31 the men 376 of Michmas 4363, 122;
32 the men 376 of Bethel 1008 and Ai 5857, 123;
33 the men 376 of the other 312 Nebo 5015, 52;
34 the sons 1121 of the other 312 Elam 5867, 1,254;
35 the sons 1121 of Harim 2766, 320;
36 the men 1121 of Jericho 3405, 345;
37 the sons 1121 of Lod 3850, Hadid 2307 and Ono 207, 721;
38 the sons 1121 of Senaah 5570, 3,930.
39 ¶ The priests 3548: the sons 1121 of Jedaiah 3048 of the house 1004 of Jeshua 3091, 973;
40 the sons 1121 of Immer 564, 1,052;
41 the sons 1121 of Pashhur 6583, 1,247;
42 the sons 1121 of Harim 2766, 1,017.
43 ¶ The Levites 3881: the sons 1121 of Jeshua 3091, of Kadmiel 6934, of the sons 1121 of Hodevah 1937, 74.
44 The singers 7891: the sons 1121 of Asaph 623, 148.
45 The gatekeepers 7778: the sons 1121 of Shallum 7967, the sons 1121 of Ater 333, the sons 1121 of Talmon 2929, the sons 1121 of Akkub 6126, the sons 1121 of Hatita 2410, the sons 1121 of Shobai 7630, 138.
46 ¶ The temple 5411 servants 5411: the sons 1121 of Ziha 6727, the sons 1121 of Hasupha 2817, the sons 1121 of Tabbaoth 2884,
47 the sons 1121 of Keros 7026, the sons 1121 of Sia 5517, the sons 1121 of Padon 6303,
48 the sons 1121 of Lebana 3838, the sons 1121 of Hagaba 2286, the sons 1121 of Shalmai 8014,
49 the sons 1121 of Hanan 2605, the sons 1121 of Giddel 1435, the sons 1121 of Gahar 1515,
50 the sons 1121 of Reaiah 7211, the sons 1121 of Rezin 7526, the sons 1121 of Nekoda 5353,
51 the sons 1121 of Gazzam 1502, the sons 1121 of Uzza 5798, the sons 1121 of Paseah 6454,
52 the sons 1121 of Besai 1153, the sons 1121 of Meunim 4586, the sons 1121 of Nephushesim 5304,
53 the sons 1121 of Bakbuk 1227, the sons 1121 of Hakupha 2709, the sons 1121 of Harhur 2744,
54 the sons 1121 of Bazlith 1213, the sons 1121 of Mehida 4240, the sons 1121 of Harsha 2797,
55 the sons 1121 of Barkos 1302, the sons 1121 of Sisera 5516, the sons 1121 of Temah 8547,
56 the sons 1121 of Neziah 5335, the sons 1121 of Hatipha 2412.
57 ¶ The sons 1121 of Solomon's 8010 servants 5650: the sons 1121 of Sotai 5479, the sons 1121 of Sophereth 5618, the sons 1121 of Perida 6514,
58 the sons 1121 of Jaala 3279, the sons 1121 of Darkon 1874, the sons 1121 of Giddel 1435,
59 the sons 1121 of Shephatiah 8203, the sons 1121 of Hattil 2411, the sons 1121 of Pochereth-hazzebaim 6380, the sons 1121 of Amon 526.
60 ¶ All 3605 the temple 5411 servants 5411 and the sons 1121 of Solomon's 8010 servants 5650 {were} 392.
61 ¶ These 428 {were} they who came 5927 up from Tel-melah 8528, Tel-harsha 8521, Cherub 3743, Addon 114 and Immer 564; but they could 3201 not show 5046 their fathers' 1 houses 1004 or their descendants 2233, whether 518 they were of Israel 3478:
62 the sons 1121 of Delaiah 1806, the sons 1121 of Tobiah 2900, the sons 1121 of Nekoda 5353, 642.
63 Of the priests 3548: the sons 1121 of Hobaiah 2252, the sons 1121 of Hakkoz 6976, the sons 1121 of Barzillai 1271, who 834 took 3947 a wife 802 of the daughters 1323 of Barzillai 1271, the Gileadite 1569, and was named after 5921 them.
64 These 428 searched 1245 {among} their ancestral 3187 registration, but it could not be located 4672; therefore they were considered unclean 1351 {and excluded} from the priesthood 3550.
65 The governor 8660 said 559 to them that they should not eat 398 from the most 6944 holy 6944 things 6944 until 5704 a priest 3548 arose 5975 with Urim 224 and Thummim 8550.
66

Total of People and Gifts

¶ The whole 3605 assembly 6951 together 259 {was} 42,360,
67 besides their male 5650 and their female 519 servants, of whom 428 {there were} 7,337; and they had 245 male and female singers 7891.
68 Their horses 5483 were 736; their mules 6505, 245;
69 {their} camels 1581, 435; {their} donkeys 2543, 6,720.
70 ¶ Some 4480 from among the heads 7218 of fathers' 1 {households} gave 5414 to the work 4399. The governor 8660 gave 5414 to the treasury 214 1,000 505 gold 2091 drachmas 1871, 50 2572 basins 4219, 530 priests' 3548 garments 3801.
71 Some 4480 of the heads 7218 of fathers' 1 {households} gave 5414 into the treasury 214 of the work 4399 20,000 gold 2091 drachmas 1871 and 2,200 silver 3701 minas 4488.
72 That which 834 the rest 7611 of the people 5971 gave 5414 was 20,000 gold 2091 drachmas 1871 and 2,000 505 silver 3701 minas 4488 and 67 priests' 3548 garments 3801.
73 ¶ Now the priests 3548, the Levites 3881, the gatekeepers 7778, the singers 7891, some 4480 of the people 5971, the temple 5411 servants 5411 and all 3605 Israel 3478, lived 3427 in their cities 5892.

## Chapter 8

1 ¶

Ezra Reads the Law

And all 3605 the people 5971 gathered 622 as one 259 man 376 at the square 7339 which 834 was in front 6440 of the Water 4325 Gate 8179, and they asked 559 Ezra 5830 the scribe 5613 to bring 935 the book 5612 of the law 8451 of Moses 4872 which 834 the LORD 3068 had given 6680 to Israel 3478.
2 Then Ezra 5830 the priest 3548 brought 935 the law 8451 before 6440 the assembly 6951 of men 376, women 802 and all 3605 who {could} listen 8085 with understanding 995, on the first 259 day 3117 of the seventh 7637 month 2320.
3 He read 7121 from it before 6440 the square 7339 which 834 was in front 6440 of the Water 4325 Gate 8179 from early 216 morning 216 until 5704 midday, in the presence 5048 of men 376 and women 802, those who could understand 995; and all 3605 the people 5971 were attentive 241 to the book 5612 of the law 8451.
4 Ezra 5830 the scribe 5613 stood 5975 at a wooden 6086 podium 4026 which 834 they had made 6213 for the purpose 1697. And beside 681 him stood 5975 Mattithiah 4993, Shema 8087, Anaiah 6043, Uriah 223, Hilkiah 2518, and Maaseiah 4641 on his right 3225 hand 3225; and Pedaiah 6305, Mishael 4332, Malchijah 4441, Hashum 2828, Hashbaddanah 2806, Zechariah 2148 {and} Meshullam 4918 on his left 8040 hand 8040.
5 Ezra 5830 opened 6605 the book 5612 in the sight 5869 of all 3605 the people 5971 for he was standing above all 3605 the people 5971; and when he opened 6605 it, all 3605 the people 5971 stood 5975 up.
6 Then Ezra 5830 blessed 1288 the LORD 3068 the great 1419 God 430. And all 3605 the people 5971 answered 6030, "Amen 543, Amen 543!" while lifting 4607 up their hands 3027; then they bowed 6915 low 6915 and worshiped 7812 the LORD 3068 with {their} faces 639 to the ground 776.
7 Also Jeshua 3091, Bani 1137, Sherebiah 8274, Jamin 3226, Akkub 6126, Shabbethai 7678, Hodiah 1941, Maaseiah 4641, Kelita 7042, Azariah 5838, Jozabad 3107, Hanan 2605, Pelaiah 6384, the Levites 3881, explained 995 the law 8451 to the people 5971 while the people 5971 {remained} in their place 5977.
8 They read 7121 from the book 5612, from the law 8451 of God 430, translating 6567 to give 7760 the sense 7922 so that they understood 995 the reading 4744.
9

``This Day Is Holy"

¶ Then Nehemiah 5166, who 1931 was the governor 8660, and Ezra 5830 the priest 3548 {and} scribe 5613, and the Levites 3881 who taught 995 the people 5971 said 559 to all 3605 the people 5971, "This 1931 day 3117 is holy 6918 to the LORD 3068 your God 430; do not mourn 56 or weep 1058." For all 3605 the people 5971 were weeping 1058 when they heard 8085 the words 1697 of the law 8451.
10 Then he said 559 to them, "Go 1980, eat 398 of the fat 4924, drink 8354 of the sweet 4477, and send 7971 portions 4490 to him who has nothing 369 prepared 3559; for this day 3117 is holy 6918 to our Lord 136. Do not be grieved 6087, for the joy 2304 of the LORD 3068 is your strength 4581."
11 So the Levites 3881 calmed 2814 all 3605 the people 5971, saying 559, "Be still 2013, for the day 3117 is holy 6918; do not be grieved 6087."
12 All 3605 the people 5971 went 1980 away to eat 398, to drink 8354, to send 7971 portions 4490 and to celebrate 6213 a great 1419 festival 8057, because 3588 they understood 995 the words 1697 which 834 had been made 3045 known 3045 to them.
13

Feast of Booths Restored

¶ Then on the second 8145 day 3117 the heads 7218 of fathers' 1 {households} of all 3605 the people 5971, the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881 were gathered 622 to Ezra 5830 the scribe 5613 that they might gain 7919 insight 7919 into the words 1697 of the law 8451.
14 They found 4672 written 3789 in the law 8451 how 834 the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680 through 3027 Moses 4872 that the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 should live 3427 in booths 5521 during the feast 2282 of the seventh 7637 month 2320.
15 So they proclaimed 8085 and circulated 5674 a proclamation 6963 in all 3605 their cities 5892 and in Jerusalem 3389, saying 559, "Go 3318 out to the hills 2022, and bring 935 olive 2132 branches 5929 and wild olive 8081 branches 5929, myrtle 1918 branches 5929, palm 8558 branches 5929 and branches 5929 of {other} leafy 5687 trees 6086, to make 6213 booths 5521, as it is written 3789."
16 So the people 5971 went 3318 out and brought 935 {them} and made 6213 booths 5521 for themselves, each 376 on his roof 1406, and in their courts 2691 and in the courts 2691 of the house 1004 of God 430, and in the square 7339 at the Water 4325 Gate 8179 and in the square 7339 at the Gate 8179 of Ephraim 669.
17 The entire 3605 assembly 6951 of those who had returned 7725 from the captivity 7628 made 6213 booths 5521 and lived 3427 in them. The sons 1121 of Israel 3478 had indeed 3588 not done 6213 so 3651 from the days 3117 of Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Nun 5126 to that day 3117. And there was great 1419 rejoicing 8057.
18 He read 7121 from the book 5612 of the law 8451 of God 430 daily 3117, from the first 7223 day 3117 to the last 314 day 3117. And they celebrated 6213 the feast 2282 seven 7651 days 3117, and on the eighth 8066 day 3117 {there was} a solemn 6116 assembly 6116 according to the ordinance 4941.

## Chapter 9

1

The People Confess Their Sin

Now on the twenty-fourth day 3117 of this 2088 month 2320 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 assembled 622 with fasting 6685, in sackcloth 8242 and with dirt 127 upon them.
2 The descendants 2233 of Israel 3478 separated 914 themselves from all 3605 foreigners, and stood 5975 and confessed 3034 their sins 2403 and the iniquities 5771 of their fathers 1.
3 While they stood 6965 in their place 5977, they read 7121 from the book 5612 of the law 8451 of the LORD 3068 their God 430 for a fourth 7243 of the day 3117; and for {another} fourth 7243 they confessed 3034 and worshiped 7812 the LORD 3068 their God 430.
4 Now on the Levites' 3881 platform 4608 stood 6965 Jeshua 3091, Bani 1137, Kadmiel 6934, Shebaniah 7645, Bunni 1138, Sherebiah 8274, Bani 1137 {and} Chenani 3662, and they cried 2199 with a loud 1419 voice 6963 to the LORD 3068 their God 430.
5 ¶ Then the Levites 3881, Jeshua 3091, Kadmiel 6934, Bani 1137, Hashabneiah 2813, Sherebiah 8274, Hodiah 1941, Shebaniah 7645 {and} Pethahiah 6611, said 559, "Arise 6965, bless 1288 the LORD 3068 your God 430 forever and ever 5769! O may Your glorious 3519 name 8034 be blessed 1288 And exalted 7311 above 5921 all 3605 blessing 1293 and praise 8416!
6 "You alone 905 are the LORD 3068. You have made 6213 the heavens 8064, The heaven 8064 of heavens 8064 with all 3605 their host 6635, The earth 776 and all 3605 that is on it, The seas 3220 and all 3605 that is in them. You give 2421 life 2421 to all 3605 of them And the heavenly 8064 host 6635 bows 7812 down 7812 before You.
7 "You are the LORD 3068 God 430, Who 834 chose 977 Abram 87 And brought 3318 him out from Ur 218 of the Chaldees 3778, And gave 7760 him the name 8034 Abraham 85.
8 "You found 4672 his heart 3824 faithful 539 before 6440 You, And made 3772 a covenant 1285 with him To give 5414 {him} the land 776 of the Canaanite 3669, Of the Hittite 2850 and the Amorite 567, Of the Perizzite 6522, the Jebusite 2983 and the Girgashite 1622-- To give 5414 {it} to his descendants 2233. And You have fulfilled 6965 Your promise 1697, For You are righteous 6662.
9 ¶ "You saw 7200 the affliction 6040 of our fathers 1 in Egypt 4714, And heard 8085 their cry 2201 by the Red Sea 3220.
10 "Then You performed 5414 signs 226 and wonders 4159 against Pharaoh 6547, Against all 3605 his servants 5650 and all 3605 the people 5971 of his land 776; For You knew 3045 that they acted 2102 arrogantly 2102 toward 5921 them, And made 6213 a name 8034 for Yourself as {it is} this 2088 day 3117.
11 "You divided 1234 the sea 3220 before 6440 them, So they passed 5674 through the midst 8432 of the sea 3220 on dry 3004 ground 3004; And their pursuers 7291 You hurled 7993 into the depths 4688, Like 3644 a stone 68 into raging 5794 waters 4325.
12 "And with a pillar 5982 of cloud 6051 You led 5148 them by day 3119, And with a pillar 5982 of fire 784 by night 3915 To light 215 for them the way 1870 In which 834 they were to go 1980.
13 "Then You came 3381 down 3381 on Mount 2022 Sinai 5514, And spoke 1696 with them from heaven 8064; You gave 5414 them just 3477 ordinances 4941 and true 571 laws 8451, Good 2896 statutes 2706 and commandments 4687.
14 "So You made 3045 known 3045 to them Your holy 6944 sabbath 7676, And laid 6680 down 6680 for them commandments 4687, statutes 2706 and law 8451, Through 3027 Your servant 5650 Moses 4872.
15 "You provided 5414 bread 3899 from heaven 8064 for them for their hunger 7458, You brought 3318 forth 3318 water 4325 from a rock 5553 for them for their thirst 6772, And You told 559 them to enter 935 in order to possess 3423 The land 776 which 834 You swore to give 5414 them.
16 ¶ "But they, our fathers 1, acted 2102 arrogantly 2102; They became stubborn and would not listen 8085 to Your commandments 4687.
17 "They refused 3985 to listen 8085, And did not remember 2142 Your wondrous 6381 deeds 6381 which 834 You had performed 6213 among 5973 them; So they became stubborn and appointed 5414 a leader 7218 to return 7725 to their slavery 5659 in Egypt 4714. But You are a God 433 of forgiveness 5547, Gracious 2587 and compassionate 7349, Slow 750 to anger 639 and abounding 7227 in lovingkindness 2617; And You did not forsake 5800 them.
18 "Even 637 when 3588 they made 6213 for themselves A calf 5695 of molten 4541 metal 4541 And said 559, 'This 2088 is your God 430 Who 834 brought 5927 you up from Egypt 4714,' And committed 6213 great 1419 blasphemies 5007,
19 You, in Your great 7227 compassion 7356, Did not forsake 5800 them in the wilderness 4057; The pillar 5982 of cloud 6051 did not leave them by day 3119, To guide 5148 them on their way 1870, Nor 3808 the pillar 5982 of fire 784 by night 3915, to light 215 for them the way 1870 in which 834 they were to go 1980.
20 "You gave 5414 Your good 2896 Spirit 7307 to instruct 7919 them, Your manna 4478 You did not withhold 4513 from their mouth 6310, And You gave 5414 them water 4325 for their thirst 6772.
21 "Indeed, forty 705 years 8141 You provided 3557 for them in the wilderness 4057 {and} they were not in want 2637; Their clothes 8008 did not wear 1086 out, nor 3808 did their feet 7272 swell 1216.
22 "You also gave 5414 them kingdoms 4467 and peoples 5971, And allotted 2505 {them} to them as a boundary 6285. They took 3423 possession 3423 of the land 776 of Sihon 5511 the king 4428 of Heshbon 2809 And the land 776 of Og 5747 the king 4428 of Bashan 1316.
23 "You made 7235 their sons 1121 numerous 7235 as the stars 3556 of heaven 8064, And You brought 935 them into the land 776 Which 834 You had told 559 their fathers 1 to enter 935 and possess 3423.
24 "So their sons 1121 entered 935 and possessed 3423 the land 776. And You subdued 3665 before 6440 them the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776, the Canaanites 3669, And You gave 5414 them into their hand 3027, with their kings 4428 and the peoples 5971 of the land 776, To do 6213 with them as they desired 7522.
25 "They captured 3920 fortified 1219 cities 5892 and a fertile 8082 land 127. They took 3423 possession 3423 of houses 1004 full 4392 of every 3605 good 2898 thing 2898, Hewn 2672 cisterns 953, vineyards 3754, olive 2132 groves 2132, Fruit 3978 trees 6086 in abundance 7230. So they ate 398, were filled 7646 and grew 8080 fat 8080, And reveled 5727 in Your great 1419 goodness 2898.
26 ¶ "But they became 4784 disobedient 4784 and rebelled 4775 against You, And cast 7993 Your law 8451 behind 310 their backs 1458 And killed 2026 Your prophets 5030 who 834 had admonished 5749 them So that they might return 7725 to You, And they committed 6213 great 1419 blasphemies 5007.
27 "Therefore You delivered 5414 them into the hand 3027 of their oppressors 6862 who oppressed 6887 them, But when they cried 6817 to You in the time 6256 of their distress 6869, You heard 8085 from heaven 8064, and according to Your great 7227 compassion 7356 You gave 5414 them deliverers 3467 who delivered 3467 them from the hand 3027 of their oppressors 6862.
28 "But as soon as they had 5117 rest 5117, they did 6213 evil 7451 again 7725 before 6440 You; Therefore You abandoned 5800 them to the hand 3027 of their enemies 340, so that they ruled 7287 over them. When they cried 2199 again 7725 to You, You heard 8085 from heaven 8064, And many 7227 times 6256 You rescued 5337 them according to Your compassion 7356,
29 And admonished 5749 them in order to turn 7725 them back 7725 to Your law 8451. Yet they acted 2102 arrogantly 2102 and did not listen 8085 to Your commandments 4687 but sinned 2398 against Your ordinances 4941, By which 834 if a man 120 observes 6213 them he shall live 2421. And they turned 5414 a stubborn 5637 shoulder 3802 and stiffened 7185 their neck 6203, and would not listen 8085.
30 "However, You bore 4900 with them for many 7227 years 8141, And admonished 5749 them by Your Spirit 7307 through 3027 Your prophets 5030, Yet they would not give 238 ear 238. Therefore You gave 5414 them into the hand 3027 of the peoples 5971 of the lands 776.
31 "Nevertheless, in Your great 7227 compassion 7356 You did not make 6213 an end 3617 of them or forsake 5800 them, For You are a gracious 2587 and compassionate 7349 God 410.
32 ¶ "Now 6258 therefore, our God 430, the great 1419, the mighty 1368, and the awesome 3372 God 410, who keeps 8104 covenant 1285 and lovingkindness 2617, Do not let all 3605 the hardship 8513 seem 4591 insignificant 4591 before 6440 You, Which 834 has come 4672 upon us, our kings 4428, our princes 8269, our priests 3548, our prophets 5030, our fathers 1 and on all 3605 Your people 5971, From the days 3117 of the kings 4428 of Assyria 804 to this 2088 day 3117.
33 "However, You are just 6662 in all 3605 that has come 935 upon us; For You have dealt 6213 faithfully 571, but we have acted 7561 wickedly 7561.
34 "For our kings 4428, our leaders 8269, our priests 3548 and our fathers 1 have not kept 6213 Your law 8451 Or paid 7181 attention 7181 to Your commandments 4687 and Your admonitions 5715 with which 834 You have admonished 5749 them.
35 "But they, in their own kingdom 4438, With Your great 7227 goodness 2898 which 834 You gave 5414 them, With the broad 7342 and rich 8082 land 776 which 834 You set 5414 before 6440 them, Did not serve 5647 You or turn 7725 from their evil 7451 deeds 4611.
36 "Behold 2009, we are slaves 5650 today 3117, And as to the land 776 which 834 You gave 5414 to our fathers 1 to eat 398 of its fruit 6529 and its bounty 2898, Behold 2009, we are slaves 5650 in it.
37 "Its abundant 7235 produce 8393 is for the kings 4428 Whom 834 You have set 5414 over 5921 us because of our sins 2403; They also rule 4910 over 5921 our bodies 1472 And over our cattle 929 as they please 7522, So we are in great 1419 distress 6869.
38

A Covenant Results

¶ "Now because of all 3605 this 384 We are making 3772 an agreement 548 in writing 3772; And on the sealed 2856 document {are the names of} our leaders 8269, our Levites 3881 {and} our priests 3548."

## Chapter 10

1

Signers of the Document

Now on the sealed 2856 document {were the names of:} Nehemiah 5166 the governor 8660, the son 1121 of Hacaliah 2446, and Zedekiah 6667,
2 Seraiah 8304, Azariah 5838, Jeremiah 3414,
3 Pashhur 6583, Amariah 568, Malchijah 4441,
4 Hattush 2407, Shebaniah 7645, Malluch 4409,
5 Harim 2766, Meremoth 4822, Obadiah 5662,
6 Daniel 1840, Ginnethon 1599, Baruch 1263,
7 Meshullam 4918, Abijah 29, Mijamin 4326,
8 Maaziah 4590, Bilgai 1084, Shemaiah 8098. These 428 {were} the priests 3548.
9 And the Levites 3881: Jeshua 3091 the son 1121 of Azaniah 245, Binnui 1131 of the sons 1121 of Henadad 2582, Kadmiel 6934;
10 also their brothers 251 Shebaniah 7645, Hodiah 1941, Kelita 7042, Pelaiah 6384, Hanan 2605,
11 Mica 4316, Rehob 7340, Hashabiah 2811,
12 Zaccur 2139, Sherebiah 8274, Shebaniah 7645,
13 Hodiah 1941, Bani 1137, Beninu 1148.
14 The leaders 7218 of the people 5971: Parosh 6551, Pahath-moab 6355, Elam 5867, Zattu 2240, Bani 1137,
15 Bunni 1138, Azgad 5803, Bebai 893,
16 Adonijah 138, Bigvai 902, Adin 5720,
17 Ater 333, Hezekiah 2396, Azzur 5809,
18 Hodiah 1941, Hashum 2828, Bezai 1209,
19 Hariph 2756, Anathoth 6068, Nebai 5109,
20 Magpiash 4047, Meshullam 4918, Hezir 2387,
21 Meshezabel 4898, Zadok 6659, Jaddua 3037,
22 Pelatiah 6410, Hanan 2605, Anaiah 6043,
23 Hoshea 1954, Hananiah 2608, Hasshub 2815,
24 Hallohesh 3873, Pilha 6401, Shobek 7733,
25 Rehum 7348, Hashabnah 2812, Maaseiah 4641,
26 Ahiah 281, Hanan 2605, Anan 6052,
27 Malluch 4409, Harim 2766, Baanah 1196.
28

Obligations of the Document

¶ Now the rest 7605 of the people 5971, the priests 3548, the Levites 3881, the gatekeepers 7778, the singers 7891, the temple 5411 servants 5411 and all 3605 those who had separated 914 themselves from the peoples 5971 of the lands 776 to the law 8451 of God 430, their wives 802, their sons 1121 and their daughters 1323, all 3605 those who had 3045 knowledge 3045 and understanding 995,
29 are joining 2388 with their kinsmen 251, their nobles 117, and are taking 935 on themselves a curse 423 and an oath 7621 to walk 1980 in God's 430 law 8451, which 834 was given 5414 through 3027 Moses 4872, God's 430 servant 5650, and to keep 8104 and to observe 6213 all 3605 the commandments 4687 of GOD 3068 our Lord 136, and His ordinances 4941 and His statutes 2706;
30 and that we will not give 5414 our daughters 1323 to the peoples 5971 of the land 776 or take 3947 their daughters 1323 for our sons 1121.
31 As for the peoples 5971 of the land 776 who bring 935 wares 4728 or any 3605 grain 7668 on the sabbath 7676 day 3117 to sell 4376, we will not buy 3947 from them on the sabbath 7676 or a holy 6944 day 3117; and we will forego 5203 {the crops} the seventh 7637 year 8141 and the exaction 4855 of every 3605 debt 3027.
32 ¶ We also placed 5975 ourselves under 5921 obligation 4687 to contribute 5414 yearly 8141 one third 7992 of a shekel 8255 for the service 5656 of the house 1004 of our God 430:
33 for the showbread, for the continual 8548 grain offering 4503, for the continual 8548 burnt 5930 offering 5930, the sabbaths 7676, the new 2320 moon 2320, for the appointed 4150 times 4150, for the holy 6944 things 6944 and for the sin 2403 offerings 2403 to make 3722 atonement 3722 for Israel 3478, and all 3605 the work 4399 of the house 1004 of our God 430.
34 ¶ Likewise we cast 5307 lots 1486 for the supply 7133 of wood 6086 {among} the priests 3548, the Levites 3881 and the people 5971 so that they might bring 935 it to the house 1004 of our God 430, according to our fathers' 1 households 1004, at fixed 2163 times 6256 annually 8141, to burn 1197 on the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068 our God 430, as it is written 3789 in the law 8451;
35 and that they might bring 935 the first 1061 fruits 1061 of our ground 127 and the first 1061 fruits 1061 of all 3605 the fruit 6529 of every 3605 tree 6086 to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 annually 8141,
36 and bring 935 to the house 1004 of our God 430 the firstborn 1062 of our sons 1121 and of our cattle 929, and the firstborn 1060 of our herds 1241 and our flocks 6629 as it is written 3789 in the law 8451, for the priests 3548 who are ministering 8334 in the house 1004 of our God 430.
37 We will also bring 935 the first 7225 of our dough 6182, our contributions 8641, the fruit 6529 of every 3605 tree 6086, the new 8492 wine 8492 and the oil 3323 to the priests 3548 at the chambers 3957 of the house 1004 of our God 430, and the tithe 4643 of our ground 127 to the Levites 3881, for the Levites 3881 are they who receive 6237 the tithes 6237 in all 3605 the rural 5656 towns 5892.
38 The priest 3548, the son 1121 of Aaron 175, shall be with the Levites 3881 when the Levites 3881 receive 6237 tithes 6237, and the Levites 3881 shall bring 5927 up the tenth 4643 of the tithes 4643 to the house 1004 of our God 430, to the chambers 3957 of the storehouse 214.
39 For the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 and the sons 1121 of Levi 3878 shall bring 935 the contribution 8641 of the grain 1715, the new 8492 wine 8492 and the oil 3323 to the chambers 3957; there 8033 are the utensils 3627 of the sanctuary 4720, the priests 3548 who are ministering 8334, the gatekeepers 7778 and the singers 7891. Thus we will not neglect 5800 the house 1004 of our God 430.

## Chapter 11

1

Time Passes; Heads of Provinces

Now the leaders 8269 of the people 5971 lived 3427 in Jerusalem 3389, but the rest 7605 of the people 5971 cast 5307 lots 1486 to bring 935 one 259 out of ten 6235 to live 3427 in Jerusalem 3389, the holy 6944 city 5892, while nine-tenths 8672 {remained} in the {other} cities 5892.
2 And the people 5971 blessed 1288 all 3605 the men 376 who volunteered 5068 to live 3427 in Jerusalem 3389.
3 ¶ Now these 428 are the heads 7218 of the provinces 4082 who 834 lived 3427 in Jerusalem 3389, but in the cities 5892 of Judah 3063 each 376 lived 3427 on his own property 272 in their cities 5892--the Israelites 3478, the priests 3548, the Levites 3881, the temple 5411 servants 5411 and the descendants 1121 of Solomon's 8010 servants 5650.
4 Some 4480 of the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 and some 4480 of the sons 1121 of Benjamin 1144 lived 3427 in Jerusalem 3389. From the sons 1121 of Judah 3063: Athaiah 6265 the son 1121 of Uzziah 5818, the son 1121 of Zechariah 2148, the son 1121 of Amariah 568, the son 1121 of Shephatiah 8203, the son 1121 of Mahalalel 4111, of the sons 1121 of Perez 6557;
5 and Maaseiah 4641 the son 1121 of Baruch 1263, the son 1121 of Col-hozeh 3626, the son 1121 of Hazaiah 2382, the son 1121 of Adaiah 5718, the son 1121 of Joiarib 3080, the son 1121 of Zechariah 2148, the son 1121 of the Shilonite 7888.
6 All 3605 the sons 1121 of Perez 6557 who lived 3427 in Jerusalem 3389 were 468 able 2428 men 376.
7 ¶ Now these 428 are the sons 1121 of Benjamin 1144: Sallu 5543 the son 1121 of Meshullam 4918, the son 1121 of Joed 3133, the son 1121 of Pedaiah 6305, the son 1121 of Kolaiah 6964, the son 1121 of Maaseiah 4641, the son 1121 of Ithiel 384, the son 1121 of Jeshaiah 3470;
8 and after 310 him Gabbai 1373 {and} Sallai 5546, 928.
9 Joel 3100 the son 1121 of Zichri 2147 was their overseer 6496, and Judah 3063 the son 1121 of Hassenuah 5574 was second 4932 in command 5921 of the city 5892.
10 ¶ From the priests 3548: Jedaiah 3048 the son 1121 of Joiarib 3080, Jachin 3199,
11 Seraiah 8304 the son 1121 of Hilkiah 2518, the son 1121 of Meshullam 4918, the son 1121 of Zadok 6659, the son 1121 of Meraioth 4812, the son 1121 of Ahitub 285, the leader 5057 of the house 1004 of God 430,
12 and their kinsmen 251 who performed 6213 the work 4399 of the temple 1004, 822; and Adaiah 5718 the son 1121 of Jeroham 3395, the son 1121 of Pelaliah 6421, the son 1121 of Amzi 557, the son 1121 of Zechariah 2148, the son 1121 of Pashhur 6583, the son 1121 of Malchijah 4441,
13 and his kinsmen 251, heads 7218 of fathers' 1 {households,} 242; and Amashsai 6023 the son 1121 of Azarel 5832, the son 1121 of Ahzai 273, the son 1121 of Meshillemoth 4919, the son 1121 of Immer 564,
14 and their brothers 251, valiant 2428 warriors 1368, 128. And their overseer 6496 was Zabdiel 2068, the son 1121 of Haggedolim 1896.
15 ¶ Now from the Levites 3881: Shemaiah 8098 the son 1121 of Hasshub 2815, the son 1121 of Azrikam 5840, the son 1121 of Hashabiah 2811, the son 1121 of Bunni 1138;
16 and Shabbethai 7678 and Jozabad 3107, from the leaders 7218 of the Levites 3881, who were in charge 5921 of the outside 2435 work 4399 of the house 1004 of God 430;
17 and Mattaniah 4983 the son 1121 of Mica 4316, the son 1121 of Zabdi 2067, the son 1121 of Asaph 623, who was the leader 7218 in beginning 8462 the thanksgiving 3034 at prayer 8605, and Bakbukiah 1229, the second 4932 among 4480 his brethren 251; and Abda 5653 the son 1121 of Shammua 8051, the son 1121 of Galal 1559, the son 1121 of Jeduthun 3038.
18 All 3605 the Levites 3881 in the holy 6944 city 5892 {were} 284.
19 ¶ Also the gatekeepers 7778, Akkub 6126, Talmon 2929 and their brethren 251 who kept 8104 watch 8104 at the gates 8179, {were} 172.
20

Outside Jerusalem

The rest 7605 of Israel 3478, of the priests 3548 {and} of the Levites 3881, {were} in all 3605 the cities 5892 of Judah 3063, each 376 on his own inheritance 5159.
21 But the temple 5411 servants 5411 were living 3427 in Ophel 6077, and Ziha 6727 and Gishpa 1658 were in charge 5921 of the temple 5411 servants 5411.
22 ¶ Now the overseer 6496 of the Levites 3881 in Jerusalem 3389 was Uzzi 5813 the son 1121 of Bani 1137, the son 1121 of Hashabiah 2811, the son 1121 of Mattaniah 4983, the son 1121 of Mica 4316, from the sons 1121 of Asaph 623, who were the singers 7891 for the service 4399 of the house 1004 of God 430.
23 For {there was} a commandment 4687 from the king 4428 concerning 5921 them and a firm 548 regulation 548 for the song 7891 leaders 7891 day 3117 by day 3117.
24 Pethahiah 6611 the son 1121 of Meshezabel 4898, of the sons 1121 of Zerah 2226 the son 1121 of Judah 3063, was the king's 4428 representative 3027 in all 3605 matters 1697 concerning the people 5971.
25 ¶ Now as for the villages 2691 with their fields 7704, some 4480 of the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 lived 3427 in Kiriath-arba 7153 and its towns 1323, in Dibon 1769 and its towns 1323, and in Jekabzeel 6909 and its villages 2691,
26 and in Jeshua 3091, in Moladah 4137 and Beth-pelet 1046,
27 and in Hazar-shual 2705, in Beersheba 884 and its towns 1323,
28 and in Ziklag 6860, in Meconah 4368 and in its towns 1323,
29 and in En-rimmon 5884, in Zorah 6881 and in Jarmuth 3412,
30 Zanoah 2182, Adullam 5725, and their villages 2691, Lachish 3923 and its fields 7704, Azekah 5825 and its towns 1323. So they encamped 2583 from Beersheba 884 as far 5704 as the valley 1516 of Hinnom 2011.
31 The sons 1121 of Benjamin 1144 also {lived} from Geba 1387 {onward,} at Michmash 4363 and Aija 5857, at Bethel 1008 and its towns 1323,
32 at Anathoth 6068, Nob 5011, Ananiah 6055,
33 Hazor 2674, Ramah 7414, Gittaim 1664,
34 Hadid 2307, Zeboim 6650, Neballat 5041,
35 Lod 3850 and Ono 207, the valley 1516 of craftsmen 2796.
36 From the Levites 3881, {some} divisions 4256 in Judah 3063 belonged to Benjamin 1144.

## Chapter 12

1

Priests and Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel

Now these 428 are the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881 who 834 came 5927 up with Zerubbabel 2216 the son 1121 of Shealtiel 7597, and Jeshua 3091: Seraiah 8304, Jeremiah 3414, Ezra 5830,
2 Amariah 568, Malluch 4409, Hattush 2407,
3 Shecaniah 7935, Rehum 7348, Meremoth 4822,
4 Iddo 5714, Ginnethoi 1599, Abijah 29,
5 Mijamin 4326, Maadiah 4573, Bilgah 1083,
6 Shemaiah 8098 and Joiarib 3080, Jedaiah 3048,
7 Sallu 5543, Amok 5987, Hilkiah 2518 and Jedaiah 3048. These 428 were the heads 7218 of the priests 3548 and their kinsmen 251 in the days 3117 of Jeshua 3091.
8 ¶ The Levites 3881 {were} Jeshua 3091, Binnui 1131, Kadmiel 6934, Sherebiah 8274, Judah 3063, {and} Mattaniah 4983 {who was} in charge 5921 of the songs 1960 of thanksgiving 1960, he and his brothers 251.
9 Also Bakbukiah 1229 and Unni 6042, their brothers 251, stood opposite 5048 them in {their} service 4931 divisions 4931.
10 Jeshua 3091 became 3205 the father 3205 of Joiakim 3079, and Joiakim 3079 became 3205 the father 3205 of Eliashib 475, and Eliashib 475 became 3205 the father of Joiada 3077,
11 and Joiada 3077 became 3205 the father 3205 of Jonathan 3083, and Jonathan 3083 became 3205 the father 3205 of Jaddua 3037.
12 ¶ Now in the days 3117 of Joiakim 3079, the priests 3548, the heads 7218 of fathers' 1 {households} were: of Seraiah 8304, Meraiah 4811; of Jeremiah 3414, Hananiah 2608;
13 of Ezra 5830, Meshullam 4918; of Amariah 568, Jehohanan 3076;
14 of Malluchi 4424, Jonathan 3083; of Shebaniah 7645, Joseph 3130;
15 of Harim 2766, Adna 5733; of Meraioth 4812, Helkai 2517;
16 of Iddo 5714, Zechariah 2148; of Ginnethon 1599, Meshullam 4918;
17 of Abijah 29, Zichri 2147; of Miniamin 4509, of Moadiah 4573, Piltai 6408;
18 of Bilgah 1083, Shammua 8051; of Shemaiah 8098, Jehonathan 3083;
19 of Joiarib 3080, Mattenai 4982; of Jedaiah 3048, Uzzi 5813;
20 of Sallai 5546, Kallai 7040; of Amok 5987, Eber 5677;
21 of Hilkiah 2518, Hashabiah 2811; of Jedaiah 3048, Nethanel 5417.
22

The Chief Levites

¶ As for the Levites 3881, the heads 7218 of fathers' 1 {households} were registered 3789 in the days 3117 of Eliashib 475, Joiada 3077, and Johanan 3076 and Jaddua 3037; so {were} the priests 3548 in the reign 4438 of Darius 1867 the Persian 6542.
23 The sons 1121 of Levi 3878, the heads 7218 of fathers' 1 {households,} were registered 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles up to the days 3117 of Johanan 3076 the son 1121 of Eliashib 475.
24 The heads 7218 of the Levites 3881 {were} Hashabiah 2811, Sherebiah 8274 and Jeshua 3091 the son 1121 of Kadmiel 6934, with their brothers 251 opposite 5048 them, to praise 1984 {and} give 3034 thanks 3034, as prescribed 4687 by David 1732 the man 376 of God 430, division 4929 corresponding 5980 to division 4929.
25 Mattaniah 4983, Bakbukiah 1229, Obadiah 5662, Meshullam 4918, Talmon 2929 {and} Akkub 6126 {were} gatekeepers 7778 keeping 4929 watch 4929 at the storehouses 624 of the gates 8179.
26 These 428 {served} in the days 3117 of Joiakim 3079 the son 1121 of Jeshua 3091, the son 1121 of Jozadak 3087, and in the days 3117 of Nehemiah 5166 the governor 6346 and of Ezra 5830 the priest 3548 {and} scribe 5613.
27

Dedication of the Wall

¶ Now at the dedication 2598 of the wall 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 they sought 1245 out the Levites 3881 from all 3605 their places 4725, to bring 935 them to Jerusalem 3389 so that they might celebrate 6213 the dedication 2598 with gladness 8057, with hymns 8426 of thanksgiving 8426 and with songs 7892 {to the accompaniment} of cymbals 4700, harps 5035 and lyres 3658.
28 So the sons 1121 of the singers 7891 were assembled 622 from the district 3603 around 5439 Jerusalem 3389, and from the villages 2691 of the Netophathites 5200,
29 from Beth-gilgal 1019 and from {their} fields 7704 in Geba 1387 and Azmaveth 5820, for the singers 7891 had built 1129 themselves villages 2691 around 5439 Jerusalem 3389.
30 The priests 3548 and the Levites 3881 purified 2891 themselves; they also purified 2891 the people 5971, the gates 8179 and the wall 2346.
31

Procedures for the Temple

¶ Then I had the leaders 8269 of Judah 3063 come 5927 up on top of the wall 2346, and I appointed 5975 two 8147 great 1419 choirs 8426, the first proceeding 8418 to the right 3225 on top of the wall 2346 toward the Refuse 830 Gate 8179.
32 Hoshaiah 1955 and half 2677 of the leaders 8269 of Judah 3063 followed them,
33 with Azariah 5838, Ezra 5830, Meshullam 4918,
34 Judah 3063, Benjamin 1144, Shemaiah 8098, Jeremiah 3414,
35 and some 4480 of the sons 1121 of the priests 3548 with trumpets 2689; {and} Zechariah 2148 the son 1121 of Jonathan 3083, the son 1121 of Shemaiah 8098, the son 1121 of Mattaniah 4983, the son 1121 of Micaiah 4320, the son 1121 of Zaccur 2139, the son 1121 of Asaph 623,
36 and his kinsmen 251, Shemaiah 8098, Azarel 5832, Milalai 4450, Gilalai 1562, Maai 4597, Nethanel 5417, Judah 3063 {and} Hanani 2607, with the musical 7892 instruments 3627 of David 1732 the man 376 of God 430. And Ezra 5830 the scribe 5613 went before 6440 them.
37 At the Fountain 5871 Gate 8179 they went 5927 directly 5048 up the steps 4609 of the city 5892 of David 1732 by the stairway 4608 of the wall 2346 above the house 1004 of David 1732 to the Water 4325 Gate 8179 on the east 4217.
38 ¶ The second 8145 choir 8426 proceeded 1980 to the left 4136, while I followed 310 them with half 2677 of the people 5971 on the wall 2346, above the Tower 4026 of Furnaces 8574, to the Broad 7342 Wall 2346,
39 and above the Gate 8179 of Ephraim 669, by the Old 3465 Gate 8179, by the Fish 1709 Gate 8179, the Tower 4026 of Hananel 2606 and the Tower 4026 of the Hundred 3968, as far 5704 as the Sheep 6629 Gate 8179; and they stopped 5975 at the Gate 8179 of the Guard 4307.
40 Then the two 8147 choirs 8426 took 5975 their stand 5975 in the house 1004 of God 430. So did I and half 2677 of the officials 5461 with me;
41 and the priests 3548, Eliakim 471, Maaseiah 4641, Miniamin 4509, Micaiah 4320, Elioenai 454, Zechariah 2148 and Hananiah 2608, with the trumpets 2689;
42 and Maaseiah 4641, Shemaiah 8098, Eleazar 499, Uzzi 5813, Jehohanan 3076, Malchijah 4441, Elam 5867 and Ezer 5827. And the singers 7891 sang 8085, with Jezrahiah 3156 {their} leader 6496,
43 and on that day 3117 they offered 2076 great 1419 sacrifices 2077 and rejoiced 8055 because 3588 God 430 had given 8055 them great 1419 joy 8057, even 1571 the women 802 and children 3206 rejoiced 8055, so that the joy 8057 of Jerusalem 3389 was heard 8085 from afar 7350.
44 ¶ On that day 3117 men 376 were also appointed 6485 over 5921 the chambers 5393 for the stores 214, the contributions 8641, the first 7225 fruits 7225 and the tithes 4643, to gather 3664 into them from the fields 7704 of the cities 5892 the portions 4521 required by the law 8451 for the priests 3548 and Levites 3881; for Judah 3063 rejoiced 8057 over 5921 the priests 3548 and Levites 3881 who served 5975.
45 For they performed 8104 the worship 4931 of their God 430 and the service 4931 of purification 2893, together with the singers 7891 and the gatekeepers 7778 in accordance with the command 4687 of David 1732 {and} of his son 1121 Solomon 8010.
46 For in the days 3117 of David 1732 and Asaph 623, in ancient 6924 times 6924, {there were} leaders 7218 of the singers 7891, songs 7892 of praise 8416 and hymns 3034 of thanksgiving 3034 to God 430.
47 So all 3605 Israel 3478 in the days 3117 of Zerubbabel 2216 and Nehemiah 5166 gave 5414 the portions 4521 due the singers 7891 and the gatekeepers 7778 as each 3117 day 3117 required 1697, and set 6942 apart 6942 the consecrated 6942 {portion} for the Levites 3881, and the Levites 3881 set 6942 apart 6942 the consecrated 6942 {portion} for the sons 1121 of Aaron 175.

## Chapter 13

1

Foreigners Excluded

On that day 3117 they read 7121 aloud from the book 5612 of Moses 4872 in the hearing 241 of the people 5971; and there was found 4672 written 3789 in it that no 3808 Ammonite 5984 or Moabite 4125 should ever 5769 enter 935 the assembly 6951 of God 430,
2 because 3588 they did not meet 6923 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 with bread 3899 and water 4325, but hired 7936 Balaam 1109 against 5921 them to curse 7043 them. However, our God 430 turned 2015 the curse 7045 into a blessing 1293.
3 So when they heard 8085 the law 8451, they excluded 914 all 3605 foreigners 6154 from Israel 3478.
4

Tobiah Expelled and the Temple Cleansed

¶ Now prior 6440 to this 2088, Eliashib 475 the priest 3548, who was appointed 5414 over the chambers 3957 of the house 1004 of our God 430, being related 7138 to Tobiah 2900,
5 had prepared 6213 a large 1419 room 3957 for him, where 8033 formerly 6440 they put 5414 the grain offerings 4503, the frankincense 3828, the utensils 3627 and the tithes 4643 of grain 1715, wine 8492 and oil 3323 prescribed 4687 for the Levites 3881, the singers 7891 and the gatekeepers 7778, and the contributions 8641 for the priests 3548.
6 But during all 3605 this 2088 {time} I was not in Jerusalem 3389, for in the thirty-second year 8141 of Artaxerxes 783 king 4428 of Babylon 894 I had gone 935 to the king 4428. After 7093 some time 3117, however, I asked 7592 leave from the king 4428,
7 and I came 935 to Jerusalem 3389 and learned 995 about the evil 7463 that Eliashib 475 had done 6213 for Tobiah 2900, by preparing 6213 a room 5393 for him in the courts 2691 of the house 1004 of God 430.
8 It was very 3966 displeasing 7489 to me, so I threw 7993 all 3605 of Tobiah's 2900 household 1004 goods 3627 out of the room 3957.
9 Then I gave 559 an order 559 and they cleansed 2891 the rooms 3957; and I returned 7725 there 8033 the utensils 3627 of the house 1004 of God 430 with the grain offerings 4503 and the frankincense 3828.
10

Tithes Restored

¶ I also discovered 3045 that the portions 4521 of the Levites 3881 had not been given 5414 {them,} so that the Levites 3881 and the singers 7891 who performed 6213 the service 4399 had gone 1272 away 1272, each 376 to his own field 7704.
11 So I reprimanded 7378 the officials 5461 and said 559, "Why 4069 is the house 1004 of God 430 forsaken 5800?" Then I gathered 6908 them together and restored 5975 them to their posts 5977.
12 All 3605 Judah 3063 then brought 935 the tithe 4643 of the grain 1715, wine 8492 and oil 3323 into the storehouses 214.
13 In charge 5921 of the storehouses 214 I appointed 686 Shelemiah 8018 the priest 3548, Zadok 6659 the scribe 5613, and Pedaiah 6305 of the Levites 3881, and in addition to them was Hanan 2605 the son 1121 of Zaccur 2139, the son 1121 of Mattaniah 4983; for they were considered 2803 reliable 539, and it was their task 5921 to distribute 2505 to their kinsmen 251.
14 Remember 2142 me for this 384, O my God 430, and do not blot 4229 out my loyal 2617 deeds 2617 which 834 I have performed 6213 for the house 1004 of my God 430 and its services 4929.
15

Sabbath Restored

¶ In those 1992 days 3117 I saw 7200 in Judah 3063 some who were treading 1869 wine 1660 presses 1660 on the sabbath 7676, and bringing 935 in sacks 6194 of grain 6194 and loading 6006 {them} on donkeys 2543, as well 637 as wine 3196, grapes 6025, figs 8384 and all 3605 kinds of loads 4853, and they brought 935 {them} into Jerusalem 3389 on the sabbath 7676 day 3117. So I admonished 5749 {them} on the day 3117 they sold 4376 food 6718.
16 Also men 6876 of Tyre 6876 were living 3427 there {who} imported 935 fish 1710 and all 3605 kinds of merchandise 4377, and sold 4376 {them} to the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 on the sabbath 7676, even in Jerusalem 3389.
17 Then I reprimanded 7378 the nobles 2715 of Judah 3063 and said 559 to them, "What 4100 is this 2088 evil 7451 thing 1697 you are doing 6213, by profaning 2490 the sabbath 7676 day 3117?
18 "Did not your fathers 1 do 6213 the same 3541, so that our God 430 brought 935 on us and on this 384 city 5892 all 3605 this 384 trouble 7463? Yet you are adding 3254 to the wrath 2740 on Israel 3478 by profaning 2490 the sabbath 7676."
19 ¶ It came 1961 about that just 3512 as it grew 6751 dark 6751 at the gates 8179 of Jerusalem 3389 before 6440 the sabbath 7676, I commanded 559 that the doors 1817 should be shut 5462 and that they should not open 6605 them until 5704 after 310 the sabbath 7676. Then I stationed 5975 some of my servants 5288 at the gates 8179 {so that} no 3808 load 4853 would enter 935 on the sabbath 7676 day 3117.
20 Once 6471 or twice 8147 the traders 7402 and merchants 4376 of every 3605 kind of merchandise 4465 spent 3885 the night 3885 outside Jerusalem 3389.
21 Then I warned 5749 them and said 559 to them, "Why 4069 do you spend 3885 the night 3885 in front 5048 of the wall 2346? If 518 you do 8138 so again 8138, I will use 7971 force 3027 against you." From that time 6256 on they did not come 935 on the sabbath 7676.
22 And I commanded 559 the Levites 3881 that they should purify 2891 themselves and come 935 as gatekeepers to sanctify 6942 the sabbath 7676 day 3117. {For} this 384 also 1571 remember 2142 me, O my God 430, and have 2347 compassion 2347 on me according to the greatness 7230 of Your lovingkindness 2617.
23

Mixed Marriages Forbidden

¶ In those 1992 days 3117 I also 1571 saw 7200 that the Jews 3064 had married 3427 women 802 from Ashdod 796, Ammon 5985 {and} Moab 4125.
24 As for their children 1121, half 2677 spoke 1696 in the language 797 of Ashdod 797, and none 369 of them was able 5234 to speak 1696 the language 3066 of Judah 3066, but the language 3956 of his own 5971 people 5971.
25 So I contended 7378 with them and cursed 7043 them and struck 5221 some 376 of them and pulled 4803 out their hair 4803, and made them swear 7650 by God 430, "You shall not give 5414 your daughters 1323 to their sons 1121, nor 518 take 5375 of their daughters 1323 for your sons 1121 or for yourselves.
26 "Did not Solomon 8010 king 4428 of Israel 3478 sin 2398 regarding 5921 these 428 things 428? Yet among the many 7227 nations 1471 there was no 3808 king 4428 like 3644 him, and he was loved 157 by his God 430, and God 430 made 5414 him king 4428 over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478; nevertheless 1571 the foreign 5237 women 802 caused even 1571 him to sin 2403.
27 "Do we then hear 8085 about you that you have committed 6213 all 3605 this 384 great 1419 evil 7463 by acting 4603 unfaithfully 4603 against our God 430 by marrying 3427 foreign 5237 women 802?"
28 Even one of the sons 1121 of Joiada 3077, the son 1121 of Eliashib 475 the high 1419 priest 3548, was a son-in-law 2860 of Sanballat 5571 the Horonite 2772, so I drove 1272 him away 1272 from me.
29 Remember 2142 them, O my God 430, because 5921 they have defiled 1352 the priesthood 3550 and the covenant 1285 of the priesthood 3550 and the Levites 3881.
30 ¶ Thus I purified 2891 them from everything 3605 foreign 5236 and appointed 5975 duties 4931 for the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881, each 376 in his task 4399,
31 and {I arranged} for the supply 7133 of wood 6086 at appointed 2163 times 6256 and for the first 1061 fruits 1061. Remember 2142 me, O my God 430, for good 2899.