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ISA-11:9 ...for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD,

as the waters cover the sea.

Copyright (c) 1985-2007

Ezra 1

1. Now in the first <0259> year <8141> of Cyrus <3566> king

<4428> of Persia <6539>, that the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>

by the mouth <6310> of Jeremiah <3414> might be fulfilled <3615>,

the LORD <3068> stirred <5782> up the spirit <7307> of Cyrus

<3566> king <4428> of Persia <6539>, that he made a proclamation

throughout all <3605> his kingdom <4438>, and [put it] also

<1571> in writing <4385>, saying <0559>,

2 Thus <3541> saith <0559> Cyrus <3566> king <4428> of Persia

<6539>, The LORD <3068> God <0430> of heaven <8064> hath given

<5414> me all <3605> the kingdoms <4467> of the earth <0776>;

and he hath charged <6485> me to build <1129> him an house

<1004> at Jerusalem <3389>, which <0834> [is] in Judah <3063>.

3 Who <4310> [is there] among you of all <3605> his people

<5971>? his God <0430> be with him, and let him go <5927> up to

Jerusalem <3389>, which <0834> [is] in Judah <3063>, and build

<1129> the house <1004> of the LORD <3068> God <0430> of Israel

<3478>, (he [is] the God <0430>,) which <0834> [is] in Jerusalem

<3389>.

4 And whosoever <3605> remaineth <7604> in any <3605> place

<4725> where he sojourneth <1481>, let the men <0582> of his

place <4725> help <5375> him with silver <3701>, and with gold

<2091>, and with goods <7399>, and with beasts <0929>, beside

<5973> the freewill <5071> offering for the house <1004> of God

<0430> that [is] in Jerusalem <3389>.

5. Then rose <6965> up the chief <7218> of the fathers <1> of

Judah <3063> and Benjamin <1144>, and the priests <3548>, and

the Levites <3881>, with all <3605> [them] whose <0853> spirit

<7307> God <0430> had raised <5782>, to go <5927> up to build

<1129> the house <1004> of the LORD <3068> which <0834> [is] in

Jerusalem <3389>.

6 And all <3605> they that [were] about <5439> them

strengthened <2388> their hands <3027> with vessels <3627> of

silver <3701>, with gold <2091>, with goods <7399>, and with

beasts <0929>, and with precious <4030> things, beside all

<3605> [that] was willingly <5068> offered.

7 Also Cyrus <3566> the king <4428> brought <3318> forth <3318>

the vessels <3627> of the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, which

<0834> Nebuchadnezzar <5019> had brought <3318> forth <3318> out

of Jerusalem <3389>, and had put <5414> them in the house <1004>

of his gods <0430>;

8 Even those did Cyrus <3566> king <4428> of Persia <6539>

bring <3318> forth <3318> by the hand <3027> of Mithredath

<4990> the treasurer <1489>, and numbered <5608> them unto

Sheshbazzar <8339>, the prince <5387> of Judah <3063>.

9 And this <0428> [is] the number <4557> of them: thirty <7970>

chargers <0105> of gold <2091>, a thousand <0505> chargers

<0105> of silver <3701>, nine <8672> and twenty <6242> knives

<4252>,

10 Thirty <7970> basons <3713> of gold <2091>, silver <3701>

basons <3713> of a second <4932> [sort] four <0702> hundred

<3967> and ten <6235>, [and] other <0312> vessels <3627> a

thousand <0505>.

11 All <3605> the vessels <3627> of gold <2091> and of silver

<3701> [were] five <2568> thousand <0505> and four <0702>

hundred <3967>. All <3605> [these] did Sheshbazzar <8339> bring

<5927> up with [them of] the captivity <1473> that were brought

<5927> up from Babylon <0894> unto Jerusalem <3389>.

Ezra 2

1. Now these <0428> [are] the children <1121> of the province

<4082> that went <5927> up out of the captivity <7628>, of those

which had been carried <1540> away <1473>, whom <0834>

Nebuchadnezzar <5019> the king <4428> of Babylon <0894> had

carried <1540> away <1540> unto Babylon <0894>, and came <7725>

again <7725> unto Jerusalem <3389> and Judah <3063>, every

<0376> one <0376> unto his city <5892>;

2 Which <0834> came <0935> with Zerubbabel <2216>: Jeshua

<3442>, Nehemiah <5166>, Seraiah <8304>, Reelaiah <7480>,

Mordecai <4782>, Bilshan <1114>, Mispar <4558>, Bigvai <0902>,

Rehum <7348>, Baanah <1195>. The number <4557> of the men <0582>

of the people <5971> of Israel <3478>:

3 The children <1121> of Parosh <6551>, two thousand <0505> an

hundred <3967> seventy <7657> and two <8147>.

4 The children <1121> of Shephatiah <8203>, three <7969>

hundred <3967> seventy <7657> and two.

5 The children <1121> of Arah <0733>, seven <7651> hundred

<3967> seventy <7657> and five <2568>.

6 The children <1121> of Pahathmoab <6355>, of the children

<1121> of Jeshua <3442> [and] Joab <3097>, two thousand <0505>

eight <8083> hundred <3967> and twelve.

7 The children <1121> of Elam <5867>, a thousand <0505> two

hundred <3967> fifty <2572> and four <0702>.

8 The children <1121> of Zattu <2240>, nine <8672> hundred

<3967> forty <0705> and five <2568>.

9 The children <1121> of Zaccai <2140>, seven <7651> hundred

<3967> and threescore <8346>.

10 The children <1121> of Bani <1137>, six <8337> hundred

<3967> forty <0705> and two <8147>.

11 The children <1121> of Bebai <0893>, six <8337> hundred

<3967> twenty <6242> and three <7969>.

12 The children <1121> of Azgad <5803>, a thousand <0505> two

<8147> hundred <3967> twenty <6242> and two <8147>.

13 The children <1121> of Adonikam <0140>, six <8337> hundred

<3967> sixty <8346> and six <8337>.

14 The children <1121> of Bigvai <0902>, two thousand <0505>

fifty <2572> and six <8337>.

15 The children <1121> of Adin <5720>, four <0702> hundred

<3967> fifty <2572> and four <0702>.

16 The children <1121> of Ater <0333> of Hezekiah <2396>,

ninety <8673> and eight <8083>.

17 The children <1121> of Bezai <1209>, three <7969> hundred

<3967> twenty <6242> and three <7969>.

18 The children <1121> of Jorah <3139>, an hundred <3967> and

twelve.

19 The children <1121> of Hashum <2828>, two hundred <3967>

twenty <6242> and three <7969>.

20 The children <1121> of Gibbar <1402>, ninety <8673> and five

<2568>.

21 The children <1121> of Bethlehem <1035>, an hundred <3967>

twenty <6242> and three <7969>.

22 The men <0582> of Netophah <5199>, fifty <2572> and six

<8337>.

23 The men <0582> of Anathoth <6068>, an hundred <3967> twenty

<6242> and eight <8083>.

24 The children <1121> of Azmaveth <5820>, forty <0705> and two

<8147>.

25 The children <1121> of Kirjatharim <7157>, Chephirah <3716>,

and Beeroth <0881>, seven <7651> hundred <3967> and forty <0705>

and three <7969>.

26 The children <1121> of Ramah <7414> and Gaba <1387>, six

<8337> hundred <3967> twenty <6242> and one <0259>.

27 The men <0582> of Michmas <4363>, an hundred <3967> twenty

<6242> and two <8147>.

28 The men <0582> of Bethel <1008> and Ai <5857>, two hundred

<3967> twenty <6242> and three <7969>.

29 The children <1121> of Nebo <5015>, fifty <2572> and two

<8147>.

30 The children <1121> of Magbish <4019>, an hundred <3967>

fifty <2572> and six <8337>.

31 The children <1121> of the other <0312> Elam <5867>, a

thousand <0505> two hundred <3967> fifty <2572> and four <0702>.

32 The children <1121> of Harim <2766>, three <7969> hundred

<3967> and twenty <6242>.

33 The children <1121> of Lod <3850>, Hadid <2307>, and Ono

<0207>, seven <7651> hundred <3967> twenty <6242> and five

<2568>.

34 The children <1121> of Jericho <3405>, three <7969> hundred

<3967> forty <0705> and five <2568>.

35 The children <1121> of Senaah <5570>, three <7969> thousand

<0505> and six <8337> hundred <3967> and thirty <7970>.

36. The priests <3548>: the children <1121> of Jedaiah <3048>,

of the house <1004> of Jeshua <3442>, nine <8672> hundred <3967>

seventy <7657> and three <7969>.

37 The children <1121> of Immer <0564>, a thousand <0505> fifty

<2572> and two <8147>.

38 The children <1121> of Pashur <6583>, a thousand <0505> two

hundred <3967> forty <0705> and seven <7651>.

39 The children <1121> of Harim <2766>, a thousand <0505> and

seventeen <7651>.

40 The Levites <3881>: the children <1121> of Jeshua <3442> and

Kadmiel <6934>, of the children <1121> of Hodaviah <1938>,

seventy <7657> and four <0702>.

41 The singers <7891>: the children <1121> of Asaph <0623>, an

hundred <3967> twenty <6242> and eight <8083>.

42 The children <1121> of the porters <7778>: the children

<1121> of Shallum <7967>, the children <1121> of Ater <0333>,

the children <1121> of Talmon <2929>, the children <1121> of

Akkub <6126>, the children <1121> of Hatita <2410>, the children

<1121> of Shobai <7630>, [in] all <3605> an hundred <3967>

thirty <7970> and nine <8672>.

43 The Nethinims <5411>: the children <1121> of Ziha <6727>,

the children <1121> of Hasupha <2817>, the children <1121> of

Tabbaoth <2884>,

44 The children <1121> of Keros <7026>, the children <1121> of

Siaha <5517>, the children <1121> of Padon <6303>,

45 The children <1121> of Lebanah <3848>, the children <1121>

of Hagabah <2286>, the children <1121> of Akkub <6126>,

46 The children <1121> of Hagab <2285>, the children <1121> of

Shalmai <8073>, the children <1121> of Hanan <2605>,

47 The children <1121> of Giddel <1435>, the children <1121> of

Gahar <1515>, the children <1121> of Reaiah <7211>,

48 The children <1121> of Rezin <7526>, the children <1121> of

Nekoda <5353>, the children <1121> of Gazzam <1502>,

49 The children <1121> of Uzza <5798>, the children <1121> of

Paseah <6454>, the children <1121> of Besai <1153>,

50 The children <1121> of Asnah <0619>, the children <1121> of

Mehunim <4586>, the children <1121> of Nephusim <5304>,

51 The children <1121> of Bakbuk <1227>, the children <1121> of

Hakupha <2709>, the children <1121> of Harhur <2744>,

52 The children <1121> of Bazluth <1213>, the children <1121>

of Mehida <4240>, the children <1121> of Harsha <2797>,

53 The children <1121> of Barkos <1302>, the children <1121> of

Sisera <5516>, the children <1121> of Thamah <8547>,

54 The children <1121> of Neziah <5335>, the children <1121> of

Hatipha <2412>.

55 The children <1121> of Solomon's <8010> servants <5650>: the

children <1121> of Sotai <5479>, the children <1121> of

Sophereth <5618>, the children <1121> of Peruda <6514>,

56 The children <1121> of Jaalah <3279>, the children <1121> of

Darkon <1874>, the children <1121> of Giddel <1435>,

57 The children <1121> of Shephatiah <8203>, the children

<1121> of Hattil <2411>, the children <1121> of Pochereth <6380>

of Zebaim <6380>, the children <1121> of Ami <0532>.

58 All <3605> the Nethinims <5411>, and the children <1121> of

Solomon's <8010> servants <5650>, [were] three <7969> hundred

<3967> ninety <8673> and two <8147>.

59 And these <0428> [were] they which went <5927> up from

Telmelah <8528>, Telharsa <8521>, Cherub <3743>, Addan <0135>,

[and] Immer <0564>: but they could <3201> not shew <5046> their

father's <1> house <1004>, and their seed <2233>, whether <0518>

they [were] of Israel <3478>:

60 The children <1121> of Delaiah <1806>, the children <1121>

of Tobiah <2900>, the children <1121> of Nekoda <5353>, six

<8337> hundred <3967> fifty <2572> and two <8147>.

61 And of the children <1121> of the priests <3548>: the

children <1121> of Habaiah <2252>, the children <1121> of Koz

<6976>, the children <1121> of Barzillai <1271>; which <0834>

took <3947> a wife <0802> of the daughters <1121> of Barzillai

<1271> the Gileadite <1569>, and was called <7121> after <5921>

their name <8034>:

62 These <0428> sought <1245> their register <3791> [among]

those that were reckoned <3187> by genealogy <3188>, but they

were not found <4672>: therefore were they, as polluted <1351>,

put from the priesthood <3550>.

63 And the Tirshatha <8660> said <0559> unto them, that they

should not eat <0398> of the most <6944> holy <6944> things,

till <5704> there stood <5975> up a priest <3548> with Urim

<0224> and with Thummim <8550>.

64. The whole <3605> congregation <6951> together <0259> [was]

forty and two thousand <0505> three <7969> hundred <3967> [and]

threescore <8346>,

65 Beside <0905> their servants <5650> and their maids <0519>,

of whom <0428> [there were] seven <7651> thousand <0505> three

<7969> hundred <3967> thirty <7970> and seven <7651>: and [there

were] among them two hundred <3967> singing <7891> men <0582>

and singing <7891> women.

66 Their horses <5483> [were] seven <7651> hundred <3967>

thirty <7970> and six <8337>; their mules <6505>, two hundred

<3967> forty <0705> and five <2568>;

67 Their camels <1581>, four <0702> hundred <3967> thirty

<7970> and five <2568>; [their] asses <2543>, six <8337>

thousand <0505> seven <7651> hundred <3967> and twenty <6242>.

68 And [some] of the chief <7218> of the fathers <1>, when they

came <0935> to the house <1004> of the LORD <3068> which <0834>

[is] at Jerusalem <3389>, offered freely for the house <1004> of

God <0430> to set <5975> it up in his place <4349>:

69 They gave <5414> after their ability <3581> unto the

treasure <0214> of the work <4399> threescore <7239> and one

thousand <0505> drams <1871> of gold <2091>, and five <2568>

thousand <0505> pound <4488> of silver <3701>, and one hundred

<3967> priests <3548>' garments <3801>.

70 So the priests <3548>, and the Levites <3881>, and [some] of

the people <5971>, and the singers <7891>, and the porters

<7778>, and the Nethinims <5411>, dwelt <3427> in their cities

<5892>, and all <3605> Israel <3478> in their cities <5892>.

Ezra 3

1. And when the seventh <7637> month <2320> was come <5060>,

and the children <1121> of Israel <3478> [were] in the cities

<5892>, the people <5971> gathered <0622> themselves together as

one <0259> man <0376> to Jerusalem <3389>.

2 Then stood <6965> up Jeshua <3442> the son <1121> of Jozadak

<3136>, and his brethren <0251> the priests <3548>, and

Zerubbabel <2216> the son <1121> of Shealtiel <7597>, and his

brethren <0251>, and builded <1129> the altar <4196> of the God

<0430> of Israel <3478>, to offer <5927> burnt <5930> offerings

thereon <5921>, as [it is] written <3789> in the law <8451> of

Moses <4872> the man <0376> of God <0430>.

3 And they set <3559> the altar <4196> upon his bases <4350>;

for fear <0367> [was] upon them because of the people <5971> of

those countries <0776>: and they offered <5927> burnt <5930>

offerings thereon <5921> unto the LORD <3068>, [even] burnt

<5930> offerings morning <1242> and evening <6153>.

4 They kept <6213> also the feast <2282> of tabernacles <5521>,

as [it is] written <3789>, and [offered] the daily <3117> burnt

<5930> offerings by number <4557>, according to the custom

<4941>, as the duty <1697> of every day <3117> required <3117>;

5 And afterward [offered] the continual <8548> burnt <5930>

offering, both of the new <2320> moons <2320>, and of all <3605>

the set <4150> feasts <4150> of the LORD <3068> that were

consecrated <6942>, and of every <3605> one that willingly

<5068> offered <5068> a freewill <5071> offering unto the LORD

<3068>.

6 From the first <0259> day <3117> of the seventh <7637> month

<2320> began <2490> they to offer <5927> burnt <5930> offerings

unto the LORD <3068>. But the foundation <3245> of the temple

<1964> of the LORD <3068> was not [yet] laid.

7 They gave <5414> money <3701> also unto the masons <2672>,

and to the carpenters <2796>; and meat <3978>, and drink <4960>,

and oil <8081>, unto them of Zidon <6722>, and to them of Tyre

<6876>, to bring <0935> cedar <0730> trees <6086> from Lebanon

<3844> to the sea <3220> of Joppa <3305>, according to the grant

<7558> that they had of Cyrus <3566> king <4428> of Persia

<6539>.

8. Now in the second <8145> year <8141> of their coming <0935>

unto the house <1004> of God <0430> at Jerusalem <3389>, in the

second <8145> month <2320>, began <2490> Zerubbabel <2216> the

son <1121> of Shealtiel <7597>, and Jeshua <3442> the son <1121>

of Jozadak <3136>, and the remnant <7605> of their brethren

<0251> the priests <3548> and the Levites <3881>, and all <3605>

they that were come <0935> out of the captivity <7628> unto

Jerusalem <3389>; and appointed <5975> the Levites <3881>, from

twenty <6242> years <8141> old <1121> and upward <4605>, to set

<5329> forward <5921> the work <4399> of the house <1004> of the

LORD <3068>.

9 Then stood <5975> Jeshua <3442> [with] his sons <1121> and

his brethren <0251>, Kadmiel <6934> and his sons <1121>, the

sons <1121> of Judah <3063>, together <0259>, to set <5329>

forward <5921> the workmen in the house <1004> of God <0430>:

the sons <1121> of Henadad <2582>, [with] their sons <1121> and

their brethren <0251> the Levites <3881>.

10 And when the builders <1129> laid the foundation <3245> of

the temple <1964> of the LORD <3068>, they set <5975> the

priests <3548> in their apparel <3847> with trumpets <2689>, and

the Levites <3881> the sons <1121> of Asaph <0623> with cymbals

<4700>, to praise <1984> the LORD <3068>, after <5921> the

ordinance <3027> of David <1732> king <4428> of Israel <3478>.

11 And they sang <6030> together by course in praising <1984>

and giving thanks <3034> unto the LORD <3068>; because <3588>

[he is] good <2896>, for his mercy <2617> [endureth] for ever

<5769> toward <5921> Israel <3478>. And all <3605> the people

<5971> shouted <7321> with a great <1419> shout <8643>, when

they praised <1984> the LORD <3068>, because <5921> the

foundation <3245> of the house <1004> of the LORD <3068> was

laid.

12 But many <7227> of the priests <3548> and Levites <3881> and

chief <7218> of the fathers <1>, [who were] ancient <2204> men,

that had seen <7200> the first <7223> house <1004>, when <3588>

the foundation <3245> of this <2088> house <1004> was laid

before <6440> their eyes <5870>, wept <1058> with a loud <1419>

voice <6963>; and many <7227> shouted <8643> aloud for joy

<8057>:

13 So that the people <5971> could not discern <5234> the noise

<6963> of the shout <8643> of joy <8057> from the noise <6963>

of the weeping <1065> of the people <5971>: for the people

<5971> shouted <7321> with a loud <1419> shout <8643>, and the

noise <6963> was heard <8085> afar <7350> off.

Ezra 4

1. Now when the adversaries <6862> of Judah <3063> and Benjamin

<1144> heard <8085> that the children <1121> of the captivity

<1473> builded <1129> the temple <1964> unto the LORD <3068> God

<0430> of Israel <3478>;

2 Then they came <5066> to Zerubbabel <2216>, and to the chief

<7218> of the fathers <1>, and said <0559> unto them, Let us

build <1129> with you: for we seek <1875> your God <0430>, as ye

[do]; and we do sacrifice <2076> unto him since the days <3117>

of Esarhaddon <0634> king <4428> of Assur <0804>, which brought

<5927> us up hither.

3 But Zerubbabel <2216>, and Jeshua <3442>, and the rest <7605>

of the chief <7218> of the fathers <1> of Israel <3478>, said

<0559> unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build <1129>

an house <1004> unto our God <0430>; but we ourselves <0587>

together <3162> will build <1129> unto the LORD <3068> God

<0430> of Israel <3478>, as king <4428> Cyrus <3566> the king

<4428> of Persia <6539> hath commanded <6680> us.

4 Then the people <5971> of the land <0776> weakened <7503> the

hands <3027> of the people <5971> of Judah <3063>, and troubled

<1089> them in building <1129>,

5 And hired <7936> counsellors <3289> against <5921> them, to

frustrate <0656> their purpose <6098>, all <3605> the days

<3117> of Cyrus <3566> king <4428> of Persia <6539>, even until

<5704> the reign <4438> of Darius <1867> king <4428> of Persia

<6539>.

6. And in the reign <4438> of Ahasuerus <0325>, in the

beginning <8462> of his reign <4438>, wrote <3789> they [unto

him] an accusation <7855> against <5921> the inhabitants <3427>

of Judah <3063> and Jerusalem <3389>.

7 And in the days <3117> of Artaxerxes <0783> wrote <3789>

Bishlam <1312>, Mithredath <4990>, Tabeel <2870>, and the rest

<7605> of their companions <3675>, unto Artaxerxes <0783> king

<4428> of Persia <6539>; and the writing <3791> of the letter

<5406> [was] written <3789> in the Syrian <0762> tongue <0762>,

and interpreted <8638> in the Syrian <0762> tongue <0762>.

8 Rehum <7348> the chancellor and Shimshai <8124> the scribe

<5613> wrote <3790> a letter <0104> against <5922> Jerusalem

<3390> to Artaxerxes <0783> the king <4430> in this <3660> sort

<3660>:

9 Then <0116> [wrote] Rehum <7348> the chancellor, and Shimshai

<8124> the scribe <5613>, and the rest <7606> of their

companions <3675>; the Dinaites <1784>, the Apharsathchites

<0671>, the Tarpelites <2967>, the Apharsites <0670>, the

Archevites <0756>, the Babylonians <0896>, the Susanchites

<7801>, the Dehavites <1723>, [and] the Elamites <5962>,

10 And the rest <7606> of the nations <0524> whom <1768> the

great <7229> and noble <3358> Asnappar <0620> brought <1541>

over <1541>, and set <3488> in the cities <7141> of Samaria

<8115>, and the rest <7606> [that are] on this side <5675> the

river <5103>, and at such <3706> a time.

11 This <1836> [is] the copy <6573> of the letter <0104> that

they sent <7972> unto him, [even] unto Artaxerxes <0783> the

king <4430>; Thy servants <5649> the men <0606> on this side

<5675> the river <5103>, and at such <3706> a time.

12 Be it known <3046> unto the king <4430>, that the Jews

<3062> which <1768> came <5559> up from thee to us are come

<0858> unto Jerusalem <3390>, building <1124> the rebellious

<4779> and the bad <0873> city <7149>, and have set <3635> up

the walls <7791> [thereof], and joined <2338> the foundations

<0787>.

13 Be it known <3046> now <3705> unto the king <4430>, that, if

<2006> this <1791> city <7149> be builded <1124>, and the walls

<7791> set <3635> up [again, then] will they not pay <5415> toll

<4061>, tribute <1093>, and custom <1983>, and [so] thou shalt

endamage <5142> the revenue <0674> of the kings <4430>.

14 Now <3705> because we have maintenance <4415> from [the

king's <4430>] palace <1964>, and it was not meet <0749> for us

to see <2370> the king's <4430> dishonour <6173>, therefore have

we sent <7972> and certified <3064> the king <4430>;

15 That search <1240> may be made in the book <5609> of the

records <1799> of thy fathers <2>: so shalt thou find <7912> in

the book <5609> of the records <1799>, and know <3046> that this

<1791> city <7149> [is] a rebellious <4779> city <7149>, and

hurtful <5142> unto kings <4430> and provinces <4083>, and that

they have moved <5648> sedition <0849> within <4481> the same

<1459> of old <5957> time <3118>: for which <1836> cause was

this <1791> city <7149> destroyed <2718>.

16 We certify <3046> the king <4430> that, if <2006> this

<1791> city <7149> be builded <1124> [again], and the walls

<7791> thereof set <3635> up, by this <1836> means <6903> thou

shalt have <0383> no <3809> portion <2508> on this side <5675>

the river <5103>.

17. [Then] sent <7972> the king <4430> an answer <6600> unto

Rehum <7348> the chancellor, and [to] Shimshai <8124> the scribe

<5613>, and [to] the rest <7606> of their companions <3675> that

dwell <3488> in Samaria <8115>, and [unto] the rest <7606>

beyond <5675> the river <5103>, Peace <8001>, and at such <3706>

a time.

18 The letter <5407> which <1768> ye sent <7972> unto us hath

been plainly <6568> read <7123> before <6925> me.

19 And I commanded, and search <1240> hath been made, and it is

found <7912> that this <1791> city <7149> of old <5957> time

<3118> hath made insurrection <5376> against <5922> kings <4430>,

and [that] rebellion <4776> and sedition <0849> have been made

<5648> therein.

20 There have <1934> been <1934> mighty <8624> kings <4430>

also over <5922> Jerusalem <3390>, which have ruled <7990> over

all <3606> [countries] beyond <5675> the river <5103>; and toll

<4061>, tribute <1093>, and custom <1983>, was paid <3052> unto

them.

21 Give <7761> ye now <3705> commandment <2942> to cause these

<0479> men <1400> to cease <0989>, and that this <1791> city

<7179> be not builded <1124>, until <5704> [another] commandment

<2941> shall be given <7761> from me.

22 Take <2095> heed <2095> now that ye fail <7960> not to do

<5648> this <1836>: why <4101> should damage <2257> grow <7680>

to the hurt <5142> of the kings <4430>?

23 Now <0116> when the copy <6573> of king <4430> Artaxerxes

<0783>' letter <5407> [was] read <7123> before <6925> Rehum

<7348>, and Shimshai <8124> the scribe <5613>, and their

companions <3675>, they went <0236> up in haste <0924> to

Jerusalem <3390> unto the Jews <3062>, and made them to cease

<0989> by force <0153> and power <2429>.

24 Then <0116> ceased <0989> the work <5673> of the house

<1005> of God <0426> which <1768> [is] at Jerusalem <3390>. So

it ceased <0989> unto the second <8648> year <8140> of the reign

<4437> of Darius <1868> king <4430> of Persia <6540>.

Ezra 5

1. Then the prophets <5029>, Haggai <2292> the prophet <5029>,

and Zechariah <2148> the son <1247> of Iddo <5714>, prophesied

<5013> unto the Jews <3062> that [were] in Judah <3061> and

Jerusalem <3390> in the name <8036> of the God <0426> of Israel

<3479>, [even] unto them.

2 Then <0116> rose <6965> up Zerubbabel <2217> the son <1247>

of Shealtiel <7597>, and Jeshua <3443> the son <1247> of Jozadak

<3136>, and began <8271> to build <1124> the house <1005> of God

<0426> which <1768> [is] at Jerusalem <3390>: and with them

[were] the prophets <5029> of God <0426> helping <5582> them.

3. At the same time <2166> came <0858> to them Tatnai <8674>,

governor <6347> on this side <5675> the river <5103>, and

Shetharboznai <8370>, and their companions <3675>, and said

<0559> thus <3652> unto them, Who <4479> hath commanded you to

build <1124> this <1836> house <1005>, and to make <3635> up

this <1836> wall <0846>?

4 Then <0116> said <0559> we unto them after <0310> this <3660>

manner, What <4479> are the names <8036> of the men <1400> that

make <1124> this <1836> building <1147>?

5 But the eye <5870> of their God <0426> was upon the elders

<7868> of the Jews <3062>, that they could not cause them to

cease <0989>, till <5705> the matter <2941> came <1946> to

Darius <1868>: and then <0116> they returned <8421> answer

<8421> by letter <5407> concerning <5922> this <1836> [matter].

6 The copy <6573> of the letter <0104> that Tatnai <8674>,

governor <6347> on this side <5675> the river <5103>, and

Shetharboznai <8370>, and his companions <3675> the

Apharsachites <0671>, which <1768> [were] on this side <5675>

the river <5103>, sent <7972> unto Darius <1868> the king <4430>:

7 They sent <7972> a letter <6600> unto him, wherein <1459> was

written <3790> thus <1836>; Unto Darius <1868> the king <4430>,

all <3606> peace <8001>.

8 Be it known <3046> unto the king <4430>, that we went <0236>

into the province <4083> of Judea <3061>, to the house <1005> of

the great <7229> God <0426>, which <1931> is builded <1124> with

great <1560> stones <69>, and timber <0636> is laid <7760> in

the walls <3797>, and this <1791> work <5673> goeth <5648> fast

<0629> on, and prospereth <6744> in their hands <3028>.

9 Then <0116> asked <7593> we those <0479> elders <7868>, [and]

said <0559> unto them thus <3660>, Who <4479> commanded you to

build <1124> this <1836> house <1005>, and to make <3635> up

these <1836> walls <0846>?

10 We asked <7593> their names <8036> also <0638>, to certify

<3046> thee, that we might write <3790> the names <8036> of the

men <1400> that [were] the chief <7217> of them.

11 And thus <3660> they returned <8421> us answer <6600>,

saying <0560>, We are the servants <5649> of the God <0426> of

heaven <8065> and earth <0772>, and build <1129> the house

<1005> that was builded <1124> these <1836> many <7690> years

<8140> ago <6928>, which a great <7229> king <4430> of Israel

<3479> builded <1124> and set <3635> up.

12 But after <4481> that our fathers <2> had provoked <7265>

the God <0426> of heaven <8065> unto wrath <7265>, he gave

<3052> them into the hand <3028> of Nebuchadnezzar <5020> the

king <4430> of Babylon <0895>, the Chaldean <3777>, who

destroyed <5642> this <1836> house <1005>, and carried <1541>

the people <5972> away <1541> into Babylon <0895>.

13 But in the first <2298> year <8140> of Cyrus <3567> the king

<4430> of Babylon <0895> [the same] king <4430> Cyrus <3567>

made <7761> a decree <2942> to build <1124> this <1836> house

<1005> of God <0426>.

14 And the vessels <3984> also <0638> of gold <1722> and silver

<3702> of the house <1005> of God <0426>, which <1768>

Nebuchadnezzar <5020> took <5312> out of the temple <1965> that

[was] in Jerusalem <3390>, and brought <2987> them into the

temple <1965> of Babylon <0895>, those <1994> did Cyrus <3567>

the king <4430> take <5312> out of the temple <1965> of Babylon

<0895>, and they were delivered <3052> unto [one], whose name

<8036> [was] Sheshbazzar <8339>, whom <1768> he had made <7761>

governor <6347>;

15 And said <0559> unto him, Take <5376> these <0412> vessels

<3984>, go <0236>, carry <5182> them into the temple <1965> that

[is] in Jerusalem <3390>, and let the house <1005> of God <0426>

be builded <1124> in his place <0870>.

16 Then <0116> came <0858> the same <1791> Sheshbazzar <8339>,

[and] laid <3052> the foundation <0787> of the house <1005> of

God <0426> which <1768> [is] in Jerusalem <3390>: and since

<4481> that time <0116> even until <5704> now <3705> hath it

been in building <1124>, and [yet] it is not finished <8000>.

17 Now <3705> therefore, if <2006> [it seem] good <2869> to the

king <4430>, let there be search <1240> made in the king's

<4430> treasure <1596> house <1005>, which <1768> [is] there

<8536> at Babylon <0895>, whether <2006> it be [so], that a

decree <2942> was made <7761> of Cyrus <3567> the king <4430> to

build <1124> this <1791> house <1005> of God <0426> at Jerusalem

<3390>, and let the king <4430> send <7972> his pleasure <7470>

to us concerning <5922> this <1836> matter <1836>.

Ezra 6

1. Then <0116> Darius <1868> the king <4430> made <7761> a

decree <2942>, and search <1240> was made in the house <1005> of

the rolls <5609>, where <8536> the treasures <1596> were laid

<5182> up in Babylon <0895>.

2 And there was found <7912> at Achmetha <0307>, in the palace

<1002> that [is] in the province <4082> of the Medes <4074>, a

roll <4040>, and therein <1459> [was] a record <1799> thus

<3652> written <3790>:

3 In the first <2298> year <8140> of Cyrus <3567> the king

<4430> [the same] Cyrus <3567> the king <4430> made <7761> a

decree <2942> [concerning] the house <1005> of God <0426> at

Jerusalem <3390>, Let the house <1005> be builded <1124>, the

place <0870> where <1768> they offered <1684> sacrifices <1685>,

and let the foundations <0787> thereof be strongly laid <5446>;

the height <7312> thereof threescore <8361> cubits <0521>, [and]

the breadth <6613> thereof threescore <8361> cubits <0521>;

4 [With] three <8532> rows <5073> of great <1560> stones <69>,

and a row <5073> of new <2323> timber <0636>: and let the

expenses <5313> be given <3052> out of the king's <4430> house

<1004>:

5 And also <0638> let the golden <1722> and silver <3702>

vessels <3984> of the house <1005> of God <0426>, which <1768>

Nebuchadnezzar <5020> took <5312> forth <5312> out of the temple

<1965> which <0834> [is] at Jerusalem <3390>, and brought <2987>

unto Babylon <0895>, be restored <8421>, and brought <1946>

again <1946> unto the temple <1965> which <1768> [is] at

Jerusalem <3390>, [every one] to his place <0870>, and place

<5182> [them] in the house <1005> of God <0426>.

6 Now <3705> [therefore], Tatnai <8674>, governor <6347> beyond

<5675> the river <5103>, Shetharboznai <8370>, and your

companions <3675> the Apharsachites <0671>, which <1768> [are]

beyond <5675> the river <5103>, be ye far <7352> from thence

<8536>:

7 Let the work <5673> of this <1791> house <1005> of God <0426>

alone <7662>; let the governor <6347> of the Jews <3062> and the

elders <7868> of the Jews <3062> build <1124> this <1791> house

<1005> of God <0426> in his place <0870>.

8 Moreover I make <7761> a decree <2942> what ye shall do

<5648> to the elders <7868> of these <0479> Jews <3062> for the

building <1124> of this <1791> house <1005> of God <0426>: that

of the king's <4430> goods <5232>, [even] of the tribute <4061>

beyond <5675> the river <5103>, forthwith <0629> expenses <5313>

be given <3052> unto these <0479> men <1400>, that they be not

hindered <0989>.

9 And that which they have need <2818> of, both young <1123>

bullocks <8450>, and rams <1798>, and lambs <0563>, for the

burnt <5928> offerings of the God <0426> of heaven <8065>, wheat

<2591>, salt <4416>, wine <2562>, and oil <4887>, according to

the appointment <3883> of the priests <3549> which <1768> [are]

at Jerusalem <3390>, let it be given <3052> them day <3118> by

day <3118> without fail <7960>:

10 That they may offer <7127> sacrifices of sweet <5208>

savours <5208> unto the God <0426> of heaven <8065>, and pray

<6739> for the life <2417> of the king <4430>, and of his sons

<1123>.

11 Also I have made <7761> a decree <2942>, that whosoever

<3605> shall alter <8133> this <1836> word <6600>, let timber

<0636> be pulled <5256> down from his house <1005>, and being

set <2211> up, let him be hanged <4223> thereon <5921>; and let

his house <1005> be made <5648> a dunghill <5122> for this

<1836>.

12 And the God <0426> that hath caused his name <8036> to dwell

<7932> there <8536> destroy <4049> all <3606> kings <4430> and

people <5972>, that shall put <7972> to their hand <3028> to

alter <8133> [and] to destroy <2255> this <1791> house <1005> of

God <0426> which <1768> [is] at Jerusalem <3390>. I Darius

<1868> have made <7761> a decree <2942>; let it be done <5648>

with speed <0629>.

13. Then <0116> Tatnai <8674>, governor <6347> on this side

<5675> the river <5103>, Shetharboznai <8370>, and their

companions <3675>, according <6903> to that which <1768> Darius

<1868> the king <4430> had sent <7972>, so <3660> they did

speedily <0629>.

14 And the elders <7868> of the Jews <3062> builded <1124>, and

they prospered <6744> through the prophesying <5017> of Haggai

<2292> the prophet <5029> and Zechariah <2148> the son <1247> of

Iddo <5714>. And they builded <1124>, and finished <3635> [it],

according <4481> to the commandment <2941> of the God <0426> of

Israel <3479>, and according to the commandment <2942> of Cyrus

<3567>, and Darius <1868>, and Artaxerxes <0783> king <4430> of

Persia <6540>.

15 And this <1836> house <1005> was finished <3319> on <5705>

the third <8531> day <3118> of the month <3393> Adar <0144>,

which <1768> was in the sixth <8353> year <8140> of the reign

<4437> of Darius <1868> the king <4430>.

16 And the children <1121> of Israel <3479>, the priests <3549>,

and the Levites <3879>, and the rest <7606> of the children

<1121> of the captivity <1547>, kept <5648> the dedication

<2597> of this <1836> house <1005> of God <0426> with joy <2305>,

17 And offered <7127> at the dedication <2597> of this <1836>

house <1005> of God <0426> an hundred <3969> bullocks <8450>,

two hundred <3969> rams <1798>, four <0703> hundred <3969> lambs

<0563>; and for a sin <2409> offering for all <3606> Israel

<3479>, twelve he goats <5795>, according to the number <4510>

of the tribes <7626> of Israel <3479>.

18 And they set <6966> the priests <3549> in their divisions

<6392>, and the Levites <3879> in their courses <4255>, for the

service <5673> of God <0426>, which <1768> [is] at Jerusalem

<3390>; as it is written <3792> in the book <5609> of Moses

<4873>.

19 And the children <1121> of the captivity <1473> kept <6213>

the passover <6453> upon the fourteenth [day] of the first

<7223> month <2320>.

20 For the priests <3548> and the Levites <3881> were purified

<2891> together <0259>, all <3605> of them [were] pure <2889>,

and killed <7819> the passover <6453> for all <3605> the

children <1121> of the captivity <1473>, and for their brethren

<0251> the priests <3548>, and for themselves <1992>.

21 And the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, which were come

<7725> again <7725> out of captivity <1473>, and all <3605> such

as had separated <6395> themselves unto them from the filthiness

<2932> of the heathen <1471> of the land <0776>, to seek <1875>

the LORD <3068> God <0430> of Israel <3478>, did eat <0398>,

22 And kept <6213> the feast <2282> of unleavened <4682> bread

seven <7651> days <3117> with joy <8057>: for the LORD <3068>

had made them joyful <8055>, and turned <5437> the heart <3820>

of the king <4428> of Assyria <0804> unto them, to strengthen

<2388> their hands <3027> in the work <4399> of the house <1004>

of God <0430>, the God <0430> of Israel <3478>.

Ezra 7

1. Now after <0310> these <0428> things <1697>, in the reign

<4438> of Artaxerxes <0783> king <4428> of Persia <6539>, Ezra

<5830> the son <1121> of Seraiah <8304>, the son <1121> of

Azariah <5838>, the son <1121> of Hilkiah <2518>,

2 The son <1121> of Shallum <7967>, the son <1121> of Zadok

<6659>, the son <1121> of Ahitub <0285>,

3 The son <1121> of Amariah <0568>, the son <1121> of Azariah

<5838>, the son <1121> of Meraioth <4812>,

4 The son <1121> of Zerahiah <2228>, the son <1121> of Uzzi

<5813>, the son <1121> of Bukki <1231>,

5 The son <1121> of Abishua <50>, the son <1121> of Phinehas

<6372>, the son <1121> of Eleazar <0499>, the son <1121> of

Aaron <0175> the chief <7218> priest <3548>:

6 This <1931> Ezra <5830> went <5927> up from Babylon <0894>;

and he [was] a ready <4106> scribe <5608> in the law <8451> of

Moses <4872>, which <0834> the LORD <3068> God <0430> of Israel

<3478> had given <5414>: and the king <4428> granted <5414> him

all <3605> his request <1246>, according to the hand <3027> of

the LORD <3068> his God <0430> upon him.

7 And there went <5927> up [some] of the children <1121> of

Israel <3478>, and of the priests <3548>, and the Levites <3881>,

and the singers <7891>, and the porters <7778>, and the

Nethinims <5411>, unto Jerusalem <3389>, in the seventh <7651>

year <8141> of Artaxerxes <0783> the king <4428>.

8 And he came <0935> to Jerusalem <3389> in the fifth <2549>

month <2320>, which <1958> [was] in the seventh <7637> year

<8141> of the king <4428>.

9 For upon the first <0259> [day] of the first <7223> month

<2320> began <3246> he to go <4609> up from Babylon <0894>, and

on the first <0259> [day] of the fifth <2549> month <2320> came

<0935> he to Jerusalem <3389>, according to the good <2896> hand

<3027> of his God <0430> upon him.

10 For Ezra <5830> had prepared <3559> his heart <3824> to seek

<1875> the law <8451> of the LORD <3068>, and to do <6213> [it],

and to teach <3925> in Israel <3478> statutes <2706> and

judgments <4941>.

11. Now this <2088> [is] the copy <6573> of the letter <5406>

that the king <4428> Artaxerxes <0783> gave <5414> unto Ezra

<5830> the priest <3548>, the scribe <5608>, [even] a scribe

<5608> of the words <1697> of the commandments <4687> of the

LORD <3068>, and of his statutes <2706> to Israel <3478>.

12 Artaxerxes <0783>, king <4430> of kings <4428>, unto Ezra

<5830> the priest <3548>, a scribe <5613> of the law <1882> of

the God <0426> of heaven <8065>, perfect <1585> [peace], and at

such <3706> a time.

13 I make <7761> a decree <2942>, that all <3606> they of the

people <5972> of Israel <3479>, and [of] his priests <3549> and

Levites <3879>, in my realm <4437>, which <1768> are minded of

their own freewill <5069> to go <1946> up to Jerusalem <3390>,

go <1946> with thee.

14 Forasmuch as thou art sent <7972> of the king <4430>, and of

his seven <7655> counsellors <3272>, to enquire <1240>

concerning <5922> Judah <3061> and Jerusalem <3390>, according

to the law <1882> of thy God <0426> which <1768> [is] in thine

hand <3028>;

15 And to carry <2987> the silver <3702> and gold <1722>, which

<1768> the king <4430> and his counsellors <3272> have freely

offered <5069> unto the God <0426> of Israel <3479>, whose

<1768> habitation <4907> [is] in Jerusalem <3390>,

16 And all <3606> the silver <3702> and gold <1722> that thou

canst find <7912> in all <3606> the province <4082> of Babylon

<0895>, with the freewill <5069> offering of the people <5972>,

and of the priests <3549>, offering willingly <5068> for the

house <1005> of their God <0426> which <1768> [is] in Jerusalem

<3390>:

17 That thou mayest buy <7069> speedily <0629> with this <1836>

money <3702> bullocks <8450>, rams <1798>, lambs <0563>, with

their meat offerings <4503> and their drink <5261> offerings,

and offer <7127> them upon the altar <4196> of the house <1005>

of your God <0426> which <1768> [is] in Jerusalem <3390>.

18 And whatsoever shall seem <3191> good <3191> to thee, and to

thy brethren <0252>, to do <5648> with the rest <7606> of the

silver <3702> and the gold <1722>, that do <5648> after the will

<7470> of your God <0426>.

19 The vessels <3984> also that are given <3052> thee for the

service <6402> of the house <1005> of thy God <0426>, [those]

deliver <8000> thou before <6925> the God <0426> of Jerusalem

<3390>.

20 And whatsoever more <7608> shall be needful <2819> for the

house <1005> of thy God <0426>, which <1768> thou shalt have

occasion <5308> to bestow <5415>, bestow <5415> [it] out of the

king's <4430> treasure <1596> house <1005>.

21 And I, [even] I Artaxerxes <0783> the king <4430>, do make

<7761> a decree <2942> to all <3606> the treasurers <1490> which

<1768> [are] beyond <5675> the river <5103>, that whatsoever

Ezra <5830> the priest <3548>, the scribe <5613> of the law

<1882> of the God <0426> of heaven <8065>, shall require <7593>

of you, it be done <5648> speedily <0629>,

22 Unto an hundred <3969> talents <3604> of silver <3702>, and

to an hundred <3969> measures <3734> of wheat <2591>, and to an

hundred <3969> baths <1325> of wine <2562>, and to an hundred

<3969> baths <1324> of oil <4887>, and salt <4416> without

<3809> prescribing <3792> [how much <7227>].

23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God <0426> of heaven <8065>,

let it be diligently <0149> done <5648> for the house <1005> of

the God <0426> of heaven <8065>: for why <4101> should there be

wrath <7109> against <5922> the realm <4437> of the king <4430>

and his sons <1123>?

24 Also we certify <3046> you, that touching any <3606> of the

priests <3549> and Levites <3879>, singers <2171>, porters

<8652>, Nethinims <5412>, or ministers <6399> of this <1836>

house <1005> of God <0426>, it shall not be lawful <7990> to

impose <7412> toll <4061>, tribute <1093>, or custom <1983>,

upon them.

25 And thou, Ezra <5830>, after the wisdom <2452> of thy God

<0426>, that [is] in thine hand <3028>, set <4483> magistrates

<8200> and judges <1782>, which <1768> may judge all <3606> the

people <5972> that [are] beyond <5675> the river <5103>, all

<3606> such as know <3046> the laws <1882> of thy God <0426>;

and teach <3046> ye them that know <3046> [them] not.

26 And whosoever <3605> will not do <5648> the law <1882> of

thy God <0426>, and the law <1882> of the king <4430>, let

judgment <1780> be executed <5648> speedily <0629> upon him,

whether <2006> [it be] unto death <4193>, or <2006> to

banishment <8331>, or <2006> to confiscation <6065> of goods

<5232>, or to imprisonment <0613>.

27. Blessed <1288> [be] the LORD <3068> God <0430> of our

fathers <1>, which <0834> hath put <5414> [such a thing] as this

<2063> in the king's <4428> heart <3820>, to beautify <6286> the

house <1004> of the LORD <3068> which <0834> [is] in Jerusalem

<3389>:

28 And hath extended <5186> mercy <2617> unto me before <6440>

the king <4428>, and his counsellors <3289>, and before <6440>

all <3605> the king's <4428> mighty <1368> princes <8269>. And I

was strengthened <2388> as the hand <3027> of the LORD <3068> my

God <0430> [was] upon me, and I gathered <6908> together out of

Israel <3478> chief <7218> men <0582> to go <5927> up with me.

Ezra 8

1. These <0428> [are] now the chief <7218> of their fathers <1>,

and [this <0428> is] the genealogy <3188> of them that went

<5927> up with me from Babylon <0894>, in the reign <4438> of

Artaxerxes <0783> the king <4428>.

2 Of the sons <1121> of Phinehas <6372>; Gershom <1648>: of the

sons <1121> of Ithamar <0385>; Daniel <1840>: of the sons <1121>

of David <1732>; Hattush <2407>.

3 Of the sons <1121> of Shechaniah <7935>, of the sons <1121>

of Pharosh <6551>; Zechariah <2148>: and with him were reckoned

<3187> by genealogy <3188> of the males <2145> an hundred <3967>

and fifty <2572>.

4 Of the sons <1121> of Pahathmoab <6355>; Elihoenai <0454> the

son <1121> of Zerahiah <2228>, and with him two hundred <3967>

males <2145>.

5 Of the sons <1121> of Shechaniah <7935>; the son <1121> of

Jahaziel <3166>, and with him three <7969> hundred <3967> males

<2145>.

6 Of the sons <1121> also of Adin <5720>; Ebed <5651> the son

<1121> of Jonathan <3083>, and with him fifty <2572> males

<2145>.

7 And of the sons <1121> of Elam <5867>; Jeshaiah <3740> the

son <1121> of Athaliah <6271>, and with him seventy <7657> males

<2145>.

8 And of the sons <1121> of Shephatiah <8203>; Zebadiah <2069>

the son <1121> of Michael <4317>, and with him fourscore <8084>

males <2145>.

9 Of the sons <1121> of Joab <3097>; Obadiah <5662> the son

<1121> of Jehiel <3171>, and with him two hundred <3967> and

eighteen males <2145>.

10 And of the sons <1121> of Shelomith <8019>; the son <1121>

of Josiphiah <3131>, and with him an hundred <3967> and

threescore <8346> males <2145>.

11 And of the sons <1121> of Bebai <0893>; Zechariah <2148> the

son <1121> of Bebai <0893>, and with him twenty <6242> and eight

<8083> males <2145>.

12 And of the sons <1121> of Azgad <5803>; Johanan <3110> the

son <1121> of Hakkatan <6997>, and with him an hundred <3967>

and ten <6235> males <2145>.

13 And of the last <0314> sons <1121> of Adonikam <0140>, whose

names <8034> [are] these <0428>, Eliphelet <0467>, Jeiel <3273>,

and Shemaiah <8098>, and with them threescore <8346> males

<2145>.

14 Of the sons <1121> also of Bigvai <0902>; Uthai <5793>, and

Zabbud, and with them seventy <7657> males <2145>.

15 And I gathered <6908> them together to the river <5104> that

runneth <0935> to Ahava <0163>; and there <8033> abode <2583> we

in tents <2583> three <7969> days <3117>: and I viewed <0995>

the people <5971>, and the priests <3548>, and found <4672>

there <8033> none <3808> of the sons <1121> of Levi <3878>.

16 Then sent <7971> I for Eliezer <0461>, for Ariel <0740>, for

Shemaiah <8098>, and for Elnathan <0494>, and for Jarib <3402>,

and for Elnathan <0494>, and for Nathan <5416>, and for

Zechariah <2148>, and for Meshullam <4918>, chief <7218> men

<1400>; also for Joiarib <3114>, and for Elnathan <0494>, men

<0582> of understanding <0995>.

17 And I sent <6680> them with commandment <3318> unto Iddo

<0112> the chief <7218> at the place <4725> Casiphia <3703>, and

I told them what <1697> they should say <1696> unto Iddo <0112>,

[and] to his brethren <0251> the Nethinims <5411>, at the place

<4725> Casiphia <3703>, that they should bring <0935> unto us

ministers <8334> for the house <1004> of our God <0430>.

18 And by the good <2896> hand <3027> of our God <0430> upon us

they brought <0935> us a man <0376> of understanding <7922>, of

the sons <1121> of Mahli <4249>, the son <1121> of Levi <3878>,

the son <1121> of Israel <3478>; and Sherebiah <8274>, with his

sons <1121> and his brethren <0251>, eighteen;

19 And Hashabiah <2811>, and with him Jeshaiah <3740> of the

sons <1121> of Merari <4847>, his brethren <0251> and their sons

<1121>, twenty <6242>;

20 Also of the Nethinims <5411>, whom David <1732> and the

princes <8269> had appointed <5414> for the service <5656> of

the Levites <3881>, two hundred <3967> and twenty <6242>

Nethinims <5411>: all <3605> of them were expressed by name

<8034>.

21. Then I proclaimed <7121> a fast <6685> there <8033>, at

<5921> the river <5104> of Ahava <0163>, that we might afflict

<6031> ourselves before <6440> our God <0430>, to seek <1245> of

him a right <3477> way <1870> for us, and for our little <2945>

ones, and for all <3605> our substance <7399>.

22 For I was ashamed <0954> to require <7592> of the king

<4428> a band <2428> of soldiers <2428> and horsemen <6571> to

help <5826> us against the enemy <0341> in the way <1870>:

because <3588> we had spoken <0559> unto the king <4428>, saying

<0559>, The hand <3027> of our God <0430> [is] upon all <3605>

them for good <2896> that seek <1245> him; but his power <5797>

and his wrath <0639> [is] against <5921> all <3605> them that

forsake <5800> him.

23 So we fasted <6684> and besought <1245> our God <0430> for

this <2063>: and he was intreated <6279> of us.

24. Then I separated <0914> twelve of the chief <8269> of the

priests <3548>, Sherebiah <8274>, Hashabiah <2811>, and ten

<6235> of their brethren <0251> with them,

25 And weighed <8254> unto them the silver <3701>, and the gold

<2091>, and the vessels <3627>, [even] the offering <8641> of

the house <1004> of our God <0430>, which the king <4428>, and

his counsellors <3289>, and his lords <8269>, and all <3605>

Israel <3478> [there] present <4672>, had offered <7311>:

26 I even weighed <8254> unto their hand <3027> six <8337>

hundred <3967> and fifty <2572> talents <3603> of silver <3701>,

and silver <3701> vessels <3627> an hundred <3967> talents

<3603>, [and] of gold <2091> an hundred <3967> talents <3603>;

27 Also twenty <6242> basons <3713> of gold <2091>, of a

thousand <0505> drams <0150>; and two <8147> vessels <3627> of

fine <6668> copper <5178>, precious <2530> as gold <2091>.

28 And I said <0559> unto them, Ye [are] holy <6944> unto the

LORD <3068>; the vessels <3627> [are] holy <6944> also; and the

silver <3701> and the gold <2091> [are] a freewill <5071>

offering unto the LORD <3068> God <0430> of your fathers <1>.

29 Watch <8245> ye, and keep <8104> [them], until <5704> ye

weigh <8254> [them] before <6440> the chief <8269> of the

priests <3548> and the Levites <3881>, and chief <8269> of the

fathers <1> of Israel <3478>, at Jerusalem <3389>, in the

chambers <3957> of the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>.

30 So took <6901> the priests <3548> and the Levites <3881> the

weight <4948> of the silver <3701>, and the gold <2091>, and the

vessels <3627>, to bring <0935> [them] to Jerusalem <3389> unto

the house <1004> of our God <0430>.

31. Then we departed <5265> from the river <5104> of Ahava

<0163> on the twelfth [day] of the first <7223> month <2320>, to

go <3212> unto Jerusalem <3389>: and the hand <3027> of our God

<0430> was upon us, and he delivered <5337> us from the hand

<3709> of the enemy <0341>, and of such as lay in wait <0693> by

the way <1870>.

32 And we came <0935> to Jerusalem <3389>, and abode <3427>

there <8033> three <7969> days <3117>.

33 Now on the fourth <7243> day <3117> was the silver <3701>

and the gold <2091> and the vessels <3627> weighed <8254> in the

house <1004> of our God <0430> by the hand <3027> of Meremoth

<4822> the son <1121> of Uriah <0223> the priest <3548>; and

with him [was] Eleazar <0499> the son <1121> of Phinehas <6372>;

and with them [was] Jozabad <3107> the son <1121> of Jeshua

<3443>, and Noadiah <5129> the son <1121> of Binnui <1131>,

Levites <3881>;

34 By number <4557> [and] by weight <4948> of every <3605> one:

and all <3605> the weight <4948> was written <3789> at that time

<6256>.

35 [Also] the children <1121> of those that had been carried

<1473> away <1473>, which were come <0935> out of the captivity

<7628>, offered <7126> burnt <5930> offerings unto the God

<0430> of Israel <3478>, twelve bullocks <6499> for all <3605>

Israel <3478>, ninety <8673> and six <8337> rams <0352>, seventy

<7657> and seven <7651> lambs <3532>, twelve he goats <6842>

[for] a sin <2403> offering: all <3605> [this was] a burnt

<5930> offering unto the LORD <3068>.

36 And they delivered <5414> the king's <4428> commissions

<1881> unto the king's <4428> lieutenants <0323>, and to the

governors <6346> on this side <5676> the river <5104>: and they

furthered <5375> the people <5971>, and the house <1004> of God

<0430>.

Ezra 9

1. Now when <3588> these <0428> things were done <3615>, the

princes <8269> came <5066> to me, saying <0559>, The people

<5971> of Israel <3478>, and the priests <3548>, and the Levites

<3881>, have not separated <0914> themselves from the people

<5971> of the lands <0776>, [doing] according to their

abominations <8441>, [even] of the Canaanites <3669>, the

Hittites <2850>, the Perizzites <6522>, the Jebusites <2983>,

the Ammonites <5984>, the Moabites <4124>, the Egyptians <4713>,

and the Amorites <0567>.

2 For they have taken <5375> of their daughters <1121> for

themselves <1992>, and for their sons <1121>: so that the holy

<6944> seed <2233> have mingled <6148> themselves with the

people <5971> of [those] lands <0776>: yea, the hand <3027> of

the princes <8269> and rulers <5461> hath been <1961> chief

<7223> in this <2088> trespass <4604>.

3 And when <3588> I heard <8085> this <2088> thing <1697>, I

rent <7167> my garment <0899> and my mantle <4598>, and plucked

<4803> off the hair <8181> of my head <7218> and of my beard

<2206>, and sat <3427> down astonied <8074>.

rrc4 Then were assembled <0622> unto me every <3605> one that

trembled <2730> at the words <1697> of the God <0430> of Israel

<3478>, because <5921> of the transgression <4604> of those that

had been carried <1473> away <1473>; and I sat <3427> astonied

<8074> until <5704> the evening <6153> sacrifice <4503>.

5. And at the evening <6153> sacrifice <4503> I arose <6965> up

from my heaviness <8589>; and having rent <7167> my garment

<0899> and my mantle <4598>, I fell <3766> upon my knees <1290>,

and spread <6566> out my hands <3709> unto the LORD <3068> my

God <0430>,

6 And said <0559>, O my God <0430>, I am ashamed <0954> and

blush <3637> to lift <7311> up my face <6440> to thee, my God

<0430>: for our iniquities <5771> are increased <7235> over

<4605> [our] head <7218>, and our trespass <0819> is grown

<1431> up unto the heavens <8064>.

7 Since the days <3117> of our fathers <1> [have] we [been] in

a great <1419> trespass <0819> unto this <2088> day <3117>; and

for our iniquities <5771> have we, our kings <4428>, [and] our

priests <3548>, been delivered <5414> into the hand <3027> of

the kings <4428> of the lands <0776>, to the sword <2719>, to

captivity <7628>, and to a spoil <0961>, and to confusion <1322>

of face <6440>, as [it is] this <2088> day <3117>.

8 And now <6258> for a little <4592> space <7281> grace <8467>

hath been [shewed] from the LORD <3068> our God <0430>, to leave

<7604> us a remnant to escape <6413>, and to give <5414> us a

nail <3489> in his holy <6944> place <4725>, that our God <0430>

may lighten <0215> our eyes <5869>, and give <5414> us a little

<4592> reviving <4241> in our bondage <5659>.

9 For we [were] bondmen <5650>; yet our God <0430> hath not

forsaken <5800> us in our bondage <5659>, but hath extended

<5186> mercy <2617> unto us in the sight <6440> of the kings

<4428> of Persia <6539>, to give <5414> us a reviving <4241>, to

set <7311> up the house <1004> of our God <0430>, and to repair

<5975> the desolations <2723> thereof, and to give <5414> us a

wall <1447> in Judah <3063> and in Jerusalem <3389>.

10 And now <6258>, O our God <0430>, what <4100> shall we say

<0559> after <0310> this <2063>? for we have forsaken <5800> thy

commandments <4687>,

11 Which <0834> thou hast commanded <6680> by thy servants

<5650> the prophets <5030>, saying <0559>, The land <0776>, unto

which <0834> ye go <0935> to possess <3423> it, is an unclean

<5079> land <0776> with the filthiness <5079> of the people

<5971> of the lands <0776>, with their abominations <8441>,

which <0834> have filled <4390> it from one end <6310> to

another with their uncleanness <2932>.

12 Now <6258> therefore give <5414> not your daughters <1121>

unto their sons <1121>, neither <0408> take <5375> their

daughters <1121> unto your sons <1121>, nor <3808> seek <1875>

their peace <7965> or their wealth <2896> for ever <5769>: that

ye may be strong <2388>, and eat <0398> the good <2898> of the

land <0776>, and leave [it] for an inheritance <3423> to your

children <1121> for ever <5769>.

13 And after <0310> all <3605> that is come <0935> upon us for

our evil <7451> deeds <4639>, and for our great <1419> trespass

<0819>, seeing <3588> that thou our God <0430> hast punished

<2820> us less <4295> than <4480> our iniquities <5771>

[deserve], and hast given <5414> us [such] deliverance <6413> as

this <2063>;

14 Should we again <7725> break <6565> thy commandments <4687>,

and join <2859> in affinity <2859> with the people <5971> of

these <0428> abominations <8441>? wouldest not thou be angry

<0599> with us till <5704> thou hadst consumed <3615> [us], so

that [there should be] no <0369> remnant <7611> nor escaping

<6413>?

15 O LORD <3068> God <0430> of Israel <3478>, thou [art]

righteous <6662>: for we remain <7604> yet escaped <6413>, as

[it is] this <2063> day <3117>: behold <2005>, we [are] before

<6440> thee in our trespasses <0819>: for we cannot <3808> stand

<5975> before <6440> thee because <5921> of this <2063>.

Ezra 10

1. Now when Ezra <5830> had prayed <6419>, and when he had

confessed <3034>, weeping <1058> and casting <5307> himself down

<5307> before <6440> the house <1004> of God <0430>, there

assembled <6908> unto him out of Israel <3478> a very <3966>

great <7227> congregation <6951> of men <0582> and women <0802>

and children <3206>: for the people <5971> wept <1058> very sore.

2 And Shechaniah <7935> the son <1121> of Jehiel <3171>, [one]

of the sons <1121> of Elam <5867>, answered <6030> and said

<0559> unto Ezra <5830>, We have trespassed <4603> against our

God <0430>, and have taken <3427> strange <5237> wives <0802> of

the people <5971> of the land <0776>: yet now <6258> there is

hope <4723> in Israel <3478> concerning <5921> this <2063> thing.

3 Now <6258> therefore let us make <3772> a covenant <1285>

with our God <0430> to put <3318> away <3318> all <3605> the

wives <0802>, and such as are born <3205> of them, according to

the counsel <6098> of my lord <0136>, and of those that tremble

<2730> at the commandment <4687> of our God <0430>; and let it

be done <6213> according to the law <8451>.

4 Arise <6965>; for [this] matter <1697> [belongeth] unto thee:

we also [will be] with thee: be of good courage <2388>, and do

<6213> [it].

5 Then arose <6965> Ezra <5830>, and made the chief <8269>

priests <3548>, the Levites <3881>, and all <3605> Israel <3478>,

to swear <7650> that they should do <6213> according to this

<2088> word <1697>. And they sware <7650>.

6. Then Ezra <5830> rose <6965> up from before <6440> the house

<1004> of God <0430>, and went <3212> into <0413> the chamber

<3957> of Johanan <3076> the son <1121> of Eliashib <0475>: and

[when] he came <3212> thither <8033>, he did eat <0398> no

<3808> bread <3899>, nor <3808> drink <8354> water <4325>: for

he mourned <56> because <3588> of the transgression <4604> of

them that had been carried <1473> away <1473>.

7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah <3063> and

Jerusalem <3389> unto all <3605> the children <1121> of the

captivity <1473>, that they should gather <6908> themselves

together unto Jerusalem <3389>;

8 And that whosoever <3605> would not come <0935> within three

<7969> days <3117>, according to the counsel <6098> of the

princes <8269> and the elders <2205>, all <3605> his substance

<7399> should be forfeited <2763>, and himself <1931> separated

<0914> from the congregation <6951> of those that had been

carried <1473> away <1473>.

9 Then all <3605> the men <0582> of Judah <3063> and Benjamin

<1144> gathered <6908> themselves together unto Jerusalem <3389>

within three <7969> days <3117>. It [was] the ninth <8671> month

<2320>, on the twentieth <6242> [day] of the month <2320>; and

all <3605> the people <5971> sat <3427> in the street <7339> of

the house <1004> of God <0430>, trembling <7460> because <3588>

of [this] matter <1697>, and for the great rain <1653>.

10 And Ezra <5830> the priest <3548> stood <6965> up, and said

<0559> unto them, Ye have transgressed <4603>, and have taken

<3427> strange <5237> wives <0802>, to increase <3254> the

trespass <0819> of Israel <3478>.

11 Now <6258> therefore make <5414> confession <8426> unto the

LORD <3068> God <0430> of your fathers <1>, and do <6213> his

pleasure <7522>: and separate <0914> yourselves from the people

<5971> of the land <0776>, and from the strange <5237> wives

<0802>.

12 Then all <3605> the congregation <6951> answered <6030> and

said <0559> with a loud <1419> voice <6963>, As thou hast said

<1697>, so <3651> must we do <6213>.

13 But the people <5971> [are] many <7227>, and [it is] a time

<6256> of much rain <1653>, and we are not able <3581> to stand

<5975> without <2351>, neither <3808> [is this] a work <4399> of

one <0259> day <3117> or two <8147>: for we are many <7235> that

have transgressed <6586> in this <2088> thing <1697>.

14 Let now <4994> our rulers <8269> of all <3605> the

congregation <6951> stand <5975>, and let all <3605> them which

have taken <3427> strange <5237> wives <0802> in our cities

<5892> come <0935> at appointed <2163> times <6256>, and with

them the elders <2205> of every city <5892>, and the judges

<8199> thereof, until <5704> the fierce <2740> wrath <0639> of

our God <0430> for this <2088> matter <1697> be turned <7725>

from us.

15. Only <0389> Jonathan <3083> the son <1121> of Asahel <6214>

and Jahaziah <3167> the son <1121> of Tikvah <8616> were

employed <5975> about <5921> this <2063> [matter]: and Meshullam

<4918> and Shabbethai <7678> the Levite <3881> helped <5826>

them.

16 And the children <1121> of the captivity <1473> did <6213>

so <3651>. And Ezra <5830> the priest <3548>, [with] certain

<0592> chief <7218> of the fathers <1>, after the house <1004>

of their fathers <1>, and all <3605> of them by [their] names

<8034>, were separated <0914>, and sat <3427> down in the first

<0259> day <3117> of the tenth <6224> month <2320> to examine

<1875> the matter <1697>.

17 And they made an end <3615> with all <3605> the men <0582>

that had taken <3427> strange <5237> wives <0802> by the first

<0259> day <3117> of the first <7223> month <2320>.

18 And among the sons <1121> of the priests <3548> there were

found <4672> that had taken <3427> strange <5237> wives <0802>:

[namely], of the sons <1121> of Jeshua <3442> the son <1121> of

Jozadak <3136>, and his brethren <0251>; Maaseiah <4641>, and

Eliezer <0461>, and Jarib <3402>, and Gedaliah <1436>.

19 And they gave <5414> their hands <3027> that they would put

<3318> away <3318> their wives <0802>; and [being] guilty <0816>,

[they offered] a ram <0352> of the flock <6629> for their

trespass <0819>.

20 And of the sons <1121> of Immer <0564>; Hanani <2607>, and

Zebadiah <2069>.

21 And of the sons <1121> of Harim <2766>; Maaseiah <4641>, and

Elijah <0452>, and Shemaiah <8098>, and Jehiel <3171>, and

Uzziah <5818>.

22 And of the sons <1121> of Pashur <6583>; Elioenai <0454>,

Maaseiah <4641>, Ishmael <3458>, Nethaneel <5417>, Jozabad

<3107>, and Elasah <0501>.

23 Also of the Levites <3881>; Jozabad <3107>, and Shimei

<8096>, and Kelaiah <7041>, (the same <1933> [is] Kelita <7042>,

) Pethahiah <6611>, Judah <3063>, and Eliezer <0461>.

24 Of the singers <7891> also; Eliashib <0475>: and of the

porters <7778>; Shallum <7967>, and Telem <2928>, and Uri <0221>.

25 Moreover of Israel <3478>: of the sons <1121> of Parosh

<6551>; Ramiah <7422>, and Jeziah <3150>, and Malchiah <4441>,

and Miamin <4326>, and Eleazar, and Malchijah <4441>, and

Benaiah <1141>.

26 And of the sons <1121> of Elam <5867>; Mattaniah <4983>,

Zechariah <2148>, and Jehiel <3171>, and Abdi <5660>, and

Jeremoth <3406>, and Eliah <0452>.

27 And of the sons <1121> of Zattu <2240>; Elioenai <0454>,

Eliashib <0475>, Mattaniah <4983>, and Jeremoth <3406>, and

Zabad <2066>, and Aziza <5819>.

28 Of the sons <1121> also of Bebai <0893>; Jehohanan <3076>,

Hananiah <2608>, Zabbai <2079>, [and] Athlai <6270>.

29 And of the sons <1121> of Bani <1137>; Meshullam <4918>,

Malluch <4409>, and Adaiah <5718>, Jashub <3437>, and Sheal

<7594>, and Ramoth <3406>.

30 And of the sons <1121> of Pahathmoab <6355>; Adna <5733>,

and Chelal <3636>, Benaiah <1141>, Maaseiah <4641>, Mattaniah

<4983>, Bezaleel <1212>, and Binnui <1131>, and Manasseh <4519>.

31 And [of] the sons <1121> of Harim <2766>; Eliezer <0461>,

Ishijah <3449>, Malchiah <4441>, Shemaiah <8098>, Shimeon <8095>,

32 Benjamin <1144>, Malluch <4409>, [and] Shemariah <8114>.

33 Of the sons <1121> of Hashum <2828>; Mattenai <4982>,

Mattathah <4992>, Zabad <2066>, Eliphelet <0467>, Jeremai <3413>,

Manasseh <4519>, [and] Shimei <8096>.

34 Of the sons <1121> of Bani <1137>; Maadai <4572>, Amram

<6019>, and Uel <0177>,

35 Benaiah <1141>, Bedeiah <0912>, Chelluh <3622>,

36 Vaniah <2057>, Meremoth <4822>, Eliashib <0475>,

37 Mattaniah <4983>, Mattenai <4982>, and Jaasau <3299>,

38 And Bani <1137>, and Binnui <1131>, Shimei <8096>,

39 And Shelemiah <8018>, and Nathan <5416>, and Adaiah <5718>,

40 Machnadebai <4367>, Shashai <8343>, Sharai <8298>,

41 Azareel <5832>, and Shelemiah <8018>, Shemariah <8114>,

42 Shallum <7967>, Amariah <0568>, [and] Joseph <3130>.

43 Of the sons <1121> of Nebo <5015>; Jeiel <3273>, Mattithiah

<4993>, Zabad <2066>, Zebina, Jadau <3035>, and Joel <3100>,

Benaiah <1141>.

44 All <3605> these <0428> had taken <5375> strange <5237>

wives <0802>: and [some] of them had <3426> wives <0802> by whom

they had <7760> children <1121>.