,from www4ebible4org with slight reformatting by ,martin ,ward4 ,book #af ,nehemiah #jja3jja ,the words of ,nehemiah the son of ,hacaliah4 ,now it happened in the month ,chislev1 in the twentieth year1 as ,i was in ,shushan the palace1 #jja3jjb that ,hanani1 one of my brothers1 came1 he and certain men out of ,judah2 and ,i asked them concerning the ,jews who had escaped1 who were left of the captivity1 and concerning ,jerusalem4 #jja3jjc ,they said to me1 ,the remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach3 the wall of ,jerusalem also is broken down1 and the gates of it are burned with fire4 #jja3jjd ,it happened1 when ,i heard these words1 that ,i sat down and wept1 and mourned certain days2 and ,i fasted and prayed before the ,god of heaven1 #jja3jje and said1 ,i beg you1 ,yahweh1 the ,god of heaven1 the great and awesome ,god1 who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments3 #jja3jjf ,let your ear now be attentive1 and your eyes open1 that you may listen to the prayer of your servant1 which ,i pray before you at this time1 day and night1 for the children of ,israel your servants while ,i confess the sins of the children of ,israel1 which we have sinned against you4 ,yes1 ,i and my father's house have sinned3 #jja3jjg we have dealt very corruptly against you1 and have not kept the commandments1 nor the statutes1 nor the ordinances1 which you commanded your servant ,moses4 #jja3jjh ,remember1 ,i beg you1 the word that you commanded your servant ,moses1 saying1 ,if you trespass1 ,i will scatter you abroad among the peoples3 #jja3jji but if you return to me1 and keep my commandments and do them1 though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens1 yet will ,i gather them from there1 and will bring them to the place that ,i have chosen1 to cause my name to dwell there4 #jja3jaj ,now these are your servants and your people1 whom you have redeemed by your great power1 and by your strong hand4 #jja3jaa ,lord1 ,i beg you1 let now your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant1 and to the prayer of your servants1 who delight to fear your name2 and please prosper your servant this day1 and grant him mercy in the sight of this man4 ,now ,i was cup bearer to the king4 #jjb3jja ,it happened in the month ,nisan1 in the twentieth year of ,artaxerxes the king1 when wine was before him1 that ,i took up the wine1 and gave it to the king4 ,now ,i had not been before sad in his presence4 #jjb3jjb ,the king said to me1 ,why is your face sad1 seeing you are not sick8 this is nothing else but sorrow of heart4 ,then ,i was very sore afraid4 #jjb3jjc ,i said to the king1 ,let the king live forever3 why should not my face be sad1 when the city1 the place of my fathers' tombs1 lies waste1 and the gates of it are consumed with fire8 #jjb3jjd ,then the king said to me1 ,for what do you make request8 ,so ,i prayed to the ,god of heaven4 #jjb3jje ,i said to the king1 ,if it please the king1 and if your servant have found favor in your sight1 that you would send me to ,judah1 to the city of my fathers' tombs1 that ,i may build it4 #jjb3jjf ,the king said to me 7the queen also sitting by him71 ,for how long shall your journey be8 and when will you return8 ,so it pleased the king to send me2 and ,i set him a time4 #jjb3jjg ,moreover ,i said to the king1 ,if it please the king1 let letters be given me to the governors beyond the ,river1 that they may let me pass through until ,i come to ,judah2 #jjb3jjh and a letter to ,asaph the keeper of the king's forest1 that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertains to the house1 and for the wall of the city1 and for the house that ,i shall enter into4 ,the king granted me1 according to the good hand of my ,god on me4 #jjb3jji ,then ,i came to the governors beyond the ,river1 and gave them the king's letters4 ,now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen4 #jjb3jaj ,when ,sanballat the ,horonite1 and ,tobiah the servant1 the ,ammonite1 heard of it1 it grieved them exceedingly1 because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of ,israel4 #jjb3jaa ,so ,i came to ,jerusalem1 and was there three days4 #jjb3jab ,i arose in the night1 ,i and some few men with me2 neither told ,i any man what my ,god put into my heart to do for ,jerusalem2 neither was there any animal with me1 except the animal that ,i rode on4 #jjb3jac ,i went out by night by the valley gate1 even toward the jackal's well1 and to the dung gate1 and viewed the walls of ,jerusalem1 which were broken down1 and the gates of it were consumed with fire4 #jjb3jad ,then ,i went on to the spring gate and to the king's pool3 but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass4 #jjb3jae ,then went ,i up in the night by the brook1 and viewed the wall2 and ,i turned back1 and entered by the valley gate1 and so returned4 #jjb3jaf ,the rulers didn't know where ,i went1 or what ,i did2 neither had ,i as yet told it to the ,jews1 nor to the priests1 nor to the nobles1 nor to the rulers1 nor to the rest who did the work4 #jjb3jag ,then said ,i to them1 ,you see the evil case that we are in1 how ,jerusalem lies waste1 and the gates of it are burned with fire3 come1 and let us build up the wall of ,jerusalem1 that we be no more a reproach4 #jjb3jah ,i told them of the hand of my ,god which was good on me1 as also of the king's words that he had spoken to me4 ,they said1 ,let us rise up and build4 ,so they strengthened their hands for the good work4 #jjb3jai ,but when ,sanballat the ,horonite1 and ,tobiah the servant1 the ,ammonite1 and ,geshem the ,arabian1 heard it1 they ridiculed us1 and despised us1 and said1 ,what is this thing that you do8 will you rebel against the king8 #jjb3jbj ,then answered ,i them1 and said to them1 ,the ,god of heaven1 he will prosper us2 therefore we his servants will arise and build3 but you have no portion1 nor right1 nor memorial1 in ,jerusalem4 #jjc3jja ,then ,eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests1 and they built the sheep gate2 they sanctified it1 and set up the doors of it2 even to the tower of ,hammeah they sanctified it1 to the tower of ,hananel4 #jjc3jjb ,next to him built the men of ,jericho4 ,next to them built ,zaccur the son of ,imri4 #jjc3jjc ,the fish gate did the sons of ,hassenaah build2 they laid the beams of it1 and set up the doors of it1 the bolts of it1 and the bars of it4 #jjc3jjd ,next to them repaired ,meremoth the son of ,uriah1 the son of ,hakkoz4 ,next to them repaired ,meshullam the son of ,berechiah1 the son of ,meshezabel4 ,next to them repaired ,zadok the son of ,baana4 #jjc3jje ,next to them the ,tekoites repaired2 but their nobles didn't put their necks to the work of their lord4 #jjc3jjf ,the old gate repaired ,joiada the son of ,paseah and ,meshullam the son of ,besodeiah2 they laid the beams of it1 and set up the doors of it1 and the bolts of it1 and the bars of it4 #jjc3jjg ,next to them repaired ,melatiah the ,gibeonite1 and ,jadon the ,meronothite1 the men of ,gibeon1 and of ,mizpah1 that appertained to the throne of the governor beyond the ,river4 #jjc3jjh ,next to him repaired ,uzziel the son of ,harhaiah1 goldsmiths4 ,next to him repaired ,hananiah one of the perfumers1 and they fortified ,jerusalem even to the broad wall4 #jjc3jji ,next to them repaired ,rephaiah the son of ,hur1 the ruler of half the district of ,jerusalem4 #jjc3jaj ,next to them repaired ,jedaiah the son of ,harumaph1 over against his house4 ,next to him repaired ,hattush the son of ,hashabneiah4 #jjc3jaa ,malchijah the son of ,harim1 and ,hasshub the son of ,pahathmoab1 repaired another portion1 and the tower of the furnaces4 #jjc3jab ,next to him repaired ,shallum the son of ,hallohesh1 the ruler of half the district of ,jerusalem1 he and his daughters4 #jjc3jac ,the valley gate repaired ,hanun1 and the inhabitants of ,zanoah2 they built it1 and set up the doors of it1 the bolts of it1 and the bars of it1 and one thousand cubits of the wall to the dung gate4 #jjc3jad ,the dung gate repaired ,malchijah the son of ,rechab1 the ruler of the district of ,beth ,haccherem2 he built it1 and set up the doors of it1 the bolts of it1 and the bars of it4 #jjc3jae ,the spring gate repaired ,shallun the son of ,colhozeh1 the ruler of the district of ,mizpah2 he built it1 and covered it1 and set up the doors of it1 the bolts of it1 and the bars of it1 and the wall of the pool of ,shelah by the king's garden1 even to the stairs that go down from the city of ,david4 #jjc3jaf ,after him repaired ,nehemiah the son of ,azbuk1 the ruler of half the district of ,beth ,zur1 to the place over against the tombs of ,david1 and to the pool that was made1 and to the house of the mighty men4 #jjc3jag ,after him repaired the ,levites1 ,rehum the son of ,bani4 ,next to him repaired ,hashabiah1 the ruler of half the district of ,keilah1 for his district4 #jjc3jah ,after him repaired their brothers1 ,bavvai the son of ,henadad1 the ruler of half the district of ,keilah4 #jjc3jai ,next to him repaired ,ezer the son of ,jeshua1 the ruler of ,mizpah1 another portion1 over against the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall4 #jjc3jbj ,after him ,baruch the son of ,zabbai earnestly repaired another portion1 from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of ,eliashib the high priest4 #jjc3jba ,after him repaired ,meremoth the son of ,uriah the son of ,hakkoz another portion1 from the door of the house of ,eliashib even to the end of the house of ,eliashib4 #jjc3jbb ,after him repaired the priests1 the men of the ,plain4 #jjc3jbc ,after them repaired ,benjamin and ,hasshub over against their house4 ,after them repaired ,azariah the son of ,maaseiah the son of ,ananiah beside his own house4 #jjc3jbd ,after him repaired ,binnui the son of ,henadad another portion1 from the house of ,azariah to the turning of the wall1 and to the corner4 #jjc3jbe ,palal the son of ,uzai repaired over against the turning of the wall1 and the tower that stands out from the upper house of the king1 which is by the court of the guard4 ,after him ,pedaiah the son of ,parosh repaired4 #jjc3jbf 7,now the ,nethinim lived in ,ophel1 to the place over against the water gate toward the east1 and the tower that stands out47 #jjc3jbg ,after him the ,tekoites repaired another portion1 over against the great tower that stands out1 and to the wall of ,ophel4 #jjc3jbh ,above the horse gate repaired the priests1 everyone over against his own house4 #jjc3jbi ,after them repaired ,zadok the son of ,immer over against his own house4 ,after him repaired ,shemaiah the son of ,shecaniah1 the keeper of the east gate4 #jjc3jcj ,after him repaired ,hananiah the son of ,shelemiah1 and ,hanun the sixth son of ,zalaph1 another portion4 ,after him repaired ,meshullam the son of ,berechiah over against his chamber4 #jjc3jca ,after him repaired ,malchijah one of the goldsmiths to the house of the ,nethinim1 and of the merchants1 over against the gate of ,hammiphkad1 and to the ascent of the corner4 #jjc3jcb ,between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants4 #jjd3jja ,but it happened that when ,sanballat heard that we were building the wall1 he was angry1 and took great indignation1 and mocked the ,jews4 #jjd3jjb ,he spoke before his brothers and the army of ,samaria1 and said1 ,what are these feeble ,jews doing8 will they fortify themselves8 will they sacrifice8 will they make an end in a day8 will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish1 seeing they are burned8 #jjd3jjc ,now ,tobiah the ,ammonite was by him1 and he said1 ,even that which they are building1 if a fox go up1 he shall break down their stone wall4 #jjd3jjd ,hear1 our ,god2 for we are despised3 and turn back their reproach on their own head1 and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity2 #jjd3jje and don't cover their iniquity1 and don't let their sin be blotted out from before you2 for they have provoked you to anger before the builders4 #jjd3jjf ,so we built the wall2 and all the wall was joined together to half the height of it3 for the people had a mind to work4 #jjd3jjg ,but it happened that when ,sanballat1 ,tobiah1 the ,arabians1 the ,ammonites1 and the ,ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of ,jerusalem went forward1 and that the breaches began to be stopped1 then they were very angry2 #jjd3jjh and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against ,jerusalem1 and to cause confusion therein4 #jjd3jji ,but we made our prayer to our ,god1 and set a watch against them day and night1 because of them4 #jjd3jaj ,judah said1 ,the strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed1 and there is much rubbish2 so that we are not able to build the wall4 #jjd3jaa ,our adversaries said1 ,they shall not know1 neither see1 until we come into the midst of them1 and kill them1 and cause the work to cease4 #jjd3jab ,it happened that when the ,jews who lived by them came1 they said to us ten times from all places1 ,you must return to us4 #jjd3jac ,therefore set ,i in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall1 in the open places1 ,i set there the people after their families with their swords1 their spears1 and their bows4 #jjd3jad ,i looked1 and rose up1 and said to the nobles1 and to the rulers1 and to the rest of the people1 ,don't be you afraid of them3 remember the ,lord1 who is great and awesome1 and fight for your brothers1 your sons1 and your daughters1 your wives1 and your houses4 #jjd3jae ,it happened1 when our enemies heard that it was known to us1 and ,god had brought their counsel to nothing1 that we returned all of us to the wall1 everyone to his work4 #jjd3jaf ,it happened from that time forth1 that half of my servants worked in the work1 and half of them held the spears1 the shields1 and the bows1 and the coats of mail2 and the rulers were behind all the house of ,judah4 #jjd3jag ,they all built the wall and those who bore burdens loaded themselves2 everyone with one of his hands worked in the work1 and with the other held his weapon2 #jjd3jah and the builders1 everyone had his sword girded by his side1 and so built4 ,he who sounded the trumpet was by me4 #jjd3jai ,i said to the nobles1 and to the rulers and to the rest of the people1 ,the work is great and large1 and we are separated on the wall1 one far from another3 #jjd3jbj in whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet1 resort you there to us2 our ,god will fight for us4 #jjd3jba ,so we worked in the work3 and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared4 #jjd3jbb ,likewise at the same time said ,i to the people1 ,let everyone with his servant lodge within ,jerusalem1 that in the night they may be a guard to us1 and may labor in the day4 #jjd3jbc ,so neither ,i1 nor my brothers1 nor my servants1 nor the men of the guard who followed me1 none of us put off our clothes1 everyone went with his weapon to the water4 #jje3jja ,then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the ,jews4 #jje3jjb ,for there were that said1 ,we1 our sons and our daughters1 are many3 let us get grain1 that we may eat and live4 #jje3jjc ,some also there were that said1 ,we are mortgaging our fields1 and our vineyards1 and our houses3 let us get grain1 because of the dearth4 #jje3jjd ,there were also that said1 ,we have borrowed money for the king's tribute on our fields and our vineyards4 #jje3jje ,yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers1 our children as their children3 and behold1 we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants1 and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already3 neither is it in our power to help it2 for other men have our fields and our vineyards4 #jje3jjf ,i was very angry when ,i heard their cry and these words4 #jje3jjg ,then ,i consulted with myself1 and contended with the nobles and the rulers1 and said to them1 ,you exact usury1 everyone of his brother4 ,i held a great assembly against them4 #jje3jjh ,i said to them1 ,we after our ability have redeemed our brothers the ,jews1 that were sold to the nations2 and would you even sell your brothers1 and should they be sold to us8 ,then held they their peace1 and found never a word4 #jje3jji ,also ,i said1 ,the thing that you do is not good3 ought you not to walk in the fear of our ,god1 because of the reproach of the nations our enemies8 #jje3jaj ,i likewise1 my brothers and my servants1 do lend them money and grain4 ,please let us leave off this usury4 #jje3jaa ,please restore to them1 even this day1 their fields1 their vineyards1 their olive groves1 and their houses1 also the hundredth part of the money1 and of the grain1 the new wine1 and the oil1 that you exact of them4 #jje3jab ,then said they1 ,we will restore them1 and will require nothing of them2 so will we do1 even as you say4 ,then ,i called the priests1 and took an oath of them1 that they would do according to this promise4 #jje3jac ,also ,i shook out my lap1 and said1 ,so ,god shake out every man from his house1 and from his labor1 that doesn't perform this promise2 even thus be he shaken out1 and emptied4 ,all the assembly said1 ,amen1 and praised ,yahweh4 ,the people did according to this promise4 #jje3jad ,moreover from the time that ,i was appointed to be their governor in the land of ,judah1 from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of ,artaxerxes the king1 that is1 twelve years1 ,i and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor4 #jje3jae ,but the former governors who were before me were chargeable to the people1 and took of them bread and wine1 besides forty shekels of silver2 yes1 even their servants bore rule over the people3 but ,i didn't do so1 because of the fear of ,god4 #jje3jaf ,yes1 also ,i continued in the work of this wall1 neither bought we any land3 and all my servants were gathered there to the work4 #jje3jag ,moreover there were at my table1 of the ,jews and the rulers1 one hundred fifty men1 besides those who came to us from among the nations that were round about us4 #jje3jah ,now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep2 also fowls were prepared for me1 and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine3 yet for all this ,i didn't demand the bread of the governor1 because the bondage was heavy on this people4 #jje3jai ,remember to me1 my ,god1 for good1 all that ,i have done for this people4 #jjf3jja ,now it happened1 when it was reported to ,sanballat and ,tobiah1 and to ,geshem the ,arabian1 and to the rest of our enemies1 that ,i had built the wall1 and that there was no breach left therein2 7though even to that time ,i had not set up the doors in the gates27 #jjf3jjb that ,sanballat and ,geshem sent to me1 saying1 ,come1 let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of ,ono4 ,but they thought to do me mischief4 #jjf3jjc ,i sent messengers to them1 saying1 ,i am doing a great work1 so that ,i can't come down3 why should the work cease1 while ,i leave it1 and come down to you8 #jjf3jjd ,they sent to me four times after this sort2 and ,i answered them after the same manner4 #jjf3jje ,then sent ,sanballat his servant to me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand1 #jjf3jjf in which was written1 ,it is reported among the nations1 and ,gashmu says it1 that you and the ,jews think to rebel2 for which cause you are building the wall3 and you would be their king1 according to these words4 #jjf3jjg ,you have also appointed prophets to preach of you at ,jerusalem1 saying1 ,there is a king in ,judah3 and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words4 ,come now therefore1 and let us take counsel together4 #jjf3jjh ,then ,i sent to him1 saying1 ,there are no such things done as you say1 but you feign them out of your own heart4 #jjf3jji ,for they all would have made us afraid1 saying1 ,their hands shall be weakened from the work1 that it not be done4 ,but now1 ,god1 strengthen you my hands4 #jjf3jaj ,i went to the house of ,shemaiah the son of ,delaiah the son of ,mehetabel1 who was shut up2 and he said1 ,let us meet together in the house of ,god1 within the temple1 and let us shut the doors of the temple3 for they will come to kill you2 yes1 in the night will they come to kill you4 #jjf3jaa ,i said1 ,should such a man as ,i flee8 and who is there that1 being such as ,i1 would go into the temple to save his life8 ,i will not go in4 #jjf3jab ,i discerned1 and behold1 ,god had not sent him2 but he pronounced this prophecy against me3 and ,tobiah and ,sanballat had hired him4 #jjf3jac ,for this cause was he hired1 that ,i should be afraid1 and do so1 and sin1 and that they might have matter for an evil report1 that they might reproach me4 #jjf3jad ,remember1 my ,god1 ,tobiah and ,sanballat according to these their works1 and also the prophetess ,noadiah1 and the rest of the prophets1 that would have put me in fear4 #jjf3jae ,so the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of the month ,elul1 in fifty-two days4 #jjf3jaf ,it happened1 when all our enemies heard of it1 that all the nations that were about us feared1 and were much cast down in their own eyes2 for they perceived that this work was worked of our ,god4 #jjf3jag ,moreover in those days the nobles of ,judah sent many letters to ,tobiah1 and the letters of ,tobiah came to them4 #jjf3jah ,for there were many in ,judah sworn to him1 because he was the son-in-law of ,shecaniah the son of ,arah2 and his son ,jehohanan had taken the daughter of ,meshullam the son of ,berechiah as wife4 #jjf3jai ,also they spoke of his good deeds before me1 and reported my words to him4 ,tobiah sent letters to put me in fear4 #jjg3jja ,now it happened1 when the wall was built1 and ,i had set up the doors1 and the porters and the singers and the ,levites were appointed1 #jjg3jjb that ,i gave my brother ,hanani1 and ,hananiah the governor of the castle1 charge over ,jerusalem2 for he was a faithful man1 and feared ,god above many4 #jjg3jjc ,i said to them1 ,don't let the gates of ,jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot2 and while they stand on guard1 let them shut the doors1 and bar you them3 and appoint watches of the inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 everyone in his watch1 and everyone to be over against his house4 #jjg3jjd ,now the city was wide and large2 but the people were few therein1 and the houses were not built4 #jjg3jje ,my ,god put into my heart to gather together the nobles1 and the rulers1 and the people1 that they might be reckoned by genealogy4 ,i found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first1 and ,i found written therein3 #jjg3jjf ,these are the children of the province1 who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away1 whom ,nebuchadnezzar the king of ,babylon had carried away1 and who returned to ,jerusalem and to ,judah1 everyone to his city2 #jjg3jjg who came with ,zerubbabel1 ,jeshua1 ,nehemiah1 ,azariah1 ,raamiah1 ,nahamani1 ,mordecai1 ,bilshan1 ,mispereth1 ,bigvai1 ,nehum1 ,baanah4 ,the number of the men of the people of ,israel3 #jjg3jjh ,the children of ,parosh1 two thousand one hundred seventy-two4 #jjg3jji ,the children of ,shephatiah1 three hundred seventy-two4 #jjg3jaj ,the children of ,arah1 six hundred fifty-two4 #jjg3jaa ,the children of ,pahathmoab1 of the children of ,jeshua and ,joab1 two thousand eight hundred and eighteen4 #jjg3jab ,the children of ,elam1 one thousand two hundred fifty-four4 #jjg3jac ,the children of ,zattu1 eight hundred forty-five4 #jjg3jad ,the children of ,zaccai1 seven hundred sixty4 #jjg3jae ,the children of ,binnui1 six hundred forty-eight4 #jjg3jaf ,the children of ,bebai1 six hundred twenty-eight4 #jjg3jag ,the children of ,azgad1 two thousand three hundred twenty-two4 #jjg3jah ,the children of ,adonikam1 six hundred sixty-seven4 #jjg3jai ,the children of ,bigvai1 two thousand sixty-seven4 #jjg3jbj ,the children of ,adin1 six hundred fifty-five4 #jjg3jba ,the children of ,ater1 of ,hezekiah1 ninety-eight4 #jjg3jbb ,the children of ,hashum1 three hundred ,twenty-eight4 #jjg3jbc ,the children of ,bezai1 three hundred twenty-four4 #jjg3jbd ,the children of ,hariph1 one hundred twelve4 #jjg3jbe ,the children of ,gibeon1 ninety-five4 #jjg3jbf ,the men of ,bethlehem and ,netophah1 one hundred eighty-eight4 #jjg3jbg ,the men of ,anathoth1 one hundred twenty-eight4 #jjg3jbh ,the men of ,beth ,azmaveth1 forty-two4 #jjg3jbi ,the men of ,kiriath ,jearim1 ,chephirah1 and ,beeroth1 seven hundred forty-three4 #jjg3jcj ,the men of ,ramah and ,geba1 six hundred twenty-one4 #jjg3jca ,the men of ,michmas1 one hundred and twenty-two4 #jjg3jcb ,the men of ,bethel and ,ai1 a hundred twenty-three4 #jjg3jcc ,the men of the other ,nebo1 fifty-two4 #jjg3jcd ,the children of the other ,elam1 one thousand two hundred fifty-four4 #jjg3jce ,the children of ,harim1 three hundred twenty4 #jjg3jcf ,the children of ,jericho1 three hundred forty-five4 #jjg3jcg ,the children of ,lod1 ,hadid1 and ,ono1 seven hundred twenty-one4 #jjg3jch ,the children of ,senaah1 three thousand nine hundred thirty4 #jjg3jci ,the priests3 ,the children of ,jedaiah1 of the house of ,jeshua1 nine hundred seventy-three4 #jjg3jdj ,the children of ,immer1 one thousand fifty-two4 #jjg3jda ,the children of ,pashhur1 one thousand two hundred forty-seven4 #jjg3jdb ,the children of ,harim1 one thousand and seventeen4 #jjg3jdc ,the ,levites3 the children of ,jeshua1 of ,kadmiel1 of the children of ,hodevah1 seventy-four4 #jjg3jdd ,the singers3 the children of ,asaph1 one hundred forty-eight4 #jjg3jde ,the porters3 the children of ,shallum1 the children of ,ater1 the children of ,talmon1 the children of ,akkub1 the children of ,hatita1 the children of ,shobai1 one hundred thirty-eight4 #jjg3jdf ,the ,nethinim3 the children of ,ziha1 the children of ,hasupha1 the children of ,tabbaoth1 #jjg3jdg the children of ,keros1 the children of ,sia1 the children of ,padon1 #jjg3jdh the children of ,lebana1 the children of ,hagaba1 the children of ,salmai1 #jjg3jdi the children of ,hanan1 the children of ,giddel1 the children of ,gahar1 #jjg3jej the children of ,reaiah1 the children of ,rezin1 the children of ,nekoda1 #jjg3jea the children of ,gazzam1 the children of ,uzza1 the children of ,paseah4 #jjg3jeb ,the children of ,besai1 the children of ,meunim1 the children of ,nephushesim1 #jjg3jec the children of ,bakbuk1 the children of ,hakupha1 the children of ,harhur1 #jjg3jed the children of ,bazlith1 the children of ,mehida1 the children of ,harsha1 #jjg3jee the children of ,barkos1 the children of ,sisera1 the children of ,temah1 #jjg3jef the children of ,neziah1 the children of ,hatipha4 #jjg3jeg ,the children of ,solomon's servants3 the children of ,sotai1 the children of ,sophereth1 the children of ,perida1 #jjg3jeh the children of ,jaala1 the children of ,darkon1 the children of ,giddel1 #jjg3jei the children of ,shephatiah1 the children of ,hattil1 the children of ,pochereth ,hazzebaim1 the children of ,amon4 #jjg3jfj ,all the ,nethinim1 and the children of ,solomon's servants1 were three hundred ninety-two4 #jjg3jfa ,these were those who went up from ,tel ,melah1 ,tel ,harsha1 ,cherub1 ,addon1 and ,immer2 but they could not show their fathers' houses1 nor their seed1 whether they were of ,israel3 #jjg3jfb ,the children of ,delaiah1 the children of ,tobiah1 the children of ,nekoda1 six hundred forty-two4 #jjg3jfc ,of the priests3 the children of ,hobaiah1 the children of ,hakkoz1 the children of ,barzillai1 who took a wife of the daughters of ,barzillai the ,gileadite1 and was called after their name4 #jjg3jfd ,these sought their register among those who were reckoned by genealogy1 but it was not found3 therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood4 #jjg3jfe ,the governor said to them1 that they should not eat of the most holy things1 until there stood up a priest with ,urim and ,thummim4 #jjg3jff ,the whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty1 #jjg3jfg besides their male servants and their female servants1 of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven3 and they had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women4 #jjg3jfh ,their horses were seven hundred thirty-six2 their mules1 two hundred forty-five2 #jjg3jfi their camels1 four hundred thirty-five2 their donkeys1 six thousand seven hundred twenty4 #jjg3jgj ,some from among the heads of fathers' houses gave to the work4 ,the governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold1 fifty basins1 and five hundred thirty priests' garments4 #jjg3jga ,some of the heads of fathers' houses gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold1 and two thousand two hundred minas of silver4 #jjg3jgb ,that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold1 and two thousand minas of silver1 and sixty-seven priests' garments4 #jjg3jgc ,so the priests1 and the ,levites1 and the porters1 and the singers1 and some of the people1 and the ,nethinim1 and all ,israel1 lived in their cities4 ,when the seventh month was come1 the children of ,israel were in their cities4 #jjh3jja ,all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate2 and they spoke to ,ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of ,moses1 which ,yahweh had commanded to ,israel4 #jjh3jjb ,ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly1 both men and women1 and all who could hear with understanding1 on the first day of the seventh month4 #jjh3jjc ,he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday1 in the presence of the men and the women1 and of those who could understand2 and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law4 #jjh3jjd ,ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood1 which they had made for the purpose2 and beside him stood ,mattithiah1 and ,shema1 and ,anaiah1 and ,uriah1 and ,hilkiah1 and ,maaseiah1 on his right hand2 and on his left hand1 ,pedaiah1 and ,mishael1 and ,malchijah1 and ,hashum1 and ,hashbaddanah1 ,zechariah1 and ,meshullam4 #jjh3jje ,ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people2 7for he was above all the people27 and when he opened it1 all the people stood up3 #jjh3jjf and ,ezra blessed ,yahweh1 the great ,god4 ,all the people answered1 ,amen1 ,amen1 with the lifting up of their hands3 and they bowed their heads1 and worshiped ,yahweh with their faces to the ground4 #jjh3jjg ,also ,jeshua1 and ,bani1 and ,sherebiah1 ,jamin1 ,akkub1 ,shabbethai1 ,hodiah1 ,maaseiah1 ,kelita1 ,azariah1 ,jozabad1 ,hanan1 ,pelaiah1 and the ,levites1 caused the people to understand the law3 and the people stood in their place4 #jjh3jjh ,they read in the book1 in the law of ,god1 distinctly2 and they gave the sense1 so that they understood the reading4 #jjh3jji ,nehemiah1 who was the governor1 and ,ezra the priest the scribe1 and the ,levites who taught the people1 said to all the people1 ,this day is holy to ,yahweh your ,god2 don't mourn1 nor weep4 ,for all the people wept1 when they heard the words of the law4 #jjh3jaj ,then he said to them1 ,go your way1 eat the fat1 and drink the sweet1 and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared2 for this day is holy to our ,lord4 ,don't be grieved2 for the joy of ,yahweh is your strength4 #jjh3jaa ,so the ,levites stilled all the people1 saying1 ,hold your peace1 for the day is holy2 neither be you grieved4 #jjh3jab ,all the people went their way to eat1 and to drink1 and to send portions1 and to make great mirth1 because they had understood the words that were declared to them4 #jjh3jac ,on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' houses of all the people1 the priests1 and the ,levites1 to ,ezra the scribe1 even to give attention to the words of the law4 #jjh3jad ,they found written in the law1 how that ,yahweh had commanded by ,moses1 that the children of ,israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month2 #jjh3jae and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities1 and in ,jerusalem1 saying1 ,go forth to the mountain1 and get olive branches1 and branches of wild olive1 and myrtle branches1 and palm branches1 and branches of thick trees1 to make booths1 as it is written4 #jjh3jaf ,so the people went forth1 and brought them1 and made themselves booths1 everyone on the roof of his house1 and in their courts1 and in the courts of the house of ,god1 and in the broad place of the water gate1 and in the broad place of the gate of ,ephraim4 #jjh3jag ,all the assembly of those who were come again out of the captivity made booths1 and lived in the booths2 for since the days of ,jeshua the son of ,nun to that day the children of ,israel had not done so4 ,there was very great gladness4 #jjh3jah ,also day by day1 from the first day to the last day1 he read in the book of the law of ,god4 ,they kept the feast seven days2 and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly1 according to the ordinance4 #jji3jja ,now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of ,israel were assembled with fasting1 and with sackcloth1 and earth on them4 #jji3jjb ,the seed of ,israel separated themselves from all foreigners1 and stood and confessed their sins1 and the iniquities of their fathers4 #jji3jjc ,they stood up in their place1 and read in the book of the law of ,yahweh their ,god a fourth part of the day2 and another fourth part they confessed1 and worshiped ,yahweh their ,god4 #jji3jjd ,then stood up on the stairs of the ,levites1 ,jeshua1 and ,bani1 ,kadmiel1 ,shebaniah1 ,bunni1 ,sherebiah1 ,bani1 and ,chenani1 and cried with a loud voice to ,yahweh their ,god4 #jji3jje ,then the ,levites1 ,jeshua1 and ,kadmiel1 ,bani1 ,hashabneiah1 ,sherebiah1 ,hodiah1 ,shebaniah1 and ,pethahiah1 said1 ,stand up and bless ,yahweh your ,god from everlasting to everlasting2 and blessed be your glorious name1 which is exalted above all blessing and praise4 #jji3jjf ,you are ,yahweh1 even you alone2 you have made heaven1 the heaven of heavens1 with all their army1 the earth and all things that are thereon1 the seas and all that is in them1 and you preserve them all2 and the army of heaven worships you4 #jji3jjg ,you are ,yahweh the ,god1 who did choose ,abram1 and brought him forth out of ,ur of the ,chaldees1 and gave him the name of ,abraham1 #jji3jjh and found his heart faithful before you1 and made a covenant with him to give the land of the ,canaanite1 the ,hittite1 the ,amorite1 and the ,perizzite1 and the ,jebusite1 and the ,girgashite1 to give it to his seed1 and have performed your words2 for you are righteous4 #jji3jji ,you saw the affliction of our fathers in ,egypt1 and heard their cry by the ,red ,seaor1 ,sea of ,reeds1 #jji3jaj and shown signs and wonders on ,pharaoh1 and on all his servants1 and on all the people of his land2 for you knew that they dealt proudly against them1 and did get you a name1 as it is this day4 #jji3jaa ,you divided the sea before them1 so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land2 and their pursuers you did cast into the depths1 as a stone into the mighty waters4 #jji3jab ,moreover in a pillar of cloud you led them by day2 and in a pillar of fire by night1 to give them light in the way in which they should go4 #jji3jac ,you came down also on ,mount ,sinai1 and spoke with them from heaven1 and gave them right ordinances and true laws1 good statutes and commandments1 #jji3jad and made known to them your holy ,sabbath1 and commanded them commandments1 and statutes1 and a law1 by ,moses your servant1 #jji3jae and gave them bread from the sky for their hunger1 and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst1 and commanded those who they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them4 #jji3jaf ,but they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck1 and didn't listen to your commandments1 #jji3jag and refused to obey1 neither were mindful of your wonders that you did among them1 but hardened their neck1 and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage4 ,but you are a ,god ready to pardon1 gracious and merciful1 slow to anger1 and abundant in loving kindness1 and didn't forsake them4 #jji3jah ,yes1 when they had made them a molten calf1 and said1 ,this is your ,god who brought you up out of ,egypt1 and had committed awful blasphemies2 #jji3jai yet you in your manifold mercies didn't forsake them in the wilderness3 the pillar of cloud didn't depart from over them by day1 to lead them in the way2 neither the pillar of fire by night1 to show them light1 and the way in which they should go4 #jji3jbj ,you gave also your good ,spirit to instruct them1 and didn't withhold your manna from their mouth1 and gave them water for their thirst4 #jji3jba ,yes1 forty years did you sustain them in the wilderness1 and they lacked nothing2 their clothes didn't grow old1 and their feet didn't swell4 #jji3jbb ,moreover you gave them kingdoms and peoples1 which you did allot after their portions3 so they possessed the land of ,sihon1 even the land of the king of ,heshbon1 and the land of ,og king of ,bashan4 #jji3jbc ,their children also multiplied you as the stars of the sky1 and brought them into the land concerning which you did say to their fathers1 that they should go in to possess it4 #jji3jbd ,so the children went in and possessed the land1 and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land1 the ,canaanites1 and gave them into their hands1 with their kings1 and the peoples of the land1 that they might do with them as they would4 #jji3jbe ,they took fortified cities1 and a fat land1 and possessed houses full of all good things1 cisterns hewn out1 vineyards1 and olive groves1 and fruit trees in abundance3 so they ate1 and were filled1 and became fat1 and delighted themselves in your great goodness4 #jji3jbf ,nevertheless they were disobedient1 and rebelled against you1 and cast your law behind their back1 and killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you1 and they committed awful blasphemies4 #jji3jbg ,therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries1 who distressed them3 and in the time of their trouble1 when they cried to you1 you heard from heaven2 and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries4 #jji3jbh ,but after they had rest1 they did evil again before you2 therefore left you them in the hand of their enemies1 so that they had the dominion over them3 yet when they returned1 and cried to you1 you heard from heaven2 and many times did you deliver them according to your mercies1 #jji3jbi and testified against them1 that you might bring them again to your law4 ,yet they dealt proudly1 and didn't listen to your commandments1 but sinned against your ordinances1 7which if a man do1 he shall live in them71 and withdrew the shoulder1 and hardened their neck1 and would not hear4 #jji3jcj ,yet many years did you bear with them1 and testified against them by your ,spirit through your prophets3 yet would they not give ear3 therefore gave you them into the hand of the peoples of the lands4 #jji3jca ,nevertheless in your manifold mercies you did not make a full end of them1 nor forsake them2 for you are a gracious and merciful ,god4 #jji3jcb ,now therefore1 our ,god1 the great1 the mighty1 and the awesome ,god1 who keep covenant and loving kindness1 don't let all the travail seem little before you1 that has come on us1 on our kings1 on our princes1 and on our priests1 and on our prophets1 and on our fathers1 and on all your people1 since the time of the kings of ,assyria to this day4 #jji3jcc ,however you are just in all that is come on us2 for you have dealt truly1 but we have done wickedly2 #jji3jcd neither have our kings1 our princes1 our priests1 nor our fathers1 kept your law1 nor listened to your commandments and your testimonies with which you did testify against them4 #jji3jce ,for they have not served you in their kingdom1 and in your great goodness that you gave them1 and in the large and fat land which you gave before them1 neither turned they from their wicked works4 #jji3jcf ,behold1 we are servants this day1 and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat the fruit of it and the good of it1 behold1 we are servants in it4 #jji3jcg ,it yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins3 also they have power over our bodies1 and over our livestock1 at their pleasure1 and we are in great distress4 #jji3jch ,yet for all this we make a sure covenant1 and write it2 and our princes1 our ,levites1 and our priests1 seal to it4 #jaj3jja ,now those who sealed were3 ,nehemiah the governor1 the son of ,hacaliah1 and ,zedekiah1 #jaj3jjb ,seraiah1 ,azariah1 ,jeremiah1 #jaj3jjc ,pashhur1 ,amariah1 ,malchijah1 #jaj3jjd ,hattush1 ,shebaniah1 ,malluch1 #jaj3jje ,harim1 ,meremoth1 ,obadiah1 #jaj3jjf ,daniel1 ,ginnethon1 ,baruch1 #jaj3jjg ,meshullam1 ,abijah1 ,mijamin1 #jaj3jjh ,maaziah1 ,bilgai1 ,shemaiah2 these were the priests4 #jaj3jji ,the ,levites3 namely1 ,jeshua the son of ,azaniah1 ,binnui of the sons of ,henadad1 ,kadmiel2 #jaj3jaj and their brothers1 ,shebaniah1 ,hodiah1 ,kelita1 ,pelaiah1 ,hanan1 #jaj3jaa ,mica1 ,rehob1 ,hashabiah1 #jaj3jab ,zaccur1 ,sherebiah1 ,shebaniah1 #jaj3jac ,hodiah1 ,bani1 ,beninu4 #jaj3jad ,the chiefs of the people3 ,parosh1 ,pahathmoab1 ,elam1 ,zattu1 ,bani1 #jaj3jae ,bunni1 ,azgad1 ,bebai1 #jaj3jaf ,adonijah1 ,bigvai1 ,adin1 #jaj3jag ,ater1 ,hezekiah1 ,azzur1 #jaj3jah ,hodiah1 ,hashum1 ,bezai1 #jaj3jai ,hariph1 ,anathoth1 ,nobai1 #jaj3jbj ,magpiash1 ,meshullam1 ,hezir1 #jaj3jba ,meshezabel1 ,zadok1 ,jaddua1 #jaj3jbb ,pelatiah1 ,hanan1 ,anaiah1 #jaj3jbc ,hoshea1 ,hananiah1 ,hasshub1 #jaj3jbd ,hallohesh1 ,pilha1 ,shobek1 #jaj3jbe ,rehum1 ,hashabnah1 ,maaseiah1 #jaj3jbf and ,ahiah1 ,hanan1 ,anan1 #jaj3jbg ,malluch1 ,harim1 ,baanah4 #jaj3jbh ,the rest of the people1 the priests1 the ,levites1 the porters1 the singers1 the ,nethinim1 and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of ,god1 their wives1 their sons1 and their daughters1 everyone who had knowledge1 and understanding2 #jaj3jbi ,they joined with their brothers1 their nobles1 and entered into a curse1 and into an oath1 to walk in ,god's law1 which was given by ,moses the servant of ,god1 and to observe and do all the commandments of ,yahweh our ,lord1 and his ordinances and his statutes2 #jaj3jcj and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land1 nor take their daughters for our sons2 #jaj3jca and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the ,sabbath day to sell1 that we would not buy of them on the ,sabbath1 or on a holy day2 and that we would forego the seventh year1 and the exaction of every debt4 #jaj3jcb ,also we made ordinances for us1 to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our ,god2 #jaj3jcc for the show bread1 and for the continual meal offering1 and for the continual burnt offering1 for the ,sabbaths1 for the new moons1 for the set feasts1 and for the holy things1 and for the sin offerings to make atonement for ,israel1 and for all the work of the house of our ,god4 #jaj3jcd ,we cast lots1 the priests1 the ,levites1 and the people1 for the wood offering1 to bring it into the house of our ,god1 according to our fathers' houses1 at times appointed1 year by year1 to burn on the altar of ,yahweh our ,god1 as it is written in the law2 #jaj3jce and to bring the first fruits of our ground1 and the first fruits of all fruit of all manner of trees1 year by year1 to the house of ,yahweh2 #jaj3jcf also the firstborn of our sons1 and of our livestock1 as it is written in the law1 and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks1 to bring to the house of our ,god1 to the priests who minister in the house of our ,god2 #jaj3jcg and that we should bring the first fruits of our dough1 and our wave offerings1 and the fruit of all manner of trees1 the new wine and the oil1 to the priests1 to the chambers of the house of our ,god2 and the tithes of our ground to the ,levites2 for they1 the ,levites1 take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage4 #jaj3jch ,the priest the son of ,aaron shall be with the ,levites1 when the ,levites take tithes3 and the ,levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our ,god1 to the chambers1 into the treasure house4 #jaj3jci ,for the children of ,israel and the children of ,levi shall bring the wave offering of the grain1 of the new wine1 and of the oil1 to the chambers1 where are the vessels of the sanctuary1 and the priests who minister1 and the porters1 and the singers3 and we will not forsake the house of our ,god4 #jaa3jja ,the princes of the people lived in ,jerusalem3 the rest of the people also cast lots1 to bring one of ten to dwell in ,jerusalem the holy city1 and nine parts in the other cities4 #jaa3jjb ,the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in ,jerusalem4 #jaa3jjc ,now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in ,jerusalem3 but in the cities of ,judah lived everyone in his possession in their cities1 to wit1 ,israel1 the priests1 and the ,levites1 and the ,nethinim1 and the children of ,solomon's servants4 #jaa3jjd ,in ,jerusalem lived certain of the children of ,judah1 and of the children of ,benjamin4 ,of the children of ,judah3 ,athaiah the son of ,uzziah1 the son of ,zechariah1 the son of ,amariah1 the son of ,shephatiah1 the son of ,mahalalel1 of the children of ,perez2 #jaa3jje and ,maaseiah the son of ,baruch1 the son of ,colhozeh1 the son of ,hazaiah1 the son of ,adaiah1 the son of ,joiarib1 the son of ,zechariah1 the son of the ,shilonite4 #jaa3jjf ,all the sons of ,perez who lived in ,jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men4 #jaa3jjg ,these are the sons of ,benjamin3 ,sallu the son of ,meshullam1 the son of ,joed1 the son of ,pedaiah1 the son of ,kolaiah1 the son of ,maaseiah1 the son of ,ithiel1 the son of ,jeshaiah4 #jaa3jjh ,after him ,gabbai1 ,sallai1 nine hundred twenty-eight4 #jaa3jji ,joel the son of ,zichri was their overseer2 and ,judah the son of ,hassenuah was second over the city4 #jaa3jaj ,of the priests3 ,jedaiah the son of ,joiarib1 ,jachin1 #jaa3jaa ,seraiah the son of ,hilkiah1 the son of ,meshullam1 the son of ,zadok1 the son of ,meraioth1 the son of ,ahitub1 the ruler of the house of ,god1 #jaa3jab and their brothers who did the work of the house1 eight hundred twenty-two2 and ,adaiah the son of ,jeroham1 the son of ,pelaliah1 the son of ,amzi1 the son of ,zechariah1 the son of ,pashhur1 the son of ,malchijah1 #jaa3jac and his brothers1 chiefs of fathers' houses1 two hundred forty-two2 and ,amashsai the son of ,azarel1 the son of ,ahzai1 the son of ,meshillemoth1 the son of ,immer1 #jaa3jad and their brothers1 mighty men of valor1 one hundred twenty-eight2 and their overseer was ,zabdiel1 the son of ,haggedolim4 #jaa3jae ,of the ,levites3 ,shemaiah the son of ,hasshub1 the son of ,azrikam1 the son of ,hashabiah1 the son of ,bunni2 #jaa3jaf and ,shabbethai and ,jozabad1 of the chiefs of the ,levites1 who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of ,god2 #jaa3jag and ,mattaniah the son of ,mica1 the son of ,zabdi1 the son of ,asaph1 who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer1 and ,bakbukiah1 the second among his brothers2 and ,abda the son of ,shammua1 the son of ,galal1 the son of ,jeduthun4 #jaa3jah ,all the ,levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four4 #jaa3jai ,moreover the porters1 ,akkub1 ,talmon1 and their brothers1 who kept watch at the gates1 were one hundred seventy-two4 #jaa3jbj ,the residue of ,israel1 of the priests1 the ,levites1 were in all the cities of ,judah1 everyone in his inheritance4 #jaa3jba ,but the ,nethinim lived in ,ophel3 and ,ziha and ,gishpa were over the ,nethinim4 #jaa3jbb ,the overseer also of the ,levites at ,jerusalem was ,uzzi the son of ,bani1 the son of ,hashabiah1 the son of ,mattaniah1 the son of ,mica1 of the sons of ,asaph1 the singers1 over the business of the house of ,god4 #jaa3jbc ,for there was a commandment from the king concerning them1 and a settled provision for the singers1 as every day required4 #jaa3jbd ,pethahiah the son of ,meshezabel1 of the children of ,zerah the son of ,judah1 was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people4 #jaa3jbe ,as for the villages1 with their fields1 some of the children of ,judah lived in ,kiriath ,arba and the towns of it1 and in ,dibon and the towns of it1 and in ,jekabzeel and the villages of it1 #jaa3jbf and in ,jeshua1 and in ,moladah1 and ,beth ,pelet1 #jaa3jbg and in ,hazar ,shual1 and in ,beersheba and the towns of it1 #jaa3jbh and in ,ziklag1 and in ,meconah and in the towns of it1 #jaa3jbi and in ,en ,rimmon1 and in ,zorah1 and in ,jarmuth1 #jaa3jcj ,zanoah1 ,adullam1 and their villages1 ,lachish and the fields of it1 ,azekah and the towns of it4 ,so they encamped from ,beersheba to the valley of ,hinnom4 #jaa3jca ,the children of ,benjamin also lived from ,geba onward1 at ,michmash and ,aija1 and at ,bethel and the towns of it1 #jaa3jcb at ,anathoth1 ,nob1 ,ananiah1 #jaa3jcc ,hazor1 ,ramah1 ,gittaim1 #jaa3jcd ,hadid1 ,zeboim1 ,neballat1 #jaa3jce ,lod1 and ,ono1 the valley of craftsmen4 #jaa3jcf ,of the ,levites1 certain divisions in ,judah were joined to ,benjamin4 #jab3jja ,now these are the priests and the ,levites who went up with ,zerubbabel the son of ,shealtiel1 and ,jeshua3 ,seraiah1 ,jeremiah1 ,ezra1 #jab3jjb ,amariah1 ,malluch1 ,hattush1 #jab3jjc ,shecaniah1 ,rehum1 ,meremoth1 #jab3jjd ,iddo1 ,ginnethoi1 ,abijah1 #jab3jje ,mijamin1 ,maadiah1 ,bilgah1 #jab3jjf ,shemaiah1 and ,joiarib1 ,jedaiah4 #jab3jjg ,sallu1 ,amok1 ,hilkiah1 ,jedaiah4 ,these were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of ,jeshua4 #jab3jjh ,moreover the ,levites3 ,jeshua1 ,binnui1 ,kadmiel1 ,sherebiah1 ,judah1 and ,mattaniah1 who was over the thanksgiving1 he and his brothers4 #jab3jji ,also ,bakbukiah and ,unno1 their brothers1 were over against them according to their offices4 #jab3jaj ,jeshua became the father of ,joiakim1 and ,joiakim became the father of ,eliashib1 and ,eliashib became the father of ,joiada1 #jab3jaa and ,joiada became the father of ,jonathan1 and ,jonathan became the father of ,jaddua4 #jab3jab ,in the days of ,joiakim were priests1 heads of fathers' houses3 of ,seraiah1 ,meraiah2 of ,jeremiah1 ,hananiah2 #jab3jac of ,ezra1 ,meshullam2 of ,amariah1 ,jehohanan2 #jab3jad of ,malluchi1 ,jonathan2 of ,shebaniah1 ,joseph2 #jab3jae of ,harim1 ,adna2 of ,meraioth1 ,helkai2 #jab3jaf of ,iddo1 ,zechariah2 of ,ginnethon1 ,meshullam2 #jab3jag of ,abijah1 ,zichri2 of ,miniamin1 of ,moadiah1 ,piltai2 #jab3jah of ,bilgah1 ,shammua2 of ,shemaiah1 ,jehonathan2 #jab3jai and of ,joiarib1 ,mattenai2 of ,jedaiah1 ,uzzi2 #jab3jbj of ,sallai1 ,kallai2 of ,amok1 ,eber2 #jab3jba of ,hilkiah1 ,hashabiah2 of ,jedaiah1 ,nethanel4 #jab3jbb ,as for the ,levites1 in the days of ,eliashib1 ,joiada1 and ,johanan1 and ,jaddua1 there were recorded the heads of fathers' houses2 also the priests1 in the reign of ,darius the ,persian4 #jab3jbc ,the sons of ,levi1 heads of fathers' houses1 were written in the book of the chronicles1 even until the days of ,johanan the son of ,eliashib4 #jab3jbd ,the chiefs of the ,levites3 ,hashabiah1 ,sherebiah1 and ,jeshua the son of ,kadmiel1 with their brothers over against them1 to praise and give thanks1 according to the commandment of ,david the man of ,god1 watch next to watch4 #jab3jbe ,mattaniah1 and ,bakbukiah1 ,obadiah1 ,meshullam1 ,talmon1 ,akkub1 were porters keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates4 #jab3jbf ,these were in the days of ,joiakim the son of ,jeshua1 the son of ,jozadak1 and in the days of ,nehemiah the governor1 and of ,ezra the priest the scribe4 #jab3jbg ,at the dedication of the wall of ,jerusalem they sought the ,levites out of all their places1 to bring them to ,jerusalem1 to keep the dedication with gladness1 both with giving thanks1 and with singing1 with cymbals1 stringed instruments1 and with harps4 #jab3jbh ,the sons of the singers gathered themselves together1 both out of the plain round about ,jerusalem1 and from the villages of the ,netophathites2 #jab3jbi also from ,beth ,gilgal1 and out of the fields of ,geba and ,azmaveth3 for the singers had built them villages round about ,jerusalem4 #jab3jcj ,the priests and the ,levites purified themselves2 and they purified the people1 and the gates1 and the wall4 #jab3jca ,then ,i brought up the princes of ,judah on the wall1 and appointed two great companies who gave thanks and went in procession4 ,one went on the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate2 #jab3jcb and after them went ,hoshaiah1 and half of the princes of ,judah1 #jab3jcc and ,azariah1 ,ezra1 and ,meshullam1 #jab3jcd ,judah1 and ,benjamin1 and ,shemaiah1 and ,jeremiah1 #jab3jce and certain of the priests' sons with trumpets3 ,zechariah the son of ,jonathan1 the son of ,shemaiah1 the son of ,mattaniah1 the son of ,micaiah1 the son of ,zaccur1 the son of ,asaph2 #jab3jcf and his brothers1 ,shemaiah1 and ,azarel1 ,milalai1 ,gilalai1 ,maai1 ,nethanel1 and ,judah1 ,hanani1 with the musical instruments of ,david the man of ,god2 and ,ezra the scribe was before them4 #jab3jcg ,by the spring gate1 and straight before them1 they went up by the stairs of the city of ,david1 at the ascent of the wall1 above the house of ,david1 even to the water gate eastward4 #jab3jch ,the other company of those who gave thanks went to meet them1 and ,i after them1 with the half of the people1 on the wall1 above the tower of the furnaces1 even to the broad wall1 #jab3jci and above the gate of ,ephraim1 and by the old gate1 and by the fish gate1 and the tower of ,hananel1 and the tower of ,hammeah1 even to the sheep gate3 and they stood still in the gate of the guard4 #jab3jdj ,so stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in the house of ,god1 and ,i1 and the half of the rulers with me2 #jab3jda and the priests1 ,eliakim1 ,maaseiah1 ,miniamin1 ,micaiah1 ,elioenai1 ,zechariah1 and ,hananiah1 with trumpets2 #jab3jdb and ,maaseiah1 and ,shemaiah1 and ,eleazar1 and ,uzzi1 and ,jehohanan1 and ,malchijah1 and ,elam1 and ,ezer4 ,the singers sang loud1 with ,jezrahiah their overseer4 #jab3jdc ,they offered great sacrifices that day1 and rejoiced2 for ,god had made them rejoice with great joy2 and the women also and the children rejoiced3 so that the joy of ,jerusalem was heard even afar off4 #jab3jdd ,on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures1 for the wave offerings1 for the first fruits1 and for the tithes1 to gather into them1 according to the fields of the cities1 the portions appointed by the law for the priests and ,levites3 for ,judah rejoiced for the priests and for the ,levites who waited4 #jab3jde ,they kept the charge of their ,god1 and the charge of the purification1 and so did the singers and the porters1 according to the commandment of ,david1 and of ,solomon his son4 #jab3jdf ,for in the days of ,david and ,asaph of old there was a chief of the singers1 and songs of praise and thanksgiving to ,god4 #jab3jdg ,all ,israel in the days of ,zerubbabel1 and in the days of ,nehemiah1 gave the portions of the singers and the porters1 as every day required3 and they set apart that which was for the ,levites2 and the ,levites set apart that which was for the sons of ,aaron4 #jac3jja ,on that day they read in the book of ,moses in the audience of the people2 and therein was found written1 that an ,ammonite and a ,moabite should not enter into the assembly of ,god forever1 #jac3jjb because they didn't meet the children of ,israel with bread and with water1 but hired ,balaam against them1 to curse them3 however our ,god turned the curse into a blessing4 #jac3jjc ,it came to pass1 when they had heard the law1 that they separated from ,israel all the mixed multitude4 #jac3jjd ,now before this1 ,eliashib the priest1 who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our ,god1 being allied to ,tobiah1 #jac3jje had prepared for him a great chamber1 where before they laid the meal offerings1 the frankincense1 and the vessels1 and the tithes of the grain1 the new wine1 and the oil1 which were given by commandment to the ,levites1 and the singers1 and the porters2 and the wave offerings for the priests4 #jac3jjf ,but in all this time ,i was not at ,jerusalem2 for in the two and thirtieth year of ,artaxerxes king of ,babylon ,i went to the king3 and after certain days asked ,i leave of the king1 #jac3jjg and ,i came to ,jerusalem1 and understood the evil that ,eliashib had done for ,tobiah1 in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of ,god4 #jac3jjh ,it grieved me sore3 therefore ,i cast forth all the household stuff of ,tobiah out of the chamber4 #jac3jji ,then ,i commanded1 and they cleansed the chambers3 and there brought ,i again the vessels of the house of ,god1 with the meal offerings and the frankincense4 #jac3jaj ,i perceived that the portions of the ,levites had not been given them2 so that the ,levites and the singers1 who did the work1 were fled everyone to his field4 #jac3jaa ,then contended ,i with the rulers1 and said1 ,why is the house of ,god forsaken8 ,i gathered them together1 and set them in their place4 #jac3jab ,then brought all ,judah the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the treasuries4 #jac3jac ,i made treasurers over the treasuries1 ,shelemiah the priest1 and ,zadok the scribe1 and of the ,levites1 ,pedaiah3 and next to them was ,hanan the son of ,zaccur1 the son of ,mattaniah2 for they were counted faithful1 and their business was to distribute to their brothers4 #jac3jad ,remember me1 my ,god1 concerning this1 and don't wipe out my good deeds that ,i have done for the house of my ,god1 and for the observances of it4 #jac3jae ,in those days saw ,i in ,judah some men treading winepresses on the ,sabbath1 and bringing in sheaves1 and lading donkeys therewith2 as also wine1 grapes1 and figs1 and all manner of burdens1 which they brought into ,jerusalem on the ,sabbath day3 and ,i testified against them in the day in which they sold food4 #jac3jaf ,there lived men of ,tyre also therein1 who brought in fish1 and all manner of wares1 and sold on the ,sabbath to the children of ,judah1 and in ,jerusalem4 #jac3jag ,then ,i contended with the nobles of ,judah1 and said to them1 ,what evil thing is this that you do1 and profane the ,sabbath day8 #jac3jah ,didn't your fathers do thus1 and did not our ,god bring all this evil on us1 and on this city8 yet you bring more wrath on ,israel by profaning the ,sabbath4 #jac3jai ,it came to pass that1 when the gates of ,jerusalem began to be dark before the ,sabbath1 ,i commanded that the doors should be shut1 and commanded that they should not be opened until after the ,sabbath3 and some of my servants set ,i over the gates1 that there should no burden be brought in on the ,sabbath day4 #jac3jbj ,so the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged outside of ,jerusalem once or twice4 #jac3jba ,then ,i testified against them1 and said to them1 ,why lodge you about the wall8 if you do so again1 ,i will lay hands on you4 ,from that time forth came they no more on the ,sabbath4 #jac3jbb ,i commanded the ,levites that they should purify themselves1 and that they should come and keep the gates1 to sanctify the ,sabbath day4 ,remember to me1 my ,god1 this also1 and spare me according to the greatness of your loving kindness4 #jac3jbc ,in those days also saw ,i the ,jews who had married women of ,ashdod1 of ,ammon1 and of ,moab3 #jac3jbd and their children spoke half in the speech of ,ashdod1 and could not speak in the ,jews' language1 but according to the language of each people4 #jac3jbe ,i contended with them1 and cursed them1 and struck certain of them1 and plucked off their hair1 and made them swear by ,god1 saying1 ,you shall not give your daughters to their sons1 nor take their daughters for your sons1 or for yourselves4 #jac3jbf ,did not ,solomon king of ,israel sin by these things8 yet among many nations was there no king like him1 and he was beloved of his ,god1 and ,god made him king over all ,israel3 nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin4 #jac3jbg ,shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil1 to trespass against our ,god in marrying foreign women8 #jac3jbh ,one of the sons of ,joiada1 the son of ,eliashib the high priest1 was son-in-law to ,sanballat the ,horonite3 therefore ,i chased him from me4 #jac3jbi ,remember them1 my ,god1 because they have defiled the priesthood1 and the covenant of the priesthood1 and of the ,levites4 #jac3jcj ,thus cleansed ,i them from all foreigners1 and appointed charges for the priests and for the ,levites1 everyone in his work2 #jac3jca and for the wood offering1 at times appointed1 and for the first fruits4 ,remember me1 my ,god1 for good4