Nehemiah 10 Cross References - CLV

¹ And over those sealed [are] Nehemiah the Tirshatha, son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, ² Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, ³ Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, ⁴ Huttush, Shebaniah, Malluch, ⁵ Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, ⁶ Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, ⁷ Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, ⁸ Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these [are] the priests. ⁹ And the Levites:both Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;" ¹⁰ and their brethren:Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, ¹¹ Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, ¹² Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, ¹³ Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. ¹⁴ Heads of the people:Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, ¹⁵ Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, ¹⁶ Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, ¹⁷ Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, ¹⁸ Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, ¹⁹ Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, ²⁰ Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, ²¹ Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, ²² Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, ²³ Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, ²⁴ Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, ²⁵ Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, ²⁶ and Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, ²⁷ Malluch, Harim, Baanah. ²⁸ And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and every one who has been separated from the peoples of the lands unto the law of Elohim, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every knowing intelligent one, ²⁹ are laying hold on their brethren, their honorable ones, and coming in to an execration, and in to an oath, to walk in the law of Elohim, that was given by the hand of Moses, servant of Elohim, and to observe and to do all the commands of Yahweh our Lord, and His judgments, and His statutes;" ³⁰ and that we give not our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we take not to our sons;" ³¹ and the peoples of the land who are bringing in the wares and any corn on the sabbath-day to sell, we receive not of them on the sabbath, and on a holy day, and we leave the seventh year, and usury on every hand. ³² And we have appointed for ourselves commands, to put on ourselves the third of a shekel in a year, for the service of the house of our Elohim, ³³ for bread of the arrangement, and the continual present, and the continual burnt-offering of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for appointed seasons, and for holy things, and for sin-offerings, to make atonement for Israel, even all the work of the house of our Elohim. ³⁴ And the lots we have caused to fall for the offering of wood, [among] the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring in to the house of our Elohim, by the house of our fathers, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the altar of Yahweh our Elohim, as it is written in the law, ³⁵ and to bring in the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of Yahweh, ³⁶ and the firstlings of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and our flocks, to bring in to the house of our Elohim, to the priests who are ministering in the house of our Elohim. ³⁷ And the beginning of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of every tree, of new wine, and of oil, we bring in to the priests, unto the chambers of the house of our Elohim, and the tithe of our ground to the Levites; and they--the Levites--have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage;" ³⁸ and the priest, son of Aaron, has been with the Levites in the tithing of the Levites, and the Levites bring up the tithe of the tithe to the house of our Elohim unto the chambers, to the treasure-house;" ³⁹ for unto the chambers do they bring in--the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi--the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, and there [are] vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests, those ministering, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and we do not forsake the house of our Elohim.

²² and this stone, which I place for a monument, shall become the house of Elohim for me. And of all that You are giving to me, tithe, yea, tithe it will I for You.

¹⁶ On the first day you shall come to have a holy meeting, also on the seventh day a holy meeting. No work at all shall be done on them; only what is eaten by every soul, that alone may be prepared by you.

² Hallow to Me every firstborn male, opening up every womb, among the sons of Israel, among human and among beast. It is Mine.

¹² then you will set apart for Yahweh every male opening up the womb. Every male opening up the womb, the yeanling of a beast which you shall come to have, the males shall be for Yahweh. ¹³ Yet every male opening up a donkey shall you ransom with a flockling, and should you not ransom it then you will break its neck. Yet every firstborn of a human among your sons shall you ransom. ¹⁴ When it comes to be that your son is asking you tomorrow, saying: What does this mean? then you will say to him, With steadfastness of hand Yahweh brought us forth from Egypt, from the house of servants. ¹⁵ When it came to be that Pharaoh was obstinate to dismiss us, then Yahweh killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of human unto the firstborn of beast. Therefore I am sacrificing to Yahweh all the males opening up the womb; yet I am ransoming every firstborn of my sons.

¹⁰ yet the seventh day is a sabbath to Yahweh your Elohim. You shall not do any work, you, your son or your daughter, your servant or your maidservant, your bull, your donkey or your beast, or your sojourner who is within your gates.

¹⁰ Six years shall you sow your land, and you will gather its yield; " ¹¹ but in the seventh you shall release it and abandon it, that the needy of your people may eat, and the field animal shall eat their leavings. So shall you do to your vineyard and to your olive trees.

¹⁹ You shall bring the first of the firstfruits of your ground to the house of Yahweh your Elohim. You shall not cook a kid in the milk of its mother.

¹¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses saying: ¹² When you take up the sum of the sons of Israel by their mustered ones then each man will give a sheltering ransom for his soul to Yahweh while one is mustering them, so that no stroke may come among them when mustering them. ¹³ This shall they give, everyone passing over to the ones being mustered: a half shekel by the shekel of the holy place, which is twenty gerahs to the shekel; the half shekel shall be a heave offering to Yahweh. ¹⁴ Everyone passing over to the ones being mustered from twenty years old and upward shall give Yahweh's heave offering. ¹⁵ The rich shall not increase it, and the poor shall not decrease it from half a shekel, to give as Yahweh's heave offering to shelter your souls. ¹⁶ You will take the sheltering ransom silver from the sons of Israel and give it to the service of the tent of appointment that it become for the sons of Israel a memorial before Yahweh to shelter your souls.

¹⁶ If you would take of his daughters for your sons and give your daughters to their sons, then his daughters would prostitute after their elohim and cause your sons to prostitute after their elohim.

¹⁹ Everyone opening up the womb is Mine, everyone of your make cattle, the one opening up of the kine and of the flockling.

²⁶ The first of the firstfruits of your ground shall you bring to the house of Yahweh your Elohim. You shall not cook a kid in the milk of its mother.

¹² Yet the fire on the altar shall be kept glowing on it; it shall not be quenched. The priest will make wood consume on it morning by morning and arrange the ascent offering on it and cause the fat portions of the peace offerings to fume on it. ¹³ The fire shall be kept glowing continually on the altar; it shall not be quenched.

²⁹ It will come to be for you as an eonian statute:in the seventh month on the tenth of the month you shall humble your souls, and no work at all shall you do, the native or the sojourner sojourning in your midst.

²³ When you shall come into the land and you plant any tree for food, then you will regard its foreskin as uncircumcised; that is, its fruit, for three years shall it be as uncircumcised to you. It shall not be eaten. ²⁴ Yet in the fourth year all its fruit shall become holy, as praise offerings to Yahweh. ²⁵ And in the fifth year shall you eat its fruit so as to increase its yield to you still more:I, Yahweh, am your Elohim. ²⁶ You shall not eat on the mountains. You shall not augur nor consult clouds.

²⁴ Yet I said to you:You shall tenant their ground, and I Myself shall give it to you to tenant it, a land gushing with milk and honey. I, Yahweh, am your Elohim, Who separates you from the peoples.

³ Six days shall work be done, yet on the seventh day there shall be a sabbath of cessation, a holy meeting. You shall do no work at all. This is a sabbath to Yahweh in all your dwellings.

¹⁷ From your dwellings shall you bring bread as a wave offering:two loaves, of two tenths of an ephah of flour shall they be; baked with leaven shall they be, as firstfruits for Yahweh.

²¹ And you will proclaim a meeting on this very day. It shall be holy for you. You shall do no occupational work at all; it shall be an eonian statute in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

³⁵ On the first day is a holy meeting; you shall do no occupational work at all. ³⁶ Seven days shall you bring near a fire offering to Yahweh and on the eighth day there shall be a holy meeting for you, and you will bring near a fire offering to Yahweh. It is a day of restraint. You shall do no occupational work at all.

⁵ You will take flour and bake of it twelve perforated cakes. Two tenths of an ephah shall there be for one perforated cake. ⁶ And you will place them in two arrays, six to the array, on the pure table before Yahweh.

¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses on mount Sinai, saying. ² Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them:When you come into the land that I am giving to you, the land will pause for a sabbath to Yahweh. ³ Six years shall you sow your field, and six years shall you prune your vineyard and gather its yield. ⁴ Yet in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of cessation for the land, a sabbath to Yahweh. Your field you shall not sow, and your vineyard you shall not prune;" ⁵ The self-sown of your harvest you shall not reap, and the grapes of your untrimmed vines you shall not pick. A year of cessation shall it be for the land. ⁶ Yet the sabbath yield of the land you will come to have as food for you, for your servant and for your maidservant, for your hireling and for your guest, those sojourning with you, ⁷ for your domestic beast and for the wild animal which are in your land; all its yield shall be for eating.

²⁶ However the firstborn among beasts which as firstborn is devoted to Yahweh, no one may sanctify it; whether a bull or a flockling, it is already Yahweh's. ²⁷ Yet if it is among the unclean beasts, then he will ransom it by your appraisal and add to it a fifth of its value. Should it not be redeemed, then it will be sold by your appraisal.

³⁰ As for all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land and of the fruit of the tree, it is Yahweh's; it is holy to Yahweh. ³¹ And if a man should redeem, yea redeem any part of his tithe, a fifth of it shall he add to it. ³² All the tithe of the herd and the flock, all that passes under the club, a tenth shall become holy to Yahweh;" ³³ he shall make no quest between good and bad nor substitute for it. And if he should substitute, yea substitute for it, then it has become holy; both it and its substitute shall be holy. It may not be redeemed.

¹⁹ then will it come to be when you eat of the bread of the land you shall raise up a heave offering to Yahweh. ²⁰ Of the first batch of your coarse meal a perforated cake shall you raise up as a heave offering; as the heave offering of the threshing site, so shall you raise it up. ²¹ Of the first of your coarse meal shall you give to Yahweh a heave offering throughout your generations.

² Moreover, bring near with you your brothers of the stock of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be obligated to you and may minister to you when you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.

⁹ This shall become yours from the holy of holies, reserved from the fire of all their approach present, all their approach present and all their sin offering and all their guilt offering which they are restoring to Me; it will be a holy of holies for you and for your sons. ¹⁰ As a holy of holies shall you eat it; every male shall eat of it. It shall be holy for you. ¹¹ This also is yours as a heave offering share of their gifts:all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel. To you I give them and to your sons and to your daughters with you as an eonian statute. Everyone who is clean in your household may eat of it. ¹² All the best of the clarified oil and all the best of the grape juice and the grain; their firstfruit which they shall give to Yahweh, to you I give them.

¹² All the best of the clarified oil and all the best of the grape juice and the grain; their firstfruit which they shall give to Yahweh, to you I give them.

¹² All the best of the clarified oil and all the best of the grape juice and the grain; their firstfruit which they shall give to Yahweh, to you I give them. ¹³ The firstfruits of all that is in their land which they shall bring to Yahweh shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your household may eat it.

¹³ The firstfruits of all that is in their land which they shall bring to Yahweh shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your household may eat it. ¹⁴ Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours. ¹⁵ Every male opening up the womb of all flesh which they may bring near to Yahweh of human and of beast shall be yours. Only you shall ransom, yea ransom the firstborn of humans, and the firstborn of an unclean beast shall you ransom. ¹⁶ As for his ransom, from a month old up shall you take ransom by your appraisal with five silver shekels by the shekel of the holy place. It is twenty gerahs. ¹⁷ Only the firstborn of kine or the firstborn of sheep or the firstborn of goats you shall not ransom. They are holy. Their blood you shall sprinkle against the altar, and their fat you shall cause to fume as a fire offering for a fragrant odor to Yahweh. ¹⁸ Yet their flesh shall be yours, like the chest of the wave offering, and like the right leg shall it be yours. ¹⁹ All the heave offering shares of the holy gifts which the sons of Israel shall raise up to Yahweh I give to you and to your sons and to your daughters with you as an eonian statute. An eonian covenant of salt shall it be before Yahweh, for you and for your seed with you.

²¹ As for the sons of Levi, behold, I give all the tithe in Israel as an allotment in exchange for their service in which they are serving, the service of the tent of appointment.

²⁴ for it is the tithe of the sons of Israel which they shall raise up as a heave offering to Yahweh which I give to the Levites as an allotment. Therefore I say concerning them:No allotment in the midst of the sons of Israel shall they be allotted. ²⁵ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying. ²⁶ As for the Levites, you shall speak and say to them:When you take from the sons of Israel the tithe which I give to you from them as your allotment, then you will raise up from it as a heave offering to Yahweh, a tenth of the tithe.

²⁶ As for the Levites, you shall speak and say to them:When you take from the sons of Israel the tithe which I give to you from them as your allotment, then you will raise up from it as a heave offering to Yahweh, a tenth of the tithe. ²⁷ Your heave offering will be reckoned to you like the grain from the threshing site and like the fullness from the wine vat.

²⁷ Your heave offering will be reckoned to you like the grain from the threshing site and like the fullness from the wine vat. ²⁸ So shall you also raise up the heave offering of Yahweh from all your tithes which you take from the sons of Israel; and from it you will offer the heave offering of Yahweh to Aaron the priest.

²⁸ So shall you also raise up the heave offering of Yahweh from all your tithes which you take from the sons of Israel; and from it you will offer the heave offering of Yahweh to Aaron the priest. ²⁹ From all your gifts you shall raise up the whole heave offering of Yahweh of all its best, its hallowed part, from it. ³⁰ And you will say to them:When you raise up its best from it, then it will be reckoned to the Levites like the yield of the threshing site and like the yield of the wine vat.

³⁰ And you will say to them:When you raise up its best from it, then it will be reckoned to the Levites like the yield of the threshing site and like the yield of the wine vat. ³¹ And you may eat it in any place, you and your households, for it is your hire, in exchange for your service in the tent of appointment. ³² You shall not bear sin on account of it when you have raised up its best from it; thus you do not violate the holy things of the sons of Israel, nor shall you die.

¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying. ² Instruct the sons of Israel and say to them:My approach present, My bread for My fire offerings, My fragrant odor shall you observe to bring near to Me at its appointed time. ³ You will say to them:This is the fire offering which you shall bring near to Yahweh, flawless year-old he-lambs, two per day, a regular ascent offering. ⁴ The one he-lamb shall you offer in the morning, and the second he-lamb shall you offer between the evening hours, ⁵ with a tenth of an ephah of flour as an approach present mingled with pounded oil, a fourth of a hin. ⁶ It is the regular ascent offering instituted at Mount Sinai for a fragrant odor, a fire offering, to Yahweh. ⁷ Its libation is a fourth of a hin for one he-lamb. In the holy place, libate an intoxicating libation to Yahweh. ⁸ And the second he-lamb you shall offer between the evening hours; like the approach present of the morning and like its libation shall you make it as a fire offering, a fragrant odor to Yahweh. ⁹ On the sabbath day you shall bring near two flawless year-old he-lambs, and two-tenths of an ephah of flour, an approach present mingled with oil, with its libation. ¹⁰ This is the sabbath ascent offering on its sabbath along with the regular ascent offering with its libation. ¹¹ At the beginnings of your months you shall bring near an ascent offering to Yahweh:two young bulls, calves of the herd, and one ram, seven flawless year-old he-lambs, ¹² and three-tenths of an ephah of flour as an approach present mingled with oil for each young bull; and two-tenths of an ephah of flour as an approach present mingled with oil for the one ram, ¹³ and a tenth by a tenth of an ephah of flour as an approach present mingled with oil for each he-lamb. This is an ascent offering, a fragrant odor, a fire offering, to Yahweh. ¹⁴ As for their libations, half a hin shall there be for each young bull and a third of a hin for the one ram and a fourth of a hin of wine for each he-lamb. This is the ascent offering month by its month for the months of the year. ¹⁵ Also one hairy one of the goats as a sin offering to Yahweh along with the regular ascent offering shall be made with its libation. ¹⁶ In the first month on the fourteenth day of the month is the passover to Yahweh. ¹⁷ And on the fifteenth day of this month is a celebration. For seven days unleavened cakes shall be eaten. ¹⁸ On the first day is a holy meeting when you shall do no occupational work at all. ¹⁹ You will bring near a fire offering, an ascent offering to Yahweh, two young bulls, calves of the herd, one ram and seven year-old he-lambs; flawless shall they be for you. ²⁰ And as their approach present of flour mingled with oil, three tenths per young bull and two tenths per ram shall you offer. ²¹ A tenth by a tenth shall you offer for each he-lamb of the seven lambs. ²² Also there is one hairy one of the goats as a sin offering to make a propitiatory shelter over you; ²³ aside from the ascent offering of the morning which is the regular ascent offering you shall offer these. ²⁴ Like these shall you offer daily for seven days, the bread of the fire offering for a fragrant odor to Yahweh; along with the regular ascent offering shall it be made with its libation. ²⁵ And on the seventh day you shall come to have a holy meeting when you shall do no occupational work at all. ²⁶ On the day of the firstfruits when you bring near a new approach present to Yahweh, in your feast of weeks, you shall come to have a holy meeting when you shall do no occupational work at all. ²⁷ You will bring near an ascent offering for a fragrant odor to Yahweh, two young bulls, calves of the herd, one ram, seven year-old he-lamb. ²⁸ with their approach present of flour mingled with oil, three tenths for each young bull and two tenths for the one ram. ²⁹ A tenth by a tenth for each he-lamb of the seven he-lambs,

¹ Moses called to all Israel and said to them:Hear, Israel, the statutes and the judgments that I am speaking in your ears today, that you learn them and observe to obey them.

¹² You are to observe the sabbath day to hallow it, just as Yahweh your Elohim had instructed you. ¹³ Six days shall you serve and do all your work, ¹⁴ yet the seventh day is a sabbath to Yahweh your Elohim. You shall not do any work on it; you, your son or your daughter, your servant or your maidservant, your bull, your donkey or any domestic beast of yours, or your sojourner who is within your gates, that your servant and your maidservant may rest as you do.

³² You will observe to do just as Yahweh your Elohim had enjoined on you. You shall not withdraw to the right or to the left.

³ nor shall you intermarry with them. You shall not give your daughter to his son, and you shall not take his daughter for your son.

⁶ You will bring there your ascent offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the heave offerings of your hand, your vows offerings and your voluntary offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and your flock.

⁶ You will bring there your ascent offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the heave offerings of your hand, your vows offerings and your voluntary offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and your flock. ⁷ You will eat there before Yahweh your Elohim, and you will rejoice in every undertaking of your hand, you and your households with which Yahweh your Elohim has blessed you. ⁸ You shall not do according to all that we are doing here today, each man everything that is upright in his own eye. ⁹ because until now you have not come to the resting place and to the allotment that Yahweh your Elohim is giving to you. ¹⁰ When you cross over the Jordan and dwell in the land that Yahweh your Elohim is giving to you as an allotment, and He gives rest to you from all your enemies from round about, so that you may dwell in trust, ¹¹ then it will come to be:the place where Yahweh your Elohim shall choose to tabernacle His name, there shall you bring all that I am instructing you, your ascent offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand and all your choice vow offerings which you shall vow to Yahweh.

¹⁷ You cannot eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, of your grape juice and of your clarified oil, neither the firstlings of your herd and your flock nor any of your vow offerings which you shall vow, neither your voluntary offerings nor the heave offerings of your hand.

²³ You will eat before Yahweh your Elohim, in the place where Yahweh your Elohim shall choose to tabernacle His name, the tenth of your grain, your grape juice and your clarified oil, the firstlings of your herd and of your flock, that you may learn to fear Yahweh your Elohim all the days. ²⁴ Yet in case the way is too much for you, so that you are not able to carry it because the place where Yahweh your Elohim shall choose to place His name is far from you (seeing that Yahweh your Elohim has blessed you), ²⁵ then you will convert it into silver, bundle the silver in your hand and go to the place that Yahweh your Elohim shall choose. ²⁶ You will give the silver for anything after which your soul may yearn:for one of the herd or one of the flock, for wine, for intoxicant or for anything which your soul may ask of you; then you will eat there before Yahweh your Elohim, and you will rejoice, you and your household. ²⁷ Now the Levite who is within your gates, you shall not forsake him, for he has no portion or allotment with you.

¹ At the end of seven years you shall make a release. ² And this is the term of the release:every possessor is to release the loan of his hand that he lent to his associate. He shall not exact it from his associate or his brother, for Yahweh's release has been proclaimed. ³ From the foreigner you may exact it. Yet that which you came to have from your brother, let your hand release it;"

⁷ In case there should be among you a needy person, one of your brothers within one of your gates in your land that Yahweh your Elohim is giving to you, you shall neither make your heart rigid nor shut your hand from your needy brother. ⁸ Rather you shall open, yea open your hand to him and let him give security, yea security sufficient for his lack that is lacking to him. ⁹ Guard yourself lest there should be in your heart the decadent word, saying:The seventh year is near, the year of the release, so that your eye is evil toward your needy brother, and you give him nothing. Then he may call out to Yahweh concerning you, and it will be held as a sin against you.

⁴ You shall give to him the firstfruit of your grain, of your grape juice and your clarified oil and the first of the fleece of your flock;"

² that you will take from the first of all the fruit of the ground which you shall bring in from your land that Yahweh your Elohim is giving to you, and you will place it in a basket and go to the place where Yahweh your Elohim shall choose to tabernacle His name.

¹⁵ Cursed be the man who makes a carving or a molten image, an abhorrence to Yahweh, the work of an artificer's hands, and places it in concealment. Then all the people will respond and say:Amen!" ¹⁶ Cursed be the one dishonoring his father or his mother. Then all the people shall say:Amen! ¹⁷ Cursed be the one moving the boundary marker of his associate. Then all the people will say:Amen! ¹⁸ Cursed be the one causing the blind to err on the road. Then all the people will say:Amen! ¹⁹ Cursed be the one turning aside the judgment of the sojourner, the orphan or the widow. Then all the people will say:Amen!" ²⁰ Cursed be the one lying with the wife of his father, for he exposes his father's hem. Then all the people will say:Amen!" ²¹ Cursed be the one lying with any beast. Then all the people will say:Amen! ²² Cursed be the one lying with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother. Then all the people will say:Amen!" ²³ Cursed be the one lying with his sister-in-law. Then all the people will say:Amen! ²⁴ Cursed be the one smiting his associate in concealment. Then all the people will say:Amen! ²⁵ Cursed be the one taking a bribe to smite a soul of innocent blood. Then all the people will say:Amen! ²⁶ Cursed be the one who is not performing all the words of this law to do them. Then all the people will say:Amen!

¹² that you may enter into the covenant with Yahweh your Elohim and into His imprecation that Yahweh your Elohim is contracting with you today, ¹³ so that He may set you up today as His people. And He shall become your Elohim just as He promised to you and just as He had sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. ¹⁴ And not with you, you alone, am I contracting this covenant and this imprecation,

⁴ about the law Moses enjoined on us, the tenancy of the assembly of Jacob.

²⁷ and Joshua makes them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Yahweh, unto this day, at the place which He does choose.

⁵ And he builds against the wall of the house a couch round about, [even] the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the oracle, and makes sides round about. ⁶ The low couch, five by the cubit [is] its breadth; and the middle, six by the cubit [is] its breadth; and the third, seven by the cubit [is] its breadth, for withdrawings he has put to the house round about, without--not to lay hold on the walls of the house. ⁷ And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought [thither] has been built, and hammer, and the axe--any instrument of iron--was not heard in the house, in its being built. ⁸ The opening of the middle side [is] at the right shoulder of the house, and with windings they go up on the middle one, and from the middle one unto the third. ⁹ And he builds the house, and completes it, and covers the house [with] beams and rows of cedars. ¹⁰ And he builds the couch against all the house, five cubits [is] its height, and it takes hold of the house by cedar-wood.

³¹ And Jehu has not taken heed to walk in the law of Yahweh, Elohim of Israel, with all his heart, he has not turned aside from the sins of Jeroboam, that he caused Israel to sin.

³ And the king stands by the pillar, and makes the covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all the heart, and with all the soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are written on this book, and all the people stand in the covenant.

²⁶ For in office [are] the four chiefs of the gatekeepers, they are Levites, and they have been over the chambers, and over the treasuries of the house of Elohim,

⁵ And they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of Elohim, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

⁷ And the first lot goes out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,

⁸ And they cause to fall lots--charge over-against [charge], as well the small as the great, the intelligent with the learner. ⁹ And the first lot goes out for Asaph to Joseph; [to] Gedaliah the second; he, and his brethren and his sons, twelve;"

⁴ lo, I am building a house to the name of Yahweh my Elohim, to sanctify [it] to Him, to make perfume before Him, perfume of spices, and a continual arrangement, and burnt-offerings at morning and at evening, at sabbaths, and at new moons, and at appointed seasons of Yahweh our Elohim; to the eon this [is] on Israel.

¹⁶ `And now, O Yahweh, Elohim of Israel, keep for Your servant David my father that which You did speak to him, saying, There is not cut off to you a man from before Me, sitting on the throne of Israel, only, if your sons watch their way to walk in My law, as you have walked before Me.

¹³ and every one who does not seek for Yahweh, Elohim of Israel, is put to death, from small unto great, from man unto woman. ¹⁴ And they swear to Yahweh with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets,

⁵ and he gathers the priests and the Levites, and said to them, `Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to strengthen the house of your Elohim sufficiently year by year, and you, you do haste to the matter;' and the Levites have not hasted. <sup>6</sup> And the king calls for Jehoiada the head, and said to him, `Wherefore have you not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses, servant of Yahweh, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony? ⁷ for sons of Athaliah, the wicked one, have broken up the house of Elohim, and also, all the holy things of the house of Yahweh they have prepared for Baalim.. ⁸ And the king speaks, and they make one chest, and put it at the gate of the house of Yahweh without, ⁹ and give an intimation in Judah and in Jerusalem to bring in to Yahweh the tribute of Moses, servant of Elohim, [laid] on Israel in the wilderness. ¹⁰ And all the heads, and all the people rejoice, and they bring in, and cast into the chest, unto completion. ¹¹ And it comes to pass, at the time one brings in the chest for the inspection of the king by the hand of the Levites, and at their seeing that the money [is] abundant, that a scribe of the king has come in, and an officer of the head-priest, and they empty the chest, and take it up and turn it back unto its place; thus they have done day by day, and gather money in abundance. ¹² And the king and Jehoiada give it unto the doers of the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, and they are hiring hewers and artificers to renew the house of Yahweh, and also--to artificers in iron and brass to strengthen the house of Yahweh. ¹³ And those doing the business work, and there goes up lengthening to the work by their hand, and they establish the house of Elohim, by its proper measure, and strengthen it. ¹⁴ And at their completing [it], they have brought in before the king and Jehoiada the rest of the money, and they make it vessels for the house of Yahweh, vessels of serving, and of offering up, and spoons, even vessels of gold and silver; and they are causing burnt-offerings to ascend in the house of Yahweh continually, all the days of Jehoiada.

³ And a portion of the king, from his substance, [is] for burnt-offerings, for burnt-offerings of the morning, and of the evening, and the burnt-offerings of sabbaths, and of new moons, and of appointed seasons, as it is written in the law of Yahweh. ⁴ And he said to the people, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to give the portion of the priests, and of the Levites, so that they are strengthened in the law of Yahweh;" ⁵ and at the spreading forth of the thing have the sons of Israel multiplied the first-fruit of corn, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field, and the tithe of the whole in abundance they have brought in. ⁶ And the sons of Israel and Judah, those dwelling in cities of Judah, they also a tithe of herd and flock, and a tithe of the holy things that are sanctified to Yahweh their Elohim, have brought in, and they give--heaps, heaps;"

⁶ And the sons of Israel and Judah, those dwelling in cities of Judah, they also a tithe of herd and flock, and a tithe of the holy things that are sanctified to Yahweh their Elohim, have brought in, and they give--heaps, heaps;" ⁷ in the third month they have begun to lay the foundation of the heaps, and in the seventh month they have finished. ⁸ And Hezekiah and the heads come in and see the heaps, and bless Yahweh and His people Israel, ⁹ and Hezekiah inquires at the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps, ¹⁰ and Azariah the head priest, of the house of Zadok, speaks unto him, and said, `From the beginning of the bringing of the heave-offering to the house of Yahweh, [there is] to eat, and to be satisfied, and to leave abundantly, for Yahweh has blessed His people, and that left [is] this store.. ¹¹ And Hezekiah said to prepare chambers in the house of Yahweh, and they prepare, ¹² and they bring in the heave-offering, and the tithe, and the holy things faithfully; and over them is a leader, Conaniah the Levite, and Shimei his brother [is] second;"

¹² and they bring in the heave-offering, and the tithe, and the holy things faithfully; and over them is a leader, Conaniah the Levite, and Shimei his brother [is] second;"

³¹ And the king stands on his station, and makes the covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that are written on this book.

²¹ to fulfil the word of Yahweh in the mouth of Jeremiah, till the land has enjoyed its sabbaths; all the days of the desolation it kept sabbath--to the fulness of seventy years.

³ The sons of Parosh--2,172;" ⁴ the sons of Shepatiah--372; ⁵ the sons of Arah--775; ⁶ the sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab--2,812;" ⁷ the sons of Elam--1,254;" ⁸ the sons of Zattu--945; ⁹ the sons of Zaccai--760; ¹⁰ the sons of Bani--642; ¹¹ the sons of Bebai--623;

¹¹ the sons of Bebai--623; ¹² the sons of Azgad--1,222;"

¹² the sons of Azgad--1,222;" ¹³ the sons of Adonikam--666; ¹⁴ the sons of Bigvai--2,56;"

¹⁴ the sons of Bigvai--2,56;" ¹⁵ the sons of Adin--454;

¹⁵ the sons of Adin--454; ¹⁶ the sons of Ater, of Hezekiah--98;"

¹⁶ the sons of Ater, of Hezekiah--98;" ¹⁷ the sons of Bezai--323; ¹⁸ the sons of Jorah--112; ¹⁹ the sons of Hashum--223; ²⁰ the sons of Gibbar--95; ²¹ the sons of Bethlehem--123; ²² the men of Netophah--56; ²³ the men of Anathoth--128; ²⁴ the sons of Azmaveth--42; ²⁵ the sons of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah and Beeroth--743;" ²⁶ the sons of Ramah and Geba--621; ²⁷ the men of Michmas--122; ²⁸ the men of Bethel and Ai--223; ²⁹ the sons of Nebo--52; ³⁰ the sons of Magbish--156; ³¹ the sons of Elam-ar--1,254;" ³² the sons of Harim--320; ³³ the sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono--725;" ³⁴ the sons of Jericho--345; ³⁵ the sons of Senaah--3,630. ³⁶ The priests:the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua--973;

³⁶ The priests:the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua--973; ³⁷ the sons of Immer--1,52;"

³⁷ the sons of Immer--1,52;" ³⁸ the sons of Pashur--1,247;"

³⁸ the sons of Pashur--1,247;" ³⁹ the sons of Harim--1, 17.

³⁹ the sons of Harim--1, 17. ⁴⁰ The Levites:the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah--74.

⁴⁰ The Levites:the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah--74. ⁴¹ The singers:the sons of Asaph--128.

⁴¹ The singers:the sons of Asaph--128. ⁴² The sons of the gatekeepers:the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, all together--139.

⁴² The sons of the gatekeepers:the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, all together--139. ⁴³ The Nethinim:the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

⁴³ The Nethinim:the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth, ⁴⁴ the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon,

⁴⁴ the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon, ⁴⁵ the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,

⁴⁵ the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub, ⁴⁶ the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan,

⁴⁶ the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the sons of Hanan, ⁴⁷ the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,

⁴⁷ the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah, ⁴⁸ the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,

⁴⁸ the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam, ⁴⁹ the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai,

⁴⁹ the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai, ⁵⁰ the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim,

⁵⁰ the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim, ⁵¹ the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,

⁵¹ the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, ⁵² the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha,

⁵² the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha, ⁵³ the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah,

⁵³ the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah, ⁵⁴ the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.

⁵⁴ the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha. ⁵⁵ The sons of the servants of Solomon:the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda, ⁵⁶ the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel, ⁵⁷ the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth the sons of Hazzebaim, the sons of Ami. ⁵⁸ All the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon--392. ⁵⁹ These were the ones coming up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan and Immer; yet they were not able to tell the house of their fathers or their seed, whether they were descended from Israel. ⁶⁰ the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda--652. ⁶¹ And from the sons of the priests:the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name. ⁶² These sought their registration; yet they were not found as being registered. So they were, as sullied, disqualified for the priesthood. ⁶³ Hence the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat from the holy of holies until a priest would stand up with Urim and Thummim.

⁶³ Hence the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat from the holy of holies until a priest would stand up with Urim and Thummim. ⁶⁴ The entire assembly as one group was 42,360, ⁶⁵ besides their male servants and their maidservants, those being 7,337; They also had 200 male singers and female singers. ⁶⁶ Their horses were 736; their mules--245; ⁶⁷ their camels--435; their donkeys--6,720. ⁶⁸ As for some of the patriarchal heads, when they came to the site of the House of Yahweh Who is in Jerusalem, they gave voluntarily for the House of the One, Elohim, to make it stand on its site. ⁶⁹ According to their fortune they gave to the treasury of the work:gold--61,000 darics, silver--5,000 minas, and tunics for priests--100. ⁷⁰ The priests, the Levites and some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers and the Nethinim were dwelling in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

⁷⁰ The priests, the Levites and some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers and the Nethinim were dwelling in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

¹¹ and from the sons of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 males;" ¹² and from the sons of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 males;"

¹⁴ and from the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 males.

¹⁹ and Hashabiah and with him Jeschaiah from the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty in all;"

²⁴ From the priests' chiefs I then separated twelve, namely Sherebiah and Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers.

¹ After the conclusion of these events, the chiefs came close to me, saying:The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not kept themselves separate from the peoples of the countries despite their abhorrent acts, those of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, the Ammonite, the Moabite, the Egyptian and the Amorite.

¹ After the conclusion of these events, the chiefs came close to me, saying:The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not kept themselves separate from the peoples of the countries despite their abhorrent acts, those of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, the Ammonite, the Moabite, the Egyptian and the Amorite. ² For they have taken up some of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed has become mixed with the peoples of these countries. And the hand of the chiefs and the prefects has been first in this offense.

² For they have taken up some of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed has become mixed with the peoples of these countries. And the hand of the chiefs and the prefects has been first in this offense. ³ When I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe and scraped some of the hair of my head and my beard and sat down in desolation.

¹² Now then, you must not give your daughters to their sons, and you must not take up their daughters for your sons. And you shall not seek after their welfare and their good until the eon, so that you may be unyielding and eat the good of the land and leave it as a tenancy to your sons until the eon. ¹³ After all that has come over us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt--though You, O our Elohim, have kept back, punishing us less than our depravity deserves, and You have given us a deliverance, such as this-. ¹⁴ shall we again quash Your instructions by intermarrying with the peoples who commit these abhorrences? Are You not angry with us to the point of entirely destroying us until there is no remnant and deliverance?

¹⁰ Then Ezra the priest arose and said to them:You yourselves have offended and located in your houses foreign women, thus adding to the guilt of Israel. ¹¹ So now make confession to Yahweh Elohim of your fathers and get His approval and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign women.

¹¹ So now make confession to Yahweh Elohim of your fathers and get His approval and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign women. ¹² The entire assembly responded and avowed with a loud voice:Just so; it is on us to act according to your word.

¹² The entire assembly responded and avowed with a loud voice:Just so; it is on us to act according to your word. ¹³ Nevertheless, the people are numerous, and it is the season of downpours. No one has the vigor to stand outdoors; and the work is not for one day and not for two, for many of us have transgressed in this matter. ¹⁴ Let now our chiefs stay on behalf of the entire assembly, and let everyone who is in our cities who located in his house foreign women come at stated times, together with them the elders, city by city, and its judges, until the hot anger of our Elohim on account of this matter is turned away from us. ¹⁵ (Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah stood up against this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite were backing up their opposition.. ¹⁶ So that is what the sons of deportation did. Ezra the priest set apart various men who were the patriarchal heads of their fathers' house, all of them by name; and they sat down on day one of the tenth month to inquire into the matter. ¹⁷ By day one of the first month they had concluded dealing with all the men who located in their houses foreign women. ¹⁸ Among the sons of priests who had located in their houses foreign women were found, of the sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers:Maaseiah and Eliezer and Jarib and Gedaliah. ¹⁹ They gave their hand to send forth their foreign women and, being guilty, offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.

²¹ Of the sons of Harim:Maaseiah and Elijah and Shemaiah and Jehiel and Uzziah.

²³ Of the Levites:Jozabad and Shimei and Kelaiah (that is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.

²⁸ Of the sons of Bebai:Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai.

¹ Words of Nehemiah son of Hachaliah. And it comes to pass, in the month of Chisleu, the twentieth year, and I have been in Shushan the palace,

⁴ And by their hand has Merimoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, strengthened; and by his hand has Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabeel, strengthened; and by his hand has Zadok son of Baana strengthened;"

⁶ And the old gate have Jehoiada son of Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah, strengthened; they have walled it, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.

¹⁰ And by their hand has Jedaiah son of Harumaph strengthened, and over-against his own house; and by his hand has Hattush son of Hashabniah strengthened. ¹¹ A second measure has Malchijah son of Harim strengthened, and Hashub son of Pahath-Moab, even the tower of the furnaces.

¹⁷ After him have the Levites strengthened, [and] Rehum son of Bani:by his hand has Hashabiah, head of the half of the district of Keilah, strengthened, for his district. ¹⁸ After him have their brethren strengthened, [and] Bavvai son of Henadad, head of the half of the district of Keilah.

¹⁸ After him have their brethren strengthened, [and] Bavvai son of Henadad, head of the half of the district of Keilah. ¹⁹ And Ezer son of Jeshua, head of Mizpah, does strengthen, by his hand, a second measure, from over-against the ascent of the armory at the angle.

¹⁹ And Ezer son of Jeshua, head of Mizpah, does strengthen, by his hand, a second measure, from over-against the ascent of the armory at the angle. ²⁰ After him has Baruch son of Zabbai hastened to strengthen a second measure from the angle unto the opening of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

²⁰ After him has Baruch son of Zabbai hastened to strengthen a second measure from the angle unto the opening of the house of Eliashib the high priest. ²¹ After him has Meremoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, strengthened, a second measure, from the opening of the house of Eliashib even unto the completion of the house of Eliashib.

²¹ After him has Meremoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, strengthened, a second measure, from the opening of the house of Eliashib even unto the completion of the house of Eliashib. ²² And after him have the priests, men of the circuit, strengthened. ²³ After them has Benjamin strengthened, and Hashub, over-against their house; after him has Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, strengthened, near his house.

²³ After them has Benjamin strengthened, and Hashub, over-against their house; after him has Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, strengthened, near his house. ²⁴ After him has Binnui son of Henadad strengthened, a second measure, from the house of Azariah unto the angle, and unto the corner.

²⁴ After him has Binnui son of Henadad strengthened, a second measure, from the house of Azariah unto the angle, and unto the corner. ²⁵ Palal son of Uzai, from over-against the angle, and the tower that is going out from the upper house of the king that [is] at the court of the prison; after him Pedaiah son of Parosh. ²⁶ And the Nethinim have been dwelling in Ophel, unto over-against the water-gate at the east, and the tower that goes out. ²⁷ After him have the Tekoites strengthened, a second measure, from over-against the great tower that goes out, and unto the wall of Ophel. ²⁸ From above the horse-gate have the priests strengthened, each over-against his house. ²⁹ After them has Zadok son of Immer strengthened, over against his house; and after him has Shemaiah son of Shechaniah, keeper of the east gate, strengthened.

²⁹ After them has Zadok son of Immer strengthened, over against his house; and after him has Shemaiah son of Shechaniah, keeper of the east gate, strengthened. ³⁰ After him has Hananiah son of Shelemiah strengthened, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, a second measure; after him has Meshullam son of Berechiah strengthened, over-against his chamber. ³¹ After him has Malchijah son of the refiner strengthened, unto the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over-against the gate of the Miphkad, and unto the ascent of the corner. ³² And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep-gate, have the refiners and the merchants strengthened.

¹ And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews, ² yea, there are who are saying, `Our sons, and our daughters, we--are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.. <sup>3</sup> And there are who are saying, `Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging, and we receive corn for the famine.. ⁴ And there are who are saying, `We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, [on] our fields, and our vineyards;" <sup>5</sup> and now, as the flesh of our brethren [is] our flesh, as their sons [are] our sons, and lo, we are subduing our sons and our daughters for servants, and there are of our daughters subdued, and our hand has no might, and our fields and our vineyards [are] to others.. <sup>6</sup> And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words, <sup>7</sup> and my heart reigns over me, and I strive with the freemen, and with the prefects, and say to them, `Usury one upon another you are exacting;' and I set against them a great assembly, ⁸ and say to them, `We have acquired our brethren the Jews, those sold to the nations, according to the ability that [is] in us, and you also sell your brethren, and they have been sold to us!' and they are silent, and have not found a word. <sup>9</sup> And I say, `Not good [is] the thing that you are doing; in the fear of our Elohim do you not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies? ¹⁰ And also, I, my brethren, and my servants, are exacting of them silver and corn; let us leave off, I pray you, this usury. ¹¹ Give back, I pray you, to them, as to-day, their fields, their vineyards, their olive-yards, and their houses, and the hundredth [part] of the money, and of the corn, of the new wine, and of the oil, that you are exacting of them.. ¹² And they say, `We give back, and of them we seek nothing; so we do as you are saying.' And I call the priests, and cause them to swear to do according to this thing;" <sup>13</sup> also, my lap I have shaken, and I say, `Thus does Elohim shake out every man, who does not perform this thing, from his house, and from his labor; yea, thus is he shaken out and empty;' and all the assembly say, `Amen,' and praise Yahweh; and the people do according to this thing.

⁸ Sons of Parosh:two thousand a hundred and seventy and two.

¹¹ Sons of Pahath-Moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab:two thousand and eight hundred [and] eighteen. ¹² Sons of Elam:a thousand two hundred fifty and four. ¹³ Sons of Zattu:eight hundred forty and five.

¹⁵ Sons of Binnui:six hundred forty and eight. ¹⁶ Sons of Bebai:six hundred twenty and eight. ¹⁷ Sons of Azgad:two thousand three hundred twenty and two.

¹⁹ Sons of Bigvai:two thousand sixty and seven. ²⁰ Sons of Adin:six hundred fifty and five. ²¹ Sons of Ater of Hezekiah:ninety and eight. ²² Sons of Hashum:three hundred twenty and eight. ²³ Sons of Bezai:three hundred twenty and four. ²⁴ Sons of Hariph:a hundred [and] twelve. ²⁵ Sons of Gibeon:ninety and five. ²⁶ Men of Beth-Lehem and Netophah:a hundred eighty and eight. ²⁷ Men of Anathoth:a hundred twenty and eight. ²⁸ Men of Beth-Azmaveth:forty and two. ²⁹ Men of Kirjath-Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth:seven hundred forty and three. ³⁰ Men of Ramah and Gaba:six hundred twenty and one. ³¹ Men of Michmas:a hundred and twenty and two. ³² Men of Bethel and Ai:a hundred twenty and three. ³³ Men of the other Nebo:fifty and two. ³⁴ Sons of the other Elam:a thousand two hundred fifty and four. ³⁵ Sons of Harim:three hundred and twenty. ³⁶ Sons of Jericho:three hundred forty and five. ³⁷ Sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono:seven hundred and twenty and one. ³⁸ Sons of Senaah:three thousand nine hundred and thirty. ³⁹ The priests:sons of Jedaiah:of the house of Jeshua:nine hundred seventy and three; ⁴⁰ sons of Immer:a thousand fifty and two; ⁴¹ sons of Pashur:a thousand two hundred forty and seven; ⁴² sons of Harim:a thousand and seventeen. ⁴³ The Levites:sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel:of sons of Hodevah:seventy and four.

⁴³ The Levites:sons of Jeshua, of Kadmiel:of sons of Hodevah:seventy and four. ⁴⁴ The singers:sons of Asaph:a hundred forty and eight. ⁴⁵ The gatekeepers:sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai:a hundred thirty and eight. ⁴⁶ The Nethinim:sons of Ziha, sons of Hasupha, sons of Tabbaoth, ⁴⁷ sons of Keros, sons of Sia, sons of Padon, ⁴⁸ sons of Lebanah, sons of Hagaba, sons of Shalmai, ⁴⁹ sons of Hanan, sons of Giddel, sons of Gahar, ⁵⁰ sons of Reaiah, sons of Rezin, sons of Nekoda, ⁵¹ sons of Gazzam, sons of Uzza, sons of Phaseah, ⁵² sons of Bezai, sons of Meunim, sons of Nephishesim, ⁵³ sons of Bakbuk, sons of Hakupha, sons of Harhur, ⁵⁴ sons of Bazlith, sons of Mehida, sons of Harsha, ⁵⁵ sons of Barkos, sons of Sisera, sons of Tamah, ⁵⁶ sons of Neziah, sons of Hatipha. ⁵⁷ Sons of the servants of Solomon:sons of Sotai, sons of Sophereth, sons of Perida, ⁵⁸ sons of Jaala, sons of Darkon, sons of Giddel, ⁵⁹ sons of Shephatiah, sons of Hattil, sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, sons of Amon. ⁶⁰ All the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon [are] three hundred ninety and two. ⁶¹ And these [are] those coming up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer--and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they [are] of Israel-. ⁶² sons of Delaiah, sons of Tobiah, sons of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. ⁶³ And of the priests:sons of Habaiah sons of Koz, sons of Barzillai, who has taken from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite a wife, and is called by their name. ⁶⁴ These have sought their register among those reckoning themselves by genealogy, and it has not been found, and they are redeemed from the priesthood, ⁶⁵ and the Tirshatha said to them that they eat not of the most holy things till the standing up of the priest with Urim and Thummim. ⁶⁶ All the assembly together [is] four myriads two thousand three hundred and sixty, ⁶⁷ apart from their servants and their handmaids--these [are] seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven; and of them [are] singers and songstresses, two hundred forty and five. ⁶⁸ Their horses [are] seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred [and] forty and five;" ⁶⁹ camels, four hundred thirty and five; asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty. ⁷⁰ And from the extremity of the heads of the fathers they have given to the work; the Tirshatha has given to the treasure, of gold, drams a thousand, bowls fifty, priests' coats thirty and five hundred.

⁷⁰ And from the extremity of the heads of the fathers they have given to the work; the Tirshatha has given to the treasure, of gold, drams a thousand, bowls fifty, priests' coats thirty and five hundred. ⁷¹ And of the heads of the fathers they have given to the treasure of the work, of gold, drams two myriads, and of silver, pounds two thousand and two hundred. ⁷² And that which the rest of the people have given [is] of gold, drams two myriads, and of silver, pounds two thousand, and of priests coats, sixty and seven. ⁷³ And they dwell--the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel--in their cities, and the seventh month comes, and the sons of Israel [are] in their cities.

² And Ezra the priest brings the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,

⁴ And Ezra the scribe stands on a tower of wood that they made for the purpose, and Mattithiah stands near him, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right; and on his left Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam.

⁷ And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, giving the people understanding in the law, and the people, [are] on their station,

⁹ And Nehemiah--he [is] the Tirshatha--said (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who are instructing the people) to all the people, `To-day is holy to Yahweh your Elohim, do not mourn, nor weep:' for all the people are weeping at their hearing the words of the law.

² and the seed of Israel are separated from all sons of a stranger, and stand and confess concerning their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers,

⁴ And there stand up on the ascent, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, Chenani, and they cry with a loud voice unto Yahweh their Elohim.

⁴ And there stand up on the ascent, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, Chenani, and they cry with a loud voice unto Yahweh their Elohim. ⁵ And the Levites say, [even] Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, `Rise, bless Yahweh your Elohim, from the eon unto the eon, and they bless the name of Your honor that [is] exalted above all blessing and praise.

³⁸ And for all this we are making a stedfast covenant, and are writing, and over him who is sealed [are] our heads, our Levites, our priests..

¹ And the heads of the people dwell in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people have caused to fall lots to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the cities,

¹¹ Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, leader of the house of Elohim, ¹² and their brethren doing the work of the house [are] eight hundred twenty and two; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchiah,

¹⁵ And of the Levites:Shemaiah son of Hashub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni,

²² And the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem [is] Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micha:of the sons of Asaph, the singers [are] over-against the work of the house of Elohim,

¹ And these [are] the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua; Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, ² Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, ³ Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, ⁴ Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

⁴ Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, ⁵ Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

⁵ Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, ⁶ Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

⁸ And the Levites [are] Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, Mattaniah, he [is] over the thanksgiving, and his brethren,

¹³ of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;" ¹⁴ of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;"

¹⁷ of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin; of Moadiah, Piltai;" ¹⁸ of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;"

²⁴ and heads of the Levites:Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brethren, [are] over-against them, to give praise, to give thanks, by command of David the man of Elohim, charge over-against charge. ²⁵ Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, [are] gatekeepers, keeping charge in the gatherings of the gates. ²⁶ These [are] in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe. ²⁷ And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them in to Jerusalem, to make the dedication even with gladness, and with thanksgivings, and with singing, [with] cymbals, psalteries, and with harps;" ²⁸ and sons of the singers are gathered together even from the circuit round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi, ²⁹ and from the house of Gilgal, and from fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for villages have the singers built for themselves round about Jerusalem;" ³⁰ and the priests and the Levites are cleansed, and they cleanse the people, and the gates, and the wall. ³¹ And I bring up the heads of Judah upon the wall, and appoint two great thanksgiving companies and processions. At the right, on the wall, to the dung-gate;" ³² and after them goes Hoshaiah, and half of the heads of Judah, ³³ and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

³³ and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, ³⁴ Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah;"

⁴¹ and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, Hananiah, with trumpets, ⁴² and Masseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer, and the singers sound, and Jezrahiah the inspector;"

³ And it comes to pass, at their hearing the law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel.

⁵ and he makes for him a great chamber, and there they were formerly putting the present, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe of the corn, the new wine, and the oil--the commanded thing of the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers--and the heave-offering of the priests.

⁹ and I speak, and they cleanse the chambers, and I bring back thither the vessels of the house of Elohim with the present and the frankincense. ¹⁰ And I know that the portions of the Levites have not been given, and they flee each to his field--the Levites and the singers, doing the work. ¹¹ And I strive with the prefects, and say, `Wherefore has the house of Elohim been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station;" ¹² and all Judah have brought in the tithe of the corn, and of the new wine, and of the oil, to the treasuries.

¹² and all Judah have brought in the tithe of the corn, and of the new wine, and of the oil, to the treasuries. ¹³ And I appoint treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites; and by their hand [is] Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for stedfast they have been reckoned, and on them [it is] to give a portion to their brethren.

¹⁵ In those days I have seen in Judah those treading wine-vats on sabbath, and bringing in the sheaves, and lading on the asses, and also, wine, grapes, and figs, and every burden, yea, they are bringing in to Jerusalem on the sabbath-day, and I testify in the day of their selling provision. ¹⁶ And the Tyrians have dwelt in it, bringing in fish, and every ware, and selling on sabbath to the sons of Judah and in Jerusalem. ¹⁷ And I strive with the freemen of Judah, and say to them, `What [is] this evil thing that you are doing, and polluting the sabbath-day? <sup>18</sup> Thus did not your fathers do? and our Elohim brings in on us all this evil, and on this city, and you are adding fierceness on Israel, to pollute the sabbath.. <sup>19</sup> And it comes to pass, when the gates of Jerusalem have been dark before the sabbath, that I speak, and the doors are shut, and I say, that they do not open them till after the sabbath; and of my servants I have stationed at the gates; there does not come in a burden on the sabbath-day. <sup>20</sup> And they lodge--the merchants and sellers of all ware--at the outside of Jerusalem, once or twice, <sup>21</sup> and I testify against them, and say unto them, `Wherefore are you lodging over-against the wall? if you repeat [it], a hand I put forth upon you;' from that time they have not come in on the sabbath. ²² And I say to the Levites, that they be cleansed, and, coming in, keeping the gates, to sanctify the sabbath-day. Also, this, remember for me, O my Elohim, and have pity on me, according to the abundance of Your kindness.

²⁵ And I strive with them, and declare them vile, and smite certain of them, and pluck off their hair, and cause them to swear by Elohim, `You do not give your daughters to their sons, nor do you take of their daughters to your sons, and to yourselves.

³¹ and for the wood-offering at appointed times, and for first-fruits. Be mindful of me, O my Elohim, for good.

¹ {A Davidic Psalm{ O Yahweh our Lord, How noble is Your Name in all the earth, You Whose splendor is bestowed on the heavens.

⁹ O Yahweh our Lord, How noble is Your Name in all the earth. {Permanent, The Eons of the Son{ "

⁷ For Elohim is King of the entire earth; Make melody with intelligence.

⁴⁵ In order that they should keep His statutes And should preserve His laws. Praise Yah!

¹⁰⁶ I have sworn-- let me confirm it-- To keep Your righteous ordinances.

⁹ For the sake of the House of Yahweh our Elohim, Let me seek your good."

⁹ Glorify Yahweh with your wealth And with the firstfruits of all your income;

⁹ Glorify Yahweh with your wealth And with the firstfruits of all your income; ¹⁰ Then your granaries shall be filled to satisfaction, And grape juice shall breach your wine-vats."

¹⁸ Casting the lot causes quarrels to cease, And keeps staunch foes apart."

² Do not be rash with your mouth, And your heart must not hasten to bring forth speech before the One, Elohim; For the One, Elohim, is in the heavens, And you are on the earth; Therefore, let your words become few."

¹ For Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and He chooses still in Israel, and He leaves them on their own ground. And the sojourners are obligated to them, and they are adherents to the house of Jacob."

¹⁶ And Lebanon is not sufficient to consume, and all its life is not sufficient for an ascent approach."

⁶ Is not this the fast that I am choosing,saying is Yahweh:"To unloose all the hindrances of wickedness, and to let loose the bunches of the slider bar, and to send the bruised away free, and every slider bar shall you pull away?

¹³ If you are turning back your foot, because of the sabbath, from doing your own desire on My holy day, and call the sabbath a delicacy, and the holy day of Yahweh, glorious, and glorify it rather than doing your own ways, than finding your own desire or to speak your own word, ¹⁴ then you shall enjoy deliciousness in Yahweh, and I will cause you to ride on the fane heights of the land, and I will feed you from the allotment of Jacob, your forefather,for the mouth of Yahweh speaks."

² And you have sworn--Yahweh lives, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves."

²¹ Thus said Yahweh, Take you heed to yourselves, And you bear not a burden on the day of rest, Nor have you brought [it] in by the gates of Jerusalem." ²² Nor do you take out a burden from your houses on the day of rest, Yea, any work you do not do, And you have sanctified the day of rest, As I have commanded your fathers."

⁴ `And you have said unto them:Thus said Yahweh, If you do not hearken unto Me, to walk in My law, that I set before you,

²⁷ And My Spirit I give in your midst, And I have done this, so that in My statutes you walk, And My judgments you keep, and have done them."

⁸ Will a human defraud Elohim? For you are defrauding Me. Yet you say, In what way do we defraud You? In the tithe and the heave offering!"

⁸ Will a human defraud Elohim? For you are defrauding Me. Yet you say, In what way do we defraud You? In the tithe and the heave offering!" ⁹ With a curse you curse Me, and Me you are defrauding--the nation, all of it." ¹⁰ Then bring the entire tithe to the treasure house, and viands will come to be in My house. And test Me, I pray, in this, says Yahweh of hosts, if I will not open for you crevices in the heavens and I empty for you a blessing till there is insufficient storage."

¹⁰ Then bring the entire tithe to the treasure house, and viands will come to be in My house. And test Me, I pray, in this, says Yahweh of hosts, if I will not open for you crevices in the heavens and I empty for you a blessing till there is insufficient storage." ¹¹ And I will rebuke for you the devourer, and he shall not ruin the fruit of the ground for you, nor shall it bereave for you the vine in the field, says Yahweh of hosts." ¹² And all nations shall pronounce you happy, for you shall become a land of delight, says Yahweh of hosts."

⁴ Remember the law of Moses, My servant, which I instruct him in Horeb for all Israel, the statutes and judgments."

¹² And remit to us our debts, as we also remit those of our debtors."

²⁴ Now at their coming into Capernaum, those getting the double drachma came to Peter and say, "Is not your teacher settling the double drachma tribute? ²⁵ He is saying, "Yes.And, coming into the house, Jesus forestalls him, saying, "What are you supposing, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom are they getting tribute or poll tax? From their sons, or from the aliens? ²⁶ Now he averred, "From the aliens.Now at his saying "From the aliens,Jesus averred to him, "Consequently the sons, surely, are free." ²⁷ Yet, lest we should be snaring them, go, cast a fish hook into the sea, and pick up the first fish coming up, and opening its mouth, you will be finding a stater. Getting that, give it to them for Me and you."

²⁷ Now, having compassion, the lord of that slave dismisses him, and remits his loan." ²⁸ Yet, coming out, that slave found one of his fellow slaves, who owed him a hundred denarii, and, holding him, he choked him, saying, 'Pay, if you are owing anything!" ²⁹ Falling down, then, his fellow slave entreated him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you all!'" ³⁰ Yet he would not, but, coming away, he casts him into jail, till he may pay what he is owing." ³¹ Then his fellow slaves, perceiving what is occurring, were tremendously sorry, and coming, they elucidate to their lord all that is occurring." ³² Then his lord, calling him to him, is saying to him, 'Wicked slave! That entire debt I remit to you, since you entreat me." ³³ Was it not binding on you also to be merciful to your fellow slave, as I also am merciful to you?'" ³⁴ And, being indignant, his lord gives him up to the tormentors till he may pay all he is owing him." ³⁵ Thus shall My heavenly Father also be doing to you, if each one should not be pardoning his brother, from your hearts."

¹⁷ For the law through Moses was given; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁹ Has not Moses given you the law? And not one of you is doing the law! Why are you seeking to kill Me?

¹⁴ You are My friends, if you should be doing whatever I am directing you."

²³ who, coming along and perceiving the grace of God, rejoiced and entreated all with purpose of heart to be remaining in the Lord -"

³⁴ Yet some men, being joined to him, believe, among whom were Dionysius, the Areopagite, also, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them."

¹² Now, day coming on, making a conspiracy, the Jews anathematize themselves, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they should kill Paul." ¹³ Now there were more than forty who make this cabal, ¹⁴ who, coming to the chief priests and the elders, say, "With an anathema we anathematize ourselves to taste nothing till we should kill Paul." ¹⁵ Now then, you inform the captain together with the Sanhedrin, so that he may be leading him down to you, as being about to investigate more exactly that which concerns him; yet we, before he draws near, are ready to assassinate him."

²¹ You, then, should not be persuaded by them, for there are ambushing for him more than forty of their men, who anathematize themselves neither to eat nor drink till they may be assassinating him. And now they are ready, anticipating the promise from you."

¹ Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, a called apostle, severed for the evangel of God"

⁹ Let love be unfeigned. Abhorring that which is wicked, clinging to good,

⁶ Or have only I and Barnabas no right not to be working? ⁷ Who is warring at any time supplying his own rations? Who is planting a vineyard and not eating of its fruit? Or who is tending a flock and not eating of the milk of the flock? ⁸ Not according to man am I speaking these things. Or is the law not also saying these things? ⁹ For in the law of Moses it is written: "You shall not muzzle the threshing ox.Not for oxen is the care of God!" ¹⁰ Or is He undoubtedly saying it because of us? Because of us, for it was written that the plower ought to be plowing in expectation, and the thresher to partake of his expectation." ¹¹ If, in expectation, we sow the spiritual in you, is it a great thing if we shall reap of your fleshly things? ¹² If others are partaking of this right from you, are not rather we? Nevertheless we do not use this right, but we are forgoing all, lest we may be giving any hindrance to the evangel of Christ" ¹³ Are you not aware that the workers at the sacred things are eating of the things of the sanctuary? Those settling beside the altar have their portion with the altar. ¹⁴ Thus the Lord also prescribes that those who are announcing the evangel are to be living of the evangel.

¹⁴ Do not become diversely yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness? Or what communion has light with darkness? ¹⁵ Now what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what part a believer with an unbeliever? ¹⁶ Now what concurrence has a temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, according as God said, that I will be making My home and will be walking in them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people." ¹⁷ Wherefore, Come out of their midst and be severed, the Lord is saying. And touch not the unclean, and I will admit you,

¹² For if eagerness lies before, it is most acceptable according to whatever one may have, not according to what he has not."

⁶ Now let him who is being instructed in the word be contributing to him who is instructing, in all good things."

¹⁶ Let no one, then, be judging you in food or in drink or in the particulars of a festival, or of a new moon, or of sabbaths,

¹¹ For the saving grace of God made its advent to all humanity, ¹² training us that, disowning irreverence and worldly desires, we should be living sanely and justly and devoutly in the current eon, ¹³ anticipating that happy expectation, even the advent of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, ¹⁴ Who gives Himself for us, that He should be redeeming us from all lawlessness and be cleansing for Himself a people to be about Him, zealous for ideal acts."

³ But in them there is a recollection of sins year by year; ⁴ for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and of he-goats to be eliminating sins. ⁵ Wherefore, entering into the world, He is saying, Sacrifice and approach present Thou dost not will, Yet a body dost Thou adapt to Me." ⁶ In ascent approaches and those concerning sin Thou dost not delight. ⁷ Then said I, "Lo! I am arriving-In the summary of the scroll it is written concerning Me-To do Thy will, O God."

¹¹ And every chief priest, indeed, stands ministering day by day, and offering often the same sacrifices, which never can take sins from about us."

²⁵ not forsaking the assembling of ourselves, according as the custom of some is, but entreating, and so much rather as you are observing the day drawing near."

¹³ For the judging is merciless to him who does not exercise mercy. Vaunting is mercy against judging.