Fill out for free KJV Bible e-Book & News from eBibleProductions.com about using today's technology to spread God's Word. Your e-mail address will be kept absolutely confidential and we promise it will not be shared with any other party.

Your source for over a 1000 gigabytes of Bible Studies.

Check out some Bible Audio and Video Study Products using the latest technology to improve your study time.

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

as the waters cover the sea.

Copyright (c) 1985-2007

Ezra 1

1. Now in the first <0259> year <08141> of Cyrus <03566> king

<04428> of Persia <06539>, that the word <01697> of the LORD

<03068> by the mouth <06310> of Jeremiah <03414> might be

fulfilled <03615>, the LORD <03068> stirred <05782> up the

spirit <07307> of Cyrus <03566> king <04428> of Persia <06539>,

that he made a proclamation throughout all <03605> his kingdom

<04438>, and [put it] also <01571> in writing <04385>, saying

<0559>,

2 Thus <03541> saith <0559> Cyrus <03566> king <04428> of

Persia <06539>, The LORD <03068> God <0430> of heaven <08064>

hath given <05414> me all <03605> the kingdoms <04467> of the

earth <0776>; and he hath charged <06485> me to build <01129>

him an house <01004> at Jerusalem <03389>, which <0834> [is] in

Judah <03063>.

3 Who <04310> [is there] among you of all <03605> his people

<05971>? his God <0430> be with him, and let him go <05927> up

to Jerusalem <03389>, which <0834> [is] in Judah <03063>, and

build <01129> the house <01004> of the LORD <03068> God <0430>

of Israel <03478>, (he [is] the God <0430>,) which <0834> [is]

in Jerusalem <03389>.

4 And whosoever <03605> remaineth <07604> in any <03605> place

<04725> where he sojourneth <01481>, let the men <0582> of his

place <04725> help <05375> him with silver <03701>, and with

gold <02091>, and with goods <07399>, and with beasts <0929>,

beside <05973> the freewill <05071> offering for the house

<01004> of God <0430> that [is] in Jerusalem <03389>.

5. Then rose <06965> up the chief <07218> of the fathers <01>

of Judah <03063> and Benjamin <01144>, and the priests <03548>,

and the Levites <03881>, with all <03605> [them] whose <0853>

spirit <07307> God <0430> had raised <05782>, to go <05927> up

to build <01129> the house <01004> of the LORD <03068> which

<0834> [is] in Jerusalem <03389>.

6 And all <03605> they that [were] about <05439> them

strengthened <02388> their hands <03027> with vessels <03627> of

silver <03701>, with gold <02091>, with goods <07399>, and with

beasts <0929>, and with precious <04030> things, beside all

<03605> [that] was willingly <05068> offered.

7 Also Cyrus <03566> the king <04428> brought <03318> forth

<03318> the vessels <03627> of the house <01004> of the LORD

<03068>, which <0834> Nebuchadnezzar <05019> had brought <03318>

forth <03318> out of Jerusalem <03389>, and had put <05414> them

in the house <01004> of his gods <0430>;

8 Even those did Cyrus <03566> king <04428> of Persia <06539>

bring <03318> forth <03318> by the hand <03027> of Mithredath

<04990> the treasurer <01489>, and numbered <05608> them unto

Sheshbazzar <08339>, the prince <05387> of Judah <03063>.

9 And this <0428> [is] the number <04557> of them: thirty

<07970> chargers <0105> of gold <02091>, a thousand <0505>

chargers <0105> of silver <03701>, nine <08672> and twenty

<06242> knives <04252>,

10 Thirty <07970> basons <03713> of gold <02091>, silver

<03701> basons <03713> of a second <04932> [sort] four <0702>

hundred <03967> and ten <06235>, [and] other <0312> vessels

<03627> a thousand <0505>.

11 All <03605> the vessels <03627> of gold <02091> and of

silver <03701> [were] five <02568> thousand <0505> and four

<0702> hundred <03967>. All <03605> [these] did Sheshbazzar

<08339> bring <05927> up with [them of] the captivity <01473>

that were brought <05927> up from Babylon <0894> unto Jerusalem

<03389>.

Ezra 2

1. Now these <0428> [are] the children <01121> of the province

<04082> that went <05927> up out of the captivity <07628>, of

those which had been carried <01540> away <01473>, whom <0834>

Nebuchadnezzar <05019> the king <04428> of Babylon <0894> had

carried <01540> away <01540> unto Babylon <0894>, and came

<07725> again <07725> unto Jerusalem <03389> and Judah <03063>,

every <0376> one <0376> unto his city <05892>;

2 Which <0834> came <0935> with Zerubbabel <02216>: Jeshua

<03442>, Nehemiah <05166>, Seraiah <08304>, Reelaiah <07480>,

Mordecai <04782>, Bilshan <01114>, Mispar <04558>, Bigvai <0902>,

Rehum <07348>, Baanah <01195>. The number <04557> of the men

<0582> of the people <05971> of Israel <03478>:

3 The children <01121> of Parosh <06551>, two thousand <0505>

an hundred <03967> seventy <07657> and two <08147>.

4 The children <01121> of Shephatiah <08203>, three <07969>

hundred <03967> seventy <07657> and two.

5 The children <01121> of Arah <0733>, seven <07651> hundred

<03967> seventy <07657> and five <02568>.

6 The children <01121> of Pahathmoab <06355>, of the children

<01121> of Jeshua <03442> [and] Joab <03097>, two thousand

<0505> eight <08083> hundred <03967> and twelve.

7 The children <01121> of Elam <05867>, a thousand <0505> two

hundred <03967> fifty <02572> and four <0702>.

8 The children <01121> of Zattu <02240>, nine <08672> hundred

<03967> forty <0705> and five <02568>.

9 The children <01121> of Zaccai <02140>, seven <07651> hundred

<03967> and threescore <08346>.

10 The children <01121> of Bani <01137>, six <08337> hundred

<03967> forty <0705> and two <08147>.

11 The children <01121> of Bebai <0893>, six <08337> hundred

<03967> twenty <06242> and three <07969>.

12 The children <01121> of Azgad <05803>, a thousand <0505> two

<08147> hundred <03967> twenty <06242> and two <08147>.

13 The children <01121> of Adonikam <0140>, six <08337> hundred

<03967> sixty <08346> and six <08337>.

14 The children <01121> of Bigvai <0902>, two thousand <0505>

fifty <02572> and six <08337>.

15 The children <01121> of Adin <05720>, four <0702> hundred

<03967> fifty <02572> and four <0702>.

16 The children <01121> of Ater <0333> of Hezekiah <02396>,

ninety <08673> and eight <08083>.

17 The children <01121> of Bezai <01209>, three <07969> hundred

<03967> twenty <06242> and three <07969>.

18 The children <01121> of Jorah <03139>, an hundred <03967>

and twelve.

19 The children <01121> of Hashum <02828>, two hundred <03967>

twenty <06242> and three <07969>.

20 The children <01121> of Gibbar <01402>, ninety <08673> and

five <02568>.

21 The children <01121> of Bethlehem <01035>, an hundred

<03967> twenty <06242> and three <07969>.

22 The men <0582> of Netophah <05199>, fifty <02572> and six

<08337>.

23 The men <0582> of Anathoth <06068>, an hundred <03967>

twenty <06242> and eight <08083>.

24 The children <01121> of Azmaveth <05820>, forty <0705> and

two <08147>.

25 The children <01121> of Kirjatharim <07157>, Chephirah

<03716>, and Beeroth <0881>, seven <07651> hundred <03967> and

forty <0705> and three <07969>.

26 The children <01121> of Ramah <07414> and Gaba <01387>, six

<08337> hundred <03967> twenty <06242> and one <0259>.

27 The men <0582> of Michmas <04363>, an hundred <03967> twenty

<06242> and two <08147>.

28 The men <0582> of Bethel <01008> and Ai <05857>, two hundred

<03967> twenty <06242> and three <07969>.

29 The children <01121> of Nebo <05015>, fifty <02572> and two

<08147>.

30 The children <01121> of Magbish <04019>, an hundred <03967>

fifty <02572> and six <08337>.

31 The children <01121> of the other <0312> Elam <05867>, a

thousand <0505> two hundred <03967> fifty <02572> and four

<0702>.

32 The children <01121> of Harim <02766>, three <07969> hundred

<03967> and twenty <06242>.

33 The children <01121> of Lod <03850>, Hadid <02307>, and Ono

<0207>, seven <07651> hundred <03967> twenty <06242> and five

<02568>.

34 The children <01121> of Jericho <03405>, three <07969>

hundred <03967> forty <0705> and five <02568>.

35 The children <01121> of Senaah <05570>, three <07969>

thousand <0505> and six <08337> hundred <03967> and thirty

<07970>.

36. The priests <03548>: the children <01121> of Jedaiah

<03048>, of the house <01004> of Jeshua <03442>, nine <08672>

hundred <03967> seventy <07657> and three <07969>.

37 The children <01121> of Immer <0564>, a thousand <0505>

fifty <02572> and two <08147>.

38 The children <01121> of Pashur <06583>, a thousand <0505>

two hundred <03967> forty <0705> and seven <07651>.

39 The children <01121> of Harim <02766>, a thousand <0505> and

seventeen <07651>.

40 The Levites <03881>: the children <01121> of Jeshua <03442>

and Kadmiel <06934>, of the children <01121> of Hodaviah <01938>,

seventy <07657> and four <0702>.

41 The singers <07891>: the children <01121> of Asaph <0623>,

an hundred <03967> twenty <06242> and eight <08083>.

42 The children <01121> of the porters <07778>: the children

<01121> of Shallum <07967>, the children <01121> of Ater <0333>,

the children <01121> of Talmon <02929>, the children <01121> of

Akkub <06126>, the children <01121> of Hatita <02410>, the

children <01121> of Shobai <07630>, [in] all <03605> an hundred

<03967> thirty <07970> and nine <08672>.

43 The Nethinims <05411>: the children <01121> of Ziha <06727>,

the children <01121> of Hasupha <02817>, the children <01121> of

Tabbaoth <02884>,

44 The children <01121> of Keros <07026>, the children <01121>

of Siaha <05517>, the children <01121> of Padon <06303>,

45 The children <01121> of Lebanah <03848>, the children

<01121> of Hagabah <02286>, the children <01121> of Akkub

<06126>,

46 The children <01121> of Hagab <02285>, the children <01121>

of Shalmai <08073>, the children <01121> of Hanan <02605>,

47 The children <01121> of Giddel <01435>, the children <01121>

of Gahar <01515>, the children <01121> of Reaiah <07211>,

48 The children <01121> of Rezin <07526>, the children <01121>

of Nekoda <05353>, the children <01121> of Gazzam <01502>,

49 The children <01121> of Uzza <05798>, the children <01121>

of Paseah <06454>, the children <01121> of Besai <01153>,

50 The children <01121> of Asnah <0619>, the children <01121>

of Mehunim <04586>, the children <01121> of Nephusim <05304>,

51 The children <01121> of Bakbuk <01227>, the children <01121>

of Hakupha <02709>, the children <01121> of Harhur <02744>,

52 The children <01121> of Bazluth <01213>, the children

<01121> of Mehida <04240>, the children <01121> of Harsha

<02797>,

53 The children <01121> of Barkos <01302>, the children <01121>

of Sisera <05516>, the children <01121> of Thamah <08547>,

54 The children <01121> of Neziah <05335>, the children <01121>

of Hatipha <02412>.

55 The children <01121> of Solomon's <08010> servants <05650>:

the children <01121> of Sotai <05479>, the children <01121> of

Sophereth <05618>, the children <01121> of Peruda <06514>,

56 The children <01121> of Jaalah <03279>, the children <01121>

of Darkon <01874>, the children <01121> of Giddel <01435>,

57 The children <01121> of Shephatiah <08203>, the children

<01121> of Hattil <02411>, the children <01121> of Pochereth

<06380> of Zebaim <06380>, the children <01121> of Ami <0532>.

58 All <03605> the Nethinims <05411>, and the children <01121>

of Solomon's <08010> servants <05650>, [were] three <07969>

hundred <03967> ninety <08673> and two <08147>.

59 And these <0428> [were] they which went <05927> up from

Telmelah <08528>, Telharsa <08521>, Cherub <03743>, Addan <0135>,

[and] Immer <0564>: but they could <03201> not shew <05046>

their father's <01> house <01004>, and their seed <02233>,

whether <0518> they [were] of Israel <03478>:

60 The children <01121> of Delaiah <01806>, the children

<01121> of Tobiah <02900>, the children <01121> of Nekoda

<05353>, six <08337> hundred <03967> fifty <02572> and two

<08147>.

61 And of the children <01121> of the priests <03548>: the

children <01121> of Habaiah <02252>, the children <01121> of Koz

<06976>, the children <01121> of Barzillai <01271>; which <0834>

took <03947> a wife <0802> of the daughters <01121> of Barzillai

<01271> the Gileadite <01569>, and was called <07121> after

<05921> their name <08034>:

62 These <0428> sought <01245> their register <03791> [among]

those that were reckoned <03187> by genealogy <03188>, but they

were not found <04672>: therefore were they, as polluted <01351>,

put from the priesthood <03550>.

63 And the Tirshatha <08660> said <0559> unto them, that they

should not eat <0398> of the most <06944> holy <06944> things,

till <05704> there stood <05975> up a priest <03548> with Urim

<0224> and with Thummim <08550>.

64. The whole <03605> congregation <06951> together <0259>

[was] forty and two thousand <0505> three <07969> hundred

<03967> [and] threescore <08346>,

65 Beside <0905> their servants <05650> and their maids <0519>,

of whom <0428> [there were] seven <07651> thousand <0505> three

<07969> hundred <03967> thirty <07970> and seven <07651>: and

[there were] among them two hundred <03967> singing <07891> men

<0582> and singing <07891> women.

66 Their horses <05483> [were] seven <07651> hundred <03967>

thirty <07970> and six <08337>; their mules <06505>, two hundred

<03967> forty <0705> and five <02568>;

67 Their camels <01581>, four <0702> hundred <03967> thirty

<07970> and five <02568>; [their] asses <02543>, six <08337>

thousand <0505> seven <07651> hundred <03967> and twenty <06242>.

68 And [some] of the chief <07218> of the fathers <01>, when

they came <0935> to the house <01004> of the LORD <03068> which

<0834> [is] at Jerusalem <03389>, offered freely for the house

<01004> of God <0430> to set <05975> it up in his place <04349>:

69 They gave <05414> after their ability <03581> unto the

treasure <0214> of the work <04399> threescore <07239> and one

thousand <0505> drams <01871> of gold <02091>, and five <02568>

thousand <0505> pound <04488> of silver <03701>, and one hundred

<03967> priests <03548>' garments <03801>.

70 So the priests <03548>, and the Levites <03881>, and [some]

of the people <05971>, and the singers <07891>, and the porters

<07778>, and the Nethinims <05411>, dwelt <03427> in their

cities <05892>, and all <03605> Israel <03478> in their cities

<05892>.

Ezra 3

1. And when the seventh <07637> month <02320> was come <05060>,

and the children <01121> of Israel <03478> [were] in the cities

<05892>, the people <05971> gathered <0622> themselves together

as one <0259> man <0376> to Jerusalem <03389>.

2 Then stood <06965> up Jeshua <03442> the son <01121> of

Jozadak <03136>, and his brethren <0251> the priests <03548>,

and Zerubbabel <02216> the son <01121> of Shealtiel <07597>, and

his brethren <0251>, and builded <01129> the altar <04196> of

the God <0430> of Israel <03478>, to offer <05927> burnt <05930>

offerings thereon <05921>, as [it is] written <03789> in the law

<08451> of Moses <04872> the man <0376> of God <0430>.

3 And they set <03559> the altar <04196> upon his bases <04350>;

for fear <0367> [was] upon them because of the people <05971>

of those countries <0776>: and they offered <05927> burnt

<05930> offerings thereon <05921> unto the LORD <03068>, [even]

burnt <05930> offerings morning <01242> and evening <06153>.

4 They kept <06213> also the feast <02282> of tabernacles

<05521>, as [it is] written <03789>, and [offered] the daily

<03117> burnt <05930> offerings by number <04557>, according to

the custom <04941>, as the duty <01697> of every day <03117>

required <03117>;

5 And afterward [offered] the continual <08548> burnt <05930>

offering, both of the new <02320> moons <02320>, and of all

<03605> the set <04150> feasts <04150> of the LORD <03068> that

were consecrated <06942>, and of every <03605> one that

willingly <05068> offered <05068> a freewill <05071> offering

unto the LORD <03068>.

6 From the first <0259> day <03117> of the seventh <07637>

month <02320> began <02490> they to offer <05927> burnt <05930>

offerings unto the LORD <03068>. But the foundation <03245> of

the temple <01964> of the LORD <03068> was not [yet] laid.

7 They gave <05414> money <03701> also unto the masons <02672>,

and to the carpenters <02796>; and meat <03978>, and drink

<04960>, and oil <08081>, unto them of Zidon <06722>, and to

them of Tyre <06876>, to bring <0935> cedar <0730> trees <06086>

from Lebanon <03844> to the sea <03220> of Joppa <03305>,

according to the grant <07558> that they had of Cyrus <03566>

king <04428> of Persia <06539>.

8. Now in the second <08145> year <08141> of their coming

<0935> unto the house <01004> of God <0430> at Jerusalem <03389>,

in the second <08145> month <02320>, began <02490> Zerubbabel

<02216> the son <01121> of Shealtiel <07597>, and Jeshua <03442>

the son <01121> of Jozadak <03136>, and the remnant <07605> of

their brethren <0251> the priests <03548> and the Levites

<03881>, and all <03605> they that were come <0935> out of the

captivity <07628> unto Jerusalem <03389>; and appointed <05975>

the Levites <03881>, from twenty <06242> years <08141> old

<01121> and upward <04605>, to set <05329> forward <05921> the

work <04399> of the house <01004> of the LORD <03068>.

9 Then stood <05975> Jeshua <03442> [with] his sons <01121> and

his brethren <0251>, Kadmiel <06934> and his sons <01121>, the

sons <01121> of Judah <03063>, together <0259>, to set <05329>

forward <05921> the workmen in the house <01004> of God <0430>:

the sons <01121> of Henadad <02582>, [with] their sons <01121>

and their brethren <0251> the Levites <03881>.

10 And when the builders <01129> laid the foundation <03245> of

the temple <01964> of the LORD <03068>, they set <05975> the

priests <03548> in their apparel <03847> with trumpets <02689>,

and the Levites <03881> the sons <01121> of Asaph <0623> with

cymbals <04700>, to praise <01984> the LORD <03068>, after

<05921> the ordinance <03027> of David <01732> king <04428> of

Israel <03478>.

11 And they sang <06030> together by course in praising <01984>

and giving thanks <03034> unto the LORD <03068>; because <03588>

[he is] good <02896>, for his mercy <02617> [endureth] for ever

<05769> toward <05921> Israel <03478>. And all <03605> the

people <05971> shouted <07321> with a great <01419> shout

<08643>, when they praised <01984> the LORD <03068>, because

<05921> the foundation <03245> of the house <01004> of the LORD

<03068> was laid.

12 But many <07227> of the priests <03548> and Levites <03881>

and chief <07218> of the fathers <01>, [who were] ancient

<02204> men, that had seen <07200> the first <07223> house

<01004>, when <03588> the foundation <03245> of this <02088>

house <01004> was laid before <06440> their eyes <05870>, wept

<01058> with a loud <01419> voice <06963>; and many <07227>

shouted <08643> aloud for joy <08057>:

13 So that the people <05971> could not discern <05234> the

noise <06963> of the shout <08643> of joy <08057> from the noise

<06963> of the weeping <01065> of the people <05971>: for the

people <05971> shouted <07321> with a loud <01419> shout <08643>,

and the noise <06963> was heard <08085> afar <07350> off.

Ezra 4

1. Now when the adversaries <06862> of Judah <03063> and

Benjamin <01144> heard <08085> that the children <01121> of the

captivity <01473> builded <01129> the temple <01964> unto the

LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>;

2 Then they came <05066> to Zerubbabel <02216>, and to the

chief <07218> of the fathers <01>, and said <0559> unto them,

Let us build <01129> with you: for we seek <01875> your God

<0430>, as ye [do]; and we do sacrifice <02076> unto him since

the days <03117> of Esarhaddon <0634> king <04428> of Assur

<0804>, which brought <05927> us up hither.

3 But Zerubbabel <02216>, and Jeshua <03442>, and the rest

<07605> of the chief <07218> of the fathers <01> of Israel

<03478>, said <0559> unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to

build <01129> an house <01004> unto our God <0430>; but we

ourselves <0587> together <03162> will build <01129> unto the

LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>, as king <04428> Cyrus

<03566> the king <04428> of Persia <06539> hath commanded

<06680> us.

4 Then the people <05971> of the land <0776> weakened <07503>

the hands <03027> of the people <05971> of Judah <03063>, and

troubled <01089> them in building <01129>,

5 And hired <07936> counsellors <03289> against <05921> them,

to frustrate <0656> their purpose <06098>, all <03605> the days

<03117> of Cyrus <03566> king <04428> of Persia <06539>, even

until <05704> the reign <04438> of Darius <01867> king <04428>

of Persia <06539>.

6. And in the reign <04438> of Ahasuerus <0325>, in the

beginning <08462> of his reign <04438>, wrote <03789> they [unto

him] an accusation <07855> against <05921> the inhabitants

<03427> of Judah <03063> and Jerusalem <03389>.

7 And in the days <03117> of Artaxerxes <0783> wrote <03789>

Bishlam <01312>, Mithredath <04990>, Tabeel <02870>, and the

rest <07605> of their companions <03675>, unto Artaxerxes <0783>

king <04428> of Persia <06539>; and the writing <03791> of the

letter <05406> [was] written <03789> in the Syrian <0762> tongue

<0762>, and interpreted <08638> in the Syrian <0762> tongue

<0762>.

8 Rehum <07348> the chancellor and Shimshai <08124> the scribe

<05613> wrote <03790> a letter <0104> against <05922> Jerusalem

<03390> to Artaxerxes <0783> the king <04430> in this <03660>

sort <03660>:

9 Then <0116> [wrote] Rehum <07348> the chancellor, and

Shimshai <08124> the scribe <05613>, and the rest <07606> of

their companions <03675>; the Dinaites <01784>, the

Apharsathchites <0671>, the Tarpelites <02967>, the Apharsites

<0670>, the Archevites <0756>, the Babylonians <0896>, the

Susanchites <07801>, the Dehavites <01723>, [and] the Elamites

<05962>,

10 And the rest <07606> of the nations <0524> whom <01768> the

great <07229> and noble <03358> Asnappar <0620> brought <01541>

over <01541>, and set <03488> in the cities <07141> of Samaria

<08115>, and the rest <07606> [that are] on this side <05675>

the river <05103>, and at such <03706> a time.

11 This <01836> [is] the copy <06573> of the letter <0104> that

they sent <07972> unto him, [even] unto Artaxerxes <0783> the

king <04430>; Thy servants <05649> the men <0606> on this side

<05675> the river <05103>, and at such <03706> a time.

12 Be it known <03046> unto the king <04430>, that the Jews

<03062> which <01768> came <05559> up from thee to us are come

<0858> unto Jerusalem <03390>, building <01124> the rebellious

<04779> and the bad <0873> city <07149>, and have set <03635> up

the walls <07791> [thereof], and joined <02338> the foundations

<0787>.

13 Be it known <03046> now <03705> unto the king <04430>, that,

if <02006> this <01791> city <07149> be builded <01124>, and the

walls <07791> set <03635> up [again, then] will they not pay

<05415> toll <04061>, tribute <01093>, and custom <01983>, and

[so] thou shalt endamage <05142> the revenue <0674> of the kings

<04430>.

14 Now <03705> because we have maintenance <04415> from [the

king's <04430>] palace <01964>, and it was not meet <0749> for

us to see <02370> the king's <04430> dishonour <06173>,

therefore have we sent <07972> and certified <03064> the king

<04430>;

15 That search <01240> may be made in the book <05609> of the

records <01799> of thy fathers <02>: so shalt thou find <07912>

in the book <05609> of the records <01799>, and know <03046>

that this <01791> city <07149> [is] a rebellious <04779> city

<07149>, and hurtful <05142> unto kings <04430> and provinces

<04083>, and that they have moved <05648> sedition <0849> within

<04481> the same <01459> of old <05957> time <03118>: for which

<01836> cause was this <01791> city <07149> destroyed <02718>.

16 We certify <03046> the king <04430> that, if <02006> this

<01791> city <07149> be builded <01124> [again], and the walls

<07791> thereof set <03635> up, by this <01836> means <06903>

thou shalt have <0383> no <03809> portion <02508> on this side

<05675> the river <05103>.

17. [Then] sent <07972> the king <04430> an answer <06600> unto

Rehum <07348> the chancellor, and [to] Shimshai <08124> the

scribe <05613>, and [to] the rest <07606> of their companions

<03675> that dwell <03488> in Samaria <08115>, and [unto] the

rest <07606> beyond <05675> the river <05103>, Peace <08001>,

and at such <03706> a time.

18 The letter <05407> which <01768> ye sent <07972> unto us

hath been plainly <06568> read <07123> before <06925> me.

19 And I commanded, and search <01240> hath been made, and it

is found <07912> that this <01791> city <07149> of old <05957>

time <03118> hath made insurrection <05376> against <05922>

kings <04430>, and [that] rebellion <04776> and sedition <0849>

have been made <05648> therein.

20 There have <01934> been <01934> mighty <08624> kings <04430>

also over <05922> Jerusalem <03390>, which have ruled <07990>

over all <03606> [countries] beyond <05675> the river <05103>;

and toll <04061>, tribute <01093>, and custom <01983>, was paid

<03052> unto them.

21 Give <07761> ye now <03705> commandment <02942> to cause

these <0479> men <01400> to cease <0989>, and that this <01791>

city <07179> be not builded <01124>, until <05704> [another]

commandment <02941> shall be given <07761> from me.

22 Take <02095> heed <02095> now that ye fail <07960> not to do

<05648> this <01836>: why <04101> should damage <02257> grow

<07680> to the hurt <05142> of the kings <04430>?

23 Now <0116> when the copy <06573> of king <04430> Artaxerxes

<0783>' letter <05407> [was] read <07123> before <06925> Rehum

<07348>, and Shimshai <08124> the scribe <05613>, and their

companions <03675>, they went <0236> up in haste <0924> to

Jerusalem <03390> unto the Jews <03062>, and made them to cease

<0989> by force <0153> and power <02429>.

24 Then <0116> ceased <0989> the work <05673> of the house

<01005> of God <0426> which <01768> [is] at Jerusalem <03390>.

So it ceased <0989> unto the second <08648> year <08140> of the

reign <04437> of Darius <01868> king <04430> of Persia <06540>.

Ezra 5

1. Then the prophets <05029>, Haggai <02292> the prophet

<05029>, and Zechariah <02148> the son <01247> of Iddo <05714>,

prophesied <05013> unto the Jews <03062> that [were] in Judah

<03061> and Jerusalem <03390> in the name <08036> of the God

<0426> of Israel <03479>, [even] unto them.

2 Then <0116> rose <06965> up Zerubbabel <02217> the son

<01247> of Shealtiel <07597>, and Jeshua <03443> the son <01247>

of Jozadak <03136>, and began <08271> to build <01124> the house

<01005> of God <0426> which <01768> [is] at Jerusalem <03390>:

and with them [were] the prophets <05029> of God <0426> helping

<05582> them.

3. At the same time <02166> came <0858> to them Tatnai <08674>,

governor <06347> on this side <05675> the river <05103>, and

Shetharboznai <08370>, and their companions <03675>, and said

<0559> thus <03652> unto them, Who <04479> hath commanded you to

build <01124> this <01836> house <01005>, and to make <03635> up

this <01836> wall <0846>?

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

<03660> manner, What <04479> are the names <08036> of the men

<01400> that make <01124> this <01836> building <01147>?

5 But the eye <05870> of their God <0426> was upon the elders

<07868> of the Jews <03062>, that they could not cause them to

cease <0989>, till <05705> the matter <02941> came <01946> to

Darius <01868>: and then <0116> they returned <08421> answer

<08421> by letter <05407> concerning <05922> this <01836>

[matter].

6 The copy <06573> of the letter <0104> that Tatnai <08674>,

governor <06347> on this side <05675> the river <05103>, and

Shetharboznai <08370>, and his companions <03675> the

Apharsachites <0671>, which <01768> [were] on this side <05675>

the river <05103>, sent <07972> unto Darius <01868> the king

<04430>:

7 They sent <07972> a letter <06600> unto him, wherein <01459>

was written <03790> thus <01836>; Unto Darius <01868> the king

<04430>, all <03606> peace <08001>.

8 Be it known <03046> unto the king <04430>, that we went

<0236> into the province <04083> of Judea <03061>, to the house

<01005> of the great <07229> God <0426>, which <01931> is

builded <01124> with great <01560> stones <069>, and timber

<0636> is laid <07760> in the walls <03797>, and this <01791>

work <05673> goeth <05648> fast <0629> on, and prospereth

<06744> in their hands <03028>.

9 Then <0116> asked <07593> we those <0479> elders <07868>,

[and] said <0559> unto them thus <03660>, Who <04479> commanded

you to build <01124> this <01836> house <01005>, and to make

<03635> up these <01836> walls <0846>?

10 We asked <07593> their names <08036> also <0638>, to certify

<03046> thee, that we might write <03790> the names <08036> of

the men <01400> that [were] the chief <07217> of them.

11 And thus <03660> they returned <08421> us answer <06600>,

saying <0560>, We are the servants <05649> of the God <0426> of

heaven <08065> and earth <0772>, and build <01129> the house

<01005> that was builded <01124> these <01836> many <07690>

years <08140> ago <06928>, which a great <07229> king <04430> of

Israel <03479> builded <01124> and set <03635> up.

12 But after <04481> that our fathers <02> had provoked <07265>

the God <0426> of heaven <08065> unto wrath <07265>, he gave

<03052> them into the hand <03028> of Nebuchadnezzar <05020> the

king <04430> of Babylon <0895>, the Chaldean <03777>, who

destroyed <05642> this <01836> house <01005>, and carried

<01541> the people <05972> away <01541> into Babylon <0895>.

13 But in the first <02298> year <08140> of Cyrus <03567> the

king <04430> of Babylon <0895> [the same] king <04430> Cyrus

<03567> made <07761> a decree <02942> to build <01124> this

<01836> house <01005> of God <0426>.

14 And the vessels <03984> also <0638> of gold <01722> and

silver <03702> of the house <01005> of God <0426>, which <01768>

Nebuchadnezzar <05020> took <05312> out of the temple <01965>

that [was] in Jerusalem <03390>, and brought <02987> them into

the temple <01965> of Babylon <0895>, those <01994> did Cyrus

<03567> the king <04430> take <05312> out of the temple <01965>

of Babylon <0895>, and they were delivered <03052> unto [one],

whose name <08036> [was] Sheshbazzar <08339>, whom <01768> he

had made <07761> governor <06347>;

15 And said <0559> unto him, Take <05376> these <0412> vessels

<03984>, go <0236>, carry <05182> them into the temple <01965>

that [is] in Jerusalem <03390>, and let the house <01005> of God

<0426> be builded <01124> in his place <0870>.

16 Then <0116> came <0858> the same <01791> Sheshbazzar <08339>,

[and] laid <03052> the foundation <0787> of the house <01005>

of God <0426> which <01768> [is] in Jerusalem <03390>: and since

<04481> that time <0116> even until <05704> now <03705> hath it

been in building <01124>, and [yet] it is not finished <08000>.

17 Now <03705> therefore, if <02006> [it seem] good <02869> to

the king <04430>, let there be search <01240> made in the king's

<04430> treasure <01596> house <01005>, which <01768> [is] there

<08536> at Babylon <0895>, whether <02006> it be [so], that a

decree <02942> was made <07761> of Cyrus <03567> the king

<04430> to build <01124> this <01791> house <01005> of God

<0426> at Jerusalem <03390>, and let the king <04430> send

<07972> his pleasure <07470> to us concerning <05922> this

<01836> matter <01836>.

Ezra 6

1. Then <0116> Darius <01868> the king <04430> made <07761> a

decree <02942>, and search <01240> was made in the house <01005>

of the rolls <05609>, where <08536> the treasures <01596> were

laid <05182> up in Babylon <0895>.

2 And there was found <07912> at Achmetha <0307>, in the palace

<01002> that [is] in the province <04082> of the Medes <04074>,

a roll <04040>, and therein <01459> [was] a record <01799> thus

<03652> written <03790>:

3 In the first <02298> year <08140> of Cyrus <03567> the king

<04430> [the same] Cyrus <03567> the king <04430> made <07761> a

decree <02942> [concerning] the house <01005> of God <0426> at

Jerusalem <03390>, Let the house <01005> be builded <01124>, the

place <0870> where <01768> they offered <01684> sacrifices

<01685>, and let the foundations <0787> thereof be strongly laid

<05446>; the height <07312> thereof threescore <08361> cubits

<0521>, [and] the breadth <06613> thereof threescore <08361>

cubits <0521>;

4 [With] three <08532> rows <05073> of great <01560> stones

<069>, and a row <05073> of new <02323> timber <0636>: and let

the expenses <05313> be given <03052> out of the king's <04430>

house <01004>:

5 And also <0638> let the golden <01722> and silver <03702>

vessels <03984> of the house <01005> of God <0426>, which

<01768> Nebuchadnezzar <05020> took <05312> forth <05312> out of

the temple <01965> which <0834> [is] at Jerusalem <03390>, and

brought <02987> unto Babylon <0895>, be restored <08421>, and

brought <01946> again <01946> unto the temple <01965> which

<01768> [is] at Jerusalem <03390>, [every one] to his place

<0870>, and place <05182> [them] in the house <01005> of God

<0426>.

6 Now <03705> [therefore], Tatnai <08674>, governor <06347>

beyond <05675> the river <05103>, Shetharboznai <08370>, and

your companions <03675> the Apharsachites <0671>, which <01768>

[are] beyond <05675> the river <05103>, be ye far <07352> from

thence <08536>:

7 Let the work <05673> of this <01791> house <01005> of God

<0426> alone <07662>; let the governor <06347> of the Jews

<03062> and the elders <07868> of the Jews <03062> build <01124>

this <01791> house <01005> of God <0426> in his place <0870>.

8 Moreover I make <07761> a decree <02942> what ye shall do

<05648> to the elders <07868> of these <0479> Jews <03062> for

the building <01124> of this <01791> house <01005> of God <0426>:

that of the king's <04430> goods <05232>, [even] of the tribute

<04061> beyond <05675> the river <05103>, forthwith <0629>

expenses <05313> be given <03052> unto these <0479> men <01400>,

that they be not hindered <0989>.

9 And that which they have need <02818> of, both young <01123>

bullocks <08450>, and rams <01798>, and lambs <0563>, for the

burnt <05928> offerings of the God <0426> of heaven <08065>,

wheat <02591>, salt <04416>, wine <02562>, and oil <04887>,

according to the appointment <03883> of the priests <03549>

which <01768> [are] at Jerusalem <03390>, let it be given

<03052> them day <03118> by day <03118> without fail <07960>:

10 That they may offer <07127> sacrifices of sweet <05208>

savours <05208> unto the God <0426> of heaven <08065>, and pray

<06739> for the life <02417> of the king <04430>, and of his

sons <01123>.

11 Also I have made <07761> a decree <02942>, that whosoever

<03605> shall alter <08133> this <01836> word <06600>, let

timber <0636> be pulled <05256> down from his house <01005>, and

being set <02211> up, let him be hanged <04223> thereon <05921>;

and let his house <01005> be made <05648> a dunghill <05122> for

this <01836>.

12 And the God <0426> that hath caused his name <08036> to

dwell <07932> there <08536> destroy <04049> all <03606> kings

<04430> and people <05972>, that shall put <07972> to their hand

<03028> to alter <08133> [and] to destroy <02255> this <01791>

house <01005> of God <0426> which <01768> [is] at Jerusalem

<03390>. I Darius <01868> have made <07761> a decree <02942>;

let it be done <05648> with speed <0629>.

13. Then <0116> Tatnai <08674>, governor <06347> on this side

<05675> the river <05103>, Shetharboznai <08370>, and their

companions <03675>, according <06903> to that which <01768>

Darius <01868> the king <04430> had sent <07972>, so <03660>

they did speedily <0629>.

14 And the elders <07868> of the Jews <03062> builded <01124>,

and they prospered <06744> through the prophesying <05017> of

Haggai <02292> the prophet <05029> and Zechariah <02148> the son

<01247> of Iddo <05714>. And they builded <01124>, and finished

<03635> [it], according <04481> to the commandment <02941> of

the God <0426> of Israel <03479>, and according to the

commandment <02942> of Cyrus <03567>, and Darius <01868>, and

Artaxerxes <0783> king <04430> of Persia <06540>.

15 And this <01836> house <01005> was finished <03319> on

<05705> the third <08531> day <03118> of the month <03393> Adar

<0144>, which <01768> was in the sixth <08353> year <08140> of

the reign <04437> of Darius <01868> the king <04430>.

16 And the children <01121> of Israel <03479>, the priests

<03549>, and the Levites <03879>, and the rest <07606> of the

children <01121> of the captivity <01547>, kept <05648> the

dedication <02597> of this <01836> house <01005> of God <0426>

with joy <02305>,

17 And offered <07127> at the dedication <02597> of this

<01836> house <01005> of God <0426> an hundred <03969> bullocks

<08450>, two hundred <03969> rams <01798>, four <0703> hundred

<03969> lambs <0563>; and for a sin <02409> offering for all

<03606> Israel <03479>, twelve he goats <05795>, according to

the number <04510> of the tribes <07626> of Israel <03479>.

18 And they set <06966> the priests <03549> in their divisions

<06392>, and the Levites <03879> in their courses <04255>, for

the service <05673> of God <0426>, which <01768> [is] at

Jerusalem <03390>; as it is written <03792> in the book <05609>

of Moses <04873>.

19 And the children <01121> of the captivity <01473> kept

<06213> the passover <06453> upon the fourteenth [day] of the

first <07223> month <02320>.

20 For the priests <03548> and the Levites <03881> were

purified <02891> together <0259>, all <03605> of them [were]

pure <02889>, and killed <07819> the passover <06453> for all

<03605> the children <01121> of the captivity <01473>, and for

their brethren <0251> the priests <03548>, and for themselves

<01992>.

21 And the children <01121> of Israel <03478>, which were come

<07725> again <07725> out of captivity <01473>, and all <03605>

such as had separated <06395> themselves unto them from the

filthiness <02932> of the heathen <01471> of the land <0776>, to

seek <01875> the LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>, did

eat <0398>,

22 And kept <06213> the feast <02282> of unleavened <04682>

bread seven <07651> days <03117> with joy <08057>: for the LORD

<03068> had made them joyful <08055>, and turned <05437> the

heart <03820> of the king <04428> of Assyria <0804> unto them,

to strengthen <02388> their hands <03027> in the work <04399> of

the house <01004> of God <0430>, the God <0430> of Israel

<03478>.

Ezra 7

1. Now after <0310> these <0428> things <01697>, in the reign

<04438> of Artaxerxes <0783> king <04428> of Persia <06539>,

Ezra <05830> the son <01121> of Seraiah <08304>, the son <01121>

of Azariah <05838>, the son <01121> of Hilkiah <02518>,

2 The son <01121> of Shallum <07967>, the son <01121> of Zadok

<06659>, the son <01121> of Ahitub <0285>,

3 The son <01121> of Amariah <0568>, the son <01121> of Azariah

<05838>, the son <01121> of Meraioth <04812>,

4 The son <01121> of Zerahiah <02228>, the son <01121> of Uzzi

<05813>, the son <01121> of Bukki <01231>,

5 The son <01121> of Abishua <050>, the son <01121> of Phinehas

<06372>, the son <01121> of Eleazar <0499>, the son <01121> of

Aaron <0175> the chief <07218> priest <03548>:

6 This <01931> Ezra <05830> went <05927> up from Babylon <0894>;

and he [was] a ready <04106> scribe <05608> in the law <08451>

of Moses <04872>, which <0834> the LORD <03068> God <0430> of

Israel <03478> had given <05414>: and the king <04428> granted

<05414> him all <03605> his request <01246>, according to the

hand <03027> of the LORD <03068> his God <0430> upon him.

7 And there went <05927> up [some] of the children <01121> of

Israel <03478>, and of the priests <03548>, and the Levites

<03881>, and the singers <07891>, and the porters <07778>, and

the Nethinims <05411>, unto Jerusalem <03389>, in the seventh

<07651> year <08141> of Artaxerxes <0783> the king <04428>.

8 And he came <0935> to Jerusalem <03389> in the fifth <02549>

month <02320>, which <01958> [was] in the seventh <07637> year

<08141> of the king <04428>.

9 For upon the first <0259> [day] of the first <07223> month

<02320> began <03246> he to go <04609> up from Babylon <0894>,

and on the first <0259> [day] of the fifth <02549> month <02320>

came <0935> he to Jerusalem <03389>, according to the good

<02896> hand <03027> of his God <0430> upon him.

10 For Ezra <05830> had prepared <03559> his heart <03824> to

seek <01875> the law <08451> of the LORD <03068>, and to do

<06213> [it], and to teach <03925> in Israel <03478> statutes

<02706> and judgments <04941>.

11. Now this <02088> [is] the copy <06573> of the letter

<05406> that the king <04428> Artaxerxes <0783> gave <05414>

unto Ezra <05830> the priest <03548>, the scribe <05608>, [even]

a scribe <05608> of the words <01697> of the commandments

<04687> of the LORD <03068>, and of his statutes <02706> to

Israel <03478>.

12 Artaxerxes <0783>, king <04430> of kings <04428>, unto Ezra

<05830> the priest <03548>, a scribe <05613> of the law <01882>

of the God <0426> of heaven <08065>, perfect <01585> [peace],

and at such <03706> a time.

13 I make <07761> a decree <02942>, that all <03606> they of

the people <05972> of Israel <03479>, and [of] his priests

<03549> and Levites <03879>, in my realm <04437>, which <01768>

are minded of their own freewill <05069> to go <01946> up to

Jerusalem <03390>, go <01946> with thee.

14 Forasmuch as thou art sent <07972> of the king <04430>, and

of his seven <07655> counsellors <03272>, to enquire <01240>

concerning <05922> Judah <03061> and Jerusalem <03390>,

according to the law <01882> of thy God <0426> which <01768>

[is] in thine hand <03028>;

15 And to carry <02987> the silver <03702> and gold <01722>,

which <01768> the king <04430> and his counsellors <03272> have

freely offered <05069> unto the God <0426> of Israel <03479>,

whose <01768> habitation <04907> [is] in Jerusalem <03390>,

16 And all <03606> the silver <03702> and gold <01722> that

thou canst find <07912> in all <03606> the province <04082> of

Babylon <0895>, with the freewill <05069> offering of the people

<05972>, and of the priests <03549>, offering willingly <05068>

for the house <01005> of their God <0426> which <01768> [is] in

Jerusalem <03390>:

17 That thou mayest buy <07069> speedily <0629> with this

<01836> money <03702> bullocks <08450>, rams <01798>, lambs

<0563>, with their meat offerings <04503> and their drink

<05261> offerings, and offer <07127> them upon the altar <04196>

of the house <01005> of your God <0426> which <01768> [is] in

Jerusalem <03390>.

18 And whatsoever shall seem <03191> good <03191> to thee, and

to thy brethren <0252>, to do <05648> with the rest <07606> of

the silver <03702> and the gold <01722>, that do <05648> after

the will <07470> of your God <0426>.

19 The vessels <03984> also that are given <03052> thee for the

service <06402> of the house <01005> of thy God <0426>, [those]

deliver <08000> thou before <06925> the God <0426> of Jerusalem

<03390>.

20 And whatsoever more <07608> shall be needful <02819> for the

house <01005> of thy God <0426>, which <01768> thou shalt have

occasion <05308> to bestow <05415>, bestow <05415> [it] out of

the king's <04430> treasure <01596> house <01005>.

21 And I, [even] I Artaxerxes <0783> the king <04430>, do make

<07761> a decree <02942> to all <03606> the treasurers <01490>

which <01768> [are] beyond <05675> the river <05103>, that

whatsoever Ezra <05830> the priest <03548>, the scribe <05613>

of the law <01882> of the God <0426> of heaven <08065>, shall

require <07593> of you, it be done <05648> speedily <0629>,

22 Unto an hundred <03969> talents <03604> of silver <03702>,

and to an hundred <03969> measures <03734> of wheat <02591>, and

to an hundred <03969> baths <01325> of wine <02562>, and to an

hundred <03969> baths <01324> of oil <04887>, and salt <04416>

without <03809> prescribing <03792> [how much <07227>].

23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God <0426> of heaven <08065>,

let it be diligently <0149> done <05648> for the house <01005>

of the God <0426> of heaven <08065>: for why <04101> should

there be wrath <07109> against <05922> the realm <04437> of the

king <04430> and his sons <01123>?

24 Also we certify <03046> you, that touching any <03606> of

the priests <03549> and Levites <03879>, singers <02171>,

porters <08652>, Nethinims <05412>, or ministers <06399> of this

<01836> house <01005> of God <0426>, it shall not be lawful

<07990> to impose <07412> toll <04061>, tribute <01093>, or

custom <01983>, upon them.

25 And thou, Ezra <05830>, after the wisdom <02452> of thy God

<0426>, that [is] in thine hand <03028>, set <04483> magistrates

<08200> and judges <01782>, which <01768> may judge all <03606>

the people <05972> that [are] beyond <05675> the river <05103>,

all <03606> such as know <03046> the laws <01882> of thy God

<0426>; and teach <03046> ye them that know <03046> [them] not.

26 And whosoever <03605> will not do <05648> the law <01882> of

thy God <0426>, and the law <01882> of the king <04430>, let

judgment <01780> be executed <05648> speedily <0629> upon him,

whether <02006> [it be] unto death <04193>, or <02006> to

banishment <08331>, or <02006> to confiscation <06065> of goods

<05232>, or to imprisonment <0613>.

27. Blessed <01288> [be] the LORD <03068> God <0430> of our

fathers <01>, which <0834> hath put <05414> [such a thing] as

this <02063> in the king's <04428> heart <03820>, to beautify

<06286> the house <01004> of the LORD <03068> which <0834> [is]

in Jerusalem <03389>:

28 And hath extended <05186> mercy <02617> unto me before

<06440> the king <04428>, and his counsellors <03289>, and

before <06440> all <03605> the king's <04428> mighty <01368>

princes <08269>. And I was strengthened <02388> as the hand

<03027> of the LORD <03068> my God <0430> [was] upon me, and I

gathered <06908> together out of Israel <03478> chief <07218>

men <0582> to go <05927> up with me.

Ezra 8

1. These <0428> [are] now the chief <07218> of their fathers

<01>, and [this <0428> is] the genealogy <03188> of them that

went <05927> up with me from Babylon <0894>, in the reign

<04438> of Artaxerxes <0783> the king <04428>.

2 Of the sons <01121> of Phinehas <06372>; Gershom <01648>: of

the sons <01121> of Ithamar <0385>; Daniel <01840>: of the sons

<01121> of David <01732>; Hattush <02407>.

3 Of the sons <01121> of Shechaniah <07935>, of the sons

<01121> of Pharosh <06551>; Zechariah <02148>: and with him were

reckoned <03187> by genealogy <03188> of the males <02145> an

hundred <03967> and fifty <02572>.

4 Of the sons <01121> of Pahathmoab <06355>; Elihoenai <0454>

the son <01121> of Zerahiah <02228>, and with him two hundred

<03967> males <02145>.

5 Of the sons <01121> of Shechaniah <07935>; the son <01121> of

Jahaziel <03166>, and with him three <07969> hundred <03967>

males <02145>.

6 Of the sons <01121> also of Adin <05720>; Ebed <05651> the

son <01121> of Jonathan <03083>, and with him fifty <02572>

males <02145>.

7 And of the sons <01121> of Elam <05867>; Jeshaiah <03740> the

son <01121> of Athaliah <06271>, and with him seventy <07657>

males <02145>.

8 And of the sons <01121> of Shephatiah <08203>; Zebadiah

<02069> the son <01121> of Michael <04317>, and with him

fourscore <08084> males <02145>.

9 Of the sons <01121> of Joab <03097>; Obadiah <05662> the son

<01121> of Jehiel <03171>, and with him two hundred <03967> and

eighteen males <02145>.

10 And of the sons <01121> of Shelomith <08019>; the son

<01121> of Josiphiah <03131>, and with him an hundred <03967>

and threescore <08346> males <02145>.

11 And of the sons <01121> of Bebai <0893>; Zechariah <02148>

the son <01121> of Bebai <0893>, and with him twenty <06242> and

eight <08083> males <02145>.

12 And of the sons <01121> of Azgad <05803>; Johanan <03110>

the son <01121> of Hakkatan <06997>, and with him an hundred

<03967> and ten <06235> males <02145>.

13 And of the last <0314> sons <01121> of Adonikam <0140>,

whose names <08034> [are] these <0428>, Eliphelet <0467>, Jeiel

<03273>, and Shemaiah <08098>, and with them threescore <08346>

males <02145>.

14 Of the sons <01121> also of Bigvai <0902>; Uthai <05793>,

and Zabbud, and with them seventy <07657> males <02145>.

15 And I gathered <06908> them together to the river <05104>

that runneth <0935> to Ahava <0163>; and there <08033> abode

<02583> we in tents <02583> three <07969> days <03117>: and I

viewed <0995> the people <05971>, and the priests <03548>, and

found <04672> there <08033> none <03808> of the sons <01121> of

Levi <03878>.

16 Then sent <07971> I for Eliezer <0461>, for Ariel <0740>,

for Shemaiah <08098>, and for Elnathan <0494>, and for Jarib

<03402>, and for Elnathan <0494>, and for Nathan <05416>, and

for Zechariah <02148>, and for Meshullam <04918>, chief <07218>

men <01400>; also for Joiarib <03114>, and for Elnathan <0494>,

men <0582> of understanding <0995>.

17 And I sent <06680> them with commandment <03318> unto Iddo

<0112> the chief <07218> at the place <04725> Casiphia <03703>,

and I told them what <01697> they should say <01696> unto Iddo

<0112>, [and] to his brethren <0251> the Nethinims <05411>, at

the place <04725> Casiphia <03703>, that they should bring

<0935> unto us ministers <08334> for the house <01004> of our

God <0430>.

18 And by the good <02896> hand <03027> of our God <0430> upon

us they brought <0935> us a man <0376> of understanding <07922>,

of the sons <01121> of Mahli <04249>, the son <01121> of Levi

<03878>, the son <01121> of Israel <03478>; and Sherebiah

<08274>, with his sons <01121> and his brethren <0251>, eighteen;

19 And Hashabiah <02811>, and with him Jeshaiah <03740> of the

sons <01121> of Merari <04847>, his brethren <0251> and their

sons <01121>, twenty <06242>;

20 Also of the Nethinims <05411>, whom David <01732> and the

princes <08269> had appointed <05414> for the service <05656> of

the Levites <03881>, two hundred <03967> and twenty <06242>

Nethinims <05411>: all <03605> of them were expressed by name

<08034>.

21. Then I proclaimed <07121> a fast <06685> there <08033>, at

<05921> the river <05104> of Ahava <0163>, that we might afflict

<06031> ourselves before <06440> our God <0430>, to seek <01245>

of him a right <03477> way <01870> for us, and for our little

<02945> ones, and for all <03605> our substance <07399>.

22 For I was ashamed <0954> to require <07592> of the king

<04428> a band <02428> of soldiers <02428> and horsemen <06571>

to help <05826> us against the enemy <0341> in the way <01870>:

because <03588> we had spoken <0559> unto the king <04428>,

saying <0559>, The hand <03027> of our God <0430> [is] upon all

<03605> them for good <02896> that seek <01245> him; but his

power <05797> and his wrath <0639> [is] against <05921> all

<03605> them that forsake <05800> him.

23 So we fasted <06684> and besought <01245> our God <0430> for

this <02063>: and he was intreated <06279> of us.

24. Then I separated <0914> twelve of the chief <08269> of the

priests <03548>, Sherebiah <08274>, Hashabiah <02811>, and ten

<06235> of their brethren <0251> with them,

25 And weighed <08254> unto them the silver <03701>, and the

gold <02091>, and the vessels <03627>, [even] the offering

<08641> of the house <01004> of our God <0430>, which the king

<04428>, and his counsellors <03289>, and his lords <08269>, and

all <03605> Israel <03478> [there] present <04672>, had offered

<07311>:

26 I even weighed <08254> unto their hand <03027> six <08337>

hundred <03967> and fifty <02572> talents <03603> of silver

<03701>, and silver <03701> vessels <03627> an hundred <03967>

talents <03603>, [and] of gold <02091> an hundred <03967>

talents <03603>;

27 Also twenty <06242> basons <03713> of gold <02091>, of a

thousand <0505> drams <0150>; and two <08147> vessels <03627> of

fine <06668> copper <05178>, precious <02530> as gold <02091>.

28 And I said <0559> unto them, Ye [are] holy <06944> unto the

LORD <03068>; the vessels <03627> [are] holy <06944> also; and

the silver <03701> and the gold <02091> [are] a freewill <05071>

offering unto the LORD <03068> God <0430> of your fathers <01>.

29 Watch <08245> ye, and keep <08104> [them], until <05704> ye

weigh <08254> [them] before <06440> the chief <08269> of the

priests <03548> and the Levites <03881>, and chief <08269> of

the fathers <01> of Israel <03478>, at Jerusalem <03389>, in the

chambers <03957> of the house <01004> of the LORD <03068>.

30 So took <06901> the priests <03548> and the Levites <03881>

the weight <04948> of the silver <03701>, and the gold <02091>,

and the vessels <03627>, to bring <0935> [them] to Jerusalem

<03389> unto the house <01004> of our God <0430>.

31. Then we departed <05265> from the river <05104> of Ahava

<0163> on the twelfth [day] of the first <07223> month <02320>,

to go <03212> unto Jerusalem <03389>: and the hand <03027> of

our God <0430> was upon us, and he delivered <05337> us from the

hand <03709> of the enemy <0341>, and of such as lay in wait

<0693> by the way <01870>.

32 And we came <0935> to Jerusalem <03389>, and abode <03427>

there <08033> three <07969> days <03117>.

33 Now on the fourth <07243> day <03117> was the silver <03701>

and the gold <02091> and the vessels <03627> weighed <08254> in

the house <01004> of our God <0430> by the hand <03027> of

Meremoth <04822> the son <01121> of Uriah <0223> the priest

<03548>; and with him [was] Eleazar <0499> the son <01121> of

Phinehas <06372>; and with them [was] Jozabad <03107> the son

<01121> of Jeshua <03443>, and Noadiah <05129> the son <01121>

of Binnui <01131>, Levites <03881>;

34 By number <04557> [and] by weight <04948> of every <03605>

one: and all <03605> the weight <04948> was written <03789> at

that time <06256>.

35 [Also] the children <01121> of those that had been carried

<01473> away <01473>, which were come <0935> out of the

captivity <07628>, offered <07126> burnt <05930> offerings unto

the God <0430> of Israel <03478>, twelve bullocks <06499> for

all <03605> Israel <03478>, ninety <08673> and six <08337> rams

<0352>, seventy <07657> and seven <07651> lambs <03532>, twelve

he goats <06842> [for] a sin <02403> offering: all <03605> [this

was] a burnt <05930> offering unto the LORD <03068>.

36 And they delivered <05414> the king's <04428> commissions

<01881> unto the king's <04428> lieutenants <0323>, and to the

governors <06346> on this side <05676> the river <05104>: and

they furthered <05375> the people <05971>, and the house <01004>

of God <0430>.

Ezra 9

1. Now when <03588> these <0428> things were done <03615>, the

princes <08269> came <05066> to me, saying <0559>, The people

<05971> of Israel <03478>, and the priests <03548>, and the

Levites <03881>, have not separated <0914> themselves from the

people <05971> of the lands <0776>, [doing] according to their

abominations <08441>, [even] of the Canaanites <03669>, the

Hittites <02850>, the Perizzites <06522>, the Jebusites <02983>,

the Ammonites <05984>, the Moabites <04124>, the Egyptians

<04713>, and the Amorites <0567>.

2 For they have taken <05375> of their daughters <01121> for

themselves <01992>, and for their sons <01121>: so that the holy

<06944> seed <02233> have mingled <06148> themselves with the

people <05971> of [those] lands <0776>: yea, the hand <03027> of

the princes <08269> and rulers <05461> hath been <01961> chief

<07223> in this <02088> trespass <04604>.

3 And when <03588> I heard <08085> this <02088> thing <01697>,

I rent <07167> my garment <0899> and my mantle <04598>, and

plucked <04803> off the hair <08181> of my head <07218> and of

my beard <02206>, and sat <03427> down astonied <08074>.

4 Then were assembled <0622> unto me every <03605> one that

trembled <02730> at the words <01697> of the God <0430> of

Israel <03478>, because <05921> of the transgression <04604> of

those that had been carried <01473> away <01473>; and I sat

<03427> astonied <08074> until <05704> the evening <06153>

sacrifice <04503>.

5. And at the evening <06153> sacrifice <04503> I arose <06965>

up from my heaviness <08589>; and having rent <07167> my garment

<0899> and my mantle <04598>, I fell <03766> upon my knees

<01290>, and spread <06566> out my hands <03709> unto the LORD

<03068> my God <0430>,

6 And said <0559>, O my God <0430>, I am ashamed <0954> and

blush <03637> to lift <07311> up my face <06440> to thee, my God

<0430>: for our iniquities <05771> are increased <07235> over

<04605> [our] head <07218>, and our trespass <0819> is grown

<01431> up unto the heavens <08064>.

7 Since the days <03117> of our fathers <01> [have] we [been]

in a great <01419> trespass <0819> unto this <02088> day <03117>;

and for our iniquities <05771> have we, our kings <04428>,

[and] our priests <03548>, been delivered <05414> into the hand

<03027> of the kings <04428> of the lands <0776>, to the sword

<02719>, to captivity <07628>, and to a spoil <0961>, and to

confusion <01322> of face <06440>, as [it is] this <02088> day

<03117>.

8 And now <06258> for a little <04592> space <07281> grace

<08467> hath been [shewed] from the LORD <03068> our God <0430>,

to leave <07604> us a remnant to escape <06413>, and to give

<05414> us a nail <03489> in his holy <06944> place <04725>,

that our God <0430> may lighten <0215> our eyes <05869>, and

give <05414> us a little <04592> reviving <04241> in our bondage

<05659>.

9 For we [were] bondmen <05650>; yet our God <0430> hath not

forsaken <05800> us in our bondage <05659>, but hath extended

<05186> mercy <02617> unto us in the sight <06440> of the kings

<04428> of Persia <06539>, to give <05414> us a reviving <04241>,

to set <07311> up the house <01004> of our God <0430>, and to

repair <05975> the desolations <02723> thereof, and to give

<05414> us a wall <01447> in Judah <03063> and in Jerusalem

<03389>.

10 And now <06258>, O our God <0430>, what <04100> shall we say

<0559> after <0310> this <02063>? for we have forsaken <05800>

thy commandments <04687>,

11 Which <0834> thou hast commanded <06680> by thy servants

<05650> the prophets <05030>, saying <0559>, The land <0776>,

unto which <0834> ye go <0935> to possess <03423> it, is an

unclean <05079> land <0776> with the filthiness <05079> of the

people <05971> of the lands <0776>, with their abominations

<08441>, which <0834> have filled <04390> it from one end

<06310> to another with their uncleanness <02932>.

12 Now <06258> therefore give <05414> not your daughters

<01121> unto their sons <01121>, neither <0408> take <05375>

their daughters <01121> unto your sons <01121>, nor <03808> seek

<01875> their peace <07965> or their wealth <02896> for ever

<05769>: that ye may be strong <02388>, and eat <0398> the good

<02898> of the land <0776>, and leave [it] for an inheritance

<03423> to your children <01121> for ever <05769>.

13 And after <0310> all <03605> that is come <0935> upon us for

our evil <07451> deeds <04639>, and for our great <01419>

trespass <0819>, seeing <03588> that thou our God <0430> hast

punished <02820> us less <04295> than <04480> our iniquities

<05771> [deserve], and hast given <05414> us [such] deliverance

<06413> as this <02063>;

14 Should we again <07725> break <06565> thy commandments

<04687>, and join <02859> in affinity <02859> with the people

<05971> of these <0428> abominations <08441>? wouldest not thou

be angry <0599> with us till <05704> thou hadst consumed <03615>

[us], so that [there should be] no <0369> remnant <07611> nor

escaping <06413>?

15 O LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>, thou [art]

righteous <06662>: for we remain <07604> yet escaped <06413>, as

[it is] this <02063> day <03117>: behold <02005>, we [are]

before <06440> thee in our trespasses <0819>: for we cannot

<03808> stand <05975> before <06440> thee because <05921> of

this <02063>.

Ezra 10

1. Now when Ezra <05830> had prayed <06419>, and when he had

confessed <03034>, weeping <01058> and casting <05307> himself

down <05307> before <06440> the house <01004> of God <0430>,

there assembled <06908> unto him out of Israel <03478> a very

<03966> great <07227> congregation <06951> of men <0582> and

women <0802> and children <03206>: for the people <05971> wept

<01058> very sore.

2 And Shechaniah <07935> the son <01121> of Jehiel <03171>,

[one] of the sons <01121> of Elam <05867>, answered <06030> and

said <0559> unto Ezra <05830>, We have trespassed <04603>

against our God <0430>, and have taken <03427> strange <05237>

wives <0802> of the people <05971> of the land <0776>: yet now

<06258> there is hope <04723> in Israel <03478> concerning

<05921> this <02063> thing.

3 Now <06258> therefore let us make <03772> a covenant <01285>

with our God <0430> to put <03318> away <03318> all <03605> the

wives <0802>, and such as are born <03205> of them, according to

the counsel <06098> of my lord <0136>, and of those that tremble

<02730> at the commandment <04687> of our God <0430>; and let it

be done <06213> according to the law <08451>.

4 Arise <06965>; for [this] matter <01697> [belongeth] unto

thee: we also [will be] with thee: be of good courage <02388>,

and do <06213> [it].

5 Then arose <06965> Ezra <05830>, and made the chief <08269>

priests <03548>, the Levites <03881>, and all <03605> Israel

<03478>, to swear <07650> that they should do <06213> according

to this <02088> word <01697>. And they sware <07650>.

6. Then Ezra <05830> rose <06965> up from before <06440> the

house <01004> of God <0430>, and went <03212> into <0413> the

chamber <03957> of Johanan <03076> the son <01121> of Eliashib

<0475>: and [when] he came <03212> thither <08033>, he did eat

<0398> no <03808> bread <03899>, nor <03808> drink <08354> water

<04325>: for he mourned <056> because <03588> of the

transgression <04604> of them that had been carried <01473> away

<01473>.

7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah <03063> and

Jerusalem <03389> unto all <03605> the children <01121> of the

captivity <01473>, that they should gather <06908> themselves

together unto Jerusalem <03389>;

8 And that whosoever <03605> would not come <0935> within three

<07969> days <03117>, according to the counsel <06098> of the

princes <08269> and the elders <02205>, all <03605> his

substance <07399> should be forfeited <02763>, and himself

<01931> separated <0914> from the congregation <06951> of those

that had been carried <01473> away <01473>.

9 Then all <03605> the men <0582> of Judah <03063> and Benjamin

<01144> gathered <06908> themselves together unto Jerusalem

<03389> within three <07969> days <03117>. It [was] the ninth

<08671> month <02320>, on the twentieth <06242> [day] of the

month <02320>; and all <03605> the people <05971> sat <03427> in

the street <07339> of the house <01004> of God <0430>, trembling

<07460> because <03588> of [this] matter <01697>, and for the

great rain <01653>.

10 And Ezra <05830> the priest <03548> stood <06965> up, and

said <0559> unto them, Ye have transgressed <04603>, and have

taken <03427> strange <05237> wives <0802>, to increase <03254>

the trespass <0819> of Israel <03478>.

11 Now <06258> therefore make <05414> confession <08426> unto

the LORD <03068> God <0430> of your fathers <01>, and do <06213>

his pleasure <07522>: and separate <0914> yourselves from the

people <05971> of the land <0776>, and from the strange <05237>

wives <0802>.

12 Then all <03605> the congregation <06951> answered <06030>

and said <0559> with a loud <01419> voice <06963>, As thou hast

said <01697>, so <03651> must we do <06213>.

13 But the people <05971> [are] many <07227>, and [it is] a

time <06256> of much rain <01653>, and we are not able <03581>

to stand <05975> without <02351>, neither <03808> [is this] a

work <04399> of one <0259> day <03117> or two <08147>: for we

are many <07235> that have transgressed <06586> in this <02088>

thing <01697>.

14 Let now <04994> our rulers <08269> of all <03605> the

congregation <06951> stand <05975>, and let all <03605> them

which have taken <03427> strange <05237> wives <0802> in our

cities <05892> come <0935> at appointed <02163> times <06256>,

and with them the elders <02205> of every city <05892>, and the

judges <08199> thereof, until <05704> the fierce <02740> wrath

<0639> of our God <0430> for this <02088> matter <01697> be

turned <07725> from us.

15. Only <0389> Jonathan <03083> the son <01121> of Asahel

<06214> and Jahaziah <03167> the son <01121> of Tikvah <08616>

were employed <05975> about <05921> this <02063> [matter]: and

Meshullam <04918> and Shabbethai <07678> the Levite <03881>

helped <05826> them.

16 And the children <01121> of the captivity <01473> did

<06213> so <03651>. And Ezra <05830> the priest <03548>, [with]

certain <0592> chief <07218> of the fathers <01>, after the

house <01004> of their fathers <01>, and all <03605> of them by

[their] names <08034>, were separated <0914>, and sat <03427>

down in the first <0259> day <03117> of the tenth <06224> month

<02320> to examine <01875> the matter <01697>.

17 And they made an end <03615> with all <03605> the men <0582>

that had taken <03427> strange <05237> wives <0802> by the first

<0259> day <03117> of the first <07223> month <02320>.

18 And among the sons <01121> of the priests <03548> there were

found <04672> that had taken <03427> strange <05237> wives

<0802>: [namely], of the sons <01121> of Jeshua <03442> the son

<01121> of Jozadak <03136>, and his brethren <0251>; Maaseiah

<04641>, and Eliezer <0461>, and Jarib <03402>, and Gedaliah

<01436>.

19 And they gave <05414> their hands <03027> that they would

put <03318> away <03318> their wives <0802>; and [being] guilty

<0816>, [they offered] a ram <0352> of the flock <06629> for

their trespass <0819>.

20 And of the sons <01121> of Immer <0564>; Hanani <02607>, and

Zebadiah <02069>.

21 And of the sons <01121> of Harim <02766>; Maaseiah <04641>,

and Elijah <0452>, and Shemaiah <08098>, and Jehiel <03171>, and

Uzziah <05818>.

22 And of the sons <01121> of Pashur <06583>; Elioenai <0454>,

Maaseiah <04641>, Ishmael <03458>, Nethaneel <05417>, Jozabad

<03107>, and Elasah <0501>.

23 Also of the Levites <03881>; Jozabad <03107>, and Shimei

<08096>, and Kelaiah <07041>, (the same <01933> [is] Kelita

<07042>,) Pethahiah <06611>, Judah <03063>, and Eliezer <0461>.

24 Of the singers <07891> also; Eliashib <0475>: and of the

porters <07778>; Shallum <07967>, and Telem <02928>, and Uri

<0221>.

25 Moreover of Israel <03478>: of the sons <01121> of Parosh

<06551>; Ramiah <07422>, and Jeziah <03150>, and Malchiah

<04441>, and Miamin <04326>, and Eleazar, and Malchijah <04441>,

and Benaiah <01141>.

26 And of the sons <01121> of Elam <05867>; Mattaniah <04983>,

Zechariah <02148>, and Jehiel <03171>, and Abdi <05660>, and

Jeremoth <03406>, and Eliah <0452>.

27 And of the sons <01121> of Zattu <02240>; Elioenai <0454>,

Eliashib <0475>, Mattaniah <04983>, and Jeremoth <03406>, and

Zabad <02066>, and Aziza <05819>.

28 Of the sons <01121> also of Bebai <0893>; Jehohanan <03076>,

Hananiah <02608>, Zabbai <02079>, [and] Athlai <06270>.

29 And of the sons <01121> of Bani <01137>; Meshullam <04918>,

Malluch <04409>, and Adaiah <05718>, Jashub <03437>, and Sheal

<07594>, and Ramoth <03406>.

30 And of the sons <01121> of Pahathmoab <06355>; Adna <05733>,

and Chelal <03636>, Benaiah <01141>, Maaseiah <04641>, Mattaniah

<04983>, Bezaleel <01212>, and Binnui <01131>, and Manasseh

<04519>.

31 And [of] the sons <01121> of Harim <02766>; Eliezer <0461>,

Ishijah <03449>, Malchiah <04441>, Shemaiah <08098>, Shimeon

<08095>,

32 Benjamin <01144>, Malluch <04409>, [and] Shemariah <08114>.

33 Of the sons <01121> of Hashum <02828>; Mattenai <04982>,

Mattathah <04992>, Zabad <02066>, Eliphelet <0467>, Jeremai

<03413>, Manasseh <04519>, [and] Shimei <08096>.

34 Of the sons <01121> of Bani <01137>; Maadai <04572>, Amram

<06019>, and Uel <0177>,

35 Benaiah <01141>, Bedeiah <0912>, Chelluh <03622>,

36 Vaniah <02057>, Meremoth <04822>, Eliashib <0475>,

37 Mattaniah <04983>, Mattenai <04982>, and Jaasau <03299>,

38 And Bani <01137>, and Binnui <01131>, Shimei <08096>,

39 And Shelemiah <08018>, and Nathan <05416>, and Adaiah

<05718>,

40 Machnadebai <04367>, Shashai <08343>, Sharai <08298>,

41 Azareel <05832>, and Shelemiah <08018>, Shemariah <08114>,

42 Shallum <07967>, Amariah <0568>, [and] Joseph <03130>.

43 Of the sons <01121> of Nebo <05015>; Jeiel <03273>,

Mattithiah <04993>, Zabad <02066>, Zebina, Jadau <03035>, and

Joel <03100>, Benaiah <01141>.

44 All <03605> these <0428> had taken <05375> strange <05237>

wives <0802>: and [some] of them had <03426> wives <0802> by

whom they had <07760> children <01121>.