H9002–/וְ–v

And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

וְשֵׁיצִיא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.

וַעֲבַ֣דוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלֵוָיֵ֜א (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁאָ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”

And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּצְפִירֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

וַהֲקִ֨ימוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלֵוָיֵא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure; and they killed the passover lamb for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָהֶֽם׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel, that were come back out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, did eat,

וְכֹ֗ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

וְאַחַר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

this Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֜ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

וּבְאֶחָ֞ד (וּ) u. “and”

For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.

וְלַעֲשֹׂ֑ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְלַמֵּ֥ד (וּ) u. “and”וּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of His statutes to Israel:

וְזֶ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֻקָּ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”

'Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, and so forth. And now

וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, that are minded of their own free will to go with thee to Jerusalem, go.

וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֵוָיֵ֗א (וְ) ve. “and”

Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king and his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand;

וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

וּלְהֵיבָלָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וּדְהַ֑ב (וּ) u. “and”וְיָעֲט֗וֹהִי (וְ) ve. “and”

and all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

וְכֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְהַ֔ב (וּ) u. “and”וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

therefore thou shalt with all diligence buy with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings and their drink-offerings, and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

וּמִנְחָתְה֖וֹן (וּ) u. “and”וְנִסְכֵּיה֑וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְקָרֵ֣ב (וּ) u. “so”

And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do ye after the will of your God.

וּמָ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדַהֲבָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.

וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure-house.

וּשְׁאָ֗ר (וּ) u. “and”

And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,

וּ֠מִנִּי (וּ֠) U. “and”

unto a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְלַ֖ח (וּ) u. “and”

Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Also we announce to you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, impost, or toll, upon them.

וּלְכֹ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”וְ֠לֵוָיֵא (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וּפָ֣לְחֵ֔י (וּ) u. “and”וַהֲלָ֔ךְ (וַ) va. “and”