H9002–/וְ–v

Up, now! for this is your business, and we are with you; take heart and do it.

וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ (וַ) va. “and”

Then Ezra got up, and made the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do this. So they took an oath.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Ezra got up from before the house of God and went into the room of Jehohanan, the son of Eliashib; but when he came there, he took no food or drink, for he was sorrowing for the sin of those who had come back.

וּמַ֣יִם (וּ) u. “and”

And they made a public statement through all Judah and Jerusalem, to all those who had come back, that they were to come together to Jerusalem;

וִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם (וִ) vi. “and”

And that if anyone did not come before three days were past, as ordered by the rulers and the responsible men, all his goods would be put under the curse, and he himself would be cut off from the meeting of the people who had come back.

וְכֹל֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַזְּקֵנִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin came together to Jerusalem before three days were past; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people were seated in the wide square in front of the house of God, shaking with fear be

וּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀ (וּ) u. “and”וּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

So now, give praise to the Lord, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and make yourselves separate from the peoples of the land and from the strange women.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲשׂ֣וּ (וַ) va. “and”וְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

But the number of people is great, and it is a time of much rain; it is not possible for us to go on waiting outside, and this is not a thing which may be done in one day or even two: for our sin in this business is great.

וְהָעֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמְּלָאכָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

So now let our rulers be representatives for all the people, and let all those in our towns who are married to strange women come at fixed times, and with them the responsible men and the judges of every town, till the burning wrath of our God is turned

וְכֹ֣ל׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמָּהֶ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”וָעִ֖יר (וָ) va. “and”וְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

Only Jonathan, the son of Asahel, and Jahzeiah, the son of Tikvah, were against this, Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.

וְיַחְזְיָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשַׁבְּתַ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

So those who had come back did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of families, by their fathers' families, all of them by their names, were marked out; and on the first day of the tenth month they took their places to go into the question with c

וְכֻלָּ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And among the sons of the priests who were married to strange women were these: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak and his brothers, Maaseiah and Eliezer and Jarib and Gedaliah.

וְאֶחָ֔יו (וְ) ve. “and”וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶר (וֶֽ) ve. “and”וְיָרִ֖יב (וְ) ve. “and”וּגְדַלְיָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And they gave their word that they would put away their wives; and for their sin, they gave an offering of a male sheep of the flock.

וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥ים (וַ) va. “and”

And of the sons of Immer, Hanani and Zebadiah.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וּזְבַדְיָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And of the sons of Harim, Maaseiah and Elijah and Shemaiah and Jehiel and Uzziah.

וּמִבְּנֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵֽלִיָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה (וּֽ) u. “and”וִיחִיאֵ֖ל (וִ) vi. “and”וְעֻזִיָּֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And of the sons of Pashhur, Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

וּמִבְּנֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And of the Levites, Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (that is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

וּמִֽן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׁמְעִ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”וְקֵֽלָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ (וֶ) ve. “and”

And of the music-makers, Eliashib; and of the door-keepers, Shallum and Telem and Uri.

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וָטֶ֖לֶם (וָ) va. “and”וְאוּרִֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And of Israel, the sons of Parosh, Ramiah and Izziah and Malchijah and Mijamin and Eleazar and Malchijah and Benaiah.

וּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (וּ) u. “and”וְיִזִּיָּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַלְכִּיָּה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִיָּמִ֣ן (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנָיָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And of the sons of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel and Abdi and Jeremoth and Elijah.

וּמִבְּנֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וִיחִיאֵ֣ל (וִ) vi. “and”וְעַבְדִּ֔י (וְ) ve. “and”וִירֵמ֖וֹת (וִ) vi. “and”וְאֵלִיָּֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And of the sons of Zattu, Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth and Zabad and Aziza.

וּמִבְּנֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וִֽירֵמ֔וֹת (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְזָבָ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲזִיזָֽא׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And of the sons of Bebai, Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

וּמִבְּנֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

And of the sons of Bani, Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub and Sheal, Jeremoth.

וּמִבְּנֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲדָיָ֔ה (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁאָ֥ל (וּ) u. “and”וְרָמֽוֹת׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And of the sons of Pahath-moab, Adna and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel and Binnui and Manasseh.

וּמִבְּנֵ֛י (וּ) u. “and”וּכְלָ֑ל (וּ) u. “and”וּבִנּ֖וּי (וּ) u. “and”וּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And of the sons of Harim, Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

וּבְנֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”