H9002–/וְ–v

And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.

וְנַעֲר֔וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַיּ֥וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

So not one of us, I or my brothers or my servants or the watchmen who were with me, took off his clothing, everyone went armed to the water.

וְאֵ֨ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַחַ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְעָרַ֗י (וּ) u. “and”וְאַנְשֵׁ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.

וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs.

וְיֵשׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְנִקְחָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֹאכְלָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְנִחְיֶֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt: let us get grain because we are in need.

וְיֵשׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”וּבָתֵּ֖ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְנִקְחָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes.

וְיֵשׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no pow

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֵ֨שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”

And on hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry.

וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free, who were servants and prisoners of the nations: and would you now give up your brothers for a price, and are they to become our property? Then they said

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Even I and my servants have been taking interest for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give up this thing.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְעָרַ֔י (וּ) u. “and”וְדָגָ֑ן (וְ) ve. “and”

Give back to them this very day their fields, their vine-gardens, their olive-gardens, and their houses, as well as a hundredth part of the money and the grain and the wine and the oil which you have taken from them.

וּבָתֵּיהֶ֑ם (וּ) u. “and”וּמְאַ֨ת (וּ) u. “and”וְהַדָּגָן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר (וְ) ve. “and”

Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement.

וּמֵהֶם֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement; even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. And all the meeting of the people said, So be it, and gave praise t

וּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְכָ֛כָה (וְ) ve. “and”וָרֵ֑ק (וָ) va. “and”

Now from the time when I was made ruler of the people in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year till the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my servants have never taken the food which was the right of the ruler.

וְ֠עַד (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאַחַ֔י (וְ) ve. “and”

But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of

וְהַפַּחוֹת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וָיַ֙יִן֙ (וָ) va. “and”וַאֲנִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And I kept on with the work of this wall, and we got no land for ourselves: and all my servants were helping with the work.

וְ֠גַם (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְשָׂדֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And more than this, a hundred and fifty of the Jews and the rulers were guests at my table, in addition to those who came to us from the nations round about us.

וְהַיְּהוּדִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַסְּגָנִ֜ים (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (וַ) va. “and”וְהַבָּאִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the food made ready for one day was one ox and six fat sheep, as well as fowls; and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine: but all the same, I did not take the food to which the ruler had a right, because the people were crushed under a hard

וַאֲשֶׁר֩ (וַ) va. “and”וְצִפֳּרִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֨ין (וּ) u. “and”וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now when word was given to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arabian and to the rest of our haters, that I had done the building of the wall and that there were no more broken places in it (though even then I had not put up the doors in the doorways

וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וּלְגֶ֨שֶׁם (וּ) u. “and”וּלְיֶ֣תֶר (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Sanballat and Geshem sent to me saying, Come, let us have a meeting in one of the little towns in the lowland of Ono. But their purpose was to do me evil.

וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I sent men to them saying, I am doing a great work, so that it is not possible for me to come down: is the work to be stopped while I go away from it and come down to you?

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת (וְ) ve. “and”

And in it these words were recorded: It is said among the nations, and Geshem says so, that you and the Jews are hoping to make yourselves free from the king's authority; and that this is why you are building the wall: and they say that it is your purpos

וְגַשְׁמ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”