H9002–/וְ–v

And their children thou didst multiply as the stars of heaven, and thou broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.

וּבְנֵיהֶ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”

And the children went in and possessed the land; and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, both their kings and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, wells digged, vineyards and olive-gardens, and fruit trees in abundance. And they did eat and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

וַאֲדָמָ֣ה (וַ) va. “and”וְזֵיתִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֥ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

But they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets who testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou gavest them into the hand of their oppressors, and they oppressed them; and in the time of their distress, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from the heavens, and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their oppressors.

וּבְעֵ֤ת (וּ) u. “and”וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָ (וּֽ) u. “and”וְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּם (וְ) ve. “and”

But when they had rest, they did evil again before thee; and thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, and they had dominion over them; and again they cried unto thee, and thou heardest [supplied: them] from the heavens, and many times didst thou deliver them, according to thy mercies.

וּכְנ֣וֹחַ (וּ) u. “and”וְאַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְתַצִּילֵ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law; but they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances (which if a man do, he shall live in them); and they withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

וְהֵ֨מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְעָרְפָּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And many years didst thou forbear with them, and testifiedst against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets; but they would not give ear: and thou gavest them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Nevertheless for thy manifold mercies' sake, thou didst not make a full end of them nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

וּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָ (וּֽ) u. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְרַח֖וּם (וְ) ve. “and”

And now, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and loving-kindness, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the days of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנּוֹרָא֮ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַחֶסֶד֒ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

But thou art just in all that is come upon us; for thou hast acted according to truth, and we have done wickedly.

וְאַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers, have not performed thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָ (וּ) u. “and”

And they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land that thou didst set before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

וְהֵ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְטוּבְךָ֨ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְאֶ֨רֶץ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְֽלֹא־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

Behold, we are servants this day, and the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are bondmen in it.

וְהָאָ֜רֶץ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure; and we are in great distress.

וּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְצָרָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, [supplied: and] our priests are at the sealing.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹתְבִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And at the head of those that sealed were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zedekiah.

וְעַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

-- And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah; Binnui, of the sons of Henadad; Kadmiel,

וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְיֵשׁ֙וּעַ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם (וַ) va. “and”

and Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

וַאֲחִיָּ֥ה (וַ) va. “and”

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, every one having knowledge [supplied: and] having understanding,

וּשְׁאָ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”וְֽכָל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (וּ) u. “and”

joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which had been given by Moses the servant of God, and to keep and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

וּבָאִ֞ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה (וּ) u. “and”וְלִשְׁמ֣וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַעֲשׂ֗וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”וְחֻקָּֽיו׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and that if the peoples of the land brought wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, we would not take it of them on the sabbath, or on [supplied: any] holy day; and that we would leave [supplied: the land uncultivated] the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

וְעַמֵּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְי֣וֹם (וּ) u. “and”וְנִטֹּ֛שׁ (וְ) ve. “so”וּמַשָּׁ֥א (וּ) u. “and”

for the bread to be set in rows, and for the continual oblation, and for the continual burnt-offering, [supplied: for that] of the sabbaths [supplied: and] of the new moons, for the set feasts and for the holy [supplied: things], and for the sin-offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and [supplied: for] all the work of the house of our God.

וּמִנְחַ֣ת (וּ) u. “and”וּלְעוֹלַ֣ת (וּ) u. “and”וְלַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַ֣חַטָּא֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”