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neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies wherewith thou didst testify against them.

בָּהֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “<in>”

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

בְּמַלְכוּתָם֩ (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְטוּבְךָ֨ (בְ) ve. “in”וּבְאֶ֨רֶץ (בְ) ve. “in”

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

בְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּ (בְּ) be. “in”וּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙ (בִ) vi “over”וּבְצָרָ֥ה (בְ) ve. “[are] in”

And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, [supplied: and] our priests, seal unto it.

וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “in”

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

בְּאָלָ֣ה (בְּ) be. “in”וּבִשְׁבוּעָ֗ה (בִ) vi “in”בְּתוֹרַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “by”

and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

בְּי֤וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”בַּשַּׁבָּ֖ת (בַּ) ba. “on the”וּבְי֣וֹם (בְ) ve. “on”

Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;

בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And we cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood-offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn upon the altar of Jehovah our God, as it is written in the law;

בְשָׁנָ֑ה (בְ) ve. “in”בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

and to bring the first-fruits of our ground, and the first-fruits of all fruit of all manner of trees, year by year, unto the house of Jehovah;

בְשָׁנָ֑ה (בְ) ve. “in”

also the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God;

בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

and that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the new wine and the oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

בְּכֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “in”

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure-house.

בַּעְשֵׂ֣ר (בַּ) ba “when”

And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the [supplied: other] cities.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (בִּֽ) bi. “in”בֶּעָרִֽים׃ (בֶּ) be. “[were] in the”

And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

Now these are the chiefs of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, [supplied: to wit], Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”וּבְעָרֵ֣י (בְ) ve. “in”בַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹ֙ (בַּ) ba. “on”בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם (בְּ) be. “in”

And in Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (בִֽ) vi. “in”

All the sons of Perez that dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

בְּעִ֣יר (בְּ) be. “in”

Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.

בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑ים (בַּ) ba. “at the”

And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “[were] in”בְּנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “on”

But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

בָּעֹ֑פֶל (בָּ) ba. “on <the>”

The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the business of the house of God.

בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and the towns thereof, and in Dibon and the towns thereof, and in Jekabzeel and the villages thereof,

בִּשְׂדֹתָ֑ם (בִּ) bi “with”בְּקִרְיַ֤ת (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְדִיבֹן֙ (בְ) ve. “in”וּבִֽיקַּבְצְאֵ֖ל (בִֽ) vi. “in”

and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,

וּבְיֵשׁ֥וּעַ (בְ) ve. “in”וּבְמוֹלָדָ֖ה (בְ) ve. “in”וּבְבֵ֥ית (בְ) ve. “in”