H9003–/ב–b

and our kings, our heads, our priests, and our fathers, have not done Thy law, nor attended unto Thy commands, and to Thy testimonies, that Thou hast testified against them;

בָּהֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “<in>”

and they, in their kingdom, and in Thine abundant goodness, that Thou hast given to them, and in the land, the large and the fat, that Thou hast set before them, have not served Thee, nor turned back from their evil doings.

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

and its increase it is multiplying to the kings whom Thou hast set over us in our sins; and over our bodies they are ruling, and over our cattle, according to their pleasure, and we `are' in great distress.

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

And for all this we are making a stedfast covenant, and are writing, and over him who is sealed `are' our heads, our Levites, our priests.'

וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “in”

are laying hold on their brethren, their honourable ones, and coming in to an execration, and in to an oath, to walk in the law of God, that was given by the hand of Moses, servant of God, and to observe and to do all the commands of Jehovah our Lord, and His judgments, and His statutes;

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

and the peoples of the land who are bringing in the wares and any corn on the sabbath-day to sell, we receive not of them on the sabbath, and on a holy day, and we leave the seventh year, and usury on every hand.

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

And we have appointed for ourselves commands, to put on ourselves the third of a shekel in a year, for the service of the house of our God,

בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And the lots we have caused to fall for the offering of wood, `among' the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring in to the house of our God, by the house of our fathers, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on 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 in the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of Jehovah,

בְשָׁנָ֑ה (בְ) ve. “in”

and the firstlings of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and our flocks, to bring in to the house of our God, to the priests who are ministering in the house of our God.

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

And the beginning of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of every tree, of new wine, and of oil, we bring in to the priests, unto the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground to the Levites; and they -- the Levites -- have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage;

בְּכֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “in”

and the priest, son of Aaron, hath been with the Levites in the tithing of the Levites, and the Levites bring up the tithe of the tithe to the house of our God unto the chambers, to the treasure-house;

בַּעְשֵׂ֣ר (בַּ) ba “when”

And the heads of the people dwell in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people have caused to fall lots to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the cities,

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

and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

And these `are' heads of the province who have dwelt in Jerusalem, and in cities of Judah, they have dwelt each in his possession in their cities; Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the sons of the servants of Solomon.

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

And in Jerusalem have dwelt of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalaleel, of the sons of Perez;

וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (בִֽ) vi. “in”

all the sons of Perez who are dwelling in Jerusalem `are' four hundred sixty and eight, men of valour.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

All the Levites, in the holy city, `are' two hundred eighty and four.

בְּעִ֣יר (בְּ) be. “in”

And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, those watching at the gates, `are' a hundred seventy and two.

בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑ים (בַּ) ba. “at the”

And the rest of Israel, of the priests, of the Levites, `are' in all cities of Judah, each in his inheritance;

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

and the Nethinim are dwelling in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa `are' over the Nethinim.

בָּעֹ֑פֶל (בָּ) ba. “on <the>”

And the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem `is' Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micha: of the sons of Asaph, the singers `are' over-against the work of the house of God,

בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

for the command of the king `is' upon them, and support `is' for the singers, a matter of a day in its day.

בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And at the villages with their fields, of the sons of Judah there have dwelt, in Kirjath-Arba and its small towns, and in Dibon and its small towns, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,

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

and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and in Beth-Phelet,

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