H9026–כֶם–khem

So now do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or do anything for their peace or well-being for ever; so that you may be strong, living on the good of the land, and handing it on to your children for a heritage for

בְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞ם (כֶ֞ם) Khem “your”לִבְנֵיכֶ֔ם (כֶ֔ם) Khem “your”לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”

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.

אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”

And after looking, I got up and said to the great ones and to the chiefs and to the rest of the people, Have no fear of them: keep in mind the Lord who is great and greatly to be feared, and take up arms for your brothers, your sons, and your daughters,

אֲחֵיכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם (כֶ֣ם) Khem “your”וּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֔ם (כֶ֔ם) Khem “your”נְשֵׁיכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”וּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

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

אֲחֵיכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”

And Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord your God; let there be no sorrow or weeping; for all the people were weeping o

אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם (כֶ֔ם) Khem “your”

Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is yo

מָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, Get up and give praise to the Lord your God for ever and ever. Praise be to your great name which is lifted up high over all blessing and praise.

אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם (כֶ֔ם) Khem “your”

Did not your fathers do the same, and did not our God send all this evil on us and on this town? but you are causing more wrath to come on Israel by not keeping the Sabbath holy.

אֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם (כֶ֔ם) Khem “your”

And I took up the cause against them, cursing them and giving blows to some of them and pulling out their hair; and I made them take an oath by God, saying, You are not to give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for you

בְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”

So now send a letter about the Jews, writing whatever seems good to you, in the king's name, and stamping it with the king's ring: for a writing signed in the king's name and stamped with the king's ring may not be changed.

בְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”

Did I say, Give me something? or, Make a payment for me out of your wealth?

וּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗ם (כֶ֗ם) Khem “your”

Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend.

רֵֽיעֲכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

Now then, let your eyes be turned to me, for truly I will not say what is false to your face.

פְּ֝נֵיכֶ֗ם (כֶ֗ם) Khem “your”

The same things are in my mind as in yours; I am equal to you.

כְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶם (כֶם) khem “your”

But you put a false face on things; all your attempts to put things right are of no value.

כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “you”

Your wise sayings are only dust, and your strong places are only earth.

זִֽ֭כְרֹנֵיכֶם (כֶם) khem “your”גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

Give ear with care to my words, and keep what I say in your minds.

בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

Such things have frequently come to my ears: you are comforters who only give trouble.

כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “you”

It would not be hard for me to say such things if your souls were in my soul's place; joining words together against you, and shaking my head at you:

נַפְשְׁכֶ֡ם (כֶ֡ם) Khem “your”

Why do we seem as beasts in your eyes, and as completely without knowledge?

בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

Give attention with care to my words; and let this be your comfort.

תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

See, I am conscious of your thoughts, and of your violent purposes against me;

מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (כֶ֑ם) Khem “your”

Why then do you give me comfort with words in which there is no profit, when you see that there is nothing in your answers but deceit?

וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם (כֶ֗ם) Khem “your”

Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?

כֻּלְּכֶ֣ם (כֶ֣ם) Khem “you”

I was waiting for your words, I was giving ear to your wise sayings; while you were searching out what to say,

לְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗ם (כֶ֗ם) Khem “your”תְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם (כֶ֑ם) Khem “your”