H0834A–אֲשֶׁר–a.sher

Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;

אֲשֶׁר֙ 'a.Sher “that”אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”

And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “that”אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”

And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”אֲשֶׁ֤ר 'a.Sher “that”

Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.

אֲשֶׁ֖ר 'a.Sher “which”

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “[that] which”

And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”

And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

אֲשֶׁ֤ר 'a.Sher “<of> where”

So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “who”

For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “[were those] who”

Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “[were those] who”

There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “[were those] who”

Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “who”

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “when”

But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “who”

Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

וַאֲשֶׁר֩ (אֲשֶׁר֩) 'a.Sher “[that] which”

Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”