H0834A–אֲשֶׁר–a.sher

And I say to the king, `If to the king `it be' good, letters let be given to me for the governors beyond the River, that they let me pass over till that I come in unto Judah:

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

and a letter unto Asaph, keeper of the paradise that the king hath, that he give to me trees for beams `for' the gates of the palace that the house hath, and for the wall of the city, and for the house into which I enter;' and the king giveth to 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”

and Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and it is evil to them -- a great evil -- that a man hath come in to seek good for the sons of Israel.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”

and I rise by night, I and a few men with me, and have not declared to a man what my God is giving unto my heart to do for Jerusalem, and there is no beast with me except the beast on which I am riding.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

And I go out through the gate of the valley by night, and unto the front of the fountain of the dragon, and unto the gate of the dunghill, and I am measuring about the walls of Jerusalem, that are broken down, and its gates consumed with fire.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

and I say unto them, `Ye are seeing the evil that we are in, in that Jerusalem `is' waste, and its gates have been burnt with fire; come and we build the wall of Jerusalem, and we are not any more a reproach.'

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

And I declare to them the hand of my God that is good upon me, and also the words of the king that he said to me, and they say, `Let us rise, and we have built;' and they strengthen their hands for good.

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

And Sanballat the Horonite heareth, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, and they mock at us, and despise us, and say, `What `is' this thing that ye are doing? against the king are ye rebelling?'

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

Palal son of Uzai, from over-against the angle, and the tower that is going out from the upper house of the king that `is' at the court of the prison; after him Pedaiah son of Parosh.

אֲשֶׁ֖ר 'a.Sher “which”

And Tobiah the Ammonite `is' by him and saith, `Also, that which they are building -- if a fox doth go up, then it hath broken down their stone wall.'

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “[that] which”

And our adversaries say, `They do not know, nor see, till that we come in to their midst, and have slain them, and caused the work to cease.'

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”

And it cometh to pass, when the Jews have come who are dwelling near them, that they say to us ten times from all the places whither ye return -- `they are' against us.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

in the place that ye hear the voice of the trumpet thither ye are gathered unto us; our God doth fight for us.'

אֲשֶׁ֤ר 'a.Sher “<of> where”

and there are none -- I and my brethren and my servants, the men of the guard who `are' after me -- there are none of us putting off our garments, each `hath' his vessel of water.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “who”

yea, there are who are saying, `Our sons, and our daughters, we -- are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “[were those] who”

And there are who are saying, `Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging, and we receive corn for the famine.'

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “[were those] who”

And there are who are saying, `We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, `on' our fields, and our vineyards;

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “[were those] who”

And I say, `Not good `is' the thing that ye are doing; in the fear of our God do ye not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

Give back, I pray you, to them, as to-day, their fields, their vineyards, their olive-yards, and their houses, and the hundredth `part' of the money, and of the corn, of the new wine, and of the oil, that ye are exacting of them.'

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

also, my lap I have shaken, and I say, `Thus doth God shake out every man, who doth not perform this thing, from his house, and from his labour; yea, thus is he shaken out and empty;' and all the assembly say, `Amen,' and praise Jehovah; and the people do according to this thing.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “who”

Also, from the day that he appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the thirty and second year of Artaxerxes the king -- twelve years -- I, and my brethren, the bread of the governor have not eaten:

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “when”

the former governors who `are' before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people -- and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “who”

and of the Jews, and of the prefects, a hundred and fifty men, and those coming in unto us of the nations that `are' round about us, `are' at my table;

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

and that which hath been prepared for one day `is' one ox, six fat sheep, also fowls have been prepared for me, and once in ten days of all wines abundantly, and with this, the bread of the governor I have not sought, for heavy is the service on this people.

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

Remember for me, O my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”