H9001–/וַ–v

And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

וָאֶקְרָ֨א (וָ) va. “and”

And we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of us.

וַנָּצ֛וּמָה (וַ) va. “and”וַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥ה (וַ) va. “and”וַיֵּעָתֵ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה (וָ) va. “and”

and I weighed to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the heave-offering for the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors and his princes, and all Israel present, had offered.

וָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣ה (וָ) va. “and”

And I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver; and silver vessels a hundred talents, [ergänzt: and] of gold a hundred talents;

וָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨ה (וָ) va. “and”

And I said to them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah; the vessels also are holy; and the silver and the gold is a voluntary offering to Jehovah the God of your fathers.

וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (וָ) va. “and”

And the priests and the Levites received by weight the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

וְקִבְּלוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

וַֽנִּסְעָ֞ה (וַֽ) va. “and”וַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּ (וַ) va “and”

And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

וַנָּב֖וֹא (וַ) va. “and”וַנֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va. “and”

the whole by number and by weight; and all the weight was written down at that time.

וַיִּכָּתֵ֥ב (וַ) va “and”

And they delivered the king's edicts to the king's satraps, and to the governors on this side the river. And they furthered the people and the house of God.

וַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וְנִשְּׂא֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

for they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and have mingled the holy seed with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this unfaithfulness.

וְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when I heard this thing, I rent my mantle and my garment, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down overwhelmed.

וָאֶמְרְטָ֞ה (וָ) va. “and”וָאֵשְׁבָ֖ה (וָ) va. “and”

And at the evening oblation I arose up from my humiliation; and with my mantle and my garment rent, I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to Jehovah my God,

וָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙ (וָֽ) va. “and”וָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥ה (וָ) va. “and”

and said: O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over [ergänzt: our] head, and our trespass is grown up to the heavens.

וָאֹמְרָ֗ה (וָ) va. “and”

For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us before the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God and to repair the ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

וַֽיַּט־ (וַֽ) va “and”

Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

וַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities [ergänzt: deserve], and hast given us such deliverance as this,

וְנָתַ֥תָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfaithfully toward our God, and have taken foreign wives of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

וַיַּעַן֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַנֹּ֛שֶׁב (וַ) va. “and”

Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, of the Levites, and of all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore.

וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Ezra arose from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came thither, he ate no bread and drank no water; for he mourned because of the unfaithfulness of them that had been carried away.

וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And they made proclamation in Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

וַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then were all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open space of the house of God, trembling because of the matter, and because of the pouring rain.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, Ye have acted unfaithfully, and have taken foreign wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And the whole congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, it is for us to do according to thy words.

וַיַּֽעְנ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”