H9001–/וַ–v

And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of them that came up at the first, and I found written therein:

וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (וַ) va “and”וָאֶקְבְּצָ֞ה (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֶמְצָ֗א (וָֽ) va. “and”וָאֶמְצָ֖א (וָ) va. “and”

These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and that returned unto Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;

וַיָּשׁ֧וּבוּ (וַ) va “and”

And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א (וַ) va “and”

These sought their register [ergänzt: among] those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.

וַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month was come, the children of Israel were in their cities.

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

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded to Israel.

וַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

וַיָּבִ֣יא (וַ) va “and”

And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were [ergänzt: attentive] unto the book of the law.

וַיִּקְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”

And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, [ergänzt: and] Meshullam.

וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞ד (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

and Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.

וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְּד֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛ (וַ) va “and”

And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

וַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֖ינוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto Jehovah your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they found written in the law, how that Jehovah had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;

וַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

וַיֵּצְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִיאוּ֒ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And all the assembly of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths; for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.

וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”

Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the ordinance.

וַ֠יִּקְרָא (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

וַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַמְד֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְוַדּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day; and [ergänzt: another] fourth part they confessed, and worshipped Jehovah their God.

וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

Then stood up upon the stairs of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, [ergänzt: and] Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto Jehovah their God.

וַיָּ֜קָם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, [ergänzt: and] Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless Jehovah your God from everlasting to everlasting; and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Thou art Jehovah the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham,

וְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשַׂ֥מְתָּ (וְ) ve. “and”