H9001–/וַ–v

And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and 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 came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;

וַיָּשׁ֧וּבוּ (וַ) va “and”

And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.

וַיִּקָּרֵ֖א (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Tirshatha 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 Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, 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 street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

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

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of 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 street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were 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 Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, 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 the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

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

So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

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

And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD 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 them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD 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 which the LORD 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 street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

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

And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under 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 manner.

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

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, 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 the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD 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, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.

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

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Thou art the LORD 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”