H9002–/וְ–v

And the building of this house was complete on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the rule of Darius the king.

וְשֵׁיצִיא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of those who had come back, kept the feast of the opening of this house of God with joy.

וַעֲבַ֣דוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלֵוָיֵ֜א (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁאָ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”

And they gave as offerings at the opening of this house of God a hundred oxen, two hundred sheep, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, being the number of the tribes of Israel.

וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּצְפִירֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

And they put the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their order, for the worship of God at Jerusalem; as it is recorded in the book of Moses.

וַהֲקִ֨ימוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלֵוָיֵא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

For the priests and the Levites had made themselves clean together; they were all clean: and they put the Passover lamb to death for all those who had come back, and for their brothers the priests and for themselves.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָהֶֽם׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel, who had come back, and all those who were joined to them, after separating themselves from the evil ways of the people of the land to become the servants of the Lord, the God of Israel, took food together,

וְכֹ֗ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Now after these things, when Artaxerxes was king of Persia, Ezra, the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

וְאַחַר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a scribe, expert in the law of Moses which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given: and the king, moved by the Lord his God, gave him whatever he made request for.

וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And some of the children of Israel went up, with some of the priests and the Levites and the music-makers and the door-keepers and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֜ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

For, starting his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, he came to Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, by the good help of his God.

וּבְאֶחָ֞ד (וּ) u. “and”

For Ezra had given his mind to learning the law of the Lord and doing it, and to teaching his rules and decisions in Israel.

וְלַעֲשֹׂ֑ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְלַמֵּ֥ד (וּ) u. “and”וּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Now this is a copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest and the scribe, who put into writing the words of the orders of the Lord, and of his rules for Israel:

וְזֶ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֻקָּ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”

Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, all peace;

וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And now it is my order that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and Levites in my kingdom, who are ready and have a desire to go to Jerusalem, are to go with you.

וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֵוָיֵ֗א (וְ) ve. “and”

Because you are sent by the king and his seven wise men, to get knowledge about Judah and Jerusalem, as you are ordered by the law of your God which is in your hand;

וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And to take with you the silver and gold freely offered by the king and his wise men to the God of Israel, whose Temple is in Jerusalem,

וּלְהֵיבָלָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וּדְהַ֑ב (וּ) u. “and”וְיָעֲט֗וֹהִי (וְ) ve. “and”

As well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offering of the people and of the priests, freely given for the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem:

וְכֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְהַ֔ב (וּ) u. “and”וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So with this money get with care oxen, sheep, and lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, to be offered on the altar of the house of your God, which is in Jerusalem.

וּמִנְחָתְה֖וֹן (וּ) u. “and”וְנִסְכֵּיה֑וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְקָרֵ֣ב (וּ) u. “so”

And whatever seems right to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, that do, as may be pleasing to your God.

וּמָ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדַהֲבָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the vessels which have been given to you for the uses of the house of your God, you are to give to the God of Jerusalem.

וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And whatever more is needed for the house of your God, and which you may have to give, take it from the king's store-house.

וּשְׁאָ֗ר (וּ) u. “and”

And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, now give orders to all keepers of the king's money across the river, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may have need of from you, is to be done with all care,

וּ֠מִנִּי (וּ֠) U. “and”

Up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred measures of grain, a hundred measures of wine, and a hundred measures of oil, and salt without measure.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְלַ֖ח (וּ) u. “and”

Whatever is ordered by the God of heaven, let it be done completely for the house of the God of heaven; so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃ (וּ) u. “and”

In addition, we make it clear to you, that it will be against the law to put any tax or payment in goods or forced payment on any of the priests or Levites, the music-makers, door-keepers, Nethinim, or any servants of this house of God.

וּלְכֹ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”וְ֠לֵוָיֵא (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וּפָ֣לְחֵ֔י (וּ) u. “and”וַהֲלָ֔ךְ (וַ) va. “and”