H9002–/וְ–v

And when the time came for the wall of Jerusalem to be made holy, they sent for the Levites out of all their places to come to Jerusalem, to keep the feast with joy, and with praise and melody, with brass and corded instruments of music.

וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׂמְחָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּבְשִׁ֔יר (וּ) u. “and”וּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And the sons of the music-makers came together from the lowland round about Jerusalem and from the daughter-towns of the Netophathites,

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

And from Beth-gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the music-makers had made daughter-towns for themselves round about Jerusalem.

וּמִבֵּית֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִשְּׂד֥וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְעַזְמָ֑וֶת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the priests and the Levites made themselves clean; and they made the people clean, and the doorways and the wall.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶֽת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then I made the rulers of Judah come up on the wall, and I put in position two great bands of them who gave praise, walking in ordered lines; one went to the right on the wall, in the direction of the doorway where the waste was put;

וְתַהֲלֻכֹ֤ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the rulers of Judah,

וַחֲצִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

וַעֲזַרְיָ֥ה (וַ) va. “and”וּמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Judah and Benjamin and Shemaiah and Jeremiah,

וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן (וּ) u. “and”וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖ה (וּֽ) u. “and”וְיִרְמְיָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And certain of the priests' sons with wind instruments; Zechariah, the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,

וּמִבְּנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel and Judah, Hanani, with the music-instruments of David, the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was at their head;

וְֽאֶחָ֡יו (וְֽ) ve. “and”וַעֲזַרְאֵ֡ל (וַ) va. “and”וִֽיהוּדָה֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְעֶזְרָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And by the doorway of the fountain and straight in front of them, they went up by the steps of the town of David, at the slope up of the wall, over the house of David, as far as the water-doorway to the east.

וְעַל֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֶגְדָּ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֛ד (וְ) ve. “and”

And the other band of those who gave praise went to the left, and I went after them with half the people, on the wall, over the tower of the ovens, as far as the wide wall;

וְהַתּוֹדָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”וַחֲצִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”וְעַ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

And over the doorway of Ephraim and by the old door and the fish door and the tower of Hananel and the tower of Hammeah, as far as the sheep door: and at the doorway of the watchmen they came to a stop.

וּמֵעַ֣ל (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִגְדַּ֤ל (וּ) u. “and”וּמִגְדַּ֣ל (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

So the two bands of those who gave praise took up their positions in the house of God, and I and half of the chiefs with me:

וַאֲנִ֕י (וַ) va. “and”וַחֲצִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”

And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with wind instruments;

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And Maaseiah and Shemaiah and Eleazar and Uzzi and Jehohanan and Malchijah and Elam and Ezer. And the makers of melody made their voices loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֨ה (וּ) u. “and”וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜ה (וּֽ) u. “and”וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֻזִּ֛י (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ן (וִֽ) vi. “and”וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעֵילָ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וָעָ֑זֶר (וָ) va. “and”וְיִֽזְרַחְיָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And on that day they made great offerings and were glad; for God had made them glad with great joy; and the women and the children were glad with them: so that the joy of Jerusalem came to the ears of those who were far off.

וְגַ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַיְלָדִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And on that day certain men were put over the rooms where the things which had been given were stored, for the lifted offerings and the first-fruits and the tenths, and to take into them the amounts, from the fields of every town, fixed by the law for th

וְלַמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת֒ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean, and so did the music-makers and the door-keepers, as it was ordered by David and Solomon his son.

וּמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת (וּ) u. “and”וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”

For in the days of David and Asaph in the past, there was a master of the music, and songs of blessing and praise to God.

וְאָסָ֖ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁיר־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֹד֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave what was needed by the music-makers and the door-keepers day by day: and they made the offerings holy for the Levites; and the Levites did the same for the sons of Aaron.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִימֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַקְדִּשִׁים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

On that day there was a reading from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and they saw that it said in the book that no Ammonite or Moabite might ever come into the meeting of God;

וּמֹאָבִ֛י (וּ) u. “and”

Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.

וּבַמָּ֑יִם (וּ) u. “and”

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God, being a friend of Tobiah,

וְלִפְנֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

Had made ready for him a great room, where at one time they kept the meal offerings, the perfume, and the vessels and the tenths of the grain and wine and oil which were given by order to the Levites and the music-makers and the door-keepers, and the lif

וְשָׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכֵּלִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַעְשַׂ֤ר (וּ) u. “and”וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְרוּמַ֖ת (וּ) u. “and”