H9002–/וְ–v

But all this time I was not at Jerusalem: for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, king of Babylon, I went to the king; and after some days, I got the king to let me go,

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁתַּ֜יִם (וּ) u. “and”וּלְקֵ֥ץ (וּ) u. “and”

Then I gave orders, and they made the rooms clean: and I put back in them the vessels of the house of God, with the meal offerings and the perfume.

וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I saw that the Levites had not been given what was needed for their support; so that the Levites and the music-makers, who did the work, had gone away, everyone to his field.

וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Then all Judah came with the tenth part of the grain and wine and oil and put it into the store-houses.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַתִּיר֥וֹשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַיִּצְהָ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And I made controllers over the store-houses, Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and with them was Hanan, the son of Zaccur the son of Mattaniah: they were taken to be true men and their business was the distribution

וְצָד֣וֹק (וְ) ve. “and”וּפְדָיָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

Keep me in mind, O my God, in connection with this, and do not let the good which I have done for the house of my God and its worship go from your memory completely.

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו׃ (וּ) u. “and”

In those days, I saw in Judah some who were crushing grapes on the Sabbath, and getting in grain and putting it on asses; as well as wine and grapes and figs and all sorts of goods which they took into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: and I gave witness aga

וּמְבִיאִ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”וְֽעֹמְסִ֪ים (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְאַף־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְאֵנִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְבִיאִ֥ים (וּ) u. “and”

And there were men of Tyre there, who came with fish and all sorts of goods, trading with the children of Judah and in Jerusalem on the Sabbath.

וְהַצֹּרִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֹכְרִ֧ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?

וּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖ים (וּֽ) u. “and”

Did not your fathers do the same, and did not our God send all this evil on us and on this town? but you are causing more wrath to come on Israel by not keeping the Sabbath holy.

וְעַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתֶּ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And so, when the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the doors to be shut and not to be open again till after the Sabbath: and I put some of my servants by the door so that nothing might be taken in on the Sabbath

וּמִנְּעָרַ֗י (וּ) u. “and”

So the traders in all sorts of goods took their night's rest outside Jerusalem once or twice.

וּמֹכְרֵ֧י (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabbath holy. Keep this in mind to my credit, O my God, and have mercy on me, for great is your mercy.

וּבָאִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְח֥וּסָה (וְ) ve. “and”

And their children were talking half in the language of Ashdod; they had no knowledge of the Jews' language, but made use of the language of the two peoples.

וּבְנֵיהֶ֗ם (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵינָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וָעָֽם׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And I took up the cause against them, cursing them and giving blows to some of them and pulling out their hair; and I made them take an oath by God, saying, You are not to give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for you

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָכֶֽם׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Was it not in these things that Solomon, king of Israel, did wrong? among a number of nations there was no king like him, and he was dear to his God, and God made him king over all Israel: but even he was made to do evil by strange women.

וּבַגּוֹיִ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”וְאָה֤וּב (וְ) ve. “and”

Are we then without protest to let you do all this great evil, sinning against our God by taking strange women for your wives?

וְלָכֶ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the chief priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: so I sent him away from me.

וּמִבְּנֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

Keep them in mind, O my God, because they have put shame on the priests' name and on the agreement of the priests and the Levites.

וּבְרִ֥ית (וּ) u. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;

וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God, for good.

וּלְקֻרְבַּ֧ן (וּ) u. “and”וְלַבִּכּוּרִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Now it came about in the days of Ahasuerus, (that Ahasuerus who was ruler of a hundred and twenty-seven divisions of the kingdom, from India as far as Ethiopia:)

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

In the third year of his rule he gave a feast to all his captains and his servants; and the captains of the army of Persia and Media, the great men and the rulers of the divisions of his kingdom, were present before him;

וַעֲבָדָ֑יו (וַ) va. “and”וּמָדַ֗י (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׂרֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And for a long time, even a hundred and eighty days, he let them see all the wealth and the glory of his kingdom and the great power and honour which were his.

וְאֶ֨ת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְאַ֖ת (וּ) u. “and”

And at the end of that time, the king gave a feast for all the people who were present in Shushan, the king's town, small as well as great, for seven days, in the outer square of the garden of the king's house.

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