H9002–/וְ–v

And during all that [ergänzt: time] I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two-and-thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I came to the king; and after some time I obtained leave of the king.

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

And I commanded, and they purified the chambers; and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, the oblation and the frankincense.

וְהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given, and that the Levites and the singers that did the work had fled every one to his field.

וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And all Judah brought the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil into the storehouses.

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

And I made storekeepers over the storehouses: Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and subordinate to them, Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were esteemed faithful, and their office was to distribute to their brethren.

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

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds which I have done for the house of my God, and for the charges thereof!

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

In those days I saw in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading them on asses; as also wine, grapes and figs, and all manner of burdens; and they brought them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day; and I protested in the day on which they sold the victuals.

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

Men of Tyre also dwelt therein, who brought fish and all manner of ware, and sold it on the sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

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

And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?

וּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖ים (וּֽ) u. “and”

Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us and upon this city? And ye will bring more wrath against Israel by profaning the sabbath.

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

And it came to pass, that when it began to be dark in the gates of Jerusalem before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut; and I commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath. And I set [ergänzt: some] of my servants at the gates, so that no burden should be brought in on the sabbath day.

וּמִנְּעָרַ֗י (וּ) u. “and”

And the dealers and sellers of all kind of ware passed the night without Jerusalem once or twice.

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

And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to hallow the sabbath day. Remember this also for me, my God, and spare me according to thy great loving-kindness!

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

And their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.

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

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them by God [ergänzt: saying], Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

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

Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among the many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel; but even him did foreign wives cause to sin.

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

And should we hearken to you to do all this great evil, to act unfaithfully to our God by marrying foreign wives?

וְלָכֶ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And [ergänzt: one] of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; and I chased him from me.

וּמִבְּנֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

Remember them, my God, for they are polluters of the priesthood, and of the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites!

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

And I purified them from all foreigners, and appointed the charges of the priests and the Levites, every one in his service;

וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good!

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

And it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (that is, the Ahasuerus that reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces),

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

in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of the provinces being before him;

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

when he shewed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the splendid magnificence of his grandeur many days, a hundred and eighty days.

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

And when these days were expired, the king made a feast to all the people that were present in Shushan the fortress, both to great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace.

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