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the whole by number and by weight; and all the weight was written down at that time.

בְּמִסְפָּ֥ר (בְּ) be. “by”בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל (בְּ) be. “by”בָּעֵ֥ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

for they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and have mingled the holy seed with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this unfaithfulness.

בְּעַמֵּ֖י (בְּ) be. “with”בַּמַּ֥עַל (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Then were assembled to me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the unfaithfulness of those that had been carried away; and I sat overwhelmed until the evening oblation.

בְּדִבְרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “at”

And at the evening oblation I arose up from my humiliation; and with my mantle and my garment rent, I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to Jehovah my God,

וּבְמִנְחַ֣ת (בְ) ve. “at”וּבְקָרְעִ֥י (בְ) ve. “in”

Since the days of our fathers, we have been in great trespass to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, our priests, have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, and to captivity, and to spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

בְּאַשְׁמָ֣ה (בְּ) be. “[have been] in”וּבַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֡ינוּ (בַ) va. “in”בְּיַ֣ד׀ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּחֶ֜רֶב (בַּ) ba. “by <the>”בַּשְּׁבִ֧י (בַּ) ba. “by <the>”וּבַבִּזָּ֛ה (בַ) va “by <the>”וּבְבֹ֥שֶׁת (בְ) ve. “by”

And now for a little space there hath been favour from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

בִּמְק֣וֹם (בִּ) bi “in”בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us before the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God and to repair the ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

וּבְעַבְדֻ֔תֵנוּ (בְ) ve. “in”בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה (בִּֽ) bi. “in”וּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִ) vi. “in”

which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess [ergänzt: it], is an unclean land through the filthiness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations with which they have filled it from one end to another through their uncleanness.

בְּיַ֨ד (בְּ) be. “by”בְּנִדַּ֖ת (בְּ) be. “by”בְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם (בְּ) be. “by”בְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “with”

And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities [ergänzt: deserve], and hast given us such deliverance as this,

בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙ (בְּ) be. “by”וּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּ (בְ) ve. “by”

should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples of these abominations? wouldest thou not be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor any to escape?

בְּעַמֵּ֥י (בְּ) be. “with”בָּ֙נוּ֙ (בָּ֙) ba. “with”

Jehovah, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are a remnant that is escaped, as [ergänzt: it is] this day. Behold, we are before thee in our trespasses; for there is no standing before thee because of this.

בְּאַשְׁמָתֵ֔ינוּ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfaithfully toward our God, and have taken foreign wives of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

בֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (בֵ) ve. “against”

And now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of [ergänzt: my] lord, and of those that tremble at the commandments of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

בַּעֲצַ֣ת (בַּ) ba. “by”בְּמִצְוַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “at”

And they made proclamation in Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

בִּיהוּדָ֣ה (בִּ) bi. “in”

Then were all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open space of the house of God, trembling because of the matter, and because of the pouring rain.

בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים (בְּ) be. “on”בַּחֹ֑דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בִּרְחוֹב֙ (בִּ) bi “in”

But the people are many, and it is a time of pouring rain, and it is not possible to stand without: neither is this a work for one day or two; for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

בַּח֑וּץ (בַּ) ba. “on the”בַּדָּבָ֥ר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Let now our princes, while this matter is going on, stand for all the congregation, and let all those that have taken foreign wives in our cities come at the appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce anger of our God be turned from us.

בֶּעָרֵ֗ינוּ (בֶּ) be. “[is] in <the>”

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest [ergänzt: and] certain of the chief fathers were separated according to their fathers' houses, and all of them [ergänzt: expressed] by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

בְּשֵׁמ֑וֹת (בְּ) be. “by”בְּי֤וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”

And they ended with all the men that had taken foreign wives by the first day of the first month.

בַכֹּ֔ל (בַ) va. “with <the>”

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the fortress,

בְחֹֽדֶשׁ־ (בְ) ve. “in”בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן (בְּ) be. “in”

And they said to me, Those who remain, that are left of the captivity there in the province, are in great affliction and reproach; and the wall of Jerusalem is in ruins, and its gates are burned with fire.

בַּמְּדִינָ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּרָעָ֥ה (בְּ) be. “[are] in”וּבְחֶרְפָּ֑ה (בְ) ve. “in”בָאֵֽשׁ׃ (בָ) va. “with <the>”

Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye act unfaithfully, I will scatter you among the peoples;

בָּעַמִּֽים׃ (בָּ) ba. “among the”

but if ye return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

בִּקְצֵ֤ה (בִּ) bi “at”

And they are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power and by thy strong hand.

בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ (בְּ) be. “by”וּבְיָדְךָ֖ (בְ) ve. “by”

And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [ergänzt: that] wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now, I had never been sad in his presence.

בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (בְּ) be. “in”