H9003–/ב–b

Give back, I pray you, to them, as to-day, their fields, their vineyards, their olive-yards, and their houses, and the hundredth `part' of the money, and of the corn, of the new wine, and of the oil, that ye are exacting of them.'

בָּהֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “to”

Also, from the day that he appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the thirty and second year of Artaxerxes the king -- twelve years -- I, and my brethren, the bread of the governor have not eaten:

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

the former governors who `are' before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people -- and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.

בְּלֶ֤חֶם (בְּ) be. “<in>”

And also, in the work of this wall I have done mightily, even a field we have not bought, and all my servants are gathered there for the work;

בִּמְלֶ֜אכֶת (בִּ) bi “on”

and that which hath been prepared for one day `is' one ox, six fat sheep, also fowls have been prepared for me, and once in ten days of all wines abundantly, and with this, the bread of the governor I have not sought, for heavy is the service on this people.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And it cometh to pass, when it hath been heard by Sanballat, and Tobiah, and by Geshem the Arabian, and by the rest of our enemies, that I have builded the wall, and there hath not been left in it a breach, (also, till that time the doors I had not set up in the gates,)

בָּ֖הּ (בָּ֖) ba “in”בַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃ (בַ) va. “in the”

that Sanballat sendeth, also Geshem, unto me, saying, `Come and we meet together in the villages, in the valley of Ono;' and they are thinking to do to me evil.

בַּכְּפִירִ֖ים (בַּ) ba. “at <the>”בְּבִקְעַ֣ת (בְּ) be. “in”

And Sanballat sendeth unto me, according to this word, a fifth time, his servant, and an open letter in his hand;

בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “[was] in”

it is written in it, `Among the nations it hath been heard, and Gashmu is saying: Thou and the Jews are thinking to rebel, therefore thou art building the wall, and thou hast been to them for a king -- according to these words!

בָּ֗הּ (בָּ֗) Ba “in”בַּגּוֹיִ֤ם (בַּ) ba. “among the”

And also, prophets thou hast appointed to call for thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king `is' in Judah, and now it is heard by the king according to these words; and now come, and we take counsel together.'

בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם (בִֽ) vi. “in”בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה (בִּֽ) bi. “[is] in”

And the wall is completed in the twenty and fifth of Elul, on the fifty and second day;

בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים (בְּ) be. “on”

and it cometh to pass, when all our enemies have heard, and all the nations who are round about us see, that they fall greatly in their own eyes, and know that by our God hath this work been done.

בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”

Also, in those days the freemen of Judah are multiplying their letters going unto Tobiah, and those of Tobiah are coming in unto them;

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”

for many in Judah are sworn to him, for he `is' son-in-law to Shechaniah son of Arah, and Jehohanan his son hath taken the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah;

בִּֽיהוּדָ֗ה (בִּֽ) bi. “in”

and I say to them, `Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened till the heat of the sun, and while they are standing by let them shut the doors, and fasten, and appoint guards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each in his guard, and each over-against his house.'

בְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “at”

And the city `is' broad on both sides, and great, and the people `are' few in its midst, and there are no houses builded;

בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ (בְּ) be. “in”

and my God putteth it unto my heart, and I gather the freeman, and the prefects, and the people, for the genealogy, and I find a book of the genealogy of those coming up at the beginning, and I find written in it: --

בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֔ה (בָּ) ba. “at the”בּֽוֹ׃ (בּֽ) b “in”

And they dwell -- the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and `some' of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel -- in their cities, and the seventh month cometh, and the sons of Israel `are' in their cities.

בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “[were] in”

And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,

בְּי֥וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”

and he readeth in it before the broad place that `is' before the water-gate, from the light till the middle of the day, over-against the men, and the women, and those intelligent, and the ears of all the people `are' unto the book of the law.

בוֹ֩ (ב) v “in”

and Ezra blesseth Jehovah, the great God, and all the people answer, `Amen, Amen,' with lifting up of their hands, and they bow and do obeisance to Jehovah -- faces to the earth.

בְּמֹ֣עַל (בְּ) be. “in”

and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining -- so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.

בַסֵּ֛פֶר (בַ) va. “in the”בְּתוֹרַ֥ת (בְּ) be. “in”בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ (בַּ) ba. “<in> the”

And all the people go to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great joy, because they have understood concerning the words that they made known to them.

בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים (בַּ) ba. “<in> the”

And on the second day have been gathered heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to act wisely concerning the words of the law.

וּבַיּ֣וֹם (בַ) vai. “on the”

And they find written in the law that Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel dwell in booths in the feast, in the seventh month,

בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”בַּסֻּכּ֛וֹת (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”בֶּחָ֖ג (בֶּ) be. “at the”בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”