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Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “for”וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ (לְ) le. “for”וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”

For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

לִשְׁא֤וֹל (לִ) li “to”לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ (לְ) le. “to”לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְטוֹבָ֔ה (לְ) le. “for”

So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated by us.

לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “by”

Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”

And weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counselors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”

I even weighed to their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels a hundred talents, and of gold a hundred talents;

לְכִכָּרִ֑ים (לְ) le. “of”

Also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים (לַ) la. “of”

And I said to them, Ye are holy to the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a free-will-offering to the LORD God of your fathers.

לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “to”

Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them, before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

לִפְנֵי֩ (לִ) li “<to>”לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (לְ) le. “of”

So the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

לְהָבִ֥יא (לְ) le. “to”לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (לִ) li. “to”לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”לָלֶ֖כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

לַכֹּ֑ל (לַ) la. “for <the>”

Also the children of those that had been carried away, who had come out of the captivity, offered burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burnt-offering to the LORD.

לֵאלֹהֵ֣י (לֵ) le. “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “to”

And they delivered the king's commissions to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side of the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙ (לַ) la. “to”

Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַכְּנַעֲנִ֨י (לַ) la. “to the”

For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for”וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם (לִ) li “for”

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

לְמִנְחַ֥ת (לְ) le. “<to>”

And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up to the heavens.

לְהָרִ֧ים (לְ) le. “to”לְמַ֣עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (לַ) la. “<to> the”

And now for a little space grace hath been shown from the LORD 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.

לְהַשְׁאִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “to”וְלָתֶת־ (לָ) la. “to”לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to”לְהָאִ֤יר (לְ) le. “to”וּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּ (לְ) le. “to”

For we were bond-men; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations of it, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

לִפְנֵי֩ (לִ) li “<to>”לָֽתֶת־ (לָֽ) la. “by”לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “to”לְרוֹמֵ֞ם (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהַעֲמִ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”וְלָֽתֶת־ (לָֽ) la. “by”לָ֣נוּ (לָ֣) La. “to”

Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, to which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”

Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

לִבְנֵיהֶ֗ם (לִ) li “to”לִבְנֵיכֶ֔ם (לִ) li “for”לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (לִ) li “<to>”

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

לְמַ֙טָּה֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָּ֛נוּ (לָּ֛) La. “to”

Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldst thou not be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?

לְהָפֵ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”וּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”לְאֵ֥ין (לְ) le. “to”

O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we having escaped, remain yet, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ (לְ) le. “[are] <to>”לַעֲמ֛וֹד (לַ) la. “to”לְפָנֶ֖יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”