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And over the doorway of Ephraim and by the old door and the fish door and the tower of Hananel and the tower of Hammeah, as far as the sheep door: and at the doorway of the watchmen they came to a stop.

לְשַֽׁעַר־ (לְ) le. “to”

And on that day certain men were put over the rooms where the things which had been given were stored, for the lifted offerings and the first-fruits and the tenths, and to take into them the amounts, from the fields of every town, fixed by the law for th

לָא֨וֹצָר֥וֹת (לָ) la. “for the”לַתְּרוּמוֹת֮ (לַ) la. “for the”לָרֵאשִׁ֣ית (לָ) la. “for the”וְלַמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת֒ (לַ) la. “for the”לִכְנ֨וֹס (לִ) li “to”לִשְׂדֵ֤י (לִ) li “to”לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (לַ) la. “for the”וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם (לַ) la “for the”

For in the days of David and Asaph in the past, there was a master of the music, and songs of blessing and praise to God.

לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃ (לֵֽ) Le. “to”

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave what was needed by the music-makers and the door-keepers day by day: and they made the offerings holy for the Levites; and the Levites did the same for the sons of Aaron.

לַלְוִיִּ֔ם (לַ) la “for the”לִבְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “for”

Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.

לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לִבְרָכָֽה׃ (לִ) li “into”

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God, being a friend of Tobiah,

וְלִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Had made ready for him a great room, where at one time they kept the meal offerings, the perfume, and the vessels and the tenths of the grain and wine and oil which were given by order to the Levites and the music-makers and the door-keepers, and the lif

ל֜וֹ (ל֜) l “for”לְפָנִ֟ים (לְ) le. “<to>”

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,

לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא (לְ) le. “of”וּלְקֵ֥ץ (לְ) le. “to”

And I came to Jerusalem; and it was clear to me what evil Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in making ready for him a room in the buildings of the house of God.

לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (לִֽ) li. “to”לְט֣וֹבִיָּ֔ה (לְ) le. “for”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “by”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for”

And it was evil in my eyes: so I had all Tobiah's things put out of the room.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to”

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.

לְשָׂדֵ֛הוּ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לָאוֹצָרֽוֹת׃ (לָ) la. “to the”

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

לַחֲלֹ֥ק (לַ) la. “to”לַאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ (לַ) la. “to”

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.

לִּ֥י (לִּ֥) l “to”

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.

לִבְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “to”

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?

לָהֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “to”

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.

לְחַלֵּ֖ל (לְ) le. “by”

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

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

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

לִירוּשָׁלִָ֖ם (לִ) li. “of”

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.

לַלְוִיִּ֗ם (לַ) la “to the”לְקַדֵּ֖שׁ (לְ) le. “to”לִּ֣י (לִּ֣) l “to”

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.

לְדַבֵּ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”

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

לִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם (לִ) li “to”לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (לִ) li “for”וְלָכֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “for <the>”

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.

לֵֽאלֹהָיו֙ (לֵֽ) le. “by”

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 (לָ) la. “to”לַעֲשֹׂת֙ (לַ) la. “to”לִמְעֹ֖ל (לִ) li “to”לְהֹשִׁ֖יב (לְ) le. “by”

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.

לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט (לְ) le. “of”