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And Ezra the priest riseth, and saith unto them, `Ye -- ye have trespassed, and ye settle strange women, to add to the guilt of Israel;

הַכֹּהֵן֙ (הַ) ha. “the”

and, now, make confession to Jehovah, God of your fathers, and do His good pleasure, and be separated from the peoples of the land, and from the strange women.'

הָאָ֔רֶץ (הָ) ha. “the”הַנָּשִׁ֖ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And all the assembly answer and say `with' a great voice, `Right; according to thy word -- on us to do;

הַקָּהָ֛ל (הַ) ha. “the”

but the people `are' many, and `it is' the time of showers, and there is no power to stand without, and the work `is' not for one day, nor for two, for we have multiplied to transgress in this thing.

הָעָ֥ם (הָ) ha. “the”וְהָעֵ֣ת (הָ) ha. “the”וְהַמְּלָאכָ֗ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַזֶּֽה׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

`Let, we pray thee, our heads of all the assembly stand, and all who `are' in our cities, who have settled strange wives, do come in at the times appointed, and with them the elders of city and city, and its judges, till the turning back of the fury of the wrath of our God from us, for this thing.'

הַקָּהָ֞ל (הַ) ha. “the”הַהֹשִׁ֞יב (הַ) ha. “who”הַזֶּֽה׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

Only Jonathan son of Asahel, and Jahaziah son of Tikvah, stood against this, and Meshullam, and Shabbethai the Levite, helped them.

הַלֵּוִ֖י (הַ) ha. “the”

And the sons of the removal do so, and Ezra the priest, `and' men, heads of the fathers, for the house of their fathers, are separated, even all of them by name, and they sit on the first day of the tenth month, to examine the matter;

הַגּוֹלָה֒ (הַ) ha. “the”הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (הַ) ha. “the”הָאָב֛וֹת (הָ) ha. “the”הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י (הָ) ha. “<the>”הַדָּבָֽר׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

and they finish with all the men who have settled strange women unto the first day of the first month.

הַהֹשִׁ֖יבוּ (הַ) ha. “who”הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ (הָ) ha. “<the>”

And there are found of the sons of the priests that have settled strange women: of the sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah;

הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”

And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah -- he `is' Kelita, -- Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

הַלְוִיִּ֑ם (הַ) ha “the”

And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the gatekeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים (הַ) ha “the”הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”

Words of Nehemiah son of Hachaliah. And it cometh to pass, in the month of Chisleu, the twentieth year, and I have been in Shushan the palace,

הַבִּירָֽה׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

and come in doth Hanani, one of my brethren, he and men of Judah, and I ask them concerning the Jews, the escaped part that have been left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem;

הַיְּהוּדִ֧ים (הַ) hai. “the”הַפְּלֵיטָ֛ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַשֶּׁ֖בִי (הַ) ha. “the”

and they say to me, `Those left, who have been left of the captivity there in the province, `are' in great evil, and in reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burnt with fire.'

הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞ים (הַֽ) ha. “the”הַשְּׁבִי֙ (הַ) ha. “the”

And it cometh to pass, at my hearing these words, I have sat down, and I weep and mourn `for' days, and I am fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.

הַדְּבָרִ֣ים (הַ) ha. “the”הָאֵ֗לֶּה (הָ) ha. “<the>”הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

And I say, `I beseech thee, O Jehovah, God of the heavens, God, the great and the fearful, keeping the covenant and kindness for those loving Him, and for those keeping His commands,

הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (הַ) ha. “the”הָאֵ֥ל (הָ) ha. “the”הַגָּד֖וֹל (הַ) ha. “<the>”וְהַנּוֹרָ֑א (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַבְּרִית֙ (הַ) ha. “the”

let Thine ear be, I pray Thee, attentive, and Thine eyes open, to hearken unto the prayer of Thy servant, that I am praying before Thee to-day, by day and by night, concerning the sons of Israel Thy servants, and confessing concerning the sins of the sons of Israel, that we have sinned against Thee; yea, I and the house of my father have sinned;

הַיּוֹם֙ (הַ) hai. “this”

we have acted very corruptly against Thee, and have not kept the commands, and the statutes, and the judgments, that Thou didst command Moses Thy servant.

הַמִּצְוֹ֗ת (הַ) ha. “the”הַֽחֻקִּים֙ (הַֽ) ha. “the”הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”

`Remember, I pray Thee, the word that Thou didst command Moses Thy servant, saying, Ye -- ye trespass -- I scatter you among peoples;

הַדָּבָ֔ר (הַ) ha. “the”

and ye have turned back unto Me, and kept My commands, and done them -- if your outcast is in the end of the heavens, thence I gather them, and have brought them in unto the place that I have chosen to cause My name to tabernacle there.

הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (הַ) ha. “the”הַמָּק֔וֹם (הַ) ha. “the”

And they `are' Thy servants, and Thy people, whom Thou hast ransomed by Thy great power, and by Thy strong hand.

הַגָּד֔וֹל (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַחֲזָקָֽה׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

`I beseech Thee, O Lord, let, I pray Thee, Thine ear be attentive unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto the prayer of Thy servants, those delighting to fear Thy Name; and give prosperity, I pray Thee, to Thy servant to-day, and give him for mercies before this man;' and I have been butler to the king.

הַֽחֲפֵצִים֙ (הַֽ) ha. “<the>”הַיּ֔וֹם (הַ) hai. “this”הָאִ֣ישׁ (הָ) ha. “the”הַזֶּ֑ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And it cometh to pass, in the month of Nisan, the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, wine `is' before him, and I lift up the wine, and give to the king, and I had not been sad before him;

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַיַּ֙יִן֙ (הַ) hai. “the”

and the king saith to me, `Wherefore `is' thy face sad, and thou not sick? this is nothing except sadness of heart;' and I fear very much,

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

and say to the king, `Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, `is' a waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?'

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הָעִ֜יר (הָ) ha. “the”