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and a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

אֱלֹהַ֖י (י) i “my”

And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

אֱלֹהַי֙ (י֙) i “my”לִבִּ֔י (י) i “my”

And I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me, as also of the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for the good [ergänzt: work].

אֱלֹהַ֗י (י) i “my”

And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

נְעָרַי֮ (י֮) i “my”

So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our clothes, every one [ergänzt: went with] his weapon [ergänzt: to] the water.

וְאַחַ֣י (י) i “my”וּנְעָרַ֗י (י) i “my”

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them.

לִבִּ֜י (י) i “my”

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

אַחַ֣י (י) i “my”וּנְעָרַ֔י (י) i “my”

Also I shook out my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that performeth not this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised Jehovah. And the people did according to this promise.

חָצְנִ֣י (י) i “my”

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [ergänzt: that is], twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

וְאַחַ֔י (י) i “my”

But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

לְפָנַ֜י (י) i “me”

Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

נְעָרַ֔י (י) i “my”

Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, a hundred and fifty men, besides those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us.

שֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

Remember unto me, O my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.

אֱלֹהַ֖י (י) i “my”

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, [ergänzt: O God], strengthen thou my hands.

יָדָֽי׃ (י) i “my”

Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

אֱלֹהַ֛י (י) i “my”

Also they spake of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. [ergänzt: And] Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

לְפָנַ֔י (י) i “me”וּדְבָרַ֕י (י) i “my”

that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

אָחִ֗י (י) i “my”

And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of them that came up at the first, and I found written therein:

אֱלֹהַי֙ (י֙) i “my”לִבִּ֔י (י) i “my”

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances thereof.

אֱלֹהַ֖י (י) i “my”חֲסָדַ֗י (י) i “my”אֱלֹהַ֖י (י) i “my”

And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

וּמִנְּעָרַ֗י (י) i “my”

And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy lovingkindness.

אֱלֹהַ֔י (י) i “my”

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.

אֱלֹהָ֑י (י) i “my”

and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

אֱלֹהַ֖י (י) i “my”

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

וְנַעֲרֹתַ֖י (י) i “my”

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:

שְׁאֵלָתִ֖י (י) i “my”וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃ (י) i “my”