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And a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter. 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 had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

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

Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken to me. And they said, Let us rise and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

אֱלֹהַ֗י (י) i “my”

And it came to pass, from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; 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 who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.

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

Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact interest, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.

לִבִּ֜י (י) i “my”

I likewise, my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

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

Also I shook 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 congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. 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 to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, 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 had been before me were chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore 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 to the work.

נְעָרַ֔י (י) i “my”

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

שֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.

אֱלֹהַ֖י (י) i “my”

For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it may not be done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

יָדָֽי׃ (י) i “my”

My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

אֱלֹהַ֛י (י) i “my”

Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. 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 ruler of the palace, 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 assemble the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them who came up at the first, and found written in it,

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 its offices.

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 gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and I set some of my servants at 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 cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

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, assemble 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 likewise; and so will I go in to 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”