H9023–הוּ–hu

And heads of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin rise, and the priests and the Levites, even every one whose spirit God hath waked, to go up to build the house of Jehovah, that `is' in Jerusalem;

רוּח֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And the king Cyrus hath brought out the vessels of the house of Jehovah that Nebuchadnezzar hath brought out of Jerusalem, and putteth them in the house of his gods;

אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

And these `are' sons of the province who are going up -- of the captives of the removal that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed to Babylon, and they turn back to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city --

לְעִירֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

And some of the heads of the fathers in their coming in to the house of Jehovah that `is' in Jerusalem, have offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its base;

מְכוֹנֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “its”

And rise doth Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and they build the altar of the God of Israel, to cause to ascend upon it burnt-offerings, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

וְאֶחָ֣יו (ו) v “his”וְאֶחָ֔יו (ו) v “his”

And they establish the altar on its bases, because of the fear upon them of the peoples of the lands, and he causeth burnt-offerings to ascend upon it to Jehovah, burnt-offerings for the morning and for the evening.

מְכ֣וֹנֹתָ֔יו (ו) v “its”

And they make the feast of the booths as it is written, and the burnt-offering of the day daily in number according to the ordinance, the matter of a day in its day;

בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “its”

And Jeshua standeth, `and' his sons, and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, sons of Judah together, to overlook those doing the work in the house of God; the sons of Henadad, `and' their sons and their brethren the Levites.

בָּנָ֣יו (ו) v “his”וְ֠אֶחָיו (ו) v “his”וּבָנָ֤יו (ו) v “his”

And they respond in praising and in giving thanks to Jehovah, for good, for to the age His kindness `is' over Israel, and all the people have shouted -- a great shout -- in giving praise to Jehovah, because the house of Jehovah hath been founded.

חַסְדּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the commencement of his reign, they have written an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem;

מַלְכוּת֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

and in the days of Artaxerxes have Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions written unto Artaxerxes king of Persia, and the writing of the letter is written in Aramaean, and interpreted in Aramaean.

כְּנָוֹתָ֔יו (ו) v “his”

`And thus they have returned us word, saying, We `are' servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built many years before this, that a great king of Israel built and finished:

עַבְדוֹהִי֩ (הִי֩) Hi “his”

`In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king hath made a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: the house let be builded in the place where they are sacrificing sacrifices, and its foundations strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits;

וְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִי (הִי) hi “its”

that they be bringing near sweet savours to the God of heaven, and praying for the life of the king, and of his sons.

וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃ (הִי) hi “his”

Ezra himself hath come up from Babylon, and he `is' a scribe ready in the law of Moses, that Jehovah God of Israel gave, and the king giveth to him -- according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him -- all his request.

אֱלֹהָיו֙ (ו֙) v “his”בַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

for on the first of the month he hath founded the ascent from Babylon, and on the first of the fifth month he hath come in unto Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him,

אֱלֹהָ֖יו (ו) v “his”

for Ezra hath prepared his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do, and to teach in Israel statute and judgment.

לְבָב֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And this `is' a copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commands of Jehovah, and of His statutes on Israel:

וְחֻקָּ֖יו (ו) v “his”

By me hath been made a decree that every one who is willing, in my kingdom, of the people of Israel and of its priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with thee, doth go;

וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִי (הִי) hi “its”

because that from the king and his seven counsellors thou art sent, to inquire concerning Judah and concerning Jerusalem, with the law of God that `is' in thy hand,

יָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ (הִי֙) hi “his”

and to carry silver and gold that the king and his counsellors willingly offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle `is' in Jerusalem,

וְיָעֲט֗וֹהִי (הִי) hi “his”מִשְׁכְּנֵֽהּ׃ (הּ) h “his”

all that `is' by the decree of the God of heaven, let be done diligently for the house of the God of heaven; for why is there wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons?

וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃ (הִי) hi “his”

and I charge them for Iddo the head, in the place Casiphia, and put in their mouth words to speak unto Iddo, `and' his brethren the Nethinim, in the place Casiphia, to bring to us ministrants for the house of our God.

אָחִ֤יו (ו) v “his”

And they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons, and his brethren, eighteen;

וּבָנָ֥יו (ו) v “his”וְאֶחָ֖יו (ו) v “his”

and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, his brethren, and their sons, twenty;

אֶחָ֥יו (ו) v “his”