H9023–הוּ–hu

After him Hananiah, the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, were making good another part. After him Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, made good the wall opposite his room.

נִשְׁכָּתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they make themselves strong? will they make offerings? will they get the work done in a day? will they make the stones which have been burned com

אֶחָ֗יו (ו) v “his”

And when it came to the ears of those who were against us, that we had knowledge of their designs and that God had made their purpose come to nothing, we all went back to the wall, everyone to his work

מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part, everyone working with one hand, with his spear in the other;

יָדוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “his”

Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.

חַרְבּ֛וֹ (וֹ) o “his”מָתְנָ֖יו (ו) v “his”

And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:

מֵאָחִֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.

וְנַעֲר֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

So not one of us, I or my brothers or my servants or the watchmen who were with me, took off his clothing, everyone went armed to the water.

שִׁלְח֥וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest.

בְּאָחִ֖יו (ו) v “his”

And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement; even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. And all the meeting of the people said, So be it, and gave praise t

מִבֵּיתוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “his”וּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹ (וֹ) O “his”

Then Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

נַעֲר֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

Keep in mind, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat and what they did, and Noadiah, the woman prophet, and the rest of the prophets whose purpose was to put fear into me.

כְּמַעֲשָׂ֣יו (ו) v “his”

For in Judah there were a number of people who had made an agreement by oath with him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah, the son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan had taken as his wife the daughter of Meshullam, the son of Berechiah.

בְּנ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And they said much before me of the good he had done, and gave him accounts of my words. And Tobiah sent letters with the purpose of causing me fear.

טוֹבֹתָ֗יו (ו) v “his”

And I said to them, Do not let the doors of Jerusalem be open till the sun is high; and while the watchmen are in their places, let the doors be shut and locked: and let the people of Jerusalem be put on watch, every one in his watch, opposite his house.

בְּמִשְׁמָר֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

These are the people of the divisions of the kingdom, among those who had been made prisoners by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and taken away by him, who went back to Jerusalem and Judah, every one to his town;

לְעִירֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

And Ezra the scribe took his place on a tower of wood which they had made for the purpose; and by his side were placed Mattithiah and Shema and Anaiah and Uriah and Hilkiah and Maaseiah on the right; and on the left, Pedaiah and Mishael and Malchijah and

יְמִינ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And the people went out and got them and made themselves tents, every one on the roof of his house, and in the open spaces and in the open squares of the house of God, and in the wide place of the water-doorway, and the wide place of the doorway of Ephra

גַּגּוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “his”

You are the Lord, the God, who took Abram and made him yours, guiding him from Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham;

שְּׁמ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

You saw that his heart was true to you, and made an agreement with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Jebusite and the Girgashite, even to give it to his seed, and you have done what you said; for ri

לְבָבוֹ֮ (וֹ֮) o “his”לְזַרְע֑וֹ (וֹ) O “his”

And you did signs and wonders on Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land; for you saw how cruel they were to them. So you got yourself a name as it is today.

עֲבָדָיו֙ (ו֙) v “his”אַרְצ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to keep their steps in the way of God's law, which was given by Moses, the servant of God, and to keep and do all the orders of the Lord, our Lord, and his

וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו (ו) v “his”וְחֻקָּֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

Now these are the chiefs of the divisions of the country who were living in Jerusalem: but in the towns of Judah everyone was living on his heritage in the towns, that is, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's serv

בַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “his”

And his brothers, heads of families, two hundred and forty-two; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

וְאֶחָיו֙ (ו֙) v “his”

And Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who had to give the first note of the song of praise in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers, and Abda, the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

מֵאֶחָ֑יו (ו) v “his”