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At the same time, Tattenai, ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai, and their men, came to them and said, Who gave you orders to go on building this house and this wall?

וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן (ה֑וֹן) Hon “their”

But the eye of their God was on the chiefs of the Jews, and they did not make them give up working till the question had been put before Darius and an answer had come by letter about it.

אֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם (הֹ֗ם) m “their”

This is to give the king word that we went into the land of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is made of great stones, and has its walls supported with wood, and the work is going on with industry, and they are doing it well.

בְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ (הֹֽם) Hom “their”

And we made request for their names, so that we might send you word, and give you the names of the men at the head of them.

שְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛ם (הֹ֛ם) m “their”בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ (הֹֽם) m “their”

So now, Tattenai, ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and your people the Apharsachites across the river, keep far from that place:

וּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן (ה֔וֹן) Hon “their”

Then Tattenai, the ruler across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and their people, because of the order given by King Darius, did as he had said with all care.

וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן (ה֑וֹן) Hon “their”

And they put the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their order, for the worship of God at Jerusalem; as it is recorded in the book of Moses.

בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן (ה֗וֹן) Hon “their”בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן (ה֔וֹן) Hon “their”

For the priests and the Levites had made themselves clean together; they were all clean: and they put the Passover lamb to death for all those who had come back, and for their brothers the priests and for themselves.

כֻּלָּ֣ם (ם) m “them”וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם (הֶ֥ם) Hem “their”

And kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them full of joy, by turning the heart of the king of Assyria to them to give them help in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

יְדֵיהֶ֔ם (הֶ֔ם) Hem “their”

As well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offering of the people and of the priests, freely given for the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem:

אֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם (הֹ֖ם) m “their”

So with this money get with care oxen, sheep, and lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, to be offered on the altar of the house of your God, which is in Jerusalem.

וּמִנְחָתְה֖וֹן (ה֖וֹן) Hon “their”וְנִסְכֵּיה֑וֹן (ה֑וֹן) Hon “their”

Now these are the heads of families who were listed of those who went up with me from Babylon, when Artaxerxes was king.

אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

And of the sons of Adonikam, the last, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.

שְׁמוֹתָ֔ם (ם) m “their”

And I sent them to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and gave them orders what to say to Iddo and his brothers the Nethinim at the place Casiphia, so that they might come back to us with men to do the work of the house of our God.

בְּפִיהֶ֨ם (הֶ֨ם) Hem “their”

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

וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

And of the Nethinim, to whom David and the captains had given the work of helping the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them specially named.

כֻּלָּ֖ם (ם) m “them”

So I put on one side twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

Measuring into their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels, a hundred talents' weight, and a hundred talents of gold,

יָדָ֜ם (ם) m “their”

Now after these things were done, the captains came to me and said, The people of Israel and the priests and Levites have not kept themselves separate from the people of the lands, but have taken part in the disgusting ways of the Canaanites, the Hittite

כְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם (הֶם) hem “their”

For they have taken their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the peoples of the lands; and in fact the captains and rulers have been the first to do this evil.

מִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם (הֶ֗ם) Hem “their”וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם (הֶ֔ם) Hem “their”

Which you gave to your servants the prophets, saying, The land into which you are going, to take it for a heritage, is an unclean land, because of the evil lives of the peoples of the land and their disgusting ways, which have made the land unclean from

בְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם (הֶ֗ם) Hem “their”בְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃ (ם) m “their”

So now do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or do anything for their peace or well-being for ever; so that you may be strong, living on the good of the land, and handing it on to your children for a heritage for

לִבְנֵיהֶ֗ם (הֶ֗ם) Hem “their”וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “their”שְׁלֹמָ֛ם (ם) m “their”וְטוֹבָתָ֖ם (ם) m “their”

So those who had come back did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of families, by their fathers' families, all of them by their names, were marked out; and on the first day of the tenth month they took their places to go into the question with c

אֲבֹתָ֖ם (ם) m “their”וְכֻלָּ֣ם (ם) m “them”

And they gave their word that they would put away their wives; and for their sin, they gave an offering of a male sheep of the flock.

יָדָ֖ם (ם) m “their”נְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם (הֶ֑ם) Hem “their”אַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ (ם) m “their”

Then I gave them an account of how the hand of my God was on me, helping me; and of the king's words which he had said to me. And they said, Let us get to work on the building. So they made their hands strong for the good work.

יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”