H9028–הֶם–hem

At that time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus to them: Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?

וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן (ה֑וֹן) Hon “their”

But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease till the matter came to Darius; and then they returned answer by letter concerning it.

אֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם (הֹ֗ם) m “their”

Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work is being carried on with diligence, and prospers in their hand.

בְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ (הֹֽם) Hom “their”

We asked their names also, to inform thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

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

Therefore Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

וּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן (ה֔וֹן) Hon “their”

Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, because of that which king Darius had sent, did so diligently.

וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן (ה֑וֹן) Hon “their”

And they set the priests in their classes, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem: as it is written in the book of Moses.

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

For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves as one [ergänzt: man]: they were all pure; and they killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

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

and they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; for Jehovah had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

יְדֵיהֶ֔ם (הֶ֔ם) Hem “their”

and all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, besides the voluntary offering of the people, and of the priests, who offer willingly for the house of their God which is at Jerusalem.

אֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם (הֹ֖ם) m “their”

Therefore thou shalt buy diligently with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their oblations and their drink-offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is at Jerusalem.

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

And these are the chief fathers, and their genealogy, who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

And of the children of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names are these: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.

שְׁמוֹתָ֔ם (ם) m “their”

And I gave them a commission to Iddo the chief, at the place Casiphia, and I put words in their mouths to say to Iddo [ergänzt: and] his brethren the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

בְּפִיהֶ֨ם (הֶ֨ם) Hem “their”

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

וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were expressed by name.

כֻּלָּ֖ם (ם) m “them”

And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

And I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver; and silver vessels a hundred talents, [ergänzt: and] of gold a hundred talents;

יָדָ֜ם (ם) m “their”

Now when these things were completed, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations, [ergänzt: even] of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites;

כְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם (הֶם) hem “their”

for they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and have mingled the holy seed with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this unfaithfulness.

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

which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess [ergänzt: it], is an unclean land through the filthiness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations with which they have filled it from one end to another through their uncleanness.

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

Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

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

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest [ergänzt: and] certain of the chief fathers were separated according to their fathers' houses, and all of them [ergänzt: expressed] by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

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

And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.

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

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

יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”