H9028–הֶם–hem

At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן (ה֑וֹן) Hon “their”

But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, until the matter should come to Darius, and then answer should be returned 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 built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goes on with diligence and prospers in their hands.

בְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ (הֹֽם) Hom “their”

We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at the head of them.

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

Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, be you far from there:

וּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן (ה֔וֹן) Hon “their”

Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions, because that Darius the king had sent, did accordingly with all diligence.

וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן (ה֑וֹן) Hon “their”

They set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, 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 together; all of them were pure: and they killed the Passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.

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

and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had 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 you shall find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

אֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם (הֹ֖ם) m “their”

therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings and their drink-offerings, and shall offer them 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 their fathers' [ergänzt: houses], and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

Of the sons of Adonikam, [ergänzt: who were] the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.

שְׁמוֹתָ֔ם (ם) m “their”

I sent them forth to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo, [ergänzt: and] his brothers 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 Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;

וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

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

כֻּלָּ֖ם (ם) m “them”

Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels one hundred talents; of gold one hundred talents;

יָדָ֜ם (ם) m “their”

Now when these things were done, the princes drew near to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, [ergänzt: doing] according to their abominations, 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, so that the holy seed have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands: yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.

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

which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, The land, to which you go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness:

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

now therefore don't give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever; that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.

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

The children of the captivity did so. Ezra the priest, [ergänzt: with] certain heads of fathers' [ergänzt: houses], after their fathers' houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

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

They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, [ergänzt: they offered] a ram of the flock for their guilt.

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

I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me, as also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for the good [ergänzt: work].

יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”