ezra - original personal notes in 43yr old bible of ken murray

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put them in the house of hisCHAPTER I gods;

a N ow in the first year of ~Tr3~~', 8Even those didCyrus king of.~ king of P ersia, that 2223 Persia bring forth bythe hand

the word of the LORDby the jer 25·'2 of Mith'·re·dath the "treasurer,mouth of Jeremiah might be It290 andnumberedthem unto=Shesn-

. :\ fulfilled,the LgRD,S t ID:~R the l 'cli:7.'~;~4'biiz'-zar, theQ,_,tinceof£li..Sf \'~il)(JiWit);f C . ersia c cn 5 '4 '"9Aild this lS the n er of

'{fiat he a IOn r them: thirty chargers of gold,throughou IS 1an . a thousand chargers of silver,put it also in w riting, saying, nine and twenty knives,2 Thus saith Cyrus king of 10Thirty basons ofgold,silverPersia, TheLORDGodof heaven basons of a second sort four<i1atI}"'givenme all the kllll' hundred and ten, and otherdoms . of the earth; and e vessels a thousand.hath d charged me to build him ~:~:: ;; 3~B I I All the vessels ofgold andan house at Jerusalem, which e, Es. 2 '4. of silver were <five thousandis in Judah. and four hundred. All these did3 Who is there among you Shesh-baz-zar bring up withof all his people? his God be 2b~;,~p~!~a.hem of 2thecaptivity that werewith him, andlet him go up to "im brought up from Babylon untoJerusalem, which is in Judah, Jerusalem.and buildthe house ofthe LORDGod of Israel, (fhe is the God,) fDan. 626

which is in Jerusalem.4And whosoever remaineth inany place where he sojourneth,let the men ofhis place shelphim with silver, and with gold,andwith goods,andwith beasts,beside the freewill offering forthe house of God that is inJerusalem.5 ,-r Then rose up the chief of

the fathers of J~ and J3_en-j~D' and the pnests, andthe~, with all them whosesprrit God had raised, to goupto build the house ofthe LORDwhich is in Jerusalem.6And all they that were aboutthem 8strengthened their handswith vessels ofsilver, with gold,with goods,andwith beasts, andwith precious things, beside allthat was :wlllinglxoffered.7 ~ iAlso eyrus the king iell.5·'4

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up out ofthe captivity, ofthosewhich had been carried away,hwhom Neb-u-chad-nez-zar theking of Babyjon had carriedaway unto Babylon, and cameagain unto Jerusalem andJudah, everyone unto hiscity;

2 Which came with Ze-rub'·~bA_~: Jesh'·il·a, Ne-h~,TseT:f(-iih, 5Re.el-ru'.ah, :r.16r-de-ca-t, Bilshan, 61';1ispar,BIg-Va'-l, 7Re'-hfun, Ba-a-nah. Thenumber ofthe men ofthepeopleof Israel:3The children ofPar'·ash, twothousand an hundred seventyand two.4 The children of Sheph·a-t(·ah, three hundred seventy andtwo.S Thechildren ofAr'-ah,sevenhundred seventy and five.6The children ofPa_'-hiith-m6.ab, of the children of Jesh'·u·a_

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and J6·ab, two thousand eighthundred and twelve.7 The chi ldren of E '·lam, athousand two hundred fifty andfour.8 The children of Ziit'·tll, ninehundred forty and five.9 The chi ldren of Zac-ca-r,seven hundred and threescore.10 The children of "Ba.'·ni,sixhundred forty and two.II The children of Be·ba'-i,

six hundred twenty and three.12 The children of Azgad, athousand two hundred twentyand two.13 The children of Ad-6-n!'-kam, s ix hundred sixty andsix.14 The children of Blg·va.'-i,two thousand fifty and six.IS The children of A"din,fourhundred fifty and four.16 The chi ldren of A '- ter ofHez-e-kt'-ah, ninety and eight.17 The children of Be-za-r,three hundred twenty andthree.18 The children of"Jor'·ah, anhundred and twelve.19 The children of Hash'-tim,two hundred twenty and three.20 The children of 5Glb'-bar,ninety and five.21 The children of Beth-lehem,an hundred twenty and three.22The men ofNe-to-phah, fiftyand six.23The men of An'-a·th6th, anhundred twenty and eight.24 The children of 6.A.z-ma.'·veth, forty and two.2$ The children of KU-'·jiith-ar -Im, Che-ph(·riih, and Beer'-oth, seven hundred and fortyand three •26 The children of Ra-mahand Ge'-ba,six hundred twentyand one.2, The men of l\TI~··mas, anhundred twenty and two.28 The men of Beth-el andA'-i, two hundred twenty andthree.29 The children ofNe'-bO,fiftyand two.

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30 The children of Mag'-blsh,an hundred fifty and six.3! The chi ldren of the otherE'·lam, a thousand two hun-dred fifty and four.32 The chi ldren of Hal" -Im,three hundred and twenty.33The children of Lod, IHa-did, and a'·n6, seven hundredtwenty and five.34 The children of Jericho,three hundred forty and five.

35 The children of Sen'·ii·ah,three thousand and six hundredand thirty.36~ The priests: the childrenof Je-dru'·ah, of the house ofJesh'·il·a, nine hundred seventyand three.37 The children of Im-rner, athousand fifty and two.38 The children ofPash-ur, athousand twohundred forty andseven.39 The children of Har-nn, athousand and seventeen.40 ~ The Levites: the childrenof Jesh'-il-a and Kact'·ml·el, ofthe children of "Ho-da-vt'-an,seventy and four.41 ,-r The singers: the childrenof A'-saph, an hundred twentyand eight.42 ,-r The children of the por-ters: the children of Shal'-Iiim,the children of A'-ter, the chil·dren of Tar-man, the childrenof Ak'·kub, the chi ldren ofHa-tt'-ta, the children of ShO·M.'·y, in all an hundred thirtyand nine.43 ,-r The aNeth'-l-nlms: thechildren of Zi'-ha, the childrenof Ha-su-pha, the children ofTiib·ba'·6tll,44The children ofKe'·ras, thechildren of 7Sf·a_·ha,the chilodren of Pa-den,45 The children of Le-ba-nan,the children of Hag'-a-bah, thechildren of .A_!{'·kiib,46 The children of Ha-gab,the children of bShal'-mar, thechildren of Ha-nan,47 The children ofGld'-deI, the

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EZRA 3 The number of the people who reiurncd f rom Babvlon

children ofGa.'·har,the clrlildrenIa 2Sa.'7· of aBi1r·zH·la'·lthe Gileadite, I

of REHjY.ah, 27· and was called after their (

48 The children of Re',zln, the name:children of Ne,kcj'·da, the chilo 62 These sought their register J'

dren of Gaz'.zam, amongtllosethatwere reckoned49 The children of lrz', za, the bygenealogy, but t hey wer enot3. !.children of Pa- sc-ah, the chil o found: t herefore 1were they,as""dren of Be'-s31, ~~Qnuted;~IJUtfrom the priest-50 The children of As'-nah, iood,the children of Me·hu'-nlm, t he 03And the 2Tlr'·sha·t ht't saidchildren of 3Ne'phu"S1111, unto them, that they bshould51 The children of Balr'-biik, not eat of the most holy things,

the children of Ha-ku'-pha, the till there stood up a priest withchildren of Har'vhur, cU'-dlll a nd with 'I'hiuu-num,52 The children of 4Baz'·liith, 64 ~ r The whole congregationthe children of Me-hi'-da, the together was dforty and twochildren of Har'vsha, thousand three hundred and

53 The children of Bar'-kos, threescore 4'2.,360tne children of Sls'-e-ra, the 5 eside their servants andchildren of Tha-mah, their maids, of whom there were54 The childr en of Ne-z( -iih, seven thousand three hundredthe children of Ha-tf-pha, thirtyandseven:and there were55 '\l The chi ldren of Solo- e Ne 7·1· among them <two hundred sing-mens servants: the children ingm en and singing women.of So·til'·j, the children of S6· 66 Their horses were sevenphe-reth, the children of 5Pe- 5 } e ; ; d a . hundred thi rty and six; theirt{{-da, Ne.7·57. mules, two M\undredforty and

56 The children of Ja'-a·lah, five;the children of Dar'·kon, the 67 Their camels, four hundredchildren of Gld'-deI, thirty and five; their asses, six57 The children of Sheph·a· thousand seven hundred andtf-iih, the children of Hat-ttl, twenty.the children of Po-che-reth 68 ~ And some ofthe chief ofof Ze·ba'-lm, the children of the fathers, when they came to6A'-mI. W :: tz: the house of the LORDwhich is58 All the Neth'·'{-n'ims, and at Jerusal em, offer ed fr eel y forthe children of Solomon's ser- the house of God t o set it up i nvants, were three hundred his place:ninety and two. 69They gave after their ability

59 And these were they which unto the treasure of the workv~~r;t~pJrom T~-~l~h, Teh ~ ':- ;;? / threescore and one thousandhar sa Cherub 7Ad dan and Or odrams of gold, and five thou-lrii';~le'ri_R!llJn~Y~QuTci--nQt 7~~d;~r6' . sand pound of silver, and onesl1-ewtheir father's o_ouse,and g-,Ch.2Q·7·undred priests' garments.theirTseecr.wjlether t~F~ ~ ? J : : C - r e e . 70 So the priests, and theorlsraeI: Levites, and some ofthe people,-OO11le' children of Del·al'-ah, and the singers, andthe porters,the children of T6·b(·ah, the and the Neth-I-njms, dweltc inchildren of Ne-ko'-da, six hun' their cities, and (all Israel)fil: . ;,dred hfifty and two. lrNe.7·62. their cities.~\\\t.o-~ - ;rtulJ;~I'::"'~""~'61~ And ofthe children ofthe .w..A L~", .J

priests: the children of Ha·ha}'- CHAPTER 3ah, t he chil dr en of Koz, the iNe.7,73· iANDwhen the seventh monthchildren of Bii r·zll ·1a'·1;which fiwas come, and the childrentook a wife of the daughters of Israel were in the cities, the

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captivity unto ]ernsalel11; andappointed the Levites , f romatwenty years old and upward,to set forward the work of thehouse ofthe LORD.9 Then stood Jesh'-ii-a withhis sons and his brethren, Kiid'·rnf-el and his sons, the sons of4Judah, 5together, toset forwardthe workmen in the house ofGod: t he sons of Hen-a-dad,with their sons and their bre-thren the Levites.10And when the builders laid~hefouudatioll of the tempJ,eoI"the LORD,they set the priestsdin their apparel with =trum-

pets, and the Levites the sonsof A'·saph with gcymbals, topraise the LORD, iafter theordi nance of David king ofIsrael.II Andthey k sang together bycourse in praising and givingthanks unto the LORD; lbe-cause he is good, for his mercyenduretlt forevertoward Israel.And all the people shoutedwith a great shout, when theypraised the LORD,because thefoundation of the house of theLORDwas laid.12Butmany ofthe priests andLevites andchief ofthe fathers,who were ancient men, 1'thathad seen the first house, whenthe foundat ion of this housewas laid beforetheir eyes, weptwith a loud voice; and many

shouted aloud forjoy:I 3 SO that the peoplecouldnotdiscernthe noise ofthe shout ofJO Y from the noise ofthe weet111 onIle eo Ie: for'"ffiepeop;eshouted WI h a oud shout, andthe noise was heard afar off.

CHAPTER 4

Nowwhen tthe adversariesof Judah and Benjamin

heard that 9the children of thecaptivity builded the templeunto the LORDGod of Israel;2 Then they came to Ze'TIlb'-ba bel, and to L.'1.ehief of the

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people gathered themselves to-Igether as onemanto Jerusalem.2 Then ~~ood~p 'Jesh'-i!-·athe ' J ; : l m a ,son of Jo ·zii·dak,and hIS bre- Hag,,.',

t~re? the priests, and2if-r~i' &'2~~'ba-bel t he son of 3She. . r-ei, Zech.·'arul'his brethren, and builded 1 , , o c L 3.the altar of the Godof Israel, 2t ir tto offer burnt offerings thereon, 2&Li/3~~7'as it is bwrit ten in the law of ' j ?~l , l~~Moses <theman ofGod. babel

3And they set the altar upon 3:r~k:3~~7'his bases; for fear was upon

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those countries: and they offer- ~h~~~Z~ ,ed burnt offerings thereon ~to ~};~~;.the LORD,even burnt offenngs b Deu. u.

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~n 0 ereG. jthe daily burut /Ne.a.I offerings by number, according z;;c'Ii:'_

to the astom,~as. ,theduty of ;~·Ch"5.every ay required; ,6.5 And afterward offered the ~47ev,3·"'continual burnt offering~"bQth e z Ch.2$.

"of the new moons.sand of f i l l , "~gl

the Q~~lRm tllat'6!H'I,~:tJ"were cons~c~ated,and of every ;~~5': ; .o{"one that ~,offered a free- hisday.

will offer~tUlfOthe LORD. kNe.'2.24·6 From the first day of the t3~~~ ,6.

seventh month began they to ';8~'"2g.offer burnt offerings unto the "Nll.28..LORD. But 7the foundation of ~l'l~j,.2i;,~9.

the te!nple ofthe LORDwas not ; ~ : ; ' 1 ! S ' } [ Dyet laid, was no

7 They gave money also unto } o ~ ; " d e d .the masons, and to the 8car- P Hag. 2.3·

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cedar trees from Leb-a-non tothe sea of rJop'-pa, =according r J05>9. 46.to t he grant that they had of s en. L2,3·

Cyrus king of Persia.8 "I l Now inthe secondyear oftheir coming unto the house ofGodat Jerusalem, inthe second tver·7-9·month, beganuZe-riib'-ba·belthe u ver, 2.

sonof She-aI'·ti-el,ana iesi -u·athe son ofJo' -za·dak, an theremnant of their brethren thepriests and the Levites, and allthey that were come out ofthe



EZRA 4 The Jews' adcersaries endeavour to hinder the wade

whom the great and noble aAs.nap-par brought over, and setin the cities of Sa·mar'·'i·a,andthe rest that are onthis sidetheriver, and -at such a time.II.~This is the .copy of the~ that the_y_sentunto him,even unto Ar·ta·xerx'·es theking; Thy servants the men onthis side the river, and at sucha time.12Beit known unto the king,that the Jews which came upfrom thee to us are come unto

Jenlsalem, building the rebel.Iious and the bad city,andhave2set up the walls thereof, and3joined the foundations.13Be it known now unto theking, that, if this citybe builded,and the walls set uf again, thenwill they not 4pay toll, tribute,and custom, and so thou shaltendamage the "revenue of thekings.14 Now because "we havemaintena.l1ce from the king'«palace, and it was not meet forus to see the king's dishonour,therefore have we sent andcertified the king;15 That search may be madein t he book of t he records ofthy fathers: so shalt thou findin the book of the records, andknow that t his ci ty is are.bellious city, and hurtful untokings and provinces, and thatthey have 10moved sedition11within the same of old time:for which cause was this city

destroyed.16We certify the king that, ifthis city be builded again, andthewalls thereof set up,by thismeans thou shalt have nopar.tion onthis side the river.17 ~ Then sent t he king ananswer unto Re'vhum the chan.cellor, and to Shim'·shill thescribe, and to the rest of thei r!3companions that dwell in Sa.mar'+a, and unto the restoe.Y&\.d"'fheriver, Peace, and atsuch a time.

The building stopped, and renewed.

18The letter which ye sentunto us hath beenplainly readbeforeme.19 And 1I commanded, andsearch hath been made, and iti s found that t his cit y of oldtime hath 2made insurrection 2Chald

against kings, and that reo : Y s ; 0 ! u pbellion and sedition have beenmade therein.

~o There have been mightykings also over Jerusalem,which have booed over allcountries beyond the r iver '

and toll, tribute, and custom;was paid unto them.

21 4Give ye now command- 4 f i 9 : : 1 ~ment to cause t hese men to decree.

cease,and that this citybe notbuilded, until another command.ment shall begiven fromme.22Take heednow that ye failnot to do this: why shoulddamage grow to the hurt ofthe kings?

23 ~ Now when the copy ofking Ar·ta·xerx'·es' letter was 5tfeh,~!~;s~'read beforeRe-hiirn, and ShIm'· whereof.

shill the scribe, and their com.panions, they went UP in hasteto _jerusalem unto the .Jews;aoo ma e em _o cease ' :Q):force and power. .

24"Then ceased the work ofthe house of God which is atJerusalem. So it ceased untothe l 'econd year of the reignof D~king of Persia. -

Letter to Darius EZRA 5them Tat"nm, governor onthisside the river, and She'. thar-b6z"nill,and their companions,and said thus unto them, Whoh<l;thcommanded you to buildthis house, and to make upthiswall?

4 Then sai d we unto themafter this manner , What arethe names of the men that3make this building?5 But <tne eye of their Godwas upon the elders of theJews, that they could not cause

them to cease, till the mattercame to :Qbi ,r{;~: and thenthey returned answer by letterconcerning this matter.

6~ The copyof the letter thatTat"nm, governor on this sidethe river, and She'.thar-b6z'.nill,and his companions the A.phar"Sa'~Ites, which were onthis s ide the r iver , sent unto:I]j,·r~o the king:_7"hey sent a letter unto him,"whereinwaswiittenlhus; Oil .Jo I f J , a - x , i ' . ; , U s theking, allpeace:8 e It kiiown Unto the king,that we went into the provinceof Judea, t o t he house of t hegreat GOd,which is builded with7great stones, and timber is laidin the wal ls, and this workgoeth fast on, and prosperethin their hands.

9 Then asked we those elders,and said unto them thus, Whocommanded you to build thishouse, and to make up these

walls?10Weasked their names also,to certify thee, that we mightwrit e the names of t he menthat were the chief of them.IIAnd thus they returned usanswer, saying, We a re t heservants ofthe God ofheavenand earth, and build the housethat was builded these manyyears ago, which a great kingof Israel builded <and set up.I2But Iafter that our fathershadprovoked theGodof heavenunto wrath, he gave them into

fathers, and saidunto them, Let I a Cpo ver, 2

USbuildwith you: for we seekyour God,as ye doi and we dosacrifice unto him bsince thedays of E'·sar-had'·dgn king ofAssur, whi ch brought us uphither.3But Ze·rttb'·ba·bel,and Jesh'·

u-a, and the rest of the chi efof the fathers of Israel, saidunto them, Yehave nothing todo wit h us to bui ld an houseunto our God; but weourselvestogether will bui ld unto theLORDGod of Israel, as eking ceh.3.7.

Cyrus the king of Persia hathcommanded us.

4 Then the ~2~~,Qf the landweakened the ands of thepeople of :WiahJ and troubl~them in bu mg,

5Andhired~Hri~ellers againstthem, to frusrnteheir PUJPose,all the days of l~s kmg ofPers ia, even unt i e re ign ofDa,rI'·u.sking of Persia.6And in the reign of 7A·hag.Ml'·nls, in the beginning Of ! : i i sreign, wrote they unto him anaccusation against the inhabi-

tants of JUdah and jerusalem.7 ~ And in the days of Ar·ijfferx"~s wrote sBish"liffil,e vtli'·re·dath, Tab'·eel, and therest of their "companions, untoAr·Ui·xerx'·es king of Persia;and the writ ing of the let terwas written In the Syrian .1'. K. ,8.

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9 Then wrote Re'·hum thechancellor, and Shim'·shm thescr ibe, and the rest of t heirJo companions; the D(·na.·Ites, ' l o , c , ~ ~ ~ ; ~ .theA·phar·sath'·@tes, theTar'·pe-Iites, the A'phar'·sItes, theAr'·~e·vltes, the Babylonians,the Sd·san'·chltes, the De·ha'.vites, and the E'·lam·ites,10And the rest of the nations

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CHAPTER 5

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EZRA 6 Decrees of Cyrus and Darius in the Jews'favDttr

the hand of aNeb.u.chiid.nez'.zar the king of Babylon, theChiU·de'·iin,who destroyed thishouse, and carried the peopleaway into Babylon.13 But in the first year ofbCyrusthe king of Babylon thesame king Cyrusmadea decreeto buildthis house ofGod.14 And <the vessels also ofgo ld and s il ve r o f t he houseof God,which Neb·u·chM·nez'·zar took out ofthe temple thatwas in Jerusalem, and broughtthem into the temple ofBaby-

lon, those did Cyrus the kingtake out of the temple of Ba-bylon,and they were deliveredunto one, whose name 'I'.JasfShesh·biiz'·zar, whom he hadmade 1governor;15 And said unto him, Takethese vessels, go, carry theminto the temple that is in Jeru·salem, andlet thehouse ofGodbebuildedin hisplace.16Then camethe same Shesh·biiz'·zar, and "laid the founda-tion ofthe house of Godwhichis in Jerusalem: and sincethatt ime even un ti l now hath i tbeen in building, and yet it isnot finished.17 Now therefore, if it seemgood to the king, let there besearch made inthe kings trea-sure house, which is there atBabylon, whether it be so, thata decr ee was made of c ; l ' , . . I " Wthe king to buildthis house ofGod at Jerusalem, and let the

k ing send h is pl easure t o usconcerning this matter.

CHAPTER 6

THENP~'rI,.ulthe kingmadea decree, Kandsearch was

madein the house ofthe 6rolls,where the treasures were 71rudup in Babylon.2 And there wasfoundat 8Ach·me'·thii, m the palace that isTnthe province of the Medes, aroll, and therein was a recordthus_w£ltten_:

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3 Inthefirstyear ofCyrustheking the same Cyrus the kingmade a decree concerning thehouse ofGodat Jerusalem, Letthe house be builded,the placewhere they offered sacrifices,and letthe foundations thereofbe strongly laid; the heightthereof threescore cubits, andthe breadth thereof threescorecubits;4 dWith three rows of greatstones, anda row ofnewtimber:and let the expences be givenout of the king's house:

S Andalso let<thegolden andsilver vessels of the house ofGod,which Neb-u-chad-nez-zart ook fo rth out of t he t empl ewhich is at Jerusalem, andbrought unto Babylon, be reostored, and 2brought again untothe temple which is at Jeru·salem, everyone to his place,and place them inthe house ofGod.6 Now there/ore, uTiit'·nm.governor beyond the r iver ,Shc'-thar-boz -na), and 3yourcompanions the ;A·phar'~sii.\1!i:tes,which are beyond theriver, be ye far from thence:7 Let the work ofthis houseof Godalone; let the governorof the Jews·and the elders oftheJews buildthis house ofGodinhis place.8 Moreover 4I make a decreewhat ye shall doto the eldersof these Jews for the buildingof t hi s house of God : t ha t of

the king's goods, even of theitribute beyondthe river, forth-with expences be given untothese men, that th ey be no t5hindered.9 And that which they haveneed of, both young bullocks,and rams, and Iambs, for theburnt offer ings of the God ofheaven, wheat, salt, wine, andoil, according to the appoint.ment of the priests which areat Jerusalem, let it be giventhem day by day without fail:

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The templefinished and dedicated: the passover kept EZRA 710That they may offer sacri- aCh"4" their adivis ions , and the Le-flees1ofsweet savours unto the Io;~~lt~' vites in their courses , for theGod of h eaven, a nd p ray for t he service of God, which is atlifeof theking,and ofhis sons. 2a~c~~~~~g Jerusalem; 2as it is written inIIAlso I have madea decree, tothe the book ofMoses.that whosoever shall alter this f 'r~:~-;;' 19Andthe children ofthe cap·word, let timber be pulled down & 8 9· tivity kept the aass9p .r buponfrom his house, and being set b Ex. 12 6 the fourteenth ay 0 the firstup,"lethimbe hangedthereon; 3h~,~,a~~.et month. ~and let his house be made a dasrroyed 20 For the priests and thedunghill for this. c&i:i~},~'5 Levites were =puriftedtogether,12 And the God that dhath d, K,. 9, 3 allof them were pure,andkilledcaused h is name todwel l t he re t he pas sover f or a ll t hechil drendestroy all kings and people, of the captivity, and for theirthat shall put to their hand to brethren the priests, and for

alter and to destroy this house themselves.of Godwhich is at Jerusalem. 21 And the children of Israel,I D a-rt'-tis have made a decree; which were come agaIn outlet i t be done with speed. ~Qf.._c.milivlty,nd all. sucl1....<!.§13 'Il Then Ta t" nru, governor hadsepa rat ed t hemse lve s un.19onthis sidetheriver, She'vthar- them from the filthiness of theb6z"nru,andtheir companions, t teat lien o{the lai iMo ~et" !KJ~according to that which Da-rt'- LORDGodof I srael .u s t he k ing had sen t, s o t heydid speedily. e Ex. '2. '5

14 And the eldersof the Iews & '3 6

.builded, and they p!:.9.§p~redthrough the prophesying oflIii~~<Mthe prophet and Zech-~ the son of ld'·do. ~C i. ey bui lded, and f inished it,

according to the 4command. 4Chald.

ment ofthe God of Israel, and decree

accordingtothe 4commandmentof f~, and oDii·r(·us and feh.,.,

i~~:.Xej;,t{·es king oTPe'rsia. s~t~324

i 5 1 t i t : 1 thiShouse was finished 'f Ne. 2 I.

on the thi rd day ofthe month ;¥;~~::5.

~)~I~~~f ~ ~ c ~ =~ii~ 1 ~ i ~ : " 3 'the king. ._ ~ ~~216

~ rAndthe childrenof Israel, ,llsdr·7·5.

thepriests, andtheLevites,andthe rest of 5thechildrenof thecaptivity, kept lthe dedicationofthis house ofGodwith joy,17 And offered at the dedica-t ion o f t his house of Godanhundred bullocks,two hundredrams, four hundred lambs; and"'for a sinofferingforall Israel, mch.8 . 35 .

twelve he goats, according to nNe.8',4,

the number of the tribes of ~~~.6 36•

Israel.18And they set the priests in

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EZRA 7 The gracious commissionqf'Artaxerxes to Ezrahim all his request, aaccording aver . 9 , .8 t ha t thou cans t f ind in a ll the

to the hand of the LORD his province of Babylon, with theGod upon him. freewill offering of the people,7 And there went uIL_some of and of the priests, offeringthe"°ChIrClrenof Israel, and of b ch.a. '-4· willingly for the house of theirthe I?~~and c1! !eLev it es , c'~~;9~' Godwhich is in Jerusalem:and the smg-ers,and t1ie'j?'Orters, 17 That thou mayest buyand dthe NSth':T-iifrll~,unto leo deh.S. speedily with this money bul-

~11]..1..J1Li' th7-~~~ear 57~ ~ h· .2 ' 4 3 .ocks, rams, Iambs, with theirof Ar·ta·xerx·es f!ie kIM! e 4 : ; ~ ' : 5 · emeat offerings andtheir fdrink8 ~~ to Terusalem fNu. '5. '0. offerings, and offer them uponin the fifth l!1ontfi, wIiich was t he a lt ar o f the house o fyou rin t lle s eventh year of the k ing. God which is in Jerusalem.9 For uj:lQnthe first d~ of the 18 And whatsoever shall seemfirst month'l:Jegan he t~ ' t J ; , ; ) ; ; : : ; , ~ : ; , good to t hee, and to thy bre-from BabYlon, anti on the first t.on O the thren, todowith the rest oftheda:y_ of the fifth month came he gmnJ{up silver andthe gold, that doafterto lerusalemLaccordingto the the will of y our God.

~Slpd hand of hls . . J : ip_~ 19 The vessel s a lso tha t a re

lilm'F given thee f.2t thes~ of the'10 or Ezra had prepared his houS_!:lf tliy God, those deliverhei ii1: to seek t il e l aw of th e f f i O U before the God of Jeru-{ :ORD,andto do it, and to salem.

vteach in 'srael statutes and ;:Ne. 8 , - < I . 20 Andwhatsoever more shalljudgglents.-------- ----- be needful f or the house of thy

II now this is the .£QPY. of God, which thou shalt have oc -

casion to bestow, bestow it outofthe king's treasure house.21And I, even I Ar·ta,.xerx'-eJ!the k ing, domake a decree toa ll the t rea su re rs wh ich arebeyond, the river, that whatso-

It Ezek. 26. ever Ezra the priest, the scribe

Ban".37_ ofthelaw oftheGodof heaven,2E~~at~he shall require of you, it be done~;:ft~t speedily,"cribeof 22 Unto an hundred talents; Z : ; ; : ~ ~ of s ilve r, and to an hundredheaven "measnres of wheat, and to anj~h~Id~c.hundred baths of wine, and tocors an hundred ba ths of oi l, and

salt without prescribing how

much.234Whatsoever is commanded

bythe God ofheaven, let it bediligently done for the house ofthe God of heaven: f or whyshould there be wrath againstthe realm of the k ing and h issons?

24 Also we certify you, thattouching any of the priests andLevites, singers, porters, Neth'.I ·n lms , or mini st er s o f thi shouse of God, it shal l not be

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"mouth.

The companionsof Ezra, who returned from Babylonl1 lwful to impose atoll, tribute, a ch 4 ' 3

or custom" upon them.25 And thou, Ezra, after thewisdom of thy God,that is in b ch, 2 7

thine hand, set magistrates andjudges, whichmayjudge all thepeople that are beyond the river,allsuchas k~10Whe I C ! -ws qt. thy c ch v a,4

God; and te~ lliatImow them not.

26 And whosoever will notdothe law ofthy God,and the deh. 2 6

law of the king, let judgmentbe executed speedily upon him,

whetheritbe unto death, or'to ' r ~ o ~ ~ ; ; ' : , o , t .banishment, or to confiscation

of goods, or to imprisonment.27 'iI Blessed be the LoRDGodof ourTathers, which hath putsuch a thing asthis intheking's

heart , to beautify the house of e&~~~~~~,a

the LORDwhich is in Jerusa-lem:

28 And /Iiath extended ~1lrS< feh . 9 . 9.

unto mebefore the king, anarus 2Or, the

counsellers, and before all the . ; : ~ : : : , g e s tk ing' s migh ty pr inces . And Iwas strengtheped~ as the handof the LORDmy God was uponme, and I gathered together outof Israel chief men to go upwith me.

, en a scribeof the words of the command.ments ofthe LORD,and of hisstatutes to Israel.

12 ~i! t~~g~§,ki ng ofkings;-2uno 1!:ira -the priest, ascribe ofthe law ofthe God ofheaven, perfect peace, and atsuch a time.

13I make. a decree, that allthe_y:OfIIie_p.eo..Q!efIsrael, andoTfiis'l2nesf'S and Levites, ini~;-wru:Charem1ndedOfthefr 0'Y!l freewill to go up tolerg_§_alemdo with thee.14 ForasmuCh as thou art sent50f the king, and ofhis isevencounse ll er s, to inqui re con .cerning JUdah and Jerusalem,according to the law ofthy Godwhich is in thine hand;ISAndto carry the silver andgo ld , Which the king and h iscounseUers have freely offeredunto the God of Israel, whosehabitation is in Jerusalem,16And all the silver and gold

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CHAPTER 8

THESE' are now the chief oftheir fathers, and this is the

genealogy ofthem that went upwith me from ~on, in thereign ofAIi"Ut:xeq;.~ the king.2Ofthe sons of hPhln'.e.has;Ger'·shom: ofthe sons ofhIth'.

a-mar ; iDaniel: of the sons ofDavid; kHat'·tiish.

3 Ofthe sons of zShe~_h.a.n(.ah, of the sons of mPhar'.osh ;Zech·a·ri'·iih: and with himwere reckoned bygenealogy ofthe males an hundred and fifty.4 Of the sons o f npa '·ha th -m6·ab; EI·I·h6·e'·nruthe son ofZer·a·hI'·iih, and with him twohundred males.

5Of the sons ofSheffi·a·ny'·ah;the son ofJa-ha',zl-el, and withbimthree hundred males.

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EZRA 86 Of the sons a lso o fA '. dln;E'·bedthe son ofJonathan, andwith him fifty males.7 And of the sons o f bE'.!am;je-shaY·ah the son of Ath-a.1(·ah, and with him seventymales.

8 And ofthe sons of "Sheph-a-ti'·iih: Zeb-a-df-ah the son ofMichael , and wi th him fou r.score males.

9 Of the sons of a J6.ab;Q·ba·di'·ah the son of Je·hi'.el,and with him two hundred and

eighteen males.10And ofthe sons ofShe'!6.mlth; the son of jOs·l.phi'.ah,and wi th h im an hundred andthreescore males.IIAnd ofthe sons ofBe.ba'.I;Zech·a·ri '·iih the son of 'Be.ba'-=i;and with him twenty andeight males.

12And ofthe sons ofAz!?ad:J6·ha'·niin 2the son of Hak -ka-tan, and with him an hundredand ten males.13 And of the last sons ofAd·6·n(·kam, whose namesare these, E·Hph'·e·let, je'('el,and Shem·ru'·iih, and with themthreescore males.ItOf the sons a lso o f uBlg.va ·1; fJ'·thru., and 3Zab'.biid,and with them seventy males.15 'iI And I gathered them to.gether to the river that runnethto A·ha'·va; and there 4abodeweliitenfs three d1. lYJ!:andI vieweathe people, and thepriests, and found there l,!Q!l.e ofthe j sons ofLevi.76 Then sent T'for EH.e"zer,for Ar'·l·el, for Shem.ru'.iih,and for EI·na' ·thi in , and forjar '·rb, and for EI·na'. than,and for Nathan, and for Zech-a-rf'-ah, and for lHe·shiiI'.lam,chief men; also for J6(.a.r ib,and for EI·na'·than, men of,l;!lk~rstansfu:!&,. i::.17Ana tsent them Withcom-mandmen t un to id' ·d6· thechief at the place Cas'l'ph(-ii,and 5 I t ol d them What t hey

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EZRA 8 Ezra keepe tk afast; and cometh to Jerusalem

should say unto 'i':d<-d6,nd to his lords, and all Israel therehi s bret hren the Neth'-l -nrl ll s, present , had offer ed:at the place Cas-r'phI"'a, that 26 I even weighed unto theirthey sliould bring' unto us hand six hundred and fiftyministers for the house of our talents of silver, and silverGod. vessels an hundred talents, and18 And "by the goodhand of a ch 7 6 ofgoldan hundred talents;our God upon us they brought beh..w. 27 Alsotwentybbasonsofgold,us a man of lmderstanding, of of a thousand drams; and twothe sons of eMall'·h, the son of cx ci, 6 '9. vessels of!fine copper, 'preciousLevi, the. son fi t Isra~l; and ,Heb. as gold.Sher-e·bl'·ah, wi h his sons and ~~fz{~~·~;;rl8 And I said unto them, Yehis brethren, eighteen; : H : b : are dholy unto the LORD; theI9 And Hash-a-br-an, andwith :!L~;~o;: 'vessels are "holyalso; and thehim je-sha:i'·ah of the sons of c Lev. 22 2 silver andthe goldare a freewillIl'Ie·rar'·I,his brethren and their 3· offering unto the LORDGod ofsons, twenty; your fathers.20 Also of the Neth"l-n'1ms, 29Watch ye, and keep them,whom David and the princes until ye weigh them before thehad appointed for the service chief of the priests and theof the Levites, two hundred Levites, and c hief o f the fathersand twenty Neth'·'1·n'1ms:all /2K 23 ofIsrael, at jerusalem, inftheof them «were expressed by iNu . r, '7. chambers of the house of thename. LORD.

K~ \\' ' 2 . . 7 - 2 . \ 1 , 2I ~_I.ll~nI!., roc1aimeda 30 Sotook the priests and thethere, at 'fIle nver 0 A· a Levites the weight of the silver,

\;&M~ ~ 'TO t~wemrrti'f"afflic ourse ves and t he g old, and the v essels, to"r P - R c ' - < " r E .t _. lo " I before our od s k of--un bring them to jerusalem unto

the house ofour God._LL . e one§, 31 , - r . Then w~ depa:';"tedfromstance. ,the rrver of J A·ha -va on kthe22 For I was ashamed to reo twelfth day of the first month,(pire of the king a band of to go u nto Jerusaleri'l:ana:-ztfie

C<"':;--l~soldiers and horsemen to help and of our Godwas upon us,us agai nst t he enemy in t he nd he del ivered us from theway: because we had spoken hand of t he_enemy_,_and f suchunto t he king, s aying, IThe ~yrn-wart l?Ythewa}': .·-

I hand of our God is uJlQlLall '"Ne. 2 rr, 32Aiid=we cameto Jerusalem,~tile:ril"'fl'orgo-odthat §~el!:_hhn; "Ro. 8.28. and abode there three days."buf his power and his wrath is 33 ,-r Now on the fourth dayI~ all ffiem t ha " tOfOrsaKe OJ0524020 was the silver and the goldand~'§.ill.,' ". ..' . ..-. .... p ver. 2 63 0 the vessels Pweighed in the

23 So we fa. §tWand besoug:h1: house ofour Godby the hand ofour God for tl 'i ls : and he was q Ne 3· 4 qMer'·e·m6ththe son of U.rj'.iihr int reated ofus. ~ )~Gen . 25. the priest; and with him was24 ~I'f"henIseparated twelve 2> EI·e-a'·zar the son of Phm've-of the chief of the priests, s Ne 8 7 has; and with them was Sj6.iSher·e·b(·il.h, Hash-a-br'-ah, tver. r8 za-bad the son ofjesh'·fl-a, andand ten of their brethren with N6·a·dI'-llh the son of Brn-nu-t,them, Levites ;25And weighed untothem "the ':~h. 7·5, 34 By number and by weightsilver, and the gold, and the of e veryone: and a ll t hew eightvessels, even L"1e offering of was written at that time.the house ofourGod,which the v eh.2 r, 35 Also the children "of thoseking, and his counsellers, and that had been carried away,

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Ezra praye th unto God with cor if es sionqf s ins

which were come out of thecaptivity, offered burnt offer-ings unto the God of Is rael,"twelve bullocks for all Israel,ninety and six rams, seventyand seven lambs, twelve hegoats jar a sinoffering: all thiswas a burnt offering unto theLORD.36 "I I And they delivered theking's dcommissions unto theking's 'lieutenants, and to thefgove rnors on thi s side ther iver : and they fur thered the~ople, and the house of God.

CHAPTER 9

NOW when thesethings weredone, the J2[incescame to

me,saying,The~e ofIsrael ,and the pries tfu and t ile I . . & ; .vites, have"IiOf'iseparated them'~-from the people oI 'iJ'lelands, j doing according to theirabominations, even of thecanaani tes, the Hit ti tes, thePe-rtz-zttes, the Jeb"·ft·sltes,theAmmonites, the Moabites, theEgyptians, and the Amorites,2 For theyhave I taken oftheirdau hters for themselves, andforthelr sons: so Lhahe"'olYiieedhave nmlllg1edthemselves"with the people of those lands:yea, t he hand of t he pri ncesand vrulers hath been chief inthis trespass.3And when Iheard this thing,pI rent my garment and mymantle, and plucked offthe hairof my head and of my beard,and sat down astonied,

4 Then were assembled untomeevery one that vtrembled atthe words ofthe God ofIsrael,because of the transgression ofthose t hat had been carr iedaway; and I sat astonied untilthe revening sacrifice.S ~ Andat the evel1ingsacrificeI arose up trommy 'lieavilleS'S'jand having rent my garmentand my mantle, I fell UP_QILll~knees,and U spread < ;t myb.§!ldsiUiI01he L oRD my .od. -

a ch 6 I 7bPs. 38 4

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deh. 7.2

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EZRA 96 And said, 0 my God, I amashamed and blush to l i .1TU'Dmy face to fhee, my God: forb our iniguities are increasedover o U r fieaC!,and our 1tres-p~ 'i s gr own up unto t heheavens.7 Since the days ofourfathershave we been in a great trespassunto this day; and for our in-i9.£iti~have we,our kmgs, ai,dour priests, been delivered intothe hand of the kings of thelands , t o the sword, t o ca_Q:tivity, and to a spoil, and to

iiCOtifusionof face, asitis thisday.

8 And now for a l it tle 2 spacegrace hath been shewed fromthe LORDour God,to leave usa remnant t9...~~e, and togiveu s 3a nail iii his hOlyplace,thatour Godmay ilighten our eyes,and give usa little reviving inour bondage.9 For we were bondmen; yetour Godhath not forsaken usin our bondage, but khaL.'1.x-t ended mercy unto us in thesight of the kings ofPersia, togiveus a reviving, tosetup thehouse of ourGod,and 4torepairthe desolations thereof; and togive us a wal l inJudah and inJerusalem.10And now, 0our God, whatshall we say after this? for wehave forsake.n thy co.m_m..m

I 5 i i i l i > T h :~hich thou hast com-manded "by thy servants theprophets, saying, Theland,unto

which yego to possess it, isanunclean landwith the filthinessofthe people of the lands, withtheir abominations, which havefilled itS from oneendto anotherwith their uncleanness.12 Now therefore 'give not Iyour danghters tmto tlierrsons, \neltliertake their daughters untoIyour sons, nor tseek their peaceor their wealm for ever: that,~ye maY_12~sfI9Q.g,and eanhe lgOoClOIUlelaru.r,aild eave it for t

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EZRA IO Esra encouraged to reform the strange marriage8

an inheritance to your children 5Then arose Ezra, and madefor ever. the chief priests, the Levites,13And after all that is come a & ~ ~ :5 . > 2 and ali Israel, ato swear thatupon us for our ev il deeds , and theyshou lddoaccordi ng to t hi sfor our great trespass, seeing word. And t hey sware.that thou oU~illL'hast P-lm r 6 ~ Then Ezra rose upbfrom. h Slhan.ouJ' ini cities before the house of God, anddes_el've. and hast·gWenuS sllch went into the chamber of cjo.deIiver<l,nceasthis; ha-nan the son of E.n.ash'.ib:'14 Should w e agafn.breaI~ th and when he came thither, hecommandments, and Join in Qjde<tt no bread, nor drink ~ffj)af fi nit ywit h t hepeopl eo f thes e wat er : f orhe mourned becauseabominations? wouldest not of the 4],nsf{fessi9lJ of themthou beangry with us till thou that had Deen carned away.hadst consumed lIS so that 7 And they made proclamationthere should be no remnant throughout Judah and jerusa.nor escaping? lem Unto all the children ot15° ~QRD GodofIsrael, dthou 1 ' ; ; ' e 8.9 , . 3 3 . the captivity, that they shoulda1:LtighteollS: for we ;remain Ps."9· gather themselves together un-yet escaped, as it is this day: B~;1.9.'4 to jerusalem;behold, we are before thee in jer. '2. r, 8 And that whosoever wouldour t r, Sl s~s ses : fo r we cannot not comew ith in t hr eedays, ac-s tand6e fu re fheebecauseof th is. cordi ng to the cbunseror t he

princes and the elders, all his2Heb. substance should be 2forfeited,'' f i ~ : ~ : " 2 0 .and himself seIJarated fromtheeLJ;;~:/9. congregation'oftIiose that had

~_ Dan 9 20 beencarried away.d,_ /2 Ch 20.9· 9 ~ Then all the men ofJudah

ffi:":eC!.re""--a~s:'=s~e;:Cm"-'b"'lO"e"':d;"-'u""n"'it"'o~~h'i'in::Cl~o-=;utnd Ben,lit.~ gathered tii'eiii::ofIsrael a very great congrega- selvestoge er unto jerusalemtion of men and women and within three days. Itwas thechildren: for the p~QPle"weHt 3w : : ; i ' , ; ninth month, 00 the twentiethv~ sore, great day ofthe month; and all the2 And Shech·a·n(·ah the son weepbr people sat l~street of theof je·hi'·el, o n e of t he sons of house of God, trembling be.E'·Jam, answered and s aid u nto cause of this matter, and forEzra, We have tr"sl2~~ a- 4 Heb.tlre 41Jl.~eat rain.gainst our God,and havetaken showers. 10 ndEzr a t he pr ies t s tood

m~nge wives of the people of up, and said u nto t hem,Y e have

~~!~~:~~~~~~~f~si~h~~~~ 5 ~ : ~ ~ r et~=e~r:~~~~ ~~~~s~3Nowtherefore let usmake a have f~ass QfIsraej,covenant with our God6t~ g~~%:htI I Now therefore omake con- 1w Y' al l t he wives and such 6 Heb to fession unto the L'DRD-( iod "~sre IJ()"'ffiOTtIie'iit,according% ' ~ ; i . 07-your ~Iatl1ers,·andao his '£Otne counsel of my lord, and dOS7·'9· pleasure: and separate your.of those that htremble at the I, ch,9-4 selves from the people of thecommandment of our God; and land, and from the strangelet it be doneiaccording to the iDeu 7 2 wives.

law. 3· 12 Then all the congregation4 Ar is e; f or this matter be- answered and saidwith a loud

longetti unto thee: wealsowill voi ce, A s t hou has t sa id, sobewith t hee: b eof good courage, must we do.

and do it. 13But the people are many,

EZRA IOhe names of those who had marri ed s trange wives

and it is a time ofmuch rain,and we are 'fiOf'aI5Ieto standwithout, neither is this a workofone day ortwo: for lwe arel}lanyt.hath~xe tmQ§g!esslrdinthis thing.14Letnowourrulers ofallthecongregation stand, and let allthem whichhave taken strangewives in ourcities comeat =ap-pointed times, and with themtheelders ofevery city,and the

judges thereof, until the fiercewrath of our God 2for thismatter be turned from us.15 'IT Only jonathan the sonofAs'·a·heIand ja.·ha·z(·ah theson ofTrk'·vah "were employedabout this matter: and Me.shul'·liimand ~hi'ib'·be-thattheLe\'ite helped them. ~r tr"A .nd the chi ldren of thecaptivity did so. And Ezra thepriest, with certain chiefof thefathers, after thehouseof theirfathers, andall ofthemby theirnames, were separated, andsatdown in b the f ir st d~ of thetenth month to-examIne thematter. '-~.

17And they made an end_withal l t he men tha t had ta l\ ,en§fra~.§.. bXthe first dayof the first monrn. ~18~ And among the sons ofthe pries ts there were foundthat had taken strange wives:namely, ofthesons of cjesh'.n.athe son of ji)'·za·dak, and hisbrethren; Ma.·a·sel:·ah,nd EI'I'e'·zer, and jar"lb, and Ged.a.If·iih.1Andthey dgave their handsthat they would put away theirwives; and being guilty, theyoffered <a ram ofthe flock fortheir trespass.20Andof thesons of1m'.mer;Ha-na-nt, and Zeb·a·d(.ah.21And of t he sons o f fHar.Irn ; Ma·a·sei'·iih,and E·lf-jM,and Shem-a(·ah, and je.hi'.el,and Uz·z(·ah.22And ofthe sons ofPi ish' .til'; El·1·6·e'·nat, Ma..ii.se(.ah,

ish'·ma·el, Neth'·il·neel, JO'.za.bad, and E!·a.'·sah.23 Also of the Levites ; jo' .za-bad, and Shim'·e·!, and Ke-lat"ah, (the same is Ke·l{.tii,)peth·a·hi'·M, judah, and EBe'·zer.

24 Of the singers also; E .11.ash '·rb: and of the por ters ;Shaf' ltuu, and Te'·lem, andtr-rr,25Moreover of Israel: ofthesonsofPar'·osh: Rii·mI'·ah,andje·z(·ah, and Mal'ffiI"ah, andM('a'min, and El·e·a.'·zar, andMal'ffiI'-jiih, and Be-nar'-ah.26And of the sons of E'. liim;Miit·ta·nJ:'·ah,Zem·a·r(·ah, andje·hi'·el, and Abdi, and jer'.e.moth, and E·II'·iih.27Andof the sons of Zat'. td;EI·'i-o·e'·nat,E·n·iish'·'ib,Mat.ta.nr-an, and jer'·e·moth, and Za'.bad,and A,z(·zii.

28Ofthe sons also ofBe·ba.'.I;je·hQ·ha-nan, Han-a -nf-ah, Zah-ba'·i, andAth·la.'·l.29 And ofthe sons of Ba' -nr ;l\l[e·§huI'·Iam,Mar'luch, and A-iliIT':ah;JaSh'.ub, and She'·aI,and Ra-rnoth,30And ofthe sons'ofPa.'·hath-mo'·ab; Adna, and Che'·lal, Be.nat"M, Ma.·a·se{.ah;--Mat.tii.n(.ah, Bez'·a-leel,and Bm-nu-r, andMa·nas'·seh.31And0/the sons ofHar"lm;El-l-e'·zer ish·l'·jah Mal·chi'.ah

Shem.at'·~h,Shim':e'Qn,- ,32 Benjamin, Miif·luffi, andShem·a·rt'·ah.

33Of the sons of Hash'·um;Mat·te'·nat, Miit'·ta-thiih, Za.'.bact, E·liph'·e·let, . Ier-e-ma-r,Ma·nas'·seh, and Shim'·e·I.3fOfthesons of Ba.'·ni;Ma·a.da '1,Amram, and iY·el,35Be-nat' 'M, Be·del'M, Chef.luh, -

36Va'm"M, Mer'·e·m6th, E.n.ash"lb,

37 Mat·ta·nl'·M, Mat·te'·rull,and ja.'·a·sau,38 And Ba.'·nI,and Bin'·nn.l,Shim'·e·!,

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39And Shel·e-1I1I'·i'ih,nd Na-than, and A·clai'40 1maW·nM' Sha'.shm,Shar-a'·I,41Az'·a"reel, and Shcl-e-mr'-ah,

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42 Sha1 -h.l111, Am-a-rt -a.h, andJoseph.

Ar·taxeTx'es sendeth..Nehemiah to Jerusalem NEHEMIAH 24·3 Of the sons of Ne'·bO;le·I'·el, IVIat-t'i·thi'·a1<, Za"M.d,Ze.bI'·nii, Ja'·dau, and j()"el,Be·nm'-ah.44 All these had taken stranv,ewives: and some ofthem hadWIves by whom they had cll 11-jfr~!1.

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k,,~ \"\'s~~OmSObf NEHEIVI(!AI-IJfor the children of Israel thyCHAPTER I c Ezr, '0. r, servants, and aconfess the sins

b ch,roor, ofthe children of Israel, whkli

we have sinned against thee: .()P <)

\)ot~ and 1 J 1 Y fatJJ.e?S hOUSe~,(";;;J 7\jCi:c ch. 2 r, 1]ave - s a w ned,{Esh. '-"1 7We have1ealt very corruptly IDan. 8 .2 Iagainst thee, and have not kept I

e ell.7· 2 1 the comman~ll t.§, nor tlie I!'lliiiiifeS, nortne Judgulents,.

I, Whici111lgu comn1R11dedflfhy I1 servant -l\ios~s. , c l o g , NI1JS~"~";j~BKememDer,I beseech thee,theword that thou commandedstthy servant Moses, saying, fIfye transgress, 1will scatter youabroad among the nations:9 "But if yeo to.me, and It

ke t andi~liem; roug' ere were oftyou cast out unto the uttermost ~part of the heaven, yet will Igather them from thence, and I

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-'IoNow-Hiese are thy servantsandthy people,whom thou hastredeemed by thy great power,

! S ~ ;Dg~ ; ·and by th y strong hand.7·2- I I 0 Lord, I beseech thee, let'" De u 7· 9· now thine ear be attentive to

the . ~ of thy servant, andto the prayer of thy servants,who desire to fear thy name:and prosper, I pray ffiee, thyservant this day,and grant himmercy inthe sight ofthis man.For,Lwas the king'scupbearer.

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THE words of b~~e.he!11·Lahthe son of Haen-a-It -ah,

And it came to pass in themonth Chis'-lel1, in 'the b.:lz:en-

. " .. ie!h ear, as Iwas in t S l i l l " -V"- ~~,)shan 'he palace,

2 at eHa·na:·nI, one of mybrethren, came, he and certainmen of JUdah; andT askedthem concernlnz the Jews thathad escaped, wfi'Icfiwere left ofthe captivitYl and concerningJenlsalem.3And they said unto me,Theremnant that are left ofthe cap-tivity there in the province arein great affliction andreproach:the wall of Jerusalem also hisbroken down, and the gatesthereof are burned with fire.I4 , - r And it came to pass, when:1heard these words, that jI sat;down and wept, and mourned

icertain 4 m r . § , and ~, and~ Derore the-r;od of" n e a v e n ,I 5And said, 1beseech thee, 0LORDGodof heaven, lthe great!and terrible God,=tnat k~~Icovenant ancr :~y for t hem!that 10 e 1iim and ~\ ! ;O Il U P . ments:

e me ear now be a tten-tive, and thine eyes open, thatthou rnayest hear the prayerof thy servant , which I praybefore thee now, day and night,

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~1 i< . c®.~ND it came to pass in the;. f'1. month aNr-san, i n bthe

\ o K " twentieth year ofAr-ta·xerx'-esf '\ -.~a:~e king, that wine waSber~44-~ ~ ehim: and dI took upthe wine,- and gave it unto theking. Now

I had not been beforetime sadin his presence.2Wherefore theking saiduntome, Why is thy countenancesad, seeing thou art not sick?this is nothing else but sorrow

ofheart. Then I was very soreafraid,

3And said unto the king,jLett he king l ive for ever: whyshould not my countenance besad, when kthe city, the placeof my fathers' sepulchres, lietiiwaste, and thegates thereof areconsumed with fire?4 Then the king said unto me,For what dost thou make reo

H Q I . . ' quest? SoI prayedto lthe God~~ <:Mofeaven.

~ ~ .",-t •5 AndIaid unto the k!ng, If~ w : . : w ; It please the king, and If thyc. . , ,~ ' servant have found favour in

thy sight , that thou wouldest

send me unto JUdah, unto thecity of my fathers' sepulchres,that I may bui ld i t.6 And the king, said unto me,(the IC[!leenalso SItting byhim,)For how long shall thy journeybe? and when wilt thou return ?So i t pleased the king to sendme; and I set him a "t ime,7 Moreover 1said unto theking, If it please the king, letletters be given me to the<govemors beyond the river,that they may convey me overtiUI comeinto Judah;8 Anda letter unto A_'·saphthekeeper ofthe king's forest, thathemay give metimber to makebeams for the gates of thetpalace which appertained tothe house, and for t he wallof the city, and for the housethat I shall enter into. And theking granted me, "according to

deh :I n:

the good hand of my Goduponme,

9 ~ Then I came to the

<governors beyond the river,&.dI-<.)__ ,,J e~. .d1 l ' S , ~and gave them the king's let. 'T J .: T T'J

ters, Now the king had sentcaptains ofthe army and horse-men with me.10 When eSau-bal'·liit thefH6r'-6n·ite, arl(fO'fQ."brah theservant, the Anmloriire;-lieardof it, it grieved them exceed.ingly that there was come all1~nh~.~e;k;.,tl1ewelfar~ of thechildren of Israel.I! iSo 1came to Jenlsalem,and was there threeaays~ 3,L,,(y"I2 ~ And I arose 111 the g j g l } tI and some few nleIl Wlt Cme;neither toldI anyman what myGod had put IIIl I lY hear t to doatJerusalem: neiflierwas thereany beast wi th me, save thebeast that I rode upon.I3And I went out bynight bythe =gate of the valley, evenbefore the dragon well, and tothe "dung port, and viewed thewalls ofJerusalem, which werebroken down, and the gatesthereof were consumed withfire.I4Then I went onto the agateof the fountain, and to thePking's pool: but there was noplace for the beast that wasunder me to pass.IS Then went I upinthe nightby the vbrook, and viewed thewal l, and turned back, and

entered by the gate of thevalley, and so returned.I6And the ' rulers knew notwhither 1went , orwhat I did;neither had I as yet told it totheJews, nor to the priests, nor tothe nobles, nor tothe rulers, nortothe rest that didthe work.17 'If Thensaidlunto~ Yesee theCIistress that we are in,how Jerusalem liett: waste, andthe gates thereof are burnedwith fire: come, and let usbuild up the wall ofJ~rusalem,that we beno more va(teproach.)

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