American Standard Version

Ezra 8

1Nowthesearetheheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218oftheirfathers’אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1houses,andthisisthegenealogyוְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֑םve.hit.yach.SamH3187ofthemthatwentH5927upwithmefromBabylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃ סmi.ba.VelH894,inthereignבְּמַלְכ֛וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438ofArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:

2OfthesonsH1121ofPhinehasפִֽינְחָס֙fi.ne.ChasH6372,Gershomגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם סge.re.ShomH1647.OfthesonsH1121ofIthamarאִיתָמָ֖ר'i.ta.MarH385,DanielH1840.OfthesonsH1121ofDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732,Hattushחַטּֽוּשׁ׃ סcha.TushH2407.

3OfthesonsH1121ofShecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֔ה סshe.khan.YahH7935,ofthesonsH1121ofParoshפַרְעֹ֖שׁfar.'OshH6551,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148;andwithhimwerereckonedbygenealogyH3187ofthemalesH2145ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ סva.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

4OfthesonsH1121ofPahath-moabH6355,Eliehoenaiאֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַ֖י'el.ye.ho.'ei.NaiH454thesonH1121ofZerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֑הze.rach.YahH2228;andwithhimtwoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967malesH2145.

5OfthesonsH1121ofShecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֖הshe.khan.YahH7935,thesonH1121ofJahazielיַחֲזִיאֵ֑לya.cha.zi.'ElH3166;andwithhimthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967malesH2145.

6AndofthesonsH1121ofAdinעָדִ֔ין'a.DinH5720,Ebedעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5651thesonH1121ofJonathanיוֹנָתָ֑ןyo.na.TanH3129;andwithhimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572malesH2145.

7AndofthesonsH1121ofElamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867,Jeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470thesonH1121ofAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֑ה'a.tal.YahH6271;andwithhimseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657malesH2145.

8AndofthesonsH1121ofShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֔הshe.fat.YahH8203,Zebadiahזְבַדְיָ֖הze.vad.YahH2069thesonH1121ofMichaelמִֽיכָאֵ֑לmi.kha.'ElH4317;andwithhimfourscoremalesH2145.

9OfthesonsH1121ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָ֖ה'oad.YahH5662thesonH1121ofJehielיְחִיאֵ֑לye.chi.'ElH3171;andwithhimtwoמָאתַ֛יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andeighteenmalesH2145.

10AndofthesonsH1121ofShelomithשְׁלוֹמִ֖יתshe.lo.MitH8019,thesonH1121ofJosiphiah;andwithhimahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andthreescoremalesH2145.

11AndofthesonsH1121ofBebaiבֵבַ֔יve.VaiH893,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הze.khar.YahH2148thesonH1121ofBebaiבֵּבָ֑יbe.VaiH893;andwithhimtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andeightוּשְׁמֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083malesH2145.

12AndofthesonsH1121ofAzgadעַזְגָּ֔ד'az.GadH5803,Johananיוֹחָנָ֖ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonH1121ofHakkatan;andwithhimahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֖הva.'a.sa.RahH6235malesH2145.

13AndofthesonsH1121ofAdonikamאֲדֹנִיקָם֮'a.do.ni.KamH140,thatwerethelastאַחֲרֹנִים֒'a.cha.ro.NimH314;andthesearetheirnamesH8034:Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467,Jeuel,andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַעְיָ֑הu.she.ma'.YahH8098;andwiththemthreescoremalesH2145.

14AndofthesonsH1121ofBigvaiבִגְוַ֖יvig.VaiH902,Uthaiעוּתַ֣י'u.TaiH5793andZabbud;andwiththemseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657malesH2145.

15AndIgatheredH6908themtogetherH6908totheriverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104thatrunnethtoAhavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163;andthereweencampedוַנַּחֲנֶ֥הva.na.cha.NehH2583threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117:andIviewedthepeopleבָעָם֙va.'AmH5971,andthepriestsוּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםu.va.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andfoundH4672therenoneofthesonsH1121ofLeviH3878.

16ThensentH7971IforEliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461,forArielלַאֲרִיאֵ֡לla.'a.ri.'ElH740,forShemaiahלִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָהLish.ma'.yahH8098,andforElnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,andforJaribוּלְיָרִ֜יבu.le.ya.RivH3402,andforElnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,andforNathanוּלְנָתָ֛ןu.le.na.TanH5416,andforZechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֥הve.liz.khar.YahH2148,andforMeshullamוְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖םve.lim.shu.LamH4918,chiefרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218men; alsoforJoiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִ֥יבu.le.yo.ya.RivH3114,andforElnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,whowereteachersH995.

17AndIsentthemforthH3318untoIddoאִדּ֣וֹ'i.DoH112thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218attheplaceהַמָּק֑וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֖אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703;andItoldthemwhattheyshouldsayH1696untoIddoאִדּ֨וֹ'i.DoH112,andhisbrethrentheNethinim,attheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֣אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703,thattheyshouldbringלְהָֽבִיא־le.ha.vi'-H935untousministersforthehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

18Andaccordingtothegoodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430uponustheybroughtH935usamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofdiscretion,ofthesonsH1121ofMahliמַחְלִ֔יmach.LiH4249,thesonH1121ofLeviH3878,thesonH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andSherebiahוְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛הve.she.re.ve.YahH8274,withhissonsH1121andhisbrethren,eighteen;

19andHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,andwithhimJeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470ofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,hisbrethrenandtheirsonsH1121,twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס'es.RimH6242;

20andoftheNethinim, whomDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732andtheprincesH8269hadgivenH5414fortheserviceH5656oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,twohundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242Nethinim:allofthemwerementionedbynameH8034.

21ThenIproclaimedוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685there,attheriverהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163,thatwemight humbleourselvesbeforeourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,toseekלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245ofhimastraightיְשָׁרָ֔הye.sha.RahH3477wayH1870forus,andforourlittleוּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּu.le.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945,andforalloursubstance.

22ForIwasashamedבֹ֗שְׁתִּיVo.she.tiH954toaskלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428abandofsoldiersandhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֔יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571tohelpלְעָזְרֵ֥נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826usagainsttheenemyמֵאוֹיֵ֖בme.'o.YevH341inthewayH1870,becausewehadspokenuntothekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,sayingH559,Thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isuponallthemthatseekמְבַקְשָׁיו֙me.vak.ShavH1245him,forgoodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896;buthispowerandhiswrathisagainstallthemthatforsakeעֹזְבָֽיו׃'o.ze.VavH5800him.

23Sowefastedוַנָּצ֛וּמָהva.na.Tzu.mahH6684andbesoughtourGodמֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּme.'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forthis:andhewasentreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֖רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279ofus.

24ThenIsetוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהva.'av.Di.lahH914apartH914twelveofthechiefsH8269ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, evenSherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.YahH8274,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,andtenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235oftheirbrethrenwiththem,

25andweighedוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254untothemthesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,andthegoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091,andthevesselsהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627,eventheofferingforthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whichthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,andhiscounsellors,andhisprincesH8269,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478therepresent,hadofferedH7311:

26Iweighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254intotheirhandיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,andsilverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701vesselsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627ahundredH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603;ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091ahundredH3967talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603;

27andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242bowlsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,ofathousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505daricsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150;andtwoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147vesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627offine brightbrass,preciousH2532asgoldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.

28AndIsaidH559untothem, Yeareholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944untoJehovah,andthevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627areholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;andthesilverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091areafreewill-offering untoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1.

29WatchH8104ye,andkeepוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104them,untilyeweighתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254thembeforethechiefsH8269ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andtheprincesH8269ofthefathers’הָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,inthechambersofthehouseH1004ofJehovah.

30Sothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881receivedtheweightמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948ofthesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091,andthevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627,tobringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935themtoJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389untothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

31ThenwedepartedH5265fromtheriverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104Ahavaאַֽהֲוָ֗א'a.ha.Va'H163onthetwelfthdayofthefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,togountoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:andthehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430wasH1961uponus,andhedeliveredוַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּvai.Ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usfromthehandH3027oftheenemyאוֹיֵ֛ב'o.YevH341andthelier-in-waitbythewayH1870.

32AndwecameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andabodetherethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

33Andonthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117thesilverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֨בve.ha.za.HavH2091andthevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֜יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627wereweighedנִשְׁקַ֣לnish.KalH8254inthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430intothehandיַד־yad-H3027ofMeremothמְרֵמ֤וֹתme.re.MotH4822thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548(andwithhimwasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֑סpin.ChasH6372;andwiththemwasJozabadיוֹזָבָ֧דyo.za.VadH3107thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֛וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,andNoadiahוְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥הve.no.'ad.YahH5129thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBinnuiבִּנּ֖וּיbi.NuiH1131,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881)—

34thewholebynumberבְּמִסְפָּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557andbyweightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948:andalltheweightהַמִּשְׁקָ֖לha.mish.KalH4948waswrittenH3789atthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

35Thechildrenofthecaptivityמֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨יme.ha.she.ViH7628,thatwerecomeהַ֠בָּאִיםHa.ba.'imH935outofexileהַגּוֹלָ֜הha.go.LahH1473,offeredburnt-offerings untotheGodלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelvebullocksforallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֣יםtish.'ImH8673andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֗הve.shi.ShahH8337ramsאֵילִ֣ים׀'ei.LimH352,seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֔הve.shiv.'AhH7651lambsכְּבָשִׂים֙ke.va.SimH3532,twelvehe-goatsforasin-offering:allthiswasaburnt-offering untoJehovah.

36Andtheydeliveredtheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commissionsuntotheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satrapsלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙la.'a.chash.dar.pe.NeiH323,andtothegovernorsוּפַחֲו֖וֹתu.fa.cha.VotH6346beyondtheRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104:andtheyfurtheredthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971andthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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