of Zaccai earnestly repaired another portion, from the Turning unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. ^After him repaired Mere- moth the son of Uriah the son of Hak- koz another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. ^And after him repaired the priests, the men of the Plain. 23After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah beside his own house ^After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another portion, from the house of Azariah unto the Turning and unto the corner. 25Palal the son of Uzai repaired over against the Turning, and the tower that standeth out from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired.— 26Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out, — 27 After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that standeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel. 28Above the horse gate re- paired the priests, every one over against his own house. 29After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own house. And after him repaired Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate. 30After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another portion. S-J Meshullam the over against his chamber. 31 After him repaired Mal- chijah one of the goldsmiths unto the louse of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate of Hammiphkad, and to the upper cham- OAA.UJU OUJU VJL AJCbUlpJUL, After him repaired son of Berechiah NEHEMIAH ber of the corner. 82And between the upper chamber of the corner and the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
^But it came to pass that, when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he, was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. MAnd he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said: 'What do these feeble Jews? will they restore at will? will they sacrifice? will they make an end this day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?' ^Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said: 'Even that which they build3 if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.' 36Hear, 0 our God; for we are despised; and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up to spoil- ing in a land of captivity; 37and cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before Thee; for they have vexed Thee before the builders. 38So we built the wall; and ail the wall was joined together unto half the height thereof; for the people had a mind to work. A But it came to pass that, when ^ Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdoditcs, heard that the re- pairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth; 2and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein* 3But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. 4And Judah said: 'The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.7 5And our adversaries said: 'They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.' 6And it came to pass that, when the Jews that dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times: ' Ye must return unto us from all places.' therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 8And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people: 'Be not ye afraid of them; remember the Lord, who is great and awful, and fight for your breth- ren, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.'
9And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it*was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. 10And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of thorn held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. uThey that builded the wall and they that bore burdens laded themselves, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon; I2and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the horn was by me. 13And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people: 'The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another; 14in what place soever ye hear the sound of the horn, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.'
NEHEMIAH NEHEMIAH 18So we wrought in the work; anc half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. "Likewise at the same time said I unto the people. 'Let every one with his servant lodge with- in Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labour in the day/ 17So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our clothes, every one that went to the water had his weapon.
£J'Then there arose a great cry oi the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. 2For there were that said: 'We, our sons and our daughters, are many; let us get for them corn, that we may eat and live.' 8Some also there were that said: 'We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses; let us get corn, because of the dearth.' 4There were also that said: 'We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards. 5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be serv- ants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already, neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards/ 'And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words 7Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said unto them: 'Ye lend upon pledge, every one to his brother. ' And I held a great 'assembly against them. 8And I said unto them: 'We after our ability have redeemed bur brethren the Jews, that sold them- selves unto the heathen; and would ye nevertheless sell your brethren, and should they sell themselves unto us7' Then held they their peace, and found never a word. 9Also I said: 'The thing that ye do is not good; ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? 10And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this exaction. llRe- store, I pray you, to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also -the hundred pieces of silver, and the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.' 12Then said they: 'We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as thou sayest.' Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. 13Also I shook out my lap, and said: 'So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied.' And all the con- gregation said* 'Amen', and praised the LORD. And the people did ac- cording to this promise.
"Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor m the land of Judah, from the twen- tieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, ihat is, twelve years, I and my brethren mve not oaten the bread of the governor. "But the former governors ihat were before me laid burdens upon the people, and took of them for )read and wine above forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants lorded over the people; but so did not Ir be- cause of the fear of God. ir5Tea, also I set hand to the work of this wall.
neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither NEHEMIAH unto the work. "Moreover there were at my table of the Jews and the rulers a hundred and fifty men, be- side those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us. 18Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep, also fowls were prepared for me; and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine; yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the service was heavy upon this people. 19Remember unto me, 0 my God, for good, all that I have done for this people. ft Now it came to pass, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah, and to Gcshem the Arabian, and unto the rest of our enemies, that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein — though even unto that time I had not set up the doors in the gates — ^hat Sanballat and Geshcm sent unto me, saying 4 Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono.' But they thought to do me mischief. 3And I sent messengers unto them, .saying 'I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down; why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?' 4And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after tho same manner. 6Then sent Hanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand; 6wherein was written: 'It is reported among tho nations, and *Geshem saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel; for which cause thou buildest the wall; and thou wouldest be their king, even according to these words. 7And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim of thee at Jerusalem, saying. There is a king in Judah; and now shall it be repoited to the king ac- cording to these words. Coine now therefore, and let us take counsel to- gether/ 8Then I sent unto him, say- ing* 'There are no such things done as thou sayes^, but thou f eignest them out of thine own heart ' 9For they all would have us afraid, saying: ' Their hands shall be weakened from the work, bhat it be not done; But now, strengthen Thou my hands.
10And as for me, I went unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up, and he said • ' Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple; for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.' uAnd I said: 'Should such a man as I fiee? and who is there, that, being such as I, could go into the temple and live? I will not go in.' 1"And I discerned, and, lo, God had not sent h'm; for he pronounced this prophecy against me, whereas Tobiah and. Sanballat had hired him. 13For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might taunt me. 14Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noa- diah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have me put in fear.
lcSo the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. l6And it came to pass, when all our enemies hoard thereof, that all the, nations that were about us feared, and were much east down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. 17More- over in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, NEHEMIAH and the letters of Tobiah came unt them. 18For there were many Judah sworn unto him, because h was the son-in-law of Shecaniah th son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah to wife. 19Alsc they spoke of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
1*7 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and th singers and the Levites were ap pointed, 2that I gave my brothe Hanani, and Hananiah the governo of the castle, charge over Jerusalem for he was a faithful man, and f eareo God above many. 3And I said unto them: ' Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; anc while they stand on guard, let them shut the doors, and bar ye them; anc let watches be appointed of the in- habitants of Jerusalem, every one in his ^ watch, and every one to be over against his house/ 4Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. 6And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of them that came up at the first, and I found written therein: 6Those are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and that returned unto Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; 7who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nohcmuih, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.
The number of the men of the people of Israel: 8The children of Parosh, two thou- sand a hundred and seventy and two.
'The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
l°The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
uThe children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thou- sand and eight hundred and eighteen.
12The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
13The children of Zattu, eight hun- dred forty and five.
14The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
15The children of Bmnui, six hun- dred forty and eight.
16The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
17The children of Azgad, two thou- sand three hundred twenty and two.
18The children of Adonikam, six lundred threescore and seven.
19The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
20The children of Adin, six hundred ifty and five.
1 21The children of Ater, of Hczekiah, ninety and eight.
^The children of Hashum, three tundred twenty and eight. MThe children of Bezai, three lundred twenty and four.
24The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve.
2fiThe children of Gil>eon, ninety nd five.
2CThe men of Beth-lehcm and Neto- hah, a hundred fourscore and eight.
57The men of Anathoth, a hundred wenty and eight.
2«The mon of Beth-azmavcth, forty nd two.
NEHEMIAH 29The men of Kiriath-jearim, Che- phirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
30The men of Raman and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
31The men of Michrhas, a hundred and twenty and two.
32The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred twenty and three.
^The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
34The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
36The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
36The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
37The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
38The children of Senaah, tl thousand nine hundred and thirty 39The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
40The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
41The children of Pashhur, a thou- sand two hundred forty and seven.
^Tho children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
Levites: the children of " Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodeiah, seventy and four.
singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight.
porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred thirty and eight.
46The Nethmim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth; 47the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children ^ of Padon; 48the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai; 49the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar; 50the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda; 61the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah; 52the children of Besai, the children of Meumm, the children of Nephishesim j ^the children of Bak- buk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur; ^the children of Bazhth, the children of Mehida, the ____ children of Harsha; 66the children of, three [Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah; ^he children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
67The children of Solomon's serv~( ants: the children of Sotai', the chil^ dren of Sophereth, the children or Perida; 68the children of Jala, the children of Darken, the children of Giddel; 69tlxe children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
60All the Nethinim, and the chil- dren of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two 61 And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not tell their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were, of Israel: $2the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. ^And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daugh- ters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was NEHEMIAH called after their name. ^These sought their register, that is, the genealogy, but it was not found; therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood. 65And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
66The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 67beside their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven; and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women. [a68Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hun- dred forty and five;] 69their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
70And some from among the heads of fathers' houses gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasury a thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests' tunics 71And some of the heads of fathers7 houses gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver. 72And that \\liich the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and seven priests' tunics.
73So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and HOIUC of the people, and the Nethinim, mid all Israel, dwelt in their cities.
And when the seventh month was conic, and the children of Israel were Q in their cities, *all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the bivad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the Law of Moses, which the LOED had commanded to Israel 2And Ezra the priest brought the Law before the congregation, both men and wom- en, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. 8And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the Law. 4And Ezra the scribe stood upon, a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Matti- thiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hash- baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people — for he was above all the people — and when he opened it, all the people stood up. 6And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered: 'Amen, Amen', with the lifting up of their hands; and they bowed their heads, and fell down before the LORD with their faces to the ground. "Also Jeshua, and ISani, and Shore- biah, Jamin, ^Akkub, t Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kcliia, Azuriah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiaht even the Levites, caused the people to under- stand the Law; and the people stood in their place. 8And they read in the book, in the Law of God, distinctly: and they gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
9And Neheniiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Leviteg that taugfct tho » ThiH verwo is placed m authoritative c<xhee» in the margin.
NEHEMIAH people, said unto all the people. 'This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep.' For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law. 10Then he said unto them- 'Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord, neither be ye grieved; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.' uSo the Levites stilled all the people, saying: ' Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.' 12And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
13And on the second day were gath- ered together the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the Law. 14And they found written in the Law, how that the LORD had commanded by Moses, that_ the chil- dren of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month; 18and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying: 'Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and branches of wild olive, and myr- tle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.'1 16So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of Ms house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Bphraim, l7And all the congrega- tion of them that were oome back out of the captivity made booths, and •Hob, •Hob, dwelt in the booths; for since the days of aJoshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very- great gladness. 18Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the Law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and* on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the ordi- nance.
Q Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth upon them. 2And the seed of Israel sep- arated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. 3And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the Law of the LORD their God a fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and prostrated themselves before the LORD their God.
4Thcn stood up upon the platform of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bam, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Shere- biah, Bani; and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God. ^Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said. '* Stand up and bless the LORD your God from ever- lasting to everlasting; and let them say: Blessed be Thy glorious Name, that is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Thou art the LORD, even Thou alorte; Thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are there- on, the seas and all that is in them, and Thou proservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth Thee. 'Thou art the LORD the God, who 97 NEHEMIAH didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham; 8and f oundest his heart faithful before Thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amonte, and the Perizzite, a$d the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, even to give it unto his seed, and hast performed Thy words; for Thou art righteous. 9And Thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea; 10and didst show signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land; for Thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them; and didst get Thee a name, as it is this day. uAnd Thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers Thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters. "Moreover in a pillar of cloud Thou didst lead them by ' day, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should go. 13Thou earnest down also upon mount Sinai, and spokest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and laws of truth, good statutes and commandments; 14and madest known unto them Thy holy sabbath, and didst command them