Ezra 8 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Ezra 9

¹Now when these things were done, the princes came near to me, saying, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, following their abominations, even those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

KJVNow when these things were done^H3615^(H8763), the princes^H8269 came^H5066^(H8738) to me, saying^H559^(H8800), The people^H5971 of Israel^H3478, and the priests^H3548, and the Levites^H3881, have not separated^H914^(H8738) themselves from the people^H5971 of the lands^H776, doing according to their abominations^H8441, even of the Canaanites^H3669, the Hittites^H2850, the Perizzites^H6522, the Jebusites^H2983, the Ammonites^H5984, the Moabites^H4125, the Egyptians^H4713, and the Amorites^H567.

² For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy offspring have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands. Yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.”

KJVFor they have taken^H5375^(H8804) of their daughters^H1323 for themselves, and for their sons^H1121: so that the holy^H6944 seed^H2233 have mingled^H6148^(H8694) themselves with the people^H5971 of those lands^H776: yea, the hand^H3027 of the princes^H8269 and rulers^H5461 hath been chief^H7223 in this trespass^H4604.

³ When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled the hair out of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.

KJVAnd when I heard^H8085^(H8800) this thing^H1697, I rent^H7167^(H8804) my garment^H899 and my mantle^H4598, and plucked off^H4803^(H8799) the hair^H8181 of my head^H7218 and of my beard^H2206, and sat down^H3427^(H8799) astonied^H8074^(H8789).

⁴ Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel were assembled to me because of the trespass of the exiles; and I sat confounded until the evening offering.

KJVThen were assembled^H622^(H8735) unto me every one that trembled^H2730 at the words^H1697 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, because of the transgression^H4604 of those that had been carried away^H1473; and I sat^H3427^(H8802) astonied^H8074^(H8789) until the evening^H6153 sacrifice^H4503.

⁵ At the evening offering I rose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn; and I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to Yahweh my God;

KJVAnd at the evening^H6153 sacrifice^H4503 I arose up^H6965^(H8804) from my heaviness^H8589; and having rent^H7167^(H8800) my garment^H899 and my mantle^H4598, I fell^H3766^(H8799) upon my knees^H1290, and spread out^H6566^(H8799) my hands^H3709 unto the LORD^H3068 my God^H430,

⁶ and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799), O my God^H430, I am ashamed^H954^(H8804) and blush^H3637^(H8738) to lift up^H7311^(H8687) my face^H6440 to thee, my God^H430: for our iniquities^H5771 are increased^H7235^(H8804) over^H4605 our head^H7218, and our trespass^H819 is grown up^H1431^(H8804) unto the heavens^H8064.

⁷ Since the days of our fathers we have been exceedingly guilty to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

KJVSince the days^H3117 of our fathers^H1 have we been in a great^H1419 trespass^H819 unto this day^H3117; and for our iniquities^H5771 have we, our kings^H4428, and our priests^H3548, been delivered^H5414^(H8738) into the hand^H3027 of the kings^H4428 of the lands^H776, to the sword^H2719, to captivity^H7628, and to a spoil^H961, and to confusion^H1322 of face^H6440, as it is this day^H3117.

⁸ Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a stake in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and revive us a little in our bondage.

KJVAnd now for a little^H4592 space^H7281 grace^H8467 hath been shewed from the LORD^H3068 our God^H430, to leave^H7604^(H8687) us a remnant to escape^H6413, and to give^H5414^(H8800) us a nail^H3489 in his holy^H6944 place^H4725, that our God^H430 may lighten^H215^(H8687) our eyes^H5869, and give^H5414^(H8800) us a little^H4592 reviving^H4241 in our bondage^H5659.

⁹ For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to set up the house of our God, and to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

KJVFor we were bondmen^H5650; yet our God^H430 hath not forsaken^H5800^(H8804) us in our bondage^H5659, but hath extended^H5186^(H8686) mercy^H2617 unto us in the sight^H6440 of the kings^H4428 of Persia^H6539, to give^H5414^(H8800) us a reviving^H4241, to set up^H7311^(H8788) the house^H1004 of our God^H430, and to repair^H5975^(H8687) the desolations^H2723 thereof, and to give^H5414^(H8800) us a wall^H1447 in Judah^H3063 and in Jerusalem^H3389.

¹⁰ “Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,

KJVAnd now, O our God^H430, what shall we say^H559^(H8799) after^H310 this? for we have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) thy commandments^H4687,

¹¹ which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land to which you go to possess 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.

KJVWhich thou hast commanded^H6680^(H8765) by^H3027 thy servants^H5650 the prophets^H5030, saying^H559^(H8800), The land^H776, unto which ye go^H935^(H8802) to possess^H3423^(H8800) it, is an unclean^H5079 land^H776 with the filthiness^H5079 of the people^H5971 of the lands^H776, with their abominations^H8441, which have filled^H4390^(H8765) it from one end^H6310 to another^H6310 with their uncleanness^H2932.

¹² Now therefore don’t give your daughters to their sons. Don’t 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.’

KJVNow therefore give^H5414^(H8799) not your daughters^H1323 unto their sons^H1121, neither take^H5375^(H8799) their daughters^H1323 unto your sons^H1121, nor seek^H1875^(H8799) their peace^H7965 or their wealth^H2896 for^H5704 ever^H5769: that ye may be strong^H2388^(H8799), and eat^H398^(H8804) the good^H2898 of the land^H776, and leave it for an inheritance^H3423^(H8689) to your children^H1121 for ever^H5769.

¹³ “After all that has come on us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,

KJVAnd after^H310 all that is come^H935^(H8802) upon us for our evil^H7451 deeds^H4639, and for our great^H1419 trespass^H819, seeing that thou our God^H430 hast punished^H2820^(H8804) us less^H4295 than our iniquities^H5771 deserve, and hast given^H5414^(H8804) us such deliverance^H6413 as this;

¹⁴ shall we again break your commandments, and join ourselves with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn’t you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant, nor any to escape?

KJVShould we again^H7725^(H8799) break^H6565^(H8687) thy commandments^H4687, and join in affinity^H2859^(H8692) with the people^H5971 of these abominations^H8441? wouldest not thou be angry^H599^(H8799) with us till thou hadst consumed^H3615^(H8763) us, so that there should be no remnant^H7611 nor escaping^H6413?

¹⁵ Yahweh, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guiltiness; for no one can stand before you because of this.”

KJVO LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478, thou art righteous^H6662: for we remain^H7604^(H8738) yet escaped^H6413, as it is this day^H3117: behold, we are before^H6440 thee in our trespasses^H819: for we cannot stand^H5975^(H8800) before^H6440 thee because of this.

WEB·Ezra 8

¹Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

KJVThese are now the chief^H7218 of their fathers^H1, and this is the genealogy^H3187^(H8692) of them that went up^H5927^(H8802) with me from Babylon^H894, in the reign^H4438 of Artaxerxes^H783 the king^H4428.

² Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.

KJVOf the sons^H1121 of Phinehas^H6372; Gershom^H1647: of the sons^H1121 of Ithamar^H385; Daniel^H1840: of the sons^H1121 of David^H1732; Hattush^H2407.

³ Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were listed by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.

KJVOf the sons^H1121 of Shechaniah^H7935, of the sons^H1121 of Pharosh^H6551; Zechariah^H2148: and with him were reckoned by genealogy^H3187^(H8692) of the males^H2145 an hundred^H3967 and fifty^H2572.

⁴ Of the sons of Pahathmoab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.

KJVOf the sons^H1121 of Pahathmoab^H6355; Elihoenai^H454 the son^H1121 of Zerahiah^H2228, and with him two hundred^H3967 males^H2145.

⁵ Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.

KJVOf the sons^H1121 of Shechaniah^H7935; the son^H1121 of Jahaziel^H3166, and with him three^H7969 hundred^H3967 males^H2145.

⁶ Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.

KJVOf the sons^H1121 also of Adin^H5720; Ebed^H5651 the son^H1121 of Jonathan^H3129, and with him fifty^H2572 males^H2145.

⁷ Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Elam^H5867; Jeshaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Athaliah^H6271, and with him seventy^H7657 males^H2145.

⁸ Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him eighty males.

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Shephatiah^H8203; Zebadiah^H2069 the son^H1121 of Michael^H4317, and with him fourscore^H8084 males^H2145.

⁹ Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred eighteen males.

KJVOf the sons^H1121 of Joab^H3097; Obadiah^H5662 the son^H1121 of Jehiel^H3171, and with him two hundred^H3967 and eighteen^H8083^H6240 males^H2145.

¹⁰ Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him one hundred sixty males.

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Shelomith^H8019; the son^H1121 of Josiphiah^H3131, and with him an hundred^H3967 and threescore^H8346 males^H2145.

¹¹ Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty-eight males.

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Bebai^H893; Zechariah^H2148 the son^H1121 of Bebai^H893, and with him twenty^H6242 and eight^H8083 males^H2145.

¹² Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him one hundred ten males.

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Azgad^H5803; Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Hakkatan^H6997, and with him an hundred^H3967 and ten^H6235 males^H2145.

¹³ Of the sons of Adonikam, who were the last, their names are: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.

KJVAnd of the last^H314 sons^H1121 of Adonikam^H140, whose names^H8034 are these, Eliphelet^H467, Jeiel^H3273, and Shemaiah^H8098, and with them threescore^H8346 males^H2145.

¹⁴ Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.

KJVOf the sons^H1121 also of Bigvai^H902; Uthai^H5793, and Zabbud^H2072^(H8675)^H2139, and with them seventy^H7657 males^H2145.

¹⁵ I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days. Then I looked around at the people and the priests, and found there were none of the sons of Levi.

KJVAnd I gathered them together^H6908^(H8799) to the river^H5104 that runneth^H935^(H8802) to Ahava^H163; and there abode we in tents^H2583^(H8799) three^H7969 days^H3117: and I viewed^H995^(H8799) the people^H5971, and the priests^H3548, and found^H4672^(H8804) there none of the sons^H1121 of Levi^H3878.

¹⁶ Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

KJVThen sent^H7971^(H8799) I for Eliezer^H461, for Ariel^H740, for Shemaiah^H8098, and for Elnathan^H494, and for Jarib^H3402, and for Elnathan^H494, and for Nathan^H5416, and for Zechariah^H2148, and for Meshullam^H4918, chief men^H7218; also for Joiarib^H3114, and for Elnathan^H494, men of understanding^H995^(H8688).

¹⁷ I sent them out to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo and his brothers the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

KJVAnd I sent^H6680^(H8762) them with commandment^H3318^(H8686) unto Iddo^H112 the chief^H7218 at the place^H4725 Casiphia^H3703, and I told^H7760^(H8799)^H6310 them what^H1697 they should say^H1696^(H8763) unto Iddo^H112, and to his brethren^H251 the Nethinims^H5411^(H8675)^H5411, at the place^H4725 Casiphia^H3703, that they should bring^H935^(H8687) unto us ministers^H8334^(H8764) for the house^H1004 of our God^H430.

¹⁸ According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;

KJVAnd by the good^H2896 hand^H3027 of our God^H430 upon us they brought^H935^(H8686) us a man^H376 of understanding^H7922, of the sons^H1121 of Mahli^H4249, the son^H1121 of Levi^H3878, the son^H1121 of Israel^H3478; and Sherebiah^H8274, with his sons^H1121 and his brethren^H251, eighteen^H8083^H6240;

¹⁹ and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;

KJVAnd Hashabiah^H2811, and with him Jeshaiah^H3470 of the sons^H1121 of Merari^H4847, his brethren^H251 and their sons^H1121, twenty^H6242;

²⁰ and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.

KJVAlso of the Nethinims^H5411, whom David^H1732 and the princes^H8269 had appointed^H5414^(H8804) for the service^H5656 of the Levites^H3881, two hundred^H3967 and twenty^H6242 Nethinims^H5411: all of them were expressed^H5344^(H8738) by name^H8034.

²¹ Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us, for our little ones, and for all our possessions.

KJVThen I proclaimed^H7121^(H8799) a fast^H6685 there, at the river^H5104 of Ahava^H163, that we might afflict^H6031^(H8692) ourselves before^H6440 our God^H430, to seek^H1245^(H8763) of him a right^H3477 way^H1870 for us, and for our little ones^H2945, and for all our substance^H7399.

²² For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”

KJVFor I was ashamed^H954^(H8804) to require^H7592^(H8800) of the king^H4428 a band of soldiers^H2428 and horsemen^H6571 to help^H5826^(H8800) us against the enemy^H341^(H8802) in the way^H1870: because we had spoken^H559^(H8804) unto the king^H4428, saying^H559^(H8800), The hand^H3027 of our God^H430 is upon all them for good^H2896 that seek^H1245^(H8764) him; but his power^H5797 and his wrath^H639 is against all them that forsake^H5800^(H8802) him.

²³ So we fasted and begged our God for this, and he granted our request.

KJVSo we fasted^H6684^(H8799) and besought^H1245^(H8762) our God^H430 for this: and he was intreated^H6279^(H8735) of us.

²⁴ Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

KJVThen I separated^H914^(H8686) twelve^H8147^H6240 of the chief^H8269 of the priests^H3548, Sherebiah^H8274, Hashabiah^H2811, and ten^H6235 of their brethren^H251 with them,

²⁵ and weighed to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered.

KJVAnd weighed^H8254^(H8799) unto them the silver^H3701, and the gold^H2091, and the vessels^H3627, even the offering^H8641 of the house^H1004 of our God^H430, which the king^H4428, and his counsellors^H3289^(H8802), and his lords^H8269, and all Israel^H3478 there present^H4672^(H8737), had offered^H7311^(H8689):

²⁶ I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, one hundred talents of silver vessels, one hundred talents of gold,

KJVI even weighed^H8254^(H8799) unto their hand^H3027 six^H8337 hundred^H3967 and fifty^H2572 talents^H3603 of silver^H3701, and silver^H3701 vessels^H3627 an hundred^H3967 talents^H3603, and of gold^H2091 an hundred^H3967 talents^H3603;

²⁷ twenty bowls of gold weighing one thousand darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze, precious as gold.

KJVAlso twenty^H6242 basons^H3713 of gold^H2091, of a thousand^H505 drams^H150; and two^H8147 vessels^H3627 of fine^H2896^H6668^(H8716) copper^H5178, precious^H2532 as gold^H2091.

²⁸ I said to them, “You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy. The silver and the gold are a free will offering to Yahweh, the God of your fathers.

KJVAnd I said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Ye are holy^H6944 unto the LORD^H3068; the vessels^H3627 are holy^H6944 also; and the silver^H3701 and the gold^H2091 are a freewill offering^H5071 unto the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of your fathers^H1.

²⁹ Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and the princes of the fathers’ households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the rooms of Yahweh’s house.”

KJVWatch^H8245^(H8798) ye, and keep^H8104^(H8798) them, until ye weigh^H8254^(H8799) them before^H6440 the chief^H8269 of the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881, and chief^H8269 of the fathers^H1 of Israel^H3478, at Jerusalem^H3389, in the chambers^H3957 of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

³⁰ So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver, the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

KJVSo took^H6901^(H8765) the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 the weight^H4948 of the silver^H3701, and the gold^H2091, and the vessels^H3627, to bring^H935^(H8687) them to Jerusalem^H3389 unto the house^H1004 of our God^H430.

³¹ Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the bandits by the way.

KJVThen we departed^H5265^(H8799) from the river^H5104 of Ahava^H163 on the twelfth^H8147^H6240 day of the first^H7223 month^H2320, to go^H3212^(H8800) unto Jerusalem^H3389: and the hand^H3027 of our God^H430 was upon us, and he delivered^H5337^(H8686) us from the hand^H3709 of the enemy^H341^(H8802), and of such as lay in wait^H693^(H8802) by the way^H1870.

³² We came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.

KJVAnd we came^H935^(H8799) to Jerusalem^H3389, and abode^H3427^(H8799) there three^H7969 days^H3117.

³³ On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levites.

KJVNow on the fourth^H7243 day^H3117 was the silver^H3701 and the gold^H2091 and the vessels^H3627 weighed^H8254^(H8738) in the house^H1004 of our God^H430 by the hand^H3027 of Meremoth^H4822 the son^H1121 of Uriah^H223 the priest^H3548; and with him was Eleazar^H499 the son^H1121 of Phinehas^H6372; and with them was Jozabad^H3107 the son^H1121 of Jeshua^H3442, and Noadiah^H5129 the son^H1121 of Binnui^H1131, Levites^H3881;

³⁴ Everything was counted and weighed; and all the weight was written at that time.

KJVBy number^H4557 and by weight^H4948 of every one: and all the weight^H4948 was written^H3789^(H8735) at that time^H6256.

³⁵ The children of the captivity, who had come out of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats for a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to Yahweh.

KJVAlso the children^H1121 of those that had been carried away^H1473, which were come out^H935^(H8802) of the captivity^H7628, offered^H7126^(H8689) burnt offerings^H5930 unto the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, twelve^H8147^H6240 bullocks^H6499 for all Israel^H3478, ninety^H8673 and six^H8337 rams^H352, seventy^H7657 and seven^H7651 lambs^H3532, twelve^H8147^H6240 he goats^H6842 for a sin offering^H2403: all this was a burnt offering^H5930 unto the LORD^H3068.

³⁶ They delivered the king’s commissions to the king’s local governors and to the governors beyond the River. So they supported the people and God’s house.

KJVAnd they delivered^H5414^(H8799) the king's^H4428 commissions^H1881 unto the king's^H4428 lieutenants^H323, and to the governors^H6346 on this side^H5676 the river^H5104: and they furthered^H5375^(H8765) the people^H5971, and the house^H1004 of God^H430.

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