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whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, ev ery one unto his city;

7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Ramiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilslian, Mispe reth, Bigvai, Nehom, Baanal. The number, I say, of the men of the peo ple of Israel was this;

8 The children of Parosh, two thou sand a hundred seventy and two. 9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

10 The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.

returned to Jerusalem. 31 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty and two.

32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred twenty and three. 33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.

34 The children of the other Elam a thousand two hundred fifty and four 35 The children of Harim,three hun dred and twenty.

36 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 38 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. 11 The children of Pahath-moab, of 39 The priests: the children of Jethe children of Jeshua and Joab, twoldaiab, of the house of Jeshua, nine thousand and eight hundred and eigh Irundred seventy and three.

teen.

12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

13 The children of Zatu, eight hun dred forty and five.

14 The children of Zaccai,seven hun dred and threescore.

40 The children of Immer, a thou sand fifty and two.

41 The children of Pashur, a thou sand two hundred forty and seven. 42 The children of Harim, a thou sand and seventeen.

43 The Levites: the children of 15 The children of Binnui, six hun-Jeshua, of Kadmeil, and of the chil

dren forty and eight,

16 The children of Bebai, six hun dren twenty and eight.

17 The children of Azgad, two thou sand three hundred twenty and two. 18 The childrea of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. 19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.

20 The children of Adiu,six hundred fifty and five.

21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

22 The children of Haslium, three hundred twenty and eight.

23 The children of Bezai, three dred twenty and four.

dren of Hodeval, seventy and four.
44 T The singers: the children of
Asaph, a hundred forty and right.
45 T The porters: the children of
Shallum, the children of Ater, the
children of Talmon, the children of
Akkub, the children of Hatita, the
children of Shobia, a hundred thirty
and eight.

46 T The Nethinims: the chlidren of Zila, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbath,

47 The children of Keros, the chil deen of Sia, the children of Padon, 43 The children of Lebana, the chil laundren of Hagaba, the children of Shal mai,

24 The children of Hariph,a hundred and twelve.

25 The children of Gibeon, ninety

and five.

49 The children of Haman, the chil dren of Giddel, the children of Galar, 50 The children of Reaiah, the chil dren of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 26 The men of Beth-lehem and Ne 51 The children of Gazzam, the chil tophah, a hundred fourscore and eight.dren of Uzza, the children of Phaseah, 27 The men of Anathoth, a hundred 52 The children of Besai, the chil twenty. and eight. dren of Meunim, the children of Ne

28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty phishesim, and two. 53 The children of Bakbuk, the chil29 The men of Kirjah jearim, Che-dren of Hakupha, the children of Har phical, and Beeroth, seven hundred hur,

forty and three.

54 The children of Bazlitl, ae chil

30 The men of Ramah and Gaba, six dren of Mehida, the children of Har hua Ired twenty and one

isha,

CHAP. VIII.

The manner of reading the los. 15 The children of Barkos, the chilishatha gave to the treasure a thousand den of Sisera, the children of Tamah, drams of gold, fifty basons, five hunbo The children of Neziah, the childred and thirty priests' garments. den of Hatipha.

67 The children of Solomon's ser vants: the children of Sotai, the chil dren of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

71 And some of the chief of the fa thers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver.

58 The children of Janla, the chil 72 And that which the rest of the dren of Darkon, the children of Gid-people gave to twenty thousand del, drams of gold, and two thousand 50 The children of Shephatiah, the pounds of silver, and threescore and children of Hattil, the children of Po-seven priests' garments. chereth of Zebaim, the children of 73 So the priests, and the Levites, Amon. and the porters, and the singers, aud 60 All the Nethinims, and the chil-some of the people, and the Nethi dren of Solomon's servants, were three nims, and all Israel, dwelt in their hundred ninety and two. cities; and when the seventh month caine, the children of Israel were in their cities.

61 And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-baresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they Could it allow their father's house nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

CHAP. VIII.

AND all the people gathered them. selves together as one man into the street that was before the water62 The children of Delaiah, the chilgate; and they spake unto Ezra the dren of Tobiah, the children of Neko scribe to bring the book of the law of da, six hundred forty and two. Moses, which the LORD had comman.

63 T And of the priests: the children ed to Israel. of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the 2 And Ezra the priest brought the children of Barzillai, which took one law before the congregation, both of of the daughters of Barzillai the Gil-men and women, and all that could eadite to wife, and was called after hear with understanding, upon the their name. first day of the seventh month.

64 These sought their register among 3 And he read therein before the those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

street that was before the water gate from the morning until mid-day, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.

65 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest 4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a with Urim and Thummin. pulpit of wood, which they had made 66 T The whole congregation togeth-for the purpose; and beside him stood er was forty and two thousand taree Mattila, and Shema, and Ansiah, hundred and threescore. and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maasei

67 Besides their man-servants and ah, ou his right hand; and on his left their maid servants, of whom there haud Pedaial, and Mishael, and Mal were seven thousand three hundred chiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, thirty and seven: and they had two Zechariah, and Meshullam. hundred forty and five singing-men 5 And Ezra opened the book in the and singing-women. sight of all the people; (for he was 68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty above all the people;) and when he and six their mules, two hundred opened it, all the people stood up: forty and five; 6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people an swered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

69 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses. 70 And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tir

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7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijali, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariali, Jo zabad, Hanan, Pektial, and the Le vites, caused the people to understand the law and the people stood in their place.

8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading

and repentance.

17 And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.

18 Also 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; nud on the eighth 9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tir-day was a solemn assembly, according shatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, unto the manner. and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is

the law.

NOW

CHAP. IX.

holy unto the Loup your God; people Noor in the twenty and fourth day LORD mourn TOW not, nor weep. For all the people! of this month the children of 1swept, when they heard the words of rael were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloths,and earth upon them. 2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the 11 So the Levites stilled all the peo-day; and another fourth part they ple, saying, Hold your peace, for the confessed, and worshipped the LORD day is holy; neither be ye grieved. their God. 12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirih, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

4 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeslius, and Bani, Kadmi el, Shebaniah, Bunni, Shereliah, Bau, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.

13 And on the second day were 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua,and Kadgathered together the chief of the famiel, Baui, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, thers of all the people, the priests, and Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethalia, the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even said, Stand up and bless the LORD to understand the words of the law. 14 And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month.

15 And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine-branches, and myrtle branches, and palm-branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves bootlis, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water-gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

your God for ever and ever; and bless
ed be thy glorious name, which is ex
alted above all blessing and praise.
6 Thou, even thon, art LonD alone;
thou hast made heaven, the heaven of
heavens, with all their host, the earth,
laud all things that are therein, the
seas, and all that is therein, and thou
preservest them all; and the host of
heaven worshippeth thee.

7 Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

8 And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Pe rizzites,and the Jebusites, and the Gir gasluter, to give it, I say, to his seed,

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and hast performed thy words; for way; neither the pillar of fire by thou art righteous: night, to show them light, and the 9 And didst see the affliction of our way wherein they should go. fathers in Egypt, and heardest their ery by the Red Sea;

10 And showedst 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. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.

20 Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to iustruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst. 21 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they licked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. 11 And thou didst divide the sea be 22 Moreover thou gavest them king fore them, so that they went through doms and nations, and didst divide the midst of the sea on the dry land; them into corners: so they possessed and their persecutors thou threwest the land of Sinon, and the land of the into the deeps,as a stone into the migh-king of Heshbon, and the land of Og ty waters. king of Bashan.

23 Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, con

12 Moreover, thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should cerning which thou hadst promised to go. their fathers, that they should go in to 13 Thou camest down also upon possess it. mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

14 And madest known unto them thy noly sabbath, and commandest them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

24 So the children went in and pos sessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

25 And they took strong cities, and 15 And gavest them bread from hea-a fat land, and possessed houses full of ven for their hunger, and broughtest all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and forth water for them out of the rock olive yards, and fruit-trees in abuafor their thirst, and promisedst them dance: so they did eat, and were fillthat they should go in to possess the ed, and becaine fat, and delighted and which thou had sworn to give themselves in thy great goodness, them. 26 Nevertheless they were disobedi 16 But they and our fathers dealtent, and rebelled against thee, and cast proudly, and hardened their necks, thy law behind their backs, and slew and hearkened not to thy command thy prophets which testified against ments, them to turn them to thee, and they 17 And refused to obey, neither were wrought great provocations. mindful of thy wonders that thou didst 27 Therefore thou deliveredst them among them; but hardened their into the hand of their enemies, who necks, and in their rebellion appoint-vexed them: and in the time of their ed a captain to return to their bondage: trouble, when they cried unto thee, But thou art a God ready to pardon, thou heardest them from heaven; and gracious and merciful, slow to anger, according to thy manifold mercies and of great kindness, and forsookest thou gavest them saviours, who saved them not. them out of the hand of their ene mies.

18 Yea, when they had made them a molten call, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and bad wrought great provocations;

19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies, forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the

28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore lettest thou them in the hand of their en emies, so that they had the dominion over them; yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou hear lest them from heaven; and many times

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didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies.

29 And testified against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy command ments, but sinned against thy julg ments, (which if a mau do, he shall live in them,) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

30 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy Spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.

31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' aake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them: for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

the covenant.

CHAP. X.

NOW those that sealed there Nehe
miah the Tirshatha, the son of
Hachalah, and Zidkijah,
2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Pashur, Amariah, Malehigh,
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Maliuch,
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadish,
6 Diel, Giethon, Baruch,
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
3 Maziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these
were the priests.

9 And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnur of the sous of Henadad, Kadiniel;

10 And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiali, Hunan, 11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabah, 12 Zaceur, Sherebinh, Shebaniah, 13 Hodijah, Bani, Benin, 32 Now therefore, our God, the great, 14 The chief of the prople; Parosh, the mighty, and the terrible God, who, Pahath-moab, Elum, Zatihu, Bani, keepest covenant and mercy, let not; 15 Bonai, Azgad, Bebai, all the trouble seem little before thee, 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, that hath come upon us, on our kings, 17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, on our princes, and ou our priests, and 18 odijah, Hasbum, Bezai, on our prophets, and on our fathers, 19 Haripht, Anatheth, Nebat, and on all thy people, since the time 20 Magpish, Meshallam, Hezir, of the kings of Assyria unto this day. 21 Mesiezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, 33 Howbeit thou art just in all that 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anniah, is brought upon us; for thou hast done 23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, right, but we have done wickedly: 24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, 34 Neither liave our kings, our prin- 25 Relun, Hashriban, Maaseiah, cés, our priests, nor our fathers, kept 26 And Ahijah, Hanau, Anan, thy law, nor hearkened unto thy com- 27 Malluch, Harim, Banual. mandments and thy testimonies where 28 T And the rest of the people, the with thou didst testify against them. priests, the Levites, the porters, the 35 For they have not served thee in singers, the Nethinims, and all they their kingdon, and in thy great good-tiet had separated themselves from the ness that thou gavest thein, and in the people of the lands unto the law of arge and fat land which thou gavest God, their wives, their sous, and their before them, neither turned they from daughters, every one having knowl their wicked works. edge, and having understanding; 36 Behold, we are servants this 29 They clave to their brethren, their day, and for the land that thou gavest nobles, and entered into a curse, and unto our fathers, to eat the fruit there-into an oath, to walk in God's law, of and the good thereof, behold, we are which was given by Moses the servant servants in it. of God, and to observe and do all the 37 And it yieldeth much increase un-commandments of the LORD our Lord, to the kings whom thou hast set over and his judgments and his statutes; us because of our sins; also they have 30 And that we would not give our dominion over our bodies, and over daughters unto the people of the land, our cattle, at their pleasure, and we nor take their daughters for our sons: are in great distress. 31 And if the people of the End 38 And because of all this we make bring ware or any victuals on the sab a sure covenant, and write it; and bath day to sell, that we would not our princes, Levites, and priests, seal buy it of them on the sabbath, or on unto it. the holy day: and that we would leave

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