rwbs - Nehemiah:4-7

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:1 @ But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and felt great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:2 @ And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they finish in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? (note:)fortify…: Hebrews. leave to themselves(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:3 @ Now Tobiah the Ammonite by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox should go up, he would even break down their stone wall.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:4 @ Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a spoil in the land of captivity: (note:)despised: Hebrews. despite(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:5 @ And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked to anger before the builders.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:6 @ So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to the half of it: for the people had a mind to work.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:7 @ But it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were set up, that the breaches began to be closed, then they were very angry, (note:)were made up: Hebrews. ascended(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:8 @ And conspired all of them together to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. (note:)to hinder…: Hebrews. to make an error to it(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:9 @ Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:10 @ And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is failing, and much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:11 @ And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:12 @ And it came to pass, that when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places where ye shall return to us. (note:)From all…: or, That from all places ye must return to us(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:13 @ Therefore I set in the lower places behind the wall, on the higher places, I even set the people according to their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. (note:)in the…: Hebrews. from the lower parts of the place, etc(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:14 @ And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be ye not afraid of them: remember the Lord, great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:15 @ And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:16 @ And it came to pass from that time forth, the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers behind all the house of Judah.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:17 @ They who built on the wall, and they that bore burdens, burdened themselves, with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held a weapon.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:18 @ For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and built. And he that sounded the trumpet by me. (note:)by his side: Hebrews. on his loins(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:19 @ And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:20 @ In what place ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye there to us: our God shall fight for us.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:21 @ So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:22 @ Likewise at the same time said I to the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour in the day.

rwbs@Nehemiah:4:23 @ So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, every one put them off for washing. (note:)saving…: or, every one went with his weapon for water(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:1 @ And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:2 @ For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, many: therefore we take up grain, that we may eat, and live.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:3 @ also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy grain, because of the famine.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:4 @ There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tax, our lands and vineyards.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:5 @ Yet now our flesh as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and of our daughters are brought to bondage: neither in our power; for other men have our lands and vineyards.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:6 @ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:7 @ Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact interest, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. (note:)I consulted…: Hebrews. my heart consulted in me(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:8 @ And I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold to us? Then they held their peace, and found nothing.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:9 @ Also I said, That not good which ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:10 @ I likewise, my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and grain: I pray you, let us stop charging interest.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:11 @ Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth of the money, and of the grain, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:12 @ Then said they, We will restore, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:13 @ Also I shook 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 congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise. (note:)emptied: Hebrews. empty, or, void(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:14 @ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king,, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:15 @ But the former governors that before me had laid a burden upon the people, and had taken of them food and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bore rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:16 @ Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants gathered there to the work.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:17 @ Moreover at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came to us from among the heathen that about us.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:18 @ Now which was prepared daily one ox six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days an abundance of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I required not the food of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

rwbs@Nehemiah:5:19 @ Think upon me, my God, for good, to all that I have done for this people.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:1 @ Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and there was no breach left in it; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:2 @ That Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:3 @ And I sent messengers to them, saying, I doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, while I leave it, and come down to you?

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:4 @ Yet they sent to me four times in this way; and I answered them after the same manner.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:5 @ Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:6 @ In which written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. (note:)Gashmu: also called, Geshem(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:7 @ And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem, saying, a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:8 @ Then I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou maketh up them out of thy own heart.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:9 @ For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it may not be done. Now therefore,, strengthen my hands.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:10 @ Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who 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.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:11 @ And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who, that, as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:12 @ And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:13 @ Therefore he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and they might have for a bad report, that they might reproach me.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:14 @ My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:15 @ So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth of Elul, in fifty and two days.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:16 @ And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard, and all the heathen that about us saw, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought by our God.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:17 @ Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and of Tobiah came to them. (note:)sent…: Hebrews. multiplied their letters passing to Tobiah(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:18 @ For many in Judah sworn to him, because he the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.

rwbs@Nehemiah:6:19 @ Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. (note:)words: or, matters(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:1 @ Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:2 @ That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he a faithful man, and feared God above many.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:3 @ And I said to them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun shall be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar: and appoint soldiers of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one opposite his house.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:4 @ Now the city large and great: but the people in it few, and the houses not built. (note:)large: Hebrews. broad in spaces(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:5 @ And my God put into my heart to gather the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a family record of the genealogy of them who came up at the first, and found written in it,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:6 @ These 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 came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city;

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:7 @ Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number,, of the men of the people of Israel; (note:)Azariah: also called, Seraiah(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:8 @ The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred and seventy and two.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:9 @ The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy and two.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:10 @ The children of Arah, six hundred and fifty and two.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:11 @ The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred eighteen.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:12 @ The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty and four.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:13 @ The children of Zattu, eight hundred and forty and five.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:14 @ The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:15 @ The children of Binnui, six hundred and forty and eight. (note:)Binnui: also called, Bani(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:16 @ The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty and eight.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:17 @ The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty and two.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:18 @ The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty and seven.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:19 @ The children of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty and seven.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:20 @ The children of Adin, six hundred and fifty and five.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:21 @ The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:22 @ The children of Hashum, three hundred and twenty and eight.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:23 @ The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty and four.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:24 @ The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve. (note:)Hariph: also called, Jora(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:25 @ The children of Gibeon, ninety and five. (note:)Gibeon: also called, Gibbar(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:26 @ The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred and eighty and eight.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:27 @ The men of Anathoth, an hundred and twenty and eight.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:28 @ The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two. (note:)Bethazmaveth: also called, Azmaveth(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:29 @ The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. (note:)Kirjathjearim: also called, Kirjatharim(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:30 @ The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty and one.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:31 @ The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:32 @ The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred and twenty and three.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:33 @ The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:34 @ The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty and four.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:35 @ The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:36 @ The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty and five.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:37 @ The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty and one.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:38 @ The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:39 @ The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy and three.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:40 @ The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty and two.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:41 @ The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred and forty and seven.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:42 @ The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:43 @ The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four. (note:)Hodevah: also called, Hodaviah or Judah(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:44 @ The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred and forty and eight.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:45 @ 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 Shobai, an hundred and thirty and eight.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:46 @ The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:47 @ The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:48 @ The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:49 @ The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:50 @ The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:51 @ The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:52 @ The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:53 @ The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:54 @ The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:55 @ The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:56 @ The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:57 @ The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:58 @ The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:59 @ The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon. (note:)Amon: also called, Ami(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:60 @ All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, three hundred and ninety and two.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:61 @ And these they who went up from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not show their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they of Israel. (note:)seed: or, pedigree(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:62 @ The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty and two.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:63 @ And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, who took of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite for a wife, and was called after their name.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:64 @ These sought their family record those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:65 @ And the Tirshatha said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there should stand a priest with Urim and Thummim. (note:)the Tirshatha: or, the governor(:note)

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:66 @ The whole congregation together forty and two thousand three hundred and sixty,

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:67 @ Besides their male and female servants, of whom seven thousand three hundred and thirty and seven: and they had two hundred and forty and five men and women singers.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:68 @ Their horses, seven hundred and thirty and six: their mules, two hundred and forty and five:

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:69 @ camels, four hundred and thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty donkeys.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:70 @ And some of the heads of the fathers’ gave to the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasury a thousand drams of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments. (note:)some: Hebrews. part.(:note)The Tirshatha: or, The governor

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:71 @ And of the heads of the fathers’ gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:72 @ And which the rest of the people gave twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty and seven priests’ garments.

rwbs@Nehemiah:7:73 @ So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel in their cities.

rwbs@Nehemiah:8:1 @ And all the people gathered themselves together as one man in the street that before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.