TBESH · H9002
/וְ · v · and
Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’)
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/וְ (v) means “and” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: v STEP transliteration; pronunciation varies by reading tradition.
/וְ · v · and
Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’)
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They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
Read word by wordAll the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.
Read word by wordThe Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.
Read word by wordMany years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Read word by wordthis Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
Read word by wordSo in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.
Read word by wordHe had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was upon him.
Read word by wordFor Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
Read word by wordThis is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel:
Read word by wordArtaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
Read word by wordI hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
Read word by wordYou are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.
Read word by wordMoreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
Read word by wordtogether with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.
Read word by wordWith this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.
Read word by wordYou and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.
Read word by wordYou must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.
Read word by wordAnd if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.
Read word by wordI, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,
Read word by wordup to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.
Read word by wordWhatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?
Read word by wordAnd be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
Read word by wordAnd you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
Read word by wordIf anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
Read word by wordand who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.
Read word by wordThese are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
Read word by wordof the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
Read word by wordfrom the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
Read word by wordfrom the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
Read word by wordfrom the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
Read word by wordfrom the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
Read word by wordfrom the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
Read word by wordfrom the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
Read word by wordfrom the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
Read word by wordfrom the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
Read word by wordfrom the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
Read word by wordfrom the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
Read word by wordand from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
Read word by wordNow I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.
Read word by wordThen I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.
Read word by wordAnd since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;
Read word by wordalso Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.
Read word by wordThey also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.
Read word by wordAnd there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
Read word by wordFor I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”
Read word by wordThen I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
Read word by wordand I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.
Read word by wordI weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
Read word by word20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
Read word by wordThen I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.
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