TBESH · H9009
/ה · ha · [the]
Prefix hé article: "the" for a subject, not object
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/ה (ha) means “[the]” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ha STEP transliteration; pronunciation varies by reading tradition.
/ה · ha · [the]
Prefix hé article: "the" for a subject, not object
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When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—
Read word by wordSo I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
Read word by wordFour times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.
Read word by wordThe fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letter
Read word by wordthat read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
Read word by wordand you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: ‘There is a king in Judah.’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king. So come, let us confer together.”
Read word by wordThen I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”
Read word by wordFor they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
Read word by wordLater, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you!”
Read word by wordBut I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”
Read word by wordI realized that God had not sent him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
Read word by wordO my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.
Read word by wordSo the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.
Read word by wordWhen all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
Read word by wordAlso in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters kept coming to them.
Read word by wordWhen the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
Read word by wordThen I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
Read word by wordAnd I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”
Read word by wordNow the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
Read word by wordThen my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:
Read word by wordThese are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
Read word by wordaccompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
Read word by wordthe men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
Read word by wordthe men of Bethel and Ai, 123;
Read word by wordThe priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;
Read word by wordThe Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.
Read word by wordThe singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.
Read word by wordThe gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.
Read word by wordThe temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
Read word by wordThe temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.
Read word by wordThe following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
Read word by wordAnd from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
Read word by wordThese men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
Read word by wordThe governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
Read word by wordThe whole assembly numbered 42,360,
Read word by wordSome of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.69
And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.70
The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.71
So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.72
At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
Read word by wordOn the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
Read word by wordSo Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
Read word by wordEzra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Read word by wordEzra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.
Read word by wordThen Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Read word by wordThe Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.
Read word by wordSo they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.
Read word by wordNehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
Read word by wordThen Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Read word by wordAnd the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
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