1
On that
day they
read in the
book of
Moses in the
audience of the
people; and therein was
found written, that the
Ammonite and the
Moabite should not
come into the
congregation of
God for ever;
~'['h yen.z'a.B h,v{m r,pes.B a'r.qin a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ? yin{M;[ aw{b'y -a{l r,v]a w{B b.Wt'K a'c.min.w ? ~'lw{[ -d;[ ~yih{l/a'h l;h.qiB yib'a{m.W
2
Because they
met not the
children of
Israel with
bread and with
water, but
hired Balaam against them, that he should
curse them: howbeit our
God turned the
curse into a
blessing.
~Iy'M;b.W ~,x,L;B lea'r.fIy yen.B -t,a .Wm.Diq a{l yiK ? .${p]h;Y;w w{l.l;q.l ~'[.liB -t,a wy'l'[ r{K.fiY;w ? h'k'r.bil h'l'l.Q;h .Wnyeh{l/a
3
Now it came to pass, when they had
heard the
law, that they
separated from
Israel all the mixed
multitude.
b,re[ -l'k .WlyiD.b;Y;w h'rw{T;h -t,a ~'[.m'v.K yih.y;w ? lea'r.fiYim
4
And
before this,
Eliashib the
priest, having the
oversight of the
chamber of the
house of our
God, was
allied unto
Tobiah:
t;K.vil.B !.Wt'n !eh{K;h byiv'y.l,a h,Zim yen.pil.w ? h'Yibw{j.l bw{r'q .Wnyeh{l/a -tyeB
5
And he had
prepared for him a
great chamber, where
aforetime they
laid the meat
offerings, the
frankincense, and the
vessels, and the
tithes of the
corn, the new
wine, and the
oil, which was
commanded to be given to the
Levites, and the
singers, and the
porters; and the
offerings of the
priests.
~yin'p.l .Wy'h ~'v.w h'lw{d.g h'K.vil w{l f;[;Y;w ? r;f.[;m.W ~yileK;h.w h'nw{b.L;h h'x.niM;h -t,a ~yin.t{n ? ~yir.r{v.m;h.w ~iYiw.l;h t;w.cim r'h.ciY;h.w vw{ryiT;h !'g'D;h ? ~yin]h{K;h t;m.Wr.t.W ~yir][{V;h.w
6
But in all this time was not I at
Jerusalem: for in the
two and
thirtieth year of
Artaxerxes king of
Babylon came I unto the
king, and
after certain
days obtained I
leave of the
king:
t;n.viB yiK ~i'l'v.WryiB yityIy'h a{l h,z -l'k.b.W ? l,b'B -.k,l,m ]a.T.s;v.x;T.r;a.l ~Iy;T.v.W ~yiv{l.v ? yiT.l;a.vin ~yim'y #eq.l.W .$,l,M;h -l,a yita'B ? .$,l,M;h -nim
7
And I
came to
Jerusalem, and
understood of the
evil that
Eliashib did for
Tobiah, in
preparing him a
chamber in the
courts of the
house of
God.
h'f'[ r,v]a h'['r'b h'nyib'a'w ~i'l'v.Wryil aw{b'a'w ? yer.c;x.B h'K.vin w{l tw{f][;l h'Yibw{j.l byiv'y.l,a ? ~yih{l/a'h tyeB
8
And it
grieved me
sore: therefore I cast
forth all the
household stuff of
Tobiah out
of the
chamber.
yel.K -l'K -t,a h'kyil.v;a'w d{a.m yil [;reY;w ? h'K.viL;h -nim #.Wx;h h'Yibw{j -tyeb
9
Then I
commanded, and they
cleansed the
chambers: and thither brought I
again the
vessels of the
house of
God, with the meat
offering and the
frankincense.
yel.K ~'V h'byiv'a'w tw{k'v.L;h .Wr]h;j.y;w h'r.m{a'w ? h'nw{b.L;h.w h'x.niM;h -t,a ~yih{l/a'h tyeB
10
And I
perceived that the
portions of the
Levites had not been
given them: for the
Levites and the
singers, that
did the
work, were
fled every
one to his
field.
.Wx.r.biY;w h'n'Tin a{l ~iYiw.l;h ]tw{y'n.m -yiK h'[.dea'w ? h'ka'l.M;h yef{[ ~yir.r{v.m;h.w ~iYiw.l;h .Whed'f.l -vyia
11
Then
contended I with the
rulers, and
said, Why is the
house of
God forsaken? And I gathered them
together, and
set them in their
place.
b;z/[,n ;[.WD;m h'r.m{a'w ~yin'g.S;h -t,a h'byir'a'w ? ~'d.m'[ -l;[ ~edim][;a'w ]mec.B.q,a'w ~yih{l/a'h -tyeB
12
Then
brought all
Judah the
tithe of the
corn and the new
wine and the
oil unto the
treasuries.
vw{ryiT;h.w !'g'D;h r;f.[;m .Wayibeh h'd.Wh.y -l'k.w ? tw{r'cw{a'l r'h.ciY;h.w
13
And I made
treasurers over the
treasuries, Shelemiah the
priest, and
Zadok the
scribe, and of the
Levites, Pedaiah: and next to
them was
Hanan the
son of
Zaccur, the
son of
Mattaniah: for they were
counted faithful, and their office was to
distribute unto their
brethren.
qw{d'c.w !eh{K;h h'y.m,l,v tw{r'cw{a -l;[ h'r.cw{a'w ? ~'d'y -l;[.w ~iYiw.l;h -nim h'y'd.p.W repw{S;h ? ~yin'm/a,n yiK h'y.n;T;m -n,B r.WK;z -n,B !'n'x ? ~,hyex]a;l q{l]x;l ~,hyel][;w .Wb'v.x,n