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| [1]The sealers were, Nehemiah [that is] Athirsatha the sonne of Hachaliah, and Sedecias |
[1]NOW those who took an oath and sealed it were: Nehemiah, the elder, the son of Hananiah, the high priest, and Zerahiah, |
| [2]Seraiah, Azariah, Irmeiah |
[2]Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, |
| [3]Pashur, Amariah, Malachiiah |
[3]Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, Shepatiah, |
| [4]Hattus, Sebeniah, Malluch |
[4]Hattush, Shecaniah, Malluch, |
| [5]Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah |
[5]Shakum, Azmoth, Ebariah, |
| [6]Daniel, Ginethon, Baruch |
[6]Daniel, Gebiton, Baruch, |
| [7]Mesullam, Abiiah, Miiamin |
[7]Meshullam, Abijah, Benjamin, |
| [8]Maaziah, Bilgai, Semaiah: these were priestes |
[8]Maasiah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests. |
| [9]The Leuites were, Iesua the sonne of Azaniah, Bennui among the children of Henadad, and Cadmiel |
[9]And the Levites: Joshua the son of Azaniah, Bani, Mabnai, Hadar, and Kadmiah; |
| [10]And their brethren, Sebaniah, Hodiiah, Celita, Pelaiah, Hanan |
[10]And their brethren: Shecaniah, Urijah, Kelatiah, Pelatiah, Hanan, |
| [11]Micha, Rehob, Hasabiah |
[11]Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, |
| [12]Zacchur, Serebiah, Sebaniah |
[12]Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shecaniah, |
| [13]Hodiiah, Bani, Beninu |
[13]Hodijah, the son of Bani. |
| [14]The heads of the people were, Pharos the captayne of Moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani |
[14]The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Shalit-moab, Elam, the Zetites. |
| [15]Bunni, Azgad, Bebai |
[15]The sons of Azgar, the sons of Adonijah, |
| [16]Adoniiah, Biguai, Adin |
[16]Bigvai and Adon, |
| [17]Ater, Hizciiah, Azur |
[17]Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, |
| [18]Hodiiah, Hasum, Besai |
[18]Urijah, Hashum, Bezai, |
| [19]Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai |
[19]Hoziph, Anathoth, Nebai, |
| [20]Magpias, Mesullam, Hezir |
[20]Mephgnish, Meshallum, Aziphi, |
| [21]Mesesabel, Sadoc, Iaddua |
[21]Meshezapael, Zadok, Jehoiadah, |
| [22]Phelatia, Hanan, Anaaia |
[22]Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, |
| [23]Hosea, Hanania, Hasub |
[23]Hoshea, Hananiah, Joshua, |
| [24]Halohes, Phaleha, Sobek |
[24]Hallosh, Pileha, Shobek, |
| [25]Rehum, Hasebna, Maasia |
[25]Arhum, Hoshabiah, Maasiah, |
| [26]Ahia Aanan, and Anan |
[26]And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, |
| [27]Malluch, Harim, and Baana |
[27]Malluch, Haram, Baanah. |
| [28]And the other people, the priestes, Leuites, porters, singers, Nethinims, and all they that had separated them selues from the people of the landes vnto the law of God, with their wyues, their sonnes, and their daughters, & as many as could vnderstand |
[28]And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the people of the lands to return to the law of the LORD, both they and their wives, their sons and their daughters and every one having knowledge and understanding. |
| [29]And their lordes that had rule of the, receaued it for their brethren: And they came to sweare, & to binde them selues with an oth to walke in gods lawe, which was geuen by Moyses the seruaunt of God, and that they would obserue and do according vnto all the commaundementes, iudgementes, and statutes of the Lorde our God |
[29]Strengthened their brethren, their neighbors, taking oaths and making a covenant to walk in the LORD'S law which he gave by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our LORD and his judgments and his statutes; |
| [30]And that we woulde not geue our daughters vnto the people of the lande, neither to take their daughters for our sonnes |
[30]And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land nor take their daughters for our sons; |
| [31]And if the people of the land brought ware on the Sabbath, and all maner vitailes to sell, that we would not take it of them on the Sabbath and on the holy dayes, and that we would let the seuenth yere be free, and the debtes of euery person |
[31]And if the people of the land should bring wares or provisions on the sabbath day to sell, we would not buy it of them, and whosoever should engage his animal in service on the sabbath day, he would not receive hire, nor should he carry a burden on the sabbath day because it is holy; and in the seventh year we would forego all debts due to us |
| [32]And we decreed a statute vpon our selues, to geue yerely the third part of a sicle to the ministration in the house of our God |
[32]We also confirmed upon ourselves the ordinances, to give the third part of a shekel on the sabbath for the work of the house of our God; |
| [33]To the shewe bread, to the dayly meate offering, to the dayly burnt offering, of the Sabbathes, of the new Moones, and feaste dayes, and to the thinges that were sanctified, & to the offringes of attonement, to reconsile Israel withal, and to all the busines in the house of our God |
[33]For the shewbread and for the continual meal offering and for the continual burnt offering of the sabbaths, the new moons, the feasts, and the holy things, and. for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel and for all the work of the house of our God. |
| [34]And we cast the lot among the priestes, Leuites, and the people, for the offering of the wood, to be brought vnto the house of our God from yere to yere, after the houses of our fathers, that it might be brent at times appoynted vpon the aulter of the Lorde God, as it is written in the lawe |
[34]And they cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of the LORD our God, as it is written in the book of law; |
| [35]And to bring the first fruites of our land, and the firstlinges of our fruites of all trees yere by yere vnto the house of the Lorde |
[35]And to bring the first fruits of our ground and the first fruits of all fruit of the trees, year by year, to the house of the LORD; |
| [36]And the first borne of our sonnes, and of our cattel, (as it is written in the law) and the firstlinges of our oxen and of our sheepe, whiche we shoulde bring to the house of our God vnto the priestes that minister in the house of our God |
[36]Also the first-born of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the law of the LORD, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God; |
| [37]And that we shoulde bring the first fruites of our dough and our heaue offeringes, and the fruites of all maner of trees, of wine also and of oyle, vnto the priestes to the chestes of the house of our God, and the tythes of our lande vnto the Leuites, that the Leuites might haue the tythes in all the cities of our ministration |
[37]And to give the first fruits of our dough, our threshing floors, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests who minister before our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that the same Levites might take the tithes from all the country towns. |
| [38]And the priest the sonne of Aaron shalbe with the Leuites when the Leuites take tythes: so that the Leuites shall bring vp the tythes of their tythes vnto the house of our God, to the store houses and to the treasure houses |
[38]And the priest the son of Aaron shall be included with the Levites in the distribution of their tithes; and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the storehouses, into the treasure house. |
| [39]For the children of Israel and the children of Leui shall bring vp the heaue offeringes of the corne, wine, and oyle, vnto the store houses, there as are the vessels of the sanctuarie and the priestes that minister, and the porters and singers, and we will not forsake the house of our God |
[39]For the children of Israel and the descendants of Levi shall bring the offerings of the grain, of the wine, and the oil to the storehouses where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests, the Levites, the porters, and the guards shall not forsake the house of our God |