The Book of Ezra, Chapter 8עזרא 8

וְאֵ֛לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֥י אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֑ם הָעֹלִ֣ים עִמִּ֗י בְּמַלְכ֛וּת אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִבָּבֶֽל

These now the chief of their fathers, and the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

מִבְּנֵ֤י פִֽינְחָס֙ גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם מִבְּנֵ֥י אִיתָמָ֖ר דָּנִיֵּ֑אל מִבְּנֵ֥י דָוִ֖יד חַטּֽוּשׁ

Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

מִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁכַנְיָ֔ה מִבְּנֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֖שׁ זְכַרְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֛וֹ הִתְיַחֵ֥שׂ לִזְכָרִ֖ים מֵאָ֥ה וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים

Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.

מִבְּנֵי֙ פַּחַ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב אֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַ֖י בֶּן זְרַֽחְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֖וֹ מָאתַ֥יִם הַזְּכָרִֽים

Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

מִבְּנֵ֥י שְׁכַנְיָ֖ה בֶּן יַחֲזִיאֵ֑ל וְעִמּ֕וֹ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת הַזְּכָרִֽים

Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עָדִ֔ין עֶ֖בֶד בֶּן יוֹנָתָ֑ן וְעִמּ֖וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים

Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עֵילָ֔ם יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖ה בֶּן עֲתַלְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֖וֹ שִׁבְעִ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים

And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁפַטְיָ֔ה זְבַדְיָ֖ה בֶּן מִֽיכָאֵ֑ל וְעִמּ֖וֹ שְׁמֹנִ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים

And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

מִבְּנֵ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב עֹבַדְיָ֖ה בֶּן יְחִיאֵ֑ל וְעִמּ֕וֹ מָאתַ֛יִם וּשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר הַזְּכָרִֽים

Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

וּמִבְּנֵ֥י שְׁלוֹמִ֖ית בֶּן יוֹסִפְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֕וֹ מֵאָ֥ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים הַזְּכָרִֽים

And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י בֵבַ֔י זְכַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן בֵּבָ֑י וְעִמּ֕וֹ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה הַזְּכָרִֽים

And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עַזְגָּ֔ד יוֹחָנָ֖ן בֶּן הַקָּטָ֑ן וְעִמּ֕וֹ מֵאָ֥ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֖ה הַזְּכָרִֽים

And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנִיקָם֮ אַחֲרֹנִים֒ וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֔ם אֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט יְעִיאֵ֣ל וּֽשְׁמַעְיָ֑ה וְעִמָּהֶ֖ם שִׁשִּׁ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים

And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

וּמִבְּנֵ֥י בִגְוַ֖י עוּתַ֣י וזבוד וְזַכּ֑וּר וְעִמּ֖וֹ שִׁבְעִ֥ים הַזְּכָרִֽים

Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

וָֽאֶקְבְּצֵ֗ם אֶל הַנָּהָר֙ הַבָּ֣א אֶֽל אַהֲוָ֔א וַנַּחֲנֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם יָמִ֣ים שְׁלֹשָׁ֑ה וָאָבִ֤ינָה בָעָם֙ וּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וּמִבְּנֵ֥י לֵוִ֖י לֹא מָצָ֥אתִי שָֽׁם

And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡ה לֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶר לַאֲרִיאֵ֡ל לִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָה וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ן וּלְיָרִ֜יב וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ן וּלְנָתָ֛ן וְלִזְכַרְיָ֥ה וְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם רָאשִׁ֑ים וּלְיוֹיָרִ֥יב וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ן מְבִינִֽים

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

ואוצאה וָאֲצַוֶּ֤ה אוֹתָם֙ עַל אִדּ֣וֹ הָרֹ֔אשׁ בְּכָסִפְיָ֖א הַמָּק֑וֹם וָאָשִׂימָה֩ בְּפִיהֶ֨ם דְּבָרִ֜ים לְ֠דַבֵּר אֶל אִדּ֨וֹ אָחִ֤יו הנתונים הַנְּתִינִים֙ בְּכָסִפְיָ֣א הַמָּק֔וֹם לְהָֽבִיא לָ֥נוּ מְשָׁרְתִ֖ים לְבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ

And I sent them with commandment to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo, to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

וַיָּבִ֨יאּוּ לָ֜נוּ כְּיַד אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ הַטּוֹבָ֤ה עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ שֶׂ֔כֶל מִבְּנֵ֣י מַחְלִ֔י בֶּן לֵוִ֖י בֶּן יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛ה וּבָנָ֥יו וְאֶחָ֖יו שְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר

And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

וְאֶת חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה וְאִתּ֥וֹ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖ה מִבְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֑י אֶחָ֥יו וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם עֶשְׂרִֽים

And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

וּמִן הַנְּתִינִ֗ים שֶׁנָּתַ֨ן דָּוִ֤יד וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ לַעֲבֹדַ֣ת הַלְוִיִּ֔ם נְתִינִ֖ים מָאתַ֣יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ים כֻּלָּ֖ם נִקְּב֥וּ בְשֵׁמֽוֹת

Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.

וָאֶקְרָ֨א שָׁ֥ם צוֹם֙ עַל הַנָּהָ֣ר אַהֲוָ֔א לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְשָׁרָ֔ה לָ֥נוּ וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ וּלְכָל רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

כִּ֣י בֹ֗שְׁתִּי לִשְׁא֤וֹל מִן הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ חַ֣יִל וּפָרָשִׁ֔ים לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ מֵאוֹיֵ֖ב בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ כִּֽי אָמַ֨רְנוּ לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֗ר יַד אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ עַל כָּל מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ לְטוֹבָ֔ה וְעֻזּ֣וֹ וְאַפּ֔וֹ עַ֖ל כָּל עֹזְבָֽיו

For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath against all them that forsake him.

וַנָּצ֛וּמָה וַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥ה מֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ עַל זֹ֑את וַיֵּעָתֵ֖ר לָֽנוּ

So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה מִשָּׂרֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה וְעִמָּהֶ֥ם מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם עֲשָׂרָֽה

Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

ואשקולה וָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣ה לָהֶ֔ם אֶת הַכֶּ֥סֶף וְאֶת הַזָּהָ֖ב וְאֶת הַכֵּלִ֑ים תְּרוּמַ֣ת בֵּית אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ הַהֵרִ֨ימוּ֙ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְיֹעֲצָ֣יו וְשָׂרָ֔יו וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הַנִּמְצָאִֽים

And weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel present, had offered:

וָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨ה עַל יָדָ֜ם כֶּ֗סֶף כִּכָּרִים֙ שֵֽׁשׁ מֵא֣וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֔ים וּכְלֵי כֶ֥סֶף מֵאָ֖ה לְכִכָּרִ֑ים זָהָ֖ב מֵאָ֥ה כִכָּֽר

I even weighed to their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, of gold an hundred talents;

וּכְפֹרֵ֤י זָהָב֙ עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וּכְלֵ֨י נְחֹ֜שֶׁת מֻצְהָ֤ב טוֹבָה֙ שְׁנַ֔יִם חֲמוּדֹ֖ת כַּזָּהָֽב

Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

וָאֹמְרָ֣ה אֲלֵהֶ֗ם אַתֶּ֥ם קֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וְהַכֵּלִ֖ים קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְהַכֶּ֤סֶף וְהַזָּהָב֙ נְדָבָ֔ה לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם

And I said to them, You holy to YHWH; the vessels holy also; and the silver and the gold a freewill offering to YHWH God of your fathers.

שִׁקְד֣וּ וְשִׁמְר֗וּ עַֽד תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ לִפְנֵי֩ שָׂרֵ֨י הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם וְשָׂרֵֽי הָאָב֥וֹת לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה

Watch you, and keep , until you weigh before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of YHWH.

וְקִבְּלוּ֙ הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִשְׁקַ֛ל הַכֶּ֥סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֖ב וְהַכֵּלִ֑ים לְהָבִ֥יא לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לְבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ

So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

וַֽנִּסְעָ֞ה מִנְּהַ֣ר אַֽהֲוָ֗א בִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן לָלֶ֖כֶת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְיַד אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙ הָיְתָ֣ה עָלֵ֔ינוּ וַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּ מִכַּ֥ף אוֹיֵ֛ב וְאוֹרֵ֖ב עַל הַדָּֽרֶךְ

Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

וַנָּב֖וֹא יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַנֵּ֥שֶׁב שָׁ֖ם יָמִ֥ים שְׁלֹשָֽׁה

And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֡י נִשְׁקַ֣ל הַכֶּסֶף֩ וְהַזָּהָ֨ב וְהַכֵּלִ֜ים בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ עַ֠ל יַד מְרֵמ֤וֹת בֶּן אֽוּרִיָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְעִמּ֖וֹ אֶלְעָזָ֣ר בֶּן פִּֽינְחָ֑ס וְעִמָּהֶ֞ם יוֹזָבָ֧ד בֶּן יֵשׁ֛וּעַ וְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥ה בֶן בִּנּ֖וּי הַלְוִיִּֽם

Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

בְּמִסְפָּ֥ר בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל לַכֹּ֑ל וַיִּכָּתֵ֥ב כָּֽל הַמִּשְׁקָ֖ל בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽיא

By number by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

הַ֠בָּאִים מֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨י בְנֵֽי הַגּוֹלָ֜ה הִקְרִ֥יבוּ עֹל֣וֹת לֵאלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פָּרִ֨ים שְׁנֵים עָשָׂ֤ר עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֵילִ֣ים תִּשְׁעִ֣ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֗ה כְּבָשִׂים֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים וְשִׁבְעָ֔ה צְפִירֵ֥י חַטָּ֖את שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר הַכֹּ֖ל עוֹלָ֥ה לַיהוָֽה

the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats a sin offering: all a burnt offering to YHWH.

וַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ אֶת דָּתֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּפַחֲו֖וֹת עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֑ר וְנִשְּׂא֥וּ אֶת הָעָ֖ם וְאֶת בֵּֽית הָאֱלֹהִֽים

And they delivered the king's commissions to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.