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\w Near|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* working \w Rephaiah|strong="H7509"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hur|strong="H2354"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ruler|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w half|strong="H2677"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.


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\w By|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w side|strong="H3027"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jedaiah|strong="H3042"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Harumaph|strong="H2739"\w*, \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w Hattush|strong="H2407"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hashabneiah|strong="H2813"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w Malchijah|strong="H4441"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Rechab|strong="H7394"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ruler|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* division \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Beth-haccherem|strong="H1021"\w*, \w made|strong="H2388"\w* good \w the|strong="H0853"\w* doorway \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* waste, \w building|strong="H1129"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* putting \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w its|strong="H0853"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w*, \w with|strong="H1280"\w* \w their|strong="H5975"\w* locks \w and|strong="H1121"\w* rods.


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\w Palal|strong="H6420"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Uzai|strong="H0186"\w*, \w made|strong="H0834"\w* good \w the|strong="H0834"\w* wall \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w angle|strong="H4740"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w comes|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* higher part \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* king's \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w by|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* open space \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* watch. \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H0310"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w Pedaiah|strong="H6305"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Parosh|strong="H6551"\w*.


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(\w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* Nethinim \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Ophel|strong="H6077"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w* facing \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* doorway \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w*, \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w which|strong="H4325"\w* \w comes|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*.)


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\w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Tekoites|strong="H8621"\w* \w were|strong="H1419"\w* \w making|strong="H2388"\w* good \w another|strong="H8145"\w* part, \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* which \w comes|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w of|strong="H2346"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Ophel|strong="H6077"\w*.


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Further \w on|strong="H5921"\w*, past \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* doorway, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* work, \w every|strong="H0376"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.


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\w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w them|strong="H0310"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w*, \w the|strong="H0310"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Immer|strong="H0564"\w*, \w was|strong="H1004"\w* working \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H0310"\w* \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w*, \w the|strong="H0310"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shecaniah|strong="H7935"\w*, \w the|strong="H0310"\w* \w keeper|strong="H8104"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0310"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w* door.


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\w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H0310"\w* \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*, \w the|strong="H0310"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shelemiah|strong="H8018"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hanun|strong="H2586"\w*, \w the|strong="H0310"\w* \w sixth|strong="H8345"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zalaph|strong="H6764"\w*, \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w making|strong="H2388"\w* good \w another|strong="H8145"\w* \w part|strong="H8345"\w*. \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H0310"\w* \w Meshullam|strong="H4918"\w*, \w the|strong="H0310"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Berechiah|strong="H1296"\w*, \w made|strong="H2388"\w* good \w the|strong="H0310"\w* wall \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w his|strong="H2388"\w* \w room|strong="H5393"\w*.


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\w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H0310"\w* \w Malchijah|strong="H4441"\w*, \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* gold-workers \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* Nethinim \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w traders|strong="H7402"\w*, \w made|strong="H2388"\w* good \w the|strong="H5704"\w* wall \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* doorway \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Hammiphkad \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w way|strong="H5704"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* angle.


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\w And|strong="H6629"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* way up \w to|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* angle \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* door, \w the|strong="H0996"\w* gold-workers \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w traders|strong="H7402"\w* \w made|strong="H2388"\w* good \w the|strong="H0996"\w* wall.<pb/>


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\w Now|strong="H1961"\w*, \w Sanballat|strong="H5571"\w*, \w hearing|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w we|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* building \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w*, \w and|strong="H3389"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* wrath \w made|strong="H1961"\w* sport \w of|strong="H2346"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Jews.


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\w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* hearing \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* countrymen \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H3389"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* Samaria \w he|strong="H6213"\w* said, \w What|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* feeble Jews \w doing|strong="H6213"\w*? \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* themselves strong? \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* offerings? \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w get|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* work \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* day? \w will|strong="H3389"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* stones which \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* burned \w come|strong="H0935"\w* again \w out|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dust?


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Now Tobiah \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Ammonite \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*, Such \w is|strong="H0430"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* building \w that|strong="H0430"\w* if \w a|strong="H5921"\w* fox \w goes|strong="H6440"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, \w their|strong="H5921"\w* stone wall \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H0430"\w* broken \w down|strong="H6440"\w*.


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Give ear, \w O|strong="H1129"\w* \w our|strong="H0587"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w*, \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w are|strong="H3063"\w* looked \w down|strong="H3782"\w* \w on|strong="H3808"\w*: \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* words \w of|strong="H2346"\w* shame \w be|strong="H3808"\w* turned back \w on|strong="H3808"\w* \w themselves|strong="H1129"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H0559"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* given \w up|strong="H1129"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* wasting \w in|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H1129"\w* land \w where|strong="H1129"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3063"\w* prisoners:


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\w Let|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* wrongdoing \w be|strong="H3808"\w* covered \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* sin washed \w away|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w before|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*: \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* angry \w before|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* builders.


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\w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w we|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* building \w the|strong="H3605"\w* wall; \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* wall \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w joined|strong="H0935"\w* \w together|strong="H5921"\w* half-way \w up|strong="H5921"\w*: \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* working hard.


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\w But|strong="H5973"\w* \w when|strong="H0310"\w* \w it|strong="H0310"\w* came \w to|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ears \w of|strong="H2346"\w* Sanballat \w and|strong="H2719"\w* Tobiah \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Arabians \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Ammonites \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Ashdodites, \w that|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* building \w of|strong="H2346"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w of|strong="H2346"\w* Jerusalem \w was|strong="H4725"\w* going forward \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* broken \w places|strong="H4725"\w* \w were|strong="H4940"\w* being made good, \w they|strong="H0310"\w* \w were|strong="H4940"\w* full \w of|strong="H2346"\w* wrath;


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\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w made|strong="H0802"\w* designs, \w all|strong="H1419"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w together|strong="H5921"\w*, \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w come|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w make|strong="H7200"\w* \w an|strong="H7200"\w* \w attack|strong="H3898"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Jerusalem, causing trouble there.


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\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3588"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* prayer \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w watch|strong="H3045"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* day \w and|strong="H0430"\w* night \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H3063"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* said, \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w strength|strong="H2388"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w workmen|strong="H4399"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* giving \w way|strong="H3605"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w much|strong="H3605"\w* waste \w material|strong="H4399"\w*; \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* impossible \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w us|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w put|strong="H2388"\w* \w up|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* wall.


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\w And|strong="H3027"\w* \w those|strong="H2388"\w* \w who|strong="H0259"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w against|strong="H3027"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w* said, Without \w their|strong="H5375"\w* knowledge \w and|strong="H3027"\w* without \w their|strong="H5375"\w* seeing \w us|strong="H6213"\w*, \w we|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* come among \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w put|strong="H5375"\w* \w them|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* death, causing \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* come \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H1129"\w* stop.


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\w And|strong="H0376"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w came|strong="H0376"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H2719"\w* \w when|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Jews \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* \w living|strong="H0376"\w* \w near|strong="H0681"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w came|strong="H0376"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* said \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* ten times, \w From|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* directions \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* coming \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*.


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\w So|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* lowest \w part|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* space \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w back|strong="H0413"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* open \w places|strong="H0559"\w*, \w I|strong="H0559"\w* put \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* families, \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* swords, \w their|strong="H5921"\w* spears, \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* bows.


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\w And|strong="H0430"\w* \w after|strong="H0413"\w* looking, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* got \w up|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w great|strong="H0430"\w* ones \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* chiefs \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* rest \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w*, \w Have|strong="H0834"\w* no fear \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*: \w keep|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* mind \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Lord \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w great|strong="H0430"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* greatly \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H0430"\w* feared, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* take \w up|strong="H0853"\w* arms \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* brothers, \w your|strong="H0834"\w* sons, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* daughters, \w your|strong="H0834"\w* wives \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* houses.


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\w And|strong="H2388"\w* \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* ears \w of|strong="H3556"\w* \w those|strong="H2388"\w* \w who|strong="H4399"\w* \w were|strong="H3556"\w* \w against|strong="H5927"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w*, \w that|strong="H5704"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w had|strong="H4399"\w* knowledge \w of|strong="H3556"\w* \w their|strong="H2388"\w* designs \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w that|strong="H5704"\w* God \w had|strong="H4399"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H2388"\w* \w purpose|strong="H4399"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* nothing, \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w back|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* wall, everyone \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w his|strong="H2388"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w*


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\w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*, half \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w servants|strong="H5288"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* doing \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w part|strong="H8432"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* half kept \w the|strong="H0559"\w* spears \w and|strong="H3117"\w* body-covers \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* bows \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* metal war-dresses; \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* chiefs \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* back \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* Judah.


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\w Those|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* building \w the|strong="H0834"\w* wall \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* moving material \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w their|strong="H0310"\w* part, \w everyone|strong="H0376"\w* working \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* hand, \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* spear \w in|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w other|strong="H0251"\w*;


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Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.


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And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:


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So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.


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And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.


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So not one of us, I or my brothers or my servants or the watchmen who were with me, took off his clothing, everyone went armed to the water.<pb/>


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So the priests and the Levites and the door-keepers and the music-makers and some of the people and the Nethinim, and all Israel, were living in their towns.<pb/>


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\w And|strong="H4325"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* teacher, \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep|strong="H4513"\w* \w back|strong="H4513"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w manna|strong="H4478"\w* \w from|strong="H7307"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w*, \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* when \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* need \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.


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\w But|strong="H3588"\w* still, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w been|strong="H7561"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w right|strong="H6662"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* which \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*; \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w been|strong="H7561"\w* \w true|strong="H0571"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7561"\w*:


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And because of all this we are making an agreement in good faith, and putting it in writing; and our rulers, our Levites, and our priests are putting their names to it.<pb/>


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\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w in|strong="H3881"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w* \w were|strong="H3881"\w* \w two|strong="H3967"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* eighty-four.


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\w In|strong="H0251"\w* addition \w the|strong="H8104"\w* door-keepers, \w Akkub|strong="H6126"\w*, \w Talmon|strong="H2929"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w their|strong="H8104"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w* \w who|strong="H8104"\w* \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* \w watch|strong="H8104"\w* \w at|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* doors, \w were|strong="H0251"\w* \w a|strong="H0251"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* seventy-two.


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\w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Nethinim \w were|strong="H3427"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Ophel|strong="H6077"\w*; \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w Ziha|strong="H6727"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w Gishpa|strong="H1658"\w* \w were|strong="H3427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Nethinim.


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\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w overseer|strong="H6496"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w Uzzi|strong="H5813"\w*, \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Bani|strong="H1137"\w*, \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hashabiah|strong="H2811"\w*, \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Mattaniah|strong="H4983"\w*, \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Mica|strong="H4316"\w*, \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Asaph|strong="H0623"\w*, \w the|strong="H5048"\w* music-makers, \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w over|strong="H4399"\w* \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w business|strong="H4399"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.


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\w For|strong="H3588"\w* there \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* \w order|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* regular amount \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* music-makers, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* needs \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pethahiah|strong="H6611"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Meshezabel|strong="H4898"\w*, \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zerah|strong="H2226"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king's servant \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w do|strong="H3027"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* daughter-towns \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H0413"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*, some \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Kiriath-arba|strong="H7153"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* its daughter-towns, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Dibon|strong="H1769"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* its daughter-towns, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* Jekabzeel \w and|strong="H1121"\w* its daughter-towns,


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\w And|strong="H4137"\w* in \w Jeshua|strong="H3442"\w*, \w and|strong="H4137"\w* in \w Moladah|strong="H4137"\w*, \w and|strong="H4137"\w* \w Beth-pelet|strong="H1046"\w*,


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\w And|strong="H1323"\w* \w in|strong="H1323"\w* \w Hazar-shual|strong="H2705"\w*, \w and|strong="H1323"\w* \w in|strong="H1323"\w* Beer-sheba \w and|strong="H1323"\w* its daughter-towns,


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\w And|strong="H1323"\w* \w in|strong="H1323"\w* \w Ziklag|strong="H6860"\w*, \w and|strong="H1323"\w* \w in|strong="H1323"\w* \w Meconah|strong="H4368"\w* \w and|strong="H1323"\w* its daughter-towns,


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\w And|strong="H6881"\w* in \w En-rimmon|strong="H5884"\w*, \w and|strong="H6881"\w* in \w Zorah|strong="H6881"\w*, \w and|strong="H6881"\w* in \w Jarmuth|strong="H3412"\w*,


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\w Zanoah|strong="H2182"\w*, \w Adullam|strong="H5725"\w* \w and|strong="H7704"\w* \w their|strong="H5704"\w* daughter-towns, \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w* \w and|strong="H7704"\w* \w its|strong="H5704"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*, \w Azekah|strong="H5825"\w* \w and|strong="H7704"\w* \w its|strong="H5704"\w* daughter-towns. \w So|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w were|strong="H1323"\w* living \w from|strong="H5704"\w* Beer-sheba \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Hinnom|strong="H2011"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* living \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Geba|strong="H1387"\w*, \w at|strong="H1121"\w* \w Michmash|strong="H4363"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Aija|strong="H5857"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w at|strong="H1121"\w* Beth-el \w and|strong="H1121"\w* its daughter-towns,


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Lod \w and|strong="H0207"\w* \w Ono|strong="H0207"\w*, the \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of|strong="H1516"\w* expert workers.


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\w And|strong="H3063"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, certain \w divisions|strong="H4256"\w* \w in|strong="H3881"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w were|strong="H3881"\w* joined \w to|strong="H3063"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*.<pb/>


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Now \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Zerubbabel|strong="H2216"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shealtiel|strong="H7597"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeshua|strong="H3442"\w*: \w Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w*, \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, \w Ezra|strong="H5830"\w*,


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\w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w*, \w and|strong="H8098"\w* \w Joiarib|strong="H3114"\w*, \w Jedaiah|strong="H3048"\w*,


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\w Sallu|strong="H5543"\w*, \w Amok|strong="H5987"\w*, \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*, \w Jedaiah|strong="H3048"\w*. \w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w were|strong="H0428"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w chiefs|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H3117"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jeshua|strong="H3442"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H3063"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*: \w Jeshua|strong="H3442"\w*, \w Binnui|strong="H1131"\w*, \w Kadmiel|strong="H6934"\w*, \w Sherebiah|strong="H8274"\w*, \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Mattaniah|strong="H4983"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* music-makers, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H0251"\w* \w Bakbukiah|strong="H1229"\w* \w and|strong="H0251"\w* Unno, \w their|strong="H5048"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w*, \w were|strong="H0251"\w* \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w them|strong="H5048"\w* \w in|strong="H0251"\w* \w their|strong="H5048"\w* watches.


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\w And|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jeshua|strong="H3442"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Joiakim|strong="H3113"\w*, \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w Joiakim|strong="H3113"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Eliashib|strong="H0475"\w*, \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w Eliashib|strong="H0475"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Joiada|strong="H3111"\w*,


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\w And|strong="H0853"\w* \w Joiada|strong="H3111"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Jonathan|strong="H3129"\w*, \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jonathan|strong="H3129"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Jaddua|strong="H3037"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Joiakim|strong="H3113"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w families|strong="H0001"\w*: \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w*, \w Meraiah|strong="H4811"\w*; \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*;


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Of \w Ezra|strong="H5830"\w*, \w Meshullam|strong="H4918"\w*; of \w Amariah|strong="H0568"\w*, \w Jehohanan|strong="H3076"\w*;


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\w Of|strong="H3130"\w* Malluchi, \w Jonathan|strong="H3129"\w*; \w of|strong="H3130"\w* \w Shebaniah|strong="H7645"\w*, \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*;


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Of \w Harim|strong="H2766"\w*, \w Adna|strong="H5733"\w*; of \w Meraioth|strong="H4812"\w*, \w Helkai|strong="H2517"\w*;


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\w Of|strong="H2148"\w* \w Iddo|strong="H5714"\w*, \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*; \w of|strong="H2148"\w* \w Ginnethon|strong="H1599"\w*, \w Meshullam|strong="H4918"\w*;


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Of \w Abijah|strong="H0029"\w*, \w Zichri|strong="H2147"\w*; of \w Miniamin|strong="H4509"\w*, of Moadiah, \w Piltai|strong="H6408"\w*;


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Of \w Bilgah|strong="H1083"\w*, \w Shammua|strong="H8051"\w*; of \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w*, \w Jehonathan|strong="H3083"\w*;


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\w And|strong="H3048"\w* of \w Joiarib|strong="H3114"\w*, \w Mattenai|strong="H4982"\w*; of \w Jedaiah|strong="H3048"\w*, \w Uzzi|strong="H5813"\w*;


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Of \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*, \w Hashabiah|strong="H2811"\w*; of \w Jedaiah|strong="H3048"\w*, \w Nethanel|strong="H5417"\w*.


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\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Eliashib|strong="H0475"\w*, \w Joiada|strong="H3111"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jaddua|strong="H3037"\w*, \w were|strong="H3881"\w* listed \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w families|strong="H0001"\w*; \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w Darius|strong="H1867"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Persian|strong="H6542"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w*.


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\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w*, \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w families|strong="H1121"\w*, \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* histories, \w even|strong="H5704"\w* \w till|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Eliashib|strong="H0475"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w chiefs|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w*: \w Hashabiah|strong="H2811"\w*, \w Sherebiah|strong="H8274"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeshua|strong="H3442"\w*, \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Kadmiel|strong="H6934"\w*, \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w their|strong="H5048"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w* \w opposite|strong="H5048"\w* \w them|strong="H0376"\w*, \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w give|strong="H3034"\w* blessing \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* ordered \w by|strong="H0430"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w the|strong="H5048"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w watch|strong="H4929"\w* \w against|strong="H5048"\w* \w watch|strong="H4929"\w*.


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\w Mattaniah|strong="H4983"\w*, \w and|strong="H8179"\w* \w Bakbukiah|strong="H1229"\w*, \w Obadiah|strong="H5662"\w*, \w Meshullam|strong="H4918"\w*, \w Talmon|strong="H2929"\w*, \w Akkub|strong="H6126"\w*, \w were|strong="H7778"\w* door-keepers \w keeping|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w watch|strong="H8104"\w* \w at|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* store-houses \w of|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* doors.


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\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w took|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w ring|strong="H2885"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Haman|strong="H2001"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Hammedatha \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Agagite|strong="H0091"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* hater \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jews|strong="H3064"\w*.


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