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586 Book of Nehemias

king of Assur, until this day. 10 And their brethren, Sebenia, Oduia, Celita,
33 And thou art just in all things that have Phalaia, Hanan,
come upon us: because thou hast done truth, 11 Micha, Rohob, Hasebia,
but we have done wickedly. 12 Zachur, Serebia, Sabania,
34 Our kings, our princes, our priests, and 13 Odaia, Bani, Baninu.
our fathers have not kept thy law, and have not 14 The heads of the people, Pharos, Phahath
minded thy commandments, and thy testimonies Moab, Elam, Zethu, Bani,
which thou hast testified among them. 15 Bonni, Azgad, Bebai,
35 And they have not served thee in their 16 Adonia, Begoai, Adin,
kingdoms, and in thy manifold goodness, which 17 Ater, Hezecia, Azur,
thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land, 18 Odaia, Hasum, Besai,
which thou deliveredst before them, nor did they
19 Hareph, Anathoth, Nebai,
return from their most wicked devices.
20 Megphias, Mosollam, Hazir,
36 Behold we ourselves this day are bondmen:
21 Mesizabel, Sadoc, Jeddua,
and the land, which thou gavest our fathers,
22 Pheltia, Hanan, Anaia,
to eat the bread thereof, and the good things
23 Osee, Hanania, Hasub,
thereof, and we ourselves are servants in it.
24 Alohes, Phalea, Sobec,
37 And the fruits thereof grow up for the
25 Rehum, Hasebna, Maasia,
kings, whom thou hast set over us for our sins,
26 Echaia, Hanan, Anan,
and they have dominion over our bodies, and
27 Melluch, Haran, Baana:
over our beasts, according to their will, and we
are in great tribulation. 28 And the rest of the people, priests, Levites,
porters, and singing men, Nathinites, and all
38 And because of all this we ourselves make
that had separated themselves from the people
a covenant, and write it, and our princes, our
of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their
Levites, and our priests sign it.
sons, and their daughters.
29 All that could understand, promising for
Chapter 10 their brethren, with their chief men, and they
came to promise, and swear that they would walk
And the subscribers were Nehemias, Athersatha in the law of God, which he gave in the hand of
the son of Hachelai, and Sedecias, Moses the servant of God, that they would do
2 Saraias, Azarias, Jeremias, and keep all the commandments of the Lord our
3 Pheshur, Amarias, Melchias, God, and his judgments and his ceremonies.
4 Hattus, Sebenia, Melluch, 30 And that we would not give our daughters
5 Harem, Merimuth, Obdias, to the people of the land, nor take their daugh-
6 Daniel, Genthon, Baruch, ters for our sons.
7 Mosollam, Abia, Miamin, 31 And if the people of the land bring in things
8 Maazia, Belgia, Semeia: these were priests. to sell, or any things for use, to sell them on the
9 And the Levites, Josue the son of Azanias, sabbath day, that we would not buy them on the
Bennui of the sons of Henadad, Cedmihel, sabbath, or on the holy day. And that we would