For many in Judah were bound by oath to him because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jehohanan took as a wife the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah.

And all of the assembly of those who returned from captivity made booths and lived in the booths because the {Israelites} had not done it from the days of Jeshua son of Nun until that day. And there was very great joy.

Upon the sealed documents: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah and Zedekiah;

And the Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui from the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

"The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to [observe] the law of God--their wives, their sons, their daughters, and all who know and understand--

We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land nor take their daughters for our sons.

And the firstborn of our sons and beasts--as it is written in the law--and the firstborn of our cattle and sheep, to bring to the house of our God [and] to the priests serving in the house of our God.

And [some] from the descendants of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez;

and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Jehoiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.

These are the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah.

And Joel son of Zicri, their chief officer; and Judah son of Hassenuah, second [in command] over the city.

From the priests: Jedaiah son of Jehoiarib, Jakin,

Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub--the leader of the house of God--

and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two. And Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah,

and his brothers, heads of the {families}, two hundred and forty-two. And Amashai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

and their brothers; mighty warriors of strength, one hundred and twenty-eight. The chief officer over them [was] Zabdiel son of Hagedolim.

Now from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, [who was] the leader to begin the thanksgiving prayer, and Bakbukiah the second of his brothers; Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem [was] Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, from the descendants of Asaph, the singers over the work of the house of God.

And Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, from the descendants of Zerah the son of Judah, [was] at the hand of the king in all matters concerning the people.

These [are] the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

The descendants of Levi and the heads of the {families} were recorded in the scroll of the Annals until the days of Jehohanan son of Eliashib.

And the heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brothers opposite them, to praise and to give thanks by the command of David the man of God, section alongside section.

These were in the days of Jehoiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jehozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites from all of their places in order to bring them to Jerusalem to do the dedication with joy, thanksgivings, song and cymbals, stringed instruments and lyres.

and the {priests} with trumpets; Zechariah son of Jehonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph;

They kept the responsibility of their God and the responsibility of cleansing, and the singers and gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.

For in the days of David and Asaph from ancient times there was the head of the singers and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

I appointed as treasurer over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, Pedaiah from the Levites, and as their hand Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were considered faithful. [The responsibility given] to them was to distribute to their brothers.

So I quarreled with them and cursed them and beat some of their men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath by God: "Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

One from the sons of Jehoiada, son of the high priest Eliashib, [who was] the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonote [was there]. I chased him away from me.

There was a Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name [was] Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,

After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and he exalted him and set {his position} above all the officials who [were] with him.

So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his wealth and the number of his sons and all [the ways] that the king had honored him and promoted him above the officials and king's servants.

and she said, "If it is good to the king, and if I have found favor before him, and if the king is pleased with this matter, and {I have his approval}, let [an edict] be written to revoke the letters of the plans of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that [are] in all the provinces of the king.

the ten sons of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews; but they did not {touch} the plunder.

And the king said to Queen Esther, "In the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? What [is] your petition? It will be granted to you. And what further [is] your request? It will be done."

Esther replied, "If it is good to the king, let tomorrow also be granted to the Jews who [are] in Susa to do according to the edict of today; and let them hang Haman's ten sons on the gallows."

And the king said to do so. And a decree was issued in Susa and Haman's ten sons were hanged.

For Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and he had cast pur, that [is] the lot, to rout them out and destroy them.

But when it came {to the attention of} the king, he {gave orders in writing} [that] his evil plot that he had devised against the Jews should return on his head, and they hung him and his sons on the gallows.

And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.

And his sons used to go and hold a feast {at each other's house} on his day, and they would send, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

And it happened {one day} {that} the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan also came into their midst.

And then [there] was one day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother's house.

At the time this one was speaking, {another} came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother's house.

{And then} one day the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan also came into their midst to present himself before Yahweh.

Look, let that night become barren; let a joyful song not enter it.

"But now I am their mocking song, and I have become a byword for them.

So Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite, from the clan of Ram, {became angry}. {He became angry} at Job because he justified himself rather than God,

Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite {spoke up} and said, "{I am young}, but you are old; therefore I feared and became afraid of explaining my knowledge to you.

when [the] morning stars were singing together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

{And he had} seven sons and three daughters.

And Job lived after this one hundred and forty years, and he saw his sons and his {grandsons} [for] four generations.

I will tell the decree; Yahweh said to me: "You are my son; today I have begotten you.

Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish [on the] way, for his anger burns quickly. Blessed are all [who] take refuge in him.

O sons of man, how long will my honor be a disgrace? [How long] will you love vanity? [How long] will you seek lies? Selah

Yahweh [is] my strength and my shield. My heart trusts him and I am helped. So my heart rejoices, and with my song I will give thanks to him.

Ascribe to Yahweh, O sons of God, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with jubilant shout.

Then he put a new song in my mouth, a praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and will trust Yahweh.

By day Yahweh commands his loyal love, and in the night his song [is] with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

You are [the most] handsome of [the] sons of humankind; grace is poured out on your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

In place of your fathers will be your sons. You will make them princes in all the land.

You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your mother's son.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name. Lift up [a song] to [the] rider on the clouds--his name is Yah-- and rejoice before him.

I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother's sons,

I will praise the name of God in song, and magnify him with thanksgiving.

O God, give your judgments to [the] king, and your righteousness to [the] king's son.

The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.

I remember my song in the night. With my heart I meditate, and my spirit searches [to understand].

The sons of Ephraim, {armed with archers}, turned back on [the] day of battle.

Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on [the] son of humankind [whom] you made strong for yourself.

Lift up a song and strike [the] tambourine, [the] pleasant lyre, together with [the] harp.

I have said, "You [are] gods, and sons of the Most High, all of you.

Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give your strength to your servant, and grant victory to the son of your maidservant.

For who in the sky is equal to Yahweh? [Who is] like Yahweh among the sons of God,

If his sons forsake my law and do not walk in my judgments,

You return man to [the] dust, {saying}, "Return, O sons of man."

Sing to Yahweh a new song; sing to Yahweh, all the earth.

Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have secured his victory.

They even sacrificed their sons and daughters to the demons,

and they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and [so] the land was defiled with the blood.

Yah [is] my strength and [my] song, and he has become my salvation.

If your sons will heed my covenant and my testimonies that I will teach them, their sons also forever will sit on your throne."

For there our captors asked of us words of a song, and our tormentors [asked of us] jubilation, "Sing for us from a song of Zion."

How could we sing the song of Yahweh in {a foreign land}?

Remember, O Yahweh, against the sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem, the ones who said, "Lay [it] bare! Lay [it] bare to its foundation!"

O Yahweh, what [is] humankind that you take knowledge of him, [or the] son of man that you take thought of him?

O God, I will sing a new song to you. With a lyre of ten [strings] I will sing praise to you,

that our sons [may be] like plants, full grown in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars, carved in the style of a palace,

Do not place trust in princes, in a son of humankind with whom there is no deliverance.

Praise Yah. Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in [the] assembly of [the] faithful.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

because whomever Yahweh will love, he will rebuke, as a father delights in his son.

When I was a son to my father, tender and alone before my mother,

Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate.

The words of Agur, son of Yakeh, the oracle. Thus says the man to Ithiel, to Ithiel, and Ucal:

What, my son? And what, my son in my womb? And what, son of my vows?