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 \v 27 twenty gold bowls that were together valued at one thousand darics, and two well-polished bronze vessels as precious as gold.
 
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-\v 28 Then I said to them, "You are consecrated to Yahweh, and these objects also, and the silver and gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, your ancestors' God.
+\v 28 Then I said to them, "You are consecrated to Yahweh, and these objects also, and the silver and gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, the God of your ancestors.
 \v 29 Watch over them and keep them until you weigh them out before the priestly officials, Levites, and leaders of the ancestors' clans of Israel in Jerusalem in the rooms of God's house."
 \v 30 The priests and the Levites accepted the weighed silver, gold, and the objects in order to take them to Jerusalem, to our God's house.
 

15-EZR/09.usfm

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 \v 1 When these things were done, the officials approached me and said, "The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the people of the other lands and their abominations: Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
-\v 2 For they have taken some of their daughters and sons, and have mixed the holy people with the people of other lands. And the officials and leaders have been first in this faithlessness."
+\v 2 For they have taken some of their daughters and sons, and have mixed the holy people with the people of other lands, and the officials and leaders have been first in this faithlessness."
 
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 \v 3 When I heard this, I tore apart my clothing and robe and pulled out hair from my head and beard, and I sat down, devastated.

16-NEH/01.usfm

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-\v 4 And as soon as I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and for days I continued grieving and fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
+\v 4 As soon as I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and for days I continued grieving and fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
 \v 5 Then I said, "You are Yahweh, God of heaven, the God who is great and awesome, who keeps the covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments.
 
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16-NEH/03.usfm

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 \v 28 The priests repaired above the Horse Gate, each opposite his own house.
-\v 29 After them Zadok son of Immer repaired the section opposite his own house. And after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate, repaired.
+\v 29 After them Zadok son of Immer repaired the section opposite his own house. Then after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate, repaired.
 \v 30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam son of Berechiah repaired opposite his living chambers.
 
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16-NEH/04.usfm

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 \v 10 Then the people of Judah said, "The strength of those who carry the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble, and we are not able to rebuild the wall."
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-\v 11 And our enemies said, "They will not know or see until we come among them and kill them, and stop the work."
+\v 11 Our enemies said, "They will not know or see until we come among them and kill them, and stop the work."
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 \v 12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and spoke to us ten times, warning us about the schemes they were making against us.
 \v 13 So I positioned people in the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I positioned each family with their swords, spears, and bows.
-\v 14 And I looked, and stood up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, "Do not be afraid of them. Call to mind the Lord, who is great and awesome. Fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives, and your homes."
+\v 14 Then I looked, and stood up, and I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, "Do not be afraid of them. Call to mind the Lord, who is great and awesome. Fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives, and your homes."
 
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 \v 16 So from that time half of my servants worked only on rebuilding the wall, and half of them held spears, shields, bows, and wore armor, while the leaders stood behind all the people of Judah.
 
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-\v 17 And so the same workers who were building the wall and carrying loads were also guarding their positions. Everyone worked with one hand, and with the other hand he held his weapon.
+\v 17 The same workers who were building the wall and carrying loads were also guarding their positions. Everyone worked with one hand, and with the other hand he held his weapon.
 \v 18 Every builder wore his sword on his side and that is how he worked. The one who sounded the trumpet stayed beside me.
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 \v 19 I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, "The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.

16-NEH/05.usfm

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 \v 12 Then they said, "We will return what we took from them, and will require nothing from them. We will do as you say." Then I called the priests, and made them swear to do as they had promised.
 \v 13 I shook out the fold of my robe and said, "So may God shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep his promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied."
-\p All the assembly said, "Amen," and they praised Yahweh. And the people did as they had promised.
+\p All the assembly said, "Amen," and they praised Yahweh and the people did as they had promised.
 
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 \v 14 So from the time I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the food provided for the governor.
 \v 15 But the former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people, and took from them forty shekels of silver for their daily food and wine. Even their servants oppressed the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.
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-\v 16 I also continued to work on the wall, and we bought no land. And all my servants were gathered there for the work.
+\v 16 I also continued to work on the wall, and we bought no land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work.
 \v 17 At my table were the Jews and the officials, 150 men, besides those who came to us from among the nations who were around us.
 
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-\v 18 Now what was prepared each day was one ox, six choice sheep, and also birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. And yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the demands were too heavy on the people.
+\v 18 Now what was prepared each day was one ox, six choice sheep, and also birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance, yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the demands were too heavy on the people.
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 \v 19 Call me to mind, my God, for good, because of all that I have done for this people.
 

16-NEH/06.usfm

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-\v 7 And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim about you in Jerusalem, saying, 'There is a king in Judah!' You can be sure the king will hear these reports. Therefore come, let us speak with one another."
+\v 7 Also you have also appointed prophets to make this proclamation about you in Jerusalem, saying, 'There is a king in Judah!' You can be sure the king will hear these reports. Therefore come, let us speak with one another."
 
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 \v 10 I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah son of Mehetabel, who was confined in his home. He said, "Let us meet together in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you. At night they are coming to kill you."
-\v 11 I replied, "Would a man like me run away? And would a man like me go into the temple just so I might live? I will not go in."
+\v 11 I replied, "Would a man like me run away? Would a man like me go into the temple just so he could save his own life? I will not go in!"
 
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 \v 12 I realized that it was not God who sent him, but that he had prophesied against me. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

16-NEH/07.usfm

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 \v 1 When the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in place, and the gatekeepers and singers and Levites had been appointed,
 \v 2 I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah who had oversight of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
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-\v 3 And I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are on guard, you may shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from those who live in Jerusalem, some at the place of their guard station, and some in front of their own homes."
+\v 3 I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are on guard, you may shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from those who live in Jerusalem, some at the place of their guard station, and some in front of their own homes."
 \v 4 Now the city was wide and large, but there were few people within it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt.
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-\v 39 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (of the house of Jeshua), 973.
+\v 39 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (of the house of Jeshua), 973.
 \v 40 The descendants of Immer, 1,052.
 \v 41 The descendants of Pashhur, 1,247.
 \v 42 The descendants of Harim, 1,017.
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 \v 61 These were the people who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Charsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer. But they could not prove that they or their ancestors' families were descendants from Israel:
 \v 62 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642.
-\v 63 And were from the priests: The descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead and was called by their name).
+\v 63 Those who were from the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead and was called by their name).
 
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 \v 64 These sought their records among those enrolled by their genealogy, but they could not be found, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.