Hebraic

Roots
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Old Testament Page New Testament Page

• Genesis 8 • Matthew 1176
• Exodus 78 • Mark 1224
• Leviticus 139 • Luke 1253
• Numbers 185 • John 1302
• Deuteronomy 244 • Acts 1342
• Yahoshua 301 • Jacob 1390
• Judges 335 • 1 Peter 1395
• 1 Samuel 368 • 2 Peter 1401
• 2 Samuel 412 • 1 John 1405
• 1 Kings 448 • 2 John 1411
• 2 Kings 491 • 3 John 1412
• Isaiah 532 • Judah 1413
• Jeremiah 603 • Hebrews 1415
• Ezekiel 687 • Romans 1433
• Daniel 760 • 1 Corinthians 1457
• Hosea 783 • 2 Corinthians 1479
• Joel 794 • Galatians 1492
• Amos 799 • Ephesians 1500
• Obadiah 808 • Philippians 1507
• Jonah 810 • Colossians 1512
• Micah 813 • 1 Thessalonians 1517
• Nahum 820 • 2 Thessalonians 1521
• Habakkuk 823 • 1 Timothy 1524
• Zephaniah 827 • 2 Timothy 1530
• Haggai 831 • Titus 1534
• Zechariah 834 • Philemon 1536
• Malachi 848 • Revelation 1537
• Psalms 852
• Proverbs 947
• Job 981
• Song of Sol 1016
• Ruth 1022
• Lamentations 1027
• Ecclesiastes 1034
• Esther 1045
• Ezra 1055
• Nehemiah 1069
• 1 Chronicles 1089
• 2 Chronicles 1128

Topical Concordance 1563

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Introduction

Since I started my international humanitarian mission work over 16 years ago,

it became apparent to me that many bible translations are flawed at best, or
absolutely corrupted at worst. As African Brethren would read to me the
scriptures that were written in their native tongue, I found it difficult to believe
biblical scholars could be so deficient when translating the written word into the
vernacular of these peoples.

I will say upfront that I am neither a Hebrew or Aramaic scholar, and don’t
claim to be one. I have lived in the land of Israel for at least half of the year over
the last 15 years, and have been a true covenant believer in Yahshua Messiah for
over 32 years and also have been a Pastor and teacher of the word for more than
20 years. I will also publicly state that I am firmly convinced that it was the Holy
Spirit’s inspiration and not the intellectual knowledge of myself that has put this
Hebraic Roots Bible together. I have fervently prayed and asked our Heavenly
Father for guidance throughout the five years that I have been working on this
project. I can also tell you that many times while doing this work I felt the spirit
of YAHWEH directing and guiding me to the finished work of this translation.
This work is to the glory of YAHWEH for the end time remnant to have the
closest manuscript possible to the original scriptures that were inspired for the
Congregations of YAHWEH.

Eventually, I conceded that it was not in ignorance that most bible translations
have many flaws. Since the invention of the printing press and the Protestant
Reformation when the Holy Scriptures were translated from the original Hebrew
and Aramaic languages respectively, translators in almost every case have used
an anti-Torah and anti-Hebrew premise during the production of their particular
translations.

I have studied and perceived that some translations are third and forth
generations away from the original language. Each translation strays farther from
the original text and becomes watered down and more distant from the truth. An
example is you could start with the word couch and then, translate it into sofa,
and from there to love-seat, then to chair, bench, plank etc. So you can see if you
are not using the original language and meaning you can stray from the truth
very quickly. It is very clear from the historical, archeological and biblical
evidence in the world today that the original Tanach, known to many as the Old
Testament was indeed first written in the ancient Paleo Hebrew language.

It is also proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that the New Testament was not
originally written in Greek, but was written in Aramaic (the everyday spoken
language of our Savior Yahshua) and later translated into Greek. It is not the
purpose of this manuscript to try to prove this fact with countless details and
examples to the skeptic, but to simply put the original Hebrew and Aramaic
manuscripts together for the true body of Messiah. (This is another prophetic
point of "all things being restored" in the last days.) The following are a few
examples:
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The New Testament is filled with Aramaic words such as “Talithaqumi” in Mark
5:41, and “Corban” in Mark 7:11, or “Ephatha” in Mark 7:34 as well as many
other places. What is most interesting is that in the Greek manuscripts where
these Aramaic words are, it states directly after the Aramaic phrase the words
"which is being translated as". What is quite striking is you never see these
words in the original Peshitta Aramaic New Testament manuscripts. So which
came first, the Greek or the Aramaic? The answer is self evident by the
manuscript that is clearly identifying itself as the translation.

Also, there are several instances in the translated Greek manuscript where the
translator transliterated an Aramaic phrase into the Greek copy, with a
transliterated word that does not exist in the Greek language. One such example
is in Mark 3:17 where Yahshua has nicknamed two of His apostles as “B’nai
Ragshee”, which in English means “Sons of thunder”, but this phrase is
transliterated into the Greek as “Boanerges”, which is not a word or phrase in
Greek. The fact that an Aramaic phrase is transliterated into Greek with no
identical translation clearly proves that the original was the Aramaic. So very
distinctly, when you do a scientific primacy test, as scholars have done, in every
case the Aramaic Peshitta manuscript comes out as the original over the Greek
and other Aramaic manuscripts.

This is not to say that the Greek Textus Receptus manuscript on which the King
Good News Bible is translated is a flawed or ingenuous translation. On the
contrary, I believe that the Greek Textus Receptus is generally a very good
translation from the original Aramaic Peshitta, but as in any translated work,
there are mistakes and things that were missed in the translation from one
language to another.

When putting together this Hebraic Roots Bible, I took the Peshitta text for the
New Testament and its translation by several predominant scholars, such as
George Lamsa, Murdock, Paul Yonan, Janet M. Magiera, and compared passages
from both the Khabouris Codex, and from Gabriel Roth’s Ruach Qadim book. In
checking with these various Aramaic translations of the Peshitta text, I also
closely compared them to the Greek translation and prayerfully tried to give a
literal translation of what the original intent was of each books writer from the
original language and circumstances. I do believe that the Greek translation
helped much in this regard.

You will be much surprised to find that contrary to the translations of most
Greek manuscripts today, the original Aramaic manuscripts do NOT have an
anti-Torah (law) bias, and clearly shows that not only did our Savior Yahshua
uphold the Torah perfectly, but that the Torah was also a prerequisite for His
disciples that followed after Him. You will also notice something most striking in
this translation that has never been done before. Close to 100 times in the Tanach
(Old Testament) you find the personal name of our Savior Yahshua personified in
the Holy Scriptures and yet because most translators do not recognize the true

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Hebrew name of our Savior Yahshua, they do not translate these references about
our Messiah into the English language.

In Hebrew every word goes back to a two or three letter root word, and
originally Hebrew was actually 22 pictures or characters and not letters to which
it later developed. The root letters in Hebrew of our Saviors name, Yahshua, is
Yod, Shin, Ayin. In the Hebrew language according to whether a word is a verb
or noun or adjective, it reflects in the grammatical structure of the root word with
the proper prefix or suffix added to show what form the word is in the sentence.

I find it most amazing though that whether the root word Yod, Shin, Ayin, is
in the noun form or verb form, adjective form, or even at times as the personal
pronoun "He", it still always means the same as our savior’s name Yahshua,
which is "salvation’. So I have translated the root word Yod, Shin, Ayin, as I
believe it was intended, in the personal name of our Savior Yahshua. Since I know
that some others may differ, I have marked each one of these references with an
asterisk * so as to let the reader know each time one of these occurrences appears.
The fact that these references in the Tanach are clearly inspired by the Holy Spirit
and are indeed references about Yahshua Messiah can easily be seen by the
following scripture comparison.

Is 49:6 And He said, It is too little that You should be My servant to raise up
the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give
You, my Yahshua* (salvation), to be for a light of the nations, to the end of
the earth.

Luk 2: 26 And it happened to him, having been divinely instructed by the Holy
Spirit, he was not to see death before he would see the Messiah of YAHWEH. 27
And by the Spirit he came into the sanctuary. And as the parents were bringing in
the child Yahshua for them to do according to the custom of the Torah
concerning Him, 28 even Simeon received Him into his arms. And he blessed
YAHWEH and said, 29 "Now dismiss your servant in peace, Adonai, according
to your word. 30 because my eyes saw Your Salvation (Yahshua),

Luk 3: 5 All the valleys will be filled and all the mountains and heights will be
leveled. And the rough will become smooth, and the difficult land a plain 6 " and
all flesh shall see the salvation of YAHWEH." (Isaiah 40:3-5)

Now can anyone deny that “the salvation” that was seen by Simeon in verse 30
of Luke the second chapter and Luke 3:5 is indeed referring directly to Yahshua?
And if that is the case than I believe I can just as strongly argue that the
somewhat 100 references to Yahshua in the Old Testament also do indeed most
certainly personally infer to Him, even when the grammatical form may be a verb
or adjective, as Yahshua is all living and created all things and is all things. Also,
our Savior clearly calls himself the Aleph and the Tav (Alpha and Omega in the
Greek text) in Rev 1:8, and also Rev 22:13. The Aleph and the Tav are the first
and last letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Interesting enough is the fact that in the
Hebrew language an aleph and tav are inserted in certain places to show
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possession, however it is not translatable. Since some of the places could not be
coincidental, as they are extremely important messianic scriptures, such as
Zechariah 12:10, I have left the pertinent aleph/ tavs in place for the reader to
see, even though they don’t translate into English.

I would also like to say that although I do believe the Hebrew Masoretic text of
the Tanach or Old Covenant is indeed the oldest and overall most reliable source
of scripture that we have, I also want to caution that the lying pen of the scribes
has not kept the Masoretic text without fault. There has been several areas where
the translators of the Masoretic text purposely changed scripture to fit their own
theology. So what I did was to check and reference each discrepancy with the
Masoretic text with at least two other witnesses of written ancient scriptures,
which in most cases would have been the Septuagint Greek translation from the
second century B.C., or the Brit Hadashah (New Testament writings)and also the
Dead Sea Scrolls, written between the 1st and 2nd century B.C. I will list some of
the scribal errors of the Masoretic text below.

1) The personal name of YAHWEH was changed 113 times to Adonai in the
Masoretic Text from the original Hebrew manuscripts.

2) The Masoretic text takes the word for pierced in Psalm 22:16 (a clear
crucifixion Psalm) kaaru and changes the last letter from a vav to a yud. The
change of letter changes the meaning from pierced my hands, and feet, to lion, as
in as a lion they are at my hands and feet. The Septuagint has pierced fro m the
original Hebrew karu not kaari. According to the Dead Sea Scrolls dated about
100 BCE, the Hebrew Word in verse 16 is kaaru pierced and not lion. Not only
that but the Aramaic Peshitta also agrees with the Septuagint.

3) In Isaiah 53 the Masoretic is missing a key word in verse 11. After the word
"see", there should be another word "light" qualifying what the Suffering Servant
sees. But the missing word LIGHT is found in the Septuagint, and the Dead Sea
Scrolls.

4) In the Masoretic text Exodus 1:5 and Gen 46:27 states that 70 souls came to
Egypt from Canaan. But the Septuagint and Dead Sea Scroll say 75 souls.

5) In Genesis 10:24 the Masoretic text is missing generations. The New

Testament in Luke 3:36 inserts Canaan as does the Septuagint and the Dead Sea
Scrolls, leaving 3 biblical witnesses.

6) In Deuteronomy 32:8 the Masoretic text uses the term "children of Israel."
The Septuagint uses the term "Cherubs Of Elohim" as do the Dead Sea Scrolls.

7) In Isaiah 61:1 the Masoretic does not contain the phrase "recovery of sight to
the blind." Yet Luke 4:18 does as does the Septuagint.

8) In Psalm 40:6 the Masoretic text has purposely changed the phrase "a
BODY you have prepared for me", as properly quoted again in Hebrews 10:5,
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and verified by the Septuagint and also the Dead Sea Scrolls to the phrase "you
have opened up my ears."

The original names of our Creator, YAHWEH, and his Son, our Savior
Yahshua, are also used throughout. The name YAHWEH or HWHY is in the
original Paleo Hebrew manuscripts 6,823 times. Almost every translation on
earth, including the King James, takes out the Creator’s personal name and
replaces it with the name “Lord”, a generic title that means 'Baal or Master'.
Also, our Savior’s true given Hebrew name, Yahshua, which means "Yah is
salvation" is changed to a Greek hybrid of Jesus, which is a poor transliteration
from the Greek IE-Zeus. The English transliteration of Yahshua would be the
equivalent to Yahoshua. There was no letter “J” in any language until the 16th
century. So the Greek name "Jesus" would not be the name of our Savior.

The third commandment strictly forbids taking the name (of) YAHWEH in
vain. In vain literally means to 'change, falsify, or make common'. Taking the
name YAHWEH or Yahshua and changing it to 'Lord or Jesus' is definitely going
against the clear instruction of the third commandment. So we will use the
original, true Hebrew names of the Father YAHWEH and the Son Yahshua
throughout this bible translation.

We will also use the original Hebrew word, Elohim, instead of the incorrectly
translated "god". God is the personal name of the Babylonian deity of fortune.
Please see the note on Is 65:11. We will keep all Hebrew titles for our Heavenly
Father such as El Shaddai, Adonai, El Elyon, etc exactly as they appear in the
original manuscripts. Also, the Catholic Church changed the original Hebrew
book order, so we have arranged the book order back into its original place. In the
1st covenant we have the Torah, the prophets and the writings, which make up the
Tanach, and in the New Testament we have the 4 Good News messages and Acts,
and then, the 7 epistles by the early congregational leaders, and then, the Apostle
Paul's epistles ending with John's Revelation. This was the original book order.
The epistle of Jacob, which was changed to James by the King has been restored
to the original name. The book order of scripture is extremely important as if you
were reading a book you would not read chapter 8 before chapter 5.

I pray that this work, which has been blessed by YAHWEH Almighty will be as
much of a blessing to each one reading it, as it was to me putting it together. You
can download this bible for free at www.coyhwh.com .

B’Shem Yahshua,
Don Esposito
Senior Elder, Congregation of YHWH Jerusalem

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Book of Genesis (B'rasheet)

Chapter 1 Earth. And He called the collection of

the waters, Seas. And Elohim saw that
1 In the beginning Elohim created the it was good.
heavens and the earth;1 11 And Elohim said, Let the earth
2 and the earth being without form sprout tender sprouts, the herb seeding
and empty, and darkness on the face of seed, the fruit tree producing fruit
the deep, and the Spirit of Elohim according to its kind, whichever seed is
moving gently on the face of the waters, in it on the earth. And it was so.
3 then Elohim said, Let light be! And 12 And the earth bore tender sprouts,
there was light.2 the herb seeding seed according to its
4 And Elohim saw the light, that it kind, and the fruit tree producing fruit
was good, and Elohim separated according to its kind, whichever seed is
between the light and darkness. (Joh in it. And Elohim saw that it was good.
1:4) 13 And there was evening, and there
5 And Elohim called the light, Day. was morning, day three.
And He called the darkness, Night. And 14 And Elohim said, Let light sources
there was evening, and there was be in the expanse of the heavens, to
morning, day one.3 divide between the day and the night.
6 And Elohim said, Let an expanse be And let them be for signs and for
in the midst of the waters, and let it be seasons4, and for days and years.
dividing between the waters and the 15 And let them be for light sources in
waters. the expanse of the heavens, to give light
7 And Elohim made the expanse, and on the earth. And it was so.
He separated between the waters which 16 And Elohim made the two great
were under the expanse and the waters light sources the great light to rule the
which were above the expanse. And it day, and the small light and the stars to
was so. rule the night.
8 And Elohim called the expanse, 17 And Elohim set them in the
Heavens. And there was evening, and expanse of the heavens, to give light on
there was morning, day two. the earth,
9 And Elohim said, Let the waters 18 and to rule over the day and over
under the heavens be collected to one the night; and to divide between the
place, and let the dry land appear. And light and the darkness. And Elohim saw
it was so. that it was good.
10 And Elohim called the dry land, 19 And there was evening, and there
was morning, day four.
20 And Elohim said, Let the waters
1 “In the beginning” The first words of
scripture and also the Hebrew name for
Genesis called “B'rasheet”. Elohim, a 4 The Hebrew word here “moed” literally
generic term used for deity in scripture means the Holy Days of YHWH. The sun
roughly 2,500 times. The word in Hebrew is rules the day and the day begins at sunset,
plural and shows the duality of the Yahweh and the moon rules the month and the month
family at creation, Gen 1:26. begins at the conjunction of the moon. In
2 Due to YHWH's great and awesome power both cases there is nothing to watch or
all He needs to do is to speak and creation visually site not to entice Israel later to
occurred, Joh 1:1-3, Mk 4:39-41. worship as the pagans did, Deut 4:19. For
3 In scripture evening precedes morning and information on the full biblical calendar
the new day begins and the old one ends at please see lesson 11 at www.coyhwh.com in
sunset, Lev 23:32, Deut 21:23. the study section.
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swarm with swarmers having a living 28 And Elohim blessed them; and
soul; and let the birds fly around, over Elohim said to them, Be fruitful and
the earth, on the face of the expanse of multiply, and fill the land, and subdue
the heavens. it, and rule over the fish of the seas, and
21 And Elohim created the great over birds of the heavens, and over all
crocodiles, and all that creeps, having a beasts creeping on the earth.2
living soul, which swarmed the waters, 29 And Elohim said, Behold, I have
according to its kind; and every bird given you every plant seeding seed
with wing according to its kind. And which is on the face of all the earth, and
Elohim saw that it was good. every tree in which is the fruit of a tree
22 And Elohim blessed them, saying, seeding seed; it shall be food3 for you.
Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the 30 And to every beast of the earth,
waters in the seas; and let the birds and to all birds of the heavens, and to
multiply in the earth. every creeper on the earth which has in
23 And there was evening, and there it a living soul, every green plant is for
was morning, the fifth day. food. And it was so.
24 And Elohim said, Let the earth 31 And Elohim saw everything that
bring forth the soul of life according to He had made and behold, it was very
its kind cattle, and creepers, and its good. And there was evening, and there
beasts of the earth, according to its was morning, the sixth day.
kind. And it was so.
25 And Elohim made the beasts of the Chapter 2
earth according to its kind, and cattle
according to its kind, and all creepers of 1 And the heavens and the earth were
the ground according to its kind. And finished, and all their host.
Elohim saw that it was good. 2 And on the seventh day Elohim
26 And Elohim said, let Us make completed His work which He had
mankind in Our image, according to made. And He rested on the seventh
Our likeness; 1and let them rule over day from all His work which He had
the fish of the sea, and over the birds of made.4
the heavens, and over the cattle, and 3 And Elohim blessed the seventh day
over all the earth, and over all the and sanctified it, because He rested
creepers creeping on the earth. (Gen
9:6)
27 And Elohim created the man in 2 Yahweh promised man “rulership” not
His own image; in the image of Elohim ownership over the earth. Nowhere in
He created him. He created them male scripture is heaven ever promised as the
and female. reward of the saved, but always dominion
over the earth, Ps 115:16, Is 66:1. Also, we
1 Man was made in the image of Yahweh as he see from the very beginning that the
has 2 hands and feet and 2 eyes etc. command given by Elohim was for man to
However, to be made in His likeness, denotes “be fruitful and multiple”. Adam was to
to have the character that He has and that teach the Torah of YHWH to others but
does not come by instantaneous fiat but by a failed. Yahshua who was the second Adam
life-long commitment to conquer ones fallen gave the same command in the New
human nature, to build patience and self- Covenant, Joh 15:1-8.
control and to 100% fully submit to the spirit 3 The Hebrew root for the word food can also
of YHWH and His Torah on how to love and mean destruction and shows that if you allow
worship Him and how to love our neighbor the physical things to control your life it
as ourselves. could destroy you.
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from all His work on it, which Elohim is bdellium gum resin, and the onyx
had created to make. stone.
4 These are the generations of the 13 And the name of the second river
heavens and of the earth when they is Gihon. It is the one surrounding all
were created in the day of the making the land of Cush.
of YAHWEH Elohim’s earth and 14 And the name of the third river is
heavens. Hiddakel; it is the one going east of
5 And every shrub of the field was not Assyria. And the fourth river is
yet on the earth, and every plant of the Euphrates.
field had not yet sprung up; for 15 And YAHWEH Elohim took the
YAHWEH Elohim had not sent rain on man and put him into the Garden of
the earth, and there was no man to till Eden, to work it and to keep it.3
the ground.1 16 And YAHWEH Elohim
6 And mist went up from the earth commanded the man, saying, Eating
and watered the whole face of the you may eat of every tree in the garden;
ground. 17 but of the Tree of the Knowledge of
7 And YAHWEH Elohim formed the Good and Evil you may not eat, for in
man from the dust of the ground, and the day that you eat of it, surely you
blew into his nostrils the breath of life; shall die.4
and the man became a living soul.2 18 And YAHWEH Elohim said, It is
8 And YAHWEH Elohim planted a not good, the man being alone. I will
garden in Eden to the east; and He put make a helper suited to him.
the man whom He had formed there. 19 And YAHWEH Elohim formed
9 And out of the ground YAHWEH every animal of the field, and every bird
Elohim made to spring up every tree of the heavens out of the ground. And
that is pleasant to the sight, and good He brought them to the man, to see
for food. The Tree of Life was also in what he would call it. And all which the
the middle of the garden; also the Tree man might call it, each living soul that
of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. was its name.
10 And a river went out of Eden to 20 And the man called names to all
water the garden, and from there it the cattle, and to the birds of the
was divided and became four heads. heavens, and to every animal of the
11 The name of the first was Pishon; it field. But for a man, no helper suited to
is the one surrounding all the land of him was found.
Havilah where gold is; 21 And YAHWEH Elohim caused a
12 the gold of that land is good; there deep sleep to fall on the man, and he
slept. And He took one of his ribs, and
closed up the flesh underneath.
4 Clearly, the setting apart of the Sabbath day
22 And YAHWEH Elohim formed
as holy time goes back to creation week and
was there from the very beginning. The the rib which He had taken from the
Hebrew word for “rested” is “Shabbat”.
1 It is interesting to note that Adam was not in
the garden yet. 3 “Keep it”- the Hebrew literally means to
2 Man “became” a living soul, he does not guard and protect it.
“possess” a soul. A soul can die and is not 4 The tree of life signifies 100% faith and trust
immortal as the soul that sins it will die, Eze in YHWH unconditionally, as where the tree
18:4, Ro 6:23. Please see lesson 17 on the of the knowledge of good and evil represents
immortal soul in the bible on line course at man's free choice to make his own decision
www.coyhwh.com in the study section. apart from the word of YHWH.
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man into a woman, and brought her to gave to her husband with her, and he
the man. ate.
23 And the man said, This now at last 7 And the eyes of both of them were
is bone from my bones, and flesh from opened, and they knew that they were
my flesh; For this shall be called naked. And they sewed leaves of the fig
Woman, because out of man this has tree, and made girdles for themselves.
been taken. 8 And they heard the sound of
24 Therefore, a man shall leave his YAHWEH Elohim walking up and
father and his mother, and shall cleave down in the garden at the breeze of the
to his wife and they shall become one day. And the man and his wife hid
(echad, unified) flesh.1 themselves from the face of YAHWEH
25 And they were both naked, the Elohim in the middle of the trees of the
man and his wife, and they were not garden.
ashamed. 9 And YAHWEH Elohim called to
the man and said to him, Where are
Chapter 3 you?
10 And he said, I have heard Your
1 And the serpent was cunning2 above sound in the garden, and I was afraid,
every beast of the field which for I am naked, and I hid myself.
YAHWEH Elohim had made. And he 11 And He said, Who told you that
said to the woman, Is it so that Elohim you were naked? Have you eaten of the
has said, You shall not eat from any tree of which I commanded you not to
tree of the garden? eat?
2 And the woman said to the serpent, 12 And the man said, The woman
of the fruit of the trees of the garden, whom You gave to be with me, she has
We may eat, given to me of the tree, and I ate.
3 but of the fruit of the tree in the 13 And YAHWEH Elohim said to the
middle of the garden, Elohim has said, woman, What is this you have done?
You shall not eat of it, nor shall you And the woman said, The serpent
touch it, lest you die. deceived me, and I ate.
4 And the serpent said to the woman, 14 And YAHWEH Elohim said to the
surely, you shall not die, serpent, Because you have done this,
5 for Elohim knows that in the day you are cursed above all beasts, and
you eat of it, even your eyes shall be above every animal of the field. You
opened, and you shall be as Elohim, shall go on your belly, and you shall eat
knowing good and evil. dust all the days of your life.
6 And the woman saw that the tree 15 And I will put enmity between you
was good for food, and that it was and the woman, and between your seed
pleasant to the eyes, and the tree was and her Seed; He will bruise your head,
desirable to make one wise. And she and you shall bruise His heel.3
took of its fruit and ate; and she also 16 He said to the woman, I will

1 The word “echad” is a Hebrew word that 3 This is the very first messianic scripture
although could denote the number one can promising redemption directly after the sin
also denote (as in this case) a unified state of the man and woman. It is interesting that
between 2 things or people. the prophecy is for a redeemer to come from
2 The word for “naked” in verse 25 and the the seed of a woman when most times in
word for “cunning” are derived from the scripture legal genealogies come through a
same root word in Hebrew. man. This is a hint to the virgin birth, Is 7:14.
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greatly increase your sorrow and your from the Tree of Life, and eat, and live
conception; you shall bear sons in forever,
sorrow, and your desire shall be toward 23 YAHWEH Elohim sent him out of
your husband; and he shall rule over the Garden of Eden to till the ground
you.1 out of which he was taken.
17 And He said to the man, Because 24 And He drove the man out. And
you have listened to the voice of your He lodged the cherubs at the east of the
wife, and have eaten of the tree about Garden of Eden, and the flaming sword
which I commanded you, saying, You whirling around to guard the way of the
shall not eat from it, the ground shall Tree of Life.
be cursed because of you; you shall eat
of it in sorrow all the days of your life. Chapter 4
18 And it shall bring forth thorns and
thistles for you, and you shall eat the 1 And the man knew his wife Eve. And
plant of the field. (Mk 4:18-19, Is 5:6) she conceived and bore Cain, and said,
19 By the sweat of your face you shall I have gotten5 a man, YAHWEH.
eat bread until your return to the 2 And she continued to bear his
ground. For you have been taken out of brother, Abel. And Abel became a
it; for you are dust, and to dust you shepherd of flocks. And Cain became a
shall return.2 (Job 7:21, Ps 146:4) tiller of the ground.
20 And the man called the name of 3 And it was in the end of days, it
his wife, Eve; because she became the happened that Cain brought an offering
mother of all living3. to YAHWEH from the fruit of the
21 And YAHWEH Elohim made ground.
coats of skin for the man and his wife, 4 And Abel brought, he also, from the
and clothed them4. firstlings of his flocks, even from their
22 And YAHWEH Elohim said, fat. And YAHWEH looked to Abel and
Behold! The man has become as one of to his offering.
Us, to know good and evil. And now, 5 And He did not look to Cain and to
lest he put forth his hand and also take his offering. And Cain glowed greatly
with anger, and his face fell.6
1 A very clear scripture showing in Yahweh's
judicial order the wife's desire should be 4 Here, Yahweh Yahshua the High priest of the
toward her husband as a helpmate and not Melchizedek order does the first sacrifice
toward her own independent private goals. and since death came through man, we see
Due to the rejection of Yahweh's judicial that also restoration of life would also come
order today divorce is at an all time high. through man, and the seed of Adam Ro 5:12-
2 This scripture is very clear that man is mortal 16.
and will die, (Heb 9:27, Eccl 9:5). After this 5 This Hebrew word for gotten “Kanati” also
there will be a first and second resurrection means to purchase and the root can mean to
for all those who ever lived (Rev 20:4-15) fix, repair or restore. Understandably, Adam
and those who have done good will receive and Eve thought that Cain was the
eternal life and those who have done evil prophesied messiah of Gen 3:15, and he
will go to the lake of Fire and cease to exist. would repair the covenant that they had
3 When Eve was created she was simply called broken.
eshah or woman, but now since it was 6 In chapter 3:21 YHWH already set the
prophesied that the messiah would be born precedent that sin brings the shedding of
from her lineage in verse 15, she has become innocent blood. Here, Cain was trying to
the mother of all living through the coming bring a bloodless sacrifice without a true
messiah. heart for YHWH.
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6 And YAHWEH said to Cain, Why and married in the land of Nod, east of
have you angrily glowed, and why has Eden1.
your face fallen? 17 And Cain knew his wife, and she
7 If you do well, is there not conceived and bore Enoch. And he built
exaltation? And if you do not do well, a city, and he called the name of the city
sin is crouching at the door; and its according to the name of his son,
desire is toward you; but you should Enoch.
rule over it. 18 And Irad was born to Enoch; and
8 And Cain talked with his brother Irad fathered Mehujael And Mehujael
Abel and said let us go out into the fathered Methusael; and Methusael
field; And it happened as they were in fathered Lamech.
the field, Cain rose up against his 19 And Lamech took two wives to
brother Abel, and killed him. himself the name of the first was Adah;
9 And YAHWEH said to Cain, Where and the name of the second was Zillah.
is your brother Abel? And he said, I do 20 And Adah bore Jabal; he was the
not know. Am I my brother's keeper? father of those living in tents, and
10 And He said, What have you done? raising livestock.
The voice of the blood of your brother 21 And the name of his brother was
cries to Me from the ground. Jubal; he was the father of all those
11 And now you are cursed more than playing the harp and the organ.
the ground which opened its mouth to 22 And Zillah also bore Tubalcain,
receive your brother's blood from your the hammerer of every engraving tool
hand. of copper and iron. And the sister of
12 When you till the ground, it will Tubalcain was Naamah.
not again give its strength to you. You 23 And Lamech said to his wives,
shall be a vagabond and a fugitive on Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, you
the earth. wives of Lamech; listen to my words;
13 And Cain said to YAHWEH, My for I have killed a man because of my
punishment is greater than I can bear. wound, and a young man because of my
14 Behold! You have driven me out hurt.
from the face of the land today. And I 24 For Cain is avenged sevenfold, and
shall be hidden from Your face. And I Lamech seventy seven.
shall be a vagabond and a fugitive on 25 And Adam knew his wife again,
the earth. And it will be that anyone and she bore a son. And she called his
who finds me shall kill me. name, Seth, for Elohim has appointed
15 And YAHWEH said to him, If to me another seed in place of Abel
anyone kills Cain, he shall be avenged because Cain killed him.
sevenfold. And YAHWEH set a mark 26 And a son was also born to Seth,
on Cain, so that anyone who found him and he called his name, Enos. Then it
should not kill him.
16 And Cain went out from the 1 It is widely assumed that Cain married his
presence of YAHWEH. And he settled sister but that is nowhere ever mentioned in
scripture and is clearly against the Torah
(Lev 18:9) and abominable in the eyes of
Yahweh. Incestuous marriages was a
Canaanite practice (Lev 18:3,24) and clearly
not ordained by YHWH. From this verse and
also verse 14, we can see that there were
other human beings on the earth.
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was begun to call on 1 the name of years. And he fathered sons and
YAHWEH. daughters.
14 And all the days of Cainan were
Chapter 5 nine hundred and ten years. And he
died.
1 This is the book of the generations 15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty five
of Adam in the day that Elohim created years and fathered Jared.
mankind, He made him in the likeness 16 And after he fathered Jared,
of Elohim. Mahalaleel lived eight hundred and
2 He created them male and female, thirty years. And he fathered sons and
and blessed them, and called their daughters.
name "Adawm2" in the day when they 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were
were created. eight hundred and ninety five years.
3 And Adam lived one hundred and And he died.
thirty years and fathered a son in his 18 And Jared lived one hundred and
own likeness, according to his image, sixty two years and fathered Enoch.
and called his name Seth. 19 And after he fathered Enoch, Jared
4 And the days of Adam after he lived eight hundred years. And he
fathered Seth were eight hundred fathered sons and daughters.
years. And he fathered sons and 20 And all the days of Jared were
daughters. nine hundred and sixty two years. And
5 And all the days that Adam lived he died.
were nine hundred and thirty years. 21 And Enoch lived sixty five years
And he died. and fathered Methuselah.
6 And Seth lived one hundred and 22 And Enoch walked with Elohim
five years, and fathered Enos. three hundred years after he fathered
7 And after he fathered Enos, Seth Methuselah. And he fathered sons and
lived eight hundred and seven years. daughters.
And he fathered sons and daughters. 23 And all the days of Enoch were
8 And all the days of Seth were nine three hundred and sixty five years.
hundred and twelve years. And he died. 24 And Enoch walked with Elohim.
9 And Enosh lived ninety years and Then he was not, for Elohim took him.
fathered Cainan. 25 And Methuselah lived one
10 After he fathered Cainan, Enosh hundred and eighty seven years and
lived eight hundred and fifteen years, fathered Lamech.
and he fathered sons and daughters. 26 And after he fathered Lamech,
11 And all the days of Enosh were Methuselah lived seven hundred and
nine hundred and five years. And he eighty two years. And he fathered sons
died. and daughters.
12 And Cainan lived seventy years 27 And all the days of Methuselah
and fathered Mahalaleel. were nine hundred and sixty nine
13 And after he fathered Mahalaleel, years; and he died.
Cainan lived eight hundred and forty 28 And Lamech lived one hundred
and eighty two years and fathered a
son.
1 This word can also mean to curse 29 And he called his name Noah,
2 Although, also, the personal name of the first saying, This one shall comfort us
human being, here “Adawm” means concerning our work and the toil of our
mankind.
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hands because of the ground which 7 And YAHWEH said, I will wipe off
YAHWEH has cursed. man whom I have created from the face
30 And after he fathered Noah, of the earth, from man to beast, to the
Lamech lived five hundred and ninety creeping thing and to the birds of the
five years. And he fathered sons and heavens; for I repent that I made
daughters. them.3
31 And all the days of Lamech were 8 And Noah found grace in the eyes of
seven hundred and seventy seven years. YAHWEH.
And he died. 9 These are the generations of Noah.
32 And Noah was five hundred years Noah, a righteous man, had been
old. And Noah fathered Shem, Ham, without blemish in his generations.
and Japheth. Noah walked with Elohim.
10 And Noah fathered three sons,
Chapter 6 Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 And the earth was corrupt before
1 And it came about that men began the Elohim, and the earth was filled
to multiply on the face of the earth, and with violence4.
daughters were born to them. 12 And Elohim looked on the earth,
2 The sons of the Elohim saw the and behold, it was corrupted. For all
daughters of the men, that they were flesh had corrupted its way on the
good, and they took wives for earth.
themselves from all those whom they 13 And Elohim said to Noah, The end
chose. of all flesh has come before Me, for the
3 And YAHWEH said, My Spirit shall earth is filled with violence through
not always strive with mankind; in their them. And behold, I will destroy them
going astray he is flesh. And his days along with the earth.
shall be a hundred and twenty years1 14 Make an ark of cypress timbers for
(times). yourself. You shall make rooms in the
4 The nephilim2 were in the earth in ark; and you shall cover it with asphalt
those days, and even afterwards when inside and out.
the sons of the Elohim came in to the 15 And you shall make it this way;
daughters of the men, and they gave The length of the ark shall be three
birth to them; they were the heroes who hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits,
existed from ancient time, men of and its height thirty cubits.
renown. 16 You shall make a window in the
5 And YAHWEH saw that the evil of ark, and you shall finish it above to a
man was great on the earth, and every cubit. And you shall set the door of the
imagination of the thoughts of his heart ark in its side. You shall make it with
was only evil all the day long. lower, second, and third stories.
6 And YAHWEH sighed with sorrow 17 And behold, I, even I, am bringing
that He had made man on the earth, a flood of waters on the earth in order
and He was grieved to His heart. to destroy all flesh in which is the
breath of life from under the heavens.
1 The Hebrew word for years can also mean
“times” and may be referring to 120 jubilees 3 Truly a sobering scripture for all humans to
or 120 x 50= 6,000 yrs allotted to man until see the fallen nature of man and the sadness
YHWH would bring His kingdom, 2 Pe 3:8. of the Creator in making him, Ro 3:10-23.
2 The Hebrew root for Nephilim is to fall 4 The Hebrew word used for violence here is
down, so they were fallen ones. “Hamas”, the same as the terror group today.
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Everything which is on the earth shall him into the ark, because of the water
die. of the flood.
18 And I will establish My covenant 8 And they went in to Noah into the
with you. And you shall come into the ark, male and female of clean animals,
ark, you and your sons and your wife and of animals that are not clean, and
and your sons' wives with you. of fowl, and of everything that creeps
19 And you shall bring into the ark on the earth,1 (Lev 11:1-47, Gen 8:20)
two of every kind, of every living thing 9 two by two, as Elohim had
of all flesh, to keep alive with you; they commanded Noah, they went into the
shall be male and female; ark, male and female.
20 from the birds according to its 10 And it was after the seven days,
kind, and from the cattle according to the waters of the flood came into being
its kind, from every creeping thing of on the earth.
the ground according to its kind. Two 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's
from each shall come in to you to keep life, in the second month, in the
alive. seventeenth day of the month, in this
21 And take for yourself all food that day all the fountains of the great deep
is eaten, and gather to yourself. And let were risen, and the windows of the
it be for you and for them for food. heavens were opened up. (Gen 5:32)
22 And Noah did so, according to all 12 And the rain was on the earth forty
that Elohim appointed him to do, so he days and forty nights.2
did. 13 In this same day Noah and Shem
and Ham and Japheth, the sons of
Chapter 7 Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three
wives of his sons with them, went into
1 And YAHWEH said to Noah, You the ark;
and all your house come into the ark, 14 they, and every animal according
for I have seen you righteous before Me to its kind, and every beast according to
in this generation. its kind, and every creeping thing that
2 You shall take to yourself from creeps on the earth according to its
every clean animal by sevens, male and kind; and every fowl according to its
female, and from the animal that is not kind, every bird of every wing.
clean by two, male and female. 15 And they went in to Noah into the
3 And take of the fowl of the heavens ark, two and two of all flesh, in which is
by sevens, male and female, to keep the breath of life.
alive seed on the face of the earth. 16 And those going in went in male
4 For after seven more days I will and female of all flesh, as Elohim had
cause it to rain on the earth forty days commanded him. And YAHWEH shut
and forty nights and will wipe away the door behind him.
every living substance that I have made 17 And the flood was on the earth
from off the face of the earth. forty days. And the waters increased,
5 And Noah did as to all that
YAHWEH commanded him.
6 Noah was a son of six hundred 1 The fact that Noah distinguished between
years, and the flood of waters was on clean and unclean animals undoubtedly
the earth. shows that the clean and unclean laws of
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, Leviticus 11 existed from creation.
and his wife, and his sons' wives with 2 Forty is the number of trial but also of
overcoming.
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and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up 5 And the waters were going and
above the earth. falling until the tenth month. In the
18 And the waters prevailed, and tenth month, on the first of the month,
were greatly increased on the earth. the tops of the mountains were seen.
And the ark floated on the face of the 6 And it happened, at the end of forty
waters. days, even Noah opened the window of
19 And the waters prevailed, the ark which he had made.
exceedingly violent on the earth, and all 7 And he sent out a raven, and it went
the high mountains under the heavens out, going out and returning until the
were covered. waters were dried up from off the earth.
20 The waters prevailed, fifteen 8 He also sent out from him the dove,
cubits upward, and the mountains were to see if the waters had receded from
covered. off the face of the earth.
21 And all flesh that moved on the 9 But the dove found no rest for the
earth died the fowl, and cattle, and sole of her foot, and she returned to
beast, and every swarming thing that him into the ark, for the waters were on
swarms on the earth, and all mankind. the face of all the earth. And he put out
22 All died in whose nostrils was the his hand and took her, and pulled her
breath of life, of all that was in the dry in to him into the ark.
land. 10 And he waited yet another seven
23 And every living thing which was days, and again he sent forth the dove
on the face of the earth was wiped out of the ark.
away, from man to cattle, and to the 11 And the dove came in to him in the
creeping things, and the fowl of the evening. And, behold! In her mouth
heavens. And they were wiped off from was a newly plucked olive leaf. So Noah
the earth, and only Noah was left, and knew that the waters receded down
those who were with him in the ark. from off the earth.
24 And mighty were the waters over 12 And he waited another seven days
the earth a hundred and fifty days. and sent forth the dove. And she did
not return again to him any more.
Chapter 8 13 And it happened in the six
hundred and first year, at the
1 And Elohim remembered Noah and beginning, on the first of the month,
every living thing, and all the cattle the waters were dried up from off the
which were with him in the ark. And earth. And Noah removed the covering
Elohim made a wind to pass over the of the ark and looked. And, behold! The
earth, and the waters subsided. face of the earth was dried.
2 And the fountains of the deep and 14 And in the second month, on the
the windows of the heavens were twenty seventh day of the month, the
stopped, and the rain from the heavens earth was dry.
was restrained. 15 And Elohim spoke to Noah, saying,
3 And the waters retreated from the 16 Go out of the ark, you and your
earth, going and retreating. And the wife, and your sons and your sons'
waters diminished at the end of a wives with you.
hundred and fifty days. 17 Bring out from you every living
4 And in the seventh month, on the thing that is with you, of all flesh, of
seventeenth day of the month, the ark fowl, of cattle, and of every creeping
rested on the mountains of Ararat. thing that creeps on the earth; and let

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them swarm on the earth, and bear, 5 And surely the blood of your lives I
and multiply on the earth. will demand. At the hand of every
18 And Noah went out, and his sons, animal I will demand it, and at the
and his wife, and his sons' wives with hand of man. I will demand the life of
him; man at the hand of every man's
19 every animal, every creeping thing, brother.
and every fowl; all which creeps on the 6 Whoever sheds man's blood, his
earth. They went forth out of the ark blood shall be shed by man; For He
according to their families. made the man in the image of Elohim.
20 And Noah built an altar to (Gen 1:26-27)
YAHWEH, and took of every clean 7 And you, be fruitful and multiply.
animal, and of every clean bird, and Swarm over the earth and multiply in
offered burnt offerings on the altar. it.
21 And YAHWEH smelled the 8 And Elohim spoke to Noah, and to
soothing fragrance, and YAHWEH said his sons with him, saying,
in His heart, I will never again curse the 9 Behold! I, even I, am establishing
ground for the sake of man, because the My covenant with you, and with your
imagination of the heart of man is evil seed after you,
from his youth. Yea, I will not again 10 and with every living creature
smite every living thing as I have done. which is with you, among fowl, among
22 While the earth remains, seed- cattle, and among every animal of the
time and harvest, cold and heat, earth with you, from all that go out
summer and winter, and day and night from the ark, to every animal of the
shall not cease.1 earth.
11 And I have established My
Chapter 9 covenant with you, and all flesh shall
not be cut off again by the waters of a
1 And Elohim blessed Noah and his flood; nor shall there ever again be a
sons. And He said to them, Be fruitful flood to destroy the earth.
and multiply, and fill the earth2. 12 And Elohim said, This is the sign
2 And your fear and your dread shall of the covenant which I am about to
be on all the animals of the earth, and make between Me and you, and every
on every bird of the heavens, on all that living soul which is with you, for
moves on the earth, and on all the fish everlasting generations.
of the sea. They are given into your 13 I have set My bow in the cloud,
hands. and it shall be a sign of a covenant
3 Every creeping thing which is alive between Me and the earth.
shall be food for you. I have given you 14 And it will be when I gather the
all things, even as the green plant.3 clouds on the earth, then the bow shall
4 But you shall not eat flesh in its life, be seen in the clouds.
its blood. 15 And I will remember My covenant
which is between Me and you, and
1 In Israel there are only 2 seasons, winter and every living soul in all flesh. And the
summer. The sun makes its revolution waters shall not again become a flood
around the earth and when it passes the to destroy all flesh.
equator at the spring equinox, (called
“tekufah” in Hebrew) the next new moon is 3 Of course this is with the already given
the first month of the new year. instructions on clean and unclean animals,
2 The same command given in Gen 1:28. Gen 7:2, Gen 8:20
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16 And the bow shall be in the clouds, he shall live in the tents of Shem, and
and I shall see it, to remember the Canaan shall be their slave.
everlasting covenant between Elohim 28 And Noah lived three hundred and
and every living soul, in all flesh on the fifty years after the flood.
earth. 29 And all the days of Noah were nine
17 And Elohim said to Noah, This is hundred and fifty years. And he died.
the sign of the covenant which I have
established between Me and all flesh Chapter 10
that is on the earth.
18 And the sons of Noah that went 1 And these are the generations of the
out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and
Japheth. And Ham is the father of Japheth. And sons were born to them
Canaan. after the flood.
19 These are the three sons of Noah, 2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and
and the whole earth was overspread Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and
from them. Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
20 And Noah, a man of the ground, 3 And Gomer's sons were Ashkenaz,
began and planted a vineyard. and Riphath, and Togarmah.
21 And he drank from the wine, and 4 And Javan's sons were Elishah, and
was drunk1. And he uncovered himself Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
inside his tent. 5 By these the coasts of the nations
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, were divided in their lands each by his
saw the nakedness of his father. And he tongue3, by their families, in their
told his two brothers outside. nations.
23 And Shem and Japheth took a 6 And Ham's sons were Cush, and
garment and put it on both their Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
shoulders. And they went backward 7 And the sons of Cush were Seba and
and covered the nakedness of their Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and
father, their faces backward. And they Sabtecha. And Raamah's sons were
did not see the nakedness of their Sheba and Dedan.
father. 8 And Cush fathered Nimrod4; he
24 And Noah awoke from his wine. began to be a mighty hero in the land.
And he came to know what his younger 9 He was a great hunter before
son had done to him.2 YAHWEH; so it is said, Even as
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan. Nimrod
He shall be a slave of slaves to his the mighty hunter before YAHWEH.
brothers. 10 And the beginning of his kingdom
26 And he said, Blessed be was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and
YAHWEH, the Elohim of Shem; and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
may Canaan be his slave. 11 From that land he went forth to
27 Elohim shall enlarge Japheth, and Assyria and built Nineveh, and
Rehoboth the city, and Calah,
12 and Resen between Nineveh and
1 Due to the change in atmospheric pressure Calah, which is a great city.
after the flood, a grape could now turn into 13 And Mizraim fathered Ludim, and
wine. This was not possible before the flood.
The grape juice stored had turned to wine
unbeknown to Noah. 3 This word can also mean dialect.
2 Noah knew he had been violated. 4 Nimrod means rebellion.
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Anamim, and Lehabim, and and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and

Naphtuhim, Jerah,
14 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, 27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and
from whom came the Philistines and Diklah,
Caphtorim1. 28 and Obal, and Abimael, and
15 And Canaan fathered his first-born Sheba,
Sidon, and Heth, 29 and Ophir, and Havilah, and
16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, Jobab. These all were the sons of
and the Girgashite, Joktan.
17 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and 30 And their dwelling was from
the Sinite, Mesha, as you go to Sephar, an eastern
18 and the Arvadite and the Zemarite, mountain.
and the Hamathite. And afterward the 31 These were the sons of Shem,
families of the Canaanites were according to their families, according to
dispersed. their tongues, in their lands, according
19 And the border of the Canaanites to their nations.
was from Sidon, as you come to Gerar, 32 These were the families of the
as far as Gaza, as you go in towards sons of Noah, by their generations, in
Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah, their nations. And from these the
and Zeboim, even to Lasha. nations were divided in the earth after
20 These were the sons of Ham, the flood.
according to their families, according to
their tongues, in their countries, in Chapter 11
their nations.
21 And to Shem was born, even to 1 And the whole earth was of one lip
him, the father of all the sons of Eber, and of one speech2.
the brother of Japheth the elder. 2 And it happened, as they traveled
22 The sons of Shem were Elam, and from the east, they found a level valley
Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and in the land of Shinar. And they lived
Aram. there.
23 And Aram's sons were Uz, and 3 And each one said to his neighbor,
Hul, and Gether, and Mash. Come, let us make brick, and burn
24 And Arpachshad fathered Cainan them thoroughly. And they had brick
and Cainan fathered Salah; and Salah for stone, and they had asphalt for
fathered Eber. mortar.
25 And two sons were born to Eber; 4 And they said, Come, let us build a
the name of the one was Peleg, for in city and a tower with its top the
his days the earth was divided; and his heavens, and make a name for
brother's name was Joktan. ourselves, that we not be scattered on
26 And Joktan fathered Almodad, the face of all the earth.
5 And YAHWEH came down to see
1 Caphtorim- Crete, which was anciently the city and the tower which the sons of
known as Caphtor was the home to several man had built.
Philistine groups (Jer 47:4, Amos 9:7). The 6 And YAHWEH said, Behold, the
Philistines were an Indo-European maritime people is one, and the lip one to all of
people who invaded Egypt in the 12th century them, and this they are beginning to do,
B.C. And were driven out and went to
southwest Canaan, and other parts of the 2 This can mean they were united in language,
land. speech or purpose.
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and now all which they have 20 And Reu lived thirty two years and
determined to do will not be restrained fathered Serug.
from them. 21 And after he fathered Serug, Reu
7 Come, let Us go down and mix up lived two hundred and seven years. And
their language so that they cannot he fathered sons and daughters.
understand man's evil speech.1 22 And Serug lived thirty years and
8 And YAHWEH scattered them fathered Nahor.
from there, over the face of all the 23 And after he fathered Nahor,
earth. And they ceased from building Serug lived two hundred years. And he
the city. fathered sons and daughters.
9 On account of this its name is called 24 And Nahor lived twenty nine years
Babel2, because YAHWEH mixed up and fathered Terah.
the speech of all the earth there. And 25 And after he fathered Terah,
YAHWEH scattered them abroad from Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen
there on the face of all the earth. years. And he fathered sons and
10 These are the generations of daughters.
Shem: Shem was a son of a hundred 26 And Terah lived seventy years and
years and fathered Arpachshad two fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
years after the flood. 27 And these are the generations of
11 And after he fathered Arpachshad, Terah: Terah fathered Abram, Nahor,
Shem lived five hundred years. And he and Haran. And Haran fathered Lot.
fathered sons and daughters. 28 And Haran died before his father
12 And Arpachshad lived thirty five Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of
years and fathered Salah. the Chaldeans.
13 And after he fathered Salah, 29 And Abram and Nahor took wives
Arpachshad lived four hundred and for themselves. The name of Abram's
three years. And he fathered sons and wife was Sarai. And the name of
daughters. Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter
14 And Salah lived thirty years and of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the
fathered Eber. father of Iscah.
15 And after he fathered Eber, Salah 30 And Sarai was barren; there was
lived four hundred and three years. no child to her.
And he fathered sons and daughters. 31 And Terah took his son Abram,
16 And Eber lived thirty four years and Lot, Haran's son, his grandson and
and fathered Peleg. his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son
17 And after he fathered Peleg, Eber Abram's wife.3 And he went forth with
lived four hundred and thirty years. them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go
And he fathered sons and daughters. into the land of Canaan. And they came
18 And Peleg lived thirty years and to Haran and lived there.
fathered Reu. 32 And the days of Terah were two
19 And after he fathered Reu, Peleg hundred and five years; and Terah died
lived two hundred and nine years. And in Haran.
he fathered sons and daughters.
Chapter 12

1 Again the plurality in the YHWH family is 1 And YAHWEH had said to Abram,
distinctly stated here as in the creation
account, Gen 1:26, Gen 3:22. 3 Sarah was also the granddaughter of Terah
2 Babel means confusion and relative to Abraham, Gen 20:12.
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Go out from your land and from your there. For the famine was severe in the
kindred, and from your father's house, land.
to the land which I will show you. 11 And it happened when he had
2 And I will make of you a great drawn near to come to Egypt, he said to
nation. And I will bless you and make his wife Sarai, Behold, please, I know
your name great; and you will be a that you are a beautiful woman to look
blessing. upon.
3 And I will bless those who bless you, 12 And it will be, when the Egyptians
and curse the one despising you. And in see you, then they will say, This is his
you all families of the earth shall be wife, and they will kill me, and they will
blessed1. save you alive.
4 And Abram went out, even as 13 Please say that you are my sister,
YAHWEH had spoken to him. And Lot so that it may be well with me for your
went with him. And Abram was a son sake, and my soul shall live because of
of seventy five years when he departed you.
from Haran. 14 And it happened, when Abram had
5 And Abram took his wife Sarai, and come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the
his brother's son, Lot, and all their woman, that she was very beautiful.
substance that they had gained, and the 15 And Pharaoh's princes saw her,
persons they had gotten in Haran. And and they praised her before Pharaoh.
they went out to go into the land of And the woman was taken into
Canaan. And they came into the land of Pharaoh's house.
Canaan. 16 And he did good to Abram because
6 And Abram passed through the land of her. And he had sheep, and oxen, he-
as far as the place of Shechem, to the donkeys, and male slaves, and slave-
Oak of Alon-Moreh. And the Canaanite girls, and she-donkeys, and camels.
was then in the land. 17 And YAHWEH touched Pharaoh
7 And YAHWEH appeared to Abram and his house with great plagues
and said, I will give this set apart land because of Sarai, Abram's wife. (Deut
to your seed. And he built an altar there 11:25)
to YAHWEH, who appeared to him. 18 And Pharaoh called for Abram and
8 And he moved from there to a said, What is this you have done to me?
mountain on the east of Bethel, and Why did you not tell me she is your
stretched his tent with Bethel toward wife?
the sea, and Ai on the east. And he built 19 Why did you say, She is my sister?
an altar there to YAHWEH, and called And so I took her for my wife. And now,
on the name of YAHWEH.2 behold your wife. Take her and go.
9 And Abram setting forth and going (Gen 20:12)
on toward the Negev. 20 And as Pharaoh ordered his men
10 And a famine was in the land, so as to him, they sent away him and his
Abram went down into Egypt to stay wife and all that he had.

1 Yahweh's first promise of covenant blessing Chapter 13

to Abraham and a prophecy for all time that
all nations should support Israel if they want 1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he
to be blessed. and his wife and all that he had, and
2 Bethel is 20 miles south of Shechem and Lot being with him into the Negev.
Abraham built an altar here and called on
YAHWEH.
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2 And Abram was very rich in place where you are there, look
livestock, in silver and in gold. northward and southward and
3 And he went on his journeys from eastward and westward.
the south, even to Bethel, to the place 15 For all the land which you see I will
where his tent had been there at the give to you, and to your seed always.
beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 16 And I will make your seed as the
4 to the place of the altar which he dust of the earth, so that if a man can
had made there at the first. And Abram count the dust of the earth, then your
called there on the name of YAHWEH. seed also will be counted.
5 And Lot, who went with Abram, 17 Rise up! Walk through the land, in
also had flocks and herds and tents. its length and in its breadth, for I will
6 And the land was not able to bear give it to you.1
them, for dwelling together, for their 18 Then Abram moved his tent and
substance was great, so that they could came and lived among the oaks of
not dwell together. Mamre, which were in Hebron; and he
7 And there was strife between the built an altar to YAHWEH there.
herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the
herdsmen of Lot's livestock. And the Chapter 14
Canaanite and the Perizzite lived then
in the land. 1 And it happened in the days of
8 And Abram said to Lot, Please let Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of
there be no strife between me and you, Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam,
and between my herdsmen and your and Tidal king of the nations;
herdsmen, for we are men, brothers. 2 they made war with Bera king of
9 Is not all the land before you? Sodom, and with Birsha2 king of
Please separate from me. If you go to Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and
the left, then I will go to the right. Or if Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the
you go to the right, then I will go to the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
left. 3 All these were joined together to the
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw valley of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea.
all the circuit of the Jordan, that it was 4 They served Chedorlaomer for
well-watered before YAHWEH twelve years, and the thirteenth year
destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even they rebelled.
as the garden of YAHWEH, like the 5 And in the fourteenth year Chedor-
land of Egypt as you come to Zoar. Laomer and the kings that were with
11 Then Lot chose all the circuit of the him came and struck the giants in
Jordan for himself. And Lot set forth Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in
eastward. And they were separated, Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiria-
each one from his brother. Thaim,
12 And Abram lived in the land of 6 and the Horites in the hills of Seir,
Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of as far as the oak of Paran, which is by
the circuit, and tented as far as Sodom. the wilderness.
13 And the men of Sodom were evil
and sinners before YAHWEH, 1 Verses 14-17- YHWH gives His
exceedingly so. confirmation to Abraham to give the
14 And after Lot had separated from Promised Land to him and his descendants
him, YAHWEH said to Abram, Now forever, 1 Chron 16:15-18, Gen 17:8.
lift up your eyes and look from the 2 Ra from Bera means evil and rasha from
Birsha is a perpetrator of evil.
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7 And they turned back and came to meet him, after he returned from
Enmishpat which is Kadesh, and struck smiting Chedorlaomer and the kings
all the country of the Amalekites, and which were with him, to the valley of
also the Amorites who lived in Hazazon Shaveh, it being the valley of the king.
Thamar. 18 And Melchizedek, king of Salem,
8 And the king of Sodom went out, brought out bread and wine; and he
and the king of Gomorrah, and the king was the priest of the most High El1.
of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and 19 And he blessed him and said,
the king of Bela, which is Zoar. And Blessed be Abram of the most high El,
they set the battle with them in the possessor of Heaven and earth;
valley of Siddim, 20 and blessed be the most high El,
9 with Chedorlaomer the king of who has delivered your enemies into
Elam, and with Tidal the king of the your hand. And he gave him a tithe of
nations, and Amraphel the king of all.2
Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar; 21 And the king of Sodom said to
four kings with the five. Abram, Give me the persons and take
10 And the valley of Siddim was the goods for yourself.
pitted with asphalt pits, and the kings 22 And Abram said to the king of
of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to
there. And they that remained fled to YAHWEH, the most high El, the
the mountain. possessor of Heaven and earth,
11 And they took all the goods of 23 that I will not take from all that is
Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their yours, from a thread to a shoe latchet,
food, and went away. and that you may not say, I have made
12 And they took Lot, the son of Abram rich.
Abram's brother, and his goods, and 24 Nothing for me; only what the
left; and he was living in Sodom. young men have eaten, and the portion
13 And one who had escaped came of the men who went with me: Aner,
and told Abram the Hebrew; for he Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their
was living among the oaks of Mamre portion.
the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and
Aner. And these were possessor of a Chapter 15
covenant with Abram.
14 And when Abram heard that his 1 After these things the Word of
brother was captured, even then he led YAHWEH came to Abram in a vision,
out his trained men, born of his saying, Do not fear, Abram; I am a
household, three hundred and shield to you, your reward will increase
eighteen. And they pursued as far as greatly.
Dan. 2 And Abram said, Adonai
15 And he divided against them by YAHWEH, what will You give to me? I
night, he and his slaves, and he struck am going childless and the son of the
them, and pursued them as far as
Hobah, which is on the left of
Damascus. 1 Melchizedek is a title for Yahshua Messiah
16 And he brought back all the goods, who is the king of peace and king of
and also brought back his brother, and Jerusalem (Heb 7:1-2). Most High El- In
also the women and the people. Hebrew is “El Elyone”.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to 2 Abraham tithed to Melchizedek knowing that
He was Yahshua, Heb 7:1-10.
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inheritance of my house is Eleazar of serve them. And they shall afflict them
Damascus? four hundred years;
3 And Abram said, Behold! You have 14 and I also will judge the nation
given no seed to me; and lo, the son of whom they shall serve; and afterward
my house is inheriting of me! they shall come out with great
4 And behold! The Word of substance.
YAHWEH came to him saying, This 15 And you shall come to your fathers
one shall not be your heir. But he that in peace. You shall be buried in good
shall come forth out of your own bowels old age.
shall be your heir. 16 And in the fourth generation they
5 And He brought him outside and shall come here again; for the iniquity
said, Look now at the heavens and of the Amorites is not yet full until now.
count the stars, if you are able to count 17 And it happened, the sun had gone
them. And He said to him, So shall your down, and it was dark. Behold! A
seed be. (Luk 16:22) smoking furnace and a torch of fire that
6 And he believed in YAHWEH. And passed over between those pieces!
He counted it to him for righteousness. 1 18 In that day YAHWEH cut a
(Ro 4:3, Gal 3:6, Jac 2:23) covenant with Abram, saying, I have
7 And He said to him, I am given this land to your seed, from the
YAHWEH who caused you to come out river of Egypt to the great river, the
of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this river Euphrates,
land to inherit it. 19 the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and
8 And he said, Adonai YAHWEH, by the Kadmonite,
what shall I know that I shall inherit it? 20 and the Hittite, and the Perizzite,
9 And He said to him, Take for Me a and the Rephaim,
heifer three years old, and a she-goat 21 and the Amorite and the
three years old, and a ram three years Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the
old, and a turtledove, even a nestling. Jebusite.
10 And he took all these for Him, and
he divided them in the middle; and he Chapter 16
laid each piece opposite its neighbor,
but he did not divide the bird. 1 And Sarai, Abram's wife, did not
11 And the birds of prey came down bear to him; and to her belonged a
on the carcasses, and Abram drove female slave, an Egyptian, and her
them away. name was Hagar.
12 And it happened, as the sun was 2 And Sarai said to Abram, See, now,
setting, and a deep sleep fell on Abram. YAHWEH has kept me from bearing;
And behold, a terror of great darkness go in now to my maid-servant; perhaps
was falling on him! I may be built up2 from her. And Abram
13 And He said to Abram, surely you listened to the voice of Sarai.
must know that your seed shall be an 3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took her
alien in a land not theirs; and they shall slave-girl, Hagar, the Egyptian, and
gave her to her husband Abram to be
1 “He believed YHWH” the Hebrew word for
“believe” comes from the verb “aman” 2 The Hebrew word here is Baneh and is
which is literally to confirm, and where the where the word ben or son comes from, so
word “amen” comes from at the end of a Sarai is saying she will be completed by the
prayer, confirming what was prayed for in son from her handmaid, the reality was just
faith. the opposite.
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his wife, after Abram had lived ten called, The Well of the Living One
years in the land of Canaan. Seeing Me. Behold, it is between
4 And he went in to Hagar and she Kadesh and Bered.
conceived; and she saw that she had 15 And Hagar bore a son to Abram,
conceived, and her mistress was and Abram called the name of his son
despised in her eyes. whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
5 And Sarai said to Abram, My injury 16 And Abram was eighty six years
be upon you; I gave my slave-girl into old when Hagar bore Ishmael to
your bosom, and she saw that she had Abram.
conceived, and I was despised in her
eyes. Let YAHWEH judge between me Chapter 17
and you.
6 But Abram said to Sarai, See, your 1 And when Abram was ninety nine
slave girl is in your hand. Do to her years old, YAHWEH appeared to
what is good in your eyes. And Sarai Abram and said to him, I am El
dealt harshly with her, and she fled Shaddai! Walk before me and be
from her face. perfect;
7 And the Messenger of YAHWEH 2 and I will make My covenant
found her by a well of water in the between Me and you, and will increase
wilderness; by the well in the way of you very greatly. (Gen 12:2-3, 15:18)
Shur. 3 And Abram fell on his face. And
8 And He said, Hagar, Sarai's slave- Elohim spoke with him, saying,
girl, where did you come from? And 4 As for Me, behold, My covenant is
where do you go? And she said, I am with you, and you shall be a father of
fleeing from the face of my mistress, many nations.
Sarai. 5 And your name no longer shall be
9 And the Messenger of YAHWEH called Abram, but your name shall be
said to her, Return to your mistress and Abraham. For I have made you a father
submit yourself under her hand. of many nations.1
10 And the Messenger of YAHWEH 6 And I will make you very fruitful,
said to her, I will exceedingly multiply exceedingly. And I will give you for
your seed, so that it shall not be nations. And kings shall come out of
numbered for multitude. you.
11 And the Messenger of YAHWEH 7 And I will establish My covenant
said to her, Behold! You are with child between Me and you, and your seed
and shall bear a son; and you shall call after you in their generations, for an
his name Ishmael, because YAHWEH everlasting covenant, to be a Elohim to
has listened to your affliction. you and to your seed after you.
12 And he shall be a wild donkey of a 8 And I will give to you and to your
man, his hand against all, and the hand seed after you the land of your
of everyone against him; and he shall sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for
live before all his brothers. an ever-lasting possession and I will be
13 And she called the name of their Elohim.
YAHWEH, the One speaking to her, 9 And Elohim said to Abraham, You
You, a El of vision! For she said, Even
here have I looked after the One seeing 1 Abram means “exulted Father”, referencing
me? Elohim, but Abraham means “father of
14 On account of this, the well was many” and gives great significance to
Abraham's new name from Yahweh.
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shall keep My covenant, you and your established My covenant with him for a
seed after you in their generations. perpetual covenant with his seed after
10 This is My covenant which you him.
shall keep, between Me and you and 20 And as to Ishmael, I have heard
your seed after you: Every male child you. Behold, I have blessed him and
among you shall be circumcised. will make him fruitful and will multiply
11 And you shall circumcise the flesh him exceedingly. He shall father twelve
of your foreskin. And it shall be a token princes, and I will make him a great
of the covenant between Me and you.1 nation.
12 And a son of eight days shall be 21 And I will establish My covenant
circumcised among you, every male in with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to
your generation, he that is born in the you at this set apart time next year.
house, or bought with silver from any 22 And He finished talking with him.
son of a foreigner who is not of your And Elohim ascended up from
seed. Abraham.
13 The child of your house and the 23 And Abraham took his son
purchase of your money circumcising Ishmael, and all the ones born of his
must be circumcised. And My covenant house, and all that were bought with his
shall be in your flesh for a perpetual silver, every male among the men of the
covenant. house of Abraham. And he circumcised
14 And an uncircumcised male who is the flesh of their foreskins in that same
not circumcised in the flesh of his day, even as Elohim spoke to him.
foreskin, his soul shall be cut off from 24 And Abraham was a son of ninety
his people; he has broken My covenant. nine years when being circumcised in
15 And Elohim said to Abraham, You the flesh of his foreskin.
shall not call your wife Sarai by her 25 And his son Ishmael was a son of
name Sarai, for Sarah shall be her thirteen years when being circumcised
name2; in the flesh of his foreskin.
16 and I have blessed her and have 26 In the same day that Abraham was
also given to you a son from her. Yea, I circumcised, Ishmael his son also was.
have blessed her and she shall become 27 And all the men of his house, born
nations; kings of people shall be from in the house or bought with silver from
her. a son of a foreigner, were circumcised
17 And Abraham fell on his face and with him.
laughed. And he said in his heart, Shall
one be born to a son of a hundred Chapter 18
years? And shall Sarah bear a daughter
of ninety years? 1 And YAHWEH visually appeared to
18 And Abraham said to Elohim, Oh him by the oaks of Mamre. And he was
that Ishmael might live before You! sitting at the door of the tent in the heat
19 And Elohim said, Your wife Sarah of the day.
truly shall bear you a son, and you shall 2 And he lifted up his eyes and
call his name Isaac. And I have looked; and, behold, three men were
standing by him. And he saw, and he
1 Circumcision was not the covenant itself but ran to meet them from the entrance of
a sign of the covenant with YHWH. the tent. And he bowed to the ground.
2 Both names means princess, but the later 3 And he said, YAHWEH, if now I
name shows she will be a mother of nations have found favor in Your sight, I beg
and kings.
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You, do not leave from near Your 13 And YAHWEH said to Abraham,
servant.1 Why has Sarah laughed at this, saying,
4 Please allow a little water to be Indeed, truly shall I bear, even I who
taken and You wash Your feet, and rest am old?
under the tree. 14 Is anything too difficult for
5 And I will bring a bite of bread and YAHWEH? At the appointed set apart
will sustain Your heart. Then You may time I will return to you, at the time of
pass on, for this is why You have passed life, and there will be a son to Sarah.4
over to Your servant. And they said, Do 15 And Sarah denied, saying, I did not
so, as you have said. laugh; for she was afraid. And He said,
6 And Abraham ran into the tent to No, but you did laugh.
Sarah and said, Hurry, prepare three 16 And the men rose up from there
measures of fine meal, knead it and and looked on the face of Sodom. And
make cakes. Abraham was going with them, to send
7 And Abraham ran to the herd and them away.
brought a son of the herd, tender and 17 And YAHWEH said, Shall I hide
good, and gave it to a youth. And he from Abraham that which I am doing?
hurried to prepare it. 18 And Abraham shall surely become
8 And he took curds and milk and the a great and powerful nation, and all the
son of the herd which he had prepared, nations of the earth shall be blessed in
and he set before them2. And he stood him?
by them under the tree. And they ate. 19 For I have known him, so that
9 And they said to him, Where is your whatever he may command his sons
wife Sarah? And he said, See, in the and his house after him, even they may
tent. keep the way of YAHWEH, to do
10 And He said, Certainly I will righteousness and justice; to the intent
return to you at the time of life; and, that YAHWEH may bring on Abraham
Behold! A son shall be to your wife that which He has spoken of him.
Sarah. And Sarah was listening at the 20 And YAHWEH said, The cry of
entrance to the tent, and it was behind Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and
Him. their sin is exceedingly heavy.
11 And Abraham and Sarah were 21 I will go down and see if they have
aged, going on in days. The custom as at all done according to the cry coming
to women had ceased to be to Sarah. to Me. And if not, I will know.
12 And Sarah laughed within herself, 22 And the men faced around from
saying, After my being old3, shall there there and went toward Sodom. And
be pleasure to me; my master also Abraham was still standing before
being old? YAHWEH.
23 And Abraham drew near and said,
1 This is quite an interesting story as first we Is it so? Will You cut off the righteous
see Yahweh appear as a man with two with the wicked?
cherubs (Gen 19:10) who also appeared as
men. Then, we see that Abraham recognized 4 This is Aviv and passover time, that is why
Yahweh, as he met Him in Gen 14:18 using verses 5-6 state about passing over and also
the title of Melchizedek. about quickly making bread without yeast.
2 Abraham prepared meat and milk together Gen 19:3 confirms that this is the time of
for Yahweh and the two messengers, so Passover and the time prophesied when Isaac
clearly they can be eaten together. would be born, who was a type of Messiah,
3 “Old” to be withered, or past nursing age Gen 22:1-17.
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24 Perhaps there are fifty righteous Chapter 19

within the city; is it so You will cut off
and will not spare the place for the sake 1 And the two cherubs came into
of the fifty righteous ones that are Sodom at evening. And Lot was sitting
within it? at the gate of Sodom. And Lot saw, and
25 Far be it from You to act in this he rose up to meet them and bowed his
way, to put to death the righteous with face to the earth.
the wicked. Far be it from You. The 2 And he said, Behold, now, my
Judge of all the earth, shall He not do masters, please turn in to your servant's
right? house and lodge, and wash your feet;
26 And YAHWEH said, If I find fifty and rise early and go to your way. And
righteous within the city, in Sodom, they said, No, for we will lodge in the
then I will spare all the place because of street.
them. 3 And he much urged them, and they
27 And Abraham answered and said, turned in to him and came into his
Behold, I pray, I have undertaken to house. And he made a feast for them.
speak to YAHWEH, and I am dust and And he baked unleavened matzos, and
ash. they ate.
28 Perhaps there will be lacking five 4 Before they had laid down, even the
from the fifty righteous, will You men of the city, the men of Sodom,
destroy all the city for the five? And He circled the house; from the young to the
said, If I find forty five there, I will not aged, all the people from its limits.
destroy. 5 And they called to Lot and said to
29 And he continued still to speak to him, Where are the men who came to
Him and said, Perhaps forty will be you tonight? Bring them out to us, that
found there. And He said, I will not do we may have sex with them.2
it because of the forty. 6 And Lot went out to them, to the
30 And he said, Please YAHWEH do door, and he closed the door behind
not be angry, that I may speak; perhaps him.
thirty will be found there. And He said, 7 And he said, My brothers, please do
I will not do it if I find thirty there. not act evilly.
31 And he said, Behold, I pray, I have 8 Behold, now, I have two daughters
undertaken to speak to Adonai; who have not known a man; please let
perhaps twenty will be found there. me bring them out to you and do to
And He said, I will not destroy because them as you see fit; only do not do a
of the twenty. thing to these3 men, on account of this
32 And he said, I pray, let not they came into the shade of my roof.
YAHWEH be angry that I may speak 9 And they said, Stand back! And they
only this time; perhaps ten will be said, This one came in to visit, and
found there. And He said, I will not must he always judge? Now we will do
destroy because of the ten.1 evil to you rather than to them. And
33 And when YAHWEH had finished they pressed on the man, upon Lot
speaking to Abraham, He left. And
Abraham returned to his place.
2 Sodom and Gomorrah had become a most
depraved place and full of idolatry and
1 This is where the idea came from that to homosexuals and violence.
have a minion to start a synagogue you must 3 The Hebrew word here can either be 'these
have at least 10 able men. men' or 'the men of the El'.
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violently, and drew near to break the not able to escape to the mountain lest
door. some evil overtake me and I die.
10 But the men put out their hands 20 Please, now, this city is near, to
and brought Lot in to them, into the flee there, and it is a little one. Please
house, and shut the door. let me escape there! Is it not a little
11 And they struck the men at the thing, that my soul may live?
door of the house with blindness, from 21 And He said to him, See, I have
the small to the great; and they lifted up your face also as to this thing,
struggled to find the door. without overthrowing the city for which
12 And the men said to Lot, Who still you have spoken.
is here to you? Bring out of this place 22 Hurry, escape there, for I am not
your sons and your sons-in-law and able to do anything until you have come
your daughters, and whoever belongs there. So the name of the city was
to you in the city. called Zoar.
13 For we are about to destroy this 23 The sun had gone forth on the
place, for the cry of them is great before earth, and Lot came into Zoar 2.
YAHWEH, and YAHWEH has sent us 24 And YAHWEH (on earth) rained
to destroy it. fire and brimstone on Sodom and
14 And Lot went out to speak to his Gomorrah, from YAHWEH out of the
sons-in-law, those taking his daughters. heavens3.
And he said, Rise up, go out from this 25 And He overthrew those cities,
place, for YAHWEH is about to destroy and all the plain, and all those living in
the city. And he seemed as one joking the cities, and the produce of the
to his sons-in-law. ground.
15 And when the dawn rose, then the 26 And his wife looked back with
cherubs urged Lot, saying, Rise up, take pleasure from behind him, and she
your wife and your two daughters who became a pillar of salt.
are found, lest you be consumed in the 27 And Abraham started up early in
perversity of the city. the morning, going to the place where
16 And he lingered. And the men lay he had stood there before YAHWEH.
hold of his hand and his wife's hand, 28 And he looked toward the face of
and on the hand of his two daughters, Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all
YAHWEH having mercy on him. And the land of the plain. And he saw. And,
they caused him to go out, and they put behold, the smoke of the country went
him down outside the city.1 up like the smoke of a furnace.
17 And it happened as they led them 29 And it happened when Elohim
outside, he said, Escape for your life! destroyed the cities of the plain, Elohim
Do not look behind you, and do not stay remembered Abraham; and He sent Lot
in all the plain. Escape to the mountain, out from the overthrow when
lest you be swept away. overturning the cities in which Lot
18 And Lot said to them, Please, no, lived.
my master! 30 And Lot went up out of Zoar and
19 Behold, now, Your servant has
found grace in Your sight, and You have 2 Zoar means little
magnified Your mercy which You have 3 No man has ever seen Yahweh the Father
done to me in saving my life. And I am (Joh 1:18, 1 Joh 4:12) so this is Yahweh the
Son and this scripture shows that Yahweh is
1 A great lesson that when YHWH is bringing a family name consisting of two Yahweh
judgment you don't want to linger. beings, Is 44:6, Ps 110:1-2, Jer 23:6.
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lived in the mount. And his two dream by night and said to him,
daughters were with him. For he feared Behold, you are about to die because of
to live in Zoar. And he lived in a cave, the woman you have taken, she being
he and his two daughters. married to a husband.
31 And the first-born said to the 4 And Abimelech had not come near
younger, Our father is old, and there is to her. And he said, YAHWEH, will
no man in the land to come in to us as You slay even a righteous nation?
is the way of all the earth. 5 And did he not say to me, She is my
32 Come, let us make our father drink sister? And she, even herself said, He is
wine, and let us lie with him, that we my brother. In the honor of my heart
may keep alive seed of our father. and the purity of my hands I have done
33 And they caused their father to this.
drink wine that night. And the first- 6 And Elohim said to him in a dream,
born went in and lay with her father. Yes, I know that you did this in the
And he did not know when she lay honor of your heart, and I also withheld
down nor when she rose up. you from sinning against Me. On
34 And on the next day it happened, account of this I did not allow you to
the first-born said to the younger, touch her.
Behold, I lay with my father last night. 7 And now return the wife of the man,
Let us cause him to drink wine tonight for he is a prophet, and he will pray for
also. And you go in and lie with him, so you, and you shall live. And if you do
that we may keep alive seed of our not restore her, know that surely, you
father. shall die, you and all that are yours.
35 And they caused their father to 8 And Abimelech rose up early in the
drink wine that night also. And the morning and called for all his servants.
younger rose up and lay with him. And And he spoke all these words in their
he did not know when she lay down, ears. And the men were greatly afraid.
nor when she rose up. 9 And Abimelech called Abraham and
36 And both the daughters of Lot said to him, What have you done to us?
were with child by their father. And in what have I offended you that
37 And the first-born bore a son and you have brought on me and on my
called his name Moab; he is the father kingdom a great sin? You have done
of Moab to this day. things to me that ought not to be done.
38 And the younger also bore a son 10 And Abimelech said to Abraham,
and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is What did you see that you have done
the father of the Ammonites to this day. this thing?
11 And Abraham said, Because I
Chapter 20 thought, Surely the fear of Elohim is
not in this place, and they will kill me
1 And Abraham pulled up stakes from for my wife's sake.
there to the land of the Negev, and lived 12 And yet she really is my relative,
between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed daughter from my father; only not
in Gerar. daughter from my mother. And she
2 And Abraham said with regards to became my wife. (Gen 11:31, 12:11-20)
his wife Sarah, She is my sister. And 13 And it happened when Elohim
Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and made me wander from my father's
took Sarah. house, even I said to her, This is your
3 But Elohim came to Abimelech in a kindness which you do to me: at every

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place where we come there, say of me, weaned. And Abraham made a great
He is my brother. feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
14 Abimelech took sheep and oxen, 9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the
and male slaves, and slave-girls, and Egyptian, whom she had borne to
gave to Abraham. And he returned his Abraham, mocking.
wife Sarah to him. 10 And she said to Abraham, Drive
15 Abimelech said, Behold, my land is away this slave-girl and her son, for the
before you. Live where it pleases you. son of this slave-girl shall not inherit
16 And he said to Sarah, I, behold, I with my son, with Isaac. (Gal 4:22-26)
have given a thousand of silver to your 11 And the thing was very evil in the
brother. Behold, it is for you a covering eyes of Abraham, on account of his son.
of the eyes to all who are with you. And 12 And Elohim said to Abraham, Let
with all this you are reproved. it not be evil in your eyes because of the
17 And Abraham prayed to Elohim, boy, and on account of your slave-girl.
and Elohim healed Abimelech and his All that Sarah says to you, listen to her
wife and his concubines, and they gave voice, for in Isaac your Seed shall be
birth. called.
18 For YAHWEH had completely 13 And also I will make a nation of
closed up every womb of the house of the son of the slave-girl, for he is your
Abimelech because of Sarah, the wife of seed.
Abraham. 14 And Abraham started up early in
the morning and took bread and a skin
Chapter 21 of water and gave them to Hagar,
putting them on her shoulder, and the
1 And YAHWEH visited Sarah as He child, and sent her away. And she left
had said. And YAHWEH did to Sarah and wandered in the wilderness of
as He had promised. Beer-Sheva.
2 And Sarah conceived and bore a son 15 And the water from the skin was
to Abraham in his old age, at the finished, and she put the boy under one
appointed time, that which Elohim had of the shrubs.
spoken with him. 16 And she went and sat down
3 And Abraham called the name of opposite him, about a bow shot away.
the son who was born to him, whom For she said, Let me not see the death
Sarah had borne to him, Isaac. of the boy. And she sat opposite and
4 And Abraham circumcised his son raised her voice and wept.
Isaac, a son of eight days, as Elohim 17 And Elohim heard the voice of the
had commanded him. young boy. And the Messenger of
5 And Abraham was a son of a Elohim called to Hagar out of the
hundred years when his son Isaac was heavens. And He said to her, What ails
born to him. you, Hagar? Do not fear, for Elohim has
6 And Sarah said, Elohim has made heard the voice of the boy, there where
laughter for me; all who hear will laugh he is.
with me. 18 Rise up, lift up the boy and make
7 And she said, Who would have said your hand strong on him, for I will
to Abraham, Will Sarah suckle sons? make of him a great nation.
For I have borne a son to his old age. 19 And Elohim opened her eyes, and
8 And the child grew and was she saw a well of water. And she went

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and filled the skin with water, and gave tree in Beer-Sheva, and there he called
drink to the young boy. on the name of YAHWEH El Olam
20 And Elohim was with the boy. And (Everlasting).
he grew up. And he lived in the 34 And Abraham lived in the land of
wilderness and became a great archer. the Philistines many days.
21 And he lived in the wilderness of
Paran. And his mother took a wife for Chapter 22
him out of the land of Egypt.
22 And it happened at that time 1 And it happened after these things,
Abimelech and Phicol, the general of The Elohim, testing2 Abraham said to
his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, him, Abraham! And he said, Behold I
Elohim is with you in all that you do. am here.
23 And now swear to me here by 2 And He said, Now take your son,
Elohim, that you will not lie to me, and Isaac, your only one whom you love,
to my son, and to my heir, according to and go into the land of Moriyah. And
the kindness which I have sworn to there offer him for a burnt offering on
you. Do to me and to the land in which one of the mountains which I will say to
you have lived in. you.3 (2 Chron 3:1)
24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 3 And Abraham rose up early in the
25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech morning and saddled his donkey, and
on account of a well of water which the he took two of his youths with him, and
slaves of Abimelech had seized. his son Isaac. And he split wood for a
26 And Abimelech said, I do not burnt offering, and rose up and went to
know who has done this thing; and also the place which Elohim had said to
you have not told me; even I have not him.
heard, except today. 4 And on the third day Abraham lifted
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen up his eyes and saw the place from a
and gave to Abimelech, and both of distance.
them cut a covenant. 5 And Abraham said to his young
28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs men, You stay here with the donkey. I
of the flock by themselves. and the boy will go over there that we
29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, may worship and may return to you.4
What are these seven ewe lambs which
you have set by themselves? 2 The Hebrew root word here means to lift up,
30 And he said, You shall take the and was a test for others to see. The same
seven ewe lambs from my hand so that root is used in Num 21:8 when Moses was
it may become for me a witness that I commanded to make a Seraph on a pole to
dug this well. lift up the sin of Israel.
31 On account of this that place is
3 What a test to try Abraham but what faith he
called Beer1 Sheva, because the two of shows in obedience to YHWH. The Hebrew
them swore there. word for “only” son, is “yachid” and can
only mean “one”, whereas the word “echad”
32 And they cut a covenant in Beer-
is a unity word denoting plurality, Gen 2:24,
Sheva. And Abimelech and Phicol, the Deut 6:4. Also, YHWH states to Abraham to
general of his army, rose up; and they take his only son, when he also had Ismael as
returned to the land of the Philistines. a son, but this shows that Isaac was the son
33 And Abraham planted a tamarisk of promise (Gal 3:16).
4 Even though Abraham was fully intent on
1 The Well of the oath, and also means seven; sacrificing Isaac, he also believed that
Hebraic wordplay Yahweh would raise him up, Heb 11:17-19.
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6 And Abraham took the wood of the 14 And Abraham called the name of
burnt offering and laid it on Isaac, his that place YAHWEH Yireh 3; so that it
son; and he took the fire and the knife is said until this day, In the mount of
in his hand. And the two went YAHWEH it will be seen.
together.1 15 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
7 And Isaac spoke to his father called to Abraham out of the heavens a
Abraham and said, My father. And he second time.
said, Behold I am here. And he said, 16 And He said, I have sworn by
see, the fire and the wood! But where is Myself, declares YAHWEH, that on
the lamb for a burnt offering? account of this thing you have done,
8 And Abraham said, My son, Elohim and have not withheld your son, your
will see for Himself, the lamb for a only son,
burnt offering. And the two of them 17 that blessing I will bless you, and
went together. multiplying I will multiply your seed as
9 And they came to the place which the stars of the heavens, and as the
Elohim had said to him. And Abraham sand which is on the lip of the sea. And
built there the altar, and arranged the your Seed shall possess the gate of His
wood. And he bound his son Isaac and enemies. (Ex 32:13, Gen 26:5)
laid him on the altar2, on the wood. 18 And in your Seed shall all the
10 And Abraham stretched out his nations of the earth be blessed, because
hand and took the knife to slay his son. you have listened to My voice. (Gen
11 And the Messenger of YAHWEH 12:2-3)
called to him from the heavens and 19 And Abraham returned to his
said, Abraham! Abraham! And he said, young men, and they rose up and went
I am here. together to Beer-Sheva. And Abraham
12 And He said, Do not lay your hand lived at Beer-Sheva.
on the boy, nor do anything to him. For 20 And it happened after these things
now I know that you fear Elohim and it was told to Abraham, saying, Behold!
you have not withheld your son, your Milcah, she also has borne sons to your
only one, from Me. brother Nahor:
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes 21 Uz, his first-born, Buz, and his
and looked. And behold! A ram behind brother Kemuel, the father of Aram,
him was entangled in a thicket by its 22 and Chesed, and Hazo, and
horns. And Abraham went and took the Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
ram and offered it for a burnt offering 23 And Bethuel fathered Rebekah.
instead of his son. Milcah bore these eight to Nahor, the
brother of Abraham.
1 Abraham laid the wood on Isaac, and the two 24 And his concubine, whose name
went together. This is clearly showing the was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and
unity with both the father Abraham and the
Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
son Isaac in this sacrifice. It parallels
beautifully the Son of Yahweh, Yahshua who
also took the wood (cross beam) on His back Chapter 23
(Joh 19:16-17) as He also willingly went to
the tree of crucifixion to die for the penalty 1 And the life of Sarah was a hundred
of the sins of the people. and twenty seven years, the years of the
2 Isaac's age indicates that he had to be willing life of Sarah.
to be a sacrifice, as he easily could have 2 And Sarah died in Kirjath Arba, it is
fought against Abraham in his old age if he
desired. 3 Yahweh Yireh means Yahweh 'Will' provide.
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Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And silver for the field; take it from me, that
Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah I may bury my dead there.
and to weep for her. 14 And Ephron answered Abraham,
3 And Abraham rose up from before saying to him,
his dead and spoke to the sons of Heth 1, 15 My master, hear me; the land is
saying, worth four hundred shekels of silver;
4 I am an alien and a visitor with you. what is that between me and you? And
Give to me a possession among you, so bury your dead.
that I may bury my dead from before 16 And Abraham listened to Ephron,
the eyes. and Abraham weighed to Ephron the
5 And the sons of Heth answered silver of which he had spoken in the
Abraham, saying to him, ears of the sons of Heth, four hundred
6 Hear us, my master. You are a silver shekels which passes with the
prince of Elohim among us. Bury your merchant.
dead in the best of our burying places. 17 And was certified the field of
Not a man of us will withhold his Ephron in Machpelah, which was
burying place from you, from burying before Mamre, the cave and the field in
your dead. it, and all the trees in the field, which
7 And Abraham rose up and bowed were in all its borders around it,
himself to the people of the land, to the 18 to Abraham for a purchase before
sons of Heth. the sons of Heth, with all entering the
8 And he spoke with them, saying, If gate of his city.
it is your desire to bury my dead out of 19 And after this Abraham buried his
my sight, hear me. Ask for me of wife Sarah at the cave of the field of
Ephron the son of Zohar, Machpelah before Mamre; it is Hebron,
9 that he may give to me the cave of in the land of Canaan.2
Machpelah which he has, which is in 20 And the field was certified, and the
the edge of his field. In full silver let cave in it, to Abraham for a burial
him give it to me among you, for a possession from the sons of Heth.
possession of a burying place.
10 And Ephron was sitting among the Chapter 24
sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite
replied to Abraham in the ears of the 1 And Abraham was old, going on in
sons of Heth, to all those entering the days, and YAHWEH had blessed
gate of his city, saying, Abraham in all things.
11 No, my master, hear me. I have 2 And Abraham said to his slave, the
given the field to you; also the cave that oldest in his house, the one who ruled
is in it. I have given it to you. Before the in all that was to him3, Please put your
eyes of the sons of my people I have hand under my thigh.4
given it to you. Bury your dead. 3 And I will cause you to swear by
12 And Abraham bowed before the
people of the land, 2 This cave located in Hebron is still there
13 and spoke to Ephron in the ears of today with the bones of Abraham and Sarah,
the people of the land, saying, Only if Rebecca and Isaac and also Leah and Jacob.
you would hear me. I have given the 3 This was Eleazar, (Gen 15:2)
4 In ancient times this represented the
1 The sons of Heth were Hittites (Gen 23:10) reproductive organ and the symbolism was
and descendents of Ham and Canaan (Gen that any unborn children would avenge the
10:15). oath if violated.
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YAHWEH, Elohim of the heavens and 14 And let the girl to whom I shall
Elohim of the earth, that you will not speak this: Please let down your pitcher
take a wife for my son from the that I may drink; and she will say,
daughters of the Canaanite, among Drink and also I will water your camels;
whom I dwell. let it be her You have approved for Your
4 But you shall go to my country and servant, for Isaac. And by this I shall
to my kindred and take a wife for my know that You have shown kindness to
son, for Isaac. my master.
5 And the slave said to him, Perhaps 15 And it happened before he had
the woman will not be willing to go finished speaking. Behold! Rebekah
after me to this land; shall I indeed came out, she who was born to Bethuel
bring back your son into the land from the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor,
out of which you came? the brother of Abraham, with her
6 And Abraham said to him, Take pitcher on her shoulder.
heed for yourself that you not take my 16 And the girl was very good of
son back there. form1, a virgin, a man not having
7 YAHWEH, Elohim of the Heavens, known her. And she went down to the
who took me from the house of my well and filled her pitcher and came up.
father and from the land of my birth, 17 And the slave ran to meet her and
and who spoke to me, and who swore to said, Please let me sip a little water
me, saying, I will give this land to your from your pitcher.
Seed; He shall send His Messenger 18 And she said, Drink, my master.
before you, and you shall take a wife And she hurried and let down her
from there for my son. pitcher on her hand and gave him a
8 And if the woman will not be willing drink.
to go after you, then you shall be clear 19 And she finished giving drink to
from this oath of mine; only do not take him. And she said, I also will draw for
my son back there. your camels until they have finished
9 And the slave put his hand under drinking.
the thigh of his master Abraham and 20 And she hurried and emptied her
swore to him concerning this thing. pitcher into the trough. And she again
10 And the slave took ten camels from ran to the well to draw, and drew for all
his master's camels and left. And all his his camels.2
master's goods were in his hand. And 21 And watching her, the man kept
he rose up and went to Mesopotamia, silent in order to know if YAHWEH
to the city of Nahor. had prospered his way, or not.
11 And he made the camels kneel 22 And it happened when the camels
outside the city, by a well of water at had finished drinking, the man took a
the time of the evening, the time that
women go out to draw.
1 This was not signifying beauty but that she
was a functional hard worker.
12 And he said, YAHWEH, Elohim of 2 A camel can hold up to about 150 liters of
my master Abraham, I pray, cause her water. There were 10 camels and the
to meet before me this day, and show traditional bucket would have held 5 liters
kindness to my master Abraham. with each pull from the well. This means that
13 Behold! I am standing by the well Rebecca pulled the bucket of water from the
of water, and the daughters of the men well about 30 times for each camel or 300
of the city are coming out to draw times total. This was why Eleazar had such a
water. test to see how much of a functional hard
worker Rebecca truly would have been.
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golden ring, its weighing a half shekel, 34 And he said, I am the slave of
and two bracelets for her hands, ten of Abraham.
gold their weighing.1 35 And YAHWEH has blessed my
23 And he said, Whose daughter are master much, and he is great. And He
you? Please tell me, is there room for us has given to him flocks and herds, and
to stay in your father's house? silver and gold, and male slaves and
24 And she said to him, I am the slave-girls, and camels and donkeys.
daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, 36 And my master's wife bore a son to
whom she bore to Nahor. my master when she was old, and he
25 And she said to him, Both straw has given to him all that is his.
and fodder are plentiful with us, also a 37 And my master caused me to
room to pass the night. swear, saying, You shall not take a wife
26 And the man bowed and for my son from the daughters of the
worshiped YAHWEH. Canaanite, in whose land I live.
27 And he said, Blessed be 38 But you shall go to the house of
YAHWEH, Elohim of my master my father and to my family and you
Abraham, who has not left off His shall take a wife for my son.
kindness and His truth with my master, 39 And I said to my master, Perhaps
I being in the way, YAHWEH guided the woman will not go after me.
me to the house of the brother of my 40 And he said to me, YAHWEH,
master. before whom I walk, will send His
28 And the girl ran and told these Messenger with you and prosper your
things to the house of her mother. way. And you shall take a wife for my
29 And Rebekah had a brother, his son from my family, from my father's
name being Laban. And Laban ran out house.
to the man, to the fountain. 41 Then you shall be released from
30 And it happened when he saw the my oath, when you have come to my
ring, and the bracelets on his sister's family, and if they do not give one to
hands, and when he heard his sister's you; then you shall be released from my
words, Rebekah, saying, So the man oath.
spoke to me, then he came to the man 42 And today I came to the well. And
and saw him standing by the camels at I said, YAHWEH, Elohim of my master
the fountain. Abraham, I pray, if You will, prosper
31 And he said, Come in, blessed of the way in which I am about to go.
YAHWEH! Why are you standing 43 Behold! I stand at the well of
outside? I have prepared the house and water, and when the virgin comes out
a place for the camels. to draw water, and I say to her, Please
32 And the man came into the house. let me drink a little water from your
And he unloaded the camels and gave pitcher,
straw and fodder to the camels, and 44 and she says to me, Both you drink
water to wash his feet and the feet of and also I will draw for your camels,
the men who were with him. may she be the woman whom
33 And food was set before him to YAHWEH has approved for my
eat, but he said, I will not eat until I master's son.
have spoken my message. And he said, 45 Before I had finished speaking
Speak. within my heart, even behold, Rebekah
was coming out, her pitcher on her
shoulder. And she went down to the
1 Clearly, she passed the test.
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well and drew. And I said to her, Please said, Let the girl stay with us, perhaps
let me drink. ten days. Afterwards she may go.
46 And she hurried and let down her 56 And he said to them, Do not delay
pitcher from her and said, Drink, and I me, for YAHWEH has prospered my
also will water your camels. And I way. Send me away that I may go to my
drank, and also she watered the camels. master.
47 And I asked her and I said, Whose 57 And they said, we will call the girl
daughter are you? And she said, The and inquire of her mouth.
daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, 58 And they called Rebekah and said
whom Milcah bore to him. And I put to her, Will you go with this man? And
the ring on her nose1, and the bracelets she said, I will go.
on her hands. 59 And they sent away their sister
48 And I bowed and worshiped Rebekah, and her nurse, and
YAHWEH, and I blessed YAHWEH, Abraham's slave and his men.
Elohim of my master Abraham, who 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and
had guided me in the true way, to take said to her, Our sister, may you become
for his son the daughter of the brother myriads of thousands, and may your
of my master. seed possess the gate of the ones hating
49 And now, if you are going to do them.
kindness and truth with my master, tell 61 And Rebekah and her maidens
me. And if not, tell me so that I may rose up, and they rode on the camels
turn to the right or to the left. and went after the man. And the slave
50 And Laban and Bethuel answered took Rebekah and went.
and said, The thing has come from 62 And Isaac had come from the gate
YAHWEH; we are not able to speak to Lahai-Roi 2. And he was dwelling in the
you good or evil. land of the Negev.
51 Behold! Rebekah is before you, 63 And Isaac had gone out to
take her and go. And let her become the meditate in the field as it turned
wife of the son of your master, as evening. And he raised his eyes and
YAHWEH has spoken. looked. And behold, camels were
52 And it happened when the slave of coming.
Abraham heard their words, he bowed 64 And Rebekah lifted her eyes and
himself to the earth to YAHWEH. she saw Isaac. And she dismounted
53 And the slave brought out vessels from the camel.
of silver and vessels of gold and 65 And she said to the slave, Who is
garments, and he gave to Rebekah. And this man walking in the field to meet
he gave precious things to her brother us? And the slave said, It is my master.
and to her mother. And she took the veil and covered
54 And they ate and drank, he and herself.
the men who were with him; and they 66 And the slave told Isaac all the
stayed the night. And they rose up in things that he had done.
the morning, and he said, Send me 67 And Isaac brought her into the
away to my master. tent of his mother Sarah. And he took
55 And her brother and her mother Rebekah, and she became his wife; and
he loved her. And Isaac was comforted
after his mother.
1 In ancient days a ring on the nose was a sign
of possession, but they were also used as
amulets for witchcraft. 2 The Well of the Living One, My Seer
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Chapter 25 first-born of Ishmael was Nebajoth;

then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
1 And Abraham added and took a 14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and
wife, and her name was Keturah. Massa,
2 And she bore to him Zimran, and 15 Hadad, and Tema, and Jetur,
Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Naphish, and Kedemah.
Ishbak, and Shuah. 16 These were the sons of Ishmael,
3 And Jokshan fathered Sheba and and these their names in their
Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were settlements and in their camps, twelve
Asshurim, and Letushim and chiefs according to their nations.
Leummim. 17 And these were the years of the life
4 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and of Ishmael, a hundred thirty seven
Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and years. And he breathed out and died,
Eldaah. All these were the sons of and was gathered to his people.
Keturah. 18 And they lived from Havilah to
5 And Abraham gave all that was his Shur, which is facing Egypt as you
to Isaac. come toward Assyria; he settled facing
6 And to the sons of the concubines all his brothers.
who were to Abraham, Abraham gave 19 And these were the generations of
gifts, and sent them away eastward, Isaac, the son of Abraham: Abraham
from his son Isaac, while he was still fathered Isaac.
alive to an eastern land. 20 And Isaac was a son of forty years
7 And these are the days of the years when he took Rebekah, the daughter of
of the life of Abraham, which he lived, Bethuel the Aramean from Padan-
one hundred seventy five years. Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean,
8 And Abraham breathed out and to him for a wife.
died in a good old age, aged and 21 And Isaac prayed to YAHWEH on
satisfied, and was gathered to his behalf of his wife for she was barren.
people. And YAHWEH was entreated for him,
9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael and his wife Rebekah conceived.
buried him at the cave of Machpelah, at 22 And the sons struggled together
the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the within her. And she said, If this is right,
Hittite which is before Mamre, why am I this way? And she went to
10 the field which Abraham bought inquire of YAHWEH.
from the sons of Heth. Abraham and 23 And YAHWEH said to her, Two
his wife Sarah were buried there. nations are in your womb; even two
11 And it happened after the death of peoples shall break from your body.
Abraham, Elohim blessed his son Isaac. And one people shall be stronger than
And Isaac lived by The Well of the the other people; and the elder shall
Living One, My Seer. serve the younger.
12 And these are the generations of 24 And her days were fulfilled to
Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom bear. And behold! Twins were in her
Hagar the Egyptian, the slave-girl of womb.
Sarah, bore to Abraham. 25 And the first came out, all of him
13 And these are the names of the red like a hairy robe; and they called his
sons of Ishmael, by their names, name Esau.
according to their generations: the 26 And afterward his brother came
out, and his hand was holding to the

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heel of Esau; and his name was called and said, Do not go down into Egypt;
Jacob. And Isaac was a son of sixty but dwell in the land which I shall say
years when she bore them.1 to you.
27 And the boys grew up. And Esau 3 Stay in this land, and I will be with
became a man knowing hunting, a man you and bless you, for to you and to
of the field. And Jacob was a simple your seed I will give all these lands. And
man, living in tents. I will cause to rise My oath which I
28 And Isaac loved Esau, for game swore to your father Abraham.
was in his mouth. And Rebekah loved 4 And I will increase your seed like
Jacob. the stars of the heavens, and I will give
29 And Jacob boiled soup. And Esau to your seed all these lands. And all the
came from the field, and he was faint. nations of the earth shall bless
30 And Esau said to Jacob, Please let themselves in your Seed,
me eat of the red, this red soup, for I 5 because Abraham listened to My
am faint. On account of this his name is voice and heeded My charge, My
called Edom.2 commandments, My statutes, and My
31 And Jacob said, Sell me your Torah.5
birthright today3. (Deut 21:17) 6 And Isaac lived in Gerar.
32 And Esau said, Behold, I am going 7 And the men of the place asked
to die, and what good is this, a about his wife. And he said, She is my
birthright to me? sister, for he was afraid to say, My wife,
33 And Jacob said, Swear to me lest the men of the place kill me on
today. And he swore to him and sold account of Rebekah, for she was
his birthright to Jacob. beautiful of form.
34 And Jacob gave bread and soup of 8 And it happened when his days
lentils to Esau. And he ate and drank, were many to him there, Abimelech
and rose up and left. And Esau despised king of the Philistines looked through
the birthright4. (Heb 12:16, Mal 1:2-3) the window and saw; and, behold, Isaac
was sporting with his wife Rebekah.
Chapter 26 9 And Abimelech called Isaac and
said, See, surely she is your wife, and
1 And a famine was in the land how have you said, She is my sister?
besides the famine in the days of And Isaac said to him, Because I said,
Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech lest I die on account of her.
king of the Philistines, to Gerar. 10 And Abimelech said, What is this
2 And YAHWEH appeared to him you have done to us? One of the people
had in a little lain with your wife, and
you would have brought on us guilt.
1 Isaac was 40 when he married Rebecca 11 And Abimelech commanded all the
(verse 20) and sixty when Jacob was born).
2 Edom comes from the word “adom” which 5 The reason stated here why Abraham was
means red after Adam who came from the blessed to be the heir of the everlasting
red earth. covenant was that in faith he kept the Torah
3 Jacob realized the great blessing of the and commandments of YAHWEH. This
birthright promise. proves that the Torah was present here at the
4 Esau despised the birthright because it beginning of the covenant and was not added
rightfully belonged to his brother Jacob and at Mount Sinai 430 yrs after the covenant
he wanted the blessing from it, not because was made with Abraham. Only the Levitical
he had true remorse or repentance for the priesthood was added later, see note on Gal
grave sin he committed by selling it. 3:17, 19.
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people, saying, Anyone touching this 23 And he went from there to Beer-
man and his wife surely shall die. Sheba.
12 And Isaac sowed in that land. And 24 And YAHWEH appeared to him
a hundredfold was found in that year, in the same night, and said, I am the
and YAHWEH blessed him. Elohim of your father Abraham; do not
13 And the man grew great, and he fear, for I am with you; and I will bless
went on, going on to be great, until he you and increase your seed, because of
became exceedingly great. My servant Abraham.
14 And possessions of flocks and 25 And he built an altar there and
possessions of herds, and many slaves called on the name of YAHWEH. And
were his. And the Philistines envied he pitched his tent there. And the slaves
him. of Isaac dug a well there.
15 And all the wells which the slaves 26 And Abimelech went to him from
of his father dug in the days of his Gerar, and his aide Ahuzzath, and
father Abraham, the Philistines had Phicol the general of his army.
stopped them and filled them with dirt. 27 And Isaac said to them, Why have
16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go you come to me, since you hate me and
from us, for you are stronger than we. sent me away from you?
17 And Isaac went from there and 28 And they said, Since we plainly
camped in Gerar Valley, and lived have seen that YAHWEH has been
there. with you, and we have said, let there be
18 And Isaac returned and dug the an oath now between us, between us
wells of water which they dug in the and you, and let us cut a covenant with
days of his father Abraham; and the you,
Philistines had stopped them after the 29 whether you will do with us evil, as
death of Abraham. And he called names we did not touch you, and as we did
to them like the names which his father only good with you, and we sent you
had called them. away in peace you now being blessed of
19 And Isaac's slaves dug in the YAHWEH.
torrent bed, and they found there a well 30 And he made a feast for them, and
of flowing water. they ate and drank.
20 And the shepherds of Gerar1 31 And they started up early at dawn,
fought with the shepherds of Isaac, and each swore to his brother. And
saying, The water is ours; and he called Isaac sent them away, and they left him
the name of the well, Contention, for in peace.
they had contended with him. 32 And it happened on that day
21 And they dug another well, and Isaac's slaves came and told him about
they also fought over it; and he called the well which they had dug, and said
its name, Opposition. to him, We found water.
22 And he moved from there and dug 33 And he called it Sheba; so the
another well, and they did not fight name of the city is The Well of Sheba
over it; and he called its name, Broad until this day.
Places. And he said, For now 34 And Esau was a son of forty years.
YAHWEH has broadened for us and And he took a wife, Judith, the
we shall be fruitful in the land. daughter of Beeri the Hittite; also
Basemath the daughter of Elon the
Hittite.
1 Garar is located about 10 miles south of
Gaza.
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35 And they were a grief of spirit to curse be on me, my son; only listen to
Isaac and to Rebecca. my voice and go, take for me.
14 And he went and took and came to
Chapter 27 his mother. And his mother made
savory meat, such as his father loved.
1 And it happened when Isaac was 15 And Rebekah took the clothing of
old and his eyes were dim for seeing, he her elder son Esau, the costly ones
called his elder son Esau and said to which were with her in the house. And
him, My son! And he said to him, I am she dressed her younger son Jacob;
here. 16 and she put the skins of the kids of
2 And he said, Behold! Now, I am old; the goats on his hands, and on the
I do not know the day of my death. smoothness of his neck.
3 And now please lift up your 17 And she put the savory meat and
weapons, your quiver and your bow, the bread which she had made in the
and go to the field and hunt game for hand of her son Jacob.
me. 18 And he went in to his father and
4 And make for me savory meat, such said, My father. And he said, I am here.
as I love, and bring to me, and I will Who are you, my son?
eat; so that my soul may bless you 19 And Jacob said to his father, I am
before I die. your first-born1, Esau. I have done as
5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac you said to me. Rise up now, sit and eat
spoke to his son Esau. And Esau went of my game, so that your soul may bless
to the field to hunt game, to bring it in. me.
6 And Rebekah spoke to her son 20 And Isaac said to his son, How
Jacob, saying, Behold, I heard your then have you so quickly found it, my
father speaking to your brother Esau son? And he said, Because YAHWEH
saying, your Elohim made it come to me.
7 Bring game to me and make 21 And Isaac said to Jacob, Come
delicious meat that I may eat, that I near now and let me feel you, whether
may bless you before YAHWEH before then you are my son Esau, or not.
my death. 22 And Jacob came near to his father
8 And now my son hear my voice, Isaac. And he felt him, and he said, The
that which I command you. voice is the voice of Jacob and the
9 Go now to the flock and bring me hands are Esau's hands.
from there two good kids of the goats. 23 And he did not know him, because
And I will make them into delicious his hands were like the hairy hands of
things for your father which he loves; his brother Esau. And he blessed him.
10 and you shall bring it to your 24 And he said, Are you then my son
father and let him eat, so that he may Esau? And he said, I am.
bless you before his death. 25 And he said, Bring to me and let
11 And Jacob said to his mother me eat of my son's game, so that my
Rebekah, Behold, my brother Esau is a soul may bless you. And he came near
hairy man, and I a smooth man. to him; and he took and he ate. And he
12 Perhaps my father will feel me, and came to him, and he drank wine.
I shall be like a deceiver in his eyes, and
I shall bring a curse on me, and not
blessing. 1 Although Jacob lied about being Esau, he did
13 And his mother said to him, Your not lie about being the firstborn as he
rightfully bought the right from Esau earlier.
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26 And his father Isaac said to him, 37 And Isaac answered and said to
Now come and kiss me, my son. Esau, Behold, I have set him over you
27 And he came near and kissed him. as a ruler, and I have given him all his
And he smelled the smell of his clothes. brothers for servants; I have girded him
And he blessed him, and said, See, the with grain and wine. And what then can
smell of my son is as the smell of a field I do for you, my son?
which YAHWEH has blessed. 38 And Esau said to his father, Is one
28 And may Elohim give you of the blessing left to you, my father? Bless
dew of the heavens, and of the fatness me also, my father. And Esau lifted up
of the earth, and much grain and wine. his voice and wept.
29 May the nations serve you and 39 And his father Isaac answered and
peoples bow to you; be a ruler to your said to him, Behold, your dwelling shall
brothers, and may your mother's sons be from the fat of the earth and from
bow to you, and cursed be those who the dew of the heavens above;
curse you, and blessed be those who 40 and you shall live by your sword,
bless you. and you shall serve your brother; and
30 And it happened that when Isaac when it shall be that you have the
had made an end of blessing Jacob, dominion, you shall break his yoke
then it came about that Jacob had from your neck.
hardly left his father Isaac, and his 41 And Esau hated Jacob because of
brother Esau came in from his hunting. the blessing with which his father had
31 And he also made savory meat and blessed him. And Esau said in his heart,
came to his father. And he said to his The days of mourning for my father are
father, Let my father rise and eat from near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.
the game of his son, so that your soul 42 And the words of her older son
may bless me. Esau were told to Rebekah. And she
32 And his father Isaac said to him, sent and called her younger son Jacob.
Who are you? And he said, I am your And she said to him, Behold! Your
son, your first-born, Esau. brother Esau is going to ease himself on
33 And Isaac was terrified with a very you, to kill you.
great anxiety. And he said, Who then 43 And now, my son, listen to my
was the one who hunted game and voice, and rise, flee for yourself to my
came to me; and I ate from it all before brother Laban, to Haran.
you came; and I blessed him? Yea, he 44 And stay with him some days until
shall be blessed. your brother's fury turns away,
34 When Esau heard the words of his 45 until your brother's anger turns
father he cried out a great and very back from you, and he forgets what you
bitter cry. And he said to his father, have done to him. And I will send and
Bless me, me also, my father. take you from there. Why should I also
35 And he said, Your brother came be bereaved of two of you in one day?
with deceit and took your blessing. 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am
36 And he said, It is because his name weary of my life from the daughters of
is called Jacob, and this twice he took Heth. If Jacob takes a wife from the
me by the heel and defrauded me; he daughters of Heth, like these from the
took my birthright and, behold, now he daughters of the land, what is my life to
has taken my blessing. And he said, me?
Have you not reserved a blessing for
me?

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Chapter 28 11 And he came on a place and stayed

the night there, for the sun had gone.
1 And Isaac called Jacob. And he And he took stones of the place and
blessed him and commanded him, and placed them at his head; and he lay
said to him, You shall not take a wife down in that place.
from the daughters of Canaan. 12 And he dreamed. And, behold, a
2 Go up, go to Padan-Aram, to the staircase was placed on the earth, its
house of Bethuel your mother's father. top reaching to the heavens.2 And,
And take a wife for yourself from there, behold, the messengers of Elohim were
from the daughters of Laban the going up and going down on it!
brother of your mother. 13 And, behold, YAHWEH stood
3 And may El Shaddai bless you and above it and said, I am YAHWEH the
make you fruitful, and multiple you; Elohim of your father Abraham, and
and may you become an assembly of the Elohim of Isaac; the land on which
people. you are lying, I will give it to you and to
4 And may He give to you the blessing your seed.
of Abraham, to you and to your seed 14 And your seed shall be as the dust
with you, for you to possess the land of of the earth, and you shall spread to the
your travels, which Elohim gave to west and to the east and to the north
Abraham. and to the south; and all the families of
5 And Isaac sent away Jacob. And he the earth shall be blessed in you and in
went to Padan-Aram, to Laban, the son your Seed. (Gen 12:3, Ro 4:13)
of Bethuel the Aramean, brother of 15 And, behold, I will be with you and
Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and will guard you in every place in which
Esau. you may go, and will bring you back to
6 And Esau saw that Isaac had this land; for I will not forsake you until
blessed Jacob, and had sent him away I have surely done that which I have
to Padan-Aram to take a wife for spoken to you.
himself from there. In his blessing he 16 And Jacob awakened from his
had commanded him, saying, You shall sleep, and said, Surely YAHWEH is in
not take a wife from the daughters of this place, and I did not know.
Canaan; 17 And he was afraid, and said, How
7 and that Jacob listened to his father fearful is this place! This is nothing
and his mother, and went to Padan- except the house of Elohim, and this is
Aram. the door to Heaven.
8 And when Esau saw that the 18 And Jacob started up early in the
daughters of Canaan were evil in the morning and took the stone which he
eyes of his father Isaac, had placed at his head, and he placed it
9 then Esau went to Ishmael and took as a pillar; and he poured oil on the top
Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, the of it.
son of Abraham, Nebajoth's sister. To 19 And he called the name of that
his wives he added her for his wife.1 place, Beit-El 3. And yet the name of the
10 And Jacob went out from Beer- city was at first Luz.
Sheba and went toward Haran. 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If
Elohim is with me and keeps me in this
1 Esau now compounds the sin of selling his
birthright by intermarrying with the seed of
Ismael, who was born from the handmaid 2 Amos 9:6
Hagar, and was not the seed of promise. 3 Bethel means “The House of Elohim”.
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way which I am going, and gives to me and Rachel came with the sheep which
bread to eat and clothing to wear, were her father's; for she was feeding
21 and I return in peace to the house them.
of my father, then YAHWEH shall be 10 And it happened when Jacob saw
my Elohim, Rachel the daughter of Laban, brother
22 and this sandstone which I have to his mother, and the sheep of Laban,
placed as a memorial pillar shall his mother's brother, Jacob came near
become the house of Elohim; and all and rolled the stone from the mouth of
which You shall give to me, I will tithe the well and watered the sheep of
the tenth to You1. (Pr 3:9, Mal 3:8-10) Laban, his mother's brother.
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted
Chapter 29 up his voice and wept.
12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was
1 And Jacob lifted his feet and went to her father's brother, and that he was
the land of the sons of the east. the son of Rebekah. And she ran and
2 And he looked, and, behold, a well told her father.
in the field. And, behold, three flocks of 13 And it happened when Laban
sheep were lying by it; for from that heard the report of Jacob, his sister's
well they watered the flocks, and the son, he ran to meet him and embraced
stone on the mouth of the well was him and kissed him. And he took him
great. to his house. And he told Laban all
3 And all the flocks were usually these things.
gathered there, and they rolled the 14 And Laban said to him, Truly you
stone off the mouth of the well and are my bone and my flesh. And he lived
watered the sheep, and replaced the with him a month of days.
stone on the mouth of the well, to its 15 And Laban said to Jacob, are you
place. not my brother? And should you serve
4 And Jacob said to them, My me for nothing? Tell me, what shall be
brothers, from where are you? And your wages?
they said, We are from Haran. 16 And Laban had two daughters, the
5 And he said to them, Do you know name of the older, Leah, and the name
Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, of the younger, Rachel.
We know him. 17 And the eyes of Leah were weak,
6 And he said to them, Well-being to and Rachel was beautiful of form and
him? And they said, Well-being. And, beautiful of appearance.
behold, his daughter Rachel is coming 18 And Jacob loved Rachel, and said,
with the sheep. I will serve you seven years for Rachel,
7 And he said, Behold, the day is still your younger daughter.
high; it is not time to gather the 19 And Laban said, It is better for me
livestock. Water the sheep and go feed to give her to you than to give her to
them. another man; live with me.
8 And they said, We are not able until 20 And Jacob served seven years for
all the flocks are gathered and they roll Rachel; and they were in his eyes like a
the stone from the mouth of the well; few days, in his love for her.
then we water the sheep. 21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give my
9 He still was speaking with them, wife, for my days are completed. And
let me go in to her.
1 The vow of tithing came long before the
Torah was given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
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22 And Laban gathered all the men of 35 And she conceived again and bore
the place and made a feast. a son. And she said, This time I will
23 And it happened in the evening, he praise YAHWEH. So she called his
took his daughter Leah and brought her name Judah. And she ceased from
to him; and he went in to her. bearing.
24 And Laban gave to her Zilpah, his
slave-girl, to his daughter Leah as a Chapter 30
slave.
25 And it happened in the morning; 1 And Rachel saw that she did not
behold! She was Leah. And he said to bear to Jacob, and Rachel was jealous
Laban, What have you done to me? Did of her sister. And she said to Jacob,
I not serve with you for Rachel? And Give me sons; and if there is none, I
why have you tricked me? shall die.
26 And Laban said, It is not done this 2 And Jacob's anger glowed against
way in our place, to give the younger Rachel, and he said, Am I in Elohim's
before the first-born. place, who has kept you from the fruit
27 Fulfill the week of this one and we of the womb?
will also give you this other one, for the 3 And she said, Behold my servant
service which you will serve with me, Bilhah! Go in to her and let her bear on
yet another seven years. my knees; yea, let me be built up from
28 And Jacob did so, and he fulfilled her, me also.
the week of this one, and he gave to him 4 And she gave her slave-girl Bilhah
his daughter Rachel, to him for a wife. to him for a wife. And Jacob went in to
29 And Laban gave his slave-girl her.
Bilhah to his daughter Rachel, to her 5 And Bilhah conceived and bore a
for a slave-girl. son to Jacob.
30 And he also went in to Rachel, and 6 And Rachel said, Elohim has judged
he also loved Rachel more than Leah. and has also heard my voice, and has
And he served with him yet another given me a son. So she called his name
seven years. Dan.
31 And YAHWEH saw that Leah was 7 And Bilhah, Rachel's slave-girl,
hated. And He opened her womb, but conceived again, and bore a second son
Rachel was barren. to Jacob.
32 And Leah conceived and bore a 8 And Rachel said, With struggles of
son. And she called his name Reuben; Elohim I have struggled with my sister;
for she said, Surely YAHWEH has yea, I have prevailed. And she called his
looked on my affliction, for now my name Naphtali.
husband will love me. 9 And Leah saw that she had ceased
33 And she conceived again and bore from bearing. And she took Zilpah, her
a son, and said, Surely YAHWEH has slave-girl, and gave her to Jacob for a
heard that I am hated and has given wife.
this one to me also. And she called his 10 And Leah's slave-girl Zilpah bore a
name Simeon. son to Jacob.
34 And she conceived again and bore 11 And Leah said, With fortune. And
a son. And she said, Now, this time my she called his name Gad.
husband will be joined to me, because I 12 And Zilpah, Leah's slave-girl, bore
have borne to him three sons. So his a second son to Jacob.
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for the daughters shall call me happy. 26 Give my wives and my children,
And she called his name Asher. for whom I have served you, and let me
14 And in the days of wheat harvest go. For you know my service with
Reuben went out and found mandrakes which I have served you.
in the field. And he brought them to his 27 And Laban said to him, Please, if I
mother Leah. And Rachel said to Leah, have found favor in your eyes, stay. I
Please give to me from the mandrakes have seen omens, also YAHWEH has
of your son. blessed me because of you.
15 And she said to her, is your taking 28 And he said, Set your wages on me
my husband a little thing? Will you also and I will give.
take my son's love-apples? And Rachel 29 And he said to him, You know how
said, So he shall be with you tonight, I have served you and what your
for your son's mandrakes. livestock has become with me.
16 And Jacob came in from the field 30 For little was yours before my
at evening. And Leah went out to meet presence, and it has spread out into a
him. And she said, You must come in to host. And YAHWEH has blessed you at
me, for surely I have hired you with my my foot. And now when shall I work for
son's mandrakes. And he lay with her my house, I also?
during that night. 31 And he said, What shall I give you?
17 And Elohim listened to Leah, and And Jacob said, You shall not give me
she conceived and bore a fifth son to anything. If you will do this thing for
Jacob. me, I will remain. I will feed your flock
18 And Leah said, Elohim has given and keep it.
my hire; I gave my slave-girl to my 32 I will pass among all your flock
husband. And she called his name today, taking from there every speckled
Issachar. and spotted sheep, and every black
19 And Leah conceived again and sheep among the lambs, also the
bore a sixth son to Jacob. spotted and speckled goats; these shall
20 And Leah said, Elohim has given be my wages.
me a good present. This time my 33 And my righteousness shall testify
husband will live with me, because I for me in the day to come. When you
have borne six sons to him. And she come in about my wages, before your
called his name Zebulun. face everyone that is not speckled and
21 And afterwards she bore a spotted among the goats, and black
daughter and called her name Dinah. among the lambs, it is stolen with me.
22 And Elohim remembered Rachel; 34 And Laban said, Yes, if it be so let
and Elohim listened to her and opened it be as you speak.
her womb. 35 And he turned out in that day all
23 And she conceived and bore a son. the striped and spotted lambs, and all
And she said, Elohim has taken away the speckled and spotted goats, every
my reproach. one which had white, and every black
24 And she called his name Joseph, one among the lambs. And he gave
saying, May YAHWEH add to me them into the hands of his sons.
another son. 36 And he put three days journey
25 And it happened when Rachel had between himself and Jacob. And Jacob
borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, was feeding the remaining flocks of
Send me away so I may go to my own Laban.
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a fresh white popular tree, and the 5 And he said to them, I see your
almond and plane tree. And he peeled father's face, that it is not toward me as
white stripes in them, laying bare the before. But the Elohim of my father has
white on the rods. been with me.
38 And he set the rods which he had 6 And you know that with all my
peeled by the troughs, by the water power I have served your father.
troughs where the flocks came to drink, 7 And your father has cheated me and
across from the flocks. And they were has changed my wages ten times. And
in heat when they came to drink. Elohim has not let him do evil to me.
39 And the flocks were in heat before 8 And if he said this: The speckled
the rods and bore striped, speckled and shall be your wages, then all the flocks
spotted offspring. bore speckled. And if he said this, The
40 And Jacob separated the lambs, striped shall be your wages, then all the
and he set the faces of the flock toward flocks bore striped.
the striped, and every black one in the 9 And Elohim has taken away the
flocks of Laban. And he put his own livestock of your father and has given to
droves by themselves, and did not put me.
them with the flock of Laban. 10 And it happened at the time the
41 And it happened that whenever the flock was in heat, I lifted up my eyes
strong flocks conceived, Jacob placed and saw in a dream: And behold! The
the rods before the eyes of the flocks, rams leaping on the flock were striped,
before the troughs, that they might speckled, and spotted.
conceive by the rods. 11 And the Messenger of Elohim
42 And the flocks being feeble, he did spoke to me in a dream, Jacob! And I
not set them. And usually it happened said, I am here.
that the weak were for Laban, and the 12 And He said, Lift up your eyes and
strong for Jacob. see all the rams leaping on the flock;
43 And the man increased very much, they are striped, speckled and spotted.
and many flocks were his, and slave- For I have seen all that Laban is doing
girls, and male slaves, and camels and to you.
donkeys. 13 I am the El of Bethel, there where
you anointed the pillar, where you
Chapter 31 vowed a vow to Me. Now rise up; go out
of this land and go back to the land of
1 And he heard the words of the sons your kindred.
of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken away 14 And Rachel and Leah answered
all that was to our father, and from that and said to him, Is there yet to us a
which was to our father he has gotten portion and an inheritance in the house
all this wealth. of our father?
2 And Jacob saw the face of Laban, 15 Are we not counted strangers by
and, behold, it was not toward him as him. For he has sold us, and selling he
before. has sold us for silver.
3 And YAHWEH said to Jacob, Go 16 For all the wealth which Elohim
back to the land of your fathers and to has taken from our father, it is for us
your kindred. And I will be with you. and for our sons. And now all that
4 And Jacob sent and called for which Elohim has said to you, do.
Rachel and for Leah to come to the 17 And Jacob arose and set his sons
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18 And he drove all the livestock, and because you have longed after your
he took all his goods which he had father's house. Why have you stolen my
gotten, livestock of his property which gods?
he had gotten in Padan-Aram, to come 31 And Jacob answered and said to
to his father Isaac, to the land of Laban, Because I was afraid. For I said,
Canaan. Lest by force you take your daughters
19 And Laban went to shear his from me.
sheep. And Rachel stole the terafeen 1 32 With whomever you find your
idols which were her father's. gods, he shall not live before our
20 And Jacob deceived the heart of brothers here.2 See for yourself what is
Laban the Syrian, for he did not tell with me, and take it to you. For Jacob
him that he was about to flee. did not know that Rachel had stolen
21 And he and all that was to him them.
fled. And he rose up and crossed the 33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent
River and set his face to Mount Gilead. and into Leah's tent, and into the tent
22 And on the third day Laban was of the two slave-girls; and he did not
told that Jacob had fled. find. And he went out of Leah's tent
23 And he took his brothers with him and came into Rachel's tent.
and pursued him, seven days journey. 34 And Rachel had taken the
And he overtook him in the Mountain household idols and put them into the
of Gilead. camel's saddle; and she sat on them.
24 And Elohim came to Laban the And Laban felt around all the tent, but
Syrian in a dream of the night, and said did not find.
to him, Watch out for yourself, that you 35 And she said to her father, Let no
not speak with Jacob from good to evil. anger be in the eyes of my master, for I
25 And Laban overtook Jacob. And am not able to rise before your face, for
Jacob had pitched his tent at the the way of women is to me. And he
Mount. And Laban with his brothers searched for and did not find the
had pitched at Mount Gilead. household idols.
26 And Laban said to Jacob, What 36 And Jacob was angry, and he
have you done? And you have deceived argued with Laban. And Jacob
my heart and have taken my daughters answered and said to Laban, What is
like captives of the sword. my transgression; what is my sin that
27 Why did you hide so as to flee, and you have hotly pursued me?
have deceived me and have not told me. 37 For you have felt around all my
And I would have sent you away with articles; what have you found from all
rejoicing and with music, with tabret the articles of your house? Set it here
and with harp. before my brothers and your brothers
28 And you have not let me kiss my and let them decide between the two of
sons and my daughters. Now you have us.
been foolish to do this. 38 Now I was with you twenty years.
29 It is in the power of my hand to do Your ewes and your she-goats have not
you harm. But the Elohim of your failed to bear, and I have not eaten the
fathers spoke to me last night, saying, rams of your flock.
Watch out for yourself that you do not 39 I did not bring to you the
speak with Jacob from good to evil. mangled; I replaced it. From my hand
30 And now surely you have gone
2 Rachel who stole the idol (vs 19) died later
1 A terafeen was a household idol in chapter 35:18-19 according to this word.
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you exacted it, that stolen by day and wives above my daughters, no man is
that stolen by night. with us. Behold! Elohim is a witness
40 I was there; by day the heat between you and me.
consumed me, and the cold by night. 51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold
And my sleep fled from my eyes. this heap, and behold the pillar which I
41 Now I have been twenty years in have set between you and me.
your house; I served you fourteen years 52 This heap is a witness, and the
for your two daughters and six years for pillar is a testimony. As for me, I will
your flock. And you have changed my not pass over this heap to you; and as
wages ten times. for you, you will not pass over this heap
42 Except the Elohim of my father, and this pillar for evil to me.
the Elohim of Abraham and the Fear of 53 The Elohim of Abraham, the
Isaac, had been for me, truly now you Elohim of Nahor, the Elohim of their
would have sent me away empty. father, let judge between us. And Jacob
Elohim has seen my affliction and the swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
toil of my palm, and last night He 54 And Jacob sacrificed a sacrifice on
judged. the mountain, and called his brothers
43 And Laban answered and said to to eat bread. And they ate bread and
Jacob, The daughters are my daughters lodged on the mountain.
and the sons my sons. And the flocks 55 And Laban rose up early in the
are my flocks; yea, all which you see, it morning and kissed his sons and his
is mine and my daughters'. What can I daughters and blessed them. And
do to these today, or to their sons Laban went away and returned to his
whom they have borne? own place.
44 And now come, let us cut a
covenant, you and me; and let it be a Chapter 32
witness between you and me.
45 And Jacob took a stone and set it 1 And Jacob went on his way, and the
up as a memorial. cherubs of Elohim met him.
46 And Jacob said to his brothers, 2 And when he saw them, Jacob said,
Gather stones. And they took stones This is the camp of Elohim. And he
and they made a heap and they ate called the name of that place,
there upon the heap. Mahanaim 3.
47 And Laban called it, Heap of the 3 And Jacob sent messengers before
Testimony. And Jacob called it in his face to his brother Esau, to the land
Hebrew, Galeed 1. of Seir, the field of Edom.
48 And Laban said, This heap is a 4 And he commanded them, saying,
witness between you and between me You shall say to my master, to Esau:
today; so he called its name Galeed Your servant Jacob says this: I have
(Heap of Testimony); sojourned with Laban and remained
49 also, Mitzpah 2; for he said, May until now.
YAHWEH watch between you and me, 5 And it is mine to have oxen, and
for we are hidden, when we are out of donkeys, flocks, and slaves and slave-
sight, each from his neighbor. girls. And I have sent to tell my master,
50 If you will not afflict my to find favor in your eyes.
daughters, and if you will not take 6 And the messengers came back to
Jacob, saying, We came to your brother
1 Galeed means Heap of Testimony
2 Mitzpah means Watchtower 3 Mahanaim means Two Camps
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Esau, and also he is coming to meet and where do you go, and whose are
you, and four hundred men are with these before your face?
him. 18 Then you will say, Your servant
7 And Jacob was afraid, and he was Jacob's. It is a present sent to my
very distressed. And he divided the master, to Esau; and, behold, also he is
people with him, and the flocks, and behind us.
the herds, and the camels, into two 19 And he also commanded the
camps. second, also the third, even all the ones
8 And he said, If Esau comes to the going after the droves, saying, You shall
one company and strikes it, then it will speak this word to Esau when you find
be, the company that is left shall him.
escape. 20 And you shall also say, Behold,
9 And Jacob said, Oh Elohim of my your servant Jacob is behind us. For he
father Abraham and Elohim of my said, I will cover his face by the present,
father Isaac, YAHWEH, who said to the one going before my face, and
me, Go back to your land and to your afterward I will see his face; perhaps he
kindred and I will deal well with you. will lift up my face.
10 I am not worthy of all the mercies 21 And the present passed before his
and all the truth which You have done face, and he remained in the camp that
for Your servant, for I passed over this night.
Jordan with my staff, and now I have 22 And he rose up that night and took
become two companies. his two wives, and his two slave-girls,
11 Deliver me, I pray, from the hand and his eleven children. And he passed
of my brother, from the hand of Esau; over the ford Jabbok.
for I fear him, lest he come and strike 23 And he took them and sent them
me, mother to sons. over the stream, and sent over that
12 And You said, dealing I will deal which was his.
well with you, and I will make your 24 And Jacob was left alone. And a
seed like the sand of the sea, which Man wrestled with him until the rising
cannot be numbered for multitude. of the dawn.
(Gen 22:17) 25 And He saw that He had not
13 And he remained there that night. prevailed against him. And He touched
And he took a present from what came on his hip socket, and Jacob's hip
into his hand, for his brother Esau: socket was unhinged as he wrestled
14 two hundred she-goats, twenty he- with Him.
goats, two hundred rams, 26 And He said, Send Me away, for
15 thirty nursing camels with their the dawn has ascended. And he said, I
thirty colts, forty cows and ten bulls, will not let You go unless You bless me.
twenty she-donkeys and ten young 27 And He said to him, What is your
donkeys. name? And he said, Jacob.
16 And he gave into the hand of his 28 And He said, Your name shall no
slaves every drove by itself. And he said longer be called Jacob, but Israel,
to his slaves, Pass over before my face because you have struggled with
and put a space between drove and Elohim and with men, and have
drove. prevailed.
17 And he commanded the first ones, 29 And Jacob asked and said, Please
saying, When my brother Esau meets reveal Your name. And He said, Why is
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it that you ask about My name? And He brother. Let what you have be to
blessed him there. (Hos 12:4-5) yourself.
30 And Jacob called the name of the 10 And Jacob said, No, please, if I
place Peni'El 1, because I saw Elohim now have found favor in your eyes, take
face to face, and my life is delivered. my present from my hands. For I have
31 And the sun rose on him as he seen your face, like seeing the face of
passed over Peniel, and he was limping Elohim; and you are pleased with me.
on his thigh. 11 Please take my blessing which has
32 On account of this the sons of been brought to you, because Elohim
Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh has favored me, and because I have all
that is on the hip socket until this day, things. And he urged him; and he
because He struck on Jacob's hip accepted.
socket, on the sinew of the thigh. 12 And he said, Let us depart and go,
and I will go with you.
Chapter 33 13 And he said to him, My master
knows that the children are tender, and
1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and the flocks and the herds with me are
looked. And, behold, Esau was coming, suckling. And if they overdrive them
and four hundred men with him. And one day, all the flocks will die.
he divided the children to Leah, and to 14 Please let my master go before the
Rachel, and to the two slave-girls. face of his servant, and I will move on
2 And he put the slave-girls and their by stages at my ease, according to the
children first; and Leah and her feet of the livestock which are before
children behind: and Rachel and me, and according to the pace of the
Joseph last. boys, until I come into my master to
3 And he passed over in front of them Seir.
and bowed himself to the ground seven 15 And Esau said, Please let me place
times until he came even to his brother. with you some of the people who are
4 And Esau ran to meet him, and with me. And he said, Why, then? Let
embraced him, and fell on his neck and me find favor in the eyes of my master.
kissed him. And they wept. 16 And Esau returned on his way
5 And he lifted up his eyes and saw toward Seir that day.
the women and the children. And he 17 And Jacob traveled to Succoth.
said, Who are these with you? And he And he built himself a house, and made
said, The children with whom Elohim booths for his livestock. For this reason
has favored your servant. he called the name of the place Succoth.
6 And the slave-girls came near, they 18 And Jacob came in peace to the
and their children; and they bowed. city of Shechem, which is in the land of
7 And Leah and her children also Canaan, as he came from Padan-Aram.
came near and bowed. And afterward And he camped in front of the city.
Rachel and Joseph came near and 19 And he bought that part of the
bowed. field where he had pitched his tent,
8 And he said, Whose is all this camp from the hand of the sons of Hamor,
which I met? And he said, To find favor the father of Shechem, for a hundred
in the eyes of my master. pieces of money.
9 And Esau said, I have much, my 20 And he set up an altar there. And
he called it, El, the Elohe of Israel.
1 Means Face of El, it was Elohim the Son
who Jacob wrestled, Hos 12:3-6.
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Chapter 34 speaking with deceit because he had

defiled their sister Dinah.
1 And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, 14 And they said to them, We are not
whom she bore to Jacob, went out to able to do this thing, to give our sister
see the daughters of the land. to a man who is uncircumcised. For it
2 And Shechem the son of Hamor the is a reproach to us.
Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, 15 Only on this condition will we
and took her, and lay with her, and consent to you; If you will become like
humbled her.1 us, to have every male of yours
3 And his soul clung to Dinah, the circumcised.
daughter of Jacob. And he loved the 16 Then we will give our daughters to
girl, and spoke to the heart of the girl. you, and we will take your daughters to
4 And Shechem spoke to his father us; and we will live with you and will
Hamor, saying, Take this girl for me for become a united (echad) people.
a wife. 17 And if you do not listen to us, to be
5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled circumcised, then we will take our
his daughter Dinah. And his sons were daughter, and we will go.
with his livestock in the field. And 18 And their words were good in the
Jacob kept silent until they had come. eyes of Hamor and the son of Hamor,
6 And Hamor the father of Shechem Shechem.
went out to Jacob to speak with him. 19 And the young man did not
7 And the sons of Jacob came out of hesitate to do the thing, for he
the field when they heard, and the men delighted in Jacob's daughter. And he
were furious, and they were very angry, was more honorable than all the house
because he had done folly in Israel, to of his father.
lie with the daughter of Jacob, and it 20 And Hamor and his son Shechem
should not be done in this way. came to the gate of their city. And they
8 And Hamor spoke with them, spoke with the men of their city, saying,
saying, My son Shechem's soul has 21 These men are peaceable with us;
longed to your daughter. Please give and, Let them live in the land and trade
her to him for a wife. in it. And, behold, the land is wide on
9 And you intermarry with us; give both hands before them. Let us take
your daughters to us, and take our their daughters for ourselves for wives,
daughters for yourselves. and let us give our daughters to them.
10 And live with us, and the land is 22 Only in this way will the men
before you; live and trade in it, and get consent to us to live with us, to become
property in it. a united people: that every male of us
11 And Shechem said to her father, be circumcised as they are circumcised.
and to her brothers, Let me find favor 23 Shall not their livestock, and their
in your eyes, and what you say to me I property, and all their beasts of burden
will give. be ours? Only let us consent to them,
12 Heap on me ever so much bride- and let them live with us.
price and gift, and I will give as you say 24 And all those going out of the gate
to me; but give me the girl for a wife. of the city listened to Hamor, and to his
13 And the sons of Jacob answered son Shechem. And every male was
Shechem and his father Hamor, circumcised, all those going out of the
gate of the city.
1 Verses 1-2 show the dangers that happen 25 And it happened on the third day,
when a woman goes out without a covering.
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they being pained, that the two sons of earrings which were in their ears. And
Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's Jacob hid them under the oak which
brothers, each took his sword. And they was near Shechem.1
came on the city in its security, and 5 And they pulled up, and there was
killed every male. the terror of Elohim on the cities all
26 And they killed Hamor and his son around them, and they did not pursue
Shechem by the edge of the sword. And the sons of Jacob.
they took Dinah from the house of 6 And Jacob came to Luz, which is in
Shechem, and went out. the land of Canaan; it is Bethel, he and
27 The sons of Jacob came on the all the people with him came.
slain and looted the city, because they 7 And he built an altar there and
had defiled their sister. called the place El Bethel; because
28 They took their flocks and their there the Elohim revealed Themselves2
herds and their donkeys, and whatever to him when he fled from the face of his
was in the city, and whatever was in brother.
the field. 8 And Deborah died, the nurse of
29 And they took all their wealth, and Rebekah, and she was buried below
all their little ones, and their wives, and Bethel, under the oak. And he called its
looted all that was in the house. name, Oak of Weeping.
30 And Jacob said to Simeon and to 9 And Elohim appeared to Jacob
Levi, You have troubled me, to make again when he came out of Padan-
me stink among those living in the Aram, and He blessed him.
land, among the Canaanites, and 10 And Elohim said to him, Your
among the Perizzites. And I being few name is Jacob; your name will not
in number, and they gathering against anymore be called Jacob, but Israel will
me, they will strike me, and I and my be your name. And He called his name
house shall be wasted. Israel.
31 And they said, Should he treat our 11 And Elohim said to him, I am El
sister like a harlot? Shaddai 3; be fruitful and multiply. A
nation and a company of nations shall
Chapter 35 be from you. And kings shall go forth
from your loins.
1 And Elohim said to Jacob, Rise up, 12 And the land which I gave to
go to Bethel and live there. And make Abraham and to Isaac, I will give it to
an altar there to El, who appeared to you; and after you I will give the land to
you when you fled before your brother your seed. (Gen 13:15, Gen 17:7-8)
Esau. 13 And Elohim went up from him, in
2 And Jacob said to his house, and to
all those with him, Put away the strange 1 Verses 2-4- In showing commitment to
Elohim in your midst, and purify
YHWH for the covenant he was entering,
yourselves, and change your clothing. Jacob wanted to sanctify himself and his
3 And let us rise up and go up to family from any idolatry that they possessed.
Bethel. And I will make an altar there Earrings were used as amulets in pagan
to El, who answered me in the day of worship, Hos 2:13.
my distress. And He was with me in the 2 Here, it is distinctly indicated showing more
way in which I went. than one El and another indication of
4 And they gave all the strange Yahweh the Father and Yahweh the Son,
Elohim in their hand to Jacob, and the Yahweh being a family name.
3 Means El Almighty
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the place where He had spoken with slave-girl: Gad and Asher. These were
him. Jacob's sons who were born in Padan-
14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the Aram.
place where He had spoken with him, a 27 And Jacob came to his father
pillar of stone. And he poured out a Isaac, to Mamre, to the City of Harba; it
drink offering on it; and he poured oil is Hebron where Abraham and Isaac
on it. resided.
15 And Jacob called the name of the 28 And the days of Isaac were a
place, there where Elohim had spoken hundred and eighty years.
with him, Bethel. 29 And Isaac gave up the breathe and
16 And they pulled up stakes from died and was gathered to his people,
Bethel. And there was yet a length of old and satisfied of days. And his sons
land to come to Ephrath. And Rachel Esau and Jacob buried him.
bore; and she had hard labor in her
bearing. Chapter 36
17 And it happened, when she had
hard labor in her bearing, even the 1 And these are the generations of
midwife said to her, Do not fear, for Esau; that is Edom.
this also is a son for you. 2 Esau took his wives from the
18 And it happened, when her soul daughters of Canaan: Adah, the
was going forth (for she died) even she daughter of Elon the Hittite; and
called his name Ben-Oni (son of my Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the
sorrow). But his father called him Ben- daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
Yamin1 (son of my strength). 3 and Basemath, the daughter of
19 And Rachel died and was buried Ishmael, sister of Nebajoth.
on the way to Ephrath, that is 4 And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau.
Bethlehem. And Basemath bore Reuel.
20 And Jacob set up a pillar on her 5 And Oholibamah bore Jeush, and
grave; it is the pillar of Rachel's grave Jaalam, and Korah. These were the
until today. sons of Esau who were born to him in
21 And Israel pulled up and pitched the land of Canaan.
his tent beyond the Tower of the Flocks. 6 And Esau took his wives, and his
22 And it happened after Israel lived sons, and his daughters, and all the
in that land, that Reuben went and lay souls of his house, and his livestock,
with Bilhah, his father's concubine. And and all the beasts of burden, and all his
Israel heard. And the sons of Jacob property which he had gained in
were twelve. Canaan, and he went to a land away
23 The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's from his brother Jacob.
first-born; and Simeon, and Levi, and 7 For their possessions had become
Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun. too great for them to dwell together.
24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and And the land was not able to bear their
Benjamin. travels, in the presence of their
25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's livestock.
slave-girl: Dan and Naphtali. 8 And Esau dwelt on Mount Seir.
26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's Esau is Edom.
9 And these were the generations of
1 “Ben-Oni” means “son of my sorrow” and Esau, the father of Edom on Mount
Jacob switched it to “Ben-yamin” “son of my Seir;
strength”, or literally, son of my right (hand).
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10 these the names of Esau's sons: 22 And the sons of Lotan: Hori and
Eliphaz, the son of Adah, Esau's wife; Heman; and Lotan's sister, Timna.
Reuel, the son of Basemath, Esau's 23 And these were the sons of
wife. Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and
11 And the sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 24 And these were the sons of
12 And Timna was a concubine to Zibeon, even Aiah and Anah; he is the
Esau's son, Eliphaz, and she bore Anah who found the hot springs in the
Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons desert as he fed the donkeys for his
of Esau's wife Adah. father Zibeon.
13 And the sons of Reuel: Nahath, 25 And these were the sons of Anah:
and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. Dishon; and Oholibamah was the
These were the sons of Basemath, the daughter of Anah.
wife of Esau. 26 And these were the sons of
14 And these were the sons of Dishan: Hemdan, and Eshban, and
Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the Ithran, and Cheran.
daughter of Zibeon, the wife of Esau; 27 These were the sons of Ezer:
even she bore Jeush to Esau, and Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
Jaalam, and Korah. 28 These were the sons of Dishan:
15 These were the chieftains of the Uz, and Aran.
sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, the 29 These were the chieftains of the
first-born of Esau: Chief Teman, Chief Horites: Chieftain Lotan, Chieftain
Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz, Shobal, Chieftain Zibeon, Chieftain
16 Chieftain Korah, Chieftain Gatam, Anah,
Chieftain Amalek. These were the 30 Chieftain Dishon, Chieftain Ezer,
chieftains of Eliphaz in the land of Chieftain Dishan. These were the
Edom. These were the sons of Adah. chieftains of the Horites, according to
17 And these were the sons of Reuel, their chieftains in the land of Seir.
Esau's son: Chieftain Nahath, Chieftain 31 And these were the kings who
Zerah, Chieftain Shammah, Chieftain reigned in the land of Edom before the
Mizzah. These were the chieftains of reigning of a king over the sons of
Reuel in the land of Edom. These were Israel.
the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned
18 And the sons of Oholibamah, in Edom, and the name of his city,
Esau's wife: Chieftain Jeush, Chieftain Dinhabah.
Jaalam, Chieftain Korah. These were 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son
the chieftains of Oholibamah, the of Zerah, from Bozrah, reigned in his
daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. place.
19 These were the sons of Esau, and 34 And Jobab died, and Husham
these their chieftains; he is Edom. from the land of the Temanites reigned
20 These were the sons of Seir the in his place.
Horite living in the land: Lotan, and 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the
Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the
21 and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. field of Moab, reigned in his place; and
These were the chieftains of the the name of his city, Avith.
Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of 36 And Hadad died, and Samlah from
Edom. Masrekah reigned in his place.
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Rehoboth by the River reigned in his 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and
place. told it to his brothers. And they
38 And Shaul died, and Baal-Hanan increased to hate him still more.
the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 6 And he said to them, Now hear this
39 And Baal-Hanan the son of dream which I have dreamed:
Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his 7 And, behold! We were binding
place. And the name of his city was sheaves in the middle of the field. And,
Pau; and his wife's name, Mehetabel, behold, my sheaf rose up and also stood
the daughter of Matred, the daughter of up. And, behold, your sheaves came
Mezahab. around and bowed themselves to my
40 And these were the names of the sheaf. (Gen 42:6, 43:26)
chieftains of Esau, according to their 8 And his brothers said to him, Shall
families, according to their places, by you indeed reign over us, or shall you
their names: Chieftain Timnah, really rule over us? And they hated him
Chieftain Alvah, Chieftain Jetheth, still more because of his dreams, and
41 Chieftain Oholibamah, Chieftain because of his words.
Elah, Chieftain Pinon, 9 And he dreamed still another
42 Chieftain Kenaz, Chieftain Teman, dream, and told it to his brothers. And
Chieftain Mibzar, he said, Behold, I have dreamed
43 Chief Magdiel, Chief Iram. These another dream: And, behold, the sun
were the chiefs of Edom, according to and the moon and the eleven stars were
their dwellings, in the land of their bowing themselves to me. (Rev 12:1)
possession; he is Esau, the father of 10 And he told it to his father, and to
Edom. his brothers. And his father rebuked
him, and said to him, What is this
Chapter 37 dream which you have dreamed? Shall
we indeed come to bow ourselves to the
1 And Jacob lived in the land of his earth to you, I, your mother, and your
father's travels, in the land of Canaan. brothers? (Gen 27:29)
2 These are the generations of Jacob: 11 And his brothers envied him. But
Joseph, a son of seventeen years1, was his father was attentive to the word.
feeding the flock with his brothers, with 12 And his brothers went to feed the
Bilhah's sons and with Zilpah's sons, flock of their father in Shechem.
his father's wives. And he was a youth. 13 And Israel said to Joseph, Are not
And Joseph brought an evil report of your brothers feeding the flock in
them to their father. Shechem? Come, and I will send you to
3 And Israel loved Joseph more than them. And he said to him, I am here.
all his sons, because he was a son of old 14 And he said to him, Now go, see
age to him. And he made a coat of the welfare of your brothers, and the
many colors reaching to the feet.2 welfare of the flock, and bring word
4 And his brothers saw that their
father loved him more than all his 2 The Hebrew here is a rare archaic word
brothers, and they hated him. And they “pas” which indicates a long robe. Also, the
were not able to speak to him for peace. root of this word means the palm of the hand
indicating the coat was made of many small
1 Joseph is named first because he retrieved palm like patches that could have been
the right of the first-born as he was the first different colors. In any case the coat was
born of Rachel, the rightful covenant wife of beautiful and rare and is indicative of a royal
Jacob, 1 Chron 5:1-2. garment, Ex 28:4, Luk 15:22, Joh 19:23-24.
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back to me. And he sent him out of the balsam gum, and sticky gum, going
valley of Hebron. And he came to down to take them to Egypt.
Shechem. 26 And Judah said to his brothers,
15 And a man found him. And, What gain is it that we kill our brother
behold, he was wandering in the field. and conceal his blood?
And the man asked him, saying, What 27 Come, let us sell him to the
do you seek? Ishmaelites, and do not let our hand be
16 And he said, I am looking for my on him. For he is our brother, our flesh.
brothers. Please tell me where they are And his brothers listened.
feeding the flock. 28 And men, Midianites, traders,
17 And the man said, They have left passed. And they drew up and took
here, for I heard them say, Let us go Joseph out of the pit, and they sold
towards Dothan. And Joseph went after Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty
his brothers and found them in pieces of silver. And they brought
Dothan1. Joseph into Egypt. (Acts 7:9)
18 And they saw him from a distance. 29 And Reuben came back to the pit.
And before he came near to them, they And, behold, Joseph was not in the pit;
plotted against him, to kill him. and he tore his clothes.
19 And they said, each to his brother, 30 And he returned to his brothers
Behold, this master of dreams is and said, The child, he is not. And I,
coming. where shall I go?
20 And, Come now, and let us kill 31 And they took Joseph's long robe,
him, and throw him into one of the pits. and killed a ram of the goats, and
And let us say, An evil beast has eaten dipped the robe in the blood.(Rev
him. And let us see what will become of 19:13)
his dreams. 32 And they sent the long robe
21 And Reuben heard, and he reaching to the feet, and they took it to
delivered him from their hands, and their father, and said, We have found
said, Let us not strike his soul. this. Now look, is it not your son's
22 And Reuben said to them, Do not robe?
shed blood. Throw him into this pit in 33 And he knew it, and said, My son's
the desert, but do not lay a hand on robe! An evil beast has eaten him.
him; so that he might deliver him from Surely Joseph is torn to pieces.
their hands, to return him to his father. 34 And Jacob tore his clothing and
23 And it happened when Joseph put sackcloth on his loins. And he
came to his brothers, they stripped his mourned many days for his son.
robe which was on him, from Joseph, 35 And all his sons and all his
the long robe reaching to the feet. daughters rose up to comfort him. And
24 And they took him and threw him he refused to be comforted, and said, I
into the pit, the pit being empty, no will go down to Sheol mourning for my
water in it. son. And his father wept for him.
25 And they sat down to eat bread. 36 And the Midianites sold him into
And they lifted up their eyes and Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of
looked. And, behold, a caravan of Pharaoh, the chief of the executioners.
Ishmaelites coming from Gilead! And
their camels were bearing spices, and Chapter 38

1 And it happened at that time that

1 Dothan is about 20 miles north of Shechem.
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Judah went down, away from his the entrance of Enaim, which is on the
brothers, and turned aside to a man of way to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah
Adullam named Hirah. had grown up and she had not been
2 And Judah saw there a daughter of given to him for a wife.
a Canaanite man named Shuah. And he 15 And Judah saw her. And he
took her, and went in to her. thought her to be a harlot, because she
3 And she conceived and bore a son. had veiled her face.1
And he called his name Er. 16 And he turned aside to her by the
4 And she conceived again and bore a roadway, and said, Come now, let me
son and called his name Onan. come in to you. For he did not know
5 And she continued still and bore a that she was his daughter-in-law. And
son. And she called his name Shelah. she said, What will you give me that
And he was at Chezib when she bore you may come in to me?
him. 17 And he said, I will send a kid of the
6 And Judah took a wife for his goats from the flock. And she said, Will
firstborn, Er, and her name, Tamar. you give me a pledge until you send it?
7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was evil 18 And he said, What pledge shall I
in the eyes of YAHWEH. And give to you? And she said, Your signet
YAHWEH killed him. ring, and your bracelet and your staff in
8 And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your hand. And he gave to her, and
your brother's wife and marry her, and came in to her.2 And she conceived by
raise up seed to your brother. him.
9 And Onan knew that the seed would 19 And she rose up and left, and took
not be his. And it happened when he off her veil from her face. And she put
went in to his brother's wife, he wasted on her widow's robes.
his semen to the ground, not giving 20 And Judah sent the kid of the
seed to his brother. (Deut 25:5-10) goats by the hand of his friend, the
10 And what he did was evil in the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from
eyes of YAHWEH, and He also killed the woman's hand. And he did not find
him. her.
11 And Judah said to his daughter-in- 21 And he asked the men of her place,
law Tamar, Live as a widow in your saying, Where is the harlot that was at
father's house until my son Shelah is Enaim, by the roadway? And they said,
grown. For he said, Lest he also die like There was no harlot here.
his brothers. And Tamar went and lived 22 And he returned to Judah and
in her father's house. said, I have not found her. And also the
12 And the days were many, and the men of the place said, There was no
wife of Judah, the daughter of Shuah, harlot here.
died. And Judah was comforted, and he 23 And Judah said, Let her take them
went up to the shearers of his flocks, he
and his friend Hirah of Adullam, to 1 In ancient times harlots wore veils and used
Timnah. them to cover their faces not to be
13 And Tamar was told, saying, recognized. The practice of wearing a veil
Behold, your father-in-law is going up still prevails today in Islamic countries.
to Timnah to shear his flocks. 2 The signet ring, the bracelet and the staff
14 And she took off her widow's robes were all signs of Judah holding the right of
from her, and veiled herself with a veil, the scepter and it was a serious mistake to
and disguised herself. And she sat at use such an important blessing as collateral
for such an immoral act.
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for herself, that we not become a was in the house of the Egyptian, his
laughing stock. See, I sent this kid, and master.
you did not find her. 3 And his master saw that YAHWEH
24 And after three months, it was with him, and Joseph was
happened. It was told to Judah, saying, prospering in his hand everything
Your daughter-in-law Tamar has which he did.
committed adultery, and also, behold, 4 And Joseph found favor in his sight,
she is pregnant by whoredom. And and served him. And he appointed him
Judah said, Bring her out and let her be over his house, and he gave all he
burned. owned into his hand.
25 She was being brought out, and 5 And it came about that from the
she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I time he appointed him over his house
am pregnant by a man to whom these and over all he owned, YAHWEH
belong. And she said, Note now whose blessed the Egyptian's house for
are these, the signet ring, the bracelet, Joseph's sake. And the blessing of
and the staff? YAHWEH was on all that he had, in
26 And Judah knew and said, She is the house and in the field.
more righteous than I, because I did 6 And he left all he owned in Joseph's
not give her to my son Shelah. And he hand. And he did not know anything
never knew her again. that he had, except the bread which he
27 And in the time of her bearing, was eating. And Joseph was beautiful
behold, it happened! Twins were in her in form and beautiful of appearance.
womb. 7 And after these things, it happened
28 And in her bearing, it happened that his master's wife lifted up her eyes
that one put forth a hand, and the to Joseph, and said, Lie with me.
midwife took it and tied crimson on his 8 And he refused, and said to his
hand, saying, This one came out first. master's wife, Behold, my master does
29 And it happened as he withdrew not know what is in the house with me,
his hand, behold, his brother came out. and all that he owns he has given into
And she said, How have you broken a my hand.
break for yourself? And one called his 9 No one in this house is greater than
name Pharez 1. I, and he has not withheld anything
30 And then his brother came out, on from me except you, because you are
whose hand was the crimson. And one his wife. And how should I do this great
called his name Zarah. evil and sin against Elohim?
10 And it happened, as she spoke to
Chapter 39 Joseph day after day, he did not listen
to her, to lie beside her, to be with her.
1 And Joseph was carried down to 11 And it happened on this day, that
Egypt. And Potiphar, a eunuch of he went into the house to do his work.
Pharaoh, the chief of the executioners, And none of the men of the house were
an Egyptian man, bought him from the there in the house.
hand of the Ishmaelites who had 12 And she caught him by his robe,
carried him down there. saying, Lie with me! And he left his
2 And YAHWEH was with Joseph, robe in her hand and fled, and went
and he was a prosperous man. And he outside.
13 And it happened, when she saw
1 Pharez Means “divider”
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that he had left his robe in her hand, of Egypt sinned against their master,
and had fled outside, against the king of Egypt.1
14 she called to the men of her house 2 And Pharaoh was angry against his
and spoke to them, saying, Behold! He two eunuchs, against the chief of the
has brought to us a Hebrew man in to cupbearers and against the chief of the
mock at us. He came in to me to lie bakers.
with me, and I cried with a loud voice. 3 And he gave them into custody, in
15 And it happened when he heard the house of the chief of the
that I raised my voice and cried, he left executioners, into the prison house, the
his robe by me and fled, and went place where Joseph was bound.
outside. 4 And the chief of the executioners
16 And she kept his robe beside her appointed Joseph to be with them, and
until the coming of his master to his he served them. And they were in
house. custody many days.
17 And she spoke these same words to 5 And they dreamed a dream, both of
him, saying, The Hebrew slave whom them, each his dream in one night, each
you brought in to us came in to mock at according to the interpretation of his
me. dream, the cupbearer and the baker
18 And it happened at my raising my who belonged to the king of Egypt, who
voice and crying out, he left his robe were bound in the prison house.
beside me and fled outside. 6 And Joseph came in to them in the
19 And it happened, when his master morning. And he looked at them, and,
heard his wife's words which she spoke behold, they were sad.
to him, saying, According to these 7 And he asked the officers of
words your slave did to me, his anger Pharaoh who were with him in custody,
glowed. in the house of his master, saying, Why
20 And Joseph's master took him and are your faces sad today?
put him into the prison house, the place 8 And they said to him, We have
where the king's prisoners were bound. dreamed a dream, and there is not one
And he was there in the prison house. to open it. And Joseph said to them, Do
21 And YAHWEH was with Joseph, not interpretations belong to Elohim?
and extended kindness to him. And He Now tell it to me.
gave him favor in the eyes of the 9 And the chief of the cupbearers told
warden of the prison house. his dream to Joseph, and said to him,
22 And the warden of the prison In my dream, behold, a vine was before
house gave all the prisoners in the me.
prison house into Joseph's hand. And 10 And in the vine were three
all which they did there, he was doing. branches. And at its budding, it went
23 There was no looking of the up into blossom, its clusters ripened
warden of the prison house to anything into grapes.
in his hand, in that YAHWEH was with 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my
him, and YAHWEH was prospering hand, and I took the grapes and press-
what he was doing.

Chapter 40 1 This story is very symbolic as Joseph is a

type of Messiah and suffering servant and
1 And after these things, it happened, here the cupbearer tasted the wine for the
the cupbearer and the baker of the king king and the baker made bread signifying the
bread and wine of the last Passover.
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ed them into the cup of Pharaoh; and I 22 And he hanged the chief of the
gave the cup into the hand of Pharaoh. bakers, as Joseph interpreted to them.1
12 And Joseph said to him, This is the 23 And the chief of the cupbearers
interpretation: the three branches, they did not mention Joseph, but forgot
are three days. him.
13 Yet within three days Pharaoh will
lift up your head and will return you to Chapter 41
your place. And you will give the cup of
Pharaoh into his hand according to the 1 And it happened at the end of two
former custom when you were his years of days, Pharaoh was dreaming.
cupbearer. And, lo, he was standing by the River.
14 But make mention of me along 2 And, behold! Seven cows were
with yourself, when it is well with you; going up from the River, beautiful of
and please do kindness with me and appearance and fat of flesh; and they
mention me to Pharaoh, and bring me were eating in the reeds.
out of this house. 3 And, behold, seven other cows were
15 For truly I was stolen from the going up after them from the River, evil
land of the Hebrews; and here also I of appearance and lean of flesh. And
have not done anything that they they were standing beside the cows on
should have put me into the dungeon. the lip of the River.
16 And the chief of the bakers saw 4 And the evil-appearing and lean-
that the interpretation was good. And fleshed cows were eating the seven
he said to Joseph, I also in my dream cows of beautiful and fat appearance.
saw three baskets of white bread on my And Pharaoh awoke.
head. 5 And he slept and dreamed a second
17 And in the top basket some from time. And, behold, seven ears of grain
all the food of Pharaoh, the work of a were coming up on one stalk, fat and
baker. And the birds were eating them good.
from the basket off my head. 6 And, behold, seven ears of grain,
18 And Joseph answered and said, being lean and blasted by the east
This is its interpretation: the three wind, sprouting forth after them.
baskets are three days. 7 And the seven lean ears were
19 Yet within three days Pharaoh will swallowing the seven fat and full ears.
lift up your head from you and hang And Pharaoh awakened; and, behold, it
you on a tree, and the birds will eat was a dream.
your flesh off you. 8 And it happened in the morning, his
20 And it happened, on the third day, spirit was troubled. And he sent and
the day of Pharaoh's birth, he made a called for all the magicians of Egypt,
feast for all his servants. And he lifted
up the head of the chief of the cup-
bearers and the head of the chief of the
1 Three being the number of the resurrection
for those who believe in it (Math 12:38-40).
bakers in the midst of his servants.
The cupbearer was restored after 3 days and
21 And he restored the chief of the the baker hung on a tree. This typifies the 2
cupbearers to his cupbearer office; and thieves who died with Yahshua, one came to
he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. faith on the tree of crucifixion and one did
not. Also, you can equate this parable with
the two goats on Yom Kippur, one went alive
into the wilderness and one was killed, Lev
16:8-10.
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and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told 20 And the cows, the lean and the
them his dream, and there was no evil, ate the first seven fat cows.
interpreter of them to Pharaoh. 21 And they went into their stomachs,
9 And the chief of the cupbearers and it could not be seen that they had
spoke with Pharaoh, saying, I mention gone into their stomachs; and their
my sin today. appearance was as evil as at the
10 Pharaoh was angry against his beginning. And I awakened.
servants, and gave me into custody in 22 And I looked in my dream. And,
the house of the chief of the behold, seven ears of grain were
executioners, me and the chief of the coming up on one stalk, full and good.
bakers. 23 And, behold, seven ears, withered,
11 And we dreamed a dream in one lean, blasted by the east wind,
night, he and I; we each dreamed sprouting forth after them.
according to the interpretation of his 24 And the lean ears were swallowing
dream. the seven good ears. And I spoke to the
12 And a Hebrew youth was with us, magicians, but not one is making
a slave to the chief of the executioners. known the meaning to me.
And we told him, and he interpreted 25 And Joseph said to Pharaoh, The
our dreams to us; he interpreted to dream of Pharaoh is one. Elohim has
each according to his dream. shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
13 And it happened, as he had 26 The seven good cows, they are
interpreted to us, so it was; he returned seven years and the seven good ears,
me to my position, and he hanged him. they are seven years; the dream is one
14 And Pharaoh sent and called (echad).
Joseph; and they rushed him from the 27 And the seven thin and evil-
dungeon. And he shaved and changed appearing cows going up after them,
his clothing and came in to Pharaoh. they are seven years; and the seven
15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have empty ears blasted by the east wind
dreamed a dream, and there is no one will be seven years of famine.
to interpret it; and I have heard about 28 This is the word that I spoke to
you, saying, you hear a dream to Pharaoh: what Elohim is about to do,
interpret it. He has made Pharaoh see.
16 And Joseph replied to Pharaoh, 29 Behold! Seven years of great
saying, Not I! Elohim will answer the plenty are coming in all the land of
peace of Pharaoh. Egypt.
17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my 30 And seven years of famine will
dream, lo, I was standing on the lip of arise after them and all the plenty of
the River. the land of Egypt will be forgotten; and
18 And, behold, seven cows were the famine will consume the land.
going up from the River, fat of flesh and 31 And the plenty in the land will not
beautiful of form, and were feeding in be remembered because of that famine
the reeds. afterwards; for it will be very severe.
19 And, behold, seven other cows 32 And as to the dream being
were going up after them, poor and repeated to Pharaoh twice, the thing is
very evil of form, and lean of flesh; I settled because it is from Elohim, and
have not seen any like them in all the Elohim is hastening to do it.
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man who is intelligent and wise, and set 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph by the
him over the land of Egypt. name of Tzaphnath-Paaneah. And He
34 Let Pharaoh act and let him gave him Asenath the daughter of
appoint rulers over the land and take a Potipherah, priest of On, for a wife.
fifth of the land of Egypt in the seven And Joseph went out over the land of
years of plenty. Egypt.
35 And let them gather all the food of 46 And Joseph was a son of thirty
these coming good years. And let them years as he stood before Pharaoh king
heap up grain under Pharaoh's hand as of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the
food in the cities, and let them keep it. face of Pharaoh and passed over in all
36 And let the food be for a store for the land of Egypt.
the land, for the seven years of famine 47 And the land produced by
which will be in the land of Egypt and handfuls in the seven years of plenty.
let not the land be cut off by famine. 48 And he gathered all the food of the
37 And the word was good in seven years which were in the land of
Pharaoh's eyes, and in the eyes of all his Egypt, and he put food in the cities, the
servants. food of the field which is around each
38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, city he put in among it.
Can we find any man like this, in whom 49 And Joseph heaped up grain like
the Spirit of Elohim is in? the sand of the sea, exceedingly much,
39 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since until he ceased to count it, because it
Elohim has taught you all this, there is was without number.
no one wise and intelligent like you. 50 And two sons were born to Joseph
40 You shall be over my house, and at before the year of the famine came in,
your mouth shall be ordered all my whom Asenath the daughter of
people. Only in respect to the throne Potipherah, priest of On, bore to him.
will I be greater than you. 51 And Joseph called the name of the
41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, first-born Manasseh; for Elohim has
Behold, I have set you over all the land made me forget all my toil, and all the
of Egypt. house of my father.
42 And Pharaoh took off his ring 52 And the name of the second he
from his hand and put it on the hand of called Ephraim; for Elohim has made
Joseph; and he clothed him with fine me fruitful in the land of my affliction.
linen robes, and put a golden chain on 53 And the seven years of plenty
his neck. which were in the land of Egypt were
43 And he caused him to ride in a ended.
chariot which was the second to him. 54 And the seven years of famine
And they cried before him, Bow the began to come, according as Joseph
knee! And he put him over all the land had said. And the famine was in all
of Egypt.1 lands, but in all the land of Egypt there
44 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am was bread.
Pharaoh, and without a word from you 55 And all the land of Egypt hungered
not a man shall lift his hand or his foot and the people cried to Pharaoh for
in all the land of Egypt. bread. And Pharaoh said to all Egypt,
Go to Joseph; what he says to you, do.
1 This is typifying the relationship with 56 And the famine was on the face of
Yahweh and Yahshua and Yahshua being all the land. And Joseph opened all
second in command of the universe, Phil 2:9- which was in them, and sold to the
11.
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Egyptians. And the famine was strong 12 And he said to them, No, but you
in the land of Egypt. have come to see the bareness of the
57 And all the earth came to Egypt to land.
buy, to Joseph. For the famine was 13 And they said, Your servants are
strong in all the earth. twelve brothers; we are sons of one
man in the land of Canaan; and, lo, the
Chapter 42 youngest is with our father today; and
one is not.
1 And Jacob saw that grain was in 14 And Joseph said to them, This is
Egypt. And Jacob said to his sons, Why that which I have spoken to you, saying,
do you look at each other? You are spies!
2 And he said, Behold! I have heard 15 By this you shall be tested. As
grain is in Egypt. Go down there and Pharaoh lives you shall not go out from
buy for us from there, that we may live here except your younger brother
and not die. comes in here.
3 And Joseph's ten brothers went 16 Send one of you and let him bring
down to buy grain from Egypt. your brother; and you be bound, and let
4 And Jacob did not send Benjamin, your words be proven, whether truth is
Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for with you. And if not, as Pharaoh lives,
he said, Lest harm happen to him. surely you are spies.
5 And among those coming, the sons 17 And he gathered them into custody
of Israel came to buy. For the famine three days.
was in the land of Canaan. 18 And on the third day Joseph said
6 And Joseph was the governor over to them, Do this and live. I fear Elohim.
the land, the one selling to all the 19 If you are honest, let one of your
people of the earth. And Joseph's brothers be bound in your prison
brothers came in and bowed to him, house, and you go bring grain for the
face down to the earth. famine of your houses.
7 And Joseph saw his brothers and 20 And you bring your youngest
recognized them; but he remained a brother to me, and let your words be
stranger to them and spoke harsh true, and you shall not die. And so they
things to them, and said to them, From did.
where have you come? And they said, 21 And they said each to his brother,
From the land of Canaan to buy food. We are truly guilty because of our
8 And Joseph recognized his brother whom we saw in distress of his
brothers, but they did not recognize soul, when he begged us, and we did
him. not hear. So this distress has come to
9 And Joseph remembered the us.
dreams which he had dreamed about 22 And Reuben replied to them,
them. And he said to them, You are saying, Did I not speak to you, saying,
spies! You have come in to see the Do not sin against the youth, and you
bareness of the land. did not listen? And, behold, his blood is
10 And they said to him, No, my also required.
master, but your servants have come to 23 And they did not know that
buy food. Joseph heard, for the interpreter was
11 We are all of us sons of one man; between them.
we are honest; your servants are not 24 And he turned away from them
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spoke to them. And he took Simeon them, You have bereaved me. Joseph is
from them and bound him before their not, and Simeon is not, and will you
eyes. take Benjamin? All of these are against
25 And Joseph commanded, and they me.
filled their vessels with grain and 37 And Reuben spoke to his father,
returned their silver, each into his sack, saying, You may kill my two sons if I do
and gave to them food for the way; and not bring him to you. Give him into my
he did so to them. hand, and I will return him to you.
26 And they lifted their grain on their 38 And he said, My son shall not go
donkeys and walked from there. down with you; for his brother is dead,
27 And one opened his sack to give and he alone is left. And if harm should
fodder to his donkey in the camp, and happen to him in the way in which you
he saw his silver. And, behold! It was in go, you would bring down my gray hair
the mouth of his sack! in sorrow to the grave.
28 And he said to his brothers, My
silver has been put back, and also look Chapter 43
in my sack. And their hearts went out,
and they were each terrified, saying to 1 And the famine was severe in the
his brother, What is this Elohim has land.
done to us? 2 And it happened, when they had
29 And they came to their father finished eating the grain which they
Jacob to the land of Canaan. And they had brought from Egypt, their father
told him all that met them, saying, said to them, Go back; buy a little food
30 The man, the master of the land, for us.
spoke harsh things to us and 3 And Judah spoke to him, saying,
considered us as spies in the land. The man fiercely repeated and gave
31 And we said to him, We are warning, saying to us, You shall not see
honest; we are not spies. my face unless your brother is with you.
32 We are twelve brothers, sons of 4 And if you are sending our brother
our father; the one is not, and the with us, we will go down and buy food
youngest is with our father today in the for you.
land of Canaan. 5 And if you are not sending, we will
33 And the man, the lord of the land, not go; for the man said to us, You shall
said to us, By this I shall know that you not see my face unless your brother is
are honest; leave your one brother with with you.
me, and take and go for the famine of 6 And Israel said, Why did you do evil
your houses. to me to tell the man you still had a
34 And bring your youngest brother brother?
to me, and I may know that you are not 7 And they said, The man keenly
spies, but you are honest. I will give asked about us and about our kindred,
your brother to you and you may trade saying, Is your father still alive? Is there
in the land. a brother to you? And we said to him
35 And it happened. They were on the mouth of these words. Could we
emptying their sacks, and, behold, each know certainly that he would say, Bring
one's bundle of silver was in his sack; down your brother?
and they saw the bundles of their silver, 8 And Judah said to his father Israel,
and they were afraid. Send the youth with me, and let us rise
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up and go, and we may live and not die, who was over Joseph's house and
both we, and you, and our little ones. spoke to him at the door of the house.
9 I will be surety for him; you may 20 And they said, Oh my master,
require him from my hand. If I do not surely we came before to buy food.
bring him to you and set him before 21 And it happened, when we came to
you, I shall be a sinner against you all the camp and opened our sacks,
the days. behold, the silver of each one was in
10 If we had not delayed, truly now the mouth of his sack; our silver in its
we would have returned this twice. weight. And we bring it back in our
11 And their father Israel said to hand.
them, If it be so, then do this: take from 22 And we have brought other silver
the produce of the land in your vessels in our hand to buy food. We do not
and bring down a present to the man, a know who put our silver in our sacks.
little balm, and a little honey, spices, 23 And he said, Peace to you; do not
and myrrh, nuts and almonds. fear; your Elohim and the Elohe of your
12 And take double silver in your father has given a treasure to you in
hand, and the silver they put back in your sacks; your silver came to me. And
the mouth of your sacks, take back in he brought Simeon out to them.
your hand; perhaps it was an oversight. 24 And the man led out the men to
13 And take your brother and rise up; Joseph's house. And he gave water, and
return to the man. they washed their feet. And he gave
14 And may Elohim Almighty give fodder for their donkeys.
mercy to you before the man; and may 25 And they prepared the present for
he send your other brother to you, and the coming of Joseph at noon. For they
Benjamin. And if I am bereaved, I am had heard that they would eat bread
bereaved. there.
15 And the men took this present, and 26 And Joseph came into the house.
they took double silver in their hand, And they brought the present in their
and Benjamin. And they rose up and hand to him, into the house. And they
went down to Egypt and stood before bowed to him, to the earth.
Joseph. 27 And he asked them of their
16 And Joseph saw Benjamin with welfare, and said, Is there peace to your
them. And he said to the one over his father, the old man of whom you
house, Bring the men into the house spoke? Is he still alive?
and slaughter and prepare an animal; 28 And they said, Peace is to your
for the men shall eat with me at noon. servant, to our father; he still lives. And
17 And the man did as Joseph said. they fell down and bowed.
And the man brought the men into 29 And he raised his eyes and saw his
Joseph's house. brother Benjamin, the son of his
18 And the men were afraid because mother. And he said, Is this your
they were brought into Joseph's house. youngest brother of whom you spoke to
And they said, Because of the silver that me? And he said, May Elohim favor
was returned in our sacks before, we you, my son.
are being brought in, to throw himself 30 And Joseph hurried, for his
on us and to fall on us, and to take us emotions were deeply moved toward
and our donkeys for slaves. his brother. And he sought a place to
19 And they came near to the man weep; and he came into the inner room
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31 And he washed his face and words? Far be it from your servants to
controlled himself, and went out and do according to this word.
said, Set out bread. 8 See the silver which we found in the
32 And they set out for him by mouth of our sacks, we returned to you
himself, and for them by themselves, from the land of Canaan. And how
and for the Egyptians eating with him should we steal silver or gold from the
by themselves. For the Egyptians house of your master?
cannot eat bread with the Hebrews; for 9 With whomever it may be found,
it is an abomination in Egypt. with him of your servants, he shall die;
33 And they sat before him, the and we also will become slaves to my
firstborn according to his birthright, lord.
and the younger according to his youth. 10 And he said, Now also let it be
And the men were astonished, each to according to your words; with
his neighbor. whomever it is found with him, he shall
34 And one carried portions from become a slave to me, and you shall be
before him to them, and Benjamin's innocent.
portion was greater than the portions of 11 And they hurried, and each one
all of them, five times as much. And brought down his sack to the earth.
they drank and were drunken with him. And each one opened his sack.
12 And he searched, with the oldest
Chapter 44 first, and with the youngest last, and
the cup was found in the sack of
1 And he commanded the one over his Benjamin.
house, saying, Fill the sacks of the men 13 And they tore their clothes; and
with food, as much as they are able to they each one loaded his donkey and
carry; and put the silver of each one in returned to the city.
the mouth of his sack. 14 And Judah and his brothers came
2 And put my cup, the cup of silver, in to Joseph's house, and he was still
the mouth of the sack of the youngest, there. And they fell before him to the
and the silver for his grain. And he did earth.
according to Joseph's word, that which 15 And Joseph said to them, What is
he spoke. this deed which you have done? Did
3 At the morning light, the men were you not know that a man like me would
sent away, they and their donkeys. practice divination?
4 They had gone out from the city, not 16 And Judah said, What can we say
having gone far, and Joseph said to the to my master? What can we speak, and
one over his house, Rise up, pursue the in what can we justify ourselves?
men and overtake them, and say to Elohim has found out the iniquity of
them, Why have you repaid evil for your servants; behold, we are slaves to
good? my master, both we and he in whose
5 Is this not that in which my master hand the cup was found.
usually drinks in, and surely he divines 17 And he said, Far be it from me to
by it? You have done evil in what you do this. The man in whose hand the cup
have done. was found, he shall become a slave to
6 And he overtook them and spoke me; and you go up in peace to your
these words to them. father.
7 And they said to him, Why should 18 And Judah came near to him and
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servant speak a word in the ears of my servants will bring down the gray hair
master, and let not your anger glow on of your servant our father to the grave
our servant, for you are like Pharaoh. in sorrow.
19 My master asked his servants, 32 For your servant was surety for the
saying, Is there a brother or a father to youth with my father, saying, If I do not
you? bring him to you, I shall be a sinner
20 And we said to my master, An against my father all the days.
aged father is to us, and a young child 33 And now please let your servant
of his old age; and his brother is dead; remain as a slave to my master instead
and he alone is left of his mother; and of the youth; and let the youth go up
his father loves him. with his brothers.
21 And you said to your servants, 34 For how can I go to my father, and
Bring him down to me, and let me see the youth not be with me, lest I look on
him. the evil which will find my father?
22 And we said to my master, The
youth is not able to leave his father; and Chapter 45
if he should leave his father, he will die.
23 And you said to your servants, If 1 And Joseph was not able to control
your youngest brother does not come himself in regard to those standing
down with you, you shall not see my beside him. And he called out, Cause
face any more. every man to go out from me. And no
24 And it happened, when we had man stood before him as Joseph was
gone up to your servant, my father, we making himself known to his brothers.
told him the words of my master. 2 And he wept aloud; and the
25 And our father said, Go back, buy Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh
a little food for us. heard.
26 And we said, We cannot go down. 3 And Joseph said to his brothers, I
If our youngest brother is with us, we am Joseph. Is my father still alive? And
will go down. For we cannot see the his brothers were not able to answer
face of the man if our youngest brother him, for they trembled before him.
is not with us. 4 And Joseph said to his brothers,
27 And your servant, my father, said Now come near to me. And they came
to us, You know that my wife bore two near. And he said, I am your brother
to me. Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.
28 And one went out from me. And I 5 And now do not be grieved, and let
said, Indeed, surely, he is torn in no anger be in your eyes because you
pieces; and I have not seen him until sold me here, for Elohim sent me
now. before you to save life.
29 And if you take this one also from 6 For the famine has been in the
my face, and harm happens to him, you midst of the land for two years. And
will bring down my gray hair to the there are still five years in which no
grave in sorrow. plowing and harvest will be.
30 And now when I come to your 7 And Elohim sent me before you to
servant, my father, and the youth is not put a remnant in the land for you, and
with us and his soul being bound to his to keep alive for you a great
soul, deliverance.
31 it will be when he sees that the 8 And now you did not send me here,
youth is not, he will die. And your but Elohim. And He has placed me for a

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father to Pharaoh, and for a master in for your vessels, for the good of all the
all his house, and a ruler in all the land land of Egypt is yours.
of Egypt. 21 And the sons of Israel did so. And
9 Hurry and go up to my father, and Joseph gave wagons to them according
say to him, So says your son Joseph, to the mouth of Pharaoh, and he gave
Elohim has placed me as a master to all provisions to them for the way.
Egypt. Come down to me, do not delay. 22 He gave to all of them, to each one,
10 And you shall live in the land of changes of clothing. And he gave to
Goshen, and you shall be near to me, Benjamin three hundred pieces of
you and your sons and sons of your silver, and five changes of clothing.
sons, and your flocks, and your herds, 23 And to his father he sent this: ten
and all you have. donkeys bearing the good things of
11 And I will nourish you there, for Egypt, and ten she-donkeys bearing
there are still five years of famine; lest grain, and bread, and food for his
you be made poor, you and your house father for the way.
and all which abides with you. 24 And he sent his brothers away;
12 And behold, your eyes and the eyes and they went. And he said to them, Do
of my brother Benjamin see that my not quarrel along the way.
mouth is speaking to you. 25 And they went up from Egypt and
13 And you tell my father of all my came into the land of Canaan, to their
honor in Egypt, and all that you have father Jacob.
seen. And hurry and bring down my 26 And they told him, saying, Joseph
father here. is still alive, and he is ruler in all the
14 And he fell on the neck of his land of Egypt. And his heart froze up,
brother Benjamin and wept, and for he did not believe them.
Benjamin wept on his neck. 27 And they spoke to him all Joseph's
15 And he kissed all his brothers, and words which he had spoken to them.
wept on them. And afterwards his And he saw the wagons that Joseph had
brothers spoke with him. sent to carry him; and the spirit of their
16 And the report was heard in father Jacob revived.
Pharaoh's house, saying, The brothers 28 And Israel said, It is enough! My
of Joseph have come. And it was good son Joseph is alive; I will go and see
in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes him before I die.
of his servants.
17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to Chapter 46
your brothers, Do this; load your
animals and depart; go to the land of 1 And Israel and all which were to
Canaan. him departed, and he came to Beer-
18 And take your father, and your Sheba. And he sacrificed sacrifices to
houses, and come to me. And I will give the Elohe of his father Isaac.
to you the good of the land of Egypt; 2 And Elohim said to Israel in visions
and you shall eat the fat of the land. of the night, and He spoke, Jacob!
19 And you are commanded; you do Jacob! And he answered, I am here.
this: Take for yourselves wagons from 3 And He said, I am Elohe, The El of
the land of Egypt, for your little ones, your fathers. Do not fear to go down
and for your wives. And take your into Egypt, for I will make of you a
father and come. great nation there.
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and I will also surely return you. And their sister Serah. And the sons of
Joseph shall put his hand on your eyes. Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
5 And Jacob rose up from Beer- 18 These were the sons of Zilpah,
Sheba; and the sons of Israel carried whom Laban gave to his daughter
their father Jacob, and their little ones, Leah; and she bore these to Jacob,
and their wives in the wagons which sixteen souls.
Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 19 The sons of Rachel the wife of
6 And they took their livestock and Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.
their property which they had acquired 20 And Manasseh and Ephraim were
in the land of Canaan. And they came born to Joseph in the land of Egypt,
into Egypt, Jacob and all his seed with whom Asenath the daughter of
him. Potipherah, priest of On, bore to him.
7 His sons and the sons of his sons 21 And the sons of Benjamin: Belah,
were with him, his daughters and his and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and
sons' daughters, and all his seed he Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, and Muppim,
brought with him into Egypt. and Huppim, and Ard.
8 And these were the names of the 22 These were the sons of Rachel
sons of Israel, those coming into Egypt, which were born to Jacob; all the souls
Jacob and his sons: the first-born of were fourteen.
Jacob was Reuben. 23 And the son of Dan was Hushim.
9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, 24 And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel,
and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
10 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, 25 These were the sons of Bilhah
and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and whom Laban gave to his daughter
Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Rachel; and she bore these to Jacob, all
Canaanitess. the souls were seven.
11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, 26 All the souls belonging to Jacob
Kohath, and Merari. coming into Egypt, those springing
12 And the sons of Judah: Er, and from his loins, besides the wives of the
Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and sons of Jacob, all the souls were sixty
Zerah. And Er and Onan died in the six.
land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez: 27 And the sons of Joseph which were
Hezron, and Hamul. born to him in Egypt, two souls. All the
13 And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and souls belonging to the house of Jacob
Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. coming into Egypt were seventy-five.
14 And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, 28 And he sent Judah before him to
and Elon, and Jahleel. Joseph, to give directions before him to
15 These were the sons of Leah, Goshen; and they came into the land of
whom she bore to Jacob in Padan- Goshen.
Aram, and his daughter Dinah. All the 29 And Joseph prepared his chariot
souls of his sons and his daughters and went up to meet his father Israel to
were thirty three. Goshen. And he appeared to him, and
16 And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a
Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and long time.
Arodi, and Areli. 30 And Israel said to Joseph, This
17 And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, time let me die after seeing your face,
and Ishuah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and because you are still alive.
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and to the house of his father, I will go cause your father and your brothers to
up and report to Pharaoh. And I will live in the best of the land; let them live
say to him, my brothers and the house in the land of Goshen. And if you know
of my father, who were in the land of men of ability among them, make them
Canaan, have come in to me. chiefs of livestock over what is mine.
32 And the men are shepherds of 7 And Joseph brought in his father
flocks for they have been men of cattle. Jacob and placed him before Pharaoh.
And their flocks and their herds, and all And Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
which belongs to them they have 8 And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How
brought in. many are the days of the years of your
33 And it shall be, when Pharaoh calls life?
to you and says, What is your 9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The
occupation? days of the years of my camps are a
34 You shall say, Your servants have hundred and thirty years. Few and evil
been men of livestock from our youth have been the days of the years of my
even until now, both we and our life and they have not reached the days
fathers. This is so that you may live in of the years of the life of my fathers, in
the land of Goshen. For the the days of their camps.
abomination of Egypt is every shepherd 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and
of flocks. went out from before Pharaoh.
11 And Joseph caused his father and
Chapter 47 his brothers to live, and gave them a
place in the land of Egypt, in the best of
1 And Joseph came in and made the land, in the land of Ramses, as
known to Pharaoh, and said, My father Pharaoh commanded.
and my brothers, and their flocks and 12 And Joseph nourished his father
their herds, and all which is theirs, have and his brothers, and all his father's
come in from the land of Canaan. house with bread for the mouth of the
2 And, behold, they are in the land of little ones.
Goshen. And he took five men from 13 And no bread was in the land,
among his brothers and set them before because the famine was exceedingly
Pharaoh. severe. And the land of Egypt and the
3 And Pharaoh said to his brothers, land of Canaan were completely burned
What is your occupation? And they said up from the famine.
to Pharaoh, Your servants are 14 And Joseph gathered up all the
shepherds of flocks, both we and our silver found in the land of Egypt and in
fathers. the land of Canaan in return for the
4 And they said to Pharaoh, We have grain they were buying. And Joseph
come in to stay in the land, because brought in the silver to the house of
there is no pasture for the flocks which Pharaoh.
belong to your servants, for the famine 15 And the silver failed from the land
is heavy in the land of Canaan. And of Egypt, and from the land of Canaan.
now please let your servants live in the And all Egypt came in to Joseph,
land of Goshen. saying, Give us bread; and, Why should
5 And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, we die before you? For the silver has
saying, Your father and your brothers failed.
have come in to you. 16 And Joseph said, Give your live-
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stock, and I will give to you for your 25 And they said, You have saved our
livestock, if silver has failed. lives; let us find favor in the eyes of my
17 And they brought in their livestock master, and we will become slaves to
to Joseph. And Joseph gave bread to Pharaoh.
them for the horses, and for the 26 And Joseph made it a law until
livestock of the flocks, for the livestock this day on the land of Egypt, the fifth
of the herds, and for the donkeys. And part is for Pharaoh; only the land of the
he satisfied them with bread in that priests being excepted; it did not
year for all their livestock. become Pharaoh's.
18 And that year ended, and they 27 And Israel lived in the land of
came in to him in the second year and Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they
said to him, We cannot hide from my owned in it, and were fruitful, and
master that the silver and the livestock multiplied exceedingly.
of the animals have failed, going to my 28 And Jacob lived in the land of
master. Nothing is left before my Egypt seventeen years. And the days of
master except our bodies and our Jacob, the years of his life were a
lands. hundred and forty seven years.
19 Why should we die before your 29 And the days of Israel to die drew
eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and near. And he called to his son Joseph
our land for bread; and let us, we and and said to him, Now if I have found
our land, become slaves to Pharaoh. favor in your eyes, please put your hand
And give seed so that we may live and under my thigh, and do kindness and
not die, and the land not be desolate. truth with me. Please do not bury me in
20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt;
Egypt for Pharaoh, because each one in 30 but let me lie with my fathers, and
Egypt sold his field, because this carry me from Egypt, and bury me in
famine was severe on them; and the their burying place. And he said, I will
land became Pharaoh's. do according to your words.
21 And as for the people, he caused 31 And he said, Swear to me. And he
them to pass over into the cities, and swore to him. And Israel bowed on the
from the end of the border of Egypt to head of the bed.
its other end.
22 Only he did not buy the land of the Chapter 48
priests; for Pharaoh had appointed a
portion for the priests, and they usually 1 And after these things it happened,
ate their appointed portion which one said to Joseph, Behold, your father
Pharaoh gave to them. For this reason is sick. And he took his two sons with
they did not sell their land. him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
23 And Joseph said to the people, 2 And one spoke to Jacob and said,
Behold, I have bought you and your Behold, your son Joseph has come to
land today. Behold! Here is seed for you. And Israel took strength and sat
you; and you sow the land. on the bed.
24 And it shall be, as you gather you 3 And Jacob said to Joseph, El
shall give a fifth part to Pharaoh; and Shaddai 1 appeared to me in Luz in the
four parts shall be yours, for the seed of land of Canaan and blessed me,
the field and for your food, and for 4 and said to me, Behold, I will make
those in your houses, and for food for you fruitful and will multiply you, and
your little ones.
1 El Shaddai means El Almighty
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will give you a multitude of peoples. Manasseh, crossing his hands; for
And I will give this land to your seed Manasseh was the first-born.
after you as a continual possession. 15 And he blessed Joseph and said,
5 And now your two sons, those born The Elohim before whom my fathers
to you in the land of Egypt before my Abraham and Isaac walked, the Elohim
coming to you in Egypt, are mine, who has fed me since I was born until
Ephraim and Manasseh, like Reuben today;
and Simeon, even they shall be mine. 16 The Messenger that redeemed me
6 And your offspring which you father from every evil, may He bless the
after them, they shall be yours. youths; and may my name be called on
According to the name of their brothers them, and the name of my fathers
they shall be called in their Abraham and Isaac, and may they like
inheritance.1 fishes grow into a multitude in the
7 And I, when I came from Padan, midst of the earth.
Rachel died on me in the land of 17 And Joseph saw that his father was
Canaan in the way, with only a little putting his right hand on the head of
way to come to Ephrath. And I buried Ephraim; and it was evil in his eyes.
her there in the way to Ephrath, it And he took hold of his father's hand to
being Bethlehem. turn it from Ephraim's head to the head
8 And Israel saw the sons of Joseph, of Manasseh.
and he said, Who are these? 18 And Joseph said to his father, Not
9 And Joseph said to his father, They so, my father! For this one is the
are my sons, whom Elohim has given to firstborn; put your right hand on his
me here. And he said, Now bring them head.
to me and I will bless them. 19 And his father refused and said, I
10 And the eyes of Israel were heavy know, my son, I know. He also shall be
from age, he not being able to see. And a people, and he shall become great.
he brought them near to him. And he But his younger brother shall become
kissed them and embraced them. greater than he, and his seed shall
11 And Israel said to Joseph, I did not become the fullness of the nations.2
think to see your face, and, behold, 20 And he blessed them in that day,
Elohim also causes me to see your seed. saying, In you shall Israel bless, saying,
12 And Joseph brought them out May Elohim make you like Ephraim
from his knees; and he bowed his face and like Manasseh.
to the earth. 21 And Israel said to Joseph, See, I
13 And Joseph took both of them, am dying; and Elohim will be with you,
Ephraim in his right hand, to the left of and will return you to the land of your
Israel; and Manasseh in his left hand, fathers.
to the right of Israel. And he brought 22 And I will give to you one spur of
them to him. land beyond your brothers, which I
14 And Israel sent forth his right took from the hand of the Amorite with
hand and put it on the head of my sword and with my bow.
Ephraim; and he was the younger. And
he put his left hand on the head of
2 Ephraim would go into captivity and lose his
1 Ephraim and Manasseh were literally identity and his calling back into covenant
adopted by Jacob and became Joseph's relationship from his Diaspora in the last
double portion for his birthright now having days would be the fullness of the nations.
2 tribes out of 13. See Ro 11:25-26.
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Chapter 49 washes his clothing in wine, and his

covering in the blood of grapes.
1 And Jacob called his sons and said, 12 His eyes shall be dark from wine
Gather yourselves and I will tell you and his teeth white from milk.4
what will happen to you in the latter 13 Zebulun shall live at the seashore,
days. and he shall be a haven of ships, even
2 Gather yourselves and hear, sons of his border beside Sidon.
Jacob; yea, listen to your father Israel: 14 Issachar is a strong donkey,
3 Reuben, you are my first-born, my crouching between the sheepfolds.
strength and the first-fruit of my 15 And he saw a resting place that it
power; excellence of dignity and was good, and that the land was
excellence of might. pleasant. And he bowed his neck to
4 Like boiling water you shall not bear, and became a tribute slave.
excel, for you went up to the bed of 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one
your father; then you defiled it; he went of the tribes of Israel.5
up to my couch. 17 Let Dan be a serpent on the way, a
5 Simeon and Levi, brothers; their horned snake on the path that bites the
weapons are instruments of violence. horses' heels, and its rider falls
6 Let not my soul come into their backward. (Amos 9:3)
counsel; let not my spirit be joined to 18 I have waited for your
their company. For in their anger they Y'shua*(salvation), O YAHWEH.
killed a man; and in self-will they 19 Gad, an army shall attack him, and
lamed an ox. he shall overcome on their heel.6
7 Cursed be their anger, for it was 20 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat,
fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. and he shall give a king's delicacies.
I will divide them in Jacob, and I will 21 Naphtali is a deer let loose giving
scatter them in Israel.1 one beautiful answers.7
8 Judah, may your brothers praise 22 Joseph is a fruitful son, a fruitful
you, your hand be on the neck of your
enemies. May the sons of your father
bow themselves to you.2 (Zech 12:6)
9 Judah is a lion's whelp. My son, you 3 Verses 9-10 show that the kingly line was
have risen up from the prey; he stoops, promised to come through Judah and so the
he crouches like a lion; and like a Lion of Judah (Yahshua) would be born from
lioness, who can rouse him? (Rev 5:5) this tribe and have universal rule, Ps 2:8,
10 The scepter shall not depart from Dan 7:13-14, is 42:1-4, Rev 5:5,9.
Judah, nor the lawmaker from between 4 Verses 11-12- show the bountifulness of
his feet, until He comes to whom it blessing promised to Judah. Wine is a rare
belongs (Shiloh), and the obedience of commodity used for feasts and special times
of celebration but Judah will wash clothes in
the people to him.3
good wine showing the continual blessing
11 Binding his foal to the vine, and his that would be afforded to them.
donkey 's colt to the choice vine, he 5 Samson came from the tribe of Dan, Ju 13:2
The tribe of Dan also officially brought idol
1 Simeon wound up getting a portion from the worship into Israel, Jud 18:30-31.
land of Judah that was mostly desert and 6 Because Gad was located on the eastern side
later mostly assimilated into the other tribal of the Jordan, they were vulnerable to attack
regions. by the Moabites to the south of them.
2 The kingship in Israel came from Judah 7 Naphtali like a swift deer was known for his
fulfilling this verse. eloquence in speech, Jud 4:6, 15, 5:1-31.
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son by a spring; his daughters run over 31 They buried Abraham and his wife
a wall.1 Sarah there, and they buried Isaac and
23 And the masters of arrows harass his wife Rebekah; and I buried Leah
him, and shoot, and an archer lurks for there;
him. 32 the purchase of the field and the
24 His bow abides in strength, and cave in it, from the sons of Heth.
the hands of his arms are made agile by 33 And Jacob finished commanding
the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, his sons, and he gathered his feet into
from the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel. the bed. And he expired, and was
25 From the El of your father, may gathered to his people.
He help you. And may the Almighty
bless you with blessings of Heaven Chapter 50
from above, blessings of the deep that
lies beneath, blessings of the breasts 1 And Joseph fell on the face of his
and womb. father and wept on him, and kissed
26 The blessings of your father are him.
above the blessings of my offspring, to 2 And Joseph commanded the
the limit of everlasting hills; may they physicians, his servants, to embalm his
be for the head of Joseph and for the father; and the physicians embalmed
crown of the one separated 2of his Israel.
brothers. 3 And forty days were fulfilled, for so
27 Benjamin is a wolf that tears. In are fulfilled the days of those
the morning he devours the prey, and embalmed. And Egypt wept for him
at evening he divides the spoil.3 seventy days.
28 All these were the tribes of Israel, 4 And the days of his weeping passed
two and ten. And this is what their by, and Joseph spoke to the house of
father spoke to them. And he blessed Pharaoh, saying, Now if I have found
them, each one with what was favor in your eyes, please speak in the
according to his blessing, he blessed ears of Pharaoh, saying,
them. 5 My father made me swear, saying,
29 And he commanded them, and Lo, I am dying; you shall bury me there
said to them, I am about to be gathered in the grave which I have dug for myself
to my people. Bury me beside my in the land of Canaan. And now please
fathers, at the cave in the field of let me go up and bury my father, and
Ephron the Hittite, return.
30 in the cave in the field of 6 And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury
Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in your father, as he made you swear.
the land of Canaan, the field which 7 And Joseph went up to bury his
Abraham bought from Ephron the father; and all the servants of Pharaoh
Hittite for a burying place. went up with him, the elders of his
house, even all the elders of the land of
1 Joseph had the double blessing of the Egypt,
birthright and his son 's name Ephraim 8 and all the house of Joseph and his
means fruitfulness. brothers, and the house of his father.
2 The word separated here is the Hebrew word Only, they left their little ones and their
“nazeer” which is a form from Nazerene. flocks and their herds in the land of
3 Benjamin is compared to a ravenous wolf, Goshen.
who is mighty in battle but also cruel, Jud 9 And both horsemen and chariots
20, Jud 3:12-20, 1 Sam 9:1-2.
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went up with him; and the company 20 And you, you intended evil against
was very great. me, but Elohim meant it for good, in
10 And they came as far as the order to make it as it is this day, to keep
threshing floor of thorns, which is on a great many people alive.
the other side of the Jordan. And they 21 And now do not fear; I will nourish
mourned there with a great and very you and your little ones. And he
heavy mourning. And he made a heavy comforted them, and spoke to their
wailing for his father seven days. hearts.
11 And those living in the land, the 22 And Joseph lived in Egypt, he and
Canaanites, saw the wailing in the grain the house of his father. And Joseph
floor of thorns. And they said, This is a lived a hundred and ten years.
very great wailing to Egypt; for this 23 And Joseph saw the sons of
reason its name was called Abel Ephraim to the third generation. Also
Mizraim 1, which is on the other side of the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh
Jordan. were born on Joseph's knees.
12 And his sons did to him as he had 24 And Joseph said to his brothers, I
commanded them. am dying, and Elohim visiting will visit
13 And his sons carried him to the you and bring you up from this land to
land of Canaan, and buried him in the the land which He swore to Abraham,
cave of the field of Machpelah; the field to Isaac, and to Jacob.
which Abraham bought for a burying 25 And Joseph made the sons of
place from Ephron the Hittite, before Israel swear, saying, Elohim surely will
Mamre. visit you, and you will bring up my
14 And after he buried his father, bones from here.
Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his 26 And Joseph died, a son of a
brothers, and all those going up with hundred and ten years. And they
him to bury his father. embalmed him, and put him in a coffin
15 And Joseph's brothers saw that in Egypt.
their father was dead. And they said,
What if Joseph should bear a grudge
against us and surely should repay us
all the evil which we did to him?
16 And they sent a message to
Joseph, saying,
17 Your father commanded before his
death, saying, So you shall say to
Joseph, Please lift up now the rebellion
of your brothers, and their sin; for they
did evil to you. And now please lift up
the rebellion of the servants of the
Elohim of your father. And Joseph wept
when they spoke to him.
18 His brothers also went and fell
down before his face. And they said,
Behold, we are your servants.
19 And Joseph said to them, Do not
fear. For am I in the place of Elohim?
1 Mizraim means The Meadow of Egypt
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The Book of Exodus (Shemoth)

Chapter 1 16 and he said, When you midwife

the Hebrew women, and look on the
1 And these were the names of the birth-stools, if it is a son, you will kill
sons of Israel who came into Egypt him; and if it is a daughter, it shall
with Jacob; they each one came in live.
with his house: 17 And the midwives feared Elohim,
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, and they did not do as the king of
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Egypt said to them. And they kept the
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. male children alive.
5 And all the souls that came out of 18 And the king of Egypt called to
the loins of Jacob were seventy-five the midwives and said to them, Why
souls, Joseph being in Egypt. do you do this thing and keep alive the
6 And Joseph died, and all his male children?
brothers and all that generation. 19 And the midwives said to
7 And the sons of Israel were fruitful Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women
and increased very much, and are not like the Egyptian women, for
multiplied, and became very strong; they are vigorous. Before the midwives
and the land was filled with them. come to them they bear.
8 And a new king arose over Egypt, 20 And Elohim dealt well with the
who had not known Joseph. midwives; and the people multiplied
9 And he said to his people, Behold, and became exceedingly strong.
the people of the sons of Israel are 21 And it was, because the midwives
many and stronger than we. feared Elohim, He made houses for
10 Come, let us deal craftily towards them.
them, lest they multiply and it shall be 22 And Pharaoh commanded all his
that when war occurs they will also people, saying, Every son that is born,
add to our enemies, and will fight you shall cast him into the river. And
against us and go up from the land. you shall keep alive every daughter.
11 And they put over them
slavemasters in order to afflict them Chapter 2
with their burdens. And he built store
cities for Pharaoh: Pithon and 1 And a man went from the house of
Raamses. Levi and took a daughter of Levi.
12 And as much as they afflicted 2 And the woman conceived and
them, so much they multiplied and so bore a son; and she saw him, that he
much they spread. And they were was beautiful. And she concealed him
afraid before the sons of Israel. three months.
13 And Egypt made the sons of Israel 3 And she was not able to hide him
to serve with harshness. any longer, and she took a basket 1 for
14 And they made their lives bitter him made of papyrus, and she daubed
by hard service, in clay, and in bricks, it with bitumen and with pitch. And
and in all work in the field; all their she put the child in it, and placed it in
work which they made them do with the reeds by the lip of the Nile.
harshness. 4 And his sister took her stand from
15 And the king of Egypt said to the
midwives of the Hebrews, of whom the
1 The Hebrew word used here is “tebah” and
was used in Gen 6:14 for the word for ark.
name of one was Shiphrah, and the
The mother used bitumen and pitch as Noah
name of the second, Puah; did to make his ark. (Gen 6:14)
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a distance, to know what would be the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and
done to him. said, Surely the thing is known.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh went 15 And Pharaoh heard this word,
down to bathe at the Nile. And her and he sought to kill Moses. And
slave women were walking on the side Moses fled from before Pharaoh, and
of the Nile. And she saw the basket in lived in the land of Midian. And he sat
the midst of the reeds, and sent her down by the well.
slave-girl and took it. 16 And the priest of Midian had
6 And she opened it and saw the seven daughters. And they came and
child, and, behold, a boy crying! And drew and filled the troughs to water
she had pity on him and said, This one their father's flocks.
is of the children of the Hebrews. 17 And the shepherds came and
7 And his sister said to Pharaoh's drove them away; and Moses rose up
daughter, Shall I go and call a woman and saved them, and watered their
for you, a nurse of the Hebrew women, flocks.
that she may nurse the child for you? 18 And they came to their father
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to Reuel; and he said, Why have you
her, Go. And the girl went and called hurried to come today?
the child's mother. 19 And they said, An Egyptian man
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to rescued us from the hand of the
her, Take this child away and nurse shepherds, and he even drew for us
him for me, and I will give your wages. and watered the flock.
And the woman took the child and 20 And he said to his daughters, And
nursed him. where is he? Why then have you left
10 And the child grew, and she the man? Call him, and let him eat
brought him to the daughter of bread.
Pharaoh. And he became a son to her, 21 And Moses consented to live with
and she called his name Moses, and the man; and he gave his daughter
said, Because I drew him out of the Zipporah to Moses.
water. 22 And she bore a son, and he called
11 And it happened in those days, his name Gershom; for he said, I have
when Moses was grown, and he went become an alien in a foreign land.
out to his brothers and looked upon 23 And it happened after many days
their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian that the king of Egypt died, and the
man strike a Hebrew man of his sons of Israel groaned from the
brothers. slavery. And they cried, and their cry
12 And he turned here and there and went up to Elohim from the slavery.
saw that no man was there. And he 24 And Elohim heard their groaning,
struck the Egyptian and hid him in the and Elohim remembered His covenant
sand. with Abraham, with Isaac, and with
13 And he went out on the second Jacob.
day, and, behold, two men, Hebrews, 25 And Elohim saw the sons of
were fighting. And he said to the guilty Israel, and Elohim understood them.
one, Why should you strike your
neighbor? Chapter 3
14 And he said, Who appointed you
as a man, a ruler and a judge over us? 1 And Moses was tending the flock of
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Midian. And he led the flock behind 9 And now, behold, the cry of the
the wilderness and came to the sons of Israel has come to Me, and I
mountain of the Elohim, to Horeb. also have seen the oppression with
2 And the Messenger of YAHWEH1 which the Egyptians are oppressing
appeared to him in a flame of fire from them.
the middle of a thorn bush. And he 10 And now, come, and I will send
looked, and behold, the thorn bush you to Pharaoh, and you bring My
was burning with fire, and the thorn people out, the sons of Israel out of
bush was not burned up! (Acts 7:35) Egypt.
3 And Moses said, I will turn aside 11 And Moses said to the Elohim,
now and see this great sight, why the Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh,
thorn bush is not burned up. and that I should bring out the sons of
4 And YAHWEH saw that he turned Israel from Egypt?
aside to see, and Elohim called to him 12 And He said, I will be with you,
from the midst of the thorn bush, and and this shall be the sign for you that I
said, Moses! Moses! And he said, I am have sent you, when you bring out the
here. people from Egypt: You shall serve
5 And He said, Do not come near Elohim on this mountain.
here. Pull off your sandals from your 13 And Moses said to the Elohim,
feet, for the place on which you are Behold, I shall come to the sons of
standing is holy ground. Israel and say to them, the Elohe of
6 And He said, I am the Elohim of your fathers has sent me to you; and
your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, they will say to me, What is His name?
the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of What shall I say to them?
Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he 14 And Elohim said to Moses,
feared to look upon the Elohim. EHYAH ASHER EHYAH (I AM THAT
7 And YAHWEH said, Surely, I have I AM); and He said, You shall say this
seen the affliction of My people who to the sons of Israel, EHYAH (I AM)
are in Egypt, and I have heard their has sent me to you.3
cry from before their taskmasters; for I 15 And Elohim said to Moses again 4,
know their sorrows. You shall say this to the sons of Israel,
8 And I have come down to deliver YAHWEH, the Elohe of your fathers,
them from the hand of the Egyptians, the Elohe of Abraham, the Elohe of
and to bring them up from that land to Isaac, and the Elohe of Jacob, has sent
a good and broad land, to a land me to you. This is My name forever,
flowing with milk and honey2; to the and this is how I should be
place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, remembered from generation to
and the Amorite, and the Perizzite and generation5. (Deut 6:13, Ex 20:7)
the Hivite and the Jebusite. 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel
and say to them, YAHWEH, the Elohe
1 As we know from the Brit Hadashah (New
Testament) no man has ever seen Yahweh 3 Literally, I will be what I will be. This
the Father and clearly the Messenger of verse used the past, present and future verb
YHWH is Yahshua His Son. tense, showing who was, who is and who is
2 Israel went as shepherds in Egypt to farmers to come, the Eternal Yahweh.
in Israel. Here, showing a land of “milk and 4 The fact that in Hebrew it mentions Elohim
honey” is showing the abundance of food speaking again indicates that possibly 2
and drink for both them and their animals, a different people are speaking. Elohim the
shepherds dream. Father and Elohim the Son.
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of your fathers has appeared to me, Chapter 4

the Elohe of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, saying, visiting I have visited 1 And Moses answered and said,
you and have seen what is done to you And, behold, they will not believe me
in Egypt. and will not listen to my voice. For
17 And I have said, I will bring you they will say, YAHWEH has not
up from the affliction of Egypt to the appeared to you.
land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, and 2 And YAHWEH said to him, What
the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the is this in your hand? And he said, A
Hivite, and the Jebusite; to a land staff.
flowing with milk and honey. 3 And He said, Throw it to the
18 And they shall listen to your ground. And he threw it to the ground,
voice; and you shall come in, you and and it became a hissing creature. And
the elders of Israel to the king of Moses fled from its face.
Egypt. And you shall say to him, 4 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
YAHWEH, the Elohe of the Hebrews reach out your hand and take it by the
has met us; and now, please let us go tail. And he sent out his hand and
for a journey of three days into the caught it, and it became a staff in his
wilderness, and let us sacrifice to palm;
YAHWEH our Elohim. 5 so that they may believe that
19 And I know that the king of Egypt YAHWEH the Elohe of their fathers
will not permit you to go, not even by a has appeared to you, the Elohe of
strong hand. Abraham, the Elohe of Isaac, and the
20 And I will stretch out My hand Elohe of Jacob.
and strike Egypt with all My wonders, 6 And YAHWEH said to him again,
which I will do in its midst, and Now put your hand into your bosom.
afterward he will send you away. And he put his hand into his bosom,
21 And I will give this people favor in and he brought it out, and, behold, his
the eyes of Egypt; and it shall be, when hand was leprous like snow.
you go, you will not go empty. 7 And He said, Put your hand back
22 And each woman shall ask of her into your bosom. And he put his hand
neighbor, and from the stranger in her back into his bosom, and he brought it
house, articles of silver, and articles of out from his bosom; and, behold, it
gold, and garments; and you shall put had returned like his flesh!
these on your sons and on your 8 And it shall be, if they will not
daughters. And you shall plunder believe you and will not listen to the
Egypt. voice of the first sign, that they will
believe the latter sign.
9 And it shall be, if they will not
5 The Heavenly Father reveals His name to believe these two signs also, and will
be YHWH pronounced as YAHWEH. This not listen to your voice, you shall take
name is listed almost 7,000 times in the of the water of the Nile and pour it on
Tanach (Old Testament) alone and yet the dry land. And the water which you
almost every bible translation on earth take from the Nile shall become blood
exchanges the sacred name of Yahweh for on the dry land.
generic titles and even pagan names such as 10 And Moses said to YAHWEH, O
god and lord. Deut 28:58, 32:3, Is 12:4, Is YAHWEH, I am not a man of words,
25:1, 42:8, 51:15, 59:19, Jer 10:6, 33:2, 2
either from yesterday or the third day,
Chron 6:32, Ps 102:15,21, 124:8.
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nor since You have been speaking to the men are dead, those seeking your
Your bondslave. For I am heavy of life.
mouth and heavy of tongue.1 (Ex 6:10) 20 And Moses took his wife and his
11 And YAHWEH said to him, Who sons and made them ride on a
has made man's mouth? Or who donkey.3 And he returned to the land
makes the dumb, or the deaf, or the of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of
seeing, or the blind? Is it not I, the Elohim in his hand.
YAHWEH? (Joh 9:1-3, Ps 94:9) 21 And YAHWEH said to Moses, As
12 And now go, and I will be with you go to return to Egypt, see all the
your mouth, and will teach you what wonders which I have put in your
you shall speak. hand, and do them before Pharaoh.
13 And he said, O YAHWEH, please And I will harden his heart, and he will
send by the hand of him whom You not send the people away.
will send. 22 And you shall speak to Pharaoh,
14 And the anger of YAHWEH So says YAHWEH, My son, My first-
glowed against Moses. And He said, born is Israel.
Do I not know your brother, Aaron the 23 And I said to you, Send My son
Levite, that he can speak well? And, away, and let him serve Me; and you
behold, he also is coming out to meet refused to send him. Behold, I am
you, and he will see you and be glad in about to kill your son, your first-born!4
his heart. 24 And it happened on the way, in
15 And you shall speak to him, and the lodging place, YAHWEH met him
you shall put the words in his mouth. and sought to kill him.
And I will be with your mouth, and 25 And Zipporah took a stone and
with his mouth, and I will teach you cut off her son's foreskin, and caused
what you shall do. it to touch his feet. And she said, You
16 And he shall speak for you to the are a bridegroom of blood to me.
people. And it shall be, he shall be a 26 And He pulled back from him.
mouth for you, and you shall be a Then she said, A bridegroom of blood,
Mighty One2 for him. for the circumcision.5
17 And you shall take this staff in 27 And YAHWEH said to Aaron, Go
your hand by which you do the signs. to the wilderness to meet Moses. And
18 And Moses went and returned to he went and met him in the mountain
his father-in-law Jethro, and said to of The Elohim; and he kissed him.
him, Please let me go and return to my 28 And Moses told Aaron all the
brothers who are in Egypt, and see words of YAHWEH with which He
whether they are still alive. And Jethro
said to Moses, Go in peace.
19 And YAHWEH said to Moses in 3 The donkey is a sign of humility, Zech 9:9,
Midian, Go! Return to Egypt. For all Math 21:1-9.
4 It was decided back with Noah and
Abraham that salvation (Yahshua) would
1 Moses stuttered. come out of the seed of Israel, who is the
2 The Hebrew word used here is “Elohim” a firstborn to YHWH, Amos 3:2.
generic title for deity and this title is used 5 Verses 24-26 Yahweh's judicial order was
for YHWH around 2,500 times in scripture that Moses' son should have been
and with YHWH's great power behind circumcised. Elohim had mercy to spare the
Moses he would look as if he were an boy, however Zipporah did not understand
Elohim to Aaron. the covenant being a Midianite.
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had sent him, and all the signs which 8 And the fixed number of bricks
He had commanded him. which they were making yesterday and
29 And Moses and Aaron went on the third day you shall put on them.
and gathered all the elders of the sons You shall not diminish from it. For
of Israel. they are idle; so they are crying,
30 And Aaron spoke all the words saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our
which YAHWEH had spoken to Elohim.
Moses. And he did the signs before the 9 Let the bondage be heavy on the
people. men, that they may work in it, and
31 And the people believed. And they may not trust in the lying words.
heard that YAHWEH had visited the 10 And the taskmasters of the
sons of Israel, and that He had seen people, and their overseers went out
their affliction. And they bowed and and spoke to the people, saying,
worshiped. Pharaoh has said this, I will not give
you straw.
Chapter 5 11 You go take straw for yourselves
from wherever you may find it. For not
1 And afterward Moses and Aaron a thing will be reduced from your
came in and said to Pharaoh, So says work.
YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel, Send 12 And the people scattered in all the
away My people, and they shall feast land of Egypt to pick up stubble for
to Me in the wilderness. straw.
2 And Pharaoh said, Who is 13 And the taskmasters were
YAHWEH that I should listen to His demanding, saying, Finish your work,
voice to send away Israel? I do not the matter of a day in its day, as when
know YAHWEH, and I also will not there was straw.
send Israel away. 14 And the overseers of the sons of
3 And they said, The Elohim of the Israel were beaten, those whom the
Hebrews has met with us. Now let us taskmasters of Pharaoh had put over
go a journey of three days into the them, saying, Why have you not
wilderness and sacrifice to YAHWEH finished your appointed task, to make
our Elohim, lest He fall on us with bricks as a day ago and the day before,
plague or with sword. both yesterday and today?
4 And the king of Egypt said to them, 15 And the overseers of the sons of
Moses and Aaron, why do you loose Israel came in and cried to Pharaoh,
the people from their work? You go to saying, Why do you do this way to
your burdens. your slaves?
5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the 16 No straw is given to your slaves,
people of the land are many now, and and they are saying to us, Make bricks.
you make them cease from their And, behold, your slaves are beaten,
burdens. but your people are at fault.
6 And Pharaoh commanded the 17 And he said, You are lazy and
taskmasters of the people, and their idle. So you are saying, Let us go, let
overseers, that day, saying, us sacrifice to YAHWEH.
7 You shall not go on giving straw to 18 Therefore, go now and work. And
the people to make bricks, as straw will not be given to you; and a
yesterday and the third day. They shall certain number of bricks you shall
go and pick up straw for themselves. deliver.

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19 And the overseers of the sons of of the sons of Israel, whom the
Israel saw themselves in affliction, Egyptians are enslaving. And I have
saying, You shall not diminish from remembered My covenant.
your bricks, the matter of a day in its 6 Therefore, say to the sons of Israel,
day. I am YAHWEH, and I will bring you
20 And they met Moses and Aaron out from under the burdens of Egypt,
standing to meet them when they and will deliver you from their slavery.
came from Pharaoh. And I will redeem you with an
21 And they said to them, May outstretched arm and with great
YAHWEH look on you and judge, you judgments.
who have made our odor to stink in 7 And I will take you for Myself for a
Pharaoh's eyes and in the eyes of his people, and I will be for you a Elohim.
servants, to give a sword in their And you shall know that I am
hands to kill us. YAHWEH your Elohim, the One
22 And Moses returned to bringing you out from under the
YAHWEH and said, YAHWEH, why burdens of Egypt.
have You done evil to this people? 8 And I will bring you into the land
Why then have You sent me? which I raised My hand to give to
23 And since I came in to Pharaoh to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. And I
speak in Your name, he has done evil will give it to you for a possession. I
to this people. And You did not am YAHWEH! (Gen 15:18, 17:7-8)
certainly deliver your people. 9 And Moses spoke to the sons of
Israel. And they did not listen to
Chapter 6 Moses, from anguish of spirit and
from harsh bondage.
1 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Now 10 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. saying,
For he will send them away with a 11 Go, speak to Pharaoh king of
strong hand, yea, he will drive them Egypt, that he may send away the sons
out from his land with a strong hand. of Israel from his land.
2 And Elohim spoke to Moses and 12 And Moses spoke before
said to him, I am YAHWEH. YAHWEH, saying, Behold the sons of
3 And I appeared to Abraham, to Israel have not listened to me. And
Isaac and to Jacob as El Shaddai, and how should Pharaoh hear me, I being
by My name YAHWEH have I not of uncircumcised lips? (Ex 4:10)
been known to them1. 13 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses
4 And I also established My covenant and to Aaron and He directed them as
with them to give to them the land of to the sons of Israel, and as to Pharaoh
Canaan, the land of their travels, in king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of
which they traveled in it. Israel from the land of Egypt.
5 And I also have heard the groaning 14 These were the heads of the
houses of their fathers: The sons of
1 The thought in the Hebrew is not that Reuben the first-born of Israel:
Abraham never heard the name of Yahweh, Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi;
but that Yahweh revealed Himself to these were the families of Reuben.
Abraham as El Shaddai (El Almighty), 15 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel,
however, now He was revealing Himself by Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar and
His family name of Yahweh, the all existent
one.
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Shaul, the son of a Canaanitess; these YAHWEH spoke to Moses in the land
were the families of Simeon. of Egypt:
16 And these were the names of the 29 YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
sons of Levi by their generations: saying, I am YAHWEH! Speak to
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the Pharaoh king of Egypt all which I am
years of the life of Levi were a hundred about to speak to you.
and thirty seven years. 30 And Moses said before
17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and YAHWEH, Behold, I am of
Shimei, by their families. uncircumcised lips. How could
18 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Pharaoh listen to me? (Ex 6:12)
Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. And the
years of the life of Kohath were a Chapter 7
hundred and thirty three years.
19 And the sons of Merari: Mahli, 1 And YAHWEH said to Moses, See,
and Mushi. These were the families of I have made you a Elohim to Pharaoh;
Levi according to their generations. and your brother Aaron shall be your
20 And Amram took his aunt prophet.
Jochebed to him for a wife. And she 2 You shall speak all that I command
bore to him Aaron and Moses. And the you, and your brother Aaron shall
years of the life of Amram were a speak to Pharaoh. And he will send
hundred and thirty seven years. away the sons of Israel from his land.
21 And the sons of Izhar: Korah, 3 And I will harden the heart of
Nepheg and Zichri. Pharaoh. And I will multiply My signs
22 And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and My wonders in the land of Egypt.
Elzaphan and Zithri. 4 And Pharaoh will not listen to you.
23 And Aaron took Elisheba the And I will put My hand on Egypt, and
daughter of Amminadab, the sister of will bring My armies, My people, the
Nahshon, to him for a wife. And she sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt
bore to him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and with great judgments.
Ithamar. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that
24 And the sons of Korah: Assir, I am YAHWEH when I send forth My
Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the hand on Egypt and bring out the sons
families of the Korahites. of Israel from their midst.
25 And Aaron's son Eleazar took of 6 And Moses and Aaron did as
the daughters of Putiel for his wife. YAHWEH commanded them, so they
And she bore to him Phinehas. These did.
were the heads of the fathers of the 7 And Moses was a son of eighty
Levites by their families. years, and Aaron was a son of eighty
26 That is the Aaron and Moses to three years when they spoke to
whom YAHWEH said, Bring out the Pharaoh.
sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, 8 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses
according to their armies. and to Aaron, saying,
27 Those were the ones speaking to 9 When Pharaoh speaks to you,
Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring out the saying, Give a miracle for yourselves,
sons of Israel from Egypt; it was you shall say to Aaron, Take your staff
Moses and Aaron. and throw it before Pharaoh; and let it
28 And it happened on the day become a crocodile.
10 And Moses and Aaron came to
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Pharaoh, and they did so, as may become blood. And blood shall be
YAHWEH had commanded. And in all the land of Egypt, both in
Aaron threw his staff before Pharaoh wooden and in stone vessels.
and before his servants. And it became 20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as
a crocodile1. YAHWEH had commanded. And he
11 And Pharaoh also called wise men lifted up the staff and struck the water
and the sorcerers. And they, the which was in the river before
priests of Egypt, also performed by Pharaoh's eyes, and before his
their secret arts. servants' eyes. And all the water in the
12 And they each one threw down his river turned to blood.
staff, and they became crocodiles. But 21 And the fish in the river died, and
Aaron's staff swallowed their staffs. the river stunk. And the Egyptians
13 And the heart of Pharaoh was were not able to drink water from the
hardened, and he did not listen to Nile. And the blood was in all the land
them, as YAHWEH had said. of Egypt.
14 And YAHWEH said to Moses, 22 And the magicians of Egypt did so
The heart of Pharaoh is heavy; he by their secret arts. And Pharaoh's
refuses to send away the people. heart was hardened, and he did not
15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning. listen to them, as YAHWEH had said.
Behold, he is about to go out to the 23 And Pharaoh turned and went
water. And you stand to meet him on into his house. And he did not set his
the lip of the river. And you shall take heart to this also.
in your hand the staff that was turned 24 And all the Egyptians dug around
into a hissing creature. the river to drink water, for they were
16 And you shall say to him, not able to drink from the water of the
YAHWEH the Elohim of the Hebrews river.
has sent me to you, saying, Send away 25 And seven days were fulfilled
My people, so that they may serve Me after YAHWEH struck the river.
in the wilderness. And, behold, you
have not listened until now. Chapter 8
17 So says YAHWEH, By this you
shall know that I am YAHWEH: 1 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Go
Behold, I am about to strike the water to Pharaoh, and say to him, So says
in the river with the staff in My hand, YAHWEH, Send away My people that
and it shall be turned to blood. they may serve Me.
18 And the fish in the river will die, 2 And if you refuse to send them
and the river will stink, and the away, behold, I am about to smite all
Egyptians will become weary of your territory with frogs.
drinking water from the river. 3 And the river will swarm with
19 And YAHWEH said to Moses, frogs. And they shall go up and enter
Say to Aaron, Take your staff, and into your house, and into your
stretch out your hand over the waters bedroom, and on your couch, and into
of Egypt, over the rivers, over their your servants' house, and on your
canals, and over their pools, and over people, and into your ovens and into
every body of their waters, so that they your kneading troughs.
4 And the frogs will come up on you,
1 The Hebrew word “taneen” literally means and on your people, and on all your
crocodile and not snake. Crocodiles were servants.
worshiped in ancient Egypt.
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5 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Say and strike the dust of the earth, and let
to Aaron, Stretch out your hand with it become lice in all the land of Egypt.
your staff over the rivers, over the 17 And they did so, and Aaron
canals, and over the pools. And bring stretched out his hand with his staff
up frogs on the land of Egypt. and struck the dust of the earth. And
6 And Aaron stretched out his hand the lice were on man and on beast. All
over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs the dust of the earth became lice in the
came up and covered the land of land of Egypt.
Egypt. 18 And the priests performed with
7 And the priests did so with their their secret arts to bring forth lice, and
secret arts. And they brought up the they could not. And the lice were on
frogs on the land of Egypt. man and on beast.
8 And Pharaoh called Moses and 19 And the priests said to Pharaoh, It
Aaron, and said, Pray to YAHWEH is the finger of Elohim. And Pharaoh's
that He may remove the frogs from me heart was hardened, and he did not
and from my people. And I will send listen to them, as YAHWEH had said.
away the people that they may 20 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
sacrifice to YAHWEH. Get up early in the morning, and stand
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, Glory before Pharaoh. Behold, he is about to
over me. For when shall I pray for you go out to the water. And say to him, So
and for your servants and for your says YAHWEH, Send away My people
people, to cut off the frogs from you, that they may serve Me.
and from your house, that they may be 21 And if you do not send away My
left only in the river? people, behold, I am about to send
10 And he said, For tomorrow. And swarms of flies on you, and on your
he said, According to your word, so servants, and on your people, and on
that you may know that none is like your house. And the houses of the
YAHWEH our Elohim. Egyptians will be full of swarms of
11 And the frogs will depart from flies, and also the ground on which
you, and from your houses, and from they are.
your servants, and from your people. 22 And in that day I will separate the
They will only be in the river. land of Goshen with My people resting
12 And Moses and Aaron went out on it, that there be no swarms of flies,
from Pharaoh. And Moses cried to so that you may know that I am
YAHWEH concerning the frogs which YAHWEH in the midst of the earth.
He had set on Pharaoh. 23 And I will put a distinction
13 And YAHWEH did according to between My people and your people.
the word of Moses. And the frogs died This miracle shall be for tomorrow.
from the houses, from the courts, and 24 And YAHWEH did so. And
from the fields. teeming swarms of flies came into
14 And they gathered them in heaps Pharaoh's house, and the house of his
and heaps; and the land stunk. servants, and into all the land of
15 And Pharaoh saw that there was Egypt. And the land was destroyed
relief. And he made his heart heavy, before the swarms of flies.
and he did not listen to them, as 25 And Pharaoh called for Moses
YAHWEH had said. and for Aaron, and said, Go! Sacrifice
16 And YAHWEH said to Moses, to your Elohim in the land.
Say to Aaron, Stretch out your staff 26 And Moses said, It is not right to

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do so, for we sacrifice the abomination on the camels, on the herds1, and on
of the Egyptians to YAHWEH our the flocks, a very heavy pestilence.
Elohim. Behold! If we sacrifice the 4 And YAHWEH will make a
abomination of the Egyptians before distinction between Israel's livestock
their eyes, will they not stone us? and Egypt's livestock. Also of all that
27 We will go into the wilderness, a belongs to the sons of Israel, not a
journey of three days, and sacrifice to thing will die.
YAHWEH our Elohim, as He may say 5 And YAHWEH set a time, saying,
to us. Tomorrow YAHWEH will do this
28 And Pharaoh said, I will send you thing in the land.
away, and you may sacrifice to 6 And YAHWEH did this thing on
YAHWEH your Elohim in the the next day, and all the livestock of
wilderness; only do not go very far off. Egypt died. And from the livestock of
And pray for me. the sons of Israel, not one died.
29 And Moses said, Behold, I am 7 And Pharaoh sent, and behold, not
about to go out from you, and to pray even one was dead from Israel's
to YAHWEH. And the swarms of flies livestock! And Pharaoh's heart was
will depart from Pharaoh, and from hardened, and he did not send away
his servants, and from his people the people.
tomorrow. But do not let Pharaoh 8 And YAHWEH said to Moses and
continue to deceive, not to send the to Aaron, Take for yourselves the
people to sacrifice to YAHWEH. fullness of your hands of soot from the
30 And Moses went out from furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it
Pharaoh. And he prayed to YAHWEH. toward the heaven before Pharaoh's
31 And YAHWEH did according to eyes.
the word of Moses, and the swarms of 9 And let it become dust on all the
flies departed from Pharaoh, from his land of Egypt, and let it become boils
servants, and from his people; and not breaking out into sores on man and on
one was left. livestock in all the land of Egypt.
32 And Pharaoh made heavy his 10 And they took soot of the furnace
heart this time also, and he did not and stood before Pharaoh. And Moses
send away the people. sprinkled it toward the heavens, and it
became a boil breaking out into sores
Chapter 9 on man and on livestock.
11 And the priests were not able to
1 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Go stand before Moses, because of the
in to Pharaoh and say to him, So says boils. For the boils were on the priests
YAHWEH the Elohim of the Hebrews, and on all the Egyptians.
Send away My people that they may 12 And YAHWEH made heavy
serve Me. Pharaoh's heart, and he did not listen
2 And if you refuse to send away, and to them, as YAHWEH had said to
you still hold onto them, Moses.
3 behold the hand of YAHWEH is 13 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
going to be on your livestock in the Get up early in the morning and stand
field, on the horses, on the donkeys, before Pharaoh, and say to him, So

1 The Egyptians worshiped bull gods such as

Apis and Hathor.
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says YAHWEH the Elohim of the flashing in the midst of the hail, very
Hebrews, Send away My people that heavy, which never had been in all the
they may serve Me. land of Egypt since it became a nation.
14 For at this time I am going to 25 And the hail struck in all the land
send all My plagues to your heart, and of Egypt, all that was in the field, from
on your servants, and on your people, men and to livestock. And the hail
so that you may know that none is like struck every plant of the field, and it
Me in all the land. broke in pieces every tree of the field.
15 For now I have sent forth My 26 Only in the land of Goshen,
hand and have stricken you and your where the sons of Israel lived, there
people with pestilence, and you have was no hail.
been destroyed from the earth. 27 And Pharaoh sent and called
16 And for this reason I have made Moses and Aaron, and said to them, I
you stand, in order to cause you to see have sinned this time. YAHWEH is
My power, and in order to declare My the righteous One, and I and my
name in all the land. people the wicked ones.
17 You still are exalting yourself 28 Pray to YAHWEH and let it be
against My people, so as not to send enough of the thunders and hail of
them away. (Rev 16:11) Elohim. And I will send you away and
18 Behold! I will rain very heavy hail you shall not continue any longer.
about this time tomorrow, such as has 29 And Moses said to him, As I go
never been in Egypt from the day of its out of the city I will spread out my
foundation until now. hands to YAHWEH. The thunder will
19 And now send out, bring your cease, and the hail will not still be, so
livestock to safety, and all belonging to that you may know that the earth
you in the field. All men and livestock belongs to YAHWEH. (Ps 24:1-2)
found in the field, and not brought to 30 And as for you and your servants,
the house, the hail will come on them, I know that you do not yet fear before
and they will die. YAHWEH Elohim.
20 Of the servants of Pharaoh, the 31 And the flax and the barley were
one who feared the Word of stricken. For the barley was in head,
YAHWEH made his slaves and his and the flax in bud1.
livestock flee to the houses. 32 And the wheat and the spelt were
21 And the one who did not set his not stricken, for they were late.
heart on the Word of YAHWEH left 33 And Moses went out from
his slaves and his livestock in the field. Pharaoh, from the city, and he spread
22 And YAHWEH said to Moses, out his hands to YAHWEH. And the
Stretch out your hand to the heavens, thunder and the hail ceased. And rain
so that hail may be in all the land of was not poured out toward the earth.
Egypt, on man, and on livestock, and 34 And Pharaoh saw that the rain
on every plant of the field in the land and the hail and the thunder had
of Egypt. ceased, and he continued to sin. And
23 And Moses stretched out his staff he made his heart heavy, he and his
to the heavens. And YAHWEH gave servants.
sounds and hail. And fire came down
to the earth, and YAHWEH rained 1 Northern Egypt which gets virtually no rain
hail on the land of Egypt. (Rev 16:21) barley is sown in August and reaped in
24 And there was hail, and fire February. There is a different growing
season in Israel.
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35 And Pharaoh's heart was made 8 And Moses and Aaron were
strong, and he did not send away the brought back to Pharaoh. And he said
sons of Israel, as YAHWEH had said to them, Go, serve YAHWEH your
by the hand of Moses. Elohim. Who and who are the ones
going?
Chapter 10 9 And Moses said, We will go with
our young and with our old, with our
1 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Go sons and with our daughters. We will
in to Pharaoh, for I have made his go with our flocks and with our herds.
heart heavy and the heart of his For it is a feast of YAHWEH to us.
servants, so that I may set these signs 10 And he said to them, May
of Mine in their midst; YAHWEH be so with you, as I send
2 and so that you may recount in the you away, and your little ones. Watch!
ears of your son and the son of your For evil is before your face!
son what I exerted Myself to do 11 Not so! You and the men go now
against Egypt, and My signs which I and serve YAHWEH; for you were
have done among them, and you may seeking it. And he drove them out
know that I am YAHWEH. from the face of Pharaoh.
3 And Moses and Aaron went in to 12 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
Pharaoh and said to him, So says Stretch out your hand for the locusts
YAHWEH Elohe of the Hebrews, over the land of Egypt, so that they
Until when will you refuse to humble may go up on the land of Egypt and
yourself before Me? Send away My may eat every plant of the land, all that
people so that they may serve Me. the hail left.
4 For if you refuse to send away My 13 And Moses stretched out his staff
people, behold, I am going to bring over the land of Egypt. And YAHWEH
locusts into your territory tomorrow. brought an east wind on the land all
5 And they will cover the eye of the that day and all that night. And at
land, and no one will be able to see the morning the east wind lifted up the
land. And they will eat the rest of that locusts.
which escaped, that which is left to 14 And the locusts went up over all
you from the hail. And they will eat the land of Egypt, and rested on all the
every tree that sprouts to you from the territory of Egypt, exceedingly many.
field. Never were there locusts like them
6 And your houses will be full, and before, and afterward none will be like
the houses of all your servants, and the them.
houses of the Egyptians, which neither 15 And they covered the eye of the
your fathers nor the fathers of your earth, and the land became dark. And
fathers have seen; from the day of they ate every plant of the land, and all
their being on the earth until this day. the fruit of the trees that the hail had
And he turned and went out from left. And no greenness was left in the
Pharaoh. trees and in the plants of the field in
7 And Pharaoh's servants said to all the land of Egypt.
him, How long shall this one be a 16 And Pharaoh hurried to call
snare to us? Send away the men that Moses and Aaron. And he said, I have
they may serve YAHWEH their sinned against YAHWEH your
Elohim. Do you not yet know that Elohim and against you.
Egypt is perishing? 17 And now pray forgive my sins only
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this time, and pray to YAHWEH your

Elohim that He may take away from Chapter 11
me this death only.
18 And he went out from Pharaoh, 1 And YAHWEH said to Moses, I
and he prayed to YAHWEH. will bring yet one more plague on
19 And YAHWEH changed to a west Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he
wind, very strong. And it carried the will send you from here. When he
locusts and threw them into the Sea of sends you away completely, surely He
Reeds. Not one locust was left in all will drive you out from here.
the territory of Egypt. 2 Now speak in the ears of the
20 And YAHWEH made strong the people, and let them ask, each man
heart of Pharaoh, and he did not send from his neighbor, articles of silver
away the sons of Israel. and articles of gold.
21 And YAHWEH said to Moses, 3 And YAHWEH gave favor in the
Stretch out your hand to the heavens eyes of the Egyptians toward the
so that darkness may be on the land of people. And the man Moses was very
Egypt, and one may feel darkness. great in the land of Egypt, in the eyes
22 And Moses stretched out his hand of the servants of Pharaoh, and in the
to the heavens, and darkness of gloom eyes of the people.
was in all the land of Egypt three days. 4 And Moses said, So says
23 They did not see each one his YAHWEH, About the middle of the
brother, and they did not rise up, each night I will go out in the midst of
one from his place for three days. Yet Egypt.
to all the sons of Israel there was light 5 And every first-born in the land of
in their dwellings. Egypt shall die, from the first-born of
24 And Pharaoh called to Moses and Pharaoh, the one sitting on his throne,
said, Go, serve YAHWEH. Only leave to the first-born of the slave-girl who
your flocks and your herds behind. is behind the mill; and every first born
Your little ones may go with you. of animals.
25 And Moses said, You must also 6 And a great cry shall be in all the
give into our hands sacrifices and land of Egypt, such as never has been,
burnt offerings so that we may prepare and nothing like it shall be again.
for YAHWEH our Elohim. 7 And a dog shall not sharpen his
26 And also our livestock shall go tongue against all the sons of Israel,
with us. Not a hoof shall be left. For we toward man and toward livestock, so
shall take from them to serve that you may know that YAHWEH
YAHWEH our Elohim. And we do not distinguishes between Egypt and
know with what we shall serve Israel.
YAHWEH until we come there. 8 And all these servants of yours will
27 And YAHWEH made strong the come down to me, and bow to me,
heart of Pharaoh, and he was not saying, Go out, you and all the people
willing to send them away. at your feet. And afterward I will go
28 And Pharaoh said to him, Go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in
away from me. Be careful for yourself. the heat of anger.
Do not see my face again, for in the 9 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
day you see my face you shall die. Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that
29 And Moses said, You have spoken My miracles may multiply in the land
rightly. I will not see your face again. of Egypt.
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10 And Moses and Aaron did all water, but roasted with fire; its head
these miracles before Pharaoh. And with its legs and with its inward parts.
YAHWEH hardened the heart of 10 And you shall not leave any of it
Pharaoh, and he did not send away the until morning. And you shall burn
sons of Israel from his land. with fire that left from it until
morning.
Chapter 12 11 And you shall eat it this way: with
your loins girded, your sandals on
1 And YAHWEH said to Moses and your feet, and your staff in your hand.
to Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, And you shall eat it in awe. It is the
2 This month shall be the head of Passover to YAHWEH.4
months for you. It shall be the first of 12 And I will pass through in the
the months of the year for you.1 land of Egypt in this night. And I will
3 Speak to all the congregation of strike every first-born in the land of
Israel, saying, On the tenth of this Egypt, from man even to livestock.
month, they shall each take for And I will execute judgments on all the
themselves an animal of the flock for a Elohe of Egypt. I am YAHWEH!
father's house, a flock animal for a 13 And the blood shall be a sign to
house. you, on the houses where you are. And
4 And if the house is too small for a I will see the blood, and I will pass
flock animal, he and his neighbor next over you. And the plague shall not be
to his house shall take according to the on you to destroy, when I strike in the
number of souls, each one according land of Egypt.
to the mouth of his eating, you shall 14 And the day shall be a memorial
count concerning the flock animal. for you. And you shall celebrate it as a
5 A flock animal, a male without feast to YAHWEH, for your
blemish, a yearling, shall be to you. generations. You shall celebrate it as a
You shall take from the sheep or from law forever.5
the goats. 15 You shall eat unleavened bread
6 And it shall be for you to keep until seven days. Indeed, on the first day
the fourteenth day of this month. And you shall cause leaven to cease from
all the assembly of the congregation of your houses. For anyone eating any
Israel shall kill it between the leaven, that soul shall be cut off from
evenings.2
7 And they shall take from the blood, 3 If the passover was being eaten on the 15 th
and put it on the two side doorposts day all the leaven would have already been
and on the upper doorpost, on the removed from the homes and this statement
houses in which they eat it. (Joh 10:9) would be redundant and unnecessary. The
passover was eaten on the evening portion
8 And they shall eat the flesh in this
of the 14th day of Aviv.
night, roasted with fire, and they shall 4 This command was only given for the first
eat it with unleavened bread and Passover meal as the Israelites would be
bitter herbs.3 (Num 9:1-5, Lev 23:5-6) preparing for leaving at the break of dawn
9 Do not eat it raw, or at all boiled in the next morning.
5 The day of Passover shall be celebrated
1 This month- “Aviv”, Ex 13:4 forever. However, YHWH has the
2 The Passover is kept until the beginning of prerogative to change the symbols of the
the 14th day and killed between the evenings Passover as He did in the New Covenant
of the ending of the 13th and beginning of using bread and wine to symbolize the slain
the 14th. blood of the Lamb of Yah.
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Israel, from the first day until the and take of the flock for you and for
seventh day. your families, and kill the passover.
16 And on the first day shall be a 22 And take a bunch of hyssop and
holy assembly1, and in the seventh day dip in the blood in the basin. And
a holy assembly2, shall be to you. Not touch some of the blood in the basin to
any work may be done on them. Only the lintel and on the two doorposts.
what must be eaten by each soul that And you shall not go out, anyone from
alone may be done by you. the door of his house until morning.4
17 And you shall observe the 23 And YAHWEH will pass through
unleavened bread for on this very day to strike Egypt. And He will see the
I brought out your armies from the blood on the lintel and on the two
land of Egypt. And you shall observe doorposts, and YAHWEH will pass
this day for your generations, a statute over the door. And He will not allow
forever. the destroyer to come into your houses
18 In the first month, on the to strike you.
fourteenth day of the month, at 24 And you shall observe this Word
evening3 you shall eat unleavened for an ordinance for you, and for your
bread, until the twenty-first day of the sons forever.
month, at evening. (Lev 23:5-8) 25 And it shall be, when you come
19 For seven days no leaven shall be into the land which YAHWEH shall
found in your houses. For anyone give to you, as He has spoken, you
eating any leaven, that soul shall be shall observe this service.
cut off from the congregation of Israel, 26 And it shall be, when your sons
among the foreigners, and among the say to you, What is this service to you?
natives of the land. 27 Then you shall say, A sacrifice of a
20 You shall not eat anything leaven. passover of YAHWEH, who passed
You shall eat unleavened bread in all over the houses of the sons of Israel in
your dwellings. Egypt when He struck Egypt. And He
21 And Moses called to all the elders delivered our houses. And the people
of Israel and said to them, Draw out bowed and worshiped.
28 And the sons of Israel went out
1 The Hebrew word for Holy Assembly is and did as YAHWEH commanded
“mikraw” and can also mean “ a Moses and Aaron. So they did.
rehearsal”. The Holy Days tell the plan of 29 And it happened at midnight5.
salvation through redemption in the blood YAHWEH struck every first-born in
of Yahshua and each time the true believer the land of Egypt, from the first-born
celebrates these commanded days, each of Pharaoh, the one sitting on the
yearly cycle, they are rehearsing for the
throne, to the first-born of the captive
soon coming kingdom of YHWH.
who was in the prison house, and
2 Although this is holy time, the first and last
days of unleavened are not called Sabbaths, every first-born of animals.
so not to confuse the count to Shavuot and 30 And Pharaoh arose by night, he
the day of the firstfruit omer which is the and all his servants, and all the
day after the weekly Sabbath during the Egyptians. And there was a great cry
days of unleaven (Lev 23:15). in Egypt, for there was not a house
3 Whereas in Ex 12:6 the word for between where there was not a one who had
the evenings in Hebrew is “Bin Ha died.
arbayim,” which connotates the start of a
day, here the word used is “ereb” which 4 No Israelite was to leave their home before
simply means evening. the break of day if they wanted protection.
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31 And he sent a proclamation to 38 And also a mixed multitude went

Moses and Aaron by night1, and it up with them, and flocks, and herds,
read, Arise, go out from the midst of very many livestock.
my people, both you and the sons of 39 And they baked the dough which
Israel. And go serve YAHWEH they brought out from Egypt into
according to your word. unleavened cakes. For it was not
32 Take both your flocks and your leavened, because they were driven
herds, as you said, and go. And bless out from Egypt, and they were not able
me also. to delay. And also they had not
33 And the Egyptians were strong on prepared food for a journey for
the people, to hasten to send them themselves.
away from the land. For they said, All 40 And the time of the dwelling of
of us will be dead. the sons of Israel, which they dwelt in
34 And the people took up their Egypt, was four hundred and thirty
dough before it was leavened, their years3.
kneading troughs being bound up in 41 And it happened, from the end of
their clothing on their shoulders. four hundred and thirty years, it
35 And the sons of Israel did happened on this day, all the armies of
according to the word of Moses. And YAHWEH went out from the land of
they asked from the Egyptians articles Egypt.
of silver and articles of gold, and 42 It is a night of celebration to
clothing. YAHWEH, for bringing them out
36 And YAHWEH gave favor to the from the land of Egypt. This night is a
people in the eyes of the Egyptians. celebration for all the sons of Israel to
And they granted their requests. And their generations4. (Ex 16:1)
they plundered Egypt. 43 And YAHWEH said to Moses
37 And the sons of Israel traveled and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the
from Rameses2 to Succoth, the men Passover. No heathen may eat of it.
being about six hundred thousand on 44 And every man's slave, a
foot, apart from little ones. purchase of silver, you shall circumcise
him, then he may eat of it5.
5 Although there may be confusion to the 45 A foreigner and a hired servant
timing of Passover due to there being two may not eat of it.
evenings in a day, a beginning and ending 46 It shall be eaten in one house.
evening, there is only one “midnight” and if
Passover is named for the “passing-over” of 2 They left from Goshen where they lived and
the death angel, and scriptures states the first traveled to Ramses, which was about 6
14th day of the month is passover, (Lev miles from Goshen and would have taken
23:5), then the death angel passed over on the better part of the daylight portion of the
the 14th of Aviv at midnight, showing the 14th of Aviv to travel.
meal had to be eaten early in the beginning 3 If you add up the years this scripture is
of the 14th and not late in the day at the stating from the time of Abraham it was 430
beginning of the 15th as some wrongly do years till the leaving of Egypt.
today. The custom of celebrating the 4 This night to be remembered is not
Passover on the 15th day of Aviv came from Passover when the death angel passed, but
modern Judaism but is not supported by the next night and beginning of the 15th of
scripture. Aviv when Israel actually left Egypt (Ex
1 Ex 10:29 Pharaoh sent a declaration to 16:1).
Moses by messenger, but they did not see 5 You must be in the covenant to partake of
each other, Ex 10:28-29. the Passover.
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You shall not carry any of the flesh 3 And Moses said to the people,
outside from the house. And you shall Remember this day in which you went
not break a bone in it. out from Egypt, from the house of
47 All the congregation of Israel slaves. For by the might of His hand
shall prepare it. YAHWEH brought you out from here.
48 And when a visitor shall stay with And no leaven shall be eaten.
you, and will do the Passover to 4 Today, in the month of the Aviv,
YAHWEH, let every male to him be you are going out.
cir-cumcised, (in covenant 5 And it shall be when YAHWEH
relationship) and then he may come brings you into the land of the
near to prepare it. And he shall be like Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the
a native of the land. But any Amorite, and the Hivite, and the
uncircumcised (non-covenant person) Jebusite, which He swore to your
may not eat of it.1 fathers to give to you, a land flowing
49 One law shall be to the native, with milk and honey, you shall do this
and to the visitor, the one staying in service in this month.
your midst. (Num 15:15) 6 Seven days you shall eat
50 And all the sons of Israel did as unleavened bread, and on the seventh
YAHWEH commanded Moses and day keep a feast to YAHWEH.
Aaron; so they did. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten
51 And it happened on this day, the seven days. And leavened bread
YAHWEH brought out the sons of for you shall not be seen; yea, no
Israel from the land of Egypt by their leaven shall be seen among you in all
armies. your boundaries.
8 And you shall tell your son in that
Chapter 13 day, saying, It is because of what
YAHWEH did for me when I came
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, out from Egypt.
saying, 9 And it shall be for a sign to you on
2 Set apart to Me every first-born, your hand, and a memorial between
the one opening the womb among the your eyes2, so that the Torah of
sons of Israel, among men and among YAHWEH may be in your mouth. For
livestock; they shall be Mine. (Num with a strong hand YAHWEH brought
8:5-19, Ex 19:3-6) you out from Egypt.(Pr 7:3, Deu
11:18)
10 And you shall keep this ordinance
1 Circumcision is not the issue here in this
verse but rather that anyone who eats of the
Passover must be “in covenant
relationship.” Since Circumcision is the
sign of the 1st covenant it stands to reason 2 The mark of the anti-messiah (Rev 13:16) is
one would have had to be circumcised also in the right hand and fore-head and this
before partaking of the meal. However, is symbolic of “you think with your mind
since baptism is the sign of the New and do with your hands”. Also, the right
Covenant and not circumcision one would hand in the Hebrew thought is the hand of
not have to be circumcised to partake of the strength. The word for right is “Yamin” in
Passover symbols of the bread and wine in Hebrew and that is why when Rachel died
the New Covenant, but they would have to Jacob changed the name of the child from
be baptized into the covenant by an elder of Ben-omi “son of my sorrow” to Ben-yamin
YHWH. “son of my strength”.
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at its appointed time, from year to first-born of men even to the first-born
year.1 of animals. On account of this I
11 And it shall be when YAHWEH sacrifice to YAHWEH every one of the
brings you into the land of the males opening the womb, and I
Canaanite, as He swore to you and to redeem every first-born of my sons.
your fathers, and gives it to you, 16 And it shall be for a sign on your
12 you shall set apart to YAHWEH hand, and frontlets between your eyes.
every one opening the womb, and For YAHWEH brought us out from
every firstling, the offspring of animals Egypt by the might of His hand. (Pr
which are yours; the males belong to 3:3, Pr 6:20-21, Deut 6:8, 11:18)
YAHWEH. 17 And it happened, in Pharaoh's
13 And every firstling of a donkey sending away the people, Elohim did
you shall redeem with a flock animal. not lead them by the way of the land of
And if you do not redeem, you shall the Philistines, though it was near. For
break its neck. And every first-born of Elohim said, Lest the people repent3
men among your sons you shall when they see war, and return to
redeem.2 Egypt.
14 And it shall be when your son 18 But Elohim made the people turn
asks you in the future, saying, What is toward the way of the wilderness, to
this? You shall say to him, YAHWEH the Sea of Reeds. And the sons of
brought us out from Egypt by the Israel went up armed from the land of
might of His hand, from the house of Egypt.
slaves. 19 And Moses took the bones of
15 And it happened when Pharaoh Joseph with him. For he had made the
hardened himself against sending us sons of Israel certainly swear, saying,
away, YAHWEH killed every first- surely Elohim will visit you, and you
born one in the land of Egypt, from the shall cause my bones to go from here
with you.4 (Gen 50:24-25)
20 And they pulled up stakes from
1 The appointed time to keep the Passover is
on the 14th day of the first month Aviv, Succoth, and they camped at Etham,
according to the biblical calendar. There is in the edge of the wilderness.
no biblical precedent for taking the 21 And YAHWEH was going before
Passover symbols of the bread and wine them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead
weekly, or monthly, that came into practice them in the way; and by night in a
by Catholicism almost a hundred yrs after pillar of fire, to give light to them, to
the resurrection of Yahshua by a Catholic go by day and by night. (Gen 15:17)
bishop, but the instruction by Yahshua was 22 The pillar of cloud did not cease
to celebrate His death once a yr on the 14 of by day, and the pillar of fire by night,
Aviv, 1 Cor 11:23-26, Luk 22:19-20. before the people.5 (Ex 14:19, 33:9-11)
2 Every first-born to YHWH had to be
redeemed for 5 shekels. This wondrously
shows YHWH's grace as the person was not
enslaved or sacrificed but redeemed and 3 This word means to turn back, and in the
YHWH provided the means of redemption Hebrew mind set, when one repents, he
of the first-born, which belonged to Him. turns back from his old way and does a 180
This is expounded in the New Covenant as degree turn to a new way of life.
all true covenant believers are firstborn 4 This shows that Joseph believed in a
(Rev 14:4) and the redemption was resurrection and wanted his bones to be
provided by YHWH through the blood of with his family in Israel at the time it would
Yahshua. happen.
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Chapter 14 afraid. And the sons of Israel cried to

YAHWEH.
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, 11 And they said to Moses, Were
saying, there no graves in Egypt, that you have
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and let taken us away to die in the wilderness?
them turn and camp before What is this you have done to us, to
Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the bring us out from Egypt?
sea, before Baal-Zephon. You shall 12 Is this not the word which we
camp opposite it, by the sea.(Ex 23:31) spoke to you in Egypt, saying, Go away
3 And Pharaoh will say as to the sons from us, and let us serve the
of Israel, they are wandering and the Egyptians. For it is good for us to serve
land has shut them in the wilderness, the Egyptians, than to die in the
4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, wilderness.
and he will pursue you. And I will be 13 And Moses said to the people, Do
honored through Pharaoh, and not be afraid. Take your stand and see
through all his armies. And the the salvation (Y'shua*) of YAHWEH,
Egyptians shall know that I am which He will prepare for you today.
YAHWEH. And they did so. For as you see the Egyptians today,
5 And it was told to the king of Egypt you shall not continue to see them
that the people had fled; and the heart again forever.
of Pharaoh and his servants was 14 YAHWEH will fight for you, and
turned as to the people. And they said, you be silent.1
what is this we have done? For we 15 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
have sent away Israel from serving us. Why do you cry to Me? Speak to the
6 And he prepared his chariots. And sons of Israel, and let them pull up
he took his people with him. stakes.
7 And he took six hundred chosen 16 And you, raise your staff, and
chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, stretch out your hand over the sea, and
and officers over all of them. divide it so that the sons of Israel may
8 And YAHWEH hardened go in the midst of the sea on dry
Pharaoh, king of Egypt's heart. And he ground.
pursued the sons of Israel. And the 17 And behold! I am making strong
sons of Israel were going out with a the heart of the Egyptians. And they
high hand. will go after them. And I will be
9 And the Egyptians pursued them. honored through Pharaoh and through
And they overtook them camping by his armies, through his chariots, and
the sea, all the horses and the chariots through his horsemen.
of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his 18 And the Egyptians shall know
army, by Pihahiroth, before Baal- that I am YAHWEH, in My being
Zephon.
10 And Pharaoh came near, and the
sons of Israel raised their eyes, and, 1 A great many believers fail to see YHWH
behold! The Egyptians were pulling up intervene in their trials simply because they
after them! And they were greatly are continually fighting their battles
themselves. If one could learn this valuable
lesson to simply stand back in faith and
5 This shows the continual presence of both allow YHWH to intervene and handle
YHWH and Yahshua during this time things, there would be many more miracles
period in the wilderness, 1 Cor 10:1-4. to report.
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honored through Pharaoh, through his shook off the Egyptians into the
chariots, and through his horsemen. middle of the sea.
19 And the Messenger of Elohim 28 And the waters returned and
withdrew, the One going before the covered the chariots and the
camp of Israel. And He went behind horsemen, together with all the army
them. And the pillar of cloud withdrew of Pharaoh, those going after them,
from before them, and it stood behind into the sea. And not even one was left
them. among them.
20 And it came between the camp of 29 And the sons of Israel walked on
Egypt and the camp of Israel. And it dry ground in the middle of the sea,
was cloudy and dark. And it lit up the the waters being a wall for them, from
night; and this one did not come near their right and from their left.
to that one all night. 30 And YAHWEH saved Israel in
21 And Moses stretched out his hand that day from the hand of Egypt. And
over the sea, and YAHWEH caused Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the
the sea to go back by a strong east seashore.
wind all night. And He made the sea 31 And Israel saw the great hand
dry land, and the waters divided. with which YAHWEH worked against
22 And the sons of Israel came into Egypt. And the people feared
the middle of the sea on dry ground, YAHWEH, and they believed in
the waters being a wall to them from YAHWEH and in His servant Moses.
their right and from their left.
23 And the Egyptians pursued, and Chapter 15
all the horses of Pharaoh came after
them, his chariots and his horsemen, 1 Then Moses and the sons of Israel
into the middle of the sea. sang this song to YAHWEH, and
24 And it happened in the morning spoke, saying, I will sing to
watch: YAHWEH looked on the camp YAHWEH, for He is highly exalted.
of the Egyptians in the pillar of fire He has thrown the horse and his rider
and cloud. And He confused the camp into the sea. (Ps 106:12)
of the Egyptians. 2 My strength and song is Yah, and
25 And He took off the wheels of He was to me salvation; this is my Eli
their chariots, and made them drive and I will glorify Him; the Elohe of my
with difficulty. And the Egyptians said, father, and I will exalt Him.
I will flee from the face of Israel, for 3 YAHWEH is a Man of war;
YAHWEH is fighting for them against YAHWEH is His name. (Ex 3:15)
the Egyptians. 4 He has cast Pharaoh's chariots and
26 And YAHWEH said to Moses, his army in the sea; and the choice
Stretch out your hand over the sea, ones of his officers are drowned in the
and let the waters return on the Sea of Reeds,
Egyptians, on their chariots, and on 5 the depths cover them; they have
their horsemen. dropped into the depths like a stone.
27 And Moses stretched out his hand 6 Your right hand, O YAHWEH, is
over the sea, and the sea returned to glorious in power; O YAHWEH, Your
its usual flow, at the turning of the right hand dashes the enemy to pieces.
morning, and the Egyptians were 7 And in Your majesty's greatness
fleeing to meet it. And YAHWEH You pull down those rising up against

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You; You send forth Your wrath; it and the sons of Israel walked on dry
consumes them like stubble. land in the midst of the sea.
8 And by the spirit of Your anger 20 And the sister of Aaron, Miriam
waters were heaped up; the running the prophetess, took the timbrel in her
waters stood like a wall; the depths hand, and all the women went out
congealed in the heart of the sea. after her with timbrels and with
9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I dances.
will overtake, I will divide the spoil; 21 And Miriam answered to them,
my soul shall be filled with them; I will Sing to YAHWEH, for triumphing He
draw my sword; my hand will destroy has triumphed gloriously; He has
them. thrown the horse and its rider into the
10 You blew with Your wind, the sea sea.
covered them; they sank like lead in 22 And Moses made Israel to pull
mighty waters. out from the Sea of Reeds. And they
11 Who is like You among the went out into the wilderness of Shur.
Elohim, O YAHWEH? Who is like And they went into the wilderness
You, glorified in holiness, fearful in three days, and did not find water.
praises, O Worker of wonders? 23 And they came to Marah. And
12 You stretched Your right hand; they were not able to drink water from
the earth swallowed them. Marah, for it was bitter. Therefore,
13 In Your mercy You led the people one called its name Marah.
whom You redeemed; You guided in 24 And the people murmured
Your strength to Your holy dwelling. against Moses, saying, What shall we
14 Peoples heard; they tremble; drink?
trembling seized the dwellers of 25 And he cried to YAHWEH, and
Philistia. YAHWEH showed him a tree. And he
15 Then the chiefs of Edom were threw it into the water, and the water
terrified; the leaders of Moab were became sweet. He made a statute and
seized by trembling; all the dwellers of an ordinance for them there, and He
Canaan were melted. tested them there.
16 Terrors and dread fell on them; 26 And He said, If you carefully
by the greatness of Your arm; they are listen to the voice of YAHWEH your
silent as a stone, until Your people Elohim, and do what is right in His
pass through, O YAHWEH, until pass eyes, and you give ear to His
through the people whom You have commandments, and keep all His
bought. statutes, I will not put on you all the
17 You shall bring them in and plant diseases which I have put on Egypt;
them in the mountain of Your for I am YAHWEH Rapha1.
inheritance, the place You have made 27 And they came to Elim. And there
for Your dwelling place, O YAHWEH; were twelve springs of water and
the sanctuary which Your hands have seventy palm trees. And they camped
prepared, O YAHWEH. by the waters.
18 YAHWEH reigns forever and
ever! Chapter 16
19 For the horses of Pharaoh went in
with his chariots and his horsemen 1 And they pulled up stakes from
into the sea, and YAHWEH brought
back the waters of the sea on them;
1 Yahweh “Rapha” means Yahweh your
healer
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Elim. And all the congregation of the are not against us, but against
sons of Israel came into the YAHWEH.2 (Joh 12:44, 49-50)
Wilderness of Sin, which is between 9 And Moses spoke to Aaron, Say to
Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of all the congregation of the sons of
the second month after their going out Israel, Come near before YAHWEH;
from the land of Egypt. for He has heard your murmurings.
2 And all the congregation of the 10 And it happened, as Aaron was
sons of Israel murmured against speaking to all the congregation of the
Moses and against Aaron in the sons of Israel, they turned toward the
wilderness. wilderness. And, behold! The glory of
3 And the sons of Israel said to them, YAHWEH appeared in the cloud!
Would that we had died by the hand of 11 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
YAHWEH in the land of Egypt, in our saying,
sitting by the fleshpots1, in our eating 12 I have heard the murmurings of
bread to satisfaction. For you have the sons of Israel. Speak to them,
brought us out into this wilderness to saying, Between the evenings you shall
kill all this assembly with hunger. eat flesh; and in the morning you shall
4 And YAHWEH said to Moses, be satisfied with bread; and you shall
Behold, I AM will rain bread from the know that I am YAHWEH your
heavens for you. And the people shall Elohim.
go out and gather the matter of a day 13 And it happened in the evening:
in its day, so that I may test them, the quail3 came up and covered the
whether they will walk in My Torah or camp. And in the morning a layer of
not. dew was around the camp.
5 And it shall be on the sixth day 14 And the layer of dew went up,
they shall prepare what they bring in. and, behold, something small was on
And it shall be double what they the face of the wilderness, scale-like,
gather day by day. small like the hoarfrost on the earth.
6 And Moses and Aaron said to all 15 And the sons of Israel looked. And
the sons of Israel, At evening you shall they said, each one to his brother,
know that YAHWEH has brought you What is that?4 For they did not know
from the land of Egypt; what it was. And Moses said to them,
7 and in the morning you shall see That is the bread which YAHWEH
the glory of YAHWEH, in His hearing has given to you for food.
your murmurings against YAHWEH; 16 This is the thing which YAHWEH
and we, what are we that you murmur commanded. Gather from it, each one
against us? according to the mouth of his eating;
8 And Moses said, When YAHWEH an omer for a head. By the number of
gives you flesh to eat in the evening, your souls you shall take for each man
and bread in the morning, to who is in your tent.
satisfaction; when YAHWEH hears
your murmurings which you are 2 It is YHWH who sets up a leader in his
murmuring against Him, you will see. position and when one rejects the leader
And what are we? Your murmurings chosen and set up by YHWH they reject
YHWH and are outside His judicial order.
3 In the Hula valley in Israel millions of birds
1 Fleshpots were large pots used for cooking including quail stop there each year in their
meat. One was found in Shiloh in 2012 that migration traveling in spring and fall.
went to the days of the judges. 4 The Hebrew for “what is it” is manna.
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17 And so the sons of Israel did. And today is a Sabbath to YAHWEH.

they gathered; the one gathering much Today you will not find it in the field.
and the one gathering little. 26 You shall gather it six days, and
18 And they measured with an on the seventh day is a sabbath; in it
omer1. And the one gathering much none shall be found.4
did not have too much. And the one 27 And it happened on the seventh
gathering little did not have any need. day, some of the people went out to
Each one gathered according to the gather, and did not find any.
mouth of his eating. (Acts 2:43-47) 28 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
19 And Moses said to them, Do not Until when do you refuse to keep My
let anyone leave from it until commandments and My laws?5
morning.2 29 Behold! Because YAHWEH has
20 And they did not listen to Moses. given the sabbath to you, therefore He
And some left from it until morning; is giving to you two days of bread on
and it became rotten with maggots, the sixth day. Each one of you remain
and stunk. And Moses was angry in his place. Do not let anyone go out
against them. from his place on the seventh day.6
21 And they gathered it in the 30 And the people rested on the
morning, each one in the morning seventh day.
according to the mouth of his eating. 31 And the house of Israel called its
And it melted in the heat of the sun. name, Manna. And it was like the seed
22 And it came about on the sixth of coriander, white; and its taste like
day, they gathered double bread, two cakes with honey.
omers for one. And all the leaders of 32 And Moses said, This is the thing
the congregation came and reported to which YAHWEH has commanded,
Moses. Fill an omer from it, to keep for your
23 And he said to them, That is what
YAHWEH said, Tomorrow is a rest, a 4 The Sabbath day is based on a 7 day cycle
holy Sabbath to YAHWEH. What you
that started at creation (Gen 2:1-3). In the
will bake, bake. And boil what you will original Hebrew it has the perfect article,
boil. And lay up for yourselves all that which makes it one specific day and not a
is left over, to keep it until the rotating cycle. The Sabbath day is from
morning.3 sunset to sunset, starting on Friday and
24 And they laid it up until the ending at sunset on Saturday according to
morning, as Moses commanded. And the Roman calendar. Everywhere it is
it did not stink and no maggot was in mentioned in scripture it is always
it. associated with a 7 day weekly cycle that
25 And Moses said, Eat it today, for does not change. Some have wrongly
concluded the Sabbath rotates with the
moon cycle but we find absolutely zero
evidence for any such false theory in
1 An omer is a measurement that is about 2 scripture.
quarts or liters. 5 This is only one month after leaving Egypt
2 As with the Passover sacrifice none was to and disobedience and rebellion is more of a
be left till morning showing that Yahweh character trait to Israel than simply an
sustains our daily needs (Ex 12:10). action and will prove to be their downfall.
3 There should be no cooking, boiling or 6 They were given instruction not to go out
baking of food on the Sabbath day. All and work and gather food. However, they
cooking should be done on day six, which is were allowed and commanded to assemble
the preparation day. together on the Sabbath day, Lev 23:2-3.
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generations, so that they may see the you some of the elders of Israel. And
bread which I caused you to eat in the take in your hand your staff with
wilderness, as I brought you out from which you smote the Nile, and go.
the land of Egypt. 6 Behold, I will stand before you
33 And Moses said to Aaron, Take there on the rock in Horeb. And you
one pitcher, and put there the fullness shall smite the rock, and water will
of an omer of manna, and deposit it come out of it; and the people will
before YAHWEH, to keep for your drink. And Moses did so before the
generations. eyes of the elders of Israel.
34 Even as YAHWEH commanded 7 And one called the name of the
Moses, Aaron laid it up before the place, Massah, and Meribah, because
Testimony, to keep it. of the contention of the sons of Israel,
35 And the sons of Israel ate the and because of their testing of
manna forty years, until their coming YAHWEH, saying, Is YAHWEH in
into an inhabited land. They ate the our midst or not?
manna until their coming to the 8 And Amalek came and fought
border of the land of Canaan. against Israel in Rephidim.
36 And the omer was the tenth of an 9 And Moses said to Yahoshua,
ephah. Choose men for us, and go fight
against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand
Chapter 17 on the top of the hill, with the staff of
Elohim in my hand.
1 And all the congregation of the 10 And Yahoshua did as Moses had
sons of Israel pulled up stakes from said to him, to fight against Amalek.
the Wilderness of Sin, according to And Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to
their journeys, by the mouth of the top of the hill.
YAHWEH. And they camped in 11 And so it was that when Moses
Rephidim. And there was no water for lifted his hand, Israel prevailed. And
the drinking of the people. when he rested his hand, Amalek
2 And the people fought with Moses, prevailed.
and said, Give us water that we may 12 And the hands of Moses became
drink. And Moses said to them, Why heavy. And they took a stone and put
do you fight with me? Why do you it under him. And he sat on it. And
tempt YAHWEH1? Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one
3 And the people thirsted there for from this and one from that side. And
water, and the people murmured his hands were steady until the going
against Moses, and said, Why, then, of the sun.
have you caused us to go up from 13 And Yahoshua defeated Amalek
Egypt, to kill me and my sons and my and his people by the mouth of the
livestock with thirst? sword.
4 And Moses cried to YAHWEH, 14 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
saying, What shall I do to this people? Write this, a memorial in a book, and
Yet a little and they will stone me. set it in the ears of Yahoshua, that I
5 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Pass will utterly wipe away the
on in front of the people, and take with remembrance of Amalek under the
heavens.
1 By contending against Yahweh's appointed
leadership, they were actually contending
with Yahweh.
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15 And Moses built an altar. And he Israel, all the trouble which they had
called its name, YAHWEH Nisee 2. found in the way, and YAHWEH had
16 And he said, A hand is on the delivered them.
throne of Yah; war is to YAHWEH 9 And Jethro rejoiced regarding all
with Amalek from generation to the good which YAHWEH had done
generation. to Israel whom He had delivered from
the hand of Egypt.
Chapter 18 10 And Jethro said, Blessed be
YAHWEH who has delivered you
1 And Jethro the priest of Midian, from the hand of Egypt, and from the
the father-in-law of Moses, heard all hand of Pharaoh; He who delivered
that which Elohim had done for Moses the people from under the hand of
and for His people Israel, that Egypt.
YAHWEH had caused Israel to go out 11 Now I know that YAHWEH is
from Egypt. greater than all the Elohims; truly, in
2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, the way in which He acted proudly
took Zipporah, Moses' wife, (after against them.
Moses had sent her away), 12 And Jethro, the father-in-law of
3 and her two sons, one's name was Moses, took a burnt offering and
Gershom (for he said, I have become sacrifices to Elohim. And Aaron and
an alien in a foreign land;) all the elders of Israel came to eat
4 and one's name was Eliezer (for bread before Elohim with Moses'
the Elohe of my father was my Help, father-in-law.
and delivered me from the sword of 13 And it happened on the next day
Pharaoh). that Moses sat to judge the people.
5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, And the people stood beside Moses
and his sons and his wife came to from the morning until the evening.
Moses, to the wilderness where he 14 And Moses' father-in-law saw all
camped, at the mount of Elohim. which he was doing to the people. And
6 And he said to Moses, I, your he said, What is this thing which you
father-in-law Jethro, and your wife, are doing to the people? Why are you
and your two sons with her have come sitting by yourself, and all the people
to you. standing beside you from morning
7 And Moses went out to meet his until evening?
father-in-law, and bowed, and kissed 15 And Moses said to his father-in-
him. And they asked each to his law, Because the people come to me to
neighbor, as to their welfare. And they seek Elohim.
entered the tent. 16 When they have a matter, they
8 And Moses told his father-in-law come to me, and I judge between a
all that YAHWEH had done to man and his neighbor. And I make
Pharaoh and to Egypt on account of known the statutes of Elohim, and the
laws from His Torah.
2 The Hebrew means “My Banner”, which 17 And the father-in-law of Moses
indicates Yahweh representing them. After said to him, The thing which you do is
the split of Israel into Judah and Ephraim, not good.
the thought in scripture of a banner is most 18 Surely you will wear out, both you
times associated with the return of the and this people with you. For the thing
Messiah to unite Israel again as each tribe
had their own banner.
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is heavy for you. You are not able to do 27 And Moses let depart his father-
it by yourself. in-law, and he went to his own land.
19 Now listen to my voice. I will
advise you, and may Elohim be with Chapter 19
you. You be for this people before
Elohim, and you bring the matters to 1 In the third month of the going out
Elohim. of the sons of Israel from the land of
20 And you warn them as to the Egypt, on this day they came to the
statutes and the laws of the Torah, and wilderness of Sinai.
make known to them the way in which 2 And they pulled up stakes from
they should walk, and the work which Rephidim and came to the wilderness
they should do. of Sinai. And they camped in the
21 And you, you shall look out men wilderness. And Israel camped there
of ability out of all the people, who fear before the mountain.
Elohim, men of truth, hating unjust 3 And Moses went up to Elohim. And
gain. And you place these over them as YAHWEH called to him from the
rulers of thousands, rulers of mountain, saying, You shall say this to
hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers the house of Jacob, and tell it to the
of tens. sons of Israel.
22 And let them judge the people at 4 You have seen what I did to Egypt;
all times. And it shall be that every and I bore you on eagles wings and
great matter they shall bring to you, brought you to Me.
and every small matter they shall 5 And now if listening you will listen
judge. And you make it easy on to My voice, and will keep My
yourself, and let them bear with you. covenant, you shall become a special
23 If you do this thing, and Elohim treasure to Me above all the nations,
command you, you will be able to for all the earth is Mine.
stand; and also this people will go in 6 And you shall become a kingdom
peace to their place. of priests for Me, a holy nation. These
24 And Moses listened to the voice are the words which you shall speak to
of his father-in-law, and he did all that the sons of Israel.
he had said. 7 And Moses came and called the
25 And Moses chose men of ability elders of the people. And he put all
from all Israel and made them heads these words before them which
over the people; rulers of thousands, YAHWEH commanded him.
rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, 8 And all the people answered
and rulers of tens. together and said, All which
26 And they judged the people at all YAHWEH has spoken we will do. And
times; the hard matters they brought Moses brought back the words of the
to Moses, and every small matter they people to YAHWEH.
judged themselves.1 9 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
Behold, I come to you in a darkness of
1 Verses 14-26- Jethro taught Moses the clouds, so that the people may hear
power of synergy in delegation of power. My speaking with you, and in you they
One person can only do so much and if may believe forever. And Moses told
someone else can do the task 80% as good the words of the people to YAHWEH.
as you can, then it is better to delegate it 10 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Go
and focus on the things that only your
to the people and sanctify them today
spiritual gifts can achieve.
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and tomorrow. And let them wash 20 And YAHWEH came down on
their clothes. the mountain of Sinai, to the top of the
11 And be ready for the third day. mountain; and YAHWEH called
For on the third day YAHWEH will go Moses to the top of the mountain, and
down before the eyes of all the people Moses went up.
on the mountain of Sinai1. 21 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Go
12 And you shall set limits to the down, warn the people lest they break
people all around, saying, Be careful through to see YAHWEH, and many
for yourselves, not going up into the of them fall.2
mountain and touching its border; 22 And also the priests, those
everyone touching the mountain approaching YAHWEH, let them
surely shall die. sanctify themselves that YAHWEH
13 Not a hand shall touch him, but not burst forth among them.
stoning he shall be stoned, or piercing 23 And Moses said to YAHWEH,
he shall be shot through. He shall not The people are not able to come up to
live, whether animal or man. At the the mountain of Sinai. For You warned
long sounding of the horn, they shall us, saying, Set limits to the mountain
go up into the mountain. and sanctify it.
14 And Moses went from the 24 And YAHWEH said to him,
mountain to the people. And he Come, go down. And you come up, and
sanctified the people, and they washed Aaron with you. And let not the priests
their clothes. and the people break through to come
15 And he said to the people, Be up to YAHWEH, lest He burst forth
ready for the third day. Do not among them.
approach a woman. 25 And Moses went down to the
16 And on the third day, it being people and spoke to them.
morning, it happened: There were
thunders and lightnings, and a heavy Chapter 20
cloud on the mountain, and the sound
of a ram's horn, very strong! And all
1 And Elohim spoke all these words,
the people in the camp trembled.
saying,
17 And Moses caused the people to
2 I am YAHWEH your Elohim, who
go up from the camp to meet The
has brought you out from the land of
Elohim. And they took their stand at
Egypt, from the house of bondage.
the lower part of the mountain.
3 You shall not have any other
18 And the mountain of Sinai was
Elohim before My face.
smoking, all of it, because YAHWEH
4 You shall not make a graven image
came down on it in fire. And its smoke
for yourself, or any likeness in the
went up like the smoke of a furnace;
heavens above, or in the earth
and the mountain quaked exceedingly.
beneath, or in the waters under the
19 And it happened while the sound
earth;
of the ram's horn was sounding, and
5 you shall not bow to them, and you
becoming very strong, Moses spoke.
shall not serve them; for I am
And The Elohim answered him by a
voice.
2 Verses 17-21- See Heb 12:25-29- If the fear
1 Law (Torah) was given on the third day, the of YHWH is not present with someone then
same day as the resurrection, showing how pride will rule their soul and be their
both give life. downfall.
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YAHWEH your Elohim, a jealous El, on the land which YAHWEH your
visiting the iniquity of fathers on sons, Elohim is giving to you.
on the third and on the fourth 13 You shall not murder.
generation, to those that hate Me; 14 You shall not commit adultery.
6 and doing kindness to thousands, 15 You shall not steal.
to those loving Me, and to those 16 You shall not testify a witness of
keeping My commandments. falsehood against your neighbor.
7 You shall not take the name of 17 You shall not covet your
YAHWEH your Elohim in vain; for neighbor's house; you shall not covet
YAHWEH will not leave unpunished your neighbor's wife, or his male slave,
the one who takes His name in vain.1 or his slave-girl, or his ox, or his
8 Remember the Sabbath day, to donkey, or anything which belongs to
keep it holy2; your neighbor.4
9 six days you shall labor and do all 18 And all the people saw the
your work; thunders, and the lightnings, and the
10 and the seventh day is a Sabbath sound of the ram's horn, and the
to YAHWEH your Elohim; you shall smoking mountain. And the people
not do any work, you, and your son, looked, and they trembled, and they
and your daughter, your male slave stood from a distance.
and your slave-girl, and your livestock, 19 And they said to Moses, You
and your stranger who is in your gates. speak with us, and we will hear. And
11 For in six days YAHWEH made let us not speak with Elohim that we
the heavens and the earth, the sea, and not die.
all which is in them, and He rested on 20 And Moses said to the people, Do
the seventh day; on account of this not be afraid, for Elohim has come in
YAHWEH blessed the Sabbath day order to test you, and so that His fear
and sanctified it.3 may be on your faces, that you may
12 Honor your father and your not sin.
mother, so that your days may be long 21 And the people stood from a
distance, and Moses went near the
1 The Hebrew word “in vain” is “shav” and thick darkness where Elohim was.
literally means to “change, falsify or to 22 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
make common”. Taking the Creator's You shall say this to the sons of Israel,
eternal set apart name YAHWEH (Ex 3:15) You have seen that I have spoken with
and changing it to 'god', the name of the you from the heavens.
Babylonian deity is a clear violation of the 23 You shall not make Elohims of
third commandment, see note on Is 65:11. silver along with Me, and you shall not
2 The Hebrew word “kadosh” literally means make Elohims of gold for yourselves.
“set apart”, meaning to keep the Sabbath 24 You shall make an altar of earth
set apart from the work of the other 6 days. for Me, and you shall sacrifice your
Also, the fact that they are told to
burnt offerings and your peace
“remember” or bring back into memory this
day clearly shows that the Sabbath day goes offerings on it, your sheep and your
back to creation (Gen 2:1-3) and was not cattle. In every place in which I bring
just implemented on Mount Sinai.
3 YHWH here reverts the creation of the 4 The last commandment ties them all
Sabbath day to Genesis, and shows that the together by not only telling us what to do,
Sabbath is part of creation and therefore but that even our thoughts can defile us and
cannot change anymore than the moon can sin starts in the mind, (Math 5:17-19, 21-22,
become the sun, Heb 4:4-9. 27-28).
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to memory My name, and I will come 8 If she is bad in the eyes of her
to you and I will bless you. master who has appointed her for
25 And if you make an altar of stone himself, he shall allow her
for Me, you shall not build them of cut redemption. He shall not have power
stones. When you swing your tool on to sell her to a foreign people, in his
it, you defile it. deceiving her.
26 And you shall not go up by steps 9 And if he chooses her for his son,
to My altar, that your nakedness may he shall do to her as is the custom of
not be uncovered on it. (Rev 1:13) daughters.
10 If he takes another for himself,
Chapter 21 her flesh, her clothing, and her
conjugal right shall not be diminished.
1 And these are the judgments which 11 And if he does not do these three
you shall put before them:1 for her, she shall go out for nothing,
2 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he without silver.
shall serve six years and in the seventh 12 He that strikes a man so that he
he shall go out free for nothing. dies, surely he shall die.
3 If he comes in with his body, he 13 But he who does not lie in wait,
shall go out with his body. If he was and Elohim lets fall into his hand, I
the husband of a wife, his wife shall go will appoint a place for you where he
out with him. may flee. (Num 35:9-28)
4 If his master gives him a wife, and 14 And when a man seethes
she bears sons or daughters to him, insolently against his neighbor, to kill
the wife and her children shall belong him by deceit, you shall take him from
to her master; and he shall go out with My altar to die.
his body. 15 And he who strikes his father or
5 And if the slave truly says, I love his mother dying shall die.
my master, my wife and my children; I 16 And he that steals a man and sells
do not desire to go out free, him, or if he is found in his hand,
6 his master shall bring him to dying he shall die.
Elohim, and one shall bring him to the 17 And he who curses his father or
door, or to the doorpost; and his his mother, dying he shall die.
master shall pierce his ear with an awl, 18 And when men quarrel, and one
and he shall serve him forever. 2 (Deut strikes his neighbor with a stone, or
15:12-18) with a fist, and he does not die, but
7 And when a man sells his daughter falls on his bed,
for a slave-girl, she shall not go out as 19 if he rises and walks about in the
the male slaves go out. street on his staff, the one who struck
him shall be innocent; only he shall
pay his sitting; paying he shall pay for
1 This will show the personal responsibility his healing.
involved with the covenant person.
20 And if a man strikes his male
2 Verses 2-6- This is a perfect example of
one's servitude toward YHWH in covenant slave or his slave-girl with a rod, and
relationship. If we truly love YHWH with he dies under his hand, avenging he
all our hearts and minds, then we will want shall be avenged.
to serve Him forever. However, if we decide 21 But if he continues a day or two,
to leave the covenant and turn back, we he shall not be avenged, for he is his
don't take other covenant believers with us, silver.
even if they are family members.
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22 And when men fight, and they 33 And when a man opens a pit, or
strike a pregnant woman, and her when a man digs a pit, and does not
child goes forth, and there is no injury, cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls
being fined he shall be fined. As much into it,
as the husband of the woman shall put 34 the owner of the pit shall pay; he
on him, even he shall give through the shall give silver to its owner, and the
judges. dead shall be his.
23 But if injury occurs, you shall give 35 And when a man's ox strikes
life for life1, against the ox of his neighbor, and it
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand dies, they shall sell the living ox, and
for hand, foot for foot, they shall divide the silver; and they
25 branding for branding, wound for shall also divide the dead.
wound, stripe for stripe. 36 Or if it was known that he was an
26 And when a man strikes the eye ox apt to gore from yesterday and the
of his male slave, or the eye of his third day, and his owner does not
slave-girl and destroys it, he shall send watch him, he shall pay ox for ox, and
him away free for his eye. the dead shall be his.
27 And if he causes the tooth of his
male slave, or the tooth of his slave- Chapter 22
girl, to fall out, he shall send him away
free for his tooth. 1 When a man steals an ox or a
28 And when an ox gores a man so sheep, and kills it, or sells it, he shall
that he dies, the ox stoning shall be pay five oxen for the ox, and four
stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, sheep for the sheep. (2Sam 12:6)
and the owner of the ox is innocent. 2 If the thief is found breaking in,
29 And if he was an ox apt to gore and is stricken and dies, no blood
from yesterday and the third day, and shall be shed for him.
its owner is given warning, and he 3 If the sun has risen on him, blood
does not watch him, and he kills a man is due for him; repaying he shall repay.
or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, If he has nothing, then he should be
and its owner also shall be killed. sold for his theft.
30 If a ransom is put on him, he 4 If the stolen thing finding is found
shall give the redemption of his life, in his hand alive, from ox to donkey to
according to all which is put on him. flock animal, he shall pay double.
31 Whether he gores a son or he 5 When a man consumes a field or a
gores a daughter, according to this vineyard, and he lets his beast loose
judgment it shall be done to him. and it consumes another's field, he
32 If the ox gores a male slave or a shall repay the best of his field and the
slave-girl, he shall give thirty silver best of his vineyard.
shekels to his master, and the ox shall 6 When fire breaks out and finds
be stoned2. (Math 26:14-15) thorns, and shocked grain, or standing
grain, or the field is burned up,
1 Clearly the unborn child is considered a life repaying the one kindling the fire shall
and life starts at conception. repay.
2 Thirty silver pieces was the worth of a 7 When a man gives silver or vessels
slave, which was considered the cheapest to his neighbor to keep, and it is stolen
form of life. Messiah was sold for 30 pieces from the man's house, if the thief is
of silver to show that He came to die for
everyone from the least to the greatest.
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found, he shall repay double. (Lev 6:1- destroyed, unless it is only to

7) YAHWEH1. (Ex 23:13, Is 42:8)
8 If the thief is not found, the master 21 You shall not be violent toward an
of the house shall be brought to alien. You shall not oppress him, for
Elohim, to see whether or not he put you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
out his hand to his neighbor's goods. 22 You shall not afflict an orphan or
9 In every matter of trespass, for ox, a widow.
for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, for 23 If you afflict him, if he at all cries
anything lost of which it is said that it to Me, hearing I will hear his cry,
is his, the case of both of them shall 24 and My anger shall glow, and I
come to Elohim. Whom Elohim will kill you with the sword; and your
declares guilty, he shall repay double wives shall become widows, and your
to his neighbor. sons orphans.2
10 When a man gives a donkey or an 25 If you lend money to My people,
ox to his neighbor; or a sheep, or any the poor with you, you shall not be as a
animal to keep, and it dies, or is money-lender to him; you shall not
injured, or is captured, no one seeing put interest on him.
it, 26 If you indeed take the clothing of
11 an oath of YAHWEH shall be your neighbor as a pledge, you shall
between them both, that he has not return it to him by the going of the
put his hand to his neighbor's goods. sun,
And its owner shall take it, and he 27 for that is his only covering, that
shall not repay. is his covering for his skin. In what
12 And if it is indeed stolen from shall he lie down? And it shall be,
him, he shall repay to its master. when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I
13 If it is completely torn in pieces, am compassionate.
he shall bring it as a witness; he shall 28 You shall not revile Elohim, and
not repay that which was torn. you shall not curse a ruler among your
14 And when a man borrows from people. (Heb 13:7, 17, Ro 13:1)
his neighbor, and it is hurt, or dies, its 29 You shall not delay giving the
owner not being with it, paying he fullness of your crops and the juices of
shall repay. your vintage. You shall give to Me the
15 If its owner is with it, he shall not first-born of your sons. (Ex 13:2)
repay. If it is hired, it comes for its 30 So you shall do to your oxen, to
hire. your sheep: it shall be seven days with
16 And when a man lures a virgin its mother; on the eighth day you shall
who is not betrothed, and lies with give it to Me.
her, paying he shall pay her dowry for 31 And you shall be holy men to Me.
a wife to himself. (Deut 22:28-29) And you shall not eat flesh torn in
17 If her father absolutely refuses to
give her to him, he shall weigh money
according to the dowry of virgins. 1 If you sacrifice to any other deity but
18 You shall not allow a sorceress to Yahweh it is an abomination, yet most
live. (Lev 20:27, Deut 18:10, Jer 27:9) Christians will pray daily to a deity called
19 Anyone lying with an animal, “god”, which is the personal name of the
surely he shall be executed.(Lev Babylonian deity. See note on Is 65:11.
18:23) 2 Verses 22-24- YHWH has many laws to
20 One sacrificing to a god shall be protect the weak, Deut 14:29, 16:11,14,
Deut 24:19-21, 26:12-13.
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pieces; you shall throw it to the dogs. field shall eat. So you shall do to your
(Ex 19:6, Lev 11:44, Heb 12:14) vineyard, to your olive-yard.6
12 You shall do your work six days,
Chapter 23 and on the seventh day you shall rest,
so that your ox and your donkey may
1 You shall not raise a false report; rest, and the son of your slave-girl and
You shall not put your hand with the your alien may be refreshed.
wicked, to become a violent witness.1 13 And be watchful in all that I have
2 You shall not run after many to said to you. And you shall not call
gain evil things. And you shall not upon another Elohim by name 7; it
testify as to a lawsuit, to turn aside shall not be heard from your mouth.
after many in order to pervert justice. 14 Three times in the year you shall
3 And you shall not favor the lowly in make a feast8 to Me.
his lawsuit.2 15 You shall keep the Feast of
4 When you happen on the ox of Unleavened Bread. Seven days you
your enemy, or his wandering donkey, shall eat unleavened things, as I have
returning you shall return it to him. commanded you, at the set time of the
5 When you see the donkey of one month of Aviv. For in it you came out
who hates you crouching under its from Egypt, and they shall not appear
burden, you shall refrain from leaving before Me empty.
the matter to him; loosing you shall 16 Also the Feast of Harvest, the first
loose it from him.3 fruits of your labor, of what you sow in
6 You shall not pervert the judgment the field. Also the Feast of
of your needy one in his lawsuit. Ingathering9, after the going out of the
7 You shall keep far away from a year, at your gathering your work from
false matter. And do not kill the the field.
innocent and the righteous; for I will 17 Three times in the year every one
not justify the wicked. of your males shall appear before the
8 And you shall not take a bribe, for Adon YAHWEH.
the bribe blinds the seeing one, and it
perverts the words of the righteous.4 6 Lev 25:1-7, 28-32
9 And you shall not oppress an alien; 7 This scripture does not mean that you can
and you know the life of an alien, since not vocalize the name of a pagan deity
you were aliens in the land of Egypt.5 when you are reading scripture. The phrase
10 And you shall sow your land six in Hebrew “ to call upon” clearly implies to
years, and you shall gather its pray to or make a vow to.
produce. 8 This word for feast is “chagag” and means
11 And the seventh year you shall let to move around in a procession in a circle,
it rest and let it lie fallow, and the which was done at Gilgal, which was made
with stones in the shape of a sandal with the
needy of your people shall eat. And
heel being in a circular patten for the priest
what they leave, the animals of the to walk around on during Holy Days.
9 Also called Sukkot (booths) but here
typifying the bringing in of the harvest crop
for preparation of winter and then appearing
1 Lev 19:16, Ex 20:16 before Elohim in Jerusalem to receive their
2 Lev 19:15, 1Tim 5:21 blessing. The phrase “end of the year” is
3 Deut 22:1-3, Math 5:44 referring to the agricultural year, the
4 Deut 16:19, 1 Sam 8:1-3, 1 Sam 12:3 normal, yearly cycle goes from equinox to
5 Ex 22:21 equinox.
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18 You shall not offer the blood of 25 And you shall serve YAHWEH
My sacrifice with leaven.1 And the fat your Elohim, and He will bless your
of My feast shall not pass the night bread and your water. And I will
until morning. remove sickness from your midst.
19 The first, the first-fruits of your 26 There shall not be one
ground you shall bring to the house of miscarrying, nor one barren in your
YAHWEH your Elohim. You shall not land. I will fulfill the number of your
boil a kid in its mother's milk2. days.
20 Behold, I am about to send a 27 I will send My terror before you,
messenger before you, to guard you in and I will confound all the people
the way, and to bring you to the place among whom you come. And I will
which I have prepared. (Ex 32:34) give the neck of your enemies to you.5
21 Be on guard before Him, and 28 And I will send hornets before
listen to His voice. Do not be you which shall drive out the Hivite,
rebellious against Him, for He will not the Canaanite, and the Hittite before
forgive your transgressions;3 for My you.
name is in Him4. 29 I will not drive them out from
22 For if you fully listen to His voice, before you in one year, that the land
and do all which I speak, I will be an not become a waste, and the beast of
enemy to your enemies, and will be a the field multiply on you.
foe to your foes. 30 I will drive them out before you
23 For My Messenger shall go before little by little, until you are fruitful and
you and bring you in to the Amorite, possess the land.
and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and 31 And I will set your border from
the Canaanite, and the Hivite, and the the Red Sea6 as far as the Sea of the
Jebusite; and I will destroy them. Philistines, and from the wilderness as
24 You shall not bow down to their far as the River. For I will give the
gods, and you shall not serve them. people of the land into your hand. And
And you shall not do according to their you shall drive them out before you.
works. But tearing you shall tear them 32 You shall not cut a covenant for
down, and smashing you shall smash them and for their gods.
their standing pillars. 33 They shall not dwell in your land,
lest they cause you to sin towards Me.
1 It is clear that only unleavened bread could If you serve their Elohims, it will be a
be used during the Passover ceremony as snare to you.
well as other sacrifices.
2 This was a pagan Canaanite practice and
has nothing to do with not mixing milk and
meat together in a meal, as we see that
Abraham did so when he prepared a meal
for Yahshua Yahweh and His two Cherubs
in Gen 18:8.
3 Luk 5:20-24- Only by being Elohim and
Yahweh the Son could Yahshua have the
authority as the Messenger of Yahweh to 5 Jos 10:24
forgive sin. 6 The Hebrew word used here for Red is soof,
4 Clearly, this was Yahshua, the Son and and its root indicates it means the furthest
Messenger of Yahweh (Ex 3:2). “Yah- border, which would be the Gulf of Aqaba
Shua” means the salvation of Yahweh. Math between the Sinai peninsula and Saudi
1:21, Joh 17:11, Phil 2:9, Acts 4:12 Arabia where Mount Sinai was.
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Chapter 24 Israel. And under His feet was as the

work of a pavement of sapphire, and
1 And He said to Moses, Come up to as the heavens for clearness.
YAHWEH, you and Aaron, Nadab, 11 And He did not stretch out His
and Abihu, and seventy from the hand to the nobles of the sons of
elders of Israel. And bow yourselves Israel. And they saw Elohim, and they
from a distance. ate and drank.
2 And let Moses approach by himself 12 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
to YAHWEH, and they shall not Come up to Me to the mountain, and
approach. And the people shall not go be there. And I will give to you the
up with him. tablets of stone, and the Torah, and
3 And Moses came and told all the the commandments which I have
words of YAHWEH to the people, and written, to teach them.2
all the judgments. And all the people 13 And Moses rose up, and Yahoshua
answered with one voice and said, We his attendant. And Moses went up to
will do all the Words which YAHWEH the mountain of Elohim.
has spoken. 14 And he said to the elders, Wait
4 And Moses wrote all the Words of here for us until we return to you. And,
YAHWEH1. And he rose early in the behold, Aaron, who is a master of
morning and built an altar below the matters, and Hur, are with you; let
mountain and twelve memorial pillars him approach to them.
for the twelve tribes of Israel. 15 And Moses went up into the
5 And he sent young men of the sons mountain. And a cloud covered the
of Israel. And they offered up burnt mountain.
offerings, and offered sacrifices of 16 And the glory of YAHWEH dwelt
bulls, peace offerings to YAHWEH. on the mountain of Sinai. And the
6 And Moses took half of the blood, cloud covered it six days. And He
and he put it in basins. And he called to Moses on the seventh day
sprinkled half of the blood on the from the midst of the cloud.
altar. 17 And the appearance of the glory of
7 And he took the book of the YAHWEH was like fire burning on
covenant, and read in the ears of the the top of the mountain before the
people. And they said, We will do all eyes of the sons of Israel.
that YAHWEH has spoken, and we 18 And Moses came into the midst of
will hear. the cloud, and he went up into the
8 And Moses took the blood and mountain. And Moses was in the
sprinkled on the people, and said, mountain forty days and forty nights3.
Behold, the blood of the covenant
which YAHWEH has cut with you
concerning these words. (Ex 34:27)
9 And Moses and Aaron went up 2 Up to this point only hieroglyphic
with Nadab and Abihu, and seventy languages existed, but it would have
from the elders of Israel. violated the second commandment to write
10 And they saw the Elohim of the the Torah in etched pictures of animals
so Yahweh states here that He wrote the
1 Clearly, we see that Moses wrote all the first alphabet. Dr. Miles Jones confirms this
words and there is no indication in the in his book the finger of God.
Torah of a hidden oral law that the Rabbis 3 Forty being in scripture the number of trial
profess today. Jos 1:8, Jos 8:34-35, Jos 23:6 or overcoming.
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Chapter 25 feet; two rings on its one side, and two

rings on the second side.
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, 13 And you shall make poles of
saying, acacia wood, and you shall overlay
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and let them with gold.
them take a heave offering for Me. 14 And you shall put the poles into
From every man whose heart impels the rings on the sides of the ark, to
him, let them take My offering. carry the ark by them.
3 And this is the offering which you 15 The poles shall be in the rings of
shall take from them: gold, silver, and the ark; they shall not depart from it.
copper; 16 And you shall put the testimony
4 and blue, and purple, and crimson, into the ark, which I shall give to you.
and fine linen, and goats hair; 17 And you shall make a mercyseat
5 and rams' skin dyed red, and of pure gold, its length two and a half
tachash1 skins, and acacia wood; cubits, and its width a cubit and a half.
6 oil for the light, spices for the oil of 18 And you shall make two cherubs
anointing, and for the incense of of gold; you shall make them of beaten
perfumes; work from the two ends of the mercy-
7 onyx stones, and stones for setting, seat.
for the ephod, and for the breast 19 And make one cherub from the
pocket. end here, and one cherub from the end
8 And let them make a sanctuary for there. You shall make the cherubs
Me, that I may dwell in their midst. from the mercyseat, on its two ends.
9 According to all which I am going 20 And the cherubs shall be
to reveal to you, the plan of the spreading out wings above, covering
tabernacle, and the plan of all its the mercyseat with their wings, and
vessels, even so you shall do2. their faces each toward its brother; the
10 And they shall make an ark of faces of the cherubs shall be toward
acacia wood, two and a half cubits the mercy-seat.
long, and a cubit and a half wide, and a 21 And you shall put the mercyseat
cubit and a half high. on the ark from above. And you shall
11 And you shall overlay it with pure put the testimony into the ark, which I
gold; you shall overlay it inside and shall give to you.
outside. And you shall make a wreath 22 And I will meet you there, and
of gold all around on it. will speak with you, above the
12 And you shall cast four rings of mercyseat, from between the two
gold for it, and shall put it on its four cherubs which are on the ark of
testimony, all which I shall command
you as to the sons of Israel.
23 And you shall make a table of
1 This Hebrew word is somewhat archaic, but acacia wood, its length two cubits, and
the root can mean a blue color, and the verb
its width a cubit, and its height a cubit
form means to move quickly, such as an
antelope, which brings the ambiguity of the and a half.
meaning; see Ezek 16:10, and for the verb 24 And you shall overlay it with pure
form Job 31:5. gold, and you shall make on it a
2 Understandably, Yahweh has judicial order wreath of gold all around.
in everything that He has created and we 25 And you shall make a border of a
must strive to keep and obey Yahweh's hand's breadth for it all around. And
judicial order in every aspect of our life.
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you shall make a wreath of gold all lamps, and one shall set up its lamps,
around on its border. and they shall give light before its face.
26 And you shall make four rings of 38 And its tongs, and its pans shall
gold for it, and you shall put the rings be of pure gold.
on the four corners which are to its 39 One shall make it of a talent of
four feet. pure gold, with all these vessels.
27 The rings shall be near the border 40 And see that they are made by
for housings for the poles to carry the their patterns which you have been
table. shown in the mountain.
28 And you shall make the poles of
acacia wood, and you shall overlay Chapter 26
them with gold. And the table shall be
carried by them. 1 And you shall make the tabernacle
29 And you shall make its platters, with ten curtains. You shall make
and its bowls, and its pitchers, and its them with cherubs, the work of a
sacrificial cups with which to pour a skilled workman, of twined linen, and
libation. You shall make them of pure blue and purple and crimson.
gold. 2 The length of one curtain shall be
30 And you shall put on the table the twenty eight by the cubit; and the
showbread before Me continually. width four by the cubit, for the one
31 And you shall make a Menorah of curtain; one measure to all the
pure gold. The Menorah shall be made curtains.
of beaten work; its base and its shaft, 3 Five curtains shall be joined
its calyxes, its knobs, and its blossoms together, each to her sister. And five
shall be from it. curtains shall be joined each to its
32 And six branches shall go out sister-piece.
from its sides, three branches of the 4 And you shall make loops of blue
lamp from its one side and three on the edge of one curtain, from the
branches of the Menorah from its end at the juncture; and so you shall
second side; do at the edge of the last curtain, at the
33 three almond like calyxes on the second juncture.
one branch with knob and blossom; 5 You shall make fifty loops on the
and three almond like calyxes on the one curtain; and you shall make fifty
one branch with knob and blossom, so loops in the end of the curtain at the
for the six branches, those going out second juncture; the corresponding
from the Menorah. loops each to her sister.
34 And on the Menorah shall be four 6 And you shall make fifty hooks of
almond like calyxes, each with its gold. And you shall join the curtains,
knobs and its blossoms; each to her sister, by the hooks. And it
35 and a knob under two branches of shall become one (echad, united)
it; and a knob under two branches of tabernacle.
it; and a knob under two branches of 7 And you shall make curtains of
it, to the six branches, those going goats' hair for a tent over the
from the Menorah. tabernacle; you shall make eleven
36 Their knobs and their branches curtains.
shall be of it, all of it one beaten work 8 The length of the one curtain shall
of pure gold. be thirty by the cubit; and the width
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four by the cubit for the one curtain; pins, and two sockets under the one
one measure to the eleven curtains. board for its two pins.
9 And you shall join the five curtains 20 And for the second side of the
separately, and the six curtains tabernacle, on the north side twenty
separately. And you shall double the boards;
six curtains before the front of the 21 and their forty silver sockets; two
tabernacle. sockets under the one board, and two
10 And you shall make fifty loops on sockets under the one board.
the edge of the one curtain, the last at 22 And you shall make six boards for
the juncture; and fifty loops on the the sides of the tabernacle westward.
edge of the second curtain that joins. 23 And you shall make two boards
11 And you shall make fifty hooks of for the corners of the tabernacle, in the
copper. And you shall put the hooks in sides.
the loops and join the tent together. 24 And they shall be double from
And it shall become one1. beneath. And in like manner they shall
12 And the overlapping part of the be joined on the top, to the one ring.
rest of the curtains of the tabernacle, So it shall be to both of them; they
the half curtain that remains, shall shall be for the two corners.
hang on the back of the tabernacle. 25 And there shall be eight boards,
13 And the cubit from this side, and and their silver sockets, sixteen
the cubit from that side that remains sockets, two sockets under the one
in the length of the curtains of the tent board, and two sockets under the one
shall be hung over the sides of the board.
tabernacle from this and from that 26 And you shall make bars of acacia
side, to cover it. wood, five to the boards of the one side
14 And you shall make a cover for of the tabernacle;
the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a 27 and five bars to the boards of the
covering of tachash2 skins from above. second side of the tabernacle; and five
15 And you shall make the boards for bars to the boards of the side of the
the tabernacle of acacia wood standing tabernacle for the rear, westward.
up. 28 And there shall be a middle bar in
16 Ten cubits shall be the length of the midst of the boards, going through
one board; and a cubit and a half the from end to end.
width of one board. 29 And you shall overlay the boards
17 Two pins shall be in one board, with gold and you shall make their
each connected to her sister piece. So rings gold, housings for the bars. And
you shall do to all the boards of the you shall overlay the bars with gold.
tabernacle. 30 And you shall set up the
18 And you shall make the boards for tabernacle according to the decree
the tabernacle; twenty boards on the which you were shown in the
south side, southward. mountain.
19 And you shall make forty sockets 31 And you shall make a veil of blue
of silver for the twenty boards; two and purple and crimson, and twined
sockets under the one board for its two linen. One shall make it by the work of
the skilled workman, with cherubs.
1 The word for one here is “echad” and 32 And you shall put it on four
means that they were united in one, Gen pillars of acacia wood overlaid with
2:24.
2 See note on Ex 25:5
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gold. Their hooks shall be gold, on and its pans. You shall make all its
four sockets of silver. vessels to be copper.
33 And you shall hang the veil under 4 And you shall make a grating for it,
the hooks. And you shall bring the ark a network of copper. And you shall
of the testimony there inside to the make four rings of copper on the four
veil. And the veil shall divide for you ends of the net.
between the sanctuary and the Holy of 5 And you shall put it under the
Holies. ledge of the altar from beneath. And
34 And you shall put the mercy seat the net shall be as far as half of the
on the ark of the testimony, in the altar.
Holy of Holies. 6 And you shall make poles for the
35 And you shall set the table altar, poles of acacia timbers. And you
outside the veil, and the lamp across shall overlay them with copper.
from the table on the side of the 7 And its poles shall be brought into
tabernacle southward. And you shall the rings. And the poles shall be on the
put the table on the north side. two sides of the altar, for carrying it.
36 And you shall make a screen for 8 You shall make it hollow with
the door of the tent of blue, and of boards; as He showed you in the
purple and crimson, and twined mountain, so they shall make it.
bleached linen, the work of an 9 And you shall make the court of
embroiderer. the tabernacle; for the south side
37 And you shall make five pillars of southward, hangings for the court of
acacia wood for the screen. And you twined linen, a hundred by the cubit in
shall overlay them with gold, their length, for the one side.
nails gold. And you shall cast for them 10 And its pillars shall be twenty,
five sockets of copper. and their sockets twenty in copper; the
hooks of the pillars and their bands of
Chapter 27 silver.
11 And so for the north side in
1 And you shall make the altar of length, hangings a hundred in length;
acacia timbers; five cubits long and and its pillars twenty, and their
five cubits wide. The altar shall be sockets twenty in copper; the hooks of
square, and its height three cubits.1 the pillars and their bands of silver.
2 And you shall make its horns on its 12 And the width of the west side of
four corners. Its horns shall be a part the court shall have fifty cubits of
of itself. And you shall overlay it with hangings; their pillars ten, and their
copper.2 sockets ten.
3 And you shall make its pots to 13 And the width of the court for the
remove its ashes, and its shovels and east side eastward fifty cubits;
its sacrificial bowls, and its flesh forks, 14 and the hangings to the side
fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and
their sockets three.
1 The same wood is used for the altar as the 15 And to the hangings for the
ark of the covenant being a hard wood, and second side, fifteen; their pillars three,
the size of the altar is 7 ½ ft square, by 4 ½ and their sockets three.
feet high. 16 And for the gate of the court a
2 The horns represented the transferring of screen of twenty cubits, blue and
the blood from earth to heaven and also purple and crimson, and twined linen;
were used to bind the sacrifice.(Ps 118:27)
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the work of an embroiderer; their the garments of Aaron to sanctify him

pillars four and their sockets four. for his serving as priest to Me.
17 All the pillars of the court round 4 And these are the garments which
about shall be banded with silver, they shall make: a breast pocket, and
their hooks silver, and their sockets an ephod, and a robe, and a tunic of
copper. woven stuff, a miter, and a girdle. And
18 The length of the court shall be a they shall make holy garments for
hundred by the cubit, and the width your brother Aaron and for his sons,
fifty by fifty, and the height five cubits, even for him to serve as priest to Me.
twined linen; and their sockets copper. 5 And they shall take the gold, and
19 As to all the vessels of the the blue, and the purple, and the
tabernacle, in all its service, and all its crimson, and the bleached linen.
pins, and all the pins of the court, they 6 And they shall make the ephod of
shall be copper. gold, blue, and purple, crimson and
20 And you shall command the sons bleached, twined linen, skilled work.
of Israel, and let them bring to you 7 It shall have two shoulder pieces at
pure olive oil beaten1 for the light, to its two ends; and it shall be joined
set up lamps perpetually. together.
21 In the tabernacle of the 8 And the band of the ephod which
congregation from outside the veil is on it, like its work, shall be of it,
which is by the testimony, Aaron and gold, blue, and purple, and crimson,
his sons2 shall arrange them from and bleached, twined linen.
evening until morning before 9 And you shall take two onyx
YAHWEH; a never ending statute for stones; and you shall engrave on them
their generations, from the sons of the names of the sons of Israel.
Israel. 10 Six of their names shall be on the
one stone, and six of the remaining
Chapter 28 names on the second stone, according
to their birth.
1 And you shall take to yourself your 11 You shall engrave the two stones,
brother Aaron, and his sons with him, the work of a stone engraver, the
from among the sons of Israel, for him engravings of a signet, according to the
to serve as priest to Me; Aaron, Nadab, names of the sons of Israel; you shall
and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, the make them set in plaited work of gold.
sons of Aaron. 12 And you shall put the two stones
2 And you shall make holy garments on the shoulder pieces of the ephod,
for your brother Aaron, for glory and stones of remembrance for the sons of
for beauty. Israel. And Aaron shall bear their
3 And you shall speak to all the wise- names before the face of YAHWEH,
hearted whom I have filled with a on his two shoulders for a
spirit of wisdom; and they shall make remembrance.
13 And you shall make plaited work
of gold:
1 The oil was beaten rather than crushed for 14 and two chains of pure gold, you
finer quality oil, just as Messiah was beaten shall make them twisted, a work of
but not a bone of His was broken. Ex 12:46 cord; and you shall put chains of the
Ps 18:28, Ps 34:20, Joh 19:36 cords on the plaited work.
2 Although all Levite males could serve, only 15 And you shall make a breast
the sons of Aaron were able to be priests.
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pocket of judgment, skilled work, like 28 And they shall fasten the breast
the work of the ephod you shall make pocket from its rings to the rings of the
it: gold, blue, and purple, and crimson, ephod with a blue ribbon, to be above
and bleached, twined linen you shall the band; and the breast pocket may
make it. not move itself from the ephod.
16 It shall be square, being doubled, 29 And Aaron shall bear the names
its length a span and its width a span. of the sons of Israel on the breast
17 And you shall fill in it settings of pocket of judgment on his heart, in his
stones, four rows of stones: a row of going into the holy place, for a
ruby, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the memorial before the face of
first row. YAHWEH continually. (Heb 9:22-26,
18 And the second row: emerald, Heb 10:14)
sapphire and diamond. 30 And you shall put the Urim and
19 And the third row: jacinth, agate the Thummim into the breast pocket
and amethyst. of judgment; and they shall be on the
20 And the fourth row: chrysolite, heart of Aaron in his going before the
onyx and jasper. They shall be plaited face of YAHWEH. And Aaron shall
with gold in their settings. bear the judgment of the sons of Israel
21 And the stones shall be according on his heart before the face of
to the names of the sons of Israel, YAHWEH continually.
twelve according to their names, the 31 And you shall make the robe of
engraving of a signet; they shall be the ephod all of blue.
each according to his name for the 32 And the mouth in its top shall be
twelve tribes. in its middle; a binding shall be all
22 And you shall make chains of around its mouth, of woven work; it
woven work on the breast pocket, a shall be like the mouth of a corselet1; it
work of cords, in pure gold. may not be torn.
23 And you shall make two rings of 33 And you shall make
gold on the breast pocket. And you pomegranates of blue and purple and
shall put the two rings on the two ends crimson on its hem, all around on its
of the breast pocket. hem; also bells of gold shall be among
24 And you shall put the two cords them all around:
of gold on the two rings, at the end of 34 a bell of gold and a pomegranate;
the breast pocket. a bell of gold and a pomegranate, on
25 And you shall put the two ends of the hem of the robe all around.
the two cords on the two plaitings. 35 And it shall be on Aaron for
And you shall put them on the ministering; and its sound shall be
shoulder pieces of the ephod, to the heard in his going into the sanctuary
front of it. before the face of YAHWEH, and in
26 And you shall make two rings of his coming out, that he should not die.
gold, and you shall put them on the 36 And you shall make a plate of
two ends of the breast pocket, on its pure gold. And you shall engrave on it
edge, inward across from the ephod. the engravings of a signet: HOLINESS
27 And you shall make two rings of TO YAHWEH.
gold, and you shall put them on the 37 And you shall put a ribbon of blue
two shoulder pieces of the ephod, from on it, and it shall be on the miter, to
beneath, at its front, near its joining, the front of the miter it shall be.
above the band of the ephod.
1 A piece of armor to cover the trunk
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38 And it shall be on Aaron's 3 And you shall put them into one
forehead, and Aaron shall bear the basket and shall bring them near in
iniquity of the holy things which will the basket, and the bull and the two
sanctify the sons of Israel to all their rams.
holy gifts. And it shall be on his 4 And you shall take Aaron and his
forehead continually, for acceptance sons to the door of the tabernacle of
for them before the face of YAHWEH. congregation. And you shall wash
39 And you shall weave the tunic of them in water.
bleached linen, and you shall make a 5 And you shall take the garments,
miter of bleached linen, and you shall and you shall clothe Aaron with the
make a girdle, the work of an tunic, and the robe of the ephod, and
embroiderer. the ephod, and the breast plate. And
40 And you shall make tunics for the you shall bind it to him with the band
sons of Aaron; and you shall make of the ephod.
girdles for them; and you shall make 6 And you shall put the miter on his
turbans for them, for glory and for head; and you shall put the holy crown
beauty. on the miter.
41 And you shall clothe your brother 7 And you shall take the oil of
Aaron with them, and his sons with anointing and shall pour on his head,
him; and you shall anoint them, and and shall anoint him.
you shall consecrate them, and you 8 And you shall take his sons and
shall sanctify them. And they shall clothe them with tunics.
minister as priests to Me. 9 And you shall gird them with
42 And make bleached linen girdles, Aaron and his sons; and you
breeches for them, to cover the naked shall bind on turbans for them; and it
flesh, from the loins as far as the shall be a never ending statute for
thighs they shall be. them in the priest's office. And you
43 And they shall be on Aaron and shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.
on his sons in their going into the 10 And you shall bring near the bull
tabernacle of the congregation, or in before the tabernacle of the
their drawing near to the altar to congregation. And Aaron and his sons
minister in the sanctuary, and so that shall lay their hands on the head of the
they shall not raise up iniquity and die. bull.
It is a never ending statute to him and 11 And you shall slaughter the bull
to his seed after him. before the face of YAHWEH, at the
door of the tabernacle of the
Chapter 29 congregation.
12 And you shall take of the bull's
1 And this is the thing which you blood and shall put it on the horns of
shall do to them, to sanctify them to the altar with your finger. And you
minister as priests to Me: take one shall pour out all the blood at the base
bull, the son of the herd, and two rams of the altar.
without blemish, 13 And you shall take all the fat that
2 and unleavened bread, and covers the inward parts, and the lobe
unleavened cakes poured over with oil, on the liver, and the two kidneys, and
and unleavened wafers anointed with the fat on them, and you shall burn
oil; you shall make them of fine wheat them on the altar.
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the bull, and its skin, and its dung, 25 And you shall take them from
with fire outside the camp; it is a sin their hands, and you shall burn the
offering. burnt offering on the altar for a
15 And you shall take one ram, and soothing fragrance before the face of
Aaron and his sons shall lay their YAHWEH; it is a fire offering to
hands on the head of the ram. YAHWEH.
16 And you shall slaughter the ram, 26 And you shall take the breast
and you shall take its blood and shall from the ram of consecration which is
sprinkle it on the altar all around. on Aaron. And you shall wave it a wave
17 And you shall cut the ram into offering before the face of YAHWEH;
pieces; and you shall wash its inward it shall be your portion.
parts, and its legs, and shall place 27 And you shall sanctify the breast
them on its pieces and on its head. of the wave offering, and the shoulder
18 And you shall burn all the ram on of the heave offering, which is waved
the altar; it is a burnt offering to and which is lifted from the ram of
YAHWEH, a soothing fragrance; it is consecration, from what is Aaron's,
a fire offering to YAHWEH. and from what is to his sons.
19 And you shall take the second 28 And it shall be for Aaron and for
ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay his sons for a never ending statute
their hands on the head of the ram. from the sons of Israel; it is for a heave
20 And you shall slaughter the ram; offering, and it shall be a heave
and you shall take of its blood and offering from the sons of Israel from
shall put it on the tip of the right ear of the sacrifices of their peace offerings,
Aaron, and on the tip of the right ear their heave offering to YAHWEH.
of his sons, and on the thumb of the 29 And the holy garments which are
right hand, and on the big toe of their Aaron's shall be his sons' after him, for
right foot; and you shall sprinkle the anointing in them and for filling their
blood on the altar all around. hands in them.
21 And you shall take of the blood on 30 The priest shall put them on
the altar, and the oil of anointing, and seven days, the one from his sons
you shall sprinkle on Aaron and on his taking his place; the one who comes
garments, and on his sons, and on his into the tabernacle of the congregation
sons' garments with him. to minister in the sanctuary.
22 And you shall take the fat from 31 And you shall take the ram of
the ram, and the fat tail, and the fat consecration, and you shall boil its
that covers the inward parts, and the flesh in a sanctuary.
lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys, 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat
and the fat on them, and the right leg; the flesh of the ram and the bread
for it is a ram of consecration; which is in the basket at the door of
23 also one loaf of bread, and one the tabernacle of the congregation.
cake of oil bread, and one wafer, from 33 And they shall eat those things by
the basket of unleavened bread which which atonement is made to
is before the face of YAHWEH. consecrate them, to sanctify them; and
24 And you shall put all on the a stranger shall not eat, for they are
hands of Aaron and on the hands of holy.
his sons. And you shall wave them, a 34 And if any is left of the flesh of
wave offering before the face of consecration, and of the bread, until
YAHWEH. the morning, you shall burn what is

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left with fire; it shall not be eaten, for I will sanctify Aaron and his sons to
it is holy. minister as priests to Me.
35 And so you shall do to Aaron and 45 And I will dwell in the midst of
to his sons, according to all which I the sons of Israel; and I will be Elohim
have commanded you; you shall to them.
consecrate them seven days. 46 And they shall know that I am
36 And you shall offer a bull of a sin YAHWEH their Elohim, who brought
offering daily for atonement; and you them out from the land of Egypt, that I
shall purify the altar in your making may dwell in their midst. I am
atonement for it; and you shall anoint YAHWEH their Elohim.2
it to sanctify it.
37 You shall make atonement seven Chapter 30
days for the altar, and shall sanctify it;
and the altar shall become most holy, 1 And you shall make an altar, a
all touching the altar becomes holy. place for burning incense; you shall
38 And this is what you shall offer make it of acacia wood.
on the altar: two lambs daily, sons of a 2 It shall be a cubit in length and a
year, continually. cubit in width; it shall be square. And
39 The one lamb you shall offer in its height shall be two cubits, its horns
the morning, and the second lamb you are to be a part of itself.
shall offer between the evenings.1 3 And you shall overlay it with pure
40 And a tenth of fine flour anointed gold, its top, and its walls all around,
with beaten oil, a fourth of a hin; and a and its horns. And you shall make a
drink offering, a fourth of a hin of wreath of gold for it all around.
wine, for the one lamb. 4 And you shall make two rings of
41 And you shall offer the second gold for it under its wreath; you shall
lamb between the evenings; you shall make its two corners on its two sides;
do to it like the morning food offering and they shall be housings for poles, to
and its drink offering, for a soothing lift them up by it.
fragrance, a fire offering to YAHWEH. 5 And you shall make the poles of
42 This shall be a continual burnt acacia wood; and you shall overlay
offering to your generations, at the them with gold.
door of the tabernacle of the 6 And you shall put it before the veil
congregation before the face of which is beside the ark of the
YAHWEH; there where I meet you to testimony; in front of the mercyseat
speak to you there. which is over the testimony, there
43 And I will meet the sons of Israel where I meet you.
here and it shall be sanctified by My 7 And Aaron shall burn incense of
glory. perfume on it morning by morning;
44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle when he dresses the lamps he shall
of the congregation and the altar. And burn it.
8 And when Aaron sets up the lamps
between the evenings he shall burn it,
1 The actual times listed here are from sunrise a perpetual incense before the face of
for the morning sacrifice and sunset for the YAHWEH for your generations.
evening one. During temple times due to
the amount of sacrifices being done they 2 VS 44-46- YHWH dwelt among the people
actually did them at 9:00am and 3:00pm, through His set-apart priesthood of Aaron
Num 28:4. whom He consecrated.
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9 You shall not offer up strange 19 And Aaron and his sons shall
incense on it, and burnt offering and wash from it, their hands and their
food offering; and you shall not pour feet;
out a drink offering, to go up on it. 20 as they go into the tabernacle of
10 And Aaron shall make atonement the congregation they shall wash with
on its horns once in a year; from the water, and shall not die; or as they
blood of the sin offering of the draw near to the altar to minister, to
atonement once in the year he shall burn a fire offering to YAHWEH.
make atonement on it for your 21 And they shall wash their hands
generations; it is most holy to and their feet, and shall not die. And it
YAHWEH. shall be a never ending statute to
11 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, them, to him and to his seed for their
saying, generations.
12 When you lift up the head of the 22 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
sons of Israel, of those numbered, each saying,
one shall give the ransom of his soul to 23 And you take spices for yourself,
YAHWEH when numbering them; the best, five hundred of pure myrrh,
and there shall not be a plague among and its half of spicy cinnamon, two
them when numbering them. hundred and fifty shekels, and two
13 They shall give this, everyone hundred and fifty of aromatic
passing over to those numbered: half a calamus;
shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary, 24 and five hundred of cassia, by the
twenty gerahs being a shekel; half a shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of
shekel as an offering to YAHWEH. olive oil.
14 Every one passing over to those 25 And you shall make it an oil of
numbered, from a son of twenty years holy anointing, ointment compound,
and upward, shall give the offering of the work of a perfumer, an oil of holy
YAHWEH. anointing it shall be.
15 The rich shall not give more, and 26 And you shall anoint with it the
the poor shall not give less than half a tabernacle of the congregation and the
shekel, to give the offering of ark of the testimony,
YAHWEH, to make atonement for 27 and the table and all its vessels
your souls. and the altar of incense,
16 And you shall take the silver of 28 and the altar of burnt offering,
atonement from the sons of Israel and and all its vessels, and the laver and its
you shall give it to the service of the base.
tabernacle of the congregation; and it 29 And you shall sanctify them, and
shall be for the sons of Israel for they shall become most holy;
remembrance before the face of everything touching them shall
YAHWEH, to make atonement for become holy.
your souls. 30 And you shall anoint Aaron and
17 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, his sons, and you shall consecrate
saying, them to minister as priests to Me.
18 And you shall make a copper 31 And you shall speak to the sons of
laver for washing, and its base copper. Israel, saying, This shall be a holy
And you shall put it between the anointing oil for Me for your
tabernacle of the congregation and the generations.
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of man, and you shall not make any finishings, and in carving of wood, to
like it in its proportion; it is holy. It work in all workmanship.
shall be holy to you. 6 And behold! I have given with him
33 If a man prepares any like it, or Aholiab the son of Ahisamach of the
who gives from it to a stranger, he tribe of Dan; and in the heart of every
shall be cut off from his people. wise-hearted one I have given wisdom;
34 And YAHWEH said to Moses, and they shall make all which I have
Take perfumes for yourself, spices, commanded you:
stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, 7 the tabernacle of the congregation,
spices, and pure frankincense, a part and the ark of the testimony, and the
shall be for a part. mercyseat which is going up over it,
35 And you shall make it incense, an and all the vessels of the tabernacle,
ointment, a work of a perfumer, 8 and the table and its vessels, and
salted, pure and holy. the pure Menorah and all its vessels,
36 And you shall grind some of it and the altar of incense;
fine, and put some of it in front of the 9 and the altar of burnt offering and
testimony in the tabernacle of the all its vessels, and the laver and its
congregation, where I meet you. It base;
shall be most holy to you. 10 and the woven garments, and the
37 And the incense which you make, holy garments for Aaron the priest,
in its proportion, you shall not make and the garments of his sons, to
for yourselves; it shall be holy to you minister as priests;
for YAHWEH. 11 and the oil of anointing, and the
38 If a man makes any like it, to incense of perfumes for the sanctuary;
smell of it, he shall be cut off from his according to all which I have
people1. commanded you, they shall do.
12 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
Chapter 31 saying,
13 And you speak to the sons of
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, Israel, charging them, only My
saying: Sabbaths you shall keep2; for it is a
2 Behold, I have called by name sign between Me and you for your
Bezaleel, the son of Uri, the son of generation; to know that I am
Hur, to the tribe of Judah. YAHWEH your sanctifies.
3 And I have filled him with the 14 And you shall keep the Sabbath,
spirit of Elohim in wisdom, and in for it is holy for you; the profaners of it
intelligence, and in knowledge, and in shall surely be executed; for everyone
all workmanship, doing work3 in it, that soul shall be cut
4 to devise designs, to work in gold off from the midst of his people.
and in silver and in copper,
5 and in cutting of stones for 2 Ex 31:12-19 clearly shows the eternal
Sabbath covenant that Yahweh has made to
His children for eternity which shows who
1 In scripture the things that are set apart to He is as Creator and His blessing of rest to
Yahweh are not to be copied, yet in our those that enter His family covenant.
modern world today many commercialize 3 The word for doing means to expand and
anything from scripture and there are work is 'melaka' which is a form of the
trinkets of almost anything you can imagine Hebrew word for Kingdom, so we are not to
to purchase. expand our own Kingdom on Shabbat.
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15 Work may be done six days, and of your wives, your sons and your
on the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, daughters; and bring them to me.
holy to YAHWEH; everyone doing 3 And all the people broke off the
work on the Sabbath day surely shall rings of gold in their ears, and they
be put to death. brought to Aaron.
16 And the sons of Israel shall guard 4 And he took them from their hand
the Sabbath, to observe and do the and formed it with an engraving tool.
Sabbath for their generations; it is a And he made it a casted calf. And they
never ending covenant. said, These are your gods, O Israel,
17 It is a sign forever between Me who brought you up from the land of
and the sons of Israel; for in six days Egypt.
YAHWEH made the heavens and the 5 And Aaron saw, and he built an
earth, and on the seventh day He altar before it. And Aaron called and
rested and was refreshed.1 said, A feast to YAHWEH tomorrow.
18 And when He finished speaking 6 And they rose early on the morrow,
with him on Mount Sinai, He gave to and they offered burnt offerings and
Moses the two tablets of the brought near peace offerings. And the
testimony, tablets of stone, written by people sat down to eat and drink, and
the finger of Elohim.2 rose up to make merry.
7 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
Chapter 32 Come, go down, for your people whom
you caused to go up from Egypt are
1 And the people saw that Moses corrupted;
delayed to come down from the 8 they have quickly turned off from
mountain. And the people gathered to the way which I commanded them;
Aaron. And they said to him, Rise up, they have made for themselves a
make for us gods who may go before casted calf and have bowed to it, and
our face. As for this Moses, the man have sacrificed to it. And they have
who brought us up from the land of said, These are your gods, O Israel,
Egypt, we do not know what has who brought you up from the land of
become of him. Egypt.
2 And Aaron said to them, Break off 9 And YAHWEH said to Moses, I
the rings of gold which are in the ears have seen this people, and, behold, it
is a stiff-necked people.
10 And now leave Me alone that My
1 Verses 16-17- The Sabbath is a most special anger may glow against them, that I
and intimate covenant between YHWH and may consume them. And I will make
His children forever. It is a wonderful you a great nation.
blessing He gives every 7th day for His set 11 And Moses prayed before the face
apart elect covenant people to be able to
of YAHWEH his Elohim, and he said,
leave the world and enter a type of the
millennial rest from sunset Friday to sunset Why, O YAHWEH, does Your anger
Saturday every week. True believers are glow against Your people whom You
commanded here that they are to guard and caused to go up from the land of Egypt
protect this special blessing. with great power, and with a mighty
2 Mankind has written millions of books hand?
through the ages that people will follow and 12 Why should the Egyptians say,
yet here, the 10 commandments, written by For evil He has caused them to go up,
the very finger of YHWH and mankind will to kill them in the mountains, and to
not obey nor adhere to them.
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consume them on the face of the of my lord glow. You know the people
earth? Turn from Your fierce anger that it is in evil.
and be moved to pity as to the evil to 23 And they said to me, Make for us
Your people. gods who may go before us; as for
13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Moses, the man who caused us to go
Israel, Your servants to whom You up from the land of Egypt, we do not
swore by Yourself, and You spoke to know what has become of him.
them, I will multiply your seed like the 24 And I said to them, Whoever has
stars of the heavens, and all this land gold, let them break off. And they gave
which I have said, I will give to your to me, and I cast it into the fire, and
seed. And they shall possess it forever. this calf came out.
14 And YAHWEH was moved to 25 And Moses saw the people, that
pity concerning the evil which He had they were naked1, for Aaron had let
spoken to do to His people. them naked for scornful shaming
15 And Moses turned and went down among their enemies.
from the mountain, the two tablets of 26 And Moses stood in the gate of
the testimony in his hand, tablets the camp and said, Who is for
written on their two sides, on this and YAHWEH? Come to me! And all the
on that side they were written. sons of Levi assembled to him.
16 And the tablets were the work of 27 And he said to them, So says
Elohim, and the writing was the YAHWEH, Elohim of Israel, each one
writing of Elohim; it was engraved on put his sword on his thigh; pass to and
the tablets. fro from gate to gate in the camp, and
17 And Yahoshua heard the voice of each one kill his brother, and each one
the people in their shouting. And he his neighbor, and each one his
said to Moses, A sound of war in the kindred.
camp! 28 And the sons of Levi did
18 And he said, It is not a sound of a according to the word of Moses. And
cry of might, nor a sound of a cry of about three thousand men of the
defeat; I am hearing the sound of people fell on that day.
singing. 29 And Moses said, Fill your hand
19 And it happened, as he came near today for YAHWEH, since each one
to the camp and saw the calf and has been against his son and against
dances, the anger of Moses glowed. his brother, and in order to give you a
And he threw the tablets from his blessing today.
hands, and he broke them below the 30 And it happened on the morrow,
mountain. Moses said to the people, You have
20 And he took the calf which they sinned a great sin. And now I will go
had made and burned it with fire and up to YAHWEH; perhaps I can make
ground it until it was fine, then he atonement for your sin.
scattered it on the face of the water. 31 And Moses went back to
And he made the sons of Israel to YAHWEH and said, Oh, this people
drink it. has sinned a great sin, and they have
21 And Moses said to Aaron, What made for themselves gods of gold.
has this people done to you that you 32 And now if You will, lift up their
have made to come on them a great
sin? 1 They were exposed and lost their covering
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger as Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
(Gen 3:7)
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sin. And if not, I pray, blot me out pitched it outside the camp, far off
from Your book which You have from the camp. And he called it the
written. tabernacle of the congregation. And it
33 And YAHWEH said to Moses, happened that everyone seeking
Whoever has sinned against Me, I will YAHWEH went to the tabernacle of
blot him from My book. the congregation which was outside
34 And now go, lead the people to the camp.
that place which I have spoken to you. 8 And it happened as Moses went to
Behold, My Messenger shall go before the tabernacle, the people all rose and
your face. And in the day of My stood, each one at the door of his tent.
visitation I will visit their sin on them. And they looked after Moses until he
35 And YAHWEH plagued the had gone into the tabernacle.
people because they made the calf, 9 And it happened as Moses went
which Aaron made. into the tabernacle, the pillar of cloud
would come down and stand at the
Chapter 33 door of the tabernacle. And He spoke
with Moses.
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, 10 And all the people would see the
Come, go up from this place, you and pillar of the cloud standing at the door
the people whom you have caused to of the tabernacle. And all the people
go up out from the land of Egypt, to rose and bowed themselves, each one
the land which I swore to Abraham, to at the door of his tent.2
Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, I will give 11 And YAHWEH would speak to
it to your seed. Moses face to face, as a man speaks to
2 And I will send a Messenger before his friend. And he would return to the
your face1, and I will drive out the camp. And his attendant, Yahoshua
Canaanite, the Amorite, and the the son of Nun, a young man did not
Hittite and the Perizzite, and the leave the middle of the tabernacle.
Hivite, and the Jebusite; 12 And Moses said to YAHWEH,
3 to a land flowing with milk and Behold, You are saying to me, Cause
honey. For I will not go up among you, this people to go up. And You, You
for you are a stiffnecked people, lest I have not told me whom You will send
consume you in the way. with me. And yet You have said, I
4 And the people heard this evil know you by name, and also you have
word, and they mourned, and did not found favor in My eyes.3
put any ornaments on themselves. 13 And now, if I have found favor in
5 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Say Your eyes, please make me see Your
to the sons of Israel, You are a stiff- ways, and let me know You, so that I
necked people; in one instant I will go may find favor in Your eyes; and
up among you and I will consume you. consider that this nation is Your
And now lay off from you your people.
ornaments, that I may know what I 14 And He said, My presence4 will go
shall do to you. with you, and I will give you rest.
6 And the sons of Israel pulled off
their ornaments, from Mount Horeb. 2 Yahweh's presence brought a spirit of
7 And Moses took the tent and worship.
3 Yahweh knew Moses by name, and Moses
1 Yahweh will send His Messenger, but He is wanted to know the name of the messenger
not the messenger. of Yahweh that would be going with them.
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15 And they said to Him, If Your out for yourself two tablets of stone,
presence does not go, do not cause us like the former. And I will write on the
to go up from here. tablets the words which were on the
16 And now by what can it be known former tablet, which you broke.
that I and Your people have found 2 And be prepared in the morning,
favor in Your eyes? Is it not in Your and go up in the morning to Mount
going with us? And we are Sinai. And place yourself there by Me,
distinguished, I and Your people, from on the top of the mountain.
all the nations which are on the face of 3 And a man shall not go up with
the earth? you. And also let no man be seen on all
17 And YAHWEH said to Moses, the mountain. Also do not allow the
This thing which you have spoken I flocks and the herds to feed before that
will do. For you have found favor in mountain.
My eyes, and I know you by name. 4 And he cut out two tablets of stone
18 And he said, I pray, let me see like the former. And Moses rose early
Your glory. (Luk 9:23-35) in the morning and went up into
19 And He said, I will cause all My Mount Sinai, as YAHWEH had
goodness to pass before your face. And commanded him. And he took in his
I will call out the name of YAHWEH hand the two tablets of stone.
before your face. And I will be gracious 5 And YAHWEH came down in the
to whom I will be gracious, and I will cloud. And he placed himself there
have mercy on whom I will have with Him, and he called on the name
mercy. of YAHWEH.
20 And He said, You are not able to 6 And YAHWEH passed by before
see My face; for no man can see Me his face and called out: YAHWEH!
and live. YAHWEH Elohim! Merciful and
21 And YAHWEH said, Behold, a gracious, slow to anger, and great in
place by Me! And you shall stand on a goodness and truth,
rock. 7 keeping mercy for thousands,
22 And as My glory is passing it will forgiving iniquity and transgression
be that I will put you in a cleft of the and sin, and not leaving entirely
rock; and I will cover My hand over unpunished, visiting the iniquity of
you during My passing. fathers on sons, and on sons of sons,
23 And I will remove My hand, and to the third and to the fourth
you shall see My back1; but My face generation.
cannot be seen. 8 And Moses hurried and bowed to
the earth and worshiped.
Chapter 34 9 And he said, If now I have found
favor in Your eyes, O YAHWEH,
1 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Cut please let my Adonai go in our midst,
for it is a stiffnecked people; and You
4 Presence in Hebrew 'pene' meaning my forgive our iniquity and our sin, and
face, one with equal authority who had His take us as a possession.
name (Ex 23:20-21) 10 And He said, Behold, I am cutting
1 This Hebrew word not not necessarily mean a covenant;2 I will do wonderful things
a physical back, but the after result, YHWH before all your people which not have
would allow Moses in vision to see that his
request for His presence to be with the 2 This is written in the present tense showing
Israelites would be granted. the covenant hadn't been ratified before this.
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been done in all the earth, and among 19 Every one opening the womb is
all nations. And all the people in Mine, and all your male livestock, a
whose midst you are shall see the firstling of ox or sheep,
work of YAHWEH, for that which I 20 and a firstling of a donkey, you
am about to do is awesome. shall redeem with a lamb. And if you
11 Take heed for yourself what I am do not redeem, you shall break its
commanding you today. Behold, I am neck. You shall redeem every firstborn
about to drive out from before your of your sons, and they shall not be
face the Amorite, and the Canaanite, seen before My face empty.
and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and 21 You may work six days, and on
the Hivite, and the Jebusite. the seventh day you shall rest. In
12 Take heed to yourself, that you plowing time and in harvest you shall
not cut a covenant with the people of rest.
the land to which you are going in, 22 And you shall observe a Feast of
that it not be a snare in your midst. Weeks for yourself, the first-fruits of
13 But you shall cut down their the harvest of wheat; also the Feast of
altars, break their pillars, and you Ingathering after the turn of the year3.
shall cut off their Asherahs. 23 Three times in the year every
14 For you shall not bow to another male of yours shall be seen before the
Elohim, for YAHWEH whose name is face of Adonai YAHWEH, the Elohim
Jealous1, He is a jealous Elohim; of Israel.
15 that you not cut a covenant with 24 For I will expel nations from
the people of the land, and they before your face and will make broad
fornicate with their Elohims, and they your territory; and no one shall covet
call to you, and you eat from his your land, as you go up to appear
sacrifice; before YAHWEH your Elohim three
16 and you take from their daughters times in the year.
for your sons, and their daughters 25 You shall not slaughter the blood
fornicate with their Elohims, and they of my sacrifice with leaven, nor shall
lead your sons to fornicate with their the sacrifice of the Passover Feast pass
Elohims.2 the night until morning.
17 You shall not make for yourself 26 You shall bring the first of the
casted Elohims. first-fruits of your ground to the house
18 You shall keep the Feast of of YAHWEH your Elohim. You shall
Unleavened; seven days you shall eat not boil a kid in the milk of its mother.
unleavened things, which I command- 27 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
ed you, at the time appointed, the Write these words for yourself, for on
month of Abib; for in the month of the mouth of these words I will cut a
Abib you went out from Egypt. covenant with you and with Israel4.
28 And he was there with YAHWEH
1 This word in Hebrew 'kanna' is only used forty days and forty nights; he did not
for YHWH, meaning He will not put up eat bread and he did not drink water.
with rivalry or unfaithfulness. He has the
exclusive right to possess Israel in the
covenant relationship. It is an act of love, as 3 The word here is “tekufah” and means a full
it shows exclusive devotion to the covenant revolution of the sun, meaning after the
partner. Sometimes this word is used as equinox. The year can't begin until the day
zeal. of the vernal equinox and Sukkot cannot
2 Deut 7:3-4, 1Kgs 11:1-6, 2Cor 6:14 come until the fall equinox. (Ex 23:16)
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And He wrote on the tablets the words which YAHWEH has commanded, to
of the covenant, the Ten Words. do them:
29 And it happened as Moses was 2 Work may be done six days and on
going down from Mount Sinai, the two the seventh day it shall be holy to you,
tablets of the testimony being in a Sabbath of rest to YAHWEH;
Moses' hand as he went down from the everyone doing work in it surely shall
mountain, Moses did not know that die.
the skin of his face had become shiny 3 You shall not kindle a fire in all
through His speaking with him. your dwellings on the day of the
30 And Aaron and all the sons of Sabbath.
Israel saw Moses. And, behold! The 4 And Moses said to all the
skin of his face shone. And they were congregation of the sons of Israel,
afraid to draw near to him. saying, This is the thing which
31 And Moses called to them. And YAHWEH commanded, saying,
Aaron and all the leaders among the 5 Take from among you an offering
congregation turned back to him. And to YAHWEH. Everyone willing of
Moses spoke to them. heart shall bring it, the offering of
32 And afterwards all the sons of YAHWEH: gold and silver and
Israel drew near. And he commanded copper,
them all that which YAHWEH had 6 and blue, and purple, and crimson,
spoken with him in Mount Sinai. and bleached linen, and goats' hair,
33 And Moses finished speaking 7 and rams' skins dyed red, and
with them, and he put a veil on his Tachash skins, and acacia wood,
face. 8 and oil for the light, and spices for
34 And as Moses came in before the oil of anointing, and for the
YAHWEH to speak with Him, he took incense of perfumes;
off the veil until he went out 1. And he 9 and onyx stones, and stones of
would go out and speak to the sons of settings, for the ephod and for the
Israel that which he was commanded. breast pocket.
35 And the sons of Israel would see 10 And every wise-hearted one
the face of Moses, that the skin of among you, let them come and make
Moses' face shone2. And Moses would all which YAHWEH has commanded;
put back the veil on his face until he 11 the tabernacle, its tent, and its
went in to speak with Him. cover, its hooks, its boards, its bars, its
pillars, and its sockets;
Chapter 35 12 the ark, and its poles, the
mercyseat and the veil of the covering,
1 And Moses assembled all the
congregation of the sons of Israel and
said to them, These are the Words 2 The Hebrew word 'keren' means to radiate,
as the sun radiates from heaven to earth. It
4 Up till now the covenant was still not also means horn, as the horn from the
ratified due to the golden calf incident. The animal radiates up to heaven also; that is
betrothal was never consummated and why the priests hold the horns of the animal
Yahweh severed the marriage agreement before sacrifice as he is transferring the sins
with Israel at this point from the horn of the animal up to heaven
1 It would have been disrespectful for Moses and that is why a horn is blown on the
to have his head covered while speaking to Holy-Days as joy is being radiated from the
Yahweh. ( 1Cor 11:4) horn up to the heavens.
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13 the table and its poles, and all its 25 And every wise-hearted woman
vessels, and the Bread of the Presence; spun with her hands; and they brought
14 and the Menorah of the light, and spun yarn, blue, and purple, and
its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil of crimson and bleached linen.
the light; 26 And all the women whose hearts
15 and the incense altar and its were lifted up in wisdom spun the
poles, and the oil of anointing, and the goats' hair.
incense of perfumes, and the screen of 27 And the leaders brought the onyx
the door, at the door of the tabernacle; stones, and stones for the setting, for
16 the altar of burnt offering, and its the ephod and for the breast pocket,
copper grating, its poles, and all its 28 and the spice, and the oil for the
vessels, the laver and its base; light, and for the anointing oil, and for
17 the screens of the court, its pillars, the incense of the perfumes.
and its sockets, and the screen for the 29 And every man and woman
gate of the court; whose hearts made them willing to
18 the pins of the tabernacle, and the bring for all the work which
pins of the court, and their cords; YAHWEH commanded to be done by
19 the woven garments to minister in the hand of Moses; the sons of Israel
the sanctuary, the holy garments for brought a willing offering to
Aaron the priest, and the garments for YAHWEH.
his sons, to minister as priests. 30 And Moses said to the sons of
20 And all the congregation of the Israel, Behold! YAHWEH has called
sons of Israel went out from Moses. by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the
21 And they came, every one whose son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
heart was lifted up, and everyone 31 And He has filled him with the
whose spirit made him willing. They spirit of Elohim, in wisdom, in
brought the offering of YAHWEH for intelligence, and in knowledge, and in
the work of the tabernacle of the all workmanship,
congregation, and for all its service, 32 and to devise designs, to work in
and for the holy garments. gold, and in silver, and in copper,
22 And the men came in together 33 and in cuttings of stones for
with the women, everyone willing of finishings, and in carving of wood, to
heart. They brought in bracelets, and work in all workmanship of design.
nose rings, and rings, and ornaments, 34 And He has put in his heart to
every gold article, and every one who teach, he and Aholiab the son of
waved a wave offering of gold to Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan,
YAHWEH. 35 He has filled them with wisdom
23 And everyone with whom blue of heart, to do every work of a smith,
was found, and purple, and crimson, and an artisan, and an embroiderer in
and bleached linen, and goats' hair, blue, and in purple, and in crimson,
and rams' skins dyed red, and Tachash and in bleached linen, and a weaver;
skins, they brought. doers of every work and devisers of
24 Everyone rising up with an designs.
offering of silver and copper, they
brought the offering of YAHWEH; Chapter 36
and everyone with whom was found
acacia wood for any work of the 1 And Bezaleel and Aholiab shall
service, they brought. work with everyone wise of heart to
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whom YAHWEH has given wisdom 11 And he made loops of blue on the
and intelligence, to know how to do edge of the one curtain, from the end
every work of the service of the to the juncture; so he did at the edge of
sanctuary, concerning all which the last curtain at the second juncture.
YAHWEH had commanded. 12 He made fifty loops on one
2 And Moses called to Bezaleel, and curtain; and he made fifty loops on the
to Aholiab, and to everyone wise of end of the curtain which was at the
heart, to whom YAHWEH had given a second juncture; the loops cor-
heart of wisdom, everyone whose responded, one with another.
heart had lifted him up to come near 13 And he made fifty hooks of gold;
the work, to do it. and he joined the curtains by the
3 And they took every offering before hooks, one to another. And the
Moses which the sons of Israel had tabernacle became one.
brought for the work of the service in 14 And he made curtains of goats'
the holy place, to do it. And they hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he
brought to him still more willing made them eleven curtains.
offerings morning by morning. 15 The length of the one curtain was
4 And all the wise men came, those thirty by the cubit, and four cubits the
doing every kind of work for the width of the one curtain; one measure
sanctuary, each one from his work to the eleven curtains.
they were doing. 16 And he joined the five curtains
5 And they spoke to Moses, saying, separately, and the six curtains
The people are bringing more than separately.
enough for the service of the work that 17 And he made fifty loops on the
YAHWEH commanded, to do it. edge of the last curtain at the juncture;
6 And Moses commanded, and they and he made fifty loops on the edge of
caused it to be voiced in the camp, the curtain that joined the second.
saying, Let neither man nor woman 18 And he made fifty copper hooks
make any more offering for the to join the tent, to unite it in one
sanctuary; and the people were held (echad).
back from bringing. 19 And he made a cover for the tent
7 And their property was sufficient of rams' skins dyed red; and a cover of
for all the work, to do it, and it was too Tachash skins from above.
much. 20 And he made the boards for the
8 And every wise-hearted one among tabernacle, standing planks of acacia
the doers of the work of the tabernacle wood.
made ten curtains, twined, bleached 21 The length of the board was ten
linen, and blue, and purple, and cubits, and a cubit and a half was the
crimson; he made them with cherubs, width of the one board.
the work of an artisan. 22 The one board was connected by
9 The length of one curtain was two pins, one to another; so he did to
twenty eight by the cubit; and the all the boards of the tabernacle.
width was four by the cubit; the one 23 And he made the boards for the
curtain was the same measure for all tabernacle: twenty boards for the
the curtains. south side southward.
10 And he joined five curtains one to 24 And he made forty sockets of
another; and he joined five curtains silver under the twenty boards; two
one to another.

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sockets under the one board for its two and their bands with gold; and their
pins. five sockets copper.
25 And for the second side of the
tabernacle, to the north side, he made Chapter 37
twenty boards,
26 and their forty silver sockets; two 1 And Bezaleel made the ark of
sockets under the one board, and two acacia wood; two cubits and a half
sockets under the other board. long, and a cubit and a half wide, and a
27 And he made six boards for the cubit and a half high.
sides of the tabernacle westward. 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold,
28 And he made two boards for the inside and outside. And he made for it
corners of the tabernacle, in the sides. a wreath of gold all around.
29 And they were double from 3 And he cast four rings of gold for it,
below, and in like manner they were on its four feet; two rings on its one
complete to its top, to the first ring. So side and two rings on its second side.
he did to both of them, for the two 4 And he made poles of acacia wood;
corners. and he overlaid them with gold.
30 And there were eight boards, and 5 And he put the poles into the rings,
their silver sockets, sixteen sockets; on the sides of the ark, to carry the
two sockets and two sockets under the ark.
one board. 6 And he made a mercyseat of pure
31 And he made bars of acacia wood; gold; two cubits and a half long, and a
five to the boards of the second side of cubit and a half wide.
the tabernacle; 7 And he made two cherubs of gold;
32 and five bars to the boards of the he made them of beaten work, from
sides of the tabernacle westward. the two ends of the mercyseat;
33 And he made the middle bar to go 8 one cherub here at one end, and
through the middle of the boards, one cherub here at the other end. He
from end to end. made the cherubs from the mercyseat,
34 And he overlaid the boards with from its two ends.
gold. And he made the rings gold, 9 And the cherubs were spreading
housing for the poles; and he overlaid out wings above, covering the mercy-
the bars with gold. seat with their wings, their faces each
35 And he made a veil of blue, and toward the other; the faces of the
purple, and crimson, and twined, cherubs were toward the mercyseat.
bleached linen. He made it the work of 10 And he made the table of planks
an artisan, with cherubs. of acacia; two cubits long, and a cubit
36 And he made four pillars of wide, and a cubit and a half high.
acacia for it. And he overlaid them 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold;
with gold, their hooks gold; and he and he made for it a wreath of gold all
cast four sockets of silver for them. around.
37 And he made a screen for the 12 And he made for it a border of a
door of the tabernacle, blue, and hand's breadth all around. And he
purple, and crimson, and twined, made a wreath of gold for its border all
bleached linen, the work of an around.
embroiderer; 13 And he cast for it four rings of
38 and its five pillars, and their gold; and he put the rings on the four
hooks; and they overlaid their tops corners, which were to its four feet.

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14 The rings were near the border, 27 And he made for it two rings of
the housings for the poles, to carry the gold, from beneath its wreath, on its
table. two corners, on its two sides, for
15 And he made the poles of acacia housings for poles, to lift it.
wood; and he overlaid them with gold, 28 And he made its poles of acacia
to lift up the table. wood; and he overlaid them with gold.
16 And he made the vessels which 29 And he made the holy oil of
were on the table, its platters and its anointing, and the pure incense of
bowls, and its sacrificial cups, and its fragrant spices, the work of a
pitchers by which a drink offering is perfumer.
made, with pure gold.
17 And he made the Menorah of pure Chapter 38
gold; he made the Menorah of beaten
work, its side, and its branch, its 1 And he made the altar of the burnt
calyxes, its knobs and its blossoms offering of acacia wood; five cubits its
were from it. length and five cubits its width,
18 And six branches went out from square; and its height was three
its sides; three branches of the cubits.
Menorah from one side, and three 2 And he made its horns on its four
branches of the Menorah from its corners; its horns were of it. And he
second side. overlaid it with copper.
19 Three almond-like bowls were on 3 And he made all the vessels of the
the one branch, with knob and altar, the pots and the shovels and the
blossom; and three almond-like bowls sacrificial bowls, the fleshhooks and
on the one branch, with knob and the firepans. He made all its vessels of
blossom; so for the six branches, those copper.
going out from the Menorah. 4 And he made a network of copper
20 And on the Menorah were four grating for the altar, from below under
almond-like bowls, its knobs and its its ledge, as far as its middle.
blossoms. 5 And he cast four rings in its four
21 And a knob was under two ends to the copper grating, housings
branches of it, to the six branches, for the poles.
those going out from it. 6 And he made the poles of acacia
22 The knobs and the branches of it wood; and he overlaid them with
were one beaten work of pure gold. copper.
23 And he made its seven lamps and 7 And he put the poles into the rings
its snuffers and its pans of pure gold. on the sides of the altar, to lift it with
24 He made it and all its vessels them. He made it hollow with planks.
from a talent of pure gold. 8 And he made the laver copper, and
25 And he made the altar of incense its base copper, from the mirrors of
of acacia wood; its length a cubit, and the serving women, those assembling,
its width a cubit, square. And its who served at the door of the
height was two cubits; its horns were tabernacle of the congregation.
of it. 9 And he made the court. To the side
26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, of the Negev, to the south, the curtains
its top and its sides and its horns all of the court were twined bleached
around. And he made for it a wreath of linen, a hundred by the cubit.
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their sockets twenty, of copper. The Moses' command for the service of the
hooks of the pillars and their bands Levites in the hand of Ithamar, the son
were silver. of Aaron the priest.
11 And for the north side, a hundred 22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the
by the cubit, their pillars were twenty son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made
and their sockets twenty, of copper. all that YAHWEH commanded
The hooks of the pillars and their Moses.
bands were silver. 23 And with him Aholiab the son of
12 And for the west side, curtains of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an
fifty cubits; their pillars ten and their engraver and a craftsman, and an
sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars embroiderer in blue and in purple and
and her bands were silver. in crimson and in bleached linen.
13 And for the east side eastward 24 All the gold used was for the
fifty cubits, work, in all the work of the sanctuary;
14 curtains of fifteen cubits to the and it was the gold of the wave
side, their pillars three and their offering, twenty nine talents and seven
sockets three. hundred and thirty shekels, by the
15 And for the second side on this shekel of the sanctuary.
side and on that side to the opening of 25 And the silver of the numbered
the court, curtains of fifteen cubits, ones of the assembly was a hundred
their pillars three and their sockets talents, and a thousand seven hundred
three. and seventy five shekels, by the shekel
16 All the curtains of the court all of the sanctuary,
around were twined bleached linen. 26 a bekah for a head, half a shekel,
17 And the sockets for the pillars by the shekel of the holy place, for
were copper, the hooks of the pillars everyone passing over to those
and their bands of silver. And the numbered, from a son of twenty years
overlaying of their capitals were silver; and upward, for six hundred and three
and all the pillars of the court were thousand, five hundred and fifty per-
banded with silver. sons.
18 And the screen of the opening of 27 And the hundred talents of the
the court was an embroiderer's work, silver were for casting the sockets of
blue and purple and crimson, and the sanctuary, and for the sockets of
bleached twined linen, and twenty the veil, a hundred sockets for a
cubits long, and the height was five hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
cubits in width; the curtains of the 28 And the thousand, seven hundred
court joining. and seventy five shekels he made into
19 And their pillars were four, and hooks for the pillars; and he overlaid
their sockets four, of copper; their their capitals and joined them.
hooks silver, and the overlaying of 29 And the copper of the wave
their capitals and their bands were offering was seventy talents and two
silver. thousand and four hundred shekels.
20 And all the pins for the 30 And he made with it the sockets
tabernacle and for the court all around of the door of the tabernacle of the
were copper. congregation, and the copper altar and
21 These are the numbered things of its copper grating, and all the vessels
the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the of the altar.
testimony, which were numbered at 31 And the sockets of the court all

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around, and the sockets of the opening 11 The second row: a turquoise, a
of the court, and all the pins of the sapphire and a jasper.
tabernacle, and all of the pins of the 12 And the third row: a jacinth, an
court all around were copper. agate, and an amethyst.
13 And the fourth row: a chrysolite,
Chapter 39 an onyx, and a jasper; these set in their
settings, plaited work of gold.
1 And from the blue and the purple 14 And the stones were according to
and the crimson they made woven the names of the sons of Israel; they
garments for serving in the sanctuary. were twelve according to their names,
And they made the holy garments the engravings of a signet, each
which were for Aaron, as YAHWEH according to his name, for the twelve
commanded Moses. tribes.
2 And he made the ephod of gold, 15 And they made cords of chains on
blue, and purple, and crimson, and the breast pocket, a work of pure gold
twined bleached linen. cords.
3 And they beat out sheets of gold, 16 And they made two gold plaitings
and cut threads to work into the midst and two golden rings; and they put the
of the blue, and into the midst of the two rings on the two ends of the
purple, and into the midst of the breast pocket.
crimson, and into the midst of the 17 And they put the two golden cords
bleached linen, the work of an artisan. on the two rings, on the ends of the
4 They made shoulderpieces for it, breast pocket.
joined together; it was joined on its 18 And they put the two ends of the
two ends. two cords on the two plaitings. And
5 And its fastening band was on it; it they put them on the shoulderpieces of
was of it, like its work, gold, blue, and the ephod, on the front of its face.
purple, and crimson, and twined 19 And they made two rings of gold,
bleached linen, as YAHWEH and they put them on the two ends of
commanded Moses. the breast pocket, on its edge, on the
6 And they made stones of onyx set inward side of the ephod.
in plaited work of gold, engraved with 20 And they made two rings of gold,
engravings of a signet, according to the and they put them on the two
names of the sons of Israel. shoulderpieces of the ephod from
7 And he put them on the shoulder- beneath, on the front of its face, near
pieces of the ephod, memorial stones its joining; from above to the band of
for the sons of Israel, as YAHWEH the ephod.
commanded Moses. 21 And they fastened the breast
8 And he made the breast pocket, a pocket from its rings to the rings of the
work of an artisan, like the work of the ephod with a blue ribbon, to be on the
ephod: gold, blue, purple, and ephod band, that the breast pocket not
crimson, and twined bleached linen; move itself from the ephod, as
9 it was square. They made the YAHWEH commanded Moses.
breast pocket double; its length a span 22 And he made the robe of the
and its width a span, doubled. ephod, skilled work, all of blue.
10 And they set it in four rows of 23 And the mouth of the robe in its
stones: one row, the first row: a ruby, a middle was like the mouth of a
topaz and a carbuncle.
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corselet, the edge of its mouth all 35 the ark of the testimony, and its
around, that it might not be torn. poles, and the mercyseat,
24 And they made on the hems of 36 the table and all its vessels, and
the robe pomegranates of blue, and the Bread of the Presence;
purple, and crimson, bleached, twined 37 the pure Menorah, its lamps the
linen. lamps of arrangement and all its
25 And they made bells of pure gold, vessels, and the oil of the light,
and they put the bells in the midst of 38 and the altar of gold, and the oil
the pomegranates, all around on the of anointing, and the incense of
hem of the robe, all around, among the fragrant spices, and the screen of the
pomegranates, door of the tabernacle,
26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell 39 the copper altar and copper
and a pomegranate on the hem of the grating which was to it, its poles and
robe all around for ministering, as all its vessels, the laver and its base,
YAHWEH commanded Moses. 40 the screen of the court, its pillars
27 And they made the tunics of and its sockets, and the screen for the
bleached linen, skilled work, for Aaron opening of the court, its cords and its
and for his sons; pins, and all the vessels of the service
28 also the miter was of bleached of the tabernacle for the tabernacle of
linen, and the turban of the caps of the congregation,
bleached linen, and the breeches of 41 the woven garments for serving in
bleached, twined linen. the sanctuary, the holy garments for
29 And the girdle was of twined Aaron the priest, and the garments of
bleached linen, and blue, and purple, his sons for serving as priests.
and crimson, the work of an 42 According to all which YAHWEH
embroiderer, even as YAHWEH commanded Moses, so did the sons of
commanded Moses. Israel, all the work.
30 And they made the plate of the 43 And Moses saw all the work. And,
holy crown of pure gold, and they behold, they had done it; as
wrote on it the writing of the YAHWEH commanded Moses, so
engravings of a signet: HOLINESS TO they had done. And Moses blessed
YAHWEH. them.
31 And they put a blue ribbon on it,
to fasten it on the miter from above, as Chapter 40
YAHWEH commanded Moses.
32 And all the work of the tabernacle 1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
of the congregation was finished. And saying,
the sons of Israel did according to all 2 On the first day of the month, on
which YAHWEH commanded Moses; the first of the month, you shall raise
so they did. up the tent of the tabernacle of the
33 And they brought the tabernacle congregation.
to Moses, the tent and all its vessels, 3 And you shall put there the ark of
its hooks, its boards, it bars, and its testimony. And you shall cover the ark
pillars, and its sockets, with the veil.
34 and the cover of rams' skins dyed 4 And you shall bring in the table
red, and the cover of Tachash skins, and set in order its arrangement. And
and the veil of the covering, you shall bring in the Menorah and set
up its lamps.
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5 And you shall put the altar of gold 17 And it happened in the first
for incense before the ark of month, in the second year, on the first
testimony. And you shall set up the of the month, the tabernacle was
screen of the door of the tabernacle. raised up.3
6 And you shall set up the altar of 18 And Moses raised up the
burnt offerings before the door of the tabernacle, and he gave its sockets,
tent of the tabernacle of the and he set up its boards, and he gave
congregation. its bars, and he raised up its pillars.
7 And you shall put the laver 19 And he spread out the tent over
between the tabernacle of the the tabernacle. And he put the cover of
congregation and the altar. And you the tent over it from above, as
shall put water there. YAHWEH commanded Moses.
8 And you shall set up the court all 20 And he took and gave the
around. And you shall place the screen testimony into the ark. And he put the
of the opening of the court. poles on the ark. And he gave the
9 And you shall take the oil of mercyseat on the ark from above.
anointing, and you shall anoint the 21 And he caused the ark to go in
tabernacle and all that is in it. And you into the tabernacle. And he placed the
shall sanctify it and all its vessels. And veil of the covering, and he covered
it shall become holy.1 over the ark of testimony, as
10 And you shall anoint the altar of YAHWEH commanded Moses.
burnt offering and all its vessels. And 22 And he gave the table into the
you shall sanctify it and the altar shall tabernacle of the congregation, on the
become most holy. side of the tabernacle, northward
11 And you shall anoint the laver and outside the veil.
its base, and you shall sanctify it. 23 And he set the bread in order on
12 And you shall cause to draw near it before the face of YAHWEH, as
Aaron and his sons to the door of the YAHWEH commanded Moses.
tabernacle of the congregation. And 24 And he put the Menorah in the
you shall wash them with water. tabernacle of the congregation,
13 And you shall clothe Aaron with opposite the table, on the side of the
the holy garments. And you shall tabernacle southward.
anoint him and sanctify him. And he 25 And he set up the lamps before
shall serve as priest to Me. YAHWEH, as YAHWEH had
2
commanded Moses.
14 And you shall cause his sons to 26 And he set up the altar of gold in
draw near. And you shall clothe them the tabernacle of the congregation,
with tunics. before the veil.
15 And you shall anoint them as you 27 And he burned on it incense of
anointed their father. And they shall fragrant spices, as YAHWEH
serve as priests to Me. And their commanded Moses.
anointing shall be for an everlasting 28 And he set up the screen of the
priesthood for their generations. door to the tabernacle.
16 And Moses did so, according to all 29 And he put the altar of burnt
that YAHWEH commanded him; so offering at the door of the tent of the
he did.
3 Before YHWH's presence could be with
1 The anointing oil is what sets it apart. them there had to be judicial order.
2 Rev 19:7-8
(Ex 19:1).
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tabernacle of the congregation. And he

offered up on it the burnt offering and
the food offering, as YAHWEH
commanded Moses.
30 And he put the laver between the
tabernacle of the congregation and the
altar. And he gave there water for
washing.
31 And from it Moses and Aaron and
his sons washed their hands and their
feet.
32 As they came into the tabernacle
of the congregation, and as they drew
near to the altar, they would wash, as
YAHWEH commanded Moses.
33 And he raised up the court all
around the tabernacle and the altar.
And he gave the screen of the opening
of the court. And Moses finished the
work.
34 And the cloud covered the
tabernacle of the congregation; and
the glory of YAHWEH filled the
tabernacle.1
35 And Moses was not able to come
into the tabernacle of the congregation
because the cloud dwelt on it. And the
glory of YAHWEH filled the
tabernacle.2
36 And as the cloud went up from
the tabernacle, the sons of Israel
pulled up stakes in all their travels.
37 And if the cloud did not go up,
then they did not pull up stakes until
the day it went up. (Num 9:17-23)
38 For the cloud of YAHWEH was
on the tabernacle by day, and fire was
on it by night, before the eyes of all the
house of Israel in all their pulling up
of stakes.3

1 Ex 24:16-17, Ex 16:10
2 Ex 33:18, 22
3 Yahshua was the presence of YHWH in the
Tabernacle. ( Ex 13:21, Ex 33:2, Ex 32:34,
Ex 23:20, Num 9:15-23, 1 Cor 10:1-4)
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 LEVITICUS
Book of Leviticus (Vayikra)

Chapter 1 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest

shall put fire on the altar and arrange
1 And YAHWEH called1 to Moses wood on the fire.
and spoke to him out of the tent of the 8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests,
congregation, saying, shall arrange the pieces, with the head
2 Speak to the sons of Israel and say and the fat, on the wood on the fire,
to them, If any one of you brings an which is on the altar.
offering to YAHWEH, from livestock 9 And he shall wash its inward parts
of the herd, or from the flock, you shall and its legs with water. And the priest
bring near your offering. shall burn as incense the whole of it on
3 If his burnt offering is out of the the altar for a burnt offering, a fire
herd, a male, without blemish, he shall offering of soothing fragrance to
bring it to the opening of the tent of YAHWEH. (Ps 116:15)
meeting, at his pleasure, before the 10 And if his offering is out of the
face of YAHWEH.2 flock, out of the sheep, or out of the
4 And he shall lay his hand on the goats, for a burnt offering, a male,
head of the burnt offering, and it is without blemish, he shall bring it near.
accepted for him to make atonement 11 And he shall slaughter it by the
for him.3 side of the altar northward, before the
5 And he shall kill the son of the herd face of YAHWEH.4 And the sons of
before the face of YAHWEH. And the Aaron, the priests, shall sprinkle its
sons of Aaron, the priests, shall bring blood all around on the altar.
near the blood and sprinkle the blood 12 And he shall cut it to pieces with
on the altar all around at the opening both its head and its fat, and the priest
of the tent of the meeting place. shall arrange them on the wood which
6 And he shall skin the burnt is on the fire on the altar.
offering, and shall cut it into pieces. 13 And he shall wash the inward
parts and the legs with water, and the
1 The Hebrew name of the book is “vayikra” priest shall bring near all of it and
and means “And He called”. The theme of burn it as incense on the altar; it is a
the book are the requirements to be “set burnt offering, a fire offering of
apart” to YHWH. soothing fragrance to YAHWEH.
2 The word for “burnt” is “owlah” and means 14 And if the burnt offering is a
to ascend and is typical of the sacrifice burnt offering out of the fowls to
going to the Father in heaven. This word
YAHWEH, then he shall bring near
also means holocaust. The word for offering
also translated at times as sacrifice is his offering, of turtledoves or of the
“korban” and literally means to draw closer offspring of the dove.
to through relationship. The idea of giving 15 And the priest shall bring it near
an offering to YHWH was to draw closer to to the altar and shall nip off its head.
Him by giving up something of value. The And he shall burn it as incense on the
word korban is used in Mk 7:11 and some altar; its blood shall be drained by the
translate it as gift. side of the altar.
3 The laying on of hands to the animal was 16 And he shall remove its crop with
done to transfer the sins of the individual to its feathers, and shall throw it near the
the animal as a substitute. We see the laying altar eastward, to the place of the
on of hands for the transferring of the Holy
ashes.
Spirit to someone (Acts 8:17), and also for
the transferring of power for ordination
(Deut 34:9, Acts 6:6). 4 Ps 110:1, Heb 10:5-14
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17 And he shall cleave it with its YAHWEH, and shall bring it to the
wings, not dividing it, and the priest priest. And the priest shall bring it
shall burn it as incense on the altar, on near to the altar.
the wood which is on the fire; a burnt 9 And the priest shall lift up the food
offering; it is a fire offering of soothing offering, its memorial offering, and
fragrance to YAHWEH. shall burn it as incense on the altar, a
fire offering, a soothing fragrance to
Chapter 2 YAHWEH.
10 And the rest of the food offering
1 And when a person brings near an is for Aaron and his sons, most holy, of
offering, a food offering to YAHWEH, the offerings of YAHWEH.
his offering shall be of flour. And he 11 Any food offering which you shall
shall pour oil on it; and he shall put bring to YAHWEH, you shall not
frankincense on it. make with leaven; for all leaven and all
2 And he shall bring it to the sons of honey you shall not burn it as incense,
Aaron the priest, and he shall take a fire offering to YAHWEH.2
from it the fullness of his handful from 12 As an offering of first-fruits, you
its flour, and from its oil, with all its shall bring them to YAHWEH, but
frankincense. And the priest shall burn they shall not go up on the altar for a
it as incense on the altar, a memorial soothing fragrance.
offering, a fire offering, a soothing 13 And every offering of your food
fragrance to YAHWEH.1 offering you shall season with salt, and
3 And the rest of the food offering is you shall not let the salt of the
for Aaron and for his sons, most holy, covenant of your Elohim be lacking
of the fire offerings of YAHWEH. from your food offering; you shall offer
4 And when you bring near an salt with all your offerings.3
offering, a food offering baked in an 14 And if you bring near a food
oven, it shall be of fine flour, offering of first-fruits to YAHWEH,
unleavened cakes mixed with oil, or fresh ears roasted with fire, grains
unleavened thin cakes anointed with from a garden, you shall bring near
oil. your first-fruits for a food offering.
5 And if your offering is a food
offering baked in a pan, it shall be of
unleavened fine flour, mixed with oil. 2 This offering was to accompany one of the
6 You shall divide it into bits, and other sacrifices and was made without yeast
you should pour oil on it; it is a food or honey as both of these items can ferment,
offering. which would disqualify the offering.
3 The offering was salted to symbolize the
7 And if your offering is a food
eternal relationship YHWH had with His
offering on a griddle, your offering people. Salt was a preservative for meat in
shall be fine flour mixed with oil; ancient times and extremely important to
8 And you shall bring the food the life of animals and people. Salt is
offering made of these things to essential for our health and plays a crucial
role in keeping our bodies functioning
1 The grain offering was a continual reminder properly. The two elements of salt, sodium
for the people that YHWH is the provider of and chloride each play a variety of crucial
their daily bread and sustainer of their life. roles in one's body. In ancient times salt was
The Hebrew word for this offering also can used to pay wages and the word 'salary'
mean 'a gift' and recognized the gift of life comes from the word salt. (Math 5:13, Num
that YHWH provides to the one offering. 18:19)
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15 And you shall put oil on it, and lay or female, without blemish, he shall
frankincense on it; it is a food offering. bring it near.
16 And the priest shall burn it as 7 If he is bringing near a sheep for
incense, with its memorial offering his offering, then he shall bring it near
from its grains, and from its oil, before the face of YAHWEH.
besides all its frankincense, a fire 8 And he shall lay his hand on the
offering to YAHWEH. head of his offering and shall slaughter
it in front of the tabernacle of the
Chapter 3 congregation. And the sons of Aaron
shall sprinkle its blood on the altar all
1 And if his offering is a sacrifice of around.
peace offering, if he is offering it from 9 And he shall bring near from the
the herd, whether male or female, sacrifice of the peace offerings a fire
without blemish, he shall bring it near offering to YAHWEH, its fat; he shall
before the face of YAHWEH.1 remove the entire fat tail close by the
2 And he shall lay his hand on the backbone, and all the fat that covers
head of his offering and slaughter it at the inward parts, and all the fat that is
the opening of the tent of the on the inward parts,
congregation. And the sons of Aaron, 10 and the two kidneys, and the fat
the priests, shall sprinkle the blood on on them, on the loins, and he shall
the altar all around. remove the lobe by the liver, beside
3 And he shall bring near from the the kidneys; he shall remove it.
sacrifice of the peace offering a fire 11 And the priest shall burn it as
offering to YAHWEH, the fat which incense on the altar, bread of the fire
covers the inward parts, and all the fat offering to YAHWEH.
on the inward parts, 12 And if his offering is a goat, then
4 and the two kidneys, and the fat on he shall bring it near before the face of
them, on the loins, and the fatty lobe YAHWEH.
by the liver beside the kidneys, he 13 And he shall lay his hand on its
shall remove. head and shall slaughter it in front of
5 And the sons of Aaron shall burn it the tabernacle of the congregation.
as incense on the altar, on the burnt And the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle
offering on the wood on the fire, a fire its blood all around on the altar.
offering of a soothing fragrance to 14 And he shall bring near from it
YAHWEH. his offering, a fire offering to
6 And if his offering for a sacrifice of YAHWEH, the fat covering the
peace offerings is from the flock, male inward parts, and all the fat on the
inward parts,
15 and the two kidneys, and the fat
1 The peace offering comes from the Hebrew
word “shelem”, which comes from the root on them, on the loins, and the lobe on
of the word for peace, which is shalom. It is the liver, beside the kidneys, he shall
the only offering where the offerer may also remove.
eat of the sacrifice with the priest. This 16 And the priest shall burn them as
showed the unity of the offerer with YHWH incense on the altar, bread of the fire
through the priestly mediator who made the offering for a soothing fragrance; all
sacrifice on his behalf. This also greatly the fat belongs to YAHWEH.
symbolized the unity that one has with 17 It shall be a never ending statute
YHWH through the sacrifice of Yahshua, for your generations in all your
the Prince of Peace. (Is 9:6, Heb 7:2)
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dwellings. You shall not eat any fat or is covering over the inward parts, and
any blood. all the fat which is on the inward parts,
9 and the two kidneys, and the fat
Chapter 4 which is on them, which is on the
flanks, and he shall remove the lobe on
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, the liver beside the kidneys.
saying, 10 As it is raised up from the
2 Speak to the sons of Israel saying, sacrifice of the peace offerings of the
When a person sins against any of the bull, the priest shall burn them as
commands of YAHWEH through incense on the altar of burnt offering.
ignorance, which is not to be done, 11 And the skin of the bull, and all its
and shall do any one of them; flesh with its head, and with its legs,
3 if the priest who is anointed sins, and the inward parts, and its dung,
resulting in guilt to the people, then he 12 he shall bring out all the bull to
shall bring near for his sin which he the outside of the camp, to a clean
has sinned a bull, a son of the herd, place, to the place of the pouring of
without blemish, to YAHWEH for a ashes; and he shall burn it on the
sin offering. wood with fire; it shall be burned at
4 And he shall bring the bull into the the place of pouring of ashes.2
opening of the tabernacle of the 13 If all the company of Israel shall
congregation, before the face of sin through ignorance, and the thing
YAHWEH. And he shall lay his hand has been hidden from the eyes of the
on the head of the bull and shall assembly, and they do that which is
slaughter the bull before the face of not to be done to any of all the
YAHWEH. commands of YAHWEH, and are
5 And the priest who is anointed1 guilty;
shall take some of the blood of the bull 14 when the sin shall be known, that
and shall bring it to the tabernacle of which they have sinned against it, then
the congregation. the congregation shall bring near a
6 And the priest shall dip his finger bull, a son of the herd, for a sin
in the blood and sprinkle some of the offering. And they shall bring it in
blood seven times before the face of front of the tabernacle of the
YAHWEH, at the front of the veil of congregation.
the holy place.
7 And the priest shall put some of the
2 Verses 1-12- The sin sacrifice was done by
blood on the horns of the altar of the priest who was a mediator for the
people in symbolically shedding blood for
sweet incense, at the opening of the
their sins. The Torah states “eye for eye”,
tent of the congregation, before the and “life for life”, so this symbolic act could
face of YAHWEH. not pay the penalty of the sins, as the life of
8 And all the fat of the bull of the sin an animal is not equal with the life of a
offering, he shall lift up the fat which human, but merely was a symbolic
reminder to them (Heb 10:1-4). During
Temple times the bodies were burned and
1 This literally says in Hebrew, “ And the the ashes were placed at the third altar
priest who is The Mashiach (Messiah)” (Miphkad Altar) across the Kidron Valley
showing that the priest doing the sin on the lower part of the Mount of Olives
offering symbolized Yahshua's great where the Red Heifer sacrifice was done
sacrifice He did for the sins of the people. (Num 19) and also where Yahshua was
( Is 53:12) crucified (Heb 13:10-13).
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15 And the elders of the congregation burnt offering, before the face of
shall lay their hands on the head of the YAHWEH; it is a sin offering.
bull before the face of YAHWEH.1 25 And the priest shall take some of
And they shall slaughter the bull the blood of the sin offering, and with
before the face of YAHWEH. his finger he shall put it on the horns
16 And the priest who is anointed of the altar of burnt offering; and he
shall bring in some of the blood of the shall pour out its blood at the base of
bull to the tabernacle of the the altar of burnt offering.
congregation. 26 And he shall burn it as incense on
17 And the priest shall dip his finger the altar, with all its fat, as the fat of
in the blood and shall sprinkle seven the sacrifice of the peace offerings.
times before the face of YAHWEH, at And the priest shall atone for him
the front of the veil. because of his sin; and it shall be
18 And he shall put some of the forgiven him.
blood on the horns of the altar before 27 And if any person of the people of
the face of YAHWEH in the tent of the the land sin through ignorance2 by
meeting of the congregation. And he doing that which is not to be done,
shall pour out all the blood at the base against one of the commands of
of the altar of burnt offering at the YAHWEH, and is guilty;
door of the tabernacle of the 28 or his sin which he has sinned
congregation. shall be made known to him, then he
19 And he shall lift up all its fat from shall bring his offering, an ewe of the
it and shall burn it as incense on the goats, without blemish, a female, for
altar. his sin which he has sinned;
20 And he shall do with the bull as 29 then he shall lay his hand on the
he has done to the bull of the sin head of the sin offering and shall
offering, so he shall do to it. And the slaughter the sin offering in the place
priest shall atone for them; and it shall of the burnt offering.
be forgiven them. 30 And the priest shall take some of
21 And he shall bring the bull to the its blood with his finger and shall put
outside of the camp, and he shall burn it on the horns of the altar of burnt
it as he burned the first bull; it is a sin offering. And he shall pour out all its
offering of the congregation. blood at the base of the altar;
22 When a ruler sins and has acted 31 and he shall take off all its fat, as
against one of all the commands of has been taken off the sacrifice of
YAHWEH his Elohim, which is not to peace offerings. And the priest shall
be done, through ignorance, and is burn it as incense on the altar for a
guilty; soothing fragrance to YAHWEH. And
23 or his sin which he has sinned the priest shall atone for him, and it is
shall be made known to him, then he forgiven him.
shall bring his offering, a buck of the 32 And if he brings a lamb as his
goats, a male, without blemish;
24 and he shall lay his hand on the
head of the he-goat and shall slaughter 2 These sacrifices are for sins of ignorance,
it in the place where he slaughters the but not defiance (Num 15:30-31). Also, if a
sin was committed that was not a crime that
1 The laying on of hands is to symbolically required capital punishment, then besides
transfer the sin to the animal, see note on the killing of the sacrifice, there also had to
Lev 1:4. be restitution made by the offender.
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offering, a female, without blemish, he thing, or the unclean dead body of an

shall bring it, animal, or the unclean dead body of
33 and he shall lay his hand on the livestock, or the dead body of unclean
head of the sin offering, and he shall swarming things, it being hidden from
slaughter it for a sin offering in the him that he is unclean and is guilty,
place where he slaughters the burnt 3 or if he touches the uncleanness of
offering. man, any of his uncleanness by which
34 And the priest shall take some of he is unclean, and it is hidden from
the blood of the sin offering with his him, and he knows, then he is guilty.
finger and put it on the horns of the 4 Or if a person swears, speaking
altar of burnt offering, and shall pour rashly with the lips, to do evil, or to do
out all the blood at the bottom of the good, anything which the man speaks
altar. rashly with an oath, and it is hidden
35 And he shall take off all its fat, as from him, and he knows, then he is
is taken off the fat of the lamb from guilty of one of these.
the sacrifice of peace offerings. And 5 And it shall be when he is guilty of
the priest shall burn them as incense one of these, then he shall confess that
on the altar, on the fire offerings of in which he has sinned.3
YAHWEH. And the priest shall atone 6 And he shall bring his guilt offering
for him for his sin which he has to YAHWEH for his sin which he has
sinned; and it is forgiven him.1 sinned, a female out of the flock, a
lamb, or a doe of the goats, for a sin
Chapter 5 offering. And the priest shall atone for
him regarding his sin.
1 And when a person sins, and hears 7 And if his hand does not reach to a
the voice of swearing, and he is a lamb, then he shall bring his guilt
witness, or has seen, or has known, if offering, he who has sinned, two
he does not reveal it, then he shall turtledoves, or two offspring of a dove,
bear his iniquity.2 (Pr 29:24) to YAHWEH; one for a sin offering,
2 Or if a soul touches any unclean and one for a burnt offering.
8 And he shall bring them to the
1 There is a difference between forgiveness priest, who shall bring near for a sin
and restoration. This is the difference offering first. And he shall nip off its
between Passover (forgiveness) and The head from its neck, but shall not divide
Day of Atonement (reconciliation). it.
Although forgiveness is given, there still 9 And he shall sprinkle some of the
has to be restoration, according to Torah, to blood of the sin offering on the side of
pay the penalty for what was lost. Much of the altar, and that which remains of
the Torah lays out these judgments, the blood shall be drained at the base
depending on what the particular sin was, of the altar; it is a sin offering.
and if it was a crime that brought capital
10 And he shall offer the second for a
punishment, then only the principle of “life
for life” could apply. This is why there was burnt offering, as by decree. And the
no salvation in the first covenant and why priest shall atone for him, because of
Yahshua had to come and die to pay the life his sin which he has sinned; and it
sentence for sin of all those who believe in shall be forgiven him.
His sacrifice.
2 Neutrality is of the devil, and it is the Torah 3 There always has to be admission of guilt
given responsibility for someone who and repentance in order to receive YHWH's
witnesses evil to report it (Math 18:15-17). forgiveness.
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11 And if his hand cannot reach to priest. And the priest shall atone for
two turtledoves, or two offspring of a him, for his sin of error which he
dove, then he who sinned shall bring erred, and he did not know; and it
his offering, a tenth of an ephah 1 of shall be forgiven him.
fine flour for a sin offering; he shall 19 It is a guilt offering; truly he is
not put oil on it, nor put frankincense guilty before the face of YAHWEH.3
on it; for it is a sin offering.
12 And he shall bring it to the priest, Chapter 6
and the priest shall take from it his full
handful, the memorial offering, and 1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
shall burn it as incense on the altar, on saying,
the fire offering of YAHWEH; it is a 2 If any person sins and is slyly
sin offering. treacherous against YAHWEH, and
13 And the priest shall atone for him, deals falsely with his neighbor
for his sin which he sinned from one of concerning a deposit, or concerning
these; and it shall be forgiven him. security, or by robbery, or has extorted
And it shall be for the priest as a food his neighbor,
offering. 3 or has found a lost thing and has
14 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses lied about it, and has sworn to a
saying, falsehood in regard to any one of all
15 If a person acts unfaithfully and these which a man does, sinning in
sins through ignorance2, against the them,
holy things of YAHWEH, then he 4 then it shall be, when he sins and is
shall bring his guilt offering to guilty, he shall return what he got by
YAHWEH, a ram, without blemish robbery, that which he robbed, or the
out of the flock, at your evaluation in extorted thing which he extorted, or
silver shekels, by the shekel of the the deposit which had been deposited
sanctuary, for a guilt offering. with him, or the lost thing which he
16 And he shall make good that in had found;
which he sinned against the holy 5 or all that about which he swore
thing, and he shall add its fifth part to falsely; he shall even repay it in its
it, and give it to the priest. And the principal, and the fifth part he shall
priest shall atone for him with the ram add to it; to whomever it belongs. He
of the guilt offering; and it shall be shall give it on the day of his guilt
forgiven him. (Is 53:10) offering.
17 And if a person sins, and he has 6 And he shall bring his guilt offering
done that which is not to be done from to YAHWEH: a ram, without blemish
any one of all the commands of out of the flock, at your evaluation for
YAHWEH, and does not know it, and a guilt offering, to the priest.
he is guilty, and bears his iniquity, 7 And the priest shall make
18 then he shall bring a ram, without atonement for him before YAHWEH,
blemish from the flock, at your and as regards to one thing of all that
evaluation for a guilt offering to the he has done, it shall be forgiven him,
by being guilty in it.4
1 An ephah is about 22 liters 8 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
2 This Hebrew word does not mean that the saying,
person completely did not know what they
were doing, but that they were not defiantly
doing the sin. 3 Ro 3:23-25
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9 Command Aaron and his sons, 15 And he shall lift from it his
saying, This is the law of the burnt handful of the flour of the food
offering; it is the burnt offering offering, and of its oil, and all the
because it is burned on the altar all the frankincense on the food offering. And
night until the morning, and the fire of he shall burn it as incense on the altar,
the altar is kept burning on it. a soothing fragrance from its
10 The priest shall put on his long memorial to YAHWEH.
robe of fine linen, and he shall put his 16 And Aaron and his sons shall eat
linen underpants on his flesh. And he the rest. It shall be eaten with
shall lift up the ashes which the fire unleavened things in the holy place, in
consumed with the burnt offering on the court of the tabernacle of the
the altar, and shall put them beside congregation they shall eat it.
the altar. 17 It shall not be baked with leaven. I
11 And he shall strip off his have given it as their portion out of My
garments, and shall put on other fire offerings. It is most holy, like the
garments, and shall bring the ashes sin offering, and like the guilt offering.
out to the outside of the camp, to a 18 Every male among the sons of
clean place. Aaron shall eat it, a never ending
12 And the fire on the altar shall be statute throughout your generations
kept burning on it; it shall not be put from the fire offerings of YAHWEH.
out. And the priest shall burn wood on All that touches them shall be holy.
it morning by morning. And he shall 19 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
lay the burnt offering in order on it. saying,
And he shall burn it as incense with 20 This is the offering of Aaron and
the fat of the peace offering. his sons which they shall bring near to
13 Fire shall be continually burning YAHWEH on the day he is anointed:
on the altar; it shall never go out. a tenth of an ephah of flour, a
14 And this is the law of the food continual food offering; half of it in the
offering: the sons of Aaron shall bring morning, and half of it in the evening.
it near before YAHWEH, to the front 21 It shall be made on a griddle with
of the altar. oil. You shall bring it in mixed. You
shall bring baked pieces of the food
4 Verses 1-6- Now we start to see specific offering, a soothing fragrance to
cases of guilt with repentance, where there YAHWEH.
has to be both a sacrifice made by the 22 And the priest who is anointed in
mediator (priest), and also restitution for his place, from among his sons, shall
what was lost by the perpetrator. When make it. It is a never ending statute of
Yahshua magnified the Torah, He showed
YAHWEH. It shall be completely
that all sin starts in the mind, (Math 5:21-
burned;
28) and to think lustful thoughts was
considered adultery. Also, to be angry with 23 and every food offering of a priest
someone is considered murder. By is a whole burnt offering. It shall not
magnifying the Torah in such a way, be eaten.
Yahshua showed the people that all humans 24 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
have not only sinned but have committed saying,
crimes that bring the death penalty (Ro 25 Speak to Aaron and to his sons,
3:10-25), and only by repenting of those saying, This is the law of the sin
sins and allowing His shed blood to pay the offering: In the place where the burnt
penalty for them can one be justified before offering is killed, the sin offering shall
Yahweh, and gain eternal life.
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be killed before YAHWEH. It is most 8 And the priest who brings near any
holy. man's burnt offering, the skin of the
26 The priest who offers it for sin burnt offering which he has brought
shall eat it. It shall be eaten in the holy near, it is the priest's, his own.
place in the court of the tabernacle of 9 And every food offering which was
the congregation. baked in an oven, and every one that is
27 All that touches its flesh shall be prepared in the stewing pan, and on
holy. And when any of its blood is the griddle, shall be the priest's that
sprinkled on the garment that on offers it; it is his.
which it is sprinkled shall be washed 10 And every food offering, mixed
in the holy place. with oil or dry, it shall be for all the
28 And an earthen vessel in which it sons of Aaron to a man, as his brother.
is boiled shall be broken. And if it is 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice
boiled in a copper vessel, then it shall of the peace offerings which shall be
be scoured and rinsed with water. brought near to YAHWEH:
29 Every male among the priests 12 If he brings it for a thanksgiving,
shall eat of it. It is most holy. then he shall bring with the sacrifice of
30 And any sin offering of whose thanksgiving unleavened cakes mixed
blood is brought into the tabernacle of with oil, and thin unleavened wafers
the congregation to make atonement anointed with oil, and of well-mixed
in the sanctuary shall not be eaten. It flour, cakes mixed with oil.
shall be burned with fire. 13 He shall bring his offering with
the cakes of leavened bread with the
Chapter 7 sacrifice of thanksgiving, his peace
offerings.
1 And this is the law of the guilt 14 And he shall bring out of it one of
offering; it is most holy. every offering, a heave offering to
2 In the place where they kill the YAHWEH, to the priest sprinkling the
burnt offering, they shall kill the guilt blood of the peace offering; it is his.
offering, and its blood shall be 15 As to the flesh of the sacrifice of
sprinkled on the altar all around. the thanksgiving peace offerings, it
3 And all its fat shall be brought shall be eaten in the day of his
near, he shall offer the fat tail of it, and offering. He shall not leave any of it
the fat which covers the inward parts, until morning.
4 and the two kidneys, and the fat on 16 And if the sacrifice of his offering
them, on the flanks, and the lobe is a vow, or freewill offering, in the day
above the liver beside the kidneys, he he brings his sacrifice near, it shall be
shall remove. eaten. And on the morrow the rest of it
5 And the priest shall burn them as shall also be eaten.
incense on the altar, a fire offering to 17 And the rest of the flesh of the
YAHWEH; it is a guilt offering. sacrifice on the third day shall be
6 Every male among the priests shall burned with fire.
eat it; it shall be eaten in the holy 18 And if any of the flesh of the
place. It is most holy. sacrifice of his peace offerings is at all
7 As a sin offering is, so is a guilt eaten on the third day, it is not
offering. One law is for them. The pleasing. It shall not be reckoned for
priest who makes atonement by it, it is him who has brought it. It shall be a
his.

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hateful thing, and the person who eats 28 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
of it shall bear his iniquity.1 saying,
19 And the flesh which touches any 29 Speak to the sons of Israel,
unclean thing shall not be eaten. It saying, He who brings near the
shall be burned with fire. As to the sacrifice of his peace offerings to
flesh, every clean one shall eat of the YAHWEH shall bring his offering to
flesh. YAHWEH from the sacrifice of his
20 And the person who eats of the peace offerings;
flesh of the sacrifice of the peace 30 his own hands shall bring in the
offerings which belong to YAHWEH, fire offerings of YAHWEH; the fat
when his uncleanness is upon him, beside the breast he shall bring in with
even that person shall be cut off from the breast, to wave it as a wave
his people. (1 Cor 10:21) offering before YAHWEH.
21 And when a person touches any 31 And the priest shall burn the fat
unclean thing, of the uncleanness of on the altar as incense; and the breast
man, or of the uncleanness of animals, shall be Aaron's and his sons.
or of an unclean abominable creature, 32 And you shall make a heave
and shall eat of the flesh of the offering of the right leg to the priest of
sacrifice of the peace offerings which the sacrifices of your peace offerings;
belong to YAHWEH, even that person 33 one of the sons of Aaron who is
shall be cut off from his people. bringing near the blood of the peace
22 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, offerings, and the fat, the right leg is
saying, his for a portion.
23 Speak to the sons of Israel, 34 For the breast of the wave
saying, You shall not eat any fat of ox, offering and the leg of the heave
or of sheep, or of goat. offering, I have taken from the sons of
24 And the fat of a dead body, and Israel, from the sacrifices of their
the fat of a thing torn may be used for peace offerings, and I have given them
any work, but you certainly shall not to Aaron the priest, and to his sons, by
eat it; a never ending statute, from the sons
25 for whoever eats the fat of the of Israel.
animal, of which one brings near a fire 35 This is the portion of the
offering to YAHWEH, even the anointing of Aaron, and the anointing
person who eats shall be cut off from of his sons out of the fire offerings of
his people. YAHWEH, in the day he shall bring
26 And you shall not eat any blood them near to act as priests to
in all your dwellings, of fowl, or of YAHWEH,
animal. 36 which YAHWEH has
27 Any person who eats any blood, commanded to give to them the day of
even that person shall be cut off from His anointing them, from the sons of
his people. Israel, a never ending statute
throughout their generations.
37 This is the law for burnt offering,
1 This is symbolic of Messiah's sacrifice, in for the food offering, and for sin
which He was resurrected on the third day offering, and for guilt offering, and for
and with His resurrection no animal consecrations, and for a sacrifice of the
sacrifice according to the Levitical law was peace offerings,
necessary any longer or acceptable to 38 which YAHWEH had
YHWH.
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commanded Moses in Mount Sinai, in 10 And Moses took the anointing oil,
the days of His commanding the sons and anointed the tabernacle, and all in
of Israel to bring near their offerings it, and sanctified them;
to YAHWEH, in the wilderness of 11 and he sprinkled some of it on the
Sinai. altar seven times, and anointed the
altar, and all its vessels, and the laver,
Chapter 8 and its base, to sanctify them.
12 And he poured some of the
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, anointing oil on the head of Aaron,
saying, and anointed him, to sanctify him. (Ps
2 Take Aaron, and his sons with him, 133:2)
and the garments, and the anointing 13 And Moses brought the sons of
oil, and the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron near, and clothed them with
the two rams, and the basket of tunics, and girded them with girdles,
unleavened things, and bound turbans on them, as
3 and gather all the congregation YAHWEH had commanded Moses.
together at the door of the tent of the 14 And he brought the bull of the sin
meeting. offering, and Aaron and his sons laid
4 And Moses did as YAHWEH had their hands on the head of the bull of
commanded him, and the the sin offering;
congregation was gathered to the door 15 and one slaughtered it; and Moses
of the tabernacle of the congregation. took the blood and put it on the horns
5 And Moses said to the of the altar all around with his finger,
congregation, This is the thing which and cleansed the altar; and he poured
YAHWEH has commanded to be out the blood at the base of the altar,
done. and sanctified it, to make atonement
6 And Moses brought Aaron and his on it.
sons, and bathed them in water, 16 And he took all the fat on the
7 and put on him the tunic, and inward parts, and the lobe above the
girded him with the girdle, and clothed liver, and the two kidneys, and their
him with the upper robe, and put the fat, and Moses burned it as incense on
ephod on him, and girded him with the altar.
the ephod on him, and girded him 17 And the bull, and its skin, and its
with the girdle of the ephod, and flesh, and its dung, he burned with
bound it to him with it; fire, at the outside of the camp, as
8 and put the breast pocket on him, YAHWEH had commanded Moses.
and put the Urim and the Thummim 18 And he brought the ram of the
into the breast plate,1 burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons
9 and put the miter on his head, and laid their hands on the head of the
on the miter, on its front, he put the ram;
golden plate, the holy crown, as 19 and one killed it, and Moses
YAHWEH commanded Moses. sprinkled the blood on the altar all
around;
1 Urim and Thummim were sacred stones that 20 and he cut the ram into its pieces,
were used to determine the will of YHWH and Moses burned it as incense with
in a given situation (Num 27:21). Urim the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
starts with the first letter in the Hebrew 21 And he washed the inward parts
alphabet 'Aleph' and Thummim starts with and the legs with water, and Moses
the last letter 'Tav'. (Pr 16:33)
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burned it as incense with the whole on the altar, and sprinkled on Aaron,
ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering, on his garments, and on his sons, and
for a soothing fragrance; it is a fire on his sons' garments with him. And
offering to YAHWEH, as YAHWEH he sanctified Aaron, his garments, and
had commanded Moses. his sons, and the garments of his sons
22 And he brought the second ram, a with him.
ram of the consecrations, and Aaron 31 And Moses said to Aaron and to
and his sons lay their hands on the his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of
head of the ram. the tabernacle of the congregation,
23 And one killed it, and Moses took and you shall eat it there, and the
some of its blood and put it on the tip bread in the basket of the
of the right ear of Aaron, and on the consecrations, as I have commanded,
thumb of his right hand, and on the saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
big toe of his right foot. 32 And the rest of the flesh and of
24 And he brought Aaron's sons, and the bread you shall burn with fire;
Moses put some of the blood on the tip 33 and you shall not go out of the
of their right ear, and on the thumb of door of the tabernacle of the
their right hand, and on the big toe of congregation for seven days, until the
their right foot. And Moses sprinkled days of your consecration are fulfilled.
the blood on the altar all around, For He shall consecrate you seven
25 and took the fat, and the fat tail, days; (Gen 7:10)
and all the fat on the inward parts, and 34 as He has done on this day,
the lobe above the liver, and the two YAHWEH has commanded you to do,
kidneys, and their fat, and the right to make atonement for you.
leg. 35 And you shall remain at the door
26 And out of the basket of of the tabernacle of the congregation
unleavened bread which was before day and night for seven days, and you
YAHWEH, he took one unleavened shall keep the charge of YAHWEH
cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and and shall not die; for so I have been
one wafer, and put them on the fat, commanded.
and on the right leg; 36 And Aaron and his sons did all
27 and placed the whole on the the things which YAHWEH had
hands of Aaron, and on the hands of commanded by the hand of Moses.
his sons, and waved them, a wave
offering before YAHWEH. Chapter 9
28 And Moses took them off their
hands and burned them with incense 1 And it happened, on the eighth day,
on the altar, on the burnt offering; Moses called for Aaron and for his
they are consecrations for a soothing sons, and for the elders of Israel.
fragrance; it is a fire offering to 2 And he said to Aaron, Take a calf to
YAHWEH. yourself, a son of the herd, for a sin
29 And Moses took the breast and offering, and a ram for a burnt
waved it, a wave offering before offering, ones without blemish, and
YAHWEH, of the ram of the bring them near before YAHWEH.
consecrations. It was Moses' portion, 3 And speak to the sons of Israel,
as YAHWEH had commanded Moses. saying, Take a kid of the goats for a sin
30 And Moses took some of the offering, and a calf, and a lamb, sons
anointing oil, and some of the blood
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of a year, ones without blemish, for a incense for the burnt offering on the
burnt offering; altar.
4 and a bull and a ram for peace 15 And he brought the offering of the
offerings, to sacrifice before people, and took the he-goat of the sin
YAHWEH; and a food offering mixed offering which is for the people, and
with oil; for today YAHWEH will be killed it, and made it a sin offering like
seen. the first.
5 And they took that which Moses 16 And he brought the burnt
had commanded to the front of the offering, and offered it, according to
tent of meeting, and the entire the ordinance.
congregation drew near and stood 17 And he brought the food offering
before YAHWEH. and filled his hand from it, and burned
6 And Moses said, This is the thing it as incense on the altar, besides the
that YAHWEH has commanded; do it, burnt offering of the morning.
and the glory of YAHWEH shall 18 And he killed the bull and the
appear to you. ram, a sacrifice of the peace offerings,
7 And Moses said to Aaron, Draw which are for the people, and Aaron's
near to the altar and make your sin sons presented the blood to him, and
offering, and your burnt offering, and he sprinkled it on the altar all around;
make atonement for yourself, and for 19 and the fat of the bull, and of the
the people, and make the offering of ram, the fat tail, and the covering, and
the people, and atone for them, as the kidneys, and the lobe above the
YAHWEH has commanded. liver.
8 And Aaron drew near to the altar 20 And they set the fat on the
and killed the calf of the sin offering, breasts, and he burned as incense the
which is for himself; fat on the altar.
9 and Aaron's sons brought the 21 And Aaron waved the breasts, and
blood near to him, and he dipped his the right leg as a wave offering before
finger in the blood and put it on the YAHWEH, as Moses commanded.
horns of the altar. And he poured out 22 And Aaron lifted up his hands
the blood at the base of the altar; toward the people and blessed them,
10 and the fat, and the kidneys, and and came down from offering the sin
the lobe of the liver, of the sin offering, offering, and the burnt offering, and
he burned with incense on the altar, as the peace offerings.
YAHWEH had commanded Moses. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into
11 And he burned the flesh and the the tabernacle of the congregation.
skin with fire, at the outside of the And they came out and blessed the
camp. people; and the glory of YAHWEH
12 And he killed the burnt offering. appeared to all the people.
And Aaron's sons presented the blood 24 And fire came out from before
to him and he sprinkled it on the altar YAHWEH and consumed the burnt
all around; offering and the fat on the altar. And
13 and they presented to him the all the people saw, and cried aloud,
burnt offering, by its pieces, and the and fell on their faces.
head, and he burned them with
incense on the altar. Chapter 10
14 And he washed the inward parts
and the legs, and burned them as 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of
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Aaron, each took his censer1 and put the congregation. As to your brothers,
fire in them; and they put incense on it the whole house of Israel, they shall
and brought profane fire before mourn the burning which YAHWEH
YAHWEH, which He had not has kindled.
commanded them.2 7 And you shall not go out of the
2 And fire went out from before door of the tent of the meeting, lest
YAHWEH and consumed them; and you die. For the anointing oil of
they died before YAHWEH. YAHWEH is on you. And they did
3 And Moses said to Aaron, It is that according to the word of Moses.
which YAHWEH has spoken, saying, I 8 And YAHWEH spoke to Aaron,
will be treated holy by those drawing saying,
near to Me; and I will be honored 9 You shall not drink wine and
before all the people. And Aaron was fermented drink, you nor your sons
silent.3 with you, as you go into the tabernacle
4 And Moses called Mishael and of the congregation, and you shall not
Elzaphan, sons of Uzziel, Aaron's die; a never ending statute throughout
uncle, and said to them, Come near, your generations;
carry your brothers from the front of 10 and to make a distinction
the sanctuary to the outside of the between the holy and profane, and
camp. between the unclean and the clean;
5 And they came near and carried 11 and to teach the sons of Israel all
them in their coats to the outside of the statutes which YAHWEH has
the camp, as Moses had commanded. spoken to them by the hand of Moses.
6 And Moses said to Aaron, and to 12 And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to
Eleazar, and to Ithamar, his sons, You Eleazar, and to Ithamar, his sons who
shall not uncover your heads and you were left, Take the food offering that
shall not tear your garments, that you remains from the fire offerings of
may not die, and He be angry on all YAHWEH, and eat it unleavened near
the altar, for it is most holy.
1 A censor was a ceremonial vessel 13 And you shall eat it in the holy
containing hot coals and was used for place, for it is your portion, and the
burning incense. portion of your sons, from the fire
2 Yahweh is quickly setting the standard of offerings of YAHWEH; for so I have
His judicial order and the grave been commanded.
consequences for breaking it. Nadab and 14 And the breast of the wave offering,
Abihu apparently had used coals that were and the leg of the heave offering, you
not taken from the brazen altar (Lev 6:12- shall eat in a clean place, you and your
13, 16:12). They also did not come in at the
sons, and your daughters with you.
prescribed time of day that YHWH
For they have been given for your
commanded (Ex 30:7-8), and considering
the prohibition for a priest from alcohol portion and the portion of your sons
when serving (verse 9), they were most out of the sacrifices of peace offerings
likely intoxicated at this time also. of the sons of Israel.
3 There is a great responsibility for covenant 15 The leg of the heave offering, and
believers to live a holy, sanctified, life from the breast of the wave offering, besides
worldliness and sin; and someone cannot fire offerings of the fat, they shall
think that they can come to YHWH on their bring in to wave a wave offering before
own terms without respecting His judicial YAHWEH; and it shall be to you, and
order in the congregation or in their to your sons with you, a never ending
personal lives (Heb 12:14).
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statute, as YAHWEH has 4 Only, you may not eat these, of

commanded. those bringing up the cud, and of those
16 And Moses sought carefully for dividing the hoof: the camel, though it
the goat of the sin offering; and, brings up the cud, yet it does not
behold, it had been burned! And he divide the hoof; it is unclean to you;
was angry against Eleazar and against 5 and the rock badger, though it
Ithamar, Aaron's remaining sons, brings up the cud, yet it does not
saying, divide the hoof; it is unclean to you;
17 Why have you not eaten the sin 6 and the hare, though it brings up
offering in the holy place, for it is most the cud,2 yet it does not divide the
holy, and He has given it to you to take hoof; it is unclean to you;
away the iniquity of the congregation, 7 and the swine, though it divides the
to make atonement for them before hoof and is cloven footed, yet it does
YAHWEH? not bring up the cud; it is unclean to
18 Behold, its blood has not been you.
brought into the holy place inside. You 8 You shall not eat of their flesh, and
should certainly have eaten it in the you shall not touch their dead body;
sanctuary, as I have commanded. they are unclean to you.
19 And Aaron said to Moses, Behold, 9 Of all that are in the waters, you
today they have brought their sin shall eat these; any one that has fins
offering and their burnt offering and scales in the waters, in the seas,
before YAHWEH; and such things and in the brooks, you may eat them.
have happened to me. And if I had 10 But any one that does not have
eaten the sin offering today, would it fins and scales in the seas, and in the
have been accepted in the sight of brooks, of any swarming creature of
YAHWEH? the waters, and of any creature which
20 And when Moses heard, then it lives in the waters; they are to be
was good in his eyes. detested by you.
11 Yes, they shall be an abomination
Chapter 11 to you; you shall not eat of their flesh
and you shall shun their dead bodies.
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses and 12 Any one that does not have fins
to Aaron, saying to them, and scales in the waters, it shall be an
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, unclean thing to you.
These are the living things which you 13 And these you shall count unclean
shall eat out of all the animals which among the fowls; they shall not be
are on the earth.1 eaten; they are unclean: the eagle, and
3 Any that divides the hoof and is the black vulture and the bearded
wholly cloven footed, bringing up the vulture,
cud, among the living things, you may 14 and the kite, and the falcon,
eat it. according to its kind;
15 every raven according to its kind;
1 Chapter 11 defines the food laws of what 16 and the ostrich, and the great owl,
animal life YHWH created for consumption and the gull, and small hawks,
and what animal life that He did not. It is according to its kind;
paralleled in Deut 14:3-21. An animal had
to chew the cud and have a split hoof to be 2 Chewing the cud had to deal with the
considered clean to eat and sea life had to method for chewing not the manner of
have fins and scales. digesting.
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17 and the little owl, and the swarm on the earth: the weasel, and
Egyptian vulture, and the eared owl; the mouse, and the great lizard
18 and the barn owl, and the pelican according to its kind,
and the owl-vulture; 30 and the gecko, and the monitor,
19 and the stork, the heron and the lizard, and the sand lizard, and
according to its kind, and the hoopoe, the barn owl.
and the bat.1 31 These are unclean to you among
20 Every flying swarming creature all which swarm; anyone who touches
going on all four, it is an abomination them in their death is unclean until the
to you. evening.
21 Only, this you may eat of any 32 And anything on which any one
swarming thing which flies, which of them falls in their death is unclean,
goes on all four, which has legs above whether of any vessel of wood, or
its feet, to leap with them on the earth; garment, or skin, or sack; any vessel in
22 these are those you may eat: the which work is done shall be caused to
locusts according to its kind, and the go into water, and shall be unclean
bald locust according to its kind, and until the evening; then it shall be
the long horned grasshopper cleaned.
according to its kind, and the short 33 And any earthen vessel into the
horned grasshopper according to its midst of which any one of them falls,
kind. whatever is in it shall be unclean, and
23 But every swarming thing which you shall break it.
flies, which has four feet, it is unclean 34 And of all the food which may be
to you. eaten, that on which such water falls
24 And by these you shall be made shall be unclean, and all drink that
unclean; any who touches their dead may be drunk in any such vessel shall
body is unclean until the evening. be unclean.
25 And anyone who lifts up their 35 And anything on which any part
dead body shall wash his garments of their dead body falls shall be
and shall be unclean until the evening; unclean; an oven or hearth shall be
26 even every living thing which broken down; they are unclean; yes,
divides the hoof, and is not cloven they are unclean to you.
footed, and does not bring up the cud, 36 But a fountain or a well, a
they are unclean to you; anyone who collection of water, shall be clean; only
touches them shall be unclean. that touching the dead body is
27 And any going on its paws among unclean.
all the living things which go on all 37 And when any part of their dead
four, they are unclean to you; anyone body falls on any sowing seed which is
who touches their dead body is sown, it shall be clean;
unclean until the evening; 38 but when water is put on the
28 and he who lifts up their dead seed, and any of its dead body has
body shall wash his garments and shall fallen on it, it shall be unclean to you.
be unclean until the evening; they are 39 And when any of the animals
unclean to you. which are food for you dies, he who
29 And these shall be unclean to you touches its dead body is unclean until
among the swarming things which the evening;
40 and he who eats of its dead body
1 Verses 13-19- All of the unclean birds shall wash his garments and shall be
names are carnivores.
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unclean until the evening; and he who Chapter 12

lifts up its dead body shall wash his
garments and shall be unclean until 1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
the evening. saying,
41 And every swarming thing which 2 Speak to the sons of Israel, saying,
swarms on the earth is unclean; it If a woman has conceived seed, and
shall not be eaten. has borne a male, then she shall be
42 Anything going on its belly, and unclean seven days; as on the days of
any going on all four, and all having her menstrual impurity she shall be
many feet, even every swarming thing unclean.
that swarms on the earth, you shall not 3 And on the eighth day the flesh of
eat them, for they are unclean. his foreskin shall be circumcised.3
43 You shall not pollute yourselves 4 And she shall remain in the blood
with any swarming thing which of her cleansing thirty three days; she
swarms, nor shall you make yourselves shall not touch any holy thing, and she
unclean with them, so that you should shall not go into the sanctuary, until
be defiled by them. the days of her cleansing are fulfilled.
44 For I am YAHWEH your Elohim, 5 And if she bears a female, then she
and you have sanctified yourselves, shall be unclean two weeks, as in her
and you have become holy, for I am menstruation; and she shall continue
holy1. And you shall not defile your in the blood of her cleansing sixty six
persons with any swarming thing days4.
which creeps on the earth; 6 And when the days of her cleansing
45 for I am YAHWEH who brought are fulfilled for son or for daughter,
you up out of the land of Egypt to she shall bring in a lamb, a son of a
become your Elohim; and you shall be year, for a burnt offering, and a young
holy, for I am holy. dove or a turtledove for a sin offering,
46 This is the law of the animals, to the door of the tabernacle of the
and of the fowl, and of every living congregation, to the priest.
creature which moves in the waters, 7 And he shall bring it near before
and every creature which swarms on YAHWEH, and shall atone for her;
the earth, and she shall be cleansed from the
47 to make a distinction between the fountain of her blood; this is the law of
unclean and the clean, and between her who bears, whether a male or a
the living thing that may be eaten and female.
the living thing that may not be eaten.2
3 Circumcision was a sign of the first
covenant (Gen 17:10), but here it is also a
law of clean and unclean. Women who are
married to men who are circumcised have a
1 The Hebrew word here 'Kadosh' means to much lower rate of cervical cancer than
be set apart. True covenant believers are to those who are not circumcised. According
be set apart from the world not imitating to this law, believers should still circumcise
their ways. To eat unclean food would be a their male children on the 8th day of life. On
defilement and outright act of rebellion. the 8th day of life of a male baby his vitamin
2 The food laws here are quite simple; the k rises so that clotting can occur after the
Eternal Creator, who created all animals and circumcision. Truly, the Creator's ways are
sea life in Genesis, is simply telling His perfect.
beloved creation which ones He created for 4 Quarantine time is given for newborn's
consumption and which ones He did not. immune system to build.
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8 And if her hand is not able to find a priest for his cleansing, then he shall
lamb, then she shall take two turtle be seen a second time by the priest.
doves, or two young doves one for a 8 And the priest shall look, and,
burnt offering, and one for a sin behold, if the scab has spread in the
offering, and the priest shall atone for skin, the priest shall pronounce him
her; and she shall be cleansed. unclean; it is leprosy.
9 When the plague of leprosy is in a
Chapter 13 man, then he shall be brought in to the
priest.
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses 10 And the priest shall look, and,
and to Aaron, saying, behold, if a white rising is in the skin,
2 When a man has a swelling in the and it has turned the hair white, and a
skin of his flesh, or a scab, or a bright living flesh is in the swelling,
spot, and it shall become in the skin of 11 it is an old leprosy in the skin of
his flesh like the plague of leprosy, his flesh, and the priest shall
then he shall be brought in to Aaron pronounce him unclean; he shall not
the priest, or to one of his sons the shut him up, for he is unclean.
priests. 12 And if the leprosy breaks out
3 And the priest shall look upon the greatly on the skin, and the leprosy
plague in the skin of the flesh; and if covers all the skin of the one who has
the hair in the plague has turned the plague, from his head even to his
white, and the appearance of the feet, to all that appears to the priest's
plague is deeper than the skin of his eyes,
flesh, it is a plague of leprosy, and the 13 then the priest shall look, and
priest shall look upon him and shall behold, if the leprosy has covered all
pronounce him unclean. his flesh, he shall pronounce the
4 And if the bright spot is white in plague-spot clean; it has all turned
the skin of his flesh, and its white; he is clean.
appearance is not deeper than the 14 And in the day living flesh is seen
skin, and its hair has not turned white, in him, he is unclean.
then the priest shall shut up the plague 15 And the priest shall look on the
seven days. living flesh and shall pronounce him
5 And the priest shall look on him on unclean; the living flesh is unclean; it
the seventh day, and, behold, if the is leprosy.
plague stays in its appearance, and the 16 Or when the living flesh turns
plague has not spread in the skin, then back and shall be turned to white, then
the priest shall shut him up seven he shall come in to the priest;
more days. 17 and the priest shall look on him;
6 And the priest shall look upon him and, behold, the plague has turned to
again the seventh day; and, behold, if white; the priest shall pronounce the
the plague has become dim, and the plague-spot clean; he is clean.
plague has not spread in the skin, then 18 And when the flesh has a boil in
the priest shall pronounce him clean; its skin, and it has been healed,
it is a scab, and he shall wash his 19 and a white swelling has replaced
garments and shall be clean. the boil, or a bright white spot, very
7 But if the scab spreads greatly in red, a reddish white, then it shall be
the skin, after he has been seen by the seen by the priest.
20 And the priest shall look; and,

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behold, if its appearance is lower than 30 then the priest shall look on the
the skin, and its hair has turned white, plague. And, behold, if its appearance
the priest shall pronounce him is deeper than the skin, and a thin
unclean; it is the plague of leprosy; it shining hair in it, the priest shall
has broken out in a boil. pronounce him unclean; it is a scab, a
21 But if the priest looks at it; and, leprosy on the head or beard.
behold, there is no white hair in it, and 31 And when the priest looks on the
it is not lower than the skin, and has plague of the scab; and, behold, it is
become dim, then the priest shall shut not in sight deeper than the skin, and
him up seven days. there is no black hair in it, then the
22 And if it spreads greatly in the priest shall shut up the plagued one
skin, then the priest shall pronounce with the scab seven days.
him unclean; it is a plague. 32 And in the seventh day the priest
23 And if in its place the bright spot shall look on the plague. And, behold,
is stayed, it has not spread; it is an if the scab has not spread, and there is
inflamed boil, and the priest shall no shining hair in it, and the
pronounce him clean. appearance of the scab is not deeper
24 Or if there is flesh in which the than the skin,
skin has a hot burning, and the raw 33 then he shall shave himself, but
flesh of the burning becomes a bright he shall not shave the scab. And the
white spot, being very red or white; priest shall shut up the one who has
25 and the priest shall look on it; the scab a second seven days.
and, behold, the hair has turned white 34 And the priest shall look on the
in the bright spot, and its appearance scab on the seventh day. And, behold,
is deeper than the skin, it is leprosy. It if the scab has not spread in the skin,
has broken out in the burning, and the and its appearance is not deeper than
priest shall pronounce him unclean; it the skin, then the priest shall
is the plague of leprosy. pronounce him clean. And he shall
26 But if the priest looks on it, and, wash his garments, and shall be clean.
behold, there is no white hair in the 35 And if the scab has spread further
bright spot, and it is no lower than the in the skin after his cleansing,
other skin, but is somewhat faded, 36 and the priest has looked on him;
then the priest shall shut him up seven and, behold, the scab has spread in the
days. skin, the priest shall not seek for the
27 And the priest shall look at him shining, yellow hair; he is unclean.
the seventh day. And if it is spread 37 But if in his eyes the scab has
abroad very much in the skin, the stabilized, and black hair has sprung
priest shall pronounce him unclean. It up in it, the scab has been healed; he is
is the plague of leprosy. clean. And the priest shall pronounce
28 And if the bright spot stays in its him clean.
place, and does not spread in the skin, 38 And when a man or a woman has
but is somewhat faded, it is a swelling bright spots, white bright spots, in the
of the burning; and the priest shall skin of their flesh,
pronounce him clean, for it is a scar of 39 and the priest has seen it; and,
the burning. behold there are pale white spots in
29 And if a man or a woman has in the skin of their flesh, it is a pale spot
them a plague in the head or in the springing up in the skin; he is clean.
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40 And when a man's head grows plague is a corroding leprosy; it is

bald, he is bald, he is clean. unclean.
41 And if his head grows bald from 52 And he shall burn the garment, or
the corner of his head toward his face, the warp, or the woof, in wool or in
he is forehead bald; he is clean. linen, or anything of leather, in which
42 And if there is in the bald head, the plague is; for it is a corroding
or the bald forehead, a reddish white leprosy; it shall be burned with fire.
plague, it is a leprosy breaking out in 53 And if the priest shall look, and,
the bald head, or in the bald forehead. behold, the plague has not spread in
43 And the priest shall look on him, the garment, or in the warp, or in the
and, behold, if the rising of the plague woof, or in anything of leather,
is reddish white in his bald head, or in 54 then the priest shall command,
his bald forehead, as the appearance of and they shall wash that in which the
leprosy, in the skin of the flesh, plague is. And he shall shut it up a
44 he is a leprous man; he is second seven days.
unclean. The priest shall pronounce 55 And the priest shall look on that
him utterly unclean; his plague is in in which the plague is after it has been
his head. washed. And, behold, if the plague has
45 And the leper who has the plague not changed its appearance, and if the
in him, his garments shall be torn, and plague has not spread, it is unclean;
his head shall be uncovered, and he you shall burn it with fire; it is eaten
shall cover the upper lip; and he shall away in its inside or in its outside.
call out, Unclean! Unclean! 56 And if the priest shall look, and,
46 And the days that the plague shall behold, the plague has become pale
be in him, he is unclean; he shall live after it has been washed, then he shall
alone, he is unclean; his dwelling shall tear it out of the garment, or out of the
be at the outside of the camp. leather, or out of the warp, or out of
47 And if there is in any garment a the woof.
plague of leprosy, in a garment of 57 And if it is still seen in the
wool, or in a garment of linen, garment, or in the warp, or in the
48 or in the warp, or in the woof, or woof, or in anything of leather, it is a
of linen, or of wool, or in leather, or in spreading plague; you shall burn it
any work of leather, with fire, that in which the plague is.
49 and if the plague is greenish or 58 And the garment, or the warp, or
reddish in the garment, or in the the woof, or anything of leather which
leather, or in the warp, or in the woof, you shall wash when the plague has
or in anything of leather, it is a plague been taken off them, then it shall be
of leprosy; and it shall be seen by the washed a second time, and shall be
priest. clean.
50 And the priest shall look on the 59 This is the law of the plague of
plague, and shall shut up the plagued leprosy in a garment of wool or of
thing seven days. linen, or of the warp, or of the woof, or
51 And he shall look on the plague of anything of leather, to pronounce it
on the seventh day. And if the plague clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
has spread in the garment, or in the
warp, or in the woof, or in the leather,
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Chapter 14 11 And the priest who is cleansing,

and the man who is to be cleansed,
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, shall stand with them before
saying, YAHWEH, at the door of the
2 This shall be the law of the leper in tabernacle of the congregation.
the day of his cleansing, that he shall 12 And the priest shall take the one
be brought to the priest. male lamb and shall bring it near for a
3 And the priest shall go out to the guilt offering, and the log of oil, and
outside of the camp. And the priest shall wave them as a wave offering
shall look; and, behold, if the plague of before YAHWEH.
leprosy is healed in the leper, 13 And he shall kill the lamb in the
4 then the priest shall command, and place where he killed the sin offering
he shall take for him who is to be and the burnt offering, in the holy
cleansed two clean living birds, and place. For like the sin offering, the
cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is
5 And the priest shall command, and most holy.
he shall kill the one bird on an earthen 14 And the priest shall take some of
vessel, over running water; the blood of the guilt offering; and the
6 he shall take the living bird, and priest shall put it on the tip of the right
the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and ear of him who is to be cleansed, and
the hyssop, and shall dip them and the on the thumb of his right hand, and on
living bird in the blood of the slain the big toe of his right foot.
bird, over the running water. 15 And the priest shall take some of
7 And he shall sprinkle on him who the log of oil and shall pour it on the
is to be cleansed from the leprosy left hand of the priest.
seven times, and shall pronounce him 16 And the priest shall dip his right
clean. And he shall send out the living finger in the oil on his left palm and
bird into the open field. shall sprinkle some of the oil with his
8 And he who is to be cleansed shall finger seven times before YAHWEH.
wash his garments, and shall shave all 17 And of the rest of the oil on his
his hair, and shall bathe with water, palm, the priest shall put on the tip of
and shall be clean. And afterwards he the right ear of him who is to be
shall come into the camp, and shall cleansed, and on the thumb of his
live on the outside of his tent seven right hand, and on the big toe of his
days. right foot, on the blood of the guilt
9 And it shall be on the seventh day, offering;
he shall shave all his hair, his head, 18 and the rest of the oil on the palm
and his beard, and his eyebrows; he of the priest, he shall put on the head
shall even shave all his hair. And he of him who is to be cleansed. And the
shall wash his garments, and shall priest shall make atonement for him
bathe his flesh with water, and shall be before YAHWEH.
clean. 19 And the priest shall make a sin
10 And on the eighth day he shall offering, and shall atone for him who
take two male lambs without blemish, is to be cleansed from his uncleanness.
and one ewe lamb, daughter of a year, And afterwards he shall slaughter the
without blemish, and three tenth parts burnt offering;
of flour for a food offering, mixed with 20 and the priest shall offer the
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on the altar; and the priest shall make turtledoves, or of the young doves,
atonement for him; and he shall be from that which he is able to reach;
clean. 31 that which his hand has reached
21 And if he is poor, and his hand is out to, the one a sin offering, and the
not able to reach these things, then he other a burnt offering, besides the
shall take one lamb as a guilt offering, food offering. And the priest shall
for a wave offering, to atone for him- make atonement for him who is to be
self, and one tenth part of flour mixed cleansed before YAHWEH.
with oil for a food offering, and a log of 32 This is the law of him in whom is
oil, a plague of leprosy whose hand could
22 and two turtledoves, or two not reach to his cleansing.
young doves, which his hand can 33 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses
reach; and one shall be a sin offering, and to Aaron, saying,
and the other a burnt offering. 34 When you come into the land of
23 And he shall bring them in to the Canaan, which I am giving to you for a
priest on the eighth day for his possession, and I have put a plague of
cleansing, to the door of the tabernacle leprosy in the house in the land of
of the congregation, before your possession;
YAHWEH. 35 then if he who owns the house
24 And the priest shall take the lamb shall come in and declare to the priest,
of the guilt offering, and the log of oil, saying, I have seen a plague in the
and the priest shall wave them as a house.
wave offering before YAHWEH; 36 And the priest shall command,
25 and he shall kill the lamb of the and they shall turn out from the house
guilt offering; and the priest shall take before the priest comes in to see the
some of the blood of the guilt offering, plague that all in the house may not be
and he shall put it on the tip of the unclean; and afterwards the priest
right ear of him who is to be cleansed, shall come in to see the house.
and on the thumb of his right hand, 37 And he shall look upon the
and on the big toe of his right foot. plague; and, behold, if the plague is in
26 And the priest shall pour the oil the walls of the house with
on the left hand of the priest; depressions greenish or reddish, and
27 and the priest shall sprinkle with the appearance of it is lower than the
his right finger some of the oil on his wall;
palm, seven times before YAHWEH. 38 then the priest shall go out of the
28 And the priest shall put some of house to the door of the house, and
the oil on his palm on the tip of the shut up the house seven days.
right ear of him who is to be cleansed, 39 And the priest shall come again
and on the thumb of the right hand, the seventh day, and shall look; and,
and on the big toe of his right foot, on behold, if the plague has spread in the
the place of the blood of the guilt walls of the house;
offering. 40 then the priest shall command
29 And the rest of the oil on the that they take out the stones in which
priest's palm he shall put on the head the plague is, and throw them into an
of him who is to be cleansed, to atone unclean place outside the city.
for him, before YAHWEH. 41 And he shall cause the house to be
30 And he shall offer one of the scraped inside all around, and they
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have scraped off at the outside of the with the hyssop, and with the scarlet
city, at an unclean place. dye;
42 And they shall take other stones 53 and he shall send away the living
and bring them in to the place of the bird to the outside of the city, to the
stones; and he shall take other clay open field, and shall atone for the
and shall plaster the house. house; and it shall be clean.
43 And if the plague returns and 54 This is the law for every plague of
breaks out in the house after he has the leprosy and for scabs;
taken away the stones, and after he 55 and for leprosy of a garment, and
has scraped the house, and after it has of a house,
been plastered, 56 and for a rising, and for a scab,
44 then the priest shall come in and and for a bright spot;
look; and, behold, if the plague has 57 to teach when it is unclean and
spread in the house, it is a corroding when it is clean; this is the law of
leprosy in the house; it is unclean. leprosy.
45 And he shall break down the
house; its stones, and its wood, and all Chapter 15
the clay of the house; and he shall
carry it out to the outside of the city, to 1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses
an unclean place. and to Aaron, saying,
46 And he who goes into the house 2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and you
all the days he has shut it up shall be shall say to them, to any man, When
unclean until the evening. there is a discharge from his flesh; it is
47 And he who lies in the house shall unclean because of his flow.
wash his clothes and he who eats in 3 And this is his uncleanness in his
the house shall wash his clothes. issue, if his flesh has run with his
48 And if the priest shall come in issue, or his flesh has ceased from
and carefully look, and, behold, the issue, it is his uncleanness.
plague has not spread in the house 4 Every bed on which the issuing one
after the house has been plastered, lies shall be unclean. And every thing
then the priest shall pronounce the on which he sits shall be unclean.
house clean; for the plague has been 5 And anyone who touches his bed
healed. shall wash his garments, and shall
49 And he shall take two birds for bathe with water, and shall be unclean
the cleansing of the house, and cedar until the evening.
wood, and scarlet dye, and hyssop; 6 And he who sits on a thing on
50 and he shall kill the one bird on which he who discharges sat, shall
an earthen vessel, over running water; wash his clothes, and bathe himself in
51 and he shall take the cedar wood, water, and shall be unclean until the
and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and evening.
the living bird, and shall dip them in 7 And he that touches the flesh of
the blood of the slain bird, and in the him who discharges shall wash his
running water, and shall sprinkle on clothes, and bathe himself in water,
the house seven times. and be unclean until evening.
52 And he shall cleanse the house 8 And if he who issues spits on a
with the blood of the bird, and with clean one, then he shall wash his
the running water, and with the living clothes, and bathe himself in running
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water, and be unclean until the 19 And if a woman's issue in her

evening. flesh is a flow of blood, she shall be in
9 And every saddle on which he who her impurity seven days; and whoever
discharges rides shall be unclean. touches her shall be unclean until the
10 And whoever touches anything evening.
that was under him shall be unclean 20 And anything on which she lies in
until the evening. And the one her impurity shall be unclean;1 and
carrying those things shall wash his anything on which she sits shall be
clothes, and bathe himself in water, unclean.
and be unclean until the evening. 21 And whoever touches her bed
11 And whomever he who has the shall wash his clothes and bathe in
discharge touches, and has not rinsed water, and be unclean until the
his hands in water, he shall wash his evening.
clothes, and bathe himself in water, 22 And whoever touches anything on
and be unclean until the evening. which she sits shall wash his clothes
12 And the earthen vessel that he and bathe himself in water, and be
who discharges touches shall be unclean until the evening.
broken; and every wooden vessel shall 23 And if it is on the bed, or on
be rinsed in water. anything on which she sits when he
13 And when he who discharges is touches it, he shall be unclean until
cleansed of his issue, then he shall the evening.
number to himself seven days for his 24 And if lying any man lies with
cleansing, and wash his clothes. And her, and her impurity is on him, he
he shall bathe his flesh in running shall be unclean seven days, and every
water, and shall be clean. bed on which he lies shall be unclean.
14 And on the eighth day he shall 25 And if a woman has an issue of
take to himself two turtle doves, or two her blood many days outside the time
young doves, and come before of her impurity, or if she issues beyond
YAHWEH to the door of the the time of her impurity, all the days of
tabernacle of the congregation and the issue of her uncleanness, she shall
give them to the priest. be as in the days of her impurity; she
15 And the priest shall offer them, is unclean.
the one for a sin offering, and the 26 Every bed on which she lies all
other for a burnt offering. And the the days of her issue shall be to her as
priest shall atone for him before the bed of her impurity to her; and
YAHWEH for his discharge. everything on which she sits shall be
16 And if any man's semen goes out unclean as the uncleanness of her
from him, then he shall bathe all his impurity.
flesh in water, and be unclean until the 27 And whoever touches those
evening. things shall be unclean, and shall wash
17 And every garment, and every his clothes and bathe himself in water,
skin on which the semen is, shall be and be unclean until the evening.
washed with water, and be unclean 28 And if she is cleansed of her issue
until the evening. then she shall number to herself seven
18 And a woman with whom a man days, and after that she shall be clean.
lies with an emission of semen shall 29 And on the eighth day she shall
bathe with water, and be unclean until
the evening. 1 The Hebrew word used here is “Tamaa”
and refers to a ceremonial uncleanness.
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take to herself two turtledoves, or two herd, for a sin offering, and a ram for a
young doves, and bring them to the burnt offering.
priest, to the door of the tabernacle of 4 He shall put on a holy linen coat,
the congregation. and linen underpants shall be on his
30 And the priests shall offer the one flesh, and he shall gird himself with a
for a sin offering, and the other for a linen girdle, and he shall wrap himself
burnt offering; and the priest shall in a linen miter; they are holy
atone for her before YAHWEH for the garments. And he shall bathe his flesh
issue of her uncleanness. with water and shall put them on.
31 So you shall separate the sons of 5 And he shall take from the
Israel from their uncleanness, and congregation of the sons of Israel two
they shall not die in their uncleanness, kids of the goats for a sin offering, and
when they defile My tabernacle that is one ram for a burnt offering.
in their midst. 6 And Aaron shall bring near the bull
32 This is the law of him that of the sin offering which is his own,
discharges, and of him from whom and shall make atonement for himself,
semen goes out, for uncleanness by it; and for his house.
33 and of her who is menstruating in 7 And he shall take the two he-goats
her impurity, and of him from whom and shall cause them to stand before
the issue goes, of a male or of a female, YAHWEH, at the door of the
and of a man who lies with an unclean tabernacle of the congregation.
woman. 8 And Aaron shall give lots over the
two he-goats, one lot for YAHWEH,
Chapter 16 and one lot for the scapegoat2.
9 And Aaron shall bring the goat on
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses which the lot of YAHWEH fell and
after the death of the two sons of shall make it a sin offering.
Aaron, as they drew near before 10 And the goat on which the lot fell
YAHWEH, and they died. for a complete removal shall be made
2 And YAHWEH said to Moses, to stand living before YAHWEH to
Speak to your brother Aaron, and he atone by it, to send it away for a
shall not come in at all times to the complete removal into the wilderness.3
sanctuary within the veil, to the front 11 And Aaron shall bring the bull of
of the mercy-seat.1 the sin offering which is his own, and
3 With this Aaron shall come into
the sanctuary: with a bull, a son of the
2 The Hebrew word means “complete
removal”, the two goats are both
representative of the Messiah. One goat
shows the dying Messiah, and the goat that
1 “Mercy-seat” - The Hebrew word is was completely removed shows the
“Kapporeth”, coming from the word for the Messiah completely taking away our sins
day of Yom Kippur, meaning to cover. The and also the resurrection.
kapporeth was the actual cover of the ark 3 This is a most amazing parallel on Yom
(Ex 25:17) and where the priest sprinkled Kippur of the work of the Messiah. Both
the blood to atone for the people on this goats represent Yahshua; the slain goat
day. The same word is used in Rom 3:25 for represents the dying Messiah, and the
“a sacrifice for atonement” referring to scapegoat that is let into the wilderness
Yahshua's sacrifice for sin. Undoubtedly, represents the resurrected Messiah. It is also
this was the connection the Apostle Paul interesting to note this is the only living
was trying to make. sacrifice in the Tanach.
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shall atone for himself, and for his and shall cleanse it, and shall purify it
house, and shall kill the bull of the sin from the uncleanness of the sons of
offering which is his own. Israel.
12 And he shall take a censer full of 20 And when he has finished
coals of the fire from off the altar atoning for the sanctuary, and the tent
before YAHWEH, and his hands full of meeting, and the altar, and has
of fragrant perfumes beaten small, and brought near the living goat;
bring it within the veil. 21 then Aaron shall lay his two
13 And he shall put the incense on hands on the head of the living goat,
the fire before YAHWEH, and the and shall confess over it all the
cloud of the incense shall cover the iniquities of the sons of Israel, and all
mercy-seat on the testimony; and he their transgressions, and all their sins,
shall not die. and shall put them on the head of the
14 And he shall take some of the goat, and shall send it by the hand of a
blood of the bull, and shall sprinkle chosen man into the wilderness.
with his finger on the front of the 22 And the goat shall bear on him all
mercy-seat eastward. And he shall their iniquities to a land not inhabited.
sprinkle at the front of the mercy-seat And he shall send the goat away into
seven times from the blood with his the wilderness.
finger. 23 And Aaron shall come into the
15 And he shall kill the goat of the tabernacle of the congregation, and
sin offering which is the people's, and shall strip off the linen garments
shall bring in its blood to the inside of which he had put on as he went into
the veil, and shall do with its blood as the sanctuary, and shall leave them
he has done with the blood of the bull, there.
and shall sprinkle it on the mercy-seat, 24 And he shall bathe his flesh with
and at the front of the mercy-seat. water in the sanctuary and shall put on
16 And he shall atone for the his garments, and shall come out, and
sanctuary because of the pollutions of shall offer his burnt offering, and the
the sons of Israel, and because of their burnt offering of the people, and shall
transgressions for all their sins. And so atone for himself and for the people.
he shall do for the tent of meeting 25 And he shall burn as incense the
dwelling in the midst of their fat of the sin offering on the altar.
pollutions. 26 And he who let the goat go for a
17 And not any man shall be in the scapegoat shall wash his garments and
tent of meeting as he goes in to atone shall bathe his flesh with water; and
in the sanctuary, until he comes out. later he shall come into the camp.
And he shall atone for himself, and for 27 And the bull of the sin offering,
his house, and for all the congregation and the goat of the sin offering, whose
of Israel. blood has been brought in to atone in
18 And he shall go out to the altar the sanctuary, one shall carry them out
before YAHWEH, and shall atone for to the outside of the camp; and they
it. And he shall take some of the blood shall burn their skins with fire and
of the bull, and some of the blood of their flesh, and their dung.
the goat, and shall put it on the horns 28 And he burning them shall wash
of the altar all around. his garments, and shall bathe his flesh
19 And he shall sprinkle on it from with water, and afterwards he shall
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29 And it shall be for a never ending blood. And that man shall be cut off
statute, in the seventh month, in the from the midst of his people;
tenth of the month, you shall humble 5 so that the sons of Israel shall
yourself and do no work, the native, bring in their sacrifices which they are
and the alien who is staying in your sacrificing in the open field to the door
midst. of the tent of meeting, to the priest,
30 For on this day He shall atone for and sacrifice them for sacrifices of
you, to cleanse you from all your sins peace offerings to YAHWEH.
you shall be clean before YAHWEH. 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the
31 It is a Sabbath of rest to you, and blood on the altar of YAHWEH, at the
you shall humble yourself. It is a never door of the tent of meeting, and shall
ending statute. burn the fat as incense for a soothing
32 And the priest whom He shall fragrance to YAHWEH.
anoint, and whose hand He shall 7 And they shall not sacrifice their
consecrate to act as priest instead of sacrifices any more to devil like goats,
his father, shall make atonement, and after which they have gone whoring.
shall put on the linen garments, the This is a perpetual statute to them
holy garments. throughout their generations1.
33 And he shall atone for the holy 8 And you shall say to them, Any
sanctuary, and for the tabernacle of man of the house of Israel, or of aliens
the congregation, and for the altar he who sojourn in your midst, who offers
shall atone; yes, for the priests, and for burnt offering or sacrifice,
all the people of the congregation he 9 and does not bring it in to the door
shall atone. of the tabernacle of the congregation
34 And this shall be to you a never to offer it to YAHWEH, that man shall
ending statute to atone for the sons of be cut off from his people.
Israel, because of all their sins, once a 10 And any man of the house of
year. And he did as YAHWEH had Israel, or of the alien who is staying in
commanded Moses. your midst, who eats any blood, I will
set My face against that person that
Chapter 17 eats blood and will cut him off from
his people.
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, 11 For the life of the flesh is in the
saying, blood, and I have given it to you on the
2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, altar, to atone for your souls; for it is
and to all the sons of Israel. And you the blood which makes atonement for
shall say to them, This is the thing the soul.2
which YAHWEH has commanded, 12 For this reason I have said to the
saying, sons of Israel, No person among you
3 Any man of the house of Israel who shall eat blood; and the alien who is
kills an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the
camp, or who kills at the outside of the 1 The Canaanites had a practice of sacrificing
camp, to goat deities, and Satan has long been
4 and has not brought it in to the known as a goat. There was even a half
door of the tent of meeting as an man/half goat deity called Pan. This is why
offering to YAHWEH, before the Yahweh prohibits the cutting of the corner
tabernacle of YAHWEH, blood shall of the beard to have a devil goat like
be imputed to that man; he has shed appearance. Cross reference Lev 21:5, 2
Chron 11:15, Lev 19:27 Jer 9:25-26
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staying in your midst shall not eat 6 None of you shall draw near to any
blood. relative of his flesh to uncover their
13 And any man of the sons of Israel, nakedness; I am YAHWEH.
or of the aliens who stay in your midst, 7 You shall not uncover the
who hunts game, beast or fowl, which nakedness of your father or the
is eaten, shall even pour out its blood nakedness of your mother; she is your
and shall cover it with dust. mother; you shall not uncover her
14 For it is the life of all flesh; its nakedness.
blood is for its life. And I say to the 8 You shall not uncover the
sons of Israel, You shall not eat blood nakedness of your father's wife; it is
of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is in the nakedness of your father.
the blood; anyone eating it is cut off.1 9 You shall not uncover the
15 And any person who eats a dead nakedness of your sister, the daughter
body or torn thing, be he a native, or of your father, or the daughter of your
an alien, he shall wash his clothes and mother, born at home, or born away;
bathe in water, and be unclean until you shall not uncover their nakedness.
the evening; then he shall be clean. 10 You shall not uncover the
16 And if he does not wash them, nor nakedness of your son's daughter, or
bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his your daughter's daughter; you shall
iniquity. not uncover their nakedness, for theirs
is your own nakedness.
Chapter 18 11 The nakedness of the daughter of
your father's wife, begotten by your
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, father, she is your sister; you shall not
saying, uncover her nakedness.
2 Speak to the sons of Israel and say 12 You shall not uncover the
to them, I am YAHWEH your Elohim. nakedness of a sister of your father;
3 You shall not do according to the she is a relative of your father.
doings of the land of Egypt in which 13 You shall not uncover the
you lived; and you shall not do nakedness of your mother's sister; for
according to the doings of the land of she is your mother's relative.
Canaan to which I am bringing you; 14 You shall not uncover the
nor shall you walk in their statutes. nakedness of your father's brother;
4 You shall do My judgments and you shall not draw near to his wife; she
you shall keep My statutes, to walk in is your aunt.
them; I am YAHWEH your Elohim, 15 You shall not uncover the
5 and you shall keep My statutes and nakedness of your daughter-in-law;
My judgments, which if a man does, he she is your son's wife; you shall not
shall live by them. I am YAHWEH. uncover her nakedness.
16 You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your brother's wife; it is
2 From this verse it is an undeniable fact that
there is no atonement for sin without the
your brother's nakedness.
shedding of blood. YHWH Himself 17 You shall not uncover the
instituted this principle in the Garden of nakedness of a woman and her
Eden (Gen 3:21) and it shows that sin daughter; you shall not undertake to
brings the shedding of innocent blood. uncover her son's daughter, or her
1 Although the life is in the blood, humans daughter's daughter; they are her
also needed the breath of life from YHWH relatives; it is wickedness.
to make man a living soul (Gen 2:7).
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18 And you shall not take a wife with 29 For anyone who does any of these
her sister, to vex her, to uncover her disgusting things, even the persons
nakedness, beside the other in her who are doing them, shall be cut off
lifetime. from the midst of their people.
19 And you shall not draw near to 30 And you shall keep My charge, so
uncover the nakedness of a woman in as not to do any of the disgusting
her menstrual impurity. customs which were committed before
20 And you shall not give your you; and you shall not defile your-
semen to your neighbor's wife by lying selves with them; I am YAHWEH
with her, to be unclean with her. your Elohim.
21 And you shall not give your seed
to pass them through to Molech, nor Chapter 19
shall you pollute the name of your
Elohim; I am YAHWEH. 1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
22 And you shall not lie with a male saying,
as one lies with a woman; it is 2 Speak to all the congregation of the
detestable. sons of Israel, and you shall say to
23 And you shall not give your them, You are holy, for I am holy,
semen with any animal, for YAHWEH your Elohim.
uncleanness with it. And a woman 3 Each man of you shall revere his
shall not stand before an animal to lie mother and his father, and keep My
down with it; it is a shameful mixing. Sabbaths; I am YAHWEH your
24 Do not defile yourself with all Elohim.
these, for with all these the nations 4 Do not turn to the idols; and you
have been defiled, which I am casting shall not make molten Elohim for
out before you1; yourselves; I am YAHWEH your
25 and the land is defiled, and I will Elohim.
visit its iniquity on it; and the land is 5 And if you sacrifice a sacrifice of
vomiting out those living in it; peace offerings to YAHWEH, you
26 and you, you shall keep My shall sacrifice it of your free will;
statutes and My judgments, and shall 6 it shall be eaten in the day of your
not do any of all these disgusting acts; sacrificing it, and on the morrow, and
neither the native nor the alien who is that which is left on the third day shall
staying in your midst. be burned with fire.
27 For the men of the land who are 7 And if it is at all eaten on the third
before you have done all these day, it is unclean; it shall not be
disgusting things, and the land is accepted.
defiled. 8 And he who eats it, he shall bear
28 Do not do these lest the land his iniquity; for he has polluted the
vomit you out for your defiling it, as it holy thing of YAHWEH, and that
has vomited out the nation that was person shall be cut off from his people.
before you. 9 And as you reap the harvest of your
land, you shall not completely reap the
1 Clearly, we see that all forms of incest are corner of your field; and you shall not
abominable to Yahweh and came from gather the gleaning of your harvest;
Canaanite practices. It is inconceivable to 10 and you shall not glean your
think that Yahweh preconceived humanity vineyard, and you shall not gather the
through incest in Gen 1, when it is clearly
leavings of your vineyard; you shall
condemned here.
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leave them to the poor and to the girl, betrothed to a man, and not truly
alien; I am YAHWEH your Elohim. redeemed, and freedom not having
(Lev 23:22) been given to her, there shall be an
11 You shall not steal nor lie, nor inquest; they shall not be put to death,
deceive a man to another. because she was not free.
12 And you shall not swear by My 21 And he shall bring in his guilt
name to a falsehood; nor shall you offering to YAHWEH, to the door of
pollute the name of your Elohim; I am the tabernacle of the congregation, a
YAHWEH. ram for a guilt offering.
13 You shall not extort your 22 And the priest shall atone for him
neighbor, nor rob; you shall not allow with the ram of the guilt offering
the wages of one hired to remain with before YAHWEH for his sin which he
you until morning. has sinned; and it shall be forgiven
14 You shall not revile the deaf, nor him because of his sin he has sinned.
put a stumbling block before the blind; 23 And when you come into the land
for you shall revere your Elohim. I am and have planted all of the food trees,
YAHWEH. then you shall expose its foreskin, its
15 You shall do no unrighteousness fruit, it shall be as uncircumcised for
in judgment; you shall not respect the you three years; it shall not be eaten.2
face of the poor, nor favor the face of 24 And in the fourth year all its fruit
the mighty; but in righteousness you is holy; it is for praises for YAHWEH.
shall judge your neighbor. 25 And in the fifth year you shall eat
16 You shall not go as a slanderer its fruit, that it may yield to you its
among your people; you shall not increase; I am YAHWEH your
stand up against the blood of your Elohim.
neighbor; I am YAHWEH. 26 You shall not eat with the blood;
17 You shall not hate your brother in you shall not divine, nor conjure
your heart; you shall certainly reprove spirits.
your neighbor, and not allow sin on 27 You shall not round the side of
him. your head, nor mar the corners of your
18 You shall not take vengeance, nor beard.
bear any grudge against the sons of 28 And you shall not make any
your people; but you shall love your cuttings in your flesh for the dead; and
neighbor as yourself; I am YAHWEH. you shall not put on yourself any
19 You shall keep my statutes; you etched tattoo writing or marking; I am
shall not cause your livestock to breed YAHWEH.
with different kinds; you shall not sow 29 You shall not pollute your
two kinds in your field; and you shall daughter, to cause her to be a
not allow a garment mixed of mixed prostitute, that the land may not go
fabric to come upon you. 1(Deut 22:11) whoring, and the land become full of
20 And when a man lies with a wickedness.
woman with semen, and she is a slave- 30 You shall keep My Sabbaths; and
you shall revere My sanctuary. I am
1 The Hebrew word 'Shahatnaze' means a YAHWEH.
forbidden mixture. Just as one should not 31 You shall not turn to mediums,
mix different seed in their field they also and you shall not seek to spiritualists
should not mix fabrics such as wool (from
sheep) and linen (from a plant) as it would 2 The count starts from the time of the
violate Yahweh's judicial order. planting of the tree.
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to be defiled by them; I am YAHWEH hide their eyes from that man, as he

your Elohim. gives his seed to Molech, so as not to
32 You shall rise up in the face of put him to death,
gray hair; and you shall honor the face 5 then I shall set My face against that
of an old man; and be afraid of your man, and against his family, and shall
Elohim. I am YAHWEH.1 cut him off, and all who go whoring
33 And when an alien lives with you after him, even going whoring after
in your land, you shall not oppress Molech from the midst of their people.
him; 6 And the person who turns to
34 as the native among you, so shall mediums, and to spiritists, to go
be the alien who is staying with you; whoring after them, I shall set my face
and you shall love him as yourself, for against that person, and cut him off
you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I from the midst of his people. 2
am YAHWEH your Elohim. 7 And you shall sanctify yourselves,
35 You shall do no unrighteousness and you shall be holy, for I am
in judgment, in measures and weights, YAHWEH your Elohim;
or in quantity. 8 and you shall keep My statutes and
36 You shall have just balances, just shall do them; I am YAHWEH who is
weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I sanctifying you.
am YAHWEH your Elohim, who 9 And any man who curses his father
brought you out from the land of and his mother shall surely be put to
Egypt; death;3 he has cursed his father and
37 and you shall observe all My his mother; his blood shall be on him.
statutes, and all My judgments and 10 And a man who commits adultery
shall do them; I am YAHWEH. with a man's wife, who commits
adultery with the wife of his neighbor,
Chapter 20 the adulterer and the adulteress dying
shall die.
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, 11 And a man who lies with his
saying, father's wife, who has uncovered the
2 And you shall say to the sons of nakedness of his father, both of them
Israel, Any man of the sons of Israel, dying shall die; their blood shall be on
and of the aliens who are living in them.
Israel, who gives of his seed to Molech 12 And a man who lies with his
shall certainly be put to death. The daughter-in-law, both of them dying
people of the land shall stone him with shall die; they have performed a
stones! (2Kgs 23:10, Jer 32:35) perversion; their blood shall be on
3 And I, I shall set My face against them.
that man, and shall cut him off from 13 And a man who lies with a male
the midst of his people, for he has as one lies with a woman, both of them
given of his seed to Molech, so as to have done a detestable thing, surely
defile My sanctuary, and to pollute My they shall die; their blood shall be on
holy name. them. (Lev 18:22, Ro 1:27)
4 And if the people of the land truly 14 And a man who takes a woman
and her mother, it is wickedness; they
1 It is extremely important to Yahweh and
proper judicial order to honor the older, 2 1 Sam 28:3-11 Saul did this.
more mature people in our families and 3 The Hebrew implies blasphemy and maybe
communities, Pr 16:31, Pr 20:29. even using magic. Mk 7:10, Ex 20:12
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shall burn him and them; and there 23 And you shall not walk in the
shall be no wickedness in your midst. statutes of the nation which I am
15 And a man who lies with an casting out from before you, for all
animal dying shall die. And you shall these they have done, and I am
kill the animal. disgusted with them.
16 And if a woman draws near to any 24 But I have said to you, You shall
animal to lie with it, you shall even put surely possess their land; and, I, I am
to death the woman and the animal; giving it to you to possess it, a land
surely they shall die; their blood shall flowing with milk and honey; I am
be on them. (Lev 18:23, Ex 22:19) YAHWEH your Elohim, who has set
17 And if a man takes his sister, the you apart from the nations.
daughter of his father or daughter of 25 And you shall make a difference
his mother, and he has seen her between the clean animals and the
nakedness, and she sees his unclean, and between the unclean fowl
nakedness, it is a shame. And they and the clean. And you shall not defile
shall be cut off before the eyes of the yourself by beast or by fowl, or by
sons of their people; he has uncovered anything which swarms the ground,
his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his which I have set apart to you as
iniquity. unclean;
18 And if a man lies with a 26 and you shall be holy to Me, for I,
menstruating woman, and has YAHWEH, am holy; and I have set
uncovered her nakedness, he has you apart from the nations to become
made her fountain bare; and she has Mine.
uncovered the fountain of her blood; 27 And a man or woman, when there
even both of them shall be cut off from is among them a medium, or a fortune
the midst of their people. teller, certainly they shall die; they
19 And you shall not uncover the shall stone them with stones; their
nakedness of your mother's sister, nor blood is on them. (Lev 19:31, 20:6)
of your father's sister, because he has
made naked his near kin; they shall Chapter 21
bear their iniquity.
20 If a man lies with his aunt, he has 1 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
uncovered the nakedness of his uncle; Speak to the priests, Aaron's sons, and
they shall bear their sin; they shall die you shall say to them, None shall be
childless. defiled for the dead among his people.
21 And if a man takes his brother's 2 But for his relative who is near to
wife, it is an unclean thing; he has him, for his mother, and for his father,
uncovered his brother's nakedness; and for his son, and for his daughter,
they shall be childless.1 and for his brother,
22 And you shall keep all My 3 and for his sister, the virgin, who is
statutes, and all My judgments, and near to him, who has not been with a
shall do them, and the land where I man, for her he may be defiled.
am bringing you to live in it shall not 4 A leader shall not defile himself
vomit you out. among his people, to pollute himself;
5 they shall not make their heads
1 This rule is excepted by the Levirite law bald, and they shall not shave the
(Deut 25:5) but only after the death of his
brother and if the widow of the brother was
childless and the brother in law was single.
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corner of their beard1; and they shall 15 and he shall not pollute his seed
not make a cutting in their flesh; among his people; for I am YAHWEH
6 they are holy to their Elohim, and who sanctifies him.
they shall not pollute the name of their 16 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
Elohim. For they offer the fire saying,
offerings of YAHWEH, bread of their 17 Speak to Aaron, saying, No man of
Elohim, and they are holy. your seed throughout their
7 They shall not take a woman who is generations shall draw near to offer
a harlot, or polluted; nor shall they the bread of his Elohim if there is a
take a woman divorced from her blemish in him.
husband; for he is holy to his Elohim.2 18 For no man in whom there is a
8 And you shall sanctify him, for he blemish shall draw near, a blind man,
brings near the bread of your Elohim; or one lame, or disfigured, or
he is holy to you; for I am holy, deformed;
YAHWEH who is sanctifying you. 19 or a broken footed man, or a
9 And when a daughter of any priest broken handed man,
pollutes herself by going whoring, she 20 or one humpbacked, or a crushed
is polluting her father; she shall be one, or with a spot in his eye, or a
burned with fire. scurvy one, or one scabbed, or one
10 And the high priest of his with crushed testicles.
brothers, on whose head the anointing 21 No man of the seed of Aaron the
oil is poured, and whose hand is priest in whom there is a blemish shall
consecrated to put on the garments, come near to offer the fire offerings of
his head shall not be bared 3, nor his YAHWEH; a blemish is in him; he
garments torn; shall not come near to offer the bread
11 nor shall he come near any dead of his Elohim.
person; he shall not defile himself for 22 He shall eat of the bread of his
his father or for his mother; Elohim, of the most holy things, and of
12 nor shall he go out from the the holy things.
sanctuary; nor shall he pollute the 23 But he shall not enter into the
sanctuary of his Elohim. For the crown veil, and he shall not draw near to the
of the anointing oil of his Elohim is on altar; for a blemish is in him; and he
him; I am YAHWEH. shall not pollute My sanctuary; for I
13 And he shall take a wife in her am YAHWEH who sanctifies them.
virginity. 24 And Moses spoke to Aaron, and
14 He shall not take a widow, or one to his sons, and to all the sons of
divorced, or a polluted one, a harlot, Israel.
but he shall take a virgin of his own
people for a wife; Chapter 22

1 The Canaanites had a practice of sacrificing 1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,

to goat deities, and Satan has long been saying,
known as a goat. There was even a half 2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons,
man/half goat god called Pan. This is why that they set themselves apart 4 from
Yahweh prohibits the cutting of the corner the holy things of the sons of Israel,
of the beard to have a devil goat like and that they do not profane My holy
appearance. (Lev 17:7)
2 Ezek 44:22 4 The Hebrew is 'netzar' and the same root as
3 Means he should not shave his head the word for one who takes a nazarite vow.
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name in what they devote to Me; I am seed, and has turned back to her
YAHWEH. father's house, as in her youth, she
3 Say to them, Out of all your seed shall eat of her father's bread. But no
throughout your generations, any man stranger shall eat of it.
who draws near to the holy things 14 And if a man shall eat of a holy
which the sons of Israel set apart to thing through ignorance, then he shall
YAHWEH, and his uncleanness being add the fifth part of it, and shall give it
upon him, that person shall be cut off to the priest along with the holy thing.
from before Me; I am YAHWEH. 15 And they shall not pollute the holy
4 Any man of the seed of Aaron that things of the sons of Israel, that which
is leprous or has an issue, he shall not they lift up to YAHWEH;
eat of the holy things until he is clean. 16 and so cause them to bear the
And he who touches any uncleanness iniquity of the guilt offering in their
of a person, or a man whose semen eating their holy things. For I am
has gone out of him; YAHWEH who sanctifies them.
5 or a man who touches any 17 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
swarming thing which is unclean to saying,
him, or touches a man who is unclean 18 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons,
to him, by any of his uncleanness, and to all the sons of Israel, and you
6 the person who touches it shall shall say to them, Any man of the
even be unclean until the evening, and house of Israel, or of the aliens in
shall not eat of the holy things, but Israel, who brings near his offering, of
shall bathe his flesh with water. all his vows, or of all his freewill
7 And when the sun goes in, he shall offerings which they bring near to
be clean, and afterwards he shall eat of YAHWEH for a burnt offering;
the holy things, for it is his food; 19 at your own will a male, without
8 he shall not eat a dead body or torn blemish, of the oxen, of the sheep, or
thing, for it is unclean; I am of the goats may be offered.
YAHWEH. 20 You shall not offer that which has
9 And they shall keep My charge, a blemish; for it shall not be accept-
and shall bear no sin for it, that they able for you.
may not die for it when they pollute it; 21 And when a man brings near a
I am YAHWEH, who is sanctifying sacrifice of peace offerings to
them. YAHWEH, to complete a vow, or for a
10 And no stranger shall eat of the freewill offering, of the herd or of the
holy things, a tenant of a priest, or a flock, it shall be without blemish to be
hired servant; these shall not eat of the accepted; no blemish shall be in it;
holy thing. 22 blind, or broken, or maimed, or
11 And if a priest buys a person, the having a flow, or scurvy, or scabbed,
purchase of his silver, he shall eat of it; you shall not bring these near to
also one born in his house, they shall YAHWEH; and you shall not make of
eat of his bread. them a fire offering on the altar to
12 And a priest's daughter, when she YAHWEH.
belongs to an alien man, she shall not 23 As to an ox or a sheep deformed,
eat of the heave offering of the holy or dwarfed, you shall make it a freewill
things. (2 Cor6:14-18) offering; but it is not acceptable for a
13 But a priest's daughter, when she vow.
is a widow, or divorced, and has no 24 As to anything bruised, or beaten,
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or torn, or cut, you shall not bring it as holy gatherings, shall be these:
near to YAHWEH; even you shall not These are My appointed feasts:
do it in your land. 3 Work is to be done six days, and on
25 And you shall not bring near the the seventh day shall be a Sabbath of
bread of your Elohim from the hand of rest, a holy gathering; you shall do no
a son of a stranger, or any of these, for work; it is a Sabbath to YAHWEH in
their corruption is in them; they are all your dwellings.
blemished; they are not acceptable for 4 These are appointed times of
you. YAHWEH, holy gatherings which you
26 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, shall proclaim in their appointed
saying, seasons2:
27 When an ox, or lamb, or goat is 5 In the first month, on the
born, and when it has been seven days fourteenth of the month, between the
under its mother, then from the eighth evenings is the Passover to YAHWEH.
day and onward it is acceptable for an 6 And on the fifteenth day of this
offering, a fire offering to YAHWEH; month is the Feast of Unleavened to
28 but an ox or sheep, it and its YAHWEH; you shall eat unleavened
young one, you shall not slaughter in things seven days.
one day. 7 On the first day you shall have a
29 And when you sacrifice a sacrifice holy gathering; you shall do no
of thanksgiving to YAHWEH, you laborious work;
shall sacrifice it of your free will; 8 and you shall bring near a fire
30 it shall be eaten on that day; you offering to YAHWEH seven days; and
shall not leave any of it until morning; the seventh day shall be a holy
I am YAHWEH. gathering; you shall do no laborious
31 And you shall keep My work.
commandments and shall do them; I 9 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
am YAHWEH. saying,
32 And you shall not profane My 10 Speak to the sons of Israel, and
holy name, and I shall be counted holy you shall say to them, When you come
among the sons of Israel 1; I am in to the land which I am giving to you,
YAHWEH, who is sanctifying you, and have reaped its harvest, and have
33 who is bringing you up out of the brought in the Omer, of the first-fruits
land of Egypt, to become your Elohim; of your harvest, to the priest,3
I am YAHWEH. 11 then he shall wave the Omer
before YAHWEH for your
Chapter 23 acceptance4; on the morrow of the
Sabbath the priest shall wave it.
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, 12 And you shall prepare a lamb in
saying, the day you wave the Omer, one
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and you
shall say to them, The set feasts of 2 The fact that it mentions “these are my
YAHWEH which you shall proclaim feasts” twice, shows that although the
Sabbath is also a feast it is separated from
the other feast days, and the other feast days
do not have to fall on a Sabbath.
1 By believing in and keeping the 3 Ex 16:16, 18, 32-33, 36)
commandments, it was glorifying the name 4 An omer is a measurement, not a sheaf and
of Yahweh, the only true Elohim. is about 2 quarts or liters.
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without blemish, a son of a year, for a of a year, for a sacrifice of peace

burnt offering to YAHWEH. offerings.
13 And its grain offering1 shall be 20 And the priest shall wave them,
two tenths part of flour2 mixed with besides the bread of the first-fruits, a
oil, a fire offering to YAHWEH, a wave offering before YAHWEH,
sweet fragrance; and its drink offering, besides the two lambs; they are holy to
a fourth of a hin of wine. YAHWEH for the priest.
14 And you shall not eat bread, nor 21 And you shall make a
roasted grain, nor fresh ears 3, until proclamation on this same day; it is a
this same day, until you have brought holy gathering to you. You shall do no
the offering of your Elohim; it is a laborious work of service. It is a never
never ending statute throughout your ending statute in all your dwellings
generations in all your dwellings. throughout your generations.
15 And you shall number to you from 22 And when you reap the harvest of
the next day after the Sabbath, from your land, you shall not completely
the day you bring in the omer of the reap the corner of your field, nor shall
wave offering; they shall be seven you gather the gleaning of your
complete Sabbaths; harvest; you shall leave them for the
16 to the next day after the seventh poor, and for the alien: I am
Sabbath, you shall number fifty days; YAHWEH your Elohim. (Lev 19:9-10)
and you shall bring near a new food 23 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
offering to YAHWEH; saying,
17 you shall bring in bread out of 24 Speak to the sons of Israel,
your dwellings for a wave offering, two saying, In the seventh month, on the
loaves; they shall be of two tenth first of the month, a Holy Day Sabbath
ephah of flour; they shall be baked shall be to you, a memorial
with leaven; first-fruits to YAHWEH acclamation of the resounding of
18 And besides the bread, you shall trumpets, a holy gathering.4
offer seven lambs, without blemish, 25 You shall do no laborious work
sons of a year, and one bull, a son of and you shall bring a fire offering to
the herd, and two rams; they are a YAHWEH.
burnt offering to YAHWEH, with 26 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses
their food offering and their drink saying,
offerings, a fire offering of soothing 27 Also, on the tenth of this seventh
fragrance to YAHWEH. month shall be a day of atonement;
19 And you shall offer one he-goat there shall be a holy gathering, and
for a sin offering, and two lambs, sons you shall humble and weaken your
bodies and shall bring a fire offering to
YAHWEH. (Is 58:3,5)
1 The Hebrew word for this offering is 28 And you shall do no work in this
'minchah' and means a bloodless offering. same day, for it is a day of atonement,
2 The Hebrew word here for Flour is 'soleth' to atone for you before YAHWEH
and means fine flour milled and sieved your Elohim.
many times. 29 For any person who is not
3 There are three Hebrew words used here for
the grain to show the different stages it
matures in and it shows that no grain 4 Memorial acclamation- ;literally a clamor
whatsoever could be eaten until the first of shouting with joy, could be with shofars
fruit wavesheaf was accepted. and trumpets.
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humbled in this same day shall be cut your freewill offerings which you shall
off from his people. give to YAHWEH.
30 And any person who does any 39 Also, in the fifteenth day of the
work in this same day, I shall even cut seventh month, when you gather the
off that person from the midst of his increase of the land4, you shall keep
people. the feast of YAHWEH seven days; on
31 You shall do no work; it is a never the first day a Holy Day Sabbath, and
ending statute throughout your on the eighth day a Holy Day
generations, in all your dwellings. Sabbath5. (Ex 23:16)
32 It is a Sabbath of rest to you, and 40 And you shall take to yourselves
you shall humble your souls in the on the first day the fruit of majestic
ninth of the month at evening; from trees6, palm branches, and boughs of
evening until evening you shall keep 1 thick oak trees, and willows of the
your Sabbath2. valley,7 and shall rejoice before
33 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, YAHWEH your Elohim seven days.
saying, 41 And you shall celebrate it a feast
34 Speak to the sons of Israel, to YAHWEH, seven days in a year, a
saying, In the fifteenth day of this never ending statute throughout your
seventh month shall be a Feast of generations; in the seventh month you
Booths, seven days to YAHWEH. shall keep it.
35 On the first day shall be a holy 42 You shall sit in Sookkuhs for
gathering; you shall do no laborious seven days; all who are native in Israel
work. shall sit down in Sookkuhs8,
36 Seven days you shall bring a fire 43 so that your generations shall
offering to YAHWEH; on the eighth
day you shall have a holy gathering;
3 Sukkot is the 7th feast in the 7th month and
and you shall bring the fire offering to lasts for 7 days. The first day of Sukkot 13
bulls are sacrificed and each day one less
YAHWEH; it is a solemn assembly;
are sacrificed with 7 bulls being sacrificed
you shall do no laborious work of on the 7th day (Num 29:13-32). Sukkot
service. pictures the millennial reign and 7 is the
37 These are the set feasts of number of perfection picturing how society
YAHWEH which you shall proclaim, will be at that time.
holy gatherings, to bring a fire offering 4 The feast runs according to the agricultural
to YAHWEH, a burnt offering, and a cycle of Israel and should not be before the
food offering, a sacrifice, and drink autumn equinox.
offerings, the thing of a day on its own
5 The eighth day although connected to
day;3 Sukkot, was in actuality a separate holy day
and pictures the great white throne
38 besides the Sabbaths of
judgment, directly after the millennium
YAHWEH, and besides your gifts, and (Rev 20:11-15).
besides all your vows, and besides all 6 The Rabbis interpret this fruit to be the
citron, but citrons were not indigenous to
Israel and it is more likely referring to the
1 The Hebrew word for 'keep' is Shabbath pomegranate.
and the same word used here was used in 7 These were used for building the Sookkah.
Gen 2:2. 8 As a reminder of their exodus, they were to
2 This is not only for Yom Kippur, but with make temporary dwellings called Sookkahs
the Hebrew calendar, days are from sunset and sit in them during the 7 days of Sukkot.
to sunset, therefore the Sabbath is also from This 7 day festival also pictures the
sunset to sunset. millennium rule of Messiah.
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know that I caused the sons of Israel to woman, and he was a son of an
live in Sookkuhs, when I brought them Egyptian man, went out among the
out of the land of Egypt; I am sons of Israel. And the son of the
YAHWEH your Elohim. woman of Israel and a man of Israel
44 And Moses declared the fought together in the camp.
appointed feasts of YAHWEH to the 11 And the son of the woman of
sons of Israel1. Israel blasphemed the Name of
YAHWEH2, and cursed. And they
Chapter 24 brought him in to Moses; and his
mother's name was Shelomith, the
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
saying, 12 And they put him under guard,
2 Command the sons of Israel, and that it might be declared to them at
they shall bring to you pure olive oil, the mouth of YAHWEH.
beaten, for the light, to cause a light to 13 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
burn continually. saying,
3 Outside the veil of the testimony in 14 Bring out the reviler to the
the tent of meeting, Aaron shall outside of the camp. And all those who
arrange it from evening until morning heard shall lay their hands on his
before YAHWEH continually, a head, and all the congregation shall
perpetual statute throughout your stone him.
generations. 15 And you shall speak to the sons of
4 He shall arrange the lamps on the Israel, saying, When any man curses
pure gold Menorah before YAHWEH his Elohim, then he shall bear his sin.
continually. 16 And he who blasphemes the name
5 And you shall take flour, and shall of YAHWEH surely shall die. All the
bake twelve cakes with it; two tenths congregation shall certainly cast
shall be in the one cake. stones at him. As to the alien, so to a
6 And you shall set them in two native, when he blasphemes the Name,
rows, six on a row on the pure gold he shall be executed.
table before YAHWEH. 17 And a man, when he strikes the
7 And you shall put pure life from any man, he shall surely be
frankincense on the row, and it shall executed.
be the bread of a memorial, a fire
offering to YAHWEH.
2 Again, we see the great importance of the
sacred name of Yahweh and how we need to
8 On each Sabbath day he shall
keep that name sanctified. The Rabbis
arrange it before YAHWEH however take this to the point of not even
continually, from the sons of Israel, a ever mentioning the name and actually
never ending covenant. changing scripture when reading it to
9 And it shall belong to Aaron and to another name (Deut 4:2). The third
his sons, and they shall eat it in the commandment stating not to take Yahweh's
sanctuary, for it is most holy to him, name in vain, literally means not to change
from the fire offerings of YAHWEH, a or falsify it, or bring it to nothing. We are
never ending statute. commanded to praise His name, worship
10 And the son of an Israelite His name, call on His name and glorify His
name; how can you do this if you do not
ever vocalize it? In essence, by not
1 These are Yahweh's feasts, not merely the vocalizing the name Yahweh, they
Jewish feast days. inadvertently bring it to nothing.
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18 And he who smites an animal to 7 and to your livestock, and to the

death shall make it good, body for animal in your land, all its produce
body. shall be for food.
19 And when a man causes a blemish 8 And you shall number to yourself
in his neighbor, as he has done, so it seven Sabbaths of years, seven years
shall be done to him; times seven, and all the days of the
20 break for break, eye for eye, tooth seven Sabbaths of years shall be to you
for tooth. As he has given a blemish to forty nine years.
be in a man, so it shall be done to him. 9 And you shall let a ram's horn
21 And he who smites an animal to resound, a signal in the seventh
death shall repay it; and he who smites month, in the tenth of the month1; in
a man to death shall be put to death. the day of atonement, let a ram's horn
22 One judgment shall be for you pass throughout all your land;
whether an alien or a native; for I am 10 and you shall make the fiftieth
YAHWEH your Elohim. year holy2, one year. And you shall
23 And Moses spoke to the sons of proclaim liberty in the land to those
Israel, and they brought the reviler to living in it; He shall be a jubilee to you.
the outside of the camp and stoned And you shall return every man to his
him with stones. And the sons of Israel possession; yea, you shall turn back
did as YAHWEH had commanded each to his family.
Moses. 11 It is a jubilee year, the fiftieth
year; it is to you. You shall not sow,
Chapter 25 nor reap that which grows of itself, nor
gather from its unkempt vines;
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses in 12 for it is a jubilee, it is holy to you;
Mount Sinai, saying, you shall eat its increase out of the
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and say field.
to them, When you come into the land 13 In the year of jubilee you shall
which I am giving to you, then the land return each one to his possession.
shall keep a Sabbath to YAHWEH. 14 And if you sell anything to your
3 You shall sow your field six years, neighbor, or buy from the hand of
and you shall prune your vineyard six
years, and shall gather its produce. 1 The reason why the Jubilee was announced
4 And in the seventh year shall be a at Yom Kippur is that planting for the next
Sabbath of rest to the land, a Sabbath year was done directly after Sukkot before
to YAHWEH. You shall not sow your the rainy season, and if the next year was
not to harvest the grain, there would be no
field, and you shall not prune your
reason to plant or sow the ground. Yom
vineyard. Kippur is also thought to be indicative of
5 You shall not reap that which the wedding supper of the Messiah.
grows of itself of your harvest; and you 2 The 50th year is to be set apart. Some start
shall not gather the grapes of your the next jubilee year 1 of the next 7 year
unkempt vine; it shall be a year of rest cycle on the 50th year and inadvertently
to the land. count this year twice and only will have 49
6 And the Sabbath of the land shall years until the next Jubilee. Clearly, in the
be to you for food, to you, and to your Hebrew, the 50th year is to be set apart
male slave, and to your female slave, (holy means set apart) and is separated from
and to your hired one, and to your the 7 cycles of 7 years each, just as Shavuot
tenant, those living among you; is the 50 day, separated from the 7 weeks of
7 days.
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your neighbor, you shall not each man has reached out, and he has enough
oppress his brother. for its redemption,
15 By the number of years after the 27 then he shall count the years
jubilee you shall buy from your since its sale, and shall give back the
neighbor; by the number of the years surplus to the man to whom he sold;
of increase he shall sell to you; and he shall return to his possession.
16 according to the many years you 28 And if his hand has not found
shall increase its price; and by the enough to give back to him, then the
fewness of the years you shall diminish thing he sold shall be in the hand of
its price, for he is selling to you the him who buys it until the year of
number of crops. jubilee. And it shall go out in the
17 And you shall not oppress each jubilee, and he shall return to his
man his neighbor, and you shall fear possession.
your Elohim, for I am YAHWEH your 29 And when a man sells a dwelling
Elohim. house in a walled city, then his right of
18 And you shall do My statutes, and redemption shall be the end of the
you shall keep my judgments and shall year of its sale; his right of redemption
do them; and you shall live on the land shall be a year of days.
securely. 30 And if it is not redeemed until a
19 And the land shall give its fruit, full year is complete, then the house in
and you shall eat to satisfaction; and the walled city shall be established to
you shall dwell securely on it. perpetuity to its buyer, throughout his
20 And when you say, What shall we generations; it shall not go out in the
eat in the seventh year; for, lo, we may jubilee.
not sow nor gather our increase? 31 But the houses of the villages
21 Then I have commanded My which have no walls all around shall be
blessing on you in the sixth year, and it counted as the field of the country;
shall produce the increase for three there are redemption rights to it. And
years; it shall go out in the jubilee.
22 and you shall sow the eighth year, 32 As to the cities of the Levites,
and shall eat of the old crop until the houses of the cities of their possession,
ninth year, until the coming in of its never ending redemption rights shall
crop; you shall eat of the old. be to the Levites.
23 And the land shall not be sold in 33 And that which one redeems from
perpetuity; for the land is Mine; for the Levites, both the sale of a house,
you are aliens and tenants with Me1. and the city of his possession, shall go
24 And you shall grant a redemption out in the jubilee. For the houses of
for the land in all the land of your the cities of the Levites are their
possession.
25 If your brother has become poor
2 This word indicates the rightful next of kin
who would redeem his relative who has
and has sold his property, then his
fallen into bondage, and is indicative in
kinsman redeemer2 shall come, and he scripture of the Messiah who redeems those
shall redeem the thing sold by his who seek Him of the bondage of the debt of
brother. their sins, which according to the Torah
26 But when a man has no kinsman would be punishable by death. This is why
redeemer to him, and his own hand it is very clear the Messiah must return
directly before the Jubilee year of
1 The land of Israel belongs to Yahweh and redemption (Is 60:16, Is 59:19-21, Ruth
whomever He shares it with. 2:20, 3:9, 4:1-10).
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possession in the midst of the sons of you, which they have fathered in your
Israel. land. And they shall be a possession to
34 And the field, the open land of you.
their cities, shall not be sold; for it is a 46 And you shall take them for
never ending possession to them. inheritance to your sons after you, to
35 And when your brother has hold for a possession; you may lay
become poor, and his hand has failed service on them forever. But on your
with you, then you shall help him. He brothers, the sons of Israel, one over
shall live with you as an alien and a another, you shall not rule over him
tenant. with severity.
36 You shall take no interest or 47 And if an alien or a tenant lifts up
increase from him, and you shall fear a hand with you, and your brother
your Elohim; and the life of your grows poor with him, and he sells
brother is with you. himself to an alien, a tenant with you,
37 You shall not give silver to him or to the offshoot of the family of an
with interest, and you shall not give alien,
your food for increase. 48 after he has been sold, there is a
38 I am YAHWEH who has brought redemption to him; one of his brothers
you out of the land of Egypt, to give to may redeem him,
you the land of Canaan, to become 49 or his uncle, or a son of his uncle,
your Elohim. may redeem him, or any of his fleshly
39 And when your brother becomes relations of his family may redeem
poor with you, and he has been sold to him. Or, if his own hand has reached
you, you shall not lay on him the out to gain, then he may be redeemed.
service of a slave. 50 And he shall count with his buyer
40 He shall be with you as a hireling, from the year of his being sold to him
as a tenant he shall be with you; he until the year of jubilee, and the silver
shall serve with you until the year of of his sale shall be by the number of
jubilee; years. As the days of a hireling, it shall
41 then he shall go out from you, he be with him.
and his sons with him, and shall 51 If there are yet many years, by
return to his family; he shall even mouth he shall give back his
return to the possession of his father. redemption, from the silver of his
42 For they are My servants, whom I purchase.
have brought out from the land of 52 And if few are left of the years till
Egypt; they shall not be sold with the the year of jubilee, then he shall count
sale of a slave. with him according to his years he
43 You shall not rule over him with shall give back his redemption price.
severity, and you shall fear your 53 As a hireling, year by year, he
Elohim. shall be with him, and he shall not rule
44 And your male slave and your him with severity before your eyes.
female slave whom you have shall be 54 And if he is not redeemed in this
from the nations who are all around way, then he shall go out in the year of
you, you shall buy them as male slave jubilee, he and his sons with him.
or female slave; 55 For the sons of Israel are servants
45 and also you may buy of the sons to Me; they are My servants whom I
of the tenants who are residing with brought forth out of the land of Egypt;
you, and of their families who are with I am YAHWEH your Elohim.

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10 And you shall eat very old store,

Chapter 26 and clear away the old store because of
the new.
1 You shall not make idols to 11 And I will set My tabernacle in
yourselves; and you shall not set up for your midst, and My soul shall not
yourselves graven images, or a loathe you;
memorial pillar. And you shall not 12 and I shall walk always in your
place any stone image in your land, to midst, and shall be Elohim to you, and
bow yourselves to it; for I am you, you shall be people to Me;
YAHWEH your Elohim. 13 I am YAHWEH your Elohim,
2 You shall keep My Sabbaths, and who has brought you out from the land
revere My sanctuary; I am YAHWEH. of the Egyptians, from being their
3 If you walk in My statutes, and slaves; and I will break the bars of
keep My commandments, and do your yoke, and cause you to stand
them, erect.
4 then I will give you rains in their 14 And if you will not listen to Me,
season, and the land shall give her and do not do all these commands;
produce, and the tree of the field shall 15 and if you reject My statutes, and
give its fruit; if your soul hates My judgments, so as
5 and your threshing shall reach to not to do all My commands, to the
the vintage, and the vintage shall reach breaking of My covenant;
to the sowing time; and you shall eat 16 I will also do this to you, and I
your bread to satisfaction, and live in shall appoint terror over you, the
your land securely1. wasting, and the burning fever,
6 And I will give peace in the land, destroying the eyes, and consuming
and you shall lie down, and none shall the soul; and you shall sow your seed
terrify you. And I shall cause evil in vain, and your enemies will eat it.
beasts to cease out of the land, and the 17 And I shall set My face against
sword shall not pass over into your you, and you shall be smitten before
land. your enemies; and those who hate you
7 And you shall pursue your shall rule over you, and you shall flee,
enemies, and they shall fall before you and there will be no one pursuing you.
by the sword. 18 And if after these things you will
8 And five of you shall pursue a not listen to Me, then I will chastise
hundred, and a hundred of you shall you seven times more for your sin;
pursue a ten thousand; and your 19 and I will break the pride of your
enemies shall fall before you by the strength, and will make your heavens
sword. as iron, and your earth as copper;
9 And I shall turn My face toward 20 and your strength shall be
you and make you fruitful, and consumed in vain, and your land shall
multiply you, and shall establish My not give her produce, and the tree of
covenant with you. the land shall not give its fruit.
21 And if you walk contrary to Me,
1 Due to replacement theology, many have and are not willing to listen to Me,
lost the fact that being in covenant then I will bring seven times more
relationship in scripture is synonymous with plagues on you according to your sins,
being in the land of Israel. More than half 22 and send against you the beast of
of the covenant blessings directly deal with the field, and it shall bereave you. And
the blessing of the physical land of Israel.
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I shall cut off your livestock and shall desolate; and I shall not smell your
make you few, so that your ways are sweet fragrances.
desolate. 32 And I shall make the land
23 And if you are not chastised by desolate, and your enemies who are
Me by these things, and shall walk living in it shall be astonished at it.
contrary to Me, 33 And I will scatter you among
24 then I, I also, shall walk contrary nations, and shall draw out the sword
to you, and shall smite you, even I, after you, and your land shall become
seven times more for your sins; a waste, and your cities shall be a
25 and I will bring a sword on you, desolation.
executing the vengeance of the 34 Then the land shall enjoy its
covenant, and you shall be gathered to Sabbaths, all the days of the
your cities, and I shall send pestilence desolation. And you shall be in the
into your midst; and you shall be given land of your enemies; then the land
into the hand of an enemy. shall enjoy rest, and shall enjoy its
26 When I break to you the staff of Sabbaths.
bread, ten women shall bake your 35 It shall rest all the days of the
bread in one oven, and shall give back desolation, that which it has not rested
your bread by weight; and you shall in your Sabbaths while you lived on it.
eat, and shall not be satisfied. 36 And those who are left of you, I
27 If you will not listen to Me for shall also bring a faintness into their
this, and shall walk contrary to Me, hearts in the lands of their enemies;
28 then I also will walk contrary to and the sound of a driven leaf shall
you in fury. I also will chastise you, I chase them; and they shall flee, as one
also, seven times1 for your sins. flees from the sword; and they shall
29 And you shall eat of the flesh of fall when no one pursues.
your sons, and you shall eat of the 37 And they shall stumble upon one
flesh of your daughters. another, as if it were before the sword,
30 And I shall destroy your high when no one pursues. And you shall
places and cut down your altars, and have no power to stand before your
shall put your dead bodies on the enemies.
carcasses of your idols. And My soul 38 And you shall perish among the
shall loathe you. nations, and the land of your enemies
31 And I shall make your cities a shall devour you.
waste, and shall make your sanctuaries 39 And of those who are left of you,
they shall melt away in their iniquity,
in the lands of your enemies; and also
1 You see several times in this chapter that if in the iniquities of their fathers, they
Israel did not obey they would be punished shall dwindle away with them.
and cast out of Israel for a duration that 40 And if they shall confess their
would last 7 times the punishment. If you iniquity, and the iniquity of their
take a biblical year of 360 days and times
fathers, in their trespass with which
that by 7 you come up with 2,520. Using
the year for a day principle in Num 14:34 they have trespassed against Me; and,
you come up with a punishment of 2,520 also, that they have walked contrary to
yrs. Interesting enough from 573-72 BC Me,
when Israel was fully in captivity by the 41 that I also have walked contrary
Babylonians if you add the 2,520 years, you to them, and I have brought them into
come up with 1948, the very yr Israel the land of their enemies; if their
became a nation again.
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uncircumcised hearts are then 3 And your evaluation shall be of the

humbled, and they are pleased to pay male from a son of twenty years even
for their iniquity; until a son of sixty years; then your
42 then I will remember My evaluation shall be fifty shekels of
covenant with Jacob, and also My silver by the shekel of the sanctuary.
covenant with Isaac, and I shall also 4 And if it is a female, then your
remember My covenant with evaluation shall be thirty shekels.
Abraham, and I shall remember the 5 And if from a son of five years to a
land1. son of twenty years, then your
43 For the land shall be forsaken by evaluation shall be twenty shekels for
them, and shall satisfy for its the male and ten shekels for the
Sabbaths, in the desolation without female.
them. And they shall satisfy for their 6 And if a son of a month even to a
iniquity, because, even because, they son of five years, then your evaluation
have kicked against My judgments, shall be five shekels of silver for the
and their soul has loathed My statutes. male and three shekels of silver for the
44 And yet for all that, when they are female.
in the land of their enemies, I will not 7 And if from a son of sixty years and
reject them, nor will I hate them, to above, if a male, then your evaluation
consume them, to break My covenant shall be fifteen shekels and for a
with them; for I am YAHWEH their female ten shekels.
Elohim. 8 But if he is too poor for your
45 Then I shall remember for them evaluation, then he shall be made to
the covenant of the first fathers, whom stand before the priest, and the priest
I brought forth out of the land of Egypt shall value him; the priest shall value
in the sight of the nations, that I might him according to the reach of him who
be their Elohim; I am YAHWEH. vowed.
46 These are the statutes and the 9 And if it is an animal of which they
judgments and the laws which bring an offering to YAHWEH, all
YAHWEH has given between Him that one gives of it to YAHWEH is
and the sons of Israel, in Mount Sinai, holy.
by the hand of Moses. 10 He shall not replace it, or change
it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a
Chapter 27 good. And if he shall at all change
animal for animal, then both it and
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, that for which it is changed shall be
saying, holy.
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and you 11 And if it is any unclean animal, or
shall say to them, When a man makes one which they may not bring as an
an extraordinary difficult vow by your offering to YAHWEH, then he shall
evaluation, the persons shall belong to make the animal stand before the
YAHWEH. priest.
12 And the priest shall value it,
1 In any covenant in scripture the people whether it is good or bad; as you the
(Israel), the Torah (law) and the land priest value it, so it shall be.
(physical land of Israel) never change. By 13 But if he really redeems it, then he
changing any of those three aspects it is shall add its fifth to your evaluation.
merely replacement theology, which 14 And when a man sanctifies his
scripture does not support.
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house as a holy thing to YAHWEH, the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty

then the priest shall value it, whether gerahs shall be the shekel.
good or bad. As the priest values it, so 26 However, no man shall dedicate a
it shall stand. firstling, which is first-born to
15 And if he who is sanctifying shall YAHWEH among animals, whether
redeem the house, then he shall add a ox or sheep; it belongs to YAHWEH.
fifth of the silver of its valuation, and it 27 And if it is among the unclean
shall become his. animals, then he shall ransom it at
16 And if a man sanctifies a field of your valuation, and he shall add its
his property to YAHWEH, then your fifth to it. And if it is not redeemed,
valuation shall be according to its then it shall be sold at your evaluation.
seed; a homer of barley seed at fifty 28 But any devoted thing which a
shekels of silver. man devotes to YAHWEH from all
17 If he shall sanctify his field from which belongs to him, of man or of
the year of jubilee, it shall stand animal, or of the field of his
according to your valuation. possession, it shall not be sold nor
18 And if he shall sanctify his field redeemed. Every devoted thing to
after the jubilee, then the priest shall YAHWEH is most holy.
count to him the silver according to 29 No devoted thing which is
the years which are left, to the year of dedicated by man shall be ransomed,
the jubilee. And it shall be deducted dying it shall die.
from your estimation. 30 And all the tithe of the land, of
19 And if he sanctifying the field the seed of the land, of the fruit of the
really will redeem it, then he shall add tree, shall belong to YAHWEH; it is
a fifth of the silver of your evaluation holy to YAHWEH1.
to it, and it shall rise to become his. 31 And if a man really redeems any
20 And if he does not redeem the of his tithes, he shall add its fifth to it.
field, or if he has sold the field to 32 And all the tithe of the herd and
another man, it is not to be redeemed of the flock, all that passes under the
any more. rod, a tenth shall be holy to
21 And the field shall be holy to YAHWEH2;
YAHWEH when it goes out in the 33 he shall not search whether it is
jubilee, as a field which is devoted. It good or bad, nor shall he change it.
shall be a possession to the priest. And if he at all changes it, then it shall
22 And if he should devote a field of
his purchase, which is not of the fields
of his possession, 1 Tithing is a principle that goes back to the
23 then the priest shall count to him beginning of time (Gen 28:22). It is a
the amount of your valuation to the principle that all belongs to Yahweh
(Ps 24:1) and He allows us to keep 90% of
year of jubilee. And he shall give your
our increase if we rightfully give back 10%
valuation in that day, a holy thing to to Him for His work. Yahweh says it is
YAHWEH. stealing not to pay the tithe for the work of
24 In the year of jubilee the field His sanctuary ( Mal 3:8-10)
shall return to him from whom he 2 A shepherd would literally count each of his
bought it, to him who owns it in the sheep by having them pass under a rod. As
land. true believers are called the sheep of
25 And all your valuation shall be by Yahshua Messiah's pasture (Joh 10:1-10)
they are literally the tithe from this world to
be part of the family of Yahweh.
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be that it and its substitute shall be

holy; it shall not be redeemed.
34 These are the commands which
YAHWEH has commanded Moses for
the sons of Israel, on Mount Sinai.

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Book Of Numbers (B'midbar)

Chapter 1 18 And they assembled all the

congregation on the first of the second
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses in month. And they declared their births
the wilderness of Sinai, in the according to their families, by their
tabernacle of the congregation, on the fathers' house, according to the
first of the second month, in the number of names, from a son of
second year after they had come out of twenty years and upward, by their
the land of Egypt, saying, heads.
2 Lift the heads of all the 19 As YAHWEH commanded
congregation of the sons of Israel, by Moses, so he numbered them in the
their families, by their fathers' houses, wilderness of Sinai.
according to the number of names, 20 And the sons of Reuben, Israel's
every male, by their heads; first-born, their generations by their
3 from a son of twenty years and families, by their fathers' house, in the
upward, all that are able to go forth to number of names, by their heads,
war in Israel. You and Aaron shall every male from a son of twenty years
number them by their armies. and upward, everyone able to go out to
4 And there shall be a man of every war:
tribe with you, every one head of his 21 those numbered of them for the
father's house. tribe of Reuben were forty six
5 And these are the names of the thousand and five hundred.
men that shall stand with you: Of 22 Of the sons of Simeon, their
Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; generations, by their families, by their
6 of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of fathers' house, his numbered ones in
Zurishaddai; the number of names, by their heads,
7 of Judah, Nahshon the son of every male from a son of twenty years
Amminadab; and upward, everyone able to go out to
8 of Issachar, Nethaneel the son of war:
Zuar; 23 those numbered of them for the
9 of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; tribe of Simeon were fifty nine
10 of the sons of Joseph; of Ephraim, thousand and three hundred.
Elishama the son of Ammihud; of 24 Of the sons of Gad, their
Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of generations, by their families, by their
Pedahzur; fathers' house, in the number of
11 of Benjamin, Abidan the son of names, from a son of twenty years and
Gideoni; upward, everyone able to go out to
12 of Dan, Ahiezer the son of war:
Ammishaddai; 25 those numbered of them for the
13 of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran; tribe of Gad were forty five thousand
14 of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; and six hundred and fifty.
15 of Naphtali, Ahira the son of 26 Of the sons of Judah, their
Enan. generations, by their families, by their
16 These were those called from the fathers' house, in the number of
congregation, rulers of the tribes of names, from a son of twenty years and
their fathers. They were heads of the upward, everyone able to go out to
thousands of Israel. war:
17 And Moses and Aaron took these 27 those numbered of them for the
men who were marked out by name.
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tribe of Judah were seventy four generations, by their families, by their

thousand and six hundred. fathers' house in the number of names,
28 Of the sons of Issachar, their from a son of twenty years and
generations, by their families, by their upward, everyone able to go out to
fathers' house, in the number of war:
names, from a son of twenty years and 39 those numbered of them for the
upward, everyone able to go out to tribe of Dan were sixty two thousand
war: and seven hundred.
29 those numbered of them for the 40 Of the sons of Asher, their
tribe of Issachar were fifty four generations, by their families, by their
thousand and four hundred. fathers' house, in the number of
30 Of the sons of Zebulun, their names, from a son of twenty years and
generations, by their families, by their upward, everyone able to go out to
fathers' house, in the number of war:
names, from a son of twenty years and 41 those numbered of them for the
upward, everyone able to go out to tribe of Asher were forty one thousand
war: and five hundred.
31 those numbered of them for the 42 Of the sons of Naphtali, their
tribe of Zebulun were fifty seven generations, by their families, by their
thousand and four hundred. fathers' house, in the number of
32 Of the sons of Joseph, of the sons names, from a son of twenty years and
of Ephraim, their generations, by their upward, everyone able to go out to
families, by their fathers' house, in the war:
number of names, from a son of 43 those numbered of them for the
twenty years and upward, everyone tribe of Naphtali were fifty three
able to go out to war: thousand and four hundred.
33 those numbered of them for the 44 These were numbered, whom
tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand Moses and Aaron numbered, and the
and five hundred. rulers of Israel being twelve men; they
34 Of the sons of Manasseh, their were each one of his fathers' house.
generations, by their families by their 45 And all those numbered of the
fathers' house, in the number of sons of Israel by their fathers' house,
names, from a son of twenty years and from a son of twenty years and
upward, everyone able to go out to upward, all able to go out to war in
war: Israel;
35 those numbered of them for the 46 even all those that were
tribe of Manasseh were thirty two numbered were six hundred and three
thousand and two hundred. thousand and five hundred and fifty.
36 Of the sons of Benjamin, their 47 But the Levites, according to the
generations, by their families, by their tribe of their fathers, were not
fathers' house, in the number of numbered among them.
names, from a son of twenty years and 48 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
upward, everyone able to go out to saying,
war: 49 However, you shall not number
37 those numbered of them for the the tribe of Levi, nor shall you count
tribe of Benjamin were thirty five their heads among the sons of Israel.
thousand and four hundred. 50 But you shall appoint the Levites
38 Of the sons of Dan, their over the tabernacle of the testimony,

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and over all its furniture, and over all 6 and his army, and those numbered
which is to it. They shall bear the of them were fifty four thousand and
tabernacle, and all its furniture. And four hundred.
they shall serve it, and shall encamp 7 And the tribe of Zebulun; the ruler
around the tabernacle. of the sons of Zebulun being Eliab the
51 And when the tabernacle goes son of Helon.
forward, the Levites shall take it down. 8 And his army, and those numbered
And when the tabernacle is to be of them were fifty seven thousand and
encamped, the Levites shall set it up. four hundred.
And the stranger that draws near shall 9 All numbered of the camp of Judah
die. were a hundred and eighty six
52 And the sons of Israel shall thousand and four hundred, by their
encamp their tents, each man with his armies. They shall set forth first.
own camp, and each man with his own 10 On the south side shall be the
standard, according to their armies. standard of the camp of Reuben,
53 But the Levites shall encamp according to their armies; the ruler of
around the tabernacle of the the sons of Reuben being Elizur the
testimony, that there be no wrath on son of Shedeur.
the congregation of the sons of Israel. 11 And his army, and those
And the Levites shall keep the charge numbered of it were forty six thousand
of the tabernacle of the testimony. and five hundred.
54 And the sons of Israel did 12 And those that encamp next to
according to all that YAHWEH him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the
commanded Moses, so they did. ruler of the sons of Simeon being
Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Chapter 2 13 And his army, and those
numbered of them were fifty nine
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses thousand and three hundred.
and Aaron, saying, 14 And the tribe of Gad: the ruler of
2 The sons of Israel shall encamp by the sons of Gad being Eliasaph the son
their fathers' house, every man with of Reuel.
his own standard, according to the 15 And his army, and those
ensigns. They shall encamp around the numbered of them were forty five
tabernacle of the congregation, afar thousand, six hundred and fifty.
off. 16 All numbered of the camp of
3 And those who encamp on the east Reuben were a hundred and fifty one
side, toward the sun rising, are of the thousand four hundred and fifty
standard of Judah's camp, according according to their armies. And they
to their armies, the ruler of the sons of shall pull out second.
Judah being Nahshon the son of 17 And the camp of the Levites, with
Amminadab. the tabernacle of the congregation
4 And his army and those numbered shall pull out in the middle of the
of them were seventy four thousand camps. As they encamp, so they shall
and six hundred. pull out, each man in his place, by
5 And those encamping next to him their standards.
shall be the tribe of Issachar; the ruler 18 On the west side shall be the
of the sons of Issachar being standard of the camp of Ephraim,
Nethaneel the son of Zuar; according to their armies; the ruler of

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the sons of Ephraim being Elishama 32 These are those numbered of the
the son of Ammihud. sons of Israel by their fathers' houses;
19 And his army, and those all numbered of the camps according
numbered of them were forty to their armies were six hundred and
thousand and five hundred. three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
20 And next to him shall be the tribe 33 But the Levites were not
of Manasseh, the ruler of the sons of numbered among the sons of Israel, as
Manasseh, being Gamaliel the son of YAHWEH commanded Moses.
Pedahzur. 34 And the sons of Israel did
21 And his army, and those according to all that YAHWEH had
numbered of them were thirty two commanded Moses, so they encamped
thousand and two hundred. by their standards, and so they pulled
22 And the tribe of Benjamin; the out, each one according to his family,
ruler of the sons of Benjamin being and according to the house of his
Abidan the son of Gideoni. father.
23 And his army, and those
numbered of them were thirty five Chapter 3
thousand and four hundred.
24 All numbered of the camp of 1 And these are the generations of
Ephraim were a hundred and eight Aaron and Moses, in the day
thousand and one hundred, according YAHWEH spoke with Moses in
to their armies. And they shall pull out Mount Sinai.
third. 2 And these are the names of Aaron's
25 On the north side shall be the sons: Nadab, the first-born; and
standard of the camp of Dan, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
according to their armies; the ruler of 3 These are the names of Aaron's
the sons of Dan being Ahiezer the son sons, the anointed priests whose
of Ammishaddai. hands he consecrated to act as priests.
26 And his army, and those 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before
numbered of them were sixty two YAHWEH in the wilderness of Sinai,
thousand and seven hundred. for bringing strange fire before
27 And those that encamp next to YAHWEH. And they had no sons.
him shall be the tribe of Asher; the And Eleazar and Ithamar acted as
ruler of the sons of Asher being Pagiel priests in the presence of their father
the son of Ocran. Aaron.
28 And his army, and those 5 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
numbered of them were forty one saying,
thousand and five hundred. 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and
29 And the tribe of Naphtali; the you shall cause it to stand before
ruler of the sons of Naphtali being Aaron the priest. And they shall serve
Ahira the son of Enan. him,
30 And his army, and those 7 and keep his charge, and the
numbered of them were fifty three charge of all the congregation before
thousand and four hundred. the tent of meeting, to do the service of
31 All numbered of the camp of Dan the tabernacle.
were a hundred and fifty seven 8 And they shall keep all the vessels
thousand and six hundred. They shall of the tent of meeting, and the charge
pull out last by their standards.

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of the sons of Israel, to do the service 20 And the sons of Merari by their
of the tabernacle. families: Mahli and Mushi. These were
9 And you shall give the Levites to the families of the Levites by their
Aaron and to his son. Giving they shall fathers' houses.
be given to him out of the sons of 21 Of Gershon is the family of the
Israel. Libnites, and the family of the
10 And you shall appoint Aaron and Shimites. These were the families of
his sons, and they shall keep their the Gershonites.
priesthood. And the stranger who 22 Those numbered of them,
comes near shall be put to death. according to the number of all the
11 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, males, from a son of a month and
saying, upward, even those numbered of them
12 And I, behold, I have taken the were seven thousand and five
Levites from the midst of the sons of hundred.
Israel in the place of every first-born 23 The families of the Gershonites
opening a womb from the sons of were to encamp behind the tabernacle
Israel; and the Levites have become westward.
Mine. 24 The ruler of the fathers' house of
13 For every first-born is Mine, from the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son
the day I struck every first-born in the of Lael.
land of Egypt, I have set apart to 25 And the duty of the sons of
Myself every first-born in Israel, from Gershon in the tabernacle of the
men to animal. They are Mine 1. I am congregation was the tabernacle, and
YAHWEH. the tent, and its coverings, and the veil
14 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses in at the door of the tabernacle of the
the wilderness of Sinai, saying, congregation;
15 Number the sons of Levi by their 26 and the hangings of the court,
families, by their fathers' house. You and the veil at the door of the court,
shall number every male from a son of which is by the tabernacle and by the
a month and upward. altar all around, and its cords, to all its
16 And Moses numbered them service.
according to the command of 27 And of Kohath was the family of
YAHWEH, as he had been the Amramites, the family of the
commanded. Izeharites, the family of the
17 And these are the sons of Levi by Hebronites and the family of the
their names: Gershon, Kohath and Uzzielites. These were the families of
Merari. the Kohathites.
18 And these are the names of the 28 In number, all the males, from a
sons of Gershon by their families: son of a month and upward were eight
Libni and Shimei. thousand and six hundred, keepers of
19 And the sons of Kohath, by their the charge of the sanctuary.
families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and 29 The families of the sons of
Uzziel. Kohath were to encamp on the side of
the tabernacle southward;
1 Firstborn and firstfruits in scripture are 30 The ruler of the fathers' house of
interchangeable both are set apart for the families of the Kohathites being
Yahweh and belong to Him. The firstborn Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
are simply the firstfruit or tithe of the 31 And their charge was the ark, the
womb.
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table, the Menorah, the altars and the and upward, and take the number of
vessels of the sanctuary with which their names.
they minister, the veil and all its 41 And you shall take the Levites for
service. Me, I am YAHWEH, instead of every
32 Eleazar the son of Aaron the first-born among the sons of Israel;
priest was ruler over the rulers of the and the cattle of the Levites instead of
Levites, and had the oversight of those every firstling among the livestock of
that keep the charge of the sanctuary. the sons of Israel.
33 Of Merari was the family of the 42 And Moses numbered as
Mahlites and the family of the YAHWEH commanded him, all the
Mushites. These were the families of first-born among the sons of Israel.
Merari. 43 And all the first-born males
34 And those numbered of them, according to the number of names,
according to the number of all the from a son of a month and upward, of
males, from a son of a month and those numbered of them were twenty
upward were six thousand and two two thousand, two hundred and
hundred. seventy three.
35 The ruler of the fathers' house of 44 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
the families of Merari was Zuriel the saying,
son of Abihail. They were to encamp 45 Take the Levites instead of all the
on the side of the tabernacle first-born among the sons of Israel,
northward. and the cattle of the Levites instead of
36 The appointed duty of the sons of their cattle. And the Levites shall be
Merari being the boards of the Mine; I am YAHWEH.
tabernacle and its bars, its pillars, its 46 And from those redeemed of the
sockets, all its vessels and all its two hundred and seventy three who
service; are more than the Levites, of the
37 and the pillars of the court all firstborn of the sons of Israel,
around, their sockets, their pins and 47 you shall even take five shekels
their cords. apiece, by the head; you shall take by
38 And those that were to encamp the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty
before the tabernacle eastward, before gerahs to the shekel.
the tabernacle of the congregation, 48 And you shall give the silver to
toward the sun rising, were Moses, Aaron, and to his sons, of the
Aaron and his sons, keeping the redeemed over and above among
charge of the sanctuary and the charge them.
of the sons of Israel. And the stranger 49 And Moses shall take the
who goes near shall die. redemption silver from those that are
39 All numbered of the Levites, over and above those that were
whom Moses and Aaron numbered at redeemed by the Levites,
the mouth of YAHWEH, by their 50 from the first-born of the sons of
families, all the males from a son of a Israel he shall take the silver, a
month and upward were twenty two thousand, three hundred and sixty five
thousand. by the sanctuary shekel.
40 And YAHWEH said to Moses, 51 And Moses shall give the silver of
Number every first-born male of the those redeemed to Aaron and to his
sons of Israel from a son of a month sons, according to the command of

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YAHWEH, as YAHWEH has on the golden altar, and shall cover it

commanded Moses. with a covering of Tachash skin, and
shall put in its staves.
Chapter 4 12 And they shall take all the vessels
of ministry with which they minister in
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses the sanctuary, and shall put them into
and to Aaron, saying, a blue cloth, and shall cover them with
2 Lift the heads of the sons of Kohath a covering of Tachash skin, and shall
from among the sons of Levi, by their put them on the bar.
families, by their fathers' houses, 13 And they shall remove the ashes
3 from a son of thirty years and of the altar, and shall spread over it a
upward, even until fifty years old, all purple cloth;
that enter upon the service, to do work 14 and shall put on it all its vessels
in the tent of meeting. with which they minister around it,
4 This shall be the service of the sons the firepans, the hooks, the shovels
of Kohath in the tent of the and the bowls, all the vessels of the
congregation, the Holy of Holies. altar. And they shall spread a covering
5 Aaron and his sons shall come in, of Tachash skin on it, and shall put in
when the camp pulls out, and shall its staves.
take down the veil of the hanging, and 15 And when Aaron and his sons
shall cover the ark of the testimony have finished covering the sanctuary,
with it. and all the sanctuary vessels as the
6 And he shall put a covering of camp pulls up stakes, then afterward
Tachash skins on it, and shall spread a the sons of Kohath shall come to bear.
garment entirely of blue on top, and And they shall not touch the holy
shall put in its staves. thing, that they may not die. These are
7 And they shall spread a blue cloth the burden of the sons of Kohath in
on the table of the showbread and the tent of meeting.
shall put its dishes and the spoons, the 16 And the oversight of Eleazar the
bowls, the cups of the drink offering son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil
and the continual bread on it. of the lamp, and the sweet incense,
8 And they shall spread a cloth of and the continual food offering, and
scarlet over them, and shall cover it the anointing oil. He shall oversee all
with a covering of Tachash skin, and the tabernacle, and all that is in it, in
shall put in its staves. the sanctuary, and its furniture.
9 And he shall take a blue cloth and 17 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses
shall cover the menorah of the lamp, and to Aaron, saying,
and its lights, its tongs, its firepans 18 Do not cut off the tribe of the
and all its oil vessels with which they families of the Kohathites from among
minister to it. the Levites.
10 And they shall put it and all its 19 But do this to them, and they
vessels into a covering of Tachash 1 shall live and not die as they draw near
skin, and shall put it on the bar. the Holy of Holies. Aaron and his sons
11 And they shall spread a blue cloth shall go in, and shall appoint them
each man to his service, and to his
1 Tachash- archaic word that may mean blue burden.
or the verb form means to move quickly 20 And they shall not go in to see
and could mean a quick animal. Please see
note on Ex 25:5.
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when the holy thing is covered, that burden, according to all their service
they may not die. in the tabernacle of the congregation:
21 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, the boards of the tabernacle, and its
saying, bars and its pillars and its sockets,
22 Lift the heads of the sons of 32 the pillars of the court all around
Gershon also, by their fathers' house, and their sockets, their pins and their
by their families, cords, of all their vessels and of all
23 from a son of thirty years and their service. And you shall number
upward, you shall number them, until the vessels of the charge of their
a son of fifty years, all that enter to burden by name.
wait on the service, to serve in the 33 This is the service of the families
tabernacle of the congregation. of the sons of Merari, for all their
24 This is the service of the families service, in the tabernacle of the
of the Gershonites in serving and in congregation, by the hand of Ithamar,
bearing burdens. son of Aaron the priest.
25 They shall bear the curtains of the 34 And Moses and Aaron and the
tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the ruler of the congregation numbered
congregation, its covering, and the the sons of the Kohathites by their
covering of Tachash skins that is on its families, and by their fathers' house,
top, and the hanging for the door of 35 from a son of thirty years and
the tabernacle of the congregation; upward, even to a son of fifty years,
26 and the hangings of the court, everyone who is going into the service,
and the hanging for the door of the for work in the tabernacle of the
gate of the court by the tabernacle and congregation.
by the altar all around, and their 36 Their numbered ones, by their
cords, and all the vessels of their families, were two thousand, seven
service, and whatever there may be to hundred and fifty.
do with them; in this they shall serve. 37 These were those numbered of
27 At the mouth of Aaron, and of his the families of the Kohathites,
sons shall be all the service of the sons everyone who is serving in the
of the Gershonites, and all their tabernacle of the congregation, whom
burden, and all their service. And you Moses and Aaron numbered by the
shall lay a charge on them concerning mouth of YAHWEH, by the hand of
the duty of all their burden. Moses.
28 This is the service of the families 38 And those numbered of the sons
of the sons of the Gershonites in the of Gershon, by their families, and by
tabernacle of the congregation; and their fathers' house,
their charge is under the hand of 39 from a son of thirty years and
Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. upward, even to a son of fifty years,
29 You shall number the sons of and everyone who is going into the
Merari by their families, by their service, for work in the tabernacle of
fathers' house, the congregation,
30 from a son of thirty years and 40 even those numbered of them, by
upward, even to a son of fifty years you their families, by their father's house
shall number them, everyone who is were two thousand, six hundred and
going into the service, to do the work thirty.
of the tabernacle of the congregation. 41 These were those numbered of
31 And this is the charge of their the families of Gershon, everyone who

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is serving in the tent of meeting, whom 3 You shall send out from male and
Moses and Aaron numbered at the female. You shall send them to the
mouth of YAHWEH. outside of the camp. And they shall
42 And those numbered of the not defile their camps in the midst of
families of the sons of Merari, by their which I dwell.
families, by their fathers' house, 4 And the sons of Israel did so, and
43 from a son of thirty years and put them outside the camp. As
upward, even to a son of fifty years, YAHWEH spoke to Moses, so the
everyone who is going into the service, sons of Israel did.
for work in the tabernacle of the 5 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
congregation, saying,
44 even their numbered ones by 6 Speak to the sons of Israel, man or
their families were three thousand and woman, when they commit any of the
two hundred. sins of man, by committing a trespass
45 These were those numbered of against YAHWEH, and that person is
the families of the sons of Merari, guilty,
whom Moses and Aaron numbered by 7 then they shall confess their sin
the mouth of YAHWEH, by Moses' which they have done. And he shall
hand. make restitution for his guilt in full,
46 All those numbered, whom and add its fifth to it, and shall give it
Moses and Aaron and the rulers of to him against whom he has been
Israel numbered, of the Levites, by guilty.
their families, and by their fathers' 8 And if a man has no kinsman to
house, whom the guilt may be restored, the
47 from a son of thirty years and guilt which is restored shall belong to
upward, even to a son of fifty years, YAHWEH, a priest's, besides the ram
everyone who is going in to do the of the atonement by which he makes
work of the service, even the service of atonement for him.
burden in the tabernacle of the 9 And every heave offering of all the
congregation, holy things of the sons of Israel which
48 even their numbered ones were they bring to the priest shall be his.
eight thousand, five hundred and 10 And any man's dedicated things
eighty; shall become his, that which any man
49 he numbered them by the mouth gives to the priest becomes his.
of YAHWEH, by the hand of Moses, 11 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
each man according to his service, and saying,
according to his burden, even they 12 Speak to the sons of Israel, and
were numbered by him, as YAHWEH you shall say to them, When any man's
commanded Moses. wife goes astray, and has committed a
trespass against him,
Chapter 5 13 and a man lies with her with
semen, and it has been hidden from
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, her husband's eyes, and is kept
saying, hidden, and she is defiled, and there is
2 Command the sons of Israel, and no other witness against her, and she
they shall send every leper out of the has not been caught;
camp, and everyone with an issue, and 14 and a spirit of jealousy has passed
everyone defiled by a dead body. over him, and he has become jealous

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of his wife, and she has been defiled. 22 And these waters which cause the
Or, a spirit of jealousy has passed over curse shall go into your bowels to
him, and he has become jealous of his cause the belly to swell, and the thigh
wife, and she has not become defiled: to fall. And the woman shall say,
15 then the man shall bring his wife Amen, Amen.
in to the priest, and he shall bring in 23 And the priest shall write these
her offering for her, a tenth of an curses in a book, and shall blot them
ephah of barley meal. He shall not with the bitter waters.
pour oil on it, nor shall he put 24 And he shall cause the woman to
frankincense on it, for it is a food drink the bitter waters which cause the
offering of jealousy, a food offering of curse. And the waters which cause the
memorial, bringing iniquity to curse shall enter into her for bitter
remembrance. things.
16 And the priest shall bring her 25 And the priest shall take the food
near, and shall cause her to stand offering of jealousy out of the woman's
before YAHWEH. hand, and shall wave the food offering
17 And the priest shall take holy before YAHWEH, and shall bring it
water in an earthen vessel. And the near to the altar.
priest shall take of the dust which is on 26 And the priest shall take a
the tabernacle floor, and shall put it handful of the food offering, its
into the water. memorial, and shall burn it as incense
18 And the priest shall cause the on the altar. And afterward he shall
woman to stand before YAHWEH, cause the woman to drink the water.
and shall make bare the woman's 27 And when he shall cause her to
head, and shall give into her hand the drink the water, then it shall be, if she
food offering of memorial; it is a food has been defiled and has committed a
offering of jealousy; and in the priest's trespass against her husband, the
hand shall be the bitter waters which waters which cause the curse shall go
cause the curse. into her for bitter things; and her belly
19 And the priest shall cause her to shall swell, and her thigh shall fall
swear and shall say to the woman, If away, and the woman shall become a
no man has lain with you, and if you curse in the midst of her people.
have not turned aside to impurity 28 And if the woman has not been
under your husband, be free from defiled, and is pure, then she shall be
these bitter waters which cause the clean and shall conceive seed.
curse. 29 This is the law of jealousies when
20 And you, if you have turned aside a wife turns aside under her husband,
under your husband, and if you have and has been defiled;
been defiled, and any man besides 30 or when a spirit of jealousy
your husband has given his semen to passes over a man, and he has become
you, jealous of his wife, then he shall cause
21 then the priest shall cause the the woman to stand before YAHWEH,
woman to swear with an oath of and the priest shall do to her all this
cursing, and the priest shall say to the law;
woman: YAHWEH shall make you a 31 and the man shall be clean from
curse and an oath among your people, sin, and the woman shall bear her
when YAHWEH makes your thigh to iniquity.
fall away, and your belly to swell.

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Chapter 6 because he sinned by reason of the

dead body. And he shall dedicate his
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, head on that day.
saying, 12 And he shall separate to
2 Speak to the sons of Israel and you YAHWEH the days of his
shall say to them, When a man or a consecration, and shall bring a he
woman shall vow a vow, the vow of a lamb of the first year for a guilt
Nazarite to be separated to offering. But the former days shall be
YAHWEH: void, for his separation was defiled.
3 He shall separate from wine and 13 And this is the law of the
fermented drink; he shall not drink Nazarite: when the days of his
vinegar of wine or vinegar of separation are fulfilled, bring him in to
fermented drink; he shall not drink the door of the tent of meeting,
any juice of the grapes; and he shall 14 and he shall offer his offering to
not eat dry or moist grapes. YAHWEH, one he-lamb of the first
4 All the days of his separation he year, without blemish, for a burnt
shall not eat from all that is made of offering; and one she-lambs, a
the vine, from pressed grapes, even to yearling, without blemish, for a sin
the stem. offering; and one ram, without
5 All the days of the vow of his blemish, for a peace offering;
separation, a razor shall not pass over 15 and a basket of unleavened cakes
his head; he shall be holy until all the of flour, cakes mixed with oil, and
days are fulfilled which he has unleavened wafers anointed with oil,
separated to YAHWEH. He shall and their food offering, and their drink
allow the locks of the hair of his head offerings.
to grow long. 16 And the priest shall bring them
6 All the days of his separation to before YAHWEH, and shall offer his
YAHWEH he shall not go near a dead sin offering and his burnt offering.
person. 17 And he shall offer the ram for a
7 He shall not make himself unclean sacrifice of peace offering to
for his father or his mother or for his YAHWEH, with the basket of
brother or his sister at their death; unleavened cakes. And the priest shall
because his separation to his Elohim is offer its food offering and its drink
on his head. offering.
8 All the days of his separation he 18 And the Nazarite shall shave the
shall be holy to YAHWEH. head of his separation at the door of
9 And if any man dies very suddenly the tent of meeting and shall take the
beside him, and he defiles his hair of the head of his separation and
consecrated head, then he shall shave shall put it on the fire which is under
his head on the day of his cleansing, the sacrifice of the peace offering1.
on the seventh day he shall shave it. 19 And the priest shall take the
10 And on the eighth day he shall
bring two turtledoves or two young 1 He did this because it was a shame for a
pigeons to the priest, to the door of the man to have long hair or to have his head
tent of meeting. covered before Yahweh and he could not
11 And the priest shall prepare one enter the sanctuary of Yahweh until he
for a sin offering, and one for a burnt shaved his head. The long hair of the vow
offering, and shall atone for him, caused the separation from the sanctuary. (1
Cor:11:4, 14, Ex 34:34, Ezek 44:20)
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boiled shoulder from the ram and one were they that stood over the
unleavened cake out of the basket, and numbered ones.
one unleavened wafer, and shall put 3 And they brought their offerings
them on the hands of the Nazarite before YAHWEH, six covered wagons
after he has shaved his separation. and twelve oxen; a wagon for every
20 And the priest shall wave them, a two of the rulers, for each one an ox.
wave offering before YAHWEH. It is And they presented them before the
holy to the priest, besides the breast of tabernacle.
the wave offering, and besides the leg 4 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
of the heave offering. And afterward saying,
the Nazarite shall drink wine1. 5 Take it from them, that they may
21 This is the law of the Nazarite be used to do the service of the
who vows his offering to YAHWEH tabernacle of the congregation. And
for his separation, besides that which you shall give them to the Levites, to
his hand may get: according to his vow each man according to his service.
which he vows, so he shall do by the 6 And Moses took the wagons and
law of his separation. the oxen and gave them to the Levites.
22 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, 7 He gave two wagons and four oxen
saying, to the sons of Gershon, according to
23 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, their service.
saying, In this way you shall bless the 8 And he gave four wagons and eight
sons of Israel, saying to them: oxen to the sons of Merari, according
24 YAHWEH bless you and keep to their service under Ithamar, the son
you; of Aaron the priest.
25 YAHWEH cause His face to 9 But he did not give any to the sons
shine on you, and be gracious to you; of Kohath, because the service of the
26 YAHWEH lift up His face to you, holy things belonged to them. They
and give you peace. bore them on their shoulders.
27 So they shall put My name on the 10 And the rulers brought the
sons of Israel, and I Myself will bless dedication offering of the altar in the
them. day it was anointed. And the rulers
brought near their offering before the
Chapter 7 altar.
11 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
1 And it happened on the day that They shall present their offering, one
Moses finished setting up the to the day, one ruler to the day, for the
tabernacle, he anointed it and dedication of the altar.
sanctified it, and all its vessels, and the 12 And he who brought his offering
altar and all its vessels. And he the first day was Nahshon the son of
anointed them and sanctified them. Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;
2 And the rulers of Israel, the chiefs 13 his offering: one silver dish, its
of their fathers' houses offered. These weight a hundred and thirty, one silver
were the rulers of the tribes, these basin of seventy shekels according to
the sanctuary shekel, both of them full
1 Some have falsely assumed that any of flour mixed with oil for a food
drinking of alcohol is sin, but we clearly see offering;
from this and many scriptures that 14 one golden pan of ten shekels full
drunkenness is sin and not simply drinking of incense;
a small amount of wine or alcohol.
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15 one young bull, one ram, one he- This was the offering of Eliab the son
lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt of Helon.
offering; 30 On the fourth day Elizur the son
16 one male of the goats for a sin of Shedeur, the ruler of the sons of
offering; Reuben offered;
17 and for the sacrifice of the peace 31 his offering: one silver dish, its
offering, two oxen, five rams, five he- weight a hundred and thirty, one silver
goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year. basin of seventy shekels according to
This was the offering of Nahshon the the sanctuary shekel, both of them full
son of Amminadab. of flour mixed with oil for a food
18 In the second day Nethaneel the offering;
son of Zuar, ruler of Issachar, offered; 32 one golden pan of ten shekels full
19 he brought for his offering: one of incense;
silver dish, its weight a hundred and 33 one young bull, one ram, one he-
thirty, one silver basin of seventy lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt
shekels according to the sanctuary offering;
shekel, both of them full of flour mixed 34 one male of the goats for a sin
with oil for a food offering, offering;
20 one golden pan of ten shekels full 35 and for the sacrifice of the peace
of incense; offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-
21 one young bull, one ram, one he- goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year.
lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt This was the offering of Elizur the son
offering; of Shedeur.
22 one male of the goats for a sin 36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the
offering; son of Zurishaddai, ruler of the sons of
23 and for the sacrifice of the peace Simeon;
offering, two oxen, five rams, five he- 37 his offering: one silver dish, its
goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year. weight a hundred and thirty, one silver
This was the offering of Nethaneel the basin of seventy shekels according to
son of Zuar. the sanctuary shekel, both of them full
24 On the third day Eliab the son of of flour mixed with oil for a food
Helon ruler of the sons of Zebulun; offering;
25 his offering: one silver dish, its 38 one golden pan of ten shekels full
weight a hundred and thirty, one silver of incense;
basin of seventy shekels according to 39 one young bull, one ram, one he-
the sanctuary shekel, both of them full lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt
of flour mixed with oil for a food offering;
offering; 40 one male of the goats for a sin
26 one golden pan of ten shekels full offering;
of incense; 41 and for the sacrifice of the peace
27 one young bull, one ram, one he- offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-
lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year.
offering; This was the offering of Shelumiel the
28 one male of the goats for a sin son of Zurishaddai.
offering; 42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son
29 and for the sacrifice of the peace of Deuel, ruler of the sons of Gad;
offering, two oxen, five rams, five he- 43 his offering was one silver dish,
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silver basin of seventy shekels 57 one young bull, one ram, one he-
according to the sanctuary shekel, lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt
both of them full of flour mixed with offering;
oil for a food offering; 58 one male of the goats for a sin
44 one golden pan of ten shekels full offering;
of incense; 59 and for the sacrifice of the peace
45 one young bull, one ram, one he- offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-
lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year.
offering; This was the offering of Gamaliel the
46 one male of the goats for a sin son of Pedahzur.
offering; 60 On the ninth day Abidan the son
47 and for the sacrifice of the peace of Gideoni, ruler of the sons of
offering, two oxen, five rams, five he- Benjamin offered;
goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year. 61 his offering was one silver dish,
This was the offering of Eliasaph the its weight a hundred and thirty, one
son of Deuel. silver basin of seventy shekels
48 On the seventh day Elishama the according to the sanctuary shekel,
son of Ammihud, ruler of the sons of both of them full of flour mixed with
Ephraim offered; oil for a food offering;
49 his offering: one silver dish, its 62 one golden pan of ten shekels full
weight a hundred and thirty, one silver of incense;
basin of seventy shekels according to 63 one young bull, one ram, one he-
the sanctuary shekel, both of them full lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt
of flour mixed with oil for a food offering;
offering; 64 one male of the goats for a sin
50 one golden pan of ten shekels full offering;
of incense; 65 and for the sacrifice of the peace
51 one young bull, one ram, one he- offering, two oxen, five rams, five he-
lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year.
offering; This was the offering of Abidan the
52 one male of the goats for a sin son of Gideoni.
offering; 66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son
53 and for the sacrifice of the peace of Ammishaddai, ruler of the sons of
offering, two oxen, five rams, five he- Dan offered;
goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year. 67 his offering: one silver dish, its
This was the offering of Elishama, the weight a hundred and thirty, one silver
son of Ammihud. basin of seventy shekels according to
54 On the eighth day Gamaliel the the sanctuary shekel, both of them full
son of Pedahzur, ruler of the sons of of flour mixed with oil for a food
Manasseh offered; offering;
55 his offering was one silver dish, 68 one golden pan of ten shekels full
its weight a hundred and thirty, one of incense;
silver basin of seventy shekels 69 one young bull, one ram, one he-
according to the sanctuary shekel, lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt
both of them full of flour mixed with offering;
oil for a food offering; 70 one male of the goats for a sin
56 one golden pan of ten shekels full offering;
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offering, two oxen, five rams, five he- at the hand of the rulers of Israel:
goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year. twelve silver dishes, twelve silver
This was the offering of Ahiezer the basins, twelve golden pans;
son of Ammishaddai. 85 each silver dish a hundred and
72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the thirty in weight, and each basin
son of Ocran, ruler of the sons of seventy; all the silver of the vessels
Asher offered; was two thousand and four hundred
73 his offering: one silver dish, its shekels by the sanctuary shekel;
weight a hundred and thirty, one silver 86 twelve golden pans full of
basin of seventy shekels according to incense, ten to this and ten to that pan,
the sanctuary shekel, both of them full according to the sanctuary shekel; all
of flour mixed with oil for a food the gold of the pans was a hundred
offering; and twenty.
74 one golden pan of ten shekels full 87 All the animals for the burnt
of incense; offering, twelve bulls, twelve rams,
75 one young bull, one ram, one he- twelve yearling he-lambs, and their
lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt food offering; and the twelve males of
offering; the goats for a sin offering;
76 one male of the goats for a sin 88 and all the animals for the
offering; sacrifice of the peace offering, twenty
77 and for the sacrifice of the peace four bulls, sixty rams, sixty he-goats,
offering, two oxen, five rams, five he- sixty he-lambs, sons of a year. This
goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year. was the dedication of the altar after it
This was the offering of Pagiel the son was anointed.
of Ocran. 89 And when Moses went into the
78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son tent of meeting to speak with Him, he
of Enan, ruler of the sons of Naphtali heard the voice speaking to him from
offered; the mercy-seat which is on the ark of
79 his offering: one silver dish, its the testimony, from between the two
weight a hundred and thirty, one silver cherubs; and He spoke to him.
basin of seventy shekels according to
the sanctuary shekel, both of them full Chapter 8
of flour mixed with oil for a food
offering; 1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
80 one golden pan of ten shekels full saying,
of incense; 2 Speak to Aaron and say to him,
81 one young bull, one ram, one he- When you go up with the lamps, the
lamb, the son of a year, for a burnt seven lamps shall give light in the
offering; front of the menorah.
82 one male of the goats for a sin 3 And Aaron did so. He went up with
offering; its lamps in front of the menorah, as
83 and for the sacrifice of the peace YAHWEH commanded Moses.
offering, two oxen, five rams, five he- 4 And this was the work of the
goats, five he-lambs, sons of a year. menorah: hammered work of gold to
This was the offering of Ahira the son its base, and to its flowers; it was
of Enan. hammered work, according to the
84 This was the dedication of the pattern which YAHWEH caused
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Moses to see. So he made the of the one who opens any womb, the
menorah. first-born of all, from the sons of
5 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, Israel. I have taken them to Myself.
saying, 17 For every first-born among the
6 Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel among man and among
sons of Israel and cleanse them. animal, is Mine. I set them apart for
7 And thus you will do to them to Myself in the day I smote every first-
cleanse them: sprinkle water of sin born in the land of Egypt.
offering on them. And they shall make 18 And I take the Levites instead of
a razor pass over all their flesh and every first-born among the sons of
wash their garments and cleanse Israel. (Num 18:6)
themselves. 19 And I have given the Levites as
8 And they shall take a bull, a son of given to Aaron and to his sons from
the herd, and its food offering, flour the midst of the sons of Israel to serve
mixed with oil, and a second bull, a in the service of the sons of Israel in
son of the herd, you shall take for a sin the tabernacle of the congregation,
offering. and to atone for the sons of Israel, and
9 And you shall bring the Levites there shall not be a plague among the
near before the tent of meeting. And sons of Israel to the sons of Israel by
you shall assemble all the company of coming near to the sanctuary.
the sons of Israel. 20 And Moses and Aaron, and all the
10 And you shall bring the Levites congregation of the sons of Israel, did
before YAHWEH; and the sons of to the Levites according to all that
Israel shall lay their hands on the YAHWEH had commanded Moses
Levites. concerning the Levites; so the sons of
11 And Aaron shall wave the Levites Israel did to them.
as a wave offering before YAHWEH, 21 And the Levites cleansed them-
from the sons of Israel, that they may selves, and washed their garments.
serve at the service of YAHWEH. And Aaron waved them as a wave
12 And the Levites shall lay their offering before YAHWEH; and Aaron
hands on the head of the bulls. And atoned for them, to cleanse them.
you shall offer the one for a sin 22 And afterward the Levites went in
offering, and one a burnt offering to to do their service in the tent of
YAHWEH, to atone for the Levites. meeting, before Aaron and before his
13 And you shall cause the Levites to sons; as YAHWEH commanded
stand before Aaron and before his Moses concerning the Levites, so they
sons, and shall wave them as a wave did to them.
offering to YAHWEH. 23 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
14 And you shall separate the Levites saying,
from the midst of the sons of Israel, 24 This is that which pertains to the
and the Levites shall become Mine. Levites: from twenty five years old and
(Num 18:6, Jos 13:33) upward he shall go in to do the service
15 And afterward the Levites shall and the works of the tabernacle of the
come in to serve in the tent of congregation.
meeting; and you shall cleanse them, 25 And from a son of fifty years they
and shall wave them, a wave offering. shall return from the service of the
16 For they are wholly given to Me work, and shall not serve any more.
from among the sons of Israel; instead 26 But he shall serve with his

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brothers in the tent of meeting, to of a body, or be in a distant journey,

keep the charge; only he shall not yet he shall keep the Passover to
serve at a service. So you shall do to YAHWEH.
the Levites concerning their charge. 11 In the second month, on the
fourteenth day between the evenings,
Chapter 9 they shall keep it; they shall eat it with
unleavened bread and bitter herbs;
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses in 12 they shall leave none of it until
the wilderness of Sinai, in the first morning, nor break a bone of it.
month of the second year after they According to all the statutes of the
had come out of the land of Egypt, Passover, they shall keep it.
saying, 13 But the man that is clean, and is
2 Also the sons of Israel shall not on a journey, and has failed to
prepare the Passover in its appointed prepare the Passover, even that person
season. shall be cut off from his people,
3 In the fourteenth day of this because he did not bring the offering
month, between the evenings, you of YAHWEH in its appointed season,
shall prepare it according to all its that man shall bear his sin1.
statutes, and according to all its 14 And if an alien shall reside with
ordinances. you, and desires to keep the Passover
4 And Moses spoke to the sons of to YAHWEH; he shall do according to
Israel to prepare the Passover. the statute of the Passover, and
5 And they prepared the Passover in according to its ordinance. You shall
the first month on the fourteenth day have one statute, both for the alien
of the month, between the evenings, in and for the native of the land2.
the wilderness of Sinai, according to 15 And on the day that the
all that YAHWEH had commanded tabernacle was reared up, the cloud
Moses, so the sons of Israel did. covered the tabernacle, even the
6 And there were men who had been tabernacle of the testimony. And at
defiled by the body of a man, and they evening there was on the tabernacle
had not been able to prepare the the appearance of fire, until morning.
Passover on that day. And they came 16 So it was always; the cloud
near before Moses, and before Aaron covered it, and the appearance of fire
on that day. by night.
7 And those men said to him, We are 17 And whenever the cloud was
defiled by the body of a man. Why are taken up from over the tabernacle,
we restrained so as not to be able to 1 The passover was so serious because it was
offer the offering of YAHWEH in its
the renewing of Yahweh's covenant each yr
appointed season, in the midst of the that if someone did not partake in the
sons of Israel? passover, he was cut off from Israel and the
8 And Moses said to them, You stand congregation. That is why it is the only set
by, so that I may hear what YAHWEH apart day to Yahweh that has a second one
will command concerning you. if by necessity the first one was missed.
9 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, 2 There is one law for both Israelites and
saying, Gentiles who have been grafted into the one
10 Speak to the sons of Israel, tree of Israel. Later rabbis developed what
saying, If any man of you or of your they call Noahide laws for Gentiles that are
generations shall be unclean by reason not found in scripture, but only in their oral
tradition.
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then after that the sons of Israel pulled 3 And when they blow with them, all
up stakes; and in the place where the the congregation shall gather
cloud abode, there the sons of Israel themselves to you at the door of the
encamped. tent of meeting.
18 By the mouth of YAHWEH the 4 And if they blow with one, then the
sons of Israel pulled up stakes; and by rulers, the heads of the thousands of
the mouth of YAHWEH they Israel, shall assemble to you.
encamped. All the days that the cloud 5 And when you blow an alarm, the
remained over the tabernacle, they camps that lie on the east side shall
remained in camp. then pull up stakes.
19 And when the cloud tarried over 6 And when you blow an alarm the
the tabernacle many days, then the second time, the camps that lie on the
sons of Israel kept the charge of south side shall pull up stakes; they
YAHWEH, and did not pull up stakes. shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
20 And when the cloud was over the 7 But when the assembly is gathered,
tabernacle many days, by the mouth of you shall blow, but you shall not sound
YAHWEH they encamped, and by the an alarm.
mouth of YAHWEH they pulled up 8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests,
stakes. shall blow with the trumpets. And they
21 And so when the cloud was there shall be to you for a never ending
from evening until morning, when the statute throughout your generations.
cloud was taken up in the morning, 9 And when you go into battle in
then they pulled up stakes. Whether your land against the foe distressing
by day or by night, when the cloud was you, then you shall blow with the
taken up, then they pulled up stakes. trumpets, and you shall be
22 Whether two days, or a month, or remembered before YAHWEH your
days, when the cloud tarried over the Elohim. And you shall be saved from
tabernacle, to remain over it, the sons your enemies.
of Israel remained in camp, and did 10 And in the day of your gladness,
not pull up stakes. And when it was and in your appointed times, and in
lifted up, they pulled up stakes. your new moons, you shall blow the
23 By the mouth of YAHWEH they trumpets over your burnt offerings,
encamped, and by the mouth of and over the sacrifices of your peace
YAHWEH they pulled up stakes. They offerings. And they shall be to you for
kept the charge of YAHWEH, by the a memorial before your Elohim. I am
mouth of YAHWEH, by the hand of YAHWEH your Elohim.
Moses. 11 And it happened in the second
year, in the second month, in the
Chapter 10 twentieth of the month, the cloud went
up from off the tabernacle of the
testimony.
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
12 And the sons of Israel pulled up
saying,
stakes in their journeying from the
2 Make two trumpets of silver for
wilderness of Sinai. And the cloud
yourself. You shall make them of
stayed on it in the wilderness of Paran.
hammered work, and they shall be to
13 And they pulled up stakes first at
you for the calling of the congregation,
the mouth of YAHWEH, by the hand
and for causing the camps to pull up
of Moses.
stakes.
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14 And in the front, the standard of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira the son
the camp of the sons of Judah pulled of Enan.
up stakes, by their armies. And over its 28 These were the journeyings of the
army was Nahshon the son of sons of Israel according to their
Amminadab. armies. And they pulled up stakes.
15 And over the army of the tribe of 29 And Moses said to Hobab the son
the sons of Issachar was Nethaneel the of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father
son of Zuar. in law, We are pulling up stakes to go
16 And over the army of the tribe of to the place of which YAHWEH has
the sons of Zebulun was Eliab the son said, I will give it to you. Go with us,
of Helon. and we will do good to you; for
17 And the tabernacle was taken YAHWEH has spoken good
down, and the sons of Gershon and the concerning Israel.
sons of Merari pulled up stakes, 30 And he said to him, I shall not go,
bearing the tabernacle. but I shall go to my land and to my
18 And the standard of the camp of kindred.
Reuben pulled up stakes, by their 31 And he said, Please do not forsake
armies. And over its army was Elizur us, because you know as to how we
the son of Shedeur. encamp in the wilderness, and you
19 And over the army of the tribe of shall be to us for eyes.
the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of 32 And it shall be when you go with
Zurishaddai. us; yea, it shall be that what good
20 And over the army of the tribe of YAHWEH shall do to us, we shall do
the sons of Gad was Eliasaph son of good to you.
Deuel. 33 And they pulled up stakes from
21 And the Kohathites pulled up the mount of YAHWEH three days'
stakes, bearing the sanctuary. And journey. And the ark of the covenant of
others set up the tabernacle while they YAHWEH pulled out before them,
came. three days' journey, to seek out a
22 And the standard of the camp of resting place for them.
the sons of Ephraim pulled up stakes, 34 And the cloud of YAHWEH was
by their armies. And over its army was on them by day as they pulled up
Elishama the son of Ammihud. stakes from the camp.
23 And over the army of the tribe of 35 And it happened when the ark
the sons of Manasseh was Gamaliel pulled out, Moses said, Rise, O
the son of Pedahzur. YAHWEH, and Your enemies shall be
24 And over the army of the tribe of scattered, and those hating You shall
the sons of Benjamin was Abidan the flee from Your presence.
son of Gideoni. 36 And when it rested, he said,
25 And the standard of the camp of Return, O YAHWEH, to the myriads
the sons of Dan pulled up stakes, to of the thousands of Israel.
the rear of all the camps, by their
armies. And over its army was Ahiezer Chapter 11
the son of Ammishaddai.
26 And over the army of the tribe of
1 And the people were evil, as those
the sons of Asher was Pagiel the son of
complaining in the ears of YAHWEH.
Ocran.
27 And over the army of the tribe of And YAHWEH heard, and His anger
glowed, and the fire of YAHWEH
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burned among them and devoured in all this people? For they weep to me,
the extreme edge of the camp. saying, Give to us flesh that we may
2 And the people cried to Moses, and eat.
Moses prayed to YAHWEH, and the 14 I am not able, I alone, to bear all
fire was quenched. this people, for it is too heavy for me;
3 And he called the name of that 15 and if You deal thus with me,
place Taberah, because the fire of please quickly kill me, if I have found
YAHWEH burned among them. grace in Your eyes, and let me not look
4 And the mixed multitude among on my evil.
them lusted with a great lust; and the 16 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
sons of Israel also turned back and Assemble to Me seventy men of the
wept, and said, Who shall cause us to elders of Israel, whom you have known
eat flesh? (2 Cor 6:14) that they are elders of the people, and
5 We remember the fish that we ate its officers. And you shall take them to
in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, the tent of the congregation; and they
and the melons, and the leeks, and the shall line up themselves there with
onions, and the garlic; you.
6 and now our soul withers. There is 17 And I shall come down and speak
nothing except this manna before our with you there; and I will take of the
eyes. spirit which is upon you, and will put
7 And the manna was like coriander it on them; and they will bear the
seed, and its appearance like the look burden of the people with you, that
of bdellium resin gum. you may not bear it yourself alone.
8 And the people went around and 18 And you shall say to the people,
gathered it, and ground it in mills, or Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and
beat it in mortars, and boiled it in a you shall eat flesh. For you have wept
pan, and made it into cakes. And its in the ears of YAHWEH, saying, Who
taste was like the taste of fresh oil. shall give us flesh, for we had good in
9 And when the dew came down on Egypt? And YAHWEH shall give flesh
the camp by night, the manna came to you, and you shall eat.
down on it. 19 You shall not eat one day, nor two
10 And Moses heard the people days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor
weeping by its families, each at the twenty days;
door of his tent; and the anger of 20 but to a month of days, until it
YAHWEH glowed exceedingly, and in comes out of your nostrils, and it shall
the eyes of Moses it was evil. become to you a loathsome thing;
11 And Moses said to YAHWEH, because you have despised YAHWEH,
Why have You done evil to Your who is in your midst, and weep before
servant; and why have I not found Him, saying, Why is it that we have
grace in Your eyes to put the burden of come out of Egypt?
all this people on me? 21 And Moses said, The people in
12 I, have I conceived all this people? whose midst I am are six hundred
I, have I begotten it, that You say to thousand footmen; and You, You have
me, Carry it in your bosom as the said, I shall give flesh to them, and
foster father bears the suckling, to the they shall eat a month of days.
land which You have sworn to its 22 Shall flock and herd be
fathers? slaughtered for them, so one may find
13 Where shall I get flesh to give to for them? Are all the fish in the sea to

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be gathered for them, that one may after, and gathered the quails; he who
find for them? had least had gathered ten homers.
23 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Is And they spread them out for
the hand of YAHWEH shortened? themselves around the camp.
Now you shall see whether My Word 33 The flesh was yet between their
shall come to pass to you or not. teeth, it was not yet cut off, and the
24 And Moses went out and spoke to anger of YAHWEH glowed among the
the people the words of YAHWEH people. And YAHWEH struck among
and gathered seventy men of the the people with a very great plague.
elders of the people, and caused them 34 And one called the name of that
to stand around the tabernacle. place, The Graves of Lust; for there
25 And YAHWEH came down in the they buried the people who lusted.
cloud and spoke to him, and set apart 35 From the Graves of Lust the
of the spirit which was on him, and people pulled up stakes to go to
put it on the seventy men of the elders. Hazeroth, and they remained in
And it happened, as the spirit rested Hazeroth.
on them, that they prophesied, but
they did not continue. Chapter 12
26 And two of the men were left in
the camp, the name of the one being 1 And Miriam and Aaron spoke
Eldad, and the name of the second against Moses, because of the Cushite
Medad; and the spirit rested on them, woman whom he had taken. For he
and they were among those written, had taken a Cushite woman.
but did not go out to the tabernacle. 2 And they said, Has YAHWEH
And they prophesied in the camp. spoken only by Moses? Has He not
27 And a young man ran and told also spoken by us? And YAHWEH
Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad are heard.
prophesying in the camp. 3 And the man Moses was very
28 And Yahoshua the son of Nun, depressed, more than any man who
minister to Moses, of his young men, was on the face of the earth.
answered and said, My master Moses, 4 And YAHWEH said suddenly to
stop them. Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam,
29 And Moses said to him, Are you You three come out to the tent of the
jealous for my sake? Oh that all the meeting. And the three of them came
people of YAHWEH were prophets, out.
that YAHWEH would put His Spirit 5 And YAHWEH came down in the
on them! pillar of the cloud and stood at the
30 And Moses withdrew into the tabernacle door, and called Aaron and
camp, he and the elders of Israel. Miriam. And both of them came out.
31 And a wind went forth from 6 And He said, Now hear My words,
YAHWEH and cut off quails from the If your prophet is of YAHWEH, I will
sea, and let them fall by the camp, as a make Myself seen by him in an
day's journey here, and as a day's appearance; I will speak to him in a
journey there, all around the camp, dream.
and about two cubits above the face of 7 It is not so with My servant Moses!
the land. He is faithful in all My house.
32 And the people rose up all that 8 I speak to him mouth to mouth,
day, and all that night, and the day and by an appearance, and not in
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riddles; and he looks upon the form of wilderness of Paran they were all of
YAHWEH. So why have you not been them men, heads of the sons of Israel.
afraid to speak against My servant, 4 And these were their names: of the
against Moses? tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of
9 And the anger of YAHWEH glowed Zaccur;
against them, and He left. 5 of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the
10 And the cloud turned away from son of Hori;
the tent. And, behold Miriam was 6 of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son
leprous as snow! And Aaron turned of Jephunneh;
toward Miriam, and, behold, she was 7 of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son
leprous! of Joseph;
11 And Aaron said to Moses, Oh my 8 of the tribe of Ephraim, Yahoshua
master, I beg you, do not lay sin upon the son of Nun;
us, by which we have done foolishly, 9 of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the
and by which we have sinned. son of Raphu;
12 I pray, do not let her be as one 10 of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel
who is dead, of whom the flesh is half the son of Sodi;
consumed when he comes out of his 11 of the tribe of Joseph, of the tribe
mother's womb. of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi;
13 And Moses cried to YAHWEH, 12 of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the
saying, O Elohim, I beg you, please son of Gemalli;
heal her. 13 of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the
14 And YAHWEH said to Moses, If son of Michael;
her father had but spit in her face, 14 of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the
should she not be ashamed seven son of Vophsi;
days? She shall be shut out seven days 15 of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son
at the outside of the camp, and of Machi.
afterward she shall be brought in. 16 These were the names of the men
15 And Miriam was shut out at the whom Moses sent to spy out the land.
outside of the camp seven days, and And Moses called Hoshea the son of
the people did not pull up stakes until Nun, Yahoshua.
Miriam was brought in. 17 And Moses sent them to spy out
16 And afterward the people pulled the land of Canaan, and said to them,
up stakes from Hazeroth, and they You go up this way into the Negev, and
encamped in the wilderness of Paran. go up into the hills;
18 and you shall see the land, what it
Chapter 13 is, and the people who are living on it,
whether it is strong or feeble; whether
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, it is few or many;
saying, 19 and what the land is in which they
2 Send men for you, and they shall live, whether good or bad; and what
spy out the land of Canaan which I am are the cities in which they live,
giving to the sons of Israel; you shall whether in camps or in fortresses;
send one man for the tribe of his 20 and what the land is, whether it is
fathers, one man, every one a leader fat or lean; whether wood is in it or
among them. not. And you shall make yourselves
3 And by the command of strong and shall take of the fruit of the
YAHWEH Moses sent them from the
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land. And it was the days of the first up against the people, for it is stronger
ripe grapes. than we.
21 And they went up and spied out 32 And they sent out an evil report
the land, from the wilderness of Zin to of the land which they had spied out to
Rehob, coming to Hamath. the sons of Israel, saying, The land
22 And they went up into the Negev, into which we passed, to spy it out, is a
and came to Hebron. And Ahiman, land eating up the ones living in it.
Sheshai and Talmai, the sons of Anak, And all the people we saw in its midst
were there. And Hebron had been were men of stature.
built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. 33 And we saw the giants there, the
23 And they came in to the valley of sons of Anak, of the giants. And we
Eshcol, and cut down from there a were in our own eyes as grasshoppers,
branch and one cluster of grapes. And and so we were in their eyes.
they carried it on a staff by two; also of
the pomegranates and of the figs. Chapter 14
24 That place was called the Valley
of Eshcol, because of the cluster which 1 And all the congregation lifted up
the sons of Israel cut from there. their voice and cried; and the people
25 And they returned from spying wept during that night.
out the land at the end of forty days. 2 And all the sons of Israel
26 And they went and came in to murmured against Moses, and against
Moses and to Aaron, and to all the Aaron. And all the congregation said
company of the congregation of the to them, Oh that we had died in the
sons of Israel, to the wilderness of land of Egypt, or in this wilderness, oh
Paran, to Kadesh. And they brought that we had died!
them and all the congregation word, 3 And why is YAHWEH bringing us
and made them see the fruit of the into this land to fall by the sword? Our
land. wives and our infants have become a
27 And they reported to him and prey. Is it not good for us to return to
said, We came to the land where you Egypt? (Is 30:1-3, Is 31:1-3)
sent us, and indeed it is flowing with 4 And they said each to his brother,
milk and honey; and this is its fruit. Let us give a leader and return to
28 But the people that live in the Egypt.
land are fierce, and the cities are 5 And Moses and Aaron fell on their
walled up, very great. And also we faces before all the assembly of the
have seen the children of Anak there. congregation of the sons of Israel.
29 Amalek lives in the land of the 6 And Yahoshua the son of Nun, and
Negev, and the Hittite, and the Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those
Jebusite, and the Amorite live in the who spied out the land, tore their
hills. And the Canaanite is living by garments.
the sea, and beside the Jordan. 7 And they spoke to all the
30 And Caleb stilled the people congregation of the sons of Israel,
before Moses, and said, We will saying, The land into which we passed,
certainly go up, and we will seize it, for to spy it out, is an exceedingly good
we are well able to do it. land.
31 And the men who had gone up 8 If YAHWEH has delighted in us,
with him said, We are not able to go then He will bring us into this land

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and will give it to us, a land which is 17 And now, I beg You, let the power
flowing with milk and honey. of YAHWEH be great, as You have
9 Only, do not rebel against spoken, saying,
YAHWEH. And you, do not fear the 18 YAHWEH is slow to anger, and
people of the land, for they are our of great mercy, bearing away iniquity
bread; their defense has turned away and transgression; and by no means
from them; and YAHWEH is with us; will clear the guilty, visiting the
do not be afraid of them.1 iniquity of the fathers on the sons, on
10 And all the congregation said to the third and on the fourth generation.
stone them with stones. And the glory 19 I pray, forgive the iniquity of this
of YAHWEH appeared in the tent of people, according to the greatness of
meeting, to all the sons of Israel. Your mercy, and as You have gone
11 And YAHWEH said to Moses, with this people from Egypt, even until
Until when will this people despise2 now.
Me? And until when will they continue 20 And YAHWEH said, I have
not to believe in Me for all the signs I forgiven according to your word;
have done in its midst? 21 but as I live, all the earth shall be
12 I shall strike it with pestilence and filled with the glory of YAHWEH;
dispossess it. And I will make you a 22 for all the men who are seeing My
nation greater and mightier than it. glory, and My miracles which I have
13 And Moses said to YAHWEH, done in Egypt and in the wilderness,
And the Egyptians will hear. For You and have tried Me these ten times, and
have brought up this people out of have not listened to My voice,
their midst with Your power. 23 they shall not see the land which I
14 And they will say to the one living have sworn to their fathers. Yea, not
in this land, They have heard that You, one of those who provoked Me shall
YAHWEH, are in the midst of this see it. (Heb 3:7-12)
people, who is seen eye to eye. You are 24 And My servant Caleb, because
YAHWEH, and Your cloud stands there is another spirit in him, and he is
over them; in a pillar of cloud You go fully following Me, I shall bring him
before them by day, and in a pillar of into the land into which he has gone,
fire by night. and his seed shall possess it.
15 And will You cause this people to 25 And the Amalekite and the
die as one man? Then the nations who Canaanite were living in the valley.
have heard Your fame will speak, Tomorrow turn and pull up stakes for
saying, yourselves; going into the wilderness,
16 Because YAHWEH is not able to the way of the Sea of Reeds.
bring this people into the land which 26 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses
He swore to them, therefore He has and to Aaron, saying,
slain them in the wilderness. 27 How long shall I bear with this
evil company who are murmuring
1 The Hebrew word for defense is 'Tzel' and against Me? I have heard the
means shade or shadow. Yahweh's shadow murmurings of the sons of Israel
of protection was leaving the people of the which they are murmuring against Me.
land . Also, the reference to the enemy 28 Say to them, As I live, says
being 'their bread'. Bread was the most YAHWEH, as surely as you have
basic food and form of subsistence. spoken in My ears, so I will do to you.3
2 Despise- this word means to treat with
contempt or blaspheme. 3 Math 12:36-37
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29 Your dead bodies shall fall in this remained alive of those men that went
wilderness, even all your numbered to spy out the land.
sons, as to your whole number, from 39 And Moses told these words to all
twenty years old and upward, in that the sons of Israel; and the people
you have murmured against Me. mourned deeply.
30 You shall certainly not come into 40 And they rose up early in the
the land which I lifted up My hand to morning and went up to the top of the
cause you to live in it, except Caleb the mountain, saying, Behold, we are here,
son of Jephunneh and Yahoshua the and we will go up to the place which
son of Nun.1 YAHWEH has said, for we have
31 As for your infants, of whom you sinned.
have said, They shall be a prey, I shall 41 And Moses said, Why do you now
bring them in, and they shall know the transgress the mouth of YAHWEH,
land which you have rejected. since it will not prosper?
32 As for you, your carcasses shall 42 Do not go up, for YAHWEH is
fall in this wilderness. (Jude 5) not in your midst, and you will be
33 And your sons shall be shepherds defeated by your enemies.
in the wilderness forty years, and shall 43 For the Amalekite and the
bear your fornications until your Canaanite are there before you; and
carcasses are wasted in the wilderness; you shall fall by the sword because you
34 by the number of the days in have turned back from following
which you spied out the land, forty YAHWEH; and YAHWEH is not with
days, a day for a year, a day for a year; you.
you shall bear your iniquities forty 44 And they presumed to go up to
years2; you shall know My alienation the top of the mountain, but the ark of
from you. the covenant of YAHWEH and Moses
35 I am YAHWEH; I have spoken. I did not leave the middle of the camp.3
shall do this to all this evil company 45 And the Amalekite and the
who are gathered together against Me. Canaanite living in that mountain
They shall be brought to an end in this came down and struck them, and beat
wilderness, and there they shall die. them down, to Hormah.
36 And the men whom Moses had
sent to spy out the land, and who, Chapter 15
when they returned, made all the
congregation to murmur against him, 1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
by bringing up an evil report against saying,
the land, 2 Speak to the sons of Israel and say
37 even those men bringing up an to them, When you have come to the
evil report of the land died by the land of your dwellings, which I am
plague before YAHWEH. giving to you,
38 But Yahoshua the son of Nun, 3 then you shall prepare a fire
and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, offering to YAHWEH, a burnt
offering, or a sacrifice, in fulfillment of
1 Caleb was from the tribe of Judah and a vow, or as a freewill offering, or in
Yahoshua was an Ephraimite, showing the your appointed seasons, to make a
two represented the two Houses of Israel.
2 This day for a year principle is used
different times in scripture to delineate the 3 Yahweh's presence only goes with His
times of certain punishments for Israel. ordained leadership.
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soothing fragrance to YAHWEH, out never ending statute throughout your

of the herd, or out of the flock. generations; as you are, so shall the
4 And he who is bringing his offering alien be before YAHWEH1.
to YAHWEH shall bring near a food 16 There shall be one law and one
offering of flour, a tenth part, mixed ordinance both for you and for the
with a fourth of a hin of oil; alien that lives with you.
5 and wine for a drink offering, a 17 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
fourth of a hin you shall prepare for saying,
the burnt offering, or for a sacrifice, 18 Speak to the sons of Israel and
for the one lamb. say to them, When you come into the
6 Or you shall prepare a food land to which I bring you,
offering of flour for a ram, two tenth 19 then it shall be that when you eat
parts mixed with oil, a third of a hin; of the bread of the land, you shall lift
7 and wine for a drink offering, a up a heave offering to YAHWEH.
third part of a hin. You shall bring it 20 You shall lift up a cake of the first
near, a soothing fragrance to of your dough as a heave offering; as
YAHWEH. the heave offering of the threshing
8 And when you prepare a son of the floor, so you shall lift it up.
herd for a burnt offering, or for a 21 You shall give of the first of your
sacrifice, in fulfillment of a vow, or dough to YAHWEH, a heave offering
peace offerings to YAHWEH, for your generations.
9 then he shall bring near for the son 22 And when you shall err and shall
of the herd a food offering of flour, not perform all these commands
three tenth parts, mixed with oil, a half which YAHWEH has spoken to
of a hin; Moses,
10 and you shall bring wine near for 23 even all that YAHWEH has
a drink offering, a half of a hin, as a commanded you by the hand of Moses
fire offering of soothing fragrance to from the day that YAHWEH
YAHWEH. commanded, and onward for your
11 So it shall be done for one ox, or generations,
for the one ram, or for a lamb of the 24 then it shall be, if it be done in
sheep, or of the goats. ignorance by the congregation,
12 You shall prepare according to the without knowledge, even all the
number. So you shall do for everyone congregation shall offer a son of the
according to their number. herd, one bull, for a burnt offering, for
13 All that are native shall do these a soothing fragrance to YAHWEH,
things in this way, in bringing in an and its food offering, and its drink
offering made by fire, of a soothing offering, according to the ordinance;
fragrance to YAHWEH. and one kid of the goats for a sin
14 And if an alien lives with you, or offering.
whoever may be among you, through- 25 And the priest shall atone for all
out your generations, and desires to the congregation of the sons of Israel;
offer a fire offering of a soothing and it shall be forgiven them. For it
fragrance to YAHWEH; as you do, so was in ignorance, and they have
he shall do. brought their offering, a fire offering
15 As for the congregation, there
shall be one statute both for you and
1 There are not separate laws for Israelites
for the alien that lives with you, a and Gentiles grafted into Israel, but one
Torah for everyone.
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to YAHWEH, and their sin offering make themselves fringes on the

before YAHWEH for their error. corners of their garments, for their
26 And all the congregation of the generations. And they shall put a
sons of Israel, and the alien that lives thread of blue with the fringe of each
among them, shall be forgiven; for as corner. (Deut 22:12)
to all the people, it was in ignorance. 39 And He1 shall be to you for a
27 And if one person sins through fringe, that you may look on it and
ignorance, then he shall bring a she remember all the commandments of
goat of the first year for a sin offering. YAHWEH, and do them; and that you
28 And the priest shall atone for the do not go about after your own heart
soul that errs when he sins through and your own eyes after which you
ignorance before YAHWEH to atone fornicate;
for him. And he shall be forgiven, 40 that you may remember and do
29 both the native among the sons of all My commandments, and be holy to
Israel, and the alien that lives among your Elohim.
them; one law shall be to you for him 41 I am YAHWEH your Elohim who
who acts in error. brought you out of the land of Egypt,
30 And the soul that does anything to be your Elohim. I am YAHWEH
with a high hand in defiance, whether your Elohim.
of a native or of the alien, the same
blasphemes YAHWEH. And that Chapter 16
person shall be cut off from the midst
of his people. 1 And Korah, the son of Izhar, the
31 For he has despised the Word of son of Kohath, the son of Levi, took
YAHWEH and has broken His also Dathan and Abiram the sons of
command; that soul shall utterly be Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, the
cut off; his iniquity shall be on him. sons of Reuben;
32 And while the sons of Israel were 2 and they rose up before Moses,
in the wilderness they found a man with certain of the sons of Israel, two
gathering sticks on the Sabbath day. hundred and fifty rulers of the
33 And those who found him congregation, elect men of the
gathering sticks brought him to Moses assembly, men of name.
and Aaron, and to all the congregation. 3 And they were assembled against
34 And they put him under guard; Moses and against Aaron, and said to
for it had not been declared what them, You take too much! For all the
should be done to him. congregation, all of them are holy, and
35 And YAHWEH said to Moses, YAHWEH is among them. Why then
surely, the man shall die; all the do you lift up yourselves above the
congregation shall stone him with assembly of YAHWEH?
stones outside the camp. 4 And Moses heard and fell on his
36 And all the congregation brought face.
him outside the camp and stoned him 5 And he spoke to Korah, and to all
with stones. And he died, as his company, saying, In the morning
YAHWEH commanded Moses.
37 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, 1 The verb “shall be” is in the third person
saying, future tense and can mean either “he” or
38 Speak to the sons of Israel and “it”, but in context it seems to be speaking
you shall say to them that they shall of the Messiah being the authority to them
by the tassel. (Math 9:20-21)
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YAHWEH will know who are His, and 15 And Moses was very angry, and
him who is holy, and shall cause him said to YAHWEH, Do not respect
to come near Him; even him whom He their offering; I have not taken one
may choose, He will cause to come donkey from them, nor have I done
near to Him. evil to one of them.
6 Do this: take fire-pans for your- 16 And Moses said to Korah, You
selves, Korah, and all his company, and all your company, you be there
7 and put fire in them, and put before YAHWEH, you and they, and
incense on them before YAHWEH Aaron tomorrow.
tomorrow; and it shall be, the man 17 And each one take his fire-pan,
whom YAHWEH chooses, he shall be and you shall put incense on them,
the holy one. You take too much, sons and shall offer before YAHWEH, each
of Levi! his fire-pan, two hundred and fifty
8 And Moses said to Korah, Hear fire-pans; even you and Aaron, each
now, you sons of Levi, his fire-pan.
9 is it too little a thing to you that the 18 And they each took his fire-pan,
Elohim of Israel has separated you and put fire on them, and lay incense
from the congregation of Israel to on them, and they stood at the door of
bring you near to Himself, to do the the tent of meeting, with Moses and
service of the tabernacle of YAHWEH, Aaron.
and to stand before the congregation 19 And Korah assembled all the
to minister to them? congregation against them, to the door
10 Yea, He has brought you near, of the tent of meeting, and the glory of
and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, YAHWEH was seen by all the
with you. And will you seek the congregation.
priesthood also? 20 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses
11 Therefore, you and all your and to Aaron, saying,
company that have gathered against 21 Separate yourselves from the
YAHWEH, What is Aaron that you midst of this company, and I will
murmur against him? consume them in a moment2.
12 And Moses sent to call for Dathan 22 And they fell on their faces, and
and for Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and said, O Elohim, Elohim of the spirits of
they said, We will not come up. all flesh; shall one man sin, and will
13 Is it a small thing that you have You be angry with all the
brought us up out of a land flowing congregation?
with milk and honey, to kill us in the 23 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
wilderness, but must you also seize saying,
dominion over us1? 24 Speak to the congregation,
14 Yea, you have not brought us into saying, You get away from around the
a land flowing with milk and honey, tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
nor given us inheritance in fields and 25 And Moses rose up and went to
vineyards; will you put out the eyes of Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of
these men? We will not come up! Israel went after him.
1 This is paramount to blasphemy, as they are 2 We see the consequences when Yahweh's
condemning the great work Yahweh did by judicial order is challenged. Yahweh's
taking them out of Egypt and then calling mercy is unending but only when there is
the slavery in Egypt a land flowing with repentance and not when there is a prideful
milk and honey. hardened heart of rebellion.
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26 And he spoke to the 37 Speak to Eleazar, the son of

congregation, saying, Please turn away Aaron, the priest, and he shall lift up
from the tents of these wicked men, the fire-pans from the midst of the
and do not touch anything that they burning, and shall scatter the fire
have, lest you be consumed in all their yonder, for they have become holy,
sins. 38 the fire-pans of these sinners
27 And they got away from around against their own souls. And they shall
the tent of Korah, Dathan, and make of them spread out plates, a
Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came covering for the altar, for they have
out, standing at the door of their tents, brought them near before YAHWEH,
and their wives, their sons, and their and they are holy1. And they shall
infants. become a sign to the sons of Israel.
28 And Moses said, By this you shall 39 And Eleazar the priest took the
know that YAHWEH has sent me to copper fire-pans, which they who were
do all these works, and that not from burned had brought near, and they
my own heart. spread them out, a covering for the
29 If these die according to the death altar,
of all men, and are visited according to 40 a memorial to the sons of Israel,
the visitation of all men, then so that an alien who is not of the seed
YAHWEH has not sent me. of Aaron shall not draw near to offer
30 And if YAHWEH makes a new incense before YAHWEH, and shall
thing, and the ground opens its mouth not be as Korah, and as his company;
and swallows them, and all that they as YAHWEH had spoken by the hand
have, and they go down alive to Sheol, of Moses to him.
then you shall know that these men 41 And all the congregation of the
have despised YAHWEH. sons of Israel murmured on the next
31 And it happened, as he made an day against Moses and against Aaron,
end of speaking all these words, the saying, You have killed the people of
ground which was under them split YAHWEH.
apart, 42 And it happened, as the company
32 and the earth opened her mouth was called together against Moses and
and swallowed them, and their houses, against Aaron, that they turned toward
and all the men who were for Korah, the tent of meeting. And, behold, the
and all their possessions. cloud had covered it, and the glory of
33 And they went down, they and all YAHWEH appeared!
that they had, alive to Sheol, and the 43 And Moses and Aaron came to
earth covered over them; and they the front of the tabernacle of the
perished from the midst of the congregation.
assembly. 44 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
34 And all Israel who were around saying,
them fled at their cry; for they said, 45 Get away from the midst of this
Lest the earth swallow us up. company, and I shall consume them in
35 And fire came forth from a moment; and they fell on their faces.
YAHWEH and consumed the two 46 And Moses said to Aaron, Take
hundred and fifty men that offered the the fire-pan, and put fire on it from the
incense. altar, and lay on incense, and go, hurry
36 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
saying,
1 Once we dedicate something to Yahweh it
becomes set apart and no longer our own.
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to the congregation, and atone for rods; and the rod of Aaron was among
them, for the wrath has gone out from the rods.
the presence of YAHWEH; the plague 7 And Moses placed the rods before
has begun. YAHWEH, in the tent of the
47 And Aaron did as Moses had testimony.
spoken, and ran into the midst of the 8 And it happened on the next day,
assembly. And, behold, the plague had Moses went into the tent of the
begun among the people! And he laid testimony, and, behold! The rod of
on the incense and atoned for the Aaron for the house of Levi had
people, budded, and put forth buds, and
48 and stood between the dead and bloomed blossoms, and bore ripe
the living, and the plague was stayed. almonds1.
49 And those who died by the plague 9 And Moses brought out all the rods
were fourteen thousand and seven from before YAHWEH to all the sons
hundred, besides those who died for of Israel. And they looked, and each
the matter of Korah. one took his rod.
50 And Aaron turned back to Moses, 10 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
to the door of the tabernacle of the Put back the rod of Aaron, before the
congregation; and the plague was testimony, to be kept as a token to the
stayed. sons of rebellion. And you shall end
their murmurings from Me; and they
Chapter 17 shall not die.
11 And Moses did as YAHWEH had
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, commanded him; so he did.
saying, 12 And the sons of Israel spoke to
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we
take from each of them a rod, for a perish, we all perish.
father's house, from all their rulers, for 13 Anyone who draws near to the
the house of their fathers, twelve rods. tabernacle of YAHWEH shall die;
You shall write the name of each on shall we be consumed to die?
his rod.
3 And you shall write Aaron's name Chapter 18
on the staff of the tribe of Levi; for one
rod shall be for the head of their 1 And YAHWEH said to Aaron, You,
fathers' house. and your sons, and your father's house
4 And you shall place them in the with you shall bear the iniquity of the
tent of meeting, before the testimony, sanctuary. And you, and your sons
where I shall meet with you. with you, shall bear the iniquity of
5 And it shall be that the man's rod your priesthood;
which I choose shall blossom. And I 2 and also your brothers, the tribe of
shall cause the murmurings of the Levi, the tribe of your father, you shall
sons of Israel, which they are bring near with you, that they may be
murmuring against you, to stop from
Me. 1 The almond tree is the first tree each year to
6 And Moses spoke to the sons of bear flowers and bud but the last to bear its
Israel, and all their rulers gave to him fruit, and was known in ancient times for its
one rod for each ruler, one rod for a diligence. Due to this Yahweh used it to
ruler, for their fathers' house, twelve show His unswerving backing of Aaron as
High Priest.
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joined to you and may minister to you, every male shall eat it; it shall be holy
you and your sons in your being before to you.
the tent of the testimony. 11 And this is yours, the heave
3 And they shall keep your charge offering of their gift with all the wave
and the charge of all the tabernacle; offerings of the sons of Israel. I have
only, they shall not go near to the given them to you, and to your sons,
vessels of the sanctuary and to the and to your daughters with you, by a
altar. And they shall not die, either never ending statute; every clean one
they or you. in your house shall eat it.
4 And they shall be joined to you, 12 All the best of the oil, and all the
and shall keep the charge of the tent of best of the new wine, and wheat, the
meeting, for all the service of the first fruits of them which they give to
tabernacle, and a foreigner shall not go YAHWEH, I have given to you.
near to you. 13 The first-fruits of all that is in
5 And you shall keep the charge of their land, which they bring in to
the sanctuary, and the charge of the YAHWEH shall be yours; every clean
altar, and there shall be no more wrath one in your house shall eat it;
against the sons of Israel. 14 every devoted thing in Israel shall
6 And I, behold, I have taken your be yours;
brothers the Levites from the midst of 15 every one opening a womb of all
the sons of Israel; as a gift they are flesh which they offer to YAHWEH,
given to you by YAHWEH, to do the among man and among animal, shall
service of the tent of meeting. (Num be yours. Only, you shall certainly
8:14-19) redeem the first-born of man, and you
7 And you, and your sons with you, shall redeem the firstling of the
shall keep your priesthood, in unclean beasts.
everything that pertains to the altar, 16 And their redeemed ones, from a
and to that inside the veil. And you month old, you shall redeem with your
shall serve; I have given you the valuation of silver, five shekels, by the
priesthood as a service of gift; and the shekel of the sanctuary; it is twenty
stranger who comes near shall be gerahs.
caused to die. 17 But the firstling of an ox, or the
8 And YAHWEH spoke to Aaron, firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a
saying, And I, behold, I have given to goat, you shall not redeem; they are
you the charge of My heave offerings, holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on
of all the devoted things of the sons of the altar, and you shall burn their fat
Israel. I have given them to you for the as incense, a fire offering of soothing
anointing, and to your sons, by a fragrance to YAHWEH.
perpetual statute. 18 And their flesh shall be yours, as
9 This shall be yours of the most holy the breast of the wave offering, and as
things, from the fire: every offering of the right leg; it shall be yours.
theirs, even every food offering of 19 All the heave offerings of the holy
theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, things which the sons of Israel shall
and every guilt offering of theirs, lift up to YAHWEH, I have given to
which they may render to Me; it shall you and to your sons, and to your
be most holy to you, and to your sons. daughters with you, by a never ending
10 You shall eat it in the Holy Place; statute, a covenant of salt, it shall be

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forever before YAHWEH to you and tithes which you receive from the sons
to your seed with you. of Israel. And you shall give from it the
20 And YAHWEH said to Aaron, heave offering of YAHWEH to Aaron
You shall have no inheritance in their the priest.
land, nor shall you have any portion 29 You shall lift up the whole heave
among them; I am your portion and offering of YAHWEH out of all your
your inheritance among the sons of gifts, out of all its fat, its holy part, out
Israel1. of it.
21 And, behold, I have given all the 30 And you shall say to them, When
tithe in Israel to the sons of Levi for an you lift up its fat out of it, then it shall
inheritance, in return for their service be counted to the Levites as increase of
which they are serving, the service of a threshing floor, and as increase of a
the tent of meeting. winepress.
22 And the sons of Israel shall not 31 And you shall eat it in every place,
come near to the tent of meeting any you and your households, for it is your
more, lest they bear sin, and die. reward in return for your service in the
23 But the Levites shall do the tabernacle of the congregation.
service of the tent of meeting, and they 32 And you shall bear no sin because
shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a of it, since you have lifted up from it
never ending statute throughout your the best of it. And you shall not
generations, that in the midst of the profane the holy things of the sons of
sons of Israel they shall have no Israel so that you may not die.
inheritance;
24 but the tithes of the sons of Israel Chapter 19
which they shall lift up to YAHWEH,
a heave offering, I have given to the 1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses
Levites for inheritance; therefore I and to Aaron, saying,
have said to them, They shall have no 2 This is the statute of the law which
inheritance among the sons of Israel. YAHWEH has commanded, saying,
25 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, Speak to the sons of Israel, that they
saying, bring you a red heifer, without
26 And you shall say to the Levites; blemish, in which there is no blemish,
and you shall speak to them, When on which no yoke ever came. (Math
you take the tithe from the sons of 11:28-30)
Israel, which I have given to you from 3 And you shall give her to Eleazar
them, for your inheritance, then you the priest, and she shall be brought
shall lift from it a heave offering of forth outside the camp; and she shall
YAHWEH, a tithe of the tithe. be slaughtered before his face.
27 And your heave offering shall be (Heb 13:11-13)
counted to you as grain from the 4 And Eleazar the priest shall take of
threshing floor, and as fullness from her blood with his finger, and shall
the winepress. sprinkle of her blood toward the front
28 So you also shall lift up the heave of the tent of meeting seven times.
offering of YAHWEH from all your 5 And the heifer shall be burned
before his eyes; her skin, and her flesh,
1 True priests of Yahweh do not gather and and her blood with her dung, shall be
hoard mammon, but live by faith and trust burned.
Yahweh to provide as they are His 6 And the priest shall take cedar
possession.
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wood, and hyssop and scarlet, and does not cleanse himself, he shall have
shall cast it into the midst of the defiled the tabernacle of YAHWEH;
burning of the heifer. and that person shall be cut off from
7 Then the priest shall wash his Israel, for the water of impurity shall
clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in not be sprinkled upon him. He shall be
water, and afterward he may come unclean; his uncleanness shall be still
into the camp; and the priest shall be on him.
unclean until the evening. 14 This is the law when a man dies in
8 And he that burned her shall wash a tent: Everyone who comes into the
his clothes in water, and shall bathe tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be
his flesh in water, and shall be unclean unclean seven days.
until the evening. 15 And every open vessel which has
9 And a man that is clean shall no covering of thread on it shall be
gather up the ashes of the heifer, and unclean.
shall lay them up outside the camp in 16 And whoever in the open field
a clean place. And it shall be kept for touches one that has been pierced with
the congregation of the sons of Israel a sword, or one that has died of
for a water of impurity1; it is a sin himself, or the bone of a man, or a
offering. grave, shall be unclean seven days.
10 And he that gathers the ashes of 17 And for the unclean they shall
the heifer shall wash his clothes, and take the ashes of the burning of the sin
shall be unclean until the evening; and offering, and living water in a vessel
it shall be to the sons of Israel, and to shall be put on it.
the stranger that lives among them, for 18 And a clean person shall take
a never ending statute. hyssop, and shall dip it in the water,
11 He that touches the dead body of and shall sprinkle it upon the tent, and
any man shall be unclean seven days. upon all the vessels, and upon the
12 He shall cleanse himself for it on persons that were there, and upon him
the third day, and on the seventh day that touched the bone, or the slain, or
he shall be clean. And if he does not the dead, or the grave.
cleanse himself on the third day, then 19 And the clean person shall
on the seventh day he shall not be sprinkle on the unclean on the third
clean2. day, and on the seventh day; and on
13 Anyone who touches the dead the seventh day he shall purify
body, the body of a man who dies, and himself; and he shall wash his clothes,
and bathe himself in water, and shall
1 This water was used for the ceremonial be clean at evening.
washings for when one became 20 But the man that shall be
ceremonially unclean. unclean, and shall not purify himself,
2 The Red Heifer was the only sacrifice that that soul shall be cut off from the
was done on the third altar across the
midst of the congregation, because he
Kidron Valley on the slope of the Mount of
Olives right below where the crucifixion of
has defiled the sanctuary of
Yahshua the Messiah took place. This YAHWEH; the water for impurity has
sacrifice was clearly pointing toward His not been sprinkled on him; he shall be
cleansing of all sin through baptism in His unclean3.
name. If one did not cleanse himself on the
third day (through the resurrection) he 3 Another clear prelude to the baptism
would not be clean on the 7th day ( picturing ceremony which would become the sign of
the millennium and the resurrection). the New Covenant.
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21 And it shall be a continual statute the rock to them; so you shall water
to them; and he that sprinkles the the congregation and their animals.
water of impurity shall wash his 9 And Moses took the rod from before
clothes; and he that touches the water YAHWEH, as He commanded him.
of sprinkling shall be unclean until 10 And Moses and Aaron assembled
evening. the congregation before the rock. And
22 And whatever the unclean person he said to them, Hear now, you rebels,
touches shall be unclean; and the soul shall we bring forth water to you out of
that touches it shall be unclean until this rock?
evening. 11 And Moses lifted up his hand and
smote the rock with his rod twice; and
Chapter 20 much water came out; and the
congregation and their animals drank.
1 And the sons of Israel, even the 12 And YAHWEH said to Moses and
whole congregation, came into the Aaron, Because you did not believe in
wilderness of Zin in the first month; Me, to sanctify Me before the eyes of
and the people remained in Kadesh. the sons of Israel, therefore you shall
And Miriam died there, and was not bring in this congregation to the
buried there. land which I have given to them.1
2 And there was no water for the 13 These are the Waters of Meribah2,
congregation, and they were gathered because the sons of Israel contended
against Moses, and against Aaron. with YAHWEH, and He was
3 And the people contended with sanctified among them.
Moses, and spoke, saying, Oh that we 14 And Moses sent messengers from
had died when our brothers died Kadesh to the king of Edom: So says
before YAHWEH! your brother Israel, You surely have
4 And, why have you brought the known all the travail which has found
assembly of YAHWEH to this us;
wilderness to die there, we and our 15 that our fathers went down to
animals? Egypt, and we lived in Egypt many
5 And, why have you brought us up days, and the Egyptians did evil to us
out of Egypt to bring us to this evil and to our fathers.
place, not a place of seed, nor fig, nor 16 And we cried to YAHWEH, and
vine, nor pomegranate; and there is no He heard our voice, and sent a
water to drink? messenger, and is bringing us out of
6 And Moses and Aaron went in Egypt; and, behold, we are in Kadesh,
from the eyes of the assembly, to the a city on the edge of your border.
door of the tent of meeting; and fell on 17 Please let us pass over, through
their faces. And the glory of
YAHWEH appeared to them. 1 This was a grave sin before Yahweh, as
7 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, Moses had started to take for granted the
saying, great power that Yahweh had given him,
8 Take the rod, and assemble the and did not follow the instructions of
congregation, you and your brother speaking to the rock but pridefully struck
Aaron. And speak to the rock before the rock in defiance to Elohim's command.
their eyes. And it shall give forth its This loss of self-control and lack of
water; and you shall bring water out of judgment cost him entrance into the
Promised Land. Deut 1:37-38.
2 Meribah means strife.
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your land; we shall not pass over the top of the mountain. And Moses
through a field, nor through a and Eleazar came down from the
vineyard, nor shall we drink water of a mountain.
well; we shall go along the king's 29 And all the congregation saw that
highway. We will not turn aside to the Aaron had died, and they mourned
right hand or to the left, until we have Aaron thirty days, all the house of
passed your border. Israel.
18 And Edom said to him, You shall
not pass through me, lest I come out Chapter 21
with the sword against you.
19 And the sons of Israel said to him, 1 And King Arad the Canaanite, who
We shall go in the highway; and if we lived in the south, heard that Israel
drink of your waters, our cattle and us, had come the Way of Spies; and he
then I shall give their price. Only let fought against Israel, and took some of
me pass through on my feet; there them captive.
shall be no speech. 2 And Israel vowed a vow to
20 And he said, You shall not pass YAHWEH, and said, If giving You
through. And Edom came out against give this people into my hand, then I
him with many people, and with a will exterminate their cities.
strong hand. 3 And YAHWEH listened to the
21 And Edom refused to allow Israel voice of Israel, and delivered up the
to pass over through his border. And Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed
Israel turned away from him. them and their cities; and the name of
22 And the sons of Israel, the whole the place was called Hormah.
congregation, pulled up stakes from 4 And they pulled up stakes from
Kadesh and came in to Mount Hor. Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea,
23 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses to go around the land of Edom. And
and Aaron in Mount Hor, on the edge the soul of the people became
of the land of Edom, saying, impatient because of the way.
24 Aaron shall be gathered to his 5 And the people spoke against
people, for he shall not go into the Elohim, and against Moses, Why have
land which I have given to the sons of you brought us out of Egypt to die in
Israel, because you rebelled against the wilderness? For there is no bread,
My mouth at the Waters of Strife. and there is no water; and our soul
25 Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, hates this light bread.
and cause them to go up to Mount 6 And YAHWEH sent the
Hor; Seraphaim in the form of serpents
26 and strip Aaron of his garments, among the people; and they bit the
and you shall put them on his son people, and many people of Israel
Eleazar. And Aaron shall be gathered died.
and shall die there. 7 And the people came in to Moses
27 And Moses did as YAHWEH had and said, We have sinned, for we have
commanded; and they went up to spoken against YAHWEH, and
Mount Hor before the eyes of all the against you. Pray to YAHWEH, and
congregation. He shall turn the serpent away from
28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his us. And Moses prayed on behalf of the
garments, and clothed his son Eleazar people.
with them. And Aaron died there on 8 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
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Make yourself a Seraph, and set it on a 22 Let me pass through your land;
pole; and it shall be that when anyone we will not turn into a field or into a
is bitten, when he sees it, he shall live. vineyard; we will not drink waters of a
9 And Moses made a serpent of well; we will go in the king's highway
copper and put it on a pole; and it until we have passed over your border.
happened, if a serpent had bitten any 23 And Sihon would not allow Israel
man, when he looked to the copper to pass through his border. And Sihon
serpent, he lived. gathered all his people and went out to
10 And the sons of Israel pulled up meet Israel in the wilderness, and they
stakes and encamped in Oboth. came to Jahaz and fought against
11 And they pulled up stakes from Israel.
Oboth, and camped in Ijeabarim, in 24 And Israel struck him by the
the wilderness that is before Moab, mouth of the sword and seized his
toward the rising of the sun. land, from Arnon to Jabbok, to the
12 From there they pulled up stakes sons of Ammon. For the border of the
and camped in the valley of Zered. sons of Ammon was strong.
13 From there they pulled up stakes 25 And Israel took all these cities.
and camped beyond Arnon, which is in And Israel dwelt in all the cities of the
the wilderness that comes out of the Amorite, in Heshbon and in all its
border of the Amorite; for Arnon is the daughter villages.
border of Moab, between Moab and 26 For Heshbon was the city of
the Amorite; Sihon king of the Amorites. And he
14 therefore, it is said in the Book of had fought against the former king of
the Wars of YAHWEH: Waheb in Moab and had taken his land out of his
Suphah, the torrents of Arnon, hand, to Arnon.
15 and the slope of the torrent-beds 27 On account of this the parable
that turn down toward the site of Ar, speakers say, Come to Heshbon! Let
and lean on the border of Moab. the city of Sihon be built and
16 And from there they went to Beer; established!
that is the well of which YAHWEH 28 For a fire has gone out of
spoke to Moses, saying, Gather the Heshbon, a flame from the city of
people and I will give water to them. Sihon; it has consumed Ar of Moab,
17 Then Israel sang this song: Spring the lords of the high places of Arnon.
up, O well, sing to it; 29 Woe to you, Moab! You are
18 The well which the rulers dug, undone, O people of Chemosh! He has
which the nobles of the people dug given his sons as fugitives and his
with their staves, at the word of the daughters into captivity, to Sihon king
Lawgiver. And from the wilderness of the Amorites.
they went to Mattanah. 30 We have cast them down;
19 And from Mattanah they went to Heshbon has perished, even to Dibon;
Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to and we have ravaged even to Nophah,
Bamoth; which is to Medeba.
20 and from Bamoth in the valley 31 And Israel dwelt in the land of the
which is in the field of Moab to the top Amorites.
of Pisgah, and looking toward the 32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer,
wilderness. and they took its villages and drove
21 And Israel sent messengers to out the Amorite who was there.
Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, 33 And they turned and went the

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way of Bashan. And Og king of Bashan of the seer in their hand. And they
came out to meet them, he and all his came to Balaam and spoke the words
people, to battle at Edrei. of Balak to him.
34 And YAHWEH said to Moses, Do 8 And he said to them, Stay here
not fear him, for I have given him into tonight, and I will bring back word to
your hand, and all his people and his you, even as YAHWEH may speak to
land. And you shall do to him as you me. And the leaders of Moab stayed
have done to Sihon king of the with Balaam.
Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon. 9 And Elohim came to Balaam and
35 And they struck him and his sons said, Who are these men with you?
and all his people until he did not have 10 And Balaam said to Elohim, Balak
a remnant left. And they seized his the son of Zippor king of Moab has
land. sent to me,
11 saying, Behold, a people has come
Chapter 22 out of Egypt which covers the eye of
the earth. Now come, curse them for
1 And the sons of Israel pulled up me; perhaps I will be able to overcome
stakes and camped on the plains of it and drive it out.
Moab, beyond the Jordan, by Jericho. 12 And Elohim said to Balaam, You
2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all shall not go with them.1 You shall not
that Israel had done to the Amorites. curse the people, for it is blessed.
3 And Moab greatly feared because 13 And Balaam rose in the morning
of the people, for it was many. And and said to the leaders of Balak. Go to
Moab was vexed by the presence of the your land, for YAHWEH has refused
sons of Israel. to allow me to go with you.
4 And Moab said to the elders of 14 And the leaders of Moab rose up
Midian, Now this assembly is licking and came to Balak. And they said,
up all that is around us, as the ox licks Balaam refuses to come with us.
up the grass of the field. And Balak the 15 And Balak sent yet again, more
son of Zippor was king of Moab at that leaders and more honorable than they.
time. 16 And they came to Balaam and
5 And he sent messengers to Balaam said to him, So says Balak the son of
the son of Beor, to Pethor which is Zippor, Please do not be hindered
beside the River of the land of the sons from coming to me,
of his people, to call for him, saying, 17 for I will honor you with very
Behold! A people has come out of much riches; and all that you say to
Egypt. Behold! it has covered the eye me I will do. And please come, curse
of the earth, and it is sitting next to this people for me.
me. 18 And Balaam answered and said to
6 And now please come, curse this the servants of Balak, If Balak would
people for me, for it is stronger than I. give to me his house full of gold and
Perhaps I will prevail, that we may silver, I could not go beyond the
strike them, that I may drive them out mouth of YAHWEH my Elohim, to do
from the land. For I know that anything, small or great.2
whoever you bless is blessed, and 19 And now you also please stay here
whoever you curse is cursed.
7 And the elders of Moab and the 1 Yahweh is not saying Balaam could not
elders of Midian left with the rewards physically go with them but not to be with
them in purpose of cursing Israel.
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tonight. And I shall know what more 28 And YAHWEH opened the
YAHWEH may speak to me1. mouth of the donkey, and she said to
20 And Elohim came to Balaam at Balaam, What have I done to you that
night and said to him, If the men have you have beaten me these three times?
come to call you, rise up, go with them 29 And Balaam said to the donkey,
and say only the thing that I speak to Because you have insulted me. If only
you; it you shall do. there were a sword in my hand now I
21 And Balaam rose up in the would kill you.
morning and saddled his donkey and 30 And the donkey said to Balaam,
went with the chiefs of Moab. Am I not your donkey on which you
22 And the anger of Elohim glowed have ridden all your life long to this
because he went. And the Messenger day? Was I ever known to do so to
of YAHWEH set Himself in the road, you? And he said, No.
as a foe against him. And he was riding 31 And YAHWEH opened the eyes
on his donkey, and two of his young of Balaam, and he saw the Messenger
men with him. of YAHWEH standing in the road
23 And the donkey saw the with His sword drawn in His hand.
Messenger of YAHWEH standing in And he bowed and fell on his face.
the road, and His sword was drawn in 32 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
His hand. And the donkey turned out said to him, Why have you struck your
of the road and went into a field. And donkey these three times? Behold, I
Balaam struck the donkey, to turn it have come out as an enemy because
back into the road. your way is contrary to Me.
24 And the Messenger of YAHWEH 33 And the donkey saw Me and
stood in a narrow path of the vine- turned aside before Me these three
yards, a wall being on this side and a times. If she had not turned aside
wall on that. surely now I would have killed you and
25 And the donkey saw the saved her alive.
Messenger of YAHWEH, and she 34 And Balaam said to the
pushed herself to the wall and crushed Messenger of YAHWEH, I have
the foot of Balaam against the wall. sinned, for I did not know that You
And again he struck her. stood against me in the way. Now if
26 And again the Messenger of evil is in Your eyes, I will turn back by
YAHWEH passed on and stood in a myself.
narrow place, where there was no way 35 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
to turn, either to the right or to the said to Balaam, Go with the men. But
left. only the word that I speak to you, it
27 And the donkey saw the you shall speak. And Balaam went
Messenger of YAHWEH, and she lay with the leaders of Balak.
down under Balaam. And the anger of 36 And when Balak heard that
Balaam glowed, and he struck the Balaam had come, and had gone out to
donkey with his staff. meet him, to a city of Moab which is
on the border of Arnon, which is in the
2 Balaam is not saying this out of conviction outermost border,
but simply stating a fact. 37 then Balak said to Balaam,
1 Yahweh had distinctly already given His Sending, did I not send to you, to call
answer in verse 12, and he should not have for you? Why did you not come to me?
even allowed these men in his house to Am I not truly able to honor you?
tempt him from the word Yahweh gave him.
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38 And Balaam said to Balak, not cursed? And how shall I rage at
Behold, I have come to you. Now am I him at whom YAHWEH has not
able to speak anything at all? The raged?
word which Elohim puts in my mouth 9 For from the top of the rocks I see
that I will speak. him, and I behold him from the
39 And Balaam went with Balak. heights. Behold, it is a people that
And they came to Kirjath-Huzoth. shall dwell alone and not be reckoned
40 And Balak sacrificed oxen and among the nations.
sheep, and sent to Balaam and to the 10 Who can count Jacob's dust, and
leaders who were with him. the number of the fourth part of
41 And it happened in the morning, Israel? Let me die the death of the
and Balak took Balaam and caused righteous, and let my last end be like
him to go up to the high places of Baal. his!
And from there he saw the edge of the 11 And Balak said to Balaam, What
people. have you done to me? I took you to
curse my enemies, and lo you have
Chapter 23 surely blessed.
12 And he replied and said, Must not
1 And Balaam said to Balak, Build I take heed to speak what YAHWEH
seven altars for me here, and prepare has put in my mouth?
seven bulls and seven rams for me 13 And Balak said to him, Now come
here. with me to another place where you
2 And Balak did as Balaam had will see it; only you will see its edge
spoken. And Balak and Balaam offered and shall not see all of it; and curse it
a bull and a ram on the altar. for me there.
3 And Balaam said to Balak, Station 14 And he took him to the field of
yourself by your burnt offering, and I Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built
will go on; it may be that YAHWEH seven altars, and offered a bull and a
will come to meet me, and I will ram on the altar.
declare to you the things which He 15 And he said to Balak, Station
reveals to me. And he went to a high yourself by the burnt offering while I
place. go to meet Him over there.
4 And Elohim came to Balaam, and 16 And YAHWEH met Balaam and
he said to Him, I have set up seven put a word in his mouth and said,
altars. And I have offered a bull and a Return to Balak, and say this.
ram on the altar. 17 And he came to him, and, lo, he
5 And YAHWEH put a word in stood by his burnt offering, and
Balaam's mouth, and said, Return to Moab's chiefs with him. And he said to
Balak, and you shall say this. him, What has YAHWEH spoken?
6 And he returned to him. And, lo, 18 And he took up his parable and
he was standing by his burnt offering, said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; give ear
he and all the leaders of Moab. to me, son of Zippor.
7 And he took up his parable and 19 El is not a man that He should lie,
said, He has led me from Aram, Balak or a son of man that He should repent.
king of Moab; from the mountains of Has He said, and shall He not do it?
the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for And has He spoken, and shall He not
me; and, come, rage at Israel. make it good?
8 How shall I curse him whom El has 20 Behold, I have received word to

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bless; yes, He has blessed; I cannot saw Israel camping, by its tribes. And
reverse it. the Spirit of Elohim was on him.
21 He has seen no iniquity in Jacob, 3 And he took up his parable and
nor has He seen mischief in Israel. said, The saying of Balaam the son of
YAHWEH his Elohim is with him, Beor, and the saying of the man whose
and the shout of a king is in him. eyes have been opened;
22 El who brought them out of Egypt 4 the saying of him who hears the
is for him like the lofty horns of the Words of Elohim, who sees the vision
wild ox. of the Almighty (Shaddai), fallen
23 For there is not a spell against down, yet with open eyes:
Jacob, nor any fortune telling against 5 How good are your tents, O Jacob,
Israel. Now it is said of Jacob and your dwellings, O Israel!
Israel, See what El has done! 6 They are spread out like valleys,
24 Behold, the people shall rise like like gardens by a river; and YAHWEH
a lioness and like a lion he shall lift has planted aloes, as cedars beside the
himself up; he shall not lie down until water.
he eats the prey and drinks the blood 7 He makes water flow from his
of the slain. buckets, and his seed shall be in many
25 And Balak said to Balaam, Do not waters; his king shall be higher than
curse it at all, nor bless it at all. Agag, and his kingdom exalted.
26 And Balaam answered and said to 8 Elohim who has brought him out
Balak, Did I not speak to you, saying, of Egypt is for him like the lofty horns
All that YAHWEH speaks, that I will of the wild ox; he shall eat up the
do? nations that are his foes, and shall
27 And Balak said to Balaam, Come, break their bones in pieces, and shall
please, I will take you to another place. pierce them through with his arrows.
It may be that it will be right in the 9 He has crouched; he has lain down
eyes of Elohim to curse it for me from like a lion, and like a lioness; who shall
there. rouse him up? Blessed is everyone that
28 And Balak took Balaam to the top blesses you, and cursed is everyone
of Peor, which looks toward the that curses you.
wilderness. 10 And Balak's anger glowed against
29 And Balaam said to Balak, Build Balaam, and he struck his hands
seven altars for me here, and prepare together. And Balak said to Balaam, I
seven bulls and seven rams for me called you to curse my enemies; and,
here. behold, you have altogether blessed
30 And Balak did as Balaam said; them these three times.
and he offered a bull and a ram on the 11 And now, flee to your place. I said
altar. to honor you with great riches, but,
behold, YAHWEH has kept you back
Chapter 24 from honor.
12 And Balaam said to Balak, Did I
1 And Balaam saw that it pleased not speak to your messengers that you
YAHWEH to bless Israel, and he did sent to me, saying,
not go, as at other times to seek spells. 13 If Balak would give me his house
And he set his face toward the full of silver and gold, I cannot go
wilderness. beyond the mouth of YAHWEH, to do
2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes and
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good or bad of my own heart. What returned to his place; and Balak also
YAHWEH speaks, that I will speak. went on his way.
14 And now, behold, I go to my
people. Come, and I will counsel you Chapter 25
what this people shall do to your
people in the latter days. 1 And Israel lived in Shittim. And the
15 And he took up his parable and people began to fornicate with the
said, The saying of Balaam the son of daughters of Moab.
Beor, and the saying of the man whose 2 And they called the people to the
eyes are opened; sacrifices of their Elohims. And the
16 the saying of him who hears the people ate and bowed themselves to
words of El, and he knowing the their Elohims.
knowledge of the Most High who sees 3 And Israel was joined to Baal-Peor,
the vision of the Almighty (Shaddai), and the anger of YAHWEH burned
falling down, yet with open eyes: against Israel.
17 I shall see him, but not now; I 4 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
shall behold him, but not near. A star Take all the leaders of the people and
leads forth out of Jacob, and a scepter hang them up to YAHWEH before the
shall rise out of Israel and shall dash sun, that the fierce anger of YAHWEH
the corners of Moab, and break down may be turned away from Israel.
all the sons of tumult1. 5 And Moses said to the judges of
18 And Edom shall be a possession; Israel, Each one of you kill his men,
and Seir shall be a possession, for his those who joined to Baal-Peor.
foes; but Israel shall do mightily. 6 And, behold! A man of the sons of
19 And one out of Jacob shall rule, Israel came and brought in to his
and will destroy the survivors from Ar. brothers a woman of Midian, before
20 And he looked upon Amalek, and the eyes of Moses and before the eyes
took up his parable and said, Amalek of all the congregation of the sons of
was the first of the nations, but his Israel groaning at the door of the tent
latter end is to destruction forever. of meeting.
21 And he looked upon the Kenites, 7 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar,
and took up his parable, and said, the son of Aaron the priest, saw. And
Your dwelling place may be enduring, he rose from amidst the congregation
and your nest may be set in a rock. and took a javelin in his hand,
22 But the Kenites shall be 8 and went in after the man of Israel,
consumed, until Assyria shall carry into the tent room. And he pierced
you away. both of them through, the man of
23 And he took up his parable and Israel and the woman, through her
said, Alas! Who shall live when El does belly. So the plague was stayed from
this? the sons of Israel.
24 And ships shall come from the 9 And those that died by the plague
coast of Cyprus, and they shall humble were twenty four thousand.
Assyria, and they shall humble Eber, 10 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
and he also shall come to destruction saying,
forever. 11 Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the
25 And Balaam rose up and left, and son of Aaron the priest, has turned My
wrath away from the sons of Israel
while he was zealous for My sake
1 A clear Messianic prophecy. Is 63:1-6
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among them, so that I did not and upward, as YAHWEH

consume the sons of Israel in My commanded Moses and the sons of
jealousy. Israel, who went forth out of the land
12 Therefore say, Behold, I give to of Egypt.
him My covenant of peace. 5 Reuben, the first-born of Israel, the
13 And it shall be to him, and to his sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family
seed after him, the covenant of an of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family
everlasting priesthood, because he was of the Palluites;
zealous for his Elohim, and atoned for 6 from Hezron, the family of the
the sons of Israel. Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the
14 And the name of the man of Israel Carmites.
who was smitten, who was struck with 7 These are the families of the
the woman of Midian, was Zimri, the Reubenites; and their numbered ones
son of Salu, ruler of a father's house of were forty three thousand, seven
the Simeonites. hundred and thirty.
15 And the name of the woman who 8 And the son of Pallu was Eliab.
was struck, the woman of Midian, was 9 And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and
Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was Dathan, and Abiram. This is that
head of the people of a father's house Dathan and Abiram who were called
in Midian. ones in the congregation, who fought
16 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, against Moses and against Aaron in
saying, the company of Korah, when they
17 Vex the Midianites, and you shall fought against YAHWEH.
strike them; 10 And the earth opened its mouth
18 for they are vexers to you, because and swallowed them up together with
of the wiles with which they have Korah, at the death of that company,
beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and when the fire devoured two hundred
in the matter of Cozbi the daughter of and fifty men. And they became a sign;
a ruler of Midian, their sister, who was 11 but the sons of Korah did not die.
struck in the day of the plague because 12 The sons of Simeon according to
of the matter of Peor. their families: of Nemuel, the family of
the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of
Chapter 26 the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of
the Jachinites;
1 And it happened, after the plague, 13 of Zerah, the family of the
YAHWEH spoke to Moses, and to Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the
Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, Shaulites.
saying, 14 These are the families of the
2 Lift the heads of all the Simeonites, twenty two thousand, two
congregation of the sons of Israel, hundred.
from a son of twenty years and 15 The sons of Gad according to their
upward, through-out their fathers' families: of Zephon, the family of the
house, all that are able to go to war in Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the
Israel. Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the
3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest Shunites;
spoke with them in the plains of Moab 16 of Ozni the family of the Oznites;
beside Jordan, at Jericho, saying, of Eri, the family of the Erites;
4 Count from a son of twenty years 17 of Arod, the family of the

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Arodites; of Areli, the family of the 31 And of Asriel, the family of the
Arelites. Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family
18 These are the families of the sons of the Shechemites;
of Gad according to their numbered 32 and of Shemida, the family of the
ones, forty thousand, five hundred. Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the
19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; family of the Hepherites.
and Er and Onan died in the land of 33 And Zelophehad the son of
Canaan. Hepher had no sons, but daughters;
20 And the sons of Judah by their and the names of the daughters of
families: of Shelah, the family of the Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah,
Shelanites; of Pharez, the family of the Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.
Pharzites; of Zerah, the family of the 34 These are the families of
Zerahites. Manasseh, and by their numbered
21 And the sons of Pharez: of ones, fifty two thousand, seven
Hezron, the family of the Hezronites, hundred.
of Hamul the family of the Hamulites. 35 These are the sons of Ephraim,
22 These are the families of Judah, according to their families: of
according to their numbered ones, Shuthelah, the family of the
seventy six thousand, five hundred. Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of
23 Of the sons of Issachar, according the Bachrites; of Tahan, the family of
to their families: of Tola, the family of the Tahanites.
the Tolaites; of Pua, the family of the 36 And these are the sons of
Punites; Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the
24 of Jashub, the family of the Eranites.
Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of 37 These are the families of the sons
the Shimronites. of Ephraim by their numbered ones,
25 These are the families of Issachar thirty two thousand, five hundred.
according to their numbered ones, These are the sons of Joseph according
sixty four thousand, three hundred. to their families.
26 Of the sons of Zebulun, according 38 The sons of Benjamin according
to their families: of Sered, the family to their families: of Bela, the family of
of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of
the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family
the Jahleelites. of the Ahiramites;
27 These are the families of the 39 of Shupham, the family of the
Zebulunites according to those Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family
numbered to them, sixty thousand, of the Huphamites.
five hundred. 40 And Bela's sons were Ard and
28 And the sons of Joseph according Naaman. Of Ard, the family of the
to their families: Manasseh and Ardites; of Naaman the family of the
Ephraim. Naamites.
29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, 41 These are the sons of Benjamin
the family of the Machirites; and according to their families, and by
Machir fathered Gilead; of Gilead, the their numbered ones, forty five
family of the Gileadites. thousand, six hundred.
30 These are the sons of Gilead: of 42 These are the sons of Dan
Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites; of according to their families: of Shuham,
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are the families of Dan according to possession of it shall be divided

their families. between the many and few.
43 All the families of the Shuhamites 57 And these are the numbered ones
according to their numbered ones, of the Levites by their families: of
sixty four thousand, four hundred. Gershon, the family of the
44 Of the sons of Asher according to Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of
their families: of Jimna, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family
the Jimnites; of Jesui, the family of the of the Merarites.
Jesuites of Beriah, the family of the 58 These are the families of the
Berites. Levites: the family of the Libnites; the
45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, family of the Hebronites; the family of
the family of the Heberites; of the Mahlites; the family of the
Malchiel, the family of the Mushites; the family of the Korathites.
Malchielites. And Kohath fathered Amram.
46 And Asher's daughter's name was 59 And the name of Amram's wife
Serah. was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi,
47 These are the families of the sons who was born to Levi in Egypt. And
of Asher, by their numbered ones, fifty she bore Aaron and Moses to Amram,
three thousand, four hundred. and their sister Miriam.
48 The sons of Naphtali, according 60 And Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar
to their families: of Jahzeel, the family and Ithamar were born to Aaron.
of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family 61 And Nadab and Abihu died for
of the Gunites; bringing strange fire before
49 of Jezer, the family of the YAHWEH.
Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the 62 And their numbered ones were
Shillemites. twenty three thousand, all males, a son
50 These are the families of Naphtali of a month and upward. For they were
by their families, and their numbered not counted among the sons of Israel,
ones were forty five thousand, four because there was no possession given
hundred. them among the sons of Israel.
51 These were the numbered ones of 63 These are those numbered by
the sons of Israel, six hundred and one Moses and Eleazar the priest, who
thousand, seven hundred and thirty. numbered the sons of Israel in the
52 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, plains of Moab, beside Jordan, near
saying, Jericho.
53 The land shall be divided to those 64 And among these there was not a
for an inheritance, according to the man of those numbered by Moses and
number of names. Aaron the priest, who numbered the
54 To the many you shall increase sons of Israel in the wilderness of
their inheritance; and to the few you Sinai.
shall diminish their inheritance; each 65 For YAHWEH had said to them,
according to the mouth of his they shall surely die in the wilderness,
numbered ones shall be given his and not a man of them should be left
inheritance. except Caleb the son of Jephunneh,
55 But the land shall be divided by and Yahoshua the son of Nun.
lot. They shall inherit according to the
names of the tribes of their fathers.
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Chapter 27 of judgment to the sons of Israel, as

YAHWEH has commanded Moses.
1 And the daughters of Zelophehad 12 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, Get up into this mountain of Abarim,
the son of Machir, the son of and see the land which I have given to
Manasseh, of the family of Manasseh, the sons of Israel.1
the son of Joseph came. And these are 13 And when you have seen it, you
his daughters' names: Mahlah, Noah, also shall be gathered to your people
Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. as your brother Aaron was gathered.
2 And they stood before Moses and 14 For you rebelled against My
Eleazar the priest, and before the mouth in the desert of Zin, in the strife
rulers and all the congregation at the of the congregation, to sanctify Me at
door of the tent of meeting, saying, the waters before their eyes. They were
3 Our father died in the wilderness, the Waters of Strife in Kadesh, in the
and he was not among the company desert of Zin.
who met together against YAHWEH 15 And Moses spoke to YAHWEH,
in the company of Korah, but he died saying,
for his own sins, and had no son. 16 Let YAHWEH, the Elohim of the
4 Why is our father's name taken spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over
away from the midst of his family the congregation
because there is no son to him? Give 17 who may go out before them, and
us an inheritance among our father's who may go in before them, and who
brothers. may lead them out, and who may
5 And Moses brought their cause bring them in, so that the congregation
before YAHWEH. of YAHWEH may not be as sheep to
6 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, whom there is no shepherd.
saying, 18 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak Take Yahoshua the son of Nun, a man
rightly. Giving you shall give them a in whom is the Spirit, and lay your
possession, an inheritance among hands on him. (Deut 34:9)
their father's brothers. And you shall 19 And cause him to stand before
cause their father's inheritance to pass Eleazar the priest, and before all the
to them. congregation, and give him a charge
8 And you shall speak to the sons of before their eyes.
Israel, saying, When a man dies, and 20 And you shall put from your
has no son, then you shall pass on his dignity on him, so that all the
inheritance to his daughter. congregation of the sons of Israel will
9 And if he has no daughter, then listen.
you shall give his inheritance to his 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar
brothers. the priest, who shall ask for him
10 And if he has no brothers, then according to the judgment of the Urim
you shall give his possession to his before YAHWEH. At his mouth they
father's brothers. (Num 36:1-12) shall go out, and at his mouth they
11 And if his father has no brothers shall come in, he and all the sons of
then you shall give his inheritance to Israel with him, even all the
his nearest relative, of his family. And congregation.
he shall own it, and it shall be a statute
1 This was Mount Nebo, Abarim means to
crossover. Deut 34:1, Deut 3:27
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22 And Moses did as YAHWEH 9 And on the Sabbath day, two

commanded him. And he took lambs, sons of a year, ones without
Yahoshua and made him stand before blemish, and two tenth parts of flour, a
Eleazar the priest, and before all the food offering mixed with oil, and its
congregation. drink offering;
23 And he laid his hands on him, 10 the burnt offering of the sabbath
and gave him a charge, even as on its Sabbath, besides the continual
YAHWEH commanded by the hand of burnt offering and its drink offering.
Moses.1 11 And in the beginning of your
months you shall bring near a burnt
Chapter 28 offering to YAHWEH: two bulls, sons
of the herd, and one ram, seven lambs,
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, sons of a year, ones without blemish.
saying, 12 and three tenth parts of flour, a
2 Command the sons of Israel, and food offering mixed with oil for the
you shall say to them, My offering, My one bull; and two tenths parts of flour
bread for My fire offerings, My as a food offering mixed with oil for
soothing fragrance, you shall take the one ram;
heed to offer to Me in its appointed 13 and a tenth part of flour mixed
season. with oil as a food offering for the one
3 And you shall say to them, This is lamb; a burnt offering, a soothing
the fire offering which you shall offer fragrance, a fire offering to
to YAHWEH, two yearling lambs YAHWEH;
without blemish, day by day, as a 14 and their drink offerings shall be
continual burnt offering. a half of a hin to a bull, and a third of a
4 You shall offer the one lamb in the hin to a ram, and a fourth of a hin to a
morning, and you shall offer the other lamb, of wine. This shall be the burnt
lamb between the two evenings; offering of every month for the months
5 and a tenth of an ephah of flour for of the year.
a food offering mixed with beaten oil, 15 And one kid of the goats for a sin
a fourth of a hin; offering to YAHWEH; it shall be
6 a continual burnt offering which prepared besides the continual burnt
was performed in Mount Sinai for a offering, and its drink offering.
soothing fragrance, a fire offering to 16 And in the fourteenth day of the
YAHWEH; first month is the Passover of
7 and its drink offering, a fourth of a YAHWEH.
hin for the one lamb; pour a drink 17 And in the fifteenth day of this
offering of strong drink to YAHWEH month a feast: unleavened bread shall
in the sanctuary. be eaten seven days.
8 And you shall offer the other lamb 18 In the first day shall be a holy
between the evenings, even as the food convocation; you shall do no work of
offering of the morning, and as its service.
drink offering, you shall offer as a 19 And you shall offer a fire offering,
sacrifice made by fire, a soothing a burnt offering to YAHWEH: two
fragrance to YAHWEH. bulls, sons of the herd, and one ram,
and seven lambs, sons of a year; they
1 The laying on of hands was an important shall be ones without blemish for you;
ceremony for transferring power and also 20 and their food offering, flour
the Holy Spirit. 1Tim 4:14, 2Tim4:1-5
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mixed with oil. You shall prepare three service. It shall be a day of blowing the
tenths parts for a bull, and two tenths trumpets to you.
parts for a ram. 2 And you shall prepare a burnt
21 You shall prepare one tenth part offering for a soothing fragrance to
for the one lamb, and for the seven YAHWEH: one bull, a son of the herd,
lambs; one ram, seven lambs, sons of a year,
22 and one goat, a sin offering to without blemish;
atone for you, 3 and their food offering, flour mixed
23 besides the burnt offering of the with oil, three tenths parts for the bull,
morning, the continual burnt offering, two tenths parts for the ram,
you shall prepare these. 4 and one tenth part for each of the
24 In this way you shall prepare seven lambs;
daily, seven days, bread for a fire 5 and one kid of the goats, a sin
offering, a soothing fragrance to offering to atone for you;
YAHWEH. It shall be prepared 6 besides the burnt offering of the
besides the continual burnt offering month, and its food offering, and the
and its drink offering. continual burnt offering, and its food
25 And on the seventh day you shall offering, and their drink offerings,
have a holy gathering; you shall do no according to their ordinance for
work of service. soothing fragrance, a fire offering to
26 And in the day of the first-fruits, YAHWEH.
as you offer a new food offering to 7 And on the tenth of this seventh
YAHWEH in your Feast of Weeks, month you shall have a holy gathering;
you shall have a holy gathering; you you shall do no work of service, you
shall do no work of service; shall humble your souls.
27 and you shall offer a burnt 8 And you shall offer a burnt offering
offering for a soothing fragrance to to YAHWEH, a soothing fragrance:
YAHWEH: two bulls, sons of the one bull, a son of the herd, one ram,
herd, one ram, seven lambs, sons of a seven lambs, sons of a year, they shall
year be without blemish for you;
28 and their food offering, flour 9 and their food offering, flour mixed
mixed with oil, three tenth parts to the with oil, three tenths parts for the bull
one bull, two tenth parts to the one two tenths parts for the one ram;
ram, 10 one tenth part for the one lamb,
29 one tenth part to the one lamb, for the seven lambs;
for the seven lambs; 11 one kid of the goats, a sin offering,
30 one kid of the goats to atone for besides the sin offering of the
you. atonement, and the continual burnt
31 You shall offer them besides the offering, and its food offering, and
continual burnt offering and its food their drink offerings.
offering and drink offerings; they shall 12 And on the fifteenth day of the
be ones without blemish for you. seventh month, you shall have a holy
gathering; you shall do no work of
Chapter 29 service; and you shall celebrate a feast
to YAHWEH seven days.
1 And in the seventh month, on the 13 And you shall offer a burnt
first of the month you shall have a holy offering, a fire offering, a soothing
gathering; you shall do no work of fragrance to YAHWEH: thirteen bulls,

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sons of the herd, two rams, fourteen two rams, fourteen lambs, sons of a
lambs, sons of a year; they shall be year, without blemish;
without blemish; 27 their food offering, and their
14 and their food offerings, flour drink offerings for the bulls, for the
mixed with oil, three tenths parts to rams and for the lambs, in their
the one bull, for the thirteen bulls; two number, according to the ordinance;
tenths parts to each of the two rams; 28 and one goat, a sin offering;
15 and one tenth part to each of the besides the continual burnt offering,
fourteen lambs; and its food offering, and its drink
16 and one kid of the goats, a sin offering.
offering, besides the continual burnt 29 And on the sixth day eight bulls,
offering, its food offering and its drink two rams, fourteen lambs, sons of a
offering. year, without blemish;
17 And on the second day twelve 30 their food offerings, and their
bulls, sons of the herd, two rams, four- drink offerings for the bulls, for the
teen lambs, sons of a year, without rams, and for the lambs, in their
blemish; number, according to the ordinance;
18 and their food offerings, and their 31 and one goat, a sin offering;
drink offerings for the bulls, for the besides the continual burnt offering,
rams, and for the lambs, in their and its food offering, and its drink
number, according to the ordinance; offering.
19 and one kid of the goats, a sin 32 And on the seventh day seven
offering; besides the continual burnt bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs, sons
offering, and its food offering, and of a year, without blemish;
their drink offerings. 33 their food offerings, and their
20 And in the third day eleven bulls, drink offerings for the bulls, for the
two rams, fourteen lambs, sons of a rams, and for the lambs, in their
year, without blemish; number, according to the ordinance;
21 and their food offerings, and their 34 and one goat, a sin offering;
drink offerings for the bulls, for the besides the continual burnt offering,
rams, and for the lambs, in their and its food offering, and its drink
number, according to the ordinance; offering.
22 and one goat as a sin offering; 35 And you shall have a solemn
besides the continual burnt offering, assembly on the eighth day; you shall
and its food offering, and its drink do no work of service.
offering. 36 And you shall offer a burnt
23 And on the fourth day ten bulls, offering, a fire offering, a soothing
two rams, fourteen lambs, sons of a fragrance to YAHWEH: one bull, one
year, without blemish; ram, seven lambs, sons of a year,
24 their food offering, and their without blemish;
drink offerings for the bulls, for the 37 their food offerings, and their
rams, and for the lambs, in their drink offerings for the bull, for the
number, according to the ordinance; ram, and for the lambs, in their
25 and one kid of the goats, a sin number, according to the ordinance;
offering, besides the continual burnt 38 and one goat, a sin offering,
offering, and its food offering, and its besides the continual burnt offering,
drink offering. and its food offering, and its drink
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39 You shall prepare these for hears, he prohibits her, then he has
YAHWEH in your appointed seasons, broken her vow which is on her, and
apart from your vows and your freewill the rash utterance of her lips with
offerings, for your burnt offerings, and which she has bound her soul. And
for your food offerings, and for your YAHWEH will forgive her.
drink offerings, and for your peace 9 And as to the vow of a widow, or
offerings. her that is divorced, all that she has
40 And Moses spoke to the sons of bound on her soul shall be established
Israel according to all that YAHWEH on her.
had commanded Moses. 10 And if she has vowed in the house
of her husband, or bound a bond on
Chapter 30 her soul with an oath,
11 and her husband has heard, and
1 And Moses spoke to the heads of has remained silent as to her, and he
the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, has not denied her, then all her vows
This is the thing which YAHWEH has shall be established, and every bond
commanded: with which she has bound her soul
2 When a man vows a vow to shall stand.
YAHWEH, or has sworn an oath to 12 And if her husband has certainly
bind his soul with a bond, he shall not broken them in the day he heard, none
break his word; he shall do all that has of the utterance of her lips concerning
gone out of his mouth. her vows, or concerning the bond of
3 And when a woman vows a vow to her soul, shall stand; her husband has
YAHWEH, and has bound a bond in broken them. And YAHWEH will
the house of her father in her youth, forgive her.
4 and her father has heard her vow, 13 Every vow and every oath, any
and her bond with which she has bond to humble a soul, her husband
bound her soul, and her father has shall establish it, or her husband shall
remained silent as to her, then all her break it.
vows shall stand; and every bond with 14 And if her husband is altogether
which she has bound her soul shall silent at her from day to day, then he
stand. has established all her vows or all her
5 But if her father has prohibited her bonds which are on her; he has
in the day he heard, none of her vows established them; for he remained
and her bond with which she has silent as to her in the day he heard.
bound her soul shall stand. And 15 And if he at all breaks them after
YAHWEH will forgive her because her he hears, then he has borne her
father prohibited her. iniquity.
6 And if she belongs to a husband, 16 These are the statutes which
and her vows are on her, or a rash YAHWEH has commanded Moses
utterance on her lips with which she between a man and his wife, between a
has bound her soul, father and his daughter in her youth in
7 and her husband has heard, and in the house of her father1.
the day he heard he has remained
silent as to her, then her vows shall
stand, and her bond with which she
has bound her soul shall stand.
1 This ancient aspect of society that had
8 And if in the day her husband much love and wisdom is almost lost in
western society today.
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Chapter 31 congregation of the sons of Israel; the

captives, and the prey, and the spoil,
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, to the camp, to the plains of Moab
saying, which are by Jordan, near Jericho.
2 Execute the vengeance of the sons 13 And Moses and Eleazar the priest,
of Israel against the Midianites. and all the rulers of the congregation
Afterward you shall be gathered to went out to meet them outside the
your people. camp.
3 And Moses spoke to the people, 14 And Moses was angry with the
saying, Some men of you be armed for officers of the army, the commanders
the army, and they shall be against of thousands and the commanders of
Midian, to give the vengeance of hundreds who came from the service
YAHWEH on Midian; of the war.
4 you shall send to the army a 15 And Moses said to them, Have
thousand for a tribe as to all the tribes you saved all the women alive?
of Israel. 16 Behold, these through the counsel
5 And a thousand for a tribe were of Balaam became to the sons of Israel
given out of the thousands of Israel, a deliverance of treachery against
twelve thousand armed ones of the YAHWEH in the matter of Peor; and
army. the plague was on the company of
6 And Moses sent them to the army, YAHWEH.
a thousand for a tribe, them and 17 And now kill every male among
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest the infants; yea, you shall kill every
to the army. Also he sent the holy woman having known a man by lying
vessels, and the trumpets to sound in with a male.
his hand. 18 And you shall keep alive for
7 And they warred against Midian, as yourselves all the female children who
YAHWEH had commanded Moses, have not known a man by lying with a
and killed every male. male.
8 And they killed the kings of 19 And encamp outside the camp
Midian, besides the rest of their slain: seven days. Whoever has killed any
Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, person, and whoever touched a
and Reba, five kings of Midian. They pierced one, purify yourselves on the
also killed Balaam the son of Beor with third day and on the seventh day, you
the sword. and your captives.
9 And the sons of Israel took the 20 And as to every garment, and all
women of Midian captive, and their that is made of skin, and all work of
infants, and all their livestock, and all goats' hair, and all things made of
their possessions. And they plundered wood, you shall purify them.
all their wealth. 21 And Eleazar the priest said to the
10 And they burned all their cities men of war who went to battle, This is
with fire, their homes, and all their the statute of the law which
towers. YAHWEH has commanded Moses:
11 And they took all the spoil, and all 22 only the gold, the silver, the
the prey, among man and among copper, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
animal. 23 everything that passes through
12 And they brought it to Moses, and the fire, you shall make it go through
to Eleazar the priest, and to the the fire; and it shall be clean. Only it

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shall be purified with the water for who went out to the war, the number
impurity. And every thing that cannot of the flock was three hundred and
go through the fire, you shall make go thirty seven thousand, five hundred.
through the water. 37 And the tribute to YAHWEH of
24 And you shall wash your clothes the sheep was six hundred and seventy
on the seventh day, and you shall be five,
clean. And afterwards you shall come 38 and the oxen, thirty six thousand;
into the camp. and their tribute to YAHWEH,
25 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, seventy two;
saying, 39 and the donkeys thirty thousand,
26 Lift the heads of the prey of the five hundred; and their tribute to
captives, among man and among YAHWEH, sixty one;
beast, you and Eleazar the priest, and 40 and the human beings sixteen
the heads of the fathers of the thousand; and their tribute to
congregation. YAHWEH, thirty two persons.
27 And you shall divide the prey 41 And Moses gave the tribute, the
between those skilled in war, that went heave offering of YAHWEH, to
out to battle, and all the congregation. Eleazar the priest, as YAHWEH had
28 And you shall levy a tribute to commanded Moses.
YAHWEH from the men of war who 42 And of the sons of Israel's half,
went out to the battle: one body out of which Moses divided from the men
five hundred, of men, and of the herd, who warred:
and of the donkeys, and of the flock, 43 even the congregation's half was
29 you shall take from their half, and three hundred and thirty seven
you shall give to Eleazar the priest as thousand, five hundred of the flock;
the heave offering of YAHWEH. 44 and of the oxen, thirty six
30 And from the sons of Israel's half, thousand;
you shall take one portion out of fifty, 45 and thirty thousand, five hundred
of man, and of the herd, and of the donkeys;
donkeys, and of the flock, of all the 46 and sixteen thousand human
livestock, and you shall give them to beings.
the Levites keeping the charge of the 47 Moses took from the sons of
tabernacle of YAHWEH. Israel's half the one portion from the
31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest fifty of man and of animal. And he
did as YAHWEH had commanded gave them to the Levites keeping the
Moses. charge of the tabernacle of YAHWEH,
32 And the prey, the rest of the spoil as YAHWEH had commanded Moses.
which the people of the army 48 And the officers who were over
plundered, was six hundred and the thousands of the army, heads of
seventy five thousand sheep, the thousands and heads of the
33 and seventy two thousand oxen, hundreds, drew near to Moses.
34 sixty one thousand of the 49 And they said to Moses, Your
donkeys; servants have lifted the heads of the
35 and of human beings, of the men of war who were with us, and not
women who had not known a man by a man of us is missing.
lying with a male, the persons were 50 And we bring near the offering of
thirty two thousand. YAHWEH, each what he has found,
36 And the half, the portion of those vessels of gold, chains, and bracelets,
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rings, earrings, and jewels, to atone for and to the sons of Reuben, Do your
ourselves before YAHWEH. brothers go into the battle, and you, do
51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest you sit here?
took the gold from them, all crafted 7 And why do you discourage the
things. heart of the sons of Israel from passing
52 And all the gold of the heave over to the land which YAHWEH has
offering which they lifted up to given to them?
YAHWEH was sixteen thousand, 8 So your fathers did when I sent
seven hundred and fifty shekels, from them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the
the heads of thousands and from the land.
heads of hundreds, 9 And they went up to the valley of
53 men of the army who had each Eshcol and saw the land, and
taken spoil for himself. discouraged the hearts of the sons of
54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest Israel, so as for them not to go into the
took the gold from the heads of the land which YAHWEH had given to
thousands and of the hundreds. And them.
they brought it into the tabernacle of 10 And the anger of YAHWEH
the congregation, a memorial for the glowed in that day, and He swore,
sons of Israel before YAHWEH. saying,
11 Surely none of the men that came
Chapter 32 up out of Egypt, from twenty years old
and upward, shall see the land which I
1 And the sons of Reuben and the swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to
sons of Gad had many livestock, a very Jacob because they have not wholly
great multitude. And they saw the land followed Me;
of Jazer, and the land of Gilead. And, 12 except Caleb the son of
behold, the place was a place for Jephunneh, the Kenezite, and
livestock. Yahoshua the son of Nun, for they
2 And the sons of Gad and the sons have fully followed YAHWEH.
of Reuben came in and spoke to 13 And the anger of YAHWEH
Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and glowed against Israel. And He made
to the rulers of the congregation, them wander in the wilderness forty
saying, years, until all the generation that had
3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and done evil in the eyes of YAHWEH was
Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, destroyed.
and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 14 And, behold, you have risen up in
4 the land which YAHWEH has your fathers' stead, an increase of
struck before the congregation of sinful men, to add still more to the
Israel is a land for livestock, and your heat of the anger of YAHWEH toward
servants own livestock. Israel!
5 And they said, If we have found 15 For if you turn away from
favor in your eyes, let this land be following Him, He will yet again leave
given to your servants for a them in the wilderness; and so you will
possession. Do not make us pass over hurt all this people.
the Jordan.1 16 And they came near to him and
6 And Moses said to the sons of Gad said, We will build sheepfolds here for
our livestock, and cities for our little
1 Verses 1-5 These lands were good grazing ones.
lands
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17 And we ourselves shall go armed, 29 even Moses said to them, If the

hurrying before the sons of Israel, sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben
until we have brought them to their pass over the Jordan with you each
place. And our little ones shall live in armed for battle before YAHWEH,
the fortified cities because of those and the land shall be subdued before
living in the land. you, then you shall give to them the
18 We will not return to our houses land of Gilead for a possession.
until each man of the sons of Israel has 30 But if they will not go over armed
inherited his inheritance. with you, they shall have possession
19 For we will not inherit with them among you in the land of Canaan.
on the other side of the Jordan, and 31 And the sons of Gad and the sons
beyond; for our inheritance has fallen of Reuben replied, saying, As
to us eastward on this side of Jordan. YAHWEH has said to your servants,
20 And Moses said to them, If you so we will do.
will do this thing; if you will arm for 32 We ourselves will pass over
battle before YAHWEH, armed before YAHWEH into the land
21 and all of you will go over Jordan of Canaan, so that the land of our
armed before YAHWEH, until He has inheritance on that side of Jordan may
driven His enemies out before Him, be ours.
22 and the land is subdued before 33 And Moses gave to them, even to
YAHWEH, then afterwards you shall the sons of Gad and to the sons of
return and be guiltless before Reuben, and to the half-tribe of
YAHWEH, and before Israel. And this Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the
land shall be your possession before kingdom of Sihon king of the
YAHWEH. Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king
23 But if you will not do so, behold, of Bashan, the land, by its cities with
you have sinned against YAHWEH, their borders, even the cities of the
and know that your sin will find you land all around.
out. 34 And the sons of Gad built Dibon,
24 Build cities for your little ones, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
and folds for your sheep and do that 35 and Ataroth-Shophan, and
which has come out of your mouth. Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
25 And the sons of Gad and the sons 36 and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-
of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Haran, fortified cities, and folds for
Your servants will do as my master sheep.
commands. 37 And the sons of Reuben built
26 Our little ones, our wives, our Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjath-
flocks, and all our livestock shall be Aim,
there in the cities of Gilead. 38 and Nebo, and Baal-Meon, their
27 But your servants will go over, names being changed, and Sibmah.
every man armed for war, before And they called by name the names of
YAHWEH to battle, as my master the cities which they had built.
says. 39 And the sons of Machir the son of
28 And Moses directed Eleazar the Manasseh went to Gilead and captured
priest concerning them, and Yahoshua it, and expelled the Amorite who was
the son of Nun, and the heads of the in it.
fathers of the tribes of the sons of 40 And Moses gave Gilead to Machir
Israel; the son of Manasseh, and he lived in it.

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41 And Jair the son of Manasseh were twelve springs of water and
went out and captured their towns, seventy palm trees. And they camped
and called them Towns of Jair. there.
42 And Nobah went and took Kenath 10 And they pulled up stakes from
and its villages; and he called it Nobah Elim and camped by the Sea of Reeds.
after his own name. 11 And they pulled up stakes from
the Red Sea and camped in the
Chapter 33 wilderness of Sin.
12 And they pulled up stakes from
1 These are the journeys of the sons the wilderness of Sin and camped in
of Israel who went out from the land of Dophkah.
Egypt according to their armies under 13 And they pulled up stakes from
the hand of Moses and Aaron. Dophkah and camped in Alush.
2 And Moses wrote their departures 14 And they pulled up stakes from
according to their journeys by the Alush and camped in Rephidim; and
mouth of YAHWEH. And these are no water was there for the people to
their journeys, according to their drink.
departures: 15 And they pulled up stakes from
3 And they pulled up stakes from Rephidim and camped in the
Rameses in the first month on the wilderness of Sinai.
fifteenth day of the first month. On the 16 And they pulled up stakes from
next day after the Passover the sons of the wilderness of Sinai and camped in
Israel went out with a high hand, The Graves of Lust.
before the eyes of all the Egyptians. 17 And they pulled up stakes from
(Deut 16:1) The Graves of Lust and camped in
4 And the Egyptians were burying Hazeroth.
those whom YAHWEH had smitten 18 And they pulled up stakes from
among them, every first-born, and Hazeroth and camped in Rithmah.
YAHWEH had executed judgments 19 And they pulled up stakes from
on their gods. Rithmah and camped in The
5 And the sons of Israel pulled up Pomegranate Breach.
stakes from Rameses and camped in 20 And they pulled up stakes from
Succoth. The Pomegranate Breach and camped
6 And they pulled up stakes from in Libnah.
Succoth and camped at Etham, which 21 And they pulled up stakes from
is in the edge of the wilderness. Libnah and camped in Rissah.
7 And they pulled up stakes from 22 And they pulled up stakes from
Etham and turned back to Pihahiroth, Rissah and camped in the Meeting
which is before Baal-Zephon; and they Place.
camped before Migdol. 23 And they pulled up stakes from
8 And they pulled up stakes from the Meeting Place and camped in
Pihahiroth and passed over through Mount Shapher.
the midst of the Sea, into the 24 And they pulled up stakes from
wilderness, and went a journey of Mount Shapher and camped in
three days in the wilderness of Etham, Haradah.
and camped at Marah. 25 And they pulled up stakes from
9 And they pulled up stakes from Haradah and encamped in Makheloth.
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26 And they pulled up stakes from 43 And they pulled up stakes from
Makheloth and camped in Tahath. Punon and camped in Oboth.
27 And they pulled up stakes from 44 And they pulled up stakes from
Tahath and camped in Tarah. Oboth and camped in Ije-Abarim, in
28 And they pulled up stakes from the border of Moab.
Tarah and camped in Mithcah. 45 And they pulled up stakes from
29 And they pulled up stakes from Ije-Abarim and camped in Dibon-Gad.
Mithcah and camped in Hashmonah. 46 And they pulled up stakes from
30 And they pulled up stakes from Dibon-Gad and camped in Almon-
Hashmonah and camped in Moseroth. Diblathaim.
31 And they pulled up stakes from 47 And they pulled up stakes from
Moseroth and camped in Bene- Almon-Diblathaim and camped in the
Jaakan. Abarim mountains, by Nebo.
32 And they pulled up stakes from 48 And they pulled up stakes from
Bene-Jaakan and camped in The Hole the Abarim mountains and camped in
in the Cleft. the plains of Moab beside Jordan, near
33 And they pulled up stakes from Jericho.
The Hole in the Cleft and camped in 49 And they camped by the Jordan,
Jotbathah. from The House of Deserts even to
34 And they pulled up stakes from The Meadow of Acacias in the plains of
Jotbathah and camped in Ebronah. Moab.
35 And they pulled up stakes from 50 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses
Ebronah and camped in Ezion-Geber. in the plains of Moab, beside Jordan,
36 And they pulled up stakes from near Jericho, saying,
Ezion-Geber and camped in the 51 Speak to the sons of Israel and say
wilderness of Zin; it is Kadesh. to them, When you have crossed the
37 And they pulled up stakes from Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Kadesh and camped in Mount Hor, in 52 then you shall drive out all the
the edge of the land of Edom. ones living in the land from before
38 And Aaron the priest went up you, and destroy all their carved
into Mount Hor at the mouth of images; yea, you shall destroy all their
YAHWEH; and he died there in the cast images, and demolish all their
fortieth year after the sons of Israel high places.
had come out of the land of Egypt, in 53 And you shall possess the land,
the fifth month, on the first of the and live in it, for I have given you the
month. land, to possess it.
39 And Aaron was a hundred and 54 And you shall inherit the land by
twenty three years old at his death in lot, by your families. You shall
Mount Hor. increase the inheritance to the many,
40 And King Arad the Canaanite, and you shall diminish the inheritance
who lived in the Negev, in the land of to the few; wherever the lot falls out to
Canaan, heard of the coming of the him, it is his. You shall inherit by the
sons of Israel. tribes of your fathers.
41 And they pulled up stakes from 55 And if you will not drive out the
Mount Hor and camped in Zalmonah. ones living in the land from before
42 And they pulled up stakes from you, then it shall be, those whom you
Zalmonah and camped in Punon. let remain of them shall be briars in
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And they will vex you on the land in from Shepham to Riblah on the east
which you are living. side of Ain; and the border shall go
56 And it shall be, as I thought to do down and shall reach on the shoulder
to them, so I shall do to you. of the Sea of Chinnereth eastward.
12 And the border shall go down to
Chapter 34 the Jordan, and the end of it shall be
at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses, according to its borders all around.
saying, 13 And Moses commanded the sons
2 Command the sons of Israel, and of Israel, saying, This is the land which
you shall say to them, When you have you shall receive as inheritance by lot,
come into the land of Canaan, this is which YAHWEH has commanded to
the land which falls to you by give to the nine tribes and the half
inheritance, the land of Canaan, by its tribe:
borders: 14 For the tribe of the sons of
3 And your south quarter shall be Reuben according to their fathers'
from the wilderness of Zin, along by houses, and the tribe of the sons of
the land of Edom, and it shall be to Gad according to their fathers' houses
you a south border from the end of the have received; and the half tribe of
Salt Sea, eastward. Manasseh shall have received their
4 And the border shall turn around inheritance.
to you from the south to the ascent of 15 The two tribes and the half tribe
Akrabbim, and shall pass on to Zin, shall have received their inheritance
and its end shall be from the south to beyond the Jordan at Jericho
Kadesh-Barnea; and it shall go out at eastward, toward the sunrising.
Hazar-Addar, and it shall pass on to 16 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
Azmon. saying,
5 And the border shall turn from 17 These are the names of the men
Azmon to the torrent of Egypt, and its that shall take possession of the land
border shall be at the sea. for you: Eleazar the priest, and
6 As to the western border, even the Yahoshua the son of Nun.
Great Sea shall be a border to you; this 18 And you shall take one ruler of
is your western border. every tribe, to take possession of the
7 And this is your northern border: land.
from the Great Sea you shall mark out 19 And these are the names of the
for yourselves Mount Hor; men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the
8 from Mount Hor you shall mark son of Jephunneh;
out a line to the entrance to Hamath; 20 and of the tribe of the sons of
and the edge of the border shall be at Simeon, Shemuel the son of
Zedad. Ammihud;
9 And the border shall go forth to 21 of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad
Ziphron, and the edge of it shall be at the son of Chislon;
Hazar-Enan; this shall be your 22 and of the tribe of the sons of
northern border. Dan, Bukki the ruler, son of Jogli;
10 And you shall mark out your line 23 of the sons of Joseph, of the tribe
for the eastern border from Hazarenan of the sons of Manasseh, Hanniel the
to Shepham. ruler, the son of Ephod;
11 And the border shall go down 24 and of the tribe of the sons of

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Ephraim, Kemuel the ruler, the son of refuge which you shall give for the
Shiphtan; manslayer that he may flee there; and
25 and of the tribe of the sons of besides them you shall give forty two
Zebulun, Elizaphan the ruler, the son cities.
of Parnach; 7 All the cities which you shall give to
26 and of the tribe of the sons of the Levites shall be forty eight cities,
Issachar, Paltiel the ruler, the son of them and the open land around them.
Azzan; 8 And you shall give the cities from
27 and of the tribe of the sons of the possession of the sons of Israel.
Asher, Ahihud the ruler, the son of From the many you shall increase, and
Shelomi; take away from the few. According to
28 and of the tribe of the sons of its inheritance which it inherits each
Naphtali, Pedahel the ruler, the son of tribe shall give of its cities to the
Ammihud. Levites.
29 These are the ones whom 9 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses,
YAHWEH commanded to divide the saying,
land to the sons of Israel in the land of 10 Speak to the sons of Israel and
Canaan. say to them, When you pass over the
Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Chapter 35 11 then you shall choose cities to be
cities of refuge for you, so that the
1 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses in man-slayer may flee there, he that kills
the plains of Moab, beside Jordan, a person through error1.
near Jericho, saying, 12 And the cities shall be to you for
2 Order the sons of Israel that they refuge from the kinsman avenger, that
give to the Levites cities to live in, the manslayer may not die until he
from the land of their possessions, and stands before the congregation for
you shall give to the Levites open land judgment.
for the cities. 13 As to the cities which you shall
3 And they shall have the cities to give six shall be cities of refuge for you.
live in, and their open lands shall be 14 You shall give three of the cities
for their livestock, and for their beyond the Jordan, and you shall give
substance, and for all their animals. three of the cities in the land of
4 And the open land around the Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
cities which you shall give to the 15 These six cities shall be for a
Levites shall be from the wall of the refuge to the sons of Israel, and to an
city and outward a thousand cubits all alien, and to a sojourner in their
around. midst, that any person who kills
5 And you shall measure outside the anyone unawares may flee there.
city for the east side two thousand 16 And if he strikes him with an
cubits, and for the south side two instrument of iron, and he dies, he is a
thousand cubits, and on the north side murderer; dying the murderer shall
two thousand cubits, and for the west die.
side two thousand cubits; the city 17 And if he strikes him with a stone
being in the middle. This shall be to
them the open land around the cities. 1 Six cities of refuge were to be set apart as
6 And the cities which you shall give follows; Bezer, Ramoth, Golan east of the
to the Levites shall be the six cities of Jordan River, and Kedesh, Shechem, and
Hebron west of the Jordan River.
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in the hand, by which he dies, and he the high priest. And after the death of
dies, he is a murderer; the murderer the high priest the manslayer may
certainly shall die. return to the land of his possession.
18 And if he strikes him with a 29 And these things shall be to you
wooden instrument in the hand, by for a statute of judgment for your
which he dies, and he dies, he is a generations, in all your dwellings.
murderer; the murderer certainly shall 30 Whoever kills any person, the
die. murderer shall be put to death by the
19 The avenger of blood shall cause mouth of witnesses. And one witness
the murderer to die; when he meets shall not testify against a person, to
with him, he shall cause him to die. die.
20 And if he pushes him down, or 31 And you shall take no ransom for
has thrown at him by lying in wait, the life of a murderer; he is punishable
and he dies; for death, the murderer certainly shall
21 or if he has struck him with his die.
hand in enmity, and he dies, the 32 And you shall take no ransom for
striker shall certainly be put to death; him to flee to the city of his refuge, to
he is a murderer. When the avenger of return to dwell in the land, until the
blood meets him he shall put to death death of the priest.
the murderer. 33 And you shall not pollute the land
22 And if in an instant he pushed in which you are, for blood pollutes
him without enmity, or has thrown at the land. And no ransom is to be taken
him anything without lying in wait; for the land for blood which is shed in
23 or with any stone without seeing, it, except for the blood of him who
by which he dies, and has caused it to sheds it;
fall on him, and he dies, and he is not 34 and you shall not defile the land
an enemy to him, nor seeking his evil; in which you are living. I dwell in its
24 then the congregation shall judge midst, for I, YAHWEH, am dwelling
between the striker and the avenger of among the sons of Israel.
blood, by these judgments.
25 And the congregation shall Chapter 36
deliver the manslayer out of the
avenger of blood's hand. And the 1 And the heads of the fathers of the
congregation shall return him to the families of the sons of Gilead, the son
city of refuge to which he had fled, and of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the
he shall live in it until the high priest families of the sons of Joseph, came
dies, he who was anointed with the near. And they spoke before Moses,
holy oil. and before the rulers, the heads of the
26 But if the manslayer at all goes fathers' houses of the sons of Israel.
out from the border of the city of his 2 And they said: YAHWEH
refuge, there to which he has fled, commanded my master to give the
27 and the avenger of blood finds land for inheritance by lot to the sons
him outside the border of the city of of Israel. And my master was
his refuge, and the avenger of blood commanded by YAHWEH to give the
kills the manslayer, there shall be no inheritance of our brother Zelophehad
blood guiltiness to him, to his daughters.
28 because he should have dwelt in 3 And if they shall be for wives to one
the city of his refuge until the death of of the sons of the other tribes of the
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sons of Israel, then their inheritance 12 They were for wives to the
will be taken away from the families of the son of Manasseh the
inheritance of our fathers and will be son of Joseph, and their inheritance
added to the inheritance of the tribe to was with the tribe of the family of their
which they shall belong. So it shall be father.
taken away from the lot of our 13 These are the commandments
inheritance. and the judgments which YAHWEH
4 And when the Jubilee of the sons commanded by the hand of Moses to
of Israel shall come, then their the sons of Israel in the plains of
inheritance shall be added to the Moab, beside the Jordan, near Jericho.
inheritance of the tribe to which they
shall belong. So their inheritance will
be taken away from the inheritance of
the tribe of our fathers.
5 And Moses commanded the sons of
Israel according to the mouth of
YAHWEH, saying, The tribe of the
sons of Joseph speak right.
6 This is the thing which YAHWEH
has commanded concerning the
daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let
them be wives to those good in their
eyes, only let them be for wives to the
family of the tribe of their father,
7 so no inheritance of the sons of
Israel shall turn from tribe to tribe, for
each one of the sons of Israel shall
cling to the inheritance of the tribe of
his fathers.
8 And any daughter that possesses
an inheritance from any tribe of the
sons of Israel to one of the family of
the tribe of her father is to become a
wife of the family of the tribe of her
father, so that the sons of Israel may
each possess the inheritance of his
father.
9 And the inheritance shall not turn
from one tribe to another tribe. For
the tribes of the sons of Israel shall
each one cling to its own inheritance.
10 As YAHWEH commanded
Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad
did.
11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah,
and Milcah, and Noah, Zelophehad's
daughters, were for wives to their
father's brothers' sons.

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Book of Deuteronomy (Devarim)

Chapter 1 9 And I spoke to you at that time,

saying, I am not able to bear you by
1 These are the words which Moses myself.
spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan; 10 YAHWEH your Elohim has
in the wilderness, in the Arabah, multiplied you, and, behold, today you
opposite to Suph1, between Paran and are as the stars of heaven for
Tophel, and Laban and Hazeroth, and multitude. (Gen 13:15, 15:4-6)
Dizahab; 11 May YAHWEH the Elohim of
2 eleven days from Horeb 2 by way of your fathers add to you a thousand
Mount Seir to Kadesh-Barnea. times more than you are, and bless
3 And it came to pass, in the fortieth you as He has spoken to you!
year, in the eleventh month on the first 12 How can I by myself bear the load
of the month, Moses spoke to the sons of you and your burden, and your
of Israel according to all that strife?
YAHWEH had commanded him 13 Give wise and understanding
concerning them; men, and those known to your tribes,
4 after he had stricken Sihon the and I will appoint them rulers over
king of the Amorites, who lived in you.
Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, 14 And you answered me and said,
who lived in Ashtaroth in Edrei, The thing which you have spoken is
5 beyond the Jordan in the land of good to do.
Moab, Moses began to explain this 15 And I took the chiefs of your
law, saying, tribes, wise and noted men, and I gave
6 YAHWEH our Elohim spoke to us them to be rulers over you, captains
in Horeb, saying, You have had over thousands, and captains over
enough of dwelling in this mountain; hundreds and captains over fifties, and
7 turn and pull up stakes and go into captains over tens, and officers, for
the hills of the Amorites, and to all its your tribes.
neighboring places in the Arabah, in 16 And I commanded your judges at
the hills, and in the low country 3, and that time, saying, Hear between your
in the Negev, and in the shore of the brothers; and judge with
sea, the land of the Canaanites and of righteousness between a man and his
Lebanon, to the great river, the brother, and his alien.
Euphrates River. 17 You shall not recognize persons in
8 Behold! I have given before you the judgment; you shall hear the small as
land; go in and possess the land which well as the great; you shall not be
YAHWEH has sworn to your fathers, afraid because of the face of a man, for
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to the judgment is Elohim's; and the
give to them, and to their seed after thing too hard for you, you shall bring
them. (Gen 15:13-18, Gen 17:1-9) near to me, and I shall hear it.
(Deut 10:17-18, 16:18-20, 17:8-13)
1 Yam Suph is the Sea of Reeds, Ex 13:18, 1 18 And at that time I commanded
Kgs 9:26, According to the geography given you all the things which you were to
this had to be on the eastern side of the do.
Jordan River. 19 And we pulled up stakes from
2 Mount Horeb is next to Mount Sinai in Horeb and went through all that great
Saudi Arabia. (Gal 4:25), Mount Seir is
and fearful wilderness which you have
called Jebel Esh Shera
3 The Shefelah region
seen, the way of the hills of the
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Amorites, as YAHWEH our Elohim according to all that He did for you in
commanded us. And we came into Egypt before your eyes;1
Kadesh-Barnea. 31 and in the wilderness, where you
20 And I said to you, You have come have seen how YAHWEH your
into the hills of the Amorites, which Elohim has borne you as a man bears
YAHWEH our Elohim is giving to us. his son, in all the way which you have
21 See, YAHWEH your Elohim has gone until you have come to this place.
given the land before you; go up, 32 Yet in this thing you are not
possess it, as YAHWEH the Elohim of believing in YAHWEH your Elohim,
your fathers has spoken to you; do not 33 who went before you in the way
fear or be afraid. to seek out a place for your camping,
22 And you came near to me, every in fire by night, to show you the way in
one of you, and said, Let us send men which you should go, and in a cloud by
before us, and they shall search out the the day. (Num 9:15-23)
land for us, and they shall bring us 34 And YAHWEH heard the sound
back word as to the way in which we of your words and was angry, and
shall go up, and the cities to which we swore, saying,
shall come. (Num 13:1-3) 35 Not one of these men of this evil
23 And the thing was good in my generation shall see the good land
eyes, and I took twelve men of you, which I have sworn to give to your
one man for each tribe. fathers,
24 And they turned and went up to 36 except Caleb the son of
the hills and came into the valley of Jephunneh, he shall see it, and I shall
Eshcol, and searched it. give the land on which he has walked
(Num 13:21-25) to him, and to his sons, because he has
25 And they took of the fruit of the fully followed YAHWEH. (Num
land with their hands and brought it 14:24)
down to us, and brought us back word, 37 And YAHWEH was angry with
and said, The land which YAHWEH me for your sake, saying, Also you
our Elohim has given us is good. shall not go in there.2 (Num 20:1-13)
26 And you were not willing to go 38 Yahoshua the son of Nun, who
up; yea, you rebelled against the stands before you, he shall go in there;
mouth of YAHWEH your Elohim, you shall strengthen him; for he shall
27 and murmured in your tents, and cause Israel to inherit.
said, Because YAHWEH hates us, He 39 And your infants, of whom you
has brought us out of the land of said, They are a prey, and your sons
Egypt, to give us into the hand of the who today have no knowledge of good
Amorite to destroy us. or evil, they shall go in there, and I will
28 Where shall we go up? Our
brothers have melted our hearts,
saying, We have seen there a people 1 Anak means giant. This tribe lived near
greater and taller than we, cities great Hebron and and the surrounding mountains;
and walled up to the heavens, and also later Yahoshua conquered them, Jos 11:21-
the sons of Anak. (Deut 2:10) 22. A remnant remained in Gaza, Asdod and
29 And I said to you, do not be Gath, the city that Goliath came from.
terrified; nor be afraid of them; 2 This shows the consequences of our
30 YAHWEH your Elohim who goes decisions and even Moses, a great man of
before you shall fight for you, Elohim lost out on the Promised Land due
to this grave mistake.
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give it to them, and they shall possess 2 And YAHWEH spoke to me,
it1. (Num 14:3, 31) saying,
40 And you, turn yourselves and pull 3 You have gone around this
up stakes toward the wilderness, the mountain long enough; turn
way of the Sea of Reeds. yourselves northward.
41 And you answered and said to me, 4 And command the people, saying,
We have sinned against YAHWEH; You are passing over into the border of
we shall go up, and we shall fight, your brothers, the sons of Esau, who
according to all that which YAHWEH live in Seir, and they shall be afraid of
our Elohim has commanded us. And you. And you shall be on guard very
you each one girded on his weapons of much;
war, and you thought it easy to go up 5 you shall not fight against them,
to the hill country. (Num 14:40) for I will not give their land to you,
42 And YAHWEH said to me, Say to even to a step of a sole of a foot, for I
them, You shall not go up, nor fight, have given Mount Seir to Esau as a
for I am not in your midst; lest you be possession.
struck before your enemies. 6 You shall buy food from them with
43 And I spoke to you, and you did silver, and you shall eat; and you shall
not listen, and rebelled against the buy water from them with silver, and
mouth of YAHWEH, and acted you shall drink.4
proudly, and went up into the hills2. 7 For YAHWEH your Elohim has
44 And the Amorites who lived in blessed you with all the work of your
that hill country came out to meet you hands; He has known your walking
and they chased you, as the bees do, through this great wilderness.
and struck you in Seir, to Hormah. YAHWEH your Elohim has been with
45 And you returned and wept you these forty years; you have lacked
before YAHWEH, but YAHWEH did nothing.
not listen to your voice, nor did He 8 And we passed on from our
give ear to you. brothers, the sons of Esau, those living
46 And you lived many days in in Seir, by the way of the Arabah, by
Kadesh, according to the days that you Elath, and by Ezion-Geber, we turned
remained there. and passed on by the way of the
wilderness of Moab.5
Chapter 2 9 And YAHWEH said to me, Do not
besiege Moab, nor stir yourself up
1 And we turned and pulled up against them in battle, for I will not
stakes into the wilderness, the way of give their land to you for a possession.
the Red Sea, as YAHWEH had spoken For I have given Ar as a possession to
to me; and we went around the the sons of Lot.
mountain of Seir many days.3
4 It is interesting as they are going through
1 This shows that children are teachable when the land of Esau that their appears to be no
they are young before many get older and manna present if they need to buy food, and
develop a hardened heart. shows the complete lack of blessing for
2 The problem was that they were not those who sell their birthright.
repentant, but as Esau, they simply were 5 Verses 1-8 clearly show that the Israelites
sorry that they lost their blessing. were on the east side of the Jordan at this
3 This clearly shows that Mount Sinai had to time where Mount Sinai was located in
be on the east side of the Red Sea. Jabel El Laws in Saudi Arabia, Gal 4:25.
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10 The Emim1 lived there in days destroyed them before them, and they
gone by, a great and plentiful people, expelled them, and lived in their place;
and tall as the Anakim; (Deut 1:28) 22 as He had done for the sons of
11 they are reckoned to be giants, Esau, who live in Seir, when He
they too, like the Anakim; but the destroyed the Horites from before
Moabites call them Emim. (Gen 6:4) them and they expelled them, and
12 And the Horites lived in Seir lived in their place until today.
before; and the sons of Esau 23 And the Avvim3 who lived in
dispossessed them and destroyed villages as far as Azzah, the
them from before them, and lived in Caphtorites4 coming out of Caphtor
their place, as Israel has done to the destroyed them, and lived in their
land of his possession, which place.
YAHWEH has given to them. 24 Rise up; pull up stakes and cross
13 Now, rise up and you yourselves over the Arnon River; behold, I have
pass over the torrent Zered; and we given Sihon the king of Heshbon, the
crossed over the torrent Zered. Amorite, and his land into your hand.
14 And the days in which we came Begin to possess, and stir yourselves
from Kadesh-Barnea, until we had up against him in battle.
crossed over the torrent Zered, were 25 Today I will begin to put your
thirty eight years, until the end of all dread and your fear on the face of the
the generation, even the men of war people under all the heavens, who will
were destroyed from the midst of the hear your fame, and will tremble and
camp, as YAHWEH swore to them. writhe because of you.
15 And the hand of YAHWEH was 26 And I sent messengers from the
also against them, to destroy them wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon the
from the midst of the camp, until they king of Heshbon with words of peace,
were consumed. saying,
16 And it happened, when all the 27 Let me pass on the highway
men of war had finished dying from through your land; I will go on the
among the people, highway; I will not turn aside to the
17 YAHWEH spoke to me, saying, right or the left;
18 You are passing over the border of 28 you shall sell me food for silver,
Moab today, to Ar, and I shall eat; and you shall give me
19 and you shall draw near, across water for silver, and I will drink. Only,
from the sons of Ammon. You shall let me pass through on my feet,
not besiege them nor be stirred up 29 as the sons of Esau who live in
against them, for I have not given of Seir, and the Moabites who live in Ar,
the land of the sons of Ammon to you have done to me, until I have crossed
for a possession. For I have given it for over the Jordan, to the land which
a possession to the sons of Lot. YAHWEH our Elohim is giving to us.
20 It is reckoned a land of giants 2, 30 And Sihon the king of Heshbon
even it; giants formerly lived in it, and was not willing to let us pass by him,
the Ammonites call them for YAHWEH your Elohim had
Zamzummim; hardened his spirit, and had
21 a great and plentiful people, and
tall as the Anakim. And YAHWEH
3 Avvim were a Pre-Philistine people other
1 E'ma in Hebrew means to frighten. wise unknown, Jos 13:3.
2 These giants are called Rephaim. 4 Caphtorites- see Gen 10:14
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emboldened his heart, so as to give struck him until not one survivor was
him into your hand, as it is this day. left to him.
31 And YAHWEH said to me, 4 And we captured all his cities at
Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and that time, there not being a city which
his land before you; begin to possess, we did not take from them, sixty cities,
in order to possess his land. all the region of Argob, the kingdom of
32 And Sihon came out to meet us, Og in Bashan1.
he and all his people, to battle at 5 All these cities were fortified with
Jahaz. high walls, gates with bars and double-
33 And YAHWEH our Elohim leaved doors, besides a great many of
delivered him before us, and we struck the unwalled towns.
him and his sons, and all his people. 6 And we utterly destroyed them, as
34 And we captured all his cities at we had done to Sihon the king of
that time, and utterly destroyed every Heshbon, destroying every city, the
city, men and women and little ones. men, the women and the little ones.
We did not leave a remnant. 7 And we plundered for ourselves all
35 Only, we plundered the cattle for the livestock, and the plunder of the
ourselves, and we took the plunder of cities.
the cities. 8 And we took the land that was
36 From Aroer, which is by the edge beyond the Jordan from the valley of
of the Arnon River, and the city beside Arnon to Mount Hermon, out of the
the river, even to Gilead, there was not hand of the two kings of the Amorites.
a city which was too high for us. 9 The Sidonians call Hermon Sirion,
YAHWEH our Elohim delivered all and the Amorites call it Senir;
before us. 10 all the cities of the plain, and all
37 Only, you did not come near to Gilead, and all Bashan, to Salcah and
the land of the sons of Ammon, any Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in
part of the Jabbok River, and the cities Bashan.
of the hill country, and all which 11 For only Og the king of Bashan
YAHWEH our Elohim had forbidden remained of the rest of the giants.
us. Behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of
iron2; is it not in Rabbath of the sons
Chapter 3 of Ammon, nine cubits long and four
cubits broad, by the cubit of a man?
1 And we turned and went up by the 12 And we possessed this land at that
way of Bashan, and Og the king of time: from Aroer by the valley of
Bashan came out to meet us, he and all Arnon, and half the hill country of
his people, to battle at Edrei. Gilead and its cities I gave to the
2 And YAHWEH said to me, Do not Reubenites and to the Gadites.
fear him, for I have given him into 13 And the rest of Gilead, and all
your hand, and all his people, and his
land. And you shall do to him as you 1 Bashan- The area east of the Sea of Galilee
have done to Sihon the king of the commonly known as the Golan Heights,
Amorites who lived in Heshbon. which was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh.
3 And YAHWEH our Elohim also 2 This is speaking of his coffin, which was
gave Og the king of Bashan into our made of a stone structure called a dolmen.
hands, and all his people. And we Many hundreds of these have been located
in archeological excavations in the Golan
Heights today.
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Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to 23 And I prayed to YAHWEH for

the half tribe of Manasseh; all the favor at that time, saying,
region of Argob, to all Bashan that is 24 Adonai YAHWEH, You have
called the land of the giants. begun to show Your servant Your
14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all greatness and Your mighty hand (for
the region of Argob, to the border of who is a El in the heavens or in the
the Geshurites and the Maachathites, earth who can do according to Your
and called them, even Bashan, after works and according to Your might?)
his own name, Towns of Jair, until 25 Please let me pass over and see
today. the good land which is beyond the
15 And I gave Gilead to Machir. Jordan, this good hill country, and
16 And to the Reubenites and to the Lebanon.
Gadites I gave from Gilead even to the 26 But YAHWEH was angry with
valley of Arnon, the middle of the me on your account, and would not
valley and its border; even to the listen to me. And YAHWEH said to
Jabbok River, which is the border of me, Let it be enough for you; do not
the sons of Ammon; speak any more to Me about this thing.
17 and the Arabah, the Jordan and 27 Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift
its border, from Chinnereth even to up your eyes westward and northward
the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, and southward and eastward, and see
under the Slopes of Pisgah eastward. with your eyes; for you shall not cross
18 And I commanded you at that over this Jordan.
time, saying, YAHWEH your Elohim 28 And command Yahoshua and
has given you this land to possess it. make him strong, and make him
And you shall pass over armed before brave, for he shall cross over before
your brothers, the sons of Israel, all this people, and he shall cause them to
the warriors. inherit the land which you shall see.
19 Only, your wives and your little 29 So we stayed in the valley across
ones, and your livestock, shall dwell in from Beth-Peor.
your cities which I have given to you. I
know that you have much livestock. Chapter 4
20 It shall be until YAHWEH shall
give rest to your brothers like 1 And now, Israel, listen to the
yourselves, and they, too, have statutes and to the judgments which I
possessed the land which YAHWEH am teaching you to do1, so that you
your Elohim is giving to them beyond may live and go in, and possess the
the Jordan. Then you shall each man land which YAHWEH the Elohim of
return to his possession which I have your fathers is giving to you.
given to you. 2 You shall not add to the Word
21 And I at that time commanded which I command you, nor take from
Yahoshua, saying, Your eyes have seen it, to keep the commandments of
all that YAHWEH your Elohim has YAHWEH your Elohim which I
done to these two kings; so YAHWEH command you2. (Deut 12:30)
shall do to all the kingdoms to which 3 Your eyes have seen that which
you are passing over.
22 Do not fear them, for YAHWEH 1 “Israel listen”- Literally, “hear and obey”.
your Elohim, He shall fight for you. This is written in command form.
Obedience is a prerequisite for all
covenants of Yahweh.
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YAHWEH has done in Baal-Peor. For to your sons, and to your sons' sons.
YAHWEH your Elohim has destroyed (Pr 22:6, Deut 6:7)
them from among you, the men that 10 The day that you stood before
followed Baal-Peor. YAHWEH your Elohim in Horeb,
4 And those of you clinging to when YAHWEH said to me, Gather
YAHWEH your Elohim are alive the people to Me, and I will make
today, all of you. them hear My Words, that they may
5 See, I have taught you statutes and learn to fear Me all the days that they
ordinances, as YAHWEH my Elohim live on the earth; and that they may
has commanded me, to do them, in the teach their sons.
midst of the land where you are going 11 And you drew near and stood
in, to possess it, below the mountain, and the
6 and you shall keep and do them, mountain burned with fire to the heart
for it shall be your wisdom and your of the heavens, darkness, cloud and
understanding before the eyes of the thick gloom.
peoples who hear all these statutes. 12 And YAHWEH spoke to you out
And they shall say, This great nation is of the midst of the fire; you heard the
a people wise and understanding1. sound of words, but you did not see a
7 For who is a great nation whose form, only a voice.3 (1Jo 4:12, Jo 1:18)
Elohim is coming near to them, as 13 And He declared His covenant to
YAHWEH your Elohim is, in all our you which He has commanded you to
calling on Him? do, the Ten Words; and He wrote
8 And who is a great nation whose them on two tablets of stone.
statutes and judgments are as 14 And YAHWEH commanded me
righteous as all the Torah, which I set at that time to teach you statutes and
before you today2? judgments, for you to do them in the
9 Only, be on guard for yourself and land which you shall pass over to
keep your soul carefully, that you do possess it.4
not forget the things which your eyes 15 Therefore you shall carefully be
have seen; and that they not depart on guard for your souls, for you have
from your heart all the days of your not seen any likeness in the day
life. And you shall make them known YAHWEH spoke to you in Horeb out
of the midst of the fire,5
16 lest you act corruptly, and make
2 Many Christians forget that the New for yourselves a carved image, a
Testament was not written until late first likeness of any figure, the shape of a
century/early second century and early male or female, (Deut 9:12)
believers would have only had the Torah 17 the shape of any animal in the
and would have highly upheld the words
that are written here to esteem the Torah of
Yahweh greatly (Acts 28:23). 3 No human being has ever seen Yahweh the
1 The word Torah means “instruction”. It was Father (1Joh 4:12), they have only heard the
given as a manual to teach the people how sound of His voice. When YHWH visably
to live a righteous, wisdom filled life. appears in the Tanach it is Yahshua Yahweh,
Understanding this fact; how could a spirit the Son appearing, Gen 19:24, Gen 18:1.
filled person ever say it is done away with? 4 Vs 9-14- It is not enough to just know the
Pr 1:7-9, Pr 2:1-2, Pr 3:1-2 commandments but they must be
2 The Torah separates believers from other internalized, loved and obeyed.
people of the world. (Ro 7:12, Ps 119172, 5 They did not see an image so they would
Ps 19:7-11) not try to recreate an idol.
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earth; the shape of any winged bird which YAHWEH your Elohim is
that flies in the heavens; giving to you as an inheritance.
18 the shape of any creeping thing 22 For I will not be in this land; I
on the ground; the shape of any fish in shall not pass over the Jordan. But you
the waters under the earth;1 shall pass over, and shall possess this
19 and that you not lift up your eyes good land.
towards the heavens and shall see the 23 Be on guard for yourselves, that
sun, and the moon and the stars, all you not forget the covenant of
the host of the heavens, and you be YAHWEH your Elohim, which He has
drawn away and worship them, and made with you, and make to
serve them; which YAHWEH your yourselves a graven image, a likeness
Elohim has allotted to all the peoples of anything which YAHWEH your
under all the heavens.2 Elohim has forbidden you.
20 And YAHWEH has taken you, 24 For YAHWEH your Elohim is a
and has brought you forth out of the consuming fire; He is a jealous El3.
iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a 25 When you father sons and son's
people to Him, an inheritance, as it is sons, and you have been long in the
this day. land, and have dealt corruptly, and
21 And YAHWEH was angry with have made a graven image, a likeness
me because of your words, and swore I of anything, and have done evil in the
would not pass over the Jordan, and sight of YAHWEH your Elohim, to
that I might not go into the good land provoke Him to anger;
26 I call the heavens and the earth to
1 Verses 16-18- It is interesting to note from witness against you today that you
these verses that there was no religious art shall soon utterly perish from off the
with depictions of people or animals until land to which you go over the Jordan
the 3rd century A.D. And the start of the
to possess it; you shall not prolong
Byzantine era. It was considered breaking
the 2nd commandment. your days on it, but shall utterly be
2 It is inconceivable to think that YHWH destroyed. (Jer 33:19-21)
would command Israel every month to go 27 And YAHWEH shall scatter you
out and visibly sight a crescent moon in the among the peoples, and you shall be
context of this verse. The biblical calendar left few in number among the nations
started the month by conjunction and the to which YAHWEH shall lead you
sighting of the crescent came much later away.
after the Babylonian captivity as it was 28 And there you shall serve other
adopted from Babylon. Yahweh works in gods, the work of man's hands, wood
the circular pattern and the day starts with and stone, which cannot see, nor hear,
the absence of the sun (at sunset) as the
nor eat, nor smell.4
month starts with the absence of the moon
(Heb 11:1-2) at conjunction. Knowing 29 And if you shall seek YAHWEH
Israel's propensity to follow their pagan your Elohim from there, then you shall
neighbors, Elohim would never purposely find Him, if you seek Him with your
tempt them (Ja 1:13-14) by commanding whole heart, and with all your soul,
His people to visibly sight a crescent moon 30 in your distress, when all these
each month. The sign of the crescent moon things have found you, in the latter
has traditionally been used in the occult and
even is the sign of Islam. You can study the 3 Yahweh is living and whatever does not
complete biblical calendar in lesson 11 draw close to Him will be consumed. He is
online at www.coyhwh.com in the study jealous means He maintains His rights.
section. Deut 9:3, Ex 24:17
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days, then you shall return to 38 in order to drive out nations

YAHWEH your Elohim, and shall greater and mightier than you from
listen to His voice. (Eze 36:16-38, before you, to bring you in, to give
Amos 9:14-15, Zech 10:1-12) their land for an inheritance, as it is
31 For YAHWEH your El is a this day;
merciful Elohim. He will not forsake 39 know today, and lay it to your
you, nor destroy you, nor forget the heart, that YAHWEH, He is The
covenant of your fathers which He Elohim in the heavens above and on
swore to them. (Mal 3:6) the earth beneath. Nothing Else1.
32 For ask now of the days past 40 And you shall keep His statutes
which were before you, since the day and His commandments which I am
that Elohim created man on the earth, commanding you today, so that it may
and from the one end of the heavens to be well with you, and with your sons
the other end of the heavens, whether after you, and so that you may prolong
there has been a thing as great as this, your days on the earth, which
or has anything like it been heard. YAHWEH our Elohim is giving to you
33 Has a people heard the voice of all the days.2 (Eccl 12:13)
Elohim speaking from the midst of the 41 Then Moses separated three cities
fire, as you have heard, and lived? beyond the Jordan, toward the sun-
34 Or has Elohim gone forth to take rising,
to Himself a nation from the midst of a 42 that the manslayer might flee
nation, by trials, by signs, and by there, he who killed his neighbor
wonders, and by war, and by a mighty unawares, and did not hate him in
hand, and by a stretched out arm, and times before, and that he fleeing to one
by great terrors, according to all that of these cities might live: (Num 35:9-
YAHWEH your Elohim did for you in 29)
Egypt before your eyes? 43 Bezer in the wilderness, in the
35 To you it was revealed, so that tableland, for the Reubenites; and
you might know that YAHWEH He is Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and
The Elohim, and nothing exists Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.3
without Him. (Is 45:18) 44 And this is the Torah which
36 He made you hear His voice out Moses set before the sons of Israel;
of the heavens, that He might 45 these are the testimonies and the
discipline you; and He made you to see statutes and the ordinances which
His great fire on earth; and you heard Moses spoke to the sons of Israel when
His Word from the midst of the fire. they came out of Egypt;
37 And because He loved your 46 beyond the Jordan in the valley
fathers, and chose their seed after
them, and brought you out with His 1 This verse means there is no life without
presence, with His great power, out of
Yahweh as the source.
Egypt, 2 This was north and east of the Dead Sea on
the east side of the Jordan and again shows
4 All three major religions worship paganism that Mount Sinai had to be east of the Sinai
in some form through stone and wood. peninsula in Saudi Arabia.
Christians have the wooden cross, Muslims 3 All three of these places are on the eastern
have the stone in Mecca and even Judaism side of the Jordan River. Ramoth means
bows daily to the stone wall in Jerusalem heights and was between Hesbon and
which is the remains of the Roman Fort Bashan divided by the Jabbok River and
Antonia. was heavily wooded during biblical times.
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opposite Beth-Peor, in the land of Word of YAHWEH4; for you were

Sihon the king of the Amorites, who afraid from the face of the fire, and
lived at Heshbon, whom Moses and you did not go up into the mountain,
the sons of Israel struck when they when He spoke, saying: (Ex 19:16-24)
came out of Egypt. 6 I am YAHWEH your Elohim who
47 And they took possession of his brought you out of the land of Egypt,
land, and the land of Og the king of from the house of slavery.
Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites 7 You shall have no other Elohim
who were beyond the Jordan, toward before Me. (Math 22:36-38)
the sunrising;1 8 You shall not make a carved image
48 from Aroer, which is on the edge for you, any likeness of anything in the
of the river of Arnon, even to Mount heavens above, or in the earth
Sion, which is Hermon;2 beneath, and in the waters from under
49 and all the Arabah beyond the the earth.
Jordan eastward, even to the sea of the 9 You shall not bow yourself to them
Arabah, under the Slopes of Pisgah. nor serve them, for I, YAHWEH your
Elohim, am a jealous El, visiting the
Chapter 5 iniquity of fathers on sons, and on the
third, and on the fourth generation of
1 And Moses called to all Israel and those that hate Me5, (Ex 34:7)
said to them, Hear, Israel, the statutes 10 and doing kindness to thousands
and the judgments which I speak in of those who love Me and keep My
your ears today. And you shall learn commandments.
them, and be on guard to do them. 11 You shall not take the name of
2 YAHWEH your Elohim cut a YAHWEH your Elohim in vain; for
covenant with us in Horeb. YAHWEH will not hold him guiltless
3 YAHWEH did not cut this who takes His name in vain6.
covenant with our fathers, but with us, (Ex 22:20, 23:13)
even us, these here today, all of us 12 Observe the Sabbath day, to keep
alive.3 (Num 26:63-65, Jud 5, Heb it holy7, as YAHWEH your Elohim has
3:19) commanded you. (Ex 20:8-11)
4 YAHWEH talked with you face to
face in the mountain out of the midst
of the fire. 4 Moses as a type of Messiah paralleled
5 I stood between YAHWEH and Yahshua in that they were both deliverers,
you at that time to declare to you the prophets, mediators, and intercessors.
5 Verses 8-9- The premise of this command is
the worshiping of a graven image.
6 “In vain” means to change, falsify or make
1 Ruth was from this area and was not a common. The sacred name Yahweh is so set
Moabite, but from the tribe of Manasseh. apart from any other name on earth, it must
2 “Mount Sion” - possibly a spelling error of be revered above everything. The rabbis
“Sirion” (Deut 3:9). If the scripture took this to the point of not even
correctly names Mount Hermon as also mentioning it, and inadvertently have
Sion it could have some interesting brought it to nothing. How could we,
implications for the last days, Rev 14:1-3, according to scripture, praise His name,
Math 24:14-15. glorify His name, sing praises to His name,
3 This shows there was a betrothal but the call on His name if we did not mention it?
covenant was never ratified due to the sin of 7 The Hebrew word for “holy” is “Kadosh”
the golden calf. and literally means “set apart”.
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13 Six days you shall labor, and shall 20 And you shall not bear false
do all your work, witness against your neighbor.
14 and the seventh day shall be a 21 You shall not lust after your
Sabbath to YAHWEH your Elohim. neighbor's wife; nor shall you covet
You shall not do any work, you nor your neighbor's house, his field 2, nor
your son, nor your daughter, nor your his male slave, nor his female slave,
male slave, nor your female slave, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything
your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of which is your neighbor's3.
your livestock, nor your stranger that 22 YAHWEH spoke these Words to
is within your gates; so that your male all your assembly on the Mount, out of
slave and your female slave may rest the midst of the fire of the cloud and
like yourself. out of the thick darkness with a great
15 And remember that you were a voice. And He added no more; and He
slave in the land of Egypt, and wrote them on two tablets of stone,
YAHWEH your Elohim brought you and gave them to me.4
out from there by a mighty hand and 23 And it happened, when you heard
by a stretched out arm. On account of the voice out of the midst of the
this YAHWEH your Elohim has darkness, while the mountain burned
commanded you to keep the Sabbath with fire, you came near to me, all the
day1. rulers of your tribes, and your elders,
16 Honor your father and your 24 and you said, Behold! YAHWEH
mother, as YAHWEH your Elohim your Elohim has made us see His glory
has commanded you, so that your days and His greatness to us, and we have
may be prolonged, and so that it may heard His voice out of the midst of the
be well with you in the land which fire; we have seen today that Elohim
YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to speaks with man, and he lives.
you. (Eph 6:2-3) 25 And then why should we die? For
17 You shall not commit murder. this great fire will consume us. If we
18 And you shall not commit hear the voice of YAHWEH your
adultery. (Math 5:27-28) Elohim any more, then we shall die.
19 And you shall not steal. 26 For who of all flesh that has
heard the voice of the living Elohim
speaking out of the midst of the fire, as
1 In Exodus, the Sabbath commandment we have, and has lived?
reverts back to creation, whereas here it is
to remember their slavery. This shows us 2 This was not in Ex 20 under the law against
the two-fold commission of the Sabbath day coveting and shows in covenant relationship
to revere Yahweh as creator and look the former obligations remain and updates
forward to His soon coming Kingdom when can simply be added according to the spirit
all will be as it was in the Garden of Eden. of the law.
Secondly, it also reminds us every 7th day of 3 The last commandment ties up all ten by
the bondage that our sins brought us into not only telling what to do and not do, but
and we give reverence to Yahshua Messiah that our thoughts can defile us and sin starts
(Mk 2:28) from saving us from that spiritual in the mind. Ja 1:14-15, 1 Cor 6:9-10, Eph
bondage by paying the penalty of our sins. 5:5.
Keeping these two most important aspects 4 There is nothing written in the Torah that
in remembrance is vital for true covenant would make one think that there was a
believers and clearly shows the Sabbath is hidden oral law. Everything commanded by
important to keep and is still a YHWH was written in the book of the
commandment today. Torah, Jos 8:33-35, Deut 31:9, Ex 24:4.
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27 You go near and hear all that 2 that you might fear YAHWEH
YAHWEH our Elohim may say, and your Elohim, to keep all His statutes
you shall speak to us all that and His commandments which I
YAHWEH our Elohim may speak to command you; you, and your son, and
you. And we will hear it and do it. your son's son, all the days of your life;
28 And YAHWEH heard the voice and that your days may be prolonged.
of your words when you spoke to me. (Deut 4:40, Deut 5:33)
And YAHWEH said to me, I have 3 Hear, then, O Israel, and take heed
heard the voice of the words of this to do it, that it may be well with you,
people, which they have spoken to that you may increase greatly, as
you; they have well said all that they YAHWEH the Elohim of your fathers
have spoken. has promised you, in the land flowing
29 Would that this heart of theirs with milk and honey2.
would be like this always, to fear Me, 4 Hear, O Israel, YAHWEH our
and to keep all My commandments, Elohim is YAHWEH echad.3
that it might be well with them, and 5 And you shall love YAHWEH your
with their sons forever. (Jer 31:31-34) Elohim with all your heart, and with
30 Go say to them, Return to your all your soul, and with all your might.
tents. 6 And these Words which I am
31 But as for you, you stand here by commanding you today shall be on
Me, and I will speak to you all the your heart.
commandments and the statutes and 7 And you shall diligently teach them
the judgments which you shall teach to your sons, and shall speak of them
them, that they may do them in the as you sit in your house, and as you
land which I am giving to them, to walk in the way, and as you are lying
possess it.
32 And you shall be careful to do as 2 This phrase is used 14 times in the Torah
YAHWEH your Elohim has and 19 times throughout the Tanach and
commanded you; you shall not turn would be a desert wanderers' dream. The
aside to the right or left. milk and honey idiom shows much water
33 You shall walk in all the ways and unlimited grazing for animals with
which YAHWEH your Elohim has sweetness of honey all around, something
commanded you, so that you may live, they did not have in the wilderness. Also it
and that good may be to you, and you is showing a food source naturally from
may prolong your days in the land trees of date palm, pomegranate, and figs
which you will possess1. and not from having to plant a garden.
Is 7:15, Deut 32:13-14
3 This verse called “The Great Shema”
Chapter 6
because “Hear O Israel” means to listen or
be attentive to. The Hebrew word “echad”
1 Now this is the commandment, the is a unity word such as family, see Gen
statute and the judgments which 2:24, and means “Yahweh united”. If the
YAHWEH your Elohim commanded intention of the verse was to show there was
to teach you, to do them in the land to only one YHWH, the Hebrew word used
which you are crossing over, to possess would have been “yachid”, see Gen 22:12.
it, It would also make no sense to state there is
only Yahweh, when scripture undeniably
states there are cherubs and Seraphs and
1 Being obedient to the Torah was indicative elders around His throne amongst other
of being able to dwell in the land. beings, Rev 4:4, Is 6:1-3.
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down, and as you are rising up. Elohim, and His testimonies, and His
(Pr 22:6) statutes which He has commanded
8 And you shall bind them for a sign you.
on your hand; and they shall be for 18 And you shall do the right thing
frontlets between your eyes.1 and the good thing in the eyes of
9 And you shall write them on the YAHWEH, so that it may be well with
doorposts of your house, and on your you, and that you may go in and
gates. possess the good land which
10 And it shall be, when YAHWEH YAHWEH has sworn to your fathers,
your Elohim shall bring you into the 19 to drive out all your enemies from
land which He has sworn to your before you, as YAHWEH has spoken.
fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to 20 When your son asks you
Jacob, to give to you great and good hereafter, saying, What are the
cities, which you have not built, testimonies and the statutes and the
11 and houses full of every good judgments which YAHWEH your
thing which you have not filled, and Elohim has commanded you?
wells dug which you did not dig, 21 Then you shall say to your son,
vineyards and olive yards which you We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt,
did not plant; and you shall eat and be and YAHWEH brought us out of
satisfied; Egypt with a strong hand.
12 then you shall be on guard that 22 And YAHWEH gave signs and
you do not forget YAHWEH who great and grievous wonders on Egypt,
brought you out of the land of Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household,
out of the house of slaves. before our eyes.
13 You shall fear YAHWEH your 23 And He has brought us out from
Elohim, and you shall serve Him, and there in order to bring us in, to give us
you shall swear by His name.2 the land which He had sworn to our
14 You shall not go after other gods, fathers.
of the Elohim of the people who are 24 And YAHWEH commanded us
around you, to do all these statutes, to fear
15 for YAHWEH your Elohim is a YAHWEH our Elohim for our good
jealous Elohim in your midst, lest the forever, to keep us alive, as today.4
anger of YAHWEH your Elohim burn 25 And it shall be righteousness for
against you, and He destroy you from us when we take heed to do all this
off the face of the earth. (Ex 34:14) commandment before YAHWEH our
16 You shall not test YAHWEH your Elohim, as He has commanded us.
Elohim as you tested Him in Massah.
17 Diligently, you shall keep3 the Chapter 7
commandments of YAHWEH your
1 When YAHWEH your Elohim
1 You think with your mind and you do with shall bring you into the land to which
your hands. This is the opposite of the mark you are going, to possess it, and He
of the beast giving your strength to YHWH. casts out many nations from before
Pr 3:1-3, Ex 13:9, 16, Deut 11:18-20
2 It was blasphemy and cursing to pray to the
name of any deity but YAHWEH, Ex 22:20, 4 The fear of YHWH will lead one to
Ex 23:13, Ex 3:15, Is 42:8. repentance and obedience, Ps 111:10, Pr
3 The Hebrew Shamar means to guard, 1:7. Without the fear of YHWH, pride will
protect. rule one's life, Num 15:39.
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you, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, more in number than any people, for
and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, you were the fewest of all peoples.
and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, 8 But because YAHWEH loved you,
and the Jebusites, seven nations larger and because He kept the oath which
and mightier than you;1 (Deut 20:17) He swore to your fathers, YAHWEH
2 and when YAHWEH your Elohim has caused you to go out with a strong
shall give them up before you, and you hand, and redeemed you from the
strike them, then you shall utterly house of slaves, from the hand of
destroy them; you shall not cut a Pharaoh king of Egypt.
covenant with them, nor show mercy 9 Because of this, know that
to them; (Ro 16:17-19) YAHWEH your Elohim, He is Elohim,
3 nor shall you intermarry with the faithful El, keeping the covenant
them; you shall not give your daughter and mercy to those who love Him, and
to his son, nor shall you take his to those who keep His
daughter to your son. (Ezr 9:5-15, 2 commandments, to a thousand
Cor 6:14-18, Num 11:1-4, Num 25:1-3) generations;2
4 For he will turn your son away 10 and repaying to his face those
from following Me, that they may that hate Him, to destroy him; He will
serve other Elohim; and the anger of not delay, He will repay him who hates
YAHWEH will glow against you, and Him, to his face.3
He will destroy you quickly. 11 And you shall keep the
5 But you shall deal with them in this commandments, and the statutes, and
way: you shall break down their altars, the judgments which I am
and shatter in pieces their pillars; and commanding you today, to do them.
you shall cut down their Asherahs; and 12 And it shall be, because you hear
you will burn their carved images with judgments, and keep and do them,
fire. even YAHWEH your Elohim will keep
6 For you are a holy people to with you the covenant and the mercy
YAHWEH your Elohim. YAHWEH which He swore to your fathers.
your Elohim has chosen you to be His 13 And He will love you, and bless
own treasure out of all the people on you, and multiply you. He will also
the face of the earth. (Ex 19:3-6, 1Pe bless the fruit of your body, and the
2:9-10) fruit of your land, your grain and your
7 YAHWEH did not set His love on wine and your oil, the increase of your
you or choose you because you were oxen and the wealth of your flock, in
the land which He has sworn to your
fathers, to give it to you4.
1 The Hittites were a dynasty located in Asia 14 You shall be blessed above all
Minor and from 1800B.C. to around
1200B.C. they dominated much of the land
of Canaan. The name Amorite comes from 2 Since the creation of Adam in Genesis,
the Akkadian word for westerner (west there have only been roughly 150
from Babylon) and they lived in the hill generations using the number 40, which is
country during the time of the Israelite the smallest number in equating a
conquest. The Perizzites lived in southern generation. This shows that YHWH's love
Judah (Jud 1:4-5) and some lived in the and mercy continues today to those fearing
land of Ephraim (Jos 17:15). The Hivittes Him and keeping His commandments.
were from Gibeon (Jos 9:7, 11:19, 2 Sam 3 The singular suffix here indicates YHWH
24:7) and the Jebusites were in Jerusalem (1 will personally punish each individual who
Chron 11:4-5). disobeys Him.
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people; there shall not be a barren destroy them with a great destruction
man or a barren woman among you, until they are exterminated.
nor among your livestock. 24 And He shall give their kings into
15 And YAHWEH shall turn aside your hand; and you shall destroy their
every sickness from you; and He will name from under the heavens. No
not put on you any of the evil diseases man shall be able to stand before you
of Egypt, which you have known, but until you have destroyed them.
He will put them on all who hate you. 25 You shall burn the carved images
16 And you shall destroy all the of their Elohim with fire; and you shall
people whom YAHWEH your Elohim not lust after the silver and gold on
is giving to you. And your eye shall them, nor shall you take it to yourself,
have no pity on them; and you shall that you not be snared by it; for it is an
not serve their gods; for it shall be a abomination to YAHWEH.
snare to you. 26 And you shall not bring an
17 If you shall say in your heart, abomination into your house, that you
These nations are more plentiful than not be a cursed thing like it. You shall
I; how can I throw them out? utterly detest it, and you shall utterly
18 You shall not be afraid of them; hate it; for it is a cursed thing. (Jos 7:1)
remembering you shall remember that
which YAHWEH your Elohim has Chapter 8
done to Pharaoh, and to all Egypt,
19 the great trials which your eyes 1 You shall be watchful to do every
have seen, and the miracles, and the commandment which I am
wonders and the mighty hand, and the commanding you today, so that you
stretched out arm with which may live and may multiply and may go
YAHWEH your Elohim has brought in and possess the land which
you out. So YAHWEH your Elohim YAHWEH has sworn to your fathers.1
shall do to all the peoples of whose 2 And you shall remember all the
face you are afraid. way which YAHWEH your Elohim
20 And YAHWEH your Elohim has caused you to go these forty years
shall send the hornets among them, in the wilderness, in order to humble
until the ones who are left perish, even you, to try you, to know that which is
those who hide themselves from your in your heart, whether you will keep
face. (Ex 23:27-33) His commandments or not2.
21 You shall not tremble before 3 And He has humbled you, and
them, for YAHWEH your Elohim is caused you to hunger, and caused you
among you, a mighty and fearful El. to eat the manna, which you had not
22 And YAHWEH your Elohim will known, and your fathers had not
clear out those nations before you little known, in order to cause you to know
by little. You may not consume them that man shall not live by bread alone,
at once, lest the beasts of the field but man shall live by every Word that
increase upon you. proceeds from the mouth of
23 And YAHWEH your Elohim shall YAHWEH3. (Math 4:4)
deliver them up before you, and
1 Obedience to the Torah is a prerequisite for
possessing the land.
4 The physical land of Israel is always an 2 The wilderness was simply a test of faith
integral part of Yahweh's everlasting and obedience, Heb 3:7-19, 4:1-3.
covenant. 3 Bread sustains life but does not give life.
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4 Your clothing did not wear out on Elohim who brought you out of the
you, and your foot did not swell, these land of Egypt, out of the house of
forty years. slaves;3
5 And you have known with your 15 who led you through the great and
heart that as a man disciplines his son, dreadful wilderness, with burning
YAHWEH your Elohim disciplines serpent, and scorpion, and thirsty
you. (Heb 12:5-8) ground where no water is; who
6 And you shall keep the brought you water out of the flinty
commandments of YAHWEH your rock; (Is 30:6)
Elohim, to walk in His ways, and to 16 who made you eat manna in the
fear Him. wilderness, which your fathers did not
7 For YAHWEH your Elohim brings know; that He might humble you and
you into a good land, a land of streams that He might prove you, to do you
of water, of fountains and depths that good at your latter end; (Deut 8:2)
spring out of valleys and hills, 17 that you not say in your heart, My
8 a land of wheat and barley and power and the might of my hand have
vines and fig trees and pomegranates, made for me this wealth.4
a land of olive oil and honey, 1 18 But you shall remember
9 a land in which you shall eat bread YAHWEH your Elohim, for it is He
without want; you shall not lack who gives to you power to make
anything in it; a land whose stones are wealth; that He may establish His
iron; and you shall dig copper out of covenant which He swore to your
its mountains2. fathers, as it is this day.
10 And you shall eat and be satisfied; 19 And it shall be, if you shall forget
and you shall bless YAHWEH your YAHWEH your Elohim, and walk
Elohim in the good land which He has after other gods, and serve them, and
given you. worship them, I testify against you
11 Take heed to yourself, lest you today that you shall utterly perish;
forget YAHWEH your Elohim so as 20 as the nations that YAHWEH
not to keep His commandments, and makes to perish before you, so you
His judgments, and His statutes, shall perish; because you did not listen
which I am commanding you today; to the voice of YAHWEH your
12 that when you have eaten and are Elohim.
satisfied, and have built goodly
houses, and have lived in them; Chapter 9
13 and when your herds and your
flocks multiply, and your silver and 1 Hear, O Israel, you shall cross over
your gold have multiplied, and all that the Jordan today, to go in to
you have is multiplied,
14 then it rises up into your heart, 3 Verses 11:14- It is much easier to forget
and you forget YAHWEH your Elohim during the times when everything is
going good, instead of the times of trial
1 All of these are part of the seven species for when He is more needed. This is a warning
Sukkot and are listed in order of to always remember the one who freed
importance. them.
2 The Timna copper mines in the south were 4 This is the prideful, blinded thought of the
used to mine copper for Solomon's Laodicean that thinks his own might got
sanctuary and also the trans-Jordan him all he has acquired and doesn't realize
mountains. his pathetic spiritual state, (Rev 3:14-18).
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dispossess nations greater and YAHWEH angry; and YAHWEH

mightier than yourself, cities great and breathed angrily against you, to
walled up to the heavens; destroy you.
2 a people great and tall, the sons of 9 When I went up into the mountain
the Anakim, whom you know, and of to receive the tablets of stone, tablets
whom you have heard it said, Who can of the covenant which YAHWEH cut
stand before the sons of Anak? 1 with you, and I remained in the
3 And know today that YAHWEH mountain forty days and forty nights I
your Elohim is He who passes over did not eat bread nor did I drink
before you as a consuming fire; He will water,
destroy them, and He will bring them 10 and YAHWEH gave to me the
down before you; so you shall two tablets of stone written with the
dispossess them and make them to finger of Elohim, and on them was
perish quickly, as YAHWEH has written according to all the Words
spoken to you. which YAHWEH spoke with you in
4 Do not say in your heart, when the mountain, out of the midst of the
YAHWEH your Elohim casts them fire, in the day of the assembly;
out from before you, saying, 11 then it happened, at the end of
YAHWEH has brought me in to forty days and forty nights YAHWEH
possess this land for my righteousness. gave the two tablets of stone to me,
But say, YAHWEH dispossesses them tablets of the covenant,
from before you because of the 12 and YAHWEH said to me, Rise
wickedness of those nations. (Lev up, go down quickly from here; for
18:1-5,24-30) your people whom you have brought
5 It is not for your righteousness or out of Egypt have acted corruptly; they
for the uprightness of your heart that have quickly turned aside out of the
you go to possess their land. But way which I commanded them; they
YAHWEH your Elohim is have made themselves a cast image.
dispossessing them from before you 13 And YAHWEH spoke to me,
because of the wickedness of these saying, I have seen this people, and,
nations; and in order to establish the behold, it is a stiff-necked people. (Ex
Word which YAHWEH has sworn to 32:1-10)
your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, 14 Let Me alone that I may destroy
and to Jacob. them and blot out their name from
6 And you shall know that under the heavens; and I will make of
YAHWEH your Elohim is not giving you a nation mightier and greater than
you this good land, to possess it, for they.
your righteousness; for you are a stiff- 15 And I turned and came down
necked people. from the mountain, and the mountain
7 Remember; do not forget how you was burning with fire, and the two
made YAHWEH your Elohim angry in tablets of the covenant were in my two
the wilderness; even from the day that hands;
you came out of the land of Egypt until 16 and I looked; and, behold! You
you came into this place you have been had sinned against YAHWEH your
rebellious against YAHWEH. Elohim; you had made a casted calf for
8 Even in Horeb you made yourselves; you had quickly turned out
of the way which YAHWEH had
commanded you.
1 See note on Deut 1:28.
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17 And I took hold of the two tablets 27 Remember Your servants,

and threw them out of my two hands, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; do not look
and broke them before your eyes. to the stubbornness of this people, nor
18 And I fell down before to their wickedness nor to their sin,
YAHWEH, as at the first, forty days 28 lest the land from which You
and forty nights; I ate no bread and brought us say, Because YAHWEH
drank no water; because of all your was not able to bring them into the
sins which you had sinned, in doing land which He promised them; and,
that which was evil in the eyes of because He hated them, He has
YAHWEH, to make Him angry. brought them out to kill them in the
19 For I was afraid because of the wilderness.
anger and the fury with which 29 And they are Your people, and
YAHWEH had been angry against Your inheritance, whom You have
you, to destroy you. And YAHWEH brought out by Your great power, and
listened to me at this time also. by Your stretched out arm.
20 And YAHWEH was very angry (Ps 106:39-40)
with Aaron, to destroy him, and I also
prayed for Aaron at that time. Chapter 10
21 And I took your sin, the calf which
you made, and I burned it with fire, 1 At that time YAHWEH said to me,
and beat it, grinding it very small until Cut out for yourself two tablets of
it was as fine as dust; and I threw its stone like the first, and come up to Me,
dust into the torrent that came down into the mountain, and you shall make
out of the mountain. for yourself an ark of wood;
22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, 2 and I shall write on the tablets the
and at The Graves of Lust you words which were on the first tablets,
provoked YAHWEH to anger. which you have broken, and you shall
23 And when YAHWEH sent you place them in the ark.
from Kadesh-Barnea, saying, Go up 3 And I made an ark of acacia wood,
and possess the land which I have and cut out two tablets of stone like
given to you, then you rebelled against the first, and went up into the
the mouth of YAHWEH your Elohim, mountain; and the two tablets were in
and did not believe Him, nor listen to my hand.
His voice. 4 And He wrote on the tablets
24 You have been rebellious against according to the writing, the Ten
YAHWEH from the day that I knew Words1, which YAHWEH had spoken
you. to you in the mountain, out of the
25 And I fell down before YAHWEH midst of the fire in the day of the
the forty days and the forty nights as I assembly. And YAHWEH gave them
had thrown myself down before, for to me,
YAHWEH had said to destroy you. 5 and I turned and came down from
26 And I prayed to YAHWEH, and the mountain and put the tablets in
said, O Adonai YAHWEH, do not the ark which I had made. And they
destroy Your people, and Your are there, as YAHWEH commanded
inheritance whom You have redeemed me.
in Your greatness; whom You have 6 And the sons of Israel pulled up
brought out of Egypt with a mighty
hand. 1 The 10 commandments called words here.
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stakes from Beeroth of the sons of Heaven of the heavens, the earth and
Jaakan to Mosera1; Aaron died there all in it, belong to YAHWEH your
and he was buried there; and his son Elohim.
Eleazar was acting as priest in his 15 Only, YAHWEH has delighted in
place. your fathers, to love them; and He
7 From there they pulled up stakes to chose their seed after them, on you out
Gudgodah;and from Gudgodah to of all the peoples, as it is today.
Jotbath, a land of water brooks.2 16 And you shall circumcise the
8 At that time YAHWEH separated foreskin of your heart, and you shall
the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the not harden your neck any more.
covenant before YAHWEH, to stand 17 For YAHWEH your Elohim, He is
before YAHWEH and to minister to the Elohim of Elohims, and the Master
Him, and to bless in His name, until of Masters; the great, the mighty, the
today. fearful Elohim who does not lift up
9 Therefore, Levi has no portion nor faces, nor take a bribe.
inheritance with his brothers; 18 He executes justice for the
YAHWEH is his inheritance, fatherless and the widow, and loves
according as YAHWEH your Elohim the alien, to give to him food and
spoke to him. clothing.
10 And I stayed in the mountain 19 And you shall love the alien, for
forty days and forty nights, as at the you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
first. And YAHWEH listened to me 20 You shall fear YAHWEH your
that time also; YAHWEH did not will Elohim; you shall serve Him; and you
to destroy you. shall cleave to Him; and you shall
11 And YAHWEH said to me Rise swear by His name.
up! Go before the people, causing 21 He shall be your praise, and He
them to set forward, that they may go shall be your Elohim, who has done
in and possess the land which I swore for you these great and fearful things
to their fathers, to give it to them. which your eyes have seen.
12 And now, Israel, what has 22 Your fathers went down to Egypt
YAHWEH your Elohim asked of you, with seventy persons4; and now
except to fear YAHWEH your Elohim, YAHWEH your Elohim has made you
to walk in all His ways, and to love as the stars of the heavens for
Him, and to serve YAHWEH your multitude.
Elohim with all your heart, and with
all your soul; Chapter 11
13 to keep the commandments of
YAHWEH, and His statutes which I 1 And you shall love YAHWEH your
am commanding you today, for your Elohim, and keep His charge, and His
good.3 (Deut 5:33, Deut 6:24) statutes and His judgments, and His
14 Behold, the heavens and the commandments all the days.
2 And you know today, for I do not
1 Mosera means chastisement and was a speak with your sons who have not
province in which Mount Hor was located. known, and who have not seen the
2 “Gudgodah”- The place is unknown but the chastisement of YAHWEH your
name is after a false pagan goddess.
3 There are only blessings for obedience
(Ps 19:7-11) and curses for disobedience, 4 This does not include Joseph and his family,
Deut 28:58-67. whereas Gen 46:27 does.
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Elohim, His greatness, His mighty Elohim cares for; the eyes of
hand, and His stretched out arm, YAHWEH your Elohim are always on
3 and His signs, and His works it from the beginning of the year to the
which He did in the midst of Egypt to end of the year.3
Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and to all 13 And it shall be, if listening you
his land; will listen to My commands which I
4 and that which He has done to the command you today, to love
army of Egypt, to its horses, and to its YAHWEH your Elohim, and to serve
chariots, when He caused the waters of Him with all your heart, and with all
the Red Sea to flow over them as they your soul4,
pursued them. And YAHWEH 14 that I will give the rain of your
destroyed them to this day; land in its season, the early rain and
5 and that which He has done to you the latter rain, that you may gather in
in the wilderness, until you came to your grain, and your new wine, and
this place; your oil.
6 and that which He has done to 15 And I will give grass in your fields
Dathan, and to Abiram, sons of Eliab, for your livestock; and you shall eat
Reuben's son, when the earth opened and be satisfied.
her mouth and swallowed them and 16 Take heed to yourselves, that your
their houses and their tents and all the heart not be deceived, and you turn
living substance at their feet, in the aside and serve other elohim, and bow
midst of all Israel. down to them;
7 But your eyes see all the great work 17 and the anger of YAHWEH glow
of YAHWEH which He has done. against you, and He shut up the
8 And you shall keep all the heavens, and there be no rain, and the
commandments which I am ground not give her increase, and you
commanding you today, so that you perish quickly from off the good land
shall be strong, and shall go in and which YAHWEH is giving to you.
possess the land to which you are 18 And you shall lay these Words up
crossing over, to possess it; in your hearts, and in your souls, and
9 and so that you may prolong your shall bind them for a sign on your
days in the land which YAHWEH has hand. And they shall be for frontlets
sworn to your fathers, to give to them between your eyes5.
and to their seed, a land flowing with 19 And you shall teach them to your
milk and honey. sons by speaking of them as you sit in
10 For the land to which you are your house, and as you walk in the
going, to possess it, is not as the land way, and as you lie down, and as you
of Egypt, from where you came, where rise up. (Deut 6:7)
you sowed your seed and watered it 20 And you shall write them on the
with your foot, as a garden of herbs1.
11 But the land which you are 2 This verse is contrasted with verse 10
entering to possess it is a land of hills showing in Israel Yahweh is giving the land
and valleys, drinking water from the rain from heaven in due season.
rain of the heavens;2 3 Although man thinks in the linear, YHWH
12 a land which YAHWEH your works in the circular. The biblical year goes
around in a circle from equinox to equinox.
1 In Egypt due to lack of rain water channels 4 Love is equated with obedience.
had to be dug out by foot to allow water to 5 One thinks with the the brain and does with
flow from reservoirs or cisterns. the hands. Deut 6:8, Ex 13:9, Pr 3:1-4
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side posts of your house, and on your Arabah, opposite to Gilgal, beside the
gates, (Deut 6:9) oaks of Moreh?
21 that your days and the days of 31 For you are to cross over the
your sons may be multiplied in the Jordan to go in to possess the land
land which YAHWEH has sworn to which YAHWEH your Elohim is
your fathers, to give to them, as the giving to you; and you shall possess it
days of the heavens over the earth. and live in it.
(Deut 34:4) 32 And take heed to do all the
22 For if keeping you will keep this statutes and the judgments which I am
command which I am commanding giving before you today.
you, to do it, to love YAHWEH your
Elohim, to walk in all His ways, and to Chapter 12
cleave to Him,
23 then YAHWEH shall dispossess 1 These are the statutes and the
all these nations from before you, and judgments which you shall take heed
you shall possess nations greater and to do in the land which YAHWEH the
mightier than you. Elohim of your fathers has given to
24 Every place where the sole of you, to possess it, all the days that you
your foot treads shall be yours, from live on the earth:
the wilderness and Lebanon, from the 2 You shall completely destroy all the
river, the Euphrates River even to the places where the nations which you
furthest sea shall be your border.1 are dispossessing served their gods, on
25 No man shall stand before you. the high mountains, and on the hills,
YAHWEH your Elohim shall put your and under every leafy tree.2
dread and your fear on the face of all 3 And you shall break down their
the land on which you tread, as He has altars, and shatter their standing
spoken to you. pillars. And you shall burn their
26 Behold! I set before you today a Asherahs with fire. And you shall cut
blessing and a curse: down the carved images of their gods,
27 a blessing if you hear the and shall destroy their names out of
commandments of YAHWEH your that place. (Deut 7:1-6)
Elohim which I command you today; 4 You shall not do so to YAHWEH
28 and a curse if you will not hear your Elohim. (Joh 4:24)
the commandments of YAHWEH 5 But you shall seek to the place
your Elohim, but will turn aside out of which YAHWEH your Elohim shall
the way which I command you today, choose out of all your tribes
to go after other gods which you have (Jerusalem)3; for you shall seek His
not known. (Deut 30:11-19)
29 And it shall be when YAHWEH
your Elohim shall bring you into the 2 So not to be enticed with false worship,
land to which you go to possess it, that Israel was commanded to destroy all the
you shall set the blessing on Mount altars of worship where pagans were
Gerizim, and the curse on Mount Ebal. sacrificing to their false deities.
(Jos 8:33, Deut 27:10-13) 3 Jerusalem, since the Garden of Eden, has
30 Are they not beyond the Jordan, always been the eternal headquarters of
behind the way of the sunset, in the Yahweh and will continue to be so in the
land of the Canaanites that live in the Millennium Mic 4:2-4, Ps 132:13-14, Ps
122:1, Kgs 14:21, Ps 135:21, Joel 2:32,
1 The promise given Abraham in Gen 15:18 3:17, 21, Jer 3:17.
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dwelling, to put His name there. And YAHWEH your Elohim, you and your
you shall go there.1 (Deut 16:16) sons, and your daughters, and your
6 And you shall bring your burnt male slaves, and your female slaves,
offerings there, and your sacrifices, and the Levite within your gates
and your tithes, and the heave offering because he has no portion or
of your hand, and your vows, and your inheritance with you.
freewill offering, and the firstlings of 13 Take heed to yourself that you not
your herd and of your flock. offer your burnt offerings in every
7 And you shall eat there before place that you see;
YAHWEH your Elohim, and shall 14 but in the place which YAHWEH
rejoice in all that you put your hand to, shall choose in one of your tribes
you and your households, with which (Jerusalem), there you shall offer your
YAHWEH your Elohim has blessed burnt offerings, and there you shall do
you. all that I command. (Lev 17:8-9)
8 You shall not do according to all 15 Only with all the desire of your
that we are doing here today, each soul you shall sacrifice and shall eat
doing all that is right in his own eyes. meat within all your gates according to
(Jud 21:25) the blessing of YAHWEH your
9 For you have not come to the rest Elohim which He has given you; the
and to the inheritance which unclean one and the clean one may eat
YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to of it, as of the gazelle and as of the
you.2 hart.
10 And you shall cross over the 16 Only, you shall not eat the blood;
Jordan, and shall live in the land you shall pour it as water on the earth.
which YAHWEH your Elohim is 17 You are not able to eat the tithe of
causing you to inherit. And He shall your grain within your gates, and of
give you rest from all your enemies all your new wine, and your oil, and the
around; and you shall live securely 3. firstlings of your herd and of your
(Lev 25:18) flock, and any of your vows which you
11 And it shall be the place which vow, and your freewill offering, and
YAHWEH your Elohim shall choose the heave offering of your hand.
to cause His name to dwell there 18 But you shall eat it before
(Jerusalem), there you shall bring all YAHWEH your Elohim in the place
that I am commanding you, your which YAHWEH your Elohim shall
burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, choose (Jerusalem), you and your son,
your tithes, and the heave offering of and your daughter, and your male
your hand, and all your choice freewill slave, and your female slave, and the
offerings which you vow to YAHWEH. Levite who is within your gates. And
12 And you shall rejoice before you shall rejoice before YAHWEH
your Elohim in all that you put your
1 YHWH's way is always leading to hand to.
sanctification of His chosen people. 19 Take heed to yourself that you do
2 As in ancient Israel, so it is today that one not forsake the Levite as long as you
must be an over-comer to come to the rest live on the land.
(millennium) of YHWH, Phil 2:12, Rev 20 Then YAHWEH your Elohim
2:4-5. shall enlarge your border, as He has
3 A clear parallel is shown of entering the promised you, and you shall say, I will
Promised Land of Israel with the eat flesh, because your soul desires to
millennium. Heb 3:7-19
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eat flesh, you may eat flesh according have been destroyed before you; and
to all the desire of your soul. that you not inquire after their gods,
21 If the place which YAHWEH saying, How did these nations serve
your Elohim shall choose to put His their Elohim? And I shall do so, even I.
name there is too far from you, then (Lev 18:2-3, Lev 20:22-23)
you shall kill of your herd and of your 31 You shall not do so to YAHWEH
flock which YAHWEH has given you, your Elohim; for everything hateful to
as I have commanded you; and you YAHWEH, which He detests, they
shall eat within your gates according have done to their gods. For they have
to all the desire of your soul. even burned their sons and their
22 Only, as the gazelle and the hart daughters in the fire to their gods1.
are eaten, so you shall eat of it; the 32 All the things that I command
unclean and the clean may eat of it you, take heed to do them and you
alike. shall not add to it, nor take away from
23 Only, be sure not to eat the blood, it. (Deut 4:2)
for the blood is the life, and you shall
not eat the life with the flesh; Chapter 13
24 You shall not eat it; you shall
pour it on the earth as water. 1 If a prophet or a dreamer of
25 You shall not eat it in order that it dreams rises among you, and gives you
may be well with you and with your a sign or a wonder,
sons after you, when you do that which 2 and the sign or the wonder which
is right in the eyes of YAHWEH. he spoke to you occurs, saying, Let us
26 Only, your holy things which you go after other Elohim which you have
have, and your vows, you shall take up not known, and let us serve them,
and shall go to the place which 3 you shall not listen to the words of
YAHWEH shall choose(Jerusalem). that prophet, or that dreamer of
27 And you shall offer your burnt dreams. For YAHWEH your Elohim is
offerings, the flesh and the blood, on testing you, to know if you love
the altar of YAHWEH your Elohim; YAHWEH your Elohim with all your
and the blood of your sacrifices shall heart and with all your soul.
be poured out by the altar of (Deut 18:22)
YAHWEH your Elohim; and you shall 4 You shall walk after YAHWEH
eat the flesh. your Elohim, and you shall fear Him.
28 Take heed to listen to all these And you shall keep His
Words which I am commanding you, commandments, and you shall hear
in order that it may be well with you His voice, and you shall serve Him,
and with your sons after you forever, and you shall cleave to Him.
when you do that which is good and 5 And that prophet or that dreamer
right in the eyes of YAHWEH your of dreams shall die, because he has
Elohim. spoken apostasy against YAHWEH
29 When YAHWEH your Elohim
shall cut off the nations from before 1 The sacrifices of the pagans were so
you, where you are going in to possess abominable, even sacrificing children, that
them, and you shall possess them, and Yahweh would have no part of any mixture
shall live in their land, of paganism with biblical practices. Today
30 take heed to yourself that you not many Christians mix pagan practices such
be snared to follow them after they as Christmas and Easter and clearly go
against the direct command of scripture.
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your Elohim, who is bringing you out this abominable thing has been done
of the land of Egypt, and has among you,
redeemed you out of the house of 15 Surely, you shall strike those who
slaves, to drive you out of the way in live in that city by the mouth of the
which YAHWEH your Elohim has sword, destroying it completely, and
commanded you to walk. And you all that is in it, and its livestock, with
shall put away evil from among your the mouth of the sword.
midst. 16 And you shall gather all its spoil
6 If your brother, your mother's son, into the middle of its open place, and
or your son, or your daughter, or the shall burn the city with fire, and all its
wife of your bosom, or your friend who spoil, completely, before YAHWEH
is as your own soul, shall entice you your Elohim. And it shall be a heap
secretly, saying, Let us go and serve perpetually; it shall not be built any
other elohim, which you have not more.
known, you and your fathers, 17 And not any of the cursed thing
7 of the Elohim of the people around shall cleave to your hand, so that
you, those near you or far off from YAHWEH shall turn from the
you, from one end of the earth even to fierceness of His anger, and shall give
the other end of the earth, mercies to you, and shall love you, and
8 you shall not consent to him, nor shall multiply you, as He has sworn to
listen to him, nor shall your eye have your fathers,
pity on him, nor shall you spare nor 18 when you listen to the voice of
hide him. YAHWEH your Elohim, to keep all
9 But you shall surely kill him; your His commandments which I am
hand shall be first upon him to cause commanding you today, to do that
him to die, and the hand of all the which is right in the eyes of YAHWEH
people last. your Elohim.
10 And you shall stone him with
stones, and he shall die, for he has Chapter 14
sought to drive you out from
YAHWEH your Elohim, who brought 1 You are sons to YAHWEH your
you out of the land of Egypt, out of the Elohim; you shall not cut yourselves,
house of slaves. nor make any baldness between your
11 And all Israel shall hear and fear, eyes for the dead1.
and shall not again do any such wicked 2 For you are a holy people to
thing as this among you. YAHWEH your Elohim; and
12 If, in one of your cities which YAHWEH has chosen you to be a
YAHWEH your Elohim is giving you people to Him, a special treasure out
to live in, you hear one saying, of all the peoples who are on the face
13 Certain men, sons of Belial, have of the earth2.
gone out from among you and have 3 You shall not eat any abominable
drawn away those who live in their thing.
city, saying, Let us go and serve other
elohim, which you have not known; 1 The practices mentioned here are pagan and
14 then you shall inquire and make cultic. Pagan priests also many times
search, and ask carefully; and, behold, shaved their heads and even cut themselves
if the thing is truly established, that to draw blood as a cultic ritual. 1 Kgs18:26-
28, Lev 19:28, Lev 21:5-8, Jer 15:5-6.
2 1 Pe 2:9
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4 These are the animals which you died of itself. You may give it to the
shall eat: the ox, the flocked sheep, alien who is within your gates, that he
and the flocked goat, may eat it. Or you may sell it to a
5 the hart and gazelle, and roe deer, foreigner. For you are a holy people to
and wild goat, and antelope, and Oryx, YAHWEH your Elohim. You shall not
and moufflon. boil a kid in its mother's milk.2
6 And you may eat every animal that 22 Tithing you shall tithe all the
divides the hoof, and divides two hoofs increase of your seed that the field
wholly, and chews the cud among the yields year by year3.
animals. 23 And you shall eat before
7 But you shall not eat of those that YAHWEH your Elohim in the place
only chew the cud, or those only which He shall choose to cause His
dividing the cloven hoof: the camel, name to dwell there (Jerusalem), the
and the hare, and the rock badger; for tithe of your grain, of your wine 4, and
they chew the cud but do not divide of your oil, and the first-lings of your
the hoof. They shall be unclean to you. herd and of your flock; that you may
8 And the swine, because it divides learn to fear YAHWEH your Elohim
the hoof, but does not chew the cud; it all your days5.
is unclean to you. You shall not eat of 24 And if the way is too long for you,
their flesh, nor touch their dead body. so that you cannot carry it, because the
9 These you shall eat of all in the place is too far from you which
waters: you shall eat all that have fins YAHWEH your Elohim shall choose
and scales. to set His name there, when
10 And whatever does not have fins YAHWEH your Elohim shall bless
and scales, you shall not eat. It shall be you;
unclean to you. 25 Then you shall give it for silver,
11 You shall eat of all clean birds. and bind up the silver in your hand.
12 But you shall not eat of these: the And you shall go to the place which
eagle, the black vulture, and the YAHWEH your Elohim shall choose
bearded vulture, (Jerusalem)6.
13 and the hawk, and falcons, and 26 And you shall pay the silver for
the kite by its kinds, whatever your soul rightly desires, for
14 and all ravens by their kinds; oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for
15 and the ostrich, and the great owl,
and the sea gull, and small hawks by 2 This was a Canaanite cultist practice dating
their kinds, back to the 15th century B.C.
16 the little owl, and the eared owl, 3 Tithing is an Elohim given principle that all
and the barn owl, belongs to Yahweh, and when we receive
17 and the pelican, and the owl, and increase from Him we give 10% tithe on all
the cormorant, increase. Math 23:23, Gen 28:18-22, Num
18 and the stork, and the heron after 18:21-29, Deut 26:12, Deut 12:5-8
4 The Hebrew word used here for wine,
its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
“terosh” indicates it is new wine.
19 And every teeming thing that flies 5 This here is speaking of the festival tithe.
shall be unclean to you; they shall not Ten percent was already tithed in verse 22,
be eaten.1 and here in verse 23, it is stating by being
20 You may eat of all clean birds. faithful and putting aside Yahweh's 10%,
21 You shall not eat of anything that you can now use 10% of the tithe for you
and your family at feast time in Jerusalem.
1 VS 11-19- All unclean birds are carnivores. Deut 26:1-4,9-19, Neh 10:31-39
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fermented drink, or for whatever your Chapter 15

soul desires. And you shall eat there
before YAHWEH your Elohim, and 1 At the end of every seven years you
you shall rejoice, you and your shall make a release. (Lev 25;1-7)
household1. 2 And this is the manner of the
27 And you shall not forsake the release: Everyone who has a loan to
Levite who is within your gates, for he his neighbor shall release it; he shall
has no portion nor inheritance with not exact it of his neighbor and his
you. brother, because a release has been
28 At the end of three years, even proclaimed for YAHWEH.(Deu 31:10)
the same year, you shall bring forth all 3 You may exact it from a foreigner,
the tithe of your increase, and shall lay but your hand shall release whatever is
it up within your gates2. yours with your brother3,
29 And the Levite, because he has no 4 only that there shall be no one in
portion nor inheritance with you, and need among you. For YAHWEH will
the alien, and the fatherless, and the greatly bless you in the land that
widow who are within your gates shall YAHWEH your Elohim is giving you
come and shall eat and be satisfied; so for an inheritance, to possess it,
that YAHWEH your Elohim may bless 5 only if carefully you will listen to
you in all the work of your hand which the voice of YAHWEH your Elohim,
you do. (Gal 2:9-10, Gal 6:10) to take heed to do all this command-
ments, which I am commanding you
today.
6 For YAHWEH your Elohim will
bless you as He promised you. And
you shall lend to many nations, but
6 Coming up to Jerusalem at feast time was a you shall not borrow. And you shall
great blessing and also a commandment. rule over many nations, but they shall
One of the worst punishments of Israel’s not rule over you.
Diaspora was that they could no longer 7 If there is a poor man among you,
appear before Yahweh at feast time in His one of your brothers inside any of your
set apart city Jerusalem. Many today, due to gates in your land which YAHWEH
Diaspora, have totally missed the point of your Elohim is giving to you, you shall
the biblical calendar being agricultural to not harden your heart, nor shut your
connect Israel to the land all year long. By hand from your needy brother.
keeping the feast in captivity worldwide 8 But you shall open your hand wide
there is a great blessing missed by not
to him, and surely you shall lend him
coming to Jerusalem at feast time.
1 Not only did Yahweh condone happiness enough for his need in that which he
and joy at feast time, but He actually lacks. (2 Cor 9:6-8)
commanded it. You were able to use your 9 Beware that there is no evil
second tithe for special meals etc that you thought in your heart, saying, The
may not be able to enjoy other times of the seventh year, the year of release draws
year.
2 Yahweh commanded that every third year 3 Israel was to have a very special
the tithe was to be used for the poor and relationship with each other as brothers. If
less fortunate to make sure that the poor followed, it ensured that there would not be
were not neglected. Also note, that the tithe needy or poor among them. Unfortunately,
was brought to the elders who would have as a nation they never implemented these
been sitting in the city gate for distribution. practices.
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near; and your eye be evil against your years. And YAHWEH your Elohim
needy brother, and you give him will bless you in all that you do.
nothing, and he cry to YAHWEH 19 The firstling males that are born
against you and it be sin to you. of your herd and of your flock, you
10 Surely, you shall give to him, and shall sanctify to YAHWEH your
your heart shall not be grieved when Elohim. You shall do no work with the
you give to him, because YAHWEH firstling of your ox, nor shear the
your Elohim will bless you for this firstling of your flock. (Ex 13:2)
thing, in all your work, and in all that 20 You shall eat it before YAHWEH
you put your hand to. (2 Cor 9:7) your Elohim year by year in the place
11 For the needy will never cease which YAHWEH shall choose, you
from the midst of the land. On account and your household. (Deut 12:5-7,
of this I command you, saying, 17,18)
Opening you shall open your hand to 21 And if there is any blemish in it,
your poor and needy brother in your lameness, or blindness, or any evil
land. blemish whatever, you shall not
12 If your brother, a Hebrew man, or sacrifice it to YAHWEH your Elohim.
a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and 22 You shall eat it inside your gates;
serves you six years, then in the the unclean one and the clean one
seventh year you shall let him go free alike, as the gazelle and as the hart1.
from you. (Jer 34:14) 23 Only, you shall not eat its blood;
13 And when you send him out free you shall pour it on the ground like
from you, you shall not let him go water. (Lev 17:10-12)
away empty.
14 You shall richly adorn him from Chapter 16
your flock, and from your threshing
floor, and from your winepress, with 1 Observe the month Aviv, and
that which YAHWEH your Elohim perform the Passover to YAHWEH
has blessed you, you shall give to him. your Elohim. For in the month of Aviv,
15 And you shall remember that you YAHWEH your Elohim brought you
were a slave in the land of Egypt, and out of Egypt by night. (Num 33:3)
YAHWEH your Elohim redeemed 2 And you shall sacrifice a Passover
you. On account of this I command to YAHWEH your Elohim of the flock,
you this thing today. (Ex 13:3, Deut and of the herd, in the place which He
24:18) shall choose to cause His name to
16 And it shall be, if he says to you, I dwell there (Jerusalem)2.
will not go out from you, because he 3 You shall eat with it no leaven. You
loves you and your house, because it shall eat unleavened bread with it
was good for him with you; seven days3, even the bread of
17 then you shall take an awl, and affliction. For you came out of the land
shall put it through his ear, and of Egypt in haste, so that you may
through the door, and he shall be your remember the day that you came out
slave forever. And you shall do so to of the land of Egypt all the days of
your slave-girl also. (Ex 21:1-6) your life4.
18 It shall not seem hard in your 4 And there shall be no leaven seen
eyes when you send him away free
from you. For to the double of the hire
of a hireling he has served you six 1 Speaking of people who may have been
ceremonially unclean at the time.
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with you in your borders seven days; in the standing grain, you shall begin
nor shall any of the flesh which you to number seven weeks1.
sacrificed the first day at evening 10 And you shall keep the Feast of
remain all night until the morning. Weeks to YAHWEH your Elohim
5 You may not sacrifice the Passover according to the measure of the
offering inside any of your gates, freewill offering of your hand, which
which YAHWEH your Elohim gives you shall give according as YAHWEH
you. your Elohim blesses you.
6 But at the place which He shall 11 And you shall rejoice before
choose to cause His name to dwell YAHWEH your Elohim, you and your
there (Jerusalem), you shall sacrifice son, and your daughter, and your male
the Passover offering at evening, at the slave, and your slave-girl, and the
going of the sun, at the time when you Levite that is inside your gates, and
came out of Egypt. (Ex 12:42, Is 18:7) the alien, and the fatherless, and the
7 And you shall cook and eat in the widow that are among you, in the
place which YAHWEH your Elohim place which YAHWEH your Elohim
shall choose. And in the morning you shall choose to cause His name to
shall turn and go into your tents. (Ex dwell there.
12:8-9) 12 And you shall remember that you
8 You shall eat unleavened things six were a slave in Egypt; and you shall
days, and on the seventh day shall be a take heed to do these statutes.
solemn assembly to YAHWEH your 13 You shall perform the Feast of
Elohim. You shall do no work. Tabernacles seven days after you have
9 You shall number to yourself seven gathered in from your grain-floor, and
weeks. When the sickle begins to reap from your winepress2.
14 And you shall rejoice in your
2 The Passover is referred to by the actual
feast, you and your son, and your
sacrifice of the lamb at the beginning of
daughter, and your male slave, and
Aviv 14,( Ex 12:3-5) but it is also referred
to for the whole week of sacrifices your slave-girl, and the Levite, and the
associated with Passover (Num 28:16-31). alien, and the fatherless, and the
Here we know that it is referring not only to widow that are inside your gates.
the actual killing of the Passover lamb on 15 You shall keep a solemn feast
the 14th of Aviv, but also to what is called
the second Hagidah or peace offering to 1 You must have Aviv grain for this
Yahweh because you can also use the herd ceremony. If you wait until after the
for this sacrifice as with the actual Passover equinox to start the year, according to
it could only be eaten from the sheep or scripture, you will always have grain ready
goats. This sacrifice in verse two is what is enough for this ceremony.
called in scripture 'the night to be observed 2 Clearly, the feast of Sukkot must be after
celebration' for leaving Egypt the next the summer harvest and after the fall
night after the Passover. (Ex 12:29-42) equinox. Not only must the fruit be ripe
3 Again an indication of more than just the enough for harvest but there would have
Passover offering on the 14th of Aviv. had to be enough time to actually harvest
4 This is clearly relating to the night Israel the crop to bring the tithe to Jerusalem as
left Egypt in celebration, which was the commanded. It is inconceivable that
night after the Passover, as the Passover Israelites would have came empty handed
was not a night of celebration but of death to Jerusalem for about a month's journey
and they were commanded not to leave their round-trip, while their crops would fall and
houses until the next morning. (Ex 12:21, rot on the ground while they would be gone
29-42) feasting with no harvest fruit.
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seven days to YAHWEH your Elohim 21 You shall not set up for yourself
in the place which YAHWEH shall pillars of any trees, which you make
choose (Jerusalem); for YAHWEH for yourself near the altar of
your Elohim shall bless you in all your YAHWEH your Elohim3.
produce, and in every work of your 22 And you shall not raise up for
hands, and you shall be altogether yourself any standing image, which
joyful. YAHWEH your Elohim detests.4
16 Three times in a year shall all
your males appear before YAHWEH Chapter 17
your Elohim in the place which He
shall choose (Jerusalem): In the Feast 1 You shall not sacrifice to
of Unleavened Bread, and in the Feast YAHWEH your Elohim an ox or
of Weeks and in the Feast of sheep in which there is a blemish, any
Tabernacles. And they shall not appear evil thing, for it is a hateful thing to
before YAHWEH empty, (2 Chron YAHWEH your Elohim.
6:6, Is 33:20, Ps 122:3-4) 2 When there is found among you, in
17 but each with his gift of his hand, one of your gates which YAHWEH
according to the blessing of YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to you, a man or
your Elohim, which He has given you.1 woman who does that which is evil in
18 You shall appoint judges and the sight of YAHWEH your Elohim, in
officers2 for yourself in all your gates transgressing His covenant,
which YAHWEH your Elohim gives 3 and has gone and served other
you, tribe by tribe. And they shall gods, and worshiped them; or the sun,
judge the people with righteous or the moon, or of the host of the
judgment. (Ex 18:24-26) heavens, which I have not
19 You shall not pervert judgment. commanded;
You shall not regard faces, nor shall 4 and it has been revealed to you,
you take a bribe; for a bribe blinds the and you have heard, and searching
eyes of the wise, and perverts the have searched; and, behold, it is true;
words of the righteous. (Ex 23:7-8) and the thing is confirmed, that this
20 You shall follow perfect justice, hateful thing has been done in Israel,
that you may live and possess the land 5 then you shall bring out to your
which YAHWEH your Elohim is gates that man or that woman who has
giving you. done this evil thing, the man or the
woman; and you shall stone them with
1 It was a great blessing and a command to stones, and they shall die.
appear before Yahweh at feast time with
6 At the mouth of two witnesses or
your blessing in your hand for your
obedience. It was one of the greatest three witnesses shall he that is to die
punishments of their Diaspora that Israel
could no longer appear before Yahweh in
Jerusalem at feast times. Being in the land 3 The word for pillar is Asherim. These were
was synonymous with being in covenant images of Asherah, the mother goddess of
relationship. We don't see any land 70 false gods including Baal. The symbol of
covenant promises outside the land of this cult was the trunk of a tree. Pagans
Israel, only promises of restoration in the believed that Asherah was the wife of
last days back into the physical land of Yahweh.
Israel and back into covenant relationship. 4 Speaking of pagan worship. Anywhere a
2 These were subordinates who would carry believer goes the Torah should sanctify
out the sentence given by the judge. them from the ways of pagan worship.
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be put to death. He shall not be put to me set a king over me like all the
death at the mouth of one witness. nations around me,
7 The hand of the witnesses shall be 15 then you shall certainly set a king
first on him, to put him to death; and over you whom Yahweh your Elohim
the hand of all the people last. And you shall choose from among your
shall cut off the evil from among you. brothers. You may not give an alien
8 If a matter is too hard for you in the rule over you, one who is not your
judgment, between blood and blood, brother.
between cause and cause, or between 16 Only, he shall not multiply horses
stroke and stroke, matters of strife to himself, nor cause the people to
within your gates, then you shall rise turn back to Egypt so as to multiply
and go up to the place which horses, since YAHWEH has said to
YAHWEH your Elohim shall choose you, You shall not again return in this
(Jerusalem). way any more.
9 And you shall come in to the priest, 17 And he shall not multiply wives to
of the Levites, and to the judge who is himself, and his heart shall not turn
in those days, and shall inquire. And aside. And he shall not greatly
they shall declare the word of multiply to himself silver and gold.
judgment to you. 18 And it shall be, when he sits on
10 And you shall do according to the the throne of his kingdom, he shall
word which they declare to you from write for himself a copy of this Torah
that place which YAHWEH shall in a book, from before the priests, the
choose (Jerusalem). And you shall be Levites.
careful to do according to all that they 19 And it shall be with him, and he
direct you. shall read in it all the days of his life,
11 You shall do according to the that he may learn to fear YAHWEH
mouth of the Torah which they direct your Elohim, to keep all the Words of
you, and according to the judgment this Torah and these statutes, to do
which they deliver to you. You shall them;
not turn aside from the word which 20 so that his heart may not be lifted
they declare to you, right or left. up above his brothers, and that he may
12 And the man who acts with pride not turn aside from the command-
so as not to listen to the priest who is ment, to the right or to the left; so that
standing to serve YAHWEH your he may prolong his days over his
Elohim there, or to the judge, even kingdom, he and his sons in the midst
that man shall die; and you shall cut of Israel.
off the evil from Israel1.
13 And all the people shall hear, and
fear, and shall not presume any more.2
14 When you come into the land
which YAHWEH your Elohim is 2 VS 8-13- Yahweh is setting His judicial
giving to you, and have possessed it, order in matters of judgment and also
and settled in it; and you shall say, Let setting the precedent that He appoints His
leaders and His authority is with them in
their decision making. By going against the
1 It is noteworthy to state that one was judgment of the leader that Yahweh
obligated to listen to the judgment of the appointed, in essence, they would be going
priest whether it was correct in their eyes or against Yahweh Himself who placed the
not. leader. (Ex 16:1-8)
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Chapter 18 10 There shall not be found in you

one who passes his son or his daughter
1 The priests, the Levites, all the through the fire, one that uses
tribe of Levi shall have no portion or divination, an observer of clouds, or
inheritance with Israel. They shall eat one fortune-telling, or a spell caster,
fire offerings of YAHWEH, even His 11 or a magic charmer, or one
inheritance. consulting spirits, or a wizard, or one
2 And he shall have no inheritance communicating with the dead. (Deut
among his brothers. YAHWEH 12:29-32, Ex 22:18)
Himself is his inheritance, as He has 12 For all doing these things are an
spoken to him. (Num 8:13-18, Num abomination to YAHWEH. And
18: 6-14, 20-24) because of these filthy acts YAHWEH
3 And this shall be the priest's due your Elohim is expelling these nations
from the people, from those that offer before you.
a sacrifice, whether an ox or sheep, 13 You shall be perfect with
that they shall give to the priest the YAHWEH your Elohim.
leg, and the two cheeks, and the 14 For these nations whom you shall
stomach, expel listen to observers of clouds, and
4 the first of your grain, of your new to those divining. But as to you,
wine, and of your oil, and the first of YAHWEH your Elohim has not given
the fleece of your flock, you shall give to you to do so.
to him1. 15 YAHWEH your Elohim shall
5 For YAHWEH your Elohim has raise up to you a prophet from among
chosen him out of all your tribes to you, of your brothers, one like me; you
stand to serve in the name of shall listen to him3,
YAHWEH, he and his sons 16 according to all that you desired
continually. of YAHWEH your Elohim in Horeb in
6 And if a Levite comes from one of the day of the assembly, saying, Let me
your gates of all Israel, where he has not hear again the voice of YAHWEH
been living, and comes with all the my Elohim, nor let me see this great
desire of his soul to the place which fire any more, lest I die.
YAHWEH shall choose, 17 And YAHWEH said to me, They
7 then he shall serve in the name of have spoken well, what they have said.
YAHWEH his Elohim, as all his 18 I shall raise up a prophet to them
brothers the Levites who stand before from among their brothers, one like
YAHWEH do. you; and I will put My Words in his
8 They shall eat portion like portion, mouth; and he shall speak to them all
except of the sales of what belonged to that I shall command him. (Joh 1:21,
his father2. Joh 5:45-47, Joh 6:14, 7:40 )
9 When you come to the land which 19 And it shall be, whoever will not
YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to listen to My Words which he shall
you, you shall not learn to do speak in My name, I will require it at
according to the hateful acts of those his hand.
nations.
3 Relating to the prophecy of Gen 3:15, the
1 Num 8:13-18, Num 18:6, 14, 20-24 Messiah would be from the seed of a
2 There was equality of portion except for woman and He would be like Moses in that
what belonged to family inheritance. Num they both are intercessors, redeemers,
35:1-8, Jos 21:1-42 prophets, and shepherds. Ex 32:30
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20 But the prophet who presumes to neighbor so that he dies; he shall flee
speak a word in My name, that which I to one of these cities, and shall live;
have not commanded him to speak, 6 that the avenger of blood not
and who speaks in the name of other pursue the manslayer when his heart
gods, even that prophet shall die1. is hot, and shall overtake him because
21 And if you say in your heart, How the way is long, and shall strike him so
shall we know the word which as to die, and he had no sentence of
YAHWEH has not spoken? (Is 8:20) death, for he did not hate him
22 When a prophet speaks in the yesterday or the day before.
name of YAHWEH, if the thing does 7 On account of this I am
not happen or come about, that is the commanding you, saying, You shall
thing which YAHWEH has not separate to yourself three cities. (Num
spoken; that prophet has spoken it 35:9-29)
proudly; you shall not be afraid of him. 8 And if YAHWEH your Elohim
shall enlarge your border, as He has
Chapter 19 sworn to your fathers, and shall give to
you all the land which He has spoken
1 When YAHWEH your Elohim to give to your fathers,
shall cut off the nations whose land 9 if you will keep these
YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to commandments which I am
you, and when you dispossess them, commanding you today, to love
and live in their cities, and in their YAHWEH your Elohim, and to walk
houses, in His ways forever, then you shall add
2 you shall separate three cities for to yourself another three cities to these
you in the midst of your land, which three.
YAHWEH your Elohim is giving you 10 And innocent blood shall not be
to possess it. shed in the midst of your land, which
3 You shall prepare the way for YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to
yourself, and shall divide into three you as an inheritance, and there be
parts the border of your land which blood on you.
YAHWEH your Elohim shall cause 11 And if a man hates his neighbor,
you to inherit, so that every manslayer and lies in wait for him, and rises up
may flee there. against him, and strikes his life from
4 And this is the case of the man- him, so that he dies, and flees to one of
slayer who shall flee there, that he may these cities,
live: whoever strikes his neighbor 12 then the elders of his city shall
without knowing, and has not hated send and bring from him there, and
him yesterday and the day before; give him into the hand of the avenger
5 even he who goes into the forest of blood, that he may die.
with his neighbor to cut wood, and his 13 Your eye shall not pity him, but
hand brings a stroke with the axe to you shall put away the innocent blood
cut down the tree, and the iron head from Israel, and it shall be well with
slips from the wood and finds his you.
14 You may not remove your
1 Any prophet in the bible without fail was neighbor's landmark, which those
spoken to by the Creator's name Yahweh. In formerly have set in your inheritance,
turn, anyone claiming to be a prophet must which you shall inherit in the land
only speak in the name of Yahweh or he
would be put to death.
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which YAHWEH your Elohim is near to battle, the priest shall come
giving you, to possess it. and speak to the people,
15 One witness shall not rise against 3 and say to them. Hear, Israel, you
a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, are drawing near today to battle
in any sin which he sins. At the mouth against your enemies. Do not let your
of two witnesses, or at the mouth of heart be faint; do not fear nor tremble,
three witnesses a thing shall be nor be terrified before their faces.
established1. 4 For YAHWEH your Elohim is He
16 If a vicious witness rises up who is going before you, to fight for
against any man to charge apostasy you against your enemies, to save
against him, you3. (Ex 14:13-14)
17 then both the men who have the 5 And the officers shall speak to the
dispute shall stand before YAHWEH, people, saying, Who is the man that
before the priests and the judges who has built a new house, and has not
shall be in those days. dedicated it? Let him go and return to
18 And the judges shall carefully his house, that he not die in battle and
investigate and, behold, if the witness another man dedicate it.
is a false witness, and he has testified 6 And who is the man that has
falsely against his brother, planted a vineyard, and has not used
19 then you shall do to him as he its fruit? Let him go and return to his
plotted to do to his brother. And you house, that he not die in battle, and
shall put away the evil from among another man use its fruit.
you. (Deut 17:6-7, 1 Cor 5:12-13) 7 And who is the man who has
20 And those who remain shall hear betrothed a woman, and has not taken
and fear, and thereafter shall not add her? Let him go and return to his
to commit any such evil among you. house, that he not die in the battle,
21 And your eye shall not pity; life and another man take her.4
shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for 8 And the officers shall speak further
tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot2. to the people, and say, Who is the man
who is afraid, and faint of heart? Let
Chapter 20 him go and return to his house; then
the heart of his brothers will not melt
1 When you go out to battle against like his heart. (Jud 7:2-3)
your enemies, and see horses and 9 And it shall be, when the officers
chariots, a people more than you, you have finished speaking to the people,
shall not be afraid of them. For commanders of the armies shall be
YAHWEH your Elohim is with you, appointed at the head of the people.
who brought you up out of the land of 10 When you come near a city to
Egypt. fight against it, then call to it for peace.
2 And it shall be, when you draw 11 And it shall be, if it answers peace
to you, and shall open to you, then it
1 This principle is also reiterated in Math
18:16, where at least 2 witnesses must 3 Every aspect of life including war was tied
corroborate an offense. Lev 5:1, Num 35:30 in with wanting the help of Elohim. Many
2 This means to 'let the punishment fit the times it was the priest who would lead the
crime'. It should also be noted here that it is charge when going to war.
speaking to the leaders of the nation for 4 Here we see how compassionate YHWH is
proper justice not for individual vindictive even in times of war considering each and
purposes. every detail of one's life.
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shall be that all the people found in it to be a fruit tree, you may destroy it,
shall be forced laborers for you, and and may cut it down2, and may build a
shall serve you. bulwark against the city making war
12 And if it shall not make peace with you, until you have subdued it.
with you, and shall make war with you,
then you shall lay siege against it. Chapter 21
13 And YAHWEH your Elohim shall
give it into your hand; and you shall 1 If one is found slain in the land
strike every male of it by the mouth of which YAHWEH your Elohim is
the sword. giving to you, to possess it, lying in the
14 Only, the women, and the little field, and it is not known who has
ones, and the livestock, and all in the struck him;
city, all its plunder, you shall seize for 2 then your elders and your judges
yourself. And you shall eat the plunder shall come out. And they shall
of your enemies which YAHWEH measure to the cities which are around
your Elohim has given to you. the one slain.
15 So you shall do to all the cities 3 And it shall be, that the city nearest
very far away from you, which are not to the one slain, even the elders of that
of the cities of these nations. city shall take a heifer of the herd,
16 But of the cities of these peoples which has not been worked with, and
which YAHWEH your Elohim is which has not drawn in the yoke.
giving to you as an inheritance, you 4 And the elders of that city shall
shall not keep alive any that breathes. bring the heifer down to an ever-
17 But you shall utterly destroy flowing stream, which is not plowed
them, the Hittites, and the Amorites, nor sown. And they shall break the
the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the heifer's neck there by the stream3.
Hivites, and the Jebusites, as 5 And the priests, the sons of Levi,
YAHWEH your Elohim has shall come near (for YAHWEH your
commanded you; (Deut 7:1) Elohim has chosen them to minister to
18 so that they may not teach you to Him, and to bless in the name of
do according to all their filthy deeds YAHWEH) and by their mouth shall
which they have done for their elohim; every controversy and every stroke be
and you would sin against YAHWEH tried.
your Elohim.1 6 And all the elders of that city
19 When you shall lay siege to a city nearest to the one slain shall wash
many days, to fight against it, to their hands by the stream, over the
capture it, you shall not destroy its heifer whose neck was broken.
trees in order to force an axe against 7 And they shall answer and say, Our
them. For you shall eat of them, and hands have not shed this blood, nor
you shall not cut them down; for is the have our eyes seen it.
tree of the field a man, that it should 8 O YAHWEH, be merciful to Your
be used by you to lay siege?
20 Only the tree which you know not 2 This truly showed how debase people were
that trees were more valued than people.
1 Yahweh strictly commands that His (Jon 4:9-11)
covenant people do not follow the pagan 3 The shedding of innocent blood for sin
wicked practices of the people of the land, showed the importance that was put on
but only His judgments and Torah. Deut compensation for life, even if it was not
12:30-32, 18:10-12. Lev 18:3-4, 24-26 known who killed the man (verse 9).
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people Israel, whom You have before the first-born son of the one
redeemed, and do not allow innocent hated, who is truly the first-born.
blood in the midst of Your people 17 But he shall respect the first-born,
Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven the son of the hated one, by giving him
them. a double portion of all that he has; for
9 And you shall put away the he is the first-fruit of his strength, the
innocent blood from among you, for right of the first-born is his3.
you shall do that which is right in the 18 If a man has a stubborn and
eyes of YAHWEH. rebellious son who will not listen to his
10 When you go out to battle against father's voice, or his mother's voice;
your enemies, and YAHWEH your even though they discipline him, he
Elohim has given them into your will not listen to them;
hands, and you have taken them 19 then his father and his mother
captive; shall lay hold on him and bring him
11 and you have seen in the captivity out to the elders of his city, and to the
a woman of beautiful form, and you gate of his place;
desire her, even to take her to you for a 20 and they shall say to the elders of
wife, his city, This son of ours is stubborn
12 then you shall bring her into the and rebellious; he will not listen to our
midst of your household. And she shall voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
shave her head, and prepare her nails, 21 And all the men of his city shall
13 and shall remove the clothing of stone him with stones, and he shall
her captivity from her, and shall live in die4. So you shall put away the evil
your house, and shall sorrow for her from among you that all Israel shall
father and her mother a month of hear, and fear.
days. Then afterwards you shall go in 22 And if a man has committed a sin
to her, and shall marry her; and she worthy of death, and he is executed,
shall be a wife to you. and you hang him on a tree,
14 And it shall be, if you do not 23 his body shall not remain all
delight in her, you shall send her away night on the tree; but surely, you shall
at her desire1; and you shall not at all bury him the same day5. For he that is
sell her for silver; you shall not treat hanged is a reproach to Elohim. And
her as a slave, because you have
humbled her. 2 Although having multiple wives is never
15 If a man has two wives, the one condoned in scripture, we also never see it
loved, and the other hated; and they to be clearly defined as sin in the Tanach.
have borne him sons, both the loved Yet, it is evident by example that family
one and the hated one; and if the dysfunction would occur, and from the New
firstborn son was of her who was Testament and Yahshua, we clearly see it
hated2, was never the will of Yahweh and is
forbidden to any New Covenant believer
16 then it shall be, in the day that he
( Mk 10:1-10)
causes his sons to inherit that which is 3 The right of the first born is conditional and
his, he is not able to cause to inherit can be lost by the first-born himself, but not
the first-born son of the one loved simply taken. 1 Chron 5:1, Gen 48:22, Gen
25:29-34.
4 Rebellion in the home would lead to
1 This could only take place if the woman rebellion in society.
agreed to leave and then the law was meant 5 The day ends at sunset, Math 27:57-60, Joh
as a humane act to the slave woman. 19:31
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you shall not defile your land which you shall make a guardrail for your
YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to roof, so that you do not put blood on
you as an inheritance. your house if someone falls from it.
9 You shall not sow your vineyard
Chapter 22 with different kinds of seeds, that the
fruit of your seed which you have sown
1 You shall not see your brother's ox and the fruit of your vineyard not be
or his sheep driven away, and hide defiled.
yourself from them. surely you shall 10 You shall not plow with an ox and
return them back to your brother. a donkey together2. (2 Cor 6:14)
2 And if your brother is not near you, 11 You shall not wear a garment of
and you do not know him, then you different kinds, of wool and linen
shall surely bring it home to your together3.
house; and it shall be with you until 12 You shall make for yourself
your brother inquires of it; and you tassels on the four corners of your
shall restore it to him. cloak which you cover with.
3 And so you shall do with his (Num 15:37-41)
donkey, and so you will do with his 13 If any man takes a wife, and goes
clothing, and so you shall do with in to her, and hates her,
everything lost of your brother's, 14 then makes against her shameful
which he has lost and you have found; charges, and brings up an evil name
you may not hide it. on her, and says, I took this woman,
4 You shall not see your brother's and when I came near her, I did not
donkey or his ox fallen down in the find in her the tokens of virginity.
highway, and hide yourself from them. 15 Then the girl's father and her
Surely, you shall help him lift it up. mother shall take and bring the girl's
5 There shall not be the thing of a tokens of virginity4 to the elders of the
man on a woman, nor shall a man put city in the gate.
on a woman's garment. For whoever 16 And the girl's father shall say to
does these things is an abomination to the elders, I have given my daughter to
YAHWEH your Elohim.1 this man for a wife, and he hates her.
6 If a bird's nest happens to be 17 And, behold, he has laid shameful
before you in the way in any tree, or on charges, saying, I have not found in
the ground, with young ones, or eggs; your daughter the tokens of virginity.
and the mother is sitting on the young, And yet see these tokens of my
or on the eggs, you shall not take the daughter's virginity. And they shall
mother with the young. (Is 10:14) spread the garment before the elders
7 But in every case you shall let the of the city.
mother go, and take the young for
yourself, so that it may be well with
you, and you may prolong your days.
8 When you build a new house, then 2 Their step is different, it would not work,
Amos 3:3
1 Up until the 1960's and the era of rebellion, 3 Under the same principle of keeping things
pants were a man's garment and not worn in the purity of their created form, wool
by women. In many conservative countries comes from an animal and linen from a
today, dresses are still worn by women plant. Lev 19:19
including the religious community of 4 This was the stained bloody sheet from the
Judaism. wedding night proving her virginity.
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18 And the elders of that city shall girl; the girl has no sin worthy of
take that man and punish him5. death; for as when a man rises against
19 And they shall fine him a hundred his neighbor and murders him, even
pieces of silver, and give them to the so is this matter.
girl's father, because he has brought 27 For he found her in the field, and
an evil name on a virgin of Israel. And the betrothed girl cried out, but no one
she shall be his wife; he may not put saved her.
her away all his days. 28 If a man finds a virgin girl, not
20 But if this thing is true that being betrothed, and manipulates her
tokens of virginity have not been and commits fornication with her 3,
found for the girl, and they be found;
21 then they shall bring out the girl 29 then the man lying with her shall
to the door of her father's house. And give to the girl's father fifty pieces of
the men of her city shall stone her with silver, and she shall be his wife,
stones, and she shall die; for she has because he has humbled her. He may
done folly in Israel, to commit not put her away all his days.
fornication in her father's house. And 30 A man shall not take his father's
you shall put away the evil from wife, and shall not uncover his father's
among you. (Deut 23:17-18, Lev skirt. ( 1Cor 5:1)
19:29, Lev 21:9, Deut 17:6)
22 If a man is found lying with a Chapter 23
woman married to a husband, then
they shall both of them die, the man 1 He being wounded, crushed, or cut
that lay with the woman, and the in his male member shall not enter
woman. And you shall put away the into the assembly of YAHWEH4.
evil from Israel. 2 An illegitimate child shall not enter
23 If there is a girl that is a virgin, into the congregation of YAHWEH,
betrothed to a man, and a man finds even to the tenth generation none of
her in the city, and they commit his shall enter into the assembly of
fornication together, YAHWEH.
24 then you shall bring them both 3 An Ammonite or a Moabite shall
out to the gate of that city. And you not enter into the congregation of
shall stone them with stones so that YAHWEH; even to the tenth
they die, the girl because she did not generation shall none of them enter
cry out, being in the city; and the man, into the assembly of YAHWEH,
because he has humbled his neighbor's perpetually;5
wife2. And you shall put away the evil 4 because they did not meet you with
from among you. bread and with water in the way when
25 But if a man finds a betrothed girl you came out of Egypt; and because
in the field, and the man forces her they hired against you Balaam the son
and lies with her; then only the man
that lay with her shall die.
26 And you shall do nothing to the 3 In the Hebrew it denotes that both parties
were willing participants in the act.
5 Deut 25:2-3, 2Cor 11:24 4 Seems to indicate someone was purposely
2 Even though they were only engaged doing this to mimic a pagan practice.
according to ancient Middle Eastern 5 The word for “Moabite” is in the masculine
tradition she was by contract still form denoting that this only applies to men
considered to be his wife. Math 1:18-19 and not woman, see Ruth 1:4.
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of Beor, from Pethor of Mesopotamia, master a slave that has escaped from
to curse you. his master to you. (Deut 24:7)
5 But YAHWEH your Elohim would 16 He shall live with you, among
not listen to Balaam, and YAHWEH you, in the place which he chooses
your Elohim turned the curse into a inside one of your gates, wherever it is
blessing to you, because YAHWEH good to him. You shall not oppress
your Elohim loved you. (Num 24:10, him.3
Pr 26:2, Pr 16:7, 1 Joh 4:4) 17 There shall be no harlot among
6 You shall not seek their peace nor the daughters of Israel, nor shall there
their prosperity all your days, be a homosexual among the sons of
perpetually. Israel. (1 Cor 6:9)
7 You shall not despise an Edomite, 18 You shall not bring the hire of a
for he is your brother.1 You shall not prostitute, or the price of a dog 4, into
despise an Egyptian, for you were an the house of YAHWEH your Elohim
alien in his land; for any vow; for even both of these are
8 sons of the third generation that an abomination to YAHWEH your
are born to them may enter into the Elohim.
assembly of YAHWEH. 19 You shall not lend at interest to
9 When you go forth into camp your brother; interest of silver, interest
against your enemies, then keep of food, interest of anything loaned at
yourself from every evil thing. interest. (Lev 25:35-37)
10 If there is among you any man 20 To a stranger you may lend at
who is not clean because of a discharge interest, but you shall not lend at
at night, then he shall go to the outside interest to your brother, so that
of the camp; he shall not come in to YAHWEH your Elohim may bless you
the middle of the camp. in all that you put your hand to, in the
11 And it shall be, as evening is land where you go to possess it.
turning, he shall bathe with water, and 21 When you shall vow a vow to
as the sun is going, he shall come into YAHWEH your Elohim, you shall not
the middle of the camp. delay to perform it; for YAHWEH
12 Also you shall have a place your Elohim will certainly require it of
outside the camp, and you shall go out you, and it shall be sin to you. (Num
there. 30:2, Eccl 5:4-6, Math 5:37)
13 And you shall have a tool on your 22 But if you shall forebear to vow, it
staff. And it shall be, as you sit outside, shall be no sin to you.
you shall dig with it, and shall turn 23 That which has gone out of your
back, and shall cover that which comes lips, you shall keep, and shall do it.
from you. According as you have vowed as a
14 For YAHWEH your Elohim freewill offering to YAHWEH your
walks in the middle of your camp to
deliver you and to give up your
enemies before you; therefore your
camp shall be holy, so that He may see 2 Verses 12-14, are speaking of making sure
no unclean thing in you, and turn you bury your stool outside the camp for
away from you.2 hygiene and due to YHWH's presence
15 You shall not hand over to his among them.
3 This is speaking of a foreign slave seeking
1 Edomites come from Esau, who was the refuge in Israel.
brother of Jacob. 4 This Hebrew term means a male prostitute.
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Elohim, do even that which you have 3 and the latter husband hates her,
spoken with your mouth.1 and writes her a bill of divorce, and
24 When you come into your puts it in her hand, and sends her out
neighbor's vineyard, then you may eat of his house or if the latter husband
grapes to your fill, at your pleasure. who took her to be his wife dies;
But you shall not put any in your 4 her former husband who sent her
vessel. away is not to take her again to be his
25 When you come into your wife, after she is defiled. For it is an
neighbor's standing grain, then you abomination before YAHWEH, and
may pluck heads with your hand; but you shall not cause the land to sin
you shall not move a sickle into your which YAHWEH your Elohim is
neighbor's standing grain. giving to you as an inheritance. (Heb
6:4-6)
Chapter 24 5 When a man has taken a new wife,
he shall not go out to war, and he shall
1 When a man has taken a wife and not be given any thing to do. He shall
married her, and it happens that she be free at his own house for one year,
finds no favor in his eyes because he and shall gladden his wife whom he
has found a thing of uncleanness in has taken.
her, and he writes her a bill of divorce 6 No one shall take in pledge the
and puts it in her hand, and sends her lower and upper millstone, for he is
out of his house; taking a man's life to pledge.3
2 and if she goes out from his house2 7 If a man is found stealing a person
and goes and becomes another man's of his brothers of the sons of Israel,
wife, and has dealt with him as a slave, and
sold him, then that thief shall die. And
you shall put away the evil from
1 Verses 21-23- Today, people take very among you. (Ex 21:16)
lightly making commitments to both
8 Be on guard in the plague of
YHWH and man and then, casually break
them without wanting any consequences. leprosy, that you watch closely and do
Here we see that when one vows something according to all that the Levitical
to YHWH, he is bound to fulfill His word priests shall teach you. As I
and that is why the marriage covenant is commanded them, so you shall be
“till death do them part”. As they vowed careful to do.
this very thing to YHWH and each other 9 Remember that which YAHWEH
and entered covenant relationship, Mal your Elohim did to Miriam in the way,
2:14-17. as you came out of Egypt.
2 This chapter is not condoning the practice 10 When you lend your neighbor any
of divorce, but is warning the woman not to kind of loan, you shall not go into his
leave even if the husband serves her a paper
house to get his pledge.
of divorce, as if she left and went to become
another man's wife she could never come
11 You shall stand outside, and the
back to her first husband (Jer 3:1). This is a man to whom you lend shall bring the
shadow of the New Covenant as if someone pledge outside to you.
is baptized and has hands laid on them to 12 And if the man is poor, you shall
join the New Covenant and become the not sleep with his pledge.
bride of Messiah and then they would leave
and turn his/her back on Yahshua, they can 3 The millstone was used to grind flour for
never return again and have blasphemed bread and was essential for survival of one's
Yahweh's spirit. Heb 6:4-6 family.
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13 You shall certainly give back the afterward. It shall be for the alien, for
pledge to him at sundown; and he the orphan, and for the widow.
shall lie down in his own clothing, and 22 And you shall remember that you
shall bless you. And it shall be were a slave in the land of Egypt. On
righteousness to you before account of this I am commanding you
YAHWEH your Elohim.1 to do this thing.
14 You shall not oppress a poor and
needy hired servant, of your brothers Chapter 25
or of your aliens who are in your land,
within your gates. 1 If there is a contention between
15 In the same day you shall give men, and they come to judgment, and
him his hire; do not let the sun go they have been judged, and the
down on it. For he is poor, and has righteous one is declared righteous,
lifted up his heart on it; that he not cry and the wrongdoer declared guilty;
against you to YAHWEH, and it be sin 2 then it shall be, if the wrongdoer is
against you. a son of stripes, the judge shall cause
16 The fathers shall not be executed him to fall down. And one shall strike
for sons, and sons shall not be him before his face, enough for his
executed for fathers; they each shall be wickedness, by number.
executed for his own sin. (Eze 18:20) 3 He may give him forty stripes; he
17 You shall not pervert judgment of shall not add more, lest, if he should
an alien, or of an orphan; and you exceed and beat him above these with
shall not take a widow's garment as many stripes, then your brother would
pledge. ( Ex 22:22, Pr 23:10, Ja 1:27) be dishonored before your eyes.2
18 But you shall remember that you 4 You shall not muzzle an ox when
were a slave in Egypt, and YAHWEH he is treading out grain.3 (1 Cor 9:9)
your Elohim redeemed you from there. 5 If brothers live together, and one of
For that reason I command you to do them dies, and has no son, the wife of
this thing. the dead shall not go outside to a
19 When you cut down your harvest strange man; her brother-in-law shall
in your field, and have forgotten a go in to her, and take her to himself
sheaf in the field, you shall not turn for a wife, and shall perform the duty
back to take it. It shall be for the alien, of the levirate;
for the orphan, and for the widow; so 6 and it shall be, the first-born which
that YAHWEH your Elohim shall she bears shall rise up for his dead
bless you in all the work of your hand. brother's name, and his name shall not
(Lev 19:9, 23:22, Pr 19:17, 28:27 ) be wiped out of Israel.
20 When you beat your olive tree, 7 And if the man does not desire to
you shall not search the branch behind take his brother's wife then his
you. It shall be for the alien, for the brother's wife shall go up to the gate,
orphan, and for the widow. to the elders, and say, My husband's
21 When you gather the grapes of
your vineyard, you shall not glean it 2 In second temple times, soldiers had a whip
with 13 leather strips and would whip the
prisoner three times. Attached to the end of
1 To a poor man the clothing given in pledge each whip would be rocks, glass, pieces of
may be his only garment. By showing stone and other sharp objects to inflict
mercy to him the lender will be blessed for greater pain, Math 27:26.
his mercy. 3 See note on 1 Tim 5:17-18.
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brother is refusing to raise up a name you by the way as you came forth out
to his brother in Israel; he has not of Egypt; (Ex 17:8-16)
been willing to perform the duty of my 18 how he met you on the way and
levirate. (Eccl 4:8) attacked your back, all the feeble ones
8 And the elders of his city shall call in the rear, when you were faint and
for him and shall speak to him. And he weary; and he did not fear Elohim.
shall stand and say, I have no desire to 19 And it shall be, when YAHWEH
take her. (Ruth 4:1-10) your Elohim gives you rest from all
9 Then his brother's wife shall draw your enemies all around in the land
near to him before the elders, and which YAHWEH your Elohim is
shall take his shoe from his foot, and giving to you as an inheritance to
spit in his face, and shall answer and possess it, you shall blot out the
say, So it shall be done to the man who remembrance of Amalek from under
will not build up the house of his the heavens; you shall not forget.
brother. (Gen 38:8-10) (Deut 7:1, Neh 13:1)
10 And his name shall be called in
Israel, The house of him whose shoe Chapter 26
was taken off.1
11 When men fight together, a man 1 And it shall be, when you have
and his brother, and the wife of the come into the land which YAHWEH
one shall come near to deliver her your Elohim is giving to you as an
husband from his assailant's hand, inheritance, and you have possessed it,
and shall put out her hand and lay and live in it;
hold on his genitals, 2 then you shall take of the first of all
12 then you shall cut off her palm; the fruit of the ground which you shall
your eye shall not pity. bring in from your land which
13 You shall not have in your bag a YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to
stone and a stone weight, a great and a you, and shall put it in a basket, and
small. (Pr 11:1, 20:23, Mic 6:11) shall go to the place which YAHWEH
14 You shall not have in your house your Elohim shall choose to cause His
an ephah and an ephah, a great and a name to dwell there (Jerusalem). (Ex
small. 22:29)
15 You shall have a perfect and just 3 And you shall come to the priest
weight; you shall have a perfect and who is in those days, and shall say to
just ephah; so that they prolong your him, I declare today to YAHWEH
days in the land which YAHWEH your Elohim that I have come into the
your Elohim is giving to you. land which YAHWEH has sworn to
16 For anyone doing these things is our fathers to give to us.
hateful to YAHWEH your Elohim, 4 And the priest shall take the basket
everyone doing unrighteousness.2 out of your hand and place it before
17 Remember what Amalek did to the altar of YAHWEH your Elohim.
5 And you shall speak and say before
YAHWEH your Elohim, My father
1 Verses 5-10 is called the law of the levirate
and shows the importance in ancient days 2 Verses 13-16- In ancient times many things
about continuation of seed in a family and were bartered and the seller would use a
inheritance in the eyes of the people. Dying scale of weights or a measure and some
without an heir was about the worst thing dishonest people had a false weight or
that could happen to someone (Eccl 4:8). measure with the intent to cheat people.
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was a perishing Aramean!3 And he commanded me. I have not

went down to Egypt with few men, and transgressed Your commands, and I
lived there, and became a nation there, have not forgotten.
great, mighty and many. 14 I have not eaten of it in my
6 And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, mourning; nor have I put any of it
and afflicted us, and put hard labor on away for uncleanness; nor have I given
us. of it for the dead. I have listened to the
7 And we cried to YAHWEH, the voice of YAHWEH my Elohim. I have
Elohim of our fathers, and YAHWEH done according to all that You have
heard our voice, and saw our affliction, commanded me.
and our labor, and our oppression. 15 Look down from Your holy
8 And YAHWEH brought us out habitation, from Heaven, and bless
from Egypt by a mighty hand, and by Your people Israel, and the land which
an arm stretched out, and by great You have given to us, as You swore to
terribleness, and with signs, and with our fathers, a land flowing with milk
wonders. and honey.
9 And He has brought us to this 16 Today YAHWEH your Elohim
place, and has given to us this land, a commands you to do these statutes
land flowing with milk and honey. and judgments. You shall be careful to
10 And now, behold, I have brought do them with all your heart, and with
in the first of the fruits of the ground all your soul.
which You have given me, O 17 You have today declared
YAHWEH. And you shall place it YAHWEH to be your Elohim, and to
before YAHWEH your Elohim, and walk in His ways, and to keep His
bow yourself before YAHWEH your statutes and His commandments, and
Elohim, His judgments, and to pay attention to
11 and rejoice in all the good which His voice.
YAHWEH your Elohim has given to 18 And YAHWEH has declared you
you, and to your house, you, and the today to be His people, a special
Levite, and the alien who is in your treasure as He has spoken to you, and
midst. to keep all His commandments. (1 Pe
12 When you have made an end of 2:9, Ex 19:5-6)
tithing all the tithes of your increase 19 And He will make you high above
the third year, the year of tithing, and all nations that He has made, in
have given it to the Levite, the alien, praise, and in name, and in glory; and
the orphan, and the widow, that they that you may be a holy people to
may eat inside your gates, and be YAHWEH your Elohim, as He has
filled, (Deut 14:28-29, Neh 10:34-39) spoken.
13 then you shall say before
YAHWEH your Elohim, I have Chapter 27
consumed the devoted things from the
house, and also have given them to the 1 And Moses and the elders of Israel
Levite, and to the alien, to the orphan, commanded the people, saying, Keep
and to the widow, according to all all the commands which I am
Your command which You have commanding you today,
2 and it shall be in the day you cross
3 A reference to Jacob who went from over the Jordan to the land which
Canaan back to Paran and back again YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to
amidst many trials and struggles.
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you, that you shall raise up for yourself 13 And these shall stand on Mount
great stones, and plaster them with Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, and
plaster. (Jos 4:1-3) Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and
3 And you shall write on them all the Naphtali. (Jos 8:33)
Words of this Torah when you have 14 And the Levites shall answer, and
crossed over, so that you may go into shall say to all the men of Israel with a
the land which YAHWEH your loud voice:
Elohim is giving you, a land flowing 15 Cursed is the man who makes a
with milk and honey, as YAHWEH carved and cast image, an
the Elohim of your fathers has abomination to YAHWEH, the work
promised you. of a crafts-man's hands, and who sets
4 And it shall be when you have it up in a secret place! And all the
crossed over the Jordan, that you shall people shall answer and say, Amen!
raise up these stones as to which I am (Ex 20:4)
commanding you today, in Mount 16 Cursed is he who dishonors his
Ebal, and you shall plaster them with father or his mother! And all the
plaster. (Deut 11:29) people shall say, Amen! (Ex 20:12)
5 And you shall build an altar there 17 Cursed is he who removes his
to YAHWEH your Elohim, an altar of neighbor's landmark! And all the
stones. You shall not wield any iron people shall say, Amen! (Deut 19:14)
tool on them. 18 Cursed is he who makes the blind
6 You shall build the altar of to wander out of the way! And all the
YAHWEH your Elohim of uncut people shall say, Amen! (Lev 19:14)
stones. And you shall offer burnt 19 Cursed is he who perverts the
offerings on it to YAHWEH your judgment of the alien, the fatherless,
Elohim. (Jos 8:30-34) and widow! And all the people shall
7 And you shall offer peace offerings, say, Amen! (Ex 22:21, Ja 1:27)
and shall eat there. And you shall 20 Cursed is he who lies with his
rejoice before YAHWEH your Elohim. father's wife, because he uncovers his
8 And you shall write on the stones father's skirt! And all the people shall
all the Words of the Torah very say, Amen! ( Lev 18:7)
plainly. 21 Cursed is he who lies with any
9 And Moses and the priests, the kind of animal! And all the people
Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, shall say, Amen! (Ex 22:19)
Keep silence, and hear, O Israel: Today 22 Cursed is he who lies with his
you have become the people of sister, his father's daughter, or his
YAHWEH your Elohim. mother's daughter! And all the people
10 Therefore you shall obey the voice shall say, Amen! ( Lev 18:9)
of YAHWEH your Elohim and do His 23 Cursed is he who lies with his
commandments and His statutes mother-in-law! And all the people
which I command you today. shall say, Amen! ( Lev 20:14)
11 And Moses charged the people the 24 Cursed is he who strikes his
same day, saying, neighbor secretly! And all the people
12 These shall stand on Mount shall say, Amen! ( Ex 21:12)
Gerizim to bless the people when you 25 Cursed is he who takes a bribe to
have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, strike a life, to shed innocent blood!
and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, And all the people shall say, Amen!
and Joseph, and Benjamin. (Ex 23:7-8, Lev 19:16)

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26 Cursed is he who does not carry come out against you one way, and flee
out to do all the Words of this Torah, before you seven ways.
to do them! And all the people shall 8 YAHWEH shall command the
say, Amen!1 ( Gal 3:10) blessing on you in your storehouses
and all that you set your hand to. And
Chapter 28 He shall bless you in the land which
YAHWEH your Elohim is giving to
1 And it shall be if carefully you will you.
listen to the voice of YAHWEH your 9 YAHWEH shall establish you a
Elohim, taking heed to do all His holy people to Himself, as He has
commandments which I command sworn to you, if you shall keep the
you this day, YAHWEH your Elohim commandments of YAHWEH your
shall give you to be on high above all Elohim and walk in His ways.
nations of the earth. 10 And all the peoples of the earth
2 And all these blessings shall come shall see that you are called by the
on you and overtake you if you will name of YAHWEH, and they shall be
listen to the voice of YAHWEH your afraid of you3.
Elohim2. 11 And YAHWEH shall prosper you
3 You shall be blessed in the city, and in goods, and in the fruit of your body,
you shall be blessed in the field. and in the fruit of your livestock, and
4 The fruit of your body shall be in the fruit of your ground in the land
blessed, and the fruit of your ground, which YAHWEH swore to your
and the fruit of your livestock, the fathers to give it to you.
offspring of your oxen, and the young 12 YAHWEH shall open to you His
ones of your flock. good treasure, the heavens to give the
5 Your basket and your kneading- rain to your land in its season, and to
trough shall be blessed. bless all the work of your hand. And
6 You shall be blessed when you you shall lend to many nations, but
come in, and you shall be blessed you shall not borrow.
when you go out. 13 And YAHWEH shall make you
7 YAHWEH shall cause your the head, and not the tail. And you
enemies that rise up against you to be shall be only above, and you shall not
stricken before your face. They shall be beneath, if you heed the command-
ments of YAHWEH your Elohim,
1 By repeating and confirming this scripture which I am commanding you today, to
the recipient would put themselves under a
be watchful to do them.
curse of disobedience because no one is
righteous who can keep the Torah
14 And you shall not turn away from
completely. See note on Gal 3:11. Joshua all the Words which I am commanding
warned against joining the covenant under
such conditions without having an avenue
to remove the penalty of sin, Jos 24:14-28 3 Yahweh is a family name consisting of Yah
2 This chapter clearly shows that you cannot Yahweh the Father, and Yahshua Yahweh
separate the land of Israel from the the Son. When someone is baptized into the
covenant of Yahweh. If the people of Israel New Covenant into the family name of
would be obedient to the Torah, then they Yahweh they are literally joining His family
would be blessed and the land would be and that brings great blessing and protection
blessed. If they did not, then they would be and people will see this and have fear to go
cursed and the land cursed and eventually against a family member of YHWH. Ro
they would be dispelled from the land. 8:14-17, Gen 20:1-18
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you today, to the right or to the left, to stricken before your enemies. You
go after other gods, to serve them. shall go out one way against them, and
15 And it shall be, if you will not shall flee seven ways before them. And
heed the voice of your Elohim, to take you shall be a trembling to all the
heed to do all His commandments and kingdoms of the earth. (Lev 26:17)
His statutes which I am commanding 26 And your body shall be food to all
you today, even all these curses shall the birds of the heavens, and to the
come on you and overtake you:1 beasts of the earth; and there shall be
16 You shall be cursed in the city, none to cause them to tremble.
and you shall be cursed in the field. 27 YAHWEH shall strike you with
17 Your basket and your kneading- the ulcer of Egypt, and with
trough shall be cursed. hemorrhoids, and with the scab, and
18 The fruit of your body shall be with itch, of which you cannot be
cursed, and the fruit of your land, the healed. (Deut 7:15)
offspring of your oxen, and the young 28 YAHWEH shall strike you with
ones of your sheep. madness, and with blindness, and with
19 You shall be cursed when you astonishment of heart.
come in, and you shall be cursed when 29 And you shall grope at noonday
you go out. as the blind grope in darkness. And
20 YAHWEH shall send cursing on you shall not prosper in your ways.
you, trouble and rebuke in all that you And you shall be always oppressed and
set your hand, all which you will do, plundered all the days; and there will
until you are destroyed, or until you be no one to save.
quickly perish, because of the badness 30 You shall betroth a wife, and
of your doings by which you have another shall lie with her. You shall
forsaken Me. build a house, and you shall not live in
21 YAHWEH shall make the plague it. You shall plant a vineyard, and shall
cling to you until He has consumed not use its fruit.( Amos 5:11, Jer 12:13)
you from off the land where you are 31 Your ox shall be slaughtered
going, to possess it. before your eyes, and you shall not eat
22 YAHWEH shall strike you with of it. Your donkey shall be violently
lung disease and with a fever, and with taken away from before you, and it will
an inflammation, and with extreme not be given back. Your sheep shall be
burning, and with the sword, and with given to your enemies, and you shall
blasting and mildew. And they shall have no deliverer.
pursue you until you perish. (Lev 32 Your sons and your daughters
26:16) shall be given to another people; and
23 And your heavens over your head your eyes shall look and fail for them
shall become copper, and the earth all the day. And no power shall be in
under you iron. (Lev 26:19) your hand. (Joel 3:6)
24 YAHWEH shall make the rain of 33 The fruit of your ground, and all
your land be dust and ashes. It shall your labor, shall be eaten up by a
come down on you from the heavens nation which you do not know. And
until you are destroyed.2 (Deut 11:17)
25 YAHWEH shall cause you to be 2 In ancient times water was equivalent with
life. Without water one could not survive
1 In the entirety of the Holy scriptures there is and this is why many times in scripture
only blessings for obedience and cursing for YHWH is equated with living water, Ps
disobedience. 29:3, Jer 2:13, Rev 22:1.
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you shall always be oppressed and 46 And they shall be on you for a
crushed. (Jer 22:17) sign and for a wonder, and on your
34 And you shall be maddened seed forever,
because of that which you shall see 47 because you did not serve
with the sight of your eyes. YAHWEH your Elohim with
35 YAHWEH shall strike you with joyfulness and with gladness of heart
an evil boil on the knees, and on the for the abundance of all things,
legs, of which you cannot be healed 48 and you shall serve your enemies
from the sole of your foot even to your whom YAHWEH shall send on you, in
crown. (Rev 16:2, Deut 28:27) hunger, and in thirst, and in
36 YAHWEH shall cause you and nakedness, and in lack of all things.
your king whom you shall raise up And He shall put an iron yoke on your
over you, to go to a nation which you neck until He has destroyed you.
have not known, you and your fathers. 49 YAHWEH shall raise a nation
And you shall serve other gods there, against you from afar, from the end of
wood and stone. (Deut 4:27-28) the earth, as the eagle flies; a nation
37 And you shall be an whose tongue you will not understand,
astonishment, a proverb and a byword 50 a nation fierce of face, who will
among all the peoples where not regard the person of the aged, nor
YAHWEH shall lead you. show favor to the young.
38 You shall carry much seed out to 51 And he shall eat the fruit of your
the field, and you shall gather in little; livestock, and the fruit of your land,
for the locusts will devour it. until you are destroyed. He shall not
39 You shall plant vineyards, and leave to you grain, new wine, and oil,
shall labor, and you shall not gather, offspring of your oxen, or young ones
nor drink wine; for the worm will of your flock, until he has destroyed
devour it. (Joel 1:4, Is 5:10, 17:10-11) you.
40 You shall have olive trees in all 52 And he shall lay siege to you in all
your border, and you shall not anoint your gates, until your high and
with oil; for your olive shall fall off. fortified walls in which you are
41 You shall father sons and trusting come down, in all your land;
daughters, and they shall not be with yea, he shall distress you in all your
you; for they shall go into captivity. gates, in all your land which
42 The locust shall possess all your YAHWEH your Elohim has given to
trees and the fruit of your ground. you.
43 The alien in your midst shall go 53 And you shall eat the fruit of your
above you, higher and higher; and you body, the flesh of your sons and your
shall come down, lower and lower. daughters whom YAHWEH your
44 He shall lend to you, and you Elohim has given to you, in the siege,
shall not lend to him. He shall be the and in the anguish with which your
head, and you shall be the tail. enemies shall distress you.
45 And all these curses shall come 54 The man who is tender and very
on you and shall pursue you and delicate among you, his eye shall be
overtake you, until you are destroyed; evil against his brother, and against
for you did not heed the voice of the wife of his bosom, and against the
YAHWEH your Elohim, to keep His remnant of his sons which he leaves,
commandments and His statutes 55 so that he will not give to any of
which He commanded you. them of the flesh of his sons that he

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shall eat, because he has nothing left rejoiced over you to do you good, and
to him in the siege, and in the anguish to multiply you, so YAHWEH shall
with which your enemies shall distress rejoice over you to destroy you, and to
you in all your gates. lay you waste. And you shall be
56 The soft and delicate woman plucked from the land you are going to
among you, who would not have possess.
ventured to set the sole of her foot on 64 And YAHWEH shall scatter you
the ground for delicateness and among all people, from one end of the
tenderness, her eye shall be evil earth even to the other, and you shall
against the husband of her bosom, and serve other gods there, wood and
against her son, and against her stone, which you have not known, nor
daughter; your fathers.(Deut 4:27-28, Jer 32:23)
57 and against her fetus which 65 And among these nations you
comes out from between her feet, even shall find no ease, nor shall the sole of
against her sons whom she shall bear. your foot have rest. But YAHWEH
For she shall eat them in secret, for the shall give you there a trembling heart
lack of everything in the siege and in and failing of eyes, and sorrow of
the anguish with which the enemy mind.
shall distress you within your gates. 66 And your life shall be in doubt
58 If you will not take heed to do all before you, and you shall fear day and
the Words of this Torah, written in night, and shall have no assurance of
this book, to fear this glorious and your life.3 (1 Joh 4:18)
fearful Name, YAHWEH your 67 In the morning you shall say, Oh
Elohim ,1
that it were evening! And in the
59 then YAHWEH will make your evening you shall say, Oh that it were
plagues remarkable, and the plagues morning! For the fear of your heart
of your children shall be great and with which you fear, and for the sight
persistent plagues with evil and long of your eyes which you shall see.
lasting sicknesses. 68 And YAHWEH shall bring you
60 He shall also bring on you all the into Egypt again with ships, by the way
diseases of Egypt, of which you were of which I said to you, You shall never
afraid; and they shall cling to you. see it again. And you shall be sold to
61 Also every sickness and every your enemies there, for male slaves
plague which is not written in the book and slave-girls; and there shall be no
of this Torah2, YAHWEH shall cause buyer.
them to come on you until you are
destroyed. Chapter 29
62 And you shall be left with few
adult men, whereas you were as the 1 These are the Words of the
stars of the heavens for multitude, covenant which YAHWEH
because you would not obey the voice
of YAHWEH your Elohim. (Is 24:5-6)
63 And it shall be, as YAHWEH 3 The word doubt here is implied, as in
ancient Hebrew there is no actual word for
1 The very essence of obedience and the first doubt. Doubt is a horrible plague that will
step toward repentance is to recognize and lead to uncertainty and fear and also
acknowledge the Creator of the Torah, torment (1 Joh 4:18). This plague is the
YAHWEH, and to give glory to His name. opposite of faith and is instilled in many in
2 Torah means instruction western society today.
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commanded Moses to cut1 with the before YAHWEH your Elohim; your
sons of Israel in the land of Moab, rulers, your tribes, your elders, and
besides the covenant which He made your officers, every man of Israel;
with them in Horeb. 11 your little ones, your wives, and
2 And Moses called to all Israel, and your foreigner who is in the midst of
said to them, You have seen all that your camps, from the woodchopper to
YAHWEH did before your eyes in the the one drawing your water;
land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his 12 so that you should enter into the
servants, and to all his land. covenant of YAHWEH your Elohim,
3 Your eyes have seen the great and into His oath, which YAHWEH
trials, the signs, and those great your Elohim is cutting with you today;
miracles. 13 so that He may establish you
4 Yet YAHWEH has not given to today for a people to Himself, and He
you a heart to know, and eyes to see, Himself be your Elohim, as He has
and ears to hear, until this day. spoken to you, and as He has sworn to
5 And I have led you forty years in your fathers, to Abraham to Isaac, and
the wilderness; your garments have to Jacob.
not worn out from off you, and your 14 And I am not cutting this
sandal has not worn away off your covenant and this oath with you alone,
foot2. (Deut 8:4) 15 but with him who stands here
6 You have not eaten bread, and you with us today before YAHWEH your
have not drunk wine or fermented Elohim; and also with him that is not
drink, so that you might know that I here with us today.
am YAHWEH your Elohim. 16 For you know how we lived in the
7 And you came into this place, and land of Egypt, and how we came
Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the through the nations through which
king of Bashan, came out to meet us, you passed.
to battle. And we struck them, 17 And you have seen their
8 and took their land, and gave it for detestable things, and their idols of
an inheritance to the Reubenites, and wood and stone, silver and gold, which
to the Gadites, and for the half tribe of were among them;
Manasseh. (Num 32:33) 18 that there not be among you man,
9 Then pay attention to the Words of or woman, or family, or tribe, whose
this covenant, and do them, that you heart turns away today from
may act wisely in all that you do. (Ro YAHWEH our Elohim, to go and
2:13) serve the gods of these nations; lest
10 You are standing today, all of you, there should be among you today a
root that bears gall and wormwood;3
19 and it happens when he hears the
1 Agreements between men are made and
broken but covenants are cut and binding words of this curse, that he should
and lasting. bless himself in his heart, saying, I
2 As a mother cares for her suckling child, shall have peace, even though I walk in
Yahweh cared for His people (Is 49:15) and the stubbornness of my heart, to
provided every need for 40 yrs in the snatch away the drunken with the
wilderness. This was to teach them full faith thirsty.
in Him for everything and is a stark 20 YAHWEH will not be willing to
difference from the world we live in today forgive him, for then the anger of
where most things in the west are provided
by an individual himself or the government. 3 These were poisonous bitter plants.
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YAHWEH and His zeal shall smoke, of their land in anger and wrath, and
and His zeal shall be against that man, in great indignation, and cast them
and all the curses written in this book into another land, as it is this day.
shall lie upon him. And YAHWEH 29 The secret things belong to
shall blot out his name from under the YAHWEH our Elohim; and the things
heavens. (Ex 32:32, Rev 3:5, 20:12,15) revealed belong to us and to our sons
21 And YAHWEH shall set him forever, that we may do all the Words
apart to evil, out of all the tribes of of this Torah.2 (Pr 25:2)
Israel, according to all the curses of
the covenant that are written in this Chapter 30
book of the Torah;
22 so that the generation to come, 1 And it shall be when all these
your sons who rise after you, and the things have come on you, the blessing
foreigner who comes in from a distant and the curse which I have set before
land, shall say when they see the you among all the nations where
plagues of that land, and its sicknesses YAHWEH your Elohim shall banish
which YAHWEH shall send into it, you, you shall bring these things back
23 The whole land shall be burned to your heart;
with brimstone and salt; it shall not be 2 and shall turn back to YAHWEH
sown, nor shall it sprout; nor shall your Elohim and listen to His voice,
there be any herb in it. It shall be like according to all that I am commanding
the overthrow of Sodom and you today, you and your sons with all
Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim, which your heart, and with all your soul;
YAHWEH overthrew in His anger and 3 then YAHWEH your Elohim will
in His fury.1 turn your captivity, and He will have
24 And all the nations shall say, Why pity on you, and will return and gather
has YAHWEH done this to this land? you from all the nations where
For what is the heat of this great YAHWEH your Elohim has scattered
anger? you.3
25 Then they shall say, Because they 4 If you are cast out to the end of the
have forsaken the covenant of heavens, YAHWEH your Elohim shall
YAHWEH, the Elohim of their gather you from there, and He shall
fathers, which He made with them take you from there.
when He brought them out of the land 5 And YAHWEH your Elohim shall
of Egypt. bring you into the land which your
26 For they went and served other fathers have possessed, and you shall
gods, and worshiped them, elohim inherit it; and He shall do you good
which they did not know, and who had and multiply you above your fathers.
not divided to them any portion. 6 And YAHWEH your Elohim will
27 And the anger of YAHWEH was circumcise your heart, and the heart of
kindled against this land to bring on it
all the curses that are written in this 2 One need not get caught up on all the
book. mysteries of the universe, but simply read
28 And YAHWEH rooted them out and obey the Torah and his life will be
greatly blessed and he will inherit eternal
1 Just like what happened at the Dead Sea. life. Ps 19:7-11, Pr 3:1-3.
Brimstone is a sulfurous gas that comes 3 Jer 30:18, Eze 36:24, Ezek 34:13, Jer 31:8,
from a volcanic eruption. You can still find Jer 3:18, Jer 50:4-5, Mic 4:6-7, Amos 9:14-
remains of sulfur balls in this area. 15
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your seed, to love YAHWEH your His judgments, and you shall live and
Elohim with all your heart, and with multiply, and YAHWEH your Elohim
all your soul, that you may live. (Deut shall bless you in the land where you
10:16, Ro 2:28-29) are going in, to possess it1.
7 And YAHWEH your Elohim will 17 But if you turn away your heart,
put all these curses on your enemies, and you do not listen, and are impelled
and on those that hate you, who have to, even bow down to other gods, and
persecuted you. serve them;
8 And you shall return and obey the 18 I have declared to you today that
voice of YAHWEH, and do all His you shall certainly perish. You shall
commandments which I am not prolong your days in the land to
commanding you today. which you are crossing the Jordan, to
9 And YAHWEH your Elohim will go in there to possess it.
make you abundant in every work of 19 I call Heaven and earth to witness
your hand, in the fruit of your body, against you today that I have set
and in the fruit of your livestock, and before you life and death, the blessing
in the fruit of your ground, for good. and the curse. Therefore, choose life,
For YAHWEH will again rejoice over that you and your seed may live,2
you for good, as He rejoiced over your 20 to love YAHWEH your Elohim,
fathers. to listen to His voice, and to cleave to
10 For you shall listen to the voice of Him. For He is your life, and the
YAHWEH your Elohim, to keep His length of your days so that you may
commandments and His statutes live in the land which YAHWEH has
which are written in the book of this sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to
Torah. For you shall turn back toward Isaac, and to Jacob, to give it to them.
YAHWEH your Elohim, with all your
heart and with all your soul. Chapter 31
11 For this command which I am
commanding you today is not too 1 And Moses went out and spoke
wonderful for you, nor is it too far off. these words to all Israel.
12 It is not in the heavens that you 2 And he said to them, I am a
should say, Who shall go up into the hundred and twenty years old today. I
heavens for us, and bring it to us, and am not able any more to go out and to
cause us to hear it, that we may do it? come in. And YAHWEH has said to
13 And it is not beyond the sea that me, You shall not cross over this
you should say, Who shall cross over Jordan. (Num 27:12-14)
for us to the region beyond the sea and 3 YAHWEH your Elohim will cross
take it for us, and cause us to hear it, over before you; He shall destroy these
that we may do it? nations from before you, and you shall
14 For the Word is very near to you,
in your mouth and in your heart, that 1 Verses 10-16 is a beautiful poetic stanza
you may do it. (Heb 8:10-11) that shows Yahweh's Torah is very simple
15 Behold, I have set before you and needs to be written in our heart for us to
today life and good and death and evil, obey it and obedience to it is life.
16 in that I am commanding you Throughout the entire bible you will only
today to love YAHWEH your Elohim, see blessings for obedience and cursing for
to walk in His ways, and to keep His disobedience.
commandments and His statutes, and
2 A great scripture showing life starts at
conception.
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possess them. Yahoshua is the one women, and the little ones, and your
who shall cross over before you, as foreigner who is within your gates, so
YAHWEH has spoken. that they may hear, and so that they
4 And YAHWEH shall do to them as may learn, and may fear YAHWEH
He has done to Sihon and to Og, kings your Elohim, and take heed to do all
of the Amorites, and to their land, the Words of this Torah;
which He destroyed before them. 13 and their sons who have not
5 And YAHWEH shall give them up known shall hear, and shall learn to
before your face, and you shall do to fear YAHWEH your Elohim all the
them according to all the days which you live on the land where
commandment which I have you are crossing over the Jordan to
commanded you. possess it. (Deut 4:10, Deut 6:7)
6 Be strong and brave. Do not fear 14 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
them, or be afraid of them. For Behold, your days are coming near to
YAHWEH your Elohim is He who is die. Call Yahoshua, and present your-
going with you; He shall not fail you selves at the tent of meeting, and I
nor forsake you. shall charge him. And Moses and
7 And Moses called for Yahoshua, Yahoshua went, and they presented
and said to him before the eyes of all themselves at the tent of meeting.
Israel, Be strong and brave, for you 15 And YAHWEH appeared at the
shall go in with this people to the land tabernacle in a pillar of cloud; and the
which YAHWEH has sworn to their pillar of cloud stood at the door of the
fathers, to give it to them, and you tabernacle. (Ex 33:9)
shall cause them to inherit it. 16 And YAHWEH said to Moses,
8 And YAHWEH is He who is going Behold, you shall lie with your fathers,
before you; He Himself shall be with and this people shall rise up and go
you; He shall not fail you nor forsake lusting after the gods of the strangers
you. Do not fear nor be afraid. of the land into which they are going,
9 And Moses wrote this Torah, and and shall forsake Me, and shall break
delivered it to the priests, the sons of My covenant which I cut with them.3
Levi, those bearing the ark of the 17 And My anger shall burn against
covenant of YAHWEH, and to all the them in that day, and I shall forsake
elders of Israel1. them and hide My face from them.
10 And Moses commanded them, And it shall be consumed, and many
saying, At the end of seven years in the evils and distresses shall find this
appointed time, in the year of release, people. And it shall say in that day, Is
in the Feast of Sukkot, it not because my Elohim is not in my
11 when all Israel comes in to see the midst, that these evils have found me?
face of YAHWEH in the place which 18 And hiding I will hide My face in
He chooses2, you shall proclaim this that day, because of all the evil which
Torah before all Israel, in their ears.
(Deut 12:5, Deut 16:6, Jos 8:34-35)
12 Assemble the people, men and 3 Verses 16-18- YHWH did not state this due
to predestination as man has free will to
1 Moses wrote the entire Torah, there is no choose his path, but because He knew their
mention of an oral law that later came as a hardened hearts and prideful attitude to
tradition of the Rabbis. Jos 8:34-35, Ex refuse to humble themselves before Him
24:4. Deut 31:24 and repent and receive His spirit and grace,
2 Jerusalem, 1 Kgs 14:21 Ja 4:6, Acts 7:51.
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this people has done, for it shall turn yet alive with you this day, you have
to other gods. been rebellious against YAHWEH.
19 Now, then, write this song for And how much more after my death!
you, and teach it to the sons of Israel. 28 Gather to me all the elders of
Put it in their mouths, so that this your tribes, and your officers, and I
song shall be for a witness to Me shall speak in their ears these words,
against the sons of Israel. and cause the heavens and the earth to
20 And I shall bring them into the testify against them.
land flowing with milk and honey, 29 For I know that after my death
which I have sworn to their fathers. you shall utterly corrupt yourselves,
And you shall eat and be satisfied, and and will turn aside from the way which
become fat, and shall turn to other I have commanded you. And evil shall
gods; and they shall serve them, and happen to you in the latter end of the
despise Me, and break My covenant. days because you shall do evil in the
21 And it shall be, when many evils eyes of YAHWEH, to make Him angry
and distresses have found them, this with the work of your hands.
song shall testify against them as a 30 And Moses spoke in the ears of
witness. For it shall not be forgotten all the assembly of Israel the words of
out of the mouths of their seed. For I this song, until their conclusion:
know their scheme, which they are
making today, before I bring them into Chapter 32
the land which I have sworn.
22 And Moses wrote this song on 1 Give ear, O heavens, and I will
that day, and taught it to the sons of speak. And hear, O earth, the words of
Israel. my mouth.
23 And He commanded Yahoshua 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain;
the son of Nun, and said, Be strong my speech shall drop down as the dew,
and brave; for you shall bring the sons as the small rain on the tender plant,
of Israel into the land which I have and as the showers on the grass;
sworn to them, and I shall be with you. 3 because I will proclaim the name of
24 And it happened, when Moses YAHWEH and ascribe greatness to
finished writing, until their our Elohim.2
completion, all the Words of this 4 He is the Rock; His work is perfect.
Torah in a book1, For all His ways are just, an El of
25 that Moses commanded the faithfulness, and without evil; just and
Levites who bore the ark of the upright is He.
covenant of YAHWEH, saying, 5 He has not corrupted Himself; His
26 Take this book of the Torah, and sons; it is their blemish; they are a
you shall put it in the side of the ark of crooked and perverse generation.
the covenant of YAHWEH your 6 Do you thus give back to
Elohim, so that it may be there for a YAHWEH, O foolish and unwise
witness against you. people? Is He not your Father who
27 For I have known your rebellion bought you? Has not He made you and
and your stiff neck. Behold, while I am established you? ( Mal 2:10)
7 Remember the ancient days,
1 Moses wrote the entire Torah, there is no
mention of an oral law that came as a 2 As the “Our Father” prayer in Mathew 6:9,
tradition of the Rabbis later. Jos 8:34-35, Ex prayers always starts out by glorifying the
24:4, Deut 31:9, Jos 1:8. wonderful, glorious name of YAHWEH.
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consider the years of many him, and fell away from the Rock of
generations; ask your father, and he his salvation (Y'shua*).
will declare to you, your elders, and 16 With strange gods they moved
they shall say to you; (Ps 78:5-8) Him to jealousy; and with idols they
8 when the Most High divided to the provoked Him to anger.
nations their inheritance; when He 17 They sacrificed to demons3 who
separated the sons of mankind, He set were not Eloha, to Elohim whom they
up the boundaries of the peoples, did not know, new ones who came
according to the number of the lately. Your fathers had not dreaded
cherubs of Elohim1. them. (Lev 17:7)
9 For the portion of YAHWEH is 18 The Rock that begat you, you
His people; Jacob is the lot of His neglected, and forgot the El who
inheritance. formed you. (Ex 23:20-22, 1 Cor 10:4)
10 He found him in a desert land, 19 And YAHWEH looked and
and in the waste, a howling despised them because of the
wilderness. He encircled him and provoking of His sons and of His
cared for him; He guarded him as the daughters.
pupil of His eye. 20 And He said, I will hide My face
11 As the eagle stirs up its nest; it from them; I will see what their end
hovers over its young; it spreads out will be; for they are a perverse
its wings and takes it, and bears it on generation, sons in whom is no
its wing. faithfulness.
12 YAHWEH alone led him, and 21 They made Me jealous with a not-
there was no strange god with him. El; they made Me angry by their
13 He made him ride on the high vanities; and I shall make them jealous
places of the earth, so that he might by a not-a-people; by a foolish nation I
eat the increase of the fields. And He shall make them angry.
made him suck honey out of the rock, 22 For a fire has been kindled in My
and oil out of the flinty rock; anger, and it burns to the lowest part
14 butter from cows, and milk from of Sheol, and consumes the earth and
the flock, with fat from lambs, and its produce; and sets on fire the
rams of the sons of Bashan, and he- foundations of the mountains.
goats, with the fat of the kidneys of 23 I will heap evils on them; I will
wheat, and of the blood of the grape use up My arrows on them.
you shall drink wine. 24 I will send on them exhaustion by
15 But Jeshurun2 grew fat, and famine, and depletion by burning heat,
kicked; you grew fat, thick and sated. and bitter destruction, and the teeth of
And he abandoned Elohim who made beasts, with the venom of crawling
things of the dust.
1 The Masoretic text changed the text here to
read “according to the number of the sons 2 Verses 15-18 shows Israel's rebellion,
of Israel”, but clearly the Dead Sea scrolls however YHWH uses the word “Jeshurun”,
and the Septuagint both correctly states which means “upright one” and is a term of
“according to the number of the Cherubs of endearment to describe Israel's great
Elohim”. This verse is relating back to potential in later years when they would
creation when Yahweh separated mankind turn back to Yahshua, the Son of YHWH.
by their races into the different regions of 3 The Hebrew word for demon is 'shad' and
the earth and set cherubs in each area comes from the root meaning robbers or
according to the number of people. desolate ones.
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25 The sword shall bereave from and drank the wine of their drink
without, and terror from within, both offerings? Let them rise up and help
the young man and the virgin, the you; let it be a hiding place for you.
suckling with the man of gray hairs. 39 See now that I, I am He, and
26 I said, I will dash them to pieces; other elohim are nothing against Me. I
I will make their memory cease from kill, and I preserve alive. I wound and
among men; I heal, and there is no deliverer from
27 saying, Were it not the My hand.
provocation of an enemy I feared, that 40 For I lift up My hand to the
their foes should judge amiss, that heavens and say, I live forever!
they might not say, Our hand is high, 41 If I have sharpened My lightning
and YAHWEH has not done all this. sword, and My hand lays hold on
28 For they are a nation void of judgment, I will render vengeance to
counsel, and no understanding is in My foes, and I will repay those who
them. hate Me. (Eze 21:9-17)
29 If they were wise, they would 42 I will make My arrows drunk with
understand this; they would blood, and My sword shall devour
comprehend their latter end. flesh, with the blood of the slain and of
30 How could one chase a thousand, the captives, from the hairy head of
and two put ten thousand to flight, if it the enemy.
were not their Rock that sold them, 43 Rejoice, O nations with Him, and
and YAHWEH had shut them up? (Is let the Cherubs of Elohim worship
30:17) Him. Rejoice you nations with His
31 For their rock is not as our Rock, people; for He shall avenge the blood
even our enemies being judges. of His servants, and shall render
32 For their vine is of the vine of vengeance to His foes, and will atone
Sodom, and their grapes of the fields for His land and His people.
of Gomorrah, grapes of gall; they have 44 And Moses came and spoke all
bitter clusters. the words of this song in the ears of
33 Their wine is the venom of the people, he and Yahoshua the son
serpents, and the cruel venom of asps. of Nun.
34 Is it not stored up with Me, sealed 45 And Moses finished speaking all
in My treasuries? these words to all Israel,
35 Vengeance and retribution belong 46 and said to them, Set your heart
to Me; in due time their foot will slip; on all the words which I have testified
for the day of their calamity is near, against you today, that you command
and the things prepared are hurrying your sons to take heed to do all the
for them. Words of this Torah.
36 For YAHWEH will bring His 47 For it is not a useless Word for
people justice; and He shall have you, for it is your life, and by this
compassion on His servants, for He Word you shall prolong your days in
sees that their power is gone, and only the land where you are crossing over
the imprisoned and abandoned the Jordan, there to possess it1.
remain.
37 And He will say, Where are their 1 If only Christian Pastors could drop the
gods, the rock in which they sought scales from their eyes to see the plainness
refuge? of verses such as these and that the Torah is
38 Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, life and keeping it only brings life,
happiness, and blessings.
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48 And YAHWEH spoke to Moses Hear the voice of Judah, O YAHWEH,

in that same day, saying, and bring him in to his people; his
49 Go up into this Mount Abarim, to hands were much for him, and You
Mount Nebo in the land of Moab, shall be a help against his foes. (Gen
which is opposite Jericho; and see the 49:8-12)
land of Canaan which I am giving to 8 And of Levi he said, Your
the sons of Israel for a possession; Thummim and Your Urim are for Your
50 and die in the mountain where devout man whom You tested at
you are going, and be gathered to your Massah; You contended with him at
people, even as your brother Aaron the Waters of Strife; (Lev 8:8)
died on Mount Hor, and was gathered 9 who said of his father and his
to his people; mother, I have not seen him. And he
51 because you transgressed toward has not acknowledged his brothers,
Me among the sons of Israel at the and did not know his own son, for they
Waters of Strife1 in Kadesh, in the have kept Your Word, and observed
wilderness of Zin; because you did not Your covenant.
sanctify Me in the midst of the sons of 10 They shall teach Your judgments
Israel. to Jacob, and Your Torah to Israel.
52 Yet you shall see the land across They shall put incense at Your nostrils,
from you, but you shall not go in there and whole burnt offering on Your
to the land which I am giving to the altar. (Mal 2:4-9)
sons of Israel.(Deut 34:1-3, Deut 1:37) 11 O YAHWEH, bless his strength,
and accept the work of his hands.
Chapter 33 Dash the loins of those rising against
him, those who hate him, that they
1 And this is the blessing with which may not rise!
Moses the man of Elohim blessed the 12 Of Benjamin he said, The beloved
sons of Israel before his death. of YAHWEH shall dwell securely
2 And he said: YAHWEH came from beside Him, covering him all the day
Sinai, and rose up from Seir for them; long; yea he shall dwell between His
He shone forth from Mount Paran, shoulders. (Gen 49:27)
and He came from the myriads of holy 13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of
ones. At His right hand a law of fire YAHWEH be his land, with the best
went forth to them. of the heavens, for the dew, for the
3 Yes, He loves the people; all His deep crouching beneath; (Gen 49:22-
holy ones are in Your hand; and they 26)
sit down at Your feet; He lifts up each 14 and with the best of the produce
at Your Words. of the sun, and with the best yield of
4 Moses has commanded to us the months;
Torah, an inheritance for the 15 and with the first of the ancient
congregation of Jacob. mountains, and with the best of the
5 And he was king in Jeshurun, everlasting hills;
when the heads of the people 16 and with the best of the earth, and
assembled, the tribes of Israel. its fullness; and the good will of Him
6 Let Reuben live, and not die, and who dwelt in the Bush; let it come on
let his men be numbered.(Gen 49:3-4)
7 And this for Judah: And he said,
1 Waters of Meribah, Num 20:12.
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the head of Joseph, and on the crown 25 May your shoe latches be iron
of the separated one 1 of his brothers. and copper, and your days as your
17 His glory is as the first-born of his strength.
ox, and the horns of the wild ox are his 26 None is like the El of Jeshurun,
horns; with them he shall butt the riding the heavens for your help, and
peoples together to the ends of the the clouds in His majesty.
earth. And they are the myriads of 27 The Elohim of old is a refuge, and
Ephraim, and they are the thousands underneath are the everlasting arms.
of Manasseh. (Num 23:22, Is 34:7) And He shall cast the enemy out from
18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, before you, and shall say, Destroy!
O Zebulun, in your going out, and O 28 And Israel shall live alone in
Issachar, in your tents; (Gen 49:13-15) safety; the fountain of Jacob in a land
19 to the mountains they call the of grain and wine; and His heavens
peoples; there they shall offer drop down dew.
righteous sacrifices for they shall suck 29 Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is
the bounty of the seas, and treasures like you? A people saved by
hidden in the sand. YAHWEH, the Shield of your help,
20 And of Gad he said, Blessed is he and He who is the Sword of your
who enlarges Gad; he shall live like a Excellency! And your enemies shall be
lioness, and shall tear the arm, also the found liars before you, and you shall
top of the head. (Gen 49:19) tread on their high places.
21 And he eyes the first part for
himself, for there was the portion of Chapter 34
the lawgiver hidden; and he came with
the rulers of the people; he executed 1 And Moses went up from the plains
the justice of YAHWEH, and His of Moab to Mount Nebo, the top of
judgments with Israel. Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho.3
22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a And YAHWEH caused him to see all
lion's whelp; he shall leap from the land; Gilead to Dan;
Bashan. (Gen 49:16) 2 and all Naphtali, and the land of
23 And of Naphtali he said, O Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the
Naphtali, satisfied with good will and land of Judah to the sea beyond;
full of the blessing of YAHWEH; 3 and the Negev, and the plain of the
possess the west and the south. (Gen valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees,
49:21) to Zoar.
24 And of Asher he said, Asher shall 4 And YAHWEH said to him, This is
be blessed with sons; let him be the land which I have sworn to
accepted by his brothers, and dip his Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob,
foot in oil.2 (Gen 49:20) saying, I will give it to your seed. I
have caused you to see with your eyes,
1 “Separated one” in Hebrew is “nazir”. As but you shall not cross over there4.
Joseph is clearly a type of the Messiah, this 5 And Moses the servant of
is just another clue to who the Messiah will YAHWEH died there in the land of
be as Yahshua came from Nazareth, which Moab, according to the command of
is a form from nazir. Math 2:23, Is 11:1 YAHWEH.
2 The land of Asher was famous for its olive 6 And He buried him in a valley in
oil. Today some believe this prophecy is
relating to fossil fuel and there is off shore 3 This was across the Jordan River in modern
drilling in this Territory. day Jordan.
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the land of Moab, opposite Beth-Peor;

and no man knows his grave to this
day.
7 And Moses was a son of a hundred
and twenty years at his death; his eye
had not become dim, and his vigor did
not flee him.
8 And the sons of Israel mourned
Moses in the plains of Moab thirty
days. And the days of weeping and
mourning for Moses were ended. (Gen
50:3)
9 And Yahoshua the son of Nun was
full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses
had laid his hands on him1. And the
sons of Israel listened to him and did
as YAHWEH commanded Moses.
10 And never since has a prophet
like Moses arisen in Israel, whom
YAHWEH knew face to face,
(Num 12:6-8, Deut 18:15)
11 in regard to all the signs and
wonders which YAHWEH sent him to
do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh,
and to all his servants and to all his
land;
12 and in regard to all the mighty
hand, and in all the great terror which
Moses showed in the sight of all Israel.

4 Some have tried through replacement

theology to say that heaven or another land
on earth has replaced the physical land of
Israel in the New Covenant, but as we see
nothing could be further from the truth and
that theory has no scriptural support. Ezek
20:42.
1 We see the ceremony of the laying on of
hands is not just a New Testament doctrine
(Heb 6:2), but goes back to the Torah and
even to the book of Genesis 48:14.
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Book of Yahoshua

Chapter 1 10 Then Yahoshua commanded the

officers of the people, saying,
1 And it happened after the death of 11 Pass through the camp and
Moses the servant of YAHWEH, command the people, saying, Prepare
YAHWEH spoke to Yahoshua the son food for you. For within three days you
of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, are crossing this Jordan to go in to
2 My servant Moses is dead. And possess the land which YAHWEH
now rise up, cross over this Jordan, your Elohim is giving to you, to
you and all this people, to the land possess it.
which I am giving to them, to the sons 12 And Yahoshua spoke to the
of Israel. Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to
3 Every place on which the sole of the half tribe of Manasseh, saying,
your foot shall tread, I have given it to 13 Remember the word which Moses
you, as I spoke to Moses. the servant of YAHWEH commanded
4 From the wilderness, and this you, saying, YAHWEH your Elohim
Lebanon, even to the great river, the has given you rest, and He has given to
river Euphrates, all the land of the you this land.
Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward 14 Your wives, your little ones, and
the setting of the sun, shall be your your livestock shall remain in the land
border. which Moses has given to you beyond
5 No man shall be able to stand the Jordan. But you shall cross over
before you all the days of your life. As I armed before your brothers, all the
was with Moses, so I will be with you. I mighty warriors, and shall help them,
will not fail you nor will I forsake you. 15 until YAHWEH has given rest to
6 Be strong and brave. For you shall your brothers, as well as to you, and
cause this people to inherit the land they, even they have possessed the
which I swore to their fathers to give land which YAHWEH your Elohim is
to them. giving to them. Then you may return
7 Only be strong and very brave, so to the land of your possession, and
that you may take heed to do may possess it, which Moses the
according to all the Torah which servant of YAHWEH has given to you
Moses My servant commanded you. beyond the Jordan toward the rising of
Do not turn from it to the right or to the sun.
the left, that you may act wisely 16 And they answered Yahoshua,
wherever you go. saying, We will do all that you
8 This book of the Torah shall not command us; and we will go
depart out of your mouth, and you everywhere you shall send us.
shall meditate on it by day and by 17 According to all we listened to
night, so that you shall be on guard to from Moses, so we will listen to you.
do according to all that is written in it. Surely YAHWEH your Elohim is with
For then you shall prosper your way, you, as He has been with Moses.
and then you shall act wisely.(Ex 24:4) 18 Whoever rebels against your
9 Have I not commanded you? Be mouth, and will not listen to your
strong and brave. Do not be afraid or commands in all that you say to him,
discouraged, for YAHWEH your he shall die. Only, be strong and brave.
Elohim is with you in all places where
you go.

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Chapter 2 out of Egypt; also that which you have

done to two kings of the Amorites who
1 And Yahoshua the son of Nun sent were beyond the Jordan; to Sihon, and
two men out of Shittim to spy secretly, to Og, whom you destroyed.
saying, Go look over the land, and 11 And we have heard, and our heart
Jericho. And they went and came into has melted, and there still does not
the house of a woman, an inn-keeper 1; rise the spirit in any man, because of
and her name was Rahab. And they lay you. For YAHWEH your Elohim, He
down there. is Elohim in the heavens above, and in
2 And it was reported to the king of the earth below.
Jericho saying, Behold, men have 12 And now, please swear to me by
come here tonight from the sons of YAHWEH, since I have dealt with you
Israel, to search the land. in kindness, that you will also deal
3 And the king of Jericho sent to with my father's house in kindness,
Rahab, saying, Bring out the men who and shall give to me a true token;
have come in to you, who have come 13 and shall keep alive my father,
into your house. For they have come in and my mother, and my brothers, and
to search out all the land. my sisters, and all that is to them, and
4 And the woman took the two men shall deliver our souls from death.
and hid them, and said, This way the 14 And the men said to her, Our life
men came in to me, but I did not know instead of yours, if you do not tell this
from where they were. business of ours, then it shall be, when
5 And it happened as the gate was to YAHWEH gives this land to us that
be shut at dark, even the men went we shall deal with you in kindness and
out. I do not know where they have truth.
gone. You go after them, and hurry, for 15 Then she let them down by a rope
you may overtake them. through the window, for her house was
6 But she made them go up on the in the side of the wall, and she lived in
roof, and hid them with stalks of flax, the wall.
which she arranged on the roof. 16 And she said to them, Go to the
7 And the men went after them the mountain lest the pursuers come upon
way of the Jordan, by the fords. And you. And you shall hide there three
they shut the gate afterwards, when days until the pursuers return; and
the pursuers had gone after them. afterward you shall go on your way.
8 And before they had laid down, she 17 And the men said to her, We will
came up to them on the roof. be guiltless from this oath of yours
9 And she said to the men, I know which you made us swear.
that YAHWEH has given the land to 18 Behold, we are coming into the
you, and that your terror has fallen on land; you shall bind this scarlet thread
us, and that all those living in the land of line in the window by which you
have melted before you. have let us down. And you shall gather
10 For we have heard how your father, and your mother, and
YAHWEH2 dried up the water of the your brothers, and all your father's
Red Sea before you, as you were going house to you, to the house. (Is 1:18)
19 And it shall be, anyone who goes
1 This word in Hebrew is somewhat
ambiguous and can also mean innkeeper. 2 The people knew the personal name of
Josephus also states that Rahab was an inn- Yahweh the Creator who did the wonders
keeper. before Pharaoh in Egypt.
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outside from the doors of your house measure. You shall not come near it,
his blood shall be on his head, and we so that you may know the way in
shall be innocent. And anyone who is which you are to go in. For you have
with you in the house, his blood shall not crossed over this way in time past.
be on our head, if any hand is on him. 5 And Yahoshua said to the people,
20 But if you reveal this business of Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow
ours, then we shall be guiltless from YAHWEH will do wonders among you.
your oath which you have made us 6 And Yahoshua spoke to the priests,
swear. saying, Take up the ark of the
21 And she said, Let it be according covenant and go before the people.
to your words. And she sent them And they took up the ark of the
away. And they went. And she bound covenant and went before the people.
the line of scarlet thread in the 7 And YAHWEH said to Yahoshua,
window. This day I will begin to make you great
22 And they departed and came to in the eyes of all Israel, so that they
the mountain, and stayed there three shall know that as I was with Moses, I
days, until the pursuers had returned. am with you.
And the pursuers searched in all the 8 And you shall command the priests
way, but did not find them. bearing the ark of the covenant,
23 And the two men returned and saying, When you come to the edge of
came down from the mountain, and the waters of the Jordan you shall
crossed over, and came to Yahoshua stand still in the Jordan.
the son of Nun, and reported to him all 9 And Yahoshua said to the sons of
that had happened to them. Israel, Come near here and hear the
24 And they said to Yahoshua, Words of YAHWEH your Elohim.
Surely YAHWEH has given all the 10 And Yahoshua said, By this you
land into our hands. And also, all shall know that the living Elohim is
those living in the land have melted among you. And He shall certainly
before us. dispossess from before you the
Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the
Chapter 3 Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the
Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the
1 And Yahoshua rose up early in the Jebusites.
morning. And they set forth from 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of
Shittim and came to the Jordan, he YAHWEH of all the earth shall pass
and all the sons of Israel. And they over before you into the Jordan.
stayed there before they crossed over. 12 And now, take for yourselves
2 And it happened, at the end of twelve men out of the tribes of Israel,
three days, the officers passed into the one man for each tribe.
midst of the camp. 13 And it shall be, when the soles of
3 And they commanded the people, the feet of the priests bearing the ark
saying, When you see the ark of the of YAHWEH, Master of all the earth,
covenant of YAHWEH your Elohim, come to rest in the waters of the
and the priests, and the Levites Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall
bearing it, then you shall set forth be cut off, the waters which come
from your place and shall go after it. down from above. And they shall stand
4 Only, keep a distance between you in one heap.
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forth from their tents to cross over the number of the tribes of the sons of
Jordan, and as the priests bore the ark Israel,
of the covenant before the people, 6 that this shall be a sign among you,
15 and as those bearing the ark came when your children ask hereafter,
into the Jordan, and the feet of the saying, What are these stones to you?
priests bearing the ark were dipped in 7 You shall say to them, Because the
the edge of the waters (and the Jordan waters of the Jordan were cut off
was full, over all its banks all the days before the ark of the covenant of
of harvest), YAHWEH, as it crossed over into the
16 that the waters stood still, those Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were
coming down from above rose up into cut off. And these stones are for a
a heap, very far above the city Adam, memorial to the sons of Israel all the
which is beside Zaretan; and those days.
going down by the sea of the Arabah, 8 And the sons of Israel did as
the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. Yahoshua commanded, and took up
And the people passed over opposite twelve stones out of the middle of the
to Jericho. Jordan, as YAHWEH had spoken to
17 And the priests bearing the ark of Yahoshua, according to the number of
the covenant of YAHWEH stood firm the tribes of the sons of Israel, and
on dry ground in the middle of the crossed over with them to the lodging
Jordan. And all Israel crossed over on place, and laid them down there;
dry ground until all the nation had 9 even the twelve stones that
completely passed over the Jordan. Yahoshua lifted up in the middle of the
Jordan, in the place where the feet of
Chapter 4 the priests bearing the ark of the
covenant stood firm. And they are
1 And it was, when all the nation had there until this day.
completely crossed over the Jordan, 10 And the priests bearing the ark
YAHWEH spoke to Yahoshua, saying, were standing in the middle of the
2 Take twelve men for you out of the Jordan until everything was finished
people, one man of each tribe. that YAHWEH had commanded
3 And charge them, saying, Take Yahoshua to speak to the people,
twelve stones from this place, from the according to all that Moses
middle of the Jordan, from the place commanded Yahoshua. And the
where the feet of the priests were people hurried and crossed over.
fixed. And you shall carry them over 11 And it happened, when the people
with you and lay them down in the had finished crossing over, the ark of
lodging place which you stay in it YAHWEH and the priests crossed
tonight. over before the people.
4 And Yahoshua called to the twelve 12 And the sons of Reuben, and the
men whom he had readied from the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of
sons of Israel, one man out of each Manasseh crossed over in battle array
tribe. before the sons of Israel, as Moses had
5 And Yahoshua said to them, Cross spoken to them;
over before the ark of YAHWEH your 13 about forty thousand armed men
Elohim to the middle of the Jordan, of the army crossed over before
and each man of you lift up one stone YAHWEH for battle, to the plains of
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14 In that day YAHWEH made Chapter 5

Yahoshua great in the sight of all
Israel. And they feared him all the 1 And it happened, when all the
days of his life, even as they feared kings of the Amorites beyond the
Moses1. Jordan, toward the sea, and all the
15 And YAHWEH spoke to kings of the Canaanites which were by
Yahoshua, saying, the sea, heard how YAHWEH dried
16 Order the priests who carry the up the waters of the Jordan before the
ark of the testimony, that they rise out sons of Israel, until they crossed over,
of the Jordan. their heart was melted. And there was
17 And Yahoshua commanded the not any more spirit in them before the
priests, saying, Rise out of the Jordan. sons of Israel.
18 And it happened when the priests 2 At that time YAHWEH said to
who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahoshua, Make for yourself flint
YAHWEH had come up out of the knives, and again circumcise the sons
midst of the Jordan, and the soles of of Israel, the second time.
the feet of the priests had been lifted 3 And Yahoshua made flint knives
to the dry land, the waters of the for himself, and circumcised the sons
Jordan returned to their place, and of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
flowed over all its banks, as before. 4 And this is the reason Yahoshua
19 And the people came up out of the circumcised: All the people who had
Jordan on the tenth of the first month, come out of Egypt, who were males, all
and camped in Gilgal, in the east the men of war, had died in the
border of Jericho. wilderness, in the way, as they came
20 And the twelve stones which they out of Egypt.
took out of the Jordan were raised up 5 For all the people who had come
in Gilgal by Yahoshua. out were circumcised. And all the
21 And he spoke to the sons of Israel, people who were born in the
saying, When your sons ask their wilderness, in the way, as they came
fathers hereafter, saying, What do out from Egypt, had not been
these stones mean? circumcised.
22 Then you shall make your sons 6 For the sons of Israel had walked
know, saying, Israel came over this forty years in the wilderness, until all
Jordan on dry land, the nation, the men of war who had
23 because YAHWEH your Elohim come out of Egypt were consumed,
dried up the waters of the Jordan those who did not listen to the voice of
before you, until you crossed over, as YAHWEH, to whom YAHWEH had
YAHWEH your Elohim did to the Red sworn to them not to show them the
Sea, which He dried up before you land which YAHWEH swore to their
until we crossed over; fathers, to give to us, a land flowing
24 so that all the people of the land with milk and honey; these were
shall know that the hand of YAHWEH consumed.
is strong, so that you may fear 7 And He raised their sons up in
YAHWEH your Elohim all the days. their place. Yahoshua circumcised
them, for they had been

1 It is YHWH who lifts up man and takes him

down. Dan 4:17, 4:31-33
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uncircumcised; for they had not been on which you are standing is holy. And
circumcised in the way1. Yahoshua did so3.
8 And it happened, when all the
nation had finished being circumcised, Chapter 6
they remained in their places in the
camp until they revived. 1 And Jericho was closed, and was
9 And YAHWEH said to Yahoshua, shut in from the face of the sons of
Today I have rolled the reproach of Israel; no one going out, and no one
Egypt off of you. And he called the coming in.
name of that place Gilgal2 to this day. 2 And YAHWEH said to Yahoshua,
10 And the sons of Israel camped in See I have given Jericho and its king,
Gilgal, and prepared the Passover in mighty warriors, into your hand.
the fourteenth day of the month, at 3 And you shall go around the city,
evening, in the plains of Jericho. all the men of battle, going around the
11 And they ate the old grain of the city once; so you shall do six days.
land on the next day after the 4 And seven priests shall bear seven
Passover, unleavened bread and trumpets of rams' horns before the
roasted grain, in this same day. ark. And on the seventh day you shall
12 And the manna ceased on the go around the city seven times, and
next day after they ate of the old grain the priests shall blow with the rams'
of the land. And there was no more horns.4
manna to the sons of Israel, but they 5 And it shall be, when they make a
ate the produce of the land of Canaan long blast with the ram's horn, and
in that year. when you hear the sound of the ram's
13 And it happened, when Yahoshua horn, all the people shall shout with a
was beside Jericho, that he lifted up great shout. And the wall of the city
his eyes and looked. And, behold! A shall fall down underneath below you;
Man stood in front of him, and His and the people shall go up, each man
drawn sword was in His hand. And in front of him.
Yahoshua went to Him and said to 6 And Yahoshua the son of Nun
Him, Are You for us, or for our foes? called the priests and said to them,
14 And He said, No, for I now come Take up the ark of the covenant, and
as the Captain of the army of let seven priests bear seven trumpets
YAHWEH. And Yahoshua fell on his of rams' horns before the ark of
face to the earth and worshiped. And YAHWEH.
he said to Him, What does my Master 7 And he said to the people, Pass on,
speak to His slave?
15 And the Captain of the army of
3 The word for captain here in Hebrew is
YAHWEH said to Yahoshua, Take “sar” and is used in Is 9:6 as a description
of the Messiah being “Sar Shalom” or
your shoe off your foot, for the place
Prince of Peace. Undoubtedly, this had to be
Yahshua as an angel would not allow
worship, and an angel's presence would not
make the ground holy. (Rev 22:8-9, Ex 3:2,
1 Apparently, all the children who were born 5)
in the wilderness were not circumcised. 4 Denotes circular patten of Yahweh's 7,000
This shows the covenant at Mount Sinai yr plan, that is why three 7's are mentioned
clearly was not consummated and here is as 7 is the number of completion. The
being reestablished. Hebrew word for ram's horn is Yobel Keren
2 Gilgal means “wheel”. denoting the Jubilee year.
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go around the city, and he who is people, Shout! For YAHWEH has
armed shall go on before the ark of given you the city.
YAHWEH. 17 And the city shall be devoted to
8 And it happened, when Yahoshua YAHWEH, it and all that are in it.
spoke to the people, the seven priests Only Rahab the inn-keeper shall live,
bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns she and all who are with her in the
before YAHWEH passed on and blew house, because she hid the messengers
with the rams' horns. And the ark of that we sent.
the covenant of YAHWEH went after 18 And you shall certainly keep clear
them. of the cursed things, that you not
9 And he who was armed went become accursed by taking from the
before the priests blowing the rams' cursed things, and shall make the
horns. And the rear guard after the camp of Israel become accursed, and
ark, going on and blowing with the trouble it.
rams' horns. 19 And all the silver and gold, and
10 And Yahoshua had commanded vessels of copper and iron, they are
the people, saying, You shall not holy to YAHWEH; they shall come
shout, nor cause your voice to be into the treasury of YAHWEH.
heard, nor shall there go from your 20 And the people shouted, and blew
mouth a word until the day I say to with the ram's horns, and it happened,
you, Shout! Then you shall shout. when the people heard the sound of
11 And the ark of YAHWEH went the ram's horn, the people shouted a
around the city, going around one great shout. And the wall fell under it;
time. And they came into the camp, and the people went up into the city,
and remained in the camp. each man in front of him; and they
12 And Yahoshua rose early in the captured the city.
morning, and the priests bore the ark 21 And they destroyed all that was in
of YAHWEH. the city, from man even to woman,
13 And seven priests bearing seven from young even to aged, and to ox,
trumpets of rams' horns were walking and sheep, and donkey, by the mouth
before the ark of YAHWEH, going on, of the sword.
and were blowing with the rams' 22 And Yahoshua said to the two
horns. And he who was armed went men who had spied out the land, Go
before them. And the rear guard went into the house of the woman, the
behind the ark of YAHWEH, going on innkeeper, and bring the woman out
and blowing with the rams' horns. from there, and all whom she has, as
14 And they circled the city on the you have sworn to her.
second day one time, and returned to 23 And the young men, the spies,
the camp. So they did six days. went in and brought out Rahab, and
15 And it happened on the seventh her father, and her mother, and her
day, they rose early, at the dawning of brothers, and all whom she had; yea,
the day, and went around the city they brought all her family, and set
seven times in the same way. Only on them outside the camp of Israel.
that day they circled the city seven 24 And they burned the city with
times. fire, and all that was in it. Only they
16 And it happened at the seventh gave the silver and the gold, and the
time the priests blew with the rams' vessels of copper, and of iron, to the
horns. And Yahoshua said to the treasury of the house of YAHWEH.

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25 And Yahoshua kept alive Rahab 6 And Yahoshua tore his clothing,
the innkeeper, and the house of her and fell on his face to the earth before
father, and all whom she had. And she the ark of YAHWEH until the
lives in the midst of Israel to this day. evening, he and the elders of Israel.
For she hid the messengers whom And they threw dust on their heads.
Yahoshua sent to spy out Jericho. 7 And Yahoshua said, Oh Adonai
26 And at that time Yahoshua YAHWEH, why have You at all caused
adjured, saying, Cursed be the man this people to cross over the Jordan to
who rises up before the face of give us into the hands of the Amorites,
YAHWEH and builds this city of to destroy us? And, Oh that we had
Jericho. He shall lay its foundation in been willing, and that we had dwelt
his first-born, and he shall set up its beyond the Jordan!
doors in his youngest son. 8 Oh YAHWEH, what shall I say,
27 And YAHWEH was with after Israel has turned its back before
Yahoshua, and his fame was in all the its enemies?
land. 9 And the Canaanites, and all the
ones living in the land shall hear, and
Chapter 7 shall come around against us, and
shall cut off our name out of the earth.
1 And the sons of Israel sinned a sin And what shall You do for Your great
in the cursed things. And Achan, the name?
son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son 10 And YAHWEH said to Yahoshua,
of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah took of Get yourself up! Why do you fall on
the cursed things. And the anger of your face this way?
YAHWEH glowed against the sons of 11 Israel has sinned, and they also
Israel. have transgressed My covenant which
2 And Yahoshua sent men from I commanded them, and have also
Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-Aven, taken of the cursed things, and have
on the east of Bethel, and spoke to also stolen, and also deceived, and also
them, saying, Go up and spy out the put it among their stuff1.
land. And the men went up and spied 12 And the sons of Israel have not
out Ai. been able to stand before their
3 And they returned to Yahoshua, enemies; they have turned the back
and said to him, Do not let all the before their enemies because they
people go up. Let about two thousand have become cursed. I will not be with
men, or about three thousand men, go you again if you do not destroy the
up, and they shall strike Ai. Do not cursed things from among you.
cause all the people to labor there, for 13 Rise up, sanctify the people, and
they are few. you shall say, Sanctify yourselves for
4 And about three thousand men of tomorrow. For so says YAHWEH, the
the people went up there. And they Elohim of Israel, A cursed thing is
fled before the men of Ai. among you, Israel; you are not able to
5 And the men of Ai struck about stand before your enemies until you
thirty six men of them, and pursued take away the cursed thing from
them before the gate to Shebarim. And among you.
they struck them in the descent. And 14 And you shall be brought near in
the heart of the people was melted,
and became as water.
1 The whole camp of Israel was defiled due
to one mans sin.
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the morning, by your tribes. And it 23 And they took them out of the
shall be, the tribe which YAHWEH middle of the tent, and brought them
takes shall draw near by families. And to Yahoshua, and to all the sons of
the family which YAHWEH takes Israel, and laid them out before
shall draw near by households. And YAHWEH.
the house-hold which YAHWEH takes 24 And Yahoshua, and all Israel with
shall draw near by men. him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and
15 And it shall be, he who is taken the silver, and the robe, and the wedge
with the accursed thing shall be of gold, and his sons, and his
burned with fire, he and all that he daughters, and his oxen, and his
has, because he has transgressed the donkey, and his flock, and his tent,
covenant of YAHWEH and because he and all that he had. And they made
has committed folly in Israel. them go up to the valley of Achor.
16 And Yahoshua rose early in the 25 And Yahoshua said, How you
morning, and brought Israel near by have troubled us! YAHWEH shall
its tribes. And the tribe of Judah was trouble you today! And all Israel threw
taken. stones at him, and they burned them
17 And he brought the family of with fire, and they stoned them with
Judah near; and he took the family of stones.
the Zerahites. And he brought near the 26 And they raised over him a great
family of the Zerahites by men, and heap of stones to this day. And
Zabdi was taken. YAHWEH turned back from the heat
18 And he brought near his of His anger. On this account the name
household by men, and Achan, the son of that place is The Valley of Achor
of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of until this day1.
Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was
taken. Chapter 8
19 And Yahoshua said to Achan, My
son, now give glory to YAHWEH, the 1 And YAHWEH said to Yahoshua,
Elohim of Israel, and give thanks to Do not fear, nor be afraid. Take all the
Him, and please tell me what you have people of war with you, and rise up, go
done. Do not hide it from me. up to Ai. Behold, I have given the king
20 And Achan answered Yahoshua, of Ai, and his people, and his city, and
and said, Truly I have sinned against his land into your hand.
YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, and 2 And you shall do to Ai and to its
this I have done: king as you have done to Jericho and
21 When I saw among the spoil a its king. Only, its spoil and its cattle
goodly robe of Shinar, and two you shall take for yourselves. Set
hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge yourself an ambush for the city behind
of gold, one of fifty shekels in weight, it.
then I lusted after them, and took 3 And Yahoshua rose up, and all the
them. And behold, they are hidden in people of war, to go up to Ai. And
the earth, in the middle of my tent, Yahoshua chose thirty thousand men,
and the silver under it. mighty warriors and sent them away
22 And Yahoshua sent messengers, by night.
and they ran to the tent; and behold, it 4 And he commanded them, saying,
was hidden in his tent, and the silver See, you will be an ambush against the
under it.
1 Achor means grief, Hos 2:15
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city, behind the city. You shall not go Israel in battle, he and all his people at
very far off from the city, and all of you the appointed time before the plain.
shall be ready. He did not know that an ambush was
5 And I and all the people with me against him behind the city.
shall draw near to the city. And it shall 15 And Yahoshua and all Israel were
be, when they come out to meet us as stricken before them, and they fled the
at the first, and we have fled before way of the wilderness.
them, 16 And all the people in the city were
6 and they will come out after us called to chase them. And they
until we have drawn them out of the pursued Yahoshua, and were drawn
city. For they will say, They are fleeing away out of the city.
before us, as at the first. And we will 17 And there was not a man left in Ai
flee from them; and Bethel who had not gone out after
7 then you shall rise from the Israel. And they left the city open, and
ambush and shall possess the city. And chased Israel.
YAHWEH your Elohim shall give it 18 And YAHWEH said to Yahoshua,
into your hand. Stretch out the javelin in your hand
8 And it shall be when you capture toward Ai. For I will give it into your
the city, you shall burn the city with hand. And Yahoshua stretched out the
fire. You shall do according to the javelin in his hand toward the city.
Word of YAHWEH. See, I have 19 And the ambush rose up quickly
commanded you. out of their place, and they ran as soon
9 And Yahoshua sent them away, as he had stretched out his hand, and
and they went to the ambush, and entered the city, and took it. And they
stayed between Bethel and Ai, on the hastened and burned the city with fire.
west of Ai. And Yahoshua remained 20 And the men of Ai looked behind
that night in the midst of the people. them, and saw; and, behold! The
10 And Yahoshua rose early in the smoke of the city had gone up into the
morning and called up the people, and heaven. And there was no power in
they went up, he and the elders of them to flee here or there. And the
Israel in the sight of the people of Ai. people who had fled to the wilderness
11 And all the people of war with him turned back against the pursuers.
went up and drew near, and came 21 And Yahoshua and all Israel saw
before the city. And they camped on that the ambush had captured the city,
the north of Ai, and the valley was and that the smoke of the city had
between him and Ai. gone up. And they turned back and
12 And he took about five thousand struck the men of Ai.
men and set them as an ambush 22 And the others came out from the
between Bethel and Ai, on the west of city to meet them. And they were in
the city. the midst of Israel, some on this side,
13 And they set the people, all the and some on that. And they struck
camp on the north of the city; and its them until not a survivor was left to
rear on the west of the city. And them, not one that escaped.
Yahoshua went into the middle of the 23 And they caught the king of Ai
valley on that night. and brought him alive to Yahoshua.
14 And it happened, when the king 24 And it happened, when Israel had
of Ai saw, the men of the city rose made an end to slaying all the ones
early and hurried to go out to meet living in Ai in the field, even in the

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wilderness where they pursued them standing on this side, the alien as well
(and they, all of them, fell by the as the native, and on that of the ark,
mouth of the sword until they were before the priests, the Levites, who
consumed) all Israel turned back to Ai, bore the ark of the covenant of
and struck it with the mouth of the YAHWEH, half of them in front of
sword. Mount Gerizim, and half of them in
25 And all who fell during that day, front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the
of men and of women, were twelve servant of YAHWEH had commanded
thousand, all the men of Ai. at the first, that they should bless the
26 And Yahoshua did not draw back people of Israel.
his hand with which he stretched out 34 And afterward he read all the
the javelin until he had destroyed all Words of the Torah, the blessing and
the ones living in Ai. the curse, according to all that was
27 Only, Israel seized for themselves written in the book of the Torah.
the livestock, and the plunder of the 35 There was not a word of all that
city, according to the Word of Moses commanded which Yahoshua
YAHWEH which He commanded did not read before all the assembly of
Yahoshua. Israel, and the women, and the little
28 And Yahoshua burned Ai, and ones, and the aliens that walked
made it a heap forever, a desolation to among them2.
this day.
29 And he hanged the king of Ai on Chapter 9
the tree until evening time. And at
sundown Yahoshua commanded, and 1 And it happened, when all the
they took his dead body down from the kings who were beyond the Jordan in
tree1, and threw it into the opening of the hills and in the Lowlands, and in
the gate of the city; and raised over it a all the coast of the Great Sea toward
great heap of stones until this day. Lebanon, heard of it, the Hittite, and
30 Then Yahoshua built an altar to the Amorite, the Canaanite, the
YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, in Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite,
Mount Ebal, 2 they with one mouth gathered
31 as Moses, the servant of themselves to fight with Yahoshua and
YAHWEH, commanded the sons of with Israel.
Israel, as it is written in the book of 3 And the ones living in Gibeon
the Torah of Moses; an altar of whole heard what Yahoshua had done to
stones, on which had been wielded no Jericho and to Ai.
iron. And they offered upon it burnt 4 And they acted slyly, and they went
offerings to YAHWEH, and offered and acted like envoys, and took old
peace offerings. sacks for their donkeys, and old wine-
32 And he wrote there on the stones skins, even torn and bound up;
the copy of the Torah of Moses which 5 and old and patched sandals on
he had written in the presence of the their feet; and old garments on them.
sons of Israel. And all their provision of bread was
33 And all Israel, and its elders, and dry; it was crumbs.
authorities, and its judges were
2 Verses 34-35- Moses wrote the entire Torah,
1 Since a biblical day starts and ends at sunset there is no mention of an oral law that came
the body had to be removed before the new as a tradition of the Rabbis later. Ex 24:4.
day would begin (Deut 21:22) Deut 31:9, 24
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6 And they went to Yahoshua, to the to keep them alive. And the leaders of
camp at Gilgal. And they said to him the congregation swore to them.
and to the men of Israel, We have 16 And at the end of three days after
come from a distant land. And now cut they had cut a covenant with them.
a covenant with us. And it happened that they heard that
7 And the men of Israel said to the they were their neighbors, and they
Hivites, Perhaps you are living in our were living in their midst.
midst, and how shall we cut a 17 And the sons of Israel journeyed
covenant with you? and came to their cities on the third
8 And they said to Yahoshua, We are day. And their cities were Gibeon, and
your servants. And Yahoshua said to Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-
them, Who are you? And from where Jearim.
do you come? 18 And the sons of Israel did not
9 And they said to him, Your strike them, for the leaders of the
servants have come from a very congregation swore to them by
distant land, because of the name of YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel.2 And
YAHWEH your Elohim, for we have all the congregation murmured
heard of His fame, and all that He has against the leaders.
done in Egypt. 19 And all the leaders said to all the
10 Also what He has done to the two congregation, We have sworn to them
kings of the Amorites beyond the by YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel;
Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon, and now we cannot touch them.
and to Og the king of Bashan who was 20 We shall do this to them, and
in Ashtaroth. shall keep them alive, and wrath shall
11 And our elders and all the people not be on us because of the oath which
of our land spoke to us, saying, Take we have sworn to them.
provisions in your hand for the way, 21 And the leaders said to them,
and go to meet them. And you shall They shall live and be woodcutters,
say to them, We are your servants; and and drawers of water for all the
now, cut a covenant with us. congregation, as the leaders spoke to
12 We provided ourselves with this them.
hot bread out of our houses on the day 22 And Yahoshua called for them;
we came out to go to you. And now, and he spoke to them, saying, Why
behold, it is dry and it is crumbs. have you deceived us, saying, We are
13 And these are the wineskins very far from you, yet you are living in
which we filled new; and, behold, they our midst?
have torn. And these garments of ours, 23 And now, you are cursed, and
and our sandals, have become old none of you shall fail to be slaves, and
because of the exceeding greatness of woodcutters, and drawers of water for
the way. the house of my Elohim.
14 And the men took of their 24 And they answered Yahoshua and
provision, and did not ask at the said, Because it was certainly told to
mouth of YAHWEH.1 your servants what YAHWEH your
15 And Yahoshua made peace with Elohim commanded His servant
them, and cut a covenant with them,
2 Once they gave their solemn word they
1 This was their first mistake as they should could not rescind even though they were
have immediately prayed and asked deceived showing the importance of
Yahweh what to do. keeping our vows. Num 30:2
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Moses, to give you all the land, and to camped against Gibeon, and fought
destroy all the ones living in the land against it.
before you; and we were greatly afraid 6 And the men of Gibeon sent to
for ourselves, because of you. And we Yahoshua, and to the camp at Gilgal,
did this thing. saying, Do not withdraw your hand
25 And now, behold, we are in your from your servants. Come up to us
hand. Do whatever is good, and as is quickly, and save us, and help us, for
right in your eyes to do. all the kings of the Amorites living in
26 And he did so to them, and the hills have gathered against us.
delivered them from the hand of the 7 And Yahoshua went up from
sons of Israel. And they did not kill Gilgal, he and all the people of war
them. with him, even all the mighty warriors.
27 And on that day Yahoshua made 8 And YAHWEH said to Yahoshua,
them woodcutters, and drawers of Do not be afraid of them, for I have
water for the congregation, and for the given them into your hand. Not a man
altar of YAHWEH at the place which of them shall stand before you.
He should choose, to this day. 9 And Yahoshua came to them
suddenly (he had traveled all night
Chapter 10 from Gilgal)
10 and YAHWEH troubled them
1 And it happened, when Adoni- before Israel, and struck them with a
Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that great blow at Gibeon, and He pursued
Yahoshua had captured Ai, and had by the way of the ascent of Bethhoron,
destroyed it (as he had done to Jericho and struck them to Azekah, and to
and to its king, so he had done to Ai Makkedah.
and to her king) and that the ones 11 And it happened, as they fled from
living in Gibeon had made peace with the face of Israel, they were in the
Israel, and were in their midst, descent of Bethhoron, even YAHWEH
2 they were greatly afraid because cast great hail stones on them out of
Gibeon was a great city, like one of the the heavens, to Azekah; and they died.
royal cities, and because it was greater The many who died by the hail stones
than Ai, and all its men were mighty. were more than the sons of Israel had
3 And Adoni-Zedek king of killed by the sword.
Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of 12 Then Yahoshua spoke to
Hebron, and to Piram king of YAHWEH in the day when
Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of YAHWEH gave the Amorites up
Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, before the sons of Israel; and he said,
saying, Sun, stand still before the eyes of
4 Come up to me and help me. And Israel in Gibeon! And, Moon stand still
we shall strike Gibeon, for it has made in the valley of Aijalon! (Hab 3:11)
peace with Yahoshua, and with the 13 And the sun stood still, and the
sons of Israel. moon stood still, until the nation was
5 And the five kings of the Amorites avenged on its foes. Is it not written in
assembled, the king of Jerusalem, the the Book of the Upright? Yea, the sun
king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, stood still in the middle of the
the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, heavens, and did not hasten to go
they and all their camps. And they down for a full day.
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as that, before it or after it; for of these kings. And they drew near and
YAHWEH listened to the voice of a set their feet on their necks.
man. For YAHWEH fought for Israel. 25 And Yahoshua said to them, Do
15 And Yahoshua returned, and all not fear nor be afraid. Be strong and
Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. brave, for so YAHWEH shall do to all
16 And these five kings fled, and your enemies with whom you are
were hidden in a cave at Makkedah.1 fighting.
17 And it was told to Yahoshua, 26 And afterward Yahoshua struck
saying, the five kings have been found them, and executed them, and hung
hidden in a cave at Makkedah. them on five trees. And they were
18 And Yahoshua said, Roll great hanging on the trees until the evening.
stones to the mouth of the cave, and 27 And it happened at the time of the
set men over it to watch them. going down of the sun2, Yahoshua
19 And you, do not stand still. commanded, and they took them
Pursue your enemies, and you shall down from the trees, and threw them
strike the hindmost of them. Do not into the cave where they had been
allow them to go into their cities, for hidden, and put great stones on the
YAHWEH your Elohim has given mouth of the cave until this very day.
them into your hand. 28 And that day Yahoshua captured
20 And it happened, when Yahoshua Makkedah. And he struck it by the
and the sons of Israel had finished mouth of the sword, and he destroyed
destroying them with a very great its king, them, and every person in it.
blow, until they were completely He did not leave a survivor. And he did
destroyed, and the remnant of them to the king of Makkedah as he did to
who escaped went into the fortified the king of Jericho.
cities, 29 And Yahoshua passed on, and all
21 that all the people returned to the Israel with him, from Makkedah to
camp in peace, to Yahoshua at Libnah. And he fought with Libnah.
Makkedah. Not one sharpened his 30 And YAHWEH also gave it into
tongue against the sons of Israel, the hand of Israel, and its king. And
against any man. they struck it by the mouth of the
22 And Yahoshua said, Open the sword, and every person in it; he did
mouth of the cave, and bring out to me not leave a survivor in it. And he did to
these five kings from the cave. its king as he did to the king of
23 And they did so, and brought out Jericho.
to him these five kings from the cave, 31 And Yahoshua passed on, and all
the king of Jerusalem, the king of Israel with him, from Libnah to
Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king Lachish. And they camped against it,
of Lachish, the king of Eglon. and fought against it.
24 And it happened, when they 32 And YAHWEH gave Lachish into
brought out these kings to Yahoshua, the hand of Israel, and he captured it
Yahoshua called to every man of Israel on the second day, and struck it by the
and said to the commanders of the mouth of the sword, and every person
men of war who had gone with him, in it, according to all that he did to
Draw near, set your feet on the necks Libnah.
33 Then Horam the king of Gezer
1 A town near Bet Shemesh and Azekah, but 2 The biblical day starts and ends at sunset
the exact location is unknown. (Deut) 21:22)
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came up to help Lachish. And 43 And Yahoshua returned, and all

Yahoshua struck him and his people Israel with him to the camp at Gilgal.
until there was not left to him a
survivor. Chapter 11
34 And Yahoshua passed on, and all
Israel with him, from Lachish to 1 And it happened, when Jabin the
Eglon. And they camped against it, king of Hazor heard, he sent to Jobab
and fought against it, the king of Madon, and to the king of
35 and captured it on that day, and Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
struck it with the mouth of the sword. 2 and to the kings that were on the
And he destroyed every person in it on north of the heights, and in the plains
that day, according to all that he did to south of Chinneroth, and in the low
Lachish. country, and in the hills of Dor on the
36 And Yahoshua went on, and all west;
Israel with him, from Eglon to 3 to the Canaanite on the east, and
Hebron. And they fought against it, on the west, and the Amorite, and the
37 and captured it, and struck it by Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the
the mouth of the sword, and its king, Jebusite in the heights, and the Hivite
and all its cities, and every person in below Hermon, in the land of Mizpeh.
it; he did not leave a survivor, 4 And they went out, they and all
according to all that he did to Eglon, their camps with them, a people
and destroyed it and every person in it. plentiful as the sand on the seashore
38 And Yahoshua returned, and all in number, and very many horses and
Israel with him, to Debir, and fought chariots.
against it. 5 And all these kings met together.
39 And they captured it and its king, And they came and camped together
and all its cities. And they struck them at the waters of Merom, to fight with
by the mouth of the sword, and Israel.
destroyed every person in it; he did 6 And YAHWEH said to Yahoshua,
not leave a survivor. As he did to Do not fear before them, for about this
Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to its time tomorrow I will give all of them
king; even as he did to Libnah, and to up slain before Israel. You shall ham-
its king. string their horses, and burn their
40 And Yahoshua struck all the land: chariots with fire.
the heights and the Negev, and the 7 And Yahoshua came, and all the
Shefelah, and the slopes, and all their people of war with him, against them
kings; he did not leave a survivor, but by the waters of Merom. And they
he destroyed all that breathed, as suddenly fell on them.
YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel had 8 And YAHWEH gave them into
commanded. Israel's hand, and they struck them,
41 And Yahoshua struck them from and pursued them to the great Sidon,
Kadesh-Barnea, even to Gaza, and all and to the burning waters, and to the
the land of Goshen, even to Gibeon. valley of Mizpeh eastward. And they
42 And Yahoshua captured all these struck them until he did not have a
kings in their land at one time, for survivor left to them.
YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel fought 9 And Yahoshua did to them as
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their horses, and burned their chariots Hivites, ones living in Gibeon. They
with fire. took all in battle.
10 And Yahoshua returned and 20 For it was of YAHWEH to
captured Hazor at that time. And he harden their hearts, so that they
struck its king by the sword; for Hazor should come against Israel in battle, so
was formerly head of all these that they might be destroyed, so that
kingdoms. they might have no favor, but that He
11 And they struck every person in it might destroy them, as YAHWEH
by the mouth of the sword. He commanded Moses.
destroyed them, he did not leave 21 At that time Yahoshua came and
anyone breathing; and he burned cut off the Anakim from the
Hazor with fire. mountains, from Hebron, from Debir,
12 And Yahoshua captured all the from Anah, and from all the
cities of these kings, and all their mountains of Judah, and from all the
kings. And he struck them by the mountains of Israel. Yahoshua
mouth of the sword. He destroyed completely destroyed them with their
them, as Moses the servant of cities.
YAHWEH had commanded. 22 There were none of the Anakim
13 But as for all the cities which left in the land of the sons of Israel;
stood by their mounds, Israel did not only some remained in Gaza, in Gath,
burn them; but Yahoshua only burned and in Ashdod.
Hazor. 23 And Yahoshua took the whole of
14 And the sons of Israel seized for the land, according to all that
themselves all the plunder of these YAHWEH had spoken to Moses. And
cities, and the livestock. But they Yahoshua gave it for Israel according
struck every human being by the to their divisions, by their tribes. And
mouth of the sword, until they had the land had rest from war.
destroyed them; they did not leave
anyone breathing. Chapter 12
15 As YAHWEH commanded His
servant Moses, so Moses commanded 1 And these are the kings of the land
Yahoshua, and so Yahoshua did. He whom the sons of Israel struck, and
did not turn aside from anything of all they seized their land beyond the
that YAHWEH commanded Moses. Jordan, at the sunrising, from the river
16 And Yahoshua took all this land: Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the
the heights, and all the Negev, and all Arabah eastward:
the land of Goshen, and the Shefelah, 2 Sihon the king of the Amorites who
and the Arabah and the mountains of lived in Heshbon, and ruled from
Israel, and its lowlands, Aroer, which is on the bank of the
17 from Mount Halak, that goes up river Arnon, and from its valley floor,
to Seir, even to Baal-Gad in the Valley and half Gilead, even to the river
of Lebanon, below Mount Hermon. Jabbok, the border of the sons of
And he took all their kings, and struck Ammon;
them, and killed them. 3 and from the Arabah to the sea of
18 And Yahoshua made war many Chinneroth on the east, and to the sea
days with all those kings. of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea,
19 There was not a city that made eastward, the way to Beth-Jeshimoth;
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and on the south under the Slopes of 17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king
Pisgah; of Hepher, one;
4 and the border of Og the king of 18 the king of Aphek, one; the king
Bashan, of the rest of the giants, who of Sharon, one;
lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 19 the king of Madon, one; the king
5 and reigned in Mount Hermon and of Hazor, one;
in Salecah, and in all Bashan, to the 20 the king of Shimronmeron, one;
border of the Geshurites and the the king of Achshaph, one;
Maachathites, and half Gilead, the 21 the king of Taanach, one; the king
border of Sihon the king of Heshbon. of Megiddo, one;
6 Moses the servant of YAHWEH 22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king
and the sons of Israel struck them. of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
And Moses the servant of YAHWEH 23 the king of Dor in the coast of
gave it for a possession to the Dor, one; the king of the nations of
Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the Gilgal, one;
half tribe of Manasseh. 24 the king of Tirzah, one. All the
7 And these are the kings of the land kings were thirty one.
whom Yahoshua and the sons of Israel
struck beyond the Jordan westward, Chapter 13
from Baal-Gad in the Valley of
Lebanon even to Mount Halak that 1 And Yahoshua was old, going on in
goes up to Seir, which Yahoshua gave days. And YAHWEH said to him, You
to the tribes of Israel for a possession have become aged, you are far along in
according to their divisions; days; yet very much land remains to be
8 in the mountains, and in the possessed.
lowlands, and in the Arabah, and in 2 This is the land that still remains:
the slopes, and in the wilderness, and all the regions of the Philistines, and
in the Negev; the Hittites, the all Geshuri,
Amorites, and the Canaanites, the 3 from Shihor which fronts on Egypt,
Perizzites, the Hivites, and the and to the border of Ekron northward
Jebusites: (it is counted to the Canaanites) five
9 the king of Jericho, one; the king of lords of the Philistines, of Gaza, of
Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; Ashdod, of Ashkelon, of Gath, and of
10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the Ekron; also the Avim.
king of Hebron, one; 4 From the south, all the land of the
11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king Canaanites, and Mearah which
of Lachish, one; belongs to the Sidonians; to Aphek, to
12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of the border of the Amorites;
Gezer, one; 5 and the land of the Giblites, and all
13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from
Geder, one; Baal-Gad below Mount Hermon to the
14 the king of Hormah, one; the king entering to Hamath;
of Arad, one; 6 all the ones living in the hills, from
15 the king of Libnah, one; the king Lebanon to the burning waters; all the
of Adullam, one; Sidonians; I will dispossess them
16 the king of Makkedah, one; the before the sons of Israel: Only, cause it
king of Bethel, one; to fall to Israel for an inheritance, as I
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7 Now, then, divide this land for an and Zareth-Shahar in the mountain of
inheritance to the nine tribes, and the the valley;
half tribe of Manasseh. 20 and Beth-Peor, and the Slopes of
8 With him the Reubenites, and the Pisgah, and Beth-Jeshimoth;
Gadites received their inheritance, 21 and all the cities of the tableland,
which Moses gave to them beyond the and all the kingdom of Sihon the king
Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Amorites, who reigned in
of YAHWEH has given to them; Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the
9 from Aroer on the lip of the river rulers of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and
Arnon, and the city which is in the Zur, and Hur, and Reba, chiefs of
middle of the valley, and all the plain Sihon, those living in the land.
of Medeba, to Dibon; 22 And the sons of Israel killed
10 and all the cities of Sihon the king Balaam the son of Beor, the one
of the Amorites, who reigned in divining, with the sword, among their
Heshbon, to the border of the sons of slain.
Ammon; 23 And the border of the sons of
11 and Gilead, and the border of the Reuben was from the Jordan, and its
Geshurites, and of the Maachathite, border. This was the inheritance of the
and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan sons of Reuben for their families, the
to Salcah; cities and their villages.
12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, 24 And Moses gave to the tribe of
who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Gad, to the sons of Gad, for their
Edrei; he remained of the remnant of families:
the giants. And Moses struck them and 25 And their border was to Jazer,
dispossessed them. and all the cities of Gilead, and half of
13 But the sons of Israel did not the land of the sons of Ammon, to
dispossess the Geshurites and the Aroer, which is before Rabbah;
Maachathite, but Geshur and 26 and from Heshbon to Ramath-
Maachath live in the midst of Israel Mizpeh, and Betonim, and from
until today. Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
14 Only, he has not given an 27 and in the valley, Beth-Aram, and
inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The Beth-Nimrah, and Succoth, and
fire offerings of YAHWEH the Elohim Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of
of Israel are its inheritance, as He has Sihon the king of Heshbon; the Jordan
spoken to it. and its border, to the edge of the Sea
15 And Moses gave to the tribe of the of Chinnereth, beyond the Jordan,
sons of Reuben, for their families; eastward.
16 and their border was from Aroer 28 This is the inheritance of the sons
on the lip of the river Arnon, and the of Gad, for their families, the cities and
city which is in the middle of the their villages.
valley, and all the plain by Medeba; 29 And Moses gave inheritance to
17 Heshbon, and all its cities in the the half tribe of Manasseh. And it was
tableland; Dibon, and Bamoth-Baal, to the half of the tribe of the sons of
and Beth-Baal-Meon; Manasseh, for their families:
18 and Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and 30 and their border was from
Mephaath; Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the
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all the small towns of Jair in Bashan, YAHWEH spoke to Moses the man of
sixty cities; Elohim as to me and as to you in
31 and the half of Gilead, and Kadesh-Barnea.
Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the 7 I was a son of forty years when
kingdom of Og in Bashan, belonged to Moses the servant of YAHWEH sent
the sons of Machir, the son of me from Kadesh-Barnea to spy out the
Manasseh, to the half of the sons of land. And I brought him back word as
Machir for their families. it was in my heart.
32 These are they whom Moses 8 But my brothers who went up with
caused to inherit in the plains of me caused the heart of the people to
Moab, beyond the Jordan, opposite melt, yet I fully followed after
Jericho, eastward. YAHWEH my Elohim.
33 But Moses did not give an 9 And Moses swore in that day,
inheritance to the tribe of Levi. saying, Surely the land on which your
YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel foot has trodden shall be an
Himself is their inheritance, as He has inheritance for you and for your sons
spoken to them. (Num 8:14, Jos 18:7) forever, because you have fully
followed after YAHWEH my Elohim.
Chapter 14 10 And now, behold, YAHWEH has
kept me alive, as He said, these forty
1 And these are they of the sons of five years since YAHWEH spoke this
Israel who inherited in the land of word to Moses, when Israel went in
Canaan, whom Eleazar the priest and the wilderness. And now, behold,
Yahoshua the son of Nun and the today I am a son of eighty five years;
heads of the fathers of the tribes of the 11 yet I am as strong today as in the
sons of Israel caused to inherit. day Moses sent me. As my strength
2 Their inheritance was by lot, as was then, so is my strength now for
YAHWEH commanded by the hand of war, both to go out and to come in.
Moses, for the nine tribes, and the half 12 And now, give to me this
tribe; mountain, of which YAHWEH spoke
3 for Moses had given the in that day, for you heard in that day
inheritance of two of the tribes and the how the sons of Anak were there, and
half tribe, beyond the Jordan; and he great walled cities. If YAHWEH shall
did not give any inheritance to the be with me, then I shall dispossess
Levites among them. them, as YAHWEH has spoken.
4 For the sons of Joseph were two 13 And Yahoshua blessed him, and
tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of
they did not give a portion to the Jephunneh for an inheritance.
Levites in the land, except cities to live 14 Therefore, Hebron has belonged
in, with the open land around them for to Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the
their livestock and for their substance, Kenizzite, for an inheritance to this
5 as YAHWEH commanded Moses, day, because he fully followed after
so the sons of Israel did, and they YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel.
allotted the land. 15 And the name of Hebron before
6 And the sons of Judah came near was City of Arba; that one was a great
to Yahoshua in Gilgal, and Caleb the man among the Anakim. And the land
son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to had rest from war.
him, You know the word that
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Chapter 15 border was drawn to Baalah (it is

Kirjath-Jearim).
1 And the lot for the tribe of the sons 10 And the border turned around
of Judah for their families was to the from Baalah westward to Mount Seir,
border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin and passed toward the side of Mount
southward, in the extreme south. Jearim on the north (it is Chesalon)
2 And their south border was from and went down to Beth-Shemesh, and
the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay passed along by Timnah;
that looked southward. 11 and the border went out to the
3 And it went out southward to the side of Ekron northward; and the
ascent of Akrabbim, and passed on to border was drawn to Shikkeron, and
Zin, and went up on the south of passed along to Mount Baalah, and
Kadesh-Barnea, and passed to Hezron, went out to Jabneel. And the boundary
and went up toward Adar, and turned line was at the sea.
toward Karkaa, 12 And the west border was to the
4 and passed on to Azmon, and went Great Sea, and its coast. This is the
out by the torrent of Egypt; and the border of the sons of Judah all around,
boundary line was at the sea. This for their families.
shall be your south border. 13 And he gave a portion to Caleb
5 And the east border was the Salt the son of Jephunneh among the sons
Sea to the end of the Jordan; and the of Judah, according to the command
border on the north side was from the of YAHWEH to Yahoshua: the City of
bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan. Arba, the father of Anak; it is Hebron.
6 And the border went up to Beth- 14 And Caleb dispossessed from
Hoglah, and passed on the north of there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai,
Beth-Arabah; and the border went up Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.
to the stone of Bohan, the son of 15 And he went up there to the ones
Reuben; living in Debir; and the name of Debir
7 And the border went up toward formerly was the City of Sepher.
Debir from the valley of Achor, and 16 And Caleb said, He who strikes
northward looking toward Gilgal, the City of Sepher, and captures it, I
which is opposite to the ascent of shall give my daughter Achsah to him
Adummim, which is the south side of for a wife.
the torrent; and the border passed to 17 And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the
the waters of En-Shemesh, and its brother of Caleb, captured it. And He
boundary line was at En-Rogel. gave his daughter Achsah to him for a
8 And the border went up to the wife.
valley of the son of Hinnom, to the 18 And it happened, as she came,
side of the Jebusite on the south (it is that she persuaded him to ask from
Jerusalem) and the border went up to her father a field. And she dismounted
the top of the mountain which is from the donkey, and Caleb said to
before the valley of Hinnom westward her, What do you desire?
at the far end of the Valley of the 19 And she said, Give a blessing to
Giants northward. me. You have given me the land of the
9 And the border was drawn from south, then you shall give to me
the top of the mount to the fountain of springs of water. And he gave to her
the waters of Nephtoah; and it went up the upper springs and the lower
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20 This is the inheritance of the tribe 44 and Keilah, and Achzib, and
of the sons of Judah, for their families: Mareshah; nine cities and their
21 And the cities at the furthest villages
border of the tribe of the sons of Judah 45 Ekron with its daughter-villages;
were to the border of Edom in the 46 from Ekron even to the sea, all
south: Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, that were at hand by Ashdod, and their
22 and Kinah, and Dimonah, and villages;
Adadah, 47 Ashdod with its daughter-
23 and Kedesh, and Hazor, and villages; Gaza with its daughter-
Ithnan, villages, to the river of Egypt, and the
24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, Great Sea, and its coast.
25 and Hazor, Hadattah, and 48 And in the hills: Shamir, and
Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, Jattir, and Socoh,
26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 49 and Dannah, and Kirjath-Sannah,
27 and Hazar-Gaddah, and which is Debir,
Heshmon, and Beth-Palet, 50 and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and
28 and Hazar-Shual and Beer-Sheba Anim,
and Bizjothjah, 51 and Goshen, and Holon, and
29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, Giloh; eleven cities and their villages,
30 and Eltolad, and Chesil, and 52 Arab and Dumah, and Eshean,
Hormah, 53 and Janum, and Beth-Tappuah,
31 and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and and Aphekah,
Sansannah, 54 and Humtah, and the City of
32 and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine
Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities are cities and their villages,
twenty nine and their villages. 55 Maon, Carmel and Ziph, and
33 In the Lowlands were: Eshtaol, Juttah,
and Zoreah, and Ashnah, 56 and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and
34 and Zanoah, and En-Gannim, Zanoah,
Tappuah, and Enam, 57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten
35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, cities and their villages;
and Azekah, 58 Halhul, Beth-Zur, and Gedor,
36 and Sharaim, and Adithaim, and 59 and Maarath, and Beth-Anoth,
Gederah, and Gederoth-Aim fourteen and Eltekon; six cities and their
cities and their villages; villages;
37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and 60 Kirjath-Baal, which is Kirjath-
Migdal-Gad, Jearim, and Rabbah; two cities and
38 and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and their villages.
Joktheel, 61 In the wilderness, Beth-Arabah,
39 Lachish and Bozkath, and Eglon, Middin, and Secacah,
40 and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and 62 and Nibshan, and the city of Salt,
Kithlish, and En-Gedi; six cities and their
41 and Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, and villages.
Naamah, and Makkedah, sixteen cities 63 As for the Jebusites, the ones
and their villages; living in Jerusalem, the sons of Judah
42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, could not drive them out. But the
43 and Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Jebusites dwell with the sons of Judah
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Chapter 17
Chapter 16
1 And the lot came for the tribe of
1 And the lot of the sons of Joseph Manasseh, for he was the first-born of
went out from the Jordan at Jericho, Joseph, to Machir the first-born of
to the waters of Jericho eastward, to Manasseh, father of Gilead, for he had
the wilderness which went from been a man of battle, and he had
Jericho to the hills of Bethel. Gilead and Bashan.
2 And it went from Bethel to Luz, 2 And there was a lot remaining for
and passed on to the border of the the sons of Manasseh, for their
Archites, to Ataroth; families, for the sons of Abiezer, and
3 and went down westward to the for the sons of Helek, and for the sons
border of the Japhletites, to the border of Asriel, and for the sons of Shechem,
of Beth-Horon the lower, and to Gezer, and for the sons of Hepher, and for the
and its boundary line was at the sea. sons of Shemida; these being the sons
4 And Manasseh and Ephraim, the of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their
sons of Joseph, inherited. families.
5 And the border of the sons of 3 But Zelophehad the son of Hepher,
Ephraim was by their families; the the son of Gilead, the son of Machir,
border of their inheritance on the east the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but
was Ataroth-Addar to Beth-Horon the daughters. And these were the names
upper. of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah,
6 And the border went out at the sea Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
to Michmethah on the north; and the 4 And they drew near before Eleazar
border went around eastward to the priest, and before Yahoshua the
Taanath-Shiloh, and passed by it son of Nun, and before the rulers,
eastward to Janohah; saying, YAHWEH commanded Moses
7 and went down from Janohah to to give to us an inheritance among our
Ataroth, and to Naarath, and touched brothers; and at the mouth of
on Jericho, and went out at the YAHWEH he gave to them an
Jordan. inheritance among their father's
8 From Tappuah, the border went brothers.
westward to the river Kanah, and its 5 And ten portions fell to Manasseh,
boundary line was at the sea. This is besides that from the land of Gilead
the inheritance of the tribe of the sons and Bashan beyond the Jordan;
of Ephraim, for their families. 6 because the daughters of Manasseh
9 And the separate cities of the sons had inherited an inheritance among
of Ephraim were in the midst of the his sons; and the land of Gilead
inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, belonged to the sons of Manasseh who
all the cities and their villages. remained.
10 And they did not expel the 7 And the border of Manasseh was
Canaanite who lived in Gezer. And the from Asher to Michmethah, which
Canaanite lives in the midst of fronts on Shechem. And the border
Ephraim to this day, and is serving went up to the right to the ones living
under tribute. in En-Tappuah.
8 The land of Tappuah belonged to
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of Manasseh belonged to the sons of those that are of Beth-Shean and its
Ephraim. daughter-villages, and of him who is in
9 And the border went down to the the valley of Jezreel.
river Kanah, south of the river; these 17 And Yahoshua spoke to the house
cities of Ephraim were in the midst of of Joseph, to Ephraim and to
the cities of Manasseh, and the border Manasseh, saying, You are a numerous
of Manasseh was on the north of the people, and have great power; you
river, and its boundary line was at the shall not have one lot,
sea. 18 because the hill is yours; because
10 Southward, it was Ephraim's. And it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and
northward, it was Manasseh's, and the its outer limits shall be yours; for you
sea was its border. And they met in shall dispossess the Canaanite, even
Asher on the north, and in Issachar on though it has chariots of iron; even
the east. though it is strong.
11 And Manasseh had in Issachar
and in Asher, Beth-Shean and its Chapter 18
daughter-villages, and Ibleam and its
daughter-villages, and the ones living 1 And all the company of the sons of
in Dor and its daughter-villages, and Israel were gathered at Shiloh. And
the ones living in Endor and its they established the tabernacle of the
daughter-villages, and the ones living congregation there. And the land had
in Taanach and its daughter-villages, been subdued before them.
and the ones living in Megiddo and its 2 And seven tribes were left among
daughter-villages; three regions. the sons of Israel who had not shared
12 But the sons of Manasseh had not their inheritance.
been able to dispossess these cities, for 3 And Yahoshua said to the sons of
the Canaanite determined to live in Israel, Until when will you fail to go in
this land. to possess the land which He,
13 And it happened, when the sons YAHWEH the Elohim of your fathers,
of Israel became strong, they put the has given to you?
Canaanites to tribute, but did not 4 Give from among you three men of
completely dispossess them. a tribe, and I shall send them. And
14 And the sons of Joseph spoke they shall go up and down through the
with Yahoshua, saying, Why have you land, and map it according to their
given to me one lot and one portion as inheritance; and then come to me.
an inheritance, since I am a numerous 5 And they shall divide it into seven
people? For YAHWEH has blessed me parts. Judah shall stay within their
until now. border on the south, and the house of
15 And Yahoshua said to them, If Joseph shall stay within their border
you are a numerous people, go up to on the north.
the forest for yourself, and you shall 6 And you shall map the land in
cut down for yourself there in the land seven parts, and shall bring it to me
of the Perizzite, and of the giants, if here. And I shall cast a lot for you here
Mount Ephraim is too narrow for you. before YAHWEH our Elohim.
16 And the sons of Joseph said, The 7 For there shall be no portion to the
hills will not be acquired for us. And Levites among you, for the priesthood
every Canaanite who lives in the land of YAHWEH is their inheritance. And
of the valley has a chariot of iron, Gad, and Reuben, and the half tribe of
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Manasseh have received their 16 And the border went down to the
inheritance beyond the Jordan end of the mountain that is before the
eastward, which Moses the servant of valley of the son of Hinnom, which is
YAHWEH gave to them. in the Valley of the Giants northward,
8 And the men rose up and went. and went down the valley of Hinnom
And Yahoshua commanded those who to the side of the Jebusite on the
were going to map out the land, south, and went down to En-Rogel.
saying, Go, and walk up and down 17 And it was drawn from the north
through the land, and map it, and and went out to En-Shemesh, and
return to me. And I will cast a lot for went out toward Geliloth, which is
you here before YAHWEH at Shiloh. across from the ascent of Adummim,
9 And the men passed through the and went down to the stone of Bohan
land, and mapped it by cities into the son of Reuben,
seven parts, in a book. And they came 18 and passed on to the side
to Yahoshua, to the camp at Shiloh. opposite to the Arabah northward, and
10 And Yahoshua cast lots for them went down to the Arabah.
in Shiloh before YAHWEH. And 19 And the border passed on to the
Yahoshua apportioned the land to the side of Beth-Hoglah northward, and
sons of Israel there, according to their the boundary line was at the north
divisions. tongue of the Salt Sea, to the extreme
11 And the lot of the tribe of the sons south of the Jordan; this was the
of Benjamin came up, according to southern border.
their families, and the border of their 20 And the Jordan borders it on the
lot went out between the sons of Judah east side. This was the inheritance of
and the sons of Joseph. the sons of Benjamin, according to its
12 And their border was at the north borders all around, according to their
side from the Jordan, and the border families.
went up to the side of Jericho on the 21 And the cities for the tribe of the
north, and went up through the hills sons of Benjamin, by their families,
westward; and its boundary line was at were Jericho, Beth-Hoglah, and the
the wilderness of Beth-Aven; valley of Keziz,
13 and the border went up from 22 and Beth-Arabah, and Zemaraim,
there to Luz, to the side of Luz (it is and Bethel,
Bethel) southward, and the border 23 and Avvites, and Parah, and
went down to Ataroth-Adar, near the Ophrah,
hill that is on the south of the lower 24 and Chephar-Haammonai, and
Beth-Horon; Ophni and Gaba; twelve cities and
14 and the border was drawn and their villages;
went around to the sea coast 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
southward, from the hill which fronts 26 and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and
on Beth-Horon southward; and its Mozah,
boundary line was at the city of Baal; it 27 and Rekem, and Irpeel, and
is Kirjath-Jearim, a city of the sons of Taralah,
Judah; this is the west side. 28 and Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi,
15 And the south side was from the which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and
end of Kirjath-Jearim; and the border Kirjath; fourteen villages. This is the
went out westward, and went out to inheritance of the sons of Benjamin,
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Kazin, and goes out to Remmon-

Chapter 19 Methoar to Neah.
14 And the border goes around it on
1 And the second lot came forth to the north side to Hannathon, and its
Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of boundaries are in the valley of
Simeon according to their families. Jiphthahel,
And their inheritance was inside the 15 and Kattath, and Nahallal, and
inheritance of the sons of Judah. Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem;
2 And they had for their inheritance, twelve cities and their villages.
Beer-Sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah, 16 This is the inheritance of the sons
3 and Hazar-Shual, and Balah, and of Zebulun according to their families,
Azem, these cities and their villages.
4 and Eltolad, and Bethul, and 17 The fourth lot came out to
Hormah, Issachar, for the sons of Issachar
5 and Ziklag, and Beth-Marcaboth, according to their families.
and Hazar-Susah, 18 And their border was toward
6 and Beth-Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
thirteen cities and their villages; 19 and Hapharaim, and Shihon, and
7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Anaharath,
Ashan; four cities and their villages; 20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and
8 and all the villages that were all Abez,
around these cities to Baalath-Beer, 21 and Remeth, and En-Gannim,
Ramah of the south. This is the and En-Haddah, and Beth-Pazzez.
inheritance of the tribe of the sons of 22 And the border reaches to Tabor,
Simeon according to their families. and Shahazimah, and Beth-Shemesh.
9 The inheritance of the sons of And the boundaries of their border
Simeon was out of the portion of the were at Jordan; sixteen cities and their
sons of Judah. For the part of the sons villages.
of Judah was too much for them. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe
Therefore, the sons of Simeon had of the sons of Issachar according to
their inheritance within their their families, the cities and their
inheritance. villages.
10 And the third lot came up for the 24 And the fifth lot came out for the
sons of Zebulun according to their tribe of the sons of Asher, according to
families. And the border of their their families.
inheritance was to Sarid. 25 And their border was Helkath,
11 And their border went up toward and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
the sea, and Maralah, and reached to 26 and Alammelech, and Amad, and
Dabbasheth, and reached to the Misheal, and reaches to Carmel
torrent in front of Jokneam, westward, and to Shihor-Libnath.
12 and turned east from Sarid 27 And it turns toward the rising of
toward the rising of the sun, to the the sun to Beth-Dagon, and it reaches
border of The Flames of Tabor, and to Zebulun, and to the valley of
goes out to Daberath, and goes up to Jiphthahel toward the north side of
Japhia. Beth-Emek, and Neiel, and goes out to
13 And from there it passes on along Cabul on the left hand,
on the east to Gittah-Hepher, to Ittah- 28 and Hebron, and Rehob, and
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29 And the border turns to Ramah, 44 and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and
and to the strong city Tyre. And the Baalath,
border turns to Hosah, and the outer 45 and Jehud, and Beneberak, and
limits of it are at the sea from the line Gath-Rimmon,
to Achzib, 46 and Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with
30 and Ummah, and Aphek, and the border before Japho.
Rehob; twenty two cities and their 47 And the border of the sons of Dan
villages. came out too little for them. And the
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe sons of Dan went up to fight against
of the sons of Asher according to their Leshem, and took it, and struck it with
families, these cities and their villages. the mouth of the sword, and possessed
32 The sixth lot came out to the sons it, and lived in it. And they called
of Naphtali, for the sons of Naphtali by Leshem Dan, after the name of their
their families. father Dan.
33 And their border was from 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe
Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and of the sons of Dan by their families,
Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakum. these cities and their villages.
And its boundaries were at Jordan. 49 When they had made an end of
34 And the border turns west toward dividing the land for inheritance by
Aznoth-Tabor, and goes out from their borders, the sons of Israel gave
there to Hukkok, and reached to an inheritance to Yahoshua the son of
Zebulun on the south side, and Nun among them.
reaches to Asher on the west side, and 50 According to the mouth of
to Judah on Jordan toward the rising YAHWEH, they gave him the city
of the sun; which he asked, Timnath-Serah in
35 and the fortified cities are Mount Ephraim. And he built the city
Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and lived in it.
and Chinnereth, 51 These are the inheritances which
36 and Adamah, and Ramah, and Eleazar the priest, and Yahoshua the
Hazor, son of Nun, and the heads of the
37 and Kedesh, and Edrei, and fathers of the tribes of the sons of
Enhazor, Israel divided for an inheritance by lot
38 and Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, in Shiloh before YAHWEH, at the
and Beth-Anath, and Beth-Shemesh; door of the tent of meeting. So they
nineteen cities and their villages. finished dividing the land.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe
of the sons of Naphtali by their Chapter 20
families, the cities and their villages.
40 The seventh lot came out for the 1 And YAHWEH spoke to Yahoshua,
tribe of the sons of Dan by their saying,
families. 2 Speak to the sons of Israel, saying,
41 And the border of their appoint cities of refuge for you, as I
inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, have spoken to you by the hand of
and Irshemesh, Moses,
42 and Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and 3 that the manslayer who in
Jethlah, innocence strikes anyone mortally,
43 and Elon, and Timnah, and without knowing, may flee there. And
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they shall be your refuge from the Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of
avenger of blood. the tribes of the sons of Israel.
4 And he shall flee to one of those 2 And they spoke to them in Shiloh,
cities and shall stand at the entrance of in the land of Canaan, saying,
the gate of the city, and shall declare YAHWEH commanded by the hand of
his matter in the ears of the elders of Moses to give cities to us to live in, and
that city. And they shall take him into their open land for our livestock.
the city to themselves, and shall give 3 And the sons of Israel gave to the
him a place, and he shall live with Levites out of their inheritance these
them. cities and their open land, at the
5 And if the avenger of blood pursues mouth of YAHWEH:
him, then they shall not deliver the 4 And the lot came out for the
manslayer into his hand, for he has families of the Kohathites. And the
struck his neighbor without knowing, sons of Aaron the priest, of the Levites,
and did not hate him yesterday and had by lot out of the tribe of Judah,
the day before. and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out
6 And he shall live in that city until of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen
he stands before the congregation for cities.
judgment, until the death of the high 5 And the rest of the sons of Kohath
priest who is in those days. Then the had by lot out of the families of the
manslayer shall return and come to his tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe
city, and to his house, to the city from of Dan, and out of the half tribe of
where he fled. Manasseh, ten cities.
7 And they set apart Kadesh in 6 And the sons of Gershon had by lot
Galilee, in the hills of Naphtali; and out of the families of the tribe of
Shechem in the hills of Ephraim; and Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher,
Kirjath-Arba; (it is Hebron) in the hills and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and
of Judah. out of the half tribe of Manasseh in
8 And beyond the Jordan, at Jericho Bashan, thirteen cities.
eastward, they gave Bezer in the 7 The sons of Merari by their families
wilderness, on the tableland out of the had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out
tribe of Reuben; and Ramoth in Gilead of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe
out of the tribe of Gad; and Golan in of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. 8 And the sons of Israel gave by lot
9 These were the appointed cities for to the Levites these cities with their
all the sons of Israel, and for the alien open land, as YAHWEH commanded
who was living in their midst, that he by the hand of Moses.
who had struck anyone mortally 9 And they gave out of the tribe of
without knowing might flee there, and the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe
not die by the hand of the avenger of of the sons of Simeon, these cities
blood, until he stood before the which are called by name,
congregation. 10 which the sons of Aaron had,
being of the families of the Kohathites,
Chapter 21 who were of the sons of Levi. For
theirs was the first lot.
1 And the heads of the fathers of the 11 And they gave them the City of
Levites came near to Eleazar the Arba, the father of Anak (which is
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Hebron) in the hills of Judah, with its open land, for the families of the sons
open lands around it. of Kohath that were left.
12 But the fields of the city, and its 27 And to the sons of Gershon, of the
villages, they gave to Caleb the son of families of the Levites from the half
Jephunneh for his own. tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in
13 So they gave Hebron and its open Bashan and its open lands as a city of
lands to the sons of Aaron the priest as refuge for the manslayer, and Be-
a city of refuge for the slayer, and Eshterah and its open lands; two
Libnah and its open lands, cities.
14 and Jattir and its open lands, and 28 And from the tribe of Issachar
Eshtemoa and its open lands, they gave Kishon and its open lands,
15 and Holon and its open lands, and and Daberath and its open lands,
Debir and its open lands, 29 Jarmuth and its open lands, En-
16 and Ain and its open lands, and Gannim and its open lands; four cities.
Juttah and its open lands, and Beth- 30 And out of the tribe of Asher,
Shemesh and its open lands; nine Mishal and its open lands, Abdon and
cities out of those two tribes. its open lands,
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, 31 Helkath and its open lands,
Gibeon and its open lands, Geba and Rehob and its open lands; four cities.
its open lands, 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali,
18 Anathoth and its open lands, and Kedesh in Galilee and its open lands as
Almon and its open lands; four cities. a city of refuge for the manslayer, and
19 And all the cities of the sons of Hammoth-Dor and its open lands, and
Aaron the priest were thirteen cities Kartan, and its open lands; three
and their open land. cities.
20 And the families of the sons of 33 All the cities of the Gershonites
Kohath, the Levites who were left of according to their families were
the sons of Kohath, even they had the thirteen cities and their open land.
cities of their lot out of the tribe of 34 And to the families of the sons of
Ephraim. Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of
21 And they gave them Shechem and the tribe of Zebulun, they gave
its open land in Mount Ephraim as a Jokneam and its open lands, and
city of refuge for the manslayer, and Kartah and its open lands,
Gezer and its open lands, 35 Dimnah and its open lands,
22 and Kibzaim and its open lands, Nahalal and its open lands; four cities.
and Beth-Horon and its open lands; 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben,
four cities. Bezer and its open lands, and Jahazah
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, and its open lands,
Eltekeh and its open lands, Gibbethon 37 Kedemoth and its open lands, and
and its open lands, Mephaath and its open lands; four
24 Aijalon and its open lands, Gath- cities.
Rimmon and its open lands; four 38 And out of the tribe of Gad,
cities. Ramoth in Gilead and its open lands
25 And out of the half tribe of as a city of refuge for the manslayer,
Manasseh, Taanach and its open and Mahanaim and its open lands,
lands, and Gathrimmon and its open 39 Heshbon and its open lands,
lands; two cities. Jazer and its open lands; four cities in
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40 All the cities for the sons of has given rest to your brothers, as He
Merari by their families, those left of spoke to them. And now you turn and
the families of the Levites, were by go to your tents, to the land of your
their lot twelve cities. possession, which Moses the servant
41 All the cities of the Levites within of YAHWEH has given to you beyond
the possession of the sons of Israel the Jordan.
were forty eight cities and their open 5 Only, be very much on guard to do
land. the commandments and the Torah
42 These cities were every one with which Moses the servant of YAHWEH
their open land around them. So it was commanded you, to love YAHWEH
to all these cities. your Elohim, and to walk in all His
43 And YAHWEH gave to Israel all ways, and to keep His
the commandments, and to cleave to Him,
land which He swore to give to their and to serve Him with all your heart
fathers. And they possessed it, and and with all your soul.
lived in it. 6 And Yahoshua blessed them and
44 And YAHWEH gave them rest sent them away. And they went to
round about, according to all that He their tents.
swore to their fathers. And not a man 7 And to the half tribe of Manasseh,
of all their enemies stood before them. Moses had given possession in
YAHWEH delivered all their enemies Bashan. And to its other half Yahoshua
into their hand. had given possession with their
45 Nor did fail a word from any good brothers beyond the Jordan westward.
word which YAHWEH had spoken to And also when Yahoshua had sent
the house of Israel. All came to pass1. them away to their tents, then he
blessed them.
Chapter 22 8 And he spoke to them, saying, You
are returning to your tents with great
1 Then Yahoshua called for the treasures, and with very much
Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the livestock, with silver, and with gold,
half tribe of Manasseh, and with copper, and with iron, and
2 and said to them, You have done with much clothing. Divide the spoil of
all that which Moses the servant of your enemies with your brothers.
YAHWEH commanded you. And you 9 And the sons of Reuben, and the
have listened to my voice, to all that I sons of Gad, and the half tribe of
have commanded you. Manasseh turned and left the sons of
3 You have not left your brothers Israel from Shiloh in the land of
these many days until today, and have Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to
kept the observance of the command the land of their possession in which
of YAHWEH your Elohim. they have possession, according to the
4 And now YAHWEH your Elohim command of YAHWEH by the hand of
Moses.
1 The covenant blessings that Yahweh 10 And when they came to the
promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are regions of the Jordan in the land of
primarily millennium blessings, but in a Canaan, then the sons of Reuben, and
physical way these blessings were fulfilled the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of
to Israel. The big difference in the Manasseh built an altar there by the
millennium is that the people will have Jordan, an altar of grand appearance.
eternal life at that time.
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11 And the sons of Israel heard it against YAHWEH, and do not rebel
said, Behold, the sons of Reuben, and against us, by building for yourselves
the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of an altar besides the altar of YAHWEH
Manasseh have built an altar across our Elohim.
from the land of Canaan, in the 20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah
regions of the Jordan, at the border of commit a sin in the cursed thing, and
the sons of Israel. was there not wrath on all the
12 And the sons of Israel heard, and company of Israel? And he was not the
all the company of the sons of Israel only one to die in his iniquity.
assembled at Shiloh to go up against 21 And the sons of Reuben, and the
them to war. sons of Gad, and the half tribe of
13 And the sons of Israel sent Manasseh answered and spoke with
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest the heads of the thousands of Israel,
to the sons of Reuben, and to the sons 22 YAHWEH is the El of Elohims;
of Gad, and to the half tribe of YAHWEH is the El of Elohims! He
Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, knows, and Israel shall know, if it is in
14 and ten rulers with him, one ruler rebellion, and if it is in treachery
each for the house of a father, for all against YAHWEH, you shall not save
the tribes of Israel, and each of them a us alive today.
head of the house of their fathers, for 23 If we built an altar for ourselves
the thousands of Israel. to turn away from following after
15 And they came to the sons of YAHWEH, or to sacrifice on it burnt
Reuben, and to the sons of Gad, and to offering and food offering, or to offer
the half tribe of Manasseh, to the land on it sacrifices of peace, may
of Gilead, and spoke with them, YAHWEH Himself require it.
saying, 24 But surely from anxiety, for a
16 So says all the company of reason, we have done this, saying, In
YAHWEH, What is this treachery the future your sons shall speak to our
with which the Elohim of Israel was sons, saying, What is to you and to
betrayed, to turn back today from after YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel?
YAHWEH, in that you built for 25 For YAHWEH has put a border
yourself an altar so that you might between you and us, O sons of
rebel today against YAHWEH? Reuben, and sons of Gad; it is the
17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for Jordan. You have no portion in
us, from which we have not been YAHWEH! And your sons will cause
cleansed until this day? Yea, a plague our sons to fail, not fearing
came on the company of YAHWEH; YAHWEH.
18 that you turn away today from 26 And we said, Let us now prepare
following after YAHWEH? And it for ourselves, to build an altar, not for
shall be that today you rebel against burnt offering or for sacrifice,
YAHWEH, and tomorrow He shall be 27 but it shall be a witness between
angry with all the company of Israel. us and you, and between our
19 And surely, if the land of your generations after us, to do the service
possession is unclean, you may cross of YAHWEH before Him with our
over to the land of the possession of burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices
YAHWEH, there where the tabernacle and with our peace offerings; that your
of YAHWEH dwells, and have sons may not say to our sons in the
possession among us. But do not rebel
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future, You have no portion in sons of Gad proclaimed regarding the

YAHWEH. altar, that it was a witness between us
28 And we said, And it shall be, that YAHWEH is Elohim.
when they say this to us, and to our
generations hereafter, that we shall Chapter 23
say, See the pattern of the altar of
YAHWEH, which our fathers made, 1 And it happened many days after
not for burnt offering or for sacrifice, YAHWEH had given rest to Israel
but a testimony it is between us and from all their enemies all around, that
you. Yahoshua was old, going on in days.
29 Far be it from us to rebel against 2 And Yahoshua called for all Israel,
YAHWEH, and to turn away today for its elders, and for its heads, and for
from following after YAHWEH, to its judges, and for its officers, and said
build an altar for burnt offering, for to them, I have become old, I have
food offering, and for sacrifice, apart gone on in days;
from the altar of YAHWEH our 3 and you have seen all that
Elohim, which is before His YAHWEH your Elohim has done to
tabernacle! all these nations because of you, for
30 And Phinehas the priest, and the YAHWEH your Elohim was He who
rulers of the congregation and the was fighting for you.
heads of the thousands of Israel with 4 Behold, I have caused to fall to you
him heard the words which the sons of these nations that are left to be an
Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the inheritance for your tribes, from
sons of Manasseh had spoken. And it Jordan, with all the nations that I have
was good in their eyes. cut off, as far as the Great Sea, toward
31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the setting of the sun.
the priest said to the sons of Reuben, 5 And YAHWEH your Elohim, He
and to the sons of Gad, and to the sons will thrust them out from before you,
of Manasseh, Today we have known and will expel them from before you,
that YAHWEH is among us, because and you shall possess their land, as
you have not betrayed this treachery YAHWEH your Elohim has spoken to
against YAHWEH. Now you have you.
delivered the sons of Israel out of the 6 And you shall be very strong to
hand of YAHWEH. keep and to do all that is written in the
32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar book of the Law of Moses, so as not to
the priest, and the rulers, returned turn aside from it to the right or to the
from the sons of Reuben, and from the left;
sons of Gad out of the land of Gilead to 7 so as not to go in among these
the land of Canaan, to the sons of nations, these who are left with you;
Israel, and brought word back to them. and that you do not give glory to the
33 And the thing was good in the name of their gods, nor shall you
eyes of the sons of Israel, and the sons swear, nor shall you serve them, nor
of Israel blessed Elohim and none said shall you bow yourselves to them.
to go up against them to war, to 8 But you shall cling to YAHWEH
destroy the land which the sons of your Elohim, as you have done until
Reuben and the sons of Gad were today.
living in. 9 And YAHWEH has expelled from
34 And the sons of Reuben, and the before you great and mighty nations.
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And as for you no one has stood before of YAHWEH your Elohim which He
you until today. commanded you, and when you have
10 One man of you shall pursue a gone and served other gods, and have
thousand; for YAHWEH your Elohim bowed yourselves to them, then the
is He who is fighting for you, as He has anger of YAHWEH shall glow against
spoken to you. you; and you shall perish quickly from
11 And you shall be very watchful for off the good land which He has given
yourselves to love YAHWEH your to you2.
Elohim.
12 But if you at all turn away and Chapter 24
cleave to the remnant of the nations,
of those who are left to you, and 1 And Yahoshua gathered all the
intermarry with them, and go in to tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called
them, and they to you, for the elders of Israel, and for its
13 know certainly that YAHWEH heads, and for its judges, and for its
your Elohim shall not continue to officers. And they placed themselves
expel these nations from before you, before Elohim.
and they shall be snares and traps to 2 And Yahoshua said to all the
you, and scourges in your sides, and people, So says YAHWEH the Elohim
thorns in your eyes, until you perish of Israel, Your fathers have in the past
from off of this good land which lived Beyond the River (Terah the
YAHWEH your Elohim has given father of Abraham and father of
you1. Nahor) and they served other gods.
14 And, behold! Today I am going in 3 And I took your father Abraham
the way of all the earth, and you know from Beyond the River, and caused
with all your heart and with all your him to go through all the land of
soul that there has not failed one thing Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and
of all the good things which gave Isaac to him.
YAHWEH your Elohim has spoken 4 And I gave Jacob and Esau to
concerning you; all of it has come to Isaac. And I gave Mount Seir to Esau,
you; there has not one thing failed of to possess it. And Jacob and his sons
it. went down to Egypt.
15 And it shall be, as every good 5 And I sent Moses and Aaron and
thing which YAHWEH your Elohim plagued Egypt, as I did in its midst.
has spoken to you comes to you, so And afterward I brought you out.
shall YAHWEH bring on you every 6 And I brought your fathers out
evil thing, until He destroys you from from Egypt, and you went into the sea,
off this good land which YAHWEH and the Egyptians pursued your
your Elohim has given to you, fathers with chariots and with
16 when you transgress the covenant horsemen, into the Red Sea.
7 And they cried to YAHWEH, and
1 The sanctification or setting apart of the He set thick darkness between you and
covenant people of Yahweh is a running the Egyptians, and brought the sea on
theme throughout the entire bible. Covenant
believers are told to be in the world, but not 2 You cannot separate the land of Israel from
of the world ( Joh 17:11-16, 1 Joh 2:15-17), the covenant of Yahweh. Many today
and it is forbidden in both the 1st and New blindly try to do this through replacement
Covenant to marry unbelievers ( 2Cor theology, which is nowhere found in
6:114-18). scripture.
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them, and covered them. And your 16 And the people replied and said,
eyes saw that which I have done in Far be it from us to forsake
Egypt. And you lived in the wilderness YAHWEH, to serve other gods.
many days. 17 For YAHWEH our Elohim is He
8 And I brought you into the land of who has brought us and our fathers
the Amorite who lived beyond the out of the land of Egypt, out of the
Jordan. And they fought with you, and house of slaves, and who has done
I gave them into your hand, and you these great signs before our eyes, and
possessed their land. And I destroyed has preserved us in all the way in
them before you. which we have gone, and among all
9 And Balak the son of Zippor, the the people through whom we have
king of Moab, rose up and fought passed.
against Israel, and sent and called for 18 And YAHWEH has cast out all
Balaam the son of Beor to curse you. the peoples, even the Amorite
10 And I was not willing to listen to inhabiting the land before us. We also
Balaam, and he greatly blessed you. will serve YAHWEH, for They are a
And I delivered you out of his hand. holy Elohim.
11 And you crossed over the Jordan 19 And Yahoshua said to the people,
and came to Jericho. And the masters You cannot serve YAHWEH, for They
of Jericho fought against you, the are a holy Elohim1; He is a jealous El.
Amorite and the Perizzite, and the He will not lift up from you your
Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the transgressions or your sins.
Girgashite, the Hivite, and the 20 When you forsake YAHWEH,
Jebusite; and I gave them into your and shall serve strange gods then He
hand. will turn away and do evil to you, and
12 And I sent the hornet before you, consume you, after He has done good
and it cast them out before you, two to you.
kings of the Amorites, not by the 21 And the people said to Yahoshua,
sword nor by your bow. No, but we will serve YAHWEH.
13 And I have given you a land for 22 And Yahoshua said to the people,
which you have not labored, and cities You are witnesses against yourselves,
which you have not built, and you live that you have chosen YAHWEH for
in them. You are eating of vineyards yourselves, to serve Him (for they said,
and olive-yards which you did not We are witnesses).
plant. 23 And now turn away from the
14 Now, then, fear YAHWEH, and strange gods among you, and incline
serve Him in sincerity and truth, and your heart to YAHWEH the Elohim of
turn away from the gods which your Israel.
fathers served Beyond the River, and 24 And the people said to Yahoshua,
in Egypt; and you serve YAHWEH.
15 And if it seems evil in your eyes to
serve YAHWEH, choose for 1 The word Elohim is a plural noun and here
yourselves today whom you will serve, the pronoun “they” is also plural. Yahweh in
whether the gods whom your fathers scripture is a family name. More than 50
served Beyond the River, or the gods times we see the Father referred to as Yah
of the Amorites in whose land you are Yahweh, and His Son is Yahshua Yahweh
living. But as for me and my house, we (Pr 30:4). When a new believer is baptized
will serve YAHWEH. to join the covenant of Yahweh, he is
immersed in the family name of Yahweh.
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We will serve YAHWEH our Elohim, of the elders whose days were
and we will listen to His voice. prolonged after Yahoshua, and who
25 And Yahoshua cut a covenant knew all the work of YAHWEH which
with the people on that day, and laid He did to Israel.
on them a law and a statute in 32 And the bones of Joseph which
Shechem. the sons of Israel brought up out of
26 And Yahoshua wrote these words Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in the
in the book of the Torah of Elohim, portion of the field which Jacob
and took a great stone and raised it up bought from the sons of Hamor the
there under the oak by the sanctuary father of Shechem, for a hundred
of YAHWEH. silver pieces. And they were for an
27 And Yahoshua said to all the inheritance to the sons of Joseph.
people, Behold, this stone shall be a 33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron
witness against us, for it has heard all died, and they buried him in the hill of
the sayings of YAHWEH which He Phinehas his son, which was given to
has spoken with us. And it shall be him in the hills of Ephraim.
against you for a witness, that you not
lie against your Elohim1.
28 And Yahoshua sent the people
away, each to his inheritance.2
29 And it happened after these
things, the servant of YAHWEH,
Yahoshua the son of Nun died, being a
son of a hundred and ten.
30 And they buried him in the
border of his inheritance, in Timnath-
Serah, which is in the hills of Ephraim,
on the north of the Hill of Gaash.
31 And Israel served YAHWEH all
the days of Yahoshua, and all the days

1 Yahoshua 24:14-27 is an extremely

important part of scripture and clearly
shows the difference between the first
covenant, which was cause and effect, and
the New Covenant in which Yahweh sent
His son to pay the penalty of sin and He 2 There were 4 sins that brought the death
remembers those sins no more. penalty and could not have a sacrifice to
In the first covenant there was forgiveness cover them. They were murder, blasphemy,
for sins of ignorance (Lev 4) but the penalty idolatry and adultery. Yahshua by
of those sins still remained. Each year on magnifying the Torah and showing that sin
Yom Kippur (kippur means covering, not starts in the mind, He showed that to
removal) the sins were placed on the altar Yahweh “anger is murder, and lust is
and covered over until the next year. In the adultery”. By realizing this sobering fact, it
Torah, forgiveness must be followed by clearly shows that none are righteous (Ro
restitution of what was stolen or lost 3:10-23) and we all need the blood of
through the sin. This fact is completely lost Messiah who poured out His blood to
in the false, easy grace that most of establish the New Covenant and pay the
Christianity teaches today. penalty of the sins of those who repent and
are baptized into the covenant in His name.
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Book of Judges

Chapter 1 of Arba) and they struck Sheshai, and

Ahiman, and Talmai.
1 And it was after the death of 11 And from there he went against
Yahoshua, the sons of Israel inquired the ones living in Debir, and the name
of YAHWEH, saying, Who shall first of Debir formerly was City of Sepher.
go up for us against the Canaanites, to 12 And Caleb said, He who strikes
fight against them? the City of Sepher and captures it, I
2 And YAHWEH said, Judah shall shall give my daughter Achsah to him
go up. Behold, I have given the land for a wife.
into his hand. 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the
3 And Judah said to his brother brother of Caleb, the younger one,
Simeon, Go up with me into my lot, captured it. And he gave his daughter
and we shall fight against the Achsah to him for a wife.
Canaanites. And I also will go with you 14 And it happened as she came, she
into your lot. And Simeon went with persuaded him to ask a field from her
him. father. And she dismounted from the
4 And Judah went up, and donkey. And Caleb said to her, What
YAHWEH delivered the Canaanites do you desire?
and the Perizzites into their hand. And 15 And she said to him, Give a
they struck them in Bezek, ten blessing to me. Since you have given
thousand men. me the land of the Negev, also you
5 And they found Adoni-Bezek in shall give springs of water to me. And
Bezek, and fought against him, and Caleb gave the upper springs and the
struck the Canaanites and the lower springs to her.
Perizzites. 16 And the sons of the Kenite, the
6 And Adoni-Bezek fled, and they father-in-law of Moses, had gone up
pursued him and caught him, and cut out of the city of palms with the sons
off his thumbs and his big toes. of Judah to the wilderness of Judah,
7 And Adoni-Bezek said, Seventy which is in the south of Arad. And they
kings with their thumbs and their big went and lived with the people.
toes cut off used to be gathering scraps 17 And Judah went with his brother
under my table. As I have done, so Simeon, and they struck the
Elohim has repaid me. And they Canaanites living in Zephath and
brought him to Jerusalem, and he died destroyed it. And the name of the city
there. was called Hormah.
8 And the sons of Judah fought 18 And Judah captured Gaza and its
against Jerusalem, and captured it, border, and Ashkelon and its border,
and struck it with the mouth of the and Ekron and its border.
sword, and set the city on fire. 19 And YAHWEH was with Judah,
9 And afterward the sons of Judah and he occupied the hills, but did not
went down to fight against the expel the ones living in the valley, for
Canaanites who lived in the they had chariots of iron.
mountains, and the Negev, and the 20 And they gave Hebron to Caleb,
Shefelah. as Moses had said. And He expelled
10 And Judah went against the the three sons of Anak from there.
Canaanites who lived in Hebron (and 21 And the sons of Benjamin did not
the name of Hebron was formerly City expel the Jebusites living in
Jerusalem. And the Jebusites live with
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the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem the Canaanites, the ones living in the
until this day. land, for they did not expel them.
22 And the house of Joseph went up, 33 Naphtali did not expel the ones
they also against Bethel. And living in Beth-Shemesh, and the ones
YAHWEH was with them. living in Beth-Anath, and they lived
23 And the house of Joseph scouted among the Canaanites, the ones living
around Bethel, and the name of the in the land. But the ones living in
city formerly was Luz. Beth-Shemesh and Beth-Anath
24 And those keeping watch saw a became forced-laborers to them.
man coming out from the city and said 34 And the Amorites pressed the
to him, Let us see the entrance of the sons of Dan into the hills, for they
city, and we will deal with you with would not allow them to come down to
mercy. the valley.
25 And he showed them the entrance 35 But the Amorites were
of the city. And they struck the city determined to live in Mount Heres, in
with the mouth of the sword; and they Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the hand
sent away the man and all his family. of the house of Joseph prevailed, so
26 And the man went to the land of that they became forced-laborers.
the Hittites and built a city, and called 36 And the border of the Amorites
its name Luz; it is its name to this day. was from the ascent of Akrabbim,
27 And Manasseh had not expelled from the rock and upward.
Beth-Shean and its daughter-villages,
or Taanach and its daughter-villages, Chapter 2
nor struck the ones living in Dor and
its daughter-villages, nor the ones 1 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
living in Ibleam and its daughter- came up from Gilgal to The Place of
villages; or the ones living in Megiddo Weeping, and said, I caused you to
and its daughter-villages. For the come up out of Egypt and brought you
Canaanites desired to live in that land. into the land which I had sworn to
28 But it happened when Israel your fathers, and said, I will not break
became strong, it happened that they My covenant with you forever.
put the Canaanites to tribute, but did 2 And you, you shall cut no covenant
not completely expel them. with the ones living in this land. You
29 And Ephraim did not expel the shall break down their altars. Yet you
Canaanites who lived in Gezer, and the have not listened to My voice. What is
Canaanites lived among them in this you have done?
Gezer. 3 And I also have said, I shall not
30 Zebulun did not expel the expel them before you, and they shall
inhabitants of Kitron, and the become adversaries to you; and their
inhabitants of Nahalol; but the gods shall become a snare to you.
Canaanites lived among them, and 4 And it happened when the
they became forced-laborers. Messenger of YAHWEH spoke these
31 And Asher did not expel the ones words to all the sons of Israel, the
living in Accho, and the ones living in people lifted up their voice and wept.
Sidon, and Ahlab, and Achzib, and 5 And they called the name of that
Helbah, and Aphik, and Rehob. place Bochim (The place of weeping);
32 And the Asherites lived among and sacrificed to YAHWEH there.
6 And Yahoshua sent the people
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away, and the sons of Israel each went their judges, but went whoring after
to his inheritance, to possess the land. other gods, and bowed themselves to
7 And the people served YAHWEH them. They quickly turned aside out of
all the days of Yahoshua, and all the the way in which their fathers walked
days of the elders who prolonged their to obey the commands of YAHWEH.
days after Yahoshua, who saw all the They did not do so.
great work of YAHWEH which He 18 And when YAHWEH raised up
had done for Israel. judges to them, then YAHWEH was
8 And Yahoshua the son of Nun, the with the judge, and rescued them out
servant of YAHWEH, died, being a of the hand of their enemies all the
son of a hundred and ten years. days of the judge. For YAHWEH took
9 And they buried him in the border pity because of their groaning before
of his inheritance, in Timnath-Heres, their oppressors, and those that
in the hills of Ephraim on the north of crushed them.
Mount Gaash. 19 And at the death of the judge, it
10 And also all that generation was happened that they would turn and act
gathered to their fathers, and another more corruptly than their fathers, to
generation arose after them who had go after other gods, to serve them, and
not known YAHWEH, nor yet the to bow themselves to them. And they
works which He had done for Israel. did not fall away from their own
11 And the sons of Israel did evil in practices, and from their stubborn
the sight of YAHWEH, and served the way.
Baals. 20 And the anger of YAHWEH
12 And they forsook YAHWEH, the glowed against Israel. And He said,
Elohim of their fathers, who brought Because this nation has transgressed
them out from the land of Egypt. And My covenant which I commanded
they went after other gods, of the gods their fathers, and has not listened to
of the peoples who were around them, My voice,
and bowed themselves to them, and 21 I also from now on will not drive
angered YAHWEH. out any from before them of the
13 Yea, they forsook YAHWEH, and nations that Yahoshua left when he
served Baal and the Ashtoreths. died;
14 And the anger of YAHWEH 22 so that by them I may test Israel,
glowed against Israel, and He gave whether they are keeping the way of
them into the hand of plunderers; and YAHWEH, to go in it, as their fathers
they plundered them. And He sold kept it, or not.
them into the hand of their enemies all 23 And YAHWEH left those nations
around, and they were not able to without dispossessing them quickly.
stand before their enemies any longer. And He did not deliver them into the
15 Wherever they went, the hand of hand of Yahoshua.
YAHWEH was against them for evil,
as YAHWEH had spoken, and as Chapter 3
YAHWEH had sworn to them. And it
distressed them very much. 1 And these are the nations which
16 And YAHWEH raised up judges, YAHWEH left in order to test Israel
and they saved them from the hand of by them, all who did not know all the
their plunderers. wars of Canaan;
17 But they also did not listen even to 2 only that the generations of the
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sons of Israel might know, to teach YAHWEH made Eglon the king of
them war, only those who did not Moab strong against Israel, because
before know them: they had done evil in the sight of
3 five lords of the Philistines, and all YAHWEH.
the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and 13 And he gathered to him the sons
the Hivites that lived in Mount of Ammon and Amalek, and went and
Lebanon from Mount Baal-Hermon to struck Israel. And they possessed the
the entering of Hamath. city of palm trees.
4 And they existed to test Israel by 14 And the sons of Israel served
them, to know whether they would Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
listen to the commands of YAHWEH, 15 And the sons of Israel cried to
which He had commanded their YAHWEH, even YAHWEH raised up
fathers by the hand of Moses. a deliverer to them, Ehud the son of
5 And the sons of Israel lived among Gera, a son of the Benjamite, a man
the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the with his right hand impeded. And the
Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the sons of Israel sent a present by his
Hivites, and the Jebusites. hand to Eglon the king of Moab.
6 And they took their daughters to 16 And Ehud made a sword for
themselves for wives, and gave their himself, and it had two edges, a cubit
daughters to their sons, and they in length. And he girded it under his
served their gods. long robe, on his right thigh.
7 And the sons of Israel did that 17 And he brought the present to
which was evil in the sight of Eglon the king of Moab; and Eglon
YAHWEH, and forgot YAHWEH was a very fat man.
their Elohim, and served the Baals and 18 And it happened, when he had
the Asherahs. finished offering the present, he sent
8 And the anger of YAHWEH away the people, the bearers of the
glowed against Israel. And He gave present.
them over into the hand of Chushan- 19 And he himself turned back from
Rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia. the carved images at Gilgal, and said, I
And the sons of Israel served have a secret word for you, O king.
Chushan-Rishathaim eight years. And he said, Be silent! And all those
9 And when the sons of Israel cried standing beside him went out from
to YAHWEH, YAHWEH raised up a him.
deliverer to the sons of Israel, Othniel 20 And Ehud came to him. And he
the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger was sitting by himself in the cool roof
brother, who saved them. room which was his. And Ehud said, I
10 And the Spirit of YAHWEH was have a word from Elohim to you. And
put on him, and he judged Israel. And he rose out of his seat.
he went out to war, and YAHWEH 21 And Ehud put out his left hand
gave Chushan-Rishathaim the king of and took the sword from his right
Mesopotamia into his hand. And his thigh, and thrust it into Eglon's belly.
hand had power over Chushan- 22 And the haft also went in after the
Rishathaim. blade; and the fat closed on the blade;
11 And the land had rest forty years. for he did not draw the sword out of
And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. his belly. And it came out behind.
12 And the sons of Israel did evil 23 Then Ehud went out to the porch,
again in the sight of YAHWEH. And
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and shut the doors of the roof room on hand of Jabin the king of Canaan, who
him, and locked them. ruled in Hazor. And his army
24 And when he had gone out, his commander was Sisera; and he lived
servants came. And they looked, and, in Harosheth of the nations.
behold, the doors of the roof room 3 And the sons of Israel cried to
were locked. And they said, Surely he YAHWEH, for he had nine hundred
is covering his feet in the cool roof chariots of iron. And he mightily
room. oppressed the sons of Israel twenty
25 And they waited until they were years.
ashamed. And, behold! He did not 4 And Deborah the wife of Lapidoth,
open the doors of the room. So they a woman prophetess, was judging
took the key and opened them. And, Israel at that time.
behold, their master had fallen down 5 And she lived under the palm tree
to the earth dead. of Deborah, between Ramah and
26 And Ehud escaped while they Bethel, in the hills of Ephraim. And
waited. And he had passed by the the sons of Israel went up to her for
images, and had slipped away to judgment.
Seirath. 6 And she sent and called for Barak,
27 And it happened, when he had the son of Abinoam, out of Kadesh in
come, he blew a horn in the hills of Naphtali, and said to him, Has not
Ephraim. And the sons of Israel came YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel
down with him from the hills, and he commanded? Go and draw toward
before them. Mount Tabor, and take ten thousand
28 And he said to them, Follow me, men of the sons of Naphtali, and of the
for YAHWEH has delivered your sons of Zebulun with you.
enemies the Moabites into your hand. 7 And I will draw to you at the
And they went down after him and Kishon River, Sisera, the army
took the fords of the Jordan against commander of Jabin, and his chariots,
the Moabites. And they did not allow a and his multitude, and shall give him
man to pass over. into your hands.
29 And they struck about ten thou- 8 And Barak said to her, If you go
sand men of Moab at that time, every with me, then I will go. And if you will
lusty man, all mighty men. And not a not go with me, I will not go.
man escaped. 9 And she said, I will certainly go
30 So Moab was subdued that day with you; but, surely you shall not get
under the hand of Israel. And the land the glory because of the way which you
had rest eighty years. are going, for YAHWEH shall sell
31 And after him was Shamgar the Sisera into the hand of a woman.
son of Anath, who struck six hundred And Deborah rose up and went with
men of the Philistines with an ox goad. Barak to Kedesh.
And he also delivered Israel. 10 And Barak called Zebulun and
Naphtali together to Kedesh. And he
Chapter 4

1 And the sons of Israel did evil again

in the sight of YAHWEH when Ehud
was dead.
2 And YAHWEH sold them into the
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went up with ten thousand men at his 19 And he said to her, Please give me
feet. And Deborah went up with him.1 a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.
11 And Heber the Kenite had broken And she opened a skin of milk, and
away from the Kenites, he being of the gave him drink, and covered him.
children of Hobab, the father-in-law of 20 And he said to her, Stand at the
Moses. And he pitched his tent by the door of the tent, and it shall be if
oak in Zaanaim, near Kedesh. anyone comes in and asks you, and
12 And they told Sisera that Barak says, Is there a man here? Then you
the son of Abinoam had gone up to shall say, There is not.
Mount Tabor. 21 And Jael the wife of Heber took a
13 And Sisera mustered all his tent peg, and took a hammer in her
chariots, nine hundred chariots of hand, and went to him secretly. And
iron, and all the people with him, from she drove the peg into his temple, and
Harosheth of the nations, to the she beat it into the ground. And he had
Kishon River. been fast asleep, and faint; and he
14 And Deborah said to Barak, Rise died.
up, for this is the day in which 22 And, behold, as Barak followed
YAHWEH has given Sisera into your Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and
hand. Has not YAHWEH gone out said to him, Come, and I will show you
before you? And Barak went down the man whom you are seeking. And
from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand he came in to her, and, behold! Sisera
men after him. had fallen dead with the peg in his
15 And YAHWEH routed Sisera, temple.
and all the chariots, and all the army, 23 And on that day Elohim humbled
by the mouth of the sword, before Jabin the king of Canaan before the
Barak. And Sisera came down from the sons of Israel.
chariot and fled on his feet. 24 And the hand of the sons of Israel
16 And Barak pursued the chariots went on, going on and pressing hard
and went after the army, to Harosheth on Jabin the king of Canaan, until they
of the nations. And all the army of had cut off Jabin the king of Canaan.
Sisera fell by the mouth of the sword;
there was not even one left. Chapter 5
17 And Sisera fled on his feet to the
tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the 1 And Deborah and Barak, the son of
Kenite. For there was peace between Abinoam, sang on that day, saying:
Jabin the king of Hazor and the house 2 For the absolving of the leadership
of Heber the Kenite. of Israel; for the volunteering of the
18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, people, bless YAHWEH!
and said to him, Turn aside, my 3 Listen, O kings; give ear, O princes.
master; turn aside to me; do not fear. I, even I, will sing to YAHWEH; I will
And he turned in to her into the tent; sing praise to YAHWEH the Elohim
and she covered him with a rug. of Israel.
4 O YAHWEH, when You went forth
1 According to Yahweh's judicial order, out of Seir, when You marched out of
women are not to be in a position of the fields of Edom, the earth trembled,
authority over a man and it would have and the heavens dropped. Yea, the
been a shame on Israel that a woman would clouds dropped water.
have been the leader of the victory. ( Gen 5 The mountains quaked before the
3:16, 1Tim 2:11-14)
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face of YAHWEH, this Sinai quaked flocks? At the divisions of Reuben

from before YAHWEH the Elohim of searchings of heart were great!
Israel. 17 Gilead remained beyond the
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Jordan; and why did Dan stay in
Anath, in the days of Jael, the ships? Asher sat at the shore by the
highways ceased, and those going in water, and remained by his havens.
the paths traveled in byways. 18 Zebulun, a people who despised
7 The leaders ceased in Israel; they his life, even to death; also Naphtali on
ceased until I, Deborah, arose; I arose the high places of the field.
as a mother in Israel. 19 Kings came; they fought; then the
8 They chose new gods; then war kings of Canaan fought in Taanach by
was at the gates! Neither a shield nor a the waters of Megiddo; they took no
spear was seen among forty thousand gain of silver.
in Israel. 20 The stars fought from the
9 My heart was toward the lawgivers heavens; from their courses they
of Israel, who volunteered among the fought with Sisera.
people; bless YAHWEH! 21 The Kishon torrent swept them
10 You that ride on white donkeys, away, the ancient river, the Kishon
you that sit on rich carpets, and you torrent. You trod, my soul, in strength.
going on the way, sing out! 22 Then did the hooves of horses
11 Louder than the voice of the beat from the galloping, galloping of
dividers between the watering places his mighty stallions.
there, they shall tell of the righteous 23 Curse Meroz, said the Messenger
acts of YAHWEH, the righteous acts of YAHWEH; curse the ones living in
of His leaders in Israel. Then the it bitterly, because they did not come
people of YAHWEH went down to the to the help of YAHWEH, to the help
gates. of YAHWEH against the warriors.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, 24 Most blessed among women is
awake, utter a song! Rise, Barak, and Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. She
lead your captives captive, son of is blessed among women in the tent.
Abinoam. 25 He asked for water; she gave him
13 Then He caused me to tread on milk; in a noble bowl she brought
the remnant of the noble ones of the curd.
people; YAHWEH trod for me among 26 She put her hand to the tent peg,
the warriors. and her right hand to the workmen's
14 Out of Ephraim they came, those hammer; and she hammered Sisera;
whose root was against Amalek. After she smashed his head; she struck
you, Benjamin, among your peoples; through and pierced his temple.
and out of Machir came down 27 Between her feet he bowed; he
commanders; and out of Zebulun the fell; he lay down. Between her feet he
ones that hold the staff of the scribe. bowed; he fell! Where he bowed, there
15 And my commanders in Issachar he fell down ruined.
were with Deborah; as was Issachar, 28 Through the window she looked
so was Barak. They were sent into the out; yea, she cried out, the mother of
valley at his feet. Among the divisions Sisera, through the lattice; Why does
of Reuben resolves of heart were great! his chariot delay to come? Why have
16 Why did you sit between the the steps of his chariot tarried?
sheepfolds to hear the bleating of 29 The wise ones of her princesses

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answered her; yea, she returned her to the sons of Israel. And he said to
words to herself: them, So says YAHWEH the Elohim
30 Do they not find and divide the of Israel, I have brought you up out of
plunder? A womb, two wombs to each Egypt; and I have brought you out
man's head; a plunder of dyed from a house of slaves.
garments to Sisera, a plunder of 9 And I have delivered you out of the
embroidered dyed garments, two hand of the Egyptians, and out of the
embroidered dyed garments for the hand of all your oppressors; and I have
necks of the plunderers? driven them out before you; and I have
31 So all Your enemies shall perish, given you their land.
O YAHWEH, and those who love Him 10 And I said to you, I am
shall be as the sun when it goes forth YAHWEH your Elohim. You shall not
in its might. And the land had rest fear the gods of the Amorite among
forty years. whom you are dwelling in their land.
But you have not listened to My voice.
Chapter 6 11 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
came and sat under the oak which is in
1 And the sons of Israel did evil again Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the
in the sight of YAHWEH, and Abiezrite. And his son Gideon was
YAHWEH gave them into the hand of beating out wheat in the winepress, to
Midian seven years. hide it from the eyes of Midian.
2 And the hand of Midian was strong 12 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
against Israel. And the sons of Israel appeared to him, and said to him,
made dens for themselves before the YAHWEH is with you, mighty warrior
faces of Midian, in the mountains, and of valor.
the caves, and the strongholds. 13 And Gideon said to Him, Oh my
3 And it happened after Israel had master, if YAHWEH is with us, then
sown crops, Midian, and Amalek, and why has all this happened to us? And
the sons of the east came; and they where are all His wonders which our
came against them, fathers recounted to us, saying, Did
4 and camped against them, and not YAHWEH bring us up out of
destroyed the produce of the land until Egypt? And now YAHWEH has
you enter Gaza. And they left no food abandoned us, and has given us into
in Israel, either sheep, or ox, or the hands of Midian.
donkey. 14 And YAHWEH1 turned to him
5 For they came up with their and said, Go in this strength of yours,
livestock, and with their tents. They and you shall deliver Israel out of the
came in like locusts for number, and hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?
there was no number to them, to their 15 And he said to Him, Oh
camels. And they came into the land to YAHWEH, with what shall I deliver
destroy it. Israel? Behold, my family is the
6 And Israel was brought very low weakest in Manasseh, and I the least
before Midian. And the sons of Israel in my father's house.
cried to YAHWEH. 16 And YAHWEH said to him,
7 And it happened when the sons of
Israel had cried to YAHWEH about
Midian,
8 YAHWEH sent a man, a prophet,
1 The Messenger of Yahweh is Yahshua
Yahweh, the Son of Yahweh.
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Because I am with you, you shall strike 26 And you shall build an altar to
Midian as one (echad) man. YAHWEH your Elohim on the top of
17 And he said to Him, Please, if I this stronghold, in an orderly way, and
have found grace in Your eyes, then shall take the second bull and offer a
You shall do for me a sign that You are burnt offering with the wood of the
speaking with me. pillar which you have cut down.
18 Please do not move from here 27 And Gideon took ten men from
until I come to You and bring my food his servants and did as YAHWEH had
offering and lay it before You. And He spoken to him. And it happened, since
said, I will stay until you come back. he feared his father's house and the
19 And Gideon went in and prepared men of the city, to do it by day, that he
a kid of the goats, and unleavened did it by night.
bread of an ephah of flour. He put the 28 And the men of the city rose early
flesh in a basket, and he put the broth in the morning. And, behold, the altar
in a pot. And he brought it out to Him, of Baal had been smashed, and the
under the oak, and offered it. Asherah pillar beside it had been cut
20 And the Messenger of YAHWEH down. And the second bull had been
said to him, Take the flesh and the offered on the altar which was built.
unleavened bread and place them on 29 And they each said to his
this rock, and pour out the broth. And neighbor, Who has done this thing?
he did so. And they asked and sought. And they
21 And the Messenger of YAHWEH said, Gideon the son of Joash has done
put forth the end of the staff in His this thing.
hand and touched the flesh and the 30 And the men of the city said to
unleavened bread. And the fire rose up Joash, Bring out your son, and he shall
out of the rock and burned up the flesh die, because he has broken down the
and the unleavened bread. And the altar of Baal, and because he has cut
Messenger of YAHWEH walked and down the Asherah pillar which was
disappeared out of his sight. beside it.
22 And Gideon saw that He was the 31 And Joash said to all that stood
Messenger of YAHWEH. And Gideon against him, You, will you contend for
said, Alas, Adonai YAHWEH! Because Baal? Or will you save him? He who
I have seen the Messenger of contends for him shall be killed by the
YAHWEH face to face! morning. If he is a Elohim, let him
23 And YAHWEH said to him, contend for himself, because one has
Peace to you, fear not. You shall not smashed his altar.
die. 32 And on that day he called him
24 And Gideon built an altar to Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend
YAHWEH there, and called it Peace of against him, because he has smashed
YAHWEH. It is still in Ophrah of the his altar.
Abiezrites until today. 33 And all Midian and Amalek, and
25 And it happened on that night, the sons of the east, were gathered
YAHWEH said to him, Take your together, and crossed over, and
father's bull, and the second bull of camped in the valley of Jezreel.
seven years; and you shall throw down 34 And the Spirit of YAHWEH
the altar of Baal which belongs to your clothed Gideon with Himself, and he
father, and you shall cut down the blew with a ram's horn. And the
pillar beside it. Abiezrites were called after him.

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35 And he sent messengers to all thousand of the people returned. And

Manasseh, and it also was called after ten thousand were left.
him. And he sent messengers to Asher 4 And YAHWEH said to Gideon,
and Zebulun, and to Naphtali. And The people are still too many. Bring
they came up to meet them. them down to the water, and I will
36 And Gideon said to Elohim, If refine them for you there. And it shall
You are to deliver Israel by my hand, be, he of whom I say to you, this one
as You have spoken, shall go with you, he shall go with you.
37 behold, I am placing the fleece of And any of whom I shall say to you,
wool on the grain floor; if the dew is This one shall not go with you, he shall
on the fleece only, and dryness on all not go.
the ground, then I will know that You 5 And he brought the people down to
will deliver Israel by my hand, as You the water. And YAHWEH said to
have spoken. Gideon, Everyone who laps of the
38 And it was so. And he rose early water with his tongue, as a dog laps,
on the next day and wrung the fleece, you shall set him apart. And everyone
and drained dew out of the fleece, a who bows on his knees to drink, set
bowl full of water. apart.
39 And Gideon said to Elohim, Let 6 And the number of those lapping
not Your anger glow against me, and I with their hand to their mouth was
shall speak only this time. Please let three hundred men. And all the rest of
me try only this time with the fleece; the people bowed down on their knees
please let there be dryness on the to drink water.
fleece alone; and let there be dew on 7 And YAHWEH said to Gideon, I
all the ground. will deliver you by the three hundred
40 And Elohim did so on that night, men who lapped, and shall give
and there was dryness only on the Midian into your hand. And all the
fleece, and there was dew on all the people shall go, each to his place.
ground1. 8 And the people took the food in
Chapter 7 their hand, and their rams' horns; and
he sent away every man of Israel, each
1 And Jerubbaal (he is Gideon) rose to his tent. But he kept hold 2 on the
early, and all the people with him. And three hundred men. And the camp of
they camped by the spring of Harod, Midian was below him in the valley.
and the army of Midian was north of 9 And it happened on that night,
him on Mount Moreh, in the valley. YAHWEH said to him, Rise up, go
2 And YAHWEH said to Gideon, down to the camp, for I have given it
The people with you are too many for into your hand.
Me to give Midian into their hands, 10 And if you are afraid to go down,
that Israel not glorify itself against Me, you and your young man Purah go
saying, My hand has delivered me. down to the camp.
3 And now then, cry in the ears of 11 And you shall hear what they say.
the people, saying, Whoever is fearful And afterward your hand shall be
and trembling, let him return and made stronger, and you shall go down
leave Mount Gilead. And twenty two against the army. And he went down,
he and his young man Purah, to the
1 Vs 38-40- There was nothing wrong with
Gideon putting out a fleece to confirm his 2 The Hebrew indicates they were kept but
conviction. didn't willingly volunteer. Jud 19:4
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edge of the battle alignment in the ram's horns, and shattered the jars in
camp. their hand.
12 And Midian and Amalek, and all 20 And the three companies blew
the sons of the east, were lying in the with their ram's horns, and broke the
valley, as the locusts for multitude. jars, and held the torches in their left
And there was no number of their hand; and in their right hand the ram's
camels being as the sand on the lip of horns, and they cried out, A sword for
the sea for multitude. YAHWEH and for Gideon!
13 And Gideon came; and, behold, a 21 And they each one stood in his
man was telling a dream to his place, all around the army. And all the
companion. And he said, Behold, I army ran, and they shouted, and they
have dreamed a dream. And, behold, a fled.
cake of barley bread was tumbling into 22 And the three hundred blew the
the camp of Midian. And it came to the ram's horns, and YAHWEH set a
tent and struck it, and it fell, and man's sword against his companion
turned it upside down; and the tent even in all the army. And the army fled
fell down. to Beth-Shittah, at Zererath, to the
14 And his companion answered and border of Abel-Meholah, by Tabbath.
said, This is nothing but the sword of 23 And the men of Israel were called
Gideon the son of Joash, a man of from Naphtali, and from Asher, and
Israel. Elohim has given Midian and from all Manasseh, and chased
all the army into his hand. Midian.
15 And it happened when Gideon 24 And Gideon had sent messengers
heard the telling of the dream, and its to all the hills of Ephraim, saying,
interpretation, he worshiped. And he Come down to meet Midian, and
returned to the army of Israel and capture the waters before them as far
said, Rise up, for YAHWEH has given as Beth-Barah and the Jordan. And
the army of Midian into your hand. every man of Ephraim was called up,
16 And he divided the three hundred and they captured the waters as far as
men into three companies. And he put Beth-Barah and the Jordan.
a ram's horn in the hand of all of them, 25 And they captured the two rulers
and empty jars, and torches inside the of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. And Oreb
jars. was slain at the rock of Oreb; and they
17 And he said to them, Look at me, killed Zeeb at the winevat of Zeeb. And
and do this; even behold, I am coming they pursued to Midian. And they
to the edge of the camp. And it shall brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to
be, as I do, so you shall do. Gideon beyond the Jordan.
18 And I shall blow with a ram's
horn, I and all who are with me. And Chapter 8
you shall blow with the ram's horns,
you also all around the camp, and shall 1 And the men of Ephraim said to
shout, For YAHWEH and for Gideon! him, What is this thing you have done
19 And Gideon came, and the to us, not to call us when you went out
hundred men with him, to the edge of to fight against Midian? And they
the camp at the beginning of the contended with him sharply.
middle watch. And they had newly set 2 And he said to them, What have I
the watch. And they blew with the done now in comparison to you? Are

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not the gleanings of Ephraim better Zalmunna. And he caused all the army
than the vintage of Abiezer? to tremble.
3 Elohim has given the rulers of 13 And Gideon the son of Joash
Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, into your returned from the battle, at the ascent
hand. And what was I able to do like of Mount Heres.
you? Then their spirit was abated 14 And he captured a young man of
toward him when he said this word. the men of Succoth, and questioned
4 And Gideon came to the Jordan, he him; and he wrote out to him the
crossing over, and three hundred who rulers of Succoth, and its elders,
were with him, being weary, yet seventy seven men.
pursuing. 15 And he came in to the men of
5 And he said to the men of Succoth, Succoth, and said, Behold, Zebah and
Please give loaves of bread to the Zalmunna, about whom you taunted
people at my feet, for they are weary; me, saying, Is the hand of Zebah and
and I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand that we
Zalmunna, the kings of Midian. should give bread to your weary men?
6 And the rulers of Succoth said, Is 16 And he took the elders of the city,
the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna now and the thorns of the wilderness, and
in your hand, that we should give the briers, and taught the men of
bread to your army? Succoth with them.
7 And Gideon said, Because of this, 17 And he broke down the tower of
when YAHWEH has given Zebah and Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
Zalmunna into my hand, I shall thresh 18 And he said to Zebah and to
your flesh with thorns of the Zalmunna, How were the men whom
wilderness and with briers. you killed in Tabor? And they said, As
8 And he went up from there to you are, so they; each one as a king's
Penuel, and spoke to them in this son in appearance.
same way. And the men of Penuel 19 And he said, They were my
answered him as the men of Succoth brothers, sons of my mother. As
had answered. YAHWEH lives, if you had kept them
9 And he also spoke to the men of alive, I would not have killed you.
Penuel, saying, When I come back in 20 And he said to his first-born,
peace, I will break down this tower. Jether, Rise up, kill them. But the
10 And Zebah and Zalmunna were in young man did not draw his sword, for
Karkor, and their armies with them, he was afraid, for he was still a youth.
about fifteen thousand, all who were 21 And Zebah and Zalmunna said,
left of all the army of the sons of the You rise up and fall on us, for as the
east. And those who fell were a man, so is his might. And Gideon rose
hundred and twenty thousand men up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna,
drawing sword. and took the moon crescents which
11 And Gideon went up the way of were on the necks of their camels.
those who live in tents, on the east of 22 And the men of Israel said to
Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the Gideon, rule over us, both you and
army; for the army was at ease. your son, and your son's son, for you
12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; have delivered us from the hand of
and he chased them and captured the Midian.
two kings of Midian, Zebah and 23 And Gideon said to them, I shall
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rule over you; YAHWEH shall rule the burial place of his father Joash, in
over you1. Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
24 And Gideon said to them, Let me 33 And it happened, when Gideon
ask of you a request, that each man was dead, the sons of Israel rebelled
give to me a ring from his plunder; for and went whoring after the Baals, and
they had gold rings, because they were appointed Baal-Berith for a Elohim for
Ishmaelites. themselves.
25 And they said, We will certainly 34 And the sons of Israel did not
give. And they spread out a garment remember YAHWEH their Elohim
and each threw a ring from their who had delivered them out of the
plunder there. hand of all their enemies all around;
26 And the weight of the rings of 35 nor did they act with kindness on
gold which he asked was a thousand the house of Jerubbaal, Gideon,
and seven hundred shekels of gold2, according to all the good which he did
apart from the ornaments, and the with Israel.
pendants, and the purple clothing that
was on the kings of Midian; also apart Chapter 9
from the necklaces on the necks of
their camels. 1 And Abimelech the son of
27 And Gideon made an ephod of it, Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to his
and put it in his city, even in Ophrah. mother's brothers, and spoke with
And all Israel went whoring after it them, and to all the family of the
there, and it became a snare to Gideon house of his mother's father, saying,
and to his house. 2 Please speak in the ears of all the
28 And Midian was subdued before leaders of Shechem, Which is best for
the sons of Israel, and they did not lift you, seventy men ruling over you, all
up their heads any more. And the land the sons of Jerubbaal, or one man
had rest forty years in the days of ruling over you? And you should
Gideon. remember that I am your bone and
29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash your flesh.
departed and lived in his own house. 3 And his mother's brothers spoke
30 And seventy sons were born to all these words about him in the ears
Gideon, coming out of his loins; for he of all the leaders of Shechem, and their
had many wives. heart inclined after Abimelech. For
31 And his concubine in Shechem they said, He is our brother.
bore a son to him, she also; and he 4 And they gave to him seventy
called his name Abimelech. silverlings out of the house of Baal-
32 And Gideon the son of Joash died Berith. And Abimelech hired worthless
in a good old age, and was buried in and reckless men with them; and they
went after him.
5 And he went into his father's house
1 This shows that Yahweh's leaders simply at Ophrah, and killed his brothers, the
administer, but it is Yahweh that rules. So in sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men on one
essence when someone rejects the Elohim stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of
given position of a leader of Yahweh they Jerubbaal, was left; for he had hidden.
are rejecting Yahweh who is the ruler that 6 And all the leaders of Shechem
placed them (Ex 16:2-8). were gathered together, and all the
2 This is at least 350 ounces, and more if the house of Millo. And they came and
reference is to the heavier shekel.
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caused Abimelech to reign as king at have made Abimelech the son of his
the oak of the outpost which is in slave-girl king over the leaders of
Shechem. Shechem, because he is your brother,
7 And they told Jotham, and he went 19 yea, if in truth and in integrity you
and stood on the top of Mount have acted toward Jerubbaal and his
Gerizim. And he lifted up his voice and house this day, rejoice in Abimelech;
cried, and said to them, Listen to me, and he shall rejoice, he and you.
leaders of Shechem, and Elohim shall 20 If not, fire shall come out from
listen to you. Abimelech and consume the leaders of
8 Going the trees went forth to Shechem and the house of Millo. And
anoint a king over them. And they said fire shall come out from the leaders of
to the olive, Reign over us. Shechem and from the house of Millo
9 And the olive said to them, Should and consume Abimelech.
I cease from my fatness, by which they 21 And Jotham hurried and fled, and
honor Elohim and man, and go to hold went to Beer and lived there, away
sway over the trees? from the face of his brother
10 And the trees said to the fig, You Abimelech.
come, reign over us. 22 And Abimelech ruled over Israel
11 And the fig said to them, Should I three years.
cease from my sweetness and my good 23 And Elohim sent an evil spirit
fruit, and go to hold sway over the between Abimelech and the leaders of
trees? Shechem. And the leaders of Shechem
12 And the trees said to the vine, You dealt deceitfully with Abimelech;
come, reign over us. 24 that the violence against
13 And the vine said to them, Should Jerubbaal's seventy sons, even their
I cease from my new wine, which blood, might be put on their brother
rejoices Elohim and men, and go to Abimelech who killed them, and on
hold sway over the trees? the leaders of Shechem, who made his
14 And all the trees said to the hands strong to kill his brothers.
bramble bush, You come, reign over 25 And the leaders of Shechem set
us. men in ambush at the tops of the
15 And the bramble bush said to the mountains; and they robbed all who
trees, If you truly anoint me king over passed by them on the highway. And it
you, come seek refuge in my shade. was told to Abimelech.
And if not, let fire come out of the 26 And Gaal, the son of Ebed, and
bramble bush and burn up the cedars his brothers came. And they passed on
of Lebanon. into Shechem. And the leaders of
16 And now if you have acted in Shechem trusted in him.
truth and integrity when you made 27 And they went out into the fields
Abimelech king; and if you have done and gathered their vineyards, and trod
well with Jerubbaal and his house; and out, and made a festival, and went into
you have done to him as his hands did, the house of their god and ate and
17 in which my father fought for you, drank, and cursed Abimelech.
and cast aside his life, and delivered 28 And Gaal, the son of Ebed, said,
you from the hand of Midian; Who is Abimelech, and who is
18 and you have today risen against Shechem, that we should serve him? Is
my father's house and have killed his he not the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul
sons, seventy men on one stone, and his commander? Serve the men of

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Hamor the father of Shechem! And people you despised? Now go out now
why should we serve him? and fight against it.
29 And who will give this people in 39 And Gaal went out before the
my hand? Then I would remove leaders of Shechem and fought against
Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Abimelech.
Multiply your army and come out. 40 And Abimelech chased him, and
30 And Zebul, the leader of the city, he fled before him. And many fell
heard the words of Gaal, the son of down wounded, to the opening of the
Ebed; and his anger glowed. gate.
31 And craftily he sent messengers to 41 And Abimelech remained in
Abimelech, saying, Behold, Gaal, the Arumah. And Zebul threw Gaal and
son of Ebed, and his brothers have his brothers out from living in
come to Shechem. And, behold, they Shechem.
are fortifying the city against you. 42 And it happened on the next day,
32 And now rise up by night, you the people went out in the field and
and the people with you, and lie in told Abimelech.
wait in the field. 43 And he took the people and
33 And it shall be, in the morning, divided them into three companies,
about the sunrise, you shall rise early and lay in wait in a field and watched.
and charge against the city. And, And, behold, the people were coming
behold, he and the people with him out from the city. And he rose up
will come out to you; and you shall do against them and struck them.
to him as you find your hand able to 44 And Abimelech and the
do. companies with him rushed forward
34 And Abimelech rose up by night, and stood in the opening of the gate of
and all the people with him; and they the city. And the two companies
lay in wait against Shechem in four charged against all who were in the
companies. field, and struck them.
35 And Gaal, the son of Ebed, went 45 And Abimelech fought against the
out and stood at the opening of the city all that day, and captured the city.
gate of the city. And Abimelech and And he killed the people in it; and he
the people with him rose up from the broke down the city and sowed it with
ambush. salt.
36 And Gaal saw the people, and he 46 And all the leaders of the tower of
said to Zebul, Behold, people are Shechem heard, and went into the
coming down from the top of the high place of the house of the god
mountains. And Zebul said to him, Berith.
You are seeing the shadow of the 47 And it was told to Abimelech that
mountains like men. all the leaders of the tower of Shechem
37 And Gaal spoke again and said, had gathered.
Behold, people are coming down from 48 And Abimelech went up to Mount
the high part of the land, and one Zalmon, he and all the people with
company is coming by the way of the him. And Abimelech took the axes in
Sorcerers' Oak. his hand and cut off a bough of the
38 And Zebul said to him, Now trees, and lifted it up, and set it on his
where is your mouth with which you shoulder. And he said to the people
said, Who is Abimelech, that we with him, You have seen what I have
should serve him? Is this not the done; you hasten and do the same.

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49 And all the people also, each of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of
man, cut down his bough, and went Issachar, rose up to save Israel. And he
after Abimelech, and set them at the lived in Shamir, in the hills of
stronghold, and kindled the Ephraim.
stronghold with fire over them. And all 2 And he judged Israel twenty three
the men of the tower of Shechem also years. And he died and was buried in
died, about a thousand men and Shamir.
women. 3 And after him Jair, a Gileadite,
50 And Abimelech went to Thebez rose up. And he judged Israel twenty
and camped against Thebez, and two years.
captured it. 4 And he had thirty sons who rode
51 And a strong tower was in the on thirty donkey colts. And they had
middle of the city. And all the leaders thirty cities, which are called The
of the city, and all the men and women Towns of Jair to this day, which are in
fled there. And they shut it behind the land of Gilead.
them, and went up on the roof of the 5 And Jair died and was buried in
tower. Kamon.
52 And Abimelech came to the tower 6 And the sons of Israel did evil in
and fought against it. And he drew the sight of YAHWEH again, and
near to the door of the tower in order served the Baals, and the Ashtoroth,
to burn it with fire. and the gods of Syria, and the gods of
53 And a certain woman threw a Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the
piece of a riding millstone1 on gods of the sons of Ammon, and the
Abimelech's head and crushed his gods of the Philistines. And they
skull. forsook YAHWEH and did not serve
54 And he quickly called to the Him.
young man bearing his weapons, and 7 And the anger of YAHWEH
said to him, Draw your sword and glowed against Israel. And He sold
cause me to die, that they not say of them into the hands of the Philistines,
me, A woman killed him. And his and into the hand of the sons of
young man thrust him through, and he Ammon.
died. 8 And they crushed and oppressed
55 And when the men of Israel saw the sons of Israel in that year, for
that Abimelech was dead, then each eighteen years, all the sons of Israel
one went to his place. that were beyond the Jordan in the
56 And Elohim returned the evil of land of the Amorites, which is in
Abimelech which he did to his father, Gilead.
to kill his seventy brothers. 9 And the sons of Ammon crossed
57 And all the evil of the men of over the Jordan to fight against Judah
Shechem Elohim turned back on their also, and against Benjamin, and
heads. And the curse of Jotham the against the house of Ephraim. And
son of Jerubbaal came on them. Israel was greatly distressed.
10 And the sons of Israel cried to
Chapter 10 YAHWEH, saying, We have sinned
against You, even because we have
1 And after Abimelech, Tola the son forsaken our Elohim, and have served
the Baals.
1 A mill stone was about 18 inches in 11 And YAHWEH said to the sons of
diameter and 3 to 4 inches thick.
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Israel, Did I not save you from the gathered to Jephthah, and went out
Egyptians, and from the Amorites, and with him.
from the sons of Ammon, and from the 4 And it happened after some time,
Philistines? the sons of Ammon fought with Israel.
12 And the Sidonians, and Amalek, 5 And it happened when the sons of
and Maon have oppressed you, and Ammon fought with Israel, the elders
you cried to Me, and I saved you out of of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from
their hand. the land of Tob.
13 Yet you have forsaken Me, and 6 And they said to Jephthah, Come,
served other gods; therefore, I did not and you shall be our commander, that
save you again. we may fight against the sons of
14 Go and cry to the gods which you Ammon.
have chosen; let them save you in the 7 And Jephthah said to the elders of
time of your distress. Gilead, Have you not hated me? Yea,
15 And the sons of Israel said to you threw me out from my father's
YAHWEH, We have sinned. Do to us house. Why have you come to me
whatever may be good in Your eyes; when you are in distress?
only please deliver us this day. 8 And the elders of Gilead said to
16 And they removed the gods of the Jephthah, For this reason we have
alien from among them, and served come back to you now; and you shall
YAHWEH. And His soul was grieved go with us and fight against the sons of
with the misery of Israel. Ammon. And you shall be our head, to
17 And the sons of Ammon were all the people of Gilead.
called together, and camped in Gilead. 9 And Jephthah said to the elders of
And the sons of Israel were gathered, Gilead, If you take me back to fight
and camped in Mizpeh. against the sons of Ammon, and
18 And the people said, The chief YAHWEH gives them up before me,
men of Gilead, each man to his shall I be your head?
neighbor, Who will be the man who 10 And the elders of Gilead said to
will begin to fight against the sons of Jephthah, YAHWEH shall be witness
Ammon? He shall be head over all the between us; surely we will do
people of Gilead. according to your word.
11 And Jephthah went with the
Chapter 11 elders of Gilead, and the people
appointed him head over them, and as
1 And Jephthah the Gileadite was a commander. And Jephthah spoke all
mighty warrior. And he was the son of his words before YAHWEH in
a harlot woman; and Gilead fathered Mizpeh.
Jephthah. 12 And Jephthah sent messengers to
2 And the wife of Gilead bore sons to the king of the sons of Ammon, saying,
him. And the sons of the wife grew up, What have you to do with me, that you
and they threw Jephthah out, and said have come in to me to fight in my
to him, You shall not inherit in the land?
house of your father, for you are the 13 And the king of the sons of
son of another woman. Ammon said to the messengers of
3 And Jephthah fled from the face of Jephthah, Because Israel took my land
his brothers, and lived in the land of when he came up out of Egypt, from
Tob. And worthless men were Arnon even to the Jabbok, and to the

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Jordan. And now, restore them in has expelled the Amorite from before
peace. His people Israel. And would you
14 And Jephthah again sent possess it?
messengers to the king of the sons of 24 Whatever Chemosh your god
Ammon, causes you to possess, do you not
15 and said to him, So says possess it? And all that which
Jephthah, Israel did not take the land YAHWEH our Elohim has expelled
of Moab, and the land of the sons of from before us, we will possess!
Ammon. 25 And now, are you at all any better
16 For when they came up out of than Balak the son of Zippor, the king
Egypt, Israel went in the wilderness to of Moab? And striving, did he strive
the Red Sea, and came in at Kadesh. with Israel? Did he ever fight against
17 And Israel sent messengers to the them?
king of Edom, saying, Please let me 26 When Israel lived in Heshbon
pass on through your land, and the and its towns, and in Aroer and in its
king of Edom did not listen. And Israel towns, in all the cities by the sides of
sent also to the king of Moab, and he Arnon three hundred years, then why
was not willing. And Israel remained have you not delivered them in that
in Kadesh. time?
18 And he went through the 27 So I have not sinned against you,
wilderness, and went around the land and you are doing me wrong to fight
of Edom, and the land of Moab, and against me. YAHWEH the Judge shall
came in at the rising of the sun to the judge today between the sons of Israel
land of Moab. And they camped and the sons of Ammon.
beyond Arnon, and did not come into 28 And the king of the sons of
the border of Moab, for Arnon was the Ammon did not listen to the words of
border of Moab. Jephthah which he sent to him.
19 And Israel sent messengers to 29 And the Spirit of YAHWEH was
Sihon, the king of the Amorites the on Jephthah. And he passed through
king of Heshbon, and Israel said to Gilead and Manasseh, and passed
him, Please let us pass on through through Mizpeh of Gilead, and from
your land, to my place. Mizpeh of Gilead he passed on to the
20 And Sihon did not trust Israel to sons of Ammon.
pass on through his border. And Sihon 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow to
gathered all his people and they YAHWEH, and said, If You will
camped in Jahaz, and fought with indeed give the sons of Ammon into
Israel. my hand,
21 And YAHWEH the Elohim of 31 then it shall be that the thing
Israel gave Sihon and all his people which comes out from the doors of my
into the hand of Israel, and they struck house to meet me when I return in
them. And Israel took possession of all peace from the sons of Ammon, it shall
the land of the Amorites, the
inhabitants of that land.
22 And they took possession of all
the border of the Amorites from Arnon
and to the Jabbok, and from the
wilderness, and to the Jordan.
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belong to YAHWEH; and I will offer it away two months. And she went, she
a burnt offering1. and her friends. And she wept for her
32 And Jephthah passed over to the virginity on the mountains.
sons of Ammon to fight against them. 39 And it happened at the end of two
And YAHWEH delivered them into months, she returned to her father.
his hand. And he did to her his vow which he
33 And he struck them from Aroer had vowed. And she never knew a
until you come to Minnith, even man. And it is a fixed custom in Israel,
twenty cities, and to the Meadow of 40 from days to days, the daughters
the Vineyard, a very great destruction. of Israel go to tell again of the
And the sons of Ammon were humbled daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite,
before the sons of Israel. four days in a year.2 (Ezek 16:20-21
34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to
his house. And, behold his daughter Chapter 12
came out to meet him with timbrels,
and with choruses. And she only, she 1 And the men of Ephraim were
alone; there was no other son or called together, and went northward,
daughter to him. and said to Jephthah, Why have you
35 And it happened when he saw passed over to fight against the sons of
her, he tore his garments, and said, Ammon, and you have not called on us
Alas, my daughter! You have brought to go with you? We will burn your
me very low, and you have made me house over you with fire.
bow. And surely I have opened my 2 And Jephthah said to them, I have
mouth to YAHWEH, and I am not been a man of war, my people and I,
able to take it back. having great strife with the sons of
36 And she said to him, My father, Ammon. And I called you, and you did
you have opened your mouth to not save me out of their hands.
YAHWEH. Do to me whatever has 3 And seeing that you did not save
gone out of your mouth, since us, I put my life in my hand and
YAHWEH has executed vengeance for passed over against the Ammonites,
you on your enemies, on the sons of and YAHWEH delivered them into
Ammon. my hand. And why have you come up
37 And she said to her father, Let to me today to fight with me?
this thing be done to me. Leave me 4 And Jephthah gathered all the men
alone two months, and let me go and of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim.
descend on the mountains. And I will And the men of Gilead struck
weep for my virginity, my friends and Ephraim, because they said, You
I. Gileadites are fugitives from Ephraim,
38 And he said, Go. And he sent her in the midst of Ephraim, in the midst
of Manasseh.
1 This verse shows two things. First that 5 And Gilead captured the fords of
vows to Yahweh are binding and number the Jordan before Ephraim. And it
two: one should be very careful when happened when the fugitives from
making a vow as Yahweh expects us to keep Ephraim said, Let me pass over, then
our vows that we make (Eccl 5:1-6). This the men of Gilead said to him, Are you
vow was extremely costly and was paid an Ephraimite? And he said, No.
with the life of his daughter. Human 6 And they said to him, Please say
sacrifice was common during these times.
Jud 10:6 2 Ezek 16:20-21, Jer 7:30-32
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Shibboleth1. And he said, Sibboleth, 3 And the Messenger of YAHWEH

and they could not frame to speak so. appeared to the woman, and said to
And they would seize him and kill him her, Behold now, you are barren and
at the fords of the Jordan. And at that have not borne. But you shall conceive
time forty two thousand of Ephraim and bear a son.
fell. 4 And now take heed, and please do
7 And Jephthah judged Israel six not drink wine or fermented drink;
years. And Jephthah the Gileadite and do not eat any unclean thing.
died, and was buried in the cities of 5 For, behold, you are pregnant and
Gilead. bearing a son. And a razor shall not go
8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem on his head, for the boy shall be a
judged Israel. Nazarite to Elohim from the womb.
9 And he had thirty sons. And he And he shall begin to save Israel out of
sent thirty daughters abroad, and he the hand of the Philistines.
brought thirty daughters in from 6 And the woman came and spoke to
abroad for his sons. And he judged her husband, saying, A Man of Elohim
Israel seven years. has come to me, and His appearance
10 And Ibzan died, and was buried at was like the appearance of the
Bethlehem. Messenger of Elohim, very terrifying.
11 And after him Elon the Zebulunite And I did not ask Him where He was
judged Israel. And he judged Israel ten from, and He did not tell me His
years. name.
12 And Elon the Zebulunite died, 7 And He said to me, Behold, you are
and was buried in Aijalon, in the land pregnant and will bear a son. And now
of Zebulun. do not drink wine or fermented drink,
13 And after him Abdon the son of and do not eat any unclean thing, for
Hillel, the Pirathonite, judged Israel. the boy shall be a Nazarite to Elohim
14 And he had forty sons, and thirty from the womb, until the day of his
grandsons, who rode on seventy he- death.
donkeys; and he judged Israel eight 8 Then Manoah prayed to
years. YAHWEH, and said, O YAHWEH,
15 And Abdon the son of Hillel of the Man of Elohim whom You sent,
Pirathon died, and was buried in please let Him come again to us and
Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim, in direct us what we shall do to the boy
the hills of the Amalekites. being born.
9 And Elohim listened to the voice of
Chapter 13 Manoah, and the Messenger of Elohim
came again to the woman. And she
1 And the sons of Israel did evil again was sitting in a field; and her husband
in the sight of YAHWEH, and Manoah was not with her.
YAHWEH gave them into the hands 10 And the woman hurried and ran,
of the Philistines forty years. and told her husband, and said to him,
2 And there was a certain man of Behold, He has appeared to me, the
Zorah, of the family of the Danites, Man who came to me that day.
and his name was Manoah. And his 11 And Manoah rose up and went
wife was barren, and had not borne. after his wife, and came to the Man.
And he said to Him, Are You the Man
1 The Ephraimites had a special accent that
could not pronounce this word.
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who spoke to the woman? And He YAHWEH went up in the flame of the
said, I Am. altar. And Manoah and his wife were
12 And Manoah said, Then let Your watching. And they fell on their faces
words come about. What shall be the to the ground.
manner of life of the youth, and his 21 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
undertaking? did not appear any more to Manoah,
13 And the Messenger of YAHWEH or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that
said to Manoah, Let her take heed of He was the Messenger of YAHWEH.
all that I said to the woman; 22 And Manoah said to his wife,
14 she shall not eat of anything that surely we shall die, because we have
came forth from the grapevine; and seen Elohim2.
she shall not drink wine or fermented 23 And his wife said to him, If
drink; and she shall not eat any YAHWEH desired to put us to death,
unclean thing. She shall be careful of He would not have received a burnt
all that I commanded her. offering and a food offering from our
15 And Manoah said to the hands, nor made us see all these
Messenger of YAHWEH, Please let us things; nor would He now have caused
keep You, and prepare before You a us to hear things like these.
kid of the goats. 24 And the woman bore a son, and
16 And the Messenger of YAHWEH called his name Samson. And the
said to Manoah, If you detain Me, I youth grew, and YAHWEH blessed
will not eat of your bread. And if you him.
prepare a burnt offering, you shall 25 And the Spirit of YAHWEH
offer it to YAHWEH. For Manoah did began to move him in the camp of Dan
not know that He was the Messenger between Zorah and Eshtaol.
of YAHWEH.
17 And Manoah said to the Chapter 14
Messenger of YAHWEH, What is
Your name? So when Your words 1 And Samson went down to
come about, then we shall honor You. Timnath and saw a woman in
18 And the Messenger of YAHWEH Timnath, of the daughters of the
said to him, Why do you ask this about Philistines.
My name? Yea, it is Wonderful1. 2 And he came up and told his father
19 And Manoah took the kid of the and mother, and said, I have seen a
goats, and the food offering, and woman in Timnath, of the daughters
offered on the rock to YAHWEH. And of the Philistines. And now get her for
He did wonderfully, and Manoah and me for a wife.
his wife were watching. 3 And his father and his mother said
20 And it happened as the flame to him, Is there not a woman among
from off the altar was going up to the the daughters of your brothers, and
heavens, that the Messenger of among all my people, that you must go
to take a woman from the
1 The Hebrew word used here “pelay” is the uncircumcised Philistines? And
same word used in Is 9:6 in giving the
names of the Messiah of Israel. Clearly, the 2 The Messenger of Yahweh, who is defined
Messenger of Yahweh is the being later to as the being who later became Yahshua, the
become Yahshua, the Son of Yahweh. The Son of Yahweh is also Elohim and clearly
Messenger also appeared as a man, was preexisted before the virgin birth to Mariam
called Elohim and ascended up to heaven. in Mathew chapter 1.
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Samson said to his father, Get her for then you shall give me thirty linen
me, for she is pleasing in my eyes. garments and thirty changes of
4 And his father and his mother did clothing. And they said to him, Riddle
not know that it was from YAHWEH, your riddle, and we shall hear it.
that He was seeking an occasion 14 And he said to them, Out of the
against the Philistines. For at that time eater came forth food, and out of the
the Philistines were ruling over Israel. strong came forth sweetness. And they
5 And Samson and his father and his were not able to declare the riddle in
mother went down to Timnath. And three days.
they came to the vineyards of 15 And it happened on the seventh
Timnath. And, behold, a young lion day, they said to Samson's wife, Entice
roaring to meet him. your husband, that he may declare to
6 And the Spirit of YAHWEH came us the riddle, lest we burn you and
mightily on him. And he tore it as the your father's house with fire. Have you
cleaving of a kid. And there was called for us to make us poor? Is it not
nothing in his hand; and he did not so?
tell his father and his mother what he 16 And Samson's wife wept before
had done. him, and said, You only hate me, and
7 And he went down and talked with do not love me. You have riddled the
the woman. And she was pleasing in riddle to the sons of my people, and
the eyes of Samson. you have not declared it to me. And he
8 And some days later he returned to said to her, Behold, I have not
take her, and turned aside to see the declared it to my father and to my
remains of the lion. And, behold, a mother, and shall I declare it to you?
bee-swarm was in the carcass of the 17 And she wept before him the
lion, and honey. seven days on which they feasted. And
9 And he took it out on his hands, it was on the seventh day, he told her,
and went on, eating and walking. And for she distressed him. And she told
he went to his father and to his the riddle to the sons of her people.
mother, and gave some to them. And 18 And the men of the city said to
they ate, but he did not tell them that him on the seventh day, before the sun
he took the honey out of the body of went in, What is sweeter than honey?
the lion. And what is stronger than a lion? And
10 And his father went down to the he said to them, Unless you had
woman, and Samson made a feast plowed with my heifer, you would not
there, for so the young men usually have found out my riddle.
did. 19 And the Spirit of YAHWEH came
11 And it happened when they saw upon him. And he went down to
him, they took thirty companions, and Ashkelon and struck thirty men of
they were with him. them, and took their plunder. And he
12 And Samson said to them, Please gave the changes to those who told the
let me riddle a riddle to you. If riddle; and his anger glowed. And he
declaring you declare it to me in the went up to his father's house.
seven days of the feast, and find it out, 20 And Samson's wife became his
then I shall give you thirty linen companion's, who had been his flock
garments and thirty changes of watcher.
clothing.
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Chapter 15 11 And three thousand men of Judah

went down to the cleft of the rock
1 And it happened afterward, in the Etam, and said to Samson, Do you not
days of wheat harvest, that Samson know that the Philistines are rulers
visited his wife with a kid of the goats. over us? And what is this that you have
And he said, I will go in to my wife, to done to us? And he said to them, As
the inner room. And her father would they did to me, so I did to them.
not allow him to go in. 12 And they said to him, We have
2 And her father said, I certainly said come down to bind you, to give you
that hating you would hate her, and I into the hands of the Philistines. And
gave her to your companion. Is not her Samson said to them, Swear to me that
sister, the young one, better than she? you will not fall on me yourselves.
Please let her belong to you, instead of 13 And they spoke to him, saying,
her. No, but we will certainly bind you, and
3 And Samson said to them, This will give you into their hand. But we
time I will be blameless regarding the certainly will not cause you to die. And
Philistines, though I am doing evil they bound him with two thick cords,
with them. new ones, and brought him up from
4 And Samson went and caught the rock.
three hundred foxes, and took torches, 14 He came to Lehi, and the
and turned tail to tail, and put a torch Philistines shouted to meet him, And
between the two tails, in the middle. the Spirit of YAHWEH came upon
5 And he kindled fire on the torches, him, and the thick cords which were
and sent them out into the grain-stalks on his arms were as flax which they
of the Philistines, and burned from the burn with fire. And his bonds melted
stacks and the grain-stalks, and to the from his hands.
vineyard and the olive grove. 15 And he found a fresh jawbone of a
6 And the Philistines said, Who has donkey, and put out his hand and took
done this? And they said, Samson, the it. And he struck a thousand men with
son-in-law of the Timnite, because he it.
took away his wife and gave her to his 16 And Samson said, With the
companion. And the Philistines went jawbone of a donkey, a heap, two
and burned her and her father with heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey I
fire. have killed a thousand men.
7 And Samson said to them, Though 17 And it happened when he finished
you do this, yet I shall be avenged on speaking, he threw the jawbone out of
you; and afterwards I will stop. his hand. And he called that place
8 And he struck them hip on thigh, a Ramath-Lehi1.
great slaughter, and went down and 18 And he was exceedingly thirsty,
lived in the cleft of the rock Etam. and called to YAHWEH and said,
9 And the Philistines went up and Surely You have given this great
pitched in Judah, and were spread out deliverance by the hand of Your
in Lehi. servant. And now I am dying with
10 And the men of Judah said, Why thirst, and will fall into the hand of the
have you come up against us? And uncircumcised.
they said, We have come up to bind 19 And Elohim broke open the
Samson, to do to him as he has done to hollow place which is in Lehi, and
us.
1 Ramath- Lehi means jawbone height.
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water came out of it. And he drank, not been dried, and she bound him
and his spirit returned, and he revived. with them.
Therefore its name is called the 9 And the ambush was sitting for her
Fountain of the calling One, which is in an inner room. And she said to him,
in Lehi to this day. The Philistines are upon you, Samson!
20 And he judged Israel twenty And he snapped the bowstrings like a
years in the days of the Philistines. thread of tow when it smells fire. And
his strength was not known.
Chapter 16 10 And Delilah said to Samson,
Behold, you have trifled with me, and
1 And Samson went to Gaza, and saw have told me lies. Now, please tell me
a woman there, a harlot, and went in with what you may be bound.
to her. 11 And he said to her, If binding they
2 The Gazites were told, saying, bind me with new ropes, by which no
Samson has come here. And they work has been done, then I shall be
encircled and set a trap for him all the weak and shall be as any man.
night at the gate of the city, and kept 12 And Delilah took new ropes and
quiet all night, saying, Until the light bound him with them, and said to
of the morning, then we will kill him. him, Samson, the Philistines are upon
3 And Samson lay down until the you! And the ambush was sitting in
middle of the night, and rose up in the the inner room. And he tore them off
middle of the night. And he took hold his arms like thread.
on the leaves of the gate of the city, 13 And Delilah said to Samson, Until
and on the two side posts, and plucked now you have trifled with me, and
them up with the bar, and put them on have told me lies. Tell me with what
his shoulders and took them up to the you may be bound. And he said to her,
top of the mountain that is before If you weave the seven braids of my
Hebron. head with a web.
4 And it happened afterward that he 14 And she fastened it with a pin,
loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, and said to him, Samson, the
and her name was Delilah. Philistines are upon you! And he
5 And the Philistine rulers came to awoke out of his sleep and pulled out
her and said to her, Entice him, and the pin, the hand-loom, and the web.
see in what lies his great strength, and 15 And she said to him, How can you
by what we may prevail against him, say, I love you, and your heart is not
so that we may bind him, to afflict with me. These three times you have
him. And we will surely each give to trifled with me, and have not told me
you eleven hundred pieces of silver. where your great strength lies.
6 And Delilah said to Samson, Now 16 And it happened, because she
tell me in what your great strength distressed him with her words all the
lies, and with what you may be bound days, and urged him; and his soul was
in order to afflict you. grieved to death,
7 And Samson said to her, If they 17 that he told her all his heart, and
bind me with seven green bowstrings said to her, No razor has come on my
which have not been dried, then I shall head, for I am a Nazarite to Elohim
be weak and shall be as any man. from my mother's womb. If I were
8 And Philistine rulers brought to shaved, my strength would go away
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from me, and I would be weak, and be and let me feel the pillars on which the
like any one of men. house rests, that I may lean on them.
18 And Delilah saw that he had told 27 And the house was full of men
her all his heart. And she sent and and women, and all the Philistine
called for the Philistine rulers, saying, rulers were there. And about three
Come, for this time he has told me all thousand men and women were on the
his heart. And the Philistine rulers roof watching Samson entertaining.
came up to her, and brought the silver 28 And Samson called to YAHWEH,
in their hand. and said, O Adonai YAHWEH,
19 And she made him sleep on her remember me, I pray, and please make
knees, and called for a man, and had me strong only this time, O Elohim.
him shave seven braids of his head, And I shall be avenged with one
and began to afflict him. And his vengeance on the Philistines, because
strength departed from him. of my two eyes.
20 And she said, Samson, the 29 And Samson grasped the two
Philistines are upon you! And He middle pillars on which the house
awakened from his sleep, and said, I rested, and on which it was supported;
will go out and shake myself free as one with his right hand, and one with
time after time. But he did not know his left.
that YAHWEH had departed from 30 And Samson said, Let my soul die
him. with the Philistines! And he bowed
21 And the Philistines seized him, mightily, and the house fell on the
and bored out his eyes, and brought rulers, and on all the people who were
him down to Gaza. And they bound in it. And the dead that he killed in his
him with bands of copper. And he was death were more than those he killed
grinding in the house of prisoners. in his life.
22 But the hair of his head began to 31 And his brothers and all his
grow, for he had been shaved. father's house came down and lifted
23 And the Philistine rulers gathered him up and brought him up. And they
to offer a great sacrifice to their god buried him between Zorah and
Dagon, and to exult. And they said, Eshtaol, in the burying place of his
Our god has given our enemy Samson father Manoah. And he judged Israel
into our hand. twenty years.
24 And the people saw him, and
praised their god. For they said, Our Chapter 17
god has delivered our enemy into our
hand, even the devastator of our land, 1 And there was a man of the hills of
who multiplied our fatally wounded. Ephraim, and his name was Micah.
25 And it happened when their heart 2 And he said to his mother, The
felt good, they said, Call for Samson, eleven hundred pieces of silver1 which
and he shall entertain us. And they were taken from you, and you uttered
called for Samson from the prison a curse, even also speaking in my ear;
house. And he entertained them. And behold, the silver is with me. I have
they made him stand between the taken it. And his mother said, Blessed
pillars. be my son by YAHWEH.
26 And Samson said to the young 3 And he gave back the eleven
man grasping his hand, Let me alone, hundred silver pieces to his mother.
1 Jud 16:5
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And his mother said, I have wholly

consecrated the silver to YAHWEH Chapter 18
from my hand for my son, to make a
graven image and a molten image. 1 In those days there was no king in
And now, I am returning it to you. Israel. And in those days the tribe of
4 And he returned the silver to his the Danites was seeking an inheritance
mother. And his mother took two for itself to inhabit. For to that day it
hundred silver pieces and gave them had not fallen to them by inheritance
to a refiner. And he made it a graven among the tribes of Israel.
image, and a molten image. And it was 2 And the sons of Dan sent out of
in Micah's house. their family five men from their whole
5 And the man Micah had a house of number, men, sons of valor, from
gods. And he made an ephod, and Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the
household idols, and consecrated one land, and to search it. And they said to
of his sons. And he was a priest for them, Go, search the land. And they
him. came to the hills of Ephraim, to
6 And in those days there was no Micah's house, and lodged there.
king in Israel; each man did what was 3 They were near the household of
right in his own eyes. (Jud 21:25) Micah, and they recognized the young
7 And there was a young man of man's voice, the Levite. And they
Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of turned in there, and said to him, Who
Judah; and he was a Levite. And he has brought you here? And what are
resided there. you doing in this place? And what
8 And the man went out of the city, have you here?
out of Bethlehem-Judah, to live where 4 And he said to them, This and this
he might find a place. And he came to Micah has done to me. And he hired
the hills of Ephraim, to the house of me, and I am a priest to him.
Micah, to work his way. 5 And they said to him, Please ask of
9 And Micah said to him, From Elohim and we will know whether our
where do you come? And he said to way in which we are going will be
him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem- prosperous.
Judah, and I am going to live where I 6 And the priest said to them, Go in
may find a place. peace. Your way in which you go is
10 And Micah said to him, Live with before YAHWEH.
me, and be a father and a priest to me. 7 And the five men departed, and
I will give you ten silver pieces for the came to Laish. And they saw the
days, and an order of garments, and people living securely in its midst,
your upkeep. And the Levite went in.1 according to the custom of the
11 And the Levite was willing to live Sidonians, quiet and secure. And there
with the man, and the young man was were none to put them to shame in a
to him as one of his sons. thing, nor possessing authority. And
12 And Micah filled the hand of the they were far away from the Sidonians,
Levite and the young man was a priest and they had no word with any men.
to him; and he was in Micah's house. 8 And they came to their brothers at
13 And Micah said, Now I know that Zorah and Eshtaol. And their brothers
YAHWEH will do me good, for the said to them, What did you do?
Levite is a priest to me. 9 And they said, Rise up, and we
shall go against them, for we have seen
1 The Levite was a hireling.
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the land, and, behold, it is very good. image, the ephod, and the household
And would you be silent? Do not idols, and the casted image, even the
hesitate to go to enter in to possess the priest said to them, What are you
land. doing?
10 When you go you shall come to a 19 And they said to him, Be quiet!
secure people, and the land is large on Lay your hand on your mouth, and go
both hands; for Elohim has given it with us, and be a father and a priest to
into your hand, a place in which there us. Is it better for you to be a priest for
is no lack of anything which is in the one man's house, or for you to be a
land. priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?
11 And six hundred men of the 20 And the heart of the priest was
family of the Danites from Zorah and glad. And he took the ephod, and the
from Eshtaol girded themselves with household idols, and the graven
weapons of war. image, and went among the people.
12 And they went up and camped in 21 And they turned and departed,
Kirjath-Jearim, in Judah. Therefore and put the little ones, and the
they called that place a camp of Dan livestock, and the valuables before
until this day. Behold, it is behind them.
Kirjath-Jearim. 22 They had gone far away from
13 And they passed on from there to Micah's house, and the men who were
the hills of Ephraim, and came into the in the houses near Micah's house had
house of Micah. been called together, and had over-
14 And the five men who had gone to taken the sons of Dan.
spy out the land of Laish answered and 23 And they called to the sons of
said to their brothers, Do you not Dan, and they turned their faces and
know that there are in these houses an said to Micah, What ails you, that you
ephod and household idols, and a have been called together?
graven image, and a molten image? 24 And he said, You have taken my
And now, you know what you are to gods which I made, and the priest, and
do. you are leaving, and what more do I
15 And they turned in there, and have? What is this you say to me,
came into the house of the young man, What ails you?
the Levite in Micah's house. And they 25 And the sons of Dan said to him,
asked him for the peace. Do not let your voice be heard among
16 And the six hundred men of the us, that men bitter in soul not fall on
sons of Dan girded with their weapons you, and you lose your life, and the
of war were standing at the opening of lives of your household.
the gate. 26 And the sons of Dan went on
17 And the five men, those who went their way. And Micah saw that they
to spy out the land came in there, and were stronger than he, and turned and
they took the graven image, and the went back to his house.
ephod, and the household idols, and 27 And they took that which Micah
the casted image. And the priest was had made, and the priest he had, and
standing at the opening of the gate, came against Laish, against a people
and the six hundred men who were quiet and secure. And they struck
girded with weapons of war. them with the mouth of the sword, and
18 And when these went into the burned the city with fire.
house of Micah and took the graven 28 And there was no deliverer,

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because it was far from Sidon, and Sustain your heart with a bit of food,
they had no business with any men. and afterward you shall go on.
And it was in the valley which is beside 6 And they sat and ate both of them
Beth-Rehob. And they built the city together, and drank. And the young
and lived in it. woman's father said to the man, Please
29 And they called the name of the be content and stay all night, and let
city, Dan, by the name of their father your heart be good.
Dan, who was born to Israel. And yet 7 And the man rose up to go; and his
Laish was the name of the city at first. father-in-law pressed him, and he
30 And the sons of Dan raised up for turned back and stayed there.
themselves the graven image. And 8 And he rose up early in the
Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son morning to go on the fifth day. And the
of Moses, he and his sons were priests young woman's father said, Please
to the tribe of the Danites until the day refresh your heart. And they stayed
of the captivity of the land. until the turning of the day. And they
31 And they set up for themselves ate, both of them.
Micah's graven image, which he had 9 And the man rose to go, he and his
made, all the days that the house of concubine, and his young man. And
Elohim was in Shiloh. his father-in-law, the young woman's
father, said to him, Please notice that
Chapter 19 the day has faded toward evening.
Please stay the night. Behold, the day
1 And it happened in those days is declining. Stay here, and let your
when there was no king in Israel, there heart be good, and you shall rise early
was a man, a Levite, living on the tomorrow for your journey. And you
further side of the hills of Ephraim. shall go to your tent.
And he took a wife to himself, a 10 But the man was not willing to
concubine out of Bethlehem-Judah. stay the night. And he rose up and
2 And his concubine committed departed, and went until he was
adultery against him. And she went opposite Jebus (it is Jerusalem) and
away from him to her father's house, with him a team of saddle donkeys.
to Bethlehem-Judah, and was there And his concubine was with him.
many days, four months. 11 They were near Jebus, and the day
3 And her husband rose up and went was spent. And the young man said to
after her, to speak to her heart, to his master, Please come and we shall
bring her back. And his young man turn to this city of the Jebusites, and
was with him, and a team of donkeys. stay in it.
And she brought him into her father's 12 And his master said to him, Let us
house. And the young woman's father not turn to the city of an alien that is
saw him and rejoiced to meet him. not of the sons of Israel, but we shall
4 And his father-in-law, the young pass over to Gibeah.
woman's father, detained him. And he 13 And he said to his young man,
stayed with him three days. And they Come and we shall draw near to one of
ate and drank, and stayed there. these places, and shall stay in Gibeah,
5 And it happened on the fourth day, or in Ramah.
they rose up early in the morning, and 14 And they passed on and traveled
he rose up to go. And the young on. And the sun went down on them
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near Gibeah, which belongs to went out to them and said to them,
Benjamin. No, my brothers, please do not do evil,
15 And they turned aside there, to go since this man has come into my
in to lodge in Gibeah. And he went in house; do not do this grave sin.
and sat in a broad place of the city. Yet 24 Behold, my daughter, a virgin,
there was no man that took them into and his concubine. Please let me bring
his house to lodge them. them out, and you humble them. And
16 And, behold, a man, an aged one, do to them that which is good in your
came from his work from the field in eyes but do not do this wicked thing to
the evening. And the man was from this man.
the hills of Ephraim; and he was a 25 And the men were not willing to
fearful stranger in Gibeah. But the listen to him, and the man took hold
men of the place were sons of on his concubine and brought her out
Benjamin. to them outside. And they knew her,
17 And he lifted up his eyes and saw and abused her all night, until the
the man, the traveler, in a broad place morning. And they sent her away at
of the city. And the aged man said, the dawning of the day.
Where are you going, and where do 26 And the woman came in at the
you come from? dawning of the morning, and fell at the
18 And he said to him, We are door of the man's house where her
passing from Bethlehem-Judah to the master was, till it was light.
other side of the hills of Ephraim. I am 27 And her master rose up in the
from there, and I am going to morning, and opened the door of the
Bethlehem-Judah. And I am going to house, and went out to go his way. And
the house of YAHWEH. Yet there is behold, the woman, his concubine,
no man to take me into the house. had fallen at the door of the house,
19 But there is straw and food for and her hands were on the threshold.
our donkeys, and also there is bread 28 And he said to her, Rise up, and
and wine for me, and for your slave we will go. But there was no answer.
girl, and for the young man with your And he took her on the donkey, and
servants; there is no lack of anything. the man rose up and went to his place.
20 And the old man said, Peace to 29 And he came to his house, and
you. Only, all that you lack shall be on took the knife and lay hold on his
me. Only, do not spend the night in concubine. And he cut her in pieces to
the open. her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent
21 And he brought him to his house, her into all the borders of Israel.
and mixed fodder for the donkeys. 30 And it was so: all who saw it said,
And they washed their feet and ate and There has never been, and never was
drank. seen, a thing like this from the day the
22 They were making their hearts sons of Israel came up out of the land
merry. And, behold, men of the city, of Egypt until this day. Set yourselves
sons of worthless men, went around on it, take counsel. Then speak.
the house, beating on the door. And
they spoke to the old man, the Chapter 20
housemaster, saying, Bring out the
man who has come into your house, 1 And all the sons of Israel went out,
and we shall know him. and the congregation was assembled
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Sheba, and the land of Gilead, to What is this evil which has happened
YAHWEH at Mizpeh. among you?
2 And the leaders of all the people of 13 And now, give up the men, sons of
all the tribes of Israel, presented worthlessness, which are in Gibeah,
themselves in the assembly of all the and let us execute them. And we shall
people of Elohim, four hundred consume evil from Israel. But
thousand footmen drawing sword. Benjamin was not willing to listen to
3 And the sons of Benjamin heard the voice of their brothers, the sons of
that the sons of Israel had gone up to Israel.
Mizpeh. And the sons of Israel said, 14 And the sons of Benjamin were
Speak up. How did this evil happen? gathered out of the cities to Gibeah, to
4 And the man, the Levite, husband go out to battle with the sons of Israel.
of the woman who had been 15 And the sons of Benjamin counted
murdered, answered and said, I came themselves on that day. Out of the
into Gibeah which is to Benjamin, I cities were twenty six thousand men
and my concubine, to lodge. drawing sword, besides the
5 And the men of Gibeah rose up inhabitants of Gibeah who counted
against me. And they went around the themselves seven hundred chosen
house against me at night; they had in men.
mind to kill me, and they raped my 16 Among all this people were seven
concubine, and she died. hundred chosen men who were left
6 And I took hold on my concubine, handed, each of these able to sling a
and cut her in pieces, and sent her into stone at a hair. And he did not miss!
all the land of the inheritance of Israel. 17 And the men of Israel numbered
For they have done evil and folly in themselves, besides Benjamin, four
Israel. hundred thousand men drawing
7 Behold, you are the sons of Israel. sword, each of these a man of war.
Give here your word and counsel. 18 And they rose up and went up to
8 And all the people rose up as one Bethel and asked of Elohim. And the
man, saying, Not one of us shall go to sons of Israel said, Who shall go up for
his tent, and not one of us shall return us at the beginning of the battle with
to his house. the sons of Benjamin? And YAHWEH
9 And now, this is the thing which said, Judah, at the beginning.
we shall do to Gibeah, going against it 19 And the sons of Israel rose up in
by lot. the morning and camped against
10 And we shall take ten men of a Gibeah.
hundred of all the tribes of Israel, and 20 And the men of Israel went to
a hundred of a thousand, and a battle with Benjamin; and the men of
thousand of ten thousand, to take food Israel set themselves in order against
for the people, that they may act when them, to battle against Gibeah.
they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, 21 And the sons of Benjamin came
according to all the folly which it has out from Gibeah. And on that day they
done in Israel. destroyed twenty two thousand to the
11 And every man of Israel was earth in Israel.
gathered to the city, knit together as 22 And the people, the men of Israel,
one (echad) man. took courage, and again set the battle
12 And the tribes of Israel sent men in order in the place where they set
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23 And the sons of Israel went up 32 And the sons of Benjamin said,
and wept before YAHWEH until the They are destroyed before us as at the
evening, and asked of YAHWEH, beginning. But the sons of Israel said,
saying, Shall I again draw near to Let us flee and draw them away out of
battle with the sons of my brother the city, into the highways.
Benjamin? And YAHWEH said, Go up 33 And all the men of Israel rose
against him. from their place and set themselves in
24 And the sons of Israel drew near order at Baal-Tamar. And Israel's
to the sons of Benjamin on the second ambush came out of its place, out of
day. the meadow of Gibeah.
25 And Benjamin came out to meet 34 And they came in across from
them from Gibeah on the second day, Gibeah, ten thousand chosen men out
and again destroyed to the earth of all Israel. And the battle was heavy.
eighteen thousand men of the sons of And they did not know that evil was
Israel; all these were drawers of sword. striking against them.
26 And all the sons of Israel went up, 35 And YAHWEH struck Benjamin
even all the people, and came to before Israel. And the sons of Israel
Bethel, and wept. And they sat there destroyed twenty five thousand, one
before YAHWEH, and fasted on that hundred men on that day in Benjamin;
day until the evening, and caused all these were drawers of sword.
burnt offerings and peace offerings to 36 And the sons of Benjamin saw
ascend before YAHWEH. that they were stricken. And the men
27 And the sons of Israel asked of of Israel had given place to Benjamin,
YAHWEH (and the ark of the for they trusted to the ambush which
covenant of Elohim was there in those they had set against Gibeah.
days, 37 And the ambush hurried and
28 and Phinehas the son of Eleazar came against Gibeah, and the ambush
the son of Aaron was standing before drew itself out and struck all of the city
it in those days) saying, Shall I again by the mouth of the sword.
go out to battle with the sons of my 38 And there was a set time to the
brother Benjamin, or shall I cease? men of Israel with the ambush, to
And YAHWEH said, Go up, for make it great, their causing a rising of
tomorrow I will give him into your smoke to go up from the city.
hand. 39 And the men of Israel turned in
29 And Israel set ambushers against battle, and Benjamin had begun to
Gibeah all around. strike, causing some to be slain of the
30 And the sons of Israel went up men of Israel, about thirty men. For
against the sons of Benjamin on the they said, Surely they are stricken
third day, and set themselves in order down before us, as at the first battle.
against Gibeah, as at other times. 40 And the rising of smoke began to
31 And the sons of Benjamin came go up from the city, a pillar. And
out to meet the people. They were Benjamin turned around, and, behold,
drawn away out of the city, and began the whole city had gone up toward the
to strike the people down wounded as heavens.
at other times, in the highways, of 41 And the men of Israel turned, and
which one goes up to Bethel, and one the men of Benjamin were troubled.
to Gibeah in the field, about thirty For they had seen that evil had struck
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42 And they turned before the men happened in Israel, to be lacking one
of Israel toward the way of the tribe today from Israel?
wilderness. And the battle followed 4 And it happened on the next day,
them. And those who were from the the people rose early and built an altar
city were destroying them in their there, and offered burnt offerings and
midst. peace offerings.
43 They surrounded Benjamin, and 5 And the sons of Israel said, Who is
they pursued them without rest. And he that did not come up in the
they trod them down until they were assembly out of all the tribes of Israel
opposite Gibeah, at the rising of the to YAHWEH? For a great oath had
sun. been undertaken concerning him that
44 And eighteen thousand men of did not come up to YAHWEH to
Benjamin fell, all of these mighty men. Mizpeh saying, surely he shall die.
45 And they turned and fled toward 6 And the sons of Israel repented
the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon. concerning their brother Benjamin.
And they gleaned five thousand men of And they said, One tribe from Israel
them in the highways, and caught has been cut off today.
them, to Gidom. And they struck two 7 What shall we do for them, for
thousand men of them. those who are left, for wives? For we
46 And all the ones of Benjamin who surely have sworn by YAHWEH not to
fell were twenty five thousand men give them of our daughters for wives.
drawing the sword on that day; all of 8 And they said, What one out of the
these mighty men. tribes of Israel did not come up to
47 And six hundred men turned and YAHWEH to Mizpeh? And, behold,
fled into the wilderness, to the rock of no one had come into the camp from
Rimmon. And they lived in the rock of Jabesh-Gilead to the assembly.
Rimmon four months. 9 And the people numbered
48 And the men of Israel turned themselves. And, behold, there was
back to the sons of Benjamin, and not a man of those living in Jabesh-
struck them by the mouth of the Gilead.
sword, from the entire city to live- 10 And the assembly sent twelve
stock, to all that was found. Also they thousand men there of the mighty
set fire to all the cities which were sons, and commanded them, saying,
found. Go, and you shall strike the
inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead with the
Chapter 21 mouth of the sword, even the women
and the little ones.
1 And the men of Israel had sworn in 11 And this is the thing which you
Mizpeh, saying, Not one of us shall shall do. You shall destroy every male
give his daughter to Benjamin for a and every woman who has been
wife. known by lying with a male.
2 And the people came to Bethel, and 12 And out of all the inhabitants of
sat there before Elohim until the Jabesh-Gilead they found four
evening. And they lifted up their voices hundred young women, virgins, who
and wept a great weeping. had not known a man by lying with a
3 And they said, O YAHWEH, male. And they brought them into the
Elohim of Israel, Why has this camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of
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13 And all the assembly sent and them, for we did not take for each man
spoke to the sons of Benjamin who of them a wife in battle, for if you did
were in the rock of Rimmon, and not give to them as at this time, you
called out peace to them. would be guilty.
14 And Benjamin came again at that 23 And the sons of Benjamin did so,
time. And they gave the women whom and took women according to their
they had kept alive, of the women of number from the dancers whom they
Jabesh-Gilead. But they did not find had seized. And they went and
enough for them. returned to their inheritance, and built
15 And the people repented as to the cities, and lived in them.
Benjamin, for YAHWEH had made a 24 And the sons of Israel went up
breach among the tribes of Israel. and down from there at that time, each
16 And the elders of the assembly to his tribe, and to his family. And they
said, What shall we do to the remnant departed from there, every man to his
for wives for the women have been inheritance.
destroyed out of Benjamin? 25 In those days there was no king in
17 And they said, The one who Israel. Each man did that which was
escaped shall be a legacy of Benjamin, right in his own eyes2.
that a tribe may not be blotted out
from Israel.
18 And we surely are not able to give
wives to them from our daughters, for
the sons of Israel have sworn, saying,
Cursed is he who gives a wife to
Benjamin1.
19 And they said, Behold, there is a
feast of YAHWEH from year to year
in Shiloh, on the north side of Bethel,
toward the rising of the sun, by the
highway which goes up from Bethel to
Shechem, and on the south of
Lebonah.
20 They commanded the sons of
Benjamin, saying, Go, and you shall lie
in wait in the vineyards.
21 And you shall watch. And, behold,
if the daughters of Shiloh come out to
dance in dances, then you shall go out
from the vineyards and each of you
catch his wife from the daughters of
Shiloh, and go to the land of
Benjamin.
22 And it shall be, when their fathers
or their brothers come to strive with
us, we shall say to them, Favor us with

1 This verse again shows the sacredness in 2 This last verse of Judges truly shows the
ancient times associated with making a vow sad consequences when Yahweh's judicial
and keeping ones word. order is ignored for self motivation.
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Book of 1 Samuel

Chapter 1 YAHWEH of Hosts, if looking You

will look upon the affliction of Your
1 And there was a certain man of handmaid, and shall remember me,
Ramathaim-Zophim from the hills of and not forget Your handmaid, and
Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, shall give to Your handmaid a seed of
the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, men, then I will give him to
the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an YAHWEH all the days of his life; and
Ephrathite. a razor shall not go up on his head.
2 And he had two wives, the name of 12 And it happened, when she
the one was Hannah, and the name of prayed long before YAHWEH, Eli was
the second, Peninnah. And Peninnah watching her mouth.
had children, but Hannah had no 13 And Hannah was speaking in her
children. heart; only, her lips moved; but her
3 And that man went up from his city voice could not be heard. So Eli
from year to year to worship and to thought that she was drunk.
sacrifice before YAHWEH of Hosts in 14 And Eli said to her, Until when
Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, will you be drunken? Put away your
Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to wine from you.
YAHWEH there. 15 And Hannah answered and said,
4 And the day came, and Elkanah No, my master; I am a woman pained
sacrificed. And he would give to his in spirit. And I have not drunk wine or
wife Peninnah and to all her sons and fermented drink, but I am pouring out
her daughters portions. my soul before YAHWEH.
5 And to Hannah he gave one double 16 Do not put your handmaid down
portion, for he loved Hannah. And for a daughter of wickedness; for from
YAHWEH had shut up her womb. the abundance of my complaint and
6 And her rival tormented her even grief until now I have been speaking.
to vexation, so as to make her tremble, 17 And Eli answered and said, Go in
because YAHWEH had shut up her peace, and may the Elohim of Israel
womb. give you your petition which you have
7 And so he did year by year, as often asked of Him.
as she went up to the house of 18 And she said, Let your handmaid
YAHWEH, so she provoked her. And find grace in your eyes. And the
she wept, and did not eat. woman went her way, and ate, and her
8 And her husband Elkanah said to face was no longer sad.
her, Hannah, why do you weep? And 19 And they rose up early in the
why do you not eat? And why is your morning and worshiped before
heart afflicted? Am I not better to you YAHWEH. And they went back and
than ten sons? came to their house in Ramah. And
9 And Hannah rose up after eating in Elkanah knew his wife Hannah, and
Shiloh, and after drinking. And Eli the YAHWEH remembered her.
priest was sitting on the seat by the 20 And it happened when the time
side post of the sanctuary of had come around, Hannah conceived
YAHWEH. and bore a son. And she called his
10 And she was bitter of soul, and name Samuel, saying, Because I have
prayed to YAHWEH, and weeping she asked him of YAHWEH.
wept. 21 And the man Elkanah and all his
11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O house went up to sacrifice to
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YAHWEH a sacrifice of the days, and words; let not arrogance go out from
to vow his vow. your mouth; for YAHWEH is a
22 And Hannah did not go up, for Elohim of knowledge, and by Him
she said to her husband, Until the actions are weighed.
child is weaned, then I will bring him, 4 Bows of the mighty are broken;
that he may appear before YAHWEH and they that stumble gird on
and remain there forever. strength.
23 And her husband Elkanah said to 5 They that were full have hired
her, Do that which is good in your themselves out for bread; and the
eyes. Remain until you wean him. hungry have ceased, while the barren
Only, may YAHWEH confirm His has borne seven; yea, she who had
Word. And the woman remained, and many sons has languished.
suckled her son until she had weaned 6 YAHWEH kills and keeps alive;
him. He brings down and causes to go to
24 And when she had weaned him, Sheol.
she brought him up with her, along 7 YAHWEH brings down, and He
with three bulls, and one ephah of gives riches; He brings low; yea, He
flour, and a skin of wine. And she lifts up high.
brought him to the house of 8 He raises the poor from the dust;
YAHWEH at Shiloh. And the child He lifts up the needy from the
was a young one. dunghill, to cause them to sit with
25 And they slaughtered the bull, nobles; yea, He causes them to inherit
and brought the boy to Eli. a throne of honor; for to YAHWEH
26 And she said, O my master, may are the pillars of the earth; and He sets
your soul live! My master, I am the the habitable world on them.
woman who stood with you here to 9 He keeps the feet of His saints, and
pray to YAHWEH. the wicked are silenced in darkness;
27 I prayed for this boy, and for man does not become mighty by
YAHWEH has given my petition to power.
me which I asked of Him. 10 They who strive with YAHWEH
28 And I have asked him to be given will be smashed; He thunders in the
to YAHWEH all the days which he heavens against him. YAHWEH
shall be, he is loaned for YAHWEH. judges the ends of the earth and gives
And he worshiped there before strength to His king; and He exalts the
YAHWEH. horn of His Messiah.
11 And Elkanah went to Ramah, to
Chapter 2 his house. And the child served
YAHWEH before Eli the priest.
1 And Hannah prayed and said: My 12 And the sons of Eli were sons of
heart has exulted in YAHWEH; my worthlessness; they did not know
horn has been high in YAHWEH. My YAHWEH.
mouth has been large over my 13 And the custom of the priests with
enemies; for I have rejoiced in Your the people was: any man offering a
salvation. sacrifice and the priest's young man
2 There is none holy like YAHWEH, came when the flesh was boiling with
for there is none except You; yea, there the three-toothed hook in his hand,
is no rock like our Elohim. 14 even he stuck it into the pan, or
3 Do not multiply your haughty kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the
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hook brought up, the priest took for 25 If a man sins against a man, then
himself. So they did to all Israel who Elohim shall judge him. But if a man
came in there to Shiloh. sins against YAHWEH, who shall
15 Yea, before they made the fat to pray for him? But they did not listen to
smoke, then the priest's young man the voice of their father because
came in. And he said to the man who YAHWEH desired to put them to
was sacrificing, Give meat to roast for death.
the priest; and he will not take boiled 26 And the boy Samuel went on,
meat from you, but raw. growing both in stature and in
16 And if the man said to him, Let goodness, both with YAHWEH and
the fat be made to smoke as the day, also with men. (Luk 2:52)
and then take as much as your soul 27 And a man of Elohim came to Eli,
desires; then he would say, No, but and said to him, So says YAHWEH:
you shall give now. And if not, I will Did I reveal Myself plainly to the
take it by force. house of your father when they were in
17 And the sin of the young men was Egypt, at the house of Pharaoh,
very great before YAHWEH, for the 28 even to choose him out of all the
men had despised the offering of tribes of Israel to be priest to Me, to go
YAHWEH. up on My altar, to cause incense to
18 And Samuel was serving before smoke, to bear an ephod before Me?
YAHWEH, a boy girded with an And did I give to your father's house
ephod of linen. all the fire offerings of the sons of
19 And his mother made a small coat Israel?
for him, and she brought it up to him 29 Why do you kick at My sacrifice
from year to year, as she came up with and at My offering which I
her husband to offer the sacrifice of commanded in My habitation? And
the days. why do you honor your sons above Me,
20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his to make yourselves fat with the best of
wife, and said, YAHWEH shall give all the offerings of My people?
you seed of this woman, because of the 30 So says YAHWEH the Elohim of
petition she prayed to YAHWEH. And Israel, I said indeed that your house
they went away to their place. and your father's house should walk
21 So YAHWEH visited Hannah, before Me until forever. But now
and she conceived and bore three sons YAHWEH says, Be it far from Me! For
and two daughters. And the boy those who honor Me I will honor; and
Samuel grew up with YAHWEH. those despising Me will be despicable.
22 And Eli was very old and had 31 Behold, days come when I shall
heard all that his sons did to Israel, cut off your arm, and the arm of your
and how they lay with the women who father's house, that no old man shall
assembled by troops at the door of the be in your house.
tent of meeting. 32 And you shall see an adversary in
23 And he said to them, Why do you My habitation, in all the good that he
do things like these? For I am hearing does with Israel. And there shall not
of your evil doings from all these be an old man in your house all the
people. days.
24 No my sons, for the report which 33 And the man of yours that I shall
I am hearing is not good, causing the not cut off from My altar shall be to
people of YAHWEH to transgress. cause your eyes to fail, and to grieve
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your soul. And all the increase of your and lie down. And he went and lay
house shall die young men. down.
34 And this shall be the sign to you, 6 And YAHWEH again called
that which shall come on your two Samuel. And Samuel rose up and went
sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one to Eli and said, Behold me, for you
day the both of them shall die. have called me. And he said, I have not
35 And I shall raise up for Myself a called, my son. Go back and lie down.
faithful priest. He shall do all that is in 7 And Samuel did not yet know
My heart and in My soul. And I shall YAHWEH, and the Word of
build for him a sure house; and he YAHWEH had not yet been revealed
shall walk before My Messiah all the to him.
days.1 (2 Sam 6:12, Eze 37:23-24) 8 And YAHWEH again called
36 And it shall be, everyone who is Samuel the third time. And he rose up
left in your house shall come in to bow and went to Eli and said, Behold me,
to him for a wage of silver and a loaf of for you have called me. And Eli
bread. And they shall say, please admit understood that YAHWEH was
me into one of the priest's offices to calling the boy.
eat a bit of bread. 9 And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie
down; and it shall be, if One calls you,
Chapter 3 even you shall say, Speak, O
YAHWEH, for Your servant hears.
1 And the boy Samuel was And Samuel lay down in his place.
ministering to YAHWEH before Eli. 10 And YAHWEH came and stood,
And the Word of YAHWEH was rare and called as the other times, Samuel,
in those days. There was no breaking- Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for
through vision. Your servant hears.
2 And it happened at that time, Eli 11 And YAHWEH said to Samuel,
was lying down in his place, and his Behold! I am doing a thing in Israel at
eyes had begun to be dim; he was not which the two ears of every one
able to see. hearing it shall tingle.
3 And the lamp of Elohim had not 12 In that day I will confirm to Eli all
yet gone out. And Samuel was lying that I have spoken to his house,
down in the sanctuary of YAHWEH, beginning and making an end.
where the ark of Elohim was. 13 And I declare to him that I am
4 And YAHWEH called to Samuel. judging his house forever, for the
And he said, Behold me. iniquity which he has known; for his
5 And he ran to Eli and said, Behold, sons have been making themselves
I am here. For you have called to me. vile, and he has not restrained them.
And he said, I did not call. Go back 14 And so I have sworn to the house
of Eli, the iniquity of the house of Eli
shall not be atoned for, by sacrifice or
1 Because King David had a heart to build a by offering, until forever.
house for YHWH, Yahweh said that He 15 And Samuel lay until the
would build an eternal house for David morning. And he opened the doors of
(2Sam 7:8-13, 26-29). This is speaking of the house of YAHWEH. And Samuel
an everlasting dynasty with a physical was afraid to declare the vision to Eli.
sanctuary for Yahshua, the son of David. 16 And Eli called Samuel and said,
Yahshua will be king and David will reign
with Him Jer 30:9, Eze 37:23-24.
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Samuel, my son. And he said, here I dwells between the cherubs. And the
am. two sons of Eli were there with the ark
17 And he said, What is the word of the covenant of Elohim, Hophni and
which He has spoken to you? Please Phinehas.
do not hide it from me. May Elohim do 5 And it happened, when the ark of
so to you, and more also, if you keep the covenant of YAHWEH came into
back anything from me of all the the camp, all Israel shouted a great
words that He spoke to you. shout, and the earth shook.
18 And Samuel told him all the 6 And the Philistines heard the noise
words, and did not hide from him. of the shouting, and said, What is the
And he said, It is YAHWEH; He does noise of this great shout in the camp of
that which is good in His eyes. the Hebrews? And they saw that the
19 And Samuel grew up, and ark of YAHWEH had come into the
YAHWEH was with him, and did not camp.
let any of his words fall to the earth. 7 And the Philistines were afraid, for
20 And all Israel knew, from Dan they said, Elohim has come to the
even to Beer-Sheva, that Samuel was camp. And they said, Woe to us! For
confirmed to be a prophet to never has it been like this before.
YAHWEH. 8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us out
21 And YAHWEH again appeared in of the hand of these great Elohim?
Shiloh. For YAHWEH revealed These are the Elohim who struck
Himself to Samuel in Shiloh, by the Egypt with every plague in the
Word of YAHWEH. wilderness.
9 Make yourselves strong and
Chapter 4 become men, O Philistines, lest you
become slaves to the Hebrews, as they
1 And the word of Samuel was were slaves to you. Then you must be
revealed to all Israel. And Israel went men and fight.
out to meet the Philistines for battle. 10 And the Philistines fought, and
And they pitched beside Ebenezer, and Israel was beaten. And they each one
the Philistines pitched in Aphek. fled to his tent. And the blow was very
2 And the Philistines set themselves great, and thirty thousand footmen of
in order to meet Israel, and the battle Israel fell.
was spread. And Israel was stricken 11 And the ark of Elohim was taken,
before the Philistines. And they struck and the two sons of Eli died, Hophni
about four thousand men from the and Phinehas.
battle line in the field. 12 And a man of Benjamin ran out of
3 And the people came into the the battle line and came to Shiloh on
camp, and the elders of Israel said, that day. And his clothes were torn,
Why has YAHWEH stricken us today and earth on his head.
before the Philistines? Let us take the 13 And he came in. And, behold, Eli
ark of the covenant of YAHWEH to was sitting on the seat by the side of
us, and let it come into our midst; and the highway, watching. For his heart
it will save us from the hand of our trembled for the ark of Elohim. And
enemies. the man came in to report in the city.
4 And the people sent to Shiloh, and And all the city cried out.
they took from there the ark of the 14 And Eli heard the noise of the cry,
and said, What is the noise of this
covenant of YAHWEH of Hosts, who
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tumult? And the man hurried and The Elohim and brought it from
came and reported to Eli. Ebenezer to Ashdod.
15 And Eli was ninety eight years 2 And the Philistines took the ark of
old, and his eyes were set, and he was The Elohim and brought it to the
not able to see. house of Dagon, and set it near Dagon.
16 And the man said to Eli, I am he 3 And the Ashdodites rose early on
who has come from the ranks, and I the next day. And, behold! Dagon had
fled today out of the battle line. And he fallen on its face to the earth before
said, How did the matter go, my son? the ark of YAHWEH! And they took
17 And he bearing the news Dagon and put it back in its place.
answered and said, Israel has fled 4 And they rose early in the morning
before the Philistines; and also there on the next day; and, behold! Dagon
has been a great slaughter among the had fallen on its face to the earth
people. And also your two sons have before the ark of YAHWEH, and the
died, Hophni and Phinehas. And the head of Dagon, and the two palms of
ark of Elohim has been taken. its hands, were cut off at the threshold.
18 And it happened when he Only the flat part had been left to him.
mentioned the ark of Elohim, Eli fell 5 On account of this the priests of
off the seat backward, by the side of Dagon, and all those coming into the
the gate. And his neck was broken, and house of Dagon, do not step on the
he died. For the man was old and threshold of Dagon in Ashdod until
heavy. And he judged Israel forty this day.
years. 6 And the hand of YAHWEH was
19 And his daughter-in-law, the wife heavy on the men of Ashdod. And He
of Phinehas, was with child, about to wasted them, and struck them with
bear. And she heard the report of the hemorrhoids, Ashdod and its borders.
taking of the ark of Elohim, and that 7 And the men of Ashdod saw that it
her father-in-law and her husband had was so, and said, The ark of the
died. And she bowed and bore, for her Elohim of Israel shall not remain with
pains had turned in on her. us, for His hand has been hard on us,
20 And at the time of her death, and on our Elohim Dagon.
when the women who stood by her 8 And they sent and gathered all the
said, Fear not, for you have borne a rulers of the Philistines to them, and
son; she did not even answer, nor set said, What shall we do with the ark of
her heart. the Elohim of Israel? And they said,
21 And she called the child Ichabod, Let the ark of the Elohim of Israel go
saying, The glory has departed from around to Gath. And they brought
Israel, because of the taking of the ark around the ark of the Elohim of Israel.
of Elohim, and because of her father- 9 And it happened after they had
in-law and her husband. brought it around, the hand of
22 And she said, The glory has YAHWEH was against the city with a
departed from Israel, for the ark of very great destruction. And He struck
Elohim has been taken. the men of the city, from the least to
the greatest; and hemorrhoids broke
Chapter 5 forth on them.
10 And they sent the ark of the
1 And the Philistines took the ark of Elohim around to Ekron. And it
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into Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, 6 And why do you harden your heart
saying, They have brought around the as the Egyptians and Pharaoh
ark of the Elohim of Israel to me to hardened their heart? When He dealt
cause me and my people to die. ruthlessly with them, did they not
11 And they sent and gathered all the send them away? And they went.
rulers of the Philistines, and said, Send 7 And now, take and make one new
away the ark of the Elohim of Israel, cart, and two suckling cows, on which
and let it return to its place, and it may a yoke has never gone up. And you
not cause me and my people to die. shall tie the cows to the cart, and cause
For there had been a great destruction their young ones to return home from
throughout all the city. The hand of them.
the Elohim had been very heavy there. 8 And you shall take the ark of
12 And the men who had not died YAHWEH and put it on the cart, and
were stricken with hemorrhoids. And the vessels of gold which you shall
the cry of the city went up to the return to Him for a guilt offering. Put
heavens. them in a coffer in its side and send it
away; and let it go.
Chapter 6 9 And watch; if it goes up by way of
its own border, to Beth-Shemesh, He
1 And the ark of YAHWEH was in has done this great evil to us. And if
the field of the Philistines seven not, then we shall know that it is not
months. His hand that touched us; it was an
2 And the Philistines called for accident to us. (Eccl 9:11)
priests and for those divining, saying, 10 And the men did so. And they
What shall we do to the ark of took two suckling cows and tied them
YAHWEH? Let us know with what we to the cart. And they shut their young
shall send it to its place. ones in the house.
3 And they said, If you send away the 11 And they placed the ark of
ark of the Elohim of Israel, you shall YAHWEH on the cart, and the coffer
not send it away empty. For turning with the golden mice and the images
back you shall return a guilt offering of their hemorrhoids.
back to Him. Then you shall be healed, 12 And the cows went straight in the
and it shall be known to you why His way, on the way to Beth-Shemesh.
hand has not turned away from you. They went on one highway, going and
4 And they said, What shall be the lowing. And they did not turn to the
guilt offering which we shall send back right or to the left. And the rulers of
to Him? And they said, The number of the Philistines went after them to the
the rulers of the Philistines, five border of Beth-Shemesh.
golden hemorrhoids, and five golden 13 And those of Beth-Shemesh were
mice. For one plague has been on all of reaping their wheat harvest in the
you, and on your rulers. valley. And they lifted up their eyes
5 And you shall make images of your and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
hemorrhoids, and images of your mice 14 And the cart had come to the field
that are corrupting the land, and shall of Yahoshua the Beth-Shemite, and
give honor to the Elohim of Israel. It stood there. And there was a great
may be that He will lift His hand from stone. And they cut the wood of the
off you and from off your gods, and cart, and they offered the cows as a
from off your land. burnt offering to YAHWEH.

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15 And the Levites took the ark of house of Abinadab, in the hill. And
YAHWEH down, and the coffer which they sanctified his son Eleazar to keep
was with it, in which were the vessels the ark of YAHWEH.
of gold. And they placed them on the 2 And it happened from the day the
great stone. And the men of Beth- ark began to dwell in Kirjath-Jearim,
Shemesh offered burnt offerings and the days became many; yea, they were
sacrificed sacrifices in that day to twenty years. And all the house of
YAHWEH. Israel lamented after YAHWEH.
16 And the five rulers of the 3 And Samuel said to all the house of
Philistines saw it, and turned back to Israel, saying, If you are returning to
Ekron on that day. YAHWEH with all your heart, put
17 And these were the golden aside the foreign Elohims from among
hemorrhoids which the Philistines you, and the Ashtoroth. And prepare
sent back as a guilt offering to your heart to YAHWEH, and serve
YAHWEH: one for Ashdod, one for Him only, and He will deliver you out
Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, of the hand of the Philistines.
one for Ekron: 4 And the sons of Israel put away the
18 and the golden mice, the number Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served
of all the cities of the Philistines, for YAHWEH only.1 (Ex 22:20)
the five rulers, from the fortified city 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel
even to the hamlet of the villagers, to Mizpah, and I will pray to
even to the great meadow on which YAHWEH for you.
they placed the ark of YAHWEH 6 And they were gathered to Mizpah,
remain until this day in the field of and drew water, and poured out before
Yahoshua the Beth-Shemite. YAHWEH. And they fasted on that
19 And he struck among the men of day, and said there, We have sinned
Beth-Shemesh, because they looked against YAHWEH. And Samuel
into the ark of YAHWEH. Yea, He judged the sons of Israel in Mizpah.
struck seventy among the people, fifty 7 And the Philistines heard that the
out of a thousand men. And the people sons of Israel had gathered to Mizpah.
mourned because YAHWEH And the rulers of the Philistines went
destroyed among the people with a up against Israel, and the sons of
great destruction. Israel heard, and were afraid before
20 And the men of Beth-Shemesh the Philistines.
said, Who is able to stand before 8 And the sons of Israel said to
YAHWEH, this holy Elohim? And to Samuel, Do not cease to cry to
whom shall He go up from us? YAHWEH our Elohim for us, that He
21 And they sent messengers to the save us out of the hand of the
ones living in Kirjath-Jearim, saying, Philistines.
The Philistines have sent back the ark 9 And Samuel took a milk lamb and
of YAHWEH. Come down: take it up offered a whole burnt offering to
to you. YAHWEH. And Samuel cried to
YAHWEH for Israel. And YAHWEH
Chapter 7 answered him.
10 And it happened as Samuel made
1 And the men of Kirjath-Jearim
came and brought up the ark of 1 To serve any other deity but YAHWEH was
YAHWEH, and brought it to the death.
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a whole burnt offering to go up, the gain, and took a bribe, and perverted
Philistines drew near to battle against judgment.
Israel. And YAHWEH thundered with 4 And all the elders of Israel
a great noise on that day, on the gathered and came in to Samuel, to
Philistines, and troubled them. And Ramah.
they were stricken before Israel. 5 And they said to him, Behold, you
11 And the men of Israel went out have become old, and your sons have
from Mizpah and pursued the not walked in your ways. Now appoint
Philistines, and struck them as far as a king to us, to judge us, like all the
below Beth-Car. nations.
12 And Samuel took a stone and set 6 And the thing was evil in Samuel's
it between Mizpah and Shen, and eyes when they said, Give to us a king
called its name Stone of Help, saying, to judge us. And Samuel prayed to
YAHWEH has helped us until now. YAHWEH.
13 And the Philistines were subdued 7 And YAHWEH said to Samuel,
and did not yet again come into the Listen to the voice of the people, to all
border of Israel. And the hand of that they say to you. For they have not
YAHWEH was on the Philistines all rejected you, but they have rejected
the days of Samuel. Me from reigning over them.1
14 And the cities which the 8 According to all the works that
Philistines had taken from Israel were they have done from the day I brought
restored to Israel, from Ekron even to them up out of Egypt, even to this day,
Gath. And Israel delivered their border when they forsook Me and served
out of the hand of the Philistines. And other Elohim, so they are also doing to
there was peace between Israel and you.
the Amorites. 9 And now listen to their voice. Only,
15 And Samuel judged Israel all the protesting you shall protest to them,
days of his life. and shall declare to them the privilege
16 And He went from year to year of the king who shall reign over them.
even in a circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, 10 And Samuel spoke all the words
and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all of YAHWEH to the people who were
these places. asking a king from him.
17 And he returned to Ramah, for his 11 And he said, This is the privilege
house was there. And there he judged of the king who shall reign over you.
Israel; and he built an altar to He shall take your sons and shall
YAHWEH there. appoint them for himself among his
chariots, and among his horsemen.
Chapter 8 And they shall run before his chariots.
12 And he will appoint for himself
1 And it happened when Samuel was heads of thousands, and heads of
old, he made his sons judges over fifties; and to plow his plowing, and to
Israel. reap his reaping; and to make
2 And the name of his first-born was
Joel, and the name of his second,
Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba. 1 Israel had rejected Yahweh and His
3 And his sons did not walk in his governmental system and wanted to govern
ways, and turned aside after dishonest themselves. Many today have the same
mindset and syndrome in the Laodicean
congregation, Rev 3:17-18.
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weapons for war for him, and weapons taller than any of the people from his
for his charioteer. shoulder and upward.
13 And he will take your daughters 3 And the donkeys of Kish, Saul's
for perfumers, and for cooks, and for father, were lost. And Kish said to his
bakers. son Saul, Please take with you one of
14 And he will take your fields, and the young men, and rise up, go seek
your vineyards, and your olive-yards, the donkeys.
the best, and give them to his servants. 4 And he passed through the hills of
15 And he will tithe your seed and Ephraim, and passed through the land
your vineyards, and will give them to of Shalisha. And they did not find
his eunuchs and to his servants. them. And they passed through the
16 And he will take your male slaves land of Shaalim, and they were not
and your slave-girls, and the best of there. And he passed through the land
your young men, and your donkeys, of the Benjamites, and they did not
and will use them for his own work. find them.
17 He will tithe your flock, and you 5 And they came to the land of Zuph,
will be servants to him. and Saul said to his young man with
18 And you will cry out in that day him, Come and we shall turn back, lest
because of your king whom you have my father give up the donkeys and
chosen for yourselves. And YAHWEH become anxious for us.
will not answer you in that day. 6 And he said to him, Behold now, a
19 And the people refused to listen to man of Elohim is in this city, and the
the voice of Samuel, and said, No, but man is held in honor. All that he
a king shall be over us. speaks certainly comes to pass. Now
20 And we shall be, even we, like all let us go there. It may be he will
the nations. And our king shall judge declare our way to us on which we
us and shall go out before us and fight should go.
our battles. 7 And Saul said to his young man,
21 And Samuel heard all the words Yea, behold, we will go. But what will
of the people, and spoke them in the we bring in to the man? For the bread
ears of YAHWEH. from our vessels is gone, and there is
22 And YAHWEH said to Samuel, no present to bring to the man of the
Listen to their voice, and you shall Elohim. What is with us?
cause a king to reign over them. And 8 And the young man answered Saul
Samuel said to the men of Israel, Each again and said, Behold, I have found a
of you go to his city. fourth of a shekel of silver; and I shall
give it to the man of the Elohim, and
Chapter 9 he shall declare our way to us.
9 Before in Israel, a man who was
1 And there was a man of Benjamin, going to seek Elohim said this, Come
and his name was Kish, the son of and we shall go to the seer; for the
Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of prophet of today, before, was called
Bechorath the son of Aphiah, a man of the seer.
Benjamin, a mighty warrior. 10 And Saul said to his young man,
2 And he had a young and handsome Your word is good; come and we shall
son, and his name was Saul. And there go. And they went into the city where
was not a man among the sons of the man of the Elohim was.
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the city, and found young women Israel? Is it not to you and to all the
going out to draw water, and said to house of your father?
them, Is the seer in this place? 21 And Saul answered and said, Am I
12 And they replied to them and not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the
said, He is. See, he is before you. tribes of Israel? And my family is the
Hurry now, for today he will come into least of all the families of the tribe of
the city, for the people have a sacrifice Benjamin. And why have you spoken
in the high place. to me according to this word?
13 As you go into the city, so you 22 And Samuel took Saul and his
shall find him, before he goes up to the young man and brought them into the
high place to eat. For the people will room, and gave to them a place at the
not eat until he comes, for he shall head of the invited ones. And they
bless the sacrifice. Afterward they who were about thirty men.
are called will eat. And now, go up, for 23 And Samuel said to the cook, Give
this day you will find him. the portion which I gave to you, of
14 And they went up to the city. They which I said to you, Set it beside you.
were coming into the middle of the 24 And the cook lifted up the leg,
city, and, behold, Samuel was coming and that on it, and set it before Saul.
out to meet them, to go up to the high And he said, Behold that which is
place. reserved. Set it before you, eat. For it
15 And YAHWEH revealed in has been kept for you for this
Samuel's ear one day before Saul appointed time, saying, I have invited
came, saying, the people. And Saul ate with Samuel
16 At this time tomorrow I will send on that day.
to you a man out of the land of 25 And they came down from the
Benjamin. And you shall anoint him high place to the city. And he spoke
for the leader over My people Israel. with Saul on the roof.
And he shall save My people out of the 26 And they rose up early, and about
hand of the Philistines; for I have seen the going up of the dawn it happened
My people, for his cry has come to Me. that Samuel called to Saul on the roof,
17 When Samuel saw Saul, then saying, Rise up, and I will send you
YAHWEH answered him, Behold, the away. And Saul rose up, and they went
man of whom I spoke to you. This one out, both of them, he and Samuel, to
shall rule over My people. the outside.
18 And Saul drew near to Samuel 27 They were going down to the edge
amidst the gate, and said, Please tell of the city, and Samuel said to Saul,
me where is the seer's house? Say to the young man that he should
19 And Samuel answered Saul and pass on before us and cross over. And
said, I am the seer. Go up before me you stand still at this time, and I will
into the high place, and you shall eat cause you to hear the Word of Elohim.
with me today. And I will send you
away in the morning, and all that is in Chapter 10
your heart, I will declare to you.
20 And as to the donkeys which were 1 And Samuel took the flask of oil
lost to you three days ago, do not set and poured on his head, and kissed
your heart on them, for they have been him, and said, Is it not because
found. And to whom is all the desire of YAHWEH has anointed you for a
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2 As you go from me today even you there to meet him. And the Spirit of
will find two men by Rachel's tomb, in Elohim pushed on him, and he
the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. And prophesied in their midst.
they will say to you, The she donkeys 11 And it happened, all who knew
that you went to seek have been found. him from yesterday and the third day,
And, behold, your father has left off and saw him, even behold, he
the matters of the she donkeys and is prophesied with prophets. And the
anxious for you, saying, What shall I people said, each one to his neighbor,
do for my son? What is this happening to the son of
3 And you will go on from there even Kish? Is Saul also among the
further, and you will come to the great prophets?
tree of Tabor. And you will find three 12 And a man from there answered
men going up to Elohim at Bethel, one and said, And who is their father? On
carrying three kids, and one carrying account of this it is for a proverb: Is
three loaves of bread, and one carrying Saul also among the prophets?
a skin of wine. 13 And he finished from
4 And they will ask you of your prophesying, and he came to the high
welfare and give to you two loaves of place.
bread, and you will take them from 14 And the uncle of Saul said to him
their hand. and to his young man, Where did you
5 Afterward you will come to the hill go? And he said, To seek the she
of Elohim where there is a fort of the donkeys. And we saw that they were
Philistines. And it will happen as you not, and we went to Samuel.
come there to the city even you will 15 And the uncle of Saul said, Please
meet a band of prophets going down tell me what Samuel said to you.
from the high place; and before them 16 And Saul said to his uncle, He
will be a harp, and a tambourine, and told us plainly that the she donkeys
a flute, and a lyre. And they will be were found. But he did not tell what
prophesying. Samuel said about the matter of the
6 And the Spirit of YAHWEH will be kingdom.
powerful on you, and you will 17 And Samuel called the people to
prophesy with them; and you will be YAHWEH, to Mizpah.
turned into another man. 18 And he said to the sons of Israel,
7 And it will be, when these signs So says YAHWEH the Elohim of
come to you, do for yourself what your Israel, I caused Israel to go up from
hand finds, for the Elohim is with you. Egypt and delivered you from the
8 And you will go before me to hand of the Egyptians, and from the
Gilgal. And, behold! I will come down hand of all the kingdoms who
to you to offer burnt offerings, to oppressed you.
sacrifice peace offerings. You will wait 19 But today you have rejected your
seven days until I come to you and Elohim who Himself is your deliverer
make known to you what you shall do. from all your evils and your distresses;
9 And it happened when he turned yet you say to Him, But set a king over
his back to go from Samuel, Elohim us! And now present yourselves before
changed him with another heart. And the face of YAHWEH, by your tribes
all these signs came on that day. and by your families.
10 And they came there to the hill. 20 And Samuel brought near all the
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tribes of Israel, and the tribe of out for you; and I will make it a
Benjamin was taken. reproach on all Israel. 1
21 And he brought near the tribe of 3 And the elders of Jabesh said to
Benjamin by its families, and the him, Leave us alone seven days, and
family of Matri was taken. And Saul we will send messengers in all the
the son of Kish was taken. And they boundary of Israel. And if there is no
sought him, but not did find him. deliverer for us, then we will come out
22 And they inquired again of to you.
YAHWEH, Has the man yet come 4 And the messengers came to
here? And YAHWEH said, Behold he Gibeah of Saul. And they spoke the
is hiding himself by the baggage. words in the ears of the people. And all
23 And they ran and took him from the people lifted up their voice and
there. And he stood in the midst of the wept.
people, and he was taller than all the 5 And, behold, Saul came behind the
people, from his shoulders and oxen from the field. And Saul said,
upward. What is it to the people, that they
24 And Samuel said to all the people, weep? And they related to him the
Do you see him whom YAHWEH has words of the men of Jabesh.
chosen, for none is like him among all 6 And the Spirit of Elohim came
the people? And all the people shouted powerfully on Saul when he heard
and said, May the king live! these words, and his anger glowed
25 And Samuel spoke to the people greatly.
the duties of the kingdom, and wrote 7 And he took the team of oxen and
in the book, and placed it before cut them in pieces, and he sent them
YAHWEH. And Samuel sent all the into all the boundary of Israel, by the
people away, each to his house. hand of the messengers, saying,
26 And Saul also went to his house, Whoever does not come out after Saul
to Gibeah, and with him went the and after Samuel, so it shall be done to
valiant whose hearts Elohim had his oxen. And the fear of YAHWEH
touched. fell on the people. And they came out
27 But the sons of worthlessness as one man.
said, How can this one deliver us? And 8 And he mustered them in Bezek,
they despised him and did not bring a and the sons of Israel were three
gift to him. But he was as one keeping hundred thousand, and the men of
silent. Judah, thirty thousand.
9 And they said to the messengers
Chapter 11 who came, So you shall say to the men
of Jabesh-Gilead. Tomorrow there
1 And Nahash the Ammonite went shall be deliverance for you, in the
up and camped against Jabesh-Gilead. heat of the sun. And the messengers
And all the men of Jabesh said to came and related this to the men of
Nahash, Cut a covenant for us, and we Jabesh; and they rejoiced.
will serve you. (2 Sam 10:2) 10 And the men of Jabesh said,
2 And Nahash the Ammonite said to Tomorrow we will come out to you,
them, With this I will cut a covenant
for you, when every right eye is dug
1 The shield is held with the left hand,
covering the left eye. One could not be an
archer without a right eye.
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and you do to us according to all that oppressed us, and you have not
is good in your eyes. crushed us, and you have not taken
11 And it happened, on the next day from the hand of any man. (1Sam 8:3)
Saul put the people in three heads, and 5 And he said to them, YAHWEH is
they came into the midst of the camp witness against you, and His anointed
in the morning watch and they struck is witness this day, that you have not
Ammon until the heat of the day. And found anything in my hand. And they
it was, the ones left were scattered; in said, He is witness.
them were not two left together. 6 And Samuel said to the people, It is
12 And the people said to Samuel, YAHWEH who made Moses and
Who is he saying, Shall Saul reign over Aaron, and who caused your fathers to
us? Give the men and we will execute go up from the land of Egypt.
them. 7 And now stand, and I will contend
13 And Saul said, Not a man shall be with you before the face of YAHWEH
executed on this day, for today regarding all the righteous acts of
YAHWEH worked deliverance in YAHWEH which He did with you and
Israel. with your fathers.
14 And Samuel said to the people, 8 When Jacob came into Egypt, and
Come, and let us go to Gilgal and your fathers cried to YAHWEH, then
renew the kingdom there. YAHWEH sent Moses and Aaron; and
15 And all the people went to Gilgal they brought your fathers out from
and made Saul to reign there in Gilgal, Egypt and made them dwell in this
before the face of YAHWEH. And they place.
offered Sacrifices of peace offerings 9 And they forgot YAHWEH their
there before YAHWEH. And Saul and Elohim. And He sold them into the
all the men of Israel greatly rejoiced hand of Sisera, commander of the
there. army of Hazor, and into the hand of
the Philistines, and into the hand of
Chapter 12 the king of Moab; and they fought
against them.
1 And Samuel said to all Israel, 10 And they cried to YAHWEH and
Behold, I have heard your voice, to all said, We have sinned, for we forsook
that you said to me, and I made a king YAHWEH and served the Baals and
to reign over you. the Ashtoroth, but now deliver us from
2 And now, behold, the king is the hand of our enemies and we will
walking before you, but I am old and serve You.
gray. And, behold, my sons, they are 11 And YAHWEH sent Jerubbaal,
with you. And I have walked before and Bedan, and Jephthah, and
your face from my youth until this day. Samuel, and delivered you from the
3 Behold, I am here! Testify against hand of your enemies from all around;
me before YAHWEH and before His and you lived in safety.
anointed: Whose ox have I taken, and 12 And you saw that Nahash the king
whose donkey have I taken, and whom of the sons of Ammon came against
have I offended? Whom have I you, and you said to me, No, for a king
crushed, and from whose hand have I shall reign over us even though
taken a bribe that I might hide my eyes YAHWEH your Elohim was king over
with it; and I will give back to you. you.
4 And they said, You have not 13 And now, behold the king whom
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you chose, whom you requested. And His people, for the sake of His great
behold YAHWEH gave a king over name. For YAHWEH resolves to
you. make you a people for Himself.
14 If you will fear1 YAHWEH and 23 Also I, far be it from me from
serve Him, and listen to His voice, and sinning against YAHWEH, from
do not rebel against the mouth of ceasing to pray for you. But I will
YAHWEH, then you, both you and instruct you in the good and the right
also the king who reigns over you, way.
shall follow YAHWEH your Elohim. 24 Only fear YAHWEH and serve
15 But if you will not listen to the Him in truth with all your heart, for
voice of YAHWEH, and you rebel seeing that He has done great things
against the mouth of YAHWEH, then for you.
the hand of YAHWEH shall be against 25 But if you still do evilly, both you
you and against your fathers. and your king will be swept away.
16 Also, now present yourselves and
see this great thing that YAHWEH Chapter 13
will do before your eyes.
17 Is it not wheat harvest today? I 1 It was one year since Saul became
will call to YAHWEH and He will give king, then he reigned two more years
sounds and rain. And know and see over Israel.
that your evil is great, that which you 2 And Saul chose for himself three
have done in the eyes of YAHWEH, to thousand out of Israel. And two
ask a king for yourselves.2 thousand were with Saul in Michmash,
18 And Samuel called to YAHWEH. and in the hills of Bethel. And a
And YAHWEH gave sounds and rain thousand were with Jonathan in
in that day. And all the people greatly Gibeah of Benjamin. And he sent the
feared YAHWEH and Samuel. rest of the people each to his tent.
19 And all the people said to Samuel, 3 And Jonathan struck the fort of the
Pray to YAHWEH your Elohim for Philistines in Geba. And the Philistines
your servants, that we may not die, for heard. And Saul blew with the ram's
we have added this evil to all our sins horn throughout all the land, saying,
to ask a king for ourselves. Let the Hebrews hear.
20 And Samuel said to the people, 4 And all Israel heard, saying, Saul
Do not fear. You have done all this has struck a fort of the Philistines; and
evil, only do not turn aside from also Israel has made himself stink to
following YAHWEH, and serve the Philistines. And all the people were
called after Saul, to Gilgal.
YAHWEH with all your heart.
5 And the Philistines gathered to
21 And do not turn aside to go after
fight with Israel, with thirty thousand
worthless things which do not profit
chariots and six thousand horsemen,
and do not deliver, for they are
and people as the sand which is on the
worthless.
lip of the sea for multitude. And they
22 For YAHWEH will not abandon
came up and pitched in Michmash,
east of Beth-Aven.
1 To fear: not only to minister to, but also to 6 And the men of Israel saw that
worship. they were distressing to them, for the
2 Usually there is no rain at wheat harvest, so people were distressed. And the people
this was a sign and a warning as the rain hid themselves in caves, and in
could have destroyed the crop.
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crevices, and in crags, and in tombs, And Saul numbered the people who
and in cisterns. were found with him, about six
7 And the Hebrews crossed over the hundred men.
Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. 16 And Saul and his son Jonathan,
And Saul was still in Gilgal. And all the and the people who were found with
people followed him, trembling. them, were staying in Gibeah of
8 And he waited seven days, Benjamin; and the Philistines pitched
according to the set time with Samuel. in Michmash.
But Samuel had not come to Gilgal; 17 And the ones ravaging came out of
and the people were scattered from the Philistine camp in three heads; one
him. head turned to the way to Ophrah, to
9 And Saul said, Bring near to me the land of Shual;
the burnt offering and the peace 18 And another head turned the way
offerings. And he offered up the burnt to Beth-Horon. And another head
offering.1 turned to the way of the border
10 And it happened, as soon as he looking down on the valley of Zeboim
finished the burnt offering, behold, toward the wilderness.
Samuel came. And Saul went out to 19 And there was no iron smith
meet him, and to bless him. found throughout all the land of Israel,
11 And Saul said, Because I saw that for the Philistines said, Lest the
the people were scattering from me, Hebrews make swords or spears.
and you did not come in the days set 20 And all Israel went down to the
out, and the Philistines were gathering Philistines, each man to sharpen his
at Michmash, plowshare, and his mattock, and his
12 then I said, Now the Philistines axe, and his plowshare.
will come down to me to Gilgal, and I 21 And the sharpening charge was a
have not sweetened the face of pim3 for the plowshares, and for the
YAHWEH; and I forced myself, and mattocks, and for the three pronged
offered a burnt offering. forks, and for the axes, and for setting
13 And Samuel said to Saul, You the plowshares.
have acted foolishly that you have not 22 And it happened in the day of
kept the command of YAHWEH your battle that there was neither sword nor
Elohim which He commanded you. spear in the hand of any of the people
For now YAHWEH would have with Saul and Jonathan. But one was
established your kingdom over Israel found with Saul and with his son
forever. Jonathan.
14 But now your kingdom shall not 23 And the fort of the Philistines
stand. YAHWEH has sought out for went out to the pass of Michmash.
Himself a man according to His own
heart, and YAHWEH has appointed
him as leader over His people. For you
have not kept that which YAHWEH
commanded you.2 2 The consequences of poor decision making
15 And Samuel rose up and went up not only affects the person, but also all
from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. those around him. The tribe of Benjamin
lost out on the kingly line due to Saul's
1 Saul was totally outside of Yahweh's pride and lack of repentant heart.
judicial order by performing the sacrifice 3 A pim was 2/3 of a shekel or ¼ ounce, or 8
even though he was not a priest. grams.
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Chapter 14 has given them into our hand; and this

will be the sign for us.
1 And the day came that Jonathan 11 And both of them were revealed to
the son of Saul said to the young man the fort of the Philistines. And the
bearing his armor, Come, and we will Philistines said, See, Hebrews coming
go over to the fort of the Philistines on out from the holes there where they
the other side. But he did not tell his hid themselves!
father. 12 And the men of the fort answered
2 And Saul was waiting at the edge of Jonathan and his armor bearer, and
Gibeah, under the pomegranate in said, Come up to us, and we will teach
Migron; also the people with him, you a thing. And Jonathan said to his
about six hundred men. armor bearer, Come up after me, for
3 And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, the YAHWEH has given them into the
brother of Ichabod, the son of hand of Israel.
Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of 13 And Jonathan went up on his
YAHWEH in Shiloh, was wearing the hands and on his feet, and the armor
ephod. And the people did not know bearer after him. And they fell before
that Jonathan had left. Jonathan, and the armor bearer made
4 And between the passes by which them die behind him.
Jonathan sought to go over to the 14 And this was the first blow, when
Philistine fort, there was a rocky crag Jonathan and his armor bearer struck
on the one side, and the rocky crag about twenty men in about half of a
opposite this; and the name of the one furrow of an acre of a field.
was Bozez, and the name of the other, 15 And there was trembling in the
Seneh. camp in the field, and among all the
5 The one crag was a pillar on the people; the fort and those ravaging
north in front of Michmash, and the trembled, even them. And the ground
one on the south in front of Gibeah. quaked, and it was for a trembling of
6 And Jonathan said to the young Elohim.
man bearing his weapons, Come, we 16 And the watchmen of Saul in
shall cross over to the fort of these Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and
uncircumcised ones. It may be behold, the multitude had melted
YAHWEH will work for us, for there away; and they went, even here and
is no hindrance to YAHWEH, to save there.
by many or by few. 17 And Saul said to the people with
7 And his armor bearer said to him, him, Make a count now and see who
Do all that is in your heart; turn has gone from us. And they counted,
yourself. Behold, I am with you and, behold, Jonathan and the armor
according to your heart. bearer were not there.
8 And Jonathan said, Behold, we will 18 And Saul said to Ahijah, Bring the
cross over to the men and show ark of Elohim here, for the ark of
ourselves to them. Elohim was with the sons of Israel on
9 If they say this to us, Stand still that day.
until we reach you, then we will stand 19 And it happened while Saul spoke
in our place and not go up to them. to the priest, that the turmoil which
10 But if they say this, Come up to was in the camp, even the Philistines
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Saul said to the priest, Withdraw your eyes became bright, for I tasted this
hand. little honey.
20 And Saul and all the people with 30 How much more if the people
him gathered together and went to the had eaten freely today of this spoil of
battle. And, behold, every man's sword its enemies which it has found. For
was against his fellow, a very great now would not the blow among the
panic! Philistines have been great?
21 Then the Hebrews who were for 31 And they struck the Philistines on
the Philistines before, who had gone that day from Michmash to Aijalon,
with them to the camp all around, and the people were very weak.
even they turned to be with Israel, 32 And the people fell on the spoil,
with Saul and Jonathan. and took sheep, and oxen, and sons of
22 And all the men of Israel who had the herd, and slaughtered them to the
been hiding themselves in the hills of ground. And the people ate with the
Ephraim heard that the Philistines had blood.
fled. And they also pursued them in 33 And they told Saul, saying,
battle. Behold, the people are sinning against
23 And YAHWEH saved Israel that YAHWEH, to eat with the blood. And
day. And the battle passed over to he said, You have acted treacherously.
Beth-Aven. Now roll me a great stone today.
24 And the men of Israel were 34 And Saul said, Disperse
distressed on that day, for Saul took an yourselves among the people and say
oath of the people, saying, Cursed to them, Each one bring his ox near to
shall be the man who eats food until me, and each his sheep, and you
the evening, when I have been slaughter here, and eat; and you shall
avenged on my foes. And none of the not sin against YAHWEH, to eat with
people tasted food. the blood. And each of all the people
25 And all those of the land came brought near his ox in his hand that
into a forest, and there was honey on night, and they slaughtered there.
the ground. 35 And Saul built an altar to
26 And the people came into the YAHWEH. With it he began to build
forest; and behold, a flow of honey! an altar to YAHWEH.
But no man put his hand to his mouth, 36 And Saul said Let us go down
for the people feared the oath. after the Philistines by night and
27 And Jonathan did not hear when plunder them until the morning light,
his father made the people swear. And and not a man remains among them.
he put out the tip of the staff in his And they said, Do all that is good in
hand and dipped it into the your eyes. And the priest said, Let us
honeycomb. And he put his hand to draw near here to Elohim.
his mouth, and his eyes brightened. 37 And Saul asked of Elohim, Shall I
28 And one of the people answered go down after the Philistines? Will You
and said, Swearing your father made give them into the hand of Israel? But
the people swear, saying, Cursed shall He did not answer him on that day.
be the man who eats food today. And 38 And Saul said, All leaders of the
the people were weak. people draw near here, and know and
29 And Jonathan said, My father has see how this sin has happened today.
troubled the land. See, now, that my 39 For as YAHWEH lives, who
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Jonathan, surely he shall die. And no 50 And the name of Saul's wife was
one answered him from all the people. Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz.
40 And he said to all Israel, You be And the name of his army commander
on one side, and my son Jonathan and was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's
I will be on another side. And the uncle.
people said to Saul, Do that which is 51 And Kish was Saul's father, and
good in your eyes. Ner Abner's father was the son of
41 And Saul said to YAHWEH, the Abiel.
Elohim of Israel, Give a perfect lot. 52 And the war was strong against
And Jonathan and Saul were taken, the Philistines all the days of Saul. And
and the people went out. when Saul saw any mighty man, or any
42 And Saul said, Cast between me brave man, then he gathered him to
and my son Jonathan. And Jonathan himself.
was taken.
43 And Saul said to Jonathan, Tell Chapter 15
me, what did you do? And Jonathan
told him, and said, I indeed tasted a 1 And Samuel said to Saul,
little honey with the end of the staff in YAHWEH sent me to anoint you king
my hand. Behold, I! I will die. over His people, over Israel. And now
44 And Saul said, Elohim do so and listen to the voice of the words of
more also, for surely you shall die, YAHWEH.
Jonathan. 2 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, I will
45 And the people said to Saul, Shall visit Amalek with what he did to
Jonathan die, he who did this great Israel, how he set himself against him
deliverance in Israel? Far be it! As in the way, when he came up from
YAHWEH lives, there shall not one Egypt.
hair of his head fall to the ground, for 3 Now go, and you shall strike
he has worked with Elohim this day. Amalek and destroy all that he has.
And the people rescued Jonathan, and And you shall have no pity on him,
he did not die. and you shall put to death all from
46 And Saul went up from following man to woman, from little one to
the Philistines. And the Philistines suckling, from ox to sheep, from camel
went to their own place. to donkey.
47 And Saul took the kingdom over 4 And Saul listened and mustered
Israel, and fought against all his the people in Telaim, two hundred
enemies all around, with Moab, and thousand footmen, and ten thousand
with the sons of Ammon, and with were men of Judah.
Edom, and with the kings of Zobah, 5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek,
and with the Philistines, and wherever and lay in wait in a torrent-bed.
he turned, he put them to the worse. 6 And Saul said to the Kenite, Go!
48 And he acted with force and Depart! Go out from the midst of
struck Amalek, and delivered Israel Amalek, lest I destroy you with him.
from the hand of their plunderers. For you acted with kindness toward all
49 And the sons of Saul were the sons of Israel when they came up
Jonathan and Ishvi, and Malchishua; out of Egypt. And the Kenite departed
and his two daughters' names: the from the midst of Amalek.
first-born's name was Merab; and the 7 And Saul struck Amalek from
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Havilah, as you go to Shur, which is And YAHWEH anointed you as king

before Egypt. over Israel.
8 And he captured Agag the king of 18 And YAHWEH sent you on the
Amalek alive. But he exterminated all way, and said, Go, and exterminate the
the people with the mouth of the sinners, Amalek; and fight against
sword. them until they finish them.
9 And Saul and the people had pity 19 Why then did you not listen to the
on Agag, and on the best of the flock, voice of YAHWEH? But did fly upon
and of the herd, and the seconds, and the spoil, and did the evil in the eyes of
the lambs, and all that was good, and YAHWEH.
were not willing to exterminate them. 20 And Saul said to Samuel, I did
But they exterminated every despised obey the voice of YAHWEH, and I
and worthless thing. went in the way which YAHWEH sent
10 And the Word of YAHWEH was me, and brought Agag the king of
to Samuel, saying, Amalek, and I exterminated Amalek.
11 I repent that I made Saul reign as 21 And the people took from the
king, for he has turned back from spoil of the flock, and the first of the
following Me, and he has not risen to herd, that devoted, to sacrifice to
do My Words. And Samuel was angry, YAHWEH your Elohim in Gilgal.
and he cried to YAHWEH all night. 22 And Samuel said, Does
12 And Samuel rose early to meet YAHWEH delight in burnt offerings
Saul in the morning. And it was told to and sacrifices as in obeying the voice
Samuel, saying, Saul has come to of YAHWEH? Behold! Obeying is
Carmel. And behold, he has set up a better than sacrifice; to give attention
place to himself, and has gone around, is better than the fat of rams.1
and has passed over and gone down to 23 For rebellion is as the sin of
Gilgal. divination;2 and stubbornness is both
13 And Samuel came to Saul. And iniquity and idolatry. Because you
Saul said to him, Blessed are you of have rejected the Word of YAHWEH,
YAHWEH. I have risen to do the so He has rejected you from being
Word of YAHWEH. king.
14 And Samuel said, What then is 24 And Saul said to Samuel, I have
this noise of the flock in my ears, and sinned, for I have transgressed the
the sound of the herd that I hear? mouth of YAHWEH and your word,
15 And Saul said, They have brought because I feared the people, and I
them from Amalek, because the people listened to their voice.
had pity on the best of the flock, and of 25 And now please lift up my sin,
the herd, in order to sacrifice to and return with me that I may worship
YAHWEH your Elohim. And the rest YAHWEH.
we have exterminated. 26 And Samuel said to Saul, I will
16 And Samuel said to Saul, Stop, not return with you, for you have
and I will declare to you that which
YAHWEH spoke to me tonight. And 1 Yahweh is looking for humble, obedient
he said to him, Speak. servants that will be loyal to Him
17 And Samuel said, Were you not, throughout eternity. Faith is simply undying
even you, little in your own eyes before loyalty and to trust and obey YAHWEH
becoming leader of the tribes of Israel? under any circumstance.
2 Rebellion = bitterness and divination =
sorcery or witchcraft.
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rejected the Word of YAHWEH and Chapter 16

YAHWEH has rejected you from
being king over Israel. 1 And YAHWEH said to Samuel,
27 And Samuel turned around to go. Until when will you mourn for Saul,
And he took hold on the edge of his for I have rejected him from reigning
robe1, and it tore. over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and
28 And Samuel said to him, go. I will send you to Jesse the
YAHWEH has torn the kingdom of Bethlehemite, for I have seen a king
Israel from you today, and has given it for Me among his sons.
to your neighbor who is better than 2 And Samuel said, How can I go?
you. When Saul hears, then he will kill me.
29 And also the Glory of Israel will And YAHWEH said, You shall take a
not lie nor repent, for He is not a man heifer from the herd in your hand, and
that He should repent. shall say, I have come to sacrifice to
30 And he said, I have sinned. YAHWEH.
Honor me now, please, before the 3 And you invite Jesse to the
elders of my people, and before Israel, sacrifice. And I will make you know
and return with me. And I shall what you shall do. And you shall
worship YAHWEH your Elohim. anoint for Me whomever I say to you.
31 And Samuel turned back away 4 And Samuel did what YAHWEH
from Saul, and Saul worshiped said, and came to Bethlehem. And the
YAHWEH. elders of the city trembled to meet
32 And Samuel said, Bring near to him, and said, Do you come in peace?
me Agag the king of Amalek. And Agag 5 And he said, Peace! I have come to
came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, sacrifice to YAHWEH. Sanctify
Surely the bitterness of death has yourselves and you shall come with me
passed. to the sacrifice. And he sanctified
33 And Samuel said, As your sword Jesse and his sons, and called them to
has bereaved women of children, so the sacrifice.
shall your mother be bereft among 6 And it happened as they came in,
women. And Samuel cut Agag in that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely
pieces before YAHWEH in Gilgal. before YAHWEH is His Messiah.
34 And Samuel went to Ramah, and 7 And YAHWEH said to Samuel, Do
Saul went to his house, to Gibeah of not look on his appearance, nor to the
Saul. height of his stature, for I have
35 And Samuel never again saw Saul rejected him. For man does not see
until the day of his death, for Samuel what He sees. For man looks for the
mourned for Saul. And YAHWEH eyes, but YAHWEH looks for the
repented that He had caused Saul to heart.
reign over Israel. 8 And Jesse called to Abinadab, and
he passed him before Samuel but he
said, Also YAHWEH has not chosen
this one.
9 And Jesse passed Shammah by,
1 This was the tzitzeet (tassel), which but he said, Also YAHWEH has not
represents the authority of a male. By
chosen this one.
ripping his tzitzeet it showed that due to his
10 And Jesse passed seven of his
lack of judicial order Saul's authority was
being ripped away from him. sons before Samuel, but Samuel said
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to Jesse, YAHWEH has not chosen bread, and a skin of wine, and one kid
among these. of the goats; and he sent by the hand
11 And Samuel said to Jesse, Are of his son David to Saul.
these all the young men? And he said, 21 And David came to Saul and stood
There yet remains the youngest; and before him. And he loved him greatly;
behold, he is feeding the flock. And and he became one who bore his
Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring armor for him.
him, for we will not sit until he comes 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying,
here. Please let David stand before me, for
12 And he sent and brought him in. he has found grace in my eyes.
And he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes 23 And it happened, when the spirit
and good form. And YAHWEH said, of adversity from Elohim was on Saul,
Rise up, anoint him, for this is he. then David would take the harp and
13 And Samuel took the horn of oil play with his hand. And there was
and anointed him in the midst of his relief for Saul, and it was well with
brothers. And the Spirit of YAHWEH him. And the spirit of adversity would
came upon David from that day and depart from him.
onward. 1And Samuel rose up and
went to Ramah. Chapter 17
14 And the Spirit of YAHWEH
departed from Saul, and a spirit of 1 And the Philistines2 had gathered
adversity from YAHWEH terrified their armies for battle, and were
him. gathered at Socoh which is to Judah.
15 And Saul's servants said to him, And they camped between Socoh and
Behold, now a spirit of adversity from Azekah in Ephes-Dammim.
Elohim is terrifying you. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel
16 Please let our master say to your were gathered, and camped in the
servants before you, let them seek out valley of Elah. And they set the battle
a man who knows how to play on the in order to meet the Philistines.
harp. And it shall be, when the spirit of 3 And the Philistines stood on the
adversity from Elohim is upon you, mountain on this side, and Israel
then he shall play with his hand, and it stood on the mountain on that side,
shall be well with you. and the valley between them.
17 And Saul said to his servants, 4 And a champion came out from the
Now look for a man who is good at armies of the Philistines, Goliath was
playing for me, and bring him to me. his name, from Gath; his height was
18 One of the servants answered and six cubits and a span.
said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse 5 And a copper helmet was on his
the Bethlehemite who is skillful in head, and he was clothed with scaled
playing, and a mighty warrior, and a body armor; and the weight of the
man of battle, and skillful in speech, armor was five thousand shekels of
and a man of form. And YAHWEH is copper.
with him.
19 And Saul sent messengers to 2 The Philistines were an Indo-European,
Jesse and said, Send your son David to maritime people who invaded Egypt in the
me, who is with the flock. 12th century B.C. and were driven out and
20 And Jesse took a donkey, with went to southwest Canaan, and other parts
of the land, by this time they had a foothold
1 David had YHWH's Holy Spirit, Ps 51:11. on the whole southern portion of Israel.
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6 And a covering of copper was on of this roasted grain and these ten
his legs, and a javelin of copper loaves, and run to the camp, to your
between his shoulders. brothers.
7 And the wood of his spear was like 18 And you shall take these ten
a weaver's beam; and the blade of his cuttings of cheese to the commander
spear weighed six hundred shekels of of the thousand, and you shall visit
iron. And the shield bearer went your brothers, as to their welfare. And
before him. you shall bring their token.
8 And he stood and called to the 19 And Saul, and they, and all the
ranks of Israel, and said to them, Why men of Israel were in the valley of
do you come out to set in order the Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
battle? Am I not the Philistine, and 20 And David rose up early in the
you Saul's servants? Choose one of morning and left the sheep with a
yourselves, and let him come to me. keeper, and got up and went, as Jesse
9 If he is able to fight with me and commanded him. And he came to the
strike me, then we shall become slaves barricade, and to the army which was
to you. But if I prevail over him, and going out to the battle array. And they
strike him, then you shall become were shouting for battle.
slaves to us and shall serve us. 21 And Israel and the Philistines set
10 And the Philistine said, I defy the up in battle array for rank to meet
ranks of Israel this day; give me a rank.
man, and we will fight together. 22 And David left the goods on him
11 And Saul and all Israel heard into the hands of the keeper of the
these words of the Philistine. And they goods, and he ran to the army. And he
were dismayed and greatly afraid. came and asked his brothers of their
12 And David was the son of an welfare.
Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah 23 And as he was speaking to them,
named Jesse. And to him were eight even, behold! The man between the
sons. And the man was old among two, Goliath the Philistine was his
men in the days of Saul. name, came up out of the ranks of the
13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse Philistines. And he spoke according to
went out; they went after Saul to the these words. And David heard.
battle. And the name of his three sons 24 And when they saw the man, all
who went into the battle: Eliab, the the men of Israel ran from him, and
first-born; and his second, Abinadab; were very much afraid.
and the third, Shammah. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have
14 And David was the youngest. And you seen this man who comes up? For
the three eldest had gone after Saul. he has come to defy Israel. And it shall
15 And David went and returned be, the man who strikes him, the king
from Saul, to feed his father's flock at will enrich him with great riches, and
Bethlehem. he will give his daughter to him. And
16 And the Philistine drew near he will make his father's house free in
morning and evening, and presented Israel.
himself forty days.1 26 And David spoke to the men who
17 And Jesse said to his son David, were standing with him, saying, What
Please take to your brothers an ephah shall be done to the man who strikes
this Philistine, and turns aside
1 40 in scripture is the number of trial or reproach from Israel? For who is this
overcoming.
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uncircumcised Philistine that he has delivered me out of the paw of the

should reproach the armies of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He
living Elohim? shall deliver me from the hand of this
27 And the people spoke to him Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go,
according to this word, saying, So shall and YAHWEH be with you.
it be done to the man who strikes him. 38 And Saul clothed David with his
28 And his eldest brother, Eliab, apparel, and put a copper helmet on
heard when he spoke to the men. And his head, and clothed him with body
Eliab's anger glowed against David. armor.
And he said, Why is it you have come 39 And David girded his sword on
down? And with whom have you left his apparel, and started to go. But he
those few sheep in the wilderness? I had not tested these. And David said
know your pride and the evil of your to Saul, I am not able to go with these,
heart, for you have come down to see for I have not tested them. And David
the battle. took them off him.
29 And David said, What have I 40 And he took his staff in his hand,
done now? Was it not only a word? and chose for himself five smooth
30 And he turned around from him stones from the valley. And he put
to another and said according to this them in the shepherd's bag which he
word. And the people answered him a had, even in his pouch. And his sling
word like the first word. was in his hand, and he drew near to
31 And the words which David had the Philistine.
spoken were heard. And they were told 41 And the Philistine came on,
before Saul, and he received him. coming and drawing near to David;
32 And David said to Saul, Let no and the shield bearer was before him.
man's heart fail because of him. Your 42 And the Philistine looked, and he
servant will go and will fight with this saw David, and disdained him, for he
Philistine. was a youth, even ruddy, with a
33 And Saul said to David, You are handsome form.
not able to go to this Philistine, to fight 43 And the Philistine said to David,
with him, for you are a youth, and he Am I a dog that you have come to me
is a man of war from his youth. with sticks? And the Philistine cursed
34 And David said to Saul, Your David by his Elohim.
servant has been a shepherd among 44 And the Philistine said to David,
sheep for his father. And the lion Come to me, and I will give your flesh
came, and the bear, and took away a to the birds of the heavens and to the
sheep out of the flock. beasts of the field.
35 And I went out after him and 45 And David said to the Philistine,
struck him, and delivered out of his You are coming to me with sword, and
mouth. And he rose against me, and I with spear, and with javelin. But I am
took hold of his beard and struck him, coming to you in the name of
and killed him. YAHWEH of Hosts, the Elohim of the
36 Your servant has struck both the armies of Israel, which you have
lion and the bear, and this reproached.
uncircumcised Philistine shall be as 46 Today YAHWEH shall shut you
one of them, for he has taunted the up into my hand, and I shall strike
armies of the living Elohim. you, and take off your head from you
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army to the birds of the heavens and to son is this youth, Abner? And Abner
the beasts of the earth today. And all said, As your soul lives, O king, I do
the earth shall know that there is an not know.
Elohim for Israel. 56 And the king said, You ask whose
47 And all this company shall know son this young man is.
that YAHWEH does not save by 57 And when David returned from
sword and by spear, but that the battle striking the Philistine, then Abner took
belongs to YAHWEH, and He has him and brought him before Saul; and
given you into our hand. the head of the Philistine was in his
48 And it happened, when the hand.
Philistine arose and went, and drew 58 And Saul said to him, Whose son
near to meet David, David hurried and are you, boy? And David said, The son
ran toward the ranks to meet the of your servant Jesse, the
Philistine. Bethlehemite.
49 And David put his hand into the
pouch and took a stone from there. Chapter 18
And he slung it and struck the
Philistine in his forehead. And the 1 And it happened, when he finished
stone sank into his forehead, and he speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan
fell on his face to the earth. was knitted with the soul of David;
50 And David was stronger than the and Jonathan loved him as his own
Philistine with the sling and with the soul.1
stone. And he struck the Philistine and 2 And Saul took him that day, and
killed him. And there was no sword in would not let him return to his father's
David's hand. house.
51 And David ran and stood over the 3 And Jonathan and David cut a
Philistine, and took his sword; and he covenant, because he loved him as his
drew it out of its sheath and killed own soul.
him. And he cut off his head with it. 4 And Jonathan stripped off the robe
And the Philistines saw that their on him and gave it to David; also his
warrior was dead, and they fled. apparel, even to his sword and to his
52 And the men of Israel and Judah bow and to his belt.
rose up and shouted, and pursued the 5 And David went out wherever Saul
Philistines until you enter the valley, sent him. And he acted wisely. And
even to the gates of Ekron. And the Saul set him over the men of war. And
wounded of the Philistines fell in the it was good in the eyes of all the
way of Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to people, and also in the eyes of the
Ekron. servants of Saul.
53 And the sons of Israel returned 6 And it happened as they came in,
from hotly pursuing the Philistines; as David returned from striking the
and they pillaged their camps. Philistine, the women came out from
54 And David took the head of the all the cities of Israel to sing with the
Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; dancers, to meet Saul the king with
and he put his weapons in his own tambourines and with joy and three-
tent. stringed instruments.
55 And when Saul saw David going
out to meet the Philistine, he said to 1 Jonathan and David's relationship is one of
Abner, the army commander, Whose the greatest examples in scripture of a true,
covenant friendship.
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7 And the women who were playing 19 And it happened at the time Saul
answered and said, Saul has slain his was to give his daughter Merav to
thousands, but David his ten David, she was given to Adriel the
thousands. Meholathite for a wife.
8 And it very much burned Saul, and 20 And Saul's daughter Michal loved
this thing was evil in his eyes. And he David. And they told Saul, and the
said, They have given ten thousands to thing was right in his eyes.
David, and to me they have given 21 And Saul said, I will give her to
thousands. And is there more to him, him, and she shall be a snare to him.
except the kingdom? And the hand of the Philistines shall
9 And from that day forward Saul be on him. And Saul said to David a
was watching David. second time, You shall be my son-in-
10 And on the next day it happened law today.
that the spirit of adversity from 22 And Saul commanded his
Elohim came on Saul. And he servants, Speak to David secretly,
prophesied in the midst of the house; saying, Behold the king delights in
and David was playing with his hand, you, and all his servants love you. And
as he did day by day. And Saul's spear now, be son-in-law to the king.
was in his hand. 23 And Saul's servants spoke these
11 And Saul threw the spear, and words in David's ears. And David said,
said, I will strike David, even to the Is it a light thing in your eyes to be
wall. And David twice drew back from son-in-law to the king? And I am a
his face. poor man, and lightly esteemed.
12 And Saul feared David, because 24 And Saul's servants spoke to him,
YAHWEH was with him, and had saying, David has spoken according to
departed from Saul. these words.
13 And Saul separated him from 25 And Saul said, So you shall say to
himself and set him as his commander David, There is no delight to the king
over a thousand. And he went out and in dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of
came in before the people. the Philistines, to be avenged on the
14 And David acted wisely in all his king's enemies. And Saul thought to
ways, and YAHWEH was with him. cause David to fall by the hand of the
15 And Saul saw that he was acting Philistines.
wisely, and was afraid of him. 26 And his servants told David these
16 And all Israel and Judah loved words. And the thing was right in
David, for he went out and came in David's eyes, to be son-in-law to the
before them. king. And the days had not been
17 And Saul said to David, Behold fulfilled.
my elder daughter Merav! I will give 27 And David rose up and went out,
her to you for a wife; only, you be a he and his men. And they struck two
brave son for me and fight the battles hundred men of the Philistines. And
of YAHWEH. And Saul said, Let not David brought their foreskins, and he
my hand be on him, but let the hand of gave them in full to the king, in order
the Philistines be on him. to be son-in-law to the king. And Saul
18 And David said to Saul, Who am gave him his daughter Michal for a
I, and what is my life, and the family of wife.
my father in Israel, that I should be 28 And Saul saw and knew that
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YAHWEH was with David, and that and he was before him as yesterday
Saul's daughter Michal loved him. and the day before.
29 And Saul was still more afraid of 8 And there was war again. And
David. And Saul was an enemy to David went out and fought against the
David continually. Philistines, and struck among them
30 And the rulers of the Philistines with a great slaughter. And they fled
came out. And it happened from the from his face.
time they came out, David acted more 9 And the spirit of adversity from
wisely than all the servants of Saul. YAHWEH was on Saul. And he was
And His name was greatly esteemed. sitting in his house, and his spear in
his hand. And David was playing with
Chapter 19 the hand.
10 And Saul tried to strike with the
1 And Saul spoke to his son spear through David and through the
Jonathan, and to all his servants, to wall. But he burst forth from Saul's
kill David. presence. And he struck the spear
2 And Saul's son Jonathan delighted through the wall. And David fled, and
exceedingly in David. And Jonathan escaped during that night.
told David, saying, My father Saul is 11 And Saul sent messengers to
seeking to kill you. And, now, please David's house to watch him, and to kill
be on guard in the morning, and you him in the morning. And his wife
shall stay in the secret place, and shall Michal told David, saying, If you do
hide. not escape with your life tonight,
3 And I, I will go out and will stand tomorrow you will be killed.
by my father's side in the field where 12 And Michal made David go down
you are. And I will speak of you to my through the window. And he went, and
father, and shall see what it is, and will fled, and escaped.
tell you. 13 And Michal took an image and
4 And Jonathan spoke good of David laid it on the bed; and she put the quilt
to his father Saul, and said to him, Do of goat's hair at his head-place, and
not let the king sin against his servant, covered with a spread.
against David, because he has not 14 And Saul sent messengers to take
sinned against you; also because his David. And she said, He is sick.
works for you are very good. 15 And Saul sent the messengers to
5 Yea, he has put his life in his hand see David, saying, Bring him up to me
and killed the Philistine. And in the bed, to kill him.
YAHWEH worked a great deliverance 16 And the messengers came in.
for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. And, behold, the image was on the
And why do you sin against innocent bed, and the quilt of goat's hair was at
blood, to put David to death for no his head-place.
reason? 17 And Saul said to Michal, Why
6 And Saul listened to Jonathan's have you deceived me this way, that
voice, and Saul swore, As YAHWEH you have sent away my enemy, and he
lives he shall not die. has escaped? And Michal said to Saul,
7 And Jonathan called David, and He said to me, Send me away; why
Jonathan told him all these words. should I kill you?
And Jonathan brought David to Saul, 18 And David fled, and escaped, and
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him all that Saul had done to him. And have found grace in your eyes; and he
he went, he and Samuel, and they lived said, Do not let Jonathan know this,
in Naioth. that he not be grieved. And yet, as
19 And it was told to Saul, saying, YAHWEH lives, and your soul lives,
Behold, David is in Naioth in Ramah. there is only a step between me and
20 And Saul sent messengers to take death.
David. And they saw the assembly of 4 And Jonathan said to David, What
the prophets prophesying, and Samuel your soul may say, I also will do for
standing as head over them. And the you.
Spirit of Elohim came on Saul's 5 And David said to Jonathan,
messengers, and they also prophesied. Behold, the new moon is tomorrow.
21 And they told Saul, and he sent And sitting I should certainly sit with
other messengers. And they also the king to eat. And you shall send me
prophesied. And again Saul sent away, and I shall be hidden in the field
messengers, a third time. And they until the third evening.
also prophesied. 6 If looking your father looks for me,
22 And he went, he also, to Ramah, then you shall say, David asked
and came to the great well in Sechu. earnestly of me to run to his city Beth-
And Saul asked and said, Where are Lehem; for the yearly sacrifice is there
Samuel and David? And one said, for all the family.
Behold, in Naioth in Ramah. 7 If he shall say so, Good! Peace shall
23 And he went there, to Naioth in be for your servant. But if it burns him
Ramah, and the Spirit of Elohim was greatly, know that evil has been
on him, him also. And going on, he determined by him.
went and prophesied until he came 8 And you shall do kindness to your
into Naioth in Ramah. servant, for you have brought your
24 And he stripped off his garments, servant with you into a covenant of
he also, and he prophesied before YAHWEH. And if there is iniquity in
Samuel, even he. And he fell down me, you kill me. For why is this, that
disrobed all that day and all that night. you bring me to your father?
Because of this they say, Is Saul also 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from
among the prophets? you! For if I knew with certainty that
evil was determined by my father to
Chapter 20 come on you, would I not tell it to you?
10 Then David said to Jonathan,
1 And David fled from Naioth in Who shall tell me? Or what if your
Ramah, and came and said before father answers harshly?
Jonathan, What have I done? What is 11 And Jonathan said to David,
my iniquity, and what is my sin before Come, and we shall go out to the field;
your father, that he is seeking my life? and both of them went out to the field.
2 And he said to him, Far be it! You 12 And Jonathan said to David,
shall not die. Behold, my father shall YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel be
not do anything great or small, and witness when I search my father about
not reveal it to my ear. And why this time tomorrow, or the third day,
should my father hide this thing from and behold, there is good toward
me? It is not so. David and I do not send to you and do
3 And David again swore and said, not reveal it in your ear,
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and do much more than this. If it field. And it was the new moon. And
should seem good to my father to do the king sat down by the food to eat.
evil to you, then I will reveal it in your 25 And the king sat on his seat, as
ear and send you away. And you shall from time to time, on the seat by the
go in peace; and may YAHWEH be wall. And Jonathan rose up, and
with you, as He was with my father. Abner sat at Saul's side. And David's
14 And not only while I live, even place was empty.
you shall do with me the kindness of 26 But Saul did not say anything on
YAHWEH, that I not die, that day, for he said, It is an accident;
15 but you shall not cut off your he is not clean; he is surely not clean.
kindness from my house forever, not 27 And it happened on the day after
even when YAHWEH cuts off the the new moon, David's place was
enemies of David, each one from off empty. And Saul said to his son
the face of the earth. Jonathan, Why has the son of Jesse
16 And Jonathan covenanted with not come to the meal, either yesterday
the house of David, that YAHWEH or today?
should seek it from the hand of 28 And Jonathan answered Saul,
David's enemies. David earnestly asked of me to go to
17 And Jonathan again made David Bethlehem.
swear, because he loved him; for he 29 And he said, Please send me
loved him as he loved his own soul. away, for we have a family sacrifice in
18 And Jonathan said to him, the city, and my brother commanded
Tomorrow is the new moon, and you me. And now, if I have found favor in
shall be expected, for your seat will be your eyes, please let me be released,
empty. and to see my brothers. So he has not
19 And on the third day you shall come to the table of the king.
quickly come down, and shall come 30 And the anger of Saul glowed
there to the place where you were against Jonathan. And he said to him,
hidden in the day of the deed. And you Son of a perverse rebelliousness! Do I
shall remain near the stone Ezel. not know that you have chosen the son
20 And I will shoot three arrows to of Jesse to your shame, and to the
the side, shooting at a mark for myself. shame of the nakedness of your
21 And, behold, I shall send a boy, mother?
saying, Find the arrows! If I expressly 31 For as long as the son of Jesse
say to the boy, Behold, the arrows are lives on earth you shall not be
on this side of you, take them; then established, you and your kingdom.
you come, for peace shall be to you, And now send and bring him to me,
and there is nothing, as YAHWEH for he is a son of death.
lives. 32 And Jonathan answered his
22 But if I say to the young man, father Saul, and said to him, Why
Behold, the arrows are away from you should he die? What has he done?
and onwards; go, for YAHWEH has 33 And Saul threw the spear at him,
sent you away. to strike him. And Jonathan knew that
23 As to the thing which we have it had been determined by his father to
spoken, you and I; behold, YAHWEH kill David.
is between you and me forever. 34 And Jonathan rose up from the
24 And David was hidden in the table in the heat of anger. And he did
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new moon, for he was grieved for priest, The king has commanded me a
David. For his father had put him to matter; and he said to me, Do not let a
shame. man know anything of the matter
35 And it happened in the morning about which I am sending you, and
that Jonathan went out in the field for which I told you. And I have directed
the meeting with David. And a little the young men to such and such a
boy was with him. place.
36 And he said to the boy, Now run 3 And now, what is there under your
and find the arrow which I am hand? Give five loaves into my hand,
shooting. The boy ran, and he shot the or whatever is found.
arrow, causing it to pass over him. 4 And the priest answered David and
37 And the boy came to the place of said, There is no common bread under
the arrow which Jonathan had shot. my hand, but only holy bread, if the
And Jonathan called after the boy and young men have only been kept from a
said, Is the arrow not away from you woman.
and onwards? 5 And David answered the priest and
38 And Jonathan called after the said to him, Surely, a woman has been
boy, Hurry, make haste, do not stand! kept from us as yesterday and the
And Jonathan's boy gathered the third day, since I came out, and the
arrow and came to his master. vessels of the young men are holy. And
39 And the boy did not know in a way the holy bread is common;
anything. Only Jonathan and David also surely today it is sanctified in the
knew the matter. vessels.
40 And Jonathan gave his weapons 6 And the priest gave the holy bread
to the boy with him, and said to him, to him, for there was no bread there
Go, bring them to the city. except the Bread of the Presence
41 The boy left, and David rose up which is taken from the presence of
from the south side. And he fell on his YAHWEH in order to put hot bread in
face to the ground. And he bowed on the day it is taken away.
three times. And they each one kissed 7 And a man was there on that day,
his friend. And they each wept on his of the servants of Saul, detained before
friend, until David was overcome. YAHWEH. And his name was Doeg
42 And Jonathan said to David, Go the Edomite, the chief of Saul's
in peace, because we have sworn, the shepherds.
two of us, in the name of YAHWEH, 8 And David said to Ahimelech, Is
saying, YAHWEH shall be between there not here under your hand a
you and me, and between my seed and spear or sword? For I have taken
your seed forever. And he rose up and neither my sword or my weapons, for
went. And Jonathan went into the city. the king's matter was urgent.
9 And the priest said, The sword of
Chapter 21 Goliath the Philistine, whom you
struck in the valley of Elah; behold, it
1 And David came to Nob, to is wrapped in the cloak behind the
Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech ephod. If you desire, take it for
trembled at meeting David, and said to yourself; for there is no other here
him, Why are you by yourself, and no except it. And David said, There is
man with you? none like it. Give it to me.
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the face of Saul on that day, and he stronghold. Go, and you come into the
came to Achish the king of Gath. land of Judah. And David left and
11 And the servants of Achish said to came into the forest of Hareth.
him, Is this not David the king of the 6 And Saul heard that David had
land? Is it not of this one they sang in been discovered, and the men with
dances, saying, Saul killed his him. And Saul was staying in Gibeah
thousands, and David his myriads? under the tamarisk tree in Ramah,
12 And David put these words in his with his spear in his hand. And all his
heart, and was very much afraid of the servants were standing by him.
face of Achish the king of Gath. 7 And Saul said to his servants who
13 And he changed his behavior were standing by him, Now hear,
before their eyes, and pretended Benjamites. Will the son of Jesse also
himself to be insane in their hand, and give to any of you fields and
scribbled on the doors of the gate, and vineyards? Will he make each of you
let his spittle fall onto his beard. commanders of thousands and
14 And Achish said to his servants, commanders of hundreds,
Behold, you see the man is showing 8 that all of you have conspired
madness. Why do you bring him to against me, and no one was revealing
me? in my ear when my son cut a covenant
15 Am I in need of madmen that you with the son of Jesse? And not one of
have brought this one in to show you is sorry for me, even to reveal in
madness beside me? Shall this one my ear that my son has stirred up my
come into my house? servant against me, to lie in wait, as at
this day.
Chapter 22 9 And Doeg the Edomite, even he
was set over Saul's servants, answered
1 And David left there and escaped to and said, I saw the son of Jesse
the cave of Adullam. And his brothers coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son
heard, and all his father's house, and of Ahitub.
they went down to him there. 10 And he asked for him of
2 And every man in distress, and YAHWEH, and gave provisions to
every man who had a creditor, and him, and gave him the sword of
every man bitter of soul, gathered Goliath the Philistine.
themselves to him. And he became 11 And the king sent to call
commander over them. And about Ahimelech the priest, the son of
four hundred men were with him. Ahitub, and all his father's house, the
3 And David went from there to priests in Nob. And they came, all of
Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the them, to the king.
king of Moab, Please let my father and 12 And Saul said, Now hear, son of
my mother come and be with you, Ahitub. And he said, I am here, my
until I know what Elohim will do to master.
me. 13 And Saul said to him, Why have
4 And he settled them before the you conspired against me, you and the
king of Moab; and they lived with him son of Jesse by your giving bread and a
all the days David was in the sword to him, and to ask of Elohim for
stronghold. him, to rise up against me, to lie in
5 And Gad the prophet said to David, wait, as at this day?
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and said, And who among all your

servants is as David the faithful, and Chapter 23
son-in-law of the king; who does your
bidding, and is honorable in all your 1 And they spoke to David, saying,
house? Behold, the Philistines are fighting
15 Have I today begun to ask of against Keilah, and they are
Elohim for him? Far be it from me! Do plundering the threshing floors.
not let the king lay anything against 2 And David asked of YAHWEH,
his servant, against any of my father's saying, Shall I go? And shall I strike
house, for your servant has known against these Philistines? And
nothing of this, more or less. YAHWEH said to David, Go, and you
16 And the king said, surely you shall shall strike the Philistines and save
die, Ahimelech, you and your father's Keilah.
house. 3 And David's men said to him,
17 And the king said to the runners Behold, we are afraid here in Judah;
that stood by him, Turn and kill the and how shall we go to Keilah to the
priests of YAHWEH, because their armies of the Philistines?
hand also is with David, and because 4 And David once again inquired of
they knew that he was fleeing, and did YAHWEH. And YAHWEH answered
not reveal it in my ear. But the king's him and said, Rise up, go down to
servants were not willing to put forth Keilah, for I have given the Philistines
their hand to fall on the priests of into your hand.
YAHWEH. 5 And David and his men went to
18 And the king said to Doeg, You Keilah, and fought with the Philistines,
turn and fall on the priests. And Doeg and led away their livestock, and killed
the Edomite turned and fell on the among them with a great blow. And
priests and killed eighty five men David saved those living in Keilah.
bearing a linen ephod in that day. 6 And it happened, when Abiathar
19 And he struck Nob, the city of the the son of Ahimelech fled to David,
priests with the mouth of the sword, near Keilah, an ephod came down in
from man even to woman, from child his hand.
even to suckling, and ox, and donkey, 7 And it was told to Saul that David
and sheep, with the mouth of the had come to Keilah. And Saul said,
sword. Elohim has estranged him into my
20 And one son escaped of hand. For he is shut in, to enter into a
Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. And his city of gates and a bar.
name was Abiathar, and he fled after 8 And Saul heard and called all the
David. people to battle, to go down to Keilah,
21 And Abiathar told David that Saul to lay siege to David and to his men.
had killed the priests of YAHWEH. 9 But David knew that Saul was
22 And David said to Abiathar, I devising evil against him. And he said
knew on that day when Doeg the to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod
Edomite was there, that he certainly near.
would tell Saul. I am turned to grief for 10 And David said, O YAHWEH the
every life of the house of your father. Elohim of Israel, Your servant has
23 Stay with me. Do not fear. For he surely heard that Saul seeks to come to
who seeks my life seeks your life. For Keilah to destroy the city because of
with me you will be under protection. me.
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11 Will the masters of Keilah shut me 21 And Saul said, You are blessed of
up into his hand? Will Saul come YAHWEH, for you have had pity on
down as Your servant has heard? I me.
pray You, YAHWEH the Elohim of 22 Please go, make yet more sure,
Israel, tell your servant. And and know, and see his place where his
YAHWEH said, He will come down. foot is; who has seen him there, for
12 And David said, Will the masters one has said to me, He is being very
of Keilah shut me and my men up into crafty.
Saul's hand? And YAHWEH said, 23 And see and know of all the
They will shut you up. hiding places where he hides himself.
13 And David and his men, about six And you shall return to me ready, and
hundred men, rose up and left Keilah, I shall go with you, and it shall be, if he
and went wherever they could go. And is in the land, that I shall search him
it was told to Saul that David had out through all the thousands of
escaped from Keilah. And he ceased to Judah.
go out. 24 And they rose up and went to
14 And David stayed in the Ziph before Saul. But David and his
wilderness, in the strongholds. And he men were in the wilderness of Maon,
stayed in the hill, in the wilderness of in the Arabah on the south of the
Ziph. And Saul sought him all his days. desert.
And Elohim did not give him into his 25 And Saul and his men went to
hand. search. And they told David. And he
15 And David saw that Saul had went down to the rock, and stayed in
come out to seek his life; and David the wilderness of Maon. And Saul
was in the wilderness of Ziph, in the heard, and pursued David in the
forest. wilderness of Maon.
16 And Jonathan the son of Saul rose 26 And Saul went on this side of the
up and went out to David, to the mountain, and David and his men on
forest. And he made his hand strong in that side of the mountain. And David
Elohim, was hurrying to go away from the face
17 and said to him, Do not fear, for of Saul. And Saul and his men were
the hand of my father Saul shall not encircling David and his men, to catch
find you; and you shall reign over them.
Israel; and I shall be second to you. 27 And a messenger came to Saul,
And my father Saul knows it is so. saying, Hurry, and come, for the
18 And they cut a covenant, both of Philistines have made a raid on the
them, before YAHWEH. And David land.
stayed in the forest, and Jonathan 28 And Saul turned back from
went to his house. pursuing David, and went to meet the
19 And the men of Ziph went to Saul, Philistines. On account of this they
to Gibeah, saying, Is not David hiding have called that place, The Rock of the
himself with us in strongholds, in the Division.
forest, in the hill of Hachilah, which is 29 And David went up from there
south of the wilderness? and stayed in the strongholds at En-
20 And now, come down according Gedi.
to all the desires of your soul, O king.
Come down, and our duty is to deliver
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Chapter 24 today into my hand in the cave. And

one said to kill you, but I had pity on
1 And it happened, when Saul had you. And I said, I shall not put out my
returned from after the Philistines, hand against my master, for he is the
they told him, saying, Behold, David is anointed of YAHWEH.
in the wilderness of En-Gedi. 11 And my father, behold! Yes, see
2 And Saul took three thousand the tassel of your robe in my hand. For
chosen men out of all Israel, and went in that I cut off the tassel of your robe,
to seek David and his men on the front and did not kill you, know and see that
of the rocks of the wild goats. there is neither evil nor transgression
3 And on the way he came in to the in my hand, and I have not sinned
folds of the flock. And there was a against you. Yet you are lying in wait
cave. And Saul went in to cover his for my soul, to take it.
feet.1 And David and his men were 12 YAHWEH shall judge between
staying in the recesses of the cave. you and me, and YAHWEH shall
4 And David's men said to him, avenge me of you. But my hand shall
Behold, the day of which YAHWEH not be on you.
said to you, Behold, I will deliver your 13 As the proverb of the ancients
enemy into your hand, and you shall says, Wickedness proceeds from the
do to him as it is good in your eyes. wicked. But my hand shall not be on
But David rose up and quietly cut off you.
the tassel of Saul's robe. 14 After whom has the king of Israel
5 And it happened afterward, the come out? After whom are you
heart of David struck him, because he pursuing? After a dead dog? After a
had cut off Saul's tassel. flea?
6 And he said to his men, Far be it 15 Yea, YAHWEH shall be judge,
from me, by YAHWEH. I shall not do and shall judge between you and me.
this thing to my master, to the Yea, He shall see and contend for my
anointed of YAHWEH, to put out my cause, and shall deliver me out of your
hand against him. For he is the hand.2
anointed of YAHWEH. 16 And it happened, when David
7 And David held back his men by finished speaking these words to Saul,
words, and did not allow them to rise Saul said, Is this your voice, my son
up against Saul. And Saul rose up from David? And Saul lifted up his voice
the cave and went in the way. and wept.
8 And David rose up afterward and 17 And he said to David, You are
went out from the cave and called after more righteous than I. For you have
Saul, saying, My master the king! And done good to me, and I have rewarded
Saul looked behind him. And David you with evil.
was bowing face to the earth and 18 And you have today shown that
prostrated himself. you have dealt well with me, in that
9 And David said to Saul, Why do YAHWEH shut me up into your hand,
you listen to the words of man, saying, and you did not kill me.
Behold, David seeks to do you evil? 19 For if a man finds his enemy, will
10 See, this day your eyes have seen
how YAHWEH has delivered you 2 One does not need to take matters into his
own hands but to simply trust in YHWH
who will avenge those who fight against
1 Saul was relieving himself. His elect.
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he let him go on his way well? And shamed them, nor was anything
YAHWEH will repay you good for missing to them all the days they were
that which you have done to me today. in Carmel.
20 And now, behold, I know that you 8 Ask your young men, and they will
shall certainly reign, and the kingdom tell you. And may the young men find
of Israel shall be established in your favor in your eyes, for we have come at
hand. a good day. Please give that which
21 And now, swear to me by your hand finds to your servants, and
YAHWEH that you shall not cut off to your son, to David.
my seed after me, nor shall you 9 And the young men of David came
destroy my name from the house of and spoke to Nabal according to all
my father. these words, in the name of David, and
22 And David swore to Saul. And rested.
Saul went to his house, and David and 10 And Nabal answered David's
his men went up into the stronghold. servants and said, Who is David, and
who the son of Jesse? The servants
Chapter 25 have multiplied today who have
broken away from his master.
1 And Samuel died, and all Israel was 11 And shall I take my bread, and my
gathered, and mourned for him. And water, and my meat which I have
they buried him in his house, in killed for my shearers, and give to men
Ramah. And David rose up and went whom I have not known, from where
down to the wilderness of Paran. they are?
2 And a certain man was in Maon, 12 And the young men of David
and his work was in Carmel. And the turned to their way, and returned and
man was very great, and there were came and told him according to all
three thousand sheep and a thousand these words.
goats to him. And he was shearing his 13 And David said to his men, Each
flock in Carmel. man gird on his sword. And David also
3 And the man's name was Nabal, girded on his sword. And about four
and his wife's name, Abigail. And the hundred men went up after David and
woman was of good understanding, two hundred stayed by the baggage.
and beautiful of form. And the man 14 And one young man of the youths
was cruel and evil in his dealings. And told Abigail the wife of Nabal, saying,
He was a Calebite. Behold, David has sent messengers out
4 And David heard in the wilderness of the wilderness to bless our master,
that Nabal was shearing his flock. and he screamed at them.
5 And David sent ten young men, 15 And the men were good to us, and
and David said to the young men, Go have not shamed us, and we have not
up to Carmel, and you shall come to missed anything all the days we have
Nabal and ask him of his welfare in my gone up and down with them when we
name. were in the field.
6 And say this, Long life and peace to 16 They have been a wall to us both
you! And peace to your house, and by day and by night, all the days we
peace to all that you have. have been with them, feeding the
7 And now, I have heard that you flock.
have shearers. And your shepherds 17 And now, know and consider what
have been with us; we have not you should do; for evil has been

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determined against our master, and on 26 And now, my master, as

all his house. And he is a son of YAHWEH lives, and as your soul
worthlessness, no one can speak to lives, in that YAHWEH has withheld
him. you from coming in with blood, and
18 And Abigail hurried and took two delivering your hand for you; even
hundred loaves, and two skins of wine, now let your enemies be as Nabal,
and five prepared sheep, and five even those seeking evil to my master.
measures of roasted grain, and a 27 And now this blessing which your
hundred bunches of raisins, and two handmaid has brought to my master,
hundred cakes of figs. And she set even let it be given to the young men
them on the donkeys. who go after my master.
19 And she said to her young men, 28 Please, bear with the sin of your
Pass on before me. Behold, I am handmaid, for YAHWEH shall
coming after you. But she did not tell certainly make a sure house for my
her husband Nabal. master. For my master has fought the
20 And it happened she was riding battles of YAHWEH, and evil has not
on the donkey and coming down by been found in you all your days.
the cover of the mountain. And, 29 And if a man rises up to pursue
behold, David and his men were you and to seek your soul, the soul of
coming down to meet her; and she met my master will be bound up in the
them. bundle of life with YAHWEH your
21 And David had said, Surely, in Elohim; and the souls of your enemies,
vain I have guarded all that belongs to He shall sling them from the hollow of
this fellow in the wilderness, so that the sling.
not anything was missed of all that 30 And it shall be, when YAHWEH
was his. And he has returned to me does to my master according to all the
evil for good. good which He has spoken concerning
22 So may Elohim do to the enemies you, and has commanded you to be
of David, and may He do more so, if I ruler over Israel,
leave any of all that is to him to the 31 that this shall not be for a cause of
light of the morning, of one who staggering, or of stumbling of heart to
urinates against a wall. my master, either to shed blood for
23 And Abigail saw David, and she nothing, or that my master saved
hurried, and she dismounted from the himself. And may YAHWEH do good
donkey and fell on her face before to my master, and you remember your
David and bowed to the earth. handmaid.
24 And she fell at his feet and said, 32 And David said to Abigail,
On me, even me, my master, be the Blessed is YAHWEH the Elohim of
iniquity. And please, let your Israel, who has sent you to meet me
handmaid speak in your ears; and hear today.
the words of your handmaid. 33 And blessed is your discernment.
25 Please, do not let my master set And blessed are you in that you have
his heart toward this man of kept me from coming in with blood
worthlessness, on Nabal. For as his this day, and from delivering myself
name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, with my own hand.
and foolishness is with him. And I, 34 And, indeed, as YAHWEH the
your handmaid, did not see the young Elohim of Israel lives, who has kept
men of my master whom you sent. me back from doing evil to you, for
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unless you had hurried and had come 43 And David had taken Ahinoam
to meet me, surely there would not from Jezreel. And they became, even
have been left to Nabal one who both of them, wives to him.
urinates against the wall till the light 44 And Saul gave his daughter
of morning. Michal, David's wife, to Phalti the son
35 And David received from her of Laish, who was of Gallim.
hand what she had brought to him.
And he said to her, Go in peace to your Chapter 26
house. See, I have heard your voice,
and have accepted your face. 1 And the men of Ziph came to Saul,
36 And Abigail came to Nabal. And, to Gibeah, saying, Is not David hiding
behold, he was at a feast in his house, himself in the hill of Hachilah, on the
like the feast of the king. And Nabal's face of the desert?
heart felt good within him, and he was 2 And Saul rose up and went down to
drunk to excess. And she did not tell the wilderness of Ziph, and three
him a word, more or less, until the thousand men were with him, chosen
light of the morning. ones of Israel, to seek David in the
37 And it happened in the morning, wilderness of Ziph.
when the wine had gone out of Nabal, 3 And Saul camped in the hill of
his wife told him these things. And his Hachilah which is on the face of the
heart died within him, and he became desert, by the highway. And David was
like a stone. staying in the wilderness. And he saw
38 And it happened about ten days that Saul had come after him into the
later, YAHWEH struck Nabal and he wilderness.
died. 4 And David sent spies, and he knew
39 And David heard that Nabal had that Saul had certainly come to
died, and said, Blessed be YAHWEH Nachon.
who has contended for the cause of my 5 And David rose up and came to the
reproach from the hand of Nabal; and place where Saul camped. And David
His servant has been kept back from saw the place where Saul lay down.
evil. And YAHWEH has caused the And Abner the son of Ner, his army
evil doing of Nabal to return on his commander, and Saul were lying
head. And David sent and spoke with within the barricade. And the people
Abigail, to take her to himself for a were camping all around him.
wife. 6 And David answered and said to
40 And David's servants came to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai
Abigail at Carmel, and spoke to her, the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother,
saying, David has sent us to you to saying, Who shall go down with me to
take you to him for a wife. Saul, to the camp? And Abishai said, I
41 And she rose up and bowed her will go down with you.
face to the earth, and said, Behold, let 7 And David and Abishai came to the
your handmaid be a servant to wash people by night. And, behold, Saul was
the feet of the servants of my master. lying down, sleeping within the
42 And Abigail hurried and arose barricade. And his spear was stuck
and rode on a donkey, and five of her into the earth at his head-place. And
young women following her. And she Abner and all the people were lying all
went after David's messengers. And around him.
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has shut up your enemy into your David, and said, Is this your voice, my
hand today. And now please let me son David? And David said, My voice,
strike him with a spear, even to the my master, O king!
earth one time, and I will not repeat it 18 And he said, Why is this, that my
to him. master is pursuing his servant? For
9 And David said to Abishai, Do not what have I done, and what in my
destroy him. For who shall put forth hand is evil?
his hand against the anointed of 19 And now, please let my master
YAHWEH and be guiltless? the king hear the words of his servant.
10 And David said, As YAHWEH If YAHWEH has moved you against
lives, except YAHWEH strike him, or me, let Him accept an offering. And if
his day shall come and he dies, or he the sons of men, they are cursed
goes down and is devoured in battle, before YAHWEH; for they have
11 far be it from me, by YAHWEH, driven me out today from joining
from putting forth my hand against myself with the inheritance of
the anointed of YAHWEH. And now, YAHWEH, saying, Go, serve other
please take the spear at his head-place, gods.
and the jar of water, and we will go. 20 And now, let not my blood fall to
12 And David took the spear and the the earth before the face of YAHWEH,
jar of water at the head-place of Saul, for the king of Israel has come out to
and they went away. And no one was seek a flea, as one hunts the partridge
seeing; and no one knew; and no one in the mountains.
was awake; for all of them were 21 And Saul said, I have sinned.
sleeping because a deep sleep from Return, my son David, for I shall not
YAHWEH had fallen on them. do evil to you any more, because my
13 And David crossed over to the life has been precious in your eyes
other side and stood on the top of the today. Behold, I have acted foolishly,
hill far away, the distance between and I have erred exceedingly much.
them being great. 22 And David answered and said,
14 And David called to the people, Behold, the king's spear! And let one
and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, of the young men cross over and
Do you not answer, Abner? And Abner receive it.
replied and said, Who are you, the one 23 And YAHWEH will return to
calling to the king? each his righteousness and his
15 And David said to Abner, Are you faithfulness, in that YAHWEH has
not a man? And who is like you in delivered you into my hand, and I have
Israel? But why have you not watched not been willing to put forth my hand
over your master the king? For one of against the anointed of YAHWEH.
the people came in to destroy your 24 And behold, as your life has been
master the king. highly esteemed in my eyes today, so
16 This thing which you have done is let my soul be highly esteemed in the
not good. As YAHWEH lives, you also eyes of YAHWEH. And may He
are sons of death, in that you have not deliver me out of all distress.
watched over your master, over the 25 And Saul said to David, Blessed
anointed of YAHWEH. And now, see be you, my son David. Both you shall
where the king's spear is, and the jar of surely do, also you shall surely be able.
water which was at his head-place? And David went on his way. And Saul
17 And Saul recognized the voice of returned to his place.
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10 And Achish said, Did you not

Chapter 27 make raids today? And David said,
Against the south of Judah, and
1 And David said in his heart, I shall against the south of the Jerahmeelites,
now perish one day by the hand of and to the south of the Kenites.
Saul. Nothing is better for me than 11 David did not keep alive man or
that escaping I escape to the land of woman to bring news to Gath, saying,
the Philistines. And Saul will despair Lest they speak against us, saying, So
of me, to still seek me in all the border David has done; And so has been his
of Israel. And I shall escape out of his custom all the days that he has lived in
hand. the fields of the Philistines.
2 And David rose up and crossed 12 And Achish trusted David, saying,
over, he and six hundred men who Surely he has made himself to be
were with him, to Achish the son of hated among his people in Israel, and
Maoch, the king of Gath. has become my servant forever.
3 And David lived with Achish in
Gath, he and his men, each one and Chapter 28
his household: David and his two
wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail 1 And in those days it happened that
the former wife of Nabal of Carmel. the Philistines gathered their armies
4 And it was told to Saul that David for warfare, to fight against Israel. And
had fled to Gath, and he did not seek Achish said to David, Going you shall
for him any more. go out with me in the army, you and
5 And David said to Achish, Please, if our men.
I have found grace in your eyes, they 2 And David said to Achish, By this
shall give to me a place in one of the you shall know that which your
cities of the field, and I shall live there. servant will do. And Achish said to
Yea, why should your servant live in David, Then I appoint you keeper of
the royal city with you? my head all the days.
6 And Achish gave Ziklag to him in 3 And Samuel was dead. And all
that day. Therefore, Ziklag has been Israel had mourned for him, and
counted to the kings of Judah until buried him in Ramah, even in his city.
this day. And Saul had taken away the
7 And the number of days which necromancers and the fortune tellers
David lived in the field of the out of the land.
Philistines was a year and four 4 And the Philistines had gathered
months. and had come in and camped in
8 And David and his men went up Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel,
and attacked the Geshurites, and the and they camped in Gilboa.
Gezrites, and the Amalekites. For they 5 And Saul saw the camp of the
were the ones living in the land from Philistines, and his heart trembled and
the past days, as you come into Shur he greatly feared.
and into the land of Egypt. 6 And Saul asked of YAHWEH, but
9 And David struck the land, and did YAHWEH did not answer him, either
not keep alive man, or woman, and by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.
took sheep, and oxen, and donkeys, 7 And Saul said to his servants, Seek
and camels, and clothing, and turned out for me a woman, with the ability to
back and came to Achish. call up the dead, and I will go to her

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and inquire of her. And his servants turned from me and has not answered
said to him, Behold, a woman, a me any more, either by the hand of the
medium, is in Endor. prophets, or by dreams. And I called
8 And Saul disguised himself and put for you to make known to me what I
on other clothes. And he and two of should do.
the men with him went; and they came 16 And Samuel said, And why do you
to the woman by night. And he said, I ask me, since YAHWEH has departed
beg you, divine for me by necromancy, from you and is your adversary?
and bring up to me him whom I say to 17 And YAHWEH is doing for
you. Himself as He spoke by my hand. And
9 And the woman said to him, YAHWEH is tearing the kingdom out
Behold, you know that which Saul has of your hand, and is giving it to your
done, that he has cut off necromancers neighbor, to David.
and the fortune tellers, out of the land. 18 Because you did not listen to the
And why are you laying a snare for my voice of YAHWEH, or execute the
life, to kill me? anger of His wrath on Amalek, on this
10 And Saul swore to her by account YAHWEH is doing this thing
YAHWEH, saying, As YAHWEH to you today.
lives, no evil shall happen to you 19 Yea, YAHWEH is also giving
because of this thing. Israel into the hand of the Philistines
11 And the woman said, Whom shall along with you. And tomorrow you
I bring up to you? And he said, Bring and your sons will be with me. And
up Samuel to me. YAHWEH will give the army of Israel
12 And the woman saw Samuel1, and into the hand of the Philistines.
cried out with a loud voice. And the 20 And Saul hurried and fell the full
woman spoke to Saul, saying, Why length of his stature to the earth, and
have you deceived me? For you are greatly feared from the words of
Saul! Samuel. And there was no power in
13 And the king said to her, Do not him, for he had not eaten food all that
be afraid. For what have you seen? day, and all the night.
And the woman said to Saul, I have 21 And the woman came to Saul.
seen an Elohim coming up out of the And she saw that he was much
earth. terrified, and said to him, Behold, your
14 And he said to her, What is his servant has listened to your voice, and
appearance? And she said, An old man I put my life in my hand, and I obeyed
is coming up, and he is covered with a your words which you spoke to me.
robe. And Saul perceived that he was 22 And now please, you listen to the
Samuel. And he bowed his face to the voice of your servant, and I will set
earth, and prostrated himself. before you a bit of bread; and eat, and
15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why there will be strength in you when you
have you disturbed me, to bring me go on your way.
up. And Saul said, I am grievously 23 And he refused, and said, I will
distressed. And the Philistines are not eat. But his servants forced him,
fighting against me, and Elohim has and the woman also. And he listened
to their voices and rose from the earth
1 The witch apparently had seen a demon and sat on the bed.
who was portraying himself as Samuel as 24 And the woman had a fat calf in
scripture states Samuel never saw Saul the house. And she hurried and
again after he rebuked him (1 Sam 15:35).
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slaughtered it, and took flour, and coming in to me until today. But you
kneaded it, and baked unleavened are not good in the eyes of the rulers.
cakes of it. 7 And now return, and go in peace,
25 And she brought it near before that you not do evil in the eyes of the
Saul, and before his servants. And they rulers of the Philistines.
ate, and rose up, and went on during 8 And David said to Achish, But
that night. what have I done? And what have you
found in your servant from the day
Chapter 29 that I have been in your presence until
today, that I may not go in and fight
1 And the Philistines gathered all against the enemies of my master the
their armies to Aphek. And Israel was king?
camped at a fountain which is in 9 And Achish replied and said to
Jezreel. David, I have known that you are good
2 And the Philistine rulers were in my eyes, like a messenger of
passing on by hundreds and by Elohim. But the rulers of the
thousands. And David and his men Philistines have said, He shall not go
were passing on in the rear with up with us into battle.
Achish. 10 And now, you and the servants of
3 And the Philistine rulers said, your master who have come with you
What are these Hebrews? And Achish rise early in the morning. When you
said to the Philistine rulers, Is this not have light, then go.
David the servant of Saul the king of 11 And David rose up early, he and
Israel who has been with me these his men, to go in the morning, to
days and years? And I have not found return to the land of the Philistines.
anything evil in him from the day he And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
fell away until today.
4 And the Philistine rulers were Chapter 30
angry against him. And the Philistine
rulers said to him, Send the man back, 1 And it happened, when David and
and he shall return to his place where his men came to Ziklag on the third
you have appointed him. And he shall day, the Amalekites had raided to the
not go down with us into battle, and Negev, even to Ziklag, and had struck
shall not become an adversary to us in Ziklag and burned it with fire.
battle. And with what should this one 2 And they captured the women in it,
give pleasure to his master, if not with from the small even to the great; they
the heads of these men? did not kill anyone, but they led them
5 Is this not David, of whom they away, and went on their way.
answer in dances, saying, Saul has 3 And David and his men came into
killed his thousands, and David his the city. And, behold! It was burned
myriads? with fire! And their wives and their
6 And Achish called David and said sons and their daughters had been
to him, As YAHWEH lives, Surely you taken captive.
are upright and good in my eyes in 4 And David and the people with
your going out and in your coming in him lifted up their voice and wept,
with me in the camp. For I have not until they had no power in them to
found evil in you from the day of your weep.
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been taken, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and able to bring me down to this troop?
Abigail the former wife of Nabal of And he said, Swear to me by Elohim
Carmel. that you will neither put me to death,
6 And David was greatly distressed, nor deliver me up into my master's
for the people said to stone him. For hand, and I will bring you down to this
the soul of the people was bitter, each troop.
for his sons and for his daughters. And 16 And he brought him down. And,
David made himself strong in behold, they were spread out over the
YAHWEH his Elohim. face of all the earth, eating and
7 And David said to Abiathar the drinking and feasting, with all the
priest, the son of Ahimelech, Please great plunder which they had taken
bring the ephod near to me. And out of the land of the Philistines, and
Abiathar brought the ephod to David. out of the land of Judah.
8 And David asked of YAHWEH, 17 And David struck them from the
saying, Shall I pursue this troop? Shall twilight even to the evening of the next
I overtake it? And He said to him, day. And not a man of them escaped,
Pursue, for you shall certainly except four hundred young men who
overtake, and shall certainly recover. rode on camels and fled.
9 So David went on, he and six 18 And David recovered all that the
hundred men who were with him. And Amalekites had taken; and David
they came to the torrent Besor. And recovered his two wives.
those that were left stood. 19 And nothing was missing to them,
10 And David pursued, he and four from the small even to the great, and
hundred men; for two hundred men to sons and daughters, and from the
stood, who were too exhausted to pass plunder, even to all that they had
over the torrent Besor. taken for themselves; David brought
11 And they found a man, an back the whole of it.
Egyptian, in the field, and took him to 20 And David took all the flock, and
David, and gave him food, and he ate. the herd. They drove on before those
And they made him drink water. other cattle. And they said, This is
12 And they gave to him a piece of David's prize.
fig-cake, and two bunches of raisins. 21 And David came to the two
And he ate, and his spirit returned to hundred men who were too exhausted
him, for he had not eaten food nor to go after David, and whom they
drunk water three days and three caused to remain at the torrent Besor.
nights. And they went out to meet David, and
13 And David said to him, Whose are to meet the people with him. And
you? And from where do you come? David came up to the people, and
And he said, I am an Egyptian youth, asked them of their peace.
slave to an Amalekite man. And my 22 And every evil and worthless man
master abandoned me, for I had been of the men who had gone with David
sick three days. answered, and they said, Because they
14 We raided the south of the did not go with me, we will not give to
Cherethites, and went against that them from the plunder which we have
belonging to Judah, and against the delivered, except to each man his wife
south of Caleb. And we burned Ziklag and his sons. And let them take them
with fire. and go.
15 And David said to him, Are you 23 And David said, You shall not do

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so, my brothers, with that which Saul. And the archers, men with the
YAHWEH has given to us. And He bow, found him and he was sorely
has protected us, and has given the wounded by the archers.
troop which came against us into our 4 And Saul said to his armor bearer,
hand. Draw your sword and thrust it through
24 And who will listen to you in this me, lest these uncircumcised ones
thing? For as the portion of him who come and thrust it through me and
goes down to battle, so shall be his abuse me. But his armor bearer would
share who remains by the baggage. not, for he was much afraid. So Saul
They shall share together. took the sword and fell on it.
25 And it was so, from that day and 5 And his armor bearer saw that Saul
forward he commanded it for a statute was dead, and he also fell on his sword
and for an ordinance for Israel to this and died with him.
day. 6 And Saul and three of his sons, and
26 And David came to Ziklag. And his armor-bearer, and all his men died
he sent of the plunder to the elders of together on that day.
Judah, to his friends, saying, Behold, a 7 And the men of Israel who were
blessing for you of the plunder of the beyond the valley, and who were
enemies of YAHWEH; beyond the Jordan, saw that the men
27 to those in Bethel, and to those in of Israel had fled, and that Saul and
Ramoth of the Negeb, and to those in his sons had died. And they
Jattir, abandoned the cities and fled. And the
28 and to those in Aroer, and to Philistines came in and lived in them.
those in Siphmoth, and to those in 8 And it happened on the next day,
Eshtemoa, the Philistines came to strip the
29 and to those in Rachal, and to wounded. And they found Saul and his
those in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, three sons fallen down on Mount
and to those in the cities of the Gilboa.
Kenites, 9 And they cut off his head, and
30 and to those in Hormah, and to stripped off his weapons, and sent into
those in Chorashan, and to those in the land of the Philistines all around to
Athach, proclaim the news in the house of their
31 and to those in Hebron, and to all idols, and among the people.
the places where David had gone up 10 And they put his weapons in the
and down, he and his men. house of Ashtaroth, and they fastened
his body on the wall of Beth-Shean.
Chapter 31 11 And when they heard about it, the
ones living in Jabesh-Gilead, that
1 And the Philistines were fighting which the Philistines had done to Saul,
against Israel. And the men of Israel 12 then all the mighty men rose up,
fled from the face of the Philistines, and they went all the night; and they
and they fell down wounded in Mount took the body of Saul, and the bodies
Gilboa. of his sons, from the wall of Beth-
2 And the Philistines followed Saul Shean. And they came to Jabesh, and
and his sons. And the Philistines burned them there.
struck Jonathan, and Abinadab, and 13 And they took their bones and
Malchishua, Saul's sons.
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buried them under the tamarisk tree

in Jabesh. And they fasted seven days.1

1 Verses 11-13- The bodies were recovered

by the men of Jabesh- gilead, who had not
forgotten how Saul had once saved them, 1
Sam 11:1-11.
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Chapter 1 garments and tore them; and also all

the men with him did so.
1 And it happened, after the death of 12 And they mourned and wept and
Saul, David returned from striking the fasted until the evening, for Saul, and
Amalekites. And David remained in for his son Jonathan, and for the
Ziklag two days. people of YAHWEH, and for the
2 And it happened on the third day, house of Israel, because they had
behold, a man came in out of the camp fallen by the sword.
from Saul. And his garments were 13 And David said to the youth who
torn, and earth on his head. And it told him, From where are you? And he
happened as he came to David, he fell said, I am the son of a foreign man, an
to the earth and prostrated himself. Amalekite.
3 And David said to him, From 14 And David said to him, Why were
where do you come? And he said to you not afraid to put forth your hand
him, I have escaped out of the camp of to destroy the anointed of YAHWEH?
Israel. 15 And David called to one of the
4 And David said to him, How did young men, and said, Draw near and
the matter go? Please tell me. And he fall on him. And he struck him, and he
answered, The people fled from the died.
battle and also a multitude of the 16 And David said to him, Your
people have fallen, and they died, and blood be on your own head, for your
also Saul and his son Jonathan have mouth has testified against you,
died. saying, I caused to die the anointed of
5 And David said to the youth who YAHWEH.
was telling him, How do you know that 17 And David sang this death-dirge
Saul and his son Jonathan are dead? over Saul, and over his son Jonathan;
6 And the youth who was telling him 18 and he said to teach the sons of
said, By chance I happened to be on Judah The Song of the Bow. Behold, it
Mount Gilboa. And behold, Saul was is written in the Book of Jashar:
leaning on his spear. And, behold, the 19 The beauty of Israel is slain on
chariots and the masters of horses your high places. How are the mighty
closely followed him! fallen!
7 And he turned behind him and he 20 Tell it not in Gath; do not make it
saw me and called to me. And I said, known in the streets of Ashkelon, that
Behold me. the daughters of the Philistines not
8 And he said to me, Who are you? rejoice; that the daughters of the
And I said, I am an Amalekite. uncircumcised not exult.
9 And he said to me, Please stand 21 Mountains of Gilboa, let not dew
over me and kill me, for agony has or rain be on you, nor fields of
seized me; for all my life is still in me. offerings; for there the shield of the
10 And I stood over him and killed mighty was vilely cast away, the shield
him, for I knew that he could not live of Saul, not being anointed with oil.
after his falling. And I took the crown 22 From the blood of the slain, from
on his head, and the bracelet on his the fat of the mighty, the bow of
arm, and I brought them to my master Jonathan did not turn the back; and
here. the sword of Saul did not return
11 And David took hold on his empty.
23 Saul and Jonathan! They were
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beloved and delightful in their lives; will do good to you because you have
and in their death they were not done this thing.
parted. They were swifter than eagles; 7 And now, let your hands be made
they were stronger than lions. strong, and be valiant; for your master
24 Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul is dead. And also, the house of
Saul, who clothed you with scarlet Judah has anointed me as king over
delights, who brought ornaments of them.
gold on your clothing. 8 And Abner the son of Ner, the
25 How are the mighty fallen in the commander of the Saul's army, took
midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and caused
on your high places! him to cross over to Mahanaim.
26 I am distressed over you, my 9 And he caused him to reign over
brother Jonathan. You were very Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and
delightful to me; your love was over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and
wonderful to me, more than the love of over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
women. 10 Ishbosheth the son of Saul was
27 How are the mighty fallen, and forty years old when he began to reign
the weapons of war perished! over Israel, and he reigned two years.
But the house of Judah followed after
Chapter 2 David.
11 And it happened, the number of
1 And it happened after this, David the days that David was king in
asked of YAHWEH, saying, Shall I go Hebron, over the house of Judah, was
up to one of the cities of Judah? And seven years and six months.
YAHWEH said to him, Go up. And 12 And Abner the son of Ner and the
David said, Where shall I go up? And servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul
He said, To Hebron. went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 And David went up there, and also 13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and
his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and David's servants went out. And they
Abigail the former wife of Nabal of met by the pool of Gibeon, and sat
Carmel. down, these by the pool on this side,
3 And David brought up his men of and those by the pool on that side.
those who were with him, each man 14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the
and his household. And they lived in young men rise up now and make
the cities of Hebron. sport before us. And Joab said, Let
4 And the men of Judah came and them rise.
anointed David king over the house of 15 And they rose up and went over
Judah there. And they told David, by number, twelve for Benjamin, and
saying, It was the men of Jabesh- for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and
Gilead who buried Saul. twelve of the servants of David.
5 And David sent messengers to the 16 And each one seize the head of his
men of Jabesh-Gilead, and said to companion, and thrust his sword into
them, Blessed are you of YAHWEH, the side of his companion. And they
in that you have done this kindness fell together. And one called that place
with your master, with Saul, that you The Field of smooth Rocks, which is in
have buried him. Gibeon.
6 And now, may YAHWEH do with 17 And the battle was very hard on
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Abner were stricken before David's for if you had not spoken, surely then
servants. in the morning the people would have
18 And there were three sons of gone up, each one from following his
Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and brother.
Asahel. And Asahel was swift with his 28 And Joab blew the ram's horn.
feet, like one of the gazelles in the And all the people stood still, and did
field. not pursue Israel any more; nor did
19 And Asahel ran after Abner, and they fight any more.
did not turn to go to the right or to the 29 And Abner and his men went
left from following Abner. through the Arabah all that night, and
20 And Abner looked behind him, crossed the Jordan, and went all the
and said, Are you Asahel? And he said, forenoon, and came to Mahanaim.
I am. 30 And Joab returned from pursuing
21 And Abner said to him, Turn Abner. And he gathered all the people.
aside to your right, or to your left, and And there were lacking nineteen men
seize one of the young men for of David's servants, and Asahel.
yourself, and take his spoil for 31 And David's servants had struck
yourself. And Asahel was not willing to three hundred and sixty men of
turn aside from following him. Benjamin, even among the men of
22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Abner these died.
Turn aside from following me. Why 32 And they lifted up Asahel and
should I strike you to the earth? And buried him in the burying place of his
how shall I lift up my face to your father, which is in Bethlehem. And
brother Joab? they went all night, Joab and his men;
23 And he refused to turn aside. And and it was light to them coming into
Abner struck him in the belly with the Hebron.
butt of the spear. And the spear came
out from behind him; and he fell there, Chapter 3
and died in his place. And it happened
that all who came to the place, there 1 And there was a long war between
where Asahel fell and died, they stood the house of Saul and the house of
still. David. And David was going on and
24 And Joab and Abishai ran after was strong, but the house of Saul was
Abner, and the sun was going. And going on and was weak.
they came to the hill of Ammah which 2 And sons were born to David in
is before Giah, by the way of the Hebron. And his first-born was
wilderness of Gibeon. Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel.
25 And the sons of Benjamin 3 And his second was Chileab, of
gathered themselves after Abner, and Abigail the former wife of Nabal of
became one troop, and stood on the Carmel. And the third was Absalom
top of a certain hill. the son of Maacah, the daughter of
26 And Abner called to Joab, and Talmai the king of Geshur.
said, Does the sword devour forever? 4 And the fourth was Adonijah the
Do you not know that it will be bitter son of Haggith. And the fifth was
in the end? And until when will you Shephatiah the son of Abital.
say to the people to turn back from 5 And the sixth was Ithream, of
after their brothers? Eglah the wife of David. These were
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6 And it happened while there was from the man, from Phaltiel the son of
war between the house of Saul and the Laish.
house of David, Abner was making 16 And her husband went with her,
himself strong for the house of Saul. going on and weeping behind her to
7 And Saul had a concubine, and her Bahurim. And Abner said to him, Go,
name was Rizpah the daughter of return. And he returned.
Aiah. And Ishbosheth said to Abner, 17 And the word of Abner was with
Why have you gone in to my father's the elders of Israel, saying, Before now
concubine? you have been seeking David for king
8 And Abner was exceedingly angry over you.
over the words of Ishbosheth. And he 18 And now do it. For YAHWEH
said, Am I a dog's head that is to has spoken of David, saying, By the
Judah, that I deal with kindness with hand of My servant David He will save
the house of your father Saul in My people Israel out of the hand of the
regards to Judah today, to his Philistines, and out of the hand of all
brothers, and to his friends, and have their enemies.
not caused you to be found in the hand 19 And Abner also spoke in the ears
of David, and you charge a sin against of Benjamin. And Abner went also to
me with this woman today? speak in the ears of David in Hebron
9 May Elohim do to Abner, and more all that was good in the eyes of Israel,
so, if I do not do to David as and in the eyes of all the house of
YAHWEH has sworn, Benjamin.
10 to cause the kingdom to pass over 20 And Abner came to David, to
from the house of Saul, and to Hebron, and twenty men with him.
establish the throne of David over And David made a feast for Abner and
Israel and over Judah from Dan even for the men with him.
to Beer-Sheba. 21 And Abner said to David, let me
11 And he was not able to return a rise up and go, and gather all Israel to
word to Abner any more, because he my master the king. And they shall cut
feared him. a covenant with you. And you shall
12 And Abner sent messengers to reign over all that your soul desires.
David for himself, saying, Whose is the And David sent Abner away, and he
land? He said, Cut your covenant with went in peace.
me, and, behold, my hand shall be 22 And, behold, the servants of
with you, to bring all Israel around to David and Joab came from pursuing a
you. troop. And they brought much plunder
13 And he said, Good, I will cut a with them. And Abner was not with
covenant with you, but one thing I ask David in Hebron, for he had sent him
of you, saying, You shall not see my away; and he had gone in peace.
face except you first bring Michal the 23 And Joab and all the army with
daughter of Saul when you come to see him had come. And they told Joab,
my face. saying, Abner the son of Ner has come
14 And David sent messengers to to the king. And he has sent him away,
Ishbosheth the son of Saul, saying, and he has gone in peace.
Give up my wife Michal, whom I 24 And Joab came to the king, and
betrothed to myself with a hundred said, What have you done? Behold,
foreskins of the Philistines. Abner has come to you; why is this,
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that you have sent him away, and David to eat food while it was yet day.
going he is gone? But David swore, saying, So may
25 You know Abner the son of Ner, Elohim do to me, and still more, if I
that he came to deceive you, and to taste bread or anything before the sun
know your going out and your coming goes in.1
in, and to know all that you are doing. 36 And all the people took notice,
26 And Joab left David, and sent and it was good in their eyes. As to all
messengers after Abner. And they the king did, it was good in the eyes of
brought him back from the well of all the people.
Sirah. But David did not know it. 37 And all the people, even all Israel,
27 And Abner returned to Hebron. knew in that day that it was not from
And Joab turned him aside into the the king to kill Abner the son of Ner.
middle of the gate, to speak with him 38 And the king said to his servants,
privately. And he struck him in the Do you not know that a commander,
belly there, and he died, because of the even a great one has fallen this day in
blood of his brother Asahel. Israel?
28 And afterward David heard, and 39 And I am weak today, though
said, I and my kingdom are guiltless anointed king. And these men, the
before YAHWEH forever from the sons of Zeruiah, are too hard for me.
blood of Abner the son of Ner. May YAHWEH reward the doer of the
29 May it whirl about the head of evil according to his evil!
Joab, and on all his father's house; and
let there not fail from the house of Chapter 4
Joab one that has an issue, or that is a
leper, or that leans on a staff, or who 1 And the son of Saul heard that
falls by the sword, or that lacks bread! Abner was dead in Hebron. And his
30 And Joab and his brother Abishai hands dropped; and all those in Israel
killed Abner because he had killed were terrified.
their brother Asahel in Gibeon, in 2 And Saul's son had two men, troop
battle. commanders, one's name being
31 And David said to Joab, and to all Baanah, and the other's name Rechab,
the people with him, Tear your the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of
garments and gird on sackcloth, and the sons of Benjamin (for Beeroth also
mourn before Abner. And King David is counted to Benjamin.
was following after the bier. 3 And the Beerothites fled to
32 And they buried Abner in Gittaim, and are aliens there to this
Hebron. And the king lifted up his day.)
voice and wept at the grave of Abner; 4 And Jonathan the son of Saul had
and all the people wept. a crippled son, he was a son of five
33 And the king lamented for Abner, years when the news of Saul and
and said, Should Abner die as it were Jonathan came out of Jezreel; and his
like a fool? nurse lifted him up and fled; and it
34 Your hands were not bound, nor happened as she hurried to flee, that
your feet put into fetters. As one falls he fell and became crippled; and his
before sons of evil, you have fallen! name was Mephibosheth.
And all the people wept again over 5 And the sons of Rimmon the
him. Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went
35 And all the people came to cause
1 The new day began at sunset, Lev 23:32.
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and came at the heat of the day to the Behold, we are your bone and we are
house of Ishbosheth. And he was lying your flesh.
on his bed at noon. 2 Both yesterday and the day before,
6 And they came to the middle of the when Saul was king over us, you were
house, bringing wheat. And they he who led out and brought in Israel.
struck him in the belly. And Rechab And YAHWEH said to you, You shall
and his brother Baanah escaped. shepherd My people Israel, and you
7 And they entered the house, and he shall be for a leader over Israel.
was lying on his bed in his bedroom; 3 And all the elders of Israel came to
and they struck him and killed him, the king, to Hebron. And King David
and took off his head. And they took cut a covenant with them in Hebron
his head and went the way of the before YAHWEH. And they anointed
Arabah all the night. David as king over Israel.
8 And they brought Ishbosheth's 4 And David was a son of thirty years
head to David in Hebron, and said to old when he became king; he reigned
the king, Behold, the head of forty years.1
Ishbosheth the son of your enemy 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah
Saul, who sought your life. And may seven years and six months; and in
YAHWEH give to my lord the king Jerusalem he reigned thirty three
vengeance this day, on Saul and on his years over all Israel and Judah.
seed. 6 And the king and his men went to
9 And David answered Rechab and Jerusalem, to the Jebusites, those
his brother Baanah, the sons of dwelling in the land. And one spoke to
Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to David, saying, You shall not come in
them, As YAHWEH lives, who has here except you will turn away the
redeemed my life out of all distress, blind and the lame, thinking, David
10 when one spoke to me, saying, cannot come in here.2 (1 Chron 11:4-9)
Behold Saul is dead, and he was as a 7 And David captured the stronghold
bearer of good news in his own eyes; of Zion. It is the city of David.3
even I seized and killed him in Ziklag. 8 And David said on that day,
I gave that to him as a reward. Anyone who strikes the Jebusite, let
11 And when wicked men have slain him go by the water shaft, and let him
a righteous man in his own house on take the lame and the blind, the hated
his bed, should I not even now seek his of the soul of David. On this account
blood from your hand, and glean you they say, The blind and the lame shall
from the earth? not enter into the house.
12 And David commanded his young 9 And David lived in the stronghold,
men. And they killed them, and cut off
their hands and their feet, and hung
them by the pool in Hebron. And they
1 David was 30 yrs old when he began to
reign, exactly the same age Yahshua was
took the head of Ishbosheth and
when He began His ministry, Luk 3:23.
buried it in the burying place of Abner 2 Because of the natural fortress of Mount
in Hebron. Zion, the Jebusites mocked that even the
blind and lame could defend against David,
Chapter 5 not knowing he would come through the
water shaft.
1 And all the tribes of Israel came to 3 The Temple Mount where the sanctuary of
David, to Hebron, and spoke, saying, YHWH was built is Mount Zion, which is
also the city of David (2 Chron 5:2).
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and called it the city of David. And there; and David and his men took
David built all around from the Millo them away.
and inward. 22 And the Philistines again came up
10 And David went on and became and were spread out in the Valley of
great. And YAHWEH the Elohim of the Giants.
Hosts was with him. 23 And David asked of YAHWEH,
11 And Hiram the king of Tyre sent and He said, You shall not go up. Turn
messengers to David, and cedar trees, around to their rear, and come to them
and carpenters, and masons; and they in front of the weeping trees.
built a house for David. 24 And it shall be, when you hear the
12 And David knew that YAHWEH sound of the marching in the tops of
had established him for king over the weeping trees, then you shall
Israel, and that He had lifted up his strike. For then YAHWEH shall go
kingdom because of His people Israel. out before you to strike the army of the
13 And David again took concubines Philistines.
and wives out of Jerusalem after he 25 And David did so, as YAHWEH
came from Hebron. And again sons commanded him. And he struck the
and daughters were born to David. Philistines from Geba until you come
14 These are the names of those born to Gezer.
to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and
Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, Chapter 6
15 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and
Nepheg, and Japhia, 1 And David again gathered every
16 and Elishama, and Eliada, and chosen one in Israel, thirty thousand.
Eliphalet. 2 And David rose up and went, and
17 And the Philistines heard that all the people with him, from Baal-
they had anointed David for king over Judah, to bring up the ark of the
Israel. And all the Philistines came up Elohim from there which is called by
to seek David. And David heard and the Name, the Name of YAHWEH of
went down to the stronghold. Hosts, who dwells above the cherubs
18 And the Philistines came and over it.
were spread out in the Valley of the 3 And they made to ride the ark of
Giants. the Elohim on a new cart, and took it
19 And David asked of YAHWEH, from the house of Abinadab, which is
saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? in the hill. And Uzzah and Ahio the
Will You give them into my hand? And sons of Abinadab were leading the new
YAHWEH said to David, Go up, for I cart.
will certainly give the Philistines into 4 And they took it from the house of
your hand. Abinadab, which is in the hill, with the
20 And David came to Baal Perazim. ark of the Elohim. And Ahio was going
And David struck them there, and before the ark.
said, YAHWEH has broken forth on 5 And David and all the house of
my enemies before me as the breaking Israel were dancing before YAHWEH
forth of waters. On account of this he with all instruments of fir wood, with
called the name of that place The lyres and with harps, and with
Breaches of Baal.1 tambourines, and with cornets, and
21 And they abandoned their idols with cymbals.
6 And when they came to the
1 Baal perazim in Hebrew.
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threshing floor of Nachon, and Uzzah saw King David leaping and dancing
reached out to the ark of the Elohim, before YAHWEH, she despised him in
and took hold of it, for the oxen nearly her heart.
upset it. 17 And they brought the ark of
7 Then the anger of YAHWEH YAHWEH in, and set it up in its
burned against Uzzah. And the Elohim place, in the midst of the tent that
struck him there for the fault. And he David had pitched for it. And David
died there by the ark of the Elohim. caused burnt offerings to be offered
8 And it angered David because before YAHWEH, and peace
YAHWEH broke out a break against offerings.
Uzzah. And one calls that place The 18 And David finished offering the
Breaking of Uzzah to this day. burnt offerings, and the peace
9 And David feared YAHWEH on offerings, and blessed the people in
that day, and said, How shall the ark the name of YAHWEH of Hosts.
of YAHWEH come to me? 19 And he shared out to all the
10 And David was not willing to people, to all the multitude of Israel,
bring the ark of YAHWEH to himself, from man even to woman, to each one
to the city of David. And David turned cake of bread and one date cake and
it aside to the house of Obed-Edom the one raisin cake. And all the people left,
Gittite. each one to his house.
11 And the ark of YAHWEH 20 And David returned to bless his
remained in the house of Obed-Edom house. And Michal the daughter of
the Gittite three months. And Saul went out to meet David, and said,
YAHWEH blessed Obed-Edom and How glorious was the king of Israel
all his house. today, who was uncovered today
12 And it was told to King David, before the eyes of the slave-girls of his
saying, YAHWEH has blessed the servants, as one of the vain ones
house of Obed-Edom and all that is shamelessly uncovers himself.
his, because of the ark of the Elohim. 21 And David said to Michal, Before
And David went and brought up the YAHWEH, who chose me over your
ark of the Elohim from the house of father and over all your father's house,
Obed-Edom to the city of David with to command me to be leader over the
joy. people of YAHWEH, and over Israel,
13 And it happened, when those so I danced before YAHWEH.
bearing the ark of YAHWEH had gone 22 And I will be yet lighter than this,
six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a and shall be lowly in my own eyes. But
fatling. with the slave-girls of whom you
14 And David was dancing with all spoke, with them I will be honored.
his might before YAHWEH. And 23 And there was no child to Michal
David was girded with a linen ephod. the daughter of Saul until the day of
15 And David and all the house of her death.
Israel were bringing up the ark of
YAHWEH with shouting, and with Chapter 7
the sound of a ram's horn.
16 And it happened, when the ark of 1 And it happened, when the king
YAHWEH had come to the city of lived in his house, and YAHWEH had
David, and Michal the daughter of given him rest from all his enemies all
Saul looked through the window and around,
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2 The king said to Nathan the 12 When your days are fulfilled, and
prophet, See, now, I am living in a you lie with your fathers, then I shall
house of cedar, and the ark of the raise up your seed after you, who shall
Elohim dwells within tent curtains. come out from your loins, and I shall
3 And Nathan said to the king, All establish his kingdom. (Ps 89:4)
that is in your heart, go, do. For 13 He shall build a house for My
YAHWEH shall be with you. Name, and I shall establish the throne
4 And it happened in that night, the of his kingdom forever.1 (Zech 6:12-
Word of YAHWEH was to Nathan, 13)
saying, 14 I shall be a father to him, and he
5 Go, and you shall say to My shall be a son to Me. If He takes
servant, to David, So says YAHWEH, iniquity upon Himself, then I will
Will you build a house for Me, for My chasten him with a rod of men, and
dwelling? with strokes of the sons of men. (Is
6 For I have not dwelt in a house 53:4-6, 10)
even from the day of My bringing the 15 But My mercy shall not be taken
sons of Israel out of Egypt, even to this from him, as I took it from Saul, whom
day; but I have been moving about in a I removed from before you.
tent, even in a shepherds hut. 16 And your house shall be sure, and
7 In all places in which I have gone your kingdom before me forever. Your
with all Israel's sons, have I spoken a throne shall be established forever.
word with one of the tribes of Israel, 17 According to all these words, and
those I commanded to shepherd My according to all this vision, so Nathan
people Israel, saying, Why have you spoke to David.
not built for me a house of cedars? 18 And King David came in and sat
8 And now, so you shall say to My before YAHWEH, and said: Who am
servant, to David, So says YAHWEH I, O Adonai YAHWEH, and what is
of Hosts, I have taken you from the my house, that you have brought me
good pasture, from following the flock, here?
to be ruler over My people, over Israel. 19 And this was yet but little in Your
9 And I have been with you wherever eyes, O Adonai YAHWEH. But You
you have gone, and have cut off all have spoken also of Your servant's
your enemies from before you and house for a time afar off. And is this
have made you a great name, like the the Torah of the man2, O Adonai
name of the great men who are on the YAHWEH?
earth. 20 And what more can David say to
10 And I will appoint a place for My You? And You know Your servant, O
people Israel, and will plant them, that Adonai YAHWEH.
they may dwell in their own place and 21 Because of Your Word, and
not be made to tremble any more. Nor according to Your heart, You have
shall the sons of evil afflict them again,
as at the first,
11 even from the day I commanded 1 This cannot be Solomon who lost out on the
judges to be over My people Israel. kingdom but can only be speaking about
And I will cause you to rest from all Yahshua, the Son of David and YHWH and
your enemies. And YAHWEH also the Messiah.
declares to you that YAHWEH will 2 In Hebrew- The Torah of H' Adawm,
make you a house. reverting back to show Adam's purpose was
to bring the Torah to mankind.
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done all this greatness to make Your Chapter 8

servant know.
22 For this reason, O YAHWEH 1 And it happened afterward, David
Elohim, You are great; for there is struck the Philistines, and humbled
none like You; and there is no Elohim them. And David took the Bridle of the
except You, according to all that we Metropolis out of the hand of the
have heard with our ears. Philistines.
23 And who is like Your people, like 2 And he struck Moab, and
Israel, the one (echad) nation in the measured them with a line; making
earth that Elohim went out to redeem them to lie down on the ground. And
to be a people for Themselves, and to he measured two lines to cause them
make Themselves a name, and to do to died, and one full line to keep alive.
for You great and fearful things for And the Moabites were slaves to
Your land, before Your people which David, bearers of a gift.
You redeemed to Yourself from Egypt, 3 And David struck Hadadezer the
from nations and their Elohims? son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he
24 Yea, You have established Your went to restore his power at the River.
people Israel to Yourself, to You for a 4 And David captured from him
people forever. And You, O YAHWEH seventeen hundred horsemen, and
have become to them for Elohim. twenty thousand footmen. And David
25 And now, O YAHWEH Elohim, hamstrung all of the chariot horses; he
the Word which You have spoken only left a hundred chariots of them.
concerning Your servant, and 5 And the Syrians of Damascus came
concerning his house, confirm it to give help to Hadadezer the king of
forever. And do as You have spoken. Zobah. And David struck twenty two
26 And Your name shall be great thousand men of Syria.
forever, saying, YAHWEH of Hosts is 6 And David put garrisons in Syria of
Elohim over Israel, and the house of Damascus. And the Syrians became
Your servant David is established servants to David, bearers of tribute.
before You. And YAHWEH saved David in all
27 For You, O YAHWEH of Hosts, places in which he went.
the Elohim of Israel, You have 7 And David took the shields of gold
uncovered the ear of Your servant, which were on Hadadezer's servants
saying, I will build a house for you. On and bore them to Jerusalem.
account of this Your servant has found 8 And King David took very much
his heart to pray to You this prayer. copper from Betah, and from Berothai,
28 And now, O Adonai YAHWEH, cities of Hadadezer.
You are the Elohim, and Your Words 9 And Toi the king of Hamath heard
are truth, and You speak this goodness that David had struck all the army of
to Your servant. Hadadezer.
29 And now, let it please You to bless 10 And Toi sent his son Joram to
the house of Your servant, to be King David to ask of his peace, and to
forever before You. For You, O Adonai bless him, because he had fought
YAHWEH, have spoken, and with against Hadadezer and struck him. For
Your blessing let the house of Your Hadadezer had been a man of wars
servant be blessed forever. against Toi. And in his hand were
silver articles, and golden articles, and
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11 King David also dedicated them to And Ziba said to the king, There is yet
YAHWEH, with the silver and the a son to Jonathan, lame in both feet.
gold which he dedicated of all the 4 And the king said to him, Where is
nations which he subdued: he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold,
12 from Syria, and from Moab, and he is in the house of Machir, the son of
from the sons of Ammon, and from the Ammiel in Lo-Debar.
Philistines, and from Amalek, and 5 And King David sent and took him
from the plunder of Hadadezer the son out of the house of Machir the son of
of Rehob, the king of Zobah. Ammiel, of Lo-Debar.
13 And David made a name for 6 And Mephibosheth the son of
himself when he returned, after he had Jonathan the son of Saul came to
struck the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, David and fell on his face, and bowed
eighteen thousand men. himself. And David said,
14 And he put garrisons in all Edom; Mephibosheth! And he said, Behold,
and all Edom became servants to your servant.
David. And YAHWEH saved David in 7 And David said to him, Do not be
all places in which he went. afraid, for I will certainly show
15 And David reigned over all Israel, kindness to you because of your father
and David executed justice and Jonathan. And I will give back to you
righteousness to all his people. all the land of your father Saul. And
16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was you shall eat bread at my table
over the army; and Jehoshaphat the continually.
son of Ahilud was the historian; 8 And he bowed and said, What is
17 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and your servant, that you should look
Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were upon such a dead dog as I am?
priests; and Seraiah was scribe; 9 And the king called to Ziba the
18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada servant of Saul, and said to him, All
was over both the Cherethites and the that belonged to Saul and to all his
Pelethites; and the sons of David were house, I have given to the son of your
priests.1 master.
Chapter 9 10 And you shall till the land for
him, you and your sons and your
1 And David said, Is there yet any left servants. And you shall bring in the
to the house of Saul, that I may show fruits, so that your master's son may
him kindness because of Jonathan? have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth
2 And the house of Saul had a your master's son shall eat bread
servant, and his name was Ziba. And continually at my table. And Ziba had
they called him to David. And the king fifteen sons, and twenty servants.
said to him, Are you Ziba? And he 11 And Ziba said to the king,
said, Your servant! According to all that my master the
3 And the king said, Is there not yet a king commands his servant, so your
man to the house of Saul, that I may servant will do. And Mephibosheth
show the kindness of Elohim to him? was eating at my table like one of the
king's sons.
12 And Mephibosheth had a young
1 David's sons were priests or cohen, however son, and his name was Micha. And
they were not Levites, so this must be everyone living in Ziba's house were
referring to the Melchizedek priesthood servants to Mephibosheth.
(Heb 7:14-17).
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13 And Mephibosheth lived in Zobah, and Rehob, and the men of

Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the Tob, and Maacah were by themselves
table of the king. And he was lame in in the field.
both his feet. 9 And Joab saw that the front of the
battle was against him before and
Chapter 10 behind. And he chose from all the
chosen in Israel, and set them in order
1 And it happened afterward, the to meet the Syrians.
king of the Ammonites died. And his 10 And the rest of the people he gave
son Hanun reigned in his place. into the hand of his brother Abishai,
2 And David said, I will show and he set in order to meet the sons of
kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, Ammon.
as his father showed kindness to me. 11 And he said, If the Syrians are
And David sent to comfort him stronger than I, then you shall be for
concerning his father by the hand of me; and if the sons of Ammon are
his servants. And David's servants stronger than you, then I will come to
came into the land of the sons of help you.
Ammon. 12 Be strong, and let us be strong for
3 And the leaders of the sons of our people, and for the cities of our
Ammon said to their master Hanun. Is Elohim. And may YAHWEH do that
David honoring your father in your which seems good in His eyes.
eyes, because he has sent comforters 13 And Joab and the people with him
to you? Has not David sent his drew near to battle against the
servants to you to search the city, and Syrians. And they fled before him.
to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 14 And the sons of Ammon saw that
4 And Hanun took David's servants the Syrians fled, and they fled before
and shaved off half of their beards, Abishai, and went into the city. And
and cut off their long robes in the Joab returned from the sons of
center, to their buttocks; and he sent Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
them away. 15 And Syria saw that it was stricken
5 And they told David, and he sent to before Israel. And they assembled.
meet them; for the men were greatly 16 And Hadarezer sent and brought
ashamed. And the king said, Remain out the Syrians which were beyond the
in Jericho until your beard grows; River. And they came to Helam, and
then you shall return. Shobach was the commander of the
6 And the sons of Ammon saw that army of Hadarezer before them.
they were odious to David. And the 17 And it was told to David. And he
sons of Ammon sent and hired Syrians gathered all Israel, and passed over
from Beth-Rehob, and Syrians from the Jordan, and came to Helam. And
Zobah, twenty thousand footmen; and the Syrians set themselves in order to
the king of Maacah with a thousand meet David. And they fought with him.
men; and the men of Tob with twelve 18 And the Syrians fled before Israel.
thousand men. And David killed from Syria seven
7 And David heard, and he sent Joab hundred in chariots, and forty
and all the army, the mighty men. thousand horsemen. And he struck
8 And the sons of Ammon came out Shobach the commander of the army,
and set the battle in order at the and he died there.
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Hadarezer, saw that they had been of his lord. And he did not go down to
stricken before Israel. And they made his house.
peace with Israel, and served them. 10 And they told David, saying,
And Syria feared to help the sons of Uriah did not go down to his house.
Ammon any more. And David said to Uriah, Have you not
come from a journey? Why have you
Chapter 11 not gone down to your house?
11 And Uriah said to David, The ark,
1 And it happened at the return of and Israel, and Judah dwell in booths.
the year, at the time when the kings go And my master Joab, and my master's
out, David sent Joab and his servants servants are camping on the face of the
with him, and all Israel. And they field. And I, shall I go into my house to
destroyed the sons of Ammon, and lay eat and to drink, and to lie with my
siege to Rabbah. But David remained wife? As you live, and as your soul
at Jerusalem. lives, I will not do this thing.
2 And it happened at evening time, 12 And David said to Uriah, Remain
David rose up from his bed and here today also, and tomorrow I will
walked up and down on the roof of the send you away. And Uriah remained in
king's house. And he saw from the roof Jerusalem on that day, and on the next
a woman bathing. And the woman was day.
very good of form. 13 And David called for him, and he
3 And David sent and asked about ate and drank before him. And he
the woman. And one said, Is this not made him drunk, and he went out in
Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the the evening to lie on his bed with the
wife of Uriah the Hittite? servants of his master. And he did not
4 And David sent messengers and go down to his house.
took her. And she came to him, and he 14 And it happened in the morning
lay with her. And she purified herself David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent
from uncleanness, and she returned to it by the hand of Uriah.1
her house. 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying,
5 And the woman conceived, and Place Uriah in the front of the
sent, and told David. And she said, I strongest battle, and withdraw from
am with child. him, that he may be struck, and die.
6 And David sent to Joab, Send 16 And it happened, as Joab watched
Uriah the Hittite to me. And Joab sent the city, that he sent Uriah to the place
Uriah to David. where he knew there would be mighty
7 And Uriah came to him. And David men.
asked the peace of Joab, and the peace 17 And the men of the city went out
of the people, and of the success of the and fought with Joab, and some of the
war. people fell of David's servants. And
8 And David said to Uriah, Go down Uriah the Hittite also died.
to your house and wash your feet. And 18 And Joab sent and told David all
Uriah went out of the king's house, the matters of the war.
and a gift from the king went out after
him. 1 A letter sent by the King had a small wax
9 Uriah lay down at the entrance of seal closing it, and if someone other than
the king's house, with all the servants the recipient opened it, it would mean
death. David also trusted Uriah, which is a
sad irony to the story.
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19 And he commanded the Chapter 12

messenger, saying, As you finish all
the matters of the war, speaking to the 1 And YAHWEH sent Nathan to
king, David. And he came to him and said to
20 then it shall be, if the king's fury him, There were two men in one city,
rises, and he says to you, Why did you the one rich, and the other poor.
draw near to the city to fight? Did you 2 The rich one had flocks and very
not know that they would shoot from many herds.
off the wall? 3 But the poor one had nothing
21 Who killed Abimelech the son of except one little ewe lamb, which he
Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman throw had bought and nourished. And it
a piece of a riding millstone on him grew up with him, and with his sons
from the wall, and he died in Thebez? together, and it ate of his morsel, and
Why did you draw near to the wall? it drank from his cup, and it lay in his
Then you shall say, Also your servant bosom. And it was like a daughter to
Uriah the Hittite is dead. him.
22 And the messenger went and 4 And a traveler came to the rich
came and told David all that which one, and he spared to take of his own
Joab had sent him to tell, flock, and of his own herd, to prepare
23 and the messenger said to David, for the traveler who had come to him.
Surely the men have been mighty And he took the ewe lamb of the poor
against us, and came out to us into the man, and prepared it for the man who
field. And we were on them to the had come to him.
entrance of the gate. 5 And David's anger glowed greatly
24 And those shooting shot at your against the man. And he said to
servants from off the wall, and some of Nathan, As YAHWEH lives, surely the
the servants of the king are dead. And man who did this is a son of death.
also your servant Uriah the Hittite is 6 And he shall repay fourfold for the
dead. ewe lamb, because he has done this
25 And David said to the messenger, thing, and because he had no pity.
You shall say to Joab, Do not let this 7 And Nathan said to David, You are
thing be evil in your eyes. For the the man! So says YAHWEH, the
sword devours one as well as another. Elohim of Israel, I anointed you as
Make your battle stronger against the king over Israel, and I delivered you
city, and overthrow it. And make him out of the hand of Saul.
strong. 8 And I gave you the house of your
26 And Uriah's wife heard that her master, and your master's wives into
husband Uriah was dead. And she your bosom. And I gave you the house
mourned for her husband. of Israel and of Judah. And if that
27 And the mourning time passed were too little, then I would have
by. And David sent and gathered her added to you these and those things.
to his house; and she became his wife, 9 Why have you despised the Word
and bore a son to him. And the thing of YAHWEH, to do the evil in His
which David had done was evil in the eyes? You have stricken Uriah the
eyes of YAHWEH. Hittite by the sword, and you have
taken his wife to yourself for a wife.
And you have killed him by the sword
of the sons of Ammon.
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10 And now the sword shall not turn servants, Is the boy dead? And they
aside from your house continually, said, He is dead.
because you have despised Me, and 20 And David rose up from the
have taken the wife of Uriah the earth, and bathed, and anointed. And
Hittite to be a wife to you. he changed his clothing, and came into
11 So says YAHWEH, Behold, I shall the house of YAHWEH, and
raise up evil against you out of your worshiped. And he came to his house,
house, and shall take your wives and commanded, and they brought
before your eyes and give them to your bread for him; and he ate.
neighbor. And he shall lie with your 21 And his servants said to him,
wives in the sight of the sun. (2 Sam What is this thing you have done? You
1621-22) fasted and wept because of the living
12 For you acted in secret, but I will boy, yet when the boy is dead, you
do this thing before all Israel and have risen up and have eaten food?
before the sun. 22 And he said, While the boy was
13 And David said to Nathan, I have alive, I fasted and wept. For I said,
sinned against YAHWEH. And Who knows? YAHWEH may pity me
Nathan said to David, YAHWEH also and the boy may stay alive.
has put away your sin; you shall not 23 And now he has died. Why this,
die. that I should fast? Am I able to bring
14 Only, because you have caused to him back again? I shall go to him, but
scorn the enemies of YAHWEH by he shall not return to me.
this thing, also the son who shall be 24 And David comforted his wife
born to you dying shall die. Bathsheba. And he went in to her, and
15 And Nathan went to his house, lay with her. And she bore a son, and
and YAHWEH struck the boy whom he called his name Solomon. And
the wife of Uriah had borne to David. YAHWEH loved him,
And it became sick. 25 and sent by the hand of Nathan
16 And David sought the Elohim for the prophet, and called his name
the child. And David fasted a fast, and Jedidiah1, because of YAHWEH.
went in and stayed the night, and lay 26 And Joab fought against Rabbah
on the earth. of the sons of Ammon, and captured
17 And the elders of his house rose the royal city.
up toward him, to raise him up from 27 And Joab sent messengers to
the earth. But he was not willing; and David, and said, I have fought against
he ate no bread with them. Rabbah, and I have captured the city
18 And it happened on the seventh of waters.
day, the boy died. And David's 28 And now gather the rest of the
servants feared to tell him that the boy people, and encamp against the city,
was dead, for they said, Behold, while and take it; that I not take the city, and
the boy was alive, we spoke to him, my name be called over it.
and he would not listen to our voice. 29 And David gathered all the people
And how shall we say to him, The boy and went to Rabbah, and fought
is dead? Then he may do harm. against it, and took it.
19 And David saw that his servants 30 And he took the crown of the
were whispering among themselves. kingdom off his head. And its weight
And David understood that the boy was a talent of gold, and a precious
was dead. And David said to his
1 Jedidiah means “beloved of Yah”.
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stone was in it. And it was set on saying, Please go to the house of your
David's head. And he brought out the brother Amnon and make food for
plunder of the city in great abundance. him.
31 And he brought out the people in 8 And Tamar went to her brother
it, and put them to the saw, and to Amnon's house. And he was lying
sharp tools of iron, and to axes of iron. down. And she took the dough, and
And he caused them to go over into kneaded it, and made cakes before his
the brick kiln. And so he did to all the eyes, and baked the cakes.
cities of the sons of Ammon. And 9 And she took the baking pan and
David and all the people returned to poured out before him. But he refused
Jerusalem. to eat, and Amnon said, Cause every
man to go out from me. And every one
Chapter 13 of them went out from him.
10 And Amnon said to Tamar, Bring
1 And afterward it happened that the food into the inner room, and I
Absalom the son of David had a shall eat from your hand. And Tamar
beautiful sister, and her name was took the cakes that she had made and
Tamar. And Amnon the son of David brought them in to her brother
loved her. Amnon, into the inner room.
2 And Amnon was distressed, even 11 And she brought near to him to
to becoming sick, because of his sister eat. And he lay hold on her, and said to
Tamar. For she was a virgin, and it was her, Come lie with me, my sister.
hard in the eyes of Amnon to do 12 And she said to him, No, my
anything to her. brother, do not humble me, for it is
3 And Amnon had a friend, and his not done so in Israel. Do not do this
name was Jonadab the son of foolishness.
Shimeah, David's brother. And 13 And I, where should I cause my
Jonadab was a very shrewd man. disgrace to go? And you, you shall be
4 And he said to him, Why are you, as one of the fools in Israel. But now,
the king's son, so lean morning by please speak to the king; for he shall
morning? Will you not tell me? And not withhold me from you.
Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my 14 But he was not willing to listen to
brother Absalom's sister. her voice. And he was stronger than
5 And Jonadab said to him, Lie down she, and humbled her, and lay with
on your bed and pretend to be ill. And her.
your father will come in to see you, 15 And Amnon hated her with a very
and you shall say to him, Please let my great hatred, so that the hatred with
sister Tamar come in and give me food which he hated her was greater than
to eat. And she shall make the food the love with which he had loved her.
before my eyes, so that I may see and And Amnon said to her, Get up and
may eat from her hand. go!
6 And Amnon lay down and 16 And she said to him, No, for this
pretended to be ill. And the king came evil is greater than the other that you
to see him. And Amnon said to the have done to me, to send me away. But
king, Please let my sister Tamar come, he was not willing to listen to her.
and she shall make two cakes before 17 And he called his young man who
my eyes, and I shall eat from her hand. attended him, and said, Now put this
7 And David sent home to Tamar,

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one out from me, and bolt the door when I say to you, Strike Amnon, you
after her. shall kill him. Do not fear. Did not I
18 And a long tunic was on her, for command you? Be strong, and be
so the virgin daughters of the king valiant.
usually dressed. And his attendant 29 And the young men of Absalom
brought her robes outside, and bolted did to Amnon as Absalom
the door after her. commanded. And all the king's sons
19 And Tamar put ashes on her rose up, and they each rode on his
head, and tore the long tunic on her, mule, and fled.
and put her hand on her head, and 30 And it happened while they were
left; going on and crying out. in the highway, even the report had
20 And her brother Absalom said to come to David, saying, Absalom has
her, Has your brother Amnon been stricken all the sons of the king, and
with you? But now, my sister, keep not one of them is left.
silent. He is your brother. Do not set 31 And the king rose up and tore his
your heart on this thing. And Tamar garments, and lay on the earth; and all
lived in the house of her brother his servants were standing by with
Absalom, but she was desolate. torn garments.
21 And King David heard all these 32 And Jonadab the son of Shimeah,
things, and it angered him very much. David's brother, answered and said,
22 But Absalom did not speak either Do not let my master say, They have
good or evil with Amnon, for Absalom killed all of the young men, the king's
hated Amnon, because he had sons; for only Amnon is dead. For it
humbled his sister Tamar. has been settled by Absalom's
23 And after two years it happened command from the day of his
that Absalom had shearers in Baal- humbling of his sister Tamar.
Hazor, which is beside Ephraim. And 33 And now, do not let my master
Absalom called to all the sons of the the king lay the word to heart, saying,
king. All the king's sons have died; for only
24 And Absalom came to the king Amnon has died.
and said, Behold, your servant now 34 And Absalom fled. And the young
has shearers. Please let the king and man who was watching lifted up his
his servants go with your servant. eyes and looked. And, behold! Many
25 And the king said to Absalom, No, people were coming by the highway
my son, let us not all go now, and we behind him, by the side of the hill.
shall not be too burdensome on you. 35 And Jonadab said to the king,
But he urged him, and he was not See, the sons of the king have come; as
willing to go, but he blessed him. the word of your servant, so it has
26 And Absalom said, If not, please been.
let my brother Amnon go with us. And 36 And it happened as he finished
the king said to him, Why should he go speaking, behold, the king's sons
with you? came. And they lifted up their voice
27 And Absalom urged him, and he and wept. And also the king and all his
sent Amnon with him, and all the servants wept with a very great
king's sons. weeping.
28 And Absalom commanded his 37 And Absalom fled, and went to
young men, saying, Now watch when Talmai the son of Ammihud, the king
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of Geshur. And David mourned for his Go to your house, and I will give
son all the time. command concerning you.
38 And Absalom had fled, and had 9 And the woman of Tekoah said to
gone to Geshur, and was there three the king, My master, O king, let the
years. iniquity be on me, and on my father's
39 And King David determined to go house; and the king and his throne
out to Absalom, for he had been shall be guiltless.
comforted for Amnon, for he had died. 10 And the king said, Whoever
speaks to you, you also shall bring him
Chapter 14 to me, then he shall not touch you any
more.
1 And Joab the son of Zeruiah knew 11 And she said, Please let the king
that the king's heart was on Absalom. remember YAHWEH your Elohim,
2 And Joab sent to Tekoah and took that the avenger of blood not destroy
a wise woman from there, and said to any more, and that they may not
her, Pretend yourself to be a mourner destroy my son. And he said, As
now, and please put on garments of YAHWEH lives, not one hair of your
mourning. And do not anoint yourself son shall fall to the earth.
with oil, and you shall be a woman 12 And the woman said, Please let
mourning for one who died these your servant speak a word to my
many days. master the king. And he said, Speak.
3 And you shall go to the king and 13 And the woman said, And why
speak with him according to this word. have you thought in this way about the
And Joab put the words into her people of Elohim? Yea, the king is
mouth. speaking this thing as a guilty one, in
4 And the woman of Tekoah spoke to that the king has not brought back his
the king, and fell on her face to the outcast one.
earth, and bowed and said, Save, O 14 For surely we do die and are as
king! water which is spilled on the ground,
5 And the king said to her, What which cannot be gathered up. And
shall be to you? And she said, Truly I Elohim does not take a life, but has
am a widow woman, and my husband devised plans so that the outcast is not
died. cast out from Him.
6 And your servant had two sons. 15 And now that I have come to
And the two of them fought in the speak this word to my master the king,
field, and there was no deliverer because the people made me afraid;
between them. And the one struck the and your servant said, Please let me
other, and killed him. speak to the king; it may be the king
7 And, behold, the whole family has shall do the word of his servant.
risen against your servant, and said, 16 For the king has listened, to
Give up him who struck his brother, deliver his servant out of the hand of
and we shall kill him for the life of his the man seeking to destroy me and my
brother whom he has slain. And we son together, out of the inheritance of
shall also destroy the heir. And they Elohim.
shall quench my coal which is left, so 17 And your servant said, Please let
as not to set to my husband a name the word of my master the king be
and remnant on the face of the earth. comforting. For as a messenger of
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understand the good and the evil. And was heavy on him, and he sheared it),
YAHWEH your Elohim shall be with he weighed the hair of his head at two
you. hundred shekels by the king's weight.
18 And the king answered and said 27 And three sons were born to
to the woman, Please do not hide from Absalom, and one daughter. And her
me the thing that I am asking you. And name was Tamar; she was a woman of
the woman said, Then let my master a beautiful form.
the king speak. 28 And Absalom lived in Jerusalem
19 And the king said, Is the hand of two years, and had not seen the king's
Joab with you in all this? And the face.
woman answered and said, As your 29 And Absalom sent to Joab, to
soul lives, my master, O king, none send him to the king. But he was not
shall turn to the right or to the left willing to come to him. And he sent
from all that my master the king has again a second time, and he was not
spoken. For your servant Joab willing to come.
commanded me, and he put all these 30 And he said to his servants,
words in your servant's mouth. Behold, Joab's allotment is beside
20 Your servant Joab has done this mine, and he has barley there. Go and
thing to turn about the face of the set it on fire. And Absalom's servants
matter, and my master is wise set the allotment on fire.
according to the wisdom of a 31 And Joab rose up and came to
messenger of Elohim, to know all that Absalom, to the house, and said to
is in the land. him, Why have your servants set my
21 And the king said to Joab, Behold, allotment on fire?
now, I have done this thing. Then go, 32 And Absalom said to Joab,
bring back the young man Absalom. Behold, I sent to you, saying, Come
22 And Joab fell on his face to the here, and I will send you to the king to
earth, and bowed, and blessed the say, Why have I come from Geshur? It
king. And Joab said, Today your was good for me to be there still. And
servant has known that I have found now, let me see the king's face, and if
grace in your eyes, my master, O king, there is guilt in me, then you shall
in that the king has done the word of cause me to die.
his servant. 33 And Joab came to the king and
23 And Joab rose up and went to told him. And he called to Absalom;
Geshur, and brought Absalom to and he came to the king, and bowed to
Jerusalem. him on his face to the earth before the
24 And the king said, Let him turn to king. And the king gave a kiss to
his house, and he shall not see my Absalom.
face. And Absalom turned to his
house, and he did not see the king's Chapter 15
face.
25 And no man was handsome like 1 And it happened afterward that
Absalom in all Israel, to be so greatly Absalom prepared a chariot for
praised. From the sole of his foot to his himself, and horses, and fifty men
crown, there was not a blemish in him. running before him.
26 And when he sheared his head 2 And Absalom rose up and stood by
(for it was at the end of days of days the side of the way of the gate. And it
that he sheared it, because the hair happened that every man who had a

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cause to come to the king for sacrifices. And the conspiracy was
judgment, Absalom called to him and strong. And the people were going on
said, Of what city are you? And he and increasing with Absalom.
said, Your servant is from one of the 13 And a messenger came to David,
tribes of Israel. saying, The hearts of the men of Israel
3 And Absalom said to him, Behold, have gone after Absalom.
your matters are good and right. And 14 And David said to all his servants
there is no listener to you from the who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise
king. up, and we will flee; for we have no
4 And Absalom said, Who shall make escape from the face of Absalom.
me a judge in the land, that every man Hurry to leave, that he not overtake us
who has a dispute, I will then declare and bring evil down on us, and strike
him right, even with justice? the city with the edge of the sword.
5 And it happened, when a man drew 15 And the king's servants said to the
near to bow himself to him, he put out king, According to all that my master
his hand and laid hold on him, and the king desires, behold, your servants
gave him a kiss. will do.
6 And Absalom acted this way to all 16 And the king went out, and all his
Israel who came in to the king for household at his feet. And the king left
judgment. And Absalom stole the ten women, concubines, to keep the
heart of the men of Israel. house.
7 And at the end of forty years1, it 17 And the king went out, and all the
happened, Absalom said to the king, people at his feet. And they stood still
Please let me go and I shall pay my at the house farthest away.
vow that I have vowed to YAHWEH, 18 And all his servants were passing
in Hebron. on by his side, and all the Cherethites,
8 For your servant has vowed a vow and all the Pelethites, and all the
when I lived in Geshur in Syria, Gittites, six hundred men who came at
saying, If YAHWEH bringing shall his feet from Gath. These were passing
bring me back to Jerusalem, then I on before the king.
shall serve YAHWEH. 19 And the king said to Ittai the
9 And the king said to him, Go in Gittite, Why do you go, even you with
peace. And he rose up and went to us? Turn back and remain with the
Hebron. king, for you are an alien, and also you
10 And Absalom sent spies among are an exile. Go to your place.
all the tribes of Israel, saying, When 20 You came in yesterday and today.
you hear the sound of the ram's horn, Should I make you roam with us, to go
then you shall say, Absalom is king in while I go, where I go? Turn back, and
Hebron. turn your brothers to go with you in
11 And two hundred men went out of kindness and truth.
Jerusalem with Absalom, invited ones. 21 And Ittai replied to the king and
And they went out in their simplicity said, As YAHWEH lives, and my
and did not know anything. master the king lives, surely in the
12 And Absalom sent Ahithophel a place where my master the king is,
Gilonite, a counselor of David, out of there your servant shall be, whether
his city, out of Giloh, as he offered the for death or for life.
22 And David said to Ittai, Go on
1 This is a copyist error and should read 4 and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite
yrs.
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passed over, and all his men, and all YAHWEH, I pray You, make the
the little ones with him. counsel of Ahithophel foolish.
23 And all the land was weeping 32 And it happened as David had
with a loud voice. And all the people come to the top, there where he bowed
were passing over. And the king was to Elohim. And, behold, Hushai the
passing over through the torrent Archite came to meet him, his tunic
Kidron, and all the people passed over, torn, and earth on his head.
toward the way of the wilderness. 33 And David said to him, If you
24 And, behold, Zadok also came, pass on with me, then you shall be a
and all the Levites with him, bearing burden to me.
the ark of the covenant of Elohim. And 34 But if you return to the city, and
they set the ark of Elohim down. And shall say to Absalom, I also will be
Abiathar went up until all the people your servant, O king; I was servant of
finished passing on out of the city. your father before now; and now I am
25 And the king said to Zadok, Take also your servant. Then you can break
the ark of Elohim back to the city. If I down the counsel of Ahithophel for
find grace in the eyes of YAHWEH, me.
then He will bring me back and make 35 And do you not have there with
me see it and His dwelling place. you Zadok and Abiathar, the priests?
26 And if He says this, I have not And it shall be, you shall declare
delighted in you, behold, I am here. He everything that you hear from the
shall do to me as seems good in His house of the king; you shall report to
eyes. Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests.
27 And the king said to Zadok the 36 Behold, there are with them their
priest, Are you a seer? Return to the two sons, Ahimaaz to Zadok, and
city in peace, and your two sons with Jonathan to Abiathar. And you shall
you, your son Ahimaaz, and Jonathan send to me by their hand anything that
the son of Abiathar. you hear.
28 Behold, I will wait in the plain of 37 And David's friend Hushai came
the wilderness until word comes from into the city. And Absalom came into
you to report to me. Jerusalem.
29 And Zadok and Abiathar took the
ark of Elohim back to Jerusalem. And Chapter 16
they remained there.
30 And David was going up in the 1 And David had passed on a little
ascent of the olives, going up and from the top. And behold, Ziba, the
weeping. And his head was covered, servant of Mephibosheth, came to
and he was going barefooted.1 And all meet him with a couple of saddled
the people who were with him each donkeys, and on them two hundred
had covered his head, and had gone loaves and a hundred bunches of
up, going up and weeping. raisins, and a hundred of summer
31 And one told David, saying, fruit, and a skin of wine.
Ahithophel is among the conspirators 2 And the king said to Ziba, What are
with Absalom. And David said, O these to you? And Ziba said, The
donkeys are for the king's household
to ride on, and the bread and the
1 These were signs of mourning and humility summer fruit for the young men to eat;
as it is a shame for a man to cover his head
(1 Cor 11:14).
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and the wine for the wearied to drink Leave him alone, and let him curse, for
in the wilderness. YAHWEH has spoken to him.
3 And the king said, And where is the 12 Perhaps YAHWEH will look on
son of your master? And Ziba said to my affliction, and YAHWEH will
the king, Behold, he is staying in return good to me for his cursing this
Jerusalem, for he said, Today the day. (Is 37:4, Deut 23:5)
house of Israel will give back to me the 13 And David went with his men in
kingdom of my father. the highway, and Shimei was going
4 And the king said to Ziba, Behold, along at the side of the hill across from
all that Mephibosheth has is yours. him. As he went, he cursed, and
And Ziba said, I bow myself; may I stoned with stones across from him,
find favor in your eyes, my master, O and dusted with dust.
king. 14 And the king came in wearied,
5 And King David came to Bahurim. and all the people with him; and he
And, behold, a man was coming out was refreshed there.
from there, of the family of the house 15 And Absalom and all the people,
of Saul; and his name was Shimei, the the men of Israel, had come into
son of Gera. He came out, and he came Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
cursing. 16 And it happened, when Hushai
6 And he stoned David with stones the Archite, David's friend, had come
and all the servants of King David, and to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom,
all the people, and all the mighty men Let the king live! Let the king live!
on his right and on his left. 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is
7 And Shimei said this in his cursing, this your kindness with your friend?
Go out! Go out, O man of blood, O Why have you not gone with your
worthless man! friend?
8 YAHWEH has turned back on you 18 And Hushai said to Absalom, No,
all the blood of the house of Saul, in for he whom YAHWEH and this
whose place you have reigned. And people have chosen, even all the men
YAHWEH shall give the kingdom into of Israel, his I shall be, and I shall
the hand of your son Absalom. And, remain with him.
behold, you are taken in your evil, for 19 And a second time, Whom should
you are a man of blood. I serve? Should I not serve before the
9 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah face of his son. As I served before the
said to the king, Why does this dead face of your father, so shall I be before
dog curse my master the king? Please your face.
let me pass over, and I will take off his 20 And Absalom said to Ahithophel,
head. Give your counsel, what we shall do.
10 And the king said, What have I to 21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom,
do with you, sons of Zeruiah? For let Go in to your father's concubines,
him curse, even because YAHWEH those he left to keep the house. And all
has said to him, Curse David. And who Israel shall hear that you have become
shall say, Why have you done so? odious with your father. And the
11 And David said to Abishai, and to hands of all who are with you will be
all his servants, Behold, my son who strong.
came out of my loins is seeking my life, 22 And they spread out a tent for
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went in to his father's concubines war, and shall not stay the night with
before the eyes of all Israel. the people.
23 And the counsel of Ahithophel 9 Behold, now he is hidden in one of
which he counseled in those days was the pits, or in one of the places. And it
as one who had inquired at the Word shall be, at the falling among them at
of the Elohim. So was all the counsel the beginning, that whoever hears
of Ahithophel, both to David and to even shall say, There has been a
Absalom.1 (2 Sam 17:14) slaughter among the people who
follow Absalom.
Chapter 17 10 And also he, the son of valor,
whose heart is as the heart of the lion,
1 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, shall utterly melt. For all Israel knows
Please let me choose twelve thousand that your father is a mighty man, and
men, and I shall rise up and pursue those with him sons of valor.
David tonight. 11 So I counsel this: Gathering, let all
2 And I shall come on him, and he Israel be gathered to you, from Dan
shall be weary and feeble handed. And even to Beer-Sheba, as the sand that is
I will make him tremble, and the by the sea for multitude. And you in
people with him shall flee. And I shall person shall go into battle.
strike the king by himself. 12 And we shall come in to him, in
3 And I shall bring all the people one of the places, there where he shall
back to you when all return, except the be found. And we shall fall on him as
man whom you are seeking. All the the dew falls on the ground. And of all
people shall be in peace. the men who are with him, not even
4 And the thing was pleasing in one shall be left.
Absalom's eyes, and in the eyes of all 13 And if he is taken into a city, then
the elders of Israel. all Israel shall bear ropes to that city.
5 And Absalom said, Please call for And we shall draw it into the torrent
Hushai the Archite also. And we shall bed, until there shall not be found
hear what is in his mouth, also he. even a pebble.
6 And Hushai came in to Absalom. 14 And Absalom and all the men of
And Absalom spoke to him, saying, Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the
Ahithophel has spoken according to Archite is better than the counsel of
this word. Shall we do this word? If Ahithophel. And YAHWEH had
not, you speak. ordained to break down the good
7 And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel of Ahithophel, for the sake of
counsel Ahithophel counseled is not bringing the evil of YAHWEH to
good at this time. Absalom.
8 And Hushai said, You have known 15 And Hushai said to Zadok and to
your father and his men, that they are Abiathar, the priests, Ahithophel has
mighty men. And they are bitter of counseled this and this to Absalom
soul, like a bear bereaved of cubs in and the elders of Israel. And I have
the field. And your father is a man of counseled this and this.
16 And now send quickly and tell
David, saying, Do not stay in the fords
1 Counsel to a king was extremely important, of the wilderness tonight. And, also,
as was discerning the counsel. Without crossing, pass over, that there not be a
discernment a leader will enter much
trouble for many.
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swallowing up of the king and of all 25 And Absalom had set Amasa over
the people with him. the army instead of Joab. And Amasa
17 And Jonathan and Ahimaaz were was the son of a man whose name was
standing at En-Rogel, for they were Ithra the Israelite, who had gone in to
not able to be seen going into the city. Abigail, the daughter of Nahash, the
And a slave-girl went and told them. sister of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab.
And they went and told it to King 26 And Israel camped with Absalom
David. in the land of Gilead.
18 And a youth saw them, and told 27 And it happened as David came
Absalom. And they went on, both of into Mahanaim, Shobi the son of
them in haste, and came into the Nahash, from Rabbah of the sons of
house of a man in Bahurim. And he Ammon, and Machir the son of
had a well in his court, and they went Ammiel, from Lo-Debar, and Barzillai
down there. the Gileadite, from Rogelim,
19 And the woman took and spread 28 brought beds, and basins, and
the covering over the well, and spread earthen vessels, and wheat, and
ground grain on it. And the thing was barley, and flour, and roasted grain,
not known. and beans, and lentils, and roasted
20 And the servants of Absalom grain,
came in to the woman, to the house, 29 and honey, and curds and sheep,
and said, Where are Ahimaaz and and cheese from the herd, for David,
Jonathan? And the woman said to and for the people who were with him
them, They passed over the river of to eat. For they said, The people are
water. And they looked and did not hungry and weary and thirsty in the
find them. And they returned to wilderness.
Jerusalem.
21 And it happened after they left, Chapter 18
they came up out of the well and went
and told King David. And they said to 1 And David mustered the people
David, Rise up and quickly pass over who were with him, and he set over
the waters, for Ahithophel has them commanders of hundreds.
counseled this against you. 2 And David sent one third of the
22 And David and all the people with people by the hand of Joab, and one
him rose up, and they passed over the third by the hand of Abishai the son of
Jordan until the light of the morning, Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third
until there was not one lacking who by Ittai the Gittite. And the king said
had not crossed the Jordan. to the people. Going out I will go with
23 And Ahithophel saw that his you, I also.
counsel was not done. And he saddled 3 And the people said, You shall not
the donkey and rose up and went to go out, for if we flee they will not set
his house, to his city. And he gave their heart on us even if half of us die;
command to his household, then for now you are like ten thousand to
hanged himself, and died. And he was us. And now it is good that you be a
buried in the burying place of his helper for us from the city.
father. 4 And the king said to them, I will do
24 And David came to Mahanaim. that which is good in your eyes. And
And Absalom crossed the Jordan, he the king stood at the side of the gate,
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and all the people went out by 13 Or I would have dealt falsely
hundreds and by thousands.1 against my soul. For no matter is
5 And the king commanded Joab, hidden from the king, and you, you
and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, For my yourself would have set against me.
sake deal gently with the young man, 14 And Joab said, I will not wait this
with Absalom. And all the people before you. And he took three darts in
heard as the king commanded the his hand and struck them into
commanders concerning Absalom. Absalom's heart while he was alive, in
6 And the people went into the field the midst of the oak.
to meet Israel. And the battle was in 15 And they went around, ten young
the forest of Ephraim. men bearing Joab's weapons, and
7 And the people of Israel were struck Absalom, and killed him.
stricken before David's servants. And 16 And Joab blew the ram's horn,
there was a great destruction on that and the people returned from
day of twenty thousand. pursuing Israel, for Joab had held the
8 And the battle was scattered over people back.
the face of all the land, and the forest 17 And they took Absalom and threw
devoured among the people more than him into a great pit in the forest, and
the sword had devoured in that day. set up a very great heap of stones over
9 And Absalom came before David's him. And all Israel fled, each one to his
servants. And Absalom was riding on a tent.
mule, and the mule came in under the 18 And during his lifetime Absalom
thick branches of a great oak. And his had taken and set up for himself a
head caught hold in the oak, and he standing-pillar, which is in the King's
was lifted up between the heavens and Valley. For he said, I have no son to
the earth. And the mule under him cause my name to be remembered.
passed on. And he called the standing pillar by his
10 And a man saw and told Joab, name and it is called Absalom's
and said, Behold! I saw Absalom Monument to this day.
hanging in the oak; 19 And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok
11 and Joab said to the man who told said, Please let me run, and I will bear
him, And behold, you have seen. And news to the king. For YAHWEH has
why did you not strike him to the earth vindicated him from the hand of his
there and call on me to give you ten enemies.
silver pieces and a girdle? 20 And Joab said to him, You are
12 And the man said to Joab, Yes, not a man of tidings today. But you
though I weighed a thousand silver shall bear tidings another day. And
pieces in my hand, I would not put today you shall not bear tidings,
forth my hand to the king's son. For in because the king's son is dead.
our ears the king commanded you, and 21 And Joab said to Cushi, Go, tell
Abishai, and Ittai saying, Take heed, the king that which you have seen.
whoever goes against the young man, And Cushi bowed to Joab, and ran.
against Absalom. 22 And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok
said yet again to Joab, Yet whatever
1 Due to David's great leadership ability his may be, please let me run after the
life was worth 10,000 others, as without Cushite, I also. And Joab said, Why is
him all the army would be discouraged and this that you are running, my son?
fall. This truly shows how important true
leadership really is.
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Also for you there are no tidings 32 And the king said to the Cushite,
found. Peace to the young man, to Absalom?
23 And he said, Yet whatever it may And the Cushite said, Let them be as
be, let me run. And he said to him, the young man, the enemies of my
Run. And Ahimaaz ran the way of the master the king, and all who have
circuit and passed by the Cushite. risen up against you for evil.
24 And David was sitting between 33 And the king trembled. And he
the two gates. And the watchman went went up to the upper room of the gate
to the roof of the gate and lifted up his and wept. And he said this as he went,
eyes, and looked. And, behold, a man My son! My son Absalom! My son
running by himself! Absalom! Oh that I had died instead of
25 And the watchman called and you, my son Absalom, my son!
told the king. And the king said, If he
is by himself, tidings are in his mouth. Chapter 19
And he came, coming on, and drawing
near. 1 And it was announced to Joab,
26 And the watchman saw another Behold, the king is weeping and
man running. And the watchman mourning over Absalom.
called to the gatekeeper and said, 2 And the deliverance on that day
Behold, a man running by himself! became mourning to all the people, for
And the king said, Also this one is the people had heard on that day,
bearing tidings. saying, The king is grieving for his son.
27 And the watchman said, I see the 3 And the people stole away on that
running of the first as the running of day to go into the city, as the people
Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the steal away who are ashamed as they
king said, This is a good man and he flee in battle.
comes with good news. 4 And the king had covered his face.
28 And Ahimaaz called and said to Yea, the king cried with a loud voice,
the king, Peace! And he bowed on his My son Absalom! Absalom my son, my
face to the earth to the king and said, son!
Blessed be YAHWEH your Elohim 5 And Joab came in to the king to the
who has shut up the men who lifted up house, and said, You have put to
their hand against my master the king. shame today the faces of all your
29 And the king said, Peace to the servants, those delivering your life
young man, to Absalom? And Ahimaaz today, and the life of your sons, and of
said, I saw the great tumult, at the your daughters, and the life of your
sending away of the servant of the wives, and the life of your concubines,
king, even your servant sent by Joab, 6 by loving those who hate you, and
but I do not know what. by hating those who love you, for you
30 And the king said, Turn aside, have declared today that there are no
stand here. And he turned aside and leaders nor servants to you. For I
stood. know today that if Absalom were alive
31 And, behold, the Cushite had and all of us dead today, that it would
come. And the Cushite said, News is be right in your eyes.
borne, my master, O king! For 7 And now rise up; go out and speak
YAHWEH has vindicated you today to the heart of your servants. For I
out of the hand of those rising up have sworn by YAHWEH that if you
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with you tonight. And this would be him from Benjamin; also Ziba, the
worse for you than all the evil that has servant of the house of Saul, and his
come on you from your youth until thirteen sons and his twenty servants
now. with him. And they had rushed over
8 And the king rose up and sat in the the Jordan before the king.
gate. And they announced it to all the 18 And they had crossed over the
people, saying, Behold, the king is ford to carry over the king's
sitting in the gate. And all the people household, and to do the good in his
came in before the king. And Israel eyes. And Shimei the son of Gera had
had fled, each one to his tents. fallen before the face of the king as he
9 And it happened, all the people crossed over the Jordan.
were quarreling through all the tribes 19 And he said to the king, Do not let
of Israel, saying, The king delivered us my master charge iniquity to me, nor
out of the hand of our enemies. Yea, he shall you remember that which your
himself delivered us out of the hand of servant perversely did in the day that
the Philistines. And now he has fled my master the king went out from
out of the land because of Absalom. Jerusalem, for the king to take it to his
10 And Absalom whom we anointed heart.
over us is dead in battle. And now why 20 For your servant knows that I
are you silent as to bringing back the have sinned; and behold, I come
king? today, the first of the house of Joseph,
11 And King David sent to Zadok and to go down to meet my master the
Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to king.
the elders of Judah, saying, Why are 21 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah
you the last to bring back the king to answered and said, Shall not Shimei
his house? For the word of all Israel be put to death for this, because he
had come to the king, to his house. cursed the messiah of YAHWEH?
12 You are my brother; you are my 22 And David said, What have I to
bone and my flesh. And why are you do with you, O sons of Zeruiah, that
the last to bring back the king? you are as my foe today? Shall any
13 And say to Amasa, Are you not my man be executed today in Israel? For
bone and my flesh? So shall Elohim do do I not know that today I am king
to me, and more so He shall do, if you over Israel?
are not commander of the army before 23 And the king said to Shimei, You
me all the days, instead of Joab. shall not die. And the king swore to
14 And he inclined the heart of all him.
the men of Judah as one man, and 24 And Mephibosheth the son of
they sent to the king, Return, you and Saul had come down to meet the king.
all your servants. And he had not dressed his feet, nor
15 And the king returned and came had shaved his upper lip. Yea, he had
in to the Jordan. And Judah had come not washed his garment, even from the
to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to day that he went away till the day that
bring the king over the Jordan. he came in peace.
16 And Shimei, the son of Gera, the 25 And it happened when he had
Benjamite, from Bahurim, hastened come to Jerusalem to meet the king,
and came down with the men of Judah the king said to him, Why did you not
to meet King David. go with me, Mephibosheth?
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my servant deceived me. For your cross over the Jordan with the king.
servant said, I will saddle the donkey And why should the king repay me
for myself and ride on it and go with with this reward?
the king, for your servant is lame. 37 Please let your servant return,
27 And he spoke slander against and I shall die in my own city, near the
your servant to my master the king. burying place of my father and my
And my master the king is as a mother. And, behold your servant
messenger of the Elohim; yet you do Chimham! Let him cross over with my
that which is good in your eyes. master the king, and you do to him the
28 For all the house of my father good in your eyes.
would be nothing except men of death 38 And the king said, Chimham shall
before my master the king, and you go over with me, and I shall do to him
have set your servant among those that which is good in your eyes. Yea,
eating at your table. And what right is all that you shall choose of me I will do
there to me any more, even to cry any for you.
more to the king? 39 And all the people crossed over
29 And the king said to him, Why do the Jordan, and the king crossed over.
you speak any more of your matters? I And the king gave a kiss to Barzillai
have said, You and Ziba share the and blessed him. And he returned to
land. his place.
30 And Mephibosheth said to the 40 And the king crossed over to
king, Yes, let him take all, since my Gilgal. And Chimham crossed over
master the king has come in peace to with him, and all the people of Judah.
his house. And they brought the king over, and
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite had also half of the people of Israel.
gone down from Rogelim and had 41 And, behold, all the men of Israel
crossed over the Jordan with the king, were coming to the king. And they said
to send him away over the Jordan. to the king, Why have they, our
32 And Barzillai was very old, a son brothers, the men of Judah, stolen you
of eighty years, and he had sustained away? For they brought the king and
the king as he abode in Mahanaim, for his household over the Jordan, and all
he was a very great man. the men of David with him.
33 And the king said to Barzillai, You 42 And, behold, all the men of Judah
pass over with me and I will sustain answered against the men of Israel,
you with me in Jerusalem. Because the king is near to us. And
34 And Barzillai said to the king, why is this that you are angry about
How many are the days of the years of this matter? Have we at all eaten from
my life, that I should go up with the the king, or has he given a gift to us?
king to Jerusalem? 43 And the men of Israel answered
35 I am a son of eighty years today. the men of Judah and said, We have
Can I distinguish between good and ten hands in the king, and we also
evil? Can your servant taste that which have more in David than you. Why
I am eating, and that which I drink? then did you despise us, that our word
Can I any more listen to the voice of was not first to bring back our king?
singing men and singing women? And And the word of the men of Judah was
why should your servant be any more more fierce than the word of the men
as a burden to my master the king? of Israel.
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Chapter 20 with you, my brother? And Joab's

right hand took hold of Amasa's beard
1 And a man of worthlessness to give a kiss to him.
happened to be there, and his name 10 And Amasa was not on guard
was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a man of against the sword in Joab's hand. And
Benjamin. And he blew the ram's horn he struck him with it in the fifth rib,
and said, We have no part in David, and poured out his bowels to the
and we have no inheritance in the son ground, and did not strike him again.
of Jesse. Each man to his tents, O And he died. And Joab and his brother
Israel. Abishai pursued Sheba the son of
2 And every man of Israel went up Bichri.
from following David, going after 11 And a man stood beside him, of
Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men the young men of Joab; and he said,
of Judah clung to their king, from the Whoever delights in Joab, and
Jordan even to Jerusalem. whoever is for David follow after Joab!
3 And David came into his house at 12 And Amasa was wallowing in
Jerusalem. And the king took the ten blood in the middle of the highway.
women, the concubines whom he had And the man saw that all the people
left to guard the house, and fed them. stood still. And he turned Amasa away
But he did not go in to them, and they from the highway to the field, and
were shut up to the day of their death threw a garment over him, when he
in widowhood. saw that all who came beside him
4 And the king said to Amasa, Call stood still.
for me the men of Judah within three 13 When he was taken from the
days; and you stand here. highway, every man passed on after
5 And Amasa went to call Judah, but Joab to pursue Sheba the son of
delayed beyond the set time which he Bichri.
had set for him. 14 And he went through all the tribes
6 And David said to Abishai, Now of Israel to Abel, and to Beth-
Sheba the son of Bichri will do more Maachah, and to all the Berites. And
evil to us than Absalom. You take the they were gathered, and went after
servants of your master and pursue him also.
him, that he not find fortified cities for 15 And they went in and lay siege
himself, and deliver himself from our against him in Abel-Beth-Maachah,
eye. and mounded up a siege-mound
7 And the men of Joab went out after against the city. And it stood against
him, and the Cherethites, and the the outermost wall, and all the people
Pelethites, and all the mighty men. with Joab were undermining, to cause
And they went out from Jerusalem to the wall to fall.
pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. 16 And a wise woman called out of
8 They were near the great stone in the city, Hear! Hear! Please say to
Gibeon, and Amasa had gone before Joab, Come near here and I will speak
them. And Joab was girded with his to you.
war coat as his clothing; and over it 17 And he came near to her. And the
was a belt with a sword fastened on his woman said, Are you Joab? And he
loins in its sheath. And as he went out, said, I am. And she said to him, Hear
it fell out. the words of your handmaid. And he
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18 And she spoke, saying, They 2 And the king called for the
spoke often in days gone by, saying, Gibeonites and said to them (as to the
Asking they will ask at Abel, and so Gibeonites, they were not of the sons
they ended all dispute. of Israel, but of the remnant of the
19 I am of the peaceful, faithful ones Amorites, and the sons of Israel had
of Israel. You are seeking to destroy a sworn to them) and Saul sought to
city, and a mother in Israel. Why will strike them in his zeal for the sons of
you swallow up the inheritance of Israel and Judah.
YAHWEH? 3 And David said to the Gibeonites,
20 And Joab answered and said, Far What shall I do for you? And with
be it! Far be it from me that I should what shall I atone, and you bless the
swallow up or destroy. inheritance of YAHWEH?
21 The case is not such. For a man of 4 And the Gibeonites said to him,
the hills of Ephraim, Sheba the son of We will have neither silver nor gold by
Bichri is his name, has lifted up his Saul and by his house. Also, we will
hand against the king, against David. have no man in Israel put to death.
If you will give him up by himself, then And he said, What you say, I will do
I will go away from the city. And the for you.
woman said to Joab, Behold, his head 5 And they said to the king, The man
will be thrown over the wall to you. who destroyed us and schemed against
22 And the woman came to all the us that we be wasted from standing in
people in her wisdom. And they cut off all the border of Israel was Saul.
the head of Sheba the son of Bichri 6 Let be given to us seven men of his
and threw it to Joab. And he blew the sons to us. And we will expose them to
ram's horn, and they were dispersed YAHWEH in Gibeah of Saul, the
from the city, each man to his tents. chosen of YAHWEH. And the king
And Joab went back to Jerusalem to said, I will deliver them.
the king. 7 But the king spared Jonathan's son
23 And Joab was over all the army of Mephibosheth the son of Saul because
Israel, and Benaiah the son of of the oath of YAHWEH that was
Jehoiada over the Cherethites and between them, between David and
over the Pelethites. Jonathan, the son of Saul.
24 And Adoram was over the forced 8 And the king took the two sons of
labor, and Jehoshaphat the son of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom
Ahilud was the recorder. she bore to Saul, Armoni and
25 And Sheva was the scribe, and Mephibosheth. And he took the five
Zadok and Abiathar the priests. sons of Michal the daughter of Saul,
26 And also Ira the Jairite was a whom she brought up for Adriel the
priest to David. son of Barzillai the Meholathite. 1
9 And he gave them into the hands of
Chapter 21
1 Michal is the sister of Merab who was
1 And there was a famine in the days married to Adriel. (1 Sam 18:19).
of David, three years, year after year. Apparently, Merab died and Michal raised
And David sought the face of her 5 sons. Michal had no children of her
YAHWEH. And YAHWEH said, It is own due to the curse for despising David
for Saul and for his bloody house, for his worship of YHWH when they
because he killed the Gibeonites. brought up the ark of the covenant, 2Sam
6:16, 20-23.
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the Gibeonites. And they exposed a new sword, even he said to strike
them in the mountain before David.
YAHWEH. And the seven fell 17 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah
together. And they were executed in helped him, and struck the Philistine,
the days of harvest, in the first days, in and killed him. Then the men of David
the beginning of barley harvest. swore to him, saying, You shall not
10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah again go out with us to battle, that you
took sackcloth and stretched it out for not cause the lamp of Israel to go out.
herself on the rock, from the 18 And it happened after this that
beginning of harvest until water the battle was again in Gob of the
poured on them out of the heavens. Philistines. Then Sibbechai the
And she did not allow a bird of the Hushathite struck Saph, who was
heavens to rest on them by day nor the among the sons of Rapha.
beast of the field by night.1 19 And again the battle was in Gob
11 And that which Rizpah the with the Philistines, and Elhanan the
daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine, son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite
had done was told to David. struck one of Goliath the Gittite2, and
12 And David went and took the the wood of his spear was like a
bones of Saul, and the bones of his son weaver's beam.
Jonathan from the rulers of Jabesh- 20 And again the battle was in Gath,
Gilead, who had stolen them from the and there was a man of stature, and
plaza of Beth-Shean, there where the the fingers of his hands were six, and
Philistines hanged them in the day the the fingers of his feet six, twenty four
Philistines struck Saul in Gilboa. in number. And he also had been born
13 And he brought up the bones of to Rapha.
Saul and the bones of his son 21 And he cursed Israel; and
Jonathan from there, and they Jonathan, the son of David's brother
gathered up the bones of those Shimeah, struck him.
hanged. 22 These four here born to the giant
14 And they buried the bones of Saul in Gath. And they fell by the hand of
and of his son Jonathan in the land of David, by the hand of his servants.
Benjamin, in Zelah, in the burying
place of his father Kish, and did all Chapter 22
that the king had commanded. And
afterward Elohim heard prayer for the 1 And David spoke to YAHWEH the
land. words of this song in the day
15 And again the Philistines warred YAHWEH delivered him out of the
with Israel. And David went down, and hand of all his enemies, and out of the
his servants with him. And they fought hand of Saul.
with the Philistines. And David was 2 And he said: YAHWEH is my rock
weary. and my fortress, and my Deliverer.
16 And Ishbibenob, who was of the 3 My Elohim is my rock; I shall take
sons of Rapha the giant, the weight of refuge in Him; my shield, and the horn
his spear being three hundred copper of my Y’shua*, my high tower, and my
shekels in weight, and was girded with refuge! My Savior, You shall save me
from violence (Hamas).
1 This is April at the beginning of the harvest
and she defended the corpses until Nov-Dec 2 The one struck was Lahmi, the brother of
when the first real rain would fall. Goliath, 1 Chron 20:5.
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4 I call on YAHWEH, the One to be my calamity, and YAHWEH was my

praised; and I shall be saved from my support;
enemies. 20 and He brought me out to a large
5 When the waves of death surround place; He delivered me, for He
me, the floods of wickedness terrify delighted in me.
me, 21 YAHWEH rewarded me
6 the cords of Sheol are all around according to my righteousness;
me, the snares of death confronted according to the cleanness of my
me. hands, He has repaid me.
7 In my distress I called on 22 For I have kept the ways of
YAHWEH, and I called to my Elohim. YAHWEH, and have not acted
And He heard my voice from His wickedly against my Elohim.
sanctuary, and my cry was in His ears. 23 For all His judgments were before
8 And the earth shook and trembled, me. As to His statutes, I did not turn
the foundations of the heavens were away from them.
troubled, and were shaken; for He was 24 And I was blameless before Him,
angry. and I kept myself from my iniquity.
9 Smoke rose up in His nostrils, and 25 And YAHWEH returned to me
fire devoured out of His mouth; coals according to my righteousness,
were kindled by it. according to my cleanness in His eyes.
10 And He bowed the heavens and 26 With the faithful You show
came down, and thick darkness was Yourself kind. With the upright man,
under His feet. You will show Yourself upright.
11 And He rode on a cherub, and did 27 With the pure, You will show
fly, and was seen on the wings of the Yourself pure, and with the perverted
wind. You will appear perverse.
12 And He made darkness pavilions 28 And You shall save the afflicted
all around Him, the gathering of people, and Your eyes are on the
waters, thick clouds of the skies. haughty, whom You bring low.
13 From the brightness before Him 29 For You are my lamp, O
were kindled coals of fire! YAHWEH; and YAHWEH shall light
14 YAHWEH thundered from the up my darkness.
heavens, and the Most High gave forth 30 For by You I have run through a
His voice. troop; by my Elohim I have leaped
15 And He sent forth arrows and over a wall.
scattered them; lightning, and 31 The El, blameless is His way; the
troubled them; Word of YAHWEH is tested; He is a
16 and the channels of the sea were shield to all those who seek refuge in
seen; the world's foundations were Him.
revealed by the rebuke of YAHWEH, 32 For who is El except YAHWEH?
from the blast of the breath of His And who is a rock except our Elohim?
nostrils. 33 The El is my strong fortress; and
17 He sent from above; He took me; He sets the blameless free in his way,
He drew me out of many waters. 34 making my feet like hinds' feet,
18 He delivered me from my strong even causing me to stand on my high
enemy, from those who hated me; for places;
they were stronger than me. 35 teaching my hands for battle, so
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that my hands may bend a bow of You, YAHWEH, among nations; and I
copper. will sing praise to Your name.
36 And You have given to me the 51 A tower to Y’shua* His King; even
shield of Your Y'Shua*; and Your doing mercy to His Messiah; to David
lowliness has made me great. and to his seed, until forever!
37 You have enlarged my steps
under me, and my feet have not Chapter 23
slipped.
38 I have pursued my enemies and 1 And these are the last words of
destroyed them; and I did not turn David, the saying of David the son of
until they were consumed. Jesse, and the saying of the man raised
39 And I consumed them, and struck on high, the Messiah of the Elohim of
them, and they did not rise; but fell Jacob, and the sweet singer of Israel:
under my feet. 2 The Spirit of YAHWEH has
40 Yea, You girded me with might spoken by me, and His Word is on my
for battle; You caused those rising tongue.
against me to bow under me. 3 The Elohim of Israel said, the Rock
41 And You gave to me the necks of of Israel spoke to me: One ruling over
my enemies; those hating me I man righteously, who rules in the fear
silenced. of Elohim,
42 They looked, and there was none 4 is as the light of the morning, as
to save; to YAHWEH, and He did not the sun shines; a morning without
answer them. clouds; through shining after rain the
43 And I beat them as the dust of the tender grass sprouts from the earth.
earth; I crushed them small as the 5 For is not my house so with El? For
mire of the streets; I spread them out. He has made an everlasting covenant
44 And You delivered me from the with me, ordered in all things, and
quarrels of my people; You kept me as sure; for all my salvation, and all my
the head of the nations; a people I desire, will He not make it grow?
have not known served me. 6 As to the wicked, all of them shall
45 The sons of strangers submit to be as a thorn driven away; for they
me; at the hearing of the ear they cannot be taken by the hand; (Is 27:4)
listen to me. 7 but the man who shall touch them
46 The sons of strangers wither, and must be armed with iron and the shaft
shall come trembling out of their of a spear; they shall be utterly burned
dungeons. with fire in their place.
47 YAHWEH lives! And blessed be 8 These are the names of the mighty
my Rock, and is exalted the Elohim of ones who were called to David: He
the Rock of my Y’shua*. who sits in the seat of the Tachmonite,
48The Elohim who gives vengeance chief of the captains; He was called
for me, and brings down peoples Adino the Eznite, because of the eight
under me, hundred he killed at one time.
49 and brings me forth from my 9 And after him was Eleazar the son
enemies; yea, You raise me up above of Dodo, the son of the Ahohite. He
those rising up against me; You deliver was of the three mighty men with
me from the men of violence. David when they taunted the
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there to battle; and the men of Israel killed them. And to him was a name
went up; among the three.
10 he rose up and struck the 19 With honor he was honored more
Philistines until his hand was weary, than the three. And he was the
and his hand clung to the sword. And commander to them, but he did not
YAHWEH worked a great salvation come to the first three.
on that day, and the people returned 20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
after him only to plunder. from Kabzeel, a son of a mighty man,
11 And next was Shammah the son of great in deeds; he killed two lion like
Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines men of Moab. And he went down and
had gathered into a company, and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in a
there was a plot of the field full of day of snow.
lentils, and the people had fled before 21 And he killed an Egyptian, a man
the Philistines. of form; and a spear was in the
12 And he set himself in the midst of Egyptian's hand; and he went down to
the plot, and delivered it, and struck him with a staff and tore away the
the Philistines. And YAHWEH spear from the Egyptian's hand, and
worked out a great salvation. killed him with his own spear.
13 And three of the thirty 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did
commanders went down and came to these things, and had a name among
the harvest, to David, to the cave of three mighty ones.
Adullam. And the company of the 23 He was more honored than the
Philistines was camping in the Valley thirty, but he did not come to the first
of the Giants. three. And David set him over his
14 And David was then in a guard.
stronghold, and the garrison of the 24 Asahel the brother of Joab was of
Philistines was then in Bethlehem. the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of
15 And David longed, and said, Who Bethlehem;
shall give me drink from the water of 25 Shammah the Harodite; Elika the
the well of Bethlehem beside the gate? Harodite;
16 And the three mighty ones cut 26 Helez the Paltite; Ira the son of
through the camp of the Philistines, Ikkesh, the Tekoite;
and drew water out of the well of 27 Abiezer the Anathothite;
Bethlehem beside the gate, and took it Mebunnai the Hushathite;
up, and brought it to David. But he 28 Zalmon the Ahohite; Maharai the
was not willing to drink it, and poured Netophathite;
it out to YAHWEH; 29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a
17 and said, Far be it from me, O Netophathite; Ittai the son of Ribai out
YAHWEH, to do this; is it not the of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin;
blood of the men who went with their 30 Benaiah the Pirathonite; Hiddai
lives? And he was not willing to drink of the torrents of Gaash;
it. The three mighty ones did these 31 Abialbon the Arbathite; Azmaveth
things. the Barhumite;
18 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah, 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the
the brother of Joab, was the sons of Jashen; Jonathan;
commander of three. And he raised up 33 Shammah the Hararite; Ahiam
his spear against three hundred, and the son of Sharar, the Hararite;
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son of the Maachathite; Eliam the son and of the Canaanite. And they went
of Ahithophel, the Gilonite; out to the south of Judah, to Beer-
35 Hezrai the Carmelite; Paarai the Sheba.
Arbite; 8 And they went to and fro through
36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah; all the land, and came in to Jerusalem
Bani of Gad; at the end of nine months and twenty
37 Zelek of Ammon; Naharai the days.
Beerothite, armor-bearer to Joab the 9 And Joab gave the count from the
son of Zeruiah; numbering of the people to the king.
38 Ira the Ithrite; Gareb, an Ithrite; And Israel was eight hundred
39 Uriah the Hittite; thirty seven in thousand mighty men drawing sword;
all. and the men of Judah five hundred
thousand men.
Chapter 24 10 And after he had numbered the
people, the heart of David struck him.
1 And again the anger of YAHWEH And David said to YAHWEH, I have
glowed against Israel, and moved sinned greatly in that which I have
David against them, to say, Go, done. And now, O YAHWEH, I pray,
number Israel and Judah. take away the iniquity of your servant,
2 And the king said to Joab, the for I have acted very foolishly.
commander of the army with him, Go 11 And David rose up in the
now to and fro through all the tribes of morning; and the Word of YAHWEH
Israel, from Dan even to Beer-Sheba, came to Gad the prophet, David's seer,
and number the people, that I may saying,
know the number of the people. 12 Go and you shall speak to David,
3 And Joab said to the king, Yea, So says YAHWEH, I am setting up
may YAHWEH your Elohim add to three things for you; you choose one of
the people, however many they may them and I will do it for you.
be, a hundredfold. And may the eyes of 13 And Gad came in to David and
my master the king see it. But why told him, and said to him, Shall seven
does my master the king delight in this years of famine come to you in your
thing? land? Or shall you flee before your
4 But the word of the king prevailed adversary three months, and they
against Joab, and against the army pursue you? Or shall three days'
commanders. And Joab and the army plague come into your land? Now
commanders went out from the consider, and see what I shall take
presence of the king to number the back to Him who sent word to me.
people of Israel. 14 And David said, Because of this it
5 And they crossed over the Jordan is great distressing to me. Let us fall
and camped in Aroer, on the right of now into the hand of YAHWEH, for
the city, in the middle of the Valley of many are His mercies; and do not let
Gad, and to Jazer. me fall into the hand of man.
6 And they came into Gilead, and to 15 And YAHWEH sent a plague on
the land of Tahtim-Hodshi. And they Israel from the morning even to the
came to Dan-Jaan, and around to time appointed. And from Dan even to
Sidon. Beer-Sheba seventy thousand of the
7 And they came into the fortress of people died.
Tyre, and all the cities of the Hivite, 16 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
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put forth his hand to Jerusalem, to for nothing. And David bought the
destroy it. And YAHWEH had pity as threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty
to the evil, and said to the Messenger shekels of silver.
who was destroying among the people, 25 And David built an altar there to
Enough! Now drop your hand. And the YAHWEH, and offered burnt offering
Messenger of YAHWEH was near the and peace offerings. And YAHWEH
threshing-floor of Araunah the was entreated for the land; and the
Jebusite. plague was stayed from Israel.
17 And when he saw the Messenger
who was striking among the people,
David spoke to YAHWEH and said,
Behold, I have sinned. Yea, I have
acted perversely. And these, the flock,
what have they done? Now let your
hand be on me, and on my father's
house.
18 And Gad came in to David on that
day and said to him, Go up, raise up an
altar to YAHWEH in the threshing
floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
19 And David went up according to
Gad's word, as YAHWEH
commanded.
20 And Araunah looked and saw the
king and his servants crossing over to
him. And Araunah went out and
bowed himself to the king, his nose to
the earth.
21 And Araunah said, Why has my
master the king come to his servant?
And David said, To buy the threshing-
floor from you, in order to build an
altar to YAHWEH; and the plague will
be stayed from the people.
22 And Araunah said to David, Let
my master the king take and offer up
that which is good in his eyes. Behold,
the oxen for a burnt offering, and the
threshing instruments, and the yokes
of the oxen for wood.
23 O king, all these Araunah gives to
the king. And Araunah said to the
king, May YAHWEH your Elohim
accept you.
24 And the king said to Araunah,
No, for buying I will buy from you for
a price, and I will not offer to
YAHWEH my Elohim burnt offerings
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Book of 1 Kings

Chapter 1 11 And Nathan spoke to Bathsheba,

the mother of Solomon, saying, Have
1 And King David was old, going into you not heard that Adonijah the son of
days. And they covered him with Haggith reigns, and our master David
garments, for he had no heat. does not know?
2 And his servants said to him, Let 12 And now, come, please let me
them seek out a young woman for my counsel you with counsel, and save
master the king, a virgin, and she shall your life, and the life of your son
stand before the king, and be a nurse Solomon.
to him, and lie in your bosom, and my 13 Go up and go in to King David.
master the king shall have heat. And you shall say to him, My master,
3 And they sought out a beautiful O king, have you not sworn to your
young woman in all the border of handmaid, saying, Surely your son
Israel. And they found Abishag the Solomon shall reign after me, and he
Shunammite, and brought her in to shall sit on my throne? And why does
the king. Adonijah reign?
4 And the young woman was 14 Behold, while you are speaking
exceedingly beautiful, and she was a with the king, then I will come in after
nurse to the king and served him. But you and will confirm your words.
the king did not know her. 15 And Bathsheba came in to the
5 And Adonijah the son of Haggith king, to the inner room. And the king
exalted himself, saying, I will reign. was old, and Abishag the Shunammite
And he prepared a chariot for himself, was serving the king.
and horsemen, and fifty men running 16 And Bathsheba bowed and knelt
before his face. before the king. And the king said,
6 And his father had not troubled What shall I do for you?
him all his days, saying, Why have you 17 And she said to him, My master,
done so? And he also was very good of you have sworn to your handmaid by
form, and one had borne him after YAHWEH your Elohim, saying,
Absalom. Surely your son Solomon shall reign
7 And his words were with Joab the after me, and he shall sit on my
son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the throne.
priest. And they helped, going after 18 And now, behold, Adonijah
Adonijah. reigns. And now, my master O king,
8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah you have not known.
the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the 19 And he sacrifices oxen, and
prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and
mighty men who were to David, were has called all the king's sons, and
not with Adonijah. Abiathar the priest and Joab the
9 And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and commander of the army. But he has
oxen and fatlings near the Stone of not called to your servant Solomon.
Serpents which is near En-Rogel. And 20 And you, my master O king, the
he called all his brothers, the sons of eyes of Israel are on you, to tell them
the king, and all the men of Judah, the who shall sit on the throne of my
servants of the king. master the king after him.
10 But he did not call Nathan the 21 And it will be, when my master
prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty the king lies with his fathers, my son
men, and his brother Solomon. Solomon and I, shall be offenders.
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22 And, behold, she was speaking Jehoiada. And they came in before the
with the king, and Nathan the prophet king.
came in. 33 And the king said to them, Take
23 And they told the king, saying, with you the servants of your master,
Behold, Nathan the prophet! And he and you shall cause my son Solomon
came in before the king and bowed to to ride on my mule, and cause him to
the king, his nose to the earth. go down to Gihon.
24 And Nathan said, My master O 34 And Zadok the priest and Nathan
king, have you said, Adonijah shall the prophet shall anoint him there as
reign after me, and he shall sit on my king over Israel. And you shall blow
throne? with the ram's horn and shout, Let
25 For he has gone down today and King Solomon live!
sacrificed oxen, and fatlings, and 35 And you shall come up after him,
sheep in abundance, and has called all and let him come and sit on my
the king's sons, and the army throne, for he shall reign in my place.
commanders, and Abiathar the priest. For I have appointed him ruler over
And behold, they are eating and Israel, and over Judah.
drinking before him, and they are 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
saying, Let King Adonijah live! answered the king and said, Amen! So
26 But as for me, I, your servant, and says YAHWEH the Elohim of my
for Zadok the priest, and for Benaiah master the king.
the son of Jehoiada, and for your 37 As YAHWEH has been with my
servant Solomon, he has not called. master the king, so shall He be with
27 If this thing is to come about from Solomon, and shall make his throne
my master the king, then you have not greater than the throne of my master
caused your servant to know who shall King David.
sit on the throne of my master the king 38 And Zadok the priest, and
after him. Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the
28 And King David replied and said, son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites
Call Bathsheba for me. And she came and the Pelethites went out and caused
in before the king, and stood before Solomon to ride on King David's mule,
the king. and caused him to go to Gihon.
29 And the king swore and said, As 39 And Zadok the priest took the
YAHWEH lives, who has redeemed horn of oil out of the Tabernacle and
my soul out of all distress, anointed Solomon. And they blew with
30 surely as I swore to you by the ram's horn, and all the people
YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, shouted, Let King Solomon live!
saying, Surely your son Solomon shall 40 And all the people came up after
reign after me, and he shall sit on my him. And the people were piping with
throne in my place; surely so I will do pipes, and rejoicing with great joy.
this day. And the earth was torn with their
31 And Bathsheba bowed her face to sound.
the earth, even bowing to the king, and 41 And Adonijah heard, and all those
said, Let my master King David live invited, who were with him. And they
forever. stopped eating. And Joab heard the
32 And King David said, Call Zadok sound of the ram's horn, and said,
the priest for me and Nathan the What is this noise roaring from the
prophet, and Benaiah the son of city?

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42 And he was still speaking, and, shall fall to the earth. But if evil is
behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar found in him, then he shall die.
the priest came in. And Adonijah said, 53 And King Solomon sent, and they
Come in, for you are a mighty man and brought him down from the altar. And
bear good news. he came in and bowed to King
43 And Jonathan answered and said Solomon. And Solomon said to him,
to Adonijah, Truly our master, King Go to your house.
David, has caused Solomon to reign.
44 And the king sent Zadok the Chapter 2
priest and Nathan the prophet with
him, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, 1 And the days of David drew near
and the Cherethites and the Pelethites. for him to die. And he commanded his
And they caused him to ride on the son Solomon, saying,
king's mule. 2 I am going in the way of all the
45 And they anointed him, Zadok earth. And you be strong, and be a
the priest and Nathan the prophet, as man,
king in Gihon. And they have come up 3 and keep the charge of YAHWEH
from there rejoicing. And the city was your Elohim, to walk in His ways, to
roaring. It is the noise that you heard. keep His statutes, His commands, and
46 And also Solomon has sat on the His judgments, and His testimonies,
throne of the kingdom. as it is written in the Torah of Moses,
47 And also the king's servants have so that you may do wisely all that you
come in to bless our master, King do, and there wherever you may turn,
David, saying, Your Elohim shall make 4 so that YAHWEH may establish
the name of Solomon better than your His Word which He spoke to me,
name, and his throne greater than saying, If your sons take heed to their
your throne. And the king bowed way, to walk before me in truth, with
himself on the bed. all their heart, and with all their soul,
48 And also the king has said, saying, There shall not be a man to you
Blessed is YAHWEH the Elohim of cut off from the throne of Israel.1
Israel who has today given one sitting 5 And also, you know that which
on my throne, and my eyes seeing it. Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, that
49 And they trembled and rose up, which he did to the two army
all those who were invited by commanders of Israel, to Abner the
Adonijah, and left, each to his way. son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of
50 And Adonijah was afraid because Jether, that he murdered them, and
of Solomon, and he rose up and went shed the blood of war in peace, and
and lay hold on the horns of the altar. put the blood of war on his girdle, on
51 And it was told to Solomon, his loins and in his sandals on his feet;
saying, Adonijah is afraid of King 6 and you shall do according to your
Solomon. And, behold, he has laid wisdom, and shall not let his gray hair
hold on the horns of the altar, saying, go down to Sheol in peace.
Let King Solomon swear to me as of 7 You shall be merciful to the sons of
today that he will not put his servant
to death by the sword. 1 The promise to have a son be on the throne
52 And Solomon said, If he becomes of Israel for eternity was conditional on
a son of virtue, not a hair of his head obedience to the Torah. Solomon failed, but
Yahshua, the eternal king did not fail, Math
5:17.
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Barzillai the Gileadite, and they shall 18 And Bathsheba said, Well! I will
be among those eating at your table, speak to the king for you.
for so they drew near to me when I 19 And Bathsheba came in to King
fled from the face of your brother Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah.
Absalom. And the king rose up to meet her, and
8 And, behold, with you is Shimei bowed to her, and sat on his throne,
the son of Gera, the Benjamite of and placed a throne for the king's
Bahurim. And he cursed me with a mother. And she sat at his right hand.
grievous cursing in the day I went to 20 And she said, I ask one small
Mahanaim. And he came down to petition of you. Do not turn away my
meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to face. And the king said to her, Ask, my
him by YAHWEH, saying, I will not mother, for I will not turn away your
cause you to die by the sword. face.
9 And now, do not acquit him, for 21 And she said, let Abishag the
you are a wise man, and you know that Shunammite be given to your brother
which you shall do to him and shall Adonijah for a wife.
bring his old age down with blood to 22 And King Solomon answered and
Sheol. said to his mother, And why are you
10 And David lay with his fathers, asking Abishag the Shunammite for
and was buried in the city of David. Adonijah? Will you also ask the
11 And the days that David reigned kingdom for him, for he is my older
over Israel were forty years. He brother; yea, for him, and for Abiathar
reigned seven years in Hebron, and he the priest, and for Joab the son of
reigned thirty three years in Zeruiah.
Jerusalem. 23 And King Solomon swore by
12 And Solomon sat on the throne of YAHWEH, saying, So shall Elohim do
his father David, and his kingdom was to me, and so shall He do more, if
firmly established. Adonijah has not spoken this word
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith against his life.
came in to Bathsheba, the mother of 24 And now, as YAHWEH lives,
Solomon. And she said, Do you come who has established me and caused
in peace? And he said, Peace. me to sit on the throne of my father
14 And he said, may a word be to you David, and who has made a house for
and to me? And she said, Speak. me, as He spoke, surely today
15 And he said, You know that the Adonijah shall be made to die.
kingdom was mine, and all Israel had 25 And King Solomon sent by the
set their faces toward me to reign. Yet hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
the kingdom has been turned around and he fell on him, and he died.
and is my brother's, because it was his 26 And the king said to Abiathar the
from YAHWEH. priest, Go to Anathoth, to your fields.
16 And now I am asking one petition For you are a man of death. But I will
of you. Do not turn away your face. not at this time cause you to die,
And she said to him, Speak. because you have borne the ark of
17 And he said, Please speak to King Adonai YAHWEH before my father
Solomon, for he will not turn away David, and because you were afflicted
your face, that he give to me Abishag in all the things with which my father
the Shunammite for a wife. was afflicted.
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from being priest to YAHWEH, to of Jehoiada in his place over the army.
fulfill the Word of YAHWEH which And the king put Zadok the priest in
He spoke concerning the house of Eli the place of Abiathar.
in Shiloh. 36 And the king sent and called
28 And the report came to Joab, for Shimei and said to him, Build a house
Joab had turned aside after Adonijah for yourself in Jerusalem and live
though he did not turn aside after there, and do not go out from there
Absalom. And Joab fled to the tent of anywhere.
YAHWEH, and lay hold on the horns 37 And it shall be, in the day you go
of the altar. out and cross the torrent Kidron,
29 And it was told to King Solomon surely you shall know that surely you
that Joab had fled to the tabernacle of shall die; your blood shall be on your
YAHWEH, and, behold, he was by the head.
altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah the 38 And Shimei said to the king, The
son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall on word is good. As my master the king
him. has spoken, so your servant shall do.
30 And Benaiah came into the And Shimei lived in Jerusalem many
tabernacle of YAHWEH and said to days.1
him, So says the king, Come out. And 39 And it happened at the end of
he said, No, but I will die here. And three years, two of Shimei's servants
Benaiah brought back word to the fled to Achish the son of Maachah, the
king, saying, So says Joab. Yea, so he king of Gath. And they told Shimei,
answered me. saying, Behold, your servants are in
31 And the king said to him, Do as he Gath.
has said, and fall on him, and bury 40 And Shimei rose up and saddled
him, and turn aside the innocent blood his donkey and went to Gath, to
which Joab shed, off of me and off of Achish, to seek his servants. And
my father's house. Shimei went and brought his servants
32 And YAHWEH shall turn back from Gath.
his blood on his own head, who has 41 And it was told to Solomon that
fallen on two men more righteous and Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to
better than he, and murdered them Gath, and had returned.
with the sword; and my father David 42 And the king sent and called for
not knowing: Abner the son of Ner, the Shimei, and said to him, Did I not
commander of the army of Israel, and cause you to swear by YAHWEH, and
Amasa the son of Jether, the testify to you, saying, In the day you go
commander of the army of Judah. out, and you have gone anywhere,
33 Yea, He shall turn back their surely you shall know that certainly
blood on the head of Joab, and on the you shall die. And you said to me, The
head of his seed forever. And as for word I have heard is good.
David and for his seed, and for his 43 And why have you not kept the
house, and for his throne, there shall oath of YAHWEH, and the charge
be peace forever from YAHWEH. that I commanded you?
34 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 44 And the king said to Shimei, You
went up and fell on him, and caused
him to die. And he was buried in his 1 Verses 36-38- By keeping Shimei from
own house in the wilderness. crossing the Kidron it kept him from
35 And the king put Benaiah the son conspiring with his relatives who revolted
against King David in 1 Sam 20.
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shall know all the evil that your heart 7 And now, O YAHWEH my Elohim,
has known, that which you did to my You have caused Your servant to reign
father David. Now YAHWEH has instead of my father David. And I am
turned back your evil on your head. but a young boy; I do not know to go
45 And King Solomon shall be out and to come in.
blessed, and the throne of David shall 8 And Your servant is in the midst of
be established before YAHWEH Your people whom You have chosen, a
forever. numerous people that cannot be
46 And the king commanded numbered or counted for multitude.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he 9 Therefore, give to Your servant an
went out and fell on him, and he died. understanding heart, to judge Your
And the kingdom was established in people to discern between good and
the hand of Solomon. evil. For who is able to judge this, Your
great people?
Chapter 3 10 And the word was good in the
eyes of YAHWEH, that Solomon had
1 And Solomon made an alliance by asked this thing.
marriage with Pharaoh the king of 11 And Elohim said to him, Because
Egypt. And he took Pharaoh's you have asked this thing, and have
daughter and brought her into the city not asked for yourself many days, nor
of David, until he finished building his asked riches for yourself, nor asked
own house, and the house of the life of your enemies, and have
YAHWEH, and the wall of Jerusalem asked for discernment for yourself, to
all around. understand judgment,
2 Only, the people were sacrificing in 12 behold, I have done according to
high places, for a house for the name your words. Behold, I have given to
of YAHWEH had not been built until you a wise and understanding heart,
those days. so that there was none like you before
3 And Solomon loved YAHWEH, to you, and after you none shall rise up
walk in the statutes of his father like you.
David. Only, he was sacrificing in high 13 And also, I have given you that
places and burning incense. which you have not asked, both riches
4 And the king went to Gibeon to and honor, that there shall not be a
sacrifice there; for it was the great high man like you among the kings all your
place. Solomon offered a thousand days.
burnt offerings on that altar. 14 And if you walk in My ways, to
5 YAHWEH appeared to Solomon in keep My statutes and My commands,
Gibeon in a dream of the night. And as your father David walked, then I
Elohim said, Ask. What shall I give to will prolong your days.
you? 15 And Solomon awoke, and behold,
6 And Solomon said, You have done it was a dream! And he came into
great kindness to Your servant, my Jerusalem and stood before the ark of
father David, as he walked before You the covenant of YAHWEH, and
in truth and in righteousness and in offered burnt offerings, and made
uprightness of heart with You. And peace offerings. And he made a
You have kept for him this great banquet for all his servants.
kindness, and have given to him a son 16 Then two women, harlots, came
sitting on his throne, as today. in to the king and stood before him.

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17 And the one woman said, O my judgment that the king had judged,
master, this woman and I were living and feared from the face of the king;
in one house. And I gave birth, with for they saw that the wisdom of
her in the house. Elohim was in him to do judgment.
18 And it happened on the third day
after I gave birth, this woman also Chapter 4
gave birth. And we were together; no
stranger was with us in the house, only 1 And King Solomon was king over
we two in the house. all Israel.
19 And the son of this woman died at 2 And these were the rulers he had:
night, because she laid on it. Azariah the son of Zadok was the
20 And she rose up in the middle of priest.
the night and took my son from beside 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of
me and laid it in her bosom; and your Shisha, were the scribes, Jehoshaphat
handmaid was asleep. And she laid her the son of Ahilud the recorder.
dead son in my bosom. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
21 And I rose up in the morning to was over the army. And Zadok and
suckle my son; and behold! It was Abiathar were priests.
dead. And I looked at it in the 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was
morning; and, behold, it was not my over the officers. And Zabud the son of
son whom I had borne. Nathan was the minister and friend of
22 And the other woman said, No, the king.
but my son is the living, and your son 6 And Ahishar was over the
the dead. And this one said, No, but household. And Adoniram the son of
your son is dead, and my son the Abda was over the forced labor.
living. And they spoke before the king. 7 And Solomon had twelve officers
23 And the king said, This one says, over all Israel. And they sustained the
This is my son, the living one, and king and his household. Each man had
your son the dead. And that one says, one month in the year to provide.
No, but your son is the dead, and my 8 And these are their names: Ben-
son the living. Hur in the hills of Ephraim;
24 And the king said, Bring a sword 9 the son of Dekar in Makaz and in
to me. And they brought the sword Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and
before the king. Elon-Beth-Hanan;
25 And the king said, Divide the 10 the son of Hesed, in Aruboth (to
living child into two, and give the half him was Sochoh and all the land of
to the one, and the half to the other. Hepher);
26 And the woman whose son was 11 the son of Abinadab in all the
the living one said to the king (for her height of Dor, Taphath the daughter of
womb yearned over her son) yea, she Solomon was his wife;
said, O my master, give her the living 12 Baana the son of Ahilud to whom
child, and do not at all put it to death. was Taanach and Megiddo, and all
And this one said, Let it be neither Beth-Shean (which is by Zartanah
yours or mine, divide it. below Jezreel, from Beth-Shean to
27 And the king answered and said, Abel-Meholah, to the place that is
Give to her the living child, and do not beyond Jokneam);
put it to death at all; she is its mother. 13 the son of Geber in Ramoth-
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Manasseh's son, which are in Gilead; Beer-Sheba all the days of Solomon 1.
and to him was the region of Argob, (Mic 4:4, Zech 3:10)
which is in Bashan, sixty great cities 26 And Solomon had forty thousand
with walls and copper bars); stalls of horses for his chariots, and
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had twelve thousand horsemen.
Mahanaim; 27 And those officers provided food
15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also for King Solomon, and for all who
took Basemath the daughter of came to King Solomon's table, a man
Solomon for a wife; in his month: they did not lack
16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in anything.
Asher and in Aloth; 28 They also brought barley and
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah straw for the horses and mules to the
was in Issachar; place where the officers were, each
18 Shimei the son of Elah was in man according to his charge.
Benjamin; 29 And Elohim gave Solomon
19 Geber the son of Uri was in the exceeding great wisdom and under-
land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king standing, and largeness of heart, even
of the Amorites, and Og king of as the sand that is on the lip of the sea.
Bashan; and there was one officer who 30 And Solomon's wisdom was
was in the land; greater than the wisdom of all the sons
20 Judah and Israel were many, as of the east, and than all the wisdom of
the sand by the sea in multitude; Egypt.
eating and drinking and rejoicing. 31 For he was wiser than all men;
21 And Solomon reigned over all the wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and
kingdoms from the River to the land of Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the
the Philistines, and to the border of sons of Mahol. And his name was in all
Egypt. They brought presents and nations all around.
served Solomon all the days of his life. 32 And he spoke three thousand
22 And Solomon's food for one day proverbs, and his songs were a
was thirty measures of fine flour, and thousand and five.
sixty measures of meal, 33 And he spoke of trees, from the
23 ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out cedar tree in Lebanon, even to the
of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, hyssop that springs out of the wall. He
besides deer and gazelles, and spoke also of beasts and of birds, and
roebucks, and fattened fowl. of creeping things, and of fish.
24 For he had the rule over all on 34 And there came some from all the
this side of the River, from Tiphsah people to hear the wisdom of
even to Azzah, over all the kings on Solomon, from all the kings of the
this side of the River. And he had earth who had heard of his wisdom.
peace on all sides from around him.
25 And Judah and Israel lived Chapter 5
securely, every man under his vine and
under his fig tree; from Dan even to 1 And Hiram the king of Tyre sent
his servants to Solomon, for he heard

1 Solomon was a type of Messiah, and peace

was granted during his reign. The true
Messiah will have everlasting peace, Jer
23:6, Math 5:35, Heb 7:1-2, Is 9:6-7.
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that they had anointed him king take them up. And you shall do what I
instead of his father. For Hiram was a desire, to give food for my house.
lover of David all his days. 10 And Hiram gave Solomon cedar
2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, trees and fir trees, all his desire.
saying, 11 And Solomon gave to Hiram
3 You knew my father David, that he twenty thousand measures of wheat,
was not able to build a house to the food for his house; and twenty
name of YAHWEH his Elohim measures of beaten oil. This Solomon
because of the warfare that was gave to Hiram year by year.
around him, until YAHWEH had put 12 And YAHWEH gave wisdom to
them under the soles of his feet. Solomon, as He had spoken to him.
4 And now YAHWEH my Elohim And there was peace between Hiram
has given me rest all around; there is and Solomon; and they cut a covenant,
no adversary nor evil happening. the two of them.
5 And, behold, I am commanding a 13 And King Solomon caused a labor
house to be built to the name of force to go out of all Israel; and the
YAHWEH my Elohim, as YAHWEH labor force was thirty thousand men.
spoke to my father David, saying, Your 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten
son, whom I will appoint in your place thousand a month by courses. They
on your throne, he shall build the were a month in Lebanon, two months
house for My name.1 (1 Chron 3:5) in their own house. And Adoniram was
6 And now, command and they shall over the labor force.
cut down for me cedars out of 15 And Solomon had seventy
Lebanon. And my servants shall be thousand bearing burdens, and eighty
with your servants. And I will give you thousand hewing in the mountain;
hire for your servants according to all 16 besides the rulers of Solomon's
that you say. For you know that there overseers who were over the work,
is not a man among us knowing to cut three thousand and three hundred,
timber like the Sidonians. those ruling over the people who were
7 And it happened, when Hiram working in the work.
heard the words of Solomon, he 17 And the king commanded, and
rejoiced exceedingly, and said, Blessed they brought great stones, costly
be YAHWEH today, who has given to stones, quarried stones, to lay the
David a wise son over this great foundation of the house.
people. 18 And Solomon's builders and
8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, Hiram's builders, and the Giblites, cut
saying, I have heard that for which you and prepared the wood and the stones
have sent to me. I will do all your will to build the house.
as to cedar wood and fir wood.
9 My servants will bring it down Chapter 6
from Lebanon to the sea. And I will
make floats for them in the sea to go to 1 And it happened in the four
the place that you tell me. And I will hundred and eightieth year from the
spread them out there; and you shall going out of the sons of Israel from the
land of Egypt, in the fourth year, in the
1 The Hebrew word for “appoint” is month of Zif, it is the second month, in
“Nathan” and this is a prophecy showing the reigning of Solomon over Israel he
that the Messiah will be born from the built the house for YAHWEH.
lineage of Nathan NOT Solomon, Luk 3:31.
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2 As to the house that King Solomon and shall do all My commandments, to

built for YAHWEH, its length was walk in them, then I shall lift up My
sixty cubits, its breadth twenty, and its word with you which I spoke to your
height thirty cubits. father David.
3 As to the porch on the front of the 13 And I shall dwell in the midst of
temple of the house, its length was the sons of Israel, and shall not
twenty cubits according to the breadth forsake My people Israel.1
of the house; its breadth on the front 14 And Solomon built the house, and
of the house was ten cubits. finished it.
4 And he made windows of 15 And he built the walls of the
narrowing frames for the house. house inside with beams of cedar,
5 And he built a side-structure on the from the floor of the house to the walls
wall of the house all around, against of the ceiling. He overlaid the inside
the walls of the house all around; to with wood, and covered the floor of
the Sanctuary and to the Inner the house with boards of fir.
Sanctuary. And he made side sections 16 And he built the twenty cubits on
all around. the back part of the house with boards
6 The lowest side-structure was five of cedar, from the floor to the walls.
cubits wide; and the middle was six And he built for it inside, for the
cubits wide; and the third story side- sanctuary, for the Holy of Holies.2
structure was seven cubits wide. For 17 And the house was forty cubits,
outside of the house he made that is, the Sanctuary before it.
narrowed ledges for the house all 18 And the cedar for the house inside
around, so as not to lay hold of the was with carvings of gourds and
walls of the house. flowers spread out; the whole was
7 And when it was being built, the cedar; not a stone was seen.
house was built of finished stone made 19 And he prepared the Holy of
ready beforehand. And there was not Holies in the midst of the house, to
heard in the house a hammer or an place the ark of the covenant of
axe, or any iron tool, while it was being YAHWEH there.
built. 20 And the face of the Holy of Holies
8 The door for the middle side was twenty cubits in length, and
section was in the right side of the twenty cubits in height. And he
house. And they went up with winding overlaid it with refined gold, and
stairs into the middle one; and from overlaid the altar with cedar.
the middle one into the third. 21 And Solomon overlaid the house
9 And he built the house and inside with refined gold, and caused it
finished it, and covered the house with to pass over in chains of gold to the
beams and rows of cedars.
10 And he built the side-stories on
1 Verses 12-13- Shows that the covenant of
YHWH was conditional on obedience to the
all the house, each five cubits in
Torah and still is today. In any biblical
height; and they held to the house with covenant the three elements that never
cedar wood. change are the people being Israel, the land
11 And the Word of YAHWEH came always being the land of Israel, and the
to Solomon, saying, Torah as a protective agent to safeguard the
12 As to this house that you are people in the covenant.
building, if you shall walk in My 2 A cubit was roughly 18 inches, so the Holy
statutes, and shall do My judgments, of Holies was 30 feet long and the complete
sanctuary was 90 feet.
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face of the Holy of Holies, and overlaid 33 So also he made side posts for the
it with gold. entrance of the sanctuary from the
22 And he overlaid all of the house olive tree, a fourth part.
with gold, until all of the house was 34 And the two doors were of fir
complete. And he overlaid with gold wood; the two sides of the one door
all of the altar that belonged to the were folding, and the two leaves of the
Holy of Holies. other door were folding.
23 And inside the Holy of Holies he 35 And he carved cherubs, and palm
made two cherubs of the olive tree; trees, and spread out flowers, and
their height was ten cubits. (Rev 11:4) overlaid them with gold fitted on the
24 And one wing of the cherub was carved work.
five cubits; and the second wing of the 36 And he built the inner court,
cherub five cubits; ten cubits from the three rows of hewn stone, and a row of
ends of its wings even to the ends of its cedar beams.
wings. 37 The house of YAHWEH was
25 And the second cherub was ten founded in the fourth year, in the
cubits; one measure and one form to month of Zif.
the two cherubs. 38 And in the eleventh year, in the
26 The height of the one cherub was month Bul, the eighth month, the
ten cubits, and so was the second house was finished as to all its parts,
cherub. and according to all its plans. So he
27 And he set the cherubs in the built it for seven years.
middle of the inner house. And they
spread out the wings of the cherubs. Chapter 7
And the wing of the one touched the
wall; and the wing of the second 1 And Solomon built his own house
touched the second wall; and their for thirteen years. And he finished all
wings were to the middle of the house, his house.
coming wing against wing. 2 And he built the house of the forest
28 And he overlaid the cherubs with of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred
gold. cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and
29 And all the walls of the house all its height thirty cubits on four rows of
around he carved with figures of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the
cherubs and palm trees, and spread pillars.
out flowers inside and out. 3 And it was covered with cedar
30 And he overlaid the floor of the above, on the sides that lay on forty-
house with gold, inside and out. five pillars, fifteen in a row.
31 As to the entrance of the Holy of 4 And windows were in three rows,
Holies, he made doors of the olive and light was against light in three
tree; the lintel, the side posts, being a rows.
fifty part. 5 And all the doors and the side
32 And the two doors were of olive posts were square along with the
wood. And he carved on them carvings windows; and the front of a window
of cherubs, and palm trees, and spread was against a window in three rows.
out flowers; and he overlaid them with 6 And he made the porch of the
gold. And he caused the gold to go pillars, its length fifty cubits, and its
down on the cherubs and on the palm breadth thirty cubits. And the porch
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was before them; and the pillars and twisted threads of chain-work, for the
the roof were over them. capitals on the top of the pillars; seven
7 And he made the porch of the for the one capital, and seven for the
throne where he judged, the porch of other capital.
judgment. And it was covered with 18 And he made the pillars. And two
cedar from floor to floor. rows were all around on the one
8 As to his house where he lived, the grating, to cover the capitals on the
other court was within the porch, as top with the pomegranates. And so he
this work was. Solomon also made a did for the other capital.
house for Pharaoh's daughter whom 19 And the capitals on the top of the
he had taken, like this porch. pillars in the porch were lily-work,
9 And these were of costly stones four cubits.
according to the measures of hewn 20 And the capitals were on the two
stones, sawed with a saw, inside and pillars, also above, over against the
out, even from the foundation to the belly which was by the grating; and the
coping, and from the outside, to the pomegranates were two hundred in
great court. rows all around on the other capital.
10 And the foundation was of costly 21 And he set up the pillars in the
stones, huge stones, stones of ten porch of the sanctuary. And he set up
cubits and stones of eight cubits. the right pillar and called its name
11 And above were costly stones, Jachin. And he set up the left pillar,
according to the measures of hewn and called its name of Boaz.
stone and cedar. 22 And on the top of the pillars was
12 And the great court all around lily-work. So the work of the pillars
was three rows of hewn stone and a was finished.
row of cedar beams, even for the inner 23 And he made a cast sea of ten
court of the house of YAHWEH, and cubits from brim to brim; it was round
for the porch of the house. all about. And its height was five
13 And King Solomon sent and cubits; and a line of thirty cubits went
brought Hiram out of Tyre. around it all about.
14 He was the son of a widow 24 And gourds were below its brim
woman of the tribe of Naphtali, and all around, going around it, ten by the
his father a man of Tyre, an engraver cubit, circling the sea all around; the
in copper. And he was filled with the gourds were cast in two rows when it
wisdom and understanding and was cast.
knowledge to do all work in copper. 25 It stood on twelve oxen: Three
And he came to King Solomon and did facing the north, and three facing the
all his work. west, and three facing the south, and
15 And he formed the two pillars of three facing the east. And the sea was
copper; eighteen cubits was the height above on them; and all their hinder
of the one pillar, and a line of twelve parts were inward.
cubits went around the second pillar. 26 And its thickness was one hand
16 And he made two capitals to put wide; and its brim was fashioned like
on the tops of the pillars, cast in the brim of a cup, with a bud of a lily.
copper; five cubits was the height of It contained two thousand baths.
the one capital, and five cubits the 27 And he made ten bases of copper;
height of the second capital. four cubits the length of the one base,
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and four cubits the breadth, and three one basin on the one base, to the ten
cubits the height. bases.
28 And this was the work of the 39 And he put the five bases on the
base: They had borders; and there right side of the house, and five on the
were borders between the stays. left side of the house. And he put the
29 And on the borders that were sea on the right side of the house,
between the stays were lions, oxen, eastward, across from the south.
and cherubs. And a pedestal was on 40 And Hiram made the basins, and
the stays above. And below the lions the shovels, and the bowls. And Hiram
and oxen were wreaths of hanging finished all the work that he made for
work. King Solomon for the house of
30 And the one base had four wheels YAHWEH:
of copper, and axles of copper. And its 41 Two pillars, and two bowls of the
four feet were supports to them; under capitals that were on the top of the
the basin were cast supports with pillars; and the two gratings to cover
wreaths at each side. the two bowls of the capitals that were
31 And its mouth within and above on the top of the pillars;
the capital was a cubit; and its mouth 42 and the four hundred
was round like the work of a pedestal, pomegranates for the two gratings,
a cubit and half of the cubit. And also two rows of pomegranates for each
on its mouth were carvings; and their grating, to cover the two bowls of the
borders were square, not round. capitals that were on the pillars;
32 And the four wheels were under 43 and ten bases, and ten basins on
the borders. And the hands of the the bases;
wheels were in the base; and the 44 and one sea, and twelve oxen
height of the one wheel was a cubit under the sea;
and a half. 45 and the pots, and the shovels, and
33 And the work of the wheels was the basins. And all these vessels which
as the work of a chariot wheel, their Hiram made for King Solomon for the
hands, and their rims, and their house of YAHWEH were of burnished
spokes, and their hubs were all cast. copper.
34 And there were four supports to 46 The king cast them in the plain of
the four corners of one base; the the Jordan, in the thick soil of the
supports were of the base itself. ground between Succoth and
35 And in the top of the base was a Zarethan.
round compass of half a cubit high. 47 And Solomon left all the vessels
And on the top of the base its sides unweighed because they were very,
and its borders were from it. very many; the weight of the copper
36 And he engraved cherubs, lions, was not searched out.
and palm trees on the plates of its 48 And Solomon made all the
sides, and on its borders, as the place vessels that were in the house of
of each, with wreaths all around. YAHWEH: The altar of gold; and the
37 So he made the ten bases, one table of gold on which was the Bread
casting, one measure, one form was to of the Presence;
them all. 49 and the menorahs, five on the
38 And he made ten basins of right and five on the left before the
copper; the one basin contained forty Holy of Holies, of refined gold, and the
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flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs 7 for the cherubs were spreading
were of gold; forth their wings to the place of the
50 and the basins, and the snuffers, ark, and the cherubs covered over the
and the bowls, and the spoons, and the ark, and over its staves from above.
firepans were of refined gold; and the 8 And they lengthened the staves,
hinges for the doors of the inner and the heads of the staves were seen
house, for the Holy of Holies, for the from the holy place on the front of the
doors of the house of the sanctuary Holy of Holies, and were not seen
were of gold. outside; and they are there to this day.
51 And it was complete, all the work 9 Nothing was in the ark, only the
that King Solomon had made for the two tables of stone which Moses put
house of YAHWEH. And Solomon there in Horeb, when YAHWEH cut a
brought in the sanctified things of his covenant with the sons of Israel as
father David: The silver, and the gold, they went out of the land of Egypt.
and the vessels he had put into the 10 And it happened as the priests
treasuries of the house of YAHWEH. went out from the Holy of Holies, that
the cloud filled the house of
Chapter 8 YAHWEH,
11 and the priests were not able to
1 Then Solomon gathered the elders stand to minister because of the cloud,
of Israel, and all the heads of the for the glory of YAHWEH had filled
tribes, the chief of the fathers of the the house of YAHWEH.
sons of Israel, to King Solomon in 12 And Solomon said, YAHWEH
Jerusalem, that they might bring up has said that He would dwell in the
the ark of the covenant of YAHWEH thick darkness.
out of the city of David, which is Zion. 13 Building I have built a house of
2 And all the men of Israel were loftiness for You, a settled place for
gathered to King Solomon, in the You to abide in forever.
month of Ethanim, at the feast, which 14 And the king turned around his
is the seventh month. face and blessed the whole assembly of
3 And all the elders of Israel came in, Israel; and all the assembly of Israel
and the priests lifted up the ark, was standing.
4 and brought up the ark of 15 And he said, Blessed be
YAHWEH, and the tabernacle of the YAHWEH, Elohim of Israel, who
congregation, and all the holy vessels spoke by His mouth with my father
that were in the tabernacle, even those David, and by his hand has fulfilled it,
the priests and the Levites brought. saying,
5 And King Solomon and all the 16 From the day that I brought out
company of Israel who had assembled My people, even Israel, from Egypt, I
to him were with him before the ark, have not chosen a city out of all the
sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could tribes of Israel to build a house for My
not be counted or numbered for name to be there; but I chose David to
multitude. be over My people Israel.
6 And the priests brought in the ark 17 And it was in the heart of my
of the covenant of YAHWEH to its father David to build a house for the
place, to the holy place of the house, name of YAHWEH, Elohim of Israel;
into the Holy of Holies, to the place of 18 and YAHWEH said to my father
the wings of the cherubs; David, Because it has been in your
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heart to build a house for My name, the earth? Behold, the heavens and
you have done well that it has been in Heaven of the heavens cannot contain
your heart; You; how much less this house which I
19 only, you shall not build the have built!
house, but your son who shall come 28 Yet You have turned toward the
out from your loins, he shall build the prayer of Your servant, and to his
house for My name. supplication, O YAHWEH my Elohim,
20 And YAHWEH has lifted up His to listen to the cry and to the prayer
Word that He spoke; for I have risen which Your servant is praying before
up instead of my father David and sit You today;
on the throne of Israel, as YAHWEH 29 for Your eyes are open toward
spoke, and have built the house for the this house night and day, toward the
name of YAHWEH the Elohim of place of which You have said, My
Israel; name shall be there; to listen to the
21 and set there a place for the ark, prayer which Your servant prays
in which is the covenant of YAHWEH toward this place.
which He made with our fathers when 30 And You shall listen to the
He brought them out from the land of supplication of Your servant, and of
Egypt. Your people Israel when they shall
22 And Solomon stood before the pray toward this place; yea, You shall
altar of YAHWEH, across from the listen in Your dwelling-place, in
assembly of Israel, and spread his Heaven; and You shall hear and shall
hands toward the heavens;(1 Tim 2:8) forgive.
23 and said, YAHWEH, Elohim of 31 If any man sins against his
Israel, there is no Elohim like You in neighbor, and an oath be exacted of
the heavens above or on the earth him to cause him to swear, and the
beneath; who keeps covenant and oath has come before Your altar in this
mercy with Your servants that walk house,
before You with all their heart; 32 then You shall hear in Heaven,
24 who have kept for Your servant and shall act, and shall judge Your
David, my father, that which You servants, to declare the wicked to be
spoke to him; yea, You spoke with wicked, to put his way on his head,
Your mouth, and with Your hand have and to declare the righteous to be
fulfilled it as it is this day. righteous, to give him according to his
25 And now, YAHWEH, Elohim of righteousness.
Israel, keep for Your servant David, 33 When Your people Israel are
my father, that which You spoke to stricken before the enemy, when they
him, saying, There shall not be cut off sin against You, if they turn again to
from you a man from before Me, You, and confess Your name, and pray
sitting on the throne of Israel; only, if and make supplication to You in this
your sons watch their way, to walk house;
before Me as you have walked before 34 then You shall hear in Heaven,
Me. and shall forgive the sin of Your people
26 And now, O Elohim of Israel, let Israel, and shall bring them back to
it be established, I beseech You, Your the land that You gave to their fathers.
Word which You have spoken to Your 35 When the heavens are restrained,
servant, my father David. and there is no rain, because they have
27 But will Elohim dwell in truth on sinned against You, and they have

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prayed toward this place, and confess name, and of Your strong hand, and of
Your name, and have turned from Your stretched out arm, and he shall
their sin because You have afflicted have come in and prayed toward this
them, house,)
36 then You shall hear in Heaven, 43 You shall hear in Heaven, Your
and shall forgive the sin of Your dwelling place, and shall do according
servants, and of Your people Israel, for to all that the stranger calls to You for,
You shall teach them the good way in so that all the peoples of the earth may
which they shall go, and shall give rain know Your name, to fear You like Your
on Your land which You have given to people Israel, and to know that Your
Your people for an inheritance.1 name has been called on this house
37 When there is famine in the land; which I have built.2
when there is pestilence, blasting, 44 If Your people shall go out to
mildew, locusts; when there is the battle against its enemy, in the way
stripping locust; when its enemy has that You have sent them, and they
distressed it in the land in its gates; have prayed to YAHWEH the way of
any plague, any sickness, the city which You have chosen, and of
38 any prayer, any supplication that the house which I have built for Your
shall come from any man of all of Your name,
people Israel, who shall each know the 45 then hear their prayer and their
plague of his own heart, and shall supplication in Heaven, and perform
spread his hands toward this house, their cause.
39 then You shall hear in Heaven 46 When they sin against You (for
Your dwelling place and shall forgive there is not a man who does not sin)
and shall act, and shall give to each and You have been angry with them,
according to all his ways, whose heart and have given them up before an
You know (for You have known, You enemy, and they have been led away
alone, the heart of all the sons of into captivity to the land of the enemy,
Adam), far off or near;
40 so that they shall fear You all the 47 and they have turned their heart
days that they are living on the face of back in the land where they have been
the land that You have given to our taken captive, and have repented, and
fathers. made supplication to You in the land
41 And also, to the stranger who is of their captors, saying, We have
not of Your people Israel, and has sinned and done perversely; we have
come from a land afar off for Your done wickedly;
name's sake, 48 and, they have turned back to
42 (for they shall hear of Your great You with all their heart, and with all
their soul, in the land of their enemies
1 Verse 29, 33, 36. The sanctuary of YHWH who have taken them captive, and
had to do with drawing close to Him
have prayed to You the way of their
through sacrificing animals, where in the
NT it is through believe in His Son (Joh
land which You gave to their fathers,
4:21-24). This has nothing to do with the the city which You have chosen, and
command of going up to Jerusalem at feast the house which I have built for Your
time to receive the reward for obedience name,
throughout the year. Appearing in Jerusalem
for the feast had to do with the blessing of 2 Verses 41-43- YHWH also hears the voice
obedience and bringing the harvest fruits of the stranger if he is pure-hearted and
for celebration. sincere.
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49 then You shall hear their prayer His judgments, which He commanded
and their supplication in Heaven Your our fathers;
dwelling place, and shall perform their 59 and these words of mine which I
cause, have prayed before YAHWEH be near
50 and shall forgive Your people who to YAHWEH our Elohim by day and
have sinned against You, even all their by night, to perform the cause of His
transgressions which they have servant, and the cause of His people
transgressed against You, and shall Israel, the matter of each day in its
give them mercy before their captors, day;
and they shall have mercy on them. 60 for all the peoples of the earth
51 For they are Your people and know that YAHWEH, He is the
Your inheritance, whom You brought Elohim; there is no other;
out of Egypt, out of the midst of the 61 let your heart therefore be perfect
furnace of iron; with YAHWEH our Elohim, to walk in
52 for Your eyes shall be open to the His statutes, and to keep His
supplication of Your servant, and to commandments, as at this day.
the supplication of Your people Israel, 62 And the king and all Israel with
to listen to them in all that they call to him were offering a sacrifice before
You for; YAHWEH;
53 for You have separated them to 63 and Solomon offered the sacrifice
Yourself for an inheritance out of all of peace offerings, which he had
the peoples of the earth, as You spoke offered to YAHWEH: Twenty two
by the hand of Your servant Moses thousand oxen, and a hundred and
when You brought out our fathers twenty thousand sheep; and the king
from Egypt, O Adonai YAHWEH. and all the sons of Israel dedicated the
(Amos 3:2, Deut 9:29) house of YAHWEH.
54 And it happened as Solomon 64 On that day the king sanctified
finished praying to YAHWEH all this the middle of the court that was before
prayer and supplication, he arose from the house of YAHWEH, for he had
before the altar of YAHWEH, from made the burnt offering there, and the
bending on his knees, and his hands food offering, and the fat of the peace
spread out to Heaven; offerings; because the copper altar
55 and he stood and blessed all the that was before YAHWEH was too
congregation of Israel with a loud small to contain the burnt offering,
voice, saying, and the food offering, and the fat of
56 Blessed be YAHWEH who has the peace offerings.
given rest to His people Israel, 65 And at that time Solomon made a
according to all that He has spoken; feast, and all Israel with him, a great
not one word of all His good Word has congregation, from the entering in of
fallen, which He spoke by the hand of Hamath to the river of Egypt, before
His servant Moses. YAHWEH our Elohim, seven days
57 YAHWEH our Elohim is with us and seven days, fourteen days.
as He has been with our fathers; He 66 On the eighth day he sent the
shall not forsake us or leave us, people away, and they blessed the
58 to incline our heart to Himself, to king, and went to their tents rejoicing
walk in all His ways, and to keep His and joyous of heart for all the good
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servant David, and to His people shall say, Why has YAHWEH done
Israel. this to this land and to this house?
9 And they shall say, Because they
Chapter 9 have forsaken YAHWEH their
Elohim, who brought their fathers out
1 And it happened, as Solomon from the land of Egypt, and they laid
finished building the house of hold on other gods and bowed
YAHWEH, and the house of the king, themselves to them and served them.
and all the desire of Solomon that he On account of this YAHWEH has
delighted to do, brought in upon them all this evil.
2 that YAHWEH appeared to 10 And it happened, at the end of
Solomon a second time, as He twenty years Solomon had built the
appeared to him in Gibeon. two houses, the house of YAHWEH
3 And YAHWEH said to him, I have and the house of the king.
heard your prayer and your 11 Hiram the king of Tyre had lifted
supplication with which you have Solomon with cedar trees and with fir
made supplication before Me; I have trees, and with gold, according to all
sanctified this house that you have his desire; then King Solomon gave to
built to put My name there forever; Hiram twenty cities in the land of
and My eyes and My heart shall be Galilee.
there forever. 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to
4 And you, if you walk before me as see the cities that Solomon had given
your father David walked, in to him, and they were not right in his
singleness of heart, and in eyes.
uprightness, to do according to all that 13 And he said, What are these cities
I have commanded you; you shall keep that you have given to me, my
My statutes and My judgments; brother? And one called them the land
5 then I shall lift up the throne of of Cabul1 to this day.
your kingdom over Israel forever, as I 14 And Hiram sent to the king a
spoke to your father David, saying, hundred and twenty talents of gold.
there shall not fail you a man on the 15 And this is the reason of the labor
throne of Israel. force that King Solomon raised, to
6 If you at all turn back, you and build the house of YAHWEH, and his
your sons, from following me, and do own house, and Millo, and the wall of
not keep My commandments, My Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo,
statutes which I have set before you, and Gezer.
and you shall go and serve other gods 16 (Pharaoh the king of Egypt had
and bow yourselves to them, gone up and had captured Gezer, and
7 then I shall cut off Israel from the had burned it with fire. And he killed
face of the land that I have given to the Canaanites who lived in the city,
them, and the house that I have and gave it as a dowry to his daughter,
hallowed for My name I shall send the wife of Solomon.)
away from My face, and Israel shall be 17 and Solomon built Gezer, and
a proverb and a byword among all Beth-Horon the lower,
peoples. 18 and Baalath, and Tadmor in the
8 As to this house, which is high, wilderness, in the land;
everyone passing by it shall be 19 and all the store cities which
astonished and shall hiss, and they
1 Cabul- means good for nothing
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Solomon had, and the cities for his

chariots, and the cities of the Chapter 10
horsemen, and the desire of Solomon
that he desired to build in Jerusalem, 1 And the queen of Sheba2 heard of
and in Lebanon, and in all the land of the fame of Solomon as to the name of
his dominion. YAHWEH, and she came to test him
20 All the people that were left of the with hard questions.
Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, 2 And she came to Jerusalem with a
the Hivites, and the Jebusites who very great company, camels bearing
were not of the sons of Israel, spices, and very much gold, and
21 their sons left behind them in the precious stones. And she came to
land, whom the sons of Israel had not Solomon and spoke with him all that
been able to exterminate, Solomon had been in her heart.
even caused to go on them a burden of 3 And Solomon told her all her
forced labor to this day. matters; there was not one thing
22 But Solomon did not give as a hidden from the king that he did not
slave out of the sons of Israel, for they declare to her.
were the men of war, and his servants, 4 And the queen of Sheba saw the
and his rulers, and his commanders, wisdom of Solomon, and the house
and the commanders of his chariots, that he built,
and his horsemen. 5 and the food of his table, and the
23 These were the commanders of sitting of his servants, and the
the officers who were over the work of standing of his ministers, and their
Solomon: Five hundred and fifty, clothing, and his cupbearers and his
those ruling among the people who burnt offering that he offered in the
were working in the work. house of YAHWEH; and there was no
24 But the daughter of Pharaoh went more spirit in her.
up out of the city of David to her house 6 And she said to the king, The word
that he built for her; then he built that I heard in my land was true as to
Millo. your matters and your wisdom.
25 And three times in a year 7 And I did not believe the words
Solomon offered burnt offerings and until I had come and my eyes had
peace offerings on the altar that he seen; and behold, the half was not told
built to YAHWEH, and he burned to me. You have wisdom and
incense on the altar before YAHWEH, prosperity exceeding the fame which I
and finished the house. heard.
26 And King Solomon built a navy in 8 Oh the happiness of your men! Oh
Ezion-Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the happiness of your servants, these
the lip of the Red Sea, in the land of who stand before you continually, who
Edom.1 (Deut 1:1, Ex 13:18) hear your wisdom!
27 And Hiram sent his servants in 9 Blessed be YAHWEH your Elohim
the navy, shipmen who knew the sea, who delighted in you, putting your
with the servants of Solomon; person on the throne of Israel, because
28 and they came to Ophir and took YAHWEH loved Israel forever,
gold from there, four hundred and therefore He appointed you king, to do
twenty talents, and brought it in to judgment and righteousness.
King Solomon.
2 She was most likely from east of Arabia in
1 This is at the Gulf of Aqaba. Yemen.
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10 And she gave to the king a 20 and twelve lions were standing on
hundred and twenty talents of gold, the six steps, on this side and on that;
and very many spices, and precious there was not the like made in any
stones; no spice like that came any kingdom.
more for abundance, that the queen of 21 And all the drinking vessels of
Sheba gave to King Solomon. King Solomon were of gold, and all the
11 And also, the navy of Hiram that vessels of the house of the forest of
bore gold from Ophir brought in from Lebanon were of refined gold; there
Ophir almug trees, a great many, and was none of silver; it was not counted
precious stones; for anything in the days of Solomon;
12 and the king made the almug 22 For the king had a navy of
trees a support for the house of Tarshish at sea with a navy of Hiram;
YAHWEH, and for the king's house, once in three years the navy of
and harps and lyres for singers; no Tarshish would come bearing gold,
such almug trees have come, nor have and silver, and ivory, and apes, and
there been seen such to this day. peacocks.
13 And King Solomon gave to the 23 And King Solomon was greater
queen of Sheba all her desire that she than any of the kings of the earth for
asked, apart from that which he gave riches and for wisdom;
to her as a memorial of King Solomon. 24 and all the earth was seeking the
And she turned and went to her land, presence of Solomon, to hear his
she and her servants. wisdom that Elohim had put into his
14 And the weight of the gold that heart;
came to Solomon in one year was six 25 and they were each one bringing
hundred and sixty six talents of gold1, his present, vessels of silver, and
15 apart from the merchant men, vessels of gold, and garments, and
and from the traffic of the traders, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules,
from all the Arabian kings, and from a year by year matter.
the governors of the lands. 26 And Solomon gathered chariots
16 And King Solomon made two and horsemen, and he had a thousand,
hundred targets of beaten gold: six four hundred chariots, and twelve
hundred shekels of gold went to one thousand horsemen; and he placed
target; them in the cities of the chariots, and
17 and three hundred shields of with the king in Jerusalem.
beaten gold: Three minas of gold went 27 And the king made silver in
to one shield; and the king put them in Jerusalem as stones, and he made
the house of the forest of Lebanon. cedars as the sycamores that are in the
18 And the king made a great throne Shefalah (low-country), for
of ivory and overlaid it with refined abundance.
gold. 28 And the horses that King
19 The throne had six steps, and the Solomon had were brought from
top of the throne was round behind; Egypt, and from Kue; the king's
and stays were on either side on the merchants received them from Kue at
place of the seat, and two lions stood a price;
beside the stays; 29 and a chariot came up and went
out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of
1 Six is the number of man and 666 shows silver, and a horse for a hundred and
man's government in rebellion to YHWH, fifty; and so for all the kings of the
Rev 13:16-18.
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Hittites, and for the kings of Syria they concerning this thing, not to go after
brought them out by their means. other elohim; and he did not keep that
which YAHWEH commanded.2
Chapter 11 11 And YAHWEH said to Solomon,
Because this has been done by you,
1 And King Solomon loved many and you have not kept My covenant
foreign women, even the daughter of and My statutes that I charged on you,
Pharaoh, Moabites, Ammonites, I shall surely tear the kingdom from
Edomites, Sidonians, Hittites; you and shall give it to your servant.
2 of the nations which YAHWEH 12 Only, I will not do it in your days,
said to the sons of Israel, You shall not for the sake of your father David; I
go in to them, and they shall not go in shall tear it out of your son's hand.
to you; they shall turn aside your heart 13 Only I will not tear away all the
after their elohim; Solomon clung to kingdom; I will give one tribe to your
these in love. son for my servant David's sake, and
3 And he had seven hundred wives, for the sake of Jerusalem that I have
princesses, and three hundred chosen. (1 Kgs 11:32,36, 1Kgs 14:21)
concubines; and his wives turned away 14 And it happened, YAHWEH
his heart. raised an adversary to Solomon,
4 And it happened, at the time Hadad the Edomite; he was of the seed
Solomon was old, his wives turned of the king in Edom.
away his heart after other elohims, and 15 And it happened when David was
his heart was not perfect with in Edom, and Joab the commander of
YAHWEH his Elohim, like the heart the army had gone up to bury the ones
of his father David. who died, after he had stricken every
5 And Solomon went after Ashtoreth, male in Edom;
goddess of the Sidonians, and after 16 Joab and all Israel remained there
Milcom, the abomination of the six months until every male in Edom
Ammonites;1 was cut off.
6 and Solomon did evil in the sight 17 And Hadad fled, he and certain
of YAHWEH, and did not go fully Edomites of his father's servants with
after YAHWEH like his father David. him, to go into Egypt; and Hadad was
7 Then Solomon built a high place a little child.
for Chemosh, the abomination of 18 And they rose up out of Midian
Moab, in the hill that is before and came to Paran, and they took men
Jerusalem, and for Molech, the with them out of Paran and came into
abomination of the sons of Ammon; Egypt, to Pharaoh the king of Egypt.
8 and so he did for all his foreign And he gave him a house and
wives, who burnt incense and commanded bread for him, and gave
sacrificed to their elohims. land to him.
9 And YAHWEH was angry with 19 And Hadad found much favor in
Solomon, for his heart had bent away the eyes of Pharaoh, and he gave him a
from YAHWEH, Elohim of Israel who wife, the sister of his own wife, the
had appeared to him twice, sister of Tahpenes the queen.
10 and had given a charge to him
2 Yahweh gave Solomon a great opportunity
but it was conditional on his obedience and
1 Solomon worshiped false deities. Ashtoreth due to his failure the kingdom would be
is the same goddess as “Istar” or “Easter”. taken from him and divided 1 Chron 28:1-9.
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20 And the sister of Tahpenes bore garment, and both of them were by
him a son, Genubath, and Tahpenes themselves in a field.
weaned him in Pharaoh's house 30 And Ahijah laid hold on the new
among Pharaoh's sons. garment on him and tore it into twelve
21 And Hadad had heard in Egypt pieces.
that David had slept with his fathers, 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take
and that Joab the commander of the ten pieces for yourself. For so says
army was dead. And Hadad said to YAHWEH, Elohim of Israel, Behold, I
Pharaoh, Send me away and I will go am tearing the kingdom from the hand
to my land. of Solomon and giving to you the ten
22 And Pharaoh said to him, But tribes.
what are you lacking with me, that, lo, 32 And he shall have the one tribe
you are seeking to go to your land? for my servant David's sake, and for
And he said, Nothing. However, you Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have
shall certainly send me away. chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
23 And Elohim raised up an 33 Because they have forsaken Me,
adversary to him, Rezon the son of and bow themselves to Ashtoreth the
Eliadah, who fled from his master goddess of the Sidonians, to Chemosh
Hadadezer the king of Zobah. the god of Moab, to Milcom the god of
24 And he gathered men to himself, the sons of Ammon; and have not
and was head of a troop when David walked in My ways, to do the right in
killed them. And they went to My eyes, and My statutes and My
Damascus and lived in it, and reigned judgments, as his father David did.
in Damascus. 34 But I will not take the whole
25 And he was an adversary to Israel kingdom out of his hand, but I will
all the days of Solomon, besides the make him ruler all the days of his life,
evil that Hadad did; and he despised for My servant David's sake, whom I
Israel and reigned over Syria. chose, because he kept My
26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, commandments and My statutes.
an Ephrathite of Zereda, a servant of 35 But I will take the kingdom out of
Solomon (and his mother's name was his son's hand, and will give it to you,
Zeruah, a widow woman) he also lifted ten tribes.
up a hand against the king. 36 And I will give one tribe to his
27 And this was the thing for which son, that there may be a lamp to My
he lifted up his hand against the king: servant David before Me all the days in
Solomon built Millo, and closed up the Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen
breaks of the city of his father David. to Myself, to put My name there.
28 And the man Jeroboam was a 37 And I will take you, and you shall
mighty warrior. And Solomon saw the reign according to all that your soul
young man, that he was doing work. desires, and shall be king over Israel.
And he appointed him to all the 38 And it shall be, if you shall hear
burden of the house of Joseph. all that I command you, and shall walk
29 And at that time it happened that in My ways, and do that which is right
Jeroboam had gone out from in My eyes, to keep My statutes and
Jerusalem, and Ahijah the Shilonite, My commandments, as My servant
the prophet, found him in the way. David did, then I shall be with you and
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built for David, and shall give Israel to you are servant to this people today,
you. and will serve them, and answer them
39 And for this I will afflict the seed and speak to them good words, then
of David; but not forever. they will be servants to you forever.
40 And Solomon sought to put 8 But he forsook the counsel of the
Jeroboam to death, and Jeroboam elders which they advised him, and
rose up and fled to Egypt, to Shishak consulted with the young men who
the king of Egypt; and he was in Egypt had grown up with him, who were
until the death of Solomon. standing before him.
41 And the rest of the matters of 9 And he said to them, What do you
Solomon, and all that he did, and his advise, and we shall answer the people
wisdom, are they not written in the who have spoken to me, saying,
Book of the Acts of Solomon? Lighten some of the yoke that your
42 And the days that Solomon father put upon us?
reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel 10 And they spoke to him, the young
were forty years; men who had grown up with him,
43 and Solomon lay with his fathers saying, So you shall say to this people
and was buried in the city of his father who have spoken to you, saying, Your
David; and his son Rehoboam reigned father made our yoke heavy, and you
in his place. make it light on us; so you shall speak
Chapter 12 to them, My little finger is thicker than
the loins of my father,
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem, 11 and now my father laid a heavy
for all Israel had come to Shechem to yoke on you, and I will add to your
make him king. yoke; my father chastised you with
2 And it happened, when Jeroboam whips, and I will surely chastise you
the son of Nebat heard (and he was with scorpions.
still in Egypt where he had fled from 12 And they came, Jeroboam and all
the face of Solomon the king, and the people, to Rehoboam on the third
Jeroboam lived in Egypt) day, as the king had spoken, saying,
3 that they sent and called for him; Come back to me on the third day.
and they came, Jeroboam and all the 13 And the king replied to the people
assembly of Israel, and spoke to harshly, and forsook the counsel of the
Rehoboam, saying, elders which they advised him,
4 Your father made our yoke hard; 14 and spoke to them according to
and now you should lighten some of the counsel of the young men, saying,
the hard service of your father, and his My father made your yoke heavy, and I
heavy yoke that he put upon us, and shall add to your yoke; my father
we will serve you. chastised you with whips, and I will
5 And he said to them, Go; yet in surely chastise you with scorpions.
three days come back to me. And the 15 And the king did not listen to the
people went. people, for the turn of events was from
6 And King Rehoboam consulted YAHWEH, in order to lift up His
with the elders who had been standing Word that YAHWEH spoke by the
before the face of his father Solomon hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to
while he was alive, saying, How do you Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
advise in order to answer this people? 16 And all Israel saw that the king
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sent the king back word, saying, What 26 And Jeroboam said in his heart,
portion do we have in David? Yea, Now the kingdom shall turn back to
there is no inheritance in the son of the house of David;
Jesse; to your tents, O Israel; now see 27 if this people go up to do sacrifice
to your house, O David! And Israel in the house of YAHWEH at
went to its tents. (1 Kgs 12:28) Jerusalem, then the heart of this
17 As to the sons of Israel, those people shall turn again to their master,
living in the cities of Judah, to Rehoboam the king of Judah, and
Rehoboam reigned over them. they will kill me and go again to
18 And King Rehoboam sent Rehoboam the king of Judah.
Adoram who was over the tribute, and 28 And the king took counsel and
all Israel threw stones at him, and he made two calves of gold. And he said
died. And King Rehoboam made haste to them, It is too much for you to go
to go up into a chariot to flee to up to Jerusalem. Behold your gods, O
Jerusalem. Israel, which brought you up out of the
19 And Israel rebelled against the land of Egypt!
house of David to this day. 29 And he set the one in Bethel, and
20 And it happened when all Israel the other he put in Dan.1
heard that Jeroboam had returned, 30 And this thing became a sin, for
that they sent and called him to the the people went before the one, to
company, and caused him to reign Dan.
over all Israel; none followed after the 31 And he made a house of high
house of David except the tribe of places, and made priests of the lowest
Judah only. of people, who were not of the sons of
21 And Rehoboam came to Levi.
Jerusalem, and gathered all the house 32 And Jeroboam made a feast in
of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a the eighth month, in the fifteenth day
hundred and eighty thousand chosen of the month, like the feast that is in
makers of war to fight with the house Judah; and he offered on the altar, so
of Israel, to bring back the kingdom to he did in Bethel, to sacrifice to the
Rehoboam the son of Solomon, calves which he made; and he made
22 then the Word of Elohim came to stand in Bethel the priests of the high
Shemaiah a man of Elohim, saying, places that he made.
23 Speak to Rehoboam the son of 33 And he offered up on the altar
Solomon the king of Judah, and to all that he made in Bethel, on the
the house of Judah, and Benjamin, fifteenth day of the eighth month, in
and the rest of the people, saying,
24 So says YAHWEH, You shall not 1 Verses 28-29- Jeroboam tried to prevent the
go up nor fight with your brothers the Northern tribes from going back to
sons of Israel. Each turn back to his Jerusalem and maybe turning on him. So he
set 2 places of worship one at the southern
house, for this thing has been from
border in Bethel and one at the northern
Me. And they heard the Word of border in Dan. He then went on to change
YAHWEH, and turned to go back, the feast to the 8th month from the 7th month
according to the Word of YAHWEH. thinking it would be more convenient for
25 And Jeroboam built Shechem in those in the north as in northern Israel the
the hills of Ephraim and lived in it, harvest can be a little later than in the south.
and went out from there and built He thought this might appeal to the people
Penuel. who may rather have a later feast and be
able to care for their harvest first.
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the month that he devised out of his 6 And the king answered and said to
own heart; and he made a feast for the the man of Elohim, Please entreat the
sons of Israel, and offered on the altar, face of YAHWEH your Elohim, and
to burn incense.1 pray for me, and my hand shall come
back to me. And the man of Elohim
Chapter 13 entreated the face of YAHWEH, and
the hand of the king came back to him,
1 And, behold, a man of Elohim had and it was as at the beginning.
come from Judah to Bethel, by the 7 And the king spoke to the man of
Word of YAHWEH, and Jeroboam Elohim, Come home with me, and
was standing by the altar to burn refresh yourself, and I will give you a
incense. gift.
2 And he cried against the altar, by 8 And the man of Elohim said to the
the Word of YAHWEH, and said, king, If you would give me the half of
Altar! Altar! So says YAHWEH, your house, I would not go in with you,
Behold, a son shall be born to the nor will I eat bread, nor will I drink
house of David, his name Josiah, and water in this place.
he shall sacrifice on you the priests of 9 For so He commanded me by the
the high places who are burning Word of YAHWEH, saying, You shall
incense on you, and they shall burn not eat bread nor drink water, nor turn
the bones of man on you.2 back in the way that you have come.
3 And on that day he gave a sign, 10 And he went on another way, and
saying, This is the sign that YAHWEH did not turn back in the way in which
has spoken, Behold, the altar is torn, he came into Bethel.
and the ashes that are on it poured 11 And a certain aged prophet was
out. living in Bethel, and his son came and
4 And it happened when the king told him all the deeds that the man of
heard the saying of the man of Elohim Elohim had done that day in Bethel,
which he had cried against the altar in the words that he had spoken to the
Bethel, Jereboam put out his hand king; yea, they told them to their
from the altar, saying, Seize him. And father.
his hand which he put out against him 12 And their father said to them,
withered, and he was not able to bring Where is this man, what way did he
it back to him. go? And his sons saw the way that the
5 And the altar was torn, and the man of Elohim from Judah had gone.
ashes poured out from the altar, 13 And he said to his sons, Saddle
according to the sign that the man of the donkey for me. And they saddled
Elohim had given by the Word of the donkey for him, and he rode on it,
YAHWEH. 14 and went after the man of Elohim,
and found him sitting under an oak
1 Yahweh's calendar is set in the heaven's
tree. And he said to him, are you the
(Gen 1:14) by the moon and the sun and man of Elohim who has come from
stars. It is a grave sin to purposely change Judah? And he said, I am. (Ps 108:8)
the set apart time of YHWH. 15 Then he said to him, Come home
2 This most amazing prophecy was fulfilled with me and eat bread.
exactly according to the word of YAHWEH 16 And he said, I am not able to go
almost 300 years later, even naming the back with you, and to go in with you,
king Josiah who would fulfill it, 2 Kgs
23:15-16.
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nor may I eat bread or drink water 25 And behold, men were passing by
with you in this place; and saw the carcass thrown in the way,
17 for a word came to me by the and the lion standing near the carcass;
Word of YAHWEH, You shall not eat and they came and spoke of it in the
bread nor drink water there; you shall city in which the old prophet lived.
not turn back to go in the way in which 26 And the prophet who brought
you came. him back out of the way heard and
18 And he said to him, I also am a said, It is the man of Elohim who
prophet like yourself, and a cherub provoked the mouth of YAHWEH,
spoke to me by the Word of and YAHWEH gave him to the lion,
YAHWEH, saying, Bring him back and it tore him apart and killed him,
with you into your house, and he shall according to the Word of YAHWEH
eat bread and water (he lied to him).1 that He spoke to him.
19 And he turned back with him and 27 And he spoke to his sons, saying,
ate bread in his house and drank Saddle the donkey for me. And they
water. saddled.
20 And it happened as they were 28 And he went and found the
sitting at the table, and a Word of carcass thrown down in the way, and
YAHWEH came to the prophet who the donkey and the lion were standing
brought him back; near the carcass; the lion had not
21 and he cried to the man of Elohim eaten the carcass nor had he torn apart
who came from Judah, saying, So says the donkey.
YAHWEH, Because you have resisted 29 And the prophet took up the
the mouth of YAHWEH, and have not carcass of the man of Elohim and
kept the command that YAHWEH placed it on the donkey, and brought it
your Elohim charged you, back; and the old prophet came into
22 and turned back and ate bread the city to mourn and to bury him.
and drank water in the place of which 30 And he placed his carcass in his
He said to you, You shall not eat bread own grave, and they mourned for him,
nor drink water; your carcass shall not O my brother!
come to the burying place of your 31 And it happened, after he buried
fathers. him, that he spoke to his sons, saying,
23 And after he ate bread and after At my death, you shall bury me in the
he drank, it happened that he saddled burying place in which the man of
the donkey for him, for the prophet Elohim is buried; place my bones
whom he had brought back. beside his bones;
24 And he left, and a lion found him 32 for the word that he cried by the
in the way and killed him; and his Word of YAHWEH concerning the
carcass was thrown down in the way, altar in Bethel, and concerning all the
and the donkey was standing near it, houses of the high places that are in
and the lion was standing near the the cities of Samaria, shall surely
carcass. occur.
33 After this thing Jeroboam did not
1 It is not fully apparent why the man would turn from his evil way, but turned
have lied to the prophet of YHWH, but the again and made from the lowest of the
prophet should have realized that YHWH is people priests of high places; he who
not double-minded and once given a direct desired, he consecrated him, and he
command YHWH wouldn't have changed
His mind (Ja 1:8, Mal 3:6).
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became one of the priests of the high heard the sound of her feet as she
places.1 came in the door, he said, Come in,
34 And in this thing is the sin of the wife of Jeroboam. Why are you acting
house of Jeroboam, even to blot it as a foreigner? And I am sent to you
from off the face of the earth. 2 with a hard thing.
7 Go, say to Jeroboam, So says
Chapter 14 YAHWEH, Elohim of Israel, Because
I have exalted you from among the
1 At that time Abijah the son of people, and have appointed you leader
Jeroboam was sick. over My people Israel;
2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, 8 and have torn the kingdom from
Please rise up and disguise yourself, the house of David, and have given it
that you may not be known to be the to you, and you have not been as My
wife of Jeroboam. And you shall go to servant David who kept My
Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is commandments, and who walked after
there. He spoke to me of being king Me with all his heart, to do only that
over this people. which is right in My eyes;
3 And you shall take ten loaves in 9 and you did evil above all who have
your hand, and biscuits, and a flask of been before you, and went and made
honey, and come to him. He will tell for yourself other Elohim and cast
you what shall become of the boy. images to provoke Me to anger; and
4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and you have cast Me behind your back
rose up and went to Shiloh and 10 therefore, behold, I am bringing
entered the house of Ahijah. And evil to the house of Jeroboam, and will
Ahijah was not able to see, for his eyes cut off from Jeroboam him who
were set because of his age. urinates against the wall, bound and
5 And YAHWEH said to Ahijah, free in Israel; and will sweep away the
Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is rest of the house of Jeroboam as a
coming to ask a thing of you for her man sweeps away the dung, until it is
son, for he is sick. You shall say this all gone.
and this to her, and it shall be when 11 The dogs shall eat those of
she comes in, she will act as a Jeroboam who die in the city. And the
foreigner. birds of the heavens shall eat those
6 And it happened when Ahijah who die in a field; for YAHWEH has
spoken.
1 YHWH consecrated the tribe of Levi to be 12 And you, rise up, go to your
the priests, as He also consecrates His house. When your feet enter the city,
ministers in the New Covenant through the the boy shall die.
laying on of hands and a very strict criteria 13 And all Israel shall mourn for
(1 Tim 3:1-6). Someone cannot consecrate him, and bury him, for only this one of
himself to be a priest or minister of YHWH
Jeroboam shall come to the grave
and it is wickedness for one to try to do so
and fully outside of judicial order and will because there has been found in him a
only bring chaos and confusion. good thing toward YAHWEH, Elohim
2 This was a great sin in the eyes of YHWH. of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.
When someone takes the role of leadership 14 And YAHWEH shall raise up a
over others in Yahweh's congregation there king over Israel for Himself, who shall
is a great responsibility to follow YHWH's cut off the house of Jeroboam this day.
judicial order and grave consequences not And what? Even now!
to (1 Kgs 15:28-30).
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15 And YAHWEH shall strike Israel land. They did according to all the
as the reed waves in the water, and abominations of the nations that
shall pluck up Israel from off this good YAHWEH dispossessed before the
land that He gave to their fathers. And sons of Israel.
He shall scatter them beyond the 25 And it happened in the fifth year
River, because they have made their of King Rehoboam, Shishak the king of
Asherahs, provoking YAHWEH to Egypt went up against Jerusalem.
anger. 26 And he took the treasures of the
16 And He shall give up Israel house of YAHWEH, and the treasures
because of the sins of Jeroboam that of the king's house; yea, he took all.
he sinned, and that he caused Israel to And he took all the golden shields that
sin. Solomon had made.
17 And Jeroboam's wife rose up and 27 And King Rehoboam made in
left, and came to Tirzah. She came in their place copper shields. And he gave
to the threshold of the house, and the them into the hand of the commander
boy died. of the runners, who kept the door of
18 And they buried him, and all the king's house.
Israel mourned for him, according to 28 And it happened, when the king
the Word of YAHWEH that He spoke went to the house of YAHWEH, the
by the hand of his servant Ahijah the runners bore them, and brought them
prophet. back to the room of the runners.
19 And the rest of the acts of 29 And the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, how he fought, and how he Rehoboam, and all that he did, are
reigned, behold, they are written in the they not written in the Book of the
Book of the Matters of the Days of the Matters of the Days of the Kings of
Kings of Israel. Judah?
20 And the days that Jeroboam 30 And there was war between
reigned were twenty two years. And he Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
lay with his fathers, and his son Nadab 31 And Rehoboam lay with his
reigned in his place. fathers, and was buried with his
21 And Rehoboam the son of fathers in the city of David. And his
Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam mother's name was Naamah the
was forty one years old when he began Ammonitess. And his son Abijam
to reign. And he reigned seventeen reigned in his place.
years in Jerusalem, the city which
YAHWEH chose out of all the tribes Chapter 15
of Israel, to put his name there. And
his mother's name was Naamah the 1 And in the eighteenth year of King
Ammonitess. (2 Chron 12:13) Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam
22 And Judah did evil in the sight of reigned over Judah.
YAHWEH, and they provoked Him to 2 He reigned three years in
jealousy above all their fathers did by Jerusalem, and his mother's name was
their sins that they had sinned. Maachah the daughter of Abishalom.
23 And they also built high places for 3 And he walked in all the sins of his
themselves, and standing pillars, and father, those that he did before him,
Asherahs on every high hill, and under and his heart was not perfect with
every green tree. YAHWEH his Elohim, as was the
24 And also the sodomite was in the heart of his father David.
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4 But for David's sake YAHWEH his YAHWEH, silver and gold and
Elohim gave to him a lamp in vessels.
Jerusalem, to raise up his son after 16 And there was war between Asa
him, and to establish Jerusalem. and Baasha king of Israel all their
5 For David did that which is right in days.
the eyes of YAHWEH, and did not 17 And Baasha king of Israel went up
turn aside from all that He against Judah, and built Ramah, to
commanded him all the days of his keep anyone from going out and
life, except in the matter of Uriah the coming in to Asa the king of Judah.
Hittite. 18 And Asa took all the silver and
6 And there was war between gold that remained in the treasures of
Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days the house of YAHWEH, and the
of his life. treasures of the king's house, and gave
7 And the rest of the acts of Abijam, them into his servants' hand; and King
and all that he did, are they not Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad, the son
written in the Book of the Matters of of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, the
the Days of the Kings of Judah? And king of Syria, who lived at Damascus,
there was war between Abijam and saying,
Jeroboam. 19 A treaty between you and me,
8 And Abijam lay with his fathers, between my father and your father!
and they buried him in the city of Behold, I have sent you a present of
David. And his son Asa reigned in his silver and gold. Go, break your treaty
place. with Baasha the king of Israel, that he
9 And in the twentieth year of go up from me.
Jeroboam the king of Israel Asa 20 And Ben-Hadad listened to King
reigned over Judah. Asa, and sent his army commanders
10 And he reigned forty one years in against the cities of Israel. And he
Jerusalem, and his grandmother's struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-Beth-
name was Maachah the daughter of Maachah, and all Chinneroth, with all
Abishalom. the land of Naphtali.
11 And Asa did that which was right 21 And it happened, when Baasha
in the eyes of YAHWEH, like his heard, he ceased building Ramah, and
father David. dwelt in Tirzah.
12 And he removed the sodomites 22 And King Asa proclaimed to all
out of the land, and removed all the Judah (no one was exempt) and they
idols that his fathers made. carried away the stones of Ramah, and
13 And he also removed his mother its timber with which Baasha had
Maachah from being queen, in that built. And King Asa built with it Geba
she made a horrid thing for Asherah. of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
And Asa cut down her horrid thing 23 And the rest of all the acts of Asa,
and burned it by the torrent Kidron. and all his might, and all that he did,
14 But they did not remove the high and the cities he built, are they not
places. Only the heart of Asa was written in the Book of the Matters of
perfect with YAHWEH all the days. the Days of the Kings of Judah? Only,
15 And he brought in the things at the time of his old age he was
which his father had dedicated and his diseased in his feet.
holy things, into the house of 24 And Asa lay with his fathers, and
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of his father David. And his son

Jehoshaphat reigned in his place. Chapter 16
25 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam
began to reign over Israel in the 1 And the Word of YAHWEH came
second year of Asa the king of Judah. to Jehu the son of Hanani against
And he reigned over Israel two years. Baasha, saying,
26 And he did evil in the eyes of 2 Since I have raised you up out of
YAHWEH, and walked in the way of the dust, and made you ruler over My
his father, and in his sin with which he people Israel, and you have walked in
made Israel to sin. the way of Jeroboam, and caused My
27 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of people Israel to sin, to provoke Me to
the house of Issachar, conspired anger with their sins;
against him And Baasha struck him at 3 behold, I will utterly sweep away
Gibbethon which belonged to the Baasha and his house; and I will make
Philistines. For Nadab and all Israel your house like the house of Jeroboam
had laid siege to Gibbethon. the son of Nebat.
28 And in the third year of Asa the 4 He who dies of Baasha in the city,
king of Judah, Baasha1 killed him, and the dogs shall eat; and whoever of his
reigned in his place. dies in the field, the birds of the
29 And it happened when he heavens shall eat.
reigned, he struck all the house of 5 And the rest of the acts of Baasha,
Jeroboam; he did not leave Jeroboam and that which he did, and his might,
any who breathed, until he had are they not written in the Book of the
destroyed him according to the saying Matters of the Days of the Kings of
of YAHWEH which He spoke by His Israel?
servant Ahijah the man of Shiloh; 6 And Baasha lay with his fathers,
30 because of the sins of Jeroboam and was buried in Tirzah. And his son
which he sinned, and that he caused Elah reigned in his place.
Israel to sin by his provocation with 7 And also by the hand of Jehu the
which he provoked YAHWEH the son of Hanani the prophet, the Word
Elohim of Israel to anger. (1Kgs 14:6- of YAHWEH came against Baasha,
11) and against his house, and against all
31 And the rest of the acts of Nadab, the evil that he did in the eyes of
and all that he did, are they not YAHWEH to provoke Him to anger
written in the Book of the Matters of with the work of his hands, to be like
the Days of the Kings of Israel? the house of Jeroboam, and because
32 And there was war between Asa he killed him.
and Baasha the king of Israel all their 8 In the twenty sixth year of Asa the
days. king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha
33 In the third year of Asa the king began to reign over Israel in Tirzah,
of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah two years.
reigned over all Israel in Tirzah, 9 And his servant Zimri, the captain
twenty four years. of half of the chariots, conspired
34 And he did that which was evil in against him. And he was in Tirzah
the eyes of YAHWEH, and walked in drinking himself drunk in the house of
the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin Arza, who was over the house of
that he caused Israel to sin. Tirzah.
10 And Zimri came in and struck
1 Baasha was from Issachar.
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him, and killed him in the twenty and his conspiracy that he made, are
seventh year of Asa the king of Judah, they not written in the Book of the
and reigned in his place. Matters of the Days of the Kings of
11 And it happened, when he began Israel?
to reign, as he sat on his throne, that 21 Then the people of Israel were
he struck all the house of Baasha; he divided into two parts: Half of the
did not leave him one who urinated people followed Tibni the son of
against the wall, nor of his kinsmen, Ginath to cause him to reign, and the
nor of his friends. other half after Omri.
12 And Zimri destroyed the whole 22 And the people that followed
house of Baasha, according to the Omri were stronger than the people
Word of YAHWEH that He spoke as who followed Tibni the son of Ginath;
to Baasha, by the hand of Jehu the and Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
prophet; 23 In the thirty first year of Asa the
13 concerning all the sins of Baasha king of Judah, Omri began to reign
and the sins of his son Elah that they over Israel, twelve years. He reigned
sinned, and that they caused Israel to six years in Tirzah;
sin, to provoke to anger YAHWEH the 24 then he bought the hill Samaria
Elohim of Israel with their vanities. from Shemer with two talents of silver,
14 And the rest of the acts of Elah, and built the hill, and called the name
and all that he did, are they not of the city that he built by the name of
written in the Book of the Matters of Shemer, the owner of the hill, that is
the Days of the Kings of Israel? Samaria.
15 In the twenty seventh year of Asa 25 And Omri did that which was evil
the king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven in the eyes of YAHWEH, and did evil
days in Tirzah. And the people were above all who were before him,
camped against Gibbethon, which was 26 and walked in all the way of
the Philistines'. Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his
16 And the people who were sin that he caused Israel to sin, to
encamped heard, saying, Zimri has provoke to anger YAHWEH the
conspired and has struck the king. And Elohim of Israel with their vanities.
all Israel made Omri the commander 27 And the rest of the acts of Omri
of the army to rule over Israel on that that he did, and his might that he
day in the camp. attained, are they not written in the
17 And Omri went up, and all Israel book of the Matters of the Days of the
with him from Gibbethon, and they Kings of Israel?
laid siege to Tirzah. 28 And Omri lay down with his
18 And it happened when Zimri saw fathers, and was buried in Samaria.
that the city would be captured he And his son Ahab reigned in his place.
came into a high place of the king and 29 And in the thirty eighth year of
burned the house of the king with fire Asa the king of Judah, Ahab the son of
over him, and died, Omri began to reign over Israel. And
19 for his sins that he sinned, to do Ahab the son of Omri reigned over
the evil in the eyes of YAHWEH, to Israel in Samaria twenty two years;
walk in the way of Jeroboam, and in 30 and Ahab the son of Omri did evil
his sin that he did, to cause Israel to in the eyes of YAHWEH above all who
sin. were before him.
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light thing, that he walked in the sins the torrent dried up, because there
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he was no rain in the land.
took a wife, Jezebel the daughter of 8 And the Word of YAHWEH came
Ethbaal, the king of the Sidonians, and to him, saying,
went and served Baal, and bowed 9 Rise up, go to Zarephath that
himself to it. belongs to Sidon; and you shall live
32 And he reared up an altar for Baal there. Behold, I have commanded a
in the house of Baal, which he had widow woman there to sustain you.
built in Samaria. 10 And he rose up and went to
33 And Ahab made an Asherah, and Zarephath, and came in to the
Ahab did still more to provoke to entrance of the city; and, behold, a
anger YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel widow woman was gathering sticks.
than all the kings of Israel that were And he called to her and said, Please
before him. bring to me a little water in a vessel,
34 In his days Hiel the man of Bethel and I shall drink.
built Jericho; he laid its foundation in 11 And she went to bring it. And he
his first-born Abiram, and he set up its called to her and said, Please bring me
doors in Segub his youngest, according a bit of bread in your hand.
to the Word of YAHWEH that He 12 And she said, As YAHWEH your
spoke by the hand of Yahoshua the son Elohim lives, I do not have a cake, only
of Nun. a handful of meal in a pitcher, and a
little oil in a jar; and behold, I am
Chapter 17 gathering two sticks and will go in and
prepare for myself and for my son; and
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the we shall eat it, and die.
sojourners of Gilead, said to Ahab, As 13 And Elijah said to her, Do not
YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel lives, fear, go, do according to your word,
before whom I stand, there shall be no only first make me a little cake of it,
dew nor rain these years, except and bring to me and afterward prepare
according to my word. for you and for your son.
2 And the Word of YAHWEH came 14 For so says YAHWEH the Elohim
to him, saying, of Israel, The pitcher of meal shall not
3 Go away from here; and you shall be consumed, and the jar of oil shall
turn eastward and shall hide by the not fail, until the day that YAHWEH
torrent Cherith, that is before Jordan. sends rain on the land.
4 And it shall be, you shall drink of 15 And she went and did according
the torrent; and I shall command the to the word of Elijah, and she ate, she
ravens to feed you there. and he and her household, many days;
5 And he went and did according to 16 the pitcher of meal was not
the Word of YAHWEH; for he went consumed, and the jar of oil did not
and lived by the torrent Cherith, that fail, according to the Word of
is before Jordan. YAHWEH that He spoke by the hand
6 And the ravens brought him bread of Elijah. (Deut 29:5-6)
and flesh in the morning, and bread 17 And it happened after these
and flesh in the evening; and he drank things, that the son of the woman, the
of the torrent. mistress of the house became sick; and
7 And it happened after a while, that his illness was very severe until he had
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18 And she said to Elijah, What have Obadiah had taken a hundred
I to do with you, O man of Elohim? prophets and had hidden them, fifty
Have you come to me to cause my men in a cave, and had fed them with
iniquity to be remembered, and to bread and water)
cause my son to die? 5 and Ahab said to Obadiah, Go
19 And he said to her, Give me your through the land to all the fountains of
son; and he took him out of her water, and to all the torrents; perhaps
bosom, and caused him to go up into we may find grass and keep alive horse
the upper room where he was staying, and mule, and will not cut off any of
and laid him on his own bed. the livestock.
20 And he cried to YAHWEH and 6 And they divided the land to
said, YAHWEH my Elohim, have You themselves, to pass over into it; Ahab
also brought evil on the widow with went in one way by himself, and
whom I am staying by slaying her son? Obadiah went in another way by
21 And he stretched himself on the himself.
child three times, and called to 7 And Obadiah was in the highway;
YAHWEH and said, O YAHWEH my and behold, Elijah came to meet him.
Elohim, I pray, let the soul of this boy And he recognized him, and he fell on
return to him. his face, and said, Are you this one, my
22 And YAHWEH listened to the master Elijah?
voice of Elijah, and the soul of the boy 8 And he said to him, I am; Go, say
returned to him, and he lived. to your master, Behold, Elijah!
23 And Elijah took the boy and 9 And he said, What have I sinned,
brought him down from the upper that you are giving your servant into
room of the house, and gave him to his the hand of Ahab to kill me?
mother; and Elijah said, See your son 10 As YAHWEH your Elohim lives,
lives!1 there is no nation or kingdom where
24 And the woman said to Elijah, my master has not sent to seek you;
Now I know this, that you are a man of and when they said, He is not here,
Elohim, and the Word of YAHWEH then he caused the kingdom and the
that is in your mouth is truth. nation to swear that it did not find
you.
Chapter 18 11 And now, you are saying, Go, say
to your master, Behold, Elijah.
1 And it happened after many days 12 And it shall be, I will go away
the Word of YAHWEH came to Elijah from you, and the Spirit of YAHWEH
in the third year, saying, Go, show will lift you up, where I do not know,
yourself to Ahab, and I will give rain and I will come to tell Ahab, and he
on the face of the ground. will not find you, and he will kill me.
2 And Elijah went to appear to Ahab. And your servant has feared
And the famine in Samaria was severe. YAHWEH from my youth.2
3 And Ahab called to Obadiah, who 13 Was it not told to my master that
was over the house (and Obadiah which I did when Jezebel killed the
greatly feared YAHWEH; prophets of YAHWEH, that I hid a
4 and it happened, when Jezebel cut hundred men of the prophets, fifty by
off the prophets of YAHWEH, that 2 Apparently, Elijah had been translated
before this occurrence of being taken up in
1 Verses 17-23- See story in Luk 7:11-17 the chariot of fire ( 2Kgs:2:11, 15-17).
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fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread themselves, and cut it in pieces, and
and water? place it on the wood, and place no fire.
14 And now you are saying, Go, say And I, I will prepare the other bull and
to your master, Behold, Elijah, and he will put it on the wood, and I will not
will kill me! place fire.
15 And Elijah said, As YAHWEH of 24 And you shall call on the name of
Hosts lives, before whom I stand, your Elohim; and I, I will call on the
surely today I will be seen by him. name of YAHWEH; and it shall be,
16 And Obadiah went to meet Ahab the Elohim who answers by fire, he is
and told him: And Ahab went to meet the Elohim. And all the people
Elijah. answered and said, The word is good.
17 And it happened when Ahab saw 25 And Elijah said to the prophets of
Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Are you Baal, Choose the one bull for yourself,
this one, the disturber of Israel? and prepare first, for you are many;
18 And he answered, I have not and you call on the name of your
disturbed Israel, but you and the Elohim, but place no fire.
house of your father, in that you have 26 And they took the bull that was
forsaken the commandments of given to them, and prepared, and
YAHWEH, and you have gone after called on the name of Baal from the
the Baals. morning even until noon, saying, O
19 And now send, gather all Israel to Baal, answer us! And there was no
me, to Mount Carmel and four sound, and no one was answering; and
hundred and fifty of the prophets of they hopped about the altar that had
Baal, and four hundred of the prophets been made.
of the Asherah, who eat at the table of 27 And it happened at noon, that
Jezebel. Elijah taunted them and said, Call
20 And Ahab sent among all the with a loud voice, for he is a Elohim;
sons of Israel and gathered the for he is meditating, or he is relieving
prophets to Mount Carmel. himself, or on a journey; it may be he
21 And Elijah came near all the is asleep and must be awakened.
people and said, Until when are you 28 And they called with a loud voice,
limping over two opinions? If and cut themselves, according to their
YAHWEH is Elohim, follow Him; and custom, with swords and with spears
if Baal, follow him. But the people did until blood gushed out on them.2
not answer him a word.1 29 And it happened as noon passed
22 Then Elijah said to the people, I, I by, that they prophesied madly until
am the only one of who remains a the offering up of the offering; and no
prophet of YAHWEH; but the sound came, and no one was
prophets of Baal are four hundred and answering, and no one was paying
fifty men. attention.
23 Then let them give us two bulls; 30 And Elijah said to all the people,
and let them choose one bull for Come near to me. And all the people
came near to him; and he healed the
1 A striking challenge by Elijah to the altar of YAHWEH that had been
lukewarm people. It would be interesting to broken down.
see what Elijah would say to people today
who read their bibles but call Yahweh by 2 This was a pagan ritual of self-mutilation
the names of “god” and “lord”; names of and strictly forbidden in the Torah, Lev
false pagan deities. 19:28, Deut 14:1.
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31 And Elijah took twelve stones, He is the Elohim; YAHWEH, He is

according to the number of the tribes the Elohim!4
of the sons of Jacob, to whom the 40 And Elijah said to them, Seize the
Word of YAHWEH came, saying, prophets of Baal; do not let a man of
Israel shall be your name. them escape. And they caught them,
32 And he built an altar with the and Elijah brought them down to the
stones in the name of YAHWEH1, and torrent of the Kishon and killed them
made a trench as large as two seahs of there.
seed 2in space around the altar. 41 And Elijah said to Ahab, Go up,
33 And he arranged the wood, and eat and drink, because of the sound of
cut the bull in pieces, and placed it on abundance of rain.
the wood, and said, Fill four water jars 42 And Ahab went up to eat, and to
of water and pour it on the burnt drink; and Elijah went up to the top of
offering and on the wood. Carmel, and he stretched himself out
34 And he said, Do it twice; and they on the earth, and he put his face
did it twice; and he said, Do it a third between his knees;
time; and they did it a third time. 43 and said to his young man, Now
35 And the water went around the go up, look closely to the way of the
altar, and also he filled the trench with sea. And he went up and looked
water. closely, and said, There is nothing; and
36 And it happened at the offering of he said, Go back seven times.
the sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet 44 And it happened at the seventh
came near and said, O YAHWEH, the time, he said, Behold, a little cloud like
Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, the hand of a man is coming up out of
let it be known today that You are the sea. And he said, Go up and say to
Elohim in Israel, and I am Your Ahab, Bind up and go down, that the
servant, that by Your Word I have rain may not stop you.
done all these things. 45 And until this and this, it
37 Answer me, O YAHWEH, answer happened that the heavens became
me; and this people shall know that black with thick clouds and wind, and
You are YAHWEH Elohim; and You the rain was heavy; and Ahab rode and
shall turn their hearts back again.3 went to Jezreel;
38 And fire fell from YAHWEH and 46 and the hand of YAHWEH was
consumed the burnt offering, and the on Elijah, and he girded up his loins
wood, and the stones, and the dust, and ran before Ahab until you come to
and the water that was in the trench it enter Jezreel.5
was licked up. Chapter 19
39 And all the people saw, and fell
on their faces, and said, YAHWEH, 1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that
Elijah did, and all, that he killed all the
prophets by the sword.
2 And Jezebel sent a messenger to
1 The altar was arranged in the Hebrew letters Elijah, saying, So let the gods do, and
of the name of YHWH to show which more so, if at this time tomorrow I will
Elohim was the only true Elohim.
2 This was about 15 liters
3 It was part of the job of Elijah to turn the 4 Elijah won the victory for YAHWEH.
people's heart back to YAHWEH, the only 5 Jezreel was a winter residence of Ahab and
true Elohim, (Mal 4:5-6). about 17 miles from Mount Carmel.
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not cause your life to be as the life of Hosts, for the sons of Israel have
one of them. forsaken Your covenant; they have
3 And he saw, and rose up and went thrown down Your altars, and they
for his life, and came to Beer-Sheba of have killed Your prophets with the
Judah, and left his young man there;1 sword, and I am left, I alone, and they
4 and he himself went into the seek to take my life.
wilderness a day's journey, and came 11 And he said, Go out and stand on
and sat under one broom tree. 2And he the mountain before YAHWEH. And,
begged for his life, that he might die, behold, YAHWEH passed by, and a
and said, Enough, now, O YAHWEH; great and strong wind tearing the
take my life, for I am no better than mountains and breaking the rocks in
my fathers. bits before YAHWEH! YAHWEH was
5 And he lay down and slept under a not in the wind. And after the wind
certain broom tree; and behold, a was an earthquake, but YAHWEH
Messenger from YAHWEH touched was not in the earthquake.
him and said to him, Get up, eat! 12 And after the earthquake was a
6 And he looked, and behold, at his fire, but YAHWEH was not in the fire;
head was a cake on burning stones, and after the fire came a voice which
and a jar of water; and he ate and was a small whisper.6
drank, and turned and lay down. 13 And it happened when Elijah
7 And the Messenger of YAHWEH heard, he wrapped his face in his robe
returned a second time, and touched and went out and stood at the cave
him, and said, Get up, eat, for the way opening; and, behold, a voice came to
is too great for you. him, and it said, What are you doing
8 And he rose up and ate and drank, here, Elijah?7 (Ex 34:30-33)
and went in the power of that food 14 And he said, zealously, I have
forty days and forty nights to the been zealous for YAHWEH, Elohim of
mount of The Elohim, Horeb.3 Hosts for the sons of Israel have
9 And he came there to the cave4, forsaken Your covenant; they have
and lodged there; and behold, the thrown down Your altars, and they
Word of YAHWEH came to him, and have slain Your prophets by the sword;
said to him, What are you doing here, and I, I alone, am left; and they seek to
Elijah?5 take my life.
10 And he said, zealously, I have 15 And YAHWEH said to him, Go,
been zealous for YAHWEH Elohim of
1 It is quite striking that after just having such 6 It is hard to hear the voice of YHWH when
great courage to fight and defeat 450 priests there is clutter in one's life, as one must
of Baal that Elijah would be so afraid of the listen very intently to hear a small still
woman Jezebel. voice.
2 This was a desert shrub that could grow up 7 A second time the word of YHWH asked
to 10 feet tall. what Elijah was doing there as he just
3 Mount Horeb was an alternate name for defeated the priests of Baal and the people
Mount Sinai, Ex 3:1. were on his side chanting “Yahweh is
4 Apparently, this was the same cave that Elohim”, (1 Kgs 19:39). At this most pivotal
Moses was in when YHWH showed him moment when the people now needed
His backside, Ex 33:12-23. Elijah's guidance in how to properly
5 It is evident by this question that YHWH worship YHWH, he had ran away from his
did not call for Elijah but that he came on responsibility and was sulking in a
his own misguided instructions. sympathy party.
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return on your way to the wilderness Chapter 20

of Damascus, and you shall go in and
anoint Hazael as king over Syria; 1 And Ben-Hadad the king of Syria
16 and you shall anoint Jehu the son gathered all his army together; and
of Nimshi as king over Israel; and you there were thirty-two kings with him,
shall anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat, and horses and chariots; and he went
of Abel-Meholah, as prophet in your up and besieged Samaria, and fought
place.1 against it.
17 And it shall be, he who escapes 2 And he sent messengers to Ahab
from the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall the king of Israel, to the city, and said
kill; and he who escapes from the to him, So says Ben-Hadad,
sword of Jehu, Elisha shall kill. 3 Your silver and your gold are mine,
18 And I have left in Israel seven and your wives and your sons, the
thousand, all the knees that have not best, are mine.
bowed to Baal, and every mouth that 4 And the king of Israel answered
has not kissed him.2 and said, According to your word, my
19 And he left there and found Elisha master, O king, I am yours, and all
the son of Shaphat; and he was that I have.
plowing; twelve pairs were before him, 5 And the messengers came again
and he was with the twelfth. And and said, So says Ben-Hadad, saying,
Elijah passed over to him, and threw Surely I sent to you, saying, Your silver
his robe upon him. and your gold and your wives and your
20 And he left the oxen and ran after sons you shall give to me;
Elijah, and said, Please let me kiss my 6 I will send my servants to you
father and my mother, and then I will tomorrow about this time, and they
follow you. And he said to him, Go shall search your house, and your
back; for what have I done to you? servants' houses; and it shall be that
21 And he returned from following whatever is pleasing in your eyes, they
him, and took the pair of oxen, and will put it in their hand and take it
sacrificed them, and boiled their flesh away.
with the yoke of the oxen, and gave to 7 And the king of Israel called all the
the people, and they ate. Then he elders of the land, and said, Please
arose and went after Elijah and note, and see the evil this one is
ministered to him. seeking, for he sent to me for my
wives, and for my sons, and for my
silver, and for my gold, and I did not
withhold from him.
8 And all the elders and all the
1 Verses 14-16- Due to Elijah shirking his people said to him, Do not listen nor
responsibility he lost his position as prophet
consent.
to Elisha. A stark warning that when
Yahweh gives someone a job they should be
9 And he said to the messengers of
thankful and grateful and work as hard as Ben-Hadad, Say to my master the
possible to accomplish what Yahweh wants king, All that you sent for to your
them to do. servant at the first, I will do; but this
2 Many times a prideful person will think that thing I am not able to do; and the
they are the only one serving YHWH, when messengers went and took word back
in reality YHWH always has others to to him.
replace someone who is not fit for their 10 And Ben-Hadad sent to him, and
position. This should be quite humbling.
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said, So shall the Elohim do to me and 20 And each struck his man, and
more also if the dust of Samaria shall Syria fled, and Israel pursued them;
be enough for handfuls for all the and Ben-Hadad the king of Syria
people that follow me. escaped on a horse, also the horsemen.
11 And the king of Israel answered 21 And the king of Israel went out
and said, Tell him, Do not let him that and struck the horses, and the
girds on his armor boast himself,, like chariots, and struck the Syrians with a
one who loosens his armor. great blow.
12 And it happened when this word 22 And the prophet came to the king
was heard, and he was drinking, he of Israel and said to him, Go, make
and the kings, in the booths, that he yourself strong, and look and see what
said to his servants, Set in order; and you do; for at the return of the year the
they set in order against the city. king of Syria will come up against you.
13 And behold, a certain prophet 23 And the king of Syria's servants
came near to Ahab the king of Israel, said to him, Their Elohim is a Elohim
and said, So says YAHWEH, Have of the hills; on account of this they
you seen all this great multitude? were stronger than us; but let us fight
Behold I am going to give it into your against them in the plain, and surely,
hand today, and you shall know that I we shall be stronger than them,
am YAHWEH. 24 And do this thing: Take away the
14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he kings, each out of his place, and set
said, So says YAHWEH, by the young commanders in their place.
men of the rulers of the provinces. 25 And number to yourself an army
Then he said, Who shall begin the like the army that was lost from you,
battle? And he answered, You. even, horse for horse and chariot for
15 Then he called up the young men chariot; and we shall fight with them
of the rulers of the provinces, and they in the plain. Are we not stronger than
were two hundred and thirty two; and them? And he listened to their voice
after them he called up all the people, and did so.
even all the sons of Israel, being seven 26 And it happened at the turn of the
thousand. year, Ben-Hadad called up the Syrians,
16 And they went out at noon, and and went up to Aphek to fight against
Ben-Hadad was drinking himself Israel.
drunk in the booths, he and the kings, 27 And the sons of Israel were called
the thirty two kings helping him. up, and were supplied. And they went
17 And the young men of the rulers to meet them. And the sons of Israel
of the provinces went out at first; and camped before them, like two flocks of
Ben-Hadad sent, and they told him, goats. And the Syrians filled the land.
saying, Men have come out of 28 And a man of Elohim came near
Samaria. to the king of Israel and said, So says
18 And he said, If they have come YAHWEH, Because the Syrians have
out for peace, seize them alive; and if said, YAHWEH is Elohim of the hills
they have come to battle, seize them and not Elohim of the valleys,
alive. therefore I will deliver all this great
19 And these went out of the city, the multitude into your hand, and you
young men of the rulers of the shall know that I am YAHWEH.
provinces, and the army which 29 And they pitched, these against
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the seventh day, the battle came up. said, Please strike me. And the man
And the sons of Israel struck Syria, a struck him, striking and wounding.
hundred thousand footmen in one day. 38 And the prophet went and stood
30 And those remaining fled to for the king on the highway, and
Aphek, to the city. And the wall fell on disguised himself with ashes on his
twenty seven thousand of those left. eyes.
And Ben-Hadad fled, and came into 39 And as the king passed by, it
the city, into an inner room. happened that he cried to the king,
31 And his servants said to him, and said, Your servant went out into
Behold now, we have heard that the the middle of the battle, and behold, a
kings of the house of Israel are man turned aside and brought a man
merciful kings. Please let us put to me, and said, Keep this man. If he is
sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on at all missing, then your life shall be
our heads, and we shall go to the king for his life; or you shall weigh out a
of Israel. It may be he will keep alive talent of silver.
your life. 40 And it happened, your servant
32 And they girded sackcloth on was working here and there, and he
their loins, and ropes on their heads. was not there. And the king of Israel
And they came in to the king of Israel said to him, Your judgment is right.
and said, Your servant Ben-Hadad has You have decided it.
said, Please let me live. And he said, Is 41 And he hurried and took the
he yet alive? He is my brother. ashes from his eyes. And the king of
33 And the men keenly observed, Israel saw him, that he was of the
and quickly caught it from him, and prophets.
said, Your brother, Ben-Hadad. And 42 And he said to him, So says
he said, Go, bring him. And Ben- YAHWEH, Because you have sent
Hadad came out to him. And he took away the man I had devoted from your
him up on the chariot. hand, therefore your life shall go for
34 And he said to him, The cities his life, and your people for his people.
that my father took from your father, I 43 And the king of Israel went to his
give back. And you shall make streets house sullen and angry, and came to
for yourself in Damascus, as my father Samaria.
did in Samaria. Then, I will let you go
with a covenant. And he cut a Chapter 21
covenant with him and sent him away.
35 And a certain man of the sons of 1 And it happened after these things,
the prophets said to his neighbor, By Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard
the Word of YAHWEH, please strike in Jezreel, close by the palace of Ahab
me. And the man refused to strike the king of Samaria.
him. 2 And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying,
36 And he said to him, Because you Give me your vineyard, and it shall be
have not listened to the voice of a garden of green herbs for me, for it is
YAHWEH, behold, you shall go from near my house. And I will give to you
me, and a lion shall kill you. And he in its place a better vineyard than it. If
left him, and a lion found him and it is good in your eyes, I will give silver
killed him. to you, the price of this one.
37 And he found another man and 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, Far be it
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give the inheritance of my fathers to worthlessness testified of Naboth

you. before the people, even saying, Naboth
4 And Ahab came into his house has cursed Elohim and the king. And
sullen and angry over the word which they took him out to the outside of the
Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken. For city, and stoned him with stones. And
he had said, I will not give the he died.
inheritance of my fathers to you. And 14 And they sent to Jezebel, saying,
he lay on his bed and turned away his Naboth has been stoned and is dead.
face, and would not eat food. 15 And it happened when Jezebel
5 And his wife Jezebel came in to heard that Naboth had been stoned,
him, and said to him, Why is your and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab,
spirit sullen that you are not eating Rise up, take possession of the
food? vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, that
6 And he said to her, Because I spoke he refused to give to you for silver. For
to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to Naboth is not alive, but dead.
him, Give me your vineyard for silver, 16 And it happened, when Ahab
or if you desire, I will give you a heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab
vineyard in its place. And he said, I rose to go down to the vineyard of
will not give you my vineyard. Naboth the Jezreelite, to take
7 And his wife Jezebel said to him, possession of it.
Do you now rule over Israel? Rise up, 17 And the Word of YAHWEH came
eat food and let your heart be good. I to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
will give you the vineyard of Naboth 18 Rise up, Go down to meet Ahab
the Jezreelite. the king of Israel, who is in Samaria.
8 And she wrote letters in the name Behold, he is in the vineyard of
of Ahab, and sealed them with his seal, Naboth, where he has gone down to
and sent the letters to the elders and to possess it.
the nobles of his city, dwelling with 19 And you shall speak to him,
Naboth. saying, So says YAHWEH, Have you
9 And she wrote in the letters, murdered, and also taken possession?
saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth And you shall speak to him, saying, So
at the head of the people. says YAHWEH, In the place where
10 And set two men, sons of the dogs lick the blood of Naboth, so
worthlessness, across from him; and the dogs shall lick your blood, even
they shall testify of him, saying, You yours.
have cursed Elohim and the king. And 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Have
they shall bring him out and stone you found me, O my enemy? And he
him; and he shall die. said, I have found you, because you
11 And the men of his city, the elders have sold yourself to do that which is
and the nobles who lived in his city, evil in the eyes of YAHWEH.
did as Jezebel had sent to them, as was 21 Behold, I shall bring evil on you,
written in the letters that she sent to and shall consume those after you, and
them. cut off to Ahab him who urinates
12 They proclaimed a fast, and made against a wall, both bond and free in
Naboth to sit at the head of the people. Israel.
13 And two men, sons of 22 And I shall give up your house
worthlessness, came in and sat across like the house of Jeroboam the son of
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the son of Ahijah, because of the Gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the
provocation with which you have king of Israel, I am as you, my people
provoked to anger, and have caused as your people; my horses as your
Israel to sin. horses.
23 And also YAHWEH has spoken 5 And Jehoshaphat said to the king
of Jezebel, saying, The dogs shall eat of Israel, Please inquire at the Word of
Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. YAHWEH today.
24 He who dies of Ahab in the city, 6 And the king of Israel gathered the
the dogs shall eat. And the birds of the prophets, about four hundred men,
heaven shall eat him who dies in a and said to them, Shall I go to battle
field. against Ramoth-Gilead, or shall I
25 Surely, none has been like Ahab, forbear? And they said, Go up, that
who sold himself to do that which was YAHWEH may give it into the hand of
evil in the eyes of YAHWEH, whom the king.
his wife Jezebel incited. 7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not
26 And he did abominably, to go here a prophet of YAHWEH besides,
after idols, according to all that the that we might inquire of him?
Amorites did, whom YAHWEH 8 And the king of Israel said to
expelled from before the sons of Israel. Jehoshaphat, Yet one man, to seek
27 And it happened, when Ahab YAHWEH by him. But I hate him, for
heard these words, he tore his he does not prophesy good concerning
garments, and put sackcloth on his me, but evil, Micaiah the son of Imlah.
flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, And Jehoshaphat said, let not the king
and went softly. say so.
28 And the Word of YAHWEH 9 And the king of Israel called to a
came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, certain eunuch and said, Cause
29 Have you seen that Ahab has Micaiah the son of Imlah to hurry
been humbled before Me? Because he here.
was humbled before Me, I will not 10 And the king of Israel and
bring the evil in his days. I will bring Jehoshaphat the king of Judah each
the evil on his house in the days of his was sitting on his throne having put on
son. their robes, in a threshing-floor in the
entrance of the gate of Samaria. And
Chapter 22 all the prophets prophesied before
them.
1 And they continued three years; 11 And Zedekiah the son of
there was no war between Syria and Chenaanah made horns of iron for
Israel. himself. And he said, So says
2 And it happened in the third year, YAHWEH, With these you shall push
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came the Syrians until you have consumed
down to the king of Israel. them.
3 And the king of Israel said to his 12 And all the prophets were
servants, Have you known that prophesying so, saying, Go up to
Ramoth-Gilead is ours? And we Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper. For
remain still from taking it from the YAHWEH shall give it into the king's
king of Syria's hand. hand.
4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, Will 13 And the messenger that had gone
you go to battle with me, to Ramoth- to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying,
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Behold now, the words of the prophets 24 And Zedekiah the son of
with one mouth are good to the king. Chenaanah came near and struck
Please let your word be as the word of Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Where
one of them, and speak good. (Is did the Spirit of YAHWEH pass over
30:10) from me to speak with you?
14 And Micaiah said, As YAHWEH 25 And Micaiah said, Behold, You
lives, Surely that which YAHWEH shall see on that day when you go into
says to me, that I will speak. the innermost room to be hidden.
15 And he came in to the king. And 26 And the king of Israel said, Take
the king said to him, Micaiah, shall we Micaiah and return him to Amon the
go to battle to Ramoth-Gilead, or shall ruler of the city, and to Joash the
we forbear? And he said to him, Go up, king's son,
and prosper, and YAHWEH shall give 27 and say, So says the king, Put this
it into the king's hand. one in the prison house, and cause
16 And the king said to him, How him to eat the bread of oppression,
many times have I adjured you that and the water of oppression, until I
you shall speak nothing to me but come in peace.
truth in the name of YAHWEH? 28 And Micaiah said, If you at all
17 And he said, I have seen all Israel return in peace, YAHWEH has not
scattered on the hills like sheep that spoken by me. And he said, Hear, O
have no shepherd. And YAHWEH people, all of them.
said, These have no masters; they shall 29 And the king of Israel and
each return to his house in peace. Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went
18 And the king of Israel said to up to Ramoth-Gilead.
Jehoshaphat, Did I not say to you, He 30 And the king of Israel said to
will not prophesy good of me, but evil? Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself
19 And he said, Therefore, hear the and enter into the battle. But you put
Word of YAHWEH: I saw YAHWEH on your robes. And the king of Israel
sitting on His throne, and all the host disguised himself and went into the
of Heaven were standing by Him, on battle.
His right and on His left. 31 And the king of Syria commanded
20 And YAHWEH said, Who shall the thirty two captains of the chariots,
entice Ahab, and he shall go up and saying, You shall not fight with small
fall in Ramoth-Gilead? And this one or great, but with the king of Israel.
said this, and this one said that. 32 And it happened when the
21 And a spirit came forth and stood captains of the chariots saw
before YAHWEH, and said, I surely Jehoshaphat, they said, Surely he is
will entice him. the king of Israel. And they turned
22 And YAHWEH said to him, By aside to fight with him. And
what means? And he said, I will go out Jehoshaphat cried out.
and shall be a spirit of falsehood in the 33 And it happened when the
mouth of all his prophets. And He captains of the chariots saw that he
said, You shall entice him, and also was not the king of Israel, they turned
you are able. Go out and do so. back from following him.
23 And now, behold, YAHWEH has 34 And a man drew a bow in his
put a spirit of falsehood in the mouth simplicity, and he struck the king of
of all these prophets of yours; and Israel between the joints and the
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charioteer, Turn your hand and take not written in the Book of the Matters
me out from the host, for I have been of the Days of the Kings of Judah?
wounded. 46 And the rest of the sodomites
35 And on that day the battle went which remained in the days of his
on, and the king was caused to stand father Asa he consumed out of the
up in the chariot against Syria. And he land.
died in the evening, and the blood of 47 No king was in Edom; a deputy
the wound poured out into the middle was king.
of the chariot. 48 Jehoshaphat had ten ships of
36 And the cry passed through the Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold. But
camp when the sun went, saying, Each they did not go, for the ships were
to his city, and each to his land. broken at Ezion -Geber.
37 And the king died, and came to 49 Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab
Samaria. And they buried the king in said to Jehoshaphat, Let my servants
Samaria. go with your servants in the ships. But
38 And they rinsed the chariot by Jehoshaphat was not willing.
the pool of Samaria; and the dogs 50 And Jehoshaphat lay with his
licked up his blood when they had fathers, and was buried with his
washed the armor, according to the fathers in the city of his father David.
Word of YAHWEH that He spoke. And his son Jehoram reigned in his
39 And the rest of the acts of Ahab, place.
and all that he did, and the house of 51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to
ivory that he built, and all the cities reign over Israel in Samaria the
that he built, are they not written in seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat the
the Book of the Matters of the Days of king of Judah, and reigned two years
the Kings of Israel? over Israel.
40 And Ahab lay with his fathers. 52 And he did evil in the eyes of
And his son Ahaziah reigned in his YAHWEH, and walked in the way of
place. his father, and in the way of his
41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa mother, and in the way of Jeroboam
reigned over Judah in the fourth year the son of Nebat, who made Israel to
of Ahab the king of Israel. sin.
42 He was a son of thirty five years 53 For he served Baal, and bowed to
when he began to reign. And he it, and provoked to anger YAHWEH
reigned twenty five years in the Elohim of Israel, according to all
Jerusalem. And his mother's name his father had done.
was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
43 And he walked in all the ways of
his father Asa. He did not turn aside
from it, doing right in the eyes of
YAHWEH. But the high places were
not taken away; the people offered and
burned incense yet in the high places.
44 And Jehoshaphat made peace
with the king of Israel.
45 And the rest of the acts of
Jehoshaphat, and his might that he
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Chapter 1 10 And Elijah answered and said to

the commander of fifty, And if I am a
1 And Moab rebelled against Israel man of Elohim, fire will come down
after the death of Ahab. from the heavens and consume you
2 And Ahaziah fell through the and your fifty. And fire came down
lattice-work in his upper room in from the heavens and consumed him
Samaria, and was sick. And he sent and his fifty.
messengers and said to them, Go, ask 11 And he turned and sent another
of Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron if I will commander of fifty and his fifty to
recover from this sickness. him. And he answered and said to
3 And the Messenger of YAHWEH him, O man of Elohim, so says the
spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, Rise, go king, Hurry, come down.
up to meet the messengers of the king 12 And Elijah answered and said to
of Samaria, and say to them, Is it them, If I am a man of Elohim, fire
because there is not an Elohim in will come down from the heavens and
Israel that you are going to ask of will consume you and your fifty. And
Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron? fire from Elohim came down from the
4 And so YAHWEH says this, You heavens and consumed him and his
shall not come down from that bed on fifty.
which you have gone up, but dying you 13 And he turned and sent a third
shall die. And Elijah departed. commander of fifty and his fifty. And
5 And the messengers returned to the third commander of fifty went up,
him. And he said to them, What is this, and came and fell on his knees before
that you have turned back? Elijah, and begged him, and said to
6 And they said to him, A man came him, O man of Elohim, please let my
up to meet us, and said to us, Go, life and the life of your servants, these
return to the king who sent you. And fifty, be precious in your eyes.
you shall say to him, So says 14 Behold, fire has come down from
YAHWEH, Is it because there is not the heavens and has consumed the two
an Elohim in Israel that you are commanders of the former fifties and
sending to ask of Baal-Zebub the god their fifties. And now let my life be
of Ekron? Therefore, you shall not precious in your eyes.
come down from the bed on which you 15 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
have gone up, for surely, you shall die. spoke to Elijah, Go down with him. Do
7 And he said to them, What was the not be afraid of him. And he rose up
fashion of the man who came up to and went down with him to the king.
meet you and spoke these words to 16 And he said to the king, So says
you? YAHWEH, Because you have sent
8 And they said to him, A hairy man, messengers to ask of Baal-Zebub the
and a girdle of leather was girded god of Ekron, is it because there is not
about his loins. And he said, He is an Elohim in Israel to inquire of His
Elijah the Tishbite. Word? Therefore, you shall not come
9 And the king sent to him the down from the bed on which you have
commander of fifty with his fifty. And gone up, for surely, you shall die.
he went up to him. And behold, he was 17 And he died, according to the
sitting on the top of the hill. And he Word of YAHWEH that Elijah spoke.
spoke to him, O man of Elohim, the And Jehoram reigned in his place, in
king has said, Come down. the second year of Jehoram the son of
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Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, for he rolled it up, and struck the waters. And
had no son. they were divided here and there, so
18 And the rest of the acts of Ahaziah that they both went over on dry
that he did, are they not written in the ground.
Book of the Matters of the Days of the 9 And it happened, when they were
Kings of Israel? crossing, Elijah said to Elisha, Ask
what I shall do for you before I am
Chapter 2 taken from you. And Elisha said, Then
let there now be a double mouth of
1 And it happened, when YAHWEH your spirit on me.
was to cause Elijah to go up to the 10 And he said, You have asked a
skies in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha hard thing. If you shall see me taken
went from Gilgal. from you, it shall be so to you. And if
2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Please not, it shall not be.
stay here, for YAHWEH has sent me 11 And it happened, as they were
to Bethel. And Elisha said, As going on and speaking, behold, a
YAHWEH lives, and your soul lives, I chariot of fire and horses of fire came.
will not leave you. And they went And they separated between them
down to Bethel. both, and Elijah went up in a
3 And the sons of the prophets in whirlwind to the skies.1 (2Chron
Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to 21:12)
him, Do you know that today 12 And Elisha was watching, and he
YAHWEH will take your master from was crying, My father, my father, the
over your head? And he said, Yes, I chariot of Israel and its horsemen!
know. Keep silent. And he did not see him again. And he
4 And Elijah said to him, Elisha, took hold on his garments and tore
please stay here, for YAHWEH has them into two pieces.
sent me to Jericho. And he said, As 13 And he lifted up the mantle of
YAHWEH lives, and your soul lives, I Elijah that had fallen from him, and
will not leave you. And they came into turned back and stood on the lip of the
Jericho. Jordan.
5 And the sons of the prophets in 14 And he took Elijah's mantle that
Jericho came near to Elisha, and said had fallen from him, and struck the
to him, Do you know that today waters, and said, Where is YAHWEH
YAHWEH will take away your master the Elohim of Elijah, even He? And he
from over your head? And he said, struck the waters; and they were split
Yes, I know. Keep silent. in two here and there, and Elisha
6 And Elijah said to him, Please stay crossed over.
here, for YAHWEH has sent me to the 1 The word for “translated” in most bibles
Jordan. And he said, As YAHWEH means to “take from one place to another”.
lives, and your soul lives, I will not Elijah did not go to the third heaven, which
leave you. And they went on, both of is the throne of YAHWEH, which no man
them. has ever gone ( Joh 3:13), but he was taken
7 And fifty men of the sons of the across the sky to another mountain
prophets went on and stood afar off, somewhere as he had on other occasions (1
across from them. And they both stood Kgs 18:11-12, 2 Kgs 2:16). He later wrote
to King Jerhoram (2 Chron 21:12), which
by the Jordan.
proved he was still on the earth and not in
8 And Elijah took his mantle, and heaven.
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15 And when they saw him, the sons came out of the forest and tore forty
of the prophets across in Jericho, then two boys of them.
they said, The spirit of Elijah has 25 And he went from there to Mount
rested on Elisha. And they came to Carmel, and from there he returned to
meet him, and bowed to the earth to Samaria.
him.
16 And they said to him, Behold, Chapter 3
now, there are with your servants fifty
men, mighty sons. Please let them go, 1 And Jehoram the son of Ahab
and they shall seek your master, lest reigned over Israel in Samaria, in the
the Spirit of YAHWEH has taken him eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat the
up and has cast him on one of the king of Judah; and he reigned twelve
mountains, or into one of the valleys. years.
And he said, You shall not send. (1 Kg 2 And he did that which was evil in
18:12) the eyes of YAHWEH; only not like
17 And they urged him until he was his father and his mother. For he put
ashamed. And he said, Send. And they away the pillar of Baal that his father
sent fifty men, and they sought three had made.
days and did not find him. 3 But he clung to the sins of
18 And they returned to him, and he Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made
was staying in Jericho. And he said to Israel to sin. He did not turn aside
them, Did I not say to you, Do not go? from it.
19 And the men of the city said to 4 And Mesha the king of Moab was a
Elisha, Behold, now, the site of the city sheep-breeder. And he paid a hundred
is good, as my master sees, but the thousand lambs to the king of Israel
waters are bad; and the ground causes and a hundred thousand rams with
barrenness. wool.
20 And he said, Bring a new dish to 5 And it happened when Ahab died,
me, and put salt there. And they took the king of Moab rebelled against the
it to him. king of Israel.
21 And he went out to the source of 6 And King Jehoram went out in that
the waters and threw salt there, and day from Samaria, and called up all
said, So says YAHWEH, I have given Israel.
healing to these waters; there shall not 7 And he went and sent to
be death and barrenness there any Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying,
more. The king of Moab has rebelled against
22 And the waters were healed to me. Will you go with me to Moab to
this day, according to the word of battle? And he said, I will go up. I am
Elisha that he spoke. as you; my people as your people; my
23 And he went up from there to horses as your horses.
Bethel. And he was going up in the 8 And he said, Which way shall we
highway. And little boys came out go up? And he answered, The way
from the city and mocked him, and through the wilderness of Edom.
said to him, Go up, bald head! Go up, 9 And the king of Israel went, and
bald head! the king of Judah, and the king of
24 And he turned behind him and Edom. And they made a circuit of
saw them, and cursed them in the seven days' journey. And there was no
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water for the army, and for the water. And every good piece you shall
livestock that were at their feet. ruin with stones.
10 And the king of Israel said, Alas, 20 And it happened in the morning,
that YAHWEH has called these three when the food offering was caused to
kings to deliver them into the hand of go up, behold, water came by the way
Moab! of Edom; and the country was filled
11 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there with water.
not here a prophet of YAHWEH, that 21 And all Moab had heard that the
we may inquire of YAHWEH by him? kings had come up to fight against
And one of the servants of the king of them. And they were called together,
Israel answered and said, Here is everyone able to gird on a girdle, and
Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured upward. And they stood by the border.
water on the hands of Elijah. 22 And they rose up early in the
12 And Jehoshaphat said, The Word morning. And the sun was shining on
of YAHWEH is with him. And the the water, and the Moabites saw the
king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, and water on the opposite side as red as
the king of Edom went down to him. blood.
13 And Elisha said to the king of 23 And they said, This is blood. The
Israel, What have I to do with you? Go kings fighting have fought one
to the prophets of your father, and to another, and they each man struck his
the prophets of your mother. And the neighbor. And now to the spoil, Moab!
king of Israel said to him, No, for 24 And they came to the camp of
YAHWEH has called these three kings Israel. And the Israelites rose up and
in order to give them into the hand of struck the Moabites. And they fled
Moab. from before them. And striking they
14 And Elisha said, As YAHWEH of struck Moab.
Hosts lives, before whom I stand, 25 And they broke down the cities;
surely, if I did not regard the face of and they each man cast his stone on
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah I would every good piece of land, and filled it.
not look toward you, nor see you. And they stopped every fountain of
15 And now, bring a minstrel to me. water. And they felled every good tree,
And it happened when the minstrel until there was left only Kir-Haraseth
played, the hand of YAHWEH was on with its stones. But the slingers
him. surrounded it and struck it.
16 And he said, So says YAHWEH, 26 And when the king of Moab saw
Make this valley full of ditches. that the battle was too strong for him,
17 For so says YAHWEH, You shall then he took with him seven hundred
not see wind nor shall you see rain. Yet men who drew swords to break
that stream bed shall be filled with through to the king of Edom. And they
water, so that you may drink, both you were not able.
and your livestock, and your animals. 27 And he took his son, the firstborn
18 But this is a light thing in the eyes who would reign in his place and
caused him to go up for a burnt
of YAHWEH; He also has given Moab
offering on the wall. And there was
into your hand.
great wrath against Israel. And they
19 And you shall strike every
left him and returned to the land.
fortified city, and every choice city.
And you shall fell every good tree, and
you shall stop all the fountains of
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Chapter 4 lampstand. And it shall be, when he

comes to us, he shall turn in there.
1 And a certain woman of the wives 11 And the day came when he came
of the sons of the prophets had cried to in there and turned into the roof room,
Elisha, saying, My husband, your and lay there.
servant, is dead. And you know that 12 And he said to his young man
your servant has seen YAHWEH. And Gehazi, Call this Shunammite. And he
the lender has come to take my two called her, and she stood before him.
children to himself for slaves. 13 And he said to him, Now say to
2 And Elisha said to her, What shall I her, Behold, you have trembled with
do for you? Tell me. What do you have all this care for us. What shall I do for
in the house? And she said, Your you? Shall I speak to the king for you,
handmaid has nothing in the house or to the army commander? And she
except a pot of oil. said, I live among my people.
3 And he said, Go, beg vessels for 14 And he said, What then shall I do
yourself from outside, from your for her? And Gehazi said, Truly there
neighbors, empty vessels. Do not let is no son to her. And her husband is
them be few. old.
4 And you shall go in and shut the 15 And he said, Call for her. And he
door on you, and on your sons, and called for her. And she stood at the
shall pour out into all these vessels. door.
And you shall set aside the full ones. 16 And he said, At this season,
5 And she left him, and shut the door according to the time of life you shall
on her and on her sons. They carried embrace a son. And she said, No, my
to her, and she poured out. master, O man of Elohim, do not lie to
6 And it happened when the vessels your handmaid.
were full, she said to her son, Bring 17 And the woman conceived and
another vessel to me. And he said to bore a son, at this season, according to
her, There is no other vessel; and the the time of life that Elisha spoke of to
oil stopped. her.1
7 And she came and told the man of 18 And the boy grew, and the day
Elohim. And he said, Go, sell the oil, came that he went out to his father, to
and repay your loan. And you and your the reapers.
sons shall live from the rest. 19 And he said to his father, My
8 And the day came that Elisha head! My head! And he said to the
crossed over to Shunem. And a great young man, Carry him to his mother.
woman was there. And she lay hold on 20 And he carried him, and brought
him to eat bread. And it happened, as him to his mother. And he sat on her
often as he passed by, he turned aside knees until noon, and died.
there to eat bread. 21 And she went up and laid him on
9 And she said to her husband, the bed of the man of Elohim, and shut
Behold now, I know that he is a holy the door on him, and went out.
man of Elohim who passes by us 22 And she called to her husband,
continually. and said, Please send to me one of the
10 Now let us make a little walled young men, and one of the donkeys,
roof room, and let us set a bed for him and I shall run to the man of Elohim,
there, and a table, and a chair, and a and return.
1 Verses 16-17- This is Aviv-Spring
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23 And he said, Why are you going 33 And he went in and shut the door
to him today; it is neither new moon on both of them, and prayed to
nor Sabbath? And she said, Peace. YAHWEH.
24 And she saddled the donkey and 34 And he went up and lay down on
said to her young man, Lead on, and the boy, and put his mouth on his
go. Do not hold back riding for me mouth, and his eyes on his eyes, and
except I speak to you. his hands on his hands, and stretched
25 And she went, and came to the himself on him. And the flesh of the
man of Elohim, to Mount Carmel. And boy became warm.
it happened, when the man of Elohim 35 And he returned, and walked in
saw her from afar, he said to his young the house, once here and once there.
man Gehazi, Behold, The Shunam- And he went up and stretched himself
mite! on him. And the boy sneezed seven
26 Now please run to meet her, and times, and the boy opened his eyes.
say to her, Is it well with you? Is it well 36 And he called Gehazi and said,
with your husband? Is it well with the Call this Shunammite. And he called
boy? And she said, Well. her, and she came in to him. And he
27 And she came to the mountain to said, Take up your son.
the man of Elohim, and lay hold on his 37 And she went in and fell at his
feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust feet, and bowed to the earth, and took
her away. But the man of Elohim said, up her son, and went out.
Let her alone, for her soul is bitter in 38 And Elisha returned to Gilgal.
her, and YAHWEH has hidden it from And the famine was in the land. And
me, and has not told me.1 the sons of the prophets were sitting
28 And she said, Did I ask a son before him. And he said to his young
from my master? Did I not say, Do not man, Set on the big pot and boil soup
deceive me? for the sons of the prophets.
29 And he said to Gehazi, Gird up 39 And one went out to the field to
your loins and take my staff in your gather herbs, and found a vine of the
hand, and go. When you meet a man, field, and gathered gourds from it in
you shall not greet him. And when a the field. And with the lap of his
man shall greet you, you shall not garment full, he came in and shredded
answer him. And you shall lay my staff them into the pot of soup; for they did
on the face of the boy. not know.
30 And the mother of the boy said, 40 And they poured out for the men
As YAHWEH lives, and your soul to eat. And it happened, when they
lives, I will not leave you. And he rose were eating the soup, they cried out
up and went after her. and said, Death is in the pot O man of
31 And Gehazi passed on before Elohim! And they were not able to eat.
them, and laid the staff on the face of 41 And he said, Then bring meal.
the boy. But there was no voice, and And he threw into the pot, and said,
there was no hearing. And he turned Pour out for the people and they shall
back to meet him, and told him, eat. And there was no evil thing in the
saying, The boy has not awakened. pot.
32 And Elisha came into the house. 42 And a man came from Baal-
And, behold, the boy was dead, laid Shalisha and brought the man of
out on his bed. Elohim bread of the first-fruits, twenty
loaves of barley, and ripe ears of grain
1 Joh 12:3, Luk 7:38, 44
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in his sack. And he said, Give to the 8 And it happened, when Elisha the
people, and they may eat. man of The Elohim heard that the king
43 And his servant said, What? of Israel had torn his garments, he
Should I set this before a hundred sent to the king, saying, Why have you
men? And he said, Give to the people, torn your garments? Let him come
and they shall eat. For so says now to me, and he shall know that
YAHWEH, Eat and have some left. there is a prophet in Israel.
44 And he set before them, and they 9 And Naaman came with his horses
ate, and left some of it, according to and with his chariot, and stood at the
the Word of YAHWEH. (Joh 6:5-14) door of the house of Elisha.
10 And Elisha sent a messenger to
Chapter 5 him, saying, Go, and you shall wash
seven times in the Jordan. And your
1 And Naaman the commander of flesh shall return to you, and you shall
the army of the king of Syria was a be clean.
great and exalted man before his 11 And Naaman was angry, and went
master, for YAHWEH had given on, and said, Behold, I said, He will
deliverance to Syria by him. And he certainly come out to me and will
was a brave warrior, but leprous. stand and call on the name of
2 And the Syrians had gone out in YAHWEH his Elohim, and will wave
bands, and they seized from the land his hand over the place, and remove
of Israel a little girl. And she was the leprosy.
before Naaman's wife. 12 Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the
3 And she said to her mistress, Oh rivers of Damascus, better than all the
that my master were before the waters of Israel? Shall I not wash in
prophet who is in Samaria! Then he them and be clean? And he turned and
would recover him from his leprosy. went on in fury.
4 And one went in and told his 13 And his servants came near and
master, saying, This and this she said, spoke to him, and said, My father, if
the girl who is from the land of Israel. the prophet had spoken a great thing
5 And the king of Syria said, Go, go to you would you not do it? How much
in, and I will send a letter to the king rather then when he says to you,
of Israel. And he went and took in his Wash, and be clean?
hand ten talents of silver, and six 14 And he went down and dipped in
thousand of gold, and ten changes of the Jordan seven times, according to
garments. the word of the man of The Elohim.
6 And he came to the king of Israel And his flesh returned like the flesh of
with the letter, saying, And now when a little boy, and he was clean.
this letter comes to you, behold, I have 15 And he went back to the man of
sent to you my servant Naaman. And The Elohim, he and all his company,
you shall remove from him his leprosy. and came in and stood before him, and
7 And it happened, when the king of said, Behold, now I know that there is
Israel read the letter, he tore his not an Elohim in all the earth except in
garments and said, Am I the Elohim, Israel. And now, please take a blessing
to kill and to keep alive, that this one from your servant.
is sending to me to recover a man from 16 And he said, As YAHWEH lives,
his leprosy? For consider now, and see before whom I stand, I shall not take.
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And he pressed on him to take, but he 24 And he came into the hill, and
refused.1 (Math 10:8, Pr 23:23) took them out of their hand, and put
17 And Naaman said, If not, please them away in the house, and sent away
let a couple of mules' burden of earth the men. And they went.
be given to your servant. For your 25 And he went in and stood by his
servant shall not make any more burnt master. And Elisha said to him, Where
offering and sacrifice to other Elohim, from Gehazi? And he said, Your
only to YAHWEH. servant did not go here or there.
18 May YAHWEH pardon your 26 And he said to him, Did not my
servant for this thing, when my master heart go out when the man turned
goes to the house of Rimmon to bow from his chariot to meet you? Is it a
there, and he is supported by my hand, time to take silver, and to take
and I bow myself in the house of garments and olives, and vineyards,
Rimmon; when I bow myself in the and flock, and herd, and male slaves,
house of Rimmon, may YAHWEH and slave-girls?2(Is 55:1-2, Math 10:8)
pardon your servant in this thing. 27 Yea, the leprosy of Naaman shall
19 And he said to him, Go in peace. cling to you, and to your seed forever.
And he went away a little way from And he went out from him as leprous
him. as snow.
20 And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha
the man of The Elohim, said, Behold, Chapter 6
my master has spared this Syrian,
Naaman, not to receive from his hand 1 And the sons of the prophets said
that which he has brought. As to Elisha, See, now, the place where we
YAHWEH lives, surely I will run after are living with you is too narrow for
him. Then I shall take something from us.
him. 2 Please let us go to the Jordan, and
21 And Gehazi ran after Naaman. we each one shall take a beam from
And Naaman saw one running after there. And we shall make for ourselves
him, and got down from the chariot to a place there, to live there. And he
meet him, and said, Is there Peace? said, Go.
22 And he said, Peace. My master 3 And the one said, Please be willing,
has sent me, saying, Behold this now, and go with your servants. And he
two young men from the hills of said, I will surely go.
Ephraim have come to me, of the sons 4 And he went with them. And they
of the prophets. Please give to them a came to the Jordan, and cut down
talent of silver, and two changes of trees.
garments. 5 And it happened that one was
23 And Naaman said, Be pleased, felling the log, and the iron fell into
take two talents. And he forced these the water. And he cried out and said,
on him, and bound two talents of Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.
silver and two purses, and two changes 6 And the man of The Elohim said,
of garments, and gave to two of his Where did it fall? And he made him
young men, and they carried before
him. 2 In these last days, it is not a time to be
marketing the good news of Yahshua, but it
1 Yahweh's truth has no price tag and is a free is the time to be making the word of
gift from Him. No true man of Elohim will YHWH available to all those who want to
market the word of YHWH. receive it.
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see the place. And he cut a stick and opened the eyes of the young man.
threw it in there, and made the iron And he looked, and behold, the
float. mountain was full of horses and
7 And he said, Take it up to you. And chariots of fire all around Elisha.
he put out his hand and took it. 18 And they came down to it, and
8 And the king of Syria was fighting Elisha prayed to YAHWEH and said, I
against Israel, and rose up with his beg You, strike this nation with
servants, saying, At such and such a blindness. And He struck them with
place shall be my camp. blindness, according to the word of
9 And the man of The Elohim sent to Elisha.
the king of Israel, saying, Be on guard 19 And Elisha said to them, This is
in passing by this place, for the Syrians not the way, nor is this the city. Follow
are coming down there. me, and I will lead you to the man you
10 And the king of Israel sent to the seek. And he led them to Samaria.
place of which the man of The Elohim 20 And it happened, when they came
spoke to him and warned him. And he to Samaria, Elisha said, Open the eyes
protected himself there not once nor of these, O YAHWEH, and they will
twice. see. And YAHWEH opened their eyes,
11 And the heart of the king of Syria and they looked; and, behold, they
was enraged over this thing. And he were in the middle of Samaria!
called his servants and said to them, 21 And when he saw them, the king
Will you not tell me who of us is for of Israel said to Elisha, Shall I strike?
the king of Israel? Shall I strike, my father?
12 And one of his servants said, No, 22 And he said, You shall not strike.
my master O king, For Elisha the Would you strike those whom you
prophet who is in Israel tells the king have captured with your sword and
of Israel the words that you speak in with your bow? Set bread and water
your sleeping room. before them that they may eat and
13 And he said, Go and see where he drink and go to their master. (Deut
is, and I will send and seize him. And 20:11-16, Math 5:44-45, Ro 12:20)
it was told him, Behold, he is in 23 And he prepared a great banquet
Dothan. for them, and they ate and drank. And
14 And he sent horses and chariots he sent them away, and they went to
there, and a heavy army. And they their master. And the companies of
came in by night and surrounded the Syria did not come into the land of
city. Israel any more.
15 And the servant of the man of The 24 And afterwards it happened that
Elohim rose up early and went out. Ben-Hadad the king of Syria gathered
And, behold, an army was surrounding all his army and went up and laid siege
the city, and horses and chariots. And to Samaria.
his young man said to him, Alas, my 25 And there was a great famine in
master! What shall we do? Samaria. And behold! They were
16 And he said, Do not fear, for those laying siege to it until the head of a
with us are more than those with donkey was at eighty silver pieces, and
them. a fourth of a cab of dove's dung at five
17 And Elisha prayed and said, I beg silver pieces.
You, O YAHWEH, open his eyes so 26 And it happened, the king of
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a woman cried to him, saying, Save, this time tomorrow a measure of fine
my master, O king. flour will be at a shekel, and two
27 And he said, If YAHWEH does measures of barley at a shekel, in the
not save you, from where shall I save gate of Samaria.
you? Out of the threshing floor, or out 2 And the third officer on whose
of the winevat? hand the king leaned replied to the
28 And the king said to her, What man of The Elohim, and said, Behold,
ails you? And she said, This woman if YAHWEH would make windows in
said to me, Give your son and we will the heavens, could this thing be? And
eat him today; and tomorrow we will he said, Behold, you shall see with
eat my son. your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.
29 And we boiled my son and ate 3 And four men, lepers, were at the
him, and I said to her on the next day, gate entrance. And they said to one
Give your son, that we may eat him. another, Why should we sit here until
But she hid her son. we die?
30 And it happened when the king 4 If we say, We shall go into the city,
heard the words of the woman, he tore then the famine is in the city, and we
his garments. And he was passing by shall die there. If we sit here, then we
on the wall, and the people looked. shall die. Therefore now, come and we
And, behold, the sackcloth was inside will fall into the camp of Syria. If they
on his flesh. keep us alive, we shall live. And if they
31 And he said, So may Elohim do to kill us, then we die.
me, and more also, if the head of 5 And they rose up in the twilight to
Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain go to the Syrian camp. And they came
on him today. to the edge of the Syrian camp. And,
32 And Elisha was sitting in his behold, there was not a man there!
house, and the elders were sitting with 6 For YAHWEH had caused the
him. And the king sent a man from Syrian army to hear a sound of
before him. Before the messenger chariots, and a sound of horses, and a
came to him, even he himself said to sound of a great army. And they said
the elders, Do you see that this son of to one another, Behold, the king of
the murderer has sent to take away my Israel has hired the kings of the
head? Behold, when the messenger Hittites against us, and the kings of
comes in, shut the door, and you shall Egypt, to come against us.
hold him fast at the door. Is not the 7 And they rose up and fled in the
sound of the feet of his master behind twilight, and left their tents, and their
him? horses, and their donkeys, and the
33 While he was speaking with them, camp as it was. And they fled for their
then, behold, the messenger came life.
down to him. And he said, Behold, this 8 And these lepers came to the edge
is the evil from YAHWEH. Why of the camp, and came into one tent,
should I wait for YAHWEH any and ate and drank, and took up from
more? there silver and gold and garments,
and went and hid them. And they
Chapter 7 returned and went into another tent,
and took from there, and went and hid
1 And Elisha said, Hear the Word of them.
YAHWEH: So says YAHWEH, About 9 And they said to one another, We

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are not doing right this day. It is a day 17 And the king appointed the third
of good news, and we are keeping officer over the gate, he on whose
silent. And if we wait until the hand he leaned. And the people trod
morning light, then punishment will him down in the gate, and he died, as
find us. And now come and we will go the man of The Elohim spoke, which
and tell the house of the king. he spoke when the king came down to
10 And they came in and called to him.
the gatekeeper of the city, and spoke 18 And it happened according to the
for themselves, saying, We have come saying of the man of The Elohim to the
to the camp of Syria. And, behold, king, saying, Two measures of barley
there is not a man there, nor voice of at a shekel, and a measure of fine flour
man, but horses tied, and donkeys at a shekel; this shall be at this time
tied, and the tents as they were. tomorrow in the gate of Samaria.
11 And he called the gatekeepers, 19 And the third officer had
and they told the house of the king answered the man of The Elohim, and
inside. said, And behold, if YAHWEH should
12 And the king rose up by night and make windows in the heavens, could it
said to his servants, Let me show you be according to this word? And he
now that which the Syrians have done said, Behold, you shall see with your
to us. They know that we are famished, eyes, but you shall not eat from there.
and they have gone out from the camp 20 And it happened to him in this
to hide in the field, saying, When they way; yea, the people trampled him in
come out of the city, then we will catch the gate, and he died.
them alive and we shall come into the
city. Chapter 8
13 And one of his servants answered
and said, Let men take now five of the 1 And Elisha spoke to the woman
horses that remain, which are left in whose son he had revived, saying, Rise
the city. Behold, they are as all the up and go, you and your household.
multitude of Israel who have been left And stay where you can stay, for
in it. Behold, they are as all the YAHWEH has called for a famine.
multitude of Israel who have perished. And also, it shall come on the land
And we will send and see. seven years.
14 And they took two chariots with 2 And the woman rose up and did
horses, and the king sent after the according to the word of the man of
Syrian army, saying, Go and see. The Elohim. And she and her
15 And they went after them to the household went and stayed in the land
Jordan. And, behold, all the way was of the Philistines seven years.
full of garments and vessels that the 3 And it happened at the end of
Syrians had thrown away in their seven years that the woman returned
haste. And the messengers returned from the land of the Philistines, and
and told the king. went to cry to the king for her house,
16 And the people went out and and for her field.
plundered the Syrian camp. And it 4 And the king was speaking to
happened, a measure of fine flour sold Gehazi, the servant of the man of The
at a shekel, and two measures of Elohim, saying, Please tell me all of
barley at a shekel, according to the the great things that Elisha has done.
Word of YAHWEH. 5 And it happened as he was telling

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the king how he had revived the dead, this great thing? And Elisha said,
then, behold, the woman whose son he YAHWEH has shown me that you will
had revived was crying to the king for be king over Syria.
her house and for her field. And 14 And he left Elisha and came to his
Gehazi said, My master, O king, this is master, and he said to him, What did
the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha say to you? And he said, He said
Elisha revived. to me, You shall surely recover.
6 And the king asked the woman, 15 And it happened on the next day,
and she told him. And the king he took a plaited cloth and dipped it in
appointed to her a certain eunuch, water, and spread it on his face, and he
saying, Give back all that she has, and died. And Hazael reigned in his place.
all the increase of the field from the 16 And in the fifth year of Jehoram
day she left the land even until now. the son of Ahab the king of Israel, and
7 And Elisha came to Damascus. And Jehoshaphat was king of Judah,
Ben-Hadad the king of Syria was sick. Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, the
And he was told, saying, The man of king of Judah, reigned.
The Elohim has come here. 17 And he was a son of thirty two
8 And the king said to Hazael, Take a years when he began his reign. And he
present in your hand and go to meet reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
the man of The Elohim. And you shall 18 And he walked in the way of the
seek YAHWEH by him, saying, Shall I kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab
revive from this sickness? had done, for a daughter of Ahab was
9 And Hazael went to meet him and his wife. And he did that which was
took a present in his hand, even of evil in the eyes of YAHWEH.
every good thing from Damascus, a 19 And YAHWEH was not willing to
burden of forty camels. And he came destroy Judah, for His servant David's
in and stood before him, and said, sake, as He had said to give him a
Your son Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria lamp to his sons forever.
has sent me to you, saying, Shall I 20 In his days Edom revolted from
revive from this sickness? under the hand of Judah, and they
10 And Elisha said to him, Go, say to caused a king to reign over them.
him, surely, you shall live. But 21 And Jehoram passed over to Zair,
YAHWEH has shown me that surely, and all the chariots with him. And it
he shall die. happened, he rose up by night and
11 And he fixed his face; yea, he struck Edom, who had encircled him,
settled it until he was ashamed. And and the commanders of the chariots.
the man of The Elohim wept. And the people fled to their tents.
12 And Hazael said, Why is my 22 Yet Edom revolted from under
master weeping? And he said, Because the hand of Judah to this day. Then
I know the evil that you will do to the Libnah revolted at the same time.
sons of Israel. You will send their 23 And the rest of the acts of
fortified places into fire and you will Jehoram, and all that he did, are they
slay their young men with the sword. not written in the Book of the Matters
And you will dash their sucklings to of the Days of the Kings of Judah?
pieces; and you will rip up their 24 And Jehoram lay with his fathers,
pregnant women. and was buried with his fathers in the
13 And Hazael said, But what! Is city of David. And his son Ahaziah
your servant a dog that he should do began to reign in his place.

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25 In the twelfth year of Jehoram the 5 And he came in; and, behold, the
son of Ahab, the king of Israel, army commanders were sitting. And
Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, the king he said, I have a word to you, O
of Judah, began to reign. commander. And Jehu said, To which
26 Ahaziah was a son of twenty two of all of us? And he said, To you, O
years when he began to reign, and he commander.
reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his 6 And he rose up and came into the
mother's name was Athaliah the house, and poured the oil on his head,
daughter of Omri, the king of Israel. and said to him, So says YAHWEH,
27 And he walked in the way of the the Elohim of Israel, I have anointed
house of Ahab, and did that which was you as king to the people of
evil in the eyes of YAHWEH, like the YAHWEH, to Israel.
house of Ahab, for he was the son-in- 7 And you shall strike the house of
law of the house of Ahab. your master Ahab, that I may avenge
28 And he went with Jehoram the the blood of My servants the prophets,
son of Ahab to battle with Hazael the and the blood of all the servants of
king of Syria in Ramoth-Gilead. And YAHWEH from the hand of Jezebel.
the Syrians struck Jehoram. 8 And all the house of Ahab shall
29 And Jehoram the king returned perish. Yea, I have cut off to Ahab
to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds those who urinate against the wall,
with which the Syrians had struck him both bound and free in Israel.
in Ramah, as he fought with Hazael 9 And I have given up the house of
the king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the
of Jehoram the king of Judah had son of Nebat, and like the house of
gone down to see Jehoram the son of Baasha the son of Ahijah.
Ahab in Jezreel, for he was sick. 10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in
the portion of Jezreel. And there shall
Chapter 9 be none to bury her. And he opened
the door and fled.
1 And Elisha the prophet called to 11 And Jehu went out to the servants
one of the sons of the prophets and of his master. And one said to him, is
said to him, Gird up your loins and there peace? Why did this madman
take this vial of oil in your hand, and come to you? And he said to them, You
go to Ramoth-Gilead. know the man, and his message.
2 And you shall go there, and you 12 And they said, A lie! Tell us now.
shall see there Jehu the son of And he said, This and this he said to
Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. And me, saying, So says YAHWEH, I have
you shall go in and cause him to rise anointed you king over Israel.
up from among his brothers. And you 13 And they hurried, and each man
shall bring him to an inner room. took his garment and put it under him
3 And take the vial of oil and pour on on the bare steps, and blew with the
his head, and say, So says YAHWEH, ram's horn, and said, Jehu reigns!
I have anointed you as king to Israel. 14 And Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat
And you shall open the door and flee, the son of Nimshi conspired against
and shall not wait. Joram. And Joram was keeping watch
4 And the young man went, the at Ramoth-Gilead, he and all Israel
servant of the prophet, to Ramoth- before Hazael the king of Syria.
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healed in Jezreel of the wounds with 24 And Jehu filled his hand with a
which the Syrians had smitten him as bow and struck Jehoram between his
he fought with Hazael the king of arms. And the arrow went out from his
Syria. And Jehu said, If it is in your heart. And he sank down in his
minds, do not let one escapee leave the chariot.
city to go to tell it in Jezreel. 25 And Jehu said to his third officer,
16 And Jehu rode and went to Bidkar, Take up, throw him in the
Jezreel, for Joram lay there. And portion of the field of Naboth the
Ahaziah the king of Judah had gone Jezreelite. For, remember, you and I
down to see Joram. were riding together after his father
17 And the watchman was standing Ahab, and YAHWEH laid this burden
on the tower in Jezreel. And he saw on him:
the troop of Jehu as he came. And he 26 Surely yesterday I have seen the
said, I see a troop. And Jehoram said, blood of Naboth, and the blood of his
Take a rider, and send to meet them, sons, says YAHWEH. And I will repay
and let him say, is there peace? you in this portion, says YAHWEH.
18 And the rider on the horse went Now, then, take him up, throw him
to meet him, and said, So says the into the portion of Naboth, according
king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What to the Word of YAHWEH.
have you to do with peace? Turn 27 And Ahaziah the king of Judah
behind me. And the watchman spoke, saw, and he fled the way of the garden
saying, The messenger came to them, house. And Jehu pursued him, and
and he has not returned. said, Strike him, him also, in the
19 And he sent a second rider on a chariot, in the ascent to Gur, that is,
horse. And he came to them, and said, Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo and
So says the king, is there to be peace? died there.
And Jehu said, What have you to do 28 And his servants carried him in a
with peace? Turn behind me. chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him
20 And the watchman spoke, saying, in his burying place, with his fathers in
He came to them, and he has not the city of David.
returned. And the driving is like the 29 And in the eleventh year of
driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for Jehoram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah
he drives madly. reigned over Judah.
21 And Jehoram said, Harness up! 30 And Jehu came to Jezreel. And
And his chariot was harnessed. And Jezebel had heard, and had painted
Jehoram the king of Israel and her eyes and adorned her head, and
Ahaziah the king of Judah went out, looked down through the window.
each in his chariot. And they went out 31 And Jehu came to the gate. And
to meet Jehu, and found him in the she said, Was it peace to Zimri the
portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. slayer of his master?
22 And it happened, when Jehoram 32 And he lifted his face to the
saw Jehu, he said, is it peace, Jehu? window, and said, Who is with me?
And he said, What peace, so long as Who? And two or three eunuchs
the harlotries of your mother Jezebel looked down to him.
and her sorceries are so many? 33 And he said, Throw her down!
23 And Jehoram turned his hands And they threw her down. And some
and fled, and said to Ahaziah, of her blood was splashed on the wall,
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and on the horses. And he trampled not make anyone king. Do what is
her. good in your eyes.
34 And he came in and ate and 6 And he wrote a letter to them a
drank, and said, Now look after this second time, saying, If you are for me,
cursed woman and bury her, for she is and are listening to my voice, take the
a king's daughter. heads of the men, the sons of your
35 And they went to bury her, but master, and come to me about this
did not find any of her except the time tomorrow, to Jezreel. And the
skull, and the feet, and the palms of king's sons, seventy persons, were with
the hands. the great men of the city, who reared
36 And they came back and told them.
him. And he said, It is the Word of 7 And it happened, when the letter
YAHWEH that He spoke by the hand came to them, they took the sons of
of his servant Elijah the Tishbite, the king and killed them, seventy
saying, In the portion of Jezreel, the persons, and put their heads in
dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel. baskets, and sent to him in Jezreel.
37 And the carcass of Jezebel shall 8 And the messenger came and told
be as dung on the face of the field in him, saying, They have brought the
the portion of Jezreel, so that they heads of the king's sons. And he said,
shall not say, This is Jezebel. Make them two heaps at the entrance
of the gate until the morning.
Chapter 10 9 And it happened in the morning,
he went out and stood, and said to all
1 And Ahab had seventy sons in the people, You are righteous. Behold,
Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters and I have conspired against my master,
sent to Samaria, to the rulers of and have killed him. But who struck all
Jezreel, the elders, and to the these?
supporters of Ahab, saying, 10 Then know that nothing of the
2 And now when this letter comes to Word of YAHWEH shall fall to the
you, and you have with you the sons of earth, that which YAHWEH spoke
your master, and chariots and horses against the house of Ahab. For
are with you, and a fortified city, and YAHWEH has done that which He
armor; spoke by the hand of His servant
3 and you shall look out the best and Elijah.
the most upright of the sons of your 11 And Jehu killed all those left to
master, and you shall set him on the the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and his
throne of his father. And you shall great men, and his friends, and his
fight for the house of your master. priests, until he did not leave a
4 And they were greatly afraid, and survivor to him.
said, Behold, the two kings have not 12 And he rose up and came in, and
stood before him, and how shall we went to Samaria. He was at the
stand? shepherds' shearing house in the way.
5 And he who was over the house, 13 And Jehu met the brothers of
and he over the city, and the elders, Ahaziah the king of Judah, and said,
and the supporters, sent to Jehu, Who are you? And they said, We are
saying, We are your servants, and all brothers of Ahaziah, and we are going
that you say to us we will do. We will down to ask the welfare of the sons of
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14 And he said, Capture them alive! and said to the servants of Baal,
And they captured them alive, and Search and see that there are none of
killed them at the pit of the shearing the servants of YAHWEH here with
house, forty men. And he did not leave you; but only the servants of Baal.
a man of them. 24 And they came in to offer
15 And he left there and found sacrifices and burnt offerings. And
Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming Jehu had set for himself eighty men on
to meet him, and he blessed him. And the outside. And he said, The man who
he said to him, Is your heart right, as lets any of the men escape whom I am
my heart is with your heart? And bringing into your hands, his life for
Jehonadab said, It is. If it is, give your the life of him.
hand. And he gave his hand, and he 25 And it happened, when he
made him come up to him into the finished offering the burnt offering,
chariot. Jehu said to the runners and the third
16 And he said, Come with me and officers, Go in, strike them. Do not let
see my zeal for YAHWEH. And they any man come out. And they struck
made him ride in the chariot. them by the edge of the sword. And
17 And he came to Samaria and the runners and the third officers
killed all those left of Ahab in Samaria, threw them out. And they went into
until he had destroyed him, according the city to the house of Baal,
to the Word of YAHWEH that He 26 and brought out the pillars of the
spoke to Elijah. house of Baal and burned them.
18 And Jehu gathered all the people 27 And they broke down the pillar of
and said to them, Ahab served Baal a Baal, and broke down the house of
little; Jehu shall serve him much. Baal, and made it an outhouse to this
19 And now call to me all the day.
prophets of Baal, all his servants, and 28 And Jehu destroyed Baal out of
all his priests. Do not let a man be Israel.
lacking, for I shall have a great 29 Only, from the sins of Jeroboam
sacrifice to Baal. Anyone who is the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to
lacking, he shall not live. And Jehu sin, Jehu did not turn from following
was acting with cunning in order to them, the calves of gold at Bethel, and
destroy the servants of Baal. in Dan.
20 And Jehu said, consecrate an 30 And YAHWEH said to Jehu,
assembly for Baal. And they Because you have done well, to do
proclaimed it. what is right in my eyes, and you have
21 And Jehu sent to all Israel, and all done to the house of Ahab according to
the servants of Baal came in. And all that was in My heart, the sons of
there was not a man left who did not the fourth generation shall sit for you
come in. And they came into the house on the throne of Israel.
of Baal, and the house of Baal was full 31 And Jehu did not take heed to
from mouth to mouth. walk in the Torah of YAHWEH, the
22 And he said to the one over the Elohim of Israel, with all his heart. He
wardrobe, Bring out garments to all did not turn from the sins of
the servants of Baal. And he brought Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin.
out the garments to them. 32 In those days YAHWEH began to
23 And Jehu and Jehonadab the son cut off in Israel, and Hazael struck
of Rechab went in to the house of Baal them in all the border of Israel,

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33 from the Jordan eastward, the And he revealed the king's son to
whole land of Gilead, of the Gadites, them.
and the Reubenites, and the 5 And he commanded them, saying,
Manassites, from Aroer by the Arnon This is the thing that you shall do. A
River, even Gilead and Bashan. third of you shall go in on the Sabbath
34 And the rest of the matters of for keepers of the watch of the king's
Jehu, and all that he did, and all his house.
might, are they not written in the Book 6 A third shall be at the Sur Gate. A
of the Matters of the Days of the Kings third shall be at the gate behind the
of Israel? runners. And you shall keep the watch
35 And Jehu lay with his fathers, and of the house, alternately.
they buried him in Samaria. And his 7 And two parts of you, all who go
son Jehoahaz reigned in his place. out on the Sabbath, they shall keep the
36 And the days that Jehu reigned watch of the house of YAHWEH
over Israel were twenty eight years, in about the king.
Samaria. 8 And you shall fully surround the
king, each with his weapons in his
Chapter 11 hand. And he that comes within the
ranks shall be put to death. And they
1 And Athaliah1 was the mother of shall be with the king as he goes in and
Ahaziah. And when she saw that her comes out.
son was dead, then she rose up and 9 And the rulers of the hundreds did
destroyed all the seed of the kingdom. according to all that Jehoiada the
2 But Jehosheba the daughter of priest commanded. And each man
King Jehoram, the sister of Ahaziah, took his men, going in on the Sabbath,
took Joash the son of Ahaziah and with those going out on the Sabbath,
stole him from among the king's sons and came in to Jehoiada the priest.
who were put to death, him and his 10 And the priest gave to the rulers
nurse, in the sleeping room. And they of the hundreds King David's spears
hid him from the face of Athaliah, and and the shields, that were in the house
he was not killed. of YAHWEH.
3 And he was with her in the house 11 And the runners stood, each with
of YAHWEH, hiding himself six years. his weapons in his hand, from the
And Athaliah reigned over the land. right side of the house to the left side
4 And in the seventh year, Jehoiada of the house, beside the altar and
sent and called the rulers of the beside the house, by the king all
hundreds, with the Carites2 and the around.
runners. And he brought them to him 12 And he brought out the son of the
into the house of YAHWEH, and cut a king, and put the crown on him, and
covenant with them, and took an oath the testimony. And they made him
of them in the house of YAHWEH. king, and anointed him, and clapped
their hands, and said, Let the king live!
13 And Athaliah heard the sound of
1 She was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel the runners of the people. And she
and just like her mother was completely came to the people, to the house of
outside of YHWH's judicial order. YAHWEH.
2 These were mercenary soldiers from Caria 14 And she looked, and, behold, the
in southwest Asia minor, who served as king was standing by the pillar,
royal bodyguards.
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according to the custom.3 And the they had slain Athaliah by the sword in
rulers and the trumpeters were beside the king's house.
the king. And all the people of the land 21 Joash was a son of seven years
were rejoicing, and blowing with when he began to reign.
trumpets. And Athaliah tore her
clothes, and cried, Treason! Treason! Chapter 12
15 And Jehoiada the priest
commanded the commanders of the 1 Joash reigned in the seventh year
hundreds who were set over the army, of Jehu. And he reigned forty years in
and said to them, Bring her out to the Jerusalem; and the name of his
outside of the ranks; and he who mother was Zibiah of Beer-Sheba.
comes after her put to death by the 2 And Joash did that which was good
sword. For the priest had said, Do not in the eyes of YAHWEH all his days in
let her be killed in the house of which Jehoiada the priest guided him;
YAHWEH. 3 only, the high places were not
16 And they laid hands on her, and destroyed; the people still sacrificed
she entered the way of the horse gate and offered incense in high places.
to the house of the king, and was 4 And Joash said to the priests, All
executed there. the silver of the devoted things that is
17 And Jehoiada cut a covenant brought into the house of YAHWEH,
between YAHWEH and the king and the silver coming over, each man the
the people to be for a people to silver of his valuation, all the silver
YAHWEH, and between the king and that comes upon any man's heart to
the people. bring into the house of YAHWEH,
18 And all the people of the land 5 even the priests shall take to
went into the house of Baal and broke themselves, each man from his friend;
it down. They completely smashed its and they shall repair the breach of the
altars and its images. And they killed house, in all places where a breach
Mattan the priest of Baal before the may be found.
altars. And the priest set guards over 6 And it happened, in the twenty
the house of YAHWEH. third year of King Joash, that the
19 And he took the commanders priests had not repaired the breach of
over the hundreds, and the Carites, the house.
and the runners, and all the people of 7 And King Joash called to Jehoiada
the land. And they brought the king the priest, and the priests, and said to
down from the house of YAHWEH, them, Why have you not repaired the
and came by the way of the Runners' breach of the house? And now, do not
Gate to the king's house. And he sat on receive any silver from your friends,
the throne of the kings. but give it for the breach of the house.
20 And all the people of the land 8 And the priests consented not to
rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And receive silver from the people, nor to
strengthen the breach of the house.
3 The custom started with King Solomon 9 And Jehoiada the priest took a
being coronated at the stone pillars at the chest and cut a hole in its lid, and put
entrance to the sanctuary of YHWH at the it near the altar, on the right side, as
Gihon spring in the southwestern tip of the one comes into the house of
city of David. This entrance with stone YAHWEH, and the priests who kept
pillars has been excavated in recent times
by archaeologists in Jerusalem.
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the door put in it all the silver brought YAHWEH, and of the house of the
into the house of YAHWEH. king, and sent to Hazael the king of
10 And it happened, when they saw Syria; and he went away from
that the silver in the chest was Jerusalem.
plentiful, that a scribe of the king, and 19 And the rest of the acts of Joash,
the high priest went up, and they and all that he did, are they not
bound it up, and counted the silver written in the Book of the Matters of
found in the house of YAHWEH. the Days of the Kings of Judah?
11 And they weighed silver into the 20 And his servants rose up and
hands of those doing the work, those made a conspiracy and killed Joash in
overseeing the house of YAHWEH; the house of Millo, which goes down to
and they gave it, weighed it out, to the Silla.
craftsmen in wood, and to the builders 21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath,
who were working on the house of and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his
YAHWEH, servants, struck him; and he died. And
12 and to the masons, and the stone they buried him with his fathers in the
cutters, and to buy wood and cut stone city of David. And his son Amaziah
to strengthen the breach of the house reigned in his place.
of YAHWEH; and for all that went out
on the house, to make it strong. Chapter 13
13 However, there were not made for
the house of YAHWEH basins of 1 In the twenty third year of Joash
silver, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any the son of Ahaziah, the king of Judah,
vessels of gold or vessels of silver, of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu reigned over
the silver brought into the house of Israel, in Samaria, seventeen years.
YAHWEH; 2 And he did the evil in the eyes of
14 for they gave it to those doing the YAHWEH, and went after the sins of
work, and they made strong the house Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who
of YAHWEH with it. caused Israel to sin; he did not turn
15 And they did not reckon with the aside from it.
men into whose hand they gave the 3 And the anger of YAHWEH
silver, to give to those doing the work, glowed against Israel, and He gave
for they were dealing with faithfulness. them into the hand of Hazael the king
16 And the guilt offering silver and of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-
the sin offering silver was not brought Hadad the son of Hazael, all the days.
into the house of YAHWEH, for it was 4 And Jehoahaz sought the face of
the priests'. YAHWEH, and YAHWEH listened to
17 Then Hazael the king of Syria him, for He saw the oppression of
went up and fought against Gath, and Israel; for the king of Syria had
captured it; and Hazael set his face to oppressed them.
go up against Jerusalem. 5 And YAHWEH gave a deliverer to
18 And Joash the king of Judah took Israel, and they went out from under
all the dedicated things that the hand of Syria, and the sons of
Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Israel lived in their tents as before.
Ahaziah, his fathers, the kings of 6 Only, they did not turn aside from
Judah, had dedicated, and his own the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who
dedicated things, and all the gold caused Israel to sin; he walked in it,
found in the treasures of the house of
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and also the Asherah remained in Elisha placed his hand on the hands of
Samaria. the king,
7 For he did not leave to Jehoahaz 17 and said, Open the window
any of the people except fifty eastward. And he opened. And Elisha
horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said,
thousand footmen; for the king of The arrow of deliverance of
Syria had destroyed them, and had YAHWEH, and the arrow of
made them like dust by threshing. deliverance from Syria; for you shall
8 And the rest of the acts of strike the Syrians in Aphek, until it is
Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his finished.
might, are they not written in the Book 18 And he said, Take the arrows.
of the Matters of the Days of the Kings And he took them up. And he said to
of Israel? the king of Israel, Strike the earth. And
9 And Jehoahaz lay with his fathers, he struck three times, and stopped.
and they buried him in Samaria. And 19 And the man of The Elohim was
his son Joash reigned in his place. angry with him, and said, By striking
10 In the thirty seventh year of Joash five or six times, then you would have
the king of Judah, Jehoash the son of smitten Syria until it was finished; but
Jehoahaz reigned over Israel, in now, you shall strike Syria three times.
Samaria, sixteen years. 20 And Elisha died, and they buried
11 And he did the evil in the eyes of him. And the bands of Moab came into
YAHWEH; he did not turn aside from the land, at the beginning of the year;
all the sins of Jeroboam the son of 21 and it happened, they were
Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; he burying a man; and, behold, they saw
walked in it. the band, and threw the man into the
12 And the rest of the acts of Joash, grave of Elisha. And the man fell and
and all that he did, and his might with touched the bones of Elisha, and came
which he fought with Amaziah the alive, and rose on his feet.
king of Judah, are they not written in 22 And Hazael the king of Syria
the Book of the Matters of the Days of oppressed Israel all the days of
the Kings of Israel? Jehoahaz.
13 And Joash lay with his fathers; 23 And YAHWEH was gracious to
and Jeroboam sat on his throne; and them, and pitied them, and turned
Joash was buried in Samaria with the toward them, for the sake of His
kings of Israel. covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and
14 And Elisha had become sick with Jacob, and was not willing to destroy
his illness in which he died; and Joash them, nor to cast them out from His
the king of Israel came down to him, presence as yet.
and wept on his face, and said, My 24 And Hazael the king of Syria
father, my father, the chariot of Israel, died, and his son Ben-Hadad reigned
and its horsemen! in his place.
15 And Elisha said to him, Take bow 25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz
and arrows. And he took bow and returned and took the cities out of the
arrows to himself. hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael
16 And he said to the king of Israel, that he had taken out of the hand of
Cause your hand to ride on the bow. his father Jehoahaz in battle. Jehoash
And he caused his hand to ride. And struck him three times, and he
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beast of the field in Lebanon passed by

Chapter 14 and trampled the thorn.
10 You have certainly stricken
1 In the second year of Joash the son Edom, and your heart has lifted you
of Jehoahaz the king of Israel, up. Glory in it and stay in your house;
Amaziah the son of Joash the king of and why should you stir yourself up to
Judah reigned. evil so that you may fall, you and
2 He was a son of twenty five years Judah with you?
when he began to reign; and he 11 But Amaziah would not listen, and
reigned twenty nine years in Jehoash the king of Israel went up;
Jerusalem; and his mother's name was and they looked one another in the
Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. face, he and Amaziah the king of
3 And he did right in the eyes of Judah, in Beth-Shemesh of Judah.
YAHWEH, but not like his father 12 And Judah was stricken before
David; he did according to all that his Israel, and they each fled to his tent.
father Joash did; 13 And Jehoash the king of Israel
4 however, the high places were not caught Amaziah the king of Judah, the
taken away; the people still sacrificed son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, in
and offered in the high places. Beth-Shemesh. And they came in to
5 And it happened, when the Jerusalem, and he broke through the
kingdom was strong in his hand, he wall of Jerusalem at the Gate of
struck his servants, those who struck Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four
his father, the king. hundred cubits.
6 But he did not cause to die the sons 14 And he took all the gold and the
of those who struck him, as it is silver, and all the vessels that were
written in the book of the Law of found in the house of YAHWEH, and
Moses that YAHWEH commanded, in the treasures of the king's house,
saying, The fathers are not to be and the sons of the hostages, and
caused to die for the sons, and the returned to Samaria.
sons are not to be caused to die for the 15 And the rest of the acts of Jehoash
fathers, but each shall be caused to die which he did, and his might, and how
for his own sin. he fought with Amaziah the king of
7 He struck Edom in the Valley of Judah, are they not written in the
Salt, ten thousand, and captured the Book of the Matters of the Days of the
Rock by war, and called its name Kings of Israel?
Joktheel1 to this day. 16 And Jehoash lay with his fathers,
8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to and was buried in Samaria with the
Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, the son kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam
of Jehu, the king of Israel, saying, reigned in his place.
Come, we shall look one another in the 17 And Amaziah the son of Joash the
face. king of Judah lived fifteen years after
9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent the death of Jehoash the son of
to Amaziah the king of Judah, saying, Jehoahaz the king of Israel.
The thorn that was in Lebanon sent to 18 And the rest of the acts of
the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give Amaziah, are they not written in the
your daughter to my son as wife; and a Book of the Matters of the Days of the
Kings of Judah?
19 And they made a conspiracy
1 Joktheel means the rocky height.
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against him in Jerusalem, and he fled not written in the Book of the Matters
to Lachish; and they sent after him to of the Days of the Kings of Israel?
Lachish and killed him there.1 29 And Jeroboam lay with his
20 And they lifted him up on the fathers, with the kings of Israel. And
horses, and he was buried in his son Zechariah reigned in his place.
Jerusalem with his fathers in the city
of David. Chapter 15
21 And all the people of Judah took
Azariah (and he was a son of sixteen 1 In the twenty seventh year of
years), and they made him king Jeroboam the king of Israel Azariah
instead of his father Amaziah. the son of Amaziah the king of Judah
22 He built Elath and restored it to began to reign.
Judah after the king slept with his 2 He was a son of sixteen years when
fathers. he began to reign, and he reigned fifty
23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah two years in Jerusalem; and the name
the son of Joash the king of Judah, of his mother was Jecholiah of
Jeroboam the son of Jehoash the king Jerusalem.
of Israel reigned in Samaria, forty one 3 And he did right in the eyes of
years. YAHWEH, according to all that his
24 And he did the evil in the eyes of father Amaziah did;
YAHWEH; he did not turn aside from 4 however, the high places were not
all the sins of Jeroboam the son of taken away; the people still sacrificed
Nebat, that he caused Israel to sin. and burned incense in the high places.
25 He restored the border of Israel 5 And YAHWEH touched the king,
from the entering in of Hamath to the and he was a leper to the day of his
sea of the Arabah, according to the death; and he lived in a separate
Word of YAHWEH, the Elohim of house, and Jotham the son of the king
Israel which He spoke by the hand of was over the house, judging the people
his servant Jonah the prophet, the son of the land.
of Amittai of Gathhepher. 6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah,
26 For YAHWEH had seen the and all that he did, are they not
affliction of Israel to be very bitter; written in the Book of the Matters of
and none was bound, and none free, the Days of the Kings of Judah?
and there was no helper for Israel. 7 And Azariah lay with his fathers,
27 And YAHWEH had not spoken and they buried him with his fathers in
that He would blot the name of Israel the city of David. And his son Jotham
from under the heavens, but saved reigned in his place.
them by the hand of Jeroboam the son 8 In the thirty eighth year of Azariah
of Joash. the king of Judah, Zechariah the son of
28 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam reigned over Israel, in
Jeroboam, all that he did, and his Samaria, six months.
might with which he fought, and with 9 And he did evil in the eyes of
which he recovered Damascus and YAHWEH, as his fathers did; he did
Hamath of Judah for Israel, are they not turn aside from the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who
caused Israel to sin.
1 Lachish was about 25 miles southwest of 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh
Jerusalem and was the summer palace of conspired against him and struck him
several kings and a fortress city.
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before the people, and killed him, and one; and the king of Assyria turned
reigned in his place. back and did not stay there in the land.
11 And the rest of the acts of 21 And the rest of the acts of
Zechariah, behold, they are written in Menahem, and all that he did, are they
the Book of the Matters of the Days of not written in the Book of the Matters
the Kings of Israel. of the Days of the Kings of Israel?
12 This was the Word of YAHWEH 22 And Menahem lay with his
that He spoke to Jehu, saying, Your fathers. And his son Pekahiah reigned
son of the fourth generation shall sit to in his place.
you on the throne of Israel; and it was 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah the
so. king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of
13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began Menahem reigned over Israel two
to reign in the thirty ninth year of years in Samaria.
Uzziah the king of Judah, and he 24 And he did evil in the eyes of
reigned a full month in Samaria. YAHWEH; he did not turn aside from
14 And Menahem the son of Gadi the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
from Tirzah went up and came into who caused Israel to sin.
Samaria and struck Shallum the son of 25 And Pekah the son of Remaliah,
Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him, and his general, conspired against him and
reigned in his place. struck him in Samaria, in the high
15 And the rest of the acts of place of the house of the king, with
Shallum, and his conspiracy that he Argob and Arieh, and fifty men of the
conspired, behold, they are written in sons of the Gileadites with him; and he
the Book of the Matters of the Days of killed him and reigned in his place.
the Kings of Israel. 26 And the rest of the acts of
16 Then Menahem struck Tiphsah, Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold,
and all who were in it, and its borders they are written in the Book of the
from Tirzah, for it did not open, and Matters of the Days of the Kings of
he struck it; he ripped up all its Israel.
pregnant women. 27 In the fifty second year of Azariah
17 In the thirty ninth year of Azariah the king of Judah, Pekah the son of
the king of Judah, Menahem the son Remaliah began to reign over Israel,
of Gadi began to reign over Israel, ten twenty years in Samaria.
years in Samaria. 28 And he did evil in the eyes of
18 And he did evil in the eyes of YAHWEH; he did not turn aside from
YAHWEH; he did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
who caused Israel to sin, all his days. 29 In the days of Pekah the king of
19 Pul the king of Assyria came Israel, Tiglath-Pileser the king of
against the land, and Menahem gave a Assyria came and took Ijon, and Abel-
thousand talents of silver to Pul, that Beth-Maachah, and Janoah, and
his hand might be with him to confirm Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and
the kingdom in his hand. Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and
20 And Menahem brought out the removed them to Assyria.
silver from Israel, on all the mighty 30 And Hoshea the son of Elah
men of wealth, to give to the king of conspired a conspiracy against Pekah
Assyria, fifty shekels of silver for each the son of Remaliah, and struck him,
and killed him, and reigned in his

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place, in the twentieth year of Jotham kings of Israel, and also he caused his
the son of Uzziah. son to pass through the fire, according
31 And the rest of the acts of Pekah to the idolatries of the nations, whom
and all that he did, behold, they are YAHWEH had cast out from before
written in the Book of the Matters of the sons of Israel.
the Days of the Kings of Israel. 4 And he sacrificed and offered
32 In the second year of Pekah the incense in the high places, and on the
son of Remaliah the king of Israel, heights, and under every green tree.
Jotham the son of Uzziah, the king of 5 Then Rezin the king of Syria and
Judah, began to reign. Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of
33 He was a son of twenty five years Israel came up to Jerusalem to war.
when he began to reign, and he And they besieged Ahaz, but they were
reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; not able to fight.
and his mother's name was Jerusha 6 At that time Rezin the king of Syria
the daughter of Zadok. brought Elath back to Syria, and threw
34 And he did right in the eyes of the Jews out of Elath; and the Syrians
YAHWEH; he did according to all came to Elath and lived there to this
that his father Uzziah did. day.
35 Only, the high places were not 7 And Ahaz sent messengers to
taken away; the people still sacrificed Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria,
and burned incense in high places; he saying, I am your servant and your
built the Upper Gate of the house of son; come up and save me out of the
YAHWEH. hand of the king of Syria, and out of
36 And the rest of the acts of the hand of the king of Israel, who
Jotham, and all that he did, are they have risen up against me.
not written in the Book of the Matters 8 And Ahaz took the silver and the
of the Days of the Kings of Judah? gold which was found in the house of
37 In those days YAHWEH began to YAHWEH, and in the treasures of the
send against Judah Rezin the king of king's house, and sent to the king of
Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah. Assyria a bribe.
38 And Jotham lay with his fathers, 9 And the king of Assyria listened to
and was buried with his fathers in the him. And the king of Assyria went up
city of his father David. And his son to Damascus and captured it, and
Ahaz reigned in his place. removed it to Kir, and he killed Rezin.
10 And King Ahaz went to meet
Chapter 16 Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria at
Damascus. And he saw the altar that
1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah was in Damascus. And King Ahaz sent
the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of the form of the altar to Urijah the
Jotham the king of Judah began to priest, and its pattern, according to all
reign. its work.
2 Ahaz was a son of twenty years 11 And Urijah the priest built the
when he began to reign, and he altar according to all that King Ahaz
reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; had sent from Damascus; so Urijah the
and he did not do right in the eyes of priest did until King Ahaz came in
YAHWEH his Elohim, like his father from Damascus.
David. 12 And the king came in from
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and the king drew near to the altar and Chapter 17

offered on it;
13 and offered his burnt offering, 1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz the king
and his food offering, and poured out of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah
his drink offering, and sprinkled the reigned in Samaria, nine years over
blood of his peace offerings on the Israel.
altar. 2 And he did evil in the eyes of
14 But as to the copper altar that was YAHWEH, only not as the kings of
before YAHWEH, he brought near Israel who were before him.
from the forefront of the house, from 3 Shalmaneser1 the king of Assyria
between his altar and the house of came against him, and Hoshea was a
YAHWEH, and put it on the north servant to him, and paid him tribute.
side of his altar. 4 And the king of Assyria found a
15 And King Ahaz commanded conspiracy in Hoshea, in that he had
Urijah the priest, saying, On the great sent messengers to So the king of
altar offer the burnt offering of the Egypt, and had not offered tribute up
morning, and the evening food to the king of Assyria, as year by year.
offering, and the king's burnt offering And the king of Assyria shut him up,
and his food offering with the burnt and bound him in a prison house.
offering of all the people of the land, 5 And the king of Assyria went up
and their food offering, and their drink into all the land, and he went up to
offerings; and sprinkle on it all the Samaria and besieged it three years.
blood of the burnt offering, and all the 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the
blood of the sacrifice; but the copper king of Assyria captured Samaria, and
altar shall be for me to inquire by. removed Israel to Assyria, and made
16 And Urijah the priest did them live in Halah, and in Habor, by
according to all that King Ahaz the river Gozan, and in the cities of the
commanded. Medes.2
17 And King Ahaz cut off the borders 7 And it was so because the sons of
of the bases, and removed the laver Israel had sinned against YAHWEH
from them; and took down the sea their Elohim, who brought them up
from off the copper oxen under it, and out of the land of Egypt, from under
put it on a pavement of stones.
18 And the covered way that they 1 Shalmaneser was son to and successor of
had built in the house for the Sabbath, Tiglash- Pileser and reined from 727-
and the king's entry outside, he turned 722B.C.
from the house of YAHWEH, because 2 This area was south of the Caspian Sea and
of the king of Assyria. NE of the Tigris River. Sargon ll, the
19 And the rest of the acts of Ahaz general under Shalmaneser takes credit for
this battle in his annals. Interesting enough,
that he did, are they not written in the
although there were several million
Book of the Matters of the Days of the Israelites living in the attacked region,
Kings of Judah? Sargon states he only took 27, 290 captive.
20 And Ahaz lay with his fathers, The reason being that many Israelites had
and was buried with his fathers in the already fled before this battle ever took
city of David. And his son Hezekiah place to the south to the Carthage empire, to
reigned in his place. the west, to Europe, and also some went to
Judah and assimilated into other areas
around the globe and became known as
“The lost tribes of Israel”.
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the hand of Pharaoh the king of Egypt, Asherah, and bowed to all the host of
and feared other gods, the heavens, and served Baal,
8 and walked in the statutes of the 17 and caused their sons and
nations that YAHWEH had expelled daughters to pass through the fire and
from the face of the sons of Israel, and divined divination, and used
of the kings of Israel that they made. incantations, and sold themselves to
9 And the sons of Israel secretly did do the evil in the eyes of YAHWEH, to
the things which were not right against provoke Him,
YAHWEH their Elohim, and built 18 so that YAHWEH was very angry
high places for themselves in all their against Israel, and turned them away
cities, from the tower of the watchmen from His face; not one was left, only
to the fortified city, the tribe of Judah by itself.1
10 and set up for themselves pillars 19 Also Judah did not keep the
and Asherahs on every high hill, and commands of YAHWEH their Elohim,
under every green tree; and they walked in the statutes of
11 and burned incense there in all Israel that they had made.
high places, like the nations that 20 And YAHWEH rejected all the
YAHWEH had removed from their seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and
face; and did evil things to provoke gave them into the hand of the
YAHWEH, plunderers, until He had cast them out
12 and served the idols, of which from His presence.
YAHWEH had said to them, You shall 21 For He tore Israel from the house
not do this thing. of David, and they made Jeroboam the
13 And YAHWEH testified against son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam
Israel, and against Judah, by the hand lured Israel from following
of all His prophets, and every seer, YAHWEH, and caused them to sin a
saying, Turn back from your evil ways, great sin.
and keep My commandments, My 22 And the sons of Israel walked in
statutes, according to all the Torah all the sins of Jeroboam that he did;
that I commanded your fathers, and they did not turn aside from them;
that I sent to you by the hand of My 23 until YAHWEH turned away
servants the prophets. Israel from His face, as He spoke by
14 And they did not listen, and the hand of all His servants the
hardened their necks, like the necks of prophets; and Israel was exiled from
their fathers, who did not remain off its land to Assyria to this day.
faithful to YAHWEH their Elohim. 24 And the king of Assyria brought
15 And they rejected His statutes and men in from Babylon, and from
His covenant that He cut with their Cuthah, and from Ava, and from
fathers, and His testimonies that He Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and made
testified against them, and went after them live in the cities of Samaria
the vain thing, and became vain, and instead of the sons of Israel; and they
after the nations that were around
them, of whom YAHWEH had 1 Verses 7-18- although YHWH has great
commanded them not to do like them. patience and never-ending mercy and love,
16 And they forsook all the there is a point when people give
commandments of YAHWEH their themselves over to evil and sin that their
Elohim and made for themselves cast hearts will be hardened and they will be
images, two calves, and made an unable to ever repent and only judgment for
their pride and sin awaits, Heb 3:10-13.
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possessed Samaria and lived in its the custom of the nations from where
cities. they exiled them.1
25 And it happened at the beginning 34 To this day they do according to
of their living there, they did not fear the former custom; they do not fear
YAHWEH, and YAHWEH sent lions YAHWEH, and do not do according to
among them, and they were killing their statutes, and according to their
among them. ordinances, and according to the
26 And they spoke to the king of Torah, and according to the
Assyria, saying, The nations that you commandment that YAHWEH
have exiled and have made to live in commanded the sons of Jacob, on
the cities of Samaria do not know the whom He set His name, Israel.
custom of the Elohim of the land, and 35 And YAHWEH made a covenant
He has sent the lions into their midst; with them, and commanded them,
and, behold, they are killing them, saying, You shall not fear other gods,
since they do not know the custom of nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve
the Elohim of the land. them, nor sacrifice to them;
27 And the king of Assyria 36 but YAHWEH who brought you
commanded, saying, Cause one of the up out of the land of Egypt with great
priests whom you removed from there power, and with a stretched out arm,
to go there, and they shall go and live you shall fear Him, and you shall bow
there; and he shall teach them the yourselves to Him, and you shall
custom of the Elohim of the land. sacrifice to Him;
28 And one of the priests whom they 37 and the statutes, and the
exiled from Samaria came and lived in judgments, and the Torah, and the
Bethel, and he taught them how they commandments that He wrote for you,
should fear YAHWEH. you shall observe to do forever, and
29 yet was making nation by nation you shall not fear other gods;
their own gods, and putting them in 38 and the covenant that I have
the houses of the high places which the made with you, you shall not forget,
Samaritans had made, nation by and you shall not fear other gods;
nation in their cities where they lived. 39 but you shall fear YAHWEH your
30 And the men of Babylon made Elohim, and He shall deliver you out
Succoth-Benoth; and the men of Cuth of the hand of all your enemies.2
made Nergal; and the men of Hamath
made Ashima;
31 and the Avites made Nibhaz and 1 Verses 26-33- Due to their fear of the lions,
Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned the people developed a mixture of pagan
their sons with fire to Adrammelech worship with some of YHWH's biblical
and Anammelech the Elohims of statutes, which is a religious trend that
Sepharvaim. (2 Kgs 17:17) continued through time and even today.
They also had unqualified men as their
32 So it was that they feared
priests whom YHWH did not ordain and
YAHWEH, and made for themselves, without proper leadership the people will
of the lowest of them, priests of the inevitably be led astray.
high places and they sacrificed for 2 Verses 33-39- These verses show us how
them in the houses of the high places. vitally important it is to obey YHWH's
33 They feared YAHWEH, and eternal Torah, which is His very character
served their own gods, according to or else man will simply work every evil
from the imagination of his own heart, Jer
17:9-10, Jud 21:25.
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40 But they did not listen, but did And he rebelled against the king of
according to their former custom. Assyria and would not serve him.
41 And it happened, these nations 8 He struck the Philistines to Gaza
feared YAHWEH, yet they served and its borders, from the Watch Tower
their graven images, both their sons to the fortified city.
and their sons' sons. As their fathers 9 And it happened, in the fourth year
did, they are doing to this day.1 of King Hezekiah (it was the seventh
year of Hoshea the son of Elah the
Chapter 18 king of Israel) Shalmaneser the king of
Assyria came up against Samaria and
1 And it happened in the third year besieged it.
of Hoshea the son of Elah the king of 10 And they captured it at the end of
Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz the three years; in the sixth year of
king of Judah began to reign. Hezekiah (it was the ninth year of
2 He was a son of twenty five years Hoshea the king of Israel) Samaria
when he began to reign, and he was conquered;
reigned in Jerusalem twenty nine 11 and the king of Assyria carried
years; and the name of his mother was Israel away to Assyria, and placed
Abi the daughter of Zechariah. them in Halah, and in Habor by the
3 And he did right in the eyes of river Gozan, and in the cities of the
YAHWEH, according to all that his Medes,
father David did; 12 because they did not listen to the
4 he took away the high places, and voice of YAHWEH their Elohim, and
broke in pieces the pillars, and cut transgressed His covenant, all that
down the Asherah, and beat to bits the Moses the servant of YAHWEH
copper serpent that Moses made (for commanded; yea, they did not listen
in those days it was that the sons of nor obey them.2 (Mal 4:4)
Israel burned sacrifices to it) and 13 And in the fourteenth year of King
called it Nehushtan. Hezekiah, Sennacherib the king of
5 He trusted in YAHWEH the Assyria came up against all the
Elohim of Israel, and after him there fortified cities of Judah, and captured
was none like him among all the kings them.
of Judah, nor who were before him; 14 And Hezekiah the king of Judah
6 and he clung to YAHWEH; he did sent to the king of Assyria, to Lachish,
not turn aside from following Him, saying, I have offended, turn back
and kept His commandments that from me; that which you put on me I
YAHWEH commanded Moses. will bear. And the king of Assyria laid
7 And YAHWEH was with him. He on Hezekiah the king of Judah three
acted prudently every place he went.

2 In these end times, as YHWH is revealing

1 The fact that human beings are very quick who the tribes of Israel are today, it is a
to follow something that is purely evil, but stark warning that disobedience to the Torah
will resist tooth and nail to something pure that Moses gave Israel from YHWH was the
from Elohim is clear proof of the fallen main avenue that caused their captivity, and
nature of man and that redemption can only returning to it is a per-requisite to returning
come through the transformation by the to covenant relationship with YHWH, 2
Ruach H'Chodesh of YHWH, after full Chron 6:36-39, Lev 26:40-46, Mal 4:4, Joel
repentance is admitted and made. 2:12-27.
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hundred talents of silver and thirty pledges for yourself to my master the
talents of gold. king of Assyria, and I will give to you
15 And Hezekiah gave all the silver two thousand horses if you are able to
that was found in the house of give for yourself riders on them.
YAHWEH, and in the treasures of the 24 And how will you turn back the
house of the king. face of one prefect of the least of the
16 At that time Hezekiah cut off the servants of my master, that you trust
doors of the Sanctuary of YAHWEH, for yourself upon Egypt for chariots
and the pillars that Hezekiah the king and for horsemen?
of Judah had overlaid, and gave them 25 Now, have I come up against this
to the king of Assyria. place to destroy it without YAHWEH?
17 And the king of Assyria sent YAHWEH said to me, Go up against
Tartan, and the chief of the eunuchs, this land, and you shall destroy it.1
and the chief of the cupbearers from 26 And Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,
Lachish, to King Hezekiah with a and Shebna, and Joah said to the chief
heavy force, to Jerusalem. And they of the cup-bearers, Please speak
went up and came to Jerusalem, and Aramaic to your servants, for we
they went up and came in and stood by understand; and do not speak with us
the conduit of the upper pool that was in Jewish, in the ears of the people on
in the highway of the Fuller's Field. the wall.
18 And they called to the king, and 27 And the chief of the cupbearers
Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was said to them, Has my master sent me
over the house, and Shebna the scribe, to speak these words to your master,
and Joah the son of Asaph the and to you, and not to the men that sit
recorder went out to them. on the wall, to eat their own dung, and
19 And the chief of the cupbearers to drink the water of their feet with
said to them, Now say to Hezekiah, So you?
says the great king, the king of Assyria, 28 And the chief of the cupbearers
What is this hope in which you have stood and called with a great voice in
trusted? Jewish, and spoke and said, Hear the
20 Do you say that a mere word of word of the great king, the king of
the lips is counsel and strength for Assyria;
war; now, on whom have you trusted 29 So says the king, Do not let
that you have rebelled against me? Hezekiah delude you, for he is not able
21 Now, behold, you have trusted for to deliver you out of his hand;
yourself on the staff of this broken 30 and do not let Hezekiah make
reed, on Egypt, which if a man lean on you trust to YAHWEH, saying,
it, it will go into his hand and pierce it! YAHWEH surely shall deliver us; and,
So is Pharaoh the king of Egypt to all This city shall not be given into the
those who trust in him. hand of the king of Assyria.
22 And when you say to me, We have 31 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for so
trusted to YAHWEH our Elohim, is it says the king of Assyria, Make with me
not He whose high places and whose a peace treaty and come out to me;
altars Hezekiah has removed, and has and you each shall eat of his vine, and
said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Before each of his fig tree, and you each shall
this altar you shall bow yourselves in drink of the waters of his own well,
Jerusalem? 32 until I come; and I will take you
23 And, now, I ask you, exchange
1 Obviously, he was lying.
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to a land like your own land, a land of 4 It may be that YAHWEH your
grain and new wine, a land of bread Elohim will hear all the words of the
and vineyards, a land of olive oil, and chief cupbearer, with which his master
honey; and live, and do not die; and do the king of Assyria has sent him to
not listen to Hezekiah, when he reproach the living Elohim, and will
persuades you, saying, YAHWEH rebuke the words which YAHWEH
shall deliver us. your Elohim has heard; and you shall
33 Have the gods of the nations at all lift up prayer for the remnant that is
delivered each his land out of the hand found.
of the king of Assyria? 5 And the servants of King Hezekiah
34 Where are the gods of Hamath came to Isaiah.
and Arpad? Where are the gods of 6 And Isaiah said to them, You shall
Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah, that they say this to your master: So says
have delivered Samaria out of my YAHWEH, Do not be afraid because
hand? of the words that you have heard, with
35 Who among all the gods of the which the servants of the king of
lands have delivered their land out of Assyria have reviled Me.
my hand, that YAHWEH should 7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him,
deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? and he shall hear a rumor and shall
36 But the people kept silent and did turn back to his land; and I will cause
not answer him a word, for the him to fall by the sword in his land.
command of the king was, saying, Do 8 And the chief cupbearer returned
not answer him. and found the king of Assyria fighting
37 And Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, against Libnah, for he had heard that
who was over the house, and Shebna he had traveled from Lachish.
the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph 9 And when he heard it said of
the recorder, came in to Hezekiah, Tirhakah the king of Ethiopia, Behold,
having torn their garments; and they he is coming out to fight against you,
told him the words of the chief of the he sent messengers again to Hezekiah,
cupbearers. saying,
10 So you shall speak to Hezekiah
Chapter 19 the king of Judah, saying, Do not let
your Elohim in whom you trust delude
1 And it happened, when King you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be
Hezekiah heard, that he tore his given into the hand of the king of
garments and covered himself with Assyria.
sackcloth and went in to the house of 11 Behold, you have heard what the
YAHWEH; kings of Assyria have done to all lands,
2 and he sent Eliakim, who was over by utterly destroying them; and shall
the house, and Shebna the scribe, and you be delivered?
the elders of the priests, covering 12 Have the gods of the nations
themselves with sackcloth, to Isaiah delivered them, which my fathers have
the prophet the son of Amoz. destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and
3 And they said to him, So says Rezeph, and the sons of Eden in
Hezekiah, it is a day of distress, and of Telassar?
rebuke, and of disgrace today; for the 13 Where is the king of Hamath, and
sons have come to the birth, and there the king of Arpad, and the king of the
is no power to bring forth. city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?

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14 And Hezekiah took the letters out you have defamed YAHWEH, and
of the hand of the messengers, and have said, With the multitude of my
read them, and went up to the house chariots I have gone up to the height of
of YAHWEH. And Hezekiah spread it the mountains, to the sides of
before the face of YAHWEH. Lebanon, and I will cut down the
15 And Hezekiah prayed before height of its cedars, the best of its firs,
YAHWEH, and said, O YAHWEH the and I will enter into the furthest
Elohim of Israel, who sits above the dwelling, its densest forest;
cherubs, You are He, The Elohim who 24 I have dug and drunk strange
all life comes from, to all the kingdoms waters, and I dried up with the sole of
of the earth; You have made the my feet all the rivers of Egypt.
heavens and the earth. 25 Have you not heard from afar, I
16 O YAHWEH, incline Your ear made it? From days of old I formed it.
and hear; O YAHWEH, open Your Now I have caused it to come, that you
eyes and see; and hear the words of should make fortified cities desolate
Sennacherib with which he has sent ruin heaps.
him to reproach the living Elohim. 26 And those living in them were
17 Truly, O YAHWEH, the kings of short in hand; they were terrified and
Assyria have laid waste the nations, were ashamed; they were as the grass
and their lands; of the field, and the green herb, as the
18 and have put their gods into the grass on the housetops and blasted
fire, for they were no Elohim, but the grain before it was grown!
work of the hands of man, wood and 27 But I have known your sitting
stone, and have destroyed them. down, and your going out, and your
19 And now, O YAHWEH our coming in, and your rage against Me.
Elohim, we pray to You, save us out of 28 Because of your raging against
his hand, and all the kingdoms of the Me, and because your arrogance has
earth shall know that You are come up into My ears, even I will put
YAHWEH Elohim, and life only My hook in your nose, and My bridle
comes from you. in your lips, and I will turn you back
20 And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent by the way which you came.
to Hezekiah, saying, So says 29 And this shall be the sign for you:
YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, I you shall eat this year that which
have heard that which you have grows of itself, and in the second year
prayed to Me regarding Sennacherib that which is self produced; and in the
the king of Assyria; third year you shall sow, and reap, and
21 this is the Word that YAHWEH plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
spoke concerning him: The virgin 30 And the escaped ones of the
daughter of Zion has despised you and house of Judah that is left shall again
laughed you to scorn; the daughter of take root downward, and bear fruit
Jerusalem has shaken her head behind upward.
you. 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go
22 Whom have you reproached and forth a remnant, and out of Mount
reviled? Against whom have you lifted Zion they that shall escape; the zeal of
up a voice? Yea, you have lifted up YAHWEH of Hosts shall do this.
your eyes on high, even against the 32 So YAHWEH says this
Holy One of Israel! concerning the king of Assyria, He
23 By the hand of your messengers, shall not come into this city, nor shoot

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an arrow there, nor come before it says YAHWEH, the Elohim of your
with shield, nor shall he pour out a father David, I have heard your
siege mound against it. prayer; I have seen your tears; behold,
33 By the way that he came in, in it I will heal you; you shall go up to the
he shall return; and he shall not come house of YAHWEH the third day.
into this city, says YAHWEH. 6 And I have added fifteen years to
34 For I will defend this city, to save your days; and I will deliver you and
it, for My own sake, and for My this city out of the hand of the king of
servant David's sake. Assyria, and shall defend this city for
35 And it happened in that night, My own sake, and for My servant
that the Messenger of YAHWEH went David's sake.
out and struck a hundred and eighty 7 And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs;
five thousand in the camp of Assyria; and they took and laid it on the boil;
and they rose up early in the morning, and he revived.
and behold, all of them were dead 8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What
bodies. will be the sign that YAHWEH will
36 And Sennacherib the king of heal me, that I will go up on the third
Assyria moved, and went and day to the house of YAHWEH? (Is
returned, and lived in Nineveh. 38:8)
37 And it happened, as he was 9 And Isaiah said, This will be the
bowing himself in the house of his sign to you from YAHWEH, that
Elohim Nisroch, his sons YAHWEH will do the thing that He
Adrammelech and Sharezer struck has spoken: Shall the shadow advance
him with the sword; and they escaped ten steps, or shall it return ten steps?
into the land of Ararat. And his son 10 And Hezekiah said, It would be a
Esarhaddon reigned in his place. light thing for the shadow to go down
ten steps; no, but let the shadow go
Chapter 20 back ten steps.
11 And Isaiah the prophet cried to
1 In those days Hezekiah was sick to YAHWEH; and He brought back the
death, and Isaiah the prophet, the son shadow by the steps the shadow had
of Amoz, came to him and said to him, gone down on the sundial stairs of
So says YAHWEH, Order your house, Ahaz, ten steps backward.
for you are dying, and shall not live. 12 At that time Berodach-Baladan,
2 And he turned his face to the wall, the son of Baladan the king of
and prayed to YAHWEH, saying, Babylon, sent letters and a present to
3 I pray to You, O YAHWEH, please Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah
remember how I have walked always had been ill.
before your face in truth, and with a 13 And Hezekiah listened to them,
perfect heart, and I have done the and showed them all the house of his
good in Your eyes. And Hezekiah wept treasury, the silver and the gold, and
with a great weeping. the spices, and the precious ointment,
4 And it happened when Isaiah had and all the house of his weapons, and
not gone out to the middle court, the all found in his treasure house; there
Word of YAHWEH came to him, was not a thing that Hezekiah did not
saying, show them in his house and in all his
5 Return, and you shall say to dominion.
Hezekiah the leader of My people, So 14 And Isaiah the prophet came in to
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King Hezekiah and said to him, What reigned fifty five years in Jerusalem,
did these men say? And where did and the name of his mother was
they come from to you? And Hezekiah Hephzibah.
said, They have come from a land afar 2 And he did evil in the eyes of
off, from Babylon. YAHWEH, according to the
15 And he said, What did they see in abominable customs of the nations
your house? And Hezekiah said, They that YAHWEH expelled from before
saw all that is in my house; there was the sons of Israel. (2Kgs 23:26-17)
not a thing that I did not show them 3 And he built again the high places
from my storehouses. that his father Hezekiah had
16 And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear destroyed, and raised up altars for
the Word of YAHWEH: Baal, and made an Asherah, as did
17 Behold, the days are coming when Ahab the king of Israel, and worshiped
all that is in your house, and all that all the host of the heavens, and served
your fathers have treasured up until them.
this day, shall be carried to Babylon; 4 And he built altars in the house of
there shall not be a thing left, says YAHWEH, of which YAHWEH had
YAHWEH. said, In Jerusalem I will put My name.
18 And of your sons that shall go out 5 And he built altars for all the host
from you, whom you shall father, they of the heavens in the two courts of the
shall be taken away, and they shall be house of YAHWEH.
eunuchs in the palace of the king of 6 And he made his son to pass
Babylon. through the fire, used magic, and used
19 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, The divination, and dealt with mediums
Word of YAHWEH that you have and soothsayers. He expanded to work
spoken is good. And he said, Is it not the evil in the eyes of YAHWEH, to
good if peace and truth are in my provoke Him to anger.2
days? 7 And he set a graven image of the
20 And the rest of the acts of Asherah that he had made in the
Hezekiah, and all his might, and how house of which YAHWEH had said to
he made the pool, and the conduit, David and to his son Solomon, In this
and brought in the waters to the city, house, and in Jerusalem, that I have
are they not written in the Book of the chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I
Matters of the Days of the Kings of will put My name forever.
Judah?1 8 And I will not again make the feet
21 And Hezekiah lay with his fathers. of Israel wander any more out of the
And his son Manasseh reigned in his land which I gave their fathers; only if
place. they observe to do all that I

Chapter 21 2 Verses 1-6- Manasseh was 12 yrs old and

Hezekiah was granted 15 yrs after his
1 Manasseh was a son of twelve years prayer to YHWH for more time to live, so
when he began to reign, and he Manasseh would have never been born had
Hezekiah not asked YHWH for more time
1 Hezekiah made a tunnel out of the rock to and it would have saved the life and sorrow
bring the water inside the city walls in case of untold thousands in Judah from his evil
of a siege. This tunnel was found in the ways. Sometimes it is better to simply trust
1890's with the inscription from Hezekiah in YHWH's mercy than to dictate our
in Jerusalem near the pool of Shiloam. desires to Him from our own selfish hearts.
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commanded them, and to all the of his house in the Garden of Uzza.
Torah that My servant Moses And his son Amon reigned in his place.
commanded them. 19 Amon was a son of twenty two
9 But they did not listen, and years when he began to reign, and he
Manasseh caused them to be led astray reigned two years in Jerusalem; and
above the nations that YAHWEH had the name of his mother was
destroyed from before the sons of Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz
Israel. of Jotbah.
10 And YAHWEH spoke by His 20 And he did evil in the eyes of
servants the prophets, saying, YAHWEH, as his father Manasseh
11 Because Manasseh the king of did,
Judah has done these abominations, 21 and walked in all the way that his
doing more wickedly than all that the father walked, and served the idols
Amorites did before him, and has that his father served, and bowed
made Judah also to sin with his idols, himself to them.
12 therefore so says YAHWEH, the 22 And he forsook YAHWEH, the
Elohim of Israel, Behold, I am Elohim of his fathers, and did not walk
bringing evil on Jerusalem and Judah, in the way of YAHWEH.
so that whoever hears of it, his two 23 And the servants of Amon
ears shall tingle. conspired against him and killed the
13 And I will stretch out over king in his own house.
Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the 24 And the people of the land killed
plummet of the house of Ahab, and all those who conspired against King
shall wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a Amon, and the people of the land
dish (he wipes and turns it on its face). made his son Josiah king in his place.
14 And I will abandon the remnant 25 And the rest of the acts of Amon
of My inheritance, and give them into that he did, are they not written in the
the hand of their enemies; and they Book of the Matters of the Days of the
shall be for a prey and for a spoil to all Kings of Judah?
their enemies, 26 And they buried him in his grave
15 because they have done evil in My in the garden of Uzza. And his son
eyes, and have provoked Me to anger Josiah reigned in his place.
from the day their fathers came out of
Egypt, even to this day. Chapter 22
16 And also Manasseh has shed very
much innocent blood, till he has filled 1 Josiah was a son of eight years
Jerusalem from mouth to mouth; when he began to reign, and he
apart from his sin that he caused reigned thirty one years in Jerusalem;
Judah to sin, to do evil in the eyes of and the name of his mother was
YAHWEH. Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of
17 And the rest of the acts of Boscath.
Manasseh, and all that he did, and his 2 And he did the good in the eyes of
sin that he sinned, are they not written YAHWEH, and walked in all the way
in the Book of the Matters of the Days of his father David, and did not turn
of the Kings of Judah? aside to the right or the left.
18 And Manasseh lay with his 3 And it happened, in the eighteenth
fathers, and was buried in the garden year of King Josiah, the king sent
Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of
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Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of as to the Words of this Book that has
YAHWEH, saying, been found; for great is the wrath of
4 Go to Hilkiah the high priest, and YAHWEH that burns against us,
he shall count the silver that is because our fathers have not listened
brought into the house of YAHWEH to the Words of this Book, to do
that the keepers of the door have according to all that which is written
gathered from the people. concerning us.
5 And they will give into the hand of 14 And Hilkiah the priest, and
the workers, those who oversee in the Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan,
house of YAHWEH; and they shall and Asahiah, went to Huldah the
give it to the doers of the work who are prophetess the wife of Shallum, the
in the house of YAHWEH, to repair son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the
the breaks of the house; keeper of the wardrobe (and she lived
6 to the carpenters, and to the in Jerusalem, in the second quarter ).
builders, and to the masons, and to And they spoke with her.
buy wood and cut stone to strengthen 15 And she said to them, So says
the house; YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, Tell
7 only, the silver that is given into the man that sent you to me,
their hand shall not be reckoned with 16 So says YAHWEH, Behold, I will
them, for they are acting in bring evil on this place, and on its
faithfulness. inhabitants, even all the Words of the
8 And Hilkiah the high priest said to Book which the king of Judah has
Shaphan the scribe, I have found the read;
Book of the Torah in the house of 17 because they have forsaken Me
YAHWEH; and Hilkiah gave the book and have burned incense to other
to Shaphan, and he read it. gods, that they might provoke Me to
9 And Shaphan the scribe came to anger with all the works of their
the king and brought back word to the hands; therefore My wrath shall be
king, and said, Your servants have kindled against this place, and shall
poured out the silver that has been not be quenched.
found in the house, and have given it 18 And to the king of Judah who sent
into the hand of the doers of the work, you to inquire of YAHWEH, you shall
those who oversee in the house of say this to him, So says YAHWEH,
YAHWEH. the Elohim of Israel, the words that
10 And Shaphan the scribe told the you have heard,
king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has 19 (because your heart was tender,
given a book to me; and Shaphan read and you have bowed before YAHWEH
it before the king. when you heard what I spoke against
11 And it happened when the king this place, and against those living in
heard the Words of the Book of the it, to become a desolation and a curse,
Torah, he tore his garments. and have torn your clothes, and have
12 And the king commanded Hilkiah wept before Me;) even also I have
the priest, and Ahikam the son of heard, says YAHWEH.
Shaphan, and Achbor the son of 20 Behold! Even so I will gather you
Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and to your fathers, and you shall be
Asahiah the king's servant, saying, gathered into your grave in peace; and
13 Go, inquire of YAHWEH for me, your eyes shall not see all the evil
and for the people, and for all Judah, which I will bring on this place. And
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they brought back this word to the pole2 from the house of YAHWEH to
king. the outside of Jerusalem, to the
torrent Kidron, and burned it at the
Chapter 23 torrent Kidron, and ground it to
powder, and threw the powder of it on
1 And the king sent, and they the graves of the sons of the people.
gathered to him all the elders of Judah 7 And he broke down the houses of
and Jerusalem. the male prostitutes that were in the
2 And the king went up to the house house of YAHWEH, where the women
of YAHWEH, and every man of were weaving shelters for Asherah.
Judah, and all the ones living in 8 And he made all the priests come
Jerusalem with him, and the priests, in out of the cities of Judah, and
and the prophets, and all the people, defiled the high places where the
from small to great; and he read in priests burned incense, from Geba to
their ears all the Words of the Book of Beer-Sheba, and broke down the high
the covenant that was found in the places of the gates that were at the
house of YAHWEH. (1Kgs 13:1-2) entrance of the gate of Yahoshua the
3 And the king stood by the pillar, governor of the city, which were on a
and made the covenant before man's left hand at the gate of the city.
YAHWEH, to walk after YAHWEH, 9 However the priests of the high
and to keep His commandments, and places did not come up to the altar of
His testimonies, and His statutes, with YAHWEH in Jerusalem, but they ate
all his heart, and with all his soul, to unleavened bread among their
lift up the Words of this covenant that brothers.
were written in this Book. And all the 10 And he defiled Topheth in the
people stood to the covenant. valley of the sons of Hinnom, so that
4 And the king commanded Hilkiah no man could cause his son and his
the high priest, and the priests of the daughter to pass through the fire of
second order, and the keepers of the Molech. (Is 30:33, Lev 20:2)
door, to bring out from the temple of 11 And he caused to cease the horses
YAHWEH all the vessels that were that the kings of Judah had given to
made for Baal, and for Asherah, and the sun, at the entrance of the house of
for all the host of the heavens. And he YAHWEH, by the room of Nathan-
burned them at the outside of Melech the eunuch, that was in the
Jerusalem, in the fields of Kidron 1, and suburbs. And he burned with fire the
carried their ashes to Bethel. chariots of the sun.
5 And he caused to cease the 12 And the altars that were on the
idolatrous priests whom the kings of top of the upper room of Ahaz, which
Judah had given place to burn incense the kings of Judah had made, and the
in the high places in the cities of altars which Manasseh had made in
Judah, and in the places around the two courts of the house of
Jerusalem, and those burning incense YAHWEH, the king broke down, and
to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, ran from there and threw the dust of
and to constellations, and to all the them into the torrent Kidron.
host of the heavens. 13 And the high places that were
6 And he brought out the sacred
2 These were Asherah poles made of wood
with a depiction of the false goddess
1 These were cultivated terraced gardens Asherah.
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before Jerusalem, which were on the man upon them, and returned to
right hand of the Mount of Corruption, Jerusalem.
which Solomon the king of Israel had 21 And the king commanded all the
built for Ashtoreth the idol of the people, saying, Perform a Passover to
Sidonians, and for Chemosh the idol of YAHWEH your Elohim, as it is
the Moabites, and for Milcom the idol written in this Book of the covenant.
of the sons of Ammon, the king 22 Surely none has been performed
defiled. like this Passover from the days of the
14 And he broke the images in Judges who judged Israel even to all
pieces, and cut down the Asherahs, the days of the kings of Israel, and of
and filled their places with the bones the kings of Judah;
of men. 23 but in the eighteenth year of King
15 And also the altar that was in Josiah, this Passover was prepared to
Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam YAHWEH in Jerusalem.
the son of Nebat had made by which 24 And also the mediums, and the
he made Israel to sin, both that altar spirit-knowers, and the family gods,
and the high place he broke down, and and the idols, and all the detestable
burned the high place; he ground it things that were seen in the land of
into powder, and burned the Asherah. Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah put
16 And Josiah turned and saw the away in order to fulfill the Words of
graves that were there in the mount, the Torah that were written in the
and sent and took the bones out of the Book that Hilkiah the priest had found
graves and burned them on the altar, in the house of YAHWEH.
and defiled it according to the Word of 25 And there was no king before him
YAHWEH that the man of Elohim like him, who turned to YAHWEH
had proclaimed, who had proclaimed with all his heart, and with all his soul,
these things. and with all his might, according to all
17 And he said, What is this the Torah of Moses; and after him
monument that I see? And the men of none rose up like him.
the city said to him, The grave of the 26 However, YAHWEH did not turn
man of the true Elohim who came away from the fury of His great anger
from Judah and proclaimed these with which His anger glowed against
things that you have done concerning Judah, because of all the provocations
the altar of Bethel. with which Manasseh had provoked
18 And he said, Let him alone, let no Him.
one touch his bones. And they let his 27 And YAHWEH said, I will also
bones escape with the bones of the turn away Judah from My face, as I
prophet that came out of Samaria. turned Israel away, and I will reject
19 And also all the houses of the high this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem,
places in the cities of Samaria, that the and the house of which I have said, My
kings of Israel had made to provoke to name shall be there.
anger, Josiah took away, and he did to 28 And the rest of the acts of Josiah,
them according to all the acts that he and all that he did, are they not
had done in Bethel. written in the Book of the Matters of
20 And he slaughtered all the priests the Days of the Kings of Judah?
of the high places who were there by 29 In his days Pharaoh-Necho the
the altars, and burned the bones of king of Egypt came up against the king
of Assyria by the river Euphrates; and
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King Josiah went out to meet him, and Chapter 24

he killed him in Megiddo, when he saw
him. 1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar the
30 And his servants made him ride king of Babylon came up, and
dead from Megiddo, and brought him Jehoiakim was a servant to him three
to Jerusalem, and they buried him in years; and he turned and rebelled
his own grave. And the people of the against him.
land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah 2 And YAHWEH sent against him
and anointed him, and made him king the troops of the Chaldeans, and the
in place of his father. troops of Syria, and the troops of
31 Jehoahaz was a son of twenty Moab, and the troops of the
three years when he began to reign, Ammonites; and He sent them against
and he reigned three months in Judah to destroy it, according to the
Jerusalem; and the name of his Word of YAHWEH that He spoke by
mother was Hamutal the daughter of the hand of His servants the prophets.
Jeremiah of Libnah. 3 Only at the mouth of YAHWEH
32 And he did evil in the eyes of this came upon Judah, to remove
YAHWEH according to all that his them from His presence for the sins of
fathers did. Manasseh, according to all he did,
33 And Pharaoh-Necho bound him 4 and also the innocent blood that he
in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, from shed; for he filled Jerusalem with
reigning in Jerusalem, and he put a innocent blood, and YAHWEH was
fine on the land, a hundred talents of not willing to forgive.
silver and a talent of gold. 5 And the rest of the acts of
34 And Pharaoh-Necho made Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they
Eliakim the son of Josiah to reign not written in the Book of the Matters
instead of Josiah his father, and of the Days of the Kings of Judah?
turned his name into Jehoiakim; and 6 And Jehoiakim lay with his fathers.
he took away Jehoahaz, and he came And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his
to Egypt and died there. place.
35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver 7 And the king of Egypt did not come
and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed again out of his land; for the king of
the land to give the silver by the mouth Babylon had taken from the river of
of Pharaoh. From each, according to Egypt to the Euphrates River, all
his valuation, he exacted the silver and owned by the king of Egypt.
gold from the people of the land, to 8 Jehoiachin was a son of eighteen
give to Pharaoh-Necho. years when he began to reign and he
36 Jehoiakim was a son of twenty reigned in Jerusalem three months;
five years when he began to reign, and and the name of his mother was
he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years; Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of
and the name of his mother was Jerusalem.
Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of 9 And he did evil in the eyes of
Rumah. YAHWEH according to all that his
37 And he did evil in the eyes of fathers did.
YAHWEH according to all that his 10 At that time the servants of
fathers did. Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon
came to Jerusalem, and the city came
under siege.
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11 And Nebuchadnezzar the king of 20 For through the anger of

Babylon came against the city, and his YAHWEH it happened in Jerusalem
servants lay siege to it. and Judah, until He had cast them out
12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah from His face, that Zedekiah rebelled
went out to the king of Babylon, he against the king of Babylon.
and his mother, and his servants, and
his leaders, and his eunuchs. And the Chapter 25
king of Babylon took him in the eighth
year of his reign. 1 And it happened in the ninth year
13 And he brought out from there all of his reign, in the tenth month, in the
the treasures of the house of tenth of the month, Nebuchadnezzar
YAHWEH, and the treasures of the the king of Babylon came, he and all
house of the king, and cut in pieces all his army, against Jerusalem, and
the vessels of gold that Solomon the camped against it, and built a siege
king of Israel had made in the temple mound all around it.
of YAHWEH, as YAHWEH had 2 And the city entered into siege
spoken. until the eleventh year of King
14 And he carried away all Zedekiah,
Jerusalem, and all the leaders, and all 3 on the ninth of the month, when
the mighty men of valor, even ten the famine was severe in the city, and
thousand captives, and all the there was no bread for the people of
craftsmen and the smiths; none the land,
remained except the poorest sort of 4 then the city was broken into, and
the people of the land. by night all the men of war went by
15 And he exiled Jehoiachin to way of the gate, between the two walls
Babylon, and the king's mother, and by the king's garden; and the
the king's wives, and his eunuchs, and Chaldeans were against the city all
the mighty ones of the land; he caused around; and the king went the way
a captivity to go from Jerusalem to toward the Arabah.
Babylon. 5 And the army of the Chaldeans
16 And all the men of valor were pursued the king and overtook him in
seven thousand, and the craftsmen the Arabah of Jericho; and all his army
and the smiths a thousand; all were was scattered from him.
mighty men, warriors; and the king of 6 And they seized the king and
Babylon brought them in a captivity to brought him to the king of Babylon, to
Babylon. Riblah; and they gave judgment on
17 And the king of Babylon made him.
Mattaniah, the brother of his father, to 7 And they killed the sons of
reign in his place, and turned his name Zedekiah before his eyes, and blinded
into Zedekiah. Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with
18 Zedekiah was a son of twenty one copper fetters and caused him to go to
years when he began to reign, and he Babylon.
reigned in Jerusalem eleven years; and 8 And in the fifth month, on the
the name of his mother was Hamutal, seventh of the month (it was the
the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. nineteenth year of King Nebuchad-
19 And he did evil in the eyes of nezzar, the king of Babylon)
YAHWEH according to all that Nebuzaradan the chief of the
Jehoiakim did.

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executioners, the servant of the king of Zephaniah the second priest, and the
Babylon, came to Jerusalem. three keepers of the gate;
9 And he burned the house of 19 and he took out of the city a
YAHWEH, and the king's house, and certain eunuch who was appointed
all the houses of Jerusalem; yea, he over the men of war, and five men of
burned every great house with fire. those who saw the king's face, found in
10 And all the army of the Chaldeans the city, and the chief scribe of the
who were with the chief of the army who mustered the people of the
executioners broke down the wall of land, and sixty men of the people of
Jerusalem all around. the land found in the city.
11 And the rest of the people, those 20 And Nebuzaradan chief of the
left in the city, and those that had executioners took them and made
fallen away, that fell to the king of them go to the king of Babylon, to
Babylon, and the rest of the multitude, Riblah.
Nebuzaradan the chief of the 21 And the king of Babylon struck
executioners exiled. them, and killed them in Riblah, in the
12 But the chief of the executioners land of Hamath; and he exiled Judah
left of the poorest of the land for from its land.
vinedressers and farmers. 22 And the people that were left in
13 And the copper pillars in the the land of Judah, whom Nebuchad-
house of YAHWEH, and the bases, nezzar the king of Babylon had left, he
and the copper sea in the house of appointed over them Gedaliah the son
YAHWEH, the Chaldeans broke in of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan.
pieces and lifted up their copper to 23 And all the commanders of the
Babylon. army, they and the men, heard that
14 And they took the pots, and the the king of Babylon had appointed
shovels, and the snuffers, and the Gedaliah. And they came to Gedaliah,
spoons, and all the vessels of copper to Mizpeh, even Ishmael the son of
with which they ministered. Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of
15 And the chief of the executioners Careah, and Seraiah the son of
took the firepans, and the sprinkling Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and
basins, all of gold and silver. Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite,
16 There was no weighing of the they and their men.
copper of all these vessels, the two 24 And Gedaliah swore to them, and
pillars, the one sea, and the bases that to their men, and said to them, Do not
Solomon had made for the house of be afraid of the servants of the
YAHWEH. Chaldeans; live in the land and serve
17 Eighteen cubits was the height of the king of Babylon, and it shall be
the one pillar, and the capital on it was well with you.
of copper, and the height of the capital 25 And it happened in the seventh
was three cubits, and the grating and month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah,
the pomegranates were on the capital the son of Elishama of the seed of the
all around; all was of copper. And the kingdom, and ten men with him came,
second pillar was like these with the and they struck Gedaliah, and he died,
grating. and the Jews and the Chaldeans who
18 And the chief of the executioners were with him in Mizpah.
took Seraiah the head priest, and 26 And all the people rose up, from
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commanders of the armies, and came

into Egypt, for they were afraid of the
face of the Chaldeans.
27 And it happened in the thirty
seventh year of the captivity of
Jehoiachin the king of Judah, in the
twelfth month, in the twenty seventh
of the month, Evil-Merodach the king
of Babylon, in the year he began to
reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin
the king of Judah out of the prison,
28 and spoke good things with him,
and put his throne above the throne of
the kings with him in Babylon.
29 And he changed his prison
garments, and he ate bread
continually before him all the days of
his life.
30 And his allowance, a continual
allowance, was given to him from the
king, a daily rate for every day, all the
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Book of Isaiah 740-680 BC

Chapter 1 11 What good to Me are your many

sacrifices, says YAHWEH? I am full
1 The vision of Isaiah the son of with burnt offerings of rams, the fat of
Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah fattened cattle, and the blood of bulls;
and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, nor do I delight in the blood of lambs
Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of and he-goats.
Judah. 12 When you come to see My face,
2 Hear, O heavens, and listen, O who has required this at your hand, to
earth! For YAHWEH has spoken: I trample My courts?
have enlarged and brought up sons, 13 Do not add to bringing vain
but they have rebelled against Me. sacrifice; its incense is an abomination
3 The ox knows his owner, the to Me. The new moon and Sabbath,
donkey his master's manger, but Israel the going to meeting, I cannot endure
does not know; My people have not the evil assembly.
understood. 14 My soul hates your new moons
4 Woe, sinful nation, a people heavy and your appointed feasts. They are a
with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, sons burden to Me. I am disgusted of
who corrupt! They have forsaken bearing them.
YAHWEH; they have scorned the 15 And when you spread out your
Holy One of Israel. They are estranged hands, I will hide My eyes from you.
backward. Yea, when you multiply prayer, I will
5 Why will you be beaten any more? not hear. Your hands are full of blood.2
Will you continue the revolt? The 16 Wash yourselves, purify
whole head is sick, and the whole yourselves. Put away the evil of your
heart is faint. doings from My sight; stop doing evil.
6 From the sole of the foot even to 17 Learn to do good, seek justice,
the head, no soundness is in it; only a make straight the violent one, judge
wound and a stripe and a fresh blow; the orphan, contend for the widow.3
they have not been closed, nor bound 18 Come now and let us reason
up; nor softened with oil. together, says YAHWEH: Though
7 Your land is a desolation; your your sins are as scarlet, they shall be
cities burned with fire. Foreigners white as snow; though they are red as
devour your land before you; and the crimson, they shall be like wool.
behold, ruin, as overthrown by 19 If you are willing and hear, you
foreigners. shall eat the good of the land.
8 And the daughter of Zion is left like 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you
a booth in a vineyard, like a hut in a shall be devoured with the sword; for
cucumber field, like a besieged city. the mouth of YAHWEH has spoken.
9 Except YAHWEH of Hosts had 21 Oh how the faithful city has
left a remnant for us, a few, we would become a harlot! She was full of
be as Sodom; we would be as justice; righteousness lodged in it. But
Gomorrah1. now, murderers!
10 Hear the Word of YAHWEH, 22 Your silver has become dross;
rulers of Sodom. Listen to the Torah of your wine is diluted with water.4
our Elohim, people of Gomorrah. 2 Pr 28:9
3 Ezek 22:7, Jac 1:27
1 Ro 9:29 it is always only a remnant that is 4 They were overtaken with a spirit of
faithful. compromise.
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23 Your princes are rebellious and Amoz saw concerning Judah and
companions of thieves. Everyone loves Jerusalem:
a bribe, and is pursuing rewards. They 2 And it shall be in the last days, the
do not judge the orphan, nor does the mountain4 of the house of YAHWEH
cause of the widow come to them, shall be established in the top of the
24 and says the Master, YAHWEH mountains, and shall be exalted above
of Hosts, the mighty One of Israel, the hills; and all nations shall flow into
Alas! I will be eased of My foes, and it.
avenge Myself of My enemies. 3 And many people shall go and say,
25 And I will return My hand on you, Come and let us go up to the mount of
and refine your dross, as with lye, and YAHWEH, to the house of the Elohim
turn aside all your alloy. of Jacob. And He will teach from His
26 And I will return your judges as ways, and we will walk in His paths.
at the first; and your advisers, as at the For out of Zion the Torah will go forth,
beginning; then you shall be called the and the Word of YAHWEH from
city of righteousness, a faithful city1. Jerusalem5.
27 Zion shall be redeemed with 4 And He shall judge among the
justice, and her returning ones with nations and shall rebuke many people.
righteousness.2 And they shall beat their swords into
28 And the ruin of the transgressors plowshares, and their spears into
and of the sinners shall be together. pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up
And those who forsake YAHWEH sword against nation, nor shall they
shall be consumed. learn war any more.
29 For they shall be ashamed of the 5 Oh house of Jacob, come and let us
trees which you lusted after; and you walk in the light of YAHWEH.
shall be ashamed of the gardens that 6 For You have forsaken Your
you have chosen.3 people, the house of Jacob, because
30 For you shall be like a tree whose they are filled from the east, and are
leaf fades, and like a garden that has fortunetellers like the Philistines. And
no water in it. they clap hands with children of
31 And the strong shall be for tow, foreigners.
and his work for a spark; and they 7 And his land is filled with silver
shall burn both together and no one and gold. There is no end of his
shall quench them. (Math 3:12) treasures. And his land is full of
horses; his chariots also do not have
Chapter 2 an end.
8 And his land is full of idols; they
1 The Word that Isaiah the son of worship the work of their own hands,
that which their own fingers have
made.
1 It was never the intention of YHWH to have
a earthly king over Israel. The original 9 And man bowed down; and man
system set up under Moses was for judges
in each area and captains over 1,000's, over 4 Mountain is synonymous in scripture with a
100's and 50's and over 10's. YAHWEH kingdom or large land mass (Rev 17:9).
would have been King over them. (1Sam 5 Jerusalem is where the Garden of Eden was
8:4-9) and has been set apart for YHWH from
2 Is 35:9-10, 51:10-11, 52:9, 59:20 creation as His headquarters and will be
3 These were used for cultic worship. 2Kgs restored as His eternal dwelling place when
16:4, Hos 4:13 Yahshua returns. (Mich 4:2)
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was humbled, but You do not lift them 21 To go into the crevices of the
up. rocks, and into the clefts of the cliffs,
10 Enter into the rock and hide in from the dread of YAHWEH, and
the dust from fear of YAHWEH, and from the glory of His majesty, when
from the glory of His majesty. He rises up to make the earth quake.
11 The lofty eyes of the proud man 22 Cease yourself from man, whose
shall be humbled, and the pride of breath is in his nostril; for in what is
men shall be bowed down; but he to be esteemed?
YAHWEH, He alone, will be exalted
in that day. Chapter 3
12 For the day of YAHWEH of Hosts
shall be on all the proud and lofty 1 For, behold, the Master, YAHWEH
ones, and on all that is lifted up; and it of Hosts, takes away the stay and the
will be abased; staff from Jerusalem and from Judah;
13 and against all Lebanon's cedars, the whole stay of bread and the whole
high and lifted up; and against all the stay of water;
oaks of Bashan1; 2 the mighty man and the man of
14 and against all the high war; the judge, the prophet and the
mountains; and against all the lifted one divining and the elder;
up hills; 3 the commander of fifty and the
15 and against every tall tower; and exalted of face; the counselor and the
against every fortified wall; skilled craftsman; and the expert
16 and against all the ships of enchanter.
Tarshish2; and on all desirable craft. 4 And I will give young boys to be
17 And the pride of man shall be their rulers, and a tyrant shall rule
humbled; and the loftiness of men over them.
shall be abased; and YAHWEH alone 5 And the people shall be crushed,
will be exalted in that day. man against man, and a man on his
18 And the idols shall completely neighbor. The boy will be insolent
vanish. against the elder, and the despised
19 And they shall go into the caves of against the honorable.
the rocks, and into the holes of the 6 When a man shall take hold of his
earth, for dread of YAHWEH, and brother, at his father's house, saying, A
from the glory of His majesty; when cloak! Come, you be a ruler for us; let
He rises up to make the earth quake. this ruin be under your hand.
20 In that day a man shall throw his 7 In that day he shall swear, saying, I
silver and his golden idols which they will not be one who binds up; for there
made for him to worship to the hole of is no bread nor a cloak in my house;
the burrower and to bats; you shall not make me a ruler of the
people.
1 An analogy on pride, which is lifted up with 8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and
the large cedar trees of Lebanon. The oak Judah has fallen; because their tongue
tree is one of the strongest and longest and their doings toward YAHWEH
lasting, showing the contrast of the strength are to rebel against the eyes of His
of Yahweh, which is greater than the longest glory.
lasting trees 9 The expression of their faces
2 These were especially large ships that witnesses against them; they have
carried smelted metal to Tarshish. Tarshish declared their sin like Sodom; they do
means smelted metal.
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not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they 21 the rings and nose jewels;
have dealt evil to themselves. 22 the festal apparel and the outer
10 Say to the righteous that it is well; garments; and the mantles, and the
for they shall eat of the fruit of their purses3;
doings. 23 the mirrors and the fine linen;
11 Woe to the wicked! For the evil, and the turbans and the veils.
the doing of his hand will be done to 24 And it shall be, instead of a smell
him. of perfume, there shall be an odor of
12 As for My people, children are decay. And instead of a sash, a rope.
their oppressors, and women rule over And instead of well set hair, baldness.
him1. Oh My people, those leading you And instead of a rich robe, a girding of
cause you to go astray, and they sackcloth; a scar instead of beauty.
swallow the way of your paths. 25 Your men shall fall by the sword
13 YAHWEH stands up to plead His and your mighty in the war.
cause, and stands up to judge the 26 And her gates shall lament and
peoples. mourn; and she shall sit bare on the
14 YAHWEH will enter into ground.
judgment with the elders of His people
and their kings. For you have eaten up Chapter 4
the vineyard, the plunder of the poor is
in your houses. 1 And in that day seven women shall
15 What do you mean that you crush take hold of one man, saying, We will
My people, and grind the faces of the eat our own bread and wear our own
poor, says Adonai YAHWEH of clothing, only let your name be called
Hosts? on us4; collect our shame.
16 And YAHWEH says, Because the 2 In that day the Branch of
daughters of Zion are proud, and walk YAHWEH will be beautiful and
with stretched out necks and wanton 2 glorious, and the fruit of the earth for
eyes, walking and mincing as they go, pride and for glory for the survivors of
and make a tinkling with their feet; Israel.
17 So YAHWEH will make the 3 And it shall be, he remaining in
crown of the daughter of Zion scabby; Zion, and he who is left in Jerusalem,
and YAHWEH will lay their secret shall be called holy, every one who is
parts bare. written among the living in Jerusalem;
18 In that day YAHWEH will take 4 When YAHWEH shall have
away the beauty of the ankle bracelets, washed away the filth of the daughters
the headbands, and the crescents, of Zion, and the blood of Jerusalem
19 the pendants, the bracelets and shall have been rinsed away from its
the veils;
20 the turbans, the leg ornaments,
the sashes and the houses of the soul,
and the amulets; 3 These ornaments being mentioned are
showing Israel living in a state of prosperity
1 A prophecy for the last days of the break and ease and due to disobedience YHWH is
down of the family. going to bring punishment.
2 The Hebrew word Shakar means painted 4 Showing in the end times women feeling
eyes. In ancient days only prostitutes would that they can be independent of husbands as
paint the eyes and wear lipstick to attack their Elohim given covering and want
their prey. children out of wedlock.
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midst by a spirit of judgment, and by a burned. I will breach its wall, and it
spirit of burning1. will become a trampling ground.
5 Then YAHWEH will create a cloud 6 And I will lay it waste; it shall not
and smoke by day, and the shining of a be pruned nor hoed; but briers and
flaming fire by night, over all the site thorns shall come up. And I will
of Mount Zion, and over her command the clouds from raining rain
assemblies; for over all the glory will on it.
be a canopy. 7 For the vineyard of YAHWEH of
6 And there shall be a booth for a Hosts is the house of Israel, and the
shade from the heat, and for a refuge, man of Judah is His delightful plant.
and for a hiding place from storm and And He waited for justice, but behold,
rain2. bloodshed; for righteousness, but
behold, a cry!
Chapter 5 8 Woe to those touching house to
house, bringing near field to field until
1 Now I will sing to my Beloved a the end of space, and you are made to
song of my Beloved concerning His dwell alone in the middle of the land 5!
vineyard: My Beloved has a vineyard 9 YAHWEH of Hosts has sworn in
in a fruitful horn3. (Is 27:2) my ears, If not, many houses shall be a
2 And He dug it, and cleared it of waste, large and beautiful ones
stones, and planted it with the choicest without one living in them.
vine, and built a tower in its midst, 10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall
and also hewed out a wine vat in it. yield one bath, and the seed of a
And He waited for it to produce homer shall yield an ephah.
grapes, but it produced rotten grapes. 11 Woe to those who rise early in the
3 And now, O people of Jerusalem morning to pursue fermented drink,
and men of Judah, I ask you, judge tarrying in the twilight while wine
between Me and My vineyard. inflames them!
4 What more could have been done 12 And the lyre and the harp, the
to My vineyard that I have not done in timbrel and flute, and wine are at their
it? Who knows? I waited for it to yield feasts; but they do not regard the work
grapes, but it yielded rotten grapes4. of YAHWEH; yea, they do not see the
5 And now I will make known to you work of His hands.
what I will do then to My vineyard. I 13 For this My people go into exile
will take away its hedge, and it will be without knowledge, and his men of
glory into famine; and his multitude is
parched with thirst.
1 Depicting a great judgment that will come 14 So Sheol has enlarged its appetite,
due to the immoral system being displayed. and opened its mouth without
2 Showing a heavenly security that will
measure, and her glory and her
follow the judgment.
3 Is 5:1-12, Israel in other places (Jer 12:10,
multitude, and her uproar, he who
Math 21:33-45) has been pictured as a exults in her, shall come down in it.
vineyard to whom YHWH had nurtured but 15 And man is bowed down, and
which yielded very little fruit.
4 The patience of YHWH with the nation
through antiquity shows His unending 5 YHWH created mankind to have land to
mercy, and long-suffering, and love. The cultivate and to be blessed by and it is a
Hebrew word for rotten, 'beosheen' can curse to bring house on house and put so
literally mean poison. many people condensed into small area.
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man is humbled, and the eyes of the of the streets. In all this His anger does
proud are humbled. not turn away, but His hand is
16 But YAHWEH of Hosts is exalted stretched out still.
in judgment, and Elohim the Holy One 26 And He will lift up a banner to
is proven holy in righteousness. distant nations, and will hiss to them
17 Then the lambs shall feed as in from the ends of the earth; and,
their pasture, and strangers shall eat behold, it shall come with swift speed!
the waste places of the fatlings. 27 None shall be weary nor stumble
18 Woe to those who draw iniquity among them; none will slumber nor
with cords of vanity, and sin as with sleep; nor shall the waist cloth of their
ropes of a cart; loins be opened, nor the thong of their
19 who say, Let Him hurry and sandals broken;
hasten His work, so that we may see; 28 whose arrows are sharp, and all
and let the purpose of the Holy One of their bows bent; their horses' hooves
Israel draw near and come, so that we shall appear as flint, and their wheels
may know1! like a hurricane.
20 Woe to those who say to evil, 29 Their roaring shall be like a lion;
good; and to good, evil; who put they shall roar like young lions. Yea,
darkness for light, and light for they roar and seize the prey and carry
darkness; who put bitter for sweet, it away; and no one shall deliver.
and sweet for bitter! 30 And in that day they shall roar
21 Woe to those wise in their own against them like the roaring of the
eyes, and discerning in their own sea; when one looks to the land, and
sight! lo, darkness! Distress! And light shall
22 Woe to those mighty to drink be darkened by its clouds.
wine, and men of strength to mix
fermented drink; Chapter 6
23 who justify the wicked for a bribe,
and turn aside the righteousness of the 1 In the year that King Uzziah died,
righteous from him! then I saw YAHWEH sitting on a
24 So, as the tongue of fire devours throne, high and lifted up. And His
the stubble, and the flame burns up train filled the temple.
the chaff; their root shall be like 2 Above it stood the seraphim2. Each
rottenness, and their blossoms shall go one had six wings; with two he covered
up like dust, because they have his face; and with two he covered his
rejected the Torah of YAHWEH of feet; and with two he flew.
Hosts; and despised the Word of the 3 And one cried to the other and
Holy One of Israel. said, Holy, holy, holy is YAHWEH of
25 On account of this the anger of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory!
YAHWEH is kindled on His people, 4 And the doorposts shook from the
and He has stretched out His hand voice of the one who cried; and the
against them, and has struck them; house was filled with smoke.
and the mountains quaked, and their 5 Then I said, Woe is me! For I am
dead bodies were as filth in the midst cut off; for I am a man of unclean lips,
1 A curse on those who want prophecy to 2 Seraphim were angelic beings such as
happen simply to see the excitement of it cherubs. The word seraph comes from the
not knowing that there are grave times verb to burn and these were representatives
coming in the end of days (Amos 5:18-20) of YHWH used for cleansing (Num 21:6).
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and I live amongst a people of unclean

lips; for my eyes have seen the King, Chapter 7
YAHWEH of Hosts.
6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me 1 And it happened in the days of
with a live coal in his hand, snatched Ahaz: the son of Jotham, the son of
with tongs from the altar. Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king
7 And he touched it on my mouth, of Syria, and Pekah the son of
and said, See, this has touched your Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to
lips; and your iniquity is taken away, Jerusalem to war against it, but were
and your sin is covered1. not able to do battle against it.
8 And I heard the voice of 2 And the house of David was told,
YAHWEH, saying, Whom shall I saying, Syria is allied with Ephraim,
send, and who will go for Us? Then I and his heart and the heart of his
said, Here I am. Send me! people shook, as the trees of the forest
9 And He said, Go and say to this shake from the wind.
people, Hearing you hear, but do not 3 And YAHWEH said to Isaiah, Go
understand; and seeing you see, but do out to meet Ahaz, you and your son
not know. Shear-Jashub, at the end of the
10 Make the heart of this people fat, conduit of the upper pool, to the
and make his ears heavy, and shut his highway of the Fuller's Field.
eyes, that he not see with his eyes, and 4 And say to him, Be on guard and
hear with his ears, and understand be calm. Do not fear nor be timid of
with his heart, and turn back, and one heart because of the two tails of these
heals him. (Math 13:13-15) smoking firebrands, because of the
11 Then I said, Until when, O fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of
YAHWEH? And He said, Until cities the son of Remaliah.
lie desolate without inhabitant, and 5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the
the houses without man, and the land son of Remaliah have plotted evil
is laid waste, a desolation; against you, saying,
12 and until YAHWEH has sent 6 Let us go up against Judah and
mankind far away, and the desolation make her to dread, and break her for
in the midst of the land is great. ourselves, and set a king in her midst,
13 But yet a tenth2 shall be in it, and the son of Tabeal4.
it shall return and be burned like the 7 So says Adonai YAHWEH, It shall
terebinth and like the oak that in being not rise, nor shall it happen.
felled yet has its stump, the holy seed 8 For the head of Syria is Damascus,
is its stump. 3 and the head of Damascus is Rezin;
and within sixty five years Ephraim
shall be broken from being a people.
1 The sin was covered as on Yom Kippur
(kippur means to cover), but were not 9 And the head of Ephraim is
removed. They can only be removed when Samaria, and the head of Samaria is
the penalty is paid. This was done when Remaliah's son. If you will not believe,
Messiah was crucified on the Mount of surely you will not be established.
Olives right above the Mikphad altar where 10 And YAHWEH spoke again to
all ashes of every sin sacrifice was brought. Ahaz, saying,
2 It is a pattern in scripture of the set apart
10% always remaining. 4 This is a play on words whereas Tabeal
3 It will be purified by trial but the root will means “good for Elohim”, he was going to
remain. Is 11:1, Gen 17:1, Gen 12:3 be “good for nothing”.
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11 Ask a sign from YAHWEH your and on your father's house, days which
Elohim; make deep the request, or have not come since the days Ephraim
make it high above. turned aside from Judah.
12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, nor 18 And it shall be in that day
will I tempt YAHWEH. YAHWEH shall hiss for the fly that is
13 And He said, Hear now, O house in the end of the rivers of Egypt and
of David, is it too little that you weary for the bee in the land of Assyria.
men, but will you also weary my 19 And they shall come, and they
Elohim? shall all rest in the steep ravines, and
14 So, YAHWEH Himself will give in the clefts of the rocks, and in all the
you a sign: Behold1! The virgin2 will thorn bushes, and in all the pastures.
conceive and will bring forth a son; 20 In that day YAHWEH will shave
and she shall call His name with a razor that is hired, beyond the
ImmanuEl3. River, by the king of Assyria, the head,
15 He shall eat curds and honey until and the hair of the feet, and also it
He knows to refuse the evil and choose shall sweep away the beard.
the good. 21 And it shall be in that day, a man
16 For before the boy shall know to shall keep alive a heifer of the herd,
refuse the evil and choose the good, and two sheep.
the land that you hate will be forsaken 22 And it shall be, he shall eat curds
before both her kings4. from the plenty of milk making; for
17 YAHWEH shall bring the king of everyone who is left in the land shall
Assyria on you, and on your people, eat curds and honey.5
23 And it shall be in that day, every
1 Whereever the word behold “hineh” in the place where there were a thousand
Hebrew appears with the present participle vines worth a thousand pieces of
it always refers to a future event. silver, it shall be for briers and thorns.
2 This word in Hebrew is “almah” and can 24 With arrows and with the bow, he
only mean a women or young women who
shall come there; because all the land
has never had sexual relations with a man.
3 Immanual means “Elohim is with us” and shall be briers and thorns.
clearly shows that although the Messiah 25 And all the hills which were hoed
will be born from a virgin He will also be with the hoe, you shall not come there
Elohim. The situation is that YHWH has for fear of briers and thorns; but it
already promised that the Messiah would shall be for the sending out of the ox,
come through the seed of David and now and for trampling of sheep.
Syria is threatening to destroy Judah.
Yahweh is giving a sign to show that Judah Chapter 8
will not be destroyed before the Messiah
will be born and to show He is the Messiah
1 And YAHWEH said to me, Take a
He will be born of a virgin. If this was
simply a statement about a young woman big tablet and write in it with a man's
having a baby where would be the sign?
Also, in English the word “you” is
ambiguous and can mean one person or
multiple people. In Hebrew this is not the 4 This verse speaking about Ahaz son was
case and in verse 9, 11, 16 and 17 the “you” fulfilled as within 12 yrs of this prophecy
is in the singular speaking to Ahaz. Damascus was captured by Assyria (732)
However in verse 13 and 14, which are and Israel had also fallen (721).
insertion prophetic verses about Messiah, 5 This is because of the devastation of the
the “you” is plural speaking to the nation. land by Assyria.
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pen: Make haste to plunder! Hurry to 12 Do not say, A conspiracy, to

the spoil1! everything of which this people says, A
2 And I took faithful witnesses to conspiracy! And do not fear its fear,
record for me, Uriah the priest, and and do not dread.
Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 13 Sanctify YAHWEH of Hosts
3 And I drew near the prophetess. Himself, and let Him be your fear; and
And she conceived, and bore a son. let Him be your dread.
Then YAHWEH said to me, Call his 14 And He shall be for a sanctuary,
name, Make haste to plunder! Hurry and for a stone of stumbling, and for a
to the spoil2! rock of falling to the two houses of
4 For before the boy knows to cry, Israel; for a trap and for a snare to the
My father, or, My mother, the riches of ones living in Jerusalem.
Damascus and the plunder of Samaria 15 And many among them shall
shall be lifted up before the king of stumble and fall, and be broken, and
Assyria. be snared, and be taken.
5 YAHWEH also spoke to me again, 16 Bind up the Testimony and seal
saying, the Torah among My disciples3.
6 Because this people has refused the 17 And I will wait on YAHWEH,
waters of Shiloah that flow softly, and who hides His face from the house of
rejoices in Rezin and Remaliah's son, Jacob; and I will look for Him.
7 Behold, therefore YAHWEH also 18 Behold, I and the children whom
brings on them the waters of the River, YAHWEH has given to me are for
mighty and many, the king of Assyria signs and wonders in Israel from
and all his glory. And he shall come up YAHWEH of Hosts, who dwells in
over all its channels and go over all its Mount Zion.
banks. 19 And when they say to you, Seek to
8 And he shall pass through Judah. the mediums, and to fortunetellers
He shall overflow and go over. He who peep and mutter; should not a
shall reach to the neck; and his wings people seek to its Elohim, rather than
will be stretching out, filling the for the living to seek to the dead?
breadth of your land, O Immanuel. 20 To the Torah and to the
9 O peoples, suffer evil, and be Testimony! If they do not speak
broken! And listen, all from the far according to this Word, it is because
places of the earth; gird yourselves, there is no light to them4!
and be broken. Gird yourselves and be 21 And they shall pass through it,
broken! hard pressed and hungry. And it shall
10 Counsel a plan, and it is be, they shall be hungry; he will rave
frustrated; speak a word, and it shall and curse his king and his Elohim, and
not rise; for El is with us (ImmanuEl). face upward.
11 For so YAHWEH spoke to me 22 And they shall look to the land.
with a strong hand, and taught me And, behold, distress and darkness
against walking in the way of this and gloom of anguish; and they are
people, saying, driven to darkness.

1 The Hebrew word for this phrase to hurry 3 The true disciples of YHWH would have
the spoil and haste to plunder is “Maher- the Torah written on their hearts Jer 31:33.
shalal-hash-baz”. This was the name of 4 Any true servant of YHWH will teach only
Isaiah's second son. what is scripturally sound according to the
2 “Maher-shalal-hash-baz” Torah.
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Samaria, who say in pride and

Chapter 9 greatness of heart,
10 Bricks have fallen, but we will
1 Yet there shall not be gloom for build with cut stones; the sycamores
which anguish is to her; as in the are cut down, but we will substitute
former time when He degraded the with cedars instead3.
land of Zebulun, and the land of 11 And YAHWEH will set up Rezin's
Naphtali, so afterwards He will glorify foes against him, and join together his
the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, enemies;
Galilee of the nations. 12 Syrians in front, and the
2 The people who walk in darkness Philistines behind; and they shall
have seen a great light. The ones who devour Israel with all the mouth. In all
dwell in the land of the shadow of this His anger does not turn away, but
death, light has shone on them1. His hand is still stretched out.
3 You have not multiplied the 13 For the people do not turn to Him
nation; You have not increased the joy. who strikes them, and they do not seek
They rejoice before You as in the joy of YAHWEH of Hosts.
harvest, as men shout when they 14 And YAHWEH will cut off from
divide the plunder. Israel head and tail, branch and rush,
4 For You have broken his in one day.
burdensome yoke and the staff of his 15 The elder and the exalted of face;
shoulder, the rod of his taskmaster, as he is the head. And the prophet who
in the day of Midian. teaches lies, he is the tail.
5 For every boot of the trampler is 16 For this people's leaders led them
with shaking, and a coat rolled in astray, and its guided ones are
blood shall be burning fuel for the fire. swallowed up.
6 For unto us a Child is born; to us a 17 For this, YAHWEH shall not
Son is given; and the government is on rejoice over their young men, nor have
His shoulder; and His name is called pity on their orphans and widows; for
Wonderful Counselor, The Mighty El, everyone is a hypocrite and an
The Prince of Peace, The one who evildoer; and every mouth speaks
Fathered Everlasting life2. foolishness. In all this His anger does
7 There is no end to the increase of not turn away, but His hand is still
His government and of peace on the stretched out.
throne of David, and on His kingdom, 18 For wickedness burns like a fire;
to order it, and to sustain it with it shall devour the briers and thorns
justice and with righteousness, from and shall kindle the thickets of the
now and forever. The zeal of forest; and they shall roll upward, like
YAHWEH of Hosts will do this. the going up of smoke.
8 YAHWEH sent a Word into Jacob, 19 The land is scorched by the wrath
and it has fallen into Israel. of YAHWEH of Hosts, and the people
9 And all the people shall know, shall be as the fuel of the fire; no man
Ephraim and the ones living in shall spare his brother.
20 And he shall cut off on the right
1 Math 4:15-16
2 This scripture shows that the Messiah 3 Instead of repenting for their sin and
would be born as a human, but also 3 out of looking toward Elohim, the people are
the 4 titles mentioned also show that He saying that they will merely rebuild and
will be Elohim. move on as if nothing has happened.
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hand, yet be hungry. And he shall eat images excelled those of Jerusalem
on the left, but not be satisfied. Each and Samaria);
man shall eat the flesh of his own arm; 11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and
21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and her idols as I have done to Samaria
Ephraim, Manasseh; together they are and her idols?
against Judah. In all this His anger 12 And it will be, when YAHWEH
does not turn away, but His hand is has broken off all His work on Mount
still stretched out. Zion and on Jerusalem, I will visit on
the fruit of the proud heart of the king
Chapter 10 of Assyria, and on the glory of his lofty
eyes.
1 Woe to those who decree decrees of 13 For he says, I have worked by the
injustice, and writers who write toil; strength of my hand and by my
2 to turn aside the poor from wisdom; for I am wise. And I take
judgment, and to steal justice from the away the borders of peoples, and have
poor of My people; that widows may robbed their treasures. And like a
be their prey; that they may rob mighty one, I have subdued the
orphans. inhabitants.
3 And what will you do in the day of 14 And my hand has found the riches
visitation and of destruction? It comes of the people. Like a nest, I also have
from far away. To whom will you flee gathered all the earth, as forsaken eggs
for help? And where will you leave are gathered. And there was not one
your glory? moving a wing, or opening a mouth, or
4 Surely, he will grovel under the one chirping.
prisoners, and they will fall under the 15 Shall the axe glorify itself over
slain. In all this His anger does not him chopping with it? Or shall the saw
turn away, but His hand is still magnify itself over him moving it? As
stretched out. if a rod could wave those who lift it. As
5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My if a staff could raise what is not wood!
anger! And My fury is the staff in their 16 Therefore the Master, YAHWEH
hand. of Hosts shall send leanness among his
6 I will send him against a profane fat ones. And under His glory will
nation, and against the people of My kindle a burning like the burning of
wrath. I will command him to plunder, fire.
and to strip off spoil, and to trample 17 And the Light of Israel shall be for
them like the mud of the streets. a fire, and his Holy One for a flame;
7 Yet he does not purpose this, nor and it shall burn and devour his thorns
does his heart think so. For it is in his and briers in one day.
heart to destroy, and to cut off not a 18 And He shall consume the glory
few nations. of his forest and his fruitful field, even
8 For he says, Are not my from soul to flesh; and it shall be as a
commanders all like kings? sick man melts away.
9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is 19 And the rest of the trees of the
Hamath not like Arpad? Is Samaria forest shall be few, so that a boy might
not like Damascus? write them.
10 As my hand has found the 20 And it shall be in that day, the
kingdoms of the idols (for their carved remnant of Israel, and the escaped
ones from the house of Jacob, shall

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not any more lean on him who struck of the daughter of Zion, the hill of
him. But they will truly lean on Jerusalem.
YAHWEH, the Holy One of Israel. 33 Behold, the Master, YAHWEH of
21 The remnant shall return, the Hosts, shall lop the bough of terror!
remnant of Jacob, to the mighty El. And the lofty ones shall be cut down,
22 For though Your people Israel is and the proud shall be humbled.
like the sand of the sea, only a 34 And He shall cut down the
remnant of it shall return1; a decisive thickets of the forest with iron, and
end, overflowing with righteousness. Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
23 For Adonai YAHWEH of Hosts is
making a full end, even ordained, in Chapter 11
the midst of all the land.
24 So Adonai YAHWEH of Hosts 1 And a Shoot goes out from the
says this: Oh My people who dwell in stump of Jesse2, and a Branch3 will
Zion, do not fear Assyria. He shall bear fruit out of his roots.
strike you with the rod, and he shall 2 And the Spirit of YAHWEH shall
lift up his staff against you in the way rest on Him; He will have the spirit of
of Egypt. wisdom and understanding, the spirit
25 But yet a little while, and the fury of counsel and power, the spirit of
is finished; and My anger shall be over knowledge and of the fear of
their destruction. YAHWEH4.
26 And YAHWEH of Hosts shall stir 3 And He is made to breathe in the
up a whip on him, according to the fear of YAHWEH. But He shall not
striking of Midian at the rock Oreb; judge by the sight of His eyes, nor
and as His rod was on the sea, and He decide by the hearing of His ears.
lifted it up in the way of Egypt. 4 But He shall judge the poor in
27 And it shall be in that day, his righteousness, and shall decide rightly
burden shall turn away from on your for the meek of the earth. And He shall
shoulder, and his yoke from your neck; strike the earth with the rod of His
and the yoke shall be destroyed mouth, and He shall cause the wicked
because of the anointing. to die with the breath of His lip.
28 He has come to Aiath; he has 5 And righteousness shall be the
passed to Migron; he has left his encircler of His loins, and faithfulness
baggage at Michmash. the encircler of His loins.
29 They have crossed the ford; they 6 And the wolf shall live with the
have bedded down at Geba; Ramah is
afraid; Gibeah of Saul has fled.
30 Shriek with your voice, daughter
2 Jesse was the father of David and this
shows that when the Messiah will appear
of ruins; bow, Laish, afflicted of
David will not have a great dynasty as he
Anathoth.
did, but there will merely be a shoot coming
31 Madmenah wanders; those living from the stump of Jesse. When David was
in Gebim take refuge. under his father Jesse he was still a
32 Yet he remains in Nob today; he shepherd before he was a king.
will shake his hand against the mount 3 The word in Hebrew for branch is “netzar”
and this is the scripture referred to in Math
2:23, the whole chapter is Messianic.
1 Ro 9:27-28 Although there would be 4 Where believers get a down payment of the
millions upon millions of Israelites Holy Spirit (2Cor 5:5), the Messiah has the
scattered abroad only a remnant will return. fullness of the spirit of YHWH.
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lamb; and the leopard shall lie with dispersed from Judah, from the four
the kid; and the calf and the young wings of the earth6.
lion and the fatling together; and a 13 And the envy of Ephraim shall
little boy shall lead them. turn off; and Judah's foes shall be cut
7 The cow and the bear shall feed, off. Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and
their young shall lie together; and the Judah shall not trouble Ephraim 7.
lion shall eat straw like the ox. 14 But they shall fly onto the
8 And the infant shall play on the shoulder of the Philistines to the west;
hole of the asp; yea, the weaned child together they shall plunder the sons of
shall put his hand on the viper's den1. the east, the stretching of the hand on
9 They shall not do evil, nor destroy Edom and Moab and the sons of
in all My holy mountain2. For the Ammon; they will obey them.
earth shall be full of the knowledge of 15 And YAHWEH shall utterly
YAHWEH, as the waters cover the destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt;
sea. and with His scorching wind He shall
10 And it shall be in that day, the wave His hand over the River, and
Root of Jesse stands as a banner3 of shall strike it into seven torrents, and
His people; nations shall seek to Him; make one tread it with shoes8.
and His resting place shall be glorious. 16 And there shall be a highway for
11 And it shall be in that day, the remnant of His people, those left
YAHWEH shall again set His hand, from Assyria, as it was to Israel in the
the second time, to recover the day when he came up out of the land
remnant of His people that remains4, of Egypt.
from Assyria, and from Egypt, and
from Pathros, and from Ethiopia, and Chapter 12
from Elam, and from Shinar, and from
Hamath, and from the coasts of the 1 And in that day you shall say, O
sea5. YAHWEH, I will thank You. Though
12 And He shall lift up a banner for You were angry with me, turn away
the nations, and shall gather the Your anger and You shall comfort me.
outcasts of Israel, and gather those 2 Behold, El is Y’shua*9 ! I will trust
and not be afraid, for my strength and
1 Verse 6-9 is showing the peaceful nature song is Yah YAHWEH10; yea, He has
during the millennial kingdom. become to me Y’shua*11.
2 Speaking of Jerusalem (Is 2:3).
3 In ancient Israel there was a specific banner
for each of the 12 tribes and this is a 6 The Messiah is gathering both the House of
messianic phrase showing that when the Judah and the House of Israel (Ezek 37:15-
messiah is here all 12 tribes will be restored 28).
once again. 7 Since the days right after king Solomon
4 “In that day”refers to the time period that there has been a vexation between the
the messiah will be returning, and at that divided kingdom of Judah and Israel
time Yahweh will regather Israel 2 times. (Ephraim). This is indicating in the
One has already happened with Judah messianic age that vexation will be
getting a homeland in 1948, and their will removed through the presence of messiah.
be a second regathering of the rest of the 8 If you look at an aerial view of the Red Sea
remnant of the tribes of Israel in the future. crossing it looks like a lip and this is stating
5 Many of these areas are where the northern Yahweh in that day will divide it into 7
tribes of Israel were dispersed in 721-718 channels for the returning exiles.
B.C. 9 Y'shua = My salvation
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3 And you shall draw waters out of 5 They come from a distant land,
the wells of salvation with joy12. from the end of the heavens,
4 And in that day you shall say, YAHWEH and the weapons of His
Praise YAHWEH! Call on His name; wrath, to destroy all the land.
declare His doings among the peoples; 6 Howl! For the day of YAHWEH is
make mention that His name is at hand. It shall come as a destruction
exalted2. from the Almighty5.
5 Sing to YAHWEH3, for He has 7 On account of this all hands shall
done majestically; this is known in all droop, and every heart of man shall
the earth. melt;
6 Cry and shout, O dweller of Zion! 8 and they shall be afraid. Pangs and
For great is the Holy One of Israel in sorrows shall take hold of them; they
your midst. shall be in pain like one giving birth;
they shall be amazed, each man to his
Chapter 13 neighbor; faces of flames shall be their
faces.
1 The burden of Babylon which 9 Behold, the day of YAHWEH
Isaiah the son of Amoz saw: comes, cruel and with wrath and fierce
2 Lift up a banner4 on a bare anger, to lay the land waste. And He
mountain; make the voice rise to shall destroy its sinners out of it.
them; wave the hand that they may 10 For the stars of the heavens and
enter the gates of nobles. their constellations shall not give light;
3 I have commanded My holy ones; I the sun shall be darkened in its going
have also called My warriors for My forth, and the moon shall not reflect
anger, those who rejoice in My its light. (Joel 2:10)
Majesty. 11 And I will visit evil on the world,
4 The noise of a multitude in the and their iniquity on the wicked. And I
mountains, as of a great people! A will cause the arrogance of the proud
noise of tumult of the kingdoms of to cease; and I will humble the pride of
nations gathered together; YAHWEH tyrants.
of Hosts is calling up an army for the 12 I will make a man more rare than
battle. fine gold; even a man more than the
carvings of Ophir.
10 Yahweh is a family name with the Father 13 So I will shake the heavens, and
being Yah Yahweh and the Son Yahshua the earth shall move out of its place, in
Yahweh. the wrath of YAHWEH of Hosts, and
11 Yahshua when He came to earth was the in the day of His fierce anger. (Is 24:1-
exact representation of Yahweh the Father 6)
(Col 1:15, Heb 1:3) although they are not 14 And it shall be as a gazelle driven
the same being they have the same spirit.
away, and as a sheep no one gathers;
12 Joh 7:38
2 In the millennial kingdom all people will each man shall look to his own people,
honor the one true name of the Creator and each one shall flee to his land.
Yahweh. 15 Everyone who is found shall be
3 It is commanded in scripture to exult the pierced through; yea, everyone who is
name of YHWH, to sing to His name, to swept away shall fall by the sword.
praise His name, glorify His name etc. How
could one do this without recognizing His 5 This is the end time period of YHWH's
true name Yahweh? wrath on mankind for their sin and
4 Is 11:12 rebellion.
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16 And their children shall be dashed them; and they shall cling to the house
in pieces before their eyes; their of Jacob.
houses shall be robbed, and their 2 And the peoples shall take them
wives raped. and bring them to their own place.
17 Behold! I stir up the Medes1 And the house of Israel shall possess
against them, who shall not value them in the land of YAHWEH for
silver. And they shall not delight in slaves and slave girls. And they shall
gold. be captives of their captors; and they
18 And bows shall also smash the shall rule over their oppressors.
young men to pieces; and they shall 3 And it shall be, in the day that
have no pity on the fruit of the womb; YAHWEH shall give you rest from
their eye shall not spare sons. your sorrow, and from your trouble,
19 And Babylon, the glory of the and from the hard bondage which was
kingdoms, the beauty of the pride of pressed on you,
the Chaldeans, shall be as when 4 you shall lift up this proverb
Elohim overthrew Sodom and against the king of Babylon, and say:
Gomorrah. (Jer 50:40) How the oppressor, the gold gatherer,
20 It shall not be lived in forever, has ceased!
nor shall it be lived in from generation 5 YAHWEH has broken the rod of
to generation. And the dessert the wicked, the staff of rulers,
wanderer shall not pitch a tent there, 6 who struck the peoples in wrath, a
nor shall the shepherds make flocks lie blow without turning away, ruling the
down there2. nations in anger, dealing out
21 But the desert creatures shall lie persecution without restraint.
there; and their houses shall be full of 7 All the earth is at rest, quiet; they
howling creatures; and daughters of break forth into singing.
ostriches shall dwell there; and he- 8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice over you;
goats shall skip there. the cedars of Lebanon say, Since you
22 And hyenas shall cry along with have lain down, no wood cutter will
his widows; and jackals in palaces of come up against us.
delight. Yea, her time to come is near, 9 Sheol from below is stirred for you,
and her days shall not be prolonged. to meet you at your coming; it stirs up
the departed spirits for you, all the
Chapter 14 leaders of the people of the earth. It
has raised all the kings of the nations
1 For YAHWEH will have pity on from their thrones.
Jacob, and will yet choose among 10 All of them shall answer and say
Israel, and set them in their own land. to you, Are you also made as weak as
And the foreigner shall be joined to we? Are you likened to us?
11 Your majesty is lowered into
Sheol; the noise of your harps. The
1 The Persians and the Medes are prophesied maggot is spread under you; yea, the
to destroy Babylon. These nations today are worms cover you.
geographically Iran and Russia. 12 Oh Lucifer, son of the morning,
2 End time Babylon is being destroyed right how you have fallen from the
before the wrath of YHWH on the earth. heavens3! You weakening the nations,
These scriptures and others (Jer 50:3,8, 12, you are cut down to the ground.
Rev 18:2, 4) show that end time Babylon is
a physical land and not just a system. 3 Showing the downfall of Satan.
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13 For you have said In your heart, I YAHWEH of Hosts, and I will cut off
will go up to the heavens; I will raise the name and remnant, the son and
my throne above the stars of El, and I grandson, from Babylon, declares
will sit in the mountain of YAHWEH.
appointment, in the sides of the 23 Also I will make it a possession of
north1. the hedgehog and pools of water; and I
14 I will rise over the heights of the will sweep it with the broom of ruin,
clouds; I will be compared to Elyone says YAHWEH of Hosts.
(The Most High)2. 24 YAHWEH of Hosts has sworn,
15 Yet you shall go down to Sheol, to saying, Surely as I have thought, so it
the sides of the Pit. shall be; and as I have purposed, it
16 They that see you shall stare and shall rise up;
closely watch you, saying, Is this the 25 to break Assyria in My land, and
man who made the earth tremble, trample him on My mountains. Then
shaking kingdoms3, his yoke shall depart from them, and
17 making the world like a his burden shall depart from his
wilderness, and who tore down its shoulders.
cities; he did not open a house for his 26 This is the purpose that is
prisoners? purposed on all the earth; and this is
18 All kings of nations, all of them lie the hand that is stretched out on all
in glory, each man in his house. the nations.
19 But you are thrown from your 27 For YAHWEH of Hosts has
grave like a despised branch4, like the purposed. And who shall reverse it?
covering of the slain, those pierced by And His hand is stretched out. Who
the sword, those who go down into the shall turn it back?
stones of the Pit, like a dead body 28 This burden was in the year King
trampled under foot. Ahaz died:
20 You shall not be united with them 29 Do not rejoice, O Philistia, all of
in burial, because you ruined your you, for the rod of your striking is
land; you have slain your people; the broken, because a viper comes forth
seed of evildoers shall never be from the root of a snake, and his fruit
named. shall be a fiery flying serpent.5
21 Prepare for the slaughter of his 30 And the first-born of the poor
sons, for the iniquity of their fathers; shall eat; and the needy shall lie down
that they may not rise and possess the in safety; and I will kill your root with
land and fill the face of the earth with famine; and it shall kill your remnant.
cities. 31 Howl, O gate! Cry, O city! Philistia
22 For I will rise against them, says is melted away, all of you. For a smoke
comes from the north, and not one is
1 Satan had a very high position to YHWH alone in his ranks.
(Ezek 28;13-15) until pride and vanity 32 What then shall one answer to
destroyed him. the messengers of the nation? That
2 YHWH tells us to emulate Him in His YAHWEH has founded Zion, and the
character and likeness (Math 5:48) but not poor of His people shall trust in it.
to try to usurp His position and authority.
3 In the end Satan will rule for 42 months
over an evil world system (Rev 13:4-8).
4 A parallel to Messiah who is the true branch
(Is 11:1, Zech 6:12). 5 The Hebrew word used here is Seraph.
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Chapter 15 (Sela) to the mountain of the daughter

of Zion.
1 The burden of Moab: Because in a 2 For it is as a fleeing bird cast out of
night Ar of Moab is laid waste; it is cut the nest; the daughters of Moab shall
off; because in a night Kir of Moab is be at the fords of Arnon.
laid waste; it is cut off. 3 Take counsel; do judgment; make
2 One goes up to the house, even to your shadow as the night in midday;
Dibon, to the high places, to weep. hide the outcasts; do not uncover the
Moab shall howl over Nebo and over fugitive!
Medeba; all its heads shall be bald, 4 Let My outcasts from Moab stay
every beard shorn. with you2. Be a hiding place to them
3 They shall put on sackcloth in the from the face of the destroyer. For the
streets; everyone shall howl on their exacter has ceased, destruction has
housetops and in their plazas, melting failed; the trampler is ended out of the
in tears. land.
4 And Heshbon and Elealeh shall 5 And in mercy the throne shall be
cry; their voice shall be heard as far as founded; and he shall sit on it in truth
Jahaz; so the warriors of Moab shall in the tabernacle of David, judging and
shout; his life is broken to him. seeking justice, and swift in
5 My heart shall cry to Moab; her righteousness.
fugitives to Zoar, a heifer of three 6 We have heard of the pride of
years; he goes up the ascent of Luhith Moab, very proud; of his pride, his
with weeping, for in the way of arrogance, and his rage; not so are his
Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of babblings.
ruin. 7 So Moab shall howl for Moab;
6 For Nimrim's waters are everyone shall howl; all of it shall howl
desolations; for the hay is dried up; for the foundations of Kir-Hareseth;
the grass fails; there is not a green surely they are stricken.
thing. 8 For the fields of Heshbon droop,
7 On account of this one made up the the vine of Sibmah. The masters of the
remainder, and their store; they shall nations have crushed its choice plants.
carry them over the torrent of the They have come to Jazer; they wander
willows. in the desert; her branches are spread
8 For the cry has gone around out; they have crossed the sea.
Moab's borders; his howling even to 9 On account of this I will weep with
Eglaim; and his howling even to the the weeping of Jazer, the vine of
Well of Elim. Sibmah; I will drench you with my
9 For Dimon's waters are full of tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh; for
blood; for I will put more on Dimon, a shouting has fallen on your fruit and
lion on him who escapes from Moab, on your harvest.
and for the remnant of the land. 10 And gladness and joy is gathered
up from the fruitful field; and there is
Chapter 16 no singing and no shouting in the
vineyards; the one treading shall not
1 Send a lamb to the ruler of the tread out wine in the presses. I have
land, from the rock of the desert 1 made the shout to cease.

1 Sela is the city of Petra in modern day 2 The Moabites in Petra are asking Judah for
Jordan. refuge.
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11 For this reason my belly shall see what his fingers have made, even
sound like a harp for Moab, and my the Asherahs, and the sun pillars.
inward parts for Kir-Haresh. 9 In that day his fortified cities shall
12 And it shall be, when it is seen be as a thing left in the forest, or the
that Moab shall be wearied on the high branch that they leave, from before the
place, then he shall come to his shrine sons of Israel. And it will become a
to pray, and he shall not be able. desolation.
13 This is the Word that YAHWEH 10 Because you have forgotten the
had spoken to Moab from that time. Elohim of your salvation (Y’shua*),
14 But now YAHWEH has spoken, and you did not remember the Rock of
saying, Within three years, as the years your strength. On account of this you
of a hireling, then the glory of Moab shall plant pleasing plants, and shall
will be abased, with all the great host; sow it with profane shoots.
and the remnant shall be few; small, 11 In the day of your planting you
not mighty. fence it in; in the morning you make
your seed sprout; the harvest is a heap
Chapter 17 in the day of sickness and incurable
pain.
1 The burden of Damascus: Behold, 12 Woe to the multitude of many
Damascus is taken away from being a peoples; they roar like the roar of seas;
city, and it shall be a ruined heap. and the crash of nations, they crash
2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken; like the crash of mighty waters!
now they are for flocks; they lie down 13 The nations shall crash like the
and no one terrifies them. crashing of many waters, but He
3 And the fortress shall cease from rebukes it, and it flees far away; yea, it
Ephraim; and the kingdom from is driven like the chaff of mountains
Damascus and the rest of Syria. They before the wind, and like a rolling
shall be as the glory of the sons of thing before a tempest.
Israel, declares YAHWEH of Hosts. 14 At the time of evening, behold,
4 And it shall be in that day, Jacob's terror! Before it is morning, it shall not
glory shall be made thin, and the be. This is the portion of those robbing
fatness of his flesh shall be made lean. us, and the lot of those plundering us.
5 And it shall be as the reaping of the
harvest grain, and his arm reaps the Chapter 18
ears. And it shall be as he who gathers
ears in the Valley of the Giants. 1 Woe to the land of whirring of
6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in wings, which is beyond the rivers of
it, as the shaking of an olive tree; two Ethiopia;
or three ripe olives in the top of the 2 which sends ambassadors by the
uppermost branch; four or five in the sea, even in ships of papyrus on the
fruit tree branches, declares face of the waters. Go, swift
YAHWEH Elohim of Israel. messengers, to a nation tall and
7 In that day a man shall gaze to his smooth, to a dreadful people from it
Maker; and his eyes shall look to the and onwards; and a nation mighty and
Holy One of Israel. trampling down, whose land the rivers
8 And he shall not gaze to the altars, have divided!
the work of his hands; and he will not 3 All you inhabitants of the world
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lifts a banner on the peaks, you will them, declares Adonai YAHWEH of
see. And you will hear as the blowing Hosts.
of a ram's horn. 5 And the waters shall dry up from
4 For so YAHWEH said to me, I will the sea, and the river shall fail and dry
rest, and I will watch My dwelling up.
place; as the glowing heat on light; as 6 And rivers shall be fouled; and the
the cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. Nile of Egypt will languish and dry up;
5 For before the harvest, when the the reed and the rush shall decay.
bud is perfect, and the sour grape is 7 Bare places shall be at the Nile, by
ripening in the flower, then He will cut the mouth of the Nile, and everything
off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and sown by the Nile shall dry up, driven
cut down and take away the branches. away, and be no more.
6 They shall be left together to the 8 The fishermen shall mourn; and all
birds of the hills, and to the beasts of who cast a hook into the Nile shall
the earth. And the birds shall summer wail; and those who spread nets on the
on them, and all the beasts of the earth surface of the waters shall droop.
shall winter on them. 9 And the workers in fine flax, and
7 Then shall be brought in that time the weavers of white cloth are
to YAHWEH of Hosts a present from ashamed.
a tall and smooth people, and a 10 And her supports shall be
terrifying people, from it and onward; crushed; and all who make wages shall
a mighty and trampling nation whose be sad of soul.
land the rivers have divided, to the 11 Surely the rulers of Zoan are fools;
place of the name of YAHWEH of the advice of Pharaoh's wise counselor
Hosts: Mount Zion. has become stupid. How can you say
to Pharaoh, I am the son of wise ones,
Chapter 19 the son of kings of old?
12 Where are your wise ones now?
1 The burden of Egypt: Behold! Yea, let them tell you now, that they
YAHWEH rides on a light cloud and may know what YAHWEH of Hosts
comes into Egypt. And the idols of has planned against Egypt.
Egypt shall tremble from before Him; 13 The rulers of Zoan are fools; the
and the heart of Egypt shall melt in its rulers of Noph are deceived; they also
midst. have led Egypt astray, the cornerstone
2 And I will stir up Egyptians against of her tribes.
Egyptians; and they each man shall 14 YAHWEH has mixed a perverse
fight against his brother; and each spirit in her midst; and they led astray
against his neighbor; city against city, Egypt in all his work; as a drunkard
kingdom against kingdom. strays in his vomit.
3 And the spirit of the Egyptians 15 And Egypt shall have no work that
shall be empty in its midst; and I will the head or the tail, the branch or
swallow its counsel. And they shall rush, may do.
seek to idols, and to the enchanters, 16 In that day Egypt shall be like
and to the mediums, and to the women; and it will tremble and dread
fortune tellers. from before the shaking of the hand of
4 And I will shut up the Egyptians YAHWEH of Hosts, which He shakes
into the hand of cruel masters over it.
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terror to Egypt; everyone who Chapter 20

mentions it shall dread to it, from
before the counsel of YAHWEH of 1 In the year Tartan came to Ashdod,
Hosts, which He counsels against it. when Sargon the king of Assyria sent
18 In that day five cities in the land him, and fought against Ashdod, and
of Egypt shall speak the language of took it;
Canaan, and swear to YAHWEH of 2 at that time YAHWEH spoke by
Hosts. One shall be called, City of Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and
Ruin. loosen the sackcloth from your loins,
19 Then an altar to YAHWEH shall and take your shoe off from your foot.
be in the midst of the land of Egypt, And he did so, walking naked and
and a pillar to YAHWEH at its border. barefoot.
20 And it shall be for a sign and for a 3 And YAHWEH said, Just as My
witness to YAHWEH of Hosts in the servant Isaiah has walked naked and
land of Egypt. For they shall cry to barefoot three years (a sign and a
YAHWEH because of the oppressors; wonder on Egypt and on Ethiopia)
and He shall send them a savior, even 4 so shall the king of Assyria lead
a great one, and will deliver them. away the captives of Egypt and the
21 And YAHWEH shall be known to exiles of Ethiopia, young and old;
Egypt. Egypt shall know YAHWEH in naked and barefoot, and with
that day. And they shall offer sacrifice uncovered buttocks; to the nakedness
and offering, and vow a vow to of Egypt.
YAHWEH, and repay it. 5 And they shall be afraid and
22 And YAHWEH shall strike ashamed of their hope Ethiopia, and of
Egypt. He shall strike and heal. Then their glory Egypt.
they shall return to YAHWEH, and 6 And he who lives in this coast shall
He shall hear them and will heal them. say in that day, Behold, this has
23 In that day there shall be a become our hope to which we fled for
highway out of Egypt to Assyria. And help there, to be delivered from before
Assyria shall come into Egypt; and the king of Assyria; and, How shall we
Egypt into Assyria; and Egypt shall escape?
serve with Assyria1.
24 In that day Israel shall be the Chapter 21
third with Egypt and with Assyria, a
blessing in the midst of the earth2, 1 The burden of the desert of the sea:
25 whom YAHWEH of Hosts shall As storms in the Negev pass, it comes
bless, saying, Blessed be My people from the desert from a terrifying land.
Egypt, and Assyria, the work of My 2 A harsh vision is revealed to me;
hands, and Israel My inheritance. the deceiver betrays, and the
plunderer plunders. Go up, O Elam!
Besiege, O Media! I have caused all
1 Is 11:16 states that Yahweh will once again her sighing to cease.
make the waters dry at the Red Sea in Sinai. 3 Because of this my loins are filled
This scripture seems to indicate that the with pain; pangs have taken hold on
drying of the water will be permanent and me like the pangs of a travailing
make a crossing for those coming from woman. I am bowed from hearing; I
Assyria. am troubled from seeing.
2 In the millennial kingdom Egypt, Assyria 4 My heart wanders; terror
and Israel all will be allies.
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overwhelms me; He has made the Kedar, shall be few. For YAHWEH
twilight of my pleasure into a fear. Elohim of Israel has spoken.
5 Arrange the table; watch in the
watchtower; eat, drink; rise up, rulers, Chapter 22
and anoint the shield.
6 For so YAHWEH has said to me: 1 The burden of the valley of vision:
Go, set a watchman; he will declare What ails you now, that you have gone
what he sees. up to the housetops?
7 And he sees a chariot, a couple of 2 Crashings fill the noisy city, the
horsemen; a chariot of a donkey; a joyous city. Your slain ones are not
chariot of a camel; and let him give ear slain by the sword, nor died in battle.
attentively, very attentively. 3 All your rulers fled together; they
8 And he cried, A lion! YAHWEH, I were bound without the bow; all found
always stand on my watchtower by in you were bound together; they have
day; and I am stationed at my post all fled from afar.
the nights. 4 On account of this I said, Look
9 And, behold, here comes a chariot away from me; I will weep bitterly; do
of a man, a pair of horses. And he not hurry to comfort me over the ruin
answered and said, Babylon has fallen, of the daughter of my people.
has fallen! And He has smashed the 5 for it is a day of trouble, and of
graven images of her gods to the earth. trampling down, and confusion, by
10 Oh my threshing, and the grain of Adonai YAHWEH of Hosts, in the
my floor! That which I have heard of valley of vision; digging down a wall,
YAHWEH of Hosts, the Elohim of and crying to the mountain.
Israel, I have told to you. 6 And Persia lifted the quiver with a
11 The burden of Dumah: He calls to chariot of a man and horsemen; and
me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the Kir uncovered the shield.
night? Watchman, what of the night? 7 And it happened; your choicest
12 The watchman says, The morning valleys were full of chariots; and the
comes, and also night. If you would horsemen surely set in order at the
inquire, inquire. Come! Return! gate.
13 The burden of Arabia: You shall 8 And he removed Judah's covering;
stay in the forest of Arabia, travelers of and you looked in that day to the
Dedanites. armor of the house of the forest.
14 The people of the land of Tema 9 You have also seen the breaks in
bring water to him who is thirsty; they the city of David, that they are many;
went to meet the fugitive with his and you gathered the waters of the
bread. lower pool.
15 For they fled from before swords, 10 And you have counted the houses
from the drawn sword, and from the of Jerusalem; and you broke down the
bent bow, and from the press of battle. houses to fortify the wall.
16 For so YAHWEH has said to me, 11 And you made a reservoir between
Within a year, as the years of a the walls, for the water of the old pool.
hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall be But you have not looked to its Maker,
ended, nor did you see its Former from long
17 and the rest of the number of the ago.
archers, the warriors of the sons of 12 And in that day Adonai
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and mourning; and to baldness, and to offspring and the offshoots, all small
girding with sackcloth. vessels, from vessels of cups even to all
13 Then, lo, joy and gladness, slaying vessels of jars.
oxen and slaughtering sheep; eating 25 In that day, says YAHWEH of
flesh and drinking wine, saying, Eat Hosts, the nail that is driven in the
and drink, for tomorrow we die! sure place shall be removed, and be
14 And YAHWEH of Hosts revealed cut down, and fall. And the burden
in my ears, Surely this iniquity shall that was on it shall be cut off.
not be atoned for you until you die, YAHWEH has spoken.
says Adonai YAHWEH of Hosts.
15 So says Adonai YAHWEH of Chapter 23
Hosts, Go! Go to this treasurer, to
Shebna who is over the house. 1 The burden of Tyre: Howl, ships of
16 What is to you here? And who is Tarshish! For it is ruined, without
here to you, that you have carved a house, without entrance. It is revealed
tomb for yourself here, as one having to them from the land of Kittim1.
cut out his tomb on high, having 2 Be silent, ones living in the coast,
carved out a home for himself in the trader of Sidon crossing the sea; they
rock? have filled you.
17 Behold, YAHWEH hurls you with 3 And by great waters, the seed of
a hurling, O man, and grasps you with Sihor and the harvest of the river Nile
a grasping. was her revenue; and she was the mart
18 Surely, He will violently whirl you of nations.
like a ball, into a land wide of hands. 4 Be ashamed, Sidon, for the sea has
You shall die there, and there are the spoken, the strength of the sea, saying,
chariots of your glory, the shame of I have not travailed, nor brought forth,
your master's house. I have not nourished young men nor
19 And I will drive you from your raised up virgins.
position, and he will pull you from 5 As the report comes to Egypt, so
your station. they shall be grieved at the report of
20 And in that day it shall be, even I Tyre.
will call to My servant Eliakim the son 6 Pass over Tarshish; howl, people of
of Hilkiah. the coast!
21 And I will clothe him with your 7 Is this your exulting city from days
robe and will fasten your sash on him. of her old age? Her own feet carry it
And I will give your authority into his far away to stay.
hand. And he shall be a father to the 8 Who has counseled this against
ones living in Jerusalem and to the Tyre, the crowning city, whose
house of Judah. merchants are rulers, whose traders
22 And the key of the house of David are the weighty of the earth?
I will lay on his shoulder, so that he 9 YAHWEH of Hosts has counseled
opens, and no one shuts; and he shuts, it, to stain the pride of all glory, to
and no one opens. (Rev 3:7) bring all the honored of the earth into
23 And I will drive him as a nail in a contempt.
sure place; and he shall be for a throne 10 Pass through your land as the
of glory to his father's house. Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is
24 And they shall hang on him all no more strength.
the glory of his father's house, the
1 Modern day Cyprus
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11 He stretched His hand over the her mistress; as with the buyer, so
sea; He shook kingdoms. YAHWEH with the seller; as with the lender, so
has made a decree against the with the borrower; as with the
merchant city, to destroy its forts. creditor, so with the debtor2.
12 And He said, You shall rejoice no 3 The earth shall completely be
more, oppressed one, virgin daughter emptied and utterly stripped, for
of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus, YAHWEH has spoken this Word.
even there is no rest to you. 4 The earth mourns and languishes;
13 Behold, the land of the the world droops and languishes; the
Chaldeans! This people did not exist! proud people of the earth droop.
Assyria founded it for those who live in 5 And the earth is profaned under
the desert. They set up their siege those living in it, because they
towers; they lay bare its palaces; they transgress Torah and violate a statute,
appointed it to be a ruin. and break the everlasting covenant3.
14 Howl, ships of Tarshish! For your 6 On account of this a curse has
fortress is ruined. devoured the earth; and they who live
15 And it shall be in that day that in it are held guilty. For this those
Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, living in the earth are consumed, and
according to the days of one king. At few men are left4.
the end of seventy years, it will be as 7 The new wine has failed; the vine
the song of a harlot to Tyre. droops; all the merry-hearted sigh5.
16 Take a harp; go about the city, O 8 The exultation of timbrels ceases;
forgotten harlot. Do well to play; make the noise of those who revel ends; the
many songs, that you may be exultation of the harp ceases.
remembered. 9 They shall not drink wine with a
17 And it will be, after the end of song; fermented drink shall be bitter
seventy years, YAHWEH will visit to those who drink it.
Tyre; and she shall return to her hire, 10 The city of shame is broken down;
and will fornicate with all the every house is shut, that no one may
kingdoms of the earth on the face of enter.
the earth. 11 A crying over the wine is in the
18 And her goods and her wages streets; all joy is darkened; the
shall be holiness to YAHWEH; it shall gladness in the land is exiled.
not be hoarded nor stored; for her 12 Desolation is remaining in the
goods shall be for those who dwell city, and a ruin; the gate is battered.
before YAHWEH, to eat enough, and 13 For it is thus in the midst of the
for a choice covering. earth, among the peoples, it shall be as
the shaking of an olive tree, and as
Chapter 24
2 Ezek 7:12
1 Lo, YAHWEH empties the earth 3 This judgment coming on mankind that is
and makes it bare, and distorts its still futuristic, is coming due to the breaking
face, and scatters those living in it1. of the Torah, which conclusively proves the
2 And as it is with the people, so with Torah could not be done away with.
the priest; as with the servant, so with 4 This judgment will wipe off almost all
the master; as with the maid, so with people living on earth at the time.
5 A metaphoric phrase showing that all
1 This is the wrath of YHWH on the earth happiness has left the earth during this most
called “The day of YHWH” in scripture troublesome time.
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gleanings when the grape harvest is before His elders is His glory. (Joel
completed. 2:31)
14 They lift up their voice; they sing
for the majesty of YAHWEH; they cry Chapter 25
aloud from the sea.
15 On account of this, glorify 1 O YAHWEH, You are my Elohim. I
YAHWEH in the flames, the name of will exalt You; I will thank Your name;
YAHWEH Elohim of Israel, in the for You have done a wonderful thing:
coasts of the sea. counsels from afar; faithful
16 We have heard songs from the faithfulness.
end of the earth, Honor to the 2 Because You have made a heap
Righteous. But I said, Leanness to me! from a city, a fortified city into a ruin;
Leanness to me! Woe to me! Traitors a citadel of foreigners not to be a city,
betray, even with treachery; traitors not to be built, to forever.
betray! 3 For this the mighty people glorify
17 Dread, and the pit, and a snare You, the city of the ruthless nations
are upon you, one living in the earth. shall fear You.
18 And it shall be, he who flees from 4 For You are a stronghold to the
the sound of dread shall fall into the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his
pit. And he who comes up out of the distress, a refuge from storm, a
middle of the pit shall be taken in the shadow from heat; because the breath
snare. For the windows from on high of the ruthless is like a storm against a
are opened, and the foundations of the wall.
earth quake. 5 You shall lay low the noise of
19 The earth is breaking, breaking! foreigners, like the heat in a dry place,
The earth is crashing, crashing! The the heat with the shadow of cloud; the
earth is tottering, tottering. shouting of the terrifying ones shall be
20 Like a drunkard, the earth is laid low.
staggering, staggering! And it rocks to 6 And YAHWEH of Hosts shall
and fro like a hut1. And its trespass is make a feast of fat things for all the
heavy on it; and it shall fall, and not peoples in this mountain; a feast of
rise again. wine on the lees, of fat things full of
21 And it shall be in that day, marrow, refined wine on the lees.
YAHWEH shall punish the army of 7 And He will destroy in this
the high place on high, and on the mountain the face of the covering
kings of the land on the land. which covers all people, and the veil
22 And they will be gathered, a that is woven over all nations.
gathering of prisoners in a dungeon. 8 He will swallow up death in
And they shall be shut up in a prison; victory2! And Adonai YAHWEH will
and after many days they will be wipe away tears from all faces3. And
visited. He shall reprove the reproach of His
23 Then the moon shall blush, and people from all the earth; for
the sun shall be ashamed, when YAHWEH has spoken.
YAHWEH of Hosts shall reign in 9 And one shall say in that day,
Mount Zion and in Jerusalem; and Behold, this is our Elohim; we have
waited for Him, and He will save us.
1 This seems to indicate some sort of cosmic
disturbance such as an asteroid or meteor 2 1 Cor 15:54
hitting the earth. 3 Rev 21:4
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This is YAHWEH; we have waited for judgments are in the earth, those
Him; we will be glad and rejoice in His living in the world learn righteousness.
Y’shua*. 10 The wicked finds favor; he does
10 For the hand of YAHWEH shall not learn righteousness; he deals
rest in this mountain; and Moab shall perversely in the land of honesty, and
be trampled under Him, even as straw does not see the majesty of
is trampled in the water of a dung pit. YAHWEH.
11 And He shall spread His hands in 11 YAHWEH, Your hand is high;
his midst, as he who swims strokes to they do not see; they see and are
swim. And He shall lay low his pride ashamed of the zeal of the people. Yea,
with the skill of His hands. the fire of Your foes devours them.
12 And He shall bow down the 12 YAHWEH, You will ordain peace
fortress of the height of your walls; He for us; for also You have worked all
will lay low, touch to the earth, even to our works for us.
the dust. 13 YAHWEH our Elohim, masters
beside You have governed us; only in
Chapter 26 You we will mention Your name.
14 Dead ones do not live; departed
1 In that day this song shall be sung spirits do not rise; because of this You
in the land of Judah: Y’shua* is a visited and destroyed them, and
strong city to us; He sets up our walls caused all memory of them to perish.
and rampart. 15 You have added to the nation,
2 Open the gates so the righteous YAHWEH; You have added to the
nation may come in, keeping nation, You are glorified; You have
faithfulness. extended it to the ends of the earth.
3 You will keep in perfect peace the 16 YAHWEH, they visited You in
mind stayed on You, for he trusts in distress; they poured out a whisper;
You. Your chastening was to them.
4 Trust in YAHWEH forever, for in 17 As a woman with child draws near
Yah YAHWEH1 is an everlasting rock. to bear, she writhes and cries out in
5 For He bows the dwellers on high; her pangs. So are we before You,
He lays low the lofty city; He lays it YAHWEH.
low to the ground; He makes it touch 18 We conceived; we writhe; as it
even to the dust. were, we gave birth to wind. We have
6 The foot shall trample it, the feet of not worked salvation for the earth; and
the poor, steps of the weak. those living in the world have not
7 The path for the just is uprightness. fallen.
Upright One, level the track of the just. 19 Your dead ones shall live, my
8 Yea, YAHWEH, in the path of dead body, they shall rise up. Awake
Your judgments we awaited You; for and sing, those that dwell in the dust2;
Your name and for Your memory is for the dew of lights is your dew; and
the desire of our soul. the earth shall cast out departed
9 With my soul I desire You in the spirits.
night; yea, with my spirit within me I 20 Come, My people, go in your
diligently seek You. For when Your rooms and shut your doors behind
2 The dead are asleep in the dust awaiting the
1 The Father's name is Yah Yahweh. Yahweh resurrection. (1Cor 15:50-51, 1 Thes 4:13-
being a family name. 17, Job 14:10, 12-14).
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you. Hide for a little moment, until the lonely, a forsaken pasture, and left like
fury passes1. a wilderness. The calf shall feed there,
21 For, behold, YAHWEH comes and he shall lie there, and eat up its
out of His place to visit his iniquity on branches.
those dwelling on the earth. The earth 11 When its boughs dry up, they are
shall also reveal her blood, and shall broken off. Women shall come and
no more cover over her slain ones. kindle them, for it is a people with no
understanding. On account of this His
Chapter 27 Maker shall not pity him, and His
Former will not show him grace.
1 In that day YAHWEH shall visit 12 And it shall be in that day,
the sea monster, the fleeing serpent, YAHWEH shall thresh from the
with His great and fierce and strong channel of the River to the torrent of
sword; even on the sea monster, the Egypt; and you shall be gathered one
twisting serpent; and He shall slay the by one, sons of Israel.
monster that is in the sea. 13 And it shall be in that day, the
2 In that day sing to it, A vineyard of great ram's horn shall be blown; and
desire; those perishing in the land of Assyria
3 I, YAHWEH, keep it; I will water it and the outcasts in the land of Egypt
every moment, that no one punish it; I shall come and shall worship
will guard it night and day. YAHWEH in the holy mountain in
4 Fury is not in Me. Who will give Jerusalem.
Me briers and thorns in the battle? I
will step through it; I would burn it at Chapter 28
once.
5 Or will he lay hold of My strength 1 Woe to the crown of pride of the
that he may make peace with Me? Let drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious
him make peace with Me. beauty is a fading flower on the head
6 Those coming in shall take root; of the fat valley of those who are
Jacob shall blossom and Israel shall overcome with wine!
bud, and they will fill the face of the 2 Behold, might and strength are to
world with fruit. YAHWEH; like a hailstorm, a
7 As the striking of His striker, did destroying storm; like a storm of
He strike him? Or as the slaying of His mighty waters overflowing; He sets
slain, is he slain? down to the earth with His hand.
8 You will contend with her by 3 The crown of pride of the
driving her away, by sending her away. drunkards of Ephraim shall be
He shall take away by His harsh wind, trampled down by His feet.
in the day of the east wind. 4 And the glorious beauty which is
9 By this, then, the iniquity of Jacob on the head of the fat valley shall be a
will be covered, and this is all the fruit, fading flower, like the first ripe fig
to take away his sin; when he makes before summer which the seeing one
all the stones of the altar as chalk- sees; while it is yet in his hand, he
stones that are beaten in pieces; swallows it.
Asherahs and sun pillars shall not rise. 5 In that day YAHWEH of Hosts
10 For the fortified city shall be shall become a crown of splendor and
a crown of beauty to the rest of His
1 Speaking to the remnant during this time of people,
tribulation to be hidden from the fury.
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6 and a spirit of justice to him who cut a covenant with death; and, We
sits on the judgment seat; and for have made a vision with Sheol, when
might to those turning back the battle the overwhelming rod passes through
toward the gate. it will not come to us for we have made
7 But they also have gone astray by the lie our refuge, and we have hidden
wine, and have erred through liquor; in falsehood.
priest and prophet have erred through 16 So, Adonai YAHWEH says this:
fermented drink; they have been Behold, I place in Zion a Stone for a
swallowed by wine; they strayed from foundation, a tried Stone, a precious
liquor; they err in vision; they stumble Cornerstone, a sure Foundation; he
in judgment; who believes shall not hurry3.
8 for all tables are full of vomit and 17 And I will lay justice for a line,
filth, without a clean place. and righteousness for a plummet; and
9 To whom shall He teach the hail shall sweep away the refuge of
knowledge? And to whom shall He the lie; and the waters shall overflow
explain the message? Those weaned the hiding place.
from milk, those moving from breasts? 18 And your covenant with death
10 For precept must be on precept, shall be atoned for; and your vision
precept on precept; line on line, line with Sheol shall not rise up. When the
on line; here a little, there a little 1. overwhelming whip passes through,
11 For with stammering lip and then you shall be for a trampling to it.
another language, He will speak to this 19 As often as it passes, it shall take
people2; you; for morning by morning it shall
12 to whom He said, This is the rest; pass; and by day and by night, it shall
cause the weary to rest. Also, This is only be a terror to understand the
the repose. But they willed not to hear. message.
13 Yet the Word of YAHWEH was to 20 For the bed is shorter than one
them, precept on precept, precept on can stretch himself on; and the cover
precept; line on line, line on line; here is narrower than one can wrap himself
a little, there a little; that they might in.
go, and stumble, and be broken, and 21 For YAHWEH shall rise up, as at
snared, and taken. Mount Perazim; He shall be stirred as
14 Therefore hear the Word of in the Gibeon Valley; to do His work,
YAHWEH, scornful men, rulers of His strange work; and to perform His
this people in Jerusalem. task, His foreign task.
15 Because you have said, We have 22 So, then, do not be mockers, that
your bonds not be made strong. For I
1 There is no private interpretation to have heard from Adonai YAHWEH of
scripture 2Pe 1:20, but you must go from Hosts that a full end is decreed on all
scripture to scripture and let the bible
the earth4.
interpret itself.
2 All throughout scripture Yahweh spoke to
23 Listen and hear My voice; pay
Israel through his servants who spoke attention and hear My Word:
Hebrew or Aramaic, a close dialect of 24 Does the plowman plow all day to
Hebrew. However, this prophecy is saying sow? Does he open and break the
to Ephraim they will be taught by non- clods of his ground?
Hebrew speaking people showing this is
due to their Diaspora and the penalty of 3 Speaking of Messiah
losing the language, due to their rejection of 4 Speaking of the “day of YHWH” and His
Torah and dispersion from the land. wrath in the end time.
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25 When he has leveled its surface, fortuneteller; and your speech shall
does he not strew black cummin, and chirp out of the dust.
scatter cummin, and place wheat in 5 And the host of your strangers
rows, and barley in its place, and spelt shall be as fine powder, and as chaff
in its border? passing, the host of terrifying ones;
26 And He instructs him for the and it will be suddenly, instantly;
right; his Elohim teaches him. 6 you shall be visited from
27 For black cummin is not threshed YAHWEH of Hosts; with thunder and
with the sledge; nor is a cartwheel earthquake, and great noise, tempest
turned on cummin. But black cummin and storm, and flame of devouring
is beaten out with the staff, and fire.
cummin with the rod. 7 And the multitude of all the nations
28 Bread is crushed, but not always who fight against Ariel5, even all
does one thresh it with threshing; and battling her and compressing her and
he drives the wheel of his cart; and his her stronghold, shall be like a dream
horses do not beat it small1. of a night vision.
29 This also comes from YAHWEH 8 It shall even be as when a hungry
of Hosts, doing wonders in counsel, one dreams; and, behold, he is eating;
making sound wisdom great. but when he awakes, his soul is empty.
Or it shall be as when a thirsty one
Chapter 29 dreams; and, behold, he is drinking,
but when he awakes, he is faint, and
1 Woe to Ariel2, to Ariel, the city his soul is longing. So shall be the
where David camped. Add year on multitude of all the nations who fight
year; let the feasts run their circle3. against Mount Zion.
2 Then I will compress Ariel, and 9 Wait and wonder! Blind
there shall be mourning and sorrow; yourselves, and be blind! They are
and it shall be to Me as Ariel. drunk, but not with wine! They
3 And I will camp as a circle on you, stagger, but not with liquor!
and will lay siege work on you 4; and I 10 For YAHWEH has poured out on
will raise up ramparts on you. you the spirit of deep sleep, and has
4 And you shall be brought low; you closed your eyes. He has covered the
shall speak from the ground; and your prophets and your heads, the seers6.
speech shall be bowed down; and your 11 And the whole vision to you is like
voice shall be from the ground, like a the words of a sealed book which they
give to one knowing books, saying,
Please read this. Then he says, I am
1 Vs 23-28, Just as a farmer uses different not able, for it is sealed. (Dan 12:4)
threshing instruments for each type of grain, 12 And the book is given to one who
YHWH intends to use different types of does not know books, saying, Please
judgments to bring His people to
read this. Then he says, I do not know
repentance.
2 Speaking of Jerusalem books7.
3 The feast run by the Hebrew lunar cycle, 13 And YAHWEH says, Because this
which is a 19 yr time cycle. people draws near with its mouth, and
4 There is a play on words here to the circular they honor Me with its lip; but its
pattern to the 19 yr time cycle to to
allowing the enemy to encircle the camp of 5 Zech 14:2
Jerusalem and building a rampart to attack 6 Rom 11:8
her. 7 Dan 12:10
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heart is far from Me, and their fear of sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and
Me is taught by the commands of men; shall fear the Elohim of Israel.
14 So, behold, I am adding to do 24 Those who erred in spirit shall
wonderfully with this people, the come to understanding, and those who
wonder, even a wonder. For the murmured shall learn the teaching.
wisdom of his wise ones shall perish,
and the wit of his witty ones shall be Chapter 30
hidden.
15 Woe to those who go deep to hide 1 Woe to rebellious sons, declares
their purposes from YAHWEH; yea, YAHWEH, to make counsel, but not
their works are in the dark; and they from Me; and to weave a covering web,
say, Who sees us? And, Who knows but not of My Spirit, in order to add
us? sin on sin;
16 Oh your perversity! Shall the 2 who are walking to go down to
former be counted as the clay? For Egypt, but have not asked at My
shall the work of its maker say, He did mouth, to take refuge in the
not make me? Or shall the thing stronghold of Pharaoh, and to trust in
formed say to him who formed it, He the shadow of Egypt2.
does not understand? 3 And the stronghold of Pharaoh
17 Is it not yet a little while, and shall become a shame to you; and
Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful relying on the shadow of Egypt shall
field; and the fruitful field shall be be a disgrace.
counted for the forest? 4 For his rulers were in Zoan, and
18 And in that day1 the deaf shall his ambassadors reached to Hanes.
hear the words of a book; and the eyes 5 Every one is ashamed over a people
of the blind shall see out of their who do not profit them; they are not
gloom and out of darkness. (Is 35:5) for a help, and not for profiting, but
19 And the humble ones shall for a shame; yea, also for a reproach3.
increase joy in YAHWEH, and the 6 The burden of the beasts of the
poor among men shall rejoice in the south: Into the land of trouble and
Holy One of Israel. constraint. The lioness and the lion are
20 For the terrible one is brought to from them; the viper and fiery flying
nothing; and the scorner is ended; and serpent. They carry their riches on the
all that watch for iniquity are cut off; shoulders of young donkeys, and their
21 those who make a man sin by a treasures on the humps of camels, to a
word, even laying a trap for the people who cannot profit them.
reprover in the gate, and turn aside 7 And Egypt; vainly and emptily they
the just for a worthless thing. help. So I have called to this: Their
22 So YAHWEH says this: He who strength is to sit still.
redeemed (Aleph/Tav) Abraham, as to 8 Now come, write it before them on
the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not be a tablet, and note it on a book, so that
ashamed now, nor shall his face
become pale now.
23 But when he sees his children in 2 A strong warning against Judah seeking an
his midst, the work of My hands, they alliance with Egypt for security instead of
shall sanctify My name. They shall seeking YHWH.
3 Egypt has never been a true ally of Israel
and has never been their refuge, only a false
1 A Jewish idiom for the end times. security.
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it may be for the latter day, until YAHWEH is an Elohim of justice.

forever1; Blessed are all who wait for Him.
9 that this is a rebellious people, 19 For the people shall live in Zion 2,
lying sons; sons who are not willing to at Jerusalem; you shall surely cry no
hear the Torah of YAHWEH; more. He surely will be gracious to you
10 who say to the seers, Do not see; at the sound of your cry. When He
and to the prophets, Do not have a hears, He will answer you.
vision for right things to us; speak 20 And YAHWEH gives you the
smooth things to us; have a vision of bread of adversity, and the water of
delusions. affliction; but your teachers shall not
11 Turn aside from the way; stretch be hidden any more; but your eyes
from the path; cause the Holy One of shall be able to see your teachers.
Israel to cease from before us. 21 And your ears shall hear a word
12 For this reason, so says the Holy behind you, saying, This is the way,
One of Israel, Because of your walk in it, when you go right, or when
rejection of this Word, and your trust you go left.
in oppression and perversity, even 22 And you shall defile the covering
resting on it; of your carved images of silver; and
13 So this iniquity shall be to you as the covering of your molten images of
a broken section falling, like the gold. You shall strew them as a
bulging out of a high wall, the menstruous cloth; you shall say to it,
breaking of which comes suddenly, in Go out!
an instant. 23 Then He shall give rain for your
14 And its smashing is as the seed, with which you sow the ground.
smashing of a potter's vessel; when And the bread of the produce of the
broken in pieces, he has no pity; for in earth also shall be fat and plentiful. In
its breaking there is not found a shard that day your livestock shall feed in a
to carry fire from the hearth, nor to pasture made wide.
skim water from a marsh. 24 Also, the oxen and the young
15 For so says Adonai YAHWEH, donkeys that till the ground shall eat
the Holy One of Israel, In returning seasoned fodder which one winnows
and rest you shall be saved; and in with the shovel and with the fork3.
quietness and hope shall be your 25 And on every high mountain, and
strength. But you were not willing. on every high hill, shall be rivulets
16 For you said, No! For we will flee lifted up, streams of water, in a day of
on horseback. On account of this you great slaying, when towers fall.
shall flee. Also, you say, We will ride 26 And the moonlight shall be like
on swift ones. On account of this, the light of the sun. And the sun's light
those who pursue you shall be swift. shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven
17 One thousand shall flee at the days, in the day of binding up,
rebuke of one. You shall flee from the YAHWEH binding the break of His
rebuke of five, until you are left like a people, and healing the wound of His
pole on the top of the mountain, and blow.
like a sign on a hill.
18 And so YAHWEH waits to be 2 Verses 18-26 go into millennial blessings
gracious to you. And for this He is 3 Showing fullness of bounty, as the harvest
exalted to have mercy on you; for is plentiful, and even the chaff is used for
food for the animals who worked turning
1 This message is for the end times. the sled to crush the grain.
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27 Behold, the name of YAHWEH to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek
comes from afar; His anger burns; and YAHWEH2.
is heavy as the uplifting of smoke; His 2 And He also is wise, and brings
lips are full of fury, and His tongue like evil, and will not turn aside His
a devouring fire. Words, but will rise against the house
28 And like an overflowing torrent, of evildoers, and against the help of
His breath shall divide to the neck, to those who work iniquity.
sift the nations with the sieve of 3 And Egypt is a man, and not El.
vanity, and a misleading bridle on the And their horses are flesh, and not
jaws of the peoples. spirit. And YAHWEH stretches out
29 The song shall be to you, as the His hand, and both he who helps shall
night when the feast is sanctified, and fall, and he who is helped shall fall;
gladness of heart, as one going with and they shall all cease together.
the flute, to come into the mount of 4 For so YAHWEH has said to me:
YAHWEH, to the Rock of Israel. As the lion roars, even the young lion
30 And YAHWEH shall make the on his prey when the multitude of
majesty of His voice heard; and He shepherds are gathered against him,
causes His arm to be seen coming he will not fear their voice, nor fret
down with raging anger and a flame of himself because of their noise. So
consuming fire, cloudburst and storm, YAHWEH of Hosts shall go down to
and hailstones. fight on Mount Zion, and on its hill3.
31 For through the voice of 5 As birds that fly, so YAHWEH of
YAHWEH, Assyria shall be crushed, Hosts will shield over Jerusalem;
the rod with which He strikes. shielding and delivering, and passing
32 And every passage of the over, He will save it.
appointed staff that YAHWEH causes 6 Turn back to Him against whom
to rest on him will be with timbrels you have made a deep revolt, sons of
and with harps. And in brandishing Israel.
battles He fights with her. 7 For in that day each shall despise
33 For Topheth1 is ordained from his silver idols and his golden idols,
yesterday. Also, it is prepared for the which your hands have made for you;
king; He deepened; He widened its a sin.
pyre; He makes great with fire and 8 Then Assyria shall fall by a sword,
wood. The breath of YAHWEH burns not of man; yea, a sword, not of man,
in it like a torrent of brimstone. shall devour him. For he shall flee
from the sword, and his young men
Chapter 31 shall become forced labor.
9 And his rock will pass away from
1 Woe to those who go down to fear; and his commanders shall
Egypt for help, and lean on horses, tremble at the banner4, declares
and trust on chariots, because they are YAHWEH, whose fire is in Zion, and
great; and in horsemen because they His furnace in Jerusalem5.
are very strong! But they do not look
2 See note on Is 30:5
3 Zech 14:2-4
1 A region in Jerusalem west of the Kidron 4 Sign of Messiah
valley where children were sacrificed to 5 Jerusalem is the eternal capital and
Molech. headquarters of YHWH forever.
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Chapter 32 on the land of My people; even over all

the houses of joy in the jubilant city,
1 Behold, a king shall reign in 14 because the palace is forsaken;
righteousness, and rulers shall rule in the crowd of the city is forsaken;
judgment1. mound and tower are instead caves,
2 And a man shall be a hiding place until forever; a joy of wild donkeys;
from the wind, a shelter from the pasture for flocks;
storm, as streams of water in a dry 15 until is poured out on us the Spirit
place; like the shadow of a great rock from on high, and the wilderness
in a weary land. becomes a fruitful field; and the
3 And the eyes of those that see shall fruitful field is reckoned as a forest.
not be dim, and the ears of those who 16 Then justice shall dwell in the
hear shall listen. wilderness, and righteousness shall
4 And the heart of the rash one shall dwell in the fruitful field.
discern knowledge; and the tongue of 17 And the work of righteousness
those that stutter shall hurry to speak shall be peace; and the service of
clear things. righteousness shall be quietness and
5 The fool shall no more be called hope forever.
noble, and a miser will not be said to 18 And My people shall live in a
be generous. peaceful home, and in safe dwellings,
6 For the fool speaks foolishness, and in secure resting places.
and his heart works iniquity, to do 19 Though it hails when the forest is
wickedness; and to speak error against going down, and the city is laid low,
YAHWEH, to make the hungry soul 20 blessed are you who sow beside
empty; and he causes the drink of the all waters, who send out the foot of the
thirsty to fail. ox and the donkey2.
7 And the weapons of the miser are
evil; he devises wicked plots to destroy Chapter 33
the poor with lying words, even the
needy when he speaks right. 1 Woe to one destroying, and you not
8 But the noble one devises noble being destroyed, betraying and they
things; and he shall rise by noble did not betray you! When you finish
things. destroying, you will be destroyed;
9 O women who are at ease, rise up. when you stop betraying, they will
Hear my voice; confident daughters, betray you.
listen to my word. 2 O YAHWEH, give us your grace.
10 You will shake for days on a year, We have hoped in You; be their arm in
confident women; for the vintage fails; the mornings, also, our salvation
the gathering will not come. (Y’shua*) in time of distress.
11 Tremble, women at ease; shake, 3 At the sound of the tumult, peoples
confident women; strip and make fled; at Your exaltation, nations
yourselves bare, and bind on sackcloth scattered.
on your loins; 4 And Your prey shall be gathered as
12 be wailing over breasts, over the stripping locust gathers; as locusts
pleasant fields, over the fruitful vine.
13 Thorns and briers shall spring up
2 They are having the blessing of water for
crops and the animals to plant and harvest
1 More millennial blessings implied. them.
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run to and fro, he also runs about on and shuts his eyes from looking at
it. evil4.
5 YAHWEH is exalted, for He dwells 16 He shall live on high; strongholds
on high; He has filled Zion with justice of rocks will be his retreat; his bread
and righteousness. shall be given; his waters are faithful.
6 And He will be the security of your 17 Your eyes shall see the king in his
times, strength of salvation (Y’shua*), beauty; they shall see a land that is
wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of very far off.
YAHWEH is His treasure. 18 Your heart shall ponder terror:
7 Behold, their heroes cry outside; Where is he counting? Where is he
the envoys of peace shall weep bitterly. weighing? Where is he counting the
8 The highways are desolated; the towers?
path crosser ceases. He has broken the 19 You shall not see the fierce
covenant; he has rejected cities; he has people, from hearing a people of a
not respected man. deep lip, of a foreign tongue, that none
9 The land mourns and droops; understands.
Lebanon is ashamed; Sharon withers 20 Behold, Zion, the city of our Holy
like a wilderness; Bashan is shaken Day meetings! Your eyes shall see
out; also Carmel. Jerusalem, a quiet home, a tent that
10 Now I will rise up, says shall not be moved; its stakes shall not
YAHWEH. Now I will be exalted; now be pulled up forever, nor shall any of
I will be lifted up. its cords be pulled off.
11 You shall conceive chaff; you shall 21 But majestic YAHWEH will place
bear stubble1; your fiery breath shall there for us a place of rivers and
devour you. streams, broad on both hands; a ship
12 And peoples shall be as burnings with oars shall not go in it, and a
of lime; as thorns cut away, they shall majestic boat shall not pass through it.
be burned in fire. 22 For YAHWEH is our judge;
13 Distant ones, hear what I have YAHWEH is our lawgiver; YAHWEH
done; and you near ones, know My is our king; He will save us.
might. 23 Your ropes are loosened; they do
14 The sinners of Zion are afraid; not hold the base of their mast; they
terror has seized profane ones2; who of could not spread the sail. Then the
us shall tarry with consuming fire? prey of much plunder shall be divided;
Who of us shall tarry with everlasting the lame shall seize on the spoil.
burnings3? 24 And an inhabitant shall not say, I
15 He who walks righteously and am sick; the people who live in it;
speaks uprightly; he who despises the iniquity is taken away.
gain of oppressions, who shakes his
hands free from taking the bribe, who Chapter 34
stops his ear from hearing of blood,
1 Nations, come near to hear; and
1 Compare this barren forecast to the blessing peoples, listen! Let the earth hear, and
of Is 32:20. its fullness, the world and all its
2 The righteous who keep the Torah of offspring.
YHWH are blessed but the sinners are
afraid when the wrath of YHWH comes 4 Whatever you focus on is most real to you
(Math 7:21-23). and a true believer is not to look upon evil.
3 Heb 10:26-32. (Pr 20:8)
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2 For the wrath of YAHWEH is on kingdom, but none shall be there; and
all the nations, and fury on all their all her rulers shall be nothing.
army; He has devoted them; He gave 13 And thorns shall grow in her
them to slaughter. palaces, nettles and thistles in its
3 And their slain shall be thrown out; fortresses; and it shall be a home for
and the stench from their carcasses jackals, a court for daughters of
shall go up; and the mountains shall ostriches.
be melted with their blood. 14 The desert creatures shall also
4 And all the host of the heavens meet with the howlers; and the shaggy
shall be dissolved, and the heavens goat shall cry to his fellow. The screech
shall be rolled together like a scroll. owl shall also settle there, and find a
Then all their host shall droop, as a place of rest for herself.
leaf drooping from the vine, and as the 15 The snake shall nest there, and
drooping from a fig tree. shall lay, and hatch, and shall gather
5 For My sword is drenched in the in her shadow. Vultures shall also be
heavens. Behold, it shall come down gathered together, each with its mate.
on Edom, and on the people of My 16 Search and read from the Book of
curse, for judgment. YAHWEH; not one of these misses,
6 A sword is to YAHWEH; it is filled each not lacking her mate; for He has
with blood; it is made fat with fatness, commanded my mouth, and by His
with the blood of lambs and goats, Spirit He has assembled them.
with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For 17 And He has made fall a lot for
YAHWEH has a sacrifice in Bozrah, them, and His hand divided it to them
and a great slaughter in the land of by line. They shall possess it until
Edom. (Is 63:1-6) forever, from generation to generation
7 And wild oxen shall come down they shall live in it.
with them, and bulls with strong bulls;
and their land is drenched with blood, Chapter 35
and their dust made fat with fatness.
8 For the day of vengeance is to 1 The wilderness and dry land shall
YAHWEH1, the year of repayments rejoice for them; and the desert shall
for Zion's cause. exult and bloom like the crocus.
9 And its torrents shall be turned to 2 Surely, it shall bloom and exult,
pitch, and its dust to brimstone; and even with joy and singing. Lebanon's
its land shall become burning pitch. glory shall be given to it, the honor of
10 It shall not be put out night or Carmel and Sharon; they shall see the
day; its smoke shall go up forever. glory of YAHWEH, the majesty of our
From generation to generation, it shall Elohim2.
lie waste; no one shall pass through it 3 Make the weak hands strong, and
forever and forever. firm up the stumbling knees.
11 But the owl and the hedgehog 4 Say to those of a hasty heart, Be
shall possess it; and the eared owl and strong! Do not fear! Behold, your
the raven shall live in it. And He shall Elohim will come with vengeance;
stretch out on it the line of shame, and with the full dealing of Elohim, He will
the stones of emptiness. come (Y’shua*) and save you.
12 They shall call its nobles to a 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be
1 Yahweh's wrath on the earth is called “The 2 Showing the glory in the kingdom given to
Day of YHWH” in scripture. YHWH even by His creation and nature.
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opened, and the ears of the deaf chief of the cupbearers from Lachish
opened. to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a
6 Then the lame shall leap like a great army. And he stood by the
deer, and the tongue of the dumb shall conduit of the upper pool, in the
sing1. For waters shall break out in the highway of the Fuller's Field.
wilderness, and streams in the desert2. 3 And Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, who
7 And the mirage shall become a was over the house, and Shebna the
pool, and the thirsty land shall become scribe, and Asaph's son Joah, the
springs of waters, in the home of recorder, came out to him.
jackals, in its lair, and a place for the 4 And the chief of the cupbearers
reed and rush. said to them, Say now to Hezekiah,
8 And a highway shall be there, and The great king says this, the king of
a way, and it shall be called, The Way Assyria, What trust is this in which
of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass you trust?
over it3. And it is for them, the one 5 I say, Are only words of the lips
going in the way; yea, fools shall not counsel and strength for war? Now, in
go astray. whom have you trusted that you
9 No lion shall be there; and no rebelled against me?
violent beast shall go up on it; it shall 6 Behold, you trust on the staff of
not be found there. But redeemed ones this broken reed, on Egypt, which if a
shall walk there. man leans on it, it goes into his hand
10 And the ransomed of YAHWEH and pierces it; so is Pharaoh king of
shall return and enter Zion, with Egypt to all who trust in him.
singing and everlasting joy on their 7 But if you say to me, We trust in
head; gladness and joy shall reach YAHWEH our Elohim; is it not He
them; and sorrow and sighing shall whose high places and altars Hezekiah
flee. (Rev 21:4, Is 51:11) has removed? And He said to Judah
and Jerusalem, You shall worship
Chapter 36 before this altar. (2Kgs 18:1-5)
8 Now, then, please exchange
1 And it happened in the fourteenth pledges with my master the king of
year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib, Assyria, and I will give you two
king of Assyria, came against all the thousand horses, if you are able to set
fortified cities of Judah, and took riders on them for you.
them. 9 How then will you turn away the
2 And the king of Assyria sent the face of one commander of the least of
my master's servants, and put your
trust in Egypt for chariotry and
1 In the Kingdom there will be total healing horsemen?
to sickness and as a sign that He was the 10 And now have I come up against
Messiah and King of that Kingdom,
this land to destroy it without
Yahshua opened the eyes of the blind and
healed the deaf and the lame fulfilling this YAHWEH? YAHWEH said to me, Go
scripture. up to this land and destroy it.
2 Over the last 20 yrs in the southern Israeli 11 And Eliakim and Shebna and Joah
dessert, from artisan underground wells, said to the chief of the cupbearers,
this scripture has literally come to past and Please speak to your servants in
there is much vegetation now growing in Aramaic, for we hear. But do not speak
the dessert.
3 Heb 12:14
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to us in Judean, in the ears of the was over the house, and Shebna the
people on the wall. scribe, and Asaph's son Joah, the
12 But the chief of the cupbearers recorder, came to Hezekiah with their
said, Has my master sent me to your garments torn. And they reported to
master and to you to speak these him the words of the chief of
words? Is it not on the men who sit on cupbearers.
the wall, to eat their own dung, and to
drink the water of their feet with you? Chapter 37
13 And the chief of the cupbearers
stood and cried with a loud voice in 1 And it happened when King
Judean, and said, Hear the words of Hezekiah heard, he tore his garments
the great king, the king of Assyria. and was covered with sackcloth. And
14 So says the king, Do not let he went into the house of YAHWEH.
Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not 2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over
be able to save you. the house, and Shebna the scribe, and
15 And let not Hezekiah make you the elders of the priests, covered with
trust in YAHWEH, saying, YAHWEH sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the
saving will save us; this city shall not son of Amoz.
be given into the hand of the king of 3 And they said to him, So says
Assyria. Hezekiah, This day is a day of distress,
16 Do not listen to Hezekiah. For the and reproach, and contempt. For sons
king of Assyria says this, Make peace have come to the breach and there is
with me and come out to me. Then let no strength to give birth.
each eat of his own vine, and each of 4 It may be YAHWEH your Elohim
his own fig tree, and each drink the will hear the words of the chief of the
waters of his own well, cupbearers whom his master the king
17 until I come and take you to a of Assyria has sent to reproach the
land like your own land, a land of living Elohim, and rebuke against the
grain and new wine, a land of bread words which YAHWEH your Elohim
and vineyards. has heard. And you shall lift up prayer
18 Let not Hezekiah persuade you, for the remnant that is found.
saying, YAHWEH will deliver us. 5 So the servants of King Hezekiah
Have the gods of the nations delivered came to Isaiah.
a man of his land from the king of 6 And Isaiah said to them, You shall
Assyria's hand? say this to your master, So says
19 Where are the gods of Hamath, YAHWEH: Do not fear the words
and Arpad? Where are the gods of which you have heard, with which the
Sepharvaim? And when have they followers of the king of Assyria have
delivered Samaria out of my hand? blasphemed Me
20 Who among all the gods of these 7 Behold, I am giving into him a
lands has delivered their land out of spirit, and he shall hear a rumor, and
my hand, that YAHWEH should keep return to his own land. And I will
Jerusalem out of my hand? cause him to fall by the sword in his
21 But they were silent, and did not own land.
answer him a word; for this was the 8 So the chief of the cupbearers
king's order, saying, Do not answer returned and found the king of Assyria
him. warring against Libnah1; for he had
22 And Eliakim, Hilkiah's son who
1 1 Chron 6:57.
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heard that he had pulled up stakes fire (for they were not Elohim, only the
from Lachish. work of men's hands, wood and stone;
9 And he heard about Tirhakah the so they have destroyed them).
king of Ethiopia, saying, He has come 20 And now, O YAHWEH our
out to fight with you. And he heard Elohim, save us from his hand, so that
and sent messengers to Hezekiah, all the kingdoms of the earth may
saying, know that You are YAHWEH, the
10 So you shall say to Hezekiah, king only Elohim.
of Judah, saying, Do not let your 21 And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent
Elohim in whom you trust deceive you, to Hezekiah, saying, So says
saying, Jerusalem shall not be given YAHWEH, Elohim of Israel, Because
into the king of Assyria's hand. you have prayed to Me against
11 Behold, you have heard what the Sennacherib the king of Assyria,
kings of Assyria have done to all lands, 22 this is the Word YAHWEH has
to destroy them utterly. And shall you spoken about him: The virgin, the
be delivered? daughter of Zion, has despised you,
12 Have the gods of the nations laughing you to scorn; the daughter of
saved those whom my fathers have Jerusalem has shaken the head behind
destroyed, Gozan and Haran, and you.
Rezeph, and the sons of Eden in 23 Whom have you mocked and
Telassar1? reviled? And against whom have you
13 Where is Hamath's king, and lifted your voice, and lifted your eyes
Arpad's king, and the king of the city on high? Against the Holy One of
of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah2? Israel!
14 And Hezekiah received the letter 24 By your servants, you have
from the hand of the couriers, and mocked YAHWEH, and said, By my
read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the many chariots I have come up to the
house of YAHWEH and spread it tops of mountains, the sides of
before YAHWEH. Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall
15 And Hezekiah prayed to cedars, its choice fir trees; and I will go
YAHWEH, saying, to its greatest height, the forest of its
16 O YAHWEH of Hosts, Elohim of fruitful field. (2Kgs 19:24)
Israel, who sits between the cherubs3, 25 I have dug and drunk water; and I
You are He, Elohim, all the kingdoms have dried up the streams of Egypt
of the earth come from you. You have with the sole of my feet.
made the heavens and the earth. 26 Have you not heard it from afar?
17 Bow down Your ear, O I have made it from days of old, even I
YAHWEH, and hear. Open Your eye, formed it. Now I have caused it to
O YAHWEH, and see; and hear all the come, and you are to cause fortified
words of Sennacherib which he has cities to crash into heaps, ruins.
sent, to reproach the living Elohim. 27 And those living in it were short
18 Truly, O YAHWEH, the kings of of hand, dismayed and ashamed. They
Assyria have laid waste all the lands, were as the field grass and the green
and their land, herbs; like the grass of the housetops,
19 and have given their gods into the even blasted before it has risen.
28 But I know your sitting down,
1 These cities were in Mesopotamia. and your going out, and your coming
2 These cities were in Syria, Is 36:18-20. in, and your raging against Me.
3 Ex 25:21-22, Num 7:89, Ps 80:1, Ps 99:1.
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29 Because of your raging against worshiping in the house of his god

Me, and your arrogance has come up Nisroch, even his sons Adrammelech
to My ears, even I will put My hook in and Sharezer struck him with the
your nose1, and My bridle in your lips; sword. And they escaped into the land
and I will turn you back by the way of Ararat. And his son Esar-Haddon
you came in. reigned in his place.
30 And this shall be the sign to you:
You shall eat self-sown grain this year; Chapter 38
and the second year, that which
springs up; and in the third year you 1 In those days Hezekiah was sick to
shall sow and reap, and plant death. And Isaiah the son of Amoz, the
vineyards, and eat their fruit2. prophet, came to him and said to him,
31 The remnant of the house of So says YAHWEH, Command your
Judah that has escaped shall again house, for you are dying, and shall not
take root downward, and it produces live.
fruit upward. 2 And Hezekiah turned his face to
32 For a remnant shall go out of the wall and prayed to YAHWEH,
Jerusalem, and the escaped ones out 3 and said, O YAHWEH, I beg You
of Mount Zion; the zeal of YAHWEH to remember now that I have walked
of Hosts shall do this. before You in truth and with a whole
33 So YAHWEH says this to the heart; and I have done the good in
king of Assyria, He shall not come into Your eyes. And Hezekiah wept with a
this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor great weeping.
come before it with a shield, nor pour 4 Then the Word of YAHWEH was
out a siege mound on it. to Isaiah, saying,
34 He shall return by the same way 5 Go and say to Hezekiah, So says
that he came in, and he shall not come YAHWEH the Elohim of your father
into this city, says YAHWEH. David, I have heard your prayer; I
35 For I will defend over this city to have seen your tears. Behold, I will
save it, for My own sake, and for My add fifteen years to your days.
servant David's sake. 6 And I will deliver you and this city
36 Then the Messenger of out of the king of Assyria's hand. And I
YAHWEH went out and struck a will shield over this city.
hundred and eighty five thousand in 7 So this shall be the sign to you from
the camp of Assyria. And they rose YAHWEH, that YAHWEH shall do
early in the morning; and, behold! this thing that He has spoken:
They were all dead corpses. 8 Behold, I will bring back the
37 And Sennacherib, king of Assyria, shadow of the steps which has gone
set out, and went and returned; and he down in the steps of Ahaz with the
lived at Nineveh. sun, backward ten steps. So the sun
38 And it happened as he was went back up ten steps, by which steps
it had gone down3!
1 The Assyrians often led away their captives 9 The writing of Hezekiah king of
by tying ropes to rings placed in their noses. Judah, when he had been sick, and
2 YHWH is promising that they would not be had recovered from his illness:
destroyed and His sign is that He would
grow the grain for survival for 2 yrs and 3 Some believe that this was a sun dial with
they would be there in the third year to literal steps that the sun would shade to
plant. know the time of day.
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10 I said in the cessation of my days, a cake of figs2 and rub it on the ulcer,
I shall go to the gates of Sheol; I am and he will live.
called to account for the rest of my 22 And Hezekiah said, What is the
years. sign that I will go up to the house of
11 I said, I shall not see Yah YAHWEH?
YAHWEH1 in the land of the living; I
shall no longer look on man with those Chapter 39
dwelling in the death-rest.
12 My generation is plucked up and 1 At that time Merodach-Baladan,
carried away from me, like a the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
shepherd's tent; I have cut off my life sent letters and a present to Hezekiah;
like the weaver. He will cut me off for he had heard that he was ill, and
from the threads; from day to night was made strong.
You will make an end of me. 2 And Hezekiah was glad because of
13 I leveled my soul until morning. them and let them see the house of his
Like a lion, so He shatters all my treasure3, the silver, and the gold, and
bones. From day until night You make the spices, and the good oil, and all his
an end of me. weapons, and all that was found in his
14 Like a swift or a crane, so I treasuries; there was nothing in his
chatter. I moan as the dove; my eyes house or in all his kingdom that
look weakly to the heights, O Hezekiah did not let them see.
YAHWEH; I am oppressed; intervene 3 And Isaiah the prophet came to
for me! King Hezekiah and said to him, What
15 What shall I say? For He speaks did these men say? And from where
to me, and He has acted. I shall go did they come to you? And Hezekiah
softly all my years over the bitterness said, They have come from a distant
of my soul. land to me, from Babylon.
16 O YAHWEH, on them they live, 4 Then he said, What have they seen
and for all in them is the life of my in your house? And Hezekiah said,
spirit. And You heal me, and make me They have seen all that is in my house;
live. there is not a thing among my
17 Behold, for peace was bitter to treasures that I have not made them
me, most bitter; but You loved my soul see.
from the pit of destruction; You have 5 And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear
cast all my sins behind Your back. the Word of YAHWEH of Hosts:
18 For Sheol cannot thank You; 6 Behold, days come when all that is
death cannot praise You; the ones in your house, even what your fathers
going down to the Pit cannot hope for have treasured up until now, shall be
Your truth. borne away to Babylon4; nothing shall
19 The living, the living is the one be left, says YAHWEH.
thanking You; as I do today. The father 7 And they shall take of your sons
makes known Your truth to his sons. who shall come forth out from you,
20 For YAHWEH will save me; and which you shall father; and they shall
we will play my songs on stringed
instruments all the days of our life, at
the house of YAHWEH. 2 Figs were used for medicinal purposes in
21 For Isaiah had said, Let them take ancient Ugarit.
3 2 Chron 32:23.
1 Yah Yahweh is the name of the Father. 4 2 Kgs 25:13-15, Dan 1:2, Dan 5:3, 23.
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be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Him, and His wage before Him. (Is
Babylon. 62:11, Zech 14:1-4)
8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, The 11 He shall feed His flock like a
Word of YAHWEH that you have said shepherd; He shall gather lambs with
is good. And he said, For there shall be His arm; and carry them in His
peace and truth in my days. bosom; those with young He will lead;1
12 who has measured in His hand
Chapter 40 the waters and the heavens by a span
meted out; and enclosed in the
1 Comfort, O comfort My people, measure the dust of the earth, and
says your Elohim. weighed in the balance the mountains,
2 Speak lovingly to the heart of and the hills in the scales,
Jerusalem; yea, cry to her that her 13 who has meted out the Spirit of
warfare is done, that her iniquity is YAHWEH, or a man His counsel
pardoned; for she has taken from the taught Him?
hand of YAHWEH double for all her 14 With whom did He take counsel,
sins. and who trained Him and taught Him
3 The voice of him who cries in the in the path of justice; and taught Him
wilderness: Prepare the way of knowledge, and made known to Him
YAHWEH; make straight in the the way of discernment?
desert a highway for our Elohim. 15 Lo, nations are as a drop from a
(Math 3:3) bucket, and are reckoned as dust of
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and the scales. Lo, He takes up coasts as a
every mountain and hill shall be made little thing.
low; and the knoll shall be a level 16 And Lebanon is not enough to
place, and the rough places a plain. burn, nor are its beasts enough for a
5 And the glory of YAHWEH shall burnt offering.
be revealed, and all flesh shall see it 17 All the nations are as nothing
together, for the mouth of YAHWEH before Him; to Him they are reckoned
has spoken. less than nothing and emptiness.
6 A voice said, Cry! And he said, 18 And to whom will you liken El?
What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and Or what likeness will you array to
all its grace as the flower of the field! Him?
7 The grass withers, the flower fades 19 The craftsman pours out the
because the Spirit of YAHWEH blows casted image, the smelter spreads it
on it. Surely the people is grass. with gold; and he casts the chains of
8 The grass withers; the flower silver.
fades; but the Word of our Elohim 20 He too poor for that offering
shall rise forever. chooses a tree that will not rot; he
9 Go up for yourself on the high seeks a skilled artisan for him, to
mountain, one bearing good news to prepare a carved image that will not be
Zion; lift up your voice with strength, shaken.
one bearing good news to Jerusalem. 21 Have you not known? Have you
Lift up, do not fear. Say to the cities of not heard? Was it not told to you from
Judah, Behold! Your Elohim! (Is 52:7) the beginning? Did you not discern
10 Behold, Adonai YAHWEH will from the foundations of the earth?
come with strength, and His arm rules 1 This is referring to the captives returning
for Him. Behold, His reward is with
from Babylon. Is 52:11-12
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22 He who sits on the circle1 of the they shall run and not be weary; they
earth, even those living in it are like shall walk and not be faint!
grasshoppers; He who stretches the
heavens like a curtain, and spreads Chapter 41
them like a tent to live in; (Zech 12:1)
23 who brings princes into nothing. 1 Be quiet before Me, O coasts; and
He makes judges of the earth as let peoples renew their power. They
nothing. come near; then they speak: Let us
24 Yea, they shall not be planted; draw near together for judgment.
yea, they are not sown; yea, their stem 2 Who raised up the righteous one
is not taking root in the earth. And He from the east? He called him to His
shall also blow on them, and they shall foot; He gives nations before him, and
wither, and the whirlwind shall lift subdues kings; He gives them as dust
them up like stubble and take them to his sword, as driven stubble to his
away. bow;
25 To whom then will you compare 3 He pursues them; he passes on in
Me, or am I equaled, says the Holy peace; he does not go by the way with
One? his feet.
26 Lift up your eyes on high and 4 Who has planned and done it,
look: Who has created these? Who calling forth the generations from the
brings out their host by number? By beginning? I YAHWEH am the first
greatness of vigor, and might of power, (Aleph/Tav) and the last; I am He3.
He calls them all by names; not one is 5 The coasts have seen and fear; the
lacking. ends of the earth tremble; they have
27 Why will you say, O Jacob, and drawn near; yea, they come.
speak, O Israel; My way is hidden from 6 Each man helps his neighbor, and
YAHWEH, and my judgment is says to his brother, Be strong.
passed over by my Elohim? 7 So the carver strengthens the
28 Have you not known? Have you refiner; and he smoothing with the
not heard? YAHWEH, the everlasting hammer, him who struck the anvil,
Elohim, the Creator of the ends of the saying of the soldering, It is good. And
earth; He is not faint, nor does He he made it strong with nails; it will not
grow weary; there is no searching to totter.
His understanding. 8 But you Israel are My servant,
29 He gives power to the faint, and Jacob whom I have elected; the seed of
to him with no vigor He increases My friend Abraham4;
might. 9 whom I have made strong from the
30 Even youths are faint and ends of the earth, and called you from
fatigued, and young men stumbling its sides; and I said to you, You are My
shall stumble; servant. I chose you, and have not
31 but the ones waiting for rejected you.
YAHWEH shall renew2 power; they 10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do
shall go up with wings as the eagles; not gaze about, for I am your Elohim; I
will make you strong; yea, I will help

1 From biblical times the bible revealed that

the earth was round. 3 Rev 21:6.
2 This is an exchange of power from physical 4 Abraham is called friend of YHWH ( Ja
to Yahweh's power. 2:21-23).
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you; yes, I will uphold you with the wilderness, acacia, and myrtle, and the
right hand of My righteousness. oil tree; I will set fir, pine and
11 Behold, they all shall be boxwood together in the desert;
humiliated, all who are provoked with 20 so that they may see, and know,
you; they shall be as nothing; men who and set up, and understand together,
contend with you shall perish. that the hand of YAHWEH has done
12 You shall seek them and shall not this; and the Holy One of Israel has
find them; men of your strife shall be created it.
as nothing, even men of your battle as 21 Bring your cause, says
ceasing. YAHWEH; let your strong reasons
13 For I, YAHWEH your Elohim am come near, says the King of Jacob.
strengthening your right hand, who 22 Let them draw near and tell us
says to you, Do not fear I will help you. what shall happen; the former things,
14 Fear not, worm of Jacob, men of let them reveal what they are, that we
Israel; I will help you, states may set our heart and know their end;
YAHWEH, and your 1Redeemer, the or declare to us the coming things.
Holy One of Israel. 23 Reveal the near things hereafter,
15 Behold! I have made you a new so that we may know that you are
sharp threshing sledge2, a master of Elohim. Yea, do good, or do evil, that
teeth; you shall thresh mountains and we may gaze and see together.
beat them small, and shall make hills 24 Behold, you are of nothing; and
like the chaff. your work of nothing; he who chooses
16 You shall winnow them, and the you is an abomination.
wind will carry them away, and the 25 I have raised up one from the
tempest will scatter them. And you north; and he shall come from the
shall rejoice in YAHWEH; you shall east; he will call on My name. And he
glory in the Holy One of Israel. shall come upon rulers as on mortar,
17 The poor and the needy seek and as a potter tramples clay.
water, and there is none; their tongue 26 Who has declared from the
is parched for thirst. I, YAHWEH will beginning, that we may know; and
hear them; the Elohim of Israel will before, that we may say, He is right?
not leave them. Yea, no one declares; yea, no one
18 I will open rivers in bare places, proclaims; yea, there is no one who
and fountains in the midst of valleys; I hears your words.
will make the desert for a pool of 27 At first to Zion, I say, Behold!
water, and the dry land springs of Behold them! And I will give to
water. Jerusalem one proclaiming good news.
19 I will plant cedar in the 28 But I saw, and there was not a
man; and of these, there was not a
counselor, that I may ask them, and
1 'Redeemer' This word means someone who
they could return a word.
is an obligated family protectorate, who
redeems lost land, and is showing that 29 Behold, they are all evil; their
YHWH is the family leader and works are nothing; their images are
protectorate of Israel and the one who will wind and vanity.
restore their heritage.
2 A threshing sledge had sharp stones, and Chapter 42
metal on the bottom to crush the grain.
YHWH is metaphorically stating that they 1 Behold My Servant; I will support
will have much new grain and food.
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Him; My Elect in whom My soul prisoner from the prison; those who
delights1! I have put My Spirit on Him; sit in darkness from the prison7.
He shall bring forth justice to the 8 I am YAHWEH; that is My name;
nations2. and I will not give My glory to another,
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor nor My praise to engraved images8.
cause His voice to be heard in the 9 Behold, the former things have
street3. come to pass, and I declare new things
3 A bruised reed He shall not break, before they happen, I cause you to
and a smoking wick He shall not hear.
quench4; He shall bring forth justice to 10 Sing a new song to YAHWEH;
truth. His praise from the end of the earth,
4 He shall not fail nor be crushed you who go to sea, and all that is in it;
until He has set justice in the earth; the coasts and their people.
and the coasts shall wait for His 11 Let the wilderness and its cities
Torah5. lift up, the villages where Kedar lives.
5 So says YAHWEH The El, creating Let those dwelling in the rock sing; let
the heavens and stretching them out; them shout from the top of the
spreading out the earth and its mountains.
offspring, giving breath to the people 12 They give glory to YAHWEH and
on it, and spirit to those walking in it. declare His praise in the coastlands.
6 I, YAHWEH, have called You in 13 YAHWEH shall go out as a
righteousness6, and will hold Your mighty warrior; and He shall stir up
hand, and will keep You, and give You His zeal like a man of war; He shall
for a covenant of the people, for a shout, yea, roar; He shall act mightily
Light of the nations; on His enemies.
7 to open blind eyes, to lead out the 14 I have forever kept silence; I have
been quiet and refrained Myself; I will
groan like a woman in travail; I will
pant and gasp at once.
1 From this point of Isaiah until the end of the 15 I will make mountains and hills
book it becomes about the Messiah of Israel become a waste, and dry up all their
and the millennial rule of the Kingdom of plants. And I will make the rivers
YHWH. coastlands, and I will dry up pools.
2 Whereas before when speaking about the 16 And I will make the blind go by a
promised messiah it referred to the way that they did not know. I will
redemption of the nation, now it becomes make them go in paths they never
broader that the Messiah would be the knew. I will make darkness go into
redeemer of all mankind. light before them, and crooked places
3 The Messiah would not be a street preacher a level place. I do these things to them
looking for followers but people would be
and do not forsake them;
coming to hear Him.
4 This shows the tenderness of the Messiah, 17 they are turned back; they are
as He is careful not to break or loss the ashamed with shame, those trusting in
littlest part (Joh 6:10-12). the carved image, who say to cast
5 The Messiah will uphold the Torah (Math images, You are our gods.
5:17).
6 Yahweh the Father had called His servant 7 Referring to the darkness that each human
personally and clearly they are not the same being sits in due to their sins.
being, although He will come in the 8 The Creator (named Yahweh) will not give
authority of His Father. the glory of His name to pagan deities.
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18 O deaf ones, hear! And O blind have redeemed you; I called you by
ones, look to see! your name; you are Mine.
19 Who is blind but My servant? Or 2 When you pass through the waters,
deaf, as My messenger whom I send? I will be with you; and through the
Who is blind as he who is at peace, and rivers, they shall not overflow you.
blind as the servant of YAHWEH1? When you walk in the fire, you shall
20 You see many things, but do not not be burned, nor shall the flame
observe; your ears are open, but not kindle on you.
any hears2. 3 For I am YAHWEH your Elohim,
21 YAHWEH is delighted for His the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I
righteousness' sake; He will magnify gave Egypt for your atonement;
the Torah and make it honorable3. Ethiopia and Seba instead of you.
22 But it is a people robbed and 4 Since you were precious in My
spoiled; they shall all be snared in eyes, you are honored, and I love you;
holes; they were hidden in prison and I give men instead of you; and
houses. They were for spoil, and no peoples instead of your soul.
one delivers; a prey, and no one says, 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will
Return! bring your seed from the east, and I
23 Who among you will give ear to will gather you from the west.
this, will listen and hear for the time to 6 I will say to the north, Give up!
come? And to the south, Do not hold back!
24 Who gave Jacob to the plunderer, Bring My sons from afar, and bring My
and Israel to the robbers? Did not daughters from the ends of the earth5;
YAHWEH, He against whom we have 7 everyone who is called by My
sinned? For they willed not to walk in name, and I have created him for My
His ways, and they did not obey His glory; I have formed him; yea, I have
Torah. made him.
25 And He poured on him the fury of 8 Bring out the blind people, yet
His anger, and the strength of battle; there are eyes; and the deaf, yet there
and it has set him on fire all around, are ears to him.
yet he did not know; and it burned 9 Let all the nations be assembled,
him, yet he did not lay it on his heart. and let the peoples be gathered. Who
among them can declare this and
Chapter 43 cause us to hear former things? Let
them give their witnesses, that they
1 But now so says YAHWEH who may be justified. Or let them hear and
formed you, O Jacob; and He who say, It is true.
made you, O Israel4: Fear not, for I 10 You are My witnesses, says
YAHWEH; and My servant whom I
have elected; that you may know and
1 He has one purpose and vision to serve
YHWH and fulfill His will, but He has no 4 Almost always in scripture when using the
vision to anything else, His only trust is in name Jacob, it is about fleshly Israel, but
YHWH (Is 50:4, Ps 38:12-15, Jer 5:21). when using the term Israel, it is about the
2 Showing He is not speaking about one who overcame with Elohim, which is
physically being deaf and blind in verse 19. the meaning of Israel.
3 Far be it from doing away with the Torah, 5 Israel would go into captivity from their
the Messiah will bring the spiritual intent land, but it is the promise of YHWH that
(Math 5:17-18). they would return.
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believe Me, and understand that I am because I give waters in the

He. Before Me there was no El formed; wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give
nor shall any be after Me1. drink to My people, My chosen3.
11 I, I am YAHWEH; and there is no 21 The people that I formed for My-
Savior without Me2. self shall recount My praise.
12 I declared, and I saved, and I 22 But you have not called on Me,
proclaimed; and there is not a foreign Jacob; but you have been weary of Me,
Elohim among you. And you are My Israel.
witnesses, says YAHWEH, and I am 23 You have not brought Me the
El. lamb of your burnt offerings; even
13 Yea, from this day I am He, and your sacrifices have not honored Me. I
no one delivers from My hand. I will have not caused you to serve with an
work, and who will reverse it? offering, nor wearied you with incense.
14 So says YAHWEH, your 24 You have not bought calamus for
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For Me with silver, nor have you filled Me
your sake I have sent to Babylon, and with fat of your sacrifices; but you
have brought all of them down as ones made Me serve by your sins; you
fleeing, even the Chaldeans, whose wearied Me by your iniquities.
shout is in the ships. 25 I, even I, am He who blots out
15 I am YAHWEH, your Holy One, your trespasses for My sake; and I will
the Creator of Israel, your King. not remember your sins.
16 So says YAHWEH, who makes a 26 Remind me; let us enter into
way in the sea, and a path in mighty judgment together; sum up for
waters; yourself, that you may be justified.
17 who brings out chariot and horse, 27 Your first father sinned, and your
force and power. They shall lie down interpreters transgressed against Me.
together; they shall not rise; they are 28 And I will defile the rulers of the
put out; they are snuffed out like the sanctuary, and will give Jacob to the
wick. curse, and Israel to blaspheming.
18 Do not remember former things,
nor consider the things of old. Chapter 44
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now
it shall sprout. Shall you not know it? I 1 And now listen, My servant Jacob,
will even make a way in the and Israel whom I have chosen.
wilderness, rivers in the desert. 2 So says YAHWEH, who made you
20 The beast of the field shall honor and formed you from the womb. He
Me, jackals and daughters of ostriches; helps you. Do not fear, My servant
Jacob; and you, Jeshurun4 whom I
have chosen.
1 Yahweh is eternal. There was no El before
3 For I will pour water on a thirsty
Him and there will be none after Him.
Yahweh is a family name and Elohim is place, and floods on the dry ground. I
plural as we see in Gen 1:1, and 26, and will pour My Spirit on your seed, and
eternally there has been Yah Yahweh the My blessing on your offspring.
Father and Yahshua Yahweh, who in the 4 And they shall sprout as among
Tanach was called the Messenger of grass, as willows by streams of water.
YHWH. 5 This one shall say, I belong to
2 Yahshua came in the name and authority of
His Father and did the will of the Father 3 Ex 15,:22-27, 17:1-7.
perfectly (Joh 5:30, 37,43). 4 Means upright one, a term of endearment
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YAHWEH; and this one will call chisel; he shapes it with a carving tool,
himself by the name of Jacob; and this and he marks it with a compass. And
one shall write with his hand, For he makes it according to the figure of a
YAHWEH, and be surnamed by the man, as the beauty of a man, to sit in
name of Israel. the house.
6 So says YAHWEH, the King of 14 He cuts down cedars and takes
Israel, and His Redeemer, YAHWEH cypress and oak, and he makes the
of Hosts: I am the First, and I am the trees of the forest strong for him. He
Last; and there is no Elohim except plants a tree, and rain makes it grow.
Me1. 15 And it shall be for a man to burn;
7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall yea, he takes of them and is warmed;
declare this, and set it in order before and he kindles it and bakes bread. Yea,
Me, since I placed the people of old? he makes a god and worships; he
And as to things to come, even which makes a carved image and bows to it.
shall come, let them declare 16 He burns half of it in the fire; he
concerning them. eats flesh on half of it; he roasts roast,
8 Do not dread, nor be afraid. Have I and is satisfied. Then he warms
not declared and made you hear since himself and says, Ah, I am warm; I
then? So you are My witnesses: Is have seen the fire.
there a Eloah besides Me? Yea, there is 17 And he makes a god of the rest,
none2. I have not known a Rock. his carved image; he bows to it and
9 Those who form a carved image worships, and prays to it, and says,
are all of them vanity. And their Deliver me, for you are my El.
delights do not profit; and they are 18 They do not know nor discern; for
their own witnesses. They do not see, He has smeared their eyes from
nor know, that they may be ashamed. seeing, their hearts from
10 Who has formed an El, or poured understanding.
out an image to no profit? 19 And not one turns back to his
11 Behold, all his companions shall heart, nor has knowledge nor
be ashamed; and the craftsmen, they discernment to say, I have burned half
are from men. They shall assemble, all of it in the fire; and I also have baked
of them shall stand; they shall dread; bread on its coals. I have roasted flesh
they shall be shamed together. and have eaten it; and I have made the
12 He carves iron with a tool; he rest of it into an idol. Shall I bow to a
works in the coals and forms it with product of a tree4?
hammers, and works it with his 20 Feeding on ashes, a deceived
powerful arm; then he is hungry, and heart turns him aside, and he does not
has no strength; he drinks no water deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a
and is weary3. lie in my right hand?
13 The carpenter fashions the wood, 21 Remember these, O Jacob, and
and stretches a line; he marks it with a Israel. For you are My servant; I have
formed you; you are My servant, O
1 There are 2 YHWH's here, one the King of Israel; you shall not forget Me.
Israel and His redeemer, Yahweh of Hosts. 22 I have blotted out your
Elohim is plural, besides them (the one true transgressions like a thick cloud; and
YHWH family) there is no other Elohim.
2 As verses 9-20 will show YHWH is clearly
speaking about false Elohim. 4 If one would just think of the process in
3 Showing how fruitless it is to make an idol. creating an idol it is most ridiculous.
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your sins like a cloud. Return to Me, to Cyrus, whom I have seized by his
for I have redeemed you. right hand, to subdue nations before
23 Sing, O heavens, for YAHWEH him. Yea, I will open the loins of kings,
has done it. Shout, O lower parts of the to open the two leaved doors before
earth; burst forth into praise, O him, and the gates shall not be shut2.
mountains. O forest and every tree in 2 I will go before you and make hills
it, sing praise, because YAHWEH has level; I will tear apart the copper
redeemed Jacob, and He glorifies doors, and cut the iron bars in two.
Himself in Israel. 3 And I will give you the treasures of
24 So says YAHWEH, your darkness, even riches in secret places,
Redeemer and your Former from the that you may know that I am
womb; I am YAHWEH who makes all YAHWEH, who calls you by your
things; stretching out the heavens, name, the Elohim of Israel.
Everything comes from me, even 4 For My servant Jacob's sake, and
spreading out the earth. Who was with for Israel My elect, I even call you by
Me? (Is 48:16, Pr 30:4) your name. I name you, but you do not
25 Frustrating the signs of liars; yea, know Me3.
He makes divining ones mad, turning 5 I am YAHWEH, and there is none
wise ones backward, and making their else; there is no Elohim except Me. I
knowledge foolish. will clothe you, though you do not
26 He confirms the word of His know Me,
servant, and completes the counsel of 6 that they may know from the rising
His messengers. He says to Jerusalem, of the sun, and to its going down, that
You will be filled; and to the cities of there is none besides Me; I am
Judah, You shall be built; and, I will YAHWEH, and there is none else4;
raise up its ruins. 7 forming light, and creating
27 He says to the deep, Be a waste!
And I will dry up your rivers!
28 He says to Cyrus, You are My
shepherd; and he shall complete all 2 When King Cyrus overtook Babylon they
My pleasure, even for Me to say to diverted the great River that ran under the
Jerusalem, You are built; and to the wall and then went under the wall in the dry
temple, your foundation shall be laid 1. river bed and opened the 2 great doors of
Babylon, exactly as the prophecy predicts.
Chapter 45 (Dan 4:7, Ez 1:1-7)
3 Although YHWH named Cyrus by name
before birth and Cyrus carried out the will
1 So says YAHWEH to His anointed,
of YHWH, according to scripture, Cyrus
never turned to YHWH from his false,
1 This is a most amazing prophecy written pagan, deities and never personally knew
about King Cyrus of Persia more than 200 YHWH.
years before his birth, stating that he would 4 In Hebrew, this verse means that all life
be servant of YHWH. It states that he would comes from YHWH, there is no other
allow the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the source of life but Him, but does not mean
destruction by the Babylonians exactly as that He is alone in the vast universe as we
he did. He was so amazed that the one true know that He had Yahshua with Him at
Elohim named him 200 yrs before his birth creation (Gen 1:1, 26, Eccl 12:1, Is 48:16,
that he gave a royal degree to help with Pr 30:4, Joh 1:1-5) and also there were
gold, money and even a royal escort to go cherubs and other elders in Heaven (Rev
back and rebuild the sanctuary of YHWH. 4:4).
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darkness; making peace, and creating is in you, and there is none else, no
evil. I, YAHWEH, do all these things1. other Elohim.
8 Drop down from above, O heavens; 15 Truly, You are a El who hides
and let the clouds pour down Himself, O Elohim of Israel, the
righteousness. Let the earth open and Savior.
let Y'shua* bear fruit; and let 16 They shall be ashamed, and also
righteousness spring up together. I, are disgraced, all of them. Together
YAHWEH have created it. they go into disgrace, carvers of
9 Woe to him who fights with the images.
One who formed him! A potsherd 17 Israel is saved in YAHWEH with
among the potsherds of the earth! everlasting salvation (Y’shua*). You
Shall the clay say to its former, What shall not be ashamed nor disgraced to
are you making? Or does your work the forevers of eternity.
say, He has no hands? 18 For so says YAHWEH, Creator of
10 Woe to him who says to a father, the heavens; He is The Elohim,
What are you fathering? Or to the forming the earth and making it; He
woman, What are you laboring over? makes it stand, not creating it empty,
11 So says YAHWEH, the Holy One but forming it to be lived in. I am
of Israel, and the One who formed YAHWEH, and compared to Me there
him, Do you ask Me of the things to is none else.2 (Deut 4:35)
come? Do you give command to Me 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a
about My sons, and about the work of dark place of the earth. I did not say to
My hands? Jacob's seed, Seek Me in vain. I
12 I have made the earth, and YAHWEH speak righteousness,
created man on it. I stretched out the declaring right things.
heavens with My hands; and I have set 20 Gather yourselves and come;
all their host in order. draw near together, escaped ones of
13 I raised him up in righteousness, the nations; the ones who set up the
and have made straight all his ways. wood of their carved image, and the
He shall build My city, and he will ones who pray to an El who is not
release My captives; not for price, nor Y’shua*; they know nothing.
for reward, says YAHWEH of Hosts. 21 Declare and bring near; yea, let
14 So says YAHWEH, The labor of them consult together. Who has
Egypt, and the goods of Ethiopia, and revealed this of old; who has told it
of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall from then? Is it not I, YAHWEH? And
come to you; and they shall be yours. there is no Elohim other than Me; a
They shall come after you; they shall just El and a Savior; compared to Me
cross in chains; and they shall bow to they are nothing.
you; they shall plead to you. Surely El 22 Turn to Me and be saved, all the
ends of the earth; for I am El, and
besides Me there is nothing else3.
1 Darkness is simply the absence of light, so 23 I have sworn by Myself, the Word
by creating light, you give the possibility has gone out of My mouth in
for darkness. In the same way evil is simply
the absence of peace, so by creating peace 2 Empty- This Hebrew word from Gen 1:2,
you give the ability for evil in its absence, does not mean that the original earth was
but YHWH does not make the evil itself, it not created void or empty as it states, but
is simply a by product from the rejection of that it was made with the intent to be
Him and His Torah. created and inhabited.
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righteousness, and shall not return, 8 Remember this and be a man;

that to Me every knee shall bow, every return it on your heart, transgressors.
tongue shall swear1. 9 Remember former things from
24 He shall say, Only in YAHWEH forever, for I am El, and no other
do I have righteousness and strength; Elohim exist, even none like Me2,
to Him he comes; and they are 10 declaring the end from the
ashamed, all who are angry with Him. beginning, and from the past those
25 In YAHWEH all of the seed of things which were not done, saying,
Israel shall be justified, and shall My counsel shall rise; and, I will do all
glory. My desire;
11 calling a bird of prey from the
Chapter 46 east, the man of My counsel from a far
off land3. Yes, I have spoken; yes, I will
1 Bel has bowed; Nebo stoops; their cause it to come; I have formed; yes, I
idols are for the beast, and for the will do it.
cattle; your things carried are loads; a 12 Listen to Me, mighty ones of heart
burden for the weary. who are far from righteousness:
2 They stoop; they bow together; 13 I bring near My righteousness; it
they are not able to deliver the burden; shall not be far off, and My salvation
and their soul has gone into captivity. shall not wait; I will place salvation
3 Listen to me, O house of Jacob, (Y'shua*) in Zion, My glory for Israel.
and all the remnant of the house of
Israel; who are borne from the belly, Chapter 47
who are lifted from the womb:
4 Even to old age I am He; and I will 1 Go down and sit on the dust, O
bear to gray hair; I made, and I will virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the
carry; and I will bear and deliver. earth; a throne is not to the daughter
5 To whom will you compare and of the Chaldeans; for they shall not
make Me equal; yea, compare Me, that again call you tender and delicate.
we may be alike? 2 Take millstones and grind meal;
6 Those who lavish gold out of the uncover your veil; strip off the skirt;
bag, and weigh silver on the uncover the leg; pass over rivers.
measuring rod; they hire a refiner and 3 Your nakedness shall be
he makes it a El. They fall down; yea, uncovered; yea, your shame shall be
they worship. seen. I will take vengeance and I will
7 They carry it on the shoulder; they not meet a man.
bear it and set it in its place, and it 4 Our Redeemer; YAHWEH of
stands; it shall not move from its Hosts is His name, the Holy One of
place. Yes, he cries to it, but it does not Israel.
answer, it does not save him from his 5 Sit in silence, and go into darkness,
distress. O daughter of the Chaldeans, for they
shall no more call you the lady of
3 The comparisons are always to false deities kingdoms4.
not to His heavenly Kingdom nor His Son 6 I was angry with My people; I
who reigns at His right hand under Him (Ps defiled My inheritance and gave them
110:1, 1 Pe 3:22, Heb 1:3, Heb 8:1, Heb
10:10-13, Heb 12:2 Acts 2:33 Acts 7:55- 2 YHWH is comparing Himself to the false
56). deities that are being made from gold.
1 Ro 14:11, Phil 2:10. 3 Speaking of king Cyrus of Persia.
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into your hand. You gave them no plans; let those dividing the heavens
mercy; you made your yoke on the stand up now and save you, the
aged very heavy. stargazers, making known what is
7 And you said, I shall be a mistress coming on you into the new moons.
forever, until you did not set these 14 Behold, they are as stubble; the
things on your heart, and did not fire burns them; they shall not save
remember its end. their soul from the flame's hand; there
8 Now, then, hear this, O pleasure is no coal to warm them; nor fire, to sit
seeker, who lives carelessly; who says before it.
in her heart, I am, and none else is; I 15 So they are to you with whom you
shall not sit as a widow, nor shall I have labored, your traders from your
know the loss of children1. youth; each one wanders to his own
9 But these two things shall suddenly way; no one saves you.
come to you, in one day: loss of
children, and widowhood; according Chapter 48
to completeness they come on you, for
your many sorceries, for the power of 1 Hear this, O house of Jacob, who
your great spells. are called by the name of Israel, and
10 For you trusted in your evil; you have been begotten from the waters of
said, No one sees me. Your wisdom Judah, who swear by the name of
and your knowledge; it is turning you YAHWEH and profess by the Elohim
back, and you said in your heart, I am of Israel, but you mention not in truth
and none else is2. or in righteousness.
11 For this, evil shall come on you; 2 For they are called of the holy city,
you shall not know its origin. And and rest themselves on the Elohim of
mischief3 shall fall on you; you shall Israel; YAHWEH of Hosts is His
not be able to cover it. And ruin shall name4.
come on you suddenly, you shall not 3 I have declared the former things
know. from then; and they went out of My
12 Stand now among your spells, and
with your many sorceries, in which
you have wearied yourself since your 3 This Hebrew word is “hovah” and means
youth. Perhaps you will be able to ruin or mischief. It is where the name
profit; perhaps you may cause Jehovah comes from, which cannot be the
quaking. Father's name as there is no letter 'J' in
13 You are exhausted by your many Hebrew, and Yahweh is not Elohim of
mischief. Jehovah is a false combination of
4 Babylon is represented as a woman. In the taking the four letters for the name Yahweh,
archives found in Iraq it states that Istar the Y H W H and putting in the vowels for
false goddess of Babylon was the mother of Adonai. Jewish Rabbis started this tradition
immigrants, and she had a 7 spike crown on during second temple times as they began to
her head and either a torch or a golden cup think the sacred name YAHWEH was too
in her hand and the law book of Hammurabi holy to pronounce. So not to inadvertently
in the other hand. She also had red and pronounce the name they changed the
purple garments (Rev 17:4). vowel pointing in the Masoretic text with
1 End time Babylon is a pleasure seeking the vowels of Adonai.
nation who is living in relative luxury as 4 As we see here YAHWEH is the only
most other live in poverty (Rev 18:7-8). personal name that the Creator gives
2 Babylon instead of giving glory to Elohim Himself (Ex 3:15). He has many titles but
became a deity to themselves. only one family name, YAHWEH.
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mouth; and I made them hear; will do His pleasure on Babylon; yea,
suddenly I acted, and they came about. His arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
4 Because I knew that you are hard, 15 I, I have spoken; yea, I have called
and your neck is a sinew of iron, and him, I brought him, and he causes his
your brow copper. way to prosper3.
5 And I declared to you from then; 16 Come near to Me; hear this: I
before it came I made you hear, lest have not spoken in secret from the
you should say, My idol did them; and beginning. From its existence, I was
my image and my cast image there; and now Adonai YAHWEH,
commanded them. and His Spirit, has sent Me4.
6 You heard; see it all; and will you 17 So says YAHWEH, your
not declare? I made you hear new Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, I
things from now, even hidden things, am YAHWEH your Elohim, who
and you did not know them. teaches you to profit, who leads you in
7 They are created now, and not the way you should go.
from then; even before today, but you 18 Oh that you had listened to My
did not hear them; lest you should say, commandments! Then your peace
See, I knew them. would have been like the river, and
8 Yea, you did not hear; yea, you did your righteousness like the waves of
not know; yea, from then your ear was the sea.
not opened; for I know that surely you 19 And your seed would have been
will betray and revolt from the womb; like the sand, and your offspring of
it was called to you. your bowels like its grain; his name
9 For My name's sake I will put off would not have been cut off nor
My anger; and for My praise I will destroyed from My presence.
hold back for you, so as not to cut you 20 Go out of Babylon; flee from the
off. Chaldeans. Tell this with the voice of
10 Behold, I have refined you, but rejoicing; let this be heard, let it go out
not with silver; I have chosen you in to the end of the earth; say, YAHWEH
the furnace of affliction. has redeemed His servant Jacob
11 For My sake, for My sake, I will 21 And they did not thirst; He led
act; for how is it defiled? And I will not them in the deserts; He made waters
give My glory to another. (Is 42:8) flow out of rock for them. And He cut
12 Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel open the rock and the water gushed
My called: I am He; I am the First; out.
surely I am the Last. 22 There is no peace, says
13 My hand surely founded the YAHWEH, to the wicked.
earth, and My right hand has stretched
out the heavens1; I called to them, they Chapter 49
stood up together.
14 All of you gather and hear: Who 1 Hear Me, coastlands, and you
among them has declared these people from afar, and prick up your
things? YAHWEH has loved him2. He ear, YAHWEH called Me from the
3 Yah Yahweh the Father speaking here.
1 Yahshua is the right hand of YHWH, (Is 4 Yahshua Yahweh the Son answering in this
63:1-5, Is 59:16, Ps 110:1-5). verse and clearly showing the duality of the
2 Speaking of the Messiah who was with Him one Yahweh family at Creation (Eccl 12:1,
at creation (Gen 1:1, 26, Joh 1:1-4). Is 54:5, Ps 149:2, Is 44:24).
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womb; He mentioned My name from shall see and rise up; and chiefs shall
My mother's belly1. worship; because of YAHWEH who is
2 And He made My mouth like a faithful, and the Holy One of Israel;
sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow and He chose You.
of His hand, and made Me a polished 8 So says YAHWEH: In a favorable
arrow; He hid Me in His quiver; time I have answered You, and in a
3 and said to Me, You are My servant day of salvation I have helped You.
to Israel, You in whom I shall be And I will preserve You, and give You
glorified. for a covenant of the people; to
4 Then I said, I have labored in vain; establish the land, to cause to inherit
I have spent My strength for nothing, the desolated inheritances;5
and in vain; yet surely My judgment is 9 to say to the prisoners, Go out! To
with YAHWEH, and My work with those who are in darkness, Reveal
My Elohim. yourselves6. They shall feed in the
5 And now, says YAHWEH who ways, and their pastures shall be in all
formed Me from the womb to be His high places.
servant, to bring Jacob back to Him: 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst;
Though Israel is not gathered, yet I am and the heat and sun shall not strike
honored in the eye of YAHWEH, and them. For He who has mercy on them
My Elohim is My strength2. shall lead them; and He shall guide
6 And He said, It is too little that You them by the springs of water7.
should be My servant to raise up the 11 And I will make all My mountains
tribes of Jacob, and to restore the a way, and My highways shall be set on
preserved ones of Israel; I will also high.
give You, my Y’shua*, to be for a light 12 Behold, these shall come from
of the nations, to the end of the earth3. afar; and, lo, these from the north and
7 So says YAHWEH, the Redeemer from the west; and these from the land
of Israel; His Holy One, to the of Sinim8.
despised of soul, to the hated of the 13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O
nation4, the servant of rulers, Kings earth; break out into singing, O
mountains. For YAHWEH has
1 Just as YHWH named the pagan king Cyrus comforted His people and will have
to fulfill His will with allowing Israel to pity on His afflicted.
return after the Babylonian exile, the 14 But Zion said, YAHWEH has
Messiah is also called by name by forsaken me, and, My Adonai has
YAHWEH and He will bring the Israelites forgotten me.
back to the land a second time at His return
(Is 11:13, Ezek 37:15-28, Ex 23:21,
Math 1:21, Acts 4:12). 5 This verse is referring to the Jubilee.
2 Even though Israel would have to wait for 6 Whereas physical Israel was led out of the
their redemption till the latter days, the darkness of slavery in Egypt, The Messiah
Servant of YHWH is still honored will bring Israel out of spiritual darkness.
throughout the earth until that time. (Is 61:1-2 Luk 4:18)
3 Here Yahshua Messiah is promised to be 7 As a good shepherd does, the Messiah will
king over all the earth. This was never lead His followers to green pastures and
promised to king David. (Is 42:1-4) Simeon watered oasis’s. (Joh 10:11)
also prophesied of this verse in Luk 2:32. 8 “Sinim” is China, showing that King
4 The Messiah will not be accepted by the Messiah has scattered sheep from the House
nation at first, but will be at His second of Israel from the four corners of the earth
coming (Zech 12:10). and they will be gathered at His return.
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15 Can a woman forget her suckling captives of the warrior shall be taken,
child, from pitying the son of her and the plunder of the terrifying ones
womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will shall be delivered. For I will strive with
surely not forget you. him who contends with you; and I will
16 Behold, I have carved you on the save your sons.
palms of My hands; your walls are 26 And those who oppress you, I will
always before Me. feed with their own flesh: and they
17 Your sons hurry; those destroying shall be drunk by their own blood, as
you and ruining you shall go out from with fresh wine. And all flesh shall
you. know that I am YAHWEH, and your
18 Lift up your eyes all around and Savior (Y’shua*), the Kinsman
see! They all gather and come to you. Redeemer1, the Mighty One of Jacob.
As I live, says YAHWEH, you shall
surely wear all of them as an Chapter 50
ornament, and bind them on as a
bride. 1 So says YAHWEH, Where is the
19 For your wastes and your writing of the severing of your
deserted places, and your land of ruins mother's matrimonial bond, whom I
shall even now be too narrow to live have put away2? Or who of My
there; and they who swallow you shall creditors that I have sold you to him?
be far away. Behold, you were sold for your
20 The sons of your bereavement iniquities, and your mother was put
shall yet say in your ears, The place is away for your trespasses.
too narrow for me; come near for me 2 Who knows why I have come, and
so that I may have place to live. no one is here? I called, and not one
21 Then you shall say in your heart, answered. Is My hand truly cut short
Who has borne these to me, for I am from ransom? Or is there not power in
bereaved and desolate, turned aside Me to deliver? Behold, at My rebuke I
and an exile; who then has brought up dry up the sea; I make rivers a
these? Behold, I was left alone. From wilderness; their fish stink because of
where do these come? no water, and die in thirst.
22 So says Adonai YAHWEH, 3 I clothe the heavens with
Behold, I will lift up My hand to the blackness, and sackcloth makes their
nations, and will set up My banner to covering.
peoples. And they shall bring your 4 Adonai YAHWEH has given to Me
sons in the bosom, and your daughters
shall be carried on the shoulder. 1 Yahshua is the kinsman redeemer, who is in
23 And kings shall be supporting scripture the legal close relative who is able
you, and their princesses your nurses. to redeem a relative from debt and to
They shall bow to you, faces down to restore to them property that was lost.
Messiah is showing that Israel had more
the earth, and lick up the dust of your
than a physical debt to pay, but a spiritual
feet. And you shall know that I am debt for their sins that only He could pay as
YAHWEH, by whom they who wait their kinsman redeemer. (Is 50:1, 53:6, 12)
for Me shall not be ashamed. 2 This is a severing of the engagement
24 Shall the plunder be taken from agreement as when Moses went up to
the warrior, or the righteous captive Mount Sinai to receive the contract of
escape? marriage, Israel greatly sinned with the
25 But so says YAHWEH, Even the golden calf and the marriage covenant
agreement was broken.
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the tongue of learned ones, to know to Look to the rock from which you were
help the weary with a word. He cut, and to the hollow of the pit from
awakens me in the morning; He which you were dug2.
wakens the ear to Me, to hear as the 2 Look to your father Abraham, and
learned. to Sarah who bore you. For he being
5 Adonai YAHWEH has opened My but one, I called him and blessed him
ear and I did not rebel; I did not turn and increased him.
away backwards. 3 For YAHWEH comforts Zion. He
6 I gave My back to strikers, and My comforts all her desolations, and He
cheeks to them that plucked off the makes her wilderness like Eden, and
hair; I did not hide My face from her desert like the garden of
shame and spitting1. YAHWEH3; joy and gladness shall be
7 And Adonai YAHWEH will help found in it, thanksgiving and the voice
Me. On account of this I was not of singing praise.
ashamed. On account of this I set My 4 Hear Me, My people; yea, give ear
face like flint, and I know that I shall to Me, My nation. For the Torah shall
not be ashamed. go out from Me, and My justice I will
8 My Justifier is near. Who will make rest as light to peoples4.
contend with Me? Let us stand up 5 My righteousness is near; My
together. Who is master of My salvation (Y’shua*) went out; and My
judgment? Let him come near to Me. arms shall judge peoples; coastlands
9 Behold, Adonai YAHWEH will shall wait on Me, and they shall hope
help Me; who is He who will condemn on My arm.
Me? Behold, like a garment they shall 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
wear out; the moth shall eat them. and look to the earth beneath; for the
10 Who among you fears YAHWEH, heavens vanish like smoke, and the
obeying the voice of His Servant; who earth shall wear out like a garment;
walks in darkness, and no light is in and those living in it shall die in the
him? Let him trust in the name of same way, but my Y’shua* shall be
YAHWEH, and lean on his Elohim. forever, and My righteousness shall
11 Behold, all of you who kindle fire, not be broken.
who are surrounded by sparks; walk in 7 Hear Me, those knowing
the light of your fire and in the sparks righteousness, the people of My Torah
you are burning. This shall be to you in their heart; do not fear the reproach
from My hand; you shall lie down in of man, and do not be bowed from
pain. their blaspheming.
Chapter 51 8 For the moth shall eat them like a

1 Hear Me, pursuers of 2 Telling them to go back to their beginnings

righteousness, seekers of YAHWEH: and learn the wonderful lessons of the
rewards of faith in YHWH.
1 Yahweh is completely with His Messiah 3 Going back to the beginning would bring
and His Messiah has fully yielded to the them to The Garden of Eden, which was in
call of YHWH even to be subject to Jerusalem and will literally be restored in
physical torture and humiliation. The beard the millennial kingdom (Ezek 47:1-12, Rev
was a sign of respect and for someone to 22:1-3, Joel 2:3).
pluck it out on someone else was utterly 4 At the core of peace and harmony in the
contemptible. (Math 26:67, 27:30, Mk millennial kingdom will be the obedience
15:19 Luk 22:63) by all to the Torah (Mic 4:2, Jer 31:33).
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garment; yea, the moth worm shall eat of My hand, to plant the heavens and
them1 like wool. But My righteousness found the earth, and to say to Zion,
shall be forever, and my Y’shua* shall You are My people. (Jer 31:33)
be from generation to generation. 17 Awake! Awake! Rise up, O
9 Awake! Awake! Arm of YAHWEH, Jerusalem, who drank the cup of His
put on strength. Awake, as in days of fury from the hand of YAHWEH; you
old, everlasting generations. Was it drank the bowl of the cup of reeling;
not You cutting in pieces Rahab2, and you fully drained it. (Is 29:9-13)
piercing the sea monster? 18 No guide is for her among all the
10 Was it not You drying up the sea, sons she has borne; and of all the sons
the waters of the great deep, who set she made to grow none makes strong
the depths of the sea a way for the her hand.
redeemed to pass? (Ex 14:21) 19 Those two things came to you;
11 Yea, the ransomed of YAHWEH who shall grieve for you? Ruin and
shall return and come to Zion with shattering and famine and the sword,
singing, and everlasting joy shall be on who but I shall comfort you? (Is 40:2)
their head; gladness and joy shall 20 Your sons have fainted; they lie at
overtake them; sorrow and sighing the head of all the streets, like an
shall flee3. antelope in a net, filled with the fury of
12 I, I am He comforting you. Who YAHWEH, the rebuke of your Elohim.
are you, that you should fear from 21 So hear this now, afflicted one,
man? He shall die! And from the son and drunken, but not from wine:
of man? He is given as grass. 22 So says your Master YAHWEH
13 And you forget your Maker and your Elohim, He strives for His
YAHWEH, who has stretched out the people. Behold, I have taken the cup of
heavens and founded the earth. And reeling out of your hand, the bowl of
you dread continually, every day, from the cup of My fury; you shall not yet
the fury of the oppressor, since he was again drink it. (Is 60:14-21)
ready to destroy. And where is the fury 23 But I will put it into the hand of
of the oppressor? those oppressing you, who have said to
14 Bowed down, he hurries to be your soul, Bow down that we may
freed, that he not die in the pit, nor cross, and, Put your back to the
that he lack his bread. ground, and as the street to those who
15 But I am YAHWEH your Elohim, cross. (Jos 10:24, Rev 18:20)
stirring up the sea and making its
waves roar; YAHWEH of Hosts is His Chapter 52
name.
16 And I have put My Words in your 1 Awake! Awake! Put on your
mouth, and covered you in the shade strength, Zion; put on your beautiful
robes, O Jerusalem, the holy city. For
1 Is 50:9 never again shall uncircumcised and
2 In Is 30:7, the word for strength is 'rahab' unclean ones come to you.
and this may be a metaphor for how YHWH 2 Shake yourself from the dust; rise
destroyed Egypt, or it could be a creature up! Sit, Jerusalem; free yourself from
that this verse here indicated but otherwise your neck bands, O captive daughter
is not mentioned in scripture (Ps 87:4, 89:9- of Zion. (Zech 2:7)
10). 3 For so says YAHWEH: You were
3 Speaking of the second exodus (Is 11:11-16,
Jer 31:1-17).
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sold for nothing, and you will not be haste, nor will you go by flight; for
redeemed with silver. YAHWEH is going before you, and
4 For so says Adonai YAHWEH: My the Elohim of Israel gathers you5.
people went down to Egypt at the first, 13 Behold, My Servant shall rule
to reside there, and without cause wisely; He shall be exalted and lifted
Assyria oppressed him. up and be very high. (Joh 3:14)
5 So then what is to Me here, 14 Just as many were astonished
declares YAHWEH? For My people over You, so much was the
are taken for nothing; those ruling disfigurement from man, His
howl, declares YAHWEH. And My appearance and His form from sons of
name is continually despised1, every mankind6. (Mk 14:65)
day. 15 So He sprinkles from many
6 So My people shall know My name nations. At Him kings shall shut their
thus in that day2; for I am He mouths; for they will see that which
speaking. Behold Me! was not told to them; yea, what they
7 How beautiful on the mountains had not heard, they will understand.
are the feet of him proclaiming good
news, making peace heard, bearing Chapter 53
tidings of good, making heard
salvation (Y’shua*), saying to Zion, 1 Who has believed our report? And
Your Elohim reigns. (Ro 10:15, Nah to whom is the arm of YAHWEH
1:15) revealed7?
8 The voice of your watchmen, they 2 For He comes up as a shoot before
lift the voice together, they sing aloud. Him, and as a root out of dry ground 8.
For they shall see eye to eye when He has no form nor majesty that we
YAHWEH brings back Zion. should see Him; nor form that we
9 Break out, sing together, waste should desire Him9.
places of Jerusalem; for YAHWEH 3 He is despised and abandoned of
comforts His people; He has redeemed men, a Man of pains, and acquainted
Jerusalem.
10 YAHWEH has bared His holy 4 This is addressed to those in Babylon and
arm in the eyes of all the nations; and they are told that they must leave the
all the ends of the earth shall see immoral filth of Babylon and return to their
(Aleph /Tav) Y’shua* from our homeland (Rev 18:4).
Elohim3. 5 This is to those that take the early warning
11 Turn! Turn! Go out from there! of leaving Babylon in faith. To those who
Touch not the unclean! Go out of her wait for the last minute they are told to run
in haste for their lives (Jer 51:6, 45).
midst, purify yourselves, bearers of the 6 Starting with this verse and going through
vessels of YAHWEH4. all of chapter 53, the Messiah is pictured as
12 For you shall not go out with a willing suffering servant that gave His life
for exchange of the sins of the people. Is 53
1 Literally means to blaspheme. is the only chapter of the entire Tanach that
2 Where as today the name of YHWH is not is not read in the Torah cycle of readings in
known or uttered in Israel, during the the Synagogue. The disfigurement is from
millennial reign of Yahshua everyone will the scourging that He took (Math 27:26).
know the name of YAHWEH. 7 A prophecy showing that the nation would
3 When Yahshua returns on the Mount of not accept the servant at this time.
Olives (Zech 14:1-5) all eyes will see Him, 8 Is 11:1, showing the humble beginnings of
(Math 24:30). King Messiah.
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with sickness1. And as it were hiding with the wicked, but He was with a
our faces from Him, He being rich man in His death; though He had
despised, and we did not value Him2. done no violence, and deceit was not
4 Surely He has borne our in His mouth. (Math 27:38, 57-60)
sicknesses, and He carried our pain; 10 But YAHWEH pleased to crush
yet we esteemed Him plagued, smitten Him, to make Him sick, so that If He
by Elohim, and afflicted.3 should put His soul as a guilt offering 7,
5 But He was wounded for our He shall see His seed8; He shall
transgressions; He was bruised for our prolong His days; and the will of
iniquities; the chastisement of our YAHWEH shall prosper in His hand9.
peace was upon Him; and with His 11 He shall see the life of light, the
wounds we ourselves are healed4. fruit of the travail of His soul; He shall
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; be fully satisfied. By His knowledge
we have each one turned to his own shall My righteous Servant justify for
way; and YAHWEH made meet in many, and He shall bear their
Him the iniquity of all of us5. iniquities. (Joh 8:12, Job 33:28)
7 He was oppressed, and He was 12 Because of this I will divide to
afflicted, but He did not open His Him with the great, and with the
mouth. He was led as a lamb to the strong He shall divide the spoil;
slaughter; and as a ewe before her because He poured out His soul to
shearers is dumb, so He opened not death; and He was counted with those
His mouth. (Math 26:63-64, 27:12-14) transgressing; and He bore the sin of
8 He was taken from prison and many, and made intercession for
from justice; and who shall consider transgressors10.
His generation? For He was cut off 6
out of the land of the living; for the Chapter 54
transgression of My people, the stroke
was to Him. 1 Sing out, barren one who never
9 And He appointed Him His grave bore; break out a song and shout, you
who never travailed. For the sons of
9 It is not physical beauty that attracts people the desolate one are more than the
to the Servant but His being filled with the sons of the married woman, says
spirit of Elohim. YAHWEH11.
1 Indicating the sufferings that the Servant 2 Make the place of your tent larger,
went through early in His life to be able to
have empathy on others. 7 Ps 40:6-8
2 At His first coming the nation would not 8 There has never been a human being born
truly understand the great blessing being that has affected the lives of more people
brought to them by King Messiah. than Yahshua of Nazareth.
3 Math 27:39-44 9 Clearly, showing a promise of resurrection
4 The substitutionary sacrifice that the (Ps 16:9-11).
Messiah will make for the people is due to 10 Because of the great sacrifice that King
their sin. 1 Pe 2:23-25 Messiah made in paying the penalty for the
5 Every human being has sinned sins worthy sins of the covenant people, YHWH will
of death and only by excepting the sacrifice give Him a great position for eternity, Phil
of Yahshua to pay the penalty of those sins 2:7-11.
can someone have them paid for Ro 3:10- 11 An idiomatic poetic phrase speaking to the
26. House of Israel who grew much larger in
6 This literally means that He was killed for their Diaspora than Judah who never lost
the transgression of the people. their identity.
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and let them stretch out the curtains of removed, says YAHWEH who has pity
your dwellings. Do not spare, lengthen on you.
your cords and strengthen your 11 Afflicted one, storm tossed and
stakes1. not comforted! Behold, I am laying
3 For you shall break forth on the your stones with fair colors, and have
right hand and on the left. And your founded you with sapphires.
seed shall possess nations, and people 12 And I will make your battlements
will inhabit ruined cities. of ruby, and your gates carbuncle
4 Do not fear, for you shall not be stones, and all your borders stones of
shamed, nor shall you be disgraced, delight;
for you shall not be wounded. For you 13 and all your sons will be taught of
shall forget the shame of your youth, YAHWEH; and the peace of your sons
and you shall not remember the will be great.
reproach of your widowhood any 14 You shall be established in
more. righteousness; you shall be far from
5 For your Makers2 are your oppression, for you shall not fear; and
husbands; YAHWEH of Hosts is Their from terror, for it shall not come near
name; and your Redeemer is the Holy you.
One of Israel; He is called the Elohim 15 Behold, gathering they shall
of all the earth. gather, but not from Me. Who has
6 For YAHWEH has called you as a gathered against you? By you he shall
woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, fall.
even a wife of young men when she is 16 Behold, I have created the smith
rejected, says your Elohim. who blows the coal in the fire, and who
7 For a little moment I have left you, brings out a weapon for his work; and
but I will gather you with great pitying. I have created the waster to destroy.
8 In a flood of wrath I hid My face 17 Every weapon formed against you
from you for a moment; but I will have shall not prosper, and every tongue
pity on you with everlasting kindness, that shall rise against you in judgment,
says YAHWEH your Redeemer. you shall condemn. This is the
9 For this is the waters of Noah to inheritance of the servants of
Me; for as I swore to refrain from YAHWEH, and their righteousness is
passing over the waters of Noah over from Me, says YAHWEH.
the earth again, so I have sworn from
being angry with you and rebuking Chapter 55
you.
10 For the mountains shall depart 1 Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to
and the hills be removed, but My the water; and he who has no money,
mercy shall not depart from you; nor come buy grain and eat. Yes, come buy
shall the covenant of My peace be grain, wine and milk without silver
and with no price3. (Is 43:18-20,)
1 In ancient times when a child would marry, 2 Why do you weigh out silver for
the family would simply lengthen the tent that which is not bread, and your labor
they lived in for the new couple. This is
stating to Judah that they need to do the 3 The word of YHWH has no price tag to it
same for the returning Ephraimites coming and one cannot buy or earn his/her
from Diaspora (Is 56:8). salvation, it is a gift of YHWH paid for by
2 This word is plural in Hebrew and shows 2 the blood of Yahshua. (Math 10:8, 1 Pe
beings at creation (Ps 149:2, Eccl 12:1). 1:18-20, Math 5:6)
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for what never satisfies? Listen out of My mouth; it shall not return to
carefully to Me and eat the good; and Me void, but it shall accomplish that
let your soul delight itself in fatness1. which I please, and it shall prosper in
3 Bend your ear2 and come to Me; what I sent it to do7!
hear, and your soul shall live; and I 12 For you shall go out with joy and
will cut an everlasting covenant with be led out with peace. The mountains
you, the faithful mercies of David3. and the hills shall break out into song
4 Behold, I gave Him a Witness to before you, and all the trees of the field
peoples, a Leader and Commander of shall clap the hand. (Ps 98:8-9)
peoples. 13 Instead of the thorn bush, the fir
5 Behold, You shall call a nation You tree shall come up; instead of the
do not know; yea, a nation not brier, the myrtle shall come up; and it
knowing You shall run to You, because shall be for a name to YAHWEH, for
of YAHWEH Your Elohim, and for the an everlasting sign that shall not be
Holy One of Israel; for He has glorified cut off8. (Is 32:13, Is 35:1-2)
You.
6 Seek YAHWEH while He may be Chapter 56
found; call on Him while He is near4.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way and 1 So says YAHWEH: Keep justice
the man of vanity his thoughts, and let and do righteousness, for my Y’shua*
him return to YAHWEH, and He will is coming soon, and My righteousness
have mercy on him; and to our will be revealed.
Elohim, for He will abundantly 2 Blessed is the man who does this,
pardon5. and the son of man who lays hold on
8 For My thoughts are not your it; keeping the Sabbath, from defiling
thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, it; and keeping his hand from doing
says YAHWEH6. every evil.
9 For as the heavens are high from 3 And do not let the son of the
the earth, so My ways are high from foreigner speak, he who joins himself
your ways, and My thoughts from your to YAHWEH, saying, surely,
thoughts. YAHWEH separates me from His
10 For as the rain and the snow people; and do not let the eunuch say,
comes down from the heavens and do Behold, I am a dried tree9.
not return there, except it waters the 4 For so says YAHWEH to the
earth and make it bring forth and bud, eunuchs who keep (Aleph/Tav) My
and give seed to the sower and bread Sabbaths and choose things I am
to the eater, pleased with, and take hold of My
11 so shall My Word be, which goes covenant:

1 Joh 6:32-35, 53-58 7 This shows Yahweh's circular pattern of

2 Jewish idiom meaning to listen to. worship and also that every last word of
3 Whoever, repents and accepts the shed scripture will come to pass exactly as
blood of Messiah (who is from the lineage YHWH stated. Deut 32:1-4, Joh 1:1-5,14,
of King David) will inherit the blessings Joh 17:4-5
with King David. (Jer 31:31-33, Jer 32:37- 8 Rom 8:19-22
40, Ezek 34:24-25, Ps 89:2-5, Acts 13:34) 9 Gentiles joining themselves to the covenant
4 Amos 5:6, Ps 32:6 of Yahweh must keep the Torah as Israelites
5 Joel 2:11-18, Ps 130:3-8 do, including the keeping of the blessing of
6 Is 53:6 the Sabbath day Num 15:15-16.
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5 I, even I will give to them in My that the righteous is gathered from the
house and in My walls a hand and a face of evil.
name better than sons and than 2 He shall enter peace; they shall rest
daughters; I will give them an ever- on their couches, walking in his
lasting name which shall not be cut uprightness.
off. 3 But you, draw near here, sons of
6 And the sons of the foreigner, who the sorceress, seed of the adulterer
join themselves to YAHWEH to serve and the harlot.
Him, and to love the name of 4 On whom are you making sport?
YAHWEH, to be His servants, On whom do you make a wide mouth
everyone who keeps from defiling the and draw out the tongue? Are you not
Sabbath, and takes hold of My children of transgression, a lying seed,
covenant: 5 being inflamed with idols under
7 even them I will bring to My holy every green tree, slaughtering the
mount and make them joyful in My children in the torrent beds, under the
house of prayer. Their burnt offerings clefts of the rocks?
and their sacrifices shall be accepted 6 In the torrent's smoothness is your
on My altar, for My house shall be portion; they, they are your lot; even
called a house of prayer for all the to them you have poured a drink
peoples, offering; you have offered a food
8 states Adonai YAHWEH, who offering. Should I be consoled over
gathers the outcasts of Israel; I will yet these?
gather others beside him to his 7 You have set your couch on a lofty
gathered ones1. and high mountain; yea, you went up
9 All beasts of the field come to there to sacrifice a sacrifice.
devour, all beasts in the forest! 8 And you have set up your
10 His watchmen are blind; they all memorial behind the door and post.
do not know; they are all dumb dogs; For you uncovered yourself from Me
they cannot bark, dreaming, lying and went up; you enlarged your couch;
down, loving to slumber; and you cut covenant with them; you
11 yea, dogs greedy of soul; they do loved their couch; at a hand you
not know satisfaction. And they are looked.
shepherds; they do not know to 9 And you went to the king with oil
discern; they all look to their own way, and multiplied your perfume. And you
each one for his own gain, from his sent your messengers far away, and
own end, saying: lowered yourself to Sheol.
12 Come, and let me bring wine, and 10 You were wearied in the length of
let us gulp down fermented drink; and your way; you did not say, Despair!
tomorrow shall be as this day, great, You found the life of your hand, so you
exceedingly abundant. were not sick.
11 And whom have you dreaded and
Chapter 57 feared? You have lied and have not
remembered Me, not laying it on your
1 The righteous one perishes, and no heart. Have I not been silent, even
one lays it to heart; yea, merciful men from forever, and you have not feared
are gathered, with no one discerning Me?
12 I will reveal your righteousness
1 Joh 10:16 Speaking of the scattered Israelite
tribes in Diaspora. Also, Ps 147:2.
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and your works, and they will not 2 Yet they seek Me day by day, and
benefit you. desire knowledge of My ways. As a
13 When you cry, let your assembly nation that has done right, and not
deliver you; but the wind shall bear forsaking the judgment of their
away all of them; vanity takes them. Elohim, they ask Me about judgments
But he who takes refuge in Me shall of righteousness; they desire to draw
inherit the land and possess My holy near to Elohim.
mountain1. 3 They say, Why have we fasted, and
14 And he shall say, Raise up! Raise You did not see? We have afflicted our
up! Clear the way! Make the stumbling soul, and You did not acknowledge.
block rise from the way of My people. Behold, on the day of your fast you
15 For so says the high and lofty One find pleasure; and you drive all your
who inhabits eternity, and His name is laborers hard.
Holy: I dwell in the high and holy 4 Look! You fast for strife, and for
place, even with the contrite and debate, and to strike with the fist of
humble of spirit; to make live the spirit wickedness. Do not fast as today, to
of the humble and to make live the sound your voice in the high place.
heart of the contrite ones. 5 Is this like the fast I will choose, a
16 For I will not contend forever, nor day for a man to afflict his soul? To
will I always be angry, for the spirit bow his head down like a bulrush, and
would faint before Me, even the he spreads sackcloth and ashes? Will
breaths I have made. you call to this as a fast and a day of
17 For I was angry and struck him delight to YAHWEH2?
for the iniquity of his gain; I hid 6 Is this not the fast I have chosen:
Myself and was angry; yet he went, to open bands of wickedness, to undo
turning in his heart's way. thongs of the yoke, and to send out the
18 His ways I have seen, but I will oppressed ones free; even that you pull
heal him, and will lead him and off every yoke3?
complete comforts to him and to his 7 Is it not to break your bread to the
mourners. hungry, that you should bring the
19 I create the fruit of the lips: peace, wandering poor home? When will you
peace, to the ones far off and near, see the naked and cover him, and you
says YAHWEH, and I will heal him. will not hide yourself from your flesh?
20 But the wicked are like the driven 8 Then your light shall break as the
sea, which cannot be quiet, and its dawn, and your healing shall spring up
waves cast up mire and dirt. quickly; and your righteousness shall
21 There is no peace to the wicked, go before you; the glory of YAHWEH
says my Elohim. (Is 48:22) shall gather you.
9 Then you shall call, and YAHWEH
Chapter 58 will answer; you shall cry, and He shall
say, Here I am. If you put the yoke
1 Call out with the throat! Do not away from among you, the pointing of
spare. Lift up your voice like the ram's the finger, and the speaking of vanity4;
horn! And declare to My people their
rebellion, and their sins to the house 2 Unless someone is humbling himself and
of Jacob. truly dedicating their fast to YHWH, they
are simply going hungry.
1 Must have total faith in YHWH to be 3 Math 11:27-30, is 61:1
blessed to possess the Holy Land. 4 Pr 15:29, Joel 2;12-19
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10 and if you let out your soul to the 2 But your iniquities are separating
hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; between you and your Elohim; and
then your light shall rise in the your sins have hidden His face from
darkness, and your gloom shall be as you, from hearing.
the noonday1. 3 For your hands are defiled by
11 And YAHWEH shall always guide blood; yea, your fingers with iniquity.
you, and satisfy your soul in dry Your lips have spoken falsehood; your
places, and make strong your bones. tongue murmurs perverseness.
And you shall be like a watered 4 No one calls for righteousness; and
garden, and like a spring of water no one pleads with truth. Trusting
whose waters do not fail. (Ps 1:3) emptiness, and speaking vanity, they
12 And those who come of you shall conceive mischief, and give birth to
build the old ruins; you shall rear the iniquity.
foundations of many generations 2; and 5 They hatch adders' eggs, and weave
you shall be called, The repairer of the the spider's web; he who eats their
breach, the restorer of paths to live in. eggs dies; and that which is crushed
13 If you turn your foot away hatches out a viper.
because of the Sabbath, from doing 6 Their webs shall not become
what you please on My holy day, and clothing, nor shall they cover
call the Sabbath a delight, to the themselves with their works. Their
holiness of YAHWEH, glorified; and works are works of evil, and the act of
shall glorify Him, to the holiness of not violence5 is in their hands.
doing your own ways, from finding 7 Their feet run to evil, and they
your own pleasure or speaking your hurry to pour out innocent blood.
own words3; Thoughts of iniquity are their
14 then you shall delight yourself in thoughts; wasting and ruin are in their
YAHWEH. And I will cause you to ways. (Pr 6:17, Rom 3:15-17)
ride on the heights of the earth, and 8 They do not know the way of
make you eat with the inheritance of peace; and no justice is in their tracks.
your father Jacob. For the mouth of They have made crooked paths for
YAHWEH has spoken4. themselves; everyone going in them
does not know peace6.
Chapter 59 9 For this reason justice is far from
us; and righteousness does not
1 Behold, the hand of YAHWEH is overtake us. We wait for light, but,
not shortened from saving, nor is His behold, dimness; for brightness, but
ear heavy from hearing. (Is 50:2) we walk in gloom.
10 We grope for the wall like the
blind, and we grope as if we had no
1 Luk 23:44-45 eyes; we stumble at noonday as in the
2 Ps 102:14 twilight, in deserted places like ones
3 The Sabbath day is more than simply
dying.
resting, but it is a day sanctified to YHWH
and a covenant believer should refrain on 11 We all of us roar like bears, and
the Sabbath from personal entertainment moaning we moan like doves. We wait
and self motivated pleasure seeking (Neh
13:15-22). 5 The word here for violence is Hamas, the
4 There are great rewards involved with same as the Palestinian terror group.
keeping the Sabbath day sanctified to 6 Although not the primary meaning of the
YHWH. verse, this defines Hamas exactly.
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for justice, but there is none; for back from their rebellion, declares
Y’shua*, but He is far from us. YAHWEH3.
12 For our rebellions are multiplied 21 As for Me, this is My covenant
before You, and our sins testify against with them, says YAHWEH: My Spirit
us. For our transgressions are with us, who is on you, and My Words which I
and we know our iniquities; (Is 58:1) have put in your mouth, shall not
13 transgressing and lying against depart out of your mouth, or out of the
YAHWEH, and turning back from our mouth of your seed, or out of the
Elohim, speaking oppression and mouth of your seed's seed, from now
revolt, conceiving and murmuring on and forever, says YAHWEH4.
words of falsehood from the heart.
14 And justice is driven back; and Chapter 60
righteousness stands far off; for truth
stumbles in the plaza, and right is not 1 Arise, shine; for your light has
able to enter. come, and the glory of YAHWEH has
15 And the truth is lacking; and risen on you5! (Eph 5:14)
whoever turns from evil makes himself 2 For behold, the darkness shall
a prey. And YAHWEH saw; and it was cover the earth, and gross darkness
evil in His eyes, that there was no the peoples. But YAHWEH shall rise
justice. on you, and His glory shall be seen on
16 And He saw that there was no you. (Joel 2:1-2)
man, and He was astonished that 3 And nations shall walk to your
there was no intercessor. And His own light, and kings to the brightness of
arm saved for Him; and His your dawning. (Is 42:6, Is 52:15)
righteousness sustained Him1. 4 Lift up your eyes all around and
17 For He put on righteousness like see; they are all assembling; they are
armor, and a helmet of Y’shua* He put coming to you. Your sons shall come
on His head. And He put on robes of from far away, and your daughters
vengeance as clothing; and He put on shall be supported on the side.6
zeal like a mantle2. 5 Then you shall fear and be bright;
18 According to works, so He will and your heart shall dread and swell.
repay; fury to His foes; recompense to For the abundance of the sea shall be
His foes; He will repay recompense to turned to you; the wealth of nations
the coasts. shall come to you.
19 So they shall fear the name of
YAHWEH from the west, and His 3 This is speaking about the kinsman
glory from the rising of the sun. When redeemer, who has the legal right of
the foe comes like a flood, the Spirit of redemption. When Yahshua came the first
time He redeemed the sins of those who
YAHWEH shall cause him to flee.
repented and accepted His substitutionary
20 And the Redeemer comes to
death for the penalty of their sins, and the
Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn second time He will redeem the land back
to those in covenant with Him. Is 44:22,
Heb 9:28 Lev 25:25-28.
1 Since man was too corrupt, Yahweh needed 4 Jer 31:31
His own right arm Yahshua (Is 62:8, Ps 5 This whole chapter is describing the glory
110:1) to pay the penalty for sin. Is 63:5, of Jerusalem and Israel in the millennial
Ezek 22:27-30, Jer 5:1, Ps 98:1, Is 40:10, Is kingdom.
51:5, 8, 53:12 6 Referring to Ephraim's return. Jer 31:1-14,
2 Rom 12:19 Is 49:18, 22.
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6 A host of camels shall cover you, and hated, so that no one passes
young camels of Midian and Ephah. through, I will make you for
All of them shall come from Sheba 1, everlasting majesty, a joy of many
they shall bear gold and incense; and generations.
they shall proclaim the praises of 16 You shall also suck the milk of
YAHWEH. nations, and you shall suck the breast
7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be of kings. And you shall know that I,
gathered to you; rams of Nebaioth YAHWEH, am your Savior and your
shall serve you; they shall come up for Kinsman Redeemer, the mighty One of
acceptance on My altar; and the house Jacob. ( Is 54:5, Lev 25:25)
of My beauty I will glorify2. 17 Instead of copper, I will bring
8 Who are these who fly like a cloud, gold; and instead of iron, I will bring
and with the doves to their windows? silver. And instead of timber, copper;
9 For the coastlands shall wait for and instead of stones, iron. And I will
Me, and the ships of Tarshish at the make your governors peace, and your
first, to bring your sons from far away, oppressors righteousness.
their silver and their gold to them, to 18 Violence shall not still be heard in
the name of YAHWEH your Elohim, your land, or wasting and ruin within
and to the Holy One of Israel, because your borders; but you shall call out 3 to
He has glorified you. Y’shua* by name as your wall of
10 And the sons of the foreigner protection, and your gates, Praise4.
shall build your walls; and their kings 19 The sun shall not still be your
shall serve you. For I struck you in My light by day, or the brightness of the
wrath, but I pitied you in My favor. moon give you light; but YAHWEH
11 So your gates shall be always shall be for everlasting light to you,
open; they shall not be shut day or and your Elohim for your beauty.
night, so that men may bring to you (Rev 21:23)
the force of nations, and that their 20 Your sun shall not go in any
kings may be led. (Is 26:1-3) more, and your moon shall not be
12 For the nations and the kingdom removed; for YAHWEH will become
that will not serve you shall perish; your everlasting light; and the days of
yea, the nations shall be utterly your mourning shall end.(Rev 22:5,
destroyed. (Zech 14:17-19) Rev 21:4 )
13 The glory of Lebanon shall come 21 And your people shall all be
to you: the juniper, the box tree, and righteous; they shall possess the earth
the cypress together, to beautify the forever, a branch of My planting, a
place of My sanctuary; yea, I will work of My hands, to beautify Myself5.
glorify the place of My feet. (Is 35:2-3) 22 A little one shall become a
14 Also the sons of ones afflicting thousand and a small one a strong
you shall come bowing to you. And all nation. I, YAHWEH, will hasten it in
who despised you shall fall at the soles its time6.
of your feet. And they shall call you,
The City of YAHWEH, the Zion of the 3 To call out- The Hebrew word Qara has the
Holy One of Israel. (Is 62:12) idea of approaching a person and calling
15 Instead of your being forsaken Him out by name. This word is also used to
invite a famous guest.
1 Sheba- modern day Yemen. 4 Is 26:1, Is 42:7, Is 49:9, Is 54:14
2 Verses 6 & 7- All these places are 5 Rev 5:10
associated with the Arabian desert. 6 Luk 18:17, Math 13:31-32, Is 51:2, 54:3
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Chapter 61 portion; for they shall possess a

second time in their land; everlasting
1 The Spirit of Adonai YAHWEH is joy shall be theirs.
on Me, because YAHWEH has 8 For I, YAHWEH, love judgment,
anointed Me to preach the good news hating plunder in burnt offering. And I
to the meek. He has sent Me to heal will give their work in truth; and I will
the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty cut an everlasting covenant to them3.
to captives, and recovery of sight to the 9 And their seed shall be known
blind, and complete opening to the among the nations, and their offspring
bound ones; among the peoples; all who see them
2 to proclaim the acceptable year of shall acknowledge them, that they are
YAHWEH1, and the day of vengeance the seed that YAHWEH has blessed.
of our Elohim; to comfort all who 10 Rejoicing I will rejoice in
mourn; YAHWEH. My soul shall exult in my
3 to appoint to those who mourn in Elohim. For He clothed me with the
Zion, to give them beauty instead of wedding garments of Y’shua*; He put
ashes, the oil of joy instead of on me the robe of righteousness, even
mourning, the mantle of praise instead as a bridegroom, adorned as a priest
of the spirit of infirmity, so that one with his fancy attire, and as a bride
calls them trees of righteousness, the wears her wedding dress.4
planting of YAHWEH, in order to 11 For as the earth comes out with
beautify Himself. her buds, and as a garden causes that
4 And they shall build old ruins; they which is sown to grow, so Adonai
shall raise up former desolations; and YAHWEH will make righteousness
they shall restore the waste cities, and praise to grow before all the
ruins of generations and generations. nations.5
5 And foreigners shall stand and feed
your flocks, and the sons of strangers Chapter 62
shall be your plowmen and your
vinedressers. 1 For Zion's sake, I will not be silent;
6 But you shall be called, Priests of and for Jerusalem's sake, I will not
YAHWEH; it will be said of you, rest; until her righteousness goes forth
Ministers of our Elohim2. You shall eat as brightness, and Y’shua* as a
the wealth of the nations, and you burning torch.
shall revel in their glory. 2 And nations shall see your
7 Instead of your shame and righteousness, and all kings your
disgrace, double. They rejoice in their glory. And you shall be called by a new
name which the mouth of YAHWEH
1 This is the Jubilee year when the kinsman shall name6.
redeemer will restore back to His own that 3 You also shall be a crown of beauty
which was lost (Lev 25:25-29). The very in the hand of YAHWEH, and a royal
first time Yahshua read in the synagogue head dress in the hand of your Elohim.
(Luk 4:16-20), He read verses 1 & 2, but 4 You no longer shall be called
stopped in the middle of verse two as verse
1 and part of 2 was about His first mission
on earth and the rest of verse 2 and verse 3
3 Jer 31:31-34
4 Ps 132:9,16, Rev 19:7-8
is about judgment on the day of YHWH at
His return. 5 Is 45:8, 25, Is 55:10-11, Is 11:9
2 Ex 19:5-6, 1Pe 2:5, 9-10, Rev 1:6, 5:10 6 Rev 3:12, Rev 19:12
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Azubah1; nor shall your land any Y’shua* comes! Behold! His reward8
longer be called Shemamah2. But you is with Him, and His work before Him.
shall be called, Hephzibah3; and your 12 And they shall call them, The
land, Beulah4. For YAHWEH delights Holy People, the Redeemed9 of
in you, and your land is married5. YAHWEH. And to you it shall be
5 For as a young man marries a called, Sought Out, A City Not
virgin, so shall your sons marry you. Forsaken.
And as a bridegroom rejoices over the
bride, so your Elohim shall rejoice Chapter 63
over you. (Rev 19:7-9)
6 I have set watchmen on your walls, 1 Who is this who comes from Edom
O Jerusalem. All the day and all the with crimson10 garments from Bozrah,
night they shall not always be silent; this One adorned in His clothing,
you who remember YAHWEH, keep inclining in His great power? It is I, to
not silent. speak in righteousness the Great
7 And give no rest to Him until He Y’shua*!11 (Jos 5:13-15, Mic 2:12-13)
sets up and makes Jerusalem a praise 2 Why is Your clothing red, and Your
in the earth. (Rev 21:2, Mic 4:1-2) garments like one who treads in the
8 YAHWEH has sworn by His winepress? (Rev 19:11-13)
right hand6, and by the might of His 3 I have trodden the winepress, I
arm: Surely I will no longer give your alone, and no man of the peoples was
grain as food for your enemies; and with Me. And I will tread them in My
the sons of a stranger shall not drink anger, and trample them in My fury;
your new wine for which you have and their juice shall be spattered on
labored. My garments; and I will pollute all My
9 But those who have gathered it clothes. (Rev 14:15-20)
shall eat it, and praise YAHWEH. And 4 For the day of vengeance is in My
they who have collected it shall drink heart, and the year of My redeemed12
it in My holy courts. (Is 65:13, 21-23) has come.
10 Pass! Pass through the gates; 5 And I looked, and no one was
prepare the way of the people! Raise helping. And I was astonished that no
up! Raise up the highway; clear it from
stones; lift up a banner 7 over the
peoples.
11 Behold, YAHWEH has made it to 8 This Hebrew word “sakar” means payment
be heard to the end of the earth; Tell of contract. Col 2:14, Heb 9:27-28, Is 40:10
the daughter of Zion, Behold!
9 Redeemed by the kinsman redeemer. 1Pe
2:9
10 There is a play on words here as Edom
means red, Bozrah is similar to the word for
1 Means forsaken grape gatherer and Messiah has crimson
2 Means desolate garments, all highlighting Messiah's return
3 Means my delight is in her and His judgment, Rev 14:15-20, Rev
4 Means married 19:13.
5 Jerusalem is the wedding dowry from 11 The Hebrew Reads 'Rab Yahshua'. In
Yahweh the Father to Yahshua His Son and Aramaic Raboni means my great one and
His bride. Rev 21:2 that is why Yahshua stated not to call any
6 See note Is 59:16 man Raboni, my great one, but Him (Math
7 Messianic phrase showing the Messiah and 23:8).
redeemer of Israel is near. 12 This is speaking of the Jubilee year, Is 61:2.
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one was upholding. Then My own arm valley, so the Spirit of YAHWEH
saved for Me1, and My fury upheld Me. caused him to rest; so You led Your
6 And I tread down peoples in My people, to make a glorious name for
anger, and made them drunk in My Yourself.
fury. And I poured their juice to the 15 Look down from Heaven and peer
earth. (Ps 75:8, Is 51:17, 21-22) from the place of Your holiness and
7 I will mention the mercies of Your glory. Where is Your zeal and
YAHWEH, the praises2 of YAHWEH, Your might? The roaring of Your
according to all that YAHWEH has bowels and Your mercies toward me,
benefited us, and the great good to the are they held back?
house of Israel, by which He benefited 16 For You are our Father, though
them according to His mercies, and Abraham does not know us, and Israel
according to the multitude of His does not acknowledge us; You,
loving-kindness. YAHWEH, are our Father, our
8 For He said, Surely they are My Kinsman-Redeemer4; Your name is
people, sons that do not lie, and He from everlasting. (Jer 31:1-2)
became to them a Savior. 17 O YAHWEH, why do You make
9 In all their affliction, He was not a us wander from Your ways? You
foe; and the Messenger of his Face harden our heart from Your fear. For
saved them3. In His love and in His Your servants' sake, return the tribes
pity He was their kinsman-redeemer. of Your inheritance5.
And He bore them up, and lifted them 18 For a little while Your holy people
up all the days of old. possessed it. Our enemies have
10 But they rebelled, and provoked trampled Your sanctuary.
His Holy Spirit, so He was turned to 19 We are of old; You never ruled
be their enemy; He fought against over them. Your name was never
them. (Ps 78:40, Acts 7:51, Neh 9:20) called on them6.
11 Then His people remembered the
days past of Moses and His people, Chapter 64
saying, Where is He who brought us
up from the sea with the shepherd of 1 Oh that You would tear the heavens
His flock. Where is He who put His and come down, that mountains would
Holy Spirit within him;(Ps 106:44-46) quake before You.
12 who led them by Moses' right 2 As the brushwood fire burns and
hand, with His glorious arm, dividing fire causes water to boil, make known
the water before them, to make for
Him an everlasting name? (Ex 14:21- 4 These are the dispersed Israelites pleading
22) to YHWH that although Judah never lost
13 He led them through the deeps; their identity and is known to all and they
like the horse in the wilderness, they are scattered that they are still Yahweh's
children. Abraham does not know them
did not stumble.
because the 12 tribes were born after his
14 As the cattle go down into the death.
5 Pleading for bringing back the northern
1 See note on Is 59:16 tribes of Israel in the end time as Judah was
2 Praises- Tehilaw the word used for Psalms. also restored.
3 Yahshua is the Messenger of Yahweh that 6 Yahweh is a family name and many Israelite
was at Mount Sinai, with Israel in the desert children bore the name of Yahweh such as
and came to them as a human being later Ex Jeremiah which in Hebrew is Yeremeyahu,
23:2-23, 1Cor 10:4, Joh 1:1-3,14. or Isaiah which is Yesheyahu.
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Your name to Your foes, that nations our pleasant things have become a
might tremble before You. ( Jer 5:22) ruin. (2Chron 36:19)
3 When You did terrifying things 12 Will You restrain Yourself over
which we did not look for, You came these things, YAHWEH? Will you be
down; mountains flowed down before silent and vehemently afflict us?
You. (Ps 68:8, Ex 34:10)
4 And from forever they have not Chapter 65
heard; they did not give ear. Eye has
not seen a Elohim except You, who 1 I have been sought, not by those
works for him who waits for Him. who asked. I have been found, not by
(1Cor 2:9) those who sought Me. To a nation not
5 You meet him who rejoices and calling on My name, I said, Behold
works righteousness; they recall You Me! Behold Me!2
in Your ways. Behold, You were angry, 2 I have spread out My hands all the
for we sinned. In them is eternity, we day long to a rebellious people who
shall be saved. walk in the way not good, after their
6 But we are all as the unclean thing, own thoughts; (Ro 10:21)
and all our righteousness is as a 3 a people who continually provoke
menstruation cloth. And we all fade as Me to My face; who sacrifice in
a leaf, and like the wind our iniquities gardens, and burn incense on the
take us away. bricks;
7 And there is not one who calls on 4 who sit among the graves and
Your name1, who stirs himself up to lodge in the towers; who eat swine's
take hold of You. For You have hidden flesh, and broth of unclean things in
Your face from us, and have melted us their pots3;
away into the hand of our iniquities. 5 who say, Keep to yourself! Do not
8 But now, YAHWEH, You are our come near me, for I am holier than
Father. We are the clay, and You are you! These are a smoke in My nose, a
our maker; yea, we all are Your fire burning all the day.
handiwork. (Is 29:16) 6 Behold! It is written before Me: I
9 Be not angry, YAHWEH, until will not be silent, except I repay; yea, I
extreme, and do not remember will repay to their bosom,
iniquity forever. Behold! look, please; 7 your iniquities and the iniquities of
all of us are Your people. your fathers together, says YAHWEH;
10 Your holy cities are a wilderness; they that burned incense on the
Zion is a wilderness; Jerusalem is a mountains, and have blasphemed Me
desolation. on the hills. And I will return their
11 The house of our holiness and our former work into their bosom.
beauty where our fathers praised You 8 So says YAHWEH: As the new
has become a burning of fire, and all wine is found in the cluster, and one
says, Do not destroy it, for a blessing is

1 There are almost ½ the people on this planet

who read and accept the bible, but not even 2 Ro 10:19-20, Ro 11:11-15, Hos 1:10
1/100 of one percent of them acknowledge 3 This is an end time scripture and the people
the Creator's one and only Sovereign name are rebuked for eating unclean food
YAHWEH. Although it is recorded almost according to Leviticus 11, showing that
7,000 times alone in the Tanach or Old these laws of Torah are still in affect at this
Testament.. time.
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in it; so I will do for the sake of My heartbreak, and howl from breaking of
servants, not to destroy the whole. spirit.
9 And I will bring forth a seed out of 15 And you shall leave your name for
Jacob, and out of Judah one to inherit a curse to My elect. And Adonai
My mountains1. And My elect shall YAHWEH shall kill you; and He shall
inherit, and My servants shall live call His servants by another name.
there. 16 He who blesses himself in the
10 And Sharon shall be a fold of earth shall bless himself in the Elohim
flocks; and the valley of Achor 2 a of truth. And he who swears in the
resting place of herds for My people earth shall swear by the Elohim of
who have sought Me. truth; because the former distresses
11 But you are those who forsake are forgotten; and because they are
YAHWEH, who forget My holy hidden from My eyes.
mountain; who array a table for Gawd3 17 For, behold, I create new heavens
(The Babylonian Deity of fortune), and new earth. And the former things
and who fill mixed wine for Meni (The shall not be recalled, and they shall
Deity of fate). not go up on the heart.
12 And I will number you to the 18 However, be glad and rejoice
sword; and you shall all bow down to forever in what I create. For, behold, I
the slaughter; because I called and you create in Jerusalem a rejoicing, and
did not answer. I spoke, and you did her people a joy. (Zech 8:3-6)
not hear; and you did the evil in My 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
eyes; and you chose that in which I and joy in My people. And the voice of
had no pleasure.4 weeping and the voice of crying shall
13 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: no longer be heard in her.
Behold, My servants shall eat, but you 20 There shall not still be an infant
shall be hungry. Behold, My servants of days, or an old man that has not
shall drink, but you shall be thirsty. filled his days. For the youth shall die
Behold, My servants shall rejoice, but the son of a hundred years, but the
you shall be ashamed. sinner the son of a hundred years shall
14 Behold, My servants shall sing for be accursed.
joy of heart, but you shall cry from 21 And they shall build houses and
live in them; and they shall plant
vineyards and eat their fruit.
1 The Messiah will be born from the seed of 22 They shall not build, and another
David (Mich 5:2). live in them; they shall not plant, and
2 “Achor” means “trouble” and only through another eat. For like the days of the
trouble will Israel find her restoration. tree are the days of My people; and My
3 Gawd or “god” is the name of the elect shall grow old to the work of their
Babylonian deity of fortune and meni is the hands.
name of the deity of fate. Yahweh is
23 They shall not labor in vain, nor
rebuking the people for exchanging His
exulted name YAHWEH with the name of
bring forth for terror. For they are the
the false deity “god”. It is most ironic that seed of the beloved ones of YAHWEH,
on the US dollar, which is the reserve and their offspring with them.
currency of the world, that it is written “in 24 And it will be, before they call, I
god we trust”. Most are doing this today will answer. While they are speaking,
breaking the third commandment. Ex 3:15, then I will hear.
Is 42:8, Deut 28:58-59 25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed
4 Pr 1:24-31, Is 66:4
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as one; and the lion shall eat straw like forth; before pain came to her, she
the ox. And dust is the food of the delivered a male child.
snake. They shall not do evil nor 8 Who has heard a thing like this?
destroy in all My holy mountain, says Who has seen things like these? Shall
YAHWEH (Is 11:6) the earth be brought forth in one day?
Shall a nation be born in one step? For
Chapter 66 Zion travailed and also brought forth
her sons.
1 So says YAHWEH: Heaven is My 9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not
throne, and earth the footstool of My cause to bring forth? says YAHWEH.
feet. Where then is the house that you Surely I cause birth, and restrain, says
build for Me? And where then is the your Elohim.
place of My rest? 10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be
2 And My hand has made all these glad with her, all who love her. Rejoice
things, even all these things exist, a rejoicing with her, all who mourn for
declares YAHWEH. But I will look her;
toward this one, to the humbled one, 11 that you may suck and be satisfied
and to the contrite of spirit, even with her comforting breasts; that you
trembling at My Word. may milk out and delight yourselves
3 He who slaughters an ox is as if he with the fullness of her glory.
struck a man; he who sacrifices a lamb 12 For so says YAHWEH: Behold, I
is as if he broke a dog's neck; he who stretch out peace to her like a river,
offers a present is as if it were swine's and glory of nations like an
blood; he making mention of incense overflowing torrent. And you shall
is as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they suck; you shall be carried on the side
have chosen their way, and their soul and be dandled on knees.
delights in their abominations1. 13 As one whom his mother
4 I also will choose their vexations; comforts, so I will comfort you. And
and I will bring their fears to them; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
because I called, and no one answered; 14 And you will see, and your heart
I spoke, and they did not hear. But shall rejoice; and your bones shall
they did the evil in My eyes, and chose flourish like the grass. And the hand of
that in which I had no pleasure. YAHWEH shall be known toward His
5 Hear the Word of YAHWEH, servants, and He shall be indignant
those who tremble at His Word. Your with His enemies.
brothers who hate you, who drive you 15 For, behold, YAHWEH will come
out for My name's sake, have said, with fire, and His chariots like the
YAHWEH is glorified. But He shall whirl-wind, to return His wrath in
appear in your joy, and they shall be fury, and His rebuke in flames of fire.
ashamed. 16 For by fire and by His sword
6 A roaring sound from the city! A YAHWEH will execute judgment with
sound from the sanctuary! It is the all flesh; and the slain of YAHWEH
sound of YAHWEH repaying shall be many.
retribution to His enemies. 17 Those who sanctify themselves,
7 Before she travailed, she brought and purify themselves to the gardens,
each one in the midst, eaters of swine's
flesh, and the hateful thing, and the
1 YHWH will not accept the man-made false
temple in the end times.
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mouse, these are cut off together, says

YAHWEH.
18 For I know their works and their
thoughts; it comes to gather all the
nations and the tongues; and they
shall come and see My glory.
19 And I will set a sign among them,
and I will send those who escape from
them to the nations of Tarshish, Pul,
and Lud, drawers of the bow; to Tubal
and Javan, to the far away coasts that
have not heard (Aleph/Tav) My fame
nor seen (Aleph/Tav) My glory. And
they shall declare (Aleph/Tav) My
glory among the nations.
20 And they shall bring all your
brothers out of all nations, an offering
to YAHWEH, on horses, and in
chariots, and in litters, and on mules,
and on camels, to My holy mountain
Jerusalem, says YAHWEH; as the
sons of Israel bring the offering in a
clean vessel to the house of
YAHWEH.
21 And I will also take some of them
for the priests, for the Levites, says
YAHWEH.
22 For as the new heavens and the
new earth which I make stand before
Me, declares YAHWEH, so your seed
and your name shall stand.
23 And it will be, from new moon to
its new moon, and from Sabbath to its
Sabbath, all flesh shall come to
worship before Me, says YAHWEH.
24 And they shall go out and see the
dead bodies of the men who have
rebelled against Me; for their worm
shall not die, nor shall their fire be put
out; and they shall be an object of
disgust to all flesh.

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Chapter 1 have seen well; for I will watch over

My Word to perform it.1
1 The words of Jeremiah the son of 13 And the Word of YAHWEH came
Hilkiah, one of the priests who resided to me the second time, saying, What
in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, do you see? And I said, I see a boiling
2 to whom the Word of YAHWEH pot; and its face is from the face of the
came in the days of Josiah the son of north2.
Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth 14 And YAHWEH said to me, Out of
year of his reign. the north, evil will be set loose on all
3 It also came in the days of those living in the land.
Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of 15 For, behold, I will call all the
Judah, to the end of the eleventh year families of the kingdoms of the north,
of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of declares YAHWEH. And they shall
Judah, to the exile of Jerusalem in the come, and they will give to each his
fifth month. throne at the entrance of the gates of
4 Then the Word of YAHWEH was Jerusalem, and against its walls all
to me, saying, around, and against the cities of
5 I knew you before I formed you in Judah.
the belly; and before you came out of 16 And I will speak My judgments
the womb, I sanctified you. I against them regarding all their evil,
appointed you a prophet to the those who have forsaken Me and have
nations. burned incense to other gods, and
6 Then I said, Ah, Adonai have worshiped the works of their
YAHWEH! Behold, I do not know hands.
how to speak for I am a boy. 17 And you must gird up your loins,
7 But YAHWEH said to me, Do not and rise up and speak to them all that
say, I am a boy; for you shall go to all I command you. Do not be terrified
that I shall send you. And whatever I before their faces, that I not prostrate
command you, you shall speak. you before them.
8 Do not be afraid of their faces, for I 18 For, behold, today I have made
am with you to deliver you, says you a fortified city, and an iron pillar,
YAHWEH. and copper walls against the whole
9 Then YAHWEH put out His hand land, against the kings of Judah,
and touched my mouth. And against her princes, against her
YAHWEH said to me, Behold, I have priests, and to the people of the land.
put My Words in your mouth. 19 And they shall fight against you;
10 Behold, I have today appointed but they shall not overcome you. For I
you over the nations and over the am with you to deliver you, declares
kingdoms, to root out, and to tear YAHWEH.
down, and to destroy, and to throw
down, to build, and to plant.
11 And the Word of YAHWEH was 1 Verse 11 and 12 are a play on words in the
to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you original Hebrew as the word for almond is
see? And I said, I see an almond rod. “shaked” and the word for diligently
12 Then YAHWEH said to me, You watching is “shoked”.
2 The seething pot ready to boil over is an
illustration of the imminent invasion by
Babylon.
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Chapter 2 see, and send to Kedar2, and carefully

consider and see if there is any like
1 And was the Word of YAHWEH to this.
me, saying, 11 Has a nation changed its Elohim,
2 Go and cry in the ears of and they were not Elohim? But My
Jerusalem, saying, So says YAHWEH, people have changed my Glory without
I remember you, the kindness of your profiting.
youth, the love of your espousals, your 12 Be amazed at this, O heavens, and
going after Me in the wilderness, in a be horrified; be completely desolated,
land not sown. declares YAHWEH.
3 Israel was holy to YAHWEH, the 13 For My people have done two
first-fruits of His increase. All that evils: they have forsaken Me, the
devour him become guilty; evil shall Fountain of living waters3, to hew out
come on them, declares YAHWEH. cisterns for themselves, broken
4 Hear the Word of YAHWEH, O cisterns that can hold no water.
house of Jacob and all the families of 14 Is Israel a servant? Or is he a
the house of Israel. servant of the house? Why has he
5 So says YAHWEH, What iniquity become a prey?
have your fathers found in Me, that 15 The young lions roared against
they went far from Me and have him; they gave their voice. And they
walked after vanity, and have become made his land a waste; his cities are
vain? ruined, without inhabitant.
6 Nor did they say, Where is 16 Also the sons of Noph and
YAHWEH who brought us up out of Tahpanhes have fed on your crown.
the land of Egypt, who led us in the 17 Have you not done this to yourself
wilderness, in a land of deserts and of by your forsaking YAHWEH your
pits, in a dry land and deep darkness, Elohim when He led you by the way?
in a land that no man has passed 18 And now what is for you toward
through, and not a man has lived the way of Egypt, to drink the waters
there? of Sihor? Or what for you toward
7 And I brought you into a plentiful Assyria, to drink the waters of the
land to eat its fruit and its goodness. River Euphrates?
But when you went in, you defiled My 19 Your own wickedness shall
land and made My inheritance an correct you, and your apostasies shall
abomination. reprove you. Know, then, and see that
8 The priests did not say, Where is your forsaking YAHWEH your
YAHWEH? And they who handle the Elohim is evil and bitter; and My fear
Torah did not know Me. And the
shepherds rebelled against Me; and 2 Arabia
the prophets prophesied by Baal, and 3 In the sanctuary of YHWH in Jerusalem
went after things not profitable. there was an inexhaustible natural spring
9 Therefore, I will contend with you, called Gihon under the throne of YHWH in
says YAHWEH, and I will contend the Holy of Holies. Ironically, today about
with your sons' sons. 1/3 of a mile north of the original sanctuary
10 For go to the isles of Kittim 1 and is where the Roman fort Antonia was where
today many believe the original sanctuary
of YHWH stood. In this area there are many
ancient broken cisterns underground that
1 Cyprus cannot hold water any longer (Jer 17:13).
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is not in you, declares Adonai arise, if they can save you in the time
YAHWEH of Hosts. of your evil; for according to the
20 For long ago you broke your yoke number of your cities are your gods, O
and tore up your bonds. And you said, Judah.
I will not transgress, when on every 29 Why do you contend with Me? All
high hill and under every green tree of you, you have rebelled against Me,
you lay down like a harlot. says YAHWEH.
21 Yet I planted you a choice vine, 30 In vain I have stricken your sons;
wholly a true seed. How then have you they received no correction. Your own
turned into the deteriorating shoots of sword has devoured your prophets,
a foreign vine to Me? like a destroying lion.
22 Though you wash yourself with 31 O generation, see the Word of
potash, and multiply soap for yourself, YAHWEH. Have I been a wilderness
your iniquity is stained before Me, to Israel, or a land of darkness? Why
declares Adonai YAHWEH. do My people say, We roam; we will
23 How can you say, I am not come no more to You.
defiled; I have not gone after Baals? 32 Can a virgin forget her
See your way in the valley; know what ornaments, a bride her attire? Yet My
you have done! You are a swift camel people have forgotten Me days without
crisscrossing her ways; number.
24 a wild donkey used to the 33 What? Do you trim your ways to
wilderness. In the passion of her seek love? For this reason you have
desire she snuffs up the wind in her even taught the evil women your ways.
time. Who can turn her away? All 34 Also on your skirts is found the
those who seek her will not tire blood of the souls of the poor
themselves; in her month they will innocents; I did not find them by
find her1. breaking in, but on all these.
25 Withhold your foot from being 35 Yet you say, Because I am
bare and your throat from thirst. But innocent, surely His anger shall turn
you said, It is hopeless! For I love from me. Behold, I will judge with you,
strangers, and after them I will go. because you say, I have not sinned.
26 As the thief is ashamed when he 36 Why do you go about so much to
is found, so is the house of Israel change your way? You also shall be
ashamed. They, their kings, their ashamed of Egypt, as you were
princes, and their priests, and their ashamed of Assyria.
prophets are 37 Yes, you shall go out from this
27 saying to a tree, You are my place, and your hands on your head.
father; and to a stone, You gave us For YAHWEH has rejected those in
birth2. For they turned their back to whom you trust, and you will not
Me, and not the face. But in the time of prosper by them.
their evil, they will say, Arise, and save
us! Chapter 3
28 But where are your gods that you
have made for yourselves? Let them 1 They say, If a man lets go his wife,
and she goes from him and will be for
1 YHWH is comparing Israel's idolatry and another man, will he return to her
promiscuity to an animal in heat. again? Would not that land be greatly
2 Israel was following the Canaanite deities defiled? But you play the harlot with
made out of wood and stone.
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many lovers; yet would you come back 12 Go and cry these words toward
to Me, says YAHWEH. (Deut 24:1-4) the north, and say, Return, O apostate
2 Lift up your eyes on the bare Israel, says YAHWEH. I will not cause
heights and see. Where have you not My face to fall on you, for I am
been lain with? By the highways you merciful, says YAHWEH; I will not
have sat for them, like an Arab in the keep anger forever.
desert. And you have defiled the land 13 Only acknowledge your iniquity,
with your fornications and with your that you have rebelled against
evil. YAHWEH your Elohim and have
3 And the showers are withheld, and scattered your ways to the strangers
there has been no latter rain. And the under every green tree, and you have
forehead of a woman, a harlot, was to not obeyed My voice, says YAHWEH.
you; you refused to be ashamed. 14 Return, O apostate sons, declares
4 Have you not just now called to YAHWEH; for I am Adonai over you.
Me, saying, My father, You are the And I will take you, one from a city,
friend of my youth? and two from a family, and I will bring
5 Will He keep His anger forever? Or you to Zion1.
will He guard it to the end? Behold, 15 And I will give you shepherds
you have spoken, and you have done according to My heart, who will feed
all the evil things that you could. you with knowledge and
6 YAHWEH also said to me in the understanding2.
days of Josiah the king, Have you seen 16 And it will be, when you multiply
what the apostate Israel has done? She and increase in the land in those days,
has gone up on every high hill and says YAHWEH, they will no longer
under every green tree, and has say, The ark of the covenant of
fornicated there. (Jer 17:2-3) YAHWEH! Nor shall it come to the
7 And after she had done all these, I heart, nor shall they remember it, nor
said, She will return to Me; but she did shall they miss it, nor shall it be made
not return. And her treacherous sister any more3.
Judah saw it. 17 At that time they shall call
8 And I watched. When for all the Jerusalem the throne of YAHWEH.
causes for which the apostate Israel
committed adultery, I sent her away 1 There is always only a remnant being
and I gave the writ of her divorce to redeemed as the majority of the people will
her. Yet her treacherous sister Judah always continue in their sinful ways and
did not fear, but she also went and refuse to repent.
fornicated. 2 In the end time YHWH will give true
9 And it happened, from the shepherds that will teach His people
wantonness of her harlotry she defiled properly according to His Torah Is 8:20,
the land, and committed adultery with Eph 4:10-14)
3 The ark of the covenant represented
stones and with pieces of wood.
YHWH's presence with His people, but in
10 And yet for all this her the last days His spirit will be with His
treacherous sister Judah has not remnant and they will not even think about
turned to Me with her whole heart, but the ark of the covenant. The ark was only in
with falsehood, says YAHWEH. the first sanctuary built by Solomon, but not
11 And YAHWEH said to me, The in the Herodian sanctuary in the days of
apostate Israel has justified herself Yahshua. Yahshua's presence in person
more than treacherous Judah. superseded the need for the ark of the
covenant.
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And all nations shall be gathered to it, even to this day. And we have not
to the name of YAHWEH, to obeyed the voice of YAHWEH our
Jerusalem1. And they shall not walk Elohim. (Jer 22:21)
any more after the stubbornness of
their evil heart. Chapter 4
18 In those days the house of Judah
shall walk with the house of Israel, and 1 If you will return, O Israel, says
they shall come together out of the YAHWEH, return to Me. And if you
land of the north, to the land that I will turn away from your hateful idols
have given for an inheritance to your out of My face and will not waver,
fathers2. 2 and you will swear, As YAHWEH
19 But I said, How gladly would I put lives, in truth, in justice, and in
you among the sons, and give you a righteousness; even the nations shall
pleasant land, a beautiful inheritance bless themselves in Him, and in Him
among the multitudes of nations! And they will glory.
I said, You shall call Me, My Father; 3 For so says YAHWEH to the men
and you shall not turn away from Me. of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up
20 Surely as a wife treacherously your fallow ground, and do not sow to
departs from her lover, so you have the thorns. (Hos 10:12-13, Mat 13:22)
dealt treacherously with Me, O house 4 Circumcise yourselves to
of Israel, declares YAHWEH. YAHWEH, and take away the foreskin
21 A voice was heard weeping on the of your heart4, O men of Judah and
bare heights, pleadings of the sons of those living in Jerusalem, that My fury
Israel; for they have perverted their not go forth like fire and burn, so that
way; they have forgotten YAHWEH no one can put it out; because of the
their Elohim. evil of your doings.
22 Return, O apostate sons; I will 5 Declare in Judah, and make it
heal your apostasies. Behold, we come heard in Jerusalem, and say, Blow the
to You, for You are YAHWEH our ram's horn in the land5. Cry, the end
Elohim3. and say, Assemble yourselves and go
23 Truly, for delusion comes from into the cities of defense.
the hills, tumult on the mountains. 6 Lift up a banner toward Zion6. Flee
Truly, in YAHWEH our Elohim is the for safety and do not wait. For I will
salvation of Israel. bring evil from the north and a great
24 For the shameful thing has eaten ruin7. (Jer 6:1)
up the labor of our fathers from our 7 The lion has come up from his
youth, their flocks and their herds, thicket, and a destroyer of nations has
their sons and their daughters. set out. He has left his place to make
25 We lie down in our shame, and your land a waste. Your cities will fall
our confusion covers us. For we have into ruins without one living in them.
sinned against YAHWEH our Elohim, 8 Clothe yourselves with sackcloth
we and our fathers, from our youth
4 Jer 9:25-26, Deut 10:16, Ro 2:28-29
1 Is 2:3, Ezek 43:7, Mic 4:2, Zech 14:16-17 5 A ram's horn would be blown to warn the
2 Ezek 37:15-28, Ezek 36:24, Is 11:12-13, Jer people of imminent war.
31:1, 50:4-5, Verses 5-18 are written in the 6 A plea for messianic help.
present tense showing the judgment is sure 7 Verse 5-18 is a vivid description of the
and irreversible. invasion of Jerusalem comparing it to a
3 Jer 30:17, 33:6, Hos 6;1, 14:4 Lion chasing his prey.
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for this, wail and howl. For the fierce she has rebelled against Me, says
anger of YAHWEH has not turned YAHWEH.
back from us. 18 Your way and your doings have
9 And it will be in that day, says done these things to you; this is your
YAHWEH, the king's heart and the evil, because it is bitter, because it
heart of the rulers shall perish. And reaches to your heart.
the priests shall be amazed; and the 19 My bowels! My bowels! I convulse
prophets shall be astounded. in pain. O walls of my heart! My heart
10 Then I said, Ah, Adonai is restless within me. I cannot be
YAHWEH! Surely You have greatly silent, for I have heard, O my soul, the
deceived this people and Jerusalem, sound of the ram's horn, the alarm of
saying, You shall have peace, but the war3!
sword reaches to the soul. 20 Call Out, Ruin upon ruin; for the
11 At that time it shall be said to this whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my
people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind tents are laid waste, my curtains in a
from the bare hills in the desert moment.
toward the daughter of My people, not 21 How long must I see the banner
to sift nor to cleanse!1 and hear the sound of the ram's horn?
12 A wind more full than these shall 22 For My people are foolish. They
come for Me. Now I also will speak do not know Me. They are stupid
judgments against them. children, and they have no
13 Behold, he shall come up like understanding. They are wise to do
clouds, and his chariots like a evil, but they do not know to do good.
windstorm. His horses are swifter than 23 I looked on the earth, and,
eagles. Woe to us, for we are behold! It was without form and void;
devastated! and to the heavens, and they had no
14 O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart light. (Gen 1:2)
from evil so that you may be saved. 24 I looked on the mountains, and,
Until when will your vain thoughts behold! They quaked, and all the hills
lodge within you? were shaken.
15 For a voice announces from Dan, 25 I looked, and, behold! There was
and proclaims evil from Mount no man, and all the birds of the skies
Ephraim.2 had fled.
16 Tell it to the nations: Behold, 26 I looked, and, behold! The fruitful
proclaim against Jerusalem, Besiegers place was a wilderness, and all its
are coming from a distant land and cities were broken down before the
will set their voice against the cities of face of YAHWEH, before His glowing
Judah. anger.
17 Like the ones watching a field, 27 For so YAHWEH has said, The
they are against her all around because whole earth shall be a desolation; yet I
will not make a full end.
1 In summer with no rain for at least 7 28 The earth shall mourn for this,
months this scorching hot wind with sand and the heavens above shall grow
withers vegetation. The purpose is not to black, because I have seen, I have
cleanse but to destroy.
2 Mount Ephraim is the southern border of 3 Jeremiah is distressed to the inner most
the Israelite kingdom and Dan is the being of his soul over the impending
northern border with modern day Lebanon invasion and the complete devastation that
and Syria. it will bring.
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purposed and I will not repent, nor made their faces harder than rock;
will I turn back from it. they have refused to return.
29 Every city shall flee from the 4 So I said, Surely they are poor;
noise of the horsemen and shooters of they are foolish, for they do not know
the bow. They shall go into thickets the way of YAHWEH, the judgment of
and go up in the rocks. Every city shall their Elohim.
be forsaken, and not a man shall live 5 I will go up for myself to the great
in them. (Jer 16:14-21) men and will speak to them. For they
30 And you, O desolate one, what have known the way of YAHWEH, the
will you do? Though you clothe ordinances of their Elohim. Surely
yourself with crimson, though you these have joined in breaking the yoke;
adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, they have torn off the bonds.
though you make large your eyes with 6 On account of this a lion out of the
paint, you beautify yourself in vain. forest shall strike them; a wolf of the
Lovers despise you; they will seek your desert shall destroy them; a leopard is
life1. watching over their cities. Everyone
31 For I have heard a voice as of a who goes out from them shall be torn
sick woman, the anguish as one in pieces, because their transgressions
bearing her first child, the voice of are many; their rebellions are
Zion's daughter gasping and spreading multiplied3.
her hands, saying, Woe is to me now, 7 Why should I pardon you for this?
for my soul faints because of Your sons have forsaken Me and have
murderers. sworn by ones who are Not Elohim.
When I fed them to the full, they then
Chapter 5 committed adultery and gathered
themselves by troops in a harlot's
1 Roam around in Jerusalem's house.
streets and see now, and know, and 8 They were like lusty, well fed
seek in her plazas if you can find a stallions in the morning, everyone
man, if there is one who does justice, neighing after the wife of his neighbor.
who seeks truth; and I will pardon 9 Shall I not judge for these things,
her2. says YAHWEH? And shall not My
2 And though they say, As soul be avenged on such a nation as
YAHWEH lives, surely they swear this?
falsely.(Is 48:1) 10 Go up on her vine rows and
3 O YAHWEH, are not Your eyes for destroy, but do not make a full end.
the truth? You struck them, but they Take away her branches, for they are
felt no pain. You consumed them, yet not of YAHWEH.
they refused to take correction. They 11 For the house of Israel and the
house of Judah have been very devious
1 The root of this word is only used with Me, declares YAHWEH.
elsewhere in Ezek 23, showing that the 12 They have lied against YAHWEH
nations that Israel has aligned themselves and said, It is not He; and, No evil
with have only wanted to destroy her. The
wearing of make -up is also equated with
harlotry. 3 A stark contrast to where in the kingdom of
2 It is a sad state of affairs when there is not YHWH these same animals will bless the
even one righteous man left in all people, here, due to their sin they will
Jerusalem, Gen 18:26-32. destroy them (Is 11:6).
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shall come on us; and, We shall not sand as the limit for the sea by an
see sword or famine. eternal decree, so that it cannot cross
13 And the prophets shall become over it? And though they toss
wind, and the Word is not in them; so themselves, yet they cannot prevail;
it shall be done to them. though its waves roar, yet they cannot
14 Therefore YAHWEH Elohim of cross over it.
Hosts says this: Because you spoke 23 But to this people there is a
this word, behold! I will make My revolting and a rebellious heart; they
Words fire in your mouth, and these have turned and are gone2.
people wood; and it shall consume 24 And they do not say in their
them. heart, Let us now fear YAHWEH our
15 Behold, I will bring a nation on Elohim who gives both the former and
you from far away, O house of Israel, the latter rain in its season; He keeps
declares YAHWEH. It is an enduring for us the appointed weeks of the
nation; it is an ancient nation, a nation harvest3.
whose language you do not know, nor 25 Your iniquities have turned away
understand what they say. these things, and your sins have
16 Their quiver is as an open grave; withheld good from you. (Ps 84:11)
they are all mighty men. 26 For among My people are found
17 And they will eat up your harvest wicked ones. They lie in wait, as one
and your food, and they will devour who sets snares. They set a trap, they
your sons and your daughters. They catch men.
will eat up your flocks and your herds; 27 Like a cage full of birds, so their
they will eat up your vines and your fig houses are full of treachery. On
trees. One shall beat down your account of this they have become great
fortified cities with the sword, those in and grown rich.
which you trust. 28 They have become fat; they shine.
18 Yet even in those days, declares Yes, they pass over the deeds of the
YAHWEH, I will not make a full end evil; they do not judge the cause of the
with you1. orphan, that they may prosper. And
19 And it will be when you shall say, they do not vindicate the right of the
Why does YAHWEH our Elohim do needy.
all these things to us? Then you shall 29 Shall I not visit for these things,
answer them, Just as you have declares YAHWEH? Shall not My soul
forsaken Me and served foreign be avenged on such a nation as this?
Elohim in your land, so you shall serve 30 There is an appalling and
strangers in a land that is not yours.
20 Declare this in the house of Jacob 2 Yahweh shows in verse 22 His judicial
and cry it in Judah, saying,
order over nature and the sea and yet states
21 Now hear this, O foolish people,
in verse 23 that Israel has rebelled against
even you without heart, who have eyes Yahweh's judicial order by their
and do not see, who have ears and do stubbornness, pride, and selfish ways.
not hear. (Is 6:10) 3 The Holy days and whole biblical calendar
22 Do you not fear Me, declares depend on the harvest in Israel and YHWH
YAHWEH? Will you not tremble providing the early rain for the germination
before My face, that I have placed the of the seed and the latter rain for its fruition.
These people stopped relying on YHWH for
1 Although the devastation will be heavy their substance and had no fear before Him
YHWH will not completely destroy her. for their sinful nature and idolatry.
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horrible thing that has happened in soul not be alienated from you; that I
the land. not make you a ruin, a land with not
31 The prophets prophesy falsely, one living in it.
and the priests bear rule by their 9 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, They
hands; and My people love it so. And shall thoroughly glean the remnant of
what will you do at the end of it1? Israel like a vine. Turn back your hand
as a grape gatherer over the tendrils.
Chapter 6 10 To whom shall I speak and give
warning that they may hear? Behold,
1 O sons of Benjamin take refuge to their ears are not circumcised, and
flee out of the midst of Jerusalem. And they cannot listen. Behold, the Word
blow the ram's horn in Tekoa2; and set of YAHWEH is a reproach to them.
up a signal over Beth-Haccerem. For They have no delight in it.
evil appears out of the north, and great 11 And I am full of the fury of
destruction. YAHWEH; I am weary with holding
2 I will destroy the daughter of Zion, in. Pour it out on the child in the street
the beautiful and tender one. and on the circle of the young men
3 The shepherds with their flocks together. For even the husband with
shall come to her; they shall pitch the wife shall be taken, the elder with
tents on her all around. They shall fullness of days.
each one feed in his hand. 12 And their houses shall be turned
4 Consecrate war against her. Rise to others, fields and wives together.
up and let us go up at noon. Woe to us, For I will stretch out My hand on those
for the day wanes! For the shadows of living in the land, declares YAHWEH.
the evening are stretched out. 13 For everyone from the least of
5 Rise up and let us go up by night them even to the greatest of them cuts
and destroy her palaces. off a profit. And from the prophet even
6 For so YAHWEH of Hosts has to the priest, everyone deals falsely.
said, Cut down her trees and pour out 14 They have also healed the break
a mound against Jerusalem. She is the of My people slightly, saying, Peace,
city to be visited. In her midst is peace, when there is no peace3.
oppression, all of her. 15 Were they ashamed when they
7 As a cistern keeps fresh its waters, made an abomination? They were not
so she keeps fresh her evil. Violence at all ashamed, nor did they know to
and destruction are heard in her. blush. So they shall fall among those
Sickness and wounds are continually who fall. At the time I visit them, they
before My face. shall be cast down, says YAHWEH.
8 O Jerusalem, take advice, that My 16 So says YAHWEH, Stand by the
ways and see, and ask for the old
1 The religious leaders were at the head of the paths, where the good way is, and walk
corruption and the people did not mind such in it; and you shall find rest for your
a situation because of their decrepit spiritual souls. But they said, We will not walk
condition. Without proper Elohim guided in it4.
leaders this will always be the result. 17 Also I raised watchmen over you,
2 Jeremiah is warning his own tribe Benjamin
to flee. Also, a word play on “Tekoa”, a city 3 This whole situation that happened more
12 miles south of Jerusalem where Amos than 2500 yrs ago is similarly paralleled
the prophet was from with the Hebrew word today with the failed peace process with the
“blow”. Palestinians (Ezek 13:16).
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saying, Listen to the sound of the of the enemy and terror from every
ram's horn. But they said, We will not side.
listen. 26 O daughter of My people, put on
18 So hear, O nations, and know, O sackcloth and roll in ashes. Make
congregation, that which is coming on mourning for yourself, as for an only
them. son, most bitter mourning; for the
19 Hear, O earth, behold! I will bring ravager shall suddenly come on us.
evil on this people, the fruit of their 27 I have given you as a tower, a
thoughts. For they have not listened to fortress among My people, that you
My Words, and My Torah; they also may know and examine their way.
rejected it1. 28 They are all rebellious revolters,
20 Why is this to Me? Frankincense walkers in slander. All of them are as
comes from Sheba, and the good cane copper and iron; they are corrupters.
from a far land? Your burnt offerings 29 The bellows blow, the lead is
are not for acceptance, nor are your consumed from the fire, the refiner
sacrifices sweet to Me2. refines in vain; for the evil is not
21 So YAHWEH says this, Behold! I separated.
am giving stumbling blocks to this 30 Men will call them reprobate
people, and the fathers and the sons silver, for YAHWEH has rejected
together shall stumble on them; a them.
neighbor and his friend shall perish.
22 So says YAHWEH, Behold! A
people comes from the north country; Chapter 7
and a great nation shall be stirred
from the sides of the earth. 1 The Word that came to Jeremiah
23 They shall lay hold on bow and from YAHWEH, saying,
javelin; they are cruel and have no 2 Stand in the gate of the house of
mercy. Their voice roars like the sea; YAHWEH and call out there this
and they ride on horses, arrayed like a Word, and say, Hear the Word of
man for the battle against you, O YAHWEH all Judah, who enter in at
daughter of Zion. these gates to worship YAHWEH.
24 We have heard the rumor of it. 3 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the
Our hands have dropped down; Elohim of Israel, Amend your ways
anguish has seized us, pain like one and your doings, and I will let you
giving birth. dwell in this place.
25 Do not go out into the field or 4 Do not trust yourself to lying
walk by the way, because of the sword words, saying, The sanctuary of
YAHWEH! The sanctuary of
YAHWEH! This is the sanctuary of
4 YHWH urging the people to return to the YAHWEH!
moral conservative times of obedience, but 5 For if you thoroughly amend your
the wicked liberal people would hear ways and your doings; if you truly
nothing of it and suffer the consequences. practice justice between a man and his
1 Rejection of the Torah and pride is always neighbor;
the core to misery and destruction.
6 if you do not oppress the stranger,
2 These spices came from Arabia and the
ancient spice routes. Cane (calamus) was an
the orphan, and the widow; and do not
ingredient of the sacred anointing oil Ex pour out innocent blood in this place,
30:23 Song of Sol 4:14. or walk after other Elohim to your evil;
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7 then I will let you dwell in this fathers kindle the fire, and the women
place, in the land that I gave to your knead dough, to make cakes to the
fathers, from forever and to forever. queen of heaven, and to pour out drink
8 Behold, you trust for yourself on offerings to other gods, that they may
lying words without being of use. provoke Me.4
9 Will you steal, murder, and 19 Do they provoke Me, says
commit adultery, and swear falsely, YAHWEH? Is it not themselves, to
and burn incense to Baal, and walk the shame of their own faces?
after other Elohim whom you do not 20 So Adonai YAHWEH says this:
know? Behold, My anger and My fury will be
10 And will you then come and stand poured out on this place, on man and
before Me in this house on which My on animal, and on the trees of the
name is called1, and say, We are field, and on the fruit of the ground.
delivered in order to do all those And it will burn and will not be put
detestable things. out.
11 Has this house on which My name 21 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the
is called become a den of violent ones Elohim of Israel: Add your burnt
in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen, offerings to your sacrifices and eat
declares YAHWEH. flesh.
12 But go now to My place which was 22 For I did not speak to your
in Shiloh2, where I made My name fathers, nor command them in the day
dwell at the first, and see what I did to that I brought them out from the land
it for the evil of My people Israel. of Egypt, concerning matters of burnt
13 And now, because you have done offerings and sacrifices5.
all these works, says YAHWEH, and I 23 But I commanded them this
spoke to you, rising up early and thing, saying, Obey My voice, and I
speaking, but you did not hear. Yea, I will be your Elohim, and you shall be
called you, but you did not answer. My people. Also, Walk in all the ways
14 And I will do to the house on that I have commanded you, so that it
which My name is called, in which you may be well with you. (1Sam 15:22, Ps
are trusting, and to the place which I 51:17)
gave to you and to your fathers, as I 24 But they did not listen nor bow
have done to Shiloh. their ear. But they walked in their own
15 And I will cast you out from My plans, in the stubbornness of their evil
face as I cast out all your brothers, all heart, and went backward and not
the seed of Ephraim. forward. (1 Sam 15:23)
16 And you, do not pray for this 25 Since the day that your fathers
people; do not lift up cry or prayer for
them. Do not intercede with Me, for I
do not hear you3. (Pr 28:9)
4 This is speaking about Istar the Babylonian
goddess, where also Easter came from (Jer
17 Do you not see what they are
44:16-19)
doing in the cities of Judah and in the 5 When Israel first left Egypt YHWH had
streets of Jerusalem? intended for them to be a kingdom of
18 The sons gather wood, and the priests to Him Ex 19:5-6. However, due to
the golden calf incident YHWH chose Levi
1 The sanctuary was named after YAHWEH to be a mediator for Israel (Ex 32:26-30)
2 Jos 18:1 with the sacrifices and ceremonial law until
3 Yahweh does not hear prayers for those who Messiah would come and rightfully return
refuse to repent, Pr 28:9. the priesthood of Melchizedek.
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came out of the land of Egypt until this of Slaughter. For they shall bury in
day, I have even sent to you all My Tophet from lack of a place.
servants, the prophets, daily rising up 33 And the bodies of this people
early and sending. shall be food for the birds of the
26 Yet they did not listen to Me nor heavens, and for the beasts of the
bow their ear, but they stiffened their earth; and no one shall frighten them
neck. They did more evil than their away.4
fathers. (Jer 11:8) 34 Then I will cause the voice of
27 And you shall speak all these gladness to cease from the cities of
Words to them, but they will not listen Judah and from the streets of
to you. And you will call to them, but Jerusalem, even the voice of joy, and
they will not answer you. the voice of the bridegroom, and the
28 But you shall say to them, This is voice of the bride. For the land shall
the nation that does not obey the voice become a waste.
of YAHWEH their Elohim, nor
receive instruction. Truth has Chapter 8
perished, and it is cut off from their
mouth. 1 At that time, declares YAHWEH,
29 Cut off your crown1 and throw it they will bring out the bones of the
away, and lift up a dirge on the kings of Judah, and the bones of its
heights. For YAHWEH has rejected rulers, and the bones of the priests,
and forsaken the generation of His and the bones of the prophets, and the
wrath. bones of those living in Jerusalem, out
30 For the sons of Judah have done of their graves.
evil in My eyes, says YAHWEH. They 2 And they shall spread them before
have set their idols in the house on the sun and the moon and all the host
which is called by My name, in order of the heavens whom they have loved,
to defile it. and whom they have served, and after
31 They have built the high places of whom they have walked, and whom
Tophet in the valley of the son of they have sought, and whom they have
Hinnom, to burn their sons and their worshiped. They shall not be gathered
daughters in the fire, which I did not or buried; they shall be dung on the
command, nor did it come into My face of the ground5.
heart. 3 And death shall be chosen rather
32 So, behold, the days come, than life by all the rest of those who
declares YAHWEH, when it shall no remain of this evil family, who remain
more be called Tophet2, or the valley
of the son of Hinnom3, but the Valley
3 Northwest of and connecting to the Kidron
valley and the place where garbage would
1 Referring to the top of the head or hair. And be burned and also where Yahshua will
this word originally referred to the crown judge at His return (valley of Gehenna
that the high priest wore. The word is Math 10:28)
related to the Hebrew for Nazerite who cut 4 Rev 19:17-18, Ezek 39:17-18
off his hair if he was defiled. In like manner 5 In ancient philosophy, desecrating the dead
YHWH is telling them to shave their heads was a grave insult. They spread them out
and repent and mourn. before the sun and moon and host of heaven
2 Meaning fireplace and the place where as a defiant action to show the gods were
child sacrifice would take place. helpless against their actions.
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there in all the places where I have 11 For they have healed the hurt of
driven them, says YAHWEH of Hosts. the daughter of My people slightly,
4 And you shall say to them, So says saying, Peace, peace! And there is no
YAHWEH, Shall they fall and not rise peace.
up? Or shall one turn away and not 12 Were they ashamed when they
return? had done hateful things? They were
5 Why has this people, Jerusalem, not even at all ashamed, nor did they
turned away to a never-ending know how to blush. So they shall fall
apostasy? They hold fast to deceit. among those who fall. In the time of
They refuse to return. their punishment they will wither, says
6 I listened and heard. They did not YAHWEH.
speak so. No man repented because of 13 I will utterly consume them, says
this evil, saying, What have I done? YAHWEH. No grapes will be on the
Everyone turned in their own courses, vine, or figs on the fig tree; even the
as a horse rushes into the battle. leaf withers. And I will give to them
7 Also the stork in the heavens those who pass over them4.
knows her seasons, and the turtledove 14 Why do we sit still? Gather
and the swallow and the thrush yourselves, and let us enter into the
observe the time of their coming. But fortified cities; and let us be silent
My people do not know the judgment there. For YAHWEH our Elohim has
of YAHWEH1. made us silent there, and He has made
8 How do you say, We are wise, and us drink poisonous water, because we
the Torah of YAHWEH is with us2? have sinned against YAHWEH.
Behold, the lying pen of the scribes has 15 We looked for peace, but no good
certainly worked deceit3. came; for a time of healing, but,
9 The wise are ashamed; they are behold, terror5!
terrified and are captured. Behold, 16 The snorting of his horses was
they have rejected the Word of heard from Dan6; all the land trembles
YAHWEH, and what wisdom is at the sound of the neighing of his
theirs? stallions. For they come and devour
10 So I will give their wives to others, the land and its fullness, the city and
their fields to those who shall inherit. those who live in it.
For everyone from the least even to the 17 For behold, I will send serpents
greatest cuts off a profit. From the among you, vipers for which there is
prophet even to the priest, everyone no charm; and they will bite you, says
deals falsely. YAHWEH. (Ps 58:3-5)
4 Sukkot was the most festive feast of the yr
1 The Hula valley in Northern Israel is a most where all Israel would bring up their harvest
amazing place where millions of birds fruits before YHWH and celebrate with
instinctively stop there every year between great joy. However, YHWH is showing here
moving north and south for summer and that there would be no harvest to apostate
winter without ever a thought and yet Israel Israel and that their enemies would eat
cannot see their sins even though YHWH anything that was left due to their being
gave them His Torah, sent His prophets and removed into Diaspora.
did great miracles continually before them. 5 Through the Oslo accords starting in 1993
2 The Torah only profits if one is obedient. modern Israel also sadly has seen the
3 The religious leaders of the day had fulfillment of this verse.
manipulated the Torah and lied to the 6 Dan was the most northern tribe up on the
people for personal gain and power. Northern border with Syria.
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18 My refreshing is beyond grief; my 6 Your home is in the midst of

heart is sick within me. deceit; through deceit they refuse to
19 Behold, the voice of the cry of the know Me, says YAHWEH.
daughter of my people from a distant 7 For this reason, so says YAHWEH
land! Is not YAHWEH in Zion? Or is of Hosts, Behold, I will refine them
not her king in her? Why have they and test them. For what else can I do
provoked Me with their carved images, because of the daughter of My people?
with foreign vanities? 8 Their tongue is a murdering arrow;
20 Harvest has passed; the summer it speaks deceit. One speaks peace with
has ended, and we are not delivered1. his neighbor with his mouth, but in his
21 For the breaking of the daughter heart he sets his ambush2.
of my people, I am broken. I mourn; 9 Shall I not visit them for these
horror has taken hold on me. things? says YAHWEH. Or shall not
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is My soul be avenged on such a nation
there no healer there? Why then has as this?
the healing of the daughter of my 10 I will take up a weeping and a
people not come? wailing for the mountains and a
mourning for the pastures of the
Chapter 9 wilderness. For they are burned up,
without a man passing through. Yea,
1 Oh, that my head were waters and they do not hear the voice of cattle.
my eyes a fountain of tears, that I From the fowl of the heavens and to
might weep day and night for the slain the beast, they have fled; they are
of the daughter of my people! gone.
2 Oh, that I had a lodging place for 11 And I will make Jerusalem ruins,
travelers in the wilderness, that I a den of jackals; and I will make the
might leave my people and go away cities of Judah a desolation without
from them! For they are all adulterers, inhabitant.
an assembly of treacherous ones. 12 Who is the wise man that can
3 And they bend their tongues, their understand this? And he to whom the
bow is a lie. And they are not mighty mouth of YAHWEH has spoken, that
for the truth on the earth, for they go he may declare it? Why does the land
from evil to evil. They also do not perish? It is burned up like the
know Me, says YAHWEH. wilderness, so that no one passes
4 Let everyone be on guard against through.
his neighbor, and do not trust any 13 And YAHWEH says, Because
brother. For every brother will they have forsaken My Torah, which I
supplant, and every neighbor will walk set before them, and have not obeyed
as a slanderer. My voice, and have not walked in it3;
5 And everyone will deceive his 14 but have walked after the
neighbor, and they will not speak the stubbornness of their own heart, and
truth. They have taught their tongue to after the Baals, which their fathers
speak lies. They weary themselves to taught them;
commit iniquity. 15 so YAHWEH of Hosts, the
Elohim of Israel, says this: Behold, I
1 Showing the circular feast cycle of YHWH
has ended with no harvest festival for 2 Ja 3:5-10
Sukkot, no planting for the next year, but 3 The main reason for Judah going into
only captivity awaits Judah. captivity was that they rejected the Torah.
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will feed them, this people with YAHWEH, that I will punish all the
wormwood, and make them drink circumcised with foreskin1:
poison waters. (Jer 23;15) 26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom,
16 I will also scatter them among the and the sons of Ammon, and Moab,
nations which they have not known, and all those trimmed on the edges of
nor their fathers. And I will send the their beards2, who dwell in the
sword after them until I have wilderness. For all the nations are
consumed them. uncircumcised, and all the house of
17 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, Israel, those uncircumcised of heart3.
Consider and call for the wailers, that
they may come. And send for the wise Chapter 10
women, that they may come.
18 And let them make haste and take 1 Hear the Word which YAHWEH
up a lament over us, so that our eyes speaks to you, O house of Israel.
may run down with tears, and waters 2 So says YAHWEH, Do not learn
flow from our eyelids. the way of the nations4; and do not be
19 For the voice of lament is heard terrified at the signs of the heavens;
from Zion. How we are ravaged! We for the nations were terrified at them.
are greatly ashamed because we have 3 For the customs of the people are
forsaken the land; because they have vanity. For one cuts a tree out of the
thrown down our dwellings. forest with the axe, the work of the
20 Yet hear the Word of YAHWEH, hands of the craftsman.
women. And let your ear receive the 4 They adorn it with silver and with
Word of His mouth, and teach your gold; they fasten it with nails and
daughters a lament, and each one her hammers, so that it will not wobble.
neighbor a lamentation. 5 They are upright as the palm tree,
21 For death has come into our and they cannot speak; carrying they
windows, entering into our fortresses, must be carried, because they cannot
to cut off the children from the street, walk. Do not be afraid of them, for
the young men from the plazas. they cannot do evil, neither is it in
22 Speak, So says YAHWEH, Even them to do good5.
the bodies of men shall fall as dung on 6 There is none like You, O
the open field, and as the swath after
the reaper, and no one shall gather 1 Circumcision was the sign of being in
them. covenant relationship with YHWH. He is
23 So says YAHWEH, Do not let the stating here that He will take these people
wise glory in his wisdom, and do not who are disobedient and idol worshipers out
let the mighty glory in his might. Do of covenant relationship with Him. Possibly
why also He changed the sign of the New
not let the rich glory in his riches.
Covenant to baptism from circumcision.
24 But let him who glories glory in 2 YHWH commanded against trimming the
this, that he understands and knows edge of the beard (Lev 21:5) making what
Me, that I am YAHWEH, doing is called a goat tee beard, as it was a cultic
kindness, justice and righteousness in practice, which some pagan deities looked
the earth; for I delight in these, says like a devil goat and YHWH did not want
YAHWEH. His people to resemble a devil goat deity.
25 Behold, the days come, says 3 Physical circumcision is meaningless if
there is not circumcision of the heart (Rom
2:25-29)
4 Deut 12:29-32
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YAHWEH; You are great, and Your knowledge; every refiner is put to
name is great in might1. shame by the carved image. For his
7 Who would not fear You, O King of molten image is a lie and no breath is
the nations? For it is fitting to You, in them. (Ps 97:7)
because there is none like You among 15 They are vanity, the work of
all the wise of the nations, and in all delusion. In the time of their judgment
their kingdoms. they shall perish.
8 But they are all together foolish 16 The Portion of Jacob is not like
and stupid; their tree is an instruction these. For He is the Former of all
of vanities. things; and Israel is the tribe of His
9 Silver beaten into plates is brought inheritance; YAHWEH of Hosts is His
from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, name.
the work of the craftsman and the 17 Gather up your bundle from the
hands of the goldsmith. Violet and ground, you who live under the siege.
purple is their clothing; they are all the 18 For so says YAHWEH, Behold, I
works of skillful ones. will sling out those living in the land at
10 But YAHWEH is the true this time, and I will distress them so
Elohim, He is the living Elohim and that they may find Me.
the ever-lasting King. At His wrath the 19 Woe to me for my breaking! My
earth shall tremble, and the nations wound is grievous. But I said, Truly
shall not be able to stand His this is a malady, and I must bear it.
indignation. 20 My tent is ravaged, and all my
11 So you shall say to them, The gods cords are broken. My sons went away
who have not made the heavens and from me and they are not. There is no
the earth, they shall perish from the stretching out my tent any more, or
earth and from under these heavens2. setting up my curtains.
12 It is He who made the earth by 21 For the shepherds have become
His power, who established the world stupid, and they have not sought
by His wisdom, and who stretched out YAHWEH. Therefore, they shall not
the heavens by His understanding. be blessed, and all their flock shall be
13 When He utters His voice, there is scattered.
a noise of waters in the heavens. He 22 Behold, the sound of report! It
causes the vapors to go up from the comes, and a great commotion from
ends of the earth; He makes lightnings the land of the north, to make the
for the rain and brings forth the wind cities of Judah a desolation, a den of
out of His storehouses. (Ps 135:7) jackals.
14 Every man is stupid from lack of 23 O YAHWEH, I know that his way
does not belong to man; it is not in
5 Verse 3-5 is primarily speaking of making a man who walks to direct his steps.
wooden totem pole for pagan worship, but
one can also easily equate these verses with
24 O YAHWEH, correct me, only
the Christmas tree, which is a not a christian with judgment, not in Your anger, that
custom but also originated in paganism and You do not bring me to nothing.
was a phallic symbol to the ancient, pagan, 25 Pour out Your fury on the nations
people during the pagan Brumalia festival who do not know You, and on the
at the winter solstice (Dec 20-22). families who do not call on Your name.
1 There is great power in the name
YAHWEH.
2 This is the only verse in Jeremiah that is
written in Aramaic.
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For they have eaten up Jacob1. Yea, 8 Yet they did not obey nor stretch
they have devoured him and have out their ear, but each one walked in
destroyed him, and they have made the stubbornness of their evil heart.
his dwelling place desolate.(Ps 79:6-7) And I will bring on them all the Words
of this covenant which I commanded
Chapter 11 them to do, but they did not do.
9 And YAHWEH said to me, A plot
1 The Word that came to Jeremiah is found among the men of Judah, and
from YAHWEH, saying, among those living in Jerusalem.
2 Hear the Words of this covenant, 10 They have turned back to the
and speak to the men of Judah, and to iniquities of their forefathers, who
those living in Jerusalem, refused to hear My Words. And they
3 and say to them, So says went after other gods to serve them.
YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, The house of Israel and the house of
Cursed is the man who does not obey Judah have broken My covenant
the Words of this covenant, (Deut which I cut with their fathers.
27:26) 11 So YAHWEH says this: Behold, I
4 which I commanded your fathers will bring evil on them from which
in the day I brought them out of the they shall not be able to escape. And
land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, though they cry to Me, I will not listen
saying, Obey My voice and do them to them.
according to all that I command you, 12 Then the cities of Judah and those
so that you shall be My people, and I living in Jerusalem shall go and cry to
will be your Elohim; (Jer 31:32) the gods to whom they burned
5 in order to establish the oath which incense. But they are not at all able to
I swore to your fathers, to give them a save them in the time of their trouble.
land flowing with milk and honey, as it 13 For according to the number of
is this day. Then I answered and said, your cities were your Elohim, O
Amein, O YAHWEH. Judah; yea, according to the number
6 And YAHWEH said to me, Declare of the streets of Jerusalem you have
all these Words in the cities of Judah, set up altars to that shameful thing,
and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, altars to burn incense to Baal3.
Hear the Words of this covenant and 14 And you, do not pray for this
do them. people; and do not lift up a cry or
7 For I solemnly warned your fathers prayer for them. For I will not hear in
in the day I brought them up out of the the time they cry to Me for their
land of Egypt, to this day rising early trouble4.
and warning, saying, Obey My voice2. 15 What belongs to My beloved in
My house, since she has committed
her many evils? And has the holy flesh
1 He is rebuking those pagans who have
caused your evil to pass from you?
influenced Judah to use the names of pagan
deities instead of the name YAHWEH. This How then do you exult?
verse is almost verbatim in Ps 79:6-7 and 16 YAHWEH called your name, a
read at Passover time by Jews. Ps 79:1-5 green olive tree, fair, with fine fruit.
shows it is not a prayer of vengeance, but With the sound of a great roaring, He
an appeal for justice.
2 Obedience is better than sacrifice (1 Sam 3 2 Chron 28:24
15:22 and our deeds are the evidence of our 4 It is fruitless to pray for people who refuse
faith in YHWH. to repent and are being judged by YHWH.
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has set fire to it, and its branches are prosper? Why are all those who deal
worthless. treacherously at ease?
17 And YAHWEH of Hosts, who 2 You planted them; yea, they take
planted you, has spoken evil against root, they grow, they even make fruit.
you, because of the evil of the house of You are near in their mouth, and far
Israel and of the house of Judah which from their reins.
they have done to themselves, to 3 But You know me, O YAHWEH.
provoke Me to anger by burning You have seen me and tried my heart
incense to Baal. toward You. Pull them out like sheep
18 And YAHWEH made me know. for the slaughter, and devote them to
And I knew. Then You made me know the day of slaughter.
their doings. 4 Until when shall the land mourn,
19 And I was like a docile lamb being and the plant of every field wither
brought to the slaughter; and I did not from the evil of those who dwell in it?
know that they had plotted schemes The beasts and the birds are swept
against me, saying, Let us destroy the away, because they said, He will not
tree with its fruit; and let us cut him see our last end.
off from the land of the living so that 5 If you have run with footmen, and
his name may be remembered no they wore you out, then how can you
more. compete with the horses? And if you
20 But, O YAHWEH of Hosts who feel secure in the land of peace, then
judges with righteousness, who tries how will you do in the swelling of
the reins and the heart, let me see Jordan?
Your vengeance on them. For to You I 6 For even your brothers and the
have laid open my cause. house of your father, even they have
21 For this reason, so says dealt treacherously with you; even
YAHWEH concerning the men of they have fully called after you. Do not
Anathoth who seek your life, saying, believe them, though they speak good
Do not prophesy in the name of things to you.
YAHWEH, that you do not die by our 7 I have forsaken My house; I have
hand. left My inheritance. I have given the
22 So YAHWEH of Hosts says this: beloved of My soul into the hand of
Behold, I will punish them. The young her enemies.
men shall die by the sword; their sons 8 My inheritance has become as a
and their daughters shall die by lion in the forest to Me; she gave out
famine. her voice against Me; on account of
23 And there shall be no survivor of this I hated her.
them, for I will bring evil on the men 9 My inheritance is like a speckled
of Anathoth, even the year of their bird to Me; the birds all around are
punishment. against her. Come, gather all the
beasts of the field, bring them to
Chapter 12 devour.
10 Many shepherds have destroyed
1 Righteous are You, O YAHWEH, My vineyard; they have trampled My
when I might complain to You, yet let portion under foot; they have made
me speak with You of Your judgments. My pleasant portion a desolate
Why does the way of the wicked wilderness.
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mourns to Me. The whole land is a which is on your loins, and rise up. Go
desolation, but no man lays it to heart. to Euphrates1 and hide it there in the
12 The ravagers have come on all cleft of the rock.
bare heights through the wilderness, 5 So I went and hid it by Euphrates,
for the sword of YAHWEH devours as YAHWEH commanded me.
from one end of the land even to the 6 And it happened at the end of
other end of the land. There is no many days, YAHWEH said to me,
peace for any flesh. Rise up, go to Euphrates and take the
13 They have sown wheat, but they girdle from there, which I commanded
have reaped thorns. They are worn you to hide there.
out, but they do not profit. And they 7 And I went to Euphrates and dug,
shall be ashamed of your harvests, and I took the girdle from the place,
because of the glow of the anger of there where I had hidden it. And
YAHWEH. behold, the girdle was rotted! It was
14 So says YAHWEH against all My not useful for anything.
evil neighbors who touch the 8 Then the Word of YAHWEH came
inheritance which I have caused My to me, saying,
people Israel to inherit: Behold, I will 9 So says YAHWEH, So I will spoil
tear them from their land, and I will the pride of Judah, and the great pride
tear the house of Judah from among of Jerusalem.
them. 10 This evil people who refuse to
15 And it shall be, after I have torn hear My Words, who walk in the
them out, I will return and have pity stubbornness of their heart, and walk
on them and will bring them again, after other gods, to serve them and to
each man to his inheritance and each worship them, shall even be like this
man to his land. girdle which is not useful for anything.
16 And it shall be, if they will 11 For as this girdle holds fast to the
diligently learn the ways of My people, loins of a man, so I have caused the
to swear by My name, As YAHWEH whole house of Israel and the whole
lives, as they taught My people to house of Judah to cling to Me, says
swear by Baal (Lord), then they will be YAHWEH, to be to Me for a people,
built in the midst of My people. and for a name, and for praise, and for
17 But if they will not obey, then I glory; but they would not listen.
will tear out that nation, I will tear and 12 So you will speak to them this
destroy it says YAHWEH. Word: So says YAHWEH, Elohim of
Israel, Every skin shall be filled with
Chapter 13 wine. And they shall say to you, Do we
not know full well that every skin shall
1 So says YAHWEH to me, Go and be filled with wine?
buy for yourself a linen girdle, and put 13 Then you shall say to them, So
it on your loins, and do not put it in says YAHWEH, Behold, I will fill all
water. those living in this land, even the kings
2 So I bought a girdle according to
the Word of YAHWEH and put it on 1 This could either refer to the Euphrates
my loins. River or the city of Parah which is about 3
3 And the Word of YAHWEH came miles from Anathoth, in Hebrew the words
to me a second time, saying, are the same and probably referring to the
latter as a sign to the Babylonian influence
4 Take the girdle that you bought,
that Judah was under.
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that sit on David's throne, and the because of the greatness of your
priests, and the prophets, and all those iniquity. Your skirts are bared; your
living in Jerusalem, with drunkenness. heels suffer violence.
14 And I will smash them one 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin
against another, even the fathers and or the leopard his spots? Then also
the sons together, declares YAHWEH; may you do good who are accustomed
I will not pity nor spare nor have to doing evil?
compassion, to keep them from their 24 And I will scatter them as the
destruction1. stubble that passes away to the
15 Hear and give ear; do not be wilderness wind.
proud, for YAHWEH has spoken. 25 This is your lot, the share of your
16 Give glory to YAHWEH your measure from Me, declares
Elohim before He brings darkness, YAHWEH, because you have
and before your feet stumble on the forgotten Me and have trusted in
dark mountains. Yea, while you look falsehood.
for light, He puts it into the shadow of 26 So I also have stripped off your
death, setting up deep darkness. skirts over your face, that your shame
17 But if you will not hear it, my soul may appear.
shall weep in secret places for your 27 I have seen your adulteries and
pride. And my eye shall bitterly weep your whinnying, the plot of your
and run down with tears, because the infidelity, your abominations on the
flock of YAHWEH was captured. hills, in the fields. Woe to you, O
18 Say to the king and to the queen Jerusalem! Will you not be made
mother, Humble yourselves, sit down. clean? Until when will it still be?
For the crown of your glory will come
down from your head places. Chapter 14
19 The cities of the south have been
shut up, and none are opening. Judah 1 That which was the Word of
has been exiled; all of it has been YAHWEH to Jeremiah concerning
peacefully exiled2. the matter of droughts.
20 Lift up your eyes and see those 2 Judah mourns, and her gates
who come from the north. Where is droop. They put on mourning for the
the flock that was given to you, your land, and the cry of Jerusalem has
beautiful flock? gone up.
21 What will you say when He visits 3 And their nobles have sent their
you? For you taught them to be rulers little ones to the waters. They came to
over you for a head. Will not birth the cisterns; they found no water. They
pangs seize you like a woman bearing? returned with their vessels empty.
22 And if you say in your heart, Why They were ashamed and confounded
do these things come upon me? It is and covered their head.
4 Because the ground was cracked,
1 Although in the people's complacency they for there was no rain in the land; the
looked for prosperity (illustrated by the plowmen were ashamed; they covered
wine), in reality they would behave in the their head.
coming crisis as a drunkard unable to 5 For even the doe calved in the field
distinguish ally from enemy. and forsook it because there was no
2 Speaking of Jehoiachin and his mother (2 grass.
Kgs 24:8) who were taken captive into 6 And the wild donkeys stood in the
Babylon earlier.
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high places; they snuffed up the wind commanded them, nor did I speak to
like jackals; their eyes failed because them. They prophesy to you a false
there was no grass1. vision, and a worthless divination, and
7 O YAHWEH, though our iniquities the deceit of their heart.
testify against us, act for Your name's 15 So YAHWEH says this
sake; for our apostasies are many; we concerning the prophets who prophesy
have sinned against You. in My name, and I did not send them;
8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in time yet they say, Sword and famine shall
of trouble, why should You be as a not be in this land: By sword and
stranger in the land, and as a traveler famine those prophets shall be
who turns aside to lodge2? consumed.
9 Why should You be as one who is 16 And the people to whom they
stunned, as a mighty warrior who prophesy shall be cast out in the
cannot save? Yet You, O YAHWEH, streets of Jerusalem because of the
are in our midst, and Your name is famine and the sword. And none will
called on us. Do not leave us. bury them, either them, their wives, or
10 So says YAHWEH to this people: their sons, or their daughters. For I
So they have loved to wander; they will pour evil on them.
have not restrained their feet; 17 And you shall speak this Word to
therefore, YAHWEH does not accept them: Let my eyes run down with tears
them. He will now recall their iniquity night and day, and do not let them
and punish their sins. cease. For the virgin daughter of my
11 Then YAHWEH said to me, Do people is broken with a great break,
not pray for good for this people. with a very grievous blow.
12 I will not listen to their cry when 18 If I go out into the field, then I see
they fast; and when they offer burnt those pierced with the sword. And if I
offering and food offering I will not enter into the city, then, behold,
accept them. But I will consume them diseases of famine! Yes, both the
by the sword, and by famine, and by prophet and the priest have gone
the plague. around into a land that they do not
13 Then I said, Ah, O Adonai know.
YAHWEH! Behold, the prophets are 19 Have You completely rejected
saying to them, You shall not see the Judah? Or has Your soul hated Zion?
sword, nor shall you have famine, but I Why have You stricken us and no
will give you true peace in this place. healing is for us? We waited for peace,
14 And YAHWEH said to me, The but nothing good came; and for a
prophets prophesy lies in My name. I healing time, but, behold, terror!
did not send them and I have not 20 We acknowledge our wickedness,
O YAHWEH, the iniquity of our
fathers; for we have sinned against
1 Water in ancient times meant life and
You.
YHWH's sanctuary was over the
inexhaustible Gihon Spring. By showing 21 For Your name's sake, do not
the analogy that the water is dried up with spurn us; do not dishonor the throne
the grass it is showing that Yahweh's of Your glory. Remember, and do not
presence is not with the people any longer break Your covenant with us.
due to their sin and rebellion. 22 Are there any among the vanities
2 Showing due to their rebellion that even the of the nations, who make rain fall? Or
Messiah would be a stranger to the people can the heavens give showers? Is it not
in time of need.
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You, O YAHWEH our Elohim? Then 9 She who bore seven now
we will wait for You; for You do all languishes; she has breathed out her
these things. life; her sun has gone down while it
was still day. She has been ashamed
Chapter 15 and humiliated, and I will give the rest
of them to the sword before their
1 Then YAHWEH said to me, enemies, says YAHWEH.
Though Moses and Samuel stood 10 Woe to me, my mother, that you
before Me, My soul could not be have borne me1, a man of strife, and a
toward this people. Send them out man of contention to the whole earth!
from before My face; yea, let them go I have not loaned, nor have they
out. loaned to me; yet everyone curses me.
2 And it will be, if they say to you, 11 YAHWEH said, Truly, I will not
Where shall we go? Then you will tell free you for good. Truly I will cause the
them, So says YAHWEH, Those who enemy to entreat you in the time of
are for death, go to death; and those evil and in the time of distress.
for the sword, to the sword; and those 12 Can one break iron, iron or
for the famine, to the famine; and copper from the north?
those for the captivity, to the captivity. 13 Your wealth and your treasures I
3 And I will set over them four kinds, will give for prey, not for price, but for
says YAHWEH: the sword to kill, and all your sins, even in all your borders.
the dogs to drag off, and the birds of 14 And I will make you pass with
the heaven and the beast of the earth your enemies into a land you do not
to devour and destroy. know. For a fire has been kindled in
4 And I will make them a horror to My anger; it shall burn against you.
all the kingdoms of the earth, because 15 O YAHWEH, You know.
of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, Remember me and visit me, and take
king of Judah; for what he did in vengeance for me on those who seek to
Jerusalem. (2Kgs 21:1-16) hurt me. Do not take me away in Your
5 For who shall have pity on you, O long-suffering; know that I bear
Jerusalem? Or who shall weep over reproach for You.
you? Or who shall turn aside to ask 16 Your Words were found and I ate
your welfare? them; and Your Word was to me the
6 You have forsaken Me, says joy and gladness of my heart. For I am
YAHWEH. You have gone backward, called by Your name2, O YAHWEH,
so I will stretch out My hand against Elohim of Hosts.
you and destroy you; I am weary of 17 I did not sit in the circle of
repenting. merrymakers, nor exult. I sat alone
7 And I will sift them with a fork in because of Your hand; for You have
the gates of the land; I will bereave; I filled me with indignation.
will destroy My people, for they do not 18 Why has my pain been continual
turn from their ways. and my wound incurable, refusing to
8 Their widows are more numerous be healed? You surely are to me like a
about Me than the sand of the seas. I
have brought for them a ravager at
noonday against the mother of a young 1 Job 3:1, 10:18-19, Jeremiah is grieved to
man; I caused anguish and terror to the point of regretting his very birth.
fall on her suddenly.
2 The Hebrew name is YermeYahu called
after the family name of Yahweh.
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false stream, whose waters cannot be kindness and compassions from this
trusted. people says YAHWEH2.
19 So YAHWEH says this: If you 6 Both the great and the small shall
return, then I will restore you again; die in this land. They shall not be
you shall stand before Me. And if you buried, nor shall men mourn for them,
take the precious from the worthless, nor cut himself, nor shave himself bald
you shall be as My mouth. Let them for them3.
turn back to you, but do not return to 7 Nor shall anyone break bread4 for
them. them in mourning, to comfort him for
20 And I will make you a fortified ones who died. Nor shall they give
wall of copper to this people. And they them the cup of comfort to drink for
shall fight against you, but they shall one's father or one's mother5.
not overcome you; for I am with you to 8 Also you shall not go into the
save you and to deliver you, says house of feasting, to sit with them to
YAHWEH. eat and drink.
21 And I will deliver you out of the 9 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts the
hand of the wicked, and I will redeem Elohim of Israel: Behold I will cause to
you out of the hand of the evil ones. cease out of this place, before your
eyes, and in your days, the voice of joy
Chapter 16 and the voice of gladness, the voice of
the bridegroom and the voice of the
1 The Word of YAHWEH came to bride6.(Je 7:34 Je 25:10, Je 33:10-11)
me, saying, 10 And it shall be, when you declare
2 You shall not take a wife for to this people all these Words, they
yourself, nor shall you have sons or will say to you, Why has YAHWEH
daughters in this place1. spoken all this great evil against us?
3 For so says YAHWEH concerning Or what is our iniquity, or what is our
the sons and concerning the daughters sin that we have committed against
who are born in this place, and YAHWEH our Elohim?
concerning their mothers who bore 11 Then you shall say to them,
them, and concerning their fathers Because your fathers have forsaken
who fathered them in this land: Me, says YAHWEH, and have walked
4 They shall die of deadly diseases;
they shall not be mourned nor shall 2 Jeremiah was restricted from contact with
they be buried; they shall be as dung those that Yahweh had cut off relationship
on the face of the earth. And they shall with as a sign of loyalty to Him. (2Joh 1:9-
be consumed by the sword and by 11).
3 These acts were pagan and therefore
famine, and their bodies shall be food
forbidden in the Torah (Lev 19:28, 21:5,
for the birds of the heavens, and for Deut 14:1-2). However, some Israelites
the beasts of the earth. (Jer 19:7) were still practicing these pagan rituals (Jer
5 For so says YAHWEH, Do not 41:4-5).
enter into the house of mourning. Do 4 Breaking bread was an ancient Semitic term
not go to weep or moan for them. For I for eating. Acts 2:46, Acts 20:11
have removed My peace with loving- 5 Food and drink were customarily given to
mourners (2 Sam 3:35). In later Judaism a
special cup of drink was set out for the chief
1 Due to the grave situation that was coming mourner.
Jeremiah was restricted by YHWH in his 6 Jerusalem's punishment will ultimately be
own personal life. transferred to Babylon (Rev 18:20, 24)
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after other gods, and have served have defiled My land with the bodies
them, and have worshiped them, and of their hateful things. Yea, their
have forsaken Me, and have not kept hateful idols have filled My
My Torah1. inheritance. (Is 40:2)
12 And you have done more evil than 19 O YAHWEH, my strength and
your fathers. For, behold, you each one my fortress, and my refuge in the day
walk after the stubbornness of his evil of affliction, the nations shall come to
heart, without listening to Me. You from the ends of the earth and
13 And I will cast you out of this land say, Our fathers have inherited only
into a land that you do not know, you lies, vanity, and there is no profit in
nor your fathers. And there you shall them3.(Ps 18:11-2, Ps 28:7-9, Ps 91:1-
serve other Elohim day and night, 2)
where I will not grant you favor. (Deut 20 Can a man make gods to himself?
28:64) But they are not Elohim!
14 So, behold, the days come, says 21 Therefore, behold, I will make
YAHWEH, that it shall no more be them know this time; I will cause them
said, As YAHWEH lives who brought to know My hand and My might; and
up the sons of Israel out of the land of they shall know that My name is
Egypt. YAHWEH4.
15 But rather, As YAHWEH lives
who brought up the sons of Israel from Chapter 17
the land of the north, and from all the
lands, there where He had banished 1 The sin of Judah is engraved with
them to. And I will bring them again an iron pen. It is carved on the tablet
into their land that I gave to their of their heart with the point of a
fathers2. diamond, and on the horns of your
16 Behold, I will send for many altars5,
fishermen, says YAHWEH. And they 2 even while their sons remember
shall fish them. And after this I will their altars and their Asherahs by the
send for many hunters, and they will green trees on the high hills.
hunt them, from every mountain and 3 O My mountain in the field! I will
from every hill, and out of the clefts of give your wealth, all your treasures, for
the rocks. (Is 7:19) prey, your high places for sin
17 For My eyes are on all their ways; throughout all your borders.
they are not hidden from My face; 4 And you, even through yourself,
their iniquity is not hidden from My will let drop from your inheritance
eyes.
18 And first I will repay double their
3 This is what the people will be saying at
Messiah's return when they see all their
iniquity and their sin, because they
pagan customs were not pleasing to YHWH
and only brought curses.
1 It is the breaking of the Torah that led to 4 When Israel is returned no longer will
this grave attack and ultimate captivity. Yahweh be referred to by pagan titles and
YHWH laid out in the precepts of the Torah names but all people will know that
how to serve and love Him and how to love YAHWEH is the one redeeming them, Ex
our fellow man. When the Torah is ignored 3:15.
for mankind’s own human nature, he will 5 Both a diamond and iron showing the
ultimately fail and bring his own misery. permanency of their actions. Being on the
2 Jer 3:18, Jer 33:7, Is 11:11, Is 49:8, Is 61:4, horns of their altar shows that the sin
Eze 36:24,28, Amos 9:14-15 remains; it is not atoned for.
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which I gave you. And I will cause you forsaken YAHWEH, the Fountain of
to serve your enemies in a land which living waters3. (Jer 14:8)
you do not know. For you have kindled 14 Heal me, O YAHWEH, and I will
a fire in My anger; it will burn forever. be healed; save me, and I will be
5 So says YAHWEH, Cursed is the saved; for You are my praise.
man who trusts in man, and who 15 Behold, they say to me, Where is
makes flesh his arm, and who turns the Word of YAHWEH? Let it come
aside his heart from YAHWEH1. now.
6 For he shall be like a juniper in the 16 And I have not hurried away from
desert, and shall not see when good shepherding after You, nor have I
comes. But he shall live in dried places desired the woeful day. You surely
in the wilderness, in a salt land that is know that the utterance of my lips was
not inhabited2. before Your face.
7 Blessed is the man who trusts in 17 Do not be a terror to me; You are
YAHWEH, and YAHWEH is his my refuge in the day of evil.
refuge. (Ps 146:5, Ps 26:1, 34:8, 40:4) 18 Let those who persecute me be
8 For he shall be like a tree planted ashamed, but do not let me be
by the waters. It sends out its roots by ashamed. Let them be terrified, but do
the stream, and it will not fear when not let me be terrified. Bring on them
the heat comes; but its foliage will be the day of evil, and break them with
green; and it is not anxious in the year double breaking.
of drought, nor will it cease from 19 So said YAHWEH to me, Go and
yielding fruit. (Ps 1;1-3) stand in the gate of the sons of the
9 The heart is deceitful above all people, that by which the kings of
things, and it is incurable; who can Judah come in, and by which they go
know it? (Eccl 9:3, Mk 7:21-22) out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem4.
10 I, YAHWEH, search the heart, I 20 And say to them, Hear the Word
try the reins, even to give to each man of YAHWEH, kings of Judah, and all
according to his ways, according to the Judah, and all the residents of
fruit of his doings. (2 Chron 6:30 Rev Jerusalem who enter in by these gates.
2:23) 21 So says YAHWEH, Take heed for
11 As a partridge broods and does the sake of your lives, and do not carry
not hatch, so is he who makes riches, a burden on the Sabbath day, nor
and not by right; it will leave him in bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem.
the middle of his days, and in his end 22 And do not carry a burden from
he will be a fool. your houses on the Sabbath day, nor
12 A glorious high throne from the do any work, but keep the Sabbath day
beginning is the place of our holy, as I commanded your fathers5.
sanctuary. 23 But they did not obey nor bow
13 O YAHWEH, the Hope of Israel, down their ear, but they made their
all who forsake You shall be ashamed.
Those who depart from Me shall be
written in the earth, because they have
3 See note on Jer 2:13
1 Israel did not turn to Yahweh in faith during 4 The word for people, indicates the common
their distress, but continually looked toward people, as the city gate was where business
human sources of either Egypt, Syria and was transacted, things were traded and
Babylon Is 2:22. judges sat to hear disputes and secure legal
2 Job 39:6, Deut 29:23, Ps 107:34 documents in front of the people.
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neck stiff, not to hear, nor to receive Chapter 18

instruction6.
24 And it shall be, if you carefully 1 The Word which was to Jeremiah
listen to me, says YAHWEH, to bring from YAHWEH, saying,
in no burden through the gates of this 2 Rise up and go down to the potter's
city on the Sabbath day, but keep the house, and there I will cause you to
Sabbath day holy, to do no work in it, hear My Words.
25 even kings and rulers sitting on 3 Then I went down to the potter's
the throne of David shall enter into the house, and behold, he was working a
gates of this city, riding on chariots work on the wheel.
and on horses, they and their rulers, 4 And the vessel that he made in clay
the men of Judah, and those living in was ruined in the hand of the potter.
Jerusalem. And this city will be So repeating he made it, another
inhabited forever. (Jer 22:2-4, Is 9:6) vessel, as it seemed good in the
26 And they will come from the potter's eyes to make it.
cities of Judah, and from the places 5 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
about Jerusalem, and from the land of me, saying,
Benjamin, and from the Shephelah, 6 O house of Israel, can I not do to
and from the mountains, and from the you as this potter? says YAHWEH.
south, bringing burnt offerings, and Behold, as the clay in the potter's
sacrifices, and grain offerings, and hand, so are you in My hand, O house
incense, and bringing sacrifices of of Israel. (Is 29:16)
thanksgiving to the house of 7 The instant I speak concerning a
YAHWEH. (Jer 32:44, Jer 33:13) nation, and concerning a kingdom, to
27 But if you will not listen to Me to pluck up, or to break down, or to
keep the Sabbath day holy, and to not destroy;
carry a burden and enter at the gates 8 if that nation against whom I have
of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then spoken will turn from their evil, I will
I will kindle a fire in her gates. And it repent of the evil that I thought to do
shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem; to it.
yea, it shall not be put out. (1Kg 9:6-7) 9 And the instant I speak concerning
a nation, and concerning a kingdom,
to build and to plant it;
10 if it does evil in My eye, not to
obey My voice, then I will repent of the
good which I had said to do good to it.
11 Now then, please speak to the
5 The Hebrew implies carrying a “load” as
men of Judah and to those living in
someone who was coming through the gates
to trade and work, which would be violating Jerusalem, saying, So says YAHWEH,
the Sabbath command. Also, since most Behold, I am forming evil against you,
worked 6 days in the field, some were using and devising a plan against you. Now
the Sabbath day to gather in their fruit from each one turn from his evil way, and
the countryside. The ultra religious have make your ways and your doings good.
wrongly interpreted this to not even carry a 12 And they say, It is hopeless. For
horn to blow on Yom Terruah, or a bible to we will walk after our own thoughts,
synagogue. See Math 12:1. and we will each one do according to
6 Sabbath breaking was one of the main the stubbornness of his evil heart.
violations why Yahweh allowed Israel to go 13 Therefore YAHWEH says this:
into captivity Ezek 20:13, 16, 21, 24.
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Ask now among the nations, Who has 22 Let a cry be heard from their
heard things like these? The virgin of houses when You suddenly bring a
Israel has done a very horrible thing. raiding band on them. For they have
14 Does the snow of Lebanon forsake dug a pit to seize me, and have hidden
from the rock of the field? Or are the snares for my feet.
cold flowing waters that come from 23 Yet, O YAHWEH, You know all
another place uprooted1? their counsel to death against me. Do
15 But My people have forgotten Me. not atone for their iniquity, nor blot
They have burned incense to vain out their sin from Your face, but let
idols; and they have caused them to them be those made to stumble before
stumble in their ways, from the old You; deal with them in the time of
paths, to walk in bypaths, not on the Your anger3.
highway;
16 to make their land a desolation, a Chapter 19
hissing forever. Everyone who passes
by will be amazed and will shake his 1 So says YAHWEH, Go and buy a
head. potter's earthen jar, and gather from
17 I will scatter them like an east the elders of the people, and from the
wind before the enemy; I will make elders of the priests.
them see the back, and not the face in 2 And go out to the valley of the son
the day of their calamity. of Hinnom by the entry of Potsherd
18 Then they said, Come and let us Gate. And there declare the Words
plot schemes against Jeremiah. For that I will speak to you.
the Torah shall not perish from the 3 And say, Hear the Word of
priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor YAHWEH, O kings of Judah, and
word from the prophet. Come and let those living in Jerusalem. So says
us strike him with the tongue, and let YAHWEH of Hosts, the Elohim of
us not attend to any of his words2. Israel: Behold, I will bring evil on this
19 O YAHWEH, pay attention to place by which all who hear it will have
me, and pay attention to the voice of tingling ears. (2 Kgs 21:12)
my adversaries. 4 Because they have forsaken Me,
20 Should evil be repaid for good? and have estranged this place, and
For they have dug a pit for my soul. have burned incense in it to other gods
Remember, I stood before You to whom neither they nor their fathers
speak good concerning them, to turn have known, nor the kings of Judah,
Your wrath from them. and have filled this place with the
21 Therefore give their sons to the blood of innocents.
famine, and make them run onto the 5 They have also built the high places
hand of the sword. And let their wives of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for
be bereaved, and be widows, and let burnt offerings to Baal, which I never
their men be the slain of death, their commanded nor spoke, nor did it
young men be those struck by the come into My heart.
sword in battle. 6 So, behold, the days come, says
YAHWEH, that this place shall be no
1 The point being made is that the weather is more called Tophet, or the valley of the
more reliable than Judah.
2 Israel's response as with human nature in
general is to attack the messenger instead of 3 A plea, not for vengeance, but for
repenting for the sin. vindication and justice.
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son of Hinnom, but the Valley of YAHWEH, and he said to all the
Slaughter. (Jer 7:31, 2Kgs 23;10) people,
7 And I will make the counsel of 15 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the
Judah and Jerusalem come to nothing Elohim of Israel: Behold, I will bring
in this place. And I will cause them to to this city, and on all its towns, all the
fall by the sword before their enemies, evil that I have spoken against it,
and by the hand of those who seek because they have stiffened their necks
their life. And I will give their dead in order not to hear My Words.
bodies for food to the birds of the
heavens, and for the animals of the Chapter 20
earth. (Jer 16:4)
8 And I will make this city a waste 1 When Pashur the son of Immer, the
and a hissing. Everyone who passes by priest (he also was chief officer in the
shall be amazed and shall hiss because house of YAHWEH), heard Jeremiah
of all its plagues. (Jer 18:16) prophesying these things,
9 And I will cause them to eat the 2 then Pashur struck Jeremiah the
flesh of their sons and the flesh of their prophet and put him in the stocks in
daughters1. And they shall each one the upper Benjamin Gate, which was
eat the flesh of his friend in the siege by the house of YAHWEH.
and distress with which their enemies 3 And it was on the next day that
and those who seek their life shall Pashur made Jeremiah go out from
oppress them. the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him,
10 And you shall break the jar before YAHWEH has not called your name
the eyes of the men who go with you, Pashur, but Terror2 from All Around.
11 and shall say to them, So says 4 For so says YAHWEH, Behold, I
YAHWEH of Hosts, Even so I will will make you a terror to yourself and
break this people and this city, as one to all your friends. And they shall fall
breaks the potter's vessel that cannot by the sword of their enemies, and
be restored again. And they shall bury your eyes shall see. And I will give all
in Tophet, since no place is left to Judah into the hand of the king of
bury. (Ps 2:9, Is 30:14) Babylon, and he shall exile them into
12 I will do this to this place, says Babylon and kill them with the sword.
YAHWEH, and to those living in it, 5 And I will give all the wealth of this
and give this place to be as Tophet. city, and all its produce, and all its
13 And the houses of Jerusalem and precious things, and all the treasures
the houses of the kings of Judah shall of the kings of Judah, even I will give
be defiled as the place of Tophet, them into the hand of their enemies
because of all the roofs of the houses who will strip them and take them,
on which they have burned incense to and carry them to Babylon.
all the host of the heavens, and have 6 And you, Pashur, and all who live
poured out drink offerings to other in your house, shall go into captivity.
gods. And you shall come to Babylon; and
14 Then Jeremiah came from you shall die there. And you shall be
Tophet, where YAHWEH had sent buried there, you and all those loving
him there to prophesy. And he stood you to whom you have prophesied lies.
in the court of the house of
1 One of the curses for disobedience to the 2 In Hebrew the word is “magor- missabib”
covenant (Deut 28:53-57). and means terror on all sides.
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7 O YAHWEH, You have deceived1 16 And let that man be as the cities
me; yea, I was deceived. You are which YAHWEH overthrew and did
stronger than I, and You have not repent. And let him hear a cry in
prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day the morning and the shouting at
long and everyone mocks me. noontime;
8 For whenever I speak, I cry out, I 17 because he did not kill me from
proclaim violence and ruin; for the the womb; and that my mother would
Word of YAHWEH has been to me a have been my grave, and her womb
reproach and mockery all day long. always great with me.
9 And I said, I will not mention Him 18 Why did I come forth from the
or speak any more in His name. But womb to see toil and sorrow, and my
His Word was in my heart like a days consumed in shame?
burning fire shut up in my bones, and
I was grieved of holding in, and I was Chapter 21
not able to2.
10 For I heard the slanders of many, 1 The Word which was to Jeremiah
Terror is all around! Expose! Yea, let from YAHWEH, when King Zedekiah
us expose him! Every man of my peace sent Pashur the son of Melchiah, and
watched for my fall, saying, Perhaps Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the
he will be lured away, and we shall priest to him, saying,
prevail against him; and we shall take 2 Please inquire of YAHWEH for us.
revenge on him. For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
11 But YAHWEH is with me like a is warring against us. Perhaps
mighty, awesome one. On account of YAHWEH will deal with us according
this my persecutors shall stumble and to all His wonderful works, that he
will not prevail. And they shall be may go up from us.
greatly ashamed. For they have not 3 Then Jeremiah said to them, You
acted wisely; they are an everlasting shall say this to Zedekiah,
disgrace that will not be forgotten. 4 So says YAHWEH, the Elohim of
12 But, O YAHWEH of Hosts, who Israel: Behold, I will turn back the
tries the righteous, who sees the reins weapons of war in your hand, with
and the heart, let me see Your which you fight against the king of
vengeance on them; for I have Babylon, and against the Chaldeans
revealed my cause to You. who besiege you outside the wall. And
13 Sing to YAHWEH. Praise I will gather them together in the
YAHWEH. For He has delivered the middle of the city.
soul of the poor from the hand of 5 And I Myself will fight against you
evildoers. with an outstretched arm and with a
14 Cursed is the day in which I was strong arm, even in anger, and in fury,
born; let not the day in which my and in great wrath.
mother bore me be blessed. (Job 3:3) 6 And I will strike the people of this
15 Cursed is the man who brought city, both man and beast. They shall
news to my father, saying, A man child die of a great plague.
is born to you, making him very glad. 7 And afterward, says YAHWEH, I
will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah,
1 To entice and his servants, and the people, and
2 When someone is filled with the spirit of those who remain in this city from the
YHWH they cannot help but to speak the plague, from the sword, and from the
truth.
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famine, into the hand of Nebuchad- 2 and say, Hear the Word of
nezzar king of Babylon and into the YAHWEH, O king of Judah who sits
hand of their enemies, and into the on the throne of David, you and your
hand of those who seek their life. And servants, and your people who enter in
he shall strike them with the mouth of by these gates.
the sword; he shall not spare them, 3 So says YAHWEH, Do justice and
nor have pity, nor have compassion. righteousness, and deliver the one
8 And you shall say to this people, So robbed from the oppressor's hand.
says YAHWEH, Behold, I set before And do not oppress the foreigner, the
you the way of life and the way of widow, or the orphan, and do not do
death. (Deut 30:15) violence nor shed innocent blood in
9 He who remains in this city shall this place.
die by the sword, and by the famine, 4 For if you indeed do this thing,
and by the plague. But he who goes out then there shall enter in by the gates of
and falls to the Chaldeans who are this house kings sitting on the throne
besieging you, he shall live, and his life of David, riding in chariots and on
shall be for a prize to him. (Jer 14:12) horses, he and his servants and his
10 For I have set My face against this people. (Jer 17:25)
city for evil, and not for good, says 5 But if you will not hear these
YAHWEH. It shall be given into the Words, I swear by Myself, says
hand of the king of Babylon, and he YAHWEH, that this house shall
shall burn it with fire. (2Kgs 25:9) become a ruin.
11 And concerning the house of the 6 For so says YAHWEH concerning
king of Judah, say, Hear the Word of the king of Judah's house, You are
YAHWEH, Gilead to Me, the head of Lebanon; yet
12 O house of David, so says surely I will make you a wilderness,
YAHWEH: Do justice in the morning, cities not inhabited.
and deliver the plundered one out of 7 And I will consecrate destroyers
the hand of the oppressor, that My against you, each one with his
fury not go out like fire and burn so weapons; and they will cut down your
that none can put it out, because of the choice cedars and make them fall into
evil of your doings. the fire.
13 Behold, I am against you, one 8 And many nations shall pass by
dwelling in the valley, rock of the this city, and they shall each say to one
plain, says YAHWEH, those who say, another, Why has YAHWEH done
Who can come down against us? Or, this to this great city?
Who can enter our dwellings? 9 Then they will answer, Because
14 But I will punish you according to they have forsaken the covenant of
the fruit of your doings, says YAHWEH their Elohim and
YAHWEH. And I will kindle a fire in worshiped other gods and served
its forest, and it shall devour all things them.
around it. 10 Weep not for the ones who died
nor moan for him; weep bitterly for
Chapter 22 him who goes away, for he shall return
no more, nor see the land of his birth.
1 So says YAHWEH, Go down to the 11 For so says YAHWEH concerning
house of the king of Judah and speak
this Word there,
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Shallum1 the son of Josiah, king of been your way from your youth, for
Judah, who reigned in his father you have not obeyed My voice.
Josiah's place, who went forth from 22 Those feeding you shall feed the
this place: he shall not return there wind, and those loving you shall go
any more. into captivity. Surely then you will be
12 But he shall die there in the place ashamed and will blush for all your
where they have exiled him, and he wickedness.
will see this land no more. 23 One dwelling in Lebanon, nested
13 Woe to him who builds his house in the cedars, how you will groan when
without righteousness, and his upper pangs come to you, the pain as of a
rooms without justice. His neighbor woman in labor!
serves without pay, and he does not 24 As I live, says YAHWEH, though
give him for his work; Coniah (Jeconiah) the son of
14 who says, I will build myself a Jehoiakim, king of Judah were the
wide house and large upper rooms. signet on My right hand, yet I would
And he cuts out windows for it and tear you out of there!
covers with cedar, and paints with 25 And I will give you into the hand
vermilion. of those who seek your life, and into
15 Do you reign because you lust to the hand of those whose face you fear,
excel in cedar? Did not your father eat even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar
and drink and do justice and king of Babylon, and into the hand of
righteousness? Then it was well for the Chaldeans.
him. 26 And I will cast you and your
16 He judged the cause of the poor mother who bore you into another
and needy, then it was well. Was this country, there where you were not
not to know Me, says YAHWEH? born; and there you shall die.
17 But your eyes and your heart lust 27 But concerning the land which
for nothing but your unjust gain, and they lift up with their soul, to return
to shed innocent blood, and there, they shall not return there.
oppression, and to do violence. 28 Is this man Coniah (Jeconiah) a
18 So YAHWEH says this despised, broken jar, or a vessel in
concerning Jehoiakim the son of which is no pleasure? Why are they
Josiah, king of Judah, They shall not hurled, he and his seed, and are cast
mourn for him, saying, Ah, my into the land which they do not know?
brother! Or, Ah, sister! They shall not 29 O earth, earth, earth! Hear the
mourn for him, saying, Ah, master! Or, Word of YAHWEH!
Ah, his glory! 30 So says YAHWEH, Write this
19 He shall be buried with the burial man childless, a man who will not
of a donkey, drawn beyond the gates of prosper in his days. For not one from
Jerusalem and thrown out. his seed will succeed, a man sitting on
20 Go up to Lebanon and cry. And
lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry
out from the other side of the Jordan;
for all those loving you are destroyed.
21 I spoke to you in your prosperity,
but you said, I will not hear. This has
1 Shallum was his personal name, Jehoahaz
his throne name 1Chron 3:15.
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the throne of David and ruling any say, As YAHWEH lives who brought
more in Judah1. the sons of Israel up out of the land of
Egypt; (Jer 16:14)
Chapter 23 8 but, As YAHWEH lives who
brought up and led the seed of the
1 Woe to shepherds who destroy and house of Israel out of the land of the
scatter the sheep of My pasture, says north, and from all the lands where I
YAHWEH. have driven them there. And they shall
2 Because of this, so says YAHWEH dwell on their own land. (Ezek 20:42)
the Elohim of Israel against the 9 My heart within me is broken
shepherds who shepherd My people: concerning the prophets; all my bones
You have scattered My flock, and have shake. I am like a drunken man, and
driven them away, and have not like a man overcome by wine, because
visited them. Behold, I will visit on you of YAHWEH, and because of the
the evil of your doings, says Words of His holiness.
YAHWEH. 10 For the land is full of adulterers.
3 And I will gather the remnant of For the land mourns because of a
My flock out of all the lands where I curse. The pastures of the wilderness
have driven them there, and I will are dried up. And their course is evil,
bring them again to their fold. And and their might is not right.
they shall be fruitful and multiply. 11 For both prophet and priest are
4 And I will raise up shepherds over wicked; yea, I have found their evil in
them who will shepherd them. And My house, says YAHWEH.
they will fear no more, nor be terrified; 12 So their way shall be to them as
nor will they be missing anything, says slippery places in the darkness; they
YAHWEH. shall be driven out and fall by it. For I
5 Behold, the days come, says will bring evil on them, the year of
YAHWEH, that I will raise to David a their judgment, says YAHWEH.
righteous Branch, and a King shall 13 And I have seen folly among the
reign and act wisely, and He shall do prophets of Samaria; they prophesied
justice and righteousness in the earth. by Baal and led astray My people
6 In His days Judah shall be saved, Israel.
and Israel shall dwell safely. And this 14 I have also seen a horrible thing
is His name by which He shall be among the prophets of Jerusalem;
called, YAHWEH TZEDEKENU2. they commit adultery and walk in
7 Behold, so the days come, says falsehood. And they make the hands of
YAHWEH, that they shall no more evildoers strong, so that not a man
returns from his evil. They are all of
them like Sodom to Me, and those
1 This prophecy does not mean that Jeconiah
would not have physical children, but that living in her like Gomorrah.
he would never again have a son to sit on 15 So YAHWEH of Hosts says this
and prosper on the throne of King David. concerning the prophets: Behold, I will
The lineage in the book of Matthew has feed them wormwood, and make them
Jeconiah in it (Math 1:11-12) and therefore drink poisonous water, for wickedness
shows that the lineage in Matthew is from has gone forth from the prophets of
Joseph (the step father of Yahshua) and Jerusalem into all the land.
Luke's genealogy is from Miriam, 16 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, Do
Yahshua's biological mother. not listen to the words of the prophets
2 Means YAHWEH our righteousness.
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who prophesy to you; they make you lies; yea, the prophets of the deceit of
vain; they speak a vision of their own their own heart?
heart, not out of the mouth of 27 They plot to cause My people to
YAHWEH. forget My name by their dreams which
17 They say to those who despise Me, they tell, each one to his neighbor,
YAHWEH has said, You shall have even as their fathers have forgotten
peace. And they say to everyone who My name for Baal (Lord)2.
walks in the stubbornness of his own 28 The prophet who has a dream, let
heart, Evil shall not come on you. him tell his dream. And he who has
18 For who has stood in the counsel My Word, let him speak My Word
of YAHWEH, and has seen and heard faithfully. What has the chaff to do
His Word? Who has listened to His with the wheat, says YAHWEH3?
Word and heard? 29 Is not My Word thus like fire,
19 Behold, the whirlwind of says YAHWEH, and like a hammer
YAHWEH has gone forth in fury, even which breaks a rock in pieces?
a whirling storm. It will whirl on the 30 Therefore, Behold, says
head of the wicked. YAHWEH, I am against the prophets
20 The anger of YAHWEH shall not who steal My Words, each one from
turn back until He has executed, and his neighbor.
until He has set up the purposes of His 31 YAHWEH says, Behold, I am
heart. In latter days you shall against the prophets who use their
understand it perfectly1. tongues and say, He says.
21 I have not sent the prophets, yet 32 YAHWEH says, Behold, I am
they ran; I have not spoken to them, against those who prophesy false
yet they prophesied. dreams, and tell them, and cause My
22 But if they had stood in My people to go astray by their lies, and by
counsel and had caused My people to their foolishness. Yet I did not send
hear My Words, then they would have them nor command them. And they
turned them from their evil way, and will not profit this people at all, says
from the evil of their doings. YAHWEH.
23 I Am an Elohim near by, says 33 And when this people, or the
YAHWEH, and not a Elohim from prophet, or a priest, shall ask you,
afar. saying, What is the utterance of
24 Or can a man hide himself in YAHWEH? You shall then say to
secret places so that I do not see him, them, What utterance? I will even
says YAHWEH? Do I not fill the abandon you, says YAHWEH.
heavens and the earth, says 34 And the prophet, and the priest,
YAHWEH?
25 I have heard what the prophets 2 Baal means master or lord. It is a most
said, those who prophesy lies in My striking parallel today that most Christians
name, saying, I have dreamed, I have will share false visions and prophecies out
dreamed. of their own hearts and say “the lord” told
26 How long is this there in the me this. Every true prophet in scripture
heart of the prophets, the prophets of knew the Creator's true name Yahweh, and
did not refer to Yahweh as Baal or lord.
3 Yahweh's litmus test is clearly His word and
1 The same deception that plagued Israel in not dreams and visions, although He does
ancient times by corrupt leadership would speak to His people by dreams and visions
also be the same in the end time. at times.
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and the people who shall say, The 2 One basket had very good figs, like
utterance of YAHWEH, I will even first ripe figs. And the other basket
punish that man and his house. had very bad figs which could not be
35 And you shall say each one to his eaten from their badness2.
neighbor, and each one to his brother, 3 And YAHWEH said to me, What
What has YAHWEH answered? And do you see, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs.
what has YAHWEH spoken? The good figs are very good, and the
36 And you shall not mention the bad are very bad, so that they cannot
utterance of YAHWEH again, for each be eaten from their badness.
man's word shall be his burden. But 4 Again the Word of YAHWEH
you have perverted the Words of the came to me, saying,
living Elohim, of YAHWEH of Hosts, 5 So says YAHWEH, the Elohim of
our Elohim1. Israel, Like these good figs, so I will
37 So you shall say to the prophet, acknowledge the exiles of Judah whom
What has YAHWEH answered you? I have sent out of this place into the
And what has YAHWEH spoken? land of the Chaldeans for good.
38 But if you say, The utterance of 6 For I will set My eyes on them for
YAHWEH, therefore so says good, and I will bring them again to
YAHWEH: Because you say this this land. And I will build them and
word, the utterance of YAHWEH; and not tear down; and I will plant them,
I have sent to you saying, You shall not and will not pluck up3.
say, The utterance of YAHWEH; 7 And I will give them a heart to
39 therefore, behold! I, even I will know Me, that I am YAHWEH. And
utterly forget you and cast you off and they shall be My people, and I will be
the city that I gave to you and your their Elohim. For they shall return to
fathers, away from My face. Me with their whole heart. (Jer 31:33,
40 And I will put on you an Heb 8:10)
everlasting reproach and never-ending 8 And like the bad figs which cannot
disgrace on you, which shall not be be eaten from badness, so says
forgotten. YAHWEH: So I shall make Zedekiah
the king of Judah, and his rulers, and
Chapter 24 the remnant of Jerusalem who remain
in this land, and those who dwell in
1 YAHWEH caused me to see, and the land of Egypt;
9 I will even make them a horror
behold, two baskets of figs set before
among all the kingdoms of the earth
the sanctuary of YAHWEH, after
for evil, for a reproach, and a proverb,
Nebuchad-nezzar king of Babylon had
a gibe, and a curse, there in all places
exiled Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim,
where I will drive them.
king of Judah, and the rulers of Judah,
and the craftsmen, and the smiths
from Jerusalem, and had brought 2 Israel is equated as a fig tree (Math 24:32)
them to Babylon. (2Kgs 24:16) as there were good and bad figs; so was the
nation with its inhabitants. The Hebrew
word for first ripe fig is 'bekoorah', which is
1 Verses 32-36 is stating that Yahweh gives us a special juicy early fig.
His will in His word and not by the false 3 Is 10:22 and repeated in Ro 9:27 clearly
utterances of false prophets. The false shows that although Israel will grow into
prophecy will be the burden only to the mighty numbers in their Diaspora that only
false prophet and not to the people. a remnant would return.
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10 And I will send the sword, the works of your hands; and I will do you
famine, and the plague among them no harm.
until they are consumed from being 7 Yet you have not listened to Me,
upon the land that I gave to them and says YAHWEH, so that you might
to their fathers. (Jer 9:16, 15:2, 21:9) provoke Me to anger with the works of
your hands, for evil to you.
Chapter 25 8 So YAHWEH of Hosts says this:
Because you have not obeyed My
1 The Word that was to Jeremiah Words,
concerning all the people of Judah in 9 behold! I will send and take all the
the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of families of the north, says YAHWEH,
Josiah, king of Judah. It was the first and Nebuchadnezzar the king of
year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant; and I will bring
Babylon1. them against this land, and against
2 This Jeremiah the prophet spoke those living in it, and against all these
to all the people of Judah and to all the nations all around. And I will
residents of Jerusalem, saying, completely destroy them, and make
3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah them a horror, and a hissing, and
the son of Amon, king of Judah, even everlasting ruins.
to this day, this twenty three years, the 10 And I will take from them the
Word of YAHWEH has come to me, voice of rejoicing, and the voice of
and I have spoken to you, rising up gladness, the voice of the bridegroom,
early and speaking; but you have not and the voice of the bride, the sound of
listened2. the millstones, and the light of the
4 And YAHWEH has sent to you all lamp3.
His servants the prophets, rising early 11 And this whole land shall be a
and sending, but you have not listened waste and a horror; and these nations
nor bowed your ear to hear, shall serve the king of Babylon seventy
5 saying, Now turn each one from his years.
evil way and from the evil of your 12 And it shall be, when seventy
doings, and live on the land which years are fulfilled, I will punish the
YAHWEH has given to you and to king of Babylon and that nation, and
your fathers from forever even to the land of the Chaldeans, for their
forever. iniquity, says YAHWEH; and I will
6 And do not go after other gods to make it everlasting ruins4.
serve them and to worship them, and 13 And I will bring on that land all
do not provoke Me to anger with the My Words which I have spoken
against it, all that is written in this
book which Jeremiah has prophesied
against all the nations5.
1 In Israel the accession yr is counted as yr
one of the reign whereas in Babylon the 14 For many nations and great kings
next yr was considered the first yr of will lay service on them, even they.
reigning. Daniel dates this from the
Babylon way of recording (Dan 1:1). 3 See note on Rev 18:20 (Rev 18:23)
2 Jeremiah prophesied about Judah's 4 Whereas Judah and Jerusalem will be
punishment and captivity for 23 yrs before redeemed and restored (Zech 2:7-12) in the
the actual destruction happened. Yahweh in end time, Babylon will take Judah's
His mercy gives warning of repentance punishment and be destroyed forever (Rev
before the actual destruction will come. 18:20, Jer 50 :39-40)
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And I will repay them according to 24 and all the kings of Arabia, and
their deeds, and according to the work all the kings of the mixed people who
of their own hands. dwell in the desert,
15 For so says YAHWEH, the 25 and all the kings of Zimri, and all
Elohim of Israel, to me. Take the wine the kings of Elam 6, and all the kings of
cup of this wrath from My hand and Media,
cause all the nations to whom I shall 26 and all the kings of the north, far
send you to drink it. and near7, each one to his brother, and
16 And they shall drink, and reel to all the kingdoms of the world which
and fro, and be maddened, because of are on the face of the earth; and the
the sword that I will send among king of Sheshach8 shall drink after
them. them.
17 Then I took the cup from the hand 27 So you shall say to them, So says
of YAHWEH and made all the nations YAHWEH of Hosts, the Elohim of
drink, those to whom YAHWEH had Israel: Drink, and be drunk, and
sent me: vomit, and fall, and do not rise up,
18 Jerusalem, and the cities of because of the sword which I will send
Judah, and their kings, and their among you.
rulers, to make them a ruin, a horror, 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to
a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day; take the cup from your hand to drink,
19 Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and his then you shall say to them, So says
servants, and his rulers, and all his YAHWEH of Hosts, surely you shall
people; drink.
20 and all the mixed people, and all 29 For, behold, I begin to bring evil
the kings of the land of Uz1, and all the on the city on which is called My
kings of the land of the Philistines2, name, and shall you be found entirely
and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, without guilt? You shall not be without
and the remnant of Ashdod, guilt. For I will call for a sword on all
21 Edom, and Moab, and the sons of those living in the earth, says
Ammon, YAHWEH of Hosts.
22 and all the kings of Tyre3, and all 30 And now you prophesy against
the kings of Sidon, and the coastal them all these Words, and say to them,
kings beyond the sea4, YAHWEH shall roar from on high
23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and and give forth His voice from His holy
all who cut the corners of their habitation9; He shall mightily roar
beards5, over His dwelling place. He answers
with a shout, like those who tread out
5 Jeremiah chapter 50 and 51 is solely on the the grapes, against all those living in
destruction of end time Babylon. These the earth10.
chapters are not historical as none of the
31 A roaring will go to the ends of
destruction spoke about in those chapters
have ever happened historically in the past
nor was there ever any great fleeing by 6 Iran
Judah and Israel out of Babylon. 7 Ukraine, Georgia and Russian provinces
1 Jordan 8 Iraq (Jer 51:41)
2 Palestinians 9 In the end time, YHWH will punish Judah
3 Lebanon first for their sin and rebellion, but then will
4 Possibly inferring to Cyprus, Turkey, and punish Babylon who acquiesced to Israel's
the Greek Islands full destruction if YHWH did not intervene
5 Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan (Zech 2:10-13, Jer 51:35, 49)
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the earth, for YAHWEH has a

controversy with the nations. He will Chapter 26
enter into judgment with all flesh; He
will give the wicked to the sword, says 1 In the beginning of the reign of
YAHWEH. Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of
32 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, Judah, this Word came from
Behold, evil is going from nation to YAHWEH, saying,
nation, and a great whirlwind shall be 2 So says YAHWEH, Stand in the
stirred up from the corners of the court of the house of YAHWEH and
earth. speak to all the cities of Judah which
33 And the slain of YAHWEH shall come to worship in the house of
be at that day from one end of the YAHWEH, all the Words that I
earth even to the other end of the command you to speak to them. Do
earth. They shall not be mourned, nor not keep back a word.
gathered, nor buried; they shall be as 3 It may be that they will listen, and
dung on the face of the earth. each man turn from his evil way, that I
34 Howl, O shepherds, and cry, and may repent of the evil which I plan to
roll in ashes, O leaders of the flock! do to them because of the evil of their
For the days of your slaughter and of doings1.
your scatterings are fulfilled, and you 4 And you shall say to them, So says
shall fall like a desirable vessel. YAHWEH, If you will not listen to
35 And refuge has perished from the Me, to walk in My Torah which I have
shepherds, and escape from the set before you,
leaders of the flock. 5 to listen to the words of My
36 The sound of the cry of the servants the prophets whom I am
shepherds, and the howling from the sending to you, even rising up early
leaders of the flock will be heard. For and sending (but you have not
YAHWEH is spoiling their pasture. listened),
37 And the peaceful pastures are 6 then I will make this house like
devastated, because of the glow of the Shiloh, and will make this city a curse
anger of YAHWEH. to all the nations of the earth.
38 Like the young lion, He has left 7 And the priests and the prophets
His den; for their land is a waste and all the people heard Jeremiah
because of the glow of the oppressor, speaking these words in the house of
and because of His flowing anger. YAHWEH.
8 And it happened when Jeremiah
10 In the end time, first, YHWH is punishing
had made an end of speaking all that
Judah for not relying on Him and for their
breaking of the Torah, and then He is YAHWEH had commanded him to
punishing Babylon who caused Judah's speak to all the people, the priests and
destruction and then He is punishing all the the prophets and all the people seized
earth who participated in these events due him, saying, Surely, you shall die.
to global governance; verse 31-38 is 9 Why have you prophesied in the
describing this worldwide judgment called name of YAHWEH, saying, This
the day of YHWH. Cross reference this house shall be like Shiloh, and this city
with Joel 2:1-11, Is 24:1-6. Even though
there is worldwide calamity YHWH still
allows people to repent and be saved, Joel 1 Yahweh's way is always redemption first,
2:12-14, 18-32. Those who refuse will but due to free will, punishment will follow
perish (Jer 38:2-6). for the prideful of heart who don't repent.
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shall be wasted, without one living in land rose up and spoke to all the
it? And all the people were gathered assembly of the people, saying,
against Jeremiah in the house of 18 Micah of Moresheth2 prophesied
YAHWEH. in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
10 When the rulers of Judah heard And he spoke to all the people of
these things, then they came up from Judah, saying, So says YAHWEH of
the king's house to the house of Hosts: Zion shall be plowed like a
YAHWEH and sat down in the field, and Jerusalem shall become
entrance of the New Gate of heaps, and the mountain of the house
YAHWEH. like the high places of a forest.
11 And the priests and the prophets 19 Did Hezekiah, king of Judah and
spoke to the rulers, and to all the all Judah indeed put him to death?
people, saying, Let a death sentence be Did he not fear YAHWEH and entreat
for this man, for he has prophesied the face of YAHWEH? And did not
against this city, as you have heard YAHWEH repent of the evil which He
with your ears1. had spoken against them? So we are
12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the doing great evil against our souls.
rulers and to all the people, saying, 20 And there was also a man who
YAHWEH sent me to prophesy prophesied in the name of YAHWEH,
against this house and against this city Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-
all the Words that you have heard. Jearim, who prophesied against this
13 So now make good your ways and city and against this land according to
your doings, and obey the voice of the words of Jeremiah.
YAHWEH your Elohim, and 21 And when Jehoiakim the king,
YAHWEH will repent toward the evil with all his mighty men, and all the
that He has spoken against you. rulers, heard his words, the king tried
14 As for me, behold, I am in your to put him to death. But Urijah heard,
hands; do with me as seems good and and he was afraid, and fled, and went
right to you. to Egypt.
15 But know for certain that if you 22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men
put me to death, you shall surely bring to Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor,
innocent blood on yourselves, and on and men with him into Egypt.
this city, and on those living in it. For 23 And they brought Urijah out of
truly YAHWEH has sent me to you, to Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim
speak all these Words in your ears. the king, who struck him with the
16 Then the rulers, and all the sword, and threw his dead body into
people, said to the priests and to the the graves of the sons of the people.
prophets, There is not a sentence of 24 But the hand of Ahikam the son
death for this man, for he has spoken of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that
to us in the name of YAHWEH our they should not give him into the hand
Elohim. of the people to put him to death.
17 Then some of the elders of the
Chapter 27
1 Human nature is to always strike the
messenger instead of adhering to the 1 In the beginning of the reign of
message of repentance. When one rejects
the messenger that Yahweh sent with His
message they are rejecting Yahweh who 2 “Micah” The prophet with the book after
gave the message (Ex 16:2-8, Joh 5:30) his name.
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Jehoiakim1 the son of Josiah, king of 10 For they prophesy a lie to you, to
Judah, this Word came to Jeremiah remove you far from your land, that I
from YAHWEH, saying, should drive you out, and you should
2 So says YAHWEH to me, Make perish.
bonds and yokes for yourself, and put 11 But the nation that will bring its
them on your neck. neck into the yoke of the king of
3 And send them to the king of Babylon, and serve him, says
Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to YAHWEH, I will leave it on its own
the king of the sons of Ammon, and to land, and it may work it and live in it.
the king of Tyre, and to the king of 12 I also spoke to Zedekiah, king of
Sidon, by the hand of the messengers Judah according to all these words,
who came to Jerusalem to Zedekiah, saying, Bring your necks into the king
king of Judah. of Babylon's yoke, and serve him and
4 And command them to go to their his people, and live.
masters, saying, So says YAHWEH of 13 Why will you die, you and your
Hosts, the Elohim of Israel: So you people, by the sword, by the famine,
shall say to your masters, and by the plague, as YAHWEH has
5 I have made the earth, the man, spoken against the nation that will not
and the animals on the face of the serve the king of Babylon?
earth by My great power and by My 14 So then do not listen to the words
outstretched arm; and I have given it of the prophets who speak to you,
to whom it seemed right in My eyes. saying, You shall not serve the king of
6 And now I have given all these Babylon, for they prophesy a lie to you.
lands into the hand of Nebuchad- 15 For I have not sent them, says
nezzar the king of Babylon, My YAHWEH. Yea, they prophesy a lie in
servant. And I have also given him the My name, so that I might drive you
beast of the field to serve him. out, and that you might perish, you
7 And all nations shall serve him, and the prophets who prophesy to you.
and his son, and his son's son, until 16 Also I spoke to the priests and to
the time of his own land comes; also it. all this people, saying, So says
And many nations and great kings YAHWEH, Do not listen to the words
shall serve him. of your prophets who prophesy to you,
8 And it shall be, the nation and saying, Behold, the vessels of the
kingdom which will not serve him, house of YAHWEH shall now be
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, quickly brought again from Babylon.
and that will not put its neck in the For they prophesy a lie to you.
yoke of the king of Babylon, I will 17 Do not listen to them. Serve the
punish that nation, says YAHWEH, king of Babylon and live. Why should
with the sword, and with the famine, this city be a waste?
and with the plague, until I have 18 But if they are prophets, and if the
destroyed them by his hand. Word of YAHWEH is with them, let
9 As for you, do not listen to your them now intercede with YAHWEH of
prophets, or to those divining to you, Hosts that the vessels which are left in
or to your dreams, or to your sooth- the house of YAHWEH, and in the
sayers, or to your sorcerers, those who house of the king of Judah, and at
speak to you, saying, You shall not Jerusalem, may not go to Babylon.
serve the king of Babylon. 19 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts
concerning the pillars, and concerning
1 Some manuscripts read Zedekiah.
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the sea, and concerning the bases, and 5 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to
concerning the rest of the vessels the prophet Hananiah in the presence
which remain in this city, of the priests, and in the presence of
20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of all the people who stood in the house
Babylon did not take when he exiled of YAHWEH,
Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of 6 even the prophet Jeremiah said,
Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, Amein! May YAHWEH do so; may
and all the nobles of Judah and YAHWEH confirm your words which
Jerusalem. you have prophesied, to bring again
21 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts, the vessels of the house of YAHWEH,
the Elohim of Israel, concerning the and all the exiles, from Babylon into
vessels that remain in the house of this place.
YAHWEH, and the house of the king 7 But hear now this word that I
of Judah, and Jerusalem: speak in your ears and in the ears of all
22 They shall be brought to Babylon, the people:
and they shall be there until the day I 8 The prophets who have been
visit them, says YAHWEH. Then I will before me and before you from times
bring them up and restore them back past prophesied against many lands
to this place. (Ez 1:7-11 Ez 5:13-15) and against great kingdoms, of war,
and of evil, and of plague.
Chapter 28 9 As for the prophet who prophesies
of peace, when the word of the prophet
1 And it happened in that year, in the shall come to pass, the prophet shall
beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, be known as one whom YAHWEH has
king of Judah, in the fourth year, in truly sent him.
the fifth month, Hananiah1 the son of 10 Then Hananiah the prophet took
Azur the prophet, of Gibeon, spoke to the yoke from the prophet Jeremiah's
me in the house of YAHWEH, for the neck and broke it2.
eyes of the priests and all the people, 11 And Hananiah spoke for the eyes
saying, of the people saying, So says
2 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the YAHWEH, Even so I will break the
Elohim of Israel, saying, I have broken yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of
the yoke of the king of Babylon. Babylon from the neck of all nations
3 Within two years I will again bring within the time of two years. And the
into this place all the vessels of the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
house of YAHWEH which Nebuchad- 12 Then the Word of YAHWEH
nezzar king of Babylon took away from came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the
this place and brought them to prophet had broken the yoke from the
Babylon. neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
4 And I will bring again to this place 13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, So
Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of says YAHWEH, You have broken
Judah, with all the exiles of Judah who yokes of wood, but you shall make
went into Babylon, says YAHWEH. instead of them yokes of iron.
For I will break the yoke of the king of 14 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts,
Babylon. the Elohim of Israel: I have put a yoke

1 He was a false prophet and YHWH took his 2 Notice Jeremiah is still wearing the yoke
life due to his arrogance. from Jer 27:2.
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of iron on the neck of all these nations daughters, and multiply there, and do
to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of not become few.
Babylon. And they shall serve him. 7 And seek the peace of the city,
And I have given him the beasts of the there where I have caused you to be
field also. exiled. And pray to YAHWEH for it;
15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said for in its peace you shall have peace.
to Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, 8 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts,
Hananiah, YAHWEH has not sent the Elohim of Israel: Do not let your
you, but you have made this people prophets and your divining ones in
trust in a lie. your midst deceive you. And do not
16 So YAHWEH says this, Behold, I listen to your dreams which you
send you away from the face of the dream.
earth. You shall die this year, because 9 For they prophesy falsely to you in
you have spoken apostasy against My name. I have not sent them, says
YAHWEH. YAHWEH.
17 And Hananiah died the same year 10 For so says YAHWEH, When
in the seventh month. according to My mouth seventy years
have been fulfilled for Babylon1, I will
Chapter 29 visit you and confirm My good Word
to you, to bring you back to this place.
1 And these are the words of the 11 For I know the purposes which I
letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent am planning for you, says YAHWEH;
from Jerusalem to the rest of the purposes of peace, and not for evil; to
elders of the exile, and to the priests, give you a future and a hope.
and to the prophets, and to all the 12 Then you shall call on Me, and
people whom Nebuchadnezzar had you shall go and pray to Me, and I will
exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon listen to you.
2 after Jeconiah the king, and the 13 And you shall seek and find Me
queen mother, and the eunuchs, the when you search for Me with all your
rulers of Judah and Jerusalem, and heart.
the craftsmen, and the smiths, had 14 And I will be found by you, says
gone out from Jerusalem. YAHWEH. And I will turn away your
3 He sent by the hand of Elasah the captivity, and I will gather you from all
son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son the nations, and from all the places
of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah, king of where I have driven you, says
Judah, sent to Babylon to Nebuchad- YAHWEH. And I will bring you again
nezzar king of Babylon, saying, into the place from which I sent you
4 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the into exile, from there2.
Elohim of Israel, to all the exiles whom 15 Because you have said, YAHWEH
I have caused to be exiled from
Jerusalem to Babylon: 1 YHWH gave Babylon 70 yrs to rule the
5 Build houses and live, and plant nations and then His judgment would come
gardens, and eat their fruit. on them for their immorality, abuse of
6 Take wives, and father sons and Yahweh's power to them and their causing
daughters. And take wives for your Judah's downfall. This prophecy was
sons; and give your daughters to fulfilled anciently in 539 BC when Persia
husbands, that they may bear sons and overthrew Babylon and will also be fulfilled
again to end time Babylon (Jer chapters 50
& 51, Rev chapters 17 & 18).
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has raised up for us prophets in disgraceful folly in Israel, and have

Babylon, committed adultery with their
16 for so says YAHWEH to the king neighbor's wives, and have spoken a
who sits on the throne of David, and to lying word in My name, which I have
all the people who live in this city, your not commanded them. For I am a
brothers who have not gone out with witness and He who knows, says
you into exile, YAHWEH.
17 so says YAHWEH of Hosts, 24 You shall also speak to Shemaiah
Behold, I am sending among them the the Nehelamite, saying,
sword, the famine, and the plague. 25 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the
And have given them up as figs that Elohim of Israel, saying, Because you
are vile, which cannot be eaten from have sent letters in your name to all
badness. (Jer 24:2-5) the people in Jerusalem, and to
18 And I will pursue them with the Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the
sword, with the famine, and with the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
plague. And I will make them a horror 26 YAHWEH has made you priest
to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be instead of Jehoiada the priest, to be
a curse, and a terror, and a hissing, officers in the house of YAHWEH,
and a reproach among all the nations, over every raving man who
there where I have driven them. prophesies, that you should put him
19 For they have not listened to My into the stocks and into the torture
Words, says YAHWEH, which I sent collar.
to them by My servants the prophets, 27 And now why have you not
rising up early and sending; but you reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, who
would not hear, says YAHWEH. prophesies to you?
20 And now you hear the Word of 28 On account of this he sent to us in
YAHWEH, all you exiles whom I have Babylon, saying, This exile is long;
sent from Jerusalem to Babylon. build houses and live; and plant
21 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the gardens and eat their fruit.
Elohim of Israel concerning Ahab the 29 And Zephaniah the priest read
son of Kolaiah, and concerning this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the
Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophet.
prophesy a lie to you in My name: 30 Then the Word of YAHWEH
Behold, I will give them into the hand came to Jeremiah, saying,
of Nebuchad-nezzar king of Babylon, 31 Send to all the exiles, saying, So
and he shall strike them before your says YAHWEH concerning Shemaiah
eyes. the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah
22 And a curse shall be taken up has prophesied to you, and I did not
from them for all the exiles of Judah send him; and he caused you to trust
who are in Babylon, saying, May in a lie;
YAHWEH make you like Zedekiah 32 therefore so says YAHWEH,
and like Ahab, whom the king of Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the
Babylon roasted in the fire, Nehelamite and his seed. There shall
23 because they have committed not be to him a man living among this
people; nor shall he behold the good
2 This prophecy has been fulfilled in modern which I shall do for My people, says
times with the establishment of the modern YAHWEH, because he has uttered
state of Israel and the Aliyah of Jewish rebellion against YAHWEH.
people from all over the globe.
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not fear, says YAHWEH. Do not be

Chapter 30 terrified, O Israel. For, lo, I will save
you from afar, and your seed from the
1 The Word that came to Jeremiah land of their captivity. And Jacob shall
from YAHWEH, saying, return, and have quiet, and be
2 So speaks YAHWEH, Elohim of untroubled, and no one will make him
Israel, saying, Write for yourself all the afraid5. (Is 41:8-9 Hos 2:18)
Words that I have spoken to you in a 11 For I am with you, says
book. YAHWEH, to save you. Though I
3 For, lo, the days come, says make a full end among all nations
YAHWEH, that I will turn the where I have scattered you, yet I will
captivity of My people Israel and not make a full end with you. But I will
Judah, says YAHWEH; and I will correct you justly, and I will not leave
cause them to return to the land that I you unpunished. (Jer 16:14-19)
gave to their fathers, and they shall 12 For so says YAHWEH, Your
possess it1. break cannot be cured; your wound is
4 And these are the Words that grievous.
YAHWEH spoke concerning Israel 13 There is no one to judge your
and concerning Judah: cause; for your ulcer there are no
5 For so says YAHWEH, We have healing medicines for you.
heard a sound of trembling, of dread,
and not of peace.
2 This is the time in the end time that is called
6 Ask now and see whether a male is in Math 24:21, as the worst time that man
will ever have in his existence. First, Satan
giving birth? Why do I see every man
is allowed to set up his earthly kingdom for
with his hands on his loins, like a 42 months in which he will try to destroy all
woman giving birth, and all faces are true believers and Israel (Rev 13:5-7), this
turned to paleness? (Jer 6:24, 22:23) is the time of Jacob's trouble, and then the
7 Alas! For that day is great, for none time called “the day of YHWH” (Joel 1-2,
is like it. And it is a time of Jacob's 11) will directly follow with YHWH's wrath
trouble, but he will be saved out of it2. over all the earth just preluding His
8 For it shall be in that day, says Kingdom being set up.
YAHWEH of Hosts, I will break his 3 The yoke that Israel has borne is that they
yoke from your neck, and I will burst have never fully surrendered to YHWH as a
your bonds. And strangers will not nation to fulfill His great blessings for them
again enslave him3; as they being His people and YHWH being
their Elohim. Through antiquity and even
9 but they shall serve YAHWEH
today, Israel has depended on foreign
their Elohim, and David their king, powers for security and ultimately this has
whom I will raise up to them4. led to their captivity more than once.
10 And you, O My servant Jacob, do 4 Clearly, this is millennial. When Yahshua
returns to set up the Kingdom of Yahweh
1 Yahweh clearly states He will return both (Zech 14:1-5, Acts 1:9-12) David will be a
the captivity of Judah who went into prince and ruler directly under Yahshua
Babylon from 609-573 BC, but also that He (Ezek 34:23-24Ezek 37:34) and Yahshua
will return the House of Israel who went YHWH will literally be reigning on earth.
into captivity by Assyria in 734-718 BC. YHWH the Father does not come to earth
The latter has not happened yet, but just as until the millennium is over (Rev 21:1-4)
Judah is back in their homeland today, 5 Yahweh will redeem all 12 tribes back to
Yahweh will also accomplish to bring back Israel in end time (Jer 31:1, Jer 32:37-38,
the Northern tribes of Israel. Jer 33:7-9, Ezek 34:25-28.
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14 All those loving you have will honor them, and they shall not be
forgotten you; they do not seek you1. small. (Jer 33:11, Ps 126:1-2, Is 35:10)
For I have wounded you with the 20 Also, his sons shall be as before,
wound of an enemy, with the and his congregation shall be
chastisement of a cruel one, because of established before Me; and I will
the greatness of your iniquity. Your punish all who oppress them.
sins are many. 21 And his leader shall be from him,
15 Why do you cry out over your and his ruler shall come from among
crushing? Your pain is incurable, for him. And I will cause him to draw
the greatness of your iniquity; your near, and he shall approach Me. For
sins are many, so I have done these who is he who pledged his heart to
things to you. come near to Me, says YAHWEH?
16 Therefore, all those who devour 22 And you shall be My people, and I
you shall be devoured. And all your will be your Elohim. (Jer 32:38)
foes, every one of them, shall go into 23 Behold, the tempest of
captivity. And those plundering you I YAHWEH: fury goes forth, a
will give up to plunder, and all preying sweeping whirlwind; it shall whirl on
on you I will give up for prey2. the head of the wicked.
17 For I will give health back to you, 24 The glow of the anger of
and I will heal you of your wounds3, YAHWEH will not turn back until He
says YAHWEH, because they called has executed, and until He has
you, Outcast; saying, This is Zion; no established the purposes of His heart.
one is seeking for her. (Is 56:8) In latter days you will understand it 5.
18 So says YAHWEH, Behold I will
turn the captivity of Jacob's tents and Chapter 31
will have mercy on his dwelling places.
And the city shall be built on her ruin 1 At that time, says YAHWEH, I will
heap; and the palace shall remain on be the Elohim of all the families of
its own divine place4. Israel, and they shall be My people6.
19 And out of them shall come 2 So says YAHWEH, Israel, the
thanksgiving and the voice of those people, the survivors of the sword,
who are merry. And I will multiply have found grace in the wilderness, I
them, and they shall not be few. I also will go to give rest to him7.

1 All the nations who Israel looked for their 4 The Hebrew word for ruin here is 'tel'.
security through instead of YHWH have There are currently more than 30,000 such
ultimately forsaken her anyway. archaeological tels in Israel. The science of
2 Although Israel is getting her punishment Archeology is only about 140 years old,
during the time of Jacob's trouble, the which even makes this scripture more
nations that caused her demise, such as amazing (Is 58:12, Ps 102:14).
Babylon, will also be punished during the 5 Most of this chapter as well as the next few
wrath of YHWH on earth. are mostly about things that will take place
3 Although Israel will go through a harsh in the end times. (Jer 3:18)
chastisement for their sins, ultimately, their 6 In the millennial setting all 12 tribes will be
punishment is put on Babylon and Babylon restored (Ro 11:26-27)
is destroyed forever as where Jerusalem 7 Yahweh always brings those to the
will be the eternal capital of the Kingdom wilderness who are being prepared and here
of YHWH (Rev 18:20, 23, Jer 50:39-40, YHWH Yahshua will meet this remnant in
Mic 4:2) the wilderness (Eze 20:33-44).
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3 YAHWEH has appeared to me North Country, and gather them from

from far away, saying, Yes, I have the recesses of the earth. Among them
loved you with an everlasting love! On the blind, and the lame, the pregnant
account of this, with loving kindness I one, and the travailing one together, a
have drawn you. great company shall return here5.
4 Again I will build you, and you 9 They shall come with weeping, and
shall be built again, O virgin of Israel. I will lead them with prayers. I will
You will again put on your cause them to walk by rivers of waters,
tambourines1 and go forth in the dance in a right way; they will not stumble in
of those making merry. (Jer 30:19) it. For I am a Father to Israel, and
5 You shall yet plant vineyards on Ephraim is My first-born6.
the mountains of Samaria, the 10 Hear the Word of YAHWEH, O
planters shall plant and shall treat nations, and declare in the coastlands
them as common2. far away, and say, He who scattered
6 For there shall be a day when the Israel will gather him and keep him, as
watchmen on the hills of Ephraim a shepherd his flock.
shall call out, Arise and let us go up to 11 For YAHWEH has redeemed
Zion, to YAHWEH our Elohim3. Jacob, and redeemed him from the
7 For so says YAHWEH, Sing with hand of the one stronger than him.
gladness for Jacob, and shout among 12 And they shall come and sing in
the head of the nations. Cry out, give the height of Zion, and be radiant over
praise and say, O YAHWEH, save the goodness of YAHWEH, for grain,
Your people4, the remnant of Israel. and for wine, and for oil, and for the
8 Behold! I will bring them from the sons of the flock and the herd. And
their life shall be as a watered garden;
and they shall not continue to languish
1 Tambourines were used on a joyful any more7.
occasion, especially a military victory (Ps
13 Then the virgin shall rejoice in the
68:24-25 Ex 15:20-21).
2 Wine is associated in scripture with joy and dance, both young men and elders
feasting. Here YHWH is showing that in together. For I will turn their
Israel's redemption it will be with great joy. mourning into joy, and will comfort
Also, Samaria was the Capital of the them and make them rejoice from
northern kingdom. This area has some of their sorrow.
the best grapevines in Israel. The fact that 14 And I will fill the soul of the
they are treated as common infers a great priests with fatness, and My people
abundance of harvest.
3 A wonderful scenario is being played out in
chapter 31 of the redemption and return of 5 Is 35:5-6, Jer 3:18, Ps 106:47, Ezek 34:12-
Ephraim and the northern tribes of Israel. 14, Mic 4:6, Amos 9:14-15
Here it is prophesying about the wonderful 6 There were two great promises that YHWH
time when Judah and Israel together will be gave to Israel in the bible. One was the
going up to Jerusalem at feast time to promise of the scepter, which is to reign on
worship YAHWEH. (Ps 122:1-4). This had the throne of Israel; this was given to Judah
not happened since the days of Solomon as and King David (Gen 49:10). The other is
Jeroboam built an altar in Dan in the north the promise of the birthright given to the
and had the northern tribes coming there at firstborn and this was given to Ephraim
the feast that he had made to replace through his father Joseph (1Chron 5:1-2).
Sukkot, 1Kg 12:26-33. The right of the firstborn was also a double
4 The Hebrew is “Hoshanna” Math 21:9, Ps portion (Deut 21:15-17). Ephraim means
118:25, Ps 20:9 double blessing.
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shall be satisfied with My goodness, 21 Set up road marks for yourself;

says YAHWEH. make sign posts for yourself. Set your
15 So says YAHWEH, A voice was heart toward the highway, even the
heard in Ramah, wailing, bitter way you went. Turn again, O virgin of
weeping: Rachel weeping for her sons; Israel; turn again to these cities of
she refuses to be comforted for her yours2.
sons for they are not here1. 22 Until when will you turn to and
16 So says YAHWEH, Hold back fro, O faithless daughter? For
your voice from weeping, and your YAHWEH has created a new thing in
eyes from tears. For there will be a the land: a woman shall enclose a
reward for your work, says YAHWEH, man3.
and they shall come again from the 23 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the
land of the enemy. Elohim of Israel: Again they will speak
17 And there is hope for you in the this Word in the land of Judah, and in
end time, says YAHWEH, that your its cities, when I turn again their
sons will come again to their own captivity, saying, YAHWEH bless you,
territory. O home of righteousness, O holy
18 Hearing I have heard Ephraim mountain!
moaning over himself, saying, You 24 And Judah and all its cities shall
have chastised me, and I was live in it together, the tenant farmers
chastised, as a bull not broken in. Turn and those who travel with flocks.
me, and I shall be turned; for You are 25 For I satisfy the weary soul, and I
YAHWEH my Elohim. have filled every sorrowful soul.
19 For after I had turned away, I 26 On this I awoke and looked up,
repented; and after I knew, I slapped and my sleep was sweet to me4.
on my thigh. I was ashamed; yea, I 27 Behold, the days come, says
even blushed, because I bore the YAHWEH, even I will sow the house
reproach of my youth. of Israel and the house of Judah with
20 Is Ephraim My dear son? Or is he the seed of man, and the seed of
a delightful child? For as often as I animal.
spoke against him, I will earnestly 28 And it shall be, as I have watched
remember him still. So My bowels are over them to pluck up, and to break
groaning for him; surely, I will have down, and to throw down, and to
pity on him, declares YAHWEH. destroy, and to bring calamity; so I
will watch over them to build and to
7 A beautiful poetic verse showing the plant, says YAHWEH.
completeness of all of Israel's needs in that 29 In those days they shall not any
day. The grain is for bread, the oil for more say, The fathers have eaten sour
cooking and health and anointing and the
wine for joy and happiness (Eccl 10:19, Ps
104:15). These circumstances make life like 2 Yahweh's promise to redeem all 12 tribes of
a watered garden. As where normal harvests Israel in the end time Jer 31:1.
depended solely on the rain of season, here 3 It implies in Hebrew that a weak woman
Israel will be like a watered garden having will encompass a strong man. Where in the
water whenever it is needed. past tiny Israel was at the mercy of her
1 Rachel was the mother of Joseph, and as enemies, now this tiny nation, Israel, would
this chapter is referencing end time be the center of the earth and the strength of
fulfillment, Rachel will not be happy until the kingdom.
the northern tribes of Israel are also 4 This whole chapter was a revelation to
redeemed in the end time. Math 2:18 Jeremiah given in a dream by Elohim.
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grapes, and the teeth of the sons are night, who stirs up the sea so that its
dull1. (Ezek 18:2) waves roar, YAHWEH of Hosts is His
30 But every man will die in his name4.
iniquity. Every man who eats the sour 36 If these ordinances depart from
grapes, his teeth will be dull2. before Me, says YAHWEH, the seed of
31 Behold, the days come, says Israel also shall cease from being a
YAHWEH, that I will cut a new nation before Me forever.
covenant with the house of Israel and 37 So says YAHWEH, If the heavens
with the house of Judah, above can be measured, and the
32 not according to the covenant foundations of the earth below can be
that I cut with their fathers in the day I searched out, I will also reject all the
took them by the hand to bring them seed of Israel for all that they have
out of the land of Egypt (which done, declares YAHWEH5.
covenant of Mine they broke, although 38 Behold, the days come, says
I was to be a husband to them, says YAHWEH, that the city will be built
YAHWEH). to YAHWEH, from the Tower of
33 But this shall be the covenant that Hananeel to the Corner Gate.
I will cut with the house of Israel: 39 And the measuring line6 shall yet
After those days, declares YAHWEH, go before it to the hill Gareb, and shall
I will put My Torah in their inward go around to Goath.
parts, and I will write it on their 40 And the whole valley of the dead
hearts; and I will be their Elohim, and bodies and the ashes and all the fields
they shall be My people. to the torrent Kidron, to the corner of
34 And they shall no longer each the Horse Gate east, shall be holy to
man teach his neighbor, and each man YAHWEH. It shall not be torn up, nor
his brother, saying, Know YAHWEH. demolished any more, forever.
For they shall all know Me, from the
least of them even to the greatest of Chapter 32
them, declares YAHWEH. For I will
forgive their iniquity, and I will 1 The Word that came to Jeremiah
remember their sins no more3. from YAHWEH in the tenth year of
35 So says YAHWEH, who gives the Zedekiah, king of Judah, which was
sun for a light by day, the laws of the the eighteenth year of Nebuchad-
moon, and the stars for a light by nezzar7.
2 For then the king of Babylon's
1 In times past the people excused their own
army was besieging Jerusalem. And
sin by claiming the punishment at hand was
due to their father’s sins. In this day true Jeremiah the prophet was shut in the
repentance will prevail and each person will court of the guard, which was in the
take responsibility for their own sins. king of Judah's house.
2 People will reap what they sow for their
own actions and sins (Ezek 18:20) 4 It is YAHWEH making this covenant.
3 Jer 31:31-34 is a promise of the New 5 A poetic way of saying that Israel will
Covenant and is repeated in Heb 8:8-12. continue to exist even though they will go
The Torah is the same but in the New through much hardships.
Covenant there would be a different 6 The measuring line is connected with

priesthood (Melchizedek) and the restored Jerusalem (Ezek 40:3, Zech 1:16,
agreement about sin has changed through Zech 2:1, Is 28:16-17, Rev 11:1-2).
the blood of Messiah paying the penalty of 7 This was the yr before Israel was destroyed

sin. See Hebrews chapter 7 through 10. See Jer 52:3-4, 12-13, Jer 39:1
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3 For Zedekiah, king of Judah, had and sealed it, and called witnesses,
shut him up, saying, Why do you and weighed the silver on the scales3.
prophesy and say, So says YAHWEH, 11 So I took the document of the
Behold, I will give this city into the purchase, that which was sealed
hand of the king of Babylon, and he according to the law and the statutes,
will take it? and the open copy.
4 And Zedekiah, king of Judah, shall 12 And I gave the purchase
not escape out of the hand of the document to Baruch the son of Neriah
Chaldeans, but delivering shall be the son of Maaseiah, before the eyes of
delivered into the hand of the king of my uncle's son, Hanameel, and before
Babylon, and he will speak with him the eyes of the witnesses who wrote in
mouth to mouth, and will see his eyes the purchase document before the eyes
with his eyes. of all the Jews who sat in the court of
5 And he shall lead Zedekiah into the guard.
Babylon, and there he shall be until I 13 And I commanded Baruch4 before
visit him, says YAHWEH. Though you their eyes, saying,
fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not 14 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the
succeed. Elohim of Israel: Take these books, the
6 And Jeremiah said, The Word of purchase document, the one sealed,
YAHWEH was to me saying, and the open book, and put them in an
7 Behold, Hanameel the son of earthen vessel so that they may stand
Shallum, your uncle, shall come to many days.
you, saying, Buy my field in Anathoth 15 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts,
for yourself, for the right to redeem is the Elohim of Israel: Houses and fields
yours, to buy it1. and vineyards will again be bought in
8 So Hanameel, my uncle's son, this land.
came to me in the court of the guard, 16 And after I gave the document of
according to the Word of YAHWEH, the purchase to Baruch the son of
and said to me, Please buy my field in Neriah, I prayed to YAHWEH, saying,
Anathoth, which is in the land of 17 Ah, Adonai YAHWEH! You have
Benjamin; for the right of inheritance made the heavens and the earth by
is yours, and the right of redemption is Your great power and Your
yours. Buy it for yourself. Then I knew outstretched arm; nothing is too
that this was the Word of YAHWEH. difficult for You,
9 And I bought the field in Anathoth 18 who acts with loving-kindness to
from my uncle's son, Hanameel, and thousands, and repays the iniquity of
weighed him the silver, seventeen
shekels of silver2.
2 The field was worthless at this time since
the Babylonians had already taken captive
10 And I wrote it in the document,
this area and showed Jeremiah's great faith
in Yahweh.
3 This was the normal mode of making a
1 This was Jeremiah's hometown (Jer 1:1) transaction in that day. The scale would
and he was the nearest kinsman redeemer have weighted measures on one side against
(Lev 25:23-25). Yahweh was using this as a the silver on the other side. Some dishonest
sign to show that His word that Israel would people would have false weighted measures
return was sure. Symbolically, The Messiah to gain more silver than what was legally
is the true kinsman redeemer and will return agreed upon, Pr 11:1, Pr 16:11 Is 46:6.
the land to all the tribes of Israel at His 4 Baruch means blessed and he was the
return (Ezek 48). faithful secretary and friend of Jeremiah.
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the fathers into the bosom of their 28 So YAHWEH says this: Behold, I
sons after them. The great, El, the will give this city into the hand of the
mighty YAHWEH of Hosts, is His Chaldeans, and into the hand of
name. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and
19 He is great in counsel and mighty he shall take it.
in work. For Your eyes are open on all 29 And the Chaldeans who fight
the ways of the sons of men, to give to against this city shall enter and set this
each man according to his ways, and city on fire, and burn it, with the
according to the fruit of his doings. houses where they offered incense on
20 For You have set signs and their roofs to Baal, and poured out
wonders in the land of Egypt until this drink offerings to other gods, to
day, and in Israel, and among men; provoke Me to anger.
and You have made a name for 30 For the sons of Israel and the
Yourself, as at this day. sons of Judah have only done evil in
21 And You have brought Your My eyes from their youth. For the sons
people Israel out of the land of Egypt of Israel have only provoked Me to
with signs, and with wonders, and anger with the work of their hands,
with a strong hand, and with an declares YAHWEH.
outstretched arm, and with great 31 For this city has been to Me a
terror. cause of My anger and My wrath from
22 And You have given them this the day that they built it even to this
land which You swore to their fathers day, that I should remove it from My
to give to them, a land flowing with face;
milk and honey. 32 because of all the evil of the sons
23 And they came in and possessed of Israel and of the sons of Judah
it, but they did not obey Your voice nor which they have done to provoke Me
did they walk in Your Torah. They to anger, they, their kings, their rulers,
have not done all that You their priests, and their prophets, and
commanded them to do, so You have the men of Judah, and those living in
caused all this evil to meet them. Jerusalem.
24 Behold, the siege mounds have 33 And they have turned the back to
come to the city, to capture it. And the Me, and not the face; though I taught
city is given into the hand of the them, rising up early and teaching, yet
Chaldeans who fight against it, they have not listened to receive
because of the sword, and the famine, instruction.
and the plague. And what You have 34 But they set their abominable
spoken has happened. And, behold, idols in the house on which My name
You see it. has been called, to defile it.
25 O Adonai YAHWEH, And You 35 And they built the high places of
have said to me, buy for yourself the Baal in the valley of the son of
field with silver, and call witnesses; for Hinnom, to cause their sons and their
the city is given into the hand of the daughters to pass through the fire to
Chaldeans. Molech, which I did not command
26 And the Word of YAHWEH was them, nor did it come into My heart,
to Jeremiah, saying, that they should do this detestable
27 Behold, I am YAHWEH, the thing, to cause Judah to sin1.
Elohim of all flesh. Is anything too 36 And so now YAHWEH, Elohim
difficult for Me?
1 Lev 18:21, Lev 20:2, 2 Kgs 23:10
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of Israel, says this concerning this city, in the cities of the Shephelah1 and in
of which you say, It is given into the the cities of the Negev. For I will cause
hand of the king of Babylon by the their captivity to return, says
sword, and by the famine, and by the YAHWEH.
plague;
37 Behold, I will gather them out of Chapter 33
all the lands, there where I have driven
them in My anger, and in My fury, and 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
in great indignation. And I will bring Jeremiah the second time, while he
them again to this place, and I will was still shut up in the court of the
cause them to live in safety. guard, saying,
38 And they shall be My people, and 2 So says YAHWEH its Maker,
I will be their Elohim. (Jer 31:33) YAHWEH who formed it in order to
39 And I will give them one heart establish it; YAHWEH is His name2:
and one way, that they may fear Me all 3 Call to Me, and I will answer you;
the days, for good to them and to their and I will tell you great and
sons after them. inaccessible things; you do not know
40 And I will cut an everlasting them.
covenant with them, that I will not 4 For so says YAHWEH, the Elohim
turn away from them, to do good to of Israel, Concerning the houses of this
them. But I will put My fear in their city, and concerning the houses of the
heart, that they shall not depart from kings of Judah, which are torn down
Me. (Jer 31:31-34) to defend against the siege mounds,
41 And I will rejoice over them, to do and against the sword,
good to them; and I will truly plant 5 they come to fight with the
them in this land with all My heart and Chaldeans, and to fill them with the
with all My soul. (Deut 30:8-9) dead bodies of men whom I have
42 For so says YAHWEH: As I have struck in My anger and in My wrath,
brought this great evil on this people, and for whom I have hidden My face
so I will bring on them all the good from this city, because of all their evil.
that I am speaking to them. 6 Behold, I will bring health and
43 And fields will be bought in this healing to it, and I will heal them and
land, of which you say, It is a will show them the abundance of
desolation, without man or beast; it peace and truth.
has been given into the hand of the 7 And I will cause the captivity of
Chaldeans. Judah and the captivity of Israel to
44 Men shall buy fields for silver,
and write in a document, and seal it,
and call witnesses in the land of
1 The Shephelah means lowland and was
Benjamin, and in the places around between Jerusalem and what is today the
coast land of Tel Aviv. The coast was lower
Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah,
than the Shephelah, but the equating is
and in the cities of the mountains, and directed from Jerusalem, the center of the
earth (Ezek 38:12).
2 Almost 7,000 times in scripture the
Heavenly Father states that His name is
YAHWEH. Since most have rejected that
throughout antiquity, He clearly states that
in the end time all will know that it is
YAHWEH doing these things Jer 16:21.
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return, and will build them, as at the Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah,
first. (Amos 9:13-14, Ezek 36:24, 28) the flocks shall pass again under the
8 And I will cleanse them from all hands of him who tallies2, says
their iniquity which they have sinned YAHWEH.
against Me; and I will pardon all their 14 Behold, the days come, says
iniquities which they have sinned YAHWEH, that I will fulfill the good
against Me, and which they have thing which I have promised to the
rebelled against Me. house of Israel and to the house of
9 And it shall be a name of joy to Me, Judah.
a praise and a glory to all the nations 15 In those days, and at that time, I
of the earth, which shall hear all the will cause a Branch of Righteousness
good that I do for them. And they shall to grow up to David. And He shall do
fear and tremble for all the goodness judgment and righteousness in the
and for all the peace that I do for it. land.
10 So says YAHWEH, Again there 16 In those days Judah shall be
shall be heard in this place, which you saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell in
say shall be waste without man and safety. And this is the name that shall
without beast, in the cities of Judah, be called on her: YAHWEH
and in the streets of Jerusalem that TZADEKENU 3.
are desolate without man, without one 17 For so says YAHWEH, Not a man
living in it, and without beast, sitting on the throne of the house of
11 the voice of joy, and the voice of Israel will be cut off to David4.
gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, 18 And for the Levitical priests, they
and the voice of the bride, the voice of shall not have a man cut off before Me
those saying, Praise (Aleph/Tav) to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle
YAHWEH of Hosts, for YAHWEH is food offerings, and to do sacrifice
good, for His mercy endures forever; continually5.
those who shall bring the sacrifice of
thanks-giving into the house of
YAHWEH. For I will bring back the 2 At the end of each day the shepherd would
captivity of the land, as at the first, have each sheep pass under his staff and
says YAHWEH1. count them to make sure that not even one
12 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, was lost. This showed his ownership to
Again in this place which is a waste them and enabled him to separate any
without man or even beast, and in all animal that was not his. Ezek 20:37, Math
its cities shall be a home of shepherds 25:32-33.
causing flocks to lie down.
3 Means Yahweh “OUR
13 In the cities of the mountains, in RIGHTEOUSNESS”. The Messiah is called
YAHWEH. Yahweh is a family name with
the cities of the Shephelah, and in the
the Father being Yah Yahweh and the Son
cities of the Negev, and in the land of being Yahshua Yahweh.
Benjamin, and in the places around 4 2 Sam 7:12-16, 1 Kgs 2:4, 25, 1Kgs 9:5, 2
Chron 6:16. However, due to the sin of
1 Although Israel will go through a harsh Jeconiah (Conaiah for short) who was from
chastisement for their sins, ultimately, their the line of Solomon (Jer 22:24, 28-30), this
punishment is put on Babylon and Babylon promise is fulfilled through Nathan, who is
is destroyed forever as where Jerusalem also the son of David 1Kgs 5:5, Luk 3:31.
will be the eternal capital of the Kingdom 5 However, in the millennial kingdom the
of YHWH (Rev 18:20, 23, Jer 50:39-40, Levites will be doing the menial tasks in the
Mic 4:2) sanctuary of YHWH Ezek 44:10-15.
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19 And the Word of YAHWEH was Chapter 34

to Jeremiah, saying,
20 So says YAHWEH, If you can 1 The Word which was to Jeremiah
break My covenant of the day, and My from YAHWEH when
covenant of the night, and there Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and
should not be day and night in their all his army, and all the kingdoms of
time, the earth (because his hand rules), and
21 then My covenant with My all the peoples fought against
servant David may also be broken, that Jerusalem, and against all its cities,
he should not have a son to reign on saying,
his throne, and with the Levitical 2 So says YAHWEH, the Elohim of
priests, My attendants. Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah, king
22 As the host of the heavens cannot of Judah, and tell him, So says
be numbered, nor the sand of the sea YAHWEH, Behold, I will give this city
measured, so I will multiply the seed into the hand of the king of Babylon,
of My servant David, and the Levites and he will burn it with fire.
who minister to Me. 3 And you shall not escape out of his
23 And the Word of YAHWEH was hand, but surely shall be captured and
to Jeremiah, saying, delivered into his hand. And your eyes
24 Have you not observed what shall behold the eyes of the king of
these people have spoken, saying, The Babylon, and he shall speak, his
two families1 that YAHWEH has mouth with your mouth; and you shall
chosen, has He also rejected them? go to Babylon.
And they despise My people, no more 4 Yet hear the Word of YAHWEH, O
to be a nation before them. Zedekiah, king of Judah: So says
25 So says YAHWEH, If My YAHWEH concerning you, You shall
covenant is not with day and night, not die by the sword.
and if I have not appointed the 5 You shall die in peace. And as the
ordinances of the heavens and earth, burnings of spices for your fathers, the
26 then I also will reject the seed of former kings who were before you, so
Jacob, and My servant David, not to they shall burn spices for you, saying,
take of his seed to be rulers over the Ah, master! They will wail for you. For
seed of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I have spoken the Word, says
I will bring back their captivity and YAHWEH3.
have pity on them2. 6 And Jeremiah the prophet spoke
all these Words to Zedekiah, king of
Judah, in Jerusalem,
7 when the king of Babylon's army
1 Since right after the reign of king Solomon, fought against Jerusalem and against
Israel was divided into two kingdoms. The all the cities of Judah that remained;
Northern Kingdom called the House of against Lachish, and against Azekah;
Israel (Ephraim), which consisted of the 10
northern tribes and the southern kingdom
was called the House of Judah and 2 Unless Yahweh would keep His promise
consisted of Judah and Benjamin. Levi was and redeem all 12 tribes, He could not keep
also with Judah due to the sanctuary being His promise to David to rule over all of
in Jerusalem but Levites also lived in cities Israel.
among the other tribes and acted as judges 3 He would have a proper burial as his fore-
and priests. fathers did, 2Chron 16:14, 21:19.
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for these fortified cities remained of 16 But you turned and profaned My
the cities of Judah. name, and each man caused his male
8 The Word that was to Jeremiah slave, and each man his female slave,
from YAHWEH after King Zedekiah to return whom you had sent away
had cut a covenant with all the people according to their desire. And you
in Jerusalem, to proclaim freedom to subjected them to be slaves and female
them, slaves to you.
9 that each man should release his 17 So YAHWEH says this: You have
male slave, and each man his female not listened to Me, to call for liberty,
slave, if a Hebrew man or a Hebrew each man to his brother, and each man
woman, to go free, that not any should to his neighbor. Behold, I call for
enslave a Jew, a man, his brother freedom to you, says YAHWEH: to
among them. the sword, to the plague, and to the
10 And all the rulers obeyed, and all famine. And I will give you for a terror
the people who had entered into the to all the kingdoms of the earth.
covenant allowed them to go free, each 18 And I will give the men who have
man his male slave, and each man his transgressed My covenant, who have
female slave; so that not any should not stood on the words of the covenant
enslave among them any more; and which they have cut with Me when
they obeyed and let them go. they cut the calf in two, and passed
11 But afterward they turned and between its pieces2, (Ps 50:5, Ge
caused to return the male slaves and 15:10)
the female slaves whom they sent 19 the rulers of Judah and the rulers
away. And they subjected them for of Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the
male slaves and for female slaves. priests, and all the people of the land
12 For this reason the Word of who passed between the pieces of the
YAHWEH came to Jeremiah from calf;
YAHWEH, saying, 20 I will even give them into the
13 So says YAHWEH, the Elohim of hand of their enemies, and into the
Israel: I cut a covenant1 with your hand of those seeking their life. And
fathers in the day I brought them forth their dead bodies shall be for food to
out of the land of Egypt, out of the the birds of the heavens, and to the
house of slavery, saying, beasts of the earth.
14 At the end of seven years each 21 And I will give Zedekiah, king of
man should let go his brother who is a Judah, and his rulers, into the hand of
Hebrew, who has been sold to him. their enemies, and into the hand of
When he has served you six years, you those seeking their life, even into the
shall let him go free from you. But hand of the king of Babylon's army
your fathers did not listen to Me nor that has gone up from you.
stretch out their ear. (Ex 21:1-2) 22 Behold, I will command and
15 And you had turned today, and cause them to return to this city, says
you did right in My eyes, to call for YAHWEH. And they shall fight
freedom, each man to his neighbor. against it, and take it, and burn it with
And you cut a covenant before Me in fire. And I will make the cities of
the house on which is called My name.
2 After cutting the animal in two, the 2 parties
1 The ancient blood covenant ceremony had 9 stand back to back and do a figure 8
steps and cutting the animal in 2 was the through the pieces and wind up facing each
third step of the process. other to take their covenant vows.
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Judah a desolation, so that no face of the land where you are

inhabitant can live in it. residing.
8 And we have obeyed the voice of
Chapter 35 Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father,
to all that he commanded us 3, to drink
1 The Word which was to Jeremiah no wine all our days, we, our wives,
from YAHWEH in the days of our sons, and our daughters,
Jehoiakim1, the son of Josiah, king of 9 nor to build houses for us for our
Judah, saying, dwelling; nor do we have a vineyard,
2 Go to the house of the Rechabites 2 or field, or seed.
and speak to them, and bring them to 10 But we live in tents4, and we have
the house of YAHWEH, into one of obeyed and done according to all that
the rooms, and give them wine to Jonadab our father commanded us.
drink. 11 But it happened when Nebuchad-
3 Then I took Jaazaniah, the son of nezzar king of Babylon came up
Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and against the land, then we said, Come,
his brothers, and all his sons, and the and let us go to Jerusalem, because of
whole house of the Rechabites. the army of the Chaldeans and because
4 And I brought them into the house of the army of the Syrians. And we live
of YAHWEH, into the room of the in Jerusalem.
sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a 12 Then the Word of YAHWEH was
man of Elohim, which was near the to Jeremiah, saying,
room of the rulers, above the room of 13 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the
Maaseiah, the son of Shallum, the Elohim of Israel: Go and tell the men
keeper of the threshold. of Judah and the people of Jerusalem,
5 And I set bowls and cups full of Will you not receive instruction, to
wine before the sons of the house of listen to My Words? says YAHWEH.
the Rechabites. And I said to them, 14 The words of Jonadab, the son of
Drink wine. Rechab are done, in which he
6 But they said, We will not drink commanded his sons not to drink
wine, for Jonadab, the son of Rechab wine. And to this day they do not
our father, commanded us, saying, drink, but obey their father's
You shall not drink wine, you nor your command. But I have spoken to you,
sons forever. rising early and speaking; and you did
7 And you shall not build a house nor not listen to Me.
sow seed, nor plant a vineyard, nor 15 I have also sent to you all My
shall there be anything to you; but all servants the prophets, rising up early
your days you shall live in tents, so and sending, saying, Each man now
that you may live many days on the turn back from his evil way, and
amend your doings, and do not go
1 Chapter 35 & 36 are a flashback to
after other gods to serve them, and
Jehoiakim's reign which was 609 to 598
B.C. 3 This nomadic group was still obeying their
2 The Rechabites were a nomadic tribal group fore-father several generations after his
related to the Kenites (1Chron 2:55). Some death and honoring his non-indulgent way
of this group lived near the Israelites (Ju of life.
4:11). This group originated with Jonadab, 4 There is much proof that these Rechabite
son of Recab in Israel about 842 B.C (2Kgs Kenites have a lineage going back to Cain
10:15-23). (Gen 4:20).
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you shall live in the land which I have Judah, this Word was to Jeremiah
given to you and to your fathers. But from YAHWEH, saying,
you have not bowed your ear, nor 2 Take a scroll of a book for yourself
listened to Me. and write in it all the Words that I
16 Because the sons of Jonadab, the have spoken to you against Israel, and
son of Rechab, have stood on the against Judah, and against all the
command of their father which he nations, from the day I spoke to you,
gave them1, but this people has not from the days of Josiah even to this
listened to Me, day3.
17 so YAHWEH, Elohim of Hosts, 3 It may be the house of Judah will
the Elohim of Israel, says this, Behold, hear all the evil which I plan to do to
I will bring on Judah and on all the them, that they may each man turn
people of Jerusalem all the evil that I from his evil way, and I may forgive
have spoken against them because I their iniquity and their sin.
have spoken to them, but they did not 4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch, the
listen. Yea, I have called to them, but son of Neriah. And Baruch wrote from
they did not answer. the mouth of Jeremiah all the Words
18 And Jeremiah said to the house of of YAHWEH that He had spoken to
the Rechabites, So says YAHWEH of him, on a scroll of a book.
Hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Because 5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch,
you have obeyed your father Jonadab's saying, I am shut up; I cannot go to
command, and have kept all his the house of YAHWEH.
commands, and have done according 6 So you go and read in the scroll the
to all that he has commanded you, Words of YAHWEH that you have
19 so YAHWEH of Hosts, the written from my mouth, in the house
Elohim of Israel, says this: Jonadab, of YAHWEH, in the ears of the people
the son of Rechab, shall not have a on the day of fasting. And also you
man cut off from standing before Me shall read them in the ears of all Judah
all the days2. who come out from their cities.
7 Perhaps their pleading will fall
Chapter 36 before YAHWEH, and each man will
turn from his evil way. For great is the
1 And it happened in the fourth year anger and the wrath that YAHWEH
of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of has spoken against this people4.
8 And Baruch, the son of Neriah, did
according to all that Jeremiah the
prophet commanded him, reading in
1 Yahweh blessed the Rechabites because
they followed judicial order and obeyed
the book the Words of YAHWEH in
their fore-father (a non Israelite) on non the house of YAHWEH.
biblical commands and Yahweh is 9 And it happened in the fifth year of
chastising Judah because He sent His Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of
prophets and warned them by His living Judah, in the ninth month, they called
word and they refused. This shows the a fast before YAHWEH, to all the
importance of Judicial order and the parents people of Jerusalem, and to all the
training the children to the next generation
(Pr 22:6).
2 The Jewish Mishnah states that the 3 Showing the origin on the writing of the
Rechabites were later given special duties scroll of Jeremiah.
to perform related to the 2nd temple. 4 Deut 31:17-18
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people who came from the cities of mouth, and I wrote with ink on the
Judah to Jerusalem. book.
10 And Baruch read in the book the 19 And the rulers said to Baruch, Go,
words of Jeremiah in the house of hide yourselves, you and Jeremiah;
YAHWEH, in the room of Gemariah, and do not let any man know where
the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the you are.
upper court, at the entrance to the 20 And they went in to the king, into
New Gate of the house of YAHWEH, the court. But they laid up the scroll in
in the ears of all the people. the room of Elishama the scribe. And
11 When Micaiah, the son of they told all the words in the ear of the
Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had king.
heard all the Words of YAHWEH out 21 And the king sent Jehudi to take
of the book, the scroll. And he took it out of the
12 then he went down into the king's room of Elishama the scribe. And
house, into the scribe's room. And, Jehudi read it in the king's ears, and in
behold, all the rulers were sitting the ears of all the rulers who stood
there, Elishama the scribe, and beside the king.
Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and 22 And the king was sitting in the
Elnathan the son of Achbor, and winter house in the ninth month, and
Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and with the burning fire pan before him.
Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all 23 And it happened, when Jehudi
the rulers. had read three or four leaves, he cut it
13 And Micaiah declared to them all with the scribe's knife and threw it
the words that he had heard when into the fire in the fire-pan, until all
Baruch read the book in the ears of the the scroll was burned up in the fire
people. that was in the fire-pan.
14 And all the rulers sent Jehudi, the 24 Yet the king and all his servants
son of Nethaniah, the son of who heard these Words were not
Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to afraid, nor did they tear their
Baruch, saying, Take the scroll in your garments1.
hand, in which you have read in the 25 But Elnathan, and Delaiah, and
ears of the people, and come. So Gemariah had pleaded with the king
Baruch, the son of Neriah, took the that he should not burn the scroll, but
scroll in his hand and came to them. he would not listen to them.
15 And they said to him, Sit down 26 And the king commanded
now and read it in our ears. So Baruch Jerahmeel, the son of Hammelech,
read in their ears. and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and
16 And it happened, when they had Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, to seize
heard all the Words, they turned each Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the
man to his companion in fear. And prophet. But YAHWEH hid them.
they said to Baruch, We will surely tell 27 Then the Word of YAHWEH was
all these words to the king. to Jeremiah, after the king had burned
17 And they asked Baruch, saying, the scroll2 and the Words which
Tell us now, how did you write all
these words? From his mouth? 1 Even though this message clearly came
18 And Baruch said to them, He from YHWH, due to their pride they had no
spoke all these words to me from his fear of Yahweh's punishment.
2 The scroll would be replaced but burning it
did not change the judgment at hand.
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Baruch wrote from the mouth of the people of the land, which He spoke
Jeremiah, saying, by Jeremiah the prophet.
28 Take for yourself another scroll, 3 And Zedekiah the king sent
and write on it all the former words Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah and
that were in the first scroll, which Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the
Jehoiakim the king of Judah has priest, to Jeremiah the prophet,
burned. saying, Pray now for us to YAHWEH
29 And you shall say to Jehoiakim our Elohim.
the king of Judah, So says YAHWEH, 4 And Jeremiah came in and went
You have burned this scroll, saying, out among the people, for they had not
Why have you written on it, saying, put him into prison.
surely, the king of Babylon shall come 5 And Pharaoh's army had come
and destroy this land, and shall cause forth out of Egypt. And when the
man and beast to cease from there? Chaldeans who besieged Jerusalem
30 Therefore, so says YAHWEH of heard news of them, they went up
Jehoiakim, king of Judah: There shall from Jerusalem.
not be one to him to sit on the throne 6 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
of David, and his dead body shall be the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
cast out in the day to the heat, and in 7 So says YAHWEH, the Elohim of
the night to the frost. Israel, You shall say this to the king of
31 And I will punish him and his Judah who sent you to Me to inquire
seed1 and his servants for their sin. of Me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which
And I will bring on them, and on the has come out to help you, shall return
people of Jerusalem, and on the men to Egypt into their own land.
of Judah, all the evil that I have 8 And the Chaldeans shall come
spoken against them. But they did not again and fight against this city, and
listen. they will capture it and burn it with
32 Then Jeremiah took another fire.
scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, 9 So says YAHWEH, Do not deceive
the son of Neriah, who wrote in it from yourselves, saying, surely the
the mouth of Jeremiah, all the words Chaldeans will go from us, for they
of the book which Jehoiakim, king of shall not leave.
Judah, had burned in the fire. And 10 For though you had stricken the
again, many words like them were entire army of the Chaldeans who fight
added to them. against you, and only wounded men
remained among them, yet they would
Chapter 37 rise up, each man in his tent, and burn
this city with fire.
1 And King Zedekiah, the son of 11 And it happened, when the army
Josiah, reigned instead of Coniah the of the Chaldeans went up from
son of Jehoiakim2, whom Nebuchad- Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's army,
nezzar, king of Babylon, made king in 12 then Jeremiah went out of
the land of Judah. Jerusalem, to go into the land of
2 But he did not listen to the Words Benjamin to receive a portion from
of YAHWEH, nor his servants, nor there in the midst of the people.
13 And it happened, he being in the
1 There is great punishment involved always gate of Benjamin, a captain of the
for willingly defying Yahweh. guard was there, and his name was
2 Fulfilling the prophecy of Jer 36:30.
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Irijah the son of Shelemiah, the son of guardhouse, and that they should give
Hananiah. And he seized Jeremiah the him a piece of bread out of the baker's
prophet, saying, You are falling to the street daily, until all the bread of the
Chaldeans. city was gone. And Jeremiah remained
14 And Jeremiah said, A lie! I am not in the court of the guardhouse.
falling to the Chaldeans. But he did
not listen to him. And Irijah took Chapter 38
Jeremiah and brought him to the
rulers1. 1 And Shephatiah the son of Mattan,
15 And the rulers were angry with and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and
Jeremiah and struck him, and they put Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and
him in the prison house, the house of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, heard the
Jonathan the scribe. For they had words that Jeremiah had spoken to all
made it into a prison house. the people, saying,
16 When Jeremiah had gone into the 2 So says YAHWEH, He who
house of the pit, and into the cells, remains in this city shall die by the
then Jeremiah remained there many sword, by the famine, and by the
days. plague. But he who goes forth to the
17 And Zedekiah the king sent and Chaldeans shall live; and his life shall
took him out. And the king asked him be a prize; and he shall live.
secretly in his house, and said, Is there 3 So says YAHWEH, This city giving
Word from YAHWEH2? And shall be given into the hand of the king
Jeremiah said, There is. For He said, of Babylon's army, and he shall
You shall be delivered into the hand of capture it.
the king of Babylon. 4 And the rulers said to the king,
18 And Jeremiah said to King Please cause this man to die. For in
Zedekiah, What have I sinned against this way he weakens the hands of the
you, or against your servants, or men of war who remain in this city,
against this people, that you have put and the hands of all the people, in
me into the prison house? speaking these words to them. For this
19 Where now are your prophets man does not seek the peace of this
who prophesied to you, saying, The people, but the evil.
king of Babylon shall not come against 5 And Zedekiah the king said,
you, or against this land? Behold, he is in your hand. For the
20 And now hear, I beg you, O my king cannot do anything against you.
master the king, please let my plea fall 6 And they took Jeremiah and threw
before you, so that you do not make him into the pit of Malchiah, the king's
me return to the house of Jonathan son, which was in the court of the
the scribe, that I not die there. guardhouse. And they let Jeremiah
21 And Zedekiah the king down with ropes. But no water was in
commanded, and they committed the pit, only mud. So Jeremiah sank
Jeremiah into the court of the into the mud3.
7 And Ebed-Melech4, the Ethiopian
1 To some of the leaders Jeremiah's man, of the eunuchs in the king's
prophecies were looked at as treason, which house, heard that they had put
was completely false, they simply did not
understand the will of YHWH.
2 Zedekiah knew that Jeremiah's words were 3 This cistern was found in the City of David.
not his own but coming from Elohim. 4 Means “king's servant”
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Jeremiah into the pit (the king then will I give you into the hand of these
sitting in the gate of Benjamin). men who seek your life.
8 Ebed-Melech went out of the king's 17 And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah,
house and spoke to the king, saying, So says YAHWEH, the Elohim of
9 My master the king, these men Hosts, the Elohim of Israel: If surely
have done evil in all that they have you will go out to the rulers of the king
done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom of Babylon, then your soul shall live,
they have thrown into the pit. And it and this city shall not be burned with
will be that he has died in his place fire. And you and your house shall live.
because of the famine, for there is no 18 But if you will not go out to the
more food in the city. rulers of the king of Babylon, even this
10 And the king commanded Ebed- city shall be given into the hands of the
Melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take in Chaldeans, and they will burn it with
your hand thirty men from here and fire. And you shall not escape out of
bring up Jeremiah the prophet out of their hand.
the pit before he dies. 19 And Zedekiah the king said to
11 And Ebed-Melech took the men in Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews who
his hand and went into the king's have fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they
house, to under the treasury. And he give me into their hand and they abuse
took worn out clothes and worn out me.
rags from there. And he let them down 20 And Jeremiah said, They will not
by ropes into the pit to Jeremiah. give. Please obey the voice of
12 And Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian YAHWEH which I am speaking to
said to Jeremiah, Now put these worn you, and it will be well with you and
out clothes and rags under the armpits your soul will live.
of your hands, under the ropes. And 21 But if you refuse to go out, this is
Jeremiah did so1. the Word YAHWEH has made me
13 And they drew Jeremiah up with see:
ropes and brought him up out of the 22 Even, behold, all the women who
pit. And Jeremiah dwelt in the court of are left in the house of the king of
the guardhouse. Judah shall be brought out to the
14 And Zedekiah the king sent and rulers of the king of Babylon2. And
took Jeremiah the prophet to him, into they will say, The men who look after
the third entrance in the house of your welfare have seduced you and
YAHWEH. And the king said to have prevailed against you; your feet
Jeremiah, I will ask you a thing; do not have sunk in the mire, and they turned
hide a thing from me. back. (Ps 69:14)
15 And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If 23 And they shall bring out all your
I declare it to you, surely will you not wives and your sons to the Chaldeans.
cause me to die? And if I counsel you, And you shall not escape out of their
you will not listen to me. hand, but shall be seized by the hand
16 And Zedekiah the king swore of the king of Babylon. And this city
secretly to Jeremiah, saying, As shall be burned with fire.
YAHWEH lives, who made us this 24 And Zedekiah said to Jeremiah,
soul, I will not cause you to die, nor Let not a man know of these words,
and you shall not die.
1 Ebed-Melech showed kindness to Jeremiah
because he was a servant of YHWH and 2 Women who are captured from the king's
was rewarded for it later Jer 39:15-18. quarters became property of the conquerors.
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25 But if the rulers hear that I have them and overtook Zedekiah in the
talked with you, and they come to you Arabah of Jericho. And they took him
and say to you, Now tell us what you and brought him up to Nebuchad-
said to the king; do not hide it from us nezzar king of Babylon, to Riblah in
and we will not put you to death; also, the land of Hamath, where he spoke
What did the king say to you? judgment on him.
26 Then you shall say to them, I was 6 And the king of Babylon
causing my plea to fall before the king, slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah
that he should not return me to the before his eyes at Riblah. Also the king
house of Jonathan, to die there. of Babylon slaughtered all the rulers of
27 And all the rulers came to Judah. (Jer 52:7-11)
Jeremiah and asked him. And he told 7 And he blinded the eyes of
them according to all these words that Zedekiah and bound him in copper
the king had ordered. And they were fetters, to make him go to Babylon.
silent with him, for the matter was not 8 And the Chaldeans burned the
heard. king's house and the houses of the
28 And Jeremiah dwelt in the court people with fire. And they broke down
of the guardhouse until the day the walls of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem was captured. And he was 9 Then the rest of the people who
there when Jerusalem was captured1. remained in the city, and those who
fell away, who fell to him, even the rest
Chapter 39 of the people who remained,
Nebuzaradan, the chief of the
1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah, king executioners, exiled to Babylon.
of Judah, in the tenth month, 10 But Nebuzaradan, the chief of the
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and executioners, left some of the poor
all his army came against Jerusalem, people, who had not a thing to
and they besieged it. (Jer 52:4-5) themselves, in the land of Judah. And
2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in he gave to them vineyards and fields
the fourth month, the ninth of the on that day. (Jer 52:12-16)
month, the city was breached. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of
3 And all the rulers of the king of Babylon commanded concerning
Babylon came in and sat in the middle Jeremiah by the hand of Nebuzaradan
gate2: Nergal-Sharezer, Samgar-Nebo, the chief of the executioners, saying:
Sarsechim, chief of the eunuchs, 12 Take him and set your eyes on
Nergal-Sharezer, chief magician, and him. But do not do anything evil to
all the rest of the rulers of the king of him. But do with him even as he shall
Babylon. say to you.
4 And it happened when Zedekiah, 13 And Nebuzaradan, the chief of the
king of Judah and all the men of war executioners, and Nebushasban the
saw them, they fled and went out from chief of the eunuchs, and Nergal-
the city by night, the way of the king's Sharezer, chief magician, and all the
garden, by the gate between the two rulers of the king of Babylon, sent,
walls. And he went the way of the 14 even they sent and took Jeremiah
Arabah. out of the court of the guardhouse.
5 But the Chaldean army pursued And they gave him to Gedaliah the son
of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to
1 Jer 37:21
2 Jer 1:15
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cause him to go out to the house. And Behold, all the land is before you, to go
he lived among the people. to the good and to the right in your
15 And the Word of YAHWEH was eyes, go there.
to Jeremiah while he was shut up in 5 Even while he had not yet
the court of the guardhouse, saying, returned, he said, Or go back to
16 Go and speak to Ebed-Melech the Gedaliah2 the son of Ahikam, the son
Ethiopian, saying, So says YAHWEH of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon
of Hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Behold, has appointed over the cities of Judah,
I am bringing My Words on this city and live with him among the people.
for evil, and not for good. And they Or to all that is right in your eyes to go,
shall be before you in that day. go. And the chief of the executioners
17 But I will deliver you in that day, gave him ration and a reward, and
states YAHWEH, and you shall not be sent him away.
given into the hand of the men, of 6 And Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the
those whom you fear. son of Ahikam at Mizpah3, and he
18 For surely I will deliver you, and lived with him among the people
you shall not fall by the sword; but remaining in the land.
your life shall be a prize to you, 7 And when all the commanders of
because you have trusted in Me, states the army who were in the field, they
YAHWEH. (Jer 38:7-13) and their men, heard that the king of
Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, the
Chapter 40 son of Ahikam, over the land, and had
appointed with him men, and women,
1 The Word that was to Jeremiah and children, and of the poor of the
from YAHWEH, after Nebuzaradan, land, of those who were not exiled to
the chief of the executioners, had sent Babylon,
him from Ramah1, when he had taken 8 then they came to Gedaliah, to
him (and he was bound in chains, Mizpah, even Ishmael, the son of
among all the captives of Jerusalem Nethaniah, and Johanan and
and Judah being exiled to Babylon). Jonathan, the sons of Kareah, and
2 And the chief of the executioners Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the
took Jeremiah and said to him, sons of Ephai of Netopha, and
YAHWEH your Elohim has spoken Jezaniah the son of the Maachathite,
this evil against this place. they and their men.
9 And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam,
3 And YAHWEH has brought it and
the son of Shaphan, swore to them and
has done according as He has spoken,
to their men, saying, Do not fear to
because you have sinned and have not
serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land,
obeyed His voice, even this thing has
and serve the king of Babylon, and it
come upon you.
shall be well with you.
4 And now, behold! I free you today
10 As for me, behold, I will live at
from the chains on your hand. If it is
Mizpah to stand before the Chaldeans
good in your eyes to come with me
who have come to us. But you, go
into Babylon, come. And I will set my
eye on you. But if it is evil in your eyes
to come with me into Babylon, stay. 2 Gedaliah was the grandson of one of
Josiah's nobles and was made a puppet
1 Ramah (modern Ramallah) is 5 miles north governor to Babylon.
of Jerusalem and was where deportees were 3 Mizpah was a city a few miles north of
screened before being taken to Babylon. Jerusalem.
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gather wine, and the harvest, and oil, Chapter 41

and put them in your vessels, and live
in your cities that you have taken1. 1 And it happened in the seventh
11 And when all the Jews in Moab, month, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah,
and among the sons of Ammon, and in the son of Elishama, of the royal seed,
Edom, and in all the lands, heard that and of the chief ones of the king, and
the king of Babylon had left a remnant ten men with him, came to Gedaliah,
of Judah, and that he had set over the son of Ahikam, to Mizpah. And
them Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the they ate bread together there in
son of Shaphan, Mizpah.
12 even all the Jews returned out of 2 And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah,
all places where they were driven, and and the ten men with him rose up and
came to the land of Judah, to struck Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam,
Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered the son of Shaphan, with the sword.
wine and summer fruits in great And they killed him whom the king of
abundance. Babylon had appointed over the land.
13 And Johanan, the son of Kareah, 3 Ishmael also struck all the Jews
and all the commanders of the army who were with him, with Gedaliah at
that were in the field, came to Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were
Gedaliah, to Mizpah. found there, the men of war.
14 And they said to him, surely you 4 And it happened, the second day
know that Baalis2, the king of the sons after he had killed Gedaliah; and no
of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son one knew,
of Nethaniah, to strike your soul. But 5 men from Shechem came from
Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, did not Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men,
believe them. having their beards shaved, and their
15 And Johanan, the son of Kareah, clothes torn, and having cut
spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, themselves3, and with offerings and
saying, Please let me go, and I will incense in their hand, to bring to the
strike Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, house of YAHWEH.
and a man shall not know. Why should 6 And Ishmael, the son of
he strike your soul, and all the Jews Nethaniah, went out from Mizpah to
who are gathered to you be scattered, meet them, walking as he walked and
and the remnant of Judah perish? was weeping. And it happened, as he
16 But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, met them, he said to them, Come to
said to Johanan, the son of Kareah, Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.
You shall not do this thing. For you 7 And it happened when they came
speak falsely concerning Ishmael. into the middle of the city, Ishmael,
the son of Nethaniah, killed them, he
and the men with him, throwing them
1 Grapes, olives and summer fruit such as into the middle of the pit.
figs and pomegranates were harvested in 8 But ten men were found among
August- September, which shows the time them who said to Ishmael, Do not kill
of the seige. us, for we have treasures in the field,
2 Either King Ba'lay as his name is written on
an early 6th century BC bottle found in 3 They did this as a sign of mourning for the
Jordan. Or Baal Yasha an Ammorite king destruction of the sanctuary of YHWH,
whose name was found on a seal at Tel El- although cutting the flesh was cultic and
Umeiri in Jordan in 1984. forbidden according to Torah Lev 19:28.
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of wheat, and barley, and oil, and women, and the children, and the
honey. So he held back, not killing eunuchs, whom he had brought again
them with their brothers. from Gibeon.
9 And the pit there in which Ishmael 17 And they departed and lived in
had thrown all the dead bodies of the the inn of Chimham1, which is by
men, whom he had struck because of Bethlehem, to go to enter Egypt,
Gedaliah, was the one which Asa the 18 because of the Chaldeans; for they
king had made from the face of were afraid of them, because Ishmael,
Baasha, king of Israel. Ishmael, the the son of Nethaniah, had struck
son of Nethaniah, filled it with the Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, whom
slain. (1Kg 15:22, 2Chron 16:6) the king of Babylon had appointed in
10 And Ishmael took captive all the the land.
rest of the people who were in Mizpah,
the king's daughters, and all the Chapter 42
people who stayed in Mizpah, whom
Nebuzaradan, the chief of the 1 And all the army heads, and
executioners, had entrusted to Johanan, the son of Kareah, and
Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam. And Jezaniah, the son of Hoshaiah, and all
Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, took the people, from the least even to the
captive and went to go over to the sons greatest, came near.
of Ammon. 2 And they said to Jeremiah the
11 But when Johanan, the son of prophet, We beg you, let our plea fall
Kareah, and all the army heads with before you; and pray for us to
him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael, YAHWEH your Elohim, for all this
the son of Nethaniah, had done, remnant, (for we are left but a few of
12 then they took all the men and many, as your eyes see us),
went to fight with Ishmael, the son of 3 that YAHWEH your Elohim may
Nethaniah. And they found him by the show us the way in which we may
many waters that are in Gibeon. walk, and the thing that we may do.
13 And it happened when all the 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to
people with Ishmael saw Johanan, the them, I have heard. Behold, I will pray
son of Kareah, and all the army heads to YAHWEH your Elohim according
with him, then they were glad. to your words; and it shall be, all the
14 And all the people that Ishmael word YAHWEH shall answer, I will
had taken captive from Mizpah turned declare to you. I will not keep back a
around and came back, and went to thing from you.
Johanan, the son of Kareah. 5 And they said to Jeremiah, Let
15 But Ishmael, the son of YAHWEH be a true and faithful
Nethaniah, escaped from Johanan witness between us if not according to
with eight men, and went to the sons all things YAHWEH your Elohim
of Ammon. shall send you to us, so we will do.
16 Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, 6 Whether it is good, or whether evil,
and all the army heads with him, took we will obey the voice of YAHWEH
all the remnant of the people whom he our Elohim, to whom we send you; so
had recovered from Ishmael, the son that it may be well with us when we
of Nethaniah, from Mizpah (after he
had killed Gedaliah, the son of
Ahikam), mighty men of war, and the 1 This was part of a parcel of land given by
King David, 2 Sam 19:37-40.
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obey the voice of YAHWEH our reside there. They shall die by the
Elohim. sword, by the famine, and by the
7 And it happened at the end of ten plague. And none of them shall remain
days, the Word of YAHWEH was to or escape from the evil that I will bring
Jeremiah. on them.
8 And he called Johanan, the son of 18 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts,
Kareah, and all the army heads with the Elohim of Israel, As My anger and
him, and all the people, from the least My fury has flowed out upon the
even to the greatest. people of Jerusalem, so shall My fury
9 And he said to them, So says flow out on you when you enter Egypt.
YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, to And you shall be a curse, and a horror,
whom you sent me to cause to fall your and a shame, and a reproach, and you
petition before Him. shall not see this place anymore.
10 If you will still remain in this 19 YAHWEH has spoken
land, then I will build you up, and will concerning you, O remnant of Judah.
not tear you down. And I will plant Do not go into Egypt. surely, know
you, and will not pluck you up. For I that I have testified against you today.
repent as to the evil that I have done to 20 For you used deceit against your
you. souls when you sent me to YAHWEH
11 Do not be afraid of the king of your Elohim, saying, Pray for us to
Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do YAHWEH our Elohim; and according
not be afraid of his face, declares to all that YAHWEH our Elohim shall
YAHWEH, for I am with you to save say, so declare to us, and we will do it.
you and to deliver you from his hand. 21 And I have declared it to you this
12 And I will show mercies to you, so day, but you have not obeyed the voice
that he may have pity on you, and of YAHWEH your Elohim, or
cause you to return to your own land. anything for which He has sent me to
13 But if you say, We will not live in you.
this land or obey the voice of 22 And now know certainly that you
YAHWEH your Elohim, shall die by the sword, by the famine,
14 saying, No, but we will go into the and by the plague in the place where
land of Egypt, where we shall see no you desire to go to sojourn1.
war or hear the sound of the ram's
horn, and we will not hunger for Chapter 43
bread, and there we will live;
15 then hear now the Word of 1 And it happened when Jeremiah
YAHWEH, O remnant of Judah, So had finished speaking to all the people
says YAHWEH of Hosts, the Elohim all the Words of YAHWEH their
of Israel: If you surely set your faces to Elohim, for which YAHWEH their
go into Egypt, and go to live there, Elohim had sent him to them, all these
16 then it shall be, the sword which words,
you feared shall overtake you there in 2 Azariah, the son of Hoshaiah, and
the land of Egypt. And the famine
which you were anxious about shall 1 Jeremiah's warning from YHWH is quite
cling to you there in Egypt, and you clear; stay in Israel and Elohim will protect
shall die there. them or go to Egypt for help and die. Since
17 So it shall be to all the men who Yahweh delivered His chosen people out of
have set their faces to go into Egypt to Egypt it was a great sin in His eyes for the
people to want to return there Is 30:1-3.
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Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all hide them in the mortar in the
the proud men, then spoke, saying to brickwork which is at the entrance to
Jeremiah, You speak falsely. Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes3, in the
YAHWEH our Elohim has not sent sight of the men of Judah.
you to say, Do not go to Egypt, to 10 And say to them, So says
sojourn there1. YAHWEH of Hosts, the Elohim of
3 But Baruch, the son of Neriah, is Israel, Behold I will send and take
inciting you against us, to give us into Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,
the hand of the Chaldeans, that they My servant, and will set his throne on
might cause us to die, or exile us to these stones that I have hidden. And
Babylon. he shall spread his royal pavilion over
4 And Johanan, the son of Kareah, them.
and all the army commanders, and all 11 And when he comes, he shall
the people, did not obey the voice of strike the land of Egypt. And whoever
YAHWEH, to live in the land of is for death shall go to death; and
Judah. whoever is for captivity shall go into
5 But Johanan, the son of Kareah, captivity; and whoever is for the
and all the army heads, took all the sword, to the sword4. (Jer 15:2)
remnant of Judah who had returned 12 And I will kindle a fire in the
from all the nations where they had houses of the gods of Egypt. And he
been driven, to sojourn in the land of shall burn them, and take them
Judah: captive. And he shall adorn himself
6 men, and women, and children, with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd
and the king's daughters2, and every covers himself with his robe. And he
person that Nebuzaradan, the chief of shall go forth from there in peace.
the executioners, had left with 13 He shall also break the obelisks of
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of The House of the Sun5 which is in the
Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, land of Egypt; and he shall burn the
and Baruch the son of Neriah.
7 And they came into the land of
Egypt, for they did not obey the voice 3 Tahpanhes is in NE Egypt. In excavations
of YAHWEH. And they came to there was such a pavement that has been
Tahpanhes. found in front of the entrance to the Royal
8 And the Word of YAHWEH was to Palace. This was not Pharaoh's main palace
Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, but as the Elephantine papyri states was a
9 Take great stones to your hand and smaller residence used when Pharaoh was
visiting this area.
4 This is the same punishment YHWH gave
1 The people were willing to claim to obey in Jer 15:2 to those who did not follow His
Jeremiah when they perceived that he will before the captivity and this shows that
would tell them what they wanted to hear, He is teaching the people that He never
but when they received instructions against changes and sin and rebellion will always
their own will, they quickly turned on him bring punishment.
and in the coming verses their motives will 5 In Hebrew “Bet Shemesh” and in Israel, Bet
be evident. They never planned on obeying Shemesh was the place were the ark of the
YHWH. Covenant once dwelt. This is a contrast to
2 Some folk law exists that claim that these show that if they had stayed in Israel that is
daughters of the king eventually wound up where YHWH truly dwells but going into
in Britain and that the Royal family today Egypt there is only a counterfeit that will be
are descendants of these women. destroyed.
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houses of the gods of the Egyptians works of your hands, burning incense
with fire. to other gods in the land of Egypt,
there where you have gone to reside,
Chapter 44 that I might cut you off, and that you
might be a curse and a reproach
1 The Word which was to Jeremiah among all the nations of the earth?
concerning all the Jews who were 9 Have you forgotten the evilness of
living in the land of Egypt1, those your fathers, and the evilness of the
living at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, kings of Judah, and the evilness of his
and at Noph, and in the land of wives, and your own evilness, and the
Pathros, saying, wickedness of your wives, which they
2 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the have done in the land of Judah and in
Elohim of Israel, You have seen all the the streets of Jerusalem?
evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, 10 They are not crushed to this day,
and on all the cities of Judah. And, nor have they feared, nor walked in
behold! This day they are a ruin, and My Torah2, nor in My statutes which I
no one lives in them, have set before you and before your
3 because of the evil which they have fathers.
done, by provoking Me to anger, by 11 So YAHWEH of Hosts, the
going to burn incense, by serving other Elohim of Israel says this: Behold, I
gods that they did not know, they, you will set My face against you for evil,
nor your fathers.(Deut 13:6-11, 29:26) and to cut off all Judah.
4 And, I sent to you all my servants 12 And I will take the remnant of
the prophets, rising early and sending, Judah who have set their faces to go
saying, Oh, do not do this abominable into the land of Egypt, to reside there;
thing which I hate! and they shall all be consumed and fall
5 But they did not listen nor bow in the land of Egypt. They shall be
their ear, to turn from their evil, not to consumed by the sword, and by the
burn incense to other gods. famine. They shall die, from the least
6 For this reason My fury and My even to the greatest, by the sword, and
anger poured out and burned in the by the famine, and they shall be a
cities of Judah, and in the streets of curse, a horror, and a shame, and a
Jerusalem. And they are for a waste reproach.
and for a desolation as at this day. 13 For I will punish those who dwell
7 And now so says YAHWEH, the in the land of Egypt, as I have
Elohim of Hosts, the Elohim of Israel: punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by
Why do you work great evil against the famine, and by the plague,
your souls, to cut off from you man 14 so that none of the remnant of
and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah which has gone into the land of
Judah, not leaving to yourselves a Egypt, to reside there, will be a
remnant, refugee, or a survivor, or turn back to
8 to provoke Me to wrath with the the land of Judah to which they are
lifting up their soul to return back to
1 This is the last message of Jeremiah from
YHWH to the exiles living in Egypt and it 2 Even though they now resided in Egypt
was the same message that he always Yahweh still required them to obey the
preached that you cannot serve YHWH Torah, which teaches how to love and
through paganism and any form of idolatry worship Elohim and how to love our
will only bring punishment. neighbor as ourselves.
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live there, for none shall return, except kings, and your rulers, and the people
those who escape. of the land, did not YAHWEH
15 Then all the men who knew that remember them? Yea, it came into His
their wives had burned incense to heart.
other gods, and all the women who 22 And YAHWEH could no longer
stood by, a great assembly, even all the bear because of the evil of your doings,
people who lived in the land of Egypt, because of the detestable things you
in Pathros, answered Jeremiah saying, have committed. For this reason your
16 As for the Word that you have land is a waste, and a horror, and a
spoken to us in the name of curse, without one living in it, as at
YAHWEH, we will not listen to you. this day.
17 But we will certainly do whatever 23 Because you have burned
thing goes out of our own mouth, to incense, and because you have sinned
burn incense to the queen of heaven, against YAHWEH, and have not
and to pour out drink offerings to her, obeyed the voice of YAHWEH, in His
as we have done, we and our fathers, Torah, or in His statutes; and because
our kings, and our rulers, in the cities you did not walk in His testimonies,
of Judah and in the streets of therefore this evil has happened to
Jerusalem1. And we had plenty of food, you, as at this day.
and were well, and saw no evil. 24 Jeremiah also said to all the
18 But when we stopped burning people, and to all the women, Hear the
incense to the queen of heaven, and Word of YAHWEH, all Judah in the
pouring out drink offerings to her, we land of Egypt.
have lacked all things, and have been 25 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the
devoured by the sword and by the Elohim of Israel, saying: You and your
famine. wives have both spoken with your
19 And when we burned incense to mouths, and fulfilled with your hands,
the queen of heaven and poured out saying, surely we will perform our
drink offerings to her, and did we also, vows that we have vowed, to burn
without our men make her cakes to incense to the queen of heaven, and to
worship her image, and pour out drink pour out drink offerings to her.
offerings to her2? Certainly, you lift up your vows and
20 Then Jeremiah said to all the certainly, you perform your vows.
people; to the men, and to the women, 26 So hear the Word of YAHWEH,
and to all the people who were all Judah who reside in the land of
answering, Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My
21 The incense that you burned in great name, says YAHWEH, that My
the cities of Judah and in the streets of name shall no more be named in the
Jerusalem, you, and your fathers, your mouth of any man of Judah3 in all the
land of Egypt, saying, Adonai
1 Ezek 8:9-18 YAHWEH lives. (Ezek 20:9)
2 The prideful self-willed people refused to 27 Behold, I will watch over them for
obey Yahweh, but wanted to keep their own evil, and not for good; and all the men
pagan traditions (Jud 21:25). Everyone was of Judah in the land of Egypt shall be
doing what was right in their own eyes and
even the great calamity that just occurred
did not bring them to repentance, but 3 It is quite telling that after this point Jews
actually made them more obstinate against stopped using and pronouncing verbally the
YHWH (Rev 16:9). sacred name of YAHWEH even up to today.
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destroyed by the sword, and by the declares YAHWEH. But I will give
famine, until they come to an end. your soul to you for a prize, there on
28 And he who escapes the sword all the places where you go2.
shall return out of the land of Egypt to
the land of Judah, few in number 1. Chapter 46
And all the remnant of Judah who
have gone into the land of Egypt, to 1 The Word of YAHWEH which was
reside there, shall know whose word to Jeremiah the prophet against the
shall stand, theirs or Mine. nations3:
29 And this shall be a sign to you, 2 against Egypt, against the army of
says YAHWEH, that I will punish you Pharaoh-Necho, king of Egypt, which
in this place, so that you may know was by the river Euphrates in
that My Words surely shall stand Carchemish4, which Nebuchadnezzar,
against you for evil: the king of Babylon, struck in the
30 So says YAHWEH, Behold, I am fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of
giving Pharaoh-Hophra, king of Egypt, Josiah, king of Judah:
into the hand of his enemies, and into 3 Set in order the buckler and shield,
the hand of those who seek his soul, and draw near to battle.
even as I gave Zedekiah, king of 4 Harness the horses, and mount, O
Judah, into the hand of Nebuchad- horsemen. Yea, stand with helmets,
nezzar, the king of Babylon, his enemy polish the spears, put on coats of
that sought his soul. armor.
5 Why have I seen that they are
Chapter 45 afraid and turned backward? And their
mighty ones are beaten down, and
1 The Word that Jeremiah the have fled for refuge, and do not look
prophet spoke to Baruch, the son of back. Terror is all around, says
Neriah, when he had written these YAHWEH.
words in a writing from the mouth of 6 Do not let the swift flee away, nor
Jeremiah, in the fourth year of the mighty man escape. They
Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of stumbled and fell to the north, by the
Judah, saying, side of the river Euphrates.
2 So says YAHWEH, the Elohim of 7 Who is this rising up like the Nile,
Israel, to you, O Baruch: whose waters surge about like the
3 You said, Woe is me now, for rivers?
YAHWEH has added grief to my pain; 8 Egypt rises up like the Nile, and his
I fainted in my groaning, and I find no waters surge about like the rivers. And
rest. he says, I will go up and will cover the
4 So you shall say to him, YAHWEH
says this: Behold, I am tearing down
what I have built; and I am pulling up 2 Baruch is told not to have self-pity for
what I have planted, even all the land himself, but to think about the great
itself to Me. heartache that Judah's sins have brought and
5 And do you seek great things for that he was spared by YHWH's grace.
yourself? Do not seek them. For, 3 Jeremiah 46-49 are prophecies against the
behold, I will bring evil on all flesh, nations around Israel whose purpose was to
destroy her.
1 Throughout most of the bible it is always 4 Means fortress of Chemosh who was the
only a small remnant that survives. main false deity of Moab 2Kgs 23:13.
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earth; I will destroy the city and its Egypt, is an empty roar; he has passed
people. the appointed time2.
9 Come up, horses; and rage, 18 As I live, says the King whose
chariots! And let the mighty men come name is YAHWEH of Hosts, Surely as
forth, the Ethiopians and the Libyans Tabor is among the mountains, and as
who handle the shield, and the Carmel3 is by the sea, he shall come.
Lydians who handle and tread the 19 O daughter dwelling in Egypt, get
bow. ready to go into captivity. For Noph
10 For this is the day of Adonai, shall be a waste, and set afire, without
YAHWEH of Hosts, a day of inhabitant.
vengeance, that He may avenge 20 Egypt is a beautiful heifer4, but
Himself of His foes. And the sword coming a stinger comes out of the
shall devour, and be filled to north.
satisfaction, and made drunk with 21 Also her hired ones are in the
their blood, for there is a sacrifice to midst of her like calves of the stall; for
Adonai, YAHWEH of Hosts in the they also have turned back, fleeing
north country by the river Euphrates. together. They did not stand because
11 Go up into Gilead and take balm, the day of their calamity had come on
O virgin daughter of Egypt. In vain them, the time of their punishment.
you shall use many remedies; healing 22 Its sound is like a serpent's going,
is not for you. for they shall go in force, and come
12 The nations have heard of your against her with axes, like
shame, and your cry has filled the woodcutters.
land. For the mighty man has 23 They have cut down her forest,
stumbled against the mighty; they says YAHWEH, though it cannot be
have fallen together, both of them. searched, because they are more than
13 The Word that YAHWEH spoke the locusts, and there is no number to
to Jeremiah the prophet of the coming them.
of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of 24 The daughter of Egypt shall be
Babylon, to strike the land of Egypt1. ashamed. She shall be delivered into
14 Declare it in Egypt, and make it the hand of the people of the north5.
heard in Migdol, and make it heard in 25 YAHWEH of Hosts, the Elohim
Noph and in Tahpanhes; say, Stand of Israel, says, Behold, I am punishing
fast and get yourself ready, for the the multitudes of No, and Pharaoh,
sword shall devour all around you. and Egypt, with her gods and her
15 Why is your mighty one swept
away? He did not stand because 2 The word used for appointed time is
YAHWEH thrust him down. “moed” and is the word used for the
Hebrew Holy Days.
16 He made many stumble; yea, one 3 Mount Tabor located just north of the
fell on his neighbor. And they said,
Jezreel valley, and Mount Carmel on the
Arise, and let us go again to our own northern shore of the Mediterranean Sea is
people, and to the land of our birth, where many miracles and battles of Israel
away from the oppressing sword. took place.
17 They cried there, Pharaoh, king of 4 An idiomatic expression to Egyptian bull
worship.
5 Many times in scripture where the phrase
“the daughter of” appears it is referencing a
1 Nebuchadnezzar attacked and conquered dual prophecy and many times has end time
Egypt in 568-67 B.C. implications.
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kings, even Pharaoh and those who in it. Then the men shall cry, and all
trust in him. the people of the land shall wail.
26 And I will deliver them into the 3 At the noise of the stamping of the
hand of those who seek their lives, and hooves of his strong horses, at the
into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the rushing of his chariots, the rumbling
king of Babylon, and into the hand of of his wheels, the fathers shall not look
his servants. And afterward it will be back to their sons, because of
inhabited, as in the days of old, feebleness of hands;
declares YAHWEH1. 4 because of the day that comes to
27 But you, do not fear, O My destroy all the Philistines, to cut off
servant Jacob; and do not be afraid, O from Tyre and Sidon every survivor
Israel. For, behold, I am saving you who helps. For YAHWEH will
from afar off, and your seed from the plunder the Philistines, the rest of the
land of their exile. And Jacob shall coast of Caphtor.
return and be in rest and at ease, and 5 Baldness has come on Gaza;
none shall make afraid. Ashkelon is ruined. O remnant of their
28 You shall not fear, O Jacob My valley, until when will you cut off
servant, says YAHWEH, for I am with yourself4?
you. For I will make a full end of all 6 O sword of YAHWEH, until when
the nations there where I have driven will you not be quiet? Put yourself into
you. But I will not make a full end of your sheath; rest, and be still5.
you, but I will correct you justly, and 7 How can you be quiet, since
by no means will I leave you YAHWEH has given it a command?
unpunished2. (Jer 30:10-11) He has set it there against Ashkelon,
and against the seashore.
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
1 The Word of YAHWEH that was to
Jeremiah the prophet against the 1 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, the
Philistines, before Pharaoh struck Elohim of Israel, against Moab6: Woe
Gaza3. to Nebo, for it is ravaged! Kiriathaim is
2 So says YAHWEH, Behold, waters put to shame and captured. The
rise up out of the north and shall fortress is put to shame and razed.
become an overflowing torrent. And it 2 Moab shall not still be praised. In
shall overflow the land and all its
fullness; the city, and those who dwell 4 If this is relating to the first destruction by
Pharaoh Necho then the baldness is self
1 A clear messianic reference to the future made as a sign of mourning. If it is referring
glory of Egypt in the Kingdom of YHWH Is to an end time fulfillment it could be
19:19-25. referencing some sort of nuclear device
2 Clearly showing the end time reference of being detonated.
the chapter as it ends with Israel's 5 Ezek 21:3-5, 9-11, 14-16 Showing end time
restoration to the land of Israel and peace implications.
with Egypt. 6 Josephus states (Antiquities 10.9.7) that this
3 The literal fulfillment of this happened with prophecy concerning Moab's judgment
Pharaoh Necho in around 609 B.C. happened by Nebuchadnezzar in the 23 rd yr
However, there could also be a dual end of his reign in 582 B.C. Nebo and
time meaning to the modern day Kiriathaim are 2 cities that were allotted to
Palestinians living in Gaza. Reuben (Num 32:3, 37=38).
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Heshbon they have plotted evil against ashamed of their confidence in

it, saying, Come and let us cut it off as Bethel1.
a nation. And you shall be silenced, O 14 How do you say, We are mighty
madmen; a sword will go after you, and strong men for war?
3 a voice of crying from Horonaim, 15 Moab is ravaged, and her cities
plundering and great ruin! have come up. And his chosen young
4 Moab is broken up; her little ones men have gone down to the slaughter2,
have caused a cry to be heard. says the King whose name is
5 For in the ascent to Luhith, they YAHWEH of Hosts3.
shall go up with great weeping. For in 16 The calamity of Moab is near to
the descent to Horonaim, the enemies come, and his evil hurries fast.
have heard a cry of ruin. 17 All who are around him mourn for
6 Flee! Save your lives, and be like a him. And all who know his name, say,
bare juniper in the wilderness. How the strong staff is broken, the
7 For because you have trusted in beautiful rod4!
your works and in your treasures, you 18 O dweller, daughter of Dibon,
shall also be captured. And Chemosh come down from glory and sit in thirst.
shall go into exile; both his priests and For a ravager of Moab shall come on
his rulers. you; he has ruined your strongholds.
8 And a plunderer shall come on 19 O dweller of Aroer, stand by the
every city, and no city shall escape. way and watch. Ask him who flees and
Also the valley shall perish, and the her who escapes; say, What has
plain shall be destroyed, as YAHWEH happened?
has spoken. 20 Moab is put to shame, for it is
9 Give wings to Moab, for it will fly torn down. Wail and cry! Tell it in
away; and its cities shall be a desert, Arnon that Moab is ravaged.
without an inhabitant in them. 21 And judgment has come to the
10 Cursed is he who does the work of plain country, on Holon, and on
YAHWEH deceitfully, and cursed is Jahazah, and on Mephaath,
he who keeps back his sword from 22 and on Dibon, and on Nebo, and
blood. on Beth-Diblathaim,
11 Moab has been at ease from his 23 and on Kiriathaim, and on Beth-
youth, and he has settled on his lees Gamul, and on Beth-Meon,
and has not been emptied from vessel 24 and on Kerioth, and on Bozrah,
to vessel. He has not gone into and on all the cities of the land of
captivity. So his taste remains in him, Moab, far and near.
and his scent is not changed.
12 So, behold, the days come,
declares YAHWEH, that I will send
1 Chemosh was the national deity of Moab as
where Jeroboam put a golden calf in Bethel
pourers to him, who shall pour him
(1Kgs 12:28-29).
off, and shall empty his vessels, and 2 War here is compared to a sacrificial animal
break their jars in pieces. going to be slaughtered (Is 34:6).
13 And Moab shall be ashamed of 3 This chapter names the false deities of
Chemosh, as the house of Israel was Moab compared to the only true Elohim
whose name is referenced almost 7,000
times in scripture as YAHWEH.
4 The staff and Rod is referring to a scepter,
which is a symbol of authority and
dominion.
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25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and mourn for Moab, like flutes1; and my
his arm is broken, says YAHWEH. heart shall sound like flutes for the
26 Make Him drunk, for he men of Kirheres, because the riches
magnified himself against YAHWEH. that he has gotten have perished.
Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, 37 For every head shall be bald, and
and he also shall be a mockery. every beard clipped. On all the hands
27 For was not Israel a mockery to shall be cuttings, and sackcloth on the
you? Was he found among thieves? loins2.
Forever since you spoke of him, you 38 On all Moab's housetops, and in
lamented. its streets, is wailing for all. For I have
28 Dwellers of Moab, leave the broken Moab like a vessel; no pleasure
cities, and live in the rock, and be like is in it, says YAHWEH.
the dove who makes her nest in the 39 They shall howl, saying, How it is
sides of the mouth of the pit. broken down! How has Moab turned
29 We have heard the pride of Moab, his back in shame! So Moab shall be a
he is exceeding proud; his loftiness, mockery, and a terror to all those
and his pride, and his arrogance, and around him.
his elevated heart. 40 For so says YAHWEH: Behold,
30 I have known, declares he shall fly like an eagle, and shall
YAHWEH, his wrath, and it is not so; spread his wings toward Moab.
his lie, they have not done so. 41 Kerioth is captured, and the
31 On account of this I will wail for strongholds are seized. And the mighty
Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab, men's hearts in Moab shall be at that
and he shall mourn for the men of day like the heart of a woman being
Kirheres. distressed.
32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for 42 And Moab shall be destroyed
you more than the weeping of Jazer. from being a people, because he has
Your plants have crossed the sea; they magnified himself against YAHWEH.
reach to the sea of Jazer. A ravager has 43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare,
fallen on your harvest, and on your shall be on you, O one living in Moab,
grape crop. declares YAHWEH.
33 And joy and gladness is taken 44 He who flees from the dread shall
from the plentiful field, and from the fall into the pit. And he who goes up
land of Moab. And I have caused wine out of the pit shall be taken in the
to cease from the winepresses. None snare. For I will bring it on Moab, the
shall tread the grapes with shouting; year of their punishment, declares
their shouting shall be no shouting. YAHWEH.
34 From the city of Heshbon to 45 Those who fled stood powerless
Elealeh, to Jahaz, they have given their in the shadow of Heshbon, for a fire
voice, from Zoar to Horonaim, like a shall come out of Heshbon, and a
heifer three years old. For the waters flame out of the midst of Sihon, and
of Nimrim also shall be desolate. shall devour the corner of Moab, and
35 Also I will cause him who offers the crown of the head of the sons of
in the high places to cease in Moab, tumult.
says YAHWEH, and he who burns 46 Woe to you, Moab! The people of
incense to his gods. Chemosh have perished. For your sons
36 On account of this my heart shall
1 Flutes were played at a funeral dirge
2 All signs of mourning
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are taken away into exile, and your the prudent? Has their wisdom
daughters into exile. vanished?
47 But I will restore the prisoners of 8 Flee, turn back, go deep to dwell, O
Moab in the end of the days, declares people of Dedan. For I will bring the
YAHWEH. So far is the judgment of calamity of Esau on him in the time I
Moab1. will visit him.
9 If the grape gatherers come to you,
Chapter 49 would they not leave gleanings? If
thieves come by night, will they
1 So says YAHWEH to the sons of destroy until they have enough?
Ammon: Has Israel no sons? Or has he 10 But I have stripped Esau, I have
no heir? Why does their king inherit uncovered his secret places, and he
Gad, and his people dwell in its cities2? shall not be able to hide himself. His
2 So, behold, the days come, declares seed is ravaged, also his brothers and
YAHWEH, that I will cause a shout of his neighbors, and he is not3.
war to be heard in Rabbah of the sons 11 Leave your orphans, I will keep
of Ammon. And it shall be a heap, a them alive. And let your widows trust
ruin, and her daughter villages shall be in Me.
burned with fire. Then Israel shall 12 For so says YAHWEH: Behold,
inherit his inheritance, says those whose judgment was not to
YAHWEH. drink of the cup, surely they have
3 Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled! drunk. And are you to be entirely
Cry, daughters of Rabbah, gird acquitted? You shall not be acquitted,
yourselves with sackcloth; mourn, and but surely you shall drink. (Jer 25:15)
run to and fro in the walls. For their 13 For I have sworn by Myself,
king shall go into exile, his priests and declares YAHWEH, that Bozrah shall
his rulers together. become a ruin, a reproach, a waste,
4 Why do you glory in your valleys, and a curse. And all its cities shall be
your flowing valley, O backsliding wastes forever. (Is 34:6)
daughter? She trusted in her treasures, 14 I have heard a message from
saying, Who shall come to me? YAHWEH, and a herald is sent to the
5 Behold, I will bring a dread on you, nations: Gather together and come
declares YAHWEH of Hosts, from all against her, and rise up to the battle.
those who are around you. And you 15 For, behold, I will make you small
shall be driven out, each man before among the nations, despised among
him. And there shall be none to gather men.
up the runaways. 16 Your dreadfulness has deceived
6 And after this I will bring again the you, the pride of your heart, you who
prisoners of the sons of Ammon, live in the clefts of the rock, who hold
declares YAHWEH. the height of the hill. Though you
7 So says YAHWEH of Hosts should make your nest as high as the
concerning Edom: Is wisdom no more eagle, I will bring you down from
in Teman? Has counsel perished from there, declares YAHWEH.
17 And Edom shall be a ruin,
everyone who goes by it shall be
1 Although the judgment is very severe, there
is also a promise for end time restoration in 3 Usually grape gatherers and even thieves
the kingdom. will leave something behind, but in this
2 Amos 1:13-15 case Edom is completely destroyed.
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amazed and shall hiss at all its 27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall
plagues. of Damascus; and it shall burn up the
18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and palaces of Ben-Hadad.
Gomorrah, and its neighbor, declares 28 So says YAHWEH concerning
YAHWEH, no man shall remain Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms
there, a son of man shall not live in it. of Hazor which Nebuchadnezzar, the
19 Behold, he shall come up like a king of Babylon, struck: Rise up, go up
lion from the swelling of Jordan to Kedar, and strip the sons of the
against the home of the strong. But I east3.
will suddenly make him run away 29 They shall take their tents and
from it. And who is the chosen one I their flocks. They shall take their
shall appoint over it? For who is like curtains, and all their vessels, and
Me? And who will summon Me? And their camels, to themselves. And they
who then is a shepherd who will stand shall cry to them, Terror is all around.
before Me? 30 Flee, go far away, go deep to
20 So then, hear the counsel of dwell, ones living in Hazor, declares
YAHWEH which He has planned YAHWEH. For Nebuchadnezzar, the
against Edom, and His purposes which king of Babylon, has taken counsel
He has purposed against those living against you, and has plotted a scheme
in Teman: Surely they shall drag them, against you.
the least of the flock. Surely He shall 31 Rise up, go up to the nation at
make their dwellings desolate over ease, who dwells securely, declares
them. YAHWEH; neither gates nor bars are
21 The earth is shaken at the noise of on it, and they dwell alone.
their fall. When they cried, the noise of 32 And their camels shall be a prize,
it was heard in the Red Sea. and the multitude of their cattle a
22 Behold, he shall come up and fly prey. And I will scatter them to all
like the eagle and spread his wings winds, those who cut the corners of
over Bozrah. And at that day the heart their beards4. And I will bring their
of the mighty men of Edom shall be calamity from all sides of it, says
like the heart of a woman being YAHWEH.
distressed. 33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling for
23 Concerning Damascus1: Hamath jackals, a ruin forever. No man shall
and Arpad are put to shame, for they live there, nor any son of man stay in
have heard bad news, they are melted; it.
anxiety is in the sea, it cannot be quiet. 34 The Word of YAHWEH that
24 Damascus has become feeble; she came to Jeremiah the prophet against
has turned to flee, and trembling has Elam5 in the beginning of the reign of
seized her; anguish and sorrows have Zedekiah, king of Judah, saying,
taken her like a woman giving birth2. 35 So says YAHWEH of Hosts,
25 How is the city of praise not
forsaken, the city of my joy! 3 This is not the Hazor in Israel that Yahoshua
26 So her young men shall fall in her burned, but a region of nomadic desert
streets, and all the men of war shall be tribes that Nebuchadnezzar tried to bring
silenced in that day, says YAHWEH of under his control in 599 B.C.
Hosts. 4 These were Arabian Arabs who wore goat
tee beards a practice Yahweh forbid because
1 The capital of Syria they did so to honor their devil goat deity
2 Is 17:1-3 Jer 9:26, Lev 19:27, 21:5, 2Chron 11:15 )
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Behold I will break the bow of Elam, her images are put to shame, her idols
the chief of their might. are broken in pieces.
36 And I will bring the four winds 3 For a nation comes up against her
from the four ends of the heavens on from the north, which shall make her
Elam, and will scatter them toward all land a desert. Yea, no one shall dwell
those winds. And there shall be no in it. They shall flee, they shall go, both
nation where the outcasts of Elam man and animal6. (Jer 50:39-42)
shall not come1. 4 In these days, and at that time7, the
37 And I will cause Elam to be afraid sons of Israel shall come, declares
before their enemies and before those YAHWEH, they and the sons of Judah
seeking their life. And I will bring evil together, going and weeping; they
on them, the burning of My anger, shall go and seek YAHWEH their
declares YAHWEH. And I will send Elohim8. (Hos 1:11 Is 11:12)
the sword after them until I have 5 They shall ask the way to Zion with
destroyed them. their faces pointing there, saying,
38 And I will set My throne in Elam,
and I will destroy the king and the 3 Whereas chapters 45-49 have dual
rulers from there, declares YAHWEH. fulfillment to the countries at hand, chapter
39 But it shall happen in the latter 50 and 51 almost exclusively are about end
days; I will turn back the captivity of time Babylon and its complete destruction.
Elam, declares YAHWEH2. When ancient Babylon was taken over by
Persia there was no war or destruction as
Chapter 50 mentioned in these 2 chapters. King Cyprus
simply had his army divert the waterway
1 The Word that YAHWEH spoke coming under the wall of the great wall of
Babylon and then his men went into the city
against Babylon, against the land of
by night under the dried waterbed. Babylon
the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the was taken without massive fighting or
prophet3: killing and no fleeing of the Jewish
2 Declare among the nations, and residents as outlined in these two chapters.
make them hear, and lift up a banner4. See note on Is 44:28 & 45:1 about king
Make them hear, do not hide it; say, Cyrus.
Babylon is captured, Bel is put to 4 A messianic phrase showing the time frame
shame, Merodach5 is broken in pieces, is close to the messiah to appear.
5 Bel or baal means master and was a title
given to Merodach, the chief deity of the
Babylonians.
5 Located in Persia, which is modern day 6 Babylonian's attack is most complete. Also
Iran. note that end time Babylon is a land not
1 There is one end time beast mentioned in simply a system or religion.
Daniel 2:31-33, that consists of 4 different 7 A Jewish idiom used almost exclusively for
empires. The first is Babylon, who has end times and millennial settings.
enriched the earth with wealth and is the 8 This has never happened and will only
richest nation on earth and also the world happen when the Messiah returns (Ezek
policeman. Second is Medio/Persia made 37:15-28). When Cyrus allowed the return
up of modern day Russia and Iran. The third to build the sanctuary of YHWH in 538 B.C
entity of this beast is Greece envisioned by only Judah returned as the Northern House
the EU and the fourth is world government. of Israel had gone into captivity almost 200
For more detail see the book of Daniel. yrs earlier. The northern tribes have never
2 As with Egypt and Moab there is restoration returned and these verses are clearly end
of Elam in the millennial kingdom. time, Jer 31:7-9.
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Come and let us join ourselves to because you are fat like the heifer in
YAHWEH in an everlasting covenant grass, and neigh like strong ones5,
never to be forgotten1. 12 your mother shall be deeply
6 My people are lost sheep, their ashamed, she who bore you shall turn
shepherds have caused them to go pale. Behold, the last of the nations
astray; they turned them away on the shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a
mountains, they have gone from desert6.
mountain to hill; they have forgotten 13 Because of the wrath of
their resting place. YAHWEH, it shall not be inhabited,
7 All who have found them have but all of it shall be a waste. Everyone
devoured them. And their foes said, who goes by Babylon shall be amazed
We are not guilty, because they have and hiss at all her plagues7.
sinned against YAHWEH, the 14 Put yourselves in order against
habitation of righteousness, and Babylon all around. All you who tread
YAHWEH, their fathers' hope. a bow, shoot at her. Do not spare
8 Flee from the midst of Babylon, arrows, for she has sinned against
and go out of the land of the YAHWEH. (Is 13:18)
Chaldeans2, and be as the he-goats 15 Shout against her all around. She
before the flocks3. (Rev 18:4, Jer 51:6) has given her hand, her foundations
9 For, behold, I am stirring up and have fallen, her walls have been
bringing up a company of great thrown down, for it is the vengeance of
nations4 from a northern land against YAHWEH. Take vengeance on her. As
Babylon. And they shall array she has done, do to her8. (Rev 18:6)
themselves against her. She shall be 16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,
captured there; their arrows shall be and the one handling the sickle in the
as those of a mighty, skillful man; they time of harvest. They shall turn from a
shall not return empty. sword of the oppressor, each one to his
10 And Chaldea shall be a prize; all
who plunder her shall be satisfied, 5 Because of end time Babylon's wealth and
declares YAHWEH. military might she has become lazy and
11 Because you rejoice, because you overweight.
exult, O destroyers of My inheritance, 6 Contrary to ancient Babylon, end time
Babylon is not an ancient country, but is a
relatively new superpower of the world.
7 Whereas all of the other countries around
1 The end time restoration of all of Israel and Israel (Jer chapters 45-49) even including
the fulfilling of the New Covenant Jer 31:1, Jerusalem are promised restoration in the
31-34. end times, end time Babylon is not, but is
2 Chaldean means “astrologer”. End time prophesied to be desolate forever. This
Babylon is into astrology and fortune telling cannot be speaking of ancient Babylon as in
3 The first of 7 direct commands to the the millennial kingdom the borders will go
people of YHWH to flee the land of as far as ancient Iraq, Gen 15:18.
Babylon before it gets destroyed. Here the 8 Babylon although always a physical land is
ones who leave early are compared to a he- also represented by world democracy and a
goat that leads a flock to green pasture and trading system inspired by Satan to gain
prepares the way for the flock to follow. physical wealth but oppress most in the
4 Although Media and Persia will be the two process. In the end time YHWH will take
main attackers, there will be a bigger the combined punishment throughout time
coalition to help. Again, this never and condense it all into the full destruction
happened in the ancient attack on Babylon. of end time Babylon, Rev 18:20, 23.
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people. And they shall flee, each one to caught, because you stirred up yourself
his own land1. (Is 13:14) against YAHWEH.
17 Israel is a scattered sheep, driven 25 YAHWEH has opened His
away by lions. First, the king of Assyria armory and has brought out the
devoured him. And last, this King weapons of His fury. For this is a work
Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon crunched of Adonai, YAHWEH of Hosts, in the
his bones. land of the Chaldeans.
18 So YAHWEH of Hosts, the 26 Come against her from the end,
Elohim of Israel, says this: Behold, I open her granaries, pile her up as
am punishing the king of Babylon and heaps and utterly destroy her. Do not
his land as I have punished the king of let a remnant be left6. (Jer 51:37-43)
Assyria. 27 Put the sword to all her bulls, let
19 And I will again bring Israel to his them go down to the slaughter. Woe to
home, and he shall feed on Carmel and them! For their day has come, the time
Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied of their punishment.
on Mount Ephraim and Gilead. 28 The voice of those who flee and
20 In those days, and at that time, escape out of the land of Babylon to
states YAHWEH, the iniquity of Israel declare in Zion the vengeance of
shall be sought for, and it is not; and YAHWEH our Elohim, the vengeance
the sins of Judah, and they will not be of His sanctuary7. (Is 47:6, Is 48:20)
found; for I will pardon those whom I 29 Make the archers hear against
leave as a remnant2. Babylon. All you who tread a bow
21 Go up against the land of camp against it all around. Let none of
Merathaim3, against it and against the them escape. Repay her according to
dwellers of Pekod4. Waste and destroy her work, according to all that she has
after them, says YAHWEH, and do done, do to her. For she has been
according to all that I have proud against YAHWEH, against the
commanded you. Holy One of Israel.
22 A sound of battle is in the land 30 So her young men shall fall in the
and of great ruin. streets, and all her men of war shall be
23 How the hammer5 of all the earth silenced in that day, declares
is cut off and broken! How Babylon YAHWEH8.
has become a ruin among the nations! 31 Behold, I am against you, O proud
24 I have laid a trap for you, and you
also are captured, Babylon, and you 5 This Hebrew phrase literally means a
did not know. You were found and also “superpower or world policeman”. One
who pounds other nations. Only the USA
1 Babylon is a great melting pot made up of can fit this scripture in the times we are
immigrants (Rev 17:15) of many nations, living in as they have attacked many nations
but as she is being destroyed most are in the last 20 yrs and are the only world
leaving and going back to their original superpower. However, that will change
home lands. when Babylon is destroyed.
2 Clearly an end time fulfillment as due to the 6 Babylon's destruction is complete and not
scattering of the kings of verse 17, Judah even one person will be left Jer 50:39-40.
and Israel had been in Diaspora for more 7 Due to Babylon's immoral lifestyle they
than 2500 and 2700 yrs respectively. have corrupted the very people of YHWH.
3 Merathaim means double bitterness as Those who are blessed to escape are told to
Babylon's punishment is doubled to her, share in Jerusalem, the vengeance that
Rev 18:6. YHWH has for those who are being lost in
4 Pekod means visitation or punishment Babylon and give a warning to stay away.
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one1, says Adonai YAHWEH of Hosts, they shall be dried up. For it is the
for your day has come, the time I will land of idols, and they boast
punish you. themselves in idols4.
32 And the proud one shall stumble 39 So the beasts of the desert shall
and fall, and none shall raise him up. dwell there with jackals. And the
And I will kindle a fire in his cities, daughters of the ostrich shall dwell in
and it shall burn up everything all her again. And it shall not again have
around him. anyone in it forever; it shall not be
33 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, The lived in from generation and
sons of Israel and the sons of Judah generation.
are oppressed together2. Yea, all who 40 As Elohim overthrew Sodom and
captured them held them fast, they Gomorrah and their neighbors, states
refused to let them go. YAHWEH, so no man shall live there,
34 Their Redeemer is strong, nor shall a son of man stay in it.5 (Is
YAHWEH of Hosts is His name. 13:19-20)
surely He shall plead their cause, so 41 Behold, a people shall come from
that He may give rest to the land, and the north, and a great nation, and
make to tremble the dwellers of many kings shall be stirred up from
Babylon. the farthest parts of the earth. (Jer
35 A sword is on the Chaldeans, 50:3, 9)
states YAHWEH, and on those living 42 They lay hold of a bow and a
in Babylon, and on her rulers, and on javelin, they shall be cruel and will
her wise men. show no mercy. Their voice shall roar
36 A sword is on the liars, and they like the sea, and arrayed like a man for
shall become fools; a sword is on her the battle, they shall ride on horses
mighty men, and they shall be broken. against you, O daughter of Babylon6.
37 A sword is on his horses and his 43 The king of Babylon has heard
chariots, and to all the mixed people in their report, and his hands became
her midst3. And they shall become as limp; anguish took hold of him, pangs
women. A sword is to her treasuries, like a woman giving birth.
and they shall be robbed. 44 Behold, he shall come up like a
38 A drought is on her waters, and lion from the swelling of Jordan
against the home of the brave. But I
8 End time Babylon is the world's greatest
military might at this time (Hab 1:6-10), but 4 Idolatry with pride are the 2 great sins of
when judgment comes it will not help them. end time Babylon. As where in the USA
1 One of Babylon's great sins is pride due to people think freedom of religion is a good
her great wealth and military might Is 47:5- thing it is an abomination to YHWH to
11 bring in and freely allow all the false deities
2 Whereas in ancient Babylon only Judah was of every pagan religion into your nation.
taken captive there as Israel was taken There is also great idolatry in the USA to
captive to Parthia and others places, but in mammon and wealth. On the US dollar bill
end time Babylon both Judah and Israel are it states “In god we trust”. God is the name
both dwelling there. Only the United sates of the Babylonian deity of fortune, see Is
of America could fit this prophecy as 65:11.
around 6 million Jews live in America and 5 Babylon's destruction is sure and complete.
probably close to 100 million others who 6 Whenever the phrase “daughter of” is used
have Israelite origins, Jer 50:4-6, 18-20. in scripture it shows that it is not referring
3 End time Babylon is a great melting pot to the original entity but another entity with
(Rev 17:15) ancient Babylon was not. similar characteristics.
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will make them suddenly run away YAHWEH of Hosts, though their land
from it. And who is a chosen one I will was filled with guilt against the Holy
appoint over it? For who is like Me? One of Israel.
And who will summon Me? And who 6 Flee from the midst of Babylon;
is a shepherd who will stand before yea, each man deliver his soul. Do not
Me? be silenced in her iniquity. For it is the
45 So hear the counsel of YAHWEH time of the vengeance of YAHWEH.
that He has planned against Babylon, He will give her a just recompense. He
and His purposes which He has will repay her3. (Jer 51:9, 45 Rev 18:4)
purposed against the land of the 7 Babylon was a golden cup in the
Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag hand of YAHWEH, making all the
them, the least of the flock. Surely He earth drunk. The nations have drunk
will make their dwelling desolate over of her wine, therefore the nations are
them. mad4. (Rev 17:2-4, Rev 18:3, 6)
46 At the sound of Babylon's 8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen, and it
capture, the earth shall tremble, and a is broken. Wail for her, take balm for
cry is heard among the nations1. her pain, if perhaps she may be healed.
9 We would have healed Babylon,
Chapter 51 but she is not healed. Forsake her, and
let us go, each one into his own
1 So says YAHWEH, Behold, I am country. For her judgment reaches to
arousing a destroying wind against the heavens and is lifted up5 to the
Babylon and against those dwelling in skies. (Jer 50:8, Jer 51:6, 45)
the heart of My foes. 10 YAHWEH has brought forth our
2 And I will send foreigners to righteousness; come and let us declare
Babylon who will sift her and shall
empty her land2. For in the day of evil
they shall be against her all around. 3 YHWH is now urgently telling His people
3 Do not let the one treading fully to flee the land of Babylon as He is ready to
tread his bow, nor go up in his armor. destroy it for all of the sins that world
And do not spare her young men; democracy has brought on the world
utterly destroy all her army. throughout the ages. End time Babylon is
4 So the slain shall fall in the land of taking the condensement of all the sins that
the Chaldeans, yea, pierced through in have piled up through time, Rev 18:20, 23.
her streets. 4 Just as Nebuchadnezzar and ancient
5 For neither Israel nor Judah has Babylon was a tool in the hand of YHWH
been widowed by his Elohim, by to bring punishment on Judah, end time
Babylon also had value (golden cup) to
YHWH in that they produced bibles
1 Since Babylon is the world policeman and worldwide and had many missionaries
sole superpower and also the economic bringing the good news of Yahshua around
steam engine of the world economy (Rev the globe, but they became vile and
18:9-18) there will be great fear and anxiety immoral by the very freedoms that enabled
throughout the world at her fall. This never them to be of value to YHWH and were the
happened when ancient Babylon fell. instrument that set up a world government
2 Literally, she is being winnowed as one that will enslave the earth, Rev 17:2, Rev
separates wheat and chaff. As she lived in 13:3-7.
luxury (Rev 18:7) where most of the world 5 Her judgment is “lifted up” to the skies.
lived in poverty, now her attackers are This word in Hebrew is “Nasa”, the very
going to pillage her wealth and resources. name of Babylon's space program Jer 51:53.
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in Zion the work of YAHWEH our 20 You are My war club and
Elohim. weapons of war, for with you I will
11 Purify the arrows, fill the shields; shatter nations and with you I will
YAHWEH has aroused the spirit of destroy kingdoms.
the kings of the Medes. For His plan is 21 And with you I will shatter the
against Babylon, to destroy it, because horse and his rider, and with you I will
it is the vengeance of YAHWEH, the shatter the chariot and his charioteer.
vengeance of His sanctuary. 22 And I will shatter man and
12 Lift up the banner upon Babylon's woman with you, and with you I will
walls, make the watch strong; set up shatter old and young, and with you I
the watches, prepare the ambushes. will shatter the young man and the
For YAHWEH has both planned and girl.
has done that which He spoke against 23 And I will shatter the shepherd
the people of Babylon. and his flock with you. And I will
13 O you who live by many waters, shatter the farmer and his team with
rich in treasures, your end has come, you, and with you I will shatter heads
the measure of your unjust gain and and rulers.
covetousness1. (Rev 17:1, 15, Rev 18:6) 24 And I will give to Babylon, and to
14 YAHWEH of Hosts has sworn by all the people of Chaldea all the evil
Himself, saying, Surely I will fill you that they have done in Zion, before
with men as with locusts, and they your eyes, declares YAHWEH2.
shall lift up a shout against you. 25 Behold, I am against you, O
15 He has made the earth by His destroying mountain3, declares
power, He has established the world YAHWEH, who destroys all the earth.
by His wisdom, and stretched out the And I will stretch out My hand on you,
heavens by His understanding. and will roll you down from the rocks,
16 When He gives His voice, a and I will make you a burned
multitude of waters is in the heavens, mountain,
and He causes the mists to ascend 26 and they shall not take a stone
from the end of the earth. He makes from you for a corner, or a stone for
lightnings for rain, and brings forth foundations, but you shall be a waste
the wind out of His treasuries. forever, says YAHWEH.
17 Every man is foolish in 27 Set up a banner in the land. Blow
knowledge, every refiner is put to a rams horn among the nations;
shame by idols. For his cast image is a consecrate nations against her. Make
lie, and no breath is in them. to hear the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni,
18 They are vanity, the work of and Ashkenaz together against her4,
errors; in the time of their punishment
they shall perish.
19 The Portion of Jacob is not like 2 Babylon's destruction in part comes by their
them, for He is the Former of all turning on Israel and causing their harm (Jer
things, and He is the rod of His 51:35, 49-50).
inheritance, YAHWEH of Hosts is His 3 Mountains in scripture are compared to
name. (Jer 10:12-16) large land masses and power, Rev 17:9.
4 Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz are lands that
1 Yahweh's judgment is coming due to were north of Babylon and today comprise
Babylon creating a system where she lived the area of Russia and its break off
in great wealth and luxury as where most of provinces as well as Armenia and possibly
the rest of the earth lived in squalor. part of Turkey.
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set a marshal against her. Cause the say, My blood shall be on those living
horses to come up like rough locusts. in Chaldea3. (Jer 51:24, 49-50)
28 Consecrate nations against her, 36 So YAHWEH says this: Behold, I
with the kings of the Medes1, her will strive for you and take vengeance
governors and all her rulers, and all for you. And I will dry up her sea and
the land of his dominion. (Dan 8:20) make her well dry.
29 And the land trembles and 37 And Babylon shall become heaps,
writhes in pain. For every purpose of a home for jackals, a horror and a
YAHWEH shall be done against hissing, without even one inhabitant4.
Babylon, to make the land of Babylon 38 They shall roar together like
a waste without one living in it. (Je lions, they shall growl like lions' cubs.
50:26, 40, Jer 51:37,43,62) 39 In their heat, I will make their
30 The mighty men of Babylon have feasts, and I will make them drunk so
stopped fighting. They have dwelt in that they rejoice and sleep a never
their strongholds; their might has ending sleep and never awaken, says
withered; they became as women; they YAHWEH5.
have burned their houses, her bars are 40 I shall bring them down like
broken. lambs to the slaughter, like rams with
31 A runner shall run to meet a he-goats.
runner, and a herald to meet a herald, 41 How Sheshach is captured! And
to announce to the king of Babylon how the praise of all the earth is
that his city2 is captured from end to seized! How Babylon has become a
end, ruin among the nations6!
32 and that the fords are captured. 42 The sea has come up over
And they have burned the reeds with Babylon, she is covered with the
fire, and the men of war are terrified. multitude of its waves7.
33 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts, 43 Her cities have become a ruin, a
the Elohim of Israel, The daughter of dry land and a wilderness, a land in
Babylon is like a grain floor, it is time which no man dwells, nor does any
to trample her. Yet a little while, and son of man pass by it. (Jer 50:26,40)
the time of her harvest will come. 44 And I will punish Bel8 in Babylon,
34 Nebuchadnezzar, the king of and I will bring forth out of his mouth
Babylon, has devoured us. He has that which he has swallowed up. And
crushed us. He has made us an empty the nations shall not flow together any
vessel. He has swallowed us like a
jackal. He has filled his belly with
delicacies. He has thrown me out. 3 See note on Jer 51:24
35 The violence done to me and to
4 Rev 18:2, in the end the land of Babylon
my flesh is on Babylon, the one living will be a deserted wilderness where only
in Zion shall say. And Jerusalem shall demons dwell.
5 An indication that the destruction may
occur in summer time.
6 Babylon which is the richest and most
1 The Persians and the Medes are the second powerful nation on earth will become
entity of the beast of Dan 2:31-33. The desolate so quickly all will be amazed Rev
lands coincide with modern Iran and 18:8-10.
Russia. 7 Indication that a tsunami may be part of
2 Many times in scripture a capital city is Babylon's judgment.
interchangeable with the nation such as 8 “Bel” or Baal means master similar to the
Babylon, Rome, Nineveh. word “lord” used in English.
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more to him1; yea, the wall of Babylon says YAHWEH, that I will punish on
shall fall. her idols, and through all her land the
45 My people, go out of her midst, wounded shall groan.
and deliver each man his soul from the 53 Though Babylon should ascend
burning anger of YAHWEH2. up to the heavens, and though she
46 And that your heart not faint, and should fortify her strong height,
you fear the report that shall be heard plunderers shall come from Me to her,
in the land, the report shall come in a states YAHWEH. (Jer 51:9)
year. And after that the report shall 54 A sound of a cry from Babylon,
come in another year, and there shall and great ruin from the land of
be violence3 in the land, governor Chaldeans!
against governor. 55 For YAHWEH is stripping
47 So behold, the days come that I Babylon, and the great voice will
will punish on the idols of Babylon. perish out of her. And her waves will
And all her land shall be put to shame, roar like many waters, the noise of
and all her slain shall fall in her midst. their voice is given.
48 Then the heavens and the earth, 56 Because the plunderer is coming
and all that is in them, shall shout for on her, on Babylon, and her mighty
Babylon. For the plunderers shall men are captured, their bows are
come to her from the north, says shattered; for YAHWEH the El of
YAHWEH. vengeance, surely shall repay.
49 As Babylon is to fall for the slain 57 And I will make her rulers drunk,
of Israel, so for Babylon the slain of all also her wise ones, her governors, and
the earth shall fall4. (Jer 51:24, 35) her rulers, and her prefects; and they
50 You who have escaped the sword, shall sleep a never-ending sleep, and
go away. Do not stand still. Remember not awaken, says the King whose name
(Aleph/Tav) YAHWEH afar off, and is YAHWEH of Hosts.
let Jerusalem come into your mind5. 58 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, The
51 We have turned pale because we broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly
have heard reproach, dishonor has laid bare, and her high gates shall be
covered our faces. For foreigners have burned with fire. And the peoples shall
come into the holy places of the house labor as for vanity, and the peoples as
of YAHWEH. for fire; and they shall be weary.
52 So, behold, the days are coming, 59 The word which Jeremiah the
prophet commanded Seraiah, the son
1 All the nations assemble in Babylon (Rev of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when
17:18) a possible reference to the United he went with Zedekiah, the king of
Nations assembly in New York City where
Judah, to Babylon in the fourth year of
all the nations of the earth meet.
his reign. And Seraiah was a chief
2 Another of the 7 direct commands to flee
Babylon or be destroyed. Je 50:8, Je 51:6,9 official.
3 The word for violence here is “Hamas”. It 60 So Jeremiah wrote in a book all
is quite interesting that Hamas has most of the evil that should come on Babylon,
its fund raising and money sources from the all these words that are written against
USA. Babylon.
4 See note on Jer 51:24, Jer 25:31-33 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah,
5 Those who escape the land of Babylon are When you come to Babylon and shall
to remember the end goal of the restoration see and shall cry all these words,
of Israel where ever they may flee to when 62 then you shall say, O YAHWEH,
they leave.
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You have spoken against this place to lay all around the city. And they went
cut it off so that none shall remain in by the way of the Arabah1.
it, from man to animal, but it shall be a 8 But the army of the Chaldeans
ruin forever. (Jer 25:12-13, Jer 50:26) pursued the king and overtook
63 And it shall be, when you have Zedekiah in the Arabah of Jericho.
finished calling out this book, you And all his army was scattered from
shall tie a stone to it and throw it into him.
the middle of the Euphrates. 9 And they took the king and carried
64 And you shall say, In this way him up to the king of Babylon, to
Babylon shall sink and shall not rise Riblah in the land of Hamath, where
from the evil that I am bringing on he gave judgments against him.
her. And they shall be weary. So far are 10 And the king of Babylon
the words of Jeremiah. (Rev 18:21) slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah
before his eyes. He also slaughtered all
Chapter 52 the rulers of Judah in Riblah.
11 And he blinded the eyes of
1 Zedekiah was a son of twenty-one Zedekiah. And the king of Babylon
years when he began to reign, and he bound him in copper fetters and
reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. carried him to Babylon. And he put
And the name of his mother was him in prison until the day of his
Gametal, the daughter of Jeremiah of death.
Libnah. (2Kgs 24:18) 12 And in the fifth month, in the
2 And he did evil in the eyes of tenth of the month, which was the
YAHWEH, according to all that nineteenth year of King Nebuchad-
Jehoiakim had done. nezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the
3 For it was because of the anger of chief of the executioners, who stood
YAHWEH in Jerusalem and Judah before the king of Babylon, came into
that Zedekiah rebelled against the king Jerusalem.
of Babylon, until YAHWEH had cast 13 And he burned the house of
them out from His face. YAHWEH and the king's house. And
4 And in the ninth year of his reign, he burned all the houses of Jerusalem
in the tenth month, in the tenth day of with fire, and all the houses of the
the month, King Nebuchadnezzar of great ones. (2Kgs 25:9)
Babylon came, he and all his army 14 And all the army of the Chaldeans
against Jerusalem, and pitched against with the chief of the executioners
it, and built a siege wall against it all broke down all the walls of Jerusalem
around. (2Kgs 25:8) all around.
5 And the city came under siege until 15 Then Nebuzaradan, the chief of
the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. the executioners, exiled some of the
6 And in the fourth month, in the poor of the people, and the rest of the
ninth of the month, the famine was people who remained in the city, and
severe in the city, so that there was no those who fell away, who fell to the
food for the people of the land. king of Babylon, and the rest of the
7 Then the city was breached, and all multitude.
the men of war fled, and went out of 16 But Nebuzaradan, the chief of the
the city by night by the way of the gate
between the two walls, which was by 1 The Arabah was a dry river bed that led
the king's garden. And the Chaldeans south east to the Dead Sea area and Jericho
before it.
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executioners, left some of the poor of king's face, who were found in the city,
the land for vinedressers and for and the commander of the army's
farmers. scribe who mustered the people of the
17 Also the Chaldeans broke the land, and sixty men of the people of
pillars of copper that were in the house the land who were found in the middle
of YAHWEH, and the bases, and the of the city.
copper sea in the house of YAHWEH, 26 And Nebuzaradan, the chief of
and carried all the copper from them the executioners, took them and led
to Babylon. them to the king of Babylon, to Riblah.
18 They also took away the pots, and 27 And the king of Babylon struck
the shovels, and the snuffers, and the them and slaughtered them in Riblah
bowls, and the spoons, and all the in the land of Hamath. And Judah was
vessels of copper with which they exiled from off his land.
served. 28 This is the people whom
19 And the chief of the executioners Nebuchadnezzar exiled: In the seventh
took away the basins, and the fire- year, three thousand and twenty three
pans, and the bowls, and the pots, the Jews;
lampstands, and the spoons, and the 29 in the eighteenth year of
cups; what was gold, in gold, and what Nebuchadnezzar, eight hundred thirty
was silver, in silver, two souls from Jerusalem;
20 the two pillars, one sea, and 30 in the twenty third year of
twelve copper bulls that were under Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, the
the bases, which King Solomon had chief of the executioners, exiled seven
made in the house of YAHWEH. The hundred forty five souls of the Jews.
weight of the copper of all these All the souls were four thousand and
vessels was not known. six hundred.
21 And the pillars: the height of one 31 And it happened in the thirty
pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin,
twelve cubits went around it, and its king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in
thickness was four fingers; it was the twenty fifth of the month, Evil-
hollow. Merodach, king of Babylon, in the year
22 And a capital of copper was on it; of his reign lifted up the head of
and the height of one capital was five Jehoiachin, king of Judah, and
cubits, with grating and pomegranates brought him from the prison house.
on the capitals all around, all of 32 And he spoke good to him and set
copper. And like these was the second his throne above the throne of the
pillar, and the pomegranates. kings who were with him in Babylon.
23 And ninety-six pomegranates 33 And he changed his prison
were on a side; all the pomegranates garments, and he ate bread before his
on the grating were a hundred all face continually all the days of his life.
around. 34 And his allowance, in continual
24 And the chief of the executioners allowance, was given to him from the
took Seraiah the head priest, and king of Babylon, the matter of a day in
Zephaniah the second priest, and the its day, until the day of his death, all
three doorkeepers. the days of his life.
25 He also took out of the city one
eunuch who was in charge of the men
of war, and seven men who saw the

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Book of Ezekiel 592-573 BC

Chapter 1 going, each one went toward the front

of their face. (Ezek 10:21-22)
1 And it happened in the thirtieth 10 And the likeness of their faces:
year, in the fourth month, in the fifth the face of a man, and the face of a
of the month1, as I was among the lion, on the right side to the four of
captives by the river Chebar, the them; and the face of an ox on the left
heavens were opened, and I saw to the four of them, and the face of an
visions of Elohim. eagle to the four of them3.
2 On the fifth of the month, the fifth 11 So their faces were. And their
year of the captivity of Jehoiachin the wings were spread upward, to each,
king, the two wings were joined, and two
3 coming the Word of YAHWEH wings of each covering their bodies.
existing, came to pass to Ezekiel, the 12 And each went toward the front of
son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of their faces. To where the spirit was to
the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar. go, there they went; they did not turn
And there the hand of YAHWEH was in their going.
on him. 13 And the likeness of the living
4 And I looked, and behold, a creatures: they appeared like coals of
windstorm came out of the north, a burning fire, like the appearance of
great cloud, and a fire flashing itself, torches; it was continually circling
and a brightness to it all around. And among the living creatures. And the
out of its midst, like the color of fire was bright, and out of the fire went
polished copper it came, out of the forth lightning. (Rev 4:5)
midst of the fire. (Ezek 8:2) 14 And the living creatures kept
5 Also from its midst came the running and returning, like the
likeness of four living creatures. And appearance of a flash of lightning.
this was how they looked2: they had 15 And I looked at the living
the likeness of a man, creatures, and, behold, one wheel was
6 and four faces were to each, and on the earth beside the living
four wings to each of them, creatures, with the four of its faces.
7 and their feet were straight feet, 16 The appearance of the wheels and
and the sole of their feet like the sole their workmanship was like the color
of a calf's foot. And they sparkled like of beryl; and the one likeness was to
the color of burnished copper. the four of them. And their appearance
8 And the hands of a man extended and their workmanship was like the
from under their wings on their four wheel in the middle of the wheel.
sides. And their faces and their wings
were to the four of them, 3 These faces show the 4 good news books
9 joining each one to the other by and aspects of Yashua Messiah. Mathew
their wings. They did not turn in their was written to the Jews and represents the
lion, which is Judah's symbol. Mark shows
1 Ezekiel gives more dates in his book than Messiah as the servant of YHWH and is
any other prophet. The 30th year is probably depicted by the ox who is the hardest
his own age and the age one starts to work working animal for man. Luke was written
in the priesthood. The yr is 592 B.C. for the nations and shows the face of man
2 4 is a world number and these living that Messiah came for all mankind and
creatures are cherubim (Ezek 10:15) who John's good news message typifies the eagle
serve YHWH at His throne and also around who ascends to the heavens and represents
the world. Messiah as Elohim.
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17 They went on the four of their likeness in appearance like a man on it

sides in their going, they did not turn from above.
in their going. 27 And I saw Him, like the color of
18 And also their rims were high to polished copper, looking like fire
them, even awesome to them. And within it all around. From the
their rims were full of eyes all around appearance of His loins and upward,
the four of them. and from the appearance of His loins
19 And in the going of the living and downward, I saw Him looking like
creatures the wheels went beside fire; and brightness to it all around1.
them. And in the lifting up of the living 28 As the appearance of the bow that
creatures from on the earth, the is in the cloud in the day of the rain, so
wheels were lifted up. appeared the brightness all around.
20 There where the spirit was to go, This was the appearance of the
there they went; there their spirit was likeness of the glory of YAHWEH.
to go, and the wheels were lifted up And I saw, and I fell on my face, and I
along with them. For the spirit of the heard a voice of One speaking2.
living creature was in the wheels.
21 In their going, these went; and in Chapter 2
their standing still, these stood still.
And in their being lifted up from the 1 And He said to me, Son of man,
earth, the wheels were lifted up along stand on your feet, and I will speak to
with them. For the spirit of the living you.
creature was in the wheels. 2 And the Spirit entered into me as
22 And a likeness was over the heads He spoke to me, and He made me
of the living creature, an expanse like stand on my feet, and I heard Him
the color of awesome crystal, stretched speaking to me.
out over their heads from above. 3 And He said to me, Son of man, I
23 And under the expanse their am sending you to the sons of Israel,
wings were straight, the one toward to the nations, the rebelling ones who
the other, to each, two wings covering have rebelled against Me. They and
on this side, and to each two covering their fathers have transgressed against
on that side of their bodies. Me to this day3.
24 And I heard the sound of their 4 And the sons are stiff of face and
wings like the sound of great waters, hard of heart. I am sending you to
like the voice of the Almighty. In their them. And you shall say to them, So
going was the sound of tumult, like the says Adonai YAHWEH.
sound of an army. In their standing 5 And they, whether they will hear or
still, they let down their wings. whether they will forbear (for they are
25 And there was a voice from the a rebellious house), yea, they shall
expanse that was over their heads. In
their standing still, they let down their 1 Ezek 8:2, Rev 1:14-15
wings. 2 The rainbow was a sign of YHWH's
26 And from above the expanse that covenant with the earth (Gen 9:13) Also see
was over their heads was an Rev 10:1.
appearance like a stone of lapis 3 Ezekiel lived at the time of Judah's captivity
sapphire, the likeness of a throne. And to Babylon, yet YHWH is sending Ezekiel
on the likeness of the throne was a not to Judah but to the dispersed Israelites
living in Diaspora, who went captive
around 130 yrs earlier.
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know that a prophet has been among what you find. Eat this roll, and go
them1. speak to the house of Israel.
6 And you, son of man, do not be 2 So I opened my mouth, and He
afraid of them and of their words. Do made me eat that roll.
not be afraid, though briers and thorns 3 And He said to me, Son of man,
are with you2, and though you are make your belly eat, and fill your
living among scorpions. Do not be bowels with the roll, this that I give to
afraid of their words, and do not be you. And I ate, and it was in my mouth
frightened by their faces, though they like honey for sweetness.(Rev 10:9-10)
are a house of rebellion. 4 And He said to me, Son of man,
7 And you shall speak My Words to Go! Come to the house of Israel and
them, whether they will hear, or speak with My Words to them.
whether they will forbear, for they are 5 For you are not sent to a people of
rebellious3. deep lip and difficult of language, but
8 But you, son of man, hear what I to the house of Israel;
am saying to you. Do not be like that 6 not to many peoples of deep lip
rebellious house of rebellion. Open and of a difficult language, whose
your mouth and eat what I am giving words you cannot hear. If I had sent
to you. you to them, they would have listened
9 And I looked, and behold, a hand to you. (Is 28:11)
was extended to me. And behold, a roll 7 But the house of Israel is not
of a book4 was in it. willing to listen to you, for they are not
10 And He spread it before me, and willing to listen to Me, for all the house
it was written on the face and the of Israel are strong of forehead and
back5. And written on it were hard of heart.
weepings, and mourning, and woe6. 8 Behold, I have made your face
strong over against their faces, and
Chapter 3 your forehead strong over against their
foreheads.
1 And He said to me, Son of man, eat 9 I have made your forehead as an
adamant harder than flint. Do not fear
them, and do not be frightened by
1 Ezekiel's message is primarily to the their faces, though they are a house of
prideful stiff-necked house of Israel living rebellion.
in Diaspora around the world and much of 10 And He said to me, Son of man,
the message in the book is for the end all My Words which I speak to you,
times. receive into your heart, and hear with
2 Mk 4:18-19 your ears.
3 The messages by the prophets of YHWH 11 And go! Come to the exiles, to the
were not necessarily to change the people, sons of your people, and speak to
as most times they were greatly prideful and them, and say to them, So says Adonai
stubborn, but it was a warning message of
YAHWEH, whether they will hear, or
the judgment to come.
4 This was a scroll that is rolled up before whether they will forbear.
reading. 12 And the Spirit lifted me up, and I
5 Most scrolls were only written on one side, heard behind me a sound of a great
this one was written front and back possibly tumult, saying, Blessed be the glory of
showing its dual fulfillment Rev 5:1. YAHWEH from His place!
6 Much of Ezekiel's imagery parallel’s the 13 And there was the sound of the
book of Revelation (Rev 8:13).
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wings of the living creatures touching before him, he shall die. Since you
each one to the other, and the sound of have not warned him, he shall die in
the wheels along with them, and the his sin, and his righteousness which he
sound of a great tumult. has done shall not be remembered.
14 So the Spirit lifted me up and But I will require his blood at your
took me, and I went bitterly in the heat hand.
of my spirit, but the hand of 21 But you, because you warned him,
YAHWEH was strong upon me. the righteous, so that the righteous
15 Then I came to the exiles at Tel- should not sin, and he does not sin,
Aviv1, those dwelling by the river surely he shall live because he is
Chebar. And I sat there where they warned. And you have delivered your
were sitting. I also dwelt there seven soul.
days, being appalled among them. 22 And the hand of YAHWEH was
16 And it happened at the end of the on me there. And He said to me, Arise,
seven days, even it happened that the go forth into the plain, and I will speak
Word of YAHWEH came to me, with you there.
saying, 23 And I rose up and went forth into
17 Son of man, I have made you a the plain. And, behold, there the glory
watchman2 for the house of Israel. of YAHWEH was standing, like the
And hear the Word of My mouth, and glory which I saw by the river Chebar.
warn them from Me. And I fell on my face.
18 In My saying to the wicked, surely 24 And the Spirit entered into me
you shall die; and you do not warn and stood me on my feet and spoke
him, and you do not speak to warn the with me. And He said to me, Come,
wicked from his wicked way, to save shut yourself within your house.
his life, he, the wicked, shall die in his 25 But you, son of man, behold, they
iniquity. But I will require his blood at shall put on you cords and shall bind
your hand. you with them, and you shall not go
19 And you, because you have out among them.
warned the wicked, and he does not 26 And I will make your tongue cling
turn from his wickedness or from his to your palate, and you shall be dumb.
way, he, the wicked, shall die in his And there shall not be to them a
iniquity. But you have delivered your reproving man. For they are a
soul. rebellious house.
20 And when the righteous turns 27 But in My speaking with you, I
from his righteousness and does will open your mouth, and you shall
injustice, and I lay a stumbling-block say to them, So says Adonai
YAHWEH. He who hears, let him
hear; and he rejects, let him reject. For
1 Not the modern Israeli city but a city in
they are a rebellious house.
Babylon. The name Tel Aviv means “tel”
which is an ancient mount and “aviv” is
young; so it is the place where the ancient Chapter 4
and the new come together.
2 Ezekiel was a watchman who warned of the 1 And you, son of man, take a brick
coming judgment. In ancient times they to yourself, and lay it before you, and
were stationed at the top of the city watch engrave on it a city, Jerusalem.
tower so they saw the invasion coming first. 2 And lay a siege on it, and build a
A “watch”- man also tells time and Ezekiel fort on it, and pour out a ramp on it.
has more dates than any other prophet.
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And place a camp on it, and set You shall eat it three hundred and
battering rams all around on it. ninety days.
3 And you, take a griddle of iron to 10 And your food which you shall eat
yourself, and place it as a wall of iron shall be by weight: twenty shekels a
between you and the city. And place day. From time to time you shall eat it.
your face against it, and it shall be 11 And you shall drink water by
under siege, and thrust upon it. It is a measure: the sixth part of a hin. From
sign to the house of Israel. time to time you shall drink2.
4 And you, lie down on your left side, 12 And you shall eat cakes of barley,
and lay the iniquity of the house of and you shall bake it with dung of the
Israel on it. The number of the days excrement of man, in their sight.
that you shall lie down on it, you shall 13 And YAHWEH said, Even so the
bear their iniquity. sons of Israel shall eat their defiled
5 For I have laid on you the years of bread among the nations there where I
their iniquity, according to the number will drive them3.
of days: three hundred and ninety 14 Then I said, Adonai YAHWEH!
days. And you shall bear the house of Behold, my soul has not been defiled. I
Israel's iniquity1. (Num 14:34) have not even eaten a carcass or a torn
6 And when you complete them, animal, from my youth even until now.
even lie on your right side, the second. And unclean flesh has not come into
And you shall bear the house of my mouth.
Judah's iniquity forty days; a day for a 15 Then He said to me, See, I have
year. I have given it for you, a day for a given to you the dung of cattle in place
year. of the dung of man. And you shall
7 And you shall set your face toward make bread over it4.
the siege of Jerusalem, and your arm 16 And He said to me, Son of man,
bared; and you shall prophesy over it. behold, I am breaking the staff of
8 And, behold, I will put cords on bread in Jerusalem. And they shall eat
you, and you cannot turn from your bread by weight, and with anxiety.
side to your other side until you have And they shall drink water by
completed the days of your siege. measure, and in horror,
9 And you, take to yourself wheat, 17 because they will lack bread and
and barley, and beans, and lentils, and water, and each one be stunned with
millet, and spelt, and place them in a
single vessel; and make them for 2 Verse 9-10 shows the meager vegetarian
yourself into bread, to the number of diet that Ezekiel was to eat daily showing
days that you are lying on your side. the hardship that would be coming on the
besieged city. This equated to about 2 pints
1 Many times in scripture the principle of a of water and about 8 ounces of bread daily.
day for a yr exists especially in correlation 3 Since many Israelites were breaking kosher
of punishment (Num 14:34). Also, though laws of Lev 11, YHWH was going to have
YHWH stated in Lev 26:18, 24, that Israel's Ezekiel make his food from fire made with
punishment would be 7 times duration for human excrement to show them the
their great sins. So if you take the 390 day blessing they had in Israel of being able to
for a yr principle and multiple it by the 7 eat kosher that would not be in the nations
times duration you come up with 2,730 yr of their captivity.
duration that the Northern tribes of Israel 4 Since Ezekiel was faithful to keeping all
would be in captivity among the nations aspects of the kosher laws, Elohim had
before being able to return to the Promised mercy on him to use cow dung (a clean
Land of Israel. animal) compared to human dung.
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his brother. And they will waste away the nations, and defiled My Torah
in their iniquity. more than the lands that are all
around her. For they have rejected My
Chapter 5 judgments and My Torah; they have
not walked in them.
1 And you, son of man, take to 7 Therefore, so says Adonai
yourself a sharp sword, the razor of a YAHWEH: Because you rebelled
barber. Take it to yourself and make it more than the nations that are all
pass over your head and over your around you, not having walked in My
beard1. And take to yourself scales to statutes, and not having performed My
weigh, and to divide them out2. judgments, and you have not done
2 You shall burn a third part in the according to the judgments of the
fire, in the midst of the city, when the nations all around you;
days of the siege are fulfilled. And you 8 therefore, so says Adonai
shall take the third part and beat with YAHWEH: Behold! I, even I am
a sword all around it. And you shall against you, and will execute
scatter the third part into the wind, judgments in your midst in the sight of
and I will draw out a sword after them. the nations.
3 Also you shall take from there a 9 And I will do in you that which I
few in number and bind them in your have not done, and which I will not do
skirts3. the like again, for all your
4 And take from them again, and abominations5.
throw them into the middle of the fire 10 Therefore, the fathers shall eat
and burn them in the fire. From it the sons in your midst, and the sons
shall come forth a fire into all the shall eat their fathers. And I will
house of Israel4. execute judgments against you, and I
5 So says Adonai YAHWEH: This is will scatter the whole remnant of you
Jerusalem. I have set her in the midst into every wind. (Lev 26:29)
of the nations, and all around her are 11 Therefore, as I live, says Adonai
the lands. YAHWEH, surely because you have
6 And she has changed My defiled My sanctuary with all your
judgments for wickedness more than idolatries and with all your

1 Ezekiel finished this final act of defilement 4 There is always a purification of the
by shaving his head and beard, which was a remnant through fire, which is symbolic of
pagan ritual for the dead (Ezek 27:31, Is being purified through trials and suffering
22:12) which the Torah forbade (Deut (Luk 12:49, 50). Water baptism is for
14:1). This whole process was extremely repentance, spirit baptism is for becoming a
humiliating and disqualifying from serving firstfruit, and fire baptism is for
Elohim Lev 21:5. purification. (Rev 3:18-19).
2 What Isaiah had used as a metaphor (Is 5 It is quite interesting when you look at the
7:20) of punishment Ezekiel was actually first 9 chapters of Ezekiel as they are
acting out. written to the House of Israel who has been
3 Verse 2-3. A third of the people would die in captivity for almost 130 yrs already, but
immediately, a third would die in the yet it speaks about destruction on Jerusalem
fighting and a third would be scattered into which was already prophesied much by
Diaspora, in which out of this last third their Jeremiah to this point. When you look at the
would be a small remnant (usually 10%, so prophecies here with the punishment it
10% of only the last third) and they would seems that Ezekiel chapters 1-9 definitely
be left in the land (2Kgs 25:12, Jer 39:10) have a dual end time fulfillment in mind.
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abominations, so I also will withdraw. 3 And say, Mountains of Israel, hear

And My eye shall not spare, and I will the Word of Adonai YAHWEH: So
not have pity. says Adonai YAHWEH to the
12 A third part of you shall die by the mountains, and to the hills, to the
plague and shall be consumed by the ravines, and to the valleys, Behold, I,
famine in your midst. And a third part even I will bring a sword on you, and I
shall fall by the sword all around you. will destroy your high places.
And a third part I will scatter into 4 And your altars shall be ruined,
every wind, and I will draw out a and your pillars shall be broken. And I
sword after them1. (Ezek 5:2) will cast down your slain before your
13 And My anger shall be spent, and idols.
I will make My fury rest on them, and 5 And I will put the dead bodies of
I will be eased. And they shall know the sons of Israel before their idols,
that I, YAHWEH, have spoken in My and I will scatter your bones around
zeal, in My fulfilling My fury among your altars.
them. 6 In all your dwelling places the
14 And I will make you into a waste cities shall be laid waste, and the high
and a reproach among the nations that places shall be deserted, so that your
are around you, in the eyes of all who altars may be laid waste and become
pass by. guilty, and that your idols may be
15 And it shall be a reproach and a broken and brought to an end, and
taunt, an example and a horror, to the your pillars may be cut down, and your
nations which are all around you, works wiped out.
when I shall execute against you 7 And the slain shall fall in your
judgments in anger and in fury and in midst, and you shall know that I am
chastisements among them. I, YAHWEH.
YAHWEH, have spoken it. 8 Yet I will leave a remainder, so that
16 When I shall send the arrows of may be left to you those who escape
evil famine among them, which shall the sword among the nations, in your
be for ruin, for which I will send them scattering among the lands2.
to destroy you, even I will increase the 9 And those who escape shall
famine on you and break the staff of remember Me among the nations
bread to you. where they will be made captive,
17 Yea, I will send famine and evil because I was broken by their whoring
beasts on you, and you will be heart which has turned away from Me,
bereaved. And pestilence and blood and by their whoring eyes which go
shall pass among you, and I shall bring after their idols. And they shall loathe
a sword on you. I, YAHWEH, have against their faces for the evils which
spoken. they have done in all their
abominations. (Ezek 20:43-44, 36:31)
Chapter 6 10 And they shall know that I am
YAHWEH; and not in vain have I said
1 And it happened, the Word of to do this evil to them.
YAHWEH came to me, saying, 11 So says Adonai YAHWEH: Strike
2 Son of man, set your face towards with your hand, and stamp with your
the mountains of Israel and prophesy
against them.
2 However bad Israel's prognostication may
be, they are always promised a remnant for
1 See note on Ezek 5:3. restoration in the end time.
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foot, and say, Alas, for all the evil 4 And My eye shall not spare you,
abominations of the house of Israel! and I will not have pity. But I will lay
For they shall fall by the sword, by the your ways on you, and your
famine, and by the plague. (Ezek 25:6) abominations shall be in your midst,
12 He who is far off shall die by the and you shall know that I am
plague, and he who is near shall fall by YAHWEH.
the sword, and he who remains and is 5 So says Adonai YAHWEH: An
besieged shall die by the famine. So I evil! An only evil! Behold, it has come!
will fulfill My fury on them. 6 An end has come, the end has
13 And you shall know that I am come! It has awakened against you,
YAHWEH when their slain shall be in behold, it has come3!
the midst of their idols all around their 7 The encirclement has come to you,
altars, on every high hill, in all the tops O dwellers of the earth. The time has
of the mountains, and under every come, the day of tumult is near, and
green tree, and under every leafy oak, not a shout of the hills.
(the place where they gave there a 8 I will soon pour out My fury on you
soothing aroma to all their idols). and fulfill My anger on you. And I will
14 And I will stretch out My hand on judge you according to your ways and
them and make the land a desolation will put on you all your abominations.
even more desolate than the desert 9 And My eye shall not spare, and I
toward Diblath, in all their dwelling will not have pity; I will put on you
places. And they shall know that I am according to your ways and your
YAHWEH1. abominations that are in your midst.
And you shall know that I am
Chapter 7 YAHWEH who strikes.
10 Behold the day! Behold, it has
1 And it happened, the Word of come, the encirclement has gone out,
YAHWEH was to me, saying, the rod has blossomed, and pride has
2 And you, son of man, so says budded. (Pr 16:18)
Adonai YAHWEH to the ground of 11 Violence has risen for a rod of
Israel: An end! The end has come on wickedness. None of them shall
the four corners of the earth2. remain, even none of their multitude,
3 The end is now on you, and I will and none of their riches, and none
send My anger on you and will judge lamenting among them.
you according to your ways and will 12 The time has come, the day has
lay on you all your abominations. arrived. Do not let the buyer rejoice,
and do not let the sellers mourn, for
wrath is on all her multitude.
1 This should probably read “from the 13 For the seller shall not return to
wilderness to Riblah” ( a city in the north
that which is sold, although they still
near Hamath), which would mean from
north to south, or a full destruction.
are among the living (for the vision is
2 This confirms Ezek 2:3, that the message is to all her multitude, and it shall not
to the Israelites living around the globe in return); and a man shall not hold his
Diaspora and is end time (Jer 25:30-33). life strong in his iniquity.
First, Israel gets punished for their rejecting 14 They have blown the trumpet,
of the Torah and idolatry, then, the nations even to make all ready, but no one
where the Northern tribes are living get
punished as Ephraim in their Diaspora is 3 Not just the end of Israel but YHWH's
filled with pride and rebellion Ezek 2:4-8. judgment on all nations Is 24:1-6.
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goes to the battle, for My wrath is on the nations, and they shall possess
all her multitude. their houses. And I will make cease the
15 The sword is outside, and the pomp of the strong ones, and their
plague, and the famine are inside. He holy places shall be defiled.
who is in the field shall die with the 25 Anguish comes! And they shall
sword. And he who is in the city, seek peace, but none shall be.
famine and plague shall devour him. 26 Disaster on disaster shall come,
16 But if their fugitives shall escape, and rumor to rumor shall be. And they
then they shall be on the mountains shall seek a vision from the prophet,
like doves of the valleys, all of them but the Torah shall perish from the
mourning, each for his iniquity. priest, and counsel from the elders.
17 All hands shall be feeble, and all 27 The king shall mourn, and the
knees shall go as water. ruler shall be clothed with despair.
18 They shall also gird on sackcloth, And the hands of the people of the
and trembling shall cover them. And land shall be terrified. According to
shame shall be on all faces, and their way, I will do to them, and
baldness on all heads. according to their judgments, I will
19 They shall throw their silver in judge them. And they shall know that I
the streets, and their gold shall be an am YAHWEH.
impure thing. Their silver and their
gold shall not be able to deliver them Chapter 8
in the day of the wrath of YAHWEH.
They shall not satisfy their soul, and 1 And it was in the sixth year, in the
they shall not fill their bowels, for their sixth month, on the fifth of the
iniquity has become a stumbling-block month3, I was sitting in my house. And
for them1. ( Zeph 1:18, Pr 11:4) the elders of Judah were sitting before
20 And the beauty of His ornament, me. And the hand of Adonai
He set it in majesty. But they made it YAHWEH fell on me there.
the images of their abominations, and 2 And I looked, and behold, a
of their hateful things. Therefore, I likeness as the appearance of fire,
have put it to them as an impure thing. from the appearance of His loins and
21 And I will also give it into the downward, like fire, and from His
hand of the strangers for a prize, and loins and upward, as the appearance
to the wicked of the earth for a spoil. of brightness, like the color of polished
And they shall defile it. copper. (Dan 10:5-6, Rev 1:12-15)
22 I also will turn My face from 3 And He put forth the form of a
them, and they shall defile My hidden hand and took me by a lock of my
place. And violent ones shall enter into head. And the Spirit lifted me up
it and defile it. between the earth and the heavens
23 Take the chain, for the land is full and brought me to Jerusalem (in the
of bloody judgments, and the city is visions of Elohim), to the opening of
full of violence2. the inner gate facing north, where
24 And I will bring the most evil of

1 Since almost time, immemorial, gold and 2 Verse 21-23 is referring to Jerusalem and
silver have been the most secure means of YHWH's sanctuary.
exchange. However, in the end as war, 3 This is the second of 13 dates that are
famine, and pestilence will be ramped, even mentioned in Ezekiel and is 14 months from
gold will not be able to help them. his calling.
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there was a seat of the image of again, and you shall see greater
jealousy, which causes jealousy. abominations which they are doing.
4 And, behold! The glory of the 14 And He brought me to the
Elohim of Israel was there, like the opening of the gate of the house of
appearance which I saw in the plain. YAHWEH, toward the north. And,
5 And He said to me, Son of man, lift behold, women were sitting there
up your eyes now to the way of the weeping for Tammuz1.
north. So I lifted up my eyes the way of 15 And He said to me, Have you
the north, and, behold, from the north, seen, son of man? You turn again and
at the gate of the altar, was this image you shall see greater abominations
of jealousy at the entrance.(Deut 4:24) than these.
6 And He said to me, Son of man, do 16 And he brought me into the inner
you see what they are doing, the great court of the house of YAHWEH. And,
abominations which the house of behold, at the opening of the sanctuary
Israel is doing here, that I should be of YAHWEH, between the porch and
far from My sanctuary? But you turn the altar, were about twenty five men
back and you shall see greater with their backs to the sanctuary of
abominations. YAHWEH, and their faces eastward.
7 And He brought me to the opening And they bowed themselves eastward
of the court. And I looked, and, to the sun2.
behold, a single hole in the wall. 17 And He said to me, Son of man,
8 And He said to me, Son of man, dig have you seen? Is it a light thing to the
now in the wall. And I dug in the wall; house of Judah from doing the
and, behold, an opening! abominations which they do here? For
9 And He said to me, Go in and see they have filled the land with violence3
the evil abominations that they are and have returned to provoke Me to
doing here.
10 And I went in and looked. And,
behold, every form of creeping thing,
and hateful beast, and all the idols of 1 The beloved of the goddess Istar, and the
the house of Israel were carved on the supposed deity of agriculture, who was said
wall all around. to have resurrected. People mourned for
11 And seventy men of the elders of him starting at the time of the summer
the house of Israel, and Jaazaniah, the solstice and believed he was resurrected at
son of Shaphan, were standing among the winter solstice. This is the origin of the
them. These were standing among pagan holiday Christmas, which was never
them, and each man with his censer in celebrated by early believers in Yahshua. As
his hand, and the odor of the cloud of the pagans started to join the early
incense rising. congregation they mixed and blended much
12 And He said to me, Son of man, of their pagan customs until it separated
have you seen what the elders of the into two distinct religions under
Constantine in the 4th century.
house of Israel are doing in the dark, 2 Almost all ancient temples had there
each man in the rooms of his image? orientation toward the east, whereas
For they are saying, YAHWEH does Yahweh's sanctuary was orientated opposite
not see us, YAHWEH has forsaken toward the west. These pagan cultic people
the earth. would bow to the rising sun each morning
13 And He said to me, You turn back as it would be coming up from the east 2
Kgs 23:5,11 Ezek 11:1, 12.
3 The Hebrew word for violence is Hamas
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anger. And, behold, they are putting and strike. Do not let your eye spare,
the branch to their nose1! and do not have pity.
18 And I also will deal with fury. My 6 Slay the aged men, the young man,
eye shall not spare, and I will not have and the virgin, even children, and
pity. And though they cry in My ears women, all to destruction. But to every
with a loud voice, I will not hear them. man who has the mark on him, do not
come near. And begin from My
Chapter 9 sanctuary5. And they began with the
aged men who were before the house.
1 And He cried in my ears with a 7 And He said to them, Defile the
loud voice, saying, Let the overseers of house and fill the courts with the dead.
the city draw near, even each with his Go forth! And they went out and killed
destroying weapon in his hand. in the city.
2 And, behold, six men were coming 8 And it happened as they struck,
from the way of the Upper Gate, which and I remained, even I. Then I fell on
faces north. And each had his my face and I cried out and said, Ah,
shattering weapon in his hand. And Adonai YAHWEH! Will You destroy
one man among them was clothed in all the remnant of Israel in Your
linen, and an ink horn of a scribe at his pouring out of Your fury on
loins. And they went in and stood Jerusalem?
beside the copper altar2. 9 And He said to me, The iniquity of
3 And the glory of the Elohim of the house of Israel and of Judah is
Israel had gone on, from on the cherub very great, and the land is filled with
where it was on it, to the threshold of blood, and the city is full of
the house. And He called to the man perversity6. For they say, YAHWEH
clothed in linen with the ink horn of a has forsaken the land; and, YAHWEH
scribe at his loins. does not see.
4 And YAHWEH said to him, Pass 10 And even I, My eye does not
through in the midst of the city, in the spare, and I will not have pity. I will
midst of Jerusalem, and imprint a put their way on their head. (Pr 1:24-
mark3 on the foreheads of the men 31)
who are groaning and are mourning 11 And, behold, the man clothed with
over all the abominations that are linen, with the ink horn at his loins,
done in her midst4. (Rev 7:3)
5 And He said to those in my 4 The ones who are protected during this time
hearing, Pass over in the city after him of great distress are those who have come
out of the worldly system of corruption and
1 A ceremonial gesture related to nature grieve and fervently pray daily for the
worship. suffering that is happening in the world at
2 These are 6 cherubs that are bringing the this time Jer 25:29.
judgment of YHWH at this time. With the 5 1 Pe 4:17 judgment starts at the sanctuary
other cherub who is among them that makes of YHWH for they had more accountability
7 and they are probably the same cherubs for knowing the truth Luk 12:48. This is a
bringing judgment in Rev 8:2, 6. It will be total contrast to those loving the wicked end
similar to a second passover where only time global system set up by Satan and
those with the mark of YHWH will survive. taking the mark of the beast, Rev 13:8, 16-
( Ex 12:23, Rev 4:4, 15:6, Dan 7:9, Acts 17.
1:10-11) 6 The House of Israel went into captivity
3 Literally the Hebrew letter “tav” which was almost 130 yrs before this, so clearly this
similar to an x. has end time implications.
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reported the matter, saying, I have appearance of the wheels was like the
done as You commanded me. color of a stone of Tarshish.
10 And their appearance was as one,
Chapter 10 the four of them, as if the wheel were
in the midst of the wheel.
1 And I looked. And, behold, in the 11 In their going on their four sides,
expanse over the head of the cherubs they went. They did not turn in their
was seen the appearance of the form of going. For to the place where the head
a throne, like a stone of sapphire, faces, after it they went. They did not
above them. turn in their going.
2 And He spoke to the man clothed 12 And all their flesh, and their
with linen, and said, Go in among the backs, and their hands, and their
wheels, under the cherub, and fill your wings, and the wheels, were full of
hands with coals of fire from between eyes all around, even their wheels
the cherubs, and sprinkle on the city. which the four of them had.
And he went in before me. (Is 6:6) 13 As for the wheels, it was cried to
3 And the cherubs were standing on them in my hearing, Whirling wheel!
the right side of the house when he, 14 And four faces were to each. The
the man, went in. And the cloud filled first face was the face of a cherub 1, and
the inner court. the second face the face of a man, and
4 And the glory of YAHWEH lifted the third the face of a lion, and the
up from the cherub, over the threshold fourth the face of an eagle. (Ezek 1:10)
of the house. And the house was filled 15 And the cherubs rose up. This is
with the cloud. And the court was full the living creature that I saw by the
of the radiance of the glory of river Chebar.
YAHWEH. 16 And in the going of the cherubs,
5 And the sound of the wings of the wheels went beside them. And
cherubs was heard over the outer when the cherubs lifted their wings to
court, as the voice of El Shaddai when soar from the earth, the wheels did not
He speaks. turn from beside them, even they.
6 And it happened, when He had 17 When they stood still, these stood
commanded the man clothed with still. And when they rose up, these also
linen, saying, Take fire from between lifted up. For the spirit of the living
the wheels, from between the cherubs. creature was in them.
Then he went and stood beside the 18 And the glory of YAHWEH went
wheels. from the threshold of the house and
7 And one cherub stretched out his stood over the cherubs.
hand from between the cherubs, to the 19 And the cherubs lifted their wings
fire between the cherubs. And he lifted and rose up from the earth in my
and put it into the hands of the one sight. When they went out, the wheels
clothed with linen. And he took it and also were with them. And he stood at
went out. the door of the gate of the house of
8 And the form of a man's hand was YAHWEH, the eastern gate And the
seen under the wings of the cherubs.
9 And I looked, and, behold, the four
wheels were beside the cherubs: one
wheel beside one cherub, one wheel 1 This verse is identical to Ezek 1:10 except
beside one cherub. And the that the face of the ox is now the face of a
Cherub.
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glory of the Elohim of Israel was over YAHWEH: So you have said, house of
them from above1. Israel, for I Myself know the steps of
20 This is the living creature that I your spirit.
saw under the Elohim of Israel by the 6 You have multiplied your dying
river Chebar, and I knew that they ones in this city, and you have filled
were cherubs. her streets with the dying.
21 Four, even four faces are to each, 7 So Adonai YAHWEH says this:
and four wings to each. And the form Your dying ones whom you have laid
of a man's hands was under their in her midst, they are the flesh, and
wings. she is the pot. But I will bring you
22 And the form of their faces, they forth out of her midst.
are the faces that I saw by the river 8 You have feared the sword, but I
Chebar, their appearances, even theirs. will bring a sword on you, says Adonai
They each went straight forward. YAHWEH.
9 And I will bring you out of her
Chapter 11 midst and will give you into the hand
of strangers. And I will execute
1 And the Spirit lifted me up and judgments against you.
brought me to the eastern gate of the 10 You shall fall by the sword. I will
house of YAHWEH, the gate which judge you to the border of Israel, and
faces eastward. And, behold, at the you shall know that I am YAHWEH.
opening of the gate were twenty five 11 This city shall not be for a pot to
men. And I saw among them you, nor shall you be in its midst for
Jaazaniah2 the son of Azzur, and flesh. But I will judge you in the
Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, leaders of border of Israel,
the people. 12 and you shall know that I am
2 And He said to me, Son of man, YAHWEH in whose statutes you have
these are the men who plot evil and not walked. Yea, you have not done My
advise wicked advice in this city, judgments. Yea, as the judgments of
3 who say, It is not near, let us build the nations who are around you, you
houses; she is the pot, and we are the have done.
flesh3. 13 And it happened when I
4 So prophesy against them, prophesied, Pelatiah, the son of
prophesy, son of man! Benaiah, died. Then I fell on my face
5 And the Spirit of YAHWEH fell on and cried with a loud voice and said,
me and said to me, Speak, So says Ah, Adonai YAHWEH! Will you make
a full end of the remnant of Israel?
14 And the Word of YAHWEH came
1 The glory of YHWH or the “Shekinah” was
moved from over the throne to the eastern to me, saying,
gate and then, later, to the Mount of Olives 15 Son of man, your brothers, your
Ezek 11:23. brothers, the men of your redemption,
2 Possibly the brother of Jeremiah's opponent and all the house of Israel, all of them
in Jer 28:1. who have said to those living in
3 The advice of these men to build houses in Jerusalem, Go far away from
the city showed they did not believe in YAHWEH, this land is given to us for
YHWH's coming judgment. They felt the a possession.
ones already in Babylon had been judged 16 Therefore, say, So says Adonai
and they were the choice meat in the pot not YAHWEH: Though I have sent them
to go into captivity.
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far off among the nations, and though brought me into Chaldea, to the exiles,
I scattered them among the lands, yet in a vision by the Spirit of Elohim. And
I was to them as a little sanctuary in the vision that I had seen went up
the countries there where they had from me.
gone1. 25 And I spoke to the exiles all the
17 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: I things which YAHWEH had made me
shall gather you from the peoples, and see.
assemble you out of the lands, in those
where you were scattered, and I shall Chapter 12
give to you the land of Israel2.
18 And they will come there, and 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
they will remove all its hateful things me, saying,
and all its abominations from it. 2 Son of man, you dwell in the midst
19 And I shall give to them one of a rebellious house. They have eyes
(echad) heart, and I will put a new to see, but they do not see; they have
spirit within you. And I will remove ears to hear, but they do not hear; for
the stony heart out of their flesh, and I they are a rebellious house.
will give them a heart of flesh3, 3 And you, son of man, prepare for
20 so that they may walk in My yourself vessels for exile, and go into
statutes and keep My judgments, and exile by day before their eyes. And you
do them. And they shall be to Me for a shall be exiled from your place to
people, and I will be to them for another place before their eyes.
Elohim. (Jer 32:38) Perhaps they will see that they are a
21 And as to those whose heart is rebellious house.
going after their hateful things, and 4 And you shall bring forth your
also their heart is after their disgusting vessels as vessels for exile by day
idols, I will give their way on their before their eyes. And you shall go
heads, declares Adonai YAHWEH. forth at evening before their eyes, as
22 Then the cherubs lifted up their those going into exile.
wings, and the wheels were beside 5 In their sight dig for yourself
them. And the glory of the Elohim of through the wall, and carry out
Israel was over them from above. through it.
23 And the glory of YAHWEH went 6 Before their eyes you shall carry on
up from the midst of the city and stood the shoulder, in the dark carry out.
on the mountain which is on the east You shall cover your face so that you
of the city4. do not see the ground, for I have set
24 And the Spirit lifted me up and you as a wonder to the house of Israel.
7 And I did so, as I was commanded.
By day I brought forth my vessel as a
1 Yahweh's presence from the sanctuary in
Jerusalem was removed before as it was vessel for exile. And in the evening I
going to be destroyed, but now YHWH dug by hand for myself through the
promises that He will be the sanctuary to wall. I brought it out in the dark, and I
His people in their captivity.
2 The promise of Yahweh to restore the tribes
of Israel back to the Promised Land Jer 4 Yahweh's presence moved to the Mount of
3:18, Is 11:12, Jer 31:1, 8-11, Is 35:10, Ps Olives, the place where Yahshua was
106:47, Ezek 34:12-14, Ezek 36:24, 28 Mic crucified, buried, resurrected and ascended
4:6, Amos 9:14-15 to Heaven (Acts 1:8-12) and where He will
3 Jer 31: 33, Eze 36:25-26, 2Cor 3:3 return to earth (Zech 14:3-4).
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carried on my shoulder before their quaking, and drink your water with
eyes1. trembling and with anxiety.
8 And in the morning the Word of 19 And say to the people of the land,
YAHWEH came to me, saying, So says Adonai YAHWEH to those
9 Son of man, has not the house of living in Jerusalem, to the land of
Israel, that rebellious house, said to Israel: They shall eat their bread with
you, What are you doing? anxiety and drink their water with
10 Say to them, So says Adonai horror, so that her land may be
YAHWEH: This burden is to the desolated of her fullness, because of
prince in Jerusalem, and to all the the violence of all those who live in
house of Israel who are among them. her.
11 Say, I am your wonder. As I have 20 And the cities that have people
done, so it shall be done to them. They shall be laid waste, and the land shall
shall go into exile, into captivity. be desolate. And you shall know that I
12 And the prince who is among am YAHWEH.
them shall carry on his shoulder in the 21 And the Word of YAHWEH was
dark and go forth through the wall. to me, saying,
They shall dig to bring out by it. He 22 Son of man, what is this proverb
shall cover his face so that he does not to you on the land of Israel, saying,
look with the eye on the earth2. The days are long, and every vision
13 And I will spread My net on him, shall perish?
and he shall be taken in My snare. And 23 Therefore, tell them, So says
I will bring him to Babylon, the land of Adonai YAHWEH: I will make this
the Chaldeans. Yet he will not see it, proverb cease, and they shall not use it
and he shall die there. again in Israel. However, say to them,
14 And all who are around him, his The days draw near, and the matter of
help and all his bands, I will scatter to every vision.
every wind, and I will draw out a 24 For there shall not again be every
sword after them. vain vision, nor smooth divination,
15 And they shall know that I am within the house of Israel.
YAHWEH when I shall scatter them 25 For I, YAHWEH, will speak. The
among the nations and disperse them Word which I shall speak shall be
throughout the earth. done; it shall not be drawn out again.
16 But of them I will leave a number For in your days, O house of rebellion,
of men from the sword, from the I will say "The Word" and (He) will
famine, and from the plague, so that do it3, declares Adonai YAHWEH.
they may declare all their 26 And the Word of YAHWEH was
abominations among the nations, to me, saying,
there where they go. And they shall 27 Son of man, behold, the house of
know that I am YAHWEH. Israel is saying, The vision that he is
17 And the Word of YAHWEH came seeing is for many days, and he
to me, saying, prophesies for times far off.
18 Son of man, eat your bread with 28 So say to them, So says Adonai
YAHWEH: Not any of My Words will
1 Ezekiel is told to dig through the wall of his be drawn out any longer. What I have
house and pack a backpack with necessities
for fleeing. He had to do the same in the
evening as if he was escaping a siege.
2 Jere 39:4 is the fulfillment of this 3 Joh 1;1-3, 14
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spoken, that Word shall be done, have seen a lie, therefore, behold, I am
declares Adonai YAHWEH1. against you, declares Adonai
YAHWEH.
Chapter 13 9 And My hand shall be against the
prophets who see vanity, and who
1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to divine a lie. They shall not be in the
me, saying, council of My people, and they shall
2 Son of man, prophesy against the not be written in the register of the
prophets of Israel who prophesy. And house of Israel, and they shall not
say to those who prophesy out of their enter into the land of Israel 3. And you
own heart, Hear the Word of shall know that I am Adonai
YAHWEH: YAHWEH.
3 So says Adonai YAHWEH, Woe to 10 Because, even because they made
the foolish prophets who walk after My people go astray, saying, Peace!
their own spirit and have seen and there was no peace. And he builds
nothing! a wall, and, behold, others smeared it
4 O Israel, your prophets are like with lime.
foxes in the deserts. 11 Say to those plastering with lime,
5 You have not gone up into the Yea, it will fall. There will be a flooding
breaks, nor built a wall around the rain; and you, O hailstones, shall fall,
house of Israel, that it might stand in and a tempestuous wind shall break.
the battle, in the Day of YAHWEH. 12 And, behold, when the wall has
6 They have seen vanity and lying fallen, it shall not be said to you,
divination, saying, YAHWEH Where is the plaster with which you
declares! And YAHWEH has not sent have smeared4?
them, but they hoped to confirm their 13 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: I
word. will even break in My fury with a
7 Did you not see a vain vision and hurricane type wind. And there shall
speak a lying divination? Yet you say, be a flooding rain in My anger, and
YAHWEH declares, though I have not hailstones in fury, to consume it.
spoken2. 14 And I will break down the wall
8 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: that you have plastered with lime and
Because you have spoken vanity and bring it down to the ground; yea, I will
bare its base. And it shall fall, and you
1 Verses 21-28, since Ezekiel was 3 The punishment for such individuals would
prophesying for many days to the people be that they would not be allowed within
and no seizure took place the people were the congregation, nor even in the Promised
growing skeptical that the prophecy was Land of Israel. Today, in similar
true. circumstances many of these false prophets
2 There were many false prophets in these are separated outside of the judicial order of
days. Some were false prophets of false YHWH on their own, Pr 18:1.
deities and some falsely spoke in the name 4 In ancient times walls had to be plastered
of YHWH. There is a similar situation yearly with lime to stop rain and mold from
today; many falsely prophesy in the name eroding the house. Here, the false prophets
of the Babylonian deity called “god” and are telling the people that there will be
others falsely prophesy using the true name peace. Elohim uses the analogy of someone
of the Creator YAHWEH. No true prophet plastering with lime that will not stick but
in scripture ever used any other personal fall as Israel will go into captivity and will
name for the Creator than YAHWEH. not be able to plaster their homes.
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will be consumed in its midst. And you And they shall not again be in your
shall know that I am YAHWEH. hand to be hunted. And you shall
15 And I will complete My wrath in know that I am YAHWEH.
the wall, and in those who plastered it 22 Because you have saddened the
with lime. And I will say to you, The heart of the righteous with lies, and I
wall is not; and, Those who plastered have not pained him, and you have
are not. made the hands of the wicked strong,
16 The prophets of Israel who are so that he should not turn from his evil
prophesying concerning Jerusalem, way, to keep him alive.
and who see visions of peace for her, 23 So you shall not see vanity, and
even there is no peace, declares you shall not divine any divination.
Adonai YAHWEH. (Jer 6:14) And I will deliver My people out of
17 And you, son of man, set your face your hand. And you shall know that I
against the daughters of your people am YAHWEH.
who prophesy out of their heart, and
prophesy against them, Chapter 14
18 and say, So says Adonai
YAHWEH: Woe to those sewing 1 Then came the men of the elders of
amulets to all joints of my hands, and Israel and sat before me.
make long veils for the head of every 2 And the Word of YAHWEH came
man of stature, to hunt souls1! Will to me, saying,
you hunt the souls of My people, and 3 Son of man, these men have caused
will you save alive the souls for their idols to go up in their hearts, and
yourselves? have put the stumbling-block of their
19 And will you profane Me among iniquity before their faces. Should I at
My people for handfuls of barley, and all be sought by them?
for bits of bread, to cause to die the 4 Therefore, speak to them and say
souls that should not die, and to save to them, So says Adonai YAHWEH:
alive the souls that should not live, by Every man of the house of Israel who
your lying to My people who listen to causes idols to go up in his heart, and
lies2? who puts the stumbling-block of his
20 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: iniquity before his face, and comes to
Behold, I am against your amulets the prophet, I, YAHWEH, will answer
with which you are hunting the souls him in it by the host of his idols,
there, to make them fly. And I will tear 5 so that I may capture the house of
them from your arms, and will send Israel in their own heart, who are
out the souls, souls which you are turned aside from Me by their idols, all
hunting, to make them fly. of them.
21 Also I will tear your long veils and 6 Therefore, say to the house of
deliver My people out of your hand. Israel, So says Adonai YAHWEH:
turn, and be turned from your idols,
1 Referring to women using the occult to and from all your abominations turn
curse the innocent and bless those doing away your faces.
evil. All such practices are condemned by 7 For every man of the house of
the Torah. Israel, or of the foreigner who resides
2 Apparently, these false wicked people were in Israel, who is separated from after
lying for gaining small bits of food not Me and causes his idols to go up in his
caring whose lives they were destroying heart, and puts the stumbling-block of
with their lying words Math 12:33-37.
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his iniquity before his face, and comes deliver themselves1, but the land
to the prophet to inquire of him would be desolate. (Eze 18:14-20)
concerning Me, I, YAHWEH, will 17 Or if I bring a sword on that land
answer him Myself. and say, Let a sword go through the
8 And I will set My face against that land, and I will cut off man and beast
man, and I will make him desolate for from it;
a sign and for proverbs. And I will cut 18 even though these three men
him off from the midst of My people. were in its midst, as I live, declares
And you shall know that I am Adonai YAHWEH, they should not
YAHWEH. deliver sons or daughters, but they
9 And the prophet, if he is deceived, only would deliver themselves.
and he speaks a word, I, YAHWEH, 19 Or if I send a plague into the land
have deceived that prophet. And I will and pour out My fury on it in blood, to
stretch out My hand on him and will cut off from it man and beast;
destroy him from the midst of My 20 though Noah, Daniel, and Job
people Israel. were in its midst, as I live, declares
10 And they shall bear their iniquity. Adonai YAHWEH, they would deliver
As the iniquity of the inquirer, so the neither son nor daughter; they by their
iniquity of the prophet shall be. righteousness would deliver only their
11 So that the house of Israel may souls.
not stray any more from after Me, and 21 For so says Adonai YAHWEH,
not be defiled again with all their How much more when the four of My
transgressions; but they are to Me for evil judgments: sword, and famine,
a people, and I will be to them for and evil beast, and plague I send on
Elohim, declares Adonai YAHWEH. Jerusalem, to cut off from it man and
12 And the Word of YAHWEH came beast! (Jer 15:1-3, Rev 6:8)
to me, saying, 22 Yet, behold, there shall be left in
13 Son of man, when a land sins it escaping ones that shall be brought
against Me, by traitorous betraying, out, sons and daughters. Behold, they
then I will stretch out My hand on it, shall come to you, and you shall see
and I will shatter the staff of bread to their way and their doings. And you
it, and I will send famine on it. And I will be comforted for the evil which I
will cut off from it man and beast. have brought against Jerusalem, for all
14 And though these three men were which I have brought upon it.
in its midst, Noah, Daniel, and Job, by 23 And they will comfort you when
their righteousness they should deliver you see their way and their doings.
only their souls, declares Adonai 1 Noah, Job and Daniel were 3 of the most
YAHWEH.
righteous people who ever lived, yet if they
15 If I make evil beasts go through were there they would only save themselves
the land, and they bereave it, and it is because each person will die for their own
desolate, so that no one would go sins (Eze 18:20) and according to Torah
through because of the beasts, “eye for eye and life for life” (Deut 19:21).
16 though these three men were in Even a righteous person can only save his
its midst, as I live, declares Adonai own life, not others. Only by Yahshua being
YAHWEH, they would deliver neither the eternal Creator of all things (Col 1:16,
sons nor daughters; they would only Joh 1;1-3) can His life be worth more than
everything He created. This proves Yahshua
was Elohim and eternal and was not a
created being.
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And you will know that not in vain I 2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to
have done all that I did in it, declares know her abominations,
Adonai YAHWEH. 3 and say, So says Adonai YAHWEH
to Jerusalem: Your origin and your
Chapter 15 birth is of the land of Canaan. Your
father was an Amorite and your
1 And the Word of YAHWEH came mother a Hittite2.
to me, saying, 4 As for your birth, in the day you
2 Son of man, how is the vine tree were born, your navel was not cut, and
more than any other tree, or than a you were not washed with water to
branch that is among the trees of the cleanse you. And you were not salted,
forest1? and you were not at all swaddled3.
3 Shall wood be taken from it to do 5 An eye did not have pity on you to
work? Or will men take from it for a do to you one of these, to have
peg to hang every vessel on it? compassion on you. But you were
4 Behold, it is put in the fire for fuel. thrown into the face of the field, for
The fire devours both its ends, and its your person was loathed in the day
middle is charred. Will it prosper for you were born.
work? 6 And when I passed by you and saw
5 Behold, when it was whole it was you squirming in your blood, I said to
not made for work. How much less you in your blood, Live! Yea, I said to
when the fire has devoured it, and it is you in your blood, Live4!
charred! Shall it yet be made to work? 7 As a myriad, as a field shoot, I have
6 Therefore, so says Adonai made you, and you are grown and are
YAHWEH: As the vine tree among the great. And you come in the finest
trees of the forest, it which I have ornaments. Your breasts are formed,
given to the fire for fuel, so I will give and your hair is grown, yet you were
those living in Jerusalem. naked and bare.
7 And I will set My face against them. 8 And I passed by you, and I looked
They shall go out from the fire, and the on you, and, behold, your time was the
fire shall devour them. And you shall time of love. And I spread My skirt
know that I am YAHWEH when I set over you and covered your nakedness.
My face against them. And I swore to you and entered into a
8 And I will give the land to be covenant with you, declares Adonai
desolate because they have done YAHWEH. And you became Mine.
treachery, declares Adonai YAHWEH. 9 And I washed you with water; I
washed away your blood from you,
Chapter 16 and I anointed you with oil.
10 And I dressed you with
embroidered work, and gave you
1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
me, saying,
1 Judah is being compared to a wild vine of 2 Showing the pre-Israelite origin of
the forest that is useless (verse 3) and not a Jerusalem before they entered the Promised
cultivated vineyard that will bring much Land.
fruit (Is 5:1-7). The only purpose of the 3 An ancient practice that was supposed to
wild vine is for fuel for burning (verse 5-6), make the body firm, clean and fight
which will be Judah's judgment. Israel is infection.
also compared to a vine in Ps 80:8-15. 4 As an abandoned child, YHWH saved them.
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Tachash sandals to wear.1 And I and My incense you have given to their
wrapped you in fine linen, and I face.
covered you with silk. 19 Also My food which I gave you,
11 And I adorned you with fine flour and oil and honey which I
ornaments, and I put bracelets on your fed you, you have given it to their face
hands and a chain on your neck. for a soothing aroma. And it
12 And I gave a jewel for yourself happened, declares Adonai
and rings for your ears and a crown of YAHWEH.
beauty on your head2. 20 And you have taken your sons
13 And you were adorned with gold and your daughters whom you have
and silver. And your clothing was fine borne to Me, and you sacrificed these
linen and silk and embroidered work. to them for food. Are your fornications
Fine flour and honey and oil you ate. small?
And you were very, very beautiful. And 21 You have slaughtered My sons,
you advanced to regal estate. and you gave them to cause these to
14 And your name went out among pass through the fire for them4.
the nations, because of your beauty, 22 And in all your abominations and
for it was perfect by My splendor your fornications you have not
which I had set on you, declares remembered the days of your youth,
Adonai YAHWEH. when you were naked and bare, when
15 But you trusted in your beauty, and you were squirming in your blood.
you played the harlot because of your 23 Woe, woe to you, says Adonai
name, and poured out your YAHWEH! For it happened, after all
3
fornications on all who passed by; it your evil,
was to him! 24 Woe to you that you have also
16 And you took from your clothes built yourself a mound, and you have
and made for you high places of made yourself a high place in every
various colors, and fornicated on open place!
them, such as had not come, nor shall 25 At the head of every highway you
be. have built your high place, and have
17 And you have taken beautiful made your beauty despised. And you
things of My gold and of My silver, have parted your feet to all who passed
which I had given to you, and you by, and have multiplied your
made images of males, and fornicated fornications.
with them. 26 You have whored with the sons of
18 And you took your embroidered Egypt, your neighbors, great of flesh.
clothes and covered them. And My oil And you have multiplied your
fornications to provoke Me to anger.
1 “Tachash” an unknown archaic Hebrew 27 And behold, I have stretched out
word that could be a blue shaded animal My hand over you, and I drew back
skin, or the verb of this root means to move
your portion. And I gave you to the
quickly and could describe the type of
animal that tachash represents. (Ex 25:5) will of those hating you, the daughters
2 Verses 9-13 are figuratively speaking. of the Philistines, who are ashamed of
“Rings for your ears” an expression for your wicked way.
their hearing. 28 You have fornicated with the sons
3 The charge of prostitution was both turning
spiritually away from YHWH, but also for 4 Verses 20-21- Children were offered as a
physical involvement in Canaanite fertility sacrifice to Molech, Jer 7:30-32. Jud 11:30-
rites. 31, 39.
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of Assyria without being satisfied. Yea, 39 And I will give you into their
you fornicated and yet you were not hand, and they will tear down your
satisfied. mound, and will demolish your high
29 And you have multiplied your places. They shall also strip you of
fornication in the land of Canaan, to your clothes and shall take your
the Chaldean, and yet you were not beautiful things, and leave you naked
satisfied with this. and bare.
30 How weak is your heart, declares 40 And they will raise an assembly
Adonai YAHWEH, since you do all to come up against you, and they shall
these, the work of a woman, an stone you with stones, and cut you
overbearing prostitute, with their swords.
31 in that you built your mound in 41 And they shall burn your houses
the head of every highway, and you with fire and make judgments against
make your high place in every open you in the sight of many women. And I
place; yet you have not been as a will make you stop fornicating; and,
prostitute, even scorning wages. also, you shall not give hire again.
32 Like the adulterous wife, instead 42 So I will make My fury to rest
of her husband, she takes strangers. against you, and My jealousy shall
33 They give a gift to all harlots, but depart from you. And I will be quiet
you give your gifts to all your lovers and will not be angry any more.
and bribe them to come to you from all 43 Because you have not
around for your fornication. remembered the days of your youth,
34 And in you was the opposite from but have troubled Me in all these, so,
those women in your fornications, behold, I also will give your way back
since no one whores after you, and in on your head, declares Adonai
your giving wages, and hire is not YAHWEH. And you shall not commit
given to you. In this you are opposite. the wickedness above all your
35 Therefore, O harlot, hear the abominations.
Word of YAHWEH, 44 Behold, all who use proverbs
36 So says Adonai YAHWEH: shall use this proverb against you,
Because your lewdness was poured saying, As the mother, so is the
out, and your nakedness was bared in daughter.
your fornications with your lovers and 45 You are your mother's daughter
with the idols of your abominations, who despises her husband and her
and by the blood of your sons whom sons. And you are the sister of your
you gave to them; sisters who despise their husbands
37 therefore, behold, I will gather all and their sons. Your mother was a
your lovers with whom you have been Hittite and your father was an
pleased, even all whom you have Amorite.
loved, with all whom you have hated, I 46 And your older sister is Samaria,
will even gather them against you from she and her daughters who are
all around, and will uncover your dwelling on your left. And your
nakedness to them. Yea, they will see younger sister from you who dwells on
all your nakedness. the right is Sodom and her daughters.
38 And I will judge you with 47 Yet you have not walked in their
judgments of adulteresses, and with ways nor have done according to their
shedders of blood. And I will give you abominations. As if it were only a little
blood of fury and jealousy.

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thing, you were even more corrupted at the time of the reproach of Syria's
than they in all your ways. daughters and all the ones around her,
48 As I live, declares Adonai the daughters of the Philistines who
YAHWEH, your sister Sodom, she hated you from all around.
and her daughters, have not done as 58 You are bearing your wickedness
you and your daughters have done. and your abominations, declares
49 Behold, this was the iniquity of YAHWEH.
your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of 59 For so says Adonai YAHWEH: I
bread, and abundance of idleness was will even do with you as you have
in her and her daughters. Also, she did done, who have despised the oath in
not strengthen the hand of the poor breaking the covenant.
and needy. 60 But I will remember My covenant
50 Also, they were haughty and did with you in the days of your youth, and
abomination before My face, so I I will raise up to you an everlasting
turned them away as I saw fit. covenant.
51 And Samaria has not sinned as 61 Then you shall remember your
much as half your sins, but you have ways and be ashamed, when you shall
multiplied your abominations more receive your sisters, the older than you
than they, and have justified your to the younger than you, and I will give
sisters in all your abominations which them to you for daughters, but not by
you have done. your covenant.
52 And you who have judged your 62 And I, even I, will raise up My
sisters must bear your humiliation by covenant with you. And you shall
your sins which you abominably did know that I am YAHWEH,
more than they; they are more 63 so that you may remember and be
righteous than you. And also you be ashamed. And you will not any more
ashamed and bear your shame, in that open your mouth, because of your
you have justified your sisters. humiliation, when I am propitiated for
53 When I shall return their you for all that you have done, declares
captivity, the captivity of Sodom and Adonai YAHWEH.
her daughters, and the captivity of
Samaria and her daughters, then also Chapter 17
the captivity of your captivity in their
midst; 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
54 so that you may bear your shame me, saying,
and be disgraced from all that you 2 Son of man, put forth a riddle and
have done, since you are a comfort to speak a parable to the house of Israel.
them. 3 And say, So says Adonai
55 When your sisters, Sodom and YAHWEH: A great eagle came to
her daughters, shall return to their Lebanon, one with great wings, long of
former state, and Samaria and her pinion, full of feathers, having
daughters shall return to their former different colors to him. And he took
state, then you and your daughters the top of the cedar.
shall return to your former state. 4 He plucked off the first of its young
56 For your sister Sodom was not to twigs and brought it into a land of
be heard from your mouth in the day traders. He set it in a city of
of your pride, merchants.
57 before your evil was uncovered, as 5 He also took of the seed of the land
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and planted it in a field of seed. He give horses and many people to him.
took it by great waters; he set it as a Shall he prosper? Shall he who does
willow. these things escape? Or shall he break
6 And it sprouted and became a the covenant and be delivered?
spreading low vine, and it turned its 16 As I live, declares Adonai
branches to face toward him, and its YAHWEH, Surely, in the place of the
roots were under him. So it became a king who made him king, whose oath
vine and made branches, and sent out he despised and whose covenant he
boughs. broke, there he shall die with him in
7 Also there was another great eagle the midst of Babylon.
with great wings and many feathers. 17 And Pharaoh shall not work for
And, behold, this vine bent its roots him with great army or great company
toward him, and sent out its branches in the war by pouring out mounds and
to him, to water it, away from the beds building siege walls to cut off many
of its planting. souls.
8 It was planted in a good field by 18 And he has despised the oath by
great waters to make branches and to breaking the covenant. And, behold,
bear fruit, to be a splendid vine. he had given his hand, and he has
9 Say, So says Adonai YAHWEH: done all these things, he shall not
Shall it prosper? Shall he not pull up escape2.
its roots and cut off its fruit and wither 19 So Adonai YAHWEH says this:
it? All the leaves of its sprouting shall As I live, surely My oath that he has
wither, and not with great arm, nor by despised, and My covenant that he has
many people shall any raise it by its broken, I will even give it on his head.
roots. 20 And I will spread My net over
10 And behold, being planted, shall him, and he shall be taken in My
it prosper? Shall it not utterly wither snare. And I will bring him to Babylon.
when the east wind1 touches it? It shall And I will judge him there with his
wither in the beds where it sprouted. treason which he has betrayed against
11 And the Word of YAHWEH was Me.
to me, saying, 21 And all his fugitives shall fall by
12 Say now to the rebellious house, the sword, with all his bands. And
Do you not know what these mean? those who remain shall be scattered to
But speak, Behold, the king of Babylon every wind. And you shall know that I,
has come to Jerusalem, and has taken YAHWEH, have spoken.
its king and its rulers, and has brought 22 So says Adonai YAHWEH: I will
them to himself at Babylon. also take, even I, of the top of the
13 And he took of the royal seed, and highest cedar and I will set it; I will
he has cut with him a covenant and crop off a tender one from the first of
has made him enter into an oath. And
he took the mighty of the land,
14 that the kingdom might be low,
that it might not lift itself up to keep 2 The explanation of the story is the leader of
its covenant, that it might stand. Babylon took the leader of Judah to
15 But he rebelled against him in Babylon and coerced him into a deal
sending his messengers to Egypt, to trusting in Babylon instead of YHWH and
the whole nation was punished for it.
1 The Hebrew word is Kadima, the same Babylon is depicted by a great eagle another
name as the political party in Israel. clue to who end time Babylon is.
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its young twigs3, and I will plant it on a 7 and has not oppressed a man (he
high and lofty mountain. returns his pledge to the debtor and
23 I will plant it in a high mountain has not robbed by robbery), has given
of Israel. And it will bear boughs and his bread to the hungry, and he has
produce fruit and will become a covered the naked with clothing.
majestic cedar. And every bird of every 8 He has not given on interest, and
wing shall dwell under it; they shall he has not taken increase 3; he has
dwell in the shadow of its branches. turned his hand from injustice, having
24 And all the trees of the field shall done true justice between man and
know that I, YAHWEH, have brought man.
down the high tree. and have exalted 9 He has walked in My statutes and
the low tree, and have dried up the has kept My judgments to deal truly;
green tree, and have made the dry tree he is righteous. Surely, he shall live,
flourish. I, YAHWEH, have spoken declares Adonai YAHWEH.
and acted. (Dan 5:21, 1 Sam 2:7-8) 10 And if he fathers a violent son,
who sheds blood and does to a brother
Chapter 18 any of these;
11 even if he does not do any of these
1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to himself; that also the son he has eaten
me, saying, on the mountains, and has defiled his
2 What is it to you that you use this neighbor's wife;
proverb concerning the land of Israel, 12 he has oppressed the poor and
saying, The fathers have eaten sour needy; he has robbed violently; he has
grapes and the teeth of the sons are not returned the pledge, and has lifted
dull1? (Jer 31:29) up his eyes to the idols; he has
3 As I live, states Adonai YAHWEH, committed abomination;
there is not any longer occasion to you 13 he has given on interest and has
to use this proverb in Israel. taken increase; shall he also live? He
4 Behold, they are all My souls. As shall not live. He has done all these
the soul of the father, also the soul of abominations; surely, he shall die; his
the son, they are Mine. The soul that blood shall be on him.
sins, it shall die2. 14 Now, behold! If he fathers a son
5 But a man that is righteous and who sees all his father's sins which he
does what is just and right, has done, and sees, and does not do
6 who has not eaten on the like them;
mountains, and his eyes have not 15 he has not eaten on the
lifted up to the idols of the house of mountains, and has not lifted up his
Israel, and has not defiled his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel;
neighbor's wife, and has not come near he has not defiled his neighbor's wife,
to a menstruating woman, 16 and has not oppressed a man, has
not withheld the pledge, and he has
3 A messianic promise Is 11:1, Zech 6:12
not robbed violently; he has given his
1 See note on Jer 31:29 bread to the hungry, and he has
2 Man does not have a soul, but “is” a living covered the naked with clothing,
soul (Gen 2:7), by having the breath of life 17 has turned back his hand off the
from YHWH. Clearly, here this scripture poor, and has not received interest and
shows that souls are not immortal, which is
a medieval doctrine out of paganism, but a 3 To charge a fellow Israelite interest was
soul can die and sin will bring eternal death. unlawful Ex 22:25 Lev 25:35-37.
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increase. He has done My judgments, not be remembered in his treason 3

has walked in My statutes. He shall that he has betrayed, and in his sin
not die for the iniquity of his father. that he has sinned, in them he shall
Surely, he shall live. die.
18 His father, because he did cruelly 25 Yet you say, The way of
oppress, he has robbed his brother YAHWEH, is not fair. Hear now, O
violently, and did what is not good house of Israel. Is My way not fair?
among his people, behold, even he Are your ways not unfair?
shall die in his iniquity. 26 When a righteous one turns from
19 Yet you say, Why? Does not the his righteousness and does injustice
son bear the iniquity of the father? and dies in them, he shall die for his
When the son has done justice and injustice which he has done.
righteousness, he has kept all My 27 And when the wicked turns from
statutes and has done them, surely, he his wickedness that he has done and
shall live. does justice and righteousness, he
20 The soul that sins, it shall die. A shall keep his soul alive.
son shall not bear the iniquity of the 28 Because he sees and turns from
father. And a father shall not bear the all his transgressions that he has done,
iniquity of the son. The righteousness surely, he shall live; he shall not die.
of the righteous shall be upon him, 29 But the house of Israel says, The
and the wickedness of the wicked shall way of YAHWEH, is not fair. Are My
be on him1. (Ezek 18:4, Math 10:28) ways not fair, O house of Israel? Is it
21 But the wicked, if he will turn not your ways that are not fair?
from all his sins which he has done, 30 I will judge you, each man by his
and keep all My statutes, and do ways, O house of Israel, declares
justice and righteousness, living he Adonai YAHWEH. Turn and be made
shall live; he shall not die. to turn from all your transgressions,
22 All his transgressions that he has and iniquity shall not be a stumbling-
done, they shall not be mentioned to block to you.
him in his righteousness which he has 31 Cast away all your transgressions
done; he shall live. from you by which you have
23 Do I take pleasure and delight in transgressed in them, and make for
the death of the wicked? Declares yourselves a new heart and a new
Adonai YAHWEH. Is it not that he spirit; for why will you die, O house of
should turn from his ways and live2? Israel? (Jer 31:31-34, Ezek 36:24-26)
24 But when the righteous turns 32 For I do not have delight in the
from his righteousness and does death of him who dies, declares
injustice, according to all the Adonai YAHWEH. So turn and live.
abominations that the wicked do, he
also does, shall he live? All his
righteousness that he has done shall

3 This scripture is a good example why good

1 Each person will either be rewarded or works alone cannot earn salvation, as a
punished for his own actions, 2Cor 5:10. good deed cannot equal a bad deed (sin). To
2 YHWH is all merciful and any person, no turn from Yahweh, even if one had done
matter how grave the sin, if they have true many good deeds is considered treason.
heartfelt repentance, then YAHWEH will Loyalty is an extreme per-requisite to enter
forgive them, Math 9:12-13, Ps 103:8-13. the Kingdom, Math 7:21-23.
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Chapter 19 stature was exalted among the thick

branches. And it was seen in her
1 And you lift up a lament for the height, with the multitude of her
rulers of Israel, branches.
2 and say, What is your mother? A 12 But she was plucked in fury. She
lioness, she lay down among lions, was thrown to the ground, and the east
among young lions she multiplied her wind dried up her fruit. Her strong
cubs. rods were torn away and withered; the
3 And she brought up one of her fire burned her.
cubs; he became a young lion and 13 And now she is planted in the
learned to tear the prey; he ate men. wilderness, in a dry and thirsty
4 And the nations heard of him. He ground.
was taken in their pit, and they 14 And fire has gone out from a rod
brought him in chains to the land of of her branches, it consumed her fruit,
Egypt1. and there is not a strong rod in her to
5 And when she saw that she had be a scepter to rule. It is a lament, and
waited, and her hope had been lost, has become a lament3.
then she took another of her cubs and
made him a young lion. Chapter 20
6 And he went about among the
lions. He became a young lion and 1 And it was in the seventh year, in
learned to tear the prey; he ate men. the fifth month, the tenth of the
7 And he knew his widows, and he month, men came from the elders of
laid their cities waste, and the land Israel to inquire of YAHWEH, and sat
and its fullness were desolated from before me.
the sound of his roaring. 2 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
8 Then the nations set against him me, saying,
on every side from the provinces, and 3 Son of man, speak to the elders of
they spread their net over him; he was Israel and say to them, So says Adonai
taken in their pit. YAHWEH: Have you come to inquire
9 And they put him in a cage in of Me? As I live, declares Adonai
chains and brought him to the king of YAHWEH, I will not be inquired of by
Babylon. They brought him into you.
hunting nets so that his voice should 4 Will you judge them, will you
not any longer be heard on the judge, son of man? Cause them to
mountains of Israel2. know the abominations of their
10 Your mother is like a vine in your fathers.
blood, planted by the waters. She was 5 And say to them, So says Adonai
fruitful and full of branches because of YAHWEH: In the day I chose Israel
many waters. and lifted My hand to the seed of the
11 And there were rods to her, strong house of Jacob, and I was made known
for the scepters of rulers, and her to them in the land of Egypt, when I
lifted up My hand to them 4, saying, I
1 Most likely referencing Jehoahaz who was am YAHWEH your Elohim.
taken captive to Egypt by Pharaoh Necho in
around 609 B.C (2 Kgs 23:33-34). 3 Verse 10-14, Judah is again compared to a
2 The second lion would be Jehoiachin taken vine Ezek 15:2-5, Ezek 17:6 Is 5:1-7.
to Babylon in 597 B.C by Nebuchadnezzar 4 An act involved with swearing an oath
2Kgs 24:15. according to the ancient blood covenant.
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6 In that day I lifted up My hand to them, that they might know that I am
them to bring them out from the land YAHWEH who sets them apart.
of Egypt into a land flowing with milk 13 But the house of Israel rebelled
and honey that I had searched out for against Me in the wilderness. They did
them, the glory of it is to all lands1. not walk in My statutes, and they
7 Then I said to them, Let each man despised My judgments, which if a
cast away the filthy idols of his eyes, man does them he will even live by
and do not defile yourselves with the them. And they greatly profaned My
idols of Egypt; I am YAHWEH your Sabbaths. Then I said, I will pour out
Elohim. My fury on them in the wilderness, to
8 But they rebelled against Me and consume them.
would not listen to Me. They did not 14 But I worked for My name's sake,
each man throw away the filthy idols that it should not be profaned in the
of their eyes, and they did not forsake eyes of the nations, before whom I
the idols of Egypt. Then I said, I will brought them out, in their eyes.
pour out My fury against them, to 15 And I also lifted up My hand to
complete My anger against them in the them in the wilderness, that I would
midst of the land of Egypt. not bring them into the land flowing
9 But I worked for My name's sake, with milk and honey which I had
that it should not be profaned in the given; it is the glory to all the lands5,
eyes of the nations among whom they 16 because they despised My
were2, for I made Myself known to judgments, and they did not walk in
them in their eyes, by bringing them My statutes, and they profaned My
out of the land of Egypt. (Jer 44:26) Sabbaths; for their heart went after
10 I caused them to go out from the their idols.
land of Egypt, and brought them into 17 And My eye spared them, from
the wilderness. destroying them, and I did not make
11 And I gave them My statutes, and an end of them in the wilderness.
I made them know My judgments, 18 But I said to their sons in the
which if a man does them, he will even wilderness, Do not walk in the statutes
live by them3. of your fathers and do not keep their
12 And I also gave them My judgments, and do not defile
Sabbaths4 to be a sign between Me and yourselves with their idols.
19 I am YAHWEH your Elohim,
walk in My statutes, and keep My
1 Israel went as shepherds in Egypt to farmers judgments, and do them.
in Israel. Here, showing a land of “milk and 20 And guard My Sabbaths to keep
honey” is showing the abundance of food them holy, and they shall be a sign
and drink for both them and their animals, a between Me and you, that you may
shepherds dream.
know that I am YAHWEH your
2 The Creator's name is YAHWEH and He
states He will not give His glory to idols (Is
Elohim6.
42:8). When Judah went into captivity in 21 But the sons rebelled against Me.
Babylon from that time they stopped using They did not walk in My statutes, and
the true name of the Creator YAHWEH, and they did not keep My judgments, to do
in doing so caused the nations and them, which if a man does them, he
ultimately Christianity later to adopt the
personal name of the Babylonian deity 4 The Sabbath goes back to creation (Gen
“god” or “gawd” instead of YAHWEH. 2:1), and is Yahweh's not Israel's.
3 Keeping Torah only gives life and blessings 5 Deut 11:11-12
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shall live by them. They profaned My high place to which you go there? And
Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out its name is called Bamah1 to this day.
My fury on them, to fulfill My anger 30 For this reason, say to the house
against them in the wilderness. of Israel, So says Adonai YAHWEH:
22 But I withdrew My hand and Are you being defiled in the way of
acted for My name's sake, that it your fathers? And do you go whoring
should not be profaned in the eyes of after their filthy idols?
the nations, from whom I brought 31 For when you lift up your gifts,
them out in their eyes. when you pass your sons through the
23 And I lifted up My hand to them fire2, you defile yourselves with all
in the wilderness, to scatter them your idols, even to this day. And I will
among the nations and sow them not be inquired of by you, O house of
among the lands, Israel. As I live, declares Adonai
24 because they had not done My YAHWEH, I will not be inquired of by
judgments and had despised My you.
statutes and had profaned My 32 And what comes up on your spirit
Sabbaths. And their eyes were after shall surely not occur, that you say, We
their fathers' idols. will be like the nations, like the
25 Therefore I also gave them families of the lands, to serve wood
statutes that were not good, and and stone3.
judgments by which they could not 33 As I live, says Adonai YAHWEH,
live. Surely with a mighty hand, and with
26 And I defiled them by their own an outstretched arm, and with fury
gifts, by making all that open the poured out, I will reign over you4.
womb to cross the fire, so that I might 34 And I will bring you out from the
waste them, to the end that they might peoples and gather you from the lands
know that I am YAHWEH. in which you are scattered among
27 So speak to the house of Israel, them with a mighty hand and with an
son of man, and say to them, So says outstretched arm, and with fury
Adonai YAHWEH: Yet in this your poured out5.
fathers have blasphemed Me, by 35 And I will bring you into the
covering up their trespass against Me.
28 When I had brought them into
the land for which I lifted up My hand,
to give it to them, then they saw every 1 Means “High Place” where false worship
high hill and every leafy tree; and they took place.
offered their sacrifices there. And they 2 Referring to human sacrifice of their
have their provoking offering there. children
They also made their soothing aroma
3 The Israelites had a real living relationship
there and poured out their drink with YAHWEH, the Sovereign Creator and
they were willing to disregard this
offerings there.
relationship for false deities made of wood
29 Then I said to them, What is the and stone simply to be like the nations
around them. This is similar today, many
6 Israel was commanded to guard Yahweh's will choose false man-made religion over
Sabbath day to keep it set apart, instead repentance and a true relationship with
they greatly defiled it. The Sabbath is the YAHWEH.
very sign between Yahweh and His children 4 From verse 33 to the end of the chapter it
that He is their Creator and sustainer (Ex becomes prophetic of Israel's redemption in
31:12-19) the end time.
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wilderness of the peoples, and I will be Adonai YAHWEH, all the house of
judging with you there face to face1. Israel shall serve Me there, all of them
36 Just as I was judging your fathers in the land. There I will accept them,
in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, and there I will seek your heave
so I will be judging you, declares offerings and the first-fruits of your
Adonai YAHWEH. offerings, with all your holy things4.
37 And I will cause you to pass under 41 I will accept you with a soothing
the rod, and I will bring you into the aroma when I bring you from the
bond of the covenant2. peoples and gather you from the lands
38 And I will purge from among you where you have been scattered in
the rebels and the transgressors them. And I will be sanctified among
against Me. I will bring them out of the you in the eyes of the nations.
land where they reside, and they shall 42 And you shall know that I am
not enter into the land of Israel. And YAHWEH when I bring you into the
you shall know that I am YAHWEH3. land of Israel, to the land for which I
39 And you, O house of Israel, so lifted up My hand to give it to your
says Adonai YAHWEH: Every man fathers.
go, serve his idols, even hereafter, if 43 And you shall remember there
you will not listen to Me. But you will your ways and all your evils by which
not still profane My holy name with you have been defiled in them. And
your gifts and with your idols. you will hate yourselves to your faces
40 For in My holy mountain in the for all your evils which you have done5.
mountain height of Israel, declares 44 And you shall know that I am
YAHWEH when I have worked with
5 Once again YHWH foretells His you for My name's sake, and not by
regathering of Israel from the lands they your evil ways, nor by your evil doings,
were scattered showing this all 12 tribes. O house of Israel, declares Adonai
Here however, He states He will do it with
YAHWEH.
fury Jer 16:11-21.
1 In the end time YHWH will redeem Israel 45 And the Word of YAHWEH was
first by revealing their identity to them, and to me, saying,
then taking them out of the nations again to 46 Son of man, set your face the way
the wilderness where their fore-fathers of the south, and drop a word toward
failed to teach them. He will teach them the Negev, and prophesy against the
“face to face”. forest of the field of the Negev.
2 A shepherd would literally count each of his 47 And say to the forest of the
sheep by having them pass under a rod. Negev, Hear the Word of YAHWEH.
This showed ownership to the shepherd and So says Adonai YAHWEH: Behold, I
he would discard any sheep that did not
will kindle a fire in you, and it will eat
belong to him. He would also check each
one as they passed under the rod for their up every moist tree and every dry tree
welfare and safety. It is interesting to note among you. The glowing of the flame
as this scripture denotes a counting of the shall not be put out, and by it shall be
chosen by YHWH and Rev 7:3-8 shows the
sealing of exactly 144,000.
3 No one in the end time who has a rebellious
Laodicean attitude and refuses to follow the 4 Jer 31:1-9
leadership and judicial order that YAHWEH 5 True repentance can only come when a
has ordained will be accounted to be chosen person realizes and repents not simply for
as a vessel to Elohim, nor will they enter an act that they did but for their very
the Promised Land of Israel. wicked human nature and who they are.
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scorched all the faces from the Negev 9 Son of man, prophesy and say, So
to the north1. says Adonai: Say, A sword! A sword is
48 And all flesh shall see that I, sharpened and also is polished!2
YAHWEH, have kindled it; it shall not 10 It is sharpened in order to
be put out. slaughter a slaughter. It is polished so
49 Then I said, Ah, Adonai that there may be a flash to it. Or shall
YAHWEH! They are saying of me, we rejoice? You are despising the rod
Does he not speak in parables? of My son, as if it were every tree.
11 And He has given it to be
Chapter 21 polished, to be taken by the hand. The
sword, it is sharpened, and it is
1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to polished, to give it into the hand of the
me, saying, slayer.
2 Son of man, set your face against 12 Cry out and howl, son of man. For
Jerusalem and drop a word toward the it shall be on My people. It shall be on
holy places, and prophesy against the all the rulers of Israel; they are thrown
land of Israel. to the sword with My people, so slap
3 And say to the land of Israel, So your thigh,
says YAHWEH: Behold, I am against 13 because it is a test. And what if
you and My sword goes out from its even the despising rod3 shall not be?
sheath, and I will cut off from you the declares Adonai YAHWEH.
righteous and the wicked. 14 And you, son of man, prophesy
4 Because I will cut off the righteous and strike hand to hand. And let the
and the wicked from you, therefore, sword be doubled the third time, the
My sword shall go out from its sheath sword of the slain. It is the sword of
against all flesh, from the Negev to the the slain, the great one that surrounds
north. (Ezek 20:47) them,
5 And all flesh shall know that I, 15 so that their heart may melt and
YAHWEH, have brought out My many stumble at all their gates. I have
sword from its sheath; it shall not given the slaughter by the sword. Ah!
return any more. It is made like lightning, it is wrapped
6 And you, son of man, groan with for a slaughter.
the breaking of your loins, and groan 16 Sharpen yourself on the right! Set
with bitterness before their eyes. yourself on the left, wherever your face
7 And it will be, when they say to is appointed.
you, For what do you groan? Then you 17 And also I, I will strike My hand
shall say, Because of the news that is to My hand, and I will cause My fury
coming. And every heart will melt, and to rest. I, YAHWEH, have spoken.
all hands will become feeble. And 18 And the Word of YAHWEH was
every spirit will faint and all knees will to me, saying,
go down as water. Behold, it comes, 19 And you, son of man, set for
and it shall be, declares Adonai yourself two ways, that the sword of
YAHWEH. the king of Babylon may come. Both of
8 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
me, saying, 2 This is the sword of YHWH to be used for
judgment
1 This phrase “from the Negev to the north” 3 “Rod” referring to the king's scepter. The
is showing a totality of the fire more than a statement is saying what will Judah do if a
actual direction. king is no longer there to rule the people?
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them shall come out from one land. Lift up the low one, and make the high
And create a hand at the head of the one low3.
way to the city, create it. 27 Ruin, ruin, ruin! I will appoint it!
20 You shall set a way that the sword Also this shall not be until the coming
may enter into Rabbah1 of the sons of of Him to whom is the right, and I will
Ammon, and into Judah, into fortified give it4.
Jerusalem. 28 And you, son of man, prophesy
21 For the king of Babylon shall and say, So says Adonai YAHWEH
stand at the mother of the way, at the concerning the sons of Ammon, and as
head of the two ways to practice to their reproach, even say, The sword,
divination. He shall shake arrows, he the sword is loosened. It is polished
shall ask household idols; he shall look for slaughter to make an end, so that it
at the liver2. may be like lightning.
22 At his right shall be the divining 29 While they see vain visions for
for Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to you, while they divine a lie to you, to
open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift put you on the necks of the slain, of
up the voice with shouting, to set the wicked (of whom their day has
battering rams against the gates, to come), in the time of iniquity it shall
pour out a mound, and to build a siege have an end.
wall. 30 Return it to its sheath. In the
23 And it shall be to them an empty place where you were created, in the
divining before their eyes, those who land of your origin, I will judge you.
have sworn oaths to them. But he will 31 And I will pour out on you My
remember iniquity, that they may be disgust; with the fire of My wrath I will
taken. blow against you and give you into the
24 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: hand of burning men, skilled in
Because you made remembrance of destruction.
your iniquity, in that your 32 You shall be to the fire for food.
transgressions are uncovered, so that Your blood shall be in the midst of the
your sins are seen in all your doings, land. You shall not be remembered.
because you have been remembered, For I, YAHWEH, have spoken.
you shall be taken with the hand.
25 And you, O slain, wicked prince of Chapter 22
Israel, of whom has come his day in
the time of iniquity of the end, 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
26 so says Adonai YAHWEH: me, saying,
Remove the turban and lift off the 2 And you, son of man, will you
crown. This shall not be as this was. judge, will you judge the bloody city?
Then cause her to know all her
abominations.
1 “Rabbah” modern day Amman, the capital 3 Then you shall say, So says Adonai
of Jordan. YAHWEH: The city sheds blood in
2 Nebuchadnezzar was at a crossroad to
either go to Rabbah in trans-Jordan or to 3 “Turban” a royal headdress mostly worn by
Jerusalem. He used divination to decide by priests but here showing the reversal of
marking arrows and placing them in a fortune of conditions due to Elohim's
shaker and choosing one.. The king used the intervention.
occult by the marks and color of a sheep's 4 The scepter would return to Israel when
liver to decide. King Messiah would appear (Gen 49:10).
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her midst, that her time may come. 13 And behold! I have struck My
And she makes idols against herself, to hand against your unjust gain which
defile herself. you have made, and at your blood
4 By your blood which you have which has been in your midst.
shed, you are guilty; and by your idols 14 Can your heart stand, or can your
which you have made, you are defiled. hands be strong, in the days that I
And your days are brought near, and shall work with you? I, YAHWEH,
you have come to your years. On have spoken, and I will work.
account of this, I have made you a 15 And I will scatter you among the
reproach to the nations, and a nations and sow you in the lands. And
mocking to all the lands. I will destroy your uncleanness out of
5 Those who are near and those far you.
from you shall mock against you, O 16 And you will be profaned in you
defiled of name, abounding in tumult. in the eyes of the nations. And you
6 Behold, the rulers of Israel, each shall know that I am YAHWEH.
man by his might, have been in you in 17 And the Word of YAHWEH was
order to pour out blood. to me, saying,
7 In you they have despised father 18 Son of man, the house of Israel
and mother. In your midst they have has become dross to Me. All of them
dealt with the alien by oppression. In are copper and tin, and iron and lead,
you they oppressed the widow and the in the middle of the furnace; they are
orphan. (Is 1:17, Ja 1:27) the dross of silver.
8 You have despised My holy things 19 So Adonai YAHWEH says this:
and have profaned My Sabbaths1. Because all of you have become for
9 In you are men of slander in order dross, therefore, behold, I will gather
to shed blood, and in you they eat on you into the midst of Jerusalem.
the mountains. In your midst they do 20 As they gather silver, and copper,
unchaste acts. and iron, and lead, and tin, into the
10 In you he has uncovered the middle of the furnace, to blow the fire
nakedness of the father; in you they on it to melt it; so I will gather you in
humbled the defiled by her impurity. My anger and in My fury. And I will
11 And a man has done abomination leave you there and melt you.
with his neighbor's wife, and a man 21 And I will collect you and blow on
has defiled his daughter-in-law in you in the fire of My wrath, and you
unchaste acts. And in you a man has shall be melted in its midst.
humbled his sister, his father's 22 As silver is melted in the midst of
daughter2. the furnace, so you shall be melted in
12 In you they have taken bribes in its midst. And you shall know that I,
order to pour out blood. You have YAHWEH, have poured out My fury
taken interest and increase, and you on you.
have gained by extortion of your 23 And the Word of YAHWEH was
neighbor. And you have forgotten Me, to me, saying,
declares Adonai YAHWEH3. 24 Son of man, speak to her: You are
a land, she is not being cleansed, you
1 One of the gravest sins that Israel are not rained on in the day of disgust.
committed was to defile the Sabbath day 25 A plot by her prophets is in her
Ezek 20:13, 21, 24. midst, like a roaring lion tearing prey.
2 All violations of the Torah Lev 18:7-20. They have devoured souls and they
3 Lev 25:35-37
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have taken the riches and gems. They 4 And their names were Oholah, the
multiplied her widows in her midst. oldest, and Oholibah, her sister. And
26 Her priests have violated My they were Mine, and they bore sons
Torah and have profaned My holy and daughters. And their names:
things. They have not divided between Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem is
the holy and the common, and Oholibah3.
between the unclean and clean they 5 And Oholah whored under Me.
have not taught. And they have hidden And she lusted on her lovers, to
their eyes from the Sabbaths, and I am Assyrian neighbors,
profaned among them1. (Ezek 44:23) 6 clothed with purple, governors and
27 Her rulers in her midst are like rulers, all of them desirable young
wolves tearing prey, to pour out blood, men, horsemen riding horses.
to destroy souls, in order to gain 7 And she bestowed her harlotries on
unjust gain. them, the choice sons of Assyria, with
28 And her prophets have smeared all of them, and with all after whom
themselves with lime, a seer of empty she lusted. She defiled herself with all
visions, and divining lies to them, their idols.
saying, So says Adonai YAHWEH, 8 And she did not leave her
when YAHWEH has not spoken2. fornications from Egypt. For they lay
29 The people of the land have used with her in her youth, and they worked
oppression and practiced robbery. And her virgin nipples and poured their
they troubled the poor and the needy, fornications on her.
and they have oppressed the stranger 9 So I have given her into the hand
without justice. of her lovers, into the hand of the sons
30 And I sought among them a man of Assyria on whom she lusted.
to wall up a wall and stand in the gap 10 They uncovered her nakedness.
before Me for the land, that I should They took her sons and her daughters.
not destroy it, but I found none. (Jer And they killed her with the sword.
5:1) And she was notorious among women,
31 So I have poured out on them My and they executed judgments on her.
disgust. With the fire of My wrath I 11 And her sister Oholibah saw. And
consumed them. I have given their she was more corrupt in her
way on their heads, states Adonai lustfulness than she, and her
YAHWEH. fornications were greater than her
sister's whoredom.
Chapter 23 12 She lusted to the sons of Assyria,
neighboring governors and rulers
1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to clothed most perfectly, horsemen
me, saying, riding horses, all of them desirable
2 Son of man, there were two young men.
women, daughters of one mother. 13 Then I saw that she was defiled,
3 And they played the harlot in one way was to both of them.
Egypt; in their youth they fornicated. 14 And she added to her
Their breasts were handled, and there fornications. And she saw men carved
their virgin nipples were worked. on the wall, images of the Chaldeans
engraved with red color,
1 It was the responsibility of the priests to be
teaching the Torah to the people. 3 Oholah mean she who has a tent and
2 Ezek 13:2, 6-7, 10 Oholibah means my tent is in her.
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15 girded with girdles on their loins, desirable young men, governors and
with overflowing turbans on their rulers, all of them, third heads and
heads, the appearance of rulers, all of called ones, all of them riding horses.
them, like the sons of Babylon in 24 And they shall come against you
Chaldea, the land of their birth. with weapons, chariots, and wheels,
16 And she lusted after them, to the and with an assembly of peoples;
sight of her eyes, and sent messengers buckler and shield and helmet shall set
to them into Chaldea. against you all around. And I will give
17 And the sons of Babylon came to before them judgment, and they will
her, to the bed of love. And they judge you by their judgments.
defiled her with their fornications. 25 And I will give My jealousy
And she was defiled with them, and against you, and they will deal with
her soul was alienated from them. you in fury. Your nose and your ears
18 And she uncovered her they will take, and the rest of you shall
fornications and uncovered her fall by the sword. They will take your
nakedness. Then My soul was sons and your daughters, and the rest
alienated from her, just as My soul was of you shall be devoured by the fire.
alienated from her sister. 26 And they will strip you of your
19 And she multiplied her clothes, and take the articles of your
fornications to recall the days of her beauty.
youth, in which she had fornicated in 27 And I will cause your wickedness
the land of Egypt. to cease from you, and your
20 And she lusted on their lovers of fornication from the land of Egypt.
whom the flesh of donkeys resembles And you shall not lift up your eyes to
their flesh, and as the issue of horses them, and Egypt shall not be
was their issue. remembered by you any more.
21 And you longed for the 28 For so says Adonai YAHWEH:
wickedness of your youth, when from Behold, I will give you into the hand of
Egypt they worked your nipples, for those whom you hate, into the hand of
the sake of the breasts of your youth. whom your soul was alienated from
22 Therefore, O Oholibah, Adonai them.
YAHWEH says this: Behold, I will 29 And they shall deal with you in
arouse your lovers against you, from hatred and take all your labor, and
whom your soul is alienated. And I will shall leave you naked and bare. And
bring them against you from all the nakedness of your adulteries will
around1, be bared, even your lewdness and your
23 Babylon's sons and all the fornications.
Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and 30 These will be done to you because
Koa,2 all the sons of Assyria with them, you have whored after the nations,
because you are defiled with their
idols.
1 Verse 3-22 is poetically showing how
unfaithful both the House of Israel and the
31 You have walked in the way of
House of Judah were and how they sought your sister, and I will give her cup into
the corrupt pagan nations around them your hand.
instead of seeking YHWH and these very 32 So says Adonai YAHWEH: You
nations whom they sought alliance with will shall drink your sister's cup deep and
destroy them. wide; you shall be laughed at and
2 These are all tribes east of the Tigris River mocked, for it holds much.
and in alliance with Babylon.
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33 With drunkenness and sorrow adulteries, Will they now fornicate

you are filled, the cup of horror and with her, and she with them?
ruin, the cup of your sister Samaria. 44 And they went in to her. As they
34 And you shall drink it and drain go in to a woman of harlotry, so they
it. And you shall break its fragments went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the
and tear off your breasts. For I have wicked women.
spoken, declares Adonai YAHWEH. 45 And as righteous men, they shall
35 Therefore Adonai YAHWEH says judge them with the judgment of
this: Because you have forgotten Me adulteresses, and the judgment of
and cast Me behind your back, so also women who shed blood, because they
you bear your wickedness and your are adulteresses, and blood is in their
adulteries. hands.
36 And YAHWEH said to me, Son 46 For so says Adonai YAHWEH:
of man, will you judge Oholah and Bring up on them an assembly, and
Oholibah? Then declare to them their give them to terror and plunder.
abominations. 47 And the assembly shall stone
37 For they committed adultery, and them with stones and cut them down
blood is on their hands. Yea, they with their swords. They shall slay their
committed adultery with their idols, sons and their daughters, and they
and even their sons whom they bore to shall burn their houses with fire.
Me, they cause to pass to them to be 48 So I will cause to cease
consumed. wickedness out of the land, that all the
38 Even still they have done this to women may be taught, even not to do
Me: They have defiled My sanctuary in according to your wickedness.
that day, and have profaned My 49 And they shall put your
Sabbaths. wickedness on you, and you shall bear
39 And when they had slain their the sins of your idols. And you shall
sons to their idols, then they came into know that I am Adonai YAHWEH.
My sanctuary in that day to profane it.
And, lo, this they have done in the Chapter 24
midst of My house.
40 Furthermore, they have sent for 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
men to come from a distance, of whom me in the ninth year, in the tenth
a messenger was sent to them. And month, in the tenth of the month,
behold, they came, for whom you saying1,
washed, painted your eyes, and were 2 Son of man, write for yourself the
adorned with gems. name of the day, this very day. The
41 And you sat on a glorious bed, king of Babylon has leaned toward
and a table was arranged before it, and Jerusalem in this very day.
My incense and My oil you set on it. 3 And parable a parable to the house
42 And the sound of a crowd at ease of rebellion, and say to them, So says
was with her, and drunkards from the Adonai YAHWEH: Set on the pot! Set
wilderness were brought with the men it on, and also pour water in it.
of the host of mankind. And they put 4 Gather its pieces into it, every good
bracelets on their hands and crowns of
beauty on their heads.
43 Then I said about the one worn in 1 Ezekiel's parable is being acted out in
Babylon on the anniversary of when the
siege began on Jerusalem, 2Kgs 25:1.
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piece, the thigh and the shoulder. Fill from you the desire of your eyes with a
it with choice bones, stroke. Yet you shall not wail nor
5 take the choice of the flock and also weep, and your tears shall not come1.
pile the bones under it. Boiling make it 17 Groan, but be silent; do not make
boil. Also let them seethe its bones in a mourning for her who died. Bind
it. your turban on you, and put your
6 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: sandals on your feet, and do not cover
Woe to the bloody city, to the pot the mustache nor eat the bread of
whose rust is in it, and its rust has not men.
gone out of it! Bring it out piece by 18 And I spoke to the people in the
piece. Let not a lot fall on it. morning. And my wife died in the
7 For her blood is in her midst, she evening. And I did in the morning as I
set it on a shining rock. She did not was commanded.
pour it on the ground, to cover it with 19 And the people said to me, Will
dust. you not tell us what the things you are
8 In order to cause fury to come up doing are to us?
to take vengeance, I have put her 20 Then I said to them, The Word of
blood on a shining rock, that it should YAHWEH was to me, saying,
not be covered. 21 Speak to the house of Israel, So
9 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: says Adonai YAHWEH: Behold, I will
Woe to the bloody city! I also shall profane My sanctuary, the pride of
make great the pile, your strength, the desire of your eyes,
10 and heap on the wood, kindle the and that which your soul pities. And
fire, consume the flesh, and mix in the your sons and your daughters whom
spice, and let the bones be burned. you have forsaken shall fall by the
11 Then make it stand on its coals sword.
empty, so that it may be hot and its 22 And you shall do as I have done.
copper may glow, and its defilement You shall not cover over the mustache,
be melted in its midst, that its rust and you shall not eat the bread of men.
may be consumed. 23 And your turbans shall be on your
12 She is wearied with toil, and the heads and your sandals on your feet.
increase of her rust did not go out, her You shall not wail nor weep, but you
rust will be in the fire. shall rot away in your iniquities, and
13 In your defilement is wickedness. each man groan to his brother.
Because I have cleansed you, yet you 24 So Ezekiel is for a sign to you. As
are not cleansed, you shall not be all that he has done, you shall do. And
cleansed from your defilement any when it comes, then you shall know
more until I have caused My fury to that I am Adonai YAHWEH.
cease on you. 25 And you, son of man, will it not
14 I, YAHWEH, have spoken; it be on the day when I take from them
shall come, and I will do it. I will not their strength, the joy of their beauty,
let go, and I will not spare, I will not the desire of their eyes, and the lifting
pity. By your ways and by your doings up of their soul, their sons and their
they shall judge you, declares Adonai daughters?
YAHWEH. 26 He will come in that day, he who
15 And the Word of YAHWEH was
to me, saying,
16 Son of man, behold, I am taking 1 Elohim is about to take Ezekiel's wife by a
sudden stroke.
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escaped to you, to cause you to hear destroy you, and you shall know that I
with your ears. am YAHWEH.
27 In that day your mouth shall be 8 So says Adonai YAHWEH:
opened to the escaped one, and you Because Moab and Seir say, Behold,
shall speak and not be dumb any the house of Judah is like all the
longer. And you shall be to them a nations.
sign, and they shall know that I am 9 So behold! I will open the side of
YAHWEH. Moab from the cities, from his cities,
from his borders, the glory of the land:
Chapter 25 Beth-Jeshimoth, Baal-Meon, and
Kiriathaim.
1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to 10 To the sons of the east, with the
me, saying, sons of Ammon, even I will give it for a
2 Son of man, set your face against possession so that the sons of Ammon
the sons of Ammon and prophesy may not be remembered among the
against them. nations.
3 And say to the sons of Ammon, 11 And I will execute judgments on
Hear the Word of Adonai YAHWEH. Moab. And they shall know that I am
So says Adonai YAHWEH: Because YAHWEH.
you have said, Aha! against My 12 So says Adonai YAHWEH:
sanctuary when it was profaned, and Because Edom has acted by taking
against the land of Israel when it was vengeance against the house of Judah,
ruined, and against the house of Judah and they are very guilty and are
when they went into exile; avenged on them,
4 therefore, behold, I will give you to 13 Therefore, Adonai YAHWEH
the sons of the east1 for a possession. says this: I will stretch My hand on
And they shall set their camp sites Edom and will cut off from it man and
among you, and put among you their beast, and I will lay it waste. From
dwellings. They shall eat your fruit, Teman even to Dedan they shall fall by
and they shall drink your milk. the sword.
5 And I will give Rabbah for a 14 And I will put My vengeance on
pasture for camels, and the sons of Edom by the hand of My people Israel.
Ammon for a resting place for flocks. And they shall do in Edom as is My
And you shall know that I am anger and as is My fury. And they shall
YAHWEH. know My vengeance, declares Adonai
6 For so says Adonai YAHWEH: YAHWEH.
Because you have clapped the hand, 15 So says Adonai YAHWEH:
and you stamped the foot, and rejoiced Because the Philistines have acted in
with all your spite in your soul against vengeance and have taken vengeance
the land of Israel; with spite in their soul, to destroy with
7 Therefore, behold, I will stretch out perpetual hatred;
My hand on you and will give you as a 16 so Adonai YAHWEH says this,
prize to the nations. And I will cut you Behold, I will stretch My hand on the
off from the peoples, and I will make Philistines, and I will cut off the
you perish from the earth; I will Cherethites and will destroy the rest of
the coast of the sea.
1 The Hebrew for this word is Kadima, which 17 And I will execute on them great
is also a new political party formed in Israel vengeance with rebukes of fury. And
in 2006.
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when I put My vengeance on them, shall shake when he goes into your
they will know that I am YAHWEH. gates, as they enter a city that is
breached.
Chapter 26 11 With the hoofs of the horses, he
will trample all your streets. He shall
1 And it was in the eleventh year, in kill your people by the sword, and the
the first of the month, the Word of pillars of your strength shall go down
YAHWEH was to me, saying, to the ground.
2 Son of man, because Tyre has said 12 And they shall strip your wealth
against Jerusalem, Aha! She is and plunder your merchandise. And
shattered, the doors of the peoples; they shall tear down your walls and
she has turned to me, I shall be filled, destroy your desirable houses. And
she is laid waste. they shall set your stones and your
3 So Adonai YAHWEH says this, timber and your dust in the midst of
Behold, I am against you, O Tyre. And the water.
I will cause many nations to go up 13 And I will make cease the noise of
against you, as the sea causes its waves your songs. And the sound of your
to go up. harps shall not be heard any more.
4 And they shall destroy the walls of 14 And I will make you like a shining
Tyre and break down her towers. I will rock. You shall be a spreading place
also scrape her dust from her and for nets, you shall not be built any
make her like a shining rock. more. For I, YAHWEH, have spoken,
5 It shall be a spreading place for declares Adonai YAHWEH.
nets in the middle of the sea. For I 15 So says Adonai YAHWEH to
have spoken, declares Adonai Tyre: Shall not the coast lands shake at
YAHWEH. And she shall be a prize to the sound of your fall, when the slain
the nations. groan, in the slaying of the slaughter
6 And her daughters who are in the in your midst?
field shall be killed by the sword. And 16 And all the rulers of the sea shall
they shall know that I am YAHWEH. come down from their thrones and lay
7 For so says Adonai YAHWEH: aside their robes and strip off their
Behold, I will bring on Tyre from the embroidered garments. They shall be
north, Nebuchadnezzar, king of clothed with trembling. They shall sit
Babylon, a king of kings, with horses on the ground and shall tremble at
and with chariots and with a company every moment and be appalled at you.
of horsemen, even many people. 17 And they shall lift up a lament for
8 He shall kill your daughters in the you and say to you, How you are
field with the sword. And he shall give perished, who lived by the seas, the
siege walls against you and pour out a city well praised, which was strong in
mound against you, and raise a the sea, she and her dwellers, who put
buckler against you. their terrors on all living in her!
9 And he will set the blow of his ram 18 Now the coastlands shall tremble
against your walls, and he will break in the day of your fall. Yea, the
down your towers with his axes. coastlands by the sea shall be troubled
10 From the multitude of his horses at your going down.
their dust shall cover you. From the 19 For so says Adonai YAHWEH:
sound of the horsemen, and the When I shall make you a ruined city,
wheels, and the chariots, your walls like the cities that do not have ones

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living in them, when I shall bring up the coasts, of Elishah was your
on you the deep and great waters shall covering.
cover you. 8 The residents of Sidon and Arvad4
20 And I will make you go down were rowers to you. Your wise ones, O
with those going down into the Pit, Tyre, they were your sailors.
with the people of old time, and I shall 9 The elders of Gebal5 and her wise
set you in the earth's lowest parts, in ones were with you, making strong
places ruined from days of old, with your seams. All the ships of the sea
ones who go to the Pit, so that you and their seamen were with you, to
have no one living in you. But I gave exchange your merchandise.
glory in the land of the living. 10 Persia and Lud and Lydia were in
21 I will give you terrors, and you your army, men of war to you; they
will not be. Though you are sought, yet hung the shield and the helmet in you.
you shall not be found any more They gave your splendor.
forever, declares Adonai YAHWEH. 11 The sons of Arvad and your army
were on your walls all around, and
Chapter 27 warriors were in your towers. They
hung their weapons on your walls all
1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to around, they have perfected your
me, saying, beauty.
2 And you, son of man, lift up a 12 Tarshish6 was your trader from
lament in Tyre1. the multitude of your wealth. With
3 And say to Tyre, Oh you who dwell silver, iron, tin, and lead, they gave for
at the entrances of the sea, a merchant your wares.
of the peoples for many coast lands, so 13 Javan, Tubal and Meshech, they
says Adonai YAHWEH: O Tyre, you were your merchants, they gave the
have said, I am perfect of beauty. souls of men and vessels of copper for
4 In the heart of the seas are your your goods.
borders, your builders have perfected 14 From the house of Togarmah they
your beauty. gave horses and war horses and mules
5 They have made for you all your for your wares.
planks of fir trees of Senir2. They have 15 The sons of Dedan were your
taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a merchants, many coast lands were the
mast for you. traffic of your hand. Tusks of ivory and
6 They have made your oars of the ebony they brought as your gift.
oaks of Bashan. They made your deck 16 Syria was your trader from the
with ivory from the coasts of Kittim, multitude of your works; with jewels,
daughter of Assyria3. purple, and embroidered work, and
7 Your sail was of fine linen with fine linen, and coral, and rubies they
embroidered work from Egypt, an gave for your wares.
ensign for you, violet and purple from 17 Judah and the land of Israel were
your merchants; with wheat from
1 An ancient trading city between Acre and
Sidon located in modern Lebanon.
2 Senir is Mount Hermon 4 An island city north of Tripoli.
3 Bashan is an area in the Golan Heights and 5 “Gebal” ancient Byblos where the first
Kittim is modern day Cyprus. Tyre being a bible was bound.
great trading city in ancient times is 6 Another ancient trading city located on the
depicted as a magnificent ship. southern coast of Spain.
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Minnith and Pannag, and honey and 28 At the sound of the cry of your
oil and balm they gave for your goods. sailors the pasture lands will shake.
18 Damascus was your trader in the 29 And all who handle the oar shall
multitude of your works, from the come down from their ships, the
multitude of all your wealth, in the seamen, all the sailors of the sea. They
wine of Helbon, and white wool. shall stand on the land,
19 And Dan and Javan going about 30 and will make heard their voice
gave for your wares; smooth iron, against you, and will cry bitterly, and
cassia, and cane were among your will cause dust to go up on their heads;
goods. they will wallow in the ashes.
20 Dedan was your merchant in 31 And they shall be bald for you and
loose cloths for riding. gird with sackcloth; and they shall
21 Arabia and all the rulers of Kedar, weep for you with bitterness of soul, a
they were traders of your land in bitter wailing.
lambs and rams and goats, in them 32 And in their wailing they shall lift
was your trade. up a lamentation and lament over you,
22 The merchants of Sheba and saying, Who is like Tyre, as one
Raamah were your merchants; with silenced in the midst of the sea?
the chief of all the spices, and with 33 When your wares went out from
every precious stone and gold, they the seas, you satisfied many peoples.
gave for your wares. With the plenty of your riches and
23 Haran1, and Canneh, and Eden2, your goods, you enriched the kings of
the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, the earth.
Chilmad were your merchants. 34 At this time you are broken from
24 They were your merchants in the seas. By the depths of the waters
perfect things, in violet cloth and your goods and all your assembly have
embroidered work, and in carpets of fallen in your midst.
many colors, with tightly bound cords, 35 All those living in the coastlands
and cedars among your merchandise. are appalled at you, and their kings are
25 The ships of Tarshish were the shivering in the tempest; their faces
travelers of your goods. And you were tremble.
filled and made very glorious in the 36 The traders among the peoples
heart of the seas. hiss over you; you have become
26 Your rowers made you come into terrors. And until forever you shall not
great waters, the east wind has broken be.
you in the heart of the seas.
27 Your wealth and your wares and Chapter 28
your goods, your seamen and your
sailors making strong your seams, and 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
the traders of your goods, and all your me, saying,
men of war who are in you, and all 2 Son of man, say to the ruler of
your assembly in your midst, shall fall
into the heart of the seas in the day of
your ruin.

1 The place of origin of Abraham Gen 11:31.

2 A district south of Haran not connected with
the Garden of Eden in Genesis, 2Kgs 19:12.
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Tyre1, So says Adonai YAHWEH, strangers. For I have spoken, says

Because your heart is lifted up, and Adonai YAHWEH.
you have said, I am an El, I sit in the 11 And the Word of YAHWEH was
seat of Elohim, in the heart of the seas; to me, saying,
yet you are a man, and not an El, 12 Son of man, lift up a lament over
though you give your heart as the the king of Tyre, and say to him, So
heart of Elohim. (Is 14:13-14) says Adonai YAHWEH: You seal the
3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel. measure, full of wisdom and perfect in
Every one of the secret things are not beauty.
hidden to you. 13 You have been in Eden, the
4 With your wisdom and with your garden of Elohim. Every precious
understanding you have made riches stone was your covering; the ruby, the
for yourself, and have worked gold and topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the
silver into your treasuries. onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the
5 By your great wisdom, by your turquoise, and the carbuncle, and
trade you have multiplied your riches, gold3; the workmanship of your
and your heart is lifted up because of tambourines and of your pipes in you.
your riches2. In the day you were created 4, they
6 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: were prepared.
Because you have given your heart as 14 You were the cherub that
the heart of Elohim, protected with your outstretched
7 behold, so I will bring on you wings and I had put you in the holy
awesome strangers of the nations. And Mountain of Elohim, where you were.
they shall draw their swords against You walked up and down in the midst
the beauty of your wisdom and will of the stones of fire5.
profane your splendor. 15 You were perfect in your ways
8 They will cause you to go down to from the day you were created, until
the Pit, and you shall die the deaths of iniquity was found in you.
the slain in the heart of the seas. 16 By the multitude of your trade,
9 Will you still say, I am of the they filled your midst with violence,
Elohim before him who strikes you? and you sinned. So I cast you profaned
But you are a man, and not El, in the from the mountain of Elohim, and I
hands of him who kills you. (Is 14:16) destroyed you, O covering cherub,
10 You shall die the deaths of the from among the stones of fire.
uncircumcised, by the hand of 17 Your heart was lifted up because
of your beauty; you corrupted your
1 In chapter 27 Elohim is showing how the wisdom because of your splendor. I
commercial system of trading of Tyre, as have cast you to the earth. I will put
also it was in Babylon, is a system of you before kings, that they may see
oppression that is being used to create
you. ) (Is 14:12-20)
wealth for world dominion. Here in chapter
28, we see that the leader of this system of
trade is none other than Satan the devil. 3 All nine stones mentioned are part of the 12
2 Pride was the instigator with Satan and he stones on the priestly garment in the
used a world trading system to finance his sanctuary of YHWH. The Septuagint names
earthly empires throughout antiquity all 12 stones in this verse.
accumulating with end time Babylon, which 4 Unlike Yahweh and Yahshua who are
is the largest most sophisticated trading eternal, Satan is a created being.
system of even stock markets and 5 Satan had a special job of protecting the
commodities of its kind, ever in history. throne of YHWH.
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18 By the host of your iniquities, by am YAHWEH their Elohim1. (Is

the iniquity of your trade, you have 65:21)
defiled your holy places. So I brought a
fire from your midst and it shall Chapter 29
devour you, and I will give you for
ashes on the earth in the sight of all 1 In the tenth year, in the tenth
who see you. month, in the twelfth of the month,
19 All who know you among the the Word of YAHWEH was to me,
peoples shall be appalled at you. You saying,
shall be terrors, and you will not be 2 Son of man, set your face against
forever. Pharaoh king of Egypt2, and prophesy
20 And the Word of YAHWEH was against him and against Egypt, all of it.
to me, saying, 3 Speak and say, So says Adonai
21 Son of man, set your face against YAHWEH: Behold, I am against you,
Sidon and prophesy against her, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great
22 and say, So says Adonai monster who lies in the midst of his
YAHWEH, Behold, I am against you, rivers, who has said, My river is mine,
O Sidon, and I will be glorified in your and I, even I, have made it.
midst. And they shall know that I am 4 But I will put hooks in your jaws,
YAHWEH when I have done and I will cause the fish of your rivers
judgments in her and shall be to stick to your scales. And I will bring
sanctified by her. you up from the midst of your rivers,
23 And I will send a plague into her, and all the fish of your rivers shall
and blood into her streets. And the stick to your scales.
slain will fall in her midst by the 5 And I will leave you to the
sword, on her from all around. And wilderness, you and all the fish of your
they shall know that I am YAHWEH. rivers. You shall fall on the face of the
24 And there will not be a pricking field, you shall not be removed or
brier or a painful thorn to the house of gathered. I have given you to the
Israel any more from all who surround beasts of the field and to the birds of
them, those who hate them. And they the heavens for food.
shall know that I am Adonai 6 And all those living in Egypt shall
YAHWEH. know that I am YAHWEH, because
25 So says Adonai YAHWEH: When they have been a staff of reed to the
I have gathered the house of Israel house of Israel.
from the peoples among whom they 7 When they took hold of you by your
are dispersed, and have been hand, you crushed and tore off all their
sanctified in them in the sight of the shoulder. And when they leaned on
nations, then they shall dwell on their you, you shattered and made all their
land which I have given to My servant loins stand.
Jacob. 8 So Adonai YAHWEH says this:
26 And they shall dwell in it securely Behold, I will bring on you a sword
and shall build houses and plant and cut off from you man and beast.
vineyards. Yes, they shall dwell 9 And the land of Egypt shall become
securely, when I have done judgments
on all those who hate them round 1 Jeremiah chapters 45-49 mentions many of
about them. And they shall know that I these judgments on the nations around
Israel.
2 The Pharaoh at this time was named Hopra.
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for a desolation and a waste, and they of Babylon made his army to serve a
shall know that I am YAHWEH, great service against Tyre. Every head
because he has said, The river is mine, was made bald, and every shoulder
and I have made it. was rubbed bare. Yet there was no hire
10 So, behold, I am against you and to him or to his army from Tyre, for
against your rivers, and I will give the the service that he had served against
land of Egypt for an utter waste and a it.
desolation, from Migdol to Syene, even 19 So Adonai YAHWEH says this:
to the border of Ethiopia1. Behold, I will give to Nebuchadnezzar
11 The foot of man shall not pass king of Babylon the land of Egypt. And
through it, and the foot of beast shall he shall lift up her host and plunder
not pass through it, and you shall not her plunder, and seize her prey. And it
dwell forty years2. shall be hire for his army.
12 And I will make the land of Egypt 20 For his labor which he served
a desolation in the midst of the lands against it, I have given him the land of
that are desolate, and her cities shall Egypt, because they worked for Me,
be desolate among the wasted cities declares Adonai YAHWEH.
forty years. And I will disperse Egypt 21 In that day I will make a horn
among the nations and disperse them spring up to the house of Israel, and I
among the lands. will give to you the opening of the
13 For so says Adonai YAHWEH: At mouth in their midst. And they shall
the end of forty years, I will gather know that I am YAHWEH.
Egypt from the peoples there where
they are scattered. Chapter 30
14 And I will return the captivity of
Egypt and will make them return to 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
the land of Pathros, to the land of their me, saying,
origin. And they shall be a lowly 2 Son of man, prophesy and say, So
kingdom there3. says Adonai YAHWEH: Howl, Alas
15 It shall be the lowest of the for the day! (Joel 2:1)
kingdoms, and it shall not lift itself 3 For the day is near, even the Day of
any more above the nations. And I will YAHWEH is near, a day of clouds; it
diminish them so that they will not shall be the time of the nations4.
rule over the nations. 4 And the sword shall come on
16 And it shall not be any more as Egypt5, and anguish shall be in
confidence for the house of Israel, Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in
recalling the iniquity of their turning Egypt. And they shall take her host,
after them. And they shall know that I and her foundations shall be razed.
am Adonai YAHWEH. 5 Ethiopia, and Lydia, and Lud, and
17 And it happened in the twenty-
seventh year, in the first month, in the 4 As with Jeremiah and also other parts of
first of the month, the Word of Ezekiel you can see the current crisis being
YAHWEH was to me, saying, overlaid with a dual prophecy for the end
18 Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king time.
5 This can both be referring to physical Egypt
1 This is from North to south indicating a full in an attack, and also at times in scripture in
destruction. dual fulfillment, Egypt is symbolized as any
2 40 is the number of trial in scripture. entity that has enslaved Israel in some way
3 Persia allowed them to return after 40 years. spiritually or physically.
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all the mixed people, and Chub, and agonizing shall agonize, and Thebes
the sons of the land of the covenant shall be broken through, and Noph
with them, shall fall by the sword. shall have daily woes.
6 So says YAHWEH: Even those 17 The young men of Aven and
leaning on Egypt shall fall, and the Pibeseth shall fall by the sword, and
pride of her power shall go down. they shall go into captivity.
From Migdol to Syene they shall fall 18 At Tahpanhes, the day has been
with her by the sword, declares Adonai dark when I shatter there the yokes of
YAHWEH. Egypt. And the pride of her strength
7 And they will be ruined amidst the shall cease in her, a cloud shall cover
lands being wasted. And her cities her, and her daughters shall go into
shall be in the midst of the desolated captivity.
cities. 19 And I will do judgments in Egypt.
8 And they shall know that I am And they shall know that I am
YAHWEH when I set a fire in Egypt, YAHWEH.
and all her helpers shall be crushed. 20 And it happened in the eleventh
9 In that day messengers shall go out year, in the first month in the seventh
from before Me in ships, to terrify the of the month, the Word of YAHWEH
confident Ethiopia, and anguish shall was to me, saying,
be on them as on the day of Egypt. For 21 Son of man, I have shattered the
behold it is coming. arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And
10 So says Adonai YAHWEH: I will behold, it shall not be bound up to give
make the multitude of Egypt cease by healing, to set a bandage to bind it, to
the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of make it strong to handle the sword.
Babylon. 22 So Adonai YAHWEH says this:
11 He and his people with him, Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of
awesome of the nations, shall be Egypt, and I will shatter his arms, the
brought to ruin the land. And they strong one, and the shattered one. And
shall draw their swords against Egypt I will cause the sword to fall out of his
and fill the lands with the slain. hand.
12 And I will make the rivers dry and 23 And I will scatter Egypt among
sell the land into the hand of evil ones. the nations, and will sow them
And I will waste the land and her through the lands.
fullness by the hand of strangers. I, 24 And I will strengthen the arms of
YAHWEH, have spoken. the king of Babylon and put My sword
13 So says Adonai YAHWEH: I will in his hand. But I will shatter the arms
also destroy the idols, and I will make of Pharaoh, and he will groan with the
vanities cease from Noph. And there groaning of the slain before him.
shall not any longer be a ruler of the 25 But I will make the arms of the
land of Egypt. And I will put fear in the king of Babylon stronger, and the arms
land of Egypt. of Pharaoh shall fall. And they shall
14 And I will make Pathros desolate, know that I am YAHWEH when I put
and I will set a fire in Zoan, and I will My sword into the king of Babylon's
do judgments in Thebes. hand. And he will stretch it against the
15 And I will pour my fury on Sin, land of Egypt.
the strength of Egypt. And I will cut off 26 And I will scatter Egypt among
the multitude of Thebes. the nations and disperse them among
16 And I will set a fire in Egypt; Sin
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the lands. And they shall know that I boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his
am YAHWEH. height,
11 so I have given him into the
Chapter 31 mighty hand of the nations. Surely, He
shall deal with him; I have expelled
1 And it happened in the eleventh him for his evil1.
year, in the third month, on the first of 12 And strangers have cut him off,
the month, the Word of YAHWEH the fearful of the nations, and have left
was to me, saying, him. His branches have fallen on the
2 Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king mountains and in all the valleys, and
of Egypt and to his host: To whom are his boughs have been broken in all the
you like in your greatness? ravines of the land. And all the people
3 Behold, Assyria was like a cedar in of the land have gone from his shadow
Lebanon with fair branches and forest and have left him.
shade and exalted in height, and his 13 All the birds of the heavens shall
top was among the thick boughs. dwell on his ruin, and on his branches
4 The waters made him great and the shall be all the beasts of the field,
deep made him high with her rivers, 14 in order that all the trees by the
going all around her planting, and she waters may not be exalted in their
sent out her channels to all the trees of height, and do not give their top
the field. among the thick boughs, and do not
5 On account of this, his height was stand up in their mighty exaltation, all
lifted up above all the trees of the field, drinking waters. For all of them are
and his boughs were multiplied, and given to death to the earth's lowest
his branches became long in his parts, in the midst of the sons of men,
sending, because of the many waters. with those going down into the Pit.
6 All the birds of the heavens nested 15 So says Adonai YAHWEH: In the
in his boughs, and under his branches day he went down to Sheol, I caused a
all the beasts of the field gave birth, mourning. I covered the deep over
and in his shadow dwelt all great him, and I held back her rivers, and
nations. many waters were restrained. And I
7 And he was fair in his greatness, in darkened Lebanon on him, and all the
the length of his branches. For his root trees of the field wilted away because
was to many waters. of him.
8 The cedars did not overshadow 16 I made the nations shake at the
him in the garden of Elohim. The fir sound of his fall when I made him go
trees were not like his boughs, and the out to Sheol with those going down
plane trees were not like his branches. into the Pit. And all the trees of Eden
Every tree in the garden of Elohim was shall be cheered in the earth's lowest
not like him in its beauty. parts, the choice and best of Lebanon,
9 I have made him beautiful by his all that drink waters.
many branches, and all the trees of 17 They also went down with him
Eden that were in the garden of into Sheol, to the slain of the sword,
Elohim envied him. even his arm, who dwelt in his shadow
10 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: in the midst of the nations.
Because you were exalted in height,
and he has set his top among the thick 1 Elohim is showing that it is He who sets up
nations and takes them down, and in the end
all pride will be dealt with.
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18 To whom are you like in glory and give darkness on your land, declares
greatness among Eden's trees? Yet you Adonai YAHWEH2.
shall go down with the trees of Eden to 9 I will also vex the heart of many
the earth's lowest parts. You shall lie peoples when I bring your breaking
amidst the uncircumcised with the among the nations, to the lands which
slain of the sword. He is Pharaoh and you have not known.
all his host, declares Adonai 10 And I will make many people
YAHWEH. appalled at you, and their kings will be
horribly afraid at you, when I make
Chapter 32 My sword fly before their faces. And
they shall quake at every moment,
1 And it happened in the twelfth each man for his own life, in the day of
year, in the twelfth month, on the first your fall.
of the month, the Word of YAHWEH 11 For so says Adonai YAHWEH:
was to me, saying, The sword of the king of Babylon shall
2 Son of man, lift up a lament over come on you.
Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and say to 12 By the swords of the mighty I will
him, You were like a young lion of the make your host fall, by the fearful of
nations, and you were like the monster the nations, all of them. And they shall
in the seas. And you burst forth in spoil the pride of Egypt, and all its
your rivers and stirred up the waters host shall be destroyed.
with your feet and fouled their rivers1. 13 I will also destroy all her beasts
3 So says Adonai YAHWEH: And I from on the great waters, and the foot
will spread out My net over you with of man shall not stir them any longer,
an assembly of many peoples, and they and the hoofs of beasts shall not stir
will make you go up in My net. them up.
4 Then I will leave you on the land; I 14 Then I will make their waters sink
will hurl you on the face of the field and cause their rivers to go down like
and will make all the birds of the oil, says Adonai YAHWEH.
heavens to dwell on you, And I will fill 15 When I shall make the land of
the beasts of all the earth from you. Egypt a ruin, and the land shall be
5 And I will put your flesh on the wasted of its fullness when I shall
mountains and fill the valleys with strike all those who dwell in it; then
your heap. they shall know that I am YAHWEH.
6 And I will water the land with the 16 This is a lamentation, and they
discharge of your blood, to the shall lament her; the daughters of the
mountains, and the ravines shall be nations shall lament her. Over Egypt
full of you. and over all her multitude, they shall
7 And I will cover the heavens when I lament her, declares Adonai
quench you, and I will darken their YAHWEH.
stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, 17 And it happened in the twelfth
and the moon shall not give its light. year, in the fifteenth of the month, the
8 I will darken all the luminaries of Word of YAHWEH was to me, saying,
light in the heavens over you and will 18 Son of man, wail over the host of
2 Verses 2-8 are giving Egypt's judgment.
When you compare verse 7-8 it seems to
also be a dual, end time fulfillment Joel 2:2,
1 Is 27:1 10, 31 Joel 3:15, Zeph 1:14-15.
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Egypt, and bring it down, her and the 27 And they shall not lie with the
daughters of the majestic nations, to mighty of the uncircumcised who are
the earth's lowest parts, with those fallen, who have gone down to Sheol
going down to the Pit. with their weapons of war. And they
19 Than whom are you more lovely? have put their swords under their
Go down and be laid with the heads, but their iniquities shall be on
uncircumcised. their bones, though the terror of the
20 They shall fall in the midst of the mighty was in the land of the living.
slain of the sword. She is given to the 28 And you shall be broken in the
sword; they draw her and all her midst of the uncircumcised and shall
multitudes. lie with the slain by the sword.
21 The strong of the mighty shall 29 There is Edom, her kings, and all
speak to him from the midst of Sheol, her rulers, who in their might are
they went with his helpers; they, the given to be with the slain of the sword.
uncircumcised, lie slain by the sword. They shall lie with the uncircumcised,
22 There is Assyria and all her and with those going down to the Pit.
assembly. All around him are his 30 These are the rulers of the north,
graves, all of them are slain, fallen by all of them, and all the Sidonians, who
the sword; have gone down with the slain in their
23 of whom are given her graves in terror. They are ashamed of their
the recesses of the Pit, and her might. And they lie uncircumcised
assembly is all around her grave, all of with those slain by the sword, and
them slain, fallen by the sword, bear their shame with those going
because they gave terror in the land of down to the Pit.
the living. 31 Pharaoh shall see them and be
24 There is Elam and all her cheered over all his multitude, those
multitude around her grave, all of slain by the sword, Pharaoh and all the
them slain, fallen by the sword, who army, declares Adonai YAHWEH.
went down uncircumcised into the 32 For I had put his terror in the
earth's lowest parts, who gave their land of the living, but he will be laid
terror in the land of the living. Yet they among the uncircumcised, with those
bore their shame with those going slain by the sword, Pharaoh and all his
down to the Pit. multitude, declares YAHWEH.
25 In the midst of the slain they have
put a bed for her, with all her Chapter 33
multitude. Her graves are all around
him, all of them uncircumcised, slain 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
by the sword. Though their terror was me, saying,
given in the land of the living, yet they 2 Son of man, speak to the sons of
have borne their shame with those your people and say to them: When I
going down to the Pit; he is put among bring the sword on it, on a land, and
the slain. take one man from the people of the
26 There is Meshech, Tubal1, and all land, their borders, and set him for a
her multitude. All around him are her watchman to them,
graves, all of them uncircumcised, 3 and when he sees the sword
slain by the sword, though they gave coming on the land, and he blows the
their terror in the land of the living. ram's horn and warns the people,
4 and the hearer hearing the sound
1 Ezek 27:13
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of the ram's horn, and does not take sons of your people, The righteousness
warning, and the sword comes and of the righteous shall not deliver him
takes him; his blood shall be on his in the day of his trespass. And the evil
own head. of the evil, in the day he turns from his
5 He heard the sound of the ram's wickedness, he shall not fall by it. And
horn and took no warning; his blood the righteous shall not be able to live
shall be on himself. But he who took by it in the day he sins.
warning, he shall deliver his soul. 13 Though I say to the righteous,
6 But if the watchman sees the sword Surely, he shall live, yet he trusts in his
coming and does not blow the ram's own righteousness and commits
horn, and the people are not warned, iniquity, all his righteousness shall not
and the sword comes and takes a soul be remembered; but he shall die for
from them, he is taken in his iniquity. his iniquity which he has done.
But I will require his blood from the 14 And though I say to the wicked,
watchman's hand. Surely, you shall die; if he turns from
7 And you, son of man, I gave you as his sin and does justice and
a watchman to the house of Israel. And righteousness,
you shall hear the Word from My 15 if the wicked returns the pledge,
mouth and warn them from Me1. he repays the thing stolen, he walks in
8 When I say to the wicked, O the statutes of life, not doing iniquity,
wicked one, surely, you shall die! And surely, he shall live; he shall not die.
you do not speak to warn the wicked 16 All his sins which he has sinned
one from his way, that wicked one shall not be remembered to him; he
shall die in his iniquity, but I will has done justice and righteousness,
require his blood from your hand. living he shall live.
9 But you, if you warn the wicked 17 Yet the sons of your people say,
from his way, to turn from it, and he The way of YAHWEH, is not fair. But
does not turn from his way, he shall they, even their way is not fair.
die in his iniquity; but you have 18 When the righteous turns from
delivered your soul. his righteousness and does iniquity, he
10 And you, son of man, say to the shall even die by them.
house of Israel, This you have spoken, 19 But if the wicked turns from his
saying, Surely our transgressions and wickedness, and does justice and
our sins are on us, and we are rotting righteousness, he shall live by them.
in them, even then shall we live? 20 Yet you say, The way of Adonai is
11 Say to them, As I live, declares not fair. I shall judge you, each man by
Adonai YAHWEH, I do not have his ways, O house of Israel.
delight in the death of the wicked, 21 And it happened in the twelfth
except in the wicked turning from his year, in the tenth month, on the fifth
way, and so to live. Turn! Turn from of the month of our exile, a fugitive out
your evil ways! For why will you die, O of Jerusalem came to me, saying, The
house of Israel? city has been stricken.
12 And you, son of man, say to the 22 And the hand of YAHWEH was
on me in the evening before the
1 Verses 1-7 shows the believer's fugitive came. And He opened my
responsibility if he sees sin being mouth until that one came in the
perpetrated to try to redeem the one sinning, morning. And my mouth was opened,
Math (18:15-17, Lev 5:1). If he does not, he and I was no longer dumb.(Ezek 3:26)
will bear his iniquity.
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23 And the Word of YAHWEH was 31 And they come to you as people
to me, saying, come, and they sit before you as My
24 Son of man, the residents of the people. And they hear your words, but
ruins are speaking, these in the land of they do not do them. For they produce
Israel, saying, Abraham was one, and much love with their mouth, but their
he possessed the land; but we are heart goes after their unjust gain2.
many, the land is given to us for a 32 And, behold, you are to them as a
possession1. singer of love songs with a beautiful
25 So say to them, So says Adonai voice, and playing well on an
YAHWEH: You eat on the blood, and instrument. For they hear your words,
you lift your eyes up to your idols, and but they are not doing them.
you shed blood. And shall you possess 33 So when it comes (behold, it is
the land? coming!), then they will know that a
26 You stand on your sword, and prophet has been in their midst3.
you each do abominations, defiling his
neighbor's wife. And shall you possess Chapter 34
the land?
27 Say this to them, So says Adonai 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
YAHWEH: As I live, surely, those in me, saying,
the ruins shall fall by the sword? And I 2 Son of man, prophesy against the
will give the one who is on the face of shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say
the field to the beasts to be eaten, and to them, to the shepherds, So says
those in the forts and in the caves shall Adonai YAHWEH: Woe to the
die by the plague. shepherds of Israel who are feeding
28 For I shall make the land desolate themselves! Should not the shepherds
and a waste, and the pride of her feed the flock?
strength shall cease. And the heights 3 You eat the fat and clothe
of Israel shall be a waste that none will yourselves with the wool, you sacrifice
go through. the fat ones, and you do not feed the
29 And they shall know that I am flock.
YAHWEH, when I have made the 4 You have not strengthened the
land desolate and a waste because of weak; and you have not healed the
all their abominations which they have sick, and you have not bound up the
done. broken. And the banished have not
30 And you, son of man, the sons of been brought back, and you have not
your people are speaking about you sought the lost, but you rule them with
beside the walls, and in the doors of force and with harshness.
the houses. And one speaks to 5 And they were scattered for lack of
another, each man with his brother, a shepherd. And they became food to
saying, Come now and hear what the all the beasts of the field when they
Word coming from YAHWEH is. were scattered.
6 My sheep strayed through all the
1 These were those who survived the siege mountains and on every high hill. And
and remained in Jerusalem. They were My sheep were scattered on all the
boasting “If Abraham, who was only one
person, was promised the land of Israel, 2 Is 29:13, Ezek 22:13, 27, Ps 78:36-37
how much more than is the promise for 3 Jer 28:9, The word of Yahweh will come to
them who were many”. Ezekiel goes on to pass exactly as scripture states by His
list their sins to them in verses 25-26. prophets in YHWH's timing Is 55:10-11.
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face of the earth, and none searched, return the banished. And I will bind
and none sought for them. up the broken, and I will make the
7 For this reason, shepherds, hear weak strong. But I will destroy the fat
the Word of YAHWEH: and the strong, I will feed them with
8 As I live, declares Adonai judgment.
YAHWEH, surely because My sheep 17 And you, My flock, so says Adonai
became a prey, and My sheep became YAHWEH: Behold, I judge between
food for all the beasts of the field, from lamb and lamb, between rams and he-
not having a shepherd, and because goats.
My shepherds did not search for My 18 Is it a small thing to you to have
sheep, but the shepherds fed fed on the good pasture, but you must
themselves and did not feed the flock, trample the rest of your pastures with
9 so, O shepherds, hear the Word of your feet? And have you drunk of the
YAHWEH: clear waters, but the rest you must foul
10 So says Adonai YAHWEH: with your feet?
Behold, I am against the shepherds, 19 And My sheep, what your feet
and I will require My sheep from their have trampled, they must feed on, and
hand and cause them to cease from they drink what your feet have fouled.
pasturing the flock. And the shepherds 20 So Adonai YAHWEH says this to
shall no longer feed themselves, for I them: Behold, I, even I, will even judge
will deliver My sheep from their between the fat lamb and the lean
mouth, and they will not be food to lamb.
devour. 21 Because you have thrust with side
11 For so says Adonai YAHWEH: and with shoulder, and have pushed
Behold, I Myself will search for My all the weak with your horns until you
sheep, and seek them out. have scattered them to the outside.
12 As a shepherd seeks his flock in 22 I also will save My flock, and they
the day that he is among his scattered shall no longer be for a prey. And I will
sheep, so I will seek out My sheep and judge between lamb and lamb.
will deliver them from all the places 23 And I will raise up over them one
where they were scattered in a day of Shepherd. And He shall feed them. My
cloud, and thick cloud. servant David, He shall feed them, and
13 And I will bring them out from He shall be their Shepherd.
the peoples, and gather them from the 24 And I, YAHWEH, will be their
lands, and I will bring them to their Elohim, and My servant David shall be
land and feed them on the mountains a ruler among them. I, YAHWEH,
of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the have spoken.
dwelling places of the land. 25 And I will cut a covenant of peace
14 I, even I, will feed them in a good with them and make evil beasts cease
pasture, and on the high mountains of out of the land. And they shall live in
Israel their fold shall be. They shall lie the wilderness securely and sleep in
there in a good fold, and they shall the forests.
feed in a fat pasture, all the mountains 26 And I will make them and the
of Israel. places around My hill a blessing. And I
15 I will feed My sheep, and I will will bring down the shower in its
make them lie down, declares Adonai season, there shall be showers of
YAHWEH. blessing.
16 I will seek the lost, and I will 27 And the tree of the field shall give

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its fruit, and the earth shall yield its sword in the time of their calamity, in
increase. And they shall be securely on the time of the iniquity of the end.
their land. And they shall know that I 6 Therefore, As I live, declares
am YAHWEH when I have broken the Adonai YAHWEH, surely for blood I
staffs of their yoke, and have rescued appoint you, and blood shall pursue
them from the hand of those who you. Since you have not hated blood,
enslaved them. so blood shall pursue you.
28 And they shall not any more be a 7 And I will make Mount Seir a ruin
prey to the nations, and the beast of and a waste, and cut off from it the one
the land shall not eat them. But they passing through, and the one
shall live securely, and no one shall returning.
terrify them. 8 And I will fill his mountains with
29 And I will raise up for them a his slain. In your hills and in your
planting place of name, and they shall valleys, and in all your torrents, the
not any more be of those gathered by slain by the sword shall fall in them.
famine in the land. And they shall not 9 I will make you ruins forever, and
any more bear the shame of the your cities shall not be inhabited. And
nations. you shall know that I am YAHWEH.
30 And they shall know that I, 10 Because you have said, These two
YAHWEH their Elohim, am with nations and these two lands will be
them, and they are My people, the mine, and we shall possess it (yet
house of Israel, declares Adonai YAHWEH was there),
YAHWEH. 11 Therefore, As I live, declares
31 And you, My sheep, the sheep of Adonai YAHWEH, I will act by your
My pasture, you are men. I am your anger, and by envy which you have
Elohim, declares Adonai YAHWEH. done out of your hatred against them,
and I will be known among them when
Chapter 35 I have judged you.
12 And you shall know that I am
1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to YAHWEH. I have heard all your
me, saying, revilings2 which you have spoken
2 Son of man, set your face against against the mountains of Israel,
Mount Seir1, and prophesy against it. saying, Desolation! They are given to
3 And say to it, So says Adonai us for food!
YAHWEH: Behold, I am against you, 13 And you magnified with your
Mount Seir, and I will stretch My hand mouth against Me and have multiplied
against you, and I will make you a ruin your words against Me; I have heard.
and a waste. 14 So says Adonai YAHWEH: As all
4 I will lay your cities waste, and you the earth rejoices, I will make you a
shall be a ruin. And they shall know ruin.
that I am YAHWEH. 15 As you rejoiced at the inheritance
5 Because there was to you never- of the house of Israel because they
ending hatred, and you poured out the were a ruin, so I will do to you. You
sons of Israel to the hands of the shall be a ruin, O Mount Seir, and all
Edom, all of it! And they shall know
that I am YAHWEH.
1 The biblical land of Edom and modern day
Jordan. 2 Can also mean blasphemies.
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Chapter 36 nations that surround you, they shall

bear their shame.
1 And you, son of man, prophesy to 8 But you, O mountains of Israel,
Israel's mountains and say, O you shall put out your branches and
mountains of Israel, hear the Word of your fruit, you shall bear for My
YAHWEH1. people Israel. For they are drawing
2 So says Adonai YAHWEH: near to come.
Because the enemy has spoken against 9 For behold, I am for you, and I will
you, saying, Aha! Everlasting heights turn to you, and you shall be tilled and
have become a possession to us. sown.
3 So prophesy and say, So says 10 And I will multiply men on you,
Adonai YAHWEH: Because, yea, all the house of Israel, all of it. And the
because of the wasting and crushing of cities shall be inhabited, and the
you from all around, that you might be wastes shall be built.
a possession to the rest of the nations, 11 And I will multiply men on you,
and you ascended on the tip of the and beast, and they will increase and
tongue, and the whispering of the be fruitful. And I will make you dwell
people. as you formerly were, and I will do
4 Therefore, mountains of Israel, better than at your beginnings. And
hear the Word of Adonai YAHWEH: you shall know that I am YAHWEH.
So says Adonai YAHWEH to the 12 Yea, I will cause men to walk on
mountains and to the hills, to the you, My people Israel; and they shall
ravines and to the valleys, to the possess you, and you will be an
wastes of desolation, and to the inheritance to them and will not any
forsaken cities which became a prey more increase their bereavement.
and a mocking to the rest of the 13 So says Adonai YAHWEH:
nations all around. Because they said to you, You are a
5 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: devourer of men, and you have
Surely I have spoken in the fire of My bereaved your nations;
jealousy against the rest of the nations, 14 so you shall no longer devour
and against Edom, all those of her who men, and you shall not make your
have given My land to themselves for a nations fall any more, declares Adonai
possession with all joy of heart, with YAHWEH.
scorning of soul, in order to make it 15 And I will not let you bear the
open land for a prey. shame of the nations any longer, and
6 So prophesy concerning the land of you shall not bear the disgrace of the
Israel, and say to the mountains and to peoples any more, and you shall not
the hills, to the ravines and to the cause your nations to fall any more,
valleys, So says Adonai YAHWEH: declares Adonai YAHWEH.
Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy 16 And the Word of YAHWEH was
and in My fury, because you have to me, saying,
borne the shame of the nations. 17 Son of man, when the house of
7 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: I Israel dwelt on their land, they even
have lifted up My hand, surely the defiled it by their ways and by their
doings. As the defilement of woman's
1 Mountains in scripture indicate large land impurity, their way was before Me.
masses, so here they are showing Ezekiel 18 So I poured out My fury on them,
prophesying to Israelites in many different because of the blood that they had
lands.
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poured out on the land, and for their you and cause you to walk in My
idols by which they defiled it. statutes, and you shall keep My
19 And I scattered them among the judgments and do them. (Joel 2:28)
nations, and they were sown among all 28 And you shall dwell in the land
the earth; I judged them by their way that I gave to your fathers. And you
and by their doings. shall be a people to Me, and I will be
20 And when they entered into the Elohim to you.
nations, there where they went, they 29 I will also save you from all your
even profaned My holy name, by defilements, and I will call for grain
saying to them, These are the people of and increase it, and I will not put a
YAHWEH, and they are gone out of famine on you. (Joel 2:23-26)
His land. 30 And I will multiply the fruit of the
21 But I had pity for My holy name tree and the produce of the field, in
which the house of Israel had profaned order that you will not any more
among the nations, there where they receive the disgrace of famine among
went1. the nations.
22 Therefore, say to the house of 31 And you will remember your evil
Israel, So says Adonai YAHWEH: I do ways and your doings that were not
not do this for your sake, O house of good, and you will despise yourselves
Israel, but only for My holy name in your own eyes for your iniquities
which you profaned among the and for your abominations.
nations, there where you went. 32 Let it be known to you that I am
23 And I will sanctify My great name not doing this for your sake, states
which was profaned among the Adonai YAHWEH. Be ashamed and
nations, which you profaned among confounded for your ways, O house of
them. And the nations shall know that Israel.
I am YAHWEH, declares Adonai 33 So says Adonai YAHWEH: In the
YAHWEH, when I am sanctified in day I cleanse you from all your
you, in their eyes. iniquities, I will cause the cities to be
24 For I will take you from the inhabited, and the wastes shall be
nations and gather you out of all the built. (Lev 16:30, Is 49:8, Is 58:12)
lands and bring you into your land 2. 34 And the desolated land shall be
25 Then I will sprinkle pure waters cultivated, rather than being a ruin in
on you, and you shall be purified. I will the eyes of all passing by.
cleanse you from all your defilement 35 And they shall say, This land that
and from all your idols 3. was desolated has become like the
26 And I will also give you a new garden of Eden. And the wasted and
heart, and I will put a new spirit within desolated and razed cities are fortified
you. And I will take away the stony and inhabited. (Joel 2:3, Is 51:3)
heart out of your flesh, and I will give 36 And the nations left all around
to you a heart of flesh. (Jer 31:31-34) you shall know that I, YAHWEH, built
27 And I will put My Spirit within the razed places and planted that
which was desolated. I, YAHWEH
1 The covenant made to Abraham and the have spoken it and will do it.
House of Israel was by the sacred name 37 So says Adonai YAHWEH: Yet
Yahweh. for this I will be sought by the house of
2 Ezek 34:13, Jer 31:8, Jer 3:18, Jer 50:4-5, Israel, to act for them. I will increase
Mic 4:6-7, Amos 9:14-15 them with men like a flock.
3 Acts 2:37-41, Acts 22:16, Joel 3:21
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38 Like a holy flock, like the flock of and the skin spread over them from
Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, so above. But there was no breath in
the wasted cities shall be filled with them.
flocks of men. And they shall know 9 Then He said to me, Prophesy to
that I am YAHWEH1. (Ps 122:3-4) the Spirit. Prophesy, son of man, and
say to the Spirit, So says Adonai
Chapter 37 YAHWEH: Come from the four
winds, O Spirit, and breathe on these
1 The hand of YAHWEH was on me. slain ones, that they may live 4. (Eze
And He brought me by the Spirit of 36:27)
YAHWEH and made me rest in the 10 So I prophesied as He
midst of a valley, and it was full of commanded me, and the Spirit came
bones2. into them. And they lived and stood on
2 And He made me pass among their feet, a very great army. Dan 12:2
them all around. And, behold, very 11 Then He said to me, Son of man,
many were on the face of the valley. these bones are all the house of Israel.
And, behold! They were very dry. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried,
3 And He said to me, Son of man, and our hope is perished; we are cut
can these bones live? And I said, O off to ourselves5.
Adonai YAHWEH, You know. 12 So prophesy and say to them, So
4 And He said to me, Prophesy to says Adonai YAHWEH: Behold, I will
these bones and say to them, O dry open your graves and cause you to
bones, hear the Word of YAHWEH: come up out of your graves, O My
5 So says Adonai YAHWEH to these people, and I will bring you to the land
bones, Behold, I will make breath to of Israel6.
enter into you, and you shall live, 13 And you shall know that I am
6 and I will put on you sinews and YAHWEH when I have opened your
will bring flesh on you and spread skin graves and have brought you up out of
over you and put breath in you, and your graves, O My people.
you shall live. And you shall know that 14 And I shall put My Spirit within
I am YAHWEH3. you, and you shall live; and I will put
7 So I prophesied as I was you on your own land. And you shall
commanded. And as I prophesied, know that I, YAHWEH, have spoken
there was a noise. And, behold, a and have done it, says YAHWEH.
shaking! And the bones drew near, a 15 And the Word of YAHWEH was
bone to its bone. to me,
8 And I saw. And, behold! The 16 saying, And you, son of man, take
sinews and the flesh came up on them,
4 At this resurrection Yahweh will give Israel
1 This is a prophecy that in the end times the His Ruach H'Chodesh (Holy Spirit) which
tribes of Israel would once again be keeping they refused in ancient times, Acts 7:51.
the feast in Jerusalem in the name of 5 They have no hope because all of Israel
Yahweh. entered a covenant, which they could not
2 The fact that this prophecy is so detailed keep and each person died with a death
and particular shows it must be literal and is penalty of judgment for their sins, Jos
about a physical resurrection of the House 24:19-27.
of Israel at Messiah's return, Dan 12:1-2. 6 When Messiah returns He will resurrect the
3 Clearly a prophesy of a physical whole house of Israel and give them a
resurrection. chance for salvation through His sacrifice.
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one stick to yourself and write on it, out of all their dwelling places where
For Judah, and for his companions, they have sinned in them, and I will
the sons of Israel. And take another cleanse them. So they shall be for a
stick and write on it, For Joseph, the people to Me and I will be for Elohim
stick of Ephraim and all the house of to them.
Israel, his companions. 24 And My servant, David, shall be
17 And draw them one to one for King over them. And there shall be one
yourself, into one (echad) stick. And Shepherd to all of them. And they shall
they shall become one (echad) in your walk in My judgments and keep My
hand1. statutes, and do them2.
18 And when the sons of your people 25 And they shall dwell on the land
shall speak to you, saying, Will you not that I have given to My servant, to
declare to us what these mean to you? Jacob, there where your fathers dwelt
19 Say to them, So says Adonai in it. And they shall dwell on it, they
YAHWEH: Behold, I will take the and their sons, and the sons of their
stick of Joseph which is in the hand of sons, forever. And My servant David
Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his shall be a ruler to them forever.
companions. And I will put them with 26 And I will cut a covenant of peace
him, with the stick of Judah, and I will with them, an everlasting covenant it
make them one stick, and they shall be shall be with them, And I will place
one (echad) in My hand. them and multiply them, and I will put
20 And the sticks shall be in your (Aleph/Tav) My sanctuary in their
hand, the ones on which you write midst forever. (Eze 34:24-25)
before their eyes. 27 And My tabernacle shall be with
21 And say to them, So says Adonai them, and I will be their Elohim, and
YAHWEH: Behold, I will take the they shall be My people. (Eze 34:30)
sons of Israel from among the nations, 28 And when My sanctuary shall be
there where they have gone, and will in their midst forever, the nations
gather them from all around, and will shall know that I, YAHWEH, sanctify
bring them into their own land. Israel.
22 And I will make them one
(echad) nation in the land, on the Chapter 38
mountains of Israel, and one King
shall be for a king to all of them. And 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
they shall not be two nations anymore. me, saying,
And they will not be split into two 2 Son of man, set your face against
kingdoms any more. Gog, the land of Magog, the prince of
23 And they will not still be defiled Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and
with their idols, even with their filthy prophesy against him. (Gen 4:22)
idols, nor with all of their 3 And say, So says Adonai
transgressions. But I will save them YAHWEH: Behold, I am against you,
O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech,
1 Not since the days of King Solomon was and Tubal.
the whole house of Israel with all 12 tribes
united. One major role of King Messiah in 2 King David will be resurrected at this time
the end time is to re-unite the House of and ruling under Yahshua Yahweh who will
Judah with the Northern Tribes of Israel be ruling on earth under the authority of
called the House of Ephraim, who was Yahweh the Father from Heaven, 1Cor
Joseph's son. 15:21-28.
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4 And I will turn you back and put inhabited waste places, and on the
hooks into your jaws. And I will bring people gathered out of the nations,
you and all your army out: horses and producing livestock and goods, who
horsemen, all of them clothed most dwell in the center of the earth.
perfectly; a great assembly with 13 Sheba and Dedan and the
buckler and shield, all of them merchants of Tarshish, and all its
swordsmen. young lions, shall say to you, Have you
5 Persia, Ethiopia1, and Libya are come to plunder a plunder? Have you
with them, all of them with shield and gathered your assembly to steal a
helmet; prize, to lift up silver and gold, to take
6 Gomer and all its bands; the house away livestock and goods, to spoil a
of Togarmah from the recesses of the great spoil?
north, and all its bands; many peoples 14 So prophesy, son of man, and say
are with you. to Gog, So says Adonai YAHWEH:
7 Be prepared; yea, prepared for Shall you not know in that day when
yourself, you and all your assembly My people Israel dwells securely?
that are assembled to you, and be a 15 And you shall come from your
guard to them. place out of the recesses of the north,
8 After many days you shall be you and many peoples with you, all of
visited. In the after years2 you shall them riding on horses, a great
come into the land turned back from assembly, a mighty army.
the sword, gathered out of many 16 And you shall come up on My
peoples, on the mountains of Israel people Israel like a cloud, to cover the
which have been for a continual waste. land. It shall be in the after days, and I
But he has been brought out of the will bring you against My land so that
peoples, and they shall dwell securely, the nations may know Me, when I
all of them. shall be sanctified in you before their
9 And you shall go up, you shall eyes, Gog. (Rev 16:12-16)
come like a storm; you shall be like a 17 So says Adonai YAHWEH: Are
cloud to cover the land, you and all you he of whom I have spoken in
your bands, and many peoples with former days by the hand of My
you. servants, the prophets of Israel, who
10 So says Adonai YAHWEH: And it prophesied in those days and years, to
shall be in that day, words shall come bring you against them?
up into your heart, and you shall 18 And it shall be on that day, when
devise an evil plan. Gog comes against the land of Israel,
11 And you shall say, I will go up to declares Adonai YAHWEH, My fury
the land of open spaces. I will go to shall come up in My face.
those at ease, who live securely, all of 19 And in My jealousy, in the fire of
them living with no walls, and there My wrath, I have spoken. Surely, in
are no bars and gates to them3, that day there shall be a great quaking
12 in order to spoil a spoil, and to in the land of Israel.
steal a prize, to turn your hand on the 20 And the fish of the sea, and the
birds of the heavens, and the beasts of
1 This is the area of the upper Nile and would
include N Sudan. 3 Lev 25:18-19, 31 This seems to be the time
2 This term “after years” seems to be a time after Yom Teruah when Yahshua returns but
after the coming tribulation but before the before the actual millennium will begin 7
Millennium kingdom. months from then in the month of Aviv.
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the field, and all creeping things that and on those living securely on the
creep on the earth, and all men on the coasts. And they shall know that I am
face of the earth, shall quake at My YAHWEH.
face. And the mountains shall be 7 And I will make My holy name
thrown down, and the steep places known in the midst of My people
shall fall, and every wall shall fall to Israel1. And I will not let My holy
the ground. (Nah 1:5-6) name be profaned any more. And the
21 And I shall call a sword against nations shall know that I am
him on all My mountains, declares YAHWEH, the Holy One of Israel.
Adonai YAHWEH. Each man's sword 8 Behold! It has come, and it has
shall be against his brother. happened, declares Adonai
22 And I will judge him with a YAHWEH. That is the day of which I
plague and with blood, and an have spoken.
overflowing shower, and hailstones. I 9 And those living in the cities of
will rain fire and brimstone on him, Israel shall go out and shall set afire
and on his bands, and on the many and burn the weapons, even the shield
peoples who are with him. and the buckler, the bow and the
(Rev 9:7, 16:21) arrows, and the hand staff, and the
23 And I will magnify Myself and spears. And they shall burn them with
sanctify Myself. And I will be known in fire seven years. (Mic 4:3)
the eyes of the many nations, and they 10 And they shall not take wood out
shall know that I am YAHWEH. of the field and shall not cut down out
(Eze 20:42, Eze 36:23) of the forest. For they shall burn the
weapons with fire. And they shall
Chapter 39 plunder those who plundered them,
and rob those who robbed them,
1 And you, son of man, prophesy declares Adonai YAHWEH.
against Gog and say, So says Adonai 11 And it will be on that day, I will
YAHWEH: Behold, I am against you, give to Gog a place there, a grave in
O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, Israel, the valley of those who pass by,
and Tubal. east of the sea. And it shall stop those
2 And I will turn you back and lead who pass by. And they shall bury Gog
you on. And I will bring you up from and all his multitude there, and they
the recesses of the north, and will shall call it The Valley of the Multitude
bring you on the mountains of Israel. of Gog.
3 And I will strike your bow out of 12 And the house of Israel shall bury
your left hand, and I will cause your them, in order to cleanse the land,
arrows to fall out of your right hand. seven months.
4 You shall fall on the mountains of
Israel, you and all your bands, and the 1 The fact that the people are living securely
people with you. I will give you for Eze 38:11, but do not yet know Yahweh
food to the birds of prey, a bird of shows that this time is most likely after
every wing, and to the beasts of the Yahshua returns at Yom Teruah (feast of
field. (Rev 19:17-18) trumpets) but before the millennium would
5 You shall fall on the face of the begin the following Aviv. The Jubilee is
field, for I have spoken, declares announced on Yom Kippur (Lev 25:9) so
Adonai YAHWEH. that there is no planting for the Spring
6 And I will send a fire on Magog, harvest, but the biblical year begins in Aviv
(March/April).
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13 And the people of the land shall that I am YAHWEH their Elohim,
bury. And it shall be for a name to from that day and onward2.
them, the day when I am glorified, 23 And the nations shall know that
declares Adonai YAHWEH. the house of Israel was exiled for their
14 And they shall separate men who iniquity. Because they betrayed Me, so
continually pass through the land, I hid My face from them and gave
burying those who passed through, them into the hand of their enemies.
who remain on the face of the earth, to And they fell by the sword, all of them.
cleanse it. At the end of seven months, 24 According to their uncleanness
they shall make a search. and according to their sins, I have
15 And as they pass, those who pass done to them, and have hidden My
through the land, and any sees a bone face from them.
of a man, then he shall build a post 25 So Adonai YAHWEH says this:
beside it until the ones burying have Now I will return the captivity of
buried it in The Valley of the Jacob and will have mercy on all the
Multitude of Gog. house of Israel. And I will be jealous
16 And also the name of the city is for My holy name.
Hamunah1 (The Multitude). And they 26 And also after they have borne
shall cleanse the land. their shame, and all their treachery
17 And you, son of man, So says which they have done against Me,
Adonai YAHWEH: Say to the bird of when they dwell on their land
every wing, and to every beast of the securely, and no one terrifies;
field: Gather yourselves and come, 27 when I have returned them from
collect yourselves from all around to the peoples, and gathered them out of
My sacrifice which I sacrifice for you, a the hand of their enemies, and am
great sacrifice on the mountains of sanctified in them in the sight of many
Israel, so that you may eat flesh and nations,
drink blood. (Rev 19:17-18) 28 then they shall know that I am
18 You shall eat the flesh of the YAHWEH their Elohim who exiled
mighty, and drink the blood of the them among the nations. But I have
rulers of the earth, of rams, lambs, gathered them to their own land and
goats, and bulls, all of them fatlings of have not left any of them there.
Bashan. 29 And I will not any more hide My
19 And you shall eat fat until you are face from them, for I have poured out
full, and drink blood until My Spirit on the house of Israel,
drunkenness, of My sacrifice which I declares Adonai YAHWEH.
have sacrificed for you.
20 And you shall be satisfied at My Chapter 40
table with horses and chariots, and
mighty men, all the men of war, 1 In the twenty fifth year of our exile,
declares Adonai YAHWEH. (Rev in the beginning of the year, in the
19:19) tenth of the month3, in the fourteenth
21 And I will put My glory among the year after the city was struck, on that
nations, and all the nations shall see
My judgments which I have done, and 2 Clearly end time but before the millennium.
My hand that I have laid on them. 3 The phrase “beginning of the year” is
22 So the house of Israel shall know “Rash Hashaneh”. The only time Rash
Hashaneh is on the 10th day of 7th month is
1 Hamunah means “the multitude” in a Jubilee, Lev 25:9.
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same day the hand of YAHWEH was were three from here, and three from
on me, and He brought me there. there, one measure to the three of
2 In the visions of Elohim He them; and one measure was to the
brought me into the land of Israel and pillars, from here and from there.
made me rest on a very high 11 And he measured the breadth of
mountain. And it was as the structure the gate opening, ten cubits; the length
of a city on the south. of the gate was thirteen cubits.
3 And He brought me there; and, 12 And the border in front of the
behold, a man whose appearance was rooms was one cubit; and the border
as the appearance of copper, and a line from here, one cubit. And the room
of flax and a measuring reed in his was six cubits from here, and six
hand. And he stood in the gate1. cubits from there.
4 And the man said to me, Son of 13 And he measured the gate of the
man, look with your eyes, and hear room from roof to roof, twenty five
with your ears, and set your heart on cubits wide, door to door.
all that I shall make you see. For in 14 He also made the pillars, sixty
order to make you see, you are cubits, even to the court pillar, from
brought here. Declare to the house of the gate all around.
Israel all that you see2. 15 And on the face of the entrance
5 And, behold, a wall on the outside gate, to the face of the porch of the
of the house all around. And a inner gate, was fifty cubits;
measuring reed was in the man's 16 and latticed windows were to the
hand, six cubits, with a cubit 3 and a rooms and to their pillars inside the
span. So he measured the breadth of gate all around; and so for the
the building, one reed4; and the porches; and windows were all around
height, one reed. inside; and to a pillar were palm trees.
6 And he came to the gate which 17 And he brought me into the outer
faced eastward, and he went up its court. And, behold, rooms, and a
steps and measured the threshold of pavement made for the court all
the gate, one reed wide, even the one around. Thirty rooms were on the
threshold, one reed wide. pavement.
7 And a room, one reed long and one 18 And the pavement by the side of
reed wide, and between the rooms the gates to equal the length of the
were five cubits. And the threshold of gates was the lower pavement.
the gate from beside the porch of the 19 And he measured the breadth
gate, from the house, was one reed. from the face of the lower gate to the
8 And he measured the porch of the face of the inner court, on the outside,
gate from the house, one reed. a hundred cubits eastward and
9 And he measured the porch of the northward.
gate, eight cubits; and its pillars, two 20 And the gate which faces the way
cubits, also the porch of the gate from of the north of the outer court, he
the house. measured its length and its breadth.
10 And the gate rooms eastward 21 And its rooms were three from
here, and three from there. And its
1 Rev 1:15, Rev 11:1 pillars and its porches were as the first
2 He was now going to see and give measure: its length was fifty cubits and
measurements for the sanctuary of YHWH. its breadth twenty five cubits.
3 A cubit was either 18 or 21 inches. 22 And its windows, and its porches,
4 A reed was 10 1/3 feet
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and its palm trees were as the measure porches all around. It was fifty cubits
of the gate that faces eastward. And long and twenty five cubits wide.
they went up to it by seven steps, and 34 And its porches were toward the
its porches were before them. outer court. And palm trees were on its
23 And the gate of the inner court pillars from here and from there. And
was across from the gate toward the its stairway had eight steps.
north and toward the east. And he 35 And he brought me to the north
measured from gate to gate, a hundred gate and measured by these measures,
cubits. 36 its rooms, its posts, and its
24 And he led me southward. And porches. And windows were to it all
behold, a gate southward! And he around. It was fifty cubits long and
measured its pillars and its porches twenty five cubits wide.
according to these measures. 37 And its pillars were toward the
25 And windows were in it, and its outer court. And palm trees were on its
porches all around like these windows. pillars from here and from there; and
Fifty cubits were the length, and its stairway had eight steps.
twenty five cubits the breadth. 38 And the room and its door was by
26 And seven steps were going up to the pillars of the gates; they washed
it, and its porches were before them. the burnt offering there.
And palm trees were to it, one from 39 And in the porch of the gate were
here and one from there, to its pillars. two tables from here, and two tables
27 And a gate was to the inner court from there, to slaughter the burnt
southward. And he measured from offering on them, and the sin offering,
gate to gate, southward, a hundred and the guilt offering.
cubits. 40 And to the side outside, as one
28 And he brought me to the inner goes up to the door of the gate
court by the south gate. And he northward were two tables. And on the
measured the south gate by these other side at the porch of the gate were
measures. two tables.
29 And its rooms, and its pillars, and 41 Four tables were from here, and
its porches were as three measures. four tables from there, by the side of
And windows were to it, and its the gate, eight tables. They slaughter
porches all around. It was fifty cubits on them.
long and twenty five cubits wide. 42 And the four tables for burnt
30 And the porches all around were offering were cut stone, one cubit and
twenty five cubits long and five cubits a half long, and one cubit and a half
wide. wide, and one cubit high. They also
31 And its porches were toward the rested on them the instruments with
outer court, and palm trees on its which they slaughtered using them for
pillars. And its stairway had eight the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
steps. 43 And the double hooks, one span,
32 And he brought me into the inner were fastened in the house all around;
court eastward. And he measured the and on the tables was the flesh of the
gate by these measures. offering.
33 And its rooms, and its pillars, and 44 And from the outside to the inner
its porches were as these measures. court were the singers' chambers in
And windows were to it and to its the inner court beside the north gate.
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beside the east gate looked the way of 5 And he measured the wall of the
the north. house, six cubits, and the width of
45 And he said to me, This chamber each side room was four cubits all
facing southward is for the priests, the around the house.
keepers of the charge of the house. 6 And the side rooms were a side
46 And the chamber facing chamber over a side chamber, three
northward is for the priests, the stories, and thirty times. And they
keepers of the charge of the altar. They entered the wall of the house for the
are the sons of Zadok who come near side rooms all around, that they may
to YAHWEH, of the sons of Levi, to be fastened. But they were not
minister to Him. fastened in the wall of the house.
47 And he measured the court: a 7 And there was a widening and a
hundred cubits long and a hundred winding upwards and upwards for the
cubits wide, a square. And the altar side chambers, for the winding around
was before the house. of the house went upward and upward,
48 And he brought me to the porch all around the house. On account of
of the house and measured each pillar this the width of the house went up,
of the porch, five cubits from here, and and so from the lowest it went up to
five cubits from there. And the gate the highest by the middle story.
was three cubits wide from here, and 8 I also saw the height of the house
three cubits from there. all around, the foundations of the side
49 The length of the porch was rooms were a full reed, six cubits by
twenty cubits and eleven cubits wide, joining.
even with the steps by which they went 9 The width of the wall which was for
up to it. And columns were by the the side room to the outside was five
pillars, one from here, and one from cubits, and that which was left
there. between the side chambers that were
of the house.
Chapter 41 10 And between the rooms was the
width of twenty cubits circling the
1 And he brought me to the house all around.
sanctuary and measured the pillars, 11 And the door of the side chamber
six cubits wide from here, and six was toward the open space, one door
cubits wide from there, the width of northward, and one door southward.
the tent. And the width of the place of the open
2 And the door was ten cubits wide. space was five cubits all around.
And the sides of the door were five 12 And the building that was before
cubits from here and five cubits from the separate area at the end of the way
there. And he measured its length, of the west was seventy cubits wide.
forty cubits, and twenty cubits wide. And the wall of the building was five
3 And he went inside and measured cubits wide all around; and its length,
the pillars of the door, two cubits. And ninety cubits.
the door was six cubits, and the width 13 And he measured the house, a
of the door, seven cubits. hundred cubits long. And the separate
4 And he measured its length, twenty area and the building and its wall were
cubits, and the width, twenty cubits, to a hundred cubits long.
the face of the temple. And he said to 14 And the width of the face of the
me, This is the Holy of Holies.

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house, and the separate area toward made on them, on the doors of the
the east, a hundred cubits. sanctuary, like those made on the
15 And he measured the length of walls; and thick wood was on the face
the building to the face of the separate of the porch outside.
area which was on its rear; and its 26 And latticed windows and palm
gallery from here and from there was a trees were from here and from there
hundred cubits, also the inner on the sides of the porch, and the side
sanctuary, and the porches of the chambers of the house, and wooden
court, canopies.
16 the thresholds, and the latticed
windows, and the galleries all around, Chapter 42
their three stories opposite the
threshold, were paneled with wood all 1 And he brought me out into the
around, and from the ground up to the outer court northward. And he
windows, and the windows were brought me into the chamber that was
covered across from the separate area, which
17 to that above the door, even to the was in front of the building to the
inner house, and outside, and to all the north.
wall all around inside and outside by 2 To the face of its length was a
measure. hundred cubits, toward the north
18 And it was made with cherubs door, and fifty cubits wide.
and palm trees, and a palm tree was 3 Across from the twenty cubits
between cherub and cherub. And two which were to the inner court, and
faces were to a cherub, opposite the pavement which was to
19 the face of a man toward the palm the outer court, was gallery on the face
tree from here, and a young lion's face of gallery, in three stories.
toward the palm tree from there. It 4 And before the rooms was a walk
was made to all the house all around. ten cubits wide, to the inside, a way of
20 From the ground to above the one cubit. And their doors were
door, cherubs and palm trees were toward the north.
made, and on the wall of the 5 And the upper rooms were shorter,
sanctuary. for the galleries used up more space
21 The sanctuary doorposts were than the lower and middle ones in the
squared, and the face of the sanctuary, building.
the appearance of the one as the 6 For they were in three stories, and
appearance of the other. there were no columns to them like the
22 The altar of wood was three columns of the courts. So the third was
cubits high, and its length two cubits. made narrower than the lower and
And its corners, and its length, and its middle stories from the ground.
walls were wood. And he said to me, 7 And the wall that was outside near
This is the table that is before the rooms the way of the outer court,
YAHWEH. on the face of the rooms, its length was
23 And two doors were to the fifty cubits.
sanctuary and the Holy Place. 8 For the length of the rooms that
24 And two doors were to each of the were in the outer court was fifty cubits.
doors, two turning doors, two for the And, behold, in the face of the
one door, and two for the other door. sanctuary was a hundred cubits.
25 And cherubs and palm trees were 9 And under these rooms was the

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entrance on the east side as one goes 19 He turned to the west side,
into them from the outer court. measuring five hundred reeds with the
10 In the width of the wall of the measuring reed.
court eastward, to the face of the 20 By the four sides he measured it.
separate area, and to the face of the It had a wall all around, five hundred
building were rooms. reeds long, and five hundred wide, to
11 And the way before them looked separate between the holy and the
like the rooms which were northward, common.
as their length, so their width. And all
their exits were as their patterns and Chapter 43
as their doors.
12 And as the doors of the rooms 1 And he led me to the gate, the gate
that were southward, there was a door that faces eastward.
in the head of the way, the way directly 2 And, behold, the glory of the
in the face of the wall, the way of the Elohim of Israel came from the way of
east, as one enters them. the east. And His voice was like the
13 And he said to me, The north voice of many waters. And the earth
chambers, the south chambers which shone from His glory. (Eze 11:23)
are to the face of the separate area, 3 And the appearance of the vision
they are holy chambers, there where which I saw was as the appearance
the priests shall eat, who approach to which I saw when I came to destroy
YAHWEH in the holy of the holies. the city, and as the appearance that I
There they shall lay the holiest of the saw by the river Chebar. And I fell on
holy things, even the food offering and my face.
the sin offering, and the guilt offering. 4 And the glory of YAHWEH came
For the place is holy. into the house, the way of the gate
14 When the priests enter, then they facing eastward.
shall not go out of the sanctuary into 5 And the Spirit took me up and
the outer court, but they shall lay their brought me into the inner court. And,
clothes there by which they minister behold, the glory of YAHWEH filled
by them, for they are holy. They shall the house!
put on other clothes and shall 6 And I heard one speaking to me
approach to that which is for the from the house. And standing beside
people. me was a Man.
15 And he finished measuring the 7 And He said to me, Son of man, the
inner house. And he brought me forth place of My throne and the place of the
the way of the gate whose face is soles of My feet, there where I will
eastward, and measured all around. dwell among the sons of Israel forever,
16 He measured the east side with even the house of Israel shall not defile
the measuring reed, five hundred My holy name any more, they nor
reeds with the measuring reed, all their kings, by their fornication, nor by
around. the corpses of their kings in their high
17 He measured the north side, five places.
hundred reeds with the measuring 8 In their setting of their threshold
reed, all around. by My threshold, and their door post
18 He measured the south side, five beside My door post, and the wall
hundred reeds with the measuring between Me and them, even they have
reed. defiled My holy name by their

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abominations that they have done. long, fourteen wide, in its four sides.
And I consumed them in My anger. And the border around it shall be a
9 Now let them put away their half cubit, and the base for it a cubit all
fornication and the corpses of their around. And its steps shall face the
kings from Me, and I will dwell in their east.
midst forever. 18 And He said to me, Son of man,
10 You, son of man, declare to the so says Adonai YAHWEH: These are
house of Israel, the sanctuary house, the statutes of the altar in the day of its
and they will blush from their being made to offer on it burnt
iniquities. And let them measure its offerings, and to sprinkle on it blood.
size. 19 And you shall give to the priests
11 And if they are ashamed of all that of the Levites, (they who are from the
they have done, the form of the house, seed of Zadok, who approach to Me),
and its arrangement, and its exits, and declares Adonai YAHWEH, to
its entrances, and all its forms, and all minister to Me, a bull, a son of the
its statutes, and all its forms, and all herd, for a sin offering.
its laws, make them known to them. 20 And you shall take of its blood
And write them in their sight, so that and put it on its four horns, and on the
they may observe all its form, and all four corners of the ledge, and on the
its statutes, and do them. border all around. And you shall
12 This is the law of the house: On cleanse it and atone for it.
the top of the mountain is all its 21 And you shall take the bull of the
border, all around, being most holy. sin offering, and he shall burn it at the
Behold, this is the law of the house. appointed place of the house outside
13 And these are the measures of the the sanctuary.
altar by the cubit: the cubit is a cubit 22 And on the second day you shall
and a span, even the base shall be a bring a buck of the goats without
cubit, and the width a cubit, and its blemish for a sin offering. And they
border on its edge all around shall be shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed
one span. And this is the upper part of it with the bull.
the altar.1 23 When you have finished
14 And from the base on the ground cleansing, you shall bring a bull
to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, without blemish, a son of the herd,
and the width one cubit. And from the and a ram without blemish out of the
smaller ledge to the greater ledge shall flock.
be four cubits, and the width a cubit. 24 And you shall bring them before
15 And the altar hearth shall be four YAHWEH, and the priests shall throw
cubits, and from the altar hearth and salt on them, and they shall offer them
upward shall be four horns. for a burnt offering to YAHWEH.
16 And the altar hearth shall be 25 For seven days you shall daily
twelve cubits long, and twelve wide, prepare a he goat for a sin offering.
square in its four sides. And they shall prepare a bull, a son of
17 And the ledge shall be fourteen the herd, and a ram out of the flock,
ones without blemish.
1 It is ambiguous whether Ezekiel 40-46 is a 26 They shall atone seven days for
prophecy for the millennium or whether the altar, and cleanse it, and
these chapters would have occurred during consecrate it.
the second temple period if Israel had 27 And when the days are
obeyed the message, which they did not.
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completed, it shall be on the eighth 6 And you shall say to the rebellious
day and forward, the priests shall ones, to the house of Israel, So says
make your burnt offerings, and your Adonai YAHWEH: Enough to you, of
peace offerings, on the altar. And I will all your abominations, O house of
accept you, declares Adonai Israel,
YAHWEH. 7 when you brought in the sons of
strangers, uncircumcised of heart and
Chapter 44 uncircumcised of flesh, to be in My
sanctuary, to profane it, even My
1 And he brought me back the way of house2, when you bring near My
the gate of the outer sanctuary, facing bread, the fat and the blood. And they
east. And it was shut. have broken My covenant by all your
2 And YAHWEH said to me, This abominations.
gate shall be shut; it will not be 8 And you have not kept the charge
opened. And a man shall not enter by of My holy things, but you have set
it, because YAHWEH, the Elohim of them as keepers of My charge in My
Israel, has entered by it; so it shall be sanctuary, for themselves.
shut. 9 So says Adonai YAHWEH: No son
3 As for the prince, as prince he shall of an foreigner, uncircumcised of heart
sit in it to eat bread before and uncircumcised of flesh, shall enter
YAHWEH1. He shall enter by the way into My sanctuary, or any son of a
of the porch of the gate, and by his way foreigner who is among the sons of
shall go out. Israel3.
4 And he brought me by the way of 10 But the Levites who have gone far
the north gate, to the face of the house. from Me, when Israel went astray, who
And I looked, and, behold, the glory of went astray from Me, going after their
YAHWEH filled the house of idols, even they shall bear their
YAHWEH,! And I fell on my face. iniquity.
5 And YAHWEH said to me, Son of 11 Yet they shall do the menial tasks
man, set your heart and see with your in My sanctuary, overseers at the gates
eyes, and hear with your ears all that I of the house, and serving in the house.
say to you of all the statutes of the They shall slaughter the burnt offering
house of YAHWEH, and of all its and the sacrifice for the people, and
laws. And set your heart to the 2 This is referring to the Levites bringing into
entrance of the house, with all the
Yahweh's sanctuary gentile, non Israelite
exits of the sanctuary.
slaves as in Jos 9:27, to do the menial tasks
of cleaning, sweeping etc. No non Levitical
1 Referring to Elohim's presence coming in person should have entered Yahweh's
from this gate from the Mount of Olives. sanctuary, never mind gentile slaves.
Eze 43:1-2. This is the gate that Yahshua 3 Yahweh is referring to the above offense of
entered when He cleansed the sanctuary the Levites allowing gentile slaves into the
right before His crucifixion Luk 19:37-45. sanctuary to do the menial tasks that they
Yahshua will also return to the Mount of did not want to. He is stating in this coming
Olives in the east and enter Mount Zion by sanctuary that no non-covenant person will
the eastern gate Acts 1:11-12, Zech 14:1-4. enter His sanctuary only those who are
The prince spoken about in these chapters is qualified as priests. Whenever the term
not the Messiah, but is King David (Eze 'uncircumcised' is used in scripture it is
34:23-24. Yahshua Yahweh, the Son is the referring to non- covenant Israelites, and
presence of Yahweh in this sanctuary. not speaking about physical circumcision.
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they shall stand before them, to serve 17 And it shall be when they enter in
them. the gates of the inner court, they shall
12 Because they attended to them be clothed with linen garments3. And
before their idols, and became a wool shall not come upon them while
stumbling-block of iniquity to the they minister in the gates of the inner
house of Israel, therefore I have lifted court, and in the house. (Rev 19:8)
up My hand against them, declares 18 Turbans of bleached linen shall be
Adonai YAHWEH. And they shall on their heads, and linen under-
bear their iniquity. garments shall be on their loins. They
13 And they shall not come near to shall not gird with sweat.
Me to serve as priest to Me, nor come 19 And when they go out into the
near to any of My holy things, to the outer court, to the outer court to the
holiest of the holy things, but they people, they shall put off their
shall bear their shame and their garments by which they ministered
abominations which they have done. and lay them in the holy chambers.
14 But I will give them to be keepers And they shall put on other garments,
of the charge of the house to be bond- and they shall not sanctify the people
servants for all labour, and for all that with their own garments.
shall be done in it1. 20 And they shall not shave their
15 But the priests, the Levites, the heads, and they shall not send forth
sons of Zadok2, who kept the charge of long hair; trimming they shall trim
My sanctuary when the sons of Israel their heads. (1Cor 11:14)
went astray from Me, they shall come 21 And every priest shall not drink
near to Me to minister to Me. And they wine when they enter into the inner
shall stand before Me to bring near to court. (Lev 10:9)
Me the fat and the blood, declares 22 And they shall not take a widow
Adonai YAHWEH. or a divorcee, for wives for themselves,
16 They shall enter into My but they shall only take virgins of the
sanctuary, and they shall come near to seed of the house of Israel, or a widow
My table, to minister to Me. And they who is the widow of a priest4.
shall keep My charge. 23 And they shall teach My people
between the holy and the common,
1 Verses 10-14, The Levites punishment for and between the unclean and the
bringing gentiles into Yahweh's sanctuary clean, to make them known5.
will be that they will be demoted in the 24 And in a dispute, they shall stand
future sanctuary to be doing the menial to judge, they shall judge it by My
tasks. judgments. And they shall observe My
2 The regular priests in this sanctuary will be Torah and My statutes in My
only the sons of “Zadok”. The high priestly
order in the Millennium will be Melchi- 3 Linen represents righteousness Rev 19:8.
Zedek, or king of righteousness. “Zadok” 4 The priest was not allowed to take a
means “righteous” and this verse is divorced woman as a wife (Lev 21:6-7). As
showing the changeover from the Levitical Melchizedek priests in the New Covenant,
order to the Melchizedek order. See all of Yahshua clearly stated that to divorce a
Hebrews 7. Also look at what John the spouse and marry another is adultery, Mk
baptist, who was the last true Levitical High 10:11-12.
priest through the line of his father, said to 5 The Melchizedek priests in this sanctuary
Yahshua who was the eternal Melchizedek will accomplish what the Levites failed to
priest in John 3:30, “ It is necessary for do in the first sanctuary Mal 2:6-9, to teach
Him to increase and I must decrease.” the people true Holiness.
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appointed feasts, and they shall

sanctify My Sabbaths1. Chapter 45
25 And he shall not come to a dead
man, to defile himself; but for father, 1 And when you shall divide the land
or for mother, or for a son, or for a by lot for an inheritance, you shall
daughter, for a brother, or for a sister offer a heave offering to YAHWEH, a
who has not had a husband, they may holy portion of the land. The length
defile themselves. (Lev 21:1-3) shall be twenty five thousand cubits
26 And after he is cleansed, they long and the width ten thousand4. It
shall count seven days for him. shall be holy in all its borders all
27 And in the day he goes into the around.
sanctuary, to the inner court, to 2 Of this there shall be for the
minister in the sanctuary, he shall sanctuary five hundred by five
bring his sin offering, declares Adonai hundred cubits, square all around, and
YAHWEH. fifty cubits of open space shall be all
28 And it shall be to them for an around.
inheritance; I am their inheritance; 3 And from this measure you shall
and you shall not give them possession measure the length, twenty five
in Israel; I am their possession2. thousand cubits, and the width, ten
29 They shall eat the food offering thousand. And in it shall be the
and the sin offering and the guilt sanctuary, the holy of holies.
offering. And every devoted thing in 4 It is the holy portion of the land for
Israel shall be theirs. (Num 18:9, 14) the priests, it shall be for the ministers
30 And the first of all the first-fruits of the sanctuary who come near to
of all, and every one of the heave minister to YAHWEH. And it shall be
offerings of all, of all your heave for them a place for their houses, and a
offerings, shall be for the priests. And holy place for the sanctuary.
you shall give to the priest the first of 5 And twenty five thousand cubits in
your dough, to cause a blessing to rest length, and ten thousand in width
on your house3. (Num 18:12-13) shall be for the Levites, the ministers
31 The priests shall not eat of every of the house, for them for a
corpse and torn thing, of birds, or of possession, twenty rooms.
beasts. (Lev 7:24) 6 And you shall give the possession
of the city, five thousand cubits wide
1 The priests will be the judges as originally and twenty five thousand long, beside
laid out in the Torah in Deut 17:8-13, and the heave offering of the holy lot. It
the people will honor and listen to Yahweh's shall be for the whole house of Israel.
set apart leaders at this time. The priests 7 And a portion shall be for the
will teach the people how to honor
prince from here, and from there, for
Yahweh's Torah and His plan of salvation
through the Holy Days. the heave offering of the holy place
2 The priests were not to own property (Num and of the possession of the city, to the
18:20, 23-24 Deut 10:9), The possession of face of the heave offering of the holy
the priest was Yahweh Himself. In the place, from the west side westward,
millennium, the true believers who are the and from the east side eastward. And
bride of Yahshua will also be His the length shall be alongside one of the
possession (1Cor 6:19-20) and with Him in
His sanctuary and cared for, Rev 7:13-17.
3 Firstfirst are Holy to YHWH and His 4 Verses 1-8. This is about 8 miles square
firstborn will partake in the firstfruits. surrounded by the priests' quarters.
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portions, from the west border to the food offering, and drink offerings, in
east border. the feasts and on the new moons and
8 It shall be for a land to him, for a on the Sabbaths, in all the appointed
possession in Israel, and My rulers feasts of the house of Israel 3. He shall
shall not oppress My people any more. make the sin offering, and the food
And they shall give the land to the offering, and the burnt offering, and
house of Israel according to their the peace offerings, to atone for the
tribes. house of Israel.
9 So says Adonai YAHWEH: 18 So says Adonai YAHWEH: In the
Enough for you, O rulers of Israel! first month, on the first of the month,
Turn away violence and oppression, you shall take a bull without blemish, a
and do justice and righteousness. Lift son of the herd, and cleanse the
away your acts of violence from My sanctuary. (Ex 12:2)
people, declares Adonai YAHWEH. 19 And the priest shall take of the
10 Just balances and a just ephah, blood of the sin offering and put it on
and a just bath, let there be to you. the door posts of the house, and on the
11 The ephah and the bath shall be four corners of the ledge of the altar,
one measure, that the bath may and on the gateposts of the inner
contain the tenth of the homer, and court.
the tenth of the homer the ephah. Its 20 And so you shall do on the
measure shall be to the homer1. seventh of the month for each man
12 And the shekel shall be twenty who goes astray, and for the simple.
gerahs: Twenty shekels, twenty five And you shall atone for the house.
shekels, fifteen shekels shall be a 21 In the first month, in the
maneh to you. fourteenth day of the month, the
13 This is the heave offering that you Passover shall be to you; a feast of
shall offer: the sixth of an ephah of a seven days, unleavened bread is
homer of wheat, and the sixth of an eaten4.
ephah of a homer of barley. 22 And the prince shall make ready
14 And the statute of oil, the bath of on that day for himself and for the
oil, the tenth of the bath out of the cor;
(ten baths, a homer, for ten baths are a 2 If this is happening in the millennial
homer); sanctuary there is no contradiction to the
15 and one lamb out of the flock, out believer in Yahshua, as sacrifice and
of two hundred, out of the watered offering of ones wealth and prized
land of Israel for a food offering, and possessions was a way to draw near to his
for a burnt offering, and for peace creator and was a practice since the days of
offerings, to atone for them, declares Adam and Eve (Gen 4:3-4).
Adonai YAHWEH2.
3 It should be noted that the Sabbath, Holy
Days and New Moons will all be observed
16 All the people of the land shall be
in this sanctuary.
at this heave offering for the prince in 4 True believers in Yahshua today observe
Israel. and keep the Holy days of Lev 23, as some
17 And responsibility for burnt of them such as Passover shows the
offerings shall be on the prince, and a redemptive work that Yahshua already did
and some look forward to the redemptive
1 An ephah is a dry measurement of about 2/3 work that is still ahead. It will be the same
of a bushel and a bath is a liquid one of here in this sanctuary, as these days will
about 6 gallons, and a homer is about 6 mirror the great redemptive work of
bushels. Yahweh, through Yahshua His Son.
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people of the land, a bull for a sin for the lambs, a gift of his hand; and a
offering. hin of oil to an ephah.
23 And seven days of the feast he 6 And in the day of the new moon: a
shall make ready a burnt offering to bull without blemish, a son of the
YAHWEH, seven bulls and seven herd, and six lambs, and a ram, they
rams, without blemish, daily for the shall be without blemish,
seven days, and for a sin offering a kid 7 and an ephah for a bull and an
of the he-goats daily. ephah for a ram he shall prepare as a
24 And a food offering of an ephah food offering; and for the lambs as his
for a bull, and an ephah for a ram, he hand can reach; and a hin of oil to an
shall make ready; also of oil, a hin for ephah.
an ephah. 8 And when the prince shall enter,
25 In the seventh month, in the he shall enter by way of the porch of
fifteenth day of the month, at the feast, the gate, and by its way he shall go out.
he shall make ready like these seven 9 But when the people of the land
days as the sin offering, as the burnt come before YAHWEH at the
offering, as the food offering, and as appointed feasts, he who enters by way
the oil. (Ex 23:16, 34:22, Deut 16:16) of the north gate to worship shall go
out by way of the south gate. And he
Chapter 46 who enters by way of the south gate
shall go out by way of the north gate.
1 So says Adonai YAHWEH: The He shall not return by way of the gate
gate of the inner court that faces the by which he came in, but shall go out
east shall be shut the six days of work. opposite it.2
But on the Sabbath day it shall be 10 And the prince shall go in among
opened, and in the day of the new them when they go in, and he shall go
moon it shall be opened1. out when they go out.
2 And the prince shall enter by way 11 And in the feast seasons, and in
of the porch of the gate from outside the appointed feasts, the food offering
and shall stand by the gatepost. And shall be an ephah to a bull, and an
the priests shall prepare his burnt ephah to a ram, and to the lambs a gift
offering and his peace offerings. And of his hand; and a hin of oil to an
he shall worship at the threshold of the ephah.
gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate 12 And when the prince makes a free
shall not be shut until the evening. offering, a burnt offering, or peace
3 And the people of the land shall offerings as a free offering to
worship at the door of that gate on the YAHWEH, then one shall open to him
Sabbaths, and on the new moons, the gate facing east. And he shall
before YAHWEH. prepare his burnt offering and his
4 And the burnt offering that the peace offerings as he does on the
prince shall bring near to YAHWEH Sabbath day. And he shall go out, and
on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs the gate is shut after he goes out.
without blemish, and a ram without
blemish. 2 The ancient Hebrew hieroglyphic word
5 And the food offering shall be an picture for repentance is “ to destroy the
ephah for a ram, and a food offering path to the house”, you leave nothing to go
back for, and here they cannot go back the
1 Both Sabbaths and New Moons are being way they came but must continue to move
observed during this time Is 66:23. forward.
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13 And you shall make ready a burnt 22 In the four corners of the court
offering daily to YAHWEH, a lamb were enclosed courts forty cubits long
without blemish, a son of a year; from and thirty wide, one measure to the
dawn to dawn you shall make it ready. four of them, being made in corners.
14 And you shall make ready a food 23 And a row was around in them,
offering for it from dawn to dawn, a around the four of them, and boiling
sixth of an ephah, and a third of a hin places were made under the rows
of oil to wet the fine flour, a food round about.
offering to YAHWEH, perfect statutes 24 And he said to me, These are the
forever. houses of those who boil, there where
15 So they shall make ready the the servants of the house shall boil the
lamb, and the food offering, and the sacrifice of the people.
oil, from dawn to dawn as a burnt
offering continually. Chapter 47
16 So says Adonai YAHWEH: If the
prince gives a gift to sons of his 1 And he made me turn back to the
inheritance, it shall be to his sons; it is opening of the house. And, behold,
their possession by inheritance. water came out from under the
17 But if he gives it as a gift of his threshold of the house eastward. For
inheritance to one of his servants, then the face of the house is east, and the
it shall be his until the year of liberty 1, water came down from under the right
then it shall return to the prince. His side of the house, at the south from the
inheritance is only his sons'; it shall be altar. (Rev 22:1-2, Ps 46:4)
theirs. 2 And he led me out by way of the
18 And the prince shall not take of north gate, and led me around the way
the people's inheritance, oppressing outside to the outer gate, by the way
them from their possession. He shall facing east. And, behold, water was
give inheritance to his sons from his dropping out of the right side.
possession, so that My people shall not 3 When the man went out eastward,
be dispersed, each man from his and the line in his hand, he measured
possession. a thousand cubits. And he passed me
19 And he brought me through the through the water, water to the ankles.
entry which was at the side of the gate, 4 And he measured a thousand and
into the holy rooms for the priests, passed me through the water, water to
facing north. And, behold, there was a the knees. And he measured a
place on the two sides westward. thousand, and passed me through
20 And he said to me, This is the water to the loins.
place, there where the priests shall boil 5 And he measured a thousand, and
the guilt offering, and the sin offering, there was a torrent which I was not
where they shall bake the food able to pass, for the water had risen,
offering, so as not to bring them out to water to swim in, a torrent that could
the outer court to sanctify the people. not be passed.
21 And he led me out to the outer 6 And he said to me, Have you seen,
court. And he made me pass by the son of man? And he led me and made
four corners of the court. And, behold, me return to the lip of the torrent.
a court in each corner of the court, a 7 When I returned, then, behold, on
court in each corner of the court. the lip of the torrent were many trees
on this side and on that side.
1 This is the Jubilee year (Lev 25:8-14)
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8 And he said to me, These waters go 14 And you shall inherit it, each man
out toward the eastern circuit, and go like his brother, that I lifted up My
down into the Aravah, and enter the hand to give it to your fathers, even
sea. They are brought out into the sea, this land shall fall to you for an
and the waters shall be healed. inheritance.
9 And it shall be, every soul that 15 And this is the border of the land
lives, which swarms in every place, to the north side, from the Great Sea,
there where the two torrents go, that the way of Hethlon to the entrance of
soul shall live. And there shall be very Zedad: (Num 34:1-12)
many fish, because these waters shall 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim,
come there. And they shall be healed. which is between the border of
And all shall live there where the Damascus and the border of Hamath;
torrent goes1. Hazarhatticon, which is by the border
10 And it will be, the fishermen shall of Hauran.
stand on it; from En-Gedi even to En- 17 And the border shall be from the
Eglaim, a spreading place for nets sea to Hazarenan, at the border of
shall be there; their fish shall be by its Damascus; and the north northward,
kind, like the fish of the Great Sea, even the border of Hamath. And this is
very many. the north side.
11 Its swamps and its marshes shall 18 And you shall measure the east
not even be healed, they shall be given side from between Hauran, and
to salt. Damascus, and Gilead, and the land of
12 And all trees for food shall go up Israel; shall be the Jordan, from the
by the torrent, on its lip on this side border to the Eastern Sea, and this is
and on that. Its leaf shall not fade, and the east side.
its fruit shall not fail; it will bear by its 19 And the south side southward
months, because its waters come out from Tamar to the waters of Meriboth-
from the sanctuary. And its fruit shall Kadesh, the torrent to the Great Sea.
be for food, and its leaf for healing And this is the south side to the Negev.
medicine2. 20 And the west side is the Great Sea
13 So says Adonai YAHWEH: This from the border until beside the
shall be the border by which you shall entrance of Hamath; this is the west
inherit the land, by the twelve tribes of side.
Israel. Joseph shall have two 21 And you shall divide this land for
portions3. yourselves by the tribes of Israel.
22 And it will be, you shall divide by
1 Verse 1-9 shows the redeeming force of lot for an inheritance to yourselves,
Yahweh going back to the Garden of Eden and to the foreigners who reside
type scenario with healing waters to the among you, who shall father sons
people. Gen 2:10, Rev 22:1-2, Ps 36:8-9, Ps among you. And they shall be to you as
46:4, Joel 3:18, native born among the sons of Israel.
2 During the millennial reign things will be
They shall have an inheritance fall
more naturally set as in the garden of Eden
with people using the healing power of among the tribes of Israel.
extracted oils from the trees that Yahweh 23 And it shall be, in the tribe in
has created, Rev 22:2. which the foreigner resides, there you
3 Yahweh continues to give the kingdom shall give his inheritance, declares
borders of land for the restored 12 tribes Adonai YAHWEH.
with Joseph getting the double portion as
the right of the first born, Deut 21:17.
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Chapter 48 of the sons of Zadok, who have kept

My charge, who did not go astray
1 And these are the names of the when the sons of Israel went astray, as
tribes: From the north end, at the the Levites went astray.
hand of the way of Hethlon, to the 12 And the heave offering shall be
entrance of Hamath, Hazarenan, the theirs, from the heave offering of the
border of Damascus northward, at the land, the holiest of the holy places, by
hand of Hamath; and there shall be to the border of the Levites.
it an east side and a west: To Dan, one 13 And the Levites shall have
part. alongside the border of the priests
2 And by the border of Dan, from the twenty five thousand cubits long and
east side to the west side, Asher, one ten thousand wide. All the length shall
part. be twenty five thousand, and the width
3 And by the border of Asher, from ten thousand.
the east side to the west side, Naphtali, 14 And they shall not sell any of it,
one part. and shall not trade, and shall not
4 And by the border of Naphtali, cause to pass away the first-fruits of
from the east side even to the west the land. For it is holy to YAHWEH1.
side, Manasseh, one part. 15 And the five thousand being left
5 And by the border of Manasseh, in the width in front of the twenty five
from the east side to the west side, thousand, it is common for the city, for
Ephraim, one part. dwelling and for open land. And the
6 And by the border of Ephraim, city shall be in its midst.
from the east side even to the west 16 And these shall be its measures:
side, Reuben, one part. the north side, four thousand and five
7 And by the border of Reuben, from hundred; and the south side, four
the east side even to the west side, thousand and five hundred cubits; and
Judah, one part. the east side, four thousand and five
8 And by the border of Judah, from hundred; and the west side, four
the east side to the west side, shall be thousand and five hundred.
the heave offering which you shall 17 And the open land shall be of the
offer, twenty five thousand cubits wide city northward, two hundred and fifty
and long, as one of the parts, from the cubits; and southward, two hundred
east side to the west side. And the and fifty; and eastward, two hundred
sanctuary shall be in its midst. and fifty; and westward, two hundred
9 The heave offering that you shall and fifty cubits.
offer to YAHWEH shall be twenty five 18 And the remainder in length
thousand cubits long and ten thousand alongside the heave offering of the
cubits wide. holy parts shall be ten thousand
10 And for these shall be the holy eastward, and ten thousand westward.
heave offering for the priests: And it shall be alongside the heave
northward, twenty five thousand; and offering of the holy part. And its
westward, ten thousand cubits wide;
and eastward, ten thousand wide; and
southward, twenty five thousand 1 Math 10:8, Is 55:1-3, Pr 23:23, Yahweh's
cubits long. And the sanctuary of truth, word and land are all part of His
YAHWEH shall be in its midst, wonderful gift of blessings and His grace
11 for the priests who are sanctified, and cannot be bought and should not be
sold.
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produce shall be for bread to those 30 And these are the exits of the city
who serve the city. on the north side, four thousand and
19 And he who serves the city shall five hundred measures.
serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. 31 And the gates of the city shall be
20 All the heave offering shall be by the names of the tribes of Israel:
twenty five thousand by twenty five three gates northward, the gate of
thousand cubits, foursquare. You shall Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one;
offer the holy heave offering to the the gate of Levi, one.
possession of the city. 32 And at the east side four
21 And the remainder is for the thousand five hundred, and three
prince, on this side and on that of the gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the
holy heave offering, and of the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan,
possession of the city in the front of one.
the twenty five thousand of the heave 33 And the south side, four thousand
offering to the east border, and and five hundred measures, and three
westward in the front of the twenty gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the
five thousand to the west border; gate of Issachar, one; the gate of
alongside the parts of the prince. And Zebulun, one.
it shall be a holy heave offering, and 34 The west side, four thousand and
the sanctuary of the house in its midst. five hundred, their gates three: the
22 And to the prince shall be from gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher,
the possession of the Levites, and from one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
the city's possession, amidst that for 35 All around it shall be eighteen
the prince, between the border of thousand cubits. And the name of the
Judah and the border of Benjamin. city from that day shall be YAHWEH
23 And the rest of the tribes: From IS THERE1.
the east side to the west side,
Benjamin, one part.
24 And by the border of Benjamin,
from the east side to the west side,
Simeon, one part.
25 And by the border of Simeon,
from the east side to the west side,
Issachar, one part.
26 And by the border of Issachar,
from the east side to the west side,
Zebulun, one part.
27 And by the border of Zebulun,
from the east side to the west side
Gad, one part.
28 And by the border of Gad to the
south side southward, from Tamar to
the waters of Meriboth-Kadesh, to the
torrent to the Great Sea.
29 This is the land which you shall
make fall by lot for an inheritance to
the tribes of Israel, and these their
parts, declares Adonai YAHWEH.
1 The Hebrew is “Yahweh Shammah”
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Book of Daniel 537 BC

Chapter 1 the eunuchs that he might not defile

himself3.
1 In the third year of the reign of 9 And the Elohim had given Daniel
Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchad- kindness and compassion before the
nezzar king of Babylon came to chief of the eunuchs. (Gen 39:4,21)
Jerusalem and besieged it.1 10 And the chief of the eunuchs said
2 And YAHWEH gave Jehoiakim, to Daniel, I fear my master the king,
king of Judah, into his hand, with part who has appointed your food and your
of the vessels of the house of Elohim, drink. For why should he see your
which he carried into the land of faces worse looking than the boys who
Shinar2 to the house of his god. And he are in your age group? Then you would
brought the vessels into the treasure forfeit my head to the king.
house of his god. 11 And Daniel said to Melzar, whom
3 And the king spoke to Ashpenaz, the chief of the eunuchs had set over
the chief of his eunuchs that he should Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and
bring some of the sons of Israel, and of Azariah,
the king's seed, and of the nobles, 12 Please, test your servants ten
4 young men in whom was no days. And let vegetables be given to us
blemish, but who were of good that we may eat, and water that we
appearance and having understanding may drink.
in all wisdom, having knowledge and 13 Then let be seen before you, our
understanding learning, even those look and the look of the boys who eat
with strength in them to stand in the of the king's food. And as you see, do
king's palace, and to teach them the so with your servants.
writing and the language of the 14 And he listened to them in this
Chaldeans. matter and tested them for ten days.
5 And the king set to them the 15 And at the end of ten days their
portion of a day in its day, from the appearance looked better and fatter of
king's food, and the wine of his flesh than all the boys who were eating
drinking, even to rear them three the king's food.
years, so that at their end they may 16 So Melzar took away their food
stand before the king. and the wine that they were to drink,
6 And there were among them of the and he gave them vegetables.
sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, 17 As for these four boys, the Elohim
Mishael, and Azariah, gave them knowledge and skill in all
7 to whom the chief of the eunuchs writing and wisdom. And Daniel had
gave names. For he called Daniel, understanding in all visions and
Belteshazzar; and Hananiah, dreams.
Shadrach; and Mishael, Meshach; and 18 Now at the end of the days that
Azariah, Abednego. the king had said to bring them in, the
8 And Daniel laid on his heart that chief of the eunuchs brought them in
he would not defile himself with the before Nebuchadnezzar.
king's food, or with the wine of his 19 And the king talked with them.
drinking. So he asked of the chief of And among them all was found none
3 The first portion of the meat was offered to
1 This would be about the year 609BC. Jer an idol and the drink also poured on a pagan
25:1-10 altar. Also some meat would have been
2 Another name for Babylonia unclean according to Lev 11.
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like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and 7 They again replied and said, Let
Azariah. So they stood before the king. the king tell his servants the dream,
20 And in any matter of wisdom and and we will reveal its meaning.
understanding that the king asked 8 The king answered and said, For I
from them, he found them ten times know that you buy time, that on
better than all the magicians and the account of all, you see the thing is
conjurers who were in all his kingdom. certainly gone from me.
(Ezek 28:3) 9 But if you will not make the dream
21 And Daniel continued to the first known to me, there is one law for you.
year of King Cyrus1. For you have agreed upon lying and
deceiving words to speak before me
Chapter 2 until the time has changed. Therefore,
tell me the dream, then I shall know
1 And in the second year of the reign that you can reveal the meaning to me.
of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar 10 The Chaldeans replied before the
was dreaming dreams, and his spirit king and said, There is not a man on
was troubled, and his sleep was the earth who can reveal the king's
finished on him. matter, because not any king, master,
2 And the king said to call to the or ruler has asked such a thing from
magicians, and to the astrologers, and any magician, or conjurer, or
to the sorcerers and to the Chaldeans, Chaldean.
to declare to the king his dreams. And 11 And the thing that the king asks is
they came and stood before the king. rare. And there is no other who may
3 And the king said to them, I have reveal it before the king, except the
dreamed a dream, and my spirit was Elohim, whose dwelling is not with
troubled to know the dream. flesh. (Gen 41:38)
4 And the Chaldeans spoke to the 12 Then the king was enraged and
king in Aramaic2: O king, live forever! angered. And he commanded all the
Tell your servants the dream, and we wise men of Babylon to be destroyed.
will reveal the meaning. 13 And the law went out that the
5 The king answered and said to the wise men should be killed. And they
Chaldeans, The word is certainly gone looked for Daniel and his companions,
from me. If you will not make known to be killed.
the dream and its meaning to me, you 14 Then Daniel answered with
will be cut into pieces, and your counsel and insight to Arioch the chief
houses shall be made an outhouse. of the king's bodyguard, who had gone
6 But if you make known the dream, out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
you shall receive gifts and a present 15 He answered and said to Arioch,
and great honor from before me. the king's officer, Why is the decree so
Therefore, reveal the dream and its urgent from before the king? And
meaning to me. Arioch made the thing known to
Daniel.
1 Daniel was alive though in Cyrus's third 16 And Daniel went in and asked of
year of reign Dan 10:1. the king that he would give him time,
2 Aramaic, which is a dialect of Hebrew, was and he would show the king the
the common language of the east at this meaning.
time. Starting here until the end of chapter 17 Then Daniel went to his house
7, it is used. From chapters 8-12, Hebrew is
used as in chapter 1 and 2:1-3.
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and declared the thing to Hananiah, king by the wise men, the astrologers,
Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, the magicians, or the stargazing ones.
18 that they might pray for the 28 But there is a Eloh in Heaven
mercies of Eloh in Heaven about this who reveals secrets, and makes known
secret, that Daniel and his companions to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be
should not perish with the rest of the in the latter days2. Your dream, and
wise men of Babylon. the visions of your head on your bed,
19 Then the secret was revealed to are these: (Gen 40:8, Dan 8:17, 10:14)
Daniel in a night vision, and Daniel 29 As for you, O king, your thoughts
blessed the Eloh of Heaven. came on your bed, what should
20 Daniel answered and said, happen after this. And the revealer of
Blessed be the name of Eloheh forever secrets makes known to you what shall
and ever, for wisdom and might are come to pass.
His. 30 But as for me, this secret is not
21 And He changes the times and the revealed to me for any wisdom that I
seasons; He causes kings to pass away, have more than any living man, but so
and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to that the meaning might be made
the wise, and knowledge to those who known to the king, and that you might
know understanding. know the thoughts of your heart.
22 He reveals the deep and secret 31 You, O king, were seeing. And,
things; He knows what is in the behold, a certain great image!3 That
darkness, and the light dwells in Him1. great image stood before you with a
23 I thank You and praise You, O brilliant brightness, and its form was
Eloh of my fathers, who has given me terrifying.
wisdom and might, and has made me 32 The head of this image was of fine
know what we ask of You. For You gold, its breast and its arms were of
have revealed to us the king's matter. silver, its belly and its thighs were of
24 Then Daniel went in to Arioch, copper,
whom the king had chosen to destroy 33 its legs were of iron, its feet were
the wise men of Babylon. He went and partly of iron and partly of clay 4.
said this to him, Do not destroy the 34 You continued until a stone was
wise men of Babylon. Bring me in cut out without hands, which struck
before the king, and I will show the the image on its feet of iron and clay,
meaning to the king. and broke them to pieces.
25 Then Arioch quickly brought
Daniel in before the king and spoke 2 This dream, (as is most of the book of
this to him, I have found a man of the Daniel), is for the latter days or end time.
captives of Judah who will make the There may be some dualities in Daniel that
meaning known to the king. had fulfillments in his day to show the
26 The king answered and said to parallels of those fulfillments in the end
Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, time, but most of the prophecies and dreams
in Daniel, clearly state they are for the end
Are you able to reveal to me the dream
time.
which I have seen, and its meaning? 3 Many people have wrongly assumed that
27 Daniel replied before the king and the primary fulfillment of this dream was a
said, The secret which the king has 500 year history from the Babylonian to
demanded cannot be shown to the Romans empires. However, this chapter
clearly shows there is only one image
(beast) with 4 leaders to it and also that it is
1 Is 45:7, Ps 139:11-12 for the time of the end , vs 28, 35, 44.
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35 Then the iron, the clay, the the iron that shatters all these, it will
copper, the silver, and the gold were crush and shatter4.
together crushed to pieces, and they 41 And as to that you saw, the feet
became like the chaff of the summer and the toes were partly of potters'
threshing floors. And the wind carried clay and partly of iron, the kingdom
them away so that no place was found shall be divided. But there shall be in it
for them. And the stone that struck the the strength of iron, because you saw
image became a great mountain1 and the iron mixed with clay of the potter.
filled the whole earth. 42 And as the toes of the feet were
36 This is the dream, and we will tell partly of iron and partly of clay, so the
the meaning of it before the king. kingdom shall be partly strong and
37 You O king are the king of kings. partly fragile.
For the Eloh of Heaven has given you 43 And as you saw the iron mixed
the kingdom, the power, and the with the clay of the clay, they shall be
strength, and the honor. mixed with the seed of men. But they
38 And wherever the sons of men, shall not adhere to one another, even
the animals of the field, and the birds as iron does not mix with clay5.
of the sky dwell, He has given them 44 And in the days of these kings,
into your hand, and has made you the Eloh of Heaven shall set up a
ruler over them all. You are the head kingdom which shall never be
of gold2. destroyed. And the kingdom shall not
39 And in your place shall arise be left to other people. It shall crush in
another kingdom lower than yours, pieces and make an end all these
and another third kingdom of copper, kingdoms, and it shall stand forever6.
which shall rule in all the earth3. 45 Because you saw that the stone
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be
as strong as iron. Inasmuch as iron
3 The second kingdom is Medio- Persia
crushes and smashes all things, and as (modern Russia and Iran) and the third
kingdom Greece (representative of modern
European Union) and the fourth kingdom is
4 There is one image made up of 4 different world empire which was represented by
entities. This is showing that in the end time ancient Rome. Dan 8:19-22
there will be one global world empire but 4 This fourth entity of this global
with 4 different entities leading it at government, although not rich with wealth,
different periods until the end. The fact that will be fierce and brutal.
the empire will go from gold, to silver, to 5 Verses 41-43, When this end time global
copper, to iron shows that as the end time government was established by the United
will progress things will physically and Nations after WW2, Dwight Eisenhower
economically get worse and worse until the from the USA, sat with Nikita Khrushchev
end. and divided Europe. The socialist part
1 Mountains in scripture represent large land became strong and the communist part was
masses and power, Rev 17:9, Mic 4:1, Is weak and eventually fell, but they did not
11:9, Is 49:6. mix with each other. Eisenhower means
2 End time Babylon is the head of gold. 'iron' and Khrushchev means 'clay'.
During the 70 years of Babylon's reign in 6 This verse clearly shows that this beast is a
the end time (Jer 25:12) the earth will be the single world empire system in the end times
most prosperous in its history and when led by 4 different entities. It cannot simply
Babylon falls so will the exuberant lifestyle be a historical account from Daniel's day as
of living that took place during this time. the Kingdom will clearly be set up during
Also reference Jer chapters 50 & 51, and the reign of this beast in Nebuchadnezzar's
Rev chapters 17 & 18. dream.
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was cut out of the mountain without prefects3, the governors, the
hands, and that it broke the iron, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges
copper, the clay, the silver, and the and the justices. And all the officials of
gold in pieces. The great Eloh has the provinces were ordered to come to
made known to the king what shall the dedication of the image that
occur after this. And the dream is Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
certain, and the meaning of it is 3 Then were gathered the satraps,
trustworthy1. the prefects, the governors, the
46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell counselors, the treasurers, the judges,
on his face and worshiped Daniel. And the justices, and all the officials of the
he commanded an offering, even to provinces, to the dedication of the
offer incense to him. image that Nebuchadnezzar the king
47 The king answered Daniel and had set up. And they stood before the
said, Your Elohim truly is a Eloh of image that Nebuchadnezzar had set
Elohim and a master of kings, and a up.
Revealer of secrets, since you could 4 Then the herald shouted with
reveal this secret. strength: To you it is commanded O
48 Then the king made Daniel great peoples, nations, and languages,
and gave many great gifts to him. And 5 at the time you hear the sound of
he made him ruler over all the the horn, the pipe, cornet, the lyre,
province of Babylon, and chief of the harp, bagpipe, and all kinds of music,
prefects over all the wise men of you shall fall down and worship the
Babylon. (Gen 41:39-44) golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the
49 And Daniel asked of the king, and king has set up.
he set Shadrach, Meshach, and 6 And whoever does not fall down
Abednego over the affairs of the and worship, at that moment they will
province of Babylon. But Daniel sat in be thrown into the middle of a
the gate of the king. burning, fiery furnace.
7 Then at that time when all the
Chapter 3 people heard the sound of the horn,
the pipe, cornet, the lyre, harp, and all
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an kinds of music, all the peoples, the
image of gold whose height was sixty nations, and the languages fell down,
cubits; its breadth, six cubits. He set it worshiping the image of gold that
up in the plain of Dura, in the province Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
of Babylon2. 8 Then at that time men, Chaldeans,
2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king came near and accused and slandered
sent to gather the satraps, the the Jews.
9 They answered and said to king
Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live forever!
10 You, O king, have made a decree
1 When the 70 yrs of Babylon are over there
that every man who shall hear the
will be a short reign of Medio-Persia and
then, Greece and then, world government sound of the horn, the pipe, cornet, the
and then, the Kingdom of YHWH will be lyre, harp, and the bagpipe, and all
established forever. kinds of music, shall fall down and
2 There is much imagery in Daniel of the end worship the golden image.
time, Rev 13:4-5, 11-15. The image was 90
feet by 9 feet and made to the false god 3 Satraps ruled large areas and perfects where
Nabu. Dan 2:38 Lieutenant Governors.
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11 And whoever does not fall down Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke
and worship, he should be thrown into and directed to heat the furnace seven
the mist of a burning, fiery furnace. times more than it was usual to heat it.
12 There are men, Jews, whom you 20 And he ordered mighty men of
have set over the business of the valor in his army to tie up Shadrach,
province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to throw
Meshach, and Abednego. These men, them into the burning, fiery furnace.
O king, do not pay attention to you. 21 Then these men were tied up in
They do not serve your gods or their coats, their gowns, and their
worship the golden image which you hats, and their other clothes, and were
have set up. (Est 3:12-14) thrown into the middle of the burning,
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in anger fiery furnace.
and wrath commanded to bring 22 Then, because the king's
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. command was urgent, and the furnace
Then they brought these men before exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire
the king. killed those men who took up
14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
to them, Is it true, O Shadrach, 23 And these three men, Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego that you are Meshach, and Abednego, fell down
not serving my gods, nor worshiping bound into the middle of the burning,
the golden image which I have set up? fiery furnace.
15 Now if you are ready, at the time 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king
you hear the sound of the horn, the was amazed. And he rose up in haste;
pipe, cornet, the lyre, harp, and he spoke and said to his royal officials,
bagpipe, and all kinds of music, fall Did we not throw three men bound
down and worship the image which I into the mist of the fire? They replied
have made. But if you do not worship, and said to the king, True, O king.
in that moment you shall be thrown 25 He answered and said, Behold! I
into the middle of a burning, fiery see four men loose, walking in the
furnace. And who is that Eloh who middle of the fire, and there is no
shall deliver you out of my hand? harm among them. And the form of
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and the fourth is like a son of Elohim2.
Abednego answered and said to the 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near
king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no to the door of the burning, fiery
need to return a word to you on this furnace. He answered and said,
matter. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
17 If it is so that our Elohim whom servants of the Most High Eloha, come
we serve is able to deliver us from the out and come here. Then Shadrach,
burning, fiery furnace, then He will Meshach, and Abednego came out of
deliver out of your hand, O king. the mist of the fire.
18 And if not, let it be known to you, 27 And the satraps, the prefects, the
O king, that we will not serve your
gods or worship the golden image 2 There is a great lesson that trusting
which you have set up. 1 completely in YHWH without compromise
19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled will always lead to YHWH sending His
with fury, and the expression of his messenger to protect the believer, even if
face was changed against Shadrach, they must go through trial. This is also
extremely symbolic of YHWH sending His
1 Acts 4:18-19, Math 10:28 Son to those who trust in His word.
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governors, and the king's royal 5 I saw a dream, and it terrified me,
officials assembled. And they saw the and the thoughts on my bed and
fire had no power over the bodies of visions of my head troubled me.
these men, and the hair of their head 6 So I made a decree to bring in all
was not scorched, nor were their coats the wise men of Babylon before me,
changed, nor had the smell of fire that they might make known to me the
clung on them. meaning of the dream.
28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, 7 Then the magicians, the
Blessed be the Eloha of Shadrach, astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the
Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent stargazing ones came in. And I told the
His Messenger and has delivered His dream before them, but they did not
servants who trusted in Him, and have make its meaning known to me.
changed the king's words, and have 8 But at last Daniel came in before
given their bodies that they might not me, whose name was Belteshazzar,
serve nor worship any Eloh except according to the name of my god, and
their own Elohin. (Ps 91:1-16) in whom is the spirit of the holy
29 And a decree is set out by me, Elohim. And I told the dream before
that every people, nation, and him, saying,
language who speak anything amiss 9 O Belteshazzar, master of the
about the Eloh of Shadrach, Meshach, magicians, because I know that the
and Abednego, he will be made into spirit of the holy Elohim is in you, and
mere members and his house shall be no secret baffles you, tell me the
made an outhouse. Because there is no visions of my dream that I have seen,
other Eloh who is able to deliver like and its meaning.
this. (Ezr 6:10-12) 10 As to the visions of my head on
30 Then the king made Shadrach, my bed, I was looking, and, behold, a
Meshach, and Abednego prosper in tree was in the middle of the earth.
the province of Babylon. And its height was great.
11 The tree became great and strong,
Chapter 4 and its height reached to the heaven,
and its appearance to the end of all the
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king to all the earth.
peoples, the nations, and the 12 Its leaves were beautiful, and its
languages that dwell in all the earth: fruit plentiful, and food for all was in
May your peace be increased.1 it. The beasts of the field sought shade
2 It seemed good before me to under it, and the birds of the sky dwelt
declare the signs and wonders that the in its branches, and all flesh was fed
Most High Eloha has done with me. from it.
3 How great are His signs! And how 13 I was looking in the visions of my
mighty are His wonders! His kingdom head on my bed. And, behold, a
is an everlasting kingdom, and His watcher, even a holy one, from the
dominion is from generation to heaven came down.
generation. 14 He cried with might and said this:
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in Cut down the tree and cut off its
my house, and flourishing in my branches. Shake off its leaves and
palace. scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee
from under it, and the birds leave its
1 This is the only chapter in the Bible written branches.
by a Pagan King.
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15 But leave the stump of its roots in become great and strong. For your
the earth, even with a fetter of iron greatness has grown and reaches to
and copper, in the grass of the field. the sky, and your rule is to the end of
And let it be wet with the dew of the the earth.
heavens, and his lot be with the beasts 23 And as the king saw a guarding
in the grass of the earth. Cherub and a holy one coming down
16 Let his heart be changed from from the heavens, and saying, Cut the
man's, and let the heart of the beasts tree down, and destroy it. Yet leave the
be given to him. And let seven times stump of its roots in the earth, even
pass over him.1 with a band of iron and copper, in the
17 This matter is by the decree of the grass of the field. And let him be wet
guarding cherubs, and the command with the dew of the heavens, and his
by the word of the holy ones, so that lot be with the beasts of the field, until
the living may know that the Most seven times pass over him.
High rules in the kingdom of men and 24 This is the meaning, O king, and
gives it to whomever He will. And He this the decree of the Most High,
sets up over it the lowest of men2. which has come on my master the
18 I, Nebuchadnezzar, have seen this king:
dream. Now you, O Belteshazzar, 25 And you shall be driven from
declare its meaning, since all the wise men, and your dwelling shall be with
men of my kingdom are not able to the beasts of the field. And you shall be
reveal the meaning to me. But you are fed with grass like oxen. And you shall
able, for the spirit of the holy Elohim be wet with dew of the heavens; and
is in you. seven years3 shall pass over you until
19 Then Daniel, whose name was you know that the Most High is Ruler
Belteshazzar, was stunned for one in the kingdom of men, and He gives it
hour, and his thoughts troubled him. to whomever He desires.
The king spoke and said, O 26 And in that they commanded to
Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or leave the stump of the tree roots, Your
its meaning trouble you. Belteshazzar kingdom shall be enduring to you after
answered and said, My master, the you have realized that Heaven rules.
dream is to those who hate you, and its 27 So, O king, let my advice be
meaning is to your adversaries. pleasing to you: Even break off your
20 The tree that you saw, which sins by righteousness, and your
became great and strong, whose height iniquities by pitying the poor, whether
reached to the heaven and its there will be duration to your
appearance to all the earth, prosperity.
21 and its leaves being beautiful, and 28 All this came on the king,
its fruit plentiful, and food for all being Nebuchadnezzar.
in it, under which the beasts of the 29 At the end of twelve months, he
field lived, and in its branches the walked in the palace of the kingdom of
birds of the sky had their home: Babylon.
22 It was you, O king, for you have 30 The king spoke and said, Is this
not great Babylon that I have built for
1 As Nebuchadnezzar had made the fire 7 the house of the kingdom, by the
times hotter in 3:19, now he would would
be like an animal for 7 years.
2 This verse shows the supremacy that 3 This word can mean 7 literal years or
YHWH has in setting up rulers. cycles.
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might of my power, and for the honor able to humble those who walk in
of my majesty? pride.
31 The word was still in the king's
mouth when a voice fell from the Chapter 5
heavens, saying, O king Nebuchad-
nezzar, to you it is declared: The 1 Belshazzar1 the king made a great
kingdom has been taken from you! feast to a thousand of his nobles. And
32 And you shall be driven from he drank wine before the thousand.
men, and your dwelling shall be with 2 When tasting the wine, Belshazzar
the beasts of the field. You shall be fed commanded the golden and silver
with the grass like oxen, and seven vessels brought, those his father
times shall pass over you until you Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the
know that the Most High is Ruler in sanctuary in Jerusalem, that the king
the kingdom of men, and that He gives and his nobles, his wives, and his
it to whomever He desires. concubines might drink with them.
33 In that moment, the thing was 3 Then they brought the golden
fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar. And he vessels that were taken out of the
was driven from men, and he ate the sanctuary of the house of Eloha in
grass like oxen, and his body was wet Jerusalem. And the king, his nobles,
with the dew of the heavens, until his his wives, and his concubines drank
hair had grown like eagles' feathers, with them.
and his nails like birds' claws. 4 They drank wine and praised the
34 And at the end of the days, I, gods of gold, and of silver, and of
Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to copper, of iron, wood, and stone.
the heaven, and my understanding 5 At that moment fingers of a man's
returned to me, and I blessed the Most hand came out and wrote on the
High. And I praised and honored Him plaster of the wall of the king's palace
who lives forever, whose kingdom is across from the lampstand. And the
an everlasting kingdom, and His rule king saw the part of the hand that
from generation to generation. wrote.
35 And all those living in the earth 6 Then the king's color was changed,
are counted as nothing. And He does and his thoughts troubled him, so that
according to His will among the army the joints of his loins shook, and his
of Heaven, and among those living in knees knocked one against the other.
the earth. And no one is able to strike 7 The king cried aloud to bring in the
His hand or say to Him, What are You conjurers, the Chaldeans, and the star
doing? gazers. The king spoke and said to the
36 At that time my reason returned wise men of Babylon, Any man who
to me, and the glory of my kingdom, can read this writing and reveal its
my majesty, and my brightness meaning shall be clothed with purple,
returned to me. And my advisers and and have a chain of gold around his
my nobles sought to me. And I was neck. And he shall rule third in the
reestablished in my kingdom, and kingdom.
excellent greatness was added to me. 8 Then all the king's wise men came
37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise in. But they could not read the writing
and exalt and honor the King of
Heaven, for all His works are truth, 1 This was the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar,
and His ways are justice. And He is the son of Nabonidus who was 2nd in
Kingdom.
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or make the meaning known to the writing and make the meaning known
king. to me. But they were not able to
9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly declare the meaning of the thing.
terrified, and his face was changing on 16 And I have heard of you, that you
him, and his nobles were perplexed. can interpret meanings, and unravel
10 The queen came in to the banquet knots. Now if you can read the writing
house because of the words of the king and reveal its meaning to me, you shall
and his nobles. The queen spoke and be clothed with purple and have a
said, O king, live forever, do not let golden chain around your neck, and
your thoughts terrify you, and do not you will rule third in the kingdom.
let your face be changed. 17 Then Daniel answered and said
11 There is a man in your kingdom in before the king, Let your gifts be to
whom is the spirit of the holy Elohin. yourself, and give your rewards to
And in the days of your father, light another. Yet I will read the writing to
and understanding and wisdom was the king, and make the meaning
found in him, like the wisdom of the known to him.
Elohin. Your father, king Nebuchad- 18 O king, the Most High Eloha gave
nezzar, your father the king, appointed your father Nebuchadnezzar a
him cheif of the magicians, conjurers, kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and
Chaldeans and stargazing ones, honor.
12 because an excellent spirit, and 19 And for the majesty that He gave
knowledge, and understanding, him, all peoples, nations, and
explaining of dreams, and revealing of languages trembled and feared before
riddles, and the unraveling of knots, him. He killed whom he desired, and
were found in this Daniel, whom the whom he desired he kept alive. And
king named Belteshazzar.1 Now let whom he would, he set up; and whom
Daniel be called, and he will reveal the he desired, he put down.
meaning. 20 But when his heart was lifted up,
13 Then Daniel was thrust in before and his mind hardened in pride, he
the king. The king spoke and said to was put down from the throne of his
Daniel, Are you that Daniel who is of kingdom, and they took his glory from
the sons of the exiled of Judah, whom him.
my father the king brought out of 21 And he was driven from the sons
Judah? of men. And his heart was made like
14 I have even heard of you, that the the animals, and his home was with
spirit of the Elohin is in you, and light, the wild donkeys. They fed him with
and excellent wisdom, and under- grass like oxen, and his body was wet
standing are found in you. with the dew of the heavens, until he
15 And now the wise men and the knew that the Most High Eloha is
conjurers have been thrust in before Ruler in the kingdom of men, and that
me, so that they might read this He appoints over it whomever He
desires.
1 Daniel taught these stargazers about the 22 And you, his son, O Belshazzar,
prophesied star of the Messiah from Num have not humbled your heart, though
24:17 who in turn taught others in each you knew all this.
proceeding generation. That is why when 23 But you have exulted yourself up
Yahshua is born the magi come from the against the Master of Heaven. And
east to see the prophesied King Messiah, they have brought the vessels of His
Math 2:1-2.
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house before you. And you, and your Chapter 6

nobles, your wives, and your
concubines have drunk wine with 1 It pleased Darius to set over the
them. And you have praised the gods kingdom a hundred and twenty
of silver, and gold, copper, iron, wood, satraps, that they might be over the
and stone, which do not see, nor hear, kingdom.
and do not know. And you have not 2 And over them were three
glorified the Eloha in whose hand your presidents (Daniel was one of them),
life, breath, and all your ways is. so that these satraps might give
24 Then the part of the hand was account to them, and the king should
sent from Him, and this writing was have no loss.
written. 3 Then this Daniel was preferred
25 And this is the writing that was above the presidents and satraps,
written: A MINA, A MINA, A because an excellent spirit was in him.
SHEKEL, AND HALF MINAS1. And the king was planning to set him
26 This is the meaning of the thing: over all the kingdom.
A MINA: Eloha has numbered your 4 Then the presidents and satraps
kingdom and finished it. sought to find occasion against Daniel
27 A SHEKEL: You are weighed in concerning the kingdom. But they
the scales and found lacking. could find no pretext or fault because
28 HALF MINAS: Your kingdom is he was trustworthy. And no error or
divided and given to the Medes and fault was found in him.
Persians.2 5 Then these men said, We shall not
29 Then Belshazzar commanded, find any occasion against this Daniel
and they clothed Daniel with purple, unless we find it against him
and a necklace of gold around his concerning the Torah of his Eloheh.
neck. And they made a proclamation 6 Then these presidents and satraps
concerning him, that he should be the gathered together to the king and said
third ruler in the kingdom. this to him, king Darius, live forever.
30 In that night Belshazzar, the king 7 All the presidents of the kingdom,
of the Chaldeans, was killed. the prefects, and the satraps, the
31 And Darius the Mede took the officials and the governors, have took
kingdom, being a son of sixty two council together to establish a royal
years.3 statute, and to make a firm decree,
that whoever shall ask a petition of any
1 Mina means to number or measure, shekel Elah or man for thirty days, except
is to weigh and half (peres) is to divide. The from you, O king, he shall be thrown
message was that Babylon was being into the den of lions.
judged and the kingdom was handed over to 8 Now, O king, establish the decree
the Medes and Persians, which lands
and sign the document, so that it may
translate today to modern Iran and Russia.
2 Jer 49:39, Jer 51:27-28, Dan 8:19-20
not be changed, according to the law
3 This is an amazing fulfillment of prophecy of the Medes and Persians, which does
predicted by Isaiah in 44:28, 45:1. The not pass away.
Medes diverted the waters of Babylon from 9 All on account of this, king Darius
under the gate and overtook the city in one signed the document and the decree.
night. There was no mass murdering or 10 And when he had learned that the
fleeing of Jews,which shows that chapters document was signed, Daniel went to
50 and 51 of Jeremiah were not fulfilled but his house. And his windows were open
are end time scriptures .
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in his roof chamber toward Jerusalem. diversions were not brought before
He knelt on his knees three times in him; and his sleep fled from him.
the day, and prayed and praised before 19 Then the king rose up in the
his Eloheh, as he did before.(1Kg 8:33, dawn, in the daylight, and hurried to
Ps 55:17) the lions' den.
11 Then these men met together and 20 And when he came to the den, he
found Daniel praying and seeking cried with a sorrowful voice to Daniel.
mercy before his Eloheh. The king spoke and said to Daniel, O
12 Then they came near and spoke Daniel, servant of the living Eloha,
before the king concerning the king's your Eloha whom you always serve, is
decree, saying, Have you not signed a He able to deliver you from the lions?
decree that every man who shall ask of 21 Then Daniel said to the king, O
any Eloha or man within thirty days, king, live forever.
except of you, O king, that he shall be 22 My Eloha has sent His
thrown into the lions' den? The king Messenger, and He has shut the
answered and said, The thing is mouths of the lions. And they have not
certain, according to the law of the harmed me, because in His sight
Medes and Persians, which does not innocence was found in me. And also
pass away. before you, O king, I have done no
13 Then they answered and said harm.
before the king, Daniel, who is of the 23 Then the king was exceedingly
sons of the exile of Judah, has not set glad over him. And he commanded to
attention on you, O king, or the decree bring up Daniel from the den. And
that you have signed, but he makes his Daniel was brought out of the den, and
prayer three times in the day. no harm was found on him, because
14 Then the king, when he heard the he trusted in his Eloha.
word, was very displeased with 24 And the king commanded, and
himself, and he set his heart on Daniel, they brought those men who had
to deliver him. And until the going of accused and slandered Daniel. And
the sun he was striving to deliver him. they threw them into the lions' den,
15 Then these men met before the them, their sons and their wives. And
king and said to the king, O king, know the lions overpowered them and
that the law of the Medes and Persians crushed all their bones before they
is that every decree or law which the reached to the bottom of the pit.
king enacts may not be changed. 25 Then king Darius wrote to all the
16 And the king commanded. And peoples, the nations, and the
they brought Daniel, and they threw languages who were living in all the
him into the lions' den. The king spoke earth: Peace be multiplied to you.
and said to Daniel, Your Eloheh whom 26 A decree was given from before
you constantly serve will deliver you. me that in all the domain of my
17 And a stone was brought and laid kingdom there shall be trembling and
on the mouth of the den. And the king fear before the Eloheh of Daniel. For
sealed it with his own signet, and with He is the living Eloha and endures
the signet of his nobles, that the affair forever, and His kingdom is the one
may not change concerning Daniel. which shall not be destroyed. And His
18 Then the king went to his palace dominion shall be to the end.
and spent the night fasting; and 27 He delivers and rescues, and He
works signs and wonders in the

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heavens and in the earth, He who has all the beasts before it; and it had ten
delivered Daniel from the hand of the horns. (Rev 13:1-2, Rev 17:12-13)
lions. 8 I was thinking about the horns.
28 And this Daniel was made to And behold! Another little horn came
prosper in the reign of Darius, and in up among them, and three of the first
the reign of Cyrus the Persian. horns were uprooted before it. And
behold! In this horn were eyes like the
Chapter 7 eyes of the man, and a mouth speaking
domineering things. (Dan 8:8-9)
1 In the first year of Belshazzar1, king 9 I was looking until the thrones
of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and were cast down, and the Ancient of
visions of his head on his bed. Then he Days sat, whose robe was white as
related the dream, giving the sum of snow and the hair of His head like
the matters. pure wool. His throne was like flames
2 Daniel spoke and said, In my of fire, its wheels like burning fire3.
vision by night I was looking. And, 10 A stream of fire went out and
behold, the four winds of the heavens came out from before Him. A
were stirring up the Great Sea. thousand thousands served Him, and
3 And four great beasts came up ten thousand by ten thousand stood
from the sea, different from one before Him. The judgment was set and
another2. the books were opened.(Rev 20-11-15)
4 The first was like a lion and had 11 Then I was looking because of the
eagle's wings. I watched until its wings voice of the great words which the
were torn off. And it was lifted up from horn spoke. I was looking until the
the earth and made to stand on two beast was killed, and his body was
feet like a man, and a man's heart was destroyed and given to the burning
given to it. (Dan 2:41-43) flame. (Rev 19:20)
5 And, behold, another beast, a 12 And the rest of the beasts, their
second, like a bear. And it was rulership was taken away. Yet length
established on one side, and three ribs of life was prolonged for them for a
were in its mouth between its teeth. season and a time.
And they said this to it, Rise up, eat 13 I was looking in the night visions.
much flesh. And behold! One like the Son of Man
6 After this I was looking, and, came with the clouds of the heavens.
behold, another like a leopard, and to And He came to the Ancient of Days.
it were four wings of a bird on its side. And they brought Him near before
And also to the beast were four Him.4
leaders. And rulership was given to it. 14 And dominion was given to Him,
7 And after this I was looking in the and glory, and a kingdom, that all
night visions. And, behold, the fourth peoples, nations, and languages
beast was frightening and terrifying, should serve Him. His dominion is an
and exceedingly strong! And to it were everlasting dominion which shall not
huge iron teeth. It devoured, and pass away, and His kingdom that
crushed, and stamped what was left which shall not be destroyed.
with its feet. And it was different from (Ps 72:11, Phil 2:9-11, Dan 2:44)
15 I, Daniel, was distressed in my
1 This precedes chapter 5.
2 These are the 4 rulers of the end time global 3 Rev 1:14, Eze 1:13-21, 26-27
beast from Dan 2:31-40. 4 Showing the duality of the YHWH family.
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spirit amidst my body, and the visions And he intends to change times and
of my head alarmed me. law. And they shall be given into his
16 And I came near one of those who hand until a time and times and one
stood by and asked him the truth of all half time1.
this. And he told me and made me 26 But the court shall sit, and they
know the meaning of the things. shall take away his rulership, to
17 These great beasts are four, four exterminate and to destroy until the
kings; they shall rise up out of the end.
earth. (Dan 2:37-40,44) 27 And the kingdom and rulership,
18 But the saints of the Most High and the greatness of the kingdom
shall receive the kingdom and possess under all the heavens shall be given to
the kingdom forever, even forever and the people of the saints of the Most
ever. (Rev 20:4-6, Rev 5:10, Ro 8:17) High, whose kingdom is an everlasting
19 Then I wanted to know the truth kingdom. And all kingdoms shall serve
of the fourth beast, which was and obey Him. (Dan 7:18, 22)
different from all of them, very 28 Here is the end of the matter. As
frightening, whose teeth were of iron for me, Daniel, my thoughts terrified
and its nails copper; who devoured me much, and my face changed on me.
and crushed, and trampled what was But I kept the matter in my heart.
left with its feet,
20 also of the ten horns that were on Chapter 8
its head, and the other which came up,
and before whom three fell, even that 1 In the third year of the reign of
horn that had eyes, and a mouth King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to
speaking great things, and its me, Daniel, after that which appeared
appearance was greater than his to me at the first2.
fellows. 2 And I looked in the vision, and it
21 I was looking, and that horn made happened when I looked that I was at
war with the saints and overcame Shushan, the palace, which is in the
them, (Rev 13:7) province of Elam3. And in a vision I
22 until the Ancient of Days came. looked, and I was by the Ulai Canal.
And judgment was given to the saints 3 Then I lifted up my eyes and
of the Most High, and the time came looked. And behold! A ram was
that the saints possessed the kingdom. standing before the canal, having two
23 And he said, The fourth beast horns. And the two horns were high,
shall be the fourth kingdom on earth, but one was higher than the other, and
which shall be different from all the higher one came up last4.
kingdoms, and shall devour all the 4 I saw the ram butting westward
earth, and shall trample it down and
crush it.
24 And the ten horns out of this
1 This is speaking of Anti-messiah in the last
days who is given 42 months to reign (Rev
kingdom are ten kings; they shall rise,
13:4-5). He will greatly persecute believers
and another shall rise after them. And in Yahshua who will not take his mark nor
he shall be different from the first, and give him homage, Rev 13:7, 16-17.
he shall humble three kings. 2 Starting in Dan 8:1 till the end of the book
25 And he shall speak commands it is written again in Hebrew.
against the Most High, and he shall 3 This is in modern day Iran.
wear out the saints of the Most High. 4 The 2 Rams are the kings of Media and
Persia, Dan 8:20.
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and northward and southward, so that down to the ground, and it worked and
no beasts could stand before him, and pushed forward. (Heb 10:12-14)3
none could deliver out of his hand. But 13 Then I heard a certain holy one
he did according to his will and speaking, and another holy one said to
became great. that one who spoke, Until when is the
5 And I was considering. And vision, the continual sacrifice and the
behold! A male of the goats came from devastating rebellious revolt, to give
the west, over the face of all the earth both the sanctuary and the massive
and did not touch the ground. And the crowd to be trampled? (2Thes 2:3-4)
he goat had an outstanding horn 14 And he said to me, For two
between his eyes. thousand, three hundred evenings and
6 And he came to the ram with two mornings, then the sanctuary will be
horns which I had seen standing made righteous4.
before the canal. And he ran to it in 15 And it happened when I, Daniel,
the fury of his power. had seen the vision, then I sought the
7 And I saw him touched beside the meaning. And, behold, the form of a
ram. And he was moved with anger man stood before me.
against him. And he struck the ram 16 And I heard a man's voice
and shattered his two horns. And there between the banks of Ulai, and he
was no power in the ram to stand called and said, Gabriel, make this one
before him. But he threw him down to understand the vision.
the ground and trampled him. And no 17 And he came beside my place.
one could deliver the ram from his And when he came, I feared and fell on
hand. my face. But he said to me, O son of
8 Then the he-goat became very man, understand, for the vision is for
great. And when he was mighty, the the time of the end. (Dan 2:44, 10:14)
great horn was shattered. And in its
place came up four notable ones
toward the four winds of the heavens.
3 The daily or continual sacrifice never
ceased but continues every day by the blood
9 And out of one of them came a
of Yahshua. His one eternal sacrifice is in
little horn which became very great, perpetuity, it is ongoing and keeps Yahweh's
toward the south, and toward the east, grace active in this evil world. However, at
and toward the bountiful land1. this time, due to sin and wickedness,
10 And it became great, even to the Yahweh's grace is removed from the world
host of the heavens. And it caused setting up His wrath on the earth called
some of the host and of the stars to fall “The Day of YHWH” in scripture (Joel 2:1-
to the ground, and it trampled them2. 2).
11 Yea, he magnified himself even to 4 There was 2 daily sacrifices in YHWH's
the leader of the host. And the sanctuary (Ex 29:38-42). So 2,300 morning
continual sacrifice was taken away by and evening sacrifices would equal 1,150
him, and the place of his sanctuary days. This was fulfilled in type when
Antiochus Epiphanies set up a pagan altar
was cast down. (Heb 10:14)
for worship in Kislev 25, 168 B.C. And the
12 And a massive army was given destroying of that altar and reconstruction
him against the continual sacrifice of the altar of YHWH by Judas Maccabeus
because of sin. And it threw the truth on Kislev 25, 165 B.C., exactly 1,150 days
later on what is known as Hanukah.
Hanukah means rededication. There will
1 “Bountiful land” is Israel also be a dual fulfillment of this in the end
2 Rev 12:4 time.
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18 And while he was speaking with shall shut up the vision, for it shall be
me, I lay stunned and was on my face for many days.
toward the ground. But he touched me 27 And I, Daniel, was faint. And I
and made me stand. was sick for days. Afterward, I got up
19 And he said, Behold, I will make and did the king's business. And I was
you know what shall happen in the last amazed at the vision. But there was no
end of the indignation. For it is for the understanding. (Is 21:3)
time appointed for the end1.
20 The ram which you saw with two Chapter 9
horns are the kings of Media and
Persia2. 1 In the first year of Darius, the son
21 And the shaggy goat is the king of of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes,
Greece3. And the great horn between who was made king over the empire of
his eyes is the first king. the Chaldeans,
22 And as for that which was 2 in the first year of his reign, I,
shattered, and four stood up in its Daniel, understood in the books the
place, four kingdoms shall stand up number of the years, which came as
out of the nation, but not in its power. the Word of YAHWEH to Jeremiah
23 And in the latter time of their the prophet, that He would accomplish
kingdom, when the apostasy has been seventy years in the desolations of
complete, a king, strong of face and Jerusalem5.
understanding dark sentences, shall 3 And I set my face toward
stand up. YAHWEH, the Elohim, to seek by
24 And his power shall be mighty, prayer and holy desires, with fasting,
but not by his own power. And he shall and sackcloth, and ashes. (Neh 1:4)
destroy wondrously, and he shall 4 And I prayed to YAHWEH my
prosper, and work, and destroy the Elohim, and made my confession,
powerful, and the holy people. saying, O YAHWEH, the great and
25 And also through his policy he awesome El, keeping the covenant and
will make deceit succeed in his land. loving kindness to those who love
And he will lift himself up in his heart, Him, and to those who keep His
and by peace; he shall destroy many. commandments, (Deut 7:9)
He shall also stand up against the 5 we have sinned and have
Prince of Princes, but he shall be committed iniquity and have done
shattered without a hand4. (Dan 2:44) evilly, and we have rebelled, even by
26 And the morning and evening departing from Your commandments
vision that was told is true. But you and from Your judgments.
6 And we have not listened to Your
1 Although some of Daniel's prophecy had a servants the prophets, who spoke in
fulfillment in type to show an example, Your name to our kings, our rulers,
most of it is clearly stated to be for the end.
2 Modern day Russian provinces and Iran.
3 Greece is the third entity to control the end 4 Verses 22-25 is speaking about anti-messiah
time global beast power and more than who will lead the fourth part of this beast,
likely represents the European Union. When which will be a worldwide global
Greece was a mighty empire under government.
Alexander the Great they controlled almost 5 70 years was the number given that both
all of what is called the European Union Babylon would fall (Jer 25:12) and that
today. Judah would be allowed to return Jer 29:10.
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and our fathers, and to all the people YAHWEH our Elohim is righteous in
of the land. all His works which He does. For we
7 O YAHWEH, righteousness did not obey His voice.
belongs to You, but to us the shame of 15 And now, O YAHWEH our
our faces, as it is this day to the men of Elohim, who brought Your people out
Judah, and to those living in of the land of Egypt with a mighty
Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are hand and made for Yourself a name, as
near and who are afar through all the it is this day; we have sinned; we have
lands where You have driven them for done evilly.
their unfaithfulness which they have 16 O YAHWEH, I pray to You,
done against You. according to all Your righteousness, let
8 O Adonai YAHWEH, shame of Your anger and Your fury be turned
face belongs to us, to our kings, to our back from Your city Jerusalem, Your
rulers and to our fathers, because we holy mountain. For because of our sins
have sinned against You. and of our fathers' iniquities,
9 To YAHWEH our Elohim belong Jerusalem and Your people have
mercies and pardons, for we have become a reproach to all those around
rebelled against Him. us.
10 We have not obeyed the voice of 17 And now, hear, O our Elohim, the
YAHWEH our Elohim, to walk in His prayer of Your servant and his holy
Torah which He set before us by His desires, and cause Your face to shine
servants the prophets. on Your sanctuary that is desolate, for
11 Yea, all Israel has transgressed the sake of YAHWEH.
Your Torah and turned aside that they 18 O my Elohim, incline Your ear
might not obey Your voice. For this and hear; open Your eyes and see our
reason the curse1 has been poured out ruins and the city which is called by
on us, and the oath that is written in Your name. For we do not make our
the Torah of Moses the servant of The prayers fall before You on account of
Elohim, because we have sinned our righteousness, but because of Your
against Him. great mercies. (Eze 36:22)
12 And He has confirmed His Words 19 O YAHWEH, hear! O YAHWEH,
which He spoke against us, and forgive! O YAHWEH, listen and act!
against our judges who judge us, by Do not delay, for Your own sake, O my
bringing on us a great evil. For under Elohim. For Your name is called on
the whole heavens it has not been Your city and on Your people3.
done as it has been done to Jerusalem. 20 And while I was speaking and
13 As it is written in the Torah of praying and confessing my sin and the
Moses, all this evil has come on us. Yet sin of my people Israel, and making
we did not make our prayer before my cry fall before YAHWEH my
YAHWEH our Elohim that we might
turn from our perversities and 2 Yahweh gave clear instruction in the Torah
understand Your truth2. of what would be the result of Israel's
14 And YAHWEH has watched over obedience and what would be the result of
the evil and has brought it on us. For their rebellion in both Lev 26 and Deut 28.
3 In order for Yahweh to intervene in the end
1 The Hebrew word for curse here is “Allah”, time to save the sons of Israel from Satan's
which is very ironic considering the evil world government, there will have to
problems that Israel is having today with be a great repentance of the people (Lev
the Muslim world. 26:40-42).
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Elohim for the holy mountain of my 27 And he shall confirm a covenant

Elohim, with the many for one week6. And in
21 and while I was setting my prayer the middle of the week he shall cause
in order, then the man Gabriel, whom the sacrifice and the offering to cease.
I had seen in the vision at the And on the most outer corners,
beginning, touched me in my severe abominations by a desolater, even
exhaustion about the time of the until the end. And that which was
evening offering. decreed shall pour out on the
22 And he attended to me and talked desolater7. (Rev 16:1)
with me, and said, O Daniel, I have
now come out to give you skill in Chapter 10
understanding.
23 At the beginning of your prayers 1 In the third year of Cyrus king of
the word came forth, and I have come Persia, a thing was revealed to Daniel,
to reveal it. For you are greatly whose name was called Belteshazzar.
beloved. Then pay attention to the And the thing was true, and a great
matter and understand the vision: conflict. And he understood the thing
24 Seventy weeks are decreed as to and had understanding of the vision.
your people, and as to your holy city1, 2 In those days, I, Daniel, was
to finish the transgression, and to mourning three weeks of days.
make an end of sins, and to make 3 I ate no food for delight, and no
atonement for iniquity, and to bring in flesh or wine came into my mouth. I
everlasting righteousness, and to seal
up the vision and prophecy, and to 3 This command was given by King
anoint the Most Holy2. Artaxerxes in 457 B.C. It states after 62 + 7
25 Know, then, and understand that yrs or 69 x 7 yrs, which would be 483 yrs,
from the issuing of the word to restore then the Messiah would appear. This
and to rebuild Jerusalem, to Messiah equates to the year 27 A.D. (there was no
the Prince, shall be seven weeks and zero yr), the very year Yahshua started His
ministry and is one of the strongest proofs
sixty two weeks. It shall be built again,
of His Messiahship. If Yahshua was not the
with a plaza and a trench, even in Messiah, then who was in 27 A.D.
times of affliction3. according to Daniel's prophecy?
26 And after sixty two weeks, 4 The Hebrew word literally means to die.
Messiah shall be cut off 4, but not for The verse also shows though that He is not
Himself. And the people of a coming dying for His own sins, but others.
ruler shall destroy the city and the 5 The ones who destroyed the sanctuary of
sanctuary5. And its end shall be with YHWH were the Romans, so we know that
the flood, and ruins are determined, the coming anti-messiah will at least be
and war shall be until the end. partly of Roman decent.
6 The “he” could be referring to the Messiah
1 The Hebrew word indicates seventy weeks or the anti-messiah. From the grammatical
of years or 70 x 7 = 490 yrs. The prophecy stance it is most likely referring to anti-
is about Judah, The Messiah and the city of messiah as the pronoun in Hebrew usually
Jerusalem. Many have erred trying to relate refers to the last person mentioned. Also, as
this prophecy about the redemption of the we have seen, the Messiah was cut off or
whole land of Israel. killed in verse 26, so it would be
2 Since almost none of these things have grammatically awkward if verse 27 was
happened yet, except for Yahshua atoning referring to Him, unless the whole verse is
for sins, it is evident that the prophecy to for future context in which it would not fit
follow is not completely fulfilled yet. the Messiah anyway, but the anti-messiah.
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did not anoint myself at all until three words that I speak to you and stand
weeks of days were fulfilled. up. For I am now sent to you. And
4 And in the twenty fourth day of the when He had spoken this to me,
first month, as I was by the side of the (Aleph/Tav) The Word2, I stood
great river, which is Tigris, trembling.
5 then I lifted up my eyes and 12 And He said to me, Do not fear,
looked: And behold! A certain man Daniel. For from the first day that you
was clothed in linen, whose loins were set your heart to understand and to
wrapped in fine gold from Uphaz. humble yourself before your Elohim,
6 His body was also like the beryl, your words were heard. And I have
and His face looked like lightning. And come because of your words3.
His eyes were like torches of fire; and 13 But the king of the kingdom of
His arms and His feet in color like Persia withstood Me twenty one days.
polished copper; and the sound of His But, lo, Michael, one of the first rulers,
words were as the noise of a came to help Me. And I stayed there
multitude1. with the kings of Persia4.
7 And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision. 14 Now I have come to make you
For the men who were with me did not understand what shall happen to your
see the vision. But a great trembling people in the latter days5. For the
fell on them so that they fled to hide vision is yet for many days.
themselves. 15 And when He had spoken such
8 Then I was left alone, and I saw words to me, I set my face to the
this great vision, and there remained ground, and I became speechless.
no strength in me. For my glory was 16 And, behold, one in form as the
turned within me into corruption, and sons of men touched my lips. And I
I kept no strength. opened my mouth and spoke and said
9 Yet I heard the sound of His words. to Him who stood before me, O
And when I heard the sound of His Adonai, my pangs have come over me
words, then I was on my face, stunned, because of the vision, and I have no
and my face was toward the ground. strength left6.
10 And, behold, a hand touched me 17 For how can the servant of this my
and set me shaking on my knees and Adonai speak with this my Adonai?
the palms of my hands.
11 And He said to me, O Daniel, a
man greatly beloved, understand the 2 Yahshua is both called the First and the Last
(aleph/tav) Rev 22:13, and the Word (Joh
7 There seems to be an indeterminate time 1:1-2) in scripture.
between the 69th and 70th week. The 70th 3 Humility is a prerequisite for Yahweh's
week seems to be an end time prophecy of presence in our life, Jac 4:6.
the anti-messiah making a 7 yr agreement 4 Some have falsely claimed that Yahshua is
with Israel that will be broken in the middle Michael the arch-cherub, but here we can
of the accord. The term “to confirm a clearly see that they are two totally separate
covenant with many” in Hebrew means to beings and Michael is a ruler under
establish an already existing agreement with Yahshua.
not only the Palestinians but most likely the 5 As most of the book of Daniel, the
broader Arab world. It is interesting to note prophecy is for the latter days.
that In the Muslim Hadith it states that the 6 Daniel called Yahshua “Adonai” a term
Mahdi (Muslim Messiah) will make a 7 yr only used for Yahweh and never a cherub
peace agreement with Israel. and shows that Yahshua is Elohim with
1 This was Yahshua Rev 1:13-16. Yahweh the Father Ps 110:1.
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For as for me, there is no power left in he ruled. For his kingdom shall be
me; yea, there is no breath left in me. pulled up and given to others besides
18 And He added, and touched me, these. (Dan 8:8-9)
one in form as a man, and made me 5 And the king of the south shall be
strong. strong. And one of his rulers, even he
19 And He said, O man greatly will be strong on him, and he will rule.
beloved, do not fear. Peace to you. Be His rule shall be a great rule.
strong. Yea, be strong! And when He 6 And at the end of the years they
had spoken to me I was made strong. shall join together, and the king of the
And I said, Speak, my Adonai, for You south's daughter shall come to the
have made me strong. king of the north to make an
20 And He said, Do you know why I agreement. But she shall not keep the
have come to you? And now I will power of the arm. And he will not
return to fight with the ruler of Persia. stand, nor his arm. But she and those
And when I have gone out, then, lo, who brought her shall be given up,
the ruler of Greece shall come1. also her begetter and her supporter in
21 But I will tell you what is recorded these times.
in the Scripture of Truth. And no one 7 But the shoots of her roots will
makes himself strong with Me in these stand in his place, and he shall come
things except Michael your ruler. to the army and will enter into the
fortress of the king of the north. And
Chapter 11 he will act against them and will show
strength.
1 And I, in the first year of Darius the 8 And he will also bring their gods
Mede,2 I was standing for a supporter with their molten images, with silver
and for a fortress for him. and gold vessels of their possessions,
2 And now I will declare the truth to into exile to Egypt. And for years he
you: Behold!3 Three kings shall stand will stand away from the king of the
up in Persia; and the fourth shall be north.
rich in all greater riches. And when he 9 And the king of the south will come
is strong through his riches, he shall into his kingdom and will return to his
stir up all against the kingdom of own land.
Greece. 10 But his sons shall be stirred up
3 And a mighty king shall stand up and shall gather a multitude of great
and shall rule with great authority and forces. And one certainly shall come
do according to his will. and overflow and pass through. And
4 And when he stands up his he will return to his fortress and be
kingdom shall be shattered and shall stirred up.
be divided to the four winds of the 11 And the king of the south will be
heavens, and not to his posterity, nor bitter and will go out and fight with
according to his authority with which him, with the king of the north. And he
shall raise a great multitude, but the
1 You can see here that even though these multitude shall be given into his hand.
men will be human rulers that Satan and his 12 And having carried away the host,
demons are inspiring them. his heart will be lifted up. And he will
2 This is before chapter 10, but after the fall cause myriads to fall, but he shall not
of Babylon. be strong.
3 Yahshua continues to give Daniel an 13 For the king of the north shall
extreme detailed prophecy for the end time.
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return and raise a greater host than and they will be shattered, and also the
the former. And at the end of times, ruler of a covenant.
years, coming he shall come with a 23 And after they join themselves to
great army and with much equipment. him, he will practice deceit; for he
14 And in those times many shall shall come and shall be strong with a
stand up against the king of the south. few people.
And the sons of the violent ones of 24 He will go in safely, even into the
your people shall rise up to establish rich places of the province. And he
the vision, but they shall stumble. shall do what his fathers have not
15 And the king of the north shall done, nor his fathers' fathers. He shall
come and pour out a siege mound and plunder and spoil and scatter goods
seize a fortified city. And the arms of among them. And he shall devise his
the south shall not stand, nor his plots against the strongholds, even for
choice people, for there will be no a time2.
firmness to stand. 25 And he will stir up his power and
16 But he who comes against him his heart against the king of the south
will do as he desires, and none shall with a great army. And the king of the
stand before him. And he shall stand south will be stirred up to battle with a
in the glorious land1, and destruction great and very mighty army. But he
shall be in his hand. shall not stand, for they will devise
17 And he shall set his face to go in plots against him.
with the might of all his kingdom, and 26 Yea, those who eat his food shall
upright ones with him; so he shall do. destroy him, and his army shall
And he shall give the daughter of overflow. And many will fall down
women to him, to destroy it. But she slain.
shall not stand, nor be for him. 27 And both of them, the kings, shall
18 And he shall turn his face to the have in their hearts to do evil, and they
coastlands and shall capture many. will speak lies at one table. But it will
But a ruler shall make cease his not prosper, for the end still shall be at
reproach for him, but his reproach the appointed time.
shall return to him. 28 And he will return to his land
19 And he shall turn his face toward with great wealth. And his heart shall
the fortresses of his own land, but he be against the holy covenant. And he
will stumble and fall and shall not be will act, and he shall return to his land.
found. 29 At the appointed time he will
20 And one who passes over a tax return and come against the south.
exacter shall stand in his place, for the But it will not be as the former or as
glory of the kingdom. But within a few the latter3.
days he will be shattered, but not in 30 For the ships of Kittim4 will come
anger and not in battle. against him. And he will be grieved
21 And a despised one shall stand up and turn back and be furious against
on his place, and they shall not give to the holy covenant. And he will act, and
him the honor of the king. But he shall
enter while at ease and seize the 2 “Time”- Hebrew- ayth, for a season, where
kingdom by intrigues. as vs 29 appointed time is a Holy Day.
22 And the forces of the overflow 3 Here to the end of the chapter is primarily
shall be swept from before his face, speaking of what the anti-messiah will be
doing in the last days.
1 “Glorious land “ speaking of Israel. 4 “Kittim” is Cyprus
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he will return and heed those not know, with gold and silver and
forsaking of the holy covenant. with precious stones, and desirable
31 And forces will stand away from things.
him, and they will profane the 39 And he shall act in the
sanctuary, the fortress. And they shall strongholds of the fortresses with a
remove the continual sacrifice, and foreign Eloha, whom he shall
they will place the abomination that acknowledge. He shall increase in
desolates.(Math 24:15-16 Dan 8:8-14) glory, and he shall cause them to rule
32 And he will defile by flatteries over many and shall divide the land
those who do evil against the for a price.
covenant. But the people who know 40 And at the end time, the king of
their Elohim will be strong and will the south will engage in butting with
work1. him. And the king of the north shall
33 And those who understand come against him like a whirlwind,
among the people will instruct many, with chariots and with horsemen and
yet they will stumble by the sword and with many ships. And he shall go into
by flame, by exile and spoil for days2. the lands and shall overflow and pass
34 And when they shall stumble, over.
they will be helped with a little help. 41 And he shall enter into the
But many will join them with glorious land, and many will be
hypocrisy. stumbled. But these shall escape out of
35 And many of those who his hand: Edom and Moab, and the
understand shall stumble, to refine chief of the sons of Ammon5.
and to purge them, and to make white 42 And his hand will stretch out
to the time of the end. For it is yet for against the lands, and the land of
the appointed time. 3 Egypt shall not escape.
36 And the king shall do according 43 But he will rule over the treasures
to his will. And he shall exalt and of gold and silver, and over all Egypt's
magnify himself above every El; he desirable things. And the Libyans and
shall even speak marvelous things the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
against the El of Elohim and shall 44 But news shall trouble him from
prosper until the fury is completed. the east and from the north. And he
For that which is decreed shall be will go out with great fury to destroy
done. (2Thes 2:3-4, Rev 13:4-8) and to devote many to destruction.6
37 He shall not regard the Elohim of 45 And he shall plant his palace
his fathers, nor the desire of women; tents between the seas, in the glorious
yea, he will not come to any Elohim. holy mountain7. Yet he shall come to
For he shall magnify himself above all. his end, and there is not a helper for
38 But in his place he shall honor him. (Rev 19:19-20)
the Elohim of forces4, and he shall
honor a Elohim whom his fathers did 4 This seems to indicate some sort of New
Age nature worship.
1 Even though the Anti-messiah will have 5 For whatever reason these 3 areas escape
global world dominion, the true people of the anti-messiah at this time, but we see all
Elohim who are walking in faith will be three areas are judged before the end,
strong and doing great works at this time. Jeremiah chapters 48 & 49.
2 There will also be great martyrdom to the 6 Rev 16:12
true believers, Dan 7:21, Rev 6:9, Rev 13:7. 7 The anti-messiah will put his sanctuary in
3 Rev 7:13-17, Dan 11:29
Jerusalem.
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linen, who was on the waters of the

Chapter 12 river, when He held up His right and
His left hand to the heavens and swore
1 And at that time, Michael shall by Him who lives forever, that it shall
stand up1, the great ruler who stands be a feast, feasts, and half to the next
for the sons of your people2. And there feast6. And when they have made an
shall be a time of distress, such as has end of scattering the power of the holy
not been from the being of a nation people, all these things shall be
until that time. And at that time, your finished.
people shall be delivered, everyone 8 And I heard, but I did not
that shall be found written in the understand. And I said, O my master,
Book3. (Ps 9:5) what shall be the end of these things?
2 And many of those sleeping in the 9 And He said, Go, Daniel! For the
earth's dust shall awake, some to words are closed up and sealed until
everlasting life, and some to the end time7. (Dan 2:44, 8:17, 10:14)
reproaches and to everlasting 10 Many shall be purified and made
loathing4. (Job 14:14, Ezek 37:1-14) white and refined. But the wicked shall
3 And those who act wisely shall do wickedly. And not one of the
shine as the brightness of the wicked shall discern, but the wise shall
firmament, and those turning many to discern.
righteousness as the stars forever and 11 And from the time the continual
ever. sacrifice shall be taken away, and the
4 But you, O Daniel, shut up the abomination that desolates set up,
words and seal the book, to the end there shall be a thousand, two
time. Many shall travel back and forth, hundred and ninety days8.
and knowledge shall be increased. 12 Blessed is he who waits and
5 And I, Daniel, looked. And, behold! reaches to the thousand, three
Another two stood there, the one on hundred and thirty five days.
this side of the edge of the river and 13 But you go on to the end, for you
one on that side of the river's edge. shall rest and stand for your lot at the
6 And one said to the man clothed in end of the days. (Ezek 37:1-14)
linen, who was on the waters of the
river, Until when is the end of the
wonders5? (Dan 10:5-6)
7 And I heard the man clothed in
1 A Jewish idiom meaning to protect.
2 Michael the arch cherub is a special cherub
that protects Israel. 6 The Hebrew word here is “moed” which is
3 This is the wrath of YHWH called “the translated most times as Holy or appointed
Day of YHWH” in scripture.” Joel 2:1-2, time.
Math 24:21. 7 As throughout the whole book of Daniel,
4 This is a physical resurrection described in The prophesies for the book of Daniel are
Eze 37:1-14, Math 8:11-12, Luk 13:28-29. primarily for the end times.
5 There are 3 characters portrayed here. The 8 When the daily grace of Yahweh is removed
man dressed in linen (Yahshua) on the (Dan 8:9-14) there will be 1,290 days of the
waters of the river, and 2 cherubs, who are rule of the end time beast (Rev 13:5) before
named in Daniel as Michael and Gabriel the he sets up the abomination of desolation
two arch cherubs, who are to the left and that brings the wrath of YHWH onto the
right of Yahshua. Math 20:20-23 earth. Math 24:14-22
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Book of Hosea 710 BC

Chapter 1 7 And I will have mercy on the house

of Judah and will save them by
1 The Word of YAHWEH that was to YAHWEH their Elohim. And I will
Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of not save them by bow or by sword, or
Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, by battle, by horses, or by horsemen.
kings of Judah, and in the days of 8 And she having weaned No Mercy,
Jeroboam, the son of Joash, king of she conceived and bore a son.
Israel. 9 Then He said, Call his name Lo
2 The beginning of the speaking of Amee4, for you are not My people, and
YAHWEH by Hosea. And YAHWEH I will not be for you.
said to Hosea, Go, take to yourself a 10 Yet the number of the sons of
wife of harlotry, and children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea,
harlotry. For the land has utterly gone which is not measured nor numbered.
lusting away from YAHWEH1. And it shall be, in the place where it is
3 And he went and took Gomer, the said to them, You are not My people, it
daughter of Diblaim, who conceived shall be said to them, Sons of the
and bore him a son. Living El5. (Is 10:22, Ro 9:25-26)
4 And YAHWEH said to him, Call 11 And the sons of Judah and the
his name Jezreel2, for yet in a little sons of Israel shall be gathered
while I will call to account the blood of together, and shall set over themselves
Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will one head. And they shall go up out of
cause the kingdom of the house of the land; for great shall be the day of
Israel to cease. Jezreel. (Is 11:11-12, Jer 50:4-5)
5 And it shall be in that day, I will
break the bow of Israel in the valley of Chapter 2
Jezreel.
6 And she conceived again and bore 1 Say to your brothers, A people; and
a daughter. And He said to him, Call to your sisters, Mercy.
her name Lo Ruchama3, for I will not 2 Strive! Strive with your mother, for
again still have mercy on the house of she is not My wife, and I am not her
Israel; but I will completely take them husband. Therefore, let her put away
away. her harlotries from her face, and her
adulteries from between her breasts,
3 that I not strip her naked and set
1 The book of Hosea is almost exclusively
about the falling away of Ephraim
her out as in the day that she was
(Northern tribes of Israel) and also about born, and make her as the wilderness,
their redemption. It is beautifully played out and place her like a dry land, and kill
to show Yahweh's everlasting love for His her with thirst.
covenant people and verses from Hosea are 4 And I will not have pity for her
reiterated many times in other books of the sons, for they are the sons of
bible. The name 'Hosea' also means harlotries.
salvation showing Yahweh's purpose of 5 For their mother has committed
someday calling Ephraim back to covenant
relationship and the land of Israel. Here, 4 Lo Amee means not my people
Hosea is told to take a wife of harlotry 5 This verse is quoted by the Apostle Paul in
portraying Ephraim's harlotry toward Romans chapter 9 showing that the
YHWH. audience that Paul is speaking to in Romans
2 Jezreel means Elohim will sow or plant. chapters 9-11 are displaced Israelites and
3 Lo Ruchama means no mercy not gentiles.
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adultery; she who conceived them has the Baals in which she burned incense
acted shamefully. For she said, I will to them. Yea, she adorned herself with
go after my lovers who give my bread her nose rings, and her jewels, and she
and my water, my wool and my flax, went after her lovers and forgot Me,
my oil and my drink. says YAHWEH.
6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge 14 Therefore, behold, I will lure her
your way with thorns, and I will wall and bring her to the wilderness, and
up her wall, that she shall not find her speak to her heart. (Eze 20:35)
paths. 15 And from there I will give her
7 And she shall follow after her vineyards to her, and the valley of
lovers, but she shall not overtake Achor3 for a door of hope. And she
them. And she shall look for them, but shall answer there as in the days of her
she shall not find them. Then she shall youth, and as in the day when she
say, I will go and return to my first came up out of the land of Egypt.
husband, for then it was better with 16 And at that day, says YAHWEH,
me than now. you shall call Me, My husband; and
8 For she did not know that I gave you shall no more call Me, My Baal4.
her grain and wine and oil, and I 17 For I will take away the names of
multiplied her silver and the gold they the Baals out of her mouth; and they
made for Baal. shall no more be remembered by their
9 So I will return and take My grain name.
in its time, and My wine in its season. 18 And in that day I will cut a
And I will take back My wool and My covenant for them with the beasts of
flax she uses to cover her nakedness1. the field, and with the birds of the
10 And now I will reveal her heavens, and the creepers of the
shamefulness to the eyes of her lovers, ground. And I will break the bow and
and not a man shall deliver her out of the sword, and the battle out of the
My hand. earth, and I will make them to lie
11 I will also cause all her joy to down securely.
cease, her feast days, her new moons, 19 And I will betroth you to Me
and her Sabbaths, and all her solemn forever. Yes, I will betroth you to Me
feasts2. in righteousness, and in judgment,
12 And I will destroy her vines and and in mercy, and in compassions.
her fig trees, of which she has said, 20 I will even betroth you to Me in
They are my rewards that my lovers faithfulness. And you shall know
have given me. And I will set them for (Aleph/Tav) YAHWEH.
a forest, and the beasts of the field 21 And it shall be in that day, I will
shall eat them. answer, says YAHWEH. I will answer
13 And I will visit on her the days of the heavens, and they shall answer the
earth.
1 Verses 1-9 are showing Israel's 22 And the earth shall hear the
unfaithfulness to YHWH and since she did
not recognize the blessings that were given 3 “Valley of Achor” is the valley of trouble
to her by Elohim He would remove them where Achan died (Jos 7:26).
from her. 4 The Hebrew word Baal can mean husband
2 New Moons, Sabbaths and feast days are (Jer 31:32), but most times means lord or
many times in scripture put on par together master. It is interesting to note that many
as important set apart time to Yahweh. Is people today call Elohim 'Lord' instead of
1:13, Is 66:23, Neh 10:33 His true personal name of YAHWEH.
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grain, and the wine, and the oil; and shall fear YAHWEH and His
they shall answer Jezreel. goodness in the end of the days5.
23 And I will sow her to Me in the
land. And I will have mercy on No Chapter 4
Mercy. And I will say to Not My
People, You are My people! And they 1 Sons of Israel, hear the Word of
shall say, My Elohim1! (Ex 6:7) YAHWEH, for YAHWEH has a
quarrel with those living in the land;
Chapter 3 for there is no truth, and no mercy,
and no knowledge of Elohim in the
1 And YAHWEH said to me, Go land.
again, love a woman loved by a friend, 2 Swearing, and lying, and killing,
yet an adulteress, according to the love and stealing, and the committing of
of YAHWEH toward the sons of adultery increase. And blood touches
Israel, who turn to other gods, and against blood.
love raisin cakes of grapes2. 3 Therefore, the land shall mourn,
2 So I bought her for myself with and every one living in it shall droop,
fifteen pieces of silver, and for a homer with the beasts of the field and the
of barley, and a half of barley3. birds of the heaven; yes, also the fish
3 And I said to her, You shall remain of the sea shall be removed.
with me many days. You shall not be a 4 Yet let not a man strive with nor
harlot, and not be to a man, and I also reprove a man. For your people are as
will be for you. a priest striven with.
4 For the sons of Israel shall remain 5 And you shall stumble in the day,
many days with no king and no ruler, and the prophet also shall stumble
and with no sacrifice, and no pillars, with you at night, and I will cut off
and no ephod or teraphim4. your mother.
5 Afterward the sons of Israel shall 6 My people perish for lack of
return and seek YAHWEH their knowledge. Because you rejected the
Elohim and David their king. And they knowledge, I also rejected you from
being priest to Me6. Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your Elohim, I
1 In the end time Yahweh will redeem Israel will forget your sons, even I.
and sow her in fertile soil where she will be 7 As they were increased, so they
blessed for her repentance in that day. sinned against Me. I will change their
2 Yahweh told Hosea to love his adulterous glory into shame.
wife as He loves Israel. Raisin cakes were 8 They eat up the sin of My people,
offered to Baal in thanksgiving of the and they lift their soul to their iniquity.
harvest.
9 And it will be, like people, like
3 The price of a slave (the lowest cost of life
in biblical times) was 30 shekels of silver priest. And I will visit their ways on
(Ex 21:32). Hosea gave half in money and them and repay them for their deeds.
half in grain. Yahshua also gave His life for 10 For they shall eat and not have
30 pieces of silver showing He came to enough. They shall fornicate and not
redeem all mankind, the rich and poor.
4 Showing the longevity of Israel's captivity
that she would have no king nor sanctuary 5 Eze 34:23-24 Yahshua will be reigning as
for sacrifice nor ephod (part of the High Elohim and David will be a prince with
priests attire) or teraphim, which was a Him, Eze 37:22-28.
household idol. 6 Mal 2:4-9
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increase, because they have ceased slaughtering, and I chasten all of

heeding YAHWEH. them.1
11 Fornication and wine and new 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel has not
wine take away the heart. hidden from me. For now, O Ephraim,
12 My people seek advice by their you have fornicated; Israel is defiled.
wooden idols, and their rod declares to 4 Their deeds will not allow them to
them. For the spirit of harlotry has led turn to their Elohim. For the spirit of
them astray, and they fornicated from fornication is in their midst, and they
under their Elohim. do not know YAHWEH.
13 They sacrifice on the tops of the 5 And the pride of Israel answers to
mountains and burn incense on the his face. So Israel and Ephraim shall
hills, under oak and poplar and stumble in their iniquity. Judah shall
terebinth, because its shade is good. also stumble with them.
On account of this, your daughters 6 They shall go with their flocks and
shall prostitute, and your brides shall with their herds to seek YAHWEH,
commit adultery. but they shall not find Him; He has
14 I will not punish your daughters withdrawn Himself from them.2
when they fornicate, nor your brides 7 They have acted treacherously
when they commit adultery. For the against YAHWEH, for they have
men themselves go aside with harlots, brought forth strange sons. Now a new
and they sacrifice with temple moon shall devour them with their
prostitutes. The people who do not portions.
understand are thrust down. 8 Blow a horn in Gibeah, a trumpet
15 Israel, though you fornicate, do in Ramah. Cry aloud, Beth-Aven; after
not let Judah become guilty. And do you, O Benjamin.
not come to Gilgal, nor go up to Beth- 9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the
Aven, nor swear, As YAHWEH lives. day of correction. Among the tribes of
16 For Israel is a backslider, like a Israel, I have made known that which
rebellious heifer. Now YAHWEH will is confirmed.
feed them as a lamb in a roomy place. 10 The rulers of Judah were as
17 Ephraim is joined to idols. Let movers of a border; I will pour out My
him alone. wrath on them like water.
18 Their drink is sour. They are 11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in
continually fornicating. Her shields judgment; because he was pleased, he
dearly love shame. walked after the command.
19 The wind binds her up in her 12 Therefore, I am as a moth to
wings, and they shall be ashamed Ephraim, and to the house of Judah as
because of their sacrifices. rottenness.
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness,
Chapter 5 and Judah his wound, then Ephraim
went to Assyria, and sent to King
1 Hear this O priests, and attend,
house of Israel. And give ear, house of
the king. For the judgment is toward
you, because you have been a snare to 1 The priests were doing idolatrous practices
Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor. in Mizpah, which is east of the Jordan in
2 And revolters have gone deep in Gilead and Mount tabor, which is at the
south eastern edge of the Jezreel valley.
2 Pr 1:24:31
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Jareb3. Yet he could not heal you, nor more than burnt offerings. (Ps 40:6,
did he cure you of your wound. Ps 51:16-17, Jer 7:22-23, 1Sam 15:22-
14 For I am to Ephraim as the lion, 23, Math 9:13)
and as the young lion to the house of 7 But, like Adam, they have
Judah; I, even I, tear and go; I take transgressed the covenant; they have
away, and no one rescues. acted like traitors against Me there.
15 I will go; I will return to My place 8 Gilead is a city of those who work
until they confess their guilt and seek iniquity, slippery with blood marks.
My face. In their affliction they will 9 And as troops of robbers wait for a
seek Me diligently. man, the company of priests murder
in the way to Shechem; for they have
Chapter 6 done wickedness.
10 I have seen a horrible thing in the
1 Come and let us return to house of Israel: the fornication of
YAHWEH. For He has torn, and He Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.
will heal us. He has struck us, and He 11 Also, O Judah, a harvest is
will bind us up. appointed to you, when I return the
2 After two days He will bring us to captivity of My people3.
life. In the third day He will raise us
up, and we shall live before Him1. Chapter 7
3 Then we shall know, we who follow
on to know (Aleph/Tav) YAHWEH. 1 When I would have healed Israel,
His going forth is established as the then the iniquity of Ephraim was
dawn. And He shall come to us as the uncovered, and the wickedness of
rain, as the latter and former rain to Samaria4. For they have worked
the earth. falsehood; and a thief comes; a troop
4 O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? of robbers plunders outside.
O Judah, what shall I do to you? For 2 And they do not say within their
your goodness is like a morning cloud, hearts that I remember all their evil.
and it goes away like the early dew. Now their own doings have hemmed
5 So I have hewn them by the them in. They are before My face.
prophets; I have slain them by the 3 They make the king glad with their
Words of My mouth; and your evil, and the rulers with their lies.
judgments have been as the light that 4 They are all adulterers, like an
goes forth. oven heated by the baker; he ceases
6 For I desired mercy2, and not from stirring, from kneading the
sacrifice; and the knowledge of Elohim dough until it is leavened.
5 In the day of our king, the rulers
have sickened themselves with the
3 Probably Tiglath Pilesar III.
1 This scripture foreshadows the resurrection
of Yahshua, which was the third day and
also the millennial kingdom as a day is as a
1,000 yrs to YHWH (2Pe 3:8) and 6 days 3 Since 1948 and the making of the modern
(6,000 yrs) have been given to man to rule state of Israel, Judah has went through
and then, the 7th day (1,000 yr millennium) many sufferings and hardships, but in this
will come. day there will be a great harvest for both
2 The Hebrew word “Chesed” means loyalty Judah and Ephraim Jer 31:1.
and faithfulness, two extremely important 4 Samaria was the capital of the northern
requirements in a covenant relationship. kingdom of Israel.
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heat of wine. He stretches out his hand their beds. They gather themselves for
with scorners1. grain and wine; they turn against Me.
6 For they have brought their heart 15 Though I bound, I made their
near like an oven, while they lie in arms strong; yet they think evil against
wait. Their baker sleeps all night; in Me.
the morning it burns like a flaming 16 They return, but not to the Most
fire. High. They are like a treacherous bow.
7 They are all hot as an oven, and Their rulers shall fall by the sword
devour their judges. All their kings from the rage of the tongue. This shall
have fallen2; not one among them calls be their scorn in the land of Egypt.
to Me.
8 Ephraim mixed himself among the Chapter 8
peoples. Ephraim is a cake not
turned3. 1 Put a horn to your mouth. He
9 Strangers have eaten up his comes like an eagle against the house
strength, yet he does not know. Yea, of YAHWEH, because they have
gray hairs are sprinkled here and there broken My covenant and have sinned
on him, yet he does not know. against My Torah4.
10 And the pride of Israel testifies to 2 Israel shall cry to Me, My Elohim,
his face. And they do not return to we know You.
YAHWEH their Elohim, nor seek Him 3 Israel has thrown off good; the
in all this. enemy shall pursue him.
11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove 4 They have set up kings, but not by
without heart; they call to Egypt; they Me. They have made rulers, but I did
go to Assyria. not know. They made idols for
12 When they go, I will spread My themselves with their silver and their
net over them; I will bring them down gold, so that they may be cut off.
like the birds of the heavens; I will 5 O Samaria, your calf has cast you
chastise them, as a report to their off. My anger is kindled against them.
congregation. Until when will they not attain purity?
13 Woe to them! For they have fled 6 For it also came from Israel. The
from Me. Ruin to them! For they have craftsman made it, but it is not
transgressed against Me. Though I Elohim. For the calf of Samaria shall
would redeem them, yet they have be splinters.
spoken lies against Me. (Math 13:15) 7 For they sow the wind, and they
14 And they have not cried to Me reap the whirlwind. He has no stalk;
with their heart, when they howled on the bud shall make no flour. If it does
make it, strangers will swallow it up.
8 Israel is swallowed up. They are
now among the nations as a vessel in
1 Most likely referring to the king's birthday.
In scripture, birthdays were days of pride which is no pleasure.
and only bad occurrences seemed to happen 9 For they have gone up to Assyria, a
on these days Job 1:4, Math 14:9. wild donkey alone by himself.
2 4 out of the last 6 Israel kings at this time Ephraim has hired lovers.
were murdered. 10 Also, though they have hired
3 Due to her alliances Israel became useless
to Elohim. “Cake half baked” burned on the 4 The Torah is the eternal, moral, standard
bottom and raw on the top, which was good that is actually part of Elohim's character
for nothing. and abides forever Ps 111:7-8.
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among the nations, now I will gather for their person; it shall not come into
them. And they began to be few, from the house of YAHWEH.
the burden of the king of rulers. 5 What will you do in the day of the
11 Because Ephraim has made many appointed meeting, and in the day of
altars to sin, they are altars to him to the feast of YAHWEH3?
sin. 6 For lo, they have gone from
12 I will write for him the great destruction. Egypt shall gather them;
things of My Torah. They were Memphis shall bury them. Nettles
counted as a stranger. shall possess the desirable things of
13 They sacrifice flesh for the their silver; thorns shall be in their
sacrifices of My offerings, and they eat. tents.
YAHWEH did not accept them. Now 7 The days of her visitation have
He will remember their iniquity and come; the days of retribution have
punish their sins. They shall return to come. Israel shall know. The prophet
Egypt. is a fool, the spiritual man is insane,
14 For Israel has forgotten because of the greatness of your
(Aleph/Tav) his Maker, and builds iniquity and your great hatred.
temples. And Judah has multiplied 8 Ephraim is a watchman with my
fortified cities. But I will send a fire on Elohim. The prophet is a snare of a
his cities, and it shall burn up her fowler on all his ways; hatred is in the
palaces. (Joel 2:18-22) house of his Elohim.
9 They have deeply corrupted, as in
Chapter 9 days of Gibeah4. He will remember
their iniquity; He will punish their
1 O Israel, do not rejoice for joy, like sins.
the other people. For you have gone 10 I found Israel like grapes in the
lusting away from your Elohim. You wilderness. I saw your fathers as the
have loved a harlot’s reward on all first-fruit5 in the fig tree at her first
threshing-floors of grain1. time. They came to Baal-Peor and set
2 The floor and the winepress shall themselves apart to a shameful thing.
not feed them, and the new wine shall
fail in her. 3 Verses 4-5. It was a great honor and comfort
3 They shall not live in the land of to be able to appear before YHWH at feast
YAHWEH. But Ephraim shall return time and to offer to Him the joy of ones
to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean sacrifice. To be put in Diaspora and not to
things in Assyria2. be able to appear before YAHWEH at feast
4 They shall not offer wine to time (Deut 16:16) was the gravest
punishment one could ever imagine (Ps
YAHWEH. They shall not be pleasing
137). Today, since most have no connection
to Him. Their sacrifices shall be like to the wonderful Promised Land of Israel,
the bread of sorrows to them; all who they do not even see the sorrow in not being
eat it shall be defiled, for their bread is able to appear before YHWH in Jerusalem
at feast time.
1 Israel followed the example of her 4 A reference to the corruption in Israel
neighbors in practicing pagan fertility rites during Judges chapters 19-21, which was
to false deities. one of the most wicked periods in all of
2 Yahweh's covenant promises are conditional Israel.
on faith, loyalty and obedience, Disloyalty, 5 The Hebrew word here for first fruit is
habitual sin and idolatry would put them “bekorah” and is a very rare but sweet
right back into slavery as before. tasting fig.
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And they became hateful like that Chapter 10

which they loved.
11 Ephraim is like a bird; their glory 1 Israel is a luxuriant vine; he bears
shall fly away, from birth, and from fruit for himself. According to the
the womb, and from conception. plenty of his fruit he has increased the
12 Though they multiple their sons, altars. They have made beautiful
yet I will make them childless, without memorial pillars according to the
a man. Yea, woe also to them when I goodness of his land2.
turn away from them! 2 Their heart is divided3. Now they
13 As when I looked toward Tyre, shall be guilty. He will break down
Ephraim was planted in a pleasant their altars; He will spoil their pillars.
place. But Ephraim shall bring forth 3 For now they shall say, We have no
his sons to the slayer. king, because we did not fear
14 O YAHWEH, give them. What YAHWEH. What then should a king
will you give them? Give them a do for us?
miscarrying womb and dry breasts. 4 They have spoken words, swearing
15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal, vanity to cut a covenant. So judgment
for there I hated them. I will drive springs up like hemlock in the furrows
them out of My house for the evilness of the field.
of their doings, I will continue to 5 The people of Samaria shall dread
befriend them no more; all their rulers because of the calves of Beth-Aven4.
are backsliders. For its people shall mourn over it; also
16 Ephraim is stricken; their root is its priests who rejoiced on it for its
dried up; they shall bear no fruit. Yea, glory, because it has departed from it.
though they bear, yet I will kill the 6 It shall also be carried to Assyria, a
beloved ones of their womb. present to King Jareb. Ephraim shall
17 My Elohim shall reject them receive shame, and Israel shall be
because they did not listen to Him; ashamed of his own counsel.
and they shall be wanderers among 7 Samaria is cut off; her king is as a
the nations1. bough on the face of the water.
8 Also, the high places of Aven, the
1 Verses 10-17, Due to Israel's grave sin and sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. The
idolatry YHWH turned them to captivity thorn and the thistle shall come up on
among the nations. It was never prophesied their altars. And they shall say to the
that Ephraim (The Northern tribes) would mountains, Cover us! And to the hills,
be a great powerful nation outside of Israel, Fall on us!
but rather that they would be “wanderers
among the nations” as they still are today. 2 Instead of Ephraim thanking YHWH for
There are probably more than 1 billion their blessings and drawing closer to
Israelites living around the world in the Elohim, they became even more prideful
nations and almost all of them do not even and self-sufficient and actually even turned
recognize any longer that they are Israelites. to more idolatry.
Isaiah states that although their descendants 3 Jac 1:8, The doubled minded person will be
will be as the sand of the sea only a remnant unstable in everything and it will destroy
will be left (Is 10:22). Although it is their life.
prophesied in the end time that Yahweh will 4 “Beth Aven” Hosea is referring to Bethel
gather them and redeem them (Eze where Israel had a golden calf on an altar as
36:24,28), Before Ephraim can be it also did in Dan. The alter in Dan has been
redeemed he must recognize his hateful uncovered in archaeological excavations,
pride before YHWH and repent. but the golden calf has not been found.
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9 O Israel, you have sinned from the the Baals, and burn incense to carved
days of Gibeah. There they stood. The images.
battle against the sons of injustice did 3 I also taught Ephraim to walk; He
not overtake them in Gibeah. (Jud 19) took them on His arms. But they did
10 When I desire, I shall bind them; not know that I healed them.
and the peoples shall be gathered 4 I drew them with cords of a man,
against them, when they bind with bands of love. And I was to them
themselves to their two perversities. as those who lift off the yoke on their
11 And Ephraim is a trained heifer, jaws; and I extended food to him.
loving to tread out. But I passed over 5 He shall not return to the land of
on the goodness of her neck; I will Egypt, but he of Assyria shall be his
make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall king, because they refused to return.
plow; Jacob shall break clods for him1. 6 And the sword shall whirl in his
12 Sow to yourselves in cities, and shall bring to an end his
righteousness, reap as kindness. Break bars, and shall consume, because of
up your fallow ground. For it is time to their own counsels.
seek YAHWEH, until He comes and 7 And My people are bent on
rains righteousness on you. backsliding from Me. Though they call
13 You have plowed wickedness; you him to the Most High; no one at all
have reaped iniquity. You have eaten would exalt Him.
the fruit of lies because you trusted in 8 How shall I give you up, Ephraim?
your way, in the multitude of your Shall I deliver you, Israel? How shall I
mighty warriors. make you like Admah? Shall I set you
14 And an uproar shall rise up as Zeboim3? My heart has turned
among your peoples. And all your within Me; My compassions are
strongholds shall be spoiled, as the kindled together. (Deut 29:23)
ruin by Shalman2 of Beth-Arable in the 9 I will not execute the heat of My
day of battle. The mother was dashed anger; I will not return to destroy
in pieces on her sons. Ephraim. For I am El, and not a man,
15 So He does to you, Bethel, the Holy One in your midst. And I will
because of your great evil. In the not enter into the city.
dawn, the king of Israel shall be 10 They shall walk after YAHWEH;
completely cut off. He shall roar as a lion. When He roars,
then the sons from the west shall
Chapter 11 tremble.
11 They trembled like a bird from
1 When Israel was a child, then I Egypt, and like a dove from the land of
loved him, and out of Egypt, I called Assyria. And I will make them live in
My Son. (Math 2:15, Ex 4:22) their houses, says YAHWEH.
2 As they called to them, so they 12 Ephraim surrounds Me with lies,
went from their face. They sacrifice to and the house of Israel with deceit; but
Judah still rules with El and is faithful
1 Elohim compares Ephraim as at first as a with the Holy Ones.
contented heifer who is eating as she is
treading out the grain, but now He
foreshadows both Ephraim's and Judah's
future in captivity.
2 Possible may be Shalmanesser V, who 3 These were cities also completely destroyed
conquered Israel. with Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Chapter 12 10 I have also spoken by the

prophets, and I have multiplied
1 Ephraim feeds on wind, and visions; and by the hand of the
follows after the east wind1; all the day prophets use parables.
he multiplies lies and ruin. And they 11 Is Gilead evil? Surely they have
cut a covenant with Assyria, and oil is been vanity. They sacrificed bulls in
carried into Egypt2. Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in
2 YAHWEH also has a quarrel with the furrows of the field.
Judah, and will punish Jacob 12 And Jacob fled into the field of
according to his ways; He will repay Syria, and Israel served for a wife; yea,
him according to his deeds3. he shepherded for a wife.
3 He took his brother by the heel in 13 And by a prophet YAHWEH
the womb, and by his strength he brought up Israel out of Egypt, and by
contended with (Aleph/Tav) Elohim. a prophet he was kept safe.
4 Yes, he contended with the 14 Ephraim has provoked Me to
Messenger (Malak) and overcame; he anger most bitterly. And He shall leave
wept and pleaded to Him. He found us his blood to him, and his Adonai shall
at Bethel, and He spoke with us there, turn his reproach to him.
5 even YAHWEH, the Elohim of
Hosts. YAHWEH is His memorial4. Chapter 13
6 For this reason, you return to your
Elohim; keep kindness and judgment, 1 When Ephraim spoke trembling, he
and call on your Elohim always. was lifted up in Israel. But he offended
7 He is a merchant; the scales of in Baal, and he died.
deceit are in his hand; he loves to 2 And now they sin more and more,
oppress5. and they have made themselves a
8 And Ephraim said, I am rich; I molten image of their silver, idols
have found much wealth for myself. In according to their own understanding,
all my labors they shall find in me no all of it the work of the craftsmen.
iniquity that is sin6. (Rev 3:16-19) They say to them, Let men, those who
9 And I am YAHWEH, your Elohim sacrifice, kiss calves.
from the land of Egypt; yet I will make 3 So they shall be as the morning
you live in tents, as in the days of cloud, and as the early dew that passes
meeting. away, as chaff storm driven from the
threshing floor, and as the smoke out
1 The word for “east wind” is “kadima”, the of the window.
name of a new political party started in 4 Yet I am YAHWEH, your Elohim
2006 under Ariel Sharon. from the land of Egypt; and you shall
2 This is speaking of olive oil, but the
know no other Elohim than Me. For
scripture is somewhat prophetic when one
thinks of Petroleum oil coming from these there is no Savior without Me. (Is
regions today. 43:11)
3 Judah would also go into captivity about
120 yrs later by the Babylonians. 6 The chastisement in these chapters to
4 Verses 4 & 5 shows the duality of the Ephraim is a stark parallel to the USA today
YAHWEH family. Ex 3:15 in where probably more than 100 million
5 The word for “merchant” is similar to that Israelites are living. They are making the
of “Canaanite” and Hosea is using a pun same mistakes of idolatry, pride and
stating that Ephraim was no better than a arrogance that Ephraim did, due to their
Canaanite. wealth, through being a trading nation.
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5 I have known you in the

wilderness, in the land of great Chapter 14
drought.
6 According to their pasture, so they 1 O Israel, return to YAHWEH your
were filled. They were filled, and their Elohim, for you have fallen by your
heart was lifted up. On account of this sin.
they have forgotten Me. 2 Take words with you and return to
7 Now I am as a lion to them; I will YAHWEH. Say to Him, Lift up all
watch by the way like a leopard. iniquity and receive us well, that we
8 I will meet them like a bereaved may repay with the calves of our lips.
bear, and I will tear the lining of their 3 Assyria shall not save us; we will
heart; and as a lion, I will devour them not ride on horses. We shall not say
there; the beast of the field shall tear any more to the work of our hands,
them. Our gods! For in You the fatherless
9 O Israel, you are destroyed, but finds mercy. (Hos 1:6, 10)
your help is in Me. 4 I will heal their backslidings; I will
10 Where is your king now, that he love them freely; for My anger has
may save you in all your cities? And turned away from him. (Jer 31:31-34)
where are your judges of whom you 5 I will be as the dew to Israel; he
said, Give to me a king and rulers? shall blossom as the lily and cast out
11 I gave to you a king in My anger, his roots like Lebanon.
and took him away in My fury. 6 His branches shall go out, and his
12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound beauty shall be like the olive tree, and
up; his sin is hidden. his scent as Lebanon to him.
13 The pangs of a woman giving 7 They who live under his shadow
birth shall come to him; he is not a shall return; they shall live like the
wise son, for he cannot stand still in grain, and blossom like the vine; their
the time of the breaking forth of sons. memorial shall be as the wine of
14 I will ransom them from the hand Lebanon.
of Sheol; I will redeem them from 8 Ephraim shall say, What is it to me
death. O death, where are your any more with idols? I answered him,
plagues? O Sheol, where is your ruin? and I surveyed him. I am as a green
Repentance is hidden from My eyes1. cypress tree; your fruit is found from
15 Though he is fruitful among Me. (Jer 16:19, Eze 17:23)
brothers, an east wind shall come. The 9 Who is wise and discerns these
wind of YAHWEH shall come up from things? Who is discerning and knows
the wilderness, and his spring shall be them? For the ways of YAHWEH are
dried, and his fountain shall be dried right, and the righteous shall walk in
up. He shall plunder the treasure of all them; but transgressors shall stumble
desirable vessels. (Gen 41:6) in them.3
16 Samaria shall be desolate, for she
has rebelled against her Elohim. They
shall fall by the sword, their infants
shall be dashed in pieces, and their
pregnant women shall be ripped up2.
3 Chapter 14- The book started at the end of
1 Ephraim's hope would be in the chapter one with redemption for Ephraim
resurrection, 1 Cor 15:54-55, Eze 37:1-4 and ends in chapter 14 with the same
2 2 Kgs 17:5, 2 Kgs 15:16. message of restoration for the future .
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Chapter 1 trees of the field are dried up, because

joy has dried up from the sons of men.
1 The Word of YAHWEH that was to 13 Gird up and lament, priests.
Joel, the son of Pethuel: Howl, ministers of the altar. Come,
2 Hear this, you old men, and give spend the night in sackcloth, ministers
ear, all you people of the land. Has this of my Elohim. For the food offering
been in your days, or even in the days and the drink offering are withheld
of your fathers? from the house of your Elohim.
3 Tell your sons about it, and your 14 Set apart a fast; call a solemn
sons to their sons, and their sons to assembly; gather the elders, all those
another generation. living in the land, into the house of
4 What was left by the cutter, the YAHWEH your Elohim, and cry to
swarming locust ate; and that left of YAHWEH.
the swarming locust, the locust larvae 15 Alas for the day! For the day of
ate; and that left of the locust larvae, YAHWEH2 is at hand. And it shall
the stripping locust ate. come as a destruction from the
5 Awake, drunkards, and weep. And Almighty.
wail, all wine drinkers, over the grape 16 Is not the food cut off before our
must, for it is cut off from your mouth. eyes, joy and gladness from the house
6 For a nation has come up on my of our Elohim?
land, strong and without number; its 17 The seed shrivels under their
teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has clods; the storage bins are laid waste,
the jaw teeth of a lioness. the granaries are broken down, for the
7 There My vine is desolation, and it grain has dried up.
has splintered My fig tree1. He has 18 How the beasts groan! The herds
stripped it, and thrown it down; its of livestock are vexed, for there is no
branches grow white. pasture for them. Even the flocks of
8 Wail like a virgin girded with sheep are perishing.
sackcloth over the husband of her 19 O YAHWEH, to You I will cry, for
youth. the fire has burned up the pastures of
9 The food offering and the drink the wilderness, and has consumed all
offering have been cut off from the the trees of the field.
house of YAHWEH; the priests, the 20 The beasts of the field also long
ministers of YAHWEH, mourn. for You, for the rivers of water are
10 The field is wasted; the land dried up, and the fire has eaten up the
mourns, for the grain is wasted. The pastures of the wilderness3.
new wine is dried up, the oil tree
droops.
11 Be withered, farmers, howl, vine- 2 This is the wrath of YHWH on the world in
dressers, for the wheat and for the the end time for totally forsaking His Torah
barley; because the harvest of the field and any moral code of conduct for a self
has perished. centered satanic world system (Is 24:1-6,
12 The vine is dried up and the fig Joel 2:1-2).
tree droops, the pomegranate, and the
3 In Revelation there are 7 seals that happen
on a third of the earth (Rev 6). Then, there
palm tree, and the apple tree; all the
are 7 trumpets that happen on a third of the
earth (Rev 7-11), and then the wrath of
1 Israel in scripture is depicted as a fig tree YHWH comes with 7 vials which covers all
Math 24:32, Jer 24. the earth (Rev 16).
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Chapter 2 11 And YAHWEH shall give His

voice before His army, for His camp is
1 Blow a ram's horn in Zion, and very great. For he who does His Word
shout an alarm in My holy mountain. is strong. For the day of YAHWEH is
Let all those living in the land tremble. very great and fearful, and who can
For the day of YAHWEH approaches; endure it?
it is near.1 (Zech 14:1, Is 13:6) 12 Yet even now turn to Me with all
2 It is a day of darkness and your heart, and with fasting, and with
gloominess, a day of clouds and thick weeping, and with wailing, declares
darkness, as the dawn spread out on YAHWEH.
the mountains, a great and a strong 13 Yea, tear your heart, and not your
people. There has never been the like, robes; and turn to YAHWEH your
nor shall there ever be again to the Elohim. For He is gracious and
years of generation to generation; merciful, slow to anger, and of great
3 a fire devours before it, and a flame kindness, and He pities concerning the
burns behind it. The land is the evil. (Jer 18:7-8, Ex 34:6-7, Deut 4:31)
Garden of Eden before them and 14 Who knows if He will turn and
behind them is a desolate wilderness; have pity and leave a blessing behind
yea, also there is no escape to them. Him, a food offering and a drink
4 Their appearance is like horses; offering for YAHWEH your Elohim?
and as war horses, so they run. 15 Blow a shofar3 in Zion, sanctify a
5 They shall leap like the noise of fast, call a solemn assembly.
chariots on the tops of the mountains, 16 Gather the people, sanctify the
like the noise of flames of fire that congregation, gather the elders, gather
devour the chaff, as a strong people set the children, and those who suck the
in order for battle. breasts. Let the bridegroom go out of
6 Before their face, the people shall his room, and the bride out of her
be pained; all faces collect heat. bridal chamber4.
7 They shall run as mighty ones; they 17 Let the priests, ministers of
shall go up the wall as men of war. YAHWEH, weep between the porch
And they each go on his way, and they and the altar; and let them say, Have
do not change their paths. pity on Your people, O YAHWEH, and
8 And every man does not press his do not give Your inheritance to shame,
brother; they each go in his own paths. for a proverb among those of the
And if they fall behind their weapon, nations. Why should they say among
they shall not be cut off. the peoples, Where is their Elohim?5
9 They shall rush on the city; they 18 Then YAHWEH will be jealous
shall run on the wall; they shall climb for His land and have pity on His
up on the houses; they shall enter in people6.
by the windows, like a thief. 19 Yea, YAHWEH will answer and
10 The earth shall quake before
them, the heavens shall shake. The sun 3 A shofar is a ram's horn
and moon shall grow dark, and the 4 There was no part of the society that was
stars shall gather in their light2. exempt from repentance and fasting.
5 One must repent before giving offering and
1 Hebrew “Karobe” meaning close in place, entering sanctuary of YHWH. Math 5:23-4.
kindred or time. 6 In the end time when true repentance is
2 Indicating solar and lunar eclipses, Joel made, Yahweh will then start redemption
2:31, 3:15, Math 24:29, Is 13:9-10 for the land at that time.
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say to His people, Behold, I will send My people shall not be ashamed
you grain, and wine, and oil1, and you forever.
shall be satisfied with it. And I will no 27 And you shall know that I am in
more make you a disgrace among the the midst of Israel, and that I am
nations. YAHWEH your Elohim, and there is
20 But I will remove the northern no other. And My people shall not be
army far from you, and I will drive him ashamed forever.
into a dry and desolated land with his 28 And it shall be afterward, I will
face toward the eastern sea, and his pour out My Spirit on all flesh. And
rear toward the western sea. And his your sons and your daughters shall
stench shall come up, and his ill odor prophesy, your old men shall dream
shall come up, because he was doing dreams, your young men shall see
great things. visions.
21 Fear not, O land, be glad and 29 And also I will pour out My Spirit
rejoice, for YAHWEH is doing great on the slaves and on the slave-girls in
things. those days. (Acts 2:15-21)
22 Fear not, beasts of the field, for 30 And I will give signs in the
the pastures of the wilderness grow heavens and in the earth: blood, and
green, for the tree bears its fruit, the fire, and columns of smoke. (Ex 14:19)
fig tree and the vine give their 31 The sun shall be turned to
strength. darkness and the moon to blood,
23 Then be glad, sons of Zion, and before the coming of the great and
rejoice in YAHWEH your Elohim. For awesome day of YAHWEH. (Is 13:10)
He has given to you the early rain 32 For it shall be, all who shall call
according to righteousness, and He on the name of YAHWEH shall be
will cause the rain to come down for saved. For salvation shall be in Mount
you, the early rain and the latter rain Zion, and in Jerusalem, as YAHWEH
in the first month. has said, and among the survivors
24 And the floors shall be full with whom YAHWEH shall call2.
grain, and the wine vats shall overflow
with wine and oil. Chapter 3
25 And I will restore to you the years
which the swarming locust has eaten, 1 For, behold, in those days and in
the locust larvae, and the stripping that time, when I bring again the exiles
locust, and the cutting locust, My great of Judah and Jerusalem3,
army which I sent among you. 2 I will also gather all nations, and
26 And you shall eat fully and be will bring them down into the valley of
satisfied; and you shall praise the Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into
name of YAHWEH your Elohim, who judgment with them there, for My
has dealt wondrously with you. And
2 Two points here for the end time that are
1 The grain for bread, the oil for healing and very portent: 1 ) Whoever calls on the name
light, and the wine for blessing and YAHWEH will be saved, and 2) Salvation
happiness. All three of these elements in is in Jerusalem, where Yahweh is dwelling.
scripture show Yahweh's completeness in 3 “In those days and at that time” a Hebrew
caring for His people. In the New Covenant idiom that means the end times. We are
the grain and wine represents the Passover living in this amazing time to see this
symbols of the bread and wine, and the oil scripture being fulfilled as Judah is a nation
represents the Holy Spirit. again after more than 2,500 yrs.
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people and My inheritance, Israel, you nations; and gather yourselves

whom they have scattered among the together all around. O YAHWEH,
nations; and they divided My land1. bring down Your mighty ones.
3 And they have cast lots for My 12 Let the nations be awakened and
people. And they have given a boy for come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.
a prostitute and sold a girl for wine, For there I will sit to judge all the
and they drank. nations all around. (Zech 14:1-4)
4 And also, what are you to Me, Tyre 13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is
and Sidon, and all the regions of ripe. Come, go down, for the press is
Philistia? Are you restoring repayment full, the vats overflow, for their
to Me? And if you are repaying Me, I wickedness is great. (Rev 14:15-20)
will swiftly and speedily turn your 14 Multitudes, multitudes in valley
reward on your own head, of decision! For the day of YAHWEH
5 in that you have taken My silver is near in the valley of decision4.
and My gold and have carried My good 15 The sun and the moon shall be
treasures to your temples. darkened, and the stars shall gather in
6 You have also sold the sons of their light. (Joel 2:10)
Judah and the sons of Jerusalem to 16 And YAHWEH roars from Zion,
the sons of the Javanites (Greeks), and He gives His voice from
that you might remove them far from Jerusalem. And the heavens and the
their border. earth quake. But YAHWEH is a refuge
7 Behold, I am arousing them from for His people and a fortress to the
the place where you have sold them, sons of Israel.
and will return your reward on your 17 And you shall know that I am
own head. YAHWEH your Elohim dwelling in
8 And I will sell your sons and your Zion, My holy mountain. And
daughters into the hand of the sons of Jerusalem shall be a holy thing, and
Judah, and they shall sell them to the strangers shall no more pass through
Sabeans2, to a nation far off. For her.
YAHWEH has spoken it. 18 And it shall be in that day, the
9 Proclaim this among the nations: mountains shall drop down new wine,
Sanctify a war; awaken the mighty and the hills shall flow with milk, and
men; let all the men of war draw near; all the streams of Judah shall flow
let them come up. with waters. And a fountain shall come
10 Beat your plowshares into forth from the house of YAHWEH,
swords, and your pruning hooks into and it shall water the Valley of Shittim.
spears. Let the weak say, I am strong3. 19 Egypt shall be a ruin, and Edom
11 Gather yourselves and come, all shall be a desolate wilderness, from
the violence5 done to the sons of
1 “Valley of Jehoshaphat”, also called the
valley of decision. This is the Kidron valley
east of the sanctuary of YHWH where King 3 Whereas in the kingdom they will be doing
Jehoshaphat showed great faith in YHWH the exact opposite (Mic 4:3), here there is a
against Sennacherib king of Assyria. The spirit of war that will come on the people.
“Day of YHWH” and His wrath is coming 4 The valley of Jehoshaphat is also called the
due to the nations forcing the dividing of valley of decision, as deciding on faith in
the Holy Land and Jerusalem. YHWH or the system of the beast will
2 “Sebeans” are people from Sheba. Their decide ones eternal life.
queen visited King Solomon. The area is 5 The Hebrew word for violence here is
located in modern day Yemen. Hamas
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Judah, whose innocent blood they

poured out in their land.
20 But Judah will dwell forever, and
Jerusalem to generation and
generation.
21 And I will cleanse their blood
which I did not cleanse. And
YAHWEH is dwelling in Zion.
(2Chron 7:16)

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Book of Amos 755 BC

Chapter 1 remnant of the Philistines shall perish,

says Adonai YAHWEH.
1 The words of Amos, who was 9 So says YAHWEH: For three
among the herdsmen of Tekoa 1, which transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I
he saw concerning Israel in the days of will not turn back from it, for they
Uzziah, king of Judah, and in the days delivered up as exiles a complete
of Jeroboam, the son of Joash, king of population to Edom and did not
Israel, two years before the remember the covenant of brothers.
earthquake. 10 But I will send a fire against the
2 And he said: YAHWEH will roar wall of Tyre, and it shall devour its
from Zion and utter His voice from palaces.
Jerusalem. And the pastures of the 11 So says YAHWEH: For three
shepherds shall mourn, and the top of transgressions of Edom, and for four, I
Carmel shall wither. (Joel 3:21) will not turn back from it, for he
3 So says YAHWEH: For three pursued his brother with the sword,
transgressions of Damascus, and for and corrupted his compassions, and
four, I will not turn back from it, for his anger tore continually, and he kept
they have threshed Gilead with it, his wrath, forever.
threshing sledges of iron. 12 But I will send a fire against
4 But I will send a fire against the Teman, and it shall devour the palaces
house of Hazael2, and it shall devour of Bozrah. (Jer 49:7, Is 63:1-6)
the palaces of Ben-Hadad. 13 So says YAHWEH: For three
5 I will also break the bar of transgressions of the sons of Ammon,
Damascus, and cut off the one living in and for four, I will not turn back from
the Valley of Aven, and him who holds it, for they ripped open the pregnant
the scepter from Beth-Eden. And the women of Gilead, to make their border
people of Syria shall go captive to Kir, larger. (2Kgs 8:12, 2Kgs 15:16)
says YAHWEH. 14 But I will kindle a fire against the
6 So says YAHWEH: For three wall of Rabbah3, and it shall devour its
transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I palaces, with a war cry in the day of
will not turn back from it, for they battle, with a tempest in the day of the
deported as exiles to deliver up a windstorm.
complete population to Edom. 15 And their king shall go into
7 But I will send a fire against the captivity, he and his rulers together,
wall of Gaza, and it shall devour its says YAHWEH.
palaces.
8 And I will cut off the inhabitant Chapter 2
from Ashdod and him who holds the
scepter from Ashkelon; and I will turn 1 So says YAHWEH: For three
My hand against Ekron; and the transgressions of Moab, and for four, I
will not turn back from it, for he
burned the bones of the king of Edom
1 Amos was a shepherd who raised sheep and
into lime.
lived about 6 miles south of Bethlehem. The
2 But I will send a fire against Moab,
date is about 755 B.C about 35 yrs before
Israel's captivity to Assyria and elsewhere. and it shall devour the palaces of
2 Hazael is the founder of the Syrian dynasty Kerioth. And Moab shall die with
and ruler during this time. Ben Hadad was
his son and successor. 3 The capital city of the Ammonites
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uproar, with a war cry, with the sound 12 But you gave the Nazarites wine
of the ram's horn. to drink, and you commanded the
3 And I will cut off the judge in its prophets, saying, Do not prophesy.
midst, and I will kill all his rulers with 13 Behold, I am pressed under you,
him, says YAHWEH. as a cart full with produce is pressed.
4 So says YAHWEH: For three 14 And refuge shall perish from the
transgressions of Judah, and for four, swift, and the strong shall not
I will not turn back from it; for they strengthen his power, nor shall the
despised the Torah of YAHWEH, and mighty deliver his life,
they have not kept His statutes. And 15 and he who handles the bow shall
their lies after which their fathers not stand, and the swift footed shall
walked led them astray. not save, and the horse rider shall not
5 And I shall send a fire against save his life.
Judah, and it shall devour the palaces 16 And the strong in heart among
of Jerusalem. the mighty shall flee naked in that day,
6 So says YAHWEH: For three declares YAHWEH2.
transgressions of Israel, and for four, I
will not turn back from it, for they sold Chapter 3
the righteous for silver, and the poor
for a pair of sandals. 1 Hear this Word that YAHWEH has
7 Those who trample upon the dust spoken against you, sons of Israel,
of the earth to be on the head of the against all the family which I brought
helpless, and they divert the way of the up from the land of Egypt, saying:
humble. And a man and his father will 2 You only have I known of all the
go in to the same girl, in order to families of the earth. On account of
profane the name of My holiness1. this, I will punish you for all your
8 And they will stretch out beside iniquities. (1Kgs 8:52-53, Deut 9:29)
every altar, and on garments taken in 3 Will two walk together except they
pledge. And they will drink wine of are agreed?
those being fined in the house of their 4 Will a lion roar in the forest when
Elohim. there is no prey for him? Will a young
9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite from lion cry out of his den except he has
before them, whose height was like the caught something?
height of the cedars, and he was strong 5 Will a bird fall into a trap on the
as the great trees. And I destroyed his ground, and there is no bait for it? Will
fruit from above and his roots from a trap spring up from the ground, and
below. nothing at all be caught?
10 Also I brought you up from the 6 If a ram's horn is blowing in a city,
land of Egypt and led you in the will the people not also tremble? If
wilderness forty years, to possess the there is a calamity in a city, has
land of the Amorite. YAHWEH not even done it?
11 And I raised up from your sons for 7 For Adonai YAHWEH will do
prophets, and for Nazarites from your nothing unless He reveals His secret
young men. Is this not even so, O sons council to His servants the prophets3.
of Israel? declares YAHWEH. 8 A lion has roared. Who will not
1 For a father and son to have the same girl is 2 Verses 6-16- YHWH is showing the moral
strictly forbidden in the Torah, Lev 18:7-8, decrepit state that Israel had fallen into and
15, Lev 20:11-12. the judgment that was soon to come.
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fear? Adonai YAHWEH has spoken, Chapter 4

who will not prophesy?
9 Make it heard at the palaces in 1 Hear this word, cows of Bashan 2
Ashdod, and at the palaces in the land who are in the mountain of Samaria,
of Egypt, and say, Gather yourselves who are oppressing the helpless, those
on the mountains of Samaria and see crushing the poor, who say to their
many panics in its midst, and husbands, Bring in, that we may drink.
oppressions in its midst. 2 Adonai YAHWEH has sworn by
10 For they do not know to do right, His holiness that the days are coming
declares YAHWEH, those who store that He will lift you up with meat
up violence and robbery in their hooks, and the last of you with
palaces. fishhooks. (Eze 29:4)
11 So Adonai YAHWEH says this: 3 And you shall go out at the
An enemy! And he shall be all around breaches, each woman before her. And
the land. And he shall bring you down you shall cast yourself to Har-Manea 3,
from your fortress, and your palaces declares YAHWEH.
shall be plundered. 4 Enter Bethel and rebel; increase
12 So says YAHWEH, As the transgressing at Gilgal. And bring your
shepherd snatches two legs out of the sacrifices for the morning, your tithes
mouth of the lion, or a piece of an ear, for three days;
so shall the sons of Israel be snatched, 5 and offer a sacrifice of a
those who dwell in Samaria in a corner thanksgiving offering that is leavened.
of a bed, and in Damascus on a couch. And cry out, call out the voluntary
13 Hear and testify in the house of offerings! For so you love to do, sons
Jacob, declares Adonai YAHWEH, the of Israel, declares Adonai YAHWEH.
Elohim of Hosts. 6 And I also have given you
14 For in the day I punish the cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
transgressions of Israel on him, I will and lack of bread in your places; and
also call to account on the altars of you have not returned to Me, declares
Bethel. And the horns of the altar will YAHWEH.
be cut off and will fall to the ground1. 7 And I have also withheld the rain
15 And I will strike the winter house from you when it was yet three months
with the summer house; and the to the harvest. And I caused rain to fall
houses of ivory shall perish, and the on one city, and caused it not to rain
great houses shall be swept away, on another city. One piece was rained
declares YAHWEH. on, and the piece where it did not rain
was dried up.
8 So two or three cities staggered to
one city in order to drink water, but
3 The pattern by Elohim that we always see
in scripture is that before judgment comes 2 A reference comparing the women to the
YHWH will always send a prophet first to well fed cows in the northern trans-Jordan.
warn the people to either repent or face the 3 The Hebrew word translated as Palace is
coming judgment. “Har Manae”, which literally means the
1 Jeroboam, Israel's first king in the divided mountains of Manae. Interesting enough,
kingdom made an altar with a small golden when Northern Israel was taken into
calf in Bethel and Dan. The horns of the captivity one of the places they were exiled
altar was where the blood was applied from to was The Manae Mountains in Armenia,
the sacrifice, Lev 4:30. fulfilling this most intriguing prophecy.
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they were not satisfied; yet you have have a hundred left. And that which
not returned to Me, declares goes out by a hundred shall have ten
YAHWEH. left in the house of Israel2.
9 I have struck you with blasting and 4 For so says YAHWEH to the house
mildew. The multitude of your gardens of Israel, Seek Me, and live.
and your vineyards, and your figs, and 5 But do not seek Bethel, and do not
your olives are devoured by the enter Gilgal, and do not cross over to
creeping locust; yet you have not Beer-Sheba; for Gilgal going shall go
returned to Me, declares YAHWEH. into exile, and Bethel shall be for
10 I have sent a plague among you in nothing.
the way of Egypt; I have killed your 6 Seek YAHWEH, and live, that He
young men with the sword and your not break out like a fire on the house
horses with captivity. And I have made of Joseph, and consume, and no one is
the stench of your camps to come up putting it out for Bethel.
even into your nostrils; yet you have 7 He abandoned those who turn
not returned to Me, declares justice and righteousness into
YAHWEH. wormwood on the earth.
11 I have overturned among you, as 8 He who created the Pleiades and
Elohim overthrew Sodom and Orion, and turns the deep darkness
Gomorrah, and you were like a into the morning, and He darkened
firebrand plucked out of the burning; the day into night; who calls for the
yet you have not returned to Me, waters of the sea and pours them out
declares YAHWEH. on the face of the earth, YAHWEH is
12 So I will do this to you, O Israel: His name; (Job 9:9, Ex 3:15, Is 42:8,)
Because of this I will do to you, 9 who flashes out with destruction
prepare to meet your Elohim, O Israel. on the strong; yea, destruction comes
13 For, behold, He who forms on the fortress.
mountains and creates the wind and 10 They hate him who rebukes in the
declares to man what His thought is, gate, and they despise him who speaks
He who makes the dawn darkness, and uprightly.
treads on the high places of the earth; 11 So, because of your trampling on
YAHWEH, the Elohim of Hosts, is the poor, and you take tribute of grain
His name1. from him; you have built houses of
hewn stones, but you shall not dwell in
Chapter 5 them; you have planted desirable
vineyards, but you shall not drink wine
1 Hear this word which I am lifting from them.
up against you, a dirge, O house of 12 For I know your many
Israel. transgressions, and your many sins:
2 The virgin of Israel has fallen, and Distressing the just, taking of a bribe,
will not arise again; she lies forsaken and turning aside the poor in the gate.
on her land; there is no one raising her 13 So the understanding ones shall
up. keep silent in that time, for it is an evil
3 For so says Adonai YAHWEH, The time.
city that goes out by a thousand shall 14 Seek good and not evil, that you
may live; and so YAHWEH the
1 Verse 12-13 Due to Israel's grave sin they
would be meeting their maker whose name 2 Many times in scripture a remnant is 10%
is YAHWEH, Ex 3:15. or a tithe.
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Elohim of Hosts shall be with you, as and food offerings to Me forty years in
you have spoken. the wilderness, O house of Israel?
15 Hate evil, and love good, and 26 Yea, you have lifted up the booth
establish justice in the gate. It may be of your Molech, and Kiyun, your
that YAHWEH the Elohim of Hosts images, the star2 of your gods which
will be gracious to the remnant of you made for yourselves! (Acts 7:43)
Joseph. (Joel 2:12-14) 27 And I will exile you beyond
16 So YAHWEH, the Elohim of Damascus, says YAHWEH, the
Hosts, YAHWEH, says this: Wailing Elohim of Hosts is His name.
shall be in all streets, and they shall
say in all the highways, Alas! Alas! And Chapter 6
they shall call the farmer to the
mourning, and those knowing wailing 1 Woe to those at ease in Zion, and
to lamentation. those trusting in the mountain of
17 And wailing shall be in all Samaria, those noted as the leader of
vineyards, for I will pass among you, the nations! And the house of Israel
says YAHWEH. came to them.
18 Woe to those desiring the day of 2 Cross to Calneh and see; and from
YAHWEH! What is this for you? The there go to the great Hamath; then go
day of YAHWEH is darkness, and not down to Gath of the Philistines. Are
light.(Joel 2:2, Is 13:6-9, Rev 16:1-11) they better than these kingdoms, or
19 It is as if a man fled before a lion, their border than your border?
and the bear met him. Or he goes into 3 You who put the evil day far away,
the house and leans his hand against and cause the seat of violence3 to come
the wall, and a snake bites him. near,
20 Shall not the day of YAHWEH be 4 who lie on beds of ivory and stretch
darkness, and not light; even very themselves on their couches; and
dark, and not any brightness in it? those eating the lambs from the flock,
21 I hate, I reject your feast days; and bull calves from the midst of the
and I will not delight in your festive stall;
assemblies1. 5 those chanting with the mouth of
22 Though you offer Me burnt the harp; they invent instruments of
offerings and your grain offerings, I song for themselves like David;
will not be pleased; nor will I regard 6 who drink bowls of wine, and they
the peace offerings of your fat animals. anoint with the best of oils; but they
23 Take away from Me the noise of are not grieved for the breaking of
your songs; and I will not hear the Joseph!
melody of your stringed instruments. 7 So now they shall go into exile with
24 But let justice roll down like the first of the exiles, and the feast of
waters, and righteousness like an ever- those who stretch themselves shall
flowing stream. cease.
25 Have you brought near sacrifices 8 Adonai YAHWEH has sworn by
Himself, declares YAHWEH, the
1 The feast days were meant to remind Israel 2 Some have tried to equate this with the
all yr long of YHWH's redemption through modern star of David, but the modern Star
His promised Messiah; instead it became of David only goes back to medieval times.
nothing more than a ritualistic time for 3 The Hebrew word used here for violence is
drunkenness and immorality. Hamas.
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Elohim of Hosts: I abhor the pride of 4 Adonai YAHWEH made me to see

Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will this: And behold, Adonai YAHWEH
shut up the city and its fullness. was calling to contend by fire. And it
9 And it shall be, if ten men remain consumed the great deep, and it was
in one house, then they shall die. devouring part of it.
10 And his uncle shall lift him up, 5 Then I said, Adonai YAHWEH, I
and he who burns him, to bring out beg You, stop. How can Jacob rise up?
the bones from the house; and he shall For he is small.
say to that one left in the recesses of 6 YAHWEH changed His mind
the house, Are any still with you? And concerning this: It shall not be, says
he shall say, No. Then he shall say, Adonai YAHWEH.
Hush! For no one shall mention the 7 He made me see this: And behold,
name of YAHWEH. YAHWEH was standing by the plumb
11 For behold, YAHWEH line wall, and a plumb line1 in His
commands, and He will strike the hand.
great house into pieces, and the little 8 And YAHWEH said to me, Amos,
house into cracks. what do you see? And I said, A plumb
12 Shall horses run on the rock? Or line. And YAHWEH, said, Behold, I
will one plow there with oxen? For you will set a plumb line in the midst of My
have turned justice into poison, and people Israel. I will not again pass over
the fruit of righteousness into him any more. (Is 28:17, 2 Kgs 21:13)
wormwood, 9 And the high places of Isaac shall
13 those rejoicing for nothing, those be desolated, and the holy places of
saying, Have we not taken horns to Israel shall be laid waste; and I will
ourselves by our own strength? rise against the house of Jeroboam
14 For, behold, I will raise a nation with the sword.
up against you, O house of Israel, 10 Then Amaziah, the priest of
declares YAHWEH, the Elohim of Bethel, sent to Jeroboam, the king of
Hosts. And they shall oppress you Israel, saying, Amos has plotted
from the entrance of Hamath to the against you in the midst of the house
torrent of the Arabah. of Israel. The land is not able to
endure all his words.
Chapter 7 11 For so Amos says: Jeroboam shall
die by the sword, and Israel going shall
1 Adonai YAHWEH made me see go into exile out of his land.
this: And, behold, He is forming 12 And Amaziah said to Amos,
locusts at the beginning of the coming Prophet, go! Flee for yourself into the
up of the late grass; even behold, the land of Judah, and eat bread there,
after crop after the mowings of the and prophesy there.
king. 13 But do not again prophesy at
2 And it happened when it had made Bethel any more, for it is the king's
an end of eating the vegetation of the holy place, and it is the royal house.
land, then I said, Adonai YAHWEH, I 14 Then Amos answered and said to
pray, forgive. How can Jacob stand? Amaziah, I was not a prophet, nor was
For he is small. I a prophet's son, but I was a
3 YAHWEH changed His mind
concerning this: It shall not be, says 1 A plumb line is a standard by which a wall's
YAHWEH.
vertical accuracy is tested.
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herdsman and a pincher of sycamore poor, even to make the humble of the
trees1. earth to cease,
15 And YAHWEH took me from 5 saying, When will the new moon
behind the flock, and YAHWEH said have passed, so that we may buy
to me, Go, prophesy to My people grain? Or the Sabbath, so that we may
Israel. open the wheat, making smaller the
16 Now then, hear the Word of ephah, and making greater the shekel,
YAHWEH: You say, Do not prophesy and to falsify the deceitful balances,4
against Israel, and do not drop words 6 in order to buy the helpless with
against the house of Isaac. silver, and the poor for a pair of
17 So YAHWEH says this, Your wife sandals, and sell the chaff of the
shall be a harlot in the city, and your wheat?
sons and your daughters shall fall by 7 YAHWEH has sworn by the Pride
the sword, and your land shall be of Jacob, Surely I will not ever forget
divided by a line. And you shall die in all their works.
a defiled land. And Israel going shall 8 Shall not the land tremble for this,
go into exile from his land. and all who dwell in it mourn? And all
of it shall go up like the light, and it
Chapter 8 shall overflow and sink like the Nile of
Egypt.
1 Adonai YAHWEH showed me this: 9 And it shall be in that day, declares
And behold, a basket of summer fruit2! Adonai YAHWEH, that I will cause
2 And He said, Amos, what do you the sun to go down at noon, and I will
see? And I said, A basket of summer darken the earth in light of the day5.
fruit. And YAHWEH said to me, The 10 And I will turn your feasts to
end has come on My people Israel; I mourning, and all your songs into a
will not again pass over him any dirge. And I will bring up sackcloth on
more3. all loins, and baldness on every head.
3 And they will howl the songs of the And I will make it like the mourning
sanctuary in that day, declares Adonai for an only one; and the end of it shall
YAHWEH. The dead bodies shall be be like a bitter day.
many; in every place one shall throw 11 Behold, the days are coming,
them out, saying, Hush! declares Adonai YAHWEH, that I will
4 Hear this, you who swallow up the send a famine into the land, not a
famine for bread, nor a thirst for
water, but rather a famine for hearing
1 Amos was a shepherd and animal herder the Words of YAHWEH.
and in chapter 7 he pleads for Israel with a 12 And they shall stagger from sea to
shepherd's heart. In tending sycamore trees sea, and from the north even to east;
Amos would have had to diligently take
they shall roam about to seek the
each fig like fruit and put a slit in the top to
ensure good fruit. The Hebrew word for Word of YAHWEH, and they shall not
Sycamore “Shickma” means redemption find it.
and shows Amos's purpose. See Luk 19:1-
10. 4 Most store owners lived in their shops and
2 Probably they were ripe figs. would open for business in the evening after
3 There is a word play here on summer fruit the sun set and the Sabbath was over.
“kahyitz” and end “kahtes”, showing 5 Math 27:45, This is one possible
Israel's ripeness for their soon coming explanation for the darkness at the
destruction. crucifixion of Yahshua.
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13 In that day the beautiful virgins waters and pours them out on the face
and the young men shall faint with of the earth, YAHWEH is His name.2
thirst. 7 Are you not like the sons of the
14 They who swear by the guilt of Ethiopians to Me, O sons of Israel?
Samaria, and say, As your Elohim Declares YAHWEH. Have I not
lives, O Dan! And, As the way of Beer- brought Israel up out of the land of
Sheba lives! Even they shall fall, and Egypt, and the Philistines from
not rise again1. Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
8 Behold, the eyes of Adonai
Chapter 9 YAHWEH are on the sinful kingdom,
and I will destroy it from the face of
1 I saw (Aleph/Tav) YAHWEH, the earth; only that I will not
standing by the altar. And He said, completely destroy the house of Jacob,
Strike the capital of the door, and the declares YAHWEH.
thresholds will shake; and cut them off 9 For behold, I will command, and I
on the head of all of them. And I will will shake the house of Israel among
kill the last of them with the sword. all the nations, as one shakes with a
Not one of them who flees will flee, sieve; yet not a grain shall fall to the
and not a fugitive of them will escape. ground3.
2 And if they dig through into Sheol, 10 All the sinners of My people shall
from there My hand will take them. die by the sword, those who say, The
And if they go up to the heavens, from calamity shall not draw near or
there I will bring them down. confront us.
3 And if they hide themselves in the 11 In that day I will raise up the
top of Carmel, I will search and take Sukkoth of David that has fallen, and I
them out from there. And if they hide will wall up its breaks. And I will raise
from My eyes in the bottom of the sea, up its ruins, and I will build it as the
from there I will command the days of old4; (Acts 15:15-17)
serpent, and he will bite them. 12 so that they may possess the
4 And if they go into exile before remnant of Edom, and all the nations
their enemies, from there I will on whom My name is called, declares
command the sword, and it will kill YAHWEH who is doing this.
them. And I will set My eyes on them 13 Behold, the days are coming,
for evil, and not for good. declares YAHWEH, that the plowman
5 And Adonai YAHWEH of Hosts is shall overtake the reaper, and the
He who touches the earth so that it treader of grapes him who draws along
melts, and all dwelling in it shall seed. And the mountains shall drip
mourn. And all of it will rise up like
the Nile, and sink down like the Nile of
Egypt.
6 It is He who builds His staircase in 2 Gen 28:12
the heavens, and His firmament He 3 Even though Yahweh prophesied that Israel
has founded, binding the heavens over would be punished and go into captivity, He
the earth; He who calls for the sea- also prophesied that He would be with
them, and ultimately bring them back to the
land of Israel.
4 The Messianic dynasty would most
1 Dan to Beersheva was from north to south certainly come from the loins of King
all the cultivated land of Israel. David as promised 2Sam 7:8-13.
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new must, and all the hills will be

dissolved1.
14 And I will bring back the captivity
of My people Israel. And they shall
build the waste cities, and live in them.
And they shall plant vineyards, and
drink the wine of them. They shall also
make gardens, and eat the fruit of
them.
15 And I will plant them on their
land, and they shall never again be
pulled up out of their land which I
have given to them, says YAHWEH
your Elohim2.

1 A beautiful promise of restoration where the

plowman and the reaper will be working
year round and there will be a continual
supply of food and blessing.
2 Amazingly enough this was the Torah
reading the very first Sabbath that Israel
was a nation again in 1948. Jer 29:14, Jer
33:7, Is 49:8, Is 61:4, Jer 3:18, Jer 30:18,
31:1, 8-12, Eze 34:13-14, Eze 36:24, 28,
Hos 1:10-11, Zech 10:6-10, Ps 53:6, Gen
15:18, Gen 17:7-8.
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Book of Obadiah 840 BC

Chapter 1 the mountain of Esau may be cut off

by slaughter.
1 The vision of Obadiah: So says 10 Shame shall cover you from the
Adonai YAHWEH concerning Edom1: violence4 against your brother Jacob,
We have heard a message from and you shall be cut off forever.
YAHWEH, and a messenger is sent 11 On the day of your standing on the
among the nations; rise up, and let us other side, on the day that the
rise up against her for battle. strangers took his force captive, and
2 Behold, I have given you to be foreigners entered his gates, and cast
small among the nations; you are lots for Jerusalem, even you were like
greatly despised. one of them.
3 The pride2 of your heart has 12 But you should not have looked
deceived you, dwelling in the clefts of on the day of your brother, on the day
the rock3; his dwelling is lofty, saying of his alienation; nor should you have
in his heart, Who shall bring me down rejoiced over the sons of Judah in the
to the ground? day of their destruction; nor should
4 Though you rise high as the eagle, you have enlarged your mouth in the
and though you set your nest between day of distress.
the stars I will bring you down from 13 You should not have entered into
there, declares YAHWEH. My people's gate on the day of his
5 If thieves came to you, if destroyers calamity; also you should not have
by night, how you have been cut off! looked on his evil on the day of his
Would they not have stolen until they calamity, nor should you have sent out
had enough? If the grape-gatherers against his force in the day of his
came to you, would they not leave calamity.
gleanings? 14 Nor should you have stood on the
6 How Esau is searched out! His crossways to cut off those of him who
hidden things are sought out! escaped, nor should you have shut up
7 All the men of your covenant have his survivors in the day of distress.
dismissed you to the border. The men 15 For the day of YAHWEH is near
who were at peace with you have on all the nations5: As you have done,
deceived you and have prevailed over it shall be done to you; your reward
you. They are setting your bread as a shall return on your head!
snare under you; there is no 16 For as you have drunk on My holy
understanding in him. mountain, so all the nations shall
8 Shall I not in that day even destroy continually drink. Yea, they shall drink
the wise out of Edom and and shall swallow; and they will be as
understanding out of the mount of if they had not been.
Esau? declares YAHWEH. 17 But the ones who escaped shall be
9 And your mighty ones, O Teman, on Mount Zion, and it shall be holy.
shall be afraid, so that each man from And the house of Jacob shall possess
their own possessions.
18 And the house of Jacob shall be a
1 Edom are descendents of Esau.
2 “pride” comes from the Hebrew word to 4 The Hebrew word for violence here is
boil or seethe and is used 3 times in the Hamas, the same name of the terror group
story of Esau and Jacob. in the Gaza strip today.
3 Speaking of the Edomite town of Kaalat 5 Showing the time frame of the prophecy is
Sela, the secure city of rock. the end time “Day of YHWH”.
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fire, and the house of Joseph a flame,

and the house of Esau for straw. And
they shall burn among them and
consume them. And no survivor shall
be to the house of Esau, for YAHWEH
has spoken.
19 And those of Negev shall possess
the mountain of Esau, and the low
country of the Philistines. And they
shall possess Ephraim's fields, and
Samaria's fields. And Benjamin shall
possess Gilead.
20 And the exiles of this force shall
go to the sons of Israel who shall
possess the land of the Canaanites to
Zarephath; even the exiles of
Jerusalem who are in Sepharad shall
possess the cities of the Negev.
21 And deliverers shall go up into the
mountain of Zion to judge the
mountain of Esau, and the kingdom
shall be to YAHWEH.

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Book of Jonah 760 BC

Chapter 1 Elohim of Heaven, who has made the

sea and the dry land.
1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to 10 And the men were terrified with
Jonah1, the son of Amittai, saying, fear and said to him, What is this you
2 Rise up, go to Nineveh, the great have done? For the men knew that he
city, and cry out against it; for their was fleeing from before the face of
evil has come up before Me. YAHWEH, because he had told them.
3 But Jonah rose up to flee to 11 And they said to him, What shall
Tarshish from the face of YAHWEH. we do to you that the sea may be calm
And he went down to Joppa, and he from being upon us? For the sea was
found a ship going to Tarshish. And he going on and being stormy.
gave its fare and went down into it in 12 And he said to them, Take me up
order to go with them to Tarshish, and throw me out into the sea. And the
from before the face of YAHWEH. sea will be calm from being upon you.
4 But YAHWEH hurled a great wind For I know that this great storm is
into the sea, and there was a great upon you on account of me.
storm in the sea, and the ship was 13 But the men rowed to return to
thought to be broken. the dry land, but they were not able,
5 And the sailors were afraid, and for the sea was going on and being
each man cried to his Elohim. And stormy against them.
they threw out the ship's articles into 14 And they cried out to YAHWEH,
the sea, to lighten it of them. But and said, We beseech You, O
Jonah had gone down into the YAHWEH, we beseech You, do not let
recesses of the ship; and he lay down, us perish for this man's life, and do not
and was sound asleep. lay innocent blood on us. For You, O
6 And the chief of the seamen came YAHWEH, have done as You desired.
near to him and said to him, What is it 15 And they lifted Jonah up and
to you, O fast sleeping one? Rise up threw him into the sea. And the sea
and cry out to your Elohim! Perhaps stood still from its raging.
our Elohim will notice us, and we will 16 Then the men feared YAHWEH
not perish. with a great fear and offered a sacrifice
7 And they said, each man to his to YAHWEH, and vowed vows.
companion, Come and let us cast lots, 17 And YAHWEH had appointed a
that we may know on whose account great fish to swallow Jonah. And
this evil occurred to us. And they cast Jonah was in the belly of the fish three
lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. days and three nights2.
8 And they said to him, Please tell us
on account of whom has this evil Chapter 2
occurred to us? What is your work?
And from where do you come? What is 1 And Jonah prayed to YAHWEH
your country, and of what people are his Elohim out of the belly of the fish.
you? 2 And he said, I cried out to
9 And he said to them, I am a YAHWEH from my distress. And He
Hebrew. And I fear YAHWEH, the answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol

1 The name “Jonah” means dove and is the 2 This story is used as the sign of Yahshua's
same symbol as the Holy Spirit. Messiah-ship in Math 12:40.
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I cried for help, and You heard my put on sackcloth, from the greatest of
voice. them even to the least of them.
3 For You cast me into the deep, into 6 And the word touched even to the
the heart of the seas, and the current king of Nineveh, and he arose from his
surrounded me; all Your breakers and throne, and he took his robe from him
Your waves passed over me. and covered himself with sackcloth
4 And I said, I am cast off from Your and sat on the ashes.
eyes; yet I will again look to Your holy 7 And he cried and said in Nineveh
sanctuary. by the decree of the king and of his
5 Waters encompassed me, even to great ones, saying, Do not let man or
my soul; the depth closed around me; beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do
seaweed was clinging to my head. not let them feed nor let them drink
6 I went down to the bases of the water.
mountains; the earth with her bars 8 But let man and beast be covered
was about me forever. But You with sackcloth. And let them call with
brought up my life from the pit, O strength to Elohim. And let them each
YAHWEH my Elohim. (Ps 88:4-8) one turn from his evil way, and from
7 When my soul fainted within me, I the violence that is in their hands.
remembered YAHWEH; and my 9 Who knows? He may turn, and the
prayer came to You, to Your holy Elohim may have pity and turn away
sanctuary. from the glow of His anger, that we do
8 Those who observe vanities of not perish. (Joel 2:12-14)
idolatry forsake their faithfulness; 10 And the Elohim saw their works,
9 but I will sacrifice to You with the that they turned from their evil way.
voice of thanksgiving; I will fulfill that And the Elohim changed His mind
which I have vowed. Salvation over the evil that He had spoken to do
(Y'shua*) belongs to YAHWEH! to them, and He did not do it.
10 And YAHWEH spoke to the fish, (Eze 18:21-23)
and it vomited Jonah out onto the dry
land. Chapter 4

Chapter 3 1 But it was a great calamity in

Jonah's sight, and it kindled anger in
1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to him.
Jonah the second time, saying, 2 And he prayed to YAHWEH, and
2 Rise up, go to Nineveh, the great said, Please O YAHWEH, was this not
city, and cry out to it the proclamation my word while I was on my own land?
that I am declaring to you. On account of this, I fled to Tarshish
3 And Jonah rose up and went to before, for I knew that You are a
Nineveh according to the Word of gracious Elohim and merciful, slow to
YAHWEH. And Nineveh was a great anger, and of great grace, and One
city to Elohim, of three days' journey. who pities over calamity.
4 And Jonah began to enter a day's 3 And now, O YAHWEH, please
journey into the city. And he cried out take my life from me. For better is my
and said, Yet forty days and Nineveh death than my life.
shall be overturned! (Math 4:2) 4 And YAHWEH said, Is anger
5 And the men of Nineveh believed rightly kindled in you?
in Elohim, and they called a fast and 5 And Jonah went out from the city
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and sat on the east of the city. And he

made there a sukkah for himself and
sat under it in the shade until he
should see what would happen in the
city.
6 And YAHWEH Elohim appointed
a plant, and it came up over Jonah to
be shade over his head, in order to
deliver him from his misery. And
Jonah rejoiced over the plant with
great joy.
7 But the Elohim appointed a worm
at the rising of the dawn of the next
day, and it struck the plant, and it
dried up.
8 And it happened when the sun
shone, Elohim had appointed a
scorching east wind; and the sun
struck Jonah's head, so that he
fainted; and he asked for his life to die.
And he said, Better is my death than
my life.
9 And Elohim said to Jonah, Is your
anger rightly kindled over the plant?
And he said, My anger is rightly
kindled, even to death.
10 And YAHWEH said, You have
had pity on the plant for which you
had not labored, nor made it grow,
which was the son of a night and
perished the son of a night,
11 and should I not have pity on
Nineveh, the great city in which are
more than a hundred and twenty
thousand men who do not know
between his right and his left hand,
and many cattle?1

1 The book of Jonah, which is read each year

in the Jewish synagogue on Yom Kippur, is
about great mercy and compassion that
Yahweh has on all human beings and even
animals. It is quite fitting that the example
that Yahshua used to be the only sign of his
messiahship would come from such a book
showing Yahweh's love and compassion on
all mankind.
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Book of Micah 700 BC
Chapter 1 9 For her wounds are incurable; for
it has come to Judah; it has reached to
1 The Word of YAHWEH that was to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem.
Micah of Moresheth in the days of 10 Do not declare it in Gath; surely,
Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of do not weep. In the house of Leaphrah
Judah, which he saw on Samaria and wallow in dust.
Jerusalem1: 11 Pass over to them, O one living in
2 Let the peoples hear, all of them. Shaphir, in nakedness of shame. The
Pay attention, O earth, and its fullness. one living in Zaanan has not gone out;
And let Adonai YAHWEH be a the mourning of Beth-Ezel shall take
witness against you, YAHWEH, from from you its place of standing.
His holy sanctuary. 12 For be grieved for good, the one
3 For, behold, YAHWEH is coming living in Maroth, for evil came down
out of His place, and He will come from YAHWEH to the gate of
down and walk on the high places of Jerusalem.
the earth. 13 One living in Lachish, tie the
4 And the mountains shall melt chariot to the stallion; she is the
under Him, and the valleys shall beginning of sin to the daughter of
cleave themselves, as wax before the Zion, for the transgressions of Israel
fire, as waters poured out on a slope. were found in you.
5 All this is against the transgression 14 So you shall give parting gifts to
of Jacob, and against the sins of the Moresheth-Gath. The houses of Achzib
house of Israel. What is the are for a lying thing to the kings of
transgression of Jacob? Is it not Israel.
Samaria? And what are the high places 15 I will bring an heir to you again, O
of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem? one living in Mareshah. The glory of
6 And I will make Samaria into ruins Israel shall come to Adullam2.
of the field, planting places for a 16 Make yourself bald, and cut off
vineyard. And I will pour down her your hair for the sons of your delight.
stones into the valley, and her Make your baldness increase like the
foundations I will lay bare. eagle, for they go into exile from you.
7 And all her carved images shall be
beaten to pieces, and all her gifts for Chapter 2
harlotry shall be burned with fire. And
I will make all her idols a desolation. 1 Woe to those plotting wickedness
For she gathered it from the reward of and preparing evil on their beds! In
a harlot, and they shall return to the the light of the morning they practice
reward of a harlot. it, because it is in the power of their
8 Because of this I will wail and hand.
howl; I will go stripped and naked; I 2 And they covet and seize fields and
will make a wailing like the jackal, yea, houses, and carry them away. And
mourn like the daughters of an ostrich.
1 Whereas Hosea prophesied to Ephraim, the 2 Verses 10-16, Micah traces the route of the
northern tribes of Israel; Micah prophesied invading army from the coastal plain of the
to the common people of Judah in around Philistines through the Judean Hills to
700 B.C. Jerusalem.
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they oppress a man and his household, midst of its fold. They shall be in
even a man and his inheritance. commotion because of men.(Is 63:1-6)
3 So YAHWEH says this: Behold, I 13 He breaking up has come before
am plotting an evil against this family, them; they have broken up and have
from which you shall not remove your passed through the gate and have gone
necks; nor shall you go exalted, for it is out of it. And their king shall pass
an evil time. before them, and YAHWEH at their
4 In that day one shall lift up a head1.
parable against you and lament a
lament of lamenting. He says, surely, Chapter 3
we shall be destroyed. He has
exchanged the portion of my people. 1 And I said, Heads of Jacob and
How He has removed it for me! To the magistrates of the house of Israel,
apostate He has divided the fields. please hear. Is it not for you to know
5 So there shall not be for you one justice?
casting a line by lot in the 2 Those hating good and loving evil,
congregation of YAHWEH. who pull their skin off them, and their
6 Do not drop words as they drop! flesh from their bones;
They shall not drop words about these; 3 who also eat the flesh of My
they shall not draw back reproaches. people, and cause their skin to come
7 House of Jacob, it is said, The off from them; yea, they break their
Spirit of YAHWEH is limited, if these bones and shatter, like that in the pot,
are His doings. Do not My Words do and as flesh in the midst of the kettle.
good with the one who walks upright? 4 Then they shall cry out to
8 Even yesterday My people have YAHWEH, but He will not answer
risen up like an enemy. You strip off them. He will even hide His face from
an inner robe from before an outer them in that time, as they have done
garment, from those who pass by evil in their doings.
confidently, those returning from war. 5 Thus says YAHWEH concerning
9 You have thrown the wives of My the prophets those causing My people
people out from the house of her to err, who bite with their teeth and
delight; you have taken away My call out, Peace! And whoever does not
majesty forever from her children. give for their mouth, they even
10 Arise and go! For this is not your sanctify a war against him.
rest, because of uncleanness, it shall 6 So a night shall be for you apart
destroy you, even a painful from vision; and darkness apart from
destruction. divining. And the sun shall go down on
11 If a man walks with wind, and he the prophets, and the day shall be dark
lies in deceit, saying, I will drop words over them.
to you for wine and for fermented 7 And the seers shall be ashamed,
drink, he shall even be a dropper of and those divining shall blush, all of
words for this people. them; yea, they shall cover over their
12 Surely, I will gather Jacob;Surely, mustache, for there is no answer from
I will gather all of you, the remnant of Elohim.
Israel. I will set him together like the 1 A prophecy predicting the return of the
sheep of Bozrah, like a flock in the captives by the Messiah.
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8 But I am full of power by the Spirit nation, nor shall they learn war
of YAHWEH and also justice and anymore1.
might, to declare to Jacob his 4 But they shall each one sit under
transgression, and his sin to Israel. his vine and under his fig tree, and
9 Please hear this, heads of the there shall be no trembling. For the
house of Jacob, and magistrates of the mouth of YAHWEH of Hosts has
house of Israel, those who abhor spoken. (Is 65:21)
justice and pervert all uprightness, 5 For all the peoples walk, each one
10 those building up Zion with blood in the name of his Elohim; but we will
and Jerusalem with iniquity: walk in the name of YAHWEH our
11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, and Elohim forever and ever.
her priests teach for pay, and her 6 In that day I will gather the lame,
prophets divine for silver; yet they will declares YAHWEH, and I will gather
lean on YAHWEH, saying, is not the banished, and the one I have
YAHWEH among us? No evil shall afflicted. (Is 35:6, Jer 31:8)
come on us! (Mal 2:7-8, Jer 5:31) 7 And I will make the lame into a
12 Therefore, on account of you, remnant, and her who was removed
Zion shall be plowed as a field, and into a strong nation. And YAHWEH
Jerusalem shall become heaps, and shall reign over them in Mount Zion
the mountain of the house into high from now on, and to forever.
places of the forest. 8 And you, tower of the flock, the
hill2 of the daughter of Zion, it shall
Chapter 4 happen to you. And the dominion of
the chief ones shall come, the kingdom
1 But it shall be in the end of the of the daughter of Jerusalem3.
days, the mountain of the house of 9 Now why do you cry aloud, an
YAHWEH shall be established on the outcry? Is there not a king among you?
top of the mountains; and it shall be
lifted up from the hills; and peoples
shall flow on it. 1 Verses 1-3, The Torah was an integral part
2 And many nations shall come and of the covenant of Israel and violation of
say, Come, and let us go up to the the Torah brought national destruction (Is
mountain of YAHWEH, and to the 24:1-6). Here in the end time, when the
house of the Elohim of Jacob. And He kingdom is set up, it is shown that the Torah
will teach us from His ways, and we will be re-instituted and all people will
will walk in His paths. For the Torah respect and obey it to have lasting peace.
shall go forth out of Zion, and the Jerusalem is also YHWH's eternal capital
Word of YAHWEH from Jerusalem. from where the Torah is preached from Ps
3 And He shall judge between many 132:13-14, Ps 122: 1 Kgs 14:21, Ps 135:21,
peoples, and will decide for strong Joel 2:32, 3:17, 21, Jer 3:17. Is 2:4, Zech
nations afar off. And they shall beat 9:10, Ps 46:8,9
2 The Hebrew word is Ophel, the place that
their swords into plowshares, and
Yahweh's sanctuary was built and showing
their spears into pruning hooks. it was on Mount Zion.
Nation shall not lift up a sword against 3 Verses 1-8 show the millennial blessings
that Israel will receive when she is
redeemed.
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Has your adviser perished? For pangs and His goings forth3 have been from
have seized you like one giving birth. of old, from the days of eternity4.
10 Be in pain and deliver, daughter 3 Therefore, He will give them over
of Zion, like one giving birth. For now until the time the one giving birth has
you shall go out from the city, and you given birth. Then the rest of His
shall live in the field. And you shall brothers shall return to the sons of
come to Babylon. There you shall be Israel. (Ezek 36:24-28, Jer 31:1, 30:3)
delivered. There YAHWEH shall 4 And He shall stand and pasture us
redeem you from the hand of your in the strength of YAHWEH, in the
enemies1. majesty of the name of YAHWEH His
11 Now also many nations are Elohim5. And they shall dwell securely,
gathered against you, saying, Let her for now He is great to the ends of the
be defiled, and let our eyes look on earth. (Ezek 38:8)
Zion. 5 And this One shall be peace. When
12 But they do not know the plans of Assyria shall come into our land, and
YAHWEH, nor do they understand when he shall walk in our palaces,
His counsel. For He has gathered them then we shall raise against him seven
like the sheaf to the threshing floor. shepherds and eight princes of man.
13 Rise up and thresh, O daughter of 6 And they shall depasture the land
Zion, for I will make your horn iron, of Assyria with the sword, and the land
and I will make your hoofs copper, and of Nimrod at her entrances. And He
you shall crush many peoples. And I shall deliver us from Assyria, when he
will devote their gain to YAHWEH, comes into our land, and when he
and their wealth to the Master of all treads within our border.
the earth2. 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be
in the midst of many peoples as dew
Chapter 5 from YAHWEH, as showers on a
blade of grass, which does not wait for
1 Now gather yourself in troops, man, nor delay for the sons of men.
daughter of a troop; one sets a siege 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be
against us. They shall strike the Judge among the nations, in the midst of
of Israel with a rod on the cheek. many peoples, like a lion among the
2 And you, Bethlehem Ephratah, beasts of the forest, like a young lion
being least among the thousands of among the flocks of sheep (who both
Judah, out of you He shall come forth
to Me to become One ruling in Israel; 3 The Hebrew here has military connotations.
4 The Messiah is prophesied to be born in
Bethlehem, the city of king David and He is
Elohim and eternal as “His goings forth
1 It was prophesied that Israel would go to have been from the days of eternity”. In the
Babylon (Jere 29:4-10), but also that He Hebrew “H'Olam”, the strongest wording
would rescue them after 70 yrs. possible to show He has no beginning but is
2 Verses 11-13, Even after YHWH brings an eternal being. Ps 90:2, Heb 7:3
Israel back to their homeland in the end 5 Even though the Messiah is eternal (verse
time, the nations still will not see YHWH's 2) we see that Yahweh is His Elohim; again
blessing on them and will be punished for showing a duality to the one YAHWEH
their treatment of Israel in the latter days. family.
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tramples and tears in pieces if he what Balaam, the son of Beor,

passes through) and there is no one to answered him from Shittim to Gilgal 1,
deliver. so that you may know the
9 Your hands shall be high above righteousness of YAHWEH.
your foes, and all your enemies shall 6 With what shall I come before
be cut off. YAHWEH, to bow myself before the
10 And it shall be in that day, I will loftiness of Elohim? Shall I come
cut off your horses out of your midst, before Him with burnt offerings, with
and I will destroy your chariots, calves, sons of a year?
declares YAHWEH. 7 Will YAHWEH be pleased with
11 And I will cut off the cities of your thousands of rams, with ten thousands
land and pull down all your fortresses. of torrents of oil? Shall I give my first-
12 And I will cut off sorceries out of born for my transgression, the fruit of
your hand, and there shall not be my body for the sin of my soul?2
sorcerers among you. 8 O man, He has declared to you
13 And I also will cut off your graven what is good. And what does
images and your pillars from your YAHWEH require of you, but to do
midst. And you shall not any more justice, and to love grace, and to walk
worship the work of your hands. humbly with your Elohim? (Deut
14 And I will pluck your shrines from 10:12, Jac 4:6-7)
your midst, and I will destroy your 9 The voice of YAHWEH calls out to
cities. the city; and one of sound wisdom will
15 And I will execute vengeance in see Your name. Hear the rod, and Him
anger and in fury on the nations, such who appointed it.
as they have not heard. 10 Are there yet in the house of the
wicked the treasures of wickedness,
Chapter 6 and a cursed ephah of leanness?
11 Shall I declare wicked balances to
1 Hear now what YAHWEH says: be pure, or a bag of stones of fraud?3
Rise up, contend with the mountains, 12 For her rich ones are full of
and let the hills hear your voice. violence, and ones living in her speak a
2 Mountains, and you enduring lie, and their tongue is deceit in their
foundations of the earth, hear the mouth.
contention of YAHWEH, for 13 And I also have made you sick, to
YAHWEH has a quarrel with His strike you, making you desolate
people, and He will dispute with because of your sins.
Israel. 14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied,
3 My people, what have I done to and your hunger shall be in your
you? And how have I made you weary? midst; and you will move back, but
Answer against Me. shall not keep safe; and that which you
4 For I brought you up out of the
land of Egypt and redeemed you out of
1 Shittim was the last camp of the Israelites
east of the Jordan River and Gilgal was the
the house of slaves; and I sent Moses,
first camp in Israel after passing the Jordan.
Aaron, and Miriam before you. 2 It is a rhetorical question but child sacrifice
5 My people, remember now what was actually being done at this time.
Balak, king of Moab, planned; and 3 Pr 20:10, Pr 11:1, Deut 25:13-16
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do save, I will give to the sword. 7 But I will look to YAHWEH; I will
(Hag 1:6) wait for the Elohim of my salvation
15 You shall sow, but you shall not (Y’shua*). My Elohim will hear me.
reap. You shall tread the olive, but you 8 Rejoice not against me, my enemy;
shall not anoint with oil; and also new for if I fall, I shall arise. For if I sit in
wine, but you shall not drink wine. darkness, YAHWEH is a light to me.
16 And one has kept himself as to the 9 I will bear the rage of YAHWEH
statutes of Omri and all the works of because I have sinned against Him,
the house of Ahab. And you walk in until He contends my case and brings
their counsels, so that I may give you forth justice for me. He will bring me
for a horror, and her inhabitants for a out to the light; I shall see His
hissing. And you shall bear the righteousness.
disgrace of My people. (1Kg 16:25, 30) 10 And my enemy shall see; and
shame shall cover her, the one saying
Chapter 7 to me, Where is He, YAHWEH your
Elohim? My eyes shall see her. Now
1 Woe to me! For I am like the she shall be for a trampling, as the
gatherings of ripe fruit, like the mud of the streets.
gleanings of the vintage. There is no 11 A day of building your stone walls,
cluster to eat; my soul desires the early that day the limit shall be far removed.
fig. (Amos 8:1) 12 That day he shall come even to
2 The pious has perished from the you from Assyria and the besieged
earth, and the upright is not among cities, and from the siege even to the
mankind. All of them lie in wait for River, and from sea to sea, and
blood; each one hunts his brother with mountain to mountain.
a net. 13 But the land shall become a
3 Both hands are on evil, to do it desolation because of those dwelling in
well. The ruler is asking for a bribe, it, from the fruit of their doings.
also the judge. And the great one 14 Pasture Your people with Your
speaks the lust of his soul; he acts, and rod, the flock of Your possession,
they weave it together. (Amos 5:12 Eze dwelling alone in the thicket, amidst
22:12) Carmel. Let them pasture in Bashan
4 The best of them is like a thorn; and Gilead, as in days of old.
the upright more than a hedge of 15 As the days of your coming out
thorns. The day of your watchers, your from the land of Egypt, I will cause
visitation is coming; now shall be their him to see extraordinary things.
confusion. 16 The nations shall see and be
5 Put no faith in a companion; put ashamed from all their might. They
no trust in a friend; guard the door of shall set the hand on their mouth;
your mouth from her who lies in your their ears shall be deaf.
bosom; (Jer 9:4) 17 They shall lick the dust like a
6 for a son despises his father; a snake; they shall tremble out of their
daughter rises up against her mother; holes like crawlers of the earth; they
the daughter-in-law against her shall dread YAHWEH our Elohim;
mother-in-law; a man's enemies are they shall fear from You.
the men of his house. (Math 10:36) 18 Who is an El like You, forgiving
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iniquity and passing by the

transgression of the remnant of His
possession? He does not make strong
His anger forever, for He desires
grace. (Ps 103:8-12)
19 He will return to show us mercy;
He will trample our iniquities. Yea,
You will cast all their sins into the
depths of the sea.
20 You will give faithfulness to
Jacob, kindness to Abraham, which
You have sworn to our fathers from
the days of old1.

1 Verses 18-20 is showing the wonderful

redemptive work that Yahweh will always
accomplish in spite of mankind’s failures.
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Book of Nahum 663-612 BC

Chapter 1 and as their drunkards are drunken,

they shall be devoured like fully dried
1 The burden of Nineveh: The book straw.
of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite1. 11 One who plots evil against
2 Elohim is jealous, and YAHWEH YAHWEH has come forth out from
is avenging, YAHWEH is avenging you, one counseling worthlessness.
and is a possessor of wrath. 12 So says YAHWEH, Though
YAHWEH takes vengeance against secure, and so many, yet they will be
His foes, and He keeps wrath against cut off and will vanish. And though I
His enemies. have afflicted you, I will not afflict you
3 YAHWEH takes long to anger, and any more.
is great of power, and He does not by 13 And now I will break his yoke
any means acquit the guilty2. from on you and will tear away your
YAHWEH is in the whirlwind and has bonds.
His way in the storm, and the clouds 14 And YAHWEH has commanded
are the dust of His feet. concerning you. Not one of your name
4 He rebukes the sea and makes it shall be sown any more; I will cut off
dry, and dries up the rivers. Bashan the carved image and the molten
and Carmel wither, and the flower of image out of the house of your gods; I
Lebanon withers. will appoint your grave, for you are
5 The mountains quake because of despised.
Him, and the hills melt; and the earth 15 Behold! The feet of Him bearing
is lifted up from before Him, even the good news is on the mountains,
world and all who dwell in it. making heard, Peace! O Judah,
6 Who can stand before His fury? celebrate your feasts; fulfill your vows;
And who can rise against the heat of for the worthless will not continue to
His anger? His wrath is poured out pass through among you; he is
like fire, and the rocks are broken completely cut off. (Is 52:7, Ro 10:15)
down because of Him.
7 YAHWEH is good for a stronghold Chapter 2
in the day of distress; and He knows
those who trust in Him. 1 The one scattering is coming up
8 But with a flood passing through, against your face. Guard the rampart;
He will make a complete end of its watch the way; make the loins strong,
place, and darkness shall pursue His firm up your power exceedingly.
enemies. 2 For YAHWEH has turned the
9 What are you plotting against glory of Jacob as the glory of Israel.
YAHWEH? He will make a complete For the plunderers have emptied them
destruction; distress shall not rise up a and have destroyed their vine
second time. branches.
10 For as thorns are woven together, 3 The shield of his mighty ones has
become red, the mighty men are
clothed in scarlet, the chariots will
1 The warning sent by the prophet Jonah flame like iron torches in the day of
almost 100 yrs earlier would shortly be
preparation, and the cypresses are
taking place due to Nineveh’s continued sin.
2 Yahweh has great mercy and compassion, made to quiver.
but will not acquit the guilty without true 4 The chariots run madly in the
repentance. streets; they shall rush to and fro in
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the plazas. Their appearance is like Chapter 3

torches; they dart about like the
lightning. 1 Woe to the bloody city! All of it is a
5 He shall remember its nobles; they lie, all of plunder; the prey is not
shall stumble in their walking; they withdrawn.
shall hurry to its wall, and the covering 2 The sound of a whip, and the
shall be set up. sound of rattling of a wheel, and a
6 The gates of the rivers shall be galloping horse, and of a bounding
opened, and the palace shall be chariot.
melted. 3 The horseman lifts up both the
7 And she who stood firm is gleam of the sword and the lightning
uncovered and caused to go away; and of the spear, and many are slain, and
her slave-girls are moaning like the there are a mass of dead bodies, and
sound of doves, beating on their no end of corpses; they stumble on
breast. their dead bodies,
8 And Nineveh is like a pool of water 4 because of the many harlotries of
from her days; yet they are fleeing. the well favored harlot, the mistress of
They cry, Stand! Stand! But no one sorceries who sells nations by her
turns himself. harlotries, and families by her
9 Plunder the silver! Plunder the sorceries.
gold! For there is no end to the 5 Behold, I am against you, declares
treasures, riches from all precious YAHWEH of Hosts, and I will
objects. uncover your skirts over your face, and
10 She is empty, even waste, even I will cause the nations to see your
devastated. And the heart is melted, nakedness, and the kingdoms your
and the knees knocking; and shame.
trembling is in all the loins; and all of 6 And I will cast filth on you and will
their faces collect heat. disgrace you. And I will set you as a
11 Where is the den of the lions and spectacle.
the feeding place of the young lions, 7 And it shall be that all those who
where the lion, and the lioness, and look on you shall flee from you and
the lion's cub walked, and none shall shall say, Nineveh is laid waste; who
terrify them? shall weep for her? From where shall I
12 The lion tears in pieces, enough seek comforters for you?
for his cubs, and strangles for his 8 Are you better than No Amon that
lionesses, and has filled his holes with dwelt among the Nile branches, waters
prey, even his lairs with torn prey. surrounding her, whose rampart was
13 Behold, I am against you, declares the sea, the waters her wall?
YAHWEH of Hosts; and I will burn 9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her
her chariots in the smoke, and the strength, yea, without end; Put and
sword shall devour your young lions. Lubim were among your helpers.
And I will cut off your prey from the 10 Yet she went into exile; she went
earth, and the voice of your into captivity. Also her young ones
messengers shall not be heard any were dashed to pieces at the head of all
more. the streets, and they cast lots for her
honored ones, and all her great ones
were bound in chains.
11 You also shall be drunken; you

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shall be hidden; you also shall seek a

fortress from the enemy.
12 All your fortresses are fig trees
with the first-fruits; if they are shaken,
then they shall fall on the mouth of the
eater.
13 Behold, your people are women in
your midst; the gates of your land shall
surely be opened to your enemies; the
fire shall devour your bars.
14 Draw water of the siege for you!
Strengthen your fortifications! Go into
the clay and tread in the mortar! Make
the mold strong!
15 Fire will completely devour you
there. The sword shall cut you off. It
will eat you up like the locust larvae.
Make yourself as many as the larvae;
multiply yourself like the locusts.
16 You have increased your
merchants above the stars of the
heavens; the locust larvae shall strip
off and fly away.
17 Your princes are like the locusts,
and your officials are a swarm of
locusts that camp in the hedges in the
cold day. The sun rises and they flee,
and the place where they are is not
known.
18 Your shepherds slumber, O king
of Assyria; your nobles are lying down.
Your people are scattered on the
mountains, and no one is gathering.
19 There is no healing for your
fracture; your wound is severe. All
who hear of your report shall clap the
hand over you, for on whom has your
wickedness not continually passed?

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Book of Habakkuk 607 BC
Chapter 1 and they gather captives like the
sand4.
1 The burden which Habakkuk the 10 And he shall scoff against the
prophet saw1: kings, and officials shall be a scorn to
2 O YAHWEH, until when shall I him. He shall scorn every fortress, and
cry for help, and You will not hear? I he shall heap up dirt and capture it.
cry out to You, Violence! But You do 11 Then he sweeps on like a wind;
not save. and he passes on and is guilty,
3 Why do You make me see evil, and crediting this power of his to his god5.
You look upon toil? For destruction 12 Are You not from of old,
and violence are before me; and there YAHWEH our Elohim, my Holy One?
is strife, and contention rises up. We shall not die, YAHWEH, for You
4 On account of this the Torah has have appointed him for judgment.
become helpless, and justice does not And, my Rock, You have established
continually go forth. For the wicked him for correction.
surrounds the righteous, so justice 13 You are of purer eyes than to
goes forth, being perverted2. behold evil, and You are not able to
5 Look among the nations and look upon vexation. Why do you look
behold, and be amazed. Be amazed! on those who deal deceitfully? Will
For a work is working in your days You be silent when the wicked
which you will not believe, though it swallows one more righteous than he?
be told to you3. 14 For You make man like the fish of
6 For, behold, I raise up the the sea, like creeping things with no
Chaldeans, the bitter and impetuous ruler over him.
nation which is going into the broad 15 He takes up all of him with the
spaces of the land, to possess hook; he drags him with his net and
dwellings not his own. gathers him with his fishnet. On
7 He is terrible and fearful; his account of this he rejoices and exults.
judgment and his glory goes forth 16 So he sacrifices to his net, and
from himself. burns incense to his fishnet; because
8 His horses also are swifter than by them his portion is fat, and his food
leopards and are fiercer than the rich.
evening wolves. And their horsemen 17 Shall he therefore empty his net,
spread themselves; yea, their and shall he not spare to continually
horsemen come from afar; they shall slay nations?6
fly as the eagle hurrying to eat.
9 All of him shall come for violence; 4 This happened in the dessert storm war,
the gathering of their faces is forward; where 500,000 soldiers where captured.
5 Verses 6-11 is describing end time Babylon
who due to their military and economic
power they literally mock other world
1 Habakkuk was a contemporary of Jeremiah. leaders who try to get in their way. On the
2 Verses 2-4, things have gotten so morally US dollar it states in “god we trust”. Gawd
corrupt that the Torah had become was the Babylonian deity of fortune who
irrelevant due to the people ignoring it and was relied on for wealth and prosperity.
no punishment seemed imminent. 6 End time Babylon will conquer any nation
3 YHWH's answer is that the people must that she sees as a threat to her and since she
have patience as YHWH will be doing an is the only world superpower (Jer 50:23) no
amazing work at this time. one can do much to stop her vs 10.
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Chapter 2 the wall, and the beam shall answer it

from the wood.
1 I will stand on my guard and set 12 Woe to him who builds a town
myself on the tower, and watch to see with blood and establishes a city by
what He will say against me, and what iniquity!
I shall return on my rebuke. 13 Behold, is it not for YAHWEH of
2 And YAHWEH answered me and Hosts that the people labor only for
said, Write the vision and engrave it fire? Yea, nations weary themselves
on the tablets, that he who reads it only for vanity.
may run. 14 For the earth shall be filled with
3 For the vision is still for the the knowledge of the glory of
appointed time, but it kindles to the YAHWEH, as the waters cover the
end, and it does not lie. Though it sea.
delays, wait for it, because surely, it (Is 11:9)
will come; it will not tarry. 15 Woe to him who causes his friend
4 Behold, the soul of him is puffed to drink, pouring out your wineskin,
up and is not upright; but the just shall and also making him drunk, in order
live by his faith. to look upon their nakedness!1
5 And also, wine indeed betrays a 16 You are filled with shame instead
proud man, and he dwells not at of glory; you drink also, and will be
home; who widens his soul like Sheol. seen as uncircumcised. The cup of the
And he is like death, and is not right hand of YAHWEH shall turn on
satisfied, but gathers all the nations to you, and disgrace shall be your glory2.
himself, and collects all the peoples to 17 For the violence3 of Lebanon shall
himself. cover you, and the ruin of beasts shall
6 Shall not all of these lift up a terrify them because of the blood of
parable against him, and a mocking men and the violence of the land, the
riddle to him, and say, Woe to him city, and all those dwelling in it.
who increases what is not his! Until 18 What does an image profit, for its
when, then, shall he load the pledges maker has carved it; a molten image,
on himself? and a teacher of falsehood? For does
7 Shall not those who bite you rise up the maker trust in his work on it, to
suddenly, and those who shake you be make mute idols?
aroused, and you become a prize to 19 Woe to him who says to the wood,
him? Awake! To a mute stone, Rise up, it
8 Because you have plundered many shall teach! Behold, it is overlaid with
nations, all the rest of the people shall gold and silver, but no breath is in its
plunder you, because of the blood of midst.4
men and the violence of the land, and 20 But YAHWEH is in His holy
the city, and all those dwelling in it.
9 Woe to him who robs evil booty for
his house, to set his nest on high, to be
snatched from the hand of evil! 1 A Hebrew idiom rebuking Babylon for
10 You have advised shame for your luring her allies into a state of security only
house, to make an end of many to strip them later of their wealth and
peoples, and are sinning in your soul. freedom.
11 For the stone shall cry out from 2 Jer 51:7, Rev 17:4
3 The Hebrew word for violence here is
Hamas.
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sanctuary; let all the earth be silent iniquity; the curtains of the land of
before Him1. Midian trembled.
8 Did YAHWEH burn against
Chapter 3 rivers? Or was Your anger against the
rivers? Or Your fury against the sea?
1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet For You ride on horses; Your chariots
concerning erring ones2: of Y'shua*.
2 YAHWEH, I have heard Your 9 You bare Your bow, naked
report; I am afraid, YAHWEH. Give according to the oaths of the tribes of
new life to Your work in the midst of Your Word. Selah. You have cut
years, in the midst of years make through the earth with rivers.
known; in anger remember 10 They saw You; mountains
compassion. whirled. The storm of water gushed.
3 Elohim comes from Teman, and The deep gave its voice and lifted up
the Holy One from Mount Paran. its hands on high.
Selah. His majesty covers the heavens, 11 The sun and moon stood still in
and His praise fills the earth. (Is 63:1) their dwelling. At the light of Your
4 And His brightness is as the light; arrows they go, at the shining of Your
rays from His hand are His, and there gleaming spear. (Jos 10:12-13)
was a covering of His strength. 12 You go into the land in fury. You
5 A plague goes before Him, and thresh nations in anger.
lightning went forth at His feet. 13 You went forth for the salvation of
6 He stood and measured the earth; Your people, for Y’shua* (Aleph/Tav)
He looked and shook nations; and the Your Messiah. You struck the head
ancient mountains were shattered; the from the house of the wicked to bare
eternal hills bowed down. The goings the foundation to the neck. Selah.
of eternity are His. (Mic 5:2) 14 You pierced the head of his
7 I saw the tents of Cushan under warriors with his shafts. They rush to
scatter me; their rejoicing is to devour
the humble in a secret place.
4 Verses 18-19, Babylon has become the land 15 You trod in the sea with Your
of idolatry (Jer 50:38); not only does she horses, the surging of many waters.
worship idols but the very lifestyle of 16 I heard, and my belly trembled;
Babylon has become idolatrous and an my lips quivered at the sound.
abomination to YHWH. For this reason Rottenness entered into my bones,
YHWH gives 7 direct commands for His and I trembled within myself that I
people to leave Babylon before He will might rest for the day of distress; to
totally destroy it (Rev 18:4, Jer 51:45). come up against the peoples; he cuts
1 As where Babylon will be completely him off.
destroyed, YHWH's dwelling place is in 17 Though the fig tree shall not
Jerusalem, Joel 2:32, Joel 3:16-17, 21.
blossom, and fruit is not on the vines;
2 Chapter 3 is a prophetic account given by
Habakkuk showing the return to earth of
the work of the olive fails, and the
Yahshua and the kingdom about to be set fields make no food; the flock is cut off
up. YHWH starts in verse 1 :5 telling from the fold, and no herd is in the
Habakkuk that “He will work a work in this stalls,
end time that would be so great he almost 18 yet I will exult in YAHWEH; I
could not believe it”, and here He is giving will rejoice in the Elohim of Y’shua*.
the fruition of that work with the return of 19 YAHWEH, Adonai is my might,
Messiah to the earth.
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and He sets my feet like hinds' feet,

and He will make me to walk on my
high places. To the chief singer, on my
stringed instruments.

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Book of Zephaniah 625 BC
Chapter 1 leap on the threshold in that day, who
fill their masters' houses with violence
1 The Word of YAHWEH which was and deceit.
to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son 10 And it shall be in that day,
of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the declares YAHWEH, the sound of a cry
son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah from the Fish Gate, and a howling
the son of Amon, king of Judah1: from the Second, and a great breaking
2 I will completely consume all from from the hills.
on the face of the ground, declares 11 Howl, those living in Maktesh, for
YAHWEH. all the people of Canaan have
3 I will gather away man and beast: I perished; all those carrying silver are
will gather away the birds of the cut off.
heavens and the fish of the sea, and 12 And it shall be in that time, I will
the stumbling-blocks, even the wicked. search Jerusalem with lamps, and
And I will cut off man from the face of punish the men being settled on their
the ground, declares YAHWEH. lees3; who say in their heart,
4 I will also stretch out My hand on YAHWEH will not do good, nor will
Judah and on all those dwelling in He do evil.
Jerusalem. And I will cut off the 13 And their goods shall become a
remnant of Baal from this place, the prize, and their houses a waste. They
name of the idol worshipers, with the shall also build houses, but not live
priests; there. And they shall plant vineyards,
5 and those bowing to the host of the but not drink their wine4.
heavens on the housetops; and those 14 The Great Day of YAHWEH is
bowing, swearing to YAHWEH, also near; It is near and rushing greatly,
swearing by Malcham, the sound of the day of YAHWEH.
6 and those drawing back from after The mighty man shall cry out bitterly
YAHWEH, and who have not sought there.
YAHWEH, nor asked of Him. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day
7 Be silent before the face of Adonai of trouble and distress, a day of waste
YAHWEH, for the day of YAHWEH and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom,
is near.2 For YAHWEH has appointed a day of clouds and thick darkness5,
a sacrifice; He has consecrated ones 16 a day of the ram's horn and alarm
He called. against the fortified cities, and against
8 And it shall be in the day of the the high towers.
sacrifice of YAHWEH, I will punish
the rulers and the king's sons, and all 3 “Lees'- The Hebrew word Shemer means
those clothed in foreign clothing. something preserved as the settlings of
9 And I will punish all those who wine. Meaning they think everything will
continue as is without YHWH's intervention
1 Zephaniah, which means “ Yahweh will for the sin being done.
hide” was a prophet of noble birth and the 4 Elohim is showing the great contrast to His
great grandson of king Hezekiah. wrath in the end time, where there will be
2 Although the book is written about Judah's famine, pestilence and death everywhere on
soon coming captivity, the underlining earth; to the joy of His kingdom when all
message throughout the book is the end people will enjoy the fruit of their labor, Is
time period called “ The Day of YHWH”. 65:21-24.
Many prophecies are written this way with 5 Verses 14-15, Clearly referencing the end
dual fulfillments. time, Amos 5:18-20, Joel 2:1-2.
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17 And I will bring distress to men, Ashkelon, they shall lie down in the
and they shall walk like the blind, evening, for YAHWEH their Elohim
because they have sinned against shall visit them and return their
YAHWEH. And their blood shall be captivity.
poured out as dust, and their flesh like 8 I have heard the contempt of
dung. Moab, and the curses of the sons of
18 Their silver and their gold shall Ammon, with which they have reviled
not be able to deliver them in the day My people and have magnified
of the wrath of YAHWEH. But all the themselves on their border.
earth shall be consumed by the fire of 9 Therefore, as I live, declares
His jealousy. For He shall make a YAHWEH of Hosts, the Elohim of
complete, yea, a speedy end of all Israel, surely Moab shall be as Sodom,
those living in the earth. (Eze 7:19, Jer and the sons of Ammon like
25:31) Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and
a pit of salt, and a ruin forever. The
Chapter 2 remnant of My people shall plunder
them, and the rest of the nation shall
1 Gather yourselves, even gather, O possess them.
nation not being longed for; 10 They shall have this for their
2 before the birth of the decree, the pride, because they have cursed and
day shall pass like the chaff, yet not magnified themselves against the
before the hot anger of YAHWEH people of YAHWEH of Hosts2.
comes on you, yet not before the day of 11 YAHWEH will be frightening to
the anger of YAHWEH comes on you. them, for He will famish all the gods of
3 Seek YAHWEH, all the meek of the earth. Each man from his place
the earth who have done His justice; and all the coastlands of the nations
seek righteousness; seek meekness. It will bow to Him.
may be you shall be hidden in the day 12 You also, O Ethiopians, shall be
of the anger of YAHWEH. pierced by My sword.
4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and 13 And He will stretch out His hand
Ashkelon a desolation. They shall against the north, and destroy Assyria,
drive Ashdod out at the noonday, and and will make Nineveh a desolation,
Ekron shall be rooted up. dry like the desert.
5 Woe to those living in the seacoast, 14 And flocks shall lie down in her
the nation of the Cherethites!1 The midst; all the beasts of a nation; both
Word of YAHWEH is against you, the pelican and the bittern shall lodge
Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I in the capitals of its pillars. A voice
will destroy you so there shall not be shall sing at the window; ruin shall be
an inhabitant. at the doorsill; for the cedar work He
6 And the seacoast shall be pastures, will bare.
meadows of shepherds, and folds for 15 This is the joyful city, dwelling
the flock. confidently, who says in her heart, I
7 And the coast shall be for the am, and there is yet no other. How she
remnant of the house of Judah; they has become a ruin, a resting place for
shall feed on them. In the houses of
2 It is a common theme in the end time to see
1 These were occupants of the southern coast the nations around Israel being cursed for
of the Philistines who had their roots in their treatment of her and their continual
Crete. threat to try to destroy her.
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animals! Everyone who passes near of YAHWEH, to serve Him with one
her shall hiss; he shall shake his hand! shoulder1.
10 From beyond the rivers of
Chapter 3 Ethiopia, My worshipers, the daughter
of My scattered ones, shall bring My
1 Woe to her rebelling and being food offering.
defiled, to the oppressing city! 11 In that day you shall not be
2 She did not listen to the voice; she ashamed from all your doings in which
did not receive correction; she did not you have transgressed against Me. For
trust in YAHWEH; she did not draw then I will take away those who rejoice
near to her Elohim. in your pride out of your midst, and
3 Her rulers within her are roaring you shall not again be proud2 any
lions; her judges are evening wolves; more in My holy mountain.
they do not gnaw bones for the 12 I will also leave a people, poor and
morning. weak in your midst, and they shall
4 Her prophets are proud, men of trust in the name of YAHWEH.
deceit; her priests have profaned the 13 The remnant of Israel shall not do
sanctuary; they have done violence to injustice, nor speak lies. And a
the Torah. deceitful tongue shall not be found in
5 The righteous YAHWEH is in her their mouth. For they shall feed and lie
midst; He will not act perversely. down, and no one shall frighten them.
Every morning He gives His justice to 14 Shout for joy, daughter of Zion;
the light; He does not fail, but the shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with
unjust knows no shame. all the heart, daughter of Jerusalem!
6 I have cut off nations; their towers 15 YAHWEH has turned off your
are ruined. I made their streets waste, judgments; He has turned away your
so that none passes by. Their cities are enemy. YAHWEH, the King of Israel,
laid waste, without a man, from there is in your midst; you shall not fear evil
being not one living there. any more.
7 I said, Surely you will fear Me; you 16 In that day it shall be said to
will receive instruction; then her Jerusalem, Fear not! Zion, do not let
dwelling shall not be cut off, all that I your hands droop.
appointed for her. But they rose up 17 YAHWEH your Elohim is mighty
early; they corrupted all their doings. in your midst; He will save (Y’shua*),
8 Therefore, wait for Me, declares He will rejoice over you with joy; He is
YAHWEH, for the day I rise up to the
prey. For My judgment is to gather the
1 “clear lip” or a pure language. The original
Hebrew language is implied. In the original
nations, for Me to gather the
Hebrew alphabet there are 22 letters and 5
kingdoms, to pour My fury out on letters that have a different writing if they
them, all My hot anger. For all the appear at the end of a word. In verse 9-10,
earth shall be burned up with the fire amazingly, all 27 letter variants are listed.
of My jealousy. (Ps 79:6, Rev 16:1) 2 Proud- The Hebrew word 'gabah' literally
9 For then I will give a clear lip to the means to mount up or to add height.
peoples, to call all of them by the name Interesting enough Mount Zion was
lowered by Simon the Hasmonian in the 2nd
century BC and has not been raised to date.
However, in the millennial kingdom it will
once again be the highest mountain in
Jerusalem Mic 4:1.
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silent in His love. He rejoices over you

with a joyful shout.
18 I will gather the afflicted ones
from the appointed place; they were
from you, a lifting up of reproach over
her.
19 Behold, at that time I will deal
with all those who afflict you. And I
will save her who is lame, and gather
her who was thrust out. And I will give
them for a praise and for a name in all
the land of their shame.
20 In that time I will bring you, even
in the time I gather you. For I will give
you for a name and for a praise among
all the peoples of the earth, when I
turn back your captivity before your
eyes, says YAHWEH1.

1 Verses 8-20 are all about the millennial

restoration of the land and people of Israel.
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Book of Haggai 520 BC
Chapter 1 house that is ruined, and you, each
man, runs to his own house.
1 In the second year of Darius the 10 On account of this, the heavens
king, in the sixth month, in the first above you have held back the dew, and
day of the month, the Word of the earth is held back from her
YAHWEH came by Haggai the produce.
prophet to Zerubbabel, the son of 11 And I called for a drought in the
Shealtiel, governor of Judah; and to land, and on the mountains, and on
Yahoshua, the son of Jehozadak, the the grain, and on the new wine, and on
high priest, saying: the oil, and on that which the ground
2 So speaks YAHWEH of Hosts, produces, and on man, and on
saying, This people says, The time has livestock, and on all the labor of your
not come, the time for the house of hands.
YAHWEH to be built.1 12 Then Zerubbabel, the son of
3 And the Word of YAHWEH was Shealtiel, and Yahoshua, the son of
by Haggai the prophet, saying, Jehozadak, the high priest, and all the
4 Is it time for you yourselves to live remnant of the people, obeyed the
in your roofed houses, and this house voice of YAHWEH their Elohim, and
to lie in ruin? the words of Haggai the prophet, as
5 And now, so says YAHWEH of YAHWEH their Elohim had sent him.
Hosts: Set your heart on your ways! And the people feared before
6 You have sown much, and bring in YAHWEH.
little; you eat, but are not satisfied; 13 And Haggai, the messenger of
you drink, but not to be filled; you YAHWEH, spoke the message of
dress, but there is no warmth to one. YAHWEH to the people, saying, I am
Yea, one earning wages, earns his with you, says YAHWEH.
wages to put it into a bag with holes2. 14 And YAHWEH stirred up the
7 So says YAHWEH of Hosts: Set spirit of Zerubbabel, the son of
your heart on your ways. Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the
8 Go up the mountain and bring spirit of Yahoshua, the son of
wood and build this house. And I will Jehozadak, the high priest, and the
be pleased with it, and I will be spirit of all the remnant of the people.
glorified, says YAHWEH. And they came and worked on the
9 You looked for much, and, behold, house of YAHWEH of Hosts, their
little! And when you brought it home, Elohim3,
then I blew on it. Why, declares 15 in the twenty-fourth day of the
YAHWEH of Hosts? Because of My sixth month, in the second year of
Darius the king.

1 The foundation of the sanctuary had been Chapter 2

built but due to oppression the work had
stopped and the people were saying it was 1 In the seventh month, on the
not time to finish the work on the house of twenty-first of the month, the Word of
YHWH.
YAHWEH was by Haggai the prophet,
2 Verses 3-6, Haggai as many of the others
prophets, has many parallels with the end saying,
time. Here Yahweh is rebuking the people
for caring for their own possessions as His 3 Yahoshua and Zerubbabel are a type of the
sanctuary lays in ruins. Mic 6:14 2 end time witnesses of YHWH in Rev 11.
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2 Now speak to Zerubbabel, the son the Word of YAHWEH came to

of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Haggai the prophet, saying,
Yahoshua, the son of Jehozadak, the 11 So says YAHWEH of Hosts: Now
high priest, and to the remnant of the ask the priests the Torah, saying,
people, saying, 12 Behold, one bears holy flesh in
3 Who is left among you who saw the wing of his garment, and touches
this house in her former glory? And his wing to the bread, or boiled food,
how do you see it now? When or wine, or oil, or any food, will it
compared to it, is it not as nothing in become holy? And the priests
your eyes1? answered and said, No.
4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, 13 And Haggai said, If the unclean of
says YAHWEH. And be strong, O body touches these, is it unclean? And
Yahoshua, son of Jehozadak, the high the priests answered and said, It is
priest. And be strong and work, all unclean.
people of the land, says YAHWEH. 14 And Haggai answered and said,
For I am with you, declares YAHWEH So is this people, and so is this nation
of Hosts, before Me, declares YAHWEH. And
5 with the Word by whom I so is every work of their hands; and
covenanted with you when you came that which they offer there is unclean.4
out of Egypt, so My Spirit stands 15 And now set your heart on it.
among you; do not fear. From this day and onward: before the
6 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts: placing of a stone on a stone in the
Yet once, it is a little while, and I will sanctuary of YAHWEH;
shake the heavens and the earth and 16 from then onward, one came to a
the sea and the dry land. heap of twenty measures, and there
7 And I will shake all the nations; were but ten. One came to the wine vat
and the desire of all nations shall to draw out fifty from the wine trough,
come. And I will fill this house with and there were but twenty.
glory, says YAHWEH of Hosts. 17 I struck you with blight, and with
8 The silver is Mine, and the gold is mildew, and with hail, in all the labors
Mine, says YAHWEH of Hosts.2 of your hands; yet you did not turn to
9 The glory of this latter house shall Me, says YAHWEH.
be greater than that of the former, says 18 Now set your heart from this day
YAHWEH of Hosts. And in this place and forward, from the twenty-fourth
I will give peace, says YAHWEH of day of the ninth month, from the day
Hosts.3 that the sanctuary of YAHWEH was
10 In the twenty-fourth of the ninth established. Set your heart:5
month, in the second year of Darius, 19 Is the seed still in the barn? Yes,
as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and
1 Solomon's sanctuary had been overtaken by
Nebuchadnezzar about 65 years earlier, so 4 Verses 11-14, If something is holy or set
some of the people alive here actually saw apart by Elohim it can not make something
Solomon's' temple and now they were else that is defiled become holy. However,
weeping as they saw this sanctuary that was if something is holy to Elohim and touches
much smaller and less in grandeur than the something defiled, then the holy item
previous one. becomes defiled. The parallel was that the
2 Ps 24:1 set apart nation had mixed with the defiled
3 A prophecy of the glory that will be in the things of the other nations and now had
Messianic sanctuary. become completely defiled.
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the pomegranate, and the olive tree

have not brought forth. From this day
I will bless them.1
20 And a second time the Word of
YAHWEH was to Haggai, in the
twenty-fourth of the month, saying,
21 Speak to Zerubbabel, the
governor of Judah, saying, I will shake
the heavens and the earth.
22 And I will overturn the throne of
the kingdoms, and I will destroy the
strength of the kingdoms of the
nations. And I will overturn the
chariots and their riders, and the
horses and their riders will come
down, each one by the sword of his
brother.
23 In that day, says YAHWEH of
Hosts, I will take you, O Zerubbabel,
My servant, the son of Shealtiel, says
YAHWEH, and will make you like a
signet;2 for I have chosen you, declares
YAHWEH of Hosts.

5 The promise was that if Israel would change

their heart in building this sanctuary, then
Yahweh would turn their curse into a
blessing and provide for them from that day
and forward. This also shows Elohim's
mercy and forgiveness if one will simply
turn from their wicked ways and repent.
Eze 18:21-23.
1 The the items mentioned in verse 19 are
part of the 7 species for Sukkot. Elohim is
stating that it is not too late to turn His
curse into a blessing on the nation if they
would truly repent and turn back to Him.
2 A signet ring was one that sealed documents
and covenants and this phrase is showing
Yahweh's lasting promise to one day bring
back a king of Israel in the Messianic age.
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Book of Zechariah 520-518 BC
Chapter 1 9 Then I said, My Master, what are
these? And the Messenger who was
1 In the eighth month, in the second speaking with me said to me, I will
year of Darius, the Word of YAHWEH show you what these are.3
came to Zechariah, the son of 10 And the Man who stood among
Berechiah, the son of Iddo the the myrtle trees answered and said,
prophet, saying1, These are those whom YAHWEH has
2 YAHWEH has been angry with sent to walk to and fro through the
your fathers very angry. earth.
3 Therefore, you say to them, So says 11 And they answered (Aleph/Tav)
YAHWEH of Hosts: Turn back to Me, the Messenger of YAHWEH who
says YAHWEH of Hosts, and I will stood among the myrtle trees, and
turn back to you, says YAHWEH of said, We have walked to and fro
Hosts. through the earth, and, behold, all the
4 Do not be as your fathers, to whom earth sits still and is at peace.
the former prophets have proclaimed 12 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
to them, saying, So says YAHWEH of answered and said, O YAHWEH of
Hosts: Turn back now from your evil Hosts, until when will You not have
ways and your evil doings. But they pity on Jerusalem, and on the cities of
did not hear or pay attention to Me, Judah, against which You have cursed
says YAHWEH. these seventy years?
5 Your fathers, where are they? And 13 And YAHWEH answered
the prophets, do they live forever? (Aleph /Tav) the Messenger who was
6 But My Words and My statutes talking with me with good words,
which I commanded My servants the words of comfort.
prophets, did they not overtake your 14 So the Messenger who was talking
fathers? And they turned back and with me said to me, Cry out, saying, So
said, As YAHWEH of Hosts purposes says YAHWEH of Hosts: I am jealous
to do to us, according to our ways and for Jerusalem and for Zion, with a
according to our doings, so He has great jealousy.
done with us. 15 And with great anger I am
7 On the twenty-fourth day of the angered at the haughty nations; in that
eleventh month, it is the month I was but a little angry, and they gave
Shebat, in the second year of Darius, help for evil4.
the Word of YAHWEH was to 16 So YAHWEH says this: I have
Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the returned to Jerusalem with
son of Iddo the prophet, saying, compassions; My house shall be built
8 I saw at night. And, behold! A Man in it, says YAHWEH of Hosts, and a
riding on a red horse. And He stood line shall be stretched over
among the myrtle trees in the ravine. Jerusalem5.
And behind Him were red, speckled, 17 Cry out again, saying, So says
and white horses2. 3 A cherub of YHWH was showing Zechariah
the vision.
1 Zechariah means “Yahweh remembers” and 4 In the end times not only is there rampant
is an end time prophetic book about the immorality in the world, but they added to
returning of Jerusalem to Judah and also the YHWH's anger by continuing to work
Messiah returning. toward dividing Jerusalem and making a
2 Rev 6:2-4 Palestinian state, Joel 3:1-2.
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YAHWEH of Hosts: My cities shall young man, saying, Jerusalem will

again overflow with goodness, and dwell like unwalled villages, for the
YAHWEH shall yet comfort Zion, and multitude of men and livestock in her
shall yet choose Jerusalem. midst.
18 Then I lifted up my eyes and 5 And I will be to her a wall of fire all
looked, and, behold, four horns1! around, and I will be for glory in her
19 And I said to the Messenger who midst, declares YAHWEH3.
was talking with me, What are these? 6 Woe! Woe! Flee then from the land
And He answered me, These are the of the north, says YAHWEH. For I
horns that have scattered Judah, have scattered you as the four winds of
Israel, and Jerusalem. the heavens, declares YAHWEH.
20 And YAHWEH made me see 7 Woe, O Zion! Escape, you who live
four craft masons2. with the daughter of Babylon4.
21 And I said, What are these 8 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts:
coming to do? And He spoke, saying, He has sent Me after glory, to the
These are the horns which have nations who plundered you; for he
scattered Judah, so that no man lifts who touches you touches the pupil of
up his head. But these have come to His eye. (Deut 32:10)
terrify them, to throw down the horns 9 For, behold, I will shake My hand
of the nations who lifted up their horn over them, and they shall be a prize for
over the land of Judah, to scatter it. their servants. And you shall know
that YAHWEH has sent Me.
Chapter 2 10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of
Zion. For, lo, I come; and I will dwell
1 I lifted up my eyes and saw, and, among you, says YAHWEH.(Joel
behold, A man, and a measuring line 3:17)
in his hand! 11 And many nations shall be joined
2 And I said, Where are you going? to YAHWEH in that day, and they
And he said to me, To measure shall be My people. And I will dwell
Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth among you; and you shall know that
and what is its length. (Rev 11:1-2) YAHWEH of Hosts has sent Me to
3 And, behold, the angel who was you. (Jer 24:7, Mic 4:2)
talking with me went out, and another 12 And YAHWEH shall possess
angel went out to meet him, Judah, His portion in the holy land,
4 and said to him, Run, speak to this and He shall again choose Jerusalem.
13 Be silent all flesh before
5 This refers to both the second sanctuary
being built and also the millennial sanctuary
YAHWEH, For He is raised up out of
by the Messiah, Zech 6:12-13. His holy habitation.5 (Deut 26:15)
1 Horns in scripture represent power.
2 Interesting enough, there is a group called
the quartet (group of 4) made up of the
USA, EU, UN, and Russia that their sole 3 “Unwalled villages” indicating security
purpose is to divide Jerusalem and make a from attack, which will happen when
Palestinian state. This group is made up of Messiah returns, Lev 25:18-19.
men who are free-masons, although craft 4 One of the 7 direct commands for Yahweh's
masons are mentioned, free-masons elect to flee end time Babylon before it is
originate from craft masons and still hold completely destroyed for it's immorality and
the symbols of the compass and square, also for being the main instigator for having
signs of a craft worker. Jerusalem divided.
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Chapter 3 him with clothing. And the Messenger

of YAHWEH stood by.
1 And he made me see Yahoshua the 6 And the Messenger of YAHWEH
high priest standing before the repeated again saying to Yahoshua,
Messenger of YAHWEH, and Satan 7 So says YAHWEH of Hosts: If you
standing at his right hand to accuse will walk in My ways, and if you will
him.1 (Ps 109:6, Job 1:6, Rev 12:10) keep My charge, then you shall also
2 And YAHWEH said to Satan, judge My house, and shall also keep
YAHWEH rebuke you, Satan! And, My courts, and I will give you access to
YAHWEH who has chosen Jerusalem walk among these who stand by. (Deut
rebuke you!2 Is this not a brand 10:12-13)
plucked out of the fire? 8 Hear now, O Yahoshua the high
3 And Yahoshua was clothed with priest, you and your associates who
filthy garments, and he stood before are sitting before you; for they are men
the Messenger of YAHWEH. of symbol.
4 And He answered and spoke to 9 For, behold, I will bring forth My
those who stood before Him, saying, Servant, THE BRANCH.5 For behold,
Take away the filthy garments from the stone which I have given before
him. And He said to him, Behold, I Yahoshua, on the one stone are seven
have caused your iniquity to pass from eyes.I will engrave its engraving, says
you, and I will clothe you with YAHWEH of Hosts, and I will remove
ceremonial robes.3 (Rev 19:7-9) the iniquity of that land in one day.6
5 And I said, Let them set a clean 10 In that day, says YAHWEH of
turban on his head.4 And they set a Hosts, you shall invite each man to his
clean turban on his head and clothed neighbor to sit under the vine and
under the fig tree. (Mic 4:4)

5 For much of the 6,000 yr history of Chapter 4

mankind YHWH has allowed man to make
his own decisions and then reap what he has 1 And the angel who was speaking
sowed. However, in the end time due to with me returned and awakened me,
man's wickedness and Satan’s intervention as a man is awakened out of his sleep.
of trying to thwart YHWH's plan of 2 And he said to me, What do you
redeeming the nation and people of Israel, see? And I said, I see, and behold, a
YHWH is now directly involved in world Menorah, all of it gold, and a bowl on
affairs and His wrath will shortly follow. its top, and its seven lamps on it, and
1 Satan is the accuser of the brethren and his
seven spouts each to the seven lamps
very name in Hebrew means “adversary”.
2 It is YHWH who has the power to rebuke
on its top; (Rev 1:20)
Satan not man, and this must be 3 and two olive trees are beside it,
remembered when dealing with the spirit one on the right of the bowl, and one
world, Jude 1:9, Acts 19:15-16. on its left. (Rev 11:4)
3 All human being have sinned (Ro 3:23), 4 And I answered and spoke to the
and this is symbolic of those who have
washed their garments with the blood of 5 The servant of YHWH is Yahshua His Son,
Yahshua being made clean and reigning Zech 6:12-13, Is 42:1-7, Is 53, Ps 2:7-12, Is
with Him at His return, Rev 19:7-9, Rev 9:6-7 Pr 30:4.
7:13-17. 6 “Seven eyes” see Rev 4:5. To remove the
4 The crown of the priestly garment, Rev iniquity of the nation in a day see Is 66:7-
5:10. 10.
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angel who was talking with me, saying, Chapter 5

What are these, my master?
5 And the angel who was speaking 1 And I again lifted up my eyes and
with me answered and said to me, Do looked, and, behold, a flying scroll!
you not know what these are? And I 2 And he said to me, What do you
said, No, my master. see? And I answered, I see a flying
6 Then he answered and spoke to scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and
me, saying, This is the Word of its width ten cubits.
YAHWEH to Zerubbabel, saying, Not 3 And he said to me, This is the
by might, nor by power, but by My curse2 that goes forth over the face of
Spirit, says YAHWEH of Hosts. the whole earth. For from now on
7 Who are you, O great mountain? everyone who steals shall be cut off
Before Zerubbabel you shall become a according to it; and everyone who
plain. And he shall bring forth the swears from now on shall be cut off
capstone with shouts: Grace! Grace to according to it.
it! 4 And I will bring it forth, says
8 And the Word of YAHWEH was to YAHWEH of Hosts. And it shall go
me, saying, into the house of the thief, and into the
9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid house of the one who swears falsely by
the foundation of this house; his hands My name. And it shall remain within
shall also finish it. And you shall know his house and shall finish it, and its
that YAHWEH of Hosts has sent me timber, and its stones.
to you. 5 Then the angel who was speaking
10 For who has despised the day of with me went out, and said to me, Now
small things? For they shall rejoice lift up your eyes and see what this is
and shall see the plummet stone in the that goes forth.
hand of Zerubbabel. These seven are 6 And I said, What is it? And he said,
the eyes of YAHWEH; they roam This is the ephah3 that goes forth. And
around to and fro throughout all the he said, This is their form in all the
earth. earth.
11 And I answered and said to him, 7 And, behold, a lead cover was lifted
What are these two olive trees on the up, and a woman was sitting in the
right of the menorah, and on its left? middle of the ephah.
12 And I answered a second time and 8 And he said, This is wickedness.
said to him, What are the two clusters And he threw her into the midst of the
of olive trees beside the two golden ephah; and he threw the lead stone
pipes, emptying the golden oil from over its opening.
themselves? 9 And I lifted up my eyes and looked.
13 And he spoke to me, saying, Do And, behold, two women came out.
you not know what these are? And I And the wind was in their wings; for
said, No, my master. they had wings like the wings of the
14 And he said, These are the two stork. And they lifted up the ephah
sons of fresh oil who stand by the between the earth and the heavens.
Master of the whole earth.1
2 The Hebrew word for “curse” here is
“Allah”.
3 An ephah is a measuring basket like a barrel
1 These two are representative of the two about the size of a small satellite that is
witnesses in Rev 11:1-6. orbited into space.
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10 And I said to the angel who was toward the north country have caused
speaking with me, Where are they My Spirit to rest in the north country.
going with the ephah? 9 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
11 And he said to me, To build a me, saying,
house for it in the land of Shinar1; and 10 Take from the exiles, from Heldai,
it shall be erected and set there on its from Tobijah, and from Jedaiah, and
own base. in that day you go and enter into the
house of Josiah, the son of Zephaniah
Chapter 6 who have come from Babylon.
11 And take silver and gold, and
1 And again my eyes lifted up and make crowns, and set on the head of
looked, and, behold, four chariots Yahoshua, the son of Jehozadak, the
were coming from between two high priest.
mountains; and the mountains were 12 And speak to him, saying, So says
mountains of copper. (Dan 2:39) YAHWEH of Hosts, saying, Behold!
2 With the first chariot were red The Man whose name is THE
horses, and with the second chariot BRANCH! And He shall spring up out
black horses, (Rev 6:4-6) of His place, and He shall build the
3 and with the third chariot white sanctuary of YAHWEH.
horses, and with the fourth dappled 13 Even He shall build the sanctuary
and strong colored horses. (Rev 6:2,8) of YAHWEH; and He shall bear the
4 And I answered and said to the majesty, and shall sit and rule on His
angel who was talking with me, What throne. And He shall be a priest on His
are these, my master? throne; and the counsel of peace shall
5 And the angel answered and said to be between the two of them2.
me, These are the four spirits of 14 And the crowns3 shall be for a
Heaven who go forth from standing memorial in the sanctuary of
before the Master of all the earth. YAHWEH, to Helem, and to Tobijah,
6 The black horses in it go into the and to Jedaiah, and to Hen, the son of
north country, and the white go after Zephaniah.
them; and the dappled ones go toward 15 And the distant ones shall come
the south country. and build in the sanctuary of
7 And the strong colored ones went YAHWEH4. And you shall know that
forth and sought to go, to walk to and YAHWEH of Hosts has sent me to
fro in the earth. And he said, Go! Walk
to and fro in the earth. So they walked 2 Verses 12 & 13 are referring to the Messiah
to and fro in the earth. returning and building the sanctuary of
8 And he cried out to me, and spoke YHWH. “Between the two of them” is
to me, saying, Behold, these who go referring to the office of king and priest.
Whereas in the earthly sanctuary the priests
were from the tribe of Levi and the king
from Judah in this millennial sanctuary
1 Shinar is Babylon (Gen 11:2). It is Messiah Yahshua will be both king and
interesting to note that 2 women come out priest from the Melchizedek who was a
of the ephah and the Hebrew word picture king and priest.
for Babylon is “when there are two heads of 3 Not the word used earlier for turban (3:5),
the family”, which brings “confusion”, the but a kingly crown, Rev 19:12.
very definition of Babylon. Judicial order 4 These would be resurrected Israelites (Eze
has been mostly forgotten in USA/Babylon 37:1-14) who will partake with Messiah in
in these end times. the rebuilding of the sanctuary of YHWH.
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you. And this shall be, if diligently, you 10 And do not oppress the widow, or
will listen to the voice of YAHWEH the fatherless, the stranger, or the
your Elohim. poor. And do not devise evil in your
heart, of a man against his brother.
Chapter 7 (Jac 1:27)
11 But they refused to listen, and
1 And in the fourth year of King gave a stubborn shoulder, and they
Darius, the Word of YAHWEH was to made their ears heavy from hearing.
Zechariah, in the fourth day of the 12 And they made their heart
ninth month, in Chislev. adamant from hearing the Torah and
2 And Sharezer and Regem-Melech, the Words which YAHWEH of Hosts
and his men, had sent to Bethel to seek has sent by the former prophets
the favor of the face of YAHWEH, through His Spirit. And great wrath
3 to speak to the priests who belong was from YAHWEH of Hosts.
to the house of YAHWEH of Hosts, 13 And it will be, just as He called,
and to the prophets, saying, Should I and they did not listen; so they called,
weep in the fifth month, consecrating and I did not listen, says YAHWEH of
myself as I have done these many Hosts. (Pr 1:24-31)
years? 14 And I stormed them away on all
4 The Word of YAHWEH of Hosts the nations whom they did not know.
was to me, saying, So the land is desolated behind them,
5 Speak to all the people of the land, from passing and from returning; for
and to the priests, saying, When you they made the land of desire a waste.
fasted and mourned in the fifth and
seventh months, even those seventy Chapter 8
years, did you truly fast to Me, even to
Me?1 (Is 58:3-7) 1 And the Word of YAHWEH was to
6 And when you ate, and when you me, saying,
drank, was it not for those eating, and 2 So says YAHWEH of Hosts: I was
for those drinking? jealous for Zion with great jealousy,
7 Are not these the Words which and I was jealous for her with great
YAHWEH proclaimed by the former wrath.
prophets, when Jerusalem was 3 So says YAHWEH: I have
inhabited, and prosperous with her returned to Zion, and will dwell in the
cities all around her, and the Negev midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem
and the Shefelah were inhabited? shall be called a City of Truth, and the
8 And the Word of YAHWEH was to mountain of YAHWEH of Hosts, the
Zechariah, saying, Holy Mountain. (Mic 4:2)
9 So says YAHWEH of Hosts, 4 So says YAHWEH of Hosts:
saying, Judge true judgment, and Again, there shall be old men and old
practice kindness and pity, each man women sitting in the streets of
with his brother. Jerusalem; and each man with his
staff in his hand because of their many
1 During the 70 yrs that Israel was captive in days.
Babylon they fasted on the 9th day of the 5 And the streets of the city shall be
fifth month of Av when the Sanctuary of full of boys and girls playing in its
YHWH was destroyed and also on Yom streets.
Kippur in the 7th month, but there hearts
were not truly toward YHWH.
6 So says YAHWEH of Hosts: If it is
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marvelous in the eyes of the remnant 13 And it shall be, as you were a
of this people in those days, will it also curse among the nations, O house of
be marvelous in My eyes? says Judah and house of Israel, so I will
YAHWEH of Hosts. save you, and you shall be a blessing.
7 So says YAHWEH of Hosts: Do not fear; let your hands be made
Behold, I will save My people from the strong.
land of the rising sun and from the 14 For so says YAHWEH of Hosts,
land of the setting sun. As I purposed to punish you when
8 And I will bring them, and they your fathers provoked Me to wrath,
shall live in the midst of Jerusalem. says YAHWEH of Hosts, and I did not
And they shall be for a people to Me, turn back from it,
and I will be their Elohim, in truth and 15 so again I have purposed in these
in righteousness. days to do good to Jerusalem, and the
9 So says YAHWEH of Hosts: Let house of Judah. Do not fear.
your hands be made strong, you who 16 These are the things that you shall
hear in these days these words by the do. Let each man speak the truth with
mouth of the prophets, that in the day his neighbor. Judge with truth and
the house of YAHWEH of Hosts is justice for peace in your gates,
founded, the sanctuary is to be rebuilt. 17 and let each devise no evil in your
10 For before those days there was heart against his neighbor, and do not
no payment for man, nor was there love a false oath. For all these I hate,
payment for animal; and there was no says YAHWEH.
peace to him from the adversary who 18 And the Word of YAHWEH of
went out or came in. For I sent every Hosts was to me, saying,
man, a man against his neighbor1. 19 So says YAHWEH of Hosts: The
11 But now I will not be to the fast of the fourth month, and the fast
remnant of this people as in former of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh,
days, says YAHWEH of Hosts. and the fast of the tenth, shall become
12 For there shall be peace for the for joy and gladness and cheerful
seed: the vine shall give its fruit, and feasts to the house of Judah.
the ground shall give its produce, and Therefore, love truth and peace3.
the heavens shall give their dew; and I 20 So says YAHWEH of Hosts:
will cause the remnant of this people Again there shall come peoples, and
to inherit all these2. residents of many cities.
21 And those living in one shall go to
1 Verses 1-10, Jerusalem is Yahweh's eternal another, saying, Let us go at once to
capital and He will dwell there forever with seek the favor of the face of
His people. Yahshua will be reigning during
YAHWEH, and to seek YAHWEH of
the millennium and then, Yahweh the Father
will come to earth after that and be with the Hosts; I will go also.
people from Jerusalem, 1Cor 15:23-24, Rev 22 And many peoples and strong
21:1-4. Verse 10, today all of Israel's
neighbors are against them, but that spirit 3 Fast of the 4th month was to commemorate
will change when Messiah appears, Is Nebuchadnezzar breaching the walls, the 5 th
19:23-25. month was for the burning of the sanctuary,
2 Whenever you see the millennial covenant the 7th month was Yom Kippur, and the 10th
blessings laid out in scripture, you always month was to mourn for the beginning of
see the blessing of the land and the cyclical Nebuchadnezzar's first attack. In the
harvest of abundance of food, Lev 26:9-11, millennial kingdom these fasts will be
Joel 2:18-27. turned into feast days.
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nations shall come to seek YAHWEH Elohim. And he shall be as a governor

of Hosts in Jerusalem, and to seek the in Judah, and Ekron, like a Jebusite.
favor of the face of YAHWEH1. 8 And I will camp around My house
23 So says YAHWEH of Hosts: In from an army, from one passing by,
those days ten men out of all and from one returning. And an
languages of the nations2 shall take oppressor shall not pass through them
hold, and will seize the wing of the again. For now I have seen with My
garment of a man, a Jew, saying, Let eyes.
us go with you, for we have heard that 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of
Elohim is with you. Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King comes to you! He is
Chapter 9 righteous and being victorious,
humble, and riding on a donkey, even
1 The burden of the Word of on a colt, the son of a donkey3.
YAHWEH against the land of 10 And I will cut off the chariot from
Hadrach, and its resting place, Ephraim and the horse from
Damascus, (when the eye of man, and Jerusalem. And the battle bow shall be
all the tribes of Israel shall be toward cut off, and He shall speak peace to the
YAHWEH), nations. And His dominion shall be
2 and Hamath also borders on it; from sea to sea, and from the River to
Tyre and Sidon, though they are very the ends of the earth4.
wise. 11 Also you, by the blood of your
3 And Tyre shall build a fortress for covenant I have freed your prisoners
herself, and shall pile up silver like the from the pit; no water is in it. (Is 61:1)
dust, and gold like the mud of the 12 Turn to the stronghold, O
streets. prisoners of hope! Even today I
4 Behold! YAHWEH will expel her, declare I will return double to you 5.
and He will strike her wealth in the 13 For I have bent Judah for Me as a
sea, and she shall be devoured with bow; I filled it with Ephraim. And I
fire. will stir up your sons, O Zion, against
5 Ashkelon shall see and fear; Gaza your sons, O Yavan, (Greece), and
also shall writhe in great pain; and make you as the sword of a mighty
Ekron shall be ashamed for her hope. man.
And the king shall perish from Gaza, 14 Then YAHWEH will appear over
and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. them, and His arrow shall go out as
6 And a bastard shall dwell in lightning; and Adonai YAHWEH shall
Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of 3 Some equate chapter 9:1-8 with Alexander
the Philistines. the Great who road a large white horse
7 And I will take away his blood out when he went to conquer nations. Here in
of his mouth, and his abominations verse 9 though, the Messiah is reckoned
from between his teeth. But the with riding a donkey, a sign of humility.
remnant, even he, shall be for our Yahshua fulfilled this scripture in Math
21:4-5.
4 The Messiah's reign would be worldwide
1 In the millennium all nations will worship with universal peace.
YHWH, Is 2:2-3, Ps 86:9, Zech 2:11, Zech 5 Verses 10-11, Through hope in the Messiah
14:16, Mic 4:2 both Judah and Ephraim would be saved
2 Representation of the Northern Tribes of from the spiritual prison house that their
Israel returning with Judah. sins had brought them to (Is 61:1, 49:8-9).
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blow the ram's horn and shall go forth 5 And they shall be like mighty ones
with the windstorms of the south. who trample the mud of the streets in
15 YAHWEH of Hosts shall defend the battle. And they shall fight because
them. And they shall devour and YAHWEH is with them, and they
trample the slingstones. And they shall shall make the riders of horses
drink and be boisterous, as with wine. ashamed.
And they shall be full like a bowl, like 6 And I will make stronger the house
the corners of the altar. of Judah, and I will save the house of
16 And YAHWEH their Elohim shall Joseph. And I will return to save them,
save them in that day as the flock of for I have pity on them. And they shall
His people; for they are as stones of a be as though I had not cast them off,
crown, lifted up as a ensign over His for I am YAHWEH their Elohim, and
land. I will answer them.(Je 31:1, Ez 37:15-
17 For how great is its goodness, and 19)
how great its beauty! Grain shall make 7 And Ephraim shall be like a mighty
the young men flourish, and new wine one, and their heart shall be glad as by
the virgins. wine. And their sons shall see and be
glad; their heart shall rejoice in
Chapter 10 YAHWEH. (Jer 31:3-9)
8 I will whistle for them and gather
1 Ask rain from YAHWEH in the them, for I have redeemed them. And
time of the latter rain. YAHWEH shall they shall be many as they were many.
make thunder bolts. And He gives 9 And I will sow them among the
them showers of rain, grass to each peoples, and they shall remember Me
man in the field. (Joel 2:23, Ja 5:7) in far countries, and they shall live
2 For the family idols speak iniquity, with their sons and return.
and the divining ones have seen a lie 10 And I will return to save them out
and have told false dreams. They of the land of Egypt and gather them
comfort in vain. On account of this, out of Assyria. And I will bring them
they wandered like a flock. They were into the land of Gilead and Lebanon,
troubled because there was no for room shall not be found for them.
shepherd.1 11 And He shall pass through the sea
3 My anger is kindled against the of distress and strike the waves in the
shepherds, and I will punish the he- sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall
goats. For YAHWEH of Hosts has dry up. And the pride of Assyria shall
visited His flock, the house of Judah, be brought down, and the scepter of
and made them as His splendid horse Egypt shall go away.
in battle. 12 And I will make them strong in
4 From Him came the cornerstone, YAHWEH, and they shall walk in His
from Him the nail, from Him came the name, says YAHWEH.
battle bow, and from Him every ruler
together2. Chapter 11

1 This is speaking of household deities called 1 Open your doors, O Lebanon, so

teraphim that were used in divination and that the fire may devour your cedars.
strictly forbidden according to the Torah 2 Howl, fir tree, for the cedar has
Deut 18:9-14, Hos 3:4-5. fallen, because the majestic trees have
2 “From him” speaking of Judah out of which been destroyed. Howl, O oaks of
the messiah would come.
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Bashan, for the inaccessible forest has watching Me knew that it was the
come down. Word of YAHWEH.
3 A voice of the wailing of the 12 And I said to them, If it is good in
shepherds is heard, for their splendor your eyes, give My price; and if not, let
is destroyed. A voice of the roaring of it go. And they weighed My price,
young lions is heard, for the pride of thirty pieces of silver.3 (Ex 21:32)
Jordan is destroyed. 13 And YAHWEH said to Me,
4 For so says YAHWEH my Elohim: Throw it to the potter, the splendid
Feed the flock of the slaughter. price at which I was valued by them.
5 Those who buy them kill them and And I took the thirty pieces of silver
are not held guilty. And those who sell and threw it to the potter in the house
them say, Blessed be YAHWEH, for I of YAHWEH. (Math 27:3-10)
am rich. And their shepherds do not 14 Then I broke apart My second
have pity upon them. staff Union, that I might break the
6 For I will never again pity those brotherhood between Judah and
living in the land, says YAHWEH. Israel.4
But, behold! I will make the men fall, 15 And YAHWEH said to me, Again
each one into his neighbor's hand, and take to yourself the tools of a foolish
into his king's hand. And they shall shepherd.
destroy the land, and I will not deliver 16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd
out of their hand. in the land; he shall not visit those
7 And I fed the flock of slaughter, the who are cut off, nor will he seek the
truly poor of the flock. And I took two young, nor will he heal that which is
staffs for Myself: the one I called broken, nor will he sustain that which
Grace, and the other I called Union. stands. But he shall eat the flesh of the
And I fed the flock. fat, and tear off their hoofs.
8 I also cut off three shepherds in 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd
one month. And My soul was who abandons the flock! The sword
impatient with them, and their soul shall be against his arm and against
also detested Me. his right eye. His arm shall be
9 Then I said, I will not feed you; completely withered, and his right eye
that which dies, let it die; and that shall be totally darkened.5
which is to be cut off, let it be cut off.
And let the ones remaining, each
woman, eat the flesh of her neighbor1.
10 And I took My staff Grace and 3 30 pieces of silver was the lowest price of
broke it apart, to break My covenant human life in that of a slave and shows that
which I had cut with all the peoples2. the Messiah did not come for only the rich
11 And it was broken in that day, and but for all people who repent of their sins
and accept His shed blood as payment for
so the poor of the flock who were
the penalty of their sins (Acts 2:37-39). The
priests paid Judas 30 silver pieces for
1 Verses 1-9 shows the rejection of the nation Yahshua, which money was taken out of the
of the fulfilling of the covenant when treasury in which all the sacrifices of the
Messiah appears. sanctuary were paid with (Math 27:3-10).
2 There are two staffs; one is 'union', which is 4 Since Judah rejected Yahshua's sacrifice and
the brotherhood of Judah and Ephraim and the New Covenant agreement, He sent His
one is 'grace' in which the messiah will disciples to the lost sheep of Israel (Math
redeem Israel by His shed blood for the 10:6) therefore breaking the brotherhood
penalty of their sins Lev 17:11. between Judah and Ephraim.
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Chapter 12 the right hand and on the left hand.

And Jerusalem shall be inhabited
1 The burden of the Word of again in her place, in Jerusalem.3
YAHWEH for Israel, says YAHWEH, 7 YAHWEH also shall save the tents
who stretches forth the heavens1, and of Judah first, so that the glory of the
lays the foundation of the earth, and house of David and the glory of those
forms the spirit of man in his midst. living in Jerusalem may not be
2 Behold! I will make Jerusalem a magnified above Judah.
cup of trembling to all the peoples all 8 In that day YAHWEH shall
around, and it shall also be against protect around those living in
Judah in the siege against Jerusalem. Jerusalem. And it will be, he who is
3 And in that day I will make feeble among them in that day shall be
Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the like David, and the house of David
peoples; all who lift it shall be cut in shall be like Elohim, like the
pieces. And all the nations of the earth Messenger of YAHWEH before them.
will be gathered against it.2 9 And it shall be in that day, I will
4 In that day I will strike every horse seek to destroy all the nations that
with panic and his rider with madness, come against Jerusalem. (Zech 14:3)
says YAHWEH. And I will open My 10 And I will pour on the house of
eyes on the house of Judah, and I will David, and on those living in
strike every horse of the peoples with Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of
blindness. prayers. And they shall look on Me
5 And the leaders of Judah, those whom they have pierced; and they
living in Jerusalem shall say in their shall mourn for Him, as one mourns
heart, in YAHWEH of Hosts shall be for an only son, and they shall be
my strength, their Elohim. bitter over Him, like the bitterness
6 In that day I will make the leaders over the first-born.4
of Judah like a hearth of fire among 11 In that day the mourning in
the wood, and like a torch of fire Jerusalem shall be great, like the
among cut grain. And they shall mourning of Hadad-Rimmon in the
devour all the peoples all around, on valley of Megiddo.5
12 And the land shall mourn, each
5 Verses 15-17 references Simon Bar- family apart: the family of the house of
Kokhba, the man that rabbi Akiva named as David apart, and their wives apart; the
messiah in place of Yahshua. Bar-Kokhba
was a ruthless man who was brutal to those
who were against him.
1 As Albert Einstein proved time is not a
continuous and although the earth and
creation is only about 6,000 years old, by 3 Today the tiny nation of Israel is the 4th or
Yahweh stretching the heavens and 5th most power military might in the world
diameters of space He also can change the fulfilling this amazing prophecy. Only
relation to time. Is 40:22, Is 42:5. during the reign of king Solomon did Israel
2 Verses 1-3 is an end time prophecy about ever have such military prowess.
how the nations will look at Jerusalem. It is 4 In this glorious day when Yahshua Messiah
quite interesting to look at Jerusalem today returns, the House of Judah will accept Him
that produces no commodity such as oil, but and the sacrifice He made to fulfill the 1 st
yet most will say that not dividing covenant by His shed blood.
Jerusalem is the cause holding up world 5 This is referring to the slaying of good king
peace. Josiah by Pharaoh Necco, 2Kgs 23:29.
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family of the house of Nathan apart6, Warrior who is My Associate, says

and their wives apart; YAHWEH of Hosts.1 Strike the
13 the family of the house of Levi Shepherd and the sheep will be
apart, and their wives apart; the family scattered. And I will turn My hand on
of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; the little ones. (Mk 14:27)
14 all the families who remain, each 8 And it shall be in all the land, says
family apart, and their wives apart. YAHWEH, two parts in it shall be cut
off and perish, but the third shall be
Chapter 13 left in it.2
9 And I will bring the third part
1 In that day a fountain shall be through the fire, and I will refine them
opened to the house of David and to as silver is refined. And I will try them
those living in Jerusalem, for sin and as gold is tried. They shall call on My
for impurity. (Eze 47:1-8) name, and I will answer them. I will
2 And it shall be in that day, I will say, It is My people, and they shall say,
cut off the names of the idols out of the YAHWEH is my Elohim.3
land, and they shall be remembered no
more, says YAHWEH of Hosts. And I Chapter 14
also will cause the prophets and the
unclean spirit to pass out of the land. 1 Behold, the day of YAHWEH
(Eze 36:25, Hos 2:17) comes, and your spoil shall be divided
3 And it shall be when any shall among you. ( Joel 2:1-2, Is 13:6)
prophesy again, his father and his 2 For I will gather all the nations to
mother who gave him birth shall say to battle against Jerusalem. And the city
him then, You shall not live, for you shall be captured, and the houses
speak lies in the name of YAHWEH. plundered, and the women raped. And
And his father and his mother who half the city shall go into exile and the
gave him birth shall pierce him when rest of the people shall not be cut off
he prophesies. from the city4. (Is 13:16, Joel 3:12)
4 And it shall be in that day, the 3 And YAHWEH shall go out and
prophets shall be ashamed, each one fight against those nations, like the
of his vision when he prophesies, and day He fought in the day of battle.5
they shall not wear a hairy garment to 4 And His feet shall stand in that day
deceive. on the Mount of Olives, which is
5 But he shall say, I am not a before Jerusalem on the east; and the
prophet; I am a man, a tiller of the Mount of Olives shall divide from its
ground, for a man caused me to buy middle, from the east even to the west,
from my youth. (Amos 7:14) a very great valley. And half of the
6 And one shall say to Him, What are
these wounds between Your hands? 1 The Messiah here is also named the equal
Then He shall answer, Those with or associate of Yahweh, Phil 2:5-11.
which I was struck in the house of 2 2/3's of the people will perish at this time
those who love Me. and the last third will be purified through
7 O sword, awake against My tribulation, Ezek 5:2-4, 12.
Shepherd, and against the Mighty 3 Ezek 34:30, Ezek 21:14
4 This is the battle identified in Joel 3:12 that
6 Notice that the lineage of Nathan and not will happen upon the return of Messiah to
Solomon is mentioned as Yahshua came the Mount of Olives.
from this line, Luk 3:31. 5 Is 31:4-9
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mountain shall move toward the 12 And this shall be the plague with
north, and half of it toward the south.1 which YAHWEH will strike all the
5 And you shall flee to the valley of peoples who have fought against
My mountains, for the valley of the Jerusalem: Their flesh shall rot while
mountains shall reach to Azal. And they stand on their feet, and their eyes
you shall flee as you fled from before will rest in their sockets, and their
the earthquake in the days of Uzziah, tongues shall rot in their mouths.
king of Judah. And YAHWEH my 13 And it shall be in that day, a great
Elohim shall come, and all the saints panic of YAHWEH shall be among
with You. (Math 24:30-31) them; and they shall each one lay hold
6 And it will be in that day, there of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise
shall not be light; the glorious ones up against the hand of his neighbor3.
will shrink. 14 And Judah also shall fight at
7 And it will be one day which shall Jerusalem. And the wealth of the
be known to YAHWEH; not day and surrounding nations shall be gathered,
not night, but it will be, there will be gold, and silver, and clothing, very
light at evening time. much.
8 And it shall be in that day, living 15 And so shall be the plague of the
waters shall go out from Jerusalem, horse, the mule, the camel, and the
half of them shall go toward the donkey, and all the beasts which shall
eastern sea, and half of them toward be in those camps, like this plague.
the western sea; in summer and in 16 And it shall be, everyone who is
winter it shall be. (Rev 22:1-2, Eze left from all the nations which came
47:1-9) up against Jerusalem shall go up from
9 And YAHWEH shall be King over year to year to worship the King,
all the earth. In that day YAHWEH YAHWEH of Hosts, and to keep the
shall be united (echad), and His name Feast of The Sukkot.
united (echad).2 17 And it shall be, whoever will not
10 All the land shall be turned as a go up from the families of the earth to
plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem to worship the King,
Jerusalem. And it shall rise and dwell YAHWEH of Hosts, there shall even
in its place, from Benjamin's Gate to be no rain on them.
the place of the First Gate, to the 18 And if the family of Egypt does
Corner Gate, and from the Tower of not go up, nor come in, then the rain
Hananeel to the king's winepresses. shall not be on them, but the plague
11 And they shall live in it. And there with which YAHWEH shall strike the
shall not again be a shutting in, but nations who do not come up to keep
Jerusalem shall dwell safely. (Lev the Feast of the Sukkot4.
25:18-19)
3 This is due to the wrath of YHWH on the
1 This is Yahshua Yahweh returning to earth, world for sin and iniquity and their
to the Mount of Olives, from where He continual oppressing of Israel, Is 24:1-6.
ascended from (Acts 1:9-12). Yah Yahweh 4 Verses 16-19, During the millennium,
the Father does not come to earth till after representatives from all nations will come
the millennium is over, 1 Cor 15:23-24, Rev up to Jerusalem and worship Yahweh during
21:1-4. the feast of Sukkot. This is also called the
2 Yahshua Yahweh the son will be reigning feast of ingathering (Ex 23:16), and
for Yahweh the Father during the 1,000 represents the re-gathering of all Israel in
millennial kingdom. Ps 110:1-5 the messianic kingdom Jer 16:14-16.
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19 This shall be Egypt's offense, and

the offense of all nations who do not
come up to keep the Feast of Sukkot.
20 In that day there shall be on the
bells of the horses, HOLY TO
YAHWEH. And the pots in the house
of YAHWEH shall be like the bowls
before the altar.
21 And every pot in Jerusalem and in
Judah shall be holy to YAHWEH of
Hosts. And all those who sacrifice shall
come and take of them, and boil in
them. And in that day there shall not
be a trader in the house of YAHWEH
of Hosts any more. (Math 21:12-13, Is
56:6-7)

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Book of Malachi 450-400 BC
Chapter 1 table of YAHWEH, it is to be
despised.
1 The burden of the Word of 8 And if you offer the blind for
YAHWEH to Israel by the hand of sacrifice, is it not evil? And if you offer
Malachi1: the lame and the sick, is it not evil?
2 I have loved you, says YAHWEH. Bring it now to your governor. Will he
But you say, In what way have You accept you or lift up your face? says
loved us? Was not Esau the brother to YAHWEH of Hosts.3
Jacob? Yet YAHWEH declares, I 9 And now entreat the face of
loved Jacob, Elohim, that He favor us. This has
3 and I have hated Esau and have been by your hands; will He lift up
made his mountains a desolation, and your faces? says YAHWEH of Hosts.
his inheritance to be for the jackals of 10 Who is even among you that will
the wilderness. shut the doors, and you not kindle fire
4 If Edom says, We are beaten down, on My altar in vain? There is no
but we will return and build the ruined delight to Me in you, says YAHWEH
places; so says YAHWEH of Hosts: of Hosts. I will not accept a food
They shall build, but I will tear down. offering from your hand.
And they shall call them the region of 11 For from the rising of the sun to
wickedness, and the people whom its going down, My name shall be great
YAHWEH is enraged with until among the nations, and everywhere
forever. incense shall be offered to My name;
5 And your eyes shall see, and you and a pure food offering; for My name
shall say, YAHWEH will be magnified shall be great among the nations, says
beyond the border of Israel. YAHWEH of Hosts.4
6 A son honors his father, and a 12 But you are profaning it when you
servant his master. If then I am a say, The table of YAHWEH, it is
father, where is My honor? And if I am polluted; and its fruit, His food is to be
a master, where is My fear? says despicable.
YAHWEH of Hosts to you, O priests 13 And you have said, Behold, what
who despise My name. But you say, In weariness! And you have sniffed at it,
what have we despised Your name?2 says YAHWEH of Hosts. And you
7 You are offering defiled food on My bring the stolen, and the lame, and the
altar, and you say, In what have we sick; and you bring the grain offering.
defiled You? It is in your saying, The Should I accept it from your hand?
says YAHWEH.
14 But cursed be a deceiver and
1 Malachi means “my messenger” and is the there is a male in his flock, and he
last book of the Tanach written around 400- vows it, but he sacrifices a blemished
450 B.C. The book starts by telling why one to YAHWEH. For I am a great
YHWH had punished His people but then
turns and gives prophesies for the end time 3 The priests were promising to Elohim an
including that a second Eliyahu would offering but in the end exchanging it with
appear before the messianic kingdom. something defiled. Yahweh states that they
2 The name of YAHWEH has been despised would not do this to a worldly leader and it
in the end times by exchanging the Creator's is also unacceptable to Him.
true name with pagan names such as “god”. 4 In the millennial kingdom all will worship
Gawd is the personal name of the the Creator by His true family name of
Babylonian deity, see Is 65:11. YAHWEH.
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King, says YAHWEH of Hosts, and and low to all the people, just as you
My name is feared among the nations.1 have not kept My ways, but are lifting
up faces in the Torah.
Chapter 2 10 Is there not one father to us all?
Has not one El created us united? Why
1 And now, O priests, this command do we act deceitfully, each man with
is to you. his brother, to profane the covenant of
2 If you will not hear, and if you will our fathers?
not set it on your heart to give glory to 11 Judah has dealt treacherously,
My name, says YAHWEH of Hosts, and has done an abomination in Israel
then I will send the curse2 on you, and and in Jerusalem; for Judah has
I will curse your blessings. And profaned the holy place of YAHWEH,
indeed, I have cursed it, because you which He loves and has married a
are not setting it on your heart. daughter of a heathen god.3
3 Behold, I am rebuking your seed, 12 YAHWEH will cut off from the
and I will spread dung on your faces, tents of Jacob the man who does it, he
the dung of your solemn feasts; and waking and answering, or offering a
one will lift you up to it. grain offering to YAHWEH of Hosts.
4 And you shall know that I have 13 And this is a second thing you
sent this command to you, to be My have done: covering the altar of
covenant with Levi, says YAHWEH of YAHWEH with tears, with weeping
Hosts. and groaning; yet not facing toward
5 My covenant with him was life and the grain offering, and taking it with
peace, and I gave them to him for fear; delight from your hand.
and he feared Me, and he is put in awe 14 Yet you say, On what cause?
before My name. Because YAHWEH has been witness
6 The Law of truth was in his mouth, between you and the wife of your
and iniquity was not found in his lips. youth, against whom you have dealt
In peace and in uprightness he walked treacherously; and she is your
with Me, and he turned many from companion and your covenant wife.
iniquity. 15 And has He not made you one
7 For the lips of the priest should (echad)? Yet the remainder of the
guard knowledge, and they should Spirit is in him. And what of the one?
seek the Torah from his mouth; for he He was seeking a seed of Elohim. Then
is the messenger of YAHWEH of guard your spirit, and do not deal
Hosts. treacherously with the wife of your
8 But you have turned out of the youth.
way; you have caused many to stumble 16 YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel,
at the Torah. You have corrupted the says, He hates divorce, and to cover
covenant of Levi, says YAHWEH of with violence on his garment, says
Hosts. YAHWEH of Hosts.4 Then guard your
9 So I have also made you despised spirit and do not act treacherously.

1 The people were doing the same as the 3 Upon Judah's return to the land under Ezra
priests and vowing one thing but in the end some were intermarrying with pagan
bringing another. Once one vows something women which was strictly forbidden
to Elohim it is then set apart and cannot be according to the Torah. Ezra 9:1-2, Neh
changed. 13:23-29, Ex 34:15-16, Deut 7:3-4, Jos
2 The Hebrew word here for curse is “Allah”. 23:12-13,1Kgs 11:1-6.
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17 You have wearied YAHWEH with gold and like silver, that they may be
your words. Yet you say, In what have presenters of a food offering in
we wearied Him? When you say, Every righteousness to YAHWEH. (Eze
evildoer is good in the eyes of 44:6-14)
YAHWEH, and He delights in them; 4 Then the food offering of Judah
or, Where is the Elohim of justice?1 and Jerusalem shall be pleasing to
YAHWEH, as in the days of old, and
Chapter 3 as in former years.
5 And I will draw near to you for
1 Behold, I am sending My judgment; and I will be a swift witness
messenger, and He will clear the way against the sorcerers, and against the
before Me. And the Master whom you adulterers, and against those swearing
are seeking shall suddenly come to His to a lie; and against those who extort
sanctuary, even the Messenger of the from the hired laborer's pay; and
Covenant, in whom You delight. turning away the widow, and the
Behold, He comes, says YAHWEH of fatherless, and the foreigner, and not
Hosts.2 fearing Me, says YAHWEH of Hosts.
2 But who can endure the day of His 6 For I am YAHWEH, I do not
coming? And who will be standing change. Because of this, you sons of
when He appears? For He is like a Jacob are not destroyed.
refiner's fire and like fuller's soap.3 7 From the days of your fathers, you
3 And He shall sit as a refiner and have turned aside from My statutes
purifier of silver; and He shall purify and have not kept them. Return to Me,
the sons of Levi and purge them like and I will return to you, says
YAHWEH of Hosts. But you say, In
what shall we return?
4 Verses 14-16, Elohim is also rebuking the
8 Will a man rob Elohim? Yet you
people for divorcing their spouses, in which
He states that He hates divorce. Marriage is have robbed Me. But you say, In what
a sacred covenant that once entered into have we robbed You? In the tithe and
only the death of one partner can dissolve the offering!4 (Gen 28:20-22)
the agreement, Mk 10:2-12, Gen 2:24. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for the
1 Not only were the people exchanging good nation, all of it, you are robbing Me,.
for evil, but they also said Elohim must be 10 Bring all the tithe into the
pleased with this since immediate judgment storehouse, so that there may be food
did not come, Is 5:18-20, Eccl 8:11. in My house. And test Me now with
2 In ancient times a messenger would go this, says YAHWEH of Hosts, whether
before a kingly delegation and fix the road I will not open the windows of the
of any potholes, etc, to make the path
heavens for you and pour out a
smooth for the king. John the Baptist
fulfilled this scripture (Math 11:10) by
going before Yahshua preaching repentance 4 The tithe is Holy to Yahweh and set apart
to make the path to salvation smoother and for His work. Here, the people were not
there will also be a fore-runner before paying Yahweh's tithe and in essence
Yahshua's second coming Rev 11:3-4. The stealing from Him. Until Yahweh's 10% is
Messenger of YHWH was Yahshua, who given the other 90% does not belong to the
will rebuild the sanctuary of YHWH at His person either. Also, offerings were
return, Zech 6:12-13. See not on Mal 1:1. commanded on the pilgrim feasts, ( Deut
3 Both water and fire purify and there is a 16:16). Verses 8-10 also show that the tithe
water and fire baptism. Luk 12:49, Rev should come to the sanctuary for the
19:11-16, Rev 1:7, 13-18 working of the ministry.
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blessing until there is no sufficiency of Chapter 4

room to store it.
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for 1 For, behold, the day is coming,
you, and he shall not destroy the fruit burning like a fire pot; and all the
of your ground against you; nor shall proud and every doer of wickedness
your vine miscarry against you in the shall be chaff. And the coming day will
field, says YAHWEH of Hosts. set them ablaze, says YAHWEH of
12 And all nations shall call you Hosts, which will not leave root or
blessed, for you shall be a delightful branches to them.
land, says YAHWEH of Hosts. 2 But to you who fear My name, the
13 Your words have been strong Sun of Righteousness shall rise up,
against Me, says YAHWEH. Yet you and healing will be on His wings3. And
say, What have we spoken against you shall go out and frisk like calves of
you? the stall.
14 You have said, It is vanity to serve 3 And you shall tread under the
Elohim. And, What profit is it that we wicked, for they shall be ashes under
have kept His charge, and that we have the soles of your feet in the day which I
walked as mourners before YAHWEH am preparing, says YAHWEH of
of Hosts? Hosts. (Eze 28:18)
15 And now we are calling the 4 Remember the Torah of My
arrogant blessed. Not only are the servant Moses which I commanded
doers of wickedness built up, they also him in Horeb for all Israel, the statutes
test Elohim, and escape. and judgments.4
16 Then those fearing YAHWEH 5 Behold, I am sending you Elijah
spoke together, each man to his the prophet before the coming of the
neighbor. And YAHWEH gave great and dreadful day of YAHWEH.
attention and heard. And a Book of 6 And he shall turn the heart of the
Remembrance was written before fathers to the sons, and the heart of
Him1 for those who feared YAHWEH, the sons to their fathers, that I not
and for those esteeming His name.2 come and strike the earth with utter
17 And they shall be Mine, says destruction.5
YAHWEH of Hosts, for the day that I
will make up My treasure. And I will
pity them as a man has pity on his son
who serves him.
18 Then you shall return and see the
difference between the righteous and
the wicked, between him who serves 3 A reference to King Messiah. “Healing will
Elohim and him who does not serve be on His wings”, this is the most extreme
Him. part of His garment or the tassel, Math
9:20-21.
4 Here in the end time Yahweh is telling His
covenant people to remember the Torah that
1 Rev 20:12, Ex 32:32-33, Yahweh has a Moses gave on Mount Sinai. Math 5:17-20,
book of life. Ps 111:.7-10. Yahshua states in Math 7:22-
2 One of the first things being recognized 23- that He will reject the lawless who are
with the end time remnant is the Torah violators at His return.
acknowledgment of the true name of 5 There will be another type of John the
YAHWEH. Deut 28:58. Baptist who will fulfill this in the end time.
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Book of Psalms
Psalm 1 6 Yea, I have set My king on My holy
mount on Zion.
1 Blessed is the man who has not 7 I will declare concerning the
walked in the counsel of the wicked, statute of YAHWEH: He said to Me,
and has not stood in the way of You are My Son. Today I have
sinners, and has not sat in the seat of begotten You. (Acts 13:33, Mk 1:11)
scorners. 8 Ask of Me, and I will give the
2 But his delight is only in the Torah nations as Your inheritance; and as
of YAHWEH, and he meditates in His Your possession the ends of the earth.
Torah day and night. 9 You shall break them with a rod of
3 And he shall be like a tree planted iron; You shall dash them in pieces
by the rivulets of waters, which will like a potter's vessel.
give its fruit in its seasons, and its leaf 10 Now, then, be wise, O kings; be
will not wither, and all which he does taught, O judges of the earth:
will prosper. 11 Serve YAHWEH with fear; and
4 Not so are the wicked, but they are rejoice with trembling.
only as chaff which the wind drives 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
about. and you perish from the way, when
5 On account of this the wicked shall His wrath is kindled but a little. Oh the
not stand in the judgment, nor sinners blessings of all those who flee to Him
in the congregation of the righteous. for refuge!2
6 For YAHWEH is knowing the way
of the righteous, and the way of the Psalm 3
wicked shall perish.1
1 A Psalm of David, when he fled
Psalm 2 from his son Absalom.
O YAHWEH, how my adversaries
1 Why have the nations raged and have multiplied! Many are the ones
the peoples are meditating on who rise against me.
emptiness? 2 Many are saying of my soul, There
2 The kings of the earth have placed is no salvation for him in Elohim.
themselves; yea, the rulers have Selah.
plotted together against YAHWEH 3 But You, O YAHWEH, are a shield
and His Messiah, saying, around me; my glory, and He who lifts
3 We will break their bands in two, up my head.
and throw off their cords from us. 4 I cried to YAHWEH with my
4 He who sits in the heavens shall voice, and He heard me out of His holy
laugh; YAHWEH shall mock at them. mountain. Selah.
5 Then He will speak to them in His 5 I laid down, and slept. I awoke, for
anger, and in His wrath He will terrify YAHWEH kept me.
them; 6 I am not afraid of myriads of
people who have been set against me
all around.
1 Psalm 1, as with many of the Psalms gives a
clear distinction between the righteous
(those keeping the Torah Ps 119:172) and 2 This second Psalm not only distinguishes
the wicked, those sinning and disobeying the Messiah reigning under Yahweh, but
Torah. Sin is defined as breaking the Torah shows that the Messiah is the Son of
1Joh 3:4. YAHWEH, Pr 30:4, Ps 89:26-27.
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7 Arise, O YAHWEH! Save me, O myself for You in the morning, and I
my Elohim. For You have struck all my will look up.
enemies on the cheekbone. You have 4 For You are not a Elohim enjoying
broken the teeth of the wicked. wickedness; nor shall evil live with
8 Y'shua* belongs to YAHWEH. You.
Your blessing is on Your people. Selah. 5 The boasters shall not set
themselves before Your eyes. You hate
Psalm 4 all workers of iniquity.
6 You shall destroy those speaking
1 To the chief musician, for stringed lies; YAHWEH will despise the man
instruments, A Psalm of David. of blood and deceit.
Answer me when I call, Elohim of my 7 But I, in the plenty of Your grace, I
righteousness. You gave room to me in will come into Your house. I will
distress. Have mercy on me and hear worship in Your fear toward Your holy
my prayer. sanctuary, O YAHWEH.
2 O sons of men, until when shall My 8 Lead me in Your righteousness,
glory be for a reproach? Will you love because of my enemies; make straight
vanity? Will you run after a lie? Selah. Your way before me.
3 But know that YAHWEH has set 9 For there is no faithfulness in their
apart the righteous for Himself. mouth; their inward part is engulfing
YAHWEH hears when I call to Him. ruin; their throat is an open grave;
4 Tremble and do not sin. Speak they flatter with their tongue.
within your own heart on your bed and 10 O Elohim, hold them guilty; let
be still. Selah. them fall from their own counsels.
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteous- Drive them away in the multitude of
ness and trust in YAHWEH. their transgressions, for they have
6 Many are saying, Who will make us rebelled against You.
see any good? O YAHWEH, lift up the 11 But let all who put their trust in
light of Your face on us. You rejoice; let them shout for joy
7 You have given gladness in my forever, because You cover them. And
heart, more than in the time their let those who love Your name be joyful
grain and their wine grew. in You.1
8 I will both lie down in peace and 12 For You, O YAHWEH, will bless
sleep; for You alone, O YAHWEH, the righteous; You will surround him
make me dwell in safety. with favor, as with a shield.

Psalm 5 Psalm 6

1 To the chief musician, for flutes. A 1 To the chief musician, for eight-
Psalm of David. stringed instruments. A Psalm of
Give ear to my words, O YAHWEH; David.
consider my meditation. O YAHWEH, do not rebuke me in
2 Attend to the voice of my cry, my Your anger; nor chasten me in the heat
King and my Elohim; for I will pray to of Your fury;
You. 2 have mercy on me, O YAHWEH,
3 You will hear my voice in the 1 David frequently used the sacred name of
morning, O YAHWEH, I will set YAHWEH and glorified it, singing praises
it it often.
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for I am weak; heal me, O YAHWEH, 7 And the assembly of the peoples
for my bones are troubled. shall surround You, and over it You
3 My soul also is greatly troubled will return on high.
and You, O YAHWEH, until when? 8 YAHWEH will judge the people. O
4 O YAHWEH, return, deliver my YAHWEH, judge me according to my
soul; save me for Your mercy's sake. righteousness, and according to my
5 For there is no memory of You in integrity on me.
death; who shall give thanks to You in 9 Oh let the evil of the wicked come
Sheol? (Eccl 9:5) to an end; and You will establish the
6 I am weary in my groaning; I shall just; for the righteous Elohim is a trier
make my bed swim in all the night; I of hearts and reins.
melt my couch with my tears. 10 My defense is on Elohim, who
7 My eye is dim because of grief; it saves the upright of heart.
wastes away because of all those 11 Elohim is a righteous judge; and
distressing me. El is angry with evildoers every day.
8 Depart from me, all workers of 12 If he will not turn, He will whet
iniquity, for YAHWEH has heard the His sword; He has trod His bow, He
voice of my weeping. made it ready;
9 YAHWEH has heard my plea; 13 yea, He has fitted for him
YAHWEH will receive my prayer. instruments of death. He will make
10 Let all my enemies be ashamed ready His arrows for pursuers.
and greatly troubled; they shall turn 14 Behold, he is bound with iniquity
back, ashamed in a moment. and he will conceive mischief; and he
has fathered falsehood.
Psalm 7 15 He dug a pit and bored it, and has
fallen into the ditch he made.
1 A song of David, which he sang to 16 His mischief shall return on his
YAHWEH on the words of Cush the own head, and his violence shall
Benjamite. descend on his own crown.
O YAHWEH my Elohim, I seek 17 I will thank YAHWEH according
refuge in You; save me from all who to His righteousness, and will praise
pursue me, and deliver me, the name of YAHWEH Most High.1
2 lest he tear my soul like a lion,
ripping, and there be no one to deliver. Psalm 8
3 O YAHWEH, my Elohim, if I have
done this, if there is iniquity in my 1 To the chief musician, on the harp.
hands, A Psalm of David.
4 if I have repaid evil to one at peace O YAHWEH, our Master, how
with me or I have plundered one majestic is Your name in all the earth;
oppressing me without cause, You have set Your glory above the
5 let the enemy pursue and overtake heavens!
my soul; yea, trample down my life to 2 Out of the mouth of babes and
earth, and lay my honor in the dust. sucklings, You have ordained strength,
Selah. because of the ones distressing You, to
6 Arise, O YAHWEH, in Your anger; cause the enemy and the avenger to
be lifted up at the rage of those cease. (Math 21:16)
distressing me; and awake for me! You
have commanded judgment. 1 Ex 23:13
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3 When I look upon Your heavens, He has established His throne for
the work of Your fingers: the moon judgment.
and the stars which You have fixed; 8 And He shall judge the world in
4 what is man that You are mindful righteousness; He shall judge the
of him, and the son of man, that You peoples in uprightness.
visit him? 9 YAHWEH also will be a refuge for
5 For You have made him lack a little the oppressed, a refuge in times of
from Elohim; and have crowned him distress.
with glory and honor. 10 And those who know Your name
6 You made him rule over the works will put their trust in You; for You,
of Your hands; You have put all under YAHWEH, have not forsaken those
his feet:1 who seek You.
7 all flocks and oxen, and also the 11 Sing praises to YAHWEH who
animals of the field, dwells in Zion;3 declare His deeds
8 the birds of the heavens, and the among the nations.
fish of the sea, all that pass through 12 For He remembers them, the
the sea. seeker of bloodshed; He does not
9 O YAHWEH, our Master, how forget the cry of the afflicted.
majestic is Your name in all the earth!2 13 Be gracious to me, O YAHWEH;
see my affliction from the ones hating
Psalm 9 me, be lifting me up from the gates of
death,
1 To the chief musician, to die for the 14 so that I may declare all Your
Son. A Psalm of David. praises in the gates of the daughter of
I will give thanks, O YAHWEH, with Zion; I will rejoice in Your salvation
all my heart; I will tell of all Your (Y’shua*).4
wonderful acts; 15 The nations have sunk into the pit
2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I they made; their foot is taken in the
will praise Your name, O Most High. net they hid.
3 When my enemies turn back, they 16 YAHWEH has been known, He
will fall and perish before You. has executed judgment; the wicked is
4 For You have maintained my right snared in the work of his own hands. A
and my cause; You sat on the throne meditation, Selah.
judging right. 17 The wicked shall be turned to
5 You have rebuked the nations; You Sheol, all the nations forgetting
have destroyed the wicked; You have Elohim.
put out their name forever and ever. 18 For the needy shall not forever be
6 The desolations of the enemy are forgotten; the hope of the poor shall
ended forever; and You have uprooted not perish forever.
the cities; their memory has perished 19 Arise, O YAHWEH! Do not let
with them.
7 But YAHWEH is seated forever;
3 Jerusalem is Yahweh's eternal capital and
1 Verses 3-6 are quoted in Heb 2:6-8 showing headquarters, 1 Kgs 14:21, Joel 2:32, Joel
the great potential that mankind has been 3:17, 21, Mic 4:2, Ps 48:1-3.
created for. 4 The word for salvation in Hebrew is
2 The family name of YAHWEH is the most “Y'shuah”, and shows that the Messiah will
imperial and superior name in all the be named “Yah-shua” or Yahweh's
universe. salvation, Ex 23:21.
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man have strength; let the nations be Elohim? He has said in his heart, You
judged before Your face. will not require it.
20 O YAHWEH, put fear in them; 14 You have seen, for You take note
let the nations know they are but men. of mischief and vexation, to pay back
Selah. with Your hand. The poor leaves
himself to You; You are the helper of
Psalm 10 the orphan.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and
1 Why, O YAHWEH, do You stand evil one; search out his wickedness
far away? Will You hide in times of until You find none.
trouble? 16 YAHWEH is King forever and
2 The wicked in his pride will pursue ever; the nations have perished out of
the poor; they will be caught in the His land.
schemes which they have devised. 17 O YAHWEH, You have heard the
3 For the wicked boasts of his soul's desire of the humble; You will fix their
desire, and the covetous he has heart; Your ear will hear.
blessed; scorning YAHWEH. 18 Judge the orphan and the hurt
4 Through pride of his face, the one. No more shall the man of the
wicked will not seek; there is no earth continue to terrify.
Elohim in all of his schemes.
5 His ways are perverted at all times. Psalm 11
Your judgments are high from his
sight; as for all distressing him, he 1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of
puffs at them. David.
6 He has said in his heart, I shall not I sought refuge in YAHWEH; how
be moved! From generation to can you say to my soul, Flee like a bird
generation never will I be in evil. to your hill.
7 His mouth is full of cursing and 2 For behold! The wicked will tread
deceit and fraud; under his tongue are the bow; they fixed their arrow on the
mischief and vanity. string, in order to shoot with it at the
8 He sits in the hiding places of the upright of heart in the dark.
villages; in the secret places he 3 When the foundations are
murders the innocent; his eyes watch destroyed, what can the righteous do?
against the poor. 4 YAHWEH is in His holy
9 He lies in wait secretly like a lion in sanctuary; YAHWEH, His throne is in
his den; he lies in ambush to catch the the heavens; His eyes see; His eyelids
poor; he seizes the poor, drawing him will examine the sons of man.
into his net; 5 YAHWEH tries the righteous, but
10 and the poor being crushed, he His soul hates the wicked and the one
bows; yea, the poor have fallen by his loving violence.
strong ones. 6 He shall rain snares on the wicked;
11 He has said in his heart, El has fire and brimstone and a scorching
forgotten; He hides His face; He will wind shall be the portion of their cup.
not see forever. 7 For YAHWEH is righteous; He
12 Arise, O YAHWEH! O El, lift up loves righteous deeds; the upright look
your hand; do not forget the lowly upon His face.
ones.
13 Why does the wicked one despise
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Psalm 12 overcome him; and my foes rejoice

when I am shaken.
1 To the chief musician, on eight. A 5 But I have trusted in Your mercy.
Psalm of David. My heart shall rejoice in Your
Help, O YAHWEH, for the righteous salvation (Y’shua*).
ceases to be; for the faithful fail from 6 I will sing to YAHWEH, because
among the sons of men. He has rewarded me.
2 They speak vanity, each man with
his neighbor; with flattering lips and a Psalm 14
double heart they speak. (Ja 1:8)
3 YAHWEH shall cut off all with 1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of
flattering lips and the tongue that David.
speaks great things;1 The fool has said in his heart, There
4 who say, We shall be strong by our is no Elohim! They acted corruptly;
tongue; our lips are our own; who is they did hatefully in deeds; there is
lord over us? none doing good.
5 For the pain of the poor, for the 2 YAHWEH looked down from
sighing of the needy, I will now rise Heaven on the sons of mankind, to see
up, says YAHWEH; I will set in safety; if there were any discerning and
he pants for it. seeking Elohim:
6 The Words of YAHWEH are pure 3 they have all turned aside; together
Words, like silver refined in an they have become filthy; there is none
earthen furnace, purified seven times. doing good, not even one!(Ro 3:10-12)
7 You shall keep them, O YAHWEH; 4 Have all doers of iniquity not
You shall preserve them from this known, eating My people as they eat
generation forever. bread? They have not called on
8 The wicked walk around on every YAHWEH.
side, when evil is exalted by the sons of 5 There they feared with dread, for
men. Elohim is in the righteous generation.
6 You have shamed the counsel of
Psalm 13 the afflicted, for YAHWEH is his
refuge.
1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of 7 Who will give out of Zion the
David. salvation (Y’shua*) of Israel? When
Until when will You forget me, O YAHWEH brings back the captivity of
YAHWEH? Forever? Until when will His people, Jacob shall rejoice; Israel
You hide Your face from me? shall be glad. (Is 59:20, Ps 53:6)
2 Until when shall I set counsel in
my soul, having sorrow in my heart Psalm 15
every day? Until when shall my enemy
be lifted up over me? 1 A Psalm of David.
3 Look! Answer me, O YAHWEH, O YAHWEH, who shall sojourn in
my Elohim! Make my eyes gleam, lest Your tabernacle? Who shall settle on
I sleep the death; Your holy mountain?
4 lest my enemy say, I have 2 He who walks uprightly and works
righteousness, and speaks the truth in
his heart.
1 Evil men lie with their tongues and
manipulate people.
3 He does not backbite with his
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tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor 10 For You will not leave My soul in
lifts up a reproach against his Sheol; You will not give Your Holy One
neighbor. (Pr 6:16-19) to see corruption.2 (Ps 49:15)
4 In his eyes, the reprobate has been 11 You will make Me know the way of
despised, but he honors those who fear life. In Your presence is fullness of
YAHWEH: He has sworn to his hurt, joys; at Your right hand are pleasures
and he will not change it.1 forever.
5 He has not given his silver at
interest; nor has he taken a bribe Psalm 17
against the innocent; he who does
these things shall not be shaken 1 A Prayer of David.
forever. (Is 33:15) O YAHWEH, hear righteousness;
listen to my cry; give ear to my prayer,
Psalm 16 for it is not in lips of deceit.
2 Let my judgment go out from Your
1 A Secret Treasure of David. face; Your eyes see uprightly.
Watch over me, O El, for I take 3 You will test my heart; You will
refuge in You. (Ps 91:1-2) visit in the night; You will refine me;
2 You have said to YAHWEH, You You will find nothing; my thoughts do
are My goodness and nothing is apart not pass beyond my mouth.
from You. 4 As to the doings of men, by the
3 As for the saints in the earth, they Words of Your lips I keep from the
are the excellent ones; all my delight is paths of the violent.
in them. 5 My steps have kept in Your tracks
4 Their sorrows shall multiply if they so that my strides have not slipped.
run after another Elohim. I will not 6 I have called on You, for You will
pour out their drink offering of blood; answer me, O El; bow down Your ear
and I will not take their names on my to me and hear my word.
lips. 7 Set out your wonderful loving-
5 YAHWEH is the portion of my kindness by Your right hand, O Savior
inheritance and of my cup; You shall of those who trust in You, by your
surely uphold my lot. right hand from those who rise up
6 The lines have fallen to me in against you.
pleasant places; yea, I have a beautiful 8 Keep me as the pupil, the daughter
inheritance. of the eye; hide me in the shadow of
7 I will bless YAHWEH, who Your wings, (Zech 2:8, Deut 32:10)
advised me. My mind also teaches me 9 from the face of the wicked who
in the nights. stripped me; against my soul my foes
8 I have set YAHWEH always before encircle me.
me; for He is at my right hand: I shall 10 They are enclosed in their own
not be shaken. fat; their mouth speaks proudly;
9 So my heart is glad, and my glory 11 now they have hemmed in our
rejoices; my flesh shall also rest in
hope.
2 Yahweh the Father raised up Yahshua from
1 The true person of YHWH is one that has the grave on the third day after His death,
character and keeps his word at all cost and because by day 4 the body would have been
is not double minded, but loyal to Yahweh rotting Joh 11:39. Acts 2:25-26, Acts 13:34-
in all things. 35, Math 17:23, Math 20:18-19.
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steps; they set their eyes to extending and the foundations of the mountains
to the earth; quaked and were shaken, because it
12 like a lion who longs to tear, and angered Him. (Ps 68:8, Is 13:13)
like a young lion sitting in hidden 8 A smoke went up out of His
dens. nostrils, and fire devoured out of His
13 Arise, O YAHWEH, go before his mouth; coals were kindled from it.
face and bow him down! Deliver my 9 He bowed the heavens also and
soul from the wicked, by Your sword, came down, and darkness was under
14 from men, by Your hand, O His feet;
YAHWEH, from men of the world 10 and He rode on a cherub, and He
whose portion is in this life, and their flew; yea He soared on the wings of the
belly You fill with Your treasure; they wind; (Ps 99:1)
are satisfied with sons, and will leave 11 He made darkness His covering,
their riches to their babes. His pavilion all around Him, darkness
15 As for me, in righteousness I will of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
look upon Your face; when I awaken, I 12 Out of the brightness before Him,
shall be satisfied by Your image. His dark clouds passed through,
hailstones and coals of fire.
Psalm 18 13 YAHWEH also thundered in the
heavens; and the Highest uttered His
1 To the chief musician, A Psalm of voice, hailstones and coals of fire.
David, the servant of YAHWEH, who 14 Yea, He sent out His arrows and
spoke the words of this song to scattered them; and lightnings He shot
YAHWEH in the day that YAHWEH out, and confounded them.
delivered him from the hand of all his 15 Then the stream beds of waters
foes, and from the hand of Saul. And were seen, and the foundations of the
he said: earth were bared at Your rebuke, O
I love You, O YAHWEH, my YAHWEH, at the blast of the breath of
strength. Your nostrils.
2 YAHWEH is my rock and my 16 He sent from on high, He took
fortress and my deliverer; He is my El, me; He drew me out of many waters;
my Rock; I seek refuge in Him; He is 17 He delivered me from my strong
my shield and the horn of my enemy, and from ones hating me; for
salvation, my high tower. (Ps 144:1-2) they were stronger than I.
3 I will call on YAHWEH, who is to 18 They prevented me in my day of
be praised; and I shall be saved from calamity, but YAHWEH was my
my enemies. support.
4 The cords of death hemmed me in; 19 And He brought me out into a
yea, the floods of wicked men broad place; He delivered me because
overwhelmed me; He delighted in me;
5 cords of Sheol surrounded me; the 20 YAHWEH rewarded me
snares of death confronted me. according to my righteousness;
6 In my distress I called on according to the cleanness of my
YAHWEH and I cried to my Elohim; hands He has repaid me.
He heard my voice out of His 21 For I have kept the ways of
sanctuary, and my cry went before YAHWEH, and have not evilly
Him, into His ears. departed from my Elohim.
7 Then the earth shook and quaked; 22 For all His judgments were before

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me, and I did not turn away His under me for my steps, so that my
statutes from me. ankles have not stumbled.
23 For I was upright with Him and 37 I have pursued my enemies and
kept myself from my iniquity. have overtaken them; nor did I turn
24 And YAHWEH has returned to back until they were consumed.
me according to my righteousness, 38 I have shattered them, and they
according to the cleanness of my cannot rise up; they fell under my feet.
hands before His eyes. 39 And You have girded me with
25 With the merciful You reveal strength for the battle; You have
Yourself as merciful; with an upright bowed under me those rising against
man You reveal Yourself as upright; me.
26 with the pure You reveal Yourself 40 And you have given me the neck
as pure; and with the crooked, You of my enemies that I might cut off
appear perverse;1 those hating me.
27 For You will save an afflicted 41 They cried, but no one is there to
people; but You will bring down save; to YAHWEH, but He did not
haughty eyes. (Pr 3:34, Pr 6:17) answer them.
28 For You will light my lamp; 42 And I crushed them like the dust
YAHWEH my Elohim will make my before the wind; I emptied them out
darkness light. (Ps 119:105) like the mire of the streets.
29 For through You I can rush 43 You have delivered me from the
through a troop; and through my strivings of the people; You have made
Elohim I have leaped over a wall. me head of the nations; a people I
30 The El, is perfect in His way; the have not known shall serve me.
Word of YAHWEH is purified; He is a 44 At the hearing of the ear they
shield to all who seek refuge in Him. listen to me; the sons of foreigners
31 For who is Eloah besides shall bow down to me.
YAHWEH? Or who is a Rock except 45 The sons of foreigners shall faint
our Elohim? and come trembling out of their
32 It is El who girds me with strongholds.
strength and gives my way to be 46 YAHWEH lives! And blessed be
perfect; my Rock! And let the Elohim of
33 setting my feet like the deer, and Y’shua* be exalted!
making me stand on my high places; 47 The El who avenges me, and
34 teaching my hands to war, so that orders people under me.
a bow of copper is bent by my arms. 48 He delivers me from my enemies;
35 You have also given me the shield yea, You lift me up from among those
of Your salvation (Y’shua*); and Your rising up against me. You have
right hand holds me up; and Your delivered me from the violent man.2
gentleness has made me great. 49 On account of this I will extol
36 You have made a wide place You, O YAHWEH, among the nations,
and I will sing praises to Your name,
50 magnifying Y’shua*, His king,
1 Verses 25-26, to those with the mind of
Elohim they see Yahweh's great mercy and
love but to those who are selfish, self-
righteous, and corrupt, even the ways of 2 The Hebrew word used here for violent is
Yahweh, the perfect merciful Elohim, seem Hamas, the same name as the Palestinian
corrupt in their warped, perverted eyes. terror group.
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and working mercy to His Messiah; To honey and drops from the
David and to his Seed forever.1 honeycomb3.
11 Also Your servant is warned by
Psalm 19 them; in keeping of them is great
reward. (Pr 13:13, Pr 3:1-2, Pr 29:18)
1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of 12 Who can discern errors? Acquit
David. me from secret faults.
The heavens are recording the glory 13 Also withhold Your servant from
of El, and the works of His hand the arrogant sins; do not let them rule
expanse is manifesting. over me; then I shall be complete, and
2 Day by day they pour forth speech, I shall be innocent from great
and night to night reveals knowledge. transgression.
3 There is no speech, nor are there 14 Let the words of my mouth and
words where their voice is not heard. the meditation of my heart be pleasing
4 Their measuring line has gone out before You, O YAHWEH, my Rock
throughout all the earth, and their and my Redeemer.
words to the end of the world; in them
He has set up a tent for the sun. Psalm 20
5 And he comes forth like a
bridegroom from his canopy. He 1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of
rejoices like a hero to run a race; David.
6 His going forth from the end of the May YAHWEH answer you in the
heavens, and his orbit to their ends; day of distress; the name of the
and nothing is hidden from his heat.2 Elohim of Jacob set you on high.
7 The Torah of YAHWEH is perfect, 2 He sends your help from the
converting the soul. The Testimony of sanctuary, and upholds you out of
YAHWEH is sure, making the simple Zion.
wise. 3 He will remember all your
8 The precepts of YAHWEH are offerings and make fat your burnt
right, rejoicing the heart. The sacrifices. Selah.
commandments of YAHWEH are 4 He will give you according to your
clear, giving light to the eyes. heart and He will fulfill all your plans.
9 The fear of YAHWEH is clean, 5 We will rejoice in your Y’shua*,
enduring forever. The judgments of and in the name of our Elohim set up
YAHWEH are true, they are righteous banners; may YAHWEH fulfill all
altogether. your prayers4.
10 They are more precious than gold, 6 Now I know that YAHWEH saves
even much fine gold, and sweeter than (Hoshua) His Messiah, He answers

1 Verses 30-50 are fully messianic and

describe the great trust the Messiah has in 3 Verses 7-10 is showing the perfectness of
Yahweh and even names the Messiah as Yahweh's Torah and how obedience to it
Yahshua in verses 46, and 50. only brings blessings in life.
2 Verses 1-6 is showing Yahweh's complete 4 They are rejoicing at the presence of
might by the circular pattern of the sun's Yahshua the Messiah. Setting up banners is
revolution going out and returning each a messianic term that the messiah is coming
new year from equinox to equinox Ps to redeem the 12 tribes of Israel who each
74:17. had their own banner.
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him from His holy Heaven with the His wrath, and the fire will devour
mightiness of Y’shua*, His right hand.1 them.
7 These trust in chariots, and these 10 You shall destroy their fruit from
in horses, but we will make mention in the earth, and their seed from the sons
the name of YAHWEH our Elohim.2 of men.
8 They have bowed down and have 11 For they stretched forth evil
fallen, but we have risen and stand against You; they imagined a plot; they
upright. cannot prevail,
9 O YAHWEH, Hoshua, The King, 12 for You shall make them turn the
answer us in the day of our calling. back; against their faces You shall
make ready Your arrows on Your
Psalm 21 strings.
13 Be exalted, O YAHWEH, in Your
1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of strength; we will sing, and sing psalms
David. of Your power.
O YAHWEH in Your strength
rejoices the king; and in your Y’shua*, Psalm 22
how he greatly rejoices.
2 You have given him his heart's 1 To the Chief Musician, on the deer
desire and have not withheld the of the dawn. A Psalm of David.
prayer of his lips. Selah. My El, My El, why have You forsaken
3 For You will precede him with the Me, and are far from My deliverance,
blessings of goodness; You set a crown from the words of My groaning?
of pure gold on his head. 2 O my Elohim, I cry by day, but You
4 He asked life from You: You gave do not answer; and in the night, and
to him length of days forever and ever. there is no silence to Me.
(Ps 16:10-11) 3 But You are holy, sitting to judge
5 His glory is great in Your Y'shua*; the praises of Israel.
You have laid honor and majesty on 4 Our fathers trusted in You; they
him. (Math 27:46) trusted, and You delivered them.
6 For You have set blessings for him 5 They cried to You, and were
forever; You have made him rejoice in delivered; they trusted in You, and
the joy of Your face. were not ashamed.
7 For the king trusts in YAHWEH, 6 But I am a worm, and no man; a
and in the mercy of the Most High; he reproach of mankind, and despised by
will not be shaken. the people. (Is 53:3)
8 Your hand shall find out all Your 7 All who see Me scornfully laugh at
enemies; Your right hand shall find Me; they open the lip; they shake the
out those who hate You.3 head, saying,
9 You shall set them as a fiery 8 He rolled on YAHWEH, let Him
furnace in the time of Your presence; deliver Him; let Him rescue Him,
YAHWEH will swallow them up in since He delights in Him.4
9 For You are He who took me out
1 There is a word play here with “saves”
which is “hoshua” and “Y'shua”, YHWH's 3 The right hand in ancient times was the
Messiah and right hand man (Ps 110:1, 5) hand of strength and the right hand of
2 Yahweh is a family name consisting of Yah Yahweh is His Messiah, Yahshua who will
Yahweh the Father (Ps 68:4) and Yahshua fight for Him against all enemies Ex 15:6,
Yahweh the son. Ps 110:1, 5, Is 63:5, 8-10. Ps 98:1-3.
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from the womb; causing Me to trust on 19 But You, O YAHWEH, be not far
My mother's breasts. off; O My Strength, hurry to help Me!
10 I was cast on You from the womb,
from My mother's belly, You are My 20 Deliver My soul from the sword,
El. My only one from the paw of the dog.
11 Be not far from Me; for trouble is 21 Save Me from the lion's mouth;
near; because no one is there to help. and from the horns of the wild oxen.
12 Many bulls have circled around You have answered Me.
Me; strong bulls of Bashan have 22 I will declare Your name to My
surrounded Me. brothers; I will praise You in the midst
13 They opened their mouth on Me, of the assembly. (Ps 35:18, Heb 2:12)
like a lion ripping and roaring. 23 You who fear YAHWEH, praise
14 I am poured out like waters, and Him; all the seed of Jacob, glorify
all My bones are spread apart; My Him; and all the seed of Israel, fear
heart is like wax; it is melted in the Him.
midst of My bowels. 24 For He has not despised nor
15 My strength is dried up like a hated the affliction of the afflicted; and
potsherd; and My tongue clings to My He has not hidden His face from Him,
jaws;1 (Joh 19:28) but when He cried to Him, He heard.
16 and You appoint Me to the dust of 25 My praise shall be of You in the
death; for dogs have encircled Me; a great assembly; I will pay My vows
band of spoilers have hemmed Me in, before those fearing Him.
piercing My hands and My feet.2 26 The meek shall eat and be
17 I count all My bones; they look, satisfied; those who seek YAHWEH
they stare at Me. shall praise Him; your heart shall live
18 They divide My garments among forever.
them, and they made fall a lot for My 27 All the ends of the earth shall
clothing. (Math 27:35) remember and turn back to
YAHWEH; and all the families of the
4 Verses 6-8 shows the rejection of the nations shall worship before You.
Messiah and the blasphemy that He was 28 For the kingdom belongs to
subject to, even at His death Math, 27:39- YAHWEH; and He is the ruler among
43. the nations.
1 This condition would have been very 29 All the fat ones of the earth have
common considering the amount of blood eaten, and have worshiped; all those
that Yahshua lost in 2 scourgings and being going down to the dust shall bow
crucified. before Him; and He kept not His own
2 The Masoretic text takes the word for soul alive.
pierced in Psalm 22:16 (a clear crucifixion
30 A seed shall serve Him; it shall be
Psalm) kaaru and changes the last letter
from a vav to a yud. The change of letter spoken of YAHWEH to the coming
changes the meaning from pierced my generation;
hands, and feet, to lion, as in “as a lion they 31 they shall come and shall declare
are at my hands and feet”. The Septuagint His righteousness to a people that
has pierced from the original Hebrew kaaru shall yet be born; for He has done it.
not kaari. According to the Dead Sea
Scrolls dated about 100 BCE, the Hebrew
Word in verse 16 is kaaru “pierced” and not
lion. Not only that but the Aramaic Peshitta
Targum also agrees with the Septuagint.
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Psalm 23 Psalm 24

1 A Psalm of David. 1 A Psalm of David.

YAHWEH is my shepherd; I shall The earth belongs to YAHWEH, and
not lack.1 the fullness of it; the world, and those
2 He makes me lie down in green who live in it.5
pastures; He leads me to waters of 2 For He has founded it on the seas
rest;2 and established it upon the rivers.
3 He restores my soul; He guides me 3 Who shall go up into the hill of
in paths of righteousness for His YAHWEH? And who shall stand in
name's sake. His holy place?
4 Yea, though I walk through the 4 He who has clean hands and a pure
valley of the shadow of death I will heart; who has not lifted up his soul to
fear no evil; for You are with me; Your falsehood and has not sworn deceit.
rod and Your staff, they comfort me.3 5 He shall lift up the blessing from
5 You prepare a table for me before YAHWEH, and righteousness from
ones vexing me; You anoint my head the Elohim of Y’shua*.
with oil; my cup runs over.4 6 This is the generation of those
6 Surely, goodness and mercy shall seeking Him; they seek Your face, O
follow me all the days of my life; and I Elohim of Jacob. Selah.
shall dwell in the house of YAHWEH 7 Lift up your heads, O gates; and be
for days without end. lifted up, O everlasting doors; and the
King of Glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of Glory?
YAHWEH strong and mighty!
1 This is probably David's most beautiful
YAHWEH mighty in battle!
psalm showing his total trust and 9 Lift up your heads, O gates; even
appeasement with Yahweh as his shepherd. lift up, O everlasting doors; and the
Being a shepherd himself David knew that King of Glory shall come in.
in order for a sheep to feel totally content he 10 Who is this King of Glory?
must have security, food, water, and he YAHWEH of Hosts, He is the King of
must feel safety under the hand of his Glory. Selah.6
shepherd. David is showing in this psalm
that no matter what else is around him, that Psalm 25
his trust and security in YHWH is all that
he needs for contentment.
2 This compared to a sheep having no pasture
1 A Psalm of David.
and stagnant water to drink. However with To You, O YAHWEH, I lift up my
Yahweh as shepherd there will always be soul.
abundance of food and water for peaceful
living. 5 All material to make any possession on
3 The rod is to fight off predators and the staff earth belongs to Yahweh the Creator and
is to gently lead the sheep when they go off even the people whom He created. One
track. The rod and staff could also be should not feel guilt by being blessed with
compared to the Torah in the 1st covenant mammon but should use all such blessings
and Yahweh's grace in the New Covenant. for the furtherance of the kingdom and not
4 This was customary treatment of an simply for individual gain.
honored guest at a banquet and shows 6 Verses 7-10 is a triumphed melody of the
YHWH's abundance to those in covenant coming Messianic King ready to take the
relationship with Him. kingdom.
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2 O my Elohim, I trust in You; do not 18 Look on my affliction and my

let me be ashamed; let not my enemies pain, and lift up all my sins.
triumph over me. 19 Look on my enemies, for they are
3 Yea, let no one who waits on You many; they hate me with violent2
be ashamed; let those be ashamed hating.
those deceiving without cause. 20 Keep my soul and deliver me; let
4 Make me know Your ways, O me not be ashamed, for I have sought
YAHWEH; teach me Your paths; refuge in You.
5 lead me in Your truth and teach 21 Let purity and uprightness keep
me; for You are the Elohim of my me, for I wait on You.
Y’shua*; on You I wait all the day long. 22 Redeem Israel, O Elohim, out of
6 Remember, O YAHWEH, Your all his distresses.
compassions and Your mercies; for
they are from eternity. Psalm 26
7 Do not remember the sins of my
youth, or my transgressions. 1 A Psalm of David.
According to Your mercy, remember Judge me, O YAHWEH, for I have
me, for Your goodness' sake, O walked in my integrity; I also have
YAHWEH. trusted in YAHWEH; I shall not slide.
8 Good and upright is YAHWEH; 2 Examine me, O YAHWEH, and
therefore He will teach sinners in the prove me; purify my reins and my
way. heart.
9 He will guide the meek in justice; 3 For Your mercy is before my eyes;
and He will teach the meek His way. and I have walked in Your truth.
10 All the paths of YAHWEH are 4 I have not sat with lying men; and I
mercy and truth to those keeping His will not go in with hypocrites;
covenant and His testimonies. 5 I have hated the assembly of
11 For Your name's sake, O evildoers, and I will not sit with the
YAHWEH, even pardon my iniquity wicked.
for it is great. 6 I will wash my hands in innocence;
12 What man is he who fears so I will go around Your altar, O
YAHWEH? He teaches him the way YAHWEH,
he should choose. 7 to cause to hear with the voice of
13 His soul shall abide in good, and thanksgiving and recount all Your
his seed shall inherit the earth.1 wonderful works.
14 The secret of YAHWEH is with 8 O YAHWEH, I have loved the
those who fear Him; and He will make place of Your house, and the place
them know His covenant. (Pr 9:10) where Your glory dwells.
15 My eyes are ever toward 9 Do not gather up my soul with
YAHWEH; for He shall bring my feet sinners, nor my life with men of blood,
out of the net. 10 in whose hand is a plot, and their
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, right hand is full of a bribe.
for I am lonely and afflicted. 11 But I will walk in my integrity;
17 The straits of my heart are redeem me and be gracious to me.
enlarged; O bring me out from my 12 My foot stands in an even place;
straits.
2 The Hebrew word used here for violent is
1 Math 5:5 Hamas.
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in the assemblies I will bless 12 Do not give me into the soul of my

YAHWEH. foes; for false witnesses have risen up
against me, and the ones breathing out
Psalm 27 violence.
13 I would have fainted unless I had
1 A Psalm of David. believed to see the goodness of
YAHWEH is my light and my YAHWEH in the land of the living.
salvation; whom shall I fear? 14 Hope in YAHWEH; be strong
YAHWEH is the strength of my life; and He will make strong your heart;
of whom shall I be afraid? yea, hope in YAHWEH!
2 When the evildoers, my enemies
and my foes, came upon me to eat my Psalm 28
flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3 If an army should camp against 1 A Psalm of David.
me, my heart shall not fear. Though I will call to You, O YAHWEH; my
war rises against me, in this I am Rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if You be
trusting. silent from me I may be compared
4 One thing I have asked from with those going down into the Pit.
YAHWEH, it I will seek: my dwelling 2 Hear the voice of my prayers in my
in the house of YAHWEH all the days crying to You, when I lift my hands
of my life, to behold the delight of toward Your Holy of Holies.
YAHWEH, and to inquire in His 3 Draw me not away with the
sanctuary. wicked, and with the workers of
5 For in the day of evil He shall hide iniquity; who speak peace with their
me in His shelter; in the secrecy of His neighbors, yet evil is in their hearts.
tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall 4 Give to them according to their
lift me up on a rock. deeds and according to the evil of their
6 And now my head shall be lifted up practices; as is the work of their hands,
above my enemies, my encirclers, and give to them, repay their deeds to
I will offer sacrifices of joy in His them.
tabernacle; I will sing, yea, I will sing 5 Because they pay no attention to
praises to YAHWEH. the works of YAHWEH, and to the
7 Hear, O YAHWEH, my voice when works of His hands, He will destroy
I call, and favor me, and answer me. them, and not build them up.
8 My heart said to You, Seek my 6 Blessed be YAHWEH, because He
face; Your face, O YAHWEH, I will has heard the voice of my prayers.
seek. 7 YAHWEH is my strength and my
9 Do not hide Your face from me; Do shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I
not turn away Your servant in anger; am helped; yea, my heart greatly
You have been my help, do not leave rejoices; and I will thank Him with my
me nor forsake me, O Elohim of my song.
Y’shua*. 8 YAHWEH is their strength, and
10 When my father and my mother He is the fortress of Y’shua*, He is His
forsake me then YAHWEH will gather Messiah.1
me.
11 Teach me Your way, O YAHWEH, 1 Clearly David knew Yahshua personally (Ps
and lead me in a level path, because of 110:1) and also that He was the Messiah
those who watch me. and salvation of Yahweh's.
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9 Save Your people and bless Your forests. And in His sanctuary it all is
inheritance and feed them, and lift saying, Glory!
them up forever. 10 YAHWEH sits upon the flowing
deluge; yea, YAHWEH sits as King
Psalm 29 forever.3
11 YAHWEH will give strength to
1 A Psalm of David. His people; YAHWEH will bless His
Give to YAHWEH, sons of mighty people with peace.
ones; give to YAHWEH glory and
strength. Psalm 30
2 Give to YAHWEH the glory of His
name;1 worship YAHWEH in the 1 A Psalm; a Song of Dedication of
majesty of holiness. the House of David.
3 The voice of YAHWEH is on the I will exalt You, O YAHWEH; for
waters; the Elohim of glory thunders; You have lifted me up and have not
YAHWEH is above the abundant allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
water.2 2 O YAHWEH my Elohim, I cried to
4 The voice of YAHWEH is in You, and You have healed me.
power; the voice of YAHWEH in 3 O YAHWEH, You have brought up
majesty. my soul from Sheol; You have kept me
5 The voice of YAHWEH breaks the alive, from going down into the Pit.
cedars; yea, YAHWEH breaks (Ps 16:10, Ps 86:13)
Lebanon's cedars. 4 Sing praises to YAHWEH, O
6 He also makes them skip like a saints of His; and give thanks to the
calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young memory of His holiness.
wild ox. 5 For His anger is only a moment;
7 The voice of YAHWEH is cutting but in long life is His favor. Weeping
through the flame of fire. may endure in the evening, but joy
8 The voice of YAHWEH shakes the comes in the morning.
wilderness; YAHWEH shakes the 6 And in my prosperity, I said, I shall
wilderness of Kadesh. never be moved forever.
9 The voice of YAHWEH causes the 7 O YAHWEH, in Your favor You
does to calve; and He uncovers the have made my strong mountain to
stand; You hid Your face; I was
troubled;
1 It is a direct commandment not to take the 8 I called to You, O YAHWEH; and
personal name of YAHWEH in vain (Ex to my master I will pray.
20:7). In vain means to change, falsify or 9 What profit is in my blood, in
make common. Taking the personal name going down to the Pit? Shall the dust
of YHWH and changing it to “lord” or praise You? Shall it tell of Your truth?
“god” is clearly violating this
commandment and we see here in this verse 3 King David moved the Ark of the Covenant
that true covenant believers are also from Gibeon to the City of David (2 Sam
commanded to give glory to the only 6:12-17), and placed a Tent above the
personal name of the Creator, YAHWEH. Gihon Spring for it to reside. Recent
2 Inside the sanctuary of YHWH under the archaeological excavations in the city of
Holy of Holies was a natural spring in David have found this very place with a
which an inexhaustible flow of water stone marking where the Ark of Yahweh
always was flowing. would have been placed.
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10 Hear, O YAHWEH, and favor and I was a dread to my friends; those

me; O YAHWEH, be my helper. seeing me fled outside from me.
11 You have turned my mourning 12 I am forgotten like one dead from
into dancing for me; You have loosed the heart; I am like a perishing vessel.
my sackcloth and have clothed me 13 For I have heard the slander of
with gladness. many; fear is all around; because they
12 So my glory shall praise You, and are plotting together against me, they
not be quiet; O YAHWEH, my planned to take away my life.1
Elohim, I will give thanks to You 14 But I trusted in You, O
forever. YAHWEH; I said, You are my Elohim.
15 My times are in Your hand;
Psalm 31 deliver me from the hand of my
enemies and from those who pursue
1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of me.
David. 16 Make Your face shine on Your
In You, O YAHWEH, I sought servant; save me in Your mercy.
refuge; let me never be ashamed; 17 Let me not be ashamed, O
deliver me in Your righteousness. YAHWEH; for I have called upon
2 Bow down Your ear to me; deliver You; let the wicked be ashamed; let
me quickly, be a strong rock to me, for them be silent in Sheol.
a house of fortresses to save me. 18 Let the lying lips be silenced
3 For You are my Rock and my which speak recklessly against the
Fortress; and for Your name's sake righteous with pride and scorn.
lead me and guide me. 19 How great is Your goodness
4 Bring me out of the net that they which You have laid up for those who
hid for me, for You are my strength. fear You; You have worked for those
5 Into Your hand I commit My spirit; who trust in You before the sons of
You have redeemed Me, O YAHWEH, mankind.
El of truth. (Luk 23:46) 20 In the secrecy of Your presence
6 I have hated those keeping You shall hide them from man's plots;
worthless idols; but I trust in You shall cover them in a booth, from
YAHWEH. the strife of tongues.2
7 And I will be glad and rejoice in 21 Blessed be YAHWEH, for He has
Your mercy; for You have seen my worked His mercy wondrously to me
affliction; You have known the in a besieged city.
affliction in my soul; 22 For I said in my haste, I am cut
8 and have not shut me up into the off from Your eyes; surely You heard
hand of the enemy; You have made my the voice of my prayers when I cried to
feet to stand in a broad place. You.
9 Give me your grace, O YAHWEH, 23 O love YAHWEH, all you saints
for I am in trouble; my eye has wasted
away with grief, my soul and my belly. 1 In this most heartfelt lament David is
10 For my life is ending with grief, grieved beyond measure at what has
and my years with sighing; my become of his life and how sick he has
strength fails because of my iniquity, become. Only YHWH's grace will comfort
and my bones have wasted away. him.
11 I was a reproach among all my
2 David's trust is in the eternal promises of
Yahweh and His kingdom for protection in
foes, but exceedingly to my neighbors;
His true tabernacle (booth) Rev 7:15-17.
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of His; YAHWEH preserves the the way which you should go; I will
faithful, and abundantly repays the counsel you, My eye shall be on you.
proud doer. (Ps 50:5, Ps 94:2) 9 Be not like the horse, like the mule,
24 Be strong, and He will make your with no understanding; with bit and
heart stronger, all you who hope in bridle his gear to be held in, that they
YAHWEH. do not come near you.
10 Many sorrows are to the wicked;
Psalm 32 but he who trusts in YAHWEH, mercy
embraces him.3
1 Psalm of David. A Contemplation. 11 Be glad in YAHWEH and rejoice,
Blessed is he whose transgression is you righteous ones; and all the upright
lifted, whose sin is covered. in heart, shout for joy.
2 Blessed is the man to whom
YAHWEH does not charge iniquity, Psalm 33
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.1
3 When I kept silence, then my 1 Rejoice in YAHWEH, O righteous
bones became old, through my ones; praise is becoming to the
howling all day. upright.
4 For by day and by night Your hand 2 Give thanks to YAHWEH with the
was heavy on me; my sap was turned lyre; sing to Him with a harp of ten
into the droughts of summer. Selah. strings.
5 I confessed my sin to You, and I 3 Sing to Him a new song; play
have not hidden my iniquity; I said, I skillfully, with shouts of joy.
will confess over my transgression to 4 For the Word of YAHWEH is
YAHWEH; and You forgave the right, and all His works are in truth.
iniquity of my sin. Selah.2 5 He loves righteousness and
6 On account of this let every judgment; the mercy of YAHWEH
righteous one pray to You, at a time of fills the earth.
finding; surely, when great floods 6 Through the Word of YAHWEH
come they will not reach him. the heavens were made; and all their
7 You are my hiding place; You host were made by the breath of His
preserve me from trouble; You mouth. (Ps 104:29-30)
surround me with songs of 7 The waters of the sea were
deliverance. Selah.
8 I will instruct you and teach you in
2 There are 2 steps to atonement with
YHWH. One is the forgiveness of the sin
1 Leviticus 17:11 states there is no and the second (according to Torah) is
forgiveness of sin without the shedding of restitution for what was taken by the sin.
blood. Eze 18:23 states that Yahweh takes Since Yahshua magnified the Torah and
no pleasure in the death of the wicked but shows that anger is murder and lust is
that they turn from their way and repent. adultery, He showed all humans have
The problem being since all humans have committed sins that carry the death penalty
committed crimes worthy of death, and since Torah shows “eye for eye” and
according to the heavenly court only by “life for life”, one must accept the shed
accepting the shed blood of Yahshua blood of Yahshua Messiah to redeem their
Messiah to pay the penalty of those sins can life from the death penalty that their sins
one have the penalty of those sins paid for have brought them.
and receive eternal life. 3 Faith is a per-requisite for salvation
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gathered like a heap, setting the 22 Let Your mercy be upon us, O
depths in storehouses. YAHWEH, even as we wait for You.
8 Let all the earth fear YAHWEH;
let all those living in the world stand in Psalm 34
awe of Him.
9 For He spoke, and it came into 1 A Psalm of David, when he changed
being; He commanded, and it stood his behavior before Abimelech; and he
fast. (Gen 1:3) drove him away, and he went.
10 YAHWEH voids the counsel of I will bless YAHWEH at all times;
the nations, He frustrates the plans of His praise shall always be in my
the peoples. mouth.
11 The counsel of YAHWEH stands 2 My soul shall make its boast in
forever, the thoughts of His heart from YAHWEH; the humble shall hear and
generation to generation. be glad.
12 Blessed is the nation whose 3 O magnify YAHWEH with me;
Elohim is YAHWEH, the people He and let us exalt His name together.
has chosen for His inheritance.1 4 I sought YAHWEH, and He
13 YAHWEH looks down from answered me, and delivered me out of
Heaven; He sees all the sons of all my fear.
mankind. 5 They looked to Him and were filled
14 From His dwelling place He looks with light; and their faces were not
on all the ones living in the earth. ashamed.
15 He forms the heart; He 6 This poor man cried; and
understands all their works. YAHWEH heard, and saved him out
16 The king is not saved by great of all his distress.
force; a mighty man is not saved by 7 The Messenger of YAHWEH
great strength. camps around those who fear Him,
17 A horse is a vain thing for safety; and He delivers them.3
nor does he save by his great strength. 8 Taste and see that YAHWEH is
18 Behold the eye of YAHWEH is to good; blessed is the man seeking
those who fear Him, on those who refuge in Him.
hope in His mercy; (Pr 9:10) 9 Fear YAHWEH, His Holy ones, for
19 to deliver their soul from death, they who fear Him lack nothing.
and to keep them alive in famine. 10 The young lions have lacked and
20 Our soul waits for YAHWEH; He been hungry; but they who seek
is our help and shield. YAHWEH shall not lack any good
21 For our heart rejoices in Him thing.
because we trust in His holy name.2 11 My sons, come, listen to Me; I will
make known to you the fear of
1 Israel had the blessing of being the nation YAHWEH.4
out of all the earth that YHWH had chosen 12 Who is the man who desires life,
for Himself, Amos 3:1-2 who loves days in order to see good?
2 To pray to or trust in any other personal
name for Elohim than YAHWEH is
unacceptable, Ex 22:20, Ex 23:13. Elohim
has many titles El Shaddai, El Elyone, but 3 The Messenger of YHWH in the Old
only one personal name. The name “god” is Testament is the being who became the
the personal name of the Babylonian deity salvation of YHWH or Yahshua His Son,
and is NOT Yahweh's name. Ex 23:20-21.
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13 Keep your tongue from evil, and turned back and brought to confusion,
your lips from speaking guile; those who plot evil to me.
14 Turn from evil and do good; seek 5 Let them be as chaff before the
peace and pursue it. wind, and the Messenger of
15 The eyes of YAHWEH are on the YAHWEH driving them away.
righteous; and His ears are open to 6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
their cry. and the Messenger of YAHWEH their
16 The face of YAHWEH is against pursuer.
those who do evil, to cut off their 7 For they have hidden their pit-net
memory from the earth. for me without cause; without cause
17 The righteous cry, and YAHWEH they have dug for my soul.
hears; and He saves them out of all 8 Let destruction come on him; he
their distresses. will not know; and let his net which he
18 YAHWEH is near to the broken concealed catch him; let him fall in it,
of heart; and He saves the crushed of into destruction.
spirit. 9 And my soul shall be joyful in
19 Many are the evils of the YAHWEH; it will rejoice in His
righteous, but YAHWEH delivers him Y’shua*.
out of them all, 10 All my bones shall say: O
20 keeping all His bones; not one of YAHWEH, who is like You, who
them is broken. (Joh 19:36, Ex 12:46) delivers the poor from those stronger
21 Evil shall slay the wicked; yea, than he; yes, the poor and needy from
those who hate the righteous shall his plunderer?
become guilty. 11 Witnesses of violence rise up; they
22 YAHWEH is redeeming the soul asked me what I did not know;
of His servants; and none of those who 12 they rewarded me evil for good,
seek refuge in Him shall perish. bereaving my soul.
13 But in their sickness, my clothing
Psalm 35 was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with
fastings; and my prayer returned to
1 A Psalm of David. my bosom.
O YAHWEH, contend with those 14 I walked as a friend, as to my
who strive against me; fight those who brother; as one who mourns a mother,
fight against me. I was bowed down mourning.
2 Take hold of a shield and buckler, 15 But they rejoiced in my limping;
and arise as my help. and assembling the defamers
3 Draw out the spear and close ranks assembled themselves against me; and
to meet my pursuers; say to my soul, I I did not know; they tore and were not
am your Y’shua*. silent;
4 Let those who seek my soul be 16 with the wicked they were
ashamed and disgraced; let them be mockers for a cake, gnashing their
teeth on me.
4 The fear of YHWH is not just simply being 17 O YAHWEH, how long will You
afraid but is also being in awe and in look on? Bring back my soul from their
reverence to Him and His Torah and also desolations, my only one from the
being obedient to His servants that He lions.
administers on the earth. It is a total 18 I will thank You in the great
surrender to the will of YAHWEH and
dying to our own human nature.
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assembly, and I will praise You among 2 For he flatters himself in his own
a mighty people. (Ps 22:22, Heb 2:12) eyes, to find his iniquity to be hated.
19 Let not my lying enemies rejoice 3 The words of his mouth are
over me; do not let those who hate me wickedness and deceit; he ceases to act
without cause wink the eye. wisely, to do good.
20 For they do not speak peace; but 4 He plots iniquity on his bed; he
they devise deceitful things against the sets himself on a way that is not good;
quiet ones of the earth. he does not hate evil.
21 And they open their mouth wide 5 Your mercy, O YAHWEH, is in the
against me; they say, Aha! Aha! Our heavens, Your faithfulness to the
eyes have seen. clouds.
22 You have seen, O YAHWEH; do 6 Your righteousness is like the hills
not keep silence, O YAHWEH do not of El; Your judgments are a great
be far from me. deep; O YAHWEH, You preserve
23 Stir Yourself and awaken to my animal and man.
judgment, to my cause, my Elohim 7 How precious is Your mercy, O
and my Adonai. Elohim! And the sons of men take
24 Judge me, O YAHWEH my refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
Elohim, according to Your 8 They shall be satisfied from the
righteousness; and do not let them fatness of Your house; and You make
rejoice over me. them drink the torrent of Your
25 Let them not say in their hearts, pleasures.
Aha! Our soul! Let them not say, We 9 For with You is the fountain of life;
have swallowed him up. in Your light we see light.
26 Let them be ashamed and be 10 O continue Your mercy to the
confounded together, the ones who ones knowing You, and Your
rejoice at my evil; let them be clothed righteousness to the upright of heart.
with shame and dishonor, the ones 11 Do not let the foot of pride come
who magnify themselves against me. to me; and let not the hand of the
27 Let those who delight in my wicked move me.
justification shout and rejoice; 1 and 12 There the workers of evil have
they shall say continually, YAHWEH fallen; they are cast down and are not
be magnified, delighting in the peace able to rise.
of His servant.
28 And my tongue will speak of Your Psalm 37
righteousness and of Your praise all
the day. 1 A Psalm of David.
Do not inflame yourself with
Psalm 36 evildoers; and do not be envious
against workers of perversity;
1 To the chief musician; of the 2 for they soon wither like grass and
servant of YAHWEH; of David. fade like the green herb.
The oracle utters transgression to the 3 Trust in YAHWEH and do good;
wicked within my heart, There is no live in the land and feed on
fear of Elohim before his eyes. faithfulness.
4 And delight yourself in YAHWEH,
that He may give you your heart's
1 Those who accept the sacrifice of YHWH's desire.
servant have great reason to rejoice.
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5 Roll your way on YAHWEH and evil time; and they shall be full in days
trust in Him; and He will work. of famine.
6 And He will bring forth your 20 But the wicked shall perish; yea,
righteousness like the light; and your the enemies of YAHWEH shall be like
judgment like the noon day. the beauty of pastures; they are
7 Rest in YAHWEH and wait consumed; like smoke, they vanish.
patiently for Him; inflame not yourself 21 The wicked borrows and never re-
with him who prospers in his way, pays, but the righteous is gracious and
with the man practicing evil wiles. giving.3
8 Abstain from anger and cease from 22 For His blessed ones inherit the
fury; also do not inflame yourself to do earth; and those cursed by Him shall
evil. be cut off.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off; and 23 The steps of a good man are
the ones waiting on YAHWEH, they established from YAHWEH; and He
shall inherit the land.1 will delight in his way.
10 It is but a little while and the 24 Though he falls, he is not cast
wicked shall not be; yea, you shall down; for YAHWEH upholds his
consider his place, and he is not. hand.
11 But the meek shall inherit the 25 I have been young and am old, yet
earth;2 yea, they shall delight I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
themselves in abundant peace. or his seed begging bread.
12 The wicked plots against the 26 All the day he is gracious and
righteous and gnashes on him with his lends; and his seed is for a blessing.
teeth; 27 Turn away from evil and do good
13 YAHWEH laughs at him, for He and live forever.
sees that his day is coming. (Ps 2:4) 28 For YAHWEH loves judgment
14 The wicked have drawn out the and does not forsake His saints; they
sword and they have bent their bow, to are preserved forever; but the wickeds'
cause the poor and needy to fall, to seed shall be cut off.
slaughter those who walk uprightly. 29 The righteous shall inherit the
15 Their sword shall enter into their land and live on it forever.
heart, and their bows shall be broken. 30 The mouth of the righteous utters
16 A little to the righteous is better wisdom, and his tongue speaks
than the abundance of many wicked. judgment.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall 31 The Torah of his Elohim is in his
be broken; but YAHWEH upholds the heart; his steps do not slide.4
righteous. 32 The wicked spies on the righteous
18 YAHWEH knows the days of the and seeks to kill him.
upright; yea, their inheritance shall be 33 YAHWEH does not leave him in
forever. his hand; nor does He allow him to be
19 They shall not be ashamed in an found guilty in his judgment.
34 Wait on YAHWEH and keep His
1 Being in the physical land of Israel was
synonymous with being in covenant 3 Good hearted people will always help the
relationship in the Tanach. Even when poor, but evil people will borrow and give
Israel went into Diaspora there hope was the commitment to repay, but will never do
always in being restored to the land of so. Their word is useless.
Israel. 4 To a righteous man, the Torah is written on
2 Math 5:5 his heart, Ps 119:172.
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way; and He shall exalt you to inherit crushed. I howl from the groanings of
the land; you shall see when the my heart.
wicked are cut off. 9 Adonai, all my desire is before You,
35 I have seen the wicked ruthless, and my sighing is not hidden from
even spreading himself out like a You.
luxuriant, native tree; 10 My heart throbs; my power
36 yet he passed away, and, lo, he forsakes me! And the light of my eyes,
was not; and I looked for him, but he they also are not with me.
could not be found. 11 My lovers and my friends stand
37 Watch the perfect and behold the apart from my stroke, and my
upright one; for the end of that man is neighbors have stood far off.
peace. 12 And those seeking my life lay a
38 But the transgressors are snare; yea, those seeking my evil speak
destroyed together; the end of the ruin, and they utter deceits all the day
wicked is cut off. long.
39 But the salvation of the righteous 13 But like a deaf one I do not hear;
is from YAHWEH; He is their and I am like a dumb one who does
strength in the time of distress. not open his mouth. (Is 42:19-20)
40 And YAHWEH helps them and 14 And I am as a man who is not
delivers them; He shall deliver them hearing, and who has no rebukes in his
from the wicked and saves them, mouth.
because they take refuge in Him. 15 For I hope in You, O YAHWEH;
O Adonai my Elohim You will answer.
Psalm 38 16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over
me in the slipping of my foot; they
1 A Psalm of David, to bring to exalt themselves over me.
remembrance. 17 For I am ready to fall and my pain
O YAHWEH, do not rebuke me in is before me always.
Your wrath, and do not chasten me in 18 For I will confess my perversity; I
Your fury. am anxious from my sin.
2 For Your arrows sink in me, and 19 And my enemies are living; they
Your hand presses heavily on me. are strong; and ones hating me have
3 There is no soundness in my flesh multiplied; they lie.
because of Your anger; nor peace in 20 And those who repay evil for
my bones because of my sin. good, they oppose me, because the
4 For my iniquities have passed over good follows me.
my head; as a heavy burden too heavy 21 O YAHWEH, do not forsake me!
for me. O my Elohim, do not be far from me.
5 My wounds have putrefied and 22 Make haste to help me, O my
rotted because of my foolishness. Adonai, my salvation.
6 I am bent down, I am bowed down
exceedingly; I went mourning all the Psalm 39
day.
7 For my loins are filled with a 1 To the chief musician, to Jeduthun.
burning, and there is no soundness in A Psalm of David.
my flesh. I said, I will keep my ways from
8 I am exceedingly benumbed and sinning with my tongue; I will keep my
mouth with a muzzle while the wicked

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are before me.(Mat 12;34-37, Pr 2 And He drew me up from the pit of

10:19) tumult, out of the miry clay; He lifted
2 I became mute and still; from good my feet on a rock; He directed my
I was silent, and my pain was stirred. steps.
3 My heart was hot within me; while 3 And He put a new song of praise to
the fire burned I was meditating; I our Elohim in my mouth; many shall
spoke with my tongue, see and shall fear and shall trust in
4 O YAHWEH, make me to know YAHWEH.
my end and the limit of my days, what 4 Blessed is the man who sets
it is. Let me know how lacking I am.1 YAHWEH as his trust, and does not
5 Behold, like a handbreadth You turn to the proud, or to those who turn
gave my days; even my life was to a lie.
nonexistence before You; 5 Many things have You done, O
6 surely every man walks about in YAHWEH my Elohim; Your works of
shadow; surely they are in an uproar wonder and Your purposes toward us;
in vain; he heaps up and does not there is none to set them in order to
know who is gathering them. You; I will declare and I will speak;
7 And now what do I await, they are more than can be counted.
YAHWEH? My hope is in You. 6 Sacrifice and offering You did not
8 Deliver me from all my desire; But a body You have prepared
transgressions; do not set me forth as for Me.2 You have not asked burnt
the reproach of the fool. offering and sin offering.
9 I was mute; I did not open my 7 Then I said, Lo, I come, in the roll
mouth, because You had done it. of the Book it is written of Me;
10 Turn away Your plague from me; 8 I delight to do Your will, O My
I am consumed by the blow of Your Elohim; and Your Torah is within My
hand. inmost soul.
11 You correct a man with rebukes 9 I have announced righteousness in
over perversity; and as a moth You the great assembly; behold, I will not
melt away what he desires. Surely restrain My lips; O YAHWEH You
every man is vanity. Selah. know.
12 Hear my prayer, O YAHWEH, 10 I have not concealed Your
and give ear to my cry. Do not be silent righteousness in My heart; I speak
at my tears, for I am an alien with You, Your faithfulness and Your salvation
a pilgrim, as were all my fathers. (Heb (Y'shua*). I have not hidden Your
11:9) loving-kindness and Your truth from
13 Look away from me and I will be the great assembly.3
cheerful before I go away and be no 11 Do not withhold Your tender
more.
2 Verses 6 -8, verse 6 correctly states that
Psalm 40 Yahweh did not delight in sacrifices of
animals (Jer 7:21-23), but they were a mere
1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of shadow of the sacrifice of His servant, the
David. Messiah. Both the Septuagint and New
Waiting I have waited on YAHWEH; Testament (Heb 10:5-10) have this verse
and He turned to me and heard my correctly translated as it is here, but the
cry. Masoretic text changed this verse to say “
you have opened up my ears” clearly a
1 Ps 90:9-12 mistranslation of the older texts mentioned.
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mercies from me, O YAHWEH; let on the earth, and You will not deliver
Your loving kindness and Your truth him to the soul of his enemies.
always watch over me. 3 YAHWEH will uphold him on the
12 For evils have surrounded me couch of sickness; You change all his
until there is no number; my iniquities bed in his sickness.
have taken hold on me and I am not 4 I said, O YAHWEH be gracious to
able to look up; they are more than the me; heal my soul, for I have sinned
hairs of my head, and my heart fails against You.
me. 5 My enemies speak evil of me,
13 Be pleased to deliver me, O saying, When will he die and his name
YAHWEH; hasten to my help. perish?
14 Let those seeking my soul to 6 And when he comes to see me he
destroy it, be ashamed and humbled speaks vanity; his heart gathers
together; let those delighting in my iniquity to itself; he goes outside and
evil be driven back and disgraced. speaks.
15 Let them be desolate until it is the 7 All those hating me whisper
reward for their shame; for they are together against me; they plot evil
saying to me, Aha! Aha! against me,
16 Let all who are seeking You be 8 saying, a thing of ruin is poured
glad in You and always say, May out on him; and, He who lies down
YAHWEH be magnified, those loving shall not rise again.
Your salvation. 9 Even a man of my peace, I trusted
17 But I am poor and needy; in him, eating of my bread; this one
YAHWEH will take thought for me. has lifted up his heel against me.
You are my help and my deliverer; O 10 But You, O YAHWEH, give me
my Elohim, do not delay.1 your grace and raise me up, and I will
repay them.
Psalm 41 11 By this I know that You delight in
me, because my enemy does not exult
1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of over me.
David. 12 And I, in my integrity You uphold
Blessed is he who acts wisely toward me, and You set Your face before me
the poor; YAHWEH will deliver him forever.
in the day of evil. (Pr 14:21, Pr 28:27) 13 Blessed be YAHWEH Elohim of
2 YAHWEH will watch over him Israel, even from everlasting to
and keep him alive; he shall be blessed everlasting! Amen and Amen!

Psalm 42
3 Verses 9-10, The servant of Yahweh here is
stating that His job will be to speak the truth 1 To the chief musician. A
of Yahweh to the congregation and bring Contemplation for the sons of Korah.
Yahweh's salvation to Israel; that is why His As the deer pants after the channels
name will be “Yah-shua” or Yah's salvation. of water, so my soul pants after You, O
1 Verses 6-10- Here are messianic insert Elohim.
scriptures which are common throughout 2 My soul thirsts for Elohim, for the
the Tanach. Verses 1-5, and 11-17 David is
speaking to YHWH, but verses 6-8, and 9-
10, it is not David speaking but a prophecy
of the Messiah.
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living Elohim; when shall I come and to me every day, Where is your
see the face of Elohim?1 Elohim?
3 My tears have been my food by day 11 O my soul, why are you cast
and by night, while they say to me all down? And why do you moan within
the day, where is your Elohim? me? Hope in Elohim, for I yet thank
4 When I remember these things and Him for the Savior of my face and also
I pour out my soul on me (for I crossed He is my Elohim.2
with the throng; I led them to the
house of Elohim with the voice of Psalm 43
rejoicing and praise, a host keeping
the feast). 1 Judge me, O Elohim, and strive for
5 O my soul, why are you cast down my cause against a nation that is not
and moan within me? Hope in Elohim, righteous. Deliver me from the
for I shall yet thank Him Y’shua*, to deceitful and unjust man.
His face. 2 For You are the Elohim of my
6 O my Elohim, my soul is cast down strength. Why have You cast me off?
within me; on account of this I Why do I go mourning when the
remember You from the land of enemy oppresses?
Jordan, and from the Hermons, from 3 O send out Your light and Your
Mount Mizar. truth; let them lead me and bring me
7 Deep calls to deep through the to the mount of Your holiness and to
voice of Your waterfalls; all Your Your tabernacles.
waves and Your billows have passed 4 Then I will go to the altar of
over me. Elohim, to El, the joy of my delight,
8 YAHWEH will command His and I will thank with the lyre, O
loving-kindness by day, and His song Elohim, my El.
shall be with me in the night, a prayer 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
to the El of my life. and why do you moan within me?
9 I will say to El my Rock, Why have Hope in Elohim, for I will still thank
You forgotten me? Why do I go Him for the Savior of my face and also
mourning when the enemy oppresses He is my Elohim.3
me?
10 Ones vexing me reproach me with Psalm 44
crushing in my bones, when they say
1 To the chief musician. A
1 Verses 1-2, YHWH in scripture is compared Contemplation for the Sons of Korah.
to living water as in ancient times water We have heard with our ears, O
was life. In Israel, the rainy season is from
Elohim; our fathers have told us the
Nov-Mar, and then there is no rain at all for
6-7 months so people had to make cisterns
and save every drop of water they could for
the long hot summers. Abundant rain meant 2 In verse 5 the Psalmist states he will thank
abundant harvest and blessing from Yahshua to His face for the salvation that
YHWH, no rain meant famine and curses. He will bring and here in verse 11, he is
This is why at the sanctuary of YHWH in also thanking Elohim for sending the
Jerusalem there was an inexhaustible Savior.
natural spring of water right under the Holy 3 Once again the psalmist is yearning for
of Holies where the priest would gather redemption back to the land and knows that
water for the daily sacrifices and washings this will only come through Elohim sending
(See Ps 29.3, 10-11). His messenger, the Messiah.
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work You did in their days, in the days nations, a shaking of the head among
of old. the peoples.
2 You drove out nations with Your 15 My humiliation is before me all
hand and planted them. You brought the day; yea, the shame of my face
evil on peoples and sent them out. covers me,
3 For they did not inherit the land 16 because of the slanderer's voice
with their own sword; yea, their own and the blasphemer, before the face of
arm did not save them. But it was Your the enemy and avenger.
right hand and Your arm and the light 17 All this has come upon us, and we
of Your face, because You favored have not forgotten You nor dealt
them.1 falsely with Your covenant.
4 You are He, my King, O Elohim; 18 Our heart has not turned back,
command deliverances for Jacob. and our steps have not swerved from
5 Through You we will push our Your way,
enemies; through Your name we will 19 though You have crushed us in
trample those who rise up against us. the place of jackals and covered us
6 For I will not trust in my bow, and over with the death-shade.
my sword shall not save me. 20 If we have forgotten the name of
7 But You have saved us from our our Elohim, and have spread our
enemies and have put to shame those hands to an alien god,
who hate us. 21 shall not Elohim search this out?
8 We boast in Elohim all the day; For He knows the secrets of the heart.
and we praise Your name forever. 22 Yea, for Your sake we are slain all
Selah.2 the day; we are counted as sheep of
9 Now You have cast us off and have slaughter. (Is 53:6)
shamed us. And You do not go forth 23 Be aroused! Why do You sleep, O
with our armies. YAHWEH? Awake! Do not cast us off
10 You make us turn back from the forever. ( Ps 7:6, Ps 78:65)
enemy; yea, those hating us plunder 24 Why do You hide Your face and
for themselves. forget our affliction and distress?
11 You have given us like sheep for 25 For our soul bows down to the
food and have scattered us among the dust; our belly holds fast to the earth.
nations. 26 Arise for our help and redeem us
12 For no gain You have sold Your for the sake of Your mercy.
people, and You are not increased by
their price. Psalm 45
13 You made us a disgrace to our
neighbors, a scorn and a mockery to 1 To the Chief Musician, Concerning
those around us. the Lilies. For the sons of Korah. A
14 You make us a byword among the Poem; a Song of the Beloved.
My heart is overflowing with a good
1 Even in the Old Covenant, it was the matter. I am speaking of my works to
servant or messenger of YHWH who saved the King; my tongue is the pen of a
for YHWH and not the people redeeming rapid writer.
themselves. It was the right hand of 2 You are the fairest of the sons of
Yahweh, the very “light of His face” that man; grace has poured into Your lips;
saved the people for Him. Is 63:5 on this account Elohim has blessed
2 The name of YAHWEH will be forever You forever.
praised.
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3 Gird Your sword on Your thigh, stroke Your face with a gift, the rich
Mighty One; with Your glory and Your among the peoples.
majesty. 13 The king's daughter is all glorious
4 And ride prosperously in Your within, her clothing braided gold.
majesty, on the matter of truth and 14 She shall be led to the King in
meekness and right, and Your right embroidered work; her companions,
hand shall teach You fearful things.1 the virgins, shall be brought to You
5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart after her.
of the King's enemies; peoples fall 15 They shall be led with gladness
under You. and rejoicing; they shall go in to the
6 Your throne, O Elohim, is forever King's palace.
and ever; the scepter of Your kingdom 16 Your sons shall be in the place of
is a scepter of uprightness. your fathers; You will make them for
7 You love righteousness and hate rulers in all the earth.
wickedness; therefore, Elohim, Your 17 I will make remembered Your
Elohim, has anointed You with the oil name in every generation and
of gladness more than Your fellows.2 generation; on this account people
8 All Your garments smell of myrrh shall thank You forever and ever.4
and aloes and cassia out of ivory
palaces; by strings of a harp they make Psalm 46
You glad.3
9 King's daughters are among Your 1 To the chief musician. For the sons
precious ones; the queen stands at of Korah; A song. For the Virgins.5
Your right hand in gold of Ophir. Elohim is our refuge and strength,
10 Listen, O daughter, and look, and very much found to be a help in
incline your ear, and forget your distresses.
people and your father's house. 2 On account of this we will not fear
11 And the King will desire your when the earth changes and when
beauty, for He is your master, and you mountains are slipping into the heart
shall worship Him. of the seas.
12 And the daughter of Tyre will 3 Let its waters rage and foam; let
the mountains shake in its swelling.
1 Verses 1-4, clearly a messianic Psalm as no Selah.
king of Israel would exult such praise as 4 There is a river, its channels
this, except the Messiah. gladden the city of Elohim, the holy
2 Verses 5-7 now reveal that not only is this tabernacles of the Most High.6
speaking about the Messiah, but He is also
called Elohim. Then in verse 7, The 4 King Messiah will be exulted by YHWH to
Messiah who is called Elohim also has an be the greatest name to be remembered
Elohim above Him. This is another forever (Phil 2:5-11).
dogmatic proof that Yahweh is a family 5 Ps 46 is all about Elohim being a refuge for
name consisting of Yah Yahweh the Father the people during the great time of distress
and Yahshua Yahweh the Son, who is the on the earth and then, YHWH dwelling with
servant and messenger of Yahweh the His people during the millennial reign.
Father and His very Son, Ps 2:7, Pr 30:4, Mathew 25 speaks about the 10 virgins, and
Mk 1:11. how half were wise and preparing and half
3 Yahshua was buried with myrrh spices Joh were not. Also, Rev 12:13-14 shows the
19:39-40. Myrrh was a spice that could only wise virgins being taken to a place of
get the smell of the fragrance by beating it, protection during this most turbulent time.
as He was beaten before His crucifixion. 6 Eze 47:1-12, Rev 22:1-2.
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5 Elohim is in the midst of her; she together, the people of the Elohim of
shall not be shaken; Elohim will help Abraham. For the shields of the earth
her at the turning of the morning. are Elohim's; He is greatly lifted up.1
6 The nations roared; kingdoms
were shaken; He gave forth His voice Psalm 48
and the earth melted.
7 YAHWEH of Hosts is with us; the 1 A Song, A Psalm for the Sons of
Elohim of Jacob is a refuge for us. Korah.
Selah. Great is YAHWEH, and exceedingly
8 Come, behold the works of to be praised in the city of our Elohim,
YAHWEH, who sets ruins on the His holy mountain.
earth, 2 Beautiful on high, the joy of all the
9 causing wars to cease to the end of earth, is Mount Zion, in the sides of
the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the north, the city of the great King.2
apart spears; He burns the chariots in 3 Elohim is known in her
the fire. (Mic 4:3) strongholds for a refuge.
10 Be still and know that I am 4 For, lo, the kings met together;
Elohim! I will be exalted among the they passed by together;
nations; I will be exalted in the earth. 5 they saw, so they marveled; they
11 YAHWEH of Hosts is with us; the were troubled and fled away.
Elohim of Jacob is a refuge for us. 6 Trembling and pain seized them
Selah. there, like a woman in labor.
Psalm 47 7 You break the ships of Tarshish
with an east wind.
1 To the chief musician. A Psalm for 8 As we have heard, so we have seen
the Sons of Korah. in the city of YAHWEH of Hosts, in
the city of our Elohim. Elohim
All the peoples clap the hand; shout establishes it forever. Selah.
aloud with a ringing cry of shouting. 9 We have thought on Your loving-
2 For YAHWEH Most High is kindness, O Elohim, in the midst of
awesome, a great King over all the Your sanctuary.
earth. 10 According to Your name, O
3 He shall speak peoples under us, Elohim, so is Your praise to the ends
even nations under our feet. of the earth; Your right hand is full of
4 He chooses our inheritance for us, righteousness.
the majesty of Jacob whom He loved. 11 Mount Zion shall be glad; the
Selah.
5 Elohim has gone up with a shout, 1 Ps 47 continues with the theme of Ps 45 and
YAHWEH with the sound of a ram's 46 of the Messiah being Elohim and coming
horn. to earth to reign over Israel and protect
6 Sing praise; sing praise; sing praise them.
to our King, sing praise! 2 Now it is even being more specific of
7 For Elohim is the King of all the Yahweh reigning in Jerusalem in His Holy
earth; sing a psalm for understanding. Mountain, Mount Zion in the city of David
8 Elohim reigns over the nations; (2Chron 5:2). “The City of the Great King”
Elohim sits on the throne of His Math 5:35, speaking of Jerusalem, where
holiness. Yahshua also known by the title
Melchizedek is called “King of Jerusalem”,
9 The nobles of peoples gather
Heb 7:1-2.
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daughters of Judah shall shout for joy houses shall last forever, their
because of Your judgments. dwelling-places to all generations;
12 Walk around Zion; yea, go all they call lands after their own names.2
around it; count its towers; 12 But man shall not remain high in
13 set your heart on its ramparts; honor; he is like the animals; they
pass between its strongholds; in order shall be cut off.
that you may report to the coming 13 This way of theirs is folly to them,
generation. yet their followers shall be pleased by
14 For this Elohim is our Elohim their mouth. Selah.
forever and ever; He will be our guide 14 Like sheep, they are appointed to
even unto death. Sheol. Death shall reign for them. And
upright ones shall rule over them in
Psalm 49 the morning; and their strength is for
rotting; Sheol is home for him.
1 To the chief musician, A Psalm for 15 But Elohim will redeem my soul
the Sons of Korah. from the hand of Sheol, for He will
Hear this, all peoples, give ear, all take me. Selah. (Ps 16:10-11)
those living in the world, 16 Do not be afraid when one
2 both sons of mankind and sons of becomes rich, when the glory of his
man together, rich and poor: house increases;
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom, and 17 for when he dies he shall take
the thoughts of my heart shall be of nothing; his glory shall not go down
understanding. after him.
4 I will bow down my ear to a 18 For in his life he blessed his soul;
parable; I will open my dark saying on yea, men praise you when you do well
the harp. (Ps 78:1-2, Math 13:34-35) for yourself.
5 Why should I fear in the days of 19 He shall go to the generation of
evil, when the perversity of my his fathers; they shall not see light
ambushers will surround me? forever.
6 Those who trust in their wealth 20 Man, though high in honor, but
and in their many riches boast not understanding, is like the animals;
themselves. they shall be cut off.3
7 A man cannot at all redeem a
brother, nor give to Elohim a ransom
for him,
8 for the redemption of their soul is
precious, and it ceases forever,1
9 for he shall yet live forever; he
shall never see corruption.
2 Even though all humans that have ever
lived have died, man in his vanity somehow
10 For he sees wise men die;
avoids the thought of death and gathers
together the fool and the animal-like mammon on this earth as if he is going to
ones perish and leave their riches to live forever.
others. 3 Verses 16-20, the point being made is there
11 Their inward thought is that their is no need to be jealous of people when they
accumulate riches as they will shortly die
1 Yahweh does not take pleasure in the death and cannot take it with them. The much
of the wicked, but rather that they would better road is to build righteous character
turn from their wicked way and repent, Eze that will follow into the resurrection and
18:20-23. eternal life.
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Psalm 50 15 And call on Me in the day of

distress, and I will save you; and you
1 A Psalm of Asaph. shall glorify Me.
El, YAHWEH Elohim, has spoken, 16 But to the wicked, Elohim says,
and calls to the earth from the rising of What is it to you to proclaim My
the sun to its going in. statutes, and to take up My covenant
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of on your mouth?
beauty, Elohim has shone. 17 And you hate discipline and toss
3 Our Elohim comes, and He is not My Words behind you. (Pr 5:12, 12:1)
silent; a fire shall devour before Him; 18 When you saw a thief, you were
and it shall be very stormy around pleased with him; and with adulterers
Him. is your part.
4 He shall call to the heavens from 19 You give your mouth to evil, and
above, and to the earth, to judge His your tongue frames deceit.
people. 20 You sit; you speak against your
5 Gather My saints together to Me, brother; you give fault to the son of
those who cut My covenant by your mother.
sacrifice.1 (Jer 34:18, Ex 24:8) 21 You have done these things, and I
6 And the heavens shall declare His have kept silence; you thought that
righteousness, for Elohim Himself is surely I would be like you; but I will
judge. Selah. rebuke you and set in order before
7 Hear, My people, and I will speak, your eyes.
O Israel, and I will testify against you; 22 Now think of this, you who forget
I am Elohim, your Elohim. Eloah, lest I tear, and there not be any
8 Not for your sacrifices do I reprove to deliver:
you; yea, your burnt offerings are 23 Whoever sacrifices thanks
continually before Me; glorifies Me; and he who determines
9 I will take no bull out of your his course of life, I will show him
house, nor he-goats out of your folds, Y’shua* Elohim.2
10 for every beast of the forest is
Mine; the cattle on a thousand hills; Psalm 51
11 I know all the birds of the
mountains; and all moving in My 1 To the chief musician, A Psalm of
fields are Mine; David when Nathan the prophet came
12 if I were hungry, I would not tell to him, after he had gone in to
you, for the world is Mine, and the Bathsheba.
fullness of it. Let your grace be to me, O Elohim,
13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, and according to Your loving-kindness,
will I drink the blood of he-goats? according to the multitude of Your
14 Sacrifice thanksgiving to Elohim, tender mercies; blot out my
and repay your vows to the Most High. transgressions.
(Ps 22:25, Ps 66:13)
2 It is those who are humble and correctable
1 The ancient blood covenant had nine steps; and give thanksgiving to Elohim that
the third step was cutting an animal in two YHWH will reveal Yahshua to in their life.
and walking through the pieces in a figure The Septuagint has this verse slightly
eight and then standing face to face to give different as ““Whoever sacrifices thanks
your vows to your covenant partner, Gen glorifies Me and there/then will I show him
15:10, 17-18. a way in Yahshua Elohim”.
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2 Wash me completely from my 15 O YAHWEH, open my lips and

iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. my mouth shall declare Your praise.
3 For I know my transgressions; and 16 For you do not desire sacrifice, or
my sin is ever before me. I would give it; You do not delight in
4 Against You, You only, I have burnt offering. (Jer 7:21-23)
sinned, and done evil in Your eyes; 17 The sacrifices of Elohim are a
that You might be justified in Your broken spirit; a broken and a contrite
speaking and be clear when You heart, O Elohim, You will not despise.4
judge.1 18 Do good in Your good pleasure to
5 Behold, I was brought forth in Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.
iniquity, and in sin my mother 19 Then You shall be pleased with
conceived me.2 the sacrifices of righteousness, with
6 Behold, You desire truth in the burnt offering and whole offering;
inward parts; and in the hidden parts then they shall offer bulls on Your
You teach me wisdom. altar.5
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall
be clean; wash me, and I shall be Psalm 52
whiter than snow.
8 Cause me to hear joy and gladness; 1 To the chief musician. A
the bones You have crushed will Contemplation. A Psalm of David
rejoice. when Doeg the Edomite came and told
9 Hide Your face from my sins, and Saul, and said to him, David has come
blot out all my iniquities. to the house of Ahimelech.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O Why do you boast yourself in evil, O
Elohim; and renew a steadfast spirit hero? The mercy of El is all the day.
within me. 2 Like a sharp razor your tongue
11 Do not cast me out from Your devises destruction, working deceit.
presence, and do not take Your Holy 3 You love evil more than good, lying
Spirit from me.3 more than to speak righteousness.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your Selah.
salvation (Y'shua*), and uphold me 4 You love all devouring words, O
with a willing spirit. deceitful tongue!
13 Then I will teach transgressors 5 El will likewise break you forever;
Your ways; and sinners will turn back He shall take you away, even pluck you
to You. from your tent and uproot you out of
14 Deliver me from the guilt of the land of the living. Selah.
shedding blood, O Elohim, O Elohim 6 And the righteous shall see and
of my salvation; my tongue shall sing fear; yea, they will laugh over him,
aloud of Your righteousness. saying,
7 Behold, the man who did not set

1 Verses 1-4 one can see clear humility and a 4 See note on Jer 7:22.
repentant heart, which is required to receive 5 Verses 18-19- Dan 9:25 states that Messiah
Elohim's grace and forgiveness. will come 483 yrs after the walls and city of
2 This is not stating that David's mother Jerusalem are built and then, YHWH will
committed a particular sin when he was be pleased with sacrifices as Messiah
conceived, but rather a reference to the evil Yahshua will make the ultimate sacrifice by
human nature of mankind in general. dying Himself for the sins of the people
3 David had Elohim's spirit. Dan 9:26, Is 53:8, 10-12.
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Elohim as his strength; but he trusted Psalm 54

in his many riches; he was strong in
his destruction. 1 To the Chief Musician on Neginoth.
8 But I am like an olive, greening in A Contemplation; A Psalm of David,
the house of Elohim; I trust in the when the Ziphites came and said to
mercy of Elohim forever and ever. Saul, Does not David hide himself
9 I will thank You forever, because among us?
You have done it; and I will wait in Save me, O Elohim, by Your name;
Your name, for it is good before Your and judge me by Your strength.
saints. 2 Hear my prayer, O Elohim; listen
to the words of my mouth.
Psalm 53 3 For strangers have risen up against
me; and terrifying men seek after my
1 To the Chief musician on soul; they have not set Elohim before
Mahalath. A Contemplation; A Psalm them. Selah.
of David. 4 Behold, Elohim is my helper.
The fool has said in his heart, There YAHWEH is with those who uphold
is no Elohim! They have done my soul.
corruptly; they have committed 5 He shall reward evil to my
abominable wickedness; there is none enemies; cut them off in Your truth.
doing good! 6 I will freely sacrifice to You; I will
2 Elohim looked down from Heaven praise Your name, O YAHWEH, for it
on the sons of mankind, to see if there is good.
was any discerning, who was seeking 7 For He has delivered me out of all
Elohim: distress; and my eye has seen its desire
3 Every one has turned aside, on my enemies.
together they are corrupted, not one is
doing good, not even one!(Ro 3:10-12) Psalm 55
4 Have the workers of evil not
known, eating up My people as they 1 To the Chief Musician on Neginoth.
eat bread? They have not called on A Contemplation. A Psalm of David.
Elohim. Give ear to my prayer, O Elohim; and
5 There they dreaded with dread, do not hide Yourself from my plea.2
where no dread was; for Elohim has 2 Pay attention to me, and answer
scattered the bones of the one who me; I wander and I moan in my
besieges you; you have put them to complaint,
shame because Elohim rejects them. 3 from the voice of the enemy, from
6 Who gives from Zion Y'shua* of the oppression of the wicked; for they
Israel? When Elohim brings back the shake trouble over me, and in anger
captivity of His people, Jacob shall they hate me.
rejoice; Israel shall be glad. 1 4 My heart is pained within me, and
the terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 Fear and trembling come on me;
and horror has covered me.
6 And I said, Who will give to me

1 When YHWH gives Yahshua to return to 2 This a repeated prayer on the same subject
Israel there will be great rejoicing. Ps 14:7 of deliverance from his enemies.
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wings like a dove? I would fly away 22 Cast on YAHWEH what He has
and be at rest. given, and He will keep you; He will
7 I would rove far away, fleeing; I not give the righteous to waver,
would lodge in the wilderness. Selah. forever.
8 I would hasten to my escape from 23 But You, O Elohim, will bring
the rushing wind, from the tempest. them down to the pit of destruction;
9 Swallow up, O YAHWEH; divide men of blood and deceit will not live
their tongue; for I see violence1 and out half their days; but I will trust in
strife in the city. You.
10 They go around her on her walls
by day and night; and trouble and Psalm 56
mischief are in her midst.
11 Covetings are in her midst; 1 To the chief musician. Concerning
oppression and guile will not depart the silent dove, those far off. Of David,
from her streets. a secret treasure (when the Philistines
12 For it is not an enemy seized him in Gath).
reproaching me, or I could bear it; it is Give me your grace, O Elohim, for
not one who hates me who is man snuffs me up; all the day fighting
magnifying himself against me; or I oppresses me.
would hide myself from him. 2 My watchers panted for me all the
13 But it is you, a man of my rank, day; for many are proudly fighting
my friend and my acquaintance. against me.
14 We sweetened counsel together; 3 The day I am afraid I will trust in
we marched into the house of Elohim You.
with the throng. 4 In Elohim I will praise His Word;
15 Desolation be upon them! They go in Elohim I have trusted; I will not
down into Sheol alive, for evils are fear; what will flesh do to me?
among them in their dwelling. 5 All the day they pervert my words;
16 I, even I, will call to Elohim, and all their thoughts are against me for
YAHWEH will save me. evil.
17 Evening and morning and at noon 6 They stir up strife; they hide; they
I will complain and cry aloud; and He observe my footprints as they wait for
will hear my voice. (Dan 6:10) my soul.
18 He redeems my soul in peace 7 Is escape for them by iniquity? In
from the war being waged against me; anger cast down the peoples, O
for they were many with me. Elohim.
19 Elohim shall hear and answer 8 You have counted my wandering;
them, even He who is enthroned of O put my tear in Your bottle; are they
old. Selah. There are no changes to not in Your Book?2
them; yea, they do not fear Elohim. 9 Then my enemies will turn back in
20 He put out his hand against the day I call; this I know, for Elohim
peaceful ones; he broke his covenant. is for me.
21 The words of his mouth were 10 In Elohim I will praise the Word;
smoother than butter, and war was in in YAHWEH I will praise the Word.
his heart; his words were softer than
oil, but they were as drawn swords.
2 Showing that Elohim cares about each
1 The Hebrew word for violence here is small aspect of our life and nothing goes
Hamas. without His recognition of it.
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11 In Elohim I have trusted; I will Elohim; Your glory over the whole
not fear; what will man do to me? earth.
12 On me, O Elohim, are Your vows;
I will render to You thank offerings. Psalm 58
13 For You have delivered my soul
from death. Do You not keep my feet 1 To the chief musician. Do not
from falling, so that I may walk before destroy. A secret treasure of David.
Elohim in the light of the living? Will you indeed speak righteousness
in silence? Do you judge uprightly, O
Psalm 57 sons of men?
2 Yes, in your heart you work
1 To the chief musician. Do not wickedness, you weigh the violence of
destroy. A secret treasure of David, your hands in the land.
when he fled from Saul in the cave. 3 The wicked are estranged from the
Be merciful to me, O Elohim, be womb; they go astray from the belly,
merciful to me, for my soul trusts in speaking lies.1
You; yea, in the shadow of Your wings 4 Their poison is like the poison of a
I will make my hiding place, until the snake; like the deaf adder he stops his
great destruction passes by. ear,
2 I will cry to Elohim Most High, to 5 which will not hear the charmer's
El who works for me. voice, skillful charmer of charms.
3 He shall send from Heaven and 6 O Elohim, break their teeth in their
save me: and He will shame the one mouth; break out the big teeth of the
who crushes me. Selah. Elohim shall young lions, O YAHWEH.
send His mercy and His truth. 7 Let them melt away like waters;
4 My soul is among lions; I lie they flow off to them; he treads his
among those on fire, the sons of men, arrows; let them be as though they
whose teeth are spears and arrows, were cut off;
and their tongue is a sharp sword. 8 Let them be as a snail that goes
5 Be praised above the heavens, O into melting, a miscarriage of a
Elohim; let Your glory be over the woman; they do not see the sun.
whole earth. 9 Before your pots can discern the
6 They have prepared a net for my thorns, whether green or glowing, He
steps; my soul is bowed down; they shall sweep it away.
have dug a pit before me; they have 10 The righteous shall rejoice when
fallen into it. Selah. (Eccl 10:8) he sees vengeance; he shall wash his
7 My heart is fixed, O Elohim, my feet in the blood of the wicked.
heart is fixed; I will sing and give 11 And man will say, Truly, a fruit is
praise. to the righteous; Truly, there is an
8 Wake up my glory! Wake up, harp Elohim; They are judging in the earth.2
and lyre! I will stir the morning dawn
with praise. (1Chron 23:30)
9 I will praise You among the
peoples, O YAHWEH, I will sing to 1 This shows the importance of child rearing
You among the nations. from birth, Pr 22:6.
10 For Your mercy is great to the 2 This verse in the Hebrew delineates more
heavens, and Your truth to the clouds. than one Elohim judging, showing the
11 Be exalted above the heavens, O plurality of the Elohim family consisting of
Yahweh the Father and Yahshua the Son.
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Psalm 59 they may not be; and they shall know

that Elohim is ruling in Jacob, to the
1 To the chief musician. Do not ends of the earth. Selah.
destroy. A secret treasure of David, 14 Yes, they shall return at evening;
when Saul sent, and they watched the let them howl like the dog and go
house to kill him. around the city;
Deliver me from my enemies, O my 15 let them wander up and down for
Elohim; set me on high from the ones food, and growl if they are not
who rise up against me. satisfied.
2 Deliver me from the workers of 16 But I will sing of Your power; yes,
evil, and save me from bloody men. I will sing of Your mercy in the
3 For lo, they lie in wait for my soul, morning. For You have been my
mighty ones gather against me; not for strong tower, and my hiding place in
my transgression, and not for my sin, the day of my trouble.
O YAHWEH. 17 To You, O my strength, I will sing;
4 Without my fault they run and for Elohim is my strong tower, the
prepare themselves; awaken to help Elohim of my mercy.
me, and look on me.
5 And You, O YAHWEH Elohim of Psalm 60
Hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Awake to
visit all the nations; be not merciful to 1 To the chief musician. On the Lily
any slyly plotting evil. Selah. of Testimony. A secret treasure of
6 They return at evening; they howl David, to teach; when he struggled
like a dog, and go around the city. with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-
7 Behold, they bellow with their Zobah; when Joab returned, and
mouth; swords are in their lips; for struck twelve thousand of Edom in the
they say, Who hears? Valley of Salt. O Elohim! You cast us
8 But You, O YAHWEH, shall laugh off; You broke us; You who were
at them; you shall mock at all the angry; take us back.
nations. 2 You made the earth tremble; You
9 O my Strength, let me look to You; tore it; heal its breaks, for it is shaking.
for Elohim is my strong tower. 3 You have shown Your people
10 The Elohim of my mercy shall go hardship; You made us drink the wine
before me; Elohim shall let me see my of trembling.
desire on my enemies. 4 You have given a banner to those
11 Do not kill them, lest my people who fear You, to lift it up because of
forget; scatter them by Your power the truth. Selah.
and bring them down, O YAHWEH 5 Save with Your right hand and
our shield. answer me, that Your beloved may be
12 For the sin of their mouth is the delivered.
word of their lips, even let them be 6 Elohim has spoken in His holiness;
captured in their pride, and for cursing I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem,
and the lying which they speak.1 and measure out the valley of Succoth.
13 Consume them that they may not 7 Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is
be in Your anger; consume, so that Mine; Ephraim is the strength of My
head; Judah is My lawgiver;
1 David is asking for punishment for the 8 Moab is My washpot; over Edom I
wicked sins of pride and evil speaking,
Math 12:34-37, Ps 39:1, Ja 3:2, 5-10.
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will cast out My shoe; Philistia, shout salvation, my strong tower; I shall not
in triumph. be greatly moved.
9 Who will bring me into the strong 3 Until when will you break in
city? Who will lead me into Edom? against a man? You will shatter him,
10 Have not You, O Elohim, cast us all of you, like a bowing wall, a
aside? And will You not go forth with tottering fence.
our armies, O Elohim? 4 Surely, they plotted to cast him
11 Give us help against our down from his excellent dignity; they
oppressor, for vain is the deliverance delight in lies; they bless with their
of man. mouth, but they curse in their inward
12 Through Elohim we shall do parts. Selah. (Pr 23:6-8)
mighty things; for He shall tread on 5 Only be silent to Elohim, O my
our oppressors. soul, for my hope comes from Him.
6 He alone is my rock and my
Psalm 61 salvation, my strong tower; I shall not
be shaken.
1 To the chief musician. On stringed 7 On Elohim is my salvation and my
instruments. Of David. glory; my strong rock, my refuge is in
Hear my cry, O Elohim, and attend Elohim.
to my prayer. 8 Trust in Him at every time, you
2 From the end of the earth I call to people; pour out your heart before
You when my heart faints; Oh lead me Him; Elohim is a refuge for us. Selah.
to the Rock that is higher than I. 9 Surely the sons of men are vanity,
3 For You have been my shelter, a the sons of man are a lie; they go up in
strong tower before the enemy. the scales; they are lighter than vanity
4 I will dwell in Your tabernacle together.
forever; I will trust in the shelter of 10 Trust not in oppression, and do
Your wings. Selah. not be vain in robbery; if riches
5 For You, O Elohim, have heard my increase to you, do not set your heart
vows; You appointed the inheritance on them.
of those who fear Your name. 11 Elohim has spoken once; twice I
6 You will add days to the days of the have heard this, that power belongs to
king; his years will be as generations Elohim;
to generations. 12 Also mercy belongs to You, O
7 He shall abide forever before YAHWEH, for You reward a man
Elohim; appoint mercy and truth to according to his work.1
preserve him.
8 So I will sing praise to Your name
forever, so that I may pay my vows day
by day.

Psalm 62
1 Eternal life is a free gift of YHWH that is
1 To the chief musician. To granted by the blood of Yahshua after
Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. repentance from sin, but ones position
Only to Elohim is my soul silent; where he will be rewarded depends on the
from Him comes my Y'shua*. fruit that he will produce in this life Joh
2 He alone is my rock and my 15:1-8, Is 63:11, Math 16:27, Rev 22:12,
Math 25:14-29.
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Psalm 63 3 who sharpen their tongue like a

sword; they tread their arrows, a bitter
1 A Psalm of David, when he was in word,
the wilderness of Judah. 4 so that they may shoot at the
O Elohim, You are my El; I earnestly innocent from a lurking place;
seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my suddenly they shoot at him, and fear
flesh longs for You, as in a dry and not.
weary land without water. 5 They make themselves strong in an
2 Therefore I have seen you in the evil plan; they talk of laying snares
holy place, seeing Your power and secretly; they say, Who shall see them?
Your glory. 6 They search into injustice, saying,
3 For Your loving-kindness is better We have finished a well laid plan. Yea,
than life; my lips give praise to You. the inward part of man and the heart
4 So I will bless You while I live; I are deep!
will lift up my hands in Your name. 7 But Elohim shall shoot an arrow at
5 My soul shall be satisfied, as with them; their wounds shall suddenly
marrow and fatness; and my mouth appear.
shall praise You with joyful lips, 8 So they shall be confounded; their
6 when I remember You upon my tongue falls upon themselves;
bed. I will meditate on You in the everyone seeing them shall flee.
night watches. 9 And all men shall fear and shall
7 For You have been a help to me, declare the work of Elohim; yea, they
and I will rejoice under the shadow of shall in wisdom consider His work.
Your wings. 10 The righteous shall rejoice in
8 My soul is cleaved after You; Your YAHWEH, and shall take refuge in
right hand upholds me. (Ex 15:6, Ps Him; and all the upright in heart shall
18:35) glory. (Ps 11:1, 25:20, 32:11, 91:1-2)
9 And those who seek to destroy my
life shall go into the depths of the Psalm 65
earth.
10 They shall pour him out by the 1 To the chief musician. A Psalm and
sword; they shall be a serving for Song of David.
jackals. To You silence is praise, O Elohim, in
11 But the king shall rejoice in Zion; and to You is a vow paid. (Ps
Elohim; everyone who swears by Him 22:25)
shall glory, because the mouth of the 2 To You who hears prayer, all flesh
one speaking a lie will be stopped. comes.
3 Things of iniquity, our
Psalm 64 transgressions, are mightier than I;
You atone for them.1
1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of 4 Blessed is the one You choose and
David. cause to come near You; he shall dwell
O Elohim, hear my voice in my in Your courts; we shall be satisfied
complaint; guard my life from the
dread of the enemy. 1 The Hebrew word used here for atone is
2 Hide me from the counsel of those “kappar”. The same word used for Yom
who destroy, from the tumult of Kippur or the day of atonement, showing
evildoers, Yahweh's atoning sacrifice for those
seeking Him.
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with the goodness of Your house, Your Psalm 66

holy sanctuary.
5 You will answer us in 1 To the chief musician. A Song. A
righteousness by awesome things, O Psalm. Make a joyful noise to Elohim,
Elohim of our salvation (Y’shua*);1 the all the earth;
confidence of all the ends of the earth 2 Sing out the honor of His name;
and the sea, of those afar off. give glory to His praise.3
6 By Your strength the mountains 3 Say to Elohim, How much to be
are established, banded together with feared are Your works! Through the
might. greatness of Your power, Your
7 You still the roaring of the sea, the enemies pretend obedience to You.
roar of their waves, and the tumult of 4 All the earth shall worship You;
the peoples. (Math 8:25-27) and they sing to You; they shall praise
8 And those living in the uttermost Your name. Selah.
parts are afraid of Your signs; You 5 Come and see Elohim's works, who
make the outgoings of the morning is feared in His acts toward the sons of
and the evening to rejoice. men.
9 You visit the earth and water it; 6 He turns the sea into dry land; they
You greatly enrich it; the river of go through the river on foot; there we
Elohim is full of water. You provide will rejoice with Him.
their grain, for in this way You have 7 He rules by His power forever; His
prepared it. eyes search out the nations; let not the
10 You fill its terraces with water. rebels exalt themselves. Selah.
You deepen its furrows. You make it 8 Bless our Elohim, O peoples, and
soft with showers. You bless the make heard the voice of His praise;
sprouting of it. 9 Who holds our soul in life and does
11 You crown the year of Your not allow our foot to slide.
goodness, and Your paths drip with 10 For You, O Elohim, have proved
fatness. us; You have tested us as silver is
12 The pastures of the wilderness refined.
drop, and the little hills gird 11 You have brought us into the net;
themselves with joy. You laid afflictions on our loins.
13 The meadows are outfitted with 12 You have let men ride at our
flocks; the valleys are also covered head; we went through fire and
with grain; they shout for joy and through water, but You brought us out
sing.2 to plenty. (Ps 78:21, Is 43:2)
13 I will go into Your house with
burnt offerings; I will pay You my
vows, (Ps 96:8)
1 In verse 5 we now see that Yahweh's
atonement comes through His salvation or
His “Yahshua ”. 3 It is a most wonderful honor to sing and
2 Verses 9-13 show the circular pattern of the give glory to the personal name of
presence of Elohim throughout the year. YAHWEH. How sad that most have been
The year begins after the sun makes its deceived by religious authorities to call the
complete circle past the equator at the Creator by the name “god”, which is the
spring equinox and then because of the personal name of the Babylonian deity. See
winter rains from Elohim the grain harvest note on Is 65:11. Yahweh will not give the
is ready, and the flower buds turn into the glory due to His name to pagan deities, Is
fall fruit. Even the animals are benefiting. 42:8, Ps 96:8, Ps 68:4.
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14 which my lips have opened, and Psalm 68

my mouth has spoken in my trouble.
15 I will offer burnt sacrifices of 1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of
fatlings to You, with the incense of David. A Song.
rams; I will offer bulls with goats. Elohim rises up and His enemies are
Selah. (Ps 51:18-19) scattered; and those who hate Him flee
16 Come, hear, and let me recount, from His face.
all you who fear Elohim, what He has 2 As smoke is driven away, You drive
done for my soul. them away; as wax melts before the
17 I cried to Him with my mouth, fire, the wicked perish in Elohim's
and exaltations were under my tongue. presence.
18 If I had regarded iniquity in my 3 But the righteous are glad; they
heart, YAHWEH would not have shout for joy before Elohim; yea, they
heard. exult with gladness.
19 Surely, Elohim has heard; He has 4 Sing to Elohim, sing praise to His
attended to the voice of my prayer. name; lift up a song for Him who rides
20 Blessed be Elohim, who has not in the deserts, by His name Yah; yea,
turned away my prayer and His mercy exult in His presence.
from me! (Pr 28:9) 5 In His holy dwelling Elohim is a
father of the fatherless, and a judge of
Psalm 67 the widows. (Ja 1:27, Deut 10:18)
6 Elohim causes the lonely to live at
1 To the chief musician, for stringed home; He brings out those who are
instruments. A Psalm. A song. bound with chains, while the
May Elohim be merciful to us and rebellious dwell in a dry land. (Is 61:1)
bless us, and cause His face to shine 7 O Elohim, when You went out
upon us. Selah. before Your people, when You walked
2 That Your way may be known on on through the wilderness. Selah.
earth, Your salvation (Y’shua*) among 8 The earth shook, and the heavens
all nations. (Is 42:6) dropped before Elohim, this Sinai
3 Let the peoples thank You, O before Elohim, the Elohim of Israel.
Elohim; let all the peoples thank You. 9 O Elohim, You sent down a shower
4 Oh let the peoples be glad and sing of plenty, by which You upheld Your
for joy; for You shall judge the peoples inheritance when it was weary.
uprightly and govern the peoples on 10 Your flock lived in it. You, O
earth. Selah. Elohim, have prepared for the poor in
5 Let the peoples give thanks to You, Your goodness.
O Elohim; let all the peoples give 11 YAHWEH gave the Word; the
thanks to You. bearers of it were a great army.
6 The earth has given its increase; 12 Kings of armies fled, they ran
Elohim, our own Elohim, shall bless away; yea, she who stayed home has
us. divided the plunder.
7 Elohim shall bless us; and all the 13 When you lie among the
ends of the earth shall fear Him. sheepfolds, the wings of a dove are
covered with silver, and its feathers
with gleaming gold.

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14 When the Almighty scatters kings them; the leaders of Judah in their
in it, it snows on Mount Salmon.1 crowd, and the leaders of Zebulun, the
15 Elohim's mountain is The leaders of Naphtali.
mountain of Bashan; the Bashan range 28 Your Elohim has commanded
is a mountain of peaks. your strength; O Elohim, be strong, in
16 Why do you gaze in envy, O this that You have worked out for us.
mountain range, at the mountain 29 Because of Your sanctuary over
Elohim desired for His dwelling? Yea, Jerusalem, kings shall bring a present
YAHWEH will dwell in it forever.2 to You.
17 The chariots of Elohim are twenty 30 Rebuke the wild beasts of the
thousand, thousands of the same, reeds, the herd of bulls, with the calves
YAHWEH is among them, in Sinai, in of the peoples, trampling down with
the holy place. pieces of silver. He scatters the people
18 You have gone up on high; You who delight in war.
have led captivity captive; You have 31 Let nobles be brought out of
received gifts among men; yea, to Egypt; Ethiopia shall run up her hands
dwell among the rebellious, O Yah to Elohim.
Elohim. (Eph 4:8) 32 Sing to Elohim, kingdoms of the
19 Blessed be YAHWEH: day by day earth, praises to YAHWEH. Selah.
He carries a load for us, the El of our 33 To Him who rides on the heavens
salvation (Y’shua*). Selah. of heavens of old; lo, He gives forth
20 Our El is to us the El of His voice, a mighty voice.
deliverance; and to YAHWEH Adonai 34 Give might to Elohim over Israel;
are the issues of death. His majesty and His strength in the
21 Surely, Elohim will crush the head skies.
of His enemies, the hairy crown of him 35 O Elohim, You are awesome out
who walks on in his guilt. of Your holy places; the Elohim of
22 YAHWEH said, I will bring back Israel is He who gives strength and
from Bashan; I will bring back My power to the people. Blessed be
people from the depths of the sea; Elohim!
23 so that your foot may be dashed Psalm 69
in the blood of your enemies, the
tongue of your dogs in it. 1 To the chief musician. Concerning
24 They have seen Your processions, the Lilies. Of David.
O Elohim, the caravans of my Elohim, Save me, O Elohim, for the waters
my King, in the holy place. have come in to my soul.
25 The singers went before, then the 2 I sink in deep mire, and there is no
musicians came; among them were the standing; I have come into deep
virgins playing the timbrels. waters where the floods overflow me.
26 O bless Elohim in the 3 I am weary from my crying, my
congregations, YAHWEH, from the throat is scorched; my eyes fail while I
fountain of Israel. wait for my Elohim.
27 There is little Benjamin ruling 4 They who hate me without a cause
are more than the hairs of my head;
1 A hill near Shechem. they who would destroy me are
2 VS 15-16- The northern mountain range in mighty, my lying enemies; then I must
Israel is poetically said to be jealous that restore what I did not rob. (Joh 15:25)
YHWH has chosen Mount Zion, which is 5 O Elohim, You know my
much smaller to dwell in for eternity.
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foolishness, and my guiltiness is not waited for one to show pity, but there
hidden from You. was none; and for comforters, but I
6 O Adonai YAHWEH of Hosts, do found none.
not let those who wait on You be 21 They also gave Me gall in My
ashamed for my sake; let not the ones food; and in My thirst they gave Me
who seek You be ashamed for my sake, vinegar to drink. (Math 27:34,48)
O Elohim of Israel. 22 Let their table be a trap before
7 Because I suffered reproach for them, and to those at ease a snare.
Your sake, shame has covered My face. 23 Let their eyes be darkened from
8 I have become a stranger to My seeing, and cause their loins to quiver
brothers and a foreigner to My continually.
mother's children. 24 Pour out Your wrath on them;
9 For the zeal of Your house has and let the glow of Your anger
consumed Me; and the reproaches of overtake them.
the ones who reproach You have fallen 25 Let their home be made desolate;
on Me. (Joh 2:17, Ro 15:3) let no one dwell in their tents.
10 And I wept with fasting, my soul 26 For whom You have given stripes,
it also was a reproach to me; they have persecuted; and they gossip
11 I also made sackcloth my clothing, to the pain of those You pierced.
and I became a mockery to them. 27 Put iniquity to their iniquity, and
12 They who sit in the gate spoke of do not let them enter into Your
me; and I was the song of drunkards. righteousness.
13 But as for me, my prayer is to 28 Blot them out from the Book of
You, O YAHWEH, at a time of favor, Life; yea, let them not be written with
O Elohim! In the plenitude of Your the righteous. 1
mercy answer me, in the truth of Your 29 But I am poor and in pain; O
Y'shua*. Elohim, Your salvation ( Y’shua*) shall
14 Deliver me out of the mire, that I set me on high.
may not sink; let me be delivered from 30 I will praise Elohim's name in a
those who hate me, and out of the song; and I will magnify Him with
deep waters. thanks. (Ps 66:2, Ps 28:7)
15 Let not the flood waters overflow 31 And it shall please YAHWEH
me, nor let the deep swallow me up; more than an ox, horned or hoofed
and let not the pit shut its mouth on bull.
me. 32 The humble have seen and are
16 Hear me, O YAHWEH, for Your glad; you who seek Elohim, your heart
mercy is good; in the plenitude of Your shall live.
tender mercies, turn toward me. 33 For YAHWEH hears the needy,
17 And do not hide Your face from and He does not despise His prisoners.
Your servant; for it is distressing to 34 Let the heavens and the earth
Me; answer Me quickly; praise Him, the seas, and everything
18 draw near My soul; redeem it; that moves in them.
ransom Me because of My enemies. 35 For Elohim will save Zion; and
19 You have known My reproach, He will build the cities of Judah, and
and My shame, and My dishonor; and they shall live there and possess it.2
you are before all my enemies. 36 And His servants' seed shall
20 Reproach has broken My heart,
1 Rev 13:8, Rev 20:12, 15, Ex 32:33,
and I am full of heaviness; and I
2 Zech 1:12-17
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inherit; and they who love His name 5 For You are my hope, O Adonai
shall live in it.1 YAHWEH, my trust from my youth.
6 I have rested on You from the
Psalm 70 belly; You are He who took me out of
my mother's womb; my praise shall be
1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of always of You.
David, to bring to remembrance. 7 I am like a wonder to many, but
O Elohim, deliver me! O YAHWEH, You are my strong tower.
Hurry to help me! 8 My mouth is filled with Your
2 Let those who seek after my soul be praise, with your glory all the day long.
ashamed and turned pale; let them be 9 Do not cast me off now at the time
turned backward and shamed, those of my old age. Do not forsake me when
who desire my evil. my strength fails.
3 Let them be turned back for a 10 For my enemies speak against
reward of their shame, those who say, me; and those who lurk for my soul
Aha, aha! plot together.
4 Let all those who seek You rejoice, 11 And they say, Elohim has forsaken
and be glad in You; and let them say him; pursue him and take him, for
continually, let be magnified, Elohim, there is no one to deliver.
lovers of Your Y’shua*. 12 O Elohim, do not be far from me;
5 But I am poor and needy, come my Elohim come quickly to help me.
quickly to me, O Elohim; You are my 13 Let them be ashamed; let those
help and my deliverer; O YAHWEH, who are enemies of my soul be
do not wait any longer. consumed; let them be covered with
reproach, and let those seeking evil for
Psalm 712 me be dishonored;
14 and I will hope without ceasing,
1 In you, O YAHWEH, I seek refuge, and I will add more on all Your praise.
O, let me not be put to shame forever. 15 My mouth shall tell of Your
2 In Your righteousness deliver me righteousness and Your salvation all
and rescue me; bow down Your ear to the day; for I do not know the
me and save me. numbers.
3 Be a rock of strength for me, to 16 I will come in the strength of
which I may always go; You have given Adonai YAHWEH; I will remember
a command to save me; for You are my Your righteousness, that belongs to
rock and my fortress. you alone.
4 O my Elohim, deliver me out of the 17 O Elohim, You have taught me
hand of the wicked, and out of the from my youth; and until now I have
hand of the unjust and the ruthless. declared Your wonders.
18 And even when I am old and gray
headed, O Elohim, do not leave me
1 Dan 7:18, Ps 5:11, Is 56:6, Those who love until I declare Your arm to this
the set apart name of YAHWEH will inherit generation, Your power to everyone
the land of Israel and dwell in it forever. who is to come.
Mal 3:16 19 And, Your righteousness, O
2 The Septuagint has here “By David, A Elohim, is to the heights, You who
psalm sung by the sons of Jonadab and the have done great things. O Elohim, who
first taken captive.” Jonadab was a is like You,
Rechabite.
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20 who has shown me great and evil and from the River to the ends of the
distresses. You will turn me; You will earth.1
make me live; and You will bring me 9 Those dwelling in the desert will
up from the depths of the earth. bow before Him, and His enemies will
21 You will multiply my greatness lick the dust.
and surround and comfort me. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the
22 I will also thank You with a harp, isles shall bring presents; the kings of
O my Elohim; I will sing Your truth; I Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
will sing to You with the lyre, O Holy 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down
One of Israel. before Him; all nations shall serve
23 My lips shall shout for joy, for I Him.
will sing praise to You; also my soul 12 For He shall save the needy who
which you have redeemed. cries, and the poor with no helper.
24 And my tongue shall muse on 13 He shall have pity on the poor and
Your righteousness all the day; needy; and the souls of the needy ones
because those seeking my evil are He saves.
disgraced; they are put to shame. 14 He shall redeem their souls from
oppression and violence; and their
Psalm 72 blood shall be precious in His eyes.2
(Ps 116:15)
1 A psalm of Solomon. 15 And He shall live, and the gold of
Give the king Your judgments, O Sheba shall be given to Him; and
Elohim; and Your righteousness to the prayer shall be made for Him
king's son. continually; He shall bless Him all the
2 Your people He shall judge in day.
righteousness, and Your poor in 16 A fullness of grain shall be in the
justice. earth on top of the mountains; its fruit
3 The mountains will lift up peace to shall shake like Lebanon; and they of
the people, and the little hills through the city shall flourish like the grass of
righteousness. the earth.
4 He shall judge the poor of the 17 His name shall be forever; His
people; and He shall save the sons of name shall continue before the sun;
the needy; and He shall crush the and they shall bless themselves by
oppressor. Him; all nations shall call Him
5 They shall fear You with the sun, blessed.
and before the moon in all 18 Blessed is YAHWEH Elohim, the
generations. Elohim of Israel, who alone does
6 He shall descend like rain on the wonderful things.
mown grass, like showers that water 19 And blessed is His glorious name
the earth.
7 In His days the righteous shall 1 In this messianic psalm, it is looking
flourish, and plenty of peace, till the forward to King Messiah reigning over all
moon is not. the earth. The term from “the River” is
8 He shall also rule from sea to sea, referring to the Euphrates River Gen 15:18.
2 Verses 11-14- In a kingdom setting a king
owns everything, but he also provides for
all his citizens and it is a shame for a king
to have even one citizen who is poor or
lacking.
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forever; and the whole earth is filled 15 If I say, This is the way I will
with His glory! Amen and amen! speak; behold, I would deceive a
20 The prayers of David the son of generation of Your sons.
Jesse have ended. 16 And I thought to know this; it was
painful in my eyes,
Psalm 73 17 until I went into the sanctuary of
El and I discerned their end.
1 A Psalm of Asaph. 18 Surely, You will set their feet in
Truly Elohim is good to Israel, to slippery places; You will make them
those who are of a pure heart. fall into ruin.
2 And as for me, my feet had almost 19 How they are destroyed in a
stumbled, my steps nearly made to moment, swept away with terrors!
slip. 20 Like a dream when being aroused
3 For I was jealous of the proud; I from dreaming, O YAHWEH in
looked upon the peace of the wicked. awaking You will despise their image.
4 For there are no pangs to their 21 For my heart was in a ferment,
death; but their body is fat. and I was pierced in my reins.
5 They are not in the trouble of 22 And I was brutish and did not
mortal man; and with men they are know; I was like animals with You.
not touched. 23 Yet I was continually with You;
6 So pride enchains them; violence You have taken hold of my right hand.
covers them like a robe. 24 You shall guide me by Your
7 Their eyes go out with fatness; they counsel; and afterward You will take
have passed the imaginations of the me to glory.
heart. 25 Whom is to me in Heaven? And I
8 They scoff and speak in evil; from have no desire on earth besides You.
on high they speak oppression. 26 My flesh and my heart waste
9 They set their mouth in the away; Elohim is the rock of my heart
heavens; and their tongues walk and my portion forever.
through the earth. 27 For, lo, those who are far from
10 Because of this His people shall You shall be lost; You have cut off all
return here; and waters of a full cup is who go whoring away from You.
drained by them. 28 As for me, it is good for me to
11 And they say, How does El know? draw near to Elohim; I have made my
And, Is there knowledge in the Most refuge in Adonai YAHWEH, to
High? declare all Your works.
12 Behold! These are the wicked who
are always at ease; they increase their Psalm 74
riches.
13 Surely I have purified my heart in 1 A Lesson, of Asaph.
vain; and I have washed my hands in O Elohim, have You cast us off
innocence. forever; will Your anger smoke against
14 For all the day I was touched; and the sheep of Your pasture?
my chastening is at the mornings.1 2 Remember Your congregation; You
bought them in days before; You
1 Verses 3-14 could be misleading until redeemed us as the rod of Your
Elohim's word is taken into account, which inheritance, this Mount Zion in which
assures the destruction of the wicked in You have dwelt in.
verses 18-20, 27.
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3 Lift up Your steps to the perpetual foolish people have despised Your
desolations, the enemy who has done name.
all evil in the sanctuary. 19 Do not give the soul of Your
4 Those distressing You have roared turtledove to the wild beasts; You will
in the middle of Your congregation; not forever forget the life of Your
they set up their own signs for signs. afflicted ones.
5 He is known as one bringing axes 20 Look to Your covenant; for the
in on high, against the thick trees. dark places of the earth are full, the
6 And now together they break down abodes of violence.
its carved work with the axe and 21 O let not the ill-treated ones turn
hammers. back ashamed; let the poor and needy
7 They have cast fire in Your praise Your name.
sanctuary; they have polluted the place 22 Arise, O Elohim, contend for Your
where Your name dwells on the earth. cause; remember Your reproach from
8 They said in their hearts, Let us the fool all the day.
rage against them together; they have 23 Do not forget the voice of your
burned up all the meeting-places of El enemies, the noise of your foes is going
in the land. up continually.
9 We did not see our signs; there is
no longer a prophet; nor any among us Psalm 75
who knows until when.
10 O Elohim, until when shall the 1 To the chief musician. Do not
enemy speak evil of You? Shall the destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
enemy scorn Your name forever? We have given thanks to You, O
11 Why do You withdraw Your hand, Elohim; we have given thanks; for
even Your right hand? From out of Your name is near; Your wonderful
Your bosom, consume them. works have been told.
12 For Elohim is my King of old, who 2 When I take the appointed time, I
works salvation in the midst of the shall judge in uprightness.
land. 3 The earth and all those living in it
13 You broke the sea by Your are melting away; I set firm its pillars.
strength; You burst the heads of sea- Selah.
monsters in the waters. (Is 51:9) 4 I said to the boastful, Do not boast;
14 You cracked open the heads of and to the wicked, Do not lift up the
leviathan; You gave him to be food for horn.
the people of the wilderness. (Job 3:8)
15 You divided the fountain and the
torrent; You dried up mighty rivers. 2 In Scripture there are only 2 seasons, winter
16 The day is Yours, the night is also and summer (Gen 8:22). The seasons are
Yours. You have established the light 1 separated by the sun revolving around the
and the sun. earth and passing the equator on the day of
the vernal equinox Ps 19:1-6. In Hebrew the
17 You have fixed the boundaries of
word for equinox is “Tekufah” and is the
the earth; You have formed the turning of the year, Ex 34:22. The
summer and winter.2 agricultural year comes in at the spring
18 Remember this: the enemy has equinox (tekufah) and goes out at the fall
blasphemed, O YAHWEH; and a equinox at harvest time before Sukkot. The
first day of Aviv and also Passover could
1 The Hebrew here is referring to a small not be before the spring equinox and the fall
light or the moon. Holy days had to be after the fall equinox.
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5 Do not lift up your horn on high; 10 For the wrath of man thank You;
do not speak with a stiff neck. You encircle Yourself with the wrath
6 For exaltations are not from the left over.
east, nor from the west, nor from the 11 Vow and pay to YAHWEH your
desert; Elohim; let all that are around Him
7 but Elohim is the judge; He puts bring presents to the Fearful One.
down this one and lifts up this other. 12 He shall cut off the spirit of
8 For a cup is in the hand of princes; He is feared by the kings of
YAHWEH; and the wine foams; it is the earth. (Ps 2:1-4)
fully mixed, and He pours out from it;
surely all the wicked of the earth must Psalm 77
drain its dregs and drink. (Rev 17:4)
9 But I will witness forever; I will 1 To the chief musician. On
sing praises to the Elohim of Jacob. Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.
10 And I will cut off all the horns of My voice is to Elohim, and I cry; my
the wicked; but the horns of the voice is to Elohim, and He gave ear to
righteous shall be lifted up. me.
2 In the day of my distress I sought
Psalm 76 YAHWEH; my hand was open in the
night and did not grow numb; my soul
1 To the chief musician. For stringed refused to be comforted.
instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A 3 I remember Elohim and am
Song of Praise. troubled; I meditate and my spirit
Elohim is known in Judah; His name faints. Selah.
is great in Israel. 4 You seized the watches of my eyes;
2 And His abode is in Salem; and His I am troubled and I cannot speak.
dwelling-place in Zion. (Ps 48:1-2, 5 I thought upon the days of old, the
Joel 2:32, 3:17, 21) years of bygone ages.
3 There He broke the fiery arrows of 6 I will remember my song in the
the bow, the shield, and the sword, night; I will speak with my own heart,
and the battle. Selah. and my spirit carefully searches.
4 You are glorious, more excellent 7 Will YAHWEH cast off forever;
than the mountains of prey. and will He not add, to be pleased any
5 The stouthearted have been more?
stripped; they slept their sleep; and 8 Is His mercy gone forever? Has His
none of the men of might have found Word failed for all generations?
their hands. 9 Has El forgotten to be gracious;
6 By Your rebuke, O Elohim of has He in anger shut up His tender
Jacob, both the horse and chariot have mercies? Selah.
sunk into a sleep. 10 And I said, This is my sickness,
7 You, even You, are terrifying; and the years of the right hand of the Most
who can stand before You when You High;
are angry? 11 I will remember the works of Yah;
8 You have caused judgment to be surely I will remember Your wonders
heard from Heaven; the earth feared of old.
and was stilled; 12 I will also meditate on all Your
9 when Elohim arose to judgment, to works and muse of Your doings.
save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

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13 O Elohim, your way is in holiness; Elohim, and not forget the works of El,
who is a El, great like Elohim? but keep His commandments.
14 You are the El who does wonders; 8 And they shall not be like their
You have revealed Your strength fathers, a stubborn and rebellious
among the peoples. generation, a generation that prepared
15 You have redeemed Your people not its heart; yea, whose spirit was not
with Your arm, the sons of Jacob and faithful with El.2
Joseph. Selah. 9 The sons of Ephraim, armed
16 The waters saw You, O Elohim, shooters of bows, turned back in the
the waters saw You; they were afraid; day of battle.
yea, the deeps trembled. 10 They did not keep the covenant of
17 The clouds poured out water; the Elohim and refused to walk in His
skies uttered a voice; and Your arrows Torah.
flew out. 11 And they forgot His works and His
18 The voice of Your thunder in the wonders which He had shown them;
tempest; lightnings lit up the world; 12 He did wonders before their
the earth trembled and quaked! fathers in the land of Egypt, the field
19 Your way is in the sea; and Your of Zoan.
path is in the great waters; and Your 13 He divided the sea and passed
footsteps are not known. them through; and He caused the
20 You led Your people like a flock waters to stand in a heap.
by the hand of Moses and Aaron. 14 And He led them by a cloud in the
day, and all the night with a light of
Psalm 78 fire.
15 He split the rocks in the
1 A Lesson of Asaph. wilderness and made them drink, as
O my people, give ear to my Torah; from great depths.
bow your ears to the words of my 16 And He brought streams out of
mouth. the rock, and caused waters to go
2 I will open my mouth in a parable; down like rivers.
I will pour forth dark sayings of old, 17 Yet they sinned still more against
3 those which we have heard and Him, to provoke the Most High in the
known, and our fathers have told us.1 desert.3
4 We will not hide them from their 18 And they tested El in their heart,
sons; to declare to the coming by asking food for their souls.
generation the praises of YAHWEH; 19 And they spoke against Elohim,
yea, His strength and His wonderful saying, Shall El be able to set a table in
works that He has done. the wilderness?
5 For He raised a Testimony in 20 Behold! He struck the rock and
Jacob, and He set the Torah in Israel; 2 Verses 5-8- The Torah is a moral code of
which He commanded our fathers to conduct and the very character of Elohim.
make them known to their sons; The people were commanded to teach it to
6 so that a coming generation may their children from birth (Pr 22:6, Deut 6:5-
know; sons shall be born; they shall 7) to keep their faith in Yahweh for all
rise up and tell their sons, generations. Turning from the Torah in
7 so that they might set their hope in rebellion is what got Israel destroyed and
kicked out of the Promised Land of
Yahweh.
1 Verses 2-3 are quoted in Mathew 13:35 3 Sin is the breaking of the Torah 1 Joh 3:4.
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the waters gushed out, and the sought Him; and they turned and
torrents were overflowing. Can He also searched for El.
give bread? Will He provide flesh for 35 So they remembered that Elohim
His people? was their Rock, and the Most High
21 So YAHWEH heard and He Elohim their Redeemer.
passed over, and a fire was kindled 36 But they deceived Him with their
against Jacob, and also anger went up mouths, and with their tongues lied to
against Israel, Him.
22 because they did not believe in 37 For their heart was not steadfast
Elohim and trusted not in His with Him; and they were not faithful
salvation (Y’shua*). in His covenant.
23 And He commanded the fine 38 But He being merciful, atoned for
clouds above; and He opened the their iniquity and did not destroy; and
doors of the heavens; He added to turn away His anger, and
24 and He rained on them manna to did not stir up all his wrath.
eat; yea, He gave the grain of the 39 For He remembered that they
heavens to them. were flesh, a breath passing away, and
25 Man ate the bread of the mighty; not returning.
He sent them food to the full.1 40 How often they disobeyed Him in
26 He made an east wind blow in the the wilderness, angering Him in the
heavens; and He led out the south desert!
wind by His power. 41 Yea, they turned back and tested
27 Yea, He rained flesh on them like El, and pained the Holy One of Israel.
dust, and winged birds as the sand of 42 They did not remember His hand,
the seas. on the day He redeemed them from
28 And He made them fall amidst the enemy;
their camp, all around to their tents. 43 who set His signs in Egypt, and
29 They ate and were filled full; for His wonders in the field of Zoan.
their own lust He brought to them. 44 He turned their rivers into blood,
30 They were not estranged from also their streams that they might not
their lust; their food was still in their drink.
mouths, 45 He sent swarms of flies against
31 and Elohim's wrath came on them them, and they devoured them; also
and killed the fattest of them; and He frogs, and they destroyed them.
struck down the choice ones of Israel. 46 He also gave their crops to the
32 In all this they sinned still; and stripping locust, and their labor to the
they did not believe in His wonderful locust.
works;2 47 He killed their vines with hail,
33 and He ended their days in and their sycamore trees with sleet.
vanity, and their years in sudden 48 He gave their cattle up to the hail,
terror. and their flocks to bolts of fire.
34 When He killed them, then they 49 He sent the heat of His anger on

1 Verses 24-25- Some translations put “man 2 The keeping of the Torah is an act of faith
ate the food of angels”, but the Hebrew for belief in the word of Yahweh and a
word “abiyr” means mighty ones and the requirement for eternal life (Math 19:17). In
verses are simply stating the manna was not a kingdom setting the law of the king is
normal food but food coming directly from binding and eternal and is for the well being
heavenly intervention. and protection of the king's citizens.
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them, fury and indignation and and their widows were not able to
distress, a sending of messengers of weep.
evils. 65 Then YAHWEH awoke, as one
50 He leveled a path for His anger; asleep, like a mighty man rejoicing
He did not keep back their soul from with wine.
death, but gave their life over to the 66 And He beat His enemies
plague. backward; He put them to a never-
51 And he struck all the first-born in ending shame.
Egypt, the first-fruits of strength in the 67 And He refused the tabernacle of
tents of Ham; Joseph, and He did not choose the
52 and He led His people forth like tribe of Ephraim;
sheep; and He led them like a flock in 68 but He elected the tribe of Judah,
the wilderness. the Mount Zion which He loved.
53 And he led them on safely, and 69 And He built His sanctuary like
they did not fear; but the sea flooded high places, like the earth He has
over their enemies. founded it forever.
54 He brought them to the border of 70 He also chose His servant David,
His holy place; this mountain that His and took him from the folds of the
right hand had gained. flock;
55 And He cast out the nations 71 He brought him in from the
before them; and by a line He made a suckling ewes; He brought him to feed
possession fall to them; and He made His people Jacob, and His inheritance,
the tribes of Israel to live in their tents. Israel.
56 Yet they tested and provoked the 72 And he fed them in the integrity
Most High Elohim; and they did not of his heart; and guided them in the
keep His testimonies; skillfulness of his hands.
57 but they turned back and
betrayed, like their fathers; they Psalm 79
veered aside like a deceitful bow.
58 For they enraged Him with their 1 A Psalm of Asaph.
high places; and they provoked Him to O Elohim, the nations have come
jealousy with their molten images. into Your inheritance; they have
59 When Elohim heard, and He was defiled Your holy sanctuary; they have
provoked to anger, and He utterly laid Jerusalem in heaps.1
rejected Israel. (Nu 32:14, Deut 32:19) 2 They have given the bodies of Your
60 And He left the tabernacle of servants as food for the birds of the
Shiloh, the tent He dwelt in among heavens; the flesh of Your saints to the
men; (Jos 18:1, 1 Sam 4:2-4, 10-11) beasts of the earth.
61 and delivered His strength into 3 They have shed their blood like
captivity, and His glory into the water all around Jerusalem, and there
enemy's hands. is no one burying.
62 And He gave His people to the 4 We have become a shame to our
sword, and was angry with His neighbors a scorn and a mockery to
inheritance. those who are around us.
63 The fire burned up their young 5 Until when, O YAHWEH? Will
men; and their virgins were not
praised.
64 Their priests fell by the sword; 1 This psalm is depicting the invasion by
Babylon.
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You be angry with us forever? Shall

Your jealousy burn like fire? Psalm 80
6 Pour out Your wrath on the nations
who have not known You, and on the 1 To the chief musician. A
kingdoms who have not called on Your Testimony. Concerning the Lilies. A
name. Psalm of Asaph.
7 For they have eaten up Jacob, and Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You
laid waste to his dwelling-place. leading Joseph like a flock; shine
8 Do not remember for us the former forth, You dwelling between the
sins of our fathers; let Your tender cherubs.
mercies meet us speedily, for we have 2 Stir up Your might before
been brought very low. Ephraim, and Benjamin, and
9 Help us, O Elohim of our salvation Manasseh, and come to us for
(Y’shua*), for the matter of the glory of salvation.
Your name; and deliver us and atone 3 O Elohim, turn us again, and make
for our sins, for Your name's sake.1 Your face shine, and we will be saved!4
10 Why should the nations say, 4 O YAHWEH Elohim of Hosts,
Where is their Elohim? Let Him be until when will You smoke against the
known among the nations before our prayer of Your people?
eyes, the avenging of the blood of Your 5 You made them eat with the bread
servants that has been poured out. of tears; yea, You made them drink
11 Let the groaning of the prisoner with tears a third time.
come before You. According to the 6 You make us a strife for our
greatness of Your arm, preserve the neighbors, and our enemies laugh to
sons of death. themselves.
12 And reward our neighbors seven- 7 O Elohim of Hosts, turn us again,
fold. Give into their bosom their curse and cause Your face to shine, and we
with which they have cursed You, O will be saved.
YAHWEH.2 8 You have led a vine out of Egypt;
13 Then we Your people, and the You have cast out the nations, and
sheep of Your pasture, will give thanks have planted it.
to You forever; we will declare Your 9 You cleared before it, and You have
praise from generation to generation.3 rooted its roots, and it has filled the
land.
1 The plea here is not because of the 10 The hills were covered with its
righteousness of Israel to intervene for help, shadow, and its boughs were as the
but because of the promises that Yahweh cedars of El.
made to Abraham to intervene for His Holy 11 It was sending its boughs out to
name sake, Eze 36:16-24. It also shows that the sea, and its branches to the River.5
only Yahshua (Yah's salvation) can qualify
12 Why have You broken down its
to atone for the people's sins and redeem
them. walls, so that it is plucked by all who
2 Due to Israel's sins they were cursed 7 fold pass by the way?
(Lev 26:18), the plea is to turn this curse on
their enemies. In the end time Israel's 4 Verses 1-3 are an end time plea for YHWH
punishment is put on Babylon for her to revive the tribes of Israel that have been
treachery and destruction (Rev 18:20). scattered worldwide due to their sin and
3 Clearly an end time fulfillment when rebellion. Verse 3 also gives the indication
Messiah returns and gathers Israel back to of a plea for spiritual revival as well as
their land, Eze 37:15-28, Amos 9:14-15. physical revival.
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13 A boar out of the forest wastes it, land of Egypt; I heard a lip I did not
and the beast of the field feeds on it. understand.
14 O Elohim of Hosts, we beg You, 6 I removed his shoulder from the
return! Look down from Heaven and burden; his hands were freed from the
see and visit this vine, basket.
15 and the vineyard which Your right 7 You called in distress, and I
hand has planted, and on the son You rescued you; I answered you in the
made strong for Yourself.1 secret place of thunder; I tested you at
16 It is burned with fire, cut down; the waters of Meribah. Selah.
they perish at the rebuke of Your face. 8 My people, listen, and I will testify
17 Let Your hand be on the man of against you, whether you will listen to
Your right hand; on the son of man Me:
whom You have made strong for 9 There shall be no strange El among
Yourself. (Ps 110:1, Heb 1:3, 10:10-13) you; and you shall not worship a
18 So we will not backslide from foreign god. (Is 42:8, Ex 22:20, 23:13)
You; make us live, and we will call on 10 I am YAHWEH your Elohim who
Your name. brought you out from the land of
19 O YAHWEH, Elohim of Hosts, Egypt; open your mouth wide, and I
turn us again! Cause Your face to will fill it. (Ex 20:2)
shine, and we will be saved.2 11 But My people would not listen to
My voice, and Israel did not consent to
Psalm 81 Me.
12 So I gave them up to the
1 To the chief musician. On Gittith. stubbornness of their own hearts; they
Of Asaph. walked in their own counsels.
Sing aloud to Elohim our strength; 13 Oh if My people were hearing me!
shout for joy to the Elohim of Jacob. If Israel would walk in My ways,
2 Lift up a song, and the timbrel, the 14 I would subdue their enemies in a
pleasing lyre with the harp. little while; and I would turn My hand
3 Blow the ram's horn in the new against their foes.
moon, on the covered moon, on our 15 Those who hate YAHWEH will be
feast day.3 found untrue to Him, and their time is
4 For this was a statute for Israel, an forever.
ordinance of the Elohim of Jacob. 16 And, He would make them to eat
5 This He ordained as a testimony in from the fat of the wheat; and I would
Joseph, when He went out over the satisfy you with honey out of the rock.
5 The Sea is the Mediterranean and the River
is the Euphrates, both constitute the
millennial boundaries promised to Abraham
(Gen 15:18).
1 Verses 14-15- Israel quite often in scripture
is pictured as a vine with a vineyard owner 3 The Hebrew word used for covered moon is
being Elohim. Is 5:1-7, Is 27:2-3, Jer 2:21, “kesah” and literally means to be covered.
Jer 12:10, Eze 17:5-10, 19:10-14, Hos 10:1, This would make this verse speaking about
14:7, Mk 12:1-9, Joh 15:1-8. the feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah), which
2 Verses 17-19- A clear plea for Messiah to would start the month at the conjunction
come and resurrect not only their physical (covered or dark moon) and not at the
life, but also their spiritual one (Hos 6:1-3, crescent sighting, which came from
Eze 37:1-14). Babylon and paganism.
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Psalm 82 that The name of Israel will not be

recalled again.3
1 A Psalm of Asaph. 5 For they conspired together with
Elohim stands in the company of the one heart; they have cut a covenant
Almighty El; He judges in the midst of against You;
Elohim.1 6 even the tents of Edom, and of the
2 Until when will you judge unjustly, Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagarites;
and lift up the faces of the wicked? 7 Gebal and Ammon, and Amalek;
Selah. Philistia and those living in Tyre.
3 Vindicate the poor and fatherless; 8 Also Assyria has joined with them;
do justice to the afflicted and needy. they were an arm to the sons of Lot.
4 Deliver the poor and needy; and Selah.4
save out of the hand of the wicked. 9 Do to them as to Midian, as to
5 They neither know nor will Sisera, as to Jabin at the torrent
understand; they walk in darkness; all Kishon.
the foundations of the earth are 10 At Endor they were destroyed;
shaken. they became dung for the ground.
6 I have said, You are Elohim, and all 11 Make their nobles as Oreb and
of you are sons of the Most High.2 Zeeb, and all their rulers like Zebah
7 But you shall die as men, and fall and Zalmunna;
like one of the rulers. 12 who said, Let us take possession
8 Rise, O Elohim, judge the earth; of Elohim's pastures for ourselves.
for You shall inherit in all the nations. 13 O my Elohim, make them as
whirling dust, as the stubble before the
Psalm 83 wind.
14 As the fire burns a forest, and as
1 A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. the flame sets the mountains on fire,
O Elohim do not keep silence to 15 so pursue them with Your
Yourself; do not be speechless; yea, do
not be still, O El
2 For lo, Your enemies are roaring; 3 Today in modern Israel their enemies have
and those who hate You have lifted up said that they will push Israel into the sea
their head. and blot out their memory forever. Yahweh
3 They take shrewd counsel against will recompense Israel’s enemies in the end
Your people; they plot against Your time for their treatment on His called out
hidden ones. nation, Eze 36:1-7.
4 They have said, Come, and we will
4 Verses 6-8- These are the modern nations of
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, The
cut them off from being a nation; and
Palestinian areas, with Iraq, Iran, Syria and
Lebanon. All of these nations mentioned
1 A clear description showing the plurality of were part of the Ottomen Turkish empire
the Elohim family and Yahweh judging in that ended in 1917 with the end of WW1. It
the heavenly court. seems from prophetic scriptures that this
2 It is the wonderful potential of human empire may rise again in the last days and
beings to repent of their sins and be that Turkey may be a leader in attacking
baptized in the family name of YHWH and Israel. This war has never taken place in
have an elder lay hands on them for the antiquity and in modern times Egypt has
receiving of the Ruach H'Chodesh (Holy always been at the fore-front of war with
Spirit) and become a literal child of Elohim, Israel. However, here they are not
Joh 10:34, Rom 8:14-17. mentioned.
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tempest, and frighten them with Your house of my Elohim rather than to
storm. dwell in the tents of wickedness.1
16 Fill their faces with shame so that 11 For YAHWEH Elohim is a sun
they will seek Your name, O and shield; YAHWEH will give grace
YAHWEH. and glory; He will withhold nothing
17 Let them be ashamed and good from those who walk in integrity.
terrified for ever; yea, let them be pale 12 O YAHWEH of Hosts, blessed is
and perish. the man who trusts in You!
18 And let them know you; that Your
name is YAHWEH, and all life comes Psalm 85
from you, the Most High over all the
earth. (Ps 24:1, Is 45:21) 1 To the chief musician. A Psalm for
the sons of Korah.
Psalm 84 O YAHWEH, You have been
gracious to Your land; You have
1 To the chief musician. On Gittith. A turned back the captivity of Jacob.
Psalm for the sons of Korah. 2 You have taken away the iniquity
How lovely are Your dwellings, O of Your people; You covered all of their
YAHWEH of Hosts! sins. Selah.
2 My soul longs and even faints for 3 You gathered all of Your wrath;
the courts of YAHWEH; my heart and You turned from the heat of Your
my flesh cry out for the living El. anger.
3 Even the bird has found a house, 4 O Elohim of our salvation
and the swallow a nest for herself, (Y’shua*), turn us and break up Your
where she may lay her young, even on anger with us.
Your altars, O YAHWEH of Hosts, my 5 Will You be angry with us forever?
King and my Elohim. Will You draw out Your anger to all
4 Blessed are they who dwell in Your generations?
house; they will always be praising 6 Will You revive us, so that Your
You. people may rejoice in You?(Hos 6:1-2)
5 Blessed is the man whose strength 7 Show us Your mercy, O YAHWEH,
is in You; Your ways are in their and give us Your salvation.
hearts. 8 I will hear what YAHWEH Elohim
6 Passing through the valley of will say; for He will speak peace to His
weeping, they will make it a fountain; people, and His saints; but let them
even the early rain covers with not turn again to folly.
blessings. 9 Surely His salvation (Y’shua*) is
7 They go from strength to strength, near to the ones fearing Him, for glory
being seen in Zion before Elohim. to dwell in our land.
8 O YAHWEH Elohim of Hosts, 10 Mercy and truth have met
hear my prayer; listen, O Elohim of together; righteousness and peace
Jacob. Selah. kissed each other.
9 Behold, O Elohim, our shield; and 11 Truth shall sprout out of the earth,
look upon the face of Your Messiah.
10 For a day in Your courts is better
than a thousand without; I have
1 The psalmist sees that being a doorkeeper in
chosen to stand at the threshold in the the House of YHWH is much greater than
being exulted in the tent of the wicked Ps
27:4, Ps 90:4, 1Chron 23:5.
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and righteousness looks down from You, O YAHWEH my Elohim; and I

Heaven. will glorify Your name forevermore. 1
12 Yea, YAHWEH shall give good, 13 For Your mercy toward me is
and our land shall give its produce. great; and You have delivered my soul
13 Righteousness shall go before from the lowest Sheol.
Him and shall make a way for His 14 O Elohim, the proud have risen
footsteps. against me; and the troop of the
violent have sought after my life, and
Psalm 86 have not set You before their eyes.
15 But You, O YAHWEH, our El, full
1 A Prayer of David. of pity; and gracious, longsuffering
O YAHWEH, bow down Your ear, and rich in mercy and truth.
answer me, for I am poor and needy. 16 O turn to me and be gracious to
2 Guard my soul, for I am righteous; me; give Your strength to Your
O You, my Elohim, save Your servant servant, and save the son of Your
who trusts in You. handmaid.
3 Give your grace to Me, O 17 Make me a sign for good, that
YAHWEH, for I cry to You daily. those who hate me may see and be
4 Give joy to the soul of Your ashamed, O YAHWEH, because You
servant; for to You, O YAHWEH, I lift have helped me and comforted me.
up my soul.
5 For You, O YAHWEH, are good Psalm 87
and ready to forgive, and rich in mercy
to all who call on You. 1 For the Sons of Korah. A Psalm. A
6 O YAHWEH, give ear to my Song.
prayer; listen to my voice of His foundation is in the mountains
supplications. of holiness.
7 I will call on You in the day of my 2 YAHWEH loves the gates of Zion
trouble, for You will answer me. more than all the tents of Jacob.
8 None among the Elohim is like 3 Glorious things are spoken of you,
You, O YAHWEH and none are like O city of The Elohim. Selah.
Your works. 4 I will mention Rahab and Babylon
9 All nations whom You have made to those who know me; behold,
shall come and worship before You; Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia; this
yea, YAHWEH they shall glorify Your man was born there.
name. 5 And it shall be said to Zion, This
10 For You are great and do man and that man was born in her;
wonderful things; You are Elohim all and the Highest Himself shall
comes from you. establish her.
11 Teach me Your way, O YAHWEH; 6 In recording the peoples
I will walk in your truth; unite my YAHWEH shall mark down, This man
heart to fear Your name. was born there. Selah.2
12 With all my heart I will thank 7 And the singers, the players of the
pipe: all my springs are in You.

1 All those in scripture who were servants of

Yahweh and had a humble heart gave glory
to His name YAHWEH.
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Psalm 88 the dark, and Your righteousness in

the land of forgetfulness?
1 A Song. A Psalm for the Sons of 13 But to You I have cried, O
Korah, to the chief musician on YAHWEH; and in the morning my
Mahalath, to make humble. A Poem of prayer shall go before You.
Heman the Ezrahite. 14 O YAHWEH, why do You cast off
O YAHWEH Elohim of my Y’shua*, my soul; why do You hide Your face
I have cried in the day, in the night from me?
before You. 15 I am afflicted and dying from
2 Let my prayer come before You; childhood; I suffer Your terrors; I am
bow down Your ear to my cry. distracted.
3 For my soul is full with evils, and 16 Your fierce wrath goes over me;
my life touches Sheol. Your terrors have cut me off.
4 I am counted with those who go 17 They surrounded me like waters
down to the Pit; I have been like a man all the day; they have come together
without strength, around me.
5 free among the dead, as pierced 18 You have taken lover and friend
ones lying in the grave, whom You far from me, he who knows me, into
remember no more; yea by Your hand darkness.
they are cut off.
6 You have laid me in the lowest pit, Psalm 89
in dark places, in the deeps.
7 Your fury has lain hard upon me, 1 A Poem of Ethan the Ezrahite.
and You afflict me with all Your waves. I will sing of the mercies of
Selah. YAHWEH forever; I will speak with
8 You have taken ones knowing me my mouth Your faithfulness to all
away from me; You have made me a generations.
hateful thing to them; I am shut up, I 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be
will not go out. built up forever; You shall establish
9 My eye mourns because of Your faithfulness in the heavens.
affliction; O YAHWEH, I have called 3 I have cut a covenant with My
on You every day; I have spread out elect; I have sworn to David My
my hands to You. servant,
10 For will You do wonders for those 4 I will establish your Seed forever,
dying? Or shall the departed spirits and build up your throne to all
rise and thank You? Selah. generations. Selah. (2Sam 7:16, 1Kgs
11 Shall Your mercy be declared in 8:16)
the grave, Your faithfulness amidst 5 And the heavens shall thank Your
ruin? wonders, O YAHWEH; also Your
12 Shall Your wonders be known in faithfulness in the assembly of the
saints.
6 For who in the sky shall be ranked
2 Verses 5-6- In this most royal psalm of with YAHWEH, who among the sons
Yahweh's eternal inheritance being Mount of Elohim is like YAHWEH? (Job 5:1)
Zion, He states that those who are blessed 7 El is greatly to be feared in the
to be citizens of this royal city will be council of the Holy ones, and to be
enjoying all the blessings and privileges adored by all around Him.
that go along with the security of such an
8 O YAHWEH Elohim of Hosts,
honor to be named to an eternal standing.
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who is a strong Yah like You? And 25 And I will set his hand in the sea,
Your faithfulness is all around You. and his right hand in the rivers.
9 You rule the pride of the sea; when 26 He shall cry to Me, My Father,
its waves rise high, You still them. You are my El, and the rock of my
10 You have crushed Rahab in salvation (Y’shua*).
pieces, as one slain; You have 27 And I will make Him My first-
scattered Your enemies with Your born, higher than the kings of the
mighty arm. (Is 51:9) earth.1
11 The heavens are Yours, and the 28 I will keep My mercy for him
earth is Yours; the world and its forever, and My covenant shall hold
fullness, You founded them. (Is 24:1) fast with him.
12 You have created the north and 29 And I have established his Seed
the south; Tabor and Hermon rejoice forever, and His throne as the days of
in Your name. the heavens.
13 You have a mighty arm; Your 30 If his sons forsake My Torah, and
hand is strong, Your right hand is do not walk in My judgments;
high. 31 if they profane My statutes and do
14 Justice and righteousness are not keep My commandments;
Your throne's foundation; mercy and 32 then I will visit their
truth go before Your face. transgressions with the rod, and their
15 Blessed is the people knowing the sins with stripes.
joyful sound; O YAHWEH, they shall 33 But I will not annul My mercy
walk in the light of Your face. from him, and I will not be false in My
16 They shall rejoice in Your name faithfulness.
always; and they are exalted in Your 34 I will not profane My covenant,
righteousness. nor change what goes from My lips.
17 For You are the glory of their 35 Once I have sworn by My
strength; and by Your favor You lift up holiness; I will not lie to David.
our horn. 36 His Seed shall be forever, and his
18 For YAHWEH is our shield, yea, throne as the sun before Me.2
the Holy One of Israel our King. 37 Like the moon, it shall be forever;
19 Then You spoke in a vision to and a faithful witness in the sky. Selah.
Your holy one; and You said, I have 38 But You have cast off and rejected
laid help on a mighty one. I have us; You have passed over on Your
exalted a chosen one from the people. anointed.
20 I have found My servant David; I 39 You have turned away from the
have anointed him with My holy oil. covenant of Your servant; You have
21 My hand shall be fixed with him; defiled his crown on the ground.
and My arm shall make him strong. 40 You have broken down all his
22 An enemy will not exact against hedges; You have brought his
him; nor the son of iniquity afflict him. strongholds to ruin.
23 And I will beat down his foes
before him, and plague those hating
him. 1 The Psalm is mostly messianic, and verses
24 But My faithfulness and My 26-27 clearly show that YHWH is speaking
mercy is with him; and his horn shall of His firstborn, Yahshua.
be exalted in My name. 2 The covenant is with the seed of David and
fulfilled in Yahshua, who is a descendant of
King David.
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41 All who pass by the way plunder 3 You turn man to dust, and say,
him; he is a curse to his neighbors. return, O sons of men.
42 You have set up the right hand of 4 For a thousand years in Your eyes
his enemies; You have made all his are as a day, yesterday, when it passes,
enemies rejoice. and as a watch in the night. (2Pe 3:8)
43 And you have turned back the 5 You flooded them away; they are as
edge of his sword, and have not held a sleep; in the morning they are like
him up in battle. grass growing;
44 You have made his glory to cease 6 in the morning it sprouts and
and have hurled his throne to the shoots up; in the evening it is cut off
ground. and dries up.
45 You have shortened the days of 7 For we are consumed by Your
his youth; You have covered him with anger, and we are troubled by Your
shame. Selah. wrath.
46 O YAHWEH, until when will You 8 You have set our iniquities before
hide Yourself? Shall Your wrath burn You, our secret sins in the light of Your
like fire forever? face.
47 Remember, I pray, the time of 9 For all our days pass away in Your
life; for what vanity have you created wrath; we finish our years like a sigh.
all the sons of men? 10 The days of our years are seventy;
48 What man lives and never sees and if any by strength live eighty years,
death? Shall he deliver his soul from yet their pride is labor and vanity; for
the hand of Sheol? Selah. it soon passes, and we fly away.
49 YAHWEH where are Your 11 Who knows the power of Your
former kindnesses that You swore to anger? And as Your fear is, so is Your
David in Your faithfulness? fury.
50 Remember, O YAHWEH, the 12 So teach us to number our days,
reproach of Your servants, my bearing so that we may bring a heart of
in my bosom the insults of the many wisdom.1
peoples 13 Return, O YAHWEH! Until
51 with which Your enemies have when? And give pity to Your servants.
cursed, O YAHWEH; with which they 14 O satisfy us in the morning with
have cursed the footsteps of Your Your mercy, and we will be glad and
anointed. rejoice all our days.
52 Blessed be YAHWEH forever. 15 Make us glad according to the
Amen and Amen! days of our affliction, the years in
which we have seen evil.
Psalm 90 16 Let Your work be seen in Your
servants, and Your majesty to their
1 A Prayer of Moses, the Man of The sons.
Elohim. 17 And let the delight of YAHWEH
O YAHWEH, You have been our our Elohim be upon us; and establish
dwelling-place in all generations. the works of our hands upon us; yea,
2 Before the mountains were born, the work of our hands, establish it!
or ever You had formed the earth and
the world, even from everlasting to
1 Verses 9-12- Moses pointedly shows here
everlasting You are El. the vanity of life and that since it passes so
quick that all effort by man should be to
serve Elohim (Ps 49:11-14, Eccl 1:1-4,14).
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14 Because He has set His love on

Psalm 91 Me, therefore I will deliver Him; I will
set Him on high because He has
1 He who dwells in the secret place of known My name.
the Most High shall abide in the shade 15 He shall call on Me and I will
of the Almighty.1 (Ps 57:1) answer Him; I will be with Him in
2 I will say to YAHWEH: My Refuge distress; I will rescue Him and honor
and my Fortress, my Elohim; I will Him.3
trust in Him. 16 I will satisfy him with length of
3 For He delivers you from the days, and will make Him see My
fowlers snare, from destruction's Y’shua*.
plague. Psalm 92
4 With His feathers He will cover
you, and under His wings you shall 1 A Psalm, A Song for the Sabbath
seek refuge; His truth is a shield and Day.
buckler. It is good to give thanks to
5 You shall not fear the terror of YAHWEH, and to sing praises to Your
night, nor of the arrow that flies by name, O Most High;
day; 2 to make Your mercy known in the
6 of the plague that walks in morning, and Your faithfulness every
darkness, nor of the destruction laying night;
waste at noon. 3 on the ten strings, and on the harp;
7 A thousand shall fall by your side, on the lyre with sounding music.4
and ten thousand at your right hand; it 4 For You have rejoiced me with
shall not come near you. Your work, O YAHWEH; I will shout
8 Only with your eyes you shall look, in the works of Your hands.
and see the reward of the wicked. 5 How great are Your works! O
9 Because You, O YAHWEH, are My YAHWEH, Your intentions are very
refuge; You make the Most High Your deep.
habitation, 6 An animal-like man does not
10 no evil shall happen to You, nor know; a fool does not understand this.
shall any plague come near Your tent. 7 When the wicked flourish like
11 For He shall give His cherubs grass, and all the evildoers blossom, it
charge over You, to keep You in all is for them to be destroyed forever.
Your ways. 8 But You, O YAHWEH, are exalted
12 They shall bear You up in their forever.
hands, that You not dash Your foot on 9 For, lo, Your enemies, O
a stone.2 (Math 4:6, Luk 4:10-11) YAHWEH; for, lo, Your enemies shall
13 You shall tread on the lion and perish; all the evildoers shall be
adder; the young lion and the serpent scattered.
You shall trample under foot. 10 But You will lift up my horn 5 as

1 Psalm 91 is a wonderful testimony to those

who fully trust in YHWH in times of 3 Verses 14-15- The protection of the believer
trouble. comes by calling on the name of
2 Verses 11-12- Yahshua used this Psalm as YAHWEH.
well as other scriptures to fight Satan who 4 The mention of such instruments shows that
twisted scripture to try to pervert his view this is speaking about congregational
on Yahshua, Math 4:6. worship on the Sabbath day.
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the wild ox, and I will be anointed with earth; give a just recompense on the
fresh oil. proud.
11 And my eye shall look on my 3 Until when shall the wicked, O
enemies; my ears shall hear the YAHWEH, until when shall the
evildoers who rise up against me. wicked exult?
12 The righteous shall flourish as the 4 They sputter, they speak impudent
palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in things; all the workers of evil speak
Lebanon. proudly.
13 Those planted in the house of 5 O YAHWEH, they crush Your
YAHWEH, in the courts of our people and afflict Your inheritance.
Elohim, shall flourish. 6 They kill the widow and the
14 They shall bear fruit in old age; stranger, and murder the orphan.1
they shall be fat and fresh, 7 Yet they say, YAHWEH shall not
15 to declare that YAHWEH is see, nor shall the Elohim of Jacob
upright, my Rock! And in Him is no observe.
evil. 8 Understand you beastly ones
among the people; yea, you fools,
Psalm 93 when will you be wise?
9 He who planted the ear, shall He
1 YAHWEH reigns! He is clothed not hear? He who formed the eye,
with majesty; YAHWEH is clothed shall He not see?
with strength; He girded Himself; and 10 He who chastises the nations,
the world is established; it shall not be shall He not punish, He who teaches
shaken. man knowledge?
2 Your throne is established from 11 YAHWEH knows the thoughts of
then; You are from everlasting. man, that they are vain.
3 The floods have lifted up; O 12 Blessed is the man You chasten, O
YAHWEH, the floods have lifted up Yah, You teach him out of Your
their voice; the floods have lifted their Torah;2 (Ps 19:7-11, Ps 111:7-10)
roaring waves. 13 to give him rest from troubled
4 YAHWEH on high is mightier days, until the pit is dug for the
than the noise of many waters, than wicked.
the mighty waves of the sea. 14 For YAHWEH will not leave His
5 Your testimonies are very sure;
holiness becomes Your house to length
1 Jac 1:27
2 The Torah is a lamp to ones feet (Ps
of days, O YAHWEH.
119:105) and a guide to righteous living. It
was never meant to give salvation as man
Psalm 94 has a fallen nature and can only be
redeemed by having their sins paid for by
1 O, El of vengeance; O YAHWEH, the blood of Yahshua. However, after
El of vengeance, shine forth! immersion and entering the New Covenant,
2 Lift up Yourself, O Judge of the Yahweh also gives His set apart spirit to the
believer so that he can perform the
righteous demand of the Torah in the
everyday decisions that are made to serve
5 The Hebrew word for horn 'keren' indicates Elohim and his fellow man (Ro 8:1-10).
a horn like a shofar that oil would be held Apart from Yahweh’s spirit and the Torah it
in. This word is also used to radiate as the is mans vain attempt to do good instead of
rays of the sun radiate up to heaven. being good (Math 19:17).
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people; nor will He forsake His Psalm 95

inheritance.
15 For judgment shall turn to 1 O come, let us sing to YAHWEH;
righteousness; and all the upright in let us shout to the Rock of our
heart shall follow after it.1 salvation (Y’shua*). (1Cor 10:4)
16 Who will rise up for Me against 2 Let us come before His face with
the evildoers? Who will stand up for praise; let us shout for joy to Him with
Me against the workers of evil? songs. (Ps 100:2, Mic 6:6, Eph 5:19)
17 Unless YAHWEH had been my 3 For YAHWEH is a great El, and a
help, my soul would almost have dwelt great King above all elohim.
in silence. 4 The deep places of the earth are in
18 If I said, My foot slides, O His hand; the summits of the
YAHWEH, Your mercy has held me mountains also are His.
up.2 5 The sea is His, and He made it, and
19 In the multitude of my inward His hands formed the dry land.
thoughts, Your comforts delight my 6 O come, let us worship and bow
soul. down; let us kneel before YAHWEH
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have our Maker. (Dan 6:10-11, 2Sam 12:16)
fellowship with You, forming mischief 7 For He is our Elohim; and we are
for a statute? the people of His pasture, and the
21 They crowd themselves together sheep of His hand. Today, if you will
against the soul of the righteous, and hear His voice,
condemn the blood of the innocent. 8 do not harden your heart as in the
22 But YAHWEH is my tower of day of strife, as in the day of testing in
defense; and my Elohim is the rock of the wilderness.
my refuge. 9 When your fathers tried Me, they
23 And He shall turn their own tested Me and they saw My work.
iniquity upon them; and He shall 10 For forty years I was disgusted
destroy them in their own evil, with that generation; and I said, They
YAHWEH our Elohim shall cut them are a people who err in heart; and they
off!3 (Hab 1:1-5) do not know My ways,
11 to whom I swore in My anger,
They shall not enter into My rest.4
1 Judgment simply means giving a just Psalm 96
recompense for actions committed. So
where in times past that decision was
punishment due to sin, here it will be
1 O sing to YAHWEH a new song;
reward due to obedience to the Torah. sing to YAHWEH, all the earth.
2 Even though one will reap what he sows, 2 Sing to YAHWEH; bless His
ultimately all humans need the grace of name, bear news of His salvation
YHWH for eternal life as all have sinned (Y’shua*) day by day.
and fallen short of the glory of YHWH, 3 Tell of His glory among the
Rom 3:23. nations, His wonders among all
3 The psalm starts by crying for justice people.
against evil men, and then shows that the
righteous who obey Torah will be rewarded 4 Verses 7-11- These verses are quoted
and then shows Yahweh's judgment on the verbatim in Hebrews 3:7-11 showing that
wicked. In the end, one will reap what he without faith one cannot enter the kingdom
sows and there is a day of judgment for all. of YHWH (Heb 11:6).
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4 For YAHWEH is great and greatly 4 His lightnings lit up the world; the
to be praised; He is to be feared above earth saw and trembled.
all gods. 5 The mountains melted like wax
5 For all the gods of the peoples are before the face of YAHWEH, before
idols; but YAHWEH made the the face of YAHWEH of the whole
heavens. earth.
6 Honor and majesty are before 6 The heavens declare His
Him; strength and beauty are in His righteousness and all the people see
sanctuary. His glory.
7 Give to YAHWEH, O families of 7 All who serve graven images are
the people; give to YAHWEH glory shamed, those who boast themselves
and might. in idols; all gods bow down before
8 Give to YAHWEH the glory due Him.
His name; bring an offering and come 8 Zion heard and was glad; yea, the
into His courts.1 (Ps 100:4) daughters of Judah rejoiced because of
9 Oh worship YAHWEH in the Your judgments, O YAHWEH.
beauty of holiness; tremble before 9 For You, YAHWEH, are exalted
Him, all the earth. above all the earth; You are lifted on
10 Say among the nations, high far above all gods.
YAHWEH reigns; and, The world 10 You who love YAHWEH, hate
shall be established, it shall not be evil. He keeps the souls of His saints;
moved; He shall judge the peoples in He delivers them out of the hand of
uprightness. the wicked.
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let 11 Light is sown for the righteous,
the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and and gladness for the upright in heart.
the fullness of it. 12 Be glad in YAHWEH, O
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that righteous ones; give thanks to the
is in it; then the trees of the forest memory of His holiness.
shall rejoice
13 before YAHWEH; for He comes; Psalm 98
for He comes to judge the earth; He
shall judge the world with 1 A Psalm.
righteousness, and the people with His O sing to YAHWEH a new song, for
truth. He has done wondrous things; His
right hand and His holy arm has saved
Psalm 97 for Him.
2 YAHWEH has revealed His
1 YAHWEH reigns! Let the earth Y’shua* to the eyes of the nations.; He
rejoice; let the multitude of islands be unveiled His righteousness
glad. 3 He has remembered His mercy and
2 Clouds and darkness are all around His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
Him; righteousness and judgment are all the ends of the earth have seen
the foundation of His throne. (Aleph/Tav) Y’shua* from our Elohim.
3 A fire goes before Him and burns 4 Shout joyfully to YAHWEH, all the
up His enemies all around. earth; break out and rejoice and sing
praise.
5 Sing praise to YAHWEH with the
1 The praise of our lips to give glory to the
true name of YAHWEH is our offering.
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lyre; with the lyre and the voice of a who forgives them, but taking
song. vengeance on their works.
6 With trumpets and the sound of a 9 Exalt YAHWEH our Elohim and
horn, shout joyfully before YAHWEH worship at His holy hill; for
the King. YAHWEH our Elohim is holy.
7 Let the sea roar, and the fullness of
it; the world, and those who live in it. Psalm 100
8 Let the rivers clap their hands; let
the heights shout for joy together, 1 A Psalm of Thanksgiving.
9 before YAHWEH; for He comes to Shout joyfully to YAHWEH, all the
judge the earth; with righteousness He land.
shall judge the world, and the peoples 2 Worship YAHWEH with gladness;
in uprightness. come before His face with joyful
singing.
Psalm 99 3 Know that YAHWEH, He is
Elohim; He has made us, and not we
1 YAHWEH reigns; let the peoples ourselves, His people and the sheep of
tremble; He sits between the cherubs; His pasture. (Gen 1:26-27)
let the earth quake. (Ps 80:1) 4 Enter into His gates with
2 YAHWEH is great in Zion; and He thanksgiving, into His courts with
is high above all the peoples. (Ps 48:1) praise; be thankful to Him; bless His
3 They shall thank Your great and name. (Ps 96:8)
fearful name; it is holy.1 5 For YAHWEH is good; His mercy
4 The king's strength also loves is everlasting, and His faithfulness to
judgment; You establish uprightness; generation and generation.
You worked judgment and
righteousness in Jacob. Psalm 101
5 Exalt YAHWEH our Elohim and
worship at His footstool; He is holy.2 1 A Psalm of David.
6 Moses and Aaron were among His I will sing of mercy and judgment; to
priests, and Samuel was among those You O YAHWEH, I will sing praise.
who called on His name; they called to 2 I will behave myself wisely in a
YAHWEH, and He answered them.3 perfect way; O when will You come to
7 He spoke to them in the cloudy me? I will walk in the integrity of my
pillar; they kept His testimonies and heart in the midst of my house.
the Law that He gave to them. 3 I will set no worthless thing before
8 You answered them, O YAHWEH my eyes; I have hated the work of
our Elohim; to them You were an El those who turn aside; it shall not
fasten upon me.
4 A perverse heart shall depart from
1 The name YAHWEH alone is to be praised, me; I will not know evil.
Ps 96:8, Deut 28:58, Jer 16:21, Is 6:3. 5 Whoever secretly slanders his
2 Is 66:1 neighbor, I will cut him off; I will not
3 Every true prophet of scripture called on the endure him who has high eyes and a
true name of the Creator, YAHWEH. Today proud heart.
many false prophets are rampant (Math
6 My eyes shall be on the faithful of
24:24), declaring false prophecies in the
the land, so that they may dwell with
name of the Babylonian deity “god”. See
note on Is 65:11.
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me; he who walks in a perfect way long; my very name has been used as
shall serve me. curse against me.5
7 He who works deceit shall not live 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
inside my house; he who speaks lies and have mixed my drink with
shall not be established before my weeping,6
eyes.1 10 because of Your anger and Your
8 In the mornings I will cut off all wrath; for You have lifted me and cast
the wicked of the land, so that I may me down.
cut off all the evil workers from the 11 My days are like a shadow
city of YAHWEH. stretched out, and I wither like grass.
12 But You, O YAHWEH, shall dwell
Psalm 102 forever, and Your memory to
generation and generation.
1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is 13 You shall arise; have mercy on
faint and pours out his complaint Zion, for the time to pity her, yea, the
before YAHWEH.2 appointed time (mo'ed) has come.7
Hear my prayer, O YAHWEH, and 14 For Your servants take pleasure in
let my cry come to You. its stones, and pity its dust.8
2 Do not hide Your face from me in 15 So nations shall fear the name of
the day of my trouble; bow down Your YAHWEH, and all the kings of the
ear to me in the day I call; answer me earth Your glory.9
quickly. 16 When YAHWEH shall build up
3 For my days are finished in smoke, Zion, He shall appear in His glory.10
and my bones are burned like a 17 He will turn to the prayer of the
hearth.3 destitute, and will not despise their
4 My heart is stricken and dried like prayer.
grass, so that I forget to eat my bread. 18 This shall be written for the last
5 Because of the voice of my sighing, generation11, and people to be created
my bones cleave to my flesh.4 shall praise YAHWEH. (Deut 29:22)
6 I am like a pelican of the
wilderness; I am like an owl of the 5 Jews were given yellow arm bands to wear
desert. and they were persecuted for doing no
7 I watch and am like a sparrow apparent wrong, only simply because they
alone on the housetop. were Jewish.
8 My enemies curse me all the day 6 When the wind blew in a certain direction
people would literally have ashes of the
1 Verses 1-7 parallel Psalm 15. burned bodies flying in their mouth.
2 This psalm starts by foretelling the horrific 7 “Appointed time” The Hebrew word
experience that Judah will undertake in the “moed” which is the word for set apart or
Holocaust and then finishes with showing Holy time. At the precise time that Israel's
that after the Holocaust that Israel will be a punishment ended Yahweh made them a
nation again at the appointed time in the last nation again.
days and then, the Messiah will appear. 8 A fore-look to archeology, which is a
3 This is exactly what happened in the science of only about 140 yrs old.
crematoriums. 9 1Kgs 8:43, Is 2:2, Ps 138:4, Ps 148:5,11.
4 Verses 4-5-The prisoners in the 10 Mount Zion, which is The original city of
concentration camps were so deprived of David (2Chron 5:2) was Jerusalem. Today
food that many were skin and bones and Jerusalem has more than 1 million
one could not even tell if it were a man or inhabitants and is more built up than ever
woman. before in its history.
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19 For He has looked down from the 2 Bless YAHWEH, O my soul, and
height of His sanctuary; YAHWEH forget not all His rewards;
looked from Heaven to the earth, 3 He who forgives all your iniquities;
20 to hear the groaning of the who heals all your diseases;
prisoner, to set free the sons of death,1 4 who redeems your life from
21 to declare the name of YAHWEH destruction; who crowns you with
in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem, kindness and tender mercies;3
22 when the peoples and the 5 who satisfies your desire with
kingdoms are gathered together to good; your youth is renewed like the
serve YAHWEH.2 eagle's.
23 He diminished my strength in the 6 YAHWEH works righteous deeds
way; He shortened my days. and judgments for all the oppressed.
24 I said, O my Elohim, do not take 7 He made known His ways to
me up in the half of my days; Your Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel.
years are through the generation of 8 YAHWEH is merciful and
generations. gracious, slow to anger, and of
25 Before time You founded the abundant mercy.
earth, and the heavens are the work of 9 He will not always strive, nor will
Your hands. He keep His anger forever.
26 They shall perish, but You shall 10 He has not done to us according
endure; yea, all of them shall wear out to our sins, nor rewarded us according
like a garment; You shall change them to our iniquities.
like clothing, and they shall be 11 For as the heavens are above the
changed. (Job 40:10) earth, so is His mercy mighty over
27 But You are He, and Your years those who fear Him.
shall not be ended. 12 As far as the east is from the west,
28 The sons of Your servants shall so far has He removed our
dwell, and their seed shall be transgressions from us.
established before You. 13 As the pity of a father over his
sons, so YAHWEH pities those who
Psalm 103 fear Him.
14 For He knows how we are made,
1 By David. remembering that we are dust.
Bless YAHWEH, O my soul, and all 15 As for man, his days are as grass;
within me, bless His holy name. as the flower of the field, so he
flourishes.4
16 For the wind passes over it, and it
11 Clearly, the prophecy is written for the last is not; and its place never knows it
generation (Math 24:32-34) and some from again.
this generation that saw the Holocaust will
see the Messiah appear. How many
Holocaust survivors would have to be 3 Verses 1-4- This is a beautiful psalm of
present at this glorious event is not YHWH's grace and mercy and healing
mentioned, but only 2 people in Yahoshua's power. Verse 3- Yahweh promises to heal
time entered the promised land who were His chosen and forgives upon repentance,
20 and over who left Egypt. but when He takes away the human
1 Is 61:1-2 sickness as a result of the sin is fully His
2 Verses 21-22 - When Messiah returns all on prerogative, whether it is immediate, later
earth will worship the glorious name of or even when the Kingdom arrives. This is
YAHWEH. where faith for healing comes in.
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17 But the mercy of YAHWEH is 4 He makes His cherubs spirits, His

from everlasting, even to everlasting, ministers a flaming fire.
on those who fear Him; yea, His 5 He founded the earth on its
righteousness is to the sons of sons; foundations; it shall not be shaken
18 to those who keep His covenant, forever and ever.
and to those who remember His 6 You have covered the deep as with
commandments, to do them.1 a robe; the waters stood above the
19 YAHWEH has prepared His mountains.
throne in Heaven, and His kingdom 7 From Your rebuke, they flee; from
rules over all. the sound of Your thunder, they hurry
20 Bless YAHWEH, O angels of His; away.
mighty in strength; doing His Word; 8 They go up the mountains; they go
listening to the voice of His Word. down the valleys to the place which
21 Bless YAHWEH, all His hosts, You founded for them.
ministers of His, doing His will.2 9 You have set a boundary that they
22 Bless YAHWEH, all His works in may not pass over; they shall not
all the places of His dominion; bless return to cover the earth.
YAHWEH, O my soul. 10 He sends springs into the valleys;
they flow between the hills;
Psalm 104 11 they give drink to every animal of
the field; wild donkeys break their
thirst;
1 Bless YAHWEH, O my soul! O
12 over them the birds of the
YAHWEH my Elohim, You are very
heavens dwell; they give voice from
great; You have put on honor and
between the branches.
majesty,
13 He waters the hills from His
2 covering Yourself with light like a
upper rooms; the earth is satisfied
cloak, and stretching out the heavens
from the fruit of Your works.
like a curtain;
14 He causes the grass to grow for
3 who lays beams in the waters of
the livestock and plants for the service
His upper rooms; setting thick clouds
of man, to bring food out of the earth.
as His chariots; walking on the wings
15 And wine cheers the heart of man;
of the wind.
oil makes his face shine, and bread
4 Verses 8-13- Show the beautiful mercy and sustains the heart of man.3
grace of a most loving Creator even in 16 The trees of YAHWEH are
man's inability to be righteous in the flesh. satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon that
Yahshua came to earth as a human to know He planted;
the exact feelings and weaknesses that 17 there where the birds nest; the fir
humans go through to be a most merciful trees are the house of the stork;
High Priest to us, Heb 2:16-18, 4:14-16. 18 high hills are for the wild goats;
1 The promise is to those who not only
rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
believe in His commandments but to those
who keep them. To say that one loves
19 He made the moon for seasons 4;
YHWH, but they do not keep His the sun knows its going down.
commandments scripture calls them a liar
1Joh 2:3-5. 3 These three things are needed to sustain for
2 Both the cherubs of heaven and the true life. The bread for sustenance, the oil for
ministers of Yahshua on earth bless only the food and healing and the wine for blessing
name of YAHWEH and not the name of and joy, Num 18:12, Deut 11:14, 12:17,
pagan deities, Is 42:8. 18:4, Neh 10:39, 13:5.
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20 You put darkness, and it is night; my life; I will sing praise to my Elohim
in it all the forest animals creep. while I still exist.
21 The young lions roar for prey, and 34 My meditation on Him shall be
to seek their food from El. sweet; I will be glad in YAHWEH.
22 The sun rises; they are gathered, 35 Let sinners be consumed out of
and go to their dens to lie down. the earth and let the wicked be no
23 Man goes out to his work, and to more; bless YAHWEH, O my soul;
his labor until the evening. praise YAHWEH!
24 O YAHWEH, how many are Your
works! You have made all of them in Psalm 105
wisdom; the earth is full of Your
riches. 1 O give thanks to YAHWEH; call on
25 This is the sea, great and wide on His name; make His deeds known
both hands; there are creeping things among the peoples.
even without number; living things, 2 Sing to Him; sing praises to Him;
small and great. tell of all His wonders.
26 There the ships go; You formed 3 Glory in His holy name; let the
this great sea-animal to play in it. heart of those who seek YAHWEH
27 All of them wait for You to give rejoice.
them their food in due season. 4 Seek YAHWEH and His strength;
28 You give to them; they gather; seek His face without ceasing.
You open Your hand, and they are 5 Remember His wonders that He
filled with good. has done, His miracles, and the
29 You hide Your face, and they are judgments of His mouth,
troubled; You gather their breath, and 6 O seed of His servant Abraham; O
they expire and return to their dust. sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
30 You send out Your Spirit, and 7 He is YAHWEH our Elohim; His
they are created; and You renew the judgments are in all the earth;
face of the earth. (Gen 1:1-2) 8 He has remembered His covenant
31 The glory of YAHWEH shall be forever; the Word He commanded to a
forever; YAHWEH shall rejoice in His thousand generations;
works. 9 which He cut with Abraham, and
32 He looks to the earth, and it His oath to Isaac;
trembles; He touches the hills, and 10 and He confirmed it to Jacob for
they smoke. a statute, to Israel for a perpetual
33 I will sing to YAHWEH during covenant;
11 saying, to you I will give the land
of Canaan, the portion of your
4 The Hebrew word for season here is inheritance;1
“moedim” the word for Holy day. The 12 when they were a few men of
moon also rules the month as the month number; very few, and aliens in it.
starts by the new moon conjunction and the 13 And they went about from nation
day is ruled by the sun. When the sun is to nation; from one kingdom to
down (the absence of the sun) the day another people.
begins. In like manner at the dark of the 14 He allowed no man to oppress
moon the month begins. Yahweh would not
have His people seek a crescent moon each
month as many pagans worshiped the
moon, sun and stars, (Deut 4:19). 1 Verses 8-11- Gen 13:14-5, 15:18, 17:7-8
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them; yea, He reproved kings for their 34 He spoke, and locusts came; and
sakes; larvae without number;
15 saying, Touch not My anointed; 35 and they ate up all the plants in
and do My prophets no harm. the land; yea, ate the fruit of their
16 And He called a famine on the ground.
land; He broke the whole staff of 36 He also struck all the first-born in
bread.1 their land, the first-fruit of all their
17 He sent a man before them, vigor.
Joseph, being sold for a slave; 37 And He led them out with silver
18 they hurt his feet with chains; his and gold; and among their tribes, not
soul came into iron; one was weak in their legs.
19 until the time His Word came, the 38 Egypt was glad when they went
Word of YAHWEH refined him; out, for their dread had fallen on them.
20 the king, the ruler of peoples, 39 He spread a cloud for a covering;
sent and released him and even set and fire to give light in the night.
him free; 40 He asked, and He brought quail;
21 he made him master of his house, and satisfied them with the food from
and ruler over all he owned; the heavens.
22 to bind his leaders at his will, and 41 He opened the rock, and waters
to teach his elders wisdom. gushed out; they went in the dry places
23 Israel also came into Egypt, and like a river.
Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 42 For He remembered His holy
24 And He increased His people promise and His servant Abraham;
greatly and made them stronger than 43 and He brought His people out
their enemies. with joy; His chosen ones with
25 He turned their heart to hate His gladness.
people, to deal craftily with His 44 And He gave to them the lands of
servants. the nations; and they inherited the
26 He sent His servant Moses and labor of the peoples;
Aaron whom He had chosen. 45 so that they might observe His
27 They put things of His signs statutes and keep His Torah. Praise
among them; yea, miracles in the land YAHWEH!
of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and made it Psalm 106
dark; and they did not rebel against
His Word. 1 Halleluyah! Give thanks to
29 He turned their waters into blood YAHWEH, for He is good; for His
and killed their fish. mercy endures forever.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs in 2 Who can express the mighty works
the rooms of their kings. of YAHWEH, or cause all His praise
31 He spoke, and fly swarms came; to be heard?
gnats in all their borders. 3 Blessed are those keeping
32 He gave hail for their rain, judgment, he who does righteousness
flaming fire in their land. at all times.
33 He struck their vines also, and 4 Remember me, YAHWEH, with
their fig trees; and He broke the trees the favor of Your people; O visit me
of their borders. with Your Y'Shua*,
5 to see the good of Your chosen, to
1 Verses 13:16- Gen 12:10-20, 20:1-18, 26:11
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rejoice in the joy of Your nation, to except Moses His chosen had stood
glory with Your inheritance. before Him in the breach, to turn away
6 We have sinned with our fathers; His wrath from destroying them.
we did iniquity; we did evil. 24 They despised the pleasant land;
7 Our fathers did not ponder Your they did not believe His Word.
wonders in Egypt; they did not 25 And they murmured in their
remember Your many mercies, and tents, not listening to the voice of
they rebelled at the sea, at the Red YAHWEH; (Num 14:2)
Sea. 26 and He lifted up His hand to
8 But He saved them for His name's them, to make them fall in the
sake, to make known His might. wilderness;
9 And He rebuked the Red Sea; and 27 to make their seed fall also among
it dried up; and He made them go the nations, and to scatter them in the
through the depths as through the lands.
wilderness. 28 They also were joined to Baal-
10 And He saved them from the Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the ones
hand of the one hating, and ransomed who died;
him from the hand of the enemy; 29 and provoked Him with their
11 and waters covered their enemies; deeds; and a plague broke out among
not one of them was left. them.
12 Then they believed His Words; 30 Then Phinehas stood and
they sang His praise. intervened, and the plague was stayed;
13 They hurried and forgot His 31 and it was counted to him for
works; they did not wait for His righteousness to generation and
counsel; generation, forever.
14 and they greedily lusted in the 32 And they angered Him at The
wilderness, and tested El in the desert. Waters of Provocation, and it went ill
15 And He gave their request to for Moses because of them;
them, but sent wasting into their soul. 33 for they provoked his spirit, and
16 And they were jealous of Moses he spoke rashly with his lips.
the holy one of YAHWEH in the camp 34 They did not destroy the peoples,
of Aaron; as YAHWEH said to them,
17 the earth opened up and 35 but mixed with the nations, and
swallowed Dathan; and covered the learned their works.
company of Abiram. 36 And they served their idols, and
18 And a fire burned in their they became a snare to them.
company; the flame burned up the 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and
wicked. their daughters to the demons;
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and 38 and they shed innocent blood, the
fell down before the casted image; blood of their sons and of their
20 and they changed their Glory into daughters, whom they sacrificed to the
the image of an ox eating grass.1 idols of Canaan. And the land was
21 They forgot El their deliverer, polluted with the blood. (2Kg 21:6, 16)
who was doing great things in Egypt; 39 And they were unclean with their
22 wonders in the land of Ham, works, and went whoring in their acts.
awesome things by the Red Sea. 40 And the anger of YAHWEH
23 And He said to destroy them; burned against His people; and He
detested His inheritance.
1 Rom 1:21-25
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41 And He gave them into the hand in a desert way; they found no city of
of the nations; and those who hated dwelling;
them ruled over them. 5 hungry and thirsty, their soul
42 And their enemies oppressed fainted in them;
them and they were humbled under 6 and they cried to YAHWEH in
their hand. their distress; He delivered them from
43 Many times He delivered them, their straits.
but they rebelled in their plans, and 7 And He guided them in the right
sank in their iniquities. way; to go to a city of dwelling.
44 And He looked on their affliction 8 Let them thank YAHWEH for His
when He heard their shout; mercy, and His wonders to the sons of
45 He remembered His covenant for man.
them, and breathed a sigh, according 9 He satisfies the thirsty soul, and
to His many mercies. He fills the hungry soul with good.
46 And He gave them to tender 10 Those who live in the darkness,
mercies before all their captors. and in the shadow of death, being
47 Save us, O YAHWEH our prisoners in affliction and iron,
Elohim, and gather us from the 11 because they rebelled against the
nations, to give thanks to Your holy Words of El, and despised the counsel
name, to exult in Your praise. of the Most High;
48 Blessed is YAHWEH Elohim of 12 and He humbled their heart by
Israel, from everlasting even to toil; they stumbled, and none were
everlasting. And let all the people say, helping;
Amen! Halleluyah!1 13 and they cried to YAHWEH in
their distress; He saved them out of
Psalm 107 their distresses;
14 He brought them out from
1 Give thanks to YAHWEH, for He is darkness and the shadow of death;
good; for His mercy endures forever. and He broke their bonds apart.
2 Let the redeemed of YAHWEH say 15 Let them thank YAHWEH for His
so, whom He redeemed from the hand mercy, and His wonders to the sons of
of the foe; man.
3 and gathered them from the lands; 16 For He has broken the gates of
from east and from west; from north copper; and He cut bars of iron in two.
and from south. 17 Fools are afflicted from the way of
4 They wandered in the wilderness, their rebellion, and from their
iniquities;
18 their soul hates every food; and
they touch the gates of death;
1 Ps 106 is a brief history of how Israel
continually rebelled and forsook Yahweh,
19 and they cried to YAHWEH in
but also about His great mercy, love and their distress; He saved them from
patience to still work with them even in their straits;
their Diaspora due to His Holy name and 20 He sent His Word and healed
promise made to Abraham. There are well them; and delivered them from all
over 100 scriptures of Israel's redemption as their pitfalls.
a nation in the end time in the Old and New 21 Let them thank YAHWEH for
Testament and we are living in the days to His mercy, and His wonders to the
see Yahweh's great redemptive work in sons of man.
Israel being a nation again.
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22 And let them sacrifice the bowed down from coercion, evil and
sacrifices of thanksgiving, and recount grief.
His works with rejoicing. 40 He pours scorn on nobles, and
23 They who go down to the sea in causes them to wander in a desert;
ships, who work in the great waters; there is no path.
24 these see the works of 41 But He raises the poor up from
YAHWEH, and His wonders in the affliction, and He sets families like a
deep. flock.
25 For He speaks, and He raises 42 The upright shall see and be glad;
stormy wind, and makes its waves and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
high; 43 Whoever is wise and will observe
26 they go up to the heavens; they go these things, they shall discern the
down to the depths; their soul is mercies of YAHWEH.
melted because they are in evil;
27 they reel and stagger like a Psalm 108
drunken man, and all their wisdom is
swallowed up; 1 A Song. A Psalm of David.
28 and they cry to YAHWEH in O Elohim, my heart is fixed; I will
their distress, and from their straits sing; yea, I will sing songs even with
He brings them out. my glory.
29 He settles the storm to a whisper, 2 Awake, harp and lyre! I will awake
so that its waves are still; early;
30 and they are glad, because they 3 I will thank You, O YAHWEH,
are quiet; and He led them to their among the peoples; and I will sing to
desired haven. You among the nations.
31 Let them thank YAHWEH for 4 For Your mercy is great above the
His mercy, and His wonders to the heavens; and Your truth reaches to the
sons of mankind; clouds.
32 and exalt Him in the 5 Be lifted up, O Elohim, above the
congregation of the people; and praise heavens; and Your glory above all the
Him in the seat of the elders. earth;
33 He sets rivers to a wilderness, 6 O that Your beloved may be
and water springs to thirsty ground; delivered; save by Your right hand and
34 a fruitful land to a salty desert; answer me.
because of the wickedness of those 7 Elohim has spoken in His holiness;
who live in it. I will rejoice; I will portion out
35 He puts the wilderness into pools Shechem; and I will measure out the
of water; and dry land into water valley of Succoth.
springs; 8 Gilead is Mine; and Manasseh is
36 and He makes the hungry live Mine; and Ephraim is the refuge of My
there, and they may prepare a city of head; Judah is My lawgiver;
dwelling. 9 Moab is My washpot; I will throw
37 And they sow the fields, and plant My shoe out over Edom; I will shout in
vineyards, and make fruits of produce. triumph over Philistia.1
38 He also blesses them, so that they 10 Who will lead me into the
multiply greatly; and He does not
allow their cattle to diminish; 1 Verses 7-9- Compare Psalm 60:6-8 showing
39 but they are diminished and the supremacy of Israel compared to their
neighbors.
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fortified city? Who will lead me over 14 let the iniquity of his fathers be
Edom? remembered to YAHWEH; and let not
11 O Elohim, have You not cast us the sin of his mother be blotted out;
off? And, O Elohim, will You not go 15 let them be always before
out with our armies? YAHWEH, so that He may cut off the
12 Give help to us from distress; for memory of them from the earth;
the deliverance of man is vanity. 16 because he did not remember to
13 In Elohim we shall do mighty do mercy; and he persecuted the poor
things, for He shall trample ones and needy man, even to kill the broken
oppressing us. of heart.
17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came
Psalm 109 to him; he also had no pleasure in
blessing, and it was far from him.
1 To the chief musician, A Psalm of 18 And he put on cursing as his robe,
David. and it came like water in his inward
O Elohim of my praise, do not be parts, and like oil into his bones.
silent; 19 Let it be to him as a garment he
2 for the mouth of the wicked, and wraps in, and for a girdle that he
the deceitful mouth, are opened always girds on.
against me; they spoke against me 20 This is the reward of my foes
with a lying tongue. (Pr 6:16-19) from YAHWEH, and of those who
3 And they hemmed me in with speak evil against my soul.1
words of hating; and they fought 21 But You, O YAHWEH Adonai,
against me without a cause. (Ps 69:4) work with me for Your name's sake;
4 In return for my love, they are my deliver me because Your mercy is
enemies; but I am in prayer. good.
5 And they put on me evil for good, 22 For I am poor and needy, and my
and hating for my love. (Joh 7:7) heart is pierced within me.
6 Set a wicked man over him; and let 23 As a shadow when it stretches
an adversary stand at his right hand; out, I am gone; I am shaken off like
7 when he is judged, let him go out the locust.
wicked; and let his prayer become sin; 24 My knees stumble from fasting,
8 let his days be few; and let another and my flesh grows lean from fatness.
take his office; 25 And I have become a reproach to
9 his sons be orphans, and his wife a them; they looked at me; they shook
widow; their heads. (Math 27:39)
10 and let his sons always beg and 26 O YAHWEH my Elohim, save
wander, and seek food out of their me; save me according to Your mercy;
ruins; 27 and they will know that this is
11 let the moneylender lay a snare for Your hand; that You, O YAHWEH,
all that is his; and let strangers have done it.
plunder his labor; 28 They will curse, but You will
12 let there be none giving mercy to bless; they rise up and are ashamed;
him; nor any to have pity on his but Your servant will be glad.
orphans;
13 let his posterity be cut off; let 1 Verses 2-20 show that Yahweh although has
their name be blotted out in the great mercy for those who turn from their
following generation; evil, and repent will not acquit the guilty
who remain evil in their ways, Nah 1:3.
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29 Let those who accuse me be 5 YAHWEH at Your right hand

clothed with shame; and cover shatters kings in the day of His anger.3
themselves in their shame as with a 6 He shall judge among the nations;
robe. He shall fill with dead bodies; He shall
30 I will greatly thank YAHWEH shatter heads over much land.4
with my mouth; yea, I will praise Him 7 He shall drink out of the torrent on
in the midst of the multitude. the way; therefore, He shall lift up the
31 For He shall stand at the right head.
hand of the needy; to save from those
judging his soul. Psalm 111

Psalm 110 1 HalleluYah!5 I will thank

YAHWEH with all my heart; in the
1 A Psalm of David. council of the upright, and of the
A declaration of YAHWEH to my assembly.
Adonai: Sit at My right hand, until I 2 The works of YAHWEH are great,
place Your enemies as Your footstool.1 sought out by all those desiring them.
2 YAHWEH shall send the rod of 3 His work is honorable and
Your strength out of Zion to rule in the glorious; and His righteousness is
midst of Your enemies. standing forever.
3 Your people shall have willingness 4 He has made a memorial for His
in the day of Your might; in the wonders; YAHWEH is gracious and
majesties of holiness; from the womb full of pity.
of the dawn, to You is the dew of Your 5 He has given food to those who
youth. fear Him; He will always remember
4 YAHWEH has sworn and will not His covenant.
repent: You are a priest forever 6 He has shown to His people the
according to the order of power of His works, to give to them
Melchizedek.2 the inheritance of the nations.
7 The works of His hands are truth
1 The word for master in Hebrew is “Adon”. and judgment all His commandments
However, when it is pluralized and vowel are true,
pointed as “ADONAI” this only can be 8 standing firm forever and ever;
referring to Elohim and here the Messiah is
referred to by Adonai. It also shows that
there are two Elohim beings. One being
Yahweh the Father sitting on His throne in 3 Whereas in verse 1, the Messiah sitting at
heaven and Yahshua the Son sitting off to Yahweh's right hand is called Adonai, now
His right hand showing equality with the He is called Yahweh, showing Yahweh to be
Father (Phil 2:6). Math 26:64, Acts 2:33, a family name consisting of Yah Yahweh
Acts 7:55-56, Heb 1:3, 8:1, 10:10-13, 12:2, the Father (Ps 68:4) and Yahshua Yahweh
1 Pe 3:22, Ro 8:34. the Son (Acts 2:38).
2 The Levitical order was an added temporary 4 At Messiah's return there will be great war
measure to bridge the people from their sin and He will conquer all enemies, Zech
of the golden calf at Mount Sinai to the 14:1-5, 12, Is 66:24, Eze 39:11-21, Rev
appearing of Messiah and the Melchizedek 19:11-20.
order. See notes on Hebrews chapter 7 and 5 “Hallel” in Hebrew means praise and Yah is
also Galatians chapter 3. See also lesson 12 the personal name of Yahweh the Father (Ps
of the bible study course at 68:4). So Hallelu- Yah means to give Praise
www.coyhwh.com . to Yah Yahweh the Father.
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they are done in truth and 8 His heart is upheld; he shall not be
uprightness.1 afraid though he looks on his foes.
9 He sent redemption to His people; 9 He has scattered; he has given to
He has commanded His covenant the needy; his righteousness is
forever; holy and awesome is His standing forever; his horn shall be
name. lifted up with honor.
10 The fear of YAHWEH is the 10 The wicked shall see and be
beginning of wisdom; a good vexed; he shall gnash his teeth and
understanding to all those who are melt; the desire of the wicked shall
practicing them;2 His praise is perish.
standing forever! Psalm 113

Psalm 112 1 HalleluYah! Praise, O servants of

YAHWEH; praise the name of
1 HalleluYah! Blessed is the man YAHWEH.
who fears YAHWEH, delighting 2 Blessed is the name of YAHWEH
greatly in His commandments.3 from now on and forevermore.
2 His seed shall be mighty on the 3 From the rising of the sun to its
earth; the generation of the upright going, the name of YAHWEH is to be
shall be blessed; praised.4
3 wealth and riches are in his house; 4 YAHWEH is high above all
and his righteousness is standing nations; His glory above the heavens.
forever. 5 Who is like YAHWEH our Elohim,
4 Light rises in the darkness to the who sit on high to dwell;
upright; he is gracious and full of pity, 6 Who humbles Himself to consider
and of righteousness. all in the earth and the heavens!
5 Good is a man showing favor and 7 He raises up the poor from the
lending; he will measure his matters dust; He lifts the needy out of the
with justice. dunghill, (1Sam 2:8, Ps 35:10, 107:41)
6 For he shall not be shaken forever; 8 in order to make him sit with
the righteous shall be for a memorial nobles, with the nobles of his people.
forever. 9 He causes the barren to live in the
7 He shall not be afraid of evil news; house as the joyful mother of sons.
his heart is fixed, trusting in HalleluYah! (1Sam 2:5, 2Kgs 4:14-17)
YAHWEH.

1 YHWH's commandments are part of His

character and stand forever. 4 It is one of the most amazing enigmas in all
2 The fear of YHWH leads one to obedience the scriptures that the personal name of
and reverence to the name of YAHWEH YAHWEH, which is in scripture almost
and the keeping of His commandments. The 7,000 times and it is commanded to praise
prideful and rebellious will neither this name, glorify this name and honor this
recognize the name above every name name that almost every translator since the
“YAHWEH” nor keep His commandments, printing press has taken out the personal
as the third commandment requires us to name of YAHWEH and replaced it with the
give reverence to the family name of personal name of the Babylonian deity
YAHWEH. called “god”. Please see note on Ex 3:15
3 Ps 19:7-11 and Is 65:11.
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Psalm 114 YAHWEH; He is their help and their

shield.
1 When Israel came out of Egypt, the 11 Ones fearing YAHWEH, trust in
house of Jacob from a people of YAHWEH; He is their help and their
strange language; (Is 28:11, Zeph 3:9) shield.
2 Judah became His sanctuary, 12 YAHWEH remembers us; He will
Israel His kingdom. bless; He will bless the house of Israel;
3 The sea looked and fled; the He will bless the house of Aaron;
Jordan turned back; 13 He will bless those who fear
4 the mountains skipped like rams; YAHWEH, the small and the great.
the little hills like lambs! 14 YAHWEH will add on to you; on
5 What ails you, O sea, that you flee? you and on your sons.
O Jordan, that you turn back? 15 You are blessed to YAHWEH, He
6 O mountains, that you skip like who makes heavens and earth.
rams? O little hills, like lambs? 16 The heavens; the heavens belong
7 Tremble, O earth, from the face of to YAHWEH, but He has given the
the master, from the face of the earth to the sons of men. (Is 66:1, Gen
Elohim of Jacob; 1:26-27)
8 who turned the rock into a pool of 17 The dying do not praise
water, the flint into a fountain of YAHWEH, nor all those who go down
waters. into silence;1 (Eccl 9:5, Ps 88:10-12)
18 but we will bless YAHWEH, from
Psalm 115 now on and forever. HalleluYah!2

1 Not to us, O YAHWEH, not to us, Psalm 116

but to Your name give glory; on
account of Your mercy, on account of 1 I love YAHWEH because He hears
Your truth. my voice, my earnest prayers.
2 Why do the nations say, Where is 2 Because He has bowed His ear to
their Elohim now? me, I will also call in my days.
3 But our Elohim is in Heaven; He 3 The cords of death encompassed
has done all that He has pleased. me; and the pains of Sheol found me; I
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the find distress and sorrow; (Ps 18:4-5)
work of man's hands; 4 then I call on the name of
5 they have mouths, but they do not YAHWEH: O YAHWEH, I beseech
speak; they have eyes, but they do not You, deliver my soul! (Ps 18:6)
see; 5 YAHWEH is gracious and
6 they have ears, but they do not righteous; yea, our Elohim is merciful.
hear; they have a nose, but they do not 6 YAHWEH watches over the
smell; simple; I was low, but He saved me.
7 their hands do not feel; their feet 7 Return to your rest, O soul; for
do not walk; they do not mutter
through their throat.
8 The ones who make them are like 1 In scripture the dead are equated as sleeping
them, and everyone trusting in them. in the earth (1Thes 4:15, Acts 7:60). No
9 O Israel, trust in YAHWEH; He is where in scripture is it ever stated that the
their help and their shield. reward of the dead is heaven; heaven is
10 O house of Aaron, trust in Yahweh’s throne, Is 66:1.
2 Indicating hope in a resurrection.
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YAHWEH has dealt bountifully with YAHWEH; in your midst, O

you. Jerusalem. HalleluYah! (Luk 13:33)
8 For You have delivered my soul
from death, my eye from tears, my feet Psalm 117
from stumbling.
9 I will walk before the face of 1 Praise (Aleph/Tav) YAHWEH, all
YAHWEH in the lands of the living. nations; praise Him, all peoples;
(Ps 27:13) 2 for His mercy is mighty over us,
10 I believed; so I speak; I was and the truth of YAHWEH is forever.
greatly afflicted; HalleluYah!
11 I said in my alarm, Every man is a
liar. (Ro 3:4, Num 23:19) Psalm 118
12 What shall I return to YAHWEH
for His benefits to me? 1 Give thanks to YAHWEH, for He is
13 I will lift up the cup of (Y'shua*) good; because His mercy endures
salvation, and I will call on the name forever.
of YAHWEH.1 2 Let Israel say now that His mercy
14 I will pay my vows to YAHWEH endures forever.
now in the presence of all His people. 3 Let the house of Aaron say now
(Ps 22:25) that His mercy endures forever.
15 Precious in the eyes of YAHWEH 4 Let those who fear YAHWEH say
is the death of His saints. (Ps 72:14) now that His mercy endures forever.
16 O YAHWEH, truly I am Your 5 I called YAHWEH from the
servant now; I am Your servant, the distress;2 He answered me in the large
son of Your handmaid; You have place of YAHWEH.
loosed my bonds. (Is 42:1-4) 6 YAHWEH is for me; I will not
17 I will sacrifice to You the sacrifice fear; what can man do to me?
of thanks and will call on the name of 7 YAHWEH is for me among those
YAHWEH. who help me, and I shall look on those
18 I will pay my vows to YAHWEH who hate me.
now in the presence of all His people, 8 It is better to take refuge in
19 in the courts of the house of YAHWEH than to trust in man;
9 it is better to trust in YAHWEH
1 Ps 113-118 is called the “great hallel” or than to trust in nobles.
praise and is sung each Passover by Jews 10 All the nations surround me; but
for more than 2,000 yrs. Much of these surely I will destroy them in the name
verses are also messianic as here in Psalm of YAHWEH.
116. There were 4 wine cups that were 11 They surround me; yea, they
drunk on Passover. The first was the cup of surround me; I surely will cut them off
blessing when the meal started (Luk 22:17), in the name of YAHWEH.
then was the 2nd cup with the meal, then the 12 They surround me like bees; they
third cup was called the cup of Grace, this are quenched like the fire of thorns;
is the cup that represented Messiah's blood
(Luk 22:20) and then the fourth cup was
called the cup of salvation (Yahshua) that
only the Messiah could drink because it was 2 The Hebrew word here for distress is metsar
the cup of His martyrdom, which is and literally means a tight place. It is the
mentioned here. Also see Math 20:22, Joh same root as Mitzraim (Egypt) meaning
19:28:30. narrow.
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for surely I will cut them off in the to us. Tie the sacrifice with cords, to
name of YAHWEH. the horns of the altar. (Ps 40:6-8)
13 Pushing, you pushed me to fall; 28 You are my El, and I will thank
but YAHWEH helped me. You; My Elohim, I will exalt You!
14 YAHWEH is my strength and my 29 O give thanks to YAHWEH, for
song; and He is to me Y’shua*. He is good; for His mercy endures
15 The voice of rejoicing and forever.
shouting and Y’shua* in the tents of
the righteous; YAHWEH ‘s right hand Psalm 119
works mightily.
16 The right hand of YAHWEH is ALEPH:3
exalted; the right hand of YAHWEH 1 Blessed are the upright in the way,
acts mightily. who walk in the Torah of YAHWEH.
17 I shall not die, but I shall live and 2 Blessed are those keeping His
declare the works of Yah.1 Testimonies, who seek Him with the
18 Surely, Yah has chastened me, but whole heart. (Ps 1:1-2)
He has not given me to death. 3 They also do not work evil; they
19 Open the gates of righteousness walk in His way.
to me, I will enter into them; I will 4 You have commanded to carefully
thank YAHWEH. keep Your Precepts.
20 This is the gate of YAHWEH, the 5 O that my ways were fixed to keep
righteous shall enter into it. Your Statutes!
21 I will thank You, for You 6 Then I shall not be ashamed, when
answered me, and You are to me I look to all Your Commandments.
Y’shua*. 7 I will thank You with integrity of
22 The Stone which the builders heart, in my learning the judgments of
rejected has become the Head of the Your righteousness.
Corner. (Math 21:42) 8 I will keep Your Statutes; do not
23 This is from YAHWEH, it is forsake me utterly.
marvelous in our eyes.2
24 This is the day YAHWEH has BETH:
made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 9 By what shall a young man purify
25 O YAHWEH, I beg You, save his path? To keep it according to Your
now; I beg You, O YAHWEH, cause us Word.
to prosper now. 10 I have sought You with my whole
26 Blessed is he who comes in the
name of YAHWEH; we blessed you
from the house of YAHWEH. (Math 3 This beautiful psalm which is written about
21:9) the Torah is in the Hebrew alphabetical
27 El YAHWEH, and He gives light order in which each stanza is represented by
8 verses in which each verse starts with the
same letter. The psalm is meant to show
1 Ps 16:10-11- Showing power of the how all inclusive the Torah is for righteous
resurrection and every believers hope instruction on living, however man is not
through Messiah. righteous (Ro 7:7, 12-14) and that is why
2 It was the will of Yahweh that He would Messiah had to come to pay the penalty for
send His only Son down to earth from the sins of breaking Yahweh's Torah. The
heaven to pay the penalty of the sins of man Torah stands forever and is the very
(Joh 3:16). character of YHWH, Ps 11:7-11.
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heart; do not let me wander from Your lying, and give me grace with Your
Commandments. Torah.
11 I have hidden Your Word in my 30 I have chosen the way of truth; I
heart, that I might not sin against You. have held Your judgments level;
12 Blessed are you, O YAHWEH; 31 I have clung to Your Testimonies;
teach me Your Statutes. O YAHWEH, do not shame me.
13 I have declared all the judgments 32 I will run the way of Your
of Your mouth with my lips; Commandments, for You shall enlarge
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your my heart.
Testimonies as over all riches.
15 I will meditate in Your Precepts HEY:
and I will regard Your paths. 33 O YAHWEH, teach me the way
16 I will delight myself in Your of Your Statutes, and I will keep it to
Statutes. I will not forget Your Word. the end.
34 Make me understand and I will
GIMEL: keep Your Torah, and observe it with
17 Deal bountifully with Your the whole heart.
servant that I may live, and I will keep 35 Make me walk in the way of Your
Your Word. Commandments, for in it I delight.
18 Open my eyes and I will see 36 Bow my heart to Your
wonderful things from Your Torah. Testimonies, and not to unjust gain.
19 I am a sojourner in the earth; hide 37 Turn my eyes from seeing vanity;
not Your Commandments from me. in Your way give me life.
20 My soul is crushed for the 38 Make Your Word sure to Your
longing to Your judgments in every servant, who is devoted to Your fear.
season. 39 Turn away my shame which I
21 You have rebuked the proud, the fear; for Your judgments are good.
cursed ones who wander from Your 40 Behold, I have longed for Your
Commandments.(Pr 28:9, Math 7:23) Precepts; grant to me life in Your
22 Roll from me reproach and scorn; righteousness.
for I have kept Your Testimonies.
23 Princes also sat, speaking against VAV:
me; but Your servant meditates on 41 By Your Word, according to Your
Your laws. salvation, let Your mercies come to
24 Your Testimonies also are my me, O YAHWEH.
delight and are men of my counsel. 42 And I will answer the one
reproving me a word; for I trust in
DALETH: Your Word.
25 My soul clings to the dust; give 43 And do not take the Word of
me life according to Your Word. Truth completely out of my mouth; for
26 I have declared my ways, and You I have hoped in Your judgments.
answered me; teach me Your Statutes. 44 And I shall keep Your Torah
27 Make me understand the way of continually, forever and ever.
Your Precepts, and I will meditate on 45 And I will walk in the wilderness,
Your wonders. for I seek Your Commandments.
28 My soul drops with grief; Lift me 46 And I will speak of Your
up according to Your Word. Testimonies before kings, and will not
29 Remove from me the way of be ashamed.

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47 And I will delight myself in Your give thanks to You because of Your
Commandments, which I have loved. righteous judgments.
48 And I will lift up my hands to 63 I am a companion of all who fear
Your Commandments that I love; and You; yea, of those who keep Your
I will meditate on Your Statutes.1 Precepts.
64 O YAHWEH, Your mercy fills
ZAYIN: the earth; teach me Your Statutes.2
49 Remember the Word to Your
servant, on which You made me hope. TETH:
50 This is my comfort in my 65 You have done good with Your
affliction; for Your Word has given me servant, O YAHWEH, by Your Word.
life. 66 Teach me good judgment and
51 The proud have scorned me knowledge, for I have believed Your
utterly; I have not veered from Your Commandments.
Torah. 67 Before I was afflicted I went
52 I remembered Your judgments astray; but now I have kept Your
from of old, O YAHWEH, and I take Word.
comfort. 68 You are good and do good; teach
53 Hot zeal has seized me because of me Your Statutes.
the wicked forsaking Your Torah. 69 The proud have forged a lie
54 Your Statutes have been my songs against me; I will keep Your Precepts
in the house of my pilgrimages. with all my heart.
55 O YAHWEH, I have remembered 70 Their heart is like fat, without
Your name in the night and have kept feeling; I delight in Your Torah.
Your Torah. 71 It is good for me that I was
56 This was done to me, because I afflicted, to learn Your Statutes.
kept Your Commandments. 72 The Law of Your mouth is better
to me than thousands of gold and
CHETH: silver.
57 YAHWEH is my portion; I have
said to keep Your Words. YOD:
58 I entreated Your face with all my 73 Your hands made me and fixed
heart; be merciful to me according to me; give me understanding that I may
Your Word. learn Your Commandments.
59 I thought on my ways and turned 74 The ones fearing You will see me
my feet to Your Testimonies. and rejoice; for I hoped in Your Word.
60 I hurried and delayed not to keep 75 I know, O YAHWEH, Your
Your Commandments. judgments are right; and in
61 The cords of the wicked encircle faithfulness You afflicted me.
me; I have not forgotten Your Torah. 76 Please let Your mercy be for my
62 At halves of the night I will rise to comfort, according to Your Word to
Your servant.
1 Verses 41-48- It is unimaginable that
someone can read this psalm and ever think 2 The statutes and judgments of the Torah are
that Yahweh's perfect eternal law of love meant to teach mankind how to love and
would be abolished. It is wicked, sinful men serve YHWH and his fellow man. When the
who teach such heresy and the end result is Torah is removed mankind will follow his
a sinful nation that will lose salvation ( 1Joh own human heart, which is wicked and evil
3:4, Ro 6:23) (Jer 17:9).
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77 Let Your mercies come to me that delight, then I had perished in my

I may live; for Your Torah is my grief.
delight. 93 I will never forget Your Precepts;
78 Let the proud be ashamed, for for with them You gave me life.
with lies they perverted me; I will 94 I am Yours save me; for I have
meditate on Your Precepts.1 sought Your Precepts.
79 Let those fearing You turn to me, 95 The wicked waited for me, to
and knowers of Your Testimonies. destroy me; I will consider Your
80 Let my heart be blameless in Testimonies.
Your Statutes, that I may not be 96 I have seen an end to all
ashamed. perfection; Your commandment is
exceedingly broad.2
KAPH:
81 My soul is being consumed for MEM:
Your salvation; I hope in Your Word. 97 Oh how I love Your Torah! It is
82 My eyes faint for Your Word, my meditation all the day.
saying, When will You comfort me? 98 You make me wiser than my
83 For I am like a wineskin in the enemies by Your Commandments; for
smoke; I do not forget Your Statutes. they are forever mine.
84 As what are the days of Your 99 I have more understanding than
servant? When will You execute all my teachers; for Your Testimonies
judgment on my persecutors? are a meditation to me.
85 The proud have dug pits for me 100 I understand more than the
which are not according to Your ancients, for I keep Your Precepts.
Torah. (Jer 18:20, 22) 101 I have kept my feet from every
86 All Your Commandments are evil way, to keep Your Word.
faithful; they persecute me with lying;
help me! 102 I turned not from Your
87 In a little while they had almost judgments; for You have taught me.
finished me on earth; but I did not 103 How sweet are Your Words to
forsake Your Precepts. my palate! More than honey to my
88 Give me life according to Your mouth!
mercy, and I will keep the Testimonies 104 By Your Precepts I know; so
of Your mouth. then I hate every false way.3

LAMED: NUN:
89 Your Word is settled in Heaven 105 Your Word is a lamp to my feet
forever, O YAHWEH. and a light to my path.4
90 Your faithfulness endures to
generation and generation; You
founded the earth, and it stands. 2 The Torah has all the answers of wisdom
91 They stand by Your judgments to for wise counsel to any problem in life.
this day, for all are Your servants. 3 Verses 97-104 show how keeping YHWH's
92 Unless Your Torah was my Torah will make one spiritually wise and
protect him from many evils in Satan's
world.
1 It is pride that stops lawless preachers today 4 Just as a lighted runway will give direction
from repenting of their sin and turning back in the dark of night, the Torah of YHWH if
to YHWH's perfect Torah. followed will lead one to any answer in life.
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106 I have sworn and I rise to it, to Your fear; and I have feared Your
keep Your righteous judgments. judgments.
107 I am greatly afflicted; O
YAHWEH, give me life according to AYIN:
Your Word. 121 I have done judgment and
108 Please, O YAHWEH, accept the righteousness; leave me not to those
free offering of my mouth, and teach who oppress me.
me Your judgments. 122 Be surety for Your servant for
109 My life is in my hand good; let not the proud oppress me.
continually, yet I do not forget Your 123 My eyes faint for Your Y'shua*,
Torah. and for the Word of Your
110 The wicked have laid a snare for righteousness.
me; yet I do not wander from Your 124 Deal with Your servant by Your
Precepts. mercy; and teach me Your Statutes.
111 I have inherited Your 125 I am Your servant; make me
Testimonies forever; for they are the consider, and I will know Your
rejoicing of my heart. Testimonies.
112 I have bowed my heart to do 126 It is time for YAHWEH to work;
Your Statutes always to the end. they have broken Your Torah.3
127 Therefore, I have loved Your
SAMECH: Commandments, more than gold, even
113 I hate the halfhearted; but I love fine gold.
Your Torah.1 128 Therefore, I count wholly right
114 You are my covert and my all the Precepts; I have hated every
shield; I hope in Your Word. false way.4
115 Depart from me, O evildoers, for
I will keep my Elohim's Command- PAY:
ments.2 129 Your Testimonies are wonderful;
116 Uphold me by Your Word, that I so my soul keeps them.
may live; and let me not be ashamed of 130 The entering of Your Word gives
my hope. light, giving instruction to the simple.
117 Hold me up and I will be saved; 131 I opened my mouth and panted;
and I will always look to Your Statutes. for I longed for Your Commandments.
118 You have trampled all who go 132 Turn to me and give me your
astray from Your Statutes, for their grace, as is the way to those who love
deceit is falsehood. Your name.
119 As dross You have made all the 133 Fix my steps in Your Word; and
wicked of the earth to cease; so I love let no evil rule over me.
Your Testimonies. 134 Redeem me from the oppression
120 My flesh has shivered because of of man; and I will keep Your Precepts.

1 Neutrality is of the devil, Yahweh's way is a 3 Yahweh will repay all those who have
clear path of right and wrong and the true rebelliously disobeyed Him in the judgment
believer should always take a stand against day (Num 14:31, Is 24:1-6, Rev 20:11-15).
evil based on the word of the Torah. 4 Due to the coming judgment, the psalmist
2 This is a phrase that any true believer loves the Torah of Yahweh because
should tell any teacher trying to say the obedience to it leads to eternal life, Deut
Torah is done away with. 10:12-13.
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135 Make Your face shine on Your 147 I go before the dawn of day and
servant, and teach me Your Statutes. cry; I hope in Your Word.
136 Rivers of waters run down my 148 My eyes go before the night
eyes, for they do not keep Your Torah.1 watches, to meditate on Your Word.
149 Hear my voice by Your mercy, O
TZADDI: YAHWEH; give me life by Your
137 O YAHWEH, You are righteous, judgment.
and Your judgments upright. 150 The pursuers of mischief draw
138 You have enjoined Your near; they are far from Your Torah.
Testimonies as righteous and very 151 You are near, O YAHWEH, and
faithful. all Your Commandments are truth.
139 My zeal has eaten me up, for my 152 Of old I have known from Your
enemies have forgotten Your Word. Testimonies, for You have founded
140 Your Word is pure and Your them forever.
servant loves it.
141 I am small and despised; I do RESH:
not forget Your Precepts. 153 Look on my affliction and
deliver me; for I do not forget Your
142 Your righteousness is forever, Torah.
and Your Torah is truth. 154 Contend for my cause and
143 Distress and anguish have found redeem me; give me life according to
me; Your Commandments are my Your Word.
delight. 155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
144 The righteousness of Your for they do not seek Your Statutes.2
Testimonies is everlasting; make me 156 O YAHWEH, Your tender
understand and I will live. mercies are great; give me life
according to Your judgments.
QOPH: 157 My persecutors and enemies are
145 I cried with my whole heart; O many; I do not turn from Your
YAHWEH, answer me; I will keep Testimonies.
Your Statutes. 158 I saw the traitors and was
146 I cried to You; save me, and I grieved, because they did not keep
will keep Your Testimonies. Your Word.3
159 See how I love Your Precepts, O
YAHWEH; give me life according to
1 The psalmist is saddened at the penalties Your mercy.
being brought due to the people breaking 160 The sum of Your Word is true;
the Torah. If you just think for one moment every one of Your righteous judgments
how different the world would be if all endures forever.
people even kept one commandment, such
as “do not steal”. There would be no locks
on doors, their would be no robberies of
homes or children kidnapped. There would 2 Sin is the transgression of the Torah (I Joh
be no one stealing the spouse of another 3:4). If one does not recognize the Torah,
person. Does this sound like freedom or then how will they recognize that they are a
bondage? Shame on any false teacher who sinner in need of salvation?
has ever said that Yahweh's Torah is 3 Those who purposely break the Torah and
irrelevant and done away with. They are teach men to do so are called traitors and
false teachers and liars and there is no truth will not be in the kingdom of YHWH. See
in them (Is 8:20). note on Math 5:19.
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SHIN: 176 I have gone astray like a lost

161 Princes have persecuted me sheep; seek for Your servant; for I do
without cause; but my heart has feared not forget Your Commandments.
at Your Word.
162 I rejoice at Your Word, as one Psalm 120
who finds great spoil.
163 I hate and despise lying; but I 1 A Song of Ascents.
love Your Torah. In my distress I cried to YAHWEH,
164 I praise You seven times a day and He answered me.
because of Your righteous judgments. 2 O YAHWEH, deliver my soul from
165 Great peace is to those who love lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.
Your Torah, and there is no stumbling 3 What shall be given to you, or what
block to them.1 shall one add to you, O deceitful
166 O YAHWEH, I have hoped for tongue? (Ps 31:18)
Your salvation (Y’shua*), and have 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty with
done Your Precepts. coals of broom!
167 My soul has kept Your 5 Woe is me that I sojourned in
Testimonies, and I love them very Meshech; I dwell with the tents of
much. Kedar!
168 I have kept Your 6 My soul has long dwelt to itself,
Commandments and Your with him who hates peace.
Testimonies, for all my ways are 7 I am for peace; but when I speak,
before You. they are for war.

TAV: Psalm 121

169 Let my cry come near You, O
YAHWEH; give me wisdom according 1 A Song of Ascents.
to Your Word. I will lift up my eyes to the hills; from
170 Let my prayer come before You; where shall my help come?
deliver me according to Your Word. 2 My help comes from YAHWEH,
171 My lips shall pour forth praise the Maker of the heavens and the
when You have taught me Your earth.
Statutes. 3 He will not give your foot to slip;
172 My tongue shall answer Your He who keeps you will not slumber.
Word, for all Your Commandments 4 Behold, He who keeps Israel will
are righteousness.2 not slumber nor sleep.
173 Let Your hand help me; for I 5 YAHWEH is the One keeping you;
have chosen Your Precepts. YAHWEH is your shade on your right
174 I have longed for Your salvation hand.
(Y’shua*), O YAHWEH; and Your 6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
Torah is my delight. nor the moon by night;
175 Let my soul live and it will praise 7 YAHWEH shall keep you from all
You; and let Your judgments help me. evil; He shall keep your soul.
8 YAHWEH shall keep your going
1 To those who truly love the Torah they will out, and your coming in, from now on
not be offended very easily, except by
and till forever.
injustice and sin.
2 Righteous living before Yahweh is to keep
His commandments.
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Psalm 122 mistress; so our eyes wait on

YAHWEH our Elohim, until He
1 A Song of Ascents; of David. shows us His grace.
I was glad when they said to me, Let 3 Give us your grace, O YAHWEH;
us go into the house of YAHWEH. Give us your grace! For we are
2 Our feet shall stand within your exceedingly filled with scorn.
gates, O Jerusalem. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled for
3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is itself with the contempt of those who
joined to itself, together.1 are at ease, the scorn of the proud.
4 There the tribes go up, the tribes of
Yah; to the testimony of Israel; to give Psalm 124
thanks to the name of YAHWEH.2
5 For the thrones of judgment were 1 A Song of Ascents, of David.
established there, the thrones of the Except that it was YAHWEH who
house of David. was for us, O may Israel say;
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; 2 except that it was YAHWEH who
those who love you shall prosper.3 was for us when men rose up against
7 Peace be within your walls; us,
prosperity in your towers. 3 then they would have swallowed us
8 Because of my brothers and my alive, when their anger glowed against
companions, I will now say, Peace be us.
in you. 4 Then the waters would have flowed
9 Because of the house of over us; the torrent would have
YAHWEH, our Elohim, I will seek covered our soul;
your good. 5 then the raging waters would have
passed over our soul.
Psalm 123 6 Blessed be YAHWEH, who did not
give us as a prey to their teeth.
1 A Song of Ascents. 7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out
I will lift up my eyes on You, O of the fowlers' snare; the snare is
Dweller in Heaven. broken, and we have escaped.
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look 8 Our help is in the name of
to the hand of their masters; as the YAHWEH, the Maker of the heavens
eyes of a maiden to the hand of her and earth.

Psalm 125
1 Jerusalem is made up of two hills. One is
called the Akra where the city of David lies
and the other is the Ophel in which the 1 A Song of Ascents.
sanctuary was built. Solomon connected They who trust in YAHWEH shall be
these two hills by filling up the gap between like Mount Zion; it is not shaken; it
them called Millo (1Kgs 11:27), therefore remains forever.
connecting Jerusalem to be one Plateau 2 The mountains are all around
consisting of the Akra and Ophel. Jerusalem; and YAHWEH is all
2 All 12 tribes of Israel were commanded to
go up to Jerusalem 3 times in the year at
Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot, Deut 16:16,
Is 33:20.
3 Jerusalem comes from the Hebrew word for
peace, “shalom”.
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around His people, from this time and 2 It is in vain for you to rise early, sit
forever.1 up late, to eat the bread of toils; for so
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall He gives His beloved sleep.
not rest on the lot of the righteous; 3 Behold! Children are the
that the righteous not put forth their inheritance of YAHWEH; the fruit of
hands to evil. the womb is His reward.
4 Do good, O YAHWEH, to the 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty
good, and to the upright in their heart. man, so are the sons of the young.
5 And those who turn aside to their 5 Blessed is the man who has filled
devious ways, YAHWEH shall lead his quiver with them; they shall not be
them forth with doers of evil. Peace be ashamed, for they shall speak with
upon Israel. their enemies in the gate.

Psalm 126 Psalm 128

1 A Song of Ascents. 1 A Song of Ascents.

When YAHWEH turned back the Blessed is everyone who fears
captivity of Zion, we were like those YAHWEH, who walks in His ways.
who dream. 2 For you shall surely eat the labor of
2 Then our mouth was full of your hands; you shall be happy, and all
laughter, and our tongue with joyful is good to you.
shouting; then they said among the 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful
nations, YAHWEH will work great vine by the sides of your house; your
things with these. sons shall be like olive plants around
3 YAHWEH did great things to work your table.2
with us; we are glad. 4 Behold! So shall the man be
4 Turn again our captivity, O blessed who fears YAHWEH.
YAHWEH, like the south streams. 5 YAHWEH shall bless you out of
5 Those who sow in tears shall reap Zion; and you shall see the good of
with joyful shouting. ( Ps 30:5) Jerusalem all the days of your life.
6 Surely he who walks and weeps, 6 Yes, you shall see the sons of your
bearing a bag of seed, shall come again sons.3 Peace be upon Israel!
with joyful shouting, bearing his
sheaves. (Gal 6:9)
2 A beautiful metaphoric analogy of blessing
to those who fear YHWH, he will have a
Psalm 127 wife who will be like a vine bearing much
fruit and being home by her house,
compared to the wayward woman who is
1 A Song of Ascents, for Solomon. never guarding her home and children.
If YAHWEH does not build the Then, his children will be like olive plants,
house, they who build it labor in vain; which are the most productive fruit as it
if YAHWEH does not keep the city, gives food for eating, wood for burning and
the one keeping it stays awake in vain. oil for medicinal purposes and also for
light. Both grape vines and olive trees had
1 Verses 1-2- Jerusalem is the eternal capital very long life spans and produced the oil
and headquarters of Yahweh where He and wine that symbolized long life and
dwells and where His kingdom will be happiness around the home.
forever, 2 Chron 12:13, Is 33:20, Mic 4:2, 3 Just as the longevity of the grape vine and
Math 5:35, Ps 48:1-2, Ps 132:12-13, Ps olive tree, the man who fears YHWH will
135:21. also have long life and prosperity.
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with YAHWEH is mercy, and with

Psalm 129 Him is abundant redemption;
8 and He shall redeem Israel from all
1 A Song of Ascents. his iniquities.
Many times they have distressed me
from my youth, let Israel now say; Psalm 131
2 they have distressed me from my
youth many times, yet they have not 1 A Song of Ascents. Of David.
prevailed over me. O YAHWEH, my heart is not proud,
3 The plowers plowed on my back; nor have my eyes been lofty; nor have
they made their furrows long. I walked in great things, nor in things
4 YAHWEH is righteous; He cuts too wondrous for me.
the cords of the wicked. 2 Surely I have set myself and have
5 Let them be ashamed and turned quieted my soul, like one weaned by
back, all those who hate Zion; its mother; my soul on me is like one
6 let them be like the grass on the weaned.
rooftops, which dries up before it 3 Let Israel hope in YAHWEH, from
draws out; now and till forever.
7 with which the reaper does not fill
his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his Psalm 132
bosom.
8 And those who pass by have never 1 A Song of Ascents.
said, The blessing of YAHWEH be on O YAHWEH, remember David with
you; we bless you in the name of all his afflictions;
YAHWEH.1 2 how he swore to YAHWEH; he
vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,
Psalm 130 3 If I will go into the tent of my
house, if I go up on the couch of my
1 A Song of Ascents. bed,
Out of the depths I have called You, 4 if I give sleep to my eyes, slumber
O YAHWEH. to my eyelids,
2 YAHWEH, hear my voice, and let 5 until I search out a place for
Your ears attend to the voice of my YAHWEH, dwellings for the Mighty
prayers. One of Jacob.
3 If You will keep iniquities, O Yah, 6 Lo, we have heard of it at
who shall stand? Ephratah; we found it in the fields of
4 But forgiveness is with You that the forest;
You may be feared. 7 we will enter into His tabernacles;
5 I wait for YAHWEH; my soul we will worship at His footstool.
waits, and I hope for His Word. 8 Arise, O YAHWEH, into Your rest;
6 My soul waits for YAHWEH more You, and the ark of Your strength.
than those watching for the morning. 9 Let Your priests be clothed with
7 Let Israel hope to YAHWEH, for righteousness, and let Your saints
shout for joy.
10 For Your servant David's sake do
1 What a great honor and blessing to be
not turn away the face of Your
blessed in the name of “Yahweh”.
anointed.
Something that the wicked will never see
the blessing of. 11 YAHWEH has sworn to David in
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truth; He will not turn from it; I will Psalm 134

set one of the fruit of your body on the
throne for you. 1 A Song of Ascents.
12 If your sons will keep My Behold, bless YAHWEH, all servants
covenant and My testimonies which I of YAHWEH; who stand in the house
will teach them, their sons shall also of YAHWEH at night.
sit on the throne for You forever. 2 Lift up your hands in the holy
13 YAHWEH has chosen Zion; He place, and bless YAHWEH.
has desired it for His dwelling-place. 3 May YAHWEH bless you out of
14 This is My rest till forever; I will Zion, He who made the heavens and
dwell here; I have desired it.1 earth.
15 Surely, I will bless her poor with
provisions; I will satisfy her poor with Psalm 135
food.
16 And I will clothe her priests; 1 HalleluYah! Praise the name of
Y’shua* and her saints shall surely
YAHWEH; give praise, servants of
shout.2 (Rev 19:7-9)
YAHWEH;
17 I will make the horn of David to
2 those who stand in the house of
sprout; I have arranged a lamp for My
YAHWEH in the courts of the house
Messiah.
18 I will clothe his enemies with of our Elohim;
shame, but His crown shall flourish 3 praise YAHWEH! For YAHWEH
upon him. is good! Sing praises to His name, for
it is delightful.
Psalm 133 4 For Yah has chosen Jacob to
Himself, Israel for His special
treasure.
1 A Song of Ascents. Of David.
5 For I know that YAHWEH is
Behold! How good and how pleasant
great, and our Adonai is above all
it is, for brethren living together, even
Elohim.
in unity.
2 It is like the precious oil on the
head that ran down on the beard, 3 Verses 1-3- In a prideful, selfish world how
Aaron's beard, going down to the wonderful it is for true brethren with
mouth of his garments; (Lev 8:12) YHWH's Ruach H'Chodesh (Holy Spirit) to
3 like the dew of Hermon coming surrender themselves to Yahweh and submit
down on the mountains of Zion; for to each other in harmony and unity of each
there YAHWEH commanded the others spiritual gifts. This is true judicial
blessing: life forevermore.3 order. Verse 2- It is like the anointing oil of
YHWH that ran down the head to the beard
and priestly garments of Aaron. This
signifies that his whole body was blessed as
the whole body of Messiah is blessed when
1 Jerusalem is the eternal capital and they submit to Yahweh's judicial order and
headquarters of YAHWEH. Ps 125:1-2, Ps receive His blessing.
48:1-2, Ps 122:1-2, Mic 4:2, Jer 3:17, 2 Verse 3- Mount Hermon at the Northern
Chron 12:13, and Is 33:20. border of Israel is an almost 10,000 ft
2 Those who are fruitfirsts to Yahweh and mountain that is like a sponge and soaks
Yahshua will reign with Him during the rain water and snow all winter and then, the
millennium as kings and priests under His water drains into 3 tributaries that make up
rule (Rev 14:4, Rev 5:10, Rev 20:4-6). the water, flowing into the Jordan River.
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6 Every thing which YAHWEH was house of Levi; you who fear
pleased to do, He did, in the heavens YAHWEH, bless (Aleph/Tav)
and in the earth, and in the seas and YAHWEH.
all deep places. 21 Blessed be YAHWEH out of Zion,
7 He causes the mists to rise from He who dwells at Jerusalem.
the end of the earth; He makes HalleluYah!
lightnings for the rain; He brings the
wind out of His storehouses; Psalm 136
8 He who struck the first-born of
Egypt, from man to animal; 1 O give thanks to YAHWEH, for He
9 who sent signs and wonders into is good; for His mercy endures forever.
your midst, O Egypt, on Pharaoh and 2 O give thanks to the Elohim of The
on all his servants; Elohim; for His mercy endures
10 who struck great nations, and forever.
killed mighty kings; 3 O give thanks to the Master of
11 Sihon, king Of the Amorites, and Masters; for His mercy endures
Og, king of Bashan, and all the forever;
kingdoms of Canaan. 4 All great wonders come from Him;
12 And He gave their land as an for His mercy endures forever;
inheritance, an inheritance to His 5 to Him who by wisdom made the
people Israel. heavens; for His mercy endures
13 O YAHWEH, Your name endures forever;
forever; O YAHWEH, Your memorial 6 to Him who spread the earth on
is from generation to generation.1 (Ex the waters; for His mercy endures
3:15) forever;
14 For YAHWEH will judge His 7 to Him who made great lights; for
people; and He will have pity on His His mercy endures forever;
servants. 8 the sun to rule by day; for His
15 The idols of the nations are silver mercy endures forever;
and gold, the work of men's hands; 9 the moon and the stars to rule by
16 they have mouths, but they say night; for His mercy endures forever;
nothing; they have eyes, but they see 10 to Him who struck Egypt in her
nothing; first-born; for His mercy endures
17 they have ears, but they hear forever;
nothing; yea, there is no breath in 11 and brought Israel out from
their mouths.
18 Those who make them are like
them, everyone who is trusting in
2 Verses 16-18- This is not just speaking of
false idols of deities, but anything such as a
them.2
car, a home or even a job or person that
19 Bless (Aleph/Tav)3 YAHWEH, O someone puts above Elohim or gives undue
house of Israel; bless (Aleph/Tav) reverence toward, is an idol.
YAHWEH, O house of Aaron; 3 Aleph/Tav is the first and last letters in the
20 Bless (Aleph/Tav) YAHWEH, O Hebrew alphabet and in a grammatical
sense in Hebrew they are not translatable
1 Verses 1-13- Gives us direct command to but point toward the direct object of the
praise the name of YAHWEH. It is sentence. However, in this translation we
forbidden in scripture to praise any other have left them in place because in a
name but Yahweh and Yahshua (Ex 22:20, spiritual sense they also point to the Savior
23:13). of Israel, Rev 22:13.
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among them; for His mercy endures 3 For there our captors asked us the
forever; words of a song; yea, our plunderers
12 with a strong hand and a asked joy, saying, Sing to us a song of
stretched out arm; for His mercy Zion.
endures forever; 4 How shall we sing the song of
13 to Him who divided the Sea of YAHWEH on a foreign soil?
Reeds into parts; for His mercy 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my
endures forever; right hand forget;
14 and made Israel pass through the 6 let my tongue cleave to my palate,
middle of it; for His mercy endures if I do not remember you, if I do not
forever; bring up Jerusalem above the head of
15 but shook Pharaoh and his army my joy.1
off in the Red Sea; for His mercy 7 O YAHWEH, remember for the
endures forever; sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem;
16 to Him who led His people in the who said, Make it bare! Make it bare
wilderness; for His mercy endures even to its foundation!
forever; 8 O daughter of Babylon, O
17 to Him who struck great kings; for destroyed one! Blessed is he who shall
His mercy endures forever; repay to you your recompense which
18 and killed majestic kings; for His you dealt to us.
mercy endures forever; 9 Blessed is he who seizes your little
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites; for ones and dashes them against the
His mercy endures forever; stone!2
20 and Og, the king of Bashan; for
His mercy endures forever; Psalm 138
21 and gave their land for an
inheritance; for His mercy endures 1 A Psalm of David.
forever; I will thank You with my whole
22 an inheritance to His servant heart; I will sing praise to You before
Israel; for His mercy endures forever; the Elohim;
23 who remembered us in our low 2 I will worship toward Your holy
estate; for His mercy endures forever; sanctuary, and give thanks to Your
24 and has rescued us from our
enemies; for His mercy endures 1 Verses 1-6- This is a very poetic psalm
forever; describing the agony of the people being
25 who gives food to all flesh; for His away from Jerusalem, the very place that is
mercy endures forever. YAHWEH's eternal headquarters and where
26 O give thanks to the Elohim of He dwells (1Kgs 14:21, Ps 135:21). Today
Heaven; for His mercy endures in western society the special relationship
forever. that Jerusalem has to the true believer has
all but been forgotten and this psalm should
be read every feast by those in Diaspora
Psalm 137
with tears for the returning to Yahweh's
eternal capital and dwelling place.
1 There by the rivers of Babylon we 2 Verses 8-9 is a prayer of cursing of Babylon
sat down; also we wept when we for destroying YHWH's heritage. Today in
remembered Zion. modern Babylon (USA) Yahweh's people
2 We hung our lyres on the willows are being spiritually destroyed, (Jer 50:28)
in its midst. and this will bring the destruction of end
time Babylon.
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name for Your mercy, and for Your 9 If I take the wings of the morning,
truth; for You have magnified Your dwelling in the uttermost part of the
Word above all Your name. sea,
3 You answered me in the day that I 10 even there Your hand shall lead
called out; You made me bold in my me; and Your right hand shall seize
soul with strength. me.
4 All the kings of the earth shall 11 If I say: Surely the darkness shall
thank You, O YAHWEH, because they cover me; even the night shall be light
have heard the Words of Your mouth. around me.
5 Yes, they shall sing in the ways of 12 Even the darkness will not be
YAHWEH; for the glory of YAHWEH dark from You, but the night shines as
is great. the day; as is the darkness, so is the
6 Though YAHWEH is exalted, yet light.
He looks upon the lowly; but the 13 For You have possessed my
proud He knows from afar. inward parts; You wove me in the
7 If I walk in the midst of distress, womb of my mother.
You give me life; You send out Your 14 I will thank You, for with fearful
hand against the wrath of my enemies, things I am wonderful; Your works are
and Your right hand delivers me. marvelous, and my soul knows it very
8 YAHWEH will perfect His work in well.
me; O YAHWEH, Your mercy endures 15 My bones were not hidden from
forever; You will not forsake the works You when I was made in secret; when I
of Your hands. was woven in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw me as an embryo;
Psalm 139 and in Your book all my members
were written the days they were
1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of formed, and not one was yet among
David. them.1
O YAHWEH, You have searched me 17 And how precious are Your
and known me. thoughts to me, O El! How great is the
2 You know my sitting down, and my sum of them!
rising up; You understand my thought 18 If I should count them, they are
from afar off. more than the sand; when I awake I
3 You sift my path and my lying am still with You.
down, and are acquainted with all my 19 Surely You will slay the wicked, O
ways. Elohim; and men of blood will turn
4 For not a word is on my tongue, away from me.
20 Who will maliciously speak
but, lo, O YAHWEH, You know it all.
against You? Your enemies are lifted
5 You have closed me in behind, and
up with vanity.
in front, and Your hand is laid on me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful 21 O YAHWEH, do not I hate those
for me; it is set on high; I am not able hating You? And am I not detesting
to reach it. those rising against You?
7 Where shall I go from Your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from Your face?
8 If I go up to Heaven, You are there;
if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You
1 Verse 13, 15-16- Clearly shows that life
starts at conception and can only come from
are there!
YHWH.
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22 I hate them with a perfect hatred; them fall on coals of fire; make them
they have become my enemies.2 fall into deep pits so that they do not
23 Search me, O El, and know my rise again.
heart; try me, and know my thoughts; 11 Do not let a man of tongue be
24 and see if any wicked way is in established in the earth; evil shall hunt
me; and lead me in the way the violent man, thrust upon thrust.
everlasting. 12 I know that YAHWEH will
maintain the cause of the afflicted, the
Psalm 140 justice of the poor.
13 Surely the righteous shall give
1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of thanks to Your name; the upright shall
David. dwell in Your presence.
O YAHWEH, deliver me from the
evil man; keep me from the violent Psalm 141
man2,
2 who devises evil things in the 1 A Psalm of David.
heart; all the day they stir up wars. O YAHWEH, I cry to You; hasten to
3 They sharpen their tongues like a me; give ear to my voice when I cry to
snake; adders' poison is under their You.
lips. Selah. 2 Let my prayer be established
4 O YAHWEH, keep me from the before You as incense; the lifting up of
hands of the wicked; keep me from the my hands as the evening sacrifice.3
violent man who plots to trip up my 3 O YAHWEH, set a guard to my
steps. mouth; keep watch on the door of my
5 The proud have hidden cords and lips.
set a trap for me; they have spread a 4 Do not let my heart turn aside to
net by the wayside; they have set any evil thing, to practice deeds in
snares for me. Selah. wickedness with men who practice
6 I said to YAHWEH, You are my wickedness; and do not let me eat of
El; O YAHWEH, give ear to the voice their delicacies.
of my prayers. 5 Let the righteous strike me; it is a
7 O YAHWEH Adonai, the strength mercy; and he rebuking me, it is oil of
of my salvation (Y’shua*), You have the head, let not my head refuse it; for
covered my head in the day of armor. yet my prayer also shall be against
8 O YAHWEH, do not grant the their evils.
desires of the wicked; do not promote 6 Their judges have been dashed
his plan, lest they be exalted. Selah. against the rock; they shall hear my
9 As for the leaders of those around words for they are pleasant.
me, let the evil of their own lips cover 7 As when one plows and rips the
them. earth, so our bones are scattered at the
10 Let burning coals fall on them; let mouth of Sheol.
8 But my eyes are on You, O
2 Verses 19-22- Those who are against the YAHWEH, my Adonai; in You I take
good news message of the bible are enemies refuge; do not make my soul naked.
of YHWH and should be avoided. Loyalty 9 Keep me from the hands of the
to Yahweh is of most importance to those
who will receive eternal life.
2 The Hebrew word for violent here is 3 The prayers of the saints are as incense to
Hamas. YHWH (Rev 5:8, Rev 8:3-4, Luk 1:10).
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trap they laid for me, and from the darkness like those who died long
snares of the workers of evil. ago.1
10 Let the wicked fall into their own 4 And my spirit within me has faint-
nets at the same time; I even shall pass ed; my heart within me is stunned.
by. 5 I remember the days of old. I
meditate on all Your works; I think
Psalm 142 upon the work of Your hands.
6 I spread out my hands to You; my
1 An Instruction of David, a Prayer, soul is to You like a weary land. Selah.
in his being in the cave. 7 O YAHWEH, answer me quickly;
I cry to YAHWEH with my voice; I my spirit is spent; do not hide Your
pray to YAHWEH with my voice. face from me lest I be like the ones
2 I pour out my utterance before who go down to the Pit.
Him; I declare my distress before Him. 8 Cause me to hear Your mercy in
3 When my spirit faints within me, the morning, for I do trust in You;
then You have known my path; they cause me to know the way I should
have hidden a snare for me in the path walk, for I lift up my soul to You.
in which I walk. 9 O YAHWEH, deliver me from my
4 I look to the right hand and see, enemies; by You I am covered.
and no one recognizes me; every 10 Teach me to do Your will; for You
escape is hidden from me; no one are my Elohim; Your Spirit is good;
cares for my soul. lead me into the land of uprightness.
5 I cried to You, O YAHWEH; I said, 11 O YAHWEH, because of Your
You are my refuge, my portion in the name, make me live; in Your
land of the living. righteousness, bring my soul out of
6 Attend to my cry; for I am brought distress.
very low; deliver me from those who 12 And in Your mercy cut off my
pursue me; for they are stronger than enemies; and destroy all those who
I. distress my soul; for I am Your
7 Bring my soul out from prison to servant.
give thanks to Your name; the
righteous shall gather around me; for Psalm 144
You shall reward me.
1 A Psalm of David.
Psalm 143 Blessed be YAHWEH my Rock, who
teaches my hands for war, my fingers
1 A Psalm of David. for battle.
Hear my prayer, O YAHWEH give 2 He is my mercy and my fortress,
ear to my supplications; answer me in my high tower and my deliverer, my
Your faithfulness, in Your shield, and in Him I take refuge, in
righteousness; Him who subdues my people under
2 and do not enter into judgment me.
with Your servant; for not anyone 3 O YAHWEH, what is man that
living is just in Your sight. You know him; the son of man, that
3 For the enemy has pursued my you esteem him? (Ps 8:4)
soul; he has beaten my life to the
ground; he has made me dwell in
1 Lam 3:6
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4 Man is like to vanity; his days are greatly praised; and to His greatness
like a shadow that passes. there is no finding out.
5 Bow down Your heavens, O 4 Generation to generation shall
YAHWEH; and come down; touch the praise Your works; and shall declare
mountains and they shall smoke. Your mighty acts.
6 Flash out lightning and scatter 5 I will muse on the glorious honor
them; send out Your arrows and of Your majesty, and the things of
confound them. Your wonderful works.
7 Send Your hand from above; rescue 6 And they shall speak of the might
me and deliver me out of great waters, of Your awesome works, and I will
from the hand of a foreigner's sons, declare Your greatness.
8 whose mouths have spoken vanity; 7 They shall express the memory of
and their right hand is a right hand of Your great goodness, and they shall
lies. sing of Your righteousness.
9 I will sing a new song to You, O 8 YAHWEH is gracious and
Elohim; I will sing praises to You on a merciful, slow to anger and of great
harp of ten strings mercy; (Ps 103:8, Ps 86:15)
10 You who gives salvation to kings, 9 YAHWEH is good to all; and His
who delivers His servant David from tender mercies are over all His works.
the evil sword. 10 All Your works shall thank You, O
11 Rescue me and deliver me from YAHWEH; and Your saints shall bless
the foreigner's sons, those whose You.
mouths have spoken vanity; and their 11 They shall speak of the glory of
right hand is a right hand of lies; Your kingdom, and talk of Your might;
12 so that our sons may be like 12 to make Your might known to the
plants grown up in their youth; and sons of men; yea, the glorious majesty
our daughters like corner-stones, of His kingdom.
hewn like a palace building; 13 Your kingdom is a kingdom to all
13 and our storehouses may be full, eternities; and Your rule in all
furnishing kind to kind; our flocks generations.
may breed thousands and ten 14 YAHWEH upholds all who fall,
thousands outside, and raises up all who are bowed down.
14 our oxen laden; there is no break 15 The eyes of all hope to You; and
and no going out, and no crying in our You give them their food in due time.
plazas. 16 You open Your hand and satisfy
15 Blessed are the peoples that are the desire of every living thing.
so; blessed are the peoples whose 17 YAHWEH is righteous in all His
Elohim is YAHWEH! ways, and kind in all His works.
18 YAHWEH is near to all who call
Psalm 145 on Him, to all those who call on Him
in truth.
1 A Psalm of Praise, of David. 19 He will fulfill the desire of the
I will exalt you, my Elohim, O King; ones who fear Him; and He will hear
and bless Your name forever and ever. their cry and save them.
2 I will bless You every day; and I 20 YAHWEH watches over all who
will praise Your name forever and love Him; but He destroys all the
ever. wicked.
3 YAHWEH is great and to be 21 My mouth shall speak the praise
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of YAHWEH; and all flesh shall bless 4 He appoints the number of the
His holy name forever and ever. stars; He calls to them all by names.1
5 Our Master is great and of great
Psalm 146 might; there is no limit to His
understanding.
1 HalleluYah; praise (Aleph/Tav) 6 YAHWEH relieves the meek; He
YAHWEH, O my soul. throws the wicked down to the
2 While I live I will praise ground.
YAHWEH; I will sing praises to my 7 Sing to YAHWEH with
Elohim while I have being. thanksgiving; sing praise on the lyre to
3 Put not your trust in nobles, in a our Elohim,
son of man, for there is no salvation in 8 who covers the heavens with
him. clouds; who prepares rain for the
4 His breath will go out, he returns earth; who makes grass to grow on the
to the earth; his thoughts perish in mountains.
that day. (Gen 3:19, Eccl 9:5) 9 He gives the animals their food, to
5 Blessed is he who has the Elohim the young ravens that cry.
of Jacob in his help; his hope is on 10 He takes no delight in the
YAHWEH his Elohim, strength of the horse, nor any pleasure
6 who made the heavens and the in the legs of a man.
earth, the seas and all that is in them; 11 YAHWEH takes pleasure in those
who keeps truth forever; who fear Him, those who hope in His
7 who executes judgment for the mercy.
oppressed; who gives food to the 12 Shout Praise O, Jerusalem Praise
hungry; YAHWEH sets free the YAHWEH,; praise your Elohim, O
prisoners; Zion.
8 YAHWEH opens the eyes of the 13 For He has made strong the bars
blind; YAHWEH raises those bowed of your gates; He has blessed your
down; YAHWEH loves the righteous; sons within you.
9 YAHWEH guards the strangers; 14 He sets up peace in your border,
He relieves the orphan and the widow, He satisfies you with the fat of the
but He warps the way of the wicked. wheat.
10 YAHWEH shall reign forever, O 15 He sends His command out on
Zion, your Elohim from generation the earth; His Word runs very swiftly;
and generation. HalleluYah. 16 He gives snow like wool; He
scatters the white frost like ashes;
Psalm 147 17 He casts out His ice like crumbs;
who can stand before His cold?
18 He sends out His Word and melts
1 HalleluYah; for it is good to sing
them; He causes His wind to blow, and
praise to our Elohim; because praise is
the waters flow.
delightful and becoming.
19 He declares His Word to Jacob,
2 YAHWEH builds up Jerusalem; His statutes and His judgments to
He gathers the outcasts of Israel. (Is Israel.
56:8) 20 He has not done so with any
3 He heals the brokenhearted and other nation; and they have not known
binds up their sorrows. His judgments. HalleluYah!
1 Gen 15:5
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new song, His praise in the

Psalm 148 congregation of the saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in his Creators; 2
1 HalleluYah! Praise (Aleph/Tav) let the sons of Zion be joyful in their
YAHWEH from the heavens; praise Kings.
Him in the heights. 3 Let them praise His name in the
2 Praise Him, all His angels; praise dance; let them sing praise to Him
Him, all His hosts. with the timbrel and lyre.
3 Praise Him, sun and moon; praise 4 For YAHWEH takes pleasure in
Him, all you stars of light. His people; He adorns the humble in
4 Praise Him, O heavens of heavens; Y’shua*. (Jac 4:6)
and O waters that are above the 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory; let
heavens. them sing aloud on their beds.
5 Let them praise the name of 6 Let the exaltation of El be in their
YAHWEH; for He commanded, and throat, and a two-edged sword in their
they were created. hand,
6 And He established them forever 7 to execute vengeance on the
and ever; He gave a decree that they nations, punishment on the peoples;
not pass away. 8 to bind their kings with chains and
7 Let the sea-monsters and all deeps their nobles with iron bands;
praise YAHWEH from the earth, 9 to execute on them the judgment
8 fire and hail, snow and smoke, written; this is an honor for all His
stormy wind fulfilling His Word, saints. HalleluYah!
9 mountains and all hills, fruitful
trees and all cedars, Psalm 150
10 beasts and all livestock, creeping
things and birds of the wing, 1 HalleluYah! Praise El in His holy
11 kings of the earth and all people, place; praise Him in the expanse of
princes and all judges of the earth, His might.
12 young men and virgins too, old 2 Praise Him in His mighty acts;
men and youths: praise Him according to His excellent
13 Let them praise the name of greatness.
YAHWEH; for His name alone is 3 Praise Him with the sound of the
exalted; His glory is above the earth trumpet; praise Him with the harp and
and heavens. lyre.
14 He also lifts up the horn of His 4 Praise Him with the timbrel and
people, the praise of all His saints, of dance; praise Him with strings and
the sons of Israel, a people near to pipes.
Him, HalleluYah.1 5 Praise Him on the sounding
cymbals; praise Him with the
Psalm 149 resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that breathes praise
1 HalleluYah! Sing to YAHWEH a Yah. HalleluYah!3

2 The word creators in Hebrew is plural and

1 Ps 149 shows the great creative power of shows that both Yahweh the Father and
YAHWEH and why His name alone is to be Yahshua the Son were co-creators, Gen
praised as Creator of the universe. 1:26-27, Eccl 12:1.
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Book of Proverbs
Chapter 1 1 The Proverbs of Solomon, son of

3 The 150th psalm ends with praising Yahweh

in song and dance. The fact that the
different musical instruments are mentioned
in verse 4 shows that this is referring to
congregational and not just private worship.
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David, king of Israel:1 14 Let your lot fall among us, one
2 To know wisdom and instruction; purse shall be to all of us.
to discern the words of understanding; 15 My son, do not walk in the way
3 to receive instruction in prudence, with them! Hold back your foot from
justice, and judgment, and their path;4
uprightness; 16 for their feet run to evil and they
4 to give sense to the simple, haste to shed blood. (Pr 6:16-19)
knowledge and discretion to the young 17 For in vain the net is spread in the
man. sight of every owner of the wing.
5 The wise hears and increases 18 And they lie in wait for their own
learning, and the understanding ones blood; they lurk secretly for their own
gets wise counsel, souls.
6 to understand a proverb and an 19 So are the ways of everyone who
enigma; the words of the wise, and gets unjust gain; it takes away its
their riddles. owner's soul. (Pr 15:27)
7 The fear of YAHWEH is the 20 Wisdom cries aloud outside; she
beginning of knowledge; fools despise gives her voice in the square;
wisdom and instruction.2 21 she calls at the head of places of
8 My son, hear your father's commotion; in the opening of the
instruction, and do not forsake the gates, in the city she utters her words;
Torah of your mother; 22 Until when will you love to be
9 for they shall be an ornament of simple, you simple ones? And will
grace to your head, and necklaces for scorners desire scorn for themselves?
your neck.3 And will fools hate knowledge?
10 My son, if sinners lure you, do not 23 Turn back at my warning; behold,
be willing. I will pour out my spirit to you; I will
11 If they say, Walk with us, let us lie make my words known to you.
in wait for blood, let us secretly lurk 24 Because I called, and you refused;
for the innocent without cause, I extended a hand, and none inclines,
12 let us swallow them up alive as 25 and you have ignored all my
Sheol, and whole, as those who go counsel, and you did not desire my
down into the Pit, warning.
13 we shall find all precious goods, 26 I also will laugh in your calamity,
we shall fill our houses with spoil, I will mock when your dread comes;
27 when your dread comes like a
storm; and your calamity arrives like a
1 Proverbs are the art of skillful living. This tempest, when distress and anguish
can only be accomplished in ones life if come on you.
they fully submit to YHWH's spirit for 28 Then they shall call on me, and I
discernment. will not answer; they shall seek me
2 The fear of YHWH is the starting point to early, but they shall not find me.5
repentance and a true relationship with
29 Instead they hated knowledge
YAHWEH and YAHSHUA, the Creators of
the universe.(Pr 9:10, Pr 15:33, Job 28:28). and chose not the fear of YAHWEH.6
3 The Torah is YHWH's eternal moral code 30 They did not desire my counsel;
and His very character. Grace is His mercy they despised all my reproof,
to forgive when we inadvertently violate
His Holy Torah. To live by the Torah is to 4 Verse 10-15- Bad companionships ruin
keep His mercy and grace around our neck good habits, 1 Cor 15:33.
on a daily basis. 5 Zech 7:12-13
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31 and they shall eat of the fruit of righteousness and judgment and
their own way and be filled with their honesty, and every good path.
own lusts. 10 When wisdom enters into your
32 For the going astray of the simple heart, and knowledge is pleasant to
kills them, and the ease of fools your soul,
destroys them. 11 discretion shall keep you,
33 But he who listens to me shall live understanding shall watch over you,
securely and shall be at ease from the 12 to deliver you from the evil way,
fear of evil.1 (Pr 3:24-26, Ps 91:1-2) from the man who speaks perverse
things,
Chapter 2 13 those who leave the paths of
uprightness to walk in the ways of
1 My son, if you will receive my darkness,
words, and shall protect my 14 who rejoice to do evil, they delight
commandments with you, in the perversities of the wicked,
2 so that you attend to wisdom, you 15 whose paths are crooked, who are
shall extend your heart to devious in their tracks;
understanding. 16 these will deliver you from the
3 For if you cry for discernment, strange woman, from the foreigner
lifting up your voice for who flatters with her words,
understanding; 17 who forsakes the friend of her
4 if you seek her as silver, and search youth and forgets the covenant of her
for her as hidden treasures, Elohim.
5 then you shall understand the fear 18 For her house leads down to
of YAHWEH and find knowledge of death, and her tracks to the departed
Elohim.2 spirits.
6 For YAHWEH gives wisdom; out 19 All going in to her do not return,
of His mouth are knowledge and nor do they reach the ways of life.
understanding. 20 In order that you may walk in the
7 He lays up sound wisdom for the ways of the good and keep the paths of
upright; He is a shield to the ones who the righteous.
walk in integrity, 21 For the upright shall live in the
8 to guard the paths of judgment, land, and the blameless shall remain
and He protects the way of His saints. in it.
9 Then you shall understand 22 But the wicked shall be cut off
from the earth, and the transgressors,
who try to hide their sins, shall be
6 Proverbs consistently calls those who hate rooted out of it. (Pr 10:30, Ps 37:38)
instruction and Yahweh's judicial order as
“fools”. Pr 12:15, 15:5. Chapter 3
1 Whereas the fool is not willing to take
instruction and only relies on his own pride,
the humble of heart who trust in Yahweh as 1 My son, do not forget my Torah,
their refuge will always be protected. but let your heart guard and keep my
2 Verses 1-5- The fear of YHWH comes from commandments,
obedience to His commandments. Those
who accept a lawless false grace are
prideful and don't have the fear of YHWH.
However, they will not escape His
judgment, 2Cor 5:10.
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2 for they shall add length of days and all the things you can desire are
and long life and peace to you.3 not to be compared with her.
3 Mercy and truth will not forsake 16 Length of days is in her right
you, tie them on your neck, write them hand, riches and honor in her left
on the tablet of your heart, hand. (Pr 8:18, 22:4)
4 and you shall find favor and good 17 Her ways are ways of
understanding in the sight of Elohim pleasantness, and all her paths peace.
and man. 18 She is a tree of life to the ones
5 Trust in YAHWEH with all your who lay hold on her, and happy are the
heart, and lean not to your own ones holding her fast.
understanding. 19 YAHWEH founded the earth by
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, wisdom; He founded the heavens by
and He shall direct your paths. understanding;
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; 20 the depths were broken up by His
fear YAHWEH and depart from evil. knowledge, and the clouds dropped
8 Healing shall be to your navel and down the dew.
marrow to your bones. 21 My son, do not let them depart
9 Honor YAHWEH with your from your eyes; keep sound wisdom
substance, and with the first-fruits of and judgment,
all your increase, 22 and they shall be life to your soul,
10 and your barns shall be filled with and grace to your neck;
plenty, and your wine vats shall burst 23 then you shall walk in your way
with new wine.2 safely, and your foot shall not stumble.
11 My son, do not reject the 24 When you lie down, you shall not
chastening of YAHWEH, and do not dread; yea, you shall lie down and your
hate His correction; (Heb 12:5-6) sleep shall be sweet.
12 for whom YAHWEH loves He 25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
corrects, even as a father corrects the nor of the destruction of the wicked
son with whom he is pleased. when it comes.
13 Happy is the man who finds 26 For YAHWEH shall be at your
wisdom, and the man who gets side, and He shall keep your foot from
understanding. being caught.
14 For its profit is better than the 27 Do not withhold good from those
gain from silver, and its increase more to whom it is due, when it is in the
than fine gold; power of your hand to do it.
15 she is more precious than rubies, 28 Do not say to your neighbor, Go
and come back again, or, Tomorrow I
will give, when you have it beside you.
3 In life each person will reap what he sows 29 Do not plot evil against your
and by keeping Yahweh's commandments neighbor, since he dwells securely with
they will lead to long life and protection
you.
from evil.
2 Verses 9-10- The tithe (first 10%) of ones 30 Do not strive with a man without
increase belongs to YHWH (Gen 28:20-22). cause, if he has done you no harm.
If someone does not tithe to YHWH he is 31 Do not be envious of the violent
robbing from YHWH (Mal 3:8) and will not man, and choose not among all his
be blessed. YHWH challenges the skeptic to ways.
test Him and see if by being faithful with 32 For the perverse one is hateful to
the tithe he will not be blessed abundantly
(Mal 3:9-10).
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YAHWEH, but His intimacy is with wisdom; I have led you in the right
the righteous. tracks;
33 The curse of YAHWEH is in the 12 when you go, your tracks shall not
house of the wicked, but He blesses be narrowed, and when you run, you
the abode of the righteous. shall not stumble.
34 Surely He scorns the scorners, 13 Take fast hold of instruction, do
but He gives grace to the lowly. not let her go; keep her, for she is your
35 The wise inherit honor, but fools life.
exalt shame. 14 Do not enter the path of the
wicked, and do not go in the way of
Chapter 4 evildoers. (Pr 1:15, Ps 1:1)
15 Avoid it, do not pass by it; turn
1 Sons, hear the instruction of a from it and pass on.
father, pay attention to know 16 For they do not sleep if they have
understanding, (Pr 19:20) done no evil, and their sleep is taken
2 for I give you good teaching; do not away unless they cause some to fall.
forsake my Torah. 17 For they eat the bread of
3 For I was my father's son, tender wickedness, and drink the wine of
and an only one in the sight of my violence.
mother. 18 But the path of the righteous is as
4 And he taught me and said to me, a bright light going on and shining till
Let your heart cling to my words; keep the day is established. (Dan 12:3,
my commandments and live. Math 5:14, Joh 8:12, Phil, 2:15)
5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do 19 The way of the wicked is as
not forsake and do not turn away from darkness; they do not know at what
the words of my mouth. they stumble.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will 20 My son, pay attention to my
preserve you; love her, and she will words; stretch your ear to what I say;
guard you.1 21 let them not depart from your
7 Wisdom is the first thing; get eyes; keep them in the center of your
wisdom, and with all your getting, get heart;
understanding. (Pr 8:23, 23:23) 22 for they are life to those who find
8 Exalt her, and she will lift you up; them, and healing to all his flesh.2
she shall bring you to honor when you 23 Keep your heart with all
embrace her. diligence, for out of it are the issues of
9 She shall give a wreath of grace to life.
your head; she shall shield you with a 24 Turn away from you the crooked
crown of glory. mouth, and put perverse lips far from
10 Oh my son, hear and receive my you.
sayings, and the years of your life shall 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
be many. (Ps 34:11-16, Deut 30:15-20) and let your eyelids look straight
11 I have taught you in the way of before you.
26 Ponder, the track of your feet,
then all your ways will be established.
1 Verses 1-6- As any good father would give 27 Do not bend to the right hand or
sound advice to their children, here the to the left; turn your foot aside from
most sound advice is to keep the Torah of evil. (Deut 5:32)
YHWH for happiness, wisdom and life,
(Deut 10:12- 13, Pr 3:1, Ps 119). 2 Verses 20:22- Deut 30:15-20
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my teachers, nor stretched my ear to

Chapter 5 those instructing me.
14 I was almost in all evil in the
1 My son, listen carefully to my midst of the congregation and
wisdom; stretch your ear to my assembly.
understanding;1 15 Drink waters out of your own
2 so that you may keep discretion, cistern, and running waters out of
and your lips may guard knowledge. your own well.
3 For the lips of a strange woman 16 Should your overflowing springs
drip honey, and her palate is smoother be scattered outside, like rivers of
than oil,2 waters in the streets?
4 but afterwards, she is bitter as 17 Let them be only your own, and
wormwood, sharp as a sword of not to strangers with you;
mouths; 18 let your fountains be blessed, and
5 her feet go down to death; her rejoice with the wife of your youth;3
steps take hold on Sheol, 19 she is a loving deer, a graceful
6 lest you should meditate on the doe; let her breasts satisfy you every
path of life, her tracks are movable, time, and always be ravished in her
you cannot know them. love.
7 Hear me now, O sons, and do not 20 And my son, why will you be
turn away from the words of my ravished with a strange woman, and
mouth. embrace a foreigner's bosom?
8 Remove your ways far from her, 21 For the ways of a man are before
and do not come near to the door of the eyes of YAHWEH, and He
her house, ponders all his tracks.
9 lest you give your honor to others, 22 His own iniquities shall take the
and your years to the cruel; wicked himself, and he shall be held
10 that strangers not be filled with with the cords of his sin.
your strength, and your labors be in 23 He shall die without instruction,
the house of an alien, and in the greatness of his foolishness
11 and you moan when your end he shall go astray.
comes, when your flesh and muscle
are eaten away; Chapter 6
12 and say, How I have hated
instruction, and my heart despised 1 My son, if you are surety for your
correction; friend, if you struck your hands with a
13 and I have not heard the voice of stranger,
2 you are snared with the words of
your mouth; you are captured with the
1 Over and over again in the proverbs is the
words of your own mouth.
theme of seeking and listening to the
wisdom of YHWH. Although wisdom is 3 My son, do this then, and deliver
poetically acclaimed at times, these are yourself when you come into the hand
simply metaphors and wisdom is something
to be acquired but is not a person or being.
2 This is showing that although the adulterous 3 Verses 15-18 are not speaking about not
woman may be sweet as honey and slick as allowing people to drink water from your
oil in the end her ways will bring suffering home, but is poetically stating for men to
and death. This chapter is a stark warning to stay close to their own wife and let her
all (Mk 10:11-12). alone satisfy his desires.
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of your friend: go humble yourself and 19 a false witness who breathes lies,
be bold to your friend.1 and he sending out strife among
4 Do not give sleep to your eyes, or brothers.3 (Pr 12:17, 19:5,9, 21:28)
slumber to your eyelids. 20 My son, keep your father's
5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from commandments, and do not forsake
a hand of a hunter, and as a bird from the Torah of your mother. (Pr 3:21)
the fowlers hand. 21 Bind them to your heart forever;
6 Go to the ant, lazy man; consider tie them around your neck. (Deut 6:8)
her ways and be wise; 22 When you go, it shall lead you;
7 who, having no guide, overseer or when you sleep, it shall watch over
ruler, you; and when you awaken, it will
8 provides her bread in the summer, meditate with you.
and gathers her food in the harvest. 23 For the commandment is a lamp,
9 How long will you lie down, O lazy and the law a light; and reproofs of
man? When will you arise out of your instruction are a way of life,4 (Ps
sleep? 119:165, Pr 7:1-2)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a 24 to keep you from the evil woman,
little folding of the hands to lie down; from the smooth tongue of the strange
11 so shall your poverty come as one woman.
walking, and your need like an armed 25 Do not lust after her beauty in
man.2 your heart, and do not let her take you
12 A worthless person, a wicked with her eyelids.
man, walks with a perverse mouth, 26 For on account of a woman, a
13 winking with his eyes, speaking harlot, a man comes to the last loaf of
with his feet, teaching with his fingers. bread, and another man's wife hunts
14 Perversity is in his heart; he is for the precious soul.
plotting evil at every time, he sends 27 Can a man take fire into his
out strife.(Ps 140:1-5, Pr 17:20, 16:28) bosom and his clothes not be burned?
15 On account of this, calamity shall 28 Or can a man walk on hot coals
come suddenly; he is broken quickly and his feet not be burned?
and there is no healing. 29 So is he who goes in to his
16 These six things YAHWEH hates; neighbor's wife; everyone touching her
yea, seven are hateful to his soul; shall not be innocent.
17 High eyes, a lying tongue, and 30 They do not despise a thief, if he
hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that plots evil plans, feet
hurrying to run to mischief, (Pr 24:2) 3 Verses 16-19- Two words that are rarely
seen in scripture are “YHWH” with the
1 This is speaking about the danger of being a word “hate”. This shows how much
co-signer for another and warning against it. YAHWEH despises pride, gossip, and a
If you lend money to someone and they do false accusing spirit.
not repay you, you will simply lose the 4 Verses 20-23-Shows that the
money that you lent, but if you co-sign a commandments were never meant to
loan and it is defaulted, then your credit and forgive sin, but are meant to show one the
reputation will be destroyed. way to walk in life and stay on the straight
2 Verses 4-11- Although good rest is a must and narrow path. The word Torah is better
for good health, these scriptures show that translated as “instruction” instead of “law”.
to the lazy man who hibernates the better It is instruction for life, as sin (the breaking
part of the day in bed will end up without of the Torah, 1Joh 3:4) is instruction for
work and in poverty. death (Rom 6:23).
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steals to fill his appetite when he is meet him, with a harlot's dress, and a
hungry. guarded heart;
31 But if he is found, he shall restore 11 she is loud and stubborn; her feet
sevenfold; he shall give all the goods of do not rest in her own house.
his house. 12 At this time she is outside, now in
32 He who commits adultery with a the streets, and she lies in wait at
woman lacks heart; he who does it is a every corner;
destroyer of his own soul. 13 and she seizes him and kisses
33 He shall find a wound and him; she hardens her face and says to
dishonor, and his shame shall not be him,
wiped away. 14 Sacrifices of peace offerings are
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man, on me, today I have completed my
and he will not spare in the day of vows;
vengeance. 15 so I came out to meet you,
35 He will not lift up the face of earnestly to seek your face, and I have
every ransom, nor will he consent if found you.
you multiply the bribes. 16 I have spread my couch with
coverings, with striped cloths of
Chapter 7 Egyptian linen.
17 I have sprinkled my bed with
1 My son, keep my words and store myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
up my commandments within you. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love
2 Keep my commandments and live, until the morning, let us delight
and my Torah as the pupil of your eye. ourselves with caresses.
3 Tie them on your fingers; write 19 For my husband is not at his
them on the tablet of your heart.1 house; he is going in the way, far away.
4 Say to wisdom, You are my sister, 20 He has taken a bag of silver in his
and call understanding your kinsman, hand; at the day of the full moon he
5 so that they may keep you from the will enter his house.
strange woman, from the alien with 21 With the sum of her persuasion
her flattering words. she turned him aside; with the
6 For I looked through my lattice, at flattering of her lips she forced him.
the window of my house, 22 He goes after her immediately, as
7 and I saw among the simple ones, I an ox goes to the slaughter; or as one
observed among the sons a young man in chains goes to the chastisement of a
lacking heart, fool,
8 passing through the street near her 23 until an arrow strikes through his
corner; and he went the way to her liver, as a bird hastens to the snare,
house, and not knowing that it is for his soul.
9 in the twilight, in the evening, in 24 Now, then, listen to me, O sons,
the black and darkness of night. and attend to the words of my mouth:
10 And, behold, a woman came to 25 Do not let your heart turn aside to
her ways; do not go astray in her
paths.
1 Verses 1-3- Keeping YHWH's 26 For many are the wounded she
commandments and His Torah are always has caused to fall; and plentiful all her
equated with keeping one's life or soul, slain ones.
Math 19:17, Pr 4:4, Ps 19:7-11, Deut 32:46- 27 The ways of Sheol are in her
47, Deut 30:15-20.
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house, leading down to the rooms of mine; I am understanding; I have

death. strength.
15 By me kings reign, and leaders
Chapter 8 decree righteousness.
16 Rulers and nobles rule by me, and
1 Does not wisdom call? And does all the judges of the earth.
not understanding speak?1 17 I love those who love me, and
2 She stands in the top of high those who seek me early find me.
places, by the wayside, in the houses of 18 Riches and honor are with me;
the paths, enduring wealth and righteousness.
3 beside the gates; at the mouth of 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea,
the city, at the doors, she cries. than fine gold; and my increase is
4 I call to you, O men, and my voice better than the best silver.
is to the sons of men. 20 I walk in the path of
5 Understand wisdom, simple ones; righteousness, in the midst of the
and fools, be of an understanding paths of justice;
heart. (Pr 1:4, 22, 32) 21 to cause those who love me to
6 Hear, for I will speak of excellent inherit wealth, and I will fill up their
things, and from the opening of my storehouses.
lips shall be right things. 22 YAHWEH possessed me in the
7 For my mouth shall speak of truth, beginning of His way, from then,
and wickedness is hateful to my lips. before His works.
8 All the words of my mouth are in 23 I was set up from everlasting,
righteousness; nothing crooked or from that which was before the earth.2
perverse is in them; 24 When there were no depths, I was
9 they are all plain to the brought forth; when there were no
understanding one; and right to those springs heavy with water.
who find knowledge. 25 Before the mountains were
10 Receive my instruction, and not settled, before the hills, I was brought
silver; and knowledge, rather than forth;
choice gold. 26 before He had made the earth
11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and the fields, or the highest part of
and all delights cannot be compared to the dust of the world.
it. 27 When He prepared the heavens, I
12 I, wisdom, dwell with sense, and I was there; when He set a circle on the
find knowledge of discretions. face of the deep,
13 The fear of YAHWEH is to hate 28 when He formed the clouds
evil; I hate pride and loftiness, and the above, when He made the strong
evil way, and the perverse mouth. (Pr fountains of the deep,
3:7, Pr 6:12, Pr 15:9, Pr 16:18) 29 when He gave to the sea its limit,
14 Counsel and sound wisdom are
2 Verses 22-23- Some have wrongly taken
these scriptures out of context to pertain
1 Over and over again in the proverbs is the them to Yahshua and that He is a created
theme of seeking and listening to the being. However, wisdom is in the feminine
wisdom of YHWH. Although wisdom is gender and is being spoken about over the
poetically acclaimed at times these are last 5 chapters and never personified as the
simply metaphors and wisdom is something Messiah. Also, Yahshua is eternal and not a
to be acquired but is not a person or being. created being, Mic 5:2, 1Joh 1:1, Joh 8:58.
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that the waters should not pass 6 Forsake the foolish, and live, and
beyond His command; when He go in the way of understanding.
decreed the foundations of the earth, 7 He who reproves a scorner gets
30 then I was at His side, like a shame to himself; and he who rebukes
master workman; and I was His a wicked man gets his own blemish.
delights day by day, rejoicing before 8 Do not reprove a scorner, that he
Him at every time; not hate you; rebuke a wise man, and
31 rejoicing in the world, His earth; he will love you. (Pr 15:12, 10:8)
and my delight was with the sons of 9 Give to a wise one, and he will be
men. more wise; teach a just one, and he
32 And now listen to me, O sons, for will increase in learning. (Pr 12:15)
blessed are those who keep my ways. 10 The fear of YAHWEH is the
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, beginning of wisdom; and the
and do not refuse it. knowledge of the Holy One is
34 Blessed is the man listening to understanding.3 (Pr 1:7, 15:33)
me, watching daily at my gates, 11 For by me your days shall be
waiting at the posts of my doors. multiplied, and the years of your life
35 For whoever finds me finds life, shall be increased.
and he shall obtain favor from 12 If you are wise, you shall be wise
YAHWEH. for yourself, but if you scorn, you
36 But he who sins against me does alone shall bear it.
violence to his own soul; all who hate 13 A foolish woman is noisy; she is
me love death.1 thoughtless, and she knows not what.
14 And she sits at the door of her
Chapter 9 house, in a seat in the high places of
the city,
1 Wisdom has built her house; she 15 to call those who pass by, who are
has carved out her seven pillars;2 going straight on their ways,
2 she has slaughtered her slaughter; 16 The simple one, let him turn in
she has mixed her wine; she has also here; and to the one lacking heart, she
set her table. says to him,
3 She has sent out her maidens; she 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and
cries on the highest places of the city; bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
4 The simple one, turn in here; and 18 But he does not know that the
to one lacking heart, she says to him, departed spirits are there; her guests
5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink are in the depths of hell.
of the wine I have mixed.
Chapter 10
1 Verses 27-36- Wisdom is spoken of
1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise
poetically that to find it you will find life.
How true this is as in this world you can son makes a father rejoice, but the
find such great, smart people who can
invent computers, space crafts that can go
to the moon and every type of 3 It is the fear of YHWH that will lead one to
telecommunication, yet how many of these heartfelt repentance that will in turn lead to
men with worldly education have the knowledge, wisdom understanding and
wisdom to seek YHWH and His grace in instruction. Without the fear of YHWH, the
their lives? pride of man will rule in his heart, Pr 16:18,
2 Rev 1:20, Zech 4:2 Pr 29:23.
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foolish son is sorrow and depression to is waiting for the back of him who
his mother.1 lacks heart. (Pr 26:3, 19:29, 10:31)
2 Treasures of wickedness profit 14 The wise store up knowledge, but
nothing, but righteousness delivers the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
from death. 15 The rich man's wealth is his
3 YAHWEH will not allow the soul strong city; the ruin of the poor is their
of the righteous to go hungry, but He poverty. (Pr 18:11, Pr 19:7)
pushes away the desire of the wicked.2 16 The labor of the righteous is for
4 He who works with a lazy hand life; the gain of the wicked is for sin.
becomes poor, but the hand of the 17 On the way of life is He who heeds
hard worker makes him rich. (Pr 6:6- instruction, but he who refuses reproof
8) is going astray. (Pr 6:23, 15:5, 5:12)
5 He who gathers in summer is a 18 He who hides hatred with lying
prudent son; he who sleeps in harvest lips, and he who sends out slander, he
is a son who causes shame. (Pr 24:30- is a fool. (Ps 31:18, Pr 26:24)
34) 19 In the abundance of words sin
6 Blessings are on the head of the does not cease, but one restraining his
just, but violence covers the mouth of lips is prudent.3 (Eccl 5:2, Pr 18:21)
the wicked. 20 The tongue of the just is as choice
7 The memory of the just is blessed, silver; the heart of the wicked is as a
but the name of the wicked shall rot. little.
8 The wise in heart accepts 21 The lips of the righteous feed
commandments, but the foolish of lips many, but fools die for lack of heart.
shall be thrust away. 22 The blessing of YAHWEH, it
9 He who walks in integrity walks makes rich, and he adds no pain with
securely, but he who perverts his ways it.
shall be found out. 23 To work out evil devices is as
10 He who winks the eye causes laughter to the foolish; so wisdom is to
sorrow, but the foolish of lips shall be a man of understanding.
thrust away. 24 That which the wicked fears shall
11 The mouth of the righteous is a come upon him, but the desire of the
fountain of life, but violence covers the righteous is granted.
mouth of the wicked. 25 As the storm passes, so the
12 Hatred stirs up fights, but love wicked is not; but the righteous is an
covers over all transgressions. (Pr everlasting foundation.
17:9, 1 Cor 13:4-7, 1 Pe 4:8) 26 Like vinegar to the teeth, and like
13 Wisdom is found in the lips of smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy man
him who has understanding, but a rod to those who send him.4
27 The fear of YAHWEH prolongs

1 This is referencing YHWH's judicial order,

for a son who respects his father will listen 3 The wise are commanded to be quick to
to his mother while the father is away hear and slow to speak (Ja 1:19). Due to the
working on a daily basis. However, the son evil nature of man, those who continually
who has no respect for his father will have are talkers, usually will be saying negative
less respect for his mother while the father things and gossiping, Math 12:33-37.
is away and will be most uncorrectable and 4 As bitterness and pain is from vinegar and
impossible for a mother to handle. smoke so is the result of a lazy man that is
2 Pr 13:25, Pr 28:25 sent with no good results.
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days, but the years of the wicked shall neighbor with his mouth, but the just
be cut short. (Pr 3:2, 9:11, Deut 11:9) is delivered by knowledge.
28 The hope of the righteous is joy, 10 When the righteous prospers, the
but the hope of the wicked shall city rejoices; and at the wicked's
perish. perishing is singing.
29 The way of YAHWEH is strength 11 A city is lifted up by the blessing
to the upright, but ruin is to doers of of the upright, but by the wicked's
iniquity. mouth it is overthrown.
30 The righteous shall never be 12 One despising his friend lacks
moved, and the wicked shall not dwell heart, but an understanding man
in the land. (Ps 37:9, 28, Pr 2:21-22) remains silent.
31 The mouth of the righteous 13 One going with slander is a
flourishes with wisdom, but the revealer of secrets, but the faithful of
perverse tongue shall be cut off. spirit keeps a matter hidden. (Pr
32 The lips of the righteous know 20:19)
what is pleasing, but the mouth of the 14 In the absence of wise counsels
wicked knows only perversities. the people fall, but safety is in
abundance of counselors. (Pr 15:22)
Chapter 11 15 One suffers evil when he is surety
for a stranger, but one hating strikers
1 False balances are hateful to of hands is trusted. (Pr 6:1-3)
YAHWEH, but a perfect stone is His 16 A gracious woman holds to honor,
delight.(Pr 20:10, 16:11, Deut 25:13- and terrifying men hold to riches.
16) 17 A merciful man does good to his
2 Pride comes, then shame comes, own soul, but the cruel troubles his
but with the humble is wisdom. (Pr own flesh.
16:18, Pr 18:12, Pr 29:23) 18 The wicked makes a deceitful
3 The integrity of the upright guides wage, but one sowing righteousness
them, but the perversity of traitors will has a reward of truth.
destroy them. 19 So righteousness leads to life, but
4 Riches do not profit in the day of one pursuing evil, to his death.
wrath, but righteousness delivers from 20 Hateful to YAHWEH are the
death. (Pr 10:2, Eze 7:19, Ja 5:1-6) perverse hearted, but His delight is the
5 The righteousness of the perfect upright in way.
shall make his way right, but the 21 Though hand join to hand, the
wicked shall fall by his own evil shall not be innocent, but the
wickedness. righteous seed escapes.
6 The righteousness of the upright 22 As a ring of gold in a swine's
shall deliver them, but traitors shall be snout, so is a woman who is beautiful,
taken in their lust. yet turning aside discretion.
7 In the death of a wicked man, his 23 The desire of the righteous is only
expectation shall perish, and the hope good, the hope of the wicked is wrath.
of the evil shall be lost. 24 There is one who scatters yet
8 The righteous is delivered from increases more; but a withholder of
distress, and the wicked goes in just due comes only to poverty.1
instead of him.
9 The wicked are corrupting his 1 The more one gives from the heart, the
more he will be blessed by Elohim, Eccl
11:1-2, 2Cor 9:7.
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25 The blessed soul will be made fat; ambush for blood, but the mouth of
he who waters will also drink fully. the upright shall deliver them.
26 One holding back grain, the 7 Overthrow the wicked, and they are
people curse him; but a blessing is to not; but the house of the righteous
the head of one selling grain. stands.
27 He who early is seeking good 8 A man shall be praised according
seeks favor; but one pursuing evil, it to his wisdom, but he who is of a
shall come to him. perverse heart shall be despised.
28 One trusting in his riches, he 9 He who is despised, and has a
shall fall; but like a green leaf the servant, is better than one honoring
righteous shall sprout. himself and lacking bread.
29 One troubling his house inherits 10 The righteous knows the life of
the wind; and the fool is servant to the his animal, but the mercies of the
wise of heart. wicked are cruel.2
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree 11 He who tills his land shall be
of life; and he who takes hold of souls satisfied with bread, but he chasing
is wise. (Ps 1:1-3) vanities lacks heart. (Pr 28:19)
31 Behold, the righteous shall be 12 The wicked desires the net of
rewarded in the earth; much more the evils, but the root of the righteous
wicked and the sinner.1 gives fruit.
13 In the transgression of the lips is
Chapter 12 the snare of evil, but the righteous will
come out from distress.
1 Whoever loves instruction loves 14 A man shall be satisfied with good
knowledge, but he who hates by the fruit of the mouth, and the
correction is like a brute animal. (Pr dealing of a man's hand shall be given
5:11-13, 9:7-9, 13:1, 18, 15:5) back to him.
2 The good obtain grace from 15 The way of a fool is upright in his
YAHWEH, but He will condemn a own eyes, but he who listens to advice
man of wicked devices. is wise. (Pr 14:12, Pr 16:25)
3 A man shall not be established by 16 A fool's vexation is known in a
wickedness, but the root of the day, but the astute one covers shame.
righteous shall not be dislodged. 17 He who breathes faithfulness
4 A woman of virtue is a crown to reveals righteousness, but a false
her husband, but one causing shame is witness deceit.
like rottenness in his bones. 18 There is a rash speaking like
5 The thoughts of the righteous are thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of
right; the counsels of the wicked are the wise is healing.
deceit. 19 The lips of truth are established
6 The words of the wicked lie in forever, but a lying tongue lasts only
while I wink.3
1 The reward of the saved is eternal life on
the earth not in heaven, There is a judgment 2 A merciful person will even care for his
day on earth when Messiah returns and the animals but an unloving person would not
righteous will be rewarded eternal life and even care for human beings who are close
the sinner will burn up completely in the to them.
Lake of Fire. (Rev 20:4-6, 13, Rev 5:10, 3 Honestly, loyalty and truth will lead to
Gen 17:7-8, Heb 9:27, Jer 32:19, 2Cor eternal life, but a false witness and liar will
5:10). be judged in the Lake of fire, Rev 22:15.
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20 Deceit is in the heart of those have nothing at all; and those who act
who plot evil, but to counselors of poor, yet have great wealth.
peace is joy. 8 The ransom of a man's life is his
21 No trouble shall be sent to the riches, but the poor man does not hear
righteous, but the wicked shall be rebuke.
filled with evil. 9 The light of the righteous rejoices,
22 Lying lips are an abomination to but the lamp of the wicked shall be put
YAHWEH, but those who deal with out. (Pr 4:18, 24:20, Math 5:14-16)
faithfulness are His delight. (Pr 6:19) 10 Arguing only comes by pride, but
23 A wise man conceals knowledge, wisdom is with those who take advice.1
but the heart of fools calls out their 11 Wealth from vanity shall dwindle
folly. away, but he who gathers by labor
24 The hand of the hard worker shall shall increase.
rule, but the lazy ones will become 12 Hope deferred makes the heart
forced labor. (Gen 49:15, Pr 10:4) sick, but a tree of life is desire
25 Heaviness in a man's heart makes fulfilled.2
it droop, but a good word makes it 13 He who despises the Word shall
glad. (Pr 15:13) be destroyed, but he who fears the
26 The righteous searches out with Commandment shall be rewarded.
his friend, but the way of the wicked (Num 15:31, Ps 19:7-11)
misleads them. 14 The Torah to the wise is a
27 A person of laziness does not start fountain of life, to turn away from the
after his prey, but the wealth of a snares of death. (Pr 10:11, 14:27)
working man is precious. 15 Good sense gives grace, but the
28 In the way of righteousness is life, way of traitors is continual.
and in that pathway is no death. 16 Every prudent one deals with
knowledge, but a fool lays open his
Chapter 13 folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into evil,
1 A wise son hears his father's but a faithful ambassador is healing.
instruction, but a scorner does not 18 Poverty and shame shall be to
hear rebuke. (Pr 10:1, 12:1, 15:5, 20) him who refuses instruction, but he
2 From the fruit of his mouth a man who keeps to correction shall be
eats good, but the desire of the honored.
treacherous is violence. (Pr 12:14) 19 The desire coming to pass is sweet
3 He who guards his mouth keeps to the soul, but to depart from evil is
his life; he who opens his lips wide is hateful to fools.
ruined. (Pr 18:21, 21:23, 18:7, Ja 3:2) 20 He who walks with the wise shall
4 The sluggard's soul is craving, but be wise, but a companion of fools shall
is not getting, but the soul of the hard be broken. (1Cor 15:33, 2 Chron 10:8)
workers shall be made fat. 21 Evil pursues sinners, but the
5 The righteous hates even a word of righteous shall be rewarded with good.
falsehood, but the wicked is odious 22 A good man leaves an inheritance
and acts shamefully.
6 Righteousness keeps the upright 1 Arguments come many times by those who
one in the way, but wickedness are not willing to be corrected, Pr 9:9
perverts a sinner. 2 It takes great faith in the word of YHWH to
7 There are those who act rich, yet stay focused and not get discouraged in this
present wicked, end time, generation.
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to his son's sons, but the wealth of the its own soul, and a stranger does not
sinner is laid up for the just. (Job mix in its joy.2
27:16-17, Eccl 2:26) 11 The wicked's house shall be
23 The tilled ground of the poor thrown down, but the tent of the
yields much food, but without justice, upright will flourish.
it is swept away. 12 There is a way that seems upright
24 He who holds back his rod hates to a man, but the end of it is the ways
his son, but he who loves him seeks of death. (Pr 16:25, Pr 12:15)
him with correction.1 13 Even in laughter the heart is
25 The righteous eats to the sorrowful, and the end of that joy is
satisfying of his soul, but the belly of grief. (Eccl 2:1-2, Eccl 7:3)
the wicked shall lack. 14 The backslider in heart shall be
filled with his own ways, but a good
Chapter 14 man from himself.
15 The simple believes every word,
1 A wise woman builds her house, but the wise considers his step.3
but the foolish pulls it down with her 16 The wise fears and departs from
own hands. evil, but the fool rages and is sure.
2 He who walks in his uprightness 17 He who is short of temper acts
fears YAHWEH, but the perverse in foolishly; and a man of evil plots is
his ways despises Him. hated.4
3 A rod of pride is in the mouth of a 18 The simple inherit foolishness,
fool, but the lips of the wise shall keep but the wise are crowned with
them. knowledge.
4 The stall is clean where there are 19 The evil bow before the good; yea,
no cattle, but much gain is by the the wicked at the gates of the just.
strength of an ox. 20 The poor is hated even by his own
5 A faithful witness will not lie, but a neighbor, but the rich has many
false witness breathes lies. (Pr 12:17) friends.
6 A scorner seeks wisdom, but finds 21 He who despises his neighbor
it not, yet knowledge is swift to the sins, but he who has mercy on the
discerning. poor, Oh how happy is he!
7 Go from before a foolish man, or 22 Do not those who think evil go
you will not know the lips of astray? But mercy and truth will be to
knowledge. (Pr 23:9) those who think of good.
8 The wisdom of the wise is to
understand his way, but the
foolishness of fools is deceit.
2 No one can really understand the sorrow or
joy that an individual is going through
9 Fools laugh at guilt offering, but
throughout their life, 1 Sam 1:10.
among the righteous is favor. 3 Naïve people many times will rashly
10 The heart knows the bitterness of believe something without proving it to be
true and then, later, change to something
else. The prudent person will prove the truth
to himself and then, hold on to it forever,
1 Correction to a child is showing love 1Thes 5:21.
teaching them discipline (Heb 12:5-8), but 4 Self control is evidence of the Holy Spirit
the parent that does not take the time to (Gal 5:23) and someone who bursts with
correct his child is not showing love, (Pr anger is no better than a demon possessed
19:18, Pr 22:15, 23:13,14, 29:15, 7, Pr 3:12) person (Pr 16:32, Pr 14:29).
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23 In all labor there is profit, but the knowledge rightly, but the mouth of
talk of the lips tends only to poverty. fools pours out foolishness.
24 The crown of the wise is their 3 The eyes of YAHWEH are in every
riches; the foolishness of fools is folly. place watching the evil and the good.
25 A true witness delivers souls, but 4 A tongue that can heal is a tree of
a deceitful witness speaks lies. life, but perverseness in it is a break of
26 In the fear of YAHWEH is strong the spirit. (Pr 10:11, Pr 18:21)
trust, and His sons shall have a hiding 5 A fool despises his father's
place. instruction, but he keeping correction
27 The fear of YAHWEH is a is sensible. (Pr 10:17, Pr 12:1, Pr 13:1)
fountain of life, to turn away from 6 In the house of the righteous is
snares of death. much treasure, but in the gain of the
28 In the multitude of people is the wicked is tumult.
king's glory, but in the lack of people is 7 The lips of the wise disperse
the ruin of a prince. knowledge, but the heart of the fool is
29 One slow to anger is of great not so.
understanding, but he who is short of 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is a
spirit exalts folly. (Pr 16:32, Eccl 7:9) hateful thing to YAHWEH, but the
30 A healthy heart is the life of the prayer of the upright is His delight.
flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the (Ps 51:17, Pr 21:27, 29, Job 35:12-13)
bones. (Pr 17:22, Pr 12:4) 9 The way of the wicked is hateful to
31 He who oppresses the poor curses YAHWEH, but He loves him who
his Maker, but he who honors Him pursues righteousness.
gives grace to the needy. (Pr 19:17) 10 Correction is grievous to him who
32 The wicked is thrust out in his forsakes the way, he who hates reproof
wickedness, but the righteous has shall die.(Pr 1:30-32, 10:17, 13:1, 15:5)
hope in his death. 11 Sheol and destruction are before
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the YAHWEH; even more the hearts of
intelligent, but among fools it is the sons of men!
revealed. 12 A scorner does not love one who
34 Righteousness exalts a nation, corrects him, nor will he go to the
but sin is a shame to any people. wise. (Amos 5:10, Pr 9:8)
35 The king's favor is toward a 13 A joyful heart makes a good face,
servant who acts prudently, but his but by grief of heart the spirit is
wrath takes place on one causing stricken.
shame. 14 The heart of the wise one seeks
knowledge, but the mouth of fools
Chapter 15 feeds on folly.
15 All the days of the depressed are
1 A soft answer turns away wrath, evil, but gladness of heart is a
but a hurtful word stirs up anger.1 continual feast.
2 The tongue of the wise uses 16 Better is a little with the fear of
YAHWEH than great treasure and
destruction with it. (Pr 16:8, Ps 37:16)
1 A spirit led individual will ponder his words 17 Better is a dinner of vegetables
and season them with salt before answering where love is, than a stalled ox and
even in dire conditions. However, rash hatred with it. (Pr 17:1)
harsh words will only cause more 18 A furious man stirs up strife, but
contention, Pr 15:28.
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he who is slow to anger calms fighting. 33 The fear of YAHWEH is

(Pr 14:17, 16:28, 26:21, 29:22) instruction in wisdom, and before
19 The way of the lazy one is like a honor is humility. (Pr 1:7, Pr 9:10)
hedge of thorns, but the path of the
righteous is exalted. (Pr 20:4, 22:5) Chapter 16
20 A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish man despises his mother. 1 The orderings of the heart are for
(Pr 10:1, Pr 29;3, Pr 30:17) man, and the answer of the tongue is
21 Foolishness is joy to him who from YAHWEH. (Pr 16:9, 19:21)
lacks understanding, but a man of 2 All the ways of a man are pure in
understanding walks a straight path. his own eyes, but YAHWEH weighs
22 Without counsel plans are the spirits.(Pr 14:12, 16:25, Luk 16:15)
broken, but by many counselors they 3 Roll your works on YAHWEH, and
rise.1 (Pr 12:15, Pr 20:18, 1 Kg 1:11-12) your thoughts shall be established.
23 A man has joy by the answer of 4 YAHWEH has made all for His
his mouth, and how good is a word in purpose, yea, even the wicked for the
its right timing! day of evil. (Ro 9:21-22)
24 The path of life is upward to the 5 Everyone proud in heart is an
prudent, that he may turn away from abomination to YAHWEH; though
Sheol downward. hand join in hand he shall not be
25 YAHWEH will tear down the innocent.2 (Pr 6:16-19, Ps 40:4)
house of the proud, but He will set up 6 Iniquity is covered by mercy and
the widow's border. (Pr 14:11, Ps 68:5) truth, and in the fear of YAHWEH,
26 The thoughts of the wicked are men turn aside from evil.3 (Pr 8:13)
very hateful to YAHWEH, but the 7 When a man's ways please
words of pleasantness are pure. YAHWEH, He makes even his
27 He who is greedy for gain enemies to be at peace with him.
troubles his own house, but he who 8 Better is a little with righteousness
hates bribes shall live. (Pr 1:19) than great increase without justice.
28 The heart of the righteous (Ps 37:16, Pr 15:16)
ponders how to answer, but the mouth 9 A man's heart plans his way, but
of the wicked pours out evil things. YAHWEH fixes his step.4 (Pr 16:1)
29 YAHWEH is far from the wicked, 10 A righteous decision is on the lips
but He hears the prayer of the
righteous. (Pr 28:9, Ps 145:18-19)
30 The light of the eyes rejoices the
heart, a good report makes the bones 2 Many times people are persuaded by a mob
fat. mentality not to go against the majority, but
31 The ear that hears the reproof of a person is responsible for his decision in
supporting an injustice or not standing up
life shall remain among the wise.
for the truth, Lev 5:1.
32 He who ignores correction 3 The fear is YHWH leads one to repentance
despises his own soul, but he who and is the beginning point for a true
hears reproof gets a sound heart. (Pr relationship with Him and humility.
10:1, 12:1, 13:1, 15:5, 20) 4 This scripture is clear proof why ones heart
and soul must be toward YHWH
1 By getting a multitude of options for a continually, as if we are making our plans
problem will give a multitude of decisions based on His will, He will fix our path in
and be able to render wisdom in rendering the same manner, but if not, we will go
judgment. through trial in our walk.
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of the king, his mouth is not 26 A laboring one labors for himself,
treacherous in judgment. (Pr 17:7) for his mouth urges him on.
11 A just scale and balances are to 27 A worthless man digs up evil, and
YAHWEH, all the stones of the bag on his lips it is like a burning fire.
are His work.(Pr 20:10, Deut 25:13- 28 A perverse man causes strife, and
16) a talebearer separates close friends.
12 It is an abomination for kings to (Pr 17:9, 20:19, Pr 26:20-22)
commit wickedness, for the throne is 29 A violent man1 lures his neighbor,
made firm by righteousness. and causes him to go in a way that is
13 Righteous lips are the king's not good.
delight, and he speaking uprightly is 30 He who shuts his eyes to plan
loved. perverse things, compressing his lips,
14 A king's fury is as messengers of he brings evil to pass.
death, but a wise man will cover it. 31 The gray head is a crown of glory;
15 In the light of the face of the king it is found in the way of righteousness.
is life, and his favor is like a cloud of (Pr 20:29, Lev 19:32)
the latter rain. 32 One slow to anger is better than
16 How much better to get wisdom the mighty, and he who rules his spirit
than gold! And to get understanding is than he who takes a city. (Pr 15:1, 28)
to be chosen above silver. 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but all
17 The highway of the upright is to ordering of it is from YAHWEH.
turn away from evil, he keeping his
soul watches his way. Chapter 17
18 Pride goes before destruction, and
a haughty spirit before a fall. (Pr 11:2) 1 Better is a dry piece of bread, and
19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit quietness with it, than a house full of
with the poor than to divide the spoil sacrifices with fighting. (Pr 15:17)
with the proud. 2 A servant who acts prudently shall
20 He who acts prudently shall find rule over a son who causes shame, and
good, and he who trusts in YAHWEH, he shall have part of the inheritance
Oh how happy is he!(Ps 34:8, Pr among the brothers.
13:13) 3 The refining pot is for silver, and
21 The wise in heart shall be called the furnace for gold, but YAHWEH
prudent, and sweetness of lips tries the hearts. (Pr 27:21)
increases learning. 4 An evildoer gives heed to lips of
22 Prudence is a fountain of life to iniquity; a liar listens to a tongue of
those who own it, but the teaching of evil desire.
fools is folly. 5 He who mocks the poor reviles his
23 The heart of the wise makes his Maker, he who rejoices at calamity
mouth prudent, and he adds learning shall not be innocent.(Pr 14:31, 24:17)
on his lips. 6 Grandsons are the crown of old
24 Pleasant words are an men, and the glory of sons are their
overflowing of honey, sweetness to the fathers. (Pr 13:22)
soul and healing to the bones. (Pr 7 An arrogant lip is not fitting for a
25:11) fool, much less are lying lips for a
25 There is a way that seems right to noble. (Pr 24:7, 12:22, Ps 31:18)
a man, but the end of it is the ways of
death. (Pr 14:12) 1 The Hebrew word for violent here is
Hamas, the same name as the terror group.
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8 A reward is a precious stone in the wisdom, but a fool's eyes are in the
eyes of his owner; everywhere he ends of the earth.
turns, he is prudent. 25 A foolish son is a vexation to his
9 He who covers a transgression father, and bitterness to her who bore
seeks love, but he who repeats a him. ( Pr 10:1, Pr 13:1, Pr 19:23)
matter separates friends. (Pr 16:28, 26 And it is not good to punish the
18:8, 20:19, 26:20-22) just, to strike leaders for uprightness.
10 A reproof enters more into one 27 He who restrains his words
discerning than a hundred stripes into knows knowledge, and of a rare spirit
a fool. is a man of understanding.
11 Rebellion seeks evil, so a cruel 28 Even a fool who is silent is
messenger is sent against him. counted wise, he who shuts his lips is
12 Let a bear bereaved of her cubs counted as discerning.1
meet a man, rather than a fool in his
foolishness. Chapter 18
13 Whoever returns evil for good,
evil shall not depart from his house. 1 He who separates himself seeks his
(Pr 13:21, Ps 35:12, 1Sam 19:4) own desire, he breaks out against all
14 The beginning of strife is like the sound wisdom.2
releasing of water, therefore leave off 2 A fool has no delight in
fighting before it breaks out. understanding, but only in uncovering
15 He who justifies the wicked, and his heart. (Pr 12:23, 13:16, Eccl 10:3)
he who condemns the just, even both 3 When the wicked comes, scorn also
of them are hateful to YAHWEH. comes, and with shame comes
16 Why is there hire in a fool's hand reproach.
to get wisdom, and there is no heart 4 The words of a man's mouth are
for it? like deep waters, the fountain of
17 A friend loves at all times, but a wisdom like a flowing stream.
brother is born for distress. (Pr 18:24) 5 To lift up the face of the wicked is
18 A man lacking heart strikes the not good, nor to turn aside the
hand, he pledges in the presence of his righteous in judgment.
friend. 6 A fool's lips enter into strife, and
19 He loving strife loves rebellion, he his mouth calls for strokes. (Pr 26:3)
who exalts his gate seeks destruction. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction,
20 One crooked of heart does not and his lips are a snare of his soul.
find good, and he who is perverse in 8 The words of a slanderer are as
his tongue falls into evil. wounds; yea, they go down into the
21 He who fathers a fool has sorrow innermost chambers of the belly. (Pr
for it; yea, the father of a fool has no 16:28, 18:8, 26:20-22, 19:9)
joy. ( Pr 10:1, Pr 13:1, Pr 19:23)
22 A cheerful heart makes good
healing, but a stricken spirit dries the 1 Better to stay quiet and be thought the fool,
bone. (Pr 15:13, Pr 14:30) then to open the mouth and remove all
23 The wicked takes a bribe out of doubt.
the bosom to pervert the paths of 2 The body of Messiah is a unified effort with
justice. judicial order and accountability to YHWH
24 With the face of the wise is and each other. Those who set themselves
up outside of YHWH's judicial order do so
with pride and self interest.
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9 And he who is slack in his work, he Chapter 19

is a brother to a master destroyer.
10 The name of YAHWEH is a tower 1 Better is the poor who walks in his
of strength, the righteous runs into it integrity, than he who is crooked in his
and is set on high. lips, and he is a fool.
11 The rich man's wealth is his 2 Also, without knowledge the soul is
strong city, and as a high wall in his not good, and he who hurries with his
imagination. feet sins. ( Pr 29:20)
12 Before shattering, a man's heart is 3 The foolishness of man overturns
haughty, but humility goes before his way, and his heart rages against
honor. (Pr 15:33, 11:2, 16:18) YAHWEH.
13 If one turns back a matter before 4 Wealth adds many friends, but the
he hears, it is folly and shame to him. poor is separated from his neighbor.
(Pr 20:25, 18:17, Joh 7:24) 5 A false witness shall not be
14 The spirit of a man will endure his blameless; yea, a breather of lies shall
sickness, but who can bear a wounded not escape. (Pr 19:9, 21:28, Ex 23:1)
spirit? (Pr 15:13) 6 Many will beg the favor of a noble,
15 The heart of the prudent gets and all are friends to him who gives
knowledge, and the ear of the wise gifts.
seeks knowledge. 7 All the poor man's brothers hate
16 A man's gift makes room for him him, and his friends also surely leave
and brings him before great men. him; he pursues them with words, yet
17 He who is first in his cause seems they are not.
just, but his neighbor comes and 8 He who gets wisdom loves his own
searches him. (Pr 18:13) soul, he who keeps understanding
18 The lot1 causes arguments to finds good.
cease, and divides between the mighty. 9 A false witness shall not be
19 An offended brother is worse than blameless; yea, he who speaks lies
a fortified city; yea, their contentions shall perish. (Deut 19:16-19, Pr 19:5)
are like the bars of a castle. 10 Luxury is not becoming for a fool,
20 A man's belly shall be satisfied much less for a servant to rule over
with the fruit of his mouth; he shall be princes.
satisfied with the produce of his lips. 11 A man's discretion makes his
21 Death and life are in the hand of anger slow, and his glory is to pass
the tongue, and those who love it shall over a transgression.3(Pr 14:29, 16:32)
eat its fruit.(Pr 12:13, 13:3, Mat 12:37) 12 The king's wrath is like a lion's
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good roar, but his favor is like dew on the
thing, and gets favor from YAHWEH. grass.
23 The poor speak with entreaties, 13 A foolish son is a ruin to his
but the rich answer fiercely. father, and a wife's quarreling a never
24 A man of friends may be broken ending dripping. (Pr 21:9,19, 27:15)
up, but there is a Lover who sticks 14 House and riches are the legacy of
closer than a brother.2

3 Discernment is a great gift to know when to

1 Speaking of casting a lot to decide a matter, pursue a matter and when not to. If one
(Pr 16:33) does not have the gift of discernment then it
2 Safety is not in the quantity of friends, but is prudent to get advice from those who do
the quality. (Pr 11:14, Pr 15:22).
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fathers, but a prudent wife is from

YAHWEH. (Pr 31:30) Chapter 20
15 Laziness makes one fall into a
deep sleep, and an idle soul shall 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is
suffer hunger. (Pr 6:9-11, 24:33-34) noisy, and each one straying by it is
16 He who keeps the Commandment not wise. (Pr 23:29-32, Gen 9:21)
keeps his own soul, he who despises 2 The fear of a king is as the roar of a
His ways shall die. (Deut 30:15-20) lion, he who stirs him up to anger
17 He who has pity on the poor lends wrongs his own soul. (Pr 19:12)
to YAHWEH, and He will repay his 3 For a man to cease from strife is an
dealing to him.(Pr 14:31, Math 25:40) honor, but every fool exposes himself.
18 Chasten your son, for there is 4 The lazy man will not plow, after
hope, and do not set your soul on winter he begs at harvest, and nothing
making him die.(Pr 13:24, 22:6, is there. (Pr 6:6, Eccl 10:18)
29:17) 5 Counsel in a man's heart is like
19 A man great of fury will bear the deep water, and a man of
penalty, for if you deliver him, then understanding will draw it out.
you must do it again. 6 Most men will proclaim each his
20 Hear advice and receive own kindness, but who can find a
instruction, that you may be wise in faithful man?
your latter end. (Pr 4:1, Pr 12:15) 7 The just one walks in his integrity,
21 Many purposes are in a man's blessed are his sons after him!
heart, but the counsel of YAHWEH 8 A king who sits on the throne of
shall stand. (Pr 16:9) judgment does not look upon any evil
22 The desirableness of a man is his with his eyes.1
kindness, and a poor man is better 9 Who can say, I have made my
than a liar. heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
23 The fear of YAHWEH tends to (Ps 32:1-2)
life, and he shall rest satisfied, he shall 10 A stone and a smaller stone, an
not be visited with evil. (Pr 14:27) ephah and an unequal ephah, both are
24 A lazy one puts his hand in a dish, hateful to YAHWEH. (Deut 25:23-26)
and he will not return it to his mouth. 11 Even a child is known by his acts,
25 Strike a scorner and the simple whether his work is pure, or upright.
will be shrewd; reprove a discerner, 12 The hearing ear and the seeing
and he will discern knowledge. eye, YAHWEH has even made both of
26 He who assaults his father and them. ( Ex 4:11, Joh 9:1-3 )
chases his mother away, he is a son 13 Do not love sleep, lest you become
who causes shame and brings poor; open your eyes, be satisfied with
reproach. (Pr 28:24, Deut 21:18-21) bread. (Pr 6:9-11, 19:15)
27 My son, cease to hear the 14 Bad! Bad! says the buyer, but
discipline, and you will stray from the when it is left to him, then he boasts.
words of knowledge. 15 There is gold and a multitude of
28 A worthless witness scorns gems, but the lips of knowledge are a
justice, and the mouth of the wicked rare vessel.
devours evil. (Job 20:12-13) 16 Take the garment of the one who
29 Judgments are prepared for
scorners, and blows for the backs of 1 If this was said of an ancient king how
fools. (Pr 26:3, Pr 10:13, Pr 18:6) much more for the covenant believer in
Yahshua, including TV and Internet.
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is surety for a stranger, and take a Chapter 21

pledge from one who guarantees for
strangers. (Ex 22:26-27) 1 As streams of waters, the king's
17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, heart is in the hand of YAHWEH; He
but afterwards his mouth shall be inclines it wherever He desires.
filled with gravel. (Pr 9:17) 2 Every way of a man is upright in
18 Purposes are established in his own eyes, but YAHWEH weighs
counsel; yea, make war with wise the hearts. (Pr 16:25, Pr 24:12)
guidance. (Pr 12:15, 15:22, Luk 14:31) 3 For YAHWEH, to do
19 A revealer of secrets walks about righteousness and justice is to be
as a gossip, so do not meddle with him chosen more than sacrifice. ( 1Sam
who opens his lips wide. (Pr 17:9, 15:22, Mic 6:6-8)
18:8, Pr 26:20-22) 4 High eyes, a proud heart, and the
20 Whoever curses his father or his plowing of the wicked, is sin.
mother, his lamp shall be put out in 5 The plans of the diligent tend only
deep darkness. (Pr 30:11, 13:9, 24:20) to plenty, but those of every hasty one
21 An inheritance may be gotten only to poverty.
quickly in the beginning, but the end 6 The getting of treasures by a lying
of it shall not be blessed. tongue is a vapor driven by those who
22 Do not say, I will repay evil; wait seek death.
on YAHWEH, and He will save you. 7 The violence of the wicked destroys
23 A stone and a stone are hateful to them, because they refuse to do
YAHWEH; and a false balance is not justice.
good.( Pr 11:1, Deut 25:23-26) 8 The way of a guilty man is
24 The steps of a man are from perverted; but the pure, his way is
YAHWEH, and what can man discern upright.
of his way? (Pr 16:9) 9 It is better to dwell on a corner of a
25 It is a snare to a man to say housetop, than to share the house with
rashly, a holy thing, and after he vows a contentious woman.(Pr 19:13,25:24)
to inquire about it. (Eccl 5:4-5, Num 10 The soul of the wicked desires
30:2) evil, his neighbor finds no favor in his
26 A wise king scatters the wicked eyes.
and turns the wheel over them. 11 The simple is made wise when the
27 The spirit of man is the lamp of scorner is punished, and when the
YAHWEH, searching all the inward wise is instructed, he receives
parts of the heart. knowledge.
28 Mercy and truth preserve the 12 The Righteous One wisely
king, and his throne is upheld by considers the house of the wicked: He
mercy. overthrows the wicked for his evil.
29 The glory of young men is their 13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry
vigor, and the honor of old men is the of the poor, he himself shall also call,
gray head. (Pr 16:31, Lev 19:32) and shall not be answered. (1Joh 3:17)
30 The stripes of a wound cleanse 14 A gift in secret subdues anger;
away evil, and strokes the inward parts yea, a bribe in the bosom quiets strong
of the heart. wrath. (Pr 18:16, Pr 19:6)
15 It is joy to the just to do justice,
but ruin shall come to the workers of
iniquity.
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16 The man who wanders out of the than great riches; better is grace,
way of understanding shall rest in the rather than silver or gold. (Eccl 7:1)
congregation of departed spirits. 2 The rich and poor meet together,
17 A man who loves pleasure shall be YAHWEH is the Maker of all of them.
poor, he who loves wine and oil shall 3 A prudent one sees the evil coming
not be rich. and hides himself, but the foolish go
18 The wicked shall be a ransom for on and are punished. (Pr 14:16, 27:12)
the just, and the treacherous in the 4 The reward of humility is the fear
place of the upright. of YAHWEH, riches, and honor, and
19 It is better to live in a land of the life. (Pr 15:33, Pr 10:27)
wilderness than with a woman of 5 Thorns and snares are in the way
strivings and anger. (Pr 19:13,25:24) of the perverse, he who keeps his soul
20 A desirable treasure and oil are in shall be far from them.
the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish 6 Train up a child on the opening of
man devours it. his way, even when he is old, he will
21 He who pursues righteousness not turn aside from it.1
and mercy finds life, righteousness 7 The rich rules over the poor, and
and honor. the borrower is servant to the lender.
22 A wise one ascends the city of the 8 He who sows injustice will reap
mighty and topples the strength in evil, and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
which it trusts. 9 He who has a good eye, he is
23 Whoever keeps his mouth and his blessed, for he gives of his bread to the
tongue keeps his soul from distresses. poor. (Pr 19:17, 2 Cor 9:6)
(Pr 10:19, 16:32, 25:28, 18:21, Ja 3:2) 10 Drive away the scorner and strife
24 Proud, arrogant scorner is his shall go out; yea, quarrels and shame
name, he who deals in proud wrath. shall cease.2 (Pr 26:20)
25 The lust of the lazy man kills him, 11 He who loves pureness of heart,
for his hands have refused to work. grace is on his lips; the king shall be
26 He lusts with lust all the day long, his friend.
but the righteous gives and does not 12 The eyes of YAHWEH keep
withhold. knowledge, and He overthrows the
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is words of the treacherous.
hateful, how much more when he 13 The lazy one says, A lion is
brings it with an evil intent! outside! I will be killed in the streets!
28 A false witness shall perish, but 14 The mouth of alien women is a
the man who hears will speak forever. deep pit; those despised by YAHWEH
29 A wicked man hardens his face, shall fall there. (Pr 5:3)
but the upright establishes his way. 15 Foolishness is bound up in the
30 There is no wisdom nor
understanding nor counsel before
YAHWEH. 1 The point to this scripture is that if you train
31 The horse is made ready for the a child from “The opening of the way” or
day of battle, but the victory belongs to the very beginning of his life, when he is
YAHWEH. (Ps 20:7, Ps 33:17-18) older he will never leave the truths that
have been ingrained into him. (Deut 6:7, Pr
Chapter 22 13:24, 19:18, 23:13, 29:17)
2 Being a true believer does not mean that
1 A good name is to be chosen rather you must keep negative, people with false
accusing spirits around in the congregation.
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heart of a child, the rod of correction ruler, look carefully at what is before
shall drive it far from him. (Pr 23:13) you,
16 One oppresses the poor to 2 and put a knife to your throat if
multiply for himself, another gives to you are an owner of an appetite.
the rich, only to come to poverty. 3 Do not desire his delicacies, for it is
17 Stretch your ear and hear the the bread of lies.
words of the wise, and set your heart 4 Do not labor to be rich, cease from
to my knowledge, your own understanding.
18 for they are pleasant when you 5 Will your eyes fly on it? And it is
keep them within you; they shall all be not! For surely it makes wings for
fixed together on your lips, itself, it flies into the heavens like an
19 so that your trust may be in eagle. (Hag 1:6, Pr 27:24)
YAHWEH. I caused you to know 6 Do not eat the bread of one having
today, even you. an evil eye, and do not desire his
20 Have I not written to you delicacies,
yesterday and the day before with 7 for as he thinks in his heart, so is
counsels and knowledge, he! He says to you, Eat and drink, but
21 to cause you to know the certainty his heart is not with you.
of the words of truth, to return the 8 You shall vomit the bit you have
words of truth to those who send to eaten and spoil your pleasant words.
you? 9 Do not speak in the ears of a fool,
22 Rob not the poor because he is for he will despise the good sense of
poor, and oppress not the afflicted in your words. (Pr 14:7)
the gate. 10 Do not move the old landmark,
23 For YAHWEH will contend for and do not enter into the fields of the
their cause, and will plunder the soul fatherless, (Deut 19:14, Pr 22:28)
of their plunderers. (Ps 12:5) 11 for their Redeemer is mighty, He
24 Do not feed an owner of anger, will contend for their cause with you.
and do not go in with a man of fury, 12 Bring your heart in for
25 lest you learn his paths and take a instruction, and your ears to the words
snare for your soul. of knowledge.
26 Do not be one of those who strike 13 Do not withhold correction from a
the hand, those who are sureties for child, for if you strike him with the
loans.1 ( Pr 6:1-5) rod, he will not die. (Pr 19:18, 22:15)
27 If you have nothing to repay, why 14 You shall strike him with the rod,
should he take away your bed from and you shall deliver his soul from
under you? Sheol.
28 Do not move the old landmark 15 My son, if your heart is wise, my
which your fathers have set.(Pr 23:10) heart shall rejoice, even mine.
29 Do you see a man who is diligent 16 And my reins shall rejoice when
in his business? He shall stand before your lips speak right things.
kings, he shall not stand before 17 Do not let your heart envy
obscure men. sinners, but only be in the fear of
YAHWEH all the day.2 (Pr 1:7)
Chapter 23

1 When you sit down to eat with a

2 A true believer should have more fear of
1 See note on Proverbs 6:3. YHWH, than fear of wanting to please man.
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18 For surely there is a hereafter, women, and your heart shall speak
and your hope shall not be cut off.3 perverse things;
19 My son, hear, you, and be wise, 34 yes, you shall be as one who lies
and advance your heart in the way. down in the middle of the sea, or as he
20 Be not among heavy drinkers of who lies on the top of a mast,
wine, with gluttons, flesh to 35 saying, They struck me! I was not
themselves, sick! They beat me, yet I did not know.
21 for the drunkard and the glutton When I awaken I will add to it, I will
lose all, and sleepiness shall clothe one still seek it.3
with rags. (Pr 23:29-20)
22 Listen to your father, this one Chapter 24
fathered you, and do not despise your
mother when she is old. (Ex 20:12) 1 Do not envy evil men, nor desire to
23 Obtain the truth, and sell it not, be with them.
also wisdom, and instruction and 2 For their heart meditates on
understanding.2 (Math 10:8) violence, and their lips talk of
24 The father of the righteous shall mischief.
greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a 3 Through wisdom a house is built,
wise one shall even be glad in him. and it is established by understanding,
25 Your father and your mother shall 4 and by knowledge the rooms shall
be glad, and she who bore you shall be filled with precious and pleasant
rejoice. riches.
26 My son, give me your heart, and 5 A wise warrior is in strength: yes, a
let your eyes watch my ways. man of knowledge firms up power.
27 For a harlot is a deep pit, and a 6 For you shall make war for yourself
strange woman is a narrow well. by wise advice, and deliverance is in
28 Surely she lies in wait, as for the great counselor.
prey, and she increases the 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool, he
treacherous among men. does not open his mouth in the gate.
29 Who has woe, who sorrow? Who 8 He who plots to do evil shall be
has contentions, who has babbling? called a master of evil plots.
Who has wounds without cause? Who 9 The plot of foolishness is sin, and
has dullness of eyes? the scorner is hateful to men.
30 Those who stay long at the wine, 10 Your strength is narrow if you
those who go to seek mixed wine. faint in the day of distress,
31 Do not look at the wine when it is 11 if you hold back to deliver those
red, when it gives its color in the cup, being taken to death, and those
when it goes down smoothly, stumbling for killing.
32 at its last it bites like a snake, and 12 For you say, Behold, we did not
it stings like an adder. know this. Does not He who weighs
33 Your eyes shall look on strange the heart consider it? And the One
who keeps your soul, does He not

3 A true believer’s hope is in the resurrection,

Ps 16:9-11 3 The drunkard is so inebriated that he does
2 YHWH's truth is freely provided by His not even realize that he is being abused, and
true servants throughout the world. Anyone yet when he awakens the next day he will
selling the word of YHWH is committing a go right back to his drunken stupor, (Pr
grave sin. 26:11, 2Pe 2:22).
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know? Yea, He repays to a man make it fit for yourself in the field, and
according to his work. afterwards build your house.
13 My son, eat honey because it is 28 Do not be a witness against your
good, and the honeycomb is sweet to neighbor without cause, or deceive
your palate; with your lips. (Pr 25:18, Lev 6:2-5)
14 so shall knowledge of wisdom be 29 Do not say, I will do to him as he
to your soul when you have found has done to me; I will repay each
there is a future reward and your hope according to his work. (Math 5:39,
is not cut off. Rev 20:12)
15 Oh wicked one, do not lie in wait 30 I went over the field of the lazy
against the dwelling of the righteous; man, and by the vineyard of the man
do not violate his resting place, lacking heart,
16 for a righteous one falls seven 31 and, lo, it was all risen up with
times and rises up again, but the thistles; nettles had covered its
wicked shall stumble into evil.1 surface, and its stone wall was broken
17 Do not rejoice when your enemy down.
falls, and do not let your heart be glad 32 And I beheld, I set my heart on it,
when he stumbles, (Pr 17:5, Ps 35:15) I looked, I received instruction.
18 that YAHWEH not see and it be 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a
evil in His eyes, and He turn away His little folding of the hands to lie down;
anger from him. 34 so shall your poverty come
19 Do not burn in anger because of stalking, and your want like a man
evildoers, and do not envy the wicked; with a shield. (Pr 10:4, Pr 6:9-11)
20 for no reward shall be to the
wicked; the lamp of the wicked will be Chapter 25
put out.
21 My son, fear YAHWEH and the 1 These are the proverbs of Solomon
king; do not meddle with those who which the men of Hezekiah king of
change, (Ro 13:1-2) Judah copied out:
22 for their calamity shall rise 2 The glory of Elohim is to conceal a
suddenly, and who knows the ruin of matter, but the glory of kings is to
both of them? search out a matter. (Deut 29:29)
23 These also are for the wise: to 3 The heavens for height, and the
respect persons in judgment is not earth for depth, but the heart of kings
good. is unsearchable. (Ro 11:33)
24 He who says to the wicked, You 4 Take away the dross from the
are righteous; the peoples shall curse silver, and a vessel of the refiner's shall
him; nations shall abhor him. appear.
25 But to those who rebuke, it is 5 Take away the wicked from before
pleasant, and a good blessing comes to the king, and his throne is established
them. in righteousness.
26 He kisses the lips of one who 6 Do not honor yourself before a
returns right words. king, and do not stand in the place of
27 Prepare your work outside, and the great.
7 For it is better that he shall say to
you, Come up here! Than that you
1 The true spirit led believer never quits, even should be put lower before a noble
if he falters, he will repent and move on,
Mic 7:8.
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whom your eyes have seen. (Luk 14:7- his head, and YAHWEH shall reward
11) you.1
8 Do not go out to fight hastily, lest 23 The north wind brings rain, so
you know not what to do in the end of does a secret tongue an angry face.
it, when your neighbor has put you to 24 It is better to dwell in the corner
shame. (Pr 17:14, Luk 14:31-32) of the housetop than to share a house
9 Contend for your cause with your with a contentious woman. (Pr 21:9)
neighbor, and do not uncover the 25 Like cold waters to a weary soul,
secret of another, (Pr 11:13) so is a good report from a far country.
10 lest he who hears put you to (Ro 10:18)
shame, and your evil report not turn 26 The righteous falling down before
back. the wicked is like a fouled fountain
11 A word rightly spoken is like and a ruined spring.
apples of gold in settings of silver. (Pr 27 It is not good to eat much honey,
16:24) and to search out their own honor is
12 As a ring of gold, and an not honor. (Pr 25:16, Pr 27:2)
ornament of fine gold, so is a wise 28 A man to whom there is no
reprover on an obedient ear. control to his spirit is like a broken
13 Like the cold of snow in harvest down city without a wall. (Pr 16:32)
time, so is a faithful messenger to
those sending him, for he refreshes the Chapter 26
soul of his masters. (Pr 10:26, 13:17)
14 A man boasting himself of a false 1 As snow in summer, and as rain in
gift is like clouds and wind, but with harvest, so honor is not right for a fool.
no rain. (Jer 5:13, Mic 2:11) 2 As the wandering bird, as the
15 In being slow to anger, a ruler is swallow in its flying, so the causeless
persuaded; and a soft tongue shatters curse shall never come. (Pr 27:8)
the bone. (Pr 15:1, Eccl 10:4) 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for
16 Have you found honey? Eat only the donkey, and a rod for the back of
your fill lest you be satiated and vomit fools. (Pr 10:13, 19:29)
it out. 4 Answer not a fool according to his
17 Make your foot rare from your foolishness, lest you become like him,
neighbor's house, lest he be full of you even you.
and hate you. 5 Answer a fool according to his
18 A man who gives false witness foolishness, that he not be wise in his
against his neighbor is a maul, and a own eyes.2
sword and a sharp arrow. (Pr 12:18) 6 He that sends a message by a fool's
19 Confidence in a traitor in time of hand cuts off his own feet and drinks
distress is like a bad tooth and a violence. (Pr 10;26)
slipping foot. 7 As the legs of the lame are weak, so
20 As he who takes away a garment is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
in cold weather, and as vinegar on
soda, so is he who sings songs on a 1 By showing kindness to an enemy will
heart in misery. shame him and bring blessing to the giving
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him person, (Math 5:44, Ro 12:20).
bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give 2 Verses 4-5- It takes wisdom to know
him water to drink, whether to answer a fool, to quiet him or to
22 for you shall heap coals of fire on ignore him if his intention is too merely
entice a circular argument.
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8 As he binding a stone on a sling, so an earthen vessel, so are burning lips

is he giving honor to a fool. and a wicked heart.
9 As a thorn goes up into the 24 He who hates, dissembles with
drunkard's hand, so is a proverb in the his lips, for he lays up deceit in his
mouth of fools. inner being;
10 Great is the Former of all things, 25 when his voice is gracious, do not
but he who hires a fool is like one who believe him, for he has seven hateful
hires those passing by. things in his heart.
11 As a dog that returns to his own 26 Though his hatred is covered by
vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness. guile, his evil shall be revealed in the
( 2 Pe 2:22) assembly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own 27 He who digs a pit shall fall into it,
eyes? There is more hope for a fool and he who rolls a stone shall have it
than for him.1 turn back on him.5
13 The lazy one says, A lion is in the 28 A lying tongue hates the ones it
way, a lion is between the streets! crushes, and a flattering mouth works
14 As the door turns on its hinge, so stumbling.
is the lazy one on his bed. (Pr 6:9,
20:13) Chapter 27
15 The lazy one buries his hand in
the dish; he is weary to bring it back to 1 Do not boast in the day of
his mouth.2 tomorrow, for you do not know what a
16 The lazy one is wiser in his own day may bring forth. (Math 6:31-33,
eyes than seven that return a wise Jac 4:13-16)
answer. (Pr 26:12) 2 Let another praise you, and not
17 One passing by, crossing himself your own mouth; let it be a stranger,
over strife that is not his own, is like and not your own lips.(Pr 25:27)
one who grabs a dog's ears.3 (Pr 3:30) 3 A stone is heavy, and sand a
18 Like a madman throwing sparks, burden, but a fool's anger is heavier
arrows, and death, than both.
19 so is a man who deceives his 4 Fury is fierce, and anger overflows,
neighbor and says, Am I not joking? but who can stand before jealousy?
20 The fire goes out where there is 5 Better is degrading chastisement in
no wood, so the strife ceases where the open than concealed love.
there is no gossiper. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover,
21 As coal to burning embers, and and plentiful are the kisses of a hated
wood to fire, so is a contentious man one.6
to kindle strife. (Pr 14:17) 7 One who is full tramples a
22 The words of a gossiper are as honeycomb, but to a hungry soul every
delicacies, and they go down into the bitter thing is sweet.
chambers of the heart.4 8 A man wandering from his place is
23 As with silver dross spread over
4 Verses 20-22, 24-26 (Pr 16:28, 17:9, 18:8,
1 Pride will stop one from seeking wise 20:19)
counsel and give false self-assurance, Rev 5 In the end one will reap what he sows.
3:17. 6 A faithful friend may give constructive
2 Lazy people lack any ambition whatsoever. criticism, which mends will heal, as where
3 It is gossip to get involved and give opinion the false flattery of a hated one is endless
in matters that don't pertain to you. and unhelpful.
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like a bird that wanders from the nest. foolishness will not turn away from
(Pr 26:2) him.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the 23 Know well the face of your flock;
heart, and one's friend is sweet from set your heart on your herds,
the counsel of the soul. 24 for wealth is not forever, nor the
10 Do not forsake your friend, nor crown from generation to generation.
your father's friend, and do not go into 25 When the hay is revealed, and the
your brother's house in the day of your new grass is seen, and the mountain
calamity, for a near neighbor is better plants are taken up,
than a brother far away. 26 the lambs will be for your
11 My son, become wise and give joy clothing, and the he-goats the price for
to my heart, so that I may return a a field,
word to him that taunts me. 27 and there will be goat's milk
12 A prudent man sees the evil and enough for your food, for the food of
hides himself; the simple go on and your household, and for the life of
are punished. (Pr 22:3) your maidens.2

13 Take the garment of him who is Chapter 28

surety for a stranger, and hold him in
pledge who is surety for a strange 1 The wicked flee though no one is
woman. (Pr 20:16) pursuing, but the righteous are as bold
14 He who rises early in the morning as a lion. (Lev 26:17, 36, 2 Kgs 7:6-7)
and blesses his friend with a loud 2 Because of transgression in a land,
voice, it is counted as cursing to him. many are its rulers, but it is prolonged
15 Drops that never cease on a rainy by a man who has understanding, who
day, and a contentious woman are knows right.
alike; 3 A poor man that oppresses the
16 he who hides her hides the wind, weak is like a sweeping rain that leaves
and the ointment of his right hand no food.
cries out. 4 Those who forsake the Torah
17 Iron sharpens iron, so a man praise the wicked, but those who keep
sharpens his friend's face.1 the Torah strive with them.3
18 The keeper of the fig tree eats its 5 Evil men do not understand
fruit, so he keeping his master is justice, but those seeking YAHWEH
honored. understand all.
19 As the face reflects the face in the 6 Better is the poor walking in his
water, so the heart of man reflects a integrity than the crooked of two ways,
man. even if he is rich. (Ja 1:8)
20 Sheol and destruction are never 7 He who keeps the Torah is a wise
satisfied, so the eyes of man are never son, but he who is one feeding gluttons
satisfied. (Eccl 1:8, 6:7, Pr 15:11) shames his father. (Pr 3:1-4, 1Cor
21 The refining pot tries silver, and 15:33)
the furnace tries gold, but a man is 8 He who multiplies his wealth by
tried by the mouth of his praise.
22 If you pound a fool in the mortar 2 Verses 23-27- If you care for your flock it
with a pestle amidst grain, his will produce all your needs.
3 The lawless will praise the wicked because
1 Good friends help to make each other there are no moral absolutes in their lives,
spiritually stronger, 1 Cor 15:33. Ro 1:28-32.
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interest and usury, he shall gather it blessings, but he rushing to be rich

for him who pities the weak. (Ex shall not be innocent.
22:25) 21 To respect faces is not good, yea,
9 Whoever turns aside his ear from for a man will transgress for a piece of
hearing the Torah, even his prayer is bread.
an abomination.1 (Pr 15:8, Ps 109:7) 22 A man with an evil eye hastens
10 He who causes the upright to go after wealth, but he does not know
astray in an evil way shall fall into his that poverty will come on him.
own pit, and the blameless shall 23 He who reproves a man
inherit good. (Pr 26:27, Ps 57:6) afterwards finds grace, more than he
11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, who flatters with the tongue.
but the discerning poor searches him 24 He who robs his father or his
out. mother, and says, It is not a
12 When the righteous rejoice, great transgression, he shall be a partner to
is the glory, but when the wicked rise, a man who corrupts.
a man will be sought for. 25 The proud in soul stirs up strife,
13 He who covers his sins will not but he who is trusting on YAHWEH
fare well, but he who confesses and shall be abundantly satisfied.
forsakes them shall have pity. (Ps 26 He who trusts in his own heart is
32:1-2,5, ps 51:1-4, 1 Joh 1:9) a fool, but he who walks in wisdom
14 Blessed is a man who fears shall be delivered. (Pr 3:5)
YAHWEH always! But he who 27 He who gives to the poor shall not
hardens his heart falls into evil. (Pr lack, but he who hides his eyes shall
23:17) have plenty of curses. (Pr 11:24, 19:17)
15 The wicked ruler is a roaring lion 28 When the wicked rise, a man
and a charging bear over a poor hides himself; but when they perish,
people. the righteous multiply.
16 The ruler that lacks
understanding even adds oppressions, Chapter 29
but he who hates unjust gain prolongs
his days. 1 A man who hardens his neck when
17 Any man oppressed with the reproved shall be suddenly broken,
blood of a soul shall flee to the pit; let and there will be no healing. (Ex 32:9)
them not uphold him. 2 When the righteous increase, the
18 He who walks uprightly shall be people rejoice; when the wicked rule,
saved, but he who is perverse in his the people sigh.
ways shall fall at once. 3 He who loves wisdom gladdens his
19 He who tills his ground shall have father, but a feeder of harlots wastes
plenty of bread, but one pursuing wealth.
vanities shall have much poverty. (Pr 4 A king establishes a land by justice,
12:11) but a man taking bribes tears it down.
20 A faithful man shall be full of 5 A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his steps.
6 A snare is in the transgression of
1 The Torah is the moral code of conduct in an evil man, but the righteous sing and
life and breaking the Torah is sin ( 1 Joh rejoice.
3:4). Those who rebelliously turn away 7 The righteous attends to the cause
from hearing the Torah, even their prayer
becomes an abomination.
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of the poor; the wicked does not his soul; he hears a curse, but does not
discern knowledge. (Pr 31:8-9) tell it. (Lev 5:1)
8 Scornful men blast a city, but the 25 The fear of man brings a snare,
wise turn away anger. but he trusting YAHWEH is set on
9 If a wise man disputes with a high. (Pr 18;10, 28:25)
foolish man, either he shakes, or 26 Many seek the face of the ruler,
laughs, and there is no rest. but the judgment of each man is from
10 Men of blood hate the blameless, YAHWEH.
but the upright seek his soul. 27 An unjust man is an abomination
11 A fool brings out all of his spirit, to the righteous, and the upright of
but holding back, the wise quiets it. way are an abomination to the wicked.
12 To a ruler who listens to lying
words, all his ministers are wicked. Chapter 30
13 The poor and the injurious man
meet together. YAHWEH enlightens 1 The words of Agur the son of
the eyes of both. Jakeh, the burden: The man spoke to
14 A king that truly judges the weak Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal, saying,
shall have his throne established 2 Surely I am more brutish than
forever. ( 2Sam 12:1-6, 2 Sam 7:11-13) anyone, and I do not have the
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, understanding of a man.
but a boy let loose causes shame to his 3 I have not learned wisdom, but I
mother. (Pr 13:14, 22:15) do know the knowledge of holiness.
16 When the wicked are multiplied, 4 Who has gone up to Heaven, and
transgression increases; but the come down? Who has gathered the
righteous shall see their fall. wind in His fists? Who has bound the
17 Discipline your son, and you will waters in His garments? Who has
get rest, and it will give delight to your made all the ends of the earth to rise?
soul. What is His name, and what is His
18 Where there is no vision, the Son's name? Surely you know.1
people are unrestrained. But blessed is 5 Every Word of Elohim is refined,
he, the one keeping the Torah. He is a shield to those who seek refuge
19 A servant is not corrected by in Him.
words; though he discerns, there is no 6 Do not add to His Words, that He
answer. not reprove you, and you be found a
20 Do you see a man hasty in his liar. (Deut 4:2, 12:32, Rev 22:18)
words? There is more hope for a fool 7 I have asked two things from You:
than of him. (Pr 26;12) Do not hold back from me before I die:
21 He who pampers his servant from 8 Remove vanity and a lying word
youth, even afterwards in his days he far from me, do not give me poverty or
shall be his successor. riches; tear for me my portion of
22 An angry man stirs up bread,
contention, and a furious one abounds 9 that I not become satisfied and
in transgression. (Pr 14:17) deceive, and say, Who is YAHWEH?
23 The pride of man brings him low,
but the humble of spirit takes hold of
honor. 1 This proverb demonstrates the creative
24 He who shares with a thief hates power of Yahweh the Father and Yahweh
the Son. (Gen 1:26, Eccl 12:1, Ps 2:7, Acts
13:33, Ps 89:26).
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Or that I not become poor and steal, but they are the wise ones of those
and violate the name of my Elohim. made wise:
10 Do not slander a servant to his 25 The ants are a people not strong,
master, that he not curse you, and you yet they prepare their food in summer;
be found guilty. (Pr 6:6-8)
11 A generation curses its father, and 26 rock badgers are not a powerful
does not bless its mother, people, yet they make their houses in
12 a generation that is pure in its the rock;
own eyes, and yet not washed from its 27 the locusts have no king, yet they
own filth. go out in a swarm, all of them;
13 There is a generation, Oh how 28 the lizard you can take with the
lofty are its eyes! And its eyelids are hands, yet it is in king's palaces.
lifted up, 29 There are three things that do
14 a generation whose teeth are like good in a march; yea, four that do
swords, and its jaw teeth like knives, to good in walking:
devour the poor from the earth, and 30 A lion is mighty among beasts,
the needy from among men. and he does not turn away from facing
15 The leech has two daughters all;
crying, Give! Give! Three things are 31 one girded in loins, and a he-goat,
not satisfied, four never have said, and a king - there is no rising up with
Enough! him.
16 Sheol, and the barren womb, the 32 If you have been foolish in lifting
earth not filled with water, and the yourself up, or if you have plotted evil,
fire, these never said, Enough! lay your hand on your mouth!
17 The eye that mocks its father and 33 Surely, the squeezing of milk
despises to obey its mother, the ravens brings curds, and the squeezing of the
of the valley shall pick it out, the sons nose brings blood, so the squeezing of
of the eagle shall eat it. wrath brings out strife.1
18 Three things are too wonderful
for me; yea, I do not know the way of Chapter 31
four:
19 The way of an eagle in the 1 The words of King Lemuel, the
heavens, the way of a snake on a rock, burden that his mother taught him:
the way of a ship in the heart of the 2 What, my son? And what, the son
sea, and the way of a man with a of my womb? And what, the son of my
virgin. vows?
20 So is the way of an adulterous 3 Do not give your strength to
woman: she eats, and wipes her women, or your ways to that which
mouth, and says, I have done no evil. wipes out kings.
21 The earth quakes under three 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is
things; yea, it is not able to bear up not for kings to drink wine, nor for
under four: princes to lust for fermented drink,
22 Under a servant when he reigns, (Eccl 10:17, Pr 20:1)
and a fool when he is filled with food, 5 that they not drink and forget what
23 under a hated one when she is is decreed, and pervert the right of the
married, under a slave-girl when she is
heir to her mistress.
24 Four things are little on the earth, 1 Someone prone to anger must show self-
control or pay the consequences.
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sons of affliction. (Lev 10:8-11, Deut strength, and has made her arms
16:19) strong.6
6 Give fermented drink to one 18 She tastes whether her gain is
perishing, and wine to the bitter of good, her lamp is not put out by
soul, night.7
7 let him drink and forget his 19 She has sent forth her hands on
poverty, and remember his misery no the distaff, and her hands have held
more. the spindle.8
8 Open your mouth for the dumb, in 20 She spreads out her hands to the
the cause of all the sons of those poor, yea, she stretches out her hands
passing away. to the needy.9
9 Open your mouth, judge 21 She is not afraid of the snow for
righteously, and defend the poor and her household, for all her household
needy. (Lev 19:15, Pr 29:7) are clothed with scarlet.
10 Who can find a woman of virtue? 22 She makes herself coverings of
For her value is far above jewels.1 (Pr tapestry; her clothing is fine linen and
12:4) purple.10
11 The heart of her husband trusts in 23 Her husband is known in the
her, so that he has no lack of gain. gates, when he sits with the elders of
12 She deals good with him, and not the land.11
evil, all the days of her life. 24 She makes fine linen garments,
13 She seeks wool and flax, and she and sells, and she delivers belts to the
works with her hands with delight.2 merchant.12
14 She is like the merchant ships, 25 Strength and dignity are her
she brings in her food from afar.3 clothing, and she shall rejoice at the
15 She also rises while it is still night day to come.13
and gives game to her household, and 26 She opens her mouth in wisdom,
a portion to her maidens.4 and the law of kindness is on her
16 She has examined a field and tongue.
takes it; she plants a vineyard from the
fruit of her hands.5 6 Strength comes internally from knowing
17 She has girded her loins with what one wants to accomplish and
externally from hard work and exercise.
1 Verses 10-29 speaks about the true biblical 7 She not only talks the talk, but she walks
woman. She is one that takes care of her the walk.
home, including her husband and children. 8 She has many talents and one is knowing
This does not restrict her from running how to make her own clothes for the family.
businesses from her home, preparing for the 9 Even though she is extremely busy and
future and making household goods. successful she still has a heart for the poor.
2 The proverbs 31 woman is not afraid to 10 Fine linen and purple, showing the dignity
work with her hands and get them dirty. and honor that she has earned, Rev 19:8.
3 She is one that diligently finds the best 11 You cannot have a proverbs 31 woman
deals on daily provisions and knows how to without having a Proverb 31 man.
get them. 12 She not only makes the clothing for the
4 She is an early riser and even has household household, but even sells these quality
servants that she cares for. clothes for income.
5 Preparing a field was an extremely hard 13 The proverbs 31 woman has no anxiety for
task. Not only does she know how to the future because she is living a righteous
negotiate the price of purchase but she also life and can only have anticipation of her
knows how to prepare it to produce fruit. reward in the kingdom to come.
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27 She watches the ways of her

household, and does not eat the bread
of idleness.1
28 Her children rise up and call her
blessed, her husband also, for he
praises her:2
29 Many are the daughters who
work with virtue, but you rise above
them all!
30 Charm may be deceitful, and
beauty vain, but a woman who fears
YAHWEH, she shall be praised.3
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her in the
gates.

1 The proverbs 31 woman is many things, but

one of them is NOT idle.
2 We reap what we sow and a woman of such
dignity is upheld by her family members.
3 Charm many times is simply false flattery
and beauty passes one's life quickly, but the
woman who fears YHWH will have an
eternal reward.
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 JOB
Book of Job
Chapter 1 selves before YAHWEH. And Satan
also came among them.5
1 There was a man in the land of Uz 1, 7 And YAHWEH said to Satan,
his name was Job.2 And this man was From where have you come? And
perfect and upright, and fearing Satan answered YAHWEH and said,
Elohim, and turning away from evil. From going to and fro in the earth,
2 And seven sons and three and from walking up and down in it.6
daughters were born to him. 8 And YAHWEH said to Satan,
3 And his possessions were seven Have you set your heart on My servant
thousand sheep, and three thousand Job because there is none like him in
camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, the earth, a perfect and upright man,
and five hundred she-donkeys, and a fearing Elohim and turning away from
very great household, so that this man evil?7
was greater than all the sons of the 9 And Satan answered YAHWEH
east. and said, Does Job fear Elohim for
4 And his sons feasted in the house nothing?
of each one on his day3. And they sent 10 Have You not made a hedge for
and called their three sisters to eat and him, and for his house, and for all that
to drink with them. is his all around? You have blessed the
5 And it happened, when the day of work of his hands, and his livestock
feasting had gone around, Job would have increased in the land.
send and sanctify them. And he would 11 But put out Your hand now, and
rise early in the morning and offer touch against all that is his, and see if
burnt sacrifices according to all their he will not then curse You to Your
number. For Job said, It may be that face.
my sons have sinned, and cursed 12 And YAHWEH said to Satan,
Elohim in their hearts. This, Job Behold, all that is his is in your hand!
always did.4 (Job 42:8) Only, do not lay your hand on him.
6 And a day came when the sons of And Satan went out from the face of
The Elohim came to present them- YAHWEH.8
13 And a day came when his sons
1 Uz was in modern day Jordan. Gen 36:28,
Jer 25:20, Lam 4:21 4 Celebrating birthdays was mostly a pagan
2 The book of Job is somewhat of a mystery custom in ancient days and usually only
as it is evident that Job was a historical kings and the very wealthy did so, Eccl 7:1.
character and even mentioned in Eze 14:14, 5 Cherubs here are called “sons of Elohim” as
and Jac 5:11. It is uncertain who wrote the also in Job 38:7 and gen 6:2. It is not known
book. The time frame seems to indicate that why Satan would be allowed to be with
the historical setting is during the time of them.
the patriarch Abraham as there is not a 6 Satan is called the “ god of this world”
mention of the nation of Israel. Also, Job (2Cor 4:4)and has access to roam the earth.
lived more than 140 yrs (42:16), his wealth However, when Yahshua returns, then Satan
was measured in cattle (1:3) and he acted as will be bound during the millennium (Rev
priest for his family (1:5). The fact that the 20:2) and afterward punished for good.
Hebrew word “kesitah” is used for silver in 7 It is the fear of YAHWEH that leads to
42:11, also fits with the patriarch time repentance and righteousness.
period of the second millennium B.C. (Gen 8 This shows that Satan can only perform
33:19). The land of “Uz” is modern day what Yahweh allows and true believers
Jordan and ancient Edom. must realize the spirit in them is stronger
3 Speaking of each ones birthday. than the spirit of Satan (1 Joh 4:4).
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and his daughters were eating and return there. YAHWEH gave, and
drinking wine in their brother's house, YAHWEH has taken away. Blessed be
the first-born. the name of YAHWEH. (Gen 3:19,
14 And a messenger came to Job and Eccl 5:15, 1 Sam 2:7-8)
said, The oxen were plowing, and the 22 In all this Job did not sin, nor
donkeys were feeding beside them. charge wrong to Elohim.
15 And the Sabeans1 fell on them and
took them away. And they killed the Chapter 2
young men with the mouth of the
sword; and I, I alone have escaped to 1 And it happened that a day came
tell you. when the sons of The Elohim came to
16 While this one was still speaking, present themselves before YAHWEH.
this other also came and said, The fire And Satan also came among them to
of Elohim has fallen from the heavens present himself before YAHWEH.
and has burned up the sheep and the 2 And YAHWEH said to Satan,
young men. And it has consumed From where have you come? And
them; and I, I alone have escaped to Satan answered YAHWEH and said,
tell you. From going to and fro in the earth,
17 While this one was still speaking, and walking up and down in it.
this other also came and said, The
3 And YAHWEH said to Satan,
Chaldeans made out three bands and
Have you set your heart on My servant
swooped down on the camels. And
Job, that there is none like him in the
they have taken them away. And they
earth, a perfect and upright man,
have killed the young men with the
fearing Elohim, and turning away
mouth of the sword; and I, I alone
from evil? And he is still holding to his
have escaped to tell you.
integrity, although you incited Me
18 While this one was still speaking,
against him, to swallow him for
this other came and said, Your sons
nothing.
and your daughters were eating and
4 And Satan answered YAHWEH
drinking wine in the house of their
and said, Skin for skin. Yea, all that a
brother, the first-born.
man has he will give for his life.
19 And, behold! A great wind came
5 But indeed put out Your hand now
from the wilderness and touched the
and touch his bone and his flesh, and
four corners of the house. And it fell
he will curse You to Your face.
on the young men and they died; and
I, I alone have escaped to tell you. 6 And YAHWEH said to Satan,
20 And Job rose up and tore his Behold, he is in your hand; but
robe, and shaved his head. And he fell preserve his life.
down on the ground and worshiped. 7 And Satan went out from before
21 And he said, I came naked out of the face of YAHWEH. And he struck
my mother's womb, and naked I shall Job with bad burning ulcers from the
sole of his foot to the top of his head.
8 And he took a broken piece of
1 Sabeans were a nomadic tribe that fits the pottery with which to scrape himself.
time-frame of the patriarchs. Job 6:19 called And he sat down among the ashes.
them traveling merchants and their 9 And his wife said to him, Are you
descendents later made up the spice trade
still holding fast to your integrity?
routes coming from Sheba in south Arabia.
Also see 1Kgs 10:1-13, Ps 72:10-15, Is Curse Elohim and die!
60:6, Eze 27:22, Joel 3:8. 10 But he said to her, You speak like
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the foolish ones speak. Also, shall we 8 Let those curse it who curse the
receive good at the hand of The day, those ready to stir up Leviathan.2
Elohim, and shall we not receive evil? 9 Let the stars of its twilight be dark;
In all this Job did not sin with his lips. let it look for light, but have none, let it
11 And three friends of Job heard of wait for eyelids of the dawn.
all this evil that had come on him. And 10 For it did not shut up the doors of
they each one came from his own my mother's womb; nor did it hide toil
place: Eliphaz the Temanite1; Bildad from my eyes.
the Shuhite; and Zophar the 11 Why did I not die from the womb,
Naamathite. And they had met come from the womb and give up the
together to come to lament with him, spirit?
and to comfort him. 12 Why did the knees go before me;
12 And when they lifted up their eyes or why the breasts, that I should suck?
from a distance and did not recognize 13 For now I would have lain down
him, they lifted up their voice and and have been quiet; I would have
wept then. And each one tore his robe. slept. Then I would have been at rest,
And they sprinkled dust on their heads 14 with kings and wise men of the
toward the heavens. earth, who built ruins for themselves;
13 And they sat down with him on 15 or with chiefs; they had gold, they
the ground seven days and seven filled their houses with silver;
nights. And no one was speaking a 16 or as a hidden miscarriage, I
word to him, for they saw that his pain would not have been, like infants who
was very great. never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from
Chapter 3 turmoil, and there the weary are at
rest;
1 After this Job opened his mouth 18 the prisoners are at ease together,
and cursed the day of his birth. (Eccl they hear not the voice of the slave
7:1) driver;
2 And Job answered and said: 19 the small and the great, he is
3 Let the day perish in which I was there, and the slave free from his
born, and the night which said, A master.
man-child has been conceived. 20 Why is light given to the
4 Let that day be darkness! Let not miserable one, and life to him who is
Elohim look on it from above, nor let bitter in soul;
the light shine on it. 21 who is waiting for death, but it is
5 Let darkness and the shadow of not; and they dig for it more than for
death seize upon it. Let a cloud dwell treasures?
on it. Let all that blackens the day 22 They are rejoicing to exultation.
terrify it. They are glad when they find the
6 As for that night, let darkness seize grave.
it! Let it not be joined to the days of 23 To a man whose way is hidden,
the year. Let it not come into the Elohim has made a hedge about him.
number of the months. 24 For my sighing comes before my
7 Behold, let that night be barren; let
no joyful voice come in it.
2 Leviathan is a sea creature created by
YHWH. (Ps 74:14, Ps 104:26, Job 41:1, Is
1 A descendant of Esau Gen 36:10,15. 27:1)
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food; and my groanings are poured out 14 fear and trembling met me, and
like the waters. made my many bones dread.
25 For the dreadful thing I dreaded 15 Then a spirit passed before my
has come on me; and that which I face; the hair of my flesh stood up;
feared has come to me. 16 it stood still, but I could not
26 I am not at ease, nor am I at rest; discern its form; an image was before
nor am I quiet; yet turmoil comes. my eyes; there was silence; then I
heard a voice:
Chapter 4 17 Is man more righteous than
Elohim? Or a strong man more pure
1 And Eliphaz the Temanite than his Maker?
answered and said: 18 Behold, He puts no trust in His
2 Shall one try a word with you, you servants; and He charges His
who are weary? But who can hold back messengers with error!
with words? 19 How much more those that dwell
3 Behold, you have instructed many; in houses of clay; whose foundation is
and you have made weak hands in the dust; they crush them before the
strong. moth!
4 Your words have upheld him who 20 They are shattered from morning
was stumbling, and you have made till evening; they perish forever with
feeble knees strong. no one regarding.
5 But now it has come upon you, and 21 Is not their tent cord pulled up
you faint. It touches you, and you are within them? They die, but not with
dismayed. wisdom.
6 Is not your fear of Elohim your
confidence; your hope the integrity of Chapter 5
your ways?
7 I beg you, remember, he who was 1 Call now. Is there anyone
being innocent, perished? Or where answering you? And to which of the
were the righteous cut off? Holy ones will you turn?
8 As I have seen, the ones who plow 2 For vexation kills the fool, and
iniquity and sow misery reap the passion causes the simple to die.
same. 3 I have seen the fool taking root, but
9 They perish from the breath of suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
Elohim, and by the blast of His anger 4 His sons are far from safety; yea,
they are consumed. they are crushed in the gate; nor is
10 The lion roars; and the voice of there any deliverer.
the lion and the teeth of the young 5 The hungry eat his harvest, and
lions are broken; take him to the thorns, and the snare
11 the old lion is perishing for lack of snuffs up their wealth.
prey; and the lioness' offspring are 6 For affliction does not come forth
scattered. from the dust, nor does trouble spring
12 Now a word was stolen to me, and up out of the ground;
my ear received a whisper of it. 7 for man is born to trouble, and the
13 In thoughts from the visions of sons of the flame rise, flying upward.
the night, when deep sleep falls on 8 Truly, I would seek El, and to
men, Elohim I would put my plea,
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there is no searching them; marvelous vigor, like a stack of grain comes up in

things to which is no numbering, its season.
10 giving rain on the face of the 27 Consider this. We have searched
earth and sending water on the face of it out; it is so. Hear it, and know it for
the field; yourself.
11 to set the lowly on high; yea, the
mourners become very high in safety; Chapter 6
12 breaking the plots of the crafty,
nor did their hands perform the 1 And Job answered and said:
undertaking. 2 Oh that my vexation were carefully
13 He takes the wise in their weighed, and my ruin lifted in the
craftiness, and the counsel of the wily balances together!
ones is hastened. 3 For now it would be heavier than
14 They meet with darkness by day, the sand of the seas; on account of this
and grope in the noonday as in the my words have been rash.
night. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are
15 But He saves the needy from the within me; their fury is drinking my
sword, from their mouth, and from the spirit; the terrors of Elohim are set
hand of the mighty. against me.
16 And there is hope for the weak; 5 Does the wild donkey bray over
and injustice shuts her mouth. tender grass? Or does the ox low over
17 Behold, happy is the man whom his fodder?
Elohim corrects; and despise not the 6 Are tasteless things eaten without
chastisement of the Almighty. (Heb salt? Or is there taste in the slime of an
12:5-11, Ps 94:12, Pr 3:11) egg?
18 For He wounds, and He binds up. 7 My soul refuses to touch them;
He shatters, and His hands heal. they are sickening food to me.
19 He will deliver you in six troubles; 8 Who will give it that my desire
yea, in seven no evil shall touch you. might come, and Elohim would grant
20 In famine He will redeem you my longing;
from death; and in war from the hand 9 and Elohim would be willing and
of the sword. crush me; let loose His hand and cut
21 You shall be hidden from the me off?
whip of the tongue; and you shall not 10 And it is yet my comfort; and I
be afraid of violence when it comes. would exult in pain not spared; for I
22 You shall laugh at violence and at have not hidden the words of the Holy
famine; and you shall not be afraid of One.
the beasts of the earth. 11 What is my strength that I should
23 For you shall be in covenant with wait? And what is my end that I
the stones of the field; and the beasts should prolong my life?
of the field will be at peace with you. 12 Is my strength the strength of
24 And you shall know that your tent stones? Or is my flesh copper?
is in peace; and you shall visit your 13 Is not my help within me? And is
home and shall miss nothing. wisdom driven from me?
25 And you shall know that your 14 To the faint, mercy is due from
seed will be numerous, and your his friend; for he forsakes the fear of
offspring as the grass of the earth. the Almighty.
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deceitfully, like the torrent, like the emptiness; and weary nights are
streams of torrents, they pass away; appointed to me.
16 those darkened from ice, in which 4 When I lie down, I say, When shall
the snow hides itself. I rise up? But the night is long, and I
17 At the time they are warmed, they am full of tossings, until the twilight of
are cut off; when it is hot they dry up. the dawn.
18 The paths of their way bend; they 5 My flesh is clothed with worms and
go to nothing and are lost. clods of dust; my skin is broken and is
19 The troops of Tema looked; the loathed.
travelers of Sheba hoped for them; 6 My days are swifter than a weaver's
20 they were ashamed because they shuttle and are ended without hope.
had hoped; they came there and were 7 Remember that my life is a breath;
ashamed. my eyes shall not return to see good.
21 Surely now you have become like 8 The eye of him who sees me shall
it; you see my dismay, and are afraid. gaze at me no more; Your eyes are on
22 Did I indeed say, Give to me? Or, me, and I am not.
Offer a bribe for me from your wealth? 9 As the cloud fades, it goes, so he
23 Or, Deliver me from a foe's hand? who goes down to Sheol shall not
Or, Redeem me from the oppressors come up.
hand? 10 He shall return no more to his
24 Teach me and I will be silent; and house; nor shall his place know him
cause me to understand in what I have any more.
erred. 11 Therefore, I will not hold my
25 Right words are powerful, but mouth; I will speak in the distress of
what does your arguing argue? my spirit; I will complain in the
26 Do you intend to criticize words, bitterness of my soul.
and the speeches of one who is caused 12 Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that
to despair, that are as wind? You set a watch over me?
27 Yea, you cause even an orphan to 13 When I say, My bed shall comfort
fall; and you bargain over your friend. me; my couch shall bear my
28 And now, please look on me. For complaining,
if I lie, it is before your face. 14 then You scare me with dreams
29 Turn back, I beseech you; let and terrify me with visions;
there be no wrong. Yea, return again, 15 so that my soul chooses strangling
for my righteousness is in it. and death rather than my bones.
30 Is there wrong in my tongue? 16 I despise them; I will not live
Cannot my palate discern desirable always. Let me alone, for my days are
things? vanity.
17 What is man that You should
Chapter 7 magnify him, and that You should set
Your heart on him,
1 Is there not a warfare to man on 18 and visit him every morning,
earth? And his days like the days of a trying him every moment?
hireling? 19 How long will You not look away
2 As a servant pants for the shade, from me, nor leave me alone until I
and as a hireling looks for his wages, swallow down my spittle?
3 so I am caused to inherit months of 20 I have sinned; what do I do to
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You set me as a target for You so that I 14 whose hope is cut off, and his
am a burden on myself? trust as a spider's house.
21 And why do You not lift up my 15 He shall lean on his house, but it
transgression, and make my iniquity shall not stand; he shall hold fast to it,
pass away? For now I shall lie down in but it shall not endure.
the dust, and You shall seek me; but I 16 He is moist before the sun, and
will not be. his tender plants shoot forth on his
garden.
Chapter 8 17 His roots are wrapped around a
heap; he sees a house of stones.
1 And Bildad the Shuhite answered, 18 If one swallows him from his
saying: place, then it shall deny him, saying I
2 Until when will you speak these have not seen you!
things, since the words of your mouth 19 Behold this is the joy of His way,
are like a mighty wind? and out of the earth others shall grow.
3 Or does The El pervert judgment? 20 Behold, El will not cast away the
Or does the Almighty pervert the innocent, and He will not help the
right? evildoers,
4 If your sons have sinned against 21 until He fills your mouth with
Him, and if He has sent them away in laughter and your lips with rejoicing.
the hand of their transgression, 22 Those who hate you shall be
5 if you would seek earnestly to El, clothed with shame; and the tent of
and make your prayer to the Almighty, the wicked shall not be.
6 if you were pure and upright,
surely now He would rise for you, and Chapter 9
make whole the abode of your
righteousness. 1 And Job answered and said:
7 And your beginning was small, yet 2 Truly I know it is so; but how can
your end would greatly increase. man be just with El?
8 For now ask of the former 3 If he would argue with Him, he
generation, and prepare to the search cannot answer Him one of a thousand.
of their fathers; 4 He is wise in heart and mighty in
9 for we are but of yesterday, and we strength; who has been hard against
know nothing because our days on Him and been at peace?
earth are a shadow. 5 He who moves the mountains, and
10 Shall they not teach you, speak to they do not know; when He overturns
you, and bring forth words out of their them in His anger;
heart? 6 who shakes the earth out of its
11 Can the rush grow up without place, and its pillars tremble;
mire? Can the reed grass grow without 7 the One speaking to the sun and it
water? does not rise; and He sets a seal
12 While it is yet in its greenness, around the stars;
and not cut down, it dries out before 8 stretching out the heavens by
every plant. Himself, and walking on the waves of
13 So are the paths of all those the sea;
forgetting El; yea, the hope of the 9 who made the Bear, Orion, and
unrighteous shall perish, Pleiades, and the chambers of the
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10 who is doing great things past runner; they flee away; they see no
finding out; yea, marvelous things good;
without number? 26 they have passed away like the
11 Behold, He goes by me, and I do ships made of reed; as an eagle swoops
not see Him; and He passes on, but I on food.
do not perceive Him. 27 If I say, I will forget my
12 Behold, He takes away; who can complaint, I will loosen my face and be
turn Him back? Who will say to Him, cheerful,
What are You doing? 28 I am afraid of all my sorrows; I
13 Eloah, will not withdraw His know that You will not hold me
anger; the helpers of pride stoop under innocent;
Him. 29 I have been condemned; why
14 How much less shall I answer should I labor in vain?
Him, and choose my words with Him! 30 If I wash myself with snow, and
15 Though I were righteous, I could make my hands clean with soap,
not answer Him; I seek mercy for my 31 yet You will plunge me into the
judgment. ditch, and my own clothes would
16 If I had called and He had abhor me.
answered me; I would not believe that 32 For He is not a man, as I am, that
He had listened to my voice; I should answer Him; that we should
17 who breaks me with a tempest, come together in judgment;
and adds to my wounds without cause; 33 there is no mediator between us,
18 who will not allow me to bring who might lay his hand on both of us.
back my breath, but fills me with 34 Let Him take His rod away from
bitterness. me, and let not His dread make me
19 If I speak of strength, behold, He afraid;
is mighty; and if of judgment, who can 35 then I would speak, and not fear
summon me? Him; for I am not so in myself.3
20 If I justify myself, my mouth will
condemn me; though I am perfect, He Chapter 10
shall declare me perverse;1
21 though I were perfect, I would not 1 My soul loathes my life; I will leave
know my own soul; I despise my life. my complaint on myself; I will speak
22 It is One; so then I said, He is in the bitterness of my soul.
consuming the perfect and the wicked. 2 I will say to Eloah, Do not
23 If the whip kills suddenly, He will condemn me; make me know why You
mock at the testing of the innocent. contend with me.
24 The earth is given into the hand 3 Is it good to You that You should
of the wicked; He covers the faces of
its judges. If it is not He, then who is
it?2
3 Verses 32-35 clearly show Job's self-
righteousness as he makes allegations of
25 Now my days are swifter than a
YHWH being unconnected and inaccessible
to His creation and pleads for an
intercessor. Although Job's statements were
1 Job's true problem of self-righteousness is inaccurate as sin does separate man from
now coming out. his creator (Is 59:1-2), Yahweh did send a
2 Job rejects his friends interpretation of life mediator for man to pay the penalty of his
as many times the wicked do prosper for a sins and reconcile with Elohim in His Son
season. Yahshua.
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crush, that You should despise the the womb? I would have died, and no
work of Your hands, and You shine on eye seen me.
the counsel of the wicked? 19 I would have been as though I had
4 Have You eyes of flesh; or do You never been, carried from the womb to
see as a man sees? the grave.
5 Are Your days as the days of man? 20 Are not my days few? Then cease
Or Your years like the days of man, and let me alone, that I may take a
6 that You seek out my iniquity, and little comfort
search for my sin? 21 before I go; and I shall not return;
7 You know that I am not wicked; to the land of darkness, and the
and there is no one delivering out of shadow of death;
Your hand. 22 a land of obscurity, the darkness
8 Your hands have made me and of the shadow of death, and without
shaped me together all around; yet any order; even the shining is as
You engulf me. darkness.2
9 Remember, I beseech You, that
You have formed me as clay; and will Chapter 11
You bring me to dust again?
10 Did You not pour me out like 1 And Zophar the Naamathite
milk; yea, curdled me like cheese? answered and said:
11 You clothed me with skin and 2 Should not a flood of words be
flesh, and knitted me with bones and answered? And should a man of lips be
sinews. justified?
12 You have made me have life and 3 Should your lies make men silent?
favor, and Your providence has kept And will you mock, and no one make
my spirit. you ashamed?
13 And these You have hidden in 4 For you have said, My doctrine is
Your heart; I know that this was with pure; and, I am clean in Your eyes.
You. 5 But who will grant that Eloah,
14 If I sin, then You watch me; and would speak and open His lips against
You will not acquit me from my guilt.1 you,
15 If I am wrong, woe to me! And if I 6 and would tell you the secrets of
am righteous, I will not lift up my wisdom, that counsel is double? Know
head, being filled with shame and then that Eloah, forgets some of your
seeing my pain. iniquity for you.
16 And if it rise, You would hunt me 7 Can you find out Eloah, by
as a lion; and again You show Yourself searching? Or can you find out the end
wonderful in me. of the Almighty?
17 You renew Your witnesses against 8 Heights of the heavens! What can
me, and increase Your anger with me; you do? It is deeper than Sheol; what
changes and warfare are with me. can you know?
18 Why then did You bring me from 9 Its measure is longer than the
earth, broader than the sea.
1 It is not justice for YHWH to acquit the 10 If He passes through and shuts
guilty (Nah 1:3), that is why one must
humbly recognize his pathetic, sinful state
and ask YHWH to allow the sacrifice of the 2 Verses 16-22- Many times self-
blood of Yahshua to pay the penalty for his righteousness will lead one into a pity party
sins. as it did with Job.
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up, or gathers together, then who can provoking El are at ease, to whomever
turn Him back? Eloah, brings into his hand.
11 For He knows the vanity of men; 7 But now please ask the animals,
and He sees deceit, and will He not and they will teach you; and the birds
consider? of the heavens, and they will tell you;
12 For a foolish man takes heart, and 8 or speak to the earth, and it will
man is born a wild donkey 's colt. teach you; and the fish of the sea will
13 If you prepare your heart, and recount to you;
stretch out your hands toward Him; 9 who of all these does not know that
14 if iniquity is in your hand, put it the hand of YAHWEH has done this,
far away and do not let wickedness 10 in whose hand is the soul of every
dwell in your tents; living thing, and the breath of all flesh,
15 surely then you shall lift up your even of man?
face without blemish; and you will be 11 Does the ear not try words, and
steadfast, and you will not fear; the mouth taste food for itself?
16 for you shall forget your misery, 12 With the aged is wisdom, and
and shall remember it as waters that understanding is in the length of days.
have passed; 13 With Him is wisdom and
17 and your lifetime shall rise more strength; He has forethought and
than the noonday; you shall fly; you understanding.
shall be as the morning. 14 Behold, He breaks down, and no
18 And you shall trust, because there one builds; He shuts against a man,
is hope. Yea, you shall look about and and no one opens.
you shall lie down in safety. 15 Behold, He holds back the waters,
19 You shall recline, and no one will and they dry up; and He sends them
be frightening; yea, many shall seek out, and they overflow the earth.
your favor. 16 With Him is strength and sound
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver
be consumed, and escape shall perish are His.
from them; and their hope shall be like 17 He causes wise men to go
the breathing out of the soul. stripped; and He makes judges fools.
18 He loosens the bonds of kings,
Chapter 12 and He binds their loins with a girdle;
19 making priests walk away
1 And Job answered and said: stripped; and He overthrows the
2 For truly you are the people, and mighty;
wisdom will die with you. 20 turning aside the lip of the
3 I also have a heart as well as you; I trusted men; and He takes away the
do not fall short of you. And with reason of the aged.
whom are not things like these? 21 He pours scorn on nobles, and He
4 I am a laughingstock to his friend; loosens the girdle of the mighty;
he calls on Eloah, and He answers 22 revealing deep things out of
him; the just, the upright one is a darkness; and He brings the shadow of
mockery; death to light.
5 a torch is despised in the thoughts 23 He gives greatness to the nations,
of him who feels secure; it is ready for and He destroys them; spreading out
those with slipping feet. the nations, and He leads them out.
6 The tents of plunderers and those 24 He takes away the heart of the

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heads of the people of the land; and 18 Behold now, I have set my cause
He causes them to wander in a waste in order; I know that I shall be
in which is no path. justified.
25 They grope in the dark, and there 19 Who is he who will strive with
is no light; and He makes them stagger me? For then I would be quiet and die.
like a drunkard. 20 Only two things do not do to me,
O Elohim, then I will not hide myself
Chapter 13 from Your face:
21 Remove Your hand from me, and
1 Behold, my eye has seen all this; let not Your terror make me afraid.
my ear has heard and understood it. 22 Then call, and I will answer; or let
2 As you know, I know, even I; I do me speak, and reply to me.
not fall short of you. 23 How many are my iniquities and
3 Surely I would speak to the sins? Make me know my
Almighty, and I desire to argue with transgressions and my sin.
El. 24 Why do You hide Your face and
4 But you are imputers of lies; you count me for Your enemy?
are all worthless healers. 25 Will You terrify a leaf driven to
5 Oh that you would stop speaking and fro? Will you pursue the dry
entirely; and it would be your wisdom! stubble?
6 Hear now my reasoning, and listen 26 For You write bitter things
to the arguments of my lips. against me and make me inherit the
7 Would you speak unrighteously for sins of my youth.
El and speak deceitfully for Him? 27 You also put my feet in the stocks,
8 Will you lift up His face, or will you and watch all my paths; You set a limit
contend for El? on the soles of my feet.
9 Or as one man mocks another, do 28 And he wears out like a rotten
you mock Him? Is it good that He thing, like a garment which a moth
should search you out? eats.
10 Reproving He will reprove you if Chapter 14
you secretly lift up faces.
11 Shall not His highness make you 1 Man born of woman is short of
afraid, and His dread fall on you? days, and full of turmoil.
12 Your remembered sayings are like 2 He comes forth like a flower and
ashes; surely your backs are backs of withers; he also flees like a shadow
clay. and does not stand.
13 Be silent from me, that I may 3 Also do You open Your eyes on
speak; and let what will, pass over me. such a one and bring me into
14 Why do I take my flesh in my judgment with You?
teeth and put my life in my hand? 4 Who gives a clean thing out of an
15 Behold, He will cut me off; I will unclean? No one!
not wait, but I will justify my ways 5 Since his days are fixed, the
before His face. number of his months is with You, and
16 He will also be to me salvation You have appointed his bounds, and
(Yahshua*), for an unrighteous one he cannot pass over;
shall not come before Him. 6 look away from him, so that he
17 Listen, hear my word, and let may rest, till he shall enjoy his day as a
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7 For there is hope of a tree, if it is does not know; they fail, but he does
cut down, that it will sprout again, and not mark it.
its shoot will not cease. 22 But his flesh is pained within
8 Though its root becomes old in the him; and his soul mourns over him.
earth, and its stump dies in the dust,
9 at the scent of water it will bud and Chapter 15
bring forth branches like a plant.
10 But man dies and is cut off, and 1 And Eliphaz the Temanite
man expires; and where is he? answered and said:
11 As the waters go away from the 2 Should a wise man answer with
sea, and a river wastes away and dries windy knowledge, and fill his belly
up, with the east wind?
12 even so man lies down and does 3 Should he reason with speech that
not rise until the heavens are no more, is not useful, or with words having no
they shall not awake, nor be roused profit in them?
out of their sleep. 4 Yea, you do away with fear, and
13 Who will grant that You would take away devotion before El.
hide me in Sheol; You would conceal 5 For your iniquity teaches your
me until Your anger turns back; that mouth; and you choose the tongue of
You would set a limit for me and the crafty.
remember me? 6 Your mouth condemns you, and
14 If a man dies, shall he revive? All not I; yea, your own lips testify against
the days of my warfare I will wait, you.
until my change comes.1 7 Were you the first man born? Or
15 You shall call, and I will answer were you made before the hills?
You; You shall long to do the work of 8 Have you heard the secret counsel
Your hands. of Eloah? And do you limit wisdom to
16 For now You number my steps; yourself?
do You not watch over my sin? 9 What do you know that we do not
17 My transgression is sealed up in a know? Or understand, that is not with
bag, and You cover over my iniquity. us?
18 And surely a falling mountain 10 With us are both the gray headed
crumbles away, and the rock moves and very aged men, mightier than your
out of its place. father as to days.
19 The waters wear away stones; its 11 Are the comforts of El small with
outpouring washes the dust of the you, and a word that deals gently with
earth; and You cause the hope of man you?
to perish. 12 Why does your heart carry you
20 You overpower him forever, and away? And why do your eyes flash,
he goes. You change his face and send 13 that you turn your spirit against
him away. El and let such words go out of your
21 His sons come to honor, and he mouth?
14 What is man that he should be
clean? And he born of a woman, that
1 Verses 13-14 clearly show that in the he should be righteous?
ancient world people knew the dead were 15 Behold, He puts no trust in His
sleeping in the earth without conscienceness holy ones; yea, the heavens are not
(Eccl 9:5), and believed in a resurrection clean in His eyes.
from the dead.
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16 How much more loathed and 33 he shall shake off its unripe grape
corrupted is man who drinks injustice as the vine; and he shall cast its flower
like water! like the olive.
34 For the company of the
17 I will tell you; hear me, and I will unrighteous shall be bleak; and fire
declare this that I have seen; shall devour the tents of bribery;
18 that which wise men have told 35 they conceive mischief and
and have not hidden from their generate evil; and their belly prepares
fathers; deceit.
19 to them alone the land was given;
and no alien passed among them. Chapter 16
20 All the days of the wicked he is
laboring in pain; a number of years are 1 And Job answered and said:
stored up for the ruthless. 2 I have heard many such things.
21 A dreadful sound of things is in You are all miserable comforters.
his ears; the one devastating shall 3 Is there an end to windy words? Or
come on him in peace. what provokes you that you answer?
22 He does not believe in a return 4 I also could speak as you. If your
from darkness, but he is awaited by soul were in the place of my soul, I
the sword. could bind words against you and
23 He is wandering, for he seeks for shake at you with my head.
bread. Where is it? He knows that the 5 I might make you strong with my
day of darkness is at his hand. mouth, and the moving of my lips
24 Distress and pain terrify him; could spare you.
they shall overpower him, as a king 6 If I speak, my pain is not held
ready for the attack; back; and though I forbear, what goes
25 because he stretched out his hand from me?
against El; and he acts mighty against 7 But now He has made me weary.
the Almighty. You have made all my company
26 He runs at Him with a stiff neck, desolate.
with the thick layers of his shields, 8 And You have plucked me; for it is
27 because he has covered his face a witness, and my failure rises up
with fat; yea, he has put fat on his against me; and it answers to my face.
loins. 9 His anger has torn, and hated me;
28 And he dwells in cut off cities; He gnashes at me with His teeth; my
houses, none lives in them, which are enemy sharpens His eyes at me.
ready to become heaps. 10 They have gaped at me with their
29 He shall not be rich, nor shall his mouth, and scornfully struck my
wealth hold out; nor shall he stretch cheek; they gather themselves together
out their gain on the earth. against me.
30 He shall not escape from 11 El has delivered me to the
darkness; the flame shall dry up his perverse; and He has cast me down
branches; and he shall turn at the into the hands of the wicked.
breath of His mouth. 12 I was at ease, but He has
31 Let not he being deceived trust in shattered me; yea, He has also seized
vanity; for his reward shall be vanity. my neck and broken me to bits; and
32 Before his day it shall be fulfilled, He has set me up as a target for Him.
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splits my inward parts and has no pity; this; and the innocent shall stir
He pours out my gall on the ground. himself against the ungodly.
14 He breaks me with break on top 9 And the righteous shall hold firmly
of break; He runs on me like a warrior. on his way; and he of clean hands adds
15 I have sewed sackcloth on my strength.
skin, and I have thrust my horn in the 10 And now all of them, go back and
dust. please come again; and I shall not find
16 My face is reddened from among you a wise man.
weeping; and the shadow of death is 11 My days have passed; my plans
on my eyelids, are broken off, the desires of my heart.
17 though no violence is in my hand, 12 They set night for day; light is
and my prayer is pure. near in the face of darkness.
18 O earth, do not cover my blood, 13 If I wait for Sheol as my house, I
and let not my cry have a place. have spread out my bed in the
19 Even now, behold! My witness is darkness;
in Heaven; and He who testifies of me 14 I have said to corruption, You are
is on high. my father; to the worm, My mother
20 My scorners are my friends; my and my sister.
eye pours out tears to Eloah. 15 And where then is my hope? And
21 O that one might plead for a man as for my hope, who shall see it?
with Eloah, as a man pleads for his 16 They shall go down to the bars of
friend! Sheol, when our descent together is in
22 For years few in number will the dust.
come; and I shall not return the way I
shall go. Chapter 18

Chapter 17 1 And Bildad the Shuhite answered

and said:
1 My spirit writhes in pain; my days 2 Until when will you set perversion
are extinct; graves are for me. to words? Consider, and afterwards we
2 Are not mockers with me? And my will speak.
eye rests on their insults. 3 Why are we counted as animals?
3 Please lay down a pledge for me Are we stupid in your eyes?
with Yourself; who is he who will 4 One tearing himself in his anger,
strike my hand with me? shall the earth be forsaken for your
4 For You have hidden their heart sake? Or shall the rock move from its
from understanding; therefore You place?
shall not exalt them. 5 Yes, the light of the wicked shall be
5 He informs against friends for a put out; and the spark of his fire shall
share; even his son's eyes shall be not blaze.
consumed. 6 The light shall be dark in his tent;
6 He has also set me as a byword of and his lamp shall be put out above
the peoples, and I am a spitting to the him;
faces. 7 the steps of his strength shall be
7 And my eye is dim from grief; and hampered; and his own counsel shall
all my members are like a shadow. throw him down.
8 Upright ones shall be amazed at 8 For he is sent into a net by his own
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9 the trap shall take him by the heel; 6 know now that Eloah has
a noose shall prevail over him; overthrown me and His net has closed
10 the pitfall is hid for him in the on me.
ground, and a trap for him on the way. 7 Behold, I cry out, Violence! And I
11 Terrors frighten him on every side am not answered; I cry aloud, but
and shall dash him at his feet. there is no justice.
12 His strength shall be hunger- 8 He has fenced up my path so that I
bitten, and calamity shall be ready at cannot pass; and He has set darkness
his side. on my paths.
13 It devours parts of his skin; the 9 He has stripped me of my honor,
first-born of death eats his parts. and He has taken the crown from my
14 His hope shall be rooted out of his head.
tent, and you marched to the king of 10 He has broken me on every side,
terrors. and I go; and He has uprooted my
15 What is not his shall dwell in his hope like a tree.
tent; brimstone is scattered on his 11 And also His wrath glows against
home. me, and to Himself He counts me as
16 His roots are dried up beneath, His foe.
and his branch shall wither above. 12 His troops come together and
17 His memory perishes from the they heap up their way against me;
earth, and there is no name to him on and they camp around my tent.
the face of the street. 13 He has put my brothers from me;
18 They push him from light to and ones knowing me are truly
darkness, and they make him flee from alienated from me.
the world. 14 My near ones have fallen away,
19 He shall have no son nor kinsman and ones knowing me have forgotten
among his people, nor any remnant in me.
his dwellings. 15 The sojourners in my house, even
20 Those after him shall be amazed my slave-girls, count me as a
at his day; and those before were foreigner; I am an alien in their eyes.
seized with horror. 16 I called my servant, but he does
21 Surely these are the tents of the not answer; I must beg him with my
perverse, and this the place that has mouth.
not known El. 17 My breath is strange to my wife,
and I must beg to the sons of my
Chapter 19 mother's womb.
18 Even young children despise me;
1 And Job answered and said: I rise, and they speak against me.
2 How long will you torment my soul 19 All the men of my counsel detest
and break me in pieces with words? me; even this one I loved has turned
3 This ten times you have shamed against me.
me; you are not ashamed that you 20 My bone clings on my skin and
have wronged me. on my flesh; and I have escaped by the
4 And if indeed I have erred, my skin of my teeth.
error remains with me. 21 Have pity on me! Have pity on
5 If truly you magnify yourself me, you my friends! For the hand of
against me, and plead my misery Eloah has touched me.
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does, and are not satisfied with my dung; they who see him shall say,
flesh? Where is he?
23 Oh that my words were now 8 He flies off like a dream, and is not
written! Oh that they were engraved in found; and is driven away like a night
a book! vision.
24 Oh that they were cut with an 9 An eye glimpsed him, but will not
iron pen and lead in the rock forever! again; yea, his place shall not again see
25 For I know my Redeemer is him.
living, and He shall rise on the earth at 10 His sons seek the poor's favors;
the last; and his hands shall restore his wealth.
26 and after my skin has been struck 11 His bones are full of his youthful
off from my flesh, yet this, I shall see vigor, but it lies down on the dust with
Eloah1, (1Cor 15:50-53) him.
27 whom I shall see for myself, and 12 Even if evil is sweet in his mouth
my eyes shall behold, and no stranger; (he hides it under his tongue,
though my reins be exhausted in my 13 he spares it, and he will not leave
bosom. it; yea, he keeps holding it in his
28 For you may say, Why do we mouth);
persecute him? And the root of the 14 yet his food in his belly shall be
matter is found in me. turned; the gall of asps is within him.
29 Fear for yourselves because of the 15 He swallows wealth, but vomits it;
sword; for fury brings punishments of El drives it out from his belly.
the sword, that you may know there is 16 He shall suck the poison of asps;
a judgment. the viper's tongue shall slay him.
17 He shall not see the rivers, the
Chapter 20 flowing of torrents of honey and curd;
18 giving back his gain, and he will
1 And Zophar the Naamathite now swallow. In the wealth of his
answered and said: trading he will not enjoy it.
2 So my thoughts cause me to 19 For he crushed and forsook the
answer, even because of my haste in poor; he stole a house, but he had not
me. built it.
3 I have heard the instruction of my 20 Surely he shall not know ease in
chastisement; and the spirit from my his belly; he will not escape with his
understanding makes me reply. things of desire.
4 Do you know this from of old, from 21 There is no residue for his eating;
the setting of man on earth, because of this, his good will not last.
5 that the exulting of the wicked is 22 In the fullness of his scorn, it is
near an end, and the joy of the strait for him; the hand of every
unrighteous is for a moment? wretched one shall come upon him.
6 Though his height mounts up to 23 It shall happen at the filling of his
the heavens, and his head touches to belly, He shall cast on him the fury of
the clouds, His wrath, and He shall rain on him
7 he shall perish forever like his while he is eating.
24 He may flee from the iron
1 Verses 25-26 shows that Job knew about weapon, a bow of copper shall pierce
Yahshua as redeemer and also that at the him.
resurrection that there will be a new 25 One draws it, and treads it from
spiritual body given.
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behind, even lightning from his gall; us, for we do not desire the knowledge
terrors come upon him. of Your ways.
26 All darkness is hidden for secret 15 What is the Almighty, that we
treasuring; fire not blown shall should serve Him? And what do we
consume him; those left in his tent profit if we entreat Him?
shall be broken. 16 Behold, their good is not in their
27 The heavens shall expose his hand! The counsel of the wicked is far
iniquity; and the earth shall be raising from me.
up itself against him. 17 How often is the lamp of the
28 The fruit of his house shall move, wicked put out, and their calamity
flowing away in the day of His wrath. comes on them! He shares out pangs
29 This is the evil man's portion in His anger;
from Elohim, and the inheritance of 18 they are as straw before the wind,
his word from El. and as chaff that the tempest steals
away.
Chapter 21 19 Eloah stores up his iniquity for
his sons; He repays him, and he
1 And Job answered and said: knows.
2 Listen carefully to my speech, and 20 His eyes shall see his destruction,
let this be your comfort. and he shall drink of the wrath of the
3 Bear with me and I shall speak; Almighty.
then after I have spoken, you may 21 For what is his delight in his
mock. house after him, and his number of
4 As for me, is my complaint to man? months is cut off.
And why should not my spirit be 22 Shall any teach knowledge to The
short? El, since He shall judge those exalted?
5 Turn toward me and be astonished, 23 One dies in his full strength,
and put your hand on your mouth. wholly secure and at ease;
6 And if I remember, I am dismayed; 24 his sides are full of milk, and his
and trembling seizes on my flesh. bones are wet with marrow.
7 Why do the wicked live? They grow 25 And another dies with bitter soul,
old, and become mighty in power. and never eats with pleasure;
8 Their seed is established with them 26 they lie down together on the
before their face, and their offspring dust, and the worms shall cover over
before their eyes. them.
9 Their houses are in peace, without 27 Behold, I know your thoughts,
fear; nor is the rod of Eloah on them. and the plots you would wrongfully do
10 His bull passes semen and does against me;
not fail; his cow calves and does not 28 for you say, Where is the house of
miscarry. the noble, and where is the tent, the
11 They send their little ones out as a dwellings of the wicked?
flock; and their children dance. 29 Did you not ask those who pass
12 They lift up a voice at the timbrel along the highway; and do you not
and lyre, and rejoice at the sound of know their signs?
the flute. 30 For the wicked is kept for the day
13 They spend their days in good, of calamity; they shall be brought to
and in a moment go down to Sheol. the day of wrath.
14 And they say to El, Depart from 31 Who shall declare his way to his

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face? And who repays him for what he 14 Clouds are a covering for Him,
has done? and He does not see; and He walks the
32 Yet he shall be brought to the circuit of the heavens.
grave, and watch shall be kept over his 15 Do you keep to the old way which
tomb. evil men have trod?
33 And the clods of the valley shall 16 They were taken, but there was
be sweet to him; and every man shall not time; their foundation was poured
draw after him; and there is not any out by a flood;
number before him. 17 who said to El, Depart from us;
34 How then do you comfort me and, What can the Almighty do to
with vanity? Yea, in your answers them?
remains treachery. 18 Yet He filled their houses with
substance; and the counsel of the
Chapter 22 wicked is far from me.
19 The righteous see it and are glad;
1 And Eliphaz the Temanite and the innocent scornfully laugh;
answered and said: 20 truly our adversary is not cut
2 Can a man be useful to The El? For down, and fire has eaten their wealth.
can a wise man be useful to himself? 21 Now be of service with Him, and
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty be at peace; good shall come to you by
that you are righteous? Or is it gain to them.
Him that you make your ways perfect? 22 Now receive the Torah from His
4 Will He reprove you because of mouth and put His words in your
your reverence, or enter into judgment heart.
with you? 23 If you return to the Almighty you
5 Is not your wickedness great, and shall be built up; you shall put
is there no end to your iniquities? injustice far from your tents.
6 For you have taken a pledge from 24 Then you shall lay gold on the
your brother for nothing, and you have dust, even among the rocks of the
stripped the naked of their clothing. torrents of Ophir.
7 You have not given water to the 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be your
faint to drink, and you withheld food gold and silver, a tower to you,
from the hungry. 26 for then you will delight over the
8 And the earth is to him, to the Almighty, and you will lift up your face
armed man; and the honored one lives to Eloah.
in it. 27 You shall make your prayer to
9 You have sent widows away empty, Him, and He will hear you; and you
and have crushed the arms of orphans. shall pay your vows.
10 On account of this snares are all 28 You shall also decide a thing, and
around you, and suddenly dread it will stand for you; and light shall
troubles you; shine on your ways.
11 or darkness, so that you cannot 29 For they have humiliated you;
see, and a flood of waters covers you. and you shall say, Pride! And He shall
12 Is not Eloah high in Heaven? Also save the lowly of eyes.
behold the leading stars, for they are 30 He shall deliver one not innocent
high. and will deliver by the cleanness of
13 And you say, What does El know? your hands.
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Chapter 23
Chapter 24
1 And Job answered and said:
2 Even today my complaint is bitter; 1 Why since times are not hidden
my hand is heavy over my groaning. from the Almighty, do even those
3 Oh that I knew where I might find knowing Him not see His days?
Him, I would come into His seat; 2 They move the landmarks; they
4 I would order my cause before seize and pasture flocks;
Him, and I would fill my mouth with 3 they drive away the donkey of
arguments. orphans; they take the widow's ox for a
5 I would know the words He would pledge;
answer me, and understand what He 4 they turn the needy out of the way;
would say to me. the poor of the earth have hidden
6 Would He plead against me with together.
greatness of strength? No, surely He 5 Behold, like wild donkeys in the
would put it in me. desert, they go out in their work,
7 There the righteous might reason seeking early for prey; the desert
with Him; and I would be forever yields food for him for their young.
delivered from my Judge. 6 They reap his fodder in the field,
8 Behold, I go forward, but He is not and they glean the wicked's vineyard.
there; and backward, but I do not see 7 They lodge naked ones without
Him; clothing, and they give no cover
9 to the left where He works, but I against the cold.
cannot see; He turns to the right, but I 8 They are wet with the showers of
do not see Him. hills, and embrace the rock for lack of
10 But He knows the way with me. shelter.
When I am tried, I shall come forth as 9 They seize the orphan from the
gold. breast, and lay a pledge on the poor.
11 My foot has held fast in His steps; 10 They make them go without
I have kept His way and have not clothing, and are hungry; they lift up
turned; the sheaves.
12 nor have I departed from the 11 They press out oil between their
command of His lips; I treasured the walls; they tread winepresses, but are
Words of His mouth more than my thirsty.
portion. 12 Men groan from out of the city,
13 But He is in one mind, and who and the soul of the wounded cries for
can turn Him? Yea, His soul desires, help; yet Eloah does not charge
and He does it. unseemliness.
14 For He fulfilled my lot, and many 13 They are among rebellers against
like these are with Him. light; they do not recognize His ways,
15 On account of this I am troubled nor do they stay in His paths.
from His presence; I consider, and am 14 The murderer rising with the light
in dread of Him. kills the poor and needy, and in the
16 For EL makes my heart weak, and night he is a thief.
the Almighty troubles me. 15 And the adulterer's eye keeps
17 In this I was not cut off by watch for twilight, saying, No eye will
darkness; yea, He covered the thick see me; and he puts a covering on his
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16 In the dark he digs through maggot; and the son of man who is a
houses; they shut themselves up by worm!1 ( Ps 22:6)
day; they do not know the light.
17 For alike are morning and the Chapter 26
shadow of death to them; for he knows
the terrors of death shadow. 1 And Job answered and said:
18 He is swift on the waters; their 2 How have you helped the
part is cursed in the earth; he does not powerless, or saved the arm with no
face the way of the vineyards. strength?
19 Drought and heat eat up the snow 3 How have you advised the ones not
waters, and Sheol those who have wise or fully declared wise plans?
sinned. 4 With whom have you spoken
20 The womb shall forget him; the words? And whose breath came forth
worm shall suck on him; he shall be from you?
remembered no more; and injustice 5 The departed spirits are made to
shall be broken like a tree. writhe from beneath the waters, and
21 He ill treats the barren that bear their inhabitants.
not, and does no good to the widow. 6 Sheol is naked before Him, and the
22 He also draws the mighty with his Pit has no covering.
strength; He rises up, and no one is 7 He stretched out the north over the
sure of life. empty place; and He hung the earth on
23 He gives security to him, and he nothing.
leans on it; yet His eyes are on their 8 He binds up the waters in His thick
ways. clouds; and the cloud does not burst
24 They are lifted up for a little under them.
while, but they are not; and they are 9 He covers the face of His throne,
brought low; they are gathered in like spreading His cloud over it.
all others, and wither like the heads of 10 He has described a circle on the
ears of grain. surface of the waters to the boundary
25 And if not, then who will prove of light with darkness.
me a liar, and make my speech into 11 The pillars of the heavens tremble
nothing? and are stunned at His rebuke.
12 With His power He quiets the sea,
Chapter 25 and by His understanding He shatters
pride.
1 And Bildad the Shuhite answered 13 By His Spirit the heavens were
and said: beautiful; His hand pierced the fleeing
2 Rule and fear are with Him. He snake.
makes peace in His high places. 14 Lo, these are the edges of His
3 Is there any number of His armies? ways; yea, what a whisper of a word
And on whom does His light not rise? we hear of Him! And the thunder of
4 How then can man be justified His might who can understand?2
with El? Or how can one who is born
of a woman be pure?
5 Behold, even the moon, and it is 1 Verses 4-6- These scriptures are showing
not bright; and the stars are not pure that man being evil in nature does not have
in His eyes; the ability to redeem himself (Ro 3:10-23)
6 how much less man who is a and needs the Son of YHWH for payment
of sin and redemption.
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Chapter 27 14 If his sons become numerous, the

sword is for them; and his offspring
1 And Job continued the uplifting of shall not be satisfied with bread.
his discourse, and said: 15 Those remaining of him shall be
2 As El lives, He has taken away my buried in death, and his widows shall
judgment; yea, the Almighty has made not weep.
my soul bitter. 16 Though he heaps up silver like the
3 As long as my breath is in me, and dust, and prepares clothing like the
the Spirit of Eloah is in my nostrils, clay;
4 my lips shall not speak wickedness, 17 he may prepare, but the just shall
nor my tongue utter deceit. put it on; and the innocent shall divide
5 Far be it from me that I should the silver.
justify you. Until I die, I shall not 18 He builds his house like a moth,
retract my integrity from me. and like a booth that a watchman
6 I hold fast by my righteousness, makes.
and I will not abandon it; my heart 19 The rich man shall lie down, but
shall not shame me any of my days.1 he shall not be gathered; he opens his
7 Let my enemy be like the wicked eyes, and he is not.
and he who rises against me as the 20 Fears shall overtake him like
perverse. waters; a tempest steals him away in
8 For what is the hope of the the night.
unrighteous when He cuts off, when 21 The east wind lifts him up and he
Eloah pulls out his soul? is gone; for it whirls him out of his
9 Will El hear his cry when distress place.
comes upon him? 22 For it will hurl at him, and will
10 Will he delight in the Almighty? not spare; from its hand fleeing he will
Will he call on Eloah at every time? 2 flee.
11 I will teach you by the hand of El; 23 He shall clap His hands at him,
that which is with the Almighty I will and shall hiss him from his place.
not hide.
12 Behold, all of you have seen it Chapter 28
yourselves; when then do you become
vain with this vanity? 1 Surely there is a mine for the silver,
13 This is the portion of a wicked and a place where they refine gold.
man with El, and the inheritance of 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and
ruthless men that they shall receive copper is smelted from stone.
from the Almighty. 3 He sets an end to darkness, and to
every extremity He searches out a
stone of darkness and death-shade.
2 Job rightly concludes that in fleshly form no
4 He opens a shaft far from the
human can truly understand the greatness
and amazing creative power of YHWH.
visitor; they are forgotten by man's
1 Job did not see yet that his dire conditions foot; they hang far from men; they
was not penance for his being good, but he swing to and fro.
was merely reaping the reward for his self- 5 As to the earth, out of it comes
righteousness. bread; and underneath it, it is turned
2 Verses 8-11- See Pr 1:24-33, the wicked up like fire.
will also reap what they sow for not 6 The place of sapphires is in its
repenting and seeking YHWH while they stones, and it has dust of gold.
had a chance.
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7 There is a path not known to birds 25 making a weight for the winds
of prey, nor has a falcon's eye caught and measuring out the waters by
sight of it; measure.
8 the sons of pride have not trodden 26 When He made a decree for the
on it; the lion has not passed by it. rain, and a way for the flash, the
9 He places his hand on the flint thunderclap,
places; He overturns mountains by the 27 then He saw it, and declared it;
roots. He prepared it, and He also searched
10 He cuts out rivers among the it out.
rocks, and His eye sees every precious 28 And to man He said, Behold, the
thing. fear of Adonai, that is wisdom! And to
11 He restrains the floods from turn from evil is understanding.
overflowing; and He brings the hidden
thing to light. Chapter 29
12 But where shall wisdom be
found? And where is the place of 1 And Job continued the lifting up of
understanding? his discourse, and said:
13 Man does not know its value, nor 2 Oh that I were as in months past,
is it found in the land of the living. as in the days when Eloah watched
14 The deep says, It is not in me; and over me;
the sea says, It is not with me. 3 when His lamp shone on my head,
15 Pure gold cannot be given instead when I walked through darkness by
of it, and silver cannot be weighed as His light;
its price. 4 as I was in the days of my winter,
16 It cannot be weighed against the when the intimacy with Eloah was
gold of Ophir, against precious onyx, over my tent;
or sapphire; 5 when the Almighty was yet with me
17 gold and crystal cannot be ranked and my children were around me;
with it, nor its exchange a vessel of 6 when I washed my steps with
fine gold. curds, and the rock poured out rivers
18 Coral and rock crystal cannot be of oil for me;
mentioned; yea, the getting of wisdom 7 when I went out to the gate by the
is above jewels. city; when I prepared my seat in the
19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot be street.
ranked with it; it cannot be weighed 8 The young men saw me and hid
against pure gold. themselves; the aged rose up, stood
20 Where then does wisdom come up;
from, and where is the place of 9 the rulers held back with words,
understanding? and they laid a hand on their mouth;
21 Yea, it is hidden from the eyes of 10 the leaders' voice was hidden;
all living, and concealed from the birds yea, their tongue clung to the roof of
of the heavens; their mouth.
22 the Place of Ruin and Death say, 11 For the ear heard, and blessed me;
We have heard its fame with our ears. and the eye saw, and witnessed for me.
23 Elohim understands its way, and 12 For I delivered the poor who cried
He knows its place. for help and the orphan who had no
24 For He looks to the ends of the helper to him.
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came on me; and I made the widow's 4 those plucking mallow by the
heart to sing. bushes, and broom roots for their
14 I put on righteousness and it food;
clothed me; my judgment was like a 5 they are driven from the midst;
robe and a diadem. they shouted against them as a thief;
15 I was eyes to the blind and feet to 6 they dwell in the chasms of the
the lame. torrents, in the holes of the earth, and
16 I was father to the poor, and the in rocks.
cause which I did not know, I searched 7 They bray among the bushes; they
out. huddle together under the nettles;
17 I broke the fangs of the perverse, 8 sons of fools; yea, sons without a
and cast the prey out of his teeth. name; they have been whipped out of
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, the land.
and I shall multiply days like the sand. 9 And now I am their song; yea, I am
19 My root was open to the waters, their byword.
and the dew lay all night on my 10 They despise me, and they keep
branch. away from me; they do not spare spit
20 My glory was fresh with me, and from my face.
my bow was renewed in my hand. 11 Because He has loosed His
21 They listened to me and waited, bowstring and afflicted me, they also
and kept silence for my counsel. have thrown off the bridle in my
22 After my words, they did not go presence.
on, and my speech dropped on them. 12 On my right hand a brood rises;
23 And they waited for me like the they push away my feet and raise their
rain; and they opened their mouth destructive ways against me.
wide as for the latter rain. 13 They have broken down my path;
24 I laughed on those when they did they profit by my ruin; they have no
not believe, and they did not make the helper.
light of my face to fall. 14 They come on, as through a
25 I chose out their way, and sat as break; they roll on under ruin.
chief; and I lived as king among the 15 Terrors are turned on me; they
troops; as the mourners, and he who pursue my soul like the wind, and my
comforts.1 (Job 31:28) goods pass away like a cloud.
16 And now my soul is poured out
Chapter 30 within me; days of affliction have
seized me.
1 But now the young in days laugh at 17 The night pierces my bones on
me; those whose fathers I would have me, and my gnawings never lie down.
refused to set with the dogs of my 18 By the great force of my disease
flock. my garment is disfigured; it chokes me
2 Also, what profit for me was the like the mouth of my coat.
strength of their hands; for full vigor 19 He has cast me into the mire; and
had perished from them? I have become like dust and ashes.
3 They are lifeless with want and 20 I cried to You, but You did not
hunger, those who gnaw the dry answer me. I stood up, and You looked
ground which was formerly waste and at me.
desolation; 21 You changed to be cruel to me;
1 Job was a judge and King in Edom.
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You assault me with the might of Your 7 If my step has turned aside out of
hand; the way, or my heart has walked after
22 You lift me up to the wind; You my eyes, and if any blot has held fast
cause me to ride on it; and You melt to my hands,
me in a storm. 8 let me sow, and let another eat;
23 For I know that You will bring me and let my harvests be rooted out.
to death, and to the house appointed 9 If my heart has been enticed by a
for all living. woman; or I have laid wait at my
24 Surely He will not stretch out His neighbor's door,
hand to the ruin heap; behold, they cry 10 let my wife grind to another, and
for help in their misfortune. let others crouch over her.
25 Did I not weep for him whose day 11 For that would be an evil scheme,
is hard; and my soul grieved for the and is iniquity for judges.
poor? 12 For it is a fire that devours to the
26 When I looked for good, then evil place of ruin, and it would root up all
came; and when I waited for light, my gain.
then darkness came. 13 If I despised the cause of my male
27 My bowels have boiled, and they slave or my slave-girl when they
have not rested; the days of affliction contended with me,
confront me. 14 what then shall I do when El rises
28 I go in mourning with no sun; I up? And when He calls me to account,
stood up in the assembly, and I cried what shall I answer Him?
out. 15 Did not He who made me in the
29 I am a brother to jackals, and a belly make him? And did not One
companion to daughters of the ostrich. shape us in the womb?
30 My skin is blackened on me, and 16 If I have withheld from the desire
my bones are burned with heat. of the poor, or I have consumed the
31 And my lyre has turned to widow's eyes,
mourning, and my flute vibrates to the 17 or have eaten my bit alone, and
sound of weeping. the orphan has not eaten it,
18 for from my youth he grew up
Chapter 31 with me as with a father, and from my
mother's womb I guided her.
1 I made a covenant with my eyes; 19 If I have seen any perish for lack
how then could I look intently on a of clothing, or there was no covering
virgin? for the needy;
2 For what is the portion from Eloah 20 if his loins have not blessed me,
above? And what is the legacy from and he warmed himself with the fleece
the Almighty on high? of my flock;
3 Is it not disaster to the perverse, 21 if I have lifted up my hand against
and calamity to the workers of the orphan, when I watched over my
iniquity? help in the gate;
4 Does He not see my ways and 22 let my shoulder fall from the
count all my steps? back, and let my arm be broken from
5 If I have walked with vanity, or my the elbow.
foot has hurried to deceit, 23 For trouble from El is a terror to
6 let me be weighed in a just balance me, and I could not do the thing
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24 If I have made gold my hope or 39 if I have eaten its strength

have called fine gold my trust; without silver, or have caused its
25 if I rejoiced because my wealth owner to expire;
was great; or because my hand had 40 let thorns come forth instead of
gotten much; wheat, and a weed instead of barley.
26 if I looked to the light when it The words of Job are finished.
shone, or the splendid moon
marching, Chapter 32
27 and my heart was secretly
enticed, or my mouth has kissed my 1 And these three men rested from
hand; answering Job, because he was
28 this also would be an iniquity for righteous in his own eyes.
the judges; for I would have denied El 2 And then burned the anger of
above. Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of
29 If I rejoiced at the ruin of one the family of Ram; his wrath burned
hating me, and I was excited when evil against Job, because he had justified
found him; himself rather than Elohim.3
30 also I have not given my mouth 3 Also his wrath burned against his
to sin by asking his life with a curse; three friends, because they had not
31 if the men of my tent did not say, found any answer, yet they had
Who can give one not satisfied from condemned Job.
his flesh? 4 And Elihu had waited for Job with
32 The stranger did not sleep in the words, because they were older than
street, for I opened my doors to the he in days.
traveler; 5 When Elihu saw that there was no
33 if I covered my transgressions answer in the mouth of the three men,
like Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my then his anger burned.
bosom, 6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the
34 then let me fear before a great Buzite answered and said, I am young,
multitude, and let the scorn of families and you are very aged; so I held back
frighten me and I will be silent, and and was afraid to make my knowledge
not go out the door. known to you.
35 Oh that I had one to hear me! 7 I said, Days will speak, and many
See, my mark!1 Let the Almighty years will make wisdom known.
answer me, and let my Accuser write 8 But it is a spirit in man giving them
an indictment. perception, even the breath of the
36 Surely I would carry it on my Almighty.
shoulder, and bind it like crowns to 9 It is not the great that are wise, nor
me. the aged who perceive justice;
37 I would tell Him the number of 10 so then I say, Listen to me; I will
my steps. Like a prince2 I would go declare my opinion, I also.
near Him. 11 Behold, I waited for your words; I
38 If my land cries out against me, listened to your reasons while you
or its furrows weep together; searched out words;
12 yea, I paid attention to you, and
1 The Kenites or Kainites were descendants
of Kain and had a mark Gen 4:13-15. 3 It is almost impossible to get through to a
2 The Hebrew word here for prince is 'neged' person who is self-righteous and blinded in
and implies a religious leader or governor. his own eyes.
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behold, not one of you proved Job you; and my burden shall not be heavy
wrong, nor answered his sayings; on you.
13 that you not say, We have 8 Surely you have spoken in my ears,
discovered wisdom. It is El who will and I have heard the sound of words.
scatter him, not man. 9 You said, I am pure, without
14 And he has not ordered words transgression; I am clean and no
against me, and I will not answer him iniquity is in me;
with your words. 10 behold, He finds alienation on
15 They are broken; they do not me; He considers me His enemy;
reply again; words have been removed 11 He puts my feet in the stocks; He
from them. watches all my paths.
16 Shall I wait because they do not 12 Behold, you are not right in this. I
speak, because they stand, not will answer you, for Eloah is greater
answering again? than man.
17 I also will answer my share; I also 13 Why do you contend against Him,
will declare what I know. since He does not give account to you
18 For I am full of words; the spirit for any of His matters?
inside me pressed on me; 14 For in one way El may speak, and
19 behold my belly is like wine that in a second, but one does not regard it.
has no vent; it bursts like new wine- 15 In a dream, a vision of the night,
skins. when deep sleep falls on men; while
20 I will speak so that I may be they slumber on the bed,
relieved; I will open my lips and 16 then He opens the ear of men and
answer. seals their instruction,
21 I will not now lift up the face of a 17 that He may turn man from his
man, nor do I give flattering titles to deed; that He might conceal pride
any man. from man.
22 For I do not know how to give 18 He holds back his soul from the
flattering titles; else after a little my Pit, and his life from passing by the
Maker will take me away. sword.
19 He is also chastened with pain on
Chapter 33 his bed, and enduring strife in his
bones;
1 However, Job, now hear my speech 20 so that his life loathes bread, and
and listen to all my words. his soul desirable food.
2 Behold, now I have opened my 21 His flesh wastes away from his
mouth; my tongue has spoken in my sight; and his bones laid bare, they
mouth. that were not seen.
3 My words shall be from my upright 22 Yea, his soul draws near to the
heart; and my lips will clearly speak Pit, and his life to the causers of death.
knowledge. 23 If there is a messenger for him, a
4 The Spirit of El made me, and the mediator, one among a thousand, to
breath of the Almighty gives me life. declare for man his uprightness,
5 If you are able, answer me; set 24 then let Him be gracious to him
yourself in order before me. Stand up! and say, Deliver him from going down
6 Behold, I am toward El as you; I to the Pit, for I have found a ransom!
also was formed from the clay. 25 His flesh shall be fresher than in
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vigor; let him return to the days of his a man when he is accepted with
youth. Elohim.
26 He will pray to Eloah, and He will 10 So, O man of heart, listen to me;
accept him, and he will see His face far be it from El to do wickedness; and
with exultation; for He will restore to the Almighty, to do evilly.
man his righteousness. 11 For He repays man's work to him;
27 He will observe to men and say, I and according to a man's way, He
have sinned, and I have perverted causes him to find.
uprightness; and it was not equally 12 Yea, surely El will not do evilly,
repaid to me; nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
28 He has redeemed my soul from 13 Who has given the earth as in
passing over into the Pit, and my life deposit with Him? Or who has laid the
shall see the light. whole world?
29 Lo, all these El does two or three 14 If He sets His heart on him, if He
times with a man, gathers his Spirit and his breath to
30 to bring back his soul from the Himself,
Pit, to be illuminated with the light of 15 all flesh shall perish together, and
the living. man shall return to dust. (Gen 3:19)
31 Pay attention, O Job; listen to me; 16 But if you have understanding,
be silent, and I will speak. hear this; listen to the sound of my
32 If you have anything to say, words:
answer me; speak, for I desire to 17 Shall one who hates justice
justify you. restrain it? Or will you condemn a
33 If not, you listen to me; be silent, righteous, mighty one;
and I will teach you wisdom. 18 who says to a king, O worthless
one; to nobles, O evil one?
Chapter 34 19 How much less to Him who does
not lift up the face of rulers, nor regard
1 And Elihu answered and said: the rich before the poor; for all of them
2 O wise men, hear my words; and are the work of His hands.
you who know, listen to me; 20 In a moment they die, and a
3 for the ear tries words as the palate people are shaken at midnight; yea,
tastes food. they pass away, and the mighty will be
4 Let us choose for ourselves what is taken without a hand.
right; let us know among ourselves 21 For His eyes are on the ways of a
what is good. man, and He sees all his steps.
5 For Job has said, I am righteous; 22 There is no darkness nor shadow
also, El has taken away my right; of death, to hide there those who work
6 should I lie against my right? My iniquity.
wound is incurable, yet I am without 23 For He does not still impose on
rebellion. man to go before El in judgment.
7 What man is like Job, who drinks 24 He will break mighty men in
up derision like water; pieces without inquiry, and make
8 Who goes in company with those others stand in their place.
who work iniquity, and walks with 25 So He knows their works; and He
wicked men? overturns in the night, so that they are
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26 He strikes them for evil deeds in 4 I will answer your words, and your
the place of the spectators, friends with you.
27 for so they turned from following 5 Observe the heavens, and see; and
Him, and they did not consider all His behold the clouds, they are higher
ways so as than you.
28 to cause the cry of the poor to 6 If you sin, what do you do against
come to Him. For He hears the cry of Him? Or if your transgressions are
the afflicted. multiplied, what do you do to Him?
29 And He gives rest; who then can 7 If you are righteous, what do you
condemn? And when He hides His give to Him? Or what does He receive
face, who then can see Him? Even it from your hand?
may be against a nation and a man 8 Your wickedness is for a man like
together, yourself; and your righteousness may
30 from the reigning of unrighteous profit a son of man.
men, from being snares for the people. 9 From the host of oppressions, they
31 For has any said to El, I have cry out; they cry because of the arm of
taken away; I will not pervert? the multitude.
32 Besides what I see, You teach me; 10 But no one says, Where is Eloah
if I have done iniquity, I will not do it my Maker, who gives songs in the
again. night,
33 Must He repay you because you 11 teaching us more than the animals
rejected it? For you must choose, and of the earth, and makes us wiser than
not I; therefore, speak what you know. the birds of the heavens?
34 Men of heart will say to me, and a 12 There they cry, but He does not
wise man who hears me will say, answer, because of the pride of
35 Job has spoken without evildoers.
knowledge, and his words are not with 13 Surely, El will not hear vanity, nor
insight. will the Almighty look upon it.
36 Would that Job may be tried to 14 How much less when you say you
the end, because his answers are like do not regard Him! Judgment is
men of iniquity. before Him, and you are waiting for
37 For he adds rebellion to his sin; Him.
he claps his hands among us, and 15 And now, because He has not
multiplies his words against El.1 visited His anger, and He does not
recognize great stupidity,
Chapter 35 16 So Job vainly opens his mouth; he
multiplies words without knowledge.
1 And Elihu answered and said:
2 Do you think this to be just, you Chapter 36
that say, I am more just than El?
3 For you say, What will it benefit 1 And Elihu continued, and said:
you? What shall I profit more than if I 2 Wait for me a little, and I will show
had sinned? you that there are yet words for Eloah.
3 I will bring my knowledge from
afar, and I will credit righteousness to
1 Verses 33-37- The danger of self- my Maker.
righteousness is that if it is not repented of 4 For truly my words are not false;
the person will eventually start to even
blame YHWH instead of themselves.
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the perfect One in knowledge is with 20 Do not desire the night when
you. people are cut off in their stead.
5 Behold, El is mighty, and He does 21 Beware! Do not turn to iniquity;
not despise. He is mighty in strength for you have chosen this rather than
of heart. affliction.
6 He will not keep the wicked alive, 22 Behold, El is exalted in His
but He gives justice to the afflicted. power. Who is a teacher like Him?
7 He does not withdraw His eyes 23 Who has appointed Him His way;
from the righteous, but they are like or who can say, You have done wrong?
kings on the throne; yea, He causes 24 Remember that you magnify His
them to sit forever, and they are very work, of which men have sung;
high. 25 every man has seen it; man
8 And if they are bound in chains, or beholds it from afar.
caught in cords of affliction, 26 Behold, El is great, and we do not
9 then He declares to them their know; the number of His years cannot
work and their transgressions, that be searched out.
they have behaved proudly. 27 For He draws up the drops of
10 He also opens their ear to water; they distill rain into mist,
instruction, and commands that they 28 which the clouds drip down, and
turn back from iniquity. drop upon men plentifully.
11 If they hear and serve, they shall 29 Also can any understand the
spend their days in good, and their spreading of the clouds, the crashing
years in pleasures. of His canopy?
12 But if they do not hear, they shall 30 Behold, He spreads His light
pass away by the sword, and they shall about Him, and He covers the bottom
die without knowledge. of the sea.
13 But the unrighteous in heart heap 31 For He judges the people by
up anger; they cry not when He has them; He gives plenty of food.
bound them. 32 He covers His hands with the
14 Their soul dies in youth, and their lightning, and commands it to strike
life ends among the sodomites. the mark;
15 He delivers the afflicted by his 33 its thunder tells about Him; also
affliction, and He opens their ears by the cattle, as to what is coming.
oppression.
16 And also He lured you from the Chapter 37
mouth of distress to a wide place not
cramped under; and the setting of 1 My heart also trembles at this, and
your table would be full of fatness. it leaps from its place.
17 But you have filled up the 2 Listen carefully to the thunder of
judgment of the wicked; judgment and His voice, and the rumbling that
justice take hold. comes out from His mouth.
18 For beware wrath, that He not 3 He lets it loose under the whole
lure you with His scorn; then a great heavens, and His lightning to the
ransom cannot turn you aside. wings of the earth.
19 If your cry for help is set in order, 4 After it, a voice roars; He thunders
then it will not be in gold, but with all with His majestic voice; and He will
the strong forces. not hold them back when His voice is
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5 El thunders wondrously with His 22 Golden splendor comes out of the

voice; He does great things, and we do north; Eloah is awesome in His
not know. majesty.
6 For He says to the snow, Fall on 23 We cannot find Him, the
the earth; also to the shower of rain, Almighty; He is exalted in power; and
and the shower of heavy rains. He does not violate justice and
7 He seals up the hand of every man abundant righteousness.
so that all men may know His work. 24 So, men, fear Him; He does not
8 Then the beast goes into its lair, see any who are wise of heart.
and they stay in their dens.
9 Out of the storeroom comes the Chapter 38
tempest, and cold from scattering
winds. 1 And YAHWEH answered Job out
10 Ice is given by El's breath, and the of the whirlwind and said:1
expanse of waters is frozen. 2 Who is this that darkens counsel
11 Yea, He loads the cloud with by words without knowledge?
moisture; He scatters His lightning 3 Now gird up your loins like a man,
cloud; for I will question you; and you teach
12 and it is turned around by His Me.
guidance, so that they may do 4 Where were you when I founded
whatever He commands them on the the earth? Declare if you know
face of the world of the earth. understanding. (Gen 1:1, Pr 30:4)
13 Whether as a whip, or for His 5 Who has set its dimensions, for you
land, or for mercy, He finds it. know? Or who has stretched a line on
14 Listen to this, O Job; stand still it? (Pr 8:29)
and consider the wonderful works of 6 On what were its bases sunk? Or
El. who cast its cornerstone,
15 Do you know when Eloah placed 7 when the morning stars sang
them, and caused the lightning of His together, and all the sons of Elohim
cloud to shine? shouted for joy? (Job 1:6, Gen 6:2)
16 Do you know the balance of the 8 Or who shut up the sea with doors,
clouds, the wonderful works of Him when it burst out; it came forth from
who is perfect in knowledge, the womb?
17 you whose garments are warm 9 When I made the clouds for a
when the earth is still from the south garment, and darkness its navel-band;
wind?
18 Can you beat out the expanse with 10 and I broke My limit on it and set
Him, hard like a cast mirror? bars and doors;
19 Make us know what we shall say 11 and I said, You shall come to here,
to Him; for we cannot arrange our but no further; and here your proud
case because of darkness. waves shall be set?
20 Shall it be told to Him that I 12 Have you commanded the
would speak? If a man speaks, surely morning from your days, and caused
he will be swallowed up. the dawn to know its place,
21 And now men cannot look upon 13 that it might take hold of the
the light when it is bright in the
clouds; when the wind has passed and
cleared them. 1 Now YHWH will answer Job in a most
pointed way.
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wings of the earth; that the wicked 30 the waters hidden like stone, and
might be shaken out of it? the face of the deep is captured?
14 It is turned like clay under a seal; 31 Can you bind the bands of the
and they stand out like a garment. Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?
15 And their light is withheld from 32 Can you bring out the
the wicked, and the high arm shall be constellations1 in their season; or can
broken. you guide the Bear with its sons?
16 Have you gone to the springs of 33 Do you know the limits of the
the sea; or have you walked in heavens; can you establish their
searching of the deep? rulership on the earth?
17 Have death's gates been opened to 34 Can you lift your voice to the
you; or have you seen the gates of the clouds, so that floods of water may
shadow of death? cover you?
18 Have you comprehended the 35 Can you send lightnings, that they
breadth of the earth? Declare, if you may go and say to you, Here we are?
know it all! 36 Who has put wisdom in the
19 Where is this, the way light inward parts; or who has given
dwells; and where is the place of understanding to the mind?
darkness, 37 Who can by wisdom number the
20 that you should take it to its clouds or who can lay down the jars of
boundary, and that you should the heavens,
perceive the paths to its house? 38 when the dust is melted into
21 You know, for then you were hardness, and the clods stick together?
born, and the number of your days is 39 Will you hunt the prey for the
great. lion, or fill the appetite of the young
22 Have you entered into the store- lions,
houses of the snow, or have you seen 40 when they crouch in dens, and sit
the storehouses of the hail, in the cover of their hiding place?
23 which I have reserved for the 41 Who provides food for the raven,
time of distress for the day of battle when its young ones cry to El and
and war? wander about without food?
24 How is it, the way the light is
distributed; and how does the east Chapter 39
wind spread itself on the earth?
25 Who has cut a channel for the 1 Do you know the time when the
flood; or a way for the thunderclaps, wild goats of the rock bear? Do you
26 to make it rain on the earth where observe the delivering of deer?
no man is, a wilderness and no man in 2 Can you tell the months they fulfill;
it; or do you know the time for their
27 to satisfy the waste and bearing,
desolation, and to cause the source of 3 when they crouch and bring forth;
grass to sprout? they send out their pangs?2
28 Is there a father for the rain? Or 4 Their sons are strong; they
who has given birth to the drops of
dew? 1 The Hebrew word for constellation is
29 From whose womb comes forth 'mazzaroth'. Yahweh put the 12
the ice; and the frost of the heavens, constellations of the mazzaroth in the sky to
who fathered it; show the plan of salvation through the
twelve tribes of Israel.
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multiply with grain; they go forth and 19 Have you given the horse its
do not return to them. strength: have you clothed its neck
5 Who has sent out the wild donkey with a mane?
free, or who has loosened the bands of 20 Can you make him leap like a
the wild donkey ? locust; the majesty of his snorting is
6 To whom I have assigned the terrifying?
desert for his home, and the salt land 21 He paws in the valley and he
for his dwellings? rejoices in his strength; he goes out to
7 He laughs at the roar of the city; he meet the weapons;
does not hear the driver's shouts; 22 he mocks at fear and is not
8 he seeks out mountains for his terrified; and he does not turn back
pasture; and he searches after every from the sword.
green thing. 23 The quiver rattles against him,
9 Will the wild ox consent to be your the flashing spear and the javelin.
servant, or spend the night by your 24 He swallows the ground with
feed-trough? quivering and trembling, and he does
10 Can you tie the wild ox in the not stand still for the sound of the
furrow with his rope? Or will he ram's horn.
harrow the valleys for you? 25 When the ram's horn sounds, he
11 Will you trust him because his says, Aha! And he smells the battle
strength is great; or will you leave your from a distance, the thunder of the
labor to him? captains, and the shouting.
12 Or will you have faith in him, that 26 Does the hawk soar from your
he will return your seed, and gather it understanding? Will he spread his
to your grain-floor? wings toward the south?
13 The wing of the ostriches flap 27 Or does the eagle mount up at
joyously, though not like the stork's your mouth, and make his nest on
pinions for flight. high?
14 For she leaves her eggs to the 28 He lives and stays on the rock, on
earth, and lets them warm on the dust; the crag of the rock and the
15 and forgets that a foot may crush stronghold.
it, or the beast of the field may trample 29 From there he seeks food; his
it; eyes see afar off.
16 she treats her young roughly, as if 30 And his young brood also sucks
they are not hers; for her labor is up blood; and where the pierced ones
vanity without fear; are, there he is.
17 because Eloah has made her
forget wisdom; and He has not given Chapter 40
to her a share in understanding.
18 At the time she lifts up on high, 1 And YAHWEH answered Job and
she laughs at the horse and its rider. said:
2 Shall a reprover contend with the
2 Verses 2-3- Elohim is challenging Job Almighty? He who reproves Eloah, let
asking if he controls the pattern of the him answer it.
heavens as the moving of the constellations 3 Then Job answered YAHWEH and
in chapter 38:31-32, or the procession of the said:
cyclical pattern of the equinox here in these 4 Behold, I am vile! What shall I
verses, which determine the months and the
beginning of the new year.
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answer You? I will put my hand to my 19 he is the first in the ways of El; his
mouth. Maker brings near his sword.
5 Once I have spoken, but I will not 20 For the mountains yield food for
answer; yea, twice, but I will go no him, and all the beasts of the field play
further.1 there.
6 And YAHWEH answered Job out 21 He lies under the lotus, in the
of the whirlwind and said: hiding-place of the reed and the
7 Now gird up your loins like a man, marsh;
and I will question you; and you make 22 the lotus trees cover him in its
Me to know. shadow; the willows of the torrent
8 Will you also set aside My circle him.
judgment; will you condemn Me so 23 Behold, he is confident, even if
that you may be justified? Jordan burst forth against his mouth.
9 And have you an arm like El; or 24 Shall any take him before his
can you thunder with a voice like His? eyes, or pierce his nose with snares?
10 Adorn yourself with majesty now,
and with grandeur, and clothe yourself Chapter 41
with glory and honor;
11 pour forth the outbursts of your 1 Can you draw out the leviathan
anger; yea, look on everyone who is with a hook, or hold down his tongue
proud, and bring him down low; with a cord?
12 look on everyone who is proud, 2 Can you put a reed rope into his
and humble him, and trample the nose, or pierce his jaw with a thorn?
wicked in their place; 3 Will he multiply pleas for help to
13 hide them in the dust together; you; or will he speak soft words to
bind their faces in darkness. you?
14 Then I also will confess to you 4 Will he cut a covenant with you;
that your right hand can save you. will you take him for a slave forever?
15 Now behold Behemoth2, which I 5 Will you play with him as with a
made along with you; he eats grass like bird; or will you tie him up for your
an ox; maidens?
16 see, now, his strength is in his 6 Shall your partners bargain over
loins, and his force in the muscles of him; shall they divide him among the
his belly; merchants?
17 he hangs his tail like a cedar; the 7 Can you fill his skin with barbs, or
sinews of his thighs are knit together; his head with fishing spears?
18 his bones are like tubes of copper; 8 Put your hand on him; remember
his bones like bars of iron; the battle; you will not do it again!
9 Behold, his hope has been made
false; will he not be cast down at the
1 Verses 3-5- Finally Job gets it that all men
sight of him?
are vile and evil compared to the great 10 None is so fierce as to dare to stir
eternal, perfect, loving, Creator. He shuts him up. Who then is able to stand
his mouth in shame, which fully contrasts before Me?
the self-righteous person who always has an 11 Who has gone before Me that I
answer no matter what, due to their pride should repay? All under the heavens, it
and self righteousness. (Ro 3:10-23) is Mine!
2 This word means “an excellent beast” and 12 I will not keep silent as to his
it is mostly believed to be a dinosaur.
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limbs, or the matter of his powers, or he makes the sea like a pot of
the grace of his frame. ointment;
13 Who can take off the face of his 32 he makes a path to shine after
covering; who can come with his him; one would think the deep to be
double bridle? gray headed.
14 Who can pry open the doors of his 33 There is nothing like him on
face? Terror is all around his teeth. earth, one made without fear.
15 The rows of shields are his pride, 34 He beholds all high things; he is
shut up with a tight seal; king over all the sons of pride.
16 one is so near to another that no
air can come between them; Chapter 42
17 they are joined to one another;
they clasp each other, so that they 1 And Job answered YAHWEH and
cannot be separated. said:
18 His sneezings flash forth light, 2 I know that You can do all, and no
and his eyes are as the eyelids of the purpose is withheld from You.
dawn. 3 Who is this hiding counsel without
19 Out of his mouth go burning knowledge? So I declared, but did not
torches; sparks of fire fly out. understand things too wonderful for
20 Smoke goes out of his nostrils me; yea, I did not know.
like a boiling pot fired by reeds. 4 I pray, Listen, and I will speak; I will
21 His breath kindles coals and the ask You, and You will make me know.
flame goes out from his mouth. 5 I have heard of You by hearing of
22 Strength abides in his neck and the ear, but now my eye has seen You;
terror dances before him. 6 Therefore, I despise myself, and I
23 The folds of flesh cleave together, have repented on dust and ashes.1
cast firm on him; he cannot be moved. 7 And it happened, after YAHWEH
24 His heart is cast hard as a stone, spoke these words to Job, YAHWEH
even cast hard as a piece of a lower said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My
millstone. anger glows against you and your two
25 The mighty are afraid from his friends. For You have not spoken the
arising; from the crashings they miss right about Me, as My servant Job.
the way. 8 And now take for you seven young
26 The sword overtakes him, but will bulls and seven rams and go to My
not hold firm, nor the spear, the dart, servant Job, and offer a burnt offering
or the javelin. for yourselves. And My servant Job
27 He counts iron as straw, copper will pray for you. Surely I will lift up
as rotten wood. his face so as not to do with you
28 A son of a bow cannot make him according to your folly, in that you
flee; slingstones are turned to stubble have not spoken the right about Me, as
by him; My servant Job. (Job 1:5)
29 darts are counted as stubble; he 9 And Eliphaz the Temanite, and
laughs at the shaking of a javelin. Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the
30 Points of potsherds are under Naamathite went and did as
him; he spreads sharp marks on the
mire. 1 Job finally realizes that only humility and
31 He makes the deep boil like a pot; repentance will lead to a true relationship
with YAHWEH. Our self-justification is
simply filthy rage to Him (Is 64:6).
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YAHWEH spoke to them. And

YAHWEH lifted the face of Job.
10 And when he prayed for his
friends, YAHWEH turned the
captivity of Job; and YAHWEH added
to Job all which had been his, to
double.
11 And all his brothers and all his
sisters came to him; and all knowing
him before. And they ate bread with
him in his house and consoled him
and comforted him as to all the evil
that YAHWEH had brought on him.
And they each gave him a piece of
money, and each one a ring of gold.
12 And YAHWEH blessed the latter
days of Job more than the earlier days.
And to him were fourteen thousand
sheep and six thousand camels, and a
thousand yoke of oxen, and a
thousand she-donkeys.
13 And he had seven sons and three
daughters.
14 And he called the name of the
first, Jemima; and the name of the
second, Keziah1; and the name of the
third, Keren-Happuch.
15 And in all the land there were not
found women as beautiful as Job's
daughters. And their father gave them
inheritance among their brothers.
16 After this Job lived a hundred and
forty years. And he saw his sons, and
his grandsons, even four generations.
17 And Job died, being old and full of
days.

1 The name means to peel off or harvest.

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Book of Song of Solomon
Chapter 1 10 Your cheeks are lovely with
ornaments, your neck with strings of
1 The song of songs which is beads.
Solomon's.1 11 We will make you ornaments of
2 Let Him kiss me with the kisses of gold with studs of silver.
His mouth; for Your love is better than 12 While the King is in His circle, my
wine. spikenard gives its fragrance.4
3 For Your ointments have a lovely 13 A bundle of myrrh is my Beloved
fragrance; Your name is as ointment to me.5 He shall lie between my
poured out; on account of this the breasts.
virgins love You. (Eccl 7:1) 14 My Beloved is to me like a cluster
4 Draw me; we will run after You. of henna in the vineyards of En-Gedi.
The King has brought me into His 15 Behold, you are beautiful, My
chambers. We will be glad and rejoice love. Behold, you are beautiful; your
in You; we will remember Your loves eyes as doves'.
more than wine; the upright love You. 16 Behold, You are beautiful, My
5 I am black, but comely, O Beloved; yea, pleasant. Also our couch
daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents is green.
of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. 17 The beams of our house are
(Ex 36:8) cedars; our rafters are of firs.
6 Do not look at me, that I am black,
that the sun has looked on me. My Chapter 2
mother's sons were angry with me;
they made me the keeper of the 1 I am a rose of the plain of Sharon, a
vineyards; but my own vineyard I have lily of the valleys.
not kept.2 2 As a lily among thorns, so is My
7 Tell me, You whom my soul loves, love among the daughters.
where do You feed; where do You lie 3 As the apple among the trees of the
down at noon? For why should I be as forest, so is my Beloved among the
one who is veiled3 beside the flocks of sons. I delighted in His shadow, and I
Your companions? sat down; and His fruit was sweet to
8 If you yourself do not know, most my taste.
beautiful among women, go in the 4 He brought me to the house of
footsteps of the flock. And feed your wine, and His banner over me was
kids beside the tents of the shepherds. love.6
9 O My love, I have compared you to 5 Feed me with raisin cakes, refresh
My mares in Pharaoh's chariots.

1 The Song of Solomon is a poetic book 4 Spikenard was used for kings and had a
about the bride and the bridegroom. very special fragrance. Mary used this to
Solomon is a representative of the Messiah prepare Yahshua for His burial (Mk 14:3).
and the bride here is representative of the 5 Myrrh had to be beaten to bring out the
bride of Messiah. sweet aroma, and was used to anoint royal
2 The vineyard is a sign of protection (Is 5:1- nuptial robes. It was also given to Yahshua
7) but also productivity (Luk 20:9-16). The at His birth (Math 2:11), used in the wine
bride here has not been totally productive when He died (Mak 15:23) and also used in
with the work given to her. the spices for His burial (Joh 19:39).
3 Prostitutes were veiled and the bride here 6 The term “banner” signifies messianic
does not want to be like one of them. overtures, (Is 11:10).
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me with apples, for I am sick with love. 16 My Beloved is mine, and I am

(Gen 30:15) His. He feeds among the lilies.5
6 His left hand is under my head, 17 Until when does the day blow, and
and His right hand embraces me.1 the shadows flee away? Turn, my
7 I charge you by the gazelles, and by Beloved, and be like a gazelle, or a
the does of the field, O daughters of young deer, the stag, on the cleft
Jerusalem, that you do not stir up and mountains.
do not awaken (Aleph/Tav) the
Beloved until it pleases.2 (Zech 1:13- Chapter 3
17, Amos 5:18-20, Luk 21:8)
8 The voice of my Beloved! Behold, 1 By night on my bed I sought Him
He comes leaping on the mountains, (Aleph/Tav) whom my soul loves. I
skipping on the hills. sought Him, but I did not find Him.
9 My Beloved is likened to a gazelle, 2 I will rise now and go about in the
or to a young deer, the stag. Behold, city, in the streets and in the broad
He stands behind our wall, looking places. I will seek Him whom my soul
from the windows, peering from the loves. I sought Him, but I did not find
lattice. Him.
10 My Beloved answered and said to 3 The one watching going about in
me, rise up yourself, My love, My the city found me. I said, Have you
beautiful one, and come away yourself. seen Him whom my soul loves?
11 For, behold, the winter has 4 When I had passed on from them,
passed, the rain has passed, it goes to it was a little while until I found Him
itself.3 whom my soul loves. I seized Him, and
12 The flowers are seen on the earth; I did not let Him go until I had
the time of singing has come, and the brought Him into my mother's house,
voice of the turtledove is heard in our and into the room of her who
land. conceived me.
13 The fig tree spices her unripe figs 5 O daughters of Jerusalem, swear
and the vines give a fragrance by the the oath, swear it seven times, by the
blossom. Arise, My love; come, My gazelles or by the does of the field, that
beautiful one, and come yourself. you do not stir up, even that you not
(Math 24:32-35) awaken (Aleph/Tav) the Beloved until
14 O, My dove, in the clefts of the it pleases.
rock, in the secrecy of the steep place, 6 Who is this who comes up out of
let Me see your form. Let Me hear your the wilderness like columns of smoke,
voice; for your voice is sweet, and your sacrificing as incense myrrh and
form is beautiful.4 frankincense, from all powders of the
15 Take for us the foxes, the little merchant?6 (Ex 13:21-22)
foxes that spoil the vineyards, even our 7 Behold his bed, Solomon's! Sixty
vineyards with blossoms. mighty men are around it, of the
mighty men of Israel.

1 Showing full security in her bridegroom. 5 This shows the closeness of the bride and
2 This is symbolic of not seeking Yahshua's bridegroom. They are found in the “lilies”
return before it's time. because the name comes from it's whiteness
3 This is spring and Passover time. from it's purity.
4 The bride is hidden in the rocks, Is 33:14- 6 The bride comes out of the wilderness, (Rev
17, Is 26:1, 20-21. 12:14, Ex 20:34-35).
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8 They all hold the sword, instructed 8 Come with Me from Lebanon, My
in war; each man has his sword on his spouse; with Me from Lebanon. Look
thigh from dread in the night. from the top of Amana, from the top of
9 King Solomon made himself a Shenir and Hermon, from the lions'
litter bed of the trees of Lebanon. dens, from the mountains of the
10 He made its poles of silver; its leopards.
back of gold; its seat of purple; its 9 You have ravished My heart, My
middle was paved with love by the sister, My spouse; you have ravished
daughters of Jerusalem. My heart with one of your eyes, with
11 Go forth, O daughters of Zion, and one chain of your neck.
see The King of Peace with the crown 10 How beautiful are your loves, My
with which his mother crowned him sister, My spouse! How much better
on his wedding day, even on the day of are your loves than wine, and the scent
the gladness of his heart.1 of your ointments than all spices!
11 Your lips, My spouse, drip like the
Chapter 4 honeycomb; honey and milk are under
your tongue. And the scent of your
1 Behold, you are beautiful, My love. garments is like the scent of Lebanon.
Behold, you are beautiful;2 your eyes 12 A locked garden is My sister, My
are as doves' from behind your veil. spouse; a spring locked up, a sealed
Your hair is like a flock of goats which fountain.
lie down from Mount Gilead. 13 Your plants are an orchard of
2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn pomegranates with excellent fruits,
sheep which come up from the with henna and spikenard;
washing place; of which they all are 14 spikenard and saffron, calamus
bearing twins; and a bereaved one is and cinnamon; with all trees of
not among them. frankincense, myrrh and aloes; with
3 Your lips are like a cord of scarlet, all the chief balsam spices;
and your speech is becoming; your 15 a fountain of gardens, a well of
temples are like a piece of living waters; even flowings from
pomegranate behind your veil. Lebanon.3 (Rev 22:1-2)
4 Your neck is like the tower of 16 Awake, north wind; yea, come,
David, built for an armory; a thousand south wind; blow on my garden; let its
bucklers hang on it, all the shields of spices flow out. Let my Beloved come
the mighty men. into His garden and eat its excellent
5 Your two breasts are like two fruits.4
fawns, twins of a gazelle, feeding
among the lilies. Chapter 5
6 Until when the day blows, and the
shadows flee away, I myself will go to 1 I have come into My garden, My
the mountain of myrrh, and to the hills sister, My spouse; I have gathered My
of frankincense. myrrh with My spice. I have eaten My
7 You are all beautiful, My love. honeycomb with My honey; I have
There is no blemish on you. drunk My wine with My milk. Eat and

1 The bride is marrying the King of Peace, Is 3 Verses 12-15- Showing imagery like the
9:6-7, Math 5:35, Heb 7:1-2. Garden of Eden.
2 Verses 1-15 show how much the 4 Verse 16 the bride calls out to her
bridegroom is in love with His bride. bridegroom to come.
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drink, O friends; yea, drink fully, a raised bed of aromatic herbs. His lips
beloved ones. are like lilies dropping flowing myrrh.
2 I sleep, but my heart is awake. It is 14 His hands are like rings of gold
the sound of my Beloved that knocks, filled with jewels; His body an ivory
saying, Open to Me, My sister, My plate overlaid with sapphires.
love, My dove, My undefiled. For My 15 His legs are like pillars of marble
head is filled with dew, My locks with founded on bases of fine gold; His
the drops of the night. (Math 25:1-13) appearance is like Lebanon, excellent
3 I have put off My coat; how shall I as the cedars.
put it on? I have washed My feet; how 16 His mouth is most sweet, and He
shall I defile them? is altogether lovely. This is my
4 My Beloved sent His hand from the Beloved, and this is my Friend, O
opening, and my inner being sighed daughters of Jerusalem.
for Him.
5 I rose up to open to my Beloved, Chapter 6
and my hands dripped with myrrh;
yea, my fingers flowing with myrrh on 1 Where has your Beloved gone,
the handles of the bolt.1 most beautiful among women? Where
6 I opened to my Beloved, but my has your Beloved turned? For we seek
Beloved had left; He passed on. My Him along with you.
soul went out when He spoke; I sought 2 My Beloved has gone down to His
Him, but I could not find Him. I called garden, to the terraces of spices, to
Him, but He did not answer me.2 feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.
7 The watchmen who went about the 3 I am my Beloved's, and my Beloved
city found me and struck me; they is mine. He feeds among the lilies.
wounded me; those keeping the walls ( SoS 2:16, 7:10)
lifted my veil from me. 4 O My love, you are as beautiful as
8 I charge you, O daughters of Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, if you find my Beloved, awesome as bannered armies.
what do you tell Him? That I am sick 5 Turn away your eyes from Me,
with love. because they have overcome Me. Your
9 What is your Beloved more than hair is like a flock of goats that lie
another beloved, most beautiful down from Gilead.
among women? What is your Beloved 6 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
more than another beloved, that you which come up from the washing
adjure us so? place, of which they all are bearing
10 My Beloved is bright and rosy, twins, and a bereaved one is not
standing out among ten thousand. among them.
11 His head is like refined gold; His 7 Your temples behind your veil are
locks are bushy and black as a raven. like a piece of pomegranate.
12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves 8 Sixty of them are queens, and
on the rivers of waters, washed with eighty concubines, and virgins without
milk, sitting on a setting. number.
13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices, 9 But My dove, My perfect one is
united (echad). She is the only one to
her mother; she is the choice of the
1 The myrrh is showing the sacrifice and one who bore her. The daughters saw
suffering it took for His bride. her and called her blessed; the queens
2 The bridegroom is here but not visible yet.
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and the concubines saw her, and they vine, and the scent of your nose like
praised her. (Joh 17:23) apples,
10 Who is she who looks down like 9 and your palate like the best wine
the dawn, beautiful as the moon, clear going down for my Beloved in
as the sun, awesome as bannered smoothness, flowing softly over the
armies? lips of sleeping ones.
11 I went down to the garden of nut 10 I am my Beloved's, and His desire
trees, to see the greenery of the ravine, is toward me. (SoS 2:16, 6:3)
to see whether the vine flowered and 11 Come, my Beloved, let us go forth
the pomegranates budded. into the field; let us stay in the villages.
12 I did not know, but My soul set 12 Let us rise up early to the
Me on the chariots of My princely vineyards; let us see if the vine flowers
people. and the blossom opens, and the
13 Return, return, O Peaceful one! pomegranates bud forth. There I will
Return, return, that we may gaze upon give my loves to You.2
you. What will you see in the 13 The love apples give a scent, and
Shulamite? As it were the dance of two over our doors are all excellent fruits;
army camps. new, also old, I have laid up for You,
my Beloved.
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
1 How beautiful are your feet in
sandals,1 O prince's daughter! The 1 Who can give You to me, as my
curves of your thighs are like jewels, brother, who sucked the breasts of my
the work of the hands of an artisan. mother? When I find You outside, I
2 Your navel is like a round goblet; it would kiss You. They also would not
never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is despise me.
like a heap of wheat set about with 2 I would lead You; I would bring
lilies. You into my mother's house, that You
3 Your two breasts are like two might instruct me; I would cause You
fawns, twins of a gazelle. to drink the spiced wine from the juice
4 Your neck is like an ivory tower; of my pomegranate.
your eyes like the fishpools in 3 His left hand would be under my
Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-Rabbim. head, and His right hand embraces
Your nose is like a tower of Lebanon, me.
peering toward the face of Damascus. 4 I adjure you, O daughters of
5 Your head is like Carmel, and the Jerusalem; why do you awaken; yea,
hair of your head like purple cloth; the why do you awaken (Aleph/Tav) my
King is held captive in its tresses. Love until it pleases?
6 How beautiful and how pleasant 5 Who is this that comes up from the
you are in delights, O love! wilderness, leaning on her Beloved?3 I
7 Your stature compares to a palm awakened you under the apple tree;
tree, and your breasts to clusters of there your mother travailed with you;
grapes. there she travailed; she bore you.
8 I said, I will go up in the palm tree; 6 Set me as a seal on Your heart, as a
I will take hold of its stalk. And please
let your breasts be like clusters of the 2 Comparing the agriculture of this verse with
SOS 2:12, we can see that ½ a year has
1 Rom 10:15 passed.
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seal on Your arm. For love is strong as

death; jealousy is cruel as Sheol; its
flames are flames of fire, a flame of
Yah.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
nor will the rivers overflow it. If a man
would give all the wealth of his house
for love, they surely would despise
him.1
8 We have a little sister, and she has
no breasts. What shall we do for our
sister in the day she shall be spoken
for?2
9 If she is a wall, we will build a
turret of silver on her. And if she is a
door, we will enclose her with boards
of cedar.
10 I was a wall, and my breasts like
towers; then I was in His eyes as one
finding peace.
11 Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-
Hamon. He leased the vineyard to
keepers; for its fruit everyone was to
bring a thousand of silver.3
12 My vineyard which is mine is
before me; the thousand is for you, O
Solomon, and two hundred for the
keepers of its fruit.
13 You who dwell in the gardens, the
companions are listening to your
voice; cause me to hear it.
14 Hurry, my Beloved, and be like a
gazelle, or a young deer, the stag, on
the mountains of spices.

3 The bride although unprepared and not

ready in chapter one, now comes out of the
wilderness ready for the bridegroom and the
wedding supper, (Rev 19:7-8, Rev 12:1-
2,14).
1 Verses 6-7 Now, the bride is ready to give
100% of herself to the bridegroom and
knows her whole existence is only for Him,
(Ro 12:1-2, 1 Cor 6:20).
2 Speaking of Judah and their inclusion into
the family of the bridegroom.
3 Is 5:1, Eccl 2:4, Math 21:33-45
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Book of Ruth
Chapter 1 YAHWEH deal kindly with you, as
you have done with the dead, and with
1 And it happened in the days that me.
the judges judged, there was a famine 9 May YAHWEH grant to you that
in the land. And a man from you find rest, each in the house of her
Bethlehem, Judah, went to live in the husband. And she kissed them, and
fields of Moab, he and his wife, and his they lifted up their voice and wept.
two sons. 10 And they said to her,
2 And the name of the man was Nevertheless, we will go back with you
Elimelech; and the name of his wife to your people.
Naomi. And the name of his two sons 11 And Naomi said, Turn back, my
were Mahlon and Chilion1, Ephrathites daughters. Why should you go with
from Bethlehem, Judah. And they me? Are there yet sons to me in my
came into the plains of Moab2, and belly that they should be husbands for
remained there. you?
3 And Naomi's husband Elimelech 12 Turn back, my daughters, go. For
died; And she was left, and her two I am too old to belong to a husband.
sons. Though I should say, There is hope for
4 And they took wives to themselves, me, and I should be tonight with a
women of Moab. The name of the one husband, and also I should bear sons;
was Orpah, and the name of the 13 will you wait for them, that they
second, Ruth3. And they lived there might grow up? Will you shut
about ten years. yourselves up for them, not to belong
5 And they also died, both of them, to a husband? No, my daughters, for it
Mahlon and Chilion. And the woman is much more bitter for me than for
was bereaved of her two children and you, for the hand of YAHWEH has
of her husband. gone out against me.
6 And she rose up, she and her 14 And they lifted up their voice and
daughters-in-law, and turned back wept again. And Orpah kissed her
from the fields of Moab. For she had mother in law, but Ruth clung to her.
heard in the fields of Moab that 15 And she said, See, your sister-in-
YAHWEH had visited His people, to law has turned back to her tribe, and
give food to them. to her Elohim. You turn back after
7 And she went out from the place your sister-in-law.
where she had been, and her two 16 And Ruth said, Do not beg me to
daughters-in-law with her. And they leave you, to turn back from following
went in the way to return to the land of you. For where you go, I will go. And
Judah. where you stay, I will stay. Your people
8 And Naomi said to her two are my people, and your Elohim my
daughters-in-law, Go, each return to Elohim. (2Kgs 3:7, 1 Kgs 22:4)
the house of her mother. May 17 Where you die, I will die, and
there I will be buried. May YAHWEH
1 Mahon means “sickness” and Chilion do to me, and more so, if anything but
means “weakness”. death part you and me.4
2 The plains of Moab was an area located
within the land of the tribe of Reuben Num 4 This verse shows the great commitment
26:3, Num 35:1. Ruth had to her mother-in law and dead
3 Ruth means “friend”. “Women of Moab”, husband and family and is an example to
see note on Deut 23:4. every true covenant believer.
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18 And she saw that she had made 5 And Boaz said to his young man
herself strong to go with her; and she who had been set over the reapers,
ceased to speak to her. Whose is this young woman?
19 And they went, both of them, 6 And the young man who had been
until they came into Bethlehem. And it set over the reapers replied and said,
happened as they came into She is a young woman of Moab who
Bethlehem, all the city was moved at came with Naomi from the fields of
them. And they said, Is this Naomi? Moab.
20 And she said to them, Do not call 7 And she said, Please let me glean,
me Naomi. Call me Bitterness, for the and I shall gather among the sheaves
Almighty (Shaddai) has dealt bitterly after the reapers. And she came and
with me. has remained since morning, even
21 I went out full, and YAHWEH until now. She sat in the house a little
has brought me back empty. Why do while.
you call me Naomi, since YAHWEH 8 And Boaz said to Ruth, Do you not
has set His eye against me, and the hear, my daughter? Do not go to glean
Almighty (Shaddai) has done evil to another field, and also do not pass
me? through this. And you shall stay close
22 And Naomi returned, and Ruth to my young women.
the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law 9 Your eyes shall be on the field
with her, who returned from the fields which they shall reap, and you shall go
of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem after them. Have I not commanded the
at the beginning of barley harvest.1 young men not to touch you? When
you are thirsty, then you shall go to the
Chapter 2 vessels and shall drink from that
which the young men draw.
1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her 10 And she fell on her face and
husband, a mighty man of the family bowed to the earth, and said to him,
of Elimelech. And his name was Boaz. Why have I found grace in your eyes,
2 And Ruth of Moab said to Naomi, that you should notice me, and I a
Let me now go to the field and glean stranger?
among the ears of grain after him in 11 And Boaz answered and said to
whose sight I shall find favor.2 And she her, It has been fully revealed to me all
said to her, Go, my daughter. that you have done with your mother-
3 And she went. And she came and in-law after the death of your husband.
gleaned in the field after the reapers. And you left your father and your
And she happened by chance on the mother, and the land of your birth,
part of the field belonging to Boaz, and came to a people which you had
who was of Elimelech's family. not known before.
4 And, behold, Boaz came from 12 May YAHWEH repay your work,
Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, and your wages shall be complete 3
YAHWEH be with you. And they from YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel,
answered him, YAHWEH bless you. under whose wings you have come to
take refuge.
1 This started at Passover and continued until 13 And she said, Let me find grace in
Shavuot. your eyes, my master, because you
2 The word used here can also mean grace,
and Ruth in this story is typical of the bride 3 The son of Boaz and Ruth was named
and Boaz the Bridegroom. Obed, which means one who works/serves.
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have comforted me, and because you kin to us; he is of our kinsmen
have spoken to the heart of your redeemers1.
handmaid. And I surely am not as one 21 And Ruth of Moab said, And he
of your handmaids. surely said to me, You shall stay close,
14 And Boaz said to her, At mealtime near to the young men whom I have,
come here, and you shall eat of the until they have completed the whole
bread and dip your morsel in the harvest which I have.
vinegar. And she sat at the side of the 22 And Naomi said to her daughter-
reapers, and he reached out roasted in-law Ruth, Good, my daughter, that
grain to her. And she ate and was you go out with his young women, and
satisfied, and had some left over. that men may not attack you in
15 And she rose up to glean. And another field.
Boaz commanded his young men, 23 And she stayed close to the young
saying, She shall glean even between women of Boaz to glean, until the end
the sheaves, and you shall not cause of the barley harvest, and of the wheat
her to be ashamed. harvest. And she lived with her
16 And pulling you shall also pull out mother-in-law.
for her of the bundles, and shall leave;
and she shall glean, and you shall not Chapter 3
rebuke her.
17 And she gleaned in the field until 1 And her mother-in-law Naomi said
the evening, and beat out that which to her, My daughter, do I not seek rest
she had gleaned. And it was about an for you, that it may be well with you?
ephah of barley. (Is 28:27) 2 And now, is not Boaz of our
18 And she took it up and went to kindred, with whose young women
the city. And her mother-in-law saw you have been? Behold, he is
that which she had gleaned. And she winnowing the threshing floor of
brought out and gave to her that which barley tonight.
she had reserved after she was 3 And you shall bathe, and anoint
satisfied. yourself, and put your garments on
19 And her mother-in-law said to you, and go down to the threshing
her, Where have you gleaned today? floor. Do not let yourself be known to
And where have you worked? May he the man until he has finished eating
who noticed you be blessed. And she and drinking.
told her mother-in-law with whom she 4 And it shall be, when he lies down,
had worked, and said, The name of the you shall know the place where he lies
man with whom I have worked today down. And you shall go in and uncover
is Boaz.
20 And Naomi said to her daughter-
1 This word indicates the rightful next of kin
in-law, Blessed is he of YAHWEH who would redeem his relative who has
fallen into bondage, and lost their
who has not forsaken his kindness
inheritance, and is indicative in scripture of
with the living and with the dead. And the Messiah who redeems those who seek
Naomi said to her, The man is near of Him of the bondage of the debt of their sins,
which according to the Torah would be
punishable by death. This is why it is very
clear the Messiah must return directly
before the Jubilee year of redemption (Is
60: 16, Is 59:19-21, Ruth 3:9, 4:1-10, Lev
25:25).
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his feet, and lie down. And he will tell delight to redeem you, as YAHWEH
you that which you are to do. lives, then I will redeem you. Lie down
5 And she said to her, All that you until the morning.
say, I will do. 14 And she lay at his feet until the
6 And she went down to the morning, and rose up before anyone
threshing floor and did according to all could discern a man with his neighbor.
that her mother-in-law commanded And he said, Let it not be known that a
her. woman has come to the grain floor.
7 And Boaz ate and drank, and his 15 And he said, Give me the covering
heart felt good. And he went to lie which is on you, and hold on to it. And
down at the end of the heap. And she she kept hold on it, and he measured
came secretly and uncovered his feet, six measures of barley, and lay it on
and lay down. her. And she went in to the city.
8 And it happened in the middle of 16 And she came in to her mother-
the night, that the man trembled and in-law. And she said, Who are you, my
turned himself. And, behold, a woman daughter? And she told her all that the
was lying at his feet! man had done to her.
9 And he said, Who are you? And she 17 And she said, He gave me these
said, I am your handmaid Ruth, and six measures of barley, for he said, You
you shall spread your skirt over your shall not go empty to your mother-in-
handmaid,1 for you are a kinsman law.
redeemer.( Ezek 5:3, 16:8, Rev 7:15) 18 And she said, Sit, my daughter,
10 And he said, Blessed be you of until you shall know how the matter
YAHWEH, my daughter. You have falls, for the man shall not rest until he
dealt more kindly at the latter end has completed the matter today.
than at the beginning, not to go after
the young men, either poor or rich. Chapter 4
11 And now, my daughter, do not
fear. All that you say I will do to you, 1 And Boaz went up to the gate and
for all the gate of my people know that sat there.2 And, behold, the near
you are a woman of virtue. (Rev 14:4) kinsman of whom Boaz had spoken
12 And now, surely it is true that I was passing by. And he said, Such a
am a kinsman redeemer. But there one, turn aside, sit down. And he
also is a redeemer closer to you than I. turned aside and sat down.
13 Stay tonight, and it shall be in the 2 And he took ten men of the elders
morning, if he will redeem you, well; of the city, and said, Sit down here.
he will redeem. And if he does not And they sat down.
3 And he said to the near kinsman,
1 Spreading the skirt over one was a symbolic Naomi, who has returned from the
act of stating they were under their
fields of Moab, will sell a portion of the
protection. In a Jewish traditional wedding
the couple is married under a tallit with the field which belonged to our brother, to
tassels hanging down on all four sides Elimelech.
showing that the woman is coming under 4 And I said I would uncover your
the covering of her bridegroom. It would be
totally outside of judicial order and an act 2 The city gate in ancient times was the most
of rebellion for a woman to wear the tassel important point in the city where Kings sat,
on her own and it would show that she and official business was conducted as well
refuses the covering of her true bridegroom as judges ruling on important legal matters,
(Yahshua). Deut 22:15, 2 Sam 19:8.
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ear, saying, Buy it before those sitting, 12 And let your house be as the
and before the elders of my people. If house of Pharez, whom Tamar bore to
you will redeem, redeem. But if you Judah, of the Seed which YAHWEH
will not redeem, tell me so that I may shall give to you of this young woman.
know. For there is no one besides you 13 And Boaz took Ruth, and she
to redeem, and I after you. And he became his wife. And he went in to
said, I will redeem it. her, and YAHWEH gave her
5 And Boaz said, In the day you buy conception, and she bore a son.
the field from Naomi's hand, even you 14 And the women said to Naomi,
have bought from Ruth of Moab, the Blessed be YAHWEH, who has not
wife of the dead, to raise up the name left you this day without a kinsman-
of him who died over his inheritance. redeemer; and may his name be called
6 And the near kinsman said, I am in Israel.
not able to redeem for myself, that I 15 And may he be to you a restorer of
not ruin my own inheritance. You life, and a nourisher of your old age,
redeem for yourself my right of for your daughter-in-law who loves
redemption, for I am not able to you has borne him, who is better to
redeem. you than seven sons.
7 And this formerly was done in 16 And Naomi took the child, and
Israel for redemption, and as for an laid him in her bosom, and became
exchange, to confirm every matter. A nurse to him.
man would draw off his sandal and 17 And the neighboring women gave
gave to his neighbor. And this was the him a name, saying, This is a son born
attestation in Israel. to Naomi; and they called his name
8 And the near kinsman said to Obed1. He is the father of Jesse, the
Boaz, Buy for yourself, and drew off father of David.
his sandal. 18 And these are the generations of
9 And Boaz said to the elders, and all Pharez: Pharez fathered Hezron;
the people, You are witnesses today 19 and Hezron fathered Ram; and
that I have bought all that belonged to Ram fathered Amminadab;
Elimelech, and all that was to Chilion 20 and Amminadab fathered
and Mahlon, from the hand of Naomi. Nahshon; and Nahshon fathered
10 And also Ruth of Moab, the wife Salmon;
of Mahlon, I have bought for myself 21 and Salmon fathered Boaz; and
for a wife, to raise up the name of him Boaz fathered Obed;
who died over his inheritance. And the 22 and Obed fathered Jesse; and
name of him who died shall not be cut Jesse fathered David.
off from among his brothers, and from
the gate of his place. You are witnesses
today.
11 And all the people who were in the
gate and the elders, said, We are
witnesses. May YAHWEH make the
woman who is coming into your house
to be as Rachel and as Leah, both of
whom built the house of Israel. And
may you do worthily in Ephratah, and
proclaim the Name in Bethlehem.
1 Obed means “one serving”
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Book of Lamentations
Chapter 1 nakedness. Also, she groans and turns
backward.
1 How alone sits the city that was full 9 Her uncleanness is in her skirts.
of people! She has become like a She did not remember her end and has
widow, once great among the nations; gone down astoundingly. She had no
a noblewoman among the provinces comforter. O YAHWEH, behold my
has become a payer of tribute.1 affliction, for the enemy has magnified
2 She bitterly weeps in the night, and himself.
her tears are on her cheeks. She has no 10 The enemy has spread out his
comforter among all her lovers. All her hand on all her desirable things.
friends dealt deceitfully with her; they Indeed, she has seen the nations enter
became enemies to her. into her holy place, whom You
3 Judah went captive from affliction, commanded that they not enter into
and from great slavery. She dwells Your congregation.
among the nations; she finds no rest. 11 All her people sigh from seeking
All her pursuers have overtaken her bread. They gave their desirable things
between the straits. for food to revive the soul. See, O
4 The roads of Zion are in mourning YAHWEH, and look on me, for I have
without any going to the appointed become vile.
feasts. All her gates are deserted; her 12 Is it nothing to you, all you who
priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted; pass by? Behold, and see if there is any
and she is in bitterness. sorrow like my sorrow which is done
5 Her foes have become as chief; her to me, with which YAHWEH has
enemies are at ease. For YAHWEH afflicted me in the day of His burning
has afflicted her for the multitude of anger.
her trespasses. Her children have gone 13 From on high He has sent fire
captive before the foe. into my bones and subdued them. He
6 And from the daughter of Zion all spread a net for my feet; He has
her splendor has departed. Her rulers turned me back; He gave me
have become like bucks; they find no desolation. All the days I faint.
pasture; and they have gone without 14 The yoke of my transgressions is
strength before the pursuer. bound by His hand, they intertwine,
7 In the days of her affliction and her they rise on my neck. He caused my
wandering, Jerusalem remembers all strength to falter. YAHWEH gave me
her desirable things from previous into their hands. I am not able to rise
days, when her people fell into the up.
hand of the foe; and there is no ally for 15 YAHWEH has trampled all my
her. The foes saw her; they laughed at mighty ones in my midst. He called a
her annihilations. gathering against me to crush my
8 Jerusalem has grievously sinned; young men. As a winepress,
on account of this, she has been YAHWEH trod the virgin daughter of
removed. All the ones knowing her Judah.
despise her, for they saw her 16 I weep for these; my eye, my eye
runs down with water, because a
1 The book of lamentations is a book of the comforter who could be reviving my
grieving over the destruction of Yahweh's soul is far from me. My sons are
set apart city Jerusalem. The authorship of
desolated because the enemy prevails.
the book is attributed to the weeping
prophet, Jeremiah.
17 Zion spreads forth her hands;
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there is not one comforting to her; hot anger. He has turned back His
YAHWEH has commanded right hand from the face of the
concerning Jacob that his enemies enemies, and He burned in Jacob as a
should be all around him. Jerusalem flaming fire; it consumes all around.
has become as an impure thing among 4 He trod His bow like an enemy,
them. and set His right hand like a foe; and
18 YAHWEH is righteous, for I killed all who were desirable to the eye
rebelled against His mouth. I beseech in the tent of the daughter of Zion. He
you, all peoples, hear and see my poured out His fury like fire.
sorrow. My virgins and my young men 5 YAHWEH was like an enemy; He
went into exile. swallowed up Israel; He swallowed up
19 I called for my lovers; they all his palaces and destroyed his
deceived me. My priests and my elders strongholds; and He increased
expired in the city, while they sought mourning and weeping in the
food for them to bring back their life. daughter of Judah.
20 Behold, O YAHWEH, for I am 6 And He violated his booth like a
distressed. My inward parts ferment; garden and destroyed his set apart
my heart is overturned within me; for meetings. YAHWEH made Holy Days
I have grievously rebelled. On the and Sabbaths forgotten in Zion, and
outside the sword bereaves; in the He rejected king and priest in the fury
house it is as death. of His anger.
21 They hear that I sigh; there is no 7 YAHWEH has cast off His altar;
comforter to me. All my enemies have He rejected His holy place. He has
heard my evil; they rejoice that You delivered the walls of her palaces into
have done it. You will bring the day the hand of the enemy. They gave a
that You have called, and they shall be noise in the house of YAHWEH, as a
like me. day of meeting.
22 Let all their evil come before You; 8 YAHWEH willed to destroy the
and do to them as You have done to wall of the daughter of Zion; He has
me for all my transgressions. For my stretched out a line. He has not
sighs are many, and my heart is faint. withdrawn His hand from swallowing;
and He made rampart and wall
Chapter 2 lament; they languish together.
9 Her gates have sunk in the ground;
1 How YAHWEH has clouded over He has dispersed and shattered her
the daughter of Zion in His anger! He bars. Her kings and her rulers are
cast the beauty of Israel down from the among the nations. The Torah is not.
heavens to the earth, and did not Also her prophets have not found a
remember His footstool in the day of vision from YAHWEH.
His wrath. 10 They sit on the ground; the elders
2 YAHWEH swallowed up all of of Zion's daughters are silent. They
Jacob's dwelling-places, and did not make dust go up on their heads, they
pity. In His wrath He has thrown gird on sack cloths. The virgins of
down the strongholds of the daughter Jerusalem let their heads go down to
of Judah. He made them touch to the the ground.
earth. He has defiled the kingdom and 11 And my eyes are at an end with
its rulers. tears, my inward parts ferment; my
3 He cut off all the horn of Israel in liver is poured on the ground for the
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ruin of the daughter of my people; in hunger at the head of every open

the fainting of children and sucklings place.
in the city's plazas. ( Is 22:4) 20 Behold, O YAHWEH, and look!
12 They say to their mothers, Where To whom have you done this? Should
are grain and wine? In their fainting, women eat their fruit, children of
they are like the wounded in the plazas tender care? Should priest and
of the city, in their pouring out their prophet be killed in the holy place of
lives to their mothers' bosom. YAHWEH?
13 What can I testify for you? To 21 Young and old lie on the ground
what will I compare you, O daughter of of the plazas. My virgins and my young
Jerusalem? To what shall I liken you men have fallen by the sword. You
that I may comfort you, O virgin have killed in the day of Your anger.
daughter of Zion? For your crushing is You have killed, You have not pitied.
great like the sea! Who can heal you? 22 You have called my terrors all
14 Your prophets have seen false and around, as in a day of appointment;
foolish things for you; and they have and there was not an escaped one or a
not revealed your iniquity in order to survivor in the day of the anger of
turn back your captivity. Yea, they YAHWEH. Those whom I have
perceived for you burdens of falsehood nursed and multiplied, my enemy has
and seductions. consumed.
15 All who pass by clap their hands
at you. They hiss and wag their head at Chapter 3
the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is
this the city which they called the 1 I, the man, have seen affliction by
perfection of beauty, the joy of all the the rod of His wrath.
earth? 2 He led me and made me go in
16 All your enemies have opened darkness and not light.
their mouth against you; they hiss and 3 Surely He turned against me; He
gnash the teeth; they say, We have turns His hand all the day.
swallowed up. Surely this is the day for 4 He has wasted my flesh and my
which we waited; we have found; we skin. He has shattered my bones.
have seen. 5 He built against me and has put
17 YAHWEH has done what He around me bitterness and hardship.
purposed; He fulfilled His Word which 6 He has made me live in dark places
He commanded from days of old. He like the dead of old.
has dashed and not pitied. And He 7 He walled around me and I cannot
made the enemy to rejoice over you; go out; He has made heavy my copper
He raised the horn of your foes. chain.
18 Their heart cried to YAHWEH. O 8 Also, when I cry out and shout for
wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears help, He shuts out my prayer.
go down like a torrent by day and by 9 He walled up my ways with cut
night; do not give relief to yourself; let stone; my paths are crooked.
not the daughter of your eye rest. 10 He was a bear lying in wait for
19 Rise up, cry out in the night at the me, a lion in secret places.
head of the watches; pour out your 11 He has deflected my ways and
heart like waters before the face of torn me to pieces; He made me
YAHWEH. Lift up your hands to Him desolate.
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12 He has trod His bow and set me strikes him; he is filled with reproach.
up as a mark for the arrow. (Is 50:6)
13 He caused the sons of His quiver 31 For YAHWEH will not cast off
to enter into my inward parts. forever.
14 I was a mockery to all my people, 32 For though He causes grief, He
their song all the day. will have pity according to His many
15 He has filled me with bitterness kindnesses.
and made me drunk with wormwood. 33 For He does not afflict from His
16 And He broke my teeth with heart, nor does He grieve the sons of
gravel; He has covered me in the man,
ashes. 34 to crush all the prisoners of earth
17 And You cast off my soul from under His feet,
peace; I have forgotten goodness. 35 to turn aside the justice of a man
18 And I said, my strength and my before the face of the Most High,
hope have perished from YAHWEH. 36 to wrong a man in his cause. This,
19 Remember my affliction and my YAHWEH does not see.
roaming, as wormwood and bitterness. 37 Who is this speaking, and it
20 My soul vividly remembers and happens when YAHWEH does not
bows down on me. command it?
21 I bring back this to my heart. On 38 Both the evil and the good do not
account of this I hope. go out from the mouth of the Most
22 It is by the kindnesses of High.
YAHWEH that we are not consumed, 39 What? Should mankind
for His mercies are not ended. complain, living warriors, because of
23 They are new by mornings; great his sins?
is Your faithfulness. 40 Let us search and examine our
24 YAHWEH is my portion, says my ways, and turn again to YAHWEH.
soul. On account of this I shall hope to 41 Let us lift up our heart and hands
Him. to El in Heaven.
25 YAHWEH is good to those 42 We have transgressed and
waiting on Him, to the soul seeking rebelled; You, You have not forgiven.
Him.1 43 You have wrapped Yourself with
26 It is good that a man hopes for anger and pursued us; You have slain;
the salvation (Y’shua*) of YAHWEH, You have not pitied.
even in silence.2 44 You have covered for You with a
27 It is good for a man that he bear a cloud, from any prayer passing
yoke in his youth. through.
28 He sits alone and is silent, for He 45 You have made us sweepings and
laid it on him. garbage in the midst of the peoples.
29 He puts his mouth in the dust, if 46 All our enemies have opened
perhaps there is hope. their mouths against us.
30 He gives his cheek to Him who 47 Dread and a pit is ours,
devastation and ruin.
1 Faith is constituted in one's patience that he 48 Streams of water go down from
has to wait on YHWH even in times of long my eye for the ruin of the daughter of
trials or distress. my people.
2 The only true hope of any grave trial is the 49 My eye flows out and does not
appearance of Yahshua and the Kingdom of
YHWH being established on the earth.
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cease, from there not being any weighed against pure gold. How they
relaxing, are counted as earthen vessels, the
50 until YAHWEH shall look down work of a potter's hand!
and see from Heaven. 3 Even the jackals draw out the
51 My eye deals severely with my breast; they suckle their young. But
soul, from all the daughters of my city. the daughter of my people is cruel, like
52 My enemies have hunted me like the ostriches in the wilderness.
a bird without cause. 4 The tongue of the nursling cleaves
53 They have cut off my life in the to his palate in thirst. The young
pit, and they threw a stone at me. children ask bread, but there is no
54 Waters flowed over on my head; I breaking for them.
said, I am cut off. 5 Those who ate delicacies are
55 I called on Your name, O desolate in the streets; those reared on
YAHWEH, from the lowest pit. scarlet embrace dunghills.
56 You have heard my voice; do not 6 And the iniquity of the daughter of
hide Your ear at my relief, at my cry my people is heaped more than the sin
for help. of Sodom, which was overthrown as in
57 You came near in the day I called a moment, and no hands were whirled
You; You said, Do not fear! on her.
58 O YAHWEH, You contended for 7 Her Nazarites were purer than
the causes of my soul; You redeemed snow, whiter than milk; they were
my life. redder of bone than rubies, their
59 You have seen my wrong, O polishing was of sapphire.
YAHWEH; judge my cause. 8 Their appearance is darker than
60 You have seen all their soot; they are not recognized in the
vengeance, all their plots against me. open places. Their skin has shriveled
61 You have heard their reproach, O on their bones; it is dried up, it has
YAHWEH, all their plots against me, become like wood.
62 the lips of those rising up against 9 Better are the ones slain by the
me, and their scheming against me all sword than the ones slain by famine,
the day. those who flow away, pierced because
63 Look at their sitting and their the produce of my fields failed.
rising up. I am their song. 10 The hands of the compassionate
64 You will give back a recompense women have boiled their own
to them, O YAHWEH, according to children; they became food to them in
the work of their hands. the ruin of the daughter of my people.
65 You will give them insolence of 11 YAHWEH has fulfilled His fury;
heart as Your curse to them. He has poured out His fierce anger
66 Pursue and destroy them in anger and has kindled a fire in Zion; and it
from under the heavens of YAHWEH. has devoured its foundations.
12 The kings of the earth and all
Chapter 4 those living in the world would not
have believed that the foe and the
1 How the gold dims, the good gold hater would go into the gates of
is changed! The stones of the Jerusalem.
sanctuary are poured out at the head 13 Because of the sins of her
of every street. prophets and the iniquities of her
2 The precious sons of Zion are
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priests, pouring out the blood of the Chapter 5

righteous in her midst,
14 they reeled blind in the open 1 O YAHWEH, remember what has
places. They are defiled with blood, so been to us; look upon and see our
that not any are able to touch their reproach.
garments. 2 Our inheritance has been turned to
15 They cried out to them, Turn strangers, our houses to foreigners.
away! It is defiled! Turn away! It is 3 We are orphans. There is no father;
defiled! Touch not! Indeed they fled our mothers are like widows.
and reeled. They said among the 4 We have drunk our water for
nations, they will not continue to live silver; our wood comes for a price.
there. 5 We are pursued; we grow weary;
16 The face of YAHWEH has rest is not given to us.
divided them out; He will not continue 6 We have given the hand to the
to look on them. They did not lift up Egyptians, to the Assyrian, in order to
the face of the priests, they did not be satisfied with bread.
favor the elders. 7 Our fathers have sinned, and are
17 While we are here, our eyes fail not; we have borne their iniquities.
for our vain help. In our watching, we 8 Slaves rule over us; there is no
have watched for a nation; it does not rescuer from their hand.
save. 9 We bring in our bread with our
18 They hunted our steps from going souls, from the face of the sword of the
in our open places. Our end came wilderness.
near, our days were fulfilled, for our 10 Our skin is burned black like an
end had come. oven, because of the fever heat of
19 Our pursuers were swifter than famine.
the eagles of the heavens; they hotly 11 They raped the women in Zion,
pursued us on the mountains; they lay virgins in the cities of Judah.
in wait for us in the wilderness. 12 Rulers were hanged by their
20 The breath of our nostrils, the hands; the faces of the elders were not
anointed of YAHWEH, was captured honored.
in their pits; of whom we said, in His 13 They lifted the young men to the
shadow we will live among the hand mill, and the youths stumbled at
nations. the wood.
21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter 14 The elders have ceased from the
of Edom, living in the land of Uz. The gate, the young men from their music.
cup also shall pass through to you; you 15 The joy of our heart has ceased;
shall be drunken and stripped naked. our dance has turned to mourning.
22 Your perversity is complete, 16 The crown has fallen from our
daughter of Zion; He will not continue head. Woe now to us, for we have
to exile you.1 He will visit your sinned!
perversity, daughter of Edom; He will 17 For this our heart is faint; our
expose your sins. eyes are dim for these things.
18 Zion is laid waste on the
mountain; foxes walk about on it.
19 O YAHWEH, You remain
1 This cannot be referring to the Babylonian forever; Your throne from generation
captivity as Judah went into captivity again to generation.
under the Romans in 70 A.D.
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20 Why do You forget us forever,

forsake us the length of days?
21 Return us to You, O YAHWEH,
and we shall return. Renew our days
as of old,
22 for You have utterly rejected us;
You are exceedingly angry against us.

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Book of Ecclesiastes
Chapter 1 11 There is no memory of former
things; yea, nor is there any memory
1 The words of the Preacher, the son for them of things which will be
of David, king in Jerusalem: afterward, with those who will be at
2 Vanity of vanities, says the the last.4
Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is 12 I, the Preacher, was king over
vanity!1 Israel in Jerusalem.
3 What is the profit to a man in all 13 And I gave my heart to seek and
his labor which he labors under the to investigate by wisdom concerning
sun? all which is done under the heavens. It
4 A generation passes away, and is an evil task Elohim has given to the
another generation comes; but the sons of men, to be afflicted by it.
earth stands forever. 14 I have seen all the works which
5 The sun also arises, and the sun are done under the sun; and, behold,
goes even panting to its place; it arises all is vanity and striving after wind!
there again. 15 What is crooked cannot be made
6 The wind goes toward the south, straight, and that lacking cannot be
and turning around to the north; the weighed out.
wind is going around and around. And 16 I spoke with my heart, saying, Lo,
the wind returns on its circuits. I have become great and have
7 All the rivers are going to the sea; increased wisdom over all that have
yet the sea is not full. To the place been over Jerusalem before me. Yea,
where the rivers are going, there they my heart has seen much wisdom and
are returning to go again.2 knowledge.
8 All words are wearisome; a man is 17 And I gave my heart to know
not able to say it. The eye is not wisdom, and to know madness, and
satisfied to see, nor is the ear filled folly. I know that this also, it is striving
from hearing. after wind.
9 That which has been, it is that 18 For in much wisdom is much
which shall be. And that which has grief; and he who increases knowledge
been done, it is that which will be increases pain.
done. And there is no new thing under
the sun.3 Chapter 2
10 Is there a thing of which one
might say, See this, it is new? It has 1 I said in my heart, Come now, I will
already been for the ages which were test you with mirth. Therefore,
before us.

1 The book of Ecclesiastes was written by 3 Verses 8-9- To most people, human, secular
Solomon at the end of his life and shows the goals will keep one busy a lifetime, but to
great lesson that if your life goals are only Solomon who has done and accomplished
focused on fleshly wealth and pleasure all secular pleasures, yet had no spiritual
seeking, then in the end it will be quite goals or accomplishments, he sees life as
empty with no lasting spiritual fulfillment. pure vanity.
2 Verses 4-7 show YHWH's circular pattern 4 To one who merely seeks physical pleasure
to life. Solomon took this pattern as vanity, in this life, there is no future hope, but for
but in reality it shows the Eternal Creator's those who are seeking first the Kingdom of
unending cycle of life and stability to His YHWH there is hope for eternity, Math
creation. 6:33.
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consider with goodness. And behold, it was vanity and striving after wind,
this also is vanity. and there is no profit under the sun.1
2 I said of laughter, It is madness, 12 And I turned to behold wisdom,
and of mirth, What does it and madness, and folly. For what can a
accomplish? man do who comes after the king,
3 I explored with my heart how to when they have already done it?
drag my flesh with wine, and leading 13 Then I saw that there is advantage
my heart in wisdom; and to lay hold to wisdom above folly, even as light
on folly, until I might see where the has advantage over darkness.
good for the sons of men is, that which 14 The wise man's eyes are in his
they should do under the heavens the head, but the fool walks in darkness;
number of days of their life. and I also know that one event
4 I made my works great; I built happens with all of them.
houses for myself; I planted vineyards 15 And I said in my heart, As the
for myself; event of the foolish one, even so it will
5 I made gardens and parks for happen to me; and why then was I
myself; and I planted trees in them of more wise? Then I said in my heart
every fruit; that this also is vanity.
6 I made pools of water for myself; to 16 For there is not a memory of the
water from them the forest shooting wise more than with the fool forever,
forth trees; in that already the days to come will be
7 I bought slaves and slave girls, and forgotten. And how does the wise die
the sons of the house were mine. Also above the fool?
livestock, a herd and a great flock were 17 So then I hated life; because the
mine, above all that were before me in work that is done under the sun is evil
Jerusalem. to me; for all is vanity and striving
8 I also gathered to me silver and after wind.
gold, and the treasure of kings and of 18 Thus, I hated all my labor, that I
provinces. I made ready male singers labored under the sun, that I must
and female singers for myself; and the leave it to the man who will be after
delights of the sons of men, a me. (Pr 13:22)
concubine, and concubines. 19 And who knows if he will be wise
9 And I became great and increased or a fool? Yet he shall rule among all
more than all who were before me in my labor in which I labored, and acted
Jerusalem; also my wisdom stayed wisely under the sun. This is also
with me. vanity.2
10 And all that my eyes desired, I did 20 And I turned to make my heart
not set aside from them. I withheld not
my heart from all joy; for my heart
1 Verses 1-11- Solomon felt this way because
rejoiced from all my labor; and this all he did and all his goals were only of self
was my part from all my labor. interest. There was nothing toward the glory
of YHWH nor His Kingdom. Happiness can
11 Then I faced on all my works that
only come by serving our Creator and other
my hands had done, and on the labor people, (Acts 20:35).
that I had labored to do. And, lo, all of 2 Verses 18-19- It shows Solomon's selfish
motivation as most loving fathers at the end
of their life are happy to leave their
accomplishments and resources that they
diligently worked for to their children, (Pr
13:1, Pr 13:22, Pr 19:14).
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despair over all the labor which I embrace, and a time to refrain from
labored under the sun. embracing;
21 When there is a man whose labor 6 a time to seek, and a time to let
is with wisdom, and with knowledge, wander away; a time to keep, and a
and with success; yet he shall give it to time to throw away;
a man who has not labored with it, for 7 a time to tear, and a time to sew
his share; this also is vanity and a together; a time to keep silence, and a
great evil. time to speak;
22 For what is there for man in all 8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a
his labor, and in striving of his heart, time of war, and a time of peace.1
which he labored under the sun? 9 What advantage has he who works
23 For all his days are sorrows, and in that which he did as a laborer?
his task is grief; yea, his heart does not 10 I have seen the task which Elohim
even take rest in the night. This is also has given to the sons of men, to be
vanity to him. humbled by it.
24 Is it not good that he should eat 11 He has made everything beautiful
and drink, and that he should make in its time. Also, He has set eternity in
his soul see good in his labor. This also their heart, without which man cannot
I saw, that it was from the hand of The find out the work that The Elohim
Elohim. makes from the beginning even to the
25 For who can eat, or who else can end. (Joh 6:44, Job 11:7)
enjoy apart from me? 12 I know that there is no good in
26 For Elohim gives wisdom, and them, but for a man to rejoice to do
knowledge, and joy to a man that is good in his life.
good in his sight: but to the sinner he 13 And also every man that eats and
gives the task of gathering and drinks, and sees good in his labor, it is
collecting, that he may give to the one the gift of Elohim.
who is good before The Elohim. This 14 I know that whatever The Elohim
also is vanity and striving after wind. does, it shall be forever; nothing is to
(Pr 2:6, Eccl 1:18, Job 15:20) be added to it, and nothing is to
diminish from it. And The Elohim
Chapter 3 does it so that they fear before Him.
15 That which has been, it already is;
1 To all there is an appointed time, and that which is to be, it already has
even a time for every purpose under been. And The Elohim seeks what has
the heavens: gone by.
2 a time to be born, and a time to 16 And again I saw under the sun at
die; a time to plant, and a time to pull the place of justice: wickedness is
up what is planted; there; and at the place of
3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a righteousness, wickedness is there.
time to tear down, and a time to build 17 I said in my heart, The Elohim
up; shall judge the righteous and the
4 a time to weep, and a time to wicked; for there is a time there for
laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to
dance; 1 Verses 1-8- Emotions are trigger points and
5 a time to throw away stones, and a there is a time for each emotion in its proper
time to gather stones; a time to setting. Self-control and temperance helps
one to be stable through life and each time
setting given.
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every good purpose and for every already have died, more than the living
work. ( Eccl 11:9) who are alive until now.
18 I said in my heart concerning the 3 But, better than both is he who has
issue of the sons of men, that the not yet been, who has not seen the evil
Elohim may test them and see that work that is done under the sun.
they by themselves are beasts. 4 And I saw every labor, and every
19 For that which happens to the success of the work, that it is the envy
sons of men, and that which happens of a man against his neighbor; this is
to beasts, even one event is to them. As also vanity and striving after wind.
this one dies, so that one dies; yea, one 5 The fool folds his hands together
breath is to all; so that there is to the and eats his own flesh.
man no advantage over the beast; for 6 Better is a hand filled with rest,
all is vanity. than two fists with labor and striving
20 All go to one place; all are of the after wind.
dust, and all return to the dust.1 7 Then I returned and saw vanity
21 Who knows the spirit of the sons under the sun.
of the man, whether it goes upward; 8 There is one alone, and there is not
and the spirit of the beast, whether it a second; yea, he has neither son nor
goes downward to the earth?2 brother; and there is no end to all his
22 And I have seen that nothing is labor; even his eyes are not satisfied
better than that the man should with riches; and he says, For whom do
rejoice in his works; for that is his I labor, and deprive my soul? This is
portion; for who can bring him to see also vanity. Yes, it is an evil task.
what shall be after him? 9 Two are better than one; because
they have a good reward for their
Chapter 4 labor. (Pr 18:1, Pr 17:17, Pr 18:24)
10 For if they fall, the one will lift up
1 So I returned and considered all his companion. But woe to him, the
the oppressions that are done under one that falls, and there is not another
the sun. And behold the tears of those to lift him up.
who were oppressed, and they had no 11 Also if two lie together, then they
comforter! And at the hand of those have warmth; but for one, how is he
who oppressed them was power; but warm?
there was no comforter to them. 12 And if one overthrows him, two
2 And I commended the dead who shall withstand him; and a threefold
cord is not quickly torn apart.3
13 A poor and a wise child is better
1 Verses 19-20- The word in the bible used than the old and foolish king who does
for “soul” is “nephesh” and both animals not know to be warned any more.
and humans have a nephesh, which is not 14 For from the house of the
immortal but upon death the body goes imprisoned he goes forth to reign,
back to the dust that it came from (Gen
although in his kingdom he was born
3:19).
2 The breath of Yahweh's spirit made man a poor.
living soul (Gen 2:7), so when man dies the 15 I saw all the living who walk about
spirit, which is one and belongs to YHWH
goes back to Him. Please reference Lesson 3 Verses 9-12- Show the great benefit of the
6 in the correspondence course called 'The law of synergy. Yahweh made His elect to
Reward of the Saved' at www.coyhwh.com be fully dependent on Him and co-
in the study section. dependent on each other.
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under the sun, with the second child among all; even a king has a field
who shall stand up in his place. being tilled.
16 There is no end to all the people, 10 He who loves silver will not be
to all who have been before them; they satisfied with silver; and he who loves
also who come after shall not rejoice wealth does not gain. This is also
with him. Surely this is also vanity and vanity. 1
striving after wind. 11 When the good thing increases,
those who devour it increase; then
Chapter 5 what profit is it to its owners, except to
see it with his eyes?
1 Guard your feet when you go to the 12 The sleep of the laboring man is
house of The Elohim, and draw near to sweet, whether he eats little or much.
hear, more than to give a sacrifice, as But the abundance of the rich will not
do the fools. For they do not know that allow him to sleep. (Pr 3:24)
they are doing evil. (Ps 51:17) 13 There is a painful evil which I
2 Do not be hasty with your mouth, have seen under the sun: riches being
and do not let your heart hurry to kept for their owner to his evil;
bring forth a word before The Elohim. 14 but those riches perish by an evil
For The Elohim is in Heaven, and you use; and he fathers a son, and nothing
are on earth; on account of this, let is in his hand.
your words be few. ( Pr 10:19, Ja 1:19) 15 As he came forth from his
3 For the dream comes through the mother's womb naked, he shall return
greatness of the task; and the voice of to go as he came. And from his labor
the fool is known by the many words. he may not carry anything that may go
4 When you vow a vow to Elohim, do in his hand. (Job 1:21)
not wait to fulfill it. For He has no 16 And this also is a painful evil, that
pleasure in fools. Fulfill that which you in all, as he came, so shall he go. And
have vowed. (Num 30:2) what profit is to him who has labored
5 It is better that you should not for the wind?
vow, than that you should vow and not 17 Also all his days he eats in
fulfill it. (Pr 20:25) darkness, and with much grief, along
6 Do not allow your mouth to cause with his sickness and wrath.
your flesh to sin; do not say before the 18 See what I have seen: It is good
Messenger of YAHWEH, that it was and beautiful to eat and to drink and
an error. Why should The Elohim be to see good in all his labor, which a
angry over your voice, and destroy the laborer does under the sun, the
work of your hands? number of the days of his life which
7 For in the multitude of dreams, The Elohim gives to him, for it is his
both words and vanities abound; but portion.
fear The Elohim. 19 Also every man to whom The
8 If you see the oppression of the Elohim has given riches and treasures,
poor, or the removing of justice and and gives him power to eat of it, and to
righteousness in the province, do not
be amazed at the purpose. For a high 1 Whatever one focuses on becomes most
one over a high one is watching; and real to him (Pr 23:7), and those whose focus
high ones are over them. is only on wealth will never be satisfied
9 And the advantage of a land, it is with what they have but will always being
striving for more, and hoarding what they
have.
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take his share, and to rejoice in his the wandering of the soul. This is also
labor; this is the gift of Elohim. vanity and striving after wind.
20 For he shall not much remember 10 That which has been is named
the days of his life, because the Elohim already, and it is known that he is
answers him in the joy of his heart. man; and he is not able to contend
with Him who is stronger than he.
Chapter 6 11 For there are many things that
increase vanity, and what is the
1 There is an evil that I have seen advantage to man?
under the sun, and it is great among 12 For who knows what is good for
men: man in this life, the number of the
2 A man to whom The Elohim has days of his life of vanity? Even he
given riches, and wealth, and honor, makes them like the shadow. For who
so that he lacks nothing for his soul of can tell a man what shall be after him
all that he desires; yet The Elohim under the sun?
does not give him the power to eat of
it, but a stranger eats it; this is vanity, Chapter 7
and it is an evil disease.
3 If a man fathers a hundred 1 A good name is better than good
children, and lives many years, and oil; and the day of death than the day
the days of his years are many, and his of one's birth. (Pr 22;1, Eccl 7:8)
soul is not satisfied from the good, and 2 It is better to go to the house of
also there is no burial for him; I say, a mourning than to go to the house of
miscarriage is better than he.1 feasting; for it is the end of every man;
4 For he comes in with vanity, and and the living will lay it to his heart.
goes out in darkness; his name shall be 3 Sorrow is better than laughter; for
covered in darkness. by the sadness of the face the heart is
5 Also he has not seen nor known the made good. (Pr 14:13, Ja 4:9)
sun; this one has more rest than that 4 The heart of the wise is in the
one. house of mourning; but the heart of
6 Yea, though he lives twice a the foolish one is in the house of
thousand years, yet he has seen no mirth.
good. Do not all go to one place? 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the
7 All the labor of man is for his wise, than for a man to hear the song
mouth, and yet the soul is not filled. of fools.
8 For what is the advantage to the 6 For as the crackling of thorns
wise more than the fool? What under a pot, so is the laughter of the
advantage is to the poor who knows stupid one. And this also is vanity.
how to walk before the living? 7 For oppression makes a wise man
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.
8 Better is the end of a thing than its
beginning; the patient in spirit is
1 Solomon fathered hundreds of children and better than the proud in spirit.
yet he did not feel confident that even one 9 Do not be hasty in your spirit to be
would give him a proper burial. This shows angry; for sorrow rests in the bosom of
the complete failure that he had in child fools. (Ja 1:19)
rearing and is proven when his son 10 Do not say, Why was it that the
Rehoboam takes over the throne, 1Kgs former days were better than these?
12:1-18.
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For you do not ask from wisdom said, I will be wise; but it was far from
concerning this. me.
11 Wisdom is good with an 24 That which is far off and
inheritance; yea, a gain to those who exceeding deep, who can find it out?
see the sun. 25 And I turned my heart about, to
12 For wisdom is in a shadow; and know, and to search, and to seek out
silver is in a shadow; but the wisdom, and the reason of things, and
excellency of knowledge is that to know the wickedness of folly, and
wisdom gives life to those who have it. the foolishness of madness:
13 Consider at the work of The 26 and I found more bitter than
Elohim; for who can make that death the woman whose heart is
straight which He has bent?(Eccl 1:15) snares and nets; her hands are bonds.
14 In the good day, be in good spirit, He who is good before The Elohim
but also see in the evil day, that The shall escape from her; but the sinner
Elohim has made one along with the shall be captured by her.
other, so that man should not find 27 Behold, I have found this, says
anything after him. the Preacher, counting one by one to
15 All things I have seen in the days find out the sum,
of my vanity; there is a just man who 28 that my soul still seeks, but I have
perishes in his righteousness, and not found; one man among a thousand
there is a wicked one who prolongs his I have found, but a woman among all
life in his evil. (Job 21:7, Hab 1:4) those I have not found.2 (1Kgs 11:1-3)
16 Do not be too much righteous, 29 See, this only I have found, that
nor make yourself overly wise; why The Elohim has made man upright,
destroy yourself?1 but they have sought out many
17 Do not be very evil, and do not be inventions.
a fool; why should you die and it is not
your time? Chapter 8
18 It is good that you should take
hold of this; yea, also from this do not 1 Who is as the wise? And who
let your hand rest; for he who fears knows the interpretation of a thing? A
Elohim shall come forth with all of man's wisdom makes his face shine,
them. and the strength of his face is changed.
19 Wisdom makes the wise stronger 2 I say, Keep the king's word, even
than ten rulers who are in the city. on the matter of the oath of Elohim;
20 For there is not a just man on the 3 do not be hasty to go from before
earth who does good, and does not sin. him. Do not take a stand in an evil
(Ro 3:23, Math 19:17) thing, for he does whatever he pleases.
21 Also, do not give your heart to all 4 Because the king's word is that
the words they speak, that you not which has power; who then will say to
hear your servant cursing you. him, What are you doing?
22 For also your own heart knows 5 Whoever keeps the commandment
that you yourself have also cursed
others many times. 2 Solomon directly disobeyed YHWH by not
23 All this I have tested by wisdom: I only heaping up for himself hundred's of
wives and concubines (Deut 17:17), but
1 Speaking of either self-righteousness or also many of these women were foreign
worldly wisdom. One cannot be too women who pulled him away from
righteous in obedience to YHWH. YAHWEH.
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shall know no evil thing. A wise man's nothing is good for man under the sun
heart knows both time and judgment. except to eat and to drink and to be
6 Because there is a time and glad. For that shall go with him in his
judgment to every purpose, in this the labor for the days of his life which The
evil of man is great upon him. Elohim gives him under the sun.
7 For he does not know what shall 16 When I gave my heart to know
be. For who can tell him when it shall wisdom, and to see the business that is
be? done on the earth; for even by day and
8 Man is not a ruler over the spirit, by night he does not see sleep in his
to restrain the spirit; nor has he power eyes.
in the day of death. And there is no 17 Then I looked at all the work of
discharge in that war, nor shall The Elohim, that a man cannot find
wickedness deliver its masters. out the work that is done under the
9 All this I have seen. I gave my sun; because though a man labors to
heart to every work that is done under seek it out, yet he shall not find it. And
the sun. There is a time in which a even if the wise speaks of knowing, he
man rules over a man for his evil. shall not be able to find it.
10 And so I saw the wicked buried;
and they came and went from the holy Chapter 9
place, and were forgotten in the city,
these things that they had done. This 1 For all this I gave to heart, even to
is also vanity. explain all this, that the righteous and
11 When sentence on an evil work is the wise and their works are in the
not executed speedily, on account of hand of The Elohim. Whether love or
this the heart of the sons of men is hatred, man does not know all that is
fully set in them to do evil.1 before them.
12 Though a sinner does evil a 2 All happens alike to all; one event
hundred times, and his days are to the righteous, and to the wicked; to
prolonged to him, yet surely I know the good, and to the clean, and to the
that it shall be well to those who fear unclean; to him who sacrifices, and to
The Elohim, who fear before Him. him who does not sacrifice. As is the
13 But it shall not be well for the good, so is the sinner; he who swears
wicked; and he shall not lengthen his is as he that fears an oath.
days like a shadow, because he does 3 This is an evil among all things that
not fear before Elohim. are done under the sun, that there is
14 There is a vanity which is done on one event to all. Yea, also the heart of
the earth: There are just ones to whom the sons of men is full of evil, and
it happens according to the work of the madness is in their heart while they
wicked; and there are wicked men to are alive, and after that they go to the
whom it happens according to the dead.
work of the righteous. I said that this 4 For one who is chosen to be among
also is vanity. all the living, there is hope. For a living
15 Then I praised mirth, because dog is better than a dead lion.
5 For the living know that they shall
1 When punishment for a wicked act is not die; but the dead do not know
given quick retribution, then the person who anything; nor do they have any more a
did the evil act thinks he got away with
something and will do more evil, Deut
17:8-13.
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reward, for their memory is forgotten. 1 wise man, and he by his wisdom saved
(Ps 115:17, Ps 146:3-4) the city. Yet no man remembered that
6 Also their love, their hatred, and poor man!
their envy has now perished; nor do 16 And I said, Wisdom is better than
they any longer have a part forever in strength; but the poor man's wisdom
all that is done under the sun. is despised, and his words are not
7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and heard.
drink your wine with a merry heart, 17 The words of wise men are heard
for The Elohim is already pleased with in quiet, more than the cry of one who
your works. rules among fools.
8 Let your garments be white at 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of
every time; and let not oil lack upon war; but one sinner destroys much
your head.2 good.3
9 Look upon life with the wife whom
you love all the days of the life of your Chapter 10
vanity, which He gave you under the
sun, all the days of your vanity. For 1 As dead flies cause the perfumer's
that is your share in this life, and in ointment to stink and ferment; so does
your labor which you as a laborer do a little foolishness to him of reputation
under the sun. more than his wisdom and his honor.
10 All that your hand finds to do, do 2 The heart of the wise is toward his
it with your strength. For there is no right, but the fool's heart toward his
work, or planning, or knowledge, or left.
wisdom, in Sheol, there where you go. 3 And also, in the way in which a fool
11 I returned and saw under the sun walks, his heart fails, and he says to all
that the race is not to the swift, nor the that he is a fool.
battle to the mighty; nor even bread to 4 If the spirit of the ruler rises up
the wise; nor even riches to the men of against you, do not leave your place;
discernment; nor even favor to for composure quiets great offenses.
knowing men. For time and chance 5 There is an evil I have seen under
happens to them all. the sun, sins which come from the face
12 For man also does not know his of the ruler:
time. As the fish that are taken in the 6 folly is set in many high positions,
evil net, and as the birds that are and many rich men sit in low
caught in the trap, like them are the situations.
sons of men snared in an evil time, 7 I have seen slaves on horses, and
when it falls upon them suddenly. rulers walking as slaves on the earth.
13 This wisdom I saw also under the 8 He who digs a pit may fall into it;
sun, and it is great to me: and one breaking a wall, a snake may
14 There was a little city, and few bite him.4 (Pr 26:27)
men in it. And a great king came 9 Whoever quarries stones may be
against it, and besieged it, and built hurt with them; he who splits trees
huge siege works against it. may be endangered by them.
15 And there was found in it a poor
3 The old expression one bad apple will rot
1 The dead are sleeping in the grave with no the bunch has much truth to it, and one bad
consciousness, (Acts 7:60, Joh 11:11, 1Thes spirit in a congregation will bring much
4:15, 1 Cor 15:51, Ps 146:3-4). grief.
2 Showing purity and Yahweh's spirit. 4 You reap what you sow.
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10 If the iron is blunt, and he does Chapter 11

not sharpen the edges, then he must
put more strength to it. But wisdom is 1 Send out your bread on the face of
an advantage giving success.1 the waters, for in many days you shall
11 If the snake will bite without find it.4
charming, then there is no advantage 2 Give a share to seven, or even to
to a master of tongue.2 eight; for you do not know what evil
12 The words of a wise mouth give may be on the earth.5
grace, but the lips of a stupid one 3 If the clouds are full of rain, they
swallow him; empty on the earth. And if the tree
13 the beginning of the words of his falls in the south, or in the north, in
mouth is foolishness; and the end of the place where the tree falls, there it
his mouth is evil madness. shall be.
14 Yet the stupid one makes many 4 He who watches the wind shall not
promises; a man knows not what they sow. And he who looks at the clouds
shall be; and what shall be after him, shall not reap.
who can tell him? 5 As you do not know what is the
15 The labor of fools wearies him, way of the wind, as the bones in the
because he does not know how to go to pregnant woman's womb, even so you
the city. do not know the works of The Elohim
16 Woe to you, O land, when your who makes all things.
king is a boy, and your leaders eat in 6 Sow your seed in the morning, and
the morning. do not rest your hand until evening;
17 Blessed are you, O land, when for you do not know what shall be
your king is the son of nobles, and blessed, this or that; or whether they
your leaders eat in due time, in both shall be good as one.
strength, and not in drinking. 7 Also the light is sweet; yea, it is
18 The framework tumbles through good for the eyes to behold the sun.
laziness; and through lowering of 8 But if the man lives many years, let
hands, the house leaks. (Pr 24:30-34) him rejoice in them all, and remember
19 Bread is made for laughter, and the days of darkness, for they shall be
wine gladdens life; but silver answers many. All that may come is vanity.
all things. 9 Rejoice, O young man, in your
20 Also, do not curse a king in your youth. And make your heart glad in
thought; and do not curse the rich in the days of your youth, and walk in the
your bedrooms; for a bird of the ways of your heart, and in the sight of
heavens may carry the voice; yea, the your eyes; but know that for all these
master of wings may tell the matter.3 things The Elohim will bring you into
judgment.
10 So then remove vexation from
your heart, and put away evil from
1 Many times wisdom gets better results than your flesh. For childhood and youth
brute strength. are vanity.
2 A true leader is one that wants his pupils to
excel his wisdom and knowledge, but a self
motivated teacher will simply want to keep
his pupils dependent on him. 4 The more seeds you plant the better chance
3 Watch what you say as you never know you have of one of them sprouting.
who may be listening. 5 Diversity in investment is sound wisdom.
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Chapter 12 words of delight, and words of truth

written on uprightness.
1 Remember now your Creators1 in 11 The words of the wise are as
the days of your youth, while the evil goads; yea, as nails driven by the
days do not come, or the years strike masters of collections, they are given
when you shall say, I have no pleasure from one Shepherd.
in them; (Gen 1:26-27, Is 54:5) 12 And more than these, my son, be
2 while not yet the sun, or the light, warned: The making of many books
or the moon, or the stars, are has no end, and much study is the
darkened, or the clouds return after weariness of the flesh.
rain; 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the
3 in the day when those guarding the whole matter: Fear The Elohim, and
house shall tremble, and the strong keep His commandments; for this
men are bowed, and the grinders cease applies to every man.2
because they are few; and those 14 For The Elohim shall bring every
looking out the windows are darkened; work into judgment, with all that is
4 and the doors shall be shut in the hidden, whether it is good, or whether
streets, when the sound of the mill is it is evil. (Heb 9:27, 2 Cor 5:10. 1Cor
low, and one rises up at the voice of a 3:13)
bird, and all the daughters of music
are silenced;
5 also they shall be afraid of a high
place, and terrors in the way; and the
almond tree shall blossom, and the
locust makes himself a burden; and
desire breaks, because man goes to his
eternal home, and the mourners go
about in the street;
6 while the silver cord is not yet
loosed, or the golden bowl is crushed,
or the pitcher is shattered at the
fountain, or the wheel broken at the
cistern;
7 then the dust shall return to the
earth as it was, and the spirit shall
return to The Elohim who gave it.
8 Vanity of vanities, says the
Preacher, all is vanity.
9 And more than that, the Preacher
was wise; he still taught the people
knowledge. Yes, he listened, and 2 After a life of seeking his own self interests
looked, and set in order many Solomon finally realized the true meaning
proverbs. of happiness to life is fear of YAHWEH and
10 The Preacher sought to find out obedience to His commandments. This
applies to all people as the 10
1 The word for “Creators” here is in the commandments are a moral code that is the
plural, indicating the creation by the Father very character of YAHWEH and they have
and Son, and one should seek Yahweh been used to institute civil statutes in
young in life to avoid much grief. society from time immemorial.
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Book of Esther
Chapter 1 Carcas, the seven eunuchs who
ministered in the presence of
1 And it happened, in the days of Ahasuerus the king,
Ahasuerus (he is Ahasuerus who 11 to bring Vashti the queen before
reigned from India even to Ethiopia, the king with the royal crown, in order
over a hundred and twenty seven for the people and the princes to look
provinces) upon her beauty. For she was beautiful
2 in those days when King Ahasuerus to look upon.
sat on the throne of his kingdom in 12 But Vashti the queen refused to
Shushan the palace, come at the king's command by his
3 in the third year of his reign, he enuchs. And the king was very angry,
made a banquet for all his rulers and and his fury burned within him.
his servants. The power of Persia and 13 And the king said to the wise men
Media, the nobles and the rulers of the who knew the times (for so was the
provinces, were before him, king's manner toward all who knew
4 when he made known the riches of law and judgment;
his glorious kingdom, and the honor of 14 and the ones next to him were
his excellent greatness many days, Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,
even a hundred and eighty days. Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and
5 And when these days were fulfilled, Memucan, the seven rulers of Persia
the king made a banquet for all the and Media who saw the king's face, the
people who were found in Shushan the ones sitting in the chief place in the
palace, both to great and to small, for kingdom),
seven days in the court of the garden 15 What shall be done with Queen
of the king's palace. Vashti according to law, because she
6 There was overlaying with white has not done the command of King
linen and violet, with cords of fine Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?
linen and purple to silver rings and 16 And Memucan answered before
pillars of white marble. The couches the king and rulers, Vashti the queen
were of gold and silver, on a red and has not only done wrong to the king,
white and pearl and black marble but also to all the rulers, and to all the
pavement. people who are in all the provinces of
7 And they gave out drink in vessels Ahasuerus the king.
of gold, the vessels differing from one 17 For the matter of the queen shall
another, and royal wine in abundance, go out to all women, to make their
according to the hand of the king. husbands despised in their eyes, in
8 And the drinking was according to their saying that King Ahasuerus said
the law, no one compelling; for so the to bring in Vashti the queen before
king had ordered every chief of his him, but she did not come.
house that they should do according to 18 And this day the princesses of
every man's pleasure. Persia and Media who have heard the
9 Also Vashti the queen made a queen's word shall say the same to all
banquet for the women in the royal the king's rulers and there shall be
house which King Ahasuerus owned. contempt and strife.
10 In the seventh day, when the 19 If it please the king, let there be a
heart of the king was merry with wine, royal decree from him, and let it be
he said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, written among the laws of Persia and
Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Media so that it shall not pass away,
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that Vashti come no more before King Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of
Ahasuerus. And let the king give her Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,
royal estate to another one, who is 6 who had been exiled from
better than she is.1 Jerusalem with the captivity which
20 And when the king's decree had been led away with Jeconiah king
which he shall make shall be published of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king
throughout all his empire, for it is of Babylon had exiled.
great, all the wives shall give their 7 And he was rearing Hadassah (she
husbands honor, both the small and is Esther) his uncle's daughter, for she
the great. had no father nor mother. And the
21 And the saying pleased the king, young woman was fair of appearance
and the rulers. And the king did and beautiful of form. And at the death
according to the word of Memucan. of her father and mother, Mordecai
22 And he sent letters into all the took her for his daughter.
kings provinces, into every province 8 And it happened, when the king's
according to its writing, and to peoples command and his order was heard,
and peoples according to language. So and when many young women had
that every man should be ruling in his been gathered to Shushan the palace,
house, and speaking according to the into the hand of Hegai, Esther was
language of his people. taken into the king's house, into the
hand of Hegai, keeper of the women.
Chapter 2 9 And the young woman was good in
his eyes, and she rose in favor before
1 After these things, when King him. And he hastened her purifiers,
Ahasuerus' anger had calmed down, and her portions, to give them to her.
he remembered Vashti, and what she And seven young women were seen to
had done, and what he had decreed be given to her out of the king's house.
against her. And he moved her and her maids to
2 And the king's servants who served the best place in the house of the
him said, Let beautiful young virgins women.
be sought for the king. 10 Esther had not revealed her
3 And let the king appoint overseers people or her kindred, for Mordecai
in all the provinces of his kingdom, so had commanded her that she should
that they may gather together every not tell of it.
beautiful young virgin to Shushan the 11 And Mordecai walked to and fro
palace, to the house of the women, to every day in front of the court of the
the hand of Hegai the king's eunuch, women's house in order to know
keeper of the women, to give their Esther's welfare, and what would be
purifications. done with her.
4 And let the young woman who 12 And when the turn of each young
pleases the king rule instead of Vashti. woman had come to go in to King
And the thing pleased the king, and he Ahasuerus, at the end of her being
did so. purified twelve months according to
5 In Shushan the palace there was a the law of the women, for so were
certain Jew, and his name was fulfilled the days of their cleansing; six
months with oil of myrrh, and six
months with fragrances and with
1 Vashti's lack of judicial order lost her the perfumes of the women.
kingdom.
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13 And in this way the young woman in the king's gate, two of the king's
goes in to the king. All she says is eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, of those
given to her to go with her out of the who guarded the threshold, were
house of the women to the king's angry, and sought to stretch out a
house. hand against King Ahasuerus.
14 She goes in the evening, and on 22 And the thing was known to
the morning she returns to the second Mordecai, who told it to Esther the
house of the women, into the hand of queen. And Esther told the king in the
Shaashgaz the king's eunuch who kept name of Mordecai.
the concubines. She does not come in 23 And when the matter was
to the king any more, unless the king searched into, it was found out; and
delights in her, and she is called by the two of them were hanged on a tree.
name. And it was written in the Book of the
15 And when the turn of Esther had Matters of the Days before the king.
come (she being the daughter of
Abihail, Mordecai's uncle, whom he Chapter 3
had taken to himself for his daughter)
to go in to the king, she did not seek a 1 After these things King Ahasuerus
thing except what Hegai the king's promoted Haman the son of
eunuch, the keeper of the women, Hammedatha the Agagite, and raised
said. And Esther had favor in the sight him, and set his seat above all the
of all who saw her. rulers with him.
16 And Esther was taken to King 2 And all the king's servants who
Ahasuerus into his royal house in the were in the king's gate were bowing
tenth month, which is the month and worshiping Haman, for the king
Tebeth, in the seventh year of his had so commanded for him. But
reign. Mordecai did not bow nor worship.
17 And the king loved Esther above 3 And the king's servants who were
all the women, and she rose in grace at the gate of the king said to
and favor in his sight more than all the Mordecai, Why do you disobey the
virgins. And he set the royal crown on king's command?
her head, and made her to rule instead 4 And it happened, when they spoke
of Vashti. daily to him, and he did not listen to
18 And the king made a great them, they told Haman, to see if
banquet for all his rulers and his Mordecai's matters would stand. For
servants, Esther's banquet. And he he had told them that he was a Jew.
ordered a rest for the provinces, and 5 And when Haman saw that
gave gifts, according to the state of the Mordecai did not bow nor worship
king. him, then Haman was filled with fury.
19 And when the virgins were 6 And it was light in his eyes to reach
gathered together the second time, forth a hand against Mordecai alone;
then Mordecai sat in the king's gate. for they had revealed to him
20 Esther had not revealed her Mordecai's people. And Haman sought
kindred or her people, as Mordecai to destroy all the Jews in all the
had commanded her. For Esther kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of
obeyed Mordecai's command, as she Mordecai.
did when she was brought up by him. 7 In the first month, it is the month
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Ahasuerus, they made fall Pur, that is, 15 The runners went out, being
the lot, before Haman day by day, and burned by the king's word. And the
from month to month, to the twelfth decree was given in Shushan the
month, the month Adar. palace. And the king and Haman sat
8 And Haman said to King down to drink. But the city, Shushan,
Ahasuerus, There is a people scattered was perplexed.
abroad and dispersed among the
people in all the provinces of your Chapter 4
kingdom. And their laws are different
from every people, and they are not 1 And Mordecai understood all that
doing the king's laws. And it is not for was done, and Mordecai tore his
the king's gain to let them alone. clothes and put on sackcloth with
9 If it pleases the king, let it be ashes, and went out into the middle of
written to destroy them; and I will pay the city, and cried with a loud and
ten thousand talents of silver to the bitter cry.
hands of those who do the work, to 2 And he came until he was before
bring it into the king's treasuries. the king's gate; for there was no
10 And the king took his ring from entering into the king's gate in
his hand, and gave it to Haman the clothing of sackcloth.
son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the 3 And in every province, wherever
one distressing the Jews. the king's word and his decree came,
11 And the king said to Haman, The there was great mourning among the
silver is given to you, also the people, Jews, and fasting, and weeping and
to do with them as seems good to you. wailing. Sackcloth and ash were
12 Then the king's scribes were spread on many.
called on the thirteenth day of the first 4 And Esther's maids and her
month, and it was written according to eunuchs came and told her. And the
all that Haman had commanded to the queen was exceedingly writhed in
king's satraps, and to the governors pain. And she sent clothing to clothe
who were over every province, and to Mordecai, and to take away his
the rulers of every people of every sackcloth from him. But he did not
province, according to its writing, and accept.
to every people according to their 5 And Esther called for Hathach, of
language. It was written in the name of the king's eunuchs, who was made to
King Ahasuerus, and sealed with the stand before her. And she charged him
king's ring. as to Mordecai, to know what this was
13 And the documents were sent by and why this was.
the runners into all the king's 6 And Hathach went out to
provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to Mordecai, to the city street in front of
cause to perish, all Jews, both young the king's gate.
and old, little children and women, in 7 And Mordecai told him of all that
one day, on the thirteenth of the had happened to him, and of the sum
twelfth month, which is the month of the silver which Haman had said to
Adar, and to take what they owned for weigh into the king's treasuries for the
a prize. Jews in order to destroy them.
14 A copy of the writing to be given 8 Also he gave him a copy of the
as law in every province was published writing of the law which was given at
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show it to Esther, and to reveal to her, Chapter 5

and to command her that she should
go in to the king to make supplication 1 And it happened on the third day
to him, and to seek from him help for that Esther put on royal clothing and
her people. stood in the inner court of the king's
9 And Hathach came and told Esther house, before the king's inner house.
the words of Mordecai. And the king was sitting on his royal
10 Again Esther spoke to Hathach, throne in the royal house, in front of
and ordered him to go to Mordecai, the gate of the house.
11 for all the king's servants and the 2 And it happened, when the king
people of the king's provinces know saw Esther the queen standing in the
that whoever, whether man or woman, court, she was lifted up in grace in his
shall come to the king into the inner eyes. And the king held out the golden
court, who is not called, there is one scepter that was in his hand to Esther.
law of his, to die; except such to whom And Esther drew near and touched the
the king shall hold out the golden top of the scepter.
scepter so that he may live. But I have 3 And the king said to her. What
not been called to come into the king shall be done to you, O Queen Esther,
these thirty days. and what is your request? It will be
12 And they told Mordecai Esther's given to you also, even up to half of the
words. kingdom.
13 And Mordecai said to take back to 4 And Esther answered, If it seems
Esther, Do not imagine within yourself good to the king, let the king and
to deliver yourself in the king's house Haman come today to the banquet
more than all the Jews. which I have prepared for him.
14 For if you are completely silent at 5 And the king said, Cause Haman to
this time, relief and deliverance shall hurry to do the word of Esther. And
rise up to the Jews from another place, the king and Haman came to the
but you and your father's house shall banquet which Esther had prepared.
perish. And who knows if you have 6 And the king said to Esther at the
attained to the kingdom for such a banquet of wine, What is your
time as this? petition, and it shall be granted to
15 And Esther said to take back to you? And what is your wish? And it
Mordecai, will be done, even up to half of the
16 Go, gather all the Jews being kingdom.
found in Shushan, and fast for me. 7 And Esther replied and said, As to
And do not eat or drink three days, my petition and my request,
night or day. My maidens and I will 8 if I have found grace in the eyes of
also fast in this way. And so I will go in the king, and if it pleases the king to
to the king, which is not according to grant my petition and to perform my
the law. And if I have perished, I have request, let the king and Haman come
perished. to the banquet which I shall prepare
17 And Mordecai passed over and for them, and I will do tomorrow
did according all that Esther had according to the word of the king.
commanded him. 9 And Haman went out that day
joyful and good of heart. But when
Haman saw Mordecai in the gate of
the king, that he did not stand up or

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move for him, he was full of fury court? And Haman had come into the
against Mordecai. outer court of the king's house to
10 But Haman restrained himself, speak to the king to hang Mordecai on
and came to his house, and sent for the wooden gallows which he had
and brought in his friends, and his prepared for him.
wife Zeresh. 5 And the king's servants said to
11 And Haman told them of the glory him, Behold, Haman stands in the
of his riches, and his many sons, and court. And the king said, Let him come
all to which the king had promoted in.
him, and how he lifted him up above 6 And Haman came in. And the king
the rulers and the servants of the king. said to him, What shall be done to the
12 And Haman said, Also, Esther the man whom the king delights to honor?
queen did not let anyone come in with And Haman thought in his heart, To
the king to the banquet that she had whom would the king delight to do
prepared, except me. And also honor more than to myself?
tomorrow I am called to it with the 7 And Haman answered the king,
king. For the man whom the king delights to
13 Yet all this is no gain to me as honor,
long as I am seeing Mordecai the Jew 8 let the royal clothing be brought,
sitting at the king's gate. which the king puts on himself, and
14 And his wife Zeresh and all his the horse on which the king rides, and
friends said to him, Make a wooden the royal crown which is set on his
gallows fifty cubits high, and head;
tomorrow speak to the king and let 9 and let this clothing and horse be
them hang Mordecai on it; and go given into the hand of men, one of the
rejoicing in with the king to the king's most noble rulers, and let them
banquet. And the thing was good in dress the man whom the king delights
Haman's eyes. And he caused the to honor, and cause him to ride on the
wooden gallows to be made. horse through the street of the city,
and call out before him, In this way
Chapter 6 shall be done to the man whom the
king delights, in honoring him!
1 On that night the king's sleep fled, 10 And the king said to Haman,
and he said to bring in the Book of the Hurry! Take the clothing and the
Records of the Matter of the Days. And horse, as you have said, and do so to
they were being read before the king. Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the
2 And it was found written that king's gate. Do not fail to do any of all
Mordecai had told of Bigthana and the things you have spoken.
Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, the 11 And Haman took the clothing and
guards of the threshold, who sought to the horse, and dressed Mordecai, and
send forth a hand against King caused him to ride through the street
Ahasuerus. of the city, and called out before him,
3 And the king said, What honor and In this way shall be done to the man
dignity was done to Mordecai for this? whom the king delights, in honoring
And the king's young servants of his him!
ministers said, Nothing has been done 12 And Mordecai came again to the
for him. king's gate, but Haman hurried to his
4 And the king said, Who is in the

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house mourning, and his head into the palace garden. And Haman
covered. stood to beg for his life from Esther
13 And Haman told his wife Zeresh the queen, for he saw that evil was
and all his friends everything that had determined against him by the king.
happened to him. Then his wise men 8 And the king returned out of the
and his wife Zeresh said to him, If garden to the place of the banquet of
Mordecai is of the seed of the Jews, wine. And Haman had fallen on the
before whom you have begun to fall, couch on which Esther was laying
you shall not prevail against him, but upon. And the king said, Will he also
shall surely fall before him. ravish the queen with me in the
14 And while they were still talking house? The word went from the king's
with him, the king's eunuchs arrived, mouth, and they covered Haman's
and they hurried to bring Haman to face.
the banquet which Esther had 9 And Harbonah, one of the
prepared. eunuchs, said before the king, Also,
look! The wooden gallows which
Chapter 7 Haman made for Mordecai, who had
spoken good toward the king, is
1 And the king and Haman came to standing at Haman's house. And the
the banquet of Queen Esther. king said, Hang him on it!
2 And the king said again to Esther 10 And they hanged Haman on the
on the second day of the banquet of wooden gallows which he had
wine, What is your petition, Queen prepared for Mordecai. And the king's
Esther, and it shall be given to you. wrath was ceased.
And what is your request? It shall be
done, to the half of the kingdom. Chapter 8
3 And Esther the queen answered
and said, If I have found grace in your 1 On that day King Ahasuerus gave
eyes, O king, and it pleases the king, the house of Haman, the adversary of
let my life be given me at my petition, the Jews, to Esther the queen. And
and my people at my request. Mordecai came before the king, for
4 For we are sold, my people and I, Esther had told what he was to her.
for destruction, for murder and for 2 And the king took off his ring,
perishing. But if we had been sold for which he had taken from Haman, and
male slaves and slave-girls, I would gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set
have kept silent, though the adversary Mordecai over the house of Haman.
could not make up for the king's loss. 3 And Esther spoke yet again before
5 And King Ahasuerus answered and the king and fell down at his feet. And
said to Esther the queen, Who is he, she begged him with tears to put away
this one? And where is this one, he the evil of Haman the Agagite, and his
who is filled with pride in his heart to purpose which he had plotted against
do so? the Jews.
6 And Esther said, A man, an enemy, 4 Then the king held out the golden
and a hating one, Haman! This evil scepter to Esther, and Esther rose up
one! And Haman was afraid before the and stood before the king,
king and the queen. 5 and said, If it pleases the king, and
7 And the king, rising from the if I have found grace before him, and
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am pleasing in his eyes, let it be little ones and women, and to take
written to bring back the documents (a what they owned for a prize,
sly plot by Haman the son of 12 on one day in all the provinces of
Hammedatha the Agagite) which he King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth of
wrote to destroy the Jews who are in the twelfth month, which is the month
all the king's provinces. Adar.
6 For how shall I be able to look on 13 The copy of the writing to be
the evil that shall find my people? Or made law in every province was openly
how shall I be able to look on the revealed to all people, even to the Jews
slaughter of my kindred? being ready for this day, to avenge
7 And King Ahasuerus said to Esther themselves on their enemies.
the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, 14 The runners, riders on stallions,
Behold, I have given Haman's house to mules, went out, being hurried and
Esther, and they have hanged him on pressed on by the king's command.
the wooden gallows because he put And the order was given at Shushan
forth his hand against the Jews. the palace.
8 And you write to the Jews 15 And Mordecai went out from
according to the good in your eyes, in before the king in apparel of the
the king's name, and seal it with the kingdom, of blue and white, and with a
king's ring. For the writing which is great crown of gold, and with a
written in the king's name, and sealed garment of fine linen and purple. And
with the king's ring, there is no taking the city of Shushan rejoiced and was
back. glad.
9 And the king's scribes were called 16 For the Jews it was light and
at that time, in the third month, that gladness and joy and honor.
is, the month Sivan, on the twenty 17 And in every province and in
third of it. And it was written every city, the place wherever the word
according to all that Mordecai of the king and his law touched, the
commanded to the Jews, and to the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and
satraps, and the governors, and the a good day. And many of the people of
rulers of the provinces which were the land became Jews, for the fear of
from India to Ethiopia, a hundred and the Jews fell on them.
twenty seven provinces, to every
province according to its writing, and Chapter 9
to every people in their language, and
to the Jews; according to their writing 1 And in the twelfth month, that is
and according to their language. the month Adar, on the thirteenth day
10 And he wrote in the name of King of the same, when the king's command
Ahasuerus, and sealed with the king's and his order came to be done, in the
ring. And he sent letters by riders on day that the enemies of the Jews
horses, riders on stallions, mules, even hoped to take power over them
sons of mares. (though it was turned around, so that
11 In them the king gave to the Jews the Jews ruled, they over the ones
in every single city the right to be hating them),
assembled, and to stand for their life, 2 the Jews assembled in their cities
to destroy, to kill, and to cause to in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus
perish, all the power of the people and to stretch out a hand against those
province, the ones compressing them, seeking their evil. And no man stood

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in their presence, for their fear fell on 14 And the king commanded it to be
all the people. done so. And the order was given at
3 And all the rulers of the provinces, Shushan, and they hanged Haman's
and the satraps, and the governors, ten sons.
and those doing the king' business, 15 And the Jews in Shushan also
were lifting up the Jews, because the assembled on the fourteenth day of the
fear of Mordecai fell on them. month Adar and killed three hundred
4 For Mordecai was great in the men at Shushan; but they did not lay
king's house and his fame went out their hands on the spoil.
into all the provinces, for this man 16 But the rest of the Jews in the
Mordecai was going on and growing king's provinces gathered and stood
greater. for their lives, and a rest from their
5 And the Jews struck against all enemies, and to kill seventy five
their enemies with a stroke of the thousand of their foes. But they did
sword, and slaughter, and destruction, not lay their hands on the spoil.
and did what they desired to those 17 On the thirteenth day of the
who hated them. month Adar, and on the fourteenth
6 And in Shushan the palace the day of the same, they rested and made
Jews killed and destroyed five it a day of feasting and gladness.
hundred men. 18 And the Jews at Shushan
7 And they killed Parshandatha, and assembled on the thirteenth day of it,
Dalphon, and Aspatha, and on the fourteenth day of it, and to
8 and Poratha, and Adalia, and rest on the fifteenth of the same, and
Aridatha, to make it a day of feasting and
9 and Parmashta, and Arisai, and gladness.
Aridai, and Vajezatha, 19 On account of this the Jews of the
10 the ten sons of Haman the son of villages who lived in the unwalled
Hammedatha, the one distressing the villages made the fourteenth day of the
Jews. But they did not lay their hands month Adar a day of gladness and
on the spoil. feasting, and a good day, and a day of
11 On that day the number of those sending portions to one another.
who were killed in Shushan the palace 20 And Mordecai wrote these things,
was brought before the king. and sent letters to all the Jews in all
12 And the king said to Esther the the provinces of King Ahasuerus, near
queen, The Jews have killed and and far,
destroyed five hundred men in 21 to cause to rise among them to
Shushan the palace, and the ten sons make a feast the fourteenth day of the
of Haman. What have they done in the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of
rest of the provinces of the king? And the same, yearly;
what is your petition, and it is given to 22 as the days in which the Jews
you? And what further request, and it rested from their enemies, and the
will be done? month which was turned to them from
13 And Esther said, If it pleases the sorrow to joy, and from mourning into
king, let it be given to the Jews in a good day, to make them days of
Shushan to do tomorrow also feasting and joy, and of sending
according to this day's decree; and let portions to one another, and gifts to
Haman's ten sons be hanged on the the poor.
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they had begun, and as Mordecai had 32 And the decree of Esther made
written to them, rise these matters of Purim. And it was
24 because Haman the son of written in the book.
Hammedatha the Agagite, the
adversary of all the Jews, had plotted Chapter 10
against the Jews to destroy them, and
had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to 1 And King Ahasuerus laid a tax on
torment them and to destroy them. the land and on the isles of the sea.
25 But when Esther came to the 2 And all the acts of his authority
king, he commanded by the letter, Let and of his might, and the declaration
this evil plot which he plotted against of the greatness of Mordecai, with
the Jews return on his own head; and which the king made him great, are
they hanged him and his sons on the they not written in the Book of the
wooden gallows. Matters of the Days of the Kings of
26 On account of this they called Media and Persia?
these days Purim, after the name of 3 For Mordecai the Jew was second
Pur. For on account of this all the to King Ahasuerus, and great among
words of this letter, and what they saw the Jews, and pleasing to the
concerning this matter, and what had multitude of his brothers, seeking the
touched them, welfare of his people, and speaking
27 the Jews rose up and took on peace to all his seed.
themselves and on their seed, and on
all joining themselves to them, even
not to pass, to be keeping those two
days according to their writing, and
according to their time every year;
28 and that these days should be
remembered and kept in every
generation, every family, every
province, and every city; and that
these days of Purim should not pass
from among the Jews, and their
memory not perish from their seed.
29 And Esther the queen, the
daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the
Jew, wrote with all authority to
confirm this second letter of Purim.
30 And he sent the letters to all the
Jews, to the hundred and twenty seven
provinces of the kingdom of
Ahasuerus words of peace and truth,
31 in order to confirm these days of
Purim in their set times, according as
Mordecai the Jew and Esther the
queen had caused to rise up on them,
and as they caused to rise up on
themselves and on their seed, the
matters of the fastings and of their cry.

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Book of Ezra

Chapter 1 the vessels of the house of YAHWEH,

which Nebuchadnezzar had brought
1 And in the first year of Cyrus King out of Jerusalem and had put them in
of Persia, so that the Word of the house of his gods.
YAHWEH by the mouth of Jeremiah 8 Even those, Cyrus king of Persia
might be fulfilled, YAHWEH stirred brought forth by the hand of
up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, Mithredath the treasurer, and
and he caused a voice to pass in all his numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the
kingdom, and also in writing, saying, prince of Judah.
2 so says Cyrus king of Persia, 9 And this is the number of them:
YAHWEH Elohim of Heaven has thirty platters of gold, a thousand
given me all the kingdoms of the earth. platters of silver, twenty one knives,
And He has appointed me to build 10 thirty basins of gold, four
Him a house at Jerusalem, which is in hundred and ten silver basins of a
Judah.1 second kind, and a thousand other
3 Who is there among you of all His vessels.
people? His Elohim is with him, and 11 All the vessels of gold and of silver
let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in (five thousand and four hundred)
Judah, and build the house of Sheshbazzar made to go up, all, when
YAHWEH, Elohim of Israel. He is The the exiled were caused to go up from
Elohim, which is in Jerusalem. Babylon to Jerusalem.
4 And all who remain in any of the
places where he sojourns, let the men Chapter 2
assist Him of that place and lift him up
with silver, and with gold, and with 1 Now these are the sons of the
property, and with animals, besides province who went up out of the
the freewill offering for the house of captivity, of those who had been
The Elohim that is in Jerusalem. exiled, whom Nebuchadnezzar the
5 Then the chiefs of the fathers of king of Babylon had exiled to Babylon.
Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, And they came again to Jerusalem and
and the Levites, and everyone whose Judah, each one to his own city,
spirit The Elohim had awakened, rose 2 who came with Zerubbabel:
up to go up to build the house of Yeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
YAHWEH, which is in Jerusalem. Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai,
6 And all those who were around Rehum, Baanah. This is the number of
them made their hands strong with the men of the people of Israel:
vessels of silver, with gold, with 3 The sons of Parosh, two thousand,
property, and with animals, and with one hundred and seventy two.
precious things, besides all that was 4 The sons of Shephatiah, three
freely offered. hundred and seventy two.
7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth 5 The sons of Arah, seven hundred
and seventy five.
6 The sons of Pahathmoab, of the
1 Verses 1-2- See 2 Chron 36:22-23. The sons of Jeshua and Joab, two
action of Cyrus to rebuild the sanctuary of thousand, eight hundred and twelve.
YHWH was predicted almost 200 yrs
7 The sons of Elam, a thousand two
before this decree went out in Is 44:21-28,
and 45:1, 5. Yahweh even gave the name of
hundred and fifty four.
King Cyrus in the prophecy.
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8 The sons of Zattu, nine hundred 33 The sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono,
and forty five. seven hundred and twenty five.
9 The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred 34 The sons of Jericho, three
and sixty. hundred and forty five.
10 The sons of Bani, six hundred and 35 The sons of Senaah, three
forty two. thousand, six hundred and thirty.
11 The sons of Bebai, six hundred 36 The priests: The sons of Jedaiah,
and twenty three. of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred
12 The sons of Azgad, a thousand, and seventy three.
two hundred and twenty two. 37 The sons of Immer, a thousand
13 The sons of Adonikam, six and fifty two.
hundred and sixty six. 38 The sons of Pashur, a thousand,
14 The sons of Bigvai, two thousand two hundred and forty seven.
and fifty six. 39 The sons of Harim, a thousand
15 The sons of Adin, four hundred and seventeen.
and fifty four. 40 The Levites: The sons of Jeshua
16 The sons of Ater of Hezekiah, and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah,
ninety eight. seventy four.
17 The sons of Bezai, three hundred 41 The singers: The sons of Asaph, a
and twenty three. hundred and twenty eight.
18 The sons of Jorah, a hundred and 42 The sons of the porters: The sons
twelve. of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons
19 The sons of Hashum, two of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons
hundred and twenty three. of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, a
20 The sons of Gibbar, ninety five. hundred and thirty nine.
21 The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred 43 The temple-slaves: The sons of
and twenty three. Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of
22 The men of Netophah, fifty six. Tabbaoth,
23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred 44 the sons of Keros, the sons of
and twenty eight. Siaha, the sons of Padon,
24 The sons of Azmaveth, forty two. 45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of
25 The sons of Kirjath-Arim, Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven 46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of
hundred and forty three. Shalmai, the sons of Hanan,
26 The sons of Ramah and Geba, six 47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of
hundred and twenty one. Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
27 The men of Michmas, a hundred 48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of
and twenty two. Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam,
28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two 49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of
hundred and twenty three. Paseah, the sons of Besai,
29 The men of Nebo, fifty two. 50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of
30 The men of Magbish, a Mehunim, the sons of Nephusim,
hundred and fifty six. 51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of
31 The sons of the other Elam, a Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
thousand, two hundred and fifty four. 52 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of
32 The sons of Harim, three Mehida, the sons of Harsha,
hundred and twenty. 53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of
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54 the sons of Neziah, the sons of 67 their camels four hundred and
Hatipha. thirty five, their donkeys six thousand,
55 The sons of Solomon's servants: seven hundred and twenty.
The sons of Sotai, the sons of 68 And some of the heads of the
Sophereth, the sons of Peruda, fathers, when they came to the house
56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of of YAHWEH at Jerusalem, offered
Darkon, the sons of Giddel, freely for the house of The Elohim to
57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons set it up in its place.
of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of 69 They gave according to their
Zebaim, the sons of Ami. ability to the treasury of the ministry,
58 All the temple-slaves, and the sixty one thousand drachmas of gold,
sons of Solomon's servants were three and five thousand minas of silver, and
hundred and ninety two. one hundred garments for the priests.
59 And these were they who went up 70 And the priests, and the Levites,
from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, and many of the people, and the
Addan and Immer (but they were not singers, and the gatekeepers, and the
able to declare their father's house and temple-slaves lived in their cities, and
their seed, whether they were of all Israel in their cities.
Israel):
60 The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Chapter 3
Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six
hundred and fifty two. 1 And when the seventh month had
61 And of the sons of the priests come, and the sons of Israel were in
were the sons of Habaiah, the sons of the cities, the people assembled as one
Koz, the sons of Barzillai who took a man to Jerusalem.
wife of the daughters of Barzillai the 2 Then Yeshua the son of Jozadak
Gileadite, and was called after their stood up, and his brothers the priests,
name. and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
62 These looked for their register and his brothers, and built the altar of
among those who were counted by the Elohim of Israel in order to offer
genealogy, but they were not found. burnt offerings on it, as it is written in
And they were defiled from the the Torah of Moses the man of The
priesthood. Elohim.
63 And the governor said to them 3 And they set the altar on its bases,
that they should not eat of the most for fear was on them because of the
holy things until a priest stood up with people of those lands. And he offered
Urim and Thummim. burnt offerings on it to YAHWEH,
64 The whole congregation together burnt offerings morning and evening.
was forty two thousand, three hundred 4 They also performed the Feast of
and sixty, Sukkot, as it is written, and the burnt
65 besides their male slaves and offerings by number, days by days,
their slave-girls, these were seven according to the ordinance, the thing
thousand, three hundred and thirty of days in its day.
seven; and among them two hundred 5 And afterward the continual burnt
singing men and singing women. offering, both of the new moons, and
66 Their horses were seven hundred of all the set feasts of YAHWEH that
and thirty six, their mules two were set apart, and of everyone who
hundred and forty five,

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willingly offered a freewill offering to foundation of the house of YAHWEH

YAHWEH. (Num 28:11, 14) was laid.
6 From the first day of the seventh 12 But many of the priests and
month they began to offer burnt Levites, and heads of the fathers, the
offerings to YAHWEH. But the aged men who had seen the first
foundation of the sanctuary of house, when the foundation of this
YAHWEH was not laid. house was laid before their eyes, wept
7 They also gave silver to the hewers with a loud voice. And many shouted
and to the craftsmen; and food and aloud for joy,
drink and oil to the Sidonians and to 13 so that the people could not
the Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from recognize the sound of the shout of joy
Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, from the sound of the weeping of the
according to the grant which they had people. For the people shouted with a
from Cyrus king of Persia. loud shout and the noise was heard
8 Now in the second year of their afar off.
coming to the house of The Elohim at
Jerusalem, in the second month, Chapter 4
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and
Yeshua the son of Jozadak, and the 1 And when the enemies of Judah
rest of their brothers the priests, and and Benjamin heard that the sons of
the Levites, and all they who had come the exile built the sanctuary to
out of the captivity to Jerusalem YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel,
began. And they made to stand the 2 then they came to Zerubbabel and
Levites from a son of twenty years and to the head of the fathers and said to
over, to watch over the work of the them, Let us build with you, for we
house of YAHWEH. seek your Elohim, as you. And we have
9 Then Yeshua stood up together not sacrificed to Him since the days of
with his sons and his brothers, Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who
Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of brought us up here.
Judah, to oversee the workmen in the 3 But Zerubbabel, and Yeshua, and
house of The Elohim, the sons of the rest of the heads of the fathers of
Henadad with their sons, and their Israel said to them, It is not for you
brothers the Levites. and for us to build a house to our
10 And when the builders laid the Elohim. But we ourselves will together
foundation of the sanctuary of build to YAHWEH the Elohim of
YAHWEH, they made stand the Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia
priests in their robes with trumpets, has commanded us.
and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, 4 Then the people of the land
with cymbals to praise YAHWEH, weakened the hands of the people of
according to the ordinance of David Judah and frightened them in
king of Israel. building.
11 And they sang, praising and giving 5 And they hired counselors against
thanks to YAHWEH, because He is them to break their purpose all the
good, for His mercy endures forever days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until
toward Israel. And all the people the reign of Darius king of Persia.
shouted with a great shout when they 6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in
praised YAHWEH because the the beginning of his reign, they wrote

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an accusation against the people of and to provinces; and insurrection was

Judah and Jerusalem. stirred up in it in the past; for which
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, reason this city was destroyed.
Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the 16 We notify the king that if that city
rest of their companions wrote to is built, and its walls completed, then
Artaxerxes the king of Persia. And the you shall have no portion Beyond the
letter was written in Aramaic, and River.
translated from Aramaic. 17 The message the king sent to
8 Rehum, the master of counsel in Rehum the master of counsel, and to
charge, and Shimshai the scribe, wrote Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of
a letter against Jerusalem to their associates who dwell in Samaria,
Artaxerxes the king, thus: and to the rest Beyond the River:
9 Then Rehum the master of Peace! And now,
counsel, and Shimshai the scribe, and 18 the letter which you sent to us has
the rest of their associates, the judges been plainly read before me.
and the emissaries, the consuls, the 19 And I gave a decree, and search
officials, the Erechites, the has been made, and it is found that
Babylonians, the men of Susa, (that is, this city has lifted up itself against
the Elamites), kings in the past, and rebellion and
10 and the rest of the nations whom revolt have been made in it.
the great and noble Asnappar exiled 20 There have been mighty kings
and set in the cities of Samaria, and also over Jerusalem, who have ruled
the rest of the province Beyond the over all Beyond the River. And tax,
River, and now, tribute, and forced labor were paid to
11 this is the copy of the letter which them.
they sent to him, to Artaxerxes the 21 Now make a decree to cause these
king: Your servants, the men of the men to cease, and that this city not be
province Beyond the River, and now, rebuilt until the decree shall be given
12 let it be known to the king that the from me.
Jews who came up from you to us have 22 And beware of being negligent, to
come to Jerusalem. They are act on this. Why increase damage to
rebuilding the rebellious and the evil the injury of the kings?
city and are completing its walls, and 23 Then as soon as the copy of the
have joined the foundations. letter of Artaxerxes the king was read
13 Now let it be known to the king before Rehum, and Shimshai the
that if this city is rebuilt, and the walls scribe, and their associates, they
completed, they will not give tax, hurried to Jerusalem to the Jews, and
tribute, and forced labor, and it will made them stop working by force and
cause the king's revenue to suffer. power.
14 Now because we have eaten of the 24 Then the work of the house of
palace salt, and it is not right for us to Elohoi in Jerusalem stopped. So it
see the king's dishonor, therefore we ceased until the second year of the
have sent and notified the king, reign of Darius king of Persia.
15 so that he may search in the book
of the records of your fathers, and you Chapter 5
shall discover in the book of the
records and shall know that this city is 1 And the prophets, Haggai the
a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings prophet, and Zechariah the son of

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Iddo, prophesied to the Jews in Judah us this way, saying, We are servants of
and Jerusalem in the name of the Elah the Elah of Heaven and earth. And we
of Israel who was over them. are rebuilding the house that was built
2 Then Zerubbabel the son of many years before this, and the great
Shealtiel, and Yeshua the son of king of Israel built it and finished it.
Jozadak rose up and began to build 12 But because our fathers had
the house of Elohoi in Jerusalem. And provoked to wrath the Elohoi of
with them were the prophets of Heaven, He gave them into the hand
Elohim helping them. of Nebuchadnezzar the king of
3 At that time Tatnai, governor of the Babylon, the Chaldean, and he tore
province Beyond the River, and down this house, and he exiled its
Shethar-Boznai, and their associates, people to Babylon.
came to them, and said this to them: 13 But in the first year of Cyrus the
Who has commanded you to build this king of Babylon, King Cyrus placed an
house and to complete this structure? order to build this house of Elohoi.
4 Then we spoke to them in this way, 14 And also the vessels of gold and
What are they, the names of the men silver from the house of Elohoi, which
building this building? Nebuchadnezzar took out of the
5 But the eye of their Elohoi was on sanctuary in Jerusalem, and brought
the elders of the Jews, and they could them into the temple of Babylon, those
not cause them to stop until the matter Cyrus the king took out of the temple
came to Darius. And then they sent of Babylon, and they were delivered to
back a letter concerning this. one whose name was Sheshbazzar,
6 The copy of the letter which Tatnai, whom he had made governor.
governor of the province Beyond the 15 And he said to him, Take these
River, and Shethar-Boznai, and his vessels and go. Deposit them in the
associates the officials who were temple in Jerusalem, and let the house
Beyond the River, sent to Darius the of Elohoi be built on its place.
king: 16 Then that Sheshbazzar came and
7 They sent a letter to him, and this laid the foundation of the house of
was written in it: To Darius the king, Elohoi in Jerusalem. And from then
all peace. even until now it has been building,
8 Let it be known to the king that we but is not finished.
went into the province of Judah, to the 17 Now, therefore, if it is good to the
house of the great Elohoi, and it is king, let there be a search made in the
being built with rolling stones, and king's treasure house which is there at
timber is being laid in the walls, and Babylon, whether it is so that a decree
that work is being done perfectly, and was given from Cyrus the king to build
is prospering in their hands. this house of Elohoi at Jerusalem. And
9 Then we asked those elders, saying let the will of the king concerning this
this to them, Who commanded you to be sent to us.
rebuild this house, and to complete
this structure? Chapter 6
10 And we also asked their names in
order to inform you so that we might 1 Then Darius the king made a
write the names of the men who are at decree, and they searched in the house
their heads. of the scrolls, where the treasures were
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2 And there was found in Achmetha, pray for the life of the king and of his
in the palace that is in the province of sons.
the Medes, a scroll. And in it was a 11 Also I have given a decree that
record written thus: whoever shall change this word, let
3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, timber be torn out from his house, and
Cyrus the king placed a decree let him be impaled and hanged on it.
concerning the house of Elohoi in And let his house be made an
Jerusalem: Let the house be built, the outhouse for this.
place where they offered sacrifices and 12 And may the Elohoi who has
let the foundations of it be strongly caused His name to dwell there
laid. Its height shall be sixty cubits; its destroy any kings and people who
breadth sixty cubits; shall put their hand to change or to
4 with three layers of rolling stones, destroy this house of Elohoi in
and a layer of new timber. And let the Jerusalem. I, Darius, have placed a
expenses be given out of the king's decree. Let it be done exactly.
house. 13 Then Tatnai, governor of the
5 And also let the gold and silver province Beyond the River, Shethar-
vessels of the house of Elohoi, that Boznai, and their associates exactly
Nebuchadnezzar took out of the did so, according to that which Darius
temple in Jerusalem, and brought to the king had sent.
Babylon, be given back and go to the 14 And the elders of the Jews were
temple in Jerusalem, to their place. building. And they were succeeding
And put them in the house of Elohoi. through the prophesying of Haggai the
6 Now, Tatnai, governor of the prophet, and Zechariah the son of
province Beyond the River, Shethar- Iddo. And they built, and finished,
Boznai, and your associates, the according to the commandment of the
officials who are Beyond the River, you Elah of Israel and according to the
be far from there. command of Cyrus, and Darius, and
7 Let the work of this house of Elohoi Artaxerxes the king of Persia.
alone. Let the governor of the Jews, 15 And this house was finished on
and the elders of the Jews, build this the third day of the month Adar, which
house of Elohoi in its place. was in the sixth year of the reign of
8 Also I make a decree as to what Darius the king.
you shall do to the elders of these Jews 16 And the sons of Israel, the priests,
for the building of that house of and the Levites, and the rest of the
Elohoi, that the exact expense be given sons of the captivity, kept the
to these men from the king's property, dedication of this house of Elohoi with
out of the tax Beyond the River, so that joy.
they may not have to cease working. 17 And they offered at the dedication
9 And that which they need, both of this house of Elohoi a hundred
young bulls and rams and lambs, for bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred
the burnt offerings of the Elah of lambs, and twelve male goats, for a sin
Heaven; wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as offering for all Israel, according to the
say the priests in Jerusalem, let it be number of the tribes of Israel.
given them day by day without fail, 18 And they raised up the priests in
10 so that they may offer sacrifices of their sections, and the Levites in their
sweet odor to the Elah of Heaven, and divisions, for the service of Elohoi

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which is in Jerusalem, as it is written according to the hand of YAHWEH

in the book of Moses. his Elohim on him.
19 And the sons of the exile 7 And of the sons of Israel went up
performed the Passover on the some of the priests, and the Levites,
fourteenth of the first month.1 and the singers, and the gatekeepers,
20 For the priests and the Levites and the temple-slaves to Jerusalem in
were purified together; all of them the seventh year of Artaxerxes the
were pure. And they slaughtered the king.
Passover lamb for all the sons of the 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the
exile, and for their brothers the fifth month, in the seventh year of the
priests, and for themselves. king.
21 And the sons of Israel ate, those 9 For on the first of the first month,
who had returned from the captivity, he laid the foundation in order to go
and who had all separated themselves up from Babylon, and on the first of
to them from the impurity of the the fifth month he came to Jerusalem,
nations of the land, to seek YAHWEH for the good hand of his Elohim was
the Elohim of Israel. on him.
22 And they performed the Feast of 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart
Unleavened Bread seven days with joy. to seek the Torah of YAHWEH, and to
For YAHWEH had made them joyful, do it, and to teach statutes and
and had turned the heart of the king of judgments in Israel.2
Assyria to them, to make their hands 11 And this is the copy of the letter
strong in the work of the house of which the king, Artaxerxes, gave to
Elohim, the Elohim of Israel. Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of
the words of the commandments of
Chapter 7 YAHWEH, and of His statutes to
Israel:
1 And after these things, in the reign 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra
of Artaxerxes the king of Persia, Ezra the priest, a scribe of the Torah of the
the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, Elohim of Heaven, perfect peace, and
the son of Hilkiah, now:
2 the son of Shallum, the son of 13 From me was made a decree that
Zadok, the son of Ahitub, any one of the people of Israel, and
3 the son of Amariah, the son of their priests and Levites in my
Azariah, the son of Meraioth, kingdom who volunteers to go up to
4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Jerusalem, may go with you;
Uzzi, the son of Bukki, 14 since you have been sent by the
5 the son of Abishua, the son of king, and by his seven counselors to
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son ask about Judah and Jerusalem,
of Aaron the head priest: according to the Law of your Elohim in
6 This Ezra went up from Babylon. your hand;
And he was a skilled scribe in the 15 and to carry the silver and gold
Torah of Moses, which YAHWEH the which the king and his counselors
Elohim of Israel had given. And the
king granted him all he asked, 2 Ezra knew that the forsaking of the Torah
and YHWH's Sabbaths was what sent the
1 The Passover is to be eaten on the 14th day Israelites into captivity Eze 20:13, 16. He
of the month and the 15th day is the feast of had planned to instill the Torah in the hearts
unleavened bread. of the people.
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have freely offered to the Elohim of 25 And you, Ezra, according to the
Israel, whose house is in Jerusalem: wisdom of your Elohoi in your hand,
16 Even all the silver and gold which you appoint judges and magistrates
you can find in all the province of who may judge all the people who are
Babylon, with the free offering of the Beyond the River; all who know the
people, and of the priests, freely laws of your Elohoi; and those who do
offering for the house of their Elohim not know, you cause to know.
in Jerusalem. 26 And whoever will not do the Law
17 Therefore of this you shall of your Elohoi, and the law of the king,
diligently buy with this silver: Bulls, let judgment be executed diligently on
rams, lambs, with their food offerings, him, whether to death, or for
and their drink offerings, and offer banishment, or to confiscation of
them on the altar of the house of your goods, or imprisonment.
Elohim in Jerusalem. 27 Blessed be YAHWEH, the
18 And whatever shall seem good to Elohim of our fathers, who has put
you and to your brothers to do with this in the king's heart, to beautify the
the rest of the silver and the gold, do house of YAHWEH in Jerusalem.
that after the will of your Elohim. 28 And He has extended mercy to
19 Also the vessels which are given me before the king and his counselors,
to you for the service of the house of and before all the king's mighty
your Elohim, deliver before the Elah of leaders. And I was made strong, as the
Jerusalem. hand of YAHWEH my Elohim was on
20 And the rest of the needs of the me. And I gathered out of Israel chief
house of your Elohim which falls to men to go up with me.
you to give, give it out of the king's
treasure house. Chapter 8
21 And I, Artaxerxes the king, made
a decree to all the treasurers who are 1 Now these are the heads of the
Beyond the River, that whatever Ezra fathers, and the genealogy of those
the priest, the scribe of the Law of the who went up with me from Babylon, in
Elah of Heaven, shall ask of you, it the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
shall be done exactly, 2 From the sons of Phinehas,
22 to a hundred talents of silver, and Gershom. From the sons of Ithamar,
to a hundred kors of wheat, and to a Daniel. From the sons of David,
hundred baths of wine, and to a Hattush.
hundred baths of oil, and salt without 3 From the sons of Shechaniah, from
stipulation. the sons of Parosh, Zechariah. And
23 Whatever is commanded by the with him were counted by genealogy a
Elah of Heaven, let it be carefully done hundred and fifty of the males.
for the house of the Elah of Heaven. 4 From the sons of Pahathmoab,
For why should there be wrath against Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and two
the realm of the king and his sons? hundred males with him.
24 Also, we notify you that in regard 5 From the sons of Shechaniah, the
to any of the priests and the Levites, son of Jahaziel, and three hundred
singers, gatekeepers, temple-slaves, or males with him.
ministers of this house of Elohoi, it 6 And from the sons of Adin, Ebed
shall not be lawful to impose toll, the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty
taxes, or forced labor on them. males.
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7 And from the sons of Elam, Israel, and Sherebiah, with his sons
Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and and his brothers, eighteen.
seventy males with him. 19 Also came Hashabiah, and with
8 And from the sons of Shephatiah, him Jeshaiah from the sons of Merari,
Zebadiah the son of Michael, and his brothers and their sons, twenty.
eighty males with him. 20 Also came of the temple-slaves
9 From the sons of Joab, Obadiah whom David and the leaders had
the son of Jehiel, and two hundred chosen for the service of the Levites,
and eighteen males with him. two hundred and twenty temple-
10 And from the sons of Shelomith, slaves. All of them were called by
the son of Josiphiah, and a hundred name.
and sixty males with him. 21 Then I called a fast there at the
11 And from the sons of Bebai, river Ahava, so that we might humble
Zechariah the son of Bebai, and twenty ourselves before our Elohim, in order
eight males with him. to seek from Him a right way for us,
12 And from the sons of Azgad, and for our little ones, and for all our
Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and a goods.
hundred and ten males with him. 22 For I was ashamed to ask of the
13 And from the last sons of king troops and horsemen to help us
Adonikam, these: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and against the enemy of the way, because
Shemaiah, and sixty males with them. we had spoken to the king, saying, The
14 And from the sons of Bigvai, hand of our Elohim is on all those who
Uthai, Zabbud, and seventy males with seek Him for good; but His power and
them. His wrath are against all those who
15 And I gathered them to the river forsake Him.
which runs to Ahava. And we camped 23 So we fasted and prayed to our
there in tents three days. And I Elohim for good. And He was pleased
considered the people and the priests, to hear us.
and did not find there any of the sons 24 Then I separated twelve of the
of Levi. chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah,
16 Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers
for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and with them.
for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for 25 And I weighed to them the silver,
Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for and the gold, and the vessels, the
Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib offering of the house of our Elohim,
and for Elnathan, men of which the king and his counselors, and
understanding. his officials, and all Israel who were
17 And I sent them with command to there had lifted up.
Iddo, the chief of the place Casiphia, 26 I even weighed into their hands
and I put in their mouth words to say six hundred and fifty talents of silver,
to Iddo, to his brothers the temple- and silver vessels of a hundred talents,
slaves, at the place Casiphia; that they a hundred talents of gold,
should bring to us ministers for the 27 also twenty basins of gold of a
house of our Elohim. thousand drams, and two vessels of
18 And by the good hand of our shining copper as precious as gold.
Elohim on us, they brought us a man 28 And I said to them, You are holy
of understanding from the sons of to YAHWEH, and the articles also are
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free gift to YAHWEH, the Elohim of leaders came near to me, saying, The
your fathers. people of Israel, and the priests, and
29 Watch and keep them until you the Levites, have not separated
weigh before the chief of the priests themselves from the people of the
and the Levites, and the chief of the lands, as to their abomination, even
fathers of Israel in Jerusalem, in the the Canaanites, the Hittites, the
rooms of the house of YAHWEH. Perizzites, the Jebusites, the
30 So the priests and the Levites Ammonites, the Moabites, the
accepted the weight of the silver, and Egyptians, and the Amorites.
the gold, and the articles, to bring 2 For they have taken from their
them to Jerusalem, to the house of our daughters for themselves, and for their
Elohim. sons. So the holy seed have mixed
31 And we departed from the river themselves with the people of the
Ahava on the twelfth of the first lands. Yes, the hand of the leaders and
month, to go to Jerusalem. And the the overseers has been foremost in this
hand of our Elohim was on us, and He treachery.
delivered us from the hand of the 3 And when I heard this thing, I tore
enemy, and ambushers along the way. my garments and my robe, and pulled
32 And we came to Jerusalem, and off the hair of my head and of my
remained there three days. beard, and sat down stunned.
33 And on the fourth day the silver 4 Then were gathered to me
and the gold and the articles were everyone who trembled at the Words
weighed in the house of our Elohim by of the Elohim of Israel because of the
the hand of Meremoth the son of treachery of the exiles. And I remained
Uriah the priest. And with him was stunned until the evening sacrifice.
Eleazar the son of Phinehas, and with 5 And at the evening offering I rose
them was Jozabad the son of Yeshua, up from my fasting, and with my
and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the garment and my robe torn, I even fell
Levites. on my knees and spread out my hands
34 By number, or by weight of all, to YAHWEH my Elohim.
and all the weight was written at that 6 And I said, O my Elohim, I am
time. ashamed and wounded to lift up my
35 Those who came out of the face to You, O my Elohim. For our
captivity of the sons of exile offered iniquities have increased over our
burnt offerings to the Elohim of Israel: head, and our guiltiness has grown to
Twelve young bulls for all Israel, the heavens.
ninety six rams, seventy seven lambs, 7 Since the days of our fathers we
twelve he-goats for a sin offering. All have been in great guilt until this day.
was a burnt offering to YAHWEH. And for our iniquities we, our kings,
36 And they delivered the king's our priests, have been delivered into
edicts to the king's satraps, and to the the hand of the kings of the lands, to
governors of the province Beyond the the sword, to captivity, and to plunder,
River. And they supported the people and to shame of faces to this day.
and the house of Elohim. 8 And now, for a little time grace has
been shown from YAHWEH our
Chapter 9 Elohim to leave us a remnant to
escape, and to give us a nail in His
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enlighten our eyes and give us a little Chapter 10

reviving in our bondage.
9 For we were slaves, yet our Elohim 1 And while Ezra was praying and
has not left us in our bondage, but has making his confession, weeping and
given mercy to us in the sight of the casting himself down before the house
kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to of The Elohim, a very great
raise up the house of our Elohim, and congregation of men and women and
to make stand its ruins, and to give to children gathered to him out of Israel.
us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. For the people wept with a great
10 And now, O our Elohim, what weeping.
shall we say after this? For we have 2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel,
forsaken Your commandments of the sons of Elam, answered and said
11 which You have commanded by to Ezra, We have sinned against our
Your servants the prophets, saying, Elohim, and have dwelt with foreign
The land into which you go, to possess women from the peoples of the land.
it, it is an unclean land with the Yet now there is hope in Israel
impurity of the people of the lands, concerning this thing.
with their abominations with which 3 And now let us cut a covenant with
they have filled it, from mouth to our Elohim to put away and cause to
mouth with their uncleanness. leave all the women, and those born of
12 And now do not give your them, according to the counsel of
daughters to their sons, and do not YAHWEH and of those who tremble
take their daughters to your sons, or at the commandment of our Elohim.
seek their peace, or their wealth And let it be done according to the
forever, so that you may be strong and Torah.
eat the good of the land, and leave it 4 Rise up, for the matter is on you.
for an inheritance to your sons forever. We also will be with you. Be strong
13 And after all that has come on us and act.
for our evil deeds, and for our great 5 Then Ezra rose up and made the
guilt, since You our Elohim have held chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel
back the rod on our iniquities, and to swear that they would do according
have given us such an escape as this, to this word. And they swore.
14 shall we again turn back to break 6 Then Ezra rose up from before the
Your commandments and intermarry house of The Elohim and went into the
with the people of these room of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
abominations? Would You not be And he went there, and he did not eat
angry with us until You had destroyed food, nor did he drink, for he mourned
us, until there is no remnant or for the transgression of the exiles.
survivor? 7 And they passed a call throughout
15 O YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel, Judah and Jerusalem to all the sons of
You are righteous. For we are left as a the exile, to assemble at Jerusalem;
survivor, as it is this day. Behold, we 8 and that whoever would not come
are before You in our guilt, for none is within three days according to the
able to stand before You because of counsel of the leaders and the elders,
this. all his property would be forfeited, and
he would be excluded from the
congregation of the exiles.
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Benjamin gathered to Jerusalem 18 And among the sons of the

within three days. It was the ninth priests, these were found who had
month, on the twentieth of the month. dwelt with foreign women: From the
And all the people sat in the plaza of sons of Yeshua the son of Jozadak and
the house of The Elohim, trembling his brothers: Maaseiah, and Eliezer,
because of the matter, and because of and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
the heavy rain. 19 And they gave their hands that
10 And Ezra the priest stood up and they would put away their women.
said to them, You have trespassed and And being guilty they offered a ram of
have dwelt with foreign women, to the flock for their sin.
increase the guilt of Israel. 20 And from the sons of Immer were
11 And now make confession to Hanani and Zebadiah.
YAHWEH, Elohim of your fathers 21 And from the sons of Harim:
and do His will. And separate Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah,
yourselves from the peoples of the and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
land and from the foreign women. 22 And from the sons of Pashur:
12 Then all the congregation Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael,
answered and said with a loud voice, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Right! According to your word it is on 23 Also from the Levites: Jozabad,
us to do. and Shimei, and Kelaiah (he was
13 But the people are many, and it is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
a time of heavy rain. And we are not 24 From the singers also were
able to stand outside. And the work is Eliashib; and from the gatekeepers,
not of one or two days. For we have Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
greatly sinned in this thing. 25 And from Israel: From the sons of
14 Please let our rulers for all the Parosh: Ramiah, and Jeziah, and
congregation stand, and let all those Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar,
who have dwelt with foreign women in and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
our cities come at a set time, and with 26 And from the sons of Elam:
them the elders of every city, and its Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and
judges, until the fierce wrath of our Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
Elohim for this matter has turned 27 And from the sons of Zattu:
from us. Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah and
15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel, Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah made a 28 And from the sons of Bebai:
stand against this. And Meshullam Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
and Shabbethai the Levite supported 29 And from the sons of Bani:
them. Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah,
16 And the sons of the exile did so. Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.
And Ezra the priest with men, heads of 30 And from the sons of Pahath-
the fathers, according to the house of Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah,
their fathers, and all of them by Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and
names, were separated. And they sat Binnui, and Manasseh.
down in the first day of the tenth 31 And from the sons of Harim:
month to examine the matter. Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah,
17 And they finished with all the men Shimeon,
who had dwelt with foreign women by 32 Benjamin, Malluch, and
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33 From the sons of Hashum:

Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet,
Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34 From the sons of Bani: Maadai,
Amram, and Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
39 and Shelemiah, Nathan, and
Adaiah,
40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azareel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
43 From the sons of Nebo: Jeiel,
Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and
Joel, Benaiah.
44 All these had risen with foreign
women; and there were some of them
of the women, and gave them sons.

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Book of Nehemiah
Chapter 1 though you were cast out to the
outermost part of the heavens, yet I
1 The words of Nehemiah the son of will gather them from there, and will
Hachaliah. And it happened in the bring them to the place that I have
month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, chosen, to set My name there.1
as I was in Shushan the palace, 10 And these are Your servants and
2 Hanani came, one of my brothers, Your people whom You have
he and men of Judah. And I asked redeemed by Your great power and by
them about the Jews who had escaped, Your strong hand.
who were left of the captivity, and 11 O YAHWEH, I beg You, let Your
about Jerusalem. ear be open to the prayer of Your
3 And they said to me, the remnant servant, and to the prayer of Your
that are left of the captivity there in servants who delight to fear Your
the province are in great evil and name. And I beg You, bless Your
shame. The wall of Jerusalem also is servant today and grant him mercy
broken down, and its gates are burned before this man. For I was cupbearer
with fire. to the king.2
4 And it happened, when I heard
these words, I sat down and wept, and Chapter 2
mourned for days, and fasted, and
prayed before the Elohim of Heaven. 1 And it happened in the month
5 And I said, I beseech You, Nisan, in the twentieth year of
YAHWEH Elohim of Heaven, the Artaxerxes the king, that wine was
great and awesome El, keeping the before him. And I took the wine and
covenant and mercy to those loving gave to the king. And I had never been
Him, and to keepers of His sad to his face.
commandments, (Deut 7:9, Dan 9:4, 2 And the king said to me, Why is
Rev 22:14) your face sad, since you are not sick?
6 let Your ear now be open, and Your This is nothing but sorrow of heart.
eyes open, so that You may hear the Then I was very much afraid.
prayer of Your servant which I pray 3 And I said to the king, let the king
before You today, day and night, for live forever. Why should not my face
Your servants the sons of Israel; and be sad when the place of my fathers'
confessing the sins of the sons of Israel tombs, the city, lies waste and its gates
which we have sinned against You. are consumed with fire?
Both I and my father's house have 4 Then the king said to me, For what
sinned. do you ask? So I prayed to the Elohim
7 Utterly we have acted wickedly of Heaven,
against You, and have not kept the 5 and I said to the king, If it please
commandments and the statutes and the king, and if your servant has found
the judgments which You commanded favor in your sight, that you would
Your servant Moses.
8 I beseech You, remember the Word 1 This is Jerusalem Yahweh's eternal capital.
that You commanded Your servant 2 Chapter 1 shows that Nehemiah knew as
Moses, saying, If you act unfaithfully, I Ezra also did that disobedience to the Torah
will scatter you among the peoples. is what caused Israel's captivity and
9 But if you will turn to Me and keep repentance and turning back to the Torah is
My commandments, and do them, what would bring them back to the
Promised Land.
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send me to Judah to the city of my was no place for the animal that was
fathers' tombs, so that I might build it. under me to pass.2 (Jer 39:8)
6 And the king said to me, the queen 15 Then I went up in the night by the
also sitting beside him, For until when torrent, and examined the wall, and
shall your journey be? And when will turned back, and entered by the Valley
you return? So it pleased the king, and Gate, and returned.3
he sent me; and I set him a time. 16 And the rulers did not know
7 And I said to the king, If it is good where I had gone, or what I was doing.
to the king, let letters be given me to Nor had I told it yet to the Jews, or to
the governors Beyond the River, so the priests, or to the nobles, or to the
that they may let me go through until I rulers, or to the rest that did the work.
come to Judah; 17 Then I said to them, You see the
8 also a letter to Asaph the keeper of evil that we are in, how Jerusalem is
the king's forest, so that he may give wasted, and its gates are burned with
me timber to make beams for the gates fire. Come and let us build up the wall
of the temple which is for the house, of Jerusalem, so that we may no
and for the city wall, and for the house longer be a reproach.
into which I shall enter. And the king 18 Then I told them of the hand of
granted it to me, according to the good my Elohim which was good on me,
hand of my Elohim on me. and also the king's words that he had
9 Then I came to the governors of spoken to me. And they said, Let us
the province Beyond the River, and rise up and build. So they made their
gave them the king's letters. And the hands strong for good.
king had sent army commanders and 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite,
horsemen with me.1 and Tobiah the servant, the
10 And Sanballat the Horonite and Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian,
Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard, then they mocked us and
heard. And it grieved them greatly that despised us. And they said, What is
a man had come to seek the good of this that you are doing? Will you rebel
the sons of Israel. against the king?
11 So I came to Jerusalem and was 20 Then I answered them and said
there three days. to them, The Elohim of Heaven, He
12 And I rose up in the night, I and a will prosper us, and we, His servants,
few men with me. And I told no man will arise and build. But you have no
what my Elohim had put in my heart portion or right or memorial in
to do at Jerusalem. And there was no Jerusalem.
animal with me except the animal that
I rode on. Chapter 3
13 And I went out by night by the
Valley Gate, even before the Jackal 1 And Eliashib the high priest rose
Fountain, and to the Dung Gate. And I up with his brothers the priests. And
examined the walls of Jerusalem they built the Sheep Gate. They
which were broken down, and its gates sanctified it and made stand its doors.
which were burned with fire.
14 Then I passed on to the Fountain
Gate, and to the King's Pool. But there 2 This is the result of Jer 39:8.
3 Verses 11-15- show that Nehemiah went
1 These letters given to Nehemiah concerning around the city of David and the pool of
Jerusalem form the decree of Daniel 9:25. Siloam.
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Even to the Tower of Meah they 12 And next to his hand Shallum the
sanctified it, to the Tower of Hananeel. son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half
2 And next to his hand the men of part of Jerusalem, he and his
Jericho built. And next to his hand daughters made strong.
Zaccur the son of Imri built. 13 Hanun, and the dwellers of
3 But the sons of Hassenaah built the Zanoah, made strong the Valley Gate.
Fish Gate, who laid its beams, and They built it and made stand its doors,
made stand its doors, its locks and its its locks, and its bars, and a thousand
bars. cubits on the wall to the Dung Gate.1
4 And next to their hand Meremoth 14 And the Dung Gate was made
the son of Urijah, the son of Koz made strong by Malchiah the son of Rechab,
strong. And next to their hand the ruler of part of Beth-Haccerem. He
Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the built it, and made stand its doors, its
son of Meshezabeel made strong. And locks, and its bars.
next to their hand Zadok the son of 15 And the Fountain Gate was made
Baana made strong. strong by Shallun the son of Colhozeh,
5 And next to their hand the Tekoites the ruler of part of Mizpah. He built it
made strong. But their nobles did not and covered it, and made stand its
put their necks to the work of their doors, its locks, and its bars, and the
master. wall of the Pool of Shiloah by the
6 And the Old Gate was made strong King's Garden, and to the stairs that
by Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and go down from the City of David.
Meshullam the son of Besodeiah. They 16 After him Nehemiah the son of
laid its beams, and made stand its Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of
doors, and its locks, and its bars. Beth-Zur, made strong in front of the
7 And next to their hand Melatiah of Tombs of David, and to the pool that
Gibeon made strong, and Jadon of was made, and to the house of the
Meron, the men of Gibeon and of mighty men.
Mizpah, to the throne of the governor 17 After him the Levites, Rehum the
Beyond the River. son of Bani made strong. On his hand
8 And next to his hand Uzziel the son Hashabiah the ruler of the half part of
of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths, made Keilah made strong in his part.
strong. And next to his hand Hananiah 18 After him their brothers Bavai the
the son of one of the perfumers made son of Henadad, the ruler of the half
strong. And they left Jerusalem safe to part of Keilah, made strong.
the Broad Wall. 19 And next to his hand Ezer the son
9 And next to their hand Rephaiah of Yeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, made
the son of Hur, the ruler of the half strong another section before the
part of Jerusalem, made strong. going up to the armory at the corner.
10 And next to their hand Jedaiah 20 After him Baruch the son of
the son of Harumaph made strong, Zabbai earnestly made strong the
even across from his house. And next other section from the corner to the
to his hand Hattush the son of
Hashabniah made strong.
11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and 1 This is not the area of the modern Dung
Hashub the son of Pahath-Moab made Gate today. The original Dung gate was
strong the other section, and the near the entrance to the valley of Gehenna
Tower of the Furnaces. where the garbage used to be burned on the
south western corner of the Kidron valley.
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door of the house of Eliashib the high of the temple-slaves, and of the
priest. merchants, before the Miphkad Gate 1,
21 After him Meremoth the son of and to the going up of the corner.
Urijah the son of Koz made strong 32 And between the going up of the
another section, from the door of the corner to the Sheep Gate, the
house of Eliashib even to the end of goldsmiths and the merchants made
the house of Eliashib. strong.
22 And after him the priests, the
men of the plain, made strong. Chapter 4
23 After them Benjamin and Hashub
made strong across from their house. 1 And it happened, when Sanballat
After them Azariah the son of heard that we built the wall, he was
Maaseiah the son of Ananiah made angry, and it was greatly enraging to
strong by his house. him, and he mocked the Jews.
24 After him Binnui the son of 2 And he spoke before his brothers
Henadad made strong another section, and the army of Samaria and said,
from the house of Azariah to the What are these feeble Jews doing?
corner, even to the tower. Will they fortify themselves? Will they
25 Palal the son of Uzai made strong sacrifice? Will they make an end in a
across from the corner, and the tower day? Will they bring to life the stones
which sticks out from the king's high out of the heaps of the rubbish which
house, that was by the court of the are burned?
prison. After him Pedaiah the son of 3 And Tobiah the Ammonite was
Parosh made strong. beside him, and he said, Even that
26 And the temple-slaves lived in which they build, if a fox goes up, he
Ophel, across from the Water Gate will even break down their stone wall.
toward the east, and the tower that 4 O our Elohim, hear. For we are
sticks out. despised. And turn their curse on their
27 After him the Tekoites made own head, and give them for a prey in
strong another section, opposite the the land of captivity.
great tower that sticks out, even to the 5 And do not cover their iniquity,
wall of Ophel. and do not let their sin be blotted out
28 The priests made strong from from before You. For they have
above the Horse Gate, each before his provoked You to anger before the
house. builders.
29 After them Zadok the son of 6 So we built the wall, and all the
Immer made strong across from his wall was joined together to the half of
house. After him Shemaiah the son of it. For the people had a heart to work.
Shechaniah, the keeper of the East 7 And it happened, when Sanballat
Gate, strengthened. and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the
30 After him Hananiah the son of Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard
Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of that repairing of the walls of
Zalaph made strong another section. Jerusalem had gone up, that the
After him Meshullam the son of
Berechiah made strong across from his
room. 1 This gate on the eastern side of the
31 After him Malchiah the sanctuary led across the Kidron Valley to
goldsmith's son made strong the place the Miphkad Altar where the Red heifer was
sacrificed.
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breaks were being closed up, it was and the ones who carried a load;
very angering to them. bearing with one of his hands, a
8 And all of them conspired together worker in the work, and one, a holder
to come and fight against Jerusalem, of the weapon.
and do harm to it. 18 For each man of the builders had
9 But we made our prayer to our his sword tied by his side, and built.
Elohim, and set a watch against them And he who sounded the ram's horn
day and night, because of them. was beside me.
10 And Judah said, The strength of 19 And I said to the nobles and to the
the load carriers is weakening, and rulers, and to the rest of the people,
there is much rubbish, so that we are The work is great and large, and we
not able to build the wall. are separated on the wall, far from one
11 And our foes have said, They shall another.
not know or see until we come in the 20 In whatever place you hear the
middle of them and kill them, and sound of the ram's horn, gather there
cause the work to cease. to us. Our Elohim will fight for us.
12 And it happened when the Jews 21 So we worked in the work. And
who lived near them came in, they said half of them held the spears from the
to us ten times, From all places where rising of the morning until the stars
you shall return, they will be against came out.
us. 22 Likewise at the same time I said
13 So I stationed from the lowest to the people, Let each man with his
parts of the place, from the back of the servant stay inside Jerusalem, so that
wall, in the higher places; even, I in the night they may be a guard to us,
stationed the people according to their and labor in the day.
families, with their swords, their 23 So neither I, nor my brothers, nor
spears, and their bows. my servants, nor the men of the guard
14 And I saw. And I rose up and said who followed me, none of us put off
to the nobles and to the rulers, and to our clothes, though each had his vessel
the rest of the people, Do not be afraid of water.
of them. Remember YAHWEH, who
is great and fearful, and fight for your Chapter 5
brothers, your sons, and your
daughters, your wives, and your 1 And there was a great cry of the
houses. people, and of their wives, against
15 And it happened, when our their brothers the Jews.
enemies heard that it was known to us, 2 For some were saying, With our
and that The Elohim had broken their sons and our daughters, we are many.
counsel, all of us returned to the wall, Let us take up grain for them, so that
each one to his work. we may eat and live.
16 And it happened, from that time 3 Some also were saying, We have
on, half of my servants worked in the mortgaged our fields, and our
work, and the other half of them were vineyards, and our houses; let us take
holding the spears, the shields, and the up grain because of the famine.
bows, and the scale-armor. And the 4 And some were saying, We have
rulers were behind all the house of borrowed silver for the king's tax, on
Judah, our fields, and our vineyards,
17 the ones who built on the wall, 5 yet now our flesh is like the flesh of

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our brothers; as their sons, so are our said, Amen, and praised YAHWEH.
sons; and, behold, we are bringing our And the people did according to this
sons and our daughters into bondage, thing.
to be slaves; yea, there are some of our 14 And from the time that I was
daughters brought into bondage. And chosen to be their governor in the land
there is no power for our hand, and of Judah, from the twentieth year even
our fields and our vineyards are in the to the thirty second year of Artaxerxes
possession of other men. the king, twelve years, I and my
6 And when I heard their cry, and brothers did not eat the bread of the
these words, I was very angry. governor.
7 Then my heart ruled within myself, 15 The former governors that had
and I contended with the nobles and been before me were too heavy on the
the magistrates. And I said to them, people, and had taken bread and wine
You are each man lending at interest, from them, besides forty shekels of
from his brother. And I held a great silver. Yes, even their servants bore
assembly against them. rule over the people. But I did not do
8 And I said to them, According to this, because of the fear of Elohim.
our ability we have redeemed our 16 Yea, I also worked strongly in the
brothers, the Jews who were sold to work of this wall, nor did we buy a
the nations. And will you yet sell your field. And all my servants were
brothers? Or shall they be sold to us? gathered there to the work.
Then they were silent, and did not find 17 And at my table were a hundred
a word. and fifty of the Jews and rulers,
9 Also I said, The thing you do is not besides those who came to us from
good. Should you not walk in the fear among the nations around us.
of our Elohim because of the reproach 18 And that which was prepared for
of the nations, our enemies? me daily was one ox, six fat sheep.
10 Likewise, my brothers and my Also birds were prepared for me; and
servants are lending them silver and between ten days, in all of the wine
grain. Now let us leave off this interest. plentifully. And with this I did not seek
11 Now even today give back to them the bread of the governor, for the
their lands, their vineyards, their olive bondage was heavy on this people.
yards, and their houses; also the 19 Remember me for good, my
hundredth part of their silver, and of Elohim, according to all that I have
the grain, the wine, and the oil, that done for this people.
you have taken from them.
12 And they said, We will restore, Chapter 6
and will ask nothing from them. So we
will do as you say. Then I called the 1 And it happened, when it was
priests and took an oath from them heard by Sanballat, and Tobiah, and
that they would do according to this Geshem the Arabian, and to the rest of
word. our enemies, that I had built the wall,
13 Also I shook my lap, and I said, So and that no break was left in it though
may The Elohim shake out every man at that time I had not set up doors on
from his house and from his labor, the gates,
who does not lift up this thing; even 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me,
may he be shaken out this way and saying, Come, let us meet together in
emptied. And all the congregation

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the villages in the plain of Ono. But Elohim had not sent him. For he spoke
they thought to do evil to me. the prophecy against me, and Tobiah
3 And I sent messengers to them, and Sanballat had hired him.
saying, I am doing a great work, and I 13 So he was hired, that I should be
cannot come down. Why should the afraid, and do so, and I should sin, and
work cease while I leave it and come become for them for an evil name with
down to you? which they might reproach me.
4 And they sent to me four times in 14 O Elohim, remember Tobiah and
this way. And I answered them in the Sanballat according to these works of
same way. theirs, and also to the prophetess
5 Then Sanballat sent his servant to Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets
me in the same way the fifth time with who are fear mongers of me.
an open letter in his hand, in which 15 So the wall was restored in the
was written, twenty fifth of Elul, on the fifty second
6 It is reported among the nations, day.1 (Neh 4:1-2)
and Gashmu says that you and the 16 And it happened when all our
Jews plan to rebel; for which reason enemies heard, and all the nations
you are building the wall, so that you who were around us saw, they were
may be a king to them, according to very much lowered in their own eyes.
these words. For they saw that this work was done
7 And you have also set up prophets by our Elohim.
to preach about you at Jerusalem, 17 And in those days the nobles of
saying, A king in Judah! And now it Judah were increasing their letters
shall be reported to the king according going to Tobiah, and those of Tobiah
to these words. Therefore, come now came to them.
and let us talk it over together. 18 For many in Judah were sworn to
8 And I sent to him, saying, These him because he was the son-in-law of
things which you are saying are not Shechaniah the son of Arah, and his
happening, for you pretend them out son Jehohanan had taken the daughter
of your own heart. of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
9 For they all made us fear, saying, 19 Also they reported his good deeds
Their hands shall be weakened from before me, and my words were going
the work, and it will not be done. And to him. Tobiah sent letters to make me
now, make my hands strong. afraid.
10 And I came to the house of
Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Chapter 7
Mehetabeel, who was shut up. And he
said, Let us meet together in the house 1 And it happened when the wall was
of The Elohim, inside the sanctuary, built, I set up the doors, and the
and let us shut the doors of the gatekeepers and the singers and the
sanctuary. For they will come to kill Levites were chosen.
you. Yea, in the night they will come to
kill you. 1 To finish the entire wall around the city in
11 And I said, Should such a man as I 52 days was an amazing feat and shows that
flee? And who being as I am would go the walls did not encompass the size that
into the sanctuary and live? I will not they are currently today. Although there are
go in. some remains from the time of King Herod
12 And I understood that, behold, much of the wall around Jerusalem today
was built by Suleiman the Great in 1538.
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2 I commanded that my brother 13 The sons of Zattu were eight

Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the hundred and forty five.
fortress be over Jerusalem. For he was 14 The sons of Zaccai were seven
as a man of truth and feared The hundred and sixty.
Elohim above many. 15 The sons of Binnui were six
3 And I said to them, Do not let the hundred and forty eight.
gates of Jerusalem be opened until the 16 The sons of Bebai were six
sun is hot. And while they are hundred and twenty eight.
standing, let them shut and bar the 17 The sons of Azgad were two
doors. And make stand guards from thousand, three hundred and twenty
the people of Jerusalem, each one in two.
his watch, and each one to be across 18 The sons of Adonikam were six
from his house. hundred and sixty seven.
4 And the city was wide on both 19 The sons of Bigvai were two
hands, and great, but the people in it thousand and sixty seven.
few, and the houses not being built. 20 The sons of Adin were six
(Neh 11:1) hundred and fifty five.
5 And my Elohim put into my heart 21 The sons of Ater of Hezekiah were
to gather together the nobles, and the ninety eight.
rulers, and the people, so that they 22 The sons of Hashum were three
might be counted by genealogy. And I hundred and twenty eight.
found a register of genealogy of those 23 The sons of Bezai were three
who came up at the first. And I found hundred and twenty four.
written in it: 24 The sons of Hariph were a
6 These are the sons of the province hundred and twelve.
who went up of the exiles, of the 25 The sons of Gibeon were ninety
captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar the five.
king of Babylon had removed. And 26 The men of Bethlehem and
they came again to Jerusalem and to Netophah were a hundred and eighty
Judah, each man to his city. eight.
7 The ones coming with Zerubbabel: 27 The men of Anathoth were a
Yeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, hundred and twenty eight.
Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, 28 The men of Beth-Azmaveth were
Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. forty two.
The number of the men of the people 29 The men of Kirjathjearim,
of Israel was: Chephirah, and Beeroth were seven
8 The sons of Parosh were two hundred and forty three.
thousand, one hundred and seventy 30 The men of Ramah and Gaba
two. were six hundred and twenty one.
9 The sons of Shephatiah were three 31 The men of Michmas were a
hundred and seventy two. hundred and twenty two.
10 The sons of Arah were six 32 The men of Bethel and Ai were a
hundred and fifty two. hundred and twenty three.
11 The sons of Pahath-Moab, of the 33 The men of the other Nebo were
sons of Jeshua and Joab, were two fifty two.
thousand, eight hundred and eighteen. 34 The sons of the other Elam were a
12 The sons of Elam were a thousand, two hundred and fifty four.
thousand, two hundred and fifty four.

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35 The sons of Harim were three 55 the sons of Barkos, the sons of
hundred and twenty. Sisera, the sons of Tamah,
36 The sons of Jericho were three 56 the sons of Neziah, the sons of
hundred and forty five. Hatipha.
37 The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 57 The sons of Solomon's servants,
were seven hundred and twenty one. the sons of Sotai, the sons of
38 The sons of Senaah were three Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
thousand, nine hundred and thirty. 58 the sons of Jaala, the sons of
39 The priests: The sons of Jedaiah, Darkon, the sons of Giddel,
of the house of Jeshua: Nine hundred 59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons
and seventy three. of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of
40 The sons of Immer were a Zebaim, the sons of Amon.
thousand and fifty two. 60 All the temple slaves and the sons
41 The sons of Pashur were a of Solomon's servants were three
thousand, two hundred and forty hundred and ninety two.
seven. 61 And these were they who went up
42 The sons of Harim were a from Tel-Melah, Tel-Haresha, Cherub,
thousand and seventeen. Addon, and Immer. But they were not
43 The Levites: The sons of Jeshua, able to manifest their father's house,
of Kadmiel, and of the sons of nor their seed, whether they were of
Hodevah, were seventy four. Israel:
44 The singers: The sons of Asaph 62 The sons of Delaiah, the sons of
were a hundred and forty eight. Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six
45 The gatekeepers: The sons of hundred and forty two;
Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of 63 and of the priests, the sons of
Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons of
Hatita, the sons of Shobai were a Barzillai, who took one of the
hundred and thirty eight. daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to
46 The temple-slaves: The sons of wife, and was called after their name.
Ziha, the sons of Hashupha, the sons 64 These sought their register
of Tabbaoth, among those who were reckoned by
47 the sons of Keros, the sons of Sia, genealogy, but it was not found. And
the sons of Padon, they were polluted from the
48 the sons of Lebana, the sons of priesthood.
Hagaba, the sons of Shalmai, 65 And the governor said to them
49 the sons of Hanan, the sons of that they should not eat of the most
Giddel, the sons of Gahar, holy things until there stood up a
50 the sons of Reaiah, the sons of priest with Urim and Thummim.
Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, 66 All the congregation together was
51 the sons of Gazzam, the sons of forty thousand, three hundred and
Uzza, the sons of Paseah, sixty.
52 the sons of Besai, the sons of 67 Besides the male slaves and their
Meunim, the sons of Nephishesim, slave-girls, these were seven thousand,
53 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of three hundred and thirty seven. And
Hakupha, the sons of Harhur, they had two hundred and forty-five
54 the sons of Bazlith, the sons of singing men and singing women.
Mehida, the sons of Harsha, 68 Their horses were seven hundred

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and thirty six. Their mules were two ears of all the people listened to the
hundred and forty five; Book of the Torah.2
69 their camels, four hundred and 4 And Ezra the scribe stood on a
thirty five; their donkeys, six pulpit of wood which they had made
thousand, seven hundred and twenty. for the purpose. And beside him stood
70 And some of the heads of the Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah,
fathers gave to the work. The governor and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and
gave to the treasury a thousand darics Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on
of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and his left hand were Pedaiah, and
thirty priests' garments. Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum,
71 And some of the heads of the and Hash-Badana, Zechariah, and
fathers gave to the treasury of the Meshullam.
work twenty thousand drachmas of 5 And Ezra opened the book to the
gold, and two thousand, two hundred eyes of all the people, for he was above
pieces of silver. all the people. And when he opened it,
72 And what the rest of the people all the people stood up.
gave was twenty thousand drachmas 6 And Ezra blessed YAHWEH, the
of gold, and two thousand pieces of great Elohim. And all the people
silver, and sixty seven priests' answered, Amen, Amen, lifting up
garments. their hands. And they bowed and
73 So the priests, and the Levites, worshiped to YAHWEH with their
and the gatekeepers, and the singers, noses to the ground.3
and some of the people, and the 7 And Yeshua, and Bani, and
temple-slaves, and all Israel, lived in Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai,
their cities. And when the seventh Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah,
month came, the sons of Israel were in Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the
their cities. Levites, caused the people to
understand the Torah. And the people
Chapter 8 were in their place.
8 And they read aloud clearly in the
1 And all the people gathered as one Book, in the Torah of The Elohim, and
man into the plaza of the sanctuary they gave the sense, and caused them
before the Water Gate.1 And they to discern the reading.
spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the
Book of the Torah of Moses, which 2 Ezra and Nehemiah knew that it was the
YAHWEH had commanded to Israel. breaking of the Torah that sent them into
2 And Ezra the priest brought the exile and they were determined now that
Torah before the congregation, both of they were back in the land to teach the
people the Torah and to obey it. In doing so
men and women, and all that could
they actually put many fences around the
hear with understanding, on the first
Torah that later became known as the oral
day of the seventh month. law.
3 And he read in it before the wide 3 The people knew that it was YAHWEH the
sanctuary plaza, before the Water only true Elohim who redeemed them back
Gate, from the morning until noon, to the Promised Land. However, in not
before the men and the women, and wanting to over use the name, later Judaism
those who could understand. And the stopped using the name YAHWEH
altogether and started calling the Creator
1 This gate was above the Gihon Spring in “Ha Shem”, which simply means “The
the city of David, Neh 12:37. name “.
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9 And Nehemiah the governor, and of the Water Gate, and in the plaza of
Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the the Ephraim Gate.
Levites who taught the people, said to 17 And all the congregation of those
all the people, This day is holy to who had come again out of the
YAHWEH your Elohim. Do not captivity made Sukkoths, and sat
mourn or weep, For all the people under the Sukkoths. For since the days
wept when they heard the Words of of Yahoshua the son of Nun until that
the Torah. day, the sons of Israel had not done so.
10 Then he said to them, Go eat the And there was very great gladness.
fat, and drink of the sweet, and send 18 Also day by day, from the first day
portions to him for whom nothing is until the last day, he read in the Book
prepared. For this day is holy to our of the Torah of The Elohim. And they
Master. And do not be grieved for the performed the feast seven days, and on
joy of YAHWEH, for He is your the eighth day was an assembly
fortress. according to the Torah. (Lev 23:36)
11 And the Levites were silencing all
the people, saying, Be quiet, for today Chapter 9
is holy, and do not be grieved.
12 And all the people went to eat, 1 And on the twenty fourth day of
and to drink, and to send portions, this month the sons of Israel were
and to make great rejoicing, because gathered with fasting and with
they had understood the Words which sackcloth, and with earth on them.
were made known to them. 2 And the seed of Israel separated
13 And on the second day the chief of themselves from all the sons of aliens,
the fathers of all the people, the and they stood and confessed their
priests, and the Levites, were gathered sins and the sins of their fathers.
to Ezra the scribe even to intelligently 3 And they stood up in their place
understand and draw near to the and read in the Book of the Torah of
Words of the Torah. YAHWEH their Elohim a fourth part
14 And they found written in the of the day. And a fourth part they
Torah which YAHWEH had confessed and worshiped YAHWEH
commanded by Moses, that the sons of their Elohim.
Israel should dwell in booths in the 4 Then Yeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel,
feast of the seventh month: (Lev Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani
23:34, 40-42) and Chenani, of the Levites stood on
15 And that they should make heard the stairs and cried with a loud voice
and cause to pass the call in all their to YAHWEH their Elohim.
cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go 5 Then the Levites, Yeshua, and
forth to the mountain and bring olive Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah,
leaves and wild olive leaves, and Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and
myrtle leaves, and leaves of palm, and Pethahiah said, Stand up! Bless
leaves of thick trees, to make booths, YAHWEH your Elohim forever and
as it is written. ever. And blessed be the Name of Your
16 And the people went out and
brought in, and made booths for
themselves, each man on his roof and
in their courts, and in the courts of the
house of The Elohim, and in the plaza

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Glory, even He being exalted above all Sinai and spoke with them from the
blessing and praise.1 heavens, and gave them the true Torah
6 All life comes from you, O with right judgments and good
YAHWEH; You are He, who has made statutes and commandments.
the heavens, and Heaven of the 14 And You made Your holy Sabbath
heavens, and all their host; the earth known to them, and You commanded
and all which is on it; the seas, and all commandments, statutes, and laws, to
that is in them; and You preserve all of them by the hand of Your servant
them alive. And the host of the Moses.
heavens bows down to You. 15 And You gave them bread from
7 You are YAHWEH, the Elohim the heavens for their hunger, and
who chose Abram, and brought him brought forth water for them out of
forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and the rock for their thirst. And You said
appointed his name, Abraham. to them that they should go in to
8 And You found his heart faithful possess the land which You raised
before You, and cut with him the Your hand to give them.
covenant to give the land of the 16 But they and our fathers were
Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, insolent, and hardened their necks,
and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and did not listen to Your
and the Girgashite, to give it to his commandments. (Eze 20:13, 21, Math
seed. And You have performed Your 7:23)
Words, for You are righteous. (Gen 17 And they refused to hear, and did
17:1-8) not remember Your wonders which
9 And You saw the affliction of our You did among them. But they
fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry hardened their necks, and in their
by the Red Sea. rebellion appointed a leader to return
10 And You gave signs and wonders them to their bondage. But You are a
on Pharaoh, and on all his servants, Elohim ready to pardon, gracious and
and on all the people of the land. For merciful, slow to anger, and of great
You knew that they were seething kindness, and did not forsake them.
against them. And You made a name 18 Yea, when they had made a cast
for Yourself, as it is this day. calf for themselves, and said, This is
11 And You divided the Sea before your Elohim who brought you up out
them, so that they went through the of Egypt, and had worked great
midst of the Sea on the dry land. And blasphemies, (Ex 32:3-4)
their pursuers You threw into the 19 yet You in Your great mercies did
depths, like a stone into the mighty not forsake them in the wilderness.
waters. (Ex 14:21, Rev 18:21) The pillar of cloud did not depart from
12 And You led them in the day by a them by day to lead them in the way,
cloudy pillar, and in the night by a nor the pillar of fire by night, to show
pillar of fire, to give them light in the them light, and the way in which they
way in which they should go. (Ex should go.
14:19) 20 You also gave Your good Spirit to
13 And You came down on Mount teach them, and did not withhold Your

1 Verses 3-6 clearly show that the people

would have thought it blasphemy to praise
and glorify any other name but the true
name of YAHWEH, (Ex 22:20).
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manna from their mouth, and gave 28 But after a rest to them, they
them water for their thirst.1 (Act 7:51) turned to doing evil before You. And
21 And forty years You sustained You left them in the hand of their
them in the wilderness. They lacked enemies, and they ruled over them.
nothing; their clothes did not wear But they came back and cried to You,
out, and their feet did not swell. and You heard them from Heaven, and
22 And You gave them kingdoms You saved them according to Your
and peoples, and divided them into mercies.
corners. And they possessed the land 29 And You testified against them to
of Sihon, and the land of the king of bring them again to Your Torah, but
Heshbon, and the land of Og king of they acted proudly, and did not listen
Bashan. to Your commandments, but were
23 You also multiplied their sons like against Your judgments; they sinned
the stars of the heavens and brought in them, which if a man does, he shall
them into the land which You had live in them. And they gave a
promised to their fathers, that they rebellious shoulder, and hardened
should go in and possess it. their neck, and would not hear.2
24 And the sons went in and 30 But many years You had patience
possessed the land, and You humbled with them, and testified against them
the people of the land before them, the by Your Spirit, by Your prophets. Yet
Canaanites. And You gave them into they would not give ear. And You gave
their hands, with their kings and the them into the hand of the peoples of
people of the land, to do with them as the lands.
they desired. 31 But for Your great mercies, You
25 And they seized strong cities and did not consume nor forsake them; for
a rich land, and occupied houses full of You are a gracious and merciful
all goods, wells already dug, vineyards Elohim.
and oliveyards and fruit trees in 32 And now our Elohim, the great,
abundance. And they ate, and were the mighty and the fearful Elohim,
filled, and became fat, and lived keeping the covenant and the mercy,
luxuriously in Your great goodness. let it not seem little before You, all the
26 But they were disobedient, and trouble which has found us, to our
rebelled against You, and cast Your kings, to our rulers, and to our priests,
Torah behind their backs. And they and to our prophets, and to our
killed Your prophets who testified fathers, and to all Your people, since
against them, to turn them to You. the time of the kings of Assyria to this
And they worked great blasphemies. day.
27 And You gave them into the hand 33 And You are just as to all that
of their enemies, who distressed them. came on us, for You have done right;
And in the time of their distress, they but we have done evilly.
cried to You; and You heard from 34 And our kings, our rulers, our
Heaven. And according to Your priests, and our fathers have not kept
abundant mercies, You gave them Your Torah, nor attended to Your
deliverers, who saved them out of the commandments and Your testimonies
hand of their enemies. with which You testified against them.
35 And they have not served You in
1 The Holy Spirit was available to ancient
Israel but they refused it by their 2 One must adhere to obedience to the Torah
disobedience, Acts 7:51. for eternal life, Math 19:17.
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their kingdom, and in Your great 10 and their brothers, Shebaniah,

goodness which You gave to them, and Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
in the large and rich land which You 11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
gave before them. And they did not 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
turn from their evil works. 13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
36 Behold, we are slaves today, even 14 The rulers of the people were
in the land that You gave to our fathers Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zatthu,
to eat its fruit and its good, behold, we Bani,
are slaves in it. 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
37 And it yields much increase to the 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
kings whom You have given to be over 17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
us because of our sinning. And they 18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
rule over our bodies, and over our 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
cattle, at their pleasure; and we are in 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
great distress. 21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
38 And because of all this, we are 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
cutting a sure covenant and writing it, 23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
and upon the sealing of it are our 24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
rulers, Levites, and the priests.1 25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 and Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
Chapter 10 27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
28 And the rest of the people, the
1 And the ones being sealed2 were priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers,
Nehemiah the governor, the son of the singers, the temple-slaves, and all
Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, those who separated from the people
2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, of the lands to the Torah of The
3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, Elohim, their wives, their sons, and
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, their daughters, all knowing and
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, discerning ones,
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 29 making strong their brothers,
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, their honored ones; and were entering
8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These into a curse3 and into an oath, to walk
were the priests. in The Elohim's Torah which was
9 And the Levites were both Yeshua given by Moses the servant of The
the son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons Elohim, and to keep and to do all the
of Henadad, Kadmiel, commandments of YAHWEH our
Master, and His judgments and His
statutes.
30 And we swore that we would not
1 The people were rededicating covenant give our daughters to the people of the
relationship with Yahweh and they knew
land nor take their daughters for our
that the Torah was the very moral code and
character of YHWH and was an integral
sons.
part of the covenant and a fence of 31 And if the people of the land
protection around the lives of the people. should bring goods or any food to sell
2 It is acceptance in the shed blood of
Yahshua for forgiveness of sins that will 3 The curse was disobedience to the Torah
seal a person and then the obedience to the (Deut 27:26), and their inability to obey it.
Torah will keep one sealed. (Rev 7:3, Rev There are only blessings for obedience (Ps
14:12, Joh 6:27, Luk 6:46). 19:7-11).
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on the Sabbath, we would not take 38 And the priest, the son of Aaron,
from them on the Sabbath, or on the shall be with the Levites, tithing the
holy day.1 And they would forego the Levites; and the Levites shall bring up
seventh year, and the interest of every the tithes of the tithes to the house of
hand. our Elohim to the rooms, into the
32 Also, we made stand on treasure house. (Deut 14:27-29)
ourselves, to charge ourselves yearly 39 For the sons of Israel, and the
with the third part of a shekel for the sons of Levi, shall bring the offering of
service of the house of our Elohim, the grain, of the new wine, and the oil,
33 for the showbread, and for the to the rooms, and there shall be the
continual food offering, and for the vessels of the sanctuary, and the
continual burnt offering, of the priests ministering, and the gate-
Sabbaths, of the new moons, for the keepers and the singers. And we will
set feasts, and for the holy things, and not forsake the house of our Elohim.
for the sin offerings to make (Deut 14:23)
atonement for Israel, and all the work
of the house of our Elohim. Chapter 11
34 And we made fall the lots among
the priests, and the Levites, and the 1 And the rulers of the people lived at
people, for the wood offering, to bring Jerusalem. The rest of the people also
it into the house of our Elohim, cast lots, to bring one of the ten to live
according to the houses of our fathers, in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine
at times appointed year by year, to parts in other cities.
burn on the altar of YAHWEH our 2 And the people blessed all the men
Elohim, as it is written in the Torah; who willingly offered themselves to
35 also to bring the first-fruits of our live in Jerusalem.
ground, and the first-fruits of all fruit 3 And these are the rulers of the
of all trees, year by year, to the house province who lived in Jerusalem; but
of YAHWEH; (Ex 23:19) in the cities of Judah, a man lived in
36 also to bring the first-born of our his possession in their cities; Israel,
sons, and of our cattle, as it is written the priests, and the Levites, and the
in the Torah; and the firstlings of our temple-slaves, and the sons of
herds and of our flocks to the house of Solomon's servants.
our Elohim, to the priests who 4 And in Jerusalem lived some of the
minister in the house of our Elohim. sons of Judah, and of the sons of
37 And that we should bring the Benjamin. From the sons of Judah
first-fruits of our dough, and our were Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the
offerings, and the fruit of all kinds of son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah,
trees, of wine, and of oil, to the priests, the son of Shephatiah, the son of
to the rooms of the house of our Mahalaleel, of the sons of Perez;
Elohim; and the tithes of our ground 5 and Maaseiah the son of Baruch,
to the Levites; and they, the Levites, the son of Colhozeh, the son of
might have the tithes in all the cities Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of
we worked. (Lev 23:17, Lev 27:30) Jolarib, the son of Zechariah, the son
of Shiloni.
1 There should be no buying or selling on the 6 All the sons of Perez who lived in
Sabbath or Holy Day, as the true believer is Jerusalem were four hundred and
blessed to be free of the barter system of sixty eight mighty men.
Babylon on these set apart days.
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7 And these are the sons of 18 All the Levites in the holy city
Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, were two hundred and eighty four.
the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, 19 And the gatekeepers: Akkub,
the son of Kolaiah, the son of Talmon, and their brothers who kept
Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of the gates, a hundred and seventy two.
Jesaiah. 20 And the rest of Israel, of the
8 And after him were Gabbai, Sallai, priests, the Levites, were in all the
nine hundred and twenty eight. cities of Judah, each one in his
9 And Joel the son of Zichri was their inheritance.
overseer. And Judah the son of 21 But the temple-slaves lived in
Hassenaah was second over the city. Ophel; and Ziha and Gispa were over
10 From the priests were Jedaiah the the temple-slaves.
son of Joiarib, Jachin, 22 And the overseer of the Levites at
11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani,
of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the the son of Hashabiah, the son of
son of Meraiah, the son of Ahitub, the Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the
ruler of the house of Elohim. sons of Asaph, the singers were over
12 And their brothers who did the the work of the house of The Elohim.
work of the house were eight hundred 23 For it was the king's command
and twenty two. And Adaiah the son of concerning them, that a certain
Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son portion should be for the singers, the
of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son matter of the day in his day.
of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, 24 And Pethahiah the son of
13 and his brothers, rulers of the Meshezabeel, of the sons of Zerah the
fathers, two hundred and forty two. son of Judah, was at the king's hand in
And Amashai the son of Azareel, the all matters concerning the people.
son of Ahasai, the son of 25 And for the villages, with their
Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, fields some of the sons of Judah lived
14 and their brothers, mighty men, at Kirjath-Arba, and in its villages; and
were a hundred and twenty-eight. And at Dibon, and in its villages; and at
their overseer was Zabdiel, a son of Jekabzeel, and its villages;
one of the great men. 26 and at Yeshua, and at Moladah,
15 Also from the Levites were and at Beth-Palet;
Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son 27 and at Hazar-Shual, and at Beer-
of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the Sheba, and its daughter-villages;
son of Bunni. 28 and at Ziklag; and at Mekonah,
16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of and in its daughter-villages;
the rulers of the Levites, had the 29 and at Enrimmon; and at Zareah;
oversight of the outward work of the and at Jarmuth;
house of Elohim. 30 Zanoah; Adullam, and their
17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, villages; at Lachish, and its fields; at
the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was Azekah, and its daughter-villages. And
the leader of the beginning, he gave they camped from Beer-Sheba to the
thanks with prayer. And Bakbukiah valley of Hinnom.
the second from his brothers, and 31 And the sons of Benjamin from
Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Geba were at Michmash; and Aija; and
Galal, the son of Jeduthun. Bethel, and their daughter-villages;
32 and at Anathoth; Nob; Ananiah;

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33 Hazor; Ramah; Gittaim; 17 from Abijah was Zichri; from

34 Hadid; Zeboim; Neballat; Miniamin, of Moadiah was Piltai;
35 Lod and Ono, the Valley of 18 from Bilgah was Shammua; from
Craftsmen. Shemaiah was Jehonathan;
36 And of the Levites, the divisions 19 and from Joiarib was Mattenai;
of Judah were for Benjamin. from Jedaiah was Uzzi;
20 from Sallai was Kallai; from
Chapter 12 Amok was Eber;
21 from Hilkiah was Hashabiah;
1 And these are the priests and the from Jedaiah was Nethaneel.
Levites who went up with Zerubbabel 22 The Levites in the days of
the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and
Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,1 Jaddua, were written rulers of the
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, fathers and the priests until the reign
3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, of Darius the Persian.
4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 23 The sons of the Levites, the rulers
5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, of the fathers, are written in the Book
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, of the Matters of the Days, even until
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. the days of Johanan the son of
These were the rulers of the priests Eliashib.
and their brothers in the days of 24 And the rulers of the Levites were
Yeshua. Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Yeshua the
8 And the Levites were Yeshua, son of Kadmiel, with their brothers
Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah. next to them, to praise, to give thanks
Mattaniah was over the thanksgiving, according to the command of David
he and his brothers. the man of The Elohim, watch by
9 And Bakbukiah and Unni, their watch.
brothers, were next to them in the 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah,
watches. Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and
10 And Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Akkub were guards of the gates, the
and Joiakim fathered Eliashib; and guard at the thresholds of the gates.
Eliashib fathered Joiada; 26 These were in the days of Joiakim
11 and Joiada fathered Jonathan; the son of Yeshua, the son of Jozadak,
and Jonathan fathered Jaddua. and in the days of Nehemiah the
12 And in the days of Joiakim were governor, and of Ezra the priest, the
priests, the rulers of the fathers, from scribe.
the house of Seraiah was Meraiah; 27 And at the dedication of the wall
from Jeremiah was Hananiah; of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites
13 from Ezra was Meshullam; from out of all their places to bring them to
Amariah was Jehohanan; Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with
14 from Melicu was Jonathan; from gladness, and with thanksgiving, and
Shebaniah was Joseph; with singing, with cymbals, harps, and
15 from Harim was Adna; from with lyres.
Meraioth was Helkai; 28 And the sons of the singers
16 from Iddo was Zechariah; from gathered themselves, both out of the
Ginnethon was Meshullam; plain country around Jerusalem, and
from the villages of the inhabitants of
Netophah,
1 1 Chron 3:17-19
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29 and from the house of Gilgal, and Gate, and above the Old Gate, and
out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth above the Fish Gate, and the Tower of
(for the singers had built themselves Hananeel, and the Tower of Meah,
villages all around Jerusalem). even to the Sheep Gate. And they
30 And the priests and the Levites stood still in the Prison Gate.
purified themselves. And they purified 40 So the two thanksgiving choirs
the people, and the gates, and the wall. stood in the house of The Elohim, and
31 Then I brought up the rulers of I, and half of the rulers with me.
Judah on the wall, and chose two great 41 And the priests, Eliakim,
thanksgiving choirs. One went to the Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah,
right on the wall toward the Dung Elioenai, Zechariah and Hananiah
Gate, were with trumpets.
32 and after them went Hoshaiah, 42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah,
and half the rulers of Judah; and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan,
33 even Azariah, Ezra, and and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer;
Meshullam, and the singers sang aloud with
34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Jezrahiah as their overseer.
Shemaiah, and Jeremiah; 43 And that day they offered great
35 and many of the priests' sons with sacrifices, and rejoiced. For The
trumpets, Zechariah the son of Elohim had made them rejoice with
Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the great joy. And the wives, and the
son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, children rejoiced so that the joy of
the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, Jerusalem was heard even at a
36 and his brothers, Shemaiah, and distance.
Azareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, 44 And at that day some were
Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with chosen over the rooms for the
the musical instruments of David the treasuries, for the offerings for the
man of The Elohim. And Ezra the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather
scribe was before them. to them out of the fields of the cities
37 And at the Fountain Gate across the portions of the Torah for the
from them, they went up by the stairs priests and the Levites. For Judah
of the city of David, at the going up of rejoiced for the priests, and for the
the wall above the house of David, Levites who waited.
even to the Water Gate eastward.1 45 And both the singers and the
38 And the other thanksgiving choir gatekeepers kept the watch of their
was going to the opposite side, and I Elohim, and the watch of the
after them, and half of the people on cleansing, according to the command
the wall, from beyond the Tower of of David, of his son Solomon.
Furnaces, even to the Broad Wall;2 46 For in the past days of David and
39 and from above the Ephraim Asaph, there were heads of the singers,
and songs of praise and thanksgiving
to Elohim.
1 Yahweh's sanctuary was clearly in the city
of David, Neh 8:1, Neh 3:26. 47 And all Israel gave the portions of
2 In ancient times during the Holy Days and the singers and the gatekeepers,
special occasions the priests would proceed everyday its portion, in the days of
around in a circular procession in praise of Zerubbabel, and in the days of
Yahweh, who like a circle has no beginning Nehemiah. And they set the holy
and no end. A circular path like this was things apart for the Levites; and the
found at Gilgal.
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Levites set them apart for the sons of Elohim, with the food offering and the
Aaron. frankincense.
10 And I was aware that the portions
Chapter 13 of the Levites had not been given, for
the Levites and the singers who did the
1 On that day they read in the Book work had each one fled to his field.
of Moses in the ears of the people. And 11 Then I contended with the rulers,
it was found written in it that the and said, Why is the house of The
Ammonite and the Moabite should not Elohim forsaken? And I gathered them
come into the congregation of The and stood them in their place.
Elohim forever, 12 Then all Judah brought the tithe
2 because they did not meet the sons of the grain, and the new wine, and the
of Israel with bread and water, but oil, into the treasuries.
hired Balaam against them to curse 13 And I made treasurers over the
them. But our Elohim turned the curse treasuries: Shelemiah the priest, and
to a blessing. Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites,
3 And it happened, when they had Pedaiah. And next to them was Hanan
heard the Torah, they separated all the the son of Zaccur, the son of
mixed multitude from Israel. Mattaniah. For they were counted
4 And before this, Eliashib the priest, faithful, and on them was the duty to
who was set over the rooms of the distribute to their brothers.
house of our Elohim, who was related 14 Remember me, O my Elohim,
to Tobiah, concerning this, and do not wipe out
5 (and he had prepared for himself a my good deeds which I have done for
large room and there before they were the house of my Elohim, and in its
giving the food offering, the keeping.
frankincense, and the vessels, and the 15 In those days I saw in Judah ones
tithes of the grain, the new wine, and treading wine presses on the Sabbath,
the oil, which was commanded to be and bringing in sheaves and loading
given to the Levites, and the singers, donkeys; and also wine, grapes, and
and the gatekeepers, and the offerings figs, and all burdens, which they
of the priests). brought into Jerusalem on the
6 But in all this time I was not at Sabbath day. And I testified against
Jerusalem. For in the thirty second them on the day they sold food.
year of Artaxerxes the king of Babylon, 16 Men of Tyre also lived in it, who
I came to the king. And after some brought fish and all wares, and were
days I asked leave from the king. selling on the Sabbath to the sons of
7 And I came to Jerusalem, and Judah, even in Jerusalem.
understood the evil which Eliashib did 17 And I contended with the nobles
for Tobiah, in preparing a room for of Judah and said to them, What is
him in the courts of the house of The this evil thing that you do, defiling the
Elohim. Sabbath day?
8 And it was evil to me very much. 18 Did not your fathers do this, and
And I threw all the household stuff of did not our Elohim bring all this evil
Tobiah out of the room. on us and on this city? Yet you are
9 Then I commanded, and they adding more wrath on Israel by
purified the rooms. And I returned defiling the Sabbath.
there the vessels of the house of The 19 And it happened, when the gates

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of Jerusalem began to be shaded as Elohim, saying, You shall not give your
the sun was setting, just before the daughter to their sons, nor take their
Sabbath began, I commanded that the daughters to your sons, or for
gates should be shut, and commanded yourselves.
that they should not be opened until 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel
after the Sabbath. And I stationed sin by these things? Yet among many
some of my servants at the gates, so nations there was no king like him,
that there should be no merchandise who was beloved by his Elohim; and
brought in on the Sabbath day. Elohim made him king over Israel. But
20 And the merchants and sellers of women from other lands caused even
all the wares stayed the night outside him to sin. ( 1Kg 11:1-2)
Jerusalem once or twice. 27 Shall we then listen to you, to do
21 Then I testified against them and this great evil, to sin against our
said to them, Why are you staying Elohim in living with foreign women?
around the wall? If you do it again, I 28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the
will send a hand against you. From son of Eliashib the high priest, was
that time they did not come on the son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite.
Sabbath.1 And I chased him from me.
22 And I said to the Levites that they 29 Remember them, O my Elohim,
should be cleansing themselves, and because they have defiled the
they should come guarding the gates, priesthood, and the covenant of the
to sanctify the Sabbath day. O my priesthood and of the Levites.
Elohim, remember me for this also 30 And I cleansed them from all
and spare me according to the aliens, and appointed watches to the
greatness of Your mercy. priests and the Levites, each one in his
23 In those days I also saw Jews who work,
had dwelt with women from Ashdod, 31 and for the wood offering, at
Ammon and Moab. appointed times, and for the first-
24 And their children spoke half in fruits. Remember me, O my Elohim,
the speech of Ashdod, and to them for good!
there was no respecting to speak the
Jewish language, but according to the
language of each people.2
25 And I contended with them, and
put a curse on them, and struck some
of them, and I plucked their hair. And
I made them swear by the name of
1 Verses 15-21- These verses clearly show
that no buying or selling or normal
bartering should be taking place on the
Sabbath day and Nehemiah was even
threatening to physically harm them if they
came with their wares on the Sabbath again.
Today you have many preachers selling 2 As YHWH in the end time is calling back
their wares and false doctrines on the Israel to the Promise Land the people
Sabbath day and even selling DVD's, books should be training their children in speaking
and other material on the Sabbath day, the restored Hebrew language, instead of
which is a direct violation of the the languages of the nations that they are
commandment. coming from.
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Book of 1 Chronicles
Chapter 1 and Sheleph, and Hazar-Maveth, and
Jerah,
1 Adam, Seth, Enos, 21 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and
2 Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Diklah,
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 22 and Ebal, and Abimael, and
4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sheba,
5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and 23 and Ophir, and Havilah, and
Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Jobab. All these were the sons of
Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. Joktan.
6 And the sons of Gomer were 24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
Togarmah. 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, 27 Abram (he was Abraham).
and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and
8 The sons of Ham: Cush, and Ishmael.
Mizraim, Put, and Canaan, 29 These are their generations. The
9 and the sons of Cush: Seba, and first-born of Ishmael was Nebaioth,
Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah and then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: 30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa,
Sheba and Dedan. Hadad, and Tema,
10 And Cush fathered Nimrod: he 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
began to be mighty on the earth. These are they, the sons of Ishmael.
11 And Mizraim fathered Ludim, and 32 And the sons of Keturah,
Anamim, and Lehabim, and Abraham's concubine: she bore
Naphtuhim, Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and
12 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And
from whom came the Philistines and the sons of Jokshan were Sheba and
the Caphthorim. Dedan.
13 And Canaan fathered Zidon his 33 And the sons of Midian: Ephah
first-born, and Heth, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida,
14 the Jebusite also, and the and Eldaah. All these are the sons of
Amorite, and the Girgashite, Keturah.
15 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, 34 And Abraham fathered Isaac. The
and the Sinite, sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
16 and the Arvadite, and the 35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel,
Zemarite, and the Hamathite. and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
17 The sons of Shem were Elam, and 36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and
Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam; Kenaz, and
Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, Timna, and Amalek.
and Meshech. 37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah,
18 And Arphaxad fathered Shelah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
and Shelah fathered Eber. 38 And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and
19 And to Eber were born two sons. Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and
The name of the one was Peleg, Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
because in his days the earth was 39 And the sons of Lotan: Hori and
divided; and his brother's name was Homam. And Timna was Lotan's
Joktan. sister.
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Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Chapter 2

Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah
and Anah. 1 These are the sons of Israel:
41 The son of Anah was Dishon. And Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
the sons of Dishon: Amram, and Issachar, and Zebulun,
Eshban and Ithran, and Cheran. 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin,
42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Zaavan and Jakan. The sons of 3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan,
Dishan: Uz and Aran. and Shelah. These three were born to
43 Now these are the kings who him from the daughter of Shua the
reigned in the land of Edom before any Canaanitess. And Er, the first-born of
kings reigned over the sons of Israel: Judah, was evil in the sight of
Bela the son of Beor, and his city's YAHWEH, and He killed him.
name: Dinhabah. 4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law
44 And Bela died; and Jobab the son bore him Pharez and Zerah. All
of Zerah reigned in his place from Judah's sons were five.
Bozrah. 5 The sons of Pharez: Hezron and
45 And Jobab died; and Husham of Hamul.
the land of the Temanites reigned in 6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and
his place. Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and
46 And Husham died; and Hadad Dara; all of them were five.
the son of Bedad reigned in his place, 7 And the sons of Carmi: Achan, the
who struck Midian in the field of troubler of Israel, who sinned in the
Moab; and the name of his city was cursed thing.
Avith. 8 And the son of Ethan was Azariah.
47 And Hadad died; and Samlah 9 And the sons of Hezron, who were
from Masrekah reigned in his place. born to him, were Jerahmeel, and
48 And Samlah died; and Shaul from Ram, and Chelubai.
Rehoboth by the river reigned in his 10 And Ram fathered Amminadab;
place. and Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
49 And Shaul died, and Baal-Hanan, chief of the sons of Judah.
the son of Achbor, reigned in his place. 11 And Nahshon fathered Salma, and
50 And Baal-Hanan died; and Salma fathered Boaz,
Hadad reigned in his place; and his 12 and Boaz fathered Obed, and
city's name, Pai, and his wife's name, Obed fathered Jesse.
Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the 13 And Jesse fathered his first-born
daughter of Mezahab. Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and
51 And Hadad died; and the chiefs of Shimea the third,
Edom: chief Timnah, chief Aliah, chief 14 Nethaneel the fourth, and Raddai
Jetheth, the fifth,
52 chief Aholibamah, chief Elah, 15 Ozem the sixth, David the
chief Pinon, seventh.
53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief 16 Their sisters: Zeruiah and Abigail.
Mibzar, And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai,
54 chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These and Joab and Asahel, three.
are the princes of Edom. 17 And Abigail bore Amasa: And the
father of Amasa was Jether the
Ishmaelite. (2 Sam 17:25)

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18 And Caleb the son of Hezron of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan;

fathered sons by his wife Azubah, and and Jether died without sons.
by Jerioth; and these are her sons: 33 And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth
Jesher, and Shobab and Ardon. and Zaza. These were the sons of
19 And Azubah died; and Caleb took Jerahmeel.
to himself Ephrath, and she bore to 34 And Sheshan had no sons, but
him Hur. daughters. And Sheshan had an
20 And Hur fathered Uri, and Uri Egyptian servant, and his name was
fathered Bezaleel. Jarha.
21 And afterward Hezron went in to 35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to
the daughter of Machir the father of his servant Jarha for a wife, and she
Gilead, and he took her when he was a bore him Attai.
son of sixty years. And she bore him 36 And Attai fathered Nathan, and
Segub. Nathan fathered Zabad.
22 And Segub fathered Jair, who had 37 And Zabad fathered Ephlal, and
twenty three cities in the land of Ephlal fathered Obed.
Gilead. 38 And Obed fathered Jehu, and
23 And he took Geshur and Aram Jehu fathered Azariah.
with the towns of Jair from them, with 39 And Azariah fathered Helez, and
Kenath and its towns, sixty cities. All Helez fathered Eleasah.
these belonged to the sons of Machir, 40 And Eleasah fathered Sisamai
the father of Gilead. and Sisamai fathered Shallum.
24 And after the death of Hezron in 41 And Shallum fathered Jekamiah,
Caleb-Ephratah, then Abiah, Hezron's and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.
wife bore to him Ashur the father of 42 And the sons of Caleb the brother
Tekoa. of Jerahmeel were his first-born
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the Mesha, who was the father of Ziph;
first-born of Hezron: Ram the first- and the sons of Mareshah the father of
born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Hebron.
Ozem, Ahijah. 43 And the sons of Hebron: Korah,
26 Jerahmeel also had another wife and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
and her name was Atarah. She was the 44 And Shema fathered Raham, the
mother of Onam. father of Jorkoam. And Rekem
27 And the sons of Ram, the fathered Shammai.
firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, and 45 And the son of Shammai was
Jamin, and Eker. Maon; and Maon was the father of
28 And the sons of Onam: Shammai Beth-Zur.
and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: 46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine,
Nadab and Abishur. bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez.
29 And the name of Abishur's wife And Haran fathered Gazez.
was Abihail; and she bore to him 47 And the sons of Jahdai: Regem,
Ahban and Molid. and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet,
30 And Nadab's sons: Seled and and Ephah, and Shaaph.
Appaim. But Seled died without sons. 48 Caleb's concubine Maachah bore
31 And the son of Appaim was Ishi. Sheber and Tirhanah.
And the son of Ishi was Sheshan. And 49 She also bore Shaaph the father
the son of Sheshan: Ahlai. of Madmannah, Sheva the father of
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Machbenah, and the father of Gibea. 6 also Ibhar, and Elishama, and
And Caleb's daughter was Achsah. Eliphelet;
50 These were the sons of Caleb the 7 also Nogah, and Nepheg, and
son of Hur: the first-born of Ephratah Japhia;
was Shobal, the father of Kirjath- 8 and Elishama, and Eliada, and
Jearim; Eliphelet, nine.
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem; 9 These were all the sons of David,
Hareph the father of Beth-Gader. besides the sons of the concubines,
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath- and Tamar their sister.
Jearim had sons: Haroeh, and half of 10 And Solomon's son was
the Manahethites. Rehoboam; Abijah his son; Asa his
53 And the families of Kirjath- son; Jehoshaphat his son;
Jearim were the Ithrites, and the 11 Joram his son; Ahaziah his son;
Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Joash his son;
Mishraites. From them came the 12 Amaziah his son; Azariah his son;
Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites. Jotham his son;
54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, 13 Ahaz his son; Hezekiah his son;
and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the Manasseh his son;
house of Joab; and half the 14 Amon his son; Josiah his son.
Manahethites; the Zorites. 15 And the sons of Josiah were the
55 And the families of the scribes first-born Johanan; the second,
who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites; the Jehoiakim; the third, Zedekiah; the
Shimeathites; the Suchathites. These fourth, Shallum.
are the Kenites who came from 16 And the sons of Jehoiakim were
Hemath, the father of the house of his son Jeconiah, and his son
Rechab. Zedekiah.
17 And the sons of Jeconiah were
Chapter 3 Assir, and Shealtiel his son,
18 and Malchiram, and Pedaiah, and
1 And these were the sons of David Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and
who were born to him in Hebron: the Nedabiah.
first-born, Amnon, born to Ahinoam 19 And the sons of Pedaiah:
the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, to Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the sons
Abigail of Carmel; of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and
2 the third, Absalom, the son of Hananiah, and their sister Shelomith;
Maachah, the daughter of Talmai, king 20 and Hashubah, and Ohel, and
of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the Berechiah, and Hasadiah,
son of Haggith; Jushabhesed, five.
3 the fifth, Shephatiah, to Abital. The 21 And the sons of Hananiah:
sixth, Ithream, to his wife Eglah. Pelatiah and Jesaiah; the sons of
4 These six were born to him in Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons
Hebron. And he reigned there seven of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
years and six months. And he reigned 22 And the sons of Shechaniah:
in Jerusalem thirty three years. Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah:
5 And these were born to him in Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and
Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
Nathan, and Solomon, four to 23 And the sons of Neariah:
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Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, that it may not grieve me! And Elohim
three. gave him what he asked.
24 And the sons of Elioenai: 11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah
Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, fathered Mahir; he was the father of
and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, Eshton.
and Anani, seven. 12 And Eshton fathered Beth-Rapha,
and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father
Chapter 4 of Irnahash. These are the men of
Rechah.
1 The sons of Judah were Pharez, 13 And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel
Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and and Seraiah. And the son of Othniel
Shobal. was Hathath.
2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal 14 And Meonothai fathered Ophrah.
fathered Jahath. And Jahath fathered And Seraiah fathered Joab, the father
Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the of the Valley of the Craftsmen; for they
families of the Zorathites. were craftsmen.
3 And these were of the father of 15 And the sons of Caleb the son of
Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And
and their sister's name was Elah's son was Kenaz.
Hazelelponi; 16 And the sons of Jehaleleel were
4 and Penuel the father of Gedor; Ziph and Ziphah; Tiria and Asareel.
and Ezer the father of Hushah; these 17 And the sons of Ezra: Jether, and
are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And she
Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem. conceived Miriam, and Shammai, and
5 And Ashur the father of Tekoa had Ishbah, Eshtemoa's father.
two wives, Helah and Naarah. 18 And his wife Jehudijah bore Jered
6 And Naarah bore to him Ahuzam, the father of Gedor, and Heber the
and Hepher, and Temeni, and father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the
Haahashtari. These were the sons of father of Zanoah. And these are the
Naarah. sons of Bithiah the daughter of
7 And the sons of Helah: Zereth, and Pharaoh2, whom Mered took.
Jezoar, and Ethnan. 19 And the sons of his wife were
8 And Coz fathered Anub, and Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father
Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel, of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa
the son of Harum.1 the Maachathite.
9 And Jabez was more honorable 20 And the sons of Shimon were
than his brothers. And his mother Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and
called his name Jabez, saying, Because Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth
I bore with sorrow. and Benzoheth.
10 And Jabez called to the Elohim of 21 The sons of Shelah the son of
Israel, saying, If indeed You would Judah: Er, the father of Lecah; and
bless me, and make my border larger, Laadah the father of Mareshah; and
and Your hand would be with me, and the families of the house of those who
that You would keep me from evil so worked fine linen, from the house of
Ashbea;
1 The Septuagint has at the end of verse 8 for 22 and Jokim; and the men of
Jabez “and the progeny of the brother of Chozeba; and Joash, and Saraph; who
Rechab, the son of Jarin” showing Jabez
was from the Tribe of the Rechabites. 2 Bithiah was Moses stepmother.
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ruled over Moab; and Jashubilehem. Gedor, to the east side of the valley to
And these are ancient things. look for pasture for their flocks.
23 These were the potters, and those 40 And they found pasture, fertile
who lived among plants and hedges. and good, for the land was wide, and
They lived there with the king for his quiet, and peaceable; for those of Ham
work. who lived there were of old.
24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and 41 And these written by name came
Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah,
25 Shallum was his son; Mibsam, his and struck their tents, and the homes
son; Mishma, his son. found there, and completely destroyed
26 And the sons of Mishma: Hamuel them until this day. And they lived in
his son; Zacchur, his son; Shimei, his their places, because there was pasture
son. there for their flocks.
27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and 42 And some of them, five hundred
six daughters. But his brothers did not men of the sons of Simeon, went to
have many sons, nor did all their Mount Seir. And they had as their
family multiply like the sons of Judah. commanders, Pelatiah, and Neariah,
28 And they lived at Beer-Sheba, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the son of
and Moladah, and Hazar-Shual, Ishi.
29 and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and 43 And they struck the rest which
at Tolad, escaped to Amalek, and lived there
30 and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, until this day.
and at Ziklag,
31 and at Beth-Marcaboth, and at Chapter 5
Hazar-Susim, and at Beth-Birei, and at
Shaaraim. These were their cities until 1 And the sons of Reuben the
the reign of David. firstborn of Israel (for he was the
32 And their villages were Etam, and firstborn; but since he defiled his
Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, father's bed, his birthright was given
five cities. to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel;
33 And all their villages were all and the genealogy is not to be counted
around these cities, to Baal. This is according to the birthright;
their family line and their dwellings, 2 for Judah prevailed among his
34 and Meshobab; and Jamlech; and brothers, and the chief ruler comes
Joshah, the son of Amaziah; from him, but the birthright belongs to
35 and Joel; and Jehu the son of Joseph);1
Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of 3 the sons of Reuben the firstborn of
Asiel; Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron,
36 and Elioenai; and Jaakobah; and and Carmi.
Jeshohaiah; and Asaiah; and Adiel; 4 The sons of Joel: Shemaiah, his
and Jesimiel; and Benaiah; son; Gog, his son; Shimei, his son;
37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the
son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the 1 Verses 1-2- There were 2 great promise
son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; blessings in Yahweh’s covenant
38 these going by name were rulers relationship. One was the birthright in
in their families. And the house of which the firstborn had predominance and
their fathers increased to a multitude. double blessing (Deut 21:17), and the
39 And they went to the entrance of second was the scepter, which was where
the kingly line would come from.
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5 Micah, his son; Reaiah, his son; of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh,
Baal, his son; even sons of valor, men lifting up
6 Beerah, his son, whom Tilgath- shield and sword, and shooting with
Pilneser king of Assyria exiled. He was bow, and skillful in war were forty four
ruler of the men of Reuben. thousand, seven hundred and sixty,
7 And his brothers by their families, going out to war.
in the genealogy of their generations: 19 And they made war with the
Jeiel the chief; also Zechariah; Hagarites, and Jetur, and Nephish,
8 and Bela, the son of Azaz, the son and Nodab.
of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in 20 And they were helped against
Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal-Meon. them. And the Hagarites were given
9 And he lived as far to the east as to into their hand, and all who were with
the entrance of the wilderness from them. For they cried to Elohim in the
the Euphrates River, because their battle, and He was entreated for them,
cattle were multiplied in the land of because they trusted in Him.
Gilead. 21 And they took away their
10 And in the days of Saul they made livestock: their camels, fifty thousand;
war with the Hagarites, and they fell and sheep, two hundred and fifty
by their hand. And they lived in their thousand; and donkeys, two thousand;
tents, to all the face of the east of and souls of men, a hundred thousand.
Gilead. 22 For many fell down slain, because
11 And the sons of Gad lived across the war was of Elohim. And they lived
from them, in the land of Bashan, to in their places until the exile.
Salchah: 23 And the sons of the half tribe of
12 Joel the chief; and Shapham, the Manasseh lived in the land. They
next; and Jaanai; and Shaphat in increased from Bashan to Baal-
Bashan. Hermon, and Senir, and Mount
13 And their brothers from the house Hermon.
of their fathers were Michael, and 24 And these were the heads of the
Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and house of their fathers, even Epher, and
Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and
14 These are the sons of Abihail, the Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel,
son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son mighty men of war, famous men,
of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son heads of their fathers' house.
of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son 25 And they sinned against the
of Buz; Elohim of their fathers, and went
15 Ahi, the son of Abdiel, the son of lusting after the gods of the people of
Guni, chief of the house of their the land, whom Elohim destroyed
fathers. before them.
16 And they lived in Gilead in 26 And the Elohim of Israel stirred
Bashan, and in her daughter-villages, up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and
and in all the open lands of Sharon, on the spirit of Tilgath-Pilneser, king of
their borders. Assyria, and he exiled them; even the
17 All these were enrolled by Reubenites; and the Gadites; and the
genealogy in the days of King Jotham half tribe of Manasseh. And he
of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam brought them to Halah, and Habor,
king of Israel. and Hara, and to the Gozan River, to
18 The sons of Reuben, and the sons this day.

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20 to Gershon: his son Libni;

Chapter 6 Jahath, his son; Zimmah, his son;
21 Joah, his son; Iddo, his son;
1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Zerah, his son; Jeaterai, his son.
Kohath, and Merari. 22 The sons of Kohath: his son
2 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Amminadab; Korah, his son; Assir, his
Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. son;
3 And Amram's sons: Aaron and 23 Elkanah, his son; Ebiasaph, his
Moses; also Miriam. And the sons of son; and Assir, his son;
Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, 24 Tahath, his son; Uriel, his son;
and Ithamar. Uzziah, his son; Shaul, his son.
4 Eleazar fathered Phinehas; 25 And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai
Phinehas fathered Abishua; and Ahimoth.
5 and Abishua fathered Bukki; and 26 Elkanah; the sons of Elkanah:
Bukki fathered Uzzi; Zophai, his son; and Nahath, his son;
6 and Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; and 27 Eliab, his son; Jeroham, his son;
Zerahiah fathered Meraioth; Elkanah, his son.
7 Meraioth fathered Amariah; and 28 And the sons of Samuel: Joel, the
Amariah fathered Ahitub; firstborn; and the second, even Abijah.
8 and Ahitub fathered Zadok; and 29 The sons of Merari were Mahli;
Zadok fathered Ahimaaz; Libni, his son; Shimei, his son; Uzza,
9 and Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; and his son;
Azariah fathered Johanan; 30 Shimea, his son; Haggiah, his
10 and Johanan fathered Azariah, he son; Asaiah, his son.
who acted in the priest's office in the 31 And these are they whom David
temple that Solomon built in set over the service of song in the
Jerusalem. house of YAHWEH, after the ark had
11 And Azariah fathered Amariah; rested.
and Amariah fathered Ahitub; 32 And they ministered with singing
12 and Ahitub fathered Zadok; and before the resting place of the
Zadok fathered Shallum; tabernacle of the congregation, until
13 and Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Solomon had built the house of
and Hilkiah fathered Azariah; YAHWEH in Jerusalem. And they
14 and Azariah fathered Seraiah; and waited on their office according to
Seraiah fathered Jehozadak; their ordinance.
15 and Jehozadak went away when 33 And these are those who stood,
YAHWEH exiled Judah and and their sons: Of the sons of the
Jerusalem by the hand of Kohathites, Heman, a singer, the son
Nebuchadnezzar. of Joel, the son of Samuel,
16 The sons of Levi: Gershon, 34 the son of Elkanah, the son of
Kohath, and Merari. Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of
17 And these are the names of the Toah,
sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. 35 the son of Zuph, the son of
18 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of
and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. Amasai,
19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and 36 the son of Elkanah, the son of
Mushi. And these are the families of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of
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37 the son of Tahath, the son of borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the
Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of families of the Kohathites, for the lot
Korah, was theirs.
38 the son of Izhar, the son of 55 And they gave them Hebron in
Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of the land of Judah, and its open lands
Israel. all around it.
39 And his kinsman Asaph who 56 But the fields of the city, and its
stood on his right hand: Asaph, the villages, they gave to Caleb the son of
son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, Jephunneh.
40 the son of Michael, the son of 57 And to the sons of Aaron, they
Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and
41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, Libnah and its open lands; and Jattir,
the son of Adaiah, and Eshtemoa and its open lands;
42 the son of Ethan, the son of 58 and Hilen and its open lands;
Zimmah, the son of Shimei, Debir and its open lands;
43 the son of Jahath, the son of 59 and Ashan and its open lands;
Gershom, the son of Levi. and Beth-Shemesh and its open lands.
44 And their brothers, the sons of 60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin
Merari stood on the left: Ethan, the was Geba and its open lands; and
son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son Alemeth and its open lands; and
of Malluch, Anathoth and its open lands. All their
45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of cities in their families were thirteen
Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, cities.
46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, 61 And to the sons of Kohath, left of
the son of Shemer, the family of that tribe, ten cities out of
47 the son of Mahli, the son of the half tribe, the half of Manasseh by
Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of lot.
Levi. 62 And to the sons of Gershom for
48 Also their brothers, the Levites, their families: Out of the tribe of
were appointed for every service of the Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher,
tabernacle of the house of The Elohim. and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and
49 But Aaron and his sons offered out of the tribe of Manasseh in
on the altar of burnt offering, and on Bashan, thirteen cities.
the altar of incense, for all the work of 63 To the sons of Merari by the lot,
the Most Holy Place, and to make for their families: out of the tribe of
atonement for Israel, according to all Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad,
that Moses the servant of Elohim had and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve
commanded. cities.
50 And these were the sons of 64 And the sons of Israel gave the
Aaron: Eleazar, his son; Phinehas, his cities to the Levites, and their open
son; Abishua, his son; lands.
51 Bukki, his son; Uzzi, his son; 65 And they gave by the lot these
Zerahiah, his son; cities which they call by their names:
52 Meraioth, his son; Amariah, his out of the tribe of the sons of Judah,
son; Ahitub, his son; and out of the tribe of the sons of
53 Zadok, his son; Ahimaaz, his son. Simeon, and out of the tribe of the
54 And these are their dwelling sons of Benjamin.
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sons of Kohath had cities of their Ramoth in Gilead and its open lands;
borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. and Mahanaim and its open lands;
67 And they gave to them for cities of 81 and Heshbon and its open lands;
refuge: Shechem in Mount Ephraim and Jazer and its open lands.
and its open lands; and Gezer and its
open lands; Chapter 7
68 and Jokmeam and its open lands;
and Beth-Horon and its open lands; 1 And to the sons of Issachar were
69 and Aijalon and its open lands; Tola, and Puah, and Jashub, and
and Gathrimmon and its open lands. Shimron, four.
70 And out of the half tribe of 2 And the sons of Tola: Uzzi, and
Manasseh: Aner and its open lands; Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and
and Bileam and its open lands for the Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their
family of the rest of the sons of father's house, these to Tola, great
Kohath. men of might to their generations.
71 To the sons of Gershom: out of Their number in the days of David was
the family of the half tribe of twenty two thousand, six hundred.
Manasseh, Golan in Bashan and its 3 And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah, the
open lands; and Ashtaroth and its sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and
open lands. Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah; all five of
72 And out of the tribe of Issachar, them chiefs.
Kedesh and its open lands; Daberath 4 And with them, by their
and its open lands; generations, according to their fathers'
73 and Ramoth and its open lands; house, were bands of soldiers for war,
and Anem and its open lands. thirty six thousand; for they multiplied
74 And out of the tribe of Asher, wives and sons.
Mashal and its open lands; and Abdon 5 And their brothers among all the
and its open lands; families of Issachar were mighty men
75 and Hukok and its open lands; of war, being in all, by their
and Rehob and its open lands. genealogies, eighty seven thousand.
76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, 6 Of Benjamin: Bela and Becher, and
Kedesh in Galilee and its open lands; Jediael, three.
and Hammon and its open lands; and 7 And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and
Kirjath-Aim and its open lands. Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and
77 To the rest of the sons of Merari: Iri, five; heads of their fathers' house,
out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon mighty warriors; and their genealogy,
and its open lands; Tabor and its open twenty two thousand, and thirty four.
lands. 8 And the sons of Becher: Zemira,
78 And beyond Jordan, by Jericho, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai,
on the east of the Jordan: out of the and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah,
tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these
wilderness, and its open lands; and are the sons of Becher.
Jahzah and its open lands; 9 And their genealogy, by their
79 and Kedemoth and its open generations, heads of their fathers'
lands; and Mephaath and its open house, mighty warriors, twenty
lands. thousand and two hundred.
80 And out of the tribe of Gad: 10 And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan.
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Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, called his name Beriah, because his
and Zethan, and Tarshish, and house was in evil.
Ahishahar; 24 And his daughter was Sherah;
11 all these are sons of Jediael, even and she built Beth-Horon the lower
heads of their fathers, mighty and the upper, and Uzzensherah.
warriors, seventeen thousand and two 25 And Rephah was his son; also
hundred going out to war for battle. Resheph, and Telah, his son; and
12 And Shuppim and Huppim, the Tahan, his son;
sons of Ir; Hushim the son of Aner. 26 Laadan, his son; Ammihud, his
13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and son; Elishama, his son;
Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the 27 Non, his son; Yahoshua, his son.
sons of Bilhah. 28 And their possessions and
14 The sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, dwelling places: Bethel and its towns;
the child born to his Syrian concubine and eastward to Naaran; and
with Machir the father of Gilead. westward to Gezer and its towns; and
15 And Machir took a wife for Shechem and its towns; to Gaza and
Huppim and for Shuppim; and the its towns.
name of his sister was Maachah; and 29 And by the borders of the sons of
the name of the second was Manasseh: Beth-Shean and its towns;
Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had Taanach and its towns; Megiddo and
daughters. its towns; Dor and its towns. In these
16 And Maachah the wife of Machir lived the sons of Joseph, the son of
bore a son, and she called his name Israel.
Peresh. And the name of his brother 30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and
was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam Ishuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and
and Rakem. Serah their sister.
17 And the sons of Ulam: Bedan. 31 And the sons of Beriah: Heber
These were the sons of Gilead the son and Malchiel; he is the father of
of Machir, the son of Manasseh. Birzavith.
18 And his sister Hammoleketh bore 32 And Heber fathered Japhlet, and
Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their
19 And the sons of Shemida: Ahian, sister.
and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. 33 And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach,
20 And the sons of Ephraim: and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these are
Shuthelah, and Bered, his son, and the sons of Japhlet.
Tahath, his son, and Eladah, his son; 34 And the sons of Shamer: Ahi, and
and Tahath, his son; Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
21 and Zabad, his son; and 35 And the sons of his brother
Shuthelah, his son; and Ezer, and Helem: Zophah, and Imna, and
Elead, and the men of Gath, natives in Shelesh, and Amal.
the land, killed them, because they 36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, and
came down to take away their cattle. Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and
22 And their father Ephraim Imrah,
mourned many days, and his brothers 37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma,
came to comfort him. and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
23 And he went in to his wife. And 38 And the sons of Jether:
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39 And the sons of Ulla: Arah, 14 and Ahio, Shashak, and

Haniel, and Rezia. Jeremoth,
40 All these were the sons of Asher, 15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and
heads of their fathers' house, choice, Ader,
mighty warriors, heads of the rulers. 16 and Michael, and Ispah, and
And their enrollment in the warfare in Joha, the sons of Beriah,
the battle, their number was twenty six 17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam,
thousand men. and Hezeki, and Heber,
18 and Ishmerai, and Jezliah, and
Chapter 8 Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
1 And Benjamin fathered his 20 and Elienai, and Zilthai, and
firstborn, Bela; Ashbel, the second; Eliel,
and Aharah, the third; 21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and
2 Nohah, the fourth; and Rapha, the Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi,
fifth. 22 and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,
3 And sons were born to Bela: Addar, 23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and
and Gera, and Abihud, Hanan,
4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and 24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and
Ahoah, Antothijah,
5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and 25 and Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the
Huram. sons of Shashak;
6 And these are the sons of Ehud; 26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah,
these are they, the heads of the fathers and Athaliah,
to the dwellers of Geba; and they 27 and Jaresiah, and Eliah, and
exiled them to Manahath. Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, 28 These were heads of the fathers,
he exiled them. And Ehud fathered by their generations, chiefs. These
Uzza and Ahihud. lived in Jerusalem.
8 And Shaharaim fathered sons in 29 And the father of Gibeon lived at
the country of Moab after he had sent Gibeon, whose wife's name was
them away. Hushim and Baara were Maachah.
his wives. 30 And his first-born son was
9 And by his wife Hodesh were Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal,
Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and and Nadab,
Malcham, 31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
10 and Jeuz, and Shachia, and 32 And Mikloth fathered Shimeah.
Mirma. These were his sons, heads of And these also lived with their
the fathers. brothers in Jerusalem, across from
11 And by Hushim, he had Abitub, them.
and Elpaal. 33 And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish
12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, and fathered Saul. And Saul fathered
Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono Jonathan, and Malchishua, and
and Lod, with their towns. Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
13 And Beriah and Shema were 34 And the son of Jonathan was
heads of the fathers to the dwellers of Meribbaal. And Meribbaal fathered
Aijalon, who drove away the dwellers Micah.
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35 And the sons of Micah: Pithon, the son of Meshullam, the son of
and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,
36 And Ahaz fathered Jehoadah. 8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham;
And Jehoadah fathered Alemeth, and and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of
Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri Michri; and Meshullam the son of
fathered Moza. Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son
37 And Moza fathered Binea; Rapha of Ibnijah;
was his son; Eleasah, his son; Azel, his 9 and their brothers, according to
son. their generations, nine hundred and
38 And to Azel were born six sons, fifty six. All these men were the heads
and these are their names: Azrikam, of the fathers to their fathers' house.
Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, 10 And the priests, Jedaiah, and
and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
were the sons of Azel. 11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah,
39 And the sons of Eshek his the son of Meshullam, the son of
brother: his first-born Ulam; Jeush, Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of
the second; and Eliphelet, the third. Ahitub, the ruler of the house of
40 And the sons of Ulam were Elohim;
mighty men, treaders of the bow, and 12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham,
had many sons, and grandsons, a the son of Pashur, the son of
hundred and fifty. All these were the Malchijah; and Maasiai the son of
sons of Benjamin. Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of
Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith,
Chapter 9 the son of Immer;
13 and their brothers, heads to their
1 So all Israel enrolled themselves. fathers' house, seventeen hundred and
And, behold, they were written in the sixty, very able men for the work of the
Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah service of the house of Elohim.
was exiled to Babylon for their 14 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the
transgressions. son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the
2 And the first dwellers who lived in son of Hashabiah, of the sons of
their possessions in their cities were Merari;
the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and 15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and
the temple slaves. (Ez 6:21) Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah,
3 And in Jerusalem lived of the sons the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin, 16 and Obadiah the son of
and of the sons of Ephraim and Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of
Manasseh: (2 Chron 10:1) Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of
4 Uthai, the son of Ammihud, the Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in
son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of the villages of the Netophathites.
Bani, the sons of Pharez, the son of 17 And the gatekeepers were
Judah. Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and
5 And of the Shilonites, Asaiah the Ahiman, and their brothers; Shallum
first-born and his sons. being the head.
6 And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and 18 And until they were at the king's
their brothers, six hundred and ninety. gate eastward; they were gatekeepers
7 And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu in the companies of the sons of Levi.
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son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and 30 And certain of the sons of the
his brothers, of his father's house, the priests blended the mixture for spices.
Korahites, were over the work of the 31 And Mattithiah of the Levites (he
service, keepers of the gates of the is the first-born to Shallum the
tabernacle. And their fathers were over Korahite) was first over the work of
the camp of YAHWEH, keepers of the the pans.
entry. 32 And others of the sons of the
20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar Kohathites, from among their
was ruler over them in time past, and brothers, were over the Bread of
YAHWEH was with him. Arrangement, to prepare Sabbath by
21 Zechariah of Meshelemiah was Sabbath.
gatekeeper at the door of the 33 And these are the singers, heads
tabernacle of the congregation. of fathers to the Levites in the
22 All these who were chosen for chambers; they were free for they were
gatekeepers in the gates were two employed day and night in the work.
hundred and twelve. They were in 34 These heads of the fathers of the
their villages, by their genealogy; they Levites were heads throughout their
whom David and Samuel the seer had generation; these lived at Jerusalem.
appointed in their faithfulness. 35 And in Gibeon lived the father of
23 And they and their sons were over Gibeon, Jeiel. And his wife's name was
the gates of the house of YAHWEH, Maachah;
even of the house of the tabernacle, by 36 and his first-born son was Abdon,
watches. and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner,
24 The gatekeepers were to the four and Nadab,
winds: east, west, north, and south. 37 and Gedor, and Ahio, and
25 And their brothers in their Zechariah, and Mikloth.
villages were to come in for seven days 38 And Mikloth fathered Shimeam;
from time to time with them. and they also lived with their brothers
26 For they were in faithfulness, the in Jerusalem, across from their
four chiefs of the gatekeepers; they brothers.
were Levites and were over the rooms, 39 And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish
and over the treasuries of the house of fathered Saul, and Saul fathered
Elohim. Jonathan, and Malchishua, and
27 And they lived around the house Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
of Elohim, for the watch duty was on 40 And the son of Jonathan was
them; and they were to open it Meribbaal; and Meribbaal fathered
morning by morning. Micah.
28 And certain of them were over 41 And the sons of Micah: Pithon,
the vessels of service, for they brought and Melech, and Tahrea,
them by number; and they took them 42 and Ahaz fathered Jarah, and
out by number. Jarah fathered Alemeth, and
29 And certain of them were Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri
appointed over the vessels, even over fathered Moza;
all the vessels of the sanctuary, and 43 and Moza fathered Binea; and
over the fine flour, and the wine, and Rephaiah was his son; Eleasah, his
the oil, and the frankincense, and the son; Azel, his son.
spices. 44 And to Azel were six sons, and
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and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and 11 And all Jabesh-Gilead heard of all
Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the that the Philistines had done to Saul.
sons of Azel. 12 And all the valiant men arose and
carried away Saul's body, and the
Chapter 10 bodies of his sons, and brought them
to Jabesh. And they buried their bones
1 And the Philistines fought with under the oak in Jabesh; and fasted
Israel. And the men of Israel fled from seven days.
the face of the Philistines, and fell 13 And Saul died because of his
wounded in Mount Gilboa. trespass that he trespassed against
2 And the Philistines pursued Saul YAHWEH, against the Word of
and his sons; and the Philistines YAHWEH that he did not keep, and
struck Jonathan, and Abinadab, and also for asking of a medium, to
Malchishua, the sons of Saul. inquire;
3 And the battle was heavy on Saul, 14 and did not inquire of YAHWEH.
and the archers found him with the And He caused him to die, and turned
bow; and he was wounded by the the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
archers.
4 And Saul said to his armor-bearer, Chapter 11
Draw your sword and pierce me with
it, that these uncircumcised ones not 1 And all Israel gathered to David, to
come and abuse me. And the armor- Hebron, saying, Behold, we are your
bearer was not willing, for he bone and your flesh.
exceedingly feared. And Saul took the 2 And also in time past, even when
sword and fell on it. Saul was king, you were he that led out
5 And the armor-bearer saw that and brought in Israel. And YAHWEH
Saul was dead, and he also fell on the your Elohim said to you, You shall
sword and died. feed My people Israel, and you shall be
6 And Saul and his three sons died, ruler over My people Israel.
and all his house; they died together. 3 And all the elders of Israel came in
7 And all the men of Israel in the to the king at Hebron. And David cut a
valley saw that they had fled, and that covenant with them in Hebron before
Saul and his sons had died. And they YAHWEH. And they anointed David
forsook their cities and ran away. And as king over Israel, according to the
the Philistines came and lived in them. Word of YAHWEH, by the hand of
8 And it happened on the next day, Samuel.
the Philistines came to strip those 4 And David and all Israel went to
pierced. And they found Saul and his Jerusalem (it is Jebus) and the
sons fallen in Mount Gilboa. Jebusites the ones living in the land,
9 And they stripped him, and carried were there. ( 2 Sam 5:6-7)
his head and his weapons, and sent 5 And the ones living in Jebus said to
into the land of the Philistines all David, You shall not come in here. But
around to proclaim the news to their David captured the fortress of Zion; it
idols and the people. is the city of David.1
10 And they put his weapons in the 6 And David said, Whoever strikes
house of their gods; and they fastened
his skull in the house of Dagon.
1 Mount Zion where the sanctuary of YHWH
dwelt was the City of David.
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the Jebusites first shall become head shall give me drink, water from the
and commander. And Joab the son of well of Bethlehem that is by the gate?
Zeruiah went up first and became 18 And the three broke through the
head. army of the Philistines, and drew
7 And David lived in the fortress; on water out of the well of Bethlehem at
this account they called it the City of the gate, and took it and brought to
David. David. But David was not willing to
8 And he built the city all around, drink it, and poured it out to
from Millo even all around. And Joab YAHWEH,
restored the rest of the city. 19 and said, Far be it from me by my
9 And David was going on and Elohim, to do this. Shall I drink the
increasing, for YAHWEH of Hosts blood of these men with their lives?
was with him. For they have brought it with their
10 And these were the heads of the lives. And he was not willing to drink
mighty men who were to David, it. The three mighty ones did these
making themselves strong with him in things.
his kingdom, with all Israel, to cause 20 And Abishai the brother of Joab,
him to reign over Israel, according to he was the chief of the three. And he
the Word of YAHWEH. lifted up his spear against three
11 And this is the number of the hundred, and killed, and had a name
mighty men who were to David: among the three.
Jashobeam the son of a Hachmonite, 21 Of the three, he was honored by
the head of the thirty; he lifted up his the two, and became their head. But
spear against three hundred, killing he did not come to the first three.
them at one time. 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the
12 And after him was Eleazar the son son of a valiant man of great deeds,
of Dodo, the Ahohite; he was among from Kabzeel, he killed the two lion-
the three mighty ones; like Moabites. And he went down and
13 he was with David in killed a lion in the midst of a pit in the
Pasdammim, and the Philistines had snowy day.
gathered there to battle; and a portion 23 And he killed an Egyptian man, a
of the field was full of barley, and the man of five cubits stature; and in the
people had fled from before the Egyptian's hand was a spear like the
Philistines; weaver's beam; and he went down to
14 and they set themselves in the him with a staff and wrenched the
midst of that portion, and delivered it, spear out of the Egyptian's hand; and
and struck the Philistines, and killed him with his own spear.
YAHWEH saved by a great 24 These things Benaiah the son of
deliverance. Jehoiada did, and had a name among
15 And three of the thirty heads went the three mighty ones.
down to the rock to David, to the cave 25 Behold, he was honored by the
of Adullam. And the army of the thirty, but to the first three he did not
Philistines was pitched in the Valley of come. And David set him over his
the Giants. court.
16 And David was then in the 26 And the mighty ones of the army
stronghold, and the command post of were Asahel the brother of Joab,
the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. Elhanan the son of Dodo of
17 And David longed, and said, Who Bethlehem,

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27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez Chapter 12

the Pelonite,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 1 And these were those coming to
Abiezer the Anethothite, David to Ziklag, while banned from
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the the face of Saul the son of Kish. And
Ahohite, they were among the mighty ones,
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled helping the battle;
the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 2 right and left-handed, armed with
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of bows, with stones, and with arrows,
sons of Benjamin, Benaiah the with the bow from the brothers of
Pirathonite, Saul, of Benjamin.
32 Hurai of the torrents of Gaash, 3 The head was Ahiezer, and Joash,
Abiel the Arbathite, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, the Anethothite;
Jonathan the son of Shage the 4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty
Hararite, one among the thirty, and over the
35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel,
Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, and Johanan, and Jozabad the
36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah Gederathite;
the Pelonite, 5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah,
37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the
son of Ezbai, Haruphite;
38 Joel the brother of Nathan, 6 Elkanah, and Jesaiah, and Azarael,
Mibhar the son of Haggi, and Joezer, and Jashobeam the
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Korhites;
Berothite, the armor-bearer of Joab 7 and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons
the son of Zeruiah, of Jeroham of Gedor.
40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 8 And of the Gadites, there were
41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son separated to David, to the stronghold
of Ahlai, in the wilderness, valiant warriors,
42 Adina the son of Shiza the men of the army for battle, setting
Reubenite, the head of the Reubenites, shield and spear in order, and their
and thirty with him; faces as the face of a lion, and as
43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and gazelles on the heights for swiftness:
Joshaphat the Mithnite, 9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah, the
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shamma second; Eliab, the third;
and Jehiel the sons of Hotham the 10 Mishmannah, the fourth;
Aroerite, Jeremiah, the fifth;
45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and 11 Attai, the sixth; Eliel, the seventh;
Joha his brother, the Tizite, 12 Johanan, the eighth; Elzabad, the
46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai ninth;
and Joshaviah, sons of Elnaam, and 13 Jeremiah, the tenth; Machbanai,
Ithmah the Moabite, the eleventh.
47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the 14 These were of the sons of Gad,
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to a hundred, and the greatest as a turn the kingdom of Saul to him,

thousand. according to the mouth of YAHWEH.
15 These were they who crossed over 24 The sons of Judah, bearing shield
the Jordan in the first month; and it and spear, were six thousand, eight
was full, over all its banks; and put to hundred, armed for war.
flight all those of the valleys, to the 25 Of the sons of Simeon, mighty
east and to the west. ones of valor for the war, seven
16 And some of the sons of Benjamin thousand, one hundred.
and Judah came to the stronghold of 26 Of the sons of Levi were four
David. thousand, six hundred.
17 And David went out before them, 27 And Jehoiada was the leader of
and answered and said to them, If you the Aaronites and with him three
have come to me for peace, to help me, thousand, seven hundred;
I have a heart to unite with yours. But 28 and Zadok, a young man mighty
if to betray me to my foe, there is no in valor; and of the house of his father
violence in my hand; the Elohim of our were twenty two leaders.
fathers shall see and reprove. 29 And of the sons of Benjamin,
18 And the Spirit enwrapped Saul's brothers, were three thousand.
Amasai, the head of the thirty: To you, For before, the most of them had kept
O David, and with you, O son of Jesse, their allegiance to the house of Saul.
peace! Peace to you, and peace to your 30 And of the sons of Ephraim were
helpers, for your Elohim has helped twenty thousand, eight hundred,
you. And David received them, and put mighty men of valor, famous men to
them among the heads of the band. the house of their fathers.
19 And some from Manasseh fell to 31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh
David as he came with the Philistines were eighteen thousand who were
to battle against Saul. And they did not designated by name, to come to make
help them, for by counsel the rulers of David king.
the Philistines sent them away, saying, 32 And of the sons of Issachar,
He will fall to his master Saul with our having understanding of the times, to
heads. know what Israel should do. Their
20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to heads were two hundred, and all their
him from Manasseh, Adnah, and brothers were at their command.
Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, 33 Of Zebulun, going forth to the
and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, army, that could set the battle in array
heads of the thousands that were of with all kinds of weapons of war, fifty
Manasseh. thousand; and keeping rank without a
21 And they helped David against the double heart.
raiding band, for they all were valiant 34 And of Naphtali, a thousand
warriors; and they were commanders chiefs; and with them with shield and
in the army; spear were thirty seven thousand.
22 for at the time they came daily to 35 And of the Danites arraying the
David, to help him, until it was a great battle were twenty eight thousand, six
army, like an army of Elohim. hundred.
23 And these were the numbers of 36 And of Asher, going out to the
the heads of those that were armed for army to set in order the battle were
war, who came to David to Hebron, to forty thousand.
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the Reubenites, and of the Gadites, bring up from there the ark of The
and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with Elohim called YAHWEH, who dwells
all of the weapons of war for battle among the cherubs, where the Name
were a hundred and twenty thousand. was called on.
38 All these were men of war, 7 And they made the ark of The
keeping rank; they came to Hebron Elohim to ride on a new cart from the
with a perfect heart, to make David house of Abinadab. And Uzza and
king over all Israel. And also all the Ahio were leading the cart.
rest of Israel was of one heart, to make 8 And David and all Israel were
David king. playing before The Elohim with all
39 And they were there with David their might, and with songs, and with
three days, eating and drinking. For lyres, and with harps, and with
their brothers had prepared for them. timbrels, and with cymbals, and with
40 And also those near to them, to trumpets.
Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali, 9 And when they came to the
brought in bread on donkeys, and on threshing-floor of Chidon, then Uzza
camels, and on mules, and on oxen; put out his hand to take hold of the
food of fine flour, fig cakes, and raisin ark, for the oxen stumbled.
cakes, and wine, and oil, and oxen, 10 And the anger of YAHWEH
and sheep, to great plenty. For joy was burned against Uzza, and He struck
in Israel. him, because he had put out his hand
on the ark; and he died there before
Chapter 13 Elohim.
11 And it burned to David, for
1 And David consulted the chiefs of YAHWEH had broken a breach
the thousands and of the hundreds, to against Uzza; and he called that place,
every leader. The Breach of Uzza to this day.
2 And David said to all the 12 And David feared (Aleph/Tav)
congregation of Israel, If it is good to The Elohim on that day, saying, How
you, and it has broken forth from shall I bring the ark of The Elohim to
YAHWEH our Elohim, we shall send me?
to our brothers those remaining in all 13 And David did not bring the ark
the lands of Israel, and with them the to himself, to the City of David, but
priests and the Levites in the cities of carried it aside to the house of Obed-
their open lands; and they shall be Edom the Gittite.
gathered to us. 14 And the ark of The Elohim
3 And we shall bring around to us remained with the household of Obed-
the ark of our Elohim, for we did not Edom in his house three months. And
seek Him in the days of Saul. YAHWEH blessed the house of Obed-
4 And all the congregation said to do Edom and all that he had.
so, for the thing was right in the eyes
of all the people. Chapter 14
5 And David gathered all Israel, from
Shihor of Egypt even to the entering in 1 And Hiram the king of Tyre sent
of Hamath, to bring in the ark of The messengers to David, and cedar trees,
Elohim from Kirjath-Jearim. and masons, and carpenters, to build a
6 And David and all Israel went up to house for him.
Baalah, to Kirjath-Jearim of Judah, to 2 And David saw that YAHWEH
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had established him king over Israel, 15 And it shall be, when you hear the
for his kingdom was exalted to a sound of marching in the tops of the
height, for the sake of His people weeping trees, then you shall go out in
Israel. the battle; for Elohim has gone out
3 And David again took wives in before you to strike the army of the
Jerusalem. And David again fathered Philistines.
sons and daughters. 16 And David did as The Elohim
4 And these were the names of the commanded him. And they struck the
children who were to him in army of the Philistines from Gibeon
Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, even to Gezer.
Nathan, and Solomon, 17 And the name of David went out
5 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and into all the lands; and YAHWEH put
Elpalet, the dread of him on all the nations.
6 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and
Japhia, Chapter 15
7 and Elishama, and Beeliada, and
Eliphalet. 1 And he built houses for himself in
8 And the Philistines heard that the City of David, and prepared a place
David had been anointed king over all for the ark of The Elohim, and pitched
Israel. And all the Philistines went up a tent for it.
to seek David. And David heard, and 2 Then David said, None should bear
went out before them. the ark of The Elohim except the
9 And the Philistines came and made Levites, for YAHWEH had chosen
a raid in the Valley of the Giants. them to bear the ark of The Elohim,
10 And David asked of Elohim, and to serve Him forever.
saying, Shall I go up against the 3 And David gathered all Israel to
Philistines; and, Have You given them Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of
into my hand? And YAHWEH said to YAHWEH to its place that he had
him, Go up, and I will give them into prepared for it.
your hand. 4 And David gathered the sons of
11 And they went up to Baal-Perzim1, Aaron and the Levites.
and David struck them there. And 5 Of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the
David said, The Elohim has broken my chief, and his brothers, a hundred and
enemies by my hand, like the breaking twenty.
of the waters; so they called the name 6 Of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the
of that place The Breach of Baal. chief, and his brothers, two hundred
12 And they forsook their gods there. and twenty.
And David commanded, and they were 7 Of the sons of Gershom: Joel the
burned with fire. chief, and his brothers, a hundred and
13 And yet again the Philistines thirty.
raided in the valley. 8 Of the sons of Elizaphan,
14 And David again inquired of Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers,
Elohim. And The Elohim spoke to him, two hundred.
You shall not go up after them; turn 9 Of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the
away from them and come to them chief, and his brothers, eighty.
across from the weeping trees. 10 Of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab
the chief, and his brothers, a hundred
1 Baal Perzim- “The Lord of breaking and twelve.
through”. 2 Sam 5:20, Is 28:21
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11 And David called to Zadok and to and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and
Abiathar the priests, and to the Jeiel, and Azaziah with lyres on the
Levites, to Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, octave, to oversee.
Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, 22 And Chenaniah the chief of the
12 and said to them, You are the Levites led in the song, instructing in
heads of your fathers of the Levites; the song, because he was skillful.
sanctify yourselves, you and your 23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were
brothers, and you shall bring up the gatekeepers for the ark.
ark of YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, 24 And Shebaniah, and
to the place I have prepared for it. Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and
13 Because you did not do so at the Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah,
first, YAHWEH our Elohim broke in and Eliezer the priests were blowing
against us, for we did not seek Him with the trumpets before the ark of
according to the ordinance. The Elohim. And Obed-Edom and
14 And the priests and the Levites Jehiah were gatekeepers for the ark.
sanctified themselves to bring up the 25 And it was David, and the elders
ark of YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel. of Israel, and the commanders of the
15 And the sons of the Levites thousands, who were going to bring up
carried the ark of The Elohim, as the ark of the covenant of YAHWEH
Moses commanded, according to the from the house of Obed-Edom with
Word of YAHWEH, by staves above joy.
on the shoulders. 26 And it happened, as The Elohim
16 And David commanded the chiefs helped the Levites carrying the ark of
of the Levites to appoint their brothers the covenant of YAHWEH, they
the singers with instruments of song, sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
psalteries, and harps, and sounding 27 And David was clothed with a
cymbals, to lift up the voice for joy. robe of fine linen, and all the Levites
17 And the Levites appointed Heman that carried the ark, and the singers,
the son of Joel; and of his brothers, and Chenaniah, the master of the song
Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the with the singers. David also had an
sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan ephod of linen on him.
the son of Kushaiah. 28 And all Israel was bringing up the
18 And with them were their ark of the covenant of YAHWEH with
brothers of the second rank, shouting, and with the sound of a
Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and horn, and with trumpets, and cymbals,
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, sounding aloud with lyres and harps.
Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and 29 And it happened, as the ark of the
Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and covenant of YAHWEH came to the
Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, City of David, Michal the daughter of
the gatekeepers. Saul looked out through the window
19 And the singers were Heman, and saw King David dancing and
Asaph, and Ethan, to sound with laughing. And she despised him in her
cymbals of copper; heart.
20 and Zechariah, and Aziel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Chapter 16
and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah,
with harps set to Alamoth; 1 And they brought in the ark of The
21 and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, Elohim, and set it down in the middle
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of the tent that David had pitched for 14 He is YAHWEH our Elohim, His
it. And they offered burnt offerings judgments are in all the earth.
and peace offerings before The 15 Remember His covenant forever,
Elohim. the Word He gave to a thousand
2 And when David finished offering generations,
the burnt offering and the peace 16 which He has cut with Abraham,
offering, and he blessed the people in and His oath to Isaac;
the name of YAHWEH; 17 and He established it to Jacob for
3 even he passed out to every one of a statute, to Israel as a covenant
Israel, both man and woman, to each a forever,
loaf of bread, a portion, and a raisin 18 saying, I will give you the land of
cake. Canaan, the portion of your
4 And he set before the ark of inheritance; (Gen 13:14-17)
YAHWEH ministers from the Levites, 19 when you were few in number,
even to celebrate and to thank and to even very few, and sojourners in it,
give praise to YAHWEH the Elohim of 20 and they went up and down, from
Israel: nation to nation, and from one
5 Asaph the head, and Zechariah his kingdom to another people.
second; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and 21 He has not allowed any to oppress
Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and them; yea, for their sake He has
Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, reproved kings:
with instruments of harps, and with 22 Touch not My anointed ones, and
lyres; and Asaph was sounding with do My prophets no evil. (Gen 20:7)
the cymbals. 23 Sing to YAHWEH, all the earth,
6 And Benaiah and Jahaziel the proclaim the news from day to day of
priests were continually with trumpets His salvation (Y’shua*).
before the ark of the covenant of The 24 Declare His glory among the
Elohim. nations, His wonders among all the
7 Then on that day David first gave peoples.
by the hand of Asaph and his brothers 25 For great is YAHWEH, and
to give thanks to YAHWEH. greatly to be praised; and He is to be
8 O give thanks to YAHWEH; call feared above all the Elohim.
on His name; make known His deeds 26 For all the gods of the peoples are
among the peoples. worthless; yea, YAHWEH has made
9 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; the heavens.
tell of all His marvelous works. 27 Splendor and majesty are before
10 Glory in His holy name; let the Him; strength and joy are in His place.
heart of those seeking YAHWEH 28 Give to YAHWEH, O families of
rejoice.1 the people, give to YAHWEH glory
11 Seek YAHWEH and His strength, and strength.
seek His face continually. 29 Give to YAHWEH the glory of
12 Remember His wonders that He His name; bring an offering and come
has done, His signs, and the before Him; worship YAHWEH in the
judgments of His mouth, adornment of holiness.
13 O seed of Israel, His servant; O 30 Tremble before Him, all the
sons of Jacob, His chosen ones. earth; yea, the earth is established, it
shall not be moved!
1 We are commanded to sing praise to the 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let
name of YAHWEH.
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the earth rejoice; and let them say offering continually, to the morning,
among nations, YAHWEH1 reigns. and to evening, even to all that was
32 Let the sea roar, and the fullness written in the Torah of YAHWEH,
of it; let the fields rejoice, and all in which He commanded Israel;
them. 41 and with them Heman and
33 Then the trees of the forest will Jeduthun, and the rest that were
sing out before YAHWEH, for He has chosen, who were designated by name,
come to judge the earth. to give thanks to YAHWEH, because
34 O Give thanks to YAHWEH, for His mercy endures forever;
He is good; for His mercy endures 42 and with them Heman and
forever. Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals
35 And say, O save us, Elohim of our for those making a sound, and
Y’shua*; and gather us, and deliver us instruments of the song of The
from the nations, that we may give Elohim; and the sons of Jeduthun
thanks to Your holy name, that we were at the gate.
may glory in Your praise.2 43 And all the people departed, each
36 Blessed be YAHWEH, the to his house; and David returned to
Elohim of Israel, from everlasting even bless his house.
to everlasting. And all the people said,
Amen, and gave praise to YAHWEH. Chapter 17
37 And he left there before the ark of
the covenant of YAHWEH, for Asaph 1 And it happened, as David sat in
and for his brothers, to minister before his house, that David said to Nathan
the ark continually to the matter of a the prophet, Behold, I am living in a
day in its day; house of cedars, and the ark of the
38 also, Obed-Edom and their covenant of YAHWEH is under
brothers, sixty-eight; and Obed-Edom curtains.
the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, as 2 And Nathan said to David, Do all
gatekeepers; that is in your heart, for The Elohim is
39 and Zadok the priest, and his with you.
brothers the priests, before the 3 And it happened on that night, the
tabernacle of YAHWEH, in the high Word of Elohim came to Nathan,
place that was in Gibeon;3 saying,
40 to offer the burnt offerings to 4 Go, and you shall say to My servant
YAHWEH on the altar of the burnt David, So says YAHWEH, You shall
not build a house for Me to dwell in;
5 for I have not dwelt in a house
1 The family name of YAHWEH is the most
from the day that I brought Israel up
glorious name in all the universe (Deut
28:58) and all true covenant believers until this day, but I have gone from
should be glorifying Yahweh's name that is tent to tent, and from one tabernacle
listed almost 7,000 times in the Old to another.
Testament or Tanach alone. 6 Wherever I have walked up and
2 In the end times as YHWH gathers His elect down among all Israel, have I spoken a
from the 4 corners of the earth back to the word with any of the judges of Israel,
Promised Land (Math 24:31) they will be whom I commanded to feed My
praising Yahshua, the salvation of YHWH. people, saying, Why have you not built
3 Although the Ark of the Covenant was a house of cedars for Me?
moved to Jerusalem, the tabernacle was still 7 And now you shall say this to My
in Gibeon.
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servant, to David, So says YAHWEH according to all this vision, so Nathan

of Hosts, I have taken you from the spoke to David.
pasture from following the sheep, to 16 And David the king came in and
be ruler over My people Israel; sat before YAHWEH, and said, Who
8 and I have been with you wherever am I, O YAHWEH, Elohim, and what
you have walked; and I have cut off all is my house, that You have brought me
your enemies from before you; and thus far?
have made for you a name like the 17 And this was a small thing in Your
name of the great ones in the earth. eyes, O Elohim; but You have spoken
9 And I will prepare a place for My to Your servant's house for a great
people Israel, and he will plant, and he while to come, and have looked upon
will dwell in his place, and shall not be me as a type of the Man who is on
made to tremble any more; nor shall high, O YAHWEH Elohim!(Ps 110:1-
the sons of wickedness waste him any 2)
more, as at the first; 18 What can David add still more to
10 yea, even from the day that I You concerning the honor being put
appointed judges over My people on Your servant? For You know Your
Israel. And I will humble all your servant.
enemies; and I declare to you that 19 O YAHWEH, for Your servant's
YAHWEH shall build a house for you; sake, and according to Your own heart,
11 and it shall be, when your days You have done all this greatness, to
have been fulfilled to go away with make known all these great things.
your fathers, that I shall raise up your 20 O YAHWEH, there is none like
seed after you, who shall be of your You; and there is no Elohim except
sons, and I shall establish his You, according to all that we have
kingdom.1 (2 Sam 7:12-13) heard with our ears.
12 He shall build a house for Me, and 21 And what one nation in the earth
I shall establish his throne forever; is as Your people Israel, whom The
13 I shall become a Father to him, Elohim has brought out to ransom to
and he shall become a son to Me; and I Himself for a people, to make for
will not take My mercy away from Yourself a great and fearful name, to
him, as I took it away from him who cast out the nations from before Your
was before you; (Math 3:17) people, whom You have ransomed out
14 and I will establish Him in My of Egypt.
house and in My kingdom forever; and 22 Yea, You have chosen Your
his throne shall be made to stand people Israel for Yourself, for a people
forever.2 forever, and You, O YAHWEH, have
15 According to all these words, and been Elohim to them.
23 And now, O YAHWEH, the Word
1 The promise of an eternal king in the that You have spoken as to Your
messianic kingdom is not that king David servant, and as to his house, let it be
would be that king Messiah spoken of here, established forever, and do as You
but that the King Messiah would be have spoken;
someone who was born from his very loins 24 let it even be established, and
and was a physical descendant of his. Your name be great forever, saying,
2 Verses 12-14- It is King Messiah that will YAHWEH of Hosts, the Elohim of
build the sanctuary of YHWH (Zech 6:12- Israel is Elohim to Israel; and the
13) and He (Yahshua) will be established on
His throne forever (Ps 110:1-5).
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house of Your servant David shall be Hadarezer, and brought them to

made to stand before You. Jerusalem.
25 For You, O my Elohim, You have 8 And from Tibhath and from Chun,
uncovered the ear of Your servant, to cities of Hadarezer, David brought
build a house for him; on this account very much copper (with it Solomon
Your servant has found to pray before made the copper sea, and the pillars,
You. and the vessels of copper).
26 And now, O YAHWEH, You are 9 And Tou the king of Hamath heard
Elohim Himself, and You speak this that David had struck the whole army
goodness concerning Your servant. of Hadarezer the king of Zobah,
27 And now, You have been pleased 10 and he sent his son Hadoram to
to bless the house of Your servant, to King David, to ask peace of him, and
be forever before You; for You, O to bless him because he had fought
YAHWEH, have blessed; yea, it is against Hadarezer, and had struck
blessed forever! him; for Hadarezer had been a man of
war with Tou; and he sent all vessels of
Chapter 18 gold and silver and copper.
11 Also these King David sanctified
1 And it happened, after this, that to YAHWEH, with the silver and the
David struck the Philistines, and gold that he had taken from all the
humbled them, and took Gath and its nations, from Edom, and from Moab,
towns out of the hand of the and from the Ammonites, and from
Philistines. the Philistines, and from Amalek.
2 And he struck Moab, and the 12 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah
Moabites became servants to David, had killed eighteen thousand of the
bringing a tribute. Edomites in the Valley of Salt;
3 And David struck Hadarezer the 13 and he put command posts in
king of Zobah at Hamath, as he went Edom, and all the Edomites were
to establish his hand by the Euphrates servants to David. And YAHWEH
River; preserved David wherever he went.
4 and David captured from him a 14 And David reigned over all Israel,
thousand chariots, and seven and he executed justice and
thousand horsemen, and twenty righteousness among all his people.
thousand footmen; and David 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was
hamstrung all the chariot horses, but over the army; and Jehoshaphat the
left of them a hundred chariots. son of Ahilud was recorder;
5 And when the Syrians of Damascus 16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and
came to help Hadarezer the king of Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were
Zobah, then David struck twenty two priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
thousand men of the Syrians. 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
6 And David placed men in Syria of was over the Cherethites and the
Damascus, and the Syrians became Pelethites; and the sons of David were
servants to David, bringing a tribute. first in power at the hand of the king.
And YAHWEH preserved David
wherever he went. Chapter 19
7 And David took the shields of gold
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King Nahash of the Ammonites died, battle was against him before and
and his son reigned in his place. behind; and he chose out all the choice
2 And David said, I will show ones in Israel, and set in order to meet
kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, Syria;
for his father acted with kindness 11 and the rest of the people he gave
toward me; and David sent into the hand of his brother Abishai;
messengers to comfort him concerning and they set in order to meet the sons
his father. And the servants of David of Ammon.
came to the land of the Ammonites, to 12 And he said, If Syria is stronger
Hanun, to comfort him. than I, then you shall help me; but if
3 And the chiefs of the sons of the Ammonites are too strong for you,
Ammon said to Hanun, Is David then I will help you.
honoring your father, in your eyes, 13 Be strong, even let us take
because he has sent comforters to you? courage for our people and for the
Have not his servants come in to you cities of our Elohim; and YAHWEH
in order to search out and to will do that which is good in His eyes.
overthrow, and to spy out the land? 14 And Joab and the people with
4 And Hanun took David's servants, him drew near before Syria to do
and shaved them, and cut their long battle; and they fled before him.
robes in half, to the buttocks, and sent 15 And the Ammonites saw that
them away. Syria had fled, and they ran away, they
5 And some went and told David also, from before his brother Abishai,
about the men; and he sent to meet and went into the city. And Joab came
them, for the men were greatly to Jerusalem.
humiliated. And the king said, Remain 16 And Syria saw that they had been
in Jericho until your beard has grown, stricken before Israel, and sent
then return. messengers and brought out Syria that
6 And the Ammonites saw that they was beyond the river; and Shophach,
had made themselves odious to David; Hadarezer's army commander, was
and Hanun and the Ammonites sent a before them.
thousand talents of silver in order to 17 And it was told to David, and he
hire to themselves chariots and gathered all Israel and crossed the
horsemen from Syria of Naharaim and Jordan, and came to them and set in
Syria of Maachah and from Zobah. order against them; yea, David set the
7 And they hired thirty two thousand battle in order to meet Syria, and they
chariots to themselves, and the king of fought with him;
Maachah and his people. And they 18 and Syria fled before Israel, and
came in and pitched before Medeba; David killed seven thousand
and the Ammonites had gathered out charioteers of Syria, and forty
of their cities and had come to the thousand footmen, and he killed
battle. Shophach, the army commander.
8 And David heard, and sent Joab 19 And the servants of Hadarezer
and all the army of the mighty men. saw that they had been stricken before
9 And the Ammonites came out and Israel, and they made peace with
set the battle in order at the entrance David and served him; and Syria was
to the city; and the kings who had not willing to help the Ammonites any
come were by themselves in the field. more.
10 And Joab saw that the face of the

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Chapter 20 Chapter 21

1 And it happened, at the time of the 1 And Satan stood up against Israel
return of the year, at the time when and moved David to number Israel.
kings go forth, that Joab led out the 2 And David said to Joab and to the
power of the army and wasted the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel
country of the Ammonites and came from Beer-Sheba even to Dan; and
and besieged Rabbah. But David bring to me, and I will know their
remained at Jerusalem. And Joab number.
struck Rabbah and overthrew it. 3 And Joab said, May YAHWEH
2 And David took the crown of their add to His people as if they were a
king from his head, and found it a hundred times; my master, O king, are
talent of gold in weight, and a precious they not all of them servants to my
stone in it; and it was set on David's master? Why does my master desire
head. And he also brought out the this? Why will he be a cause of guilt to
spoil of the city, a very great amount. Israel?
3 And he brought out the people in 4 But the word of the king was
it; and they sawed with saws, and with strong against Joab; and Joab went
sharp tools of iron, and with the axes. out and went up and down all Israel,
And so David did to all the cities of the and came to Jerusalem.
Ammonites. And David and all the 5 And Joab gave the tally of the
people returned to Jerusalem. census of the people to David; and all
4 And it happened after this, that Israel was a million and one hundred
there stood a battle again with the thousand men drawing sword; and
Philistines in Gezer; then Sibbechai Judah was four hundred and seventy
the Hushathite killed Sippai of the thousand drawing sword.
children of the giant, and they were 6 And Levi and Benjamin he did not
humbled. number among them, for the word of
5 And there was a battle again with the king was loathsome to Joab.
the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of 7 And it was evil in the eyes of
Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Elohim as to this thing, and He struck
Goliath, the Gittite, the wood of whose Israel.
spear was like the weavers' beam.1 8 And David said to The Elohim, I
6 And there was a battle again in have sinned exceedingly in that I have
Gath; and a man of stature was there, done this thing; and now, I pray You
and his fingers and toes were six and to cause the iniquity of Your servant to
six, twenty four; and also he had been pass away, for I have acted very
born to the giant. foolishly.
7 And he taunted Israel. And 9 And YAHWEH spoke to Gad, the
Jonathan the son of Shimea, the seer of David, saying,
brother of David, killed him. 10 Go; and you shall speak to David,
8 These were born to the giant in saying, So says YAHWEH, I am
Gath, and they fell by the hand of extending to you three things; choose
David, and by the hand of his servants. one of these for yourself, that I may do
to you.
11 And Gad came to David and said
to him, So says YAHWEH, Choose for
yourself:
1 See 2 Sam 21:19
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12 either for three years of famine, or Gad, that which he spoke in the name
three months to be wasted before your of YAHWEH.
adversaries, even to be overtaken by 20 And Ornan turned back, and saw
the sword of your enemies; or the the Messenger; and his four sons with
sword of YAHWEH three days, even him hid themselves; and Ornan was
pestilence in the land, and the threshing wheat.
Messenger of YAHWEH destroying 21 And as David came to Ornan,
throughout all the borders of Israel. Ornan looked and saw David, and
And now, see what answer I shall went out of the threshing-floor and
return to Him that sent me. bowed down to David, with his face to
13 And David said to Gad, It is great the ground.
distressing to me; now let me fall into 22 And David said to Ornan, Give
the hand of YAHWEH, for His me the site of the threshing-floor, and
mercies are very many; but do not let I will build an altar to YAHWEH in it;
me fall into the hand of man. for full silver give it to me, and the
14 And YAHWEH sent a pestilence plague will be restrained from the
into Israel, and seventy thousand men people.
of Israel fell. 23 And Ornan said to David, Take it
15 And The Elohim sent a messenger for yourself, and my master the king
to Jerusalem to destroy it. And as he do that which is good in his eyes; see, I
was destroying, YAHWEH saw, and have given the oxen for burnt
had pity as to the evil, and said to the offerings, and the threshing
destroying Messenger, Enough! Now instruments for wood, and the wheat
let your hand drop. And the for the food offering; I give it all.
Messenger of YAHWEH stood by the 24 And King David said to Ornan,
threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite. No, for surely I will buy it for full
16 And David lifted up his eyes and silver, for I will not lift up what is
saw the Messenger of YAHWEH yours to YAHWEH, so as to offer a
standing between the earth and the burnt offering without cost.
heavens, and his sword drawn in his 25 And David gave to Ornan six
hand, stretched out over Jerusalem; hundred shekels of gold in weight for
and David and the elders fell on their the place.
faces, covered with sackcloth. 26 And David built an altar there to
17 And David said to The Elohim, YAHWEH, and offered burnt
Was it not I, I who said to number the offerings and peace offerings, and
people? Yea, it was I who sinned, and called to YAHWEH; and He answered
truly have done evil; and these, the him with fire from the heavens on the
flock, what have they done? O altar of the burnt offering.
YAHWEH, my Elohim, I pray You, let 27 And YAHWEH commanded the
Your hand be on me and on my Messenger, and he returned his sword
father's house, and not on Your to its sheath.
people, to be plagued. 28 At that time, when David saw
18 And the Messenger of YAHWEH that YAHWEH had answered him in
spoke to Gad, saying to David, Surely the threshing-floor of Ornan the
David shall go up to raise an altar to Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
YAHWEH in the threshing-floor of 29 And the tabernacle of YAHWEH
Ornan the Jebusite. that Moses had made in the
19 And David went up by the word of wilderness, and the altar of the burnt
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offering, were at that time in the high around, for Solomon shall be his
place in Gibeon; name, and I will give peace and
30 and David was not able to go quietness to Israel in his days;
before it to seek Elohim, for he was 10 he shall build a house to My
terrified from the face of the sword of name, and he shall become a son to
The Messenger of YAHWEH. Me, and I a Father to him; and I will
establish the throne of his kingdom
Chapter 22 over Israel forever.
11 Now, my son, may YAHWEH be
1 And David said, This is the house of with you, and may you prosper and
YAHWEH The Elohim, and this altar build the house of YAHWEH your
for burnt offering for Israel. Elohim, as He spoke concerning you.
2 And David commanded the aliens 12 Only, may YAHWEH give
in the land of Israel to be gathered, wisdom and understanding to you and
and appointed masons to cut stones to command you as to Israel, even to
build the house of The Elohim. keep the Torah of YAHWEH your
3 And David prepared iron in Elohim;
abundance for nails, for leaves of the 13 then you shall prosper, if you
gates, and for couplings and very observe to do the statutes and the
much copper; there was no weighing judgments that YAHWEH
it, commanded Moses as to Israel; be
4 and also cedar trees without strong and courageous; do not fear,
number, for the Sidonians and the nor be cast down.
Tyrians brought in cedar trees in 14 And, behold, in my affliction I
abundance to David. have prepared a hundred thousand
5 And David said, My son Solomon is gold talents for the house of
a youth and tender, and the house to YAHWEH, and a million talents of
be built to YAHWEH is to be made silver; and there is no weighing of the
great, to a height, for a name and for copper and iron, for it is in abundance;
beauty to all the land; I pray You, let and I have prepared wood and stones,
me prepare for it. And David prepared and you shall add to them.
in abundance before his death. 15 And there are many workmen
6 And he called for his son Solomon, with you, masons and carvers in stone,
and commanded him to build a house and of wood, and every skillful man
to YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel. for every work.
7 And David said to his son Solomon, 16 No number is to the gold, and to
As for me, it has been in my heart to the silver, and to the copper, and to
build a house to the name of the iron; rise up and act, for
YAHWEH my Elohim. YAHWEH is with you.
8 But the Word of YAHWEH was 17 And David commanded all the
against me, saying, You have shed chiefs of Israel to give help to his son
blood in abundance, and you have Solomon:
made great wars; you shall not build a 18 Is not YAHWEH your Elohim
house to My name, for you have shed with you? Yea, He has given you rest
much blood to the earth before Me. all around, for He has given into my
9 Behold, a son shall be born to you; hand the inhabitants of the land, and
he shall be a man of rest, and I will has subdued the land before
give him rest from all his enemies all YAHWEH and before His people.
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19 Now give your heart and your 12 The sons of Kohath were Amram,
soul to seek to YAHWEH your Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Elohim, and rise up and build the 13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and
sanctuary of YAHWEH Elohim, to Moses. And Aaron was separated so
bring in the ark of the covenant of that he should sanctify the most holy
YAHWEH, and the holy vessels of things, he and his sons perpetually to
Elohim, to the house that is to be built burn incense before YAHWEH, to
in the name of YAHWEH. minister to Him and to bless in His
name perpetually.
Chapter 23 14 And as to Moses the man of The
Elohim, his sons were named of the
1 And David was old, and satisfied tribe of Levi.
with days, and caused his son Solomon 15 The sons of Moses were Gershom
to reign over Israel. and Eliezer.
2 And he gathered all Israel's chiefs, 16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel
and the priests, and the Levites. was the head.
3 And the Levites were counted from 17 And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah
a son of thirty years and upward; and the head. And Eliezer had no other
their number by their heads, as to sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were
men, thirty eight thousand. very many.
4 Of these, twenty four thousand to 18 Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith
be overseers over the work of the was the head.
house of YAHWEH; and six thousand 19 Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was
were officers and judges; the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel
5 and four thousand were the third and Jekameam the fourth.
gatekeepers, and four thousand giving 20 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was
praise to YAHWEH with instruments the first and Jesiah the second.
which I made, said David, for praising. 21 Mushi and Mahli were the sons of
6 And David divided them into Merari. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and
divisions of the sons of Levi, of Kish.
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 22 And Eleazar died. And he had no
7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and sons, but he had daughters. And their
Shimei. brothers, the sons of Kish, took them.
8 The sons of Laadan were Jehiel the 23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and
head, and Zetham, and Joel, three. Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, 24 These were the sons of Levi to the
and Haziel, and Haran, three. These house of their fathers, the heads of the
were the heads of the fathers of fathers, to their rosters, by number of
Laadan. names, by their heads, who did the
10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, work for the service of the house of
Zina, and Jeush and Beriah; these four YAHWEH from the son of twenty
the sons of Shimei. years and over.
11 And Jahath was the head, and 25 For David said, YAHWEH
Zizah the second. But Jeush and Elohim of Israel has given rest to His
Beriah did not have many sons. And people so that they may dwell in
they were in one roster, a father's Jerusalem perpetually,
house. 26 and also to the Levites; there was

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no need to carry the tabernacle nor all to their offices in their service, even
its vessels for its service. Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and
27 For by the last words of David, Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar.
the Levites were numbered from a son 4 And more sons of Eleazar were
of twenty years and above, found than the sons of Ithamar, for
28 because their office was to wait heads of the men. And they divided
on the sons of Aaron for the service of them. For the sons of Eleazar were:
the house of YAHWEH, in the courts, sixteen chiefs to their father's house;
and in the chambers, and in the and eight to the sons of Ithamar, to the
purifying of all holy things, and the house of their fathers.
work of the service of The Elohim's 5 So they divided them by lots, these
house, with these. For these were the rulers of
29 both for the Bread of the sanctuary and rulers of the
Arrangement, and for the fine flour for Elohim, of Eleazar's sons and
food offering, and for the unleavened Ithamar's sons.
cakes, and for the pan, and for what is 6 And Shemaiah the son of
well mixed, and for every measure and Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites,
size, wrote them before the king, and the
30 even to stand every morning to rulers, and Zadok the priest, and
thank and praise YAHWEH, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and
likewise at evening.1 the rulers of the fathers of the priests
31 And they were to offer all burnt and Levites. One father's house was
sacrifices to YAHWEH in the taken for Eleazar, and one taken for
Sabbath, in the new moons, and on the Ithamar.
set feasts, by number, according to the 7 And the first lot came out for
order commanded to them, Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
continually before the face of 8 the third to Harim, the fourth to
YAHWEH, Seorim,
32 and that they should keep the 9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to
charge of the tent of the meeting, and Mijamin,
the charge of the Holy Place, and the 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth
charge of Aaron's sons, their brothers, to Abijah,
in the service of the house of 11 the ninth to Yeshua, the tenth to
YAHWEH. Shecaniah,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the
Chapter 24 twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the
1 And these are the divisions of the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were 14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the
Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and sixteenth to Immer,
Ithamar. 15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before eighteenth to Aphses,
their father, and they had no sons. 16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the
And Eleazar and Ithamar were priests. twentieth to Jehezekel,
3 And David divided them according 17 the twenty first to Jachin, the
twenty second to Gamul,
1 The daily sacrifice was turned into a prayer 18 the twenty third to Delaiah, the
sacrifice and ultimately a living sacrifice of twenty fourth to Maaziah.
each true covenant believer (Ro 12;1-2).
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19 These were the orderings of them harps, with lyres and with cymbals.
in their service to come into the house And their number, of the workmen
of YAHWEH, according to their according to their service, was,
ordinance, to Aaron their father, as 2 of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and
YAHWEH Elohim of Israel had Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah,
commanded him. the sons of Asaph at the hands of
20 And the rest of the sons of Levi: Asaph, who prophesied at the hands of
of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the the king.
sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun:
21 For Rehabiah, of the sons of Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah,
Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. Hashabiah and Mattithiah, and
22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of Shimei, six, under the hands of their
the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. father Jeduthun who prophesied with
23 And the sons of Hebron were the lyre to give thanks and to praise
Jeriah. Amariah the second, Jahaziel YAHWEH.
the third, Jekameam the fourth. 4 Of Heman were the sons of
24 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah. Of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel,
the sons of Michah, Shamir. Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah,
25 The brother of Michah was Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and
Isshiah. Of the sons of Isshiah, Romam-Tiezer, Joshbekashah,
Zechariah. Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
26 The sons of Merari were Mahli 5 All these were the sons of Heman
and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah: Beno. the king's seer in the Words of The
27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah: Elohim, to lift up the horn. And The
Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Elohim gave to Heman fourteen sons
Ibri. and three daughters.
28 Of Mahli, Eleazar, and no sons 6 All these were at the hands of their
were to him. father for song in the house of
29 Of Kish, Jerahmeel the son of YAHWEH, with cymbals, harps, and
Kish. lyres, for the service of the house of
30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and The Elohim, at the hands of the king:
Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman.
sons of the Levites according to their 7 So was their number, with their
father's house. brothers who were instructed in
31 And they also made fall lots just singing to YAHWEH, all that were
as their brothers the sons of Aaron did discerning: two hundred, eighty eight.
before the face of David the king, and 8 And they made fall lots for duty, as
Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads in the rule, as the small, so the great,
of the fathers, for the priests and the one teaching with the pupil.
Levites, even the head of the fathers, 9 And the first lot came out for
as well as his younger brother. Asaph, to Joseph: Gedaliah, he was the
second; and his brothers and sons,
Chapter 25 twelve men.
10 The third was Zaccur, his sons
1 And David and the commanders of and his brothers, twelve.
the army separated some to the service 11 The fourth was to Izri, his sons
of the sons of Asaph and Heman and and his brothers, twelve.
Jeduthun, who were prophets with

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12 The fifth was to Nethaniah, his Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the
sons and his brothers, twelve. sons of Asaph.
13 The sixth was to Bukkiah, his sons 2 And to Meshelemiah were sons:
and his brothers, twelve. Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the
14 The seventh was to Jesharelah, second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel
his sons and his brothers, twelve. the fourth,
15 The eighth was to Jeshaiah, his 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the
sons and his brothers, twelve. sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
16 The ninth was to Mattaniah, his 4 And to Obed-Edom were sons:
sons and his brothers, twelve. Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad
17 The tenth was to Shimei, his sons the second, Joah the third, and Sacar
and his brothers, twelve. the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
18 The eleventh was Azareel his sons 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the
and his brothers, twelve. seventh, Peulthai the eighth (for
19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, his Elohim blessed him).
sons and his brothers, twelve. 6 Also sons were born to Shemaiah,
20 The thirteenth to Shubael his who ruled for the house of their father;
sons and his brothers twelve. for they were mighty warriors.
21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, his 7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and
sons and his brothers, twelve. Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose
22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, his brothers, mighty sons, were Elihu and
sons and his brothers, twelve. Semachiah.
23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, his 8 All these were the sons of Obed-
sons and his brothers, twelve. Edom. They and their sons and their
24 The seventeenth to brothers were mighty men with
Joshbekashah, his sons and his strength for service. Sixty two were of
brothers, twelve. Obed-Edom.
25 The eighteenth to Hanani, his 9 And to Meshelemiah were sons
sons and his brothers, twelve. and brothers, mighty sons: eighteen.
26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, his 10 Also to Hosah, of the sons of
sons and his brothers, twelve. Merari, were sons: Simri the head,
27 The twentieth to Eliathah, his though not the first-born, yet his
sons and his brothers, twelve. father made him the head;
28 The twenty first to Hothir, his 11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the
sons and his brothers, twelve. third, Zechariah the fourth. All the
29 The twenty second to Giddalti, sons and brothers of Hosah: thirteen.
his sons and his brothers, twelve. 12 To these were the divisions of the
30 The twenty third to Mahazioth, gatekeepers for the heads of the men,
his sons and his brothers, twelve. having charges like their brothers, to
31 The twenty fourth to minister in the house of YAHWEH.
Romamtiezer, his sons and his 13 And he made fall lots; as the
brothers, twelve. small, as the great, for the house of
their fathers, for gate and gate.
Chapter 26 14 And the lot eastward fell to
Shelemiah. And for his son Zechariah,
1 For the divisions of the gate- a wise counselor, they made fall lots;
keepers: of the Korhites was and his lot came out northward;

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15 and to Obed-Edom, southward; Zeruiah, all who dedicated, was at the

and to his sons the house of the stores; hand of Shelomith and his brothers.
16 Shuppim and Hosah westward, 29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and
with the gate of Shallecheth, going up his sons were for the outward business
by the highway, guard corresponding over Israel, for officers and for judges.
to guard. 30 Of the Hebronites: Hashabiah
17 Eastward were six Levites, and his brothers, sons of might; a
northward, four a day; southward, thousand and seven hundred over the
four a day, and toward the storehouse, oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan
two by two. westward, for all the work of
18 At the Parbar, westward, four at YAHWEH, and for the king's service.
the highway; two at the Parbar. 31 Of Hebron: Jerijah the head of the
19 These are the divisions of the Hebronites, for his generations to his
gatekeepers among the sons of Kore fathers. In the fortieth year of David's
and among the sons of Merari. reign, they were sought, and were
20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was found among them mighty warriors at
over the treasures of the house of Jazer of Gilead.
Elohim, and to the treasures of the 32 And his brothers, mighty sons,
dedicated things. were two thousand, seven hundred
21 The sons of Laadan, sons of the heads of the fathers. And King David
Gershonites; heads of the fathers of made them overseers over the
Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli; Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half
22 the sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and tribe of Manasseh for every matter of
his brother Joel, who were over the The Elohim and matter of the king.
treasures of the house of YAHWEH,
23 for the Amramites, for the Chapter 27
Izharites, for the Hebronites, for the
Uzzielites. 1 And the sons of Israel, according to
24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, their number, the heads of the fathers,
the son of Moses was ruler over the and commanders of thousands and
treasures. hundreds, and their scribes who
25 And his brothers by Eliezer were served the king in every matter of the
his son Rehabiah, and his son divisions which came in and went out
Jeshaiah, and his son Joram, and his month by month for all the months of
son Zichri, and his son Shelomith. the year, the one division had twenty
26 Of Shelomith, he and his brothers four thousand.
were over all the treasures of the holy 2 Over the first division for the first
things that David the king, and the month was Jashobeam the son of
heads of the fathers, the commanders Zabdiel. And over his division, twenty
over thousands and hundreds, and the four thousand.
commanders of the army had 3 The head of all the commanders of
dedicated. the army for the first month was of the
27 They dedicated from the battles sons of Perez.
and the plunder, to maintain the 4 And over the division of the second
house of YAHWEH, month was Eleazar the son of Dodo of
28 and all that Samuel the seer, and Ahoah, and of his division, Mikloth
Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the was also the ruler; and in his division
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5 The third commander of the army son of Zichri. Shephatiah the son of
for the third month was Benaiah the Maachah was over the Simeonites.
son of Jehoiada, a head priest; and in 17 Hashabiah the son of Kemuel was
his division were twenty four over the Levites; Zadok over the
thousand. Aaronites.
6 He was that Benaiah who was 18 Elihu, of the brothers of David,
mighty among the thirty, and above was over Judah. Omri the son of
the thirty; and in his division was his Michael was over Issachar.
son Ammizabad. 19 Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah was
7 The fourth for the fourth month over Zebulun. Jerimoth the son of
was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Azriel was over Naphtali.
Zebadiah his son after him; and in his 20 Hoshea the son of Azaziah was
division were twenty four thousand. over the sons of Ephraim. Joel the son
8 The fifth for the fifth month was of Pedaiah was over the half tribe of
chief Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in Manasseh.
his division were twenty four 21 Iddo the son of Zechariah was
thousand. over the half tribe of Manasseh in
9 The sixth for the sixth month was Gilead. Jaasiel the son of Abner was
Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa; and in over Benjamin.
his division were twenty four 22 Azareel the son of Jeroham was
thousand. over Dan. These were the leaders of
10 The seventh for the seventh the tribes of Israel.
month was Helez the Pelonite, of the 23 But David did not take the
sons of Ephraim; and in his division number of them from the son of
were twenty four thousand. twenty years and under, because
11 The eighth for the eighth month YAHWEH had said He would
was Sibbechai of Husah, of the increase Israel like the stars of the
Zarchites; and in his division were heavens.
twenty four thousand. 24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to
12 The ninth for the ninth month number, but he did not finish. And
was Abiezer of Anethoth, of Benjamin; wrath was on Israel for this. And the
and in his division were twenty four number did not go up in the account of
thousand. the Matters of the Days of King David.
13 The tenth for the tenth month was 25 And over the king's treasures was
Maharai of Netophah, of the Zarchites; Azmaveth the son of Adiel. And
and in his division were twenty four Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over
thousand. the storehouses in the fields, in the
14 The eleventh for the eleventh cities, and in the villages, and in the
month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of strongholds.
the sons of Ephraim; and in his 26 Ezri the son of Chelub was over
division were twenty four thousand. those who did the work of the field for
15 The twelfth for the twelfth month working the ground.
was Heldai of Netophah, of Othniel; 27 Shimei of Ramah was over the
and in his division were twenty four vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was
thousand. over the increase of the vineyards for
16 And over the tribes of Israel, the the wine cellars.
ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the 28 And Baal-Hanan of Geder was
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in the lowlands. And Joash was over Israel chose me out of all my father's
the oil cellars. house to be king over Israel forever.
29 And Shitrai of Sharon was over For He chose Judah as the ruler, and
the herds that fed in Sharon. And my father's house in the house of
Shaphat the son of Adlai was over the Judah; and among the sons of my
herds in the valleys. father He was pleased to make me
30 And Obil the Ishmaelite was over king over all Israel.
the camels. And Jehdeiah the 5 And of all my sons, for YAHWEH
Meronothite was over the donkeys. has given me many sons, He has
31 And Jaziz the Hagerite was over chosen my son Solomon to sit on the
the flocks. All these were the rulers of throne of the kingdom of YAHWEH,
the possessions which King David had. over Israel.
32 And Jonathan, David's uncle, was 6 And He said to me, Your son
an adviser, a wise man and a scribe. Solomon shall build My house and My
And Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was courts, for I have chosen him as a son
with the king's sons. to Me, and I surely will be a Father to
33 And Ahithophel was the king's him.
counselor. And Hushai the Archite was 7 And I will establish his kingdom
the king's companion. forever, if he will be strong to do My
34 And after Ahithophel was commandments and My ordinances,
Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and as at this day.
Abiathar. And the general of the king's 8 And now in the sight of all Israel,
army was Joab. the congregation of YAHWEH1, and
in the hearing of our Elohim, observe
Chapter 28 and seek out all the commandments of
YAHWEH your Elohim that you may
1 And David assembled all the chiefs possess this good land, and cause your
of Israel; the chiefs of the tribes and sons to inherit after you forever.
chiefs of the divisions who were 9 And you, my son Solomon, know
serving the king, and commanders of the Elohim of your father, and serve
the thousands, and commanders of the Him with a perfect heart, and with a
hundreds, and heads of all property willing mind. For YAHWEH searches
and possessions of the king, and of his out all hearts, and He understands
sons, with the eunuchs and the mighty every imagination of thoughts. If you
ones, even to every mighty one of shall seek Him, He shall be found by
valor, to Jerusalem. you. But if you forsake Him, He will
2 And David the king rose up on his reject you forever. (1Kgs 11:9-10)
feet and said, Hear me, my brothers 10 Watch, now, for YAHWEH has
and my people. With my heart I chosen you to build a house for a
desired to build a house of rest for the sanctuary. Be strong and act.
ark of the covenant of YAHWEH, and 11 And David gave his son Solomon
for the footstool of our Elohim. And I the pattern of the porch, and of its
made preparations to build. houses, and of its treasuries, and of its
3 But The Elohim said to me, You upper rooms, and of its innermost
shall not build a house to My name,
for you are a man of battles, and you 1 Even in the first covenant the congregation
have shed blood. was named “Congregation of YHWH” after
4 But YAHWEH the Elohim of the Father (Eph 3:15, Joh 17:11, 2Chron
6:33).
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rooms, and of the house of the mercy- the work of the service of the house of
seat; YAHWEH.
12 and the pattern of all that he had 21 And behold, the courses of the
by the Spirit, for the courts of the priests and the Levites shall be for all
house of YAHWEH, and for all the the service of the house of The Elohim.
rooms all around, for the treasuries of And with you in all work shall be every
the house of The Elohim, and for the willing one with wisdom, for every
treasuries of the things dedicated; service. And the rulers and all the
13 and for the divisions of the priests people shall be according to all your
and of the Levites, and for all the work words.
of the service of the house of
YAHWEH; and for all the vessels of Chapter 29
service of the house of YAHWEH;
14 even for the gold, by the weight of 1 And David the king said to all the
the gold, for all vessels of service and congregation, My son Solomon, the
service; and for all the vessels of silver one whom Elohim has chosen, is
by weight for all vessels of service and young and tender. And the work is
service; great, for the magnificent house is not
15 and by weight, for the menorahs for man, but for YAHWEH Elohim.
of gold, and their lamps of gold, with 2 And with all my power I have
the weight of each menorah and its prepared for the house of my Elohim,
lamps. Also for the menorahs of silver the gold for things of gold, and the
by weight, with the weight of each silver for silver, and the copper for
menorah, and its lamps, according to copper, the iron for iron things, and
the service of each menorah. the wood for wood, onyx stones, and
16 And he gave by weight gold for settings, and also stones of antimony
the tables of the Bread of and of different colors, and every
Arrangement, for table and table; precious stone, and stones of
silver for the tables of silver; alabaster, in abundance.
17 and pure gold for the fleshhooks, 3 And also, because I delighted in the
and the bowls, and the cups; and for house of my Elohim, I have treasure of
the golden basins by weight for every gold and silver which I give for the
basin; for the silver basins by weight house of my Elohim, even more than
for basin and basin; all that I have prepared for the house
18 and for the altar of incense, of the sanctuary:
refined gold by weight, and for the 4 three thousand talents of gold, of
pattern of the chariot of the cherubs of the gold of Ophir; and seven thousand
gold, spreading out and covering over talents of refined silver, to overlay the
the ark of the covenant of YAHWEH. walls of the houses;
19 All was in writing from the hand 5 even gold for things of gold, and
of YAHWEH. He caused me to silver for silver, and for all the work of
understand all the work of the pattern. the hands of the skilled workers. And
20 And David said to his son who is he that will willingly offer to
Solomon, Be strong and brave, and consecrate his hand today to
act. Do not fear, nor be afraid, for YAHWEH?
YAHWEH Elohim, my Elohim, shall 6 And the chiefs of the fathers, and
be with you. He will not fail you nor the chiefs of the tribes of Israel, and
forsake you until you have finished all the commanders of the thousands, and
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the hundreds, even the chiefs of the store that we have prepared to build a
king's work, offered willingly, house to You, for Your holy name, is
7 and gave for the service of the out of Your hand, and all is of You.
house of The Elohim of gold five 17 And I know, my Elohim, that You
thousand talents, and a myriad of try the heart and are pleased with
darics; and ten thousand talents of uprightness; I, in the uprightness of
silver, and eighteen thousand talents my heart, have offered willingly all
of copper, and one hundred thousand these things; and now I have watched
talents of iron. with joy Your people who are present
8 And he having stones gave them to here offering willingly to You.
the treasury of the house of 18 O YAHWEH, the Elohim of
YAHWEH, by the hand of Jehiel the Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our
Gershonite. fathers, keep this forever for the intent
9 And the people rejoiced because of of the thoughts of the heart of your
their willing offering, for they offered people, and prepare their heart toward
willingly to YAHWEH with a perfect You;
heart; and David the king also rejoiced 19 and give a perfect heart to my son
with great joy. Solomon, to keep Your command-
10 And David blessed YAHWEH ments, Your testimonies, and Your
before the eyes of all the congregation; statutes, and to do all, even to build
and David said, Blessed are You, O this magnificent house, for which I
YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, our have prepared.
father, for ever and ever. 20 And David said to all the
11 To you, O YAHWEH, be the congregation, Now bless YAHWEH
greatness, and the power, and the your Elohim. And all the congregation
glory, and the victory, and the majesty; blessed YAHWEH, the Elohim of
for all in the heavens and in the earth their fathers, and worshiped
belongs to You, O YAHWEH; Yours is YAHWEH, and bowed to the king.
the kingdom, and You lift up Yourself 21 And they sacrificed sacrifices to
to all as Head; YAHWEH, and offered burnt
12 and the riches, and the honor offerings to YAHWEH, on the next
come from before You, and You rule day after that day: a thousand bulls, a
over all; and in Your hand is power thousand rams, a thousand lambs,
and might; and it is in Your hand to with their drink offerings, and
make great, and to give strength to all. sacrifices in great plenty for all Israel.
13 And now, our Elohim, we are 22 And they ate and drank before
giving thanks to You, and giving praise YAHWEH on that day with great joy,
to Your glorious name; and made Solomon the son of David
14 yea, for who am I, and who are king a second time, and anointed him
my people, that we should be able to before YAHWEH as ruler, and Zadok
offer willingly in this way? For all is of as priest.
You, and we have given to You out of 23 And Solomon sat on the throne of
Your hand; YAHWEH as king instead of his
15 for we are strangers before You, father David, and prospered; and all
and settlers, like all our fathers; our Israel obeyed him.
days on the land are like a shadow, 24 And all the rulers, and the mighty
and there is none abiding. (Heb 11:9) men, and also all the sons of King
16 O YAHWEH our Elohim, all this
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David, submitted themselves to

Solomon the king.
25 And YAHWEH magnified
Solomon to a height in the eyes of all
Israel, and gave to be on him the
majesty of the kingdom, such as had
not been on any king over Israel before
him.
26 And David the son of Jesse had
reigned over all Israel;
27 and the days that he reigned over
Israel were forty years; he reigned
seven years in Hebron, and he reigned
thirty three years in Jerusalem.
28 And he died in a good old age,
satisfied with days, riches, and honor.
And his son Solomon reigned in his
place.
29 And the acts of David the king,
the first and the last, behold, they are
written in the book of Samuel the seer,
and in the book of Nathan the prophet,
and in the book of Gad the seer,
30 with all his reign and his might,
and the times that passed over him,
and over Israel, and over all the
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Book of 2 Chronicles
Chapter 1 come in before this people; for who
can judge this, Your great people?
1 And Solomon the son of David 11 And Elohim said to Solomon,
made himself strong over his Because this has been in your heart,
kingdom, and YAHWEH his Elohim that you have not asked riches, wealth,
was with him, and made him and honor, and the life of those who
exceedingly great. hate you, and also have not asked
2 And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to many days, but have asked wisdom
the commanders of the thousands, and and knowledge for yourself that you
of the hundreds, and to judges, and to may judge My people, over whom I
every honorable one of all Israel, have made you reign;
heads of the fathers; 12 the wisdom and the knowledge
3 and they went, Solomon and all the are given to you, and riches, and
congregation with him, to the high wealth, and honor I will give to you,
place that was in Gibeon, for there was such as none of the kings who were
The Elohim's tent of meeting that before you has had, and after you it
Moses, the servant of YAHWEH, had shall not be so.
made in the wilderness. 13 And Solomon came to Jerusalem
4 But David had brought up the ark from the high place in Gibeon, from
of The Elohim from Kirjath-Jearim, before the tent of meeting, and reigned
when David made ready for it, for he over Israel.
had stretched out a tent for it in 14 And Solomon gathered chariots
Jerusalem; and horsemen; and he had a thousand,
5 and the altar of copper that four hundred chariots, and twelve
Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, thousand horsemen; and he placed
had made, he put it before the them in the chariot cities, and with the
tabernacle of YAHWEH; and king in Jerusalem.
Solomon and the congregation sought 15 And the king made the silver and
to it. the gold in Jerusalem as stones, and
6 And Solomon went up there on the he made the cedars as sycamores that
copper altar before YAHWEH, that are in the low country for abundance.
was at the tabernacle of the 16 And the horses which Solomon
congregation, and offered on it a had were brought out of Egypt and out
thousand burnt offerings. of Kue, the king's merchants took
7 In that night Elohim appeared to them from Kue at a price;
Solomon and said to him, Ask what I 17 and they came up and brought out
shall give to you. from Egypt a chariot for six hundred
8 And Solomon said to Elohim, You silver pieces, and a horse for a
have acted with great kindness with hundred and fifty; and so for all the
my father David, and have made me kings of the Hittites, and the kings of
king in his place. Syria, they brought them out by their
9 Now, O YAHWEH Elohim, Your hand.
Word with my father David is
confirmed, for You have made me to Chapter 2
reign over a people as many as the
dust of the earth. 1 And Solomon said to build a house
10 Now give to me wisdom and for the name of YAHWEH, and a
knowledge, that I may go out and house for his kingdom.
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2 And Solomon numbered seventy twenty thousand kors of beaten wheat

thousand men, bearers of burden, and and twenty thousand kors of barley,
eighty thousand men hewing in the and twenty thousand baths of wine,
mountains; and overseers over them and twenty thousand baths of oil.
three thousand, six hundred. 11 And Hiram the king of Tyre
3 And Solomon sent to Hiram the answered in writing, and sent to
king of Tyre, saying, As you dealt with Solomon, Because YAHWEH loves
my father David, and sent him cedars His people, He has given you as king
to build a house to live in, also over them.
4 behold, I am building a house to 12 And Hiram said, Blessed be
the name of YAHWEH my Elohim, to YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, who
dedicate to Him, to burn incense of has made the heavens and the earth,
sweet spices before Him, and for the who has given to David the king a wise
continual showbread, and for burnt son, knowing discretion and under-
offerings morning and evening, on the standing, who will build a house for
Sabbath, and on the new moons, and YAHWEH, and a house for his
at the set feasts of YAHWEH our kingdom.
Elohim. This shall be upon Israel 13 And now I have sent a skilled man
forever. having understanding, of Hiram my
5 And the house which I am building father,
shall be great, for our Elohim is 14 the son of a woman of the
greater than all the Elohim. daughters of Dan, and his father a
6 But who has strength to build a man of Tyre, who knows how to work
house for Him, since the heavens and in gold, and in silver, in copper, in
the heaven of heavens cannot contain iron, in stone, and in wood, in purple,
Him? And who am I that I should and violet, and in fine linen, and in
build Him a house, except to offer crimson, and to engrave any
before Him? engraving, and to invent any device
7 And now, send to me a skilled man that is given to him, with your skilled
to work in gold, and in silver, and in men, and the skilled men of my master
copper, and in iron, and in purple, and David, your father.
crimson, and violet, and knowing how 15 And now the wheat and the
to engrave all kinds of engravings with barley, the oil and the wine, as my
the skilled men who are with me in master said, let him send to his
Judah and in Jerusalem, whom my servants.
father David has prepared. 16 And we will cut trees out of
8 And send to me cedar trees, firs, Lebanon, according to all your need,
and algums from Lebanon, for I know and bring them to you by floats by sea
that your servants know how to cut to Joppa; and you shall bring them up
down the trees of Lebanon; and to Jerusalem.
behold, my servants shall be with your 17 And Solomon numbered all the
servants, men, the aliens who were in the land
9 even to prepare trees in abundance of Israel, according to the numbering
for me, for the house that I am with which his father David numbered
building will be great and wonderful. them; and they were found a hundred
10 And behold, I shall give beaten and fifty three thousand, six hundred;
wheat to the hewers, to those cutting 18 and he made seventy thousand of
down the trees, to your servants, them burden bearers, and eighty

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thousand hewers in the mountain, and made two cherubs of image work, and
three thousand, six hundred to oversee he overlaid them with gold.
to cause the people to work. 11 And the wings of the cherubs,
their length was twenty cubits: the
Chapter 3 wing of the one was five cubits,
touching the wall of the house, and the
1 And Solomon began to build the other wing was five cubits, touching
house of YAHWEH at Jerusalem, in the wing of the other cherub;
Mount Moriyah, where He appeared to 12 and the wing of the other cherub
his father David, in the place that was five cubits, touching the wall of
David had prepared, in the grain floor the house, and the other wing was five
of Ornan the Jebusite.1 cubits, touching the wing of the other
2 And he began to build on the cherub.
second, in the second month, in the 13 The wings of these cherubs spread
fourth year of his reign. out twenty cubits, and they were
3 And these are the foundations standing on their feet, and their faces
Solomon laid, to build the house of were inward.
The Elohim: the length by cubits 14 And he made the veil of violet,
according to the ancient measure, and purple, and crimson, and fine
sixty cubits; and the breadth twenty linen, and caused to go on it cherubs.
cubits. 15 And at the front of the house, he
4 As to the porch on the front, the made two pillars thirty five cubits
length, according to the breadth of the high, and the capital on their tops was
house in front, was twenty cubits, and five cubits.
the height a hundred and twenty; and 16 And he made chains, as in the
he overlaid it inside with pure gold. oracle, and put them on the capitals of
5 And the greater house he covered the pillars; and made a hundred
with cypress wood, and he covered it pomegranates and put them on the
with good gold, and caused to go on it chains.
palms and chains. 17 And he set up the pillars before
6 And he overlaid the house with the sanctuary, one on the right, and
precious stones for beauty, and the one on the left, and called the name of
gold was gold from Parvaim. that on the right Yachin, and the name
7 And he covered the house, the of that on the left Boaz.2
beams, the threshold, and the walls,
and its doors with gold; and engraved Chapter 4
cherubs on the walls.
8 And he built the Most Holy House, 1 And he made an altar of copper, its
its length was the same as the front, as length twenty cubits and its breadth
of the breadth of the house, twenty twenty cubits, and its height ten
cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; cubits.
and he covered it with good gold, to six 2 And he made the molten sea of ten
hundred talents; cubits from its brim to its brim,
9 and the weight of the nails was fifty circular all around; and its height was
shekels of gold, and he covered the five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits
upper rooms with gold. compassed it all around.
10 And in the Most Holy House he
2 Yachin means “He establishes” and Boaz
1 Gen 22:1, 1 Chron 21:18, 1 Chron 22:1 means “in Him is strength”.
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3 And under it was the shape of rows of pomegranates to the one

oxen, under it and all around it for ten grating) to cover the two bowls of the
cubits, compassing the sea all around. capitals that were on the face of the
Two rows of oxen were cast when it pillars.
was cast. 14 He also made the bases; and he
4 It stood on twelve oxen, three made lavers on the bases;
facing the north, and three facing the 15 the one sea, and twelve oxen
west, and three facing the south, and under it,
three facing the east; and the sea was 16 and the pots, and the shovels, and
upon them above, and all their hinder the forks, and all their vessels did his
parts inside. master Hiram make for King Solomon
5 And its thickness was a hand- for the house of YAHWEH, of
breadth, and its lip like the work of the burnished copper.
lip of a cup, like a lily blossom. It 17 In the plain of Jordan the king
received and held three thousand cast them, in the clay ground between
baths. Succoth and Zeredathah.
6 He also made ten lavers, and put 18 And Solomon made all these
five on the right hand, and five on the vessels in great abundance, so that the
left, to wash in them; they washed weight of the copper could not be
what pertains to the burnt offering searched out.
with them; and the sea was for the 19 And Solomon made all the vessels
priests to wash in. that were for the house of The Elohim,
7 And he made ten lamp stands of and the golden altar, and the tables on
gold, according to their ordinance, and which the Bread of the Presence
placed them in the sanctuary, five on rested;
the right, and five on the left. 20 and the lamp stands, and their
8 He also made ten tables, and lamps, for their burning was according
placed them in the sanctuary, five on to the ordinance, before the holy place,
the right, and five on the left; and he of refined gold;
made a hundred basins of gold. 21 and the flowers, and the lamps,
9 And he made the court of the and the tongs of gold (it was perfect
priests, and the great court, and doors gold);
for the court; and he overlaid their 22 and the snuffers, and the bowls,
doors with copper. and the spoons, and the fire pans, of
10 And he placed the sea on the right pure gold; and the entrance to the
side eastward, across from the south. house, its innermost doors to the Holy
11 And Hiram made the pots, and the of Holies, and the doors of the house
shovels, and the basins. And Hiram to the sanctuary, of gold.
finished the work that he was to make
for King Solomon in the house of The Chapter 5
Elohim:
12 the two pillars, and the bowls, and 1 And all the work that Solomon
the capitals on the top of the two made for the house of YAHWEH was
pillars, and the two gratings to cover finished. And Solomon brought in the
the two bowls of the capitals that were dedicated things of his father David,
on the tops of the pillars; and the silver, and the gold, and all the
13 and the pomegranates (four vessels he had put among the
hundred to the two networks, two treasures of the house of The Elohim.

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2 Then Solomon gathered the elders sanctified themselves without

of Israel, and all the heads of the observing divisions),
tribes, rulers of the fathers of the sons 12 and the Levitical singers to all of
of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up the them, to Asaph, to Heman, to
ark of the covenant of YAHWEH from Jeduthun, and to their sons and to
the city of David; that is Mount Zion.1 their brothers, clothed in fine linen,
3 And all the men of Israel were with cymbals, and with harps and
gathered to the king in the feast; it was lyres, were standing on the east of the
the seventh month. altar, and with them a hundred and
4 And all the elders of Israel came in, twenty priests blowing with trumpets.
and the Levites lifted up the ark, 13 And they were as one to the
5 and they brought up the ark, and trumpeters, and to the singers to cause
the tabernacle of the congregation, one sound to be heard to praise and to
and all the holy utensils that were in thank YAHWEH. And when they
the tabernacle; the Levitical priests lifted up their voice with the trumpets
brought them up. and cymbals and instruments of
6 And King Solomon and all the music, and praised YAHWEH, saying,
company of Israel who were For He is good; for his mercy endures
assembled to him before the ark were forever; and a cloud filled the house,
sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could the house of YAHWEH;
not be counted nor numbered for 14 so that the priests could not stand
multitude. to minister because of the cloud; for
7 And the priest brought in the ark of the glory of YAHWEH had filled the
the covenant of YAHWEH to its place, house of The Elohim.
to the sanctuary of the house, to the
Holy of Holies, to the place of the Chapter 6
wings of the cherubs;
8 and the cherubs spread out wings 1 Then Solomon spoke, YAHWEH
over the place under the ark, and the has said that He would dwell in the
cherubs covered the ark and its staves thick darkness of the clouds.
from above; 2 And I have surely built an exalted
9 and so long were the staves, that house for You, and a place for You to
the heads of the staves could be seen dwell forever.
from the ark before the oracle; but 3 And the king turned his face and
they were not seen outside. And there blessed all the congregation of Israel.
it is to this day. And all the congregation of Israel was
10 Nothing was in the ark but the standing.
two tablets that Moses gave in Horeb, 4 And he said, Blessed be
where YAHWEH cut a covenant with YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, who
the sons of Israel when they came out has spoken with His mouth to my
from Egypt. father David, and with His hands has
11 And it happened as the priests fulfilled it, saying,
were going from the sanctuary (for all 5 From the day that I brought My
the priests who were present had people out of the land of Egypt, I have
not chosen a city out of any of the
tribes of Israel to build a house for My
1 Mount Zion or the Temple Mount is name to be there, and I have not
synonymous with the City of David, (2 Sam
5:7, 1 Kgs 8:1, Ps 48:1-3).
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chosen a man to be leader over My Your mouth, and You have fulfilled
people Israel. with Your hand, as at this day.
6 But I have chosen Jerusalem for 16 And now, O YAHWEH the
My name to be there, and I have Elohim of Israel, keep with Your
chosen David to be over My people servant David, my father, that which
Israel. You spoke to him, saying, There shall
7 And it was in the heart of my father not be cut off to you a man from before
to build a house for the name of Me, sitting on the throne of Israel.
YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel. Only, if your sons watch their way to
8 And YAHWEH said to my father walk in My Torah, as you have walked
David, Because it has been in your before Me.
heart to build a house for My name, 17 And now, O YAHWEH the
you have done well that it has been in Elohim of Israel, let Your Word be
your heart. verified, which you spoke to Your
9 But you shall not build the house, servant David.
for your son who comes forth out of 18 For is it true that Elohim shall
your loins, he shall build the house for dwell with men on the earth? Behold,
My name. the heavens, and the Heaven of
10 And YAHWEH has lifted up His heavens, do not contain You. How
Word that He spoke, for I have risen much less this house that I have built!
up in the place of my father David, and 19 And You have turned toward the
sit on the throne of Israel, as prayer of Your servant, and to his
YAHWEH spoke. And I have built the supplication, O YAHWEH my Elohim,
house for the name of YAHWEH the to listen to the cry and to the prayer
Elohim of Israel. that Your servant is praying before
11 And I have placed the ark there, You;
where the covenant of YAHWEH is, 20 for Your eyes shall be open
that He cut with the sons of Israel. toward this house by day and by night,
12 And he stood before the altar of toward the place that You have said to
YAHWEH, before the congregation of put Your name there, to listen to the
Israel, and spread out his hands. prayer that Your servant prays toward
13 Solomon had made a copper this place.
scaffold, and put it in the middle of the 21 And You shall listen to the
court, five cubits long, and five cubits supplications of Your servant, and of
broad, and three cubits high; and he Your people Israel, that they pray
stood on it, and knelt on his knees toward this place; and You shall hear
before all the congregation of Israel, from Your place of dwelling, from
and spread out his hands toward Heaven, and shall hear and forgive.
Heaven. 22 If a man shall sin against his
14 And said, O YAHWEH, Elohim of neighbor, and he shall lift up an oath
Israel, there is no Elohim like You in on him, to cause him to swear, and he
the heavens and in the earth, keeping shall come and swear before Your altar
covenant and mercy with Your in this house,
servants, who walk before You with all 23 You shall hear from Heaven, and
their hearts; shall act, and shall judge Your
15 who has kept with Your servant servants, to repay the wicked, to bring
David, my father, that which You his way on his own head; and to justify
spoke to him; yea, You spoke with
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the righteous, to give him according to in Your ways all the days that they
his righteousness. shall live on the face of the land that
24 And if Your people Israel shall be You have given to our fathers.
beaten before an enemy, because they 32 And, also, to the foreigner who is
have sinned against You; and they not of Your people Israel, and he has
shall return and confess Your name, come from a distant land for Your
and shall pray and make supplication great name's sake, and Your mighty
before You in this house, hand, and Your stretched out arm; and
25 then You shall hear from Heaven, they shall come and pray toward this
and shall forgive the sin of Your people house,
Israel, and shall cause them to return 33 then You shall hear from Heaven,
to the land which You have given to from Your dwelling place, and shall do
them and to their fathers. according to all that the stranger calls
26 When the heavens shall be shut to You; so that all the people of the
up, and there is no rain, because they earth shall know Your name, so as to
have sinned against You, and they fear You, as Your people Israel, and to
shall pray toward this place, and know that Your name is called on this
confess Your name, turning back from house that I have built.1 (Eph 3:15)
their sin because You have afflicted 34 When Your people shall go out to
them, battle against its enemies in the way
27 then You shall hear from Heaven, that You shall send them, and they
and shall forgive the sin of Your shall pray to You toward this city that
servants, and of Your people Israel, You have chosen, and the house that I
because You have taught them the have built for Your name;
good way in which they should walk, 35 then You shall hear from Heaven
and have given rain on Your land that their prayer and their supplication,
You have given to Your people for an and shall maintain their cause.
inheritance. 36 When they sin against You (for
28 When there shall be famine in the there is not a man who does not sin)
land, when there is pestilence, and You shall be angry with them and
scorching, or mildew; when there are shall give them up before an enemy,
locusts or ravagers when its enemies and their captors shall take them
have distressed it in the land, in its captive, to a land distant or near;
gates, with any plague and any 37 and they shall return to their
sickness; heart in the land from which they have
29 whatever supplication, whatever been taken captive, and shall turn back
prayer shall be made for any man, and and make supplication to You in the
for all Your people Israel, when they land of their captivity, saying, We have
know each one his own plague, and his sinned, we have acted perversely and
own grief, and he shall spread out his have done wickedly;
hands toward this house; 38 yea, they shall turn back to You
30 then You shall hear from Heaven, with all their heart, and with all their
Your dwelling place, and shall forgive, soul, in the land of their captivity,
and shall give to each according to all
his ways, because You know his heart; 1 Just as the physical House of YAHWEH
for You, You only, have known the was called by His name, the spiritual House
heart of the sons of men; of Yahweh (His congregation) is also called
31 so that they shall fear You, to walk by His name,( Eph 3:15, Joh 17:11, 1 Chron
28:8).
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where they have been taken captive, watching, when the fire came down,
and they shall pray toward their land and the glory of YAHWEH was on the
that You have given to their fathers, house and they bowed their noses to
and toward the city that You have the earth, on the pavement, and
chosen, and toward the house that I worshiped, and gave thanks to
have built for Your name; YAHWEH: for He is good, for His
39 then You shall hear from Heaven, mercy endures forever.
from Your dwelling place their prayer 4 And the king and all the people
and their supplications, and shall were offering a sacrifice before
maintain their cause, and forgive Your YAHWEH;
people who have sinned against You.1 5 and King Solomon offered the
40 Now, My Elohim, I beseech You, sacrifice from the herd, twenty two
let Your eyes be open and Your ears thousand, and from the flock, a
attentive to the prayer of this place; hundred and twenty thousand; all the
41 and now, O YAHWEH Elohim, people dedicated the house of The
rise to Your rest; You, and the ark of Elohim. (1Kgs 8:54-62)
Your strength; O YAHWEH Elohim, 6 And the priests were standing over
Your priests are clothed with salvation their charges, and the Levites with
(Y'shua*), and Your saints rejoice in instruments of music to YAHWEH,
goodness. that David the king had made to give
42 O YAHWEH Elohim, do not turn thanks to YAHWEH (for His mercy
away the face of Your Messiah; endures forever) when David praised
remember the good deeds of Your by their hand; and the priests were
servant David. blowing trumpets before them, and all
Israel was standing.
Chapter 7 7 And Solomon dedicated the middle
of the court that was before the house
1 And when Solomon finished of YAHWEH; for he had offered there
praying, then fire came down from the burnt offerings, and the fat of the
Heaven and consumed the burnt peace offerings; for the copper altar
offering and the sacrifices; and the that Solomon had made was not able
glory of YAHWEH filled the house;2 to contain the burnt offering, and the
2 and the priests were not able to go food offering, and the fat.
into the house of YAHWEH, because 8 And Solomon at that time kept the
the glory of YAHWEH had filled the feast seven days, and all Israel with
house of YAHWEH. him, a great company, from the
3 And all the sons of Israel were entering in of Hamath to the river of
Egypt.
9 And they made a solemn assembly
1 Verses 36-39- The land of Israel is always
the land of Israel. Because they went into on the eighth day, because they kept
Diaspora it does not make the land of their the dedication of the altar seven days,
captivity the new land of Israel. Some today and the feast seven days.3
have a false perception that America is the 10 And on the twenty third day of
new land of Israel, which is not grounded the seventh month, he sent the people
anywhere in scripture. to their tents, rejoicing and glad of
2 Lev 9:23-24- A similar occurrence heart, for the goodness that
happened with Moses and Aaron. Also, the
house was finished in the 8th month, but 3 This is the feast of Sukkot and The Last
dedicated in the 7th at Sukkot 1 Kgs 6:38. Great Day.
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YAHWEH had done to David, and to shall forsake My commandments and

Solomon, and to His people Israel. My statutes that I have placed before
11 And Solomon finished the house you, and shall go and serve other gods
of YAHWEH, and the king's house;1 and shall bow yourselves to them,
and all that came to the heart of 20 then I shall uproot them up from
Solomon to do in the house of off My land4 that I have given them,
YAHWEH, and in his own house, he and this house that I have sanctified
was caused to prosper. for My name I shall cast away from
12 And YAHWEH appeared to before My face, and I shall give it for a
Solomon by night,2 and said to him, I proverb and a byword among all the
have heard your prayer, and have nations.
chosen this place to Myself for a house 21 And this house that was exalted to
of sacrifice. everyone who pass by it, they shall
13 If I shut up the heavens and there shudder and say, Why has YAHWEH
is no rain, and if I command the done this to this land and to this
locusts to consume the land, and if I house?
send pestilence among My people, 22 And they shall say, Because they
14 and My people, on whom My have forsaken YAHWEH, the Elohim
name is called, shall be humbled 3, and of their fathers, who brought them out
shall pray, and shall seek My face, and from the land of Egypt, and have laid
shall turn back from their evil ways, hold on other gods and have bowed
then I will hear from Heaven, and will themselves to them, and served them;
forgive their sin, and will heal their for this He has brought on them all
land. (Lev 26:40-42) this evil.
15 Now My eyes shall be open, and
My ears attentive to the prayer of this Chapter 8
place;
16 and now I have chosen and 1 And it happened, at the end of
sanctified this house for My name to twenty years, Solomon built the house
be there forever; yea, My eyes and My of YAHWEH, and his own house.
heart shall be there all the days. 2 As to the cities that Hiram had
17 And you, if you shall walk before given to Solomon, Solomon had built
Me as your father David walked, even them, and he caused the sons of Israel
to do according to all that I have to live there.
commanded you, and shall keep My 3 And Solomon went to Hamath-
statutes and My judgments, Zobah and prevailed over it.
18 then I shall establish the throne of 4 And he built Tadmor in the
your kingdom, as I covenanted with wilderness, and all the store cities that
your father David, saying, There shall he built in Hamath.
not be cut off a man to you who rules 5 And he built Beth-Horon the
in Israel. upper, and Beth-Horon the lower, as
19 And if you turn away, and you fortified cities, with walls, two leaved
doors, and bars;
1 This is 13 yrs from start to finish 1Kgs 7:1, 6 and Baalath, and all the store cities
9:10, 1 Kgs 6:37-38. that Solomon had, and all the chariot
2 This is Yahweh's 2nd appearance 1Kgs 9:2. cities, and the cities of the horsemen,
3 The Hebrew literally means to bend the
knee and is why kneeling when praying is a 4 The land of Israel belongs to YHWH, Lev
sign of humility. 25:23.
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and all the desire of Solomon that he and of the Levites over their charges,
wanted to build in Jerusalem, and in to praise and to minister before the
Lebanon, and in all the land of his priests, according to the matter of
dominion. every day, and the gatekeepers in their
7 All the people who were left of the courses at every gate, for so was the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the command of David the man of The
Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Elohim.
Jebusites, who were not of Israel, 15 And they did not turn aside from
8 (they were of their sons who were the king's command as to the priests
left after them in the land, whom the and the Levites in regard to any
sons of Israel had not exterminated) matter, and to the treasures.
Solomon caused them to go for forced 16 And all the work of Solomon was
labor to this day. prepared to the day of the foundation
9 And none of the sons of Israel did of the house of YAHWEH, and until
Solomon make slaves for his work, but its completion. The house of
they were men of war, and YAHWEH was finished.
commanders of his officers, and 17 And Solomon went to Ezion-
commanders of his chariots, and his Geber, and to Eloth on the seacoast, in
horsemen. the land of Edom.
10 And these were the commanders 18 And Hiram sent ships to him by
of the deputies King Solomon had, two the hand of his servants, and servants
hundred and fifty who were rulers who knew the sea. And they went with
among the people. the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and
11 And Solomon had brought up took from there four hundred and fifty
Pharaoh's daughter from the city of talents of gold, and brought it to King
David to the house that he had built Solomon.
for her. For he said, My wife shall not
live in the house of David, the king of Chapter 9
Israel, for they are holy, to whom the
ark of YAHWEH has come.1 1 And the queen of Sheba had heard
12 Then Solomon offered burnt of Solomon's fame. And she came to
offerings to YAHWEH on the altar of test Solomon with sharp questions at
YAHWEH that he had built before the Jerusalem, with a very great train, and
porch, camels bearing spices, and gold in
13 even as the matter of every day abundance, and precious stones. And
required, offering according to the she came in to Solomon and spoke
commandment of Moses, on the with him all that was in her heart.
Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and 2 And Solomon told her all her
on the appointed feasts three times in matters; and there was nothing hidden
the year, in the Feast of Unleavened from Solomon that he did not declare
Bread, and in the Feast of Weeks, and to her.
in the Feast of Booths. 3 And the queen of Sheba saw the
14 And according to the decree of his wisdom of Solomon, and the house
father David, he made the divisions of that he had built,
the priests stand over their service, 4 and the food of his table, and the
sitting of his servants, and the
1 The ark of YHWH and sanctuary was in the standing of his ministers, and their
City of David, which was called Mount clothing, and his cupbearers, and their
Zion, 2 Sam 5:7, 2 Chron 5:2.
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clothing, and his burnt offerings that 13 And the weight of the gold that
he offered up in the house of came to Solomon in one year was six
YAHWEH; and there was no more hundred and sixty six talents of gold,
spirit in her. 14 besides that from the traders, and
5 And she said to the king, The word that the merchants were bringing in.
that I heard in my land concerning And all the kings of Arabia, and the
your matters and concerning your rulers of the land, were bringing in
wisdom is true. gold and silver to Solomon.
6 But I had given no credence to 15 And King Solomon made two
their words, until I had come and my hundred bucklers of beaten gold; he
eyes had seen. And, behold, there was put six hundred shekels of beaten gold
not declared to me half of the on the one buckler;
greatness of your wisdom. You 16 and three hundred shields of
exceeded the report that I heard. beaten gold; he put three hundred
7 Oh the happiness of your men, and shekels of gold on the one shield. And
the happiness of your servants, these the king put them in the house of the
who stand before you continually and forest of Lebanon.
hear your wisdom! 17 And the king made a great throne
8 May YAHWEH your Elohim be of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold;
blessed, who has delighted in you, to 18 and there were six steps to the
put you on His throne to be king for throne, and a footstool of gold was
YAHWEH your Elohim. In the love of fastened to the throne; and hands
your Elohim toward Israel, to make it were on this side and on that, at the
stand forever, He has put you over place of the sitting; and two lions were
them as king, to do judgment and standing near the hands;
righteousness. 19 and twelve lions were standing
9 And she gave to the king a hundred there on the six steps on this side and
and twenty talents of gold, and spices on that. There was not any such made
in great plenty, and precious stones. for any kingdom.
And there has not been any spice as 20 And all the drinking vessels of
that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon were gold, and all the
King Solomon. vessels of the house of the forest of
10 And also the servants of Hiram Lebanon of refined gold. Silver was
and the servants of Solomon, who not counted for anything in the days of
brought in gold from Ophir, brought Solomon.
in algum trees and precious stones. 21 For the ships of the king were
11 And the king fashioned the algum going to Tarshish with the servants of
trees into steps for the house of Hiram. Once in three years the ships
YAHWEH, and for the king's house, came from Tarshish bearing gold, and
and lyres and harps for singers. And silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
there was none like these before in the 22 And King Solomon increased
land of Judah. more than any of the kings of the earth
12 And King Solomon gave to the for riches and wisdom.
queen of Sheba all her desire that she 23 And all the kings of the earth
asked, besides that which she had were seeking the face of Solomon, to
brought to the king. And she turned hear his wisdom that The Elohim had
and went to her land, she and her put in his heart.
servants. 24 And they were each bringing his

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present, vessels of silver and vessels of and now lighten the hard service of
gold, and garments, weapons, and your father, and his heavy yoke that he
spices, horses and mules, a rate year put on us, and we shall serve you.
by year. 5 And he said to them, Come again
25 And Solomon had four thousand to me in three days; and the people
stalls for horses and chariots, and went away.
twelve thousand horsemen. And he 6 And King Rehoboam consulted
put them in the chariot cities, and with with the aged men who had stood
the king in Jerusalem. before his father Solomon when he
26 And he ruled over all the kings was alive, saying, How do you advise
from the River even to the land of the to answer this people a word?
Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. 7 And they spoke to him, saying, If
27 And the king made silver in you will be good to this people, and
Jerusalem as the stones. And he made will please them, and will speak good
the cedars as the sycamores in the words to them, then they will be your
Shefelah for abundance. servants forever.
28 And they brought out horses 8 But he left the counsel of the aged
from Egypt to Solomon, and from all men who had advised him, and
the lands. consulted with the young men who
29 And the rest of the acts of had grown up with him, those
Solomon, the first and the last, are standing before him.
they not written in the words of 9 And he said to them, What do you
Nathan the prophet, and in the advise that we shall answer this people
prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and that have spoken to me, saying,
in the visions of Iddo the seer Lighten the yoke that your father put
concerning Jeroboam the son of on us?
Nebat? 10 And the young men who had
30 And Solomon reigned in grown up with him spoke to him,
Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. saying, You shall say this to the people
31 And Solomon lay with his fathers, who have spoken to you, saying, Your
and they buried him in the city of his father made our yoke heavy, and you
father David. And his son Rehoboam lighten our yoke, this you shall say to
reigned in his place. them, My little finger is thicker than
the loins of my father;
Chapter 10 11 and now, my father laid a heavy
yoke on you, and I will surely add to
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem, your yoke; my father chastised you
for all Israel had come to Shechem to with whips, and I with scorpions.
make him king. 12 And Jeroboam and all the people
2 And it happened, when Jeroboam came to Rehoboam on the third day,
the son of Nebat heard in Egypt, as the king commanded, saying,
because he had fled from the face of Return to me on the third day.
Solomon the king, Jeroboam returned 13 And the king answered them
from Egypt. sharply, and King Rehoboam left the
3 And they sent and called for him. counsel of the aged men,
And Jeroboam and all Israel came and 14 and spoke to them according to
spoke to Rehoboam, saying, the counsel of the young men, saying,
4 Your father made our yoke hard; My father made your yoke heavy, and I

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will surely add to it; my father Words of YAHWEH, and turned back
chastised you with whips, and I with from going against Jeroboam.
scorpions. 5 And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem,
15 And the king did not listen to the and built cities for defense in Judah.
people, for the revolution was from 6 And he built Bethlehem, and Etam,
The Elohim, so that YAHWEH might and Tekoa,
lift up His Word that He spoke by the 7 and Beth-Zur, and Shoco, and
hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Adullam,
Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 8 and Gath, and Mareshah, and
16 And all Israel saw that the king Ziph,
did not listen to them, and the people 9 and Adoraim, and Lachish, and
sent back to the king, saying, What Azekah,
part do we have in David? Yea, there is 10 and Zorah, and Aijalon, and
no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Hebron. These were in Judah and in
Each to your tents, O Israel! Now see Benjamin as cities of defense.
to your house, David! And all Israel 11 And he made the strengthened the
went to their tents. fortifications, and put commanders in
17 As to the sons of Israel who lived them, and treasures of food and oil
in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam and wine.
reigned over them. 12 And he put in every single city
18 And King Rehoboam sent shields and spears, and made them
Hadoram who was over the forced exceedingly strong. And Judah and
labor. And the sons of Israel threw Benjamin were his.
stones at him, and he died. And King 13 And the priests and the Levites in
Rehoboam was alerted to mount up all Israel stationed themselves by him,
into a chariot to flee to Jerusalem. out of all their territory.
19 And Israel rebelled against the 14 For the Levites had abandoned
house of David to this day. their pasture land and their property.
And they came to Judah and to
Chapter 11 Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons
had cast them out from acting as
1 And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem priests to YAHWEH.
and called up the house of Judah and 15 And he made stand priests for
Benjamin, a hundred and eighty himself for the high places, and for the
thousand chosen warriors, to fight demon he-goats, and for the calves
with Israel, to bring back the kingdom that he made.1
to Rehoboam. 16 And after them, out of all the
2 And the Word of YAHWEH came tribes of Israel, those who gave their
to Shemaiah, a man of The Elohim, heart to seek YAHWEH the Elohim of
saying, Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice
3 Speak to Rehoboam the son of
Solomon the king of Judah, and to all 1 It was a cultic practice to worship devil-like
Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, he-goats and there was even a half/man
4 So says YAHWEH, You shall not half/goat deity called Pan. This is why
go up, nor fight with your brothers. YHWH restricted the Israelites from
Each return to his house, for this thing shaving the corner of their beards and
has come from Me. And they heard the having a devil-like goat tee, as He did not
want Israel to resemble false pagan deities.
(Lev 17:1-7, Lev 19:27, 21:5, Jer 9:25-26).
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to YAHWEH, the Elohim of their hundred chariots, and with sixty

fathers. thousand horsemen. And there was no
17 And they made the kingdom of counting the people who came with
Judah stronger, and made Rehoboam him out of Egypt: Lubim, Sukkiim,
the son of Solomon stronger, for three and Ethiopians.
years, because they walked in the way 4 And he captured the cities of
of David and Solomon for three years. defense in Judah and came to
18 And Rehoboam took a wife for Jerusalem.
himself, Mahalath, the daughter of 5 And Shemaiah the prophet came to
Jerimoth, the son of David, and Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah
Abihail the daughter of Eliab, the son who had gathered to Jerusalem from
of Jesse. the face of Shishak. And he said to
19 And she bore to him sons: Jeush, them, So says YAHWEH, You have
and Shamariah, and Zaham. forsaken Me; and I also have forsaken
20 And after her, he took Maachah you in the hand of Shishak.
the daughter of Absalom, and she bore 6 And the leaders of Israel and the
to him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and king were humbled. And they said,
Shelomith. YAHWEH is righteous.
21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah 7 And when YAHWEH saw that they
the daughter of Absalom above all his were humbled, the Word of YAHWEH
wives and his concubines (for he had came to Shemaiah, saying, They have
taken eighteen wives, and sixty been humbled. I will not destroy them,
concubines; and he fathered twenty and I will give to them a little
eight sons and sixty daughters). deliverance. And I will not pour out
22 And Rehoboam appointed Abijah My fury on Jerusalem by the hand of
the son of Maachah the head, as ruler Shishak.
among his brothers, in order to cause 8 But they shall become his servants,
him to reign. and they shall know My service, and
23 And he had understanding, and the service of the kingdoms of the
spread out all his sons to all the lands lands.
of Judah and Benjamin, to all the 9 And Shishak the king of Egypt
cities of defense, and gave them came up against Jerusalem, and took
provision in abundance. And he the treasures of the house of
demanded a multitude of wives. YAHWEH, and the treasures of the
king's house. He took all, and he took
Chapter 12 the golden shields that Solomon had
made.
1 And it happened, when the 10 And King Rehoboam made
kingdom of Rehoboam was settled, copper shields in their place, and
and when he was strong, he forsook deposited them into the hand of the
the Torah of YAHWEH, and all Israel chiefs of the runners who kept the gate
with him. of the king's house.
2 And it happened in the fifth year of 11 And it happened, from the time
King Rehoboam, Shishak the king of the king went to the house of
Egypt came against Jerusalem because YAHWEH, the runners came in and
they had acted unfaithfully against lifted them up, and brought them back
YAHWEH. to the guard room.
3 He came with a thousand and two 12 And when he was humbled, the
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wrath of YAHWEH turned away from Zemaraim in the hills of Ephraim, and
him, so as not to destroy him said, Hear me, Jeroboam and all
completely. And also good things were Israel.
found in Judah. 5 Do you not know that YAHWEH
13 And King Rehoboam made the Elohim of Israel has given the
himself strong in Jerusalem, and kingdom to David over Israel forever,
reigned. For Rehoboam was a son of to him and to his sons, a covenant of
forty one years when he began to salt?
reign, and he reigned seventeen years 6 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
in Jerusalem, the city that YAHWEH the servant of Solomon, the son of
had chosen to put His name there,1 out David has risen up and rebelled
of all the tribes of Israel. And his against his master.
mother's name was Naamah the 7 And vain men gathered to him,
Ammonitess. sons of worthlessness, and they made
14 And he did the evil, for he had not themselves strong against Rehoboam
resolved in his heart to seek the son of Solomon; and Rehoboam
YAHWEH. was a youth and tender of heart, and
15 And the acts of Rehoboam, the could not be strong against them.
first and the last, are they not written 8 And now you think to be strong
in the records of Shemaiah the against the kingdom of YAHWEH in
prophet, and of Iddo the seer as to the hand of the sons of David. And you
genealogy? And the wars of Rehoboam are a great host; yea, with you are
and Jeroboam lasted all their days. calves of gold that Jeroboam has made
16 And Rehoboam lay with his as gods to you.
fathers, and was buried in the city of 9 Have you not thrown out the
David. And his son Abijah reigned in priests of YAHWEH, the sons of
his place. Aaron, and the Levites, and have made
priests to yourselves like the peoples of
Chapter 13 the lands? Whoever comes to
consecrate himself with a bull, a son of
1 In the eighteenth year of King the herd, and seven rams, even he
Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over becomes a priest to no Elohim.
Judah. 10 As for us, YAHWEH is our
2 He reigned three years in Elohim, and we have not forsaken
Jerusalem. And the name of his Him; yea, priests are serving
mother was Michaiah the daughter of YAHWEH, the sons of Aaron and the
Uriel, from Gibeah. And there was war Levites, in the work,
between Abijah and Jeroboam. 11 and are offering to YAHWEH
3 And Abijah joined the battle with burnt offerings morning by morning,
an army of mighty men of war, four and evening by evening, and sweet
hundred thousand chosen men. And incense, and the Showbread on the
Jeroboam had set the battle in order pure table, and the golden lamp stand
with him, with eight hundred and its lamps, to burn evening by
thousand chosen men, mighty men of evening. For we are keeping the charge
valor. of YAHWEH our Elohim. And surely
4 And Abijah stood up on Mount you have forsaken Him.
12 And, behold, Elohim is with us at
1 YAHWEH's name was to dwell in our head, and His priests, and the
Jerusalem forever, His eternal headquarters.
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trumpets, the signal to sound for battle they buried him in the city of David.
against you. O sons of Israel, do not And his son Asa reigned in his place.
fight with YAHWEH, the Elohim of In his days the land was quiet ten
your fathers, for you shall not prosper. years.
13 But Jeroboam had made the 2 And Asa did the good and the right
ambush circle to come in behind them, in the eyes of YAHWEH his Elohim.
and they were before Judah, and the 3 And he removed the altars of the
ambush was behind them. alien, and the high places, and broke
14 And Judah turned. And, behold, down the pillars, and cut down the
the battle was against them before and Asherahs.
behind. And they cried to YAHWEH, 4 And he commanded Judah to seek
and the priests were blowing with YAHWEH the Elohim of their fathers,
trumpets. and to do the Torah and the
15 And the men of Judah shouted. commandment.
And it was, at the shouting of the men 5 And he removed the high places
of Judah, and The Elohim struck and the images out of all the cities of
Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah Judah. And the kingdom was quiet
and Judah. before him.
16 And the sons of Israel fled from 6 And he built fenced cities in Judah,
the face of Judah, and Elohim gave for the land had quiet. And there was
them into their hand. no war with him in these years,
17 And Abijah and his people struck because YAHWEH had given him
them with a great blow, and five rest.
hundred thousand chosen men of 7 And he said to Judah, Let us build
Israel fell slain. these cities, and walls around them,
18 And the sons of Israel were and towers, two leaved gates, and bars,
humbled at that time, and the sons of while the land is before us, because we
Judah were strong. For they leaned on have sought YAHWEH our Elohim.
YAHWEH the Elohim of their fathers. We have sought, and He has given rest
19 And Abijah pursued Jeroboam to us all around. And they built and
and captured cities from him: Bethel prospered.
and its villages, and Jeshanah and its 8 And Asa had an army bearing
villages, and Ephrain and its villages. shields and spears three hundred
20 And Jeroboam did not regain thousand out of Judah, and two
power any more in Abijah's days. And hundred eighty thousand out of
YAHWEH struck him, and he died. Benjamin, bearing shields and
21 And Abijah became mighty, and drawing bows; all these were mighty
he took fourteen wives to himself. And men of valor.
he fathered twenty two sons and 9 And Zerah the Ethiopian came out
sixteen daughters. against them with an army of a
22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, thousand thousands, and three
and his ways, and his words, are hundred chariots. And he came to
written in the inquiry of the prophet Mareshah.
Iddo. 10 And Asa went out before him and
they set the battle in the valley of
Chapter 14 Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 And Asa called to YAHWEH his
1 And Abijah lay with his fathers, and Elohim, and said, O YAHWEH, it is
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nothing to You to help between the they sought Him, and He was found by
mighty and him with no strength. them.
Help us, O YAHWEH our Elohim; for 5 And in those days there was no
we rest on You, and in Your name we peace to him going out, or to him
come against this host. O YAHWEH, coming in, for much tumult was on all
You are our Elohim. Do not let man those living in the lands.
hold out against You. 6 And they were broken in pieces,
12 And YAHWEH struck the nation against nation, and city against
Ethiopians before Asa and before city. For Elohim troubled them with
Judah. And the Ethiopians fled. every distress.
13 And Asa and the people with him 7 But you, you be strong, and do not
pursued them even to Gerar. And all of let your hands be feeble, for there is a
the Ethiopians fell, for there was not reward for your work.
one left alive to them; because they 8 And when Asa heard these words,
had broken before YAHWEH, and and the prophecy of Oded the prophet,
before His army. And they carried he made himself strong and removed
away very much plunder. the hateful idols out of the land of
14 And they struck all the cities Judah and Benjamin; and out of the
around Gerar, for the fear of cities that he had captured from the
YAHWEH had come on them. And hills of Ephraim. And he restored the
they plundered all the cities, for there altar of YAHWEH that was before the
was much booty in them. porch of YAHWEH.
15 And also they struck the tents of 9 And he gathered all Judah and
cattle, and they captured sheep and Benjamin, and the strangers with
camels in abundance. And they them out of Ephraim, and Manasseh,
returned to Jerusalem. and out of Simeon. For they had fallen
to him in abundance from Israel when
Chapter 15 they saw that YAHWEH his Elohim
was with him.
1 And the Spirit of Elohim came on 10 And they were gathered to
Azariah the son of Oded. Jerusalem in the third month of the
2 And he went out before Asa, and fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
said to him, Hear me, Asa, and all 11 And they sacrificed to YAHWEH
Judah and Benjamin. YAHWEH is on that day, from the plunder they had
with you while you are with Him. And brought in, seven hundred oxen and
if you seek Him, He will be found by seven thousand sheep.
you. But if you forsake Him, He will 12 And they entered into the
forsake you.1 covenant to seek YAHWEH the
3 Yea, Israel has been without a true Elohim of their fathers with all their
Elohim many days, and without a heart and with all their soul.
teaching priest, and without The 13 And everyone who did not seek
Torah. after YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel
4 And they turned in their distress to was put to death, from the small to the
YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel, and great, from man and to woman.
14 And they swore to YAHWEH
1 As long as someone is obedient and trusting with a loud voice, and with shouting,
in YHWH, He will be with them, but if they and with trumpets, and with rams'
pridefully forsake His Torah and way, then horns.
He will also forsake them.
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15 And all Judah rejoiced on the 5 And it happened, when Baasha

oath, for they had sworn with all their heard, he stopped building Ramah and
heart; and they sought Him with all let his work rest.
their desire. And He was found by 6 And Asa the king took all Judah;
them. And YAHWEH gave rest to and they carried away the stones of
them all around. Ramah, and its wood, with which
16 And also Maachah the mother of Baasha had built. And he built Geba
Asa the king, he removed her from and Mizpah with them.
being queen, because she had made a 7 And at that time Hanani the seer
horrible image for an Asherah1. And came to Asa the king of Judah and said
Asa cut down her horrible image, and to him, Because you leaned on the king
crushed and burned it by the torrent of Syria, and you have not leaned on
Kidron. YAHWEH your Elohim, therefore the
17 Yet the high places were not army of the king of Syria has escaped
removed from Israel. Only, the heart from your hand.
of Asa was perfect all his days. 8 Did not the Ethiopians and the
18 And he brought the dedicated Lubim become a very great army for
things of his father, and his own multitude, for chariots and for
dedicated things, into the house of The horsemen? And when you leaned on
Elohim, silver and gold and vessels. YAHWEH, He gave them into your
19 And there was no war until the hand.
thirty fifth year of the reign of Asa. 9 For the eyes of YAHWEH run to
and fro in all the earth in order to be
Chapter 16 strong for those with their heart
perfect toward Him. You have acted
1 In the thirty sixth year of the reign foolishly in this. For this reason, from
of Asa, Baasha the king of Israel came now on there shall be wars with you.
up against Judah. And he built 10 And Asa was angry with the seer;
Ramah, so as not to allow any going and he gave him up to the house of
out and coming in to Asa the king of stocks. For he was in a rage with him
Judah. for this. And Asa oppressed some of
2 And Asa brought out silver and the people at that time.
gold from the treasures of the house of 11 And, behold, the acts of Asa, the
YAHWEH, and from the king's house; first and the last, behold, they are
and he sent to Ben-Hadad the king of written in the Book of the Kings of
Syria, who lived in Damascus, saying, Judah and Israel.
3 A covenant shall be between me 12 And Asa was diseased in his feet
and you, and between my father and in the thirty ninth year of his reign,
your father. Behold, I have sent you until his disease was severe. And also
silver and gold. Go, break your in his disease he did not seek
covenant with Baasha the king of YAHWEH, but among the healers.2
Israel, and he shall go away from me. 13 And Asa lay with his fathers, and
4 And Ben-Hadad listened to King died in the forty first year of his reign.
Asa, and sent the commanders of his 14 And they buried him in his grave
armies to the cities of Israel. And they which he had made for himself in the
struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-Maim, city of David, and laid him in the bed
and all the store cities of Naphtali.
2 Asa put his trust in doctors for healing
1 Asherah was a Phonetician goddess. instead of Yahweh.
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which he had filled with sweet to all the cities of Judah, and taught
perfumes and kinds of aromatic herbs, among the people.
with a mixture of ointments by art. 10 And the fear of YAHWEH was on
And they burned a great burning for all the kingdoms of the lands around
him. Judah; and they did not fight with
Jehoshaphat.
Chapter 17 11 And from the Philistines, they
were bringing in a present to
1 And his son Jehoshaphat reigned Jehoshaphat, and silver as tribute.
in his place. And he made himself Also, the Arabians were bringing
strong against Israel. flocks to him, seven thousand, seven
2 And he put an army in all the hundred rams; and seven thousand,
fortified cities in Judah, and placed seven hundred he-goats.
command posts in the land of Judah, 12 And Jehoshaphat went on to be
and in the cities of Ephraim which his greater, exceedingly. And he built
father Asa had captured. fortresses and store cities in Judah.
3 And YAHWEH was with 13 And there was much work for him
Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first in the cities of Judah. And the men of
ways of his father David; and he did war, mighty men of valor, resided in
not seek to the Baals. Jerusalem.
4 For he sought to the Elohim of his 14 And these were their numbers, for
father, and he walked in His the house of their fathers: Of Judah,
commandments, and not according to the commanders of thousands, Adnah
the deeds of Israel. the chief, and with him three hundred
5 And YAHWEH confirmed the thousand mighty men of valor.
kingdom in his hand. And all of Judah 15 And on his hand, Jehohanan the
gave a present to Jehoshaphat. And he chief, and two hundred and eighty
had riches and honor in abundance. thousand with him.
6 And his heart was exalted in the 16 And on his hand, Amasiah the son
ways of YAHWEH. And he again of Zichri, who volunteered himself to
removed the high places and the YAHWEH; and with him two hundred
Asherahs out of Judah. thousand mighty men of valor.
7 And in the third year of his reign, 17 And of Benjamin, Eliada a mighty
he sent for his leaders, for Ben-Hail, man, and two hundred thousand
and for Obadiah, and for Zechariah, armed men with bow and shield with
and for Nethaneel, and for Michaiah, him.
in order to teach in the cities of Judah. 18 And on his hand, Jehozabad; and
8 And with them were the Levites: with him a hundred and eighty
Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and thousand ready for war.
Zebadiah, and Asahel, and 19 These waited on the king, besides
Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and those whom the king put in the
Adonijah, and Tobijah, and fortified cities in all Judah.
Tobadonijah, the Levites. And with
them were Elishama and Jehoram, the Chapter 18
priests.
9 And they taught in Judah; and 1 And Jehoshaphat had riches and
with them was the book of the Torah honor in abundance, and contracted a
of YAHWEH. And they went around marriage with Ahab.

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2 And at the end of years, he went prophesying so, saying, Go up to

down to Ahab, to Samaria. And Ahab Ramoth-Gilead and prosper. And,
sacrificed sheep and oxen in YAHWEH has given it into the king's
abundance for him, and for the people hand.
with him. And he persuaded him to go 12 And the messenger who had gone
up to Ramoth-Gilead. to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying,
3 And Ahab the king of Israel said to Behold, the words of the prophets
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, Will speak with one mouth, good toward
you go with me to Ramoth-Gilead? the king. And, please let your word be
And he said to him, As I am, so are like one of theirs, and you shall speak
you; and as your people, so my people, good.
even with you in battle. 13 And Micaiah said, As YAHWEH
4 And Jehoshaphat said to the king lives, surely that which my Elohim
of Israel, Please seek the Word of says, that I shall speak.
YAHWEH today. 14 And he came to the king. And the
5 And the king of Israel gathered the king said to him, Micaiah, shall we go
prophets, four hundred men. And he up to Ramoth-Gilead to battle or shall
said to them, Shall we go to Ramoth- I forbear? And he said, Go up and
Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? prosper, for they will be given into
And they said, Go up, and The Elohim your hand.
will give it into the king's hand. 15 And the king said to him, Until
6 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not how many times must I put you on
a prophet of YAHWEH still here, and oath that you speak nothing to me but
we shall seek from him? the truth in the name of YAHWEH?
7 And the king of Israel said to 16 And he said, I have seen all Israel
Jehoshaphat, One man is still here, to scattered on the mountains, as sheep
seek YAHWEH from him. But I hate with no shepherd for them; and
him, for he does not prophesy good YAHWEH said, For there is no master
about me, but evil all his days. He is to these. Let them return, each man to
Micaiah the son of Imla. And his own house in peace.
Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say 17 And the king of Israel said to
so. Jehoshaphat, Did I not say to you that
8 And the king of Israel called to a he does not prophesy good concerning
certain eunuch and said, Bring me, but rather evil?
Micaiah the son of Imla quickly. 18 And he said, Then hear the Word
9 And the king of Israel and of YAHWEH: I have seen YAHWEH
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting on His throne, and all the host
sitting, each on his throne, clothed of the heavens standing on His right
with robes. And they were sitting in a and His left.
grain floor at the entrance of the gate 19 And YAHWEH said, Who shall
of Samaria. And all the prophets were entice Ahab the king of Israel, and he
prophesying before them. shall go and fall in Ramoth-Gilead?
10 And Zedekiah the son of And saying, this one said one thing,
Chenaanah made horns of iron for and saying, this one said one thing.
himself, and said, So says YAHWEH, 20 And a spirit went out and stood
With these you shall push Syria until before YAHWEH, and said, I will
they are crushed. entice him. And YAHWEH said, With
11 And all the prophets were what?
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21 And he said, I will go out and cried out. And YAHWEH helped him.
become a lying spirit in the mouth of And Elohim drew them away from
all his prophets. And He said, You him.
shall entice, and also, you are able. Go 32 And it happened, when the
out and do so. commanders of the chariots saw that it
22 And now, behold, YAHWEH has was not the king of Israel, they turned
put a lying spirit in the mouth of these away from following him.
your prophets. And YAHWEH has 33 And a man drew with a bow in his
spoken evil against you. simplicity, and struck the king of
23 And Zedekiah the son of Israel between the joints and the
Chenaanah came near and struck breastplate. And he said to the
Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which charioteer, Turn your hand, and you
way did the Spirit of YAHWEH cross shall bring me out of the battle, for I
from me to speak to you? have been wounded.
24 And Micaiah said, Behold, you 34 And the battle increased on that
shall see in that day when you go from day, and the king of Israel was made to
one room into another to hide. stand in the chariot before Syria until
25 And the king of Israel said, Take the evening. And he died at the time of
Micaiah and return him to Amon the the going of the sun.
ruler of the city, and to Joash the
king's son. Chapter 19
26 And you shall say, So says the
king. Put this one in prison and cause 1 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah
him to eat the bread of pain, and the returned to his house in peace to
water of pain, until my return in Jerusalem.
peace. 2 And Jehu the son of Hanani, the
27 And Micaiah said, If you indeed seer, went out before him and said to
return in peace, YAHWEH has not King Jehoshaphat, Do you love to help
spoken by me. And he said, Hear, O the bad one, and those who hate
peoples, all of them! YAHWEH, and by this bring wrath on
28 And the king of Israel went up, you from before the face of
and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, to YAHWEH?
Ramoth-Gilead. 3 But good things have been found
29 And the king of Israel said to with you, for you have burned the
Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, Asherahs out of the land, and have
and go into battle; and you put on your fixed your heart to seek The Elohim.
robes. And the king of Israel disguised 4 And Jehoshaphat lived in
himself. And they went into battle. Jerusalem, and he went out again
30 And the king of Syria among the people, from Beer-Sheba to
commanded the commanders of the the hills of Ephraim, and brought
chariots that he had, saying, You shall them back to YAHWEH the Elohim of
not fight with small or great, only with their fathers.
the king of Israel by himself. 5 And he placed judges in the land,
31 And it happened, when the in all the fortified cities of Judah, for
commanders of the chariots saw every city;
Jehoshaphat, they said, He is the king 6 and said to the judges, Watch what
of Israel. And they turned around to you are doing, for you shall not judge
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for man, but for YAHWEH, and He is behold, they are in Hazazon-Tamar,
with you in the matter of judgment; which is En-Gedi.
7 and now, let the fear of YAHWEH 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set
be upon you; watch and act, for there his face to seek to YAHWEH, and
is no perverseness with YAHWEH our proclaimed a fast over all Judah.
Elohim, nor lifting up of faces, nor 4 And Judah was gathered to inquire
taking of a bribe. of YAHWEH; also they came in to
8 And also in Jerusalem seek YAHWEH from all the cities of
Jehoshaphat caused to stand from the Judah.
Levites and from the priests, and from 5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the
the heads of the fathers of Israel, for congregation of Judah and Jerusalem,
the judgment of YAHWEH, and for in the house of YAHWEH, at the front
strife; and they returned to Jerusalem. of the new court,
9 And he charged them, saying, So 6 and said, O YAHWEH, the Elohim
shall you do in the fear of YAHWEH, of our fathers, are not You the Elohim
faithfully, and with a perfect heart. in Heaven? Yea, You rule over all the
10 And when any contention shall kingdoms of the nations, and in Your
come to you from your brothers who hand is power and might; and there is
are living in their cities, between blood none able to withstand You.
and blood, between law and 7 Are You not our Elohim? You have
commandment, statutes and driven out the inhabitants of this land
judgments, then you shall warn them, from before Your people Israel, and
and they shall not be guilty before have given it to the seed of Abraham,
YAHWEH; and wrath shall not be on Your friend, forever;
you and on your brothers; so you shall 8 and they have lived in it, and have
do, and you shall not be guilty. built in it a sanctuary to You for Your
11 And, behold, Amariah the chief name, saying,
priest shall be over you for every 9 If evil shall come upon us, whether
matter of YAHWEH, and Zebadiah sword, judgment, or pestilence and
the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the famine, we shall stand before this
house of Judah, shall be for every house and before You, for Your name
matter of the king; and the Levites is in this house, and shall cry to You
shall be officers before you. Be strong out of our distress, and You shall hear
and act; and YAHWEH shall be with and save.
the good. 10 And now, behold, the sons of
Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir,
Chapter 20 whom You did not allow Israel to go
against when they came out of the land
1 And after this it happened that the of Egypt, (for they turned away from
sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon them and did not destroy them)
came in, and with them from the 11 yea, behold, they are repaying us
Ammonites, to battle against by coming in to drive us out of Your
Jehoshaphat. possession, that You have caused us to
2 And they came in and spoke to possess.
Jehoshaphat, saying, A great 12 O our Elohim, shall You not
multitude has come against you from execute judgment upon them? For
beyond the sea, from Syria; and, there is no power in us before this
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us, and we do not know what we shall and those giving praise to the glory of
do; but our eyes are on You. holiness, when going out before those
13 And all Judah was standing armed, and said, Give thanks to
before YAHWEH, and their infants YAHWEH, for His mercy endures
and their wives and their sons. forever.
14 And on Jahaziel the son of 22 And at the time they began with
Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son rejoicing and praise, YAHWEH set
of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the ambushes against the sons of Ammon,
Levite, of the sons of Asaph, the Spirit Moab, and Mount Seir, that had come
of YAHWEH came on him in the against Judah; and they were beaten.
midst of the assembly; 23 And the sons of Ammon stood up,
15 and He said, Listen, all Judah, and Moab, against the people of
and you living in Jerusalem, and King Mount Seir, to devote and destroy; and
Jehoshaphat; so says YAHWEH to when they finished with the ones
you, You shall not fear nor be terrified living in Seir, they helped, each man
of the face of this great multitude, for against his neighbor, to destroy.
the battle is not yours, but Elohim's. 24 And when Judah had come to the
16 Tomorrow, go down against watchtower, to the wilderness, then
them; behold, they are coming up by they looked toward the multitude; and
the ascent of Ziz, and you shall find behold, they were dead bodies fallen to
them in the end of the valley, at the the earth, and there was no survivor.
front of the wilderness of Jeruel. 25 And Jehoshaphat and his people
17 You shall not fight in this: station came to seize their plunder; and they
yourselves; stand and see the Y'shua* found among them in abundance both
of YAHWEH with you, O Judah and riches and valuable things on the dead
Jerusalem; do not be terrified nor fear; bodies; and they stripped off for
tomorrow go out before them, and themselves until there was no carrying
YAHWEH shall be with you. it; and they were three days
18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his nose plundering the spoil; for it was much.
to the earth, and all Judah and the 26 And on the fourth day they
ones living in Jerusalem fell down gathered at the Valley of Blessing, for
before YAHWEH, to bow themselves they blessed YAHWEH there; on
to YAHWEH. account of this they have called the
19 And the Levites, of the sons of the name of that place the Valley of
Kohathites, and of the sons of the Blessing to this day.
Korahites, rose to give praise to 27 And they returned, every man of
YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel with a Judah and Jerusalem, and
loud voice on high. Jehoshaphat at their head, to go back
20 And they rose early in the to Jerusalem with joy; for YAHWEH
morning and went out to the had made them rejoice over their
wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went enemies.
out Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear 28 And they entered Jerusalem with
me, O Judah and the inhabitants of harps and with lyres, and with
Jerusalem. Trust in YAHWEH, stand trumpets, to the house of YAHWEH.
firm; trust in His prophets and 29 And there was a fear of Elohim on
prosper. all kingdoms of the lands when they
21 And he consulted with the people, heard that YAHWEH had fought with
and appointed singers to YAHWEH, the enemies of Israel.
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30 And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat and Shephatiah; all these were the
was quiet, and his Elohim gave him sons of Jehoshaphat the king of Israel.
rest all around. 3 And their father gave to them
31 And Jehoshaphat was king over many gifts of silver and gold, and of
Judah, a son of thirty five years when precious things, with fortified cities of
he began to reign, and he reigned Judah; but he gave the kingdom to
twenty five years in Jerusalem; and Jehoram, for he was the first-born.
the name of his mother was Azubah 4 And Jehoram rose up over the
the daughter of Shilhi. kingdom of his father and made
32 And he walked in the way of his himself strong. And he killed all his
father Asa, and did not turn aside from brothers with the sword, and also of
it, to do the right in the eyes of the leaders of Israel.
YAHWEH. 5 Jehoram was a son of thirty two
33 Only, the high places were not years when he began to reign, and he
removed, and the people still had not reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
settled their hearts for the Elohim of 6 And he walked in the way of the
their fathers. kings of Israel, as did the house of
34 And the rest of the acts of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab was his
Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, wife; and he did the evil in the eyes of
behold, they are written in the words YAHWEH.
of Jehu the son of Hanani, which were 7 And YAHWEH was not willing to
taken up in the Book of the Kings of destroy the house of David, for the
Israel. sake of the covenant that He made
35 And after this Jehoshaphat the with David, and as He had spoken, to
king of Judah joined himself with give a lamp to him and to his sons
Ahaziah the king of Israel; he did forever.
wickedly to do so. (1 Cor 15:33) 8 In his days Edom revolted from
36 And he joined himself with him under the hand of Judah, and made a
to make ships to go to Tarshish; and king to reign over them.
they made the ships in Ezion-Geber. 9 And Jehoram passed over with his
37 And Eliezer the son of Dodavah of chiefs, and all the chariots with him;
Mareshah prophesied against and it happened that he rose up by
Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you night and struck the Edomites who
have joined yourself with Ahaziah, were coming all around him; and the
YAHWEH has broken your works. commanders of the chariots.
And the ships were broken, so that 10 And Edom revolted from under
they did not hold to go to Tarshish. the hand of Judah to this day. Then
Libnah revolted at that time from
Chapter 21 under his hand, because he had
forsaken YAHWEH, the Elohim of his
1 And Jehoshaphat lay with his fathers.
fathers and was buried with his fathers 11 Also, he had made high places in
in the city of David. And his son the mountains of Judah, and caused
Jehoram reigned in his place. the people of Jerusalem to commit
2 And he had brothers, the sons of fornication, and led astray Judah.
Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and 12 And a writing came to him from
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Elijah the prophet1, saying, So says reigned eight years in Jerusalem; and
YAHWEH, the Elohim of your father he left without being desired, and they
David, Because you have not walked in buried him in the city of David, but not
the ways of your father Jehoshaphat, in the graves of the kings.
and in the ways of Asa the king of
Judah, Chapter 22
13 and you walk in the way of the
kings of Israel, and caused Judah and 1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem
the people of Jerusalem to commit made his youngest son Ahaziah king in
fornication like the fornications of the his place (for all the first ones had
house of Ahab; and also you have been slain by the troop of men that
killed your brothers, the house of your came in with the Arabians to the
father, who were better than yourself; battle) and Ahaziah the son of
14 behold, YAHWEH shall strike Jehoram the king of Judah reigned.
with a great destruction among your 2 Ahaziah was a son of forty two
people, and among your sons, and years when he began to reign, and he
among your wives, and among all your reigned one year in Jerusalem; and the
goods; name of his mother was Athaliah the
15 and you, with many sicknesses, daughter of Omri.
with disease in your bowels, until your 3 He also walked in the ways of the
bowels come out because of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his
sickness, day by day. counselor to do wickedly.
16 And YAHWEH awakened the 4 And he did evil in the eyes of
spirit of the Philistines against YAHWEH, like the house of Ahab, for
Jehoram, and of the Arabians who they were his counselors after the
were beside the Ethiopians; death of his father, for his destruction.
17 and they came up into Judah and 5 He also walked in their counsel,
broke into it, and captured all the and went with Jehoram the son of
substance that was found at the king's Ahab the king of Israel to battle
house, and also his sons, and his against Hazael the king of Syria, in
wives; and there was not left to him a Ramoth-Gilead; and the Syrians
son except Jehoahaz the youngest of struck Jehoram;
his sons. 6 and he returned to be healed in
18 And after this, YAHWEH struck Jezreel, because of the wounds with
him in his bowels by disease for which which they had stricken him in
there was no healing; Ramah, when fighting with Hazael the
19 and it happened, from days to king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of
days, and as the time went out, the end Jehoram the king of Judah, went
of two years of days, his bowels fell out down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab
because of his sickness; so he died of in Jezreel, for he was ill.
painful diseases. And his people made 7 Now, the destruction of Ahaziah
no burning for him, like the burning of was from Elohim, for coming to
his fathers. Jehoram; and when he had come he
20 He was a son of thirty two years went out with Jehoram to Jehu the
when he began to reign, and he son of Nimshi, whom YAHWEH had
anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
1 This was after Elijah had been translated 8 And it happened, when Jehu was
and proves that he was not in heaven but executing judgment on the house of
still on the earth.
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Ahab, that he found the leaders of and gathered the Levites out of all the
Judah, and the sons of the brothers of cities of Judah, and the chiefs of the
Ahaziah, the servants of Ahaziah, and fathers of Israel, and came to
killed them. Jerusalem.
9 And he sought out Ahaziah, and 3 And all the congregation made a
they captured him (and he was hiding covenant in the house of The Elohim
himself in Samaria) and brought him with the king, and he said to them,
to Jehu, and put him to death, and Behold, the king's son shall reign, as
buried him; for they said, He is the son YAHWEH has spoken of the sons of
of Jehoshaphat, who sought David.
YAHWEH with all his heart. And 4 This is what you shall do: the third
there was none in the house of of you going in on the Sabbath, of the
Ahaziah to retain power for the priests, and of the Levites, shall be
kingdom. keepers of the doors;
10 And Athaliah the mother of 5 and a third shall be at the king's
Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, house, and a third at the gate of the
and she rose up and spoke to destroy foundation; and all the people shall be
all the seed of the kingdom of the in the courts of the house of
house of Judah. YAHWEH.
11 And Jehoshabeath the daughter of 6 And no one shall enter the house of
the king took Joash the son of Ahaziah YAHWEH except the priests and
and stole him from among the sons of those ministering of the Levites; they
the king who were put to death, and may go in, for they are holy; and all
put him and his nurse into the store the people shall keep the watch of
room of the bedroom. And YAHWEH.
Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king 7 And the Levites shall surround the
Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the king, each with his weapon in his
priest, because she was the sister of hand; and he who goes into the house
Ahaziah, hid him from the face of shall be caused to die; and you be with
Athaliah; and she did not put him to the king in his coming in and in his
death. going out.
12 And he was with them in the 8 And the Levites and all Judah did
house of The Elohim hiding himself according to all things that Jehoiada
six years, and Athaliah reigned over the priest had commanded. And every
the land. man took his men who were to come
in on the Sabbath, the ones who were
Chapter 23 to go out on the Sabbath. For Jehoiada
the priest did not dismiss the
1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada divisions.
made himself strong and took the 9 And Jehoiada the priest gave to the
commanders of the hundreds, even commanders of the hundreds the
Azariah the son of Jeroham, and spears, and the shields, and the
Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and bucklers that were King David's, that
Azariah the son of Obed, and were in the house of The Elohim.
Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and 10 And he stationed all of the people,
Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into and each had his weapon in his hand,
covenant with him. from the right side of the house to the
2 And they went around in Judah

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left side of the house, at the altar, and YAHWEH, to offer the burnt offerings
by the king at the house all around. of YAHWEH, as it is written in the
11 And they brought out the son of Torah of Moses; with joy, and with
the king, and put the crown on him, singing, by the hands of David.
and the testimony, and made him 19 And he stationed the keepers at
king; and Jehoiada and his sons the gates of the house of YAHWEH;
anointed him, and cried, Let the king and the unclean could not in any way
live! go in.
12 And Athaliah heard the sound of 20 And he took the captains of the
the people who were running and who hundreds, and the nobles, and the
were praising the king; and she came rulers among the people, and all the
to the people in the house of people of the land, and brought the
YAHWEH, king down from the house of
13 and looked; and behold, the king YAHWEH; and they came in through
was standing by his pillar in the the Upper Gate to the king's house,
entrance, and the commanders and and made the king sit on the throne of
the trumpets were by the king; and all the kingdom.
the people of the land were rejoicing 21 And all the people of the land
and sounding with trumpets; and the rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And
singers with instruments of song, and they executed Athaliah by the sword.
giving signals to praise; and Athaliah
tore her garments and cried, Chapter 24
Conspiracy! Conspiracy!
14 And Jehoiada the priest brought 1 Joash was a son of seven years
out the commanders of the hundreds, when he became king, and he reigned
those over the army, and said to them, forty years in Jerusalem; and the
Bring her out from inside the ranks, name of his mother was Zibiah of
and he coming after her shall be Beer-Sheba.
caused to die by the sword; for the 2 And Joash did the right in the eyes
priest said, Do not put her to death in of YAHWEH all the days of Jehoiada
the house of YAHWEH. the priest.
15 And they put hands on her, and 3 And Jehoiada took two wives for
she came into the entrance of the Gate him, and he fathered sons and
of Horses, beside the king's house, and daughters.
they caused her to die there. 4 And after this it happened; it had
16 And Jehoiada made a covenant been in the heart of Joash to renew the
between himself and between all the house of YAHWEH;
people, and between the king, to be a 5 and he gathered the priests and the
people to YAHWEH; Levites, and said to them, Go out to
17 and all the people went into the the cities of Judah, and gather from all
house of Baal and broke it down; yea, Israel money to repair the house of
they broke down his altars and his your Elohim fully from year to year;
images; and they killed Mattan the and you shall do the matter quickly.
priest of Baal before the altars. But the Levites did not act quickly.
18 And Jehoiada put the offices of 6 And the king called for Jehoiada
the house of YAHWEH into the hand the head, and said to him, Why have
of the Levitical priests, whom David you not required the Levites to bring
had allotted over the house of in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem
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the offering of Moses, the servant of YAHWEH, vessels of serving, and of

YAHWEH, and of the congregation of offering, and spoons, even vessels of
Israel, for the tabernacle of the gold and silver; and they offered burnt
testimony? offerings in the house of YAHWEH
7 For the sons of Athaliah, the continually all the days of Jehoiada.
wicked one, have broken up the house 15 And Jehoiada was old and
of The Elohim, and also they have satisfied with days, and died, a son of a
prepared all the holy things of the hundred and thirty years at his death.
house of YAHWEH for the Baals. 16 And they buried him in the city of
8 And the king commanded, and David with the kings, for he had done
they made one chest, and put it at the good in Israel, and with The Elohim,
gate of the house of YAHWEH and his house.
outside; 17 And after the death of Jehoiada,
9 and they gave a call in Judah and the leaders of Judah came in and
in Jerusalem to bring in to YAHWEH bowed themselves to the king; then
the tribute of Moses, the servant of the king listened to them.
The Elohim, laid on Israel in the 18 And they forsook the house of
wilderness. YAHWEH, the Elohim of their
10 And all the leaders, and all the fathers, and served the Asherahs and
people rejoiced; and they brought in the idols; and there was wrath on
and threw into the chest until it was Judah and Jerusalem because of this
finished. guilt.
11 And it happened, at the time one 19 And He sent prophets among
brought in the chest to the king's them to bring them back to
overseers, by the hand of the Levites, YAHWEH; and they testified against
and when they saw that the silver was them, but they did not give ear.
much a scribe of the king came in, and 20 And the Spirit of Elohim came
an officer of the head priest, and they upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada
emptied the chest and took it up and the priest, and he stood before the
returned it to its place; so they did day people and said to them, So says The
by day, and gathered much silver. Elohim, Why do you transgress the
12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it commandments of YAHWEH, and do
to those who did the work of the not prosper? Because you have
service of the house of YAHWEH; and forsaken YAHWEH, He has forsaken
they hired stone cutters and you.
carpenters to repair the house of 21 And they conspired against him,
YAHWEH; and also skilled workers in and stoned him with stones by the
iron and copper to strengthen the command of the king, in the court of
house of YAHWEH. the house of YAHWEH.
13 And the workmen did the work 22 And Joash the king did not
and the repair work prospered in their remember the kindness that Jehoiada
hands; and they set up the house of his father had done to him, and killed
The Elohim by its proper measure, and his son. And at his death he said, May
made it strong. YAHWEH see to it, and seek you out.
14 And when they had finished, they 23 And it happened, at the turn of
brought the rest of the silver in before the year, that the army of Syria came
the king and Jehoiada; and they made up against him; and they came into
vessels of it for the house of Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed
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all the leaders of the people from commanded, saying, The fathers shall
among the people; and they sent all not die for the sons, and the sons shall
their spoil to the king of Damascus. not die for the fathers; but they each
24 For with few men the army of shall die for his own sin.
Syria came in, and YAHWEH gave 5 And Amaziah gathered Judah, and
into their hand an army for great made them stand, according to the
multitude, because they left house of their fathers, for captains of
YAHWEH, the Elohim of their the thousands, and for captains of the
fathers. And they executed judgment hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin.
against Joash. And he numbered them from a son of
25 And when they departed from twenty years and above, and found
him (they left him with many diseases) them to be three hundred thousand
his own servants conspired against chosen ones, going forth to battle,
him, because of the blood of the sons holding spear and shield.
of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him 6 And he hired a hundred thousand
on his bed; and he died. And they mighty men of war out of Israel for a
buried him in the city of David, and hundred talents of silver.
did not bury him in the graves of the 7 But a man of The Elohim came to
kings. him, saying, O king, do not let the
26 And these are those who army of Israel go with you, for
conspired against him: Zabad the son YAHWEH is not with Israel, with all
of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and the sons of Ephraim.
Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the 8 But if you will go, do it! Be strong
Moabitess. for the battle, for The Elohim will
27 As to his sons, and the greatness cause you to stumble before the
of the burdens upon him, and the enemy; for there is power in The
foundation of the house of The Elohim to help, and also to cause to
Elohim, behold, they are written in the stumble.
inquiry of the Book of the Kings. And 9 And Amaziah said to the man of
his son Amaziah reigned in his place. The Elohim, But what shall I do for the
hundred talents that I have given to
Chapter 25 the army of Israel? And the man of
The Elohim said, YAHWEH has more
1 Amaziah was a son of twenty five than this to give to you.
years when he began to reign, and he 10 And Amaziah separated them, the
reigned twenty nine years in army that had come to him from
Jerusalem; and the name of his Ephraim, to go to their own place. And
mother was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. their anger burned fiercely against
2 And he did the right in the eyes of Judah, and they returned to their
YAHWEH; only, not with a perfect place in the heat of anger.
heart. 11 And Amaziah made himself strong
3 And it happened, when the and led his people, and went to the
kingdom had been made strong to Valley of Salt, and killed ten thousand
him, he killed his servants, those who of the sons of Seir.
had struck the king, his father. 12 And the sons of Judah captured
4 But he did not kill their sons, but ten thousand alive, and they brought
did as is written in the Torah, in the them to the top of the rock and threw
Book of Moses, whom YAHWEH
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them from the top of the rock; and all to evil, that you should fall, you and
of them were broken. Judah with you?
13 And the sons of the army that 20 And Amaziah would not listen,
Amaziah had sent back from going for it was from The Elohim, in order to
with him to battle, these raided give them into their hand, because
against the cities of Judah, from they had sought to the gods of Edom.
Samaria even to Beth-Horon, and 21 And Jehoash the king of Israel
killed three thousand of them, and went up, and they looked one another
seized much prey. in the face, he and Amaziah the king of
14 And it happened, after Amaziah Judah, at Beth-Shemesh that was
came in from smiting the Edomites, Judah's.
that he brought in the gods of the sons 22 And Judah was beaten before
of Seir and made them stand as gods Israel; and they fled, each to his tent.
for himself; and bowed himself before 23 And Amaziah the king of Judah,
them, and burned incense to them. the son of Joash, was captured by
15 And the anger of YAHWEH Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, the king
glowed against Amaziah, and he sent a of Israel in Beth-Shemesh; and he
prophet to him; and he said to him, carried him to Jerusalem, and broke
Why have you sought the gods of the down the wall of Jerusalem from the
people that have not delivered their gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate,
people out of your hand? four hundred cubits.
16 And it happened, as he spoke with 24 And he took all the gold, and the
him, that he said to him, as an advisor silver, and all the vessels that were
to the king we have chosen you? Stop found in the house of The Elohim with
yourself! Why should they strike you? Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the
And the prophet stopped, and said, I king's house, and the hostages, and
know that Elohim has counseled to returned to Samaria.
destroy you because you have done 25 And Amaziah the son of Joash,
this, and have not listened to my the king of Judah, lived fifteen years
counsel. after the death of Jehoash the son of
17 And Amaziah the king of Judah Jehoahaz, the king of Israel.
took counsel and sent to Jehoash the 26 And the rest of the acts of
son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, the Amaziah, the first and the last, behold,
king of Israel, saying, Come, let us are they not written in the Book of the
look one another in the face. Kings of Judah and Israel?
18 And Jehoash the king of Israel 27 And after the time that Amaziah
sent to Amaziah the king of Judah, had turned aside from following
saying, The thorn that was in Lebanon YAHWEH, they made a conspiracy
sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, against him in Jerusalem; and he fled
Give your daughter to my son for a to Lachish, but they sent after him to
wife; and a beast of the field that was Lachish and killed him there.
in Lebanon passed by and trampled 28 And they lifted him up on the
down the thorn. horses, and buried him with his
19 You have said, behold, I have fathers in the city of Judah.
struck Edom, and your heart has lifted
you up to boast; now, stay in your Chapter 26
house; why should you stir yourself up
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Uzziah; and he was a son of sixteen and Maaseiah the superintendent

years; and made him king instead of under the hand of Hananiah, of the
his father Amaziah. king's leaders.
2 He built Eloth, and restored it to 12 The whole number of the heads of
Judah, after the king lay with his the fathers of the mighty men was two
fathers. thousand, six hundred.
3 Uzziah was a son of sixteen years 13 And under their hand was a
when he began to reign, and he strong arm, three hundred and seven
reigned fifty two years in Jerusalem; thousand, five hundred, that made war
and the name of his mother was with mighty power, to help the king
Jecoliah of Jerusalem. against the enemy.
4 And he did the right in the eyes of 14 And Uzziah prepared for them,
YAHWEH, according to all that his for all the army, shields and spears
father Amaziah did. and helmets, and breastplates, and
5 And he sought Elohim in the days bows, even to stones for the slings.
of Zechariah, who had understanding 15 And he made engines in
in the visions of The Elohim; and in Jerusalem, the inventions of skillful
the days he sought YAHWEH, The men, to be on the towers and on the
Elohim made him prosper. corners, with which to shoot arrows
6 And he went out and fought with and great stones. And his name spread
the Philistines, and broke down the far abroad; for he was wonderfully
wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, helped until he was strong.
and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities 16 And when he became strong, his
around Ashdod, and among the heart was lifted up to act corruptly;
Philistines. and he trespassed against YAHWEH
7 And The Elohim helped him his Elohim, and went in to the
against the Philistines and against the sanctuary of YAHWEH to burn
Arabians who lived in Gurbaal, and incense on the altar of incense.
the Meunim. 17 And Azariah the priest went in
8 And the Ammonites paid tribute to after him, and eighty priests of
Uzziah; and his name spread abroad to YAHWEH with him, sons of valor;
the entrance of Egypt; for he became 18 and they stood up against Uzziah
exceedingly strong. the king, and said to him, It is not for
9 And Uzziah built towers in you, O Uzziah, to burn incense to
Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, and at YAHWEH, but to the priests, the sons
the Valley Gate, and at the Turning, of Aaron, who are sanctified to burn
and fortified them. incense; go out of the sanctuary, for
10 And he built towers in the you have trespassed; and it is not to
wilderness, and dug many wells, for he your honor from YAHWEH Elohim.
had many cattle, both in the low 19 And Uzziah was angry, and in his
country and in the plain; also he had hand was a censer to burn incense;
farmers and vinedressers in the and when he was angry with the
mountains, and in Carmel; for he was priests, the leprosy rose in his
a lover of the earth. forehead, before the priests, in the
11 And Uzziah had an army making house of YAHWEH, beside the altar
war, going out to the battle by troops, of incense.
according to the number of their 20 And Azariah the head priest and
account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe, all the priests turned toward him, and
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behold, he was leprous in his forehead. 6 And Jotham made himself strong,
And they hurried him from there, and for he had prepared his ways before
he also himself hurried to leave, for YAHWEH his Elohim.
YAHWEH had touched him. 7 And the rest of the acts of Jotham,
21 And Uzziah the king was a leper and all his battles, and his ways,
to the day of his death, and lived in a behold, they are written in the Book of
separate house as a leper, for he had the Kings of Israel and Judah.
been cut off from the house of 8 He was a son of twenty five years
YAHWEH; and his son Jotham was when he began to reign, and he
over the king's house, judging the reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
people of the land. 9 And Jotham lay with his fathers
22 And the rest of the acts of Uzziah, and they buried him in the city of
the first and the last, Isaiah the son of David. And his son Ahaz reigned in his
Amoz, the prophet, has written. place.
23 And Uzziah lay with his fathers,
and they buried him with his fathers in Chapter 28
the field of the burying place that the
kings had; for they said, He is a leper. 1 Ahaz was a son of twenty years
And his son Jotham reigned in his when he began to reign, and he
place. reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem;
and he did not do the right in the eyes
Chapter 27 of YAHWEH, as his father David,
2 but walked in the ways of the kings
1 Jotham was a son of twenty five of Israel, and also made casted images
years when he began to reign, and he for the Baals.
reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; 3 And he himself burned incense in
and the name of his mother was the valley of the son of Hinnom, and
Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. burned his sons in the fire, according
2 And he did the right in the eyes of to the abominations of the nations that
YAHWEH, according to all that his YAHWEH drove out from before the
father Uzziah did; only, he did not sons of Israel;
come into the sanctuary of YAHWEH; 4 and sacrificed and burned incense
and the people continued to do in the high places, and on the hills,
wickedly. and under every green tree.
3 He built the Upper Gate of the 5 And YAHWEH his Elohim gave
house of YAHWEH, and he built very him into the hand of the king of Syria,
much in the wall of Ophel; and they struck him, and captured
4 and he built cities in the hills of from him a great captivity, and
Judah, and in the forests he built brought them to Damascus. And he
palaces and towers. also was given into the hand of the
5 He also fought with the king of the king of Israel, and he struck him with
sons of Ammon, and prevailed over a great destruction.
them. And the sons of Ammon gave to 6 And Pekah the son of Remaliah
him in that year a hundred talents of killed a hundred and twenty thousand
silver, and ten thousand kors of wheat, in Judah in one day, all sons of valor,
and ten thousand of barley; this the because they had forsaken YAHWEH,
sons of Ammon turned over to him in the Elohim of their fathers.
the second year and in the third. 7 And Zichri, a mighty one of
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Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of from the plunder; yea, they clothed
the king, and Azrikam the leader of the them and shod them, and made them
house, and Elkanah, second to the eat and drink, and anointed them, and
king. led them out on donkeys, even every
8 And the sons of Israel captured feeble one, and brought them to
two hundred thousand of their Jericho, the city of palms, near their
brothers, wives, sons and daughters, brothers, and returned to Samaria.
and also they seized from them much 16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the
spoil, and they brought the spoil to king of Assyria to help him.
Samaria. 17 And again the Edomites had come
9 And a prophet of YAHWEH was and struck Judah, and had seized a
there, Oded his name; and he went out captivity.
before the army that had come in to 18 And the Philistines had raided
Samaria, and said to them, Behold, in against the cities of the low country,
the fury of YAHWEH, the Elohim of and of the south of Judah, and
your fathers, against Judah, He has captured Beth-Shemesh and Aijalon,
given them into your hand, and you and Gederoth, and Shocho and its
have slain among them in rage. It has daughter villages, and Timnah and its
touched to the heavens. daughter villages, and Gimzo and its
10 And now you are planning to daughter villages, and dwelt there.
tread down the sons of Judah and 19 For YAHWEH had humbled
Jerusalem for male slaves, and for girl Judah because of Ahaz the king of
slaves to yourselves; but are not with Israel, for he loosed immorality in
you causes of guilt, solely yours, before Judah, and dealt slyly and betrayed
YAHWEH your Elohim? YAHWEH.
11 And now, hear me, and return the 20 And Tilgath-Pilneser the king of
captives you have seized from your Assyria came against him and
brothers, for the heat of the anger of distressed him, but did not help him,
YAHWEH is on you. 21 though Ahaz had taken a lot from
12 And men of the leaders of the the house of YAHWEH and from the
Ephraimites: Azariah the son of house of the king, and from the rulers,
Johanan, Berechiah, Meshillemoth's and had given to the king of Assyria,
son, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and it was not for help to him.
and Amasa the son of Hadlai, rose up 22 And in the time of his distress, he
against those coming in from the added to act more slyly against
army. YAHWEH, this King Ahaz.
13 And they said to them, You shall 23 And he sacrificed to the gods of
not bring the captives here, for guilt Damascus who had struck him, and
against YAHWEH is on us; you are said, Because the gods of the kings of
planning to add to our sin and to our Syria are helping them, I will sacrifice
guilt, for plenty of guilt is ours, and the to them that they may help me. But
glow of anger on Israel. they were to cause him and all Israel to
14 And the armed men left the stumble.
captives and the spoil before the 24 And Ahaz gathered all the
leaders and all the congregation. utensils of the house of The Elohim,
15 And the men who had been called and he cut up the utensils of the house
by name rose and took the captives, of The Elohim and shut the doors of
and they clothed all the naked ones the house of YAHWEH. And he made

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altars for himself in every corner of porch, and put out the lamps, and they
Jerusalem. have not burned incense, and burnt
25 And in every city, even the cities offering has not ascended in the
of Judah, he made high places to burn sanctuary to the Elohim of Israel.
incense to other gods, and angered 8 And the wrath of YAHWEH is on
YAHWEH the Elohim of his fathers. Judah and Jerusalem, and He has
26 And the rest of his acts, and all given them for a trembling, for a
his ways, the first and the last, behold, horror, and for hissing, as you see with
they are written in the Book of the your eyes.
Kings of Judah and Israel. 9 For, behold, our fathers have fallen
27 And Ahaz lay with his fathers, and by the sword, and our sons and our
they buried him in the city, in daughters and our wives are in exile
Jerusalem, but did not bring him to for this.
the graves of the kings of Israel. And 10 Now it is in my heart to cut a
his son Hezekiah reigned in his place. covenant with YAHWEH, the Elohim
of Israel, and the glow of His anger
Chapter 29 shall turn back from us.
11 Now, my sons, do not be
1 Hezekiah was a son of twenty five negligent, for YAHWEH has chosen
years when he began to reign, and he you to stand before His face, to serve
reigned twenty nine years in Him and to be ministers and incense
Jerusalem. And the name of his burners for Him.
mother was Abijah, the daughter of 12 And the Levites rose up: Mahath
Zechariah. the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of
2 And he did the right in the eyes of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites;
YAHWEH, according to all that his and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son
father David did. of Abdi, and Azariah the son of
3 In the first year of his reign, in the Jehalelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah
first month, he opened the doors of the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son
the house of YAHWEH and repaired of Joah;
them. 13 and of the sons of Elizaphan,
4 And he brought in the priests and Shimri and Jeiel; and of the sons of
the Levites, and he gathered them to Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
the plaza on the east. 14 and of the sons of Heman, Jehiel
5 And he said to them, Hear me, O and Shimei; and of the sons of
Levites, now consecrate yourselves. Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
And consecrate the house of 15 And they gathered their brothers
YAHWEH, the Elohim of your and sanctified themselves, and came
fathers, and bring out the uncleanness in, according to the commandment of
from the holy place. the king in the matters of YAHWEH,
6 For our fathers have acted slyly to cleanse the house of YAHWEH.
and did the evil in the eyes of 16 And the priests went into the
YAHWEH our Elohim, and they have inner part of the house of YAHWEH
forsaken Him and turned their faces to clean, and brought out all the
away from the sanctuary of uncleanness that they found in the
YAHWEH, and have given their sanctuary of YAHWEH to the court of
backs. the house of YAHWEH; and the
7 And they have shut the doors of the
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Levites received and took it out to the 25 And he made the Levites stand in
torrent Kidron outside. the house of YAHWEH with cymbals,
17 And they began to sanctify on the with harps, and with lyres, by the
first of the first month, and on the command of David, and of Gad, the
eighth day of the month they came to seer of the king, and of Nathan the
the porch of YAHWEH; and they prophet; for the command was by the
sanctified the house of YAHWEH in hand of YAHWEH, by the hand of His
eight days, and on the sixteenth day of prophets.
the first month they had finished. 26 And the Levites stood with the
18 And they came inside to Hezekiah instruments of David, and the priests
the king, and said, We have cleansed with the trumpets.
all the house of YAHWEH, and the 27 And Hezekiah commanded to
altar of the burnt offering, and all its offer burnt offering on the altar; and at
vessels, and the table of the the time the burnt offering began, the
showbread, and all its utensils; song of YAHWEH began, and of the
19 and all the utensils that King Ahaz trumpets, even by the hand of the
cast aside in his reign, in his treachery, instruments of David the king of
we have prepared and sanctified; and Israel.
behold, they are before the altar of 28 And all the congregation were
YAHWEH. bowing, and the singers singing, and
20 And Hezekiah the king rose early the trumpeters blowing; all until the
and gathered the heads of the city, and completion of the burnt offering.
went up to the house of YAHWEH. 29 And at the completion of the
21 And they brought in seven bulls, offering the king and all those found
and seven rams, and seven lambs, and with him bowed and worshiped.
seven young he-goats for a sin offering 30 And Hezekiah the king and the
for the kingdom, and for the holy leaders commanded the Levites to give
place, and for Judah. And he praise to YAHWEH in the words of
commanded the sons of Aaron, the David, and of Asaph the seer; and they
priests, to offer on the altar of praised with joy, and they bowed and
YAHWEH. worshiped.
22 And they killed the oxen, and the 31 And Hezekiah answered and said,
priests received the blood, and Now you have consecrated your hand
sprinkled the blood on the altar. And to YAHWEH; come near and bring
they killed the rams, and sprinkled the sacrifices and thank offerings to the
blood on the altar. And they killed the house of YAHWEH. And the
lambs and sprinkled the blood on the congregation brought in sacrifices and
altar. thank offerings, and every willing
23 And they brought the he-goats of hearted one brought burnt offerings.
the sin offering before the king and the 32 And the number of the burnt
congregation, and they laid their offerings that the congregation
hands on them; brought was seventy oxen, a hundred
24 and the priests slaughtered them, rams, two hundred lambs; all these for
and made a sin offering with their a burnt offering to YAHWEH.
blood on the altar, to atone for all 33 And the dedicated things were six
Israel; for the king said, The burnt hundred oxen and three thousand
offering and the sin offering are for all sheep.
Israel. 34 Only, the priests had become few,
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and were not able to skin all of the Israel return to YAHWEH, the
burnt offerings; and their brothers the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel.
Levites strengthened them until the And He shall return to the remnant
work was ended, and until the priests left of you from the hand of the king of
sanctified themselves; for the Levites Assyria.
were more upright of heart to sanctify 7 And do not be like your fathers,
themselves than the priests. and like your brothers, who trespassed
35 And also, there were many burnt against YAHWEH the Elohim of their
offerings with fat of the peace fathers; and He made them for a
offerings, and with drink offerings for horror, as you see.
the burnt offering; and the service of 8 Now do not stiffen your necks like
the house of YAHWEH was your fathers. Give a hand to
established. YAHWEH and come to His holy place
36 And Hezekiah and all the people that He has sanctified forever; and
rejoiced, because The Elohim had serve YAHWEH your Elohim. And the
given preparation to the people; for fierceness of His anger will turn away
the thing had happened suddenly. from you.
9 For when you return to YAHWEH,
Chapter 30 your brothers and your sons will have
mercies before their captors, even to
1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and return to this land. For YAHWEH
Judah, and he also wrote letters to your Elohim is gracious and merciful,
Ephraim and Manasseh, to come to and He will not turn His face away
the house of YAHWEH in Jerusalem, from you, if you turn back to Him.
to make a Passover to YAHWEH the 10 And the runners passed from city
Elohim of Israel. to city in the land of Ephraim, and
2 And the king and his leaders, and Manasseh, even to Zebulun. And they
all the congregation in Jerusalem, took were laughing at them, and mocking
counsel to keep the Passover in the them.
second month; 11 However, certain men from Asher,
3 since they could not do it at that and Manasseh, and from Zebulun
time, for the priests had not cleansed were humbled, and came to
themselves enough. And the people Jerusalem.
had not been gathered to Jerusalem. 12 Also, in Judah the hand of The
4 And the thing was right in the eyes Elohim was to give to them one heart
of the king, and in the eyes of the to do the king's command, and of the
congregation. leaders, by the Word of YAHWEH.
5 And they established a decree to 13 And many people gathered to
pass through a call to all Israel, from Jerusalem, to keep the Feast of
Beer-Sheba even to Dan, to come to Unleavened Bread in the second
make a Passover to YAHWEH the month, a very great multitude.
Elohim of Israel in Jerusalem. For not 14 And they rose up and took away
many of them had done it as it is the altars in Jerusalem, and all the
written. incense altars they removed, and
6 And the runners went with letters threw them into the torrent Kidron.
from the king's hand, and his leaders, 15 And they killed the Passover
to all Israel and Judah; even by the offering on the fourteenth of the
king's command, saying, O sons of second month. And the priests and the
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Levites were ashamed, and sanctified thousand young bulls, and seven
themselves, and brought in burnt thousand sheep. And the leaders had
offerings to the house of YAHWEH. lifted up to the congregation a
16 And they stood in their place thousand young bulls, and ten
according to their ordinance, thousand sheep. And the priests had
according to the Law of Moses the sanctified themselves in abundance.
man of The Elohim. The priests were 25 And all the congregation of Judah
sprinkling the blood out of the hand of rejoiced, and the priests and the
the Levites. Levites, and all the congregation that
17 For many in the assembly had not came from the land of Israel, and the
sanctified themselves, and the Levites aliens who came from the land of
were over the slaughtering of the Israel, and those who lived in Judah.
Passover offerings for everyone not 26 And there was great joy in
clean, to sanctify them to YAHWEH. Jerusalem, for from the days of
18 For many of the people, many Solomon the son of David the king of
from Ephraim, and Manasseh, Israel, there was nothing like this in
Issachar, and Zebulun had not been Jerusalem.
cleansed, but ate the Passover not as it 27 And the priests, the Levites, rose
was written. But Hezekiah prayed for up and blessed the people, and their
them, saying, O good YAHWEH, voice was heard, and their prayer
atone for came to His holy dwelling place, to
19 everyone who has prepared his Heaven.
heart to seek YAHWEH Elohim, the
Elohim of his fathers, yet not Chapter 31
according to the cleansing of the
sanctuary. 1 And when all this was finished, all
20 And YAHWEH listened to Israel who were found went out to the
Hezekiah, and healed the people. cities of Judah and smashed the
21 And the sons of Israel, those standing pillars, and cut down the
found in Jerusalem, kept the Feast of Asherahs, and broke down the high
Unleavened Bread seven days with places and the altars out of all Judah,
great joy. And the Levites praised and Benjamin, and in Ephraim, and
YAHWEH day to day, and the priests, Manasseh, even to the end. And all the
with instruments of praise before sons of Israel returned, each to his
YAHWEH. possession, to their cities.
22 And Hezekiah spoke to the heart 2 And Hezekiah made stand the
of all the Levites, those possessing courses of the priests and of the
good understanding as to YAHWEH. Levites, by their divisions, each
And they ate the appointed feast seven according to his service, of the priests
days, offering sacrifices of peace and of the Levites, for burnt offerings,
offerings, and making confession to and for peace offerings, to serve and to
YAHWEH, the Elohim of their give thanks, and to give praise in the
fathers. gates of the camps of YAHWEH.
23 And all the congregation took 3 And the king's portion from his
counsel to keep another seven days. substance was for burnt offerings, for
And they kept seven days joyfully. burnt offerings of the morning and the
24 And Hezekiah the king of Judah evening; and the burnt offerings of the
had lifted up to the congregation a Sabbaths, and of the new moons, and

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of the appointed seasons, as it was Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah,

written in the Torah of YAHWEH. were overseers under the hand of
4 And he commanded the people, Cononiah and his brother Shimei, by
those who lived in Jerusalem, to give the appointment of Hezekiah the king,
the portion of the priests and of the and Azariah the ruler of the house of
Levites, in order that they might be Elohim.
made strong in the Law of YAHWEH. 14 And Kore the son of Imnah the
5 And as the word spread, the sons of Levite, the gatekeeper at the east, was
Israel brought abundantly the first- over the freewill offerings of The
fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and Elohim, to distribute the heave
honey, and of all the produce of the offerings of YAHWEH, and the most
field, and the tithe of all; they brought holy things.
very much. 15 And by his hand, Eden, and
6 And the sons of Israel and Judah, Miniamin, and Yeshua, and Shemaiah,
those living in the cities of Judah, also Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities
they tithed of the herd and the flock, of the priests, acted faithfully to give to
even a tithe of the holy things that their brothers by divisions, as to the
were sanctified to YAHWEH their great, so to the small;
Elohim, were brought in. And they 16 apart from their genealogy, to
gave heaps of heaps. males from a son of three years and
7 They began to lay the foundation of upward, to everyone who had gone
the heaps in the third month, and in into the house of YAHWEH, the
the seventh month they finished. proper portion of a day in its day, for
8 And Hezekiah and the leaders their service in their duties, according
came in and saw the heaps, and to their divisions;
blessed YAHWEH and His people 17 and enrolled genealogically the
Israel. priests by the house of their fathers,
9 And Hezekiah asked the priests and of the Levites from a son of twenty
and the Levites about the heaps. years and upward, and their duties,
10 And Azariah the chief priest, of and their divisions;
the house of Zadok, spoke to him and 18 and the enrollment by genealogy
said, From the beginning of the with all their infants, their wives, and
bringing of the heave offering to the their sons and their daughters, to all
house of YAHWEH, it was eaten, and the assembly, for in their faithfulness
it satisfied, and abundance was left; they sanctified themselves in holiness.
for YAHWEH has blessed His people, 19 And to the sons of Aaron, the
and this abundance is left. priests, in the fields of the suburbs of
11 And Hezekiah ordered them to their cities in every separate city, were
build rooms in the house of men who were called by name to give
YAHWEH; and they prepared, portions to every male among the
12 and they brought in the heave priests, and to all enrolled
offering, and the tithes, and the holy genealogically among the Levites.
things, faithfully. And over them was a 20 And Hezekiah did this in all
leader, the Levite Cononiah, and his Judah, and did the good and the right
second brother, Shimei; and true before YAHWEH his Elohim.
13 and Jehiel, and Azaziah, and 21 And in every work that he began
Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, for the service of the house of The
and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Elohim, and in the Torah, and in the

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commandment, to seek his Elohim help us, and to fight our battles. And
with all his heart, he worked and the people were supported by the
prospered. words of Hezekiah the king of Judah.
9 After this Sennacherib the king of
Chapter 32 Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem,
(and he was by Lachish, and all his
1 After these things and this power with him) against Hezekiah the
faithfulness, Sennacherib the king of king of Judah, and against all Judah in
Assyria came; yea, he came into Judah Jerusalem, saying,
and camped against the cities of 10 So says Sennacherib the king of
defense, and commanded to break Assyria, On what are you trusting that
them open to himself. you sit under siege in Jerusalem?
2 And Hezekiah saw that 11 Is not Hezekiah misleading you to
Sennacherib had come, and his face give you up to die by famine, and by
was set to battle against Jerusalem; thirst, saying, YAHWEH our Elohim
3 and he took counsel with his will deliver us from the hand of the
leaders and his mighty ones, to stop king of Assyria?
the waters of the fountains that were 12 Has not Hezekiah himself
on the outside of the city; and they removed His high places, and His
helped him. altars, and commanded Judah and
4 And many people were gathered, Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar
and they stopped all the fountains, and you shall worship, and on it you shall
the torrent that was rushing through burn incense. (2 Chron 31:1)
the land, saying, Why should the kings 13 Do you not know what I have
of Assyria come and find much water? done, my fathers and I, to all the
5 And he made himself strong and people of the lands? Were the gods of
built all the wall that was broken, and the nations of the lands at all able to
raised on it the towers; and outside, deliver their land out of my hand?
another wall; and strengthened Millo, 14 Who among all the gods of these
in the city of David1, and made darts in nations whom my fathers have
abundance, and shields. devoted to destruction is he who has
6 And he set officers of war over the been able to deliver his people out of
people, and gathered them to him, to my hand, that your Elohim may be
the street of the gate of the city, and able to deliver you out of my hand?
spoke to their heart, saying, 15 And now, do not let Hezekiah
7 Be strong and courageous; do not deceive you, nor persuade you in this
be afraid nor be cast down before the way, nor believe him, for no Elohim of
face of the king of Assyria, and before any nation or kingdom has been able
the face of all the multitude with him, to deliver his people from my hand,
for with us are more than with him. from the hand of my fathers; also,
8 With him is an arm of flesh, and surely your Elohim shall not deliver
with us is YAHWEH our Elohim to you from my hand.
16 And again his servants spoke
1 He had repaired the Millo fill between the against YAHWEH The Elohim, and
city of David and the Ophel hill where the against His servant Hezekiah.
Sanctuary of Yahweh was built, showing 17 And he had written letters to
Yahweh's sanctuary was in the City of blaspheme YAHWEH, the Elohim of
David and not 1/3 of a mile away where Israel, and to speak against Him,
many wrongly place it today.
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saying, As the Elohims of the nations YAHWEH did not come on them in
of the lands have not delivered their the days of Hezekiah.
people from my hand, so the Elohim of 27 And Hezekiah had great riches
Hezekiah shall not deliver His people and honor, and he had very many
from my hand. treasures of silver for himself, and of
18 And they called with a great voice gold, and of precious stones, and of
in Jewish, against the people of spices, and of shields, and of all
Jerusalem who were on the wall, to desirable vessels,
frighten them and to terrify them, that 28 and storehouses for the increase
they might capture the city. of grain, and new wine, and oil, and
19 And they spoke against the stalls for all kinds of animals, and
Elohim of Jerusalem as against the flocks for the stalls;
gods of the peoples of the land, the 29 and he made cities for himself,
work of the hands of man. and had stocks of flocks and very
20 And Hezekiah the king and Isaiah many herds, for Elohim had given him
the son of Amoz, the prophet, prayed very much property.
about this, and they cried to Heaven. 30 And Hezekiah himself had
21 And YAHWEH sent a Messenger, stopped the outlet of the upper water-
and destroyed every mighty one of course of Gihon, and had directed
valor, both the leader, and the officer them beneath the west of the city of
in the camp of the king of Assyria; and David; and Hezekiah prospered in all
he returned with shame of face to his his work. (2 Kgs 20:20, Is 22:11)
land. And he entered the house of his 31 Even so with the envoys of the
god, and those from his bowels caused rulers of Babylon, those sent to him to
him to fall there by the sword. inquire of the wonder that had been in
22 And YAHWEH saved Hezekiah the land, The Elohim left him to test
and the people of Jerusalem from the him, to know all his heart.
hand of Sennacherib the king of 32 And the rest of the acts of
Assyria, and from the hand of all; and Hezekiah, and his good deeds toward
He guided them on every side. Elohim, behold, they are written in the
23 And many brought an offering to vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, the
YAHWEH, to Jerusalem, and prophet, and in the Book of the Kings
precious things to Hezekiah the king of Judah and Israel.
of Judah; and he was lifted up before 33 And Hezekiah lay with his
the eyes of all the nations after this. fathers, and they buried him in the
24 In those days Hezekiah was sick uppermost of the graves of the sons of
even to death, and he prayed to David; and all Judah and the people of
YAHWEH, and He spoke to him, and Jerusalem honored him at his death.
gave a sign for him. And his son Manasseh reigned in his
25 And Hezekiah did not return place.
according to the benefit done to him,
for his heart had been lifted up, and Chapter 33
there was wrath on him and on Judah
and Jerusalem. 1 Manasseh was a son of twelve years
26 And Hezekiah was humbled for when he began to reign, and he
the pride of his heart, he and the reigned in Jerusalem fifty five years.
people of Jerusalem, and the wrath of 2 And he did evil in the eyes of
YAHWEH, like the filthy acts of the

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nations that YAHWEH had driven out Manasseh with hooks, and bound him
from before the sons of Israel. with copper fetters, and made him go
3 For again he rebuilt the high places to Babylon.
that his father Hezekiah had broken 12 And when he was distressed, he
down, and raised up altars for the sought the face of YAHWEH his
Baals, and made Asherahs and bowed Elohim, and was humbled exceedingly
himself to all the host of the heavens, before the face of the Elohim of his
and served them. fathers;
4 And he built altars in the house of 13 and prayed to Him, and He was
YAHWEH, of which YAHWEH had entreated of him and heard his
said, In Jerusalem shall be My name supplication, and returned him to
forever. Jerusalem to his kingdom; and
5 And he built altars to all the host of Manasseh knew that YAHWEH, He is
the heavens in the two courts of the The Elohim.
house of YAHWEH. 14 And after this he built an outer
6 And he made his sons to pass wall to the city of David, on the west of
through the fire in the valley of the son Gihon, in the valley, and at the
of Hinnom, and did magic and entrance of the Fish Gate. And it went
divined, and used sorcery, and used around to the tower and he made it
mediums and soothsayers; he exceedingly high, and he put
multiplied the doing of the evil in the commanders of the army in all the
eyes of YAHWEH, to provoke Him to cities of defense in Judah.
anger. 15 And he removed the foreign gods,
7 And he placed the engraved image and the idol out of the house of
of the idol that he had made in the YAHWEH, and all the altars that he
house of The Elohim, of which Elohim had built in the mount of the house of
had said to David, and to his son YAHWEH and in Jerusalem, and
Solomon, In this house, and in threw them outside the city.
Jerusalem that I have chosen out of all 16 And he built the altar of
the tribes of Israel, I will put My name YAHWEH, and sacrificed on it
forever. sacrifices of peace offerings and thank
8 And I will not again remove the offerings, and commanded Judah to
foot of Israel from off the ground that I serve YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel.
appointed to your fathers; only, if they 17 But the people still sacrificed in
take heed to do all that I have the high places, only to YAHWEH
commanded them toward all the their Elohim.
Torah, and the statutes, and the 18 And the rest of the acts of
ordinances by the hand of Moses. Manasseh, and his prayer to his
9 And Manasseh caused Judah and Elohim, and the things of the seers,
the people of Jerusalem to sin, to do who spoke to him in the name of
evil above the nations that YAHWEH YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel,
destroyed before the sons of Israel. behold, they are in the Book of the
10 And YAHWEH spoke to Kings of Israel;
Manasseh and to his people, and they 19 and his prayer, and his entreaty,
did not listen. and all his sin, and his treachery, and
11 And YAHWEH brought against the places in which he had built high
them the king of Assyria's army places and set up the Asherahs and the
commanders, and they captured graven images before he was humbled,
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behold, they are written in the Matters scattered on the surface of the grave of
of the Seers. those who sacrificed to them.
20 And Manasseh lay with his 5 And he burned the bones of the
fathers, and they buried him in his priests on their altars, and cleansed
own house. And his son Amon reigned Judah and Jerusalem,
in his place. 6 and in the cities of Manasseh, and
21 Amon was a son of twenty two Ephraim, and Simeon, even to
years when he began to reign, and he Naphtali, with their tools all around.
reigned two years in Jerusalem. 7 And he broke down the altars and
22 And he did evil in the eyes of the Asherahs, and he had beaten down
YAHWEH, as his father Manasseh the graven images very small; and he
did; and Amon sacrificed to all the had cut down all the images in all the
graven images that his father land of Israel, and returned to
Manasseh had made, and served them. Jerusalem.
23 And he did not humble himself 8 And in the eighteenth year of his
before YAHWEH, like the humbling reign, when he had purified the land
of his father Manasseh, for Amon and the House, he sent Shaphan the
himself multiplied guilt. son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the head
24 And his servants conspired of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz
against him and killed him in his own the recorder, to repair the house of
house; YAHWEH his Elohim.
25 and the people of the land killed 9 And they came to Hilkiah the high
all those who conspired against King priest, and they gave the silver brought
Amon and the people of the land made into the house of Elohim, that the
his son Josiah to reign in his place. Levites who guarded the threshold had
gathered from the hand of Manasseh
Chapter 34 and Ephraim, and from all the
remnant of Israel, and from all Judah
1 Josiah was a son of eight years and Benjamin, and the ones living in
when he began to reign, and he Jerusalem.
reigned in Jerusalem thirty one years. 10 And they gave it into the hand of
2 And he did the right in the eyes of the ones doing the work, those called
YAHWEH, and walked in the ways of out in the house of YAHWEH; and
his father David, and did not turn they gave it to the doers of the work
aside to the right or to the left. who were working in the house of
3 And in the eighth year of his reign, YAHWEH to repair and to make
and he was still a boy, he began to seek strong the house.
to the Elohim of his father David; and 11 And they gave to skilled workers,
in the twelfth year he began to cleanse and to builders, to buy quarried stones
Judah and Jerusalem from the high and wood for couplings, to make
places, and the Asherahs, and the beams for the houses that the kings of
graven images, and the casted images. Judah had destroyed.
4 And they broke down before him 12 And the men were working
the altars of the Baals, and the images faithfully in the work. And over them
that were on high above them, and he were given the oversight: Jahath and
cut down the Asherahs, and the graven Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of
images, and the molten images he Merari, and Zechariah, and
broke down and beat small, and Meshullam, of the sons of the

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Kohathites; and of the Levites all who 22 And Hilkiah and those of the king
were skilled in musical instruments; went to Huldah the prophetess, the
13 and over the load carriers and wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the
overseers of everyone doing work for son of Hasrah, the keeper of the robes;
each separate service; and of the and she was living in Jerusalem in the
Levites were scribes and officers and Second. And they spoke to her about
gatekeepers. this.
14 And when they brought out the 23 And she said to them, So says
silver brought into the house of YAHWEH, the Elohim of Israel, Say
YAHWEH, Hilkiah the priest found to the man who has sent you to Me,
the Book of the Torah of YAHWEH by 24 So says YAHWEH, Behold, I will
the hand of Moses. bring evil on this place, and on the
15 And Hilkiah answered and said to ones living in it, all the curses that are
Shaphan the scribe, I have found the written in the Book that they have read
Book of the Torah in the house of before the king of Judah;
YAHWEH. And Hilkiah gave the book 25 because they have forsaken Me
to Shaphan. and have burned incense to other gods
16 And Shaphan brought the Book in so as to anger Me with all the works of
to the king, and brought the king back their hands; and My wrath shall be
word again, saying, All that has been poured out on this place, and it shall
given into the hand of your servants, not be quenched.
they are doing. 26 And to the king of Judah who is
17 And they poured out the silver sending you to inquire of YAHWEH,
found in the house of YAHWEH, and you shall say this to him, So says
gave it into the hands of those YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel, whose
appointed, and into the hands of those Words you have heard,
doing the work. 27 Because your heart is tender, and
18 And Shaphan the scribe told the you were humbled before Elohim
king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has when you heard His Words concerning
given a book to me; and Shaphan read this place, and concerning the ones
it before the king. living in it, and were humbled before
19 And it happened, when the king Me, and have torn your garments and
heard the Words of the Torah, that he wept before Me; I have even heard
tore his garments. also, says YAHWEH.
20 And the king commanded 28 Behold I will gather you to your
Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of fathers, and you shall be gathered to
Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, your grave in peace, and your eyes will
and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah not look upon all the evil I shall bring
the servant of the king, saying, upon this place, and on the ones living
21 Go, seek YAHWEH for me and in it. And they brought the king word
for him who is left in Israel and in again.
Judah, as to the Words of the book 29 And the king sent and gathered
that has been found, for great is the all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
wrath of YAHWEH that is poured out 30 And the king went up to the
on us, because our fathers have not house of YAHWEH and every man of
kept the Word of YAHWEH, to do Judah, and the people of Jerusalem,
according to all that is written in this and the priests, and the Levites, and
book. all the ones living there from the great
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to the small; and he read in their ears 5 and stand in the place of holiness,
all the Words of the Book of the by the divisions of the house of the
Covenant found in the house of fathers of your brothers, the sons of
YAHWEH. the people, and the portion of the
31 And the king stood in his place house of the father of the Levites;
and cut the covenant before 6 and kill the Passover offering and
YAHWEH, to walk after YAHWEH, sanctify yourselves, and prepare for
and to keep His commandments and your brothers, to do according to the
His testimonies and His statutes with Word of YAHWEH, by the hand of
all his heart, and with all his soul, to Moses.
do the Words of the covenant that 7 And Josiah lifted up to the sons of
were written in this book. the people a flock of lambs and young
32 And he made everyone who was goats, all for Passover offerings, for
found in Jerusalem and in Benjamin, everyone who was found, to the
and the ones living in Jerusalem, to number of thirty thousand, and three
stand to the covenant of Elohim, the thousand oxen; these were from the
Elohim of their fathers. king's substance.
33 And Josiah removed all the idols 8 And his leaders lifted up for a
out of all the lands that belonged to freewill offering to the people, to the
the sons of Israel, and caused everyone priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah,
who was found in Israel to serve, to and Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers in
serve YAHWEH their Elohim; all his the house of The Elohim, gave to the
days they did not turn away from priest two thousand and six hundred
following YAHWEH, the Elohim of for Passover offerings, and three
their fathers. hundred oxen.
9 And Conaniah, and Shemaiah, and
Chapter 35 Nethaneel, his brothers; and
Hashabiah, and Jeiel, and Jozabad,
1 And Josiah performed a Passover chiefs of the Levites, lifted up to the
in Jerusalem to YAHWEH, and they Levites five thousand for Passover
killed the Passover offering on the offerings, and five hundred oxen.
fourteenth of the first month. 10 And the service was prepared,
2 And he made the priests stand over and the priests stood in their place,
their charges, and made them strong and the Levites in their courses,
for the service of the house of according to the command of the king.
YAHWEH, 11 And they slaughtered the Passover
3 and said to the Levites who were offering and the priests sprinkled out
teaching all Israel, who were sanctified of their hand, and the Levites were
to YAHWEH, Put the holy ark in the stripping;
house that Solomon the son of David 12 and they removed the burnt
the king of Israel built; it shall not be a offering, to distribute them by the
burden on your shoulders. Now serve divisions of the house of the fathers of
YAHWEH your Elohim, and His
the sons of the people, to offer to
people Israel, YAHWEH, as it is written in the book
4 and prepare by the house of your of Moses, and so to the oxen.
fathers, according to your courses, by 13 And they cooked the Passover
the writing of David the king of Israel, with fire, according to the ordinance;
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pots, and in kettles, and in pans, and house with which I have war; and
carried to all the sons of the people. Elohim said for me to hasten; stop
14 And afterward they prepared for yourself from opposing Elohim, who is
themselves, and for the priests; for the with me, and He shall not destroy you.
priests, the sons of Aaron, were 22 Josiah would not turn his face
offering up the burnt offering and the from him, but disguised himself to
fat until nightfall; and the Levites fight against him, and did not listen to
prepared for themselves and for the the words of Necho from the mouth of
priests; the sons of Aaron. Elohim; and came to fight in the valley
15 And the singers, the sons of of Megiddo.
Asaph, were in their place, according 23 And the archers shot at King
to David's command, and Asaph, and Josiah. And the king said to his
Heman, and Jeduthun the seer of the servants, Carry me out, for I am
king; and the gatekeepers were at each severely wounded.
gate; it was not for them to depart 24 And his servants carried him out
from their service, for their brothers from the chariot, and caused him to
the Levites prepared for them. ride in a second chariot of his, and
16 And all the service of YAHWEH brought him to Jerusalem. And he
was prepared on that day, to perform died and was buried in the graves of
the Passover, and to offer burnt his fathers. And all Judah and
offerings on the altar of YAHWEH, Jerusalem were mourning for Josiah.
according to the command of King 25 And Jeremiah lamented for
Josiah. Josiah; and all the singers and the
17 And the sons of Israel who were songstresses speak in their
found performed the Passover at that lamentations of Josiah to this day, and
time, and the Feast of Unleavened gave them as a statute in Israel; and
Bread, seven days. behold, they are written in the
18 And there had not been a Lamentations.
Passover performed like it in Israel 26 And the rest of the acts of Josiah,
from the days of Samuel the prophet; and his goodly deeds to Elohim, are
yea, none of the kings of Israel according as it is written in the Torah
performed such a Passover as Josiah of YAHWEH.
performed, and the priests, and the 27 And his acts, the first and the last,
Levites and all Judah and Israel who behold, they are written in the Book of
were found, and the inhabitants of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
Jerusalem.
19 In the eighteenth year of the reign Chapter 36
of Josiah, this Passover was
performed. 1 And the people of the land took
20 After all this, when Josiah had Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made
prepared the house, Necho the king of him king instead of his father in
Egypt came up to fight against Jerusalem.
Carchemish by the Euphrates; and 2 Jehoahaz was a son of twenty three
Josiah went out to meet him. years when he began to reign, and he
21 And he sent messengers to him, reigned three months in Jerusalem.
saying, What do I have to do with you, 3 And the king of Egypt deposed him
O king of Judah? I am not coming in Jerusalem, and fined the land a
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hundred talents of silver, and a talent swear by Elohim; and he stiffened his
of gold. neck and hardened his heart from
4 And the king of Egypt made his turning to YAHWEH the Elohim of
brother Eliakim king over Judah and Israel.
Jerusalem, and turned about his name 14 Also, all the heads of the priests,
to Jehoiakim; and Necho took his and the people were continually acting
brother Jehoahaz and brought him to unfaithfully according to all the
Egypt. abominable idols of the nations; and
5 Jehoiakim was a son of twenty five they defiled the house of YAHWEH
years when he began to reign, and he that He had sanctified in Jerusalem.
reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 15 And YAHWEH, the Elohim of
And he did the evil in the eyes of their fathers, sent to them by the hand
YAHWEH his Elohim. of His messengers, rising early and
6 Nebuchadnezzar the king of sending, for He had pity on his people
Babylon came up against him, and and on His dwelling place.
bound him in copper fetters to take 16 But they mocked the messengers
him away to Babylon. of The Elohim, and despised His
7 And Nebuchadnezzar brought Words, and scoffed at His prophets
some of the vessels of the house of until the wrath of YAHWEH went up
YAHWEH to Babylon, and put them against His people, until there was no
in his temple in Babylon. healing.
8 And the rest of the acts of 17 And He brought up against them
Jehoiakim, and his evil deeds that he the king of the Chaldeans; and he
did, and that which was found against killed their choice ones by the sword in
him, behold, they are written in the the house of their holy place, and had
Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. no pity on the young man and the
And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his virgin, the old man and the very aged;
place. He gave all into his hand.
9 Jehoiachin was a son of eight years 18 And all the utensils of the house
when he began to reign, and he of The Elohim, the large and the small,
reigned in Jerusalem three months and the treasures of the house of
and ten days; and he did the evil in the YAHWEH, and the treasures of the
eyes of YAHWEH. king and his leaders, he brought all to
10 And at the turn of the year, King Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him 19 And they burned the house of The
to Babylon, with the valuable vessels Elohim, and broke down the wall of
of the house of YAHWEH, and made Jerusalem; and they burned all its
his kinsman Zedekiah king over Judah palaces with fire, and destroyed all its
and Jerusalem. valuable vessels.
11 Zedekiah was a son of twenty one 20 And he exiled to Babylon those
years when he began to reign, and he who had escaped the sword; and they
reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. were slaves to him and to his sons
12 And he did the evil in the eyes of until the reign of the kingdom of
YAHWEH his Elohim; he was not Persia;
humbled before Jeremiah the prophet, 21 in order to fulfill the Word of
from the mouth of YAHWEH. YAHWEH in the mouth of Jeremiah,
13 And also he rebelled against King until the land had enjoyed its
Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him Sabbaths; all the days of the desolation
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it kept the Sabbath, to the full measure

of seventy years.
22 And in the first year of Cyrus the
king of Persia, in order to accomplish
the Word of YAHWEH in the mouth
of Jeremiah, YAHWEH awakened the
spirit of Cyrus the king of Persia, and
he caused a voice to pass throughout
all his kingdom, and also in writing,
saying,
23 So says Cyrus the king of Persia,
YAHWEH the Elohim of the heavens
has given to me all the kingdoms of
the earth, and He has laid a charge on
me to build a house in Jerusalem to
Him, that is in Judah. Who is among
you of all His people? May YAHWEH
his Elohim be with him, and let him go
up.

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The

Brit

Chadashah
(New Covenant or Testament)

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Book of Matthew

Chapter 1 13 and Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,

and Abiud fathered Eliakim, and
1 The Book of the genealogy of Eliakim fathered Azor,
Yahshua Messiah the Son of David, the 14 and Azor fathered Sadoc, and
son of Abraham. Sadoc fathered Achim, and Achim
2 Abraham fathered Isaac, and Isaac fathered Eliud,
fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered 15 and Eliud fathered Eleazar, and
Judah and his brothers. Eleazar fathered Matthan, and
3 And Judah fathered Pharez and Matthan fathered Jacob,
Zarah out of Tamar, and Pharez 16 and Jacob fathered Joseph, the
fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered kinsman-redeemer3 of Mariam, out of
Aram, whom4 Yahshua was born, the One
4 and Aram fathered Amminadab, called Messiah.
and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, 17 So all the generations from
and Nahshon fathered Salmon, Abraham to David were fourteen
5 and Salmon fathered Boaz out of generations, and from David 5 to the
Rahab, and Boaz fathered Obed out of deportation to Babylon, fourteen
Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse, generations, and from the deportation
6 and Jesse fathered David the king. to Babylon until the Messiah, fourteen
And David the king fathered Solomon generations.
out of her who had been the wife of 18 And the birth of Yahshua Messiah
Uriah, was this way (for His mother Mariam
7 and Solomon fathered Rehoboam, had been betrothed to Joseph) before
and Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and the coming together of them, she was
Abijah fathered Asa, found having babe in womb by the
8 and Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, and Holy Spirit.
Jehoshaphat fathered Jehoram, and 19 But her husband6, Joseph, being
Jehoram fathered Uzziah, just, and not willing to make her a
9 and Uzziah fathered Jotham, and public example, he purposed to
Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz divorce her secretly. (Deut 22:23-24)
fathered Hezekiah,
10 and Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,
3 This is Joseph's genealogy. In the original
and Manasseh fathered Amon, and Aramaic the word used is not husband here
Amon fathered Josiah, but protectorate or redeemer such as Boaz
was to Ruth. (Ruth 4:1-6) Num 36:1-9
11 and Josiah fathered Jehoiachin 4 “of whom” is in the feminine singular
and his brothers, at the deportation of showing there was an earthly mother but no
Babylon. earthly father.
12 And after the deportation of 5 The word value for the name “David” is 14.
Babylon, Jehoiachin1 fathered 6 Here the word husband is used and since we
Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered see from verse 18 that they were only
Zerubbabel2, (1 Chron 3:17-19) engaged, we clearly see the intent of the
ancient marriage covenant where at the
1 This genealogy is Joseph's and shows why signing of the marriage covenant at
Joseph could not be Yahshua's father as engagement the agreement was binding and
Jehoiachin was cursed (Jer 22:30) and the only could be broken during the betrothal
Messiah could not come from his period for unfaithfulness and after the
genealogy. marriage vows were consummated, then,
2 No children of Shealtiel are recorded. He only death could separate the two from their
probably adopted his brother Pedaiah's son. marriage vow.
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20 And as he was thinking about 3 But Herod the king having heard
these things, behold, a Cherub of this, he was troubled and all
YAHWEH was seen by him in a Jerusalem with him.
dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, 4 And having gathered all the chief
do not be afraid to take Mariam as priests and scribes of the people, he
your wife. For that in her is generated asked of them where the Messiah was
by the Holy Spirit. to be born.
21 And she will bear a son, and you 5 And they said to him, In
shall call His name Yahshua, for He Bethlehem of Judea, for so it has been
shall save His people from their sins1. written by the prophet,
(Ex 23:21, Acts 4:12) 6 "And you, Bethlehem, in the land
22 And all this happened so that of Judea, in no way are you least
might be fulfilled that which was among the governors of Judah, for out
spoken by YAHWEH through the of you shall come out One ruling, who
prophet, saying, shall shepherd My people Israel."
23 "Behold! The virgin will conceive (Mic. 5:2)
in her womb and will bear a son, and 7 Then secretly calling the magi,
they will call His name Emmanuel," Herod asked of them exactly the time
which is interpreted, our Elohim is of the star appearing.
with us. (Isa. 7:14) 8 And sending them to Bethlehem,
24 And being aroused from sleep, he said, having gone, exactly inquire
Joseph did as the cherub of YAHWEH about the child. And when you find
commanded him, and took his wife, Him, bring me word again so that
25 and did not know her until she coming I may also worship Him.
bore her son, the Firstborn. And he 9 And having heard the king, they
called His name Yahshua2. departed. And, behold! The star which
they saw in the east went before them
Chapter 2 until it had come and stood over where
the child was.
1 And when Yahshua had been born 10 And seeing the star, they rejoiced
in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of exceedingly with a great joy.
Herod the king, behold, magi arrived 11 And having come into the house,
from the east to Jerusalem, they saw the child with His mother
2 saying, where is He born King of Mariam. And falling down, they
the Jews? For we saw His star in the worshiped Him. And opening their
east and have come to worship Him.3 treasures, they presented gifts to Him,
gold and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And having been warned by a
1 The name Yahshua means Yahweh's dream not to return to Herod, they
salvation, so by stating His name and then went back into their own country by
showing what the name means “He will another way.
save His people from their sins” clearly
13 And they having departed, a
shows an Aramaic writing style that does
not exist in Greek. The name “Jesus” has no Cherub of YAHWEH appeared to
such entomology in Greek and comes from Joseph by a dream, saying, Rise up!
“Ieasous” which is the masculine form of Take the child and His mother with
the pagan goddess of healing Ieasa. you, and flee into Egypt. And be there
2 Mariam had other children after Yahshua until I shall tell you. For Herod is
(Math 13:55-56)
3 See note on Rev 12:1
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about to look for the child in order to spoken by the prophet, He shall be
destroy Him. called a Nazarene. 2 (Isa. 11:1)
14 And rising up, Joseph took along
the child and His mother by night and Chapter 3
withdrew into Egypt.
15 And he was there until the end of 1 Now in those days John the Baptist
Herod, that might be fulfilled that came preaching in the deserted places
spoken by YAHWEH through the of Judea,
prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I have 2 and saying, Repent! For the
called My Son." (Hos. 11:1) kingdom of Heaven has drawn near.
16 Then seeing that he was mocked 3 For this is He spoken of by Isaiah
by the magi, Herod was greatly the prophet, saying "The voice of one
enraged, and having sent, he killed all crying in the wilderness, Prepare the
the boys in Bethlehem and in all its way of YAHWEH! Make smooth His
districts, from two years old and paths!" (Isa. 40:3)
under, according to the time which he 4 And John himself had his clothing
exactly asked from the magi. from hairs of a camel, and a belt of
17 Then was fulfilled that spoken by leather about his loin. And his food
Jeremiah the prophet, saying was locusts and wild honey.
18 "A voice was heard in Ramah, 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea went
lamenting and bitter wailing, and out to him, and all the neighborhood
great mourning, Rachel weeping for of the Jordan,
her children and would not be 6 and were baptized by him in the
comforted, because they were not." Jordan, confessing their sins.
(Jer. 31:15) 7 But seeing many of the Pharisees
19 But when King Herod was dead, and Sadducees coming to his baptism,
behold, a Cherub of YAHWEH he said to them, Offspring of vipers!
appeared to Joseph by a dream in Who has informed you to flee from the
Egypt, wrath to come?
20 saying, rising up, take along the 8 Therefore, bring forth fruits
child and His mother and pass over worthy of repentance.
into the land of Israel; for those 9 And do not suppose to say within
seeking the life of the child have died. yourselves, we have a father,
21 And rising up, Joseph took along Abraham. For I say to you that
the child and His mother and came YAHWEH is able to raise up children
into the land of Israel. to Abraham from these stones.
22 But hearing that Archelaus 10 But already the ax is even laid at
reigned over Judea in place of his the root of the trees; therefore, any
father Herod, he feared to go there. tree not bringing forth good fruit is cut
And being warned by a dream, he off and is thrown into fire.
departed into the land of Galilee. 11 I indeed baptize you in water to
23 And coming, he lived in a city
called Nazareth1, so as to fulfill that 2 This verse is most likely referring to Is
11:1 where the Hebrew word for branch
1 Nazareth was not an Old Testament town, “netzar” is very similar to the word for
but only established in the 2nd century BC. Nazarene. Showing that the Messiah would
The Rabbis claim that a priestly family come from the lineage of King David.
from Bethlehem migrated to Nazareth to Please see note on Is 11:1.
keep their lineage pure.
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repentance; but He who is coming proceeds out of the mouth of

after me is stronger than me, of whom YAHWEH1." (Deut. 8:3)
I am not worthy to remove the 5 Then the accuser takes Him to the
sandals. He will baptize you in the holy city, and he set Him on the
Holy Spirit and fire, pinnacle of the sanctuary.
12 whose winnowing fork is in His 6 And he said to Him, If You are the
hand, and He will cleanse His Son of Elohim, throw Yourself down;
threshing-floor and will gather His for it has been written "He shall give
wheat into the storehouse. But He will His cherubs charge concerning You,
burn up the chaff with unquenchable and they shall bear You on their
fire. hands, lest You strike Your foot
13 Then Yahshua arrives from against a stone." (Psa. 91:11, 12)
Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be 7 Yahshua said to him, Again it has
baptized by him. been written "You shall not test
14 But John refused Him, saying, I YAHWEH your Elohim." (Deut. 6:16)
have need to be baptized by You, and 8 Again the Devil takes Him to a very
do You come to me? high mountain, and shows to Him all
15 But answering, Yahshua said to the kingdoms of the world and their
him, Allow it now, for it is proper to us glory.
this way to fulfill all righteousness. 9 And said to Him. I will give all
Then he allowed Him. these things to You if falling down,
16 And having been, Yahshua went You will worship me2.
up immediately from the water. And, 10 Then Yahshua said to him, Go,
behold! The heavens were opened to Satan! For it has been written "You
Him, and He saw the Spirit of shall worship YAHWEH your Elohim,
YAHWEH coming down as a dove, and Him only shall you serve." (Deut.
and coming upon Him. 6:13)
17 And behold! A voice out of the 11 Then the accuser left Him. And
heaven saying, This is My Son, the behold! Cherubs came near and
Beloved, in whom I am well pleased. ministered to Him.
(Psa. 2:7; Gen. 22; Isa. 42:1, Pr 30:4) 12 But Yahshua hearing that John
was arrested, He withdrew into
Chapter 4 Galilee.
13 And having left Nazareth, having
1 Then Yahshua was led up into the come He lived at Capernaum, beside
wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted
by the Devil.
1 In many translations you see an anti-Torah
2 And having fasted forty days and bias that was never actually written into the
manuscripts. The very opposite; what we
forty nights, afterward He hungered.
see over and over again is the fact of the
3 And coming near to Him, the
Torah and commandments of YHWH being
accuser said, If You are the Son of binding on the life of true covenant
Elohim, speak that these stones may believers today and the message that
become loaves. Yahshua taught His disciples. (Math 5:17-
4 But answering, He said, It has been 20, 1 Joh 2:3-6, 1Joh 5:2-3)
written "Man shall not live by bread 2 Yahshua did not argue the fact that Satan is
alone, but on every Word that the ruler of this world, and that is why true
believers are commanded to stay separate
and sanctified from the ways of the world
(1Joh 2:15-18)
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the sea in the districts of Zebulun and Chapter 5

Naphtali,
14 so that might be fulfilled that 1 But seeing the crowds, He went up
spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying into the mountain, and seating
15 "Land of Zebulun and land of Himself, His disciples came near to
Naphtali, way of the sea, the crossings Him.
of the Jordan, Galilee of the nations 2 And opening His mouth, He taught
16 the people sitting in darkness saw them, saying
a great Light; and to those sitting in 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit! For
the land and shadow of death, Light theirs is the kingdom of the Heavens.
sprang up to them." (Isa. 9:1,2) 4 Blessed are the ones mourning!
17 From that time Yahshua began to For they shall be comforted.
preach and to say, Repent! For the 5 Blessed are the meek! For they
kingdom of Heaven has drawn near. shall inherit the earth. (Jac 4:6,10)
18 And walking beside the Sea of 6 Blessed are they who hunger and
Galilee, Yahshua saw two brothers, thirst after righteousness! For they
Simon being called Peter and his shall be satisfied.
brother Andrew, casting a net into the 7 Blessed are the merciful! For they
sea; for they were fishers. shall obtain mercy.
19 And He says to them, Come after 8 Blessed are the pure in heart! For
Me, and I will make you fishers of the they shall see YAHWEH.
sons of men. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers! For
20 And leaving the nets, they they shall be called sons of YAHWEH.
immediately followed Him. 10 Blessed are they who have been
21 And going on from there, He saw persecuted for righteousness' sake!
two other brothers, Jacob the son of For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
Zebedee and his brother John in the 11 Blessed are you when they shall
boat with their father Zebedee, curse you, and persecute you, and
mending their nets. And He called shall say every evil word against you,
them. lying, on account of Me.
22 And at once leaving the boat and 12 Rejoice and leap for joy, for your
their father, they followed Him. reward is great in Heaven; for in this
23 And Yahshua went around all way they persecuted the prophets who
Galilee teaching in their synagogues were before you.
and proclaiming the good news of the 13 You are the salt of the earth1, but
kingdom, and healing every disease if the salt becomes tasteless, with what
and every sickness among the people. shall it be salted? For it has strength
24 And the report of Him went out for nothing any more but to be thrown
into all Syria. And they brought to out and to be trampled under by men.
Him all the ones being badly ill, 14 You are the light of the world. It is
suffering various diseases and not possible to hide a city that is built
torments, also those being demon- on a mountain.
possessed, and those being lunatics,
and paralytics; and He healed them. 1 In ancient times salt had great value due to
25 And many crowds followed Him its ability to preserve food for long periods
from Galilee and Decapolis, and and even keep the animals healthy. At times
Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the in history salt was even used to pay
Jordan. employees and that is where the term “he is
worth his weight in salt” comes from.
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15 Nor do they light a lamp and put be condemned to the Judgment. (Ex.
it under the bushel, but on the lamp 21; Deut. 5:17)
stand; and it shines for all those in the 22 But I say to you that anyone who
house. provokes to anger his brother without
16 So let your light shine before men, cause, is condemned to judgment and
so that they may see your good works, anyone who should say to his brother,
and may glorify your Father in I spit on you is condemned to the
Heaven. assembly, and anyone who should say,
17 Do not think that I came to annul you are a coward, is condemned to the
the Torah or the Prophets; I did not Gehenna of fire.
come to annul, but to fulfill1. 23 Then if you offer your gift on the
18 Truly I say to you, Until the altar, and remember there that your
heaven and the earth pass away, in no brother has a grudge against you,
way shall one yod or one stroke2 pass 24 leave your gift there before the
away from the Torah until all comes to altar, and go. First, be reconciled to
pass. your brother, and then coming, offer
19 Therefore, whoever loosens one of your gift.
these commandments, the least, and 25 Be in agreement with your
shall teach men so, he shall be called adversary at law while you are with
the worst in the kingdom of Heaven3. him on the way, lest your adversary at
But whoever does and teaches them, law deliver you to the judge and the
this one shall be called great in the judge deliver you to the officer and you
kingdom of Heaven. be thrown into the prison.
20 For I say to you, If your 26 Truly, I say to you, In no way
righteousness shall not exceed that of shall you come out from there until
the scribes and Pharisees, you shall you pay the last coin.
not enter into the kingdom of 27 You have heard that it was said to
YAHWEH, never4! the ancients "Do not commit
21 You have heard that it was said to adultery." (Ex. 20:14; Deut. 5:18)
the ancients "Do not commit murder!" 28 But I say to you, Everyone
And, whoever commits murder shall looking at a woman to lust after her
has already committed adultery with
1 Verses 17-20 are extremely clear that her in his heart.
Yahshua's intention was NEVER to abolish 29 But if your right eye offends you,
the eternal Torah of YHWH, but to magnify take it out and throw it from you, for it
the intent. is profitable to you that one of your
2 To write the name Yahshua in Aramaic it members should perish and all your
begins with the letter 'Yod' and a stroke or body not be thrown into Hell.
line. It is interesting today that most have 30 And if your right hand causes you
abolished the true name of our Savior to offend, cut it off and throw it from
Yahshua for a hybrid Greek name. you, for it is profitable to you that one
3 Some have wrongly thought this verse
simply means that the ones who teach that it
is permissible to break the Torah will be in
the Kingdom but will have the lowest
position, but this verse is stating to teach 4 The Pharisees strictly kept their oral
against the Torah in the Kingdom is the traditions above the Torah and unless a true
absolute worst thing that could be thought believer not only keeps the letter of the
of, and those who did so would NOT be Torah but the true intent of the spirit he will
there (Math 7:23) not be in the Kingdom of YHWH.
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of your members should perish and all no. Anything more than these is from
your body not be thrown into Hell1. evil.5
31 It was also said, Whoever puts 38 You have heard that it was said
away his wife, "let him give her a bill of "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
divorce." (Deut. 24:1) tooth;" (Ex. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut.
32 But I say to you, Whoever 19:21)
divorces his wife, even in a matter of 39 but I say to you, Do not stand
fornication2, causes her to commit against the evil; but whoever strikes
adultery. And whoever shall marry a you on the right cheek, turn the other
divorced one commits adultery3. to him also6.
33 Again, you have heard that it was 40 And to him desiring to sue you,
said to the ancients "You shall not lie and to take your coat, allow him also
in your oaths, but shall give your oaths to have the cloak.
to YAHWEH.4" (Lev. 19:12; Num. 41 And whoever shall compel you to
30:12) go one mile, go two with him.
34 But I say to you, Do not swear at 42 He asking you to give, and he
all, neither by Heaven, because it is wishing to borrow from you, do not
the throne of Elohim; (Isa. 66:1) turn away.
35 nor by the earth, because it is the 43 You have heard that it was said,
footstool of His feet; nor by Jerusalem, "You shall love your neighbor" and
because it is the city of the great King. hate your enemy; (Lev. 19:18)
( Ps. 48:2) 44 but I say to you, Love your
36 Nor shall you swear by your head, enemies; bless those cursing you, do
because you are not able to make one well to those hating you 7; and pray for
hair white or black. (Jac 5:12) those who take you by force and
37 But let your word be Yes, yes; No, persecute you,
45 so that you may become sons of
1 This is an Aramaic idiomatic phrase which
means whatever is causing you to sin you 5 Verse 34-37, Swearing and taking a vow are
must put it out of your life. two separate issues (Nu 30:2). If one could
2 This phrase can be inclusive or exclusive not take vows, then how could one get
but taking into consideration the context married to a spouse or even take the
and that nowhere in scripture does YHWH baptism vow to join the New Covenant? In
ever condone divorce“even in a matter of essence what Yahshua is saying is that
fornication” would be the correct rendering. every word out of our mouth is a vow and
3 Nowhere in scripture does YHWH condone should be accomplished as we say.
divorce and Yahshua clearly states that if 6 This Aramaic idiomatic phrase is not
one leaves their covenant spouse and condoning evil, but is saying if someone
marries another it is considered adultery hurts you and repents, then forgive them
and if someone marries a divorced person and in doing so and restoring the
both parties are committing adultery. relationship you are giving opportunity to
4 What was happening was that people in this hurt you again in the future. When one
time period felt that if they swore by the shows true Elohim guided love and
name of YHWH that they were bound to forgiveness they make themselves
keep their word, but if they did not swear vulnerable to being hurt.
using the name of YHWH, then they were 7 A believer does this by obeying the
not bound to keep their commitment. What commandments to all people even their
Yahshua is saying is that one does not need enemies. A believer will not lie or steal
to swear at all, but should always keep their from his enemy and this is how he is
word; period! showing love for him.
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your Father in Heaven. Because He hope that by many words they will be
causes the sun to rise on the evil and heard.1
the good, and sends rain on the just 8 Then do not be like them, for your
and unjust. Father knows what things you have
46 For if you love those loving you, need of before you ask Him.
what reward do you have? Do not even 9 So, then, you should pray this way,
the tax-collectors do the same? Our Father who is in Heaven,
47 And if you only greet your Hallowed be Your name2.
brothers, what exceptional thing do 10 Your kingdom come; Your will be
you do? Do not the tax-collectors do done, as it is in Heaven, also on the
so? earth.
48 Therefore, you become perfect 11 Give us the bread of our need this
(complete), even as your Father in day,
Heaven is perfect. 12 and forgive us our offenses as we
also have forgiven those who have
Chapter 6 offended us.
13 And do not lead us into trial, but
1 Take care not to do your alms deliver us from the evil one, for Yours
giving before men in order to be seen is the kingdom and the power and the
by them. But if not, you have no glory forever and ever.
reward from your Father in Heaven. 14 For if you forgive men their
2 Therefore, when you do your alms transgressions, your heavenly Father
giving, do not trumpet before you as will also forgive you.
the hypocrites do in the synagogues 15 But if you will not forgive men
and in the streets, so that they may be their transgressions, neither will your
glorified by men. Truly I say to you, Father forgive your transgressions.
they have their reward. 16 And when you fast, do not be as
3 But you doing your alms giving, do the hypocrites, with sullen face, for
not let your left know what your right they disfigure their faces so that they
hand does, may appear to men to be fasting. Truly
4 so that your merciful deeds may be I say to you that they have their
in secret. And your Father seeing in reward.
secret Himself will repay you in the 17 But you in fasting, anoint your
open. head and wash your face,
5 And when you pray, you shall not 18 so as not to appear to men to be
be as the hypocrites, for they love to fasting, but to your Father in secret.
pray standing in the synagogues and in And your Father seeing in secret will
the corners of the open streets so that repay you in the open.
they may be seen of men. Truly I say to 19 Do not treasure up for you
you, they have their reward.
6 But you, when you pray, enter into 1 Prayer is meant to be a solemn dialogue
your room and shutting your door, from the heart, not a memorized repetitious
pray to your Father in secret. And your chanting that many still do today.
Father seeing in secret will repay you 2 Again, we see the importance of the name
in the open. of the Heavenly Father, Yahweh, and that
7 And when you pray, you should not every prayer should start by glorifying His
be chatterers like the pagans for they name. What Yahshua outlines in verses 9-15
is not a repetitious prayer to recite word for
word but an outline to be used in prayer
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treasures on the earth, where moth What may we eat? Or, what may we
and rust cause to corrupt, and where drink? Or, what may clothe us?
thieves dig through and steal. 32 For after all these things the
20 But treasure up for you treasures nations seek. For your heavenly Father
in Heaven, where neither moth nor knows that you have need of all these
rust cause to corrupt, and where things.
thieves do not dig through and steal. 33 But seek first the kingdom of
21 For where your treasure is, there YAHWEH and His righteousness, and
your heart will be also. all these things will be added to you.
22 The lamp of the body is the eye. 34 Then do not be anxious for
Then if your eye is pure, all your body tomorrow. For the morrow will be
is light. anxious of itself. Sufficient to each day
23 But if your eye is evil, all your is its own trouble.
body is dark. If, then, the light in you
is darkness, how great is the darkness! Chapter 7
24 No one is able to serve two
masters; for either he will hate the 1 Do not condemn, that you may not
one, and he will love the other; or he be condemned1;
will cleave to the one, and he will 2 for with whatever condemnation
despise the other. You are not able to you judge, you will be judged; and
serve YAHWEH and wealth. with whatever measure you measure,
25 Because of this, I say to you, Do it will be measured again to you.
not be anxious for your soul, what you 3 But why do you see the twig that is
eat and what you drink, nor for your in the eye of your brother, but do not
body, what you put on. Is not life more see the log in your own eye?
than the food and the body than the 4 Or how will you say to your
clothing? brother, Allow me to cast out the twig
26 Observe the birds of the heaven, from your eye; and behold, the log is
that they do not sow, nor do they reap, in your eye!
nor do they gather into barns, yet your 5 Hypocrite, first remove the log out
heavenly Father feeds them. Do you of your own eye, and then you will see
not rather excel them? clearly to remove the twig out of the
27 But who of you by being anxious eye of your brother.
is able to add one cubit onto his 6 Do not hang earrings on dogs, nor
stature? throw your pearls before the pigs, that
28 And why are you anxious about they should not trample them with
clothing? Consider the lilies of the their feet, and turning they charge you.
field, how they grow. They do not 7 Ask, and it will be given to you;
labor nor do they spin, seek, and you will find; knock, and it
29 but I say to you that not even will be opened to you.
Solomon in all his glory was clothed as 8 For each one that asks receives,
one of these.
30 If YAHWEH so enrobes the 1 Most translations put the word judge which
grass of the field, which is today, and is improper as we make 100's of judgments
is thrown into a furnace tomorrow, every day of life. A judgment is simply a
will He not much rather you, little- decision, as where this verse is stating not
faiths? to condemn, which is the position of
31 Then do not be anxious, saying, Yahweh alone. We merely make our
judgments based on His written Torah.
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and the one that seeks finds; and to Master, Master, did we not prophesy
the one knocking, it will be opened. in Your name, and in Your name cast
9 Or what man of you is there, if his out demons, and in Your name do
son should ask of him for bread, will many works of power?
he give him a stone? 23 And then I will declare to them,
10 And if he should ask a fish from from everlasting, I never knew you;
him, why would he hold out a snake? "depart from Me, those working
11 Therefore, if you, who are lawlessness!"1 (Psa. 6:8)
imperfect, know how to give good gifts 24 Then everyone who hears these
to your children, how much more will Words from Me, and does them, I will
your Father in Heaven give good compare him to a wise man who built
things to those that ask Him? his house on the rock;
12 Therefore, all things, whatever 25 and the rain came down, and the
you desire that men should do to you, floods came up, and the winds blew,
so also you should do to them; for this and fell against that house; but it did
is the Torah and the Prophets. not fall, for it had been founded on the
13 Go in through the narrow gate; rock.
for wide is the gate and broad is the 26 And everyone who hears these
way that leads to destruction, and Words of Mine, and who does not do
many are the ones entering in through them, he shall be compared to a
it. foolish man who built his house on the
14 For narrow is the gate, and sand;
constricted is the way that leads away 27 and the rain came down, and the
into life, and few are the ones finding floods came up, and the winds blew
it. and beat against that house; and it fell,
15 But beware of the false prophets and great was the collapse of it.
who come to you in sheep's clothing, 28 And it happened, when Yahshua
but inside they are plundering wolves. had finished these words, the crowds
16 From their fruits you shall know were astonished at His doctrine.
them. Do they gather grapes from 29 For He was teaching them as
thorns, or figs from thistles? having authority, and not as the
17 So every good tree produces good scribes.
fruits, but the corrupt tree produces
evil fruits. Chapter 8
18 A good tree cannot produce evil
fruits, nor a corrupt tree produce good 1 And He having come down from
fruits. the mountain, great crowds followed
19 Every tree not producing good Him.
fruit is cut down and is thrown into 2 And behold, coming up, a leper
fire. worshiped Him, saying, Master, If You
20 Then surely from their fruits you will, You are able to cleanse me.
shall know them. 3 And stretching out His hand,
21 It will not be that just everyone Yahshua touched him, saying, I will!
who says to Me, Master, Master, will
enter into the kingdom of Heaven, but 1 The lawless gospel message that
the ones who do the will of My Father Christianity is teaching did not originate
in Heaven. from the bible and when Yahshua returns all
22 Many will say to Me in that day, those who have been practicing lawlessness
will be cast into the lake of Fire.
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Be cleansed! And instantly his leprosy 16 And evening having come on,
was cleansed. they brought to Him many having
4 And Yahshua said to him, Why do been possessed by demons. And He
you look to telling a man, but rather cast out the spirits by a word, and He
go, show yourself to the priest and healed all those having illness,
offer the gift which Moses 17 so that it might be fulfilled that
commanded, for a testimony to them. spoken through Isaiah the prophet,
5 And Yahshua, entering into saying, "He took upon Himself our
Capernaum, a centurion came near to sorrows, and bore our sicknesses."
Him, begging Him, (Isa. 53:4)
6 and saying, Master, my child has 18 And seeing great crowds around
been laid in the house, paralyzed and Him, Yahshua gave orders to go away
seriously in pain. to the other side.
7 And Yahshua said to him, I will 19 And one scribe, coming near, said
come and heal him. to Him, Rabboni, I will follow You
8 And answering, the centurion said, wherever you may go.
Master, I am not worthy that You 20 And Yahshua said to him, The
should enter under my roof, but only foxes have holes, and the birds of the
speak a word and my child will be heaven have nests, but the Son of Man
healed. has nowhere He may lay His head.
9 For I am also a man under 21 And another of His disciples said
authority, having soldiers under my to Him, Master, allow me first to go
hand. And I say to this one, Go; and he away and bury my father.
goes; and to another, Come; and he 22 But Yahshua said to him, Follow
comes; and to my slave, do this; and Me, and leave the dead to bury their
he does it. dead.
10 And hearing, Yahshua marveled, 23 And He entering into the boat,
and said to those following, Truly I say His disciples followed Him.
to you, not even in Israel did I find 24 And, behold, a whirlwind
such faith. occurred in the sea, so that the boat
11 But I say to you that many will was covered by the waves; but He was
come from east and west, and will sleeping.
recline with Abraham and Isaac and 25 And coming near, His disciples
Jacob in the kingdom of Heaven, aroused Him, saying, Master, save us!
12 but the sons of the kingdom shall We are perishing.
be cast out into the outer darkness. 26 And He said to them, Why are
There shall be weeping and gnashing you afraid, you of little-faith? Then
of the teeth. rising up, He rebuked the winds and
13 And Yahshua said to the the sea. And a great calm occurred.1
centurion, Go, and as you have 27 And the men marveled, saying,
believed, so let it be to you. And his What kind of man is this, that even the
child was healed in that moment. winds and the sea obey Him?
14 And coming into the house of 28 And He coming to the other side,
Peter, Yahshua saw his mother-in-law into the country of the Gadarenes. Two
laid out and burning with fever. very evil possessed ones met him who
15 And He touched her hand, and were coming out from the cemetery, so
her fever left her. And she rose up and
served them.
1 Ps 65:7
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that no man was able to cross over by paralytic, Rising up, lift up your cot
that way. and go to your house.
29 And, behold! They cried out, 7 And rising up, he went away to his
saying, what is to us and to You, house.
Yahshua, Son of Elohim? Have You 8 And seeing, the crowds marveled,
come here before the time to torment and they glorified YAHWEH, the One
us? giving such authority to the sons of
30 And far off from them there was a men.
herd of many pigs feeding. 9 And passing from there, Yahshua
31 And the demons begged Him, saw a man named Matthew sitting at
saying, If You cast us out, allow us to the tax office. And He said to him,
go away into the herd of pigs. Follow Me. And rising up, he followed
32 And He said to them, Go! And Him.
coming out, these went away into the 10 And it happened as He reclined in
herd of pigs. And all that herd went the house, behold, many tax collectors
straight over a cliff and fell into the and sinners having come, these were
sea, and they died in the sea. reclining with Yahshua and His
33 But those who fed them fled, and disciples.
going into the city, they told all the 11 And seeing, the Pharisees said to
things of the ones who had been His disciples, Why does your teacher
demon-possessed. eat with tax collectors and sinners?
34 And, behold, all the city went out 12 But Yahshua hearing, He said to
to meet with Yahshua. And seeing them, The healthy are not in need of a
Him, they begged that He depart from doctor, rather those that are sick.
their borders. 13 But going, learn what this is, "I
desire mercy and not sacrifice." For I
Chapter 9 did not come to call righteous ones but
sinners to repentance. (Hos. 6:6)
1 And entering into the boat, He 14 Then the disciples of John came
passed over and came to His own city. to Him, saying, Why do we and the
2 And, behold! They were bringing a Pharisees fast much, and Your
paralytic lying on a cot to Him. And disciples do not fast?
seeing their faith, Yahshua said to the 15 And Yahshua said to them, Can
paralyzed one, Be comforted, child. the sons of the bride chamber mourn
Your sins are forgiven you. as long as the bridegroom is with
3 And, behold, some of the scribes them? But the days will come when
said within themselves, This One the bridegroom will have been taken
blasphemes. from them, and then they will fast.
4 And seeing their thoughts, 16 No man places a new patch on a
Yahshua said, Why do you think evil in worn out garment lest its seam should
your hearts? tear away from the garment, and the
5 For what is easier, to say, Your sins hole will be greater.
are forgiven, or to say, Rise up and 17 And they do not place new wine in
walk? worn-out wineskins lest the wineskins
6 But that you may know that the should rip and the wineskins are
Son of Man has authority on earth to destroyed and the wine should pour
forgive sins then He said to the out. Rather, they place new wine in

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new wineskins, and both of them are that I am able to do this? And they
preserved.1 said to Him, Yes, Master.
18 As He was speaking these things 29 Then He touched their eyes,
to them, behold, one ruler coming saying, According to your faith let it be
worshiped before Him, saying, My to you.
daughter has just now died; but 30 And their eyes were opened. And
coming lay Your hand on her, and she Yahshua strictly ordered them, saying,
will live. see that no man should know.
19 And rising up, Yahshua and His 31 But going out, they made Him
disciples followed him. known in all that land.
20 And behold, a woman who had a 32 And as they were going out,
flow of blood for twelve years came behold, they brought to Him a dumb
near behind Him, and touched the man having been possessed by a
fringe2 of His robe. demon.
21 For she said within herself, If only 33 And the demon being cast out,
I shall touch His robe, I will be cured. the dumb one spoke. And the crowds
22 But turning and seeing her, marveled, saying, Never was it seen
Yahshua said, Be comforted, daughter; this way in Israel.
your faith has healed you. And the 34 But the Pharisees said, He casts
woman was healed from that moment. out the demons by the ruler of the
23 And Yahshua coming into the demons.
house of the ruler, and seeing the 35 And Yahshua went about all the
flute-players and the crowd causing a cities and the villages teaching in their
tumult, synagogues, and proclaiming the good
24 He says to them, Go back, for the news of the kingdom, and healing
little girl has not died, but she sleeps. every sickness and every weakness of
And they laughed at Him. body among the people.
25 But when the crowd had been put 36 And seeing the crowds, He was
out, entering He took hold of her moved with pity concerning them,
hand, and the little girl rose up. because they were weary and
26 And this report went out into all scattered, like sheep having no
that land. shepherd.
27 And Yahshua passing on from 37 Then He said to His disciples, The
there, two blind ones followed Him, harvest truly is great, but the workers
crying and saying, Have pity on us, few.
Son of David. 38 Pray then that The Master of the
28 And coming into the house, the harvest may send out workers into His
blind ones came near to Him. And harvest.
Yahshua says to them, Do you believe
Chapter 10
1 Old wineskins have lost their elasticity,
which represents the ability of a person to
stretch his belief system to learn more. The 1 And having called His twelve
analogy is stating that due to the Rabbis disciples, He gave them authority over
being filled with the man-made oral law, unclean spirits, so as to cast out, and
there is no elasticity to learn the truth. to heal every affliction and disease.
2 The outer edge or tassel. The tassel was an 2 And the names of the twelve
identity mark to an Israelite and only worn apostles are these First, Simon who is
by males. The blue thread was a sign of the called Peter and his brother Andrew,
Messiah to come.
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Jacob the son of Zebedee and his nor will hear your words, having gone
brother John, out of that house or city, shake off the
3 Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, dust from your feet.
and Matthew the tax-collector, Jacob 15 Truly I say to you, It will be more
the son of Alpheus, and Lebbaeus, tranquil to the land of Sodom and
whose last name was Thaddaeus, Gomorrah in Judgment Day than for
4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas that city.
Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. 16 Behold, I send you out as sheep in
5 Yahshua sent these twelve out, the midst of wolves. Therefore, be wise
charging them, saying do not go into as serpents and harmless as doves.
the way of the heathen, and do not go 17 But beware of men; for they will
into a Samaritan city. deliver you to the house of judgment,
6 But rather go to the lost sheep of and they will scourge you in their
the house of Israel1. assemblies.
7 And going on, proclaim, saying, the 18 And also you will be brought
kingdom of Heaven has drawn near. before governors and kings for My
8 Heal sick ones, cleanse lepers, sake, for a testimony to them and to
raise dead ones, cast out demons. the gentiles.
Freely you have received, freely give2. 19 But when they deliver you up, do
9 Do not accumulate gold, nor silver, not be anxious how or what you
nor copper in your belts, should say, for it is given to you in that
10 nor a wallet for the road, nor two hour what you should say.
coats, nor sandals, nor staff, for the 20 For you are not the ones
worker is worthy of his food. speaking, but the Spirit of your Father
11 And into whatever city or village who speaks in you.
you enter, search out who in it is 21 But brother will betray brother to
worthy; and remain there until you go death, and the father his child. And
out. children will rise up against parents
12 But entering into the house, greet and will put them to death.
it; 22 And you will be hated by all on
13 and if the house truly is worthy, account of My name, but the one
let your peace come upon it. But if it is enduring to the end shall be saved.
not worthy, let your peace return to 23 But when they persecute you in
you. this city, flee to another. For truly I say
14 And whoever will not receive you, to you, In no way will you have
finished all the cities of the House of
1 The disciples were sent to The House of Israel until the Son of Man will come.
Israel and after when the Apostles were 24 A disciple is not above the
going worldwide looking for the tribes of teacher, nor a slave above his Master.
Israel in Diaspora, then also gentiles were 25 It is enough for the disciple to
able to join the covenant of YHWH with become as his teacher, and the slave as
Israel. There is no separate covenant in
his Master. If they called the master of
scripture with only gentiles. That was a
false doctrine made up later by the Apostate the house Beelzebub, how much more
church. those of his household?
2 The good news message of the Kingdom of 26 Therefore, you should not fear
YHWH did not have a price tag on it and them, for nothing is covered which will
was entirely different than the commercial, not be uncovered; and hidden, which
money making message of today. Pr 23:23, will not be made known.
Eze 48:14 Zech 14:21, 2 Kgs 5:15-16,26-27
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27 What I say to you in the darkness, Me, and the one receiving Me receives
speak in the light. And what you hear Him who sent Me.
in the ear, proclaim on the housetops. 41 The one receiving a prophet in the
28 And you should not fear the ones name of a prophet will receive a
killing the body, but not being able to prophet's reward, and the one
kill the soul. But rather fear Him being receiving a just one in the name of a
able to destroy both soul and body in just one will receive a just one's
Gehenna. reward.
29 Are1 not two sparrows sold for an 42 And whoever gives only a cup of
assarion? Yet not one of them shall fall cold water to drink to one of these
to the ground without your Father. little ones in the name of a disciple,
30 But even the hairs of your head truly I say to you, In no way will he
are all numbered. lose his reward.
31 Then do not fear; you are better
than many sparrows. Chapter 11
32 Then everyone who shall confess
Me before men, I will also confess him 1 And it happened when Yahshua
before My Father in Heaven. finished commanding His twelve
33 But whoever denies Me before disciples, He left there to teach and to
men, I also will deny him before My proclaim in their cities.
Father in Heaven. 2 But hearing in the prison of the
34 Do not think that I came to bring works of Messiah, sending two of his
calm on the earth. I did not come to disciples,
bring calm, but a sword. 3 John said to Him, Are You the One
35 I came to divide a man against his coming, or are we to look for another?
father, and a daughter against her 4 And answering, Yahshua said to
mother, and a bride against her them, Going, relate to John what you
mother-in-law. hear and have seen
36 And the adversaries of a man 5 The blind receive sight, and the
shall be those of his own house. (Mic. lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and
7:6) the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and
37 The one loving father or mother the poor are given hope3. (Isa. 60:1)
more than Me is not worthy of Me. 6 And blessed is the one, whoever
And the one loving son or daughter shall not be offended in Me.
more than Me is not worthy of Me. 7 But as these were going, Yahshua
38 And whoever does not take up his began to say to the crowds about John,
staff2 and follow after Me is not worthy What did you go out into the
of Me. wilderness to see? A reed being shaken
39 The one finding his life shall lose with the wind?
it. And the one losing his life on 8 But what did you go out to see? A
account of Me shall find it. man being clothed in soft robes?
40 The one receiving you receives
3 In the Jewish oral tradition it was stated that
when the Messiah would come He would
1 The soul is not immortal and can be open the eyes of someone blind from birth.
destroyed. The wages of sin are death (Ro He would heal the deaf and cleanse the
6:23, Ezek 18:4, Ps 37:22) leper. Yahshua's answer is functionally
2 This shows personal responsibility as the showing what 'He does', not just what 'He
staff is a sign of mobility and protection. says'.
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Behold, those wearing soft things are cities in which most of His powerful
among kings. acts had occurred, for they did not
9 But what did you go out to see? A repent.
prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one 21 Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you,
more excellent than a prophet. Bethsaida! For if the powerful acts
10 For this is the one about whom it which have taken place in you had
has been written, Behold, I send out happened in Tyre and Sidon, perhaps
My messenger before Your face, who they would have repented in sackcloth
shall prepare Your way before You. and ashes.
(Mal. 3:1) 22 But I say to you, It shall be more
11 Truly I say to you, There has not tranquil for Tyre and Sidon in
arisen among those born of a woman Judgment Day than for you.
any greater than John the Baptist. But 23 And you, Capernaum, who "have
the least in the kingdom of Heaven is been exalted to the heaven, you will be
greater than he is. thrown down to Hades." For if the
12 But from the days of John the powerful acts happening in you had
Baptist until now, the kingdom of taken place in Sodom, it would remain
Heaven suffers violence, and the until today. (Isa. 14:13, 15)
violent are robbing it.1 24 But I say to you, It will be more
13 For all the Prophets and the Law tranquil for the land of Sodom in
prophesied until John. Judgment Day than for you.
14 And if you are willing to receive, 25 Answering at that time, Yahshua
this is Elijah, who was to come. said, I praise You, Father, Master of
15 The one having ears to hear, let Heaven and of earth, because You hid
him hear. these things from the sophisticated
16 But to what shall I compare this and intelligent and revealed them to
generation? It is like little children babes.
sitting in the markets, and calling to 26 Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing
their mates, before You.
17 and saying, We sang to you, and 27 All things were yielded up to Me
you did not dance; we mourned to you, by My Father; and no one knows the
and you did not lament. Son except the Father; nor does
18 For John came neither eating nor anyone know the Father, except the
drinking, and they say, He has a Son, and the one to whom the Son
demon. purposes to reveal Him.
19 The Son of Man came eating and 28 Come to Me, all those laboring
drinking, and they say, Behold, a and being burdened, and I will give
gluttonous man and a wine drinker, you rest.
and a friend of tax collectors, and of 29 Bear my yoke upon you and learn
sinners; but wisdom is justified by its from me. That I am tranquil and I am
works2. meek, and in my heart you will find
20 Then He began to reproach the tranquility in your souls. (Jer. 6:16)
30 For My yoke is pleasant, and My
1 The Pharisees in Yahshua's day and burden is light.
Emperor Constantine later tried to hijack
the Good News of Yahshua and deceive the Chapter 12
people using violent methods.
2 The Greek mistranslates this word as 1 At that time on the Sabbath,
children
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Yahshua went through the grain fields. And it was restored sound as the
And His disciples were hungry, and other.
began to pluck heads of grain and to 14 But as they were leaving, the
eat. Pharisees took up a council against
2 But seeing, the Pharisees said to Him, how they might destroy Him.
Him, Behold, your disciples are doing 15 But knowing, Yahshua withdrew
what it is not lawful to do on the from there. And great crowds followed
Sabbath.1 Him, and He healed them all
3 But He said to them, Have you not 16 and warned them that they
read what David did, when he and should not reveal Him.
those with him hungered? 17 So that might be fulfilled that
4 How he entered into the house of spoken through Isaiah the prophet,
Elohim, and he ate the bread of the saying,
altar of YAHWEH, which it was not 18 "Behold, My servant with whom I
lawful for him to eat, nor for those am pleased, My beloved one in whom
with him, but for the priests only? My soul rejoices, I will place My spirit
5 Or have you not read in the Torah upon Him, and He will preach
that on the Sabbaths the priests in the judgment to the nations.
sanctuary disregard the Sabbath and 19 He will not argue nor cry out and
are without blame? no man will hear His voice in the
6 But I say to you, One greater than street.
the sanctuary is here. 20 A bruised reed He will not break,
7 But if you had known what this is, and He will not quench a flickering
"I desire mercy and not sacrifice," you lamp, until He bring forth judgment to
would not have condemned those victory.
without blame. (Hos. 6:6) 21 And the nations will hope in His
8 For the Son of Man is also Master name2." (Isa. 42:1-4)
of the Sabbath. 22 Then one having been demon-
9 And moving from there, He came possessed was brought to Him, blind
into their synagogue. and dumb. And He healed him, so that
10 And, behold, a man having a the blind and dumb one could both
withered hand was there. And they speak and see.
asked Him, saying, Is it lawful to heal 23 And all the crowds were amazed,
on the Sabbaths? (That they might and said, Is this not the Son of David?
accuse Him). 24 But hearing, the Pharisees said,
11 But He said to them, What man of This One does not cast out demons
you who will have one sheep, and if except by Beelzebub, ruler of the
this one fall into a pit on the day of the demons.
Sabbath, that he would not grab it and 25 But Yahshua, knowing their
raise it out? thoughts, He said to them, Every
12 How much more, then, does a kingdom divided against itself is
man excel a sheep! So that it is lawful brought to ruin. And every city or
to do well on the Sabbaths. house divided against itself will not
13 Then He said to the man, Stretch stand.
out your hand! And he stretched out. 26 And if Satan throws out Satan, he

1 It was lawful to pick grain if hungry, but not 2 Over and over in the New Covenant the
lawful to be harvesting your grain on personal name of the Messiah (Yahshua-
Shabbat (Deut 23:25). Yahweh's salvation) is emphasized.
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was divided against himself. How then 38 Then some of the scribes and
will his kingdom stand? Pharisees answered, saying, Teacher,
27 And if I throw out the demons by we desire to see a sign from You.
Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast 39 But answering, He said to them,
them out? Because of this, they shall An evil and adulterous generation
be your judges. seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be
28 But if I cast out the demons by given to it, except the sign of Jonah the
the Spirit of YAHWEH, then the prophet.
kingdom of YAHWEH has come near 40 And even as "Jonah was in the
to you. belly of the huge fish three days and
29 Or how is anyone able to enter three nights," so shall the Son of Man
the house of the strong one and be in the heart of the earth three days
plunder his goods, if he does not first and three nights. (Jon. 1:17)
bind the strong one; and then he will 41 Men, Ninevites, will stand up in
plunder his house? the Judgment with this generation and
30 The one who is not with Me is will condemn it. For they repented at
against Me, and the one who does not the preaching of Jonah, and, behold,
gather with Me scatters. one Greater than Jonah is here.
31 Because of this, I say to you, 42 The queen of the south will be
Every sin and blasphemy shall be raised in the Judgment with this
forgiven to men, but the blasphemy generation and will condemn it. For
concerning the Spirit shall not be she came from the ends of the earth to
forgiven to men. hear the wisdom of Solomon, and,
32 And whoever speaks a word behold, one more than Solomon is
against the Son of Man, it shall be here.
forgiven him. But whoever speaks 43 Now when an unclean spirit goes
against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be out from a man, it wanders in places
forgiven him, not in this age nor in the that have no water in them, and seeks
coming one. rest, but does not find it.
33 Either make the tree good and its 44 Then it says, "I will return to my
fruit good, or make the tree corrupt house from where I came out." And it
and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is finds that it is empty and swept, and
known by the fruit. orderly.
34 Generation of vipers! How can 45 Then it will go and lead seven
you, being evil, speak good things? For other spirits with it who are worse
out of the abundance of the heart the than it, and they will enter and dwell
mouth speaks. in it, and the end of the man will be
35 The good man out of the good worse than his beginning. This evil
treasure of the heart puts forth good generation will be like this.
things. And the evil man out of the evil 46 But while He was yet speaking to
treasure puts forth evil things. the crowds, behold, His mother and
36 But I say to you, that every vain brothers were standing outside,
word, whatever men may speak, they seeking to speak to Him.
shall give an account of it in Judgment 47 Then one said to Him, Behold,
Day. Your mother and Your brothers are
37 For by your words you will be standing outside, seeking to speak to
justified, and by your words you will You.
be condemned. (Pr 18:21) 48 But answering, He said to the one

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speaking to Him, Who is My mother? given, and he will have

And who are My brothers? overabundance. But whoever does not
49 And stretching out His hand to have, even what he has will be taken
His disciples, He said, Behold, My from him.
mother and My brothers. 13 Because of this, I speak to them in
50 For whoever does the will of My parables, because seeing they do not
Father in Heaven, that one is My see, and hearing they do not hear, nor
brother and my sister and mother. do they understand.
14 And the prophecy of Isaiah is
Chapter 13 fulfilled on them, which says, "In
hearing you will hear and in no way
1 And going out from the house in understand, and seeing you will see
that day, Yahshua sat down by the sea. yet in no way perceive.
2 And great crowds were gathered to 15 For hardened is the heart of this
Him, so that having entered the boat, people, and with their ears they were
He sat down. And all the crowd stood hard of hearing, and their eyes are
on the shore. blinded that they should not see with
3 And He spoke to them many things their eyes and hear with their ears and
in parables, saying, Behold the sower should understand in their heart and
went out to sow. return and I heal them. (Isa. 6:9, 10,
4 And in his sowing, some fell by the Isa. 29:11)
roadside, and the birds came and ate 16 But your eyes are blessed because
them. they see; and your ears because they
5 And other fell on the stony places hear.
where they did not have much earth, 17 For truly I tell you that many
and it immediately sprang up because prophets and righteous ones desired to
it had no deepness of earth. see what you see and did not see, and
6 And the sun rising, it was to hear what you hear and did not
scorched; and because of having no hear.
root, it was dried up. 18 But you hear the parable of the
7 And other fell on the thorn-bushes, seed,
and the thorn-bushes grew up and 19 everyone hearing the Word of the
choked them. kingdom, and not understanding, then
8 And other fell on the good ground the evil one comes and catches away
and yielded fruit; indeed, one a that which was sown in his heart. This
hundredfold, and one sixty, and one is that sown by the roadside.
thirty. 20 And that sown on the stony
9 The one having ears to hear, let places is this, the one hearing the
him hear. Word, and immediately receiving it
10 And coming near, the disciples with joy,
said to Him, Why do You speak to 21 But he has no root in him but is
them in parables? temporal. And when trouble or
11 And answering, He said to them, persecution comes, he is quickly
Because it has been given to you to offended because of the word.
know the mysteries of the kingdom of 22 And that sown into the thorn
Heaven, but it has not been given to bushes1 is this the one hearing the
those. Word, and the cares of this world, and
12 For whoever has, to him will be
1 Jer 4:3, Hos 10:12-13
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the deceit of riches, choke the Word, compared to leaven, which taking, a
and it becomes unfruitful. woman hid in three measures of meal
23 But that sown on the good ground until the whole was leavened.
is this the one hearing the Word, and 34 Yahshua spoke all these things in
understanding it, who indeed bears parables to the crowds, and He did not
and yields fruit, one truly a speak to them without a parable,
hundredfold, and one sixty, and one 35 So might be fulfilled the thing
thirty. which was spoken through the prophet
24 He put before them another who said. "I will open my mouth with
parable, saying The kingdom of parables and will bring out secrets that
Heaven is compared to a man sowing were from before the foundation of the
good seed in his fields. world." (Psa. 78:2,3)
25 But while the men were sleeping, 36 Then sending away the crowds,
an enemy came and sowed tares in the Yahshua came into the house. And His
midst of the wheat, and went away. disciples came to Him saying, Explain
26 And when the blade sprouted and to us the parable of the tares of the
produced fruit, then the tare also field.
appeared. 37 And answering, He said to them,
27 And coming near, the slaves of The One sowing the good seed is the
the house Master said to him, Sir, did Son of Man.
you not sow good seed in your field? 38 And the field is the world; and
Then from where does it have the the good seed, these are the sons of the
tares? kingdom; but the tares are the sons of
28 And he said to them, A man, an the evil one.
enemy did this. And the slaves said to 39 And the enemy who sowed them
him, do you desire, then, that going is the Devil, and the harvest is the end
out we should gather them? of the age, and the cherubs are the
29 But he said, No, lest gathering the reapers.
tares you should uproot the wheat 40 Then as the tares1 are gathered
with them. and are consumed in the fire, so it will
30 Allow both to grow together until be in the completion of this age.
the harvest. And in the time of the 41 The Son of Man will send forth
harvest I will say to the reapers, First His cherubs, and they will gather out
gather the tares, and bind them into of His kingdom all stumbling blocks,
bundles to burn them, but gather the and those who practice lawlessness2.
wheat into my granary. 42 And they will throw them into the
31 He spoke another parable furnace of fire; there will be weeping
figuratively to them and said. The and gnashing of the teeth.
kingdom of Heaven is compared to a 43 Then the righteous will shine out
grain of mustard, which taking, a man
sowed in his field; (Is 60:22)
1 Wheat and tares look alike when they are
small but when they come to maturity the
32 And it is smaller than all the
stalk filled with grain will bow in reference,
small seeds, but when it grows, it is where the empty tare will stand straight up,
greater than all the small herbs, and showing the difference of humility and
becomes a tree so that the birds of pride.
heaven come and nest in its branches. 2 All those who are against the Torah and
33 He spoke another parable to practice lawlessness will be removed from
them, The kingdom of Heaven is the Kingdom and thrown into the Lake of
Fire.
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like the sun in the kingdom of their Mariam, and his brothers Jacob and
Father. The one having ears to hear, Joseph and Simon and Judah?"
let him hear. (Mal 4:2) 56 And are not His sisters all with
44 Again, the kingdom of Heaven is us? From where then did this One get
compared to treasure being hidden in all these things?
the field, which finding, a man hid; 57 And they were offended in Him.
and for the joy of it, he goes and sells But Yahshua said to them, There is no
all things, as many as he has, and buys prophet who is mocked, except in his
that field. own city and his own home.
45 Again, the kingdom of Heaven is 58 And He did not do many works of
compared to a man, a merchant power there because of their unbelief.
seeking excellent pearls;
46 who finding one very precious Chapter 14
pearl, going away has sold all things,
as many as he had, and bought it. 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch
47 Again, the kingdom of Heaven is heard the fame of Yahshua.
compared to a net thrown into the sea, 2 And he said to his servants, This is
and gathering together of every kind; John the Baptist. He has risen from
48 which, when it was filled, the dead, and because of this, powerful
drawing it up on the shore, and sitting works are working in him.
down, they gathered the good into 3 For seizing John, Herod bound
bags, and the bad they threw away. him and put him into prison, because
49 So it will be in the completion of of Herodias, the wife of his brother
the age the cherubs will go out and will Philip.
separate the evil from the midst of the 4 For John said to him, It is not
righteous, lawful that she be a wife for you.
50 and will throw them into the 5 And desiring to kill him, he feared
furnace of fire; there will be weeping the multitude, because they held him
and gnashing of the teeth. as a prophet.
51 Yahshua said to them, Have you 6 But a birthday feast for Herod
understood all these things? They said being held, the daughter of Herodias
to Him, Yes, Master. danced before the guests and pleased
52 And He said to them, Because of Herod.
this, every scribe schooled to the 7 So then he promised with an oath
kingdom of Heaven is like a man, a to give her whatever she should ask.
Master of a house, who puts forth out 8 But she being urged on by her
of his treasure new and old. mother, she says, Give me here on a
53 And it happened, when Yahshua platter the head of John the Baptist.
had finished these parables, He moved 9 And the king was grieved, but
from there. because of the oaths, and those who
54 And coming into His own reclined with him, he ordered it to be
country, He taught them in their given.
synagogue, so that they were 10 And sending, he beheaded John
astonished, and said, Where did this in the prison.
One get this wisdom, and the powerful 11 And his head was brought on a
works? platter and was given to the girl, and
55 Is this not the son of the she brought it to her mother.
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took the body and buried it; and 25 But in the fourth watch of the
coming, they reported to Yahshua. night, Yahshua went out to them,
13 And having heard, Yahshua walking on the sea.
withdrew privately from there in a 26 And seeing Him walking on the
boat, into a deserted place. And sea, the disciples were troubled,
hearing, the crowds followed Him on saying, It is a false vision! And they
foot out of the cities. cried out from the fear.
14 And going out, Yahshua saw a 27 But immediately Yahshua spoke
great crowd and was filled with pity to them, saying, Be comforted! I AM!
toward them. And He healed their Do not fear.
diseases. 28 And answering Him, Peter said,
15 And evening coming, His disciples Master, if it is You, command me to
came near to Him saying, The place is come to You on the waters.
deserted, and the hour is already gone 29 And He said, Come! And going
by. Dismiss the crowds, that going down from the boat, Peter walked on
away into the villages they may buy the waters to go to Yahshua.
food for themselves. 30 But seeing the wind strong, he
16 But Yahshua said to them, They was afraid, and beginning to sink, he
have no need to go away. You give cried out, saying, Master, save me!
them food to eat. 31 And immediately stretching out
17 But they said to Him, We have the hand, Yahshua took hold of him,
nothing here except five loaves and and said to him, Oh you of little-faith,
two fish. why did you doubt me?
18 And He said, Bring them here to 32 And coming into the boat, the
Me. wind quieted down.
19 And commanding the crowds to 33 And those in the boat came and
recline on the grass, and taking the worshiped Him, saying, Truly, You are
five loaves and two fish, gazing up to the Son of Elohim.
Heaven, He blessed. And breaking, He 34 And having passed over, they
gave the loaves to the disciples, and came to the land of Gennesar.
the disciples gave to the crowds. 35 And recognizing Him, the men of
20 And all ate and were satisfied. that place sent to all that region, and
And they took up the remnant of the brought to Him all those badly ill.
fragments, twelve baskets full. 36 And they begged Him that they
21 And the ones eating were about might touch the fringe (tassel) of His
five thousand men, besides women robe. And as many as touched were
and children. cured.
22 And immediately Yahshua made
His disciples get into a boat and to go Chapter 15
before Him to the other side until He
should dismiss the crowds. 1 Then the scribes and Pharisees
23 And having dismissed the crowds, came to Yahshua from Jerusalem,
He went up into the mountain alone to saying,
pray. And evening coming on, He was 2 Why do Your disciples transgress
there alone. the tradition of the elders? For they do
24 But the boat was now in the
middle of the sea, tossed by the waves,
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not wash their hands when they eat 13 But answering, He said, Every
bread1. plant which My heavenly Father has
3 But answering He said to them, not planted shall be rooted up.
Why do you also transgress the 14 Leave them alone. They are blind
commandment of YAHWEH on leaders of the blind; and if the blind
account of your tradition? lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.
4 For YAHWEH commanded, 15 And answering, Simon Peter said
saying, "Honor your father and to Him, Explain this parable to us.
mother," (Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16) and, 16 But Yahshua said, until now, even
"The one speaking evil of father or you do not understand?
mother, let him be put to death." (Ex. 17 Do you not yet perceive that
21:17) everything entering into the mouth
5 But you say any one who says to a goes into the belly, and is thrown out
father or to a mother, "My offering is into the waste bowl?
what ever you have gained by me," 18 But whatever that proceeds from
then he does not need to honor his the mouth proceeds from the heart
father or mother2. and becomes a defilement to a man3.
6 And in no way he honors his father 19 For from the heart go out evil
or his mother. And you annulled the thoughts Murder, fornication, theft,
command of YAHWEH on account of false witness, blasphemy.
your tradition. 20 These things are the things
7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah defiling the man. But eating with
prophesy concerning you, saying unwashed hands does not defile the
8 "This people draws near to Me man.
with their mouth, and with their lips 21 And going out from there,
honor Me; but their heart holds far off Yahshua withdrew to the parts of Tyre
from Me. and Sidon.
9 But in vain they worship Me, 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan
teaching as doctrines the command- coming forth from those borders cried
ments of men." (Isa. 29:13) out to Him, saying, Have pity on me,
10 And calling the crowd near, He Master, Son of David! My daughter is
said to them, Hear and understand badly demon-possessed.
11 It is not the thing entering into the 23 But He did not answer her a
mouth that defiles the man, but the word. And coming near, His disciples
thing coming forth out of the mouth, asked Him, saying, Send her away, for
this defiles the man. she cries out after us.
12 Then coming, the disciples said to 24 But he answered and said to
Him, You know that hearing the Word, them, Have I not been sent except to
the Pharisees were offended? the sheep which went astray from the
house of Israel?
25 But coming, she worshiped Him,
1 The Pharisees had a specific way of
saying, Master, help me!
washing the hands up to the elbow that was
merely a tradition. 26 But answering, He said, It is not
2 There was a Pharisaical rule that if someone good to take the bread of the children
dedicated money to the temple then they did to throw it to the little dogs.
not have to care for their parents. The 27 But she said, Yes, Master; for
hypocrisy was heightened in the fact that
they never actually had to give the money
dedicated. 3 Math 12:34
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even the little dogs eat of the crumbs 39 And sending away the crowds He
falling from the table of their Masters. went into the boat and came to the
28 Then answering, Yahshua said to borders of Magdala.
her, O woman, great is your faith; let it
be to you as you desire. And her Chapter 16
daughter was healed from that
moment. 1 And having come the Pharisees and
29 And moving from there, Yahshua Sadducees tempting, asked Him to
came beside the Sea of Galilee. And show them a sign out of the heaven.
going up into the mountain, He sat 2 But answering, He said to them,
there. Evening coming on, you say, Clear sky,
30 And great crowds came to Him, for the sky is red.
having with them lame ones, blind, 3 And in the morning you say,
dumb, maimed, and many others. And "Today it is winter for the sky is a
they flung them down at the feet of gloomy red." Hypocrites! You know
Yahshua. And He healed them; how to observe the appearance of the
31 so that the crowds marveled, sky. The signs of this time you do not
seeing dumb ones speaking, maimed know how to discern.
ones sound, lame ones walking, and 4 An evil and adulterous generation
blind ones seeing. And they glorified seeks a sign, and a sign will not be
the Elohim of Israel. given to it, except the sign of Jonah the
32 But having called His disciples prophet. And leaving them, He went
near, Yahshua said, I am filled with away.
pity on the crowd, because they 5 And His disciples coming to the
already have remained with Me three other side, they forgot to take loaves.
days and have nothing they may eat. 6 And Yahshua said to them, Watch
And I do not desire to send them away and take heed from the leaven of the
fasting, that they may not faint in the Pharisees and Sadducees.
way. 7 And they reasoned among
33 And His disciples said to Him, themselves, saying, Because we did
From where in a deserted place will not take loaves.
come to us so many loaves as to satisfy 8 And knowing, Yahshua said to
so great a crowd? them, Why do you reason among
34 And Yahshua said to them, How yourselves because you took no loaves,
many loaves do you have? And they little-faiths?
said, Seven, and a few small fish. 9 Do you not perceive nor recall the
35 And He ordered the crowds to five loaves of the five thousand, and
recline on the ground. how many hand baskets you took up?
36 And taking the seven loaves and 10 Nor the seven loaves of the four
the fish, giving thanks, He broke and thousand, and how many lunch
gave to His disciples, and the disciples baskets you took up?
to the crowd. 11 How do you not perceive that it
37 And all ate and were satisfied. was not about loaves that I said to you
And they took up the left over pieces, to take heed from the leaven of the
seven lunch baskets full. Pharisees and Sadducees?
38 And the ones eating were four 12 Then they knew that He did not
thousand men, apart from women and say to take heed from the leaven of
children. (Joh 6:5-14, 2Kgs 4:42-44)

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bread, but from the doctrine of the 23 But turning He said to Peter, Go
Pharisees and Sadducees. behind Me, Satan! You are an offense
13 And coming into the parts of to Me, for you do not think of the
Caesarea of Philip, Yahshua things of YAHWEH, but the things of
questioned His disciples, saying, men.
Whom do men say Me the Son of Man 24 Then Yahshua said to His
to be? disciples, If anyone desires to come
14 And they said, Some say John the after Me, let him deny himself, and let
Baptist, and others Elijah, and others him bear his torture stake, and let him
Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. follow Me.
15 He said to them, But you, whom 25 For whoever may desire to save
do you say Me to be? his life will lose it. But whoever may
16 And answering, Simon Peter said, lose his life for My sake will find it.
You are the Messiah, the Son of the 26 For what will a man be benefited
living Elohim. if he should gain the whole world, but
17 And answering, Yahshua said to forfeits his soul? Or what will a man
him, Blessed are you, Simon, son of give as an exchange for his soul?
Jonah, for flesh and blood did not 27 For it is necessary for the Son of
reveal it to you, but My Father in man to come in the glory of his Father.
Heaven. And then with his holy cherubs he will
18 And I also say to you that you are reward each man according to his
Peter1, and on this rock I will build My work. (Psa. 62:12)
assembly, and the gates of Hades will 28 Truly I say to you, There are men
not prevail against her. standing here who will not taste of
19 And I will give to you the keys of death, never, until they see the Son of
the kingdom of Heaven. And whatever Man coming in His kingdom2.
you bind on earth shall occur, having
been bound in Heaven. And whatever Chapter 17
you may loose on the earth shall be,
having been loosed in Heaven. 1 And after six days, Yahshua took
20 Then He warned His disciples Peter and Jacob, and his brother John,
that they should tell no one that He is and brought them up into a high
Yahshua the Messiah. mountain3 privately. (Mk 9:1-9)
21 From that time onward, Yahshua 2 And He was transfigured before
began to show to His disciples that it them, and His face shone like the sun,
was necessary for Him to go away to and His clothing became white as the
Jerusalem, and to suffer many things light.
from the elders and chief priests and 3 And, behold! Moses and Elijah
scribes, and to be killed, and to be appeared to them, talking with Him.
raised on the third day.
22 And having taken Him near, 2 The very next thing that happens is the the
Peter began to rebuke Him, saying,
transfiguration where the disciples got to
Far be it from you, my Master that this see a vision of Yahshua coming in The
should happen to you. Kingdom of YHWH.
3 This story is told right after coming from
1 Peter means small pebble and Petra means Caesarea Phillipi, which is in the northern
rock. The rock referred to is Yahshua and border, so the High mountain for the
the assembly is built on the belief of Him transfiguration is most likely Mount
being the Messiah and Son of YHWH. Hermon.
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4 And answering, Peter said to 15 Master, pity my son. For he has a

Yahshua, Master, it is good for us to be demon and is afflicted. For he often
here. If You desire, let us make three falls into the fire, and often into the
shelters here, one for You, one for water.
Moses, and one for Elijah. 16 And I brought him to Your
5 While he was yet speaking, behold, disciples, and they were not able to
a radiant cloud overshadowed them. heal him.
And, behold, a voice out of the cloud 17 And answering, Yahshua said, O
saying, This is My Son, the Beloved, in faithless and crooked generation!
whom I have been delighting; hear Until when shall I be with you? Until
Him. (Psa. 2:7; Gen. 22:2; Isa. 42:1; when shall I bear with you? Bring him
Deut. 18:15) here to Me.
6 And hearing, the disciples fell on 18 And Yahshua rebuked it, and the
their face and were greatly terrified. demon came out from him; and the
7 And coming near, Yahshua touched boy was healed from that moment.
them and said, Rise up, and do not be 19 Then coming up to Yahshua
terrified. privately, the disciples said, Why were
8 And lifting up their eyes, they did we not able to cast him out?
not see anyone except Yahshua alone. 20 And Yahshua said to them,
9 And as they were coming down Because of your unbelief. For truly I
from the mountain, Yahshua charged say to you, If you have faith as a grain
them, saying, Tell the vision1 to no one of mustard, you will say to this
until the Son of Man is raised from the mountain, Move from here to there!
dead. And it will move. And not a thing shall
10 And His disciples asked Him, prevail over you.
saying, Why then do the scribes say 21 But this kind does not go out
that Elijah must come first? except by prayer and fasting.
11 And answering, Yahshua said to 22 And while they were walking in
them, Elijah indeed will come first so Galilee, Yahshua said to them, The
that all things might be fulfilled2. Son of Man is about to be delivered
12 But I say to you, behold, Elijah into the hands of men.
has come, and they did not know him, 23 And they will kill Him, and on the
but did to him whatever they desired. third day He will be raised. And they
So also the Son of Man is about to grieved exceedingly. (Math 20:18-19)
suffer by them. 24 And when they came to
13 Then the disciples understood Capernaum, those who were collecting
that He spoke to them about John the two coins for each head for the head
Baptist. tax said to Peter, Your master did not
14 And they having come toward the give his two coins.
crowd, a man came near to Him, 25 He said, Yes. And when he
kneeling down to Him, and saying, entered into the house, Yahshua
anticipated him, saying, What do you
1 Clearly this was only a vision and Moses think, Simon? From whom do the
and Eliyah were not really with Yahshua. kings of the earth receive tribute and
2 Yahshua both confirms that someone later head tax? From their sons or from
in the end times will come in the power and strangers?
spirit of Eliyah (Mal 4:5) and also that John 26 Peter said to Him, From
the Baptist also fulfilled being the for-
runner for Yahshua's first coming.
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strangers. Yahshua said to him, Then while you have two eyes to fall into the
truly the sons are free. fire of Gehenna.
27 But that we may not offend them, 10 See that you do not despise one of
going to the sea, throw in a hook and these little ones, for I tell you that their
take the first fish coming up. And cherubs in Heaven continually look on
opening its mouth, you will find a coin. the face of My Father in Heaven.
Taking that, give to them for you and 11 For the Son of Man has come to
Me. save that which was lost.
12 What do you think? If there be to
Chapter 18 any man a hundred sheep, and one of
them strays away, will he not leave the
1 In that hour the disciples came to ninety-nine on the mountains, and
Yahshua, saying, Who then is greater having gone he seeks the one having
in the kingdom of Heaven? strayed?
2 And having called forward a little 13 And if he happens to find it, truly
child, Yahshua set him in their midst. I say to you that he rejoices over it
3 And He said, Truly I say to you, more than over the ninety-nine not
Unless you are converted and become having gone astray.
as the little children, not at all can you 14 So it is not the will before your
enter into the kingdom of Heaven. Father in Heaven that one of these
4 Then whoever will humble himself little ones should perish.
as this little child, this one is the 15 And if your brother with you is at
greater in the kingdom of Heaven. fault, go rebuke him, between you and
5 And whoever will receive one such him alone. If he listens to you, you
little child in My name receives Me. have won your brother. (Lev 5:1)
6 But whoever causes one of these 16 But if he does not hear, take one
little ones believing in Me to offend, it or two more with you, "so that on the
is better for him that a millstone of a mouth of two or three witnesses every
donkey1 be hung on his neck, and he word may be established2." (Deut.
be sunk in the depth of the sea. 19:15)
7 Woe to the world from its offenses! 17 But if he fails to hear them, tell it
It is a necessity for the offenses to to the congregation. And if he also fails
come, yet woe to that man through to hear the congregation, let him be to
whom the offense comes! you as a tax collector and a heathen 3.
8 And if your hand or your foot cause 18 Truly I say to you, Whatever you
to stumble, cut it off and cast it away bind on the earth will be, having been
from you. For it is better to enter into bound in Heaven. And whatever you
life lame, or while you are maimed, loose on the earth will be, having been
than while you have two hands or two loosed in Heaven.
feet to fall into the fire that is 19 Again I say to you, If two of you
everlasting. agree4 on earth as to anything,
9 And if your eye causes you to whatever they shall ask, it shall be to
stumble, pluck it out and cast it away them from My Father in Heaven.
from you, for it is better for you that
with one eye you enter into life than 2 The witnesses are people who have actually
witnessed the fault. If we have not
physically witnessed something, then we
1 Donkeys were used to turn millstones for should not give idle opinions as this is
crushing grain as well as olives for oil. gossip and condemned in scripture.
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20 For where two or three are 29 Then having fallen down at his
assembled together in My name, there feet, his fellow slave begged him,
I am also among them. saying, Have patience with me, and I
21 Then, Peter drew near to him and will pay all to you.
said, My Master, how many times 30 But he would not, but having
should I forgive my brother with me gone away he threw him into prison
who is at fault. Should I forgive him up until he should pay back the amount
to seven times? owed.
22 Yahshua said to him, I do not say 31 But his fellow slaves, seeing the
to you, until seven times, but rather things happening, they were greatly
until seventy times seventy seven. grieved. And having come they
23 Because of this the kingdom of reported to their Master all the things
Heaven has been compared to a man, happening.
a king, who desired to take account 32 Then having called him near, his
with his slaves. Master said to him, Wicked slave! I
24 And he having begun to reckon, forgave you all that debt, since you
one debtor of ten thousand talents was begged me.
brought near to him. 33 Ought you not also to have mercy
25 But he not having any to repay, on your fellow slave, as I also had
his master commanded him to be sold, mercy?
also his wife and children, and all 34 And being angry, his Master
things, as much as he had, even to pay delivered him up to the tormentors
back. until he pay back all that debt to him.
26 Then having fallen down, the 35 So also My heavenly Father will
slave bowed the knee to him, saying, do to you unless each of you from your
Master, have patience with me, and I hearts forgive his brother their
will pay all to you. offenses.
27 And being filled with pity, The
Master of that slave released him and Chapter 19
forgave him the loan.
28 But having gone out, that slave 1 And it happened when Yahshua
found one of his fellow slaves who had finished these words, He moved
owed him a hundred denarii. And from Galilee and came into the
seizing him, he choked him, saying, borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.
Pay me whatever you owe. 2 And great crowds followed Him,
and He healed them there.
3 This is not a democratic process, but since 3 And the Pharisees came near to
the person has refused to listen to the first Him, tempting Him, and saying to
person and also the witnesses, now it is Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away
simply the formality to inform the
his wife for every reason?
congregation that the person has been
separated until repentance is made. The
4 But answering, He said to them,
separation is both to protect the Have you not read that He who
congregation from the sinful, unrepentant created them from the beginning
person, and also an act of love toward the "created them male and female?"
sinner, as if he is not held accountable for (Gen. 1:27)
the sin and does not repent, then he is in 5 And He said, "For this reason a
danger of losing his eternal life. man shall leave father and mother,
4 In Aramaic this word can also mean to be and shall be joined to his wife, and the
worthy.
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two shall become one flesh." (Gen. 2: eunuchs who made eunuchs of
24) themselves for the sake of the
6 So that they are no longer two, but kingdom of Heaven. He who is able to
one flesh. Therefore, what YAHWEH understand, let him understand it.
has united together, man cannot 13 Then little children were brought
separate1. to Him, that He might lay hands on
7 They said to Him, Why then did them and might pray. But the disciples
Moses command to "give a letter of rebuked them.
divorce, and to put her away?" 14 But Yahshua said, Allow the little
8 He said to them, In view of your children and do not hinder them to
hardheartedness, Moses allowed you come to Me, for of such is the kingdom
to put away your wives. But from the of Heaven.
beginning it was not so. 15 And laying hands on them, He
9 And I say to you, Whoever shall went away from there.
put away his wife, even if there is a 16 And, behold, coming near, one
charge of adultery, and shall marry said to Him, Good Teacher, what good
another, that one commits adultery. thing shall I do that I may have eternal
And the one who marries the divorced life?
woman commits adultery2. 17 And He said to him, Why do you
10 His disciples said to him, "If such call Me good? No one is good except
is the difficulty between husband and One, YAHWEH! But if you desire to
wife, it is not worthwhile to take a enter into life, keep the
wife3. commandments4.
11 But He said to them, Not every 18 He said to Him, Which? And
man can apply this Word to himself, Yahshua said, "You shall not commit
but only he to whom it is given. murder, nor commit adultery, nor
12 For there are eunuchs who were steal, nor give false witness,
born thus from their mother's womb, 19 honor your father and your
and there are eunuchs who were made mother," and, "You shall love your
eunuchs by men, and there are neighbor as yourself." (Ex. 20:12-16;
Lev. 19:18; Deut. 5:16-20)
1 A miracle happens at the consummation of 20 The young man said to Him, All
the wedding covenant where Yahweh has these things I have kept from my
supernaturally joined these 2 people into youth. What do I still lack?
one. No judge or piece of paper can change 21 Yahshua said to him, If you desire
that, which is why the marriage covenant to be perfect, go sell your property and
ceremony is still the oldest and only give to the poor, and you will have
covenant ceremony in the world that still treasure in Heaven; and come, follow
exists. Please study lesson 18 of the bible Me5.
course on line at www.coyhwh.com. 22 But having heard the Word, being
2 Nowhere in scripture does YHWH condone
grieved, the young man went away, for
divorce and Yahshua clearly states that if
one leaves their covenant spouse and
he had many possessions.
marries another it is considered adultery 23 And Yahshua said to His
and if someone marries a divorced person disciples, Truly I say to you that a rich
both parties are committing adultery.
3 To the disciples, Yahshua's view was so
rigid that they thought it better not to marry. 4 The question and answer are very simple: in
This clearly shows that He was not teaching order to receive eternal life one is required
a watered down, easy out divorce policy. to keep and obey the 10 commandments.
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man will with great difficulty enter

into the kingdom of Heaven. Chapter 20
24 And again I say to you, It is easier
for a heavy rope1 to pass through a 1 For the kingdom of Heaven is like a
needle's eye, than for a rich man to man, a house Master, who went out
enter the kingdom of YAHWEH. when it was early to hire workers into
25 And His disciples were his vineyard.
exceedingly astonished when they 2 And he bargained with the laborers
heard this, saying, Who then is able to for a denarius per day. And he sent
gain eternal life? them to his vineyard.
26 But having looked at them, 3 And going out about the third
Yahshua said to them, With men this hour, he saw others standing idle in
is impossible, but with YAHWEH all the market.
things are possible. 4 And he said to them, You also go
27 Then answering, Peter said to into the vineyard, and I will give you
Him, Behold, we left all things and whatever is just. And they went.
followed You. What indeed will we 5 Again, going out about the sixth
have? and ninth hour, he did the same.
28 And Yahshua said to them, Truly 6 And going out about the eleventh
I say to you, You who have followed hour, he found others standing idle,
Me in this world, when the Son of Man and said to them, Why do you stand
sits on the throne of His glory, you here idle all day?
also will sit on twelve thrones, judging 7 They said to him, Because no one
the twelve tribes of Israel. has hired us. He said to them, You also
29 And everyone who left houses, or go into the vineyard, and you will
brothers, or sisters, or father, or receive whatever is just.
mother, or wife, or children, or lands, 8 But evening having come, the
for the sake of My name, shall receive master of the vineyard said to his
a hundredfold, and shall inherit manager, Call the workers and pay
everlasting life. them the wage, beginning from the
30 But many who are first will be last to the first.
last, and the last first. 9 And the ones having come the
eleventh hour each received a
5 In a Kingdom, the King owns everything denarius.
and although someone need not have guilt 10 And having come, the first
for being blessed with physical possessions, supposed that they would receive
they must also realize that those possessions more. And they also each received a
are not theirs and are only in their denarius.
possession for the furtherance of the 11 And having received it, they
Kingdom of YHWH. (Ps 24:1)
murmured against the house Master,
1 In Aramaic the word for camel and heavy
rope are similar “Gamla” and “Gamala”,
12 saying, These last have performed
only differentiated by a vowel point which one hour, and you have made them
the Greek translator missed. Yahshua was equal to us who have borne the burden
making the point that a heavy rope could and the heat of the day.
not go through the needle but if you took it 13 But answering, he said to one of
apart strand by strand one strand could go them, Friend, I did you no wrong. Did
through, showing the rich man that he you not agree to a denarius with me?
needed to distribute his possessions for the
Kingdom.
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14 Take yours and go. But I desire to and off My left hand is not Mine to
give to this last as also to you. give, but to those for whom it was
15 Or is it not lawful for me to do prepared by My Father.
what I desire with my things? Or is 24 And hearing, the ten were angry
your eye evil because I am good? at the two brothers.
16 So the last shall be first, and the 25 And Yahshua called to them and
first last; for many are called, but few said to them, You know that the rulers
chosen. of the gentiles are their masters and
17 And going up to Jerusalem, their nobles are in authority over
Yahshua took the twelve disciples them.
aside in the way, and said to them, 26 But it will not be so among you.
18 Behold! We are going up to But whoever desires to become great
Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be among you, let him be your servant.
betrayed to the chief priests and 27 And whoever desires to be first
scribes. And they will condemn Him to among you, let him be your servant;
death. 28 Even as the Son of Man did not
19 And they will deliver Him up to come to be served, but to serve, and to
the gentiles to mock, and to scourge, give His life a ransom for many.
and to crucify. And on the third day 29 And as they were going out from
He will rise again. Jericho, a great crowd followed Him.
20 Then the mother of the sons of 30 And behold! Two blind ones
Zebedee came near to Him, along with sitting beside the way, hearing that
her sons, And she and her sons Yahshua was passing by, they cried
worshiped him and was asking him out, saying, Have pity on us, Master,
something. Son of David!
21 And He said to her, What do you 31 But the crowd rebuked them, that
desire? She said to Him, Say that these they be quiet. But they cried out the
two sons of mine may sit one on Your more, saying, Have pity on us, Master,
right, and one on Your left in Your Son of David!
Kingdom. 32 And stopping, Yahshua called
22 But answering, Yahshua said, You them, and said, What do you desire
do not know what you ask. Are you that I do to you?
able to drink the cup1 which I am 33 They said to Him, Master, that
about to drink, and to be baptized with our eyes may be opened.
the baptism with which I am to be 34 And being moved with pity,
baptized? They said to Him, We are Yahshua touched their eyes. And
able. instantly their eyes received sight, and
23 And He said to them, Indeed you they followed Him.
shall drink My cup, and you shall be
baptized with the baptism with which I Chapter 21
am baptized; but to sit off My right
1 And when they drew near to
1 In Jewish tradition people drank 4 cups of Jerusalem and came into Bethphage2,
wine on Passover with each cup having toward the Mount of Olives, then
special symbolism. The 4th cup was called Yahshua sent two disciples,
the cup of salvation (Ps 116:13) in which 2 saying to them, Go into the village
only the Messiah could drink (Joh 18:28- opposite you, and immediately you
30), Yahshua symbolically drank this cup
before giving up His spirit. 2 Bethphage means House of Figs
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will find a donkey tied, and a colt with scribes, seeing the wonders which He
her. Loosening, lead them to Me. did, and the children crying out in the
3 And if anyone says anything to you, sanctuary, and saying, Hosanna to the
you shall say, our Master has need of Son of David, they were incensed.
them. And he will send them at once. 16 And they said to Him, Do you
4 But all this happened that might be hear what these say? And Yahshua
fulfilled that spoken by the prophet, said to them, Yes. Did you never read,
saying "Out of the mouth of children and
5 "Say to the daughter of Tsion, infants You have fashioned praise?"
behold your king comes to you meek (Psa. 8:2)
and mounted upon a donkey, and 17 And leaving them, He went out of
upon a colt the foal of a donkey." (Isa. the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
62:11; Zech. 9:9) 18 And returning early to the city,
6 And the disciples, having gone and He hungered.
having done as Yahshua ordered them, 19 And seeing one fig tree by the
7 they led the donkey and the colt. road, He went up to it, and found
And they put on them their garments, nothing on it except leaves only. And
and set Him on them. He said to it, Let there be no more
8 And the very great crowd strewed fruit from you forever. And the fig tree
their garments in the road. And others immediately dried up1.
were cutting branches from the trees 20 And seeing, the disciples
and were spreading them in the way. marveled, saying, How quickly the fig
9 And the crowd, the ones going tree is dried up!
before and the ones following, were 21 And answering, Yahshua said to
crying out, saying, Hosanna to the Son them, Truly I say to you, If you have
of David! "Blessed is He coming in the faith and do not doubt, not only will
name of YAHWEH!" Hosanna in the you do the miracle of the fig tree, but
highest! (Psa. 118:26) even if you should say to this
10 And as He entered into mountain, Be taken up and thrown
Jerusalem, all the city was shaken, into the sea, it will be so.
saying, Who is this? 22 And all things, whatever you may
11 And the crowds said, This is ask in prayer, believing, you shall
Yahshua, the Prophet, the One from receive.
Nazareth of Galilee. 23 And He having come into the
12 And Yahshua entered into the sanctuary, the chief priests and elders
sanctuary of YAHWEH and threw out of the people came near to Him as He
all those selling and buying in the was teaching, saying, By what
sanctuary. And He overthrew the authority do You do these things? And
tables of the money changers and the who gave this authority to You?
seats of those selling the doves.
13 And He said to them, It has been 1 You can see a clear correlation to the fig
written, "My house shall be called a tree in the garden of Eden to Yahshua
house of prayer, but you have made it cursing the fig tree here and stating “let
a cave of bandits." (Isa. 56:7; Jer 7:11) there be no more fruit to you”. The fruit of
14 And blind and lame ones came to the fig tree in Eden was disobedience due to
Him in the sanctuary, and He healed lack of faith and expulsion from the
them. Garden, where Yahshua as the second Adam
15 But the chief priests and the was about to redeem man back to Yahweh
by paying the penalty for rebellion and sin.
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24 And answering, Yahshua said to came, He sent His slaves to the

them, I also will ask you one thing, vinedressers to receive His fruits.
which if you tell Me, I also will tell you 35 And the vinedressers, taking His
by what authority I do these things. slaves, they beat this one, and they
25 The baptism of John, from where killed one, and they stoned another.
was it? From Heaven, or from men? 36 Again He sent other slaves, more
And they reasoned among themselves, than the first. And they did the same
saying, If we shall say, from Heaven, to them.
He will say to us, why then did you not 37 And lastly, He sent His Son to
believe him? them saying perhaps they might be
26 But if we should say, From men, ashamed before my Son.
we fear the people. For all hold John 38 But seeing the Son, the
to be a prophet. vinedressers said among themselves,
27 And answering Yahshua, they This is the heir. Come, let us kill Him
said, We do not know. And He said to and possess His inheritance.
them, Neither do I tell you by what 39 And taking Him, they threw Him
authority I do these things. out of the vineyard and killed Him.
28 But what do you think? A man 40 Therefore, when the Master of
had two children, and coming to the the vineyard comes, what will He do to
first he said, Child, go today; work in those vinedressers?
my vineyard. 41 They were saying to Him, "He will
29 And answering, he said, I will not. savagely destroy them and He will
But afterward, having regretted, he lease the vineyard to other laborers,
went. those who will give to Him the fruit in
30 And having come to the second, its season."
he said the same. And answering, he 42 Yahshua said to them, Did you
said, I go, sir; but he did not leave. never read in the Scriptures, "the
31 Which of the two did the will of Stone which the builders rejected, this
the father? They said to Him, The first. One became the Head of the Corner?
Yahshua said to them, Truly I say to This was from YAHWEH, and it is a
you, the tax collectors and the harlots wonder in our eyes?" (Psa. 118:22, 23)
go before you into the kingdom of 43 Because of this I say to you, The
YAHWEH. kingdom of YAHWEH will be taken
32 For John came to you in the way from you, and it will be given to a
of righteousness, and you did not people who produce fruits. (Joh 15:8)
believe him. But the tax-collectors and 44 And he who falls on this Stone
the harlots believed him. And having will be broken; but on whomever It
seen you did not repent afterward to falls, It will destroy him. (Dan 2:44)
believe him. 45 And hearing His parables, the
33 Hear another parable, There was chief priests and the Pharisees knew
a certain man, a house Master, who that He was speaking about them.
planted a vineyard and placed a hedge 46 And seeking to lay hold of Him,
around it; and He dug a winepress in they feared the crowds, because they
it, and built a tower. And He rented it held Him as a prophet.
to vinedressers and left the country.
(Isa. 5:1- 2)
34 And when the season of the fruits

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Chapter 22 14 For many are called, but few

chosen.
1 And answering, Yahshua again 15 Then going, the Pharisees took
spoke to them in parables, saying counsel so as they might trap Him in
2 The kingdom of Heaven is words.
compared to a man, a king, who made 16 And they sent to Him their
a wedding feast for his son. disciples with the Herodians, saying,
3 And he sent his slaves to call those Teacher, we know that You are true,
being invited to the wedding feast, but and teach the way of YAHWEH in
they did not desire to come. truth, and it does not concern You
4 Again, he sent other slaves, saying, about anyone, for You do not look to
Tell the ones invited, behold, I have the face of men.
prepared my supper; my oxen, and the 17 Then tell us, what do You think?
fatlings are killed, and all things ready; Is it lawful to give the head tax to
come to the wedding feast. Caesar, or not?
5 But they sneered at it and they 18 But knowing their wickedness,
went away, one to his own field, and Yahshua said, Why do you tempt Me,
one to his trading. hypocrites1?
6 And the rest, seizing his slaves, 19 Show Me the tribute coin. And
mocked and killed them. they brought a denarius to Him.
7 And hearing the king became 20 And He said to them, Whose
angry. And sending his armies, he image and inscription is this?
destroyed those murderers and 21 They said to Him, Caesar's. Then
burned their city. He said to them, then give to Caesar
8 Then he said to his slaves, Indeed, the things of Caesar, and to Elohim the
the wedding feast is ready, but those things of Elohim.
invited were not worthy. 22 And hearing, they marveled. And
9 Then go onto the exits of the leaving Him, they went away.
highways and call to the wedding feast 23 On that day, Sadducees, who say
as many as you may find. there is no resurrection, came to Him.
10 And going out into the highways, And they questioned Him,
those slaves gathered all, as many as 24 saying, Teacher, Moses said, if
they found, both evil and good. And any should die not having children, his
the wedding feast was filled with brother shall marry his wife, and shall
reclining guests. raise up seed to his brother. (Deut.
11 And the king coming in to look 25:5)
over those reclining, he saw a man 25 Now there were among us seven
there not having been dressed in a brothers. The first took a wife and
wedding garment. died. And because he had no sons, he
12 And he said to him, Friend, how left his wife to his brother.
did you come in here, not having a
wedding garment? But he was 1 This was a trick question that seemed to
speechless. (Rev 19:7-8) condemn Yahshua with any answer, for if
13 Then the king said to the servants, He said to pay Caesar, then the Jews would
Binding his feet and hands, take him have condemned Him for paying to aid the
away and throw him out into the outer fight against fellow Jews. As where if He
darkness. There shall be weeping and said do not pay Caesar, then he is being set
gnashing of the teeth. up to be causing insurrection against the
state. His answer was the perfect answer.
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26 In the same way also the second, the Messiah? Whose son is He? They
and the third, until the seven. say to Him, David's.
27 And last of all, the woman also 43 He said to them, Then how does
died. David in Spirit call Him Adonai,
28 Then in the resurrection, of saying,
which of the seven will she be wife? 44 "YAHWEH said to my Adonai,
For all had her. sit off My right until I should put Your
29 And answering, Yahshua said to enemies as a footstool under Your
them, You err, not knowing the feet?" (Psa. 110:1)
Scriptures nor the power of 45 Then if David calls Him Adonai,
YAHWEH. how is He, His Son?
30 For in the resurrection of the 46 And no one was able to answer
dead, men do not marry women, nor Him a word, nor did anyone dare from
are women given to husbands. Rather, that day to question Him any more.
they are as the cherubs of YAHWEH
in Heaven. Chapter 23
31 But concerning the resurrection
of the dead, have you not read that 1 Then Yahshua spoke to the crowd
spoken to you by YAHWEH, saying and to His disciples,
32 "I am the Elohim of Abraham, 2 saying, The scribes and the
and the Elohim of Isaac, and the Pharisees have sat down on Moses'
Elohim of Jacob?" YAHWEH is not seat.
Elohim of the dead, but of the living. 3 Then all things, whatever he
(Ex. 3: 6) (Moses) tells you to keep, keep and do.
33 And hearing, the crowds were But do not do according to their
astonished at His teaching. works, for they talk, and do not do1.
34 But hearing that He had silenced 4 For they bind heavy and hard to
the Sadducees, the Pharisees were bear burdens, and lay them on the
gathered together. shoulders of men, but they do not
35 And one of them, a lawyer, desire to move them with their finger.
questioned Him, testing Him, and 5 And they do all their works to be
saying, seen by men. And they widen their
36 Teacher, which is the great tefillin2 and lengthen the tekhelet
commandment in the Torah? (blue string in the tassel) of their
37 And Yahshua said to him, "You robes.
shall love YAHWEH your Elohim with 6 And they love the chief places at
all your heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your mind." (Deut. 6:5)
38 This is the first and great 1 The seat of Moses was a chair that was
commandment. stationed in the center of the Synagogue and
39 And the second is like it "You used by the person who was teaching from
shall love your neighbor as yourself." the Torah. What Yahshua is saying is when
(Lev. 19:18) the scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses seat
40 On these two commandments all and read the Torah, listen to Moses, whom
the Torah and the Prophets hang. they are reading, but do not follow their
41 But the Pharisees having been actions as they do not practice what they are
gathered, Yahshua questioned them, teaching. They have actually uncovered a
42 saying, What do you think about seat of Moses from ancient times in the
Synagogue in Korazim.
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festivals and the chief seats at the swears by the gold of the Holy Place is
synagogue. a debtor.
7 And the greetings in the markets, 17 Fools and blind! For which is
and to be called by men, Rabboni, greater, the gold, or the Holy Place
Rabboni. that sanctifies the gold?
8 But do not you be called Rabboni1 18 And you say, Whoever swears by
for One is your Great One, the the altar, it is nothing; but whoever
Messiah, and you are all brothers. swears by the gift on it, he is a debtor.
9 And call no one your father on 19 Fools and blind! For which is
earth, for One is your Father, the One greater, the gift, or the altar that
in Heaven. sanctifies the gift?
10 Nor be called master, for One is 20 Then the one swearing by the
your Master, the Messiah. altar swears by it, and by all things on
11 But he who is greater of you, let it.
him be your servant. 21 And the one swearing by the Holy
12 And whoever will exalt himself Place swears by it, and by the One
shall be humbled, and whoever will dwelling in it.
humble himself shall be exalted. 22 And the one swearing by Heaven
13 But woe to you, scribes and swears by the throne of YAHWEH,
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up and by the One sitting on it.
the kingdom of Heaven before men; 23 Woe to you, scribes and
for you do not enter, nor do you allow Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay
those entering to go in. tithes of mint and dill and cumin, and
14 Woe to you, scribes and you have left aside the weightier
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour matters of the Torah judgment, and
the houses of widows, and pray at mercy, and faith. And these things
length as a pretext. Because of this you were necessary for you to have done,
will receive more abundant judgment. and these things you should not have
15 Woe to you, scribes and forgotten.
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you go 24 Blind guides, straining out the
about the sea and the dry land to make gnat, but swallowing the camel!
one proselyte; and when he has 25 Woe to you, scribes and
become so, you make him twofold Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse
more a son of Gehenna than the outside of the cup and of the dish,
yourselves. but within they are full of extortion
16 Woe to you, blind guides, who and iniquity.
say, Whoever swears by the Holy 26 Blind Pharisee! First cleanse the
Place, it is nothing; but whoever inside of the cup and of the dish, that
the outside of them may become clean
also.
27 Woe to you, scribes and
2 The Hebrew root of this word is prayer. In
the Greek translation they use the word
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like
Phylactery, which became a borrowed word whitened graves which outwardly
from Greek to Hebrew about the 3 rd to 4th indeed appear beautiful, but within
century. By the Aramaic using this word are full of bones of the dead, and of all
here proves the Aramaic must have been uncleanness.
written before the Greek translation. 28 So you also indeed outwardly
1 In Hebrew Rabbi means teacher, but in
Aramaic Raboni means “my great one”.
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appear righteous to men, but within

are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Chapter 24
29 Woe to you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build 1 And going out, Yahshua left the
the tombs of the prophets, and adorn sanctuary. And His disciples came to
the tombs of the righteous. show Him the construction of the
30 And you say, If we had been in sanctuary.
the days of our fathers, we would not 2 But Yahshua said to them, Do you
have been partakers with them in the not see all these things? Truly I say to
blood of the prophets. you, There will not at all be left one
31 So you witness to yourselves that stone on a stone which in no way will
you are the sons of those who not be thrown down.
murdered the prophets. 3 And as He was sitting on the
32 And you fill up the measure of Mount of Olives, the disciples came to
your fathers. Him privately, saying, Tell us, when
33 Serpents! Offspring of vipers! will these things be? And, what is the
How shall you escape the judgment of sign of Your coming and of the end of
Gehenna? the age?
34 Because of this, behold, I send to 4 And answering, Yahshua said to
you prophets and wise ones and them, See that no man deceives you.
scribes. And some of them you will kill 5 For many will come in My name,
and crucify, and some of them you will saying, I am the Messiah. And they
scourge in your synagogues and will will cause many to be deceived.
persecute from city to city; 6 For you are bound to hear of
35 so that should come on you all the revolutions and rumor of wars. Watch
righteous blood poured out on the out and do not be disturbed, for it is
earth, from the blood of righteous Abel necessary that all these things happen,
to the blood of Zechariah the son of but it is not yet the end.
Berechiah whom you murdered 7 For nation will be raised against
between the Holy Place and the altar 1. nation and kingdom against kingdom;
36 Truly I say to you, All these things and there will be famines and plagues
will come on this generation. and earthquakes against many places.
37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one 8 But all these are a beginning of
killing the prophets and stoning those sorrows.
sent to her. How often I desired to 9 Then they will deliver you up to
gather your children in the way a bird affliction, and will kill you, and you
gathers her chicks under her wings! will be hated by all nations because of
And you did not desire it. My name.
38 Behold, "your house is left to you 10 And then many will be offended,
desolate." (Jer. 22:5) and they will deliver up one another
39 For I say to you, In no way shall and will hate one another.
you see Me from now on, until you say, 11 And many false prophets will be
"Blessed is He who comes in the name raised and will deceive many.
of YAHWEH." (Psa. 118:26) 12 And because lawlessness shall
have been multiplied, the love of the
1 This is a reference from Genesis, the first many will grow cold.
book of the bible to 2 Chronicles, the last 13 But the one who endures to the
book of the Old Testament in the original end, that one will have eternal life.
order.
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14 And this good news of the 28 For wherever the dead body may
Kingdom shall be published in all the be, there the eagles will be gathered.
earth for a testimony to all the nations, 29 And immediately after the
and then the end will come. suffering of those days the sun will be
15 And when you see the sign of darkened and the moon will not give
uncleanness and desolation, that was her light, and the stars will fall from
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, the heaven, and the powers of the
which will stand in the holy place. He heavens will be shaken.
that reads let him understand. (Dan. 30 And then the sign of the Son of
11:31; Dan. 12:11) Man will appear in the heavens.1 And
16 Then let those in Judea flee into then all the tribes of the land will wail.
the mountains; And they will see the Son of Man
17 the one on the roof, let him not go coming on the clouds of heaven with
down to take anything out of his power and much glory. (Dan. 7:13)
house; 31 And He will send His cherubs
18 and the one in the field, let him with a great sound of a large trumpet,
not turn back to take his garment. and they will gather His chosen ones
19 But woe to the ones having a child from the four winds, from one end of
in womb, and to those nursing in those the sky to the other. 2
days! 32 But learn the parable of the fig
20 And pray that your flight will not tree3 when its branch becomes tender
occur in winter nor on the Sabbath. and it puts out leaves, you know that
21 For there will be great suffering, the summer is near;4
such as has not happened from the 33 so also you, when you see all
beginning of the world until now, no, these things, know that it is near at the
nor ever will be. doors.
22 And except those days were 34 Truly I say to you, In no way will
shortened, not any flesh would live. this generation pass away until all
But on account of the chosen, those these things have occurred.
days will be shortened. 35 The heaven and the earth will
23 Then if anyone says to you, pass away, but My Words will not pass
Behold, here is the Messiah! Or, Here! away, never!
Do not believe. 36 But as to that day and that hour,
24 For false Messiahs and false no one knows, neither the cherubs of
prophets will rise up. And they will Heaven, except My Father only.
give great signs and wonders, so as to 37 But as the days of Noah, so also
lead astray, if possible, even the will be the coming of the Son of Man.
chosen. 38 For as they were in the days
25 Behold, I tell you beforehand.
26 Then if they say to you, Behold,
He is in the wilderness; do not go out. 1 Rev 12:1
Behold, He is in the inner rooms; do 2 1 Cor 15:52, Rev 11:15, 1Thes 4:16, Lev
not believe. 23:24
27 For as the lightning comes forth 3 Israel is the fig tree (Jer 24:1-8, 29:17) The
from the east and shines as far as the creating of a sovereign nation of Israel
west, so also will be the coming of the would mark the beginning of the end times
Son of Man. (Is 63:1-6) and all would happen in one generation,
verse 34.
4 See note on Amos 8:1-2
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before the flood eating, and drinking, expect and in an hour which he does
marrying, and giving in marriage, until not know,
the day when Noah went into the ark1. 51 and will cut him in two, and will
39 And they did not know until the appoint his portion with the
flood came and took all away. So also hypocrites. There will be weeping and
will be the coming of the Son of Man. gnashing of the teeth.
40 At that time two will be out in the
field; the one is taken away, and the Chapter 25
one is left;
41 two grinding at the mill; one is 1 Then the kingdom of Heaven shall
taken away, and one is left2. be compared to ten virgins who taking
42 Be alert, then, for you do not their lamps, went out to a meeting of
know in what hour your Master the bridegroom and the bride.
comes. 2 And five of them were wise, and
43 But know this, that if the house five foolish.
Master had known in what watch the 3 Those being foolish, taking their
thief comes, he would have watched lamps, did not take oil with them.
and not have allowed his house to be 4 But the wise took oil in their
dug through. vessels with their lamps.
44 Because of this, you also be 5 But the bridegroom delaying all
ready, for in that hour you think not, nodded and slept.
the Son of Man comes. 6 And at midnight, a cry occurred,
45 Who then is the faithful and wise Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go out
servant whom his Master has set over to meet him.
His household, to give to them the 7 Then all those virgins were aroused
food in season? and prepared their lamps.
46 Blessed is that servant whom his 8 And the foolish said to the wise,
Master shall find so doing when He Give us some of your oil, for our lamps
comes. are gone out.
47 Truly I say to you, He will set him 9 But the wise answered, saying, No,
over all He owns. lest there not be enough for us and
48 But if that wicked slave says in you. But rather, go to those who sell
his heart, My Master delays to come, and buy for yourselves.
49 and begins to beat his fellow 10 But they going away to buy, the
servants, and to eat and to drink with bridegroom came3. And those ready
the ones drinking, went in with him to the wedding feast,
50 The master of that slave will and the door was shut.
come in a day in which he does not 11 And afterwards, the rest of the
virgins also came, saying, Master,
Master, open to us.
1 This is indicating that there is a time in the
end when true believers need to separate
completely from the world and sanctify 3 Today, many have gotten entangled with
themselves as Noah did when he entered the religious commercialism and have missed
ark 7 days before the rains came. the true good news message of Yahshua. It
2 If you cross reference this verse with Math is interesting to note while the virgins with
13:37-42, it is evident that the ones who are no oil (Holy Spirit) are going out to buy
being taken are taken out of the Kingdom to from the marketers, the Bridegroom comes
the Lake of Fire. and shuts them out.
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12 But answering, he said, Truly I I knew you, that you are a hard man,
say to you, I do not know you. reaping where you did not sow, and
13 Therefore, be alert, for you do not gathering where you did not scatter;
know the day nor the hour in which 25 and being afraid, going away, I
the Son of Man comes. hid your talent in the earth 1. Behold,
14 For it is like a man who went on a you have yours.
journey. He called his servants and 26 And answering, his Master said to
delivered his possessions to them. him, Evil and lazy slave! You knew
15 And to one indeed he gave five that I reap where I did not sow, and I
talents, and to another, two, and to gather where I did not scatter.
another, one, to each according to his 27 Then you ought to have put my
ability. And he went immediately on silver to the bankers, and coming I
his journey. would have received my own with
16 And going, the one who received interest.
the five talents worked with them and 28 Therefore, take the talent from
made another five talents. him and give it to him who has the ten
17 In the same way, the one with the talents.
two also did; he also gained another 29 For to each who has, more will be
two. given, and he will abound. But from
18 But going away, the one who him who does not have, even that
received the one dug in the earth and which he has will be taken from him.
hid his Master's silver. 30 And throw the worthless slave
19 And after much time, the master out into the outer darkness. There will
of those slaves came and took account be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.
with them. 31 But when the Son of Man comes
20 And coming up, the one who in His glory, and all the holy cherubs
received five talents brought another with Him, then He will sit on the
five talents near, saying, Master, you throne of His glory.
delivered five talents to me. Behold, I 32 And before Him shall be gathered
gained another five talents above all the nations; and He will separate
them. them from one another, as the
21 And his Master said to him, Well shepherd separates the sheep from the
done, good and faithful slave. You goats.
were faithful over a few things; I will 33 And indeed He will set the sheep
set you over many. Enter into the joy off His right, but the goats off the left
of your Master. hand.
22 And the one who received two 34 Then the King will say to those on
talents also coming up, he said, His right, Come, the blessed of My
Master, you delivered two talents to Father, inherit the kingdom prepared
me. Behold, I have gained two other
talents above them.
23 His Master said to him, Well 1 Each true believer has been endowed with
done, good and faithful slave. You spiritual gifts that must be used to produce
were faithful over a few things, I will fruit for the Kingdom of YHWH. Man is
set you over many. Enter into the joy created from the earth and this is a clever
of your Master. Hebrew idiom showing the man who was
24 And the one who received the one made from the earth had hidden his talents
talent also coming up, he said, Master, from YHWH within himself and never used
them to bear fruit for His Kingdom.
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for you from the foundation of the or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did
world. not minister to You?
35 For I hungered, and you gave Me 45 Then He will answer them,
food to eat; I thirsted, and you gave saying, Truly I say to you, in so far as
Me drink; I was a stranger, and you you did not do it to one of these, the
took Me in; least, neither did you do it to Me.
36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was 46 And these shall go away into
sick, and you visited Me; I was in everlasting punishment, but the
prison, and you came to Me. righteous into everlasting life.
37 Then the righteous will answer,
saying, Master, when did we see You Chapter 26
hungry, and fed You; or thirsting, and
gave You drink? 1 And it happened, when Yahshua
38 And when did we see You a finished all these sayings, He said to
stranger, and took You in; or naked, His disciples,
and clothed You? 2 You know that the Passover is
39 And when did we see You sick, or coming after two days, and the Son of
in prison, and came to You? Man is betrayed to be crucified.
40 And answering, the King will say 3 Then the chief priests and the
to them, Truly I say to you, In so far as scribes and the elders of the people
you did it to one of these, the least of were assembled to the court of the
My brothers1, you did it to Me. high priest, the one named Caiaphas.
41 Then He will also say to those on 4 And they plotted together in order
His left, Go away from Me, cursed that they might seize Yahshua by guile
ones, into the everlasting fire having and kill Him.
been prepared for the Devil and his 5 But they said, Not during the Feast,
cherubs. that there be no turmoil among the
42 For I hungered, and you did not people.
give Me a thing to eat. I thirsted and 6 And Yahshua being in Bethany, in
you did not give Me a thing to drink; Simon the potter's house2,
43 I was a stranger, and you did not 7 a woman came to Him having an
take Me in; naked, and you did not alabaster vial of ointment, very
clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you precious. And she poured it on His
did not visit Me. head as He reclined.
44 Then they also will answer Him, 8 But seeing, His disciples were
saying, Master, when did we see You indignant, saying, For what is this
hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, waste?
9 For this ointment could have been
sold for much and be given to the
1 Judah is the only brother currently who has
poor.
not embraced the New Covenant and can be
considered at present the least of the
10 But knowing, Yahshua said to
brothers. So Yahshua is judging these them, Why do you cause trouble to the
people in the end time by how much love woman? For she worked a good work
and help they showed to our brother Judah. toward Me.
It stands to reason that Judah would have to
be known to have such judgment and 2 The Aramaic word for potter is
clearly debunks the false notion that Jews mistranslated for leper in the Greek, but a
living in Israel today are not truly from leper could not own property, live in
Judah but are Czars. Jerusalem, or have guests at his house.
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11 For you always have the poor with said, is it I, Rabbi? He said to him, You
you, but you do not always have Me. have said it.
12 For in putting this ointment on 26 And as they ate, taking the bread
My body, she did it in order to bury and blessing it, Yahshua broke and
Me. gave to the disciples, and said, Take,
13 Truly I say to you, Wherever this eat; this is My body.
good news is proclaimed in all the 27 And taking the cup, and giving
world, what she did will be spoken of thanks, He gave to them, saying, Drink
for a memorial of her. all of it.
14 Then one of the twelve going to 28 For this represents My blood of
the chief priests, the one called Judas the New Covenant which concerning
Iscariot many is being poured out for
15 said, What will you give to me, remission of sins.
and I will deliver Him up to you? "And 29 But I say to you, I will not at all
they weighed to him thirty silver drink of this fruit of the vine after this
pieces." (Zech. 11:12) until that day when I drink it new with
16 And from then he sought you in the kingdom of YAHWEH.
opportunity that he might betray Him. 30 And offering praise, they went to
17 And on the first day of the Feast of the Mount of Olives.
Unleavened, the disciples came to 31 Then Yahshua said to them, You
Yahshua, saying to Him, Where do you all will be offended in Me during this
desire we should prepare for You to night. For it has been written, "I will
eat the Passover? smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of
18 And He said, Go into the city to a the flock will be scattered." (Zech.
certain one and say to him, our Master 13:7)
says, My time has arrived; with you I 32 But after My resurrection I will go
will prepare the Passover with My before you into Galilee.
disciples. 33 And answering, Peter said to
19 And the disciples did as Yahshua Him, Even if all will be offended in
ordered them, and prepared the You, I will never be offended.
Passover. 34 Yahshua said to him, Truly I say
20 And evening having come, He to you, During this night, before a cock
reclined with the Twelve. crows, you will deny Me three times.
21 And as they were eating, He said, 35 Peter said to Him, Even if it were
Truly I say to you that one of you will necessary for me to die with You, I will
betray Me. not deny You, never! And all the
22 And grieving exceedingly, they disciples said the same.
began to say to Him, each of them, 36 Then Yahshua came with them to
Master, is it I? a place called Gethsemane. And He
23 But answering, He said, The one said to the disciples, Sit here, while I
dipping the hand with Me in the dish go and pray.
will betray Me. 37 And taking along Peter and the
24 Indeed, the Son of Man goes, as it two sons of Zebedee, He began to
has been written about Him. But woe grieve and to be deeply troubled.
to that man by whom the Son of Man 38 Then He said to them, My soul is
is betrayed. It were good for him if deeply grieved, even unto death. Stay
that man was never born. here and watch with Me.
25 And answering, the traitor, Judas, 39 And going forward a little, He fell

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on His face, praying, and saying, My 50 But Yahshua said to him, Is it for
Father, if it is possible, let this cup this reason you have come my friend?
pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as Then coming up, they laid hands on
You will1. Yahshua and seized Him.
40 And He came to the disciples and 51 And, behold, one of those with
found them sleeping. And He said to Yahshua, stretching out the hand,
Peter, So! Were you not able to watch drew his sword and struck the slave of
one hour with Me? the high priest and took off his ear2.
41 Watch and pray, that you do not 52 Then Yahshua said to him, Put
enter into temptation. The spirit your sword back into its place. For all
indeed is ready, but the flesh is weak. who take the sword shall perish by a
42 Again, going away a second time, sword.
He prayed, saying, My Father, if it is 53 Or do you think that I am not able
not possible for this cup to pass away now to call on My Father, and He will
except I drink it, let Your will be done. place beside Me more than twelve
43 And coming, He again found legions of cherubs?
them sleeping, for their eyes were 54 How then should the Scriptures
heavy. be fulfilled, that it must happen this
44 And leaving them, going away way?
again, He prayed a third time, saying 55 In that hour, Yahshua said to the
the same word. crowds, Have you come out to take Me
45 Then He came to His disciples with swords and clubs, as against a
and said to them, Sleep on, and rest bandit? I sat with you daily teaching in
for what time remains. Behold, the the sanctuary, and you did not lay
hour draws near, and the Son of Man hands on Me.
is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 56 But all this is happening that the
46 Rise up, let us go. Behold, the one Scriptures of the prophets may be
betraying Me draws near. fulfilled. Then all the disciples ran
47 And as He was yet speaking, away, forsaking Him.
behold, Judas the traitor came, one of 57 And those who had seized
the Twelve. And with him was a Yahshua led Him away to Caiaphas the
numerous crowd with swords and high priest, where the scribes and the
clubs, from the chief priests and elders elders were assembled.
of the people. 58 And Peter followed Him from a
48 And the traitor gave them a sign, distance, even to the court of the high
saying, Whomever I may kiss, it is He; priest. And going inside, he sat with
seize Him. the under-officers to see the end.
49 And coming up at once to 59 And the chief priests and the
Yahshua, he said, Hail, Rabbi. And he elders and the whole Sanhedrin looked
ardently kissed Him. for false testimony against Yahshua, so
that they might put Him to death,
60 but did not find any, even though
1 The cup He mentions is the 4th cup
according to the passover ceremony, which there were many false witnesses
is the cup of salvation that only the Messiah coming forward, they did not find any.
can drink from (Ps 116:13). This verse also But at last, coming up two false
clearly shows that the Father Yahweh and witnesses
His son Yahshua are two separate beings 61 said, This One said, I am able to
with 2 separate wills that they have freely
submitted to each other in love and purpose. 2 Joh 18:10 tells us this was Simon Peter
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destroy the sanctuary of Elohim, and 70 But he denied before all, saying, I
in three days to rebuild it. do not know what you say.
62 And standing up, the high priest 71 And he, going out into the porch,
said to Him, Do you answer nothing? another saw him and said to those
What do these witness against you? there, And this one was with Yahshua
63 But Yahshua kept silent. And the Nazarene.
answering, the high priest said to Him, 72 And again he denied with an oath,
I put You on oath by the living Elohim I do not know the man.
that You tell us if You are the Messiah, 73 And after a little, coming near,
the Son of Elohim. those standing by said to Peter, Truly
64 Yahshua said to him, You said it. you also are of them, for even your
I tell you more. From this time you speech makes you known.
shall see the Son of Man sitting off the 74 Then he began to curse and to
right hand of YAHWEH in power, and swear, I do not know the man. And
coming on the clouds of the heaven 1. immediately a cock crowed.
(Psa. 110:1; Dan. 7:13) 75 And Peter recalled the word of
65 Then the high priest tore his Yahshua, saying to him, Before a cock
garments, saying, He blasphemed! crows, you will deny Me three times.
Why do we have any more need of And going out, he wept bitterly.
witnesses? Behold, now you have
heard His blasphemy. Chapter 27
66 What does it seem to you? And
answering, they said, He is deserving 1 And early morning occurring, all
of death2. the chief priests and the elders of the
67 Then they spat upon his face and people took counsel together against
they were striking him on his head, Yahshua, so as to put Him to death.
and others were beating him. 2 And binding Him, they led Him
68 saying, Prophesy to us, Messiah. away and delivered Him to Pontius
Who is the one striking You? Pilate the governor.
69 And Peter sat outside in the 3 Then Judas, the traitor, seeing that
courtyard. And one girl came near to He was condemned, repenting,
him, saying, And you were with returned the thirty pieces of silver to
Yahshua the Galilean. the chief priests and the elders,
4 saying, I sinned, betraying
innocent blood. But they said, What is
1 This verse also proves the duality of the it to us? You see to it.
Yahweh family, as Yahshua right now today 5 And tossing the silver pieces into
is seated in heaven at the right hand of the sanctuary, he left. And going away
Yahweh the Father. Clearly, there are 2 he hanged himself.
thrones with each sitting on a separate
6 And taking the pieces of silver, the
throne. (Acts 2:33, 1Pe 3:22, Acts 7:55-56,
Heb 1:3. Heb 8:1, Heb 10:12, Eph 1:19-20)
chief priests said, It is not lawful to put
2 According to the Oral laws of the Jews if them into the treasury, since it is the
Yahshua had blasphemed, then the penalty price of blood.
would have been scourging, but if He 7 And taking counsel, they bought of
blasphemed using the sacred name YHWH, them the field of a potter, for burial for
then the penalty would be death. The fact strangers.
that they quickly said He deserves death 8 So that field was called Field of
shows the sacred name was uttered by Blood until today.
Yahshua in verse 64.
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9 Then was fulfilled that spoken just one. For I have suffered many
through the prophet1, saying, And I things today by a dream because of
took the thirty pieces of silver, the Him.
price of Him who had been priced, on 20 But the chief priests and the
whom they of the sons of Israel set a elders persuaded the crowds, that they
price, should ask for Barabbas, and to
10 and gave them for the field of a destroy Yahshua.
potter, as YAHWEH directed me. 21 And answering, the governor said
(Zech. 11: 12, 13) to them, From the two, which do you
11 And Yahshua stood before the wish that I release to you? And they
governor. And the governor said, Barabbas.
questioned Him, saying, Are You the 22 Pilate said to them, What then
King of the Jews? And Yahshua said to should I do to Yahshua being called
him, You have said it. Messiah? They all say to him, Crucify
12 And when He was accused by the Him!
chief priests and the elders, He 23 But the governor said, For what
answered nothing. badness did He do? But they the more
13 Then Pilate said to Him, Do You cried out, saying, Crucify!
not hear how many things they testify 24 And seeing that nothing is
against You? gained, but rather an uproar occurs,
14 And He did not answer him, not taking water, Pilate washed his hands
even to one word, so that the governor before the crowd, saying, I am
greatly marveled. innocent of the blood of this righteous
15 And at a feast, the governor one; you do as you please.
customarily released one prisoner to 25 And answering, all the people
the crowd, whom they wished. said, let His blood be on us and on our
16 And they had then a notable children.
prisoner, Bar-Abba.2 26 Then he released Barabbas to
17 Then they, having been them. But having scourged Yahshua
assembled, Pilate said to them, Whom with whips, he delivered Him up that
do you wish I may release to you, He might be crucified.
Barabbas, or Yahshua being called 27 Then taking Yahshua into the
Messiah? praetorium, the soldiers of the
18 For he knew they delivered Him governor gathered all the cohort
up through envy. against Him.
19 But as he was sitting on the 28 And stripping Him, they put a
judgment seat, his wife sent to him, scarlet cloak around Him.
saying, Let nothing be to you and that 29 And they wove a crown of thorns
and put it on His head, and a reed in
1 The Greek translation inadvertently puts the His right hand. And they bowed down
name of the prophet as Jeremiah, but the upon their knees before Him and they
Aramaic original simply says “the prophet”
were mocking at Him and saying,
as this verse comes from Zechariah 11:12-
13. "Peace, King of the Jews."
2 Bar-Abbas means son of the father and he 30 And spitting at Him, they took
was an earthly insurrectionist who wanted the reed and struck at His head.
to take the kingdom by force. Interesting 31 And when they had mocked Him,
enough his first name was also Yeshua and they stripped off His cloak, and they
the crowd those him over Yahshua, the true
Son of the Father Yahweh.
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put His garments on Him and led Him was darkness over all the land until
away to crucify Him. the ninth hour.
32 And going out, they found a man, 46 And about the ninth hour,
a Cyrenean, named Simon. They Yahshua cried out with a loud voice,
compelled this one, that he carry His saying, Eli, Eli, lama shabakthani; that
cross beam. is, My El, My El, why did You honor
33 And coming to a place called Me to be here1?
Golgotha, which is called, the Skull 47 And hearing, some of those
(head), standing there said, This one calls
34 they gave Him vinegar mingled Elijah.
with gall to drink. And having tasted, 48 And at once, one of them running
He would not drink. and taking a sponge, and filling it with
35 And having crucified Him, they "vinegar," put it on a reed and "gave
divided His garments, casting a lot, drink to Him." (Psa. 69:21)
that might be fulfilled that spoken by 49 But the rest said, Let it be; let us
the prophet, "They divided My see if Elijah is coming to save Him.
garments to themselves, and they cast 50 And crying again with a loud
a lot over My clothing." (Psa. 22:18) voice, Yahshua released His spirit.
36 And sitting down, they guarded 51 And, behold! The veil of the
Him there. sanctuary was torn into two from
37 And they placed over His head above as far as below2. And the earth
the reason for His death in writing: quaked, and the rocks were sheared!
THIS IS YAHSHUA, THE KING OF 52 And the tombs were opened, and
THE YEHUDIM. many bodies of the saints who had
38 Then two bandits were crucified fallen asleep were raised.
with Him, one off the right, and one 53 And coming forth out of the
off the left of Him. tombs after His resurrection, they
39 But those passing by, blasphemed
Him, shaking their heads, 1 This verse has been greatly misquoted as
40 and saying, You the one razing
the original Aramaic can mean to forsake in
the sanctuary and building it in three a bad way, but also can mean to leave in a
days, if You are the Son of Elohim, good way, such as if you were an owner of
come down from the torture stake. a company and had to go away and left
41 And in the same way, the chief someone very trusted to care for your
priests with the scribes and elders, business while you were gone. From Isaiah
mocking, said, 63:1-9, we see that only Messiah qualified
42 He saved others; He is not able to to redeem Israel and it is stating here the
save Himself. If He is the King of honor given to Him for His perfect life and
Israel, let Him come down now from sacrifice.
the torture stake and we will believe
2 In the first covenant only Levi was able to
Him. enter the sanctuary of Yahweh as they were
priests representing the other tribes, but
43 He trusted on Elohim. Let Him
now by the death of Messiah and fulfilling
rescue Him now, if He desires Him. the payment of sin in the first covenant, it
For He said, I am Son of Elohim. opened the way for the new covenant where
44 And also the bandits crucified all are training to be Melchizedek priests
with Him defamed Him, saying the and now have access to the throne of
same. YHWH by their prayers, which are
45 And from the sixth hour there represented by the altar of incense Rev 8:3-
4.
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entered into the holy city and were 63 saying, Sir, we have recalled that
seen by many1. that deceiver while living said, After
54 But the centurion and those with three days I will rise.
him guarding Yahshua, seeing the 64 Therefore, command that the
earthquake and the things taking grave be secured until the third day,
place, they feared exceedingly, saying, that His disciples may not come by
Truly this One was Son of Elohim. night and steal Him away, and may
55 And many women were there, say to the people, He is raised from the
watching from afar off, those who dead. And the last deception will be
followed Yahshua from Galilee, worse than the first.
ministering to Him; 65 And Pilate said to them, You have
56 among whom was Mariam the guards. Go and take precautions as
Magdalene, and Mariam the mother of you know.
Jacob and Hosea, and the mother of 66 And they departed and took
the sons of Zebedee. precautions by the grave and set a seal
57 And late afternoon having come, a upon that stone together with the
rich man from Arimathea (Joseph by guards.
name) who also himself was a disciple
of Yahshua, Chapter 28
58 coming up to Pilate, this one
asked for the body of Yahshua. Then 1 But after the Sabbaths2, at the
Pilate commanded the body to be dawning into the first of the
given. Sabbaths3, Mariam of Magdalene and
59 And taking the body, Joseph the other Mariam came to look upon
wrapped it in a shroud of fine linen, the grave.
60 and he laid it in his new tomb 2 And, behold! A great earthquake
which was hewn in rock. And they occurred! For descending from
rolled a large boulder and they placed Heaven and coming near, a cherub of
it upon the entrance of the tomb. And YAHWEH rolled away the stone from
they departed. the door and was sitting on it.
61 And there was Mariam 3 And his face was as lightning and
Magdalene and the other Mariam, his clothing white as snow.
sitting across from the grave. 4 And those keeping guard were
62 And on the next day, which was shaken from the fear of him, and they
after the sunset, the chief priests and became as dead.
the Pharisees were gathered with 5 But answering, the cherub said to
Pilate, the women, You must not fear, for I
know that you seek Yahshua who has
1 These were people who believed in Yahshua been crucified.
as the Messiah but died during His 3 year
6 He is not here, for He was raised,
ministry. Since only those who have the
spirit of YHWH will be firstfruits in the
first resurrection (Ro 8:9-11) and the Holy
Spirit had not been given yet, these people 2 There was the set apart first day of
were simply resurrected the same as unleavened bread and then, the weekly
Lazarus was as a physical being so they Sabbath that followed it back to back.
could receive the Holy Spirit on Shavuot 3 This is the first day of the week during
and then, they died later(Heb 9:27) and are unleavened bread, which is called the feast
waiting the Resurrection as all other true of firstfruits or resurrection and the start of
believers. the 7 week count to Shavuot.
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as He said. Come see the place where nations, baptizing them into the
He was lying. name2 of the Father and of the Son,
7 And going quickly say to His 20 and the Holy Spirit teaching
disciples that He was raised from the them to observe all things, whatever I
dead. And behold! He goes before you commanded you. And, behold, I am
into Galilee. You will see Him there. with you all the days until the
Behold! I told you. completion of the age. Amen.
8 And going away from the tomb
quickly, with fear and great joy, they
ran to report to His disciples.
9 But as they were going to report to
His disciples, behold, Yahshua also
met them, saying, Peace unto you! And
coming near, they grabbed His feet
and worshiped Him.
10 Then Yahshua said to them, Do
not fear. Go tell your brothers that
they may go into Galilee, and there
they will see Me.
11 And they, having gone, behold,
some of the guard coming into the city
reported to the chief priests all things
that occurred.
12 And being assembled with the
elders, and taking counsel, they gave
enough silver to the soldiers,
13 saying, Say that his disciples came
and stole him by night, while we slept.
14 And if this is heard by the
governor, we will persuade him and he
will not make trouble for you.
15 And taking the silver, they did as
they were instructed. And this report
was spread by the Jews until today.
16 But the eleven disciples went into
Galilee, to the mount where Yahshua
appointed them.
17 And seeing Him, they worshiped
Him. But some of them doubted.1
18 And coming up Yahshua talked
with them, saying, All authority in
Heaven and on earth was given to Me. 2 The family name of the Father and the Son
And as my Father sent Me, I send you. is Yahweh. In the original Aramaic the word
19 Then having gone, disciple all “name” is singular, so it is not referring to
baptizing in multiple names, but simply to
1 They were not doubting His resurrection, as baptize in the one family name of Yahweh.
they clearly saw Him, but they doubted why The name of the son (Yahshua) has the
He was not setting up the restored Kingdom name of Yahweh in it. 'Yah-shua' is
then. (Acts 1:6) Yahweh's salvation.
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Book of Mark
Chapter 1 13 And He was there in the
wilderness forty days, being tempted
1 The beginning of the good news of by Satan, and was with the wild beasts.
Yahshua Messiah, the Son of And the cherubs ministered to Him.
YAHWEH, 14 And after John was delivered up,
2 as it has been written in the Yahshua came into Galilee
Prophets, "Behold, I send My proclaiming the good news of the
messenger before Your face, who will kingdom of YAHWEH,
prepare Your way before You; 15 And he said, The time is complete
3 the voice of one crying in the and the Kingdom of YAHWEH has
wilderness. Prepare the way of arrived. Repent and believe in the
YAHWEH, make His paths straight1." good news.
(Mal. 3:1; Isa. 40:3) 16 And walking along beside the Sea
4 John came baptizing in the of Galilee, He saw Simon and his
wilderness and proclaiming a baptism brother Andrew casting a small net in
of repentance for remission of sins. the sea; for they were fishers.
5 And all the Judean country and 17 And Yahshua said to them, Come
those of Jerusalem went out to him, after Me, and I will make you to
and were all baptized by him in the become fishers of men.
Jordan River, confessing their sins. 18 And they abandoned their nets at
6 And John was clothed in camel's once and followed Him.
hair, a leather girdle about his loin, 19 And going forward from there a
and eating locusts and wild honey. little, He saw Jacob the son of
7 And he proclaimed, saying, He who Zebedee, and his brother John. And
comes after me is mightier than I, of they were in the boat mending the
whom I am not fit to stoop down to nets.
loosen the thong of His sandals. 20 And at once He called them. And
8 I indeed baptized you in water, but leaving their father Zebedee in the
He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. boat with the hired servants, they went
9 And it happened in those days, after Him.
Yahshua came from Nazareth of 21 And they passed along into
Galilee and was baptized by John in Capernaum. And entering into the
the Jordan. synagogue, at once He taught on the
10 And going up from the water, Sabbaths.
immediately He saw the heavens being 22 And they were astounded at His
torn, and the Spirit coming down as a doctrine, for He was teaching them as
dove upon Him. having authority, and not as the
11 And there was a voice out of the scribes.
heavens, You are My Son, the Beloved, 23 And a man with an unclean spirit
in whom I am well pleased. (Psa. 2:7; was in their synagogue. And he cried
Gen. 22:2; Isa. 42:1) out,
12 And the Spirit at once drove Him 24 saying, What is to us and to You,
out into the wilderness. Yahshua, Nazarene? Have You come
to destroy us? I know who You are, the
1 In ancient times whenever a king was going Holy One of Elohim.
on a trip he would send a herald first to fix 25 And Yahshua rebuked him,
the road and replace any missing stones and saying, shut your mouth, and come out
prepare his way for a smooth trip to follow. of him.
(See Malachi 3:1)
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26 And the unclean spirit threw him villages and into the cities that are
down, and crying out with a loud nearby, for I will also preach there. I
voice, came out of him. have come for this reason.
27 And all of them were astonished 39 And He was proclaiming in their
and were asking each other and synagogues in all Galilee, and casting
saying, And what is this new teaching? out the demons.
For with authority He even commands 40 And a leper came to Him,
unclean spirits, and they obey Him. begging Him, and falling on his knees
28 And His fame went out at once to Him, and saying to Him, If You
into all the Galilean neighborhood. desire, You are able to make me clean.
29 And at once going out of the 41 And being moved with pity,
synagogue, they came into the house reaching out the hand, Yahshua
of Simon and Andrew, with Jacob and touched him, and said to him, I am
John. willing. Be made clean!
30 And the mother-in-law of Simon 42 And He having spoken, instantly
was ill with a fever. And at once they the leprosy departed from him, and he
spoke to Him about her. was made clean.
31 And coming near, He raised her 43 And strictly warning him, He at
up, holding her hand. And the fever once put him out,
left her instantly, and she served them. 44 and said to him, See, tell no one a
32 And evening coming, when the thing, but go show yourself to the
sun set1, they brought to Him all those priest, and offer what Moses directed
having illness and those having been concerning your cleansing, for a
demon-possessed. testimony to them.
33 And the whole city was gathered 45 But going out he began to
at the door. proclaim much, and to spread about
34 And He healed many who had the matter, so that He no longer could
illness of various diseases. And He cast openly enter into a city. But He was
out many demons, and He did not outside in deserted places. And they
allow the demons to speak, because came to Him from every place.
they knew Him.
35 And rising up quite early in the Chapter 2
night, He went out and went away into
a deserted place. And He was praying 1 And again He entered into
there. Capernaum after some days. And it
36 And Simon and those with Him was heard that He was in the house.
searched for Him. 2 And at once many were gathered,
37 And finding Him, they said to so as none any longer had room, not
Him, All are seeking You. even to the door. And He spoke the
38 And when they found Him they Word to them.
said to Him, All the people are looking 3 And they came to Him carrying a
for you. He said to them, Walk into the paralytic, being carried by four.
4 And not being able to draw near to
1 The biblical day is from sunset to sunset Him, due to the crowd, they unroofed
(Lev 23:32), so since the Pharisees were the roof where He was. And digging
rebuking the people for being healed on the through, they lowered the cot on
Sabbath day, they waited till after sunset, which the paralytic was lying.
which would have been the beginning of the 5 And seeing their faith, Yahshua
first day of the week.
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said to the paralytic, Child, your sins a physician, rather those who are very
are forgiven to you. ill. I have not come to call the
6 But some of the scribes were righteous, rather the sinners.
sitting there and reasoning in their 18 And John's disciples, and those of
hearts, the Pharisees, were fasting. And they
7 Why does this one speak came and said to Him, Why do John's
blasphemies this way? Who is able to disciples and those of the Pharisees
forgive sins, except One, Elohim? fast, but your disciples do not fast?
8 And instantly knowing in His spirit 19 Yahshua said to them, As long as
that they reasoned this way within the bridegroom is among them, the
themselves, Yahshua said to them, sons of the wedding feast are able not
Why do you reason these things in to fast.
your hearts? 20 But the days will come when the
9 Which is easier? To say to the groom will be taken away from them,
paralytic, Your sins are forgiven to and then they will fast in those days.
you, or to say, Rise up and take your 21 No man places a new patch onto
cot and walk? an old garment and sews it, lest the
10 But that you may know that it is new patch be taken away from the old
lawful for the Son of Man to forgive and the tear becomes larger.
sins on the earth, He said to the 22 And no man puts new wine into
paralytic, old wineskins lest the wine burst the
11 I say to you, Rise up and take up wineskins, and the wineskins are
your cot and go to your house.1 destroyed and the wine is poured out.
12 And at once he rose up. And Rather, they put new wine into new
taking his cot, he went out before all, wineskins2.
so as all to be astonished and glorified 23 And it happened, He went along
YAHWEH, saying, Never did we see it through the grain fields on the
this way. Sabbath. And His disciples began to
13 And He went out by the sea again. make way, plucking the heads of
And all the crowd came to Him, and grain3.
He taught them. 24 And the Pharisees said to Him,
14 And passing on, He saw Levi the Behold, why do they do that which is
son of Alpheus sitting at the tax office. not lawful to do on the Sabbath?
And He said to him, Follow Me. And 25 And He said to them, Did you
rising up, he followed Him. never read what David did when he
15 And it happened as He reclined in had need and hungered, he and those
his house, even many tax collectors with him,
and sinners reclined with Yahshua and 26 How he entered the house of
His disciples, for they were many. And
they followed Him.
2 The questions at hand is why Yahshua's
disciples do not follow the tradition of the
16 And the scribes and Pharisees
Pharisees. The point that Yahshua is making
seeing Him eating with tax collectors is that if we are going to be led into new
and sinners, they said to His disciples, truth by the Holy Spirit, then we must be
Why is it that He eats and drinks with pliable to be able to stretch our thinking.
the tax collectors and sinners? The Pharisees, due to their oral traditions,
17 But when Yahshua heard, He said were already completely expanded to their
to them, The healthy have no need for limit of thinking and could not grasp any
further ideas.
1 Luk 5:20-24 3 Deut 23:25
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YAHWEH while Abiathar was the great multitude came to Him, hearing
high priest and he ate of the bread of how much He was doing.
the table of YAHWEH which was not 9 And He spoke to His disciples that
lawful to eat except for the priests. 1 a small boat should stay near to Him
And he even gave to those who were because of the crowd that they might
with him? not press upon Him.
27 And He said to them, The 10 For He healed many, so that they
Sabbath came into being for man's fell on Him, that they might touch
sake, not man for the Sabbath’s sake. Him, as many as had plagues.
28 So then the Son of Man is Master 11 And when the unclean spirits saw
of the Sabbath also. Him, they fell down before Him, and
cried out, saying, You are the Son of
Chapter 3 Elohim!
12 And He warned them very much
1 And again He entered into the that they should not reveal Him.
synagogue. And there was a man who 13 And He went up into the
had a withered hand. mountain, and He called near whom
2 And they watched Him, whether He desired. And they went to Him.
He will heal him on the Sabbath, that 14 And He ordained twelve, that they
they might accuse Him. might be with Him; and that He might
3 And He said to the man who had send them to proclaim,
the withered hand, Rise up into the 15 and to have authority to heal
middle. diseases, and to cast out the demons.
4 And He said to them, Is it lawful to 16 And He put on Simon the name
do good on the Sabbath or to destroy Peter.
that which is evil or to give life to a 17 And on Jacob the son of Zebedee,
soul? But they were silent. and John the brother of Jacob, He put
5 And having looked around on them on them the names B’nai Raghshee2,
with anger, being greatly grieved over which is, Sons of Thunder.
the hardness of their heart, He said to 18 Also He appointed Andrew, and
the man, Stretch out your hand! And Philip, and Bartholomew, and
he stretched out, and his hand was Matthew, and Thomas, and Jacob the
restored sound as the other. son of Alpheus, and Thaddaeus, and
6 And going out, the Pharisees at Simon the zealot,
once took counsel with the Herodians 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also
against Him, how they might destroy betrayed Him. And He came into a
Him. house.
7 And Yahshua withdrew to the sea 20 And again a crowd came
with His disciples; and a great together, so as they were not able even
multitude from Galilee and from to eat bread.
Judea followed Him, 21 And when His own family heard,
8 also some from Jerusalem, and they went out to take hold of Him; for
from Edom, and beyond the Jordan, they said, He is crazy.
also those around Tyre and Sidon. A
2 The Greek transliterates 'B'nai Ragshee' an
Aramaic term as 'Boaner'ges', which is a
1 David was a Melchizedek priest (Ps word that does not exist in Greek, which
110:1,4) He also wore an ephod and clearly shows the Aramaic had to be the
sacrificed animals 2 Sam 6:14-17. original.
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22 And coming down from Chapter 4

Jerusalem, the scribes said, He has
Beelzebub; and He casts out demons 1 And again He began to teach by the
by the ruler of the demons. sea. And a large crowd was gathered to
23 And calling them near, He spoke Him, so that He entered into the boat
to them in parables, saying, How can in order to sit in the sea. And all the
Satan cast out Satan? crowd were on the land toward the
24 And if a kingdom is divided sea.
against itself, that kingdom cannot 2 And He taught them many things
stand. in parables, and said to them in His
25 And if a house is divided against teaching:
itself, that house is not able to stand. 3 Listen! Behold, the sower went out
26 And if Satan rises upon himself, to sow.
and has been divided, he is not able to 4 And as he sowed, it happened that
stand, but he has an end. one indeed fell by the side of the road;
27 No one, not any, having entered and the birds of the heaven came and
into his house, is able to plunder the devoured it.
vessels of the strong one, unless he 5 And another fell on the stony place
first tie up the strong one; and then he where it did not have much earth. And
will plunder his house. it sprang up at once, due to not having
28 Truly I say to you, All the sins will deepness of earth.
be forgiven to the sons of men, and 6 And the sun rising, it was scorched.
whatever blasphemies they have And through not having root, it was
blasphemed; dried out.
29 but whoever blasphemes against 7 And another fell into the thorn-
the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness unto bushes, and the thorn-bushes grew up
the age, but is liable to eternal and choked it; and it did not yield
judgment fruit.
30 (because they said, He has an 8 And another fell into the good
unclean spirit). ground, and yielded fruit, going up
31 Then His mother and brothers and increasing; and one bore thirty,
came. And standing outside, they sent and one sixty, and one a hundredfold.
to Him, calling Him. 9 And He said to them, The one
32 And a crowd sat around Him. having ears to hear, let him hear.
And they said to Him, Behold, Your 10 And when He was alone, those
mother and Your brothers seek You around Him, with the Twelve, asked
outside. Him as to the parable.
33 And He answered them, saying, 11 And He said to them, To you it has
Who is My mother or My brothers? been given to know the mystery of the
34 And having looked around on kingdom of YAHWEH. But to these,
those sitting around Him in a circle, those outside, all things are being
He said, Behold, My mother and My given in parables,
brothers! 12 that seeing they may see and not
35 For whoever does the will of perceive; and hearing they may hear,
Elohim, this one is My brother, and and not understand, lest they should
My sister, and My mother. be converted, and the sins be forgiven
to them. (Isa. 6:9, 10)
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know this parable? And how will you not have, even what he has will be
know all parables? taken from him.
14 The sower sows the Word1. 26 And He said, So is the kingdom of
15 And these are those by the YAHWEH, as if a man should cast
wayside where the Word is sown. And seed on the earth,
when they hear, Satan comes at once 27 and should sleep, and rise night
and takes away the Word having been and day; and the seed should sprout
sown in their hearts. and lengthen of itself, as he does not
16 And likewise, these are the ones know.
having been sown on the rocky places, 28 For of itself the earth bears fruit:
who, when they hear the Word, they first greenery, then an ear, then full
immediately receive it with joy, grain in the ear.
17 And they have no roots in 29 And when the fruit is ripe,
themselves, rather are of a short time immediately he "sends forth the sickle,
and when affliction happens, or for the harvest has come2."
persecutions because of the word, they 30 And He said, To what shall we
are quickly offended. compare the kingdom of YAHWEH?
18 And those which were sown into a Or with what parable shall we
thorny place are they who hear the compare it?
word, 31 It is as a grain of mustard which
19 And the cares of the world and the when it is planted in the earth, is the
deception of riches and the rest of the smallest of all the seeds that are upon
other lusts enter in and choke the the earth.
word and it becomes without fruit. 32 And when it is planted, it grows
20 And these are those being sown and it becomes greater than all the
on the good ground, who hear and herbs, and produces great branches so
welcome the Word and bring forth that it is able in its shade to nest the
fruit, one thirty, and one sixty, and one bird.
a hundredfold. 33 And with many such parables He
21 And He said to them, Does the spoke the Word to them, even as they
lamp come that it may be put under were able to hear.
the grain measure, or under the bed? 34 But He did not speak to them
Is it not also that it may be put on the without a parable. And He explained
lamp stand? all things to His disciples privately.
22 For there is not anything which is 35 And evening having come, He
hidden that will not be revealed, and said to them on that day, Let us pass
not anything existing in secret that over to the other side.
won’t be revealed. 36 And dismissing the crowd they
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him took Him along in the boat as He was.
hear. And other small boats also were with
24 And He said to them, Watch what Him.
you hear with that measure that you 37 And a great windstorm occurred,
measure. It will be measured to you and the waves beat into the boat so
and it is increased to you, those who that it was filled already.
hear 38 And Yahshua was sleeping on a
25 for whoever may have, more will blanket in the stern of the boat. And
be given to him; and the one who does they came and woke Him and were
1 The seed is the word of YHWH. 2 Rev 14:14-20, Joel 3:13
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saying to Him, Master don’t you care 11 And a great herd of pigs were
that we are perishing! feeding there near the mountain.
39 And being awakened, He rebuked 12 And those devils were entreating
the wind, and said to the sea, Silence! Him and saying, Send us upon those
Be still! And the wind ceased, and pigs that we might attack them.
there was a great calm. 13 And He permitted them, and
40 And He said to them, Why are those unclean spirits departed and
you fearful in this manner? And why is attacked the pigs. And that herd ran to
there no faith in you? a steep place and fell into the sea, and
41 And they feared a great fear and about two thousand were drowned in
said to one another, Who then is this, the water.
that even the wind and the sea obey 14 And those who fed the pigs fled,
Him? and they told it to the city, and to the
fields. And they came out to see what
Chapter 5 was happening.
15 And they came to Yahshua, and
1 And they came to the other side of stared at the one who had been demon
the sea, to the region of the Gadarenes. possessed, sitting and being clothed,
2 And He coming out from the boat, and being in his senses, the one who
immediately out of the cemetery a had the legion. And they feared.
man with an unclean spirit met Him, 16 And those seeing it related to
3 who had his abode among the them how it happened to the one who
tombs; and no one was able to bind had been demon possessed, and about
him, not even with chains. the pigs.
4 Because he had often been bound 17 And they began to beg Him to go
with fetters and chains, and the chains away from their borders.
had been torn by him, and the fetters 18 And He having entered into the
had been shattered. And no one was boat, the former demoniac begged
able to subdue him. Him, that he be with Him.
5 And continually night and day in 19 But He did not allow him, rather
the hills, and in the tombs, he was He said to him, Go to your house to
crying and cutting himself with stones. your people and relate to them what
6 And seeing Yahshua from afar, he YAHWEH did for you and how He
ran and bowed the knee to Him. had mercy on you.
7 And crying with a loud voice, he 20 And he went and began to
said, What is to me and to You, proclaim in Decapolis what Yahshua
Yahshua, Son of the most high El? I did to Him. And all marveled.
adjure You by YAHWEH, do not 21 And Yahshua having crossed over
torment me. in the boat again to the other side, a
8 For He said to him, Unclean spirit, large crowd gathered upon Him; and
come out of the man! He was by the sea.
9 And He asked him, What is your 22 And, behold, one of the
name? And he answered, saying, My synagogue rulers named Yoarash
name is Legion, because we are many. came. And seeing Him, he fell at His
10 And he begged Him very much feet.
that He would not send them outside 23 And he begged Him very much,
the country. saying, My daughter is at the last end.
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hands on her, that she may be cured synagogue ruler's house. And He saw
and live. that they were troubled, and weeping
24 And He went with him. And a and wailing much.
large crowd was following, and they 39 And going in, He said to them,
were pressing on Him. Why are you troubled and weeping?
25 And a certain woman being with The child has not died, but is sleeping.
an issue of blood twelve years, 40 And they laughed at Him. But
26 who had suffered much from the having put all out, He took along the
many doctors and had spent father and the mother of the child, and
everything she had and was not helped those with Him, and passed on into
at all, but was even more afflicted. where the child was lying.
27 Hearing about Yahshua, coming 41 And taking hold of the child's
in the crowd behind Him, she touched hand, He said to her, Talitha kumi 1;
His garment. which is, being translated, Little girl, I
28 For she said, If I may but touch say to you, Rise up!
His garment, I will be cured. 42 And at once the girl arose and
29 And instantly the fountain of her was walking, for she was a daughter of
blood was dried up, and she knew in twelve years. And they were amazed
her body that she was healed of the with great amazement.
plague. 43 And He much commanded them
30 And knowing instantly within to tell no man, and He said that they
Himself that power had gone forth out should give her something to eat.
of Him, turning in the crowd, Yahshua
said, Who touched My garments? Chapter 6
31 And His disciples said to Him,
You see the crowd pressing on You, 1 And He went out from there and
and do You say, who touched Me? came to His fatherland. And His
32 And He looked around to see the disciples followed Him.
one who had done this. 2 And a Sabbath having come, He
33 And the woman, being afraid and began to teach in the synagogue. And
trembling, knowing what had hearing, many were amazed, saying,
happened on her, she came and fell From where came these things to this
down before Him and told Him all the One? And what is the wisdom given to
truth. Him that even such works of power
34 And He said to her, Daughter, come about through His hands?
your faith has healed you. Go in peace 3 Is this One not the carpenter, the
and be healed from your plague. son of Mariam, and brother of Jacob
35 As He was speaking, they came and Joseph and Judas and Simon?
from the synagogue ruler saying, Your And are not His sisters here with us?
daughter has died. Why do you still And they were offended in Him.
trouble the Teacher? 4 And Yahshua said to them, There
36 But hearing the word spoken, is no prophet who is dishonored
Yahshua said to the synagogue ruler at except in his own city and with his
once, Do not fear, only believe. own kinsmen and in his own house.
37 And He did not allow anyone to
go with Him except Peter and Jacob 1 In the Greek translation the words “which is
and John, the brother of Jacob. being translated “ are added, but are not in
38 And they came into the the original Aramaic, clearly showing
which was the translation of the original.
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5 And He could do no work of power prison, because of Herodias the wife of

there, except He performed healing on his brother Philip, because he had
a few infirm ones laying on His hands. married her.
6 And He marveled because of their 18 For John had said to Herod, It is
unbelief. And He went around the not lawful for you to have the wife of
villages in a circuit, teaching. your brother2.
7 And He called the Twelve near and 19 And Herodias held it against him,
began to send them out two by two. and desired to kill him, but was not
And He gave them authority over the able.
unclean spirits, 20 For Herod feared John, knowing
8 and charged them that they take him to be a holy and just man, And he
nothing in the way, except only a staff; would protect him in many things, and
no bag, no bread, no copper in the would listen and did these things, and
belt; gladly heard him.
9 but having tied on sandals, and not 21 And a suitable day having come,
putting on two tunics. when Herod made a dinner for his
10 And He said to them, Wherever nobles on his birthday, also the
you enter into a house, remain there captains, and the heads of Galilee.
until you go out from there. 22 And the daughter of Herodias
11 And as many as will not receive herself entering, and having danced,
you, nor hear from you, having gone she also pleased Herod and those
out from there, shake off the dust reclining with him. The king said to
under your feet for a testimony to the girl, Ask me whatever you wish,
them1. Truly I say to you, It will be and I will give it to you.
more tranquil for Sodom or Gomorrah 23 And he swore to her, Whatever
in Judgment Day than for that city. you ask me, I will give to you, up to
12 And going out, they proclaimed half of my kingdom.
that men should repent. 24 And going out, she said to her
13 And they cast out many demons, mother, What shall I ask? And she
and anointed with oil and healed many said, The head of John the Baptist.
sick ones. 25 And immediately going in with
14 And Herod the king heard, for His haste to the king, she asked, saying, I
name became publicly known. And he desire that at once you give to me the
said, John the Baptist has been raised head of John the Baptist on a platter.
from the dead, and because of this the 26 And having become deeply
miracle works of power are done in grieved, but because of the oaths and
Him. those reclining together, the king did
15 Others said, He is Elijah; and not wish to reject her.
others said, He is a prophet or as one 27 Rather immediately the king sent
of the prophets. the executioner and commanded that
16 But hearing, Herod said, This one they should bring the head of John,
is John whom I beheaded. He has and he went and cut off the head of
risen from the dead. John in prison,
17 For having sent, Herod himself 28 and brought his head on a platter
had seized John and bound him in the

1 An idiom meaning a complete break in 2 Josephus states this was after their divorce
fellowship and any renunciation of further showing that John considered divorce and
responsibility. remarriage as adultery.
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and gave it to the girl. And the girl 40 And they sat, group by group, by
gave it to her mother. hundred and by fifty.
29 And having heard, his disciples 41 And taking the five loaves and the
went and took his corpse and placed it two fish, looking up to Heaven, He
in a tomb. blessed, and broke the loaves, and
30 And the apostles gathered to giving out to His disciples, that they
Yahshua. And they told Him all things, might set before them. And He divided
even what they did and what they the two fish to all.
taught. 42 And all ate, and were satisfied.
31 And He said to them, You 43 And they took up twelve hand
yourselves come apart into a deserted baskets full of fragments, also from the
place, and rest a little. For those fish.
coming and those going were many, 44 And those eating the loaves were
and they did not even have about five thousand men.
opportunity to eat. 45 And at once He constrained His
32 And they departed by boat into a disciples to enter into the boat, and to
deserted place apart. go before to the other side, to
33 And the crowds saw them going, Bethsaida, until He should dismiss the
and many recognized Him. And they crowd.
ran together on foot there, from all the 46 And taking leave of them, He
cities, and came before them, and went away to the mountain to pray.
came together to Him. 47 And it becoming evening, the
34 And going out, Yahshua saw a boat was in the middle of the sea, and
large crowd, and had pity on them, He alone on the land.
because they were as sheep having no 48 And he saw them straining while
shepherd. And He began to teach them rowing, for the wind was against them.
many things. And in the fourth watch 2 of the night,
35 And now a late hour occurring, Yahshua came to them while walking
drawing near to Him, the disciples on the water. And He had desired to
said, The place is deserted, and it is pass by them.
now a late hour. 49 But seeing Him walking on the
36 Send them away, that going away sea, they thought it to be a false vision.
to the surrounding fields and villages And they cried out.
they may buy bread for themselves. 50 For all saw Him, and were
For they do not have what they may troubled. And immediately He spoke
eat. to them and said to them, Have
37 And answering, He said to them, courage. I AM! Do not fear.
You give them food to eat. And they 51 And He went up to them into the
said to Him, Going, should we buy two boat, and the wind was cut off. And
hundred denarii1 of bread and give they were amazed, exceedingly beyond
them to eat? measure within themselves, and
38 And He said to them, How many marveled.
loaves do you have? Go and see. And 52 For they had neither gained
knowing, they said, Five and two fish. insight from the miracle of the bread
39 And He ordered them all to because that their heart was confused.
recline, group by group on the green 53 And crossing over, they came into
grass.
1 A denarii was an average workers day wage 2 Between 3 am to 6 am
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the land of Gennesar and drew to 7 and in vain they worship Me,
shore. teaching as doctrines the command-
54 And they, coming out of the boat, ments of men." (Isa. 29:13)
at once knowing Him, 8 For forsaking the commandment
55 they ran around all that of YAHWEH, you hold the tradition
neighborhood. And they began to of men: washing of utensils and cups,
carry about those badly having illness and many other such like things you
on cots to where they heard that He do.
was. 9 And He said to them, Well do you
56 And wherever He went into to set aside the commandment of
villages or cities or fields, they laid the YAHWEH so that you may establish
ailing ones in the markets and begged your own tradition?
Him if only they may touch the tassel1 10 For Moses said, "Honor your
of His garment. And as many as father and your mother;" and, "The
touched Him were healed. one speaking evil of father or mother,
let him expire by death." (Ex. 20:12;
Chapter 7 Deut. 5:16; Ex. 21:17, Lev 20:9)
11 But you say, If a man says to his
1 And the Pharisees and scribes who father or to his mother. Korban 2,
came from Jerusalem gathered around which is to say, My offering is what
Him. you have gained from me.
2 And seeing some of His disciples 12 And you no longer allow him to
eating bread with unclean, that is do anything for his father or mother,
unwashed hands, they complained. 13 making the Word of YAHWEH of
3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews no effect by your tradition which you
do not eat unless they carefully wash delivered. And many such like things
the hands with the fist, holding the you do.
tradition of the elders. 14 And calling all the crowd near, He
4 And goods from the marketplace, said to them, All hear Me and
unless they are washed, they would understand.
not eat. And there are many other 15 There is nothing from outside the
traditions that they have received to man, having entered into him, which
keep washings of cups and of pots and is able to defile him. But the things
of brass vessels and of beds. going out from him, those are the
5 Then the Pharisees and scribes things defiling the man.
questioned Him, Why do your 16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him
disciples not walk according to the hear.
tradition of the elders, but eat bread 17 And when He entered into a
with unwashed hands? house from the crowd, His disciples
6 And answering, He said to them, questioned Him about the parable.
Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning 18 And He said to them, Are you also
you, hypocrites; as it has been written: so undiscerning? Do you not perceive
"This people honors Me with the lips,
but their heart is far away from Me; 2 Korban was something devoted to Elohim,
so the person is saying that he can't help his
1 The tassel was a sign of identity and parents because the money has been
authority to a male. The blue thread worn in devoted to Elohim. The hypocrisy is
the tassel represented the Messiah. Tassels heightened as the person never actually had
were only worn by males not females. to give the donated money away.
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that all that enters from the outside is not good to take the childrens' bread
into the man is not able to defile him? and to throw it to the dogs2.
19 This is because it does not enter 28 But she answered and said to
into his heart, but into the belly, and Him, Yes, Master; for even the dogs
goes out into the waste-bowl, purging under the table eat from the crumbs of
the food1. the children.
20 And He said, That passing out of 29 And He said to her, Because of
the man, it is the thing that defiles the this word, go. The demon has gone out
man. from your daughter.
21 For from within, out of the heart 30 And going away to her house, she
of men, pass out the evil thoughts, found the demon had gone out, and
adulteries, fornications, murders, her daughter was laid on the couch.
22 thefts, greedy desires, iniquities, 31 And again going out from the
deceit, lustful desires, a wicked eye, borders of Tyre and Sidon, He came to
blasphemy, pride, recklessness. the Sea of Galilee, in the midst of the
23 All these evil things pass out from borders of Decapolis.
within and defile the man. (Math 32 And they brought a deaf one to
15:16-20) Him, hardly speaking. And they
24 And rising up from there, he went begged Him, that He put His hand on
away into the borders of Tyre and him.
Sidon. And entering into the house, He 33 And taking him away from the
desired no one to know, but He could crowd privately, He put His fingers
not be hidden. into his ears; and spitting, He touched
25 For hearing about Him, a woman his tongue;
came up, one whose daughter had an 34 and looking up into Heaven, He
unclean spirit. And she fell down at groaned and said to him, Ephphatha3!
His feet. (which is, Be opened!)
26 And the woman was a heathen, 35 And instantly his ears were
from Phoenicia in Syria. And she opened, and the bond of his tongue
asked Him, that He would cast out the was loosened, and he spoke correctly.
demon from her daughter. 36 And He ordered them that they
27 And Yahshua said to her, First, should tell no one. But as much as He
allow the children to be satisfied, for it ordered them, much more abundantly
they proclaimed.
37 And they were most exceedingly
amazed, saying, He has done all things
1 Some English translation have added the well. He makes even the deaf to hear,
words “making all foods clean”, which are and the dumb to speak.
NOT in any original manuscript, Aramaic
or Greek. In the first century pork was not
even considered food, and it is unthinkable
in a completely Jewish environment to
think that Yahshua is telling His disciples 2 There is judicial order to salvation. Right
that they can eat pork and the Pharisees now Yahweh is redeeming His covenant
would simply let it pass and not even with Israel and anyone who is a gentile
condemn Him for it. It is clear from the must join the covenant of Israel, but in the
context and also the cross reference of Math Millennium Yahshua will make covenant
15:16-20 that the subject is eating without with all nations. (Is 42:1-4, Zech 14:16 )
washing according to Rabbinical tradition 3 This is another Aramaic word showing the
and not even about meat at all. original origin of the New Testament.
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Chapter 8 14 And the disciples forgot to take

loaves. And they did not have any with
1 The crowd being very great in those them, except one cake in the boat.
days, and not having anything they 15 And He charged them, saying,
may eat, Yahshua, calling His disciples See! Beware of the leaven of the
near, said to them, Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
2 I have compassion on the crowd 16 And they reasoned with one
because now three days they remain another, saying, Because we have no
with Me and they do not have what bread.
they may eat. 17 And knowing, Yahshua said to
3 And if I send them away fasting to them, Why do you reason because you
their house, they will faint in the way, have no bread? Do you not yet
for some of them come from afar. perceive nor realize? Have you still
4 And His disciples answered Him, hardened your heart?
From where will anyone here be able 18 Having eyes, do you not see? And
to satisfy these with loaves in the having ears, do you not hear? And do
wilderness? you not remember?
5 And He asked them, How many 19 When I broke the five loaves to
loaves do you have? And they said, the five thousand, how many full
Seven. baskets of fragments did you take up?
6 And He ordered the crowd to They said to Him, Twelve.
recline on the ground. And taking the 20 And when the seven to the four
seven loaves, giving thanks, He broke thousand, how many lunch baskets did
and gave to His disciples that they you take up with the fillings of
might serve. And they served the fragments? And they said, Seven.
crowd. 21 And He said to them, How do you
7 And they had a few fish. And not understand?
blessing, He said for these also to be 22 And He came to Bethsaida. And
served. they carried a blind one to Him, and
8 And they ate, and were satisfied. begged Him that He would touch him.
And they took up over and above 23 And having taken hold of the
seven lunch-baskets of fragments. blind one's hand, He led him forth
9 And those eating were about four outside the village. And spitting into
thousand. And He sent them away. his eyes, laying His hands on him, He
10 And at once entering into the boat asked him if he saw anything.
with His disciples, He came into the 24 And having looked up, he said, I
region of Dalmanutha. see men as trees walking.
11 And the Pharisees went out and 25 Then He placed His hands on his
began to argue with Him, seeking from eyes again, and made him look up.
Him a sign from Heaven, tempting And he was restored and saw all
Him. clearly.
12 And groaning in His spirit, He 26 And He sent him to his house,
said, Why does this generation seek a saying, You may not go into the
sign? Truly I say to you, As if this village, nor may tell anyone in the
generation will be given a sign? village.
13 And leaving them, again entering 27 And Yahshua and His disciples
into the boat, He went away to the went out to the villages of Caesarea of
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His disciples, saying to them, Whom Chapter 9

do men say Me to be?
28 And they answered, John the 1 And He said to them, Truly I say to
Baptist, and others say Elijah; but you, There are some of those standing
others, one of the prophets. here who in no way shall taste of death
29 And He said to them, And you, until they see the kingdom of
whom do you say Me to be? And YAHWEH coming in power.
answering, Peter said to Him, You are 2 And after six days Yahshua takes
the Messiah. along Peter and Jacob and John, and
30 And He warned them that they leads them into a high mount apart,
may tell no one about Him. alone. And He was transfigured before
31 And He began to teach them that their eyes.
it is necessary for the Son of Man to 3 And His clothes became shining,
suffer many things and to be rejected very white like snow, so much that the
of the elders and chief priests and sons of men are not able to make this
scribes, and to be killed, and within white.
three days to rise again. 4 And Elijah with Moses was seen by
32 And He spoke the Word openly. them, and they were speaking with
And taking Him aside, Peter began to Yahshua.
rebuke Him. 5 And answering, Peter said to
33 But turning around and seeing Yahshua, Rabbi, it is good for us to be
His disciples, He rebuked Peter, here; and, Let us make three booths,
saying, Go behind Me, Satan, because one for You, and one for Moses, and
you do not mind the things of one for Elijah.
YAHWEH, but the things of men. 6 For he did not know what he was
34 And calling near the crowd with saying, for they were in fear.
His disciples, He said to them, 7 And a cloud was overshadowing
Whoever desires to come after Me, let them, and a voice came out of the
him deny himself and take his torture cloud, saying, This is My Son, the
stake, and let him follow Me. Beloved; 1 hear Him. (Psa. 2:7; Gen.
35 For whoever desires to save his 22:2; Deut. 18:15)
life, he shall lose it. But whoever shall 8 And suddenly, having looked
lose his soul for My sake and the good around, they saw no one any longer,
news, that one shall save it. but Yahshua alone with themselves.
36 For what shall it profit a man if 9 And as they were coming down
he gain the whole world, yet forfeit his from the mount, He commanded them
soul? that they should tell no one what they
37 Or what shall a man give as an saw, except when the Son of Man
exchange for his soul? should rise from the dead.
38 For whoever may be ashamed of 10 And they held the saying in
Me and My Words in this adulterous themselves, and were inquiring what
and sinful generation, the Son of Man this saying is "when He is raised from
will also be ashamed of him when He the dead."
comes in the glory of His Father, along 11 And they asked Him, saying, Why
with the holy angels. Do the scribes say that Eliyahu must
come first?
1 The beloved in Hebrew is “H’Daveed”, the
name of David the King
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12 And answering, He said to them, cried out while mourning and said, I
Indeed, Eliyahu coming first prepares believe my Master. Help the lack of my
all things. And how it has been written faith!
of the Son of Man that He must suffer 25 And seeing that a crowd is
many things and be despised! running together, Yahshua rebuked
13 But I say to you, Eliyahu also has the unclean spirit, saying to it, Dumb
come and they did to him whatever and deaf spirit, I command you, Come
they desired, even as it has been out from him, and you may no more
written of him. go into him!
14 And coming to the disciples, He 26 And crying out, and convulsing
saw a great crowd around them, and him very much, it came out. And he
scribes arguing with them. became as if dead, so as for many to
15 And at once all the crowd seeing say that he died.
Him were greatly amazed. And 27 But taking hold of his hand,
running up, they greeted Him. Yahshua raised him up, and he stood
16 And He questioned the scribes, up.
What are you arguing with them? 28 And He entering into a house,
17 And one answered out of the His disciples questioned Him
crowd, saying, Teacher, I brought my privately, Why were we not able to
son to You, having a spirit that does cast it out?
not speak. 29 And He said to them, This kind
18 And whenever it overtakes him, it can go out by nothing except by prayer
knocks him down and he foams at the and fasting.
mouth and gnashes his teeth and 30 And going forth from there, they
becomes paralyzed. And I asked your passed by through Galilee. And He
disciples to cast him out, and they desired that no one know.
were not able to. 31 For He taught His disciples, and
19 And answering them, He said, O said to them, The Son of Man is
generation that is unfaithful! How betrayed into the hands of men, and
long will I be with you? How long shall they will kill Him. And being killed, He
I endure you? Bring him to Me. will rise up on the third day.
20 And they brought him to him and 32 But they did not realize the
when the spirit saw him, it knocked meaning of it, and feared to question
him down at once, and he fell on the Him.
ground and violently shaken and he 33 And they came to Capernaum.
was foamed at the mouth. And having come into the house, He
21 And He questioned his father, questioned them, What were you
How long a time is it while this has disputing to yourselves on the road?
happened to him? And he said, From 34 And they were silent, for they
childhood. argued with one another on the road
22 And often it threw him both into as to who was greater among them.
fire and into water, that it might 35 And sitting, He called the Twelve
destroy him. But if You are able to do and said to them, If anyone desires to
anything, help us, having pity on us. be first, he shall be last of all and
23 And Yahshua said to him, If you servant of all.
are able to believe, all things are 36 And taking a child, He set it in
possible to the ones believing. their midst, and having embraced it,
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37 Whoever receives one of such vaporized and every sacrifice will be

children on My name receives Me. And seasoned with salt.
whoever receives Me does not receive 50 Salt is good, but if the salt should
Me, but the One having sent Me. become bland, with what will it be
38 And John answered Him, saying, seasoned? Let salt be in you and be in
Rabbi, we saw someone casting out harmony among each other.1
demons in Your name, who does not
follow us. And we stopped him, Chapter 10
because he does not follow us.
39 But Yahshua said, Do not stop 1 And rising up from there, He came
him. For there is no one who shall do a into the borders of Judea by the other
miracle in My name, yet be able to side of the Jordan. And again crowds
speak evil of Me quickly. came together to Him, and He again
40 For who is not against us is for taught them as they were accustomed.
us. 2 And coming near, the Pharisees
41 For whoever gives you a cup of asked Him if it is lawful for a man to
cold water to drink in My name, put away a wife, tempting Him.
because you are of the Messiah, truly I 3 But answering, He said to them,
say to you, In no way he will lose his What did Moses command you?
reward. 4 And they said, Moses allowed to
42 And whoever causes one of these write a bill of divorce, and to put away.
little ones that believe in Me to (Deut. 24:1)
stumble, it is good for him if rather a 5 And answering, Yahshua said to
millstone of a donkey be laid about his them, With respect to your
neck, and he be thrown into the sea. hardheartedness he wrote this
43 And if your hand offend you, cut command to you.
it off. For it is better for you to enter 6 But from the beginning of creation
into life maimed, than having two YAHWEH made them male and
hands to go away into Gehenna, into female. (Gen. 1:27)
the unquenchable fire, (Matt 5:29-30) 7 "Because of this, a man shall leave
44 where their worm does not die, his father and mother and shall be
and the fire is not put out. joined to his wife,
45 And if your foot causes you to 8 and the two shall be one flesh;" so
offend, cut it off, for it is profitable for that they no longer are two, but one
you to enter into life lame, than having flesh. (Gen. 2:24)
two feet to be thrown into Hell, into 9 Therefore, what YAHWEH has
the unquenchable fire, yoked together, man cannot put apart.
46 where their worm does not die, 10 And again, in the house His
and the fire is not quenched. disciples asked Him about the same.
47 And if your eye offends you, cast 11 And He said to them, Whoever
it out. For it is better for you to enter divorces his wife and marries another
into the kingdom of YAHWEH one- commits adultery against her.
eyed, than having two eyes to be 12 And if a woman divorces her
thrown into the fire of Gehenna, husband and marries another, she
48 "where their worm does not die commits adultery2.
and the fire is not quenched." (Isa. 13 And they brought children to
66:24, Rev 19:3) Him, that He might touch them. But
49 For with fire everything will be
1 See note on Mathew 5:13
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the disciples rebuked those carrying went away grieving; for he had many
them. possessions.
14 And Yahshua saw it and was 23 And having looked around,
offended and He said to them, Allow Yahshua said to His disciples, How
the children to come to me and do not hardly those having riches will enter
hinder them. For because of those who into the kingdom of YAHWEH!
are as these, the Kingdom of 24 And the disciples were astonished
YAHWEH exists. at His Words. And answering again,
15 Truly I say to you, Whoever does Yahshua said to them, Children, how
not receive the kingdom of YAHWEH hard it is for those trusting on riches
as a child will not enter into it, never1. to enter into the kingdom of
16 And having taken them in His YAHWEH!
arms, laying hands on them, He 25 It is easier for a heavy rope to
blessed them. pass through the eye of the needle,
17 And He having gone out into the than for a rich one to enter into the
highway, running up and kneeling kingdom of YAHWEH.
down to Him, one questioned Him, 26 And they were all the more
Good Teacher, what shall I do that I wondering and saying among
may inherit eternal life? themselves, Who is able to gain life?
18 But Yahshua said to him, Why do 27 But looking at them, Yahshua
you call Me good? No one is good said, From men it is impossible, but
except One, YAHWEH. not from YAHWEH. For all things are
19 You know the commandments: possible from YAHWEH.
Do not commit adultery, do not 28 And Peter began to say to Him,
commit murder, do not steal, do not Behold, we left all and followed You.
bear false witness, do not defraud, 29 But answering, Yahshua said,
honor your father and mother. (Ex. Truly I say to you, There is no one who
20:12-16) forsook house, or brothers, or sisters,
20 And answering, he said to Him, or father, or mother, or wife, or
Teacher, I observed all these from my children, or lands, for My sake and the
youth. good news,
21 And looking at him, Yahshua 30 that will not receive a hundred-
loved him, and said to him, One thing fold now in this time, houses and
is lacking to you. Go, sell what things brothers and sisters and mothers and
you have, and give to the poor. And children, and lands, with persecutions;
you will have treasure in Heaven. And and in the coming age, eternal life.
come follow Me, taking up the torture 31 But many first shall be last, and
stake. the last shall be first.
22 But being sad at the Word, he 32 And they were in the highway,
going up to Jerusalem. And Yahshua
was going before them, and following
2 Nowhere in scripture does YHWH condone they were astonished and were afraid.
divorce and Yahshua clearly states that if And taking the Twelve again, He
one leaves their covenant spouse and began to tell them the things about to
marries another it is considered adultery happen to Him:
and if someone marries a divorced person 33 Behold, we are going up to
both parties are committing adultery. Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be
1 Children are innocent, teachable, forgiving, betrayed to the chief priests and to the
believing, and have pureness of heart.
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scribes. And they will condemn Him to having gone out from Jericho, a son of
death and will betray Him to the Timaeus, Bartimaeus the blind sat
gentiles. beside the highway begging.
34 And they will mock Him and will 47 And hearing that it was Yahshua
flog Him and will spit at Him, and will the Nazarene, he began to cry out and
kill Him. And on the third day He will to say, Son of David, Yahshua, have
rise again. mercy on me!
35 And coming up to Him, Jacob 48 And many warned him that he be
and John, the sons of Zebedee, said, quiet. But he much more cried out,
Teacher, we desire that whatever we Son of David, have mercy on me!
may ask You would do for us. 49 And standing still, Yahshua said
36 And He said to them, What do for him to be called. And they called
you desire for Me to do for you? the blind one, saying to him, have
37 And they said to Him, Give us courage, rise up, He calls you.
that we may sit one off the right of You 50 And the blind man, throwing
and one off the left of You in Your away his garment1, rising up, he came
glory. to Yahshua.
38 But Yahshua said to them, You do 51 And answering, Yahshua said to
not know what you ask. Are you able him, What do you desire I should do to
to drink the cup which I drink, and to you? And the blind one said to Him,
be baptized with the baptism I am My Rabboni that I may see again.
baptized with? 52 And Yahshua said to him, Go,
39 And they said to Him, We are your faith has healed you. And
able. But Yahshua said to them, instantly he saw again, and followed
Indeed you will drink the cup which I Yahshua in the highway.
drink, and you will be baptized with
the baptism with which I am baptized. Chapter 11
40 But to sit off My right and off My
left is not Mine to give, but for whom it 1 And when they drew near to
has been prepared. Jerusalem, to Bethphage2and Bethany,
41 And hearing, the ten began toward the Mount of Olives, He sent
murmuring about Jacob and John. two of His disciples,
42 But having called them near, 2 and said to them, Go to that village
Yahshua said to them, You know that that is opposite to us, and at once
those who are reckoned as chiefs of when you enter it you will find a colt
nations are their masters and their that is tied up which no man has
great men are in authority over them. ridden. Loose it and bring it to me.
43 But it shall not be so among you, 3 And if anyone should say to you,
but whoever desires to become great Why are you doing this? say to him
among you shall be your servant. that Our Master requires it. And
44 And whoever of you desires to immediately he will send him here.
become first, he shall be slave of all. 4 And they departed and found the
45 For even the Son of Man did not colt tied at the door outside, by the
come to be served, but to serve, and to crossway; and they untied it.
give His life as a ransom for the sake
of many. 1 Throwing away his beggar’s coat before
46 And they came into Jericho. And being healed was a true act of faith as he
He and His disciples and a large crowd was not legally able to beg without it.
2 Bethphage means 'House of Figs'
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5 And some of those standing there shall be called a house of prayer for all
said to them, What are you doing, the nations." "But you have made it a
untying the colt? den of robbers?" (Isa. 56:7; Jer. 7:11)
6 And they said to them as Yahshua 18 And the scribes and the chief
commanded, and they let them go. priests heard. And they sought how
7 And they led the colt to Yahshua. they might destroy Him, for they
And they threw their garments on it, feared Him, because all the crowd was
and He sat on it. astonished at His doctrine.
8 And many spread their garments 19 And when evening came, He went
on the highway, and others were outside the city.
cutting branches from the trees and 20 And passing along early, they saw
were spreading them on the highway. the fig tree withered from the roots.
9 And those going before, and those 21 And remembering, Simon Peter
following after, were crying out, said to Him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree
saying, Hosanna! "Blessed is the One which You cursed has withered.
coming in the name of YAHWEH!" 22 And answering, Yahshua said to
(Psa. 118:26 ) them, Let the faith of YAHWEH be in
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of you.
our father David! Hosanna in the 23 For truly I say to you, that he who
highest! says to this mountain, "Be lifted up
11 And Yahshua entered into and fall into the sea." And does not
Jerusalem, and into the sanctuary. become divided in his heart but
And having looked around at all believes that it will happen. That thing
things, the hour already being late, He which he said it will happen.
went out to Bethany with the Twelve. 24 Therefore I say to you, All things,
12 And on the morrow, they going whatever you ask, praying, believe that
out from Bethany, He hungered. you will receive, and it will be to you.
13 And He saw a certain fig tree from 25 And when you stand praying, if
afar that had leaves on it. And He you have anything against anyone,
came towards it to see if he could find forgive it, so that your Father in
anything on it. And when He arrived, Heaven may also forgive your
He did not find anything on it except transgressions.
leaves. For the time of figs had not yet 26 But if you do not forgive, neither
arrived. will your Father in Heaven forgive
14 And answering, Yahshua said to your deviations.
it, Let no one eat fruit of you any more 27 And they come again to
forever. And His disciples heard. Jerusalem. And as He was walking in
15 And they came to Jerusalem. And the sanctuary, the chief priests and the
entering into the sanctuary, Yahshua scribes and the elders came to Him.
began to throw out those selling and 28 And they said to Him, By what
buying in the sanctuary; also He authority do You do these things? And
overturned the tables of the money who gave You this authority that You
changers and the seats of those selling do these things?
the doves. 29 And answering, Yahshua said to
16 And He did not allow any to carry them, I will also ask you one thing,
possessions through the sanctuary. and answer Me, and I will tell you by
17 And He taught, saying to them, what authority I do these things:
Has it not been written, "My house 30 The baptism of John, From

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where is it from, heaven or from the themselves, This is the heir; come, let
sons of man1? Tell me! us kill Him and the inheritance will be
31 And they argued to themselves, ours.
saying, If we say, From Heaven, He 8 And taking Him, they killed Him
will say, Why then did you not believe and threw Him outside the vineyard.
him? 9 What, then, will the Master of the
32 But if we say, From men, they vineyard do? He will come and will
feared the people. For all held that destroy the vinedressers and will give
John really was a prophet. the vineyard to others.
33 And answering, they said to 10 Have you not even read this
Yahshua, We do not know. And Scripture: "The Stone which the
answering, Yahshua said to them, builders rejected, this One came to be
Neither do I tell you by what authority Head of the Corner;
I do these things. 11 this came about from YAHWEH,
and it is marvelous in our eyes?" (Psa.
Chapter 12 118:22, 23)
12 And they sought to seize Him, yet
1 And He began to speak to them in feared the crowd. For they knew that
parables: "A man planted a vineyard, He spoke the parable against them.
and set a fence around it, and dug a And leaving Him, they went away.
wine vat, and built a tower." And He 13 And they sent some of the
rented it to vinedressers and went Pharisees and of the Herodians to
away. (Isa. 5:1, 2) Him, that they might catch Him in a
2 And at the season, He sent a slave word.
to the vinedressers, that he might 14 And they came and asked him.
receive from the vinedressers the fruit Teacher, we realize that you are true,
of the vineyard. and do not show favoritism to men, for
3 But taking him, they beat him, and you do not look on the faces of the
sent him away empty. sons of men, rather in truth you teach
4 And again He sent to them another the way of Elohim. Is it lawful to give
slave; stoning that one, they struck the head tax to Caesar or not? Should
him in the head and sent him away, we give or not?
insulting him. 15 But knowing their trickery, He
5 And again, He sent another, and said to them, Why do you tempt Me?
they killed that one; also many others, Bring Me a denarius that I may see.
indeed beating these, and killing these. 16 And they brought one. And He
6 And afterwards He had one said to them, Whose image and
beloved son, and He sent Him to them inscription is this? And they said to
at the end. For He said, "Perhaps they Him, Caesar's.
might be ashamed in front of My Son. 17 And answering, Yahshua said to
7 But these vinedressers said to them, Give back the things of Caesar
to Caesar, and the things of Elohim to
1 John was actually in line to be high priest Elohim. And they marveled at Him2.
but left his position for the wilderness, 18 And Sadducees came to Him, who
whereas some of the priests at that time say there is no resurrection. And they
were not even Levites, but bought into the questioned Him, saying,
priesthood. So if they condemned John, 19 Teacher, Moses wrote for us that
they feared the people would maul them for
their hypocrisy. 2 See note on Math 22:21
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if a brother of anyone should die and is the first commandment. (Deut. 6:4,
leave behind a wife, and leave no 5)
children, that his brother should take 31 And the second is like this, "You
his wife and raise up seed to his shall love your neighbor as yourself."
brother. (Deut. 25:5) There is not another commandment
20 Then there were seven brothers. greater than these. (Lev. 19:18)
And the first took a wife, and dying, he 32 And the scribe said to Him, You
left no seed. say well, Teacher. You have spoken
21 And the second took her, and according to truth, "that YAHWEH is
died, and neither did he leave seed; echad, and there is no other besides
and the third likewise. Him;" (Deut. 4:35)
22 And all seven took her and left no 33 "and to love Him from all the
seed. Last of all, the woman also died. heart, and from all the understanding,
23 Then in the resurrection, when and from all the soul, and from all the
they rise again, of which of them will strength; and to love one's neighbor as
she be the wife? For the seven had her oneself" is more than all the burnt
as wife. offerings and the sacrifices. (Lev.
24 And answering, Yahshua said to 19:18)
them, Do you not err because of this, 34 And seeing that he answered
not knowing the Scriptures nor the intelligently, Yahshua said to him, You
power of YAHWEH? are not far from the kingdom of
25 For when they rise again from the YAHWEH. And no one dared to
dead, they neither marry nor are given question Him any more.
in marriage, but are as the angels in 35 And teaching in the sanctuary,
Heaven. answering, Yahshua said, How do the
26 But concerning the dead, that scribes say that Messiah is the son of
they are raised, have you not read in David?
the book of Moses, as YAHWEH 36 For David himself said by the
spoke to him at the Bush, saying, "I am Holy Spirit, "YAHWEH said to my
the Elohim of Abraham, and the Adonai, Sit off My right until I place
Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Your enemies as a footstool under
Jacob?" (Ex. 3:6) Your feet." (Psa. 110:1)
27 He is not the Elohim of the dead, 37 Then David himself calls Him
but Elohim of the living. Therefore, Adonai. And from where is He his
you greatly err. son? And the large crowd heard Him
28 And coming up, one of the gladly.
scribes, hearing them arguing, 38 And He said to them in His
knowing that He answered them well, teaching, Beware of the scribes, those
he questioned Him, What is the first desiring to walk about in long robes,
commandment of all? and greetings in the markets,
29 And Yahshua answered him, The 39 and chief seats in the synagogues,
first of all the commandments is: and chief places in the banquets,
"Hear Israel. YAHWEH our Elohim is 40 those devouring the houses of
YAHWEH echad (united). widows, and for a pretense praying at
30 and you shall love YAHWEH length. These will receive more
your Elohim with all your heart, and abundant judgment.
with all your soul and with all your 41 And sitting down opposite the
mind, and with all your strength." This treasury, Yahshua watched how the

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crowd threw copper coins into the famines and uprisings. These things
treasury. And many rich ones threw in are the beginnings of sorrows.
much. 9 But you yourselves be careful, for
42 And coming, one poor widow they will deliver you up to Sanhedrin’s
threw in two lepta (which is a and to synagogues. You will be
kodrantes). scourged, and you will be led before
43 And having called His disciples governors and kings for My sake, for a
near, He said to them, Truly I say to testimony to them.
you that this poor widow has thrown 10 But first it is necessary that my
in more than all of those casting into Hope1 be published among all nations.
the treasury. 11 But whenever they lead you away,
44 For all of them gave from their delivering you, do not worry
abundance, but this one cast in from beforehand, what you should say, nor
her need. She had cast in everything think about it. But whatever may be
that she had, all her goods! given to you in that hour, speak that.
For you are not those speaking, but the
Chapter 13 Holy Spirit.
12 And a brother will deliver up a
1 And as He was going out of the brother to death, and a father the
sanctuary, one of His disciples said to child. And children will rise up on
Him, Teacher, Behold! What kind of parents and will put them to death.
stones and what kind of buildings! 13 And you will be hated by all on
2 And answering, Yahshua said to account of My name. But the one who
him, Do you see these great buildings? endures to the end, that one will be
Not one stone shall be left upon a kept safe.
stone which shall not be thrown down. 14 And when you see that which was
3 And as He was sitting in the spoken of by Daniel the prophet, the
Mount of Olives opposite the sign of unclean desolation that was
sanctuary, Peter and Jacob and John standing where it should not be, then
and Andrew questioned Him privately: let him who reads understand, then let
4 Tell us when these things will those in Judea flee into the mountains.
happen? and what is the sign when all (Dan. 11:31; 12:11)
these things are near to being fulfilled? 15 And he on the housetop, let him
5 And answering, Yahshua began to not go down into the house, nor go in
say to them, Be careful that no one to take a thing out of his house.
deceives you. 16 And the one in the field, let him
6 For many will come in My name, not return to the things behind to take
saying, I AM! And they will lead many his garment.
astray. 17 But woe to those pregnant, and to
7 But when you hear of wars and those nursing in those days!
rumors of revolutions, do not be 18 And pray that your flight will not
disturbed, for it must occur; but the be in winter2;
end is not yet. 19 for there will be affliction in those
8 For nation will be raised against days, such as has not been the like
nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
And there shall be earthquakes in 1 The word in Aramaic used for the Good
many places. And there shall be News is “Sevartha” which means hope.
2 This shows that winters will be more severe
in the end time.
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from the beginning of creation which those in Heaven, nor the Son, except
Elohim created until now, and never the Father2.
will be. 33 Watch! Be alert, and pray. For
20 And if YAHWEH had not you do not know when is the time.
shortened the days, not any flesh 34 As a man going away, leaving his
would live; but because of the elect house, and giving his slaves authority,
whom He chose, He has shortened the and to each his work and he
days. commanded the doorkeeper, that he
21 And then if anyone says to you, be vigilant,
Behold, here is the Messiah! Or, 35 then you watch, for you do not
Behold, there! You shall not believe. know when the Master of the house is
22 For false Messiahs and false coming, at evening, or at midnight, or
prophets will be raised, and they will at cock crowing, or morning;
give signs and wonders in order to 36 so that he may not come suddenly
lead astray, if possible, even the elect. and find you sleeping.
23 But you be careful. Behold, I have 37 And what I say to you, I say to all.
told you everything beforehand. Watch!
24 But in those days, after that
suffering, the sun will be darkened, Chapter 14
and the moon will not give her light1;
25 and the stars of the heaven will be 1 And after two days was the
falling, and the powers in the heavens Passover of unleavened bread, and the
will be shaken. chief priests and scribes were seeking
26 And then they will see the Son of with deception how they might seize
Man coming in clouds with much him and kill him.
power and glory. 2 But they said, Not during the
27 And then He will send His angels Feast, lest there will be a tumult of the
and will gather His elect from the four people.
winds, from the beginning of the earth 3 And He being in Bethany in the
up to the beginning of heaven. house of Simon the potter, as He
28 And from the fig tree learn the reclined, a woman came, having an
parable: When its branch becomes alabaster vial of pure, costly ointment
tender and puts out leaves, you know of nard. And breaking the alabaster
the summer is near. vial, she poured it down His head.
29 So you also, when you see these 4 And some were being offended
things happening, know that it is near, within themselves, and saying, To
at the door. what has this waste of the ointment
30 Truly I say to you, Not at all will occurred?
this generation pass away until all 5 For this could be sold for over
these things occur. three hundred denarii, and to be given
31 The heaven and the earth will to the poor. And they were angry with
pass away, but My Words will not pass her.
away, never! 6 But Yahshua said, Let her alone.
32 But concerning that day and the Why do you cause her troubles? She
hour, no one knows, not the angels, worked a good work toward Me.
7 For you have the poor with you
2 This verse clearly shows that Yahshua and
1 Indicating some form of an eclipse the Father are two separate beings.
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always, and when you wish, you can do 18 And as they were reclining and
well toward them. But you do not eating, Yahshua said, Truly I say to
have Me always. you, One of you will betray Me, the
8 What this one held, she did. She one eating with Me.
took beforehand to anoint My body for 19 And they began to be grieved, and
the burial. to say to Him one by one, Not at all I,
9 Truly I say to you, Wherever this is it? And another, Not at all I, is it?
good news is proclaimed in all the 20 But answering, He said to them,
world, what this one did will also be It is one from the Twelve, the one
spoken of for a memorial of her. dipping in the dish with Me.
10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the 21 Truly the Son of Man goes as it
Twelve, went away to the chief priests, has been written concerning Him, but
that he might betray Him to them. woe to that man through whom the
11 And hearing, they rejoiced and Son of Man is betrayed! It were good
promised to give him silver. And he for him if that man had never been
sought how he might opportunely born.
betray Him. 22 And as they were eating, Yahshua
12 And on the first day of the took bread, and blessed it and broke
Unleavened Bread, when they killed and gave to them. And He said, Take,
the Passover, His disciples said to eat, this is My body.
Him, Where do You desire that going 23 And taking the cup, giving
we may prepare that You may eat the thanks, He gave to them. And they all
Passover? drank out of it.
13 And He sent two of His disciples, 24 And He said to them, This is My
and said to them, Go into the city. And blood, that of the New Covenant,
you will meet a man carrying a vessel which is poured out concerning many.
of water. Follow him1. 25 I say truly to you that I will not
14 And wherever he goes in, say to drink from the fruit of the vine again
the housemaster, The Master says, until that day in which I will drink it
Where is the guest room where I may anew in the Kingdom of YAHWEH.
eat the Passover with My disciples? 26 And singing a hymn, they went to
15 And behold he will show you a the Mount of Olives.
large upper room that is furnished. 27 And Yahshua said to them, All of
Make ready and prepare that place for you will be made to stumble at me in
us. this night. For it is written that, "I will
16 And His disciples went out and strike the shepherd and His lambs will
came into the city and found it as He be scattered." (Zech. 13:7)
told them. And they prepared the 28 But after My rising up, I will go
Passover. before you into Galilee.
17 And evening having come, He 29 But Peter said to Him, Even if all
came with the Twelve. of them are being stumbled, I will not
stumble.
1 Since women were the bearers of water pots 30 And Yahshua said to him, Truly I
this could only be in the Essene quarter, say to you that today, in this night,
where men carried pots due to the before a cock crows twice, you will
restriction of women being in that area, due deny Me three times.
to them being priests. In Jerusalem today, 31 But he said more fervently, If I
the traditional spot of the Last Supper room must die with You, I will not deny You,
is in the Essene quarter.
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my Master, never! And all said Him had given them a sign, saying,
likewise. Whomever I kiss, it is He; seize Him
32 And they came to a place which and lead Him away safely.
was named Gethsemane1. And He said 45 And coming, at once drawing
to His disciples, Sit here while I pray. near to Him, he said, Rabbi, Rabbi!
33 And He took along Peter and And he kissed Him.
Jacob and John with Him. And He 46 And they laid their hands on Him
began to be much amazed and to be and seized Him.
deeply troubled. 47 But a certain one of those
34 And he said to them, Grievous, standing by, drawing a sword, struck
even unto death is this situation to my the slave of the high priest and took off
soul. Remain here and be alert. his ear.
35 And going forward a little, He fell 48 And answering, Yahshua said to
on the ground and prayed that if it them, Have you come out with swords
were possible, the hour might pass and clubs to take Me, as against a
from Him. robber?
36 And He said, Abba, Father, all 49 I was with you daily teaching in
things are possible to You; take this the sanctuary, and you did not seize
cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but Me. But it is that the Scriptures may
what You will. be fulfilled.
37 And He came and found them 50 And leaving Him, all fled.
sleeping. And He said to Peter, Simon, 51 And one, a certain young man,
do you sleep? Were you not strong was following Him, having thrown a
enough to watch one hour? linen cloth about his naked body. And
38 Watch and pray, that you may not the young men seized him.
enter into temptation. The spirit truly 52 But forsaking the linen cloth, he
is willing, but the flesh is weak. fled from them naked.
39 And going away again, He 53 And they led Yahshua away to
prayed, saying the same thing. Caiaphas, the high priest. And all the
40 And returning, He found them chief priests and the elders and the
sleeping again, for their eyes were scribes came together to him.
heavy. And they did not know what to 54 And Peter followed Him from a
answer Him. distance, to the inside of the courtyard
41 And He came a third time, and of the high priest. And he was sitting
said to them, Sleep on now, and rest. It with the under-officers, also warming
is enough. The hour has come. Behold, himself toward the light.
the Son of Man is betrayed into the 55 And the chief priests and the
hands of sinners. whole Sanhedrin sought testimony
42 Rise up, let us go. Behold, the one against Yahshua, to put Him to death.
betraying Me has drawn near. And they found none.
43 And at once, He yet speaking, 56 For many falsely testified against
Judas comes up, being one of the Him, but the testimonies were not
Twelve. And with him was a great identical.
crowd with swords and clubs, from the 57 And standing up, some falsely
chief priests and the scribes and the testified against Him, saying,
elders. 58 We heard Him saying, I will
44 And the one traitor, betraying throw down this sanctuary made with
1 Gethsemane means olive oil press
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hands, and in three days I will build swear, I do not know this man of
another not made with hands. whom you speak.
59 And neither in this was their 72 And a second time a cock crowed.
testimony identical. And Peter remembered the word
60 And standing in the middle, the Yahshua said to him, Before a cock
high priest questioned Yahshua, crows twice, you will deny Me three
saying, Do you not answer? Nothing? times. And thinking on it, he wept.
What do these testify against you?
61 But He was silent and answered Chapter 15
nothing. Again the high priest
questioned Him, and said to Him, Are 1 And immediately in the morning,
you the Messiah, the Son of the the chief priests with the elders and
Blessed? scribes and all the Sanhedrin having
62 And Yahshua said, I AM! And made a council, and having bound
you will see the Son of Man sitting off Yahshua, they led Him away and
the right hand of power, and coming delivered Him to Pilate.
with the clouds of the heaven. (Psa. 2 And Pilate questioned Him, Are
110:1; Dan. 7:13) you the king of the Jews? And
63 And tearing his garments, the answering, He said to him, You have
high priest said, Why do we still have said it.
need of witnesses? 3 And the chief priests urgently
64 You heard the blasphemy. What accused Him of many things. But He
does it seem to you? And all of them answered nothing.
judged that He deserved death. 4 But Pilate again questioned Him,
65 And some began to spit at Him, saying, Do You answer nothing?
and to cover His face, and to beat Him Behold, how many things they testify
with the fist, and to say to Him, against You.
Prophesy! And the under-officers 5 But Yahshua answered no more,
struck Him with slaps. nothing, so as for Pilate to marvel.
66 And Peter being in the court 6 And at a feast, he released to them
below, one of the high priest's female one prisoner, whomever they asked.
slaves comes. 7 And there was one called Barabbas,
67 And seeing Peter warming having been bound with the
himself, looking at him, she said, And insurgents, who in the insurrection
you were with Yahshua the Nazarene. had committed murder.
68 But he denied, saying, I do not 8 And crying aloud, the crowd began
know nor understand what you say. to beg him to do as he always did to
And he went out into the forecourt. them.
And a cock crowed. 9 But Pilate answered them, saying,
69 And seeing him again, the female Do you desire I should release to you
slave began to say to those standing the king of the Jews?
by, This one is of them. 10 For he knew that the chief priests
70 And again he denied. And after a had delivered Him up through envy.
little, those standing by again said to 11 But the chief priests stirred up the
Peter, Truly you are from them, for crowd, that rather he should release
you are both a Galilean and your Barabbas to them.
speech agrees. 12 But answering again, Pilate said
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to him whom you call king of the was written over Him, THE KING OF
Jews? THE YEHUDIM.
13 And again they cried out, Crucify 27 And they crucified two robbers
Him! with Him, one off the right, and one
14 But Pilate said to them, For what off the left of Him.
evil did He do? But they much more 28 And the Scripture was fulfilled
cried out, Crucify Him! which says, "He was numbered with
15 And having decided to do the the lawless." (Isa. 53:12)
easiest to the crowd, Pilate released 29 And also those who were passing
Bar-Abba to them. And having flogged by were blaspheming against Him and
Him, he delivered up Yahshua, that He nodding their heads and saying, "He
might be crucified. will tear down the temple and build it
16 And the soldiers led Him away in three days. Indeed!
inside the court, which is the 30 Save Yourself and come down
praetorium. And they called together from the torture stake.
all the cohort. 31 And also the chief priests and the
17 And they put purple on Him, and scribes mocking to one another said
they plaited and placed a crown of likewise, He saved others; He is not
thorns on Him. able to save Himself.
18 And they began to salute Him, 32 The Messiah, the king of Israel?
Hail, king of the Jews! Let Him now come down from the
19 And they struck His head with a torture stake that we may see and
reed, and spat at Him. And placing the believe. And the ones crucified with
knees, they bowed to Him. Him defamed Him.
20 And when they had mocked Him, 33 And it being the sixth hour,
they took the purple off Him, and put darkness came over all the land until
His own garments on Him. And they the ninth hour.
led Him out, that they might crucify 34 And at the ninth hour Yahshua
Him. cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi,
21 And they compelled one passing Eloi, lama sabachthani? (Which being
by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from a translated is, "My El, My El, why did
field, the father of Alexander and You honor Me to be here?" (Psa. 22:1)
Rufus, that he might carry His cross 35 And hearing, some of those
beam. standing by said, Behold, He calls
22 And they brought Him to Elijah.
Golgotha Place, which is, being 36 And one running up, and filling a
translated, Place of a Skull (head). sponge with "vinegar," and putting it
23 And they gave Him wine spiced on a reed, "gave Him to drink." But
with myrrh to drink. But He did not they said, Leave alone, let us see if
take it. Elijah comes to take Him down. (Psa.
24 And having crucified Him, they 69:21)
divided His garments, casting a lot on 37 And letting out a great cry,
them, who and what each should take. Yahshua died.
(Psa. 22:18) 38 And the veil of the Holy Place was
25 And it was the third hour and torn into two, from top to bottom.
they crucified Him. 39 And standing off across from
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and He died, the centurion said, Truly, 4 And looking up, they saw that the
this Man was Son of Elohim. stone had been rolled back; for it was
40 And also women were watching very large.
from a distance, among whom also 5 And having entered into the tomb,
was Mariam Magdalene; also Mariam they saw a young man sitting on the
the mother of Jacob the less, and of right, having been clothed in a white
Hosea, and Salome robe. And they were much amazed.
41 who also followed Him and 6 But he said to them, Do not be
ministered to Him when He was in amazed. You seek Yahshua the
Galilee; and many other women who Nazarene who has been crucified. He
came up to Jerusalem with Him. was raised. He is not here. See the
42 And it becoming late afternoon place where they put Him?
already, since it was the preparation, 7 But go, say to the disciples and to
that is, the day before a Sabbath, Peter, He goes before you into Galilee.
43 Joseph of Arimathea came, an You will see Him there, even as He
honorable councilor, who himself was told you.
also waiting for the kingdom of 8 And going out quickly, they fled
YAHWEH. And taking courage, he from the tomb. And trembling and
went in to Pilate and begged the body amazement took hold of them. And
of Yahshua. they told no one, not a thing, for they
44 And Pilate marveled if He had were afraid.
already died. And calling the centurion 9 And having risen and now early on
near, he asked him if He died already. the first of the Sabbaths1. He first
45 And knowing from the centurion, appeared to Mariam Magdalene, from
he granted the body to Joseph. whom He had cast out seven demons.
46 And having bought a linen cloth, 10 Going, that one reported to those
and having taken Him down, he having been with Him, mourning and
wrapped Him in the linen, and laid weeping.
Him in a tomb which was cut out of 11 And those having heard that He
rock. And he rolled a stone against the lives, and was seen by her, they did not
mouth of the tomb. believe.
47 And Mariam Magdalene, and 12 And after these things, He was
Mariam of Hosea, saw where He was revealed in a different form to two of
laid. them walking and going into the
country.
Chapter 16 13 And going, those reported to the
rest; not even did they believe those.
1 And the Sabbath having passed, 14 And finally He appeared to the
Mariam Magdalene and Mariam the eleven while they were reclining, and
mother of Jacob and Salome, bought He reviled the lack of their faith and
spices, so that coming they might the hardness of their hearts, since
anoint Him. those who had seen Him, that He had
2 And at early morning on the first of risen, they did not believe.
the week, they came to the cemetery as 15 And He said to them, Going into
the sun was rising.
3 And they said to themselves, Who
will roll away the stone from the door 1 This was the first day of the week and the
of the tomb for us? day of firstfruits or resurrection day when
they started the 7 week count to Shavuot.
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all the world, preach the good news to

all the creation.
16 The one believing and being
baptized will be saved. And the one
not believing will be condemned.
17 And miraculous signs will follow
to those believing these things: they
will cast out demons in My name; they
will speak new languages;
18 they will take up snakes; and if
they drink anything deadly, it will in
no way hurt them; they will lay hands
on the sick, and they will be healed.
19 Then indeed, after speaking to
them, the Master Yahshua was taken
up into Heaven, and sat off the right of
YAHWEH. (Psa. 110:1)
20 And they went out and preached
in all places. And our Master was
helping them and establishing their
words by the signs that they were
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Book of Luke
Chapter 1 people was praying outside at the hour
of incense.
1 Since many took in hand to draw 11 And a cherub of YAHWEH
up an account concerning the matters appeared to him, standing on the right
having been borne out among us, of the altar of incense.
2 as those from the beginning 12 And seeing this, Zachariah was
delivered to us, becoming eye- troubled, and fear fell on him.
witnesses and ministers of the Word. 13 But the cherub of YAHWEH said
3 It seemed good also to me, having to him, Do not fear, Zachariah,
traced out all things accurately from because your prayer was heard, and
the first, to write in order to you, most your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to
excellent Theophilus you, and you shall call his name
4 that you may know the certainty Yokhannan.
concerning the words which you were 14 And he will be joy and exultation
taught. to you, and many will rejoice over his
5 In the days of Herod the king of birth.
Judea, there was a certain priest 15 For he shall be great in the eyes of
named Zacharias, of the daily course YAHWEH, and he shall not drink
of Abijah1. And his wife was of the wine or strong drink. And he will be
daughters of Aaron, and her name was filled of the Holy Spirit, even from his
Elizabeth. (1 Chron 24:10) mother's womb.
6 And they were both righteous 16 And he will turn many of the sons
before Elohim, walking blameless in of Israel to YAHWEH their Elohim.
all the commandments and ordinances 17 And he will go out before Him in
of YAHWEH. the spirit and power of Elijah "to turn
7 And no child was born to them, the hearts of fathers to their children,"
because Elizabeth was barren. And and disobedient ones to the knowledge
both were advanced in their days. of the just, to make ready a people
8 And it happened in his serving as having been prepared for YAHWEH.
priest in the order of his course before (Mal. 4:5, 6)
Elohim, 18 And Zacharias said to the cherub,
9 according to the custom of the By what shall I know this? For I am
priests, entering into the Holy Place of old and my wife is advanced in her
YAHWEH, it was Zachariahs' lot to days.
burn incense. 19 And answering, the cherub said to
10 And all the multitude of the him, I am Gabriel, who stands before
YAHWEH, and I was sent to speak to
1 1 Chron 23:13 shows that the course of you and to announce to you the good
Abijah worked toward the later end of June. news of these things. (Rev 11:4)
If Zachariah returned and Elisabeth got 20 And behold, you shall be silent
pregnant in early July, then Miriam the and not able to speak until the day
mother of Yahshua would have been these things take place, because you
impregnated 6 months later or early did not believe my words which shall
January, making Yahshua's birth 9 months be fulfilled in their season.
later at the feast of Trumpets in 3BC. 21 And the people were expecting
December 25 as the birth of Yahshua only Zachariah, and they wondered at his
came much later in 325 AD by the pagan
delay in the sanctuary.
emperor Constantine in honor of the winter
solstice pagan festival.
22 But coming out, he was not able
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to speak to them, and they recognized to be born of you is holy and will be
that he had seen a vision in the called the Son of YAHWEH.
sanctuary. And he was making signs to 36 And behold, your kinswoman
them and continued dumb. Elizabeth! She also conceived a son in
23 And it happened when the days of her old age, and this is the sixth month
his service were fulfilled, he went away to her who was called barren;
to his house. 37 for nothing shall be impossible
24 And after these days his wife with YAHWEH.
Elizabeth conceived. And she hid 38 Mariam said, Behold I am the
herself five months, saying, handmaid of YAHWEH. Let it be to
25 So has YAHWEH done to me in me according to your word! And the
the days in which He looked on me to cherub departed from her presence.
take away my reproach among men. 39 And rising up in these days,
26 And in the sixth month, the Mariam went into the hill country with
cherub Gabriel was sent from the haste to a city of Judah.
presence of Elohim to Galilee to the 40 And she entered into the house of
city whose name is Nazareth, Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
27 to a virgin who had been 41 And it happened, as Elizabeth
betrothed to a man whose name was heard Mariam's greeting, the babe in
Joseph, of the house of David and the her womb leaped, and Elizabeth was
virgin's name was Mariam. filled of the Holy Spirit.
28 And entering, the cherub said to 42 And she cried out with a loud
her, Peace to you full of grace! Our voice and said, You are being blessed
Adonai is with you. You are blessed among women and blessed is the fruit
among women! of your womb!
29 And seeing this, she was 43 And why is this to me that the
disturbed at his word, and considered mother of my Adonai comes to me?
what kind of greeting this might be. 44 For behold, as the sound of your
30 And the cherub said to her, Do greeting came to my ears, the babe in
not fear, Mariam, for you have found my womb leaped in exultation.
grace from YAHWEH. 45 And blessed is she believing,
31 For behold you will receive because there will be a fulfillment to
conception and bear a son and you will the things spoken to her from
call His name Yahshua. YAHWEH.
32 This One will be great and will be 46 And Mariam said, My soul
called Son of the Most High. And magnifies YAHWEH,
YAHWEH Elohim will give Him the 47 and my spirit exulted in Elohim
throne of His father David. My Savior.
33 And He will reign over the house 48 Because He has looked at the
of Jacob to the ages, and of His meekness of His handmaid for behold
kingdom there will be no end. from now on He will give me blessings
34 But Mariam said to the cherub, to all generations. (1 Sam. 1:11)
How will this be since I do not know a 49 Because He has done great things
man? for me, He who is mighty and Holy is
35 And the cherub answered and His Name.
said to her, The Holy Spirit will come 50 And His mercy is to generations
and the power of the Highest will rest of generations to those fearing Him.
upon you. Because of this, He who is (Psa. 103:17)

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51 He performed mightily with His this child be? And the hand of
arm; He scattered proud ones in the YAHWEH was with him.
thought of their heart. 67 And his father Zachariah was
52 He put down powerful ones from filled of the Holy Spirit and
thrones, and exalted lowly ones. prophesied, saying,
53 He filled the hungry with good 68 Blessed be YAHWEH, the
things, and He sent the rich away Elohim of Israel, because He visited
empty. and worked salvation for His people.
54 He helped His servant Israel in 69 And He raised up a Horn of
order to remember mercy, salvation for us in the house of His
55 even as He spoke to our fathers, servant David;
to Abraham, and to his seed to the age. 70 even as He spoke through the
56 And Mariam remained with her mouth of His holy prophets from the
about three months, and returned to age before:
her house. 71 That He would save us from our
57 And the time was fulfilled to enemies and from the hand of all who
Elizabeth for her to bear, and she bore hate us,
a son. 72 to execute mercy with our fathers,
58 And the neighbors and her and to remember His holy covenant,
relatives heard that Elohim magnified 73 the oath which He swore to our
His mercy with her, and they rejoiced father Abraham,
with her. 74 that we would be delivered from
59 And it happened on the eighth the hand of our enemies. And we
day, they came to circumcise the child might serve before Him without fear.
and were calling it by his father's 75 In holiness and righteousness
name, Zachariah. before Him all the days of our life.
60 And his mother answered, 76 And you, child, will be called
saying, Not so, but he shall be called Prophet of the Most High, for you will
Yochanan1. go before the face of YAHWEH to
61 And they said to her, No one is prepare His way, (Mal. 3:1)
among your kindred who is called by 77 to give a knowledge of salvation
this name. (Yahshua) to His people by the
62 And they signaled to his father, removing of their sins,
what he might desire him to be called. 78 through the tender heart of mercy
63 And asking for a writing tablet, he of our Elohim, in which the Dayspring
wrote, saying, Yochanan is his name. from on high will visit us,
And all marveled. 79 to appear to those sitting in
64 And instantly his mouth was darkness and in shadow of death, to
opened and his tongue loosed, and he direct our feet into the way of peace.
spoke, blessing Elohim. (Isa. 9:2)
65 And fear came on all those living 80 And the child grew, and became
around them. And in all the hill strong in spirit. And he was in the
country of Judea all these things were wilderness until the day of his showing
talked about. to Israel.
66 And all who heard laid them up
in their hearts, saying, What then will Chapter 2

1 Now it happened in those days that

1 Means grace of Yahweh
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a decree went out from Augustus of David, the Savior, who is

Caesar that the names of all the people YAHWEH2, the Messiah.
of his dominion should be written 12 And this is a sign to you: You will
down. find an infant having been wrapped in
2 This registration first occurred swaddling clothes, lying in the
under the governing of Syria by manger.
Cyrenius. 13 And suddenly there was with the
3 And all went to be registered, each cherub a multitude of the heavenly
to his own city. host, praising YAHWEH and saying,
4 And Joseph also went from Galilee, 14 Glory to YAHWEH in the
out of the city of Nazareth to Judea, to highest, and peace on earth, good will
the city of David which is called among men.
Bethlehem, because of his being of the 15 And it happened as the cherubs
house and family of David, departed from them into the heaven,
5 to be registered with Mariam the even the men, the shepherds, said to
one having been betrothed to him as one another, Indeed, let us go over to
wife, she being pregnant. Bethlehem, and let us see this thing
6 And it happened as they were there occurring, which YAHWEH made
the days were fulfilled for her to bear. known to us.
7 And she bore her son, the 16 And hurrying, they came and
Firstborn. And she wrapped Him in sought out both Mariam and Joseph,
swaddling clothes and laid Him in the and the Babe lying in the manger.
manger1, because there was no room 17 And seeing, they publicly told
where they could lodge. about the word spoken to them about
8 And shepherds were in the same this Child.
region living in the fields and keeping 18 And all those hearing marveled
guard over their flock by night. about the things spoken to them by the
9 And, behold, a cherub of Elohim shepherds.
came on them. And the glory of 19 And Mariam kept all these words,
YAHWEH shone around them. And meditating in her heart.
they feared with a great fear. 20 And the shepherds returned,
10 And the cherub said to them, Do glorifying and praising YAHWEH for
not fear. For, behold, I proclaim good all things which they heard and saw,
news to you, a great joy, which will be even as was spoken to them.
to all the world, 21 And when eight days had passed
11 For today is born to you in the city to circumcise the Child, His name was
called Yahshua, the name called by the
cherub before He was conceived in the
womb.
1 A manger is a feeding trough cut out of
stone and looked like a Jewish burial place. 22 And when the days of her
In the Jewish custom the dead person is also cleansing according to the Law of
wrapped in burial clothes. When Luke Moses were fulfilled, they took Him up
states that Yahshua was wrapped in to Jerusalem to present Him to
swaddling clothes and laid in a manger he is YAHWEH,
telling us that He was born to die. Tradition
states Yahshua was born in a cave which 2 Yahweh is a family name consisting of Yah
would also parallel the same setting as Yahweh the Father and Yahshua Yahweh the
when He died and was placed in a tomb in a Son. The Aramaic very clearly brings out
cave. this point.
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23 as it has been written in the this One is set for the fall and rising up
Torah of YAHWEH: Every male of many in Israel, and for a sign
opening a womb shall be called a holy spoken against;
one to YAHWEH; (Ex. 13:2) 35 yea, a sword also will pierce your
24 and to offer a sacrifice according own soul, so that the thoughts of many
to that said in the Torah of YAHWEH, hearts may be revealed.
a pair of turtledoves, or two nestlings 36 And there was Anna, a
of doves1. (Lev. 12:8) prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of
25 And behold, there was a man in the tribe of Asher. She was advanced
Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. in many days, having lived seven years
And this man was righteous and with a husband from her virginity;
devout, eagerly expecting the 37 and she was a widow of eighty
Consolation of Israel. And the Holy four years, who did not depart from
Spirit was upon him. the sanctuary, serving night and day
26 And it happened to him, having with fastings and prayers.
been divinely instructed by the Holy 38 And coming on at the very hour,
Spirit, he was not to see death before she gave thanks to YAHWEH, and
he would see the Messiah of spoke concerning Him to all those in
YAHWEH. Jerusalem eagerly expecting
27 And by the Spirit he came into the redemption.
sanctuary. And as the parents were 39 And as they completed all things
bringing in the Child Yahshua for according to the Torah of YAHWEH,
them to do according to the custom of they returned to Galilee, to Nazareth
the Torah concerning Him, their city.
28 even Simeon received Him into 40 And the Child grew, and became
his arms. And he blessed YAHWEH strong in spirit, being filled with
and said, wisdom. And the grace of YAHWEH
29 Now dismiss your servant in was upon Him.
peace, Adonai, according to your word. 41 And His parents went into
30 Because my eyes saw Your Jerusalem year by year at the Feast of
Salvation2, the Passover.
31 which You prepared before the 42 And when He was twelve years
face of all the peoples; old3, they, going up to Jerusalem
32 a Light for revelation to the according to the custom of the Feast,
nations, and the Glory of Your people 43 and fulfilling the days, in their
Israel. (Is 49:6) returning, the Boy Yahshua stayed in
33 And Joseph was marveling, also Jerusalem. And Joseph and His
His mother, at the things being said mother did not know.
concerning Him. 44 But supposing Him to be in the
34 And Simeon blessed them and company, they went a day on the way.
said to His mother Mariam, Behold, And they looked for Him among the
relatives and friends.
1 This showed the poverty of the family as 45 And not finding Him, they
they were not able to afford a lamb (Lev
12:8).
2 The name Yahshua means Yahweh's 3 At 13 a boy had his bar-mitzvah and
salvation and clearly in the Aramaic this is a became a full member of the religious
play on the name Yahshua with the word community. In ancient times this would
salvation. have been considered His 13th year.
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returned to Jerusalem, looking for of the Words of Isaiah the prophet,

Him. saying: "The voice of one crying in the
46 And it happened after three days wilderness, Prepare the way of
they found Him in the sanctuary YAHWEH, make His paths straight.
sitting in the midst of the teachers, 5 All the valleys will be filled and all
even hearing them and questioning the mountains and heights will be
them. leveled. And the rough will become
47 And all those hearing Him were smooth, and the difficult land a plain
amazed at His intelligence and His 6 and all flesh shall see the Salvation
answers. of YAHWEH." (Isa. 40:3-5)
48 And seeing Him, they were 7 Then he said to the crowds going
astounded. And His mother said to out to be baptized by him, Offspring of
Him, Child, why did You do so to us? vipers! Who warned you to flee from
Behold, Your father and I were looking the coming wrath?
for You, greatly distressed. 8 Then bring forth fruits worthy of
49 And He said to them, Why did repentance, and do not begin to say
you look for me? Did you not know within yourselves, We have Abraham
that I must be busy in the affairs of My as father. For I say to you that
Father? YAHWEH is able to raise up children
50 And they did not understand the to Abraham out of these stones.
word which He spoke to them. 9 And also the axe is already laid to
51 And He went with them and came the root of the trees; therefore, every
to Nazareth and was being subject to tree not producing good fruit is being
them. And His mother carefully kept cut down and being thrown into the
all these words in her heart. fire.
52 And Yahshua progressed in 10 And the crowd asked him, saying,
wisdom and stature and favor before What then shall we do?
YAHWEH and men. (1 Sam. 2:26) 11 And answering, he said to them,
The one that has two tunics, let him
Chapter 3 give to him that has not. And the one
that has food, let him do the same.
1 And in the fifteenth year of the 12 And tax collectors also came to be
government of Tiberius Caesar1, baptized. And they said to him,
Pontius Pilate governing Judea, and Teacher, what shall we do?
Herod ruling as tetrarch of Galilee, 13 And he said to them, Continue to
and his brother Philip ruling as do no more than that commanded to
tetrarch of Iturea and the Trachonitis you.
country, and Lysanias ruling as 14 And also ones serving as soldiers
tetrarch of Abilene, asked him, saying, And we, what shall
2 upon the high priesthood of Annas we do? And he said to them, Do no
and Caiaphas, the Word of Elohim violence to anyone nor accuse falsely,
came on John the son of Zachariah in and be satisfied with your wages.
the desert. 15 But the people were expecting,
3 And he came into all the regions of and all reasoning in their hearts about
the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of John, lest perhaps he is the Messiah,
repentance for remission of sins, 16 John answered all, saying, I
4 as it has been written in the scroll indeed baptize you with water; but He
stronger than I comes, of whom I am
1 This equates to 27 AD
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not fit to loosen the thong of His Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son
sandals. He will baptize you in the of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
Holy Spirit and fire, 28 the son of Melchi, the son of
17 He who holds a winnowing fan in Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of
His hand and has cleansed His Elmodam, the son of Er,
threshing floor, He will gather the 29 the son of Joses, the son of
wheat into His granaries, but the chaff Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of
He will burn in the fire that can not be Matthat, the son of Levi,
put out. 30 the son of Simeon, the son of
18 And then indeed exhorting many Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of
different things, he preached the good Jonan, the son of Eliakim,
news to the people. 31 the son of Melea, the son of
19 But Herod the tetrarch, being Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of
reproved by him concerning Herodias, Nathan2, the son of David,
the wife of his brother Philip and 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed,
concerning all the evil things Herod the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the
did, son of Nahshon,
20 he also added this above all, he 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of
even shut up John in the prison. Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of
21 And it happened, in the baptizing Pharez, the son of Judah,
of all the people, Yahshua also being 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac,
baptized, and praying, the heaven was the son of Abraham, the son of Terah,
opened; the son of Nahor,
22 and the Holy Spirit descended 35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu,
upon Him in the likeness of the form the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the
of a dove. And there was a voice out of son of Salah,
Heaven, saying, You are My Son, the 36 the son of Cainan, the son of
Beloved, in whom I am pleased. (Psa. Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of
2:7; Gen. 22:2; Isa. 42:1) Noah, the son of Lamech,
23 And Yahshua Himself was 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of
beginning to be about thirty years old, Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of
being (who was thought to be Son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan;
Joseph), the son of Heli1, 38 son of Enos, the son of Seth, the
24 the son of Matthat, the son of son of Adam, the son of YAHWEH.
Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of
Janna, the son of Joseph, Chapter 4
25 the son of Mattathias, the son of
Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of 1 And full of the Holy Spirit, Yahshua
Esli, the son of Naggai, returned from the Jordan, and was led
26 the son of Maath, the son of by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Mattathias, the son of Semei, the son 2 forty days being tempted by the
of Joseph, the son of Judah, Devil. And He ate nothing in those
27 the son of Joannas, the son of

1 This is Miriam’s genealogy as the Talmud 2 Yahshua's true lineage through His mother
tells us that Heli or Eli was Miriam’s father. Miriam is through King David to his son
Since women are not named in a legal Nathan, as where Joseph’s genealogy in the
genealogy, Yahshua goes next to son of Heli book of Mathew is through King Solomon.
as father of Miriam and His grandfather. This was prophesied in 1 Kg 5:5.
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days, and they being ended, He report went out through the entire
afterwards hungered. neighborhood about Him.
3 And the Devil said to Him, If You 15 And He taught in their
are Son of Elohim, speak to this stone synagogues, being glorified by all.
that it become bread. 16 And He came to Nazareth where
4 And Yahshua answered to him, He was brought up. And as was His
saying, It has been written: "Man shall custom, He went in on the day of the
not live by bread alone, but by every Sabbath, into the synagogue, and He
Word of YAHWEH." (Deut. 8:3) stood up to read.
5 And leading Him up into a high 17 And the scroll of Isaiah the
mountain, Satan showed Him all the prophet was handed to Him. And
kingdoms of the world in a moment of unrolling the book, He found the place
time. where it was written:
6 And the Devil said to Him, I will 18 "The Spirit of YAHWEH is upon
give all this authority and their glory me and because of this, He has
to You, because it has been delivered anointed me to declare the good news
to me, and I give it to whomever I to the poor. And He has sent me to
wish. heal the brokenhearted and to preach
7 Then if You worship before me, all release to the captives and sight to the
will be Yours. blind. And to free those who are
8 And answering, to him, Yahshua oppressed with forgiveness,
said, Go behind Me, Satan! For it has 19 to preach the acceptable year of
been written: You shall worship YAHWEH." (Isa. 61:1, 2)
YAHWEH your Elohim, and Him only 20 And rolling up the scroll,
you shall serve. (Deut. 6:13) returning it to the attendant, He sat
9 And he led Him to Jerusalem, and down. And the eyes of all in the
stood Him on the wing of the synagogue were fixed on Him.
sanctuary, and said to Him, If You are 21 And He began to say to them,
the Son of Elohim, throw Yourself Today this Scripture has been fulfilled
down from here; in your ears.
10 for it has been written: "He will 22 And all bore witness to Him, and
command His cherubs about You, marveled at the gracious words
even to protect You, coming out of His mouth. And they
11 that on their hands they shall bear said, Is this not the son of Joseph?
You, that You not strike Your foot 23 And He said to them,
against a stone." (Psa. 91:11, 12) Undoubtedly you will speak this
12 And answering, Yahshua said to parable to Me, Physician, heal
him, It has been said: "You shall not yourself. What things we heard were
tempt YAHWEH your Elohim1." happening in Capernaum, do also here
(Deut. 6:16) in your city.
13 And when the accuser had 24 But He said, Truly I say to you
finished all his temptations, he that no prophet is accepted in his own
departed from His presence for a city.
while. 25 But truthfully I say to you, Many
14 And Yahshua returned in the widows were in Israel in the days of
power of the Spirit to Galilee. And a Elijah when the heaven was shut up
over three years and six months, when
1 Each time Yahshua fought Satan by quoting a great famine came on all the land;
the Torah.
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26 and yet Elijah was sent to none of 39 And standing over her, He
them except to Zarephath of Sidon, to rebuked the fever; and it left her. And
a widow woman. rising up instantly, she served them.
27 And many lepers were in Israel 40 And the sun sinking, all, as many
during the time of Elisha the prophet, as had sick ones with various diseases,
and none of them was made clean brought them to Him. And laying
except Naaman the Syrian. hands on each one of them, He healed
28 And all were filled with anger, them.
hearing these things in the synagogue. 41 And also demons came out from
29 And they rose up and cast Him many, crying out and saying, You are
outside of the city and they brought the Messiah, the Son of Elohim! And
Him up to the ridge of a mountain that rebuking them, He did not allow them
which their city was built upon to cast to speak, for they knew Him to be the
Him down from a cliff. Messiah.
30 But He passed between them and 42 And day having come, going out,
departed. He went into a deserted place. And the
31 And He went down to crowds looked for Him, and came up
Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And He to Him, and held Him fast, not to pass
was teaching them on the Sabbaths. away from them.
32 And they were astonished at His 43 And Yahshua said to them that, It
doctrine, because His message was is necessary for me to preach to other
with authority. cities the kingdom of YAHWEH, for
33 And in the synagogue was a man because of this reason, I have been
who had a spirit of an unclean demon. sent.
And he cried out with a loud voice, 44 And He was proclaiming in the
34 saying, Aha! What is to us and to synagogues of Galilee.
You, Yahshua, Nazarene? Did You
come to destroy us? I know You, who Chapter 5
You are, the Holy One of Elohim.
35 And Yahshua rebuked him, 1 And it happened that the crowd
saying, Shut your mouth, and come was pressing on Him to hear the Word
out from him! And throwing him into of YAHWEH. And He was standing by
the midst, the demon came out from Lake Gennesar.
him, not harming him. 2 And He saw two boats standing by
36 And astonishment came on all. the lake, but the fishermen had left
And they spoke with one another, them and were washing the nets.
saying, What word is this, that He 3 And entering into one of the boats,
commands the unclean spirits with which was Simon Peter’s, He asked
authority and power, and they come him to put out a little from the land.
out? And sitting down, He taught the crowd
37 And a report about Him went out from the boat.
into every place of the neighborhood. 4 And as He quit speaking, He said
38 And rising up from the to Simon, row out into the deep water
synagogue, He went into the house of and let down your nets for a haul.
Simon. And the mother-in-law of 5 And answering, Simon said to
Simon was being seized with a great Him, Rabbi, laboring all through the
fever. And they asked Him concerning night we took nothing. But at Your
her. word I will let down the net.

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6 And doing this, they netted a great 16 But He was drawing back in a
multitude of fish; and their net was deserted place, and praying.
being torn. 17 And it happened on one of the
7 And they signaled the partners, days, even He was teaching. And
those in the other boat, to come and Pharisees and teachers of the torah
help them. And they came and filled were sitting by, who were coming out
both the boats, so that they were of every village of Galilee and Judea,
sinking. and Jerusalem. And the power of
8 And seeing, Simon Peter fell at the YAHWEH was there, to heal them.
knees of Yahshua, saying, Depart from 18 And, behold, men carrying on a
me, for I am a sinful man, Master. cot a man who was paralyzed. And
9 For astonishment took hold of him, they sought to bring him in, and to lay
and all those with him, at the haul of him before Him.
fish which they took; 19 And not finding a way through
10 and in the same way also, Jacob which they might bring him in through
and John, the sons of Zebedee, who the crowd, going up on the housetop,
were partners with Simon. And they let him down through the tiles
Yahshua said to Simon, Do not fear. with the cot, into the midst, in front of
From now on you will be catching men Yahshua.
alive. 20 And seeing their faith, He said to
11 And bringing the boats down onto him, Man, your sins have been
the land, forsaking all things, they forgiven you.
followed Him1. 21 And the scribes and Pharisees
12 And it happened, in His being in began to reason, saying, Who is this
one of the cities, even behold, a man who speaks blasphemies? Who is able
full of leprosy! And seeing Yahshua, to forgive sins except Elohim alone?
falling on his face, he begged Him, 22 But knowing their thoughts,
saying, Master, if You be willing, You answering Yahshua said to them, Why
are able to cleanse me. do you reason in your hearts?
13 And stretching out the hand, He 23 Which is easier, to say, Your sins
touched him, saying, I will! Be have been forgiven you, or to say, Rise
cleansed! And instantly the leprosy up and walk? (Ex 23:21)
departed from him. 24 But that you may know that the
14 And He commanded him, Do not Son of Man has the authority on the
tell to anyone, rather go show yourself earth to forgive sins, He said to the
to the priests and offer an offering for paralytic, I say to you, Rise up, and
your purification, as Moshe take your cot and go to your house.
commanded for their testimony. 25 And rising up at once before
15 But the word about Him spread them, taking up that on which he was
even more. And large crowds were lying, he went to his house glorifying
coming to hear and to be healed from YAHWEH.
their infirmities by Him. 26 And amazement seized all, and
they glorified Elohim, and were filled
with fear, saying, We saw wonderful
1 Amazingly enough a 2,000 year old fishing things today.
boat was found in 1986 in this very spot on 27 And after these things, He went
the Sea of Galilee, showing us that the same out and saw a tax collector named
faith that Peter, Jacob and John had to show
back then, we also have to show today.
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Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He Chapter 6

said to him, Follow Me!
28 And leaving all, rising up he 1 And it happened on the second
followed Him. chief Sabbath1, He passed along
29 And Levi made a great feast for through the grain fields. And His
Him in his house. And there was a disciples plucked the heads and were
crowd of many tax collectors reclining, eating, rubbing with the hands.
and of others who were with them. 2 But some of the Pharisees said to
30 And the scribes and the Pharisees them, Why do you do that which is not
murmured at His disciples, saying, lawful to do on the Sabbath?2
Why do you eat and drink with tax 3 And answering, Yahshua said to
collectors and sinners? them, And have you not read the
31 And answering, Yahshua said to thing, which David did when he
them, The physician is not needed by hungered, and those who were with
the healthy, rather by those who are him?
severely ill. 4 How he entered into the house of
32 I did not come to call the YAHWEH and he took the bread on
righteous, but sinners to repentance. the table of YAHWEH and ate it and
33 But they said to Him, Why do he gave to those who were with him
John's disciples fast often, and make that which was not lawful for anyone
prayers, and likewise those of the to eat except only the priests.
Pharisees, but those close to You eat 5 And He said to them, The Son of
and drink? Man is Master of the Sabbath also.
34 But He said to them, You are not 6 And it also happened on another
able to make the sons of the bride- Sabbath, He going into the synagogue
chamber fast while the bridegroom is and teaching. And a man was there,
with them. and his right hand was withered.
35 But days will come, even when 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees
the bridegroom is taken away from kept close by Him, to see if He would
them, then in those days they will fast. heal on the Sabbath, so that they
36 And He also told a parable to might accuse Him.
them: No man tears a piece of cloth 8 But He knew their reasoning. And
from a new garment and places it on a He said to the man having the
used garment lest the new is torn from withered hand, Rise up and stand in
the used and makes a worse hole in the middle! And rising up, he stood.
the used. 9 Then Yahshua said to them, I will
37 And no one puts new wine into
old skins; otherwise, the new wine will
burst the skins, and it will be poured
1 There were 24 orders of priests who served
out, and the skins will be destroyed. 2 weeks a year in the sanctuary. One week
38 But new wine is to be put into starting after Passover and then, after all 24
orders served one week each, they would
new skins, and both are preserved
start over, this is the first sabbath of the
together. (Mk 2:21-22, Math 9:16-17) second rotation of that order. All 24 orders
39 And no one drinking old wine served at the 3 pilgrim feasts of Passover,
immediately desires new; for he says, Shavuot and Sukkot.
The old is delicious. 2 This was according to the oral law of the
Rabbis, as according to the Torah one could
pick a head of grain and eat if he was
hungry (Deut 23:25).
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ask you one thing, Is it lawful to do for you will be satisfied. Blessed are
good on the Sabbaths, or to do evil, to those weeping now, for you will laugh.
save a life, or to destroy it? 22 Blessed are you when men hate
10 And having looked around at you, and when they cut you off, and
them all, He said to the man, Stretch will reproach you, and will cast out
out your hand! And he did so. And his your name as evil, on account of the
hand was restored sound as the other. Son of Man;
11 But they were filled with 23 rejoice in that day, and leap for
bitterness and talked to one another as joy; for, behold, your reward is much
to what they might do to Yahshua. in Heaven! For their fathers did
12 And it happened in these days, He according to these things to the
went out into the mountain to pray. prophets.
And He was spending the night in 24 But woe to you, rich ones, for you
prayer to YAHWEH. have your comfort!
13 And when it became day, He 25 Woe to you, those having been
called His disciples, also choosing out filled, for you will hunger! Woe to you,
twelve from them, whom He also those laughing now, for you will weep
named apostles: and mourn!
14 Simon, whom He also named 26 Woe to you when all men speak
Keefa (Peter); and his brother well of you, for their fathers did
Andrew; Jacob and John; Philip and according to these things to the false
Bartholomew; prophets.
15 Matthew and Thomas; Jacob the 27 But I say to you, Those hearing:
son of Alpheus, and Simon, the one Love your enemies, do good to those
being called Zealot; hating you,
16 Judas brother of Jacob; and 28 bless those cursing you and pray
Judas Iscariot, who also became the for those insulting you.
betrayer. 29 To those striking you on the
17 And coming down with them, He cheek, turn the other also. And from
stood on a level place. And a crowd of those taking your garment, do not
His disciples and a great multitude of keep back the coat also.
the people were there from all Judea 30 And to everyone asking you, give.
and Jerusalem, and from the coast And from him who takes your
country of Tyre and Sidon. These came property, do not demand your
to hear Him, and to be healed from property back.
their diseases, 31 And according as you desire that
18 also those who had been men should do to you, you also do the
tormented by unclean spirits. And they same to them.
were healed. 32 And if you love those who love
19 And all the crowd sought to touch you, what thanks is there to you? For
Him, because power went out from even sinners love those who love them.
Him and healed all. 33 And if you do good to those who
20 And lifting up His eyes to His do good to you, what is your blessing?
disciples, He said: Blessed are the For even the sinners do the same.
poor, for the kingdom of YAHWEH is 34 And if you lend to those from
yours. whom you hope to receive, what is
21 Blessed are those hungering now, your blessing? For the sinners lend to

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sinners so that they may receive the And the evil man brings forth evil out
equal things. of the evil treasure of his heart, for his
35 But love your enemies, and do mouth speaks out of the abundance of
good, and lend, and do not cut off the his heart.
hope of man; and your reward will be 46 And why do you call Me Master,
great; and you will be sons of the Most Master, and do not do what I say?
High, for He is kind to the evil and the 47 Everyone coming to Me and
cruel ones. hearing My Words, and doing them, I
36 Therefore, be merciful, even as will show you to whom he is like:
your Father also is merciful. 48 He is likened to a man who built
37 Judge not, and in no way be a house and dug and went deep and
judged. Do not condemn, and in no placed its foundations upon rock. And
way you will be condemned. Forgive, when a flood occurred, the flood beat
and you will be forgiven. against that house and was not able to
38 Give and it will be given to you in shake it. For its foundations were
good measure and pressed down and placed on rock.
abundant it will pour into your robe in 49 And he who hears but does not is
that measure. For the measure with likened to a man who built his house
which you measure, it will be on soil without a foundation. And
measured to you. when the river beat upon it, it fell at
39 And He spoke a parable to them: once and great was the fall of that
Why are the blind not able to lead the house.
blind? Because both of them would fall
into a ditch. Chapter 7
40 There is no disciple that is
greater than his master. For everyone 1 And when He completed all the
who is perfect should be as his master. sayings for the hearing of the people,
41 And why do you see the straw that Yahshua entered Capernaum.
is in the eye of your brother, but the 2 And the servant of a certain
beam that is in your eye is not seen by centurion was badly ill, one who was
you? dear to him and he was close to dying.1
42 Or how can you say to your 3 And having heard about Yahshua,
brother, Brother, allow me to take out he sent elders of the Jews to Him,
the straw in your eye, not yourself asking Him that He might come to
seeing the beam in your eye? restore his servant.
Hypocrite! First take the beam out of 4 And coming to Yahshua, they
your eye, and then you will see clearly earnestly begged Him, saying, He to
to take out the straw in your brother's whom You give this is worthy.
eye. 5 For he loves our nation and he
43 For there is not a good tree that built the synagogue for us.
produces bad fruit, nor a bad tree that 6 And Yahshua went with them. But
produces good fruit. He being yet not far away from the
44 For each tree is known from its house, the centurion sent friends to
own fruit. For they do not gather figs Him, saying to Him, Master, do not
from thorns, nor do they gather grapes trouble yourself, for I am not worthy
from a thorn bush. that You come under my roof.
45 The good man brings forth good 7 For this reason I did not count
out of the good treasure of his heart.
1 Math 8:5
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myself worthy to come to You. But Yahshua, saying, Are You the One
speak with a word, and my boy will be coming? Or should we expect another?
healed. 20 And having come to Him, the
8 For I also am a man having been men said, John the Baptist sent us to
set under authority, having soldiers You, saying, Are You the One coming,
under myself. And I say to this one, or should we expect another?
Go! And he goes. And to another, 21 And in the same hour He healed
Come! And he comes. And to my slave, many from diseases and plagues and
Do this! And he does it. evil spirits. And He gave to many blind
9 And hearing these things, Yahshua ones ability to see.
marveled at him. And turning to the 22 And answering, Yahshua said to
crowd following Him, He said, I say to them, Going, report to John what you
you, I did not find such faith in Israel. saw and heard; that the blind see
10 And those sent, returning to the again, the lame walk, the lepers are
house, found the servant who was ill cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are
made whole. raised, and the poor are preached the
11 And it happened on the next day, Good news. (Isa. 35:5, 6; 61:1)
He went into a city being called Nain. 23 And blessed is he who is not
And many of His disciples went with offended in Me.
Him; also a great crowd. 24 And John's messengers going
12 And when He approached the away, He began to speak to the crowds
gate of the city He saw a dead man about John: What did you go out to
while being escorted, who was the only the deserted places to see? A reed
son of his mother, and his mother was being shaken by the wind?
a widow. And a large crowd of the sons 25 But what did you go out to see? A
of the city was with her. man who had been dressed in soft
13 And Yahshua saw her and had garments? Behold, those in expensive
compassion on her and said to her, Do clothing and being in luxury are in the
not cry. house of king's.
14 And coming up, He touched the 26 But what did you go out to see? A
coffin; and those carrying it stood still. prophet? Yes, I say to you, Even more
And He said, Young man, I say to you, than a prophet.
Arise! 27 This is he about whom it has been
15 And the dead one sat up and written: "Behold, I send My messenger
began to speak. And He gave him to before Your face, who will prepare
his mother. Your way before You." (Mal. 3:1)
16 And fear took hold of all; and they 28 For I say to you, Among those
glorified YAHWEH, saying, A great born of a woman, no prophet is greater
prophet has risen up among us; and, than John the Baptist. But the least
YAHWEH has visited His people. one in the kingdom of YAHWEH is
17 And this word about Him went greater than he is.
out in all Judea, and in all the 29 And all the people who heard,
neighborhood. even the publicans, Elohim declared to
18 And his disciples reported to be just for they had been baptized.
John about all these things. 30 But the Pharisees and the scribes
19 And having called near a certain rejected in themselves the will of
two of his disciples, John sent to Elohim because they were not
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31 And the Master said, Then to both. Then which of them do you say
what shall I compare the men of this will love him most?
generation? And to what are they like? 43 And answering, Simon said, I
32 They are like children sitting in a suppose the one to whom he freely
market and calling to one another, and forgave the most. And He said to him,
saying, We sung to you, and you did You have judged rightly.
not dance; we mourned to you, and 44 And turning to the woman, He
you did not weep. said to Simon, Do you see this
33 For John the Baptist has come woman? I came into your house. You
neither eating bread nor drinking did not give water for My feet, but she
wine, and you say, He has a demon. washed My feet with tears and wiped
34 The Son of Man came eating and off with the hairs of her head.
drinking and you say, Behold a 45 You gave Me no kiss, but she
gluttonous man and one drinking wine from when I entered did not stop
and a friend of publicans and sinners. fervently kissing My feet.
35 But wisdom is justified by all its 46 You did not anoint My head with
works. oil, but this woman has anointed My
36 And a certain one of the Pharisees feet with oil of incense.
asked Him that He eat with him. And 47 For I say this to you. Because her
going into the Pharisee's house, He sins that are forgiven her are many,
reclined. she has loved much. But he that is
37 And, behold, a woman who was a forgiven little loves Him little.
sinner in the city, knowing that He 48 And He said to her, Your sins are
reclined in the Pharisee's house, taking forgiven.
an alabaster vial of ointment, 49 And those reclining with Him
38 And stood behind Him and was began to say within themselves, Who
crying at His feet. And she began is this who even forgives sins?
washing His feet with her tears and 50 But Yahshua said to the woman,
then wiping with the hair of her head. Your faith has given you life. Go in
And she was kissing His feet and peace.
anointing them with ointment.1
39 And when that Pharisee who had Chapter 8
invited Him saw that, he reasoned
within himself and said that if this 1 And it happened afterwards, even
man was a prophet, He would realize He traveled in every city and village,
who she is and what her reputation is. preaching and announcing the good
That woman, she is a sinner that who news of the kingdom of YAHWEH2.
touched Him. And the Twelve were with Him;
40 And answering, Yahshua said to 2 also certain women who were
the man, Simon, I have a thing to say healed from evil spirits and
to you. And he said, speak, Rabbi. infirmities: Mariam, having been
41 There were two debtors to a called Magdalene, from whom seven
certain creditor: the one owed five demons had gone out
hundred denarii and the other fifty. 3 and Joanna wife of Chuza, Herod's
42 But because they did not have a
thing to pay, he freely forgave them 2 Christianity today has replaced the message
of Yahshua about the Kingdom of Yahweh,
but we can clearly see that this was the
1 2 Kgs 4:27, Joh 12:3 message that Yahshua always preached.
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steward, and Susanna, and many honest and good heart hear the Word
others, who were ministering to Him and retain it and bear fruit with
of their wealth. patience.
4 And a great crowd coming together 16 No man lights a lamp and covers
and those in each city coming to Him, it with a vessel or places it under the
He spoke through a parable: bed, rather he places it on a lamp
5 A sower went out to sow his seed, stand so that all who enter will see its
and as he sowed there were some that light.
fell on the side of the road and was 17 For nothing is hidden which will
trampled and a bird ate it. not be revealed, nor secret which will
6 And other fell on the rock; and not be known and come to be revealed.
growing, it dried up because of not 18 Then take heed how you hear; for
having moisture. whoever may have, it will be given to
7 And other fell in the middle of the him; and whoever may not have, even
thorn bushes, and growing up with the what he seems to have will be taken
thorn bushes, they choked it. from him.
8 And other fell on the good earth, 19 And His mother and His brothers
and growing it produced fruit a came to Him, and were not able to
hundredfold. Saying these things, He come up with Him through the crowd.
cried out, The one having ears to hear, 20 And it was told to Him, saying
let him hear. Your mother and Your brothers are
9 And His disciples questioned Him, standing outside wishing to see You.
saying, What might this parable be? 21 And answering, He said to them,
10 And He said, To you it has been My mother and My brothers are these:
given to know the mysteries of the the ones hearing the Word of Elohim,
kingdom of YAHWEH, but to the rest and doing it.
of them it is spoken in parables, that 22 And it happened on one of the
seeing they might not see, and days that He and His disciples entered
hearing, they might not understand. into a boat. And He said to them, Let
(Isa. 6:9) us go over to the other side of the lake.
11 And this is the parable: The seed And they put out to sea.
is the Word of YAHWEH. 23 And as they sailed He fell asleep.
12 And those by the roadside are And a storm of wind came onto the
those who hear, then the Devil comes lake, and they were being filled and
and takes away the Word from their were in danger.
heart, lest believing they may be saved. 24 And coming up they awakened
13 And those on the rock are those Him, saying, Master! Master! We are
who, when they hear, receive the Word perishing! And being aroused, He
with joy; and these have no root, who rebuked the wind and the roughness of
believe for a time, and in time of trial the water; and they ceased, and there
draw back. was a calm.
14 And those falling in the thorn 25 And He said to them, Where is
bushes, these are those hearing, but your faith? And being afraid, they
under cares and riches and pleasures marveled, saying to one another, Who
of life, moving along, they are choked, then is this One, that He commands
and do not produce fruit to maturity. even the wind and the water, and they
15 And that seed which fell on good obey Him?
ground, they are those who with an 26 And they sailed down to the

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country of the Gadarenes1, which is related to them how the one having
across from Galilee. been demon-possessed was healed.
27 And when He went out onto land, 37 And all the multitude of the
a certain man from the city caught up neighborhood of the Gadarenes were
to Him. In him had been a demon a seized with a great fear. And they
long time. And he would not wear asked Him to depart from them. And
clothing and he would not dwell in a entering into the boat, He returned.
house, but would be in a cemetery. 38 And the man from whom the
28 And seeing Yahshua, and crying demons had gone out begged Him,
out, he fell down before Him, and with desiring to be with Him. But Yahshua
a loud voice said, What have we to do sent him away, saying,
with each other, Yahshua, the Son of 39 Go back to your house and report
the Most High Elohim? I beseech you, what Elohim has done for you. And he
do not torment me. went away proclaiming through all the
29 For He charged the unclean spirit city what things Yahshua did to him.
to come out of the man. For many 40 And it happened as Yahshua
times it had seized him, and he was returned, the crowd gladly received
bound with chains and bonds, being Him, for they were all waiting for Him.
guarded. And tearing apart the bonds, 41 And, behold, a man named Jairus
he was driven by the demons into the came, and this one was a synagogue
desert. ruler. And falling at the feet of
30 And Yahshua asked him, saying, Yahshua, he begged Him to come into
What is your name? And he answered, his house,
Legion (because many demons 42 because an only daughter was
entered into him). born to him, about twelve years old;
31 And they begged Him that He not and she was dying. And in His going,
order them to go away into the abyss. the crowd pressed on Him.
32 And there was a herd of many 43 And a woman being in a flow of
pigs feeding there in the mount. And blood from twelve years, who had
they begged Him that He would allow spent her whole living on physicians,
them to enter into those. And He and could not be cured by anyone,
allowed them. 44 coming up behind she touched
33 And out went the devils from the the tassel of His garment. And
man and entered into the swine. And instantly the flow of her blood
that whole herd rushed to a cliff and stopped.
fell into the lake and they drowned. 45 And Yahshua said, Who was
34 And seeing the thing, those touching Me? And all denying it, Peter
feeding the pigs fled. And leaving, they and those with Him said, Master, the
reported to the city and to the villages. crowds press and push on You. And do
35 And they went out to see the You say, Who was touching Me?
thing happening, and came to 46 But Yahshua said, Someone
Yahshua. And they found the man touched Me, for I knew power went
from whom the demons had gone out, out from Me.
sitting at the feet of Yahshua, clothed 47 And seeing that she was not
and of sound mind. And they were hidden, the woman came trembling
afraid. and kneeled down before Him and
36 And also those who had seen told Him before all the people for what
1 On the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee
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reason she touched Him, and how she 5 And as many as may not receive
was instantly cured. you, going out from that city even
48 And He said to her, Daughter, be shake off the dust from your feet, for a
comforted. Your faith has given you testimony against them.
life. Go in peace. 6 And going out, the apostles passed
49 As He was yet speaking, someone through the villages, having
came from the synagogue ruler, saying announced the good news, and healing
to him, Your daughter has died. Do everywhere.
not trouble the Teacher. 7 And Herod the tetrarch heard all
50 But hearing, Yahshua answered the things happening by Him, and was
him, saying, Do not fear; only believe puzzled, because of the saying by some
and she will be healed. that John had been raised from the
51 And coming into the house, He dead
did not allow anyone to enter, except 8 and by some that Elijah had
Peter and Jacob and John, and the appeared. And others said, A prophet
father and mother of the girl. of the ancients rose again.
52 And all were weeping and 9 And Herod said, I beheaded John,
bewailing her. But He said, Stop but who is this about whom I hear
weeping. She has not died, but is such things? And he sought to see
sleeping. Him.
53 And they scoffed at Him, knowing 10 And having returned, the
that she died. disciples told Him what things they
54 But putting all outside, and did. And taking them, He went out
taking hold of her hand, He called out, privately to a deserted place of a city
saying, young girl rise up! called Bethsaida.
55 And her spirit returned, and she 11 But knowing this, the crowds
rose up immediately. And He ordered followed Him. And having received
something to eat be given to her. them, He spoke to them about the
56 And her parents were amazed. kingdom of YAHWEH. And He cured
But He charged them to tell no one of those having need of healing.
that which occurred. 12 But the day began to decline. And
coming up, the Twelve said to Him,
Chapter 9 Let the crowd go that going to the
surrounding villages and farms they
1 And having called together His may lodge and find food supplies,
twelve disciples, He gave them power because here we are in a deserted
and authority over all the demons, and place.
to heal all sicknesses. 13 But He said to them, You give
2 And He sent them to proclaim the them to eat. But they said, there are
kingdom of YAHWEH, and to heal not to us more than five loaves and
the ones being sick. two fish, unless we go and buy food for
3 And he said to them, Do not take all this people.
anything with you on the road, neither 14 For they were about five thousand
a staff nor a wallet not bread nor men. But He said to His disciples;
money nor should you have two coats. Make them recline in groups, by
4 And into whatever house you fifties.
enter, remain there, and go out from 15 And they did so, and made all
there. recline.

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16 And taking the five loaves and the 28 And about eight days after these
two fish, looking up to Heaven, He sayings, it happened, also taking Peter
blessed them, and broke, and gave to and John and Jacob, He went into the
the disciples to set before the crowd. mountain to pray.
17 And they ate and were all filled. 29 And in His praying, the
And twelve hand-baskets of fragments appearance of His face became
of that left over to them were taken up. different, and His clothing was
18 And it happened as He was dazzling white.
praying alone, the disciples were with 30 And, behold, two men talked with
Him. And He questioned them, saying, Him, who were Moses and Elijah.
Whom do the crowds say Me to be? 31 Appearing in glory, they spoke of
19 And answering, they said, John His departure, which He was about to
the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and accomplish in Jerusalem.
others that some prophet of the 32 Simon and those with Him were
ancients has risen again. heavy with sleep and barely awake.
20 And He said to them, But whom And they saw His glory and those two
do you say Me to be? And answering, men who were standing with Him.
Peter said, The Messiah of YAHWEH. 33 And when they began to leave,
21 And strictly warning them, He Simon said to Yahshua, "Rabbi, it is
ordered to tell this to no one, good for us that we stay here and we
22 saying, The Son of Man must make three shelters: one for You, one
suffer many things and be rejected by for Moshe and one for Elijah," and he
the elders and chief priests and did not know what he was saying!
scribes, and be killed, and be raised on 34 And he saying these things, a
the third day. cloud came and overshadowed them.
23 And He said to all, If anyone And they were afraid when they saw
desires to come after Me, let him deny Moshe and Eliyah enter into the cloud.
himself and take up his torture stake 35 And a Voice came out of the
daily. And let him follow Me. cloud, saying, This is My Son, the
24 For whoever desires to save his Beloved; hear Him! (Psa. 2:7; Isa.
life1, he will destroy it. But whoever 42:1; Deut. 18:15)
loses his life for My sake, this one will 36 And as the Voice came, Yahshua
save it. was found alone. And they were quiet.
25 For what is a man profited And they reported to no one in those
gaining the whole world but days, nothing which they had seen.2
destroying himself or suffering loss? 37 And it happened on the next day,
26 For whoever is ashamed of Me they coming down from the mountain,
and My Words, the Son of Man will be a huge crowd met Him.
ashamed of that one when He comes 38 And, behold, a man called aloud
in His glory, and that of the Father, from the crowd, saying, Teacher, I beg
and of the holy cherubs. You to look at my son, because he is
27 Truly I say to you that there are my only child.
men who stand here who will not taste 39 And a spirit seizes him and
death until they see the Kingdom of suddenly he cries out and gnashes his
Elohim. teeth and foams and with difficulty it

1 This is the same word used at times for soul

and again shows the soul is not immortal 2 Verses 29-36- Mathew 17:9 tells us this was
but can die (Ezek 18:4) a vision.
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departs from him when it has of the days of His taking up, even He
tormented him. set His face to go to Jerusalem.
40 And I begged Your disciples, that 52 And He sent messengers before
they cast it out. And they were not His face. And going they went into a
able. village of Samaritans, so as to make
41 And Yahshua answered and said, ready for Him.
Oh generation that is not faithful and 53 And they did not receive Him,
is perverse! How long must I be because His face was going toward
among you and endure you? Bring Jerusalem.
your son here. 54 And seeing, His disciples, Jacob
42 But as he was yet coming up, the and John, said Master, do You desire
demon cast him down and violently that we tell fire to come down from
convulsed him. But Yahshua rebuked Heaven, and to destroy them even as
the unclean spirit and healed the child, Elijah did? (2 Kin. 1:10)
and gave him back to his father. 55 But turning He rebuked them.
43 And all were astonished at the And He said, You do not know of what
majesty of Elohim. And as all were spirit you are.
marveling at all things which He did, 56 For the Son of Man did not come
Yahshua said to His disciples, to destroy men's souls, but to make
44 You lay into your ears these them live. And they went to another
sayings, for the Son of Man is about to village.
be betrayed into the hands of men. 57 And it happened as they were
45 And they did not comprehend going in the way, one said to Him, I
these words because it was hidden will follow You everywhere You may
from them so that they would not go, Master.
know it. And they were afraid to ask 58 And Yahshua said to him, The
Him about this word. foxes have holes, and the birds of the
46 But a reasoning came in among heaven have nests, but the Son of Man
them, who might be the greater of has nowhere He may lay His head.
them. 59 And He said to another, Follow
47 And seeing the argument of their Me. But he said, Master, allow me to
heart, taking a child, Yahshua stood it go first to bury my father.
beside Himself, 60 But Yahshua said to him, Leave
48 and said to them, Whoever the dead to bury their dead, but going
receives this child on My name out, you announce the kingdom of
receives Me. And whoever receives Me YAHWEH.
receives Him who sent Me. For the one 61 And also another said, I will
being least among you all, this one follow You, Master, but first allow me
shall be great. to take leave of those in my house.
49 And answering, John said, 62 But Yahshua said to him, No man
Master, we saw someone casting out places his hand upon the handle of a
demons in Your name, and we stopped plough and looks backwards and is
him because he does not follow with useful to the kingdom of Elohim1.
us.
50 And Yahshua said to them, Do 1 If one looked back while ploughing, the ox
not forbid, for whoever is not against would take him in all directions and so is
us is for us. the person who constantly doubts his
51 And it happened in the fulfilling calling, he is unstable in all his ways Jac
1:8.
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Chapter 10 maybe they would have repented long

ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes!
1 And after these things, Yahshua 14 But it will be more tranquil for
also appointed seventy others from Tyre and Sidon in the Judgment than
His disciples, and sent them two by for you.
two before His face into every city and 15 And you, Capernaum, who are
region, where He was about to go. exalted up to heaven, you will be
2 Therefore He said to them, Indeed, lowered down to Sheol.
the harvest is much but the laborers 16 The one listening to you listens to
are few. Therefore, pray to the Master Me, and the one rejecting you also
of the harvest, that He send out rejects Me, and the one rejecting Me
workers into His harvest. also rejects the One having sent Me.
3 Go! Behold, I send you out as 17 And the seventy returned with joy,
sheep in the midst of wolves. saying, Master, even the demons are
4 Do not take purses with you, nor subject to us through Your Name.
wallets, nor shoes, and do not ask a 18 And He said to them, I saw Satan
greeting of a man on the road. falling out of Heaven as lightning!
5 And into whatever house you may 19 Behold I give authority to you to
enter, first say, Peace to this house. tread on snakes and scorpions and all
6 And if a son of peace is truly there, the power of the enemy, and nothing
your peace shall rest on it; but if not will harm you.
so, it shall return to you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in
7 And remain in the same house, this, that the demons submit to you.
eating and drinking the things shared But rather rejoice that your names are
by them; for the laborer is worthy of written in Heaven.
his hire. Do not move from house to 21 In the same hour Yahshua
house. rejoiced in the Spirit, and said, I praise
8 And into whatever city you enter, You, Father, Master of Heaven and of
and they receive you, eat the things set earth, that You hid these things from
before you. the wise and prudent and revealed
9 And heal the sick in it, and say to them to children; yes, Father, because
them, The kingdom of YAHWEH has so it was pleasing before You.
drawn near to you. 22 All things were delivered to Me by
10 But into whatever city you enter, My Father, and no one knows who the
and they do not receive you, going out Son is except the Father; and who is
into its streets, say, the Father, except the Son, and he to
11 Even the dust clinging to our feet, whom the Son may desire to reveal
out of your city, we shake off against Him.
you! Yet know this that the kingdom of 23 And having turned to the
YAHWEH has drawn near to you! disciples alone, He said, Blessed are
12 And I say to you that it shall be the eyes seeing what you see.
more peaceful for Sodom in that day 24 For I say to you that many
than for that city! prophets and kings desired to see what
13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you see, and did not see, and to hear
you, Bethsaida! For if the works of what you hear, and did not hear.
power which have been occurring in 25 And behold, a certain scribe stood
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Teacher, What shall I do that I may more you spend, on my return I will
inherit eternal life? repay to you.
26 And He said to him, What has 36 Who, then, of these three seems
been written in the Torah? How do to you to have become a neighbor to
you read it? the one having fallen among the
27 And answering, he said, "You bandits?
shall love YAHWEH your Elohim with 37 And he said, The one doing the
all your heart, and with all your soul, deed of mercy with him. Then
and with all your strength, and with all Yahshua said to him, Go, and you do
your mind," and "your neighbor as likewise.
yourself." (Deut. 6:5; Lev. 19:18) 38 And as they went on, it happened,
28 And He said to him, You have He also entered into a certain village.
answered rightly; do this, and you And a certain woman, Martha by
shall live. name, received Him into her house.
29 But desiring to justify himself, he 39 And to this one was a sister being
said to Yahshua, And who is my called Mariam, who also was sitting
neighbor? alongside, at the feet of Yahshua, and
30 And taking it up, Yahshua said, A heard His Word.
certain man was going down from 40 But Martha was distracted about
Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell in with much serving. And coming on she
robbers, who both stripping him and said, Master, is it not a care to You
beating him, leaving him being barely that my sister left me alone to serve?
alive, and they left. Then tell her that she should help me.
31 And it so happened, a certain 41 But answering Yahshua said to
priest was going on that road; and her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious
seeing him, he passed on the opposite and troubled about many things,
side. 42 But there is need of only one; and
32 And in the same way, a Levite, Mariam chose the good part, which
also being at the place, coming and shall not be taken from her.
seeing him, he passed on the opposite
side1. Chapter 11
33 But a certain traveling Samaritan
came upon him, and seeing him, he 1 And it happened as He was praying
had compassion on him. in a certain place, when He finished,
34 And coming near, he bound up one of His disciples said to Him,
his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Master teach us to pray, as John also
And putting him on his donkey, he taught his disciples.
brought him to an inn and cared for 2 And He said to them: When you
him. pray, say, Our Father who is in
35 And on the dawn of the day he Heaven, hallowed be Your name, let
departed, taking out two denarii, he Your kingdom come, let Your will be
gave them to the innkeeper, and said done on earth as it also is in Heaven.
to him, Care for him, and whatever 3 Give us our needed bread day by
day;
4 and forgive us our sins, for we
1 The priest and the Levite feared that if the ourselves also forgive everyone who
man were dead they would be ceremonially offended us. And lead us not into trial,
unclean by coming near him, instead of but save us from the evil one.
being encouraged to try to save his life.
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5 And He said to them, Who of you will become desolate, and a house that
shall have a friend, and will come to is against its own nature will fail.
him at midnight and say to him, 18 And also if Satan is divided
Friend, lend me three loaves. against himself, how shall his kingdom
6 For a friend of mine arrived to me stand? Because you say I cast out the
from a journey, and I do not have what demons by Beelzebub.
I may set before him. 19 And if I cast out the demons by
7 And answering from within that Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast
one may say, Do not cause me them out? Because of this they shall be
troubles. The door has already been your judges.
shut, and my children are in bed with 20 But if I cast out the demons by
me. I cannot rise up to give to you. the finger of Elohim, then the
8 I say to you, Even if rising up he Kingdom of YAHWEH is drawing
will not give to him because he is a near to you.
friend, yet because of his urgent 21 When a strong man while armed
insisting, rising up he will give him as keeps watch over his courtyard, his
many as he needs. property is in peace.
9 And I say to you, Ask, and it will be 22 But if one comes who is stronger
given to you; seek, and you will find; than him and overcomes him, he will
knock, and it will be opened to you. take away all his armor, that which he
10 For everyone asking receives, and had trusted in. And he will divide his
the one seeking finds, and to the one spoil.
knocking, it will be opened. 23 The one not being with Me is
11 And who among you if he is a against Me. And the one not gathering
father, if his son asks for bread, will he with Me scatters.
give him a stone? And if he asks a fish, 24 When the unclean spirit goes out
will he give him a snake instead of a from the man, he goes through places
fish? without water seeking rest. And not
12 And if he should ask an egg, will finding, he says, I will return to my
he give him a scorpion? house from where I came out.
13 And if you who are evil, you know 25 And coming, he finds it having
to give good gifts to your children, how been swept and having been
much more your Father from Heaven decorated.
will give the Holy Spirit to those who 26 Then he goes and takes seven
ask Him. other spirits more wicked than
14 And He was casting out a demon, himself, and entering he dwells there.
and it was mute. And it happened as And the last things of that man
the demon was going out, the mute become worse than the first.
one spoke. And the crowds marveled. 27 And it happened in His saying
15 But some of them said, He casts these things, lifting up her voice out of
out the demons by Beelzebub the chief the crowd a certain woman said to
of the demons. Him, Blessed is the womb having
16 And tempting Him, others were borne You and the breasts which
seeking a sign from Heaven from Him. nursed you.
17 But Yahshua who was aware of 28 But He said, No; rather, blessed
their thoughts said to them, Every are those hearing the Word of Elohim,
kingdom that is divided against itself and keeping it.
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gathered He began to say, This evil the cup and of the dish, but your
generation seeks a sign, and a sign will inside is full of extortion and iniquity.
not be given to it except the sign of the 40 Fools! Did not He who made the
prophet Jonah. outside also make the inside?
30 For as Jonah was a sign to the 41 But give alms of the things which
Ninevites, thus will also be the Son of are within, and behold, all things are
Man be a sign to this tribe. clean to you.
31 The queen of the south will be 42 But woe to you Pharisees,
raised in the Judgment with the men because you tithe mint and dill and
of this generation and will condemn every herb, and you pass over justice
them because she came from the ends and the love of Elohim. Now these
of the earth to hear the wisdom of things were necessary for you to have
Solomon. And, behold, a Greater than done, while not forsaking these other
Solomon is here. things2.
32 The men of Nineveh will rise up 43 Woe to you, Pharisees! For you
in the Judgment with this generation, love the chief seat in the synagogues
and will condemn it, because they and the greetings in the marketplaces.
repented at the preaching of Jonah. 44 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees.
And, behold, a Greater than Jonah is Hypocrites! For you are like graves
here. that are not known, and men walk
33 No man lights a lamp and sets it over them and do not realize it.
in a hidden place, or under a basket, 45 And answering, one of the
rather upon a lampstand so that those scribes3 said to Him, Teacher, saying
who enter may see its light. these things you also insult us.
34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. 46 And He said, Woe to you also,
Therefore, when your eye is true, all scribes! Because you burden men with
your body will also be bright. But if it burdens hard to bear, and you
should be evil, your body will also be yourselves do not touch the burdens
dark. with one of your fingers.
35 Watch, then, that the light in you 47 Woe to you! Because you build
is not darkness. the tombs of the prophets, and your
36 And if all your body is light and fathers killed them.
does not have any dark portion, it will 48 So you bear witness and consent
be enlightened. All of it as a lamp by to the works of your fathers; for they
its flame enlightens you. indeed killed them, and you build their
37 And as He was speaking, a certain tombs.
Pharisee asked Him that He would 49 Also because of this the wisdom
dine with him. And going in, He of Elohim said, Behold that I will send
reclined. prophets to them, and apostles of
38 But watching, the Pharisee was whom they will persecute and kill
amazed that He did not first wash some,
before the dinner.1 50 that the blood of all the prophets
39 But Yahshua said to him, Now which has been shed from the
you Pharisees cleanse the outside of

2 Although justice and love take precedence,

1 Not that He did not wash at all but that He tithing is not to be neglected or one is
did not wash according to the oral tradition stealing from YHWH, Mal 3:8-10
of the rabbis. 3 Some translations use lawyers
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foundation of the world may be Gehenna; yea, I say to you, Fear that
required from this generation, One! (Math 10:28)
51 from the blood of Abel until the 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two
blood of Zechariah who perished coins? And not one of them has been
between the altar and the House. Yea, forgotten before YAHWEH.
I say to you, It will be required from 7 But even the hairs of your head
this generation. have all been numbered. Then stop
52 Woe to you, scribes1! Because you being afraid; you are more valuable
took the key of knowledge; you than many sparrows.
yourselves did not enter, and you kept 8 But I say to you, Everyone who
out the ones entering. may confess Me before men, the Son
53 And while He was speaking these of Man will also confess him before the
things to them, the scribes and the cherubs of Elohim.
Pharisees began to be displeased and 9 But he that denies Me before man
they were enraged and criticized His shall be denied before the cherubs of
words. Elohim.
54 And they plotted against Him in 10 And everyone who shall say a
many ways while seeking to seize word against the Son of Man, it shall
something from His mouth in order to be forgiven Him; but the ones
be able to accuse Him2. blaspheming against the Holy Spirit, it
will not be forgiven.
Chapter 12 11 And when they bring you into the
assemblies before chiefs and
1 At which time a multitude of many authorities, do not be anxious about
crowds being gathered together, so as how your breath should depart, or
to trample on one another, He began what you should say.
to say to His disciples First of all be 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you
wary inside yourselves of the leaven of in that moment what is worthy that
the Pharisees which is hypocrisy. you should say.
2 And there is not anything that is 13 And one from the crowd said to
covered that will not be revealed, or Him, Teacher, tell my brother to
that is hidden that will not be known. divide the inheritance with me.
3 Therefore, whatever you said in the 14 But He said to him, Man, who
darkness will be heard in the light; and appointed Me a judge or a divider over
whatever you whispered in the ear in you?
the closets will be proclaimed on the 15 And He said to his disciples,
housetops Beware of all the greediness, because
4 But I say to you, My friends, stop life is not in the abundance of wealth.
being afraid of the ones killing the 16 And He spoke a parable to them,
body, and after these things not having saying, A certain rich man produced
anything more they can do. well from the land.
5 But I will warn you whom you 17 And he reasoned within himself,
should fear; fear the One who after the saying, What may I do, for I have
killing has authority to cast into nowhere I may gather my fruits?
18 And he said, I will do this; I will
1 Some translations use lawyers tear down my barns and I will build
2 More than almost anything else YHWH larger; and I will gather there all my
hates people with a false accusing spirit. Pr produce and my goods.
6:16-19
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19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, YAHWEH and all these things will be
you have many goods laid up for many added to you.
years; take rest, eat, drink, and be 32 Stop being afraid, little flock,
glad. because your Father was pleased to
20 But Elohim said to him, Fool! give you the kingdom.
Your soul will be required from you in 33 Sell your possessions and give
this night; and that which you alms. Make for yourselves purses that
prepared, to whom will it be? do not grow old, an unfailing treasure
21 Such is he who lays up treasures in Heaven, where a thief cannot come
for himself, and does not abound in near nor moth can corrupt.
Elohim. 34 For where your treasure is, there
22 And He said to His disciples, your heart will be also.
Because of this I say to you, Do not be 35 Let your loins be girded about,
anxious as to your life, what you and the lamps burning,
should eat; nor as to the body, what 36 and you be like men awaiting
you should put on. their Master when He returns from the
23 The life is more than the food and wedding ceremony, so that He coming
the body than the clothing. and knocking, they will at once open to
24 Consider the ravens, for they do Him.
not sow, nor do they reap; to which 37 Blessed are those slaves whom
there is no storehouse or barn, and the Master will find when He comes to
YAHWEH feeds them. How much be awake. Truly I say to you that He
rather you differ from the birds! will gird Himself and will make them
25 And who of you by being anxious recline, and coming up He will serve
is able to add one cubit to his stature? them.
26 Then if you are not able to do 38 And if He comes in the second
even the least, why are you anxious watch, or He comes in the third watch,
about the rest? and finds it so, blessed are those
27 Consider the lilies, how they slaves.
grow, they do not labor, nor do they 39 But know this, that if the
spin, but I say to you, Not even housemaster had known the hour the
Solomon in all his glory was clothed as thief is coming, he would have
one of these. watched and would not have allowed
28 But if Elohim so dresses the his house to be dug through.
grass, which today is in the field and 40 And you, then, be ready; for in
tomorrow is thrown into the oven, that moment that you don’t expect it,
how much rather you, of little-faith? the Son of Man comes.
29 And you, do not seek what you 41 And Peter said to Him, Master, do
shall eat, or what you shall drink, nor You speak this parable to us, or also to
let your mind be disturbed1 by these all?
things. 42 And the Master said, Who then is
30 For all the nations of the world the faithful and wise steward whom
seek after these things, and your the Master will set over His house
Father knows that you need these servants, to give the portion of food in
things. season?
31 But seek the kingdom of 43 Blessed is that slave when His
Master comes and will find him so
doing.
1 Can also mean doubtful
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44 Truly I say to you, He will set him blowing, you say, There will be heat;
over all His possessions. and it occurs.
45 But if that slave should say in his 56 Hypocrites! You know to discern
heart, My Master delays to come, and the face of the earth and of the heaven,
should begin to beat the men servants but how is it you do not discern this
and the female servants, and to eat time?
and to drink and be drunk, 57 And why do you not judge what is
46 the Master of that slave will come right even of yourselves?
in the day in which he does not expect, 58 For when you go with your
and in an hour which he does not accuser to the ruler while on your way,
know. And He will divide him and will you barter with him and settle with
put his portion with the unfaithful. him lest he take you to the judge and
47 But that slave knowing the will of the judge will deliver you to the
His Master, and not preparing, nor warden and cast you into prison.
doing according to His will, will be 59 I say to you, In no way may you
beaten with many stripes. leave there until you pay even the last
48 But he who does not know and coin.
does the thing that is worthy of stripes
will be beaten with fewer stripes. For Chapter 13
anyone who is given much to him,
much is required from him. And to he 1 And some were present at the same
whom they have committed much to time reporting to Him about the
him, much more they will require by Galileans, whose blood Pilate mixed
his hand. with their sacrifices.
49 I came to hurl fire into the earth, 2 And answering, Yahshua said to
and I desire it has been lit, if not them, Do you think that these
already,? Galileans were sinners beyond all the
50 But I have a baptism to be Galileans, because they were killed
immersed in, and I am greatly afflicted this way?
until it is fulfilled. 3 No, I say to you, But if you do not
51 Do you think that I came to give repent1, you will all likewise be
tranquility in the earth? No, I say to destroyed.
you, But rather division. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the
52 For from now on five in one tower in Siloam fell, and killed them,
house will have been divided, three do you think that these were sinners
against two, and two against three. beyond all men who lived in
53 Father will be divided against Jerusalem?
son, and son against father; mother 5 No, I say to you, But if you do not
against daughter, and daughter repent, you will all likewise be
against mother; mother-in-law against destroyed.
her bride, "and the bride against her 6 And He spoke this parable: A man
mother-in-law." (Mic. 7:6) had planted a fig tree in his vineyard.
54And He also said to the crowd, And he came looking for fruit on it and
When you see the cloud rising up from did not find any.
the west, you immediately say, A 7 And he said to the workers, Behold,
storm is coming; and it happens so. three years I come looking for fruit on
55 And when a south wind is
1 Repentance is always a prerequisite for
forgiveness.
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this fig tree, and found none. Cut it his garden and it grew and became a
down, and why should the ground be large tree, and a bird of heaven nested
wasted? in its branches.
8 And a worker said to him, master, 20 And again He said, To what shall
leave it also this year until I shall dig I compare the Kingdom of Elohim?
around it and throw manure; 21 It is like leaven, which taking, a
9 Maybe it will produce fruit, and if woman buried in three measures of
not, next year you may cut it down. flour until all was leavened.
10 And He was teaching in one of the 22 And He would travel in the
synagogues on one of the Sabbaths. villages and cities while teaching. And
11 And, behold, there was a woman He went to Jerusalem.
having a spirit of infirmity 1 eighteen 23 And a man asked Him, Master,
years, and was bent together and was are the ones being saved few? But
not able to straighten herself at all. Yahshua said to them,
12 And seeing her, Yahshua called 24 Labor to enter in through the
her near and said to her, Woman, you narrow gate, for I say to you that many
have been freed from your infirmity. will seek to enter in and will not have
13 And He laid hands on her. And strength.
instantly she straightened herself and 25 From the hour that the Master of
glorified Elohim. the house rises and secures the door,
14 But answering, being angry that then they will stand outside and knock
Yahshua healed on the Sabbath, the on the door and begin to say, Our
synagogue ruler said to the crowd, Master! Our Master! Open to us! And
There are six days in which it is right He will answer and He will say, I say
to work. Therefore, coming in these, to you that I do not know you from
be healed, and not on the Sabbath day. where you are.
15 Then the Master answered him 26 Then you will begin to say, We ate
and said, Hypocrite! Each one of you and drank in Your presence, and You
on the Sabbath, does he not untie his taught in our streets.
ox or his donkey from the manger, and 27 And He will say, I tell you I do not
goes and waters it? know you, from where you are.
16 And this one being a daughter of "Depart from Me all workers of
Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, falsehood2!" (Psa. 6:8)
eighteen years, ought she not to be 28 There will be weeping and
freed from this bond on the Sabbath gnashing of the teeth when you see
day? Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all
17 And on His saying these things, all the prophets in the kingdom of
who were opposed to Him were Elohim, but yourselves being thrust
ashamed. And all the crowd rejoiced outside3.
over all the glorious things taking 29 And they will come from east and
place by Him. west, and from north and south, and
18 And Yahshua said, What is the will recline in the kingdom of
kingdom of Elohim like? And what YAHWEH.
shall I compare it to? 30 And, behold, there are last ones
19 It is like a grain of mustard seed who will be first, and there are first
that which a man took and cast it into ones who will be last. (Luk 16:25)
1 From the Aramaic it seems she had 2 Can also mean iniquity
rheumatism. 3 Dan 12:1-2, Math 8:11-12
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31 In the same day, certain Pharisees fall into a pit, and he will not at once
came saying to Him, Go out and go on pull it up on the Sabbath day?
from here, for Herod desires to kill 6 And they were not able to reply to
You. Him against these things.
32 And He said to them, Going, say 7 And He was speaking a parable to
to that fox, Behold, today and them who were invited there, because
tomorrow I cast out demons and I He was seeing those who were
complete cures, and the third day I choosing places among the front seats.
will be finished. 8 When you are invited by anyone to
33 Nevertheless, it is necessary for wedding feasts, do not recline at the
Me that today and tomorrow I work, chief seat lest one more honorable
and the day following I will go, than you be invited by him,
because it is not possible that a 9 and coming, he who invited you
prophet perish outside of Jerusalem. will say to you, Give this one place.
34 Jerusalem! Jerusalem! The one And then you begin with shame to take
killing the prophets, and stoning those the last place.
having been sent to her, how often I 10 But when you are invited, going
desired to gather your children in the in, recline at the last place, so that
way a hen gathers her chicks under when he who has invited you may
her wings, and you did not want it. come, he may say to you, Friend, go up
35 Behold, "your house is left to you higher. Then glory will be to you
desolate." And truly I say to you, You before those reclining with you.
shall not at all see Me again until it 11 For everyone exalting himself will
you say, "Blessed is He who comes in be humbled, and the one humbling
the name of YAHWEH.1" (Jer. 22:5; himself will be exalted.
Psa. 118:26) 12 And He also said to him who had
invited Him, When you make a dinner
Chapter 14 or supper, do not call your friends, nor
your brothers, nor your relatives, nor
1 And it occurred, on His going into a rich neighbors, lest they also should
house of one of the Pharisee leaders on invite you in return, and it become a
a Sabbath to eat bread, even they were repayment to you.
closely observing Him. 13 But when you make a banquet,
2 And behold, a certain man who call the poor, the crippled, the lame,
had dropsy was before Him. the blind;
3 And answering, Yahshua spoke to 14 and then you will be blessed, for
the scribes and Pharisees, asking they have nothing to repay you. For it
whether it is lawful to heal on the will be repaid to you in the
Sabbath. resurrection of the just.
4 And they were silent. And taking 15 And one of those reclining with
the man, He cured him and let him go. Him, hearing these things, he said to
5 And answering to them He said, Him, Blessed are those eating bread in
Which of you if his son or his ox shall the kingdom of Elohim.
16 But He said to him, A certain man
made a great supper and invited many.
1 The good news today is primarily to the 17 And he sent his slave at the
Northern tribes of Israel (Math 10-5-6), but supper hour to say to those who had
in the end time YHWH will also work with
Judah again, Zech 12:10.
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been invited, Come, for now all is 30 saying, This man began to build,
ready. and did not have strength to finish.
18 And all with one mind began to 31 Or what king going to attack
beg off. The first said to him, I have another king in war does not first sit
bought a field, and I have need to go down and take counsel whether he is
out and see it; I ask you, have me able with ten thousand to meet those
excused. coming upon him with twenty
19 And another said, I bought five thousands?
yoke of oxen and I am going to try 32 But if not, he being still far off,
them out; I ask you, have me excused. sending a delegation, he asks the
20 And another said, I married a things for peace.
wife, and for this reason I am not able 33 So then every one of you who
to come. does not forsake all his possessions is
21 And having come up that slave not able to be My disciple1.
reported these things to his Master. 34 Salt is good, but if the salt
Then being angry, the housemaster becomes bland, with what will it be
said to his slave, Go out quickly into seasoned?
the streets and lanes of the city, and 35 It is not fit for soil nor for
bring in here the poor and maimed manure; they throw it out. The one
and lame and blind ones. having ears to hear, let him hear.
22 And the slave said, Sir, it has
been done as you ordered, and still Chapter 15
there is room.
23 And the Master said to the slave, 1 And all the tax collectors and
Go out into the highways and hedges sinners were coming near to Him, to
and compel them to come in, so that hear Him.
my house may be filled. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes
24 For I say to you that not one of murmured, saying, This one receives
those men who had been invited shall sinners and eats with them.
taste of my supper. 3 And He spoke to them this parable,
25 And great crowds came together saying,
to Him. And turning, He said to them, 4 What man of you having a hundred
26 If anyone comes to Me and does sheep, and losing one of them, does
not love less than Me, his father, and not leave the ninety nine in the open
mother, and wife, and children, and and go after the lost one until he finds
brothers and sisters, and besides, even it?
his own life, he cannot be My disciple. 5 And finding it, he puts it on his
27 And whoever does not bear his shoulders, rejoicing.
torture stake and come after Me, he 6 And coming to the house, he calls
cannot be My disciple. together the friends and neighbors,
28 For who of you desiring to build a saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I
tower does not first sit down and
count the cost, whether he has the 1 There is a great cost to discipleship that has
things to finish; been mostly lost in the watered down false
29 that having laid a foundation, and gospel message being preached today. This
not having strength to finish, all those verse is not saying that you cannot have
seeing begin to mock him, physical things in your possession, but that
you must realize all belongs to YHWH and
use anything you have for the Kingdom.
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have found my sheep that had been 20 And rising up, he came to his
lost. father. But he yet being far away, his
7 I say to you that so is joy in Heaven father saw him and was moved with
over one sinner repenting, than over compassion. And running, he fell on
ninety nine righteous ones who have his neck and kissed him.
no need of repentance. 21 And the son said to him, Father, I
8 Or what woman having ten have sinned against Heaven and
drachmas, if she loses one drachma before you, and no longer am I worthy
does not light a lamp and sweep the to be called your son.
house, and look carefully until she 22 But the father said to his slaves,
finds it? Bring out the best robe and clothe
9 And finding it, she calls together him, and give a ring for his hand and
the friends and neighbors, saying, sandals for his feet.
Rejoice with me, for I have found the 23 And bring the fattened calf,
drachma which I lost. slaughter and let us eat and be merry;
10 I say to you, So there is joy before 24 for this son of mine was dead,
the cherubs of Elohim over one sinner and lives again, and was lost, yet was
repenting. found. And they began to be merry.
11 And Yahshua would say to them 25 But the older son was in a field.
again, A certain man had two sons. And having come, as he drew near to
12 And his younger son said to him, the house, he heard the sound of
My father, give to me the portion that singing of many.
is coming to me from your estate. And 26 And having called one of the
he divided to them his possessions. boys, he inquired what this may be.
13 And not many days after, 27 And he said to him, Your brother
gathering up all things, the younger came, and your father killed the
son went away to a distant country. fattened calf, because he received him
And there he wasted his property, back in health.
living lavishly. 28 But he was angry and did not
14 But having spent all his things, a desire to go in. Then coming out, his
severe famine came throughout that father begged him.
country, and he began to be in need. 29 But answering, he said to the
15 And going, he was joined to one of father, Behold, so many years I have
the citizens of that country. And he served you, and I have never
sent him into his fields to feed pigs. transgressed your commandments.
16 And he longed to fill his stomach And you never gave a goat to me, so
from the husks which the pigs ate, but that I might be merry with my friends.
no one gave to him. 30 But when this son of yours came,
17 But coming to himself he said, the one devouring your living with
How many servants of my father have harlots, you killed the fattened calf for
plenty of bread, and I am perishing him.
with famine. 31 But he said to him, My son, you
18 Rising up, I will go to my father, are with me at all times, and
and I will say to him, Father, I sinned everything that is mine is yours.
against Heaven and before you, 32 But to be merry and to rejoice
19 and I am no longer worthy to be was right, for this brother of yours was
called your son. Make me as one of dead, and lives again; and being lost,
your hired servants. also he was found.

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Chapter 16 the unrighteous mammon, who will

entrust the true to you?
1 And He also said to His disciples, A 12 And if you were not faithful in
certain man was rich; and he had a that of another, who will give to you
steward, and this one was accused to that which is yours?
him as squandering his wealth. 13 No servant is able to serve two
2 And his master called him and said Masters; for either he will hate the
to him, What is this that I hear one, and he will love the other; or he
concerning you? Give to me an will cling to one, and he will despise
account of your stewardship, for you the other. You are unable to serve
are not able any longer to be a steward YAHWEH and wealth.
for me. 14 And being lovers of money, the
3 And the steward said within Pharisees also heard all these things;
himself, What shall I do, for my and they mocked Him.
Master is taking away the stewardship 15 And Yahshua said to them, You
from me? I am not able to dig, and I are those justifying yourselves before
am ashamed to beg. men, but YAHWEH knows your
4 I know what I will do, that when I hearts; for the thing highly prized
am removed from the stewardship, among men is abominable before
they will receive me into their houses. Elohim.
5 And having called to him each one 16 The Law and the Prophets were
of the debtors of his Master, he said to until John; from then the Kingdom of
the first, How much do you owe my YAHWEH is being preached, and
Master? everyone is pressing into it to enter.
6 And he said, A hundred baths of 17 But it is easier for the heaven and
oil. And he said to him, Take your the earth to pass away than one letter
statements and sitting quickly write of the Torah to pass away1.
fifty. 18 Everyone divorcing his wife, and
7 Then he said to another, And you, marrying another, commits adultery.
how much do you owe? And he said, a And everyone marrying her who has
hundred bushels of wheat. And he said been divorced from a husband
to him, Take your statement and write commits adultery.
eighty. 19 And there was a certain rich man;
8 And the Master applauded the and he was accustomed to don a
unrighteous steward, because he acted purple robe and fine linen, making
prudently. For the sons of this age are merry in luxury day by day. (Rev 17:4)
more prudent than the sons of light 20 And there was a certain poor one
themselves are in their generation. named Eliazar2 and he would lay at the
9 And I also say to you, if you make
for yourself friends from their wealth 1 It is stunning with verses as clear as this
of injustice, when it is consumed, they that Christian ministers can still try to claim
will receive you into their everlasting the the Torah is done away with.
habitations. 2 Eliazar was the servant of Abraham (Gen
10 He faithful in the least is also 15:1-2) and this parable is about gentiles
faithful in much. And he unrighteous having the same covenant promises as
in the least is also unrighteous in Israelites. The Greek calls this man Lazarus
much. which means “without help” wherefore the
11 Then if you were not faithful in Aramaic calls him Eliazar meaning “my
help is El.”
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gate of that rich man, while being good things in your lifetime, and
afflicted with sores. (1 Thes 1:4-6) Eliazar likewise the bad things. But
21 and longing to be filled from the now he is comforted, and you are
crumbs that were falling from the tormented. (Luk 16:9, Luk 13:30)
table of the rich one. But coming, even 26 And besides all these things, a
the dogs licked his sores. great chasm has been fixed between us
22 And it happened, the poor one and you, so that those desiring to pass
died and was carried away by the from here to you are not able, nor can
cherubs into the bosom of Abraham. they pass from there to us5.
And the rich one also died and was 27 And he said, Then I beg you,
buried1. father, that you send him to my
23 And being in torments2 in father's house;
sheyul3, lifting up his eyes, he sees 28 (for I have five brothers, so that
Abraham afar off and Eliazar in his he may witness to them, that they not
bosom. also come to this place of torment).
24 And calling he said, Father 29 Abraham said to him, They have
Abraham, have pity on me and send Moses and the Prophets, let them hear
Eliazar that he may dip the tip of his them.6
finger in water and moisten my 30 But he said, No, father Abraham,
tongue, for I am tormented by this but if one should go from the dead to
flame4. them7, they will repent.
25 But Abraham said, My Son, 31 And he said to him, "If they do
remember that you fully received your not listen to Moses and the prophets,
they would also not listen and believe
1 Neither of these men were taken to heaven him if a man from the dead should rise
upon death, but both were buried. Being in they still would not believe him.8"
Abraham’s bosom simply meant to be in his
protection and have the same covenant Chapter 17
promises that he did. Num 11:12 shows
Moses using the same terminology to Israel.
Also see Joh 1:18. Abraham did not go to 1 And Yahshua said to the disciples,
heaven upon his death (Gen 25:8), but is It is impossible that the offenses
still lying in the tomb of Machpelah in should not come, but woe to him by
Hebron. whose hand they come!
2 The Aramaic word means mental anguish
and comes from the root word to pace. 5 Since there is no consciousness in death, the
3 This word sheyul simply means the grave or rich man has no idea that thousands of years
dirt that he was buried in. When he lifts his has passed since he died to the resurrection,
eyes, there is no time element explained but and he has no idea the great gulf that is
clearly this is the second resurrection (Rev mentioned is the people inside the Kingdom
20:11-13). to those who were cast out. (Luk 13:27-28,
4 He is having mental anguish as he realizes Rev 22:14-15, Math 25:46, Ps 36:5-6)
that he is not in Yahweh's Kingdom and is 6 Rev 20:11-12, Eccl 12:13, Joh 5:42-47
about to be thrown into the Lake of Fire. If 7 The parable is about the resurrection
he was already burning in the fire, then it 8 Another strong verse giving the authority to
would be most odd that he is only asking receive eternal life based on obeying the
for Eliazar to give him a drop of water and Torah. Clearly, if one is not prepared to
not buckets to put the fire out. The analogy obey the Torah and prophets, then they are
is the water is representing the Holy Spirit not a true believer in Messiah who rose
and the rich man was not seeking the Holy from the dead. (Joh 14:15, 21. Mal 4:4-6.
Spirit from Yahweh. The Judgment is final. Luk 24:13-16, 24-27).
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2 It is better for him if a millstone priests, and they were cleansed while
turned by a donkey is put around his they were going.
neck, and he be thrown into the sea, 15 But one of them, when he saw
than that he should cause to stumble that he was cleansed returned and
one of these little ones. with a loud voice was giving praise to
3 Take heed to yourselves. And if YAHWEH.
your brother sins against you, rebuke 16 And he fell on his face at His feet,
him; and if he repents, forgive him. thanking Him. And he was a
4 And if seven times of the day he Samaritan.
sins against you, and seven times of 17 And answering, Yahshua said,
the day turns to you saying, I repent, Were not the ten cleansed? But where
you shall forgive him. are the nine?
5 And the apostles said to our 18 For what did they separate that
Master, Give us more faith. they should come and give praise to
6 He said to them, If you had faith as Elohim? Only this man did, who is
a grain of mustard, you may say to this from a foreign people.
sycamore tree, Be rooted up and be 19 And He said to him, Rising up,
planted in the sea! And it would obey go! Your faith has given you life.
you. 20 And being questioned by the
7 But which of you having a servant Pharisees as to when the kingdom of
plowing or tending a flock will YAHWEH comes, He answered them
immediately say to him coming out of and said, The kingdom of YAHWEH
the field, Come, recline? does not come with observation;
8 But will he not say to him, Prepare 21 nor will they say, Lo, here! Or, Lo,
something what I may eat, and having there! For behold the kingdom of
girded yourself, serve me until I eat YAHWEH is in your midst.
and drink, and after these things you 22 And He said to the disciples, Days
shall eat and drink? will come when you will long to see
9 What thanks does he receive, that one of the days of the Son of Man, and
servant, because he did the thing that will not see.
he was commanded? I don't think so! 23 And they will say to you, Lo, here!
10 Likewise even you, when you have Or, Lo, there! Do not go away, nor
done all the things that are follow.
commanded, you say that we are idle 24 As for flashes lightning from
servants because we have done only heaven, and all that is under heaven is
what we ought to do. lit. Such will be the Son of Man in His
11 And it happened in His going to day.
Jerusalem even He passed through the 25 But first it is necessary that He
midst of Samaria and Galilee. suffer many things and be rejected by
12 And He entering into a certain that generation.
village, ten leprous men met Him, who 26 And as it was in the days of Noah,
stood from a distance. so also it will be in the days of the Son
13 And they lifted their voice, saying, of Man.
Yahshua, our Master, have mercy on 27 They were eating, drinking,
us. marrying, giving in marriage, until the
14 And when He saw them He said day Noah went into the ark. And the
to them, Go show yourselves to the flood came and destroyed all.
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of Lot, they were eating, drinking, me, I will avenge her that it should not
buying, selling, planting, building; at all occur that she comes at times
29 but on the day Lot went out from and wears me down.
Sodom, YAHWEH rained down fire 6 And our Master said, Hear what
and brimstone from the heaven and the unjust judge says;
destroyed all of them. 7 Will not Elohim do all the more
30 According to those things, it will vengeance for His elect who call on
be in the day the Son of Man is Him by day and by night? And He will
revealed. be long-suffering with them.
31 In that day, he who will be on the 8 I say to you that He will do their
housetop, let him not go down to take vengeance quickly. Nevertheless, the
his goods from the house. And Son of Man will indeed come, and will
likewise, he in the field, let him not He find faith on earth1?
return to the things behind. 9 And He also spoke this parable to
32 Remember Lot's wife. some of those relying on themselves,
33 Whoever seeks to save his life, he that they are righteous, and despising
will lose it. And whoever will lose it, he the rest:
will preserve it. 10 Two men went up into the
34 I say to you, In that night two will sanctuary to pray, the one a Pharisee,
be on one bed; the one will be taken and the other a tax collector.
and the other will be left. 11 The Pharisee was standing,
35 Two will be grinding together; praying these things to himself:
one will be taken and the other will be Elohim, I thank You that I am not as
left. the rest of men, extortioners, covetous,
36 Two will be in the field, the one adulterers, or even as this tax
will be taken and the other will be left. collector.
37 And answering, they said to Him, 12 I fast twice in the week; I tithe all
To Where our Master? And He said to things, as many as I get.
them, Where the carcass is, there the 13 And standing at a distance, the
eagles will be gathered together. tax collector would not even lift up his
eyes to Heaven, but smote on his
Chapter 18 breast, saying, Elohim, be merciful to
me, a sinner!
1 And He also spoke a parable to 14 I say to you, This one went down
them to teach it is always right to pray, to his house having been justified,
and not become weary, rather than that one. For everyone
2 saying, A certain judge was in a exalting himself will be humbled. And
certain city, who did not fear Elohim the one humbling himself will be
and who did not regard the sons of exalted.
man. 15 And they brought infants to Him
3 And a widow was in that city, and also, that He might touch them. But
she came to him, saying, Avenge me seeing, the disciples rebuked them.
from my accuser. 16 But Yahshua called them near,
4 And for a time he would not. But saying, Allow the children to come to
after these things he said to himself,
Even if I do not fear Elohim, and do
not respect man, 1 A rhetorical question that can only be
5 Yet, because this widow troubles understood truly in these faithless end times
that we live in.
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Me, and do not prevent them. For of 30 who shall not receive many times
such is the kingdom of YAHWEH. more in this time, and in the age that
17 Truly I say to you, Whoever does is coming, everlasting life.
not receive the kingdom of YAHWEH 31 And having taken aside the
like a child, not at all will enter into it. Twelve, Yahshua said to them, Behold,
18 And a certain ruler asked Him we are going up to Jerusalem, and all
saying, Good Teacher, what may I do things will be fulfilled which have been
to inherit eternal life? written through the prophets to the
19 But Yahshua said to him, Why do Son of Man.
you say Me to be good? No one is 32 For He will be delivered up to the
good, except One: YAHWEH. Gentiles, and will be mocked, and will
20 You know the commandments: be insulted, and will be spat upon.
"Do not commit adultery, do not 33 And scourging Him, they will kill
murder, do not steal, do not bear false Him. And on the third day He will rise
witness, honor your father and your again.
mother." (Ex. 20:12-16) 34 And they did not comprehend
21 And he said, I have kept all these these things, nothing! And this saying
from my youth. had been hidden from them, and they
22 And hearing these things, did not know the things being said.
Yahshua said to him, Yet one thing is 35 And it happened as He drew near
lacking to you: sell all, as much as you to Jericho, a certain blind one sat by
have, and give to the poor; and you the highway, begging.
will have treasure in Heaven. And 36 And a crowd passing through, he
come, follow Me. asked what this might be.
23 But having heard these things, he 37 And they reported to him that
became very sad, for he was Yahshua the Nazarene is passing by.
exceedingly rich. 38 And he cried out, saying,
24 And having seen him becoming Yahshua, Son of David, have mercy on
very sad, Yahshua said, How hardly me!
those having riches shall enter into the 39 And those going before rebuked
kingdom of YAHWEH! him, that he be quiet. But he much
25 For it is easier for a heavy rope to more cried out, Son of David, have
go in through a needle's eye than for a mercy on me!
rich one to enter into the kingdom of 40 And Yahshua stood still and
YAHWEH.1 commanded that they bring him to
26 And those hearing said, And who Him. And when He was near to him,
is able to be saved? He asked him
27 But He said, The things 41 saying, What do you desire I do to
impossible with men are possible with you? And he said, Master that I may
YAHWEH. see again.
28 And Peter said, Behold, we left all 42 And Yahshua said to him, See
and followed You. again! Your faith has healed you.
29 And He said to them, Truly I say 43 And instantly he saw again. And
to you, There is no one who has left he followed Him, glorifying
house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, YAHWEH. And seeing, all the people
or children, for the sake of the gave praise to YAHWEH.
kingdom of YAHWEH,
1 See note on Math 19:24
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Chapter 19 gave to them ten minas and said to

them, Trade and keep busy until I
1 And going in, He passed through come.
Jericho. 14 But the citizens of his city hated
2 And, behold, a man called by name him and sent ambassadors after him.
Zaccheus; and he was a chief tax And they were saying, "We do not
collector, and he was rich. want this man to rule over us."
3 And he was seeking to see 15 And it happened as he returned,
Yahshua, who He is. And he was not having received the kingdom, he even
able, because of the crowd, and he was said for those servants to be called to
little in stature. him, those to whom he gave the silver,
4 And running ahead, he went up that he might know what each had
onto a sycamore tree1, so that he might gained by trading.
see Him; for He was going to pass 16 And the first came, saying,
through that way. Master, your mina has gained ten
5 And as He came to the place, minas.
looking up, Yahshua saw him, and said 17 And he said to him, Well done,
to him, Zaccheus, hurry, come down, good slave! Because you were faithful
for today I must stay in your house. in a least thing, have authority over
6 And having hastened, he came ten cities.
down and welcomed Him, rejoicing. 18 And the second came, saying,
7 And having seen, all murmured, Master, your mina has made five
saying, He has gone in to stay with a minas.
sinful man. 19 And he said to this one also, And
8 But standing, Zaccheus said to the you be over five cities.
Master, Behold, Master, half of my 20 And another came, saying,
possessions I give to the poor. And if Master, behold your mina which I
in anything I accused anyone falsely, I have stored up in a facecloth.
restore it fourfold. 21 For I feared you, because you are
9 And Yahshua said to him, Today a harsh man, taking what you did not
salvation has come to this house, for lay down, and reaping what you did
he also is a son of Abraham. not sow.
10 For the Son of Man came to seek 22 But he said to him, I will judge
and to save the one being lost. you out of your own mouth, wicked
11 But as they were hearing these slave. You knew that I am a harsh
things, He spoke, adding a parable, man, taking what I did not lay down,
because He was near to Jerusalem, and reaping what I did not sow.
and they thought that the kingdom of 23 And why did you not give my
Elohim was immediately to be silver on the bank table? And coming,
revealed. I might have exacted it with interest.
12 Then He said: A certain well-born 24 And to those standing by, he said,
man went to a distant country to Take the mina from him, and give it to
receive a kingdom for himself, and to him who has ten minas.
return. 25 And they said to him, Master, he
13 And calling ten of his slaves, he has ten minas.
26 For I say to you, To everyone who
1 The Hebrew word for Sycamore is has, it will be given. And from the one
'Shickma' and means redemption, showing
about the change that was to come.
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who does not have, even what he has I say to you, If these should be silent,
will be taken from him. the stones will cry out.
27 But to those my enemies who did 41 And as He drew near, seeing the
not desire that I rule over them, bring city, He wept over it,
them and execute them before me!" 42 saying, If you had known, even
28 And saying these things, He went you, even at least in this day of yours,
in front, going up to Jerusalem. the things for your peace! But now
29 And it happened as He drew near they were hidden from your eyes.
to Bethphage and Bethany toward the 43 But to you will come the days
Mount called of Olives, He sent two of when your enemies will surround you,
the disciples, and will oppress you from all sides.
30 saying, Go into the village 44 And will overthrow you and your
opposite you, in which having entered children within you, and they will not
you will find a colt having been tied leave in you a stone upon another,
up, on which no one of men ever yet because you did not know the time of
sat. Untying it, bring it. your visitation.
31 And if anyone asks, Why do you 45 And entering into the sanctuary,
untie it? You shall say to them, our He began to throw out those selling
Master has need of it. and buying in it,
32 And going, those having been 46 saying to them, It has been
sent found as He told them. written, 'My house is a house of
33 And as they were untying the colt, prayer," but you made it "a den of
its owners said to them, Why do you robbers." (Isa. 56:7; Jer. 7:11)
untie the colt? 47 And He was teaching day by day
34 And they said, The Master has in the sanctuary. But the chief priests
need of it. and the scribes and the chief men of
35 And they led it to Yahshua. And the people sought to kill Him.
throwing their garments on the colt, 48 And they did not find what they
they put Yahshua on it. might do; for all the people were
36 And as He went, they were clinging to hear Him.
spreading their garments in the
highway. Chapter 20
37 And as He was already drawing
near to the descent of the Mount of 1 And it happened on one of those
Olives, all the multitude of the days, as He was teaching the people
disciples began rejoicing, to praise and proclaiming the good news in the
YAHWEH with a loud voice sanctuary, the chief priests and the
concerning all the works of power scribes rose against Him,
which they saw, 2 and spoke to Him, saying, Tell us
38 saying, "Blessed is the One by what authority You do these things,
coming in the name of YAHWEH," or who is it who gave to You this
the King. Peace in Heaven, and glory authority?
in the highest! (Psa. 118:26) 3 And answering, He said to them, I
39 And some of the Pharisees from will also ask you one thing, and you
the crowd said to Him, Rabbi, rebuke tell me:
your disciples. 4 The baptism of John, was it from
40 And answering, He said to them, Heaven, or from men?
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themselves, saying, If we say, From become the cornerstone." (Psa.

Heaven, He will say, Then why did you 118:22)
not believe him? 18 Everyone falling on that Stone
6 But if we say, From men, all the will be broken in pieces but on
people will stone us, for they are being whomever It falls, It will destroy him.
convinced that John was a prophet. (Dan. 2:44)
7 And they answered; they did not 19 And the chief priests and the
know from where it is. scribes sought to lay hands on Him in
8 And Yahshua said to them, Neither that hour. And they feared the people,
do I tell you by what authority I do for they knew that He told this parable
these things. against them.
9 And He began to speak this 20 And they sent spies to Him who
parable to the people: A certain man appeared to be righteous men to catch
planted a vineyard and let it out to Him in discourse and to deliver Him
vinedressers. And He left the country to the judge and to the authority of the
for long periods of time. (Isa. 5:1, 2) governor.
10 And in season, He sent a servant 21 And they asked Him and said to
to the vinedressers, that they might Him, Teacher we know that you speak
give him the fruit of the vineyard. But and teach rightly, and You are not a
the vinedressers sent him away empty, hypocrite. Rather, You teach the way
beating him. of Elohim in truth.
11 And He again sent another 22 Is it lawful to give the head tax to
servant. But they also sent that one Caesar, or not?
away empty, beating and insulting 23 But perceiving their slyness, He
him. said to them, Why do you tempt Me?
12 And He again sent a third. But 24 Show Me a denarius. Whose
they also threw this one out, wounding image and superscription does it have?
him. And answering, they said, Caesar's.
13 And the Master of the vineyard 25 And He said to them, Then give
said, What shall I do? I will send My back the things of Caesar to Caesar,
beloved Son. Perhaps they will see and the things of Elohim to Elohim.
Him and be ashamed. 26 And they were not able to get one
14 And having seen Him, the vine- word from Him before the people. And
dressers reasoned with themselves, they marveled at His answer, and they
saying, This is the heir. Come let us kept silent.
kill Him so that the inheritance may 27 And some of the Sadducees
become ours. coming up, those speaking against a
15 And throwing Him out of the resurrection, that it was not to be, they
vineyard, they killed Him. Therefore, questioned Him,
what will the Master of the vineyard 28 saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to
do to them? us, If anyone's brother dies having a
16 He will come and will destroy wife, and this one should die childless,
these vinedressers and will give the that his brother should take the wife
vineyard to others. And hearing this, and raise up seed to his brother.
they said, This will not happen! (Deut. 25:5)
17 But He stared at them and said, 29 Then there were seven brothers.
And what is that which is written, "The And having taken a wife, the first died
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30 And the second took the wife, and 47 Those who devour the houses of
this one died childless. widows with the pretense of
31 And the third took her, and prolonging their prayers, they will
likewise also the seven did not leave receive a greater judgment.
children, and died.
32 And last of all the woman died. Chapter 21
33 Then in the resurrection, of which
of them does she become wife? For the 1 And having looked up, He saw the
seven had her as wife. rich ones putting their gifts into the
34 And answering, Yahshua said to treasury.
them, The sons of this world marry 2 And He also saw a certain poor
and are given in marriage. widow putting two lepta there.
35 But those counted worthy to 3 And He said, Truly I say to you,
obtain that world, and the resurrection This poor widow put in more than all.
from the dead, neither marry nor are 4 For all of them have cast into the
given in marriage. house of offering of Elohim from what
36 For they are not able to die any was in excess to them, but this one
more; they are as to the cherubs, and from her poverty. She has cast in all
are sons of YAHWEH, being sons of that she had owned.
the resurrection. 5 And as some were speaking about
37 But that the dead are raised, even the sanctuary, that it had been
Moses pointed out at the Bush, when adorned with beautiful stones and
he calls YAHWEH "the Elohim of gifts, He said,
Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the 6 These things that you see, the days
Elohim of Jacob." (Ex. 3:6) will come in which not one stone will
38 But He is not Elohim of the dead, be spared. There will not be one stone
but of the living, for all live to Him. upon another that is not pulled down.
39 And answering, some of the 7 And they asked Him, saying,
scribes said, Teacher, You speak well. Teacher, then when will these things
40 And they did not dare to question be? And what will be the sign when
Him any more, not a thing. these things are about to happen?
41 And He said to them, How do 8 And He said, Watch that you are
they say the Messiah is David's son? not deceived. For many will come on
42 Even David himself said in the My name, saying, I AM the Messiah!
Book of Psalms, "YAHWEH said to Also, the time has come! Do not go
my Adonai, Sit at My right hand after them.
43 until I place the enemies to You 9 And when you hear of wars and
as a footstool under Your feet." (Psa. revolutions, do not have fear, for they
110:1) are necessary first to happen, but the
44 Then David calls Him Adonai. end is not at once.
And how is He His son? 10 Then He said to them, Nation will
45 And as all the people were be lifted up against nation, and
listening, He said to His disciples, kingdom against kingdom.
46 Beware of the scribes, those 11 And there will be severe
desiring to walk about in long robes, earthquakes from place to place and
and liking greetings in the markets, famine and plagues. And there will be
and chief seats in the synagogues, and fears and terrorist acts and great signs
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will be seen from Heaven. And the 25 And there will be signs in the sun
winters will be severe. and moon and stars. And on the earth
12 But before these things, they will will be anxiety of nations with
lay hands upon you and persecute you. bewilderment, roaring of sea and of
And they will deliver you to the surf,
assemblies and to the prisons. And 26 men fainting from fear, and
they will bring you before kings and expectation of the things coming on
governors because of My name. the earth. For the powers of the
13 But it will return to you for a heavens will be shaken.
testimony. 27 And then they will see the Son of
14 Then put into your hearts not to Man coming in a cloud with power and
premeditate to make a defense. much glory. (Dan. 7:13)
15 For I will give you a mouth and 28 But when these things begin to
wisdom which all those opposing you happen, have courage and lift up your
will not be able to withstand or heads, because your salvation draws
contradict. near.
16 And your parents and your 29 And He spoke a parable to them:
brothers and your relatives and your You see the fig tree and all the trees.
friends will betray you. And they will 30 Now when they sprout leaves,
kill some of you. seeing it, you will know from
17 And you will be hated by all yourselves that now the summer is
because of My name. near.
18 And a hair of your head shall in 31 So also when you see these things
no way perish. happening, you know that the
19 By your patience1 you will gain kingdom of YAHWEH is near.
your souls. 32 Truly I say to you, In no way will
20 And when you see Jerusalem this generation pass away until all
being encircled by armies, then these things shall occur.
recognize that its destruction has come 33 The heaven and the earth will
near. pass away, but My Words will not pass
21 Then let those in Judea flee into away, never!
the mountains; and those in its midst, 34 But beware in yourselves that
let them go out. And those in the your hearts never become heavy by
villages let them not go into her. extravagance and by drunkenness and
22 For these are days of vengeance by distress of the world, and that day
when all things that have been written should come suddenly upon you
are to be fulfilled. 35 as a snare, for it will come in on
23 But woe to the pregnant women, all those sitting on the face of all the
and the ones nursing in those days; for earth. (Isa. 24:17)
great distress will be on the earth and 36 Then be watchful at every time,
wrath on this people. begging that you be counted worthy to
24 And they will fall by the mouth of escape all these things, the things
the sword and will be led captive to all being about to happen, and to stand
the nations. And Jerusalem will be before the Son of Man.
trodden down by nations, until the 37 And in the days, He was teaching
times of the nations are fulfilled. in the sanctuary. And going out in the
nights, He lodged in the Mountain
1 This word means cheerful endurance, called House of Olives.
constancy.
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38 And all the people came early to Master says to you, Where is the guest
Him in the sanctuary, to hear Him. room where I may eat the Passover
with My disciples?
Chapter 22 12 And that one will show you a large
upper room which he has furnished.
1 And the Feast of Unleavened Prepare there.
Bread, being called Passover, drew 13 And having gone, they found as
near. He had told them, and they prepared
2 And the chief priests and the the Passover2.
scribes sought how to destroy Him; for 14 And when the hour came, He
they feared the people. reclined, and the twelve apostles with
3 And Satan entered into Judas, the Him.
one having been called Iscariot, being 15 And He said to them, I have
of the number of the Twelve. greatly desired that I eat this Passover
4 And going, he talked with the chief with you before I suffer.
priests and the commanders as to how 16 For I say to you that from now on,
he might deliver Him up. I will not eat of it again until when it is
5 And they exulted, and they agreed fulfilled in the kingdom of YAHWEH!
to give him silver. 17 And taking a cup, giving thanks,
6 And he fully consented and sought He said, Take this and divide it among
opportunity to betray Him to them, yourselves.
away from the crowd. 18 For I say to you that I will not
7 And the day of the Unleavened drink from the produce of the vine
came, on which the Passover must be again until the kingdom of YAHWEH
slaughtered1. comes!
8 And He sent Peter and John, 19 And He took bread and gave
saying, Having gone, prepare for us thanks and broke it and gave it to
the Passover, that we may eat. them and said, This is My body, which
9 And they said to Him, Where do for your sake is given. Do this for My
You desire that we prepare? memorial.
10 And He said to them, Behold 20 And in like manner the cup, after
when you enter into the city you will having supped, saying, This cup is the
meet up with a man who is bearing a New Covenant in My blood, which is
skin of water. Go after him and where being shed for your sakes.
he enters, 21 But, behold, the hand of My
11 And you will say to the betrayer is on the table with Me!
housemaster of that house, Our 22 And, indeed, the Son of Man goes
according as was determined, but woe
1 This verse clearly shows that the Passover to that man by whom He is betrayed!
was killed on the beginning portion of the 23 And they began to inquire among
14th of Aviv. Some have falsely assumed
themselves who then it may be of
that Yahshua died at the same time the
lambs were being killed, however scripture them, the one being about to do this.
never states this, and while Yahshua is 24 And there was also a dispute
being crucified, the chief priests were there among them, who of them seems to be
mocking him (Mk 15:31-32). If the greater.
Passover lambs were being killed at the
same time that Yahshua is being crucified, It 2 Yahshua ate the Passover on the beginning
is highly unlikely that the priests wouldn't of the 14th of Aviv according to scripture Ex
have been at the temple. 12:6.
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25 And Yahshua said to them, The here are two swords. And He said to
kings of the Gentiles are their masters them, It is sufficient.
and those who are authorities over 39 And going out, according to His
them are called doers of good. custom, He went to the Mount of
26 But you be not so, but the greater Olives; and His disciples also followed
among you, let him be as the lesser; Him.
and the one governing as the one 40 And having come on the place,
serving. He said to them, Pray that you do not
27 For who is greater, the one enter into temptation.
reclining, or the one serving? Is it not 41 And He was withdrawn from
the one reclining? But I am in your them, about a stone's throw. And
midst as One serving. having placed the knees, He prayed,
28 But you are those continuing with 42 saying, Father, if You purpose it,
Me during my trial. take away this cup from Me; but not
29 And I appoint a kingdom to you, My will be done, but let Yours be done.
as My Father appointed to Me, 43 And a cherub from Heaven
30 that you may eat and drink at My appeared to Him, strengthening Him.
table in My kingdom; and you will sit 44 And being in an agony, He prayed
on thrones judging the twelve tribes of more intently. And His sweat became
Israel. as drops of blood falling down onto the
31 And the Master said, Simon, earth.
Simon, behold! Satan wants to sift all 45 And rising up from the prayer,
of you like wheat. coming to His disciples, He found
32 And I have prayed over you that them sleeping from grief.
your faith may not weaken. Also in 46 And He said to them, Why do you
time you will turn and strengthen your sleep? Rising up, pray that you do not
brothers. enter into temptation.
33 And he said to Him, Master, I am 47 And as He was yet speaking,
ready to go both to prison and to death behold, a crowd! And the one called
with You. Judas, one of the Twelve, came in
34 And He said, Peter, I say to you, front of them and drew near to
A cock will not crow today before you Yahshua in order to kiss Him.
will deny knowing Me three times. 48 And Yahshua said to him, Judas,
35 And He said to them, When I sent do you betray the Son of Man with a
you without a purse, or a wallet, or kiss?
sandals, did you lack anything? And 49 And those around Him seeing
they said, Nothing. that about to occur, they said to Him,
36 Then He said to them, But now, Master, shall we strike with the sword?
the one having a purse, let him take it; 50 And a certain one of them struck
likewise also a wallet. And the one not the slave of the high priest and cut off
having, let him sell his garment, and his right ear.
let him buy a sword. 51 And answering, Yahshua said,
37 For I say to you that this that has Allow it until this. And touching his
been written must yet be fulfilled in ear, He healed him.
Me: "And He was numbered with the 52 And Yahshua said to those
wicked." For the things concerning Me coming upon Him, chief priests, and
will be fulfilled. (Isa. 53:12) commanders of the sanctuary, and
38 And they said, Master, behold,

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elders, Have you come out with led Him away into their Sanhedrin,
swords and clubs as against a robber? saying,
53 I was among you everyday in the 67 If you are the Messiah, tell us.
sanctuary, and you did not lay hands And He said to them, If I tell you, you
upon Me, but this is your hour and the will in no way believe.
power of darkness. 68 And also if I ask, in no way will
54 And laying hold of Him, they led you answer Me, or let Me go.
Him away and led Him into the house 69 From now on the Son of Man will
of the high priest. And Peter followed be sitting at the right of the power of
at a distance. YAHWEH. (Psa. 110:1)
55 And lighting a fire in the middle 70 And they all said, Then are you
of the courtyard, and they sitting the Son of Elohim? And He said to
down, Peter sat in their midst. them, You say it, because I AM!
56 And a certain female slave seeing 71 And they said, Why do we yet
him sitting near the light, and looking have need of witness? For we
intently at him, she said, And this one ourselves heard it from His mouth.
was with Him.
57 But he denied Him, saying, Chapter 23
Woman, I do not know Him.
58 And after a while, another seeing 1 And rising up, all the multitude of
him said, You also are of them. But them led Him before Pilate.
Peter said, Man, I am not. 2 And they began to accuse Him,
59 And about an hour intervening, a saying, We found this One perverting
certain other one boldly charged, the nation, and forbidding to give the
saying, Truly this one also was with head tax to Caesar, saying Himself to
Him, for he also is a Galilean. be a king, Messiah.
60 And Peter said, Man, I do not 3 And Pilate questioned Him, saying,
know what you say. And immediately, Are you the king of the Jews? And
while he yet spoke, the cock crowed. answering, him, He said, You say it.
61 And turning, Yahshua looked at 4 And Pilate said to the chief priests
Peter. And Peter remembered the and the crowds, I find nothing
Word of our Master, how He told him, blamable in this man.
Before a cock would crow, you will 5 But they insisted, saying, He stirs
deny Me three times. up the people, teaching throughout all
62 And going outside, Peter wept Judea, beginning from Galilee to here.
bitterly. 6 And hearing Galilee, Pilate asked if
63 And the men who were holding the man is a Galilean.
Yahshua mocked Him, beating Him. 7 And knowing that He is from
64 And blindfolding Him, they were Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him up
striking His face and questioning Him, to Herod, he also being in Jerusalem
saying, Prophesy, who is the one who in these days.
struck You? 8 And seeing Yahshua, Herod greatly
65 And blaspheming, many other rejoiced, for he was wishing to see
things they said to Him. Him for a long time, because of
66 And when day came, the body of hearing many things about Him. And
elders of the people, the chief priests he hoped to see some miraculous sign
and scribes, were gathered. And they being brought about by Him.
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words. But He answered him not a 25 And he released to them the one
thing. thrown into prison due to revolt and
10 And the chief priests and the murder, whom they asked. But he
scribes stood fiercely accusing Him. delivered Yahshua to their will.
11 And Herod insulted him, and 26 And as they led Him away, having
when he had mocked Him, his soldiers laid hold on a certain Simon, a
clothed Him with garments of purple Cyrenian, coming from a field, they
and sent Him to Pilate. put the cross beam on him, to bear it
12 And on that same day, both Pilate behind Yahshua.
and Herod became friends with each 27 And a great multitude of people
other, for before they were at enmity were following Him, and of women
between themselves. who also were bewailing and
13 And having called together the lamenting Him.
chief priests and the rulers and the 28 And turning to them, Yahshua
people, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not
14 Pilate said to them, You brought weep over Me, but weep over
this Man to me as perverting the yourselves and over your children.
people. And, behold, examining Him 29 For behold, days will come in
before you, I found nothing blamable which they will say, Blessed are the
in this Man regarding that which you barren, and the wombs that did not
charge against Him. bear, and breasts that did not nurse.
15 But neither did Herod, for I sent 30 "Then they will begin to say to the
you up to him; and, behold, nothing mountains, Fall on us! And to the hills,
worthy of death is done by Him. Cover us!" (Hos. 10:8)
16 Therefore chastising Him, I will 31 For if they do these things in a live
release Him. green tree, what may take place in the
17 And he had to release to them one dry1? (Acts 5:30, 1 Pe 2:24)
at the Feast. 32 And coming with him were two
18 And they all together shouted, others, doers of evil to be killed.
saying, Take this one, and release 33 And when they came to a certain
Barabbas to us place, which is called "Skull", they
19 (he who was thrown into prison crucified Him there and those doers of
due to some revolt and murder evil, one at His right and one at His
occurring in the city.) left.
20 Then Pilate again called out, 34 And Yahshua said, Father, forgive
desiring to release Yahshua. them, for they do not know what they
21 But they shouted, saying, Crucify!
Crucify Him! 1 Yahshua was crucified in a living tree, not
22 And a third time he said to them, on a dead piece of wood. The wood He
For what evil did this One do? I found carried to the crucifixion was the cross
no cause of death in Him. Therefore, beam in which the sentence of the criminal
was written and hung above him.
chastising Him, I will release Him.
Crucifixions on crosses were done in Rome,
23 But with loud voices they but Jerusalem had no hard wood forests for
insisted, asking for Him to be such death sentences as Josephus tells us at
crucified. And their voices, and that of times there were up to 500 Jews a day being
the chief priests, prevailed. crucified during this time. The crucifixions
24 And Pilate commanded their took place on trees and actually several
request to be granted. trees were found in Israel that were used for
ancient crucifixions at this time period.
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are doing. And dividing His garments, Yahshua said, Father, "into Your
they cast a lot. (Psa. 22:18) hands I place My spirit." And saying
35 And the people stood watching. this, He breathed out the spirit. (Psa.
And the rulers with them also scoffed, 31:5)
saying He saved others; let Him save 47 And seeing the thing happening,
Himself, if this One is the Messiah, the the centurion glorified YAHWEH,
chosen of Elohim. saying, Truly, this Man was righteous.
36 And coming near, the soldiers 48 And all the crowd arriving
also mocked Him and were offering together at this sight, watching the
vinegar to Him, thing happening, beating their breasts,
37 and saying, If You are the king of they returned.
the Jews, save Yourself. 49 And all those known to Him
38 And also an inscription was stood at a distance, and the women,
written over Him, in Greek, Latin and those who accompanied Him from
Hebrew letters: Galilee, were seeing these things.
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 50 And, behold, a man named
39 And one of the hanged criminals Joseph, being a councilor, a good and
blasphemed Him, saying, If You are righteous man.
the Messiah, save Yourself and us. 51 This one was not assenting to
40 And his companion rebuked him their counsel and deed (he was from
and said to him, You are not even Arimathea, a city of the Jews), and
afraid of Elohim, because even you are who himself was eagerly expecting the
in that judgment. kingdom of YAHWEH,
41 And we are deserving justly, for as 52 coming near to Pilate, this one
we have done we have been repaid. asked for the body of Yahshua.
But that which is hateful has not been 53 And he took it down and wrapped
done by this man. it in a shroud of linen and laid it in a
42 And he said to Yahshua, Master, hewn tomb that which no man had yet
remember me when You come in Your been placed.
Kingdom. 54 And the day was setting and the
43 And Yahshua said to him, Truly, Sabbath was approaching2.
today, I say to you, you will be with Me 55 And having followed, also the
in Paradise1. women who were accompanying Him
44 And it was about the sixth hour, out of Galilee, watched the tomb, and
and darkness came over all the land how His body was placed.
until the ninth hour. 56 And returning, they prepared
45 And the sun was darkened, and spices and perfume. And indeed they
the veil of the sanctuary was torn in rested on the Sabbath, according to
the middle. the commandment3.
46 And crying with a loud voice,
Chapter 24
1 The timing of the verse is that Yahshua was
speaking to the thief on that day, and 1 And the first of the Sabbaths 4 at
promising him that sometime in the future dawn, while still dark5, they came on
he would be in paradise with Yahshua. the tomb, carrying spices which they
Yahshua could not have been promising the prepared; and some were with them.
thief to be in paradise that day as He
Himself would be 3 days and 3 nights in the 2 This was the Holyday of Unleavened bread,
grave. not the weekly Sabbath (Joh 19:31)
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2 And they found the stone having wondering to himself at what had
been rolled away from the tomb. happened.
3 And going in, they did not find the 13 And, behold, two of them were
body of the Master Yahshua. going on the same day to a village
4 And it happened, as they were being sixty stadia distant from
astonished about this, even behold, Jerusalem, which was named
two men in shining clothing stood Emmaus.
above them. 14 And they talked to each other
5 And they becoming terrified, and about all these things taking place.
bowing their faces to the earth, they 15 And it happened, as they talked
said to them, Why do you seek the and reasoned, coming near, Yahshua
living with the dead? Himself traveled with them.
6 He is not here, but was raised. 16 But their eyes were held so as not
Remember how He spoke to you, yet to recognize Him.
being in Galilee, 17 And He said to them, What are
7 saying, The Son of Man must be these words that you speak one with
delivered into the hands of sinful men, the other while you are walking and
and to be crucified, and on the third you are sad?
day He will rise again. 18 And answering, one of them
8 And they remembered His Words. whose name was Cleopas, said to Him,
9 And returning from the tomb, they Are You the only One who resides in
reported all these things to the Eleven, Jerusalem and do not know the things
and to all the rest. happening in it in these days?
10 And they were Mariam 19 And He said to them, What
Magdalene, Joanna, and Mariam things? And they said to Him, The
mother of Jacob, and the rest with things concerning Yahshua the
them, who told these things to the Nazarene, who was a man, a prophet
apostles. mighty in deed and word before
11 And their words seemed like Elohim and all the people;
foolishness to them, and they did not 20 and how the chief priests and our
believe them. rulers delivered Him to the judgment
12 But rising up, Peter ran to the of death, and crucified Him.
tomb, and stooping down he saw the 21 But we were hoping that He is the
linen lying alone. And he went away One going to redeem Israel. But then
with all these things, this third day
3 Another clear proof that the Sabbath
commandment was still binding after the
death of Yahshua. One must remember that
this good news message was written by
Luke some 30 years after the crucifixion
and if the Sabbath was no longer binding it
would make no sense to make such a strong
statement in support of it.
4 The seven week Sabbath count to Shavuot
5 This shows that Yahshua was resurrected
sometime the night before, “as it was still
dark”, and he was already gone. The
sunrise service resurrection theory is
adopted from pagan sun worship and not
scriptural.
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comes today since these things blessed, and having broken He gave to
happened1. them.
22 And also some of our women 31 And their eyes were opened, and
astounded us, having been early at the they knew Him. And He became
tomb, invisible from them.
23 and not finding His body, they 32 And they said to one another,
came saying to have seen a vision of Was not our heart burning in us as He
cherubs also, who say Him to be alive. spoke to us in the highway, and as He
24 And some of those with us went opened up to us the Scriptures?
to the tomb, and found it so, even as 33 And rising up in the same hour,
the women also said; but they did not they went back to Jerusalem, and they
see Him. found the Eleven, and those with
25 And He said to them, O foolish them, having been gathered,
ones, and slow of heart to believe on 34 saying, The Master really was
all things which the prophets spoke! raised and appeared to Simon.
26 Was it not necessary for the 35 And they related the things in the
Messiah to suffer these things, and to highway, and how He was known to
enter into His glory? them in the breaking of the bread.
27 And beginning from Moses, and 36 And as they were telling these
from all the prophets, He explained to things, Yahshua Himself stood in their
them the things about Himself in all midst, and said to them, Peace to you!
the Scriptures. 37 But being terrified, and being
28 And they drew near to the village filled with fear, they thought they saw
where they were going, and He seemed a ghost.
to be going further. 38 And He said to them, Why are
29 And they constrained Him, you troubled? And why do doubts
saying, Stay with us, for it is toward come up in your hearts.
evening, and the day has declined. And 39 See My hands and My feet, that I
He went in to stay with them. am He? Feel Me and see, because a
30 And it happened as He reclined ghost does not have flesh and bones,
with them, having taken bread, He as you see Me having.
40 And saying this, He showed them
His hands and feet.
1 If this is the third day since the crucifixion, 41 But yet they not believing from
then it would be impossible for the the joy, and marveling, He said to
crucifixion to be on a Friday. Counting back them, Have you any food here?
3 days from the afternoon of the first day of 42 And they handed a broiled part of
the week brings us to a crucifixion on week a fish to Him, and from a honeycomb.
day 5 (Thursday) afternoon and then, there 43 And taking these before them, He
was a Holy day on Friday and then, the ate.
Sabbath to follow and Yahshua was 44 And He said to them, These are
resurrected on Saturday evening, the
the Words which I spoke to you yet
beginning of the first day of the week and
the feast of fruit fruits as He was the first of being with you, that all the things
the first fruits (1 Cor 15:23). He perfectly must be fulfilled having been written
fulfilled the first-fruit ceremony and that is in the Torah of Moses, and the
why He could not be touched by Mary Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning
Magdalene until He ascended to heaven to Me.
officially be accepted as the first-fruit
offering for Israel. (Joh 20:17)
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45 Then He opened up their mind to

understand the Scriptures,
46 and said to them, So it is written,
and so the Messiah must suffer, and to
rise from the dead on the third day.
47 And repentance and remission of
sins must be preached on His name to
all the nations, beginning from
Jerusalem.
48 And you are witnesses of these
things.
49 And, behold, I send forth the
promise of My Father on you. But you
sit in the city of Jerusalem until you
are clothed with power from on high.
50 He led them out as far as to
Bethany. And lifting up His hands, He
blessed them.
51 And it happened that while He
blessed them, He was separated from
them and ascended into Heaven.
52 And worshiping Him, they
returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
53 and were continually in the
sanctuary, praising and blessing
YAHWEH. Amen.

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Book of John
Chapter 1 11 He came to His own, and His own
did not receive Him.
1 In the beginning1 was the Word, 12 But as many as received Him, to
and the Word was with Elohim, and them He gave authority to become
the Word was Elohim. sons of Elohim, to the ones believing
2 He was in the beginning with into His name4,
Elohim. 13 Those who neither by blood nor
3 Everything existed through His by the will of the flesh nor by the will
hands, and without Him, not even one of a man, rather were begotten by
thing existed of the things, which have Elohim5.
existed2. 14 And the Word became flesh and
4 In Him was life, and the life was tabernacled among us6. And we beheld
the light of men; His glory, glory as of an only begotten
5 and the light shines in the one from the Father, full of grace and
darkness, and the darkness did not of truth.
overtake it. 15 John witnessed concerning Him,
6 There was a man sent from and has cried out, saying, This One
Elohim; his name was John. was He of whom I said, He coming
7 He came for a witness, that he after me has been before me, for He
might witness concerning the Light, was preceding me.
that all might believe through Him. 16 And out of His fullness we all
8 He was not that Light, but that he received, and grace on top of grace.
might witness concerning the Light. 17 For the Torah was given through
9 He was the true Light; He Moses, but grace and truth came
enlightens every man coming into the through Yahshua Messiah7.
world.
10 He was in the world, and the 4 This clearly shows mans' wonderful
world came into being through His potential from Yahweh to become a literal
hand3, yet the world did not know child of His (Ro 8:11-17). It also shows that
Him. to reach this potential one must surrender
his will to YHWH and accept the sacrifice
1 In the beginning in Hebrew is “B'resheet” of Yahshua and enter covenant through His
and John is paralleling the book of Genesis name (acts 4:12).
and showing Yahshua being a part of the 5 Showing that this sonship process does not
creation process with Yahweh the Father. come through physical birth, but through
The Aramaic word for “word” is miltha and joining covenant with YHWH.
is not easily translated but can also be 6 John wrote this last good news message in
manifestation or substance. the mid 90's AD. At this time Gnostics were
2 John is clearly pointing to Yahshua's claiming that all flesh is evil and the
preexistence with the Father and also that Messiah could not have been born in a
Yahshua was with the Father creating all human body. That is why John starts by
things. If you look at all creation accounts showing the divinity and eternal existence
in scripture there is always a duality to of Yahshua with the Father, and then, also
Elohim in creation consisting of Yah shows that He put aside His divinity (Phil
Yahweh the father and Yahshua Yahweh His 2:5-8) and was born in human form.
son. Yahweh is a family name. Elohim is a 7 The purpose of the Torah was never to give
plural word also. (Gen 1:26, Eccl 12:1, Ps salvation but to teach us how to live (Ps
149:1, Is 54:5) 119:105). Only the shed blood of Yahshua
3 Again, showing Yahshua being a part of the can justify someone and pay the penalty of
creation process in Genesis. their sins.
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18 No one has seen YAHWEH at Bethabara at the crossing of the

any time; the only begotten Son, who Jordan, where John was baptizing.
is in the bosom of the Father, that One 29 On the morrow, John saw
declares Him1. Yahshua coming toward him and said,
19 And this is the witness of John, Behold! The Lamb of Elohim4, who
when the Jews sent priests and Levites takes away the sin of the world!
that they might ask him, Who are you? 30 This is He whom I spoke
20 And he confessed and did not concerning that, After me will come a
deny; yea, he acknowledged, I am not man, yet He was before me5 because
the Messiah. He is earlier than me.
21 And they asked him, What, then? 31 And I did not know Him except
Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. that He be made known first to Israel.
Are you the Prophet2? And he Because of this, I have come that I
answered, No. might baptize with water.
22 Then they said to him, Who are 32 And John witnessed, saying, I
you, that we may give an answer to have seen the Spirit coming down as a
those sending us? What do you say dove6 out of Heaven, and He rested on
about yourself? Him.
23 He said, "I am a voice crying in 33 And I did not know Him, but the
the wilderness: Make straight the way One sending me to baptize in water,
of YAHWEH," as Isaiah the prophet that One said to me, On whomever you
said. (Isa. 40:3) see the Spirit coming down and
24 And those who had been sent abiding on Him, this is the One
were of the Pharisees. baptizing in the Holy Spirit.
25 And they asked him and said to 34 And I have seen and have
him, Why then do you baptize, if you witnessed that this One is the Son of
are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor YAHWEH.
the Prophet? 35 Again on another day, John and
26 John answered them, saying, I two from his disciples stood.
baptize in water, but One stands in 36 And looking at Yahshua walking,
your midst whom you do not know; he said, Behold, the Lamb of
27 This One it is who has come after YAHWEH!
me, who has existed before me3, of 37 And the two disciples heard him
whom I am not worthy that I should speaking, and they followed Yahshua.
loosen the strap of His sandal. 38 But having seen them following,
28 These things took place in Yahshua said to them, What do you
seek? And they said to Him, Rabbi
1 Clearly showing that the Father Yahweh and
the Son Yahshua are two different beings, 4 This term, which is almost used exclusively
but are united by the one spirit of Yahweh. in Revelation is also used by John the
They have fully submitted their wills to one baptist here.
another in love, goal and purpose. This also 5 This comes from the Hebrew verb “hayah”
shows that the one whom Moses saw in which means “to exist” and John is clearly
Exodus was Yahshua, the Messenger of making a connection to Yahshua being the
YHWH (Exo 3:2), but not the Father “I am“ of Exodus.
Himself. (Joh 3:13, 5:37, 6:46, 1Joh 4:12) 6 In Hebrew Jonah means dove and Yahshua
2 Deut 18:17-19 also stated the only sign that He was the
3 Another clear scripture showing the Messiah was the sign of Jonah (Math 12:39-
preexistence of Yahshua. 40)
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(which being translated is called Him, Rabbi, You are the Son of
Teacher), where do You live? YAHWEH; You are the King of Israel.
39 He said to them, Come and see. 50 Yahshua answered and said to
They went and saw where He stayed, him, Because I said to you I saw you
and they remained with Him that day. under the fig tree, do you believe? You
And the hour was about the tenth. will see greater things than these.
40 Andrew the brother of Simon 51 And He says to him, Truly, truly, I
Peter was one of the two who heard say to you, From now on you will see
from John and was following Him. Heaven opened, and "The cherubs of
41 This one first found his own Elohim ascending and descending" on
brother Simon and tells him, We have the Son of Man. (Gen. 28:12)
found the Messiah1.
42 And he led him to Yahshua. And Chapter 2
looking at him, Yahshua said, You are
Simon the son of Jonah; you shall be 1 And on the third day a marriage
called Kepha (which translated is took place in Cana of Galilee, and the
rock). mother of Yahshua was there.
43 And on the morrow, Yahshua 2 And Yahshua and His disciples also
desired to go out into Galilee. And He were invited to the marriage.
found Philip, and says to him, Follow 3 And being short of wine, the
Me! mother of Yahshua said to Him, They
44 And Philip was from Bethsaida2, have no wine3.
of the city of Andrew and Peter. 4 Yahshua said to her, What do you
45 Philip finds Nathaniel and said to want from Me to you, woman? My
him, We have found the One of whom hour has not yet come.
Moses wrote in the Torah and the 5 His mother said to the servants,
Prophets, Yahshua the son of Joseph, Whatever He says to you, do.
from Nazareth. 6 And there were six stone waterpots
46 And Nathaniel said to him, Can standing, according to the purification
any good thing be out of Nazareth? of the Jews, each containing two or
Philip said to him, Come and see. three measures4.
47 Yahshua saw Nathaniel coming 7 Yahshua said to them, Fill the
toward Him and said concerning him, waterpots with water. And they filled
Behold, truly an Israelite in whom is them to the top.
no guile! 8 And He said to them, Now draw
48 Nathaniel said to Him, from
where do You know me? Yahshua
answered and said to him, Before 3 Wine was a part of every day life in ancient
Philip called, you being under the fig Israel as mixing water with some wine
tree, I saw you. would kill the bacteria in the water. Also, in
49 Nathaniel answered and said to scripture it is also a sign of happiness and
joy and blessing and was used in the daily
temple rituals. Of course over indulgence
1 The Greek manuscript then has the words, and drunkenness were forbidden by
“which is being interpreted the Christ”. scripture.
This clearly shows that the Aramaic was 4 Accordingly to the priestly rule only stone
written first and the Greek translated from water-pots could be used for religious
it. washings as they are natural, whereas clay
2 In Hebrew Bethsaida means House of the were man-made and would not be able to be
fishermen. used in religious ceremony.
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out and take it to the master of the 18 Then the Jews answered and said
feast. And they took it. to Him, What sign do You show to us,
9 But when the master of the feast since You do these things?
tasted the water that had become 19 Yahshua said to them, tear down
wine, and did not know from where it this sanctuary, and in three days I will
was (but the servants drawing the raise it up.
water knew), the master of the feast 20 Then the Jews said, This
called the bridegroom, sanctuary was forty six years being
10 and he said to him, Every man built, and do You raise it up in three
first sets on the good wine, and when days?
they have drunk freely, then the 21 But He spoke about the sanctuary
inferior one. You have kept the good of His body.
wine until now. 22 Then when He was raised from
11 This beginning of the miraculous the dead, His disciples recalled that He
signs Yahshua did in Cana of Galilee 1. said this to them. And they believed
And it revealed His glory, and His the Scripture, even the Word that
disciples believed into Him. Yahshua spoke.
12 After this He went down to 23 And as He was in Jerusalem, at
Capernaum, He and His mother and the Passover, at the Feast, many
His brothers and His disciples. And He believed into His name, seeing the
remained there a few days. miracles which He did.
13 And the Passover of the Jews was 24 But Yahshua did not entrust
near. And Yahshua went up to Himself to them, because He
Jerusalem2. understood every man.
14 And He found those selling oxen 25 And He did not rely on men to
and sheep and doves in the sanctuary, testify to Him concerning anyone, for
and the money changers sitting. He knew what was in man.
15 And making a whip out of ropes,
He threw all out of the sanctuary, both Chapter 3
the sheep, and the oxen, and the
money changers, pouring out the 1 But there was a man from the
money and overturning the tables. Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a
16 And to the ones selling the doves, ruler of the Jews.
He said, Take these things from here! 2 This one came to Yahshua by night
Do not make My Father's house a and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that
house of merchandise3. You have come as a teacher from
17 And His disciples remembered Elohim. For no one is able to do these
that it was written, "The zeal of Your miraculous signs which You do, except
house has consumed Me." (Psa. 69:9) Elohim be with Him4.
3 Yahshua answered and said to him,
1 A small village just north of Nazareth and
Truly, truly I say to you, that if a man
known for pomegranates. This wine could
have been pomegranate wine. 4 The Pharisees knew that Yahshua had come
2 Yahshua always went to Jerusalem at feast from YHWH, but due to their selfish
time according to scripture (Deut 16:16). ambitions to keep power they totally
3 If Yahshua were here today He would be rejected His authority from YHWH. Many
appalled at the marketing of the good news so-called ministers are doing like-wise
message by Babylonian greedy ministries today. Is 8:20 is a clear litmus test to who is
today. a true servant of YHWH.
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is not born again, he is not able to see out of Heaven, The Son of Man is He
the Kingdom of YAHWEH1. who is in Heaven4.
4 Nicodemus said to Him, "How is it 14 And even as Moses lifted up the
possible to enter the womb of his serpent in the wilderness, so must the
mother the second time and be born?" Son of Man be lifted up,
5 Yahshua answered, Truly, truly I 15 that everyone believing into Him
say to you, that if a man is not born should not be destroyed, but have
from water and spirit, he is not able to everlasting life.
enter into the kingdom of YAHWEH. 16 For YAHWEH so loved the world
6 The thing, which is born from that He gave His only begotten Son,
flesh, is flesh, and the thing, which is that everyone believing into Him
born from spirit, is spirit2. should not perish, but have everlasting
7 Do not wonder because I said to life5.
you, You must be born from above. 17 For YAHWEH did not send His
8 The wind will blow where it Son into the world that He might
desires, and you hear its voice. But you condemn the world, but that the world
do not know from where it comes or to might have life through Him.
where it goes. Likewise is everyone 18 The one believing into Him is not
who is born from spirit3. condemned; but the one not believing
9 Nicodemus answered and said to has already been condemned, for he
Him, How are these things able to has not believed into the name of the
occur? only begotten Son of YAHWEH6.
10 Yahshua answered and said to 19 And this is the judgment, that the
him, You are the teacher of Israel, and Light has come into the world, and
you do not know these things? men loved the darkness more than the
11 Truly, truly, I say to you, That Light, for their works were evil.
which we know, we speak; and that 20 For everyone practicing
which we have seen, we testify. And wickedness hates the Light, and does
you do not receive our testimony. not come to the Light, that his works
12 If I tell you earthly things, and may not be exposed.
you do not believe, how will you 21 But the one doing the truth comes
believe if I tell you heavenly things? to the Light, that his works may be
13 And no one has gone up into revealed, that they exist, having been
Heaven, except He having come down worked in Elohim.
22 After these things Yahshua and
His disciples came into the land of
1 This is referring to being born again from Judea. And He continued there with
the dead into a glorified spiritual body as them and baptized.
Yahshua was when He was the firstborn
resurrected from the dead. Being baptized
into covenant relationship is merely when 4 The dead are not in heaven but are sleeping
we are begotten and is the beginning of this in the grave waiting the resurrection. Joh
process, but one is not truly born again till 1:18 Acts 2:29, 34, 1Cor 15:50-52, Acts
the resurrection. (1 Cor 15:48-53, 1Joh 3:2 7:60, Joh 11:11, 1 Thes 4:13-15 Job 14:13-
Col 1:18). 14
2 This clearly proves point 5 above. 5 The way to receive this everlasting life is to
3 When one is born of the Ruach Ha Chodesh fully surrender one's life to Messiah as King
(Spirit) then he would not be bound by the of the universe and master over our lives.
degenerating human body or the wicked 6 This name is Yahshua meaning Yahweh's
nature that it personifies. salvation.
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23 And John was also baptizing in 36 He who believes in the Son has
Ain-Yon, near Salim1, for many waters life that is eternal, and he who does
were there. And they came and were not obey the Son will not see life,
being baptized. rather the wrath of YAHWEH will rise
24 For John had not yet been up against him.
thrown into the prison.
25 Then a question from John's Chapter 4
disciples arose with the Jews about
purification. 1 Now the Pharisees had heard that
26 And they came to John and said Yahshua made many disciples and was
to him, Teacher, the One who was with baptizing more than John
you beyond the Jordan, to whom you 2 (though truly Yahshua Himself did
have witnessed, behold, this One not baptize, but His disciples),
baptizes, and all are coming to Him. 3 He left Judea and went away into
27 John answered and said, A man is Galilee again.
able to receive nothing unless it has 4 And it was needful for Him to pass
been given to him from Heaven. through Samaria.
28 You yourselves witness to me that 5 And He came to a Samaritan city
I said, I am not the Messiah, but that called Sychar, near the piece of land
having been sent, I am going before Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
that One. 6 And there was there a spring of
29 The one having the bride is the water that had belonged to Jacob, and
bridegroom. But the friend of the Yahshua was tired from the fatigue of
bridegroom, standing and hearing the journey. And He sat on the well,
him, rejoices with joy because of the and it was the sixth hour.
bridegroom's voice. Then by this my 7 A woman came out of Samaria to
joy has been fulfilled2. draw water. Yahshua said to her, Give
30 It is necessary for Him to Me some to drink.
increase, and for me to decrease. 8 For His disciples had gone away
31 For He who has come from above into the city that they might buy
is higher than all, and he who is from provisions.
the earth, is from the earth he speaks. 9 Then the Samaritan woman said to
He who has come from Heaven is Him, How do You, being a Jew, ask to
higher than all. drink from me, I being a Samaritan
32 And what He has seen and heard, woman? For Jews do not have social
this He testifies, and no one receives dealings with Samaritans.
His testimony. 10 Yahshua answered and said to
33 The one receiving His testimony her, If you knew the gift of YAHWEH,
has verified that YAHWEH is true. and who is the One saying to you, Give
34 For the One whom Elohim sent Me to drink, you would have asked
speaks the Words of Elohim, for Him, and He would give you living
Elohim does not give the Spirit by water.
measure. 11 The woman said to Him, Sir, You
35 The Father loves the Son and has have no bucket, and the well is deep.
given all things into His hand. From where then do You have living
water?
1 This is just south-east of Beth-Shean 12 Are You greater than our father
2 John was the last Old Testament prophet, Jacob who gave us the well, and he
but not part of the bride.
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and his sons and his sheep drank out worshiping Him must worship in spirit
of it? and truth.1
13 Yahshua answered and said to 25 The woman said to Him, I know
her, Everyone drinking of this water that Messiah is coming, When that
will thirst again; One comes, He will teach us all things.
14 But everyone who drinks from the 26 Yahshua said to her, I AM! The
waters that I give to him will not thirst One speaking to you.
forever. But those waters that I give to 27 And on this, His disciples came
him will become in him a spring of and marveled that He was speaking
water that will spring up into life that with a woman. However, no one said,
is eternal. What do You want? Or, why do You
15 The woman said to Him, Sir, give speak with her?
me this water, that I may not thirst, 28 Then the woman left her water-
nor come here to draw. pot and went away into the city and
16 Yahshua said to her, Go, call your said to the men,
husband and come here. 29 Come, see a Man who told me all
17 And the woman answered and things, whatever I did. Is this One not
said, I have no husband. Yahshua said the Messiah?
to her, Well did you say, I have no 30 Therefore, they went out of the
husband. city and came to Him.
18 For you have had five husbands! 31 But in the meantime the disciples
And the one that you have now is not asked Him, saying, Rabbi, eat?
your husband. This you have spoken is 32 But He said to them, I have food
true. to eat which you do not know.
19 The woman said to Him, my 33 Then the disciples said to one
Master, I perceive that You are a another, No one brought Him food to
prophet. eat?
20 Our fathers have bowed down 34 Yahshua said to them, My food is
and worshiped in this mountain, and that I should do the will of Him who
you say that in Jerusalem is the place sent Me, and that I may finish His
where it is necessary to worship. work.
21 Yahshua said to her, Woman, 35 Do you not say that after four
believe Me that an hour is coming months comes the harvest? Behold I
when you will worship the Father say to you, lift up your eyes and see the
neither in this mountain nor in
Jerusalem. 1 The reference here is about animal sacrifice.
22 You worship what you do not Samaritans had an altar in Mount Gerazim
know; we worship what we know, for for sacrificing animals and the Jews had
life is of the Jews. theirs in Jerusalem. The word in Hebrew for
23 But an hour is coming, and now sacrifice is “Korban” and means “to draw
is, when the true worshipers will closer to through relationship”. Giving your
precious animal to YHWH was an act to
worship the Father in spirit and in
draw closer to Him. The context has
truth. For the Father also seeks such, nothing to do with appearing before
the ones worshiping Him. Yahweh at feast time in Jerusalem as
24 Elohim is spirit, and the ones Yahshua Himself goes up to Jerusalem for
the feast in chapter 5:1. Even in the
millennial kingdom all nations will appear
before Yahweh in Jerusalem at feast time
(Zech 14:16). Also see note on 1Kgs 8:33.
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fields that are white and have ripened 47 Hearing that Yahshua was
for the harvest already1. coming from Judea into Galilee, this
36 And he that reaps receives a wage one went out to Him and asked Him
and gathers fruit unto life that is that He would come and heal his son,
eternal. And the sower and the reaper for he was about to die.
together will rejoice. 48 Then Yahshua said to him, If you
37 For in this the word is true, that do not see miracles and wonders, you
another is the one sowing, and another will not believe!
the one reaping. 49 That servant of the king said to
38 I sent you to reap what you have him, My Master come down before the
not labored over. Others have labored, boy dies.
and you have entered into their labor. 50 Yahshua said to him, Go! Your
39 And many of the Samaritans out son lives. And the man believed the
of that city believed into Him, because word which Yahshua said to him, and
of the word of the woman testifying, went away.
He told me all things, whatever I did. 51 And while he was going down, his
40 Then as the Samaritans came to servants met up with him and brought
Him, they asked Him to remain with him hope, and said to him, Your son
them. And He remained there two lives!
days. 52 He then asked from them the
41 And many more believed through hour in which he had gotten better.
His Word. And they said to him, Yesterday, at the
42 And they said to the woman, We seventh hour, the fever left him.
no longer believe because of your 53 Then the father knew that it was
saying; for we ourselves have heard, at that hour in which Yahshua said to
and we know that this One is truly the him, Your son lives. And he himself,
Messiah, the Life-Giver of the world. and his whole house, believed.
43 But after the two days, He went 54 Again, this second miracle
out from there, and went away into Yahshua did, coming from Judea into
Galilee. Galilee.
44 For Yahshua Himself testified
that a prophet has no honor in his own Chapter 5
fatherland.
45 Therefore, when He came into 1 After these things, there was a feast
Galilee, the Galileans received Him, of the Jews, and Yahshua went up to
seeing all things which He did in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem at the Feast. For they also 2 Now there was a certain place of
went to the Feast. immersion there in Jerusalem, which
46 Then Yahshua came again to is called Bethesda, and there were five
Cana of Galilee where He made the porches in it.
water, wine. And there was a servant 3 In these was a great multitude of
of a certain king, whose son was sick the infirm lying, blind ones, lame ones,
in Capernaum. crippled ones, awaiting the stirring of
the water.
1 The only time that the fields would be white 4 For from time to time a cherub
(harvest ready) at summer and yet not would descend to it, to the place of
harvest-able still for 4 months would be in a immersion and would stir them the
Sabbatical year. 27 Ad to 28 Ad was a waters, and whoever would first
sabbatical year.
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descend after the movement of the 17 But Yahshua answered them, My

waters would be made whole of every Father works until now, and I work.
pain, which he had. 18 Because of this, therefore, the
5 But a certain man was there, being Jews lusted the more to kill Him, for
in infirmity thirty eight years. not only did He break the Sabbath, but
6 Seeing him lying, and knowing that also called YAHWEH His own Father,
he had already spent much time, making Himself equal to Elohim.
Yahshua said to him, Do you desire to 19 Then Yahshua answered and said
become whole? to them, Truly, truly I say to you that
7 The sick one answered Him, the Son is not able to do anything by
Master, I do not have a man, that his desire, but what he sees that the
when the water is agitated he may Father does. For these things that the
throw me into the pool; but while I am Father does, the Son also likewise
coming, another goes down before me. does.
8 Yahshua said to him, Rise up, Take 20 For the Father loves the Son and
up your cot and walk! shows to Him all things which He
9 And instantly the man became does. And He will show Him greater
well, and took up his cot and walked. works than these in order that you
And it was the Sabbath that day. may marvel.
10 Then the Jews said to the one 21 For even as the Father raises the
having been healed, It is the Sabbath. dead, and gives life, so also the Son
It is not lawful for you to lift up the gives life to whomever He wills.
cot1. 22 For the Father judges no one, but
11 He answered them, The One has given all judgment to the Son,
making me well, that One said to me, 23 so that all may honor the Son,
Lift up your cot and walk. even as they honor the Father2. The
12 Then they asked him, Who is the one not honoring the Son does not
man who told you, Lift up your cot and honor the Father who has sent Him.
walk? 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, The one
13 But he did not know the One who who hears My Word, and believes the
cured him, for a crowd being in that One who has sent Me, has everlasting
place, Yahshua had withdrawn. life, and does not come into judgment,
14 After these things, Yahshua found but has removed himself out of death
him in the sanctuary and said to him, into life.
Behold you are whole again. Do not 25 Truly, truly, I say to you that an
sin no more, lest something that is hour is coming, and now is, when the
worse than before should happen to dead will hear the voice of the Son of
you. YAHWEH, and the ones hearing will
15 The man went away and told the live.
Jews that Yahshua is the One making 26 For even as the Father has life in
him whole. Himself, so He gave also to the Son to
16 And because of this, the Jews have life in Himself3.
persecuted Yahshua and lusted to kill 27 And He also gave authority to
Him, because He did these things on
the Sabbath. 2 If Yahshua was not also Elohim this would
be idolatry.
3 All life comes from Yahweh and this verse
1 This was according to the Pharisaical law is stating that Yahweh also gave Yahshua
not the Torah. the authority to give eternal life to others.
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Him to execute judgment, for He is the life. And they are the ones witnessing
Son of Man. concerning Me.
28 Do not marvel at this, for an hour 40 And you are not willing to come
is coming in which all those in the to Me that you may have life.
tombs will hear His voice. 41 I do not receive glory from men;
29 And they will come out, the ones 42 but I have known you, that you
having done good into a resurrection do not have the love of YAHWEH in
of life; and the ones having practiced yourselves.
evil into a resurrection of judgment. 43 I have come in the name of My
30 I am not able to do anything of Father3, and you do not receive Me. If
my desire, but as I hear I judge and my another comes in his own name, you
judgment is just, for I don't seek my will receive that one.
will, rather the will of He who sent me. 44 How are you able to believe, you
31 If I witness concerning Myself, who receive glory from one another,
My witness is not true; and the glory which is from the only
32 it is Another that witnesses Elohim you do not seek?
concerning Me, and I know that the 45 Do not think that I will accuse
witness which He witnesses you to the Father; there is one
concerning Me is true. accusing you, Moses, in whom you
33 You have sent to John, and he has have hoped.
testified to the truth. 46 For if you were believing Moses,
34 But I do not receive witness from you would then believe Me; for that
man, but I say these things that you one wrote concerning Me.
may be saved. 47 But if you do not believe his
35 That one was the burning and writings, how will you believe My
shining lamp, and you were willing to Words?
delight in his light for an hour.
36 But I have the greater witness Chapter 6
than John's, for the works which the
Father has given Me, that I should 1 After these things, Yahshua went
finish them, the works which I do, away over the Sea of Galilee, of
themselves, witness concerning Me, Tiberius.
that the Father has sent Me. 2 And a great crowd followed Him,
37 And the Father, the One sending for they saw His miracles which He
Me, has Himself borne witness did on the sick ones.
concerning Me. You have neither 3 And Yahshua went up into the
heard His voice at any time, nor have mountain and sat there with His
you seen His appearance.1 (Joh 1:18) disciples.
38 And His Word does not dwell in
you because you do not believe in Him
whom He sent. 2 This word can also mean to trace. It is like a
39 You search2 the Scriptures, for
connect the dots picture, when you connect
you think in them you have everlasting all 300 messianic scriptures together there
is only one person in the history of the
1 The word for “heard” can also mean “to world who accomplished fulfilling them all,
listen or be attentive to” and in context is a Yahshua H'Masheach.
better rendering. The Israelites physically 3 Yahshua means Yahweh's salvation. Jesus
heard YHWH speak (Ex 20:1) but never has no entomology and in Hebrew there is
listened to His commands. no letter 'J'.
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4 And the Passover was near, the withdrew again to the mountain alone
feast of the Jews. (Joh 2:13) by Himself.
5 Then Yahshua lifting up His eyes 16 And when it became evening, His
and seeing that a great crowd is disciples went down on the sea.
coming to Him, He said to Philip, 17 And entering into the boat, they
From where may we buy bread that were going across the sea to
these may eat? Capernaum. And darkness had already
6 But He said this to test him, for He occurred, and Yahshua had not come
knew what He was about to do. to them.
7 Philip answered Him, bread for 18 And the sea was aroused by a
two hundred denarii are not enough great wind blowing.
for them, that each of them may 19 Then having rowed about twenty
receive a little. five or thirty furlongs, they saw
8 One of His disciples said to Him, Yahshua walking on the sea. And He
Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, having come near the boat, they were
9 A little boy is here who has five afraid.
loaves of barley and two fish 1; but 20 But He said to them, I AM! Do
what are these for so many? not fear.
10 And Yahshua said, Make the men 21 Then they desired to take Him
to recline. And much grass was in the into the boat. And the boat was
place. Then the men reclined, the instantly at the land to which they
number was about five thousand. were going.
11 And Yahshua took the loaves, and 22 On the morrow, the crowd
giving thanks distributed to the standing on the other side of the sea
disciples, and the disciples to those had seen that no other little boat was
reclining. And in the same way the there except one, that one into which
fish, as much as they desired. His disciples entered, and that
12 And when they were filled, He Yahshua did not go with His disciples
said to His disciples, Gather up the into the small boat, but that the
fragments left over, that not anything disciples went away alone.
be lost. (Matt 15:32-38) 23 But other small boats came from
13 Then they gathered and filled Tiberius near the place where they ate
twelve hand-baskets2 with fragments the loaves, the Master having given
of the five barley loaves which were thanks.
left over to those who had eaten. 24 Therefore, when the crowd saw
14 Then seeing what miraculous sign that Yahshua was not there nor His
Yahshua did, the men said, This is disciples, they themselves also entered
truly the Prophet, the One coming into into the boats and came to Capernaum
the world. (2 Kgs4:42-44) seeking Yahshua.
15 Then knowing that they were 25 And finding Him across the sea,
about to come and seize Him, that they said to Him, Rabbi, when did you
they might make Him king, Yahshua come here?
26 Yahshua answered them and
said, Truly, truly, I say to you, You
1 5 is the number of grace and when you add seek Me not because you saw
the 2 fish you have 7 the number of miraculous signs, but because you ate
perfection or completion. of the loaves and were satisfied.
2 A reference to the 12 tribes of Israel and 12 27 Do not labor for the food which
being the number of complete government.
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perishes, but for the food which 40 And this is the will of the One
endures to everlasting life, which the sending Me, that everyone seeing the
Son of Man will give to you; for Son and believing into Him should
YAHWEH the Father sealed1 this have everlasting life; and I will raise
One. him up at the last day.
28 Then they said to Him, What may 41 Then the Jews murmured about
we do that we may work the works of Him, because He said, I am the Bread
Elohim? coming down out of Heaven.
29 Yahshua answered and said to 42 And they said, Is this not
them, This is the work of Elohim, that Yahshua the son of Joseph, of whom
you believe into Him whom that One we know the father and the mother?
sent. How does this One now say, I have
30 Then they said to Him, Then come down out of Heaven?
what miraculous sign do You do that 43 Then Yahshua answered and said
we may see and may believe You? to them, Do not murmur with one
What do You work? another.
31 Our fathers ate the manna in the 44 No one is able to come to Me
wilderness, as it is written "He gave unless the Father who sent Me draws
them bread out of Heaven to eat." him, and I will raise him up in the last
(Psa. 78:24) day.
32 Then Yahshua said to them, 45 For it is written in the prophets
Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses has that all of them will be taught of
not given you the bread out of Heaven, Elohim. Everyone who hears therefore
but My Father gives you the true bread and learns from the Father comes to
out of Heaven. me. (Isa. 54:13)
33 For His bread, that of Elohim, is 46 It is not that man can see the
He who has come down from heaven Father, rather He who is from Elohim
and gives life to the world. is He who sees the Father.
34 Then they said to Him, Master, 47 Truly, truly, I say to you, The one
always give us this bread. believing into Me has everlasting life.
35 Yahshua said to them, I AM the 48 I AM the Bread of life2.
Bread of life; the one coming to Me 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the
will not at all hunger, and the one wilderness and died.
believing into Me will not thirst, never! 50 This is the Bread coming down
36 But I said to you that you also out of Heaven that anyone may eat of
have seen Me and did not believe. it and not die.
37 All that the Father gives to Me 51 I AM the Living Bread that came
shall come to Me, and the one coming down from Heaven. If anyone eats of
to Me I will in no way cast out. this Bread, he will live forever. And
38 For I have come down out of indeed the bread which I will give is
Heaven, not that I should do My will, My flesh, which I will give for the life
but the will of Him who sent Me. of the world.
39 And this is the will of the Father 52 Then the Jews argued with one
sending Me, that of all that He has another, saying, How can this One give
given Me, I shall not lose any from it, us His flesh to eat?
but shall raise him up in the last day. 53 Then Yahshua said to them,

1 This word means to give a mark of 2 Yahshua is the I AM. He was also born in
preservation (Rev 7:3). Beth/lechem meaning “House of bread”.
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Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you come to Me except it is given to him
eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and from My Father.
drink His blood, you do not have life in 66 Because of this saying, many of
yourselves1. His disciples turned their backs and
54 The one partaking of My flesh did not walk with Him.
and drinking of My blood has 67 Therefore, Yahshua said to the
everlasting life, and I will raise him up Twelve, Do you also wish to go?
at the last day. 68 Then Simon Peter answered Him,
55 For My body is truly food, and My Master, to whom shall we go? You
blood is truly drink. have the Words of everlasting life.
56 He who eats my body and drinks 69 And we have believed and have
my blood abides in me and I in him. known that You are the Messiah, the
57 Even as the living Father sent Me, Son of the living Elohim.
and I live through the Father; also the 70 Yahshua answered them, Did I
one partaking Me, even that one will not choose you, the Twelve? Yet one of
live through Me. you is a devil!
58 This is the Bread which came 71 But He spoke of Judas Iscariot,
down out of Heaven, not as your Simon's son, for this one was about to
fathers ate the manna and died; the betray Him, being one of the Twelve.
one partaking of this Bread will live
forever. Chapter 7
59 He said these things teaching in a
synagogue in Capernaum. 1 And after these things Yahshua was
60 Then many of His disciples walking in Galilee; for He did not
having heard, they said, This Word is desire to walk in Judea, because the
hard; who is able to hear it? Jews were lusting to kill Him.
61 But knowing in Himself that His 2 And the Feast of Sukkot in Judea
disciples were murmuring about this, was near.
Yahshua said to them, Does this 3 Then His brothers said to Him,
offend you? Move away from here and go to Judea,
62 What if you see the Son of Man that Your disciples will also see Your
ascending to the place where He was works which You do,
before? 4 for no one does anything in secret
63 It is the Spirit that gives life. The and himself seeks to be in public. If
flesh does not profit, nothing! The You do these things, reveal Yourself to
Words which I speak to you are spirit the world.
and are life. 5 For His brothers did not believe
64 But there are some of you who into Him.
are not believing. For Yahshua knew 6 Then Yahshua said to them, My
from the beginning who they were, the time is not yet here, but your time is
ones not believing, and who was the always ready.
one betraying Him. 7 The world cannot hate you; but it
65 And He said, Because of this, I hates Me because I witness about it,
have told you that no one is able to that its works are evil.
8 You go up to this feast. I will not go
1 Taking the passover symbols of the bread up to this feast now because my time is
and the wine once a year on passover is not yet finished.
required to continue on covenant
relationship.(Ex 13:10 Luk 22:19-20)
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9 And saying these things to them, day of the Sabbath so that the Torah of
He remained in Galilee. Moses should not be loosed, why do
10 But when His brothers went up, you murmur against me because the
then He also went up to the feast, not man who was created whole, I have
openly, but as in secret. made whole on this day of the
11 Then the Jews sought Him in the Sabbath1?
feast, and said, Where is that One? 24 Do not be judging by hypocrisy,
12 And much murmuring about Him rather judge with a just judgment.
was in the crowds. Some said, He is a 25 Then some of the Jerusalemites
good one; but others said, No, but He said, Is it not this One the One whom
deceives the crowd. they are seeking to kill?
13 However, no one publicly spoke 26 And, behold, He speaks publicly,
about Him, because of the fear of the and they say nothing to Him. Do our
Jews. Elders know that this is indeed the
14 But the feast now being half over, Messiah?
Yahshua went up to the sanctuary and 27 But we know this One, from
taught. where He is. But when the Messiah
15 And the Jews were marveling and comes, no one knows from where He
saying, How does this man know the is.
scrolls, since he has not learned them? 28 Then teaching, Yahshua cried out
16 Yahshua answered them and said, in the sanctuary, even saying, You
My doctrine is not Mine, but of the both know Me, and you know from
One who sent Me. where I am. And I have not come from
17 He who desires to do His will can Myself, but He is true, the One having
comprehend my teaching, if it is from sent Me, whom you do not know.
Elohim, or if from my own will I 29 But I know Him because I am
speak. from His presence and He sent me!
18 He who speaks from his own 30 Then they sought to seize Him;
mind seeks glory for himself, but he yet no one laid a hand on Him,
who seeks the glory of He who sent because His hour had not yet come.
him is true and there is no iniquity in 31 But many of the crowd believed
his heart. into Him, and said, The Messiah,
19 Has not Moses given you the when He comes will He do more
Torah, and not a man among you kept miracles than these which this One
the Torah? Why do you lust to kill Me? did?
20 The crowd answered and said, 32 The Pharisees heard the crowd
You have a demon. Who seeks to kill murmuring these things about Him,
You? and the Pharisees and the chief priests
21 Yahshua answered and said to sent officers, that they might seize
them, I did one work, and you all Him.
marvel. 33 Then Yahshua said to them, Yet a
22 Because of this Moses gave
circumcision to you. It was not 1 In the Aramaic this is written in the active
because it was from him, Moses, but participle form indicating that this was a
from the patriarchs, yet you Sabbath and Joh 7:14, shows that this was
circumcise a man on the day of the ½ way through the feast proving that Holy
Sabbath. day Sabbaths do not always fall on the day
23 If a man is circumcised on the of the weekly Sabbath, which lunar
worshipers wrongly assume.
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little while I am with you, and I go to 46 The officers answered, Never did
Him who sent Me. a man so speak as does this man.
34 You will seek Me, and will not 47 Then the Pharisees answered
find Me; and where I am, you are not them, Have you not also been
able to come. deceived?
35 Then the Jews said amongst 48 Not any from the rulers or from
themselves, Where is this One about to the Pharisees believed into Him have
go that we will not find Him? Why, they? (Is 53:1, 3)
indeed, is He about to go to the 49 But not knowing the Torah, this
countries of the Gentiles and teach the crowd is cursed.
pagans? 50 Nicodemus said to them, the one
36 What is this teaching which He coming by night to Him, being one of
said, You will seek Me and will not themselves,
find Me, and, Where I am, you are not 51 Does our Law judge the man
able to come? unless it hear from him first, and know
37 Now on the High day, which is what he has done?
the last of the feast1, Yahshua was 52 And they answered and said to
standing and He cried out and said, If him, Why are you also from Galilee?
a man thirsts, let him come to Me and You search and see; the Prophet will
drink. not rise out of Galilee.
38 Anyone who believes in me as the 53 And they each one went to his
scriptures have said, rivers of living house.
water will flow from his belly.
39 But He said this concerning the Chapter 8
Spirit, whom the ones believing into
Him were about to receive; for the 1 But Yahshua went to the Mount of
Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Olives.
Yahshua was not yet glorified. 2 And at dawn, He again arrived into
40 Then hearing the Word, many of the sanctuary; and all the people came
the crowd said, This is truly the to Him. And sitting down, He taught
Prophet. them.
41 Others said, This is the Messiah. 3 And the scribes and the Pharisees
But others said, No! For does the brought to Him a woman having been
Messiah come out of Galilee? taken in adultery. And standing her in
42 Has not the Scripture said that the middle,
the Messiah comes from the seed of 4 they said to Him, Teacher, this
David, and from Bethlehem, the woman was taken in the very act,
village where David was? (Mic. 5:2) committing adultery.
43 Then a division occurred in the 5 And in the Torah, Moses
crowd because of Him. commanded that such should be
44 And some of them desired to stoned. You, then, what do You say?
seize Him, but no one laid hands on 6 But they said this, tempting Him,
Him. that they may have reason to accuse
45 Then the officers came to the Him. But bending down, Yahshua
chief priests and Pharisees. And they wrote with the finger in the earth, not
said to them, Why did you not bring appearing to hear.
Him? 7 But as they continued questioning
Him, bending back up, He said to
1 The eighth day, which is a Holy Day.
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them, The one among you without that neither know Me, nor My Father. If
sin, let him cast the first stone at her. you had known Me, then you also
8 And bending down again, He wrote would have known My Father.
in the earth. 20 Yahshua spoke these words in the
9 But hearing, and being convicted treasury, teaching in the sanctuary;
by the conscience, they went out one and no one seized Him, for His hour
by one, beginning from the older ones, had not yet come.
until the last. And Yahshua was left 21 Then Yahshua said to them again,
alone, and the woman standing in the I go, and you will seek Me. And you
middle. will die in your sin. Where I go, you
10 And Yahshua bending back up, are not able to come.
and having seen no one but the 22 Then the Jews said, Will He kill
woman, He said to her, Woman, where Himself, because He says, Where I go,
are those, the accusers of you? Did not you are not able to come?
one give judgment against you? 23 And He said to them, You are
11 And she said, No one, Master. And from below; I am from above. You are
Yahshua said to her, Neither do I from this world; I am not from this
judge you. Go, and sin no more.1 world.
12 Then Yahshua again spoke to 24 Therefore, I said to you that you
them, saying, I am the Light of the will die in your sins. For if you do not
world. The one following Me will in no believe that I AM, you will die in your
way walk in the darkness, but will have sins2.
the light of life. (Is 53:11) 25 Then they said to Him, Who are
13 Then the Pharisees said to Him, You? And Yahshua said to them, Even
You witnessed concerning Yourself; if I should begin to speak with you,
Your witness is not true. 26 I have many things to say and to
14 Yahshua answered and said to judge concerning you; but the One
them, Even if I witness concerning sending Me is true, and what I heard
Myself, My witness is true; for I know from Him, these things I say to the
from where I came, and where I go. world.
But you do not know from where I 27 They did not know that He spoke
came, and where I go. to them of the Father.
15 You judge according to the flesh. I 28 Then Yahshua said to them,
judge no one. When you lift up the Son of Man, then
16 But even if I judge, My judgment you will know that I AM; and from
is true, because I am not alone, but I Myself I do nothing; but as My Father
and the Father who sent Me. taught Me, these things I speak.
17 And in the Torah it has been 29 And He who sent me is with me
written that the witness of two men is and does not leave me alone, because
true. (Deut. 19:15)
18 I am the One witnessing 2 A man cannot die for your sins, as the Torah
concerning Myself, and He who sent
states eye for eye, tooth for tooth, and life
Me, the Father, witnesses concerning for life. One person can only save his own
Me. life by being sinless (Ezek 14:14). Only by
19 Then they said to Him, Where is being the eternal Co-Creator of everything
your father? Yahshua answered, You (Joh 1:3) can His life be worth more than all
that he created. Unless one believes in
1 Chapter 8:1-11 is not in the Aramaic Yahshua's preexistence, eternal state as
Peshitta nor the earliest Greek manuscripts. Elohim he/she will die in their sins.
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my Father is pleased at all times with fornication; we have one father,

the things that I do. Elohim.
30 As He spoke these things, many 42 Then Yahshua said to them, If
believed into Him. YAHWEH were your Father, you
31 Then Yahshua said to the Jews would love Me, for I went forth and
who had believed in Him, If you have come from YAHWEH. For I have
continue in My Word, you are truly My not come from Myself, but that One
disciples. sent Me.
32 And you will know the truth, and 43 Why do you not know My
the truth will set you free. speech? It is because you are not able
33 They answered Him, We are to hear My Word.
Abraham's seed, and we have never 44 You are of the Devil as father, and
been servants1 owing debt to anyone, the lusts of your father you desire to
never! How do You say, You will do. That one was a murderer from the
become free? beginning, and he has not stood in the
34 Yahshua answered them, Truly, truth, because there is no truth in him.
truly, I say to you, Everyone practicing When he speaks a lie, he speaks from
sin is a servant of sin. his own, because he is a liar, and the
35 But the servant does not remain father of it.
in the house forever; the son remains 45 And because I speak the truth,
forever. you do not believe Me.
36 Therefore, if the Son sets you 46 Who of you rebukes Me
free, you are free indeed. concerning sin? But if I speak truth,
37 I know that you are Abraham's why do you not believe Me?
seed, but you seek to kill Me, because 47 The one who is of Elohim hears
My Word is not given room in you. the Words of Elohim; for this reason
38 I speak what I have seen with My you do not hear, because you are not
Father. And you therefore do what you of Elohim.
have seen with your father. 48 Then the Jews answered and said
39 They answered and said to Him, to Him, Do we not say well that You
Abraham is our father. Yahshua said are a Samaritan and have a demon?
to them, If you were children of 49 There is no demon in me, but I do
Abraham, you would do the works of honor my Father and you curse me!
Abraham. 50 But I do not seek My glory; there
40 But now you seek to kill Me, a is One who seeks and judges.
man who has spoken the truth to you, 51 Truly, truly, I say to you, If
which I heard alongside of Elohim2. anyone watches over My Word, he will
Abraham did not do this. not see death forever, never!
41 You do the works of your father. 52 Then the Jews said to Him, Now
They said to Him, We were not born of we know that You have a demon.
Abraham died, and the prophets, and
You say, If anyone keeps My Word, he
1 Speaking of being an indentured servant not will not taste of death forever!
a slave. 53 Are You greater than our father
2 John more than any other book of the New Abraham who died? And the prophets
testament shows Yahshua's preexistence who died! Who do You make Yourself?
with Yahweh the Father as a heresy was 54 Yahshua answered, If I glorify
already surfacing at that time that He did Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My
not preexist.
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Father who glorifies Me, whom you 7 And He said to him, Go, purify
say is your Elohim. yourself in the baptismal of Siloam,
55 And you have not known Him; which translated is Sent. Then he went
but I know Him, And if I say that I do and washed, and came seeing.
not know Him, I shall be like you, a 8 Now his neighbors and those who
liar. But I know Him, and I keep His had seen from the beginning that he
Word. would beg were saying, Is it not he,
56 Your father Abraham leaped for this man who would sit and beg?
joy that he should see My day, and he 9 Some said, This is he; and others
saw, and rejoiced. said, No, but he closely resembles him.
57 Then the Jews said to Him, You That one said, I am the one.
do not yet have fifty years, and have 10 Then they said to him, How were
You seen Abraham? your eyes opened?
58 Yahshua said to them, Truly, 11 He answered and said, A man
truly, I say to you, Before Abraham being called Yahshua made clay and
existed, I AM1! anointed my eyes, and told me, Go to
59 Because of this, they took up the water of Siloam and wash. And
stones that they might throw them on going and washing I saw anew.
Him. But Yahshua was hidden, and 12 Then they said to him, Where is
went forth out of the sanctuary, going that One? He said, I do not know.
through the midst of them, and so 13 They brought him to the
passed by. Pharisees, the one once blind.
14 And it was the Sabbath when
Chapter 9 Yahshua made the clay and opened his
eyes.
1 And passing by, He saw a man 15 Then also the Pharisees again
blind from his mother’s womb. asked him how he saw anew. And he
2 And His disciples asked Him, said to them, He put clay on my eyes,
saying, Our Master, who sinned, this and I washed, and I see.
one, or his parents, that he was born 16 Then some of the Pharisees said,
blind? This man is not from Elohim, because
3 Yahshua answered, Neither this He does not keep the Sabbath. Others
one nor his parents sinned, but that said, How can a man, a sinner, do such
the works of Elohim might be revealed miracles? And there was a division
in him. among them.
4 It is necessary for Me to work the 17 They said to the blind one again,
works of Him who sent Me while it is What do you say about Him, because
day. Night comes when no one is able He opened your eyes? And he said, He
to work. is a prophet.
5 While I am in the world, I am the 18 Then the Jews did not believe
Light of the world. concerning him, that he was blind and
6 And when He said these things He saw anew, until they called the parents
spat upon the ground and mixed clay of him seeing anew.
with His saliva and He rubbed it upon 19 And they asked them, saying, Is
the eyes of that blind man. this your son, whom you say that he
was born blind? Then how does he
1 The clearest text given that Yahshua now see?
claimed to be the pre-existent “I AM” of 20 His parents answered them and
Creation with Yahweh the Father.
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said, We know that this is our son, and You were born wholly in sins, and do
that he was born blind. you teach us? And they threw him
21 But how he now sees, we do not outside.
know; or who opened his eyes, we do 35 Yahshua heard that they threw
not know. He is of age, ask him. He him outside, and finding him, He said
will speak about himself. to him, Do you believe into the Son of
22 His parents said these things Elohim?
because they feared the Jews; for the 36 And he answered and said, Who
Jews had already agreed that if anyone is He, Master, that I may believe into
should confess Him as Messiah, he Him?
would be expelled from the synagogue. 37 And Yahshua said to him, Even
23 Because of this, his parents said, you have seen Him, and He speaking
He is of age, ask him. with you is that One.
24 Then a second time they called 38 And he said, I believe, My
the man who was blind, and they said Master! And he bowed and worshiped
to him, Give glory to Elohim. We know Him.
that this man is a sinner. 39 And Yahshua said, I came into
25 Then he answered and said, this world for judgment that the ones
Whether He is a sinner, I do not know. not seeing may see, and the ones
One thing I do know; that being blind, seeing may become blind.
now I see. 40 And those of the Pharisees who
26 And they said to him again, What were with Him heard these things, and
did He do to you? How did He open said to Him, Are we also blind?
your eyes? 41 Yahshua said to them, If you were
27 He answered them, I told you only blind you would have no sin, but
already, and you did not hear. Why do now you say that, We see. Because of
you wish to hear again? Do you also this your sin is unmovable.
desire to become disciples of Him?
28 Then they reviled him and said, Chapter 10
You are a disciple of that One, but we
are disciples of Moses. 1 Truly, truly I say to you that he who
29 We know that YAHWEH has does not enter into the sheepfold of
spoken by Moses, but this One, we do the flock by the gate but climbs up by
not know from where He is. another place; he is a thief and a
30 The man answered and said to robber1.
them, For there is a marvel in this, 2 But the one entering through the
that you do not know from where He gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
is, and He opened my eyes.
31 But we know that YAHWEH does
1 An ancient sheepfold was enclosed with
not hear sinful ones, but if anyone is one opening were the shepherd would sleep
in the doorway to protect the sheep. The top
Elohim fearing, and does His will, He
was opened to the sky but usually had
hears that one. thorns on the top of the wall so that foxes
32 From eternity it was never heard and other animals could not jump on the
that anyone opened the eyes of one wall to come and attack the sheep. The
having been born blind. shepherd at the end of each day would have
33 If this One was not from Elohim, each sheep pass under his staff and count
He could not do anything. and make sure all were there, as they passed
34 They answered and said to him, into the sheep pen he would check for bugs
on their skin and overall health.
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3 The doorkeeper opens to him, and wolf seizes them, and scatters the
the sheep hear his voice, and he calls sheep.
his own sheep by name, and leads 13 But the hireling flees because he
them out. is a hireling, and there is not a care to
4 And when he puts forth his own him concerning the sheep.
sheep, he goes in front of them, and 14 I am the Good Shepherd, and I
the sheep follow him because they know those that are Mine, and I am
know his voice1. known by the ones that are Mine4.
5 But they will not follow a foreigner, 15 Even as the Father knows Me, I
never2! But they will flee from him, also know the Father; and I lay down
because they do not know the voice of My life for the sheep.
the strangers. 16 And I also have other sheep, those
6 Yahshua spoke this parable to who were not from this sheepfold 5.
them, but they did not know what it And also them, It is necessary for me
was which He spoke to them. to bring them and they will hear my
7 Then Yahshua again said to them, voice and all the flocks will become
Truly, truly, I say to you that I am the one. And there will be One Shepherd6.
gate of the sheep. 17 For this reason My Father loves
8 All who came before Me are Me, because I lay down My life, that I
thieves and robbers, but the sheep did may take it up again.
not hear them. 18 No man takes it from Me but I lay
9 I am the gate. If anyone enters it down by My own will. For I have
through Me, he will have life, and will authority to lay it down and I have
go in, and will go out, and will find authority to take it up again, for this
pasture. commandment I have received from
10 The thief does not come except my Father.
that he may steal, and kill, and 19 Then a division occurred again
destroy. I came that they may have life among the Jews, because of these
and may have it abundantly. words.
11 I am the Good Shepherd! The 20 And many of them said, He has a
Good Shepherd lays down His life on demon and is insane. Why do you hear
behalf of the sheep3. Him?
12 But the hireling, not even being a 21 Others said, These are not words
shepherd, who does not own the