paw-neem'
plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh
{paw-neh'}; from 6437); the face (as the part that turns);
used in a great variety of applications (literally and
figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a
preposition (before, etc.):--+ accept, a-(be- )fore(-time),
against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of),
+ beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire,
face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er
time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), +
honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, +
meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on,
open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please,
presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right
forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street,
X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s)
past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in,
+ -stand), X ye, X you.
see Hebrew for [06437]
And hath extended [05186] mercy [02617] unto me before [06440] the king [04428], and his counsellors [03289], and before all the king's [04428] mighty [01368] princes [08269]. And I was strengthened [02388] as the hand [03027] of the Lord [03068] my God [0430] was upon me, and I gathered together [06908] out of Israel [03478] chief men [07218] to go up [05927] with me.
Then I proclaimed [07121] a fast [06685] there, at the river [05104] of Ahava [0163], that we might afflict [06031] ourselves before [06440] our God [0430], to seek [01245] of him a right [03477] way [01870] for us, and for our little ones [02945], and for all our substance [07399].
Watch [08245] ye, and keep [08104] them, until ye weigh [08254] them before [06440] the chief [08269] of the priests [03548] and the Levites [03881], and chief [08269] of the fathers [01] of Israel [03478], at Jerusalem [03389], in the chambers [03957] of the house [01004] of the Lord [03068].
And said [0559], O my God [0430], I am ashamed [0954] and blush [03637] to lift up [07311] my face [06440] to thee, my God [0430]: for our iniquities [05771] are increased [07235] over [04605] our head [07218], and our trespass [0819] is grown up [01431] unto the heavens [08064].trespass: or, guiltiness
Since the days [03117] of our fathers [01] have we been in a great [01419] trespass [0819] unto this day [03117]; and for our iniquities [05771] have we, our kings [04428], and our priests [03548], been delivered [05414] into the hand [03027] of the kings [04428] of the lands [0776], to the sword [02719], to captivity [07628], and to a spoil [0961], and to confusion [01322] of face [06440], as it is this day [03117].
For we were bondmen [05650]; yet our God [0430] hath not forsaken [05800] us in our bondage [05659], but hath extended [05186] mercy [02617] unto us in the sight [06440] of the kings [04428] of Persia [06539], to give [05414] us a reviving [04241], to set up [07311] the house [01004] of our God [0430], and to repair [05975] the desolations [02723] thereof, and to give [05414] us a wall [01447] in Judah [03063] and in Jerusalem [03389].to repair: Heb. to set up
O Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], thou art righteous [06662]: for we remain [07604] yet escaped [06413], as it is this day [03117]: behold, we are before [06440] thee in our trespasses [0819]: for we cannot stand [05975] before [06440] thee because of this.
Now when Ezra [05830] had prayed [06419], and when he had confessed [03034], weeping [01058] and casting himself down [05307] before [06440] the house [01004] of God [0430], there assembled [06908] unto him out of Israel [03478] a very [03966] great [07227] congregation [06951] of men [0582] and women [0802] and children [03206]: for the people [05971] wept [01058] very [07235] sore [01059].wept…: Heb. wept a great weeping
Then Ezra [05830] rose up [06965] from before [06440] the house [01004] of God [0430], and went [03212] into the chamber [03957] of Johanan [03076] the son [01121] of Eliashib [0475]: and when he came [03212] thither, he did eat [0398] no bread [03899], nor drink [08354] water [04325]: for he mourned [056] because of the transgression [04604] of them that had been carried away [01473].