25. who alone suppliest every need, who alone are righteous and almighty and eternal, you that save Israel out of all evil, who made the fathers your chosen, and did sanctify them:
26. accept the sacrifice for all your people Israel, and guard your own portion, and consecrate it.
27. Gather together our Dispersion, set at liberty them that are in bondage among the heathen, look upon them that are despised and abhorred, and let the heathen know that you are our God.
28. Torment them that oppress us and in arrogancy shamefully entreat us.
29. Plant your people in your holy place, even as Moses said.
30. And thereupon the priests sang the hymns.
31. And as soon as the sacrifice was consumed, then Nehemiah commanded to pour on great stones the water that was left.
32. And when this was done, a flame was kindled; but when the light from the altar shone over against it, all was consumed.
33. And when the matter became known, and it was told the king of the Persians, that, in the place where the priests that were led away had hid the fire, there appeared the water, wherewith also Nehemiah and they that were with him purified the sacrifice,
34. then the king, inclosing the place, made it sacred, after he had proved the matter.
35. And when the king would show favor to any, he would take from them many presents and give them some of this water.
36. And Nehemiah and they that were with him called this thing Nephthar, which is by interpretation, Cleansing; but most men call it Nephthai.