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Ezra 1

1Nowinthefirstyearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofCyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,thatthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahbythemouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הyir.me.YahH3414mightbeaccomplished,JehovahstirredH5782upthespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307ofCyrusכֹּ֣רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,sothathemadeaproclamationקוֹל֙kOlH6963throughoutallhiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,andputH3615italsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571inwriting,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithCyrusכֹּ֚רֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,Allthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776hathJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,givenH5414me;andhehath chargedmetobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129himahouseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichisinJudahבִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃Bi.hu.DahH3063.

3Whosoeverthereisamongyouofallhispeopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971,hisGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430beיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961withhim,andlethimgoוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927uptoJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichisinJudahבִּיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,andbuildוְיִ֗בֶןve.Yi.venH1129thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478(heisGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430),whichisinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4AndwhosoeverisleftH7604,inanyplaceH4725whereH834hesojourneth, letthemenH376ofhisplaceH4725helphimwithsilverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,andwithgoldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091,andwithgoods,andwithbeasts,besidesthefreewill-offeringforthehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whichisinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5ThenroseH6965uptheheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,evenallwhosespiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadstirredH5782togoלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927uptobuildלִבְנ֔וֹתliv.NotH1129thehouseH1004ofJehovahwhichisinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6AndalltheythatwereroundH5439aboutthemstrengthenedH2388theirhandsבִֽידֵיהֶ֔םvi.dei.HemH3027withvesselsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofsilverכֶ֧סֶףKhe.sefH3701,withgoldבַּזָּהָ֛בba.za.HavH2091,withgoods,andwithbeasts,andwithpreciousוּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹתu.va.mig.da.NotH4030things,besidesallthatwaswillinglyofferedH5068.

7AlsoCyrusכּ֔וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566thekingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428broughtH3318forthH3318thevesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah,whichNebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019hadbroughtH3318forthH3318outofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andhadputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofhisgodsאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430;

8eventhosedidCyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539bringH3318forthH3318bythehandיַ֖דyadH3027ofMithredathמִתְרְדָ֣תmit.re.DatH4990thetreasurer,andnumberedthemuntoSheshbazzarלְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔רle.she.she.ba.TzarH8339,theprinceהַנָּשִׂ֖יאha.na.Si'H5387ofJudahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

9Andthisisthenumberמִסְפָּרָ֑םmis.pa.RamH4557ofthem:thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֗יםshe.lo.ShimH7970plattersofgoldזָהָ֜בza.HavH2091,athousandאָ֔לֶף'A.lefH505plattersofsilverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701,nineתִּשְׁעָ֥הtish.'AhH8672andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סve.'es.RimH6242knives,

10thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֔יםshe.lo.ShimH7970bowlsכְּפוֹרֵ֤יke.fo.ReiH3713ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,silverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701bowlsכְּפ֤וֹרֵיke.Fo.reiH3713ofasecondמִשְׁנִ֔יםmish.NimH4932sortfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֑הva.'a.sa.RahH6235,andotherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312vesselsכֵּלִ֥יםke.LimH3627athousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.

11Allthevesselsכֵּלִים֙ke.LimH3627ofgoldלַזָּהָ֣בla.za.HavH2091andofsilverוְלַכֶּ֔סֶףve.la.Ke.sefH3701werefiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andfourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967.AllthesedidSheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗רshe.she.ba.TzarH8339bringH5927up,whentheyofthecaptivitywerebroughtH5927upfromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֖לmi.ba.VelH894untoJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פli.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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