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Ezra 1:1-6

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.

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