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Ezra 10:10-19

10AndEzraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stoodH6965up,andsaidH559untothem, Yehavetrespassed,andhavemarriedforeignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802,toincreaseH3254theguiltאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258makeH5414confessionuntoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofyourfathersH1,anddohispleasureH7522;andseparateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselvesfromthepeoplesH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andfromtheforeignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802.

12Thenalltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֛לha.ka.HalH6951answeredandsaidH559withaloudvoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,Asthou hastsaidH559concerningus,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651mustwedo.

13Butthepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971aremanyH7227,anditisatimeוְהָעֵ֣תve.ha.'EtH6256ofmuchH7235rainגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653,andwearenotabletostandלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975without:neitheristhisaworkH4399ofoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117ortwoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147;forwehavegreatlyH7235transgressedלִפְשֹׁ֖עַlif.Sho.a'H6586inthismatterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

14LetnowourprincesH8269beappointedH5975foralltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951,andletallthemthatareinourcitiesH5892thathavemarriedforeignנָכְרִיּוֹת֙na.khe.ri.yOtH5237womenH802comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935atappointedH5975timesH6256,andwiththemtheeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205ofeverycityH5892,andthejudgesH8199thereof,untilthefiercewrathofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430beturnedלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725fromus,untilthismatterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697bedespatched.

15Onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֧ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214andJahzeiahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTikvahתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8616stoodH5975upagainstthismatter:andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918andShabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַ֥יve.sha.be.TaiH7678theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881helpedH5826them.

16AndthechildrenofthecaptivitydidsoH3651.AndEzraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,withcertainheadsH7218offathers’H1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,aftertheirfathers’H1housesH1004,andallofthembytheirnamesH8034,weresetH914apartH914;andtheysatH3427downוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inthefirstdayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117ofthetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320toexaminethematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

17AndtheymadeanendH3615withallthemenH376thathadmarriedforeignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802bythefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ פha.ri.ShonH7223dayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofthefirstH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

18Andamongthesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548therewerefoundH4672thathadmarriedforeignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802: namely,ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֤וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJozadak,andhisbrethren,Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,andEliezerוֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶרve.'e.li.'E.zerH461,andJaribוְיָרִ֖יבve.ya.RivH3402,andGedaliahוּגְדַלְיָֽה׃u.ge.dal.YahH1436.

19AndtheygaveH5414theirhandיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027thattheywouldputH5414awaytheirwivesH802;andbeingguiltyוַאֲשֵׁמִ֥יםva.'a.she.MimH818,theyofferedaramאֵֽיל־'eil-H352oftheflockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629fortheirguiltאַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ ס'ash.ma.TamH819.

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