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Ezra 10:2-11

2AndShecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֨הshe.khan.YahH7935thesonH1121ofJehielיְחִיאֵ֜לye.chi.'ElH3171,oneofthesonsH1121ofElamעֵילָם֙o.lamH5867,answeredandsaidH559untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֔אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,WehavetrespassedagainstourGodבֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430,andhavemarriedforeignנָכְרִיּ֖וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802ofthepeoplesH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:yetnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258thereishopeforIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerningthisthing.

3NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258letusmakeH6213acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285withourGodלֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּLe.lo.hei.nuH430toputawayallthewivesH802,andsuchasarebornH3205ofthem, accordingtothecounselבַּעֲצַ֣תba.'a.TzatH6098ofmylordH113,andofthosethattrembleatthecommandmentבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;andletitbedoneaccordingtothelawוְכַתּוֹרָ֖הve.kha.to.RahH8451.

4Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965;forthematterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697belongeth unto thee,andwearewiththee:beofgoodcourage,anddoit.

5Thenaroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Ezraעֶזְרָ֡א'ez.Ra'H5830,andmadeH6213thechiefsH8269ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toswearH7650thattheywoulddoaccordingtothiswordH1697.Sotheysware.

6ThenEzraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5830roseH6965upfrombeforethehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andwentintothechamberofJehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivH475:andwhenhecamethither,hedideatH398nobreadH3899,nordrinkH8354waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325;forhemournedמִתְאַבֵּ֖לmit.'a.BelH56becauseofthetrespassofthemofthecaptivity.

7Andtheymadeproclamationק֜וֹלKolH6963throughoutJudahבִּיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389untoallthechildrenofthecaptivity,thattheyshouldgatherH6908themselvestogetherH6908untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

8andthatwhosoevercameיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935notwithinthreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117, accordingtothecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098oftheprincesH8269andtheeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,allhissubstanceshouldbeforfeited,andhimselfseparatedH914fromtheassemblyמִקְּהַ֥לmi.ke.HalH6951ofthecaptivity.

9ThenallthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀u.vin.ya.MinH1144gatheredH6908themselvestogetherH6908untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withinthethreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117(itwastheninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,onthetwentiethdayH3117ofthemonthבַּחֹ֑דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320);andallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971satH3427inthebroadplacebeforethehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tremblingbecauseofthismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,andforthegreatrainוּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ פu.me.ha.ge.sha.MimH1653.

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.

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