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Ezra 6:14-22

14Andtheeldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יve.sa.VeiH7868oftheJewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062buildedandprosperedוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןu.matz.le.ChinH6744, throughtheprophesyingofHaggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292theprophetנְבִיָּ֔אne.vi.'ah'H5029andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הu.ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבַּר־bar-H1247ofIddoעִדּ֑וֹאi.Do'H5714.Andthey buildedandfinishedוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּve.shakh.Li.luH3635it,accordingמִן־min-H4481tothecommandmentoftheGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479,andaccordingH4481tothedecreeH2942ofCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567,andDariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868,andArtaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאve.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6540.

15Andthishouseבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005wasfinishedonthethirddayי֥וֹםYomH3118ofthemonthAdar,whichwasinthesixthyearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140ofthereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430.

16AndthechildrenofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479,thepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549andtheLevitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,andtherestוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606ofthechildrenofthecaptivity, keptthededicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597ofthishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426withjoy.

17Andtheyofferedatthededicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597ofthishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426ahundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bullocks, twohundredמָאתַ֔יִןma.Ta.yinH3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H703hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563;andfora sin-offeringforallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3479,twelvehe-goats, accordingtothenumberofthetribesofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.

18AndtheysetH6966thepriestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549intheirdivisions,andtheLevitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879intheir courses,fortheserviceofGodH426,whichisatJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390;asitiswritteninthebookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609ofMoses.

19Andthechildrenofthecaptivitykeptthepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453uponthefourteenthdayofthefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

20Forthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881hadpurifiedH2891themselvestogether;allofthemwerepureטְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.RimH2889:andtheykilledthepassoverהַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachH6453forallthechildrenofthecaptivity,andfortheirbrethrenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andforthemselves.

21AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwerecomeagainoutofthecaptivity,andallsuchashadseparatedH914themselves untothemfromthefilthinessofthenationsגּוֹיֵֽ־go.ye-H1471ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,toseekלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, dideatH398,

22andkeptthefeastH2282ofunleavenedמַצּ֛וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057:forJehovahhadmadeH6213themjoyful,andhadturnedוְֽהֵסֵ֞בve.he.SevH5437theheartלֵ֤בlevH3820ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804untothem,tostrengthenH2388theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027intheworkבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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