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Ezra 7

1Nowafterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,inthereignבְּמַלְכ֖וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438ofArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539,Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֔הse.ra.YahH8304,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽה׃chil.ki.YahH2518,

2thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

3thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeraiothמְרָיֽוֹת׃me.ra.YotH4812,

4thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֥הze.rach.YahH2228,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofUzziעֻזִּ֖י'u.ZiH5813,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBukkiבֻּקִּֽי׃bu.KiH1231,

5thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbishuaאֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ'a.vi.Shu.a'H50,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPhinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175thechiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548—

6thisEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830wentH5927upfromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894.Andhewasareadyscribeסֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,whichJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hadgivenH5414;andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedhimallhisrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פba.ka.sha.ToH1246,accordingtothehandכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027ofJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430uponhim.

7AndtherewentH5927upsomeofthechildrenofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,andofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֜םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andthesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,andtheporters,andtheNethinim, untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,intheseventhyearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8AndhecameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389inthefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֑יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichwasintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofthekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

9Foruponthefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayofthefirstH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320beganhetogoH935upfromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894;andonthefirstH7223dayofthefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320cameH935hetoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,accordingtothegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027ofhisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430uponhim.

10ForEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830hadsethisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824toseekH1875thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451ofJehovah,andtodoit,andtoteachוּלְלַמֵּ֥דu.le.la.MedH3925inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478statutesH2706andordinancesH4941.

11Nowthisisthecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6572oftheletterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןha.nish.te.VanH5406thatthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783gaveH5414untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֥אle.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608,eventhescribeסֹפֵ֞רso.FerH5608ofthewordsH1697ofthecommandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687ofJehovah,andofhisstatutesH2706toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478:

12Artaxerxesאַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783,kingH4430ofkingsH4430, untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5831thepriestכָ֠הֲנָאKha.ha.na'H3549,thescribeסָפַ֨רsa.FarH5613ofthelawדָּתָ֜אda.Ta'H1882oftheGodאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֛אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,perfectandsoforth.

13ImakeH7761adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942,thatalltheyofthepeopleעַמָּ֨ה'a.Mah'H5972ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3479,andtheirpriestsוְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיve.kha.ha.No.hiH3549andtheLevitesוְלֵוָיֵ֗אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,inmyrealm,thataremindedoftheirown freewilltogotoJerusalemלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םli.ru.she.LemH3390, gowiththee.

14Forasmuchasthou artsentofthekingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430andhissevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7655counsellors,toinquireconcerningH5922Judahיְה֖וּדye.HudH3061andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑םve.li.ru.she.LemH3390,accordingH4481tothelawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882ofthyGodאֱלָהָ֖ךְ'e.la.HakhH426whichisinthyhandבִידָֽךְ׃vi.DakhH3028,

15andtocarrythesilverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702andgoldוּדְהַ֑בu.de.HavH1722,whichthekingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430andhiscounsellorshavefreelyהִתְנַדַּ֙בוּ֙hit.na.Da.vuH5069offeredH5069untotheGodלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479,whosehabitationisinJerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,

16andallthesilverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702andgoldוּדְהַ֔בu.de.HavH1722thatthou shaltfindתְהַשְׁכַּ֔חte.hash.KachH7912inalltheprovinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH895,withthefreewill-offeringofthepeopleעַמָּ֤א'a.Ma'H5972,andofthepriestsוְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ve.kha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549,offeringH5069willinglyforthehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005oftheirGodאֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.HomH426whichisinJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃vi.ru.she.LemH3390;

17thereforethou shaltwithalldiligencebuywiththismoneybullocks,ramsדִּכְרִין֙dikh.RinH1798,lambsאִמְּרִ֔ין'i.me.RinH563,withtheirmeal-offeringsandtheirdrink-offerings,andshaltofferthemuponthealtarofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005ofyourGodאֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.KhomH426whichisinJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃vi.ru.she.LemH3390.

18Andwhatsoever shall seemgoodtotheeandtothy brethrentodowiththerestבִּשְׁאָ֛רbish.'ArH7606ofthesilverכַּסְפָּ֥אkas.Pa'H3702andthegoldוְדַהֲבָ֖הve.da.ha.Vah'H1722,thatdoyeafterthewillofyourGodאֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.KhomH426.

19Andthevesselsוּמָֽאנַיָּא֙u.ma.nai.Ya'H3984thataregiventheefortheserviceofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1005ofthyGodאֱלָהָ֑ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,deliverthoubeforetheGodאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426ofJerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶֽם׃ye.ru.she.LemH3390.

20AndwhatsoevermoreH4481shallbeneedfulforthehouseH1005ofthyGodאֱלָהָ֔ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whichthou shalthaveoccasiontobestow, bestow it outoftheking’sמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430treasure-house.

21AndI,evenIArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,domakeadecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942toallthetreasurersthatarebeyondtheRiverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,thatwhatsoeverEzraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5831thepriestכָהֲנָ֜הkha.ha.Nah'H3549,thescribeסָפַ֤רsa.FarH5613ofthelawדָּתָא֙da.Ta'H1882oftheGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, shallrequireofyou, itbedonewithalldiligence,

22untoahundredמְאָה֒me.'AhH3969talentsofsilverכְּסַף֮ke.SafH3702,andtoahundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969measuresofwheat,andtoahundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bathsבַּתִּ֣יןba.TinH1325ofwineחֲמַר֙cha.MarH2562,andtoahundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969bathsבַּתִּ֥יןba.TinH1325ofoilמְשַׁ֖חme.ShachH4887,andsaltוּמְלַ֖חu.me.LachH4416withoutprescribing how much.

23WhatsoeveriscommandedbytheGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, letitbedoneexactlyforthehouseלְבֵ֖יתle.VeitH1005oftheGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065;forwhyלְמָ֤הle.MahH4101shouldtherebewrathagainsttherealmofthekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430andhissons?

24Alsowecertifyyou,thattouchinganyofthepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֣אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549andLevitesוְ֠לֵוָיֵאVe.le.va.ye'H3879,thesingers, porters,Nethinim,orservantsofthishouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1005ofGodH426,itshallnotbelawfultoimposetributeמִנְדָּ֤הmin.DahH4061,custom,ortollוַהֲלָ֔ךְva.ha.LakhH1983, upon them.

25Andthou,Ezraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5831, afterthewisdomכְּחָכְמַ֨תke.cha.khe.MatH2452ofthyGodאֱלָהָ֤ךְ'e.la.HakhH426thatisinthyhandבִידָךְ֙vi.doKhH3028,appointH4483magistratesandjudges,whomay judgeallthepeopleעַמָּה֙'a.Mah'H5972thatarebeyondtheRiverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,allsuchasknowH3046thelawsH1882ofthyGodאֱלָהָ֑ךְ'e.la.HakhH426;andteachye himthatknoweth themnot.

26AndwhosoeverwillnotdothelawH1882ofthyGodאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,andthelawH1882ofthekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, letjudgmentbeexecuteduponhimwithalldiligence,whetheritbeuntodeath,ortobanishment,ortoconfiscationofgoods,ortoimprisonment.

27BlessedH1288beJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofourfathersH1,whohathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414suchathingasthisintheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820,tobeautifyלְפָאֵ֕רle.fa.'ErH6286thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovahwhichisinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389;

28andhathextendedהִטָּה־hi.tah-H5186lovingkindness untomebeforethekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,andhiscounsellors,andbeforealltheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368princesH8269.AndIwasstrengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּיhit.cha.Zak.tiH2388accordingtothehandכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027ofJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430uponme,andIgatheredH6908togetheroutofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478chiefרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218menH1368togoלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upwithme.

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