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Ezra 7:6-11

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:

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