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Ezra 8:21-23

21ThenIproclaimedוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685there,attheriverהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163,thatwemight humbleourselvesbeforeourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,toseekלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245ofhimastraightיְשָׁרָ֔הye.sha.RahH3477wayH1870forus,andforourlittleוּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּu.le.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945,andforalloursubstance.

22ForIwasashamedבֹ֗שְׁתִּיVo.she.tiH954toaskלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428abandofsoldiersandhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֔יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571tohelpלְעָזְרֵ֥נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826usagainsttheenemyמֵאוֹיֵ֖בme.'o.YevH341inthewayH1870,becausewehadspokenuntothekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,sayingH559,Thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isuponallthemthatseekמְבַקְשָׁיו֙me.vak.ShavH1245him,forgoodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896;buthispowerandhiswrathisagainstallthemthatforsakeעֹזְבָֽיו׃'o.ze.VavH5800him.

23Sowefastedוַנָּצ֛וּמָהva.na.Tzu.mahH6684andbesoughtourGodמֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּme.'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forthis:andhewasentreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֖רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279ofus.

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