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Ezra 8:21-32

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.

24ThenIsetוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהva.'av.Di.lahH914apartH914twelveofthechiefsH8269ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, evenSherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.YahH8274,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,andtenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235oftheirbrethrenwiththem,

25andweighedוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254untothemthesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,andthegoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091,andthevesselsהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627,eventheofferingforthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whichthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,andhiscounsellors,andhisprincesH8269,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478therepresent,hadofferedH7311:

26Iweighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254intotheirhandיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,andsilverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701vesselsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627ahundredH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603;ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091ahundredH3967talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603;

27andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242bowlsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,ofathousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505daricsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150;andtwoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147vesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627offine brightbrass,preciousH2532asgoldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.

28AndIsaidH559untothem, Yeareholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944untoJehovah,andthevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627areholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;andthesilverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091areafreewill-offering untoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1.

29WatchH8104ye,andkeepוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104them,untilyeweighתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254thembeforethechiefsH8269ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andtheprincesH8269ofthefathers’הָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,inthechambersofthehouseH1004ofJehovah.

30Sothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881receivedtheweightמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948ofthesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091,andthevesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627,tobringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935themtoJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389untothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

31ThenwedepartedH5265fromtheriverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104Ahavaאַֽהֲוָ֗א'a.ha.Va'H163onthetwelfthdayofthefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,togountoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:andthehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430wasH1961uponus,andhedeliveredוַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּvai.Ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usfromthehandH3027oftheenemyאוֹיֵ֛ב'o.YevH341andthelier-in-waitbythewayH1870.

32AndwecameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andabodetherethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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