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Ezra 9

1Nowwhenthesethingsאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428weredone,theprincesH8269drewH5066nearuntome,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ThepeopleH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,havenotseparatedH914themselvesfromthepeoplesH5971ofthelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, doingaccordingtotheirabominationsכְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶםKe.to.'a.vo.tei.hemH8441,evenoftheCanaanitesH3669,theHittitesH2850,thePerizzites,theJebusites,theAmmonitesH5984,theMoabitesH4125,theEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713,andtheAmoritesH567.

2FortheyhavetakenH5375oftheirdaughtersמִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.no.tei.HemH1323forthemselvesandfortheirsonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.liv.nei.HemH1121,sothattheholyH6944seedH2233havemingledthemselveswiththepeoplesH5971ofthelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776:yea,thehandוְיַ֧דve.YadH3027oftheprincesH8269andrulershathbeenH1961chiefH8269inthistrespass.

3AndwhenIheardH8085thisthingH1697,Irentmygarmentבִּגְדִ֖יbig.DiH899andmyrobeוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598,andpluckedoffthehairמִשְּׂעַ֤רmi.se.'ArH8181ofmyheadרֹאשִׁי֙ro.ShiH7218andofmybeardוּזְקָנִ֔יu.ze.ka.NiH2206,andsatH3427downוָאֵשְׁבָ֖הva.'e.she.VahH3427confounded.

4Thenwereassembleduntomeeveryonethattrembledatthewordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697oftheGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseofthetrespassofthemofthecaptivity;andIsatH3427confoundeduntiltheeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153oblation.

5Andattheeveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153oblationIaroseH6965upfrommyhumiliation,evenwithmygarmentבִגְדִ֖יvig.DiH899andmyrobeוּמְעִילִ֑יu.me.'i.LiH4598rent;andIfelluponmyknees,andspreadוָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥הva.'ef.re.SahH6566outmyhandsH3709untoJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430;

6andIsaidH559,OmyGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430,Iamashamedבֹּ֣שְׁתִּיBo.she.tiH954andblushtoliftלְהָרִ֧יםle.ha.RimH7311upmyfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440tothee,myGodאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430;forouriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771areincreasedH7235overourheadרֹּ֔אשׁRoshH7218,andourguiltinessisgrownH1431upuntotheheavensלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃la.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

7Sincethedaysמִימֵ֣יmi.MeiH3117ofourfathersH1wehavebeenexceedingguiltyuntothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;andforouriniquitiesוּבַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֡ינוּu.va.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771havewe,ourkingsמְלָכֵ֨ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,andourpriestsכֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּkho.ha.Nei.nuH3548,beendeliveredintothehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofthelandsהָאֲרָצ֗וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,totheswordבַּחֶ֜רֶבba.Che.revH2719,tocaptivityבַּשְּׁבִ֧יba.she.ViH7628,andtoplunderוּבַבִּזָּ֛הu.vab.bi.ZahH961,andtoconfusionoffaceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440,asitisthisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

8Andnowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258foralittleכִּמְעַט־kim.'at-H4592momentרֶגַע֩re.Ga'H7281gracehathbeenH1961showedfromJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,toleaveלְהַשְׁאִ֥ירle.hash.'IrH7604usaremnantH7604toescapeH6413,andtogiveוְלָתֶת־ve.la.tet-H5414usanailinhisholyH6944placeבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725,thatourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430maylightenoureyesעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nuH5869,andgiveוּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּu.le.ti.Te.nuH5414usalittleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592revivinginourbondage.

9Forwearebondmen;yetourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathnotforsakenusinourbondage,buthathextendedוַֽיַּט־vai.yat-H5186lovingkindness untousinthesightofthekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofPersiaפָרַ֜סfa.RasH6539,togiveH5414usareviving,tosetH5414upthehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,andtorepairtheruinsחָרְבֹתָ֔יוcha.re.vo.TavH2723thereof,andtogiveH5414usawallגָדֵ֔רga.DerH1447inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063andinJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10AndnowH6258,OourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whatshallwesayנֹּאמַ֥רno.MarH559afterthis?forwehaveforsaken thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

11whichthou hastcommandedצִוִּ֗יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680bythyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, untowhichyegoH935topossessH3423it,isanuncleanlandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776throughtheuncleannessofthepeoplesH5971ofthelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,throughtheirabominationsבְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םbe.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441,whichhavefilledמִלְא֛וּהָmil.'U.haH4390itfromoneendtoanotherwiththeirfilthiness:

12nowH6258thereforeוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258giveתִּתְּנ֣וּti.te.NuH5414notyourdaughtersבְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323untotheirsonsH1121,neithertakeתִּשְׂא֣וּtis.'UH5375theirdaughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙u.ve.no.tei.HemH1323untoyoursonsH1121,norseekתִדְרְשׁ֧וּtid.re.ShuH1875theirpeaceשְׁלֹמָ֛םshe.lo.MamH7965ortheirprosperityforeverH5769;thatyemaybestrongתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte.chez.KuH2388,andeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙va.'a.khal.TemH398thegoodוְטוֹבָתָ֖םve.toa.TamH2896ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andleaveitforaninheritancetoyourchildrenforeverH5769.

13Andafterallthatiscomeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935uponusforourevilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451deedsבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙be.ma.'a.Sei.nuH4639,andforourgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419guiltH5771,seeingthatthouourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hast punisheduslessthanouriniquitiesמֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּme.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771deserve,andhastgivenH5414ussucharemnantפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413,

14shallweagainbreakלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,andjoininaffinitywiththepeoplesH5971thatdotheseabominationsהַתֹּעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441? wouldestnotthoubeangryתֶֽאֱנַף־te.'e.naf-H599withustillthou hadstconsumedus,sothatthereshouldbenoremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611,noranytoescapeH6413?

15OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, thou artrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662;forweareleftH7604aremnantH7604thatisescapedH6413,asitisthisdayכְּהַיּ֣וֹםke.hai.YomH3117:behold,wearebeforetheeinourguiltiness;fornonecanstandלַעֲמ֛וֹדla.'a.ModH5975beforetheebecauseofthis.

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